Report: Growing Alien Minor Problem Costly to Taxpayers
Published:
Thu, May 31st 2018 @ 5:06 pm EDT
The Washington Times reports the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) paid over $1.4 billion last year to care for nearly 41,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) in its facilities. UACs stayed 41 days on average, so the care cost taxpayers about $670 per day for each child. HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said until Congress fixes the laws inducing UACs to seek asylum, “the American taxpayer is paying the bill for costly programs that aggravate the problem and put children in dangerous situations.â€
Last weekend, the media attacked the Trump Administration after an image of alien minors being held in a “cage†went viral on the Internet. As it turned out, that picture was from 2014 under President Obama’s watch.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/report-growing-alien-minor-problem-costly-taxpayers
