Democrats have to advance young leaders and go back to working-class roots

[JHan]

70. "tolerating illegal immigration"..

Instead of demonizing immigration (illegal immigration) as a scapegoat for job losses or loss of wages, recognize perception vs reality.

There's a lot of noise about immigration, fanned by conservatives, but undocumented workers have a small effect on wages. At times they lower wages or raise wages within a 2% range. In a fast moving economy like our that 2% shift isn't extraordinary , sometimes the impact hovers around zero. My source info:

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/09-013_15702a45-fbc3-44d7-be52-477123ee58d0.pdf
http://davidroodman.com/blog/2014/09/03/the-domestic-economic-impacts-of-immigration/

Some undocumented workers offer their labour at very competitive rates, mainly affecting construction and agriculture: The result - cheaper housing and cheaper produce. Which is why if they've been here for a while, and have a family, best to incorporate them into the economy instead of tearing families apart with deportation.

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" doesn't conflict with the health and prosperity of Americans, especially if an immigrant is here "illegally" out of desperation.