I want you to read this story about the families — the American families — who have been separated by US immigration laws. It is heart-wrenching. Most offenses, civil or criminal, have statutes of limitation. Not so for illegal immigration. Most courts offer leniency for offenders who co-operate with law enforcement. Not so for illegal … Continue reading Immigration, a worse crime than child sex exploitation
I was struck by the beginning of this article published at the website of the anti-immigration group, Center for Immigration Studies: What are They Thinking: A Look at the Roman Catholic “Doctrine” on Immigration It takes little effort to notice and to conclude that the Roman Catholic Church has, in the past few years, intensified … Continue reading “The Christian Perspective on Immigration”
Both stand for unconscionable repression of millions. Abraham Lincoln would be appalled by those who seek to succeed him.
I just published a blog post titled gains from migration: GDP versus surplus where I make arguments similar to those in the blog post by Michael Clemens titled Do the Gains from International Migration “Go to the Immigrants”? But in true Caplanian fashion, I think it may be better to step back a bit and … Continue reading Benefits and harms to migrants: a meta-response
I made the following comment about Victor Davis Hanson at EconLog, in response to David Henderson’s recent post: Hanson’s argument seems to consist entirely of anecdotal evidence. Well, here’s my anecdotal evidence. I moved out to the Central Valley of California a year ago. I lived for a little while in southeast Fresno, then in … Continue reading Victor Davis Hanson
