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To: DebtBomb who wrote (59076)	7/1/2002 9:59:19 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 208838

Yes... in all the doom and gloom demographic projections that I have seen, no mention of the that fact, (immigration), have been given proper consideration (until now). With this, there is a little more: 1. Typically. the size of an immigrant family is larger (i do not know by what % or margin), and they grow at a faster pace than typical US family. 2. Overall % of certain groups, (i.e. Hispanic and Asian mainly) are growing faster than other groups. This, again due primarily to immigration and the particularities of the same, as mentioned herein. 3. In many instances, the info given by the head of household may not be 100 % reliable... (meaning the real info may be higher). i.e. in many of these families, they have relatives who are not "precisely legal" yet they exist AND they also have their own families, or create them as they go... existing somehow in a "stealth"mode. These instances can be substantial. 3. Finally, the outright illegal immigrant in most south/west states along the Mexican border. These numbers will affect residential real estate particularly in the start-up homes and to a lesser extent, light industrial real estate (office/wahrehouse incubator units type). Finally, there wil be some impact in the overall economy as these families are integrated into main stream. One example of the "integration" I make reference is the programs that from time to time the immigration dept. executes by allowing "immigration amnesties" (such as the one in the mid/late 80's where a massive amount of illegal immigrants where made legal just by proving that they had been living in the US since 19xx (i do not remember the exact date). A good source of info in these issues would be immigration lawyers. I am sure more than one individual would be surprised at what is found. Anyway, I just thought of mentioning the above. Oh, and btw... anyone living in the SW... Habla Español ? -gg