Bruce Ackerman
Professor of Law, Yale University.
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Welfare for Wagner?
Welfare for Wagner?
May 25, 1998 Bruce Ackerman
Professor of Law, Yale University.
May 25, 1998 Bruce Ackerman
In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?