Illegal Immigration

Minnesota Department of Administration - The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Minnesota: Costs and Population Trends

Excerpt: "In Minnesota, illegal immigration has the greatest cost impact on the K-12 education system, where over 14,000 children of illegal immigrants are educated. In addition, despite the Minnesota legislature's reforms in 2003 that significantly limited the benefits for illegal immigrants, they continue to utilize publicly-provided social services."

Texas House of Representatives House Research Organization - The Role of States in Immigration Enforcement

This report documents various states' efforts to address illegal immigration, including state sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Governing Magazine - Toil and Trouble

Excerpt: "According to a recent study of the day-labor phenomenon... roughly 120,000 laborers gather every day to try to find work — or, more accurately, where they hope work will find them. Three-quarters of those workers are here illegally. About half work directly for homeowners, and just over 43 percent for contractors."