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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So now I’m on a sailboat in Florida :)
OUCH!
That’s a dent in both the wallet and pride.
Did you wait untill spring to fix it, the block must have been sold ice?
I love the Golf stream even more after a story like that.
When I see that on the clock I think it's a misprint.
Lol.
Welcome!
It meant I could get up and have coffee.
I have to have coffee to get up.
Sir Ramic, the guardian of Chinese culture.
I need to change the setting on the coffee pot so it starts at 5:00 instead of 5:30.
We have a copy of Riddick. Thanks for posting these things. I’ve been in a Harry Potter mood recently.
I hope your head has stopped hurting. Good morning, y’all!
Wampa Cat from Ice Planet Hoth!
My head is a little better. Maybe I’ll be able to go to Cub Scouts tonight. Thanks for asking!
How are your hands?
Oooooh, goodie!
*czckle*
I won’t spam the place, just when I run across newer gooder ones ;)
Hands are normal, thanks. Never had the issue of residual from frostbite like my father did. They had to chip the ice off the sailors when they came in from watch. By the color and pain of his fingers, he probably had Buerger’s or Raynaud’s. I started losing sensation in my fingers in the ‘80’s. At least they don’t hurt. (It’s nice to be lucky that way!)
I’m planning to watch the sword-and-sorcerer thingie while riding the exercycle. There must be a way to hook that thing up to something to generate heat....
New tagline. Thank you ever so much!
LOL!
Uh oh.
Got to watch two of the outdoor heathens play “Wampa” on a mouse in the snow one fine day.
Wished I had a soundboard with all wampa sounds on it, the walking thuds, the paw swipes, the grunt/growls.
Would have been perfect.
I'm off into a chilly 35mph wind for my 5 miler...brrr already...byeieee
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