High-immigrant cities consistently outperform economies of low-immigrant cities.?

The cities with the highest immigration rates also have the lowest unemployment rates and the strongest tax-bases.

The cities in the worst financial conditions in the nation (Detroit, St. Louis, Buffalo, etc.) have virtually no immigrants.

Interesting, isn%26#039;t it.

See the whole report here:

http://www.mega.nu/ampp/moore.html

High-immigrant cities consistently outperform economies of low-immigrant cities.?heart rate

Interesting stuff. Actually if you read into it some the data also talks about how a city with too many immigrants can cause a financial burden initially and threaten jobs in the lower income bracket. I just don%26#039;t see how some of them manage in cities like San Francisco where a 2 bedroom fixer upper can cost you over $700k easily.

As far as the cities that did not fair well It might have more to do with current economic conditions in this country more than anything. Take Detroit for example, a city known for automobile production, thats something the US is losing many jobs overseas to. Didn%26#039;t they just have another massive layoff a few months ago?

High-immigrant cities consistently outperform economies of low-immigrant cities.?

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so what are you saying American need immigrants to succeed?|||This is largely because Americans have become lazy and passive. In the inner cities you refer to the residents have become dependent on government for solutions to their problems. The mindset of poverty has spread like a famine.

There are so many immigrants who die to come here, many illegally. Yet everyday Americans complain about their standard of living, when poverty here is upper middle class in most countries. Very sad.|||Cities with higher illegal immigrant levels have higher crime, disease rates, and lower education rates.|||The illegal ones are just working hard so they can go back later and not have to work.

The legal ones are extremely glad to be here and want to show us they can be great citizens.|||What are you talking about?Detroit has plenty of immigrants.There are Arabs every where.|||You can make a report show any outcome you want, it depends

on who ordered it.. Let me Guess El Presidente Fox ?

Go kid someone, who might believe you.|||Finally a decent argument base from a traitor. Nice going! Will that profit attend the cost of illegals in those areas? Nice try Amigo. My God man, can you really trust those findings when they are contrary to all other studies? Don%26#039;t be so naive, and don%26#039;t expect us to be either. But really those are the Q%26#039;s we like to check out. Most immigrants bust @$$ until they realize they don%26#039;t have too. They took the easy ride by invading our border, as they will take the easy train invading our benefits.|||Yes just like California Norte, richest State of the Union in dollars and richest state int the Union in color, flavor and taste. Not to mention the best variety of mujeres. yeah!|||thats what you call playing with the numbers....i suppose Mexico really has a better economy than the US. all border cities are in decline.|||All this immigrant BS is starting to make me think even the legal ones should stay out. WERE FULL!!!!|||I think even the legal residents are leaving those cities. Immigrants may be going to more prosperous cities because that is where the work opportunities are. Those cities are not near agricultural centers and construction hasn%26#039;t been booming in those cities as it has in southern and southwestern cities.|||1st Qtr INS/FBI Statistical Report on Illegal Immigration.

Work Paid Under the Table - No Taxes

%26gt; 62% of all %26quot;undocumented immigrants%26quot; (illegal aliens) in the United States are working for cash and not paying taxes;

%26gt; Those working illegal aliens who are paying taxes are doing so by use of stolen social security numbers, a felony.

Crime

%26gt; 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens;

%26gt; 83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens;

%26gt; 86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens;

%26gt; 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens;

%26gt; 24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

%26gt; 40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

%26gt; 48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

%26gt; 29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually;

%26gt; More than 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens;

%26gt; More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border;

Car Thefts/ Traffic Violations

%26gt; More than 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were stolen by illegal aliens or transport coyotes%26quot;;

%26gt; 47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens;

%26gt; 63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens;

%26gt; 66% of cited/stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 66%, 98% are illegal aliens;

The Cost of Health Benefits

%26gt; More than 380,000 %26quot;anchor babies%26quot; were born in the United States in 2005 were to parents who are illegal aliens; making those 380,000 babies automatically U.S. citizens. 97.2% of all costs concurred from those births were paid by the American taxpayer;

%26gt; More than 66% of all births in California are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers;

The Cost of Welfare

%26gt; More than 43% of all Food Stamps issued are to illegal aliens;

%26gt; More than 41% of all unemployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens;

%26gt; 58% of all Welfare payments in the United States are issued to illegal aliens;

%26gt; Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in the United States are illegal aliens;

%26gt; More than 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

%26gt; Less than 2% of illegal aliens in the United States are picking crops , but 41% are on welfare;

The Cost of Education

%26gt; More than 34% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;

%26gt; More than 24% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking;

%26gt; More than 39% of California students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;

More than 42% of California students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking. In Los Angeles County, 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak Spanish;

Costs to American Tax Payers

%26gt; The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was a NET (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay) $70 BILLION a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University];

%26gt; The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican ILLEGAL alien is $55,000.00 cost to the American taxpayer in a 5-year|||A large number of legal immigrants have higher educations and seek out prosperous cities to live in. They probably do contribute to the performance of those cities, but the report also said immigrants are not necessarily the %26#039;reason%26#039; those cities are prosperous. Also, in the first paragraph you will read, %26quot; but %26quot;in areas with high concentrations of low-skilled, low-paid immigrants,%26quot; they impose net costs on U.S.-born workers. %26quot;

This is speaking of %26#039;immigrants%26quot;. So, don%26#039;t confuse it with %26quot;ILLEGAL immigrants%26quot;. No one disputes immigrants are welcome in the USA. They are what helps make the USA prosperous as do native born citizens. ILLEGAL immigrants are not helping our country, however.|||Are you talking %26quot;immigrant%26quot; or %26quot;illegal immigrant.%26quot; There is a HUGE difference between the two, you know.