What podcasters are saying about US immigration

Summary

In the past 30 days, 5 speakers on 5 finance podcasts discussed US immigration in 7 views. Chorus has followed US immigration since October 21, 2026.

Who talks about it most

• Robert Kaplan · 2
• Ken Griffin · 2
• David Friedberg · 1
• Josh Brown · 1
• Vincent Deluard · 1

The latest views

Newest first. Every quote is checked against the episode's transcript.

• Robert Kaplan · Goldman Sachs

  US needs roughly 1 to 2 million immigrants a year; unfilled jobs are slowing growth.

  Kaplan argues the US needs to revisit immigration and needs [one to two million] immigrants a year. He points to many open jobs that are not being filled, which he says is slowing growth in an economy that needs more growth. He ties this to the broader need for productivity and labour-force growth.

  “I would argue we need to relook at immigration. We need [one to two million] a year in immigration. There are a lot of open jobs that are not getting filled, and we're... It's slowing growth.”at 12:28

  Bloomberg Talks: Goldman Sachs Vice Chair Robert Kaplan Talks Fed Meeting · October 28, 2026

• Robert Kaplan · Goldman Sachs

  US needs one to two million immigrants a year to fill open jobs and restore growth.

  Kaplan says a lot of open jobs are not being filled and that this is slowing growth. He argues immigration policy should be relooked at, to bring in roughly one to two million people a year, as part of a set of steps to grow faster.

  “We need [one to two] million a year in immigration. There are a lot of open jobs that are not getting filled, and we're... It's slowing growth.”at 13:12

  Bloomberg Surveillance: Previewing the Fed Meeting and AI IPOs · October 27, 2026

• David Friedberg · The Production Board

  Ending social services for immigrants would self-select productive immigrants into the US.

  Friedberg argues that if a country pays social services to an immigrant population, it is probably the wrong population. Immigrants who are productive and self-supporting add to the economy, so the screen should favor them. He says removing social services for immigrants would self-select the right immigrants, which is a framework for who should be allowed in.

  “And an easy way to solve it is get rid of social services for immigrants. As soon as you get rid of social services for immigrants, then you self select into the right population that's gonna come in.”at 1:20:01

  All-In Podcast: AI Cyber Panic, Ken Griffin's Bubble Warning, The Fall of France? · October 23, 2026

• Josh Brown · Ritholtz Wealth Management

  Lower immigration shrinks the labor pool, keeping labor demand high in many industries.

  Brown says that the lack of immigration is a big shift in the potential labor pool. In many industries that pool is the whole labor supply. As a result, demand for workers stays very high even as complaints about prices grow. This is part of why he sees no labor-driven reset.

  “we don't have immigration. So that's a big shift in the potential labor pool. In a lot of industries, it's the whole labor pool.”at 41:44

  The Compound and Friends: An Economy So Good No One Can Live In It with Jill Schlesinger⁠ · October 23, 2026

• Vincent Deluard · StoneX

  Immigration likely drove the nominal income boom; removing immigrants should slow tax-revenue growth.

  Personal income tax collections grew 8–9% at the start of the year, against 4–5% before COVID, and are now closer to 5%. He thinks immigration was part of the nominal boom: more people in the country meant more income. Removing people should therefore slow that growth, which is consistent with the slowdown he is seeing. He admits it is hard to know exactly how much immigration contributed.

  “I think you can make a reasonable argument that a lot of that has to do with immigration,”at 7:47

  The Meb Faber Show: StoneX' Vincent Deluard: The S&P Is Hiding a Bear Market | #655 · October 23, 2026

• Ken Griffin · Citadel

  Gainfully employed undocumented immigrants should have a way to stay, though not necessarily citizenship.

  Griffin calls the current treatment of illegal immigrants disgraceful. He argues that people who came when borders were open did not see themselves as breaking the law, and that those who are employed and working to build a better life should have a way to stay. He says this may not be a path to citizenship but should be a path to being a contributing member of society. He ties this to the need to grow the economy.

  “If you are here with your family or by yourself and you are gainfully employed and you are working to find a better life for your family, there needs to be a way to stay in our country.”at 27:18

  Bloomberg Talks: Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Talks AI Bubble, US Midterm Elections & France Protests · October 21, 2026

• Ken Griffin · Citadel

  The US should keep top global talent, with foreign students at elite schools getting green cards.

  Griffin argues the US should attract the most brilliant people in the world. He notes that foreigners make up 15 to 20% of students at elite US colleges, often, and says the country should give them a degree and a green card so they stay.

  “every single brilliant person around the world, do you know where I want them to live? I want them to live in America.”at 40:31

  Bloomberg Talks: Citadel CEO Ken Griffin Talks AI Bubble, US Midterm Elections & France Protests · October 21, 2026