Americans could pay up to $451 billion to care for immigrants who entered the US illegally, but have been released into the country or escaped detention, according to a new report released Monday from House Republicans and obtained exclusively by The Post.
“Every day, millions of American taxpayer dollars are spent on costs directly related to illegal immigration and the unprecedented crisis on the Southwest border that was sparked by the policies of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,” the report said. temporary staff of the Internal Security Committee of the House of Representatives. state.
“Only a small fraction is ever reimbursed from the taxes paid by illegal immigrants, with the rest falling on the shoulders of American citizens and legal residents,” he added.
Compiled from federal and state records, media reports and other public information, the 50-page document outlines the costs taxpayers incur in medical care, housing, education and other welfare benefits for tens of millions of migrants — to say nothing of what are the additional costs for law enforcement.
“This report reveals in stark detail the dollar cost Americans face every day that this chaos continues, both in small towns on the border and in big cities like New York,” said Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R -Tenn.) Position.
House Republicans released a report on Monday totaling the “historic” cost of the Biden administration’s border policies, saying US taxpayers could pay up to $451 billion. AFP via Getty Images House Homeland Security Committee interim staff report blames Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ policies for the crisis. Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
The bill for government care and housing could total up to $451 billion a year nationwide for detained immigrants known as “tourists” who have entered the US since 2021, according to figures cited by a House panel from the Center for Immigration Studies.
Between 16.8 million and 29 million illegal immigrants currently reside in the US, according to committee estimates citing the conservative Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and Yale University, 3.8 million of whom have entered since President Biden took office in January 2021.
Since 2021, government care and housing could total up to $451 billion nationwide for apprehended immigrants known as “tourists,” according to the Center for Immigration Studies. New York Post
Mayorkas revealed during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing last month that more than 600,000 immigrants entered the country in fiscal year 2023 without being apprehended by border agents.
That’s in addition to another 900,000 who entered the US legally and applied for asylum before being released, according to US Customs and Border Protection data.
Biden, 80, asked Congress last month to approve $14 billion in additional border security funding to help process immigrants, reimburse state and local governments and non-governmental organizations and provide other services.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green told The Post “this report lays bare the dollar cost Americans face every day that this chaos continues, both in small towns on the border and in big cities like New York.” CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images
The Republican committee member added that FAIR also found in a comprehensive study this year that the federal, state and local costs of illegal immigration total about $182 billion annually — with foreigners paying just $31 billion of that cost in tax revenue.
According to the FAIR report, state governments paid $115 billion of that amount, while the federal government only got $66 billion.
By comparison, the group found in a 2017 study that the top cost of illegal immigration to the US was $135 billion.
President Biden in October asked Congress to approve $14 billion in additional border security funding to help with immigrant processing, among other services.AP
The Biden administration has barred immigrants from most federal health programs, while states like California or Illinois and cities like New York have seen their benefit programs expanded to the highest levels.
Mayor Eric Adams said in August that the total cost of migrants could jump to $12 billion over the next three years as Gotham struggles to feed, house, educate and even wash clothes for the influx of hundreds of thousands from the southern border.
Hospital and emergency room visits rank among the highest costs incurred by undocumented immigrants — a fact borne out by testimony from medical experts.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in August that over the next three years the total cost of migrants could jump to $12 billion.Jose Jacome/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
“Immigrants often need three times the amount of human resources to resolve their cases and provide them with a safe discharge,” Dr. Robert Trenschel, chief executive officer of Yuma Regional Medical Hospital in Arizona, told the committee in February.
“Some migrants come to us with mild illnesses but many of them come with significant illnesses. We have immigrant patients undergoing dialysis, cardiac catheterization and needing heart surgery. Many are very sick. They have long-term complications of untreated chronic diseases.”
Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines also told the committee in September that the influx has forced US citizens to travel far from their homes to receive medical care.
New York City is struggling to feed, house, educate and even wash clothes for the influx of hundreds of thousands from the southern border.Gregory P. Mango
“We have seen women approaching the border during childbirth, I have witnessed it several times, to the point where our emergency room and our maternity ward have been raided,” he said.
“I’ve had several people tell me they had to go to San Diego or to Phoenix to deliver their baby or have a routine surgery that was scheduled that was postponed.”
The cost of education for at least 3.8 million illegal immigrants with limited English proficiency totals $59 billion, according to FAIR.
“The mayorkas policies have allowed this massive waste and abuse of taxpayers’ resources. His policies and actions have encouraged millions of people to cross our borders illegally,” the report reads.REUTERS
Other data from the National Institute of Corrections and the Department of Justice show state police spending on illegal immigration-related matters has jumped from $10.5 billion in 2017 to $19 billion now.
Monday’s report also put the economic cost of the opioid crisis at $1.5 trillion in 2020, according to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, a number driven largely by fentanyl imported from Mexican cartels.
“From thousands of dollars in property damage caused by illegal aliens fleeing from fear and millions of dollars for education, to billions of dollars for health care and luxury housing for aliens, the refusal of Biden and Mayorkas to enforce the law our country’s laws are on the rise—and the American taxpayer is the one involved,” Green said.
“It is long past time for this administration to end the reckless and lawless open border policy that is bankrupting communities across this country.”
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