Drudge reporting that Bush is going to double the amount of those being able to become citizens! The 'legal' flow would increase to 2 million BESIDES allowing the illegals to stay! Ultimate citizenship to all, so yes the number of them is 40 mil!
We don't even have the refinery capacity to supply gasoline to all the millions of people now....let alone when another 120 million are brought in by the new citizens....totally insanity!
"Drudge reporting that Bush is going to double the amount of those being able to become citizens! The 'legal' flow would increase to 2 million BESIDES allowing the illegals to stay! Ultimate citizenship to all, so yes the number of them is 40 mil!"
I'm so tired and I can't remember where I posted this, but Gilchrist estimated 30 million already here. If you multiply that by an additional 4 per person for extra family members, thats......120 million!!! And, I think Gilchrist estimate might be a little low. Some Latino websites estimate closer to 40 million. If that's the case the final number would be 160 million!
Here's what is bothering me. I don't think that the illegals give two hoots about 'legalization' or 'citizenship' except that due to HR 4437, legalization would prevent them from being 'felons' and deported. Otherwise, I think they'd prefer things to remain status quo. Because in my city, they're already getting a great deal!
Dad gets paid cash, pays no taxes, no papertrail of 'employment'.
Employer benefits by paying a lower wage.
Mom applies and qualifies for Welfare since there is no papertrail of dads employment. She gets Medicaid & Prescription, Cash, SSI, Food Stamps and Housing Allowance and many more services for the entire family. Now she does it without risking getting caught as she is 'legal'. AND, If 'legalization' means being given a new 'legal' SS number, I wonder how much fraud will occur if mom decides to collect from both her old 'illegal' number AND new number?
My guess is that the illegals, even when made legal would continue to operate in this manner, which gives them two incomes. It would even be to the benefit of the employer because he could continue to pay a low wage and no longer risks being penalized for employing an illegal, since they will ALL be 'legal'.