CEN TER
FOR
LE G I S LA T I VE
S TUDIES
William E. Crowther, Professor, Co-Director wecrowth@uncg.edu
David M. Olson, Prof. Emeritus, Co-Director dmolson@uncg.edu
Immigration in America 2006
The Numbers (estimates)
Year
1986
2000
2006
Illegal,
cumulative
US
3 million
9 million
11 million
Legal, annual
NC
US
NC
400,000
841,000
1.1 million
9,000
16,700
Employment 7.2 million employed
1.7 million are children
Citizenship
50% W-2 forms
23% families have children US born
House of Representatives and Senate bills
The Issues:
Slogans
Goals
Employment
Social Services
Children US
Border fence
HR bill
Illegal aliens
Strict control
None
Employee verification
Employer felony
Felony
No citizenship
700 mi.
Senate bill
Undocumented workers
Citizenship and employment
Guest worker status
Yes
No; no change
No; no change
No change: citizenship
350 mi.
The Participants:
House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
Rep. T. Tancredo (R-CO)
Immigration Caucus
Center for Immigration Studies
M. Krikorian
United for Sovereign America
President Bush
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Arlen Spector (R-PA)
Sen. J. McCain (R-AZ)
Sen. E. Kennedy (D-MA)
Chamber of Commerce
Americans for Tax Reform
Grover Norquist
CEC/27 Sept 06
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