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Trump Restrictions on Legal Immigration Could Sharply Reduce U.S. Population Growth
President Donald Trump's second-term curbs on legal immigration, spanning visas, refugees, and family reunification, could meaningfully slow U.S. population growth.
22nd Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
Featuring a keynote by CNN's Fareed Zakaria, this conference explored pressing U.S. immigration issues, from mass deportations' and enforcement to legal services and the immigration court system.
The Nascent Architecture for Managing U.S. Border Arrivals Shows Promise
While unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted in 2024, improving on these results requires immigration strategies that go far beyond the border. A new architecture for managing migration implemented over the past three years is fragile but holds promise and represents a necessary direction, this commentary argues.
Straining under the Backlog: Fixing a U.S. Immigration Court System in Crisis
As the U.S. immigration court system struggled with record case backlogs in 2023, this discussion examined the factors that have driven the system to the point of crisis and possible fixes.
19th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
This conference examined the Biden administration's immigration record, border and asylum policy, litigation trends, and humanitarian protection developments.
Four Years of Profound Change: Immigration Policy during the Trump Presidency
President Donald Trump's administration completed 472 executive actions from 2017 to 2021, narrowing humanitarian protections and restricting legal immigration.
Biden at One: Assessing the Administration’s Immigration Record
One year into President Joe Biden's term, this discussion examined the administration's track record on immigration and what lay ahead.
Biden at the One-Year Mark: A Greater Change in Direction on Immigration Than Is Recognized
The Biden administration 's first year brought sweeping but underappreciated immigration changes even as border challenges remained unresolved.
Immigration Has Been a Defining, Often Contentious, Element Throughout U.S. History
Largely unchanged since 1965, the U.S. immigration system is buckling under record backlogs, enforcement costs, and deepening partisan gridlock.
U.S. Immigration Reform Denied: Destined to Repeat the Cycle of Failure?
Immigration reform failed in 2006, 2007, and 2013—so what would it take to break the cycle?
