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Old 07-09-2008, 01:06 PM
danielpalos danielpalos is offline
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Originally Posted by Teak View Post
Address this, with variable facts and sources, not opinion.
What is opinion about simple math. Simply multiply the current number of illegals in the country by an arbitrary fine to get a product.

Consider twenty million illegals times (for example) one thousand dollars. This could be the revenue generated from fines. Under ideal conditions, the revenue generated from fines from twenty million people could result in revenue of twenty billion dollars from fines alone.

Fees would depend on the number of people wanting to try their luck in the US market for labor, and could be generated annually from those same participants. Let's use an arbitrary number such as five hundred dollars for a fee. The fee is less than the fine to induce people to come in legally or pay a higher fine.

Potentially, anyone who now obtains a tourist visa would be able to obtain a market friendly work visa. It could result in a potential revenue stream of twenty eight billion dollars if we use the numbers below.
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By 2007 the number of international tourists had climbed to over 56 million people who spent $122.7 billion dollars, setting an all time record.
Source: Tourism in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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