This month marks the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that took the life of a National Guard member and seriously wounded another member. 

This event honored and remembered both service members as well as examined the national security implications of the admission and adequate vetting of Afghans following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

New reports and podcast examine legal powers and limits

The administration has made a number of moves to try to curb abuses in the “skilled” foreign-worker pipeline, including the H-1B and OPT programs.

The Center for Immigration Studies is publishing several reports and a podcast on this subject by Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman, a 30-year veteran of immigration policymaking on Capitol Hill and the executive branch.

Population doubling largely reflects legal immigration 

The data indicate that the U.S. did not fundamentally change immigration policy after September 11th, nor does the desire of many people in the Muslim world to settle here seem to have changed much. As a result, the number of immigrants from these countries has soared.

With remarks by ex-Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Twenty-five years after 9/11, is the United States better prepared to prevent another terrorist attack?

The Center for Immigration Studies convened a panel to examine that question, discussing the role immigration and border security played in the attacks, the major policy changes that followed, and the national-security challenges that remain.

Since January 2025 when President Trump took office the government’s monthly household survey, officially called the Current Population Survey (CPS), shows an unprecedented 2.9 million decline in the foreign-born population — naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, long-term temporary visitors, and illegal immigrants.