Darian Woods

But this phenomenon you've seen in California, it's going to occur elsewhere in the US. It's just because California has the highest penetration level of renewables anywhere in the US and it created the demand for storage. As penetration levels increase throughout the US, as they have in Texas and elsewhere, the storage market is going to follow in those areas too. And everyone's ready for that.

But this phenomenon you've seen in California, it's going to occur elsewhere in the US. It's just because California has the highest penetration level of renewables anywhere in the US and it created the demand for storage. As penetration levels increase throughout the US, as they have in Texas and elsewhere, the storage market is going to follow in those areas too. And everyone's ready for that.

But this phenomenon you've seen in California, it's going to occur elsewhere in the US. It's just because California has the highest penetration level of renewables anywhere in the US and it created the demand for storage. As penetration levels increase throughout the US, as they have in Texas and elsewhere, the storage market is going to follow in those areas too. And everyone's ready for that.

This is Planet Money from NPR. When we asked for your questions right after the election, there were a few that we got again and again. One of those was, how would mass deportation affect the economy? Another was, how do you even measure the economic impact of immigrants and immigration?

This is Planet Money from NPR. When we asked for your questions right after the election, there were a few that we got again and again. One of those was, how would mass deportation affect the economy? Another was, how do you even measure the economic impact of immigrants and immigration?

This is Planet Money from NPR. When we asked for your questions right after the election, there were a few that we got again and again. One of those was, how would mass deportation affect the economy? Another was, how do you even measure the economic impact of immigrants and immigration?

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Darian Woods. And I'm Adrian Ma. First, Darian and our co-host Waylon Wong have the story from another time the U.S. cracked down on immigration with the express intent of helping the economy. We look at how that worked out.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Darian Woods. And I'm Adrian Ma. First, Darian and our co-host Waylon Wong have the story from another time the U.S. cracked down on immigration with the express intent of helping the economy. We look at how that worked out.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Darian Woods. And I'm Adrian Ma. First, Darian and our co-host Waylon Wong have the story from another time the U.S. cracked down on immigration with the express intent of helping the economy. We look at how that worked out.

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Today's stories come from Planet Money's daily podcast, The Indicator. Enjoy.

Today's stories come from Planet Money's daily podcast, The Indicator. Enjoy.

Zeke's a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. And he says amid all the coverage and the political speeches, he's really noticed two narratives about immigrants taking hold.

Zeke's a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. And he says amid all the coverage and the political speeches, he's really noticed two narratives about immigrants taking hold.

Zeke's a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. And he says amid all the coverage and the political speeches, he's really noticed two narratives about immigrants taking hold.

I was not going to say anything, but since you said it, it's out there in the open now. But, you know, Zeke says this dichotomy between fear and pity, it distracts us from the larger truth about immigrants. Coming up, we break out of the binary. Zeke Hernandez has moved around a lot during his lifetime.

I was not going to say anything, but since you said it, it's out there in the open now. But, you know, Zeke says this dichotomy between fear and pity, it distracts us from the larger truth about immigrants. Coming up, we break out of the binary. Zeke Hernandez has moved around a lot during his lifetime.

I was not going to say anything, but since you said it, it's out there in the open now. But, you know, Zeke says this dichotomy between fear and pity, it distracts us from the larger truth about immigrants. Coming up, we break out of the binary. Zeke Hernandez has moved around a lot during his lifetime.

He was born in Uruguay and his family moved from there to various parts of Central America and eventually to Argentina. And there, he says he noticed just how different economically countries could be.

He was born in Uruguay and his family moved from there to various parts of Central America and eventually to Argentina. And there, he says he noticed just how different economically countries could be.