Stuart Anderson
Role at the time: Stuart Anderson, NFAP executive director and Forbes contributor, in an October 9 column
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Anderson argues that treating immigrant employment as displacement assumes a fixed number of jobs. He cites Microsoft's response and broader research on skilled immigration.
“promoted what economists call the lump of labor fallacy”
Open source (opens in a new tab)JD Vance Attacks Companies And ImmigrationOpening analysis and discussion of Microsoft's filings
Anderson disputes the fixed-jobs reasoning behind Vance's presentation. The column discusses aggregate research and company statements rather than a worker-by-worker audit.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is Microsoft's alleged replacement of American workers through visa programs. Anderson disputes the economic inference Vance uses to characterize that hiring.