Immigration
No mistake in the title: US immigration laws have some California entrepreneurs – Peter Thiel included – pondering a ship to house innovators and entrepreneurs 12 nautical miles off the California coast – i.e. international waters! The point here isn’t the specific plan, it’s the regulatory and political environment that spawned it.
Official immigration decreasing, previously “hot” areas with unprecedented swings, NY’s staggering numbers… Sure, a data point does not a trend make, but demographics are too powerful to ignore as a long-term driver. And it’s hard to argue that the US is well-positioned. This WSJ story has lots of interactive charts and features, and here’s the primary source.
