The authors of this report argue that U.S. immigration debates have become overly focused on border crises, enforcement, and deportation while neglecting a more consequential question: how immigration policy can strengthen America’s long-term economic growth and competitiveness. Demographic trends make this discussion increasingly urgent. With declining birthrates and an aging population, immigrants and their U.S.-born children have […]
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The Coalition recommends a series of reforms for the H-1B program
The H-1B Visa Program serves as the main source for highly skilled immigrants to the United States. However, the program needs to be strengthened to achieve sufficient positive results. The Coalition examined available research on this topic and conducted a webinar featuring experts in the field. We were able to reach agreement on a set […]
Report provides a detailed profile of the growing Black immigrant population in the United States, now evenly split between African-born and Caribbean individuals
This report provides a detailed profile of one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population. As of 2024, there were roughly 4.7 million Black immigrants in the United States, representing about 9 percent of all immigrants and a growing share of the overall Black population. While Black immigrants were once predominantly from the Caribbean […]
Major right-leaning think tank publishes a detailed plan for immigration reform in six key areas
In this document, the Niskanen Center lays out its analysis of what is not working in our current immigration system and proposes policies to reform the system. Many of the Center’s recommendations echo those of comprehensive immigration reform proposals that have been offered by other organizations since our immigration system was last updated 35 years […]
Study examines how states can advance economic growth by removing barriers for immigrants, including reforming occupational licensing and improving access to workforce training and services
This study examines how states can strengthen economic growth and resilience by better integrating immigrants into workforce-development strategies. Based on a review of policies across all 50 states from 2020–2024, the report finds growing bipartisan recognition that work-authorized immigrants represent an important but underutilized source of talent. An aging population, declining birth rates, worker retirements, […]
(OPINION) The Economics of Immigration
By Roland Fryer Wall Street Journal, Dec 09, 2025 Donald Trump vowed to launch “the largest deportation operation in American history,” and he has been dispatching federal agents into cities across the country to carry it out. The initiative is marketed primarily as a crime-control strategy—a dramatic show of force meant to signal the return […]
(OPINION) A Clear-Eyed, Compassionate Look at Immigration
We are a nation with millions of illegal immigrants, in large part because America has long been a place where people in desperate circumstances see hope. For decades, our border policies were inconsistent and, intentionally or not, permissive. Many who arrived during those years have now lived here for years. One cannot fault them for […]