A study by Daniel Di Martino of the Manhattan Institute argues that mass deportations of the millions of unskilled and uneducated immigrants who have flooded into the country because of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' disastrous border policies would significantly improve the national deficit.
Di Martino, in a study titled “The Lifelong Financial Consequences of Immigration,” Found He argues that Biden's onslaught of unskilled, uneducated immigration is a net loss to American taxpayers, costing each immigrant up to $130,000 over their lifetime if they choose to stay in the country. explanation In an op-ed published by Fox News on Friday.
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Illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before the most recent Biden wave have posed an even greater burden to the country, costing U.S. taxpayers a net $196,000 per immigrant.
Di Martino went on to explain that the reason his analysis differs so much from the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) claim that immigration would reduce the deficit by $900 billion is because the CBO doesn't take into account all the welfare and free benefits that immigrants receive, all of which are paid for by taxpayers and have a significant impact on the deficit.
“The current immigration situation is a threat to American national interests, as most recent immigrants are unchecked and illegal, and will cost taxpayers trillions of dollars in the long term,” Di Martino wrote.
But Di Martino is not calling for an end to immigration, and noted that his analysis shows that allowing more educated, white-collar immigrants into the U.S. would actually have a positive impact on the deficit.
The researchers say the US could reduce its deficit by $150 billion by tightening immigration standards for just one year, and by $25 billion per year for years after that, but leaving the door wide open to millions of poor, uneducated and unskilled immigrants is a disastrous policy.
Donald Trump has repeatedly said he would dramatically increase deportations if he were to retake the White House, even going so far as to say earlier this year that he would authorize the deployment of the National Guard to assist with an expanded deportation system.
The former president's views on deportation are also incredibly popular among voters: A June poll found that an overwhelming 62% supported increasing deportations of illegal border crossers, and another poll the same month found even more support for deportations. And in August, half of respondents in another poll said illegal immigration is a “serious threat” to the US.
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As for Trump's plan for mass deportations of unskilled, uneducated and often dangerous illegal immigrants, Di Martino said it would never be the catastrophe his critics make it out to be.
“I examined whether former President Donald Trump's promised mass deportation program would be the disaster critics say it is,” Di Martino wrote in the op-ed. “My research shows that mass deportations would reduce the debt by more than $1 trillion in the long run. But again, selectivity is better. Combining a mass deportation policy with the legalization of college-educated Dreamers could help the U.S. reduce its federal debt by $1.9 trillion — nearly doubling the savings.”
Di Martino concluded that “America cannot afford to ignore the fiscal impacts of immigration as long as the federal debt continues to rise to unsustainable levels and the border remains open.”
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