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Trump Unveils Legislation Limiting Legal Immigration
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A group of 1,470 economists released a letter to the president, saying that "the benefits that immigration brings to society far outweigh their costs, and smart immigration policy could better maximize the benefits of immigration while reducing the costs."
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Here's the brief letter from April 2017: An Open Letter from 1,470 Economists on Immigration
So...what would be "smart" immigration policy that maximizes benefits and minimizes costs? And are all the benefits/opportunities strictly economic in some immediate sense? Or are there longer-term considerations that are social/political/economic/cultural etc.
The current proposal, as best I can tell, seems to ostensibly attempt "smart" reform. But it just feels sort of xenophobic, selfish, spiteful, and short-sighted.
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A group of 1,470 economists released a letter to the president, saying that "the benefits that immigration brings to society far outweigh their costs, and smart immigration policy could better maximize the benefits of immigration while reducing the costs."
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Here's the brief letter from April 2017: An Open Letter from 1,470 Economists on Immigration
So...what would be "smart" immigration policy that maximizes benefits and minimizes costs? And are all the benefits/opportunities strictly economic in some immediate sense? Or are there longer-term considerations that are social/political/economic/cultural etc.
The current proposal, as best I can tell, seems to ostensibly attempt "smart" reform. But it just feels sort of xenophobic, selfish, spiteful, and short-sighted.
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