Immigration

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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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by Richard A. Epsteinvia Peregrine

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Things to Know about Obama’s Immigration Action

via Peregrine
Thursday, December 18, 2014

President Obama announced executive action about how the U.S. would enforce immigration law on November 20, 2014.  Reactions were far-ranging, often contradictory. We asked a panel of 39 immigration policy experts to review 20 different statements about Obama’s executive action.

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Reactions to President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Reform

via Peregrine
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The Hoover Institution’s Conte Initiative on Immigration Reform conducts a quarterly survey of leading thinkers. Following President Obama’s recent announcement of executive action, we received responses from 39 experts, some of whom are quoted here.

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Immigration Action: Bad Law, Good Policy?

by Timothy Kanevia Peregrine
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

President Obama announced executive action about how the U.S. would enforce immigration law on November 20, 2014, accompanied by multiple official memos from the Department of Homeland Security and other executive branch agencies responsible for enforcement.

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Immigration Isn’t Killing The Middle Class

by Timothy Kanevia Washington Post
Monday, December 15, 2014

Imagine the United States is an island with seven people on it, including you and me. Along comes a sailboat with an immigrant who joins the economy and, according to a popular myth, steals a job from one of us.

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Victor Davis Hanson on Trish Hammett

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Trish Hammett
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses immigration on Trish Hammett.

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Edward Lazear on the John Batchelor Show (20:04)

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Senior Fellow Edward Paul Lazear discusses possible GOP strategies for immigration reform on the John Batchelor Show.

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Effect Of Immigration On Wages Is Minimal: Lazear

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia Bloomberg
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Hoover fellow and Stanford Business School professor Ed Lazear and BlackRock Investment Institute senior director Peter Fisher discuss the labor economy and immigration reform on Bloomberg TV's Market Makers.

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What Republicans Can Do Now To Fight Back Against Obama’s Amnesty Decision

by Edwin Meese III, Mike Needhamvia Daily Signal
Sunday, December 7, 2014

The lame-duck session presents the first test for Republican leadership in the House and Senate since the American people overwhelmingly spoke on Election Day.  As usual, President Obama and congressional Democrats are playing their Washington games.

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An Immigration Game Plan For The New Congress

by Edward Paul Lazearvia Wall Street Journal
Thursday, December 4, 2014

President Obama ’s unilateral action on immigration angered many in Congress and among the public. With Republicans taking control of Congress, it is tempting to respond aggressively. Instead, a more measured and constructive approach would move the country forward and address the concerns that the voters expressed in the recent election.

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An Inconvenient Law

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Tribune Media Services
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

There is a humane, transparent, truthful -- and constitutional -- way to address illegal immigration. Unfortunately, President Obama's unilateral plan to exempt millions of residents from federal immigration law is none of those things.

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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.