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Mexico received more money from remittances in 2008 than the US spent for all foreign aid--about $28 billion compared to $26 B. This does not include remittances to all other countries that support those economies and not ours. Many of these countries are resource rich, and remittances permit them to ignore their population while enriching the upper classes.

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/Economi ... Symbol=MXN

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/07/ ... nces-drop/

Mexico, the biggest contributor of illegal aliens, has an unemployment rate of about 6% compared to USA 10%. Mexican unemployment was lower (about 3%) until about April. This appears to coincide with the AZ law and other state enforcement laws coming online.

http://www.indexmundi.com/mexico/unemployment_rate.html
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/Economi ... Symbol=MXN

Those above are two reasons why countries joined the Obama law suit against AZ: they abuse the United States to help control their populations and maintain their economies.

Illegal alien migration into the United States costs American taxpayers $346 billion annually as reported by the National Research Council.

http://www.rense.com/general81/dtli.htm

The state of Maryland pays about $1.2 billion for services and benefits (including incarceration) to illegals and their children. Maryland has a deficit of about $2 billion. Maryland is considered a sanctuary state.

http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressr ... 100119.asp
http://helpsavemaryland.org/index.php/C ... y%20County

The US government recently issued a report (posted on ALIPAC site) that illegals especialy hurt black employment. Generally, this is at the lower wage scale (where many blacks still are), but entry level jobs are important to citizens new to the job market as well.

http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/10-14-10_Ille ... orkers.pdf

New auto workers make from $15 to $18 per hour, and people are lined up for the jobs. Nikki illegal in CA made $23 per hour. Even accounting for about 25% benefit overhead costs on auto workders, the jobs pay about the same or close, considering autoworkers are skilled and Nikki illegal is not at that skill level.

http://www.truth-out.org/120408LA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20101007/cm_ ... ehold_vote

It is not true, however, that illegals take unskilled jobs that Americans won't take. The use of illegals in the construction industry is one of the best illustrations of this. And, in many cases, contributes to sub-standard work.

Judicial watch: http://www.judicialwatch.org/immigration-problems