Immigration Content

What Do Fewer People, Immigrants Mean for the Nation?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 26, 2025 - 3:36pm

For the first time since the COVID-19 years, the number of immigrants in the United States has declined.

Aggressive immigration policies have led to 1.4 million fewer immigrants in the country between January and May alone. This number includes 750,000 workers. Historically, mass immigrant exoduses and outright removals far below this scale left lasting harm on communities and local economies.

The Conversation: Have Any U.S. Presidents Reduced Immigration?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — July 29, 2025 - 4:14pm

All modern U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democratic, have attempted to reduce the population of millions of undocumented immigrants. But their various strategies have not had significant results, with the population hovering around 11 million from 2005 to 2022.

ɫ��ɫ Experts on Immigration, Citizenship, Labor and Human Trafficking

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — June 18, 2025 - 1:44pm

The following ɫ��ɫ, experts on immigration policy are available to speak to the news media. Keep an eye on this and other current expert lists at www.ucdavis.edu/news/experts . These resources will be updated regularly. This list was updated in June 2025.

The Conversation: Are Trump's Deportation Cases about Foreign Policy or Something Else?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 07, 2025 - 10:19am

Trump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to take action to bring deported Venezuelans back from the El Salvador prison where the U.S. sent them are meddling in the conduct of foreign policy.

Enrollment of Undocumented Students at California Universities Dropped from 2016 to 2023

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 19, 2024 - 1:02am

Enrollment of low-income, undocumented students declined by half at University of California and California State University campuses from 2016 through the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new study by the University of California Civil Rights Project at UCLA and ɫ��ɫ School of Law.

Do Immigrants Get Incarcerated More Than U.S. Born?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 08, 2024 - 8:56am

Research shows that immigrants do not get incarcerated more than U.S.-born, and the gap is even growing.

Do De Facto Deported Children in Mexico Face Socioeconomic Disadvantage?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — February 22, 2023 - 9:46am

The U.S. government should increase efforts to take care of its young citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, says a ɫ��ɫ policy brief.

ɫ��ɫ Media Sources on Supreme Court 2021-22 Cases

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — June 09, 2022 - 11:30am

ɫ��ɫ School of Law has experts on many high-profile Supreme Court decisions before the court this session.

What is the Correlation Between the U.S. Labor Shortages and the Immigration Shortfall?

Maria Magdalena Martinez Castro — January 25, 2022 - 12:35pm

As 2022 begins, the U.S. is experiencing labor shortages across a number of industries.

How Can Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Boost U.S. Economic Growth?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — June 21, 2021 - 4:27pm

This blog summarizes and highlights an initial report by Giovanni Peri, professor of economics and director of the Global Migration Center at the ɫ��ɫ,