This article would be better titled: The Huge Cost and Impact to Just the U.S. Border Counties Due to Illegal Immigration

Monday, 03 March 2008
Illegal Aliens That Commit Crimes Costs Skyrocket For Courts

Southwest border counties are calling for help from the federal government to pay for millions they spend each year on law enforcement, courts and healthcare as a result of illegal immigrants who commit crimes. Counties are reimbursed for less than 12 percent of their costs.

An estimated $108.2 million is spent each year (study used 1999 fiscal year data) by some of the nation’s poorest counties to pay for law enforcement, criminal justice and emergency healthcare services to illegal immigrants who commit crimes, according to a report released by the United States/Mexico Border Counties Coalition (USMBCC): http://www.bordercounties.org/

“The border counties are dealing with the low rate of federal reimbursement we receive for providing these services. We are not debating federal immigration policy,â€