Why red states will profit the most from more immigration
Instead immigrants tend to cluster in the less dense, more affordable and spacious periphery, where their “American dream” of a single family house is often far more achievable. In Southern California, for example, decidedly exurban #25 San Bernardino Riverside added three times as many foreign born than long-time immigrant hub Los Angeles, despite having only one-third the total popoulation. Los Angeles actually recorded the smallest percentage growth in foreign born of any major U.S. metro.
Over time, the immigrant impact may prove greatest in terms of economics. Immigrants, in a word, tend to be resilient, and opportunistic by nature. Although many immigrants and their offspring still lag behind economically, over time they appear to be integrating. Overall their rate of home ownership still lags that of native-born Americans, but appears to have held up better since the recession.
Nowhere is the impact greater than in the entrepreneurial sector. Between 1982 and 2007, the number of businesses owned by the primary immigrant groups, Asian Americans and Hispanics, grew by 545% and 696% respectfully. In contrast businesses owned by whites grew by only 81%.
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Legal immigration, stupid!!!
Schadenfreude on February 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM
We have chronic 8% unemployment. We have a budget deficit that is $1.2 trillion annually and over $90 trillion in unfunded liabilities. We have a national debt that is at $16 trillion that is growing by more than a trillion annually.
The only thing that more immigration of unskilled, illiterate Mexicans is going to do for red states is to make that situation even worse, because they are an IMMEDIATE demand on taxpayer funded services, and introduced into the labor market they depress wages and opportunity even more.
wildcat72 on February 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM
“The ants will eat the cake”
h/t I believe affenhauer said it on another thread. Pardon me, if I confuse the source. Credit goes to who wrote it, first.
Schadenfreude on February 23, 2013 at 2:53 PM
75%
Three-quarters of U.S. Hispanics prefer a big government which provides more services to a small one providing fewer services. This figure is significally lower among the public at large.
http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/hispanics-favor-bigger-role-for-government/
sharrukin on February 23, 2013 at 2:53 PM
That’s because all hispanic immigrants come from socialist failed state hellholes.
Since we abandoned any pretense of immigrants immigrating to America and becoming AMERICANS these people seek to recreate what they left here.
wildcat72 on February 23, 2013 at 2:55 PM
Yup. Of course you can see how socialist voters will be of great benefit to red states. /sarc
sharrukin on February 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM
No, what they do is jam 3 extended families in one house or apt., thereby lowering the quality of life for the entire neighborhood.
Also, San Bernardino is a dump and going bankrupt.
Blake on February 23, 2013 at 2:59 PM
Well, from the point of view of a writer in the LSM who likely lives in a blue state or a blue city, importing voters who will vote for socialism IS improving the red states…
wildcat72 on February 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM
They really think we are that stupid, apparently. See, it’s actually in our best interest, which is why everyone we oppose on every other issue is so hot for it. They are just looking out for us.
A Balrog of Morgoth on February 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM
“Only 81%”
BobMbx on February 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Seriously, this guy is stuck in 2006.
A Balrog of Morgoth on February 23, 2013 at 3:04 PM
This is clearly evident in the diminishing need for spanish language options on automated systems and SAP on TV. Why, its hard to remember what a Mexican even looks like anymore.
BobMbx on February 23, 2013 at 3:05 PM
It’s a lot harder to open productive businesses instead of pawn shops, check-cashing centers, tax-filing agencies, money-transfer/cheap international cellphone centers, and non-health-code compliant bodegas.
MelonCollie on February 23, 2013 at 3:08 PM
How many white-owned businesses are there? A million? 2 million? 10 million?
Say its just 1 million. That means over 810,000 new white-owned companies were started.
Whoever the author is, his grasp of percentage vs actual numbers is lacking in understanding.
BobMbx on February 23, 2013 at 3:12 PM
Ah, I see, you’re saying that this is a flawed interpretation.
MelonCollie on February 23, 2013 at 3:13 PM
Are the stats used for this piece regarding the 900,000 legal immigrants we admit every single year, or the illegal aliens in our midst?
To suggest that law-abiding legal immigrants are in every way equivalent to illegal aliens (this is what the author is doing) is preposterous.
If there is no difference between legal immigrants and illegal aliens, as the author suggests, then why does every country have borders and immigration protocols? Why not abolish all borders, everywhere?
visions on February 23, 2013 at 3:19 PM
No one will profit from this immigration… it will turn red states blue eventually.
ninjapirate on February 23, 2013 at 3:23 PM
In other words: take the pill. You will like it.
conservative pilgrim on February 23, 2013 at 3:26 PM
You mean red states will get to be like California? Wow, who can’t wait for that to happen?
Meanwhile, here’s another thing I guess we should just overlook in regards to illegals.
ILLEGAL Immigrants Receive $Billions Yearly via IRS Loophole
Yeah, but don’t you worry. If we just pass another amnesty, the feds will start cracking down on stuff like this. No, really they will. Just ask Juan McCain and Marco “Pants on fire” Rubio.
xblade on February 23, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Ok HA you’ve convinced me amnesty is a good thing. NOT!
Wigglesworth on February 23, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Reds states become blue. Yeah, that’s going to really benefit us. NOT!
anotherJoe on February 23, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Are the stats used for this piece regarding the 900,000 legal
To me it’s like the difference between someone who has been pre-qualified and makes a 10% downpayment when they buy a house and someone who puts ZERO down with no credit check.
Wigglesworth on February 23, 2013 at 4:24 PM
Wigglesworth on February 23, 2013 at 4:20 PM
NOT! Lol. No, I didn’t see your post. What are the chances. Wow!
anotherJoe on February 23, 2013 at 4:25 PM
If this were all true LA county would be an economic juggernaut.
Wigglesworth on February 23, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Has anyone else noticed the increasing amount of crap being published by Forbes?
tbrickert on February 23, 2013 at 4:38 PM
I fail to see how immigration, legal or no, can profit a nation with 20%+ real unemployment.
Rebar on February 23, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Because….cheap lawn care, or something.
xblade on February 23, 2013 at 4:52 PM
Why, yes….it has been noted.
kakypat on February 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Look at their comments section. They’re just giving the hooligans what they want.
CW on February 23, 2013 at 6:02 PM