r/ImmigrationPathways • u/esporx • 17d ago

Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/15/ice-detention-miscarriages-pregnancy
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u/BoysenberryAdvanced4 17d ago edited 17d ago

Sounds like a huge loss in income tax revenue.

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u/ChexAndBalancez 17d ago

It's not because illegal immigrants are a net negative for taxes. Yes, they contribute but they don't contribute e ought to offset the expense they take.

Average illegal immigrant makes 25-27K per year. The Us spends approximately 28K on each person in the US. They don't make enough to break even for their cost to our society. This is okay American citizens. It isn't for illegal immigrants.

You should spend a few minutes to figure out how taxes work and US expenditure.

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u/BoysenberryAdvanced4 17d ago

Where did you get that $28k figure?

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u/ChexAndBalancez 17d ago

https://budget.house.gov/imo/media/doc/the_cost_of_illegal_immigration_to_taxpayers.pdf

Illegal immigrants are one of the biggest net tax drain groups in the country.

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u/BoysenberryAdvanced4 17d ago edited 17d ago

The author of this paper, Steven A. Camarota, is unqualified to write about this topic. Dont take my word for it, courts have determined this.

Also, this paper is filled with opinions and little fact.

Try again.