The Immigrant Invasion Of The U.S.

The left in the U.S., represented mostly b the extreme wing of the Democratic Party and still upset that it was rejected in the 2016 presidential election, whines about many things. But the most baffling is the subject of immigration into the U.S. Since the Immigration Act of 1965 this country has been invaded by both immigrants and illegals. Yet the left, which wants open borders, claims that the U.S. is "racist' in not letting in anyone from any poor country that is predominantly non white and non Christian.  Even though statistics show their claim a lie, and that the opposite, that white Christians are who is being denied admittance here,  protest marches by the left, as seen recently in response to denying legal entry to people  from 7 Muslim majority countries who can not be vetted, continue to chant their boundless claims of unfairness in immigration policy.

During the 1970s, the origins of most immigrants changed from Europe to Latin America and Asia. Between 2000 and 2009 over three fourths of the 10 million immigrants admitted were from Latin America and Asia. And illegal immigration numbers are, though impossible to know, are much higher and favor the poor and unskilled from underdeveloped nations even more. Some more FACTS about legal and illegal immigration to the U.S. courtesy of the U.S. government's Census Bureau itself include:

-In 1965 the total U.S. population was 194.3 million. After the borders were opened and immigration control became a pretend policy, at the end of 2016 the total U.S. population grew to an incredible 323.9 million people.  In my own lifetime the U.S. population, fueled by immigration and illegal immigration , has grown by 110%.

-Almost 110,000 foreigners enter the United States on a typical day. A total of 38,901 Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in fiscal year 2016, making up almost half (46%) of the nearly 85,000 refugees who entered the country in that period.

-Since 1965, more than 60 million people immigrated into the U.S. When their children and grandchildren are included, these immigrants added 72 million people to the nation's population, accounting for 55% of population growth from 1965 to 2015. Immigrants and their descendants are projected to account for 88% of the population increase over the next 50 years.

- In 1965, the population was 84% white, 11% black, 4% Hispanic and 1% Asian. The black share of the population has stayed steady since then, but Hispanics are now 18% of the population and Asians are 6%, while the white share of the population has fallen to 62%.

-Three major entry doors exist: a front door for immigrants, a side door for temporary visitors, and a back door for the illegal immigrants.

-Almost 3,100 foreigners a day receive immigrant visas or green cards that allow them to live, work, and become naturalized U.S. citizens after five years.

-Over 105,000 tourist, business, and student visitors arrive; some stay only a few days, while others that come through the side door and sometimes never leave, stay for several years or permanently.

- Immigrants in the United States and their U.S. born children now number approximately 81 million people, or 26 percent of the overall U.S. population.

- 1.3 million foreign born individuals moved to the United States last year, an 11 percent increase from 2013. India was the leading country of origin for new LEGAL immigrants, followed by China, Mexico, Canada, and the Philippines. The top five countries of birth for unauthorized immigrants were Mexico (56 percent), Guatemala (6 percent), El Salvador (4 percent), and Honduras and China (3 percent each). The next areas sending the most immigrants include:  The Philippines, Vietnam. Cuba, South Korea and The Dominican Republic.

-In 2016, the immigrant share of the U.S. population was almost 14% of the total. In 19760 it was just 5%.

- In 2014, 46 percent of immigrants (19.4 million people) reported having Hispanic or Latino origins.

-Of those who became naturalized citizens in 2014, 15 percent were born in Mexico (94,889), roughly 6 percent in India (37,854), and 5 percent in the Philippines (34,591). Immigrants from these three countries, together with those from China (30,284), Cuba (24,092), Dominican Republic (23,775), Vietnam (18,837), Colombia (16,478), El Salvador (15,598), and Haiti (13,676), comprised the top ten countries of birth for newly naturalized citizens in 2014 and accounted for nearly half (47 percent) of the 653,416 new U.S. citizens that year.

Now I ask, given those statistics and whatever other facts about U.S. immigration you wish to add, I ask..... Is the U.S. denying immigrants entry? Is U.S. immigration policy "racist"? Does it appear too many immigrants are being added and that some policy to control the borders might be a wise one? You tell me.