Exclusive: With more immigrant children in detention, HHS cuts funds for other programs — like cancer research

[Umka36 781]

There's got to be a better way than the following as most of us don't even make that much to take care of our whole family.

 

"The latest figures demonstrate the continued growth of this population just one week after the New York Times reported that the number of detained immigrant children in the U.S. has soared to record highs over the last year, from 2,400 children in May of 2017 to 12,800 earlier this month. Last week, HHS confirmed its plan to extend use of an emergency shelter in Tornillo, Texas, for the third time since it opened in June, and expand capacity at the “tent city” from 400 to 3,800 beds. The estimated cost of operating such emergency facilities is $750 per child per day — approximately three times the cost of a regular ORR shelter..."

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-immigrant-children-detention-hhs-cuts-funds-programs-like-cancer-research-230259583.html

 

[TBoneTX 43,403]

Permanently block them at the border before they enter?

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

53 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Permanently block them at the border before they enter?

A simple, cheap, and effective solution.  

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

2 hours ago, Umka36 said:

There's got to be a better way than the following as most of us don't even make that much to take care of our whole family.

 

"The latest figures demonstrate the continued growth of this population just one week after the New York Times reported that the number of detained immigrant children in the U.S. has soared to record highs over the last year, from 2,400 children in May of 2017 to 12,800 earlier this month. Last week, HHS confirmed its plan to extend use of an emergency shelter in Tornillo, Texas, for the third time since it opened in June, and expand capacity at the “tent city” from 400 to 3,800 beds. The estimated cost of operating such emergency facilities is $750 per child per day — approximately three times the cost of a regular ORR shelter..."

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-immigrant-children-detention-hhs-cuts-funds-programs-like-cancer-research-230259583.html

 

Proof that illegal immigration is negatively affecting legal residents

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

3 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Proof that illegal immigration is negatively affecting legal residents

Let’s do some math...

 

$750 a day is $273,750 per year.  That’s 4.5 times the average US income of $60K.  PER KID.  If a family of 4 is expected to live on $60K, how can anyone NOT see the burden that one single illegal immigrant places on our national debt/deficit?  Using the figure given of 12,800 kids, that’s 3.5 BILLION in the next 12 months alone.