Watch Secretary Turner’s Fox Business interview on Mornings with Maria HERE.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report, “Worst Case Housing Needs 2025,” says the flood of foreign-born individuals who entered our country illegally during the Biden administration contributed to the sharp increases in housing costs for the American people.

The report found that in states like California and New York, Biden’s border crisis accounted for 100 percent of all rental price growth and over one-half of all growth in owner-occupied housing in recent years. Nationwide, the foreign-born population accounted for two-thirds of rental demand growth.

Secretary Scott Turner discussed the findings during a Fox Business interview on “Mornings with Maria.”

“HUD just put out a report and found that between 2021 and 2024, the foreign-born population in our country increased by six million people – the largest such influx over such a short period in American history. We cannot forego the thought that because a record number of illegal aliens came to our country under Biden, prices have risen and supply has been squeezed. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are working very hard to help bring down costs and raise supply,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner.

Data suggests there are more than 15 million illegals in the U.S., constituting almost 30 percent of all foreign-born persons in America.

In line with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” HUD announced the following actions to close loopholes and ensure that no taxpayer-funded benefits support illegal aliens:

• HUD Secretary Scott Turner, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Establish Partnership to End Illegal Alien Exploitation of Housing Programs
• HUD Cracks Down on Government-Backed Mortgages for Illegal Immigrants
• HUD Announces Legal Status Audit in Public Housing Under Secretary Turner

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