Illegal Immigrants Consuming Our Nation??

         In a recent article from Newsweek, the idea that illegal immigrants are rushing into our nation in record breaking number, destroying our economy, and threatening our values were deemed and proven untrue. With all the hype about illegal immigration that is present in almost every single candidate's campaign, it can become difficult for citizens to keep a level head on and purely examine the facts. That is what needs to be done, because the facts could change how much of the population views illegal immigrants.
         Most of the claims that have been and are being made by the candidates and citizens are false. The truth is that illegal immigrants are not harming this country and are actually doing things that are benefiting the country, many if them things that the average legal citizen would not do.... but that is a whole other can of worms. The number of illegal immigrants entering this country is declining for the first time in two decades, not increasing. Also there are about 1 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States than there were 3 years ago. There is little evidence to support the claim that those that are still in this country are taking away employment opportunities from our citizens. It has been proven by a study conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco that, "Immigrants expand the economy's productive capacity by stimulating investment and promoting specialization. This produces efficiency gains and boosts income per worker." A different study by the Center For American Progress found that  the "immigrants today are integrating just as rapidly as their predecessors in past decades." So, it is easy to infer, they are not posing any more of a threat to our society's values than they were, say, twenty years ago..... So much for those on-rushing hordes of criminals. But with all the evidence, one logically has to ask the question, then, why are these political candidates still making these ridiculous claims?
     As with almost anything that politicians say, I do not think we will ever know.