We Wanted Workers Introduction Reflection Throughout the introduction of We Wanted Workers, Borjas brings up many interesting points. One that stood out was his discussion of points made by Paul Collier, a professor at Oxford University. Collier asserts: “A rabid collection of xenophobes… Read moreBorjas Introduction Reflection
Throughout pages 71-100 of Race, Wrongs, and Remedies; Wax discusses the viability of employment remedies in trying to improve the situation of African Americans in America. An interesting point that Wax makes is that many people jump to the argument that race… Read moreWax on Employment Remedies Reflection
In pages 64-70 of Race, Wrongs, and Remedies; Amy Wax discusses the problem of education in many African American communities. She explains that in most cases, it is hard to get better teachers to go teach in schools that are lagging… Read moreWax on Education reflection
Huntington discusses the idea of an official language in Who Are We? Additionally, he discusses the idea that the rise of multiculturalism in the United States is challenging the original anglo-protestant ideals that America was founded on. This is because multiculturalism takes… Read moreHuntington Language Reflection
Borjas dives into the debate regarding immigration’s impact on the labor market in chapter 7. He starts off by introducing the idea that “Immigrants do the jobs that natives will not do and have little impact on native job opportunities… Read moreERA: We Wanted Workers, Chapter 7