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With immigration, perceptions matter more than reality

06-28-2024

That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column.  Rather than work through the argument, which requires you to read the whole column, I'll just reproduce the most trollish part: When I am in a foreign city and in search of interesting food, I have a …
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With immigration, perceptions matter more than reality

By Tyler Cowen on June 28, 2024

That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column.  Rather than work through the argument, which requires you to read the whole column, I'll just reproduce the most trollish part:

When I am in a foreign city and in search of interesting food, I have a trick: In which neighborhood, I ask the locals, am I most likely to get murdered? In Stockholm, Rinkeby was the answer, even though many of the people I asked had never been.

So I went to Rinkeby, which is mostly non-White and most notably Somalian. There were Yemeni, Ethiopian, Persian and other restaurants. (I had a good chicken mandi at one called Maida.) I felt safe the entire time, and saw plenty of solo women, including some blonde Swedes, walking leisurely along the main street, as well as many women with head coverings. I saw a Western Union office and a driving school, signs that people have some funds to send away or invest in a car.

I hope to write a longer post on immigration for you all soon.

 

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