… is from page 79 of Norbert Michel’s excellent 2025 book, Crushing Capitalism: How Populist Policies are Threatening the American Dream [footnote deleted; link added]:
Though it is tempting to argue that the United States has always absorbed immigrants of various skill levels into its labor force so effectively because it has such a strong and dynamic economy, it could also be the case that the US economy is so strong and dynamic because it absorbs immigrant labor so effectively.


Though it is tempting to argue that the United States has always absorbed immigrants of various skill levels into its labor force so effectively because it has such a strong and dynamic economy, it could also be the case that the US economy is so strong and dynamic
