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A Nativist Argument for Immigration

I have a plan that will raise wages, lower prices, increase the nation’s stock of scientists and engineers, and maybe even create the next Google. Better yet, this plan won’t cost the government a dime. In fact, it will save a lot of money. But few politicians are going to want to touch it.
Here’s the plan. more immigration. A pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants. And a recognition that immigration policy is economic policy, and needs to be thought of as such.
See what I meant about politicians not liking it
Economists will tell you that immigrants raise wages for the average native-born worker. They’ll tell you that they make things cheaper for us to buy here, and that if we didn’t have immigrants for some of these jobs, the jobs would move to other countries. They’ll tell you that we should allow for much more highly skilled immigration, because that’s about as close to a
A. our educational standards and college entrance rates
B. our wages and the prices of the goods we purchase
C. social stability and curb of crimes
D. people’s emotional and physical health

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I have a plan that will raise wages, lower prices, increase the nation’s stock of scientists and engineers, and maybe even create the next Google. Better yet, this plan won’t cost the government a dime. In fact, it will save a lot of money. But few politicians are going to want to touch it.
Here’s the plan. more immigration. A pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants. And a recognition that immigration policy is economic policy, and needs to be thought of as such.
See what I meant about politicians not liking it
Economists will tell you that immigrants raise wages for the average native-born worker. They’ll tell you that they make things cheaper for us to buy here, and that if we didn’t have immigrants for some of these jobs, the jobs would move to other countries. They’ll tell you that we should allow for much more highly skilled immigration, because that’s about as close to a
A. It will cost the country a lot of money.
B. It will help train the country’s stock engineers.
C. It will benefit people with higher wages and lower prices.
D. Many politicians are going to embrace it.

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A Letter from Alan

I have learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the land called Parson’s Place by the football ground. Few people know about this new plan to increase the size of our town. For me, Parson’s Place is special because it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax—the small wood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen and bird-watchers. It’s very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood.
I am also against this plan because it will cause traffic problems. How will the people from the new houses travel to work The motorway and the railway station are on the other side of town. Therefore, these people will have to drive through the town centre every time they go anywhere. The roads will always be full of traffic, there will be nowhere to park and t
A. To encourage more people in the town to use Parson’s Place.
B. To inform other people about the builders’ plans.
C. To persuade the government to build new houses.
D. To protest about a new motorway near the town.

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I couldn’t have what I really wanted at the restaurant because he could not make myself understood.