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Nearly every econ paper on the economic benefits of immigration sounds like propaganda to people who aren't familiar with the literature, because the estimates
by Matticus_Rex 3y ago
Nearly every econ paper on the economic benefits of immigration sounds like propaganda to people who aren't familiar with the literature, because the estimates of the effects are absolutely massive. It's not intuitive to people, because they don't understand the massive efficiency gains from trade in enlarging the pie. To most people the entire idea of pies that aren't fixed is unintuitive.
- User23 3y agoThat explains why mass immigration has been driving down real housing and health care costs. The pie, it grows! California has never been a more affordable place to live and start a family.
- Matticus_Rex 3y agoCalifornia's undocumented population hasn't been growing (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/16/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/16/what-we-k...)