Undocumented immigrants contribute about $2.7 billion to the Texas economy while receiving about $2 billion in public services from the state — a net benefit of $703 million that critics of Texas' restrictive new immigration law are touting.
The numbers come from a new report by AngelouEconomics, an Austin-based consulting firm. The report was released Nov. 6 ahead of a Nov. 7 hearing before a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
