President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to end taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants. This is the latest directive from the administration to block illegal immigration to the United States.
The executive order directs federal departments and agencies to identify all taxpayer-funded programs that illegally benefit individuals living in the country and take corrective action. According to White House. The order further directs agencies to ensure that funds are not used to encourage illegal immigration, such as ending funds used to support sanctuary policies at the state or local level. (Related: Chilean theft group behind famous robbers of professional athletes, the Fed says)
The order specifically cites the Personal Responsibility and Labor Opportunity Settlement Act (PRWORA) of 1996. This is a law that largely prohibits illegal immigrants from obtaining benefits funded by most taxpayers from the government. The White House argued that in the decades since Prewra was passed, various administrations have taken action to “weak” the principles of the law.
“In particular, over the past four years, previous administrations have repeatedly lowered their legislative targets, resulting in inappropriate spending of key taxpayer resources,” Trump said. In the text of order.
Taxpayer funding for immigration services has already declined significantly under the Trump administration. For example, when Trump shut down a safe mobility initiative to end foreign aid altogether. You may even need to display it at the port of entry.
Lukeville, Arizona – December 6: US Border Patrol agents instruct immigrants to sit while waiting for transport from the US-Mexico border on December 6, 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Organizations that have enjoyed federal funding to promote immigration, such as the Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States, have already sued the president for cutting funding for their projects.
“My administration supports the rule of law, prevents waste of resources for hard-earned taxpayers and protects the interests of US citizens in need, including disabled people and veterans,” the president continues. Ta.
The White House cited numerous studies, including the United States Federation of Immigration Reform Research, showing illegal immigrants at the expense of American taxpayers. Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office found that Medicaid-funded emergency services for illegal immigration found more than $16.2 billion in costs and investigative findings from the House Homeland Security Committee. Taxpayers have spent up to $451 billion since January 2021 to care for illegal immigration and leave.
“This executive order ensures that President Trump uses taxpayer resources to protect the interests of American citizens, not illegal foreigners,” the White House said.
Trump's Wednesday executive order marked the latest in a surge in instructions that were sparked under the Biden administration and attempted to end the border crisis that had already removed the masses of illegal immigrants within the country.
Since taking office, the president has declared a state of emergency on the US-Mexico border, deploying troops to support border patrols and other federal immigrants at the border, resuming construction of border walls, and serious Guantanamo Bay was opened to detain immigrants. Criminal and mobilized federal agencies supported the agenda of ambitious detention and deportation.
Trump has also signed an executive order ending natural citizenship for the parents of illegal immigrants of individuals born in US soil, but that order has since been stuck by court agendas.
The results so far have seen a significant decline in immigrant encounters along with migrant and customs enforcement concerns, far surpassing Biden-era arrests.
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