New illegal immigrants cost US $4B more than Trump’s wall

Article author: 
Paul Bedard
Article publisher: 
the Washington Examiner
Article date: 
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Article category: 
National Issues
Medium
Article Body: 

The estimated 2.3 million illegal immigrants who have crossed the border and stayed since Joe Biden became president will cost taxpayers over $9,000 each a year in housing, food, medical, and other services, according to a new report.The Federation for American Immigration Reform, which regularly tabulates the costs of illegal immigration, has put a price tag of $20.4 billion on providing “benefits and services” for the illegal immigrants being spread across the United States since Biden became president. . . .