According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, illegal immigrants are costing Americans a total of $135 billion annually.
An Extensive Breakdown
As of now, 12.5 illegal immigrants live in America. There are also 4.2 million minor citizens who also happen to be children of illegal immigrants. Furthermore, American taxpayers are paying around $8,075 for every family of illegal immigrants. FAIR describes these fiscal records as “staggering and crippling.” Within the past four years, the cost of illegal immigrants has skyrocketed by nearly $3 billion, which FAIR describes as “disturbing and unsustainable.”
Those in favor of illegal immigrants often note their tax contributions and they are correct. Illegal immigrants pay $15,447,987, 700 in federal taxes and $3,520,960,000 in state and local taxes which amounts to a total of $18,968,857,700.
However, as stated by FAIR, the total national cost of illegal immigrants is $134,863,455,364. After subtracting their tax contributions, the cost of $16 billion dollars still remains.
