Over the past decade, average annual funding for immigration enforcement has been more than 10 times as much as funding for labor standards: U.S. government funds appropriated for immigration and labor standards enforcement, 2012—2021
| Immigration enforcement | Labor standards enforcement | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $21.4 | $2.4 |
| 2013 | $20.2 | $2.2 |
| 2014 | $21.0 | $2.3 |
| 2015 | $21.7 | $2.3 |
| 2016 | $22.0 | $2.3 |
| 2017 | $23.4 | $2.2 |
| 2018 | $25.6 | $2.2 |
| 2019 | $26.9 | $2.1 |
| 2020 | $26.3 | $2.2 |
| 2021 | $25.0 | $2.1 |
Note: Values are adjusted to constant 2021 dollars and reflect totals for the U.S. government’s fiscal year, which goes from October 1 to September 30. Immigration enforcement totals for 2012 include appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program (US-VISIT). Immigration enforcement totals for 2013 to 2018 include appropriations for CBP and ICE. Immigration enforcement totals for 2019 to 2021 include appropriations for CBP, ICE, and the Office of Biometric and Identity Management (OBIM). Totals for labor standards enforcement include appropriations for all subagencies, administrations, and offices that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) considers for "Worker Protection" in budget documents—which include the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Office of the Solicitor—as well as appropriations for two non-DOL agencies, the National Labor Relations Board and the National Mediation Board.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Fiscal Year 2023 - Department of Labor, Budget in Brief and Archived Budgets, Fiscal Years 2012-22; National Mediation Board, Congressional Justifications, Fiscal Years 2014-23; National Labor Relations Board, Performance Budget Justification, Fiscal Years 2012-23; and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DHS Budget, Congressional Budget Justification for Fiscal Years 2012-23.