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June 29, 2023
Media Highlights Radio

David J. Bier discusses his policy analysis, “Why Legal Immigration Is Nearly Impossible,” on KOA’s The Ross Kaminsky Show
Featuring David J. Bier
June 28, 2023
Media Highlights Radio

David J. Bier discusses some of the biggest issues in immigration policy and what’s getting in the way of immigration reform on the Politicology podcast
Featuring David J. Bier
June 28, 2023
Media Highlights TV

David J. Bier is featured in a webinar on the US visa quota system and EB-5 numbers on the Investment Immigration Conversations with Carolyn Lee podcast
Featuring David J. Bier
November 2, 2023
Blog

Don’t Expand the Border Wall. Instead, Fix Existing Policies That Increase Immigration
… boat crossings to California or the Gulf Coast. Another avenue is visa overstays, which are a bigger source of illegal immigration than border crossings. Immigration bans, like those of drugs or guns, mainly fail. border wall The US has only …
By Jeffrey Miron
September 4, 2023
Globalization: Then and Now

U.S. Immigration Policy Lags behind a Globalizing World
… that migration takes place, and the best way to harness the economic potential of immigration is through an expansive legal immigration system. Other Countries Recognize the Benefits of Immigration Congress has not reformed the U.S. legal immigration system in …
By David J. Bier
June 23, 2023
Cato Daily Podcast

For the Vast Majority, Legal Immigration to the U.S. Is Virtually Impossible
David Bier explains why the “just immigrate legally” crowd display a profound ignorance of how immigration does and doesn’t work in the United States.
Featuring David J. Bier and Caleb O. Brown
June 22, 2023
The Dispatch

America Has a Legal Immigration Problem
… cases, not just for a few months or even a few years, but forever. The Connection Between Legal and Illegal Immigration Finally, it’s important to note that this effective blockade on legal immigration has almost certainly made illegal immigration …
By Scott Lincicome
June 13, 2023
Blog

Why Legal Immigration Is Impossible for Nearly Everyone
… States. Below I briefly describe the main problems and choke points in this labyrinth. Flow chart of the entire legal immigration system Guilty Until Proven Innocent Until the Immigration Act of 1924, everyone in the world was eligible to immigrate …
By David J. Bier
March 29, 2023
Blog

Biden’s Border Immigration Policy Is Still Reducing Border Crossings and Illegal Immigration
From December 2022 to February 2023, encounters of migrants crossing the southwest (SW) border with Mexico are down 39 percent.
By Alex Nowrasteh
March 21, 2023
Blog

The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States
Such a large government raises a vital question regarding immigration: Do immigrants consume more in government services than they pay in taxes? In other words, do immigrants impose a burden on taxpayers?
By Alex Nowrasteh
March 21, 2023
Cato Daily Podcast

The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States
How does immigration affect the public treasury? In most scenarios, that effect is positive. Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of the new paper, “The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States.”
Featuring Alex Nowrasteh and Caleb O. Brown
Spring 2023
Regulation

Immigration Reform: Make H-4 Visa Holders’ Permission to Work Permanent
A bipartisan bill introduced last April by Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D–GA) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R–FL) called the “H-4 Work Authorization Act” would have granted H-4 visa holders automatic work authorization without needing to apply for an EAD
By M. Kevin McGee
Spring 2023
Regulation

Immigration Reform: Use USMCA Temporary Entry
There is no single solution to the current mismatches in the labor market
By Eric Miller
Spring 2023
Regulation

Immigration Reform: Eliminate the Application Backlog
While making immigrants pay entirely for their own processing costs may seem fair, this financing model means that the agency has little to no capacity to increase resources to catch up when it falls behind
By Gordon Gray and Whitney Appel
Spring 2023
Regulation

Immigration Reform: Reform H-1B Visas and Green Cards
The H-1B visa’s restrictions are harming U.S. competitiveness and innovation
By David J. Bier