https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjAt5kXxxBs Podcast audio: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Onkar Ghate and Agustina Vergara Cid criticize various pro-immigration arguments and discuss how they undermine a proper moral defense of immigration. Among the topics covered: How conventional pro-immigration arguments are based on altruism and collectivism; How altruism leads to the infantilization of refugees and failure to advocate for economic migrants; How diversity quotas perpetuate racism in the name of fighting it; How the “economic case” for immigration reduces immigrants to servants; The false assumption that the interests of Americans and immigrants are inherently at odds; How anti-immigrant advocates have set the terms of the immigration debate; How to think about the claim that pro-immigration advocates are seeking to dilute American values. The podcast premiered on August 22, 2024. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.

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