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Dispelling Myths: The Case for Immigration Reform [Enjoy your made-in-America ZOT, troll]
Red Dirt Report ^ | 12/27/2013 | Brian Woodward

Posted on 12/27/2013 11:24:17 AM PST by honestabe010

In his press conference on December 20th, President Obama urged the House of Representatives to support the Senate’s immigration bill, which passed 68-32 in late June. Among the concerns cited by Americans who oppose reform are that immigrants will take their jobs, drive down wages, increase criminal activity, burden the welfare system, and reshape the cultural dynamic of the country. These concerns are mostly ill-founded. The legitimate concerns have real solutions, and a more open immigration policy will be a net benefit for all Americans...

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- A 2013 study by the American Action Forum states that "immigration reform can raise population growth, labor force growth, and thus growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).”

- In 2013 the Bipartisan Policy Center came to similar conclusions. It makes the prediction that current provisions, as included in the Senate Bill, would raise GDP 4.8 percent over twenty years.

- According to the Immigration Policy Center, immigrant males between the ages of 18 and 39 (which constitute the greatest portion of the prison population) are five times less likely to be incarcerated than are natives.

- A 2011 survey by the Pew Research Center revealed that 92 percent of second generation and 96 percent of third generation Hispanics speak English proficiently.

- A 2010 Gallup poll revealed that Hispanics attend church services more often than non-Hispanic whites.

- Since an influx of immigrants means an expansion of the labor supply, many assert that the result will be less jobs and lower wages. However, as asserted by Jason Riley, a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, “The number of jobs in the United States is not static. It’s fluid, which is how we want it to be.”

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To: moose07

Holding Moose! In orbit. Your word.


6,521 posted on 03/06/2014 11:07:14 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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One, Two, Three, Four.


6,522 posted on 03/06/2014 11:12:16 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: no-to-illegals

Okay, the last of the heavy hardware should now be out of your sensor range, so enjoy your visit but mind any lingering dust clouds.
A Geiger counter could be an idea as well.


6,523 posted on 03/06/2014 11:13:08 AM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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I’m shedding a tear ... you are in my heart. Orbiting ... Orbiting!?! Patience!?!


6,524 posted on 03/06/2014 11:13:55 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Tax-chick

Nope, no little something. Nothing worth mentioning, either. Unless you like store fliers.


6,525 posted on 03/06/2014 11:19:53 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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To: Monkey Face

There’s always tomorrow!


6,526 posted on 03/06/2014 11:20:26 AM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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To: Monkey Face
store fliers

You know ... may I head for the exit yet?

6,527 posted on 03/06/2014 11:37:07 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

Come on please ... you made orbit ...


6,528 posted on 03/06/2014 12:04:27 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

What Whiskey? (putting away flask).


6,529 posted on 03/06/2014 12:26:41 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: null and void
Mass? 140 kg.

327 pounds? What is it?

6,530 posted on 03/06/2014 12:27:21 PM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Monkey Face

Okay ... I’ll share!


6,531 posted on 03/06/2014 12:27:26 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: moose07
Wave you contacted any of your relatives in Minnesota lately?

Minnesota Mystery: What’s Killing the Moose?

I suspect some foul play...

Ofcourse since it's in the NY Slimes, they blame glow bull warmthing..


6,532 posted on 03/06/2014 12:48:29 PM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

310 lbs. My mass.


6,533 posted on 03/06/2014 12:49:26 PM PST by null and void ( Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!)
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To: NoCmpromiz; moose07

Oh look... a typo.

HAVE you checked...


6,534 posted on 03/06/2014 12:49:32 PM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: Monkey Face

Danged USPS. They need to pay their bunnehs more. Maybe tomorrow.


6,535 posted on 03/06/2014 12:55:04 PM PST by Tax-chick (I've forgotten most of those languages, but I remember the joke.)
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To: null and void
O I C

Last I checked I was a small hair under 100 kg..

or about 15 stone..

6,536 posted on 03/06/2014 12:55:12 PM PST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

My cousins in Minnesota are blaming it on Wolfs and Antler tax.


6,537 posted on 03/06/2014 1:08:50 PM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

They only need to carry out a couple of autopsies and problem solved.
Can remember the name for animal autopsies, sure there is one...


6,538 posted on 03/06/2014 1:17:01 PM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: Tax-chick

I’m not worried, because I don’t feel like doing anything outside of bed, anyway.

The palpitations are a little more frequent today, and I’m going to have a breathing treatment and call it a day.


6,539 posted on 03/06/2014 1:43:57 PM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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To: moose07
...Can remember the name for animal autopsies, sure there is one...

Without reading down thread, it's called "necropsy."

6,540 posted on 03/06/2014 1:45:15 PM PST by Monkey Face (The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something.)
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