October 9, 2024
Research on previous episodes of increased immigration enforcement sheds light on the impact deportations can have on labor markets, crime, and civic life.
May 5, 2021
In this episode of EconoFact Explains, we highlight current evidence on the long-term fiscal impacts of immigrants.
March 25, 2021
Deportations ramped up during the Trump administration but fell far short of levels reached in the Bush and Obama years of 2008-2011. The use of detention rose.
June 17, 2020
COVID-19 job losses are particularly large among non-citizens, who are especially vulnerable because they have limited access to social safety net protections.
January 13, 2020
There is evidence that the impact of increased enforcement and deportations had ripple effects on the employment and safety net participation of citizens.
December 11, 2019
Secure Communities led to a large increase in immigrant deportations between 2008-2014. Research does not find evidence that this reduced rates of serious crime.
July 24, 2019
Individuals lacking legal status face obstacles that limit their job options and lower their productivity.
October 18, 2018
Because of stricter border enforcement, undocumented immigrants are less likely to come and go, more likely to settle and to have been in the U.S. for ten years or more.
January 23, 2018
Undocumented workers who obtain legal status earn higher wages partly because they are able to work in jobs that are a better match for their qualifications.