The number of illegal immigrants entering the United States has plunged by almost two-thirds in the past decade, a dramatic shift after years of growth in the population, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Between 2000 and 2005, an average of 850,000 people a year entered the United States without authorization, according to the report released Wednesday. As the economy plunged into recession between 2007 and 2009, that number fell to 300,000.

The sharp drop-off has contributed to an 8 percent decrease in the estimated number of illegal immigrants living in the United States, from a peak of 12 million in 2007 to 11.1 million in 2009, the report said. Of the 11.1 million, 8.9 million came from Mexico and other parts of Latin America. Virginia, Florida and Nevada were among the states with steepest declines in their populations of illegal immigrants.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090102961.html?hpid%3Dtopnews⊂=AR



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They already took our jobs.

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Passel, an author of the new report, noted that in recent years, illegal entry has gotten more expensive, harder and more dangerous.

"We know that it's harder to sneak across the border than it was four or five years ago, and especially than it was 10 or 15 years ago," he said. "Virtually everyone who sneaks across the border uses a coyote now, and the cost has gone up. The increase of the border patrol around cities and ports of entry has pushed the flows across the border into more remote places."

my conclusion is that increased efforts to secure the border are working resulting in "coyotes" are charging more because of the increased effort and risk.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

The number in Virginia fell by 65,000, to 240,000, which Passel attributed to the economy as well as stricter legislation passed in Prince William County in 2007 and 2008.

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> Somewhere...Vince is crying his eyes out.


...and using the tears to violently masturbate to a VHS of Obama's prime-time speech last night.

How do you get figures on illegal immigrants? Go to 7-11's and count the number of people standing in the parking lot? Survey cleaning, painting and yard service companies?

according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Pew, the authority on illegal immigrant statistics.

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What a load of shit, they've increased in the past decade. Look at the source: "Pew Hispanic Center", lol, what a joke.

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