News Mentions/Interviews

GMC affiliate Daniel Costa on MarketWatch/ Dow Jones podcast, “Best New Ideas in Money,” the topic is legal immigration. Costa in regard to the perspective that immigrants only contribute to the economy states also how, “they also contribute socially and culturally. And then the whole other very important component of the immigration system that we haven't talked about is the humanitarian system, the asylum system and refugee system, those two pathways with which migrants can come into the United States.”

GMC affiliate Daniel Costa on NPR Morning Edition on immigration and inflation. Immigration lately has been seeing a decline which has contributed effects to the economy and why there is a dire need to fill a significant amount of jobs currently. Costa states that “… ending Title 42 would be the right thing to do morally and legally. And the United States should fulfill its humanitarian obligations and let more people in and let them be processed the way the way we're supposed to.”

GMC director Giovanni Peri was featured on Marketplace. In talking about the decline of immigration in the US, they cite Peri noting that 80% of this number would be in the work force but that, “'We were missing 1.7 million immigrants in that working age group.'” 

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GMC external affiliate Chad Sparber appeared on Time in regard to the losses of jobs that foreign born workers are facing, specifically in the tech industry after the H-1B work visas expired. This type of visa requires that workers rely heavily on their employer therefore Sparber states, “It’s a recipe for exploitation.” as the worker is unable to advance their talents elsewhere. It also allows for companies to underpay their workers which is why Sparber calls to reforms these visas. 

GMC director Giovanni Peri was featured on Fortune, in regard to international immigration to the United States as a significant factor for population growth in 2022. Peri states a positive immigration flow would help “reduce population decline, keep the size of the labor force from shrinking, improve age dependency ratios, and produce positive fiscal gains.”

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GMC director Giovanni Peri was cited by HuffPost from the previous mention in Washington Post regarding the slowing of immigration during Trump administration and COVID-19 pandemic. 

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GMC director Giovanni Peri was featured on Washington Post regarding the slowing of immigration during the Trump administration and the slowing that intensified with the COVID-19 pandemic. Peri stated, “it could be another four years before the country makes up for current shortfalls. Even then, it won’t be enough to catch up to the rapidly aging workforce that is projected to leave millions more positions unfilled.”

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GMC affiliate Brad Jones talks about migrant deaths and migrant crossings in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Park in National Parks Traveler. Jones mentions how it would be inappropriate to decline water to those crossing who are in great need of it at that time. Jones also states that Humane Boarders aims “to save desperate people from a horrible death by dehydration and exposure and to create a just and humane environment in the borderlands.”

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