On February 5, 1917, the United States passed the Immigration Act of 1917, which included a test for all migrants … 'skill-based' immigration policy in an attempt to limit migration. We assess whether the Immigration Act had any measurable … impacts on immigration to the U.S. Using a differences-in-differences approach and digitized data from Ellis Island ship …

Two million Mexicans were granted lawful permanent residency in the U.S. under the Immigration Reform and Control Act …

using variation from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). Our empirical approach compares trends in birth …

We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss the effects of immigration … among natives. Next, we unpack the channels behind the political effects of immigration, distinguishing between economic and …

We examine how increasing the number of visas available to potential migrants would affect unauthorized immigration …. This policy aims to serve as an additional deterrent to unauthorized immigration, but may be ineffective given that most … individuals are ineffective at current rates of legal immigration, but that increased legalization rates would amplify the …

which the social security system influences the young decisive voter's attitudes in favor of a more liberal immigration …