Immigration, Upward Mobility, and the U.S. Ec...

How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part one of <a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/the-true-story-of-americas-supremely-messed- ...

Ankle monitors and clunky apps make it hard for immigrants awaiting a hearing to start a life in the U.S. Although advocates argue that there are less intrusive methods, whole businesses exist to electronically surveil migrants. That old saying — people versus profit. Then, we’ll ...  Show more

US employers added 315,000 jobs in August in the latest figures, despite a jump in unemployment. We ask KPMG's chief economist Diane Swonk what this could mean for the country's economy. Australia says it's raising its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade to ...  Show more

This week it emerged that Abdul Ezedi, hunted by police after an attack on a woman and her daughters with a corrosive liquid, was granted asylum after being convicted of sexual assault. He'd converted to Christianity, which could have put him at risk in his native Afghanistan. It ...  Show more