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Births to illegal immigrants now account for nearly one out of every ten births in the United States.

Immigration is one of the leading contributors to population growth.

Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people.

In Washington State, the immigrant population has grown by 42 percent in the five years between 2000 and 2005 - which is an increase from 8 percent to 10.6 percent of the overall population - and the jobless rate in the state has hit a 6 year low.

Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should remain a requirement for citizenship.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

The current practice of extending U.S. citizenship to hundreds of thousands of 'anchor babies' must end because it creates a magnet for illegal immigration into our country. Now is the time to ensure that the laws in this country do not encourage law-breaking.

The point of our demographics is that we're not having as many children and the population is stagnant, if not declining. So without immigration, we're not going to have the population.

While this country has always had a generous immigration policy, we simply cannot condone individuals coming here illegally.

The factual reality is that the vast majority of immigrants - legal and illegal - contribute more to this country than they take out in social services.