Since years, U.S. taxpayers have provided a lot of money to support migrant resettlement programs, which are often run by faith-based organizations. The U.S. government has spent over $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2024 on “refugees and entrants assistance” programs. More than $1 billion of that money went to nonprofits affiliated with four major Christian denominations, including the Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal churches.

This staggering figure only scratches the surface of the complex funding web that supports immigration through various federal offices. Contracts and grants are given to local and state governments, as well as faith-based and secular nonprofits.

Religious nonprofits are usually reliant on donors, who want to see their donations used to address social problems. When an increase in a problem (in this instance, more refugees needing financial and other aid) means that more government money is available, “charities”, or nonprofits, are encouraged to keep the problem unsolved in order to get more funds. The problem is getting worse, according to data from usaspending.gov. During the tenure of President Joe Biden, most nonprofits that serve immigrants have seen an increase in funding year-over-year. Donors would not tolerate this. The government should allow taxpayers to decide if they want to support a nonprofit infrastructure which places migrants throughout the United States.

Donald Trump has changed the immigration landscape by cutting funding to these programs and sending illegal immigrants back to their countries of origin. He wants to stop the criminal coyote network that brings thousands of illegal aliens to the United States without being vetted, and he wants to cripple the drug cartels who supply the U.S. with addiction.

Attracting Immigration

Christian groups that work with immigrants would seem to be happy Trump wants to stop illegal immigration. Instead, they resist it and issue angry statements.

Immigration attorney Barbara Graham of Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Milwaukee Refugee & Immigration Services released a Video recently offering advice on how migrants can slow down officials investigating their workplace.

The Catholic Bishops of Michigan issued a statement opposing Trump’s immigration reforms, in which they demanded protection for illegal aliens.

The statement stated that “We urge our representatives to support policies to keep immigrant families and undocumented immigrants safe and united and to protect those children who arrived as young children.”

The Kentucky state has some of the poorest Appalachian counties of the U.S. Catholic Charities of Louisville, the local charity, received more than $180 million in grants for refugee programs in 2024. These included the Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Programs; funding for citizenship classes for Kentucky’s permanent legal residents; and the Wilson Fish Temporary Assistance For Needy Families program that gives welfare money in a way “customized, linguistically and culturally appropriate”

There are many more local contracts worth millions of dollars.

The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service has received funding from the federal government of $340.5 millions in 2024 and more.

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah is the CEO and President of Global Refuge, a nonprofit that changed its title last year. She worked as a policy director in the White House for Michelle Obama and then as a senior advisor at the State Department under Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.

Global Refuge is the recipient of numerous grants and contracts from government agencies to provide services for refugees and unaccompanied minors.

Global Refuge released a statement last week criticizing Trump’s funding and policy changes. These services are essential to help families become self-sufficient and contribute to their communities.

Flynn wrote: “There are many more organizations that profit from our hard-earned dollars.” These entities receive huge sums of money, which raises serious questions about the way taxpayer funds are spent and who benefits.

Global Refuge issued a statementt condemning the “false accusations” made against their “humanitarian efforts.”

Global Refuge’s “network” of providers is ready to help the Trump administration welcome families that need to resettle here in our country.

In 2024, the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA received $59.7 millions for refugee and entryrant assistance and unaccompanied children. It is not surprising that Mariann Edgard Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America, used her time as a speaker in front Trump to advocate for immigration programs. The Federalist previously reported.

Board of Childcare of the United Methodist Church received $36.4 million by 2024 for the administration of refugee and unaccompanied child programs, long-term shelter or foster care. Immigration Law & Justice Network provides legal assistance to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. It is funded by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. It released a statement on Jan. 21, saying Trump’s policies “vilify migrants.”

“We are aware that these racist, violent policies violate U.S. laws, but they’re more than just that.” The statement stated that the policies dehumanize the people to the point where we become numb to their suffering, brutality, and worth of their lives.

Those who get the biggest paychecks are the ones that complain loudest.

Remove The Incentive

Coyotes demand hefty fees for bringing people to the U.S. on a dangerous and lawless journey that may include rapes, thefts, thirst, hunger and even injury or death. Children are taken from their parents, and left at the mercy strangers. The journey often ends with the alien being a victim of human trafficking, operating in plain view in communities all over the country.

Why would they do that? These nonprofits make life in the U.S. seem easier thanks to their programs.

According to a Catholic Charities report from Maine, refugees are eligible to receive cash assistance up to eight months or TANF.

In some cases, they also receive financial assistance for starting home childcare businesses or help obtaining land to farm.

Many people are attracted to the U.S. because of benefits that they would never receive in their own countries. It has created a network of evil migrants.

Christians should not support the pipelines that keep this system going. Instead, they should be disgusted by it. We can stop making America attractive to illegal immigrants so they won’t take the risky journey.

The Trump administration wants to stop the criminality and entitlements that are linked to immigration. The churches should support this, as it’s what is best for the people.

Beth Brelje works as a elections correspondent for The Federalist. She has been a journalist for decades and is an award-winning investigator.