Biden's Paying Illegal Immigrant Families......

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(11-05-2021, 10:25 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Based on the Justice Department, roughly 56% show up, but that number did not count people who show up but then have their cases postponed, so the number is higher for people coming to that first court date. When looking at asylum cases, the number is nearly 90%. There's a lot of benefits to being able to become a legal resident, so there's reason to go to court.

Hard to gauge the total cost of immigrants versus the value they add to our economy. Undocumented immigrants work at higher rates than Americans and a higher percent of them pay taxes than Americans do. We collect about $11b a year in taxes from them. They contribute to social security taxes but can't receive benefits. They pay higher tax rates because they can't claim tax credits for their kids. The big cost comes with education, though the children of immigrants tend to be more successful in school than the average American and a review of DACA recipients shows that they start businesses at a higher percent than all Americans. 

All that sounds good.

So what's the point of even having a border?