There's an alarming part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" you probably haven't heard much about.

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Ever since Republicans’ budget megabill passed the GOP-controlled House—by just one vote , mind you—the headlines about it have largely focused on its cuts to Medicaid . But one noteworthy aspect of the bill has gotten much less attention: It would massively increase the amount of taxpayer dollars going to immigration enforcement.

Though Republicans are touting the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a historic tax-saving, economy-boosting piece of legislation, it sets aside a whopping $80 billion for immigration enforcement, according to an analysis by the American Immigration Council. All in all, the AIC concluded that if signed into law, the OBBBA “would repr