Stein Report on immigration law
Stein Report covers immigration law, visa rules and
enforcement in Drudge Report style.
See also house immigration caucus.
When unskilled immigration is high, the effect is to create a disenfranchised
class of low-wage workers, which makes it easier for the Republican party to
shift right. And there's a strong correlation between the foreign-born share
of the population and political polarization, visible in the charts at VoteView.
This political effect of immigration, much more than the effect on wages,
is the reason I'm less enthusiastic about immigration than many liberals;
I fear that immigration undermines the political foundations for a decent
social safety net.
-- Paul Krugman, 2006 June 12