Immigration in Virginia
Immigration by the Numbers
8,185,800
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
260,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$1,905,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
11,388,800
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
5.6%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Virginians
$1.9 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $1.28 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $265 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $133 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $79.8 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $143 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $721 annual cost to each of Virginia's native-born headed households