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"This is how a billion dollars would look like if $100 bills were used."
Illegal immigration cost 50 times that every year, according to people with TDS
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/26/facebook-posts/theres-no-evidence-americans-pay-155-billion-each-/
>American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
There’s no evidence Americans pay $155 billion each year to cover the cost of illegal immigration
Determining the exact cost of illegal immigration is complex, but reports estimate that immigrants in the country illegally cost less than $155 billion annually.
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Determining the exact cost of illegal immigration is difficult, but some analysts have tried.
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, produced a 2013 report that estimated that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally "impose a net fiscal burden of around $54.5 billion per year."
But that estimate, which is now eight years old, is still more than $100 million off from the post’s claim.
https://pic8.co/sh/hLUyfk.jpeg
"This is how a billion dollars would look like if $100 bills were used."
Illegal immigration cost 50 times that every year, according to people with TDS
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/26/facebook-posts/theres-no-evidence-americans-pay-155-billion-each-/
>>American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
There’s no evidence Americans pay $155 billion each year to cover the cost of illegal immigration
Determining the exact cost of illegal immigration is complex, but reports estimate that immigrants in the country illegally cost less than $155 billion annually.
...
Determining the exact cost of illegal immigration is difficult, but some analysts have tried.
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, produced a 2013 report that estimated that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally "impose a net fiscal burden of around **$54.5 billion per year**."
But that estimate, which is now eight years old, is still more than $100 million off from the post’s claim.
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