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Noah Smith @Noahpinion
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@herandrews Just watching this debate, and I think the idea that immigration is what gave us big government is totally wrong!


Every rich country has big government. We have less than most, despite having taken many more immigrants.
@herandrews In fact, many economists believe that diversity reduces the size of the welfare state.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/alesina/…
@herandrews In fact, this is (or should be) the main argument from the left against more immigration.
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