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Power Problems • January 15, 2019 

# Mr. Trump, Tear Down That Wall 

From trade to immigration, the Trump administration takes a much broader view of national security than prior administrations. Cato Senior Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh joins Trevor Thrall and Emma Ashford to talk about the links between immigration and national security.

**Show Notes:**

- [Alex Nowrasteh’s bio](https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh)
- Alex Nowrasteh, “[Incarcerated Immigrants in 2016: Their Numbers, Demographics, and Countries of Origin](https://www.cato.org/publications/immigration-research-policy-brief/their-numbers-demographics-countries-origin),” Immigration Research and Policy Brief, June 4, 2018
- Alex Nowrasteh, “[How Trump Is Really Changing Immigration: Making It Harder for People to Come Here Legally](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-nowrasteh-trump-legal-immigration-20180513-story.html),” *Los Angeles Times*, May 13, 2018
- Alex Nowrasteh, “[Terrorism and Immigration: A Risk Analysis](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/terrorism-immigration-risk-analysis),” Policy Analysis

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##### [Emma Ashford](/people/emma-ashford)

Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

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##### [A. Trevor Thrall](/people/trevor-thrall)

Former Senior Fellow, Defense and Foreign Policy Department, Cato Institute

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

Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

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