FIRST ON FOX: Dems' affordability crusade collides with eye-popping price tag for socialist immigration plans

FIRST ON FOX: A new White House economic report warns that immigration policies backed by the Democratic Socialists of America could cost American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, as the Trump administration sounds the alarm over the potential financial consequences of mass amnesty and expanded federal benefits.

As President Donald Trump touts 16 consecutive months without illegal immigrant releases at the southern border, a Council of Economic Advisers report estimates that mass amnesty and expanded federal benefits under Democratic Socialists of America-backed immigration policies could cost taxpayers between $440 billion and $613 billion over the next decade.

Socialist-aligned candidates have gained ground in 2026, winning key Democratic primaries and expanding their influence within the party.

"President Trump … supercharged ICE to remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities, including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members and terrorists," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. 'SQUAD' DEMOCRAT FORMALLY INTRODUCES BILL TO ABOLISH ICE, BORDER PATROL AND DISMANTLE DHS "Meanwhile, radical Democrats want to go back to their extreme open border policies and grant amnesty to the illegal aliens they released into our communities.

Not only will these radical policies make America less safe, but they will cost the American taxpayer billions of dollars." With the midterms approaching and Democrats campaigning heavily on affordability, the White House is casting the DSA's immigration agenda as a potential financial and public safety threat — warning that its policies could compound the very cost-of-living pressures Democrats have used to hammer Republicans.

DEMOCRATS SAY THEY'LL MAKE LIFE AFFORDABLE.

YOUR WALLET MAY DISAGREE The council's findings go beyond the cost of mass amnesty, examining the potential impact of expanded federal benefits and reduced immigration enforcement, policies the White House warns could impose a significant financial burden on American families.