Five Percent Of U.S. Workers Are Illegal Aliens

American Voices

March 9, 2006 | ISSUE 42•10

A recent study shows that 5 percent of all workers in the U.S. are illegal immigrants. What do you think?

I yearn for the day when 100 percent of all workers are illegal immigrants and we as a nation can devote all our time to bitching about them.

Ian Connelly
Electrician
Five percent seems like a lot, but when you consider that they’re responsible for 100 percent of the work that actually gets done, the problem is much worse.

Ben Schwartz
Bail Bondsman
Ha! You should check out the factory I own! It's gotta be like 30 percent, maybe 35 percent!

Heather Mitchell
Garment Manufacturer

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