Madam Speaker. the positive contributions of the immigrant labor force to our society are too often unnoticed. Hardworking families contribute daily and pay their share into the American system. Hardworking mothers sometimes work three jobs. give up weekends. and take overtime and night shifts to feed and clothe their children. Hardworking fathers wake up at 4 a.m. to go to work. earn below minimum wages. and manage to provide for their families. Immigrants contribute in taxes from their paychecks. just like the next person. In fact. the IRS reported that between 19962003. immigrants contributed $50 billion in Federal taxes. Social Security reported that "other than legal immigrants." will contribute 15 percent of the systems projected long term deficit. We cannot afford to ignore the figures and more importantly. we cannot afford to ignore the positive contributions of immigrants in America.
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