Is there any truth in letter to the editor over Immigrant poverty?

Question

Immigrant poverty

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_8832159

Article Last Updated: 04/07/2008 12:56:34 AM MDT

A study by the National Academy of Sciences says that every legal immigrant who comes into this country in poverty and without a high school diploma ends up costing the country $89,000 over their lifetime - that's above and beyond the taxes they will pay and doesn't count the cost of educating their children.

The obvious reason for this is because people in poverty pay little in taxes and heavily use government benefits and social services. A superpower like the U.S. doesn't operate and prosper from people in poverty, which begs the question: Why do we legally allow people in based on kinship rather than the skills they possess? Shouldn't we be looking for people with skills we can use?

At the rate low-skilled and uneducated illegal immigrants are flooding over the border, we are going to be inundated, not to mention the exponential baby-making that will more than likely perpetuate the cycle of poverty, ultimately culminating in a nation of poverty.

Poverty doesn't pay - immigration reform a must!

John Bigler

Salt Lake City

Answer 1

I agree with the letter.

Answer 2

In my state we are working on a plan (we hope to get a vote on in Nov.) that will require that you should prove of legal residence before you can get any government aid.

Many other states have done this exact same thing. We just need to go one state at a time until the federal government realizes that we will not stand for illegal immigrant to bleed our country.

http://www.securearkansas.com/

Answer 3

sounds like b/s to me and if so at least the money is going into resources for people....what I'm concerned about is the cost of this Bushed war...

Answer 4

definitely!!! check out numbers usa.com to get the stats on what illegals are costing this country, it's outrageous and sad that our government has let it go that far!!!

Answer 5

What is not understood is that VERY FEW "Legal Immigrants with no HS diploma" are even allowed to immigrate here.  Typically, it's the illegals that cause the issues.