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Stanford University history professor Jennifer Burns discussed the life and career of economist Milton Friedman. She was interviewed by CATO Institute vice president for economic and social …

Alex Nowrasteh talked about the debate on enacting legal immigration reforms to ease labor shortages.

Alex Nowrasteh talked about the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule interpretation that limits the use of public benefits by legal immigrants.

Alex Nowrasteh talked about the class of migrants known as “special interest aliens” and their role in the Trump administration’s effort to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Alex Nowrasteh talked about immigration and the history and role of “chain migration,” which President Trump called for an end to in his first State of the Union address on January 30, 2018.…

Alex Nowrasteh discussed the deadline for DACA recipients and what will happen if Congress does not find a legislative solution to keep the recipients from deportation. DACA stands for "Defe…

Labor and global economists talked about the impact of immigration on wages in the U.S. They focused in particular on the pay of low-skilled workers. The panelists also answered questions fr…

Economists talked about the impact of immigration on wages in the U.S., focusing on the pay of low-skilled workers. The researchers presented data showing that contrary to some political rhe…

Panelists discussed analyses of the positive and negative impacts of immigration on political and economic institutions. They used slides in their presentations and responded to questions fr…

Alex Nowrasteh and Mark Krikorian debated whether U.S. immigration policy should be more open or less open. Commentary by George Will, Andrew McCarthy, Michael Barone, and John Fonte provide…

Alvaro Vargas Llosa talked about his book, Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America, in which he compares migration trends over the past decades and explores the reasons peop…

Economists talked about immigration reform and the affect low-skilled and high-skilled immigrant workers have on wages, job growth and productivity in the United States. They responded to qu…

Robert Rector and Alex Nowrasteh talked about immigration policy, which both men debated during a June 18 closed-door session of the House Republican Study Committee, and they responded to t…

Panelists at the American Enterprise Institute talked about conservative viewpoints on reforming the U.S. immigration system. The same week, a bipartisan group of eight Senators had released…

Cato Institute scholars talked about the state of the libertarian movement in the United States. They agreed that President Obama’s executive orders on gun control did not violate the Second…

Panelists talked about some state laws enacted to address immigration problems. They spoke about the results of current research into the effects of recent state immigration laws in Arizona,…