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In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin and special guest Laura Collins – a Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas – provide a deep dive into the problems of, and solutions to, the U.S. immigration crisis.

AAF products mentioned in today’s episode:

• In “Immigration White Paper Series,” Collins outlines critical issues that must be addressed as Congress considers comprehensive immigration reform.

• In “Make Immigration Policy Smarter to Reduce the Number of Migrants at the Border,” Collins considers various policy proposals intended to reduce the number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

• In “Creating Avenues for Legal Migration Through Self-petitioning,” Collins and Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Advisor Cristobal Ramón make the case for self-petitioning immigration programs.

• In “Building a Pro-Growth Legal Immigration System,” Holtz-Eakin and former AAF Director of Immigration and Trade Policy Jacqueline Varas propose an immigration reform framework that prioritizes economics – human capital, skills, and entrepreneurship.

• In “A Notable Rulemaking,” Holtz-Eakin discusses an expensive but overlooked newly finalized Department of Homeland Security immigration-related rule.
• In “Employment-based Immigration Policy in the United States: Challenges and Reforms,” Holtz-Eakin reviews the state of the labor force in the near term and into the foreseeable future, examines the problems with current U.S. policy toward employer-based immigration, and offers potential reforms.
• In “Immigration Crisis #2,” Holtz-Eakin considers the future of employment-based, legal immigration in the United States.
• In “The Growth-Immigration-Politics Nexus,” Holtz-Eakin explores the role of immigration in raising economic growth.
• In “The Budgetary and Economic Tradeoffs of Reducing the Immigration Backlog,” Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray estimates the funding and staffing needs required to eliminate the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services backlog.
• In “Rethinking Southwest Border Solutions,” Former Labor and Immigration Policy Analyst Isabella Hindley explores the problem at the U.S. Southwest border, as well as potential reforms.

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