But there is plenty of evidence for it. Also, look at the scandalous H-1B program by which rich computer moguls are allowed to dump American workers for foreigners. But journalists continually repeat the same old line. There are other deleterious economic effects. For example, a constant glut of low-wage immigrant workers brings down wages for other workers.
Immigration brings more crime.
That's a fact. Which suggests that the immigration selection system is not too effective. Many immigrants are not assimilating, many do not want to become Americans, and some are openly disloyal. In the Southwest, a racist, anti-American secessionist movement is growing. Antonio Villaraigosa, former Speaker of the California Assembly, and presently candidate for L.A. mayor, was associated with MEChA, a Latino equivalent of Aryan Nation, and has never renounced the organization.