“Most high-income people in our country do not realize that their incomes are being subsidized by their protection from competition from highly skilled people who are prevented from immigrating to the United States. But we need such skills in order to staff our productive economy, so that the standard of living for Americans as a whole can grow.”

American economist

Alan Greenspan is an American economist best known for serving as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He later worked as a private adviser and consultant through his firm, Greenspan Associates LLC. His public reputation rests on his long tenure at the Federal Reserve, where he helped shape U.S. monetary policy for nearly two decades. After leaving office, he continued to advise firms in a private capacity, bringing the same economic perspective to consulting work.