“Illegal immigration plays a role, but it is our pro-population growth legal immigration policies and the Hispanic birth rate that are the main causes for the increase in population.”
Not sure that’s true. Of course all those things are a factor, but it’s well known that illegal entries into the US across our southern border increased several fold after the passage of NAFTA, and the predicted effect of US farm exports on small Mexican farmers.
Remember, we legalized around 3 million illegals in 1987, and that was suppose to end that problem, along with increased enforcement that never happened. But since, the illegal population has mushroomed to 12 to 20 million, and that is the estimated ILLEGAL population that would not include citizens, or any Hispanic births within the US. Only illegal entrants and visa overstayers.
But it is true using real data from the Bureau of the Census.
100 Million More: Projecting the Impact of Immigration On the U.S. Population, 2007 to 2060
Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A profile of America's Foreign-Born Population
Pew Research Center: U.S. Population Projections: 2005–2050
Remember, we legalized around 3 million illegals in 1987, and that was suppose to end that problem, along with increased enforcement that never happened. But since, the illegal population has mushroomed to 12 to 20 million, and that is the estimated ILLEGAL population that would not include citizens, or any Hispanic births within the US. Only illegal entrants and visa overstayers.
I remember it quite well. Simpson-Mazzoli was passed in 1986. This was supposed to be a one-time amnesty and the USG estimated that 1 million would apply. The real number turned out to be 2.7 million. In order to be eligible for the amnesty, you had to have lived in the US for five years, i.e., prior to 1982. Document fraud was rampant. Despite the amnesty we now have 12 to 20 million illegals.