EconBuff #52 with Ben Powell
Dr. Ben Powell talks with me about immigration. Dr. Powell unpacks the question of “what happens if immigrants move to America and then erode the institution?”. Dr. Powell argues that immigrants actually increase economic freedoms in their host country. We explore the idea that economics is downstream of culture. Dr. Powell argues that the immigrants that move to a nation do so because they appreciate and want the values of the nation they to which they move. Dr. Powell discusses the emergent nature of culture and argues that while immigrants will shape culture, they will not reduce economic freedoms. We discuss the people left behind by immigrants and issues like “Brain Drain”. I ask Dr. Powell about assimilation and then we debate the scale of the illegal immigration issue. Finally, I ask Dr. Powell if his views have changed in light of events since 2020 and any concerns he has about mass migration.
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