The Data Demontrates That America Should Build the Wall and Initiate Merit Based Immigration
By Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
September 22nd, 2017
I did not enjoy writing this article because I usually find myself rooting for the underdog, whether it is in sports or in politics. For example, I took great delight that I was able to take part in the greatest upset in American political history in which Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Having been raised in Denver, I reveled in the fact, that after 17 straight losing seasons, the Denver Broncos have managed to win three Super Bowls. Subsequently, when I look at immigration, it is the story of the down-trodden and how they have made a life for themselves. I can personally identify with this sentiment, because I am a first generation American on my father’s side of the family.
Despite my affinity for the underdog, I find myself adopting pragmatist views towards immigration. First, allow me to say that many immigrants are my Christian brothers and sisters. And those that are here, minus the hard-core criminals, should not be deported because it is a case of too much water under the bridge. However, there is something that can be done, and should be done, with regard to future immigration. The numbers simply do not lie.
The Truthful Answers Are Often the Simplest
Joe Guzzardi is a Californians for Population Stabilization and Senior Writing Fellow and he developed the following quiz on immigration:
“1) What, for the last three decades, is the average number of immigrants legally admitted?
2) What is the Diversity Visa, and name at least three countries whose nationals have received the DV?
3) Approximately how many refugees does the U.S. resettle annually? Name at least three countries they’ve come from.
4) Name the number of times Americans have voted on immigrant admissions, visa issuance, or refugee resettlement.
Answers:
1) More than one million, all given life-time work authorization, a total that continues despite 9/11, the 2008 mortgage meltdown, a slowing economy, and advancing automation. That’s about 30 million work permits since I wrote my first immigration column.
2) The DV, also known as the green card lottery, randomly issues 50,000 work-authorized visas to foreign nationals. Last year’s winners included Yemeni, Iranian and Syrian nationals whose governments sponsor terrorism.
3) For eight years during the Obama administration, the U.S. resettled nearly 70,000 refugees, also work-authorized. They came from, among other nations, the same terrorist-sponsoring Yemen, Iran and Syria, as well as Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq.
4) Trick question. Despite its effect on important aspects of their lives like job displacement, school overcrowding and population growth, Americans never vote on immigration. Congress decides.”
The simplicty of this quiz is stunning, but at the same time, it is brilliant because it demonstrates that “We have met the enemy, and he is us”.
Does Congress Care About American Jobs and Wages?
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