Facts About Immigration in the US - BOTH Legal and Illegal

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The Center for Immigrant Studies in Washington has just released it's latest report about immigration in the US. Here is a link to a news article about this report - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/us/29immig.html?th&emc=th According to the study currently 1 out of every 8 people living in America is an immigrant and more than half of the immigrants who have come to the US in the last 7 years are here illegally. This report gives facts and figures about where they are from, how many are working, how many have health insurance, how many are receiving public assistance, how many are high school graduates (or the equivalent), etc. Whether you are for or against immigration and/or illegal immigration; here are some actual facts for you to use.