Immigration in Indiana
Immigration by the Numbers
6,516,922
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
120,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$608,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
7,650,300
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
8.0%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Indianans
$608 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $373 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $72 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $38 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $45 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $81 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $255 annual cost to each of Indiana's native-born headed households