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64% of Missourians Want Immigration Cut by 50% or More
Missouri Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted April 19-20, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
RAISE Act Summary
Missouri Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted April 19-20, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
RAISE Act Summary
One of the most oft-repeated phrases one hears in the current discussion over U.S. immigration policy is that “America is a nation of immigrants.” This is merely a tautological statement that is true of any nation. Immigration to American has been more recent than to most other countries, and did radically alter its demographic make-up in a short period of time during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
All sovereign nations have the right and the duty to protect their borders. While nations do not have the right to keep people within their borders, they do have the right to keep noncitizens out.
In other words, noncitizens do NOT have a right to immigrate; rather, immigration is a privilege granted by a nation to those individuals it chooses.
So, how should nations choose to whom they grant that privilege?
Many pro-amnesty advocates claim that "comprehensive immigration reform" is the "civil rights test of our generation."
NumbersUSA contents that there is little comparison between the struggle of descendants of American slaves to gain equal standing and the desire of illegal aliens to be rewarded for breaking immigration laws.
7.25 Million: Net jobs lost since December, 2007 - Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 22-straight monthly job losses (Jan, 08 - Oct, 09) surpassed the previous record of 18 months, reached during the 1981-1982 recession. 4,740,000 jobs were lost in 2009.
Seventy-two percent of U.S. engineers say our government should limit the number of foreign engineers and technical professionals.
EE Times; October 29, 2007