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Immigration Myths vs. Facts
… A lot of alarming myths are being spread in this campaign season by candidates like Donald Trump who want to generate fear of immigrants and division between working people. Let’s focus on the facts instead. Myth: Our country is … immigrants in our country peaked in 2007 and has been decreasing steadily since then. Myth: Creating a pathway to citizenship will take jobs from U.S. workers. Fact: Increasing rights and protections for our most vulnerable workers will … taxes as well. However, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for most public welfare benefits, so they contribute more to our public budgets than they receive, creating a positive net fiscal impact . Myth: Deporting all 11 million undocumented …