Immigration

Immigration
Illiberal Approach To Immigration Only Invites More Acrimony
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by Victor Davis Hansonvia Tribune Media Services
Why Obama’s Immigration Order Was Blocked
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by Michael McConnellvia Wall Street Journal
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Jeb Bush’s Conservative Immigration Agenda
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by Clint Bolickvia Wall Street Journal
Immigration Isn’t Killing The Middle Class
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by Timothy Kanevia Washington Post
An Immigration Game Plan For The New Congress
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by Edward Paul Lazearvia Wall Street Journal
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Lanhee Chen on Bloomberg TV
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interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Bloomberg
Chainlink fence with an american flag.
The Case for Open Borders
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by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
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The Solution to Border Disorder
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by Jeb Bush, Clint Bolickvia Wall Street Journal
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The Amoral Nature of the Pawn Strategy
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by Victor Davis Hansonvia Corner (National Review Online)
Peregrine: Equilibrium for Immigrants
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by Richard A. Epsteinvia Peregrine

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Lanhee Chen On Week In Politics: ICE Raids, Escalation With Iran, Buttigieg’s Tense Town Hall And More

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Southern California Public Radio
Monday, June 24, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses immigration, Iran, Joe Biden's comments about working across the isle, and much more.

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Lanhee Chen: Trump Sees Immigration As Top Political Issue

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Bloomberg
Sunday, June 2, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses President Trump's trade, immigration, and policies.

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Analysis and Commentary

Why Trump’s Immigration Plan Matters (More Than The MSM Realizes)

by Timothy Kanevia Balance of Economics
Friday, May 17, 2019
In a Rose Garden speech yesterday afternoon (a beautiful mid-May Thursday that is 18 months before the next presidential election), President Trump offered some lengthy remarks about the long-awaited White House proposal to modernize the legal immigration system. This morning, leading newspapers and networks are mistakenly dismissing the plan and missing two watershed changes that Trump’s Plan embodies.
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Lanhee Chen: Would Trump’s Immigration Plan Help The US Economy?

interview with Lanhee J. Chenvia Fox News
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses how President Trump's immigration plan may affect the US economy.

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In the News

Open Borders Advocates Are Getting The Open Border They Want

quoting Victor Davis Hansonvia American Thinker
Thursday, May 9, 2019
On sheer volume, open-borders advocates are in the catbird seat, getting exactly the open borders they have effectively been calling for.
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Victor Davis Hanson (20:05)

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Howie Carr Show
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

 Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses immigration, politics, and much more.

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Why Go West?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Immigrants see what is right about the West. That’s why they come. And then too many critique the very system they left their homelands to join.

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Newsom Laces Up His Shoes

by Bill Whalenvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

California’s new governor is chasing a national profile. By taking the lead on immigration, he could earn attention and praise—or fail miserably.

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Analysis and Commentary

Dalmia's Almost Great Idea On Sanctuary Cities

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Remember when President Trump “threatened” to send illegal immigrants to “sanctuary cities?” At the time, I thought this was a great idea. Governments that have declared sanctuary cities could, if they think it’s a great idea, benefit from the immigrants moving there.

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Democratic Self-Government Or Mass Migration?

quoting Victor Davis Hansonvia American Greatness
Thursday, April 18, 2019

If migration is the biggest challenge of our time, the key question is who will make the decisions regarding this challenge? There are three possibilities: supranational institutions (let’s call this Davos); the migrants themselves arriving without the consent of the people in the nations that are affected; or the demos, the citizens of democratic nation-states.

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Immigration Reform Initiative


The Conte Initiative on Immigration Reform aims to improve immigration law by providing innovative ideas and clear improvements to every part of the system, from border security to green cards to temporary work visas.