Partner Briefing 

# Immigration Overhaul: How to Fix a Broken System 

Date and Time 

July 8, 2013 12 - 1 PM EDT 

Location 

Live Online 

##### Featuring 

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[Alex Nowrasteh](/people/alex-nowrasteh)

Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

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[Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute

The Senate recently passed the most significant overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation. But will it lead to increased economic growth and human freedom? What are the bill’s downsides? Where does the legislation go from here? Cato’s Alex Nowrasteh, co-author of the upcoming Cato Policy Analysis “Building a Wall around the Welfare State, Instead of around the Country,” has been at the center of the debate in Washington and will provide an on-the-ground update. His new study will present analysis and a practical guide on limiting immigrant access to welfare.

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