Importing Poverty

Since 1992, Glenn Spencer and American Patrol
have been telling America that this country is...
IMPORTING POVERTY
(Most recent additions appear at the bottom)

September, 1992 -- Voice of Citizens Together Newsletter
HEADLINE:"L.A.'S NUMBER ONE IMPORT: POVERTY"

July 15, 1996 -- Newsweek Magazine -- Robert J. Samuelson, Newsweek Economist:
"As a nation, we are importing poverty."

October 28, 1996 -- INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY HEADLINE:
"IS THE U.S. IMPORTING POVERTY?"
"Welfare State Lures Poor, Unskilled Immigrants."

APRIL 7, 1997 -- NATIONAL REVIEW -- Page 19 HEADLINE:
"IMPORTING POVERTY"

APRIL 15, 1997 -- NEW YORK TIMES
''We don't need to import a poverty class into this country''
DAN STEIN, Executive Director,

MAY 10, 1997 -- WASHINGTON POST
"Foundering In a Wave of Immigrants"
..."That national trend is reflected in a new census study showing a sharp jump in the number of children living in POVERTY in Washington's suburbs. Demographers attribute the surge in part to an influx of immigrant families."

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January 30, 1997 IMPORTING MEXICAN POVERTY	September 21, 1997 LATINO's Now Exceed Blacks in Level of Poverty	October, 1997 Poverty Amid Prosperity	November 7, 1997 25% of California children live below the poverty line, study finds
December 18, 1997 New Immigration Rules Take Effect	May 10, 1997 U.S. Prosperity Eludes Millions of Newcomers	April 7, 1998 Policy On Unskilled Entrants Flawed, Studies Say	July 10, 1998 Poverty Rate Among State's Children Rises Sharply
August 4, 1998 Study shows 100 farm jobs create 139 rural poor	August 10, 1998 Poverty Transitory Condition for Many, Chronic Condition for a Few	September 3, 1998 IS THE U.S. IMPORTING POVERTY?	September 7, 1998 Economic boom bypasses many
September 29, 1998 Concern Growing at Urban Garden	September 30, 1998 Vegetable patch becoming illegal marketplace	October, 1998 Forbes Magazine -Poverty Rate-	October, 1998 A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS.... Or used to.
January 23, 1999 Agriculture official finds words don't warm all victims' hearts	January 25, 1999 State Fails to Meet U.S. Welfare-to-Work Goal	February 9, 1999 State's poor are getting poorer: Gap with rich is growing, study says	April 26, 1999 UNITED STATES WORRISOME POVERTY LEVELS FOR HISPANIC ELDERLY
June 15, 1999 Showdown on Insuring Poor	June 17, 1999 HISPANICS THINK ABOUT RETIREMENT, HAVE NO MONEY FOR SAVINGS	June 19, 1999 Vast, underground network of clinics caters to immigrants	June 23, 1999 Jobs, not services, bring in aliens
June 20, 1999 County mobilizes workers for health mission	June 29, 1999 Welfare reform expands citizenry Naturalization rise linked to benefits	June 30, 1999 State's immigrants leading in welfare use, survey says	July 6, 1999 Immigration Is Fueling Poverty Rate
July 13, 1999 THE CULTURAL ROOTS OF POVERTY	August 28, 1999 ILLEGAL CLINICS FOR POOR MIGRANTS	September 1, 1999 Immigration and the Growth of America's Poor Population	September 2, 1999 IMMIGRANTS' GROWING ROLE IN U.S. POVERTY CITED

September 3, 1999 Phoenix, State Tops in Poor Immigrants	September 7, 1999 L.A.'s Growing Pay Gap Looms as Political Issue	October 1, 1999 Census Reports Broad U.S. Gains in Income ..but not in the west.	October 9, 1999 Poor in the USA Steven Camarota
October 15, 1999 Bradley Takes Health Care Message to Latinos	October 18, 1999 CENSUS BUREAU MAY REDEFINE POVERTY	October 21, 1999 Kids' health insurance woes widen	October 24, 1999 Shadow work force faces a daily grind

November 1, 1999 Searching for affordable medical treatment is often a painful task for illegal aliens in Tarrant County	November 2, 1999 Free clinic for 'Hispanics' in Alabama seeks federal grant	November 2, 1999 DEFINING POVERTY UP	November 3, 1999 900,000 Arizonans now live in poverty, state report says
November 3, 1999 Miss. Has Highest Poverty Level	November 3, 1999 Legislation would restore food stamps for legal immigrants	November 4, 1999 Census: 1 in 5 Lives in Poverty in N.M.	November 11, 1999 The Poverty Industry Paul Jacobs

November 16, 1999
Life better for the poor
in Denver, study shows

November 16, 1999
Prosperity eludes
Latinos, survey finds

November 17, 1999
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS CHANGE THE FACE OF DENVER

December 5, 1999
Wake-up call in
Central Valley

December 9, 1999
Survey Portrays Hispanic Poverty In Alexandria, A Stark Picture Of Growing Group

December 31, 1999
Immigrants sue to force INS to waive citizenship fees

January 3, 2000
"NEEDY" INCREASE IN COSTA MESA WHILE DECLINING IN ORANGE COUNTY AS A WHOLE

January 13, 2000

Clinton Urges Wall Street Firms to Invest in Poor Neighborhoods

January 24, 2000 Central Valley mired in grinding poverty	April 19, 2000 (External link)	August 23, 2000 (External link)	September 5, 2000 (External link)
September 13, 2000 Californians falling further behind California Budget Project Study (PDF File - 104K)	December 22, 2001 New York Times	December 27, 2001 EFE	We stopped updating this page on 12/31/01. The writing is on the wall. The meltdown is clearly well underway.

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