Immigration in Texas
Immigration by the Numbers
26,059,200
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
1,810,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
6.9%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$8,878,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
42,766,100
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
6.2%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Texans
$8.88 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $6.1 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $1.4 billion a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $728 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $213 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $381 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $1,354 annual cost to each of Texas' native-born headed households