This Week in Immigration

Ep. 199: Immigration Policy and the U.S. Economy

August 12, 2025·46 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown sits down with Wendy Edelberg of the Brookings Institution and Stan Veuger of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss their recent report, Immigration Policy and Its Macroeconomic Effects in the Second Trump Administration. We explore how immigration policy choices, specifically enforcement and legal immigration restrictions, can shape long-term economic outcomes. Edelberg and Veuger break down how different immigration approaches could affect the U.S. economy moving forward. It's a timely, data-driven discussion on immigration and macroeconomic policy on This Week in Immigration.   AEI Report: https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/immigration-policy-and-its-macroeconomic-effects-in-the-second-trump-administration/ Stan Veuger: https://www.aei.org/profile/stan-veuger/ Wendy Edelberg: https://www.brookings.edu/people/wendy-edelberg/

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