First on FOX: Democrats' Affordable Crusade Confronts Socialist Immigration Programs With a Staggering Price Tag

The White House Council of Economic Advisers estimates that each illegal immigrant costs taxpayers $166,716 over their lifetime.

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As President Donald Trump touts 16 straight months without the release of undocumented immigrants at the southern border, a report by the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that broad amnesties and increased federal benefits under immigration policies backed by the Democratic Socialists of America could cost taxpayers between $440 billion and $613 billion over the next decade.

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Meanwhile, radical Democrats want to go back to their extreme open border policies and amnesty the illegal aliens they let into our communities.

With the midterm elections looming and the Democratic fight over affordability looming, the White House is picking up on the DSA's immigration agenda as a potential financial and public safety threat — warning that its policies could intensify the spending pressures that Democrats have used to hammer Republicans.

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The council's findings go beyond the cost of amnesty and examine the potential impact of expanded federal benefits and reduced immigration enforcement, policies the White House warns could impose a significant financial burden on American families.

The council estimates that the average undocumented immigrant incurs a lifetime net financial cost of $166,716, with the current undocumented immigrant population projected to cost taxpayers between $1.4 trillion and $1.9 trillion under its model — figures the government highlights as "the real costs of extreme open borders [and] mass amnesty of socialist policies."

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According to 2025-26 College Board figures, CEA's lifetime cost to taxpayers per undocumented immigrant is more than the roughly $124,000 it costs for a student to spend four years at an average public university in the state, including tuition, housing, food and other expenses.

The council added that while undocumented immigrants are generally barred from federal benefits programs, some are barred from federal benefits programs.Left wants to roll back that standard and provide health care and subsidized programs like food stamps to those in the country illegally.

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Beyond the expansion of federal benefits, the Council estimates that ending Trump-backed immigration enforcement actions would eliminate between $227 billion and $287 billion in projected taxpayer savings and reduce estimated net costs by $79 billion to $139 billion over the next decade after accounting for enforcement costs.

An interactive White House webpage published alongside the report allows Americans to explore the projected costs of "socialism" in several policy areas, with the council estimating that the broader program of the Democratic Socialists of America could cost $49 trillion over ten years — roughly $355,000 per American family. That broad projection goes well beyond immigration, which the council separately estimates could cost between $440 billion and $613 billion over the next decade.

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If the immigration policies reviewed in the report are implemented, the White House estimates that eligibility for SNAP, federal housing assistance and Medicaid would add between $361 billion and $475 billion to federal spending over the next decade.

The report estimated that expanding federal benefits based on proposed immigration policies would add $3.6 billion to $4.7 billion in annual food stamp spending, another $2.3 billion to $3 billion in federal housing assistance, and $40 billion a year in additional Medicaid spending.

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Along with the report, the White House highlighted a 73 percent increase in drug interdictions through August 2026 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024, while separately citing a decline in fentanyl-related deaths as evidence of a broader border enforcement strategy.

The government also highlighted another key aspect of the immigration fee paradigm that it has changed - noting that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some foreign-national groups has "returned to its original purpose: temporary".

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Administration efforts to end TPS designations for some countries have faced legal challenges, underscoring the ongoing dispute over federal immigration jurisdiction.

As part of a broader immigration crackdown, the administration has also highlighted measures that the White House says will strengthen enforcement and cut costs for taxpayers, ending some Temporary Protected Status designations and revoking more than 250,000 visas.

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