Here’s a a quote I made over at Hot Air a few moments ago giving support to your claim about 30 million.I think you are right.
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Of course the biggest con here is how many illegals are there really?
Many say 12-20 million.Truth is few know and even fewer have done any research to figure out just how many are here.
http://thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_17_4/tsc_17_4_walsh.shtml
The above link to the “Social Contract” by James T. Walsh a brilliant immigration scholar and former govt. immigration lawyer.He asserts that the number is more like 36 million with 2 million visa overstays. Maybe a few went back home due to theobamba economy so maybe its down to only 30 million. Still a long way from the acknowledged 8-12 or 12-20 million figures commonly used.
Even worse is the multiplier effect from anchor babies. First an illegal(not one of the rocket scientists either, average intelligence of border crossers from mexico are fourth grade) comes to the us when she is 8 and 9/10 months pregnant, has here anchor baby here and who knows how many else are on the dole in no time at all.
Its all one more scary scenario about how we can lose a country without even trying in less than eight years.
rodguy911 on January 13, 2013 at 8:30 AM
The precedent for the numbers lie is when Reagan offered amnesty for 1 million and it turned into 3 million quickly. Or, something along those lines.