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Illegal Immigration Statistics
- $113,000,000,000 - This year's cost of US illegal immigration. Approximately 75% of that cost is absorbed by the states.
- $1117 - The average amount you and your family paid in taxes this year to support illegals.
- $52,000,000,000 - The cost of educating the children of illegals. This is by far the single largest cost to the American taxpayer.
- $2,700 - The average dollar amount a single illegal household costs the US federal government.
- 51% - The percentage of Mexican immigrant households that use at least one major welfare program. 28% use more than one.
- 1,400,000- The number of illegal immigrant households that use at least one major welfare program. (food stamps, WIC, school lunch, Medicaid, TANF, SSI, and public/rent-subsidized housing)
Category Archives: Cost of Illegal Immigration
The Skyrocketing Cost of Illegal Immigration
Undoubtedly, Illegal immigration is a nuisance for the entire US. Illegal immigrants have taken jobs that are legally meant for the Americans; they are importing poverty into the US, are behaving shoddily, and are also disgracing the country. The consequences of illegal immigration are not just limited to the above mentioned ones, but its consequences … Continue reading
The Sources for Illegal Immigration Facts
Illegal immigration facts are in demand right now because people now understand the severity of this problem. Facts range through different numbers and percentages, each one of them important in helping the people understand what the problem of illegal immigration poses to the American citizens. But how are these facts obtained? Surely these are not … Continue reading
Illegal Immigration In The United States
There are currently between ten and twenty million illegal immigrants in the United States. Illegal immigration has become greater than legal immigration over the last several years (700,000 per year vs. 600,000 per year). Seventy-five percent of illegal immigrants arrive across the U.S. southern border with Mexico. The following factors contribute to illegal immigration in … Continue reading
Do Illegal Immigrants Pay Taxes?
The issue of illegal immigration has been a torn on the side of every political candidate in the US. Of course, the topic has had a fair share of airtime in last year’s presidential debate; however, the plans to address the issue have been very vague and there is a lack of laws that specifically … Continue reading