Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier
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My testimony on DHS's constitutional violations
The hearing was on "amnesty." I pointed to the real amnesty: agent immunity.
Jun 10
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David J. Bier
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Judge Finds DHS Violated the Law By Freezing Legal Immigration
A judge finally forces USCIS to do its job.
Jun 5
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David J. Bier
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DOL Inflates Wages to Force Out H-1B Workers
DOL is helping DHS's mass deportation of legal immigrants.
Jun 4
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David J. Bier
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May 2026
My Testimony for the House Judiciary Committee
Fairfax, VA highlights the value of immigration to the country
May 15
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David J. Bier
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Response to Kent Osband's “Rethinking Immigration”
There's little evidence that immigrants undermine economies
May 11
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Alex Nowrasteh
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Apply for the Cato Innovation Project
Create Your Own Job at the Cato Institute
May 5
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Alex Nowrasteh
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April 2026
USCIS Cut Green Card Approvals in Half to Help ICE Arrest Legal Immigrants
A deliberate effort to thwart people's efforts to stay on the right side of the law.
Apr 22
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David J. Bier
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Immigrants Pay Above-Average Taxes
A higher employment rate leads to more income generated and taxes paid.
Apr 17
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David J. Bier
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Trump has cut legal immigration twice as much as illegal immigration
It's not about illegal immigration. It's about anyone who is foreign.
Apr 15
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David J. Bier
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The Culture Crutch
How lazy social scientists and commentators use the c-word to avoid doing their jobs
Apr 14
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Alex Nowrasteh
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March 2026
Here's How the Administration Plans to Spend the Largest Immigration Enforcement Funding Surge in History
DHS has $191 billion to spend on immigration enforcement thanks to the OBBBA
Mar 30
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Dominik Lett
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Illegal Immigrant Incarceration Rates, 2010–2024: The Demographics of American Imprisonment
Immigrants have a low incarceration rate
Mar 26
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Alex Nowrasteh
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Michelangelo Landgrave
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