If Trump reinstates his policies, legal migration will fall drastically

Visa issuances, adjustments of status to permanent residence, grants of parole (over 4 years under 3 scenarios)

*Note: 2024 level is Dec. 2024 or most recent period (Oct. 2024, last quarter of 2024, or fiscal year 2024 for students)
Source: CBP, “Nationwide Encounters,” 2024; CBP, “Southwest Border Migration,” 2017-2018; “Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics,” State Department, 2024; “Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances,” State Department, 2024; State Department, “Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances,” “Annual Report of the Visa Office,” 2016; DHS, “Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report,” 2024; USCIS, “Data”; State Department, “Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances” (for the last quarter of FY 2024).Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper