Jailing immigrants costly for cash-strapped state
(NEWSER) - Arizona might have one little problem with its controversial new immigration law: It can’t afford to enforce it. The state already has a budget deficit of at least $368 million, and jailing illegal immigrants could expand that significantly. Holding, say, 5,000 immigrants would cost the state $182.5 million a year, the Christian Science Monitor estimates. Turning them over to the federal government for deportation would cut down that bill, but ICE already has its hands full. More»
