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July 19, 2017
Blog

Statement for Hearing on “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture”
… immigration quotas in the 1920s, many commenters at the time noted the relationship between these two progressive policies, calling illegal immigration “human bootlegging.”[23] Figure 2 highlights this relationship for the post-World War II period. The red line is …
By David J. Bier
July 18, 2017
Public Comments

Statement on “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture”
… S. agricultural products to expand. At the same time, unnecessary regulations on agricultural guest workers limit their availability, incentivizing illegal immigration. To fix these problems and end the regulatory uncertainty, Congress should grant a lawful status to the existing unauthorized …
By David J. Bier
July 13, 2017
Blog

Heritage Report Shows Refugees Are Not a Major Threat
The Heritage Backgrounder shows just how small and manageable the refugee terrorist threat is.
By David J. Bier and Alex Nowrasteh
July 13, 2017
Blog

House Republicans Drop Mandate to Prioritize Removing Criminal Aliens Over Others
Last week, when discussing the Trump administration’s secret memo requiring “enforcement action” against “all removable aliens” who immigration agents encounter, I pointed out that every year since 2008, the House Appropriations Committee has included a provision in its version …
By David J. Bier
July 12, 2017
Fox News (Online)

Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave? Evidence Is Hard to Find
… illegal immigrants have created a crime wave. That perception is simply untrue. Illegal immigrants are not all criminals, as most immigration offenses are civil violations and not criminal ones. Civil violations in immigration law are punished with deportation, while criminal …
By Alex Nowrasteh
July 10, 2017
American Spectator (Online)

In Praise of American-Style Citizenship
Universal birthright citizenship is infinitely superior to any ethnic-based alternative.
By Alex Nowrasteh
July 7, 2017
Blog

Unpublished ICE Memo Allows Arrests of Non-Criminal Immigrants Who Trump Did Not Prioritize
The new policy violates the Trump executive order.
By David J. Bier
June 27, 2017
Washington Post

Don’t Despair over Trump’s Travel Ban Just Yet
Because the court allowed the ban to go into effect only against applicants who have few ties to the United States, the court may decide to protect those immigrants with close ties to the country.
By David J. Bier
June 26, 2017
Blog

Kate’s Law: A Waste of Federal Resources
The bill is a waste of federal resources and would likely balloon America’s population of nonviolent prisoners, while not protecting Americans against serious criminals.
By David J. Bier
June 24, 2017
Washington Examiner

Build a Wall — around the Welfare State for Non-US Citizens
Preventing non-citizens from accessing welfare will save taxpayers money and calm the concerns of many taxpayers.
By Alex Nowrasteh
June 14, 2017
Blog

Statement on Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 – H.R. 2826
These arbitrary restrictions have no basis in American tradition, individual Americans’ desire or ability to assimilate refugees, or the state of the world today.
By David J. Bier
June 14, 2017
Public Comments

Statement on the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 – H.R. 2826”
By David J. Bier
June 11, 2017
The New York Times

America Needs Closure on the Travel Ban
The legal status of President Trump’s executive order, and indeed that of his entire administration, needs finality, sooner rather than later.
By Josh Blackman
June 5, 2017
Blog

Trump’s “Travel Ban” Is Based on an Entirely False Legal Premise
The government does not need to gather information to adjudicate visas because it has no legal obligation to gather anything since applicants bear the burden of proof.
By David J. Bier
May 26, 2017
Blog

Immigrants Trust American Governmental Institutions
Surveys reveal how much confidence immigrants have in American institutions.
By Alex Nowrasteh

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Statement for Hearing on “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture”

Statement on “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture”

Heritage Report Shows Refugees Are Not a Major Threat

House Republicans Drop Mandate to Prioritize Removing Criminal Aliens Over Others

Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave? Evidence Is Hard to Find

In Praise of American-Style Citizenship

Unpublished ICE Memo Allows Arrests of Non-Criminal Immigrants Who Trump Did Not Prioritize

Don’t Despair over Trump’s Travel Ban Just Yet

Kate’s Law: A Waste of Federal Resources

Build a Wall — around the Welfare State for Non-US Citizens

Statement on Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 – H.R. 2826

Statement on the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 – H.R. 2826”

America Needs Closure on the Travel Ban

Trump’s “Travel Ban” Is Based on an Entirely False Legal Premise

Immigrants Trust American Governmental Institutions