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?

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

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.

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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Southwest Border Apprehension Numbers Remain at All-Time Lows

Don’t get comfortable — and don’t cry for smugglers whose business has gone ‘from boom to bust’

Border security requires implementing the right policies to ensure the costs of illicit crossing are greater than the gain to be had from ignoring our laws and sovereignty. That’s what’s happened under Trump II, but whether it continues indefinitely is dependent on a number of factors — many of which are outside the president’s control.

Chicago WBEZ ‘Bears Witness’ to Operation Midway Blitz

Public radio podcast equates enforcement of federal law to an invasion

The public radio podcast began by proclaiming that “[l]ast fall, it seemed like the Federal government declared war on the city of Chicago”! Enforcing federal law is apparently the equivalent of declaring war on the city of Chicago. I wish Eliot Ness had known, daring to enforce Prohibition laws in Chicago!

Excerpt: The “Trump Effect” on Immigration Is Real

New data show a sharp decline in the foreign-born population since January 2025.

When the definitive history of Joe Biden’s presidency is written, it will likely conclude that his most important legacy was unprecedented immigration levels. The U.S. foreign-born population (legal and illegal) grew by 8.3 million during his time in office, driven mostly by the border crisis that he instigated.

Asylum Fraud on Trial in Latest BIA Opinion

‘Similarly worded declarations from 12 separate political opinion-based Indian asylum applications’

Maybe asylum fraudsters hoped DHS and IJs would miss the fact that many of them were following the “same script”, and that they could hide within the backlog of 2.3 million I-589s pending in the immigration courts. As Matter of V-S-A- reveals, now that fraud is on trial, that hope is quickly fading.