Immigration in California
Immigration by the Numbers
37,691.912
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
2,635,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$21,756,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
70,146,100
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
10.1%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Californians
$21.8 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $11.1 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $2.9 billion a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $3.2 billion a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $1.6 billion a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $2.9 billion a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $2,438 annual cost to each of California's native-born headed households