By James Kwak Why do some people oppose immigration reform? One conservative objection is that we should follow rules and punish lawbreakers (not to mention all the other arguments that have to do with protecting a white, Protestant, English-speaking nation). … Continue reading →
Much has been made of the declining labor participation rate in the US. What is not always made clear however is that about half of those declines is simply the result of aging US population. Clearly cyclical forces have been at work in recent years as…