Interestingly enough. this poll was sent out to 58 economists. Only 38 felt it necessary to respond. Obviously the poll picked who they were going to send the survey to. and on the basis of this survey. we are told that 80 percent of these economists want increased immigration. But the actual question to these individuals was: "Do you think that 20th century immigration. looking backward. has been good for the country?" I think all of us would agree that that has been the case. Mr. Chairman. let me conclude by simply saying that we also need to be concerned about the impact of immigrants on our own underclass. It is widely thought that immigrants who do not possess the skills and the education that we would think are necessary for them to be productive members of American society are going to. therefore. end up competing with the exact same type of individuals in American society. those who are underskilled when they come to America. Gov. Richard Lamm of Colorado writes this: Why is it that the other Industrial countries who are beating us in the international marketplace take few or no immigrants? .... We can either Import large numbers of low.skilled workers or we can reach down and train our own underclass. We cannot do both .... Wave after wave of immigrants arrive to take the jobs that can start our own underclass on the road to success. . .. No other nation in the world has the delusion that it can ignore its own poor while importing a whole generation of poor people every year .... Our first duty ought to be to our own poor. We are crazy to think we can bring in millions of lowwage. unskilled Immigrants to do our basic work and ignore our own workers. Instead of incorporating our own poor into the economy. we are adding a second underclass to American society. and we shall pay a heavy price for this. America is heading toward an immigration crisis.
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