Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier
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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
23
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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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Muslim immigrants assimilate even more than polls of Muslims indicate
Excluding ex-Muslims obscures the extent of assimilation.
Mar 21
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David J. Bier
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The Government Defrauds Legal Immigrants and US Sponsors Who Paid $1 Billion in Fees
Trump admin takes fees for services that it refuses to deliver.
Mar 18
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David J. Bier
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Today's Terrorist Attack Doesn't Show that Foreign-Born Attackers Are a Major Threat
It was lower during Biden's administration
Mar 12
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Alex Nowrasteh
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Video of my contentious testimony before the Senate
A Republican said I was an alien.
Mar 12
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David J. Bier
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Spread the Word: Legal Immigration Is Difficult
Even conservatives want a less strict system than the one we have now
Mar 9
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Alexander Kustov
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Manhattan Institute’s Criticisms Vindicate Cato’s Report on Fiscal Effect of Immigrants: Part 2
Bad criticisms highlight a robust conclusion.
Mar 5
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David J. Bier
12
2
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