Facts

This is one of the biggest issues for both candidates. They both know that a majority of people are looking to see how they're each going to fix the issue. Here are some facts about it.


 * Immigrants "DO" pay taxes
 * Border security funding has increased from $4.6 billion in 2001 to $10.4 billion in 2007
 * The U.S. government detains nearly 300,000 people each year in over 400 facilities around the U.S., including county jails in Minnesota. The cost of detention is over $1.2 billion annually. * More than 186,600 immigrants were deported in 2006
 * According to the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF), an immigrant pays between $20,000 and $80,000 more in taxes than he or she uses in public benefits over a lifetime.
 * U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents wait years, often decades, forfamily members to immigrate to the U.S.
 * Immigrants dont cause an increase in crime rates
 * Immigrants have less acces to public benefits than they pay/work for