SPIEGEL: The speculators just exacerbate existing problems? Trichet: One has to put one’s own house in order first. These big and highly leveraged institutions are a major issue to be addressed at the global level. SPIEGEL: So, what was in danger? Just the banks? The euro? The European Union? Trichet: We are now experiencing severe tensions, which are coming after the events of 2007–08.
Increased rates of immigration could raise growth by raising the growth rate of the labor force. However, economists who have looked at the issue have found that even a doubling in the rate of immigration to the United States, from about 1 million to 2 million immigrants per year, would not significantly reduce the federal government's fiscal imbalance.