Center for Immigration Studies
@CIS_org
Pro-immigrant, Low-immigration. Non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded by Otis Graham Jr. RT≠endorsement. https://cis.org/Email-Updates
In 26 states, the foreign-born population grew by more than 300% between 1980 and 2025, as seen in Figure 7. Map 3 shows the percentage increase in the size of the foreign-born population in each state since 1980. x.com/CIS_org/status…
This report uses Census data and government surveys to examine the size of the foreign-born population at the state level since 1850, focusing on the growth since 1980. The increases in the last 45 years can only be described as extraordinary. cis.org/Report/Foreign…
Why Doesn’t DHS Reopen and Terminate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Withholding Order? Along with others who have ‘withholding’ orders based upon fear of gangs, given ‘changed country conditions’ in El Salvador cis.org/Arthur/Why-Doe… via @CIS_org
🚨 Palm Beach County, FL: Earlier this month, Byron Humberto Ruano Rodriguez was arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Battery and Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor. Court documents state that he is "designated an unauthorized alien". He is accused of meeting a 15-year-old boy,…
An amnesty for illegal aliens - even for those deported under President Trump. @RepMariaSalazar (R-Fla.) introduced the “Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act of 2025”. cis.org/Fishman/Dignit…

Podcast Ep. 214: The Role of Immigration Detention w/ @MarkSKrikorian and Andrew Arthur. The latest episode delves into the role of immigration detention in U.S. enforcement efforts. cis.org/Parsing-Immigr…
The ‘Dignity Act’: Amnesty for 12 million now plus more than five million extra immigrants over the next decade cis.org/Fishman/Dignit… A deep dive into the amnesty and increased-immigration provisions in @RepMariaSalazar's latest "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" proposal.
The ‘Dignity Act’: Amnesty for 12 million now plus more than five million extra immigrants over the next decade cis.org/Fishman/Dignit…
🚨BIG SCOOP: Florida is paying for illegal immigrants to self-deport on commercial flights Thread below has the details STORY: washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigra…
Solution: More immigration!
58% of students who graduated within the last year are still looking for their first job, according to a recent report from Kickresume.
Regional Data: Although the South has seen a larger increase in foreign-born numbers (Fig 1), the West and Northeast still claim the highest share (Fig 3). x.com/CIS_org/status…
This report uses Census data and government surveys to examine the size of the foreign-born population at the state level since 1850, focusing on the growth since 1980. The increases in the last 45 years can only be described as extraordinary. cis.org/Report/Foreign…
Escambia County, FL: Illegal alien Juan Dias-Zacarias, AKA Gabriel P. Roberro, was sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien. "Court records reflect that Dias-Zacarias was asked by a security guard multiple times to evacuate a hotel located in Pensacola,…
THIS IS INSANE. A wanted criminal comes to the U.S. from Brazil on a tourist visa, overstays it, and IMMEDIATELY gets hired at a public school in Washington state working with children.
READ: @AGPamBondi sent letters to sheriffs across the State of California demanding lists of illegal alien inmates, their crimes, convictions—and their release dates The Trump Administration is committed to enforcing federal immigration law @LASDHQ @RSO @SDSheriff @SheriffSF
Have CHNV and the other illegal parole programs been ended or not?
This is decidedly not good, especially since it's not reflected in CBP's Custody & Transfer statistics, and was something I'd been concerned was still occurring. Especially concerning is the countries including: CHNV, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. thecentersquare.com/national/artic…