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Originally Posted by Clocker
What has Mueller got to do with illegal immigration?
The illegal issue was YUGE in his run for president, and likely what put him over the top against Hillary. Like most of his promises, he had and has no real plan so he blames it all on others, and the American public pays the price. Tariffs are certainly not going to put an end to the problem.
That the Dems were not going to help him with this was a given from the start. With a Trump White House, a GOP Congress, and a conservative leaning SCOTUS, he made little or no progress. So now he blames Mexico.  |
Did I say that Mueller had something to do with illegal immigration? The key word was "like," as in analogy, which doesn't have to be a same-subject issue. Hard to believe that you wouldn't catch on.
As to your impression of the unfortunate character of most Demos in Congress, I was, once-upon-a-time, a little more optimistic about their willingness to work for the good of the people...clearly shown to be wrong.
So, you're worried about some tariffs in an attempt to goad the Mexican government into action. Are not the American people already paying an astronomical cost for illegal immigration? Which burden would you rather bear...a, likely, temporary increase for your cost of avocados, etc. or a, likely, long-term, escalating cost for education, medical care and social welfare for unwelcomed illegals...that cost to the tune of $116 billion per year?
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The costs of illegal immigration are comprehensive. Even after deducting the $19 billion in taxes paid by illegal immigrants, the 12.5 million of them living in the country results in a $116 billion burden on the economy and taxpayers each year. About two-thirds of this amount is absorbed by local and state taxpayers, who are often the least unable to share the costs.
One of the major drivers of the increasing costs is the 4.2 million children of migrants, who automatically become American citizens. Taxpayers are indeed on the hook for over $45 billion in state and federal education spending annually, not to mention the added burden of increased social welfare dollars. Much of the almost $30 billion in medical and assistance funding is sparked by the fact that noncitizen families in the United States are twice as likely to receive welfare payments than native born families.
Your taxpayer dollars are footing the spiraling costs of illegal immigration
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Shame on anyone (including RINO GOPers) defying the efforts of the President to protect the well-being of the nation and its people.
