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Illegal Aliens' "Contributions" to the U.S.
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Posted on 08/23/2007 11:59:59 AM PDT by Swordmaker

ILLEGAL ALIEN "CONTRIBUTIONS" TO THE U.S.

2006 (First Quarter) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigrants

CRIME

BIRTHS
SCHOOLS
SOCIAL SERVICES
POPULATION
TAXES
JOBS (per Center for Immigration Studies - September 2006):
Between 2000 and 2005, 4.1 million immigrant workers arrived in the U.S., accounting for 86% of the net inrease in the total number of employed persons (16 & older), the highest share ever recorded in the U.S.

Of the 4.1 million, between 1.4 and 2.7 million are estimated to be illegal aliens. Also, between 2000 and 2005, the number of young (16 to 34) native-born men employed declined by 1.7 million - at the same time, the number of new male immigrant workers increased by 1.9 million. [Do you still believe the gov't employment rate stats?]

ACTION:
Please share this data with elected officials, particularly those who spew the PCBS about all the "contributions of illegal aliens to our society" AND "our economy would collapse without them"! However, NONE of this will matter IF our borders are not secured OR our politicians succeed in abolishing them (via SPP, NAU, NAFTA Hwy), and illegal alien murderers, drug smugglers and terrorists continue to be welcomed into our country


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1 posted on 08/23/2007 12:00:03 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker

You might want to link to the government site where the statistics are gleaned.


2 posted on 08/23/2007 12:02:28 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Swordmaker

So their primary contribution is to our prison industry, and I don’t mean as construction workers.


3 posted on 08/23/2007 12:02:47 PM PDT by mrsmel (Free Ramos and Compean!)
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To: AppyPappy

Mexico’s Ideal Immigration Law—Let’s try it here at home
Center for Security Policy ^ | April 13, 2006 | J. Michael Waller

Mexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that most Americans would love. However, Mexican officials haven’t been sharing that idea with us as they press for our Congress to adopt the McCain-Kennedy immigration reform bill.

That’s too bad, because Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue. At a time when the Supreme Court and many politicians seek to bring American law in line with foreign legal norms, it’s noteworthy that nobody has argued that the US look at how Mexico deals with immigration and what it might teach us about how best to solve our illegal immigration problem.

Mexico has a single, streamlined law that ensures that foreign visitors and immigrants are:

in the country legally; have the means to sustain themselves economically; not destined to be burdens on society; of economic and social benefit to society; of good character and have no criminal records; and contributors to the general well-being of the nation.

The law also ensures that: immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visitor foreign visitors do not violate their visa status; foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s internal politics; foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned or deported ;foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported; those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.

Who could disagree with such a law? It makes perfect sense. The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens – and the denial of many fundamental rights to non-citizens, illegal and illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Población, or General Law on Population, spells out specifically the country’s immigration policy.

It is an interesting law – and one that should cause us all to ask, Why is our great southern neighbor pushing us to water down our own immigration laws and policies, when its own immigration restrictions are the toughest on the continent?

If the United States adopted the law, Mexico no doubt would denounce it as a manifestation of American racism and bigotry.

We looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution. Now let’s look at Mexico’s main immigration law.

Mexico welcomes only foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society:

Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities of contributing to national progress.” (Article 32)Immigration officials must “ensure” that “immigrants will be useful elements for the country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance” and for their dependents. (Article 34)Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets “the equilibrium of the national demographics,” when foreigners are deemed detrimental to “economic or national interests,” when they do not behave like good citizens in their own country, when they have broken Mexican laws, and when “they are not found to be physically or mentally healthy.” (Article 37)

The Secretary of Governance may “suspend or prohibit the admission of foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest.” (Article 38)

Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:

Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants. (Article 73) A National Population Registry keeps track of “every single individual who comprises the population of the country,” and verifies each individual’s identity. (Articles 85 and 86) A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants (Article 87), and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number (Article 91).

Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be imprisoned:

Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article 116) Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and imprisonment. (Article 116)

Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned:

Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117) Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118) Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico – such as working with out a permit – can also be imprisoned.

Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says,

“A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally.” (Article 123) Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned. (Article125) Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be deported. (Article 126)

Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law:

A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127) Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)

All of the above runs contrary to what Mexican leaders are demanding of the United States. The stark contrast between Mexico’s immigration practices versus its American immigration preachings is telling. It gives a clear picture of the Mexican government’s agenda: to have a one-way immigration relationship with the United States.

Let’s call Mexico’s bluff on its unwarranted interference in U.S. immigration policy. Let’s propose, just to make a point, that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member nations standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico’s own law as a model.


4 posted on 08/23/2007 12:04:35 PM PDT by Dqban22
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To: Swordmaker

link?


5 posted on 08/23/2007 12:04:35 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: Swordmaker

Never mind. I found the link.

Senator Richard Shelby’s webpage

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?id=158&letter_id=1354780601


6 posted on 08/23/2007 12:08:46 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: mrsmel
I live in an upscale LI town. Growing up we didn't even have keys to our doors. Now I am forced to do something I never thought I would have to...keep a sidearm in a quick grab spot at all times. Why? A wave of daytime burglaries and home invasions has hit the town (averaging 5-8 per week).

Who is committing these crimes? My friends at the precinct tell me it's all the work of illegals crossing over from Queens. Who are their spotters? The guys mowing the lawns.

Welcome to the country formally known as America.

7 posted on 08/23/2007 12:08:49 PM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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To: kellynla
link?

Here's one:

Illegal Immigration statistics.

I've checked some of the specific stats and they seem to be accurate.

8 posted on 08/23/2007 12:10:17 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
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To: Swordmaker
66 % of cited / stopped Drivers in New Mexico have NO License, NO Insurance, and NO Registration for the vehicle Of that 66 %, over 98 % were ILLEGAL ALIENS

I assume the correct number of those detained and deported is zero.

9 posted on 08/23/2007 12:13:39 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done, needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Swordmaker

Boy, those Illegal ALIENS just give, and then give some more!!!
/s


10 posted on 08/23/2007 12:13:47 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Swordmaker

ping


11 posted on 08/23/2007 12:14:12 PM PDT by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: Travis McGee; gubamyster; HiJinx; calcowgirl

ping


12 posted on 08/23/2007 12:17:02 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: Swordmaker

we just have to be careful...there were some illegal immigration stats going around the Net a few years ago that were claimed to have come from the L.A.Times that were as bogus as a three dollar bill.

These numbers appear to be legit or Senator Shelby has some ‘splainin’ to do. LOL

Although I would feel better if I could find the F.B.I. and/or I.N.S. link for these numbers which I haven’t been able to locate...yet.


13 posted on 08/23/2007 12:30:38 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: kellynla

Jobs for Democrats, teachers, health care, prisons, welfare workers.


14 posted on 08/23/2007 12:32:57 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
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To: ClaireSolt

“Jobs for Democrats, teachers, health care, prisons, welfare workers.”

Who says Communism is dead

“Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink.”
P.J.O’Rourke


15 posted on 08/23/2007 12:41:15 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: Swordmaker

OK, that letter was sent to the Senator, who published it on his page. How can we verify these stats? Where is the link to the government report?


16 posted on 08/23/2007 12:49:12 PM PDT by visualops (artlife.us)
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To: Swordmaker

most of this lack substatiation — which undermines credibility.

see below

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/taxes.asp


17 posted on 08/23/2007 12:52:10 PM PDT by Iron Eagle
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To: Iron Eagle

Yep, those were the stats I was talking about that were claimed to have come from the L.A.Times which we later learned were bogus.


18 posted on 08/23/2007 1:04:30 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: Swordmaker; kellynla
Most of this is from an old email.
Some is true, some isn't.
Snopes has some of the facts. This was true:

Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops but 29% are on welfare

Although illegal aliens are not generally eligible to collect public welfare benefits, an illegal alien may receive benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Food Stamps programs on behalf of his or her U.S. citizen child. (Any child born in the United States is considered a U.S. citizen, regardless of the parents' immigration status.) A 1997 General Accounting Office (GAO) report determined that in 1995 households headed by illegal aliens received a total of $700 million in AFDC benefits and $430 million in Food Stamps.

If they were getting OVER 1.1 BILLION over 10 YEARS AGO, can you imagine how much money they get now?!!!???!!!
19 posted on 08/23/2007 1:04:53 PM PDT by visualops (artlife.us)
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To: kellynla
Is it really our America any more?


20 posted on 08/23/2007 3:35:47 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com--)
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