Susie
09-23-2007, 02:46 AM
Economy Not Reliant On Immigration
By Dan Stein
Investors Business Daily, September 18, 2007
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If the nation's output continued to grow during a period of slowing growth in population, this would contribute to the growth in GDP per capita. However, because there are other economic forces at play in shaping the national product, that is not a clear-cut prospect.
Nevertheless, the nation's history with low-level immigration and the economic growth during that period provides evidence that it is wrong to suggest that our economy will suffer if immigration and guest worker programs are not increased — as business interests are currently asserting.
On the contrary, it suggests that the economy would continue to be healthy if immigration were significantly reduced.
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http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1502&status=article&id=275005865571172
By Dan Stein
Investors Business Daily, September 18, 2007
. . .
If the nation's output continued to grow during a period of slowing growth in population, this would contribute to the growth in GDP per capita. However, because there are other economic forces at play in shaping the national product, that is not a clear-cut prospect.
Nevertheless, the nation's history with low-level immigration and the economic growth during that period provides evidence that it is wrong to suggest that our economy will suffer if immigration and guest worker programs are not increased — as business interests are currently asserting.
On the contrary, it suggests that the economy would continue to be healthy if immigration were significantly reduced.
. . .
http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1502&status=article&id=275005865571172