Since you brought it up...
http://www.rcusa.org/index.php?page=presidential-determinations-2007
One might ask, what with our borders being UNsecure for so long, leftist run city's rushing to declare themselves open and NumbersUSA alleging BO's DHS chief, Jeh Johnson, reported the Obama administration is 'writing new policies that will eliminate deportations for almost all illegal immigrants', what's an additional 70,000 refugees tossed into the mix?
One explanation, as your example of the 'Russian Mafia' growth on our shores and the reported long ago settlement of the 'defeated' Republican Guard in the Midwest makes possible is, now those in charge have a hardened cadre in place to help massage our POV into a more ready state of acceptance of even more change.
Just trying to make sense of all this un-American activity going on at the highest levels.
One explanation, as your example of the ‘Russian Mafia’ growth on our shores and the reported long ago settlement of the ‘defeated’ Republican Guard in the Midwest
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BUT — these emigres are not illegals (at least the initial groups) am sure they all had Komrades arrive via ‘other entries’.
We also must not forget all the ‘Lovable Somalis’ that were deposited on our shores - well Minnesota, then Maine, legally.