# The Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants and Amnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer

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**Created:** [May 7, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty-to-the-u-s-taxpayer/657680 "2013-05-07T03:29:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty-to-the-u-s-taxpayer/657680/12 "2013-05-07T14:20:57Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> Heritage is a solid think tank. After all, Obamacare is modeled after one of their ideas, as liberals love to point out. While that is intended to be snarky, obviously the think tank has some worth if liberals modeled a signature achievement after it.

I don’t know what you think the word “liberal” means. Obamacare is an abomination foisted on the American people by a coalition of right-wing Republicans(\*) and weak-willed right-of-center Democrats. Liberals who went along are rosy-eyed optimists.

(\* - Yes I know the right-wingers voted against Obamacare, but only after defecating on and destroying its liberal character. Win-win for them: They get healthcare designed to enrich their health-business patrons, while being able to point fingers of blame when the problems they designed into it become more apparent.)

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