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December 3, Fineko/abc.az. The damage caused by illegal migration to the U.S. in 2023 reached $150.7 billion.

ABC.AZ reports that this was announced by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) , to be officially established in the administration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

"In 2023 alone, illegal immigration cost $150.7 billion for taxpayers," the future agency said in a statement. It is also compared that, adjusted for inflation, "the First World War cost $334 billion", and the Apollo space program cost $257 billion. At that, the construction of the Panama Canal took only $15.2 billion, DOGE writes.

It is expected that the future DOGE will be headed by Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. They intend to radically change the system of government in the U.S. At that, new technologies such as artificial intelligence can become a key element of DOGE's work. Earlier, Musk announced during the Trump election campaign that he was going to cut government spending by $2 trillion.