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Californians for Population Stabilization released a study claiming there are 20 million to 38 million illegal immigrants in America, not the 12 million the federal government says. Revealing that the illegal immigration problem in this country may be worse than first thought. The problem in my eyes is not only the illegals in the country it is also those that are undocumented and practically invisible to the system and free to do as they wish. Considering that most illegal immigrants are of low class status it’s no doubt the welfare system and other government institutions are being heavily burdened by non-tax-paying citizens.

The immigration battle is picking up fast, neither party as a whole are declaring any real solutions. While the left is busy doing their best to not alienate the large population of possible voters that are of Hispanic descent, the right is too busy presenting ideas and no real solutions. It’s not about kicking them all out of the country, it is about reinforcement of the laws already in place and figuring out a solution to deal with incoming immigrants.

"Immigration is in a state of anarchy," organization member James Walsh, a former Immigration and Naturalization Service lawyer, fervently told the room. "Not chaos, anarchy."

Two doors down in the Murrow Room, named for American broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, the Spanish-language network Telemundo debuted a series of upbeat public service announcements urging their audience to register and vote.

News anchor Jose Diaz-Balart said Telemundo wants to leverage the passion from last year’s immigration rallies into a stronger turnout among Latinos, who historically vote at disproportionately low rates.

"Hispanics in the U.S. will now have a way to channel all that frustration and do some good," Diaz-Balart said.

Whether the two groups were aware of each other, neither side let on. But each represents emerging new strategies stirring out of the void left by the failure of immigration reform.

The population group from California believes its more alarming population figures, which are not credited or supported by other independent research, will result in tougher policies on immigration.

The story from chron.com continues:

Result of mistrust

Diana Hull, a behavioral scientist and former Houstonian who is president of Californians for Population Stabilization, said the federal government’s alleged undercount of illegal immigrants is partly the result of mistrust.

"We have a very large group of people who don’t have the same feeling about responding to legitimate questions from their government," Hull said.

For example, she said, large numbers of illegal immigrants living in a single house may not tell a census-taker how many people are really living there.

"The fact of the matter is they don’t answer the question," she said.

The population figure presented by the group was tabulated by Fred Elbel, a computer specialist and anti-immigration activist from Colorado. The Social Contract Press, which published his report, also publishes racist works, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Around the corner at the Telemundo event, cheery VJ "Crash" had her own statistic that would no doubt alarm the population stabilization group in the Zenger room.

She said 50,000 Hispanics turn 18 in this country every month, and not enough are registering to vote.

"I am super-excited for this upcoming election, and I really feel like this time we are going to make a difference," Crash said.

Added Alfredo Richard, senior vice president of communications and talent development for the network, "It’s not enough to grow in numbers, but to gain in political strength."

The issue is becoming very serious. Immigration is what makes this country great but we need to keep it lawful. On the other hand I don’t agree with people like Tancredo that want to completely shut the doors to America. I’m also not someone who is offended by "having to push one." I don’t want a bilingual country but that’s what we are becoming. We need to reinforce current laws and continue to work on solutions but we also need to embrace what made this country what it is, immigration.

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