FACT CHECK TIME:
Myth 1: “It’s easy to gain legal status in the U.S.” The reality is that it can take 20 years (largely due to backlogs!).
Myth 2: “Undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes.” In 2010, they paid $10.6 billion in state and local taxes.
Myth 3: “Most new immigrants come from Latin America.” Yeah, ummm … no. And, no. And once again, no.
Myth 4: “DREAMers affect the U.S. economy negatively.” More like they’d add $329 billion and 1.4 million jobs to the economy by 2030. (FYI, here’s who DREAMers are.)
Myth 5: “Most immigrants are undocumented.” In fact, two-thirds are documented.
