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WASHINGTON: An estimated 220,000 Indians have made the United States
their home illegally with a whopping 81% increase in their number in
last seven years, according to latest official figures.
The dramatic growth in the number of Indians has come about even as
immigration from Mexico continues to dominate the unauthorised
population growth, according to the Department of Homeland Security's
latest statistics on 'illegal immigrants'.
The estimated population of Indians living illegally in the United
States was 220,000 in 2007 compared to 120,000 in the year 2000, thus
recording one of the highest percentage increases.
An estimated 11.8 million unauthorised immigrants were living in
America in January 2007 compared to 8.5 million in 2000. The
unauthorised population increased by 3.3 million between 2000 and 2007
while the annual average increase during this period was 470,000.
Nearly 4.2 million (35%) of the total 11.8 million unauthorised
residents in 2007 had entered in 2000 or later. An estimated 7.0
million (59%) were from Mexico.
California remained the leading state of residence for the illegal
population in 2007 with 2.8 million, followed by Texas with 1.7
million and then Florida with nearly one million.
California's share of the national total declined from 30% in 2000 to
24% in 2007 as the greatest percentage increases of unauthorised
resident population occurred in Georgia (120%), Arizona (62%) and
Texas (57%).
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Illegal Immigration is a Crime
Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by
Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who:
Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place
other than as designated by immigration officers; or
Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully
false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a
material fact;
has committed a federal crime.
Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to
six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison.
Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration
judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature
of the offense.
See: Unlawful entry a crime since '29 - Rocky Mountain News -- June
11, 2006
Each year the Border Patrol is making more than a million
apprehensions of people who flagrantly violate our nation's laws by
unlawfully crossing U.S. borders to work and to receive publicly-
funded services, often with the aid of fraudulent documents. Such
entry is a misdemeanor and, if repeated, becomes punishable as a
felony. Over eight million illegal immigrants live in the United
States -- some estimate even more.
In addition to sneaking into the country in violation of the
immigration law that requires that aliens be documented for legal
entry (referred to as "entry without inspection -- EWI"), others enter
with legal documentation and then violate the terms on which they have
been admitted by taking jobs that are not authorized or overstaying
the authorized period of stay in the country. The INS estimated in
1996 that about 60 percent of the then estimated five million illegal
immigrants were EWI and 40 percent were overstayers. Both types of
illegal immigrants are deportable under Immigration and Nationality
Act Section 237 (a)(1)(B) which says:
"Any alien who is present in the United States in violation of this
Act or any other law of the United States is deportable."
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME
Apologists for illegal immigration like to paint it as a victimless
crime. But in fact, illegal immigration causes substantial harm to
American citizens and legal immigrants, particularly those in the most
vulnerable sectors of our population--the poor, minorities, and
children.
Illegal immigration causes an enormous drain on public funds. The
seminal study of the costs of immigration by the National Academy of
Sciences found that the taxes paid by immigrants do not cover the cost
of services received by them. We cannot provide high quality
education, health care, and retirement security for our own people if
we continue to bring in endless numbers of poor, unskilled
immigrants.
Additionally, job competition by waves of illegal immigrants willing
to work at substandard wages and working conditions depresses the
wages of American workers, hitting hardest at minority workers and
those without high school degrees. Ý
Illegal immigration also contributes to the dramatic population growth
overwhelming communities across America--crowding school classrooms,
consuming already limited affordable housing, and straining precious
natural resources like water, energy, and forestland.
BORDER PATROL: NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT
The Border Patrol plays a crucial role in combatting illegal
immigration, but illegal immigration cannot be controlled solely at
the border. About half of the illegal alien population is comprised of
visa overstayers--people who entered the country legally, but became
illegal aliens by their failure to leave the U.S. upon expiration of
their visa. Once entry occurs, there is little chance of detection and
virtually no chance of deportation, except for convicted criminals.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
We need a comprehensive program to end illegal immigration; that means
ensuring that people who enter illegally or overstay their lawful
status will not be able to obtain employment, public assistance
benefits, public education, public housing, or any other taxpayer-
funded benefit without detection.
The three major components of immigration control--deterrence,
apprehension and removal--need to be strengthened by Congress and the
Executive Branch if effective control is ever to be reestablished.
Controlling illegal immigration requires a balanced approach with a
full range of enforcement improvements that go far beyond the border.
These include many procedural reforms, beefed up investigation
capacity, asylum reform, documents improvements, major improvements in
INS detention and deportation procedures, limitations on judicial
review, improved intelligence capacity, greatly improved state/federal
cooperation, and added resources. See How to Combat Illegal
Immigration.
WHAT ABOUT THE COSTS?
Effective control and management of the laws against illegal
immigration require adequate resources. But those costs will be more
than offset by savings to states, counties, communities, and school
districts across the nation.
FAIR, 3/03
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Rich illegal immigrants in U.S. hide in shadows
John Buchanan
ATLANTA
Wed Feb 6, 2008 4:23am EST
Mike Lozano, an immigrant from Mexico, marches during an immigrant
rights rally in Boston, Massachusetts in this May 1, 2006 file photo
as part of a nationwide ''A Day Without Immigrants'' protest staged by
immigrant rights advocates.
Credit: Reuters/Brian Snyder/Files
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Many illegal immigrants in the United States are
manual laborers on low wages. But there's another group that attracts
much less attention: entrepreneurs who have set up businesses, created
jobs and grown affluent.
U.S.
There are up to 20,000 illegal immigrants earning upward of $100,000 a
year as entrepreneurs, and their existence challenges the stereotype
that illegal immigrants are a drain on the U.S. economy, according to
immigration lawyers and academics.
Many say they are living the "American Dream," but almost none trumpet
their achievements because they fear deportation.
One example is a 38-year-old computer engineer who overstayed his visa
after arriving from Colombia in 1999. Not long after, he founded a Web
design firm in Miami that specializes in e-commerce.
Today it's a fast-growing, tax-paying company that recently developed
a Web platform for online radio and television that could be a
breakthrough technology.
"We are at a good point now, making money," said the man, who spoke on
condition of anonymity because of his immigration status. "We are
growing every month because our customers are happy. They are U.S.
companies making a lot of money from our Web sites."
But the man is near the end of a long administrative process that will
likely lead to his deportation. Then his company would close and
workers, including Americans, would be laid off.
"I have always tried to look at things in a positive way but now I am
disappointed," he said in a telephone interview.
Michael Bander, a Miami immigration lawyer who has represented the man
for six years, said his client's dilemma showed a larger flaw in the
immigration system.
SPECIAL STATUS?
It is not easy to determine the number of illegal immigrants who earn
six figure salaries, but there could be 20,000 of them and a
significant proportion earn up to $300,000 a year, said Jeff Passel,
lead demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington.
Advocates see the group as trailblazers for the more than 12 million
illegal immigrants estimated to be living in the United States, most
from Mexico or other Latin American countries.
"These people should be treated like heroes not criminals," said
Felipe Korzenny, professor of marketing and communications at Florida
State University. Wealthy illegal immigrants also came from India,
China, Taiwan, Israel and South Africa, he said.
Congress should address their unique situation, not least because they
have more to lose than others, said George Tzamaras, spokesman for the
American Immigration Lawyers Association.
The United States runs a Green Card residence permit program for
investors but it does not apply to those already in the country
illegally.
But opponents of illegal immigration said the United States should
grant no special status according to wealth for people who break the
law.
"They should be deported as existing law dictates. We'd like to see
their assets seized to compensate American taxpayers who are losing
billions of dollars due to rampant illegal immigration," said William
Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration.
"We need to send a strong message to people who would like to come to
the U.S. that disrespect for our laws will not lead to prosperity,"
said Gheen.
TEN-YEAR BAN
Under existing law, people who overstay their visas must return to
their home country, and cannot re-enter for 10 years. Visas waiving
this process are increasingly rare, immigration lawyers said.
More than half of Silicon Valley start-ups between 1995 and 2005 had
one or more immigrants as key founders, according to a study by the
University of California at Berkeley and Vivek Wadhwa, founder of
Relativity Technologies.
Immigrant entrepreneurs launched 25 percent of technology or
engineering companies in the same period, it said.
Some can be assumed to be illegal immigrants, said Wadhwa, a columnist
and professor whose company was rated by Fortune magazine as one of
the 25 coolest in the world.
"You have to figure out what to do with the 12 million illegal
immigrants that are unskilled," said Wadhwa, who was born in India.
"But what about the few hundred thousand that help us boost our
competitiveness?"
(Writing by Matthew Bigg; Editing by Michael Christie and Eddie Evans)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2533661620080206
Guest Opinion/Commentary*
Illegal Immigration: India Invades America
By William H. Calhoun (12/18/06)
An ex-Army intelligence officer recently said, "We are under attack.
And it's not just Mexico. It's all Central and South American
countries. It's India. It's China. It's most of the non-European
world. And if we do not fight back soon, America will be third-world
sewer within 30 years!."
America is currently being invaded from all corners of the world.
Mexico. China. Africa. India. They all are invading and carving out
their enclaves. And you know what? They are backed by big business and
the American government.
A perfect case in point is India. The Indian Government and American
corporations have been lobbying the US for more H-1B visas to allow
Indians to move to the United States.
American companies use the H-1B to drive down American wages. An
associate of mine who works for a high-tech company in California
(whose name I cannot say for legal reasons) recently watched about 90%
of his fellow American employees be fired from his company. They were
replaced with H-1B imports from India, who were paid about one-third
of what the Americans were making.
GW Bush has largely supported this H-1B invasion, portraying it as
sound policy. He, however, and the mainstream media always fail to
mention that large companies are using the H-1B to drive down wages
whereby they fire American employees and replace them with low-paid
foreigners. They also fail to mention that India has the largest
Muslim population, the most terrorist cells, and now the most reported
cases of HIV in the world.
At my friend's high-tech company in California, within a few months of
the firings, two of the Indian employees had already spread HIV to
three Americans, three of the other Indians had known ties to
terrorist cells in India, and the Indians would openly speak of
"exterminating the European race." Was any of this reported in the
mainstream media? Of course not. Did any of these people serve jail
time? Of course not. In essence, because of H-1B provisions, they have
more rights than American citizens. Nor is this incident isolated.
As previously reported, I was at the airport recently in Los Angeles,
and I could overhear the conversation of some younger Indians waiting
for a flight from India. These youths were obviously raised in
America, as they did not have accents, unlike their parents sitting
next to them. The Indian youth, after debating their favorite rappers,
began to discuss how recent DNA studies show that Indians are closely
related to Sub-Saharan Africans. They then began to speak approvingly
of India invading California, and went on to say that they should
"wipe out all the whites." Now, the parents, seeing that I was
listening, lightly admonished the youth, not really because of what
they said, but only because others could hear.
This is the norm all across America. After previously publishing my
experience in the Los Angeles airport, I received many emails from
patriots saying they had experienced very similar situations.
And you know what? GW Bush and Condoleezza Rice just gave these people
more nuclear technology.
The same ex-intelligence Army officer said to me, "This policy of
giving nuclear technology to India is borderline treason. The
motivating factor was big business, not national security. All of our
intelligence has shown that now it is just a matter of when, not if,
an Indian detonates a backpack nuke within the United States or sells
one to a Mexican nationalist."
And Bush has sworn to uphold the US Constitution? perduellio est
communis!
If we don't immediately lose our country via a backpack nuke, then we
most certainly will lose our jobs and standard of living. Americans'
wages are dropping every year (adjusted for inflation) due to legal
and illegal immigration. We are being ambushed from every angle.
Patriotic Americas had better wake up! We are under attack. Be
vigilant and prepare! Stop the third-world invasion!
William H. Calhoun is a writer, paleoconservative, and a farmer who
lives on his ancestral estate.
http://www.americandaily.com/article/16838
Indian illegal immigrants in US up 64 percent last decade
IANS, Feb 10, 2010, 10.29am IST
WASHINGTON: In 2009, India accounted for the third highest increase in
the number of illegal immigrants in the US in ten years, according to
a new government report, though only two percent of all illegal
immigrants were Indians.
The number of illegal immigrants in the US fell by seven percent to
10.8 million last year.
A majority of them came from Latin America, according to the
department of homeland security (DHS) report, though India with
200,000 was the sixth biggest sender of illegal immigrants to the US.
In overall numbers, Indians accounted for only two percent of illegal
immigrants. Mexico (6.7 million) topped the list with 62 percent,
followed by those from El Salvador (530,000), Guatemala (480,000),
Honduras (320,000) and the Philippines (270,000).
Between 2000 and 2009, the Mexican-born unauthorised immigrants
increased by two million or 42 percent. But the greatest percentage
increases occurred among unauthorised immigrants from Honduras (95
percent), Guatemala (65 percent), and India (64 percent).
"The number of unauthorised residents declined by one million between
2007 and 2009, coincident with the US economic downturn," said the
report based on census data and extrapolations from the total foreign
population in the country.
Beside the US and global financial crisis, other reasons the report
adduces for the drop in the undocumented population include tougher
border enforcement and a national crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The overall annual average increase in the unauthorised population
during the 2000-09 period was 250,000 with ten leading countries of
origin representing 85 percent of the unauthorised immigrant
population in 2009.
Of the nearly 11 million undocumented people living in the US in
January 2009, 37 percent, or four million, arrived since January 2000,
44 percent since the 1990s and 19 percent since the 1980s, the DHS
said.
Between January 2008 and January 2009, the number of unauthorised
immigrants living in the US decreased seven percent from 11.6 million
to 10.8 million after growing from 8.5 million to 11.8 million between
2000 and 2007, DHS said.
An estimated 8.5 million of the 10.8 million unauthorised immigrants
living in the US in 2009 were from the North America region, including
Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. The next leading
regions of origin were Asia (980,000) and South America (740,000).
California remained the leading state of residence of the illegal
immigrants in 2009, with 2.6 million, followed by Texas (1.7 million),
Florida (720,000), New York (550,000) and Illinois (540,000).
California's share of the national total was 24 percent in 2009
compared to 30 percent in 2000. The greatest percentage increase in
the illegal population between 2000 and 2009 occurred in Georgia (115
percent), Nevada (55 percent) and Texas (54 percent).
In 2009, 61 percent of unauthorised immigrants were aged 25 to 44
years, and 58 percent were male. Males accounted for 62 percent of the
illegal population in the 18 to 34 age group in 2009 while females
accounted for 52 percent of the 45 and older age groups.
New report says illegal immigration population plummeted last year
Researchers cite recession as cause for decline; other analysts say
many opt to
By Matt O'Brien
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 02/09/2010 03:56:30 PM PST
Updated: 02/10/2010 06:45:42 AM PST
The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States dropped
by 1 million in two years, according to new estimates by the
Department of Homeland Security.
The government thinks that 10.8 million illegal immigrants lived in
the country in January 2009, down from a peak of nearly 12 million in
2007.
If the official estimates are correct, not since 2005 has the
population of illegal immigrants been as low as it was last year.
Some private researchers, however, are questioning the magnitude of
the drop.
"It's very clear the undocumented population basically stopped growing
after 2006," said Jeffrey Passel, a demographer with the nonpartisan
Pew Hispanic Center. "It's plausible that the numbers have gotten
smaller. But the way that they're measuring it, if you compare this
estimate with the one two years ago, it overstates the degree of
decline."
Twice over the past two years, Passel said, the U.S. Census Bureau has
changed the way it measures immigration in its annual population
surveys.
Since nearly all estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population
rely on census survey numbers, these changes might have distorted the
results. The authors of the government estimates could not be reached
for comment Tuesday.
The report cautioned that changes made to the census survey could have
affected the results.
The report, produced annually since 2005, is the government's official
tabulation of immigrants living here illegally.
Most researchers agree that no matter the size of the population,
which is notoriously hard to measure, the rate of illegal immigration
dropped sharply during the recession.
They disagree, however, on the causes.
"The number of new undocumented immigrants coming in has plummeted,"
Passel said.
Other researchers conclude that the drop is not because fewer illegal
immigrants are coming in, but because more are leaving.
"The illegal population is falling significantly," said Steve Camarota
of the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates reducing
immigration. "The only way for that to happen is for a lot more people
to be going home."
The government demographers reached the same exact estimate — 10.8
million illegal immigrants nationwide — that Camarota concluded in his
demographic study last year.
But while most researchers cite the recession as the cause for the
decline, Camarota said border enforcement plays an important part.
"The decline in the population begins before the economy turns down,"
he said. "That suggests that, at least initially, it's because of the
stepped-up enforcement that increased during the end of the Bush
administration."
Other analysts disagree, saying that slower migration flows are a
worldwide trend associated with the economic downturn.
"It's really driven by fewer people coming in," said Jeanne Batalova,
a researcher with the Migration Policy Institute based in Washington,
D.C.
"People are staying put wherever they are. They are less likely to
migrate, but if they're already in the country, the preferred
destination, they will do their best to stay and weather the storm.
That's particularly the case for undocumented immigrants."
There are no estimates of how the population of unauthorized
immigrants has changed in the first year of the Obama administration,
but demographers are likely to begin guessing later this year when the
Census Bureau releases new population estimates for 2009.
information
Top countries of origin for illegal immigrants in the U.S.:
Mexico: 6.65 million (up by 42 percent since 2000)
El Salvador: 530,000 (up by 25 percent)
Guatemala: 480,000 (up by 65 percent)
Honduras: 320,000 (up by 95 percent)
Philippines: 270,000 (up by 33 percent)
India: 200,000 (up by 64 percent)
South Korea: 200,000 (up by 14 percent)
States with the most illegal immigrants:
California: 2.6 million (up by 3 percent since 2000)
Texas: 1.68 million (up by 54 percent)
Florida: 720,000 (down by 10 percent)
New York: 550,000 (up by 1 percent)
Illinois: 540,000 (up by 24 percent)
Georgia: 480,000 (up by 115 percent)
Arizona: 460,000 (up by 42 percent)
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Illegal immigrants from India on the rise
Experts say many come to U.S. legally, overstay visas
By JAMES PINKERTON Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Sept. 11, 2007, 12:47PM
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Sharon Steinmann Chronicle
Surinder Singh, left, recently received his U.S. citizenship while his
sister-in-law, Ravinder Kour is struggling with the process.
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in the United States doesn't speak Spanish. They typically aren't
found at day labor sites or streaming across the Southwest border into
the U.S.
Instead, they're here in America working in tech companies, small
businesses, as engineers or other highly skilled jobs. And they're
coming from India.
The profile of the illegal immigrant may need to take on a slightly
more South Asian persona since a recent federal report revealed that
India had the greatest percentage increase in unauthorized immigrants
in the U.S. since 2000.
Illegal immigrants from India grew to 270,000 in 2006 from 120,000 in
2000, a 125 percent increase, according to a report late last month
from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Undocumented Indians, however, remain a small segment of the total
estimated population of 11.6 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.
Mexico tops the list with 6.6 million — up from 4.7 million in 2000 —
followed by El Salvador and Guatemala, according to the Homeland
Security report.
Locally, this trend is especially relevant since Indians make up one
of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in Harris County, with 35,971
counted in the 2000 Census. They also represent a highly visible and
influential immigrant community. The Houston area has 6,629 businesses
owned by Indian-Americans, according to the most recent Census Bureau
data.
Experts say illegal Indian immigrants are coming here legally on visas
but are overextending their stays and subsequently slipping under the
radar screen of authorities.
'The system is broken'
Immigration lawyer Bruce Coane said Indians have replaced Mexicans as
the largest group of clients at his Houston practice. He estimates
that more than 1,000 Indians in the Houston area do not have legal
status to remain here.
''The numbers are large because there are just so many coming to the
United States, and almost all of them are coming legally," said Coane,
referring to the undocumented population. ''And over time, they fall
out of legal status."
The most recent government data showed that in fiscal year 2005,
Indians received 194,611 temporary work visas to come to the U.S., the
most of any nation. India eclipsed Mexico, which had 169,786 of its
workers admitted, and the United Kingdom with 156,635.
Coane and other immigration attorneys stressed that most Indian
immigrants come here legally to work, go to school, visit as tourists
or conduct business.
''In most cases, they're trying to do everything the right way, but
because the system is broken, they fall out of status," said Coane,
referring to lengthy waits to become a permanent resident.
More than half of Indian immigrants who came to the U.S. in fiscal
year 2005 — about 102,000 — arrived on the H-1B visa for the highly
skilled. So, typically, they aren't going to be busted by immigration
agents during raids at meat-processing plants such as those owned by
Swift & Co., the site of high-profile investigations last year.
''We have not come across many illegal Indian immigrants in Houston,"
said Robert Rutt, special agent in charge of the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement office in Houston. ''Most are Mexicans, South and
Central Americans, and some Chinese."
Lax federal oversight cited
There is debate in the Indian community about why immigrants become
illegal, and just how many reside in Houston.
''My knowledge tells me that most of the Indians we interact with are
highly educated — doctors, engineers and business owners," said Jagdip
Ahluwalia, director of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. ''I
personally have not run into any undocumented Indians here, and I've
lived here for many years."
Faisal Amin, board member of the South Asian Chamber of Commerce in
Houston, said lax oversight of the federal guest workers program is
one reason many Indians stay here when their visas expire.
''We see an increase simply because a lot of those workers are coming
in on H1-B visas," Amin said. "And, we don't have a good way to track
that these workers are, indeed, going back to their countries when
they're finished."
One U.S. Department of Homeland Security official, who asked not be be
identified, agreed there isn't a method to keep tabs on guest workers.
''Once they get in, there's no exit program in place yet — they're
talking about it," the official said.
A dozen years ago, India native Ravinder Kour came to Houston with her
husband on a tourist visa. They found opportunity and stayed after
their visas expired, which turned them into illegal residents.
Meanwhile, they were raising two children who were born here.
But now Kour, a 39-year-old housewife, and her husband are hoping to
regain their legal status with the help of an immigration attorney.
''There are no jobs" in India, said Kour. ''That's why so many Indian
people are coming here."
Bad advice, bad situation
After arriving in Houston the couple decided to try to remain legally.
They were advised by an immigration lawyer to make a claim for
political asylum, which was rejected, and the couple was ordered
deported after not attending a hearing, said attorney Gordon Quan.
''They weren't trying to cheat anyone; they got bad advice," Quan
said.
Kour is being assisted by her brother-in-law, Surinder Singh, 47, who
also came to Houston on a tourist visa. He lived the life of an
illegal immigrant until becoming a citizen in 2003.
''We can't fly, if you want to go somewhere, you have to go by car,"
Singh said. ''If you do something bad, and don't have papers, you will
be in trouble."
The Houston housewife said she constantly worries about immigration
problems.
"It's a big, big depression," Kour said.
Quan, her attorney, noted the federal government assigns a quota of
immigrant visas to each country, and with so many Indians here on
temporary work and other visas, the demand outstrips the supply.
''It's not first-come, first-serve," Quan said. ''A certain percentage
is given to each country. Since there are so many Indians that are
skilled, and being sponsored by employers, their backlog is longer
than other countries."
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mudkip wrote:
Well, send them back too! 9/11/2007 12:33:55 AM
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areyoukidding wrote:
How can there not be jobs? We're outsourcing American jobs to India by
the thousands. Once again, deport. I'm an equal opportunity proponant
of deportation. 9/11/2007 2:02:02 AM
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PeskyP wrote:
Yes, they see how easy it is for others to do so they don't think
anything of it. It's cause-and-effect. Unfortunately a lot of high-
tech companies are just as complicit as the agribusinesses are. They
take tremendous advantage of the H1-B regs. 9/11/2007 2:46:22 AM
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EStreetShufflin wrote:
nativehoustonians55 worte: "I wonder what the Indians say about the
illegal Hispanics?"let me enlighten you. they love the illegal
"hispanics". they employ them as lawn help, nannies, day labor odd
jobs, etc. head on down to the enclaves in and around hillcroft and
see it for yourself. besides, they aren't in our country to cry and
whine about other illegal immigrants, they are here for the
opportunity STILL afforded them by big business, small business, and
cash-paying individuals who employ them so they don't have to pay all
the associated taxes, insurance, etc. the PROBLEM is HERE. it's not
the other way around! if the OPPORTUNITY did NOT abound, we'd have NO
illegal immigration. period. you think they just threw a dart on the
mercator world map? NO! the united states, particularly houston, is
still a treasure trove of opportunity for illegal immigrants and it is
afforded by the LEGAL CITIZENS doing that business with them. you
don't hold a bone out to a dog and expect him not to chomp at it. we
only have ourselves to blame. 9/11/2007 3:49:36 AM
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EStreetShufflin wrote:
arantant worte: "I think we should concentrate on the hundreds of
thousands of illegal Mexican and Central American immigrants in
Houston who don't pay taxes and live off of our tax dollars."i've got
a better idea. why don't we concentrate on the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
of individuals and businesses who employ illegal immigrants so they
don't have to pay OUR TAX DOLLARS. 9/11/2007 3:52:41 AM
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DireStraits wrote:
I wonder how many were hired by my company. My company was crying to a
US senator that they need more H1B visas to bring in more skilled
labor from India to work for 1/2 the wages that Americans will.
9/11/2007 4:44:47 AM
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rayschmidt2004 wrote:
I'm not reading the story because it will upset me before going to
work. The headline makes me angry enough! 9/11/2007 5:14:07 AM
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badgeren wrote:
Surprise! Another one sided article on immigration in the Chronicle.
No discussion of the negative consequences of unchecked immigration.
Just a bunch of spin from immigration attorneys who make all their
money off our immigration system. They get a few grand and we get
problems for decades! We must stop the madness. Tom Tancredo is the
only presidential candidate that wants to fix this problem....
9/11/2007 5:40:50 AM
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TaoJones wrote:
We have enabled and emboldened the illegal immigrant population by our
incompetence, arrogance and greed. Now, providiing illegal immigrants
safe harbor is inconvenient. We boo hoo about health care, taxes and
some "illegal" immigrant stealing our jobs and want them all
prosecuted and thrown out. We all need to understand that by our own
actions for many years we have implied with a wink wink that
immigrants migrating here illegally was o.k. Estreet has a point, we
have no one to blame but ourselves. 9/11/2007 6:06:04 AM
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silent357 wrote:
oh well, that's just how the world is today. At least they are working
and contributing to the economy. Some of you people have so much
xenophobia, who DO you wish to come over and be a productive, law-
abiding, hard-working citizen? The most of them come and over and go
through the process of trying to obtain citizenship and end up getting
shafted by the government. I really don't think the government knows
who is over here and who isn't. 9/11/2007 6:33:05 AM
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river40894 wrote:
I can hear it now. Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish, 3 for Indian.
English needs to be the official language of the United States.
9/11/2007 6:46:36 AM
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LAZARUS1 wrote:
ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL, IS ILLEGAL, IS ILLEGAL!! WE KNOW WHERE THESE FOLKS
ARE BUT WE WON'T MESS WITH THEM BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH
THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE THEM KNOWING THAT THEY ARE ILLEGALLY IN OUR
COUNTRY. DIVERSITY, IF NOT CONTROLLED, WILL BE OUR TROJAN HORSE AND
DOWNFALL OF THE USA AS WE KNOW IT!!WAKE UP FRIENDS 9/11/2007 6:55:00
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Govchance wrote:
Folks, the federal governments inability/refusal to deal with this
issue is quickly reaching the point of no return. This country, or any
country for that matter can only absorb so many immigrants before
negative consequences are felt. I would make the arguement that we are
there already. The very fabric of this country is changeing right
before our very eyes ansd we are inept in our ability to make changes
to correct the problem. Folks, if something is not done soon we will,
as citizens of this great country, lose it. And quite frankly, I'm
really not concerned about what other people and other countries think
about us. It is time for the USA to take care of its own.Govchance
9/11/2007 6:56:11 AM
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RunRabbitRun wrote:
hey river - before too long it will be press 1 for spanish, 2 for
vietnamese, 3 for indian and 4 for english. Anglos are already the
official minority in Harris County. 9/11/2007 6:59:56 AM
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Chrisinhouston wrote:
river40894 wrote:I can hear it now. Press 1 for English, 2 for
Spanish, 3 for Indian. English needs to be the official language of
the United States.Not true, the vast majority of people from India
read and write English. You can thank the British for that! 9/11/2007
7:02:43 AM
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Hinkhogg wrote:
More great news from the immigration front, the war on the middle
class.These are the results you get from government when you underfund
and undermine an agency with incompetent leadership. Of course it's
not going to run properly, but that was then intent all along. IF YOU
VOTED REPUBLICAN FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS, REAP YOUR REWARD! 9/11/2007
7:05:05 AM
noknowledge wrote:
Why are illegal immigrants from India here. The same reason the
Hispanics are here. They provide a pool of 'inexpensive' labor in
comparison to the going rate in this country. Whether the job is
moving lawns or coding in Java or as nurses, they reduce the wages
that must be paid. If they work in your field they reduce your pay.
9/11/2007 7:26:14 AM
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silent357 wrote:
minor_tiger:"Also, keep in mind that the democrats led the effort to
bestow amnesty upon those who came here illegally."I'm sorry, I
thought that was George Bush, on television, proposing amnesty for
immigrants. You keep saying Democrat this and that, but it looks like
the next president of the U.S. is going to be a Democrat. As far as
this "problem threatening us all", I don't see where you get that
because I'm not threatened by anything by someone who comes over here
and works and tries to obtain citizenship. I'm not worried about
competing for jobs in the lawn care business, or ringing up gas at the
Exxon store. Sorry that's not what I went to school for. 9/11/2007
7:28:58 AM
hybreedtroller wrote:
this is just another example of how the media sugar coats social
problems(or social outrages) in our country... we all know that our
biggest problems exist with our neighbors to the south. We need to
seal our borders ... throw out the illegals, fast track the work
visas, pay rewards for reporting illegals and fine the employers to
fund the reward system. 9/11/2007 8:09:05 AM
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Maryl wrote:
I can't say I'm surprised by this story. I don't really care what
nationality they are, or if they're skilled. This is another example
of how America will fall from within, while our crummy gov does
nothing. 9/11/2007 8:12:35 AM
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WoolyBugger wrote:
people overstay their visas, are here illegally, live under the radar,
then complain that they have to sneak around and are depressed? It was
your choice to be a fugitive. Just as it is your choice to pick up and
go home. 9/11/2007 8:12:41 AM
SashaSasha wrote:
These people are the ones taking the high paying jobs that some
Americans can't fill. What is it? Americans can't fill manual labor
jobs or high skilled jobs.... 9/11/2007 8:19:38 AM
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equalone wrote:
I have to agree with hardworkVN, if you want it bad enough, work hard
for it. Don't whine and complain because things aren't handed to you.
Sure, an illegal is an illegal, no matter how you look at it....but if
you have someone who is a law-abiding citizen and PAYING taxes,
doesn't that constitute them as someone contributing to society? I
guess sitting at home, complaining the government isn't doing anything
for them, getting free rent and a FEMA card constitutes you as a model
citizen. 9/11/2007 8:25:03 AM
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strangeone wrote:
Why don't we just close our borders for a few years until we can
figure out who is here legally and who is not. No student visas, no
work visas, no green cards, nothing. Clean up the system and get on
top of this immigration fiasco. Send the illegals back to their home
countries. It must be done by the next president either Democrat or
Republican. 9/11/2007 8:31:57 AM
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fifeldidall wrote:
What really sucks is when that H1-B Visa represents a job loss for an
American worker. 9/11/2007 8:34:35 AM
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panchovilla wrote:
what about the germans and russians here illegally? 9/11/2007 8:56:46
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Dizzy wrote:
People come here because there is work here. There is work here
because we (Americans) have priced ourselves out of our own job
market. Answer honestly, would you take a 30% cut in salary if it
meant 80% fewer "immigrants"? Or, you keep your current salary level.
Would you be willing to spend an additional 10% across the board on
EVERYTHING you buy? It's easy to toss rocks at others but we all have
to look in the mirror on this one. We want great pay and we want great
prices and we want it now. At what cost? 9/11/2007 8:58:41 AM
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eric3456 wrote:
StrangeOne:Your concerns are very valid, and the answer to your
question as to why this is happening - Corporate Greed! A basic case
of the rich wanting more and more and more... It is not that Americans
are opting for "easy" degrees, it's plain, simple greed. Corporations
have been looking at cost cutting for years. We've now reached a point
where companies are looking to hire low paid workers, in any field -
IT, Oil & Gas, Medical, etc. etc. I've seen it many times where
American workers are asked to "train" these immigrants, only to loose
their job to same. I keep hearing how "eduacted" these people are.
Obviously they are not educated enough to read a H1B visa expiration
date! They know exactly when the visa expires, yet they overstay the
visa. The system is broke, becuase that's the way corporations want it
to be. it makes no difference if the lower wages are being paid to
field workers or white collar workers. the end result is the same:
MORE PROFITS for corporations. 9/11/2007 9:00:47 AM
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Ceeddo wrote:
Minor-TigerGet your facts straight before posting , the Muslim
population in India is 150.000.000 and in the USA about
6.000.000 .Pancho VillaPuerto Ricans are US citizen. 9/11/2007 9:04:54
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panchovilla wrote:
Ceedo, You are the only one who caught that. 9/11/2007 9:22:07 AM
AmericaFirst wrote:
Geez, they should go home, thats where all our jobs are anyways.
9/11/2007 9:36:45 AM
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freeandfair wrote:
Oh, so we don't like Indians now. Personally, I find that Indians are
among the most respectful and well-mannered people on this planet.But
back to the topic, there are more than 1 billion Indians and more than
1 billion Chinese in this world and they all want a better life, which
for many means leaving their home country.Unless the US is prepared to
institute its own version of an Iron Curtain with FBI actively chasing
and prosecuting every illegal immigrant there is nothing that can stop
immigrants coming to the US. I am originally from Russia and after
Soviet Union fell we got a lot of illegal immigrants in Russia from
China and Vietnam. There is no legal way for them to come, and you can
easily tell and Chinese from a Russian, so Russian police harasses and
abuses them mercilessly (which I find completely inhumane) and they
still stay. So, if even Russia is better fro them than China or
Vietnam, the US is the dream come true. There is nothing you can do to
stop the immigration, so my advice is to adapt. For one, the US people
need to get better education. Why the best students are usually Asian
or Indian, not white Americans? It is because immigrants and their
children have to work harder to survive and succeed, American kids
just don’t have the same drive and that is what bringing them down.
9/11/2007 9:42:04 AM
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fifeldidall wrote:
I am confused. When I post "I", it continuously gets removed.
9/11/2007 9:42:55 AM
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EStreetShufflin wrote:
Silent357, nice post. 9/11/2007 9:43:51 AM
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phantomoftheopera wrote:
I am tired of the Chronicle censoring my posts ... I will cancel my
subscription to the newspaper if it is not stopped!!! I said nothing
in my post that was out of line ... period!Lets see how long this one
lasts ... 9/11/2007 9:48:24 AM
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fifeldidall wrote:
"I'm not worried about competing for jobs in the lawn care business,
or ringing up gas at the Exxon store. Sorry that's not what I went to
school for." Very well said, Silent357.To reiterate a point, kalki,
the majority of educated posts here are not against immigrants and non-
whites. C-I-T-I-Z-E-N-S of all races and creeds are welcome to live in
harmony within our borders. It is when you place the 'illegal' in
front of immigrant that I have a problem with. So don't paint us with
the racist brush. Following laws is the cornerstone to ANY successful
civilization. 9/11/2007 9:49:48 AM
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strangeone wrote:
kalki,You need to wake up. This is not a color of skin issue. The
immigration issue is about the laws of this country. There is a legal
way to come into our country that all of our forefathers abided by at
the time of their entry. The situation is that noone, be they black,
brown or purple, should be allowed to enter and become a citizen any
other way. This is what our country was founded on. We are a proud
country of many ethnic backgrounds. English is our language. This is
AMERICA!!! 9/11/2007 9:51:48 AM
msdeputyclerk wrote:
I am telling you our country is going to go down with all these
illegals. Are (illegals-Mexican, Indian,etc.)they going to pick up
arms and go fight against our enemies? Are they going to support our
flag and respect it? Are they going to learn to speak English? If not,
get out. It's that simple, a no brainer. 9/11/2007 9:52:40 AM
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Erni wrote:
If the government can tell the American people how many illegal
Indians or other illegals from other countries are here on expired
visas or just plain here illegally, and where, then how come that same
government can not find and deport these illegals? 9/11/2007 9:56:15
AM
http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/chronicle/5124255.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5124255.html
Illegal immigrants from India rise alarmingly in US: Report
Rediff News Bureau | February 19, 2008 15:46 IST
Last Updated: February 19, 2008 16:02 IST
India may have taken giant strides in every possible sphere of life
across the world, but there are things that come as real blot to its
global image.
Quoting a US Department of Homeland Security report, mercurynews
reports that Indians are the fastest-growing group of illegal
immigrants in the United States.
The report says there are 2,70,000 unauthorized Indians in the United
States - a 125 percent jump since 2000, the largest percentage
increase of any nation with more than 100,000 illegal immigrants in
that country.
The report says though the number of Indian immigrants is low when
compared to people from Mexico, the Indian context is appalling as the
illegal immigrants mostly consist high-skilled workers. Illegal
immigrants from other countries are mostly low-skilled workers.
Mercurynews, in its report, also says if the trend continues India
will only trail only Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala in illegal
immigration.
The report quoting experts says virtually all immigrants enter the US
legally and then violate the visa terms, thus becomimg illegal
immigrants.
"How do you get in? You come across the border, or you arrive here
with a visa," Lindsay Lowell, policy director for the Institute for
the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University told
Mercurynews.
"Indians aren't going to be walking across the border like Mexicans,"
he said.
Federal officials calculated the number of illegal immigrants by using
census estimates of the total number of immigrants from individual
countries, compiling the total number of legal immigrants using
federal immigration and naturalization records, and then subtracting
the number of legal residents from the total immigrant population to
determine the number of undocumented people, the report said.
Asked by Mercurynews about the number of illegal Indians in Silicon
Valley, Banjit Singh, an Indian-born taxi driver, said, "Here, there
is a little bit. But you go to another city or state, like Los Angeles
or New York, there are many illegal people."
Local immigration lawyers say that particularly among Indians, the ups
and downs of Silicon Valley's economy since 2001 are one reason why
Indians have fallen out of legal status.
"Most are bachelors; the way they get here is they have a job,"
Gabriel Jack, a San Jose immigration lawyer, said of many of his
Indian clients.
"They come here as professionals, most often in the H-1B program, and
given the fluctuations of Silicon Valley, the business climate, these
guys lose their jobs. They get laid off or they wager their hands on a
start-up coming in," Jack said.
"The problem with the H-1B program is, you can't have any significant
time between jobs" without falling out of legal status.
Indians made up 44 percent of H-1B applicants in the 2005-06 fiscal
year, five times the number from second-place China, the report says.
The report says another source is relatives from India who arrive for
a visit on a tourist visa and never go home.
"America is a very attractive country; everybody who comes here wants
to stay," said Shah Peerally, a Silicon Valley immigration lawyer. "I
can tell you right now, there are nearly 1 billion people in India, of
which maybe 800 million want to come here."
The United States deported close to 500 Indians a year in recent
years, another expert tells Mecurynews.
"Unless Congress reforms the immigration system we are going to see
this high-skilled, illegal workforce emerging," said Frank D. Bean,
director of the Immigration Research Center at the University of
California-Irvine.
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/19us.htm
Demographics of Unauthorized Immigrants in the US: Countries of
Origin, States of Residence, and Employment Data, 2000-2008
I. Introduction
Immigrant march in Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 25, 2007
Who are the unauthorized immigrants in the United States? Where do
they come from and where do they settle in the United States? After
entry, what socio-economic roles do they play in the US economy?
As of 2008, the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States
is estimated to be approximately 11.6 million. 61% of the unauthorized
immigrants in the country are from Mexico, and 25% of all unauthorized
immigrant workers reside in California. Unauthorized immigrants, as of
2008, represent 5% of the total civilian labor force in the United
States. 51% of these immigrants, compared to 21% of native workers,
hold occupations in the service (30%) and construction (21%)
industries. The following charts and tables delineate the demographic
and socio-economic background of unauthorized immigrants in the United
States.
II. Unauthorized Immigrant Population: Countries of Origin, 2000-2008
Top 10 Countries of Origin and Percent Change, 2000-2008
2000* Population 2005 Population 2006 Population 2008 Population %
change
from 2000**
All Countries 8,460,000 All Countries 10,500,000 All Countries
11,500,000 All Countries 11,600,000 37%
1. Mexico 4,680,000 Mexico 5,970,000 Mexico 6,570,000 Mexico 7,030,000
50%
2. El Salvador 430,000 El Salvador 470,000 El Salvador 510,000 El
Salvador 570,000 33%
3. Guatemala 290,000 Guatemala 370,000 Guatemala 430,000 Guatemala
430,000 48%
4. Philippines 200,000 India 280,000 Philippines 280,000 Philippines
300,000 50%
5. China 190,000 China 230,000 Honduras 280,000 Honduras 300,000 88%
6. Korea 180,000 Philippines 210,000 India 270,000 Korea 240,000 33%
7. Honduras 160,000 Korea 210,000 Korea 250,000 China 220,000 16%
8. India 120,000 Honduras 180,000 Brazil 210,000 Brazil 180,000 80%
9. Ecuador 110,000 Brazil 170,000 China 190,000 Ecuador 170,000 55%
10. Brazil 100,000 Vietnam 160,000 Vietnam 160,000 India 160,000 33%
Sources and notes:
Sources for Unauthorized Immigrant Population: Countries of origin,
2000-2008 from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
1. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: January 2008" (PDF) 226KB Feb. 2009
2. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: January 2006" (PDF) 577KB Aug. 2007
3. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: January 2005" (PDF) 221KB Aug. 2006
Supplemental documents of unauthorized immigrant populations from
1990-2000, released by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS):
4. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: 1990-2000" (PDF) 473KB Jan. 2003
5. "Illegal Alien Resident Population" (PDF) 24KB Updated Dec.
2001
Notes:
*Countries listed under 2000 were not necessarily the top ten of that
year. Countries for 2000 are listed to compare the population change
between 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2008.
**The population change between 2000 and 2008 is represented in the "%
change from 2000" column. The data in that column reflect the
percentage of change in population from 2000 and 2008 of each country
(not the percentage of population change between countries ranked in
the same positions of the chart).
III. Unauthorized Immigrant Population: States of Residence in the
United States, 2000-2008
Top 10 States of Residence and Percent Change, 2000-2008
2000* Population 2005 Population 2006 Population 2008 Population %
change
from
2000
All States 8,460,000 All States 10,500,000 All States 11,550,000 All
States 11,600,000 37%
1. California 2,510,000 California 2,770,000 California 2,830,000
California 2,850,000 14%
2. Texas 1,090,000 Texas 1,360,000 Texas 1.64 M Texas 1.68 M 54%
3. Florida 800,000 Florida 850,000 Florida 980,000 Florida 840,000 5%
4. New York 540,000 New York 560,000 Illinois 550,000 New York 640,000
19%
5. Illinois 440,000 Illinois 520,000 New York 540,000 Arizona 560,000
70%
6. New Jersey 350,000 New Jersey 480,000 Arizona 500,000 Illinois
550,000 25%
7. Arizona 330,000 Arizona 470,000 Georgia 490,000 Georgia 460,000
109%
8. North Carolina 260,000 North Carolina 380,000 New Jersey 430,000
New Jersey 400,000 14%
9. Georgia 220,000 Georgia 360,000 North Carolina 370,000 North
Carolina 380,000 46%
10. Nevada 170,000 Nevada 240,000 Washington 280,000 Nevada 280,000
65%
40 other states 1,750,000 40 other states 2,510,000 40 other states
2,950,000 40 other states 2,950,000 69%
Sources and notes:
Sources for Unauthorized Immigrant Population: States of residence in
the United States, 2000-2008 from the US Department of Homeland
Security (DHS):
1. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: January 2008" (PDF) 226KB Feb. 2009
2. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: January 2006" (PDF) 577KB Aug. 2007
3. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: January 2005" (PDF) 221KB Aug. 2006
Supplemental documents of unauthorized immigrant populations from
1990-2000, released by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS):
4. "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the
United States: 1990-2000" (PDF) 473KB Jan. 2003
5. "Illegal Alien Resident Population" (PDF) 24KB Updated Dec.
2001
Notes:
*States listed under 2000 were not necessarily the top ten of that
year. States for 2000 are listed to compare the population change
between 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2008.
IV. Distribution of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers Compared to US born
Workers by Major Occupation Group, 2008
Top 20 Occupations with High Shares of Unauthorized Immigrants, 2008
Top 20 Occupations* % of Unauthorized Immigrants in Total Work Force #
of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers Total # of All
Workers
1. Brickmasons, blockmasons and stonemasons 40% 131,000 325,000
2. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers and tapers 37% 94,000
255,000
3. Roofers 31% 76,000 246,000
4. Miscellaneous agricultural workers 30% 269,000 910,000
5. Helpers, construction trades 28% 52,000 184,000
6. Dishwashers 28% 101,000 364,000
7. Construction laborers 27% 556,000 2,055,000
8. Maids and housekeeping cleaners 27% 417,000 1,555,000
9. Cement masons, concrete finishers and terazzo workers 27% 29,000
109,000
10. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 26% 96,000
369,000
11. Grounds maintenance workers 25% 356,000 1,413,000
12. Packers and packagers, hand 24% 119,000 504,000
13. Butchers, poultry and fish processing workers 23% 71,000 305,000
14. Carpet, floor, and tile installlers and finishers 22% 68,000
306,000
15. Painters, constuction and maintenance 22% 173,000 791,000
16. Parking lot attendants 21% 21,000 100,000
17. Chefs and head cooks 20% 75,000 377,000
18. Sewing machine operators 20% 49,000 248,000
19. Refuse and recyclable material collectors 19% 22,000 112,000
20. Cooks 19% 427,000 2,219,000
Other "unauthorized" occupations** 9% 3,120,000 34,979,000
All other occupations 2% 1,928,000 106,407,000
Total, Civilian Labor Force (with an occupation) 5% 8,258,000
154,135,000
Sources and notes:
Sources:
1. Apr. 14, 2009, D'Vera Cohn and Jeffrey S. Passel
"Pew Hispanic Center Research Report: A Portrait of Unauthorized
Immigrants in the United States" (PDF) 1.82MB
2. Mar. 7, 2006, Jeffrey S. Passel
"Pew Hispanic Center Research Report: The Size and Characteristics of
the Unauthorized Migrant Population in the U.S.: Estimates Based on
the March 2005 Current Population Survey" (PDF) 141KB
Notes:
*Occupations included in the Top 20 Occupations with High Shares of
Unauthorized Immigrants table have at least 100,000 workers nationally
and more than three times the national share of unauthorized immigrant
workers.
**"Unauthorized" occupations have a higher percentage of workers who
are unauthorized immigrants than the national average but do not
qualify for a separate listing.
According to the Congress of the United States Congressional Budget
Office's Nov. 2005 report "The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor
Market":
"Considerable uncertainty is inherent in estimates of the number of
unauthorized immigrants that reside in the United States and the
number that are in the labor force. The decennial census, the Current
Population Survey (CPS), and similar sources of information about the
population and labor force do not ask foreign-born people about their
legal status in the United States aside from whether they are
naturalized citizens. Thus, the number of unauthorized immigrants must
be estimated by indirect methods that introduce the possibility of
significant errors. A recent analysis, based on survey data from the
CPS and administrative data from the Department of Homeland Security
and other federal agencies, indicated that in early 2004 about 10
million foreign-born people were living in the United States without
authorization and about 6.3 million of them were in the labor force."
Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office: "The Role
of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market" (PDF) 350KB
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