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Posted on 03/29/2006 7:15:28 AM PST by surely_you_jest
House Majority Leader John A. Boehner refused yesterday to rule out compromising with the Senate to expand the House border security bill to include a guest-worker program or provisions that opponents call "amnesty." "Let's wait and see what the Senate can produce," he told reporters yesterday when asked whether House Republicans would reject the Senate Judiciary Committee's proposal to allow the estimated 12 million illegal aliens now in the U.S. to seek citizenship after paying a fine.
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Well, that is indeed unfortunate. I feel so dirty mocking Stellar without pinging her, but since she ain't around no mo'... [giggle]
Okay, 'fess up! Howlin? Onyx? Who beat me to the punch?!?
Good evening, Rabid.
It would be pretty cool to be a mod. Imagine the ability to ban someone who is giving you a hard time and being unreasonable on a thread. Tempting.
Either they don't post much or they have remarkable self-restraint.
So John L. is a prissy boy? Really, I'm having a great deal of difficulty following along. I mean, it's not like I speak Latin or anything! You know us sausage-packin' fag lovers!
Hey Danny Boy, I never said that I was in favor of amnesty. I simply asked you to outline how you would implement a program. You are wound up a bit too tight, dude. Take a pill and chill out. I'm gonna go and get some air.
I don't waste my time hitting abuse on people like her.
Abuse is only for wrong thread titles and threats of personal bodily injury.
Howlin, how on earth did you ever find out about these secret personal attacks on you if you weren't pinged? It boggles the mind!
Oh, I forgot-----they are posted publicly in this thread for you and everyone else to see.
Cornpone humor.
Well, I don't find it very amusing.
Psssst. You're a mod now, remember? You don't hit abuse. You throw the lightning bolt!
It's forum etiquette to PING the person you're trashing.
We've already BEEN over that today and you've already forgotten.
(The closet door swings open)
LOL!! [wringing hands over a hypocrite just ain't mah thing!]
ROTFLMAO! She was hitting abuse? Oh, too funny!
"post instigation" abuse.
I am literally dying here.
Not bad for our first day on duty, huh?
FOFTLOL!
IF ONLY.
The Underground Labor Force Is Rising To The Surface
Robert Justich and Betty Ng, CFA
January 3, 2005
Illegal immigrants constitute a large and growing force in the political, economic, and investment spheres in The United States. The size of this extra-legal segment of the population is significantly understated because the official U.S.Census does not capture the total number of illegal immigrants. In turn, the growth of the underground work force is increasingly concealing the economic impact of this below-market labor supply.
Our research has identified significant evidence that the census estimates of undocumented immigrants may be capturing as little as half of the total undocumented population. This gross undercounting is a serious accounting issue, which could ultimately lead to government policy errors in the future.
Though we cannot conduct an independent census of the United States population, as investors, we need not accept the accuracy of the official census immigration statistics, which are widely recognized as incomplete. There are many ancillary sources of data that provide evidence that the rate of growth in the immigrant population is much greater than the Census Bureau statistics.
School enrollments, foreign remittances, border crossings, and housing permits are some of the statistics that point to a far greater rate of change in the immigrant population than the census numbers. At the risk of appearing dogmatic or taking a leap of faith, we have applied the rate of growth from these other areas and have drawn several conclusions about the current immigration population:
1. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States may be as high as 20 million people, more than double the official 9 million people estimated by the Census Bureau.
2. The total number of legalized immigrants entering The United States since 1990 has averaged 962,000 per year. Several credible studies indicate that the number of illegal entries has recently crept up to 3 million per year, triple the authorized figure.
3. Undocumented immigrants are gaining a larger share of the job market, and hold approximately 12 to 15 million jobs in the United States (8% of the employed)
4. Four to six million jobs have shifted to the underground market, as small businesses take advantage of the vulnerability of illegal residents.
5. In addition to circumventing the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, many employers of illegal workers have taken to using unrecorded revenue receipts. Employer enforcement has succumbed to political pressure.
6. Cell phones, internet and low-cost travel have allowed immigrants easier illegal access to the United States and increased their ability to find employment and circumvent immigration laws.
We believe that immigration is becoming one of the most significant economic themes of this decade. The investment implications for 2005 and 2006 will hinge on the forthcoming government policy decisions in amnesty, employer enforcement, and monitoring systems, as well as the effective enforcement of the laws. Over the coming year, we intend to monitor and analyze the benefits and costs of assimilating a demographic group the size of New York State into the financial and legal mainstream. Though this challenge is not quite the magnitude of, say, German reunification, we believe most investors are underestimating the magnitude and significance of this theme.
Gosh, and normally you're such a happy-go-lucky fella!
A common frailty of cowards.
Maybe it's the "standard" of forcably stuffing a 6" piece of sausage up a wazoo.
Btw, are you a "fag" lover, sweetheart?
118 posted on 03/21/2006 2:29:35 PM CST by Liberator
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