Immigrants don’t pay taxes.
FACT: Immigrants pay between $90 and $140 billion per year in federal, state and local taxes.

Immigrants come here to take welfare.
FACT: Immigrant labor force participation is consistently higher than native-born.

Immigrants send all their money back to their home countries.
FACT: Immigrant contribution to federal state and local governments is one of the most effective forms of direct foreign investment.

Immigrants take jobs and opportunity away from Americans.
FACT: Immigrant entrepreneurs create jobs for U.S. and foreign workers.

Immigrants are a drain on the U.S. economy.
FACT: The net benefit of immigration to the U.S. is nearly $10 billion annually.

Immigrants don’t want to learn English or become American.
FACT: Within ten years of arrival more than 75% of immigrants speak English well.

Most immigrants cross the border illegally.
FACT: As of the end of 2005 two thirds of all foreign born people in the country had entered legally.

Weak U.S. border enforcement has led to high undocumented immigration.
FACT: Enforcement has increased substantially in the last 20 years.

The war on terrorism can be won through immigration restrictions.
FACT: No expert since 9/11/01 has said restrictive immigration would prevent terror attacks.