A
study done by the Center for Immigration Studies has determined that there are
61 million immigrants in the U.S., with 15.7 million of them here illegally.
In 1970, there were 13.5 million
immigrants in the country – 6.6% of the U.S. population. The 61
million immigrants in the U.S. today constitute an astonishing 18.9% of the
population.
"These
numbers raise profound questions that are seldom even asked: What number of
immigrants can be assimilated? What is the absorption capacity of our schools,
health care system, infrastructure, and labor market? What is the effect on the
environment and quality of life from significantly increasing the nation's
population density?" wrote Steven Camarota, the Center's director of Research.
"With 45 million legal immigrants and their young children
already here, does it make sense to continue admitting more than one million
new legal permanent immigrants every year?" he added.
His report found that the normal pattern of immigration to the United
States changed after 1970. At that time, there were 13.5 million immigrants, or
about one in 15 U.S. residents.
But since 2000, the number of immigrants has increased 18.4
million, and now nearly one of every five U.S. residents are immigrants.
"The number of immigrants and their young children grew six
times faster than the nation's total population from 1970 to 2015 — 353 percent
vs. 59 percent," he added.
Camarota dug deep into Census Current Population Survey and other
data to determine his estimate of 15.7 million illegals in the United States.
"Our best estimate is that in 2015 there were 5.1 million
children with at least one illegal immigrant parent. Taken together, the best
available evidence indicates that there were a total of 15.7 million illegal
immigrants and their U.S.-born children in the adjusted December 2015 CPS,
accounting for 25.7 percent of the 61 million immigrants and their children in
the country," he said.
I
don't see how any rational person can look at these numbers today and say we're
not allowing enough immigrants to enter the U.S. Those who make that
point clearly have an ulterior agenda not related to compassion for poor people
or the well-being of the United States.
And
from now on, I will have to use the 15 million figure rather than the
previously accepted number of 11 million for illegal aliens. That 15
million number actually falls right in the middle of previously estimated
numbers of illegals – 10-20 million.
Camarota is correct in pointing out the
growing strain on our education and health care systems, as well
as employment. But it's more than that. The people behind this
push for open borders don't care about the U.S. as a sovereign entity with
citizens who share a common language and who respect our history and
culture. We are being balkanized, and the process is only getting farther
along.
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