Posted on 08/18/2006 2:10:06 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - About 11 million illegal immigrants were living in the U.S. at the start of this year, the federal government said in a report Friday.
That's up from an estimated 8.5 million living in the country in January 2000, according to calculations by the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Department of Homeland Security.
The office estimated that 10.5 million illegal immigrants were living in the United States in January 2005 and that the number grew at a national average of 408,000 a year.
Estimates of the size of the illegal immigrant population vary widely according to the political leanings of groups using them.
The federal government acknowledged the difficulty of getting an accurate count in its report, saying estimates involve assumptions and combinations of data.
A Homeland Security spokeswoman could not be reached immediately.
In March, the Pew Hispanic Center used Census Bureau data to estimate that the United States had 11.1 million illegal immigrants in March 2005. The center used monthly population estimates to project a total of 11.5 million to 12 million in March.
Mexico is the largest contributing country of illegal immigrants, with nearly 6 million in the U.S. in 2005, the government said. El Salvador, Guatemala, India and China followed with a combined contribution of about 1.4 million unauthorized immigrants.
The greatest increase in illegal immigrants in the country was among Mexicans, a jump of 260,000 from 2000 to 2005. The greatest percentage increase in the immigrant population in those years was among people from India, 133 percent, and Brazil, 70 percent.
California had the largest illegal immigrant population, with 2.8 million in January 2005, followed by Texas with 1.4 million and Florida with 850,000.
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On the Net: Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/index.htm
That's up from an estimated 8.5 million living in the country in January 2000, according to calculations by the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Department of (the illusion of) Homeland Security.
Multipy by 3 and you're close.
Double that... for starters.
probably half again what the actual total.
The fact is we don't know.
HA!
They're our "happy friends." The Prez said so.
Like I believe that number just because they said it.
susie
Any number the govt. fesses up to can be doubled, at the very minimum.
over 8,000 a night come over the border....8,000...scarey huh?
Agreed.
I'm so disgusted with our government.
I've heard that it is close to 34 million.
This is actually a rather interesting admission. The federal government never officially to my knowledge affirmed the 10 million count from 2000. Now they are at least admitting 8.5 million to that point. We know that since then 2 million per year have been pouring across, some say as high as 3 million or more. Let's see, 2 million times six is 12 million. 12 million plus 8.5 million is 20.5 million.
Dang if the federal government isn't finally confirming what we knew all along.
Sure they're sticking to the 10.5 million for today's count, but hell they stuck with about 5 million for the 2000 figure for six years.
About 2012, they'll admit that there were 20+ million in country as of mid 2006. Can't wait. Course by then there will be 35 million or so in country.
Can you fathom that they think they can claim a growth rate of 400,000 per year, and folks will buy into it? It's absolutely incredible how out of touch those folks are.
So do a majority of Conservatives. So why the deaf ears on Pennsylvania Avenue??
I'd have to agree with that.
That's why you see little towns like Hazleton, PA and others trying to take action.
It has been too much, too fast, and our communities are reeling from it.
Our government estimate as usual is off by 100%. There are 10 Million just in the San Fran Gay Area.
>Double that...for starters.<
And thank you, GWB!!!!
It is going to "Balkanize" this country. Not good, not good.
Bull Squat...
I'd bet there are nearly that many West of the Mississippi alone.
Semper Fi
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