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Drowning the U.S. Labor Force and Importing Poverty
NumbersUSA ^

Posted on 02/02/2006 11:33:57 AM PST by jackbenimble

NumbersUSA has prepared the following analysis of a draft immigration bill prepared in late 2005 by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA). While the Specter proposal has many strong enforcement provisions, including mandatory employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot program, the benefits to the American people would be far outweighed by the proposals’ massive increase in immigration and foreign worker importation. This analysis provides an overview only of the parts of the proposal that address amnesty, guest workers, and legal, permanent immigration levels; it does not cover the sections of the proposal dealing with enforcement. Almost all of the enforcement provisions in the Specter proposal are identical to those in Sen. Cornyn’s S. 1438, as examined in this section-by-section analysis

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: guestworker; illegalimmigration; immigration; spector

1 posted on 02/02/2006 11:33:59 AM PST by jackbenimble
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To: jackbenimble
WE NEED A FENCE!!!
The Israelis know how to build a fence. Hire them as consultants


2 posted on 02/02/2006 11:35:05 AM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: jackbenimble
We have talked a lot about the McCain-Kennedy Amnesty and the Cornyn-Kyl Guest-worker Plan. Now it looks like Arlen Spinctor is weighing in with his own plan which with the exception of keeping Cornyn-Kyl's enforcement provisions, combines the worst features of both. As head of the Judiciary Committee, Arlen will have a lot of control over the shape of the bill that hits the Senate floor.
3 posted on 02/02/2006 11:37:53 AM PST by jackbenimble (Import the third world, become the third world)
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To: jackbenimble
WE NEED A FENCE!!!

A fence won't do any good if Arlen gets his way because the whole world will be able to come legally.

4 posted on 02/02/2006 11:39:36 AM PST by jackbenimble (Import the third world, become the third world)
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To: dennisw

That would be a waste of time and money.

A simple computerized match of names and SS numbers could be used to remove illegals from the work force. When they could not find work, many of them would return voluntarily to their countries.


5 posted on 02/02/2006 11:40:27 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: jackbenimble

We need to take a lesson from France. They needed labor to support their welfare state, so in the 60s, they began importing Muslims to work in France.

Now look where they have a minority population that passes the time by burning cars.


6 posted on 02/02/2006 11:41:33 AM PST by libertarianPA (http://www.amarxica.com)
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To: jackbenimble

I don't suppose anyone is considering that unemployment is at 4.9%. Ten years ago we considered 6% to 6.5% or so to be full employment.


7 posted on 02/02/2006 11:44:16 AM PST by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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Read the analysis. This is not about removing anybody. Spinctor is planning a massive expansion of legal immigration. He is throwing every American job open to foreign compettition. No guests are ever required to leave and they can all get on the path to citizenship. It puts complete control of our immigration policy in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce.
8 posted on 02/02/2006 11:44:22 AM PST by jackbenimble (Import the third world, become the third world)
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To: trebb

I am frankly more concerned about four years of declining real wages for the middle class. If the labor market is really so tight, why aren't wages rising as supply and demand suggests they should?


9 posted on 02/02/2006 11:51:06 AM PST by jackbenimble (Import the third world, become the third world)
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"This is not about removing anybody. Spinctor is planning a massive expansion of legal immigration. He is throwing every American job open to foreign compettition."

This is part of the plan for global governance. They will destroy this country, divide it into regions that will be part of a North American government. We will be ruled by bureaucratic elites who will use us a labor/serfs.


10 posted on 02/02/2006 11:51:25 AM PST by dljordan
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To: dennisw
WE NEED A FENCE

We need landmines.

11 posted on 02/02/2006 11:52:49 AM PST by CAP811 (One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place)
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To: proxy_user
When they could not find work, many of them would return voluntarily to their countries.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Are you kidding me?! They would instantly become welfare queens.

12 posted on 02/02/2006 12:04:16 PM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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To: jackbenimble
If the labor market is really so tight, why aren't wages rising as supply and demand suggests they should?

I would guess that it takes time for substantive changes to take plce - the market only really tightened over the last 1-1/2 years. Many workers were listening to the mSM and Dims talking about a "jobless recovery" and were also likely a little on the shy side of pushing for higher wages. If it isn't going up in the next 6-9 months, I'll start to be concerned, but not yet.

13 posted on 02/02/2006 12:06:54 PM PST by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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To: jackbenimble

We're out of room.

End all immigration. We have enough people.


14 posted on 02/02/2006 12:11:44 PM PST by Age of Reason
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To: jackbenimble

Do you recall what Spector said about his bill at the time he introduced it?


15 posted on 02/02/2006 2:54:54 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin

Nope.


16 posted on 02/02/2006 3:00:35 PM PST by jackbenimble (Import the third world, become the third world)
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To: Age of Reason

We're out of room.

End all immigration. We have enough people

Box up the statue of liberty and send it to France. We don't want it anymore. They can put it back together and aim it towards "Mecca".


17 posted on 02/02/2006 3:13:18 PM PST by Sterco
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To: finnman69

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Are you kidding me?! They would instantly become welfare queens.

We have Salvadorans here who were displaced by their little "earth-quake & mudslide scenerio" we allowed them to come here on a mercy deal. Guess what. NOW THEY WON'T GO HOME". So much for GUEST WORKER!!! Tell Guest Worker to the wind and the rain. Holds no promise for me.


18 posted on 02/02/2006 3:19:18 PM PST by Sterco
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