An Economic Case for Immigration Reform

China is now the number two economy in the world!!! I has now passed England, Germany, and as I am
typing e almighty Japan for the second spot. It economy registered a second quarter value of $1.33
million USD. The main reasons for the growth are the massive labor force, weak human rights, and poor
environmental records.

I will be very brief on the human rights, because it does not exist in China. Basically you must obey the State at all times. In private, public, religious or otherwise. Incredulously, on the religious aspects, it is now allowing for Catholicism to be practiced by its citizens . Well, may be not so incredulous as it serves the State, when its citizens put more emphasis on the afterlife than their perilous day to day existence.

In terms of the environment, China abuses it almost as much as the US and it will soon be number one in offenses against nature. Coal is their biggest source of energy, but I am not complaining, as I really do not want China to draw all of their energy needs from nuclear plants. A fully nuclear China is much of a scare to the world.

Now, to the point of large population and its relationship with a growing economy. If we relaxed the borders and allowed cheap labor to enter the US, China would never be able to catch up to the US' staggering 14 million USD economy. An increasing labor force could mean thousands of new manufacturing jobs. I know that everyone wants new high tech jobs. But China got to number two not with high tech, but with low tech, back breaking, sweat shop, no bathroom breaks, 10 minute lunch break types of jobs.

I call for more immigration into the US and more low tech jobs to reverse the trends of mills to loft housing units. These lofts are not selling and their values are now low enough that entrepreneurs will flock to them and turn them back to producing shoes, clothes, and other consumer goods.

I am also a believer that the US will find a balance between human rights, and environmental concerns. However it will be at a cost to what we now enjoy. Per capita income could go from $40,000 USD to $30,000 USD, still well above China’s $2,000 USD. We will be forced to provide greater wealth care and welfare. Large US cities could go back into the rat infested slums of the early 20th century. But it would all be worth it. Immigration reform is all that stands in our way of maintaining our number 1 status for the next one hundred years.