She is Type 1 diabetic and ICE denied her access to insulin for 4 days. Horrendous treatment.
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One more reality check on Americans moving abroad
More data on the number of Americans moving abroad, and why the US population might shrink this year.
Continue readingThe estimate of the number of Americans abroad has been cut in half
Estimates of the # of Americans living abroad were cut from the 2016 9 million estimate to today’s 4 to 5.5 million, from reputable organizations.
Continue readingLittle academic research on self boot strapped American workers
Most economics research regarding immigration focuses on the immigrant experience. Very little compares and contrasts that experience to that of the U.S. born worker. This creates a sample bias problem and leads to potentially biased research findings.
Continue readingCitizenship by “birth right” (location) is rare in the world
Most countries practice jus sanguinis citizenship (based on parentage) while the US, Canada and some others provide jus soli, where citizenship is based on being born in the country. Some of those, however, require that at least one parent be a legal resident.
Continue readingImmigration: Oregon welcomes illegal aliens
Oregon is not just a “sanctuary” state but an ‘open borders’ state. All illegal aliens are welcome and are eligible for all public benefits and taxpayer funded legal representation.
Continue reading“Diversity hiring” encourages hiring those with an international background
Surprisingly, US government reporting on race and ethnicity of American workers and lawful residents does not apply to foreign born workers in the U.S. on temporary visas. This gives an odd incentive for some companies to hire non-diverse employees from abroad. We are not imagining when we note that in some fields, you really need to be international to get hired in the U.S. This is by design. Read this to understand the problem.
Continue readingImmigration: How should the U.S. handle illegal aliens?
Oregon has the broadest “sanctuary” laws and programs of any U.S. state, and is de facto, an “open borders” state regarding illegal aliens.
Continue readingU.S. proposes to ban immigrants who are not in perfect health
The proposed guidelines for rejecting long stay visa applicants to the U.S. would appear to reject 70% of those over the age of 40, and 85% of those over the age of 60.
Continue readingNot really: Yes, you too can get an EU passport, says marketing fluff!
It is amazing how many people have turned the “you can move abroad” meme into a business peddling an aspiration that is only possible for some.
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