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...
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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*pounce*
Like a kittie on a mouse.
Ibuprofen time me thinks?
Guarantee that your boat would not be floating free in that...
But then, you're not on your boat in Antarctica in the summer either... ;-)
"But if you're looking to make a headline or two, you could always set sail for a 'summer' vacation in that south of the equator area... ;-)
If Ibuprofin could cure the migraines, I would have been eating it like candy. The only thing I’ve ever found since I was eight years old has been an injection called “Imitrex,” but I had to give it up as it caused strokes in lab rats.
Since I’ve already had three TIA’s (mid-40’s) I felt it was best to forego the pleasure of instant NO-Headache!
So I just deal with it. I still don’t know if I have one headache that lasts 10 days, or 10 headaches that last a day each. If they get to bad, I do the darkness-silence-and-ice-pack thingy.
I like the sailing to the land of palm trees and coconuts fantasy better. Surf rod with an old can for a noisemaker stuck in the sand, me swinging in the hammock sipping from a mango surprise while my gal Friday waters the herb garden. And she’s Stacey Dash’s clone.
You nailed it! 600!
I keep Vicodin around for headaches (not migraine). Works great! I have a ton of them left over from my hips.
If they are codeine/opium-based, I can’t take them. They increase the pain and make me hyper.
Yeah, I get hyper too. But they work on the pain, as long as I use them *sparingly* (one-off deals).
Not for me. Any opiate, natural or synthetic, intensifies the pain and makes me feel like my skin has been scrubbed raw. And there is no relief, even temporarily. *sigh*
I’ve always been that way, so I can’t blame it on CFIDS.
*tagline*
Keep us apprised.
The check to me for $10 Million is on the way. I had a certified email sent to me from the Treasurer of Nigeria. We’re tight.
:^)
(See ya in Tahiti!)
I’d start packing tonight if I could...
I’m told it’s impressive in 3D.
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Goodmorning, TC,
Good afternoon. 8F here. DP’s company told people to stay home and do things with their computers, if possible.
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