Which Way, L.A.?
Immigration
A new study says the costs of immigration are beginning to outweigh the benefits and calls for a change in policy. If newcomers can't keep up with California's economy, should we open the door based on employability, rather than family ties?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readGeorge Vernez: Director, Center for Research on Immigration Policy Rand Corporation. Co-author of Rand's recent study on immigration. Gregory Rodriguez: Associate Editor, Pacific News Service. Research Fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy. Author of a study on the Latino Middle Class in Southern California. Mark Krikorian: Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington D.C. based organization. Joel Millman: Mexico City correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. Author of a new book on immigration: The Other Americans: How Immigrants Renew Our Country, Our Economy And Our Values. Juan Jose Gutierrez: Executive Director, One Stop Immigration and Education Center. Ian Rankin: Consul and Program Manager for the Immigration Section of the Canadian Consulate - General in Los Angeles. John Semcken: Vice President of Majestic Realty; project executive for the downtown arena project. Gil Garcetti: Los Angeles District Attorney.
