We are talking about illegal immigration. (There is no significant differences between the GOP and Democratic positions as far as legal immigration is concerned) These people don't pay taxes. And you want to hide that fact, by clubbing illegal immigration with legal immigration.
Actually, we're not talking about illegal immigration, we're talking about
legal immigration (and I can say that since I'm the one that chose that point as support for my original post). I think both parties are against illegal immigration, but Republicans don't want any immigration..."immigrants steal jobs!", right? Not most of the jobs that most Americans tend to or want to work. And all immigrants, regardless of status pay taxes...there's sales tax on almost anything purchased (if you want to split hairs and it sounds like you do.)
Illegal immigrants are responsible for a majority of crimes in places such as California and New Mexico, and it is very difficult to catch them as they cross the border immediately after conducting the crimes.
If you don't have a source to support that comment you shouldn't represent it as fact. It's an absolute lie...but feel free to share the source if you have one, educate me, us. I won't disagree that the scenario of illegals committing a crime and fleeing the country happens, of course it does it...it's a pretty logical move if you commit a crime and have a home in another place that won't support extradition. The point is that this is not the majority, not even close, it doesn't characterize the immigrant population in the US - legal or illegal, but remember we're just talking about legal immigrants.
40,000 may be statistically insignificant. But $12 billion is not. That is more than the annual budget of Cyprus.
Any source for your $12M figure? And if you do the math you're talking about an expense equal to $300 per person (12m / 40k). Is that really a ridiculous amount per person for the Gov't to fund to try to help someone who's facing an death sentence disease? That amount of money is easily made up by the taxes that those people end up paying in the extra months or years of life they're given by providing these treatments...surely Republicans would love this, right? Allowing people to live with their disease so the Gov't and businesses can get a few more months or years of their economic activity?
You haven't said you're a Republican, so I won't assume. But what you have done is try to sensationalize a stereotype using big numbers, but when those big numbers are analyzed they don't make a very impactful statement.
And for the record, i'm an Capitalist...pro business all the way. I just don't understand the hypocrisy of the US political parties. It's time for a major change.