Immigration in Alaska
Immigration by the Numbers
722,700
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
10,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$139,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
8977,000
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
7.1%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Alaskans
$139 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $75 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $10.2 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $6.8 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $16.7 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $29.9 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $652 annual cost to each of Alaska's native-born headed households