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NP. It really shouldn't matter if they are a net benefit or not. (Seriously, how many "true blood Americans" are a drain to the society? I don't even want to know.) It also really shouldn't matter if they pay taxes or not - again, how many Americans don't pay taxes? And how many use more benefits than what they've paid in? That's how the system is structured... A lot of people pay in for benefits that they don't use.

BUT the point is - these people are illegal. For whatever reason - overstayed on their visa or snuck across the border - they are not living here through legal means. There should be SOME consequence to them not following the rules. This isn't a discussion of the difficulties of the process and no one is even saying that they should all be deported or arrested or whatever. They are allowed to use the schools and the hospitals, etc because we are not cruel, heartless human beings. [b]But at the very least, a minor consequence could very well be that they are not allowed to vote[/b]. [/quote]

It could be. Or it could not be. If the locality decides that they are allowed to vote in local elections, then they are allowed to vote.

(The people, themselves, are not illegal. Their presence in the US is unlawful.)[/quote]

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