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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Same here ... brewing but not ready.
Morning everyone!
A Coffee Toast ... Morning Everyone.
We had a more pleasant night with Jake out.
I’ll probably have yogurt instead of toast, but not until 7:30 or so.
LOL ... Jake carousing again, eh?
Just coffeeing up a raised cup and held on high to the east.
Mana this a.m. will be TimTams
Ah, from Australia! Are you going to make a milkshake with them?
no milkshake this a.m. -— God Grant Us Our Daily Coffee ... and He Did.
T-c decided it was best I hold my coffee cup on high and face east, north, west, then south while spinning in a complete circle. Otherwise someone will be offended, if not already offended. Those already offended, I cannot help them while spinning in this circle my coffee cup held on high. In fact anyone offended can ... well you know.
I hope you didn’t spill your coffee!
It is sort of difficult moving at 80,000 mph plus the spinning.
you did make me LOL .. so coffee has been spilled.
Of course, that only applies on this planet.
True Bob ... When are we going to have a new engine to get out there and go for the gold.
Upon which planet are you drinking your coffee today, Bob?
The one with all the junk in orbit around it.
These people must be hoarders.
Gold? Whatever would you want that stuff for? We had tons of it cluttering up the place when we were trying to get enough U-Know-What.
Besides using it for dynamic balancing, (it's heavy, you know), I tried to buy Manitoba.
Ah, the good old days. I was going to open a Laundromat in Manitoba.
Diamonds, Methane ... What is your interest? ... Tons of the stuff in our own solar system here Bob and we haven’t even scratched the surface. Heck we have one moon we know of in this solar system, that would supply all the energy needs for one million years or there abouts. That one moon has oceans of methane. I realize Gold is heavy. How about some rubies or other precious gemstones. They are all worth about a dime a dozen in our solar system ... and the wonders all exist within our own solar system. Kind of like God said .... Get ‘Er Done!!!
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