Illegal immigration is costing you more than you think!
The Federation for Immigration Reform estimates that illegal immigrants are costing taxpayers $150 billion per year. I strongly believe that number is very low.
According to FAIR there are roughly $66.4 billion in federal expenditures attributable to the aliens and that that number has increased 45 percent since 2017. They estimate that we are spending at the federal level $3,187 for every alien.
The overall $150 billion figure is said to include state expenditures. That's why I think it is a low-ball figure.
In Massachusetts, it was exposed six years ago that the Commonwealth was expending $2 billion per year on the illegal immigrants. That's before the Biden influx! Last January, the state passed a supplemental budget of $400 million to house illegals. Right now, the legislature is on the cusp of passing another supplemental budget for $2.8 billion to pay for housing and even legal services for illegals. Hence, my home state has more than doubled the expenditures. (RELATED: 94-Year-Old Korean War Veteran Evicted To Make Room For Migrants)
But wait, there is another supplemental budget on the horizon and it could be over $3 billion! Ouch! That would be more than tripling the costs in one year's time. Please note that these figures do not include schooling or in-state tuition breaks which increases the overall expenses.
It is safe to say that Massachusetts is spending more than $8 billion per year. If you multiply $8 billion times 50 states, that comes to $400 billion. Now every state doesn't give illegal aliens housing, EBT cards/welfare, legal services, translators, access to transportation, mental health services, health care, schools, etc. But if we cut the number in half, it is still $250 billion. (RELATED: Massachusetts State Of Emergency? More Like Self-Inflicted Wounds)
With the nation's leading credit rating threatening to lower our country's rating from “stable” to “negative,” it is time for D.C. to put the federal government's spending on a diet and it starts with shutting the border and sending home the illegal immigrants. Enough is enough!
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