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Why Immigration Is The Hole In Bernie Sanders' Progressive Agenda
I think it is absolutely fair for Democrats to take Bloomberg to task for his past support for stop and frisk. Likewise, we should also question Bernie's history of scapegoating immigrants for taking jobs aways from kids. Finally, even though he has repeatedly blamed immigrants for harming American workers, he refuses to acknowledge that the influx of immigrants has helped keep Social Security solvent longer.
https://thinkprogress.org/why-immigration-is-the-hole-in-bernie-sanders-progressive-agenda-604e5ce56e9f/
I frankly do not believe that we should be bringing in significant numbers of unskilled to workers to compete with unemployed kids, Sanders said. I want to see these kids get jobs.
Studies have shown that immigrants actually create jobs for American workers. Researchers recently found that each new immigrant has produced about 1.2 new jobs in the U.S., most of which have gone to native-born workers. And according to the Atlantic, an influx in immigration can cause non-tradable professions jobs like hospitality and construction that cannot be outsourced to see a wage increase because the demand for goods and services grows with the expanding population.
But Sanders fails to see it that way, pointing on Thursday to the 36 percent unemployment rate for Hispanic young people. You bring a lot of unskilled workers into this country, what do you think happens to that 36 percent?
Sanders poor track record on immigration goes back further than just his presidential campaign. In 2007, he voted against a bipartisan immigration reform bill sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). At the progressive Netroots Nation conference earlier this month, Sanders said the reform bill would have allowed for low wage workers to enter the country who would be competing against kids in this country who desperately need jobs.
Studies have shown that immigrants actually create jobs for American workers. Researchers recently found that each new immigrant has produced about 1.2 new jobs in the U.S., most of which have gone to native-born workers. And according to the Atlantic, an influx in immigration can cause non-tradable professions jobs like hospitality and construction that cannot be outsourced to see a wage increase because the demand for goods and services grows with the expanding population.
But Sanders fails to see it that way, pointing on Thursday to the 36 percent unemployment rate for Hispanic young people. You bring a lot of unskilled workers into this country, what do you think happens to that 36 percent?
Sanders poor track record on immigration goes back further than just his presidential campaign. In 2007, he voted against a bipartisan immigration reform bill sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). At the progressive Netroots Nation conference earlier this month, Sanders said the reform bill would have allowed for low wage workers to enter the country who would be competing against kids in this country who desperately need jobs.
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Why Immigration Is The Hole In Bernie Sanders' Progressive Agenda (Original Post)
TomCADem
Feb 2020
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(54,770 posts)1. Agree. Both Warren and Sanders consider poor foreign workers as scabs.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden