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"Antimulticulture" <Antimulticulture@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Up to 61 million immigrants might flow into U.S. under proposed reform
> http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion/article/0%2C1299%2CDRMN
> _38_4815032%2C00.html
> By Robert Rector
> July 1, 2006
>
> Think the immigration debate is mainly about giving amnesty to the 10
> million illegals already here? Think again. Amnesty is a drop in the
bucket.
> The real issue is the staggering increase in legal immigration hidden in
the
> Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, recently passed in the Senate.
> By a ratio of about 4-1, U.S. voters would prefer less immigration, not
> more. But the Senate bill would do just the opposite. The original bill
> would have allowed as many as 100 million people to legally immigrate to
the
> United States over the next 20 years. We're talking about a seismic shift
of
> unprecedented proportions.
>
> Facing criticism, the Senate has amended the bill - which now would allow
> "only" 61 million new immigrants. That still more than doubles the current
> legal immigration rate, from 1 million a year now to 2.5 million.
>
> Current law would let 19 million legal immigrants enter the United States
> over the next 20 years; the Senate immigration bill would add an extra 42
> million.
>
> Why such extraordinary growth? Consider how the new law would work.
>
> Under the Senate bill, immigrants could enter or attain lawful status
within
> the country through nine channels. In each channel, immigrants would gain
> permanent residence and the right to become citizens:
>
> Current law visas: About 950,000 persons now get permanent-residence visas
> every year under current law. Over 20 years, the inflow of immigrants
> through this channel would be 19 million.
>
> Amnesty: The bill would grant amnesty to roughly 10 million illegal
> immigrants now living in the U.S.
>
> Spouses/children of illegal immigrants given amnesty: Illegals who got
> amnesty could bring their spouses and children into the country as legal
> permanent residents with the opportunity for full citizenship. The
resulting
> number of spouses and children who would enter the United States? At least
5
> million.
>
> "Family chain" migration: Today's law limits the number of kinship visas
for
> secondary family members, such as adult brothers and sisters. The Senate
> bill would raise the cap on such secondary family immigration from around
> 230,000 to 480,000 per year, bringing in 5 million new immigrants over 20
> years.
>
> Temporary guest workers for life: The amended Senate bill would let
200,000
> people enter through the guest-worker program each year. Over 20 years,
that
> works out to a total inflow of 4 million. The "guest workers" aren't
> temporary at all, but could stay in the U.S. permanently and become
> citizens.
>
> Spouses/children of guest workers: Guest workers could bring their spouses
> and children to the United States as permanent residents, adding another
4.8
> million entrants over 20 years.
>
> Worker visas for skilled specialty occupations: The Senate bill would
> initially double the number of specialty workers who could enter the U.S.,
> and would then allow the number to increase by 20 percent in each
subsequent
> year. These workers would be permitted to request permanent residence,
and,
> in most cases, would be able to stay in the U.S. for life. More than 5.5
> million legal immigrant workers could enter under these provisions over
the
> next two decades.
>
> Spouses/children of specialty workers: Specialty workers could bring their
> spouses and children to the United States as permanent residents, adding
> another 3 million entrants over 20 years.
>
> Refugee women: Under the bill, an unlimited number of women who fear they
> may undergo "harm" as a result of their sex may enter the U.S. as refugees
> and become citizens. The numbers who would enter under this open-ended
> provision is uncertain, but 1 million over 20 years is a reasonable
> estimate.
>
> Parents of naturalized citizens: The Senate bill would greatly increase
the
> number of naturalized citizens, each would have an unlimited right to
bring
> their parents into the country as legal permanent residents. The resulting
> number of parents who would enter as permanent legal residents? Around 3.5
> million over 20 years.
>
> If the Senate bill became law, foreign-born immigrants would rise to
around
> 18 percent of the total U.S. population, an immigration level far higher
> than at any previous time in U.S. history.
>
> Many in this looming tidal wave of immigration would be low-skilled
> individuals who will impose great social and economic costs on the nation.
> For example, more than half of the 10 million illegals who will get
amnesty
> are high-school dropouts; on average, each immigrant dropout will cost the
> U.S. taxpayers $85,000 over the course of his life.
>
> In sum, the Senate bill would bring profound change, transforming the
United
> States socially, economically and politically. Within two decades, the
> character of our country would differ dramatically from what exists today.
>
> Americans need to ask: Is that what we want?
>
> [ed. The western world needs to ask this question, and fast!]
>
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> Certain groups like the Sierra Club must have put out the welcome mat,
never hear any complaints about the growth potential.

Hank

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