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May 23, 2017
MarketWatch

States Should Have Their Own Economic Visa Programs for Immigrants
President Trump said that he wants a merit‐based immigration system that “nations around the world, like Canada, Australia, and many others have.” The good news for the president, then, is that there’s a bill he could get behind …
By Alex Nowrasteh
May 19, 2017
Blog

New Bill Would Fix a Major Problem for High-Skilled Immigrants
… state wanted to invite them back. Their employers could also sponsor them for permanent residency (“green cards”) under the existing immigration programs. In some ways, the program has similar features to the H-1B visa, which is a three-year …
By David J. Bier
May 18, 2017
Public Comments

Statement on “H.R 2431 - Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act”
The Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 2431) purports to empower states and localities to take action against serious criminals who have violated immigration law.2 In reality, the …
By David J. Bier
May 18, 2017
Blog

Statement on H.R. 2431 - A Bill to Criminalize Millions of Peaceful People
… Enforcement Act (H.R. 2431) purports to empower states and localities to take action against serious criminals who have violated immigration law.[2] In reality, the bill is a vehicle for a massive expansion of the federal government and of …
By David J. Bier
May 12, 2017
Blog

State-Sponsored Visa Criticisms Aren’t Grounded in Facts
Critics of legislation should actually read the bills before commenting.
By David J. Bier
May 11, 2017
Immigration Research and Policy Brief

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State-Sponsored Visas: New Bill Lets States Invite Foreign Workers, Entrepreneurs, and Investors
By David J. Bier
May 1, 2017
USA Today

America Is Pushing Away Immigrant Talent
We’re rebranding ourselves as unwelcoming, so people are taking their big dreams elsewhere.
By Rajshree Agarwal
April 26, 2017
Austin American Statesman

Nowrasteh: SB4 Aimed at ‘Sanctuary Jurisdictions’ Is Wrong for Texas
SB4 would centralize state law enforcement in Austin without any gains to public safety, and perhaps, even make it worse.
By Alex Nowrasteh
April 24, 2017
Blog

The Border Wall Cannot Pay for Itself
Despite fanciful promises to the contrary, a border wall is too expensive and will deter too few illegal immigrants to pay for itself—even under assumptions that are extremely generous to those who support a wall.
By Alex Nowrasteh and David J. Bier
April 19, 2017
Legal Briefs

International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
By David J. Bier
April 10, 2017
Reason

Why the Wall Won’t Work
The legal, practical, economic, and moral case against Trump’s border barrier.
By David J. Bier
April 10, 2017
Reason

‘Bad Hombres’ Aren’t the Only Ones Trump’s Scary New Surveillance Tool Will Catch
The Obama administration left dangerous tools in the hands of the Trump administration.
By Matthew Feeney
April 7, 2017
Medium

Fear Beats Civil Liberties, Every Time
As the Trump administration violates civil liberties in the name of law enforcement and national security we shouldn’t forget that, regrettably, such violations are by no means unprecedented.
By Matthew Feeney
March 20, 2017
Forbes.com

Don’t Check the Bill of Rights at the Airport
For too long, federal law enforcement has managed to expand the ever-growing security theater at airports, all while relying on “voluntary” behavior.
By Matthew Feeney
Spring 2017
Regulation

Trump Takes ‘A Pause ’
By Marni Soupcoff

Cato Annual Report

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Free Society

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States Should Have Their Own Economic Visa Programs for Immigrants

New Bill Would Fix a Major Problem for High-Skilled Immigrants

Statement on “H.R 2431 - Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act”

Statement on H.R. 2431 - A Bill to Criminalize Millions of Peaceful People

State-Sponsored Visa Criticisms Aren’t Grounded in Facts

State-Sponsored Visas: New Bill Lets States Invite Foreign Workers, Entrepreneurs, and Investors

America Is Pushing Away Immigrant Talent

Nowrasteh: SB4 Aimed at ‘Sanctuary Jurisdictions’ Is Wrong for Texas

The Border Wall Cannot Pay for Itself

International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump

Why the Wall Won’t Work

‘Bad Hombres’ Aren’t the Only Ones Trump’s Scary New Surveillance Tool Will Catch

Fear Beats Civil Liberties, Every Time

Don’t Check the Bill of Rights at the Airport

Trump Takes ‘A Pause ’