Costs of Immigration

“The share of immigrant-headed households (legal and illegal) with a child (under age 18) using at least one welfare program continues to be very high. This is partly due to the large share of immigrants with low levels of education and their resulting low incomes — not their legal status or an unwillingness to work. . ."

- Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research at CIS

Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

Social Security

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Trump to Banks: Illegal Aliens Are Bad Credit Risks

Unlike the last administration, which issued vague threats to lenders who dared to consider whether would-be alien borrowers might be deported when denying loans

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Illegal Immigration

Excerpt: Dirty Work, Done Dirt Cheap

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

Dirty Work, Done Dirt Cheap

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

Non-Citizen Use of Welfare by Region and Country of Birth

High levels driven by lack of education, not unwillingness to work

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare

Counterpoint: Enforcing Immigration Law Benefits Americans

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Attrition and Enforcement

Op-ed: CIS vs. Cato on Immigrant Welfare: Who’s Right?

Topics: Welfare

CIS vs. Cato on Immigrant Welfare: Who’s Right?

Topics: Welfare

It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants When a Culture of Corruption Exists

No assurance that documents are valid or accurate

Topics: Costs of Immigration, National Security

Op-ed: The High Cost of Immigrant Welfare

There’s a bigger story behind the Minnesota fraud scandal.

Topics: Welfare

The High Cost of Immigrant Welfare

Topics: Costs of Immigration, Welfare