Trump's plan to deport millions of immigrants would cost hundreds of billions, CBS News analysis shows (Barf Alert)

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-21 20:50:40 | Updated at 2024-10-22 00:38:24 3 hours ago

Trump's plan to deport millions of immigrants would cost hundreds of billions, CBS News analysis shows (Barf Alert)
cbs ^ | October 17, 2024 | ulia Ingram

Posted on 10/21/2024 1:38:40 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

In the last month of the presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump is doubling down on his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in American history.

In Reading, Pennsylvania, last week, Trump drew fervent applause from a rally crowd after saying he would "get these people out" and "deport them so rapidly." In Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, Trump told rallygoers he would "rescue Aurora and every town that has been invaded and conquered."

Immigration researchers, lawyers, and economists have pointed to immense constitutional, humanitarian and economic problems posed by Trump's oft-repeated pledge. But beyond the anticipated damage to immigrant families, communities and local economies, the roundup and deportation of some 11 million people is near impossible to bankroll, according to an analysis of U.S. budget and immigration court data by CBS News.

Even if Congress approved the hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, deporting every undocumented immigrant living in the U.S. would take far longer than four years, the analysis finds.

CBS News' analysis of immigration system data found:

Apprehending and deporting just 1 million people could cost taxpayers about $20 billion. Deporting 11 million people over four years would cost more than 20 times what the nation spent a year over the last five years on deporting people living in the U.S. Most of that would be new funding that would have to be approved by a majority of both chambers of Congress. Assuming Trump did get the funding and could rapidly expand the staffing in immigration enforcement and courts, the backlog of cases would grow — not decrease — by millions of cases based on what's happened in the last two administrations. Trump's own administration, despite promising to deport millions in 2016, deported 325,660 people during the fiscal years he was in office.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; bias; cbs; deport; fakenews; mediabias; seebs; tds; trump

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This CBS analysis ignores the effect that deportations would have on the invaders, cartels, open-borders NGOs and anti-American foreign governments. Also, reduce "foreign aid" and related obsolete state department divisions. Bring manufacturing and other profitable companies back home.

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Roughly one month of what it cost to keep them here
... living in luxury.

2 posted on 10/21/2024 1:39:53 PM PDT by farmguy ( )

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

You mean as opposed to the cost to feed, house, insure, provide medical to them and their offspring, social security, and such?

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

“Apprehending and deporting just 1 million people could cost taxpayers about $20 billion.”

I suppose it *could* cost $350 billion, hypothetically. It *could* exceed a trillion dollars.

4 posted on 10/21/2024 1:40:25 PM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1997 ... drain the swamp.)

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Put them on a container ship and have it make stops around South America.

5 posted on 10/21/2024 1:40:53 PM PDT by libh8er

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

We can’t afford to send them home because FEMA already spent all the money settling them in America.

6 posted on 10/21/2024 1:41:00 PM PDT by MMusson ( )

To: farmguy

and three months of aid to Ukraine

7 posted on 10/21/2024 1:41:30 PM PDT by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Is CBS trying to get an award for ignorance and stupid reporting???

Yeaaaa.... they WON!

8 posted on 10/21/2024 1:42:06 PM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )

To: Theo

Or he could simply announce a bounty (ears (or head) acceptable as proof) to kick in 30 days from now and most all of them would self-deport.

9 posted on 10/21/2024 1:42:15 PM PDT by curious7

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

It’ll cost less than what we’re sending to other countries and is worth every penny.

11 posted on 10/21/2024 1:42:31 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

I wonder what it has cost to have them transported by commercial air to places all over the United States?

12 posted on 10/21/2024 1:42:32 PM PDT by jcmccorm

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

But WHATEVER THE COST, the SAVINGS YIELDED would be vastly higher.

And our QUALITY OF LIFE will be substantially improved.

13 posted on 10/21/2024 1:42:34 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Trump isn’t going to deport 20 million people. That’s a pipe dream, he needs to focus on the dangerous people, cut off welfare and a lot will self deport.

14 posted on 10/21/2024 1:42:41 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Whatever it costs, it will be more than worth it.

15 posted on 10/21/2024 1:43:15 PM PDT by 1Old Pro

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

If we can give out and process thru the courts 150m+ traffic tickets every year...

we sure as shit can process 5m+ illegals every year until we can’t find anymore

16 posted on 10/21/2024 1:43:37 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)

To: curious7

And cutoff all the money sloshing around in the NGO pipeline since we’re kicking them out. That will save a billions, though it will curtail the politicians feathering their nest with our money.

17 posted on 10/21/2024 1:43:59 PM PDT by curious7

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

18 posted on 10/21/2024 1:44:12 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)

To: farmguy

$20,000 per person???

GLAD this bunch doesn’t do my household budget.

19 posted on 10/21/2024 1:44:27 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)

To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

How much can it cost for a prison bus ride to the border and shoving them across back into mexico.

20 posted on 10/21/2024 1:45:06 PM PDT by farmguy ( )

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