Why the tea party should favor immigration

MarketWatch ^ | 6/11/14 | Diana Furchtgott-Roth

[illiac]

Opinion: Immigrants are productive and make us a richer nation

With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s primary loss to tea party candidate David Brat, federal immigration reform looks dead. But the Tea Party should favor sensible immigration reform with border controls. It would result in additional economic growth, allowing the government to cut spending and lower taxes — key tea-party demands.

Immigrants increase gross domestic product growth. Immigration expands the American workforce and encourages more business startups. In 2013 the labor-force participation of foreign-born workers was higher than native-born workers (66.4% vs. 62.7%). Their unemployment rate was lower (6.9%, compared with 7.5% for native-born Americans). If people want to come and work, that adds to our economy.

[thejokker]

We can have open borders or we can have a social welfare state but not both; the cost would be prohibitive.

[slumber1]

......should favor sensible immigration reform with border controls....

You see sweetheart, most of us peons in flyover country have figured out that "border controls" is Washingtonspeak for empty promises.

[OpusatFR]

I’m the child of immigrants who worked, learned the language and were proud to be American citizens.

The current tsunami over our border is of people who want the benefits of America and none of the responsibilties.

[Claud]

Exactly. If we need X immigrants from Mexico like all these people say, then increase the legal quota to X. Easy peasy.

Meanwhile, we can select who comes in and make sure it is upstanding Mexican citizens who are here to contribute.

But illegal immigration—aw no. That needs to stop.

[Rannug]

This isn’t immigration, it is an invasion.

[JonPreston]

Opinion: Immigrants are productive and make us a richer nation

I only got that far.

[wiggen]

lying sack of donkey turds. This lie is so easily disproved. They make who wealthy excpet the businesses that hire them? Do we only measure that efect? Not what they steal from society? Not by the jobs they cost citizens?

[Trod Upon]

Controlled legal immigration, managed for the sole purpose of benefiting American citizens, is fine.

[amnestynone]

” But the Tea Party should favor sensible immigration reform with border controls.”

There are no border controls it is all a charade. What we didn was lower your taxes and now you can just stab us in the back out of your own greed. Screw you.

[Steve_Seattle]

"In 2013 the labor-force participation of foreign-born workers was higher than native-born workers (66.4% vs. 62.7%)."

Maybe if there were fewer immigrants, legal or illegal, the native-born participation rate would be higher? Just maybe?

[Parley Baer]

Just like the Chamber of Commerce, cheap labor. Never mind the consequences down the road.

[Pelham]

“Opinion: Immigrants are productive and make us a richer nation “

Oh yeah! That’s why immigrant drenched California went from Reagan Country to the Paradise that it is today! /s

[DestroyLiberalism]

I work for a financial company and you have no idea how much it aggrivates and frustrates me to read this mindless progressive drivel from MarketWatch everyday! The publication apparently has no idea that it’s readership base is largely made up of conservative Republicans.

[tumblindice]

That’s right, we are a nation of immigrants. Immigration is lawful; sneaking across our border is illegal, making those who snuck across our border—illegal aliens, not immigrants.

If we keep repeating these stubborn facts to lefty retards (particularly journos), someday they might understand the difference or stop pretending to not see them.

As we’re seeing now with this recent flood of young illegals, what do you get when you reward—or fail to punish—bad behavior?
That’s right: You get more bad behavior ... and more Obama.

[moovova]

“Diana Furchtgott-Roth”

I never would’ve expected this from a woman with a dashifinated name.

/s

[ScottinVA]

TEA Partiers aren’t opposed to an orderly, quota-guided, secure system of immigration.

But ANYONE — Liberals as well as Americans — should oppose the border mess that’s occurring now.

[skeeter]

How long are they gonna try to sell these lies?

What this writer asserts has not been true since 1965, when we stopped screening immigrants for what they had to offer the US.

[GladesGuru]

1. Female Liberal.
2. Hyphenated name.
3. Deals in deep Bravo Sierra.

That’s three strikes.

RAUS!

[zerosix]

"But the Tea Party should favor 'sensible immigration reform with border controls.'"

We DID, it was in the 1987 Simpson/Massoli Bill, signed by Pres. Ronald Reagan! It was supposed to grant Amnesty to 1.5M illegal aliens, instead was more than 3M (notice 3 X the amount claimed wound up being many, many more than liberals claim - they LIE) but also claimed to stop further invasion by illegal aliens, i.e. closing our borders, punishing employers for hiring illegal aliens, and other provisions. !

We do NOT need another Simpson/Massoli, just enforcement of those provisions should take care of everything!!

[LucianOfSamasota]

I have no problem with immigration.
I would allow a limited number of those who share our values and will contribute to our society to immigrate.
And I would change the law to favor those who share our values and are likely to contribute.

I do have a problem with law-breakers and with those who coddle law-breakers.

I do have a problem with mass invasions of those who would pillage our citizens, defy our laws, despise our values, and oppress those who built this nation.

I am obviously a racist.