Comments on: Southeast board candidate tackles illegal immigration topic again http://immigration.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/12/southeast-board-candidate-tackles-illegal-immigration-topic-again/ A blog about immigration in the New York region Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:48:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed Kowalski http://immigration.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/12/southeast-board-candidate-tackles-illegal-immigration-topic-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Ed Kowalski Tue, 12 May 2009 20:15:48 +0000 http://immigration.lohudblogs.com/?p=1213#comment-1274 New York state lawmakers now grappling with a $1.7 billion budget deficit for 2008-2009 and a looming $15 billon shortfall predicted for the 2009-2010 session, were advised three years ago of the mounting costs of illegal immigration in the state. In 2006, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) issued a study of the fiscal cost of illegal immigration to New Yorkers. At that time, the cost to the state’s taxpayers was $5.155 billion dollars a year. That estimate included the cost of educating the children of illegal aliens both those illegally in the country and those born here in K-12 public schools, emergency medical care, and incarceration of criminal aliens. While these annual costs for illegal immigration have been steadily draining New York’s budget, the costs have risen and are placing an even greater strain on the state’s resources in 2009. The 2006 cost estimate was based on an illegal alien population estimated at 645,000. Today, FAIR estimates New York’s illegal alien population has grown to 1,000,000 persons, a 55 percent increase. As a result of both the continued growth in the illegal alien population and the higher cost of governmental services, the current fiscal cost outlays for the illegal alien population in New York are now approaching $8.4 billion annually more than half the projected shortfall for next year. Addressing New York’s budget crisis requires that state officials acknowledge the real cost of illegal immigration. What part of Mr. Neuringer's statement can be reasonably argued against? Is it Latino Justice's position that a person race is reason enough to break laws? A big chunk of the state deficit could be lessened over time if the state adopted measures that effectively complemented federal efforts to deter illegal immigration. The crisis is even more dramatic in New York City where a $4 billion budget gap is forcing Mayor Bloomberg to consider reducing payrolls by 23,000 workers and imposing an increase in sales taxes. During a period when New Yorkers are facing job losses, increased taxes, and seeing vital state services reduced or eliminated, it is irresponsible for state officials to look away while employers profit from illegal workers who have no right to seek employment, residence and most benefits in the state. New York’s policymakers have a clear obligation to not ignore the budget-busting costs of illegal immigration and adopt polices that protect the interests of law-abiding residents. On a national level, here are the facts: 1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. 2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. 3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. 4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! 5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. 6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. 7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. 8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers. 9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. 10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. Let the debate begin, just make sure that the true costs of what ‘comprehensive immigration reform’ means are included. Ed Kowalski 9/11 Families for a Secure America New York state lawmakers now grappling with a $1.7 billion budget deficit for 2008-2009 and a looming $15 billon shortfall predicted for the 2009-2010 session, were advised three years ago of the mounting costs of illegal immigration in the state. In 2006, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) issued a study of the fiscal cost of illegal immigration to New Yorkers. At that time, the cost to the state’s taxpayers was $5.155 billion dollars a year. That estimate included the cost of educating the children of illegal aliens both those illegally in the country and those born here in K-12 public schools, emergency medical care, and incarceration of criminal aliens.
While these annual costs for illegal immigration have been steadily draining New York’s budget, the costs have risen and are placing an even greater strain on the state’s resources in 2009. The 2006 cost estimate was based on an illegal alien population estimated at 645,000. Today, FAIR estimates New York’s illegal alien population has grown to 1,000,000 persons, a 55 percent increase. As a result of both the continued growth in the illegal alien population and the higher cost of governmental services, the current fiscal cost outlays for the illegal alien population in New York are now approaching $8.4 billion annually more than half the projected shortfall for next year.
Addressing New York’s budget crisis requires that state officials acknowledge the real cost of illegal immigration. What part of Mr. Neuringer’s statement can be reasonably argued against? Is it Latino Justice’s position that a person race is reason enough to break laws?
A big chunk of the state deficit could be lessened over time if the state adopted measures that effectively complemented federal efforts to deter illegal immigration.
The crisis is even more dramatic in New York City where a $4 billion budget gap is forcing Mayor Bloomberg to consider reducing payrolls by 23,000 workers and imposing an increase in sales taxes. During a period when New Yorkers are facing job losses, increased taxes, and seeing vital state services reduced or eliminated, it is irresponsible for state officials to look away while employers profit from illegal workers who have no right to seek employment, residence and most benefits in the state. New York’s policymakers have a clear obligation to not ignore the budget-busting costs of illegal immigration and adopt polices that protect the interests of law-abiding residents.

On a national level, here are the facts:

1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year.
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers.
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US.

Let the debate begin, just make sure that the true costs of what ‘comprehensive immigration reform’ means are included.

Ed Kowalski
9/11 Families for a Secure America

]]> By: BULLDOG http://immigration.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/12/southeast-board-candidate-tackles-illegal-immigration-topic-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 BULLDOG Tue, 12 May 2009 17:53:54 +0000 http://immigration.lohudblogs.com/?p=1213#comment-1273 Thank god there is someone who wants to stop this illegal alien madness. Part of the reason we are in a recession is because these low life's do not pay taxes or pay into our system like a citizen would. 75% of what they make goes back to their country of origin to stimulate that economy and not ours. Wake up people America is turning into a third world coutry that is going down the tubes real fast. Thank god there is someone who wants to stop this illegal
alien madness. Part of the reason we are in a recession is because these low life’s do not pay taxes or pay into our
system like a citizen would. 75% of what they make goes back
to their country of origin to stimulate that economy and not
ours. Wake up people America is turning into a third world
coutry that is going down the tubes real fast.

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