BY: HAL SALZMAN AND B. LINDSAY LOWELL Foreign guest workers depress wages for domestic workers, the authors argue. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Paul Solman: A battle rages in economic policy circles: Should America make its borders more open to high-tech guest workers, or should we batten the hatches? Even those who oppose totally open immigration often support temporary guest worker […]

Avoir un vécu familial et le léguer à ses enfants : sans doute est-ce un rêve de citadin sans port ni attache, idéalisant cette fameuse propriété de famille transmise de génération en génération, qui sent bon la confiture maison, les feux de bois et où résonnent les rires des enfants. La maison de famille […]

In recent posts I highlighted various indicators suggesting that the U.S. economy is not only gaining strength, it is becoming more attractive as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) and for manufacturing generally. With respect to the latter, the growing cost-competitiveness of the U.S. is part of a trend that began with nearshoring, i.e., […]

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