Liberal critics said it couldn't be done and would be too expensive.
Trump though, is right again.
A 2010 study by Heritage Foundation scholar Robert
Rector has shown those assumptions to be untrue, revealing that deporting
illegal migrants actually saves America roughly $700,000 per family.
The report compared total tax contributions from illegal
immigrant workers, estimated to be about $13 billion, with all of the
taxpayer-funded aid received by illegal immigrants, such as education,
subsidized housing, medical expenses, food stamps and tax credits, estimated to
be around $113 billion, leaving a net loss to the economy of $100 billion.
The study also showed that it wouldn’t cost nearly as much
to round up and deport illegal immigrants as critics claim, as many wouldn’t
even have to be deported at all, but would likely return to their own country
voluntarily under Trump’s plan.
