Do immigrants cost the state more than they pay in?

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Public anxiety about immigration has moved from concerns about immigrants taking local jobs to worries that low-paid or non-working arrivals are placing a burden on public finances through benefits.

But the economic effect of immigration is determined as much by host-country policies as by the immigrants themselves.

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