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Immigration policy and costs

The relationship between immigration policy and the costs associated with it, including the impact of recent migrant surges and the role of federal administration policies.

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Feb 1, 2026

Which U.S. metropolitan areas show the strongest evidence of immigration-driven rental pressure?

The strongest evidence tying clusters in large coastal and Sun Belt metros where immigrant inflows met chronically constrained —most notably the and metros (including and the Bay Area) and high-growth...

Jan 24, 2026

How do New Jersey’s expenditures on immigrants compare to other states’ spending in 2023–2024?

appears in several recent analyses as one of the states with multi‑billion‑dollar expenditures tied to immigrants in 2023–2024, but estimates vary sharply depending on the source and methodology, rang...