CBO finds 33% of the tax revenues from illegal immigrants and asylum seekers on the federal budget come indirectly from economic growth

Immigrants and US-born children, annual federal costs, federal taxes paid, 2024-2034

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Sources: Congressional Budget Office, "Effects of the Immigration Surge on the Federal Budget and the Economy," July 2024.
Note: CBO only listed the total discretionary spending amount. Annual amounts were estimated based on mandatory spending amounts