{"id":17906,"date":"2018-11-26T18:44:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T23:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17906"},"modified":"2018-12-28T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:28:12","slug":"illegal-aliens-settling-in-for-the-long-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/11\/26\/illegal-aliens-settling-in-for-the-long-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Aliens \u2018Settling In\u2019 for the Long Haul"},"content":{"rendered":"
A new report \u2013 \u201cSettling In: A Profile of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States\u201d<\/a>\u2013 provides a sobering glimpse into the scale and persistence of illegal immigration in this country.<\/p>\n Inevitable results.\u00a0<\/strong>The foregoing is the legacy of decades of erratic border control and weak or nonexistent interior enforcement.\u00a0<\/em>Though the Trump administration has bolstered efforts in both areas, the U.S. still lacks a secure entry-exit tracking system.<\/p>\n Hire them and they will stay. <\/strong>Without mandatory E-Verify employment screening<\/a>, America remains a jobs magnet for low-wage illegal workers. And the presence of so much cheap labor drives down the wages that U.S. employers are willing to pay American employees.<\/p>\n Living off America\u2019s largess<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>Free and open availability\u00a0<\/a>of public schools, hospital services and a host of government assistance programs enables illegal aliens to put down roots, and even buy houses.<\/p>\n Local control and the subversion of immigration law.\u00a0<\/strong>The spread of sanctuary city policies\u00a0<\/a>attracts and embeds illegal aliens. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in urban areas where local officials and media outlets\u00a0<\/a>are hostile to the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n The 11.3 million illegal aliens enumerated by MPI appears to be a low-ball estimate<\/a>. If, as the report states, more than 7 million have been in the U.S. for a decade or more, the ongoing influx of illegals points to many more residing in this country now, and far into the future. Examining the period of 2012-2016, the Migration Policy Institute found:<\/h3>\n
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The findings point to several conclusions not noted by MPI:<\/h3>\n
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