Is it possible that illegal immigrants aren't a financial drain on US citizens?

[Peremensoe]

I’ve already made my point with regard to Mexico and the drug trade, in this thread.

But I was struck by the presence of these two lines in the same post there.

@FinnAgain

Criminalizing something creates criminals. *
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of course illegal immigrants aren’t “equal” to law abiding citizens, they’re here illegally

Hmm.