Some facts about immigration

In Reich's FB post he corrects Dump's lies. Rest assured these facts will never penetrate a Dumpster. They're just for those of us that have at least a smidgen of knowledge about facts and science. He said:


1. A record high of 75 percent of Americans now say immigration is a "good thing" for the country (see graph, below). https://news.gallup.com/poll/235793/record-high-americans-say-immigration-good-thing.aspx

2. America needs more immigrants, not fewer, because our population is rapidly aging. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-the-united-states-needs-more-immigrants

3. Historically, new immigrants have contributed more to society in taxes than they have taken from society in terms of public assistance. https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/braingain_chapter.pdf

4. Most immigrants don't take jobs away from native-born Americans. To the contrary, their spending creates more jobs. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/us/immigrants-arent-taking-americans-jobs-new-study-finds.html


5. Trump’s claim that undocumented immigrants generate more crime is dead wrong. Immigrants, both legal and undocumented, are significantly less likely to commit crimes than the native-born. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/two-charts-demolish-the-notion-that-immigrants-here-illegally-commit-more-crime/?utm_term=.c348372e7224

6. Violent crime in America is actually at historical lows, with the homicide rate back to where it was in the early 1960s. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-02-12/pssst-crime-may-be-near-an-all-time-low

7. Illegal border crossings have been declining since 2014 – long before Trump’s “crackdown.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/politics/fact-check-trump-border-crossings-declining-.html