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Why the Fed is thinking about immigration

December 11, 2025·25 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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Amid extreme weather events, FEMA faces existential threats from political narratives, while the Federal Reserve navigates economic data complicated by shifting immigration patterns and rising productivity, possibly driven by AI. Meanwhile, U.S.-China relations have cooled, and AI is bein

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Adam Posen

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Jay PowellAdam PosenMichael StrainYelena ShalitovaWendy EdelbergMatanya Horowitz

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AMP RoboticsNVIDIAAmazonPeterson Institute for International EconomicsBrookings InstitutionAmerican Enterprise Institute

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Artificial IntelligenceChinaEconomicsFederal ReserveImmigrationInflation

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