U.S. Pays $5.8 Billion to House Illegal Alien Criminals
"The U.S. federal government spent $5.8 billion over
the past three years to incarcerate criminal aliens – nonresidents who are in the country illegally or legally and convicted of a crime. The report by the General Accounting Office – the investigative arm of Congress – shows the number of criminal aliens in federal prisons increased from about 42,000 at the end of 2001 to about 49,000 at the end of last year," according to WorldNetDaily. "The direct federal costs during the study's time frame were estimated to be $4.2 billion, with federal reimbursements to state and local governments totalling $1.6 billion through the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, or SCAAP. The majority of criminal aliens were identified as citizens of Mexico. "
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