"It is just going to create even more economic instability and social instability."

That's not a bug, that's a feature.

The whole goal is to create instability, to the point elections MUST be called off.

" LOL, assuming they pay property taxes and sales tax"

They certainly can't buy items without paying sales tax. And if they're renters, they pay property taxes indirectly, via rent payments, just like all renters.

Why pretend they can avoid what they can't?!?

" Lifetime Net Tax: -$68,000 per illegal."

Link to your proof, please; my guess is the equation you're using leaves out some salient numbers.

We've already seen you pretend folks here illegally aren't charged sales tax.

" It is not my analysis."

Good.

Because your link excludes HALF the equation. All about costs, while ignoring what they pay.

Did you bother to notice, or are omissions like that your plan?

" what I stated was 'net' cost,"

And the authors have some wild ideas about costs and payments.

For example, like you, the authors pretend sales tax doesn't exist, and rent NEVER includes property tax.

Be sure to stretch if you're going to carry water that far.

"We estimate ... ".

Of course they do. Without a single keystroke regarding methodology.

This "report" looks retro-fitted.

" We estimate that illegal immigrants in 2019 paid roughly $5.9 billion in federal income tax, $16.2 billion in Social Security tax and $3.8 billion in Medicaid taxes. However, as the net fiscal drain of $68,000 per person cited above indicates"

So they're comparing ONE YEAR with one lifetime. And they're misusing the word "fiscal".

They're also pretending sales and property taxes don't exist.

And 12.6 million paying $5.9 billion in SS tax?!? That's an average of ~$3,400 of income per person. Either you're pissing yourself over folks who average $68 per week ...

... or the authors' math is bogus, and they're purposely leaving out facts which change the bottom line.

" The illegals don't pay property taxes. The home owners do."

Phenomenally stupid.

You're pretending landlords setting rents don't take property taxes into account. Nothing could be further from reality.

" one would argue with the 20M illegals deported, the demand for apartments would crater resulting in much lower rental rates for the US citizens."

One could also argue the inflation spikes will more than eat up any pretend advantage.

Deporting 25% of the produce chain is insane. Adding tariffs on top is a recipe for a Depression.

Correction: $15 billion in SS tax.

So $190/week. That's the worker you think is ruining your life.

" Will the property tax be paid if no illegal was renting?"

Are you actually going to pretend landlords don't include property taxes in their calculation for how much rent to charge???

You're too dumb to debate.

G'night, all.

" Not all illegals steal a SS number - most just work for cash and pay nothing."

Then why aren't you arresting the owners?

Deport an illegal and you just put up a "job opening" sign.

I won't believe you're serious until you go after the guy paying cash under the table. THATs the one who's ripping you off.

" Why do you use this as some kind of gotcha?"

Because it's mainly Republican Sheriffs in Republican counties looking the other way because the Republicans on the Chambers of Commerce are the largest contributors to the Sheriff's re-election campaign.

And also because to date, you've only blamed the workers, and not the folks breaking the law by hiring them.

" Let's test this will some actual numbers."

More stupidity.

All your smoke and mirrors won't change the obvious fact: renters pay property taxes indirectly.

It's intellectually dishonest to OMIT that portion of the equation.