To: Wharf Rat who wrote (661 ) 4/17/2005 2:33:04 PM From: Lazarus_Long Read Replies (2) | Respond to Let's face some unpleasant facts.It is helpful to put current immigration statistics in perspective. With the change in immigration law in 1965, mass immigration levels have drifted upward from 250,000 per year to over 1 million per year. In other words, in one year we accept a number equal to what we formerly took in five years; in two years what took a decade, etc. In response to such concerns a national bipartisan committee headed by the late Barbara Jordan concluded that the numbers should be reduced. susps.org A more meaningful measure of immigration levels can be found in the number of applicants who obtain Canadian citizenship after the mandatory three-year period of permanent resident status. In 2001, only 160,000 applicants received Canadian citizenship, versus the 250,000 immigrants annually admitted to Canada. immigration.ca Immigration is the largest factor contributing to population growth in the U.S. Immigration contributes over 2.25 million people to the U.S. population annually (1.5 million legal immigrants and illegal immigrants as of 2001-2002, now estimated at 1.7 million in 2003) plus 750,000 births to immigrant woman annually).31, 38 The total foreign-born population in the U.S. is now 31.1 million, a record 57% increase since 1990. 9-11 million of those are here illegally - a 4.5 million increase since 1990. susps.org
