Thursday, May 25, 2006

Border enforcement

Here's just an update on the border enforcement posts that have been made. I found this on the Miami Herald, it's today's Oppenheimer report. A study by the Pew Research Center shows that about 45-50% of undocumented immigrants in the US have entered the country legally with tourist, student and other visas and have extended their stay. Not to say that this is in any way less illegal, but it goes to show that border enforcement alone is not going to have the effects the government claims to be able to achieve.

1 comment:

Huck said...

Jen - This is an excellent point that doesn't get much attention. And you'd think it would, given that the 9/11 terrorists fit this profile of the "illegal immigrant" than the border-crosser seeking work.