Immigration in Nevada
Immigration by the Numbers
2,758,931
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
200,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
7.2%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$1,191,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
9,105,600
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
10.8%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Nevadans
$1.19 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $830 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $183 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $152 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $9.5 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $17 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $1,696 annual cost to each of Nevada's native-born headed households