An estimated 7 million illegal immigrants were residing in the United States in January 2000. This is double the size of the illegal immigrant population in January 1990 and constitutes 2.5 percent of the total U.S. population of just over 281 million.

The runner-up was another Republican State Senator Bob Dutton. Congressman Miller commented that "My wife and I are extremely relieved that after more than 3 1/2 years our grandchildren have been found unharmed and returned safely to the United States" and that he was "eternally grateful" to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Mexican authorities and "all those whose hard work and unwavering dedication made this possible. State Senate elections
In 1990 he decided to run for a seat in the California Senate.

S. The district includes most of northern and eastern San Bernardino County. He is a member of the Republican Party and currently represents the most Democratic district in the nation as a Republican.