Welcoming immigrants into American communities not only does not increase crime but can actually strengthen public safety. In fact, immigrants—including undocumented immigrants—are less likely to commit crimes than the U.S.-born.

If passed, the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act would have been the most sweeping immigration bill of the twenty-first century. Learn more about the potential effects of that bill and our analysis.

This fact sheet explains birthright citizenship, the Fourteenth Amendment, and its interpretations.