The Federation for American Immigration Reform or F.A.I.R. estimates there are currently between 290,000 and 360,000 children born to illegal aliens each year who reside in the United States. In 1994 California paid for about 75,000 deliveries to illegal alien mothers for a cost of $215.2 million. About every birth cost 2,500 dollars and for that year thirty-six percent of Medicare funds went towards these births. The Urban Institute estimates that the cost of for educating children of illegal immigrants was $3.1 billion in 1993. Estimations had shown, with probable population growth that by the year 2000 that cost would have doubled. The estimate however only included general education needs, and not special education such as English learning classes or classes for the mentally handicapped or colleges. Recent data shows that the cost of anchor baby general education programs is an approximate $7.4 billion every year. If the population of anchor babies continues to grow, costs on American tax payers can only
The Federation for American Immigration Reform or F.A.I.R. estimates there are currently between 290,000 and 360,000 children born to illegal aliens each year who reside in the United States. In 1994 California paid for about 75,000 deliveries to illegal alien mothers for a cost of $215.2 million. About every birth cost 2,500 dollars and for that year thirty-six percent of Medicare funds went towards these births. The Urban Institute estimates that the cost of for educating children of illegal immigrants was $3.1 billion in 1993. Estimations had shown, with probable population growth that by the year 2000 that cost would have doubled. The estimate however only included general education needs, and not special education such as English learning classes or classes for the mentally handicapped or colleges. Recent data shows that the cost of anchor baby general education programs is an approximate $7.4 billion every year. If the population of anchor babies continues to grow, costs on American tax payers can only