Who Is Running this Country?

The annual cost attributed to illegal immigration at the federal level is almost three times the estimated cost for the damages and reconstruction needs caused by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

Total Annual Cost of Illegal Immigration (Federal): Approximately $150.7 billion (net after accounting for tax revenues paid by undocumented immigrants).

Now, comparing this with the estimated cost of damage and reconstruction due to Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina:

Total Estimated Cost for Damage and Reconstruction due to Hurricane Helene: $53 billion in direct damages.

Analysis:

The annual cost attributed to illegal immigration at the federal level, when considering the figures provided, is almost three times the estimated cost for the damages and reconstruction needs caused by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. This comparison illustrates that the fiscal impact of illegal immigration over a year significantly outweighs the financial toll of a natural disaster like Hurricane Helene within a specific region of the state.

It’s important to contextualize these numbers:
Illegal Immigration Costs include ongoing expenses for social services, healthcare, education, enforcement, and other indirect costs across the entire United States. These are recurrent costs, meaning they occur annually.
Hurricane Helene’s Costs are a one-time event, focusing on the immediate aftermath, recovery, and reconstruction in a specific geographic area. These costs include infrastructure repair, emergency services funding, and economic revitalization efforts, but they do not recur annually.

Conclusion:
The total cost for addressing illegal immigration on a federal level each year vastly exceeds the one-time disaster recovery costs for Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. This comparison highlights the differing fiscal scales between ongoing policy-related expenditures and a singular, albeit catastrophic, natural event. However, it also shows the immense economic impact that can result from both human migration policy issues and natural disasters, each presenting unique challenges to fiscal management and policy-making.

Remember who was the damned Border Czar?

They got $750 in Western North Carolina. The illegals all got a debit card!