With so much talk about building a border wall, just how much is illegal immigration costing Virginia and the other states? As of a year ago, Virginia taxpayers were paying $2.2 billion in costs for illegals immigrants and their children. The cost includes education, welfare, law enforcement, and medical care. The total for all states is $89 billion but the price goes to $135 billion if federal costs are included. Of course California pays the most, an astonishing $23 billion, well ahead of second place Texas at $11 billion. From the website howmuch.net,