Porous borders.ITEM: Illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. is on the rise in the U.S., reported the Washington correspondent for the Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia) on September 13. "Border controls have become a key political issue since the September 11, 2001 attacks, with critics fearing that would be terrorists could illegally enter the country to conduct new strikes." BETWEEN THE LINES Between the lines can refer to:
Lax enforcement is Bush administration policy. Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security, recently indicated it is unrealistic to apply the law to millions of current illegals. Not surprisingly, another three million or so will cross the border illegally this year. Perhaps the strongest congressional critic of such policies has been Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.). For linking lax 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. to terrorism, Tancredo says he was told by administration powerbroker Karl Rove "never to darken dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. the door of the White House again." The congressman doesn't think the illegal-alien lobby would take heed even if terrorists hit us again. "You have to understand that there are people who are committed to the elimination of the nation-states, for all intents and purposes Adv. 1. for all intents and purposes - in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes ," said Tancredo (AgapePress, September 3, 2004). "There are people who are so committed to that," he continued, "that a terrorist attack doesn't affect that theory." This assault on our sovereignty is pricey. The 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 estimates the cost of illegal immigration runs to almost $10 billion annually; this would grow to nearly $29 billion with another amnesty. That doesn't include the cost of the engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. invitations to terrorists. |
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