Krugman says more:From
Economist's View:
Notes on Immigration, by Paul Krugman, Money Talks, NY Times: Immigration is an intensely painful topic for a liberal like myself, because it places basic principles in conflict. Should migration from Mexico to the United States be celebrated, because it helps very poor people find a better life? Or should it be condemned, because it drives down the wages of working Americans and threatens to undermine the welfare state? I suspect that my March 27 column will anger people on all sides; I wish the economic research on immigration were more favorable than it is.
Read it all. And keep in mind the following: "threatens to undermine the welfare state".
posted by Quiddity at 3/28/2006 06:17:00 AM
I submit that immigration reform being an issue that could divide liberals is the very reason Bush is putting it so high on his agenda right now.
The threat of undermining the welfare state is much greater from Republicans than from illegal immigrants.
