TMC Episode 36 - Immigration & Wealth

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We have been told immigration is bad. We have been told to vote for tougher immigration laws and strong anti-immigration leadership.
We have been lied too. Learn the truth on immigration and the American economy.
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The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
Show notes:
On Japan: Japan’s population crisis was years in the making – and relief may be decades away | CNN
On China: China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate | Reuters
More data on China, and that thing about the Year of the Dragon: China's population decline is getting close to irreversible | PIIE
The CIA World Fact Book data: Net migration rate Comparison - The World Factbook
The story on OECD immigration: 10 Countries That Take the Most Immigrants | Best Countries | U.S. News
In case you do not want to actually search for that Bill Clinton speech: User Clip: Bill Clinton on Illegal Immigration | C-SPAN.org
Ronald Reagan quotes and story: A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants : NPR
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