The government thinks that 10.8 million illegal immigrants lived in the country in January 2009, down from a peak of nearly 12 million in 2007. The U.S. Census Bureau has changed the way it measures immigration in its annual population surveys and those changes might have distorted and affected the results. The number of new undocumented immigrants coming in has plummeted. Of course the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates reducing immigration illegal population, states it is falling significantly and they are going home. A researcher with the Migration Policy Institute based in Washington, D.C. disagrees by stating the decrease is really driven by fewer people coming in. DHS extends privacy laws to undocumented illegal immigrants!

There are no estimates of how the population of unauthorized immigrants has changed in the first year of the Obama administration, but demographers are likely to begin guessing later this year when the Census Bureau releases new population estimates for 2010. Like that will also give an accurate count because just like our leaders, just how many illegal immigrants do you think is truthful about it.

The view that the federal government is enticing people to violate the law is consistent with earlier surveys. Among voters who are angry about immigration, 83% are angry at the federal government. Only 12% direct their anger at the immigrants. Voters want the laws of the land enforced but not just against illegal immigrants. A survey finds that 64% believe law enforcement officers should sometimes conduct surprise raids at places where immigrants gather to find work. An even larger number (71%) say those who do the hiring also should be arrested. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona has aggressively enforced laws against illegal immigration including raids of places where illegal immigrants gather to seek work. He is viewed favorably by 68% of Arizona voters, making him one of the state’s most popular political figures and he is just as popular within the nation of our country. However, Arpaio's activities have drawn greater scrutiny under the Obama administration. His department is now being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for alleged racial profiling in its street sweeps for illegal immigrants. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security to limit Arpaio's ability to arrest suspected illegal immigrants under federal law.

Now, in Washington, a immigration march is scheduled for Amnesty! Just how many of those people do you think are undocumented illegal immigrants and how many do you think will be checked before, during, or after their planed march? The opportunity to catch a number of undocumented illegal immigrants will be at hand to take advantage of but nothing will be done since government gives both illegal immigrants and terrorists the same rights as American citizens. 61% of American citizens are at least somewhat concerned that efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants also will end up violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens. Undocumented immigrants who are already here are staying put.

Illegal Immigrants want to avoid the great expense and physical risks of being smuggled back into the United States should they leave to go back home, (A no brainer there). They fear losing their U.S. jobs and besides that, there just are far less as many economic opportunities to return to in Mexico then there is just to stay here in the U.S. when our government has given them free money and birth rights! What a slap in the face to those who actually earned their citizenship to our county and true Americans!