Immigration Stats in LA

Hear is an e-mail I recived with some Immigration Stats.

> > From the L.A Times:
> >
> > 1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County (L.A. County has 10 million
> > people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they
> > are predominantly illegal immigrants, working
> > without a green card.
> >
> >
> > 2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
> >
> >
> > 3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal
> > aliens.
> >
> >
> > 4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
> > Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
> >
> >
> > 5. Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers are
> > Mexican nationals here illegally.
> >
> >
> > 6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in
> > garages.
> >
> >
> > 7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most
> > likely illegal aliens from south of the border.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
> >
> >
> > 9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.
> >
> >
> > 10. In L.A. County 5.1 million people speak English.
> >
> > 3.9 million speak Spanish (10.2 million people in L.A. County).
> >
> >
> > (All the above from the Los Angeles Times)
> >
> >
> > Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on
> > welfare.
> >
> >
> > Over 70% of the United States' annual population growth (and over 90%
> > of California, Florida, and New York) results from immigration.
> >
> >
> > The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was, (after
> > subtracting taxes immigrants pay), a NET $70 BILLION a year, [Professor
> > Donald Huddle, Rice University]. The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes
paid
> >
> > minus services used) for the average adult Mexican immigrant
> >
> > is a NEGATIVE number.
> >
> >
> > 29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.
> >
> >
> > If they can come to this country to raise Hell and demonstration by
> > the thousands, Why can't they take charge over the corruption in their
> > own country?
> >
> >
> > We are a bunch of fools for letting this continue.
> >
> >
> > THE U.S. VS MEXICO: On February 15, 1998, the U.S. and Mexican
> > soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
> >
> > The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Mexican even though most lived in
> >
> > this country. They booed during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were
> > held upside down. As the match progressed, supporters of the U.S. team
> > were insulted, pelted with projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and
> > trash were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the match. The
> > coach of the U.S. team,
> >
> > Steve Sampson said, "This was the most painful experience I have ever
> >
> > had in this profession."
> >
> >
> > Did you know that immigrants from Mexico and other non-European
> > countries can come to this country and get preferences in jobs,
> > education, and government contracts?
> >
> > It's called affirmative action or racial privilege. The Emperor
> >
> > of Japan or the President of Mexico could migrate here and
> >
> > immediately be eligible for special rights unavailable for Americans
> >
> > of European descent.
> >
> >
> > Recently, a vote was taken in the U.S. Congress to end this practice.
> > It was defeated. Every single Democratic senator except Ernest Hollings
> > voted to maintain special privileges for Hispanic, Asian and African
> > immigrants. They were joined by thirteen Republicans. Bill Clinton and
> > Al Gore have repeatedly
> > stated that they believe that massive immigration from countries like
> > Mexico is good. They have also backed special
> >
> > privileges for these immigrants.
> >
> > Corporate America has signed on to the idea that minorities and third
> > world immigrants should get special, privileged status. Some examples
are
> > Exxon,Texaco,
> >
> > Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Paine Weber, Starbucks and many more.
> >
> > DID YOU KNOW?: That Mexico regularly intercedes on the side of the
> > defense in criminal cases involving Mexican nationals? Did you know
that
> > Mexico has NEVER
> >
> > extradited a Mexican national accused of murder in the U.S. in spite of
> > agreements to do so? According to the L.A. Times, Orange County,
> > California is home to
> > 275 gangs with 17,000 members; 98% of which are Mexican
> >
> > and Asian. How's your county doing?
> >
> >
> >
> > Is education important to you? Here are the words of a teacher who
> > spent over 20 years in the Los Angeles
> >
> > School system. "Imagine teachers in classes containing
> >
> > 30-40 students of widely varying attention spans and motivation,
> >
> > many of whom aren't fluent in English. Educators seek learning
> >
> > materials likely to reach the majority of students and that means fewer
> > words and math problems and more pictures and multi cultural
references."
> >
> >
> > WHEN I WAS YOUNG: I remember hearing about the immigrants that came
> > through Ellis Island. They wanted to learn English. They wanted to
> > breathe free.
> > They wanted to become Americans. Now, far too many immigrants come here
> > with demands. They demand to be taught in their own language. They
> > demand special privileges--affirmative action. They demand ethnic
studies that glorify their culture.

So the question is does the US have an immigration problem?
What should the US do about it?

When I want to post something without a source, I usually check snopes first. Some of these may be true, but some aren't.

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Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
When I want to post something without a source, I usually check snopes first. Some of these may be true, but some aren't.

www.snopes.com...

Looks like a pretty cool page. When I get more time I will be sure to take a longer look at it. thanks.