Thanks for all that great info. SHould have considered Bear Stearns might have something on that---my wife is an investment adviser and clears through Bear Stearns but uses multiple other sources of research. I think we had better all get together on this issue, because NOTHING is being done about it, on the face of it, this issue itself should be compelling enough to constitute one more component of the larger issue of the still-out-of-control illegal immigration juggernaut.
The illegal economy (more than just illegal emigration) is one of the reasons I believe tht FairTax as our tax law would greatly help in the matter.
It would probably help discourage some from coming if they were actually hit with the tax on purchases of taxable items at retail and it would also have the benefit of seeing those folks helping to fund the things they now do not under the present system.
The FairTax is a simple system that is easy to understand and administer and the merchant collecting and forwarding the tax is paid for his two line report out of the tax revenue unlike the present unfunded mandate of income tax system reporting.
Overall, though, it is still a problem with our government and the laws still needs to be greatly tightened up and enforced. You're certainly right about it being an out-of-control juggernaut though. The FairTax could help, I think.