The United States shouldn’t provide a path to citizenship for undocumented, illegal immigrants. They shouldn’t give illegal immigrants amnesty because the illegal immigrants would cost America trillions of dollars, and potentially put them in debt. Illegal immigrants wouldn’t help America, because most immigrants are not fully educated, thus lowering the job standards. Also, illegal immigrants would raise the crime rate in america, because most would commit around 2 to 3 crimes in their life. Illegal immigrants would cost America around 7 trillion dollars. They would lower job opportunities for lawful citizens of the United States. Many would commit many serious crimes also. Illegal immigrants would lead America into debt, lower job standards, and raise the crime rate in America. …show more content…
According to Jim DeMint and Robert Rector, ”...Illegal immigrants would receive 9.4 trillion dollars in government benefits”, which means that the illegal immigrants would cost America 9.4 trillion dollars just in government benefits and services. This cost of 9.4 trillion dollars doesn 't count taxes that the illegal immigrants would pay. According to Jim DeMint and Robert Rector,” Illegal immigrants would pay only 3.1 trillion dollars in taxes”, which means that as a result ,illegal immigrants would still cost America 6.3 trillion dollars in government benefits and services.For now, that cost of 6.3 trillion dollars is all of the illegal immigrants combined. According to Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, ” $24,721 is the average cost of a single illegal immigrant”, which means that later on, a single illegal immigrant would cost America around 25 thousand dollars, and the illegal immigrants would only pay a small portion of that per person. In summary, illegal immigrants would cost America large amounts of money, and could put America in