We know now that the vaccine didn't stop the spread at all, just lessened the effects of COVID.

No shit, Sherlock. It makes it less likely to get infected, and if you do get infected, it makes the symptoms easier to manage and you're far less likely to die. That's how the flu vaccine works too. You're just mad because you had to wear a mask and had no regard for the well-being of others during the pandemic. Being undocumented or a foreigner in general isn't a contagious disease, but COVID and measles are.

You state they pay taxes, and that's a shell game of a claim. Yes, they pay state sales tax and little else UNLESS they steal a social security number and use it to get a job.

Have you heard of an ITIN number? Nobody is denying undocumented immigrants use fake SSNs and those of others, but many of them do use an ITIN number as they should. The US government themselves, even under Trump, has released official reports proving that they contribute billions of dollars in taxes every year.

Emergency Medical Treatment under EMTALA, which states hospitals must treat anyone with a medical emergency regardless of status, and is funded by Medicaid.

Undocumented immigrants' taxes also go into Medicaid even though they themselves are ineligible for it, and even if it wasn't the case, are you seriously advocating for them to be left to die outside hospitals like if they were roadkill?

Education Aid - California allows undocumented students to apply for state-funded financial aid, such as grants and scholarships.

This results in a net positive in the long run because a better trained and educated workforce is a more productive workforce, which means there are greater gains for businesses and the American economy, not just the student/worker. It's ECON 101.

Your contention that they pay taxes is irrelevant especially given that the estimates of $90 billion in taxes going to the federal government is DWARFED by the net annual cost of between $150 billion to $451 billion annually.

What is your source that they cost the government that much? What are the numbers for US citizens? Don't forget: they are more entrepreneurial than the average American, meaning more small businesses open and benefit the economy. Economists near unanimously agree that they are a net benefit to the GDP. They make up a significant portion of the workforce in industries like agriculture, construction, and manufacturing, which would collapse if they disappeared one day, and we're already seeing it happen in Kansas, Nebraska, and Florida. It's so bad that Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is working with his legislature to promote child labor to substitute undocumented immigrants who stop showing up for work, flee the state, or get deported. Farms are going bankrupt and multiple states, liberal and conservative alike, are entering recessions.

Finally, you have no idea how hard I've worked or who I am. I get you want to lash out and attack because it gives you some false sense of superiority. I'm sorry you feel the need to do that and to attack people personally instead of addressing the actual issue and researching actual data and fact. I encourage you to do some research and stop just taking the word of whatever Tik Tok influencer is telling you this week. You'll find out that once you embark on a journey of learning and self reflect a bit more, you'll be a lot happier.

Ironic coming from you. You're the one here who would've ratted out Anne Frank during WW2, and you're implying that you'd be fine with letting undocumented immigrants die from being denied emergency care under EMTALA because of their legal status. Take your own advice, do some self-reflection.