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___Uniqueness/Internal – Economy is now in recovery checking unemployment is

critical to maintaining growth.

Abromowitz et Al, December 2009 [David, Heather Boushey, Michael Ettlinger, Kate Gordon,
Bracken Hendricks, Andrew Jakabovics, Michael Linden, David Madland, Sarah Rosen Wartell, American
Progress writers “Meeting the Jobs Challenge”
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/12/jobs_challenge.html]

The U.S. economy is now in “recovery” in the eyes of most economists. Gross domestic product grew at a 2.8
percent pace in the third quarter of 2009—the first growth in five quarters—and is expected to grow again in the fourth quarter.
But the challenge of sustained job creation remains ahead of us. The economy is still shedding close to 200,000 jobs
per month and we have yet to have a month with net job growth since the Great Recession began in December 2007. Indeed, there are
increasing indications that even if the economy continues to grow it will not do so at a pace fast
enough to absorb quickly the 16 million people now out of work and searching for a job. Slow job
creation in and of itself could stall the nascent recovery. Consumer spending accounts for about
70 percent of U.S. GDP and unemployed workers are unable to be the customers that
businesses need to see before they hire and invest. Dampened consumption from
unemployment drags down economic growth. Congress and the Obama administration understand this danger. Since
January, they have taken significant steps—most notably the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—to get the economy back on track.
In addition, the Federal Reserve eased credit conditions and continues to keep interest rates low to encourage investment. The actions of Congress, the
administration, and the Fed are to be applauded. The fact that we are now emerging out of a Great Recession and not mired in a second Great Depression
should not be taken for granted. The ARRA economic recovery package provided a much-needed boost to economic growth in the third quarter and
saved or created upwards of 1 million to 1.5 million jobs. Even though we haven’t seen net job growth, saving jobs is
just as important as creating them amid a sharp economic downturn. For every worker not laid
off, there are fewer unemployed adding to the historically high six unemployed workers vying
for every job opening. Recovery dollars will continue to pump up demand and add jobs to the economy as the remaining $553 billion is
spent in 2010.

___Amnesty would cost jobs, depress wages, kill social security, and would increase
the flux of illegal’s

Smith, Ranking member of the house judiciary committee, 2009 [Lamar, June, “Amnesty makes no sense,
https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?LNAUTHMETHOD=rpa-uxpl-004]

Unemployment hit 15.5% last month for American workers without high school diplomas.
It makes no sense to give amnesty or a
"path to citizenship" to millions of illegal immigrants who would compete with unemployed
Americans for scarce jobs and drive down their wages. Amnesty would hurt American
taxpayers. After illegal immigrants are legalized, they'd become eligible for federal, state and local taxpayer-
funded benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Most illegal immigrants don't
earn enough to pay taxes. Even when they do, the benefits they receive outweigh the taxes paid.
Amnesty would threaten to bankrupt Social Security. According to the Social Security Administration, most illegal
immigrants who received amnesty would collect thousands of dollars more in benefits than
they paid into the system. Granting amnesty would increase illegal immigration. Since Congress passed
the last "one-time" amnesty in 1986, the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has jumped to more than 12 million.Amnesty sends the message that if
you just get into the country, even illegally, you can stay indefinitely. Amnesty rewards illegal immigrants with the right to live and work in the U.S. That
is unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who play by the rules, wait their turn and come in to the U.S. the right way. And selling amnesty to
lawbreakers for the price of a fine would demean the value of the greatest honor our country can bestow: citizenship. To achieve immigration reform, the
choices are not just amnesty or mass deportation. A strategy of "attrition through enforcement" would dramatically reduce the number of illegal
immigrants over time. If the federal government enforced our immigration laws, especially those that target the employment of illegal workers, many
illegal immigrants would simply return home because they can't get jobs. Others would never come to the USA in the first place because they would not
be hired. A Zogby poll in 2006 found that a majority of voters prefer this approach over others. Amnesty would cost Americans
their jobs, depress wages, burden taxpayers and encourage even more illegal immigration. On the
other hand, enforcing immigration laws would increase respect for the rule of law and reduce illegal immigration.

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___Global economy recovery key to prevent nuclear World War III
O'Donnell, 2009 Baltimore Republican Examiner writer and Marine Corps Reserve squad leader, 9
[Sean, 2-26-2009, The Baltimore Republican Examiner, "Will this recession lead to World War III?," http://www.examiner.com/x- 3108-Baltimore-
Republican- Examiner~y2009m2d26-Will-this- recession-lead-to-World-War- III]
Could the current economic crisis affecting this country and the world lead to another world war? The answer may be found
by looking back in history. One of the causes of World War I was the economic rivalry that existed between the nations of
Europe. In the 19th century France and Great Britain became wealthy through colonialism and the control of foreign resources. This forced other
up-and-coming nations (such as Germany) to be more competitive in world trade which led to rivalries and
ultimately, to war. After the Great Depression ruined the economies of Europe in the 1930s, fascist movements
arose to seek economic and social control. From there fanatics like Hitler and Mussolini took over Germany and
Italy and led them both into World War II. With most of North America and Western Europe currently
experiencing a recession, will competition for resources and economic rivalries with the Middle East,
Asia, or South American cause another world war? Add in nuclear weapons and Islamic fundamentalism
and things look even worse. Hopefully the economy gets better before it gets worse and the terrifying
possibility of World War III is averted. However sometimes history repeats itself.