Cost of Unlawful Immigrants and Amnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer By Robert Rector and Jason Richwine, Ph.D. May 6, 2013 Executive Summary Unlawful immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants can pose large fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers. Government provides four types of benefits and services that are relevant to this issue: The rest of the study http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty%20to-the-us-taxpayer