Immigration in Nebraska
Immigration by the Numbers
1,842,640
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
40,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$262,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
2,252,100
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
3.8%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Nebraskans
$262 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $152 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $32.4 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $26.4 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $18.4 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $33 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $397 annual cost to each of Florida's native-born headed households