I’ll be heading over to a press conference shortly with a couple conservative U.S. senators and a U.S. congressman to unveil the latest findings of my colleague Robert Rector that low-skill immigrants receive $3 in government benefits for every $1 paid in taxes.

U.S. Sens. Jim Bunning & Sessions, U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray & Heritage Foundation Immigration Expert Robert Rector Define Aftermath of Amnesty Deal

WHAT: Press Conference to release stats on the fiscal cost of low-skill immigrants to state and local taxpayers.

WHEN: Monday, May 21, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Russell Senate Park, the corner of Constitution and Delaware Avenue NE, Washington, D.C.

WHO: U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.)
Robert Rector, Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow

Bckgrnd:
A sweeping immigration reform bill has been negotiated between the White House and Senate, which will be debated on Monday. The bill will give all 12 million current illegal immigrants – many of them considered to be low-skilled – temporary legal status, and a path to permanent legal status. The research to be released by Sens. Bunning and Sessions, Rep. Bilbray and Robert Rector will provide a fiscal distribution analysis of households headed by immigrants without a high school diploma. The analysis measures the total benefits and services received by these “low skill immigrant households” compared to the total taxes paid. The difference between benefits received and taxes paid represents the total resources transferred by government on behalf of this group from the rest of society.