The lifetime net fiscal cost per illegal alien on the American taxpayer is about $166,716, this means illegal aliens…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement on X part of Homeland Security; official account2026-10-21

The lifetime net fiscal cost per illegal alien on the American taxpayer is about $166,716, this means illegal aliens are costing us AT LEAST $2.6 trillion dollars on the low end, and upwards of $5-6 trillion on the high end.

Posted on X 2026-10-21 by @ICEgov · View on X →

What the model flagged

Analyzed 2026-10-21 17:11 UTC.

Findings may include language that is quoted rather than the speaker's own, and the model over-reads ceremonial language (tributes, anniversaries) as persuasion. Check each finding against the original.

Scapegoating 60%

Blames a whole group defined by immigration status for a massive, broad fiscal burden on taxpayers.

“illegal aliens are costing us AT LEAST $2.6 trillion dollars”

Exaggeration/Hyperbole 55%

Stretches an estimate into an escalating, emphasized range of trillions, overstating the claim beyond the evidence.

“AT LEAST $2.6 trillion dollars”

“upwards of $5-6 trillion on the high end”

Loaded Language 50%

Uses the charged term 'illegal alien' to frame immigrants in a dehumanising, hostile way.

“illegal alien”

“illegal aliens”

Looks up the post's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting.

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The complete text as analyzed. Highlighted paragraphs are where the model found a technique.

The lifetime net fiscal cost per illegal alien on the American taxpayer is about $166,716, this means illegal aliens are costing us AT LEAST $2.6 trillion dollars on the low end, and upwards of $5-6 trillion on the high end.

Scapegoating Blames a whole group defined by immigration status for a massive, broad fiscal burden on taxpayers. Flagged: “illegal aliens are costing us AT LEAST $2.6 trillion dollars”.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole Stretches an estimate into an escalating, emphasized range of trillions, overstating the claim beyond the evidence. Flagged: “AT LEAST $2.6 trillion dollars”.

Loaded Language Uses the charged term 'illegal alien' to frame immigrants in a dehumanising, hostile way.

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