Donald Trump says illegal immigration costs $113 billion a year By Miriam Valverde on Thursday, September 1st, 2016 at 1:22 p.m. Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign event focused on immigration policy in Phoenix on Aug. 31, 2016. read more
Unlawful immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants can pose large fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers. Government provides four types of benefits Unlawful immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants can pose large fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers. read more
Steven A. Camarota, research director at the Center for Immigration Studies, crunched the numbers and found that the current population of illegal immigrants will drain nearly $750 billion from taxpayers over their lifetimes — amounting to six times the deportation costs. read more