Immigration in Illinois
Immigration by the Numbers
12,869,257
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
550,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
4.3%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$4,592,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
17,961,600
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
8.8%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Illinoisans
$4.6 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $2.6 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $725 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $380 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $329 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $588 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $1,051 annual cost to each of Illinois' native-born headed households