Immigration in Utah
Immigration by the Numbers
2,855,290
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
100,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
3.5%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$453,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
4,267,700
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.1%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Utahans
$453 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $290 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $67.6 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $53.8 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $14.8 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $26.5 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $661 annual cost to each of Utah's native-born headed households