Slant, Writing the Bias of the Publisher: I just read an interesting article at CNN.COM. The basis of the article was a set of factual data regarding population growth trends in some major cities. But what I found interesting was the conclusions that they derived from that data, without any facts to support their conclusions.
Here is the scenario: a given city (pick one) sees its population stay even. However, when they drill down they find that immigrants are coming in at high levels, non-immigrants are leaving at high levels. Therefor, according to the CNN article, "Immigrants Stabilize Big-City Populations". The article offered that we should be embracing immigrants to our cities as they are keeping the population levels where they should be.
But I see other possible conclusions to this data. Not that any of these are correct, but they all could be valid with some additional investigation.
Immigrants Driving Non-Immigrants to Suburbs
Citizens seek successes outside of the city
Either of these might be valid arguments, although I don't have any data to know if it is true. And, I don't want to make an argument for ether of these cases. That isn't the point. The point is that the bias of a publishing empire can certainly sway people with just the littlest effort.
Here is the scenario: a given city (pick one) sees its population stay even. However, when they drill down they find that immigrants are coming in at high levels, non-immigrants are leaving at high levels. Therefor, according to the CNN article, "Immigrants Stabilize Big-City Populations". The article offered that we should be embracing immigrants to our cities as they are keeping the population levels where they should be.
But I see other possible conclusions to this data. Not that any of these are correct, but they all could be valid with some additional investigation.
Immigrants Driving Non-Immigrants to Suburbs
Citizens seek successes outside of the city
Either of these might be valid arguments, although I don't have any data to know if it is true. And, I don't want to make an argument for ether of these cases. That isn't the point. The point is that the bias of a publishing empire can certainly sway people with just the littlest effort.
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The primary purpose of a stable population is a stable tax base. Illegal immigrants do not pay local or state or federal taxes. They instead put an increased demand on the welfare system.
For what ever reason, it is common to have multiple Hispanic families living in an apartment. So the "stable" population isn't keeping the economy alive in any sense.
What you saw on CNN was a government encouraged plea to embrace the illegal immigrants. There are numerous indications that the Bush Administration intends to grant immunity to 100% of the illegals living here. Then you will see the immediate and utter destruction of the welfare system.
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