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In the News: New Fortune Column on Why the Rich Should Pay the Costs of Immigration Reform

18 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by Alan Tonelson in In the News

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How can Americans break the impasse over immigration policy? My new column for Fortune proposes a solution that’s as outside-the-box as it should be obvious: Make the wealthiest Americans foot the bill for the expanded government services that will surely be needed by the influx of new arrivals bound to result from comprehensive immigration reform proposals.

After all, as the article documents, the affluent have been the major domestic beneficiaries of the dramatically increased flows of both legal and illegal immigrants into the United States recently. And they’ll surely be the major beneficiaries if the leading comprehensive reform programs create a path to citizenship for the current illegal population and thereby encourage many more low-income foreigners to seek entry.

Incidentally, the article was inspired by news reports that the bottom lines of WalMart and other big retailers have been hurt lately by cuts in food stamp spending and other government programs aimed at the poorest Americans. The reason? These folks make up a big portion of these stores’ customer bases. Even worse, it turns out that many retail workers are paid so poorly that they’re eligible for government transfer payments – meaning that U.S. taxpayers are providing the WalMarts of the world with a handsome subsidy.

I hope you agree that permissive immigration policies that greatly expand food stamp and other welfare rolls result in a similarly outrageous subsidy, and that the wealthiest Americans should no longer be able to profit so greatly from mass immigration while escaping most of the costs.

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In the News: Podcast of My Appearance Last Night on “The John Batchelor Show”

17 Thursday Jul 2014

Posted by Alan Tonelson in In the News

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We had a fascinating discussion last night on John Batchelor’s nationally syndicated radio show on the new global complexities of manufacturing, on the U.S. government’s efforts to ensure that its statistics capture these new realities, and on how the Obama administration is capitalizing on these developments to make U.S.-based manufacturing look stronger and more competitive than it really is.

I’d be especially interested in hearing from all of you: Did I make these issues understandable? Let me know!

In the News: Back on “The John Batchelor Show” Tonight

16 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by Alan Tonelson in In the News

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I’m pleased as always to be returning to John Batchelor’s nationally syndicated radio show, where I’ll be discussing a major con job that Washington is trying to pull on the nation’s manufacturing sector — and on anyone wanting to strengthen the truly productive parts of our economy. Click on this link to listen live at 10 PM EST to what’s likely to be a hard-hitting, informative segment featuring John, co-host Gordon Chang, and me.

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