[lbo-talk] Slinging California mud onto Wetbacks?

[Max B. Sawicky]

There's a literature on whether immigrants cost
more in public services than they pay in taxes.
I've heard of papers that go both ways.

Here are some from the racist side:

http://www.vdare.com/francis/ca_budget.htm

http://www.pacificresearch.org/pub/cap/2003/cap_03-09-25.html

There's a lot more racist stuff you can find if
you google 'immigrants budget California'

I didn't see any from the other side.  Looks
like that would be a worthy project for someone.

max

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From: lbo-talk-admin at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-admin at lbo-talk.org]On
Behalf Of boddhisatva
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 5:59 AM
To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
Subject: [lbo-talk] Slinging California mud onto Wetbacks?

    Comrades,

   I have noticed in the conservative press a line of argument that suggests
it is illegal aliens and their children who are responsible for California's
deficit.  Now obviously this is an abonimable argument and the back of my
envelope says it cannot be true.  However, my fear is that the argument
comes from some piece of data or some article or paper that I can't find.
Does anybody know what this line of "reasoning" might be based on?

   Please, no analysis of the motives behind the argument.  Those are
obvious enough.  I am searching for the pieces of data that are being
twisted.

   thanks,

      boddi

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