The document discusses U.S. immigration policy and its implications as of October 31, 2007, focusing on both legal and illegal immigration statistics, the demographic shifts in the U.S. population, and historical legislative context. It highlights public opinion against increased immigration and outlines the economic, criminal, health, and social issues stemming from high immigration rates. The document also presents various advocacy groups for and against immigration reform, along with the complexities of immigration enforcement and its impacts on local communities.

1. US Immigration Policy Ardsley High School October 31, 2007 Jim Russell, Ph.D Chairman, Westchester-Rockland Citizens for Immigration Control

2. US Immigration is Increasing 2006 Legal Immigration: 1,266,264 2006 Illegal Immigration Estimate: 515,000

5. Mexico Dominates both legal and illegal immigration Small middle class Low taxes, nice for very wealthy Plight of poor ignored; encouraged to emigrate World’s wealthiest man is an a Mexican! (Carlos Helú, $67.8 Billion)

6. U.S. population in 1970 203 million Census projection for 2100 571 million Census projection for 2050 420 million Current U.S. population (October 30,2007) 303,246,910

7. % of population growth due to immigration 86% Annual U.S. population growth 3.3 million Births to foreign-born each year 900,000

9. 1,781,264 / 57,545 = 31 Full Yankee Stadiums

10. 1,781,264 / 365 = 4,880 Immigrants a day

11. Ardsley Population: 4815

12. Inter-continental Migration Chart by Migration Policy Institute, 2007

13. Demographic Results Increase in Hispanic and Asian percentage of the population Decrease in the White and Black percentages of the population

14. Westchester Population

15. Jackson Heights, Queens 2005 Population Data

17. World Population Estimate on October 30, 2007 6,627,939,946

18. Background Causes Expanding Populations of Asia and South America Economic Factors (NAFTA, CAFTA) Military Intervention creates Refugees (Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Iraq)

19. Major Immigration Legislation National Origins Act of 1921 Immigration Act of 1965 Refugee Act of 1980 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

20. Sen. Edward Kennedy on the 1965 Immigration Act First, our cities will not be flooded with a million immi-grants annually. Under the proposed bill, the present level of immigration remains substantially the same.... Second, the ethnic mix of this country will not be upset. The actual increase in immigration is insignificant when measured against our birthrate. . . . Contrary to the charges in some quarters, S. 500 will not inundate America with immigrants from any one country or area. . . .

21. 2006 European Immigration Ireland 1,906 Italy 3,215 Germany 8,436 Poland 17, 052 United Kingdom 17,206 All of Europe 164,285 or 13% of Total Mexico (Legal) 173,753 (Illegal) 315,000

22. Polls on Immigration Consistently show that a substantial majority of Americans oppose increased immigration. A May 2007 CBS News/New York Times Poll: “Should illegal immigrants be prosecuted and deported for being in the U.S. illegally, or shouldn't they?” Should 69% Should Not 24% Unsure 7%

23. Why have politicians ignored the will of the people? Fear of media criticism Fear of pressure groups Contributions from organizations and businesses that desire cheap labor

24. Two Different Underlying Philosophies America can absorb unlimited numbers of immigrants. Let’s welcome whomever manages to set foot within our borders. There are limits to the natural resources required to maintain our quality of life. Just because the US admitted large numbers of immigrants in the past does not mean that we need them now.

25. Benefits and Drawbacks of Continued High Immigration Benefits Cheap Labor Pool Generous Image Drawbacks $$ for Social Services Inter-Group Tension Increase in Crime Stress on Health Care Environmental Loss Overcrowding

26. Effects of Immigration Economic Criminal Health Educational Environmental Social and Cultural

27. Economic Issues (1) Jobs Unskilled Skilled H1-B Visas Social Services Taxes

28. Economic Issues 2 Where do US Corporations stand? Do they just want cheap labor to exploit? What are they doing to encourage and prepare US high school seniors for satisfying careers? Instead of trying to lure foreign doctors to the US, we should be preparing our own young citizens to pursue careers in medicine.

29. Criminal (1) Gangs and Drugs MS-13 Methamphetamines from Mexico Columbia, Guatemala, etc.

30. Criminal (2) DHS 2007 Crime Estimate: 605,000 Foreign-born will be jailed Half of these will be removable aliens Most will be released and not deported Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General. Detention and Removal of Illegal Aliens: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , OIG-06-033, April 2006, p. 2.

31. Mary Nagle

32. Ronald Douglas Herrera Castellanos

33. Elizabeth Butler

34. Elizabeth Butler

35. Ariel Menendez

36. Patricia Butler "If he had been deported, my daughter would be alive today."

37. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) At the state level, . . . 47 states received reimbursement for incarcerating about 74,000 [criminal aliens] in fiscal year 2003. In fiscal year 2003, SCAAP reimbursed about 700 local governments for about 147,000 criminal aliens. Federal cost of incarcerating criminal aliens--totaled approximately $5.8 billion for calendar years 2001 through 2004. This is only about 25 percent or less of the estimated criminal alien incarceration costs to states and localities.

38. SCAAP 2 ( Report GAO-05-646R) In summary, for our study population of 55,322 illegal aliens, we found that: They were arrested at least a total of 459,614 times, averaging about 8 arrests per illegal alien. They were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien .

39. Health Care Hospitals Westchester Medical Center Port Chester Hospital Contagious Diseases Rubella Multiple Resistant Strains of TB

40. Education Free Education for Illegal Aliens Cost of Schools & Increasing School Taxes; Special Language Classes DREAM Act

41. Social and Cultural Issues English Language Different Traditions and Behaviors Conflict between immigrants and citizens Conflict between immigrant groups

42. Environmental Overdevelopment destroys ecosystems. Water supply is not infinite. Pollution often increases with population density.

43. Refugees and Asylees USA admits more than all other nations combined Criteria Lautenberg Amendment

44. Refugee Programs Asylum Seekers Refugees Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000 East Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000 Europe and Central Asia . . 3,000 Latin America/Caribbean . . 3,000 Near East/South Asia . . . .28,000 Unallocated Reserve . . . . 10,000

45. Policy Issues Anchor Babies Public School for Illegal Aliens Deportation of Illegal Alien Convicts Enforcement of Laws against Employers

46. Current Immigration Controversies Amnesty DREAM Act NY: Drivers’ Licenses for Illegal Aliens

47. Driver‘s Licenses for Illegals? Privilege of Legal Residence Secure ID Gov. Spitzer vs. Republican Legislators Zogby Poll

48. Solutions Open Borders Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Population Stabilization Immigration Moratorium

49. Amnesty for Illegals? Fairness to Persons applying Legally vs. persons who violate the law How many? How many family members? Unlimited chain migration? At what cost? What background, skills, and needs?

50. Employers Benefit from Lax Enforcement Restaurants Landscapers Contractors Lower Pay, No SS Tax, No Insurance

51. We don’t need illegal aliens to care for our lawns.

52. Westchester Issues Village of Mamaroneck: Day Laborers Mt. Kisco: Deportations & Rene Perez Port Chester: Electoral Representation County Jail: Deportation of Convicts

53. Hiring Sites for Illegal Aliens? Federal law prohibits aiding illegal aliens to remain in the U.S. and even more strongly prohibits employing illegal aliens. Yet, there are hiring sites in Westchester County where crooked contractors can hire illegal aliens, often without paying taxes or insurance.

54. Immigration Expansion Advocacy National Council of La Raza, League of Latin American Citizens Mexican American Legal Defense Fund Westchester Hispanic Coalition Immigration Lawyers Association Religious Organizations

55. Immigration Limitation Advocacy FAIR Numbers USA The Social Contract VDare Center for Immigration Studies Westchester-Rockland Citizens for Immigration Control (www.west-rock.org)