Immigration in Florida
Immigration by the Numbers
19,057,542
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
820,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
4.3%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$5,463,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
31,750,000
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
8.5%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Floridians
$5.5 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $3.3 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $660 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $579 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $317 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $568 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $940 annual cost to each of Florida's native-born headed households