woodguru wrote:
Billions have been spent on the wall, easy sections were built at ludicrous money considering they were the easy sections. This wall is a black hole as far as endless money is concerned.
The first part of building a wall is to have a plan, know how much it's going to cost,,,that has not been done. So far everything from $80 Billion to now $5 Billion has been thrown out there. Meanwhile it would be interesting to see how and where the money has gone so far, not that this administration wants anything to do with oversight and accountability.
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Hope this copy and paste comes through OK. I expect the gist of it will. The point being that compared to what we currently spend $5 Billion is a drop in the bucket.
1 . $11 Billion to $22 Billion is spent on welfare to illegal immigrants each year by state governments. Verify At:
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http://www.fairus.org/site/ Pag eServer? pagename=iic_immigrati onissuecenters7fd8 >
2 . $22 Billion dollars a year is spent on food Assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal immigrants. Verify At:
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http://www.cis.org/articles/ 20 04/fiscalexec.HTML The High Cost of Cheap Labor | Center for Immigration Studies
www.cis.org About the Author Steven A. Camarotais Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C. He holds a master's degree in political science
3 . $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal immigrants. VerifyAt:
http://www.cis.org/articles/20 04/fiscalexec.HTML The High Cost of Cheap Labor | Center for Immigration Studies
www.cis.org About the Author Steven A. Camarotais Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C. He holds a master's degree in political science
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4 . $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on Primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! Verify At:
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http://transcripts.cnn.com/ T RA NscriptS/0604/01/ldt ... 0.HT ML >
5 . $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for Education for the American-born Children of illegal immigrants, known as Anchor babies. Verify At:
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http://transcripts.cnn.com/ T RA NscriptS/0604/01/ ldt.01.HT ML
6 . $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal immigrants. Verify At:
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7 . 30% percent of all Federal Prison Inmates are illegal immigrants. Verify At:
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https://owa.slugger.com/owa/ Ur lBlockedError.aspx >
8 . $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on Illegal immigrants for Welfare & Social Services by the American taxpayers. Verify At:
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http://premium.cnn.com/ TRANSCI PTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML >
9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal immigrants. Verify At:
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http://transcripts.cnn.com/ TRA NSCRI >
10 . In 2006, illegal immigrants sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their Countries of origin. Verify At: .
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11. The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes committed By Illegal Immigrants In The United States . Verify At:
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THE TOTAL COST IS $338.3 BILLION A YEAR. SINCE THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 135 MILLION TAXPAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES,OVER $2,500.00 OF YOUR TAXES GO TO FUNDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
Pelosi and Schumer are apoplectic over $5 billion. Shut down the Government Donald! Shut it down for two years if necessary! We need national security and sovereignty more than we need Progressive liars.