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January 11, 2023
The New York Sun

On Immigration, Returning to America’s Libertarian Roots
… immigration has huge benefits and only modest negatives for immigrants and everyone else. The question is then how much legal immigration? Libertarian Land goes to the logical extreme: free immigration, with exceptions only for immigrants who would obviously generate large …
By Jeffrey Miron
October 27, 2022
Washington Post

No, Biden’s Immigration Policies Are Not to Blame for the Fentanyl Crisis
Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid responsible for 88 percent of opioid overdose deaths in the United States, is showing up in campaign ads across the country. The message is simple: Fentanyl would disappear if illegal immigration disappeared. This is wrong. If …
By David J. Bier and Jeffrey A. Singer
October 10, 2022
Inside Sources

Immigration May Play a More Important Role in the Midterms than You Think
… border to Democratic‐leaning areas.” And the top reason (88 percent) was that it “draws attention to the issue of immigration.” But what about immigration specifically? It’s not that Hispanics want to decrease immigration to the United States. In …
By Emily Ekins
March 30, 2022
Law360

The Problem with GOP Attack on Jackson Immigration Ruling
… York v. McAleenan decision in the U.S. District Court for the District Of Columbia temporarily halted a Trump administration immigration policy.[1] But evaluating the case on the basis of its principles rather than its policy outcome shows that …
By Thomas A. Berry
October 21, 2021
Conservative Home

Cut Immigration to Raise Wages? If Only It Were All So Simple.
… broken model with low wages, low growth, low skills and low productivity, all of it enabled and assisted by uncontrolled immigration.” Worker shortages in hospitality, farming, and for HGV drivers have bumped pay for some workers already. This has been …
By Ryan Bourne
October 19, 2021
MarketWatch

The Simple Way to Ease the Labor Shortage Is to Raise Limits on Legal Immigration
… they are being forced to wait by either administrative processing delays or a lack of space under the annual legal immigration caps. More than nine million people are qualified immigrants waiting to be given permanent residence in the U.S …
By David J. Bier
August 27, 2021
Reason

Illegal Immigration Isn’t an “Invasion”
… I don’t care much for politically correct language. I avoid the euphemism treadmill. Whether you call people who violate immigration law “illegal aliens,” “undocumented noncitizens,” or “unauthorized immigrants” doesn’t make much difference to me (or the law). But …
By David J. Bier
August 5, 2021
Inside Sources

Expand Legal Immigration to Boost the Economy
American economic growth has been slower in the last few decades, partly due to lower population growth.
By Alex Nowrasteh
July 28, 2021
Washington Post

Joe Biden Is Overseeing One of the Largest Cuts in Legal Immigration in History
Unless there is a change of heart soon, Biden will assume responsibility for denying thousands of immigrants the path to citizenship that Congress promised them.
By David J. Bier
February 19, 2021
Reason

Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
He campaigned against Trump’s restrictionism, but has implemented mostly symbolic initiatives so far.
By David J. Bier
February 18, 2021
Real Clear Policy

Biden’s Closed Door Immigration Policies Are Not ‘Open Borders’
What’s concerning isn’t that Biden hasn’t “gotten around to immigration yet.” It’s that he has and is intentionally choosing to perpetuate one of the worst immigration regimes in American history.
By David J. Bier
February 3, 2021
USA Today

Biden’s Pro-Immigration Agenda Is More Expansive Than Obama’s, but It Has Drawbacks
Biden’s immigration changes would transform the lives of vast numbers of migrants fleeing poverty and oppression. For many, it could literally mean the difference between life and death.
By Ilya Somin
December 18, 2020
The Hill (Online)

Leading Legal Experts Urge Aggressive Immigration Actions
These sophisticated and developed proposals could help the millions of immigrants and Americans harmed by the current restrictive rules.
By David J. Bier
November 24, 2020
The Hill (Online)

Immigration Restrictions and Racial Discrimination Share Similar Roots
Both restrict freedom and opportunity based on arbitrary circumstances of birth. And both have historic roots in bigotry.
By Ilya Somin
June 23, 2020
The Hill (Online)

Trump’s Economically Senseless Immigration Ban
By David J. Bier