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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Welp, the inspection is finally over, and that means I can go to bed. YAY!!!
See all y’all in the morning!
Nope. I'd just be trying to make it sound salacious and lascivious, and it looks as though you've already got that covered.
I assume the inspection was a success. If not, you can come live with us. We’ll camp you out in Bill and Tom’s room, and they’ll be out of here so fast they’ll leave scorch marks. Then you can have the room to yourself, and a lizard companion.
Make it sound like whatever you want. You have friends and FRiends here. We support your right to express whatever and slake our thirst for good literature!
I only pretend to write good stuff. I’m swamping y’all with quantity.
For the rest of us who have a more rational outlook on the world around us, here's some old fashioned winter stuff. Moose can note that the source is from the UK (but the videos are multinational) and for the jaded there is even a short clip of bovine porn (parental discretion advised)...
Perfect video for basking in freezing in the balmy 5° F ( -15° C) here while waiting for that glowbull warmthing..
From The Poke (UK)
The People vs. Winter
Ice-induced pavement pile-up's, out of control vehicles, winter fail wipeouts and the usual death defiers. Nobody was hurt in the making of this video apart from the people who were hurt...
Winter:
That time of year when a normally incredible control system decides to replicate an ATST on logs...(star wars, return of the Jedi).
Yes, (lol), I know exactly how he feels.
Nothing just works anymore.
Please select settings from menu....
It was elevators that started it...push button from menu on panel to choose desired floor...Mr Otis has a lot to answer for.
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Cold this morning. I put some leftovers out on the back step; they’ll be frozen solid!
Morning,
Yes, that is a bit cold for your area...log fire to the rescue.
The fridge was a bit full then, don’t forget to defrost properly before reheating...lol.
We used to keep the milk outside in winter, creates more room in the fridge.
I started thawing the leftovers yesterday, but didn’t make much progress. It’s cold in the kitchen, too! So I put them outside.
LOL, it is awful when food just refuses to thaw.
Have to go shopping shortly, :)
Two women delivering milk in Northampton by sledge during the harsh winter Morning Joe,
Those bottles date that to between the mid fiftys to the late sixtys.
Don’t think they where used pre war.
Manalive that looks cold.
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