Posted on 07/10/2007 4:21:59 PM PDT by Andy'smom
Estimated Distribution of the Illegal Alien Population
State
INS Est.
FAIR Est.
Pew Hispanic Est.
Alabama
24,000
52,000
<10,000
Alaska
5,000
7,000
<10,000
Arizona
283,000
489,000
400-450,000
Arkansas
27,000
49,000
<10,000
California
2,209,000
2,778,000
2,500-2,750,000
Colorado
144,000
263,000
225-275,000
Connecticut
39,000
55,000
70-100,000
Dist. of Col.
7,000
10,000
15-30,000
Delaware
10,000
20,000
15-35,000
Florida
337,000
555,000
800-950,000
Georgia
228,000
443,000
350-450,000
Hawaii
2,000
3,000
20-35,000
Idaho
19,000
34,000
25-45,000
Illinois
432,000
609,000
375-425,000
Indiana
45,000
94,000
55-85,000
Iowa
24,000
39,000
55-85,000
Kansas
47,000
75,000
40-70,000
Kentucky
15,000
27,000
30-60,000
Louisiana
5,000
16,000
25-45,000
Maine
3,000
4,000
<10,000
Maryland
56,000
90,000
225-275,000
Massachusetts
87,000
154,000
150-250,000
Michigan
70,000
124,000
100-150,000
Minnesota
60,000
123,000
75-100,000
Mississippi
8,000
15,000
<10,000
Missouri
22,000
50,000
35-65,000
Montana
2,250
3,000
<10,000
Nebraska
24,000
39,000
35-65,000
Nevada
101,000
353,000
150-250,000
New Hampshire
2,250
7,000
15-30,000
New Jersey
221,000
358,000
350-425,000
New Mexico
39,000
73,000
50-75,000
New York
489,000
646,000
550-650,000
North Carolina
206,000
405,000
300-400,000
North Dakota
2,250
6,000
<10,000
Ohio
40,000
74,000
75-150,000
Oklahoma
46,000
72,000
50-75,000
Oregon
90,000
141,000
125-175,000
Pennsylvania
49,000
77,000
125-175,000
Rhode Island
16,000
25,000
20-40,000
South Carolina
36,000
56,000
35-75,000
South Dakota
2,250
4,000
<10,000
Tennessee
46,000
72,000
100-150,000
Texas
1,041,000
1,633,000
1,400-1,600,000
Utah
65,000
102,000
75-100,000
Vermont
2,250
4,000
<10,000
Virginia
103,000
162,000
250-300,000
Washington
136,000
213,000
200-250,000
West Virginia
2,250
4,000
<10,000
Wisconsin
41,000
64,000
75-100,000
Wyoming
2,250
4,000
<10,000
TOTAL
7,012,000
10,775,000
9,625-11,925,000
INS est. in 2000 after Census, FAIR & Pew Hispanic Center est. as of 2005.
I hope I'm wrong. And I wish Prince William County the best of luck. Nice to see my old county has some sense. (I write this from deep in South Massachusetts AKA Fairfax County.
Correct you are. Always important to listen to what the enemy is saying. The Chamber of Commerce press release after the demise of the Amnesty bill gives it away.
Media Center > Press Releases > 2007 > June
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CONTACTS: John Reid/Rebecca Wilder
(202) 463-5682 / 888-249-NEWS Thursday, June 28, 2007
Chamber Laments Failure of Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today expressed its disappointment over the failure of S. 1348, the “Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act of 2007” to move forward for debate.
“This issue is not going away. The current system is clearly broken, and states are naturally reacting to the lack of action at the federal level with a patchwork of immigration laws and enforcement—exposing employers who must deal with a broken legal structure to unfair liability,” said Bruce Josten, the Chamber’s executive vice president of government affairs. “We need to address the United States’ currently dysfunctional immigration system. The status quo is clearly unacceptable.
“While the current bill had flaws, we were hopeful that many of those concerns could be ironed out in conference if the Senate had just taken the step of moving it forward. American citizens and American businesses need to have confidence that there is a clear practical plan in place to address the need for border security and the need for additional workers. They also need to be sure that this plan will be a consistent and fair national policy. We will continue to work for sound legislation as the debate moves to the House.”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.
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Just a question...if a county weren’t supplying services to illegals how much money would it save and could it then survive without “federal” funds?
Here is what I just posted on another thread.
To: inquest
I like it but my argument against it is that this is clearly and strictly a prerogative and responsibility of the federal govt. I can see how states taking their own initiative against illegal immigration will give the federal govt a chance to duck the issue. And what about states, counties, and cities that actively work to aid and abett illegal immigration? Should they have the freedom to do so?
72 posted on 07/10/2007 5:06:23 PM PDT by Delacon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1615829/posts?q=1&;page=71#71
No, I didn't. But you misunderstood my post in a big way. I never said this bill will solve the nation's problem with illegals; I said, in essense, that the pro-amnesty types are (justifiably) concerned that the type of bill just passed in VA will become commonplace at the local/state level nationwide, and that the amnesty bill they've been trying to pass was a preventative measure. ...and a failed one, thankfully.
I live here. I see them all over.
Many of these numbers are way low. California is off by at least 50% alone.
DAMMIT, BY GOLLY, COUNTY - BY - COUNTY if we have to do it, all 3000plus US COUNTIES if we have to, until this country is saved!
The FEDS will not do anything. This seems to be the only way. I hope it spreads like a wildfire, and illegals will either head home, or head to the 100 or so counties in the US who will welcome them with open arms and leave the other 2900 counties alone. Then we can sit back and watch those few counties go right down the tubes.
Doing my part to promote the Prince William County Plan
To: Gainesville@pwcgov.org; kwalker@potomacnews.com
Subject: How To Guide
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 5:58 pm
Hi John,
I hope you are keeping good notes, so that they might be condensed into a “How To Guide” for the many cities, and counties, that are going to want to follow in your footsteps. Just contract with a professional to write it for you, and get it out there; there should be an excellent finanacial return for all involved in its publication.
GA needs to be added to the list.
You took direct action!
I advise Freepers to also write Prince William County, Virginia and get a "How To Manual", and then approach County Supervisors across the land, in their own counties who are sympathetic. Maybe that Roy from NUMBERS USA can also morph this into a national campaign in all US counties. We can overturn this system of unchecked, massive illegal immigration from the bottom up, not just top down from D.C. In fact, it may be more effective that way. And that is the American way. It is how we were born as a nation, in the first place!!
"Washington, 6 jul (EFE).- La junta de supervisores del condado Prince William (Virginia) votará el martes una resolución que endurece las medidas contra los indocumentados del condado, informó hoy una de las cadenas locales del canal de televisión MSNBC. PUBLICIDAD De ser aprobada la propuesta, una de las más severas contra la inmigración ilegal en todo el país, ésta daría a la policía funciones migratorias como revisar el estatus de cualquier persona que reciba un alto en controles rutinarios y que sean sospechosas de haber infringido la ley. Además exigiría que las bibliotecas, las escuelas e incluso las piscinas verifiquen también el estatus de cualquiera de sus usuarios, lo cual supondría un problema debido a que el 20 por ciento de la población del condado es de origen inmigrante. En el caso de las escuelas, la preocupación es aún mayor puesto que la educación pública se ha considerado hasta ahora como un derecho de los inmigrantes, estén o no legalmente asentados en el país. John Stirrup, uno de los miembros de la junta de Gobierno de Prince William, pretende que esta resolución sea votada durante la próxima reunión el martes 10 de julio, según la cadena WRC-TV, del grupo MSNBC. EFE icr/mla/ma"
I feel your pain and am grumpier than usual about it today. I went shopping — not only is everything written in Spanish and English, but it seemed like I was the only shopper who spoke English and didn’t have food stamps. It’s a real slap in the face to the Ellis Island immigrants who helped build this country.
Oh, yes. We are definitely on the same page.
I think the fact that one by one local government was taking matters into their own hands was what drove the failed bill. It seemed it came together awfully fast and was tried to be pushed through faster than anything I have ever seen before. We the little people are sick and tired of seeing our LIVES being turned upside down by the illegals. We the little people are having to deal with ruined schools, ruined neighborhoods, the closing of hospitals, the crime and the direct clash of culture.
Won't happen. It's not even clear that VA will allow this to go into effect. There are a patchwork of "amnesty" provisions around the country - ranging from looking in the other direction to active support.
We need to stop with the "amnesty" label and come up with a sound Fed'l policy, or we're going to wind up with chaos. (I should have said more chaos)
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