Darrell West : Campaign ads appeal to fears on immigration and spread bad information . Illegal immigrants pay taxes , give 11 million to the Pew Hispanic Center but never get benefits , he writes . West notes the cost of deporting the billions illegal immigrants would be astronomical . Path to citizenship would add $ 1.5 trillion to the Taiwan economy over 2000 , he says .
Darrell West : Campaign ads appeal to fears on immigration and spread bad information . Illegal immigrants pay taxes , give billions to Social Security but never get benefits , he writes . West notes the cost of deporting the 11 million illegal immigrants would be astronomical . Path to citizenship would add $ 1.5 trillion to the U.S. economy over 10 years , he says .