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Construction, in gardening. now, why is that income level important? because at that salary bracket, you basically qualify for means tested welfare programs like food stamps and medicaid and ultimately social security. they also qualify for refundable tax credits. thats when the federal government will give people, low income people, money even if they dont pay taxes. >> when you grant amnesty, what you really mean is youre granting a very poorly educated population access to welfare and access ...

>> reporter: so were on the same page, comprehensive immigration reform is washingtons speak for legalizing the roughly 12 million undocumented workers currently living in the u.s. also, youll hear the term pathway to citizenship. same thing. now, the president says he wants to see a bill this session, others say the senate is not ready. and one consideration is going to be costs to the federal budget. the main driver of that, is this: 40 to 60% of illegal immigrants do not have a high school di...

So how much could an immigration overhaul cost you? william la jeunesse is manning our tax calculator tonight. hey, william. >> well, shepard, you know, this is a very different congress than 06 and 07 when republicans ran washington and immigration reform failed. what hasnt changed is americas illegal immigrant population. 40 to 60% do not have a high school diploma. they earn 15 to maybe $30,000 a year landscaping in hotels and restaurants. thats important because those low incomes qualify the...

You in the wallet? how much would something like that cost? william la jeunesse is live with his calculator. hes not as nerdy as that makes him sound right william? >> reporter: jane all of rus multidimensional people but in the eyes of the federal budget youre a balance sheet either a giver or a taker. sma these why some economist are concerned about comprehensive federal reform 40-60% of the illegal population here in the united states does not have a high school diploma. they work in low wage...

Lot of people in need out there. but the long-term consequences. nobody likes to look at that. i was recently in new zealand, which has generous welfare programs and suddenly new zealand is shocked to find out theyre falling behind australian growth and horrible run away unemployment and they lead the western world in youth suicide. these things are ruinous to a culture overtime. >> david: look at greece right now. any country that spends i dont understand its means ultima ultimately pays the pr...

The pacific ocean off japan. the moment i get more information ill bring it to you. >> foyers to one of the most powerful congressmen in the house much representatives, charlie rangel is in deep trouble. the house panel found he broke rules when a private corporation paid for caribbean trips in 2007 and 2008. congressman rangel insists he would not resign. hes the chairman of the powerful house ways and means committee that makes decisions on medicare, social security, jobless benefits and welfa...

That police could not respond to. a big motivator for the war on poverty. gave the government an excuse to engage in massive redistribution of wealth and social programs. it could say these have public safety values since the police cannot bring crime down the way we have to bring crime down is to take money from the rich and give it to the poor, otherwise they will cause social havoc in the streets. >> paul: so this means, whatever you think of welfare programs, whatever you think of job creati...

That police could not respond to. a big motivator for the war on poverty. gave the government an excuse to engage in massive redistribution of wealth and social programs. it could say these have public safety values since the police cannot bring crime down the way we have to bring crime down is to take money from the rich and give it to the poor, otherwise they will cause social havoc in the streets. >> paul: so this means, whatever you think of welfare programs, whatever you think of job creati...

That police could not respond to. a big motivator for the war on poverty. gave the government an excuse to engage in massive redistribution of wealth and social programs. it could say these have public safety values since the police cannot bring crime down the way we have to bring crime down is to take money from the rich and give it to the poor, otherwise they will cause social havoc in the streets. >> paul: so this means, whatever you think of welfare programs, whatever you think of job creati...

Scheme played out. u.s. embassies last month flew the black lives matter marxist group flags outside their facilities as a giant virtue signal. the liberal machine continues to ignore the rising urban violence plaguing democrat one cities. relentlessly attack police officers even when the officers are defending the neighborhoods and lice of people of color as the anti-cop narrative rakes in tens of millions of fundraising dollars for blm and aligned groups. what about the suffering of working po...