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June 29, 2022
Media Highlights Radio

David Bier discusses the 50 migrants found dead and the surge at the border on WWL’s First News with Tommy Tucker
Featuring David J. Bier
June 29, 2022
Media Highlights Radio

Robert A. Levy discusses what the 14th amendment means regarding birthright citizenship on The Bob Harden Show
Featuring Robert A. Levy
June 8, 2022
Blog

Border Patrol Checkpoints and the Drug War: The Insanity Continues
CBP internal checkpoints remain constitutional rights violations stations, where taxpayer money and CBP personnel are squandered in a performative version of the “Drug War”–complete with punitive private property seizures and pointless arrests of American citizens.
By Patrick G. Eddington
June 1, 2022
Blog

Consulates Deny 61% of Employer-Sponsored Immigrant Visas
… by DOL and DHS. The much greater difficulty in obtaining a green card abroad has important consequences for U.S. immigration. It encourages many immigrants to apply for easier-to-obtain temporary visas, which unnecessarily uses limited cap spots under …
By David J. Bier
May 26, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

Risks of Increased Border Militarization
There are a range of risks associated with the increased militarization at the U.S. border. Economist Nathan Goodman offers details.
Featuring Nathan Goodman and Caleb O. Brown
May 17, 2022
Blog

DHS Won’t Say Why It’s Trashing H-2B Visas during a Labor Shortage
Although DHS has repeatedly wasted H-2B visas authorized by Congress, the country is now facing the most extreme labor shortage in living memory.
By David J. Bier
May 16, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

The U.S. Should Welcome China’s Young Elites Seeking Exit
In the wake of devastating Covid lockdowns, young and educated Chinese elites are looking for the exits. The U.S. should make it easier for them to escape. Alex Nowrasteh explains.
Featuring Alex Nowrasteh and Caleb O. Brown
May 4, 2022
Blog

Illegal Immigrants Aren’t Responsible for the Rise in Homicides in Houston, Texas
… Houston, Texas. Using crime data given to me by the Texas Department of Public Safety that identifies arrests by the immigration status of the arrestee as well as county, crime, date, and other information, I was able to check Tucker …
By Alex Nowrasteh
April 7, 2022
Blog

H-1B Wages Surge to the Top 10% of All Wages in the US
Despite the persistent myth that H1-B workers are “low wage earners,” they are now in the top 10 percent of all U.S. wage earners.
By David J. Bier
April 5, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

Do Immigrants Use More Welfare?
Alex Nowrasteh is coauthor of “Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019.”
Featuring Alex Nowrasteh and Caleb O. Brown
March 30, 2022
Briefing Paper

No. 137
Immigrant and Native Consumption of Means-Tested Welfare and Entitlement Benefits in 2019
… for those programs and the value of their benefits are based on a variety of factors, including the recipient’s immigration status, income, and employment. For the purposes of this brief, means‐tested programs include Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
By Alex Nowrasteh and Michael Howard
March 18, 2022
Politico

The U.S. Should Encourage Russians to Defect
We’re taking important steps to facilitate Ukrainian refugees. But there’s room to act on the other side of the crisis, too.
By David J. Bier
March 10, 2022
Blog

1.6 Million Family-Sponsored Immigrants Will Die Before They Can Immigrate
There was never any reason to cap the number of family-sponsored green cards, and Congress should uncap them again.
By David J. Bier
March 8, 2022
Blog

1.4 Million Skilled Immigrants in Employment-Based Green Card Backlogs in 2021
Skilled Indian immigrants will suffer the most from this backlog, with more than 200,000 likely to die before they could conceivably receive a green card (absent a change in the law).
By David J. Bier
March 8, 2022
The New York Times

How the U.S. Can Help Refugees (and Weaken Vladimir Putin)
The United States should open its doors both to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict and to Russians seeking to escape Mr. Putin’s tyranny.
By Ilya Somin