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Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2009
Description: Closer look at toll of illegal immigration on California
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" You -- immigration reform to the president's growing to do list mr. Obama do to meet with a bipartisan congressional group today. To quote start a conversation. One state that will likely be paying very close attention. Now with some people -- California. Were illegal immigration weighs heavily on some voters' minds and everyone's pocket books. William La Jeunesse is live in San Ysidro California William show. What are the sticking points going to be at today's meeting about immigration reform and exactly who's attending."
" Well basically supporters of immigration for the few few opponents in there as well -- they're going to be looking to see this consensus but I think the key issues -- number one border security. -- Will legalization. Depress US wages and take jobs from Americans at a time we record unemployment and finally. Does amnesty pencil -- doesn't make economic sense. For the US taxpayer in US -- at San -- this is the busiest. Port of entry in the United States to give you see are basically coming here for jobs and are going -- look at on the trolley over -- into San Diego. But we've been here before we've seen kids unaccompanied minors getting -- on their way to school those of the children of illegal immigrants. Going to school US taxpayer's dime here in California and that's going to -- the largest expense of taxpayers will assume education and higher education and secondly. You've got health care. About 60% of the twelve million illegal workers here are uninsured and finally. The real increases could come from number one when they bring in their spouses their children their parents or partners. And -- these individuals who are illegally here finally become citizens they become eligible for. Food stamps Medicaid welfare and so forth and that's where many critics say. The cost will skyrocket --"
" And has -- state -- are essentially bankrupt what's your argument on the other side will and what are they saying is the economic benefit. Being proposed two allowing all this. Yet."
" Actually Congressional Budget Office -- Need a net gains -- US taxpayers of seven billion dollars a year because number when they come out of the shadows. I had the cash economy on the books begin paying payroll taxes that this -- labor that the begin paying are Social Security. Them and or children for the baby boomers are retiring. So those some of the arguments on the table that be considered today. Basically they may have reacted -- this -- but they'll move the football down the road. When they score not Woolsey."
" President Bush could not get this done we'll see whether President Obama -- any better William La Jeunesse thank you."
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