The Week (February 2)
“President Donald Trump’s immigration ideas may have already cost America trillions of dollars—with perhaps even more economic damage on the way…. This should all be alarming for an economy that has benefited so much from attracting the world’s best and brightest.”
Tags: Alarming, Best, Brightest, Economic damage, Economy, Immigration, Trump, U.S.
The Economist (October 29)
“Irredeemably dull by reputation, less brash and bellicose than America, Canada has long seemed to outsiders to be a citadel of decency, tolerance and good sense.” Especially now, “in this depressing company of wall-builders, door-slammers and drawbridge-raisers, Canada stands out as a heartening exception,” both in terms of immigration and free trade.
Tags: Canada, Decency, Dull, Free trade, Immigration, Tolerance, U.S.
The Economist (August 8)
“Germany is back in its old dilemma: too weak for hegemony, too large for balance. No other country can think of imposing solutions, but Europe will not allow Germany to do so either. That may mean that the EU’s biggest challenges—from immigration to preventing a British exit and fixing the euro—will continue to go unmet.”
Tags: Balance, Brexit, Challenges, Dilemma, euro, Europe, Germany, Hegemony, Immigration, Solutions
Washington Post (October 9)
The “Ebola virus is a sobering reminder that we live in a world more connected and fluid than at any time in human history…. Viruses and bacteria do not stop at passport control.”
Wall Street Journal (December 23, 2013)
To avoid the stagnation that has afflicted Japan, the U.S. should embrace immigration reform. Reform could lead to a younger population, innovation and entrepreneurship. “If Japan, a rapidly aging country with famously prohibitive immigration laws, teaches us anything, it is this: If you want to avoid a “lost decade,” open your doors to immigrants.”
Tags: Aging, Entrepreneurship, Immigrants, Immigration, Innovation, Japan, Laws, Lost decade, Population, Reform, Stagnation, U.S.
The Economist (June 15)
“Now Mr Abe’s eagerly awaited “third arrow” of structural reforms has fallen well short of the rings, let alone the bull’s eye. Indeed, it is so wide of the mark that one is left wondering if Abenomics has failed before it even properly began.” The disappointing third arrow consisted mainly of “old-fashioned industrial policy which has been tried, and has failed, before… Meaningful deregulation, labour-market reform and steps to make agriculture competitive in order to prepare for the TPP were all shelved. Truly bold measures, such as boosting immigration or changing the electoral system to give proper weight to young and urban voters, are off the agenda entirely.”
Tags: Abe, Abenomics, Agriculture, Deregulation, Electoral system, Immigration, Industrial policy, Japan, Reform, Structural reforms, Third arrow, TPP
Chicago Tribune (January 29)
In the U.S., immigration reform has been a lethal subject for politicians. That is changing. Now that a bipartisan group of Senators have lent support, immigration reform legislation, which would affect 11 million illegal immigrants, may pass. “Americans support it. Latino voters expect it. Democrats want it. Republicans need it.”
Tags: Democrats, Illegal immigrants, Immigration, Politicians, Reform, Republicans, U.S.
Washington Post (May 18)
“America’s complexion is changing, literally.” Unlike Japan and many European countries, America’s population has continued to grow, largely thanks to immigrants. As a result, “minorities now account for more than half the babies born in America, a milestone in the path toward what demographers forecast will be an overall majority-minority population in 30 years.”
Tags: Demographics, Europe, Immigration, Japan, Minorities, Population, U.S.
Wall Street Journal (February 17, 2012)
Basketball guard Jeremy Lin is capturing the hearts of NBA fans as he revives the hopes of the New York Knicks. He also provides a policy lesson. Originally from Taiwan, Lin’s parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s. “The policy lesson is that America wins when it welcomes talented people, whether or not they start semiconductor companies.”
Tags: Immigration, Jeremy Lin, Knicks, NBA, Taiwan, U.S.
Globe and Mail (February 11, 2012)Globe and Mail (February 11, 2012)
Canada may soon need to “join most other Western countries in raising its pension age to 67.” This will cause much debate, but Canada is actually “late entering this argument: Europeans have been having it for a decade.” Across the globe, demographics are being transformed as people live longer and choose smaller families. Were it not for immigration, Canada would have faced the pension age debate earlier.Canada may soon need to “join most other Western countries in raising its pension age to 67.” This will cause much debate, but Canada is actually “late entering this argument: Europeans have been having it for a decade.” Across the globe, demographics are being transformed as people live longer and choose smaller families. Were it not for immigration, Canada would have faced the pension age debate earlier.
Tags: Aging, Canada, Family size, Immigration, Pensions
