The report estimated the annual costs of illegal immigration at the federal, state and local level, combined, to be about $113 billion, nearly $29 billion at the federal level and $84.2 billion at the state and local level.
The cost to Oregon's state and local taxpayers is estimated to be $705 million annually.
On a per family basis, this amounts to between $751 and $1,000 annually per native-headed household. The figure for Washington State is the same. In Idaho, it was less, in the $501to $750 range, and more in California, over $1501 per annum per native-headed household.
Among the areas of expense measured, education is the most costly in dollars. The annual state outlay for K-12 public schooling for children of illegal aliens in Oregon is estimated to be $425.4 million. The figure is based on 33,652 K-12 students (children of illegal aliens) @ $10,526 each, totaling $354.2 million. In addition, the cost of LEP (Limited English Proficiency) students is estimated: 27,069 students (children of illegal aliens) @ $2,631, totaling $71.2 million. The two figures, 354.2 million per student cost plus the extra amount for LEP programs for a portion of the children of illegal aliens, $71.2 million, equal the sum of $425.4 million per annum.
Administration of justice outlays are the next most costly in dollars, amounting to $111 million annually. This includes extra costs for police, $31.7 million; judicial/legal expenses, $12.5 million; corrections (incarceration and related expenses) , $73.4 million.
The Federal program called SCAAP (State Criminal Alien Assistance Program) provides federal payments to states and localities that incurred correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law, and incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during the reporting period. According to the FAIR report, SCAAP reimburses Oregon in the amount of $6.7 million of the $73.4 million spent on incarceration and related costs.
A third major area of expense is medical care for illegal aliens. Oregon spends an estimated total of $79.7 million annually for medical care to illegal aliens. This includes Emergency Medicaid for births, $7.1 million, and $53.6 million for other Emergency Medicaid. Also, the cost of medical insurance for U.S.-born is figured at $15.7 million. Requirements under the federal SCHIP program (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) cost Oregon another $3.2 million.
Child care outlays are in addition to medical care.
The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal program that assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining childcare so they can work, attend training, or continue education.
The purpose of CCDF is to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of childcare.
Oregon participates in the program, and FAIR estimates that Oregon spends annually $22.1 million on this program, covering 10,650 children of illegal aliens @ $2,073 each.
The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program is another federal program that Oregon participates in. Oregon spends $9.8 million on this program annually to cover 7,768 children in families without eligible parents.
Summing Up
Oregon’s Outlays on Illegal Aliens - $705 million annually.
Includes K-12, $354.2 million; LEP,$ 71.2 million; Medicaid,
$60.7 million; SCHIP+ $19.0 million; Justice, $110.8 million; Welfare+, $ 31.9
million; General, $57.1 million.
How much of this expense is funded by taxes paid by illegal aliens? The FAIR study estimates that illegal aliens pay $17.7 million to Oregon from property taxes and income taxes -- $13.2 million in property taxes, and $4.4 million in income taxes.
Thus the net fiscal cost to Oregon is $687.2 million annually, figured by subtracting $17.7 million in taxes paid by illegal aliens from the $704.9 million outlay by the state.
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