What unnecessary burden claims the livelihoods of every Oregonian in the sum of $479 million dollars per year? Not taxes, not bailouts, not unemployment, but summing over 900,000 illegal occupants.
Illegal immigration is a problem that results in economic and social deficiencies across the board. Emergency medical care, Education and social services sum billions of dollars per year, since currently citizenship is not an integral requirement for receiving federal subsidies. And that is excluding the added expenses for crime. The American taxpayer pays $46.00 per prisoner per day in detainment expenses. It is no wonder the nation is uproar less than one week after 2 Mexicans were found with 147 rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
Hundreds of ounces of marijuana and other illegal substances are apprehended from arrests for illegal immigrants monthly, yes, monthly. This issue has also had serious negative impacts in the job market. Oregon’s unemployment rate is hovering over 10% today, but it is not solely due to the economic downturn. The Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform (FAIR) conducted a month-long investigation of Portland employees and found that of 3,306 workers, 25%, that is 826 employed persons, were illegal.
The difficult part is that Oregon, like so many other northern states, is subject to the policies of its neighbors below. Illegal occupants of Oregon largely enter through California’s Del Norte, Siskiyou and Modoc counties. California is the key player in the influx of illegal immigrants to the United States more than doubling in the last ten years.
Examples include the California educational system, in which undocumented students receive not only scholarships, but in-state-tuition to attend college, a luxury not even afforded to American citizens in nearby states.
The impact lax California immigration policy and lackluster democratic leadership concerns in Oregon has had on Oregon schools is most egregious.
Despite a slight national decline in Oregon K-12 enrollment, the number of students enrolled in Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes continues to rapidly climb. These students are virtually all immigrants, and a lion’s share is likely illegally in the country. Data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education indicates that overall public school enrollment decreased by one percent from the 1999-2009, yet over the same time frame, enrollment in LEP or ESL classes increased by 38 percent!
California may not mind spending over $10 billion a year on this burden, but this is a budget too big for Oregon. The Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that 11 % of the Oregon population will be illegal by 2011, up 1.5% from today.
Oregon now has the 14th highest projection of illegal occupants in the nation.
The security of Oregon’s borders (especially the southern border) is crucial as California welcomes illegal immigrants to flock from their borders into the wallets of Oregon taxpayers. However, we are not incapable of correcting this national security oversight through civic leadership. But we must be more effective in who we allow to echo our beliefs to the ears of Washington, especially now.
This is why the ORP endorses Wayne Kreiger (R) Wally Hicks (R) Dennis Richardson (R) Sandra Abercrombie (R) Sal Esquivel (R) and Bill Garrard for House Districts most crucial to our border: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 56 respectively. As well as Dave To Dave Totterrer (R) for Senate District 3.
Please be sure you are register to vote, and support the candidates who will support our Oregon borders!
Illegal immigration is a problem that results in economic and social deficiencies across the board. Emergency medical care, Education and social services sum billions of dollars per year, since currently citizenship is not an integral requirement for receiving federal subsidies. And that is excluding the added expenses for crime. The American taxpayer pays $46.00 per prisoner per day in detainment expenses. It is no wonder the nation is uproar less than one week after 2 Mexicans were found with 147 rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
Hundreds of ounces of marijuana and other illegal substances are apprehended from arrests for illegal immigrants monthly, yes, monthly. This issue has also had serious negative impacts in the job market. Oregon’s unemployment rate is hovering over 10% today, but it is not solely due to the economic downturn. The Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform (FAIR) conducted a month-long investigation of Portland employees and found that of 3,306 workers, 25%, that is 826 employed persons, were illegal.
The difficult part is that Oregon, like so many other northern states, is subject to the policies of its neighbors below. Illegal occupants of Oregon largely enter through California’s Del Norte, Siskiyou and Modoc counties. California is the key player in the influx of illegal immigrants to the United States more than doubling in the last ten years.
Examples include the California educational system, in which undocumented students receive not only scholarships, but in-state-tuition to attend college, a luxury not even afforded to American citizens in nearby states.
The impact lax California immigration policy and lackluster democratic leadership concerns in Oregon has had on Oregon schools is most egregious.
Despite a slight national decline in Oregon K-12 enrollment, the number of students enrolled in Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes continues to rapidly climb. These students are virtually all immigrants, and a lion’s share is likely illegally in the country. Data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education indicates that overall public school enrollment decreased by one percent from the 1999-2009, yet over the same time frame, enrollment in LEP or ESL classes increased by 38 percent!
California may not mind spending over $10 billion a year on this burden, but this is a budget too big for Oregon. The Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that 11 % of the Oregon population will be illegal by 2011, up 1.5% from today.
Oregon now has the 14th highest projection of illegal occupants in the nation.
The security of Oregon’s borders (especially the southern border) is crucial as California welcomes illegal immigrants to flock from their borders into the wallets of Oregon taxpayers. However, we are not incapable of correcting this national security oversight through civic leadership. But we must be more effective in who we allow to echo our beliefs to the ears of Washington, especially now.
This is why the ORP endorses Wayne Kreiger (R) Wally Hicks (R) Dennis Richardson (R) Sandra Abercrombie (R) Sal Esquivel (R) and Bill Garrard for House Districts most crucial to our border: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 56 respectively. As well as Dave To Dave Totterrer (R) for Senate District 3.
Please be sure you are register to vote, and support the candidates who will support our Oregon borders!
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