Dispelling Myths: The Case for Immigration Reform [Enjoy your made-in-America ZOT, troll]

Red Dirt Report ^ | 12/27/2013 | Brian Woodward

[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.”

[no-to-illegals]

Did you have a thunderstorm last night?

Sure did and pink flowers make me sneeze at my age.

[Tax-chick]

Then I guess you’re stuck grumpy.

[no-to-illegals]

and 9^th life. Maybe the day will improve as more kittehs arrive?

[Tax-chick]

Don’t know. My kittehs are grumpy.

[no-to-illegals]

growl .... hiss ... growl ....

Little ones ... oh the pleasure of being young. Remember it well.

[no-to-illegals]

after all am only nine here ... you are practically a teenager. Teen tendencies starting to appear?

[Tax-chick]

I keep telling children to get dressed, but then they wander by in their pajamas again. I’m afraid they’re all going to grow up to be Democrats.

[no-to-illegals]

I'm an adolescent T-c. One barb and I'll be on my way. Please?!?

[Tax-chick]

Sorry, I’m barbless. Didn’t sleep well, and the brain is going very slowly.

[no-to-illegals]

Okay two barbs. Don't count that one above ya. And I believe you'll never allow your kittehs to succumb to evil. You teach them well, I bet. Good wins and you shall too. Even if it takes a while.

And since this does not address the issue of the kittehs being growly ... hiss ... hiss. I'll digress and know never to disagree with Mama Cat.

[Tax-chick]

The cats have gone to sit on the back of the sofa and mumble about the inadequacy of the Sunbeam. Everyone’s a critic ...

Bob, if you get a complaint letter with pawprints and toothmarks, it’s from Jake and Shannon. You can ignore them.

[no-to-illegals]

Everyone’s a critic ...

But we loves them and leaves them to do the best they can.

The kittehs could always pin a letter to Imperial Kitteh that arrived yesterday!
or the Imperial Weatherman to complain of no sunbeam?
If they receive a reply they could use the shiny paper for a sunbeam.

[no-to-illegals]

Dear Imperial Kitteh and Imperial Weatherman: Came back to correct and remove that pin from ya!
Have a bad feeling about this, thus am penning.

[Tax-chick]

Shannon has spewed. My morning is complete.

[no-to-illegals]

yep, remember those days well. Was even lucky enough to have youngest get me on top of the head.

[Monkey Face]

Poor Shannon. Poor YOU! I want to go back to bed. don’t know what’s up with that.

[no-to-illegals]

Holding my hand over my heart to the Pledge of Allegiance, Am realizing there are a lot of us out here that feel the same. We're Angry ... they can keep the change!

[Tax-chick]

I want to go back to bed. We had a thunderstorm last night, and I didn't get much sleep.

I have some paperwork to do for church, and then I have to take it over there, and then maybe we can nap after lunch. Already finished our chapter of Return of the King for today.

[null and void]

Having to live in Philly sounds like a punishment no one should have to suffer.

All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. ~ W.C. Fields (His epitaph)...

[Monkey Face]

I went back to bed for about 30 minutes, but I don’t feel much better.

There are things that need to be done, and I’m not in the mood. *sigh*

I found another book but can’t mail it yet. There are five things ready to be mailed, but they will have to wait. *sigh*

A big greasy cheeseburger sounds really good, right now, for some reason. And all I have is lettuce... :o|

*whine, whine, whine*