DHS Reports Slight Dip in Overstays in 2018

There were 667,000 visa overstays in 2018, down about 5 percent from 2017

The Trump administration can do more to tackle overstays, such as completing the entry-exit system, curtailing illegal employment, and expanding the vetting travel ban.

UNHCR Corruption: Fraud in the Refugee Resettlement Selection Process

Bribery, not 'vulnerability', may be the key to America for some

New analysis looks at corruption in the refugee resettlement process at the UN refugee agency and highlights the likely subjectivity of the agency's national staff when it comes to making resettlement referrals.

There Is No ‘Labor Shortage’

Employers are wrong when they say that they need immigration to find workers

There are more working-age Americans out of the labor force, and wages have been stagnant for decades. Plenty of Americans are willing to work--just not at the low wages being offered.

The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in the Fourth Quarter of 2018

Labor force participation remains low for the less educated across the country

The situation is especially bad for native-born Americans without a college degree, who have seen no meaningful improvement in six years

2019 Border Tour Videos

Eastern Arizona and Mexico

The 2019 Center for Immigration Studies annual border tour explores parts of eastern Arizona and Mexico. Members of the tour receive briefings from the Border Patrol, visit ranchers, and meet with local law enforcement officials. As the tour progresses, we will post short videos with Mark Krikorian, the Center's Executive Director, discussing his experience with those interactions. 

Visa Overstays Decline in 2018
Visa Overstays Decline in 2018
Fraud in UN Refugee Resettlement
Fraud in UN Refugee Resettlement
There is no Labor Shortage
There is no Labor Shortage
Immigrant and Native Employment
Immigrant and Native Employment
2019 Border Tour Videos
2019 Border Tour Videos

There were 667,000 visa overstays in 2018, down about 5 percent from 2017

The Trump administration can do more to tackle overstays, such as completing the entry-exit system, curtailing illegal employment, and expanding the vetting travel ban.

Bribery, not 'vulnerability', may be the key to America for some

New analysis looks at corruption in the refugee resettlement process at the UN refugee agency and highlights the likely subjectivity of the agency's national staff when it comes to making resettlement referrals.

Employers are wrong when they say that they need immigration to find workers

There are more working-age Americans out of the labor force, and wages have been stagnant for decades. Plenty of Americans are willing to work--just not at the low wages being offered.

Labor force participation remains low for the less educated across the country

The situation is especially bad for native-born Americans without a college degree, who have seen no meaningful improvement in six years

Eastern Arizona and Mexico

The 2019 Center for Immigration Studies annual border tour explores parts of eastern Arizona and Mexico. Members of the tour receive briefings from the Border Patrol, visit ranchers, and meet with local law enforcement officials. As the tour progresses, we will post short videos with Mark Krikorian, the Center's Executive Director, discussing his experience with those interactions. 

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Three-Year-Old Migrant Abandoned in Cornfield

Just when you think smugglers can't get any worse ...

It would be great to think that a three-year-old migrant boy found abandoned in south Texas would lead the American people to a better understanding of the dangers at the border, and the need to close the loopholes that encourage parents to hire heartless criminals to smuggle their children to the United States.