The number of illegal aliens has been a matter of debate for a long time. I have always suspected that the number was much higher than the official number of 10-11 million. Here is a Center for Immigration Studies critique of a new study that suggests there are 22 million illegal aliens. The very credible […]
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Was Deindustrialization an Election Strategy
Manufacturing countries vote Republican. Was one fringe benefit of destroying American industry the expectation that there would be less manufacturing countries to vote Republican? And note the decline in manufacturing counties (at least 25% of jobs are in manufacturing) from 862 in 1992 to 323 in 2016. Table: “Counties Where Manufacturing is At Least 25% […]
Continue readingToo Many Complaints: The Time to Move Is Now
Not really a very good survey since it should separate out the very different groups in the population by race and gender and income level etc. Nevertheless, for what it is worth, here are the excuses people have for not wanting more kids. Kids are great. Get some. ===== Table: “Why Young Adult Americans Are […]
Continue readingSeattle High Tech: Who Gets the Jobs?
Table: “Fast Rise of Foreign-Born Tech Workers in Seattle: Where Foreign Born Tech Workers Come From”, in Seattle Times, January 18, 2018. p. A1. India: 23195 (40.8%). Canada: 3427 (13.5%). China: 7680 (13.5%). Russia: 3349 (5.9%). South Korea: 1998 (3.5%). Vietnam: 1683 (3%). Philippines: 1194 (2.3%). Mexico: 1081 (1.9%). England: 965 (1.7%). Germany: 865 (1.5%). […]
Continue readingMicrosoft Diversity Policy
Microsoft was an American led company for many years until its upper leadership became Indian, beginning with the head of personnel some 20 or so years ago. Although the data released by the company is hard to interpret, employees note that the firm is a plurality Indian company in employees, as well as in leadership. […]
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