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New York City, Chicago and Denver see their budgets stained due to the influx of immigrants from the southern border.

According to Axios, increased spending by city halls piles more pressure on the federal government to support their budgets.

New York City spent $1.45 billion on migration in the 2023 fiscal year, according to S&P Global Ratings, and is to spend $4.2 billion and $4.9 billion for FY2024 and FY2025, respectively, on housing newcomers crossing the US-Mexican border.

Chicago spent $275 million on new arrivals in FY 2023, but allocated just $150 million to house new illegal immigrants in 2024. Denver spent around $46 million on migrants in FY2023 and is already seeing significant cost overruns, according to the report.

Other cities are also facing soaring costs for immigrant accommodation and services. In particular, Massachusetts has already spent at least $360 million on housing, transportation and other migrant-related services in fiscal year 2024, while Washington DC has spent over $36.4 million, according to Axios.

The website pointed out that the burden on city budgets will not lighten any time soon, given that US congressmen have yet to reach a compromise on reforms.