The law that broke us immigration - Understanding Immigration Policy Reform

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Why the US has so many undocumented immigrants.
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Immigration looked very different before 1996 when President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). The law was supposed to stop undocumented immigration by increasing enforcement and punishing people for being in the US undocumented. Instead it incentivized people to stay in the US - and the undocumented population doubled.
When researching this story we used a lot of great resources. Here are a few of the most helpful:
This collection of articles on IIRIRA by the Center for Migration Studies explains many angles on the law itself the politics of the time that led to its passing and the ongoing impact: cmsny.org/publ...
Douglas S. Massey at Princeton and his co-authors have written about how border enforcement backfired including in this 2016 paper: spia.princeton...
We got data on return probabilities to Mexico after a first undocumented trip from the Mexican Migration Project: mmp.opr.prince...
Polling data about Americans’ views on immigration come from the Pew Research Center and Gallup: www.pewresearc...
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Annual Border Patrol budget comes from the American Immigration Council: www.americanim...
We relied on Pew’s data on the number of undocumented immigrants in the US which also explains more on the changing nature of immigration to the US in recent years: www.pewresearc...
The Migration Policy Institute has covered the issue over the years including in this recent policy brief: www.migrationp...
Cato Institute’s Alex Nowrasteh has written about the issue including this article on the three- and 10-year bars: www.cato.org/b...
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America’s immigration system needs to be reformed in order to handle modern challenges of immigration. Long lines to get in exist alongside millions of undocumented immigrants already in the country. To deal with both of these problems Congress should rebalance our system to encourage more work-based visas for those wanting to work in the US and it should bring illegal immigrants back into the system through a special visa that puts them at the back of the line for permanent residency.
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Additional resources:
Read “A New Immigration Game Plan for the New Congress ” by Edward Lazear in the Wall Street Journal available here: www.hoover.org...
Read “Send Us Your Young Your Educated” by Edward Lazear in the Wall Street Journal available here: on.wsj.com/2D0...
In “Examining America’s Exceptional Economy ” Edward Lazear explores what has made America's economy successful what sets it apart from other nations and what needs to be done to sustain its prominence in the global economy. Available here: bit.ly/2H6ltGm
Hoover Institution senior fellow Ed Lazear discusses immigration and the economy on the Larry Kudlow Show. Listen here: bit.ly/2FkEx1K
Read “On The Wage Growth Of Immigrants: Israel 1990-2000” by Zvi Eckstein and Yoram Weiss. Available here: bit.ly/2UOi9lf