Immigration

Jobs – Trade – ImmigrationMarcel R. Didier1

Major Obama Initiativedouble exports in 5 yearscreate 2 million jobs2

The Plan…1) Enhanced Trade Enforcement- intellectual property protection- trade subsidies (all sides do it)2) Strengthen rules-based WTO trading3) Job creation through exports [“We need to guarantee American workers afair shake” (Obama) ]4) Pass pending trade agreements (Colombia, Panama, S. Korea)(Union & Democrat objections)5) “Export Czar” …3

NY Times to the Rescue…► April 4, 2010► OP-ED COLUMNIST ------------ NEW YORK TIMES► Start-Ups, Not Bailouts► By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN► Here’s my fun fact for the day …. courtesy of Robert Litan,who directs research at the Kauffman Foundation, whichspecializes in promoting innovation in America: “Between1980 and 2005, virtually all net new jobs created in theU.S. were created by firms that were 5 years old or less,”said Litan. “That is about 40 million jobs. That means theestablished firms created no new net jobs during thatperiod.”4

Taxation – key to growth► OECD (30 wealthy nations)5

2009: $1.9T Imports2009: $1.5T Exports6

Small Business U.S.A.

US Foreign-born Facts:► 38.0M foreign-born in US (13% of 300M population)► 17.5M (46%) are Hispanic origin (fastest growing!!!)►1.9M (5%) of foreign born are Filipino (2 nd largest group)► 12.4M (32%) of 38M are Mexican origin►6.6M (55%) of all Mexican immigrants are illegal► 12-20M US residents are illegal aliens►►9-15M (75%) are Hispanic7-12M of illegals are Mexican origin*www.numbersusa.com11% of Mexican citizens actually live in the US (Mex. Gov.)8

Immigration Waves9

Immigration Issues► Border Security/Violence► Population explosion► Chain Migration► Anchor Babies► Birthright citizenship (14 th Am)► Amnesty (repetition of 1986)► Non-Immigrant Visas (49)H1-B – skilledH1-A – unskilledLottery Visas► Unemployment (U-6 – 17%)► “Jobs Americans Wont do”► E-Verify – employer enforcement► States Rights – AZ Law► Effects on US Culture► “Affidavit of Support” req.of (real) immigrants► Mexico-SW territory claim► US Sovereignty► NAFTA loopholes► NAFTA “highway”conspiracy?10

14 th Amendment:Citizenship & Equal Protection► Abuse of “birthright” amendment:► Ratified 1868:► 1. "All persons born or naturalized in the UnitedStates, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, arecitizens of the United States and of the statewherein they reside. No state shall make orenforce a law which shall abridge the privileges orimmunities of citizens of the US; nor shall anyState deprive any person of life, liberty orproperty, without due process of law; nor deny toany person within its jurisdiction the equalprotection of the laws"11

US CompetitivenessConference –by the US Chamber of Commerce► Greenspan (verbatim quote) “Income distribution iscapitalism’s most vulnerable point; the system must havethe trust of the people…unless the people who participatebelieve it is just… We can solve the problem with openingimmigration to skilled workers. Our skilled wages arehigher than anywhere in the world, i.e. bring in enoughskilled workers so that the supply of our domesticallyproduced skilled workers would be supplemented with amajor influx of foreign skilled workers that wouldessentially lessen the cost of US skilled wage levels andend the concentration of income…”Archived at www.C-Span.org - March 13, 200712

?De Facto Discrimination?Question avoided by punditsIf the pre-1965 country quota system wasdiscriminatory because if favoredEuropeans, then why is the currentchaotic system not considered DE FACTOdiscrimination since the governmentclearly allows it to favor Mexicans andCentral Americans?13

Discussion Questions►►►►►►►►►►►►►►What is amnesty? (forgive and forget) … does a penalty of $2 or 2,000 qualifyas amnesty?..... Why repeat the failed 1986 amnesty?What is sovereignty in immigration?AZ 1070 law: based on federal law, not as strict as Mexico’s own illegalimmigration lawWhat about DIVERSITY in immigration? (75% of illegals are Mexican)What about the DE FACTO DISCRIMINATION angle?Are all immigrants entrepreneurs? What origin?What about wage depression in low skilled jobs?Should we attach a “Green Card” to all foreign graduates?Why the perception that “immigrants” work harder? (immigrant Blacks do better than nativeBlacks)Are race-ethnicity based groups like LULAC, MALDEF, LA RAZA racist?Chain migrationBirthright citizenshipWhat happens to all those agricultural workers every year?We have 8 Temporary Worker programs; we need more?14