One thing the employment data shows is that illegal immigrants are not taking jobs away.oski003 said:Eastern Oregon Bear said:So, the question now is whether swing state voters will believe the economic numbers or their lying eyes.Unit2Sucks said:bearister said:
Biden pumps billions in federal funding into Republican and swing states
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/05/biden-half-trillion-dollar-jobs-campaign
President Biden's infrastructure and clean-energy bills are pumping some $250 billion into Republican and swing states, allowing Biden and his cabinet to regularly announce job-creating goodies in places that could help him win re-election.
… "I hate to acknowledge this, as a former governor of Michigan, but we know that all these battery investments are going to red states," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told Axios last week.
And as much as some Republicans have criticized Biden's economic programs, "those governors aren't going to want to see the investment the Inflation Reduction Act reversed," Granholm said."
Numerous GOP Congress people who voted against the acts (and other bills) have hypocritically taken credit for bringing spending to their districts. Biden deserves a lot of credit for his landmark legislations which have brought meaningful benefits for all Americans, not just the ones who voted for him.
The March jobs report was another stellar one. 50% more new jobs than expected and unemployment lowered to 3.8% (many worried it would tick above 4%).
The economy is strong and Biden's administration deserves credit for bringing stability back to our country after the chaos of the prior administration. Voters see what is happening which is why Trump and his team are freaking out about the election and trying to generate or invent a black swan event. It's their only hope to bring his brand of malign chaos back to our country.
They will probably vote based on their personal situation. If they personally had better economic opportunities and circumstances prior to Biden, they will believe the Democrats are liars.
Instead, we are hitting a sweet spot where the job market is strong without significant inflationary pressures because of not only increased labor supply to meet with more job demand but also labor efficiencies.
At the end of the day, what will make or break people's experience in this otherwise positive economy will be inflation (which has not be settled) and debt / interest burden.
So, let's drop this illegal immigration is killing jobs for Americans. it is creating a significant burden on local and state budgets, and blue cities are seeing the cost of illegal immigration on provision of services and temporary housing. But job argument was a dumb argument from the beginning. And that's why true conservatives are always in favor of more robust legal immigration.