Reports
Estimating the Illegal Immigrant Population Using the Current Population Survey
Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler, March 29, 2022
Excerpt: This analysis represents our first attempt to estimate the illegal immigrant population, also referred to as the unauthorized or undocumented, using the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) or “household survey”.
We estimate that in January 2022 there were 11.35 million illegal immigrants in the country — a 1.13 million increase over the 10.22 million in January 2021. Our preliminary estimate for February of this year is 11.46 million.
Reforming the EB-5 Investor Green Card Program: The agony and the ecstasy
By George Fishman, April 5, 2022
Excerpt: On March 9 and 10, the U.S. House and Senate passed legislation funding the federal government that contains a provision reauthorizing the “regional center” driver of the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program through FY 2027 after an 8-month lapse. This brings closure to a 7-plus-year effort to reform the “corrupt, scandal-clad program” (in the words of Sen. Chuck Grassley).
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Commentary
The Illegal-Immigrant Population Increased Dramatically in Biden’s First Year
In a very real sense, America has lost control of its borders
By Steven A. Camarota
National Review, April 5, 2022
Excerpt: Given the ongoing crisis at our southern border, it seems almost certain that the illegal-immigrant population in the U.S. has been growing — but by how much, exactly? Our latest research shows that the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. actually declined during the pandemic year of 2020, but then it rebounded sharply in 2021 with an increase of over one million in the last year.
The White House Does, in Fact, Have a Post–Title 42 Plan
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, March 31, 2022
Excerpt: The White House plan for dealing with the surge of new illegal immigration — which will come on top of the existing historic surge of illegal immigration – is not to halt the surge but to launder it by granting asylum immediately to virtually all those who jump the border.
Cesar Chavez Belonged to a Vanishing Breed: The Pro-Borders Left
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, March 31, 2022
Excerpt: In a 1974 interview, Chavez said, “There’s an awful lot of illegals coming in. . . . They’re coming in by the thousands, it’s just unbelievable. See, they’re coming in with the consent of the immigration service.” Today’s landscape bears striking similarities to Chavez’s, with a few key differences . . .
Why lifting Title 42 could cause a ‘mass migration event’ at the border
By Mark Krikorian
NY Post, March 30, 2022
Excerpt: The chief of the Border Patrol says his agency is on track to make 2 million arrests of illegal immigrants this fiscal year, up 20% from the year before. That’s not counting the estimated 40,000 “gotaways” who elude the Border Patrol each month. A Border Patrol overwhelmed with the “processing” of illegal migrants turning themselves in (knowing they’ll be released) is powerless to stop drug smuggling, which has also surged under Biden. And things may be about to get much worse.
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Podcast
The Need for a More Merit-Based H-1B Selection Process
Moderator: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Robert Law
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 48
Illegal Immigrant Population Increases More Than 1 Million in Last Year
Moderator: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Steven A. Camarota
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 47
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Featured Blog Posts
Biden Moves to Cut ICE Detention
By Andrew R. Arthur
The White House request for fewer detention beds this fiscal year and its ongoing litigation against "Remain in Mexico" reveal that the Biden administration doesn’t care about border control. Rather, it shows Biden is simply attempting to dismantle enforcement, thereby demolishing Congress’s limits on immigration.
Who Will Be in Charge of Asylum?
By George Fishman
The very same asylum officer corps that spent four years zealously endeavoring to undermine Trump administration efforts to secure our southern border will be given the keys to the kingdom, an almost unfettered ability to convert the coming surge of illegal border crossers into refugees (technically, “asylees”).
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USCIS Announces Plan to More Quickly Rubber-Stamp Approvals
By Robert Law
In response to complaints from immigration attorneys and the business community that the Biden administration has largely ignored their asks in favor of the humanitarian side of the loose-borders coalition, USCIS has announced a series of steps that cater to business lobbyists' demands.
Title 42 Reportedly to End May 23
By Andrew R. Arthur
This will be great for the upward of 18,000 aliens who will enter the United States daily after Title 42 ends. For you? Not so much. That assumes, however, that the president is allowed to get away with this plan — and that verdict will be handed down in the federal courts, and ultimately in the court of public opinion.
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