tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post5182601692717672055..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: If we can’t stop immigration why make it illegal.Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-772858658157755032013-10-03T23:22:16.154-06:002013-10-03T23:22:16.154-06:00Aicha435: 50/50
And ... this will never happen be...Aicha435: 50/50<br /><br />And ... this will never happen because farmers have political power and they've always payed illegals under the table. An update to the system like you suggest would reduce their surplus. Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-55430647046971877742013-10-02T14:19:44.457-06:002013-10-02T14:19:44.457-06:00I would agree with you that relaxing immigration l...I would agree with you that relaxing immigration laws could help to solve the illegal immigrant problem in America; however, I don’t believe we will be able to get a handle on illegal immigration until we can stop to practice of paying under the table. As long as companies are willing to engage in such activities, there will be always be those willing to do the work. I think reform is needed Aicha435https://www.blogger.com/profile/10420232832436492637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-67713786729101646952010-10-26T13:38:47.548-06:002010-10-26T13:38:47.548-06:00-2 on MIA for multiple spelling and grammatical er...-2 on MIA for multiple spelling and grammatical errors.<br /><br />If there's one thing the last 2 years should make clear, it's that one way to slow down immigration is to have a good recession. <br /><br />This is a problem that isn't fundamentally about the law and enforcement, which is why they are making such a hash of it. <br /><br />People come here for 2 reasons: 1) the Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-67373689371358598212010-10-14T15:21:53.658-06:002010-10-14T15:21:53.658-06:00If we were to deport the "illegals", the...If we were to deport the "illegals", the supply of labor would decrease in jobs which, quite frankly, many American's are "too good for." That probably would raise prices on many products that we regularly use as Americans. Perhaps with current economic conditions, however, more American's would be open to those jobs. I believe that prices would still rise, howeverJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915029944970636949noreply@blogger.com