Immigration-Related Education Costs Crippling Overburdened American Taxpayers
September 20, 2016 By Spencer Raley 1 Comment
government_check_money_rotator_675x450When most Americans think of immigration today, they are concerned about terrorism and the loss of American jobs to foreigners who are willing to undercut the wage market. But illegal alien children and unaccompanied alien children are also placing a significant strain on state and local budgets. A new report by FAIR shows that taxpayers now spend nearly $60 billion annually to educate both legal and illegal immigrants—an increase of nearly $9 billion since 2010. Education costs constitute the largest percentage of the immense fiscal burden unchecked immigration places on American citizens. Staggering costs like these are the result of attempts by the current administration to dismantle or bypass our immigration laws.
A large portion of this nearly $60 billion burden comes from the free public education provided to the children of illegal aliens. This unfunded mandate imposed on the states by the Supreme Court in Plyler v. Doe costs taxpayers $44.8 billion annually. During the 35 years since the Plyler decision it has placed a nearly unbearable strain on school budgets in high-immigrant areas, affecting the quality of education.
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/09/20/immigration-related-education-costs-crippling-overburdened-american-taxpayers/
