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November 29, 2022
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What Biden Has Gotten Right on Immigration
… has taken should be recognized anyway. The situation could be far worse. Further Reading Processing Backlogs in the U.S. Immigration System: Describing the Scale of the Problem Deregulating Legal Immigration: A Blueprint for Agency Action Reforming the Immigration System …
By David J. Bier
November 7, 2022
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USCIS’s Immigration Backlogs Hit 8.8 Million
… U.S. Immigration System: Describing the Scale of the Problem The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) is the gatekeeper for the broadest array of immigration benefits, including employment authorization and applications for …
By David J. Bier
November 2, 2022
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Some States Are Fighting in Court to Increase Illegal Immigration
… immigration by Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border by letting them in legally, how the Trump administration recreated illegal immigration by Haitians by banning that process, and how the Biden administration again nearly eliminated Haitian illegal immigration this summer …
By David J. Bier
October 13, 2022
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The Center for Immigration Studies Produces Improbably High Estimates of Illegal Immigrant Criminality in Texas
… inviting me to respond. I’ll respond here. Cato’s Research on Illegal Immigrant Crime in Texas My research on immigration and crime in Texas uses Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) data on arrests and convictions by immigration status …
By Alex Nowrasteh
September 22, 2022
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PragerU’s Video “Who Cares about Illegal Immigration?” Has Numerous Problems
PragerU recently released a video by podcaster and influencer Will Witt titled “Who Cares about Illegal Immigration?” PragerU has released immigration videos before that also have serious factual errors that support dubious conclusions, one of which I’ve critiqued. Their …
By Alex Nowrasteh
August 10, 2022
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Border Chaos and the Catch-22 of Immigration Reform
… barriers are frequently worse. Support for liberalized legal immigration reduces when there is a perception of chaos caused by illegal immigration. This creates a policy Catch‐22 for American supporters of liberalized immigration. Chaos and illegal immigration are caused by …
By Alex Nowrasteh
July 27, 2022
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U.S. Labor Demand Explains Most of the Rise in Illegal Immigration
The state of the U.S. economy and labor market is the first explanation to consider when explaining the present surge of illegal immigration.
By Alex Nowrasteh
July 13, 2022
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The United States Does Not Permit More Immigration Than the Rest of the World Combined
The United States ranks low in terms of net immigration and foreign‐born share of the population compared to other wealthy countries, and it is losing the race for talent around the world.
By David J. Bier
January 18, 2022
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The Decline of Legal Immigration
Since President Biden took office in January 2021, the recovery of legal immigration has been much slower than anticipated.
By Alex Nowrasteh
November 30, 2021
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Build Back Better Act Immigration Provisions – Summary and Analysis
The Build Back Better Act includes several important immigration-related provisions.
By David J. Bier
October 23, 2021
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Criminal Illegal Immigration Rates Fall Along the Border
The criminal illegal immigrant proportion of all encounters along the border are lower in FY2021 than in previous years despite the large increase in the number of encounters.
By Alex Nowrasteh
October 7, 2021
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Americans Conflate Border Chaos and Legal Immigration
In order to better address immigration policy, the Biden administration must decouple the immigration issue from the U.S.-Mexico border.
By Alex Nowrasteh
September 8, 2021
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Immigration Undermines Affirmative Action in American States
States with more immigrants are more likely, not less likely, to abandon affirmative action.
By Alex Nowrasteh and Michael Howard
August 24, 2021
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Title 42 Caused a Spike in Mexican Illegal Immigration
It’s important for the Biden administration to get control of the border. Reducing the number of Mexican apprehensions is the easiest way to reduce the border chaos.
By Alex Nowrasteh
August 2, 2021
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Immigration Can Offset U.S. Population Decline
Welcoming more immigrants offers a way to counteract the negative effects of an aging population.
By Alex Nowrasteh