Alex Nowrasteh | |
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![]() Nowrasteh in 2017 | |
Born | Alexander Nowrasteh California, U.S. |
Alma mater | George Mason University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) |
Occupation | Immigration policy analyst |
Board member of | Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity of the Cato Institute |
Alexander Nowrasteh is an American analyst of immigration policy currently working at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank located in Washington D.C. Nowrasteh is an advocate of freer migration to the United States.[1] He previously worked as the immigration policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, another libertarian think tank.[2] Nowrasteh is a self-described "radical" advocate for open borders to and from the United States.[3] He has published a number of peer-reviewed studies on immigration and co-authored with Benjamin Powell the book Wretched Refuse?: The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions.[4]
In January 2013, ABC News listed Nowrasteh as #15 on a list of top 20 immigration experts to follow on Twitter in the United States.[5] In July 2013, The National Journal magazine ran a feature in its print edition about Nowrasteh entitled "The Libertarian Case," that featured an interview and discussion of immigration.[6] He has faced criticism from conservatives for his views on immigration and other topics.[7][8]
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