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02/16/2008: "More jobs created by crackdown on illegals"

The business provisions of House Bill 1804, Oklahoma’s anti-illegal immigration legislation, may actually help Oklahoma weather the effects of any impending recession, State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, said Friday.

With the exodus of illegal immigrant workers, jobs should be more available to legal residents, he told Norman Chamber of Commerce members and guests.

[ Fewer people means we tighten our belts and do more with each job, but wages also rise. Cheap labor destroys this comfortable balance. ]

http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_046155857.html