Immigration in Vermont
Immigration by the Numbers
626,000
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
5,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$38,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
749,900
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.2%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Vermonters
$38 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $22.1 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $2.9 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $2 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $3.8 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $6.8 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $239 annual cost to each of Vermont's native-born headed households