--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bettyblue109 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > for all the faults of the U.S. the immigration actions of millions show > that it is one of the most desired countries to live in > from Wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States > > As of 2006, the United States accepts more legal immigrants as > permanent residents than any other country in the world.[1] In 2006, > the number of immigrants totaled 37.5 million.[2][3] >
...and add to that an estimated population of ILLEGAL immigrants anywhere from 12-25 million and that's one impression total. Indeed, I would say that the illegal immigrant number makes Betty's point even better: they risk a hell of a lot to get here, sometimes their lives.
