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Cost of undocumented immigrants to US taxpayers

Estimates of the cost of undocumented immigrants to US taxpayers vary widely due to differences in measurement and scope

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Feb 6, 2026

How much do undocumented immigrants cost tax payers a year

Estimates of the to vary dramatically depending on methodology and scope: place the annual net cost at roughly $151 billion (about $1,156 per U.S. taxpayer), while academic and policy analyses emphasi...

Jan 9, 2026

How do federal and state/local cost estimates of unauthorized immigration differ and why?

Federal and state/local cost estimates of unauthorized immigration differ because they measure different baskets of spending, use distinct time horizons and counterfactuals, and apply divergent assump...

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