[WilliamofCarmichael]

The author's concern is of course the most important one, security.

But there's something in the numbers that might explain "doom and gloom" vis-a-vis the economy even though the economy is doing very well. But there are some who "worry."

A study (covering 2000 through the first three months of 2003) by Northeastern University using CPS/BLS data reported that "recent" immigrants are getting huge numbers of the jobs created -- so many in fact that the numbers suggest that citizens and established immigrants are losing jobs to them.

This is not germane to security but it most definitely should be of concern to anyone wishing to be elected and who is concerned about security.

Security worries pretty much excludes the "we just need to tell the world that we were wrong" Rats. The Rats worry about protecting terrorists' civil rights and to get power back they sure as hell will exploit the "doom and gloom" among the relatively few.

It's almost two years after the Northeastern U. study and the numbers appear to be shooting up faster than ever.

[panthermom]

Illegal immigration is ruining this country and its happening quickly right before our eyes. Its dumbfounding how our elected officials do not see it. I don't understand how they are so insulated from it.
My husband works in the construction industry and over the past few years all of the work has gone to the Mexicans. Only the skilled tradesman are left on the job sites. My neighbor works for himself and work is scarce for him because the Mexicans come in with a whole crew and work for peanuts. They undercut everyone. Its not that my neighbor is so high priced, but he has a family and needs to survive. The Mexicans have no problem sharing living expenses with 5 other families in one house, they get all of the freebies that they can afford to work cheap. It absolutely sickens me.