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August 4, 2024
MSNBC Daily

Kamala Harris Shouldn’t Ignore Immigration. She Should Run On It.
… think people should come? Well, Trump’s record shows that he only slashed legal immigration. He didn’t reduce illegal immigration. That’s the only answer that matters. Harris needs to see that Biden’s defensiveness about immigration failed badly …
By David J. Bier
July 22, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

J.D. Vance on Immigration
Donald Trump’s running mate this time around is a consistent opponent of immigration and doesn’t draw the typical – and reasonable – distinctions between legal and illegal immigrants. David Bier comments.
Featuring David J. Bier and Caleb O. Brown
July 3, 2024
Blog

What If Every State Had Record Immigration?
… New Zealand. Moreover, the immigrant population in the US is more evenly dispersed between states today than during the high immigration periods in the 19th and 20th centuries. As a result, despite the near-record high nationwide, only seven US …
By David J. Bier
July 3, 2024
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 390
Immigration Enforcement and Public Safety
… has found mixed evidence on the effect of immigration on local crime rates. Nevertheless, those advocating for the enforcement of immigration laws view it as a key policy tool for improving public safety. Heightened immigration enforcement has the potential to …
By Felipe M. Gonçalves, Emily K. Weisburst, and Elisa Jácome
July 1, 2024
Spectator (UK)

The (Selfish) Case for Immigration
The 2024 general election ‘should be the immigration election’, Nigel Farage has said. The Reform leader’s wish has been granted: the topic of immigration is a major focus of debate. It’s also a big issue in the United …
By Ilya Somin
May 30, 2024
USA Today

Trump and Biden Blame Each Other for Illegal Immigration. But Congress Created It
… Origins Quota Act included the first permanent cap on legal immigration. It backfired. This law has walled off the legal immigration system to most people who would like to come, leading to massive amounts of chaotic illegal immigration. In new …
By David J. Bier
May 24, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

Marking a Century of Broken Immigration Policy
Should the government prove you shouldn’t be allowed to immigrate, or should individuals have to prove that they should be allowed to immigrate? A century ago today, immigration policy shifted from the former to the latter. David Bier explains …
Featuring David J. Bier and Caleb O. Brown
May 24, 2024
Blog

America’s Third Founding: May 24, 1924, the Immigration Act of 1924
… cut off. Contrary to much of the commentary commemorating the 1924 act that claims it was “repealed” in 1965, the Immigration Act of 1924 established all the essential features of our current system: a presumption against legal immigration, a low …
By David J. Bier
March 25, 2024
Lawfare

Immigration Is Not Invasion
Texas’s argument equating the two goes against the text and original meaning of the Constitution, and would set a dangerous precedent if courts accept it.
By Ilya Somin
March 6, 2024
Blog

The Center for Immigration Studies Is Still Wrong About Illegal Immigrant Crime in Texas
Turns out that I was correct all along, and CIS was wrong. CIS overstates the illegal immigrant homicide rate by relying on data that double-counted some illegal immigrant murderers.
By Alex Nowrasteh
February 6, 2024
Blog

Senate Immigration Deal Is a Mixed Bag
The biggest issue is the astounding sums that the bill appropriates outside of the appropriations process to fund fast-tracked deportations and expulsions.
By David J. Bier
January 30, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

Fresh Chaos at the Border Doesn’t Change What’s Needed to Rationalize Immigration
It’s utterly irrational to expect that making illegal immigration the only immigration would give US policymakers better options at the border. David Bier explains.
Featuring David J. Bier and Caleb O. Brown
January 29, 2024
Blog

Reducing Illegal Immigration
Libertarians believe more legal immigration would benefit the United States, the sending countries, and the immigrants.
By Jeffrey Miron
January 24, 2024
Blog

Apportionment & Immigration: 95 Percent of Noncitizen Growth Went to GOP States Since 2019
Republicans should not fear immigration based on unfounded political concerns.
By David J. Bier
January 17, 2024
Testimony

Testimony for the Committee on Oversight and Accountability Hearing Titled: “The Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Policymaking Efforts to Undermine U.S. Immigration Law
Most of America’s immigration challenges are longstanding consequences of an outdated legal immigration system.
By David J. Bier