 Re: The Economic Case for Immigration
Given the crime effects were easily dismissed I've been out there trying to find some negative analysis into immigration. An interesting paper found is Peach (2007, Institutionalist Perspectives on Immigration Policy, Journal of Economic Issues, Vol 41, pp 369-374):
There are several opposing opinions for and against increasing or decreasing immigration restrictions. Several economists, including Thorstein Veblen, believed that there should exist less restrictive policies as restricting migration would prohibit the growth of industrial efficiency. However, economists such as John R. Commons believed that a more lenient immigration policy would lead to class conflicts and an influx of a less desirable class of immigrant.
Less desirable class of immigrant? To what extent does immigrant restriction reflect a negative view of racial types?
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