- $26.741 BILLION in annual federal grants and direct payments flowed into America’s 106 SANCTUARY CITIES (FY2016).
- On average, the cost of lost federal funding for a family of four residing in one of the 106 sanctuary cities is $1,810 – or $454 PER PERSON. A TOTAL POPULATION of 46.2 MILLION residents live in the 106 sanctuary cities according to CENSUS DATA
- WASHINGTON, D.C. and CHICAGO, Illinois residents received the HIGHEST amount of FEDERAL funding on a PER CAPITA basis and, therefore, have the MOST to LOSE by maintaining their sanctuary status.
WASHINGTON, D.C. municipal government received the HIGHEST amount of federal funding on a per capita basis: $3,228 PER PSERSON; $12,912 per FAMILY of FOUR; or $2.09 BILLION total.
The City of CHICAGO, IL received the SECOND HIGHEST amount of federal funding on a per capita basis: $1,942 per person; $7,768 per family of four; or $5.3 BILLION TOTAL.
- In cities with populations of 100,000 and above, the communities with the LEAST per capita federal dollars ‘at risk’ are St. Paul, Minnesota ($47 per person, $14.2 million total); DOWNEY, California ($36 per person, $4.2 million total) and MIAMI, Florida ($67 per person, $29.7 million total).
- $15.983 BILLION in federal funds flowed into just TWELVE major American cities – where 1 in 5 illegal entrants reside (FY2016).
- DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE GRANTS to LAW ENFORCEMENT – i.e. city police departments – totaled $543.97 million (FY2016). Typically, this funding was only a SMALL PERCENTAGE of the local law enforcement BUDGETS.
- $4.23 BILLION in FEDERAL funding of the 106 sanctuary cities flowed via the ‘DIRECT PAYMENT’ type. These payments funded municipal services such as HOUSING, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, and SCHOOLS.
- $21.5 BILLION in FEDERAL funding of the 106 sanctuary cities flowed via the ‘GRANT’ payment mechanism. These payments funded local POLICE and FIRE departments, SCHOOLS, HOUSING, and CITY SERVICES.
- In LOS ANGELES, fully 1 in 5 city residents (22-percent) are illegal entrants. However, the amount of federal funding amounts to only $126 PER RESIDENT; $504 per FAMILY of FOUR; or $502.5 MILLION TOTAL.
- In NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 19-percent of city residents are undocumented entrants. However, the amount of federal funding amounts to $733 PER RESIDENT; $2,932 per FAMILY of FOUR; or $206.7 MILLION.