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**melissa** · 04-07-2008, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
the government can "manage" migration better than the market?

Except for those who call for a total ban on immigration, those who wish to restrict immigration generally want the gubmint to decide (usually by prioritising highly skilled individuals) who gets in and who doesn't.

I thought conservatives were convinced of the government's inability to intelligently intervene in the labour market? If they're smart enough to figure out what the "economy needs" in terms of external labour supply then why not just have them set wages and prices too? Why is it that liberals think it's such a good idea to have undocumented people running around?
You think this is a USA thing only? A North American thing? What exactly do you think, if anything?

04-07-2008, 09:06 PM	#27
melissa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 324 Senior Member	Originally posted by KrazyHorse the government can "manage" migration better than the market? Except for those who call for a total ban on immigration, those who wish to restrict immigration generally want the gubmint to decide (usually by prioritising highly skilled individuals) who gets in and who doesn't. I thought conservatives were convinced of the government's inability to intelligently intervene in the labour market? If they're smart enough to figure out what the "economy needs" in terms of external labour supply then why not just have them set wages and prices too? Why is it that liberals think it's such a good idea to have undocumented people running around? You think this is a USA thing only? A North American thing? What exactly do you think, if anything?
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