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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 Senates 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...
Highlights from Article:
- 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. Its fluid, which is how we want it to be.
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To: Monkey Face
1000!!! Spammed in, like a jackal!
1,001
posted on
01/11/2014 5:08:45 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: Monkey Face
1000!!! Spammed in, like a jackal!
1,002
posted on
01/11/2014 5:08:46 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: Cyber Liberty
You went through all that just to say what??? I didn’t get the message...it was pretty subtle...
1,003
posted on
01/11/2014 5:15:21 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(There should be an IQ Test for driving and reproducing. Fail, you get birth control and a bus pass.)
To: Monkey Face
Yes, to my friends I’m “Mr. Subtle.” It’s a talent.
1,004
posted on
01/11/2014 5:18:29 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: Cyber Liberty
Well, could you please enlighten me??? You spammed...because...????
(The beach wants to know...)
*snort*
1,005
posted on
01/11/2014 5:22:14 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(There should be an IQ Test for driving and reproducing. Fail, you get birth control and a bus pass.)
To: Cyber Liberty
Heh, took you several tries!
1,006
posted on
01/11/2014 5:25:58 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Tell the mad chameleon he's not welcome anymore.)
To: Tax-chick; Cyber Liberty
Cyber just doesn’t have the timing right, yet...he forgot the thread was slightly “lazy” this evening...
You’ll learn, Cyber! LOL!
1,007
posted on
01/11/2014 5:36:27 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
(There should be an IQ Test for driving and reproducing. Fail, you get birth control and a bus pass.)
To: Cyber Liberty
1,008
posted on
01/11/2014 6:16:40 PM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(Well, let me tell you about what low gravity does)
To: Silentgypsy; NicknamedBob
I sense a bad idea.
Vend-a-nightmare from HabTech industries.
1,009
posted on
01/11/2014 7:04:30 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: Cyber Liberty
Yes.
We are truly horrible.
1,010
posted on
01/11/2014 7:05:57 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: Cyber Liberty
1000!!!Well it sure took you long enough... ;-)
1,011
posted on
01/11/2014 7:32:24 PM PST
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: Darksheare; Silentgypsy
"I sense a bad idea.
Vend-a-nightmare from HabTech industries." The technology already exists, in fictional form, in the world of Ahnold's "Total Recall", where dreams can be fabricated for you.
What HabTech Industries needs to do is make a thousand meter diameter makerbot, so that our fabrication processors can get up to speed on making ship hulls and armaments engineering test modules.
1,012
posted on
01/11/2014 8:09:39 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(My cleverness often has to be severely constrained in order to fit in a tagl)
To: Tax-chick
Sometimes the Blunderbuss is he best approach.
1,013
posted on
01/11/2014 10:25:48 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: NicknamedBob; Darksheare; Silentgypsy
get up to speed on making ship hulls and armaments....Just finished up the music for tomorrow, er, today and took a last look see...
It really is time to assume horizontal aspect.. I read that as "hulls and ornaments..."
Er, this contraption isn't based in SanFran is it?
1,014
posted on
01/11/2014 10:30:04 PM PST
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
1,015
posted on
01/12/2014 3:15:42 AM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
To: moose07
My forecast says it will be sunny and nearly 60. We probably won’t send the children out to play in the floods, but at least the catz will have Sunbeam.
1,016
posted on
01/12/2014 4:00:34 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Tell the mad chameleon he's not welcome anymore.)
To: Tax-chick; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; ...
1,017
posted on
01/12/2014 4:07:59 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Tell the mad chameleon he's not welcome anymore.)
To: Tax-chick
I truly enjoyed this depiction of Australia. Not surprising that the family is on the Cat Side.
1,018
posted on
01/12/2014 4:15:04 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: no-to-illegals
Good morning! I thought the Australia picture was cute, too.
1,019
posted on
01/12/2014 4:19:47 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Tell the mad chameleon he's not welcome anymore.)
To: Tax-chick
Goodmorning, TC.
We were out walking in the flood waters and bright sunshine yesterday.
Just above freezing.
The Thames is several miles wide in some places at the minute, Oxford has a moat again.
The levels are receding , but more rain forcast for tonight.
Snow has been hinted at in the next week or so,...woohoo, snowmen! Lol.
1,020
posted on
01/12/2014 4:21:00 AM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
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