Washingtontimes.com
The population of illegal aliens in the United States more than doubled in the past decade, with more than 7 million, mostly Mexicans, now living here, according to a report issued yesterday by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Annually, 350,000 illegals are believed to enter the United States, mainly from countries whose residents traditionally enter with visas and overstay, said the report based on the 2000 census and INS statistics. That's about 75,000 more than earlier INS estimates.
"The bottom line is America has lost control of its borders. It does not inspire confidence at a time of war when [terrorists] are trying to get into the country and blow you up," said Steven A. Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Posted by Suzanne at February 1, 2003