Economic Effects Quotes

To assert, as some have, that illegal immigrants do not depress wages because they do the jobs Americans refuse is the kind of nonsense economists speak when they strain to be counterintuitive. It is similar to saying that cheap imports do not hold down prices.

We do not need an immigration policy that displaces American workers or American students and drives up costs in education.

Commerce diminishes the spirit, both of patriotism and military defence.

Britain has a long and proud record of welcoming migrants. They have made many positive contributions to our economy. But the impact of uncontrolled immigration from the E.U. has placed new pressures on our country.

This treaty [Kyoto] is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful...agreement would have very negative effects upon the technology of nations throughout the world, especially those that are currently attempting to lift from poverty and provide opportunities to the over 4 billion people in technologically underdeveloped countries.

Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets.

It will be said, however, that protection tends to destroy commerce, the civilizer of mankind. Directly the reverse, however, is the fact.

Mass layoffs produce big winners and losers. Most workers who remain are financially unscathed, even though their employer is struggling.

With such enormous bucks devoted to trading in oil and other commodities, the distortions that they cause have been exacerbated.

From time to time, an excessively strong dollar may have negative short-term implications on the economy.

Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. The time has arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and that protection.

Poor governance affects us all - entrepreneurs, homemakers, farmers, labourers, whatever identities we might have.

For too long the U.S. immigration system has focused on accepting low-skilled immigrants. Basic economics tells us that the surge of low-skilled workers depresses wages and harms the prospects of American workers.

I don't know that free trade... is good for our country and good for Iowa and Iowa workers.

The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.

Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges.

The likely economic effects [of the war in Iraq] would be relatively small... Under every plausible scenario, the negative effect will be quite small relative to the economic benefits.

In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it appears simultaneously with its cause; it is seen. The other effects emerge only subsequently; they are not seen; we are fortunate if we force them.

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.

The benefits of trade diffuse across the economy, but the cost of trade are concentrated.

The explosive growth of the for-profit school industry has had disastrous effects on millions of Americans and our economy.

Those who argue for Brexit are wrong, and that is because they have not been properly informed about the costs.

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.

I joined the Aspen Institute, which is a terrific nonpartisan center. They have a wonderful effort that focuses on the impact of communications technology on society and our economy.