MSN NewsAs US lawmakers grapple with ways to slash spending, many were shocked to learn authorities are spending $250 to $1,000 per day to care for each minor apprehended crossing the US border.
More than 57,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from , have been caught entering the country illegally since last October, and has asked for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to address what he has called an “urgent humanitarian solution.”
“One of the figures that sticks in everybody’s mind is we’re paying about $250 to $1,000 per child,” told reporters, citing figures presented at a closed-door briefing by Homeland Security Secretary .
“A lot of people were very troubled coming out of there.”
Federal authorities are struggling to find more cost-effective housing, medical care, counseling and legal services for the undocumented minors.
Some $1.8 billion of Obama’s emergency supplemental would be allocated to the Department of Health and Human Services to address those needs.
The base cost per bed was $250 per day, including other services, said, without providing details.
“It goes up to $1,000 per day if you have to contract temporarily,” she added. “That’s what they’re trying to avoid.”
, who like Flake is a Republican who helped craft a comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate but has died in the House, said lawmakers “were shocked at the figures.”
“I think now we’re starting to see the human costs and the economic costs of providing care for those who have entered the country illegally, and it behooves us to address this as quickly as possible.”
US officials predict some 30,000 more unaccompanied children will cross the border by the end of September, and that 145,000 will be apprehended next year.
http://news.msn.com/us/up-to-dollar1000-a-day-to-care-for-child-migrants-1
I would say “Let him and his billionaire buddies pay for it since they have the money!”, but that doesn’t solve the problem. Therefore I say we send him and his “beloved” illegal minors out of the country!
per article, 57,000 (reported) @ $500 (low side) per day is……
$28,500,000 per day.
Of which a paltry few dollars actually goes to ‘care’ for the ‘child’ (ILLEGAL ALIEN).
The rest is gravy going to all the so-called ‘government’ agencies involved.