The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)—the president’s in-house think tank—released a reportthis month that purported to find that the average illegal immigrant imposes a lifetime cost on taxpayers of $166,716—or up to $1.9 trillion in total—and that “amnesty” would add to these costs, while deportation spending would cut the deficit.

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International migration is becoming an increasingly important driver of population change, yet surprisingly little is known about the characteristics of the people moving between countries. Existing global migration data largely tell us how many people migrate, but provide a less complete picture of their age and educational background.

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