Economic Bright Spot

While researching in relation to my Leftist LUNC articles on Illegal Immigration I came across a plausible benefit of the down economy. In 2008, when the economy started to tank (see HERE), the number and proportion of undocumented residents in the U.S. dropped, (See HERE)

In 2007, the number of illegal aliens living in the U.S. was 12 million, or 3.9% of the total population, of which 1.4 million had crossed the border that year. Whereas, in 2009, illegal residents dropped to 10.7 million, or 3.5% of the total population, with only 124,000 people entered the country illegally that year, which means that over 850,000 illegals left the country that same year, most of which (582,648) left by choice rather than by deportation.(See HERE and HERE and HERE)

So, there is at least one bright spot and some good coming out of the down economy.