Using ‘Weasel Words” to Depict the Supposed Benefits of Immigration
Posted by Jack Martin | Jul 20, 2017 | Immigration Blog Posts, Jobs & Economy | 3 |
Lena Groeger, a journalist at ProPublica, provided an example of the use of ‘weasel words’ and biased analysis to convey the false impression that immigration is an economic boon (See ehttps://projects.propublica.org/graphics/gdp). It demonstrates the need to use critical thinking to evaluate the claims of mass immigration proponents.
Example 1: In the article, an economist claims, “…with immigration, you can flip a switch and massively grow the size of the country.” Groeger notes, that claim is “…referring to overall GDP, not per-capita GDP, which the analysis does not address.” The point is that an overall increase in GDP as a result of increased immigration may result in a decrease in per-capita GDP, i.e. the average earner is worse off.
http://immigrationreform.com/2017/07/20/using-weasel-words-depict-supposed-benefits-immigration/
