https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/14/immigrants-and-the-gop/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 06:13:17 -0400<![CDATA[Equally specious is the argument that Latino immigrants come here, often illegally, to &#8220;steal&#8221; jobs or to go on the dole. If illegal aliens are displacing natives in the labor force, why was there more immigration and less unemployment under President Bush? And if foreign nationals are primarily attracted to our welfare state, how to explain the fact that low-income immigrants are less likely to be receiving public benefits than low-income natives? &#8230;]]>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:05:11 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/14/immigrants-and-the-gop-n97462