Alden Whitfeld

I’m subscribed to Aporia on Substack, so today I got to read an article by a relative newcomer, Alden Whitfeld, on the economic impact of immigration, which was interesting. Here’s a key punch he puts out:

Not really. The truth is that even this is being charitable. While some specialization may occur, the negative externalities imposed by low-skilled immigration overwhelm the modest benefits it may confer.

I address this in my book, of course, where I bring up Garret Jones’ analysis of “O-ring teams,” yadda yadda.

But that isn’t all. Alden has a whole blog on Substack where he addresses various issues of importance:

We Really Don’t Need More Foreign Students
Black Crime, 1870-2020
Immigrants from Where?
The Price of Racial Diversity

Lots to read here. Definitely an author I’ll be keeping an eye on.