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August 15, 2006
Congressional Hearing Spotlights the Strain Illegal Immigration puts on Health Care In a second day of Congressional Hearings held in Gainesville, GA, the focus was on immigration’s Mexican Ambassador Urges Immigration Reform Mexican Ambassador Carlos de Icaza spoke at the third annual Border Security Conference at the Jury Members Admit Misgivings Leading to Border Patrol Agents Conviction Several jury members have spoken out regarding the conviction of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Missing Egyptian Students are Accounted For The last of missing exchange students who came to the United States to attend a month-long Is Phoenix the New Los Angeles? Phoenix, now the sixth largest city in the United States, has seen its population double since the (See FAIR’s report on the fiscal costs of illegal immigration in Arizona here.) 35.7 MILLION IMMIGRANTS IN 2005 A new estimate released by the Census Bureau indicates the rapid rise in the foreign born population continues since the 2000 Census. The estimate is that in 2005 the immigrant population was 35.7 million residents. That’s one-in-every-eight residents in the country. The rate of increase since 2000, if it continues would nearly double the immigrant population to 62 million by 2025. Commentators say the Census Bureau estimates, based on the American Community Survey, undercount the foreign born population because many illegal aliens avoid being included.
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effect on the health care system. Speakers were clear that more needs to be done to insure that those who use public health benefits are legal citizens. Rep Charlie Norwood (R, GA) was quoted by the Associated Press as saying, "Fewer poor Americans get Medicaid because illegal aliens get Medicaid. It's that simple."
University of Texas at El Paso, and acknowledged the right of the United States to increased border security, but argued that more can be done through cooperation with Mexico. He was quoted by the Associate Press as saying "We respect the right of every country in the world ... to enforce its laws and protect its borders. But enforcement by itself won't be enough." The AP went on to report, “He praised the growing cooperation that has allowed increased trade and security efforts between Mexico and the United States while encouraging U.S. lawmakers to approve reforms that allow ‘legal, safe and orderly human migration.’" Icaza admitted that Mexico is at least partly to blame for the current immigration situation.
Compean, two border patrol agents convicted of violating the civil rights of a drug smuggler. The jurors claim they were pressured by the foreman and other jurors to come to a unanimous decision quickly to avoid a lengthy trial. Grassfire, a grassroots organization, has collected 40,000 signatures on behalf of Ramos and Compean to petition President Bush. Thousands of letters have also poured in supporting the border patrol agents who claim they were only doing their job.
college course at the Montana State University in Bozeman have been detained. Seventeen exchange students entered the United States from Egypt, but only six reported to the program. The exchange students are not considered a terrorism risk at the present time.
1990, and will see it double again in the next 8 years. The city itself has grown, encompassing 517 square miles, and is now larger than Los Angeles. Along with a larger population and area, crime too has risen in Phoenix. “Arizona's crime rate has been recognized as the worst in the nation. According to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, Arizona ranks first in property crime and motor-vehicle theft, second in larceny, fourth in burglary and fifth in murder,” reports the Washington Post. They go on to report, “By 2020, it is estimated, 35 percent of its population will be Hispanic, up from 28 percent today,” leaving schools unequipped to deal with an extensive non-English speaking population. "It's becoming more and more like L.A.," said Diane Thompson a transplant from Southern California.
