[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

In-depth: Bush Institute's America's Advantage: A Handbook on Immigration and Economic Growth
The U.S. has not passed major immigration reform legislation since the Reagan administration, and we still use standards developed in the 1960s to determine who we permit to enter the U.S. A system this outdated cannot meet the needs of our vibrant, growing 21st-century economy. Pro-growth immigration reform can raise the pace of economic growth, increase per capita GDP, and reduce the deficit.

I thought we were already raising the pace of economic growth.

We recommend:
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Keep Our Labor Force Vibrant Through Immigration
U.S. natives are not having enough children to replace our current population, and by extension, our labor force. A shrinking population and labor force will cause our economy to contract. More immigrants are needed to keep our population, labor force, and economy vibrant and growing.

Sounds like U.S. natives are dying out. Why is that? Maybe that's the problem. Of course, if U.S. natives consider economic growth more important than their own existence, then its probably a good idea to phase themselves out and bring in immigrants to continue the American Dream and recreate a booming, vibrant economy.

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Move to Skills-Based Immigration
Our current immigration system is overwhelmingly based on family reunification. Other developed economies, like Canada and Australia, admit immigrants primarily based on skills and education. Shifting the priority to a skills-based immigration system would allow us to get the workers we need to drive economic growth while maintaining the important family reunification component.
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Aha! Those sneaky Bush and Cheneyite, Republican racists show their true colors. What are the great "skills" and educations that third world immigrants have to offer? Picking crops and cleaning toilets?

Overhaul the temporary work visa system
For many temporary worker visa categories, the current system is inadequate. The caps are too low to meet market demand. The process is too burdensome to make using the legal visa system worthwhile. And some categories, like seasonal agricultural worker visas, do not meet the needs of the employers seeking workers.

But if U.S. natives are dying out, wouldn't market demand shrink?

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Find a reasonable solution for the undocumented
Nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants and their families live and work in the U.S., contributing significantly to our economy. Deporting all of them is impractical, expensive, and inhumane. A reasonable solution allowing law-abiding undocumented immigrants to live and work here legally is imperative in any serious immigration reform.

I am in awe of such humanity that relinquishes the self interest in survival and passes it on to those from other countries who wish to survive and grow. We U.S. natives are a sad lot indeed. I can understand and sympathize with those who hate us, and certainly don't respect us. And are happy to see us disappear. Who would want to emulate a system of societal suicide?

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More legal opportunities create a more secure border
The U.S. has open jobs. Immigrants come here to fill those jobs. More legal opportunities to immigrate reduces the incentive to cross unlawfully or overstay a visa. With fewer unauthorized entries to pursue, our immigration enforcement resources can focus on the real criminals.


There is something mortally wrong with a society that loses its basic desire to exist. And is so sick, so weak, so unwilling to motivate its people to do the work that immigrants are willing to do. That is a society that is digging its grave.

And your solution?
Lock the door, require people to breed, pick your own vegetables, clean your own toilets you lazy bastards?
Perhaps you think Pol Pot had the right idea, get rid of the lazy intellectuals?
"There's what we did wrong and what we did right. The mistake is that we did some things against the people — by us and also by the enemy — but the other side, as I told you, is that without our struggle there would be no Cambodia USA right now."