There are 12+ million illegal aliens in the US today. Negative net inflow from Mexico is meaningless when we still apprehend nearly 500k attempted border crossi

There are 12+ million illegal aliens in the US today. Negative net inflow from Mexico is meaningless when we still apprehend nearly 500k attempted border crossings. Who knows how many get through? > Illegal immigrants could actually be a net positive since they’re additional customers and don’t use the services they pay taxes for. They are not a net positive. Illegal aliens often avoid paying many taxes by being paid in cash, while others fraudulently use fake SSNs. Meanwhile they use many benefits meant for citizens, while also depressing wages for low-skilled labor and increasing housing costs. > All three national studies concluded that illegal aliens in the United States generate more in costs than revenues to federal, state, and local governments combined. [0] > 2013 estimate pegged the cost of undocumented immigrants — the cost of services received minus their tax contributions — was about $54 billion a year. [1] [0] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-133/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-133.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-133/h... [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-how-much-does-illegal-immigration-cost-america-not-n950981 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-how...