What Americans want to do about illegal immigration

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Fact Tank - Our Lives in Numbers
August 24, 2015
What Americans want to do about illegal immigration

 

The debate over the future of the nation’s estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants is on the political front burner once more.

President Barack Obama set the stage in November when he announced new executive actions (now tied up in court) to prevent the deportation of millions of unauthorized immigrants, expanding 2012’s original program aimed mostly at providing relief to those brought to the United States as children. Illegal immigration has dominated the Republican presidential campaign, particularly after Donald Trump’s call for deporting all undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Others have called for a changing the constitutional amendment that guarantees birthright citizenship.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/08/24/what-americans-want-to-do-about-illegal-immigration/

[Jazzhead]

This data is from a reputable organization and is well worth reading.   Most of us, including Republicans, support a compassionate approach to those who've been here for years,  favoring allowing them to stay provided conditions are met rather than deportation.   

Also worth remembering is that illegal immigration is not a growing problem.   Overall numbers have leveled off, and the median time spent in this country has increased from approximately eight to a dozen years.   Millions of illegals have been here for years, working hard, raising families and contributing to their communities.