[Sabertooth]

Camarota concluded that immigrants, legal and illegal, and their newborn children account for essentially all of the 872,000-person increase in California's population since the 2000 census. These new residents are much more likely to be poor and need social services.

Gray Davis had been Governor that entire time, and George Bush has been President for most of it.

Neither have been particularly helpful.

[Saundra Duffy]

Gray Davis had been Governor that entire time, and George Bush has been President for most of it. Neither have been particularly helpful.

You're right, pal.

[gubamyster]

Neither have been particularly helpful.

That's an understatement!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Though politically unaffiliated, the center backs more rigorous immigration control steps. Showcasing immigrants' relative poverty and the demands placed on social services is designed to be evidence supporting such measures.

Sounds good to me. According to this article, 57 percent of the state's uninsured are immigrants or their American born children.

[scholar]

"The fact is that even if it's harder to get into the United States, legally or illegally, life is still better here,"

Well of course it is! The illegals can enter this country and immediately become eligible for free health care and other forms of government handouts while many hardworking American taxpayers, going through hard straights, aren't eligible for any assistance at all.

I don't hate these folks for trying to come here and better their lives, but they need to do it legally and pay their dues just like the rest of us.

[janetgreen]

In Dimwit Davis' speech yesterday he made NO MENTION of the fact that illegal immigration costs California taxpayers BILLIONS of dollars each year. This state is forty billion bucks in the hole now. Instead of facing this problem, he chooses to raise fees and taxes on citizens. Not a word about illegal aliens. WHATAGUY!