And they are much more skeptical of the very idea of having immigration limits, whereas the public - again, independents and Democrats, as well as Republicans, although not necessarily all in the same proportions - have a much stronger sense… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
The interesting point is that the polarization is not so much among the public, although there's some of that. The polarization on the immigration issue is really between the elites and the public. In other words, this is not so… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
But it's more an up-versus-down issue because the research has shown that opinion leaders, whether they're elected officials, journalists, business leaders - it's academics,… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
Of 472 civilian occupations defined by the Department of Commerce, only six are majority immigrant (legal and illegal). These six occupations account for 1… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
Well, because we're talking here about people who've been ordered deported and the administration has done nothing about actually making sure that they go… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
The effects of illegal immigration aren't that different from those of legal immigration —an illiterate Central American farmer with a green card is just… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
By holding down natural wage growth in labor-intensive industries, immigration serves as a subsidy for low-wage, low-productivity ways of doing business, retarding technological progress… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
In enforcement, you always have to have both a focus on the really worst actors - you know, gang bangers, in this case, drug… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
There's definitely a huge gap between the elite and public perceptions on immigration. — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
Well, enforcement theater is OK if it's reality theater. In other words, obviously, you want to make it clear, you want to make people… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
But the other audience, I think, is people in Central America because since last summer, they've been running ads down there - the United… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
Well, nobody's being deported - nobody - practically. And so what the people down there getting is the American government is telling us that… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
Assimilation is really a psychological process where you come to identify with a new country as yours. The ease of overseas travel and information… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
But the question is - are we deporting a couple hundred people for show or are we actually making a serious effort to remove… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
