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| In the red: Middle East, Africa, Latin America... See spreadsheet below for detail |
From a 2025 Netherlands IZA study of the net contribution of immigrants to the European Union, over the lifetime, by country of origin. Those in the red are countries of origin of immigrants to Europe who end up taking more from the state than they contribute to the economy.
In short, all those coming from the countries above in red, are net takers from the state, over their lifetimes in the EU. Other studies, both in the United States and Europe, show the same pattern.
It's not fully clear from the above chart, so here's the spreadsheet:
I meant to post this at the time of the debates over the corruption in Minnesota, tied mainly to Somali immigrants, hence highlighting them above. They're the largest drain of any group on the public purse. They also were the most involved in the multi-billion dollar fraud that was uncovered in Minnesota, the investigations of which are ongoing, at the Federal level.One must ask, surely, if such groups are not only a major drain on the state, but are also engaging in massive fraud, what on earth is the country doing continuing to let them into the country, let alone to encourage them. In spite of which, the pushback is always that to question the policy -- in America or the EU or Australia -- is that you're being "racist". Sure.
Also for the record. Views of Mainstream Democrats re immigration and deportation:
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| Mainstream Democrats THEN. Republican policy NOW |
Why the different views now?



