Stuart Anderson

Stuart Anderson

Senior Contributor|Leadership Strategies

Stuart Anderson is a senior contributor to Forbes who writes about immigration, business and globalization. He is the executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, a nonpartisan public policy research organization focusing on trade, immigration and related issues based in Arlington, Virginia. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and elsewhere. From August 2001 to January 2003, Stuart served as executive associate commissioner for policy and planning and counselor to the Commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Before that, Stuart spent four and a half years on Capitol Hill on the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, first for Senator Spencer Abraham and then as staff director of the subcommittee for Senator Sam Brownback. He is the author of the book Immigration (Greenwood, 2010).

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Feb 24, 2026

Trump Using Legal Settlements To Enact Immigration Restrictions

The Trump administration is using legal settlements with allies in state governments to enact new immigration restrictions.

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Feb 22, 2026

New Research Finds Reducing Immigration Does Not Help U.S. Workers

New research finds that reducing immigration does not help U.S. workers, but welcoming more immigrants would benefit the economy.

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Feb 13, 2026

DHS Cites Cuba And Venezuela As Law Enforcement Models For ICE

In a social media post, DHS listed Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE.

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Feb 8, 2026

New Immigration Limits Loom As AI Drives H-1B Visas For Tech Companies

Immigration data reveal that plans to excel in artificial intelligence are driving U.S. technology companies’ hiring of H-1B visa holders.

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Feb 1, 2026

Stephen Miller, Not Kristi Noem, May Be Driving U.S. Immigration Policy

Available evidence indicates that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, not Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, is driving U.S. immigration policy.