Co-sponsored by the Ben Franklin Fellowship and by the Center for Immigration Studies.

A timely discussion examining one of the most consequential—and increasingly scrutinized—issues at the intersection of immigration, citizenship, visa policy, national sovereignty, and U.S. national security: birth tourism.

The event will be held near Capitol Hill in Washington, DC at 11am on September 16, 2026.

Population doubling largely reflects legal immigration 

The data indicate that the U.S. did not fundamentally change immigration policy after September 11th, nor does the desire of many people in the Muslim world to settle here seem to have changed much. As a result, the number of immigrants from these countries has soared.

With remarks by ex-Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Twenty-five years after 9/11, is the United States better prepared to prevent another terrorist attack?

The Center for Immigration Studies convened a panel to examine that question, discussing the role immigration and border security played in the attacks, the major policy changes that followed, and the national-security challenges that remain.

Since January 2025 when President Trump took office the government’s monthly household survey, officially called the Current Population Survey (CPS), shows an unprecedented 2.9 million decline in the foreign-born population — naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, long-term temporary visitors, and illegal immigrants.

Testimony before the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Concern over birth tourism is really a component of the larger set of issues raised by the practice of granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, regardless of the parent's circumstances, time in the country, or relationship with the United States.