Historic views
According to a 1998 article in The National Academies Press, "many [previous studies] represented not science but advocacy from both sides of the immigration debate...often offered an incomplete accounting of either the full list of taxpayer costs and benefits by ignoring some programs and taxes while including others", and that "the conceptual foundation of this research was rarely explicitly stated, offering opportunities to tilt the research toward the desired result."[1][not in citation given]
A survey conducted in the 1980s (well before the current wave of illegal immigration) found that economists themselves overwhelmingly viewed immigration, including illegal immigration, as positive for the economy.[2] They found that 76 percent felt that recent illegal immigration has a positive affect on the economy.
In an article that appeared in the World Policy Journal (1994), Peter Andreas asserts that illegal immigration is spurred on by periods of high demand......
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