Speaker: Gordon H. Hanson, Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego; Author, Council Special Report, The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration: Pitfalls of Reforming U.S. Entry Policies
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
May 22, 2007
Listen to Gordon H. Hanson, professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego, discuss immigration reform as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.
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