The Effect of Mass Immigration on Population Change

FAIR ^ | Sep 2006 | John Martin

[jaimdol]

As the population of the United States passes 300 million, will the nation’s policy makers come to their senses and pause for a moment and think about where the country is headed? Our population was just over 200 million in the 1970 Census and the rate of population increase of about one percent per year indicates that with no change we may add another 300 million residents over the next 70 years.

A continuation of the current trend means that most of the future U.S. population increase will result from immigration. Yet immigration is a discretionary policy — it can be either decreased, as recommended by the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, and desired by most Americans, or increased, as advocated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

In 1970, less than one in every twenty residents in our country was foreign born. In 2006, the comparable level is nearly one in every eight residents is foreign born. This is a trend that will continue if immigration policy and immigration law enforcement do not change. Yet, the White House and the Senate are pushing to accelerate the process of change by opening the door wider to both immigrants and to foreigners coming as nonimmigrants to take American jobs. In contrast, the House of Representatives is focused on the estimated 12 or more million aliens believed to be residing illegally in the country and has voted for changes in immigration policy designed to dry up the influx and decrease that population.

[brytlea]

BINGO! Of course, the Repubs are nuts to think it will buy them many votes.
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[BW2221]

Keep drinking the Kool Aid Johnnie. You're the ultimate Bush bot.

[supercat]

Another mistake is that the country allows immigration of people who have no intention of ever integrating in our society and from counties that downright hate us.

I wish someone would ask politicians to agree or disagree with the following principle:

Immigrants and would-be immigrants who seek to follow the law should be treated better than those who flout it.

I would, frankly, find almost any form of immigration "reform" to be acceptable if it abided by that simple principle. Unfortunately, the present system seeks to make life miserable for those whose presence would improve this country, while openly inviting people who would instead undermine it.

[supercat]

BINGO! Of course, the Repubs are nuts to think it will buy them many votes.

I would expect that legal immigrants would probably tend to vote Republican if were allowed to. Of course, they're greatly outnumbered by illegals who vote Democrat regardless of what's allowed.

I do wish some politicians would explain why they need to attract the votes of people who aren't allowed to vote in the first place. Curious that nobody mentions that...

IMHO, if Republicans were smart they'd set out my primary principle (Treat those who attempt to obey the laws better than those who flout them) and then solicit plans for reform that abide by that principle. But for some reason they have no interest in doing that.