I'm not arguing that these factors are large enough to change the answer, but other ways someone can be a net drain include a) being criminals who inflict vari

I'm not arguing that these factors are large enough to change the answer, but other ways someone can be a net drain include a) being criminals who inflict various kinds of harm on others b) working in jobs that would otherwise be taken by existing locals, who are now displaced onto benefits c) working in jobs that would otherwise not be able to find employees, thus asserting downward pressure on wages/conditions d) using those benefits which are available, such as (in the US) public schools, emergency departments, and sometimes state-specific benefits e) using resources from a finite pool such as e.g land in a farming county, houses in a city that refuses to allow further development Most of these arguments can be found when people are objecting to legal immigration