Reason immigration writer Fiona Harrigan surveys the growth of private migrant sponsorship programs. They have had impressive successes, but still suffer from unfortunte limitations.
Leading immigration economist Michael Clemens explains why.
New immigration pathways are letting private citizens welcome refugees and other migrants—and getting the government out of the way.
The ruling allows the CNVH private sponsorship program - covering migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti to continue. But it is likely to be appealed.
The proposal would harm business owners, consumers, and workers without much benefit in return.
Plus: More reactions to the Supreme Court's other decision in the Trump ballot disqualification case, D.C.'s continued minimum wage confusion, California's primary elections, and more...
One is an interview for the new Argue with Me podcast series, and the other is part of Michael Liebowitz's Rational Egoist series.
The ruling has the most extensive discussion of the meaning of "invasion" in the Constitution ever included in a court decision.
The "data that exist for this year show consistent declines in major crimes in major cities."
Plus: Putin threatens nukes, D.C. mulls a crackdown on theft, Bloomberg blames right-wingers, and more...
Despite the popular narrative, Millennials have dramatically more wealth than Gen Xers had at the same age, and incomes continue to grow with each new generation.
It's a step in the right direction. But a better solution would be for Congress to allow them to stay permanently.
Plus: Brooklyn communists, Shenzhen Costco, Chernobyl mythbusting, and more...
Plus: Migrant resettlement, Tom Cotton op-ed scandal, oppressors-in-training, and more...
A compilation of my work on this topic, on the two-year anniversary of the start of Vladimir Putin's full-blown attempt to conquer Ukraine. Almost all of it remains relevant.
Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility."
A new Cato Institute report reveals that just 3 percent of those who have applied for green cards will get permanent status in the U.S. in FY 2024.
Plus: Teen boys go after tampons, Ken Paxton goes after migrant charities, and more...
The difficulties some cities are experiencing arise because many migrants aren't allowed to work, and because of restrictions on construction of new housing.
Plus: A listener asks if the editors have criteria for what constitutes a good law.
Carlson praises Russia's supposed abundance and high living standards. Hundreds of thousands of Russians fleeing Putin's regime think otherwise.
And, sadly, of how relatively powerless the United States is to fix the mess that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made.
It's the right thing to do. But Western and Arab nations should also open doors to those currently trapped in Gaza.
Plus: Suozzimentum, gun factories, body-count discourse, and more...
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
But the Congressional Budget Office projection assumes we will not cut immigration levels, as is likely to happen if Trump returns to power.
New Congressional Budget Office data shows how higher-than-expected immigration is a win for the economy and the federal budget.
Plus: Biden's sagging poll numbers, the Amazon Files, and more...
It mixes much-needed reform with changes that could upend the asylum system in damaging ways.
For sex workers and their clients, Super Bowl season can mean a higher chance of getting nabbed by cops.
Plus: An immigration deal that's already collapsing, more expensive Big Macs, and Taylor Swift (because why not).
So an Eleventh Circuit panel tentatively concludes, preliminarily enjoining the statute; one judge would hold that the limits violate the Equal Protection Clause.
If House Speaker Mike Johnson really wants less chaos at the border, he should look for ways to make legal immigration more accessible—and more attractive—than illegal immigration.
And why the Congressional Budget Office does a poor job of making those estimates.
Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier explains how it can be done, in a NY Times op ed.
Legal scholars Frank Bowman and Steve Vladeck weigh in on Texas's dangerous argument.
Reagan's former budget director says Donald Trump killed prosperity—and the GOP's core beliefs in capitalism and freedom.
"The sole basis for targeting Joe was the race/ethnicity of his wife and her occupation" at an Asian massage parlor, the lawsuit claims.
Reagan's former budget director says pro-inflation policies destroyed prosperity—and that the only solution is a new, anti-statist political party.
Plus: a shaky bipartisan border deal, the looming Taylor Swift PSYOP, and the disappearance of the D.C. area's greatest landmark...
Perhaps Governor Abbott will flout a directive from the Supreme Court in a future case, but reports of Texas "defying" the Supreme Court are bunk, and many making such claims should know better.
Plus: A listener asks if libertarians are too obsessed with economic growth.
Undocumented immigrants aren’t the same as an invading army, but the Texas governor keeps acting like they are.
The argument is badly wrong, and would set a dangerous precedent if ever accepted by courts.
Plus: Deepfakes of Biden, complaints of Californians, filters for aircrafts, and more...
The plan will help provide “university-sponsored visas that allow them to continue performing and commercializing research without leaving the state.”
Plus: Libertarian populism, library wars, Latin American soft power, and more...
