Do anti-immigration policies hurt economic growth?

Bad for Business: How Anti-Immigrant Laws Can Hurt the Kansas Economy ... Asian buying power in Kansas totaled $2.3 billion—an increase of 468% since 1990, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia. Kansas's ... Anti-immigrant laws have a negative impact on a state's economy. read more

By pursuing anti-immigration policy, nations further exacerbate their labor supply limitations and thus reduce their total capacity for value creation. Over a long enough duration, this castrated potential manifests as lower economic growth. read more

The myth is that government cannot innovate; it instead impedes creativity and job creation, and that the best way to foster economic growth is by limiting government activity in the economy, including taxes and regulation on businesses and creative individuals. read more

"Labor-force growth has been slowing in the United States," Yellen said. "It's one of several reasons, along with slow productivity growth, for the fact that our economy has been growing at a slow pace. Immigration has been an important source of labor-force growth. read more