Illegal Immigration Post #1

Summary:

In our analysis of the March 2007 Current Population Survey, we estimate that there are approximately 11.3 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Our estimate for the number of illegals included in the 2000 CPS is 7.3 million. This means that the illegal-alien population grew by four million between 2000 and 2007. We estimate that 57 percent of the illegal alien population comes from Mexico, 11 percent from Central America, 9 percent from East Asia, 8 percent from South America, and Europe and the Caribbean account for 4 percent. Of all immigrants from Mexico, 55 percent are illegal; for Central Americans it is 47 percent; and it is 33 percent for South Americans. It should be noted that these estimates only include illegal aliens captured by the March CPS, not those missed by the survey.

Reflection:

I was shocked when I saw that so many illegal immigrants got into the U.S. each year. I knew there were a lot, but I didn't know there were that many. However, unlike many people, I'm not against illegal immigrants for the most part. I realize that this is how most drug traffickers are getting business but most immigrants just want work. I'm not saying that we should let all the illegal immigrants in, but I think we could at least calm down a little bit and be a little less harsh. Some would say that they're stealing our jobs, but that's ridiculous. If anything, they're helping the company they work for create more jobs.

Evidence:

"Immigration is good for the financial health of Social Security because more workers mean more tax revenue. Illegal immigration, it turns out, is even better than legal immigration" -New York Times

Source:

Center for Immigration Studies