U.S. Enjoys Net Negative Migration for First Time in Over 50 Years. What’s Driving It? by S.A. McCarthy

The era of mass immigration to the U.S. is slowly, painfully drawing to a close, according to new statistics, but much work remains to be done to secure the American homeland. The Washington Post on Sunday published an analysis of new U.S. State Department numbers tracking a modest but meaningful decrease in legal immigration into the U.S., the first time in over 50 years that more immigrants left the U.S. than entered.

All told, the State Department issued 11% fewer visas in the first eight months of 2025 than it did during the first eight months of 2024, amounting to a difference of approximately 250,000 visa issuances. The majority of affected visa categories were temporary visas, including those issued to international students, cultural exchange visitors, and fiancés and spouses of U.S. citizens. Visa approvals for legal permanent residency — commonly known as green cards — also decreased, chiefly impacting foreign workers, certain categories of relatives of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, and Middle Eastern nationals. ….

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