Surge of Illegal Immigrants Costing Americans Billions American taxpayers are paying $130 billion in taxes thanks to a surge of illegal immigration. Read the September 23 article “Surge: 14.3 Million Illegal Immigrants in US Costing Taxpayers $130B” from The Washington Examiner. Lori Roman2019-11-01T11:22:59-04:00Categories: Front Page, OPED|Tags: illegal alien benefits, Illegal alien crime, illegal aliens, illegal immigrant crime, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, sanctuary cities, Taxes|