Alex Nowrasteh

Immigration Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity
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Alex Nowrasteh is the immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Previously he was the immigration policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Boston Globe, San Jose Mercury, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Huffington Post, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, and elsewhere. He has appeared on Fox News and numerous television and radio stations across the United States. He received his B.A. in Economics from George Mason University and MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics.

More from Alex Nowrasteh

Commentary

Deporting Customers Hurts the Economy

Huffington Post. June 24, 2013.

Welfare Shouldn’t Ruin Immigration Reform

Roll Call. June 14, 2013.

Obama Policy Is Positive Step, But Could Delay Real Reform

US News and World Report Online. June 3, 2013.

More Commentary

Cato Studies

How to Make Guest Worker Visas Work

Policy Analysis No. 719. January 31, 2013.

The Economic Case against Arizona’s Immigration Laws

Policy Analysis No. 709. September 25, 2012.

Articles

Was Privateering Plunder Efficient?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 79. No. 3. August 2011.

Somalia after State Collapse: Chaos or Improvement?

Journal for Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 67. No. 3. September 2008.