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It wasn’t 3 million..it was 300,000...

If you wish to look it up, you'll find out that the Amnesty of 1986 wound up seeing around 3.5 million people become naturalized as a result.

When they were trying to get support for the Amnesty, they stated there were only 1 million illegals here. After the fact, the illegals came out of the wood-work to sign up.

estimates of naturalized people 3.0 million at link (Estimates vary. I have seen them as high as 3.5 millon)

...seems to me then 2 to 3 million booted today is about equal for the numbers here now.

Even the government and illegal support acvtivists claim there are 11 to 12 million illegals in country today. That flies in the face of the fact that a 2001 correction by the 2000 Census pegged their numbers at 9.0 million in that census. Even a Time magazine cover story pegged the entries into the U.S. a few years into the Bush administration, at 3.5 million per year. I am aware that during on nine month period around that time, that 900,000 illegals were taken into custody (in just one sector) while coming across the U.S. border. Border agents traditionally peg their catch to flow ratio at about 10 to 20%.

The idea that we have only 11 or 12 million illegals in country today, flies in the face of reality. Nobody knows for sure, but you can take to the bank a number somewhere between 25 to 35 million people. It may be even higher.

Imagine if we were to legalize them, and they be able to do what other naturalized citizens can, namely bring in fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, nephews, neices... You start with 30 million, let each bring in an avearge of five people, and watch the birth explosion, in short order your talking about 150 million new citizens.

Sound good to you?

But whatever...are you going to deport 30 million and how? even if you cut off their foodbag do you really think they’re going back south? Especially when there’s a push for states to each handle their own immigration? That will simply move them around.

The federal government has the responsibility to set immigration status. This IS NOT a states rights issue, pure and simple. Other states would have to deal with the problems crated by single-state legislation on the matter. Not good.

Yep, no work, no services, no free ride, all of a sudden Mexico looks pretty good. Even illegals like to eat.

I am for getting immigration back on the table and moving...right now nothings being done.

Me to. Time to move them out. Whatever bad repercussions resulted would be due to the way these people set themselves up for failure. I wouldn't necessarily like it, because I like people. I don't want to see them hurt. I didn't force them to break the law. It's not my problem.

I support U.S. Citizens and their rights. All others can stand in line.