Steven Hamilton wins award for worst immigration spruik

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If you want a prime example of why the economics profession is viewed with distrust, look no further than the latest immigration spruik by economist Steven Hamilton, published on Wednesday in The SMAGE:

Steven Hamilton Tweet #1

The optimal level of immigration is infinity, according to Hamilton:

Steven Hamilton Tweet number 2
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Why? Because there are only benefits from immigration and zero negative externalities. Because that’s what globalist international organisations like the IMF and OECD say:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.