Illegal Immigration

"The unauthorized resident immigrant population is defined as all foreign-born non-citizens who are not legal residents. Most unauthorized residents either entered the United States without inspection or were admitted temporarily and stayed past the date they were required to leave. . ."
- United States Department of Homeland Security

"Nearly half of the 12 million-plus illegal aliens in America arrived legally with temporary, non-immigrant visas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that a 'substantial' percentage of America’s illegal population is made up of visa overstays — their estimates range from 27 to 57 percent. . ."
- David Seminara, CIS Fellow

Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Attrition and Enforcement

In-State Tuition

Influx of Unaccompanied Minors

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Why Does the DHS Secretary Hate Worksite Enforcement?

‘Briefcase enforcement’ is a lot safer — and more effective — than ‘warrant raids’

Topics: Attrition and Enforcement

Excerpt: The Amnesty Crowd Shouldn’t Get Too Excited

Topics: Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

The Immigration Paradox That Dare Not Speak Its Name

The more Congress tries, the worse things get — for some pretty obvious reasons

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Population and Environment, Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986), Attrition and Enforcement

Excerpt: IRCA at 40: A Lesson from History Relevant for Today

Topics: Immigration History, Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)

With Dems in Control of Congress, What Comes Next on Immigration?

Will working-class voters concerned with inflation and foreign wars really be placated by a massive amnesty? And what would that mean for 2028?

Topics: Politics, Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

President Trump’s Mid-Term Mass Deportation Report Card: Interior Removals Reach All-Time High

Topics: Attrition and Enforcement

SCOTUS Refuses to Restore Key Biden-Era ‘Quiet Amnesty’ Tool

‘Administrative closure’: a non-statutory ‘procedural tool’ that’s frozen nearly 310,000 cases for an average of 19 years, but outside supporters have lots riding on its continued existence

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Immigration Courts, Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy, Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Finding Missing Children and Addressing Immigration Fraud

Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 278

Parsing Immigration Policy

Topics: Illegal Immigration

Fifth Circuit: Trump II’s ‘Mass Detention’ Policy Doesn’t Violate Due Process

In 1996, Congress attempted to eliminate perverse incentives that encouraged aliens to enter illegally, and that battle still rages — and likely will for a good long time

Topics: Illegal Immigration, Attrition and Enforcement

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Stay and Reverse District Court Bar on Big Bend Barrier Construction

The justices should get to it: Drugs are pouring in, CBP estimates delay costs ‘will total over $460,000 per day’, and Congress has already spoken clearly

Topics: Texas, Illegal Immigration, Border Wall