Amy Wax

Amy Wax is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania's PennCarey School of Law.

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Nov 42023

November 4, 20233 Whisky Happy Hour

3 Whisky Happy Hour

RicochetNovember 4, 2023

with Special Guest Amy Wax

With John Yoo still away somewhere in the jungles of South America, Steve and Lucretia are delighted to be joined by a very special guest, Prof. Amy Wax of Penn Law School. Followers of the campus scene may be familiar with Penn Law's crusade to fire Prof. Wax for the sin of offending against campus orthodoxies on race and immigration, at the same time Penn so conspicuously tolerates anti-Semitism. Prof. Wax isn't at liberty to discuss the details of her ongoing ordeal ((you can read more about the case from her lawyer David Shapiro here), but we do get into the thick of several pertinent questions, such as: —Does the current crisis of tolerance for anti-Semitism on campus represent a possible inflection point to turn back “wokery” at last, or will this episode prove that higher education has passed the point of no return? —Is there any evidence that the high-profile donor revolt at Penn and elsewhere is having an effect? —On a wider note, many conservative law professors are leaving their posts because of the increasing ideological hostility. This seems another bad omen for academia.

Hosted by Steve Hayward

Organization:: Ricochet

July 2021

Jul 82021

July 8, 2021Parsing Immigration Policy

Parsing Immigration Policy

Center for Immigration StudiesJuly 8, 2021

Employers Prefer Foreign Workers over Americans

Summary Much academic work has been published on U.S. employer preference for hiring foreign low-skill labor over American workers, particularly black American workers. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, highlights reasons why employers might seek to hire foreign nationals and the implications for American workers and society. Wax and Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies and host of the podcast, explore the impact of the government permitting a constant flow of low-skill immigration, especially the harm done to low-skill American workers, who are less able to develop skills or support a family and may drop out of the workforce all together. What would be the long-term implications for our country if immigration of unskilled foreign workers were reduced and policies putting Americans back to work were prioritized? In his Closing Commentary, Krikorian addresses the U.S. asylum system and the need for reform.

Hosted by Mark Krikorian

Organization:: Center for Immigration Studies