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  Impact on School-Age Population by State. In some states the impact of Mexican immigration is even larger. Table 7 shows that Mexican immigration has had a very substantial impact on the size of the school-age population in states such as California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. Of course, a dramatic increase in enrollment may not create a problem for public education if tax revenue increases proportionately. But the average annual income of Mexican-headed households is $35,024, or only 64.7 percent of the $54,110 for native households. Since tax payments generally reflect income levels, the tax contributions made by immigrant families are almost certainly not enough to entirely offset the costs they impose on public schools. This is especially likely to be the case because Mexican households have twice as many school-age children on average as do native households.27 The added cost of providing services to students with limited English language skills is also likely to strain the resources of many school systems.