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Why Current US Immigration Policy is Bad News
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
February 06 2007 | 7,734 views

Have you ever wondered about the real problems behind immigration that's confounded and confused so many Americans and, in particular, lawmakers? Roy Beck, executive director of the non-partisan group NumbersUSA argues in this interesting and alarming 14-minute video, it's virtually deregulated immigration laws enacted by Congress in 1965 that's taxed our country's resources to near beyond the brink.

Simply put, the 1 million-plus people now immigrating annually to America (about six times the number who came here between 1925-65) even coupled with below "replacement fertility levels" among Americans still represent a doubling of this country's overall population growth since 1970.

Consider one more alarming fact, before watching this video: Unchecked immigration levels in the U.S. have spawned a problem so dire in California alone, the most populous state in America would have to erect a new school every day in perpetuity just to keep up with the growing number of kids there...







 
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