Highly educated immigrants, meaning those who arrive with a college degree or more, often find that their skills do not fully transfer to the U.S. labor market. Many end up holding jobs for which they are overqualified based on their paper credentials. This "occupational mismatch" among legal highly educated immigrants is the subject of this report.

The share of U.S.-born teenagers (16 to 19) in the labor force — working or looking for work — in the summer has been declining for more than two decades, long before the downturn that began in 2007. 

Are we going to have immigration limits or not?

That's the question underlying the calls for the abolition of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE), the bureau within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for upholding our immigration rules away from the borders.

An analysis of Ryan’s Amnesty Bill looks at the enforcement improvements that are intended to balance the bill’s massive amnesty.

Legislation One of the Largest Amnesty Bills in U.S. History

The Ryan bill offers amnesty and a path to citizenship for an estimated 2.2 million direct beneficiaries.

An Analysis of Border Security Provisions

Thomas D. Homan, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation on Tuesday, June 5.

A transcript and video of the event is now available.