Here is a recent column with some sobering statistics and examples of the costs of illegal immigration to all taxpaying citizens. I will try to later add some Lake County data relevant to how illegal immigration increases the cost of local government and local institutions like hospitals, law enforcement, etc. to this new blog category. vj =========================================== from: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/opinion/syndicated/story/3754432p-13240298c.html BONNIE ERBE: A look at some fresh numbers on immigration Published: Thursday, November 29, 2007 No public debate about the impact of immigration on American life is fair or complete without reference to the most recent data from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). ( See http://www.cis.org/topics/illegalimmigration.html ) Let me state for the record, as I always do when writing about this thorny issue, I am the proud granddaughter of a Cuban immigrant. Immigrants, like native-born Americans, are good people -- hardworking and patriotic. Individual immigrants are not problematic; mass immigration, both legal and illegal, is. Race should not figure into the debate about mass immigration. Quality of life and immigration's impact on the U.S. environment and government resources should drive the debate. Mass immigration is ruining the quality of life for the children and grandchildren of immigrants already in the... Read more →
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