An Expert's Perspective on Trump's Immigration Record ft. Mark Krikorian

About this episode

Mark Krikorian discusses Trump's immigration record and the work of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Note: Given the importance of the subject matter, I’ve opted not to paywall this episode. But you should really do the right thing and subscribe—especially if you’re here for the first time! Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies. He joins me for a broad discussion on his work, the history of CIS, and Trump’s second-term immigration track record. Restoring Order is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. To begin, Krikorian outlines his origin story. He then provides a brief history of the Center for Immigration Studies. I then ask Krikorian to make the case against legal immigration, which leads to a consideration of whether the problem is immigrants themselves or immigration as a phenomenon. Krikorian argues that it is the latter, although he states that immigrants from some parts of the world are more assimilable than others. We then talk about the forces driving mass immigration. Who’s to blame? Krikorian provides a nuanced explanation. In the second half of the show, we switch gears to discuss Trump’s immigration record. Krikorian argues that Trump is doing…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Casey

Guest: Mark Krikorian

Topics covered

• immigration
• Trump's policies
• Center for Immigration Studies
• mass immigration
• legal immigration
• border policies

Keywords

• Trump
• immigration
• Mark Krikorian
• Center for Immigration Studies
• border policies
• mass deportations
• self-deportations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Immigration Studies

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