3 June 2004

Total Cost Even Higher If English Instruction, School Nutrition Programs, or Welfare Benefits for Displaced American Workers Were Added In

The Cost of Illegal Immigration to Arizonans
Analysis of the latest Census data indicates that Arizona’s illegal immigrant population is costing the state’s taxpayers about $1.3 billion per year for education, medical care and incarceration. Even if the estimated tax contributions of illegal immigrant workers are subtracted, net outlays still amount to about $1.3 billion per year. The annual fiscal burden borne by Arizonans amounts to more than $700 per household headed by a native-born resident.


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Produce prices would be a great deal higher without them.