flynn23 wrote:
Jello wrote:
Today's anti-immigration movement is rooted in these intermediate strata and in this neo-populist ideology. According to an extensive 2003 survey sponsored by Hamilton College, opponents of immigration are particularly concentrated among those who have no more than a high school diploma, make less than $50,000, and live in small towns or rural areas. According to a poll conducted in December by Democracy Corps, those who believe that "immigrants take more from our country than they give" are strongest among men between the ages of 30 and 39 without a college degree. This is a rough approximation of those Americans who work at a lower--but not the lowest--rung of blue-collar or white-collar jobs, who own very small shops or businesses, and who are most susceptible to losing their jobs or income in economic downturns or through outsourcing.
So fear mongering and knee jerk reaction are the bastion of the uneducated? Shocking.
You can say all you want about what's 'wrong' with America, but you can cut through and summarize the entire root of the problem with just one word. Education.
I enjoyed the presentation of statistics that make it quite clear what is happening.
