Illegal Immigrants- Twenty Million And Counting

Check out this study by two Bear Stearns people, published in January, 2005. Though nothing was proven, it does suggest that- at that time- there were approximately 20 million illegal immigrants in the United States... which makes you wonder why so many folks blithely refer to the "eleven million" (or is it twelve million?) illegal immigrants in the U.S.A. Where do they get that figure? This does not necessarily argue for a particular policy- or for or against the current "comprehensive immigration reform" bill- but it would be helpful if current estimates were based on something solid, as this one appears to be.