Tag: immigration
The Terrorism Risk of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees: The Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey Terrorist Attacks
September 27, 2016 | Post
The terrorism risk posed by refugees and asylum-seekers could skyrocket in the future and justify significant changes in either humanitarian immigration programs, including more intense screening or other actions. The recent attacks in Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey, however, do not justify such drastic changes.
Trump Jr.’s Terrorism-Skittles Bowl Analogy
September 20, 2016 | Post
Your chances of encountering a lethal refugee are about 1 in 3.64 billion. Pardon me if I’m not quaking in my boots at those odds.
From Brain Drain to Skills-Flow: How High-Skilled Immigrants Makes Us All Better Off
September 6, 2016 | Post
Emigration restrictions are guaranteed to injure the would-be emigrants in exchange for a very small positive effect on those who would not emigrate – if there is a positive effect at all. It’s a foolish policy that does more harm to more people than just letting skilled foreigners seek jobs where they are most highly valued.
What You Need to Know About the Justice Department Prison Announcement
August 22, 2016 | Post
The DOJ’s announcement to discontinue the use of private prisons only affects about 16% of federal prisoners.
Where the Candidates Stand on Immigration
July 2, 2016 | Post
Is there any issue that divides people more than immigration? It’s an emotional topic that pits competing factions between and within parties against each other. As a result, it’s a high-profile issue this election cycle. Where do the candidates stand? In the new Learn Liberty video below, George Mason University Professor Donald Boudreaux addresses where […]
Trump’s Plan to Deport 11 Million Immigrants Is Absolutely Terrifying, and This Is Why
May 23, 2016 | Post
In 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized Operation Wetback, a project that rounded up hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and deported them. Now policy leader Donald Trump is proposing that we do something similar—on a much larger scale. Think 11 million immigrants deported in two years. Now, many argue that if immigrants are coming to the […]