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Economist's View:  links for 2009-11-05

FT Alphaville:  Pink picks

Stumbling and Mumbling:  Immigration & localities

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In the long run, the UK would become more like the US. Whether it can do successfully is very much open to question. http://bit.ly/3ZmHhd 18 days ago

Immigration is a privilege, not a right. Most people agree. We have to decide how & on what principles to control it http://bit.ly/3ZmHhd 18 days ago

Time for a debate on immigration -Present policies have big implications to be evaluated and discussed openly http://bit.ly/3ZmHhd 18 days ago

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links for 2009-11-05
Economist's View — ... How to fill the gaps left by dollar decline - FT.com Time for a debate on immigration - Martin Wolf ...

Pink picks
FT Alphaville — ... In theory, I still believe that clearing houses could — and should — make the derivatives world safer, writes Tett . In practice, though, they could also end up creating new dangers if they are not put on a sound footing, particularly if the fact that no clearing house has ever failed before creates a false sense of complacency. Martin Wolf: Time for a debate on immigration Alan Johnson, UK home secretary, has recently admitted that the government has been “maladroit” in its handling of immigration. This is British understatement, says Wolf . It has been dishonest: it has ...

Immigration & localities
Stumbling and Mumbling — ... The house next to mine is up for rent. But I have no say over who the tenant should be. Is this right? I’m prompted to ask by Martin Wolf’s argument for immigration controls. He points out that immigrants add to congestion. But if next door is rented out to a three-car family, I’ll suffer from extra congestion. Why do supporters of immigration controls think I should have no say over this, and yet should be able to control the numbers of people moving into areas I never visit? Wolf goes on: Diversity brings social benefits. But it also brings costs. ...