Secure Borders: The Defense of the Nation...: Chesterfield, VIRGINIA: Study cites cost of service to illegal aliens ($1.35 MILLION on courts, police, social services, plus $409,000 in unpaid emergency room visits, $337,840 in unpaid traffic fines)

August 17, 2007

Chesterfield, VIRGINIA: Study cites cost of service to illegal aliens ($1.35 MILLION on courts, police, social services, plus $409,000 in unpaid emergency room visits, $337,840 in unpaid traffic fines)

Richmond Times-Dispatch

CHESTERFIELD, Virginia -- Illegal immigrants cost Chesterfield an estimated $1.35 million in fiscal year 2006, according to a report issued yesterday by the county.

The report comes more than a year after county supervisors asked for an analysis on the issue of illegal immigrants and how much the government spends on them. An initial report released last August did not include estimated costs for county government to provide services to that community.

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Posted by tyne at August 17, 2007