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Kathleene's avatar

And what about regular LEGAL immigration? It, the last I heard, is still about 5 times higher than the low limits that the American people demanded and put into law in about 1924, or 200,000 a year. We are not a nation that in any way "needs" a million new citizens a year when we can't provide medicine, education or infrastructure at high levels for those of us already here.

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Kevin Lynn's avatar

Thanks for that. We did mention the 1.2 million who enter as lawful permanent residents each year. But wanted to focus on non-immigrant visas. When my mother arrived in the country in 1952, we let out only 78,000 Green Cards. There were no employment visas and work based Green Cards were prioritized. It was a good time for native workers and a good time for immigrants. We built the middle class in part by restricting LEGAL immigration.

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Ernest Moore's avatar

I agree with this article, but I see no mention on how these work permit programs as well as legal immigration have destroyed all Black Americans communities! Especially in Los Angeles, California, all Black American communities have been wiped out. Most of the people working in the public and private sector are foreigners. Mostly Mexicans and other Hispanics. The mainstream corporate media have been silent on this issue.

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Kevin Lynn's avatar

Spot on. Your statement brought to mind a quote by Professor Borjas, “Our study suggests that a 10% immigrant-induced increase in the supply of a particular skill group is associated with a reduction in Black wage of 2.5%, a reduction in Black employment rate of 5.9 percentage points, and an increase in the Black institutionalization rate of 1.3 percentage points. Among white men, the same 10% increase in supply reduces wages by 3.2%, but has a much weaker employment and incarceration effect...”

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