Illinois: ‘Welcoming’ Programs Increase Cost of Illegal Immigration By at Least $2.2 Billion

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Illinois: ‘Welcoming’ Programs Increase Cost of Illegal Immigration By at Least $2.2 Billion
By Margaret Flavin Feb. 3, 2024 4:00 pm135 Comments

The cost of Joe Biden’s broken border is unsustainable.

In Illinois, ‘welcoming’ programs have increased the cost of illegal immigration to the state by at least $2.2 billion over the last two years, according to a recent Wirepoints report.

The analysis of government grant reports, budgets, and other public documents tallied the costs of “free” benefits for the 35K illegals flooding the state.

More than $1 billion has been spent on health care costs, at least $120 million in FY24 for English as a Second Language (ESL) needs in public schools, and almost $900 million has been spent on housing, food, and legal resources.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/illinoiswelcoming-programs-increase-cost-illegal-immigration-least-2/

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I'll bet the "welcoming programs" before the 2000s didn't cost that much unless you consider deportation a welcoming program.