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Oversight Federalfundingofame PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY, 2017 By: Adam Andrzejewski – Founder and CEO of OpenTheBooks.com Thomas W. Smith – Chairman of OpenTheBooks.com “Open the Books is doing the work I envisioned when the Coburn-Obama bill became law. Their innovative app and other tools are putting sunlight through a magnifying glass.” – March 11, 2014 Dr. Tom Coburn, Honorary Chairman of OpenTheBooks.com OUR REPORT MADE POSSIBLE BY: The “Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006” Sponsors: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) & Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (Public Law 109-282, 109th Congress) “Is the spending in the public interest or the special interest?” – U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn “I know that restoring transparency is not only the surest way to achieve results, but also to earn back the trust in government…” – U.S. Sen. Barack Obama INTRODUCTION On January 25, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States. The order denies federal funding to sanctuary cities who choose not to comply with federal laws regarding deportation of illegal entrants. Reaction to the new policy from across the political spectrum was immediate. However, the politicians, pundits and journalists admitted that the total amount of federal funding was undetermined. This report - Federal Funding of America’s Sanctuary Cites - quantified federal funding (FY2016) to the agencies and entities of America’s 106 Sanctuary Cities. SANCTUARY Conclusion: We sourced nearly $27 billion to Sanctuary Cities in federal grants and direct payments. CITIES BACKGROUND DEFINITION OF SANCTUARY CITY There is no definitive definition of a ‘sanctuary city,’ per se. However, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) operationally enforces a legal definition. Under Federal Law 8 U.S.C. Section 1373, the DOJ defines sanctuary cities as a local government entity not reporting to federal authorities: ‘aliens in custody.’ SCOPE AMERICA’S SANCTUARY CITIES There are approximately 11 million illegal entrants residing According to a May 31, 2016 Department of Justice memo within the United States. Twenty-percent of them live in just and studies from non-governmental organizations, there are twelve American cities - 2.2 million of the total 11 million nearly 300 government jurisdictions of states, counties, cities illegal entrant population. and other governments claiming status. Sources: Ohio Jobs and Justice PAC,link . Therefore, our report quantified the federal taxpayer dollars into all 106 sanctuary cities and breaks-out the twelves cities Our OpenTheBooks.com oversight report quantified only the where 1 in 5 illegal entrants reside. cities. Therefore, the scope of our project narrowed to 106 American cities. A total population of 46.09 million, according to 2015 latest available U.S. Census data, lives within these sanctuary cities. TABLE OF CONTENTS TOP 10 TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR REPORT .......................................................................1-2 PART 1 – FEDERAL FUNDING INTO AMERICA’S 106 SANCTUARY CITIES: $26.741 BILLION .....................................................................3-7 CHART: 106 SANCTUARY CITIES RANKED BY POPULATION ......................................................................... 5-7 PART 2 – FEDERAL FUNDING OF TWELVE MAJOR AMERICAN SANCTUARY CITIES: $15.983 BILLION ..................................................8-11 CHART: TWELVE MAJOR CITIES WITH THEIR ESTIMATED POPULATIONS OF UNDOCUMENTED PERSONS ......9 CHART: FEDERAL FUNDING OF TWELVE MAJOR SANCTUARY CITIES ..............................................................9 CASE STUDY: NEW YORK CITY, NY | TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING: $7.645 BILLION (FY2016) DIRECT FUNDING ($4.463,115,931) | SUB-GRANTS ($3,181,580,717) ..............................................................10 CHART: FEDERAL FUNDED NEW YORK CITY AGENCIES ...........................................................................10 CASE STUDY: SAN FRANCISCO, CA | TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING: $509.26 MILLION (FY2016) DIRECT FUNDING ($237,281,236 ) | SUB-GRANTS ($3,181,580,717) ................................................................11 CHART: FEDERAL FUNDED SAN FRANCISO AGENCIES ............................................................................11 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................12 APPENDIX – OPEN THE BOOKS SANCTUARY CITIES RAW DATA ..................13-50 ABOUT AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY .................................................................................51 FEDERAL FUNDING OF AMERICA’S SANCTUARY CITIES: OVERSIGHT REPORT – OPEN THE BOOKS PAGE 1 TOP 10 TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR REPORT “Mayors defending their sanctuary city status by refusing to comply with federal law are essentially imposing a defiance tax on local residents. On average, this tax amounts to $500 per man, woman and child. Major cities like Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago have the most to lose, and nearly $27 billion is at stake across the country.” – Adam Andrzejewski, CEO of OpenTheBooks.com 1. $26.741 billion in annual federal grants and direct payments flowed into America’s 106 sanctuary cities (FY2016). 2. On average, the cost of lost federal funding for a family of four residing in one of the 106 sanctuary cities is $1,810 – or $454 per person. A total population of 46.2 million residents live in the 106 sanctuary cities according to census data. 3. Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Illinois residents received the highest amount of federal funding on a per capita basis and, therefore, have the most to lose by maintaining their sanctuary status. Washington, D.C. municipal government received the highest amount of federal funding on a per capita basis: $3,228 per person; $12,912 per family of four; or $2.09 billion total. The City of Chicago, IL received the second highest amount of federal funding on a per capita basis: $1,942 per person; $7,768 per family of four; or $5.3 billion total. 4. In cities with populations of 100,000 and above, the communities with the least per capita federal dollars ‘at risk’ are St. Paul, Minnesota ($47 per person, $14.2 million total); Downey, California ($36 per person, $4.2 million total) and Miami, Florida ($67 per person, $29.7 million total). 5. $15.983 billion in federal funds flowed into just twelve major American cities - where 1 in 5 illegal entrants reside (FY2016). 6. Department of Justice grants to law enforcement – i.e. city police departments – totaled $543.97 million (FY2016). Typically, this funding was only a small percentage of the local law enforcement budgets. PAGE 2 FEDERAL FUNDING OF AMERICA’S SANCTUARY CITIES: OVERSIGHT REPORT 7. $4.23 billion in federal funding of the 106 sanctuary cities flowed via the ‘direct payment’ type. These payments funded municipal services such as housing, education, community development, and schools. 8. $21.5 billion in federal funding of the 106 sanctuary cities flowed via the ‘grant’ payment mechanism. These payments funded local police and fire departments, schools, housing, and city services. 9. In Los Angeles, fully 1 in 5 city residents (22-percent) are illegal entrants. However, the amount of federal funding amounts to only $126 per resident; $504 per family of four; or $502.5 million total. 10. In Newark, New Jersey, 19-percent of city residents are undocumented entrants. However, the amount of federal funding amounts to $733 per resident; $2,932 per family of four; or $206.7 million. $2.09 BILLION FEDERAL FUNDING OF MUNICIPAL WASHINGTON, D.C. PER CAPITA BASIS: $3,228 PER PERSON / $12,912 PER FAMILY OF FOUR PART 1 FEDERAL FUNDING INTO AMERICA’S 106 SANCTUARY CITIES: $26.741 BILLION (FY2016) PAGE 4 FEDERAL FUNDING OF AMERICA’S SANCTUARY CITIES: OVERSIGHT REPORT PART 1 – FEDERAL FUNDING INTO AMERICA’S 106 SANCTUARY CITIES: $26.741 BILLION (FY2016) FEDERAL GRANTS: $21.5 BILLION FEDERAL DIRECT PAYMENTS: $4.23 BILLION Our report quantifies the federal flow of funds into 106 sanctuary cities across America mapped above. However, according to the Migration Policy Institute, 53-percent of all undocumented immigrants (5.9 million) are home to a ‘sanctuary’ city. The other 47-percent of all illegal entrants in the U.S. live outside of sanctuary city protections. FEDERAL FUNDING OF AMERICA’S SANCTUARY CITIES: OVERSIGHT REPORT – OPEN THE BOOKS PAGE 5 106 SANCTUARY CITIES RANKED BY POPULATION TOTAL FEDERAL FED. FUNDING CITY STATE PRIME-AWARD SUB-AWARD FUNDING POPULATION PER RESIDENT NEW YORK CITY NY $4,463,115,931.00 $3,181,580,717.00 $7,644,696,648.00 8,550,412 $894.07 LOS ANGELES CA $312,375,958.00 $190,101,429.00 $502,477,387.00 3,971,889 $126.51 CHICAGO IL $1,253,689,868.00 $4,031,955,313.00 $5,285,645,181.00 2,720,550 $1,942.86 PHILADELPHIA PA $292,002,270.38 $297,558,454.00 $589,560,724.38 1,567,442 $376.13 PHOENIX AZ $193,378,861.00 $91,506,231.00 $284,885,092.00 1,563,025 $182.27 SAN DIEGO CA $275,286,387.00 $199,538,721.00 $474,825,108.00 1,394,928 $340.39 DALLAS TX $246,820,455.00 $253,637,653.21 $500,458,108.21 1,300,092 $384.94 SAN JOSE CA $143,185,870.00 $72,495,039.00 $215,680,909.00 1,026,908 $210.03 AUSTIN TX $104,277,479.00 $103,203,626.00 $207,481,105.00 931,830 $222.66 HARTFORD CT $47,079,462.00 $16,188,902.00 $63,268,364.00 895,841 $70.62 SAN FRANCISCO CA $237,281,235.53 $271,978,894.00 $509,260,129.53 864,816 $588.87 COLUMBUS OH $216,604,831.00 $77,238,678.00 $293,843,509.00 850,106 $345.66 FORT WORTH TX $67,308,527.00 $129,609,641.00 $196,918,168.00 833,319 $236.31 CHARLOTTE NC $56,161,583.00
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