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More About: ImmigrationS744 amnesty to propel America’s working poor into greater poverty
Roy Beck, president of www.NumbersUSA.org,
the leading organization for lowering all immigration numbers into the United
States to create a sustainable future for all Americans—spoke this week on the
effects of allowing 33 million legal immigrants into America within the next
decade.
What will it do to our working poor? What will it do for
14 million unemployed Americans from all walks of life? What will it do for the 40 percent of
African-American men who cannot secure jobs in 2013? What will it do to add million more to our
already exploding 47 million Americans subsisting on food stamps?
Beck speaks to this predicament:
“In a national economy with a long-term, persistent
surplus of workers, a decision to add millions more workers from other
countries carries important ethical considerations, particularly about
priorities,” said Beck. “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census
Bureau found 20 million Americans in the first quarter of 2013 who want a
full-time job but can't find one. About half of them have college
education of some kind and about half of them are less educated.
“There are many Americans at every educational and skill level who find it difficult in the job market today. But the greatest struggles, poverty and hopelessness fall on the less-educated members of our society. Around 42 million Americans with no college education are lucky enough to have jobs. But during three decades of too many workers chasing too few jobs, the real wages for their jobs have fallen by nearly 20%. As long as the country is awash with too many workers, the trend is likely to continue and more and more people who work 40 hours a week will fall out of the middle class.
“The present is even more bleak for around 22 million less-educated Americans between 18 and 65 who are not in the work force at all anymore. Many of them left for legitimate reasons... but most out of discouragement and despair.”
We do not believe these less-educated Americans and their families are in any way failing to show Christian virtue by opposing Congress adding tens of millions of competitors for their jobs and wages.
“Most of the attention on S. 744 has been on its offering a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 (45?) million unlawfully present aliens,” said Beck. “But besides giving those 11 (45?) million work permits, the bill also would offer additional work permits to bring 22 (80?) million more immigrants from other countries in the first decade.
“In all, the bill offers 33 (more than 100?) million new lifetime work permits to foreign citizens in the first decade after passage of the bill and offers between 16 and 25 million each decade after that. That is in contrast to the 11 million per decade recently and to the only 3-4 million per decade that was the average before corporate lobbyists persuaded Congress to adopt an Immigration Surge in 1990 to combat fears of a coming labor shortage.”
Every one of these new foreign workers under this bill would be competing in the job search with the 20 million Americans already in line.
“This line of 20 million contains a large portion of the most vulnerable members of our national community -- disproportionately, they are Black and Hispanic Americans, or are disabled, or veterans, or former prisoners, or young adults.
“We believe these are The Forgotten in all the public discussion about setting responsible immigration policies. It is particularly incumbent on those of us Christians who are financially on more solid footing to be a voice for the concerns of these people who are rarely referenced by media, religious or political leaders in the immigration debates.”
SURVEYS; WHAT AMERICAN CHRISTIANS THINK ABOUT ADDING COMPETITION FOR UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS:
“The bulk of S. 744 is about addressing industry lobbyists' claims of impending labor shortages for both low and high skilled workers,” said Beck. “The sponsors of the bill repeatedly argue the need for more workers. Although parts of the bill deal with specific kinds of workers, most people getting green cards will do so without any regard for their skills or education, meaning they would be expected to compete throughout the job market.”
Pulse Opinion Research conducted a national poll on May 20. Its findings were consistent with nearly 30 other polls it had conducted in the previous two months.
“Its findings may be helpful in seeing how American Christians set their moral priorities,” said Beck. “As with all polls, the answers can tell one only so much about the complex opinions that people hold, and the answers are shaped by the wording of questions and the context in which they are asked. The Pulse Opinion polling set a context by asking U.S. likely voters about their optimism concerning the near-term job prospects of the 20 million Americans who can't find a full-time job.”
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Respondents were then asked: "Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that the United States is faced with labor shortages and needs more immigrant workers?"
CATHOLICS: Agree (25%), Disagree (65%), Not sure (15%)
EVANGELICALS: Agree (22%), Disagree (63%), Not sure (15%)
PROTESTANTS: Agree (17%), Disagree (75%), Not sure (8%)
The intensity of opinions was even more pronounced:
CATHOLICS: 10% vs. 35% (STRONGLY Agree vs. STRONGLY Disagree)
EVANGELICALS: 7% vs. 42%
PROTESTANTS: 6% vs. 32%
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The poll did find many Christians responding to a moral appeal for leniency to current residents who have broken immigration laws;
They were asked: "How much moral responsibility do you feel Congress has to help protect the ability of current illegal immigrants to hold a job and support their families without fear of deportation: a lot, some, very little or none?"
CATHOLICS: 24% (A lot), 30% (Some), 22% (Very little), 22% (None), 5% (not sure)
EVANGELICALS: 11% (A lot), 23% (Some), 29% (Very little), 26% (None), 10% (not sure)
PROTESTANTS: 17% (A lot), 27% (Some), 30% (Very little), 23% (None), 3% (not sure)
Given three choices for dealing with the illegal population, two-thirds or more of each group rejected deportation. But around two-thirds overall also rejected letting them have work permits.
CHOICE 1: Deport most -- 24% (Cath.), 39% (Evan.), 29% (Prot.)
CHOICE 2: Don't deport but no work permits -- 29% (Cath.), 33% (Evan.), 22% (Prot)
CHOICE 3: Give work permits & legalization -- 39% (Cath.), 13% (Evan.), 39% (Prot)
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Respondents were asked: "How much moral responsibility do you feel Congress has to help protect unemployed or low-wage Americans from having to compete with foreign workers for U.S. jobs: A lot, some, very little or none?"
CATHOLICS: 58% (A lot), 23% (Some), 13% (Very little), 6% (None), 0% (not sure)
EVANGELICALS: 48% (A lot), 17% (Some), 17% (Very little), 9% (None), 9% (not sure)
PROTESTANTS: 45% (A lot), 34% (Some), 14% (Very little), 5% (None), 2% (not sure)
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Respondents were asked: "Do you believe less-educated illegal immigrants compete with less-educated Americans for construction, manufacturing, hospitality and other service jobs?"
CATHOLICS: 67% (YES), 20% (NO), 13% (not sure)
EVANGELICALS: 66% (YES), 17% (NO), 17% (not sure)
PROTESTANTS: 65% (YES), 23% (NO), 12% (not sure)
In the end, each of us must ask this question: can our civilization sustain the projected 100 million immigrants imported into this country within the next 37 years? Will we be able to maintain water, food, energy and resources? Will we be able to sustain our standard of living and quality of life? Simple answer: no!
“There are many Americans at every educational and skill level who find it difficult in the job market today. But the greatest struggles, poverty and hopelessness fall on the less-educated members of our society. Around 42 million Americans with no college education are lucky enough to have jobs. But during three decades of too many workers chasing too few jobs, the real wages for their jobs have fallen by nearly 20%. As long as the country is awash with too many workers, the trend is likely to continue and more and more people who work 40 hours a week will fall out of the middle class.
“The present is even more bleak for around 22 million less-educated Americans between 18 and 65 who are not in the work force at all anymore. Many of them left for legitimate reasons... but most out of discouragement and despair.”
We do not believe these less-educated Americans and their families are in any way failing to show Christian virtue by opposing Congress adding tens of millions of competitors for their jobs and wages.
“Most of the attention on S. 744 has been on its offering a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 (45?) million unlawfully present aliens,” said Beck. “But besides giving those 11 (45?) million work permits, the bill also would offer additional work permits to bring 22 (80?) million more immigrants from other countries in the first decade.
“In all, the bill offers 33 (more than 100?) million new lifetime work permits to foreign citizens in the first decade after passage of the bill and offers between 16 and 25 million each decade after that. That is in contrast to the 11 million per decade recently and to the only 3-4 million per decade that was the average before corporate lobbyists persuaded Congress to adopt an Immigration Surge in 1990 to combat fears of a coming labor shortage.”
Every one of these new foreign workers under this bill would be competing in the job search with the 20 million Americans already in line.
“This line of 20 million contains a large portion of the most vulnerable members of our national community -- disproportionately, they are Black and Hispanic Americans, or are disabled, or veterans, or former prisoners, or young adults.
“We believe these are The Forgotten in all the public discussion about setting responsible immigration policies. It is particularly incumbent on those of us Christians who are financially on more solid footing to be a voice for the concerns of these people who are rarely referenced by media, religious or political leaders in the immigration debates.”
SURVEYS; WHAT AMERICAN CHRISTIANS THINK ABOUT ADDING COMPETITION FOR UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS:
“The bulk of S. 744 is about addressing industry lobbyists' claims of impending labor shortages for both low and high skilled workers,” said Beck. “The sponsors of the bill repeatedly argue the need for more workers. Although parts of the bill deal with specific kinds of workers, most people getting green cards will do so without any regard for their skills or education, meaning they would be expected to compete throughout the job market.”
Pulse Opinion Research conducted a national poll on May 20. Its findings were consistent with nearly 30 other polls it had conducted in the previous two months.
“Its findings may be helpful in seeing how American Christians set their moral priorities,” said Beck. “As with all polls, the answers can tell one only so much about the complex opinions that people hold, and the answers are shaped by the wording of questions and the context in which they are asked. The Pulse Opinion polling set a context by asking U.S. likely voters about their optimism concerning the near-term job prospects of the 20 million Americans who can't find a full-time job.”
=================================================================
Respondents were then asked: "Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that the United States is faced with labor shortages and needs more immigrant workers?"
CATHOLICS: Agree (25%), Disagree (65%), Not sure (15%)
EVANGELICALS: Agree (22%), Disagree (63%), Not sure (15%)
PROTESTANTS: Agree (17%), Disagree (75%), Not sure (8%)
The intensity of opinions was even more pronounced:
CATHOLICS: 10% vs. 35% (STRONGLY Agree vs. STRONGLY Disagree)
EVANGELICALS: 7% vs. 42%
PROTESTANTS: 6% vs. 32%
================================================================
The poll did find many Christians responding to a moral appeal for leniency to current residents who have broken immigration laws;
They were asked: "How much moral responsibility do you feel Congress has to help protect the ability of current illegal immigrants to hold a job and support their families without fear of deportation: a lot, some, very little or none?"
CATHOLICS: 24% (A lot), 30% (Some), 22% (Very little), 22% (None), 5% (not sure)
EVANGELICALS: 11% (A lot), 23% (Some), 29% (Very little), 26% (None), 10% (not sure)
PROTESTANTS: 17% (A lot), 27% (Some), 30% (Very little), 23% (None), 3% (not sure)
Given three choices for dealing with the illegal population, two-thirds or more of each group rejected deportation. But around two-thirds overall also rejected letting them have work permits.
CHOICE 1: Deport most -- 24% (Cath.), 39% (Evan.), 29% (Prot.)
CHOICE 2: Don't deport but no work permits -- 29% (Cath.), 33% (Evan.), 22% (Prot)
CHOICE 3: Give work permits & legalization -- 39% (Cath.), 13% (Evan.), 39% (Prot)
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Respondents were asked: "How much moral responsibility do you feel Congress has to help protect unemployed or low-wage Americans from having to compete with foreign workers for U.S. jobs: A lot, some, very little or none?"
CATHOLICS: 58% (A lot), 23% (Some), 13% (Very little), 6% (None), 0% (not sure)
EVANGELICALS: 48% (A lot), 17% (Some), 17% (Very little), 9% (None), 9% (not sure)
PROTESTANTS: 45% (A lot), 34% (Some), 14% (Very little), 5% (None), 2% (not sure)
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Respondents were asked: "Do you believe less-educated illegal immigrants compete with less-educated Americans for construction, manufacturing, hospitality and other service jobs?"
CATHOLICS: 67% (YES), 20% (NO), 13% (not sure)
EVANGELICALS: 66% (YES), 17% (NO), 17% (not sure)
PROTESTANTS: 65% (YES), 23% (NO), 12% (not sure)
In the end, each of us must ask this question: can our civilization sustain the projected 100 million immigrants imported into this country within the next 37 years? Will we be able to maintain water, food, energy and resources? Will we be able to sustain our standard of living and quality of life? Simple answer: no!
“Most Western elites continue
urging the wealthy West not to stem the migrant tide [that adds 80 million net
gain annually to the planet], but to absorb our global brothers and sisters
until their horrid ordeal has been endured and shared by all—ten billion humans
packed onto an ecologically devastated planet.” Dr. Otis Graham, Unguarded
Gates
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In a five minute astoundingly simple yet
brilliant video, “Immigration,
Poverty, and Gum Balls”, Roy Beck, director of www.numbersusa.ORG, graphically illustrates the impact of overpopulation. Take
five minutes to see for yourself:
“Immigration by the
numbers—off the chart” by Roy Beck
This 10 minute demonstration shows
Americans the results of unending mass immigration on the quality of life and
sustainability for future generations: in a few words, “Mind boggling!” www.NumbersUSA.org
Visit www.TheSocialContract.com for the best information on what we face as a civilization as to
overpopulation, energy, immigration and much more.
Canada www.immigrationwatchcanada.org ; in Australia www.population.org.au andPublicPopForum@yahoogroups.com; in Great Britain www.populationmatters.org ; and dozens of other sites accessed at www.frostywooldridge.com. In Florida, www.flimen.org .
Must see: Rapid Population Decline, seven
minute video by Dr. Jack Alpert-
Dave Gardner, President, Citizen-Powered
Media ; Producing the Documentary, GROWTH BUSTERS; presents Hooked
on Growth: Our Misguided Quest for Prosperity, Join the cause at www.growthbusters.org
; Trailer to his latest movie on overpopulation: http://youtu.be/KLWxWOcUrVc
Check out this link with Wooldridge on
bicycle and Lester Brown and panel discussion:
Tomorrow's Americaproject on www.youtube.com/contemporarylearning.
Producer: GEORGE A. COLBURNwww.tomorrowsamerica.com
DC: 202-258-4887
Email: gac@starbrightmc.com
Link to www.tomorrowsamerica.com for more discussions on America's predicament.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alexandra Paul talks about human
overpopulation and saving our world by all women having 1 child only:
One planet, one child:
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We must come to terms with birth control
and stabilizing human population. This three minute video brings the terror of
India’s predicament up close and personal by Paul Winn of Australia:
This film will rock you: MOTHER: CARING FOR 7 BILLION
Dr. Jack Alpert , www.skil.org
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Important books to read and educate
yourself:
Life on the Brink:
Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation,
edited by Philip Cafaro and Eileen Crist, 2012
The World Without Us, Alan Weisman 2007 A scholarly research on how the
Earth will fare after Homo sapiens are gone.
Man Swarm, and the Killing of
Wildlife, Dave Foreman 2011 Mankind as
locusts.
Take Conservation Back, Dave Foreman,
2013
The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler, what America faces when oil runs out.
Overshoot by William Catton
Collapse: How Societies
Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
Peek Everything: Facing a
century of Declines by Richard Heinberg
Plan B, 4.0, Saving
Civilization by Lester Brown
The Population Fix by Edward C. Hartman
America on the Brink: The
Next Added 100 Million Americans by Frosty
Wooldridge
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to Athens, Greece. In 2012, he bicycled coast to coast across America. He
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1 Comments in Response to S744 amnesty to propel America’s working poor into greater poverty
Once again Frosty is stuck on stupid about Mexico. Of course the US-Mexico problem sounds grim if we keep thinking of the border as a unidirectional sieve, and the US as a welfare state. The food stamp thingie is a straw man since usually people get about $200 a month worth, which can only be used for food not liquor, toiletries, or even hot lemon pepper deli chicken (which are considered restaurant meals, hence not covered), and $50 a week requires thrifty shopping, so I don't think they're storming the wire for that. However, if we incorporate Mexico as 10 new states, and erase the current border, allowing free bidirectional migration, then the trillions in idle capital will likely start flowing south to build whole new cities, especially on the huge coasts, creating a job boom. The new 60-state U.S. will be bigger, better, and happier in every way, except for diehard white supremacists and Mexican nationalists, who will never give up their sick monochrome dreams. The rest of the 400 million Americans however won't care as they finally put the issue to rest and seize the future.
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