Illegal immigrants cost Chesterfield $2 million in 2006

Carolyn Hileman* | August 21, 2007

Filed Under Economy / Economics, Immigration

Illegal immigrants cost Chesterfield government an estimated $2.09 million in fiscal 2006, according to a report issued this afternoon by the county. The report comes more than one year after county supervisors first asked for an analysis of how much government money is spent on illegal immigrants. An initial report released last August did not include estimated costs for services provided to the illegal immigrant community. The new nine-page document indicates that much of the costs are incurred by police, courts and prosecutors, jail and health and social service agencies. But the report notes there isn’t much Chesterfield can do to prevent spending tax dollars on those services.

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