580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System

580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System

Freakonomics Radio

How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part one of a three-part series.)  SOURCES: Leah Boustan, professor of economics at Princeton University. Zeke Hernandez, professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Roger Nam, professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University.   RESOURCES: The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers , by Zeke Hernandez (2024, available for pre-order). "The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century," by Ran Abramitzky, Leah Platt Boustan, Peter Catron, Dylan Connor, and Rob Voigt ( NBER Working Paper, 2023). Streets of Gold: Americ
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