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.”

[Darksheare]

Unknown.
One guess would be “terrorism”.

[Darksheare]

Thnaks!
Er..thanks!

[null and void]

Perhaps. We’ll see if the deign to respond.

[Darksheare]

Don’t be surprised if they don’t, and your internet connection starts acting funny.

[null and void]

My internet connection is already hilariously funny.

[moose07]

N, B, C, ‘Anything Nature can throw at us!’
Just a thought.

[no-to-illegals]

Bookmark ... down for the count and gone I am.

[null and void]

It does look like a moose...

[moose07]

Ah, Moose fear...N.B.C.M. makes sense now. LOL. :)
Do they have Moose in Ohio?

[null and void]

They have the dreaded chocolate moose...

[moose07]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8-jITevuw

Think you may enjoy this advert...

[Monkey Face]

OK, Kids...

Put your brains to work, now.

I have an anagram for you to solve. (Some may have seen it, but don’t spoil it, yet!)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

The solution contains a sentence of four words.

The Prize? Satisfaction of knowing something the Dems are avoiding.

[GeronL]

I am terrible at those kinds of puzzles. lol

[Monkey Face]

You should be good at them, since you have such a command of the English language. Playing with words should be second nature. But then, I can do this stuff (with work) but my writing is untried.

[Monkey Face]

That was really quite clever, Moosie! Thanks!

[GeronL]

I don’t like looking at those 3 words. lol.

[GeronL]

Mark O Da Beast - with lots of leftovers.

[Monkey Face]

I know, but the point is to transform them into something that not only makes sense, but is a call to action.

(I’m giving you hints, but...)

[Monkey Face]

LOL! Good try!

[no-to-illegals]

came back to play and sent an email ... bad words galore.