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Immigration
Firefighting and Immigration?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008I’ve been reading up on the economics of fighting wildfires in the West. As an undergraduate, I had a few friends who fought wildfires during the summer. Most of them worked for the U.S. Forest Service, but one was employed by a private company which received government contracts. The use of private […]
On immigration
Saturday, October 20th, 2007When Poland joined the European Union in 2004, the United Kingdom opened its borders to Polish immigrants. The New York Times reports on the impacts of this wave of immigrants. A few highlights:
It’s estimated that Poles in Britain have an estimated combined disposable income of 4 billion dollars annually.
Poles are thought […]