Religious Leaders vs. Members: An Examination of Contrasting Views on Immigration
By Steven A. Camarota

In contrast to many national religious leaders who are lobbying for increases in immigration numbers, a new Zogby poll of likely voters who belong to the same religious communities finds strong support for reducing overall immigration. Read More...

Amnesty 2010: CIR ASAP

The Democratic amnesty bill, CIR ASAP, has been released. The Center has gathered blogs, articles and other content for quick reference. More information will be posted as it becomes available. Read More...

A Huge Pool of Potential Workers:
Unemployment, Underemployment, and Non-Work Among Native-Born Americans
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Jensenius

While the current high rate of official unemployment is well known, there is a broader measure of employment that the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls U-6. A look at these numbers shows the situation is particularly bad for minorities, the young, and less-educated Americans. Read More...

Immigration-Related Provisions of Senate and House Health Reform Bills
By James R. Edwards, Jr.

The Senate’s HR 3590 and the House-passed HR 3962 each contain provisions that purport to bar illegal aliens from benefiting from certain health programs. But neither bill would effectively keep unlawful U.S. residents from obtaining new health benefits. Read More...

Three Years of Fraud in the U.S.: The Case of Manoj Kargudri
By Janice Kephart

In the third installment of the Center's Border Basics series, Janice Kephart explores the five failures of USCIS to identify immigration fraudster Manoj Kargudri over a period of three years. Read More...

The New Case Against Immigration,
Both Legal and Illegal
By Mark Krikorian
Sentinel (part of the Penguin Group), 2008

As Mark Krikorian argues in this provocative book, what's different today is not the immigrants, but us. Today's immigrants are very similar to those of a century ago, but they are coming to a very different America -- one where changes in the economy, society, and government create fundamentally different incentives for newcomers. Read More...