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Tag: Immigration

A Veneer

Posted on January 14, 2022January 15, 2022 by Simon
 “All our immigration controls have is a veneer of decency.” Philippe Legrain author of Them and Us... Read More

A Great Nation

Posted on January 7, 2022December 29, 2021 by Simon
The USA attracts immigrants because, more than most countries, it rewards merit and forgives failure, it attempts to see all people as equal before the law and it is one of the best nations in the wor... Read More

Haitian Poverty

Posted on December 31, 2021November 29, 2021 by Simon
“The main reason Haitians suffer in poverty is not because they are from Haiti but because they are in Haiti.” From Them and Us by Philippe Legrain... Read More

The Case for Immigration

Posted on December 24, 2021November 29, 2021 by Simon
“The case for allowing people to move is simply put: openness to newcomers is morally right, economically beneficial and culturally enriching.” From Them and Us by Philippe Legrain... Read More

Moving

Posted on December 17, 2021November 29, 2021 by Simon
“Generally people move to better themselves not bum off others.” From Them and Us by Philippe Legrain... Read More

Identity

Posted on December 10, 2021November 29, 2021 by Simon
“Immigrants typically feel a strong attachment to the country that has welcomed them.” From Them and Us by Philippe Legrain... Read More

Sharing

Posted on December 3, 2021November 29, 2021 by Simon
“We may not share a common ancestry but we share a present and a future.” From Them and Us by Philippe Legrain... Read More

Immigration Policy

Posted on November 19, 2021November 9, 2021 by Simon
“If the U.S. were to design an immigration policy from scratch that would most hurt growth it would be much like our current one.” Rich Karlgaard, Publisher Forbes Magazine... Read More

Immigration Overall

Posted on November 12, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon
“Overall immigration in America has worked out extremely well.” Ben Wattenberg in Fewer... Read More

Another Immigration Argument

Posted on November 5, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon
When people study history one or two hundred years from now. They will remember this era for two things: positively, because we began to explore space and negatively because we opposed most migration.... Read More
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