immigration

Every state receives immigration. Mississippi, for example, is not known as a 'high-impact' state. Yet it has the nation's fastest growing immigrant population (up by 476% since 1990 -- from less than 1% of its population then to about 4.3% now). Other states that are newly expreiencing large-scale immigrant settlement include Colorado (up 136%), North Carolina (up 129%), Oregon (up 115%), Nebraska (up 107%) and Utah (up 102%).

Consider Hawaii. Although it receives fewer immigrants than, say, Florida, it still takes more than its fair share. In Hawaii, nine percent of the population consists of immigrants who arrived since 1980; by way of comparison, six percent of Florida's population consists of recent immigrants.

WE ALL PAY FOR IMMIGRATION THROUGH OUR FEDERAL TAXES
Much of the cost for immigration is paid by the states and municipalities, but a lot is paid for by the federal government too. Illegal immigrants receive taxpayer support for their U.S.-born children, immunizatio...