Next up in my "immigration and diversity" reading list: "The Other Side of Assimilation: How Immigrants Are Changing American Life", by Tomas Jimenez.https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Assimilation-Immigrants-Changing/dp/0520295706 …
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And most of South America is above that level already.
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But do you think, say, millions of Venezuelans would immigrate here if we permitted it? Maybe that's a temporary contingency of a failing state but there does seem to be a much higher risk of failing states in the southern hemisphere.
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Maybe Venezuelans, given the collapse of their economy. BUT, check it out - they're *not* coming here like the Guatemalans are. Why not? Well, for one thing, Venezuela is farther away - a lot more borders to cross.
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There's probably quite a few who could afford a single one way plane trip to Miami....but again I doubt we make it easy for them to get visas because if we did there would be a great deal of induced demand. 1/2
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Well we'll see if the literature is right on this. It seems to me that life in the US at a higher per capita GDP, less crime and more political stability will continue to be attractive for the indefinite future. But maybe it is a convex parabolic curve as you say.
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It's attractive, sure, but only high-skilled people tend to come after a certain point. Also, fertility rates play a key role.pic.twitter.com/iyr7yq60rb
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