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Statement on Immigration Research (Update: On Tuesday, May 16, the Senate passed Sen. Jeff Bingaman's (D-NM) amendment to S. 2611 that significantly reduced the number of legal immigrants who could enter under the bill's "guest worker" program. As a result of this change, our estimate of the number of legal immigrants who would enter the country or would gain legal status under S. 2611 falls from 103 million to around 66 million over the next 20 years.) If enacted, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.2611) would be the most dramatic change in immigration law in 80 years, allowing an...

For anyone who thinks that illegal immigration is a problem for Californians, Arizonans, New Mexicans and Texans only — think again. From the Nov. 19, 2002 Richmond Times-Dispatch came a startling article from Michael Martz entitled "Mexicans' bank use is eased." Martz wrote: "One of Virginia's largest banks has begun offering illegal Mexican immigrants a way to open accounts, establish a credit history and reduce the risk of being robbed. "Wachovia Corp., operating as Wachovia and First Union across the state, yesterday began recognizing the Mexican "Matricula Consular" ID for opening any kind of bank account except tax-deferred retirement...