Thread: Hearing shows immigration divisiveness Bloomberg

I can't stand globalist Michael Bloomberg...IMO He wants to give this country away....

Hearing shows immigration divisiveness

By MARC HELLER
TIMES WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers took some responsibility Thursday for failing to advance immigration reform, but a hearing on the economic impact of immigrant workers reinforced the divisions that have stymied Congress.

On one side, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch touted the importance of non-native-born workers to the city's economy and chided Congress for inaction.

On the other, a researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies suggested immigration is bad for American workers and challenged the notion that immigrants take jobs that U.S. workers are unwilling to do — a common refrain from farmers in New York and other states.

"The economics couldn't be any clearer," Mr. Bloomberg told a House Judiciary subcommittee. He urged lawmakers to "move the debate away from emotion" and focus on immigration as an economic issue.

Since 1990, cities with the biggest increases in immigrant workers have posted the fastest economic growth, Mr. Bloomberg said. And New York City has weathered the recession better than the rest of the country because of immigrant workers, he said.

Immigrants who work here pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits and are more likely than native-born Americans to start their own businesses, Mr. Bloomberg said.

Mr. Bloomberg and Mr. Murdoch, who owns Fox Broadcasting Co. and the Wall Street Journal, are leading an effort called the Partnership for a New American Economy, focusing on fixing the immigration system through enforcement and immigration reform, including giving the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States a path to citizenship.

"It is nonsense to talk of expelling 12 million people," Mr. Murdoch said. "Not only is it impractical, it is cost prohibitive."

Citing a study estimating the cost of deportation at $57 billion annually for five years, Mr. Murdoch said, "There are better ways to spend our money."

But one panelist, Steven A. Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports reduced immigration, said a large work force of low-skilled immigrants depresses wages for other workers. And he questioned whether companies really fill jobs with immigrants because they cannot find other workers. Most maids and housekeepers, taxi drivers, construction workers and janitors are native born, he said, citing federal Department of Labor statistics.

"To keep flooding the labor market with unskilled immigrants just doesn't make sense," Mr. Camarota said.

Lawmakers on the subcommittee showed little sign of shifting position. Reps. Steve King, R-Iowa, and Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who advocate tighter immigration policies, maintained their emphasis on enforcement, while Democrats tried to counter the notion that they are soft on securing the borders.

"It's difficult to bark and not have teeth," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. She said she and Mr. Smith — top lawmakers on an immigration panel — should have done more on immigration policy, either when Republicans held the majority before 2007 or after Democrats gained control.

Mr. Bloomberg did not take issue with that assessment, saying that only a combination of enforcement, fair policies to let immigrants work here and a reduction in demand for undocumented workers will solve the immigration problem.

"The public is tired of Congress talking about things but not doing anything," Mr. Bloomberg said.

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MAYOR BLOOMBERG, JOINED BY FELLOW PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY CO-CHAIR RUPERT MURDOCH, TESTIFIES IN FRONT OF U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON "THE ROLE OF IMMIGRATION IN STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S ECONOMY"

Mayor Bloomberg States America Must Fix Broken Immigration Policy to Keep America Competitive in the Global Economy


(Media-Newswire.com) - National Coalition of Business Leaders and Mayors Launches Website to Support Sensible Immigration Reform: www.RenewOurEconomy.org

Mayor Bloomberg States America Must Fix Broken Immigration Policy to Keep America Competitive in the Global Economy

The Following is Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's Testimony as Prepared for Delivery Before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law


"Thank you Chairman Conyers, Chairwoman Lofgren, Representative King, and members of the Subcommittee for this opportunity to discuss an issue vitally important to our country's future and to every American who is out of work or looking for a better job.

"Our broken system of immigration is undermining our economy, slowing our recovery and hurting millions of Americans. We have to fix it - and I believe this is an issue where Democrats, Republicans, and Independents can find common ground. That's been our experience in forming the Partnership for a New American Economy, a coalition of business leaders and mayors from every political background, and from every economic sector.

"We believe that immigration reform needs to become a top national priority. We're urging members of both parties to help us shift the debate away from emotions and towards economics, because the economics couldn't be any clearer.

"Many studies have analyzed the economic impact of immigration; I'll touch briefly on seven key ideas that come out of the data.

"First, since 1990, cities with the largest increase in immigrant workers have had the fastest economic growth. New York City is a perfect example. Immigrants have been essential to our economic growth, in every industry. Immigrants are a big reason why New York City has weathered the national recession better than the country as a whole. This year, we account for one in every ten private sector jobs created throughout the entire nation.

"Second, immigrants pay more in taxes than they use in benefits. Immigrants come to America to work, often leaving their families behind. By working, they're paying Social Security taxes that support our seniors. Immigrants also tend to be young and have less need for social services.

"Third, immigrants create new companies that produce jobs. Studies show immigrants are almost twice as likely as native-born Americans to start companies. And from 1980 to 2005, nearly all net job creation in the United States occurred in companies less than five years old. Many of the new companies that define the 21st century economy - such as Google, Yahoo, and eBay - were founded by immigrants. Immigrants create small businesses, too. This is not a new story. History shows that every generation of new Americans has fueled the economic engine that makes the United States the strongest country in the world.

"Fourth, more and more countries are competing to attract entrepreneurs and high-skilled workers. Chile is offering American entrepreneurs $40,000 and a one-year visa to stay in the country. China has recruited thousands of entrepreneurs, engineers, and scientists to return and join the surging economies of Shanghai and Beijing. Yet in America, we are literally turning them away by the thousands or making the visa process so torturous that no one wants to endure it.

"Fifth, the more difficult we make it for foreign workers and students to come and stay here, the more likely companies will be to move jobs to other nations. Just look at what's happened in Silicon Valley. Many companies that have not been able to get workers into the country have been forced to move jobs to Vancouver, Canada. Just as troubling, more and more foreign students are reporting plans to return home because of visa problems. We educate them here and then, in effect, tell them to take that knowledge to start jobs in other countries. That just makes no sense whatsoever.

"Sixth, we know that our businesses need more high- and low-skill labor than we are letting into the country. Right now, there are one million high-skill jobs that companies cannot fill, because they can't find the workers. Allowing companies to far more easily fill those jobs would be perhaps the best economic stimulus package Congress could create. At the same time, many other companies are seeking to fill low-wage jobs that Americans won't fill - from fruit pickers to groundskeepers to custodians.

"Seventh, and finally, creating a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants will strengthen our economy. Both the Cato Institute and the Center for American Progress have found that a path to legal status will add billions to our GDP in the coming decade.

"The economic case for immigration reform couldn't be stronger, and our Partnership for a New American Economy has adopted a set of core principles that we hope will guide the members of this committee in drawing up legislation.

"There's no doubt we need to secure our borders. It's essential that America be able to decide who we want here and who we don't. But it will be impossible to secure the borders without an overall package of reforms that reduces demand and holds companies accountable for verifying workers' legal status.

"To keep America competitive in the global marketplace, we must recognize that our economy has changed; our immigration policy needs to change with it. Thank you."

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We have almost 10% un employement , we have 50 million Americans on food stamps

Now tell me with a straight face we need more low skilled immigrants , legal or illegal

I'll laugh in your face because if you advocate for more immigrants your a moron

And thats not to mention we are immigrating legal and illegal primarily from mexico and latin America , That fact is changing the demographics of America , and weather its racist or not , it is NOT A GOOD THING

Originally Posted by Justthefacts

We have almost 10% un employement , we have 50 million Americans on food stamps

Now tell me with a straight face we need more low skilled immigrants , legal or illegal

I'll laugh in your face because if you advocate for more immigrants your a moron

And thats not to mention we are immigrating legal and illegal primarily from mexico and latin America , That fact is changing the demographics of America , and weather its racist or not , it is NOT A GOOD THING

It is the likes of Soros, Gates, Murdoch, Rockefellas. etc along with their little puppets, Clinton, Bush, Bama etc to name a few.This is the whole globalist agenda, they want to get rid of US the sooner the better, and flood our Country with propaganda socialistic idiology and stupid is as stupid does mentality, all the while forcing cheap labor through non enforcement...........it is US against them. Don't comply, don't buy, don't hire, don't listen and don't obey!!!!!!!


God Save Our Country from these EVIL DOE'RS....the true evil doers....



Kathyet

Since 1990, cities with the biggest increases in immigrant workers have posted the fastest economic growth, Mr. Bloomberg said.

He has that backwards, cities with the most jobs created by innovative hard working Americans had many of those jobs taken by invading foreigners.

Here's how IAs benefit NY and NYC:

Cheap labor for restaurant/hotel owners, construction industry etc..

Cheap nanny/maid, gardener service etc..

They prop up the housing market because they'll willingly live 3 families/20 individuals to an apartment meant for 1.

They rarely complain about anything.

They'll always vote for Liberal Democrats.

I'll leave to you to draw the conclusion on who actually benefits and who loses.



Now check this out, census stats for 2011:


Shot at 2010-10-03