Thread by @MilesCorak

Read this provocative @DavidFrum @TheAtlantic essay making the case for lowering immigration to the United States

theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Then marvel at the case for significantly increasing immigration to Canada by @DougSaunders dougsaunders.net/about/maximum-…

.@DavidFrum has probably not characterized some economic research correctly, many models are in fact based upon employment rates and shares, not simply labor force participation rates.

What he does get right is a public exasperation with the management of the policy and the efficiency of government administration, particularly the behavior of employers.

Perhaps the difference in Canada is more effective and efficient public management of the process that reflects stated public policy goals.

This might be one reason why @DougSaunders can reasonably argue for higher immigration in Canada, but the case is harder for @davidfrum to make in the United States.

But at its core, the case for higher immigration in the United States is harder to make because national identity may not be as fluid among the influential voters.

Is Canada an exception?

Watch Keith Banting @QueensSPS address

"Immigration, multiculturalism and populist backlash"

Canadians and the Canadian middle class feel "insecure", as they do in the United States, but according Banting @QueensSPS immigration is not seen as the source.

Watch the conversation beginning at about 19 minutes

But 1/3 of Canadians are uncomfortable with the "new Canada", and the sense of good management of the border is crucial in understanding ... a feeling that could be exploited. This sense is much greater in the United States.

Watch this @ideas_idees video