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Media Highlights Radio • January 16, 2021 

# Alex Nowrasteh discusses his co-written book, “Wretched Refuse?: The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions,” on the *Alain Guillot* podcast 

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

Senior Vice President for Policy, Cato Institute

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