(Texas Scorecard) – The Department of Homeland Security announced that an additional $380 million has been allocated to localities supporting illegal aliens. This is after receiving $259.13 million in grants from the DHS’ Shelter and Services Program (SSP) in April.
Nongovernmental organizations and localities providing support to illegal aliens were also given over $780 million through the SSP and FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian Awards, according to expenditures in the 2023 fiscal year.
The Biden-Harris administration’s current open border policies have incurred massive costs to the SSP and several other federal agencies. The DHS, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services have also spent large amounts of money processing and managing the flow of illegal aliens crossing the southern border.
“The fiscal impacts of illegal immigration continue to grow, and the latest DHS funding allocation is just a fraction of the overall costs,” explained Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center for Immigration Studies Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy. “As the immigration crisis deepens, localities and federal agencies are left grappling with the mounting expenses.”
Upon entering the U.S., illegal aliens may become eligible to receive taxpayer-funded benefits. This may also include eligibility for benefits for any U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.
With the influx of illegal aliens coming through the southern border, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is experiencing historic backlogs. These backlogs make it increasingly difficult, frustrating, and costly for anyone attempting to immigrate to the U.S. legally.
Attempting to fix the “root causes” of illegal immigration, the Biden-Harris administration has sent $4 billion to Central America but has not significantly deterred illegal immigration to the U.S.