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Alex Nowrasteh
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At the time of publication, Alex Nowrasteh is the immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. He has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, and his articles have been published in major newspapers across the United States.
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Jul 28, 2022 ∙ 3 min
U.S. Labor Demand Explains Most of the Rise in Illegal Immigration
The flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border has markedly risen over the last several years. In FY2021, Border Patrol had 1,662,167 encounters with illegal immigrants and other border crossers. So far in FY2022, which ends on September 30th, Border Patrol has had almost the same number of encounters. This year will set a new record. From a low number of encounters in April 2020 due in large part to the pandemic, encounters have increased steadily and began to rise even faster...
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Aug 10, 2021 ∙ 3 min
Expand Legal Immigration to Boost the Economy
A dearth of workers is slowing our recovery from the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Overly large unemployment insurance checks, an expanded welfare state and immigration restrictions have reduced the supply of willing workers. There are 9.2 million job openings nationwide and 9.3 million people unemployed. As a result, employers are hiking prices faster than...
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Feb 24, 2021 ∙ 3 min
How Much of a Threat Is Espionage From Chinese Immigrants?
Most Americans, former President Donald Trump, and now the Joe Biden administration, all view China as the greatest geopolitical threat to the United States. Avril D. Haines, Biden’s new director of national intelligence, recently said last month “When it comes to espionage, [the Chinese] are an adversary.” And the recent sentencing for conspiracy to steal...
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