Immigration in Arizona
Immigration by the Numbers
6,482,595
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
390,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$2,569,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
13,793,000
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
8.1%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Arizonans
$2.57 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $1.67 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $320 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $340 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $85.5 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $153 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $1,359 annual cost to each of Arizona's native-born headed households