Posted on 05/06/2013 2:04:55 PM PDT by Bratch
Haley Barbour on the Heritage report: "It's a political document. It's not serious analysis."—
Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) May 06, 2013
Ths morning the Heritage Foundation released a study estimating that amnesty will cost taxpayers at least $6.3 trillion. We can certainly understand why amnesty supporters are upset, but their criticisms of the study ring hollow.
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour calls the study a “political document” and “not serious analysis” but does not say what specifically is wrong with the methodology.
Sen. Jeff Flake also criticized the study, arguing that it does not take into account the economic benefits of immigration.
Here we go again. New Heritage study claims huge cost for Immigration Reform. Ignores economic benefits. No dynamic scoring.—
Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) May 06, 2013
Wrong:
Robert Rector says his study is a dynamic analysis. Shows that low-skill immigrants hurt low-skill citizen wages by 10%—
Conn Carroll (@conncarroll) May 06, 2013
Rep. Paul Ryan piled on:
In a statement provided to CQ Roll Call, the Wisconsin Republican had this to say about the Heritage report that the Senate bill’s “amnesty” component would cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion over several decades: “The Congressional Budget Office has found that fixing our broken immigration system could help our economy grow. A proper accounting of immigration reform should take into account these dynamic effects.”
Wrong again:
Heritage study does account for economic benefits of amnesty. They predict tax revenues will go up by $3.1 trillion.—
Conn Carroll (@conncarroll) May 06, 2013
And please, Rep. Ryan, don’t rely on the CBO’s estimates of costs during the next 10 years:
DeMint compares Schumer-Rubio to Obamcare. Says cost explosion hidden outside 10 year CBO window.—
Conn Carroll (@conncarroll) May 06, 2013
We are open to the possibility that the Heritage Foundation’s analysis is flawed, but these are not good-faith criticisms. In fact, given how weak these “arguments” are, we doubt Barbour, Flake, or Ryan have even read the study. (It is 92 pages long and was released just this morning.)
I like Haley Barbour, but what are the chances he read the 90 pg @Heritage report before sounding off? ow.ly/kKU8q—
Mark Kelly (@MarkdKelly2) May 06, 2013
We look forward to serious critiques of the study’s methodology, particularly from those who haven’t been on the payroll of the Mexican government.
Why, again, was everyone so excite that Ryan was the VP pick?
Someone tell me again how Ryan is a conservative.
All of their advanced degrees in statistics and economics, oops, they don't actually have such degrees, oh well forget it!
Traitor Ryan at it again....
Isn't that cute?
Or like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQkbXWwJhQ
it does not take into account the economic benefits of immigration.
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This has nothing to do with immigration or immigrants so why would it be considered ???
This is about 30 MILLION illegal aliens
and they already costs us BILLIONS every year...
and give us very little in return...
Speak not such blasphemies! Paul Ryan has shown us the one true way! Gay adoption and no borders are truly conservative ideals!
Shame on you. Shame! Had we only voted for Romney we could be enjoying this severe conservatism in the White House instead of the dems doing the same damn thing. But It’s wrong when they do it.+
Paul Ryan balancing a budget ???
Anyone supporting Illegal Alien Amnesty is a tax and spend liberal. I got some other things...but I like to stay a Freeper....
And Ryan officially joins the enemy within. FUPR!! TRAITOR!!
I’m disappointed with Ryan on this one. What is wrong with these people? I mean, I expect liberals to be insane, but I am just stunned at the amount of liberalism/statism/’tax-and-spend-ism’ coming from what used to be the right.
This country is dangerously adrift.
I feel like the election ended up providing a narrow escape from this guy. Didn't he come out last week in support of sodomite "marriage"? Or was that abortion? Maybe it was little boys being adopted by turd pokers? Whatever... It was something sick.
Homosexual adoption.
Sickest of the sick
What economic benefits? So you employ the illegal at $10/hour under-the-table while paying him and the American leftists welfare to sit on their lazy AZZes?? There ain’t no economic benefit to that.
Or “Liberal Democrat”. That modifier fits best.
” Paul Ryan has shown us the one true way! Gay adoption and no borders are truly conservative ideals!”
Wonder if Ryan still has his NAMBLA card....
Toomey, Rubio, Ryan... the covers have been yanked back and conservatives can see what they've been up against.
That’s a good question. Two weeks ago, Paul Ryan was sharing the stage at a pro-amnesty event with the loathesome Luis “La Raza” Gutierrez. And then last week, he comes out in favor of homo adoption. To think, this was supposed to be the “solid” guy on the Romney-Ryan ticket!
Just add another notch added to my ever-growing mountain of distrust in anything and everything GOP. All I can add, is that if Ryan somehow winds up the 2016 nominee, there’s no way in hell he’d get my vote.
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