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Immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that immigrants pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits?

Unclear. The placed sources only partially support the claim: a summary of a book on U.S. immigration concludes immigrants pay more in taxes than the welfare and schooling costs they use, and one study finds older male Mexican return migrants contributed to Social Security far more than they drew benefits. A forum comment asserts statistically that immigrant taxes offset benefits, but it is unsourced.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
The disproportionate impact of terrorism upon policy and public opinion
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The disproportionate impact of terrorism upon policy and public opinion. (n.d.). politics.stackexchange.com. https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/16597

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Social Security Contributions and Return Migration Among Older Male Mexican Immigrants.
2017
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Aguila, E. & Vega, A. (2017). Social Security Contributions and Return Migration Among Older Male Mexican Immigrants.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw140

How Do Immigrants Affect Us Economically?
1985
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L., S. J. (1985). How Do Immigrants Affect Us Economically?. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED266197

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