As the World Turns.

Karl Rove strikes again.
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Sorry, but I think this study is bullshit.

The ONLY reason employers hire illegals--as opposed to legal immigrants--is to flood the labor market and depress wages as a consequence.

Any other explanation is a fucking lie.

Some point out the obvious flaws with the study:

Some economists expressed reservations about the technique yesterday, arguing that such broad statewide data do not give an accurate picture of immigration's effects on the labor market.

"There's an age, gender and educational component to this story that this report does not address," said Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.

Between 1990 and 2000, he said, immigrant workers did not take jobs away from American workers "because the strong economy was creating enough jobs to employ everyone who was looking for work." But in the past five years, a subset of the workforce -- native-born men age 16 to 24 with high-school diplomas -- have in fact been displaced by immigrants, he said.

And just WHY and WHO are responsible for this? Well, take a look at our legislators in Washington and their party makeup.

Corporations have "outsourced" as many jobs as possible in their insane quest for profits, while they "insource" illegals in order to depress wages and undercut the standard of living in this country.

Anybody who disputes the obvious is a liar or ignorant.
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What an idiot.
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A popular Texas landmark, the Taco Xpress, is scheduled for demolition.
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I have to admit this Connecticut story is far more interesting than the Lamont crapola.
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Nevada's Democratic candidates for governor debated last night.

A Reno panel weighed in and appeared to give the nod to Titus.

More here. The debate was held in Reno.

The Republicans, who will debate tomorrow, are scouring under every cactus, under every sagebrush, to find people willing enough to back them.
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In 1967, Damascus won the Travers Stakes Secretariat-style.
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