Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast on UK Immigration Policy

The Institute of Economic Affairs—the outstanding British pro-free marketplace assume tank—posted a podcast on UK immigration coverage. IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh interviews British immigration coverage skilled Sunder Katwala and myself concerning the British debate over immigration, which has notable similarities and variations with that within the United States. I will be able to’t work out methods to embed the podcast on this publish. But you’ll pay attention to it right here,

We coated a variety of problems, together with how the British political proper is extra divided on immigration than the USA proper, the determinants of public beef up and opposition to immigration within the two nations, whether or not a culturally extra assured country could be much less frightened of migration, the connection between migration coverage and zoning restrictions at the building of latest housing (the latter are a significant issue in each nations), and far else.

Katwala is Director of the British Future assume tank, and creator of the notable new e book How to Be a Patriot: Why Love of Country Can End Our Very British Culture War, Some of the guidelines within the e book have been referenced in our dialogue, in addition to some from my very own e book Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom,