Immigration in Washington, D.C.
Immigration by the Numbers
617,996
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
35,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$312,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
834,900
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
8.5%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Washingtonians
$312 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $186 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $18.6 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $31.1 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $27.3 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $49 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $1,151 annual cost to each of Washington DC's native-born headed households