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In the educational sector, Massachusetts is estimated to bear the burden of educating roughly 25,000 children of illegal immigrants at a significant cost of about $23,000 per student annually, which totals approximately $575 million each year. The implications of such spending pose questions about fiscal responsibility and the equitable distribution of state resources.
Public health systems are similarly strained; the state guarantees free and subsidized healthcare for children under 19, which further inflates the cost of servicing a growing population that may not contribute proportionally through taxes, particularly given that many work in cash-based or underreported sectors.