Local Government
By Lake County Gazette |
Apr 9, 2024
Illinois taxpayers are feeling the financial burden of providing services to undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers, with an estimated cost of $2.84 billion since July 1, 2022. The breakdown of estimated spending from Fiscal Year 2023 to Fiscal Year 2025 includes $820 million in support services, with $478 million allocated for asylum seeker assistance, $160 million for new additional state investments, and $182 million for emergency funding requests.According to reports, healthcare costs for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers over the same two-year period are...