Migration Math. (Data).When President George W. Bush met with Mexican President Vicente Fox and made noise about handing out some 3 million new green cards to illegal aliens, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. supporters and opponents were quick to weigh in with studies. It's no surprise that the anti-immigration Center for Immigration Studies The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is a right-leaning, immigration reduction-oriented, non-profit, non-partisan research organization and was founded in 1985 with roots in the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and anti-immigration activist John (cis) and the pro-immigration North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Integration and Development Center (NAIDC NAIDC North Argyll Islands Digital Community NAIDC North American Irish Dance Championships ) came to opposite conclusions. What's surprising is that they generated those conclusions based on the same economic model. In July, the cis released a report documenting the low education of, and high use of welfare services by, Mexican immigrants. Using a National Research Council (NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants ) model developed to quantify the economic affects of immigration, it concluded that the average immigrant drains $55,200 from government coffers over his lifetime. The NAIDC released its report in late August. Building on the same NRC model, it claims that Mexican immigrants add $300 billion to the economy each year. While the CIS study says that low education levelsare a burden, NAIDC concludes that the feds ought to pay Mexico $320 million a year for educating part of the U.S. workforce. There's another view on what should define immigration policy: The data-free notion that in a free society, people ought to be able to move where they can best pursue their happiness. RELATED ARTICLE: Mexican-born living in the U.S. 7,197,000 Source: US. Census Bureau Legal annual immigration from Mexico 131,600 Source: U.S. census Bureau Estimated annual illegal immigration from Mexico 150,000 Source: INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS |
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