Daniel T. Griswold

Daniel T. Griswold argues in the following viewpoint that restricting immigration to the United States would harm the nation, not make it safer. According to Griswold, terrorists such as those responsible for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks do not enter the country as immigrants but as aliens on temporary tourist and student visas, so restricting immigration would have no effect on their movements. However, restricting immigration would harm the economy by reducing the number of foreign-born workers who enable U.S. producers to keep prices down and prosper in the global economy. Daniel T. Griswold is the associate director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Trade Policy Studies and the author of many articles on trade and immigration.

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