Deporting undocumented immigrants could cost as much as $25 billion, report says

*Putting actual dollar signs in front of anti-immigrant rhetoric provides a needed perspective. It’s hard to reconcile small government, limited spending ideas with a $25 billion cost to fulfill anti-immigration promises. VL

By Fox News Latino

If the roughly four to five million immigrants who could benefit from President Barack Obama’s executive order were to be deported, it would come with a price tag of about $25 billion.

That was the estimate by Politico, which said it came up with the figure based on a variety of sources.

The president’s order suspends deportation for three years for undocumented immigrants brought as minors, as well as for those who have children who were born in the United States or are legal permanent residents.

House Republicans attached a rider to a Homeland Security spending bill, which passed, that calls for blocking Obama’s executive order. But a similar measure has failed in the Senate, where Democrats have blocked debate on it.

Politico estimated that it costs roughly $7,200 to deport someone. The Department of Homeland Security told Politico that it costs closer to $8,661.

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[Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Flickr]

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