A typical tactic of amnesty and open borders advocates is to confuse legal and illegal immigration issues when it comes to benefits and costs. They only give positive facts about legal immigration designed to lead to the conclusion that all immigration, including illegal immigration, is good for America.

However, the crimes committed specifically by illegal immigrants and their costs to the taxpayers are conveniently left out of the discussion. The resources spent on criminal immigrants who already should have been deported are rarely highlighted.