Immigration in Oklahoma
Immigration by the Numbers
3,814,820
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
85,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$465,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
4,231,900
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.2%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Oklahomans
$465 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $246 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $53.2 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $37.2 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $46.3 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $82.8 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $331 annual cost to each of Oklahoma's native-born headed households