Immigration Publications

The Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World

Since 9/11, the Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World Has Grown by 1.8 Million

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.

Panel: 9/11 and Immigration

Panel: 9/11 and Immigration - Twenty-Five Years of Lessons and Unfinished Business

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.

Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million

Census Bureau Survey Shows Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million

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.

Testimony: The Problem of Birth Tourism

The Problem of Birth Tourism

Testimony before the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Concern over birth tourism is really a component of the larger set of issues raised by the practice of granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, regardless of the parent's circumstances, time in the country, or relationship with the United States.

States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

Can state prosecution become state persecution?

This report discusses what happens when state and local governments criminally prosecute federal law enforcement officials in order to obstruct the enforcement of disfavored federal laws. What protections are available to federal officers targeted for prosecution simply for carrying out their duties under federal law?

The Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World
The Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World
Panel: 9/11 and Immigration
Panel: 9/11 and Immigration
Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million
Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million
Testimony: The Problem of Birth Tourism
Testimony: The Problem of Birth Tourism
States vs. Federal Immigration Officers
States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

Immigration Publications

Since 9/11, the Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World Has Grown by 1.8 Million

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.

Panel: 9/11 and Immigration - Twenty-Five Years of Lessons and Unfinished Business

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.

Census Bureau Survey Shows Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million

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.

The Problem of Birth Tourism

Testimony before the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Concern over birth tourism is really a component of the larger set of issues raised by the practice of granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, regardless of the parent's circumstances, time in the country, or relationship with the United States.

States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

Can state prosecution become state persecution?

This report discusses what happens when state and local governments criminally prosecute federal law enforcement officials in order to obstruct the enforcement of disfavored federal laws. What protections are available to federal officers targeted for prosecution simply for carrying out their duties under federal law?

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DOJ Revises Its Views — and Sanctuaries Won’t Be Happy

A reinterpretation of a Clinton-era opinion on states’ obligations to disclose the identities of illegal aliens under a three-decade-old welfare-reform law

It will likely take the Supreme Court to resolve the issue, but for now, “sanctuary jurisdictions” will likely find themselves stuck deciding whether to continue receiving federal cash or instead to keep stonewalling ICE.

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare, Sanctuary Cities

Report: Asylum Denials Reach All-Time High

Undoubtedly true, but a lot more context is required to explain why it was inevitable

Denial rates were bound to rise given the hundreds of thousands of unscreened “asylum seekers” Biden’s DHS waved into the United States who are only now showing up — or failing to appear — in immigration court today.

Topics: Immigration Courts, Asylum

Federal Judge Enjoins Virginia’s Anti-287(g) Law

Either the supporters of Virginia’s 287(g) law were unfamiliar with the U.S. Constitution’s clearly defined restrictions on state regulation of federal activities in its sphere (including immigration) or simply chose to ignore them in the interest of politics. Regardless, they are receiving quite the constitutional education from U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne.

Topics: Virginia, 287(g) Program

Appellate Board Sustains $3K Fine on Alien Who Failed to Voluntarily Depart

Statutory penalties reflect ‘Congress’s intent that voluntary departure and removal orders be enforced’

If you want to see what decades of non-enforcement of the INA looks like, consider R-P-L-, an alien granted the privilege of leaving voluntarily, but who for more than 20 years abused that privilege and remained in the futile hope he could legally stay. Congress intends DHS to enforce the law, and for now, at least — that’s what’s happening.

Topics: Immigration Courts

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