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To: Jim_Curtis
Sessions is cherry-picking.

There were several economists that testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee in April. Other testimony contradicted Chiswick. I wonder why Sessions is ignoring their testimony?

Testimony on the Economic Impacts of Immigration Before the Senate Judiciary Committee

5 posted on 05/29/2006 3:06:13 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin

Immigration lawyers... Now there's an unbiased source if if ever seen one.


7 posted on 05/29/2006 3:19:33 PM PDT by WayneM (Cut the KRAP (Kare Rove Amnesty Plan))
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To: Ben Ficklin

If you think Mexicans work cheap wait until the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is expanded into Central and South America. Wait until you find out how cheap a Peruvian llama herder will work.


14 posted on 05/29/2006 3:36:27 PM PDT by R.W.Ratikal
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To: Ben Ficklin

What does it tell you if labor wages have decreased during good economic times in industries that hire the most illegal immigrants?

The industries that have lowered the wages of their workers are the same industries that are demanding more foreign workers. How can they lower wages if there is a labor shortage?


15 posted on 05/29/2006 3:36:33 PM PDT by Jim_Curtis
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To: Ben Ficklin
There were several economists that testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee in April. Other testimony contradicted Chiswick.

Okay, Ben, I looked at your link and picked one of the economists testifying, which was Freeman. This is what I found:

Studies that compare wages/employment among groups over time find that immigrants depress the wages/employment of natives...

Et tu cherry picking?

72 posted on 05/29/2006 10:02:15 PM PDT by Plutarch
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