CAPS' new study shows there are actually 20-38 million llegal aliens in U.S.


Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) recently released a study that has been receiving significant national and local media attention. CAPS and The Social Contract presented the major findings at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. A video of this conference will soon be available on our website.

A Realistic Appraisal of the Actual Number of Illegal Aliens in the U.S., Implications for the Future, and Consequences for Public Policy Decisions and Citizen Response

In a just-issued report, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics, along with the Census Bureau, asserts that 11.6 million illegal aliens were living in the United States as of 2006. This conference presented findings of immigration experts from a number of disciplines who challenged the official data and concluded that the illegal population may be more than double the official Census Bureau and Department of Homeland Security estimates; that the number of illegals entering the U.S. every year is higher than the Border Patrol and DHS figures; and the costs associated with our illegal alien population, including crime, health care, education, and labor market impact, are far higher than the public has been led to believe.

Diana Hull, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist and President of Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS). discussed why a more accurate accounting of the illegal alien population is essential for public policy decisions and clarified why the Census Bureau has underestimated the total number of illegal aliens in the U.S.

James H. Walsh, J.D., a former Associate General Counsel of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), explained why he believes that as many as 38 million illegal aliens are living in the U.S. at the present time.

Philip J. Romero, Ph.D., Miller Professor of Business Administration at the University of Oregon and formerly California's chief economist on business and economic operations and Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Gov. Pete Wilson wrote an analysis of the cost of illegal immigration to California in 1994 that helped touch off a national debate. He discussed the fiscal impact of illegal immigration in California that has implications for the United States as a whole.

Fred Elbel, a computer and political consultant from the Denver area, discussed alternative methodologies to discovering the likely size of the illegal alien population.

Wayne Lutton, Ph.D., editor of The Social Contract, a quarterly publication of public affairs, served as moderator.

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