<p>An alarming statistic has just been released: according to a recent report by the CIS (Center for Immigration Studies), an estimated 2.5 million individuals have illegally crossed into the US during Obama&rsquo;s presidency. ;</p>
<p>Nearly 800,000 of those 2.5 million hopped the border in the past two and a half years. This information comes from an analysis based on census and immigration data, so the estimation could be &ndash; and probably is &ndash; lower than the real number. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;While the level of new illegal immigration is lower than a decade ago, the enormous ongoing scale of illegal immigration is a clear indication that the United States has not come close to controlling it,&rdquo; says the CIS. ;</p>
<p>Under the Obama Administration&rsquo;s policies, illegal immigrants are basically home free once they cross the border. For the average immigrant, his or her &ldquo;odds of getting deported are close to zero,&rdquo; says ;John Sandweg, former director of ICE (US Immigtaion and Customs Enforcement).</p>
<p>Sanctuary cities, where even criminal illegal immigrants can hide from ICE, make the situation worse. These 300+ local and state jurisdictions refuse to lock up criminal illegals that have been pegged for deportation by ICE. ;</p>
<p>San Francisco is facing harsh criticism for releasing a known criminal illegal &ndash; despite protests from ICE &ndash; who went on to murder 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle as she walked along a city pier. ;Many Republicans hope to pass a bill that will block grant money from sanctuary cities and from any law-enforcement agencies that follow similar policies. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Municipalities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration laws simply should not receive the Department of Justice&rsquo;s assistance funding,&rdquo; wrote Alabama Senator Richard Shelby. &ldquo;The freedoms we enjoy &ndash; like strolling on a San Francisco pier with our children &ndash; are possible only when we are willing to enforce the federal laws that keep our families and our freedoms safe.&rdquo; ;</p>
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