Let's Talk About Immigration (part 2)

This second conversation gets into the more widely discussed arguments about immigration. Countries that receive legal and illegal immigrants can profit from them. Countries that lose citizens may benefit from their people leaving, but they may also suffer. It's a complicated issue, but there's a fairly clear winner... if you want to be the winner.

Recommendations

• Abraham: Moneyball (https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/moneyball)
• Shane: 1984 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61439040-1984)

Links and References

1. Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational Migration Studies: Past Developments and Future Trends. In Annual Review of Sociology (Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp. 129–156). Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131816
2. https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2020/06/19/blog-weo-chapter4-migration-to-advanced-economies-can-raise-growth
3. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-countries-that-take-the-most-immigrants?slide=14
4. https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/immigrants-contribute-greatly-to-us-economy-despite-administrations
5. https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/north-american-century/benefits-of-immigration-outweigh-costs
6. https://thesciencebehindit.org/how-does-immigration-affect-the-u-s-economy/
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zftZI1M1S2Y&t=78s
8. https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0809/3-ways-immigration-helps-and-hurts-the-economy.aspx#:~:text=Economically%2C%20those%20in%20favor%20of,%2Dborn%20low%2Dskilled%20workers.
9. https://www.fwd.us/news/immigration-facts-the-positive-economic-impact-of-immigration/
10. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR244.html
11. https://www.aclu.org/other/immigrants-and-economy
12. https://www.thebalancemoney.com/how-immigration-impacts-the-economy-4125413
13. https://wol.iza.org/articles/effect-of-emigration-on-home-country-political-institutions/long
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqnRMU1fTs
15. https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/colossus.htm

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