Legal Immigration Will Resolve America’s Real Border Problems

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August 21, 2019

Legal Immigration Will Resolve America’s Real Border Problems

The U.S. government has allowed its asylum and border processing system to become overwhelmed. After numerous failed attempts to deter the flow or restrict asylum, the most realistic and humane way to control the border is for Congress and the administration to channel future immigrants into an orderly legal structure for coming to the country. In a new paper, Cato scholar David Bier offers five reforms that would make the asylum system manageable again and restore control over the border.

Legal Immigration Will Resolve America's Real Border Problems

By David Bier

A Case Study in Warrants for Location Data

An assault in Manhattan leads a prosecutor to get a warrant for cell phone location data from Google. Is this how it’s supposed to work? Julian Sanchez comments.

Podcast: A Case Study in Warrants for Location Data
Featuring Julian Sanchez and Caleb O. Brown

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