Immigration Book Published

For those who don't know, the reason I write is because I have an existance other than that over here. Since a good number of my readers are folks who do not know me personally, I'll briefly explain. For the full story you can check out my first post:
http://aalan94.blogspot.com/2007/08/word-about-myself.html

I studied journalism at Texas A&M and after graduating became a newspaper reporter. From there, I got into politics, mostly on the Texas state level. I've bounced around a number of jobs, but one of the more fulfilling was working for a conservative insider newsletter for the Texas political crowd. In that job, I researched a lot of issues related to public policy. In 2005, I started a research project on the costs of illegal immigration. I pitched it to our foundation's president and he got the ball rolling to do a book.

At long last, the publishing date has arrived for "Immigration and the American Future" the latest, most comprehensive study of immigration and the costs to the U.S. Economy. Among the chapters in this wide-ranging study is one on the costs of illegal immigration to Texas, and yes, you guessed it, it was written by none other than me.

The chapter I wrote was the result of a six-month study I led while working at the Lone Star Report - Texas' most well-respected conservative newsletter. It was a project that I absolutely could not have done without the efforts of Will Lutz and Christine DeLoma, who contributed greatly. Although I've been published in many formats over the years - over 3,000 articles over the course of my career in journalism - this is the first time I've ever been published in a book.

The book is available at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Immigration-American-Future-David-Hartman/dp/0972061665

But since the book was written under the auspices of Chronicles Magazine, I recommend anyone who wants it to go to their site:
http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?page_id=387

Here's a great immigration-related blog that mentions the book. And they even provide a link to this blog:

http://www.vdare.com/sailer/071112_caplan.htm

I haven't had the chance to read any of the other chapters in the book, but because this is a product of Chronicles Magazine and the writers are the experts in their field, I imagine it's going to add significantly to the debate over immigration in America. As for my article, you can get a preview by going here:

http://www.lonestarfoundation.org/The%20Cost%20of%20Illegal%20Immigration%20to%20Texas%20-%20Exec%20Summary.doc