E17: E17: Saurabh Sharma's hot take on immigration and why we must reform the corrupt elite class

What steps must be taken to improve the immigration system? How can we hold government elites accountable? On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Saurabh Sharma, President of the American Moment, for a wide-ranging discussion about the current (unfortunate) crop of elites in Washington, the faults within US immigration, filling a new conservative elite pipeline, and the future direction of the American right. Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:05 Shakeup on the political right 02:42 Welcome Saurabh Sharma 03:22 Returning to The Swamp - against his better judgment 11:54 The crises American Moment aims to resolve 18:40 Filling the conservative elite pipeline 21:29 On being an “immigration restrictionist” 28:31 Immigration and assimilation 37:54 What’s wrong with the current crop of D.C. elites 43:20 You can’t unsee this 50:42 Positively good news ---- Reading List ----American Moment https://www.americanmoment.org/ What libertarianism has become and will become — State Capacity Libertarianism (Marginal Revolution) https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/01/what-libertarianism-has-become-and-will-become-state-capacity-libertarianism.htmlCoercion in the Name of Virtue (The Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB94461328599540685Wait Just One American Moment (National Review) https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/wait-just-one-american-moment/The Kushner conundrum (The Spectator World) https://spectatorworld.com/topic/jared-kushner-conundrum-scapegoat-saboteur/Inside the American Moment launch party (The Spectator World) https://spectatorworld.com/topic/american-moment-saurabh-sharma-nick-solheim-jake-mercier-launch-party/We Must Build An Elite For This American Moment (The American Conservative) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/we-must-build-an-elite-for-this-american-moment/---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Saurabh Sharma on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssharmaUS