A look at the education level and socioeconomic success of recent immigrants, 2007 to 2017

This analysis confirms other recent research showing a dramatic increase in the education level of newly arrived immigrants over the last decade. However, our findings show that this increase has not resulted in a significant improvement in labor force attachment, income, poverty, or welfare use for new arrivals. 

CIS Resident Fellow Testified Before Senate Subcommittee

Andrew Arthur testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Border and Immigration. He will discussed the causes of immigration court backlog and suggest remedies.

Tackling the Immigration Court Backlog

James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), will be featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Tuesday, May 1 at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club.

The H-2B program allows employers to hire temporary foreign workers to fill low-skill, non-agricultural positions. The law provides for an annual cap of 66,000 visas per year, with a few exceptions. 

The Center has created three maps to visualize the DOL's 2017 Foreign Labor Certification data.

Editor’s Note: These remarks were delivered at a recent swearing-in ceremony for new citizens.

Congratulations, Americans!

You’ve come a long way since you first got here. Whether you came on foot or by bus, or ship, or airplane, you arrived here as strangers — many of you didn’t know the language, some didn’t have any friends or family here, and all of you were at least a little bit nervous about starting a new life in a new country.