Report: Record 14.45M illegal immigrants in US, cost $133.7B Print this article
The illegal immigrant population has reached a record 14.451 million in the United States despite border closures and travel bans, and it could jump much higher under President Biden’s pro-immigrant policies, according to a new analysis.
The report shared with Secrets Wednesday said that the population of illegal immigrants increased from 14.3 million last year as many crossed the border expecting to be protected by the Biden plan and others remained after their visas expired.
In its latest tally, the Federation for American Immigration Reform also estimated that the cost of this population to taxpayers is $133.7 billion, up nearly $2 billion from last year.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A promise of a wide-sweeping amnesty from the incoming Biden administration coupled with an expansion of sanctuary jurisdictions, and continued public benefits for illegal aliens, has driven the illegal alien population of the United States into record territory, finds a new analysis by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). There are now an estimated 14.5 million people living illegally in the United States, imposing a nearly $2 billion increased net fiscal burden from 2019.
According to the report, a combination of factors is responsible for the increase in the number of people residing illegally in the U.S:
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