In Phoenix Arizona today, a pickup truck loaded with eight illegal aliens and driven by a smuggler came under fire from smugglers in another vehicle.  The driver of the pick up truck was killed in the altercation.  The eight illegal passengers were sent to area hospitals, where they received free medical attention at taxpayer and paying-patient expense.  The burnt out wreckage of the pickup truck and the flying bullets could have easily have found innocent victims in the mindless melee.

In a neighboring city, Mesa Arizona, the city prints all notices that go to city service customers in English and Spanish.  This results in twice the expense for printing and paper.  Legal residents shoulder the burden of the additional expense.

These scenarios present themselves week after week in cities throughout the southwest. The price of illegal aliens and the accompanying subculture of smugglers, document forgers, crime, disease and forced culture on legal residents is but part of the argument against illegal immigration.

Illegal immigration's cost to cities, counties, states and the federal government is incalculable.  The toll to innocent life, the burden on social services, insurance premiums and the strain on healthcare is staggering. Illegal immigration takes much more than it gives.  It must be stopped.