"Will Immigration Reform Work for the U.S. Economy?"

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Will Immigration Reform Work for the U.S. Economy?

by Annette Bernhardt and Haeyoung Yoon at Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annette-bernhardt/senate-immigration-reform-bill_b_3511674.html

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The debate over comprehensive immigration reform has the potential to be one of the defining moral moments of our time. In the ongoing struggle over what kind of country we want to be, immigration reform gives us the chance to show our humanity, commit to values of inclusion and justice, and honor the dreams and aspirations that immigrants bring to our shores.

But immigration policy is also economic policy, and here the case for reform is just as strong. If we care about future growth in America, our goal must be to provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States, as well as for future immigrants. If we get it right, a new report from the Congressional Budget office shows that everyone who lives and works in America will see significant economic gains; even conservativeeconomists are weighing in to support reform.

That's because newly legalized workers will see their wages increase by 15 percent and their poverty rates decline. They will be able to invest in education and training, and apply for better jobs where those skills are actually valued. Employers will benefit from having a more productive and better educated workforce, and won't have to compete against unscrupulous firms that exploit undocumented workers. And since newly legalized immigrants will also be consumers and homeowners and taxpayers and entrepreneurs, the economyas a whole will see an increase in GDP and tax revenues; reduced deficits; greater social security solvency; and as many as 900,000 additional jobs.

So what will it take to realize this potential? Legislation is always imperfect, and the Senate bill that was just passed is no exception, to put it mildly. But in the coming weeks, there will be intensive debate in Congress that could profoundly reshape the bill and destroy its promise. Here are three elements of the Senate bill that we believe will determine whether immigration reform works for the U.S. economy.

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1. 300% increase in H1B visas to displace American Workers

Sold out again

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2. To be fair there are buildings full of silicon valley employees working out of canadian cities

because they now cannot get American work visas. Good for Canada. Bad for the USA. That needs to be fixed. Somehow.

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3. To be Fair - try going to Canada and getting a work visa

At least an inch high stack of paperwork and months of delay.

Quite a comparison to Canadians showing up here in America with their passport and claiming Free Trade zone.

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4. I'm talking about immigrants from India with computer degrees who get hired

by silicon valley enterprises and work for them, and move to Canada to work. Because they can get status in Canada but not the USA. Would you not like all those smart computer engineers and their tax base in the USA? Cause the salaries being paid by American corporations are going to these people in Canada.

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5. Oh my Gawd - this one has been Drinking the Fucking Kool Aid

To be perfectly clear I earned my degree in electronics in 1981.

Just in time to watch St. Ronnie RayGuns come in and start the long pettiful march to China for a once "Thriving Electronics industry". You couldn't fall down in the Silicon Valley without landing an electronics job back in them days.

IN FACT - We didn't have all our returning Vietnam Vets committing suicide because they were losing their family and couldn't find a job. Turned out all that High Tech Military Training was paying off.

Then of course the Electronics Giants got together and bought and paid for the H1B program. Why you say as the tiny morsel of thought being processed between your ears becomes intrigued ?

To HOLD DOWN WAGES for Working Class Americans.

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6. "the tiny morsel of thought being processed between your ears"

LOL!