Comments on: Immigration http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/31 Ian Lance Taylor Wed, 7 Jan 2009 05:23:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Immigration by: fche http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/31#comment-3604 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:59:04 +0000 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/31#comment-3604 > Why do we have immigration restrictions in the U.S.? Does it make sense to advocate > for free trade and free flow of capital without also permitting free flow of labor? It used to be more that way, a century ago. But so many things were different then. > [...] There seems to be a real paranoia about immigration in some parts of the country. Most of the paranoia appears (rightfully) centered on the *illegal* immigration issue, which to this outsider seems surreal in ways. The lawnessness, the inherent black market, ghettoization are all reasonable concerns. The H1B appears to be a more straightforward economic protectionism matter. > Why do we have immigration restrictions in the U.S.? Does it make sense to advocate
> for free trade and free flow of capital without also permitting free flow of labor?

It used to be more that way, a century ago. But so many things were different then.

> […] There seems to be a real paranoia about immigration in some parts of the country.

Most of the paranoia appears (rightfully) centered on the *illegal* immigration issue,
which to this outsider seems surreal in ways. The lawnessness, the inherent black
market, ghettoization are all reasonable concerns.

The H1B appears to be a more straightforward economic protectionism matter.

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