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**zooworms** · 03-07-2006, 12:52 PM

The following is a sample of the articles I have found on the issue. What are your views and opinions?

Study: Illegals cost $210M in education

http://www.news14charlotte.com/conte...sp?ArID=114332

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The cost of educating children of illegal immigrants is more than 20 times what it was 10 years ago, and some argue that the money would be better spent on other students.

A study by the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill showed educating illegal immigrants' children costs the state an estimated $210 million a year. Ten years before, the figure was less than $10 million.

Reports Says Illegal Aliens Costing Mississippi Taxpayers

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4559381&nav=6DJI

State Auditor Phil Bryant's report estimates 49,000 illegal immigrants in the state, costing over $25 million.

"It's the first time anyone in the State of Mississippi has tried to look at illegal immigrants and what it costs the taxpayer," Bryant said.

The report takes into account contributions from illegal aliens who pay more than $40 million in sales tax and more than $3 million in income tax each year. But the estimated costs are more than $69 million. That includes everything from education and healthcare to public safety and losses from income sent out of the country.

Entrant costs triple $1.5M gov. promised

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/91692.php

The bills aren't all in yet, but the costs of dealing with illegal immigration are running more than three times the emergency $1.5 million Gov. Janet Napolitano has agreed to send to Southern Arizona, officials of four border counties said Friday.

Expect at least a $5 million tab over the next six months to a year for law enforcement, accident response, trash cleanup, health care and autopsy cases involving illegal immigrants, say officials of Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties. Pima County expects to spend $2 million in illegal immigrant-related matters in the next six months.

Yuma County says it spends $2.2 million each year on jailing illegal immigrants and currently receives only $200,000 in federal aid in compensation. Cochise County says it needs $800,000 to $1 million in help to deal with illegal immigration. Santa Cruz County says its tab is at least $100,000.

Illegal aliens cost California billions

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...2115-6766r.htm

Illegal immigration costs the taxpayers of California — which has the highest number of illegal aliens nationwide — $10.5 billion a year for education, health care and incarceration, according to a study released yesterday.

A key finding of the report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) said the state's already struggling kindergarten-through-12th-grade education system spends $7.7 billion a year on children of illegal aliens, who constitute 15 percent of the student body.

Illegals' health care costs increasing

http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20040...0007-3972r.htm

ANNAPOLIS — State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer said yesterday that health care costs for illegal aliens in Maryland are much higher than reported — and taxpayers and consumers are footing the bill.

"I am very concerned over this," Mr. Schaefer told Maryland Budget Secretary James C. "Chip" DiPaula Jr. during a Board of Public Works meeting.

Mr. Schaefer, a Democrat, cited state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene numbers that show Maryland paid $44 million last year for emergency care for illegal aliens.

Illegal Aliens and the Cost to Arizona's Hospitals

http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=21492

"The estimated annual cost to hospitals and other providers of emergency health care nationwide for illegal aliens is $1.45 billion. According to congressionally-commissioned research from the MTG Corporation, the annual cost to just the 24 counties along the border in Texas, New Mexico and California exceeds $200 million, and for Arizona's four border counties alone it's $32 million per year.

These unreimbursed costs, and other health-related issues, have put Arizona hospitals in a state of dire fiscal emergency. As a result, some have closed, or are in danger of having to close their emergency rooms and other services.

Copper Queen Hospital in Bisbee, for example, closed its ob/gyn department for several months because it had to provide labor and delivery services for illegal immigrants on an emergency basis and received no compensation. Maricopa County Hospital incurred uncompensated costs of over $1 million just to treat two burn victims."

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zooworms Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	The costs of illegal migration to the American taxpayer. The following is a sample of the articles I have found on the issue. What are your views and opinions? Study: Illegals cost $210M in education http://www.news14charlotte.com/conte...sp?ArID=114332 RALEIGH, N.C. -- The cost of educating children of illegal immigrants is more than 20 times what it was 10 years ago, and some argue that the money would be better spent on other students. A study by the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill showed educating illegal immigrants' children costs the state an estimated $210 million a year. Ten years before, the figure was less than $10 million. Reports Says Illegal Aliens Costing Mississippi Taxpayers http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4559381&nav=6DJI State Auditor Phil Bryant's report estimates 49,000 illegal immigrants in the state, costing over $25 million. "It's the first time anyone in the State of Mississippi has tried to look at illegal immigrants and what it costs the taxpayer," Bryant said. The report takes into account contributions from illegal aliens who pay more than $40 million in sales tax and more than $3 million in income tax each year. But the estimated costs are more than $69 million. That includes everything from education and healthcare to public safety and losses from income sent out of the country. Entrant costs triple $1.5M gov. promised http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/91692.php The bills aren't all in yet, but the costs of dealing with illegal immigration are running more than three times the emergency $1.5 million Gov. Janet Napolitano has agreed to send to Southern Arizona, officials of four border counties said Friday. Expect at least a $5 million tab over the next six months to a year for law enforcement, accident response, trash cleanup, health care and autopsy cases involving illegal immigrants, say officials of Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties. Pima County expects to spend $2 million in illegal immigrant-related matters in the next six months. Yuma County says it spends $2.2 million each year on jailing illegal immigrants and currently receives only $200,000 in federal aid in compensation. Cochise County says it needs $800,000 to $1 million in help to deal with illegal immigration. Santa Cruz County says its tab is at least $100,000. Illegal aliens cost California billions http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...2115-6766r.htm Illegal immigration costs the taxpayers of California — which has the highest number of illegal aliens nationwide — $10.5 billion a year for education, health care and incarceration, according to a study released yesterday. A key finding of the report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) said the state's already struggling kindergarten-through-12th-grade education system spends $7.7 billion a year on children of illegal aliens, who constitute 15 percent of the student body. Illegals' health care costs increasing http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20040...0007-3972r.htm ANNAPOLIS — State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer said yesterday that health care costs for illegal aliens in Maryland are much higher than reported — and taxpayers and consumers are footing the bill. "I am very concerned over this," Mr. Schaefer told Maryland Budget Secretary James C. "Chip" DiPaula Jr. during a Board of Public Works meeting. Mr. Schaefer, a Democrat, cited state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene numbers that show Maryland paid $44 million last year for emergency care for illegal aliens. Illegal Aliens and the Cost to Arizona's Hospitals http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=21492 "The estimated annual cost to hospitals and other providers of emergency health care nationwide for illegal aliens is $1.45 billion. According to congressionally-commissioned research from the MTG Corporation, the annual cost to just the 24 counties along the border in Texas, New Mexico and California exceeds $200 million, and for Arizona's four border counties alone it's $32 million per year. These unreimbursed costs, and other health-related issues, have put Arizona hospitals in a state of dire fiscal emergency. As a result, some have closed, or are in danger of having to close their emergency rooms and other services. Copper Queen Hospital in Bisbee, for example, closed its ob/gyn department for several months because it had to provide labor and delivery services for illegal immigrants on an emergency basis and received no compensation. Maricopa County Hospital incurred uncompensated costs of over $1 million just to treat two burn victims."
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