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Bad governments create externalities, a.k.a. refugees

November 24, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Migrants entering EU via Slovenia

Bad governments produce refugees, hundreds of thousands of them — fleeing for their lives, livelihoods, or both. The US is by no means alone in facing unwanted crowds of refugees heading for its borders. For some countries under some circumstances, refugees can be a boon. Europe’s refugees who came to US shores in the 19th […]

Filed Under: Immigration  Tagged: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, immigration, Libya, Myanmar, refugees, Syria, Venezuela

Mexico should take in the migrants or stop their passage to the US

June 21, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Migrants climbing over the wall south of San Diego

A previous Founders Broadsheet set down what we believe to be the principles of a sound immigration policy. We believe those principles still hold but wish to update them with some topical comments in the wake of the firestorm over the Trump administration’s alleged mistreatment of migrant children. The firestorm has provided non-stop haters of […]

Filed Under: Immigration  Tagged: guest worker program, Luis Videgaray, Mexico

Immigration fight: US to be Founders’ constitutional republic or Democrats’ Brave New World welfare state?

January 26, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Former Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, arms extended in "I'm here to save the world" gesture

In a previous Founders Broadsheet we outlined the contours of what we consider a good US immigration policy would look like. We said that among the qualifications that should be demanded of permanent residents eligible to become citizens would be a “cultural background likely to adapt well to life in the US and its laws” […]

Filed Under: Immigration  Tagged: Angelo Codevilla, California, FBI, Joe diGenova, John Podesta, Justice Department, Obama administration

Sunday (1-14-2018) Principles of a good immigration policy outlined: guest workers, merit-based entry, not restrictionist

January 14, 2018 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Migrant farm workers in strawberry fields

The purpose of a good immigration policy is to insure that the US and its citizens flourish. A large and growing population increases the division of labor, productivity, national wealth, and the number of creative people available to benefit society through their innovations. For the last-named reason, it’s especially important that US immigration policy attract […]

Filed Under: Immigration, Policy  Tagged: guest worker program, immigration policy, RAISE act, US-Mexican border wall

Thursday (01/11/2018) President Trump backs House Immigration Reform bill; hard right and hard left are critical

January 11, 2018 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

Immigration bill Surprisingly, Breitbart’s characterization of the House Immigration bill (“President Trump Backs House Immigration Reform Bill”) is much more accurate than the New York Times‘. The Times editorializes with strong verbs and adjectives beginning with the headline. Breitbart has the grace to save its hard-right editorializing until the end of its coverage. The online edition of the Washington […]

Filed Under: Immigration, Policy  Tagged: Conrad Black, Kim Jong-un, Never Trump, public-private partnerships, surveillance reform, Tucker Carlson

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