Massachusetts Republican Lawmakers Say Illegal Immigration Is Breaking State Financially

One state senator puts the annual bill for housing illegal immigrant families at $1 billion.

The Comfort Inn in Rockland, Mass., is currently a state-funded shelter for illegal immigrant families. Photo taken on May 14, 2024. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

ROCKLAND, Mass.—Massachusetts Sen. Peter Durant believes that nonstop illegal immigration to the Bay State combined with a net outflow of tax revenue is a “recipe for disaster.”

Each year, he said, approximately 50,000 taxpaying residents flee Massachusetts for less expensive states, followed by a daily influx of “tax-taking” illegal immigrants.