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September 11, 2003
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Fiscal Impact of Immigration in
California
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Fiscal Deficit |
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CA |
Native |
Immigrant |
Total CA |
per Immigrant |
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Year |
Population |
Households |
Households |
Households |
Household |
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(1,000s) |
(1,000s) |
(1,000s) |
(1,000s) |
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1990 |
29,760 |
7,402 |
2,518 |
9,920 |
$2,192 |
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1996 |
31,794 |
8,382 |
2,851 |
11,233 |
$2,632 |
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2000 |
34,501 |
8,583 |
2,919 |
11,502 |
$2,889 |
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2003Est. |
35,595 |
8,854 |
3,011 |
11,865 |
$3,079 |
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Total Federal/ |
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State |
Federal/state/local |
State/Local |
Total |
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Fiscal Deficit |
Fiscal Deficit |
Fiscal Deficit |
Federal/state/local |
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Due to Immigrant |
per Immigrant |
Due to Immigrant |
Revenues From |
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Year |
Households |
Household |
Households |
Native Households |
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($Billions) |
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($Billions) |
($Billions) |
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1990 |
$5.52 |
$5,119 |
$12.9 |
$121.5 |
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1996 |
$7.50 |
$6,145 |
17.5 |
$200.3 |
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2000 |
$8.43 |
$6,744 |
19.7 |
$258.3 |
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2003Est. |
$9.27 |
$7,190 |
21.7 |
$329.6 |
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Deficit |
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Days Native Born |
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Due to Foreign- |
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Spend Working |
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born Households |
California |
Days Spent |
to pay taxes for |
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as % of Taxes Paid |
Tax Freedom |
Working for |
Foreigner's Fiscal |
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Year |
By Native Households |
Day |
All Taxes |
Deficit |
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1990 |
10.6% |
April 18 |
108 |
11.5 |
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1996 |
8.7% |
April 22 |
112 |
9.7 |
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2000 |
7.6% |
May 8 |
128 |
9.8 |
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2003Est. |
6.6% |
April 29 |
119 |
7.8 |
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Source: Foreign-born population: 1990, 2000: 1990
and 2000 Census; 1996: California Department of
Finance, Demographic Research Unit,
http://www.dof.ca.gov
Fiscal Deficit: National Research Council, et.al.,
"The New Americans,"
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