This Is the Wrong Immigration at the Wrong Time

The ending of Title 42, has again moved immigration to center stage.  With foreign-born as a share of the U.S. population at historic levels, matching the early twentieth century, there is intense conflict over desired policies. Supporters of continued expansive southern border immigration argue that their numbers are crucial to counter the labor shortages that have contributed to continued inflation. They cite recent comments by Federal Reserve Chair Powell that “a drop in immigration as key reasons why there are fewer people participating in the workforce than before the pandemic.”