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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I only like it in the movie.
I’m winning right now. If I need a special ops team I’ll send you a text.
Thanks. Those birds sing beautifully. It is wild for me to hear them sometimes during the winter. I could be outside in blizzard snow and you can hear them sing. If I don’t put the peanut butter out by a certain time. They let me know it!
I saw yesterday the stellar jay is still in the area. It is the blue bird at the photobucket link. I put food out but I see it didn’t eat it.
Snow is a four letter word.
I thought it was, "Just put your lips together and blow?"
“DON’T! You’ll shoot your eye out!”
I didn’t watch that this year...
Kindred sprits, us!
I hope you make it!
Aup!
;o])
Monkey Face ~ I thought it was, "Just put your lips together and blow?"
Do NOT ever say that to the occupier of the White House.
Trust me on this one...
No worries, mate. I do not expect to ever meet the imposter, so I won’t plan on saying anything to him.
Big Bogie fan here.
Thanks. Rappelling is out of the question, too. C’est la vie.
Now that my favorite cat of all time, my Rocket, has passed, we have three basement cats left: the ancient Lucas Prince of Darkness, Miss Hissy Slashy, and Shadow, the youngest.
Of all, Shadow is the smartest. She seems to be capable of “if this, then that” thinking. She amazes us sometimes, and she is playing hide-and-seek with the Kerblatch as we speak.
She knows how to mollify the Kerblatch when she wins, as well.
I just cut to the chase, is all...I liked Bogie! And Lauren Bacall was SO much his match!
That is funny
Hello. Are you still there, or did you already find out the hard way, what 'zot' means?
Still has pulse but no breathing can be heard.
Ooops. We prolly scared it.
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