How Does Allowing Noncitizens to Vote Affect Local Government?
This paper shows that policy ideas of the political left and right have theoretical benefit to increasing public good optimization.
Research
The Relationship Between Assimilation and Immigrant Wages
Immigration policies designed to enhance the assimilation of immigrant workers also favor their economic integration and vice-versa.
CGO Abundance Poll
The CGO polled 1,000 Americans about abundance, technology and innovation, immigration, and America’s prospects for the future.
Adapting to Climate Change through Migration
Climate change will impact humans in many diverse ways. The greatest impact, however, will be felt by people living in the Global South.
What Are the Effects of Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Earn Occupational Licenses?
Chung's study: Removing legal work status requirement increased employment for undocumented immigrants without affecting others.
Do Immigrants Ever Oppose Immigration?
Researchers Tani and Kaeser delve into an understudied area: Immigrants' feelings toward other immigrants in their host country.
If You Extend It, They Will Come: The Effects of the STEM OPT Extension
Economist Pauline Khoo considers how the OPT extension affects the schooling decisions of international students.
How Does Granting Driving Privileges to Undocumented Migrants Affect Traffic Fatalities?
Proponents of these laws have reasoned that giving driving privileges to undocumented migrants would improve public safety.
The Long-Run Effects of Temporary Protection from Deportation
Harris and Jerch find that temporary legalization under TPS created significant economic benefits for eligible recipients.
Taking Politics Out of Refugee Policy: Improving US Resettlement for Those Most in Need
The US can both match and exceed other countries in refugee resettlement by changing the way refugees are admitted and resettled.
What Policies Promote Abundance?
If Congress and other policymakers take the right steps in important areas, then abundance is within reach.
CGO Abundance Poll October 2022
The CGO polled 1,000 Americans to learn what they think about abundance, technology and innovation, and America’s prospects for the future.
Immigration Enforcement and Labor Supply: Hispanic Youth in Mixed-Status Families
Authors Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba, Jose R. Bucheli, and Camila Morales evaluate the labor supply behavior of US-born Hispanic youth.
Manufacturing a Pathway to Citizenship: How Legal Immigration Can Improve Economic Outcomes
In this paper, Todd Griffith examines what happened with manufacturing and productivity after Immigration Reform and Control Act took effect.
Spillover Effects of Immigration Policies on Children’s Human Capital
What happens to immigrant communities when immigration enforcement is strictly enforced? Children may be affected the most.
Send Them Back? The Real Estate Consequences of Repatriations
During the Great Depression, the United States removed approximately 263,000 Mexicans, including US citizens. These are the effects.
Explaining ICE’s Problematic IMAGE: A Public-Private-Partnership in Immigration Policy
This little known ICE program called IMAGE has some serious issues. Daniel Chand of Kent State University explains in this working paper.
Confronting the Immigration Paradox
How much does an immigration visa cost? In this policy paper, Korok Ray answers and estimates how many immigrants the U.S. can take in.
International Student Applications in the United Kingdom After Brexit
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Agnese Romiti examine how Brexit affected international student applications to study in the UK.
Are College Graduate Immigrants on Work Visas Cheaper than Natives?
Companies hire workers outside the US for positions in the country. Omid Bagheri examines if immigrants are a cheaper workforce than natives.
Are Programs That Use Local and State Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Policies Effective?
This piece summarizes research on the costs and benefits of 287(g) programs and The Secure Communities Program.
The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria
In this paper, the authors explore Hurricane Maria’s economic effects on native earnings within the Orlando area.
Occupational Licensing and Skills Mismatches
Researchers examine whether occupational licensing improves the match between workers’ skills and those needed for their occupations.
Police Trust and Domestic Violence among Immigrants: Evidence from VAWA Self- Petitions
The study shows that adopting welcoming policies towards immigrants increases VAWA self-petitions. Learn more about the research here.
Looking for the Best and Brightest
This research paper examines how US employers use the H-1B visa program to find workers. Learn more about H-1B visas in the US.
A Macroeconomic Analysis of Deportation or Legalization of Illegal Immigrants
What would happen if policymakers decided to provide a path to citizenship for all 11 million immigrants? What about deport all 11 million?
Sanctuary Cities and Crime
This working paper from Washington University's Yuki Otsu finds no evidence that sanctuary policies cause an increase in crime overall.
Guiding Principles for Immigration Policy in a Post-Pandemic World
This essay discusses the positive-sum benefits of immigration and decentralized solutions to immigrant needs during COVID-19.
Lessons on Immigration During COVID-19
Examples that highlight the key role immigrants play in western countries and provide several important lessons for policy.
Immigration is the Ultimate Security
The United States will become stronger than ever, and far stronger than China, by embracing its heritage of exceptional openness.