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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: Monkey Face

Face my vote is the next to last one.


4,921 posted on 02/20/2014 12:59:08 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: no-to-illegals; All

NO CHEATING!!!


4,922 posted on 02/20/2014 12:59:16 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Monkey Face

Oh, dear. I’ve seen it, but I forgot.

Oh, I think I remember: One Badass Mistake


4,923 posted on 02/20/2014 1:00:13 PM PST by Tax-chick (The future is not going to take us seriously.)
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To: Monkey Face

Too late ... I know the answer. LOL


4,924 posted on 02/20/2014 1:01:20 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

Face, I re-read the post and cheating wasn’t mentioned.


4,925 posted on 02/20/2014 1:03:40 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Tax-chick

LOL! Close but no cigar.


4,926 posted on 02/20/2014 1:04:59 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: no-to-illegals

Not before *ahem* your next post...:o[


4,927 posted on 02/20/2014 1:05:42 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Tax-chick

No letters are left over. All are used for the four words.


4,928 posted on 02/20/2014 1:06:35 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Monkey Face

Since I was told to use my brain I used an extension of my brain ... I played fair according to the post.


4,929 posted on 02/20/2014 1:07:46 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

Gee ... No cigar.


4,930 posted on 02/20/2014 1:08:40 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

A Basement Prick Abroad
Prick: “A Database Rob Men”


4,931 posted on 02/20/2014 1:12:06 PM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Monkey Face

Am going to throw myself on the mercy of this court your Honorship and say, *It was a technicality that disqualified me?*


4,932 posted on 02/20/2014 1:12:22 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Lazamataz

Nice try Laz...can I buy you some socks? Since the answer is wrong, they will all be mismatched in every way possible. ;oP


4,933 posted on 02/20/2014 1:14:50 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: no-to-illegals

You haven’t been disqualified until you post the solution. I might be crazy, but I ain’t stupid...


4,934 posted on 02/20/2014 1:15:37 PM PST by Monkey Face (Absinthe makes the heart grow fondue. ~~ Darksheare and NoCmpromiz)
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To: Monkey Face

Is there a time limit?


4,935 posted on 02/20/2014 1:16:14 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face
disqualified until you post the solution

No win situation ... and I wanted that cigar.

4,936 posted on 02/20/2014 1:17:46 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

A Satanic Parked Bomber
A Parasite Crank, Mobbed


4,937 posted on 02/20/2014 1:18:42 PM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Monkey Face

Face the solution I gave you has not been approved. Who approves the solution? I’m really confused.


4,938 posted on 02/20/2014 1:20:15 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

A Bareback Rapist Demon


4,939 posted on 02/20/2014 1:20:42 PM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Monkey Face

Mailed


4,940 posted on 02/20/2014 1:21:09 PM PST by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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