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CONCLUSIONS
Pages 22-25

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... Moreover, data on the characteristics of the illegal alien population are generally available only for national aggregates, requiring strong assumptions in order to develop subnational estimates. One of the most difficult challenges in calculating fiscal costs is first obtaining accurate estimates of the public service costs per illegal immigrant.
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From page 23...
... . Average costs assume that the per capita use of public services by illegal immigrants is the same as the use by the general population -- an assumption that workshop participants noted has not yet been supported by empirical evidence.
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... Overall assessments and bounds of uncertainty would benefit from studies that offered "high" and "low" assumptions for illegal immigration cost and revenues. RESEARCH AND DATA NEEDS After discussing the six studies of the fiscal impact of immigration on state and local governments, workshop participants briefly discussed three research and data priorities: improving data sources, expanding the range of analytical methods, and examining the need for better research frameworks.
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... Workshop participants noted that a consistent framework would be useful to take into account potentially countervailing effects of illegal immigration on local employment (e.g., immigrants might displace some native workers but would also have multiplier effects on employment through their expenditures)
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