Libertarian think tank pearl-clutches about reduced Islamic migration — but it's music to MAGA ears

Libertarian think tank pearl-clutches about reduced Islamic migration — but it’s music to MAGA ears


America’s most prominent libertarian think tank released a report on Monday concern-mongering over the drastic drop in legal immigration from third-world Muslim nations under President Donald Trump.

The Cato Institute — admittedly a big supporter of immigration and longtime opponent of the president’s border wall — is fretting over an apparent 96% drop in immigrant visa issuances and refugee admissions from majority-Muslim countries such as Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Libya, Pakistan, and Somalia.

‘We’ve come so far on these issues.’

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Meanwhile, prominent voices in the MAGA movement are celebrating the news from Cato.

The White House’s rapid response account even shared a Cato Institute graph showing the decline in migration from Muslim countries.

In response to the graph, Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet wrote, “I couldn’t love this stat and

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