California, Here We Come.

The article focuses on official reports and demographic trends concerning immigrants in the U.S. Based on the report "The Foreign Born Population: 1996," by the Bureau of Census, immigration is closely related to poverty. According to the report, the poverty rate for immigrants is 22.2%, as compared to native U.S. citizens which has a rate of 12.9%. Furthermore, due to illegal immigration and a family-reunification rule the number of immigrants deficient of education and skills is increasing. These demographic trends indicate that immigrants lacking in education is disadvantageous to the U.S. economy.