The cost of the immigrants to our society is enormous. As high as the cost is now, the rising tide of immigration will lift it even higher in years to come.
Some estimates are even higher.
But even this estimated may be understated. With the current immigration policy skewed toward relatives in underdeveloped countries and away from skilled admissions, the flow of immigrants is increasingly composed of the unskilled and undereducated. In other words, the overall earning power of the immigrant population will continue to deteriorate, making them an even bigger drain on our society. But these studies are marred by common flaws, such as using old data on the immigrants of twenty or thirty years ago and the omission of whole categories of less skilled immigrants in order to fudge the calculations in immigrants' favor. Americans should demand that Congress reduce the immigrant flow and alter the criteria for admission to ameliorate the cost of immigration to our society.