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Trenton NJ, following his research trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, Assemblyman Paul Kanitra released a new video and report today detailing the size, scope and cost of New Jersey’s illegal immigration crisis.
WATCH:
Why NJ policies make illegal immigration worse
“During my border trip, judges, border patrol agents and Texas state troopers unequivocally stated that our actions here in New Jersey are incentivizing and encouraging people worldwide to break our laws and access the taxpayer-funded benefits we’re providing,” Kanitra (R-Ocean) said.
The comprehensive report reveals a staggering number of illegal immigrants reside in New Jersey. Nearly 1 in 10 residents entered the country illegally and receives roughly $8,000 a year in various taxpayer-funded benefits including housing, medical care, education and legal services.
In the video, Lt. Chris Olivarez, of the Texas Department of Public Safety, says to the assemblyman, “When you incentivize illegal immigration, that’s not going to solve the problem, that’s only going to attract more people to come.”
According to Kanitra, only 7% of migrants are requesting refugee status or seeking asylum.
Jon Anfinsen, of the National Border Control Council, says the Obama administration in 2012 weakened asylum requirements for those crossing international borders illegally, which changed how they were processed in the country.
The issue hit home for Kanitra during his return flight from San Antonio to Newark where he witnessed nearly a third of the passengers wearing government processing wristbands and holding paperwork. Instead of getting on a bus to New York City upon landing he says, cars with New Jersey plates picked them up.
“Our legal residents are spending $15 million annually so illegal immigrants can fight our laws and keep themselves from being deported. In what bizarro world does this even make sense?” he asked.
Kanitra’s report concludes with several policy recommendations including the Uniting Families and Bringing them Home Act that redirects some of the state’s migrant benefit funds to pay for repatriation flights for anyone here illegally who wants to return home. He also wants to stop funding legal costs to fight deportation and repeal the attorney general’s sanctuary state directive, allowing New Jersey to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
“Stopping the issue in its entirety only requires a government committed to upholding law and order,” Kanitra said.
To download a copy of the report, click here.
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1 in 10 are illegal is scary. Could be a neighbor on our street for Pete’s sake. And the fact that our taxes support them is sickening. Close the borders already!
This is terrible. What’s going on with the border? You cannot have open borders. We are letting everyone and anyone right through. It’s not right. Do you think all the countries allow this? We don’t even know if there’s any diseases they’re bringing in. I blame it on the president no one else he has the power, he knows better.
They are really undocumented Democrats. They will be given voting rights and citizenship as soon as possible. They will vote Democrat forever because of all the free things they are given. This is deliberate .
As a legal immigrant to this great country, I hate the way leftists have conflated the legal and illegal kind with this nation of immigrants bullshit.
Unless the cheating is ramped up to a much higher level than last time, this is the number one reason, open borders, why Orange Man is going to pull off a landslide win.
Orange Man promised to do something about the border the first time around and what did he accomplish? But you wanna get fooled a second time, eh?
He was doing a lot, actually. He was up against Sanctuary States and Cities, not to mention most of the media, and a Dem majority Congress with their non-stop resistance and bullshit impeachments.
With all the things the Democrats did to him the first 4 years and now ,he will be extremely lucky to get anything done,I BLAME ALL OF IT ON YOUR GOOD FRIEND HILLARY CLINTON, NANCY PELOSI, OBAMA AND THE WORST PRESIDENT THE US HAS EVER HAD BIDEN.
It’s strictly the illegals we worry about. They don’t want to follow laws and to become legal citizens yet, they expect to be treated the same. We embrace people who become legal immigrants. We all came from somewhere. Borders need to close. The folks who want to truly become citizens would not be sneaking in and breaking down or patrols
I don’t worry about illegals at all. I worry about the legal eagles who’ve allowed the illegals in and handed them the keys to the kingdom.
The people in power now are the same ones who will change this country from a Republic to a Communist -Marxist country. At this point in time the people in charge are governing under the rules of a
Communist -Marxist Dictator.
The USA is a Republic, not a Democratic form government.
This is Obama (the imposter not born here) running his 3rd term
He said ‘I will funadmentally change the country’
Biden is a puppet and all the Obama losers are back in power
With all the things the Democrats did to him the first 4 years and now ,he will be extremely lucky to get anything done,I BLAME ALL OF IT ON YOUR GOOD FRIEND HILLARY CLINTON, NANCY PELOSI, OBAMA AND THE WORST PRESIDENT THE US HAS EVER HAD BIDEN.
With all the things the Democrats did to him the first 4 years and now ,he will be extremely lucky to get anything done,I BLAME ALL OF IT ON YOUR GOOD FRIEND HILLARY CLINTON, NANCY PELOSI, OBAMA AND THE WORST PRESIDENT THE US HAS EVER HAD BIDEN.
During Biden ‘s 3 1/2 years
Our government numbers show 11 million arrived illegally .
{ I am not referring to our legal system which allows 1.2 million / yr }
Illegal # ‘ s are likely much higher 11-15 million & climbing with each day !)
97 % release rate
250,000 special interest aliens were arrested and released. Special interest aliens are aliens with known ties to terroism.
The illegal aliens are coming from 180 different countries.
Africans , Middle East , Chinese nationals , Haitian gang members ,
– they are commonly young men of military age
1 million Venezuelan’s were arrested & released.
( The country of Venezuela is reporting their lowest homicide rate in 22 years – they emptied their jails )
The above data is part of the public record.
Illegal immigration is the #1 issue in this upcoming election