Immigration in Colorado
Immigration by the Numbers
5,024,700
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
195,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$1,451,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
8,922,300
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
7.9%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Coloradoans
$1.45 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $967 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $252 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $1477 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $30.4 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $54.4 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $849 annual cost to each of Colorado's native-born headed households