Assertion: illegal immigrant | /r/CapableOf | contribute to the u.s. economy
Facets:
value: through consumption of goods and services
type: MANNER
value: through their investments
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Lipman asserts that "illegal immigrants actually contribute more to public coffers in taxes than they cost in social services" and "contribute to the U.S. economy through their investments and consumption of goods and services; filling of millions of essential worker positions resulting in subsidiary job creation, increased productivity and lower costs of goods and services; and unrequited contributions to Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance programs.