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Immigration
John Tamny, in his own words
“Trump can have deportations or booming growth, but he can’t have both.”
Trump Can Have Booming Growth or Deportations, Not Both · September 15, 2025

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If Immigrants Imported Failure, Then They Wouldn’t Be Immigrants

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