Economic Impact of Immigration

The Economic Impact of Immigration 600 800 1000 200 400 OUT OF EVERY 1000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE U.S., 125 ARE IMMIGRANTS ESTIMATED ILLEGAL POPULATION JANUARY 2006 TO JANUARY 2009 The total illegal immi- grant population bas declined almost 14%, by 1.7 million people, from its peak in July 2007 1.5 MILLION 12M NEW IMMIGRANTS (LEGAL AND ILLEGAL) ÁRRIVE EACH YEAR. 2006 2007 2008 2009 YEARLY IMMIGRATION FIGURES FROM MEXICO 1M 800K 76% 600K of the nation's unauthorized immigrant population are Hispanies. 400K 2006 2007 2008 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? Over 70% About 43% of all Food Stamps issued in the United States are to illegal aliens. of the United States' population аппual growth (and 90% of California's) results from immigration and immigrant fertility. About 41% of all unem- ployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens. HOW MUCH DOES IMMIGRATION COST? "Immigration reform would increase US GDP by at least 0.84 percent. This would translate into at least a $1.5 trillion cumulative increase in GDP over 10 years, which includes ap- proximately $1.2 trillion in consumption and $256 billion in investment." Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda EACH YEAR: $2.5 BILLION $1.9 BILLION is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. $1.6 BILLION is spent on food-assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC and free school lunches for illegal aliens. is spent on the federal prison and court system for illegal aliens. An estimated 62% of all "undocumented immi- granis" in the United States (predominantly illegal aliens, wworking without a green card) are working for cash and not paying taxes. Arizona's illegal immi- grant population cost the state's taxpayers 62% $2.7 BILLION in 2009. IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT FIGURES BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 1000000 800000 600000 400000 200000 India Cuba El Salvador Korea Canada THE NATION'S LABOR 17.7 MILLION ARE IMMIGRANTS ------- - - - ---- - - -- 8.3 MILLION OF THEM ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR Farาหing 7% Building Landscaping & Maintenance 10% 25% Construction 10% Food Preparation & Service Production 12% 19% Other 17% Transportation & Material Moving SOURCES http://pewresearch.org http://www.cis.org http://www.dhs.gov http://www.fiscalpolicy.org https://www.cia.gov http://www.dailyfinance.com http://www.migrationinformation.org http://www.charlotteconservative.com http://pewhispanic.org http://www.vdare.com http://www.personalliberty.com http://freevoiceonline.wordpress.com Mexico China Philippines MILLION PEOPLE Vietnam FORCE IS 154 Dominican Republic