LIE OF THE WEEK: 07-07-2006
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the issue of illegal immigrants:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York said his city's economy would be "a shell of itself" without the city's immigrants, 40 percent of the population, and would "collapse" if illegal immigrants were deported en masse.
THE TRUTH: These are the ridiculous assertions of a scaremonger. First of all, mixing the issue by combining the contributions to society of legal immigrants with those of illegal immigrants is an intentional attempt to confuse the issue. Second, the only things that would happen if all illegal immigrants were deported would be an increase in the prices of certain items, whose producers have been exploiting illegal immigrants for cheap labor for far too long. Legal workers would demand their rights and be paid accordingly, which illegal immigrants can never do as long as they continue working in the shadows. Those in the business community who have exploited illegal workers should be punished severely and the number of people attempting to work illegally would immediately decline when there are no longer jobs available.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York said his city's economy would be "a shell of itself" without the city's immigrants, 40 percent of the population, and would "collapse" if illegal immigrants were deported en masse.
THE TRUTH: These are the ridiculous assertions of a scaremonger. First of all, mixing the issue by combining the contributions to society of legal immigrants with those of illegal immigrants is an intentional attempt to confuse the issue. Second, the only things that would happen if all illegal immigrants were deported would be an increase in the prices of certain items, whose producers have been exploiting illegal immigrants for cheap labor for far too long. Legal workers would demand their rights and be paid accordingly, which illegal immigrants can never do as long as they continue working in the shadows. Those in the business community who have exploited illegal workers should be punished severely and the number of people attempting to work illegally would immediately decline when there are no longer jobs available.
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