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Cato Institute, Director of Immigration Studies, Cato's Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy, BEER, not buyer. Cato, not CATO

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Also she didn’t warn about mass deportation. Total fiction. She bragged about her immigration record and refused to defend Haitians at the debate

06.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you laugh about mass deportation too?

06.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

How many black women did I brag about deporting again?

06.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the trash. Where it belongs.

06.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Harris is a selfish sellout and a threat to civil liberties. If you think that’s about race, you are insane

06.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Gross. She's giggling about how bad things are without her. She's self-centered and sold out immigrants. No one should defend her. The fact that you're making this about her gender or race is garbage.

06.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

That's the real question.

06.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely disagree. This is who she is.

06.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe she'd get the benefit of the doubt from me if she hadn't sold out immigrants and others throughout her political career. To me, she's making this situation about her and clearly thinks it's hilarious.

06.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

How do you see it?

06.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Closer to 5 seconds, actually. Revolting. She's an unserious person and a threat to civil liberties. Hope she drops out of public life forever.

06.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Which lies?

06.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure. Democrats who defend Harris are the problem. She sold out immigrants and the country. I hope never to hear from her again.

06.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Her obvious reference is what Trump is doing right now...

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

What do you think it is?

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that she starts giggling uncontrollably is absolutely grotesque. Democrats better not foist on America another nominee who thinks civil liberties are a laughing matter again.

06.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 2
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President Trump's Pardons: An Embarrassment of Riches At least the specter of corruption in previous presidential administrations (Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich or Biden’s pardon of his son) appeared to be an exception to the rule. Today, however, the ev...

That is insane: "Biden’s pardons eliminated roughly $680,000 in financial penalties owed to victims or the government. In contrast, Trump’s second-term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of more than $1.5 billion." www.cato.org/blog/embarra...

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 573 πŸ” 354 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 24

This was a good hour on this subject

06.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthropic Just Showed What Doing the Right Thing Looks Like Anthropic has shown bravery not in standing up to the demands of a foreign adversary’s government but in standing up to our own government here in the US.

"Anthropic Just Showed What Doing the Right Thing Looks Like" [Jennifer Huddleston, Cato]

01.03.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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the bombings will continue until peace improves

01.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 2531 πŸ” 618 πŸ’¬ 215 πŸ“Œ 75

Every time the government initiates war against another country, it is used as pretext to suppress the rights of the US population, especially our rights to associate, contract, and trade with foreigners born in the targeted country.

28.02.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

WOW. 19 people, all who were imprisoned and mistreated in a foreign prison at the direct command of the United States, are brave enough to say β€œWe are innocent, and we will endure more time imprisoned to prove that.”

I can only admire the enormous courage such a move takes.

28.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 4656 πŸ” 1389 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 14
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Mexico Is Not Sending Its Murderers: Homicide Rates on the Mexican Border If the past events are any indication of the future, there is little reason to worry that homicide rates in Mexican border states will influence homicide rates in U.S. border states.

there is a negative relationship between homicides on the American side and the Mexican side.Β In other words, when Mexican homicide rates go up then American rates tend to go down and vice versa. www.cato.org/blog/mexico-...

24.02.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Violence in Mexico doesn’t increase violence in the USA.

24.02.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

We are living through the most serious crackdown on civil liberties built on lies

21.02.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Worth noting that Rubio's speech also suggests that the 1965 immigration act is when our "western" inheritance started going to shit. Amazing to see Rubio go full Miller/Vance here.

In this discussion, @polphilpod.bsky.social and I go hard at that big idea in what I hope is an ambitious way:

21.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 15

Since you're not on X, you don't get to see me debate the fiscal effects of immigration with the conservatives at the Manhattan Institute. x.com/twitter/stat...

20.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, ok.

20.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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America should welcome refugees new-ideal.aynrand.org/p/i-chose-to...

20.02.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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A great look at Ayn Rand's illegal immigration from communism 100 years ago this week: β€œI Chose to Be an American”: Ayn Rand’s Immigration Story. It reinforces how many refugees chose America over others because they don't want lukewarm freedom. They want the real deal.

20.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0