GOP's anti-immigrant stance could turn Texas into a blue state

As the latino population increases in Texas, the state has followed California in becoming a Majority-Minority state. Texas could be moving away from a red state and into a blue state as there are more Latinos that are democrats.Despite all the anti immigration reform in the U.S, the high number of Latinos in Texas has led the state to gain four new congressional seats. The number of seats gained can mean that Latinos are favored to have their voices heard. Read more here

[Posted by Wendy Hernandez]

Study: Legalize migrants to boost economy

Study: Legalize migrants to boost economy

10:38 PM PST on Tuesday, March 1, 2011

By DAVID OLSON
The Press-Enterprise

Legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants would dramatically increase wages for illegal workers and expand the economy, a new study co-authored by two Inland economists concludes.

Legalization would allow many workers to change jobs to occupations that are better matches for their skills, and that would increase U.S. productivity, the report says.

The study is one of a number that have looked at the effects of a 1986 immigration amnesty. But the authors said it is the first to attempt to directly compare the wages of people who were eligible for the amnesty with those who were not eligible and presumably continued to live in the United States illegally.

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Posted by Catherine Macan