Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“Overall, immigration is good. You wouldn’t want to live in a country where nobody wanted to get in. Without a steady flow of incoming workers, businesses — particularly in specific sectors such as agriculture, meatpacking, and construction — would strain to find workers. Some companies would shutter, and others would provide clunkier service while increasing costs. Small-to-mid-size cities would lose population and revenue, forcing cuts in schools, police, and so on. However, too much immigration in a short period causes acute disruptions. States and cities struggle to find sufficient lodging. Schools can’t handle sudden increases in students who need to learn English. As with just-right inflation, Goldilocks immigration policy engineers an amount that’s just right—relatively slow, steady, reliable, and predictable.” [editor’s note: With open borders and a free market, immigration levels would optimize themselves – TLK] (11/14/24)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/11/14/the-hard-lesson-we-learned-about-immigration/