Bloomberg’s Solution For Ailing U.S. Cities: The Feds Should ‘Deliberately Force’ Them to Take Immigrants
- Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:27am by
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a solution for how ailing U.S. cities can boost economic output: the feds should “deliberately force” them to accept immigrants.
“There’s no reason why you have to have a common immigration policy for all of America,” Bloomberg said Tuesday. “You could let each state do it differently.”
“I would argue the federal government should go one step further. They should deliberately force some places that don’t want immigrants to take them, because that’s the only solution for these big, hollowed-out cities where industry has left and is never going to come back unless you get some people to move there,” he added.
Speaking at a Midtown forum where the topic was a new study titled “Not Coming to America: Why the US is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent,” Bloomberg also chastised the Obama administration for deporting more immigrants “than the last four or five presidents put together.”
The study, which was underwritten by a company owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas, claims that while the rest of the world is snatching up immigrant talent, the U.S. turns it away. In fact, according to the study, Canada “allows its provinces to set different immigration standards to attract the type of employees each region needs,” the New York Post reports. Bloomberg argued that the U.S. should adopt the Canadian strategy.
But careful to not fault President Barack Obama too much, Bloomberg said the nation’s failed immigration policies can be blamed on both parties.
“What‘s happened in government is they’re worried so much about getting re-elected, it’s become so partisan, that they just don’t even consider immigration as a real issue,” Bloomberg said.
“All they do is look to see what the politics of it are, and they never get around to discussing what the economics of it are or what the impact is on the educational system or business formation,” he added.
Bloomberg went on to say that the immigration debate has been set up around a “myth of masses of people coming across the border in the middle of the night,” and taking free stuff from the state, but that simply isn’t the case, according to Crain.
“The demagoguery against it has no basis,” Bloomberg said. “There are no heroes here. You show me anybody who has stood up.”
“The mayor credited immigrants with helping New York City’s economy rebound faster than the rest of the nation. He said he wasn’t ‘dissing everybody’ else, but that immigrants work harder and have helped to revitalize neighborhoods across the city,” Crain’s Daniel Massey writes.
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Mark0331
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:58am“Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.”
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gramma b
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:24pmHow will it help these cities to be forced to take more welfare recipients — unassimilated welfare recipients at that?
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:38pmThe Feds are forcing the States to take more immigrants already. Does this mean that they are going to increase (increase) the trough even more! This will grow the economy?
Report Post »Unix
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:39pmROFLMAO – Bloomberg is brain dead…the liberal/RINO policy he follows, and other liberal/RINO cities have hollowed out their own cities – sanctuary city comes to mind. They can keep the stinking illegals, don’t force them down our throats. Maybe you should be talking to Obamba and tell him to secure the boarders and ship the illegals out. Common sense is not a liberal strong point!
Report Post »KeystoneState
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:02pmTranslation- The fed should force illiterate illegal aliens, (who are easier to lie to because we haven’t had a chance to wear out our lines with them yet), nto the cities to replace the minorities that were there before who have finally gotten wise and moved out, so us lefties still have enough votes to keep our power, because cheating alone will no longer assure us victory. Mayor Bloomberg.
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:03pmWhat if your church hired a pastor to preach the Bible on Sunday to the congregation but during the week he started teaching witchcraft to church members. How long would the church survive?
This is where we are at in America.
We have a similar treasonous situation in Washington. Washington was elected to uphold and defend the Constitution, a oath sworn, but many top public servants in Washington are pushing the one world gov. UN backed communist agenda and many marxist policies and attacking the Constitution. Our liberty is being stolen – Patriot Act, NDAA, TSA assaults, DHS intrusion, fusion centers, FEMA camps being built in preparation of a takeover. What should you do if Nov. fails?
The Costitution gives even the minority the right to enforce liberty. In the past millions of our ancestors have died for liberty. The whole world crys for liberty. Will you give yours away?
“Stand by our country, not by the President, except to the degree that he stands by our country. IT IS UNPATRIOTIC NOT TO OPPOSE HIM to the extent he fails in his duty to stand by his country. IT IS UNPATRIOTIC NOT TO TELL THE TRUTH.” ― Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGaDAThOHhA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdXfUAkMUI
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:05pmYou get people to produce more, when they get to keep a greater percentage of what they produce.
Immigrants might produce more than natives if, where they came from was harsh, but eventually they throttle back
I saw that with my spouse. They were like why break my back if the government is just going to tax at ever higher marginal rates.
People who think like a Bloomberg should have shock collar placed on them.
Better yet the shock collars should be linked to a thought reader. Every time they think a bad thought they should get shocked. Bloomberg would go spastic permanently if fitted with such a collar.
Report Post »ki2cool22
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:48pmBLOOMBERG YOU ARE A MORON
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ginge
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:55pmThe reason Bloomberg and other internationalist want cities to be forced to take immigrants is simple. The US economy is purposely being destroyed so our wealth can be redistributed. The World Trade Organization has determined that our workers take too much in salary and benefits. The US must have workers who don’t make so much money for their labor. Otherwise,we can not compete with world for jobs.Less jobs means less tax revenue. Of course Bloomberg needs more low wage workers to keep his job.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:30pmIf GOD… then we can stop Praying!
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:52pmIs he getting his peyote from Biden’s supplier? Whatever he’s ingesting is affecting his brain.
Report Post »little big man
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:59pmMaybe we could get another country to take mayor mikie. this way we can get rid of him.
Report Post »little big man
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:02pmwho let the idiot out of his cage.
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:28pmWhy am I not surprised to learn that a Jew is demanding America open its borders to more 3rd world immigrants? By the way who wrote the inscription on the Statue of Liberty? lol The nerve of these people.
Seek out who were the prime movers behind the 1965 Immigration Act and begin to ask yourself how does incorporating 10s of millions of Mexicans and Africans into our midst really help the future of White American and civilization in general? Seriously. This is simply one more act of Treason against America and the savage should be excuted for it.
Report Post »progoyim
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 4:06pmI don’t think I heard qualified legal immigrant .The U.S admits more people then the rest of World combined
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:12pmWell the Good mayor has given us a peek into how he sees the Relationship between Our Government Rulers and the Ruled in this Country.
Report Post »SaintzOfAk
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:14pmCan anyone make sense of this incoherent babble…i can, DESTROY SOVEREIGNTY!. I hope this Jack@$$ fool trips into wet concrete.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 6:47pmTech11 @ I see Jews Everywhere.
Report Post »You’re getting better at writing Jews into your posts.. Congrats it only took you 5 words in the above post.
4truth2all
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 8:23pmForce = freedom … some how that doesn’t seem right …
Force = communism … there ya go …
Report Post »goofyfoot
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 10:23pmWhat if we put our prison inmates to work doing the grunt labor instead of bringing in “migrant workers”?
What if we took action to actually motivate US companies to keep their manufacturing plants in the US?
What if we developed our high school and university curriculum for real life?
I am a high school, career and technical teacher in Utah, and we actually have our students get internships at places in which they want to work or study in college. Before I started teaching, I worked at a couple of very well known computer corporations…. I teach what my students need to get jobs.
Report Post »Watcher1952
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:58amOK now…Detroit you must take 25 thousand illegal immigrants, they don’t speak AMERICAN, they don’t have jobs so you must take care of them until the jobs come in. Oh and BTW their families will be following them in a week. Find them housing…food…educate them……We the government can’t help with money cuz we are broke so Detroit and Michigan has to come up with the money….raise the taxes further on the working class people…..Hell yes it makes sense to me.. :)
Report Post »gpk
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:15pmBomb Detroit. That place is finished.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:27pm@GPK
Report Post »It’s not worth the price of a Bomb!
Incredulous321
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:43pmNext they’ll try a modern form of impressment or quartering of foriegn troops. Let’s just cut to the chase. Everyone with a home worth more than $50,000 must quarter illegal alliens. The homeowner must feed them, cloth them, provide them with a monetary allowance, and pay all their utilities, and make sure they’re signed up for Obama Care, and food stamps, and school. Failure will be met by loss of your home and loss of access to any social safety net.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:57amIs he… a Communist or a Nazi?
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:10pmLittle difference between the two, so take yer pick.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:26pmBoth , he is a communaz. Beside lacking common sense. The US has taken on to many burdens so many we can no longer take care of our own. As a nation there is only so much we can do our food supply is limited by govermant regulations so now we import from south america! When illegals enter they come in without a passport. Try to go out of this country without one you can’t. Our goverment just uses these people for political pawns and cheap labor which in itself is a sin because of intent and God know.
Report Post »Ne_FAL
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:31pmMayor Bloomberg is neither Fascist or Communist what he is however is a mouth breathing knuckle dragging embarrassment to carbon based lifeforms. A thought that the Bloomberg hasn’t considered is how can you force a free people to do anything ? Not just the cities & states but the immigrants themselves ? Once in the country aren’t they free to come & go as they please?
Report Post »JimL
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:36pmRick: there’s plenty of food– distribution, that’s another thing.
Report Post »yohannbiimu
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:38pmAyn Rand correctly connected the two, stating that they are different sides on the same coin. People who say that Communists are “left” and Nazis are “right” cannot explain how a Nazi is in any way connected with someone with conservative ideology. A Nazi is a nationalist collectivist, and a Communist is an international collectivist. In terms of what they have done to populations who have suffered beneath their reigns, there is very little difference. They are totalitarian, and are essentially the same.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:23pm@YOHAN…
I thought Trotsky was for Internationalism against Stalin?
Anyway… agreed… where SkinHeads & Black Panthers are just more Variations, only proposing a Different Leadership!
Report Post »SLOWBIDEN
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:03pmHitler said in “ Mein Kompf” that the only difference between communism and fascism is race.
Report Post »SLOWBIDEN
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:05pmHitler said in “ Mein Kompf ” the only difference between communism and fascism is race.
Report Post »Constructionist
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:55amLet‘s all take a few minutes to reflect on the difference between ’illegal immigrants‘ and ’immigrant talent’. Sure, we turn away talented, educated immigrants.. if they’re European.
Let’s also consider which political party is now advocating that the federal government should determine where Americans get to live.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:07pmCould it be just another attempt to stack the deck for Democrat voters so they overtake areas that vote Republican? After all we know these “immigrants” will eventually have the ability to vote if they don’t already.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:36pmThere can only be so many Mexican and Chinese restaurants. I have had no experience with muslim immigrants, but from what I have seen, they will only take welfare and build mosques. Bloomberg doesn’t have a clue, but then he has never held a REAL job, so he doesn’t know.
Report Post »sy212
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:52amThese libs are unreal. Why don’t I just open my doors and let these illegals live in my house?
Report Post »JimL
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:08pmFree to serve versus forced to surrender
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:51amTranslation – forced resettlement projects; first with illegals in ‘safe cities’ and then the forced detention and movement of any US Citizen or group of them the Feds deen ‘necessary for the interests of the state.’ In short, tyranny 101.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:06pmSNOW you are right on point- its the first step in that direction
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:10pmWhere does this jackass get off? Let him take some of his BILLIONS and provide housing for them, except they are ILLEGAL. What part of that doesn’t anyone seem to understand??? Can you name ANY other country in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD that allows people to sneak in, unobstructed to their COUNTRY, stay there, get $$$ and benefits there? I think my head is going to explode before this (our last possibly) election. SHOW me one other country that I can just waltz into in the world…just one other! Bloomberg, take your salt and your illegals and YOU take a powder….and SHUT UP.
Report Post »gpk
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:17pmWarsaw ghetto ring a bell? We are going down the wrong path.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:28pmAgreeed, but we need to remember that we already have a federally mandated program in place to control where certain classes of people live. It is called Section 8.
Report Post »Hey, Sec Clownitano, put up signs along the border in Spanish giving directions to NYC and then specifically to Bloomberg’s office. He could then take over the UN HQ, kick out the so-called diplomats, and house all his new citizens there.
Mayor Bloomberg, with all due respect, I strongly urge you to consult a dictionary and look up the difference between the words “legal” and “illegal.”
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 2:02pm@GPK – more than that, UN Agenda 21.
Report Post »JimL
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:51amGhettos of the 21 century, digital and now physical.
Report Post »DemonaLyn
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:50amhttp://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/05/23/media-blackout-obama-appoints-assassination-czar-137181/
Report Post »Rajabear1
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:50amWow NYC, this is YOUR town idiot. I say we ship all of our illegals from AZ to NYC, to well, you know, help their economy. I just want to be a good American and give all my support to the most important city in all of America…Lord knows our country would fall and crumble if NYC just happen to fall off into the ocean. So by all means, mayor, take what we have here in AZ cuz I don’t want to be selfish, and we will stumble along with our savings in healthcare,education and welfare costs while at the same time ‘encouraging’ employers to actually hire US citizens rather than our poor ‘immigrant’ population. (Immigrant is of course lib ‘code’ word for illegal aliens)
Report Post »fedupli
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:05pmWhat do you expect from a moron? This man has no idea what a drain on our society the illegals have become. They come here and immediately apply for foodstamps, housing, medicaide. Refuse to learn our language (ENGLISH BY THE WAY) and they we have to have ESL classes in our schools for the children of these immigrants and fund that program with our taxes as well.
Report Post »liberalescheisskopf
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 3:46pmOkay Mayor, lets house them in Gracie Mansion………
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:50am“that’s the only solution for these big, hollowed-out cities where industry has left and is never going to come back”
Report Post »OK, so there are no jobs there… so let’s import immigrants and put them on welfare? How did this guy get so rich?
RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:25pmInternally sponsored new Visigoths.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:03pmSimple, he got “rich” by attacking the rich. Just look at all the Limousine Liberals out there talking about the rich needing to paying their fair share. People like Obama, Piglosi, Dirty Harry, Michael S’moore, etc….etc… They all hate the rich and are themselves rich. They all preach the rich do not pay their fair share why they cheat on their taxes or don’t pay at all.
Mr.S’Moore made all his money attacking the rich in movies. This fat slob has made millions on millions using capitalism to promote the destruction of capitalism.
Al Gore has made almost a billion dollars preaching our doom over Global Warming, Global Cooling, Climate Change or what ever the money making buzz word of the day becomes. He flies around the world in his private jest spewing more green house gases than any of us would produce in 10 years. He has mansions around the country who’s light bill each month is higher than any of ours over a 10 year period.
Piglosi is worth millions and after trashing people working on wall-street – she calls her brokerage house to make another cool 5 million on illegal insider trading. Then takes off in her private jet to head back to her wine vineyard estate to preach the rich are not paying their fair share and she is just like us….
Our idiot President preaches hate for the rich and Wallstreet and then the same day flies off to the living rooms of wallstreet bankers and people from Emron to rake in millions for his re-election…
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:47amSend every last single illegal alien to NYC…to his front door. Screw you Bloomingbergnutjob.
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:47amCode speak for “help reduce the excess illegal population in ‘sanctuary’ cities” such as New York. If you want to rebuild industrial cities you must loosen regulations to allow Americans to actually produce something. Excessive regulation (which he seems to enjoy) are the real issue in post industrial America.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:55am@DMERWIN you hit the nail right on the head….these “sanctuary’ cities can no longer afford to profide for the illegals so they want to send them to other cities.
Just another step to Amnesty and Open Boarders that only America will have to follow…
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 12:04pmThe more I think about this and anyone with half a brain will know that if a city is already “ailing” and you send “immigrants” to the that the city will now have to provide resources for (because we all know that they will be sigining up for free handouts) will only cause the city to deteriorate even more.
Yea that is another great liberal/democratic ideal.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:47amOh yes, the government needs to ‘force’ lesser entities (cities) to do its bidding. Totalitarianism at its finest.
Whence was it determined that we young ones had to pay for the sins of the hippies and the degenerates that came before us? I have enough trouble of my own without paying for some superannuated 60‘s radical’s bullsj1t.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:46amyes great solution you tool. money really does rot the brain doesn’t it?! yes lets let more “talented” illegals come in it is working so well for LA right?
Report Post »Lotus503
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:46amThe Voters’ Solution For Ailing New York City: The New Yorkers Should ‘Deliberately Force’ Mayor Bloomberg Out of Office
Report Post »fedupli
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:57amHe never should have been granted the “permission” to run his last term. He is a control freak who is killing NYC. I live (thankfully) outside the city and don’t go there very often. He controls what foods are donated to homeless shelters, how much salt a chef can add to his/her recipe, smoking and non smoking buildings in NYC and so much more. He has gotten involved in every aspect of New Yorkers lives and they allow it. Restaurants get the Bloomberg’s thumps up if he agrees with their menu and restaurant. He is a dictator, most of NY is really awful now, and I can’t wait to move the he!! out of here.
Report Post »Tom K
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:59am@ LOTUS503 : Bingo ! New York City – you have the Mayor that you deserve. Sent ALL the illegals to N.Y.C. and let them camp in the mayor’s yard or lobby or whatever. Knucklehead ! And I WILL keep my gun, thanks.
Report Post »kspatriot
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:43amBloomberg is a COMPLETE IMBECILE!!! What needs to be done is to round up all of the IDIOTS like him and banish them from the country. It’s his knid of people that are DESTROYING America.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:42amIf they are LEGAL immigrants you do not have to force anyone to do anything — They are welcomed! That is why we have Ellis Island, the statue of Liberty and immigration Laws and a wide open FRONT DOOR!
Report Post »hatchetjob
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:41amI can’t believe this idiot!!! illegals aren’t going to help the economy, they’re going to collapse it by sucking on the government teat!!!
Report Post »caleejr
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:41amno Bloomberg – the solution is not to force cities to take immigrants – the solution is to stop paying people to sit on their @$$.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:39amBloomburg…and the rest of you liberals….once again…we will try to explain it to you as simple as possible because we know you all have a hard time understanding things……we are not against LEGAL IMMIGRATION….we are against ILLEGAL immigration that you and the rest of the Democrats and most Republicans support.
Is everyone in NY really that stupid that they elected this man….and will probably re-elect him once his term is up.
Report Post »cristo52
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:37amWhat a bizarre little man.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:42amThat’s it in a nutshell. Hopefully he will retire from his current job and enter an insane asylum. This idiot has gone completely bat sh*t crazy, drunk with his perception of his dictatorial powers.
Report Post »FromSeaToSea
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:35amWorth your time to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdBxpKqUvs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lil51T7UIrc&feature=endscreen&NR=
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:45amBoth, excellent videos.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:34amNo thank you boss Bloomberg people are FREE in this country to live where they choose .. and by “immigrants” we know you mean ILLEGAL ALIENS!
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:52amLOL.Boss Bloomberg! Very appropriate.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:33amThis man is a communist and partner with Obama in his agenda to destroy America. For Heaven’s sake, vote him out of office.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 1:29pmBloomberg a communist? Probably not. Just a oligarchist, who thinks he knows everything. He is a somewhat erudite man who saw a way to make a profit.
In finance it becomes harder to make large or modest profits as you become very big. So they resort to rigging the game.
Same in politics. It is hard to get stuff done higher up especially if politic climate id fractious. no problem. Just rule by decree.
Report Post »thegoldman
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:31amyou mean send them to Chicago ?
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:47amHe would certainly blend right in and feel comfortable. Birds of a feather….
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