Immigration Policy
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 5 episodes
American Optimist 
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6 statements about Immigration Policy, every show
Balaji Srinivasan: Immigration policy will become equivalent to a network firewall
“But that concept of digital borders becoming hard borders, I think is going to become more of a thing where basically, you know, I actually had to give a talk on this 12 years ago that, you know, your immigration policy becomes your firewall because with telep…”
Emil Michael: Uncontrolled immigration prevents successfully integrating new arrivals into society
“A country is not a country without a border, right? And not being able to control comes in means, means you can't serve those who come in very well. And if the idea is we have a melting pot so that everyone who comes in here, we take care of, they're entitled …”
Chamath: Immigration policies are bankrupting US cities and harming security
“The manifestation of that is bankrupting all of our major cities, and it's creating an enormous security vulnerability for this country.”
Chamath: Linking immigration reform to jobs guarantees political gridlock
“I know this may sound crazy, but I think that tying together immigration and jobs is like the best way to ensure that nothing actually happens on immigration.”
Smarter US immigration policy could boost GDP growth by 3% annually
“If we had a smarter immigration policy, I think we could boost our GDP by another three percent a year. So if we're at four percent GDP now, I think we can get to seven.”