Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier

Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier

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January 2026

Noncitizens Stole 30% Fewer Welfare Benefits Per Capita Than Citizens 2013–2024
Welfare fraud is a problem, but 95% is by American citizens.
 • David J. Bier
The Administration Misleads & Ignores Courts Most Often in Immigration Cases
Immigration-related cases account for most of the deception and noncompliance.
 • David J. Bier
Immigrants Still Use Much Less Welfare Than Native-Born Americans
Welfare dependency is not an imported problem
 • Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo
New Ban Bars Half of Legal Immigrants, Even Citizens’ Spouses & Kids
Trump solidifies his reputation among the most anti-legal immigrant presidents ever.
 • David J. Bier
2025 Was the 2nd Safest Year for Border Patrol and ICE Agents
The safest was 2015 when Trump entered the race for president
 • Alex Nowrasteh
Noncitizens Were Underrepresented in Welfare Fraud Convictions in 2024
US citizens accounted for 100% of the increase in benefit fraud offenses since 2020
 • David J. Bier
How a Manhattan Institute Comparison of Immigrant Incarceration Rates Is Rhetorically Misleading
A minor and annoying disagreement
 • Alex Nowrasteh
Nationalism Could Kill Us All
Magic words don’t justify the massive downside risk posed by nationalism
 • Alex Nowrasteh
Every Book I Read in 2025
And 13,000 words of analysis
 • Alex Nowrasteh

December 2025

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