Immigration Publications

The Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World

Since 9/11, the Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World Has Grown by 1.8 Million

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.

Panel: 9/11 and Immigration

Panel: 9/11 and Immigration - Twenty-Five Years of Lessons and Unfinished Business

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.

Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million

Census Bureau Survey Shows Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million

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: The Problem of Birth Tourism

The Problem of Birth Tourism

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.

States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

Can state prosecution become state persecution?

This report discusses what happens when state and local governments criminally prosecute federal law enforcement officials in order to obstruct the enforcement of disfavored federal laws. What protections are available to federal officers targeted for prosecution simply for carrying out their duties under federal law?

The Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World
The Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World
Panel: 9/11 and Immigration
Panel: 9/11 and Immigration
Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million
Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million
Testimony: The Problem of Birth Tourism
Testimony: The Problem of Birth Tourism
States vs. Federal Immigration Officers
States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

Immigration Publications

Since 9/11, the Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World Has Grown by 1.8 Million

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.

Panel: 9/11 and Immigration - Twenty-Five Years of Lessons and Unfinished Business

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.

Census Bureau Survey Shows Total Foreign-Born Down 2.9 Million

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.

The Problem of Birth Tourism

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.

States vs. Federal Immigration Officers

Can state prosecution become state persecution?

This report discusses what happens when state and local governments criminally prosecute federal law enforcement officials in order to obstruct the enforcement of disfavored federal laws. What protections are available to federal officers targeted for prosecution simply for carrying out their duties under federal law?

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Visa Overstays: Millions of Leads, Almost No Enforcement by Biden Admin.

The Trump administration should make visa-overstay enforcement a priority, particularly when an overstay involves a national-security or public-safety concern. Identifying millions of overstay leads is not enough. The government needs policies that discourage overstays, a reliable entry-exit system, and meaningful enforcement when foreign nationals violate the terms of their admission.

Topics: Illegal Immigration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Nonimmigrant Visas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Trump Rekindles Biden-era Relationship with Refugee NGO

$12K per Afrikaner for ‘professional advancement’, plus $4M for the NGO

The Trump administration has awarded the New York-based non-profit International Rescue Committee (IRC) – a vocal critic of the administration – a $20 million contract to provide virtual professional advancement services to Afrikaner refugees.This builds on a Biden-era partnership between IRC and the U.S. government.

Topics: Refugees

Latest SW Port ‘Terrorism-Related Encounters’ Are Off the Charts

The surprisingly positive and important secure border metric nobody — not even the president — is talking about

The most logical conclusions to draw from the massive rise in CBP’s Southwest port-of-entry encounters of those with terrorism-related records is: (1) with the border secure, bad actors are choosing to try their luck at the ports instead of entering illegally; and (2) port officers are now better positioned to stop them.

Topics: National Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

SCOTUS to Consider Legality of Trump ‘Mass Detention’ Policy

More than 30 years after IIRIRA, we’ll finally find out what section 235(b)(2)(A) actually says

Three decades after Congress mandated the detention of “applicants for admission” — aliens present without being admitted to this country — we’ll finally find out whether that mandate applies only to illegal migrants stopped on their way in, or to everyone who crossed the border illegally. You can thank Trump II and four IJs in Tacoma for making it happen.

Topics: Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy, Attrition and Enforcement

DHS Internal Watchdog Finds 40 Percent Error Rate in Afghan Evac Asylum Files

USCIS doesn’t bear all the blame, given all Congress, DOJ, and the courts did to make a bad Biden situation worse

What happens when the U.S. government hurriedly evacuates thousands of unknown Afghans from a chaotic war zone and then Congress and the courts force USCIS asylum officers to adjudicate their asylum applications on insanely short timelines? DHS OIG answered that question for you: a “40 percent error rate in the adjudication of their asylum files”.

Topics: National Security, Asylum, Afghan Refugees, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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