VIDEO from Medialink and F.A.I.R.: Opponents of Current U.S. Immigration Policies Debate the Effects of a Massive Population Surge

NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- According to opponents of the U.S.
immigration policy, the nation's population could surge anywhere from 100
to 200 million people by 2050. The U.S. Census also indicates immigration
is the number one factor driving U.S. population growth, along with
fertility (births).
(See video from F.A.I.R. at:
http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=33560)
Under current policy, legal immigrants are allowed to sponsor relatives
for admission, who in turn can sponsor their relatives in what has been
termed "chain migration." Many opponents of the current policies believe
Congress has not thoroughly studied the implications of massive population
growth on this scale.
For example, labor experts believe the economic impact of a population
boom on this scale would hit the lower income, working class the hardest by
resulting in an oversupply of low wage, low skilled workers. This could
potentially drive down U.S. working class wages and sometimes even displace
U.S. workers.
Many critics of current U.S. policy fear the greatest strain could be
on the healthcare system. The Federation for American Immigration Reform
estimates that half of all immigrants either don't have insurance or
receive coverage at taxpayers' expense. And, the Heritage Foundation
estimates that the retirement costs of granting legal status to illegal
immigrants would be $2.4 trillion dollars a year or more.
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