tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post8214193685471264871..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Immigrants and skillsGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-45345374527173682672011-06-09T10:19:50.726-04:002011-06-09T10:19:50.726-04:00Legal immigrants already outnumber illegal immigra...Legal immigrants already outnumber illegal immigrants by at least three times or so. And I understand your second point, but I have a hard time picturing it becoming a rallying cry of any sort.Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-76594933053549418922011-06-09T08:55:38.318-04:002011-06-09T08:55:38.318-04:00I think this is the first time many of us are seei...I think this is the first time many of us are seeing this (the Brookings) study. I can see at least two points that merit further discussion in the future:<br /><br />1. Legal status of immigrants. The WP is not clear (and I've not read the Brookings report itself), but I have the sense that the "more qualified" (educated) are more likely to be in country on a legal basis. It'd be interesting to see if there's some correlation between qualification/education status and legal status. If there is, might there be some point in time at which legal immigrants outnumber illegal immigrants? <br /><br />2. The competition for jobs scenario: the WP article asserts (or raises the specter, anyway) that the "more qualified/educated" immigrants could be competing with U.S. college graduates for the same jobs. I know, I know, there are a myriad of questions/arguments that can be made to rebut this assertion, but to the degree that this point attracts public attention (it got mine; my youngest child falta one year in college), it could expand and/or change the debate(s) regarding the role of immigration in the U.S....Tambopaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978665666431987347noreply@blogger.com