Costs of Illegal Immigration

Panelists discussed the issue of immigration and its costs and benefits for the federal government. Mr. Krikorian spoke about the need … read more

Panelists discussed the issue of immigration and its costs and benefits for the federal government.

Mr. Krikorian spoke about the need to study the cost of any potential amnesty for illegal immigrants. He also analyzed the stance of both Pres. Bush and Sen. Kerry on immigration and amnesty.

Mr. Camarota spoke about the fiscal costs of illegal immigration and the need for “policy makers to take into account the costs of illegal immigration.” He discussed a recent report that he authored that attempted to discover the relation between the costs and revenues caused by illegal immigration and the changes that might be caused by an amnesty. He spoke about the methods used in the report as well as the conclusions reached. He asserted that illegal immigration presents a “net fiscal deficit” for the federal government, and that if these illegal immigrants were given amnesty they would become an even greater drain on federal revenues. This conclusion was based on the claim that, whil close

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  • B. Lindsay Lowell Policy Director Georgetown University->Institute for the Study of International Migration
  • Robert E. Rector Senior Research Fellow Heritage Foundation->Domestic Policy Studies
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Costs of Illegal Immigration

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Program ID:
183232-1
Category:
News Conference
Format:
News Conference
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 26, 2004 | 1:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Sep 06, 2004 | 4:44am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Aug 26, 2004 | 1:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 30, 2004 | 12:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 01, 2004 | 5:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 04, 2004 | 3:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 06, 2004 | 4:44am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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