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Originally Posted by Bucco
I m dumb on this. Can you provide more details on healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants in the US ?
I accuse you of nothing, but not that smart......I apparently misunderstood.
I was not aware of the healthcare coverage for illegals, and trust you will provide me with some reading material.
Thanks
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This is from an earlier post of mine. You'd be amazed at the things you can find to educate yourself when you use google.
The staggering total costs of illegal immigrants and their children outweigh the taxes paid to federal and state governments by a ratio of roughly 7 to 1, with costs at nearly $135 billion compared to tax revenues at nearly $19 billion.
All told, the nearly $135 billion paid out by federal and state and local taxpayers to cover the cost of the presence of 12.5 million illegal aliens and their 4.2 million citizen children amounts to approximately $8,075 per illegal alien and citizen child prior to taxes paid, or $6,940 per person after taxes are paid.
On the federal level, medical ($17.14 billion) is by far the highest cost, with law enforcement coming second ($13.15 billion) and general government services ($8 billion) thir