Immigration in Idaho
Immigration by the Numbers
1,584,985
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
30,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$188,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
2,508,800
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
7.0%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Idahoans
$188 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $112 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $23 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $23 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $22 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $19 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $396 annual cost to each of Idaho's native-born headed households