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June 29, 2014 0

100% of U.S. Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants

By News Desk

The Center for Immigration Studies reports All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants .  Actually, greater than 100% of jobs went to immigrants because the number of non-immigrants holding a job is  negative, and the total must equal 100%. On a population adjusted basis, the numbers look horrific

June 25, 2014 0

Diving Into the GDP Report of -2.9% Growth

By News Desk

Let’s dive into the First Quarter 2014 Third Estimate from the BEA for some weather-details. Real GDP declined 2.9 percent in the first quarter, after increasing 2.6 percent in the fourth. The downturn reflected a downturn in exports, a larger decrease in private inventory investment, a deceleration in PCE, and downturns in nonresidential fixed investment and in state and local government spending, partly offset by an upturn in federal government spending