The state of Texas has spent more than $124 million to bus immigrants to New York City and other blue states.
The Lone Star State has dropped at least $124,603,616.19 on the bus program since April 2022, according to records obtained by media company Nextstar from the Texas Division of Emergency Management, which oversees the program.
The proceeds of the 100,000 immigrants who have flooded Texas have gone to the Big Apple, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, and Los Angeles — stretching budgets and wreaking havoc in their wake.
Texas taxpayers are on hand for more than 99% of the cost, records show.
About $460,000 has been raised by the state in voluntary contributions by passionate local fans of the program, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office.
Migrants are transported from Texas voluntarily and do not pay the costs to be paid in connection with their transportation.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has spent more than $124 million in taxpayer dollars to transport immigrants out of the state. AP Migrant buses have been arriving in New York City and other blue cities at an endless clip. NYPJ migrants at the Mission Border Hope shelter prepare to board a bus on Friday, January 5, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. NYPJ
Millions of illegal immigrants have flooded the country since President Biden took office, with more than 300,000 showing up in December 2023 alone, records show.
In New York City immigrants were housed in shelters at the Roosevelt Hotel, Floyd Bennet Field, and a sprawling tent city on Randall’s Island.
A group of migrants were videotaped this week allegedly beating an NYPD officer – but were immediately released without bail, with their current location unknown.
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