How is the US and UN budgeting for the Border Crisis?

Paresh Jadhav

10 months ago

Budgeting techniques such as cash envelope budgeting are an effective way of creating an visible process for financial management, especially those who struggle with impulsive spending. You’ll be able to track exactly where each dollar disappears as it leaves each cash envelope!

Each person sets aside funds differently, but it’s essential that you stick within your monthly limits and replenish your envelopes at least every payday.

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The United States

The United States is facing an enormous bill to house and care for migrants crossing its southern border, with costs skyrocketing as the government searches for ways to pay.

New York City alone spends over $10 million every day on migrants seeking asylum – an amount which could go towards public safety, schools, or other local needs if spent more wisely.

House Homeland Security Committee report estimates that American taxpayers will foot an estimated bill of $451 billion related to the migration crisis, covering costs related to housing, education, property damage from migrants, law enforcement costs and lawful action taken against migrants.

The United Nations

As they cross the U.S.-Mexican border, migrants attempting to make it are assisted by the United Nations as they make their journeys across. While some migrants pay their expenses by sending money from relatives living in America or borrowing it from smuggling gangs, much of this aid comes directly out of American taxpayers’ pockets.

In 2022, $450 million will be given in cash and vouchers to migrants “paused or considering migration journeys or already underway along 17 migrant trails in Latin America”, as per the UN planning document. This budget will help cover their lodging expenses as well as road-ameliorating programs.

House Republicans from border states and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have both expressed outrage at this plan, while Governor Abbott wrote to Attorney General Ken Paxton last month to request an investigation of whether UN-affiliated NGOs are breaking any laws by aiding mass illegal immigration.

Mexico

As political debate over funding border security escalates, the U.S. has turned to Mexico’s resources in order to control migration and asylum flows.

As more migrants seek refugee status in Mexico, its system to screen and process them has become overburdened; government funding for COMAR’s refugee authority has not kept pace.

Mexican authorities have responded by offering incentives and disincentives for arriving at ports of entry, while creating legal pathways for certain groups experiencing dire circumstances in their home countries. It has also implemented a pilot program to relocate recognized refugees from Tapachula to cities throughout central Mexico in order to help them find work and housing – this initiative has received support from IRC while COMAR’s capacity is also being enhanced through federal assistance.

Other Countries

TikTok may have popularized envelope budgeting as a trend, but this method of spending less and saving more is one of the most effective ways to control spending and save more. While envelope budgeting requires discipline and financial self-reflection, using cash instead of plastic can help shed new light on spending habits that were once hidden away in shadow.

Pros: Envelope systems are straightforward and straightforward ways of keeping track of spending budget without risking careless card use or overdraft fees. Cons: However, family life may make adopting one difficult and it takes some time figuring out how to divide expenses among all individuals in your family.

The United Nations is offering debit cards and cash vouchers to would-be illegal border crossers from around the globe, yet is seemingly unaware that this activity facilitates dangerous illegal migration. Instead, they proudly refer to their work as humanitarian. My attempt at passing legislation to stop this UN project never took hold in Congress due to fraudulent ‘fact checks’ purporting to debunk other reports like mine.