Emails, James Hoard, public affairs officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dec. 10-11, 2014
1:02 p.m.
Dec. 11, 2014
Not that we know of.
From: Selby, Gardner (CMG-Austin) [mailto:wgselby@statesman.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:14 PM
To: Hoard, James
Subject: RE: Urgent inquiry, Austin reporter
Is there research out there, such reliable estimates?
From: Hoard, James
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 3:10 PM
To: Selby, Gardner (CMG-Austin)
Subject: RE: Urgent inquiry, Austin reporter
Gardner,
We have no research data on this, but Pia says: “If you take a million workers out of the Texas labor force, economic activity will contract.”
James
From: Selby, Gardner (CMG-Austin) [mailto:wgselby@statesman.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:43 PM
To: Hoard, James
Subject: Urgent inquiry, Austin reporter
James:
Hello again.
For a fact check we’re researching, Bernard Weinstein suggested we interview Pia Orrenius, by phone or email.
At issue: A claim by Chuck Todd on Meet the Press last Sunday: “There have been some estimates that if you deported everybody who is in Texas illegally, it would actually be an economic – it would create an economic recession in Texas.”
We are seeking any such research/estimates that were out in public in some way before last weekend.
Thanks.
g.
W. Gardner Selby
Reporter / News
Austin American-Statesman
PolitiFact Texas