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Reminder from @CatoInstitute: “Overall, immigrants are less likely to consume welfare benefits and, when they do, they generally consume a lower dollar value of benefits than native-born Americans.”

@CatoInstitute @David_J_Bier : The #PublicCharge rule will deny many more contributors than welfare abusers. A recent immigrant to the US will contribute $150,000 more in taxes than they receive in benefits over their lifetime.

Religious conservatives are far more supportive of diversity and immigration than secular conservatives, writes Emily Ekins of @CatoInstitute

In Texas, @ICEgov wrongfully placed detainers on at least 3,506 US citizens statewide, which could be as high as 20,000 nationally. We're safer when states and localities have the flexibility to make their own determinations in these cases. http://ow.ly/7irG30lCy87 @CatoInstitute

Fact check: Central American immigrants do learn to speak English over time and integrate very well into their communities, according to a new @CatoInstitute report.

Is anyone actually against legal #immigration? It seems like the Trump administration is, as they're making it tougher for legal immigrant entrepreneurs, investors and workers to create more economic growth, writes @AlexNowrasteh of @CatoInstitute

#MustRead: @AlexNowrasteh of @CatoInstitute debunks myths about common arguments against #immigration.

There has been a 91% drop in Muslim refugees admitted into the US compared to the rate in 2016, according to @CatoInstitute, after Trump maligned Muslim #refugees during his presidential campaign. The number of Christian refugees also fell by 63%.

Despite Trump’s “extreme vetting” promises, the current system is “already 'extreme’ enough to handle the challenge of foreign terrorist infiltration…the country has maxed out its capacity to improve immigration vetting," said @CatoInstitute @David_J_Bier

If the federal government were to mandate #EVerify, we’d face a number of challenges that don’t get much attention when the program is discussed. @CatoInstitute