Well, for professionals under NAFTA there already is more or less free
migration. My casual impression is that most migration which does
actually occur is retirement to certain areas in the southern US
("snowbirds"). Further immigration leniency would be unlikely to have
large effects. Recall that for _most_ Canadians the climate is similar to
New York or Washington state.
That said, if you're at a research university in mid or northern
California and are itchin' to hire an empirical health economist....
Cheers,
Chris Auld
Department of Economics
University of Calgary
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Bryan Caplan wrote:
> With the collapse of internal migration restrictions, Russians are
> leaving Siberia for warmer locales in the south and big cities. No big
> surprise there.
>
> Question: If there were free migration between the U.S. and Canada,
> would Canada lose a lot of population to California, Florida, and other
> more desirable locations?
> --
> Prof. Bryan Caplan
> Department of Economics George Mason University
> http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "I hope this has taught you kids a lesson: kids never learn."
>
> --Chief Wiggum, *The Simpsons*
>
