Immigration in New Mexico
Immigration by the Numbers
2,082,224
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
100,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
4.8%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$608,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
2,809,100
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
6.3%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to New Mexicans
$608 million a year spent on illegal immigration
- $415 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $64.2 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $67.80 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $21.8 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $39 million a year for additional state/local operating costs
- $936 annual cost to each of New Mexico's native-born headed households