Ron Johnson: “In 2012, we spent $21.4 billion.”

“In 2008, we spent 17 and a half billion dollars on those programs. You divide it by the 1.2 million removals and returns in 2008, that's about $14,900 per deportation or removal. Okay, 14,000. In 2012, we spent $21.4 billion. Divided about 650,000 removals and returns. That's about $33,000 per removal return. So really, the number of immigrants, because I would argue very bad economic times. There's not as many economic activities.” (04:39–04:44)

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