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The Patriarchs as Treaty Partners, Not Illegal Immigrants: A Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Analysis

Posted on June 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

The characterization of the biblical patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—as “illegal” or “undocumented” immigrants represents a fundamental misunderstanding of both the biblical narrative and the broader context of ancient Near Eastern society. This anachronistic interpretation imposes modern categories of citizenship, national … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Immigration Policy: An Integration-Based Framework

Posted on March 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper proposes a framework for analyzing immigration through the lens of economic contribution and societal integration rather than binary categorizations of immigrants. It examines how policy can be designed to maximize positive outcomes for both immigrants … Continue reading →

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On Citizenship By Investment

Posted on February 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

I remember feeling somewhat odd the first time I heard about citizenship by investment. I was visiting St. Lucia and had made it through one of their international airports and been reminded about the nation’s “discreet banking,” and I was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ungrateful Refugee

Posted on February 25, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You, by Dina Nayeri It is perhaps a bit ungenerous to say that a book called The Ungrateful Refugee would have been far better had it not been written by an ungrateful refugee. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Exit West

Posted on August 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid There are at least a few reasons why this book is not quite as good as it could be. As seems to be a pattern with the author’s books (as someone who has read three … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Making Of African America: The Four Great Migrations

Posted on August 27, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Making Of African America: The Four Great Migrations, by Ira Berlin There are occasions where more is less when it comes to a book and that is definitely the case here. Admittedly, the subject of African-American migrations is not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Migrations: 1880s – 1912

Posted on August 27, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Great Migrations: 1880’s – 1912 (A History Of Multicultural America), by William Loren Katz This book is a reminder, if any reminder was necessary, of the poisonous tendency of politics to ruin nearly everything. It is probably impossible to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Migration And Settlement

Posted on August 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

American Migration And Settlement, by Brett Griffin It is a hard thing to give American patterns of migration and settlement the proper degree of coverage. First, there is the matter of the prehistorical migrations that must be taken into account, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Age Of Migration

Posted on August 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Age Of Migration:  International Population Movements In The Modern World, by Stephen Castles And Mark J. Miller Reading this book, one gets the sense that scholars of migration in the present world often stumble around dangerously close to gaining … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Human Migration (Opposing Viewpoints)

Posted on August 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Human Migration (Opposing Viewpoints), edited by Barbara Krasner As someone who is generally fond of this series [1], I was more than a little disappointed by this particular volume, mainly because it did not have enough genuinely opposing viewpoints.  Indeed, … Continue reading →

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