This presentation provides documented facts and figures on immigration to the U.S., including data on crime, jobs, social services, benefits and more. Each slide contains a footnote that identifies the original source document so skeptics can check the data themselves.
2. “A salient characteristic of the current debate
on U.S. immigration policy is the high ratio of
hot air to data.”
Dr. Douglas Massey
Co-director, Mexican Migration Project
Princeton University
Source: “Crossing The Border, What We Learned From The Mexican Migration Project,” Durand, Jorge and Douglas S. Massey,, p. 1.
2
3. Immigration Quiz: True or False?
Increase amount of crime
Take jobs from Americans
Don’t pay any taxes
Strain health care &
education systems
Increase terrorism threat
3
4. Immigration Quiz: True or False?
Won’t enter legally
Don’t assimilate, learn
English, respect culture
No Constitutional Rights
Come here to vote illegally
Threaten our sovereignty
4
6. 67%
Believe they won’t assimilate or
learn English
Source: Zogby American Poll, April 2006 6
7. 52%
Believe they strain health care,
education and social services
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, The State of American Public Opinion on Immigration in Spring 2006 7
8. 49%
Believe they don’t pay taxes
Source: Benson Strategy Group, Immigration Opinions Poll, May 9-12, 2009 8
9. 48%
Believe they threaten our
sovereignty
Source: Pew Hispanic Center 2006 Immigration Survey, February 8-March 7, 2006 9
10. 39%
Believe they increase the crime rate
Source: FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, 6 April 06 10
11. 35%
Believe they take jobs from
Americans
Source: Time Magazine Poll, March, 29-30, 2006 11
12. 31%
Believe they increase the threat of
terrorism
Source: Opinion Dynamics Fox News Poll, April 25-26, 2006 12
13. 20%
Believe they won’t enter the country
legally
Source: Benson Strategy Group, Immigration Opinions Poll, May 9-12, 2009 13
14. “A lie gets halfway around the world
before the truth gets its boots on.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
19th Century Minister
14
16. U.S. Census Bureau racial classification
for all Hispanics who are not clearly
Black, American Indian or Asian
Source: Census 2000 Brief, "Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin." 16
17. White
U.S. Census Bureau racial classification
for all Hispanics who are not clearly
Black, American Indian or Asian
Source: Census 2000 Brief, "Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin." 16
18. What the term “Hispanic” really
refers to in the U.S. Census Bureau
classification system
Source: Census 2000 Brief, "Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin." 17
19. Ethnicity
What the term “Hispanic” really
refers to in the U.S. Census Bureau
classification system
Source: Census 2000 Brief, "Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin." 17
20. What the proper translation of the
word “La Raza” means in context
Source: The Translation of Our Name: National Council of La Raza 18
21. “The People”
What the proper translation of the
word “La Raza” means in context
Source: The Translation of Our Name: National Council of La Raza 18
23. The type of offense for entering the
U.S. at an “improper time or place”
Source: USC 18, Title 12, Subchapter 2, Part VIII, Section 1325 20
24. Civil
The type of offense for entering the
U.S. at an “improper time or place”
Source: USC 18, Title 12, Subchapter 2, Part VIII, Section 1325 20
25. The penalty for entering the U.S. at
an “improper time or place”
Source: USC 18, Title 12, Subchapter 2, Part VIII, Section 1325 (b) 21
26. $50-$250
The penalty for entering the U.S. at
an “improper time or place”
Source: USC 18, Title 12, Subchapter 2, Part VIII, Section 1325 (b) 21
27. Point at which improper entry
becomes a criminal offense
Source: USC 18, Title 12, Subchapter 2, Part VIII, Section 1325 (a)(3) 22
28. False Papers
Point at which improper entry
becomes a criminal offense
Source: USC 18, Title 12, Subchapter 2, Part VIII, Section 1325 (a)(3) 22
29. States in which being in the country
without papers is a Felony
23
30. AZ, GA, AL
States in which being in the country
without papers is a Felony
23
31. The year Mexican immigrants would
have had to apply for entry visas in
order to receive them in 2011
Source: Visa Bulletin Vol. IX, no. 32,. U.S. Department of State, May 2011. 24
32. 1992
The year Mexican immigrants would
have had to apply for entry visas in
order to receive them in 2011
Source: Visa Bulletin Vol. IX, no. 32,. U.S. Department of State, May 2011. 24
33. Percentage of undocumented
entries from Mexico offset by
departures between 1965 and 1985
Source: Massey & Singer, New Estimates of Undocumented Mexican Migration and the Probability of Apprehension, 1995 25
34. 85%
Percentage of undocumented
entries from Mexico offset by
departures between 1965 and 1985
Source: Massey & Singer, New Estimates of Undocumented Mexican Migration and the Probability of Apprehension, 1995 25
35. Percentage of undocumented
immigrants who overstayed a legal
visa in 2006
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Modes of Entry for the Unauthorized Migrant Population, May 2006 26
36. 45%
Percentage of undocumented
immigrants who overstayed a legal
visa in 2006
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Modes of Entry for the Unauthorized Migrant Population, May 2006 26
37. Percent of in-country overstay leads
deemed credible and forwarded to
ICE for investigation in 2008
Source: DHS, “Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report Fiscal Years 2008 - 2010,” p. 31. 27
38. 25%
Percent of in-country overstay leads
deemed credible and forwarded to
ICE for investigation in 2008
Source: DHS, “Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report Fiscal Years 2008 - 2010,” p. 31. 27
39. Average number of unauthorized
immigrants from Mexico arriving
annually March 2007 to March 2009
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010, p. 10. 28
40. 150,000
Average number of unauthorized
immigrants from Mexico arriving
annually March 2007 to March 2009
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010, p. 10. 28
41. Percentage of total U.S. population
estimated to be undocumented
Source: Dept. of Homeland Security, Center for Immigration Statistics 29
42. 3.7%
Percentage of total U.S. population
estimated to be undocumented
Source: Dept. of Homeland Security, Center for Immigration Statistics 29
43. Years a naturalized citizen from
Mexico may have to wait to bring
their spouse into the U.S.
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA Backgrounder: Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate
30
44. 10
Years a naturalized citizen from
Mexico may have to wait to bring
their spouse into the U.S.
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA Backgrounder: Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate
30
45. Years the undocumented parents of
a U.S. citizen will have to wait to
legally become U.S. citizens
Source: Calculations based on existing U.S. Law and historical immigration processing times.
31
46. 38
Years the undocumented parents of
a U.S. citizen will have to wait to
legally become U.S. citizens
Source: Calculations based on existing U.S. Law and historical immigration processing times.
31
48. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
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C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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Ci t i tize
C
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Fami l
e n’s
itiz
rC
no
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
49. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
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C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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no
’s Mi ibli
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Ci t i tize
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Fami l
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itiz
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no
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
50. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
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C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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Ci t i tize
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Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
51. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
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C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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Ci t i tize
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Fa
e n’s
itiz
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no
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
52. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
en ’s
C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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no
’s Mi ibli
ng
iz en n ’s S
Ci t i tize
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Fa
e n’s
itiz
rC
no
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
53. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
en ’s
C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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ng
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Ci t i tize
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Fa
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itiz
rC
no Penalty
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
54. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
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C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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no
’s Mi ibli
ng
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Ci t i tize
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Fa
e n’s
itiz
rC
no Penalty Wait
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
55. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
en ’s
C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
h il
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no
’s Mi ibli
ng
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Ci t i tize
C
Fami l
y Penalty Wait 38 years
e n’s
itiz
rC
no Penalty Wait
Mi ling
s
Sib
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
56. Birthright Fallacy
se
Spou
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C i ti z
nt
Pare
d or
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no
’s Mi ibli
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Ci t i tize
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Fami l
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e n’s
itiz
rC
Mi
no
ib ling
s Penalty Wait 53 years
S
en
C itiz
n or 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Mi
Years
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
32
57. Population Growth 1990-2009
United States Hispanic Origin
400,000,000
300,000,000
200,000,000
100,000,000
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts, 2010 33
58. Population Growth 1990-2009
United States Hispanic Origin
400,000,000
300,000,000
200,000,000
100,000,000
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts, 2010 33
59. Population Growth 1990-2009
United States Hispanic Origin
400,000,000
15% 15.4% 15.8% 16.3%
13% 14.1% 14.8%
300,000,000 12.5%
10% 10.6% 11.2%
9% 9.5%
200,000,000
100,000,000
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts, 2010 33
61. Estimate of all Arizona crimes
committed by undocumented
immigrants
Source: ASU Incarceration Study, 2006 35
62. 4.4%
Estimate of all Arizona crimes
committed by undocumented
immigrants
Source: ASU Incarceration Study, 2006 35
63. Percent of all undocumented
immigrants DHS deported from
Arizona with prior criminal records
Source: DHS, Fact Sheet: Arizona Border Control Initiative – Phase II, March 30, 2005 36
64. 3.48%
Percent of all undocumented
immigrants DHS deported from
Arizona with prior criminal records
Source: DHS, Fact Sheet: Arizona Border Control Initiative – Phase II, March 30, 2005 36
65. Percent of MCSO arrests of
undocumented immigrants as
percent of total arrests
Source: MCSO web site and press releases 37
66. 2.1%
Percent of MCSO arrests of
undocumented immigrants as
percent of total arrests
Source: MCSO web site and press releases 37
67. Percent of all people booked into
MCSO jails subject to an ICE “hold”
Source: M. Kiefer, Arizona Republic, Feb. 25, 2008 38
68. 10%
Percent of all people booked into
MCSO jails subject to an ICE “hold”
Source: M. Kiefer, Arizona Republic, Feb. 25, 2008 38
69. Percent drop in violent crime as
undocumented population grew
between 1994-2006
Source: U.S. DoJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Key Facts At A Glance, March 29, 2010 39
70. 52.5%
Percent drop in violent crime as
undocumented population grew
between 1994-2006
Source: U.S. DoJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Key Facts At A Glance, March 29, 2010 39
71. Percent drop in property crime as
undocumented population grew
between 1994-2006
Source: U.S. DoJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Key Facts at a Glance, March 29, 2010 40
72. 48.6%
Percent drop in property crime as
undocumented population grew
between 1994-2006
Source: U.S. DoJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Key Facts at a Glance, March 29, 2010 40
73. What is the truth?
Although the undocumented
population has grown by an
estimated 1,400 people per
day, the murder rate declined
from 61 per day in 1996 to 47
per day in 2006.
Total murders per day have
declined while the number of
undocumented aliens
entering the country has
increased.
Source: Paul Stiles, Novice Bear, January 10, 2008 41
74. Arizona Adult Arrests 2002-2009
Non-Hispanic (Incl. White, Black, American Indian, Asian) Hispanic
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety, “Crime in Arizona” Reports, 2002-2009 42
75. Percentage that first-generation
immigrants are less likely to
commit any crime
Source: Sampson, Morenoff, et. al.: Public Health Matters, Vol. 95., No. 2, pp. 224-232 43
76. 45%
Percentage that first-generation
immigrants are less likely to
commit any crime
Source: Sampson, Morenoff, et. al.: Public Health Matters, Vol. 95., No. 2, pp. 224-232 43
77. Incarceration rate of native-born
males 18-39 in California with less
than a high school diploma
Source: Crime, Corrections and California, California Counts, PPIC, Vol. 9, No. 3, February, 2008, p. 13 44
78. 13%
Incarceration rate of native-born
males 18-39 in California with less
than a high school diploma
Source: Crime, Corrections and California, California Counts, PPIC, Vol. 9, No. 3, February, 2008, p. 13 44
79. Incarceration rate of immigrant
males 18-40 in California with less
than a high school diploma
Source: Crime, Corrections and California, California Counts, PPIC, Vol. 9, No. 3, February, 2008, p. 13 45
80. 0.48%
Incarceration rate of immigrant
males 18-40 in California with less
than a high school diploma
Source: Crime, Corrections and California, California Counts, PPIC, Vol. 9, No. 3, February, 2008, p. 13 45
81. Times U.S. born men 18-40 are
more likely than non-citizen
Mexicans to be in CA jail or state
Source: Crime, Corrections and California, California Counts, PPIC, Vol. 9, No. 3, February, 2008 46
82. 8
Times U.S. born men 18-40 are
more likely than non-citizen
Mexicans to be in CA jail or state
Source: Crime, Corrections and California, California Counts, PPIC, Vol. 9, No. 3, February, 2008 46
83. Number of times native citizens are
more likely to be incarcerated than
any immigrant
Source: Debunking the Myth of Immigrant Criminality: Imprisonment Among First- and Second-Generation
Young Men, Rubén G. Rumbaut, Roberto G. Gonzales, Golnaz Komaie, and Charlie V. Morgan, 2006 47
84. 5
Number of times native citizens are
more likely to be incarcerated than
any immigrant
Source: Debunking the Myth of Immigrant Criminality: Imprisonment Among First- and Second-Generation
Young Men, Rubén G. Rumbaut, Roberto G. Gonzales, Golnaz Komaie, and Charlie V. Morgan, 2006 47
85. The percentage of the U.S. prison
population who are U.S. citizens
Source: U.S Bureau of Prisons, BOP Quick Facts, March 24, 2012 48
86. 73.3%
The percentage of the U.S. prison
population who are U.S. citizens
Source: U.S Bureau of Prisons, BOP Quick Facts, March 24, 2012 48
87. Percentage of the U.S. prison
population who are Mexican citizens
Source: U.S Bureau of Prisons, BOP Quick Facts, March 24, 2012 49
88. 18.4%
Percentage of the U.S. prison
population who are Mexican citizens
Source: U.S Bureau of Prisons, BOP Quick Facts, March 24, 2012 49
89. Percentage of the U.S. prison
population sentenced for
immigration violations
Source: U.S Bureau of Prisons, BOP Quick Facts, March 24, 2012 50
90. 12.1%
Percentage of the U.S. prison
population sentenced for
immigration violations
Source: U.S Bureau of Prisons, BOP Quick Facts, March 24, 2012 50
91. Hispanics as a percentage of all
persons arrested in Arizona in 2009
Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety, “Crime in Arizona,” 2009 51
92. 31.7%
Hispanics as a percentage of all
persons arrested in Arizona in 2009
Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety, “Crime in Arizona,” 2009 51
93. Hispanics as a percentage of all
Arizona residents, 2010
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010 Census Results 52
94. 29.6%
Hispanics as a percentage of all
Arizona residents, 2010
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010 Census Results 52
95. Crime Fallacies
Unauthorized Claim Reality Difference
% in Federal Prison 35% 17.5% +200%
Prison Population 33% 13.8% +240%
Violent Crime
18.6% -15.2% +122%
Drop 3X US Avg.
Hate Crime
Not a problem +26% +2,600%
Increase ‘07-’09
Identity Theft,
100% 2.2% -97.8%
Fraud & Forgery
53
96. “Crime” Fallacy
Domestic Prisoners Criminal Aliens
100% 495 inmate
decrease
90% equals
80% 1.2% of
total
AZ Prison Population
70% prisoners
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Jan 09
Mar 09
May 09
Jul 09
Sep 09
Nov 09
Jan 10
Mar 10
May 10
Jul 10
Sep 10
Nov 10
Jan 11
Mar 11
May 11
Jul 11
Sep 11
Nov 11
Jan 12
Mar 12
Source: Arizona Dept. Of Corrections CAGMay11.pdf 54
97. “Crime” Fallacy
U.S. Citizen Prisoners Criminal Aliens
100% 253 inmate
decrease
90% equals
80% 1.5% of
total
AZ Prison Population
70% prisoners
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Jul 10
Aug 10
Sep 10
Oct 10
Nov 10
Dec 10
Jan 11
Feb 11
Mar 11
Apr 11
May 11
Jun 11
Jul 11
Aug 11
Sep 11
Oct 11
Nov 11
Dec 11
Jan 12
Feb 12
Mar 12
Source: Arizona Dept. Of Corrections CAGJul10.pdf - CAGMar12.pdf 55
99. Percent of undocumented Mexican
immigrants who have not completed
high-school
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Survey of Mexican Migrants, December 6, 2005, p. 36. 57
100. 66%
Percent of undocumented Mexican
immigrants who have not completed
high-school
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Survey of Mexican Migrants, December 6, 2005, p. 36. 57
107. Median annual income for family of
four in 2005
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, 2005 61
108. $67,019
Median annual income for family of
four in 2005
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State, 2005 61
109. Median salary of H1-B visa
beneficiaries, 2009
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 62
110. $64,000
Median salary of H1-B visa
beneficiaries, 2009
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 62
111. Average family income of a migrant
family of four
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics, 2005 63
112. $25,000
Average family income of a migrant
family of four
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics, 2005 63
113. Number of new jobs created in U.S.
between 1996 and 2000
Source: Bean, Frank D., and Gillian Stevens, 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. 64
114. 14 million
Number of new jobs created in U.S.
between 1996 and 2000
Source: Bean, Frank D., and Gillian Stevens, 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. 64
115. Total U.S. population growth
between 1996 and 2000
Source: Bean, Frank D., and Gillian Stevens, 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. 65
116. 12 million
Total U.S. population growth
between 1996 and 2000
Source: Bean, Frank D., and Gillian Stevens, 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. 65
117. Undocumented Impact on AZ Wages
0-8 Years 8-11 Years 12-20 Years
Source: Peri, Giovanni, “Immigration, Labor Market and Wages: The Economists’ Perspective,” slide 15. 66
118. Undocumented Impact on AZ Wages
0-8 Years 8-11 Years 12-20 Years
40%
34%
30%
20%
10% 8%
0%
-3%
-10%
1990-2004
Source: Peri, Giovanni, “Immigration, Labor Market and Wages: The Economists’ Perspective,” slide 15. 66
119. Foreign-Born Labor Force: 2007
Native Foreign Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, The Foreign-Born Labor Force in the United States: 2007, Figure 6. 67
120. Foreign-Born Labor Force: 2007
Native Foreign Born
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Management Services Sales & Office Production Construction Agriculture
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, The Foreign-Born Labor Force in the United States: 2007, Figure 6. 67
121. Foreign-Born Labor Force: 2007
Native Foreign Born
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Management Services Sales & Office Production Construction Agriculture
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, The Foreign-Born Labor Force in the United States: 2007, Figure 6. 67
124. Number of hours to fill quota of
65,000 H1-B visas for 2008
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 70
125. 24
Number of hours to fill quota of
65,000 H1-B visas for 2008
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 70
126. Days needed to fill quota of
66,000 H2-B visas for 2008
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 71
127. 60
Days needed to fill quota of
66,000 H2-B visas for 2008
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 71
128. Number of field workers needed in
Yuma to bring in a winter lettuce
crop
Source: Interview on Desert Politics, Dec. 8, 2007 72
129. 30,000
Number of field workers needed in
Yuma to bring in a winter lettuce
crop
Source: Interview on Desert Politics, Dec. 8, 2007 72
130. Number of new non-family related
employment visas issued to
Mexican citizens for all of 2009
Source: U.S. Department of State, Report of the Visa Office 2009, Table III 73
131. 375
Number of new non-family related
employment visas issued to
Mexican citizens for all of 2009
Source: U.S. Department of State, Report of the Visa Office 2009, Table III 73
132. Number of Mexicans still waiting for
their green-card applications to be
accepted or rejected in 2010
Source: http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/WaitingListItem.pdf 74
133. 1,381,896
Number of Mexicans still waiting for
their green-card applications to be
accepted or rejected in 2010
Source: http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/WaitingListItem.pdf 74
134. Number of green cards annually
available worldwide for low-wage
workers to immigrate permanently
Source: Section 203(e) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, as amended by Section
1(e) of Pub. L. 105-139. 75
135. 5,000
Number of green cards annually
available worldwide for low-wage
workers to immigrate permanently
Source: Section 203(e) of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, as amended by Section
1(e) of Pub. L. 105-139. 75
136. Agricultural job demand following
GA’s passing HB87 in June, 2011
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 76
137. 11,000
Agricultural job demand following
GA’s passing HB87 in June, 2011
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 76
138. Number of probationers ordered by
GA Governor Deal to harvest crops
who actually showed up
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 77
139. 14
Number of probationers ordered by
GA Governor Deal to harvest crops
who actually showed up
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 77
140. Number of Georgia probationers
who remained in the fields after one
week on the job
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 78
141. 2
Number of Georgia probationers
who remained in the fields after one
week on the job
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution 78
143. Undocumented immigrant’s net
financial benefit to the Arizona
economy
Source: University of Arizona, Immigrants in Arizona, Gans, 2006 80
144. $940M
Undocumented immigrant’s net
financial benefit to the Arizona
economy
Source: University of Arizona, Immigrants in Arizona, Gans, 2006 80
145. Undocumented immigrant’s sales
tax contributions to the Arizona
economy
Source: University of Arizona, Immigrants in Arizona, Gans, 2006 81
146. $78M
Undocumented immigrant’s sales
tax contributions to the Arizona
economy
Source: University of Arizona, Immigrants in Arizona, Gans, 2006 81
147. Earnings Suspense File account
balance from non-matching SSNs as
of the end of FY2009
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, SSA’S FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report 82
148. $836B
Earnings Suspense File account
balance from non-matching SSNs as
of the end of FY2009
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, SSA’S FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report 82
149. Percent growth in SSA Earnings
Suspense File account balance
2005-2009
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, SSA’S FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report 83
150. 60%
Percent growth in SSA Earnings
Suspense File account balance
2005-2009
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, SSA’S FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report 83
151. Amount of Suspense Fund balance
payable to undocumented
immigrants
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Auditor’s Report, 2007 84
152. $0
Amount of Suspense Fund balance
payable to undocumented
immigrants
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Auditor’s Report, 2007 84
153. Loss in Arizona state revenues from
the loss of 50,000 immigrants
Source: APS Immigration Loss Impact Study 85
154. $1B
Loss in Arizona state revenues from
the loss of 50,000 immigrants
Source: APS Immigration Loss Impact Study 85
155. Annual estimated economic impact
on Arizona’s economy from loss of
450,000 immigrants
Source: “Rising Tide or Shrinking Pie,” Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Marshall Fitz, March 2011 86
156. $48.8B
Annual estimated economic impact
on Arizona’s economy from loss of
450,000 immigrants
Source: “Rising Tide or Shrinking Pie,” Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Marshall Fitz, March 2011 86
157. Number of jurisdictions realizing any
economic or social benefit promised by
proponents of anti-immigration legislation
Source: “A Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Analysis of the Impact of the Oklahoma Taxpayer and
Citizen Protection Act of 2007,” Economic Impact Group, LLC, 2008 87
158. Zero
Number of jurisdictions realizing any
economic or social benefit promised by
proponents of anti-immigration legislation
Source: “A Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Analysis of the Impact of the Oklahoma Taxpayer and
Citizen Protection Act of 2007,” Economic Impact Group, LLC, 2008 87
160. The year in which the percentage of
foreign-born residents reached its
peak of 14.7%
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, 2007 and Gibbons and Lennon, 1999
89
161. 1910
The year in which the percentage of
foreign-born residents reached its
peak of 14.7%
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, 2007 and Gibbons and Lennon, 1999
89
162. Percentage of foreign-born residents
of the U.S. in 2008
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
90
163. 12.5%
Percentage of foreign-born residents
of the U.S. in 2008
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
90
164. Annual rate of immigrants per 1,000
U.S. residents in 1910
Source: The New Americans, National Research Council
91
165. 13
Annual rate of immigrants per 1,000
U.S. residents in 1910
Source: The New Americans, National Research Council
91
166. Annual rate of immigrants per 1,000
U.S. residents in 2005
Source: The New Americans, National Research Council
92
167. 3
Annual rate of immigrants per 1,000
U.S. residents in 2005
Source: The New Americans, National Research Council
92
168. Percentage of the immigrant
population that could not speak
English at all in 1900
Source: George Rodriguez, “ From Newcomers to New Americans...,” p. 18
93
169. 25%
Percentage of the immigrant
population that could not speak
English at all in 1900
Source: George Rodriguez, “ From Newcomers to New Americans...,” p. 18
93
170. Percentage of the immigrant
population that could not speak
English at all in 1990
Source: George Rodriguez, “ From Newcomers to New Americans...,” p. 18
94
171. 8%
Percentage of the immigrant
population that could not speak
English at all in 1990
Source: George Rodriguez, “ From Newcomers to New Americans...,” p. 18
94
172. Percentage of Mexican-Americans
who could speak English well in
1990
Source: R. Alba and V. Nee, “Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration” p. 227
95
173. 95%
Percentage of Mexican-Americans
who could speak English well in
1990
Source: R. Alba and V. Nee, “Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration” p. 227
95
174. Number of U.S. citizens who speak
a non-English language at home
1980-2000
Source: Bean FD, Stevens G. 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. New York: Russell Sage. P. 149
96
175. 47 million
Number of U.S. citizens who speak
a non-English language at home
1980-2000
Source: Bean FD, Stevens G. 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. New York: Russell Sage. P. 149
96
176. Total number of new naturalized
citizens in 2010
Source: DHS, Office of Immigration Statistics, Naturalizations in the U.S., 2010 97
177. 619,913
Total number of new naturalized
citizens in 2010
Source: DHS, Office of Immigration Statistics, Naturalizations in the U.S., 2010 97
178. The rate at which Mexican
immigrants become legal U.S.
citizens compared to other countries
Source: DHS, Office of Immigration Statistics, Naturalizations in the U.S., 2009 98
179. 2X
The rate at which Mexican
immigrants become legal U.S.
citizens compared to other countries
Source: DHS, Office of Immigration Statistics, Naturalizations in the U.S., 2009 98
180. Number of years after arrival that
75% of immigrants speak English as
well as natives
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Myths vs, Facts 99
181. 10
Number of years after arrival that
75% of immigrants speak English as
well as natives
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Myths vs, Facts 99
182. Learning the language
First Generation Second Generation Third Generation
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, “English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States,” November 29, 2007,
and Migration Policy Institute, “Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates,” February, 2005. 100
183. Learning the language
First Generation Second Generation Third Generation
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Pew MPI
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, “English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States,” November 29, 2007,
and Migration Policy Institute, “Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates,” February, 2005. 100
184. Learning the language
First Generation Second Generation Third Generation
100%
75%
50%
23%
25% 19%
0%
Pew MPI
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, “English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States,” November 29, 2007,
and Migration Policy Institute, “Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates,” February, 2005. 100
185. Learning the language
First Generation Second Generation Third Generation
100%
92%
88%
75%
50%
23%
25% 19%
0%
Pew MPI
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, “English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States,” November 29, 2007,
and Migration Policy Institute, “Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates,” February, 2005. 100
186. Learning the language
First Generation Second Generation Third Generation
100% 97%
94% 92%
88%
75%
50%
23%
25% 19%
0%
Pew MPI
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, “English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States,” November 29, 2007,
and Migration Policy Institute, “Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates,” February, 2005. 100
187. Number of years the unavailability of
English language programs delays
assimilation
Source: Pew Hispanic Center
101
188. 30
Number of years the unavailability of
English language programs delays
assimilation
Source: Pew Hispanic Center
101
189. Percent of the recipients of the
Congressional Medal of Honor in
U.S. wars who were immigrants
Source: AILF Policy Report, March 2003 102
190. 20%
Percent of the recipients of the
Congressional Medal of Honor in
U.S. wars who were immigrants
Source: AILF Policy Report, March 2003 102
191. Percentage of first-generation
California immigrants (1970’s) who
have purchased homes by 2000
Source: Russell Sage Foundation 103
192. 51%
Percentage of first-generation
California immigrants (1970’s) who
have purchased homes by 2000
Source: Russell Sage Foundation 103
193. Percentage of California Hispanics
who own their own homes, 2008
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Demographic Profile of Hispanics in California, 2008 104
194. 46%
Percentage of California Hispanics
who own their own homes, 2008
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Demographic Profile of Hispanics in California, 2008 104
195. Percentage of Arizona Hispanics
who own their own homes, 2008
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Arizona, 2008 105
196. 57%
Percentage of Arizona Hispanics
who own their own homes, 2008
Source: Pew Hispanic Center, Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Arizona, 2008 105
197. Percentage of all immigrants who
have legal permanent resident status
Source: Dept. of Homeland Security 106
198. 75%
Percentage of all immigrants who
have legal permanent resident status
Source: Dept. of Homeland Security 106
200. Percentage of any kind or any
status of immigrant who receives
food stamps
Source: Federalist Society Seminar Immigration, Amnesty and the Rule of Law, Nov. 16, 2007 108
201. 3%
Percentage of any kind or any
status of immigrant who receives
food stamps
Source: Federalist Society Seminar Immigration, Amnesty and the Rule of Law, Nov. 16, 2007 108
202. Years legal permanent residents
must pay into Social Security and
Medicare before they get benefits
Source: Congressional Research Service 109
203. 10
Years legal permanent residents
must pay into Social Security and
Medicare before they get benefits
Source: Congressional Research Service 109
204. Percentage of California’s
uncompensated health care in 2007
attributable to undocumented
immigrant’s E.R. use
Source: California Hospital Association 110
205. 10%
Percentage of California’s
uncompensated health care in 2007
attributable to undocumented
immigrant’s E.R. use
Source: California Hospital Association 110
206. National percentage of “Hispanic or
Latino” total E.R. visits in 2006
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary, Table 2: Number, percent distribution, and
annual rate of emergency department visits with corresponding standard errors, by patient characteristics: United States, 2006 111
207. 13%
National percentage of “Hispanic or
Latino” total E.R. visits in 2006
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary, Table 2: Number, percent distribution, and
annual rate of emergency department visits with corresponding standard errors, by patient characteristics: United States, 2006 111
208. “White non-Hispanic” percentage of
total Arizona E.R. visits in 2008
Source: ADHS Table 4C-2 “Rates* of Emergency Room Visits by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Arizona, 2008 112
209. 61%
“White non-Hispanic” percentage of
total Arizona E.R. visits in 2008
Source: ADHS Table 4C-2 “Rates* of Emergency Room Visits by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Arizona, 2008 112
210. “Hispanic or Latino” percentage of
total Arizona E.R. visits in 2008
Source: ADHS Table 4C-2 “Rates* of Emergency Room Visits by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Arizona, 2008 113
211. 28%
“Hispanic or Latino” percentage of
total Arizona E.R. visits in 2008
Source: ADHS Table 4C-2 “Rates* of Emergency Room Visits by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Arizona, 2008 113
212. Percent undocumented immigrants
are less likely to use emergency
rooms than native Latinos
Source: Sampson, Morenoff, et. al.: Public Health Matters, Vol. 95., No. 2 114
213. 50%
Percent undocumented immigrants
are less likely to use emergency
rooms than native Latinos
Source: Sampson, Morenoff, et. al.: Public Health Matters, Vol. 95., No. 2 114
214. The number of fewer doctor visits of
undocumented Latinos compared
with their US-born counterparts
Source: Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, et.al; Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007;167(21): 2354-2360 115
215. 2.1
The number of fewer doctor visits of
undocumented Latinos compared
with their US-born counterparts
Source: Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, et.al; Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007;167(21): 2354-2360 115
216. Recent immigrants' per-person
unadjusted medical expenditures
compared to U.S. born, even when
immigrants had full insurance
Source: Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, et.al; Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007;167(21): 2354-2360 116
217. 1/2 - 2/3
Recent immigrants' per-person
unadjusted medical expenditures
compared to U.S. born, even when
immigrants had full insurance
Source: Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, et.al; Archives of Internal Medicine. 2007;167(21): 2354-2360 116
218. Estimated taxes per-person spent
annually on health care for
undocumented immigrants aged
18-64
Source: “Immigrants And The Cost Of Medical Care: Health Affairs, 25, no. 6 (2006): 1700-1711 117
219. $11
Estimated taxes per-person spent
annually on health care for
undocumented immigrants aged
18-64
Source: “Immigrants And The Cost Of Medical Care: Health Affairs, 25, no. 6 (2006): 1700-1711 117
220. “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you
into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that
just ain’t so.”
Mark Twain
118
222. Number of undocumented
immigrants who registered to vote in
Maricopa County 1991-Present
Source: Desert Politics Interview with Maricopa County Director of Elections, Karen Osborne, 11/3/07 120
223. 0
Number of undocumented
immigrants who registered to vote in
Maricopa County 1991-Present
Source: Desert Politics Interview with Maricopa County Director of Elections, Karen Osborne, 11/3/07 120
224. Level of crime for any non-citizen to
attempt to register to vote
Source: Desert Politics Interview with Maricopa County Director of Elections, Karen Osborne, 11/3/07 121
225. Felony
Level of crime for any non-citizen to
attempt to register to vote
Source: Desert Politics Interview with Maricopa County Director of Elections, Karen Osborne, 11/3/07 121
226. A green-card holder’s chances of
becoming a U.S. citizen after
attempting to register to vote
Source: Desert Politics Interview with Maricopa County Director of Elections, Karen Osborne, 11/3/07 122
227. None
A green-card holder’s chances of
becoming a U.S. citizen after
attempting to register to vote
Source: Desert Politics Interview with Maricopa County Director of Elections, Karen Osborne, 11/3/07 122
228. Number of states legislatures where
SB 1070 copycat laws were
introduced in 2011
Source: National Council of State Legislators, http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=19897 123
229. 25
Number of states legislatures where
SB 1070 copycat laws were
introduced in 2011
Source: National Council of State Legislators, http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=19897 123
230. Number of states where SB 1070
copycats passed into law in 2011
Source: National Council of State Legislators, http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=19897 124
231. 4
Number of states where SB 1070
copycats passed into law in 2011
Source: National Council of State Legislators, http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=19897 124
232. Failure rate of state SB 1070
copycat laws in 2011
Source: National Council of State Legislators, http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=19897 125
233. 84%
Failure rate of state SB 1070
copycat laws in 2011
Source: National Council of State Legislators, http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=19897 125
234. Economic Impact Fallacies
Unauthorized Claim Reality Difference
% of AZ Population 10% 7% +30%
Education Costs $810M $379M +214%
Health Costs $400M $24M +1,600%
Tax Payments $257M $2.84B -1,100%
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235. Economics of Population Loss
Immigrant Pop. Gross State Tax Revenue
Income Loss Job Loss
Decline Product Loss Loss
15% $8.3B $5.3B 99,000 $636M
30% $14.4B $9.4B 172,000 $1.27B
50% $20B $15.7B 291,000 $2.11B
100% $48.8B $29.5B 581,000 $4.22B
Source: "A Rising Tide or a Shrinking Pie," M. Fitz and R. Hinojosa, Immigration Policy Council, March, 2011.
127
237. Disagree with classifying
undocumented immigrants as
“common criminals”
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 129
238. 65%
Disagree with classifying
undocumented immigrants as
“common criminals”
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 129
239. Agree that politicians are turning
immigration into an “ugly racial
issue”
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 130
240. 66%
Agree that politicians are turning
immigration into an “ugly racial
issue”
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 130
241. Agree that a “guest worker”
program should be implemented
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 131
242. 78%
Agree that a “guest worker”
program should be implemented
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 131
243. Agree that fair and humane
treatment of foreign workers is as
important as securing the border
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 132
244. 83%
Agree that fair and humane
treatment of foreign workers is as
important as securing the border
Source: BRC Rocky Mountain Poll - RMP 2007-V-01 132
245. “The greatest threat to democracy is having a
public that thinks it is fully informed, but really
isn’t very well informed at all.”
Linda Foley
133
Here are a few of those other points that are often used to say immigration is a huge problem, but these numbers and issues themselves have problems. The most significant of which is no unbiased research organization has ever asked these questions of the public. Most of these are based on half-truths and innuendo.\n\n
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Each cross-references the other’s work to give air of reliability and respectability. However, several groups using faulty interpretation of data still doesn’t mean their conclusions are supported by fact, even if parts of what they say has a hint of fact to them.\n\nIn this list, "founded" means a group was founded or co-founded by John Tanton. "Funded" means that U.S. Inc., the funding conduit created and still headed by Tanton, has made grants to the group.\n*American Immigration Control FoundationAICF, 1983, funded\n\n*American Patrol/Voice of Citizens Together1992, funded\n\n*California Coalition for Immigration ReformCCIR, 1994, funded\n\nCalifornians for Population Stabilization1996, funded (founded separately in 1986)\n\nCenter for Immigration StudiesCIS, 1985, founded and funded\n\n*Federation for American Immigration ReformFAIR, 1979, founded and funded\n\nNumbersUSA1996, founded and funded\n\nPopulation-Environment Balance1973, joined board in 1980\n\nPro English1994, founded and funded\n\nProjectUSA1999, funded\n\n*The Social Contract Press1990, founded and funded\n\nU.S. English1983, founded and funded\n\nU.S. Inc.1982, founded and funded\n\n\nIf someone you know only shows you “data” they found on blogs, fake news sites, or one-sided groups, start asking for proof. If they don’t give it to you, that should tell you something.\n\nExamples\n\nhttp://www.capsweb.org/content.php?id=32&menu_id=7&menu_item_id=25\n
Each cross-references the other’s work to give air of reliability and respectability. However, several groups using faulty interpretation of data still doesn’t mean their conclusions are supported by fact, even if parts of what they say has a hint of fact to them.\n\nIn this list, "founded" means a group was founded or co-founded by John Tanton. "Funded" means that U.S. Inc., the funding conduit created and still headed by Tanton, has made grants to the group.\n*American Immigration Control FoundationAICF, 1983, funded\n\n*American Patrol/Voice of Citizens Together1992, funded\n\n*California Coalition for Immigration ReformCCIR, 1994, funded\n\nCalifornians for Population Stabilization1996, funded (founded separately in 1986)\n\nCenter for Immigration StudiesCIS, 1985, founded and funded\n\n*Federation for American Immigration ReformFAIR, 1979, founded and funded\n\nNumbersUSA1996, founded and funded\n\nPopulation-Environment Balance1973, joined board in 1980\n\nPro English1994, founded and funded\n\nProjectUSA1999, funded\n\n*The Social Contract Press1990, founded and funded\n\nU.S. English1983, founded and funded\n\nU.S. Inc.1982, founded and funded\n\n\nIf someone you know only shows you “data” they found on blogs, fake news sites, or one-sided groups, start asking for proof. If they don’t give it to you, that should tell you something.\n\nExamples\n\nhttp://www.capsweb.org/content.php?id=32&menu_id=7&menu_item_id=25\n
Each cross-references the other’s work to give air of reliability and respectability. However, several groups using faulty interpretation of data still doesn’t mean their conclusions are supported by fact, even if parts of what they say has a hint of fact to them.\n\nIn this list, "founded" means a group was founded or co-founded by John Tanton. "Funded" means that U.S. Inc., the funding conduit created and still headed by Tanton, has made grants to the group.\n*American Immigration Control FoundationAICF, 1983, funded\n\n*American Patrol/Voice of Citizens Together1992, funded\n\n*California Coalition for Immigration ReformCCIR, 1994, funded\n\nCalifornians for Population Stabilization1996, funded (founded separately in 1986)\n\nCenter for Immigration StudiesCIS, 1985, founded and funded\n\n*Federation for American Immigration ReformFAIR, 1979, founded and funded\n\nNumbersUSA1996, founded and funded\n\nPopulation-Environment Balance1973, joined board in 1980\n\nPro English1994, founded and funded\n\nProjectUSA1999, funded\n\n*The Social Contract Press1990, founded and funded\n\nU.S. English1983, founded and funded\n\nU.S. Inc.1982, founded and funded\n\n\nIf someone you know only shows you “data” they found on blogs, fake news sites, or one-sided groups, start asking for proof. If they don’t give it to you, that should tell you something.\n\nExamples\n\nhttp://www.capsweb.org/content.php?id=32&menu_id=7&menu_item_id=25\n
Each cross-references the other’s work to give air of reliability and respectability. However, several groups using faulty interpretation of data still doesn’t mean their conclusions are supported by fact, even if parts of what they say has a hint of fact to them.\n\nIn this list, "founded" means a group was founded or co-founded by John Tanton. "Funded" means that U.S. Inc., the funding conduit created and still headed by Tanton, has made grants to the group.\n*American Immigration Control FoundationAICF, 1983, funded\n\n*American Patrol/Voice of Citizens Together1992, funded\n\n*California Coalition for Immigration ReformCCIR, 1994, funded\n\nCalifornians for Population Stabilization1996, funded (founded separately in 1986)\n\nCenter for Immigration StudiesCIS, 1985, founded and funded\n\n*Federation for American Immigration ReformFAIR, 1979, founded and funded\n\nNumbersUSA1996, founded and funded\n\nPopulation-Environment Balance1973, joined board in 1980\n\nPro English1994, founded and funded\n\nProjectUSA1999, funded\n\n*The Social Contract Press1990, founded and funded\n\nU.S. English1983, founded and funded\n\nU.S. Inc.1982, founded and funded\n\n\nIf someone you know only shows you “data” they found on blogs, fake news sites, or one-sided groups, start asking for proof. If they don’t give it to you, that should tell you something.\n\nExamples\n\nhttp://www.capsweb.org/content.php?id=32&menu_id=7&menu_item_id=25\n
Unlike privately-funded organizations with axes to grind, colleges and universities are the best sources for unbiased research that can stand up to scrutiny. Why? Because in the academic world, you can lose your job if you make things up or publish things that are not true. Private, anti-immigration or anti-anything organizations don’t fire people who make things up that aren’t true. They encourage stretching conclusions so long as it helps make their points.\n\n
Unlike privately-funded organizations with axes to grind, colleges and universities are the best sources for unbiased research that can stand up to scrutiny. Why? Because in the academic world, you can lose your job if you make things up or publish things that are not true. Private, anti-immigration or anti-anything organizations don’t fire people who make things up that aren’t true. They encourage stretching conclusions so long as it helps make their points.\n\n
Unlike privately-funded organizations with axes to grind, colleges and universities are the best sources for unbiased research that can stand up to scrutiny. Why? Because in the academic world, you can lose your job if you make things up or publish things that are not true. Private, anti-immigration or anti-anything organizations don’t fire people who make things up that aren’t true. They encourage stretching conclusions so long as it helps make their points.\n\n
Why civil? There is no jail time.\n\nSection 1325. Improper entry by alien\n (a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts. Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.\n(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties\n Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of - \n (1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry); or\n (2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection.\n\n
Section 1325. Improper entry by alien\n(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties\n Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of - \n (1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry); or\n (2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection.\n\n
Section 1325. Improper entry by alien\n (a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.\n\n
Between 1965 and 1985, 85% of undocumented entries from Mexico were offset by departures. \n\nChanges in U.S. law since 1986 have discouraged their return home. \n\nMassey, Douglas S. and Audrey Singer, 1995. “New Estimates of Undocumented Mexican Migration and the Probability of Apprehension,” Demography, 32: 203-213.\n
There are many reasons for this:\n\n1. ICE delays\n2. Not planning on staying much longer\n3. simply willing to take the risk\n\nMost immigrants cross the border legally at normal checkpoints and inspected by border control officials as the law prescribes\n\n
Source: Department of Homeland Security http://uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/index.htm\n\nhttp://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2011.pdf and http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html \n
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No citizen under the age of 21 can sponsor an alien citizen into the U.S.\n\nAny alien who has been in the U.S. Illegally must wait 10 years out of country before applying.\n\nThe typical family wait is seven years, so 21 years plus ten year penalty plus seven year processing equals 38 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
EXAMPLE #1: The Birthright Fallacy\n\n1. Bringing in a Spouse, of a US citizen: This is the fastest possible way to become a U.S. citizen - 3 years\n2. Bringing in minor child or parent: This process depends on whether the child is a minor or not, single or married. Minor children can file for green cards immediately, but cannot apply for citizenship status for an additional five years.\n3. Single or adult children and siblings can apply immediately, but the wait times depend on the country of origin and annual limits set by Congress. Typically, the wait is 11-22 years.\n\nNo U.S. citizen can "sponsor" someone to become a U.S. Citizen until they reach the age of 21. The suggestion that U.S. children of undocumented parents can somehow speed up their parent's entry into the country legally is without merit. The shortest amount of time it would take would be 38 years, but likely never. For siblings, it's even worse, taking up to 53 years.\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
The truth is the growth in the Hispanic population has grown by 22.6M people (6%) over the 17 years shown above. Total population of the U.S. has grown by 52.1M (18%). Contrary to what you hear in the media, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (who are the only people who count these things), people of Hispanic origin made up 43% of the total population growth over the last 17 years. That may sound like a lot, but it isn’t when you look at the annual change as shown in this chart. \n\n
So why do they come here? To work and be reunited with family. That’s the way the laws are written now. \n\nThey don’t come here to suck up welfare.\n\nThey don’t come here to commit crime.\n\nThey come here to work.\n\nMassey, 2006 - Cato\n
So why do they come here? To work and be reunited with family. That’s the way the laws are written now. \n\nThey don’t come here to suck up welfare.\n\nThey don’t come here to commit crime.\n\nThey come here to work.\n\nMassey, 2006 - Cato\n
So why do they come here? To work and be reunited with family. That’s the way the laws are written now. \n\nThey don’t come here to suck up welfare.\n\nThey don’t come here to commit crime.\n\nThey come here to work.\n\nMassey, 2006 - Cato\n
So why do they come here? To work and be reunited with family. That’s the way the laws are written now. \n\nThey don’t come here to suck up welfare.\n\nThey don’t come here to commit crime.\n\nThey come here to work.\n\nMassey, 2006 - Cato\n
So why do they come here? To work and be reunited with family. That’s the way the laws are written now. \n\nThey don’t come here to suck up welfare.\n\nThey don’t come here to commit crime.\n\nThey come here to work.\n\nMassey, 2006 - Cato\n
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A 2006 study by Arizona State University who looked at arrest data from Maricopa County estimates that only 4.4 percent of all crimes were committed by undocumented immigrants\n
DHS reports in 2004, of the 384,954 individuals apprehended in AZ, 13,403 were “criminal aliens,” meaning 3.5% were convicted of crimes\n\nhttp://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0646.shtm\n\n
MCSO claims 75,000 arrests every 6 months. Their website reports 1,600 arrests of undocumented aliens. This means, according to their own numbers, undocumented immigrants account for 2.1% of all arrests made by the MCSO\n\n
The Arizona Republic recently reported (Migrant rate of crime even with numbers,” Michael Kiefer, The Arizona Republic Feb. 25, 2008) that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office places ICE “holds” on 10% of those in their custody. An ICE hold means the prisoner is being held until ICE can determine\nthe nationality of the arrestee. \n\nYou should also know that there have been many reports of U.S. citizens being kept in jails because of ICE “holds.” This means that the MCSO is treating legitimate U.S. citizens as if they were here illegally.\n\nWhy do we hear about most crimes being committed by undocumented immigrants? It helps instill fear and justifies extreme positions \n\nHow exciting would the news be if you heard this on the local news: 145 white people were arrested today. 7 charged with murder, 59 robbery, 13 spousal abuse, 41 on drug-related charges and 10 on other minor infractions.\n\nOpponents use multi-year studies to come up with a large number that is intended to startle people:\n\n1. 960,000 sex crimes committed over 8 years becomes “The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants in the United States” http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/homeland.php?id=1386104, which means there must be 130,000 per year. What they don’t tell you is in 1999, there was only 92,000 total sex crimes committed in the U.S. http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/factsheet/childsexabuse.htm. Therefore, illegal immigrants were responsible for 141% of all sex crimes in 1999. \n\nCIS Data: http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0646.shtm\n
This is also referred to in the IPC Immigration Fact Check titled “Immigrants and Crime, Are They Connected?” Dec. 2007\n
This is also referred to in the IPC Immigration Fact Check titled “Immigrants and Crime, Are They Connected?” Dec. 2007\n
When taken as a whole, FBI statistics plainly show that the murder rates are going down at the same time organizations like CIS say immigration is increasing. But a quick look at this chart shows that the numbers are generally moving in opposite directions.\n\nClearly, murders committed by undocumented aliens is a non-issue.\n\nhttp://novicebear.blogspot.com/2008/01/arizona-rep-russell-k-pearce-responds.html\n\n
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Harvard and CUNY studies show immigrants are 45% less likely to commit crimes than third generation immigrants. Why? Because committing crimes draws attention to themselves, which will get them deported.\n\nRobert J. Sampson,PhD,Jeffrey D. Morenoff,PhD,and Stephen Raudenbush,EdD\n
In California, the state with the greatest number of both undocumented and legal immigrants, the incarceration rate for native-born men age 18-39 (4.5%) was more than 11 times the rate for immigrants (0.4%). \n\nhttp://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=776\n
In California, the state with the greatest number of both undocumented and legal immigrants, the incarceration rate for native-born men age 18-39 (4.5%) was more than 11 times the rate for immigrants (0.4%). \n\nhttp://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=776\n\n
Noncitizen men from Mexico ages 18-40 – a group disproportionately likely to have entered the United States illegally – are more than 8 times less likely than U.S.-born men in the same age group to be in a correctional setting (0.48% vs. 4.2%).\n\nhttp://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=776\n\n
According to a 2007 study by University of California, Irvine, sociologist Rubén G. Rumbaut, among men age 18-39 (who comprise the vast majority of the U.S. prison population), the incarceration rate for the native-born (3.5 percent) was five times higher than the rate for immigrants (0.7 percent) in 2000. \n \nThe study also found that incarceration rates were lower for immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala—who account for the majority of undocumented immigrants. In 2000, only 0.7 percent of foreign-born Mexican men and 0.5 percent of foreign-born Salvadoran and Guatemalan men were in prison. \n\nFlorida International University studies show areas with historically high levels of immigration have lower levels of crime.\n\n1. Harvard - Sampson study\n2. Federal Reserve Bank - Anne M. Piehl, 2005 & 2006\n3. Florida International University – Martinez, 2006\n
This percentage is up .5% from February 2010\n\nhttp://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp#2\n
http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp#2\n
http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp#2\n
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http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/\n
EXAMPLE #4 continued: How exaggerating data distorts public perceptions of the problem.\n\nCrime statistics claims don’t match up with reality.\n\nFederal Prison data: http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp#2 \nAZ Prison data: http://www.azcorrections.gov/adc/reports/Zoya_ethnic.aspx\nViolent crime data: http://www.azdps.gov/About/Reports/Crime_In_Arizona/\nHate crime data: http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2009/index.html \nID Theft data: http://www.adc.state.az.us/BudgetHearings2012.pdf\n
Testimony was given in Arizona Senate committee hearings and on the floor of the Senate that criminal aliens make up 33% of those held in Arizona prisons and that SB1070 was responsible for a decline of “500 alien prisoners” The actual number of prisoners is 13.8%--less than half of what we’re asked to believe. If 150,00 undocumented and their families have left Arizona has resulted in a 1.1% drop in the criminal alien prison population, what does that say about their contribution to crime in the first place?\n
Testimony was given in Arizona Senate committee hearings and on the floor of the Senate that criminal aliens make up 33% of those held in Arizona prisons and that SB1070 was responsible for a decline of “500 alien prisoners” The actual number of prisoners is 13.8%--less than half of what we’re asked to believe. If 150,00 undocumented and their families have left Arizona has resulted in a 1.1% drop in the criminal alien prison population, what does that say about their contribution to crime in the first place?\n
Anti-immigration groups misuse data that indicate the number of crossings to predict how many undocumented aliens are in the U.S. The numbers they use are those published by the Dept. of Homeland Security that show how many people have been apprehended and sent back over the border. What they don’t tell you is these numbers do NOT indicate unique individuals crossing the border. In most instances, they are the same people attempting to cross again and again. Even the Dept. of Homeland Security’s own reports make this qualification of their data. If they know the numbers are not individuals, how can anyone conclude they are indeed individuals?\n\nBottom line is a quote from Princeton professor and expert on Mexican immigration Dr. Douglas Massey\n
Anti-immigration groups misuse data that indicate the number of crossings to predict how many undocumented aliens are in the U.S. The numbers they use are those published by the Dept. of Homeland Security that show how many people have been apprehended and sent back over the border. What they don’t tell you is these numbers do NOT indicate unique individuals crossing the border. In most instances, they are the same people attempting to cross again and again. Even the Dept. of Homeland Security’s own reports make this qualification of their data. If they know the numbers are not individuals, how can anyone conclude they are indeed individuals?\n\nBottom line is a quote from Princeton professor and expert on Mexican immigration Dr. Douglas Massey\n
Anti-immigration groups misuse data that indicate the number of crossings to predict how many undocumented aliens are in the U.S. The numbers they use are those published by the Dept. of Homeland Security that show how many people have been apprehended and sent back over the border. What they don’t tell you is these numbers do NOT indicate unique individuals crossing the border. In most instances, they are the same people attempting to cross again and again. Even the Dept. of Homeland Security’s own reports make this qualification of their data. If they know the numbers are not individuals, how can anyone conclude they are indeed individuals?\n\nBottom line is a quote from Princeton professor and expert on Mexican immigration Dr. Douglas Massey\n
Anti-immigration groups misuse data that indicate the number of crossings to predict how many undocumented aliens are in the U.S. The numbers they use are those published by the Dept. of Homeland Security that show how many people have been apprehended and sent back over the border. What they don’t tell you is these numbers do NOT indicate unique individuals crossing the border. In most instances, they are the same people attempting to cross again and again. Even the Dept. of Homeland Security’s own reports make this qualification of their data. If they know the numbers are not individuals, how can anyone conclude they are indeed individuals?\n\nBottom line is a quote from Princeton professor and expert on Mexican immigration Dr. Douglas Massey\n
There is no evidence that undocumented workers are taking “good jobs” from Americans. \n\nThese next few slides show why that is.\n
This wage rate refutes the claim undocumented workers depress wages. In fact, the AWER was put into place to effectively eliminate any downward pressure on farmworker wages from the use of any undocumented workers.\n\nhttp://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/adverse.cfm\n \nAdverse effect wage rates are the minimum wage rates which the Department of Labor has determined must be offered and paid to U.S. and foreign workers by employers of nonimmigrant foreign agricultural workers (H2-A visa holders). Such employers must pay the higher of the AEWR, the applicable prevailing wage, or the statutory minimum wage as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations. Historical Time Series of Adverse Effects Wage Rate\n\n
There is no evidence that undocumented workers are taking “good jobs” from Americans. These next few slides show what the facts really are.\n\nWhat most people who oppose immigration fail to accept is the simple fact that our population is aging and we are have fewer numbers of children. Research shows our birthrate is barely at “replacement” level. \n\nAs a result, there has been for several years now, and in to the foreseeable future, an insufficient number of births necessary to maintain our worker base. This is why undocumented workers can come to the U.S. and fit into jobs without affecting the unemployment rate.\n\n
Bean, Frank D., and Gillian Stevens, 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. p. 6. \n\nBased on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n
Bean, Frank D., and Gillian Stevens, 2003. America’s Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. p. 6. \nBased on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n
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This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
This table shows the percentage of undocumented workers employed in one of six job sectors compared to the number of native-born and naturalized workers. As you can see, as the jobs get lower pay, the more you may have an undocumented worker filling those positions. Whereas, as the pay increases, you will see that more native-born workers are filling those jobs.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acs-10.pdf \n\nhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/reports.html \n
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The annual limit is calculated as 480,000 minus the number of aliens who were issued visas or who adjusted to LPR status in the previous fiscal year as 1) immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, 2) children born subsequent to the issuance of a visa to an accompanying parent, and 3) children born abroad to lawful permanent residents on temporary trips abroad minus 4) certain categories of aliens paroled into the United States in the second preceding fiscal year plus 5) unused employment preferences in the preceding year.\n
Of the over two dozen studies we looked at for this presentation, only ONE came to the opposite conclusion, and that report is the one Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas paid over $200,000 for. It is an almost universal conclusion that undocumented workers do NOT impact “everyone” ability to find employment. If anything, they increase the need for employment in other sectors because not only are they collecting incomes, they are also vociferous consumers.\n\n
Of the over two dozen studies we looked at for this presentation, only ONE came to the opposite conclusion, and that report is the one Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas paid over $200,000 for. It is an almost universal conclusion that undocumented workers do NOT impact “everyone” ability to find employment. If anything, they increase the need for employment in other sectors because not only are they collecting incomes, they are also vociferous consumers.\n\n
Of the over two dozen studies we looked at for this presentation, only ONE came to the opposite conclusion, and that report is the one Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas paid over $200,000 for. It is an almost universal conclusion that undocumented workers do NOT impact “everyone” ability to find employment. If anything, they increase the need for employment in other sectors because not only are they collecting incomes, they are also vociferous consumers.\n\n
And here are couple of reasons why: \n
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This is the total of all payments made into the economy and all of those expenses taken out. That includes fees from permits, licenses and taxes.\n
This number is also confirmed in the Oklahoma Bank study, which says if 50,000 immigrants leave the state, it will lose $1.8B in productivity and wages.\n\n\n
More and more studies are being published that show undocumented workers contribute equal amounts if not more into the economy than they take out. Each of the studies listed here support the notion that undocumented workers and their families provide significant purchasing power into our state’s economy. The fact that state and local governments are suffering from declining revenues cannot totally be attributable to the downturn in the housing market. Telling 10-14% of the workforce who all purchase goods and services that drives our economy to leave is a significant factor. \n\nU of A study shows undocumented workers contribute over $780M per year in sales taxes.\nTexas Comptroller estimates undocumented aliens contribute a net GAIN to the Texas economy of $424.7M per year.\n
More and more studies are being published that show undocumented workers contribute equal amounts if not more into the economy than they take out. Each of the studies listed here support the notion that undocumented workers and their families provide significant purchasing power into our state’s economy. The fact that state and local governments are suffering from declining revenues cannot totally be attributable to the downturn in the housing market. Telling 10-14% of the workforce who all purchase goods and services that drives our economy to leave is a significant factor. \n\nU of A study shows undocumented workers contribute over $780M per year in sales taxes.\nTexas Comptroller estimates undocumented aliens contribute a net GAIN to the Texas economy of $424.7M per year.\n
More and more studies are being published that show undocumented workers contribute equal amounts if not more into the economy than they take out. Each of the studies listed here support the notion that undocumented workers and their families provide significant purchasing power into our state’s economy. The fact that state and local governments are suffering from declining revenues cannot totally be attributable to the downturn in the housing market. Telling 10-14% of the workforce who all purchase goods and services that drives our economy to leave is a significant factor. \n\nU of A study shows undocumented workers contribute over $780M per year in sales taxes.\nTexas Comptroller estimates undocumented aliens contribute a net GAIN to the Texas economy of $424.7M per year.\n
More and more studies are being published that show undocumented workers contribute equal amounts if not more into the economy than they take out. Each of the studies listed here support the notion that undocumented workers and their families provide significant purchasing power into our state’s economy. The fact that state and local governments are suffering from declining revenues cannot totally be attributable to the downturn in the housing market. Telling 10-14% of the workforce who all purchase goods and services that drives our economy to leave is a significant factor. \n\nU of A study shows undocumented workers contribute over $780M per year in sales taxes.\nTexas Comptroller estimates undocumented aliens contribute a net GAIN to the Texas economy of $424.7M per year.\n
There are no studies that looking over time support the notion that people moving here do not learn the language or the culture. Anecdotal comments like “they only speak Spanish” are use a lot to justify non-assimilation. However, just the speaking of Spanish in public does not mean they can’t or don’t know English. In fact, undocumented families and their children assimilate just as quickly as any other immigrant group throughout our history.\n\n#4 University of Florida, “Facts about Immigration,” pg 63.\n
The U.S.’s peak years of immigration occurred at toward the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th Centuries.\n
http://www.aila.org/Content/default.aspx?docid=17242 (Source: Simon Romero and Janet Elder, “Hispanics in the US Report Optimism” New York Times, (Aug. 6, 2003)).\n\nCIS Office of Citizenship 2004 Naturalization Report M-646.pdf\n
Gregory Rodriguez, “From Newcomers to New Americans: The Successful Integration of Immigrants Into American Society,” Washington, D.C., National Immigration Forum, 1999, p. 18.\n
Richard Alba and Victor Nee, in “Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration” (Harvard; $39.95), report that in 1990 more than ninety-five per cent of Mexican-Americans between the ages of twenty-five and forty-four who were born in the United States could speak English well. They conclude that although Hispanic-Americans, particularly those who live close to the border, may continue to speak their original language (usually along with English) a generation longer than other groups have tended to do, “by any standard, linguistic assimilation is widespread.”\n
We need to ask if this is a genuine concern or a talking point. We should ask ourselves why so many Americans flock to our cities’ “Little Italy” and “Chinatown” neighborhoods, where the languages and cultures of the “old countries” are still spoken in businesses, on advertisements and in the media, while simultaneously resenting hearing Spanish. (Source:  American Immigration Lawyers Association, “Myths & Facts in the Immigration Debate”, 8/14/03. \n\nhttp://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2009.pdf\n\nSlide data source: DHS-Natz_Mexico_cy_00_03.pdf\n
http://www.aila.org/Content/default.aspx?docid=17242 (Source: Simon Romero and Janet Elder, “Hispanics in the US Report Optimism” New York Times, (Aug. 6, 2003)).\n\nCIS Office of Citizenship 2004 Naturalization Report M-646.pdf\n
This study shows that English language learning is tied directly to education. The higher the level of education attained, the more likely English is to become their primary language.\n\nIn short, if you want to DISCOURAGE assimilation, you keep them out of school.\n
This study shows that English language learning is tied directly to education. The higher the level of education attained, the more likely English is to become their primary language.\n\nIn short, if you want to DISCOURAGE assimilation, you keep them out of school.\n
This study shows that English language learning is tied directly to education. The higher the level of education attained, the more likely English is to become their primary language.\n\nIn short, if you want to DISCOURAGE assimilation, you keep them out of school.\n
This study shows that English language learning is tied directly to education. The higher the level of education attained, the more likely English is to become their primary language.\n\nIn short, if you want to DISCOURAGE assimilation, you keep them out of school.\n
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AILF Policy Report, “U.S. Soldiers from Around the World: Immigrants Fight for an Adopted Homeland” (updated Mar. 2003). Over 700 immigrants have received the Medal of Honor.\n
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This means that only 25% of those immigrants in the U.S. are here without legal status.\n\n
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Since 1986, laws have been passed making it illegal to provide non-citizens with any federal or state welfare or other public assistance. Therefore undocumented immigrants are ineligible for programs like welfare, food stamps, and Medicaid, etc\n\nThis number consists of legal immigrants with legal status.\n
As the Congressional Research Service points out in a 2007 report, undocumented immigrants, who comprise nearly one-third of all immigrants in the country, are not eligible to receive public “welfare” benefits—ever. Legal permanent residents (LPRs) must pay into the Social Security and Medicare systems for approximately 10 years before they are eligible to receive benefits when they retire. \n\nIn most cases, LPRs can not receive SSI, which is available only to U.S. citizens, and are not eligible for means-tested public benefits until 5 years after receiving their green cards. \n
The greatest threat to Democracy is having a public that thinks it is fully informed, but really isn’t very well informed at all. Too often in this digital age, we jump right to the debate without having the facts. We need good, quality journalism so we the citizens of the United States, who live in a very complex world are able to say “These are the facts. I know what the facts are and I’m going to make my decision as an informed citizen.”\n\nThree things you need to know about this presentation\nParty and ideology have nothing to do with this presentation. It’s only intent is to present facts. \nIt’s purpose is to challenge false beliefs and preconceived notions.\nThe information presented herein are based on verifiable public data obtained from recognized sources with sources listed at the bottom of each slide.\n
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EXAMPLE #4: How exaggerating data distorts public perceptions of the problem.\n\nThis table highlights some of the more egregious falsehoods told on a daily basis about immigrants in Arizona. The data for Texas is similar, but all highlight the problems of rhetoric of "hot air."\n\nPrison population data: http://www.azcorrections.gov/adc/reports/Zoya_ethnic.aspx\nEducation costs data: Estimates based on larger estimate of http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2010.pdf or http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/charts/MPIDataHub-Children-in-immigrant-families.xls (12.2% or 61,507 undocumented population <=17 yrs x $6,170 = $379,498,190)\nHealth care costs data: Illegal Immigration: Perceptions and Realities, ASU Morrison Inst.\nTax Payments data: &#x201C;A Rising Tide or a Shrinking Pie,&#x201D; CAP, http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/special-reports/rising-tide-or-shrinking-pie \n\n\n
SB1070 has had a brutal impact on Arizona&#x2019;s economy already, but what would happen if all aspects of SB1070 were passed into law? \n\nSuffice it to say, the economic and jobs damage would be enormous. If SB1070 is fully implemented, the impacts on Arizona&#x2019;s economy would be worse than during the last recession by doubling the numbers of lost jobs (275,000 to 581,000) and reducing Gross State Product by $48.8B and tax revenues by $4.2B. \n\nThere has to be a better way and there are better ways. What&#x2019;s important is that you hear about them.\n\nSource: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/03/rising_tide.html \n
There are also outrageous claims of undocumented workers bringing diseases into the U.S. A recent example of this could be heard on CNN&#x2019;s Lou Dobb&#x2019;s show, which made the claim stated here. Even after it was pointed out that this claim is untrue, Dobbs has yet to issue any correction of any kind.\n\nDemonization of groups who oppose those who are working for a workable and comprehensive immigration reform package is a common strategy. One target is the National Council of LaRaza, which is a 40-year-old group whose purpose is improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Groups such as FAIR, CIS, the Minutemen and others have attempted to paint NCLR as a racist organization by claiming &#x201C;LaRaza&#x201D; means &#x201C;race.&#x201D; It doesn&#x2019;t.\n\n1. National Hansen&#x2019;s Disease Program\n2. http://www.nclr.org/content/viewpoints/detail/42500/\n\n
There are also outrageous claims of undocumented workers bringing diseases into the U.S. A recent example of this could be heard on CNN&#x2019;s Lou Dobb&#x2019;s show, which made the claim stated here. Even after it was pointed out that this claim is untrue, Dobbs has yet to issue any correction of any kind.\n\nDemonization of groups who oppose those who are working for a workable and comprehensive immigration reform package is a common strategy. One target is the National Council of LaRaza, which is a 40-year-old group whose purpose is improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Groups such as FAIR, CIS, the Minutemen and others have attempted to paint NCLR as a racist organization by claiming &#x201C;LaRaza&#x201D; means &#x201C;race.&#x201D; It doesn&#x2019;t.\n\n1. National Hansen&#x2019;s Disease Program\n2. http://www.nclr.org/content/viewpoints/detail/42500/\n\n
There are also outrageous claims of undocumented workers bringing diseases into the U.S. A recent example of this could be heard on CNN&#x2019;s Lou Dobb&#x2019;s show, which made the claim stated here. Even after it was pointed out that this claim is untrue, Dobbs has yet to issue any correction of any kind.\n\nDemonization of groups who oppose those who are working for a workable and comprehensive immigration reform package is a common strategy. One target is the National Council of LaRaza, which is a 40-year-old group whose purpose is improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Groups such as FAIR, CIS, the Minutemen and others have attempted to paint NCLR as a racist organization by claiming &#x201C;LaRaza&#x201D; means &#x201C;race.&#x201D; It doesn&#x2019;t.\n\n1. National Hansen&#x2019;s Disease Program\n2. http://www.nclr.org/content/viewpoints/detail/42500/\n\n
There are also outrageous claims of undocumented workers bringing diseases into the U.S. A recent example of this could be heard on CNN&#x2019;s Lou Dobb&#x2019;s show, which made the claim stated here. Even after it was pointed out that this claim is untrue, Dobbs has yet to issue any correction of any kind.\n\nDemonization of groups who oppose those who are working for a workable and comprehensive immigration reform package is a common strategy. One target is the National Council of LaRaza, which is a 40-year-old group whose purpose is improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Groups such as FAIR, CIS, the Minutemen and others have attempted to paint NCLR as a racist organization by claiming &#x201C;LaRaza&#x201D; means &#x201C;race.&#x201D; It doesn&#x2019;t.\n\n1. National Hansen&#x2019;s Disease Program\n2. http://www.nclr.org/content/viewpoints/detail/42500/\n\n
By the way, Joe Turner is now a paid field organizer for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)\n\nMaricopa County Director of Elections Karen Osborne said &#x201C;No non-citizen has ever attempted to vote in Maricopa County.&#x201D;\n\nThree sources: &#x201C;About NASCO,&#x201D; North America&#x2019;s SuperCorridor Organization. Available at http://www.splcenter.org/intel/\nintelreport/article.jsp?pid=978.\n\n&#x201C;Myth vs. Fact,&#x201D; NASCO. Available at http://www.nascocorridor.com/admin/images/docs/NASCO%20CONGRESSIONAL%20-%20Myth%20vs%20%20Fact%20December%202007.pdf.\n\nPhilip Dine, &#x201C;Urban Legend of North American Union Feeds Fears,&#x201D; Seattle Times, May 19, 2007. Available at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003713518_rumor19.html.\n
By the way, Joe Turner is now a paid field organizer for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)\n\nMaricopa County Director of Elections Karen Osborne said &#x201C;No non-citizen has ever attempted to vote in Maricopa County.&#x201D;\n\nThree sources: &#x201C;About NASCO,&#x201D; North America&#x2019;s SuperCorridor Organization. Available at http://www.splcenter.org/intel/\nintelreport/article.jsp?pid=978.\n\n&#x201C;Myth vs. Fact,&#x201D; NASCO. Available at http://www.nascocorridor.com/admin/images/docs/NASCO%20CONGRESSIONAL%20-%20Myth%20vs%20%20Fact%20December%202007.pdf.\n\nPhilip Dine, &#x201C;Urban Legend of North American Union Feeds Fears,&#x201D; Seattle Times, May 19, 2007. Available at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003713518_rumor19.html.\n
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The greatest threat to Democracy is having a public that thinks it is fully informed, but really isn&#x2019;t very well informed at all. Too often in this digital age, we jump right to the debate without having the facts. We need good, quality journalism so we the citizens of the United States, who live in a very complex world are able to say &#x201C;These are the facts. I know what the facts are and I&#x2019;m going to make my decision as an informed citizen.&#x201D;\n\nThree things you need to know about this presentation\nParty and ideology have nothing to do with this presentation. It&#x2019;s only intent is to present facts. \nIt&#x2019;s purpose is to challenge false beliefs and preconceived notions.\nThe information presented herein are based on verifiable public data obtained from recognized sources with sources listed at the bottom of each slide.\n
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While most of what we hear in the press is negative, most Arizonans hold more moderate views on immigration and do not support the hard &#x201C;enforcement-at-any-cost&#x201D; positions of many of our state&#x2019;s politicians.\n\nThe bottom line is Arizonans are much more interested in meaningful changes in immigration policy than in throwing 12M people out of the country. These numbers plainly indicate that those people who argue only for &#x201C;tough enforcement,&#x201D; although loud in their views, are in the minority.\n\n#1 27% agree, 9% don&#x2019;t know\n#2 24% disagree, 10% don&#x2019;t know\n#3 16% disagree, 8% don&#x2019;t know\n#4 13% disagree, 4% don&#x2019;t know\n
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Deuteronomy 24:14-19&#xA0;(New American Standard Bible)&#xA0;\n14"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.\n&#xA0;15"You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the LORD and it become sin in you.\n&#xA0;16"Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin.\n&#xA0;17"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.\n&#xA0;18"But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.\n&#xA0;19"When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.\n\nJeremiah 22\nWarning of Jerusalem's Fall\n&#xA0;1Thus says the LORD, "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word\n&#xA0;2and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates.\n&#xA0;3'Thus says the LORD, "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.\n&#xA0;4"For if you men will indeed perform this thing, then kings will enter the gates of this house, sitting in David's place on his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, even the king himself and his servants and his people.\n&#xA0;5" But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself," declares the LORD, "that this house will become a desolation."'\n\nMalachi 3:5\n&#xA0;5"Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts.\n\nLuke 16:19-31&#xA0;(New American Standard Bible)\n\nThe Rich Man and Lazarus\n&#xA0;19"Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.\n&#xA0;20"And a poor man named Lazarus (A)was laid at his gate, covered with sores,\n&#xA0;21and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.\n&#xA0;22"Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.\n&#xA0;23"In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.\n&#xA0;24"And he cried out and said, &#x2018;Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.'\n&#xA0;25"But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that (F)during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.\n&#xA0;26'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'\n&#xA0;27"And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house--\n&#xA0;28for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'\n&#xA0;29"But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'\n&#xA0;30"But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!'\n&#xA0;31"But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"\n
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