NC: Cut Illegal Immigration Instead of Education and Health careJune 4, 2009
Contact: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)
press@alipac.us, (919) 787-6009
North Carolina lawmakers are aiming to make billions of dollars in cuts
to the state budget which will have a dramatic impact on many North
Carolina citizens including teachers, health care professionals, and
state workers instead of stopping spending of over 1 Billion dollars
per year on illegal immigrants.
"How many state workers, teachers, students, and health care
recipients could the 1 to 1.3 Billion the illegals are taking in NC
taxes each year help?" asks William Gheen. "Why does the Democratic
leadership in Raleigh refuse to follow the example of so many other
states that are protecting limited tax dollars from illegal
immigrants?"
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC estimated in 2005 that over 1
Billion dollars of the annual NC state budget and taxes were being
utilized by NC's 300-600 thousand illegal aliens.
ALIPAC's estimate was reinforced on January 13, 2009, when FAIR
(Federation for American Immigration Reform) estimated that North
Carolina was spending approximately 1.3 Billion per year in state taxes
on illegal aliens, including 1.2 Billion dollars sent out of the NC
economy in the form of remittances.
"Over thirty states have enacted significant immigration
enforcement measures with comprehensive enforcement legislation passed
in places like Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina, and Oklahoma." said
William Gheen. "These states report gradual, humane, and significant
declines in their illegal alien populations. North Carolina needs to
follow their example. Those state's are no longer paying billions in
taxes for illegals."
Illegal immigrants rapidly leave states and local jurisdictions
where local and state governments enact crackdown measures according to
multiple news reports, local officials, and think tank studies. Illegal
aliens are reportedly leaving several counties in North Carolina due to
the 287(g) program according to news reports.
North Carolina remains an attractive destination for illegal aliens
due to the absence of any significant preventative state laws.
Popular immigration enforcement state laws are offered
year-after-year by Republican lawmakers in Raleigh only to be killed
without debate in committee each year by the current Democratic
leadership.
"NC Lawmakers need to be discussing what to do about the over 1
Billion dollars of our state taxes going to illegal aliens before
continuing with these dramatic cuts which will hurt NC workers, state
employees, and legal citizens and immigrants." said Gheen.
ALIPAC is one of America's largest multi-ethnic national
organizations fighting against illegal immigration and for secure
borders in America. For more information, assistance, or interview
requests visit
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