Pfft!
"Mass. immigrants hard-hit by downturn; Study says they are losing jobs faster than native-born" by Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff | May 1, 2009
Immigrant workers in Massachusetts have lost their jobs to the economic crisis at a much higher pace than native-born Americans in the state, according to a report released yesterday....
Oh, some agenda-pushing, paper-promoted study says that, huh?
I'll deposit that right where it belongs (sound of toilet flushing).
Nationwide, immigrant workers declined 9 percent, compared with nearly 4 percent of native-born Americans. Massachusetts's drop was the seventh highest among the major immigrant-receiving states. "The number of immigrants working in your state was way down," said Steven Camarota, director of research for the center, which favors restrictions on illegal and legal immigration. "That's a very significant decline."
Actually, I'm likely to believe these numbers.
This must be the ONE TIME the Glob ever promoted on of their views!!
The report adds new fuel to the intensifying national debate over immigration. Camarota and other opponents of increased immigration say the United States should not pursue a path to legal residency for illegal immigrants or continue special work programs for legal immigrants, because it has enough workers now.
But advocates for immigrants, who are planning a massive march and rally today from East Boston to Everett to promote immigrant and workers' rights, say the vast majority of the immigrant workers in Massachusetts are still here and contributing to the economy.
"Look at Massachusetts, at restaurants, hotels, the buildings. They clean the entire downtown Boston," said Marcony Almeida, director of organizing for the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. "If they don't need them, if they don't need to legalize the undocumented, who is going to do all these jobs?"
I feel insulted.
The REASON YOU are getting them is because of EMPLOYER PROFIT$, agenda-pushing scum!!!!!!!!
Related: Whatever Happened at the Hyatt?
Yeah, NOTHING has changed! I thought the Globe got action!
Yeah, if they don't get action they drop it -- unless its gays, immigrants, wars, or global warming (which they have dropped because the planet is in a deep freeze right now an they don't want to look like outright liars).
Immigrants are concentrated in industries that are hard-hit by the economic crisis, such as construction and high-tech, putting them at greater risk of losing their jobs.
Think I believe that because it is in the paper?
Camarota noted that the unemployment rate for immigrants and native-born Americans in Massachusetts remained similar - 8.1 percent for natives and 7.8 percent for immigrants, double the rate two years ago - suggesting that immigrants are leaving the state or the country instead of looking for another job here.
Now I'm thinking his numbers must be wrong because there are more of them than ever!
Almeida said a minority of immigrants have left Massachusetts because of stepped up raids, as well as the economic crisis. Nearly half a million immigrants remain in the state's workforce, and they range widely from laborers to college-educated scientists, according to the report.
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Gee, that EXPOSES the WHOLE DAMN FRAUD, doesn't it?
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And NOTHING like getting MIXED MESSAGES from the Glob.
"More immigrants leap into business ownership" by Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff | December 10, 2009
CHELSEA - Call it immigrant drive, or desperation, but immigrant-owned businesses are popping up at levels unimaginable decades ago....
Oh, and an agenda-pushing INSULT, too, readers!
Immigrants, who also account for 23 percent of established businesses, are anchoring downtowns in cities and remaking the suburbs across the region, launching businesses as varied as biotech firms, bridal salons, and bakeries. But many immigrant business owners face challenges that the native-born do not. Immigrants often speak English as a second language and do not have a deep network of people who can help them line up financing or advertising....
Go tell it to the BLACKS, Globe!!!!
How many CENTURIES they been living here?
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Marcia Hohn, director of public education for the nonprofit Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, said the struggles present a major policy issue for Governor Deval Patrick. His Cabinet is drafting initiatives to aid immigrants following a state-commissioned report last month, which Hohn helped research, that urged the governor to improve immigrants’ access to financing and mentoring, in multiple languages....
And WHO is going to PAY for all that, Bay State taxpayers?
YOU ARE -- while YOUR SERVICES are being SLASHED!!!
--more--"More money to be had:
The Illegal Immigrant Imprisonment Industry
Detained to Death
