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.
Research
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.
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.
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.
“Bringing Dark Patterns to Light” FTC Workshop Public Comment
Dark patterns are essentially modern versions of practices already prohibited by long-standing laws against deception, fraud, and unfairness.
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.
Social Media, Misinformation, and Voting Decisions
CGO researchers Prithvijit Mukherjee and Lucas Rentschler use a laboratory experiment to study misinformation on social media platforms.
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.
Facebook’s “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations” Policy: A Comment to The Oversight Board
CGO scholars provided comments to the Oversight Board on a recent case involving a post taken down by Facebook.
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.
Phantoms, Crashers, and Harassers
This paper examines the process by which user interactions give shape to social order in VRChat. Learn more about the research here.
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.
The Case for Economic Openness in the Time of Coronavirus
To maintain gains from trade, immigration, and capital flows, we must update economic policies for today's era.
State Immigration Restrictions and Crime: Examining Arizona’s SB 1070
This study examines crime rates in Arizona before and after the passage of SB 1070. Learn more about the research here.
Immigration as a Tool to Boost U.S. Economic Growth and Prosperity
The United States should be a beacon of opportunity that welcomes talented, hard-working people, not one that closes its doors to foreigners.
A Proposal for Immigration Reform
Reform should expand, not limit, immigration for the economic growth of America and its global recovery role.
Students, Skilled Immigration and Our Path to Recovery
Economic integration and openness to foreign talent are a stronger path for long-term success as a country.
The Ethics of Immigration and Economic Recovery
One of the dangers of a crisis is that measures are initially put in place as temporary yet remain thereafter. It’s happened before.
Immigrant Entrepreneurs
The importance of immigrant entrepreneurs as firm founders and job creators has grown significantly over the last few decades.
Openness Is as Important Now as It Has Ever Been
Despite their distinct contributions to the economy during the pandemic, many immigrants have been largely excluded from CARES protections.
How Immigrants Can Help the “Transition to a Great Economy” after COVID-19
COVID-19 risks are generating fear and uncertainty, which may trigger further aversion to immigration and even more restrictive policies.
Refugees and Asylum Seekers Can Help us Rebuild after COVID-19
As we consider reforms to our immigration system, we should not be pushing away the very people who are saving lives.
Immigrants Truly Make America Great (And Without Them, That Greatness is at Risk)
America has been unique in being both the best country in the world to start a business and being relatively open to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Do Immigration Enforcement Programs Reduce Crime?
In this paper, researchers examine if 287(g) programs, partnerships between federal officials and local law enforcement, are reducing crime.