The Pew Immigration Study and Attrition Before Enforcement

Red Meat Conservative ^ | 09/01/10 | Daniel

[red meat conservative]

The Obama administration is breathlessly touting a new Pew Research study which shows that the number of illegal immigrants in the country is decreasing. The media is already lauding the Obama administration for its stepped up immigration enforcement which has supposedly led to this decrease in migration. The problem is that there is no increased enforcement from the DHS. Actually, they are hamstringing ICE from apprehending non criminal aliens, while intimidating immigration courts to dismiss outstanding warrens for deportation. An internal memo from USCIS clearly shows that the administration is trying to implement amnesty through executive administrative actions. So if it is the policy of the administration to leave no illegal behind, then why is there a sharp drop in the number of illegal invaders? There are two simple reason; the economy and attrition before enforcement.

[Moose Burger]

If true, it has nothing to do with Arizona. No sir, nothing to see here, please move along. Look! Hopey changey shiney!

[wolfcreek]

Pew, Obama, us....no one knows how many illegals are here. So how would they know if there’s a decrease?