Illegal immigrants are considered by some to be an economic ___ on the country because they use services while…

Question

Illegal immigrants are considered by some to be an economic ___ on the country because they use services while paying almost no taxes.

Accepted Answer

正確答案為 A。drain 作名詞意為「消耗、負擔」，economic drain 為常見搭配，指對經濟造成的拖累，完全吻合「使用服務卻幾乎不繳稅」的語境。

Illegal immigrants are considered by some to be an economic ___ on the country because they use services while paying almost no taxes.