Democrats Would Resolve the Question of Whether Illegal Immigrants Burden Society

Merrill Matthews: Democrats Would Resolve the Question of Whether Illegal Immigrants Burden Society

Like most economists, we think legal immigrants can be a huge benefit to the economy—because historically most immigrants, whether legal or otherwise, came here to work.

WalletHub: 2017’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care

What is interesting are the results for New Hampshire a state in which the social safety net is small compared to a state like Massachusetts.

Source: WalletHub

The relationship between educational attainment and enrollment in disability insurance programs

From James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise, "The Long Reach of Education: Health, Wealth and DI Participation:"

Between 1972 and 2012, the fraction of the population with low levels of education has declined dramatically and the fraction with higher levels of education has increased. This change in the composition of educational attainment in the population places downward pressure on disability rates. Our estimates suggest that over the past two decades, the upward pressure on DI rates arising from increasing educational disparities in health, wealth and employment has been roughly offset by the downward pressure arising from the declining fraction of the population with low levels of education.