Cost of Illegal Aliens: $2.2 Trillion

So says World Net Daily in a review of a new Heritage Foundation report, "The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Households to the U.S. Taxpayer". From the WND article:

Someone has finally fixed an approximate taxpayer cost of between 12 million and 15 million illegal aliens residing in the U.S.

A new study by the Heritage Foundation's Robert Rector found a household headed by an individual without a high school education, including about two-thirds of illegal aliens, costs U.S. taxpayers more than $32,000 in federal, state and local benefits. That same family contributes an average of $9,000 a year in taxes, resulting in a net tax burden of $22,449 each year.

Over the course of the household's lifetime that tax burden translates to $1.1 million.

If the lower figure of 12 million illegal aliens is used for estimation purposes, the total tax burden translates to $2.2 trillion.

Let's see, how much is our national debt? And what would be a great way to get rid of some of it?