Last week I mentioned an estimate I had seen that illegal aliens cost the US taxpayers an average of about $19,000 each, but I didn't know the source. The estimate is from a Heritage Foundation study by Robert Rector. The study indicates that the illegal aliens receive about $3 in benefits for every dollar they pay in taxes. The study also says that 60% of Americans receive more in benefits than taxes they pay. That is probably true. After all, it costs about $7000 to $8000 for very student in public school, but the students pay almost no taxes. And, most retired people receive more in benefits than taxes they pay when Social Security and Medicare are considered. With baby boomers retiring, life expectancy increasing, and more illegal aliens pouring in, the system will eventually collapse.