NTF Worksheet: illegal60.doc. 4-11.
NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM WORKSHEET:
NET COST OF
ILLEGAL ALIENS TO NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS.
BACKGROUND. Nebraska liberals often argue that illegal aliens provide a net gain for Nebraska, supposedly because their labor and tax payments outpace taxpayer costs to subsidize them with education, health, and welfare benefits. A revised February, 2011 study produced by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), titled The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on U.S. Taxpayers, shows irrefutable evidence that illegal immigrants cost far more to Nebraska taxpayers annually than what illegals pay into our economy. See the chart below:
|
K-12
Education |
K-12 students |
$ per student |
Millions of $ |
English as 2nd Language |
$ per student for ESL |
Millions of $ |
Total millions of $$ |
|
|
10,769 |
$11,704 |
$126 million |
8,662 |
$2,926 |
$25.3 |
$151.4 |
Reference: Table 8, p. 51.
|
College
Enrollment |
Enrollment 4 Yr. |
Enrollment 2 Yr. |
In-state tuition benefit 4-Yr. |
In-state tuition benefit 2-Yr. |
Total million of $$ |
|
|
35 |
165 |
$3,984 |
$258 |
$0.2 million |
Reference: Table 9, p. 53.
|
Judicial Costs |
Police |
Judicial/Legal |
Prison/Jail |
Federal Reimbursement |
Total millions of $$ |
|
|
$7.9 million |
$3.4 million |
$16.4 million |
-$1.3 million |
$26.4 million |
Reference: Table 13, p. 64.
|
Medical Care |
Emergency Births |
Medicaid |
Medical Insurance for U.S.born |
SCHIP |
Total millions of $$ |
|
|
$2.9 million |
$21.8 million |
$6.3 million |
$1.2 million |
$32.3 million |
Reference: Table 12, p. 61.
|
Child Care |
$ per child |
# of children |
CCDF millions |
# of TANF |
TANF $millions |
Total millions of $$ |
|
|
$2,291 |
3,675 |
$8.4 million |
3,357 |
$10 million |
$18.4 million |
Reference: Table 14, p. 66.
|
Tax Receipts |
Property Tax |
Sales Tax |
State Income Tax |
Total millions in taxes |
|
|
$4.2 million |
$6.2 million |
-$0.3 million |
$10.1 million |
Reference: Table 17, p. 76.
|
Net Fiscal
Costs |
Spending on Illegal Aliens |
Tax receipts from Illegals |
Net Cost |
|
|
$261.7 million |
$10.1 million |
$251.6 million |
Reference: Table 18, p. 78.
Illegal aliens cost each Nebraska household over $501 annually.[1]
According to the 2009-2010 NE Dept. of Education Annual Financial Report, NE public schools spent $34,741,800 in state and local funds on Limited English Proficiency Instructional programs, this figure not including federal funds that school districts spent on English language learners. The data indicated 20,386 students in this category.
TAKE ACTION NOW. Contact your state senator immediately and request that he/she support passage of legislation like LB 48, sponsored by State Sen. Charlie Janssen, a bill somewhat like one in Arizona, to curtail illegal immigration and offer many incentives for illegals to leave our state (see NTF issue paper). Also, sign and circulate our NTF petition to state senators, demanding that they pass such legislation. For petitions and/or contact information for your state senator, email netaxpayers@gmail.com.
Research, documentation, and
analysis for this worksheet done by
Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom, with
express prior permission
granted for its use by Citizens for Local Control, Cherry County Taxpayers,
Dawes County Taxpayers, and other groups
in the Tax Freedom Network. 4-11.
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