Immigration Takes Center Stage (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss how the border crisis and its related impacts have become the number one issue in American politics, and how this is liable to affect not only current legislative debates, but also the upcoming election.
Joe Biden--Organized Crime's Best Friend (Audio: Podcast)
By neglecting the border crisis, Joe Biden has created jobs—jobs with the cartels in Mexico and Central America. When there is a vacuum of law enforcement, criminal elements fill the void and find ways to profit. Cartels are now moving migrants as well as drugs across the border. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
The Demise of the Wealth Effect (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews joins Greg Truax OnThePoint radio show to discus his recent publications about the demise of the wealth effect and the consequences of our broken border.
Are Democrats Getting Mugged by Reality? (Audio: Podcast)
With the shocking news that the Biden administration has resumed building a border wall (!), IPI President Tom Giovanetti wonders if Democrats are finally getting mugged by the reality of the results of their policies. Tom talks about the border crisis, the crime spike, and persistent inflation with IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
The High Cost of Educating Children of Illegal Immigrants (Audio: Podcast)
IPI’s Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews makes a back-of-the-envelope guesstimation about how much states spend on education for children of illegal immigrants, since the Supreme Court has found that such children are entitled to a public education. The point: While we at IPI are proponents of significant legal immigration, It costs states a LOT to educate children of illegal immigrants, and the likelihood is that illegal immigrants aren’t paying enough in taxes to offset the costs.
Democracy and Politics in Latin America (Audio: Podcast)
Special Guest Roberto Salinas of the Atlas Network talks with IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews about the current state of politics and democracy in Latin America, their economies, and the impact on immigration and the border crisis.
Progressive Policies are Backfiring on Democrats at the Mid-Term Election (Audio: Podcast)
There are four major policy areas—inflation, crime, the border, and gas prices—that voters have identified as their top concerns at the midterm election, and all four of these are areas where Democrats gave free rein to the progressive left, and having sowed the wind, are poised to reap the whirlwind. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
We Thought Sanctuary Cities Welcomed Illegal Immigrants? (Audio: Podcast)
Mayors and governors of sanctuary cities and states have spent several years obtaining cheap virtue signaling by proclaiming their hospitality to illegal border crossers without ever actually crossing paths with any of them. But a genius move by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, providing voluntary transportation for illegals to sanctuary cities like Chicago, New York and Washington DC has got those same mayors and governors squealing like stuck pigs, especially with governors like Doug Ducey (AZ) and Ron DeSantis (FL) emulating Abbott’s strategy. IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar provide an unhesitating defense of these strategies, and suggest some other cities and states that should also be destination for illegal immigrants.
President Biden is His Own Worst Communications Enemy (Audio: Interview)
Where does President Biden truly stand on the issues of the day? Some accuse him of being far left, while others say he drags his feet. The press has also been blamed for sewing confusion. IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews joins Inside Sources host Boyd Matheson to discuss the real problem with the way the president does and does not communicate his agenda.
Biden's Policies Have Us Soooo Confused (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews shares a number of conflicting and contradictory acts of the Biden administration that demonstrate inconsistency and incoherence, and IPI President Tom Giovanetti reacts.
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