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Celeste Wesson
Senior Producer: Marketplace
Celeste Wesson has been senior producer of Marketplace since 2003. A 30-year veteran of radio journalism, she first came to American Public Media in 2000, serving as senior editor for both Marketplace and The Savvy Traveler.
Wesson started her career in radio in the 1970s at WDBS-FM, in Durham, N.C., where she was news director and DJ for a weekly women's music show.
In 1980, she was named editor of National Public Radio's weekend All Things Considered, and soon after became the program's producer. She has also served as national editor for NPR, overseeing the network's domestic coverage outside of Washington, D.C., and as a reporter for NPR's Los Angeles bureau.
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"Will makes a great argument. The hostile reception, as indicated by the comments, should be unsurprising. If people actually understood how much immigration has historically benefited us then we wouldn't have the type of protectionist immigration laws we have. If the borders were opened one might see a drop in wages, but considering there would be a correlative drop in prices, it's doubtful there would be an overall harm and most likely considerable benefit..."
