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May 10, 2023
The Dispatch

Our China Self-Own
… The United States faces some demographic headwinds, but: The US has a unique ability to change that population prediction through immigration. According to immigration scenarios prepared by researchers at George Mason University in a study commissioned by FWD.us, projections …
By Scott Lincicome
March 25, 2023
The Hill (Online)

More Immigrants Can Help Reduce Deficits and the Debt
… tax rates. Congress will have to moderate spending and reform near‐insolvent entitlement programs no matter what happens to legal immigration, but liberalizing immigration will increase revenue without increasing taxes. It’s time for immigration to be part of the …
By Alex Nowrasteh
February 28, 2023
Testimony

Every State Is a Border State: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis
Unfortunately, America’s current legal immigration system is highly restricted by every measure—compared to demand, compared to other similarly developed countries, and compared to America’s own history.
By David J. Bier
February 19, 2023
The Daily Beast

Biden’s Plan to End the Border Crisis Is Already Working
The border is still a mess, but the president’s recent immigration actions have already produced meaningful results.
By David J. Bier and Alex Nowrasteh
February 1, 2023
Blog

Immigrants Use Less Welfare Than Native-Born Americans
Immigrant consumption of welfare benefits is one of the most serious economic objections to liberalized immigration.
By Alex Nowrasteh
January 12, 2023
The Hill (Online)

Biden’s Border Plan Can Work—Why Isn’t Anyone Supporting It?
His plan should bring both sides together by reducing illegal immigration while creating viable legal options for people seeking to come to the United States.
By David J. Bier
January 12, 2023
Blog

Only 45 Percent of Employment-Based Green Cards Went to Workers in 2021
The immigration system of the United States favors family reunification even in the so-called employment-based green card categories.
By Alex Nowrasteh
January 6, 2023
Blog

Biden’s New Legal Migration Border Plan Could Work If He Wants It To
In a rare speech focused on immigration, President Biden announced new changes in border enforcement policies. The new plan incorporates several proposals that would make it easier for people to enter the country legally. Other changes will restrict asylum for people crossing the border illegally.
By David J. Bier
December 16, 2022
Blog

What Makes Crossing the Border Illegal? DHS Does
DHS has the power to change the story about the border from one of chaos and illegality to one of orderliness and legality, and its refusal to do so leads to greater hostility to immigrants and feeds into misguided “invasion” narratives around immigration.
By David J. Bier
November 2, 2022
The Daily Beast

Republican-Led States Are Suing to Expel Legal Immigrants at the Border
The states want a court to delegalize Haitian immigration—even if it means more chaos at the border.
By David J. Bier
September 29, 2022
Blog

ICE Agents Deployed Abroad Increase 16% from 2020–2022 to Nearly 200
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased the number of agents deployed in foreign countries by 16 percent from 2020 to 2022, according to new data obtained by the Cato Institute via a Freedom of Information Act request.
By David J. Bier
August 6, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

U.S. Job Openings Can Explain Border Crossings
With millions of available and unfilled jobs, Alex Nowrasteh says job openings in the U.S. does more to explain migrant border crossings than almost any of the smaller details of immigration enforcement.
Featuring Alex Nowrasteh and Caleb O. Brown
July 7, 2022
Blog

Employer-Sponsored Green Card Processing Delays Cross the 3-Year Threshold
America will lose the global competition for talent when other countries grant green cards in a matter of a few weeks or months, not years. It’s time for the U.S. government to radically streamline its immigration system and eliminate unnecessary burdensome procedures.
By David J. Bier
June 28, 2022
Working Paper

No. 67
Do Immigrants Affect Economic Institutions? Evidence from the American States
The global economic gains from free immigration dwarf any other single economic policy reform.
By Alex Nowrasteh, Michael Howard, and Andrew C. Forrester
June 24, 2022
Working Paper

No. 66
Immigrants Reduce Unionization in the United States
We find that immigration explains a sizable portion of the decline in unionization in the United States.
By Alex Nowrasteh, Town Oh, and Artem Samiahulin