PUP-3002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Jus Soli
5 Apr 2018
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Hechscher-ohlin theory: states that are rich (capital-abundant) export capital- intensive products and import labor-intensive products. Stolper-samulson theorem: individuals working the abundant factor benefit from trade, while those working in the scarce factor experience the costs of trade. In rich states individuals with capital benefit from trade while laborers suffer the cost. In the us, people with capital support free trade and immigration and la(cid:271)orers do(cid:374)"t because they suffer the costs. Some illegal immigrants collect public assistance, but they pay into social. E(cid:272)urit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d other ta(cid:454)es so that"s a (cid:449)ash. Policy entrepreneurs heighten the debate through issue framing. There are unequal benefits and costs of illegal entry. Credible commitment problems exist that make compromise hard. Some want path to citizenship, others want a wall. If a path is provided, wall supporters worry that a wall will not be supported. The vast majority of people benefit a small amount from immigration. They have little incentive to fight for it.
