In my keynote at the @DallasFed / @SMU last month, I explored the root causes of the policy crisis at the Southwest Border. Video of my slides, audio of me—> (starts at 9:42, with gracious introduction by Pia Orrenius).

RT @KClausing: Watch a wonderful interview of @m_clem with Anjali Bhatt. Everything you need to know about immigration today in one handy….

RT @PIIE: In April, @m_clem warned eliminating Optional Practical Training would cause permanent losses to US innovation, productivity, eco….

RT @paluck: Seems like a good time to re-up this excellent piece by @m_clem. Mass deportations *will* backfire on US workers .

RT @PIIE: Countries long associated with emigration are now rich enough to have passed their migratory peak. Meanwhile 94% of sub-Saharan A….

RT @PIIE: The largest channel for overseas talent remaining in the US, Optional Practical Training (OPT), is under threat. @m_clem finds sl….

A new book by @PeterBoettke and Candela is something to celebrate. This one brings together some of their crucial insights—which have inspired me—on the symbiosis between institutionalized liberty and productive specialization. Taproot of wealth.

RT @PIIE: The largest channel for overseas talent remaining in the US, Optional Practical Training (OPT), is under threat. @m_clem finds sl….

RT @PIIE: “. mass deportations will be generally disruptive to the economy & US labor market—& specifically hospitality will be hard hit,”….

America is not at war. Nothing remotely like a military invasion has occurred. The invocation of special wartime powers by the Executive branch of the government is false, illegal, and extremely dangerous. Conservative and Liberal Americans broadly reject authoritarian rule.

RT @heidilwilliams_: Every time I re-read this exceptionally creative and insightful paper I feel incredibly proud of my former PhD student….

RT @m_clem: In İzmir, Turkey there is a monument to the idea of an independent judiciary. Made in 2006 to celebrate institutions increasing….

RT @PIIE: “USAID built a vast array of programs to help families foresee & adjust to climate shocks without migrating,” says @m_clem. Endin….

This historic statement by the American Bar Association should be read by all Americans.

RT @_JustinGest: The chaos from Trump's early actions may feel distant because they are acutely felt by immigrants, foreigners, and federal….

RT @bill_easterly:

From Congressional Research Service—>

Here is United States law regarding the President's attempts to close our development assistance agency in secret over the weekend. It is illegal. No ambiguity. Americans decide with their actions, today, if the US is a country of laws or—something else.

RT @PIIE: “Americans can expect fewer job opportunities, higher prices for a range of goods,” from mass deportations, @m_clem says. “They c….

RT @dr_alexpadilla: Who Loses from Immigration Restrictions? - There are being other studies on how restrictions to….