Do you think we have traffic problems today? Just think about that number increasing by 50%! That is what will eventually happen because our door is so widely open to legalized immigration. Last year we admitted over 900,000 legal immigrants and an estimated 275,000 illegal ones. We are estimated that in the year 2050, our population will be 519 million which is 97% greater than today! But this condition isn't inevitable. It is a mess that we are creating for ourselves that could be changed by more selective immigration and immigration caps.
             We should lower immigration and we can do that while still admitting important workers workers, some refugees and immediate family members. So why don't we do this? Congress took a good look at making a move in that direction in 1996 but receeded when they realized a bunch of immigrant advocacy groups and big businesses were doing everything in their power to stop it. Of course those groups benefit from large amounts of immigration. But the average citzen doesn't. This condition drives up costs of housing and scarces it at the same time. Of course a traffic jam is only one aspect of the negative consequences caused by immigration. Other problems include competition for jobs, quality education and the burden of caring for an immigrant population.
             SCHOOLING- Immigrants are overwhelming our school systems. Schools are already overcrowded; there are six million more children in school now than 10 years ago. From 1997 the school population has grown from 49 million to 55 million--because of immigration. As taxpayers, our cost for the education of immigrants' children is over $30 billion a year. Between 1988 and 1992, alien college students received $1.8 billion in federal Pell grants for higher education.
             EMPLOYMENT- These immigrants compete for jobs with less skilled citizens such as young adults. Recent immigrants now dominate the bussing, gardening, babysitting, hotel work, housecleaning, wa...