Almost every region in the world had a notable increase in the number of unauthorised immigrants in the US from 2007 to 2021, with the largest increase from Central America (240,000) and South and East Asia (180,000).
The illegal immigrants granted amnesty under S. 1348 are likely to impose a net cost of at least $2.6 trillion on U.S. taxpayers during their retirement years.
for trying to ferret out illegal immigrants in the workplace, and arizona law has boot-strapped onto that and i think it is working effectively. we do have a problem with identity theft in arizona and that relates directly to our illegal immigration problem, and i agree with that. our law has been effective. it has had a broad deterrent effect on illegal immigration, and the studies show the illegal immigrant population has dropped by 18 to 30% over the last couple years, and i believe the employer sanction law played a role if that success. glen, if you would, explain your view of this, the basis of the challenge to that 2007 arizona immigration law. sure. well, first, we support penalties against companies who hire illegal workers. there s no disagreement there. we believe, though, that this is a federal responsibility. let s remember, the e-verify database is not a state by state