What David Heinemeier Hansson has said about Immigration to Europe
2 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 26, 2026
David Heinemeier Hansson, Danish programmer, creator of Ruby on Rails and the Omarchy Linux distribution, CTO of 37signals, author and racecar driver, has been quoted on Immigration to Europe 2 times in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on August 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Hansson argues European countries have a right to notice and oppose demographic change from mass immigration.
“So this idea that countries of Europe don't have a right to A, notice what's happening and B, oppose what's happening, I find just to be wrong”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux (Aug 26, 2026) · Listen from 4:33:29
Hansson cites Danish government figures that Somali immigrants cost the Danish state an average of $28,000 a year.
“They ended up costing the Danish state on average $28,000 a year”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux (Aug 26, 2026) · Listen from 4:34:30
Episodes
#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & LinuxLex Fridman Podcast · Aug 26, 2026 · 5 h 22 min
Lex Fridman and DHH discuss AI agents transforming programming, the Omarchy Linux distribution, open source, AI models, immigration in Europe, fatherhood and longevity.
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