Ep. 199: Immigration Policy and the U.S. Economy
From This Week in Immigration by Bipartisan Policy Center
August 12, 2025 · 46 min · Episode 199
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of immigration policy on the U.S. economy with insights from experts at Brookings and AEI.
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Wendy Edelberg of the Brookings Institution and Stan Veuger of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss their recent report, Immigration Policy and Its Macroeconomic Effects in the Second Trump Administration. We explore how immigration policy choices, specifically enforcement and legal immigration restrictions, can shape long-term economic outcomes. Edelberg and Veuger break down how different immigration approaches could affect the U.S. economy moving forward. It's a timely, data-driven discussion on immigration and macroeconomic policy on This Week in Immigration. AEI Report: https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/immigration-policy-and-its-macroeconomic-effects-in-the-second-trump-administration/ Stan Veuger: https://www.aei.org/profile/stan-veuger/ Wendy Edelberg: https://www.brookings.edu/people/wendy-edelberg/
People in this episode
Host: Theresa Cardinal Brown
Guests: Wendy Edelberg, Stan Veuger
Topics covered
- immigration policy
- U.S. economy
- macroeconomic effects
- enforcement
- legal immigration restrictions
Keywords
- immigration
- economy
- macroeconomic policy
- enforcement
- legal immigration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brookings Institution, American Enterprise Institute, Bipartisan Policy Center
Books & works: Immigration Policy and Its Macroeconomic Effects in the Second Trump Administration
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