This neglect and politicking has gone on far too long. There should have been immigration reform a decade ago and the longer it continues to be a problem the bigger the problem becomes.
Posted to Web: January 12, 2004
Posted to Web: January 12, 2004
- Total number: Our best estimate, based on the March 2002 Current Population Survey and other data sources, is that there are 9.3 million undocumented immigrants in the country.1 They represent 26 percent of the total foreign-born population [figure 1].
- Countries of origin: Mexicans make up over half of undocumented immigrants—57 percent of the total, or about 5.3 million. Another 2.2 million (23 percent) are from other Latin American countries. About 10 percent are from Asia, 5 percent from Europe and Canada, and 5 percent from the rest of the world.
- Distribution by state: Almost two-thirds of the undocumented population lives in just six states: California (26 percent), Texas (12 percent), Florida (10 percent) New York (8 percent), Illinois (4 percent), and New Jersey (4 percent) [table 1]. But, the most rapid growth in the undocumented population since the mid-1990s has been outside these states.
- States where the undocumented represent high shares of the immigrant population: The undocumented make up more than 40 percent of the foreign-born population in 10 states—most of which saw their foreign-born populations grow rapidly during the 1990s. High-growth regions are the Rocky Mountains, the Midwest, and the Southeast. The undocumented populations of Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina have grown so rapidly that they may already have surpassed New Jersey's [figure 2].
The US House needs to act on Immigration Reform. They need to do it now before they have their politicking over the budget and debt ceiling to ramp up. These are people that have come to the USA with hope to live a better life. To date, they have been scapegoats for hate and political fervor. They didn't come to the USA to be victims, they had that in their country of origin. No one believes desperation drives these people?
12:11am November 27, 2013
12:11am November 27, 2013
“The speaker is sincere in wanting to get something done, (click here) and we’re pleased the President said he can accept the step-by-step approach we’re taking in the House,” a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said this week. The very fact that it had to be said speaks volumes as Boehner continues to say he wants to act on immigration reform while at the same pushing taking no action.
As the Speaker of the House, Boehner could bring any one of several piecemeal bills to the floor around immigration reform. But Boehner continues to talk and do nothing. The current House Boehner controls is on track to be the least productive Congress in history. They are scheduled to be in session for less than ten days in December.
Stop talking and vote. And when the House returns in January they can immediately vote on the continuing resolution they planned for the entire time.
