Did you guys know this?

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Illegal Aliens
Illegal Immigrants Are One-Fourth of Federal Prisoners



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Over one-fourth of all inmates in federal prisons-26 percent to be exact-are illegal aliens. Furthermore, a significant number of the estimated five to six million illegal aliens in the U.S. commit serious crimes, according to Border Watch, the newsletter of the American Immigration Control Foundation. The cost to American taxpayers to house the large number of alien criminals in state and federal prisons is estimated to be more than $1.3 billion annually. Besides the cost of housing an army of alien criminals, America's taxpayers fork over some $45 billion each year to cover the total costs of immigration, according to an article in the June 6, 1994 Wall Street Journal by Dan James. James writes: "Immigrants residing in the U.S. cost U.S. taxpayers more than $45 billion annually, according to 'The Costs of Immigration,' a just-released study by Donald L. Huddle, professor emeritus of economics at Rice University in Houston. Mr. Huddle projects that in the 1993-2002 period the 'net cost to the taxpayers of all taxpayers of all immigrants [in the U.S.] will total over $450 billion'. . . "Indeed, Mr. Huddle's calculation is conservative. . . for it is predicted on an annual influx of 810,000 legal and 300,000 illegal immigrants, 1.1 million altogether; Tulane University demographer Leon Bouvier projects an inflow of as many as 1.5 million legal and illegal immigrants yearly in the 90's. "Prof. Huddle's study covered a total of 18.1 million immigrants present in the U.S. in 1992. . . both legal and illegal immigrants, as well as illegals granted amnesty under a 1986 law, refugees, and those granted asylum. The study examined costs at all levels of government that year, above and beyond the taxes they paid. ". . . The culprit is not Mexico, of course, but the Immigration Act of 1990, which increased legal immigration by 40% and stimulated record illegal immigration. "If Congress is serious about making spending cuts, it can begin by repealing the 1990 Immigration law and declaring a moratorium on all immigration until, at least, we have put our finances in order. That would save us $30 billion, including the cost of currently dependent and future illegal immigrants, of the more than $45 billion all immigrants cost us annually." Mr. Borjas, an economist at the University of California, San Diego, and Stephen Trejo, another economist at that university's Santa Barbara campus, completed a research paper in 1990 looking at immigrant population in the welfare system. Its findings dispel the myth widely propagated that only economic benefits arise from rising immigration. The two confirm the "widespread perception that unskilled immigrants are particularly prone to enter the welfare system, and that entry of large numbers of immigrants in the past decades has increased taxpayer expenditures on income transfer programs"-that is, welfare and other government programs. It is widely feared that the U.S. has become a "welfare magnet" since welfare payments are often higher than typical income opportunities in many countries of origin. The two also found that immigrant households receive a higher level of welfare payments than do native households! This "Third World Invasion" seems to be favored by virtually all Republicans and Democrats as very little is being done about it. While corporate America continues to eliminate domestic jobs by the millions by shipping industry overseas, it is simultaneously replacing American workers at home with illegal and legal immigrants, almost all of whom come from Black, Brown, and Yellow countries, an act which is pillaging the once-robust American economy as well as its social structure.

Answer 1

Yes I did know that, however it wouldn't have been a big shock to me anyway. I must resort to my standby statement - if they're willing to break the law to get into this country, they don't care about our rules and are willing and able to break more.

Answer 2

Interesting...and did you know that the above article is disgustingly flawed, and eventually racist (who cares that they're from "Black Brow and Yellow countries?" Would it be better if they were white?).

This article forgets the billions of dollars in money that legal immigrants generate for the U.S.--every major technology firm employs a large number of foreign workers, because THERE ARE NO US WORKERS for these jobs. Remember over 50% of U.S. grad school graduates are non-natives. These are the innovative, cutting edge of the U.S. economy. All of this money aids U.S. business, is spent in the U.S., and is taxced (both in individual income tax and in corporate taxes) in the U.S.

Not to mention that illegal immigrants also pay taxes (local state taxes, if nothing else). Many of them even pay Social Security taxes THAT THEY CAN NEVER COLLECT. So they're actually paying for a benefit they're not getting.

Stopping immigration is impossible and immoral. I'm not saying we can't improve the system, but a moratorium is ridiculous. And the final note, about destroying the social structure, is disgusting and has no business in any civilized conversation.

Answer 3

Mexico empties it's prisons across the border, just like Castro did in the Mariel boatlift. The USA is the world's biggest patsy. Mexico does't play with illegals - it uses it's army.

Answer 4

Did you know that during the Reagan Presidency the gvt. cut foreign aid for family planning in Latin America? Until then, their economies were growing at faster rates than their population, meaning the amount of wealth per person was increasing. After then, the population was increasing faster than wealth was, meaning people were getting poorer. Conservatives call it the Law of Unintended Consequences--actually, all you need to do is think about the consequences of what you are going to do, but not them! So we are now reaping the beginning, yes only the beginning, of the tidal wave of immigrants born as a result of cutting family planning money from foreign aid under Reagan. You make your bed, you sleep in it.

Answer 5

Yes its the same in britain.

However it would be nice for you to link your short story to some factual evidence so that people can do the research for themselves also!

Answer 6

I did not know but then again I still don't know because I did not read it because it was so long. I read the last two sentences and they seem beligerent so I am glad I didn't read the rest. 2

Answer 7

Not one person I know has ever been prosecuted for any of the above. I know many who have done all of above and not 1 has ever been convicted,fined or imprisoned

Answer 8

Yes, I was aware of it and it's not surprising, is it?

Thanks for the post. Good work.

Answer 9

No, I didn't. But I'm not really suprised. I'll certainly check your references for further information.

Answer 10

thanx for that and the 2 points