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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I didn’t see you in my dreams. I saw little boys endlessly picking up Lego bits with “Still Alive” playing in the background.
I’m worried about that, too! LOL!
I put in a rugged night, and decided to just get up and start the day. I put a roast in the crock pot and forgot to put the liner in first. Unghhhh...I hate washing that thing!
Now I have to hang the clothes I washed yesterday. It was nice enough I could have hung them outside, but even with a gate, I don’t trust the neighbors. (That’s a terrible thing to say, isn’t it?)
*tagline*
At least you still have some bounce.
That, I do! Although I’m trying to lose some of it...I have enough for two people.
Jeepers. It’s 35 degrees, but sunny (so far!) and I’m so glad I’m not going anywhere. I was going to go to church but decided I needed to stay home and try to get something done.
Sunny here, too.
Frank just told me that his stuffed leopard, Spot, has rocket feet, and he’s also a buzzsaw. Have I mentioned that he’s even more tenuously connected to reality than some of his brothers?
Wow. Frank is something else! Are you sure he’s yours? I mean, aliens (as in, UFOs) could have deposited him in your house as an experiment.
I’m cold, for some reason. Probably because my blood is still not up to snuff.
The fact that it’s January is probably relevant to your being cold, as I was explaining to the boys when we went out at 8:30 this morning.
I could understand that if I had been outside but I’ve been inside and mostly active.
I’m just really anxious for this tooth pain to go away. I will continue to call the dental clinic every day, though it seems they are understaffed.
This week, I also need to schedule the tests the doctor wants me to have, and I really don’t want either of them. At least the chest cold was mild and has mostly gone away.
One piece of good news!
There is THAT!!
The skies are getting cloudy, but there is no rain in the forecast. Just cold. (I want summer!)
That’s cute. Pat was just asking me yesterday whether genetic engineering is legal.
heh
Afternoon!
Is that better than having THIS playing in the background?
That settles it, your being cold in winter proves global warming is causing global cooling just like our computer models said it would.
Speaking of which, whitish flaky stuff is again falling from our glow-bully warmed sky...
50 here. Gray skies.
forgot to ping you to 2072...
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