$2.5B spent on migrants in Illinois as costs spiral out of control: report

Illinois should spend $ 2.5 billion for migrants with most Health care Costs, according to a new report.

The Illinois Public Policy Institute, which is a watchdog’s reflection group which follows public policy decisions in the State, published a report On Monday, this compiled all the costs that were channeled on the support of migrants who flooded the state.

Out of the $ 2.5 billion, the Illinois Public Policy Institute added that taxpayers’ financing had been allocated to health care as well as to migrants, housing, emergency food, resettlement and rental services. “The report has added that Illinois has allocated $ 478 million since 2023 for the” Welcoming with initiative dignity.

The report also explained that the Illinois The state government has spent more than $ 1.6 billion on two programs that cover health care costs for migrants, citing a report from the Auditor General.

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According to the Illinois Health and Family Services Department, one of the programs, health benefits for immigrant adults, which served people aged 42 to 64, has been reduced due to “budgetary constraints”, Completing the program on July 1. The other program that serves the elders will continue.

The audit revealed that the programs ended up costing much more than the costs projected.

“Originally, it was estimated that the senior program would cost $ 224 million. The listeners found that real spending was 84% ​​higher than expected at $ 412.3 million,” said the report.

“In 2023 only, total costs exceeded the expected expenses of more than $ 400 million, enough money to house the Illinois’ Whole-out Population for a year. “”

The report comes after Governor JB Pritzker testified to the congress Thursday to approach the policies of the state sanctuary.

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“I saw first -hand how the states had to assume the consequences of a broken immigration system. I am proud of the way we answered ….

“Illinois chose a different path. Faced with a humanitarian crisis, our state made sure that children and families were not hungry or did not go to death,” said Pritzker, speaking Migrants buses that the Governor of Texas. Greg Abbott directed towards its state.

The Governor Pritzker office did not respond to a request for comments on the new report by Digital Fox News.

About 51,000 illegal immigrants have traveled to Chicago from the southern border, mainly those who have been unloaded from Texas.

Chicago officials did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.

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