Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025) - Former Czech President Václav Klaus joins the Center for Immigration Studies podcast to discuss migration, national identity, and the importance of the nation-state. An economist and longtime advocate for national sovereignty, President Klaus challenges prevailing European views on immigration, multiculturalism, and the European Union.
Key highlights:
- Reconciling free market economics with the necessity of limited immigration and secure borders.
- Differentiating between individual migration and mass migration.
- Arguing that low birthrates do not justify increased migration.
- Explaining mass migration as being demand-driven, caused by politics and social policies.
- Critiquing labor importation as a policy failure that undermines citizens’ motivation to work.
- Emphasizing the importance of national borders and criticizing the Schengen Agreement.
- Distinguishing between migrants and legitimate refugees as opposed to distinguishing between legal and illegal migrants.
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