The U.S. is not responsible for the poor education of people in other countries. That's nonsense. The immigration problem is driven by the low wages in Mexico compared to what an uneducated person can earn in the U.S. as an illegal.
This author uses a false premise and a failed argument to support higher legal immigration goals for Mexicans and Central Americans. The immigrants that we want (other than political refugees) are those that are legal, within reasonable quotas, with the highest education level possible.
Tyler Cowen, please understand we do not want illegal immigrants, period. Secure the borders and require employers to verify that immigrants they hire are legal. This may sound simplistic and in practice it is very difficult to manage, but that should be the principle underlying U.S. immigration policy.
"Poorly functioning Mexican and Latino educational systems are a central problem behind current immigration dilemmas, and the United States is partly
responsible. If the United States took in a higher ratio of legal immigrants,
and required more education, the entire North American region would be better
off."
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