Kay Ivey on Immigration

	Kay Ivey on Immigration

Finish the wall and eliminate federal benefits for illegals

A top security concern of every American is protecting our borders. Our own U.S. Senator Katie Britt is also an important champion of securing our borders. She is showing Washington, D.C. that Alabama means business. The Laken Riley Act is now law with President Trump's signature, and I am urging Congress to pass Senator Britt's Wall Act that will help finish building the wall and eliminate federal benefits for illegals. It's time to restore common sense. Source: 2025 State of the State Address to the Alabama legislature , Feb 5, 2025

Vast sums pay for teaching children of illegal immigrants

ILLEGAL immigration has a harmful impact on our society on many levels. But one of the most frustrating is the hidden financial damage it's doing to our public schools in Alabama. You may not realize it, but vast sums of precious tax dollars are being siphoned off from your child's education to pay for the teaching of children whose parents are living here illegally.

According to a 2005 report by FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Alabama spends $34 million on education for illegal immigrants every year, plus another $48 million on the children of U.S.-born children of illegal aliens. But even this $82 million price tag isn't the total cost. The FAIR report doesn't include the additional costs of reduced or free meals for any of these students, nor does it include the cost of dual language programs, which can cost anywhere from $290 to $879 per pupil.

Source: 2010 Alabama Gubernatorial campaign website KayIvey.org , Mar 31, 2010

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