let em all in!  immigrants contribute more to the economy than they receive in assistance:  taxes immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits:  federal taxes: immigrants pay on average $1,300 more in federal taxes than they receive in federal benefits in a given year.  total taxes: immigrants pay nearly $525 billion annually in federal, state, and local taxes. this includes undocumented immigrants, who pay nearly $50 billion in taxes annually.  economic activity immigrants generate economic activity:  in 2022, immigrants generated $1.6 trillion in economic activity.  immigrants are involved in the development of 30 percent of patents in strategic industries.  more than 40 percent of fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants.  benefits to the economy immigrants boost overall economic growth:  immigrants expand the labor force.  immigrants increase consumer spending.  immigrants start new businesses at higher rates than u.s.-born individuals. they even pay more in taxes than the top 1%.   g-book/do-immigrants-pay-taxes#:~:t ext=according%20to%20a%202023%20ana lysis,than%20they%20receive%20in%20 government   cumented-immigrants-100b-tax-contri bution-as-biden-expands-protections /
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