“Today, #immigrants are 60% less likely to be incarcerated than all US-born men, and 30% less likely to be incarcerated relative to white US-born men.”
From Stanford’s Institute for #Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); #Politics & #Media, Research.
Ran Abramitzky & co-authors uncovered the most extensive evidence to date that #immigrants are less likely to be imprisoned than #UnitedStates -born individuals.
‘The mythical tie between immigration & #crime’
Much of the data focuses on incarceration rates because that's where [#immigration status is recorded.]
If today’s “grow or perish” #capitalism is good for #innovation, how come that most of the exponential innovation in #computer technology (in #hardware) depends on a #German foundation which has in its rules to secure the right of the employees and to advance the craft — but not #economic growth?
One of the world's richest companies is now under fire from the #UnitedStates govt. #Justice & 16 states filed a #lawsuit against the Silicon Valley giant on Thurs, accusing the company of abusing its #power as a #monopoly to edge out rivals & ensure customers keep using its products.
Sidebar: I’m a proud member of the #RightToRepair movement & contributor to #iFixIt —on the #hardware side. I’m also a longtime #Apple user. Not only has Apple made its various OS versions incompatible w/other manufacturers, they made their older Apple products incompatible w/new ones, forcing consumers to buy new (aka #PlannedObsolescence#economic theory). They’ve not only done this by abandoning USB, but even the screw drive type. I can’t tell you how many different tiny screwdrivers I have!
An @npr article on the link between diets high in processed foods and negative #health conditions fails to mention the socioeconomic angle: cheap, ultraprocessed foods are more economically accessible -- especially in food deserts -- and disproportionately affect the population by #economic strata. Many of the health consequences listed are rather more likely a result of economic disparity.