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Dispelling Myths: The Case for Immigration Reform [Enjoy your made-in-America ZOT, troll]
Red Dirt Report ^
| 12/27/2013
| Brian Woodward
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 Senates 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. Its fluid, which is how we want it to be.
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To: Cyber Liberty
Cherry Hill Cherry Hill moved to NJ?
4,801
posted on
02/19/2014 5:22:57 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: NicknamedBob
4,802
posted on
02/19/2014 5:23:47 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
4,803
posted on
02/19/2014 5:32:28 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: Darksheare
Good selection.
Cheers , Darks.
:)
4,804
posted on
02/19/2014 6:04:43 PM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
To: Darksheare; Monkey Face; Cyber Liberty; NoCmpromiz; Tax-chick; TheOldLady; trisham; Lady Jag; ...
4,805
posted on
02/19/2014 6:08:35 PM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
To: NicknamedBob
Bob, an update, am filing two more ... maybe three. My file system is worthless though ... so there is no need to bother.
4,806
posted on
02/19/2014 6:35:01 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: no-to-illegals
I’m not concerned. I can always pick up a new shredder, er, I mean, motorized folding filing system.
4,807
posted on
02/19/2014 6:58:21 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(My cleverness often has to be severely constrained in order to fit in a tagl)
To: NicknamedBob
Another worthless update ... working on filing five to ten. Bob, do you have an extra file cabinet I could purchase?
4,808
posted on
02/19/2014 7:10:13 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: NicknamedBob
This mapping thing, down in the lower level, is becoming serious Bob.
4,809
posted on
02/19/2014 7:11:15 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: NicknamedBob; Darksheare
This mapping thing, down in the lower level, is becoming serious Bob. Bob ... Darksheare ... I see trolls. Am retreating to go to the weapons room. I promise to go back down to the lower levels but will need firepower and backup. Bob, I should have listened to you. You said there were things down there in the lower levels that were unknown ... I should have listened. I'm retreating to retire for this evening ... Back to the lower levels tomorrow after a good nights rest.
4,810
posted on
02/19/2014 7:25:22 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: no-to-illegals; Darksheare; Dead Corpse
"I'm retreating to retire for this evening ... Back to the lower levels tomorrow after a good nights rest." Eminently sensible thing to do.
Of course, by the time you return to your quest, everything will have changed again.
By the way, regarding that firepower? It is inadvisable to make them mad.
4,811
posted on
02/19/2014 7:51:48 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(My cleverness often has to be severely constrained in order to fit in a tagl)
To: NicknamedBob
Understand Bob ... Using logic makes 'em mad too, I've discovered and when I make a typo or grammar error on the map, sometimes (not today) full blown attack. No full blow attacks today, except for maybe one, where I was practically called crazy (but not in those exact words) ... was only told my logic was *absurd* ... and that's normal ... nearly. The one, am referencing, was asking me who I was going to shoot too ... gee ... had to warn that one that I'm smiling but might not be smiling next time am accused of bring out my firearms. But hey, some things are never normal ... Including Me, cause me has never been normal in their sense of what is normal. God, Bless Their Little Hearts.
4,812
posted on
02/19/2014 8:02:23 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: NicknamedBob; Darksheare; null and void
My apology to you both ... I’ve done it again. Went and said too much on another thread. Have even called out Nully to run the nutjobconspiracy ping list. Dang Me.
4,813
posted on
02/19/2014 8:35:43 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: no-to-illegals
4,814
posted on
02/19/2014 10:01:24 PM PST
by
null and void
(<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
To: null and void
Thanks for clearing that up ... I thought I was stuck at the frame six frames down on political analysis. I feel better already. Guess I shouldn't but do.
4,815
posted on
02/19/2014 10:09:57 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: null and void
One other thing ... I still enjoyed watching you kick some rear when there were those saying things about our Military People that were disgusting. I can sleep well tonight knowing the Overlords are up and busy at making all sane which is not.
4,816
posted on
02/19/2014 10:22:07 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: no-to-illegals
4,817
posted on
02/20/2014 2:37:08 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(The future is not going to take us seriously.)
To: Tax-chick
4,818
posted on
02/20/2014 2:37:55 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: Tax-chick; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; ...
4,819
posted on
02/20/2014 2:38:48 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(The future is not going to take us seriously.)
To: no-to-illegals
The coffee isn’t ready yet. Jake stayed out all night.
4,820
posted on
02/20/2014 2:39:20 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(The future is not going to take us seriously.)
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