Immigration in Iowa
Immigration by the Numbers
3,062,309
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
65,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$350,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
3,513,600
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.1%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Iowans
$350 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $177 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $37 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $23 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $40million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $72 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $299 annual cost to each of Iowa's native-born headed households