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Bad Arguments About Immigration  (By DrEntropy (34) on 05/03/2006)

The topic of immigration reform is littered with sloppy thinking, inaccurate/misleading statements and outright lies. What are the merits, if any, of the follwing popular arguements? This is a controversial and sensitive topic, so please avoid offensive statements or ad hominem attacks. Suggestions of arguments for addition to this list are welcome. 5 = ...Nothing but the Truth
 
 
 
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"Immigration Lowers Inflation" (3)  3.67 (3)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"Immigration Does not Raise Unemployment or Depress Wages" (4)  3.25 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"Immigrants Just Want to Work" (6)  3.17 (6)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
America Is a Nation of Immigrants (16)  3.06 (16)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"America has a mystical ability to assimilate large numbers of immigrants from anywhere on earth" (2)  2.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"Immigration Only Creates Problems Because We Have Restriction on Wages, Over-Regulation, High Taxes, etc...(the Libertarian Argument)" (2)  2.00 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"If we don't allow mass immigration from Mexico it will collapse, and America will be flooded with refugees" (4)  1.75 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"Immigration is Necessary to Save Social Security and Medicare" (4)  1.75 (4)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"Immigration Lowers Crime" (2)  1.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"My grandfather came here from Italy/Ireland/Russia/Slovenia/Mongolia with nothing but the shirt on his back; his kids started a successful pants-making company; now I'm a doctor/lawyer/US Senator" (2)  1.50 (2)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
"We can't stop people from coming over the border, so why bother?" (6)  1.33 (6)   Rate It!Get Rating Widget!
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