This 2006 Pew Hispanic Center report is entitled and contains “Estimates of the Unauthorized Migrant Population” by state. Nevada is 15th with between 150,000 and 200,000 illegals. As you’d expect, California and Texas are #1 and #2 followed by Florida, New York and Arizona. When combined, the illegal population of these five states is estimated at between 5.6 and 6.4 million.
The top ten list is rounded out by Arizona, Illinois, Georgia, New Jersey and North Carolina. States with the lowest totals (under 10,000 each) are Alaska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Maine, Vermont, North Dakota, Montana, and West Virginia.
What struck me most about the report was not numbers but the title. The word “Unauthorized” in place of the more commonly used “Illegal” smacks of political correctness. But I suppose it’s not as bad as other words that could have been used like: Non-certified, Unaccredited and/or Unempowered.
Really, I’m surprised some Lefty pro open borders group hasn’t already dreamed up that last PC label and re-cast our illegal population as “Unempowered Newcomers.”
Zman
2008 August 10
If the illegals go back and come in the front door
I would have no problem with them. But they choose not to do this and in fact threaten to take over our country as payback. Electing Obama will speed up the takeover process as he wants an open border policy aka New World Order. If Americans vote him in they will get what they deserve, an end to the
United States as we know it.