An immigration research center which sold its soul

The Center for Immigration Studies  addresses immigration from a perspective which favors restrictions on immigration. I have found it useful: it states an restrictionist viewpoint which needs to be listened to, and it posts reports some of which are quite valuable, such as reports on Hispanic migration.  That said, the editorial opinions can sometimes come across as extreme.

On October 23, the Center published a blog post on voting by non-citizens. The blog did not address — did not challenge or comment on — the overwhelming evidence that non-citizens do not vote, and no evidence that the vanishingly small number who do make a diference. I have posted on this issue from time to time, citing for example a recent state study the conclusions of which were that one out of 13,000 votes might be by non-citizens.

The blog post went into a frenzy of arithmetic about how many non-citizen votes were needed to swing the Presidential election. The blog completely ignored the overwhelming evidence. The post magically transformed non-citizens into voters, as if local election boards would allow this.

I’ve lost any interest in drawing on this source in the future, as most or all of its reports may by infected with craziness.

 

 

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