Immigration in Mississippi
Immigration by the Numbers
2,978,512
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
30,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$106,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
3,501,700
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
8.9%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Mississippians
$106 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $70.3 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $11.5 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $7.8 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $6.1 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $10.8 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $97 annual cost to each of Mississippi's native-born headed households