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Acton on the radio
Jan 28, 2026 1:27 PM

Yesterday afternoon, Andrew Yuengert joined host Al Kresta on Kresta in the Afternoon on the Ave Maria Radio Network to discuss immigration reform and President Bush’s most recent proposal to secure the USA’s southern border. Yuengert is an Associate Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and the author of Inhabiting the Land, an economic analysis of migration and part of Acton’s Christian Social Thought Series of monographs.

To listen to the interview, click here (6.5 mb mp3 file). Inhabiting the Land is available for purchase through Acton’s Bookshoppe.

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