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 * 25 million people have immigrated to America througout our history
 * 400,000 to 500,000 immigrants come illegally each year
 * 12.1% of our population is immigrants today
 * Most immigrants today are from Asia, Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean (Duignan)
 * Americans who consume the fruits of immigrant labor gain, just as consumers
 * Immigrant workers are willing to work at low wages, which discourages
 * The net annual cost of immigration is between $67 and $87 billion per year.
 * Dozens of hospitals in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California have been forced to close or face bankruptcy because of providing coverage to illegal aliens.
 * $60 billion earned by illegal aliens in the U.S. each year.
 * $10 billion is sent back to Mexico annually.
 * California has practically doubled in population in the last 35 years. 96% of its growth in the 1990's was due to immigration. California now has 35 million, and is larger than most countries of the world.
 * 1,880,000 American workers are displaced from their jobs by immigration. The cost for providing welfare and assistance to displaced Americans is over $15 billion a year.
 * Since 1891 there have been 17 immigration reforms (EBSCO article)