Costs of Immigration | Center for Immigration Studies

“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

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Liberals say immigration enforcement is racist, but the group most likely to benefit from it is black men

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

Cash Cow Visa Mill 'Lends' Leader $12.5 Million

All while federal OPT and CPT subsidies for its 4,000 foreign students hurt U.S. job-seekers

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty, Education and Foreign Students

Federally Subsidized Job Discrimination? Yes, in an Almost Hidden Program

Americans need not apply

Topics: Optional Practical Training Program (OPT), Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

A $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, and Not One Word About 'Hire American'

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty, E-Verify

BBC Story from Ohio Has Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty

Kansas State Tax System Encourages Employers of Certain Illegal Aliens

Topics: Costs of Immigration

Four Situations in Which Aliens Are Treated Better than Citizens

Topics: Costs of Immigration

The Inner Workings of Chain Migration

Topics: Chain Migration, Costs of Immigration

Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S.

Topics: Costs of Immigration

How Immigration Affects Child Poverty Rates

Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty