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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: honestabe010; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; GunsareOK; JRios1968; ...

DANG TROLLS!

121 posted on 01/02/2014 9:11:00 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (...)
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To: Darksheare

Ahh. The Good Life resolution. Courtesy of Conan the Barbarian.


122 posted on 01/02/2014 9:14:13 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Having some small say in who gets to hold the whip doesn't make you any less a slave.)
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To: Tax-chick

Our Lightning looks just like that when you wake him up.

Waking up in a strange place is most disorienting. I need some coffee straight away.


123 posted on 01/02/2014 9:25:30 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: Darksheare; Monkey Face

There they all are!
Coming in to land....
Kudzu! AHhhhhhh!......Oops!

124 posted on 01/02/2014 9:32:24 AM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. " 2013: Mind the door handle on the way out!")
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To: Cyber Liberty

Don’t drink that! Darks made it!


125 posted on 01/02/2014 9:35:45 AM PST by Tax-chick (The superpowers ascribed to "feminists" make me wish I was one.)
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To: Tax-chick; Cyber Liberty; Darksheare
Naw... you get used to it after a while...

Of course, pouring a second cup is nearly impossible...

126 posted on 01/02/2014 9:39:31 AM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: Darksheare
OK. Fred the Insane is here, so we can get started unpacking. He wants to offer Fredhelp.


127 posted on 01/02/2014 9:40:01 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: Tax-chick

*yawn* ‘morning...


128 posted on 01/02/2014 9:40:06 AM PST by null and void ( It is as if they all had one head. Too bad they donÂ’t all have one neck.)
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To: Tax-chick; Dead Corpse

DC is right, T-C....you get used to it. Sorta.a.a.a.a.a....a.


129 posted on 01/02/2014 9:42:38 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: Cyber Liberty; Tax-chick; Darksheare

I’ve found it also makes an excellent all-purpose industrial cleaner.


130 posted on 01/02/2014 9:47:09 AM PST by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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To: Scoutmaster; Dead Corpse; null and void; Cyber Liberty; Darksheare

I should try it on the stove grates.


131 posted on 01/02/2014 9:53:05 AM PST by Tax-chick (The superpowers ascribed to "feminists" make me wish I was one.)
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To: Cyber Liberty

“What? What? Why is my paw wet?!?”


132 posted on 01/02/2014 9:53:47 AM PST by Tax-chick (The superpowers ascribed to "feminists" make me wish I was one.)
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To: Tax-chick

Fred especially likes providing assistance when making coffee.


133 posted on 01/02/2014 10:06:45 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: GeronL

Psst! Over here.

134 posted on 01/02/2014 10:08:56 AM PST by Tax-chick (The superpowers ascribed to "feminists" make me wish I was one.)
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To: Tax-chick

bump


135 posted on 01/02/2014 10:13:33 AM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: GeronL

Aren’t you on Darks’ list?


136 posted on 01/02/2014 10:24:02 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: RKBA Democrat

I thought he was a Librarian, but just overly obsessed with books being returned on time?


137 posted on 01/02/2014 10:41:20 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Dead Corpse; Tax-chick; Cyber Liberty

It’s not that bad, is it?


138 posted on 01/02/2014 10:42:57 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Cyber Liberty

“And this baked on yutz leftover from the troll, it never comes off!”


139 posted on 01/02/2014 10:43:30 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

I can’t say from personal experience.


140 posted on 01/02/2014 10:44:08 AM PST by Tax-chick (The superpowers ascribed to "feminists" make me wish I was one.)
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