Selected Reports on Immigration Policy
- Daniel T. Griswold, "Willing Workers: Fixing the Problem of Illegal Mexican Migration to the United States," Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies, Trade Policy Analysis no. 19, October 15, 2002
- Leighton Ku, Shawn Fremstad and Matthew Broaddus, "Noncitizens' Use of Public Benefits Has Declined Since 1996: Recent Report Paints Misleading Picture of Impact of Eligibility Restrictions on Immigrant Families," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 21, 2003
- "'Why Am I Here?' Children in Immigration Detention," Amnesty International, June 2003
- "What Kind of Work Do Immigrants Do?: Occupation and Industry of Foreign-Born Workers in the United States," Migration Policy Institute, January 21, 2004
- "A Description of the Immigrant Population," Congressional Budget Office, November 2004
- Jeffrey S. Passel, "Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population," Pew Hispanic Center, March 21, 2005
- Douglas S. Massey, "Backfire at the Border: Why Enforcement without Legalization Cannot Stop Illegal Immigration," Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies, Trade Policy Analysis no 29, June 13, 2005
- Douglas S. Massey, "Five Myths about Immigration: Common Misconceptions Underlying U.S. Border-Enforcement Policy," In Focus, Vol. 4, Issue 6, Immigration Policy Center, August 2005
- "Economic Growth & Immigration: Bridging the Demographic Divide," Special Report, Immigration Policy Center, November 2005
- "The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market," A CBO Paper, Congressional Budget Office, November 2005
- "Immigration Policy in the United States," A CBO Paper, Congressional Budget Office, February 2006
- Walter Ewing, "Border Insecurity: U.S. Border-Enforcement Policies and National Security," Special Report, Immigration Policy Center, Spring 2006
- "Border-Crossing Deaths Have Doubled Since 1995; Border Patrol's Efforts to Prevent Deaths Have Not Been Fully Evaluated," report to the Honorable Bill Frist, Government Accountability Office, August 2006
- David L. Bartlett, "Building a Competitive Workforce: Immigration and the U.S. Manufacturing Sector," In Focus, Vol. 5, Issue 6, Immigration Policy Center, August 2006
- Audrey Singer and Jill H. Wilson, "From 'There' to 'Here': Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America," Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution, September 2006
- "Estimating the Undocumented Population: A 'Grouped Answers' Approach to Surveying Foreign-Born Respondents," report to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Government Accountability Office, September 2006
- Kara Murphy, "Attracting the Best and the Brightest: The Promise and Pitfalls of a Skill-Based Immigration Policy," In Focus, Vol. 5, Issue 10, Immigration Policy Center, December 2006
- Gordon H. Hanson, "The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration," Council on Foreign Relations, April 2007
- "Foreign-Born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics in 2006," Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, April 25, 2007
- Ruben G. Rumbaut and Walter A. Ewing, "The Myth of Immigrant Criminality and the Paradox of Assimilation," Special Report, Immigration Policy Center, Spring 2007
- Ron Haskins, "Immigration: Wages, Education and Mobility," The Brookings Institution, July 2007
- David L. Bartlett, "U.S. Immigration Policy in Global Perspective: International Migration in OECD Countries," Special Report, Immigration Policy Center, Winter 2007
- "The Impact of Unauthorized Immigrants on the Budgets of State and Local Governments," A CBO Paper, Congressional Budget Office, December 2007
- William H. Frey, "Race, Immigration and America's Changing Electorate," The Brookings Institution, February 28, 2008
- Jim Harper, "Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka's Solution to Illegal Immigration," Policy Analysis no. 612, The Cato Institute, March 5, 2008