"Immigrants earned $1.3 trillion and contributed $105 billion in state and local taxes and nearly $224 billion in federal taxes in 2014, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy, based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey. The partnership is a group of 500 Republican, Democratic and independent mayors and business leaders who support immigration reforms that create jobs for Americans, according to its site.
In 2014 immigrants had almost $927 billion in consumer spending power, an analysis of the survey showed."
Can we afford to lose our immigrant workers, the answer is simple: HELL NO!
Without immigrants, the US economy would be a 'disaster,' experts say