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FAIR releases regular publications on issues relevant to immigration reform in the United States. Click on the icon to download the recent publications and recommended reading in PDF format.

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Handcuffed woman holding passport
July 3, 2019 Publications & Resources

Decriminalizing Illegal Immigration

The near-universal endorsement by the Democratic presidential primary field has moved the idea of decriminalizing illegal entry from the backrooms to the national stage.
airport
June 27, 2019 Publications & Resources

No, Cities and Counties Can’t Keep ICE from Using Their Airports

On April 23, 2019, Executive Dow Constantine of King County, Washington issued an order directing, “King County International Airport to amend lease practices with the goal of banning flights of immigration detainees chartered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
U.S. and California state flags
June 18, 2019 Publications & Resources

The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on California Taxpayers

Californians bear an enormous fiscal burden resulting from playing host to a massive illegal alien population estimated to consist of almost 3 million foreign nationals.
Cyber sending money abroad
May 20, 2019 Publications & Resources

The United States Loses $150 Billion Annually in Remittances

Many Americans know very little, if anything, about “remittances,” (also known as “remittance payments”) and how they affect the U.S. economy. The term “remittance” refers to money earned in the United States that is transferred to relatives, friends or business associates who are still abroad. Remittance payments may be made by U.S. citizens, lawfully-present aliens or illegal aliens.
Sanctuary City
May 11, 2018 Publications & Resources

State Sanctuary Policies

Cooperation between federal, state, and local governments is the cornerstone of effective immigration enforcement. State and local law enforcement officers are often the last line of defense against criminal aliens, and are far more likely to encounter illegal aliens during routine job activities than are federal agents. As such, the ability of state and local law enforcement and other government officials to freely cooperate and communicate with federal immigration authorities is not just important – but essential – to the enforcement of our immigration laws.
Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States
September 27, 2017 Publications & Resources

The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers

At the federal, state, and local levels, taxpayers shell out approximately $134.9 billion to cover the costs incurred by the presence of more than 12.5 million illegal aliens and about 4.2 million citizen children of illegal aliens. That amounts to a tax burden of approximately $8,075 per illegal alien family member and a total of almost $116 Billion.
President Obama's Record of Dismantling Immigration Enforcement
April 24, 2017 Publications & Resources

President Obama's Record of Dismantling Immigration Enforcement

The Obama administration’s strategy is to count on the fact that the public and the media will not take notice of each individual and incremental step they are taking to undermine immigration enforcement and grant de facto amnesty to as many illegal aliens as possible. This report exposes the strategy and the policy objectives behind it.
Presidential Transition Cover
November 22, 2016 Publications & Resources

Immigration Priorities for the 2017 Presidential Transition

We will not succeed in controlling our borders until elected officials realize that immigration policies must align with America's national interests. Given the series of debacles that have shaken confidence in Washington's ability to act in the public interest, it is imperative that the incoming presidential administration addresses immigration reform from the perspective of its true constituents: the American people.
2016 Environmental Report
October 12, 2016 Publications & Resources

U.S. Immigration and the Environment

Exploding U.S. population levels were a primary concern among environmentalists at the birth of the movement in the 1970s, but those roots have all but withered. Unfortunately, the national environmental movement will no longer talk about U.S. population, let alone immigration’s role. Many staff and volunteers for environmental organizations know little of the history and are reluctant to acknowledge the impact of immigration on the nation’s carrying capacity.
The Elephant in the Classroom: Mass Immigration's Impact on Public Education
September 14, 2016 Publications & Resources

The Elephant in the Classroom: Mass Immigration's Impact on Public Education

Public school districts across the United States are suffering under a massive unfunded mandate imposed by the federal government: the requirement to educate millions of illegal aliens, the school age children of illegal aliens, refugees and legal immigrant students. The struggle to fund programs for students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), sometimes called English Language Learners (ELL), represents a major drain on school budgets. Yet due to political correctness, it is taboo to raise the issue even though scarce resources are redirected away from American citizens to support programs like English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Second Language (ESL).