Tweets to Michael Hiltzik

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@hiltzikm
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Michael Hiltzik
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Los Angeles
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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author. Read my book Big Science and my blog at https://t.co/XfRAFQVUlJ. mhiltzik@latimes.com
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From @24aheaddotcom
.@hiltzikm: won't immigration reform let some # of those covered compete w/ a set of Americans they don't currently compete with for jobs?
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.@hiltzikm: i.e., illegal alien who could only work in cheap motel as maid will be able to work for #Walmart after getting legalization. #oo
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.@hiltzikm: 2nd try: would those in #immigration reform be able to move up in the job mkt & compete for jobs they couldn't get before? #ows
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From @24aheaddotcom
.@hiltzikm: your post says nada about lower wages for Americans as implied by CBO study; it's delusional that Americans wouldn't be harmed.
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From @Glaivester
.@24AheadDotCom @hiltzikm, you say lower wages due only to new lower-wage workers; current workers' wages unaffected. But...
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From @Glaivester
.@24AheadDotCom @hiltzikm ...how many "current workers" are illegal aliens whose wages would likely go up? What wld happen to legal workers?
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From @Glaivester
RT @24AheadDotCom: .@hiltzikm: that is, would legalized former illegal aliens be able to move up in the job market & compete for jobs they …
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From @Glaivester
RT @24AheadDotCom: .@hiltzikm: would legalizing illegal aliens increase competition for lower-skilled jobs illegal aliens (kinda) can't do …
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From @24aheaddotcom
.@hiltzikm: that is, would legalized former illegal aliens be able to move up in the job market & compete for jobs they couldn't get before?
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From @24aheaddotcom
.@hiltzikm: would legalizing illegal aliens increase competition for lower-skilled jobs illegal aliens (kinda) can't do now like WalMart?
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From @24aheaddotcom
.@hiltzikm: Elmendorf punts on who'd be harmed: http://factcheck.org/2013/06/the-facts-on-cbos-immigration-report #immigration #ows #occupy
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From @hiltzikm
.@24AheadDotCom Thnx for tweeting a study that supports my position. Well played!
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From @Glaivester
.@hiltzikm @24AheadDotCom I note the factcheck doesn't "debunk" unemployment claims.
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From @24aheaddotcom
.@hiltzikm: regarding "millions of Americans", would you say CBO's wage lowering would only occur among illegal aliens? Because that's nuts.

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