Posted on 05/05/2011 8:44:49 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Awesome: L.A. County just got the Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda treatment.
The UCLA Chicano-studies professor released a controversial study back in March, in which he weighed the effects of granting all Arizona's illegal immigrants citizenship against the effects of deporting them -- the latter obviously being the political favorite.
Let's just say his findings didn't exactly line up with the manic ravings of Governor Jan Brewer and the notorious Sheriff Joe. See: "If Arizona Legalized All Latino Immigrants (Fat Chance), State Would Collect $1.6 Billion More in Taxes." And believe it or not, the L.A./California version of the study is even more dramatic:
California has a gigantic immigrant population -- 10 million strong, or one-quarter of the state -- and one-quarter of those are here illegally. So their complete acceptance or removal by the law would have similarly huge effects on the local economy.
The results below are based on figures from before and after 1986, when Reagan granted sweeping amnesty (that's right, Palin -- your hero was a Latino-lover!), combined with the current number of undocumented workers, the taxes they pay and the jobs they vicariously create.
We're curious if the Republican legislators pushing for a SB 1070-style law in the Golden State understand that immigrants actually create jobs, and that our entire way of life depends upon them. (Not that politicians really care -- it's all an emotional game to secure re-election, catering to the us vs. them fear in voters, anyway. And undocumented U.S. residents ripped from their families, deported for something as "sketchy" as walking home late at night, are the game's collateral.)
Hinojosa-Ojeda describes a scenario in which all illegal-alien workers toiling in California's fruit/vegetable fields are caught and deported. What happens next? Farmers "can't harvest the crops, they can't pay their bills." Cue domino effect:
"But the harm doesn't stop there. If farmers can't harvest their crops, the truckers who transport those crops to food processors, grocery stores, and restaurants lose work. And if those enterprises that rely on these crops to prepare meals or resell to consumers want to remain in business, they will have to pay more for new producers. The increased demand from a far smaller number of producers will elevate prices for all consumers. And more money spent on lettuce means less money spent elsewhere in the economy."
Read the full report here. If you're still not convinced, we recommend you review the costly, inhumane and completely unnecessary deportation case of L.A. resident Jose Gutierrez.
Only 15 percent of immigrants deported through Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Secure Communities" program since 2008 had committed a serious crime, according to the most recent ICE data -- and 28 percent were considered non-criminals by the Department of Homeland Security. The program has made it so that any alien who comes into contact with the law can have his or her papers checked. (Keep in mind that offenses can come in the form of driving without a license, which is an inevitable consequence of being undocumented. Talk about a vicious cycle.) Illinois was the first state to opt out of Secure Communities, just yesterday.
Phew! All this to say: California would, scientifically, be better off keeping most of them around. If only because the affordability of your daily omelette depends upon it.
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa agrees, and wishes upon that $1.9 billion to close the city deficit.
"When you bring people from out of the dark and into the light -- from out of a ... black-market economy to a free-market economy -- when you put them in a situation where they can get an education, be more productive, all that comes with legalization," he says, "we actually all benefit."
How stupid. The roads would clear significantly, jobs would become more available, and neighborhoods would be less choked.
Wonder how much the crime rates would go down?
And the $750 Billion you’d save not having to incarcerate, treat them for free in hospitals, and give them welfare?
BS alert.
Yeah but how many Billions would be saved from going to sanctuary cities, welfare, food stamps and free healthcare and college , paid for by American Joe Taxpayer???
The abolition of slavery probably had an impact on the economy too - but it was still the right thing to do.
Villaraigosa should be arrested and prosecuted for acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.
The liberal version of “research”:
Decide what you want as the outcome.
Make up numbers that fit your desired outcome.
Create an official looking document that presents your made up numbers.
Does the study factor in the increased amount of welfare that these new illegal immigrants would now have legal access to? Didn’t think so. Go back and do the study over and this time factor in the increased welfare roll.
Gee, so would the California budget deficit.
Whatever do you mean? Why, we have an official study that certifies that nearly one in three do not commit crimes!
28 percent were considered non-criminals by the Department of Homeland Security.
Can someone explain to me how illegals bring jobs to the area? Unless you are talking about ESL teachers (paid by taxpayers) or police officers (paid by taxpayers) or possibly additional employees to handle government handouts (again, taxpayer funded job)....
Yes, it would.
Then, in a year, after unemployed American citizens and legal resident aliens with Green Cards filled the void, the L.A. economy would be right back where it used to be and the number of unemployed American citizens and legal residents would have gone down.
Deportation of millions, however, is totally impractical and not cost effective.
If you have an open trash can attracting thousands of flies, do you spend all day swatting flies or do you close the trash can lid?
You close the trash can lid and the flies deport themselves.
Likewise, it is impractical and impossible to track down millions and millions of illegals. Just target illegal employers so that they will not even dream of risking an illegal alien employee. When the jobs dry up, the illegal alien then deport themselves and go home.
This is the propaganda part of “Reconquista!”
$100 billion? $100 billion? Did you know that 100 billion of the statistics thrown out in ANY study are completely fabricated. Maybe 100 billion pesos in 100 billion years.
"If Arizona Legalized All Latino Immigrants (Fat Chance), State Would Collect $1.6 Billion More in Taxes."
Arizona can't legalize any immigrants. That is the federal government's responsibility.
Empty your pistol into the side of a barn.
Draw chalk circles around the bullet holes.
“Dam I’m good!”
Texas Sharpshooter fallacy
Yeah, and small towns have smaller economies than big cities. Which is a national shame. How can such a great nation continue to look the other way when some municipalities have such shrunken economies? What a disgrace! We must encourage illegal aliens to invade these small towns and turn them into the utopias which “economic growth” alone can produce! /s
Sounds just like Pelosi’s “unemployment is good for the economy” nonsense. Both of them can be proven by “the numbers.”
Mark Twain was right: There are lies, dam* lies, and statistics.
And how much would crime of all kinds be reduced if ALL illegals were shown the door?????
HOw much would welfare be reduced?
Round em ALL up and send them back to what ever crap hole they came from.
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