Originally posted by Mr No Name
Because illegals do NOT pay taxes other than on sales, employers dont have to pay for health benefits and many of them are receiving WIC, welfare, subsidized housing, etc. I am a hard-core capitalist but I do not believe that my tax dollars should go into the pockets of these people because they have found a way to undercut and cheat American workers.
They do pay taxes. Employers withhold taxes and Social Security, forwarding it using false Social Security numbers provided by the illegal worker. The illegals never file for refunds and never collect the Social Security benefits. Since they don't collect, the withheld amount (tens of billions of dollars every year) is subsidizing you and other Americans. The penalty an employer would pay by playing dumb and claiming ignorance that the documents were incorrect is substantially less than not paying the withholding amount.
What motivation does the government have to stop the "free money" being deposited in government coffers, keeping in mind that the deficit would be even greater without that contribution? That is one reason you don't see much more than words and sound bites by politicians.
Look at it like a hard-core capitalist for a minute:
Except for a US passport, illegals work, pay income and sales taxes, gasoline taxes, buy cars, food, goods and services, commit crimes and can't afford health insurance just like most low to lower-middle income families. And they never get to collect the benefits from their taxes and Social Security contribution.
If they suddenly had a US passport, what would change? Tell me that.
