California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stunned many this spring when he praised an armed citizens’ group patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in search of undocumented immigrants. In contrast, President Bush called the group “vigilantes” and proposed that the federal government issue more three-year work visas to foreign workers. Former NBC News correspondent Peter Laufer argues that both politicians have overlooked the enormous social costs of U.S. immigration restrictions and proposes a bold alternative in his new book, Wetback Nation. Economist Benjamin Powell (Director of the Independent Institute’s Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation) argues that the right immigration reforms could satisfy the concerns of both employers who want access to the talent pool of foreign workers and critics of illegal immigration who complain that the rights of Americans are being violated by trespassing illegal aliens. Please join us for a stimulating program on one of today’s most hotly debated public issues.