Oh okay. The TL;DR on that article is that research has quite consistently shown that when the supply of labor for a specific job rises by 10%, this coincides with a decrease in wages by 3%. Many statistics obscure this effect, because they measure broad categories rather than particular jobs. So, even if immigration does not cause a net decrease in wages, the workers whose fields get flooded with immigrants do experience a significant decrease, while the benefits generally are taken by the employers. So, the most vulnerable workers are harmed, while the only ones to gain significantly are employers. In addition, immigration causes a net fiscal drain after adding up federal, state, and local budgets, and this drain wipes out any net increase. So, essentially, wealth goes up for employers, down for vulnerable workers, and, to make it worse, the gain for the employers is paid for by your tax dollars that get drained from the budget. @Asatru Artist - MD

i'd like *more* separation thanks.

@Jacob I meant the TL;DR you are working on for all this immigration stuff in general, but I'm reading this now. 😄

oh cool

I think we've already sifted through at least 100 studies

This is going to be great once it comes out

See, stories like this make me more sympathetic to the left. 😒

muh evil corporations!

I don't think we're even half way done, though, so it's not coming tomorrow or anything. We really want to make it good. I'm working with one other guy who's not in IE.

oh ya corporations suck

Here is cigarette pepe because he’s never around when you need him

>smoking

day 16 no nic

congrats, keep it up.

issa bitch tbh

we'll all come down to celebrate on day 14** <:teehee:381917632359563264>

can't wait 😂

*stolen*

Gg Sam I quit smoking last year. Still bum a cig now and then from people at big regional events. Im at the point where I can smoke 2-6 in a weekend and not crave any nicotine afterwards.

Down from like, 2 packs a week to 1 pack per year lol

@Papa Pizzagate congrats that is a hard habit to kick takes will power

I have a true hatred for cigarettes, as my dad smoked for my whole life and ended up dying of COPD and heart disease most likely caused by smoking.

@Papa Pizzagate👍

My dad didn't stop smoking until he had a heart attack

At that point it's like a small indulgence and less of a terrible habit. @Sam Southern - TN is on the right path.

First 3 weeks are the hardest

My father's brother died of lung cancer when he was 45, his kids were young children. He smoked a pack a day.

45. Oof. My dad at least made it to 65.

Your father passed from lung cancer? I'm very sorry that you had to suffer through that.

My grandfather made it to 93 for comparison...

His was just old age cause he didn't smoke or anything.

93 is good, I hope to make it that long

He did indulge in box wine and dancing every day until the end. <:chad:359013583469805568>

my great grandparents got to 93 also

Cutting out alc and nic at the same time was a bitch and a half. The physical cravings are gone, but the mental addiction for the nic and the habit is still there in a big way. Congrats on quitting man, and I’ll for sure be bumming a cig or two during national conferences tbh lol @Papa Pizzagate

grandpa got to 89

father's 70 now, had cancer but got through it.

@Nemets why steal food when they get stamps to buy it on our dime? <:really:453005408064241674>

I'm sure they find a way...

imagine if they put that ingenuity to GOOD use.

Have you guys never seen Aladdin?