Illegal immigration is an unfunded mandate for state and local governments who must educate the children of illegals, and pay for emergency medical care, police services, courts and jails, etc. It has a cost.
cal spent 30 billions last year on services to illegals Then they passed a bill to pay for all medical costs for illegals starting Jan 1 this year Estimated cost another 3 billion annually Cal overall budget projection by July 1 this year: 50 billion dollar deficit.
It’s not an unfunded mandate. Many of those states voted for it.