Download or read book The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration written by Gordon Howard Hanson and published by Council on Foreign Relations Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the economics of illegal immigration and finds that the fiscal benefits of illegal immigration offset its costs. Further, the report finds that the flexibility provided by the illegal immigration system that benefits the U.S. economy cannot be provided by the legal immigration system.