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Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens March 8, 2023
“Lawmakers have just two and half months to take action to bring down the state’s enormous price tag for illegal immigration.”
A new study reveals that the invasion at the southern border is costing Texas taxpayers nearly $13.4 billion a year.
The analysis from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) found the crisis at the border is costing taxpayers nationwide $182 billion annually. Texas taxpayers, meanwhile, have been on the hook for public education, indigent medical care, housing and nutrition assistance, and other benefits such as in-state tuition at public universities.
The cost to each Texan is about $4,466 annually.
Dan Stein, the president of FAIR, says it’s a “staggering burden on Texas taxpayers that must be addressed by the State Legislature during the current session.”
More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/surge-of-illegal-aliens-costs-texas-taxpayers-13-4-billion-annually/ (https://texasscorecard.com/state/surge-of-illegal-aliens-costs-texas-taxpayers-13-4-billion-annually/)