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This economist said:
“Leaving aside the human issues, leaving aside the law issues, we think that would be very destructive economically,” said Adam Posen, the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “I don’t think people have really understood how potentially big that effect is.”
foreignpolicy.com
I'm 100% confident he didn't consider these FACTORS!
A) The cost to federal government for the Border Crisis by 8,424,000 illegal migrants: $150.7 Billion or 2% of Federal spending of $6.75 Trillion
fiscaldata.treasury.gov
“The federal government spent over $66 billion on illegal immigrants in 2023
B) 8,424,000 Undocumented immigrants paid in federal taxes, $59.4 billion,
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C) States and local governments pay billions of dollars each year to care for illegal immigrants, including for
So the NET effect is not spending $66 billion on illegals and reducing Federal income taxes of $59.4 billion would be an over $6 Billion savings!
AND states/local governments lower their spending by $75 billion a year!
So Mr. Economist: You say the costs will increase for goods and services because the deportation of 8,424,000 illegal workers it is possible then the Employers won't have to pay education/medical care in state/local taxes or Federal taxes.
“Leaving aside the human issues, leaving aside the law issues, we think that would be very destructive economically,” said Adam Posen, the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “I don’t think people have really understood how potentially big that effect is.”

What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy
The economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than the president-elect has bargained for.

I'm 100% confident he didn't consider these FACTORS!
A) The cost to federal government for the Border Crisis by 8,424,000 illegal migrants: $150.7 Billion or 2% of Federal spending of $6.75 Trillion

Fiscal Data Explains Federal Spending
Check out @FiscalService Fiscal Data’s new federal spending page! #FederalSpending


CBO: Medicaid Spending on Illegal Aliens Has Cost Taxpayers over $16.2 Billion Under Open Border Czar Harris | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee
The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Republican Budget Committee
budget.house.gov

Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both because their wages would rise and because their rates of tax compliance would increase.

- Education
K-12 education for the children of illegal aliens costs taxpayers about $70 billion per year. - Medical care
States pay hospitals to provide emergency services to some unauthorized residents through a program called Emergency Medicaid. In total, states and the federal government spent $5 billion on Emergency Medicaid for noncitizen immigrants between 2017 and 2023.
So the NET effect is not spending $66 billion on illegals and reducing Federal income taxes of $59.4 billion would be an over $6 Billion savings!
AND states/local governments lower their spending by $75 billion a year!
So Mr. Economist: You say the costs will increase for goods and services because the deportation of 8,424,000 illegal workers it is possible then the Employers won't have to pay education/medical care in state/local taxes or Federal taxes.