Dispelling Myths: The Case for Immigration Reform [Enjoy your made-in-America ZOT, troll]

Red Dirt Report ^ | 12/27/2013 | Brian Woodward

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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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but does it go counter clockwise below the Equator?

[Darksheare]

Fredcat nose print and fur on the lens?

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Might have been ice?

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I does not believe in Asteroids!

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Let's not discuss Hemorrhoids.

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{{HUGS}} Darks .... That was a bit on the harsh. My apology! Being what I am, Me says things.

[Cyber Liberty]

Naw, this was eons ago, in kitteh years. If FtI unit was involved, there would be little snot-dots from his noes all over the lens.

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Hit the Freepathon!!! It only makes the most sense of any sense. Since Me makes no sense ...

[Darksheare]

I had NiMH nose the lens of a camera on me.
I was trying to get a picture of the paw print marking on his forehead.
He got a little upset with me for it.

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Don’t worry, please. NSA went into surgery. Please, don’t ask me what they cut off!

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Loraine Bobbitt!

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Sweet Home Alabama

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What? Got a knife?

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Lord, tell me it’s true... I’m Coming ... Been such a long time! I Get Three Steps .... Don’t I?

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I hear ya.....

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Go for the rich man’s gold.

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Remember Carmen quit once she heard you were coming back!

[Darksheare]

Cell tower surgery here.
“If you like your signal, you can keep your signals!” (We will just be keeping tabs on your smart device, subversive!) - hypothetical NSA cell signal snooping situation.

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Thanks ... Love the Snoops! One, One, Two, Three ... They come a creepin’

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you’ll stay safe now. Hound Dog! Gee ...