by Alsy Acevedo , AACEVEDO@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
published September 28, 2006 12:15 am

ASHEVILLE — The rapid growth of the Hispanic population in North Carolina has produced many questions on whether its impact is positive or negative.

“Immigration can be emotional, but it has been based in stereotypes and exaggeration,” said Andrea Bazán-Manson, who served as a panelist Wednesday at the luncheon “Exploring the Economic Impact of North Carolina’s Hispanic Population.”

“Now we have a study that presents real data not in terms of numbers, but in dollars,” said Bazán-Manson, who is president of Triangle Community Foundation in Durham.

More than 125 people attended the event at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel. This was the fifth of six conferences throughout the state to discuss the findings of the UNC Chapel Hill’s research on the economic impact of North Carolina’s Hispanic population.

According to the research, the total economic impact increased from $928 million in 1990 to $9.2 billion in 2004. (MORE)...

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs. ... 0660927076

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I went to this event, sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association.

https://www.sporg.com/pom/registration? ... t_id=48857

www.ncba.com

Calling it one sided is an understatment. The spokesman for the Kenan research group, when ask about the refusal to use the word "illegal" said, they felt the use of that word was immoral. And did not correctly discribe the situation. After all, no one is illegal.

Then we have the young lady from La Raza, and El Pueblo of NC. La Raza, means "The Race". As some of the off shoot organizations have said, "For The Race everything. Outside The Race, nothing." And they have the nerve to call eveyone that wants rule of law, and a sovereign nation, "racist".

She was an open borders, one world, give illegals the same rights as taxpaying American citizens advocate.

And last, but not least, the attorney from Chapman law firm. His comments were, there is no one here that is "illegal". We need to implement justice concerning the undocumented. But of course no justice was mentioned concerning the poor hard working taxpayer. Or the distruction of the culture.

It was an interesting experience, seeing so many worship at the feet of the all mighty dollar. Without regard to the culture, historical traditions or cohesiveness of the nation.

But of course the Latino's there are going to try to use this information to their advantage. The others are just plan greedy, and their God is mammon. To bankers national sovereignty, is unimportant it seems.

Folks, the forum was so slanted, that any evidence they presented, I consider tainted.

Links for the UNC at Chapel Hill, & Kenan Institue...

http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/ki/rep ... anicStudy/ http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/ ... 010306.htm

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