Here’s How Much Illegal Immigration Costs Every US State Ross Woods
Decades ago, Nobel laureate Milton Friedman argued that illegal immigration might actually be preferable to legal immigration, since illegal immigrants would not be able to benefit from our welfare state as non-citizens.
Unfortunately, the border around the welfare state today is weak. Illegal immigrants are a burden. Of all Federal outlays on illegal immigrants, 27% is devoted towards “administration of justice,” while 21% is medical, and 29% are “general expenditures.’ Only 16% of costs are public assistance. At the State level, almost all the costs are related to education, Medicaid, and justice.
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Unfortunately, the border around the welfare state today is weak. Illegal immigrants are a burden. Of all Federal outlays on illegal immigrants, 27% is devoted towards “administration of justice,” while 21% is medical, and 29% are “general expenditures.’ Only 16% of costs are public assistance. At the State level, almost all the costs are related to education, Medicaid, and justice.
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