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[umgud]

As the ratio of low wage earners to high wage earners increases, so too does the rate at which the latter pay in extra taxes.

[glc1173@aol.com]

The Center for Immigration Studies had published lengthy, documented reports on this months ago!

CIS also published a thick, detailed booklet comparing pairs of otherwise-similar cities - with half being high-immigration cities that invariably came out as far worse off.

IMMIGRATION resource library - with public-health facts of immigration

[grania]

One of the reasons the median wages dropped was probably that there was a greater increase in the number of low income immigrants than in upper income folk...the median is the "middle" salary.) The average would be add and divide)

So, this statistic could mean that these counties have proportionately more low income workers that they did, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the higher incomes dropped (inflation adjusted)

It also means that some areas that used to be rich now probably have a much better supply of people to mow lawns, flip hamburgers, etc. But, social services, education, police departments, must be impacted by the influx. These rich counties can't have it both ways...maybe the silver lining here is that those who "benefit" from low income immigrants will see the objections most sane people have, now that it's impacting their own towns!

[Hagrid]

The general pattern is that immigrants in the last 10-15 years make much less than native born Americans, but that immigrants in the country longer than 15 years make MORE income than native born Americans. It's only temporary. Despite educational, language, cultural, and sometimes ethnic differences, most immigrants do very well in two decades. There are, of course, exceptions.

[mbb bill]

The Clinton fat hog is falling apart.

[madrussian]

There is a good word for what's going on: third-worldization.

[RnMomof7]

It is offical government policy to import cheap educated labor....Engineers....doctors....nurses....educators..

They will all work long hours for less money..this is part of the free trade open borders gift to big Business....

[Uncle Bill]

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