Why We Can't Get Anywhere on Immigration
Turns out, building good systems is necessary to get good outcomes.
Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie evaluate the border crisis and current state of immigration on this Monday's Reason Roundtable.
Discussed in the show:
00:02: Immigration crisis at the border: What is happening and what are we doing about it?
39:27: Weekly Listener Question: Where do you get your news?
00:45: California's recall process: any takeaways?
51:34: Media recommendations for the week.
This week's links:
- "Biden's Plan To Crack Down on Tax Cheating: Snooping on Everyone's Bank Accounts," by Eric Boehm
- "Biden's 'incomprehensible' travel ban on European visitors widens transatlantic rift," by Adam Taylor
- "Secret Recordings Reveal Officials Discussing 'Filthy' Conditions of 4,632 Immigrant Kids Held in Texas Tent Camp," by C.J. Ciaramella
- "Gov. Newsom Poised To Hold Off Recall Effort," by Scott Shackford
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser
Assistant production by Regan Taylor
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve
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