REP. JODEY ARRINGTON (R-TEXAS): $9,000 roughly per illegal immigrant that taxpayers are fronting

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“$9,000 roughly per illegal immigrant that taxpayers are are fronting

- That's more than we spend per Medicaid beneficiary
- That's more than we spend on the most… pic.twitter.com/hral3kEUPC

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A press release from Arrington's office reads, 

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has done a great job. Studies suggest this cost is upwards of $400 billion, but their cost estimate is $150 billion. The lion's share of that cost is borne by state and local governments. State and local governments can't borrow or print money like the federal government, so they have to balance their budgets by either absorbing this cost through raising taxes or they have to cut services to their citizens.

This $150 billion, when you look at the 22 million people that are estimated to be in this country illegally, comes out to about $9,000 tax dollars per illegal immigrant. Roughly $9,000 per illegal immigrant that taxpayers are fronting. That's more than we spend per Medicaid beneficiary. That's more than we spend on the most vulnerable American citizen for their health care. That's more than we spend for our heroes and our veterans in the way of military retirement benefits.