I mean does anyone think *unskilled* wages would rise (if we let in millions more unskilled immigrants)? https://t.co/GFCgJ1P6R9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2019
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You don't even have to rely on what employers think. It's happening right in front of us. 1) Immigration's been constrained 2) Labor markets are tight 3) Wages are rising. Does anyone-even @mattyglesias-think that if we let in millions more unskilled immigrants, wages would RISE? https://t.co/TntAb4pp7Q
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2019
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SSM adds avenues for possible* corruption …
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*-lawyered! https://t.co/YsNNtV9GdN— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2019
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2% –and it's too much for what a Marxist might call America's capitalist class. Tthey need to hire lobbyists, unleash PACs, swamp the WH to bend the rules to let in cheaper competitors for Americans who do basic work. Really, it's too crude for Marx. https://t.co/T7X2eYNh6i
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 6, 2019
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OBVIOUS POINT: If there were any general labor shortage (as Jared's lobbyist-backed import-more-workers push would have it) wage increases would not be slowing. https://t.co/pku9cdiaa5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2019
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Awkward timing…. But it's never a bad time for "more foreign workers" on K Street. https://t.co/62ZXUWAzTg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2019
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Now put Pinch Sulzberger's moose in the chair and the stage is set for greatness .. https://t.co/k6Mfs7t7V7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2019
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White Light/White Heat at Trader Joe's. I'm holding out for Sister Ray.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2019
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It does seem more chaotic (and feckless) without Kelly and with Jared as "de facto chief of staff." Anyone who knows more want to comment? https://t.co/aPCNsyXXgI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2019
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No potential for corruption, political favors here … https://t.co/DpWhB8QH0Q
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 5, 2019
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Usually WH walks back Trump's threats. Now it's walking back Trump's (seemingly pathetic) cave from his threat? https://t.co/MEwq5QlgXk
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 4, 2019
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"[A] majority of Americans—in numbers well beyond Trump’s base—also want immigration laws to be strictly enforced and the border sealed against illegal crossings." This is in The Nation. Is any Dem candidate listening? https://t.co/N5DRyjOe0u
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 4, 2019
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PS Hanson's book Mexifornia was v-sympathetic to undocumented Mexican and Central American immigrants, if I recall. Not marked by"hostility."
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 4, 2019
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.@VDHanson on his @IChotiner interview https://t.co/uJAnMmP3pq If an adversarial interview like that is to be "edited and condensed for clarity" by Chotiner, shouldn't he publish the full interview online? What's the argument against it? (And shouldn't his subjects insist on it?)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 4, 2019
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Except Trump is failing to keep out illegal immigration. So we'd get a million unauthorized migrants a year *and* an increase in the usual million-plus-a-year legals (not to mention guestworkers) we take each year. Good for Kochs. Not good for American wages-esp. for less-skilled https://t.co/y7QuB4Wvbn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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WAIT, THERE'S MORE: "Kushner tells Ryan he found congressional committees [fiercely defended centuries-old institutions] to be 'inefficient.'” 'We’ll get to that later,’ Kushner told Ryan’s aides." https://t.co/SumeMDDwSr Right after Mid East peace! But before we get the Wall. https://t.co/1e0bcknUvV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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As long as we insist that he achieve his grand Middle East Peace Plan first, I suppose we're safe. https://t.co/nA3RJq0Srx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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You are overlooking the political impact of Jared's historic criminal justice reform. Trump doesn't need Pennsylvania anymore, now that he has the ex-felons. https://t.co/BbEO5tNwFB https://t.co/mrUbQbRpQP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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As long as we insist that he acheive his grand Middle East Peace Plan first, I suppose we're safe. https://t.co/nA3RJq0Srx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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It's almost inconceivable that a decent plan would come from any process Kushner is running. He is committed to amnesty (which Dems will demand), hobnobs with cheap labor businessmen and has a political tin ear. https://t.co/ykvlcRAY4x
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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Labor market too tight? Wages rising? Prince Kushner and the Kochs are working on a fix for that. https://t.co/7aTwUe4Ruj https://t.co/nA3RJq0Srx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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Instead of fixing border crisis, Jared proceeds with grand plan to increase immigration. https://t.co/u9BTk9zLzM "Kushner is considering increases in the number of low- and high-skilled workers, as well as permanent and temporary workers…" Leave out anybody? [via @keithkoffler]
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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Why "Hmm"? 1) If brain death "declared" then in theory can't be meaningful to the person being honored. 2) Reinforces idea that "brain death"–and now this ceremony–are ways to smooth over the reality that we jump the gun to harvest organs https://t.co/rPwnfC7aYl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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TODAY'S BAD JARED ANECDOTE: Trump & McCain talking about military procurement reform. Kushner says “without a hint of irony” that McCain should not worry, because “we’re going to change the way the entire government works." McCain: “Good luck, son.”https://t.co/oJDU8u7k1C
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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KEEPING UP WITH JARED: "In The Hill to Die On [new book from @JakeSherman & @apalmerdc], Kushner is portrayed as a political novice with a much-mocked sense of his own ability as a negotiator and problem-solver." https://t.co/oJDU8u7k1C
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) April 3, 2019
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