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April 22, 2021
Blog

H-2A Visa Workers Likely Have a Lower Chance of Dying on the Job than Native-Born American Workers
Guest worker visas are the best way to increase temporary migration of lower-skilled workers in the current policy and political environment. Doing so has the additional benefit of reducing illegal immigration by channeling them into the legal system. More …
By Alex Nowrasteh
April 20, 2021
Blog

USCIS Needs Permanent Regulations for H-2B Supplemental Cap Increases
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it would use its authority granted to it by Congress in December to increase the H-2B visa cap by 22,000 for the second half of fiscal year 2021 …
By David J. Bier
April 14, 2021
Blog

Biden Should Give the Border Wall Back to Border Residents
… holes that are being cut every single week, DHS could receive an infusion of billions of dollars that could be used to upgrade infrastructure for admitting immigrants into the country legally, which is the best way to address illegal immigration.
By David J. Bier
April 14, 2021
Blog

Did US Policy Cause Half of “Unaccompanied” Children to Separate From Parents?
Biden continues Trump’s policy of expelling families with adults, driving many to send children alone.
By David J. Bier
April 14, 2021
Testimony

Statement for the Record: Renewing the United States’ Commitment to Addressing the Root Causes of Migration from Central America
There is no single cause of this massive migration, nor is there an easy, comprehensive solution. Nevertheless, it is an increasingly urgent problem that must be addressed, and key policy changes have become imperative.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
April 13, 2021
Blog

Amid Crisis, Biden Admits 0.2% of Central American Families & Kids Legally
… Mexican authorities, the Washington Post reported in March that Mexico has “continued to act as an arm of U.S. immigration enforcement” and detailed cases of unaccompanied children being detained in front of the international bridges between Texas and Mexico …
By David J. Bier
April 7, 2021
Reason

Let the Afghan People Come
Joe Biden doesn’t have to feel bad about bringing the troops home if he lets the persecuted come here.
By John Glaser and Alex Nowrasteh
March 29, 2021
Blog

92% of Central American Kids & Families Bypass Mexican Enforcement to Reach the US
The Biden administration needs to entirely reassess its enforcement-first migration management effort, and instead, focus on facilitating legal migration through ports of entry at the border and at consulates in Central America.
By David J. Bier
March 22, 2021
Cato Daily Podcast

How Biden Can Do Right by Kids Crossing the Border
The Biden administration has ways to make good on pledges to treat young people crossing the border fairly. David Bier comments.
Featuring David J. Bier and Caleb O. Brown
March 22, 2021
Blog

Border Looks Identical to 2019 Without Repeat Crossers
The number of arrests at the border in February reached the highest level in any February in 15 years, and the government is projecting the highest number of arrests in 20 years.
By David J. Bier
March 19, 2021
Blog

Expulsions of Families & Children Were Falling Before Trump Left
These changes started under Trump and continued Trump policies. There was no fundamental shift.
By David J. Bier
March 19, 2021
Blog

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Data Still Show that Illegal Immigrants Have a Low Crime Rate: A Response to FAIR
All of the evidence, even the SCAAP data, are pointing toward the same conclusion: Illegal immigrants have a much lower crime rate than native-born Americans.
By Alex Nowrasteh
March 18, 2021
Blog

Terrorists Are Not Crossing the Mexican Border
Zero people have been killed or injured in attacks on U.S. soil committed by terrorists who illegally crossed the Southwest.
By Alex Nowrasteh
March 17, 2021
Article

Immediate Solutions for Migrant Children
The Biden administration has publicly committed to the right principle for addressing child migration—that is, the best interest of the child should supersede other concerns. Yet its policies have not lived up to this lofty principle.
By David J. Bier
March 11, 2021
Blog

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Data Show That Illegal Immigrants Have a Low Crime Rate in Texas
Data from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program in Texas show that the proportion of time illegal immigrants spent in correctional facilities is far below their estimated percentage of the total population.
By Alex Nowrasteh