According to the White House…
"It is helpful to take a moment to reflect on the important contributions by the generations of immigrants who have helped us build our economy, and made America the economic engine of the world."
How do immigrants strengthen the U.S. economy?
By earning and sending their money back home.
Mexico received $21.59 billion in remittances from emigrants in 2013, a figure that was down 3.7 percent compared to 2012, the Bank of Mexico said.
Maybe “down” but still almost $22 billion that could have stayed here, and it appears the cost to US taxpayers exceeds what they send back home (and I only say “exceeds” because we don’t have accurate numbers as to how many people we’re talking about)."
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