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Perry's Texas Job Creation Plan - 40% illegal Immigrate Jobs
Posted by:
OhNozes
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Date: October 19, 2011 11:32AM
Romney’s Texas Jobs Claim
In an attack on Gov. Rick Perry’s record on job creation in Texas, Mitt Romney said 40 percent of the jobs created in the state while Mr. Perry was governor went to illegal immigrants.
Mr. Romney was citing a recent study by the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative-leaning think tank that favors reducing immigration over all. The study, by Steve Camarota, a demographer, found that 81 percent of the jobs created in Texas since 2007 went to recently arrived immigrant workers, including both legal and illegal immigrants. About half of the jobs, or about 40 percent, went to newly arrived illegal immigrants, the study found.
Governor Perry’s campaign says the study is false, arguing essentially that it could not be right because the numbers did not add up. A post on the Perry campaign Web site cites a statistic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that Texas has gained 384,700 jobs since 2007. Department of Homeland Security figures cited by the campaign show that 60,000 illegal immigrants arrived in Texas in that period. That number does not amount to 40 percent of the new jobs. So, Mr. Perry says, the math and the study must be wrong.
In an attack on Gov. Rick Perry’s record on job creation in Texas, Mitt Romney said 40 percent of the jobs created in the state while Mr. Perry was governor went to illegal immigrants.
Mr. Romney was citing a recent study by the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative-leaning think tank that favors reducing immigration over all. The study, by Steve Camarota, a demographer, found that 81 percent of the jobs created in Texas since 2007 went to recently arrived immigrant workers, including both legal and illegal immigrants. About half of the jobs, or about 40 percent, went to newly arrived illegal immigrants, the study found.
Governor Perry’s campaign says the study is false, arguing essentially that it could not be right because the numbers did not add up. A post on the Perry campaign Web site cites a statistic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that Texas has gained 384,700 jobs since 2007. Department of Homeland Security figures cited by the campaign show that 60,000 illegal immigrants arrived in Texas in that period. That number does not amount to 40 percent of the new jobs. So, Mr. Perry says, the math and the study must be wrong.
Re: Perry's Texas Job Creation Plan - 40% illegal Immigrate Jobs
Posted by:
Perry 2012
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Date: October 19, 2011 12:02PM
So? Romney is notorious for his employment of known illegal aliens. He knew and lied about it for years, until a newspaper called him on the carpet. Only then did he acknowledge his support for illegal labor.
Re: Perry's Texas Job Creation Plan - 40% illegal Immigrate Jobs
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: October 19, 2011 12:15PM
Perry 2012 Wrote:
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> So? Romney is notorious for his employment of
> known illegal aliens. He knew and lied about it
> for years, until a newspaper called him on the
> carpet. Only then did he acknowledge his support
> for illegal labor.
Perry looked like an idiot in that debate. He's done.
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> So? Romney is notorious for his employment of
> known illegal aliens. He knew and lied about it
> for years, until a newspaper called him on the
> carpet. Only then did he acknowledge his support
> for illegal labor.
Perry looked like an idiot in that debate. He's done.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm