Julian Simon tackled many controversial issues when he was alive, but none more so than the immigration issue.
As we think about what should be done about our illegal Haitian immigration issue, a read of the following essay by Dr. Simon is instructive.
THE CASE FOR ADMITTING MANY MORE IMMIGRANTS
Julian L. Simon
By increasing somewhat the flow of immigrants - from about 600,000 admissions per year to about 750,000 per year - the immigration legislation passed by Congress late in 1990 improves the standard of living of native-born Americans. The bill represents a sea change in public attitude toward immigration. It demonstrates that increasing immigration substantially is politically possible now. That's all good news, and we should celebrate it.
The bad news is that the legislation does not greatly increase immigration. The new rate is still quite low by historical standards. A much larger increase in numbers - even to, say, only half the rate relative to population size that the United States accepted around the turn of the century - would surely increase our standard of living much more.
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