snipe
2012-01-04 12:09:09
In the case of the average illegal from Mexico and Central America I think you might have to charge nearer to 50% to cover the excess of the cost of (i) services required due to their presence over (ii) their actual contribution to State, Federal and Local revenue. Their employers get the benefit of cheaper labor, but in the meantime, in Texas for example, all the major cities, school districts and hospital districts have been in a continuing crisis mode for some years trying to deal with the influx of people who pay few taxes but demand a lot of services. The recent economic downturn hurt of course, but the crises and the cause of the crises are old, if politically incorrect, news.
