Media hypes cost of securing border, refuses to discuss the cost of open borders.
The media has some big news.
Southwest border mission has cost $330M so far — with over $40M for Guantanamo Bay alone – ABC News
Interesting. Let’s even for the moment assume that those numbers are accurate. What was the cost of the border crisis?
The House Budget Committee estimated the cost of the crisis at $150 billion. Others put it at $200 billion or even higher.
$330 million would be around 0.2% of $150 billion.
Some estimates set the annual cost of illegal migration at $150 billion as well.
To put that $330 million into context, under Biden, DHS allocated $380 million for migrant-infested areas through FEMA in August 2024.
We’re spending a fraction on an ounce of prevention here to secure the border.
The media hypes the cost of securing border, but refuses to discuss the cost of open borders.
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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