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http://www.witntv.com/news/headlines/...The challenges of illegal immigration are a concern for all communities across North Carolina. That is especially true in Duplin County, which has the highest percentage of Hispanics in the state at 20-percent.Based on the state numbers and research by The Pew Hispanic Center, half are likely illegal.Warsaw is one of the Duplin County towns struggling with the increase in Hispanic immigrants, both legal and illegal. Town manager Jason Burrell says, "We've had a good track record with the Hispanic businesses that have come here. They seem to flourish and do well. Of course we prefer they are legal." Warsaw mayor Win Batten says, "Many of the Hispanics are certainly making a contribution, providing a needed workforce, but at the same time, if they are here illegally, in many cases they are not paying taxes other that what they have to pay on the food they buy."A study from the Kenan Institute at UNC shows legal and illegal Hispanics make a 9-billion dollar economic contribution to the state. Other research by the Congressional Budget Office says that is offset by the costs of paying for services for those who are undocumented.Those are all issues being felt in Warsaw as it deals with a new population explosion and the challenges of illegal immigration.