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COMMENTS: Immigrants do not Count for Gibson
ABC anchor Charles Gibson began his California coverage with a survey of the bleak state of the state's economy, which may be large--"twice the size of India's"--but is shrinking. Consumers are not spending: a NASCAR race in Fontana had to discount tickets to fill the stands. Employers are not hiring: 4,500 applied for 500 part-time jobs at Dodger Stadium. Homes stand unsold: in the Inland Empire communities of Pomona and Covina and Rancho Cucamonga "swimming pools sit vacant and become breeding grounds for mosquitoes." Gibson insinuated that California's population is contracting too, citing the carefully-qualified statistic that the state has 1.5m fewer non-immigrants than a decade ago. Why do immigrants not count as residents too?
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