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Triana

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Fri May 10, 2013, 11:00 PM May 2013

Immigration Researcher Jason Richwine Resigns From Heritage Amid Race Flap [View all]

Jason Richwine, the co-author of a study by the Heritage Foundation claiming immigration reform would add $6.3 trillion to the deficit, has resigned from his position at the conservative think tank.

Heritage had already sought to distance itself from Richwine amid reports that he suggested in a Harvard thesis and a panel at the American Enterprise Institute that the United States discourage various non-white groups from immigrating because they have lower IQs. He also wrote articles on Hispanic incarceration rates for a white nationalist website.


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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/immigration-researcher-jason-richwine-resigns-from-heritage-amid
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