United States
Immigration policy changes per year, 1975–2026
Full record from 1997; earlier years under research
- Changes recorded
- 769
- 1975–2026
- First change on record
- 1975
- Latest change on record
- 2026
- Which way the rules moved
- Tightened 47%Eased 44%Neither 8%
Every year on record, newest first
202612 changes recorded · so far this year
Data releaseAVI-2026-08 · 11,731 events · published Aug 2, 2026 · next release Sep 1, 2026
Methodologyv1.0 · methodology · changelog · corrections
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Arrow Intelligence. (2026). Arrow Immigration Policy Volatility Index: United States (Release AVI-2026-08) [Data set]. https://witharrow.ai/volatility-index/us
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