Taxpayers To Pay $2,358 Each To Deport People Who Aren't Criminals

KEY POINTS

•The Economic Policy Institute calculated that Trump's mass deportation effort costs taxpayers roughly $2,358 each nationwide.
•Gordon Lafer, University of Oregon professor, criticized the spending, saying it drains money from food, housing, and health care programs.
•Washington DC, Connecticut, and West Virginia show varying taxpayer costs, but all highlight billions spent on deportations versus social needs.

The Economic Policy Institute dropped a bomb that every American taxpayer shelling out $2,358 for Trump's deportation extravaganza might as well be tossing cash in a bonfire. The $268.9 billion deportation budget over 2.5 years could instead feed 118 million SNAP recipients or nab Medicaid for nearly 12 million folks — but nah, let’s fund chasing mostly criminal-free people. Washington DC screams $3,930 per taxpayer, Connecticut coughs up $3,395 each, and West Virginia, the budget micro-loan spot, still chips in $1,297 per person. Gordon Lafer from the University of Oregon nailed it, saying most homeless and hungry miss out as Uncle Sam plays tag with undocumented people. Meanwhile 'The Department of Homeland Security' perfects the art of radio silence when Axios calls.