Rein it in: Texas legislators should weigh illegal immigrants economic role ”” and refuse to fall into a culture war

Posted on: January 7th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Politics ] [ Texas ]
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“Regardless of ones ethnicity or legal status, its legitimate to puzzle about immigration policy.

At the local level, undocumented immigrants cost the Harris County Hospital District $97.3 million last year ”” at 14 percent a small but significant fraction of total operating costs. Nationwide, illegal immigrants depleted local coffers by $949 million.

Yet at the state level, the state comptrollers research, which aligns with similar studies in other states, shows that illegal immigrants benefited Texans by bringing more than $17 billion into the economy.”

Source: http://www.chron.com
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