Written by Noah Carl.
Centrist-liberal commentators are fond of telling us, often in a distinctly exasperated tone, that “immigration is good for the economy”.
If you haven’t come across such a pronouncement recently, here are 16 examples taken from articles in the Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Economist, New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic, Huff Post, Vox, Reason and Politico:
What should we make of this claim? Is it true or is it false? I would say it’s neither; I’d put it in the category of “not even wrong”.
