30% of Florida immigrants are illegal

[Flashermac]

WASHINGTON - About 30 percent of the nearly 3.5 million immigrants living in Florida are in the country illegally, the Center for Immigration Studies said in a report released today.

 

Based on â??the latest data collected by the Census Bureau,â? the report said that the state has one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations. It said that 29 percent of the stateâ??s foreign-born population - slightly more than 1 million people - are illegal immigrants.

 

The influx of immigrants into Florida reflects the national trend, the report showed. The nationâ??s immigrant population - legal and illegal - reached a record 37.9 million in 2007.

 

[Bangkoktraveler]

If you had said New Mexico, I would have agreed. But then, getting a visa to New Mexico is so easy, I can't see why everybody doesn't have a visa.

[Central Scrutinizer]

So they know they have 1 million illegals, are they doing anything about it besides counting them? :smirk: I suppose they'll wait until the citrus crops are picked to send them back home? Amazing, a million illegals just in one state. I suppose we should give them all drivers licenses and handgun permits to be able to legally drive and protect themselves from the immigration officers? Uh, I just cracked myself up. Well, at least we should pass out free so they don't have children born in the US and add to the problem?

 

OIA. Only in America.

[Flashermac]

Children born in Thailand to non-Thai parents do not automatically become Thai citizens. Took special legislation to make most hilltribe kids Thai nationals. But in the US, illegals can sneak in and have a kid - who is then a US citizen. Strange ...