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Immigration: Too Big To Solve?

Immigration: Too Big To Solve?

FromPoliticology


Immigration: Too Big To Solve?

FromPoliticology

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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Frank Sharry (Founder of America’s Voice) and David Bier (Associate Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute) join host Ron Steslow to discuss some of the biggest issues in immigration policy and what’s getting in the way of immigration reform

(01:52) Why Frank and David started focusing on immigration policy 

(04:25) What the first principles of immigration policy should be

(14:00) Areas of policy agreement on the center-left and center-right

(28:20) The movement toward nativism on the far-right

(33:21) Robert Kenney Jr’s trip to the border

(36:32) A closed border vs Secure border

(46:40) How difficult it is to legally immigrate to the U.S. 

(1:02:20) Seeing immigration as a problem to be managed vs opportunity to for country to grow

(1:09:00) What meaningful immigration reform could look like




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https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

https://twitter.com/FrankSharry

https://twitter.com/David_J_Bier
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Released:
Jun 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Politics in America is transforming. We’re embarking on a new series to deepen our understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts academics, behavioral economists, social psychologists, politicos, philosophers, anthropologists, journalists, poets, and storytellers—and more—to discuss America’s political present and future and dive into the deeper problems we face as a nation. Email us questions or comments: podcast@politicology.com.