numbers. these from the center for immigration studies on chain migration. when advocates in new yorkes or washington tell you about immigration, they always pretend as if there's an economic rationale for it. it's important, like every immigrant is a high-qualified expert in a coveted field and needs to be here for the sake of our economy. in fact, according to the numbers, government numbers, f your typical immigrant to the u.s. is simply related to somebody who is already here, usually a previous immigrant. according to dhs data, in recenl years, every so-called "initiating immigrant," the first one, has brought an average of 3.5 family members into the country with him. for some countries, the rate is even higher. each legal immigrant from mexico has brought an average of more than six additional family members here as well.ch many of these family members have little prospect for contributing economically. for instance, 24% of immigrants are older than 50, so if they become u.s. citizens they can become eligible for social security and medicare despite paying very little into those programs. none of this is an attack on