Posted on 07/24/2021 3:36:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
Congress may soon attempt to pass the biggest amnesty for illegal immigrants in a generation, even though recent polling overwhelmingly shows that most voters oppose amnesty. If lawmakers defy their constituents and pass the bill anyways, it'll worsen the crisis at the border -- and make it even harder for Americans to find good jobs.
Earlier this year, the White House proposed a sweeping immigration package that would have offered legal status, and eventually citizenship, to over 11 million people who crossed the border illegally or overstayed their visas. That plan would have also greatly expanded the number of legal foreign workers coming to the United States to fill jobs.
The full package hasn't gotten much traction on Capitol Hill, where bills normally need to pass the Senate with considerable bipartisan support. But now, some senators are hoping to include amnesty provisions in a "reconciliation" bill that isn't subject to the filibuster, meaning it could be passed on a party-line, simple-majority vote.
Illegal border crossings are already at their highest level in a generation, due to the White House's rollbacks of certain security measures. The latest available data from Customs and Border Protection show that over 188,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the southern border in June 2021, up by a factor of six from 33,000 in June 2020.
Including an amnesty in a reconciliation bill would send a horrible message to tens of millions of people around the world who are considering immigrating illegally. It'd entice them to make the dangerous journey in hopes that they too will gain legal status, either in this amnesty or a similar future one. And it'd further enrich the violent cartels who are already making millions per day from human trafficking at the border.
Congress passed what was supposed to be a "one-and-done" amnesty in 1986, when there were roughly 3 million illegal immigrants in the country. Policymakers enacted another half-dozen smaller amnesties over the subsequent decades.
But the number of illegal immigrants kept rising. Amnesty didn't solve the problem -- it only exacerbated it.
It's truly unbelievable that just as America is coming out of Covid-19, Congress would even consider an amnesty, increasing competition for jobs and hurting Americans of all backgrounds -- whether descended from the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower or naturalized citizens who came here just a few years ago. One recent study by London School of Economics researchers finds that even a 1 percent increase in the share of laborers who are immigrants decreases native-born workers' wages by 0.4-0.6 percent -- and likely reduces the immigrants' wages by a similar amount. Harvard's George Borjas, the nation's most prominent immigration economist, estimates that immigration transfers about $500 billion in wealth from workers to companies each year by depressing wages.
Of course, people don't need PhDs in economics to understand that adding more workers to the labor pool makes it easier for businesses to fill open slots without increasing pay or benefits. It's common sense.
That's why 51 percent of voters oppose offering amnesty to illegal immigrants, according to an early July poll from Rasmussen. Only 44 percent support it. Independents oppose amnesty by a whopping 57-34 margin.
If Congress rams through an amnesty via reconciliation, it'll hurt American workers. And judging by how poorly it polls, amnesty will also hurt the re-election chances of any lawmaker who votes for it.
There’s that same old 11 million number. They’ve putting that BS number out for years now. 40 or 50 million is more likely.
As I keep saying the Democrats and RINOs do not care about what the American people think, they only care about POWER and MONEY.
I remember well the 1986 “Amnesty to end all amnesties”. Three million amnestied with the promise of workplace and border enforcement. The enforcement, of course, was ignored. Every single DACA case snuck into the USA after this. A recent Yale study estimates 22M illegals now, probably 99% of them got here after that promise.
This country is already Balkanized beyond repair.
The Democrats and RINOs do not care about what the American people think, they only care about POWER and MONEY?
Soon they will have neither.
It never ends. By now we are likely talking about 25 million not 11 million. Plus those amnesty bills always let them bring their immediate family in also. We would be overwhelmed.
Flimsey Grahamnesty has already voted to give amnesty to illegal aliens and the Democrats a permanent majority THREE times.
If you keep re-electing people who tell you they want to abandon the rule of law, you shouldn’t be surprised when they do it.
“Congress may soon attempt to pass the biggest amnesty for illegal immigrants in a generation”
Congre$$ may soon attempt to pass the biggest amnesty for illegal immigrants in a generation
There, fixed it
Being a native Texan and Texas having the largest border with Messy-co, I can attest, we've been sham wow’d for decades now with this 11 million illegal figure.
I was just tellin my wife last evening...watch, the leftists are flooding the country with as many illegals as they can, then with a senate/house majority they will shove a huge amnesty down our throats before we win back control of the senate/house in 2022.
It's coming. Whether the republicans can stop it is yet to be seen. <- problem with this last statement is “republicans”.
The leftist enjoy Bush type republican support, so I have little hope amnesty will ultimately be avoided.
30 to 50 million illegals given amnesty will change American voting demographics.....forever!
The Deplorables want a Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement bill, missing since 1986 ONE TIME amnesty. Since that amnesty was granted already, a second amnesty is off the table. What remains is the enforcement the Democrats have disallowed since then.
The List of Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement, missing since 1986 goes like this -
1) southern barrier;
2) require eVerify to hire;
3) end all chain migration;
4) birthright per Minor v. Happersett (plural parents);
5) end work visas;
6) 10-year moratorium on all new applications for citizenship (40 years to allow workplace automation effects on downsizing population);
7) Set up an illegal aliens’ victim restitution fund.
Enactment of these provisions will motivate illegal aliens to SELF-deport, and remove colonizadors from our welfare rolls.
Remember this next time somebody slags off 3rd parties. Neither the Dems nor the GOP give a damn what you think. And the reason they don’t give a damn is cause you keep voting for them.
Democrats know illegal immigrants are not useful just for cheap labor to flat line labor costs they are great for voter names even if the never vote.
Wall street gives democrats money for a reason.
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Yes, and probably 100,000-250,000 per month pouring across the border now. That's 1,200,000 - 3,000,000 per year.
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