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The rhetoric surrounding illegal immigration in the previous election has brought the issue to the forefront of the American people's concerns. Donald Trump in particular believes these immigrants are simply mischiefs who rob jobs and are a drain to the U.S. economy and therefore do not deserve citizenship. And then you, the American taxpayer are the one who suffers the most from this. I believe it should be the American people’s right to have access to the most reliable and true information out there. That is why all the facts need to be presented in this one sided campaign against immigration. That despite all the negative news about immigration there are tons of ways immigrants help to make this country a better place. Overall, illegal immigrants have a positive effect on our government because the income taxes they pay contribute to the Social Security trust fund.
An article from the Atlantic titled “The Truth About Undocumented Immigrants and Taxes”, around half of the undocumented immigrants in this country pay income tax, surprisingly more than what one would think an illegal immigrant would pay. As they mention in their article, it seems rather ridiculous to pay an income tax when illegal immigrants don’t have or rather use a fake Social Security number to file their taxes. They will most likely never receive retirement benefits.
The article also mentions that “Stephen Goss, the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration, estimates that about 1.8 million immigrants were working with fake or stolen Social Security cards in 2010, and he expects that number to reach 3.4 million by 2040. They state that undocumented immigrants paid $13 billion into the retirement trust fund that year, and only got about $1 billion in benefits.”As you can see a large chunk of this income tax ends up in Social Security trust funds, something these programs have seem rather dependent on. As if trust funds didn’t already have enough problems, kicking the door on immigration would only make things worse. Without illegal immigrants, Social Security trust funds may run out quicker than we already expect.
The article also mentions that “Stephen Goss, the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration, estimates that about 1.8 million immigrants were working with fake or stolen Social Security cards in 2010, and he expects that number to reach 3.4 million by 2040. They state that undocumented immigrants paid $13 billion into the retirement trust fund that year, and only got about $1 billion in benefits.”As you can see a large chunk of this income tax ends up in Social Security trust funds, something these programs have seem rather dependent on. As if trust funds didn’t already have enough problems, kicking the door on immigration would only make things worse. Without illegal immigrants, Social Security trust funds may run out quicker than we already expect.
While I do sympathize with grievances of Illegal immigrants abusing our education system and our public resources, I believe that their values as people living in this country negate any harm they can possibly do. Most if not all of these immigrants came from a worse background looking for a better life. That is one of the fundamentalist ideals this country has been built on.
That's what leads me to my next topic: Why Trump's Wall is a really, really bad idea.
That's what leads me to my next topic: Why Trump's Wall is a really, really bad idea.
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