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02-07-2003, 08:01 PM
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New estimates from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the nation's illegal alien problem — which jumped from five million in 1996 to seven million in 2000 — show that the problem is no longer confined to traditional bastions of illegal immigration, like California and New York.
Whether the illegal alien population jumped by 40 percent between 1996 and 2000 or the INS simply underestimated the problem in 1996 (or, most likely, a combination of the two), the new estimates clearly show shifting settlement patterns for illegal aliens.
North Carolina is an example of a state that the INS said in its previous estimate of illegal aliens had a modest problem — 22,000 illegal residents. In its just released estimate, the INS now says that 206,000 illegal aliens live in North Carolina — an 836 percent jump, and nearly three percent of the state's total population.
In Minnesota, the INS estimated that 7,200 illegal aliens lived in the state in 1996. Its new estimates put the illegal alien population in the state at 60,000 - a 733 percent jump.
These dramatic changes are due partly to the fact that the INS simply was unable to detect that the illegal alien population was growing so rapidly during the 1990s. This fact points to the serious weakness in monitoring and controlling illegal immigration. The shocking new INS estimates also highlight the continuing wave of new illegal immigration settling into communities across the country. Communities will continue to be overwhelmed by illegal immigration unless the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) makes it a priority to finally get a handle on the problem.
While the need for better interior enforcement is obvious in states such as California (over 2.2 million illegal aliens in the new INS estimate) and Texas (over one million illegal aliens) and New York (nearly half a million illegal aliens), FAIR suggests that special attention also be paid to the 15 states listed below, which have been particularly impacted by the tidal wave of illegal immigration spreading across the country.
(For additional information on the new numbers, see FAIR's press release at http://www.fairus.org/html/07431302.htm and FAIR's issue brief “How Many Illegal Aliens? ” at http://www.fairus.org/html/04183108.htm, as well as our fact sheets for individual states at http://www.fairus.org/html/states.htm.)
Increase in INS Estimate of Illegal Aliens 1996-2000
State Amount of Change Percent Change
North Carolina 184,000 836%
Minnesota 52,800 733%
South Carolina 31,200 650%
Alabama 20,000 500%
Wisconsin 33,000 413%
Arkansas 21,600 400%
Utah 50,000 333%
Nevada 77,000 321%
Tennessee 33,000 254%
Indiana 31,000 221%
Colorado 99,000 220%
Oregon 57,000 173%
Washington 84,000 162%
Arizona 168,000 146%
Illinois 256,000 145%
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New estimates from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the nation's illegal alien problem — which jumped from five million in 1996 to seven million in 2000 — show that the problem is no longer confined to traditional bastions of illegal immigration, like California and New York.
Whether the illegal alien population jumped by 40 percent between 1996 and 2000 or the INS simply underestimated the problem in 1996 (or, most likely, a combination of the two), the new estimates clearly show shifting settlement patterns for illegal aliens.
North Carolina is an example of a state that the INS said in its previous estimate of illegal aliens had a modest problem — 22,000 illegal residents. In its just released estimate, the INS now says that 206,000 illegal aliens live in North Carolina — an 836 percent jump, and nearly three percent of the state's total population.
In Minnesota, the INS estimated that 7,200 illegal aliens lived in the state in 1996. Its new estimates put the illegal alien population in the state at 60,000 - a 733 percent jump.
These dramatic changes are due partly to the fact that the INS simply was unable to detect that the illegal alien population was growing so rapidly during the 1990s. This fact points to the serious weakness in monitoring and controlling illegal immigration. The shocking new INS estimates also highlight the continuing wave of new illegal immigration settling into communities across the country. Communities will continue to be overwhelmed by illegal immigration unless the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) makes it a priority to finally get a handle on the problem.
While the need for better interior enforcement is obvious in states such as California (over 2.2 million illegal aliens in the new INS estimate) and Texas (over one million illegal aliens) and New York (nearly half a million illegal aliens), FAIR suggests that special attention also be paid to the 15 states listed below, which have been particularly impacted by the tidal wave of illegal immigration spreading across the country.
(For additional information on the new numbers, see FAIR's press release at http://www.fairus.org/html/07431302.htm and FAIR's issue brief “How Many Illegal Aliens? ” at http://www.fairus.org/html/04183108.htm, as well as our fact sheets for individual states at http://www.fairus.org/html/states.htm.)
Increase in INS Estimate of Illegal Aliens 1996-2000
State Amount of Change Percent Change
North Carolina 184,000 836%
Minnesota 52,800 733%
South Carolina 31,200 650%
Alabama 20,000 500%
Wisconsin 33,000 413%
Arkansas 21,600 400%
Utah 50,000 333%
Nevada 77,000 321%
Tennessee 33,000 254%
Indiana 31,000 221%
Colorado 99,000 220%
Oregon 57,000 173%
Washington 84,000 162%
Arizona 168,000 146%
Illinois 256,000 145%
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