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Immigration's Economic Impact (with Alex Nowrasteh)

Immigration's Economic Impact (with Alex Nowrasteh)

Alex Nowrasteh joins the show to discuss how immigration does not destroy the institutions responsible for prosperity in the modern world.

Free Thoughts · Libertarianism.org

February 26, 202144m 36s

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Show Notes

Economic arguments favoring increased immigration restrictions suggest that immigrants undermine the culture, institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is this actually true? Alex Nowrasteh breaks the economic impact of immigration down for us by pulling data from history as well as from policies that other countries use to control immigration.


What happens if we open up immigration? What is a founder effect? Why do people want to come to America?


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