Immigration in Tennessee
Immigration by the Numbers
6,456,243
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
120,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$547,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
8,463,400
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
7.6%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Tennesseans
$547 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $282 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $67.7 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $41.4 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $55.9 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $100 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $235 annual cost to each of Tennessee's native-born headed households