Immigration
Renters No More: More Undocumented Immigrants Are Able To Buy Homes, August 4, 2006, Houston Chronicle
Illegals often can buy homes easier than they can find jobs.
Report: Illegal Immigration Could Cost Taxpayers Trillions, August 3, 2006, 10news.com
National Academy of Sciences says each illegal costs US taxpayers $100,000.
The Immigration Crisis...Or Not, August 3, 2006, FrontPageMagazine.com
Pro-immigrant “conservative” admonishes: Don’t call our immigration problem a crisis.
Italy Opens Wide To Immigrant Workers, August 1, 2006, AFP
New Italian government scraps former PM Berlusconi’s laws restricting immigration.
Compromise Would Allow Unlimited Immigrants, July 27, 2006, Washington Times
Rep. Tom Tancredo denounces bill as “massive amnesty” and an “atrocity.”
Schwarzenegger Heckled On Immigration, July 27, 2006, AP
Calif. governor now says he was wrong to support Prop. 187.
Programmers Guild Pushes for H-1B Transparency, July 27, 2006, Eweek.com
Group says companies illegally discriminate by advertising for “H1B Only” workers.
Part Of The Trend—Immigrants Historically Follow Family, Friends To Areas, July 25, 2006, Free Lance-Star
Over one third of immigrants in Virginia are illegal; half of them are from Mexico.
Immigration And Usurpation: Elites, Power, And The People’s Will, July 24, 2006, Center for Immigration Studies
How politicians use immigration to consolidate power—and what Americans can do about it.
Seeing Today’s Immigrants Straight, July 19, 2006, City Journal
Conservatives who support amnesty violate their own fundamental principles.
Clinton Speaks Out On Illegal Workers, July 10, 2006, Los Angeles Times
Former president praises Senate amnesty bill, wants a new America based on “diversity.”
Are South Asians Missing In The Immigration Fight?, July 10, 2006, New American Media
Illegal South Asian immigrants urged to stand with “Latino/a brothers and sisters.”
Never Have We Seen Immigration On This Scale: We Just Can’t Cope, July 10, 2006, Telegraph (UK)
Immigration to Britain is greatest since Anglo-Saxon and Danish invasions 1,000 years ago.
Immigration And Social Disintegration, July 7, 2006, Intellectual Conservative
Mexican invasion has ominous parallels to the fall of Rome.
Malta Alarmed By Migrant Influx, July 7, 2006, BBC News
Homogeneous nation worries about effects of African immigration.
NYC Mayor Says U.S. Depends On Immigrants, July 6, 2006, AP
Insists US economy would “collapse” if illegals deported.
NZ Under Pressure To Accept Transient Pacific Workers, June 30, 2006, New Zealand Herald (Auckland)
Overpopulation in Pacific micro-states threatens New Zealand.
Woman Finds 200 Workers Using Her Identity, June 21, 2006, Kvue.com
Illegal immigrant bought her identity at a flea market.
Texas Ranchers Add Ladders To Border Fences, June 20, 2006, AP
Others electrify their fences.
Ebola Could Follow Bushmeat Trade Routes To West, June 20, 2006, Reuters
Smuggled African bushmeat could bring deadly disease.
Immigration Gumballs, June 14, 2006, NumbersUSA
Numbers USA dramatizes immigration with gumballs and ceiling-high charts.
Public, Bush Split On Illegals, June 7, 2006, Washington Times
Half in survey say there is too much immigration, legal or otherwise.
OECD Education Systems Leave Many Immigrant Children Floundering Report Shows, May 15, 2006, Finfacts (Ireland)
Immigrant school performance far below that of natives in US and Europe.
Immigrant Rallies Fail to Shift Views on Illegal Aliens, May 4, 2006, Washington Times
No change in public opinion about immigration law after rallies.
Medicaid Audit Questions Nearly $1 Billion in Spending, April 28, 2006, AP
Washington state Medicaid paid to treat illegals for ingrown toenails and acne.
U.S. to Import 10,000 S. Koreans For Nurses Over Five Years, April 19, 2006, Yonhap News
They’ll get three months of English-language training and into the hospitals they will come.
Americans Take Stern View on Illegal Immigration, April 12, 2006, Washington Times
Majority of Americans less sympathetic to illegals after rallies.
GOP Gains Ground on Immigration Debate, April 11, 2006, Rasmussen Reports
Most Americans inclined to vote for candidates who promise stricter border enforcement.
Americans Say Immigration a Rising Concern, April 10, 2006, AP
Poll finds Americans as likely to name immigration as economy as nation’s top problem.
Concern High Over Immigration, March 28, 2006, Washington Times
Polls show Americans oppose measures making it easier for illegals to become citizens.
Projecting the Population to 2050: Four Immigration Scenarios, March 21, 2006, Federation for American Immigration Reform
Think tank projects American population of 462 million if immigration is not curtailed.
Two Sides of the Same Coin, March 9, 2006, Center for Immigration Studies
Study finds legal and illegal immigration rise together.
English Key to Jobs for Somalis, City Says, March 1, 2006, Washington Post
Over 50 percent unemployment among Somali refugees in Lewiston, Maine.
L.A. Workers Join Fierce Debate Over Immigration, February 21, 2006, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles workers resent Pres. Bush’s guest-worker proposal.
Americans Feel Illegal Immigration Is ‘Serious’: Poll, January 30, 2006, Press Trust of India
Poll finds half of Americans support deporting illegals.
The Last Place on Earth, January 19, 2006, City Pages (Minneapolis)
Hmong crowd homeless shelters in Minneapolis.
Immigrants’ Hospital Care Forces Tough Choices, January 17, 2006, Hartford Courant
Even in Connecticut, illegals cost hospitals millions.
Political Splits on Immigration Reflect Voters’ Ambivalence, January 6, 2006, Washington Post
Poll finds majority of Americans support increased border security but also amnesty.
Immigration or Iraq?, December 13, 2005, Rasmussen Reports
29 percent of Americans say immigration more important in determining their votes than war.
Study: Almost Half of Arizona’s Immigrant Population Illegal, December 13, 2005, AP
More than half of Arizona immigrants—legal and illegal—live in or near poverty.
State Ties Steep Costs to Illegal Immigration, December 9, 2005, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Report finds illegal immigrants cost Minnesota $188 million.
Crowding May Put Landlords In Jail, December 9, 2005, Washington Post
Virginia county wants to crack down on immigrant crowding.
Poll Shows Blacks, Whites View Immigration Similarly, November 23, 2005, Washington Times
Survey: Younger people have been “sensitized” to immigration and demographic change.
Immigration Is Poised to Become a Hot Topic for 2006 Races, November 23, 2005, Roll Call (Washington, DC)
Grass-roots movements challenging immigration status quo.
Immigration Helps Diseases Spread in Valley, November 22, 2005, Brownsville Herald
Health officials fear illegals spreading tuberculosis, other diseases.
No Kidding: Americans Acquiring Taste for Goat, November 22, 2005, Los Angeles Daily News
Immigrants bring their culinary habits with them.
The Myth of No-Cost Immigrants, November 17, 2005, Investor’s Business Daily
New study finds each immigrant family costs taxpayers $1,800 a year in Florida.
46% Boost In Tech Visas Proposed, October 21, 2005, Miami Herald
Senate Judiciary Committee votes increase annual H1-B visas to 95,000.
Feds Crack Down On Immigrant Child Offenders, October 19, 2005, WorldNetDaily
6,000 child sex offenders arrested in “Operation Predator.”
Immigration Costs More Than Thought, October 14, 2005, Orlando Sentinel
Economist finds each immigrant household costs Florida taxpayers $1,800 each year.