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  Reach Upward

  1 year ago

  Imagine how much more immigrants might contribute if we stopped treating them like a scourge on society and instead invited them to become full-fledged participants.
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  jcp

  1 year ago

  This post is so biased I have chosen to skip any further posts by Mr. Nowrasteh. Keep conflating "immigration" and "illegal immigration" all you want as I no longer read your posts.
  
  I will ask this: How many patents are issued to illegal immigrants and amnestied illegal immigrants and their relatives? How many SSI disability payments? How many chapter 8 housing slots? How many state aided medical dollars? How many hours of court and police time? how many jail cells?
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  Alex Nowrasteh

  1 year ago

  Jcp, the Rubenstein study I was commenting on concerned ALL immigration, not just illegal immigration. Before commenting, please read the post.
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  Kris

  1 year ago

  Rubenstein's concern is low-skilled immigration. Anyone whoi usually reads his materials knows this. And low-skilled immigration at the current rate is a problem. He doesn't count high-skilled immigrants in his study because they are not the root of the problem.
  
  Nobody here is denying that high skilled immigrants are a net gain, not even Rubenstein. But again, that is not who he has his bone with.
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