Darrell West : I think the biggest thing is that we have to get back into a more traditional way of doing things. Illegal immigrants pay taxes , give billions to Social Security but never get benefits , he writes . They are based on erroneous assumptions and misguided arguments . 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 .
Darrell West : I think the biggest thing is that we have to get back into a more traditional way of doing things. 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 .