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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Committee on National Statistics
Panel on Survey Options for Estimating the Flow of Unauthorized Crossings at the U.S.-Mexican Border

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Congressional Briefings
Thursday, November 8, 2012
2148 Rayburn House Office Bldg. – 1:00 p.m.
B-307 Rayburn House Office Bldg. – 2:00 p.m.
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg. – 3:00 p.m.
and
340 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. – 4:00 p.m.

and

Friday, November 9, 2012
2153 Rayburn House Office Bldg. – 12:00 p.m.

on

Options for Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border

by

Alicia Carriquiry, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University and Chair, Panel on Survey Options for Estimating the Flow of Unauthorized Crossings at the U.S.-Mexican Border, National Research Council

Jeffrey S. Passel, Pew Hispanic Center, Washington, DC and Member, Panel on Survey Options for Estimating the Flow of Unauthorized Crossings at the U.S.-Mexican Border, National Research Council

This new report, from the National Academies, evaluates the capabilities of current and potential survey options for estimating the number of foreign nationals who attempt illegal entry across the U.S.-Mexico land border and the probability of their apprehension.

These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on November 14, 2012 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.