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.”

[Tax-chick]

I’d feel whiny if I had only lettuce, too. I have bananas and leftover cauliflower!

About to load Kathleen and take some things to church. Maybe the boys will have put their clothes and toys away when I get back. If they want lunch, they will!

[Anoreth]

I’m sure she will ignore it perfectly well. Other dogs are so middle class.

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Lucas radio?

[null and void]

Since I know you're not in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, or New York City, where it would be Spanish... ;-)

Here it could be Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, or Farsi.

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Or Hindi. How could I forget Hindi?

[Tax-chick]

I hope so. Dogs in conflict can be disagreeable.

[Anoreth]

I’m not worried about it.

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I feel like I'm on my 20^th...

[no-to-illegals]

Gosh ... who is your doctor? I maybe should visit your doctor.

[no-to-illegals]

opps ... Nully, I misread that.

[Tax-chick]

Then I won’t either. I hope your friend finds a job and a residence soon!

[Monkey Face]

There must be something I can do to get rid of this feeling of “anticipation.” I hate when I get this way. It sometimes lasts for days.

Maybe I’ll go unmake the mess in the kitchen.

[no-to-illegals]

“anticipation.”

yep ... same here on this side of land mass. May have to have Nully put out his NutJob ping list.

[no-to-illegals]

on me or on us ... Smelling or sensing something?

[null and void]

I don’t think you did.

[no-to-illegals]

yep, I misread ... age twenty, in human years, would be about right for you.

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Life #20, of nine.

[no-to-illegals]

yep, had hoped you were talking #20 human years ... That is why I wanted to visit your doctor.

[no-to-illegals]

You can keep your doctor ... I’ll just wait for mine to kill me.

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Two pings already this day, and I could have pinged more, but they didn't quite meet my threshold. The day is young.

Did you catch this one?

Why is the Obama Administration Putting Government Monitors in Newsrooms?

We are soooo thoroughly screwed.