Immigration in Delaware
Immigration by the Numbers
907,135
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
30,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
$305,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
1,265,700
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
6.8%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Delawareans
$305 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $160 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $30.5 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $20.3 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $33.9 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $60.8 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $993 annual cost to each of Delaware's native-born headed households