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A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy from the Colonial Period to the Present Day

August 3, 2021

From the colonial period through the Industrial Revolution, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and up to today, radical swings in immigration policy have had their connections to earlier debates and policies.

The Most Common Arguments Against Immigration and Why They’re Wrong

June 26, 2021

The Most Common Arguments Against Immigration and Why They’re Wrong contains the 15 most common arguments against immigration and Cato Institute scholar Alex Nowrasteh’s responses to them.