Sen. Manchin Would Betray Appalachia if He Supports Amnesty

Townhall.com ^ | June 30, 2021 | Deena Flinchum

[Kaslin]

Joe Manchin, West Virginia's senior senator and arguably the last of Appalachia's pro-labor, pro-family Blue Dog Democrats, recently visited the southern border to see the surge of migrants firsthand. Over 172,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended in March alone, the highest total for March in over 20 years.

Although he agreed that the border surge is indeed a crisis, his disheartening takeaway was to propose amnesty as a solution.

Offering amnesty to people here illegally -- no matter how sympathetic their stories might be -- would only incentivize more unlawful border crossings. A continued influx of illegal immigrants would hurt the working-class folks that Senator Manchin claims to fight for.

After touring the border, Senator Manchin told reporters that Congress should pass an amnesty for people who "might have come here the wrong way but . . . came here for the right reason." This line of thinking assumes that illegal immigration is a victimless crime. It is not.

A study published in the Journal of Economic Surveys found that "immigration can create winners and losers among the native-born workers." Since immigrants tend to work in low-skill occupations, they directly compete with -- and sometimes displace -- lower-skilled Americans. That competition for a limited number of jobs also depresses wages, according to research from Harvard's George Borjas.

Highly skilled, well-educated Americans generally benefit from an influx of low-skilled foreigners. It means cheaper housekeepers, landscapers, drywallers, and other manual laborers. It means cheaper meals out to eat, since restaurants can staff their kitchens with illegal -- or newly legalized -- immigrants who will accept minimum, and even below-minimum, wages without complaint.

Simply put, businesses can pay lower wages and be less diligent in enforcing health and safety regulations when there's slack in the labor market. That's good for the coastal elites in Washington, New York, and other metropolises.

But it's bad for the long-suffering workers of Appalachia, who've historically lacked the same economic opportunities as their coastal peers. Fewer than a quarter of Appalachia residents 25 and older have bachelor's degrees, much lower than the national average of roughly 32 percent.

Of the 420 counties covered by the Appalachian Regional Commission, 78 are currently classified as "distressed" -- meaning they rank in the bottom 10 percent of counties nationally on metrics such as unemployment rates, per capita incomes, and poverty rates. Another 104 counties are "at-risk," meaning they're in the bottom 25 percent of counties nationally.

America's less-skilled workers have already been hit hard by the pandemic. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that employment won't return to its pre-pandemic level until 2024. Given this enduring weakness, it makes absolutely no sense to flood the labor market with millions of new workers during one of the worst economic crises in recent history.

Additionally, the increase in less-skilled workers will place even more burdens on the social services that have already been severely tested by the pandemic and the attendant economic downturn. Schools are struggling to reopen and serve students, many of whom live in poverty. Affordable housing is scarce. Governmental social services are proving inadequate to serve a population that is increasingly forced to turn to food banks, churches, and other service providers also under pressure to serve more clients.

Border Patrol agents recently encountered some migrants wearing "Biden Let Us In" t-shirts -- a clear sign that illegal immigrants think they'll get a free pass now that Donald Trump is out of office.

If politicians like Senator Manchin keep dangling the promise of amnesty, it'll only entice more people to cross the border illegally.

[rktman]

Pffttt! Seems like it doesn’t matter at this point since the trespassers are being scattered all over the country. I’m sure they’ll appear in court.

[HighSierra5]

Why they keep electing that fake,I’ll never know.

[ontap]

Whats the consensus about Manchins’ reelection??

[escapefromboston]

Amnesty to illegals is a direct attack on our democracy and thus anyone voting for it is committing treason and should dealt with accordingly.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Senator Rubio has no problem betraying Florida.

Senator Cornyn has no problem betraying Texas.

Senator Hoeven has no problem betraying North Dakota.

Senator Tillis has no problem betraying North Carolina

Senator Graham has no problem betraying South Carolina.

[AnthonySoprano]

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It’s never stopped him before.

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[Lurkinanloomin]

South Carolina has re-elected Flimsey Grahamnesty TWICE after THREE amnesty votes.

[AnthonySoprano]

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He’s makes an Ad with a gun and an American Flag 40 days before the Election and Wins getting 80% of the Vote.

Then laughs his ass off for hours.

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He’s been pulling the same scam a long time.

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[alstewartfan]

If Manchin lived in NY, he’d be another Chuck U Shumer. Democrats are all the same, Communists in different bodies.

[joshua c]

repeal 17

[econjack]

Offering amnesty to people here illegally -- no matter how sympathetic their stories might be -- would only incentivize more unlawful border crossings.

That's not a solution. Amnesty without reservation is a recipe for disaster and the Democrats know it, but are willing to endure it because the illegals will vote Democrat. Screw the American people...as a we stay in power, who cares?

[Roccus]

BUT...But...but...they’re Republicans. 😧

[DesertRhino]

LOL, betrayal? They think he gives a flying fornication about betrayal? That’s the coin of the realm!

[Bratch]

Tucker Carlson Outlines the Biden Administration Logistic Program to Facilitate the Southern Border Invasion

June 29, 2021 | Sundance | 179 Comments

Beyond the insanity of the U.S. southern border being unsecured, many people wonder how this entire logistical process is funded.  The answer is quite simple; within every federal spending and appropriation bill there are carve-outs for various segments of the process.

The Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health and Human Services receive hundreds of billions in supplemental appropriation funding from within each federal spending package.  Each of the COVID relief bills contained money to facilitate various elements of this process.  Federal housing grants, food assistance programs, education funding, employment and income assistance, all of it, every single spending package, contains funding mechanisms to support the border invasion.

This is one of the largest private-public partnerships in the entirety of U.S. government.  The religious or ‘faith-based’ immigration groups are also fuel for the problem. In the past 15 to 20 years illegal immigration and refugee settlement has been financially beneficial for every supportive Non Governmental Agency (NGA).

Tonight on Fox News, Tucker Carlson addressed part of the process, the logistics of moving almost 200,000 illegal aliens around the country every month.  WATCH:

Tucker Carlson: They have lost control

Slight quibble, the Biden administration has not “lost control” of the border.  Illegal immigration is not an accident, a mistake, or any form of ineptitude. Nothing about this is unintentional {Go Deep}, we have tracked this for years.

The process of fundamentally transforming the United States of America, per Barack Obama statement, is exactly this mass illegal migration process.   The Biden administration has full control over the border, every crossing is purposefully accepted as part of the operational goal.

There is no greater disconnect between DC and taxpaying Americans as the policy positions of Democrats and Republican in Washington DC surrounding illegal immigration.  If congress really wanted to stop it, they could easily defund it.  They don’t.