From the Daily News:The number of immigrants crossing into the U.S. illegally appears to be rising again after a big drop during the recession.
About 11.7 million undocumented immigrants were in the U.S. last year, up from 11.5 million in 2011, according to estimates released by Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project on Monday.
The increase is within the researchers' margin of error, but Pew said the country's recession-era decrease in illegal immigration — including visa overstays and border crossings — has bottomed out. Illegal immigration peaked at 12.2 million in 2007 and dropped to 11.3 million in 2009, Pew researchers said.
"Whether this is an indication that the economy's improving enough to attract new unauthorized immigrants is hard to say," said Jeffrey Passel, Pew Research Center senior demographer.
"But the leveling off of the unauthorized population and the unauthorized Mexican population suggests that the people who wanted to leave have already left."
In New York State, the number of undocumented immigrants is still much lower - 875,000 in 2012 - than the pre-recession high of 1 million in 2007, Pew said.
Seven percent of all undocumented immigrants in the U.S. live in the Empire State, the study found.
9 comments:
The funny thing is that I don't blame the ILLEGAL ALIENS one bit. Our useless, cowardly politicians are practically falling over one another to welcome these lawbreakers into our country. If a store owner tells you to take everything out of his store with his blessing, are you really stealing? Rest in Peace America, your politicians sold you out.
The photo was taken at the Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street
Railroad station.
Agreed - Pols are falling over each other to give illegals everything including your kitchen sink to attract them. We must start deploying drones over the border shooting down those found entering our borders illegally - just as we do in Pakistan!
I sure Duh Blazio and Obama will fix this. I'm sure of it. Good thing times are changing!
The article stated: "In New York State, the number of undocumented immigrants....." Why doesn't the newspaper use the term "illegal aliens?" isn't this like calling a bank robbery "undocumented funds withdrawal?"
I'm not voting for diblasio because he wants to give these lawbreakers licenses! What is going to happen of this crappy amnesty bill goes through and the 11 million are made legal..,.will this driver license law still stand in these states? I don't find it right that the government rewards law breakers!! I'm not voting for that traitor diblasio at all!! He can just go jump off a cliff and take the 1.5 million illegals living here with him!!
So...lots of new construction in the last 15 years or so, hardly amy vacant buildings around anymore...yert the population isn't growing. .....hmmm...something doesn't add up here......
7%, that's because New Yorkers are so giving and all their politicians, 100%, are on the take. Look how many are cooling their heals in prisons! It has been said, and don't know how true, but Ackerman greased the entry skids for 200,000 legals in like 10 years in flushing.
Lyrics from "West Side Story":
"I like to be in America...OK by me in America...everything free in America".
Si, bueno! Cerveza, Corona!
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