tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16049045.post6231683688737122169..comments2023-03-23T06:55:50.025-07:00Comments on Goldwater State: AZ Star and George Borjas keep sloppy accounts.B. Kalafuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15678386134174713187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16049045.post-84056575222432093922008-04-15T23:45:00.000-07:002008-04-15T23:45:00.000-07:00I didn't have a Julian Simon or Lant Pritchett sty...I didn't have a Julian Simon or Lant Pritchett style study in front of me to back those kind of claims at the time of the post, but yes, you're right. Thanks for saying it so I don't have to!B. Kalafuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678386134174713187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16049045.post-1048418364830938622008-04-15T15:59:00.000-07:002008-04-15T15:59:00.000-07:00You forget other aspects of this. The immigrants, ...You forget other aspects of this. The immigrants, by lowering employer costs, increase capital available for investment in the workplace. Increased capitalization would lead to more jobs. In addition the immigrants themselves create demand for other jobs by their spending. There are often complimentary jobs. when people are available to do low skilled work they help create other positions for high skilled work. For instance if labor costs for gardening is lower due to an influx of low skilled workers more individuals may hire gardeners. This means more spending in the gardening sector in general. You might get a higher demand for skilled gardeners who appraise and advise while the lower paid workers do the manual labor.<BR/><BR/>Of course if I save money in one field I then have more money to spend in other fields which may be unrelated to field where I am saving. So money I save on gardening might be directed to expanding my computing abilities. I don't see immigrants as a break-even issue but as one of net benefits.GodlessZonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768212627157189894noreply@blogger.com