LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Illegal immigrants drain economy

Graham H. Tye, North Las Vegas

Monday, May 26, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

An editorial in Thursday’s Las Vegas Sun, “A failed approach,” concerning employer verification of workers’ legal status, contains the following:

• “E-Verify has shown itself to be costly and far from perfect.”

• “Some estimates have placed the cost to the U.S. Treasury as high as $40 billion over the first decade.”

• “System could be vulnerable to fraud and abuse.”

• “How does creating a costly, error-prone and potentially fraudulent system make sense?”

Well, if savings in education, medical and social services’ costs for illegal immigrants over the same decade were $100 billion, and another $150 billion remained in the United States instead of being wired to various countries of origin, we’d have $40 billion to run the currently imperfect system, $60 billion to improve it, and $150 billion left over.

That would make sense to me.

Discussion: 3 comments so far…

By HelenWeils

5/26/08 at 9:06 a.m.

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Hi Graham, why don't you run for Legislature and
bring a bill to mandate that illegals get no public welfare of any kind including hospitalization. I'd vote for you!
By Brittanicus

5/26/08 at 11:06 a.m.

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Other states are now catching on to the innovative fact, that they to have the power to enforce anti-illegal immigration laws. Outside the rhetoric, lies and propaganda fed to us by the biased press and the immense influence of the special interest lobby. Arizona has proved to American states that we can do, without being overrun by the illegal immigration invasion. So Arizona and a few other states have enforced the 'Rule of Law' without being subservient to the pro-illegal immigration entities. For those who fear (ICE) and a growing consortium police departments, that now have the power to question and arrest illegal foreign nationals. No longer welcome by the residents of Arizona, illegal families are leaving in droves, and now longer a costly expenditure on taxpayers.

Where do you think the illegal immigrants are fleeing to, that have left Arizona? On the other hand, with the new predator employment sanction laws being enforced, Arizona is finding a most agreeable resurrection from the pestilence that had fed of the social welfare programs. The state has watched in amazement as highways have become less congested, the emergency rooms not crowded with foreign nationals getting free health care and the schools occupants have suddenly thinned out, and children getting more attention. These are just a few of the economic upturns, since illegal families started fleeing.

Who knows their destination California or may be...Utah? Other state are already following Arizona sudden rebound, including Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri and Rhode Island. If you like the designation of a 'Sanctuary city' or sanctuary state, keep pandering to the special interest lobby. Read about Arizona's sudden turn-around at ( (http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/05/15/stri... ) More intelligence for you to absorb. (http://www.newswithviews.com/Stuter/stut...) See unsuppressed details at NUMBERSUSA. By Demanding that the potentates of the Democratic party co-author the Federal SAVE ACT (H.R.4088) we can 'SAVE' American jobs and our future.
By thebs

5/26/08 at 11:01 p.m.

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Yes, no hospitalization for illegals! They're sub-human, anyway. I mean, that's what Jesus would do!

Something tells me Helen would find glee in turning away a three year-old with a broken arm if she didn't have health insurance. Or watch a man die on a table while he had a heart attack.

Where's the realization that we're all humans and deserve a minimum level of respect for one another. Where are the compassionate conservatives?

Also take into account: illegal immigrants are 10% of the cost of uninsured care in the state of California. The remaining 90%? Citizens. We're the true burden on the system.