President. in the eighth article in his "Southwind" series. Richard Louv of the San Diego Union has addressed one of the most misunderstood and emotional issues concerning Mexican migration. That issue concerns whether these undocumented workers are draining this countrys welfare rolls while taking jobs away from qualified American workers. Presently. the facts demonstrate that the undocumented workers in this country are contributing millions of dollars in Federal. State. and local taxes and drawing virtually no benefits. thus contributing to a windfall for government at all levels. The most significant study of this issue was done in Orange County. Calif.. where it was found that illegal aliens paid at least $83 million. while receiving medical services of only $2.700.000mostly emergency services. While this may result in a favorable fiscal return today. it is nonetheless a festering problem for the tax revenue is gained via human exploitation. Furthermore. by depriving large numbers of people of medical care. the failure to deal with this issue responsibly could substantially harm the health of the general population.
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