139. Opposing Views: Immigration | Alex Nowrasteh & Mark Krikorian

In this episode of Opposing Views, Mikhaila hosts Alex Nowrasteh (Director of Economic and Social Policy at Cato Institute) and Mark Krikorian (Executive Director at the Center for Immigration Studies) to discuss their perspectives on immigration. We covered (il)legal immigration and how it relates to religious differences, crime, education, visas, the economy, and much more. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to subscribe! ______________ Read “Open Immigration: Yea & Nay” by Alex Nowrasteh and Mark Krikorian https://amazon.com/Open-Immigration-Encounter-Broadsides-Book-ebook/dp/B00PJ2JUAA/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1643920262&refinements=p_27%3AMark+Krikorian&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Mark+Krikorian Follow Mark Krikorian: https://twitter.com/MarkSKrikorian Check out his books: https://amazon.com/Mark-Krikorian/e/B001JOYV5Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1643919097&sr=1-1 Center for Immigration Studies: https://cis.org Follow Alex Nowrasteh: https://twitter.com/AlexNowrasteh Check out his books: https://amazon.com/Alex-Nowrasteh/e/B00R07CPR2?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1643919387&sr=1-2 Cato Institute: https://cato.org ______________ Follow Me ______________ All Platforms: https://linktr.ee/mikhailapeterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/mikhailapete​rson Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikhailaAleksis​​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikhailapeterson Telegram channel: https://t.me/mikhailapeterson​​ ______________ Chapters ______________ [00:00] Intro [02:15] Krikorian's Views [03:30] Mass Immigration [05:14] Slowing Down [07:58] Immigration Policy [10:54] Krikorian Addresses Nowrasteh [13:55] Skilled Workers I [16:52] Restrictive Immigration [21:28] Immigration & Crime [22:22] Sanctuaries I [24:40] Illegal Immigrants I [25:56] The Immigration Reform and Control Act [27:25] Illegal Immigration Systems [31:34] Overstaying Visas [33:59] Sanctuaries II [38:35] Adjusting Policies [39:25] Immigration & Donuts [40:12] Intro to Alex Nowrasteh [41:42] Nowrasteh's Views [42:33] Relative Wage Gains [45:09] Immigration & Freedom [47:51] Education [49:57] Religious Differences [54:34] Illegal Immigrants II [56:47] In Hindsight… [59:50] Comparing Views [01:02:59] Increased Supply & Entrepreneurship [01:04:21] Skilled Workers II [01:08:51] Immigration & Crime [01:13:27] Conviction Rates [01:14:23] Skilled Workers III [01:15:54] Visas [01:19:41] Immigration & Chaos [01:26:41] Outro #MikhailaPeterson #Visas #Crime #OpposingViews #Immigration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices