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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
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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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Letter from the Editor

by Timothy Kanevia Peregrine
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Two weeks after the midterm election of 2014, President Obama announced a series of executive actions on immigration policy in a fifteen-minute televised speech from the White House. The centerpiece was announcing “deferred action” for up to five million undocumented immigrant adults, including work permits and drivers’ licenses for those who register.

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Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy
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Thomas Sowell with FrontPage Mag

interview with Thomas Sowellvia FrontPage Mag.com
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Senior Fellow Thomas Sowell discusses race relations, immigration, and the "War on Women" with FrontPage Mag.

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Do No Harm: An Interview With Thomas Sowell

interview with Thomas Sowellvia The Federalist
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Thomas Sowell recently released the fifth edition of his classic book, Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy. Along with Free To Choose, Economics in One Lesson, and The Road Serfdom, it offers perhaps the best distillation of free-market economic ideas.

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John Lee on Krugman and Cowen on Immigration Restrictions

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Friday, January 9, 2015

John Lee has written an excellent piece in which he gently chides Paul Krugman and Tyler Cowen (mainly the former) for their unwillingness to advocate "open borders." I put that term in quotation marks because Robert P. Murphy has persuaded me that the term does not accurately express what either John Lee, Bryan Caplan or I want.

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Clint Bolick on the John Batchelor Show (32:55)

interview with Clint Bolickvia John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Research Fellow Clint Bolick discusses Jeb Bush's stance on immigration reform on the John Batchelor Show.

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Clint Bolick on the the Larry Kudlow Show (61:20)

interview with Clint Bolickvia Larry Kudlow Show
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Research Fellow Clint Bolick discusses immigration reform on the Larry Kudlow Show.

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Thomas Sowell Brings the World into Focus through an Economics Lens
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Thomas Sowell on Uncommon Knowledge

interview with Thomas Sowellvia Wall Street Journal
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Senior Fellow Thomas Sowell discusses his research and perspectives on inequality, immigration, and race in the US on Uncommon Knowledge.

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Jeb Bush’s Conservative Immigration Agenda

by Clint Bolickvia Wall Street Journal
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Pundits who claim he is for ‘amnesty’ are wrong. His goal is to bolster the economy and the nation’s security.

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Richard Epstein on Ricochet

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia Ricochet
Monday, December 29, 2014

Senior Fellow Richard Epstein discusses immigration reform on Ricochet.

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Long-Term impact of Obama’s Immigration Action

via Peregrine
Friday, December 19, 2014

President Obama announced executive action about how the U.S. would enforce immigration law on November 20, 2014.  We asked a panel of 39 immigration policy experts to review the long-term impacts.

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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.