The total cost of illegal immigration under President Joe Biden’s administration would be equivalent to the gross domestic product of the 36th largest economy in the world, according to a report from late last year that’s now getting attention on social media.
Illegal immigration under President Joe Biden’s administration has cost the country an estimated $451 billion per year, according to a report released by House Republicans in November 2023.
The 50-page report, which was the fourth interim report on Department for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ handling of the border crisis, highlights that over 3.8 million illegal immigrants have entered the country since Biden took office in January 2021.
Taxpayer dollars have accounted for costs incurred for healthcare, education, housing, and enforcement to accommodate the up to 130+ million illegal aliens currently in the country.
“Every day, millions of American taxpayer dollars are spent on costs directly associated with illegal immigration and the unprecedented crisis at the Southwest border sparked by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ policies,” the House Homeland Security Committee interim report states. “Only a small fraction is ever recouped from the taxes paid by illegal aliens, with the rest falling on the shoulders of American citizens and lawful residents.”
The report’s relevance remains with the current political landscape. Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic Party’s nominee for the upcoming presidential election, although she has remained quiet on her disastrous record as Border Czar, which some in the media have tried to hide.
Many on social media were in disbelief at the figure.
Others considered the implications for the election.
One user even mapped the scale of the crisis.
