Albion
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Well, let's look at that belief....
AUSTIN — Illegal immigrants have boosted the state's economy by $17.7 billion and haven't been a drain on state government — but they did cost local governments $929 million in 2005, the Comptroller's Office reported Thursday.
The report by Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn is the first comprehensive effort by the state government to calculate the benefits and costs of having 1.4 million to 1.6 million illegal immigrants in Texas.
You started us out by saying something about Social Security benefits, which are a federal, not state, program. Then you tried to bolster your contention by citing something that relates to the state government of Texas. Again not taking any account of the many federal welfare programs that these people can qualify for.
Overall, the survey found that illegal immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in state services.
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