10/31/2025
Estimates for the annual gross cost of services and benefits used by illegal immigrants vary, with a frequently cited figure being over $180 billion annually across federal, state, and local levels. After accounting for taxes paid by illegal immigrants (estimated at around $31-32 billion annually), the net fiscal burden is estimated to be at least $150.7 billion per year. So they take almost 5 times more than they pay into the system.
