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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Nope. Not abandoning any extremities. They may malfunction at times, but they are mine and I love them. ;o]
I thought you were going to go out to lunch with somebody.
But, an aquatic train?
That sounds rather interesting.
Besides; my dancer’s legs still look mighty good for as old as they are! ;o])
When we went to San Francisco, ‘long about 1975, and were going to ride the BART train, I thought we would be under the bay like on a submarine.
About the only “somebody” who has any real interest is Busdaddy, and (ho-hum.) As for the “lunch” somebody, he has a long-time girlfriend who has COPD, and I think he sees me as some kind of “release.”
It could work out to something along the lines of the “Mutual Admiration Society,” but I’m not optimistic. He keeps pleading “Poverty!” long about the time I’m in the same situation, so we end up not going anywhere. And with the way the neighbors are inclined to talk around here, we need someplace neutral to meet. Again, I’m not optimistic.
*sigh* There was an old woman in Del Rio, who, every time she saw me, said, “Don’t get old, Mija!” I didn’t like the alternative. Now, I wonder at her “wisdom.”
If you weren’t “old,” you wouldn’t be here now. I wouldn’t like that.
We rode the BART about the same time, to see the “Nutcracker” ballet! The kids thought the entire evening was magical. My son still talks about it. Daughter? Not so much.
We had friends who had moved from San Diego up to the Bay area. I remember it was cold, which it never was in San Diego, and you couldn’t see any fish from the train.
She's not so much "old" as merely decrepit. I just thought I'd toss that out there to cheer you up.
I read in the local newspaper about a girl I used to ride the bus to Junior High School with; she's now retired and living in an assisted living facility.
I'm glad I took a long and winding road instead.
She’s “old” by Mexican standards, and also in comparison with me. Not that that’s bad or anything.
No FISH? What a revoltin’ development that was!
I’m seeing chickens.
Thanks, Bob, for the comeuppance. I can count at least 10 of my classmates who have passed on, and another 15-20 who are in worse shape than I’m in, with many more health problems.
Since the Mexican Contingent of my family is mostly still in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, I can’t vouch for the age thingy!
Otherwise, my family has longevity on it’s side...90 is young!
When I read obituaries, and see so many that refer to people younger than me, I think “Thank goodness I’ve survived the walking artillery barrage!”
Remember, guys, fifty-five is not the limit any more.
A Neanderthal would be clapping at that news! For him or her, 36 would be old age.
Or for any other hominid species existing 30,000 years ago.
(Do not ask me how I know!)
I remember being pretty old at 36.
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