The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty alone would be $2.6 trillion. And the number of additional LEGAL immigrants who would join those who were the recipients of amnesty through chain migration, i.e., family reunification, would approach 70 million over a 20-year period, assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens. We cannot assimilate such numbers.
“assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens”
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A Bear Sterns study released January, 2005 estimated 20 million illegals. Now add 3+ million more each year since then. So triple the Heritage estimate.