Trump says America is ‘full.’ Mick Mulvaney lets slip that isn’t true.

By artappraiser on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 11:17am |

By The Editorial Board @ WashingtonPost.com, Feb. 25, 6:48 pm

FAR FROM the madding crowds and MAGA caps, Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, discovered his inner candor. Appearing at the Oxford Union during a trip to England a few days ago, Mr. Mulvaney let slip that the United States needs more immigrants, lest severe labor shortages and anemic birth rates sap economic growth.

“We are desperate, desperate for more people,” said Mr. Mulvaney, evidently emboldened by the 3,600 miles separating his speaking venue, where TV cameras were not in evidence, from the White House. “We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth.” [....]

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