Economics of Immigration

Christian teaching tells us that we are all children of our Creator, and the we should have a preferential option for the poor -- because when we serve the poor we serve our Master. But sometimes it doesn't feel this way when we discussion immigration. This lecture brings economic thinking to bear on this sometimes divisive issue.

Recommended Readings

https://reason.com/2023/05/12/is-biden-replacing-bad-border-policy-with-worse-border-policy/

https://manhattan.institute/article/reducing-the-immigration-backlog

https://manhattan.institute/article/improving-u-s-immigration-employment-based-visas-should-attract-the-worlds-best-not-repel-them

https://www.cato.org/commentary/immigration-returning-americas-libertarian-roots#

https://reason.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/a87d1550853898a9b306ef458f116079.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179433010/h1b-visa-tech-workers-amazon-google-layoffs