From AI: Illegal immigration causes significant fiscal strain on state and local governments, with recent estimates suggesting a net cost exceeding $150 billion annually due to education, healthcare, and law enforcement, according to AEI/House reports. Conversely, undocumented immigrants paid approximately $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022, per ITEP analysis.
- From AI: Total Funding: With the $75B supplement, ICE has unprecedented financial resources, effectively increasing its annual, spendable budget to nearly $29 billion in 2026.
Illegal immigration net cost for local and federal government is 150-96.7 ~ $50B.
If get rid of ICE cost, it is 50-29~$20B.
And $20B is the financial cost of illegal immigration for all level of government.
