Immigration in New Jersey
Immigration by the Numbers
8,821,155
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
410,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
4.6%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$3,478,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
13,895,800
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
9.7%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to New Jerseyans
$3.48 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $2.44 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $509 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $336 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $69.7 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $125 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $1,327 annual cost to each of New Jersey's native-born headed households