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# FACTS AND FIGURES PRO or CON?

At the current level of 1.5 million immigrants per year, Americaǯs population of 306 million is set to increase to over
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700 million people by 2100.Source: http://www.cis.org/EnvironmentalArgument
The IRS estimated that from 1996 to 2003 it received "almost $50 billion" in federal income taxes from people using
Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). They said that "many illegal aliens" as well as others ineligible
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to receive Social Security numbers contributed to this figure.
Source: http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000843
Immigrants do send money to family members, making it possible for more people to stay in their home countries
3 rather than migrating to the United States. Importantly, sending remittances home does not keep immigrants from
spending money in the United States.Source: http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/immigration-myths-and-facts
According to a 2000 report prepared for the U.S. Department of Justice, immigrants maintain low crime rates even
4 when faced with adverse social conditions such as low income and low levels of education.Source:
http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/immigration-myths-and-facts
2008 population studies indicated that 40% of all US brickmason, blockmason, and stonemason positions are held by
5 unauthorized immigrants, as are 31% of roofer positions, 28% of dishwasher positions, and 21% of parking lot
attendant positions.Source: http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000843
Within ten years or arrival, more than 75% of immigrants speak English well. Source:
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FAIR estimates there are between 10-12 million illegal aliens residing in the country in 2005. According to the
7 Census Bureau, there were an estimated 8.7 million illegal aliens living in the United States in 2000.
Source: http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16661&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1007
According to a study in 1996 of the costs of illegal immigration by Rice Univ. economist, Dr. Donald Huddle, illegal
8 aliens were displacing roughly 730,000 American workers every year, at a cost of about $4.3 billion a year,
Source: http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16661&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1007
40 tunnels and subterranean passages were discovered under the US-Mexico border from Sep. 11, 2001 to Mar. 16,
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2006.Source: http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000843

The number of native born women who gave birth in 2009: 3,398,4000 // The number of foreign born women who
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gave birth in 2009: 873,078 Source: http://pewhispanic.org/factsheets/factsheet.php?FactsheetID=69

Percent of total USA residents that are foreign born in 2009: 12.5% //Percent of total USA residents that are
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foreign born in 2010: 11.1% Source: http://pewhispanic.org/factsheets/factsheet.php?FactsheetID=69
 There are approximately 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona (out of 6,595,778), the border is porous, drug-
trafficking is rampant, and the police have lost significant credibility as they have turned a blind eye to the laws on
12 the books. It is easy, therefore, for supporters of Arizonaǯs law to argue that there is no greater criminal and social
issue than illegal immigration. // Source: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/arizona-s-hard-line-on-immigration-
pros-and-cons