RE: virus: Facts on illegal immigrant health care costs to the rest of "us"

From: Hermit (hidden@lucifer.com)
Date: Thu Jun 19 2003 - 11:38:04 MDT

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    [Jonathan] The data is from 1976

    [Hermit] True

    [Jonathan] and is consequently grossly outdated. Looks like the myth being touted here is the homo economicus pro-immigration argument is sound

    [Hermit] Interesting. Outdated? Outdated = myth? Support your assertions. Are you really saying that having increased the INS staffing from 8,100 (in 1975) to 35,400 (in 2002) [Source http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/budgetsummary/btd/1975_2002/btd01ins.pdf ] and budget from $200 million to $ 2.5 billion in constant 1983 Dollars (against the CPI) (actually from $ 183 million to $ 5,5 billion) that the problem with costs associated with "undocumented immigrants" has exaccerbated from where they contributed to the economy to where they are a nett cost to the economy? I think that you should cite some data. Please try not to cherry-pick your sources.

    [Jonathan] and that in the 21st century uncontrolled mass immigration is generally a good thing.

    [Hermit] Is this a straw man from you? Please try to show where this argument was made in my original reply.

    Hermit 

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