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...
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. It’s fluid, which is how we want it to be.”
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On the bright side, I think I’m finally on the mend.
I could have predicted that you would.
Oh, look. There’s Jake!
Coffee IV drip?
Hmm.
I made it back.
I am still alive.
I don’t think my job allows for me to keep up, though.
I hope the health issues I’ve been skimming are resolved soon.
If I’m going to have an IV Drip, it better be a little more bracing than Darks’ coffee... ;o]
YAY!!! It lives! Welcome back!
Coffee vodka mixer!
Coffee Khalua mixer!
A good recruiter will recognize these traits as a plus...
Probably has some bearing on why Darksheare is in the military...
Darks realized early that his career could go one of two ways: Spend his life blowing thing up for the government or spend his life blowing things up and running from the government. Wise man!
Hi! I took a nap. I hope your health issues are resolved, too.
Oh, look. Here’s Frank.
I took a nap early this morning, but I need another. I doubt I will come back from this one, though.
It’s 67 degrees out, sunny with a slight breeze and I’m too much of a sickie to go out and enjoy it. *sigh* Maybe I will sidle out and stumble down to the mailbox to see if I have anything worth walking down there for. At least there is a garbage can there, so I don’t have to bring the trash mail and ads home.
On my trip to Walmart this morning, I found some cherry cough drops and some generic Vick’s. I’m hoping it will be as good as the name brand, because I just could not afford $8 a jar! GAH!
And how is Frank, the Vel-Cro Kid?
Frank had an accident this afternoon, but it was resolved with a shower and a load a laundry.
Holy moly.
Poor Frank. Will his ego survive?
Oh, yes. He’s very resilient. The bathroom needed cleaning anyway ...
Fixed it... ;-)
Yes, that’s more accurate.
LOL!
Oh. Sorry. I hate cleaning up after myself, and at my age, I can’t even think about cleaning up after anyone else.
These things happen to boys who aren’t as alert as they should be.
I had just been telling Kathleen that, since she’s about to be 2, she can learn to use the toilet like the boys! I suppose I really mean, “Not like the boys!”
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