Immigration in Minnesota
Immigration by the Numbers
5,344,861
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
100,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$744,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
7,283,000
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.8%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Minnesotans
$744million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $367 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $99.4 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $62.8 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $77.2 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $138 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $374 annual cost to each of Minnesota's native-born headed households