CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 18, 2018
WHAT KIND OF AMERICA WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN? WOULD IT RESEMBLE WHAT OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS LEFT TO US? GIVEN OUR DYSFUNCTIONAL IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IT WOULD NOT APPEAR SO, NOT EVEN CLOSE.
A REPORT BY THE CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES FINDS THAT ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN BORN IN THE U.S. IN 2014 HAD AN IMMIGRANT MOTHER. BASED ON AN ANLYSIS OF CENSUS BUREAU DATA, THE CENTER ESTIMATES THAT NATIONALLY ONE IN 13 BIRTHS IS TO AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT – MEANING AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP FOR THE CHILD. THE TOTAL IS 300,000 PERYEAR.
ONE IN EIGHT BIRTHS IS TO A LEGAL IMMIGRANT. CIS ALSO FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF THE BIRTHS TO BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS, INCLUDING 67 PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO ILLEGALS.
WHY THE CONCERN? IT’S ABOUT ASSIMILATION BECAUSE CHILDREN FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WILL LARGELY INTERACT ONLY WITH EACH OTHER. AND IT’S MORE OF A BURDEN TO TAXPAYERS AND ONE MORE REASON FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM. I’M CAL THOMAS.
