Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier

Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier

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US Immigrant Share Growing at the Slowest Pace Since the 1960s
The Census Bureau’s most recent data released on October 29 shows the US population will decline without high rates of immigration.
 • David J. Bier
The White House’s Estimated Cost of Illegal Immigration Rests on Bad Math
Illegal immigrants reduce government deficits
 • David J. Bier
Immigrants Aren’t Coming to Blow You Up in a Terrorist Attack
Part 5 of What People Really Care About When They’re Mad About Immigration
 • Alex Nowrasteh
Immigrants Aren’t Coming to Shoot Up Your School, Church, Synagogue, or Supermarket
Part 4 of What People Really Care About When They’re Mad About Immigration
 • Alex Nowrasteh
Some Victims Are More Sympathetic Than Others
Part 3 of What People Really Care About When They’re Mad About Immigration
 • Alex Nowrasteh
President Trump Cut Legal Immigrant Entries 2.7 Times More Than Illegal Entries
The administration wants fewer immigrants, illegal but mostly legal.
 • David J. Bier
Immigrants Are Not Coming to Murder You
Part 2 of What People Really Care About When They’re Mad About Immigration
 • Alex Nowrasteh
“Sorry to the Cato Institute…”
Cato has become the stand-in for reasoned debate.
 • David J. Bier and Alex Nowrasteh

September 2026

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