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April 1, 2016

Title: Immigration’s Impact on Texas
Topic: Illegal Immigration

Discussed by Ike Brannon
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Part 1 of 2

In a recently released paper,  Ike Brannon revealed some shocking information about the immigration situation in Texas – both legal and illegal. Ike is a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and President of Capital Policy Analytics. In his report, Ike reveals how much of the cost relates to enforcing the current broken border system set in place by the Federal Government. (More on this in the second segment.)

Texas has an outstanding economy. However, it will not continue to flourish if the immigration population continues to increase. Ike explains that the immigration population in Texas does not just include illegal “entrants” from south of the border; we are now seeing an influx of people from other states move to Texas to pursue job opportunities. Listen in as Ike Brannon explains.

There is good news, though! Texas is not a state that freely gives out welfare money and free food and services to just everybody who wants it. We have strict rules! This means that not many new “entrants” are requiring state assistance. Most legal “entrants” are hard-working people who are pursuing a dream, whether from another country or another state, which results in more taxes being paid into local economies.

HHowever, the cost of educating new immigrants from other countries is outrageous and will only increase as more new “entrants” move into our great state. Ike Brannon discovered that it is costing between $700 and $800 Million per year to educate legal and illegal immigrants in the state of Texas. “There are [roughly] 125,000 to 150,000 illegal immigrants enrolled in Texas schools. This is only about three percent of Texas students,” Ike reveals.

In other words, Texas taxpayers are spending nearly $1 BILLION dollars to educate only THREE PERCENT of the students! That is unacceptable! br />
Tune in to the next segment with Ike as he discusses healthcare and border costs.

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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Immigration’s Impact on Texas
Topic: Illegal Immigration

Discussed by Ike Brannon
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

We all know that healthcare costs money – lots and lots of money. How much money is Texas actually paying, though, to offer healthcare services to both illegal and legal immigrants? Listen in as Ike Brannon discusses the latest the figures the Texas Public Policy Foundation has, which are from before the start of Obamacare.

In his article, Ike Brannon also reports on the very high cost of maintaining and patrolling the border. He also briefly discusses that many illegals are now using an actual Social Security number to obtain a job, which might be a good thing for the economy! Listen in as he explains…

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