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 US Illegal Immigration Plunges 

For the first time in years, legal immigrants outnumber incoming illegals

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 3, 08 3:00 CDT
(Newser) - The number of illegal immigrants entering the US has plummeted in the last several years, a new study has found. Close to 800,000 illegal immigrants entered the US each year from 2000-2004, but 500,000 have entered each year since, reports the Washington Post . For the first time in a decade the number of legal immigrants entering the US has surpassed the illegals coming into the country. More »

More about:  Department of Homeland Security • illegal immigration • US Census • Pew Hispanic Center • Center for Immigration Studies • undocumented workers

 Minorities Surging to Majority

Changes will dramatically alter political landscape

Washington Post Washington Post Aug 14, 08 2:03 CDT
(Newser) - America's demographics will dramatically change by mid-century, with the white population slipping to a minority of 46% of Americans, according to projections  from the Census Bureau. Minority kids will make up 66% of the nation's population of children, reports the Washington Post . The number of Hispanics is expected to triple by 2050, which will have tremendous implications for the political landscape. More »

More about:  Hispanic • blacks • baby boom • whites • Census Bureau • Brookings Institution • Center for Immigration Studies

FBI Bails on Immigrant Probes as Backlogs Mount

Backlog means immigrants will be granted residency before background checks

McClatchy Newspapers McClatchy Newspapers Feb 12, 08 4:45 CST
(Newser) - Immigration officials are expected to grant green cards to tens of thousands of aliens before required FBI background checks, because the Department of Homeland Security is struggling under a ballooning backlog, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Background checks would be performed after immigrants are granted residency, which could be revoked if problems turn up later. More »

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