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AP Flunks Economics 101

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:12:19 +0000

Paul Wiseman’s recent AP piece loses sight of the true economic issues facing immigration.

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Using ‘Weasel Words” to Depict the Supposed Benefits of Immigration

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:21:14 +0000

In a recent article by Lena Groeger certain words were used to convey the false impression that immigration is an economic boom. Learn more at ImmigrationReform.com

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Obama’s Threatening Amnesty is Killing Americans’ Economic Outlook

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:53:37 +0000

Only 1 in 4 Americans feel confident about President Obama’s plan for the economy, according to a new CNBC All-America Economic poll. That number is down nearly 10 points since last summer to a record-low 24 percent. The new decline is evidence of workers’ fear of losing jobs if the White House grants 12 million [...]

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Misleading Report from Economic Policy Institute

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:20:09 +0000

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has issued a new report extolling the economic benefits of illegal immigration. It asserts that, “Unauthorized immigrants are good for state and federal budgets.” The Economic Policy Institute makes clear its policy focus on its website: “EPI proposes public policies that protect and improve the economic conditions of low- and [...]

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Has the Earth Shifted on Its Axis?

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:12:19 +0000

Quick question – what publication wrote this yesterday: “[T]he Senate bill and House principles offer no protection for the wages and employment status of existing workers. This fact, often overlooked by critics of comprehensive reform, is its greatest weakness.” If you guessed Mother Jones, you’d be wrong. Instead, the Weekly Standard’s Jay Cost lays out [...]

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Former Administration Economist Asserts Economic Benefits of Amnesty

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:26:02 +0000

NBC-Latino highlights the efforts of Adriana Kugler, a Colombian-American who until recently was chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, to provide a justification for granting amnesty to the 12 million illegal aliens in the country. See this writeup for more. According to the news article, Kugler has written that, ““We find no evidence [...]

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