Special Issue: The Unauthorized
Unauthorized immigration, a hot political issue in many countries, continues to frustrate governments and their people. This Special Issue explores policy options and data relevant to the debate.
The Global Struggle with Illegal Migration: No End in Sight
With an estimated 30 million to 40 million unauthorized migrants globally, enforcement tactics alone have failed.
Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait
Unauthorized immigrants in the United States were estimated to number 10.3 million in 2004.
The Declining Enforcement of Employer Sanctions
Since peaking around 1990, U.S. employer sanctions enforcement fell sharply by FY 2003.
Regularizing Immigrants in Spain: A New Approach
Spain's 2005 regularization drew nearly 700,000 applications, making it the broadest yet.
Solving the Unauthorized Migrant Problem: Proposed Legislation in the U.S.
Four bills before the 109th Congress sought to tackle unauthorized immigration through mixes of enforcement, legalization, and guest worker…
Immigration Enforcement in the United States in 2006
In 2006, U.S. immigration enforcement produced 1.2 million apprehensions and 272,389 formal removals.
Why Countries Continue to Consider Regularization
From 1980 to 2005, the United States and eight EU countries have run 22 one-shot regularization programs, with mixed results on integration, wages,…