581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
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The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicated machine, with a lot of worn-out parts. How to fix it? Step one: Get hold of some actual facts and evidence. (We did this step for you.) (Part two of a three-part series).)

• SOURCES:

• Zeke Hernandez), professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

• David Leonhardt), senior writer at the New York Times.

• Sindhu Mahadevan), creator of *This Immigrant Life *newsletter.

• RESOURCES:

• The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers)*, *by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order).

• "Illegal Immigration Is a Bigger Problem Than Ever. These Five Charts Explain Why)," by Andrew Mollica, Alicia A. Caldwell, Michelle Hackman, and Santiago Pérez (*The Wall Street Journal, *2023).

• Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream)*, *by David Leonhardt (2023).

• The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration)*, *by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017).

• EXTRAS:

• “The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System),” series by *Freakonomics Radio *(2024).

• "And the New Six-Word Motto for the U.S. Is …)," by Stephen Dubner (*Freakonomics *blog, 2008).