By Silverfiddle
WaPo writer/explainer Robert Samuelson’s wizened, world-weary hound dog countenance reflects the gravity and reality of the subjects he mines.
Here are a few eye-opening quotes from his article discussing the outlines of an immigration deal.
Imported Poverty
"From 1980 to 2016, the number of people with incomes below the government poverty line rose by 11.3 million (from 29.3 million to 40.6 million). Fully two-thirds of those, or 7.6 million, were Hispanic. Much of this increase clearly reflected the impact of immigrants and their children."
Entrepreneurship
"One area where immigrants shine is entrepreneurship. […] about one-quarter of company founders were immigrants."
2016: Record Number of Immigrants
"…new immigrants in 2016 totaled nearly 1.8 million, which -- if confirmed by the final count -- would tie with 1999 as the highest in history."
Immigrants and Offspring: 25% of US Population
"As a group, there are now more than 43 million immigrants in the United States, legal and illegal, representing about 13 percent of the population […] The U.S.-born children of immigrants constitute a group almost the same size. This means that about a quarter of the total U.S. population are either immigrants or their offspring."
What do you think?
"From 1980 to 2016, the number of people with incomes below the government poverty line rose by 11.3 million (from 29.3 million to 40.6 million). Fully two-thirds of those, or 7.6 million, were Hispanic. Much of this increase clearly reflected the impact of immigrants and their children."
Entrepreneurship
"One area where immigrants shine is entrepreneurship. […] about one-quarter of company founders were immigrants."
2016: Record Number of Immigrants
"…new immigrants in 2016 totaled nearly 1.8 million, which -- if confirmed by the final count -- would tie with 1999 as the highest in history."
Immigrants and Offspring: 25% of US Population
"As a group, there are now more than 43 million immigrants in the United States, legal and illegal, representing about 13 percent of the population […] The U.S.-born children of immigrants constitute a group almost the same size. This means that about a quarter of the total U.S. population are either immigrants or their offspring."
What do you think?
I think we are losing our nation and our birthright, and the nation is devolving into what good immigrants are trying to escape.
I think there is no way in hell we will deport 20 million people, and yes, it's at least 20 million illegal immigrants here, probably way north of that.
Pass a DACA deal, what about the parents? We aren't sending them back.
Does our government have the right...
... to limit how many people enter? How many become citizens?
... to decide what type of people enter? By religion? By nationality? By ethnic group? Gender? Age?
How much is too much?
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