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January 22, 2025
Testimony

Restoring Immigration Enforcement in America
… government of about $5 trillion.43 Reforming the immigration system would do the most to stop violations Unfortunately, the US immigration system does not facilitate lawful migration; instead, it hinders it and encourages illegal immigration. The fundamental legal immigration framework …
By David J. Bier
September 19, 2024
Testimony

Beyond the Border: Terrorism and Homeland Security Consequences of Illegal Immigration
… Homeland Security Consequences of Illegal Immigration.” Over many decades, the Cato Institute has produced original research on the benefits of immigration to Americans, the problems of illegal immigration and chaos along the southwest border caused by the restrictive legal U …
By Alex Nowrasteh
January 17, 2024
Testimony

Testimony for the Committee on Oversight and Accountability Hearing Titled: “The Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Policymaking Efforts to Undermine U.S. Immigration Law
Most of America’s immigration challenges are longstanding consequences of an outdated legal immigration system.
By David J. Bier
September 13, 2023
Testimony

Unlocking America’s Potential: How Immigration Fuels Economic Growth and Our Competitive Advantage
Our view is simple: people are the ultimate resource.
By David J. Bier
March 13, 2023
Public Comments

Public Comments Re: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
Unfortunately, the NPRM focuses on increasing financial revenue for the agency, not streamlining inefficient agency processes that are requiring increased resources.
By David J. Bier
May 19, 2021
Public Comments

Comments to USCIS on Legal Immigration Barriers
The unifying principle behind these reforms is that the agency has far more power to streamline the immigration process and prevent problems for U.S. citizens and immigrants than it is currently using.
By David J. Bier
April 28, 2021
Testimony

“Why Don’t They Just Get in Line?” Barriers to Legal Immigration
[I]t is impossible to ignore how the past year has seen the meager legal immigration system become more closed than at any point since the end of the Great Depression.
By David J. Bier
June 12, 2020
Legal Briefs

Gonzalez v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
By Brook Dooley, Andrew S. Bruns, Ilya Shapiro, & David J. Bier
May 19, 2016
Testimony

Declining Deportations and Increasing Criminal Alien Releases – The Lawless Immigration Policies of the Obama Administration
By Alex Nowrasteh
October 30, 2003
Testimony

The Prospects for American Workers: Immigration’s Impact
By Daniel Griswold
January 31, 2024
Testimony

Statement for the Record: Improving How the Congressional Budget Office Estimates and Reports the Budgetary Effects of Changes in Immigration Law
By Alex Nowrasteh
October 13, 2020
Public Comments

Public Comments in Opposition to Proposed Rulemaking: Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
By Matthew Feeney
October 13, 2020
Public Comments

Public Comments in Opposition to Proposed Rulemaking: Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
By Patrick G. Eddington
March 5, 2025
Testimony

A Hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors
Unfortunately, the US immigration system was not designed to be followed.
By David J. Bier
January 17, 2024
Testimony

A Threat to Every Community: Assessing the Safety, Health, and Economic Consequences of President Biden’s Border Policies
The simplest, cheapest, and quickest way to reduce illegal immigration is to vastly expand legal immigration to the United States.
By Alex Nowrasteh

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Spring 2025

Public Filings

Restoring Immigration Enforcement in America

Beyond the Border: Terrorism and Homeland Security Consequences of Illegal Immigration

Testimony for the Committee on Oversight and Accountability Hearing Titled: “The Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Policymaking Efforts to Undermine U.S. Immigration Law

Unlocking America’s Potential: How Immigration Fuels Economic Growth and Our Competitive Advantage

Public Comments Re: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements

Comments to USCIS on Legal Immigration Barriers

“Why Don’t They Just Get in Line?” Barriers to Legal Immigration

Gonzalez v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Declining Deportations and Increasing Criminal Alien Releases – The Lawless Immigration Policies of the Obama Administration

The Prospects for American Workers: Immigration’s Impact

Statement for the Record: Improving How the Congressional Budget Office Estimates and Reports the Budgetary Effects of Changes in Immigration Law

Public Comments in Opposition to Proposed Rulemaking: Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Public Comments in Opposition to Proposed Rulemaking: Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

A Hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors

A Threat to Every Community: Assessing the Safety, Health, and Economic Consequences of President Biden’s Border Policies