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David J. Bier

@David_J_Bier

@CatoInstitute Director of Immigration Studies. Cato, not CATO. "Beer," not Buyer. Libertarian. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

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linkhttps://www.cato.org/people/david-bier calendar_today09-05-2011 14:51:25

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Wait, so Trump was watching Tucker last night? So he got to see The Alex Nowrasteh destroy his entire anti-immigrant argument? That's a funny thought twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…

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Fascinating new research by the Mignex project showing that migration-information campaigns in origin countries, the messaging of which generally boil down to 'please don't go', are not only ineffective but can actually INCREASE migration inspirations.
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I'm pretty sure 60% of my AOS cases filed this year have gotten birth certificate RFEs. All of them have had the right birth certificates and translations if needed. What explains this?

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News that won’t go viral: ICE Is Releasing Fewer Criminals Than Under Trump cato.org/blog/biden-ice…

News that won’t go viral: ICE Is Releasing Fewer Criminals Than Under Trump cato.org/blog/biden-ice…
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Blaming China's entry into the WTO for the decline of American manufacturing jobs is ahistorical nonsense -- unless the Chinese somehow developed time-travel technology?

Blaming China's entry into the WTO for the decline of American manufacturing jobs is ahistorical nonsense -- unless the Chinese somehow developed time-travel technology?
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They come for democracy and freedom. That's what we should give them. sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commen…

They come for democracy and freedom. That's what we should give them. sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commen…
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Is the goal of this bill to maximize the chaos at the border? Illegal immigrants would be banned from boarding commercial flights under GOP bill washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigra…

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A wonderfully in-depth piece on noncitizen voting by @WalterOlson & The UnPopulist: 'Those who levy sensational charges should bear the burden of proving them. But they haven’t.' theunpopulist.net/p/the-rights-b…

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Traditional conservativism never stood a chance once it merged with nativism. Nativism is incompatible with capitalism, free markets, individual liberty, and limited government. Nativism uses all the leftist arguments, and once you buy into them, they don't stick to immigration

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This is why if you do something illegal, you should be fined, and if it's 9-0 at SCOTUS, automatic removal from office: 'Some are suggesting that I should just go ahead and try it. And if I get shut down by the court, I get shut down by the court.' axios.com/2024/04/10/bid…

This is why if you do something illegal, you should be fined, and if it's 9-0 at SCOTUS, automatic removal from office: 'Some are suggesting that I should just go ahead and try it. And if I get shut down by the court, I get shut down by the court.' axios.com/2024/04/10/bid…
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Immigration and the economy are top concerns of voters ahead of the 2024 election. But political talking points don’t tell the whole story. csmonitor.com/text_edition/B…

Immigration and the economy are top concerns of voters ahead of the 2024 election. But political talking points don’t tell the whole story. csmonitor.com/text_edition/B…
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65,000 Americans have signed up to sponsor refugees. Historic. Matthew La Corte will write a book about how this started someday. niskanencenter.org/65000-people-s…

65,000 Americans have signed up to sponsor refugees. Historic. @MLaCorte_ will write a book about how this started someday. niskanencenter.org/65000-people-s…
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