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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 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...

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- 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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To: null and void

Unknown.
One guess would be “terrorism”.


4,901 posted on 02/20/2014 10:06:39 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: no-to-illegals

Thnaks!
Er..thanks!


4,902 posted on 02/20/2014 10:07:24 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

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


4,903 posted on 02/20/2014 10:07:43 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: null and void

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


4,904 posted on 02/20/2014 11:43:49 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

My internet connection is already hilariously funny.


4,905 posted on 02/20/2014 12:01:34 PM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: null and void; Darksheare

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


4,906 posted on 02/20/2014 12:02:44 PM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: moose07; everyone

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


4,907 posted on 02/20/2014 12:07:26 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: moose07

It does look like a moose...


4,908 posted on 02/20/2014 12:10:21 PM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: null and void

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


4,909 posted on 02/20/2014 12:21:44 PM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: moose07

They have the dreaded chocolate moose...


4,910 posted on 02/20/2014 12:27:12 PM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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To: Monkey Face

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

Think you may enjoy this advert...


4,911 posted on 02/20/2014 12:36:15 PM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: sionnsar; abigailsmybaby; A CA Guy; afnamvet; airborne; Allegra; Altariel; Anton.Rutter; ...

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.


4,912 posted on 02/20/2014 12:39:49 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Monkey Face

I am terrible at those kinds of puzzles. lol


4,913 posted on 02/20/2014 12:44:49 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL

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.


4,914 posted on 02/20/2014 12:46:56 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: moose07

That was really quite clever, Moosie! Thanks!


4,915 posted on 02/20/2014 12:47:43 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Monkey Face

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


4,916 posted on 02/20/2014 12:47:50 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Monkey Face

Mark O Da Beast - with lots of leftovers.


4,917 posted on 02/20/2014 12:49:00 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: GeronL

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...)


4,918 posted on 02/20/2014 12:49:31 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: GeronL

LOL! Good try!


4,919 posted on 02/20/2014 12:49:52 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Monkey Face

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


4,920 posted on 02/20/2014 12:55:56 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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