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Response to Gabriel Chin on Commerce and Migration
Ilya Somin replies to Gabriel Chin on whether the commerce clause grants a federal power over immigration.
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Congress Has Both Textual and Inherent Authority to Regulate Immigration, and a Good Thing That It Does
John Eastman explains the case for federal authority over immigration.
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Are Immigrants “Commerce”?
Jack Chin looks at different constitutional paths to a federal power over immigration.
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Does the Constitution Give the Federal Government Power Over Immigration?
Ilya Somin says the U.S. Constitution contains no federal power to restrict immigration.
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Monetary Technologies for the Unbanked
James McAndrews warns that clever ways of catching criminals may leave the poor behind.