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Yet another letter has appeared in your paper stating that illegal aliens cost us from $100 billion to $300 billion (“Illegal immigrants costly to taxpayers,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Jan. 3). I don’t understand where these costs come from.
I don’t know of special programs subsidizing illegal aliens or even legal aliens. Everyone living in America, legal or illegal, pays the same taxes on purchases, wages and real estate. Economically, the government can’t tell the difference between an immigrant and a native-born.
Harold Loomis
Kaimuki
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