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Immigration

Media Appearances

Dan Griswold discusses immigration issues on MSNBC The Most (May 10, 2006) [Real Media]

Dan Griswold discusses immigration reform on CNBC Morning Call (April 10, 2006) [Real Media]

Dan Griswold discusses immigration reform on PBS The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (March 31, 2006). [Real Media]

Dan Griswold discusses immigration on MSNBC (May 29, 2002). [Real Media]

Congressional Testimony

"The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy," Daniel Griswold, May 26, 2005.

"Securing Our Borders Under a Temporary Guest Worker Program," Daniel Griswold, April 1, 2004.

Opinion and Commentary

"Immigration: Beyond the Barbed Wire," by Daniel Griswold, Reason.com, December 3, 2004

"Reagan Embraced Free Trade and Immigration," by Daniel Griswold, June 24, 2004

"When More Is Less," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, July 18, 2004.

"Jobs, Jobs, Jobs," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, July 11, 2004.

"Offshoring Which Jobs?" by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, June 6, 2004.

"Jobs Melodrama Rerun," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, March 21, 2004.

"Trivial outsourcing pursuits," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, March 14, 2004.

"The States of Employment," by Radley Balko, Nationalreview.com, March 9, 2004.

"The States and Outsourcing," by Radley Balko, Techcentralstation.com, February 25, 2004.

"Where the Jobs Went," by Alan Reynolds, A Cato Daily Commentary, February 16, 2004.

"Fair Trade's Free Foe," by Walter Williams, A Cato Daily Commentary, February 15, 2004.

"Immigration Shuffle . . . and Mood Music," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times , February 12, 2004.

"Exporting Tech Jobs to India?" by Alan Reynolds, Townhall.com , February 4, 2004.

"The Unfairness of Fair Trade," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, November 16, 2003.

"Manufacturing Myths," by Alan Reynolds, the Washington Times, August 31, 2003.

"Trade Not to Blame for Labor Day Blues," by Daniel T. Griswold, A Cato Daily Commentary, September 1, 2003.

"The Logic of Trade," by Daniel T. Griswold, the Washington Times, August 18, 2003.

"The Immigration Question: Were obituaries of the GOP premature?" by Daniel T. Griswold, Nationalreview.com, November 20, 2002.

"Restrict Arab Visa Applicants, Not Mexican Immigrants," by Daniel T. Griswold, A Cato Daily Commentary, October 11, 2002.

"Mexican Workers Come Here to Work: Let Them!," by Daniel T. Griswold, the Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2002.

"Our Immigration Laws: A Response to John Fonte," by Daniel T. Griswold, Nationalreview.com, May 21, 2002.

"There You Go Again: NR’s anti-immigration fever.," by Daniel T. Griswold, Nationalreview.com, April 16, 2002.

"NO: Immigrants have enriched American culture and enhanced our influence in the world.," by Daniel T. Griswold, Insight, February 18, 2002.

"Don't Blame Immigrants for Terrorism," by Daniel T. Griswold, A Cato Daily Commentary, October 23, 2001.

"FAIR Ads Unfairly Blame Immigrants for Urban Sprawl, Traffic Jams," by Daniel T. Griswold, Knight-Ridder/Tribune news wire, October 5, 2000.

Events

"Bordering on Failure: How to Fix Our Broken Immigration System," Capitol Hill Briefing, September 16, 2005.

"Willing Workers: How to Fix the Problem of Illegal Immigration," Policy Forum, January 28, 2004.

"President Bush’s Immigration Proposal: Too Much, Too Little, or About Right?" Policy Forum, January 16, 2004.

"Reflections on Immigration and Border Security in a Free Society," Policy Forum, October 17, 2002.

"The Economic Consequences of Immigration ," Book Forum, February 3, 2000.

"Should We Open the Door for High-Skilled Immigrants?" Policy Forum, May 8, 1998.

"Are America's Immigrants Assimilating?" Policy Forum, May 7, 1998.

"A Safe Haven No More? Fixing U.S. Asylum Law," Policy Forum, March 24, 1998.

Studies

"Job Losses and Trade: A Reality Check," by Brink Lindsey, Cato Trade Briefing Paper no. 19, March 17, 2004.

"Willing Workers: Fixing the Problem of Illegal Mexican Migration to the United States," by Daniel Griswold, Cato Trade Policy Analysis no. 19, October 15, 2002.

"America's Record Trade Deficit: A Symbol of Economic Strength," by Daniel T. Griswold, Cato Trade Policy Analysis no. 12, February 9, 2001.

"The H-1B Straitjacket: Why Congress Should Repeal the Cap on Foreign-Born Highly Skilled Workers," by Suzette Brooks Masters and Ted Ruthizer, Cato Trade Briefing Paper no. 7, March 3, 2000.

"Trade, Jobs, and Manufacturing: Why (Almost All) U.S. Workers Should Welcome Imports," by Dan Griswold, Cato Trade Briefing Paper no. 6, September 30, 1999.

"America's Maligned and Misunderstood Trade Deficit," by Daniel T. Griswold, Cato Trade Policy Analysis no. 2, April 20, 1998.

"New Asylum Laws: Undermining an American Ideal ," by Michele R. Pistone, Cato Policy Analysis no. 299, March 24, 1998.

From the Cato Handbook for Congress

"Immigration," Chapter 63, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress (2003).

"Immigration," Chapter 62, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress (2001).

"Immigration," Chapter 57, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 106th Congress (1999).