Thinking About How We Allocate Our Immigration Enforcement Resources
Topics: Illegal Immigration
"The unauthorized resident immigrant population is defined as all foreign-born non-citizens who are not legal residents. Most unauthorized residents either entered the United States without inspection or were admitted temporarily and stayed past the date they were required to leave. . ."
"Nearly half of the 12 million-plus illegal aliens in America arrived legally with temporary, non-immigrant visas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that a 'substantial' percentage of America’s illegal population is made up of visa overstays — their estimates range from 27 to 57 percent. . ."
Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies of the Center for Immigration Studies, discusses new data on illegal aliens incarcerated in federal prisons.
Andrew Arthur, the Center's Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, discusses the increase of orders of removal under the Trump administration.