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In article <1992Oct4.163249.29299@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>, kberry@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Kim A. Berry) writes:
|> 
|> It would be interesting if anyone has the time/resources to provide
|> statistics something like the following:
|> 
|>                                    U.S Born       Immigrant
|>                                    --------       ---------
|> Percent receive foodstamps              %               %
|> Average state income tax bill      $              $

I don't have exactly those numbers, but I do have some others (Source:
Business Week, July 13, 1992 - excerpted without permission):

    Percentage of immigrants in LA county :			>30%
    Percentage of AFDC recipients in LA who are immigrants:	 16%

    Amount paid in taxes by immigrants: 	$90 billion
    Amount received in welfare by immigrants:	 $5 billion

According to Julian L. Simon, a University of Maryland economist,

    "Immigrants benefit natives through the public coffers by using
    LESS THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE OF SERVICES AND PAYING MORE THAN THEIR
    SHARE OF TAXES." (emphasis mine)

Pity the facts don't fit the theory, eh?  Oh well, I don't suppose
that'll trouble Kim too much, given that she obviously formed her
opinions before asking for the facts.

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Anil A. Pal
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