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  • October 4, 2018
    Blog
    Over 100 Million Immigrants Have Come to America Since the Founding
    … an almost total elimination during the War of 1812. These assumptions produced period averages similar to those estimated in American Immigration by Maldwyn Allen Jones and which accord with other accounts of the period. The average number of new legal …
    By David J. Bier
  • September 24, 2018
    Blog
    New Rule to Deny Status to Immigrants Up to 95% Self-Sufficient
    … that would lead to this same result. Indeed, we believe that this goal should apply to all people regardless of immigration status. For decades, we have proposed to build a wall around the welfare state, not around the country. However …
    By David J. Bier
  • September 19, 2018
    The New York Times
    The Liberalism of the Religious Right
    … In a Democracy Fund Voter Study Group report, I found that religious conservatives are far more supportive of diversity and immigration than secular conservatives. Religion appears to actually be moderating conservative attitudes, particularly on some of the most polarizing issues …
    By Emily Ekins
  • July 20, 2018
    Blog
    49 Nations Accept Asylees & Refugees at Higher Rates Than America
    … explained before, however, the United States has been one of the least welcoming wealthy countries in terms of net total immigration as a share of the country’s population in recent years. America should reform its immigration laws, but it …
    By David J. Bier
  • June 8, 2018
    Blog
    150-Year Wait for Indian Immigrants With Advanced Degrees
    … in the United States, particularly from India where the wait times are the longest. But now U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the number of applicants for each category, so we can compute rough estimates of the …
    By David J. Bier
  • May 3, 2018
    Blog
    Proof That The Government Is Cheating Legal Immigrants
    I have previously laid out the case that the government has cheated legal immigrants for decades by erroneously counting the spouses and children of immigrants against the quotas for immigration, thereby reducing the total amount of immigration substantially. My argument …
    By David J. Bier
  • April 24, 2018
    The Hill (Online)
    The Bill of Rights Is the Best Defense against a Travel Ban
    … federal power over immigration, the federal government could still choose among potential immigrants based on factors such as job skills and education. But immigration policy cannot violate the First Amendment by discriminating against Muslims, or adherents of any other religion.
    By Michael Mannheimer and Ilya Somin
  • April 23, 2018
    Blog
    U.S. Approves Far Fewer Muslim Refugees, Immigrants, & Travelers
    President Trump appears to be fulfilling his campaign promise. The United States is accepting the fewest Muslim refugees in decades, and immigration from the Muslim world has received an unprecedented cut under his administration.
    By David J. Bier
  • February 14, 2018
    Washington Post
    Five Myths about Chain Migration
    In reality, America’s immigration laws strictly limit the types and numbers of family-sponsored immigrants.
    By David J. Bier
  • January 29, 2018
    Blog
    White House Plan Bans 22 Million Legal Immigrants over 5 Decades
    “Merit-based” immigration reform would focus on increasing the number of immigrants at both ends of the skill spectrum. The White House proposal is the opposite of the reforms that would lead America toward prosperity.
    By David J. Bier and Stuart Anderson
  • September 28, 2017
    New York Daily News
    Feds, Wasting Time on Facebook
    Despite the Trump administration crowing about the importance of “extreme vetting” of newcomers, the new rule will just make immigration a more convoluted process, while doing little to protect Americans from terrorism.
    By Alex Nowrasteh
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