Kabar, they aren’t telling us the true figures. You need to realize that.
The revised census from 2000 set the figure at 9 million then. That was the accumulation in the prior ten years. We’re fifteen years down the road from there. Conservatively we’re talking 25 million now. Add in a few children to the mix, we’re easily talking 28 million.
In the 2000 to 2007 time frame, but talked up amnesty. When he did, particularly in the 2003-2004 time frame millions were coming across the border per years.
Time magazine pegged it at 3.5 million per year during that period.
I used to know a guy in the INS. He worked on the border and I found out from him that during one nine month period, over 900,000 illegals were captured in just one secter. That would be a 1.2 million annual rate.
The INS used to claim they could only capture about 10% of the people crossing the border. Think about that. 1.2 million were caught and what that would mean if it were only 10% of the total people crossing.
If you’re thinking only ten million are in country, I think you’re kidding yourself.
I realize it very well. I work with NumbersUSA, CIS, FAIR, and others. There are various reasons why these groups use the USG figures. Principally, it is to defend themselves against attacks by the Left and the MSM. It is far more difficult for them to dispute USG data, which is still bad enough to make the case about the damage immigration is doing to the country.
I use 12 to 20 million as being more realistic. There was a Bear-Stearns report a number of years ago that estimated 20 million using such things as school statistics. I know the USG estimates are understated as do most of the people engaged in the movement. We have contacts with the BP who tell us that for every one they catch, three get in. People are going back and forth. The Mexican drug cartels have spotters on our side of the border helping to direct traffic into the country. The border is a no-man's land.