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The Breakdown...of the Immigration Bill
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  President Bush’s sweeping immigration reform measure is being hit from all sides – conservatives, liberals, businesses, activists...even some illegal immigrants themselves. We’ll talk about this bill...and why it’s been so hard to reach consensus. Guests
, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College and Director of the The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College.
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Here are some comments I hear from colleagues:
Illegals are coming here for jobs. If you make it impossible to hire an illegal then illegals will go home. (My employer made me pee into a cup to check for drugs, they checked my credit report, and they contacted references)
On the politics:
Republicans like immigration because it holds down wages.
Democrats like immigration because immigrants who become naturalized vote Democrat.
We are observers of a process in which these two contenders try to get what they want while obstructing their adversary. objectives
America's underclass is pitted against the displaced and desperate of the third world for entry level jobs.
Should we have open borders as long as there is some less congenial place to live in the world?