07/27/2005
Recently, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich suggested that we round up and deport the millions of illegal aliens who currently reside in the U.S.Silly mortal … what on earth was he thinking? Simple solutions to complicated problems just confuse the powers that be — he should have used graphs and flow charts … you know, visual aids that provide an opportunity for interpretation.
To discourage the idea, the Center for American Progress (CAP — whatever that’s supposed to be) prepared a sort of makeshift cost/benefit analysis for deporting millions of illegal aliens.
Hmm … I wonder what they determined?? Surprise, surprise, surprise … the cost is astronomical. In fact, according to CAP, the solution is cost prohibitive.
[extracted from the report linked below]
"Using publicly available data, we estimate the costs of a mass deportation effort to be at least $206 billion over five years ($41.2 billion annually), and could be as high as $230 billion or more. Spending $41.2 billion annually would exceed the entire budget of the Department of Homeland Security for FY 2006 ($34.2 billion) and more than double the annual cost of military operations in Afghanistan ($16.8 billion)."
Ok, so what? Should the cost be triple that amount, I still say so what. The pricetag is our penance — we should pay it.
And by the way, I do not believe there is a sum greater in value than the DHS budget. Last I checked, the ascending order for monetary denominations was: Million — Billion — Trillion — DHS Budget
In any event, the Center for American Progress just published their full accounting.
Arm yourself with a long, tall drink — I recommend a Costco-sized vat of Pepto Bismol — before you click [here] to read the complete report. The report is titled Deporting the Undocumented: A Cost Assessment.
The report should be titled :Deporting the Undocumented: Who are we kidding?
Those who feel compelled to do so can click [here] to email the Center for American Progress.
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