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The best, strongest interpretation of PG's essay merits far less charity than even exists in this thread. There is barely anything of substance in the whole pie
by Iftheshoefits 12y ago
The best, strongest interpretation of PG's essay merits far less charity than even exists in this thread. There is barely anything of substance in the whole piece, and the parts that are substantive are just so far out of line with the empirical data we have regarding this issue as to be baffling coming from somebody with the cache of PG. If I were not being "charitable" I'd use words like "peurile," "ignorant," "transparent demagoguery," and "thoroughly irrational." In the interest of being charitable, I'd simply describe the essay as being merely a master work on how to write a series of unsubstantiated assertions interleaved with assertions that have already been thoroughly debunked.
This doesn't even touch on the incredibly un-"charitable" opening to PG's essay, on which he explicitly casts opponents or those who might disagree with him as being anti-immigrant. There is no way to "charitably" interpret that sentiment in a positive way. It is purely negative and entirely unworthy of a person claiming to be interested in honest intellectual discussion.
- AndrewKemendo 12y agoso far out of line with the empirical data we have regarding this issue What is that empirical data? I'm curious, not being snide.
- davidw 12y ago> What is that empirical data? I'm curious, not being snide. Nearly everything I've read indicates that immigration doesn't really hurt wages, except perhaps those of recent immigrants.
- Xatter 12y agoSince you've asked here's some actual data on the issue at question Some raw data http://www.epi.org/publication/bp359-guestworkers-high-skill-labor-market-analysis/ http://www.epi.org/publication/bp359-guestworkers-high-skill... A good analysis of several data sets with links to raw data http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-i...
- argonaut 12y agoI think you are proving dang's point. Instead of challenging assumptions and conclusions, all you've done is call the post "peurile", "irrational", etc. I didn't particularly like the use of "anti-immigration people," but there is certainly a way to charitably interpret it. You would interpret it as just so - a phrase he's using to refer to people opposing loosened immigration policies, which unintentionally is a poor choice of words. Rather than uncharitably interpreting it as an an intentional attempt at putting down these people.
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