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Ike Brannon

Senior fellow, the Cato Institute

Ike Brannon, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, is president of Capital Policy Analytics, a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He previously was a senior economist in the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget as well as the United States Congress.

Latest Columns

Immigration

Texas’ strong economic growth is a cause — and effect — of immigration

By Ike Brannon, April 26, 2016

The reflexive anger some people have toward immigration is easy to understand, but it doesn't really comport with reality.