CIS hosted a panel discussion focusing on the impact of immigration on both population growth and the working-age share of America's population. The starting point for conversation was the recent report by the Center's Director of Research, Dr. Steven Camarota. Video and transcript will be posted when available.
President Trump has apparently fallen for the "legal good/illegal bad" immigration fallacy, and said he wants higher levels of legal immigration than ever before. But does his base? Read more.
What immigration actions has the president taken, and how effective have they been?
In April 2016, we published a list of 79 executive actions that could be taken by the president on immigration. Two years into President Trump's term, we analyze the progress he made on that list.
CIS hosted a panel discussion focusing on the impact of immigration on both population growth and the working-age share of America's population. The starting point for conversation was the recent report by the Center's Director of Research, Dr. Steven Camarota. Video and transcript will be posted when available.
President Trump has apparently fallen for the "legal good/illegal bad" immigration fallacy, and said he wants higher levels of legal immigration than ever before. But does his base? Read more.
What immigration actions has the president taken, and how effective have they been?
In April 2016, we published a list of 79 executive actions that could be taken by the president on immigration. Two years into President Trump's term, we analyze the progress he made on that list.
The problem, as USCIS does not explain, is that some immigrant families in the States force young, U.S.-born minors (usually female) to marry older aliens from, for example, the family's village overseas, giving that alien a green card and denying the young woman the right to fall in love and marry someone of her own choosing.
For all the fuss about the border, we're missing the big question.
The biggest issue in immigration isn't welfare or illegal immigration per se; it's the total number of immigrants settling in the U.S., legally or illegally.
At about the same time President Donald Trump signed into law the abysmal consolidated appropriations act to fund DHS, DOJ, and a few other federal entities for the remainder of this federal fiscal year, he announced that he would be declaring a national emergency to fund a physical barrier on our southern border.
A CIS visit to the improvised caravan migrant shelter at Piedras Negras, Mexico
The caravan of some 2,000 mostly Hondurans began arriving earlier this month, but was unable to rush the U.S. border because the Mexican government detained them in a converted ceramics factory. But as they're bused to other locations in Mexico, most still intend to cross the border and exploit the catch-and-release loopholes in U.S. law.