Illegal Immigration Part Two

As in my other post, let me say again I am NOT against immigration. LEGAL IMMIGRATION. Basically every person here is an immigrant of one form or another. What I have a problem with is doing it ILLEGALLY.

Here are some statistics to ponder from the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (CAIR):

• 10,000 illegals cross into the United States every day.
• Out of the 10,000 every day, about 3,500 will become PERMANENT residents.
• In one year, that equals 1,277,500 NEW PERMANENT immigrants living in the U.S. legally, or illegally.
• There are over 1900 miles of border between Mexico and the U.S.
• An estimated 1,880,000 American workers have lost jobs to illegal immigrants. {I should state my personal opinion here, that if Americans weren't so spoiled and DID the work immigrants do, and worked as hard as they do, maybe that wouldn't be so.}
• The cost of those 1,880,000 American workers to be supported by welfare and other governmental assistance equals $15 BILLION per year
• Illegal immigrants earn 60 BILLION a year working in the U.S.
• Half a BILLION dollars are spent incarcerating illegal immigrants. {This one burns my butt. We're spending 500 million dollars PER year to feed and house and provide health insurance for criminals who are illegally in the United States??? Can you say "deportation???"}
• It costs 7.4 BILLION each year to educate illegal immigrants.
• In 1994 (so you know the number is higher now) the state of California paid $215.2 million to pay for 74,987 deliveries to illegal immigrant mothers.
• Births to illegal immigrants counted as 36 percent of all Medicare funded births.
• Oh, and 80% of the cocaine and 50% of the heroin used in the United States is smuggled in from Mexico.

So the simple cost just from what I stated above, totals $82,471,152,000 PER YEAR. I do not have all the answers, but there certainly are MANY questions to be asked. To just give amnesty to all these people is a ridiculous idea. The borders need to be guarded MUCH more carefully. But then again, with over 1900 miles to patrol, it's a big job.

One thing is clear. This country will be ruined completely if we don't come up with something. We are already bankrupt. We are already overpopulated and have the highest unemployment rate on the planet. And more people keep coming in.

There will be one more part to this series as we explore options, potential problems, and discuss more issues regarding illegal immigrants in the United States.