Immigration Explosion

The study by the Migration Policy Institute is conservative and possibly flawed. As with most other surveys, the numbers are most likely lower than reality. The number of illegal (undocumented) immigrants in Hawai'i most likely is 30,000 upward.

Filipinos top the list of those immigrants. No question about that. Japanese nationals escaping "Abe-nomics" are in second place? Not likely, unless all of them are clustered in Waikiki.

There are myriad young Japanese women staying in Hawai'i with student visas. They are here to "learn English" (read: find an "American" to marry and become a citizen of empire).

There are way more Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese immigrants. There can be little doubt that they are undocumented. A large number of Indian nationals are also residing and working here with H1-B visa.

Micronesians do not count as illegal immigrants because of the Compact of Free Association. There are allegedly about 13,000 Micronesians here. When the sea level rises because of global climate change, expect the entire population of Micronesia to relocate to Hawai'i. People of American Samoa, Guam, and the Marshall Islands are also part of the migration mosaic.

There is considerable support for illegal immigrants in Hawai'i, mainly because the latter provides a cheap labor pool. A moderate amount of tax revenue can also be extracted from them. However, illegal immigrants will always be in limbo. Any adverse situation could immediately transfer them to the ranks of the homeless, if they are not there already.