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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So, you like the gif then?
I thought the video was spectacularly done
And Tomorrow is Bom's Birthday! :D
Our average winter temperature was 52.3 degrees, breaking the 1980-81 record of 52.
Now THERE’s a thing to write home about! ;o]
Ping to #6243
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6vd6YPkPwU
Bradamante dropped out of n-space, instantly her ad-hoc sensor whiskers unfurled to full spread from their mounts on her bow.
She resembled a three mile long evil catfish, at least that was how Bradamante complained of it.
The whiskers were each the same length as Bradamante herself.
This sensor array created an antenna six miles wide.
“Anything?” Evalynn asked.
“Nothing yet ma’am.” a grim voice replied.
They were trying to capture the faint chatter of nanites through n-space, in essence track the missing Matthew Rilan Soames by his passengers via heir n-space chatter.
“Link to the probes, perhaps they will boost our detection ability if we synthesize a larger antenna.”
“Already on it ma’am.”
Soames was asleep, drifting in the dreams that came from having the nanites constantly filter information they sniffed from everywhere.
The dream was strange, he thought he saw a huge catfish -maw gaping and whiskers splayed, come out of a cloud straight at him.
Inside the eye he saw-
“Evee!” he snapped awake.
“Matthew?” Evalynn thought she’d heard something.
“We’ve got something. Bearing 279, z down 53. Whatever that was, it was strong.” Jacob tured around to face Evalynn.
LOL, hmm.
See.... Algore was right...
This IS Las Vegas Valley, you know...smack dab in the middle of the Mojave Desert!
Of course, I’m now curious about the average winter temps for the 34 years in between...they, alone, should send Al Gore into a coma, since they happened on his watch...
And the jackrabbits running around as well.
Desert means different things to different peoples... ;-)
Or, as a newager liberal would say, "Well, that's just your truth..."
Maybe.
Except he's been in one since 2000...
While continuously swimming in an Egyptian river - you know - De Nile..;-)
Poor little thumpers...it’s amazing that they have survived all the target practice...
Tell the “newager liberal” to come visit me. I have a lovely little campout planned for hardy/innocent/stupid people. It takes place in June each year, and concerns an overnight (24-hour) survival trek.
At the end, I could convince them they have ALWAYS been Conservatives!
LOL!
That piece of bloviated blubber needs to keep his head down and not draw attention to himself.
Well the video being a hit, and possibly the album, would definitely be a good birthday gift for her
It is actually the first time I pulled an animated gif from a video!! For real.
Yeah.
They look bored when they find someplace quiet to rest.
Have you seen some of the comments at Youtube? This song/video is a hit.
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