Why California’s surge in immigration is lifting our economy

Los Angeles Times ^ | July 31, 2024 8:15 AM PT | Don Lee

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Kamala Harris had no sooner replaced Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee than Donald Trump began bashing her over the number of immigrants coming into the United States, declaring that they had driven countless American workers from their jobs.

But the data on U.S. employment and the economy overwhelmingly suggest a reality far more beneficial when it comes to immigration than the nightmarish vision the former president has put forth.

The surge of international migrants since 2021 — including refugees, asylum seekers and others entering legally and illegally — has lifted the U.S. and California economies by filling otherwise vacant jobs, helping to keep job creation strong, growing businesses and pumping millions of tax dollars into state, local and federal coffers.

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Payroll taxes on immigrant workers have even helped relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled Social Security system.

There are, of course, short-term public costs associated with acclimating so many new arrivals, plus government expenditures on education and health services for immigrants and their families, along with the political and social challenges. Many agree the current immigration system is flawed and chaotic.

But from a budgetary perspective, the additional federal spending on immigrants is projected to pale next to the increase in revenues from the millions more people working, paying taxes and buying goods and services, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

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And more than a few economists say that, by easing the shortage of American workers as the U.S. population grows older and birth rates decline — particularly in California — immigrants have played a large and positive role in maintaining a healthy, growing economy.

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What the enemy is up to.

[cgbg]

Giving statistics to pathological liars is like giving a rifle to Crooks.

Nothing good can come out of it.

[VanShuyten]

California must be making it up on volume…

[OttawaFreeper]

Why then are so many people leaving California?

[blueunicorn6]

Hahahahahahahahaha.

If the Chinese told our press to convince us that the moon was made of cheese, there would be endless stories about how tasty the moon must be with crackers.

Stinking press crooks supporting the stinking Democrat Party Organized Crime Syndicate.

[ansel12]

Odd that so many Californians not only don’t see it but millions of them actually uproot their lives and move out of the state to flee what they do see.

[willk]

Was this an opinion piece? I don’t want to click on the link as it would help support the LA Times.

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Written by a staff writer.

[faithhopecharity]

oh yeah, the economy’s doing just great according to the D political hacks who run things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gnpCqsXE8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f78ZVLVdO0A

[Right Wing Vegan]

Giving statistics to pathological liars is like giving a rifle to Crooks.

If only bullsh#tting the masses was as difficult as shooting.

[Regulator]

Isn’t it amazing that 50 years ago, this same newspaper was babbling about Overpopulation destroying the state, immigration was lowering wages, and prices for everything were going up because of increased competition for scarce resources.

The “immigrants are good” argument was a Republican argument back then!

God Forbid they should ever say “Americans shouldn’t have abortions, they should have more kids”...that would be waciss, right?

Better to trumpet how much better people are who come from third rate narcocracies that have the appropriate skin color.

DiFi on illegal immigration c 1994:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYYZKYFtWs

You’ll be shocked

[NWFree]

Yeah - it good for you when libtards flood the border with unknown assailants

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Is STILL don’t miss Diane Feinstein.

Or John McCain.

[cgbg]

In addition the environmental movement used to be hostile to illegal immigration since they would harm the environment.

The left’s wild swings on these issues has been amazing to watch.

[Allegra]

Gaslighting.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Author had nothing to say about them driving up housing costs?

[EinNYC]

How do all the “work off the books” illegals supply statistics as to how they’re “lifting the economy”?

[Vaduz]

BULL SHIT ALERT

Payroll taxes on immigrant workers have even (helped relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled Social Security system).
FACTS
Household of at least 4 illegals father gets hired for day work at a Home Depot paid in cash NO TAXES paid mother works as a nanny or house keeper paid in cash NO TAXES paid on welfare.
85.000 kids missing FIB can’t find all is well huh Moe.

[wetgundog]

Keep drinking the leftist Kool-Aid Califoricators.