I was a bit surprised to read that the fake asylum thing is 15+ years old; I thought this was a strategy that had really come into its own in the late 2010s or early 2020s.
Curious what your thoughts are about creating more pathways for legal migrant laborers, i.e. those who are entitled to enter for part of an agricultural season but then have to return home.
It also seems like making it easier for normal people to come here the right way, without waiting for years or to win a lottery, would give us better visibility into who's coming in and would grow our population and talent pool in a way which would enable us to concentrate our economic capabilities even more effectively.
I'm definitely in favor of more pathways for legal migrant laborers. Directly tying it to economic need is a good way of making sure there's public buy in
I like what Canada and Australia do with there points based system and think that could help with your proposal for more pathways for laborers. Depending on what position you're applying for, Ex: doctor, you have to meet a certain number of points.
The points are based on things like age, health, education, etc... and if you get enough points you get a visa. What I like about it is they can scale the score required up or down depending on the countries economy, labor needs, etc...
I think it would work because it would be simpler for employers and potential employees plus it's flexible so you can change it when needed.
I think that the author is wrong about the relevant folks' priorities. Push comes to shove, they would prefer economic ruin to closing the border, because it is a classic sacred-profane conflict, where people are very averse to trading off the former for the latter.
I was a bit surprised to read that the fake asylum thing is 15+ years old; I thought this was a strategy that had really come into its own in the late 2010s or early 2020s.
Curious what your thoughts are about creating more pathways for legal migrant laborers, i.e. those who are entitled to enter for part of an agricultural season but then have to return home.
It also seems like making it easier for normal people to come here the right way, without waiting for years or to win a lottery, would give us better visibility into who's coming in and would grow our population and talent pool in a way which would enable us to concentrate our economic capabilities even more effectively.
I'm definitely in favor of more pathways for legal migrant laborers. Directly tying it to economic need is a good way of making sure there's public buy in
I like what Canada and Australia do with there points based system and think that could help with your proposal for more pathways for laborers. Depending on what position you're applying for, Ex: doctor, you have to meet a certain number of points.
The points are based on things like age, health, education, etc... and if you get enough points you get a visa. What I like about it is they can scale the score required up or down depending on the countries economy, labor needs, etc...
I think it would work because it would be simpler for employers and potential employees plus it's flexible so you can change it when needed.
I think that the author is wrong about the relevant folks' priorities. Push comes to shove, they would prefer economic ruin to closing the border, because it is a classic sacred-profane conflict, where people are very averse to trading off the former for the latter.
But the advice still makes practical sense.
“Wouldn’t” or “Shouldn’t”?