More than 40 percent of the people in this country illegally got here by crossing the border legally, according to a new study.
The report issued Monday by the Pew Hispanic Center said somewhere between 4 million and 5.5 million of unauthorized migrants got legitimate visas to enter this country and simply never went home when the visas expired. That is out of an estimated 11.5 to 12 million illegal immigrants in this country.
Rep. John Allen, R-Scottsdale:
He said the Pew report underlines the fact that at least half of the problem is people crossing the border illegally.
"And there also is the risk of drugs coming across and those who wish to do terrorist acts," Allen said. But he said there also needs to be more emphasis on tracking those who enter this country legally but overstay their legal welcome.
"All the 9-11 people (involved in the attacks) overstayed some sort of legal access," Allen noted, apparently without fear of being detected or deported.
Also, this related story, that we are more generous than our neighbor to the south in how we treat immigrants, at Marathon Pundit.
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