[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Labyrinthos]

I could deport them for free: Eliminate all health, education, and welfare benefits, as well as anchor baby status, and the will deport themselves within three years. This is not complicated.

[sten]

we handed $5 BILLION to the taliban so they would take back 5 of their commanders.

$25 billion to get rid of 30m illegals would be a bargain!

[Rusty0604]

They should check out expedia.com.

[lowbridge]

“Deportations have skyrocketed under Obama, reaching a record – more than 2 million since he became president”

Lie.

HOW THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION INFLATES DEPORTATION STATISTICS

http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/february-12-2013/how-obama-administration-inflates-deportation-statistics.html

U.S. “Cooks the Books” To Show Record No. Of Deportations

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2012/09/u-s-cooks-the-books-to-show-record-no-of-deportations/

[Baladas]

Why are they saying this? Who cares what it would cost “in theory”, it’s insane to think Obama will deport even the worst criminal of the lot

[cincinnati65]

First of all, horse hockey on the $8,661 per deportation. Second, we won’t be able to capture all the illegals (not even close), so your little straight multiplication of illegals and fluffed up deportation figure is the wrong premise. And third, if we DID come close to deporting all illegals, surely we could come up with more cost efficient methods of deportation, like buying a bus.

[BobL]

ONLY $25 Billion? That is GREAT, for if it means that conservatives retain some some power in the government, then spending will be at least 10 TIMES LESS than that number, PER YEAR (maybe 50 times less).

If instead these Illegals become legal voters, and Democrats become a permanent majority, that $25 Billion will seem like the BEST BARGAIN that we ever walked away from.

[eyeamok]

Maybe they just need a history lesson to see how much it really costs, Ike did it with 750 agents,in short order.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html

[clearcarbon]

"Deporting undocumented immigrants could cost as much as $25 billion, report says"

...and that price tag gets larger with each new arrival. We're going to have to pay the bill sooner or later, but sooner is going to be a lot cheaper than later.

[EternalVigilance]

Deporting undocumented immigrants could cost as much as $25 billion

What are the rule of law, and national sovereignty, and national security, and the integrity of our territory, worth anyhow?

Seems to me that they're priceless.

[ViLaLuz]

It’s worth it. Send them home.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Deporting undocumented immigrants could cost as much as $25 billion

There's no way it would cost that much to rent the cattle trucks.

[Skybird]

The Air Force could schedule their training flights and maximize savings to coincide with departures using C-5 and C-17 transport aircraft.