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Educating the Children of Illegal Aliens Comes with $28.6 Billion Price Tag
Source: Immigration Report

With the traditional end of the school year, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has updated its study of the impact of illegal immigration on America’s public schools. Breaking the Piggy Bank: How Illegal Immigration Is Sending Schools Into the Red estimates that nationwide, the cost of educating the children of illegal aliens in the U.S. now runs an astonishing $28.6 billion.

Six states now spend in excess of $1 billion annually on education for the children of illegal aliens, with California leading the way at $7.7 billion. Children in the nation’s public schools who are themselves illegal aliens, or who are the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens, now number about 3.5 million.

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