And though new immigrants are disproportionately represented in construction and food-service jobs, by their second and third generations, their occupation profiles are little different from those of the native-born.
And immigrants, including illegal immigrants, are not socially disruptive. They are much less likely to wind up in prison or in mental hospitals than the native-born.
And they do not drain the federal budget, for while it is true that we must spend money to educate their children, over the course of their lives, they pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits. In fact, according to the Congressional Budget Office, giving illegals a path to citizenship would increase the taxes they pay by $48 billion and increase the cost of public services by only $23 billion, thereby producing a net gain of $25 billion.
