7. Immigrants’ Economic Contributions Immigrants contribute as workers Doctors (1 in 4), Patents (1/4th), Construction, agriculture, maintenance, hospitality. Immigrants contribute as consumers Chicago: undocumented immigrants spend $2.89 billion on goods and services, creating 31,908 jobs Immigration contributed to 40%+ of net household formations between 2000 and 2005 (Harvard) Immigrants contribute as entrepreneurs More than 1 in 10 self-employed businesspeople in US
10. Pay $1,800 more in taxes than receive in benefits; over lifetime she and descendants $80,000 less
11. Undocumented contribute $7 billion a year in Social Security taxes; $407 billion over 50 years.US economy gains $37 billion a year from immigrants’ participation in the US economy
