Matthew La Corte is the Deputy Director of Immigration Policy at the Niskanen Center, where he develops strategic initiatives, leads coalition-building efforts, and manages legislative and administrative outreach. With over a decade of experience in immigration policy, he played a pivotal role in launching initiatives like the Welcome Corps program and has contributed to major bipartisan immigration efforts in both the House and Senate. His writing has appeared in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The Financial Times, and his commentary has been cited by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Politico, and many others. In 2025, Washingtonian Magazine named him to
their list of “500 most influential people shaping policy.” Originally from New Jersey, Matthew earned his degrees in Political Science and Economics from Hofstra University in New York and currently resides near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.