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E-Verify is available right now on a voluntary basis. Florida, Arizona, and other states have made it mandatory for employers. It should be mandatory federally for all corporations. For example, in my state of Texas!
Trade is a bit of a tough issue.
Trade does increase GDP, and it’s true that a rising tide lifts all boats. And then we get to economist Alan Blinder’s question, Maybe people care more about their jobs than they do about being able to buy a bunch of cheap crap from Walmart? [my phrasing] If so, economists have been “barking up the wrong tree” [his words] for more than 200 years!
Blinder doesn’t give an answer. But at least he asks the question.
I’m a Democrat, but all the same, If you want a border Wall, fine, you get a Wall. And dear reader, whether you’re a classic conservative, a new type of Republican, etc, you already know it’s not going to solve every problem. I don’t need to tell you that.
And then, as THE regional Superpower we do have certain responsibilities regarding a refugee crisis. Heck, we are the world’s Superpower. Even though Covid and other things have been quite a blow [probably should have done both lockdown and un-lockdown quicker]
Trade is a bit of a tough issue.
Trade does increase GDP, and it’s true that a rising tide lifts all boats. And then we get to economist Alan Blinder’s question, Maybe people care more about their jobs than they do about being able to buy a bunch of cheap crap from Walmart? [my phrasing] If so, economists have been “barking up the wrong tree” [his words] for more than 200 years!
Blinder doesn’t give an answer. But at least he asks the question.
I’m a Democrat, but all the same, If you want a border Wall, fine, you get a Wall. And dear reader, whether you’re a classic conservative, a new type of Republican, etc, you already know it’s not going to solve every problem. I don’t need to tell you that.
And then, as THE regional Superpower we do have certain responsibilities regarding a refugee crisis. Heck, we are the world’s Superpower. Even though Covid and other things have been quite a blow [probably should have done both lockdown and un-lockdown quicker]
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