In a fresh twist on the Biden administration’s decision to house illegal immigrants at hotel facilities, crunching the numbers on the $86.9 million that is set to be spent on 1,239 beds shows that the cost of the move to American taxpayers is nearly $72,000 per border crosser housed. “That works out to $71,666.67 per migrant, paid by your tax dollars, meaning that you are now a co-conspirator to one of the largest smuggling schemes in history,” wrote Andrew Arthur, a fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative policy research nonprofit. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to The Epoch Times that the Biden administration plans to use the hotel facilities to accommodate family units unlawfully crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “The $86.9 million contract provides 1,239 beds and other necessary services,” said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae D. Johnson. He said a short-term contract …
Biden Administration’s Illegal Immigrant Hotels to Cost Taxpayers $72,000 Per Border Crosser
March 25, 2021
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