Migrants Are ‘The Lifeblood of this Country’

January 14, 2024

Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler believes immigrants are America's “lifeblood,” but Americans and their children are not.

Nadler is the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. made an instinctive argument He said this at a hearing Thursday as he denounced criticism of immigration to the United States and his hometown of New York.

We will hear arguments that are largely unfounded and that the laws are wrong: that immigrants are not the lifeblood of this country but are depriving us of a public good.

“How can… [the migrant share] Does one in six people represent the lifeblood of the entire country? ” Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies, responded: He continued:

It's not just mathematical nonsense, it's insulting… This shows that they think Americans are not any good people, and that we need better people from abroad to live in our country. It clearly shows that.

They're saying that Americans are decadent and not good enough, and someone needs to come in to replace them or wake them up. They say Americans have become soft and need competition. It's like big businessmen and factory owners who oppose unions so they don't make too many demands on their workers.

“It's a metaphor [and] It's clearly a derogatory usage, but they certainly don't take it in a racial sense,” Krikorian said.

Along with his “pedigree” comments, Nadler rubbed salt into the wound by claiming that immigrants are more important than Americans and are replacing Americans' absentee births.

This country needs immigrants. Forget the fact that our vegetables would rot in the ground if not harvested by many immigrants, many illegal immigrants.

The fact is that the country's birth rate is well below replacement level, which means the population will start to decline…this is a problem facing all major countries in the world. But few countries have the means to solve this problem through immigration. People want to immigrate to the United States…we're very fortunate in that respect, and we need to encourage that and properly regulate it.

“This country needs immigrants,” said Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler.

“If our vegetables are not harvested by many immigrants, many illegal immigrants, they will rot in the ground!” pic.twitter.com/CeVdev0qoN

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Nadler, like his colleague Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), sees evidence that immigration is the cause, not the cure, for Americans' declining birthrate amid stagnant wages and rising housing costs. did not mention that it was increasing.

“They say it's Americans' job to have children, so it's up to Congress to source more bodies through immigration,” Krikorian said, adding:

It is the government's responsibility to make sure that barriers are removed so that people can have as many children as they want, but survey data shows that couples are not having as many children as they would like.

Nadler's derogatory comments about Americans are common among pro-immigration Democrats.

“one day, [illegal] Rep. Delia Ramirez (D), a Chicago-born daughter of illegal immigrants, spoke at a September 2023 hearing.

At the same hearing where Mr. Nadler spoke, Indian-born Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said, “Study after study shows that the U.S. economy, both documented and undocumented, has been proven to be driven by immigration.”

Nadler's “pedigree” comments came after a media firestorm over Donald Trump's comments in October. claimed In September, he said immigrants were “contaminating the blood of our country.”

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Trump took a different view, downplaying the economic factors that draw or push reasonable immigrants to the United States. explanation Immigration and migration situation:

We know they are from prison. We know they come from psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. We know they are terrorists…it is poisoning the blood of our country. The situation is very bad and more and more sick people are arriving.

The Democratic Party pounced.

“I know there is debate as to whether the MAGA movement fully meets the classical criteria for fascism, but can we at least agree that its language is increasingly fascist?” answered Paul Krugman is new york times column. “We desperately need these [migrant] Workers, above all, because they help us address society's needs. elderly population,” he added.

“While running for president on a promise to rule as a dictator and threaten American democracy, Donald Trump parroted Adolf Hitler, praised Kim Jong Un, and criticized Vladimir Putin. “He guided his role model,” Biden 2024 spokesperson Ammar Moussa said. motion.

But critics avoided mentioning that America's elites refuse to rein in policies like increased immigration, free trade and diversity to promote national unity.

For example, Krugman's colleague David French said: new york times Explained the growing gap between elites and ordinary people:

This statement was so indefensible and offensive that many expected it to hurt President Trump. But the Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll found that 42% have more than one Perhaps the percentage of people who attended the Iowa Republican caucuses said: [poisoning the blood] statement will make them more The proportion who said they were more likely to support Trump was significantly higher than the 28% who said they were less likely to support Trump.

But Krugman, French, Moussa, and their progressive allies failed to notice the many “blood” quotes from Democrats and pro-immigration Republicans.

“We must recognize that our diversity and immigrants are the lifeblood of this city,” said Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) Said “We need to increase the number of visas for people who want to enter the country legally.”

New York City Mayor Eric Adams: “New York City has always been a place for dreamers and doers, and our immigrant heritage is the lifeblood of our city.” Said In April 2023.

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Immigration attorney Michelle Jacobson recently said, “Immigration has long been the lifeblood of the United States, infusing its culture, society, and economy with a vibrant tapestry of diversity and serving as a powerhouse of innovation.” Ta. Said The American Bar Association said in a statement posted on its website.

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The theme of lifeline has changed fashion slogans The interior decoration of a country where ethnic political groups are calling for a further influx of foreign “voters.” And investors argue that Americans need foreign workers to fill more shifts in the low-productivity consumer economy.

very few elite dare to admit Americans will instinctively disagree with the opinions of their country's leaders. reckless And they clearly prefer foreigners, or xenophiles, to their compatriots and their vulnerable children.

Some pro-immigration Republican politicians and supporters decried President Trump's foolish claims, while also citing the need for foreign blood for exhausted Americans.

“I think immigrants are the lifeblood of our country. It's important that we have immigrants,” said Congressman Tony. Gonzalez (R-TX) Said “Face the nation”

Regarding Donald Trump's statement that immigrants “contaminate our nation's blood,” @RepTonyGonzales “Immigration is the lifeblood of this country,” he says. But he added that “open borders” encouraged illegal immigration and “created this rhetoric and this anger.” pic.twitter.com/0qqXERJ2sX

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) December 17, 2023

“Far from being poison, immigrants are a life-saving blood transfusion into America's bloodstream.” answered Mark Thiessen, conservative columnist washington post. “There is no single bloodline in our nation that should be poisoned…For the first time in human history, we were built on ideas rather than blood and soil.”

Immigrants can also be better workers for some employers, Krikorian noted.

When employers say “immigrants are better workers,” that's not really the case [better than] This is the average for federal employees in the United States. What they're saying is that immigrants are better workers than any American they can hire — and that's probably true of immigrant employers, too.

But “that's no excuse for more immigration, because they're not going anywhere, whether it's ex-offenders or recovering addicts. They're our fellow citizens, and we want them We have to help,” he added.

Extract migration

Since at least 1990, the federal government has relied on extractive immigration to grow the economy, allowing investors to move high-wage manufacturing to low-wage countries.

Immigration policies rob poor countries of vast human resources.Additional workers, consumers and renters boost stock prices By lowering American wages, subsidizing less productive businesses, raising rents, and inflating real estate prices.

This economic policy has deprived many American-born people of careers in various business fields, reduced the productivity and political influence of American-born people, reduced high-tech innovation, and reduced government officials. It became possible to ignore policy. increased mortality rate About poor Americans.

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The policy also siphons jobs and wealth from core states by subsidizing coastal investors and government agencies with large numbers of low-wage workers, high-occupancy renters, and government-supported consumers. ing.

Policies like colonialism also killed thousands of immigrants, including many of the immigrants. Taxpayer-funded jungle trail Through the Darien Ditch in Panama.