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Current Immigration Boom Dwarfs Great Wave of 1910
Written by Jim Kouri
Thursday, August 03, 2006

The current boom in the United States immigrant population dwarfs the peak of the great immigration wave of 1910, according to a study by the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, DC.

The study indicates that there are 35.2 million immigrants -- legal and illegal -- living in the US making it the largest immigrant population in US history. Also, the current wave is two and a half times the 13.5 million immigrants in 1910.

Nearly half of the post-2000 immigration arrivals are believed to be illegal aliens, who've either entered the country illegally or are part of the almost 3 million visa overstays.

States with the largest increases in their immigrant populations are California, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, Arizona, Tennessee, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina and Mississippi.

The CIS study reveals that the poverty rate for immigrants is 57 percent higher than that of US citizens and that one-third lack health insurance, while almost one-third are on some type of government welfare program.

Lower educational attainment of many immigrants plus their low wages are the primary reasons given by the CIS for why so many immigrants use welfare programs and cannot pay for healthcare.

About the Writer: Jim Kouri is the vice president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, and is a prolific writer for police and crime magazines. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, MTV, and Fox News, and his book, "Assume the Position," is currently available at Amazon.com and Booksamillion. To recieve his newsletter, write to JimKouriReports@aol.com, or visit his website at http://jimkouri.us.