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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What fat guy? Me?
http://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3118201/posts?page=124#124
http://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3118201/posts?page=127#127
Well, it sorta is Nully’s fault on the heart fondue...
my niece has an old Thinkpad and it is so easy to switch HDD’s its crazy.
yep, still my fault.
Taking credit where credit is not due .... What steel horse?
See there, even GeronL blames me!!!
lol
Lighting up the lighter and going to the shower to see if there was a promise. Wish me Luck ... I’ll need it or a blue pill.
When I light up that lighter ... I always wonder what if I am dead and the blue pill is an illusion. Guess it is good to be wanted, either be I dead or alive. May everyone have a Great Evening!!! By the time I get there my shower will probably be expired!
and the promise too!!!
Faithfully ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD8hBsA-RI ... Promises ... Promises ... that we each should make.
Guess what?!!? I spammed again!!!
Welcome Home everyone ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgTYMnMazh0
Of my 3 laptops, this one is the most work to remove/replace the drive. Have to remove a dress panel first then the mounting screws for the cage, then remove the drive from the cage... Still not all that hard though.
I have an old Thinkpad (Pentium 233) that I thought I could run some diagnostic software on, but couldn't, um, borrow the software (even though it was a DOS program.. long story). Also got it on EBay, and the previous owner had installed WinXP on it which was very taxing of its resources. It does make a decent DVD player though for road trips since it came with a DC power cord...
Umm..
I hear duct tape fixes that...
;-)
Sticky!
Messy cleanup too.
What keeps us young, if anything, varies for each of us. If it were any one thing, that worked for everyone, we'd all know it already.
Eventually, we will discover several methods of either prolonging life or regaining youth. I have written of about a half-dozen methods myself. At the moment, they are all fictional or fanciful. But, as I said, eventually, we will find some ways. For me, the biggest disappointment regarding the so-called Affordable Care Act is that it emphasizes cost-saving rather than life-extension.
Now, when the "baby boomers" are interested and motivated, and have much of the wherewithal to proceed on the matter, geriatrics seems to be given very short shrift, if not a hasty boot out of the wagon. "You're on your own, Granny!"
But my perception is, that if we are to become truly human as a species, we'll need to gain some maturity. And if we are to travel eventually to the stars, we'll need to live longer just to be able to get there.
So longevity is in our future, just as soon as we clear away a few roadblocks and assorted blockheads.
But the specific formula? Sorry, I don't have it right now, other than to enjoy every moment and every joyous aspect of it.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the rest of us. Just hangin’ in! xoxo
Interesting.
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