Illegal Immigrants in AmericaExactly how many illegal immigrants are living in the United States today? Well, that depends on who you ask.
If it’s the government and academic circles, they’ll tell you that
there are around 9 to 11 million illegal aliens living in the United
States. If you ask FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration
Reform, they’ll tell you that there are about 10 to 12 million. Of
course you could also ask the Center for Immigration Studies and
they’ll say there are around 10 million. How many more of these
illegal immigrants are coming into the United States each year? Once
again, it depends on who you ask but a ballpark figure is about half a
million. Half a million illegal immigrants coming into the United
States every year! That’s well over 41,000 arriving every single month!
Or about 1400 every day! So who are these masses of people who
illegally invade our country every day? Where do they come from?
According to the US Census Bureau, the largest group is from Central
America, almost 37%, Mexico being the largest contributor there. The
next largest group is from the Caribbean with about 10%. Asia
contributes a full 25% of the total with South America, Europe and
other regions making up the rest. So, does it matter? Is it
important? Should we care about these facts? Why should the average
American be concerned with illegal immigration? Well, there are, as you
might have guessed, two sides to the issue. There are those who say
that immigration, illegal or otherwise, is a good thing for America.
The proponents of immigration maintain that immigrants actually help
the American economy by working diligently and filling low-wage
positions that many others find undesirable. They state that the
average American citizen benefits from a healthier economy and lower
prices on goods and services due to the influx of cheap labor. Then
there are those who say that illegal immigration is detrimental to
America’s economy, society, and standard of living. The critics state
that illegal immigrants take low-skilled jobs away from American
citizens. Some also contend that the average wages of Americans without
a high school degree have fallen because of competition with newly
arrived immigrants, who frequently work for less money. As you
probably know, the branch of the United States government that deals
with illegal immigration was the Immigration and Naturalization
Service(http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm). That’s what they used to
be called. Since 9/11 the INS was merged into the Department of
Homeland Security and renamed US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The USCIS employs about 18,000 employees and contractors through a
network of local offices, application support centers, service centers,
local area immigration services field offices, National Customer
Service Call Centers, Forms Centers, and the Internet. If there were
18,000 people in a company, asking them to keep track of all 10 million
customers would not be un-ordinary. It is commonly done every day in
the business world. Regardless of how you feel about these
numbers, there are a lot of people who will agree with you, as each
side has an approximately equal share of the population. There are
those who feel that immigration is a good thing and, of course, there
are those who think it’s hurting America. Consider the following facts: [BB] Since October of last year the total number of illegal immigrants picked up, who have criminal records, is well over 8,000. With
every 1000 people in the United States you can expect about 48 of them
to commit some form of crime. Which means there are about 48,000 crimes
committed for every million people. And, remember, there are over
11,000,000 illegal aliens in the country. The USCIS is currently
looking for over 400,000 fugitive immigrants in the United States. In
one case, a 38 year old Mexican man committed a sexual assault on a
child and then, of course, he didn’t bother to show up for his court
date. He was later caught in an apparent routine traffic stop. In a
similar incident, another 38 year old illegal immigrant video-taped
himself having sex with a 12 year old girl. He was only caught because
the woman he was showing the tape to, for God only knows what reason,
called the police. This unwanted visitor to the United States is only
one of 96 immigrants with criminal records for sex offenses recorded
since only October 1st of last year. Still further examples of
illegal immigrants flagrantly violating America’s laws stem from an
incident in Laredo, Texas in February. A television reporter barely
survived an assassination attempt because he happened to have that day
off. Gunmen riddled his car with bullets in the early morning when they
suspected he would be leaving for work. The reporter had shown a video
of an interview with an informant disclosing information on a notorious
Mexican gang who controls drug flow across the border from Laredo.
According to the San Antonio newspaper where this article first
appeared, at least 25 Americans have disappeared in Laredo in the past
7 months. This gang is reportedly one of the most violent in America
and they consist largely of members who are in the US illegally. Among
their other activities, they visited the house of a man who refused to
pay them protection money. "They went to his house, raped his wife,
killed his mother and they killed everyone else and cut him into pieces
and they set his house on fire", according to a former member who is
now in fear for his own life. These examples are only a small
number of what goes on every week around the southern border of the US.
This is not just an issue of poor immigrants coming to America to find
work. There is literally a war going on. America is being invaded by
violent criminals and our government, who has sworn to protect its
citizens, is aware of this fact. And yet it continues. Just as it has
for the past 20 years or more. How long are we American
citizens going to tolerate this abuse of our nation’s laws and
citizens? How many more innocent women and children have to die before
Americans finally say that enough have died? Now anyone who
believes that another 9/11 can’t happen at any time is simply not being
logical. The leaders of the department of Homeland Security have said
over and over that it’s not IF another terrorist attack will take
place, its WHEN will that attack occur. I urge you to contact your
local representatives, your Senators and Congressmen, your local
activist groups and let your voice be heard. The only way our
government is going to finally put an end to this intolerable situation
is when the people who elected them stand up and demand that action be
taken. We no longer have the luxury of standing by and waiting for the
federal government to do the right thing. Next time, it could be your
girlfriend, or sister, or mother, who gets raped and killed. Tags: world america war government US living time attack immigrants
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JuJu says on 2009-05-28 09:25:38 about illegal immigrants
people keep saying that illegals should just become legal and get green cards, but does any body truly know how hard it is to become legal nowadays? the laws are so messed up so anyone with the hope of making a better life for themself in america is shot because it would take too long. people need to stop being so ignorant and get rid of thier biased opinions. yea, some illegals are very ignorant and stupid, but hey so are americans. nobody in america has the right to say this country is thiers, or that thier forefathers worked so hard for this country because in reality, this country was taken from the native americans. if you honestly think you deserve to be here more than anyone else your mistaken. Your forefathers were immigrants and probaly faced some discrimination at some time. Every culture has gone through it so why do continue to repeat history?
The laws need to be fixed, and illegal immigration does need to be regualted, just like everything that goes on in this country. Experience other cultures, go live in another country for a year, and maybe you ignorant people can learn how america is really like. i love my country, but hate wat its becoming and stupid people contributing to it.
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What the? says on 2008-09-17 00:23:53 about AMERICA WAKE UP
Man i think you're dumb. To begin with, illegal immigrants come here to work, study, and have a better life. They didn't come all the way over here just so that then they could be treated this way. Ant they didn't come here for you either, so don't think you're special, 'cause you're not. You're saying that they should go back to where they came from. Guess what, they are. If you studied your history well, you would know that your ancestors came from Europe, and the Mexicans'(for example) came from America. So before you say something again, get your facts straight! And don't judge the illegal immigrants based on what you've heard or on the little you've seen. I could say the same about you white crackers, such as, "White people are weak and they complain for every little scratch." or "White people are traitors, they make illegals do their job, and once they don't need their help, they rat out the illegals" I could say so much more, but i know not everyone is the same. Maybe you should set your priorities straight, and stop looking down on other PEOPLE. As for you people that support my opinion, keep up the good work and always stand up for what you believe in. |
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vargaz says on 2008-04-14 10:18:32 about illigal immigration
my opinion on this issue is very clear, some of you say that illegal immigrants do nothing in return of what americans are doing but they really do. hispanics are hard workers they do jobs that americans dont want to do, they work under the worst conditions and dont wine about it they are here, not to make enemies or take other peoples jobs, but they are here to give a better life to their families, educate their children. hispanics ARE taking advantage of being in america. how many people have you seen in the streets begging for money, asking for a job, are they hispanics...no! the majority of those kinds of people are white. i see hispanics as blacks, back when Martin Luther king Jr. was alive, they are fighting for a better life, thats all they want and some of you dont want to give them an opportunity. one of you mention something about naturalization saying that why dont they all just apply for it but if you didnt know, that is a limited option, do you think that the way americans think, they are going to wnat to just welcome every hispanic...i dont think so, they dont care about anyone outside the U.S.
another one of you mentioned that most illegal immigrants are mexicans, they are. you also said that they are involved in serious crime activity, how are you so sure of that, what made you think of that. you dont know anything about mexico and do some research before you submit any comment again. |
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AMERICA WAKE UP says on 2007-08-23 14:45:33 about ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
DO YOU HAVE TO STEP IN CRAP TO KNOW NOT TO TRACK IT IN DOORS? NO!!! SO THEN WHY ARE AMERICANS WAITING FOR OUR LYING ELLECTED OFFICIALS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE REASON THEY WON'T DO IT BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE HISPANIC AND THEY DEPEND ON THE VOTES OF THE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE DOING JOBS THAT AMERICANS WON'T DO. THATS A LOAD OF BS IF I EVER HEARD. WHY SHOULD AMERICANS THAT WERE BORN, RAISED AND FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY BE FORCED TO TAKE $6 OR 7 DOLLARS FOR A JOB THAT WOULD NORMALLY PAY BETWEEN $10 TO 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR. WHAT BIG BUSINESSES WANT IS "MORE FOR LESS". STOP LISTENING TO THE LIES THAT MAIN STREAM NEWSPAPERS AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE TELLING YOU ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. START FINDING INFORMATION OUT ABOUT THIS COUNTRY ON YOUR OWN. GO ON-LINE AND VISIT THE SITE "THE DARK SIDE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION" AND ALLOW YOUR MOUTH TO LITERALLY DROP OPEN. THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS POSE A GREAT THREAT TO AMERICAS WELL BEING. IT'S LIKE AN ACT OF WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED ON US AND NO ONE CARES. ITS A DAM SHAME THAT I CAN'T GET A JOB THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR BECAUSE I DON'T SPEAK SPANISH. OUR FORE
FATHERS WOULD TURN OVER IN THEIR GRAVES IF THEY COULD SEE WHAT WE ARE ALLOWING AMERICA TO BECOME. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO WAKE US UP. WHAT ARE WE SETTING OUR CHILDREN UP FOR. YOU ARE BORN HERE AND CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT THE GOVERNMENT IS HAPPY TO GIVE INSURANCE, SHELTER, JOB, AND ANYTHING ELSE TO AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT. MOST OF THESE IMMIGRANTS ARE COMING FROM MEXICO, AND THEY ARE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRIME ACTIVITY. AMERICA, PLEASE WAKE UP, COME TOGETHER WITH OTHER AMERICANS THAT ARE AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND LET YOUR ELECTED OFFICICAL KNOW THAT YOU ARE STANDING UP FOR YOUR COUNTY, YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FUTURE BEFORE ITS TO LATE. THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT WITH THE BLOOD AND SWEAT OF IMMIGRANTS WHO WANTED TO BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS AND STRIVE FOR THAT AMERICAN DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. I COMMEND THEM BECAUSE MOST OF OUR FORE FATHERS WERE AMONG THOSE IMMIGRANTS THAT I JUST MENTIONED. BUT THEN YOU HAVE THOSE WHO ENTERED THIS COUNTY UNDER A CLOUD OF DARKNESS. ALREADY SHOWING THEIR DISDAIN FOR AMERICA AND HER LAWS. WHERE I MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING OUR GOVERNMENT DOES I SUPPORT THEM. I CAN NOT IN GOOD FAITH AGREE WITH THE WAY THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR ASSES AND LYING ABOUT HOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS REALLY AFFECTING AMERICA. ONCE AGAIN I INVITE EVERYONE TO GO THAT EXTRA STEP AND OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUBJECT ON YOUR OWN. STOP WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL YOU WHATS HAPPENING IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD. DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY TELL YOU. *REMEMBER THE WMD, BUSH TALKED ABOUT TO GET US TO AGREE WITH STARTING A WAR*. THAT WASN'T TRUE BUT WE BELIEVED EVERY WORD. SEEK THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELVES. |
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AMERICA WAKE UP says on 2007-08-23 14:45:23 about ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
DO YOU HAVE TO STEP IN CRAP TO KNOW NOT TO TRACK IT IN DOORS? NO!!! SO THEN WHY ARE AMERICANS WAITING FOR OUR LYING ELLECTED OFFICIALS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE REASON THEY WON'T DO IT BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE HISPANIC AND THEY DEPEND ON THE VOTES OF THE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE DOING JOBS THAT AMERICANS WON'T DO. THATS A LOAD OF BS IF I EVER HEARD. WHY SHOULD AMERICANS THAT WERE BORN, RAISED AND FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY BE FORCED TO TAKE $6 OR 7 DOLLARS FOR A JOB THAT WOULD NORMALLY PAY BETWEEN $10 TO 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR. WHAT BIG BUSINESSES WANT IS "MORE FOR LESS". STOP LISTENING TO THE LIES THAT MAIN STREAM NEWSPAPERS AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE TELLING YOU ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. START FINDING INFORMATION OUT ABOUT THIS COUNTRY ON YOUR OWN. GO ON-LINE AND VISIT THE SITE "THE DARK SIDE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION" AND ALLOW YOUR MOUTH TO LITERALLY DROP OPEN. THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS POSE A GREAT THREAT TO AMERICAS WELL BEING. IT'S LIKE AN ACT OF WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED ON US AND NO ONE CARES. ITS A DAM SHAME THAT I CAN'T GET A JOB THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR BECAUSE I DON'T SPEAK SPANISH. OUR FORE
FATHERS WOULD TURN OVER IN THEIR GRAVES IF THEY COULD SEE WHAT WE ARE ALLOWING AMERICA TO BECOME. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO WAKE US UP. WHAT ARE WE SETTING OUR CHILDREN UP FOR. YOU ARE BORN HERE AND CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT THE GOVERNMENT IS HAPPY TO GIVE INSURANCE, SHELTER, JOB, AND ANYTHING ELSE TO AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT. MOST OF THESE IMMIGRANTS ARE COMING FROM MEXICO, AND THEY ARE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRIME ACTIVITY. AMERICA, PLEASE WAKE UP, COME TOGETHER WITH OTHER AMERICANS THAT ARE AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND LET YOUR ELECTED OFFICICAL KNOW THAT YOU ARE STANDING UP FOR YOUR COUNTY, YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FUTURE BEFORE ITS TO LATE. THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT WITH THE BLOOD AND SWEAT OF IMMIGRANTS WHO WANTED TO BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS AND STRIVE FOR THAT AMERICAN DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. I COMMEND THEM BECAUSE MOST OF OUR FORE FATHERS WERE AMONG THOSE IMMIGRANTS THAT I JUST MENTIONED. BUT THEN YOU HAVE THOSE WHO ENTERED THIS COUNTY UNDER A CLOUD OF DARKNESS. ALREADY SHOWING THEIR DISDAIN FOR AMERICA AND HER LAWS. WHERE I MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING OUR GOVERNMENT DOES I SUPPORT THEM. I CAN NOT IN GOOD FAITH AGREE WITH THE WAY THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR ASSES AND LYING ABOUT HOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS REALLY AFFECTING AMERICA. ONCE AGAIN I INVITE EVERYONE TO GO THAT EXTRA STEP AND OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUBJECT ON YOUR OWN. STOP WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL YOU WHATS HAPPENING IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD. DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY TELL YOU. *REMEMBER THE WMD, BUSH TALKED ABOUT TO GET US TO AGREE WITH STARTING A WAR*. THAT WASN'T TRUE BUT WE BELIEVED EVERY WORD. SEEK THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELVES. |
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Lauren says on 2006-09-26 13:35:02 about illegal immigrants in America
I know that illegal immigrants fill low wage jobs that most Americans find unpleasant, but what does that say about us?! How lazy and snobby does that make American citizens look?! If you ask me, I'm tired of my money, through taxes, going to support these people who do not in returned financially support me. If they are to gung-ho about being in America, why not become naturalized citizens? I know it is hard...when I was in high school I took a class that went over and discussed the process of naturalization, but if it is so horrible where they are coming from, and it is so great here, why not just do it and be in the clear? That would avoid this whole controversy. It is absolutely ridiculous that America is wasting so much time and attention on the issue when we still have troops overseas who are, by the way, fighting for those illegal immigrants who do nothing in return. Let's re-evaluate our priorities, America. |
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| Richard Patterson
Poetry published in vanity magazines, limited technical writing for employer.
Interested in eastern religion/philosophy, all forms of advanced technology, creative writing, and methods of personal enrichment/growth.
 GOD IS DEAD. HE IS NO MORE. HE IS KAPUT.There is no such thing as church law, sharia law or any other religious law. The law of the land, Government law, or International law applies. Religious entities simply do not have the legal power or authority to create or apply laws.
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