Huffington Post: The Looming Immigration Disaster We Can Avoid
media mentionAs Murguía points out, however, the cost of deportation would be a great one:
Their [the undocumented] contributions to the economy far outweigh their burden. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay $11.6 billion in taxes each year. According to the Social Security Administration, undocumented workers contribute $15 billion annually to the fund, but only withdraw an estimated $1 billion.