One in five federal prisoners is foreign born

One in five federal prisoners is foreign born. That’s 58,766 people costing taxpayers about $2 billion a year to hold. You can mention those statistics at Christmas dinner if you have liberal relatives insisting illegal immigration doesn’t do any harm.

J.P. Travis: Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1976 graduate of University of Michigan, father, grandfather, husband, founder and CEO of Travelyn Publishing (http://www.travelynpublishing.com/), and passionate anti-government believer in individual liberty.

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  • I’ll add a bit more to JRs comments. The fees should also cover any liabilities that their fine citizens may incur. Such as but not limited to damages, medical expenses and quality of life.