Reforming Immigration Laws - Dan Stein

March 21, 2009

By Dan Stein

To make immigration great again for America, we must make it manageable, affordable and consistent with the nation's other domestic priorities. That is not the case now. Here's how to do it:

Make it affordable. Today's immigration flow is extremely expensive because, on balance, the immigrants lack the skills and education to be competitive in a postindustrial information society. Those entering illegally are far less educated than the average native-born American, and because of our heavy reliance on family preferences, many immigrants entering the labor force are working at or just above the poverty level.

Sponsorship pledges have become meaningless; we now import a new generation of poverty every decade. Costs for education, housing, health care, added infrastructure and related services far exceed average tax payments; some portion of the aliens' wages are also sent out of the country as remittances.

To make it affordable, the immigration flow needs to be cut back to about a third of today's level, and immigrants must bring unique skills, talents and education that will expand the productive potential of the American economy.

The Washington Times

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	Reforming Immigration Laws - Dan Stein March 21, 2009 By Dan Stein To make immigration great again for America, we must make it manageable, affordable and consistent with the nation's other domestic priorities. That is not the case now. Here's how to do it: Make it affordable. Today's immigration flow is extremely expensive because, on balance, the immigrants lack the skills and education to be competitive in a postindustrial information society. Those entering illegally are far less educated than the average native-born American, and because of our heavy reliance on family preferences, many immigrants entering the labor force are working at or just above the poverty level. Sponsorship pledges have become meaningless; we now import a new generation of poverty every decade. Costs for education, housing, health care, added infrastructure and related services far exceed average tax payments; some portion of the aliens' wages are also sent out of the country as remittances. To make it affordable, the immigration flow needs to be cut back to about a third of today's level, and immigrants must bring unique skills, talents and education that will expand the productive potential of the American economy. The Washington Times This entry is in the following archive(s): Dan Stein \| Opinion More Immigration Stories From Dan Stein Invest in American Workers - Dan Stein May 16, 2009 By Dan Stein Despite more than 84,000 high-tech layoffs in the first quarter of 2009, by late April, U.S. employers had filed more than 45,000 new petitions to hire foreign workers, under what's known as the H-1B visa program, instead... Continue Reading Reforming Immigration Laws - Dan Stein March 21, 2009 By Dan Stein To make immigration great again for America, we must make it manageable, affordable and consistent with the nation's other domestic priorities. That is not the case now. Here's how to do it: Make it affordable. Today's immigration... Continue Reading More Immigration Stories From Opinion 'Secure'?: Another New Definition from Secretary Napolitano - Janice Kephart May 16, 2009 By Janice Kephart On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee conducted a hearing on the 2010 budget priorities of the Department of Homeland Security. The budget was submitted to Congress on May 7, 2009 as part of the President's $3.5... Continue Reading Secure Fences Work at White House - Jon Feere May 16, 2009 By Jon Feere Open-border advocates often claim that fences don't work. Why, then, does the White House have a secure, dual perimeter fence (both metal and 'virtual') and limited points of entry-with officials doing quick background checks at each? Answer:... Continue Reading Pandering by the ADL - Stephen Steinlight May 16, 2009 By Stephen Steinlight Notwithstanding the most incontrovertible survey data - findings so solid, consistent, and devastating not even the most naïve multicultural Pollyanna can be in denial regarding the fanatical anti-Semitism pervasive among the world's 1.3 billion Muslims - the... Continue Reading On E.J. Dionne's 'Buying Time on Immigration' - Stephen Steinlight May 16, 2009 By Stephen Steinlight Before giving E.J. Dionne two cheers for the quotient of candor in his Washington Post column 'Buying Time on Immigration,' plus three cheers for calling for greater decency in the immigration debate, and a well deserved rap... Continue Reading The Change They Seek - John Wahala May 16, 2009 By John Wahala The gathering here in Washington, D.C., had the predictable themes: an internationalist orientation; an array of Soviet-style paraphernalia; and the relentless recitation of Cesar Chavez's dictum, "Si se puede!" After an introduction in Spanish by the Rev.... Continue Reading
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