The Costs Of Illegals

Immigration by the Numbers

Population (2012 Census Bureau estimate) 1,050,292

Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate) 35,000

Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate) $278,000,000

Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate) 1,811,300

Unemployment Rate (BLS, Nov 2012) 10.4%

Cost to Rhode Islanders

$278 million a year spent on illegal immigration

 $186 million a year to educate the children of illegal aliens

 $38.6 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens

 $21.9 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens

 $11.3 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens

 $20.3 million a year for additional state/local operating costs

 $736 annual cost to each of Rhode Island’s native-born headed households

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Robert Najmulski

FAIR Field Representative, Rhode Island

202-328-7004

Email: rnajmulski@fairus.org