Fact Check: Does immigration, on net, increase the national debt?
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NO. Many analyses have found immigration as a whole has a positive fiscal impact.
The libertarian Cato Institute analyzed the fiscal impact of all immigrants (both legal and undocumented) between 1994 and 2023 and found immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in benefits every year during that period. Overall, immigrants had a positive fiscal impact of $14.5 trillion between 1994 and 2023.
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