$1 illegally taken by foreign national is $1 taken from an American. It might be in exchange for labor but that opportunity is removed from the opportunity poo

$1 illegally taken by foreign national is $1 taken from an American. It might be in exchange for labor but that opportunity is removed from the opportunity pool, by an illegal alien. They are a net drain on the economy. The US loses over $200 billion annually in the form of remittances sent by both legal immigrants and illegal aliens. The top five recipient countries from US remittances in 2021 were: Mexico ($52.6 billion), India ($15.8 billion), Guatemala ($14.7 billion), the Philippines ($12.8 billion), and China ($12.7 billion). More recent data shows the numbers have continued growing — in just 2024, $62.5 billion were remitted from the US to Mexico alone, up from $52.6 billion in 2021. To put that $200+ billion in perspective, that sum would be more than enough to operate the Department of Homeland Security ($140.6 billion) and the State Department ($57.6 billion) combined, and is almost four times the Department of Justice budget ($52 billion). It is impossible to separate legal and illegals in those figures, of course. We haven't even scratched other drains such as healthcare and crime. The majority of US citizens want the illegals gone. Something it sounds like you haven't come to terms with yet.