Slog - Comments on The Only Way to Slow Immigration http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration Not with a fence, not with patrols, not with vigilantes—the only effective way to slow immigration is to have a shittier economy. And we're succeeding. Two headlines, the first from MarketWatch: Payrolls sink 159,000, worst job loss in 5 years Hidden unemployment rises to 11% And from the Wall Street Journal: Latest Immigration Wave: Retreat (To be fair, the article credits Congress's defeat of the bill to legalize illegals—as well as the slumping economy and construction sector—as responsible for the retreat. But clearly, the clever shittier-economy strategy is working.)... Copyright 2008 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:44:34 -0800 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:09:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mom I'm a freelancer, and nobody tracks our work ups and downs. Definitely less work these days, and not just me, it's a hot topic on the freelance discussion lists.

]]> Mom http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1162345 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1162345 Money Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:58:23 -0800 Comment by harold Make sure to vote to raise sales taxes as much as possible. I'm sure there's a way we can do that in November. Yeah, it hurts people and will prolong the recession, but local democrats want it, so DO IT.

]]> harold http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1162467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1162467 Money Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:15:57 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave the invisible hand at work.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1162640 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1162640 Money Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:52:13 -0800 Comment by Marmstro Quick, Build a fence and force them to stay !!

]]> Marmstro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1163180 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_only_way_to_slow_immigration#c1163180 Money Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:09:43 -0800