Morning Journal--More on immigration

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            The ADP private payroll report was up 7,000 versus expectations of down 13,000.

            Weekly jobless claims rose 38,000 versus estimates of a 20,000 increase.

            http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/01/weekly-initial-unemployment-claims_31.html

            December personal income jumped 2.6% versus forecasts of up 0.7%; personal spending was up 0.2% versus expectations of up 0.3%.

           

   Other

            December German retail sales plunged 4.7%.

Politics

  Domestic

More thoughts on immigration (medium):

http://www.steynonline.com/5376/who-are-we

  International War Against Radical Islam

            The Middle East is starting to heat up again (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-30/israeli-jets-bomb-syrian-military-site