https://cis.org/Podcasts/Parsing-Immigration-Policy
Listen to all episodes of Parsing Immigration Policy at Ricochet.com.]]>enPoliticsCenter for Immigration Studieshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/572ee66e56ed65a6300d24a94c9195b1.jpghttps://cis.org/Podcasts/Parsing-Immigration-PolicyThu, 06 Aug 2026 18:01:51 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCenter for Immigration Studiesproduction@ricochet.comA weekly discussion of immigration policy matters, both immediate and long-term, with researchers from the Center for Immigration Studies and guests. The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research...
Listen to all episodes of Parsing Immigration Policy at Ricochet.com.]]>falseepisodichttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Spains-Ceuta-Migrant-Surge-Highlights-How-Migration-Can-Be-Weaponized
Soto argues that the July 30 mass crossing was more than a spontaneous migration event. Instead, he contends it was a coordinated effort intended to send a political message to Spain, given Morocco’s continued claims to sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla, and the Canary Islands. He explains how recent Spanish government policies, including a broad legalization program for illegal immigrants, a citizenship expansion law, and a Spanish Supreme Court ruling limiting the immediate return of migrants arriving by sea, contributed to the crisis.

Arthur and Soto also examine the broader geopolitical context of the surge, the muted and often critical response from the European Union and the United States, and how Spain's recent foreign policy positions may have shaped international reactions to the crisis.

The episode concludes with Soto's recommendations for responding to instances where migration is used as a geopolitical weapon. He argues that governments must "fix the facts" by accurately describing coordinated mass crossings as hybrid attacks rather than ordinary immigration crises and establish clear consequences in advance—from diplomatic measures to economic sanctions—to deter foreign actors’ use of migration to advance political and strategic objectives.

Host

Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Juan Soto is a European immigration expert and co-founder and CEO of Fortius Consulting.

Links

Juan Soto's X Account

Juan Soto's Author Page at the Hungarian Conservative

Juan Soto's INIR Article: Battlefield, Ceuta

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73570682Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:31 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe surge of more than 60,000 migrants into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta has reignited debate over border security, immigration policy, and the growing use of migration as a geopolitical weapon. In the latest episode of the Parsing...
Soto argues that the July 30 mass crossing was more than a spontaneous migration event. Instead, he contends it was a coordinated effort intended to send a political message to Spain, given Morocco’s continued claims to sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla, and the Canary Islands. He explains how recent Spanish government policies, including a broad legalization program for illegal immigrants, a citizenship expansion law, and a Spanish Supreme Court ruling limiting the immediate return of migrants arriving by sea, contributed to the crisis.

Arthur and Soto also examine the broader geopolitical context of the surge, the muted and often critical response from the European Union and the United States, and how Spain's recent foreign policy positions may have shaped international reactions to the crisis.

The episode concludes with Soto's recommendations for responding to instances where migration is used as a geopolitical weapon. He argues that governments must "fix the facts" by accurately describing coordinated mass crossings as hybrid attacks rather than ordinary immigration crises and establish clear consequences in advance—from diplomatic measures to economic sanctions—to deter foreign actors’ use of migration to advance political and strategic objectives.

Host

Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Juan Soto is a European immigration expert and co-founder and CEO of Fortius Consulting.

Links

Juan Soto's X Account

Juan Soto's Author Page at the Hungarian Conservative

Juan Soto's INIR Article: Battlefield, Ceuta

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2157false266fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Why-Immigration-Has-Become-Frances-Defining-Political-Issue
The discussion examines immigration’s demographic, economic, and cultural impacts on France, as well as the emergence of OID as one of the country’s leading sources of non-partisan immigration research at a time when immigration has become the central issue in French politics.

Founded just three years ago by six co-founders concerned about France’s migration crisis, OID was established to fill what Monti describes as a void in public debate by providing reliable data, research, and analysis on immigration.

Among the topics discussed:

• France’s foreign-born population has reached a historic high, with immigration increasingly originating from outside Europe.
• Why most French citizens support lower immigration levels, yet government policy has largely failed to respond.
• The economic effects of large-scale immigration, including workforce participation, welfare spending, and pressure on public services.
• France’s retreat from assimilation and the challenges of integrating immigrants from culturally distinct regions.
• Why immigration is expected to be the defining issue in France’s 2027 presidential election.

Monti is the author of the award-winning book Immigration, Mythes et Réalités, which challenges common claims about immigration using demographic and economic data. OID is a member of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), joining the Center for Immigration Studies and other partner organizations in the United States, Israel, and Hungary.

In his commentary, Krikorian, the Center's executive director, introduces new CIS Fellow Mahvash Siddiqui, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Siddiqui’s first analyses for the Center examine industrialized fraud in the H-1B visa program, based on her experience as a consular officer, and a recent federal court decision striking down the Trump administration’s $100,000 entry fee for H-1B visa holders .

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti is the co-founder and executive director of the French immigration think tank L'Observatoire de l'Immigration et de la Démographie (OID).

Links

L'Observatoire de l'Immigration et de la Démographie

Immigration, Mythes et Réalités

Mahvash Siddiqui

Intro 

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73257545Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:58:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ “Parsing Immigration Policy” podcast features Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti, co-founder and executive director of the French immigration think tank L'Observatoire de l'Immigration et de la...
The discussion examines immigration’s demographic, economic, and cultural impacts on France, as well as the emergence of OID as one of the country’s leading sources of non-partisan immigration research at a time when immigration has become the central issue in French politics.

Founded just three years ago by six co-founders concerned about France’s migration crisis, OID was established to fill what Monti describes as a void in public debate by providing reliable data, research, and analysis on immigration.

Among the topics discussed:

• France’s foreign-born population has reached a historic high, with immigration increasingly originating from outside Europe.
• Why most French citizens support lower immigration levels, yet government policy has largely failed to respond.
• The economic effects of large-scale immigration, including workforce participation, welfare spending, and pressure on public services.
• France’s retreat from assimilation and the challenges of integrating immigrants from culturally distinct regions.
• Why immigration is expected to be the defining issue in France’s 2027 presidential election.

Monti is the author of the award-winning book Immigration, Mythes et Réalités, which challenges common claims about immigration using demographic and economic data. OID is a member of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), joining the Center for Immigration Studies and other partner organizations in the United States, Israel, and Hungary.

In his commentary, Krikorian, the Center's executive director, introduces new CIS Fellow Mahvash Siddiqui, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Siddiqui’s first analyses for the Center examine industrialized fraud in the H-1B visa program, based on her experience as a consular officer, and a recent federal court decision striking down the Trump administration’s $100,000 entry fee for H-1B visa holders .

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti is the co-founder and executive director of the French immigration think tank L'Observatoire de l'Immigration et de la Démographie (OID).

Links

L'Observatoire de l'Immigration et de la Démographie

Immigration, Mythes et Réalités

Mahvash Siddiqui

Intro 

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2255false265fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Newsmaker-Podcast-Conversation-Border-Czar-Tom-Homan
In the interview hosted by Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian, Homan discusses the recent pause in traffic stops, the administration's enforcement priorities, recent record-setting ICE arrests, sanctuary jurisdictions, and the future of mass deportations.

A highlight of the conversation is Homan's proposal to dramatically expand I-9 inspections by creating a centralized operation staffed by contractors to conduct large-scale audits. Rather than relying exclusively on armed Homeland Security Investigations agents to review employment records, Homan argues that contractors could identify criminal and administrative violations and refer those cases to investigators — freeing agents to focus on criminal investigations and enforcement operations.

In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian discusses a regulatory change that will end the Department of Homeland Security's “duration of status” policy for F, J, and I nonimmigrant classifications.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Tom Homan is the White House Border Czar.

Links

Immigration Newsmaker Press Release

Immigration Newsmaker Video

mmigration Newsmaker Transcript

Immigration Newsmaker Series

DHS Ends ‘Duration of Status’ for Students, Exchange Visitors, and Foreign Media

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73097616Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week's episode of Parsing Immigration Policy is a rebroadcast of a recent installment of the Center's Immigration Newsmaker series featuring the White House Border Czar Tom Homan. In the interview hosted by Center Executive Director Mark...
In the interview hosted by Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian, Homan discusses the recent pause in traffic stops, the administration's enforcement priorities, recent record-setting ICE arrests, sanctuary jurisdictions, and the future of mass deportations.

A highlight of the conversation is Homan's proposal to dramatically expand I-9 inspections by creating a centralized operation staffed by contractors to conduct large-scale audits. Rather than relying exclusively on armed Homeland Security Investigations agents to review employment records, Homan argues that contractors could identify criminal and administrative violations and refer those cases to investigators — freeing agents to focus on criminal investigations and enforcement operations.

In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian discusses a regulatory change that will end the Department of Homeland Security's “duration of status” policy for F, J, and I nonimmigrant classifications.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Tom Homan is the White House Border Czar.

Links

Immigration Newsmaker Press Release

Immigration Newsmaker Video

mmigration Newsmaker Transcript

Immigration Newsmaker Series

DHS Ends ‘Duration of Status’ for Students, Exchange Visitors, and Foreign Media

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2192false264fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Courts-and-Judges-Understanding-System-Behind-Americas
In the latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Fellow in Law and Policy Andrew Arthur, a former immigration judge, provides a comprehensive tutorial on the immigration court system, explaining its history, structure, and the challenges it faces.

Arthur discusses:

• Why immigration judges are Department of Justice attorneys—not life-tenured Article III judges—and how the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals are organized.
• How removal proceedings work and why a final removal order is required before most aliens in the interior can be deported.
• How the surge in immigration cases during the Biden administration drove the court backlog to historic levels.
• Why the Biden-driven backlog is beginning to decline as the border and ports become more secure and immigration court case completions reach record levels.
• Whether hiring more immigration judges alone can solve the problem.
• Why asylum grant rates differ among judges and courts, and what those statistics do—and do not—show.
• Pending Supreme Court cases that could reshape immigration detention and court procedures.

In closing, Mark Krikorian acknowledges the contributions to immigration policy of two recently deceased: Senator Lindsey Graham and Norm Matloff, professor at the University of California, Davis.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Andrew Arthur is the Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Links

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Unique Immigration Legacy

DOJ: Immigration Court Asylum Grants Plummet

Federal Judge Vacates Biden Administration ‘Quiet Amnesty’ Rule

DOJ Tweets About Decline in Immigration Court Backlog — but Where Are the Stats? 

Norm Matloff's Publications for CIS

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72959565Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesImmigration courts are frequently in the headlines, with stories about massive backlogs, judicial turnover, and widely varying asylum approval rates. But how does the immigration court system actually work, and why has it become one of the biggest...
In the latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Fellow in Law and Policy Andrew Arthur, a former immigration judge, provides a comprehensive tutorial on the immigration court system, explaining its history, structure, and the challenges it faces.

Arthur discusses:

• Why immigration judges are Department of Justice attorneys—not life-tenured Article III judges—and how the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals are organized.
• How removal proceedings work and why a final removal order is required before most aliens in the interior can be deported.
• How the surge in immigration cases during the Biden administration drove the court backlog to historic levels.
• Why the Biden-driven backlog is beginning to decline as the border and ports become more secure and immigration court case completions reach record levels.
• Whether hiring more immigration judges alone can solve the problem.
• Why asylum grant rates differ among judges and courts, and what those statistics do—and do not—show.
• Pending Supreme Court cases that could reshape immigration detention and court procedures.

In closing, Mark Krikorian acknowledges the contributions to immigration policy of two recently deceased: Senator Lindsey Graham and Norm Matloff, professor at the University of California, Davis.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Andrew Arthur is the Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Links

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Unique Immigration Legacy

DOJ: Immigration Court Asylum Grants Plummet

Federal Judge Vacates Biden Administration ‘Quiet Amnesty’ Rule

DOJ Tweets About Decline in Immigration Court Backlog — but Where Are the Stats? 

Norm Matloff's Publications for CIS

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2421false263fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Australias-Immigration-Debate-Reshaping-Its-Politics
After experiencing net negative migration during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia saw housing costs stabilize and pressure on public services ease. But in 2023, the government admitted an unprecedented 737,000 migrants into a nation of just 27 million people. Knight explains how the resulting strain on housing affordability, homelessness, infrastructure, and public services has transformed immigration into one of Australia's defining political issues.

The discussion explores the rapid rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party, which has gained momentum by advocating for significantly lower immigration levels and questioning Australia’s decades-long embrace of multiculturalism over assimilation. Knight also examines the changing positions of Australia’s major political parties, growing public skepticism toward historically high legal immigration (skilled and unskilled), the expansion of foreign student programs, and the cultural impact of high immigration levels.

As Australia prepares for its next federal election in two years, Knight discusses whether mounting public concern over immigration will translate into electoral gains for One Nation and reshape the country’s political landscape.

In closing, Krikorian discusses the Trump administration’s expanding interior enforcement efforts. As Border Czar Tom Homan has noted in recent media appearances, ICE is now making more than 2,000 arrests a day. While large numbers of those arrested have criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, increasing numbers of ordinary illegal aliens are also being taken into custody. Krikorian argues that sustained worksite enforcement will be essential if the president’s promise of dramatic reduction of the illegal population is to be met.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Jordan Knight is the founder of Migration Watch Australia.

Links

Jordan Knight’s Sky News Articles

Senator Pauline Hanson Addresses the National Press Club of Australia

Jordan Knight X Account

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72880704Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Executive Director Mark Krikorian speaks with Jordan Knight, founder of Migration Watch Australia, about how record immigration levels are reshaping Australia’s politics and public...
After experiencing net negative migration during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia saw housing costs stabilize and pressure on public services ease. But in 2023, the government admitted an unprecedented 737,000 migrants into a nation of just 27 million people. Knight explains how the resulting strain on housing affordability, homelessness, infrastructure, and public services has transformed immigration into one of Australia's defining political issues.

The discussion explores the rapid rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party, which has gained momentum by advocating for significantly lower immigration levels and questioning Australia’s decades-long embrace of multiculturalism over assimilation. Knight also examines the changing positions of Australia’s major political parties, growing public skepticism toward historically high legal immigration (skilled and unskilled), the expansion of foreign student programs, and the cultural impact of high immigration levels.

As Australia prepares for its next federal election in two years, Knight discusses whether mounting public concern over immigration will translate into electoral gains for One Nation and reshape the country’s political landscape.

In closing, Krikorian discusses the Trump administration’s expanding interior enforcement efforts. As Border Czar Tom Homan has noted in recent media appearances, ICE is now making more than 2,000 arrests a day. While large numbers of those arrested have criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, increasing numbers of ordinary illegal aliens are also being taken into custody. Krikorian argues that sustained worksite enforcement will be essential if the president’s promise of dramatic reduction of the illegal population is to be met.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Jordan Knight is the founder of Migration Watch Australia.

Links

Jordan Knight’s Sky News Articles

Senator Pauline Hanson Addresses the National Press Club of Australia

Jordan Knight X Account

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2196false262fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/CIS-Experts-Break-Down-Three-Major-Supreme-Court-Immigration-Decisions
"Two of these decisions went in the administration's favor, but the birthright citizenship was a big loss. Anyone who calls this a politicized Court should review all three and see for themselves."

• Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Why the Court ruled that Congress meant what it put into statute—no judicial review of TPS designations—and what the decision means for the Trump administration, and why Congress—not the courts—must ultimately reform a program that has evolved beyond its original "temporary" purpose.
• Asylum at the Border: How the Court confirmed that a foreign national only becomes an "alien" eligible to apply for asylum once they have entered the United States. The Court found that one has not arrived in the United States while still on foreign soil, regardless of whether they want to make an asylum claim.
• Birthright Citizenship: Why the Court rejected President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, why Justice Kavanaugh's opinion leaves open the possibility of congressional action, and what policy options remain to address birth tourism and other incentives created by current law.

The discussion also explores how these rulings could shape future litigation, immigration enforcement, and legislative action.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guests

George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration StudiesAndrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies

Links

The ‘Birthright Opinion’ Is In — and Trump Won’t Like It

DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Birth Tourism in Response to ‘Birthright’ Opinion

Citizenship Follies

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72790604Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:04:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Fellow in Law and Policy Andrew Arthur and Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman examine three landmark Supreme Court immigration decisions issued over the past two weeks and discuss their...
"Two of these decisions went in the administration's favor, but the birthright citizenship was a big loss. Anyone who calls this a politicized Court should review all three and see for themselves."

• Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Why the Court ruled that Congress meant what it put into statute—no judicial review of TPS designations—and what the decision means for the Trump administration, and why Congress—not the courts—must ultimately reform a program that has evolved beyond its original "temporary" purpose.
• Asylum at the Border: How the Court confirmed that a foreign national only becomes an "alien" eligible to apply for asylum once they have entered the United States. The Court found that one has not arrived in the United States while still on foreign soil, regardless of whether they want to make an asylum claim.
• Birthright Citizenship: Why the Court rejected President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, why Justice Kavanaugh's opinion leaves open the possibility of congressional action, and what policy options remain to address birth tourism and other incentives created by current law.

The discussion also explores how these rulings could shape future litigation, immigration enforcement, and legislative action.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guests

George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration StudiesAndrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies

Links

The ‘Birthright Opinion’ Is In — and Trump Won’t Like It

DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Birth Tourism in Response to ‘Birthright’ Opinion

Citizenship Follies

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2367false261fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/How-Immigration-Enforcement-Became-National-Security-Tool
Drawing on more than two decades of service as a lawyer with INS and ICE, Vara, a Center board member, recounts pivotal cases that demonstrated the growing value of immigration authorities in combating drug trafficking, organized crime, espionage, terrorism, and human rights violators. The conversation highlights numerous real-world examples in which immigration authorities proved essential to broader public safety and national security missions, illustrating how the role of immigration enforcement expanded dramatically over the course of Vara’s career.

Through first-hand accounts spanning the Cold War, the drug wars of the 1980s and 1990s, and the post-9/11 era, Vara illustrates how immigration authorities often provided investigative and enforcement tools unavailable to other agencies – making immigration enforcement a true force-multiplier for law enforcement.

Among the topics discussed:

• How immigration authorities became integrated into major drug-trafficking and organized crime investigations.
• The role immigration law played in dismantling terrorist networks after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
• The use of immigration enforcement to pursue criminals and national security threats when other charges were unavailable.
• The role immigration enforcement played in seizing boats during the Cuban migrant crisis in 1993.
• How immigration law became an increasingly important tool in counterintelligence, counterespionage, and national security investigations.
• The evolution of INS into ICE following the September 11 attacks.

Commentary from Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, highlights recent high-profile welfare fraud investigations. While arguing that aggressive enforcement and prosecution are essential, he cautions against allowing headline-grabbing fraud cases to distract policymakers from the larger issue. Lasting reform requires changes to immigration statutes and regulations that reduce overall immigration levels and eliminate the environment that allows fraud to grow.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Daniel N. Vara, Jr. is a Board Member of the Center for Immigration Studies

Links

Immigration — Rules and Reality

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72683262Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:17:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features Dan Vara, a veteran of both the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), discussing how...
Drawing on more than two decades of service as a lawyer with INS and ICE, Vara, a Center board member, recounts pivotal cases that demonstrated the growing value of immigration authorities in combating drug trafficking, organized crime, espionage, terrorism, and human rights violators. The conversation highlights numerous real-world examples in which immigration authorities proved essential to broader public safety and national security missions, illustrating how the role of immigration enforcement expanded dramatically over the course of Vara’s career.

Through first-hand accounts spanning the Cold War, the drug wars of the 1980s and 1990s, and the post-9/11 era, Vara illustrates how immigration authorities often provided investigative and enforcement tools unavailable to other agencies – making immigration enforcement a true force-multiplier for law enforcement.

Among the topics discussed:

• How immigration authorities became integrated into major drug-trafficking and organized crime investigations.
• The role immigration law played in dismantling terrorist networks after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
• The use of immigration enforcement to pursue criminals and national security threats when other charges were unavailable.
• The role immigration enforcement played in seizing boats during the Cuban migrant crisis in 1993.
• How immigration law became an increasingly important tool in counterintelligence, counterespionage, and national security investigations.
• The evolution of INS into ICE following the September 11 attacks.

Commentary from Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, highlights recent high-profile welfare fraud investigations. While arguing that aggressive enforcement and prosecution are essential, he cautions against allowing headline-grabbing fraud cases to distract policymakers from the larger issue. Lasting reform requires changes to immigration statutes and regulations that reduce overall immigration levels and eliminate the environment that allows fraud to grow.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Daniel N. Vara, Jr. is a Board Member of the Center for Immigration Studies

Links

Immigration — Rules and Reality

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>2844false260fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Labor-and-African-Americans
Morris – a former Foreign Service officer, Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Dean of Graduate Studies at Morgan State University – joined CIS Executive Director Mark Krikorian to discuss how immigration policy has evolved over the decades and why its impact on American workers, particularly African Americans, first drew him to the Center.

Morris was invited to join the CIS board after publishing research examining immigration’s effects on black workers, an issue he believes remains relevant today.

Among the topics discussed:

• Why tight labor markets have historically provided the greatest economic opportunities for African Americans.
• How immigration policy affects wages, employment, and labor market competition.
• The changing relationship between the Democratic Party and working-class voters.
• Why concerns about immigration’s impact on black workers have largely disappeared from mainstream political debate.
• The divide between political leadership and grassroots opinion on immigration.
• The role of institutions such as churches, civil rights organizations, fraternities, and historically black colleges in advancing economic opportunity.
• Why Morris believes understanding immigration requires a deeper appreciation of American history, particularly labor markets, immigration, and economic opportunity.

Reflecting on nearly four decades with CIS, Morris discusses the personal and professional costs of taking unpopular positions, the future of the immigration debate, and why he believes policymakers must pay closer attention to the interests of American workers.

In his closing commentary, Krikorian drew attention to the recent federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group which libeled CIS as a “hate group” in an attempt to police the immigration debate, drawing particular attention to New York Post reporting on Heidi Beirich, who was responsible for the “hate group” designation.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Frank Morris, Sr. is an Emeritus Board Member of the Center for Immigration Studies

Links

A 2013 interview with Frank Morris

SPLC boss funneled $1.2 million to lover in neo-Nazi group — pair even had joint bank account

How labeling my organization a hate group shuts down public debate

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
• Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72573089Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:17 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with Frank Morris Sr., who recently retired from the Center's Board of Directors after 38 years of service. Morris – a...
Morris – a former Foreign Service officer, Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Dean of Graduate Studies at Morgan State University – joined CIS Executive Director Mark Krikorian to discuss how immigration policy has evolved over the decades and why its impact on American workers, particularly African Americans, first drew him to the Center.

Morris was invited to join the CIS board after publishing research examining immigration’s effects on black workers, an issue he believes remains relevant today.

Among the topics discussed:

• Why tight labor markets have historically provided the greatest economic opportunities for African Americans.
• How immigration policy affects wages, employment, and labor market competition.
• The changing relationship between the Democratic Party and working-class voters.
• Why concerns about immigration’s impact on black workers have largely disappeared from mainstream political debate.
• The divide between political leadership and grassroots opinion on immigration.
• The role of institutions such as churches, civil rights organizations, fraternities, and historically black colleges in advancing economic opportunity.
• Why Morris believes understanding immigration requires a deeper appreciation of American history, particularly labor markets, immigration, and economic opportunity.

Reflecting on nearly four decades with CIS, Morris discusses the personal and professional costs of taking unpopular positions, the future of the immigration debate, and why he believes policymakers must pay closer attention to the interests of American workers.

In his closing commentary, Krikorian drew attention to the recent federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group which libeled CIS as a “hate group” in an attempt to police the immigration debate, drawing particular attention to New York Post reporting on Heidi Beirich, who was responsible for the “hate group” designation.

Host

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Guest

Frank Morris, Sr. is an Emeritus Board Member of the Center for Immigration Studies

Links

A 2013 interview with Frank Morris

SPLC boss funneled $1.2 million to lover in neo-Nazi group — pair even had joint bank account

How labeling my organization a hate group shuts down public debate

Intro Montage

Voices in the opening montage:

• Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
• Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
• President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
• Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
• Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
• Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
• Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
• Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
• Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
• Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign...]]>2457false259fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Newsmaker-Podcast-Conversation-CBP-Commissioner-Rodney-ScottImmigration Newsmaker hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, Rodney Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian for an in-depth conversation on the challenges facing CBP and the administration’s broader enforcement strategy. The discussion examined current efforts to secure both the southern and northern borders, combat human smuggling and cartel activity, expand border wall system construction, strengthen coordination with ICE, and facilitate lawful trade and travel while protecting national security.
  
  Commissioner Scott oversees the front lines of America’s border and national security operations. Under the leadership of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, CBP has taken on an increasingly central role in implementing the administration’s immigration and border security agenda, making Commissioner Scott one of the most consequential voices in immigration policy today.
  
  Host
  
  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Guest
  
  Rodney Scott is the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  
  Links
  
  Press Release
  
  Video
  
  Transcript
  
  Intro Montage
  
  Voices in the opening montage:
  
  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72478923Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:38:34 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAt a recent https://cis.org/Immigration-Newsmaker hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, Rodney Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian for an in-depth conversation on the...Immigration Newsmaker hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, Rodney Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian for an in-depth conversation on the challenges facing CBP and the administration’s broader enforcement strategy. The discussion examined current efforts to secure both the southern and northern borders, combat human smuggling and cartel activity, expand border wall system construction, strengthen coordination with ICE, and facilitate lawful trade and travel while protecting national security.
  
  Commissioner Scott oversees the front lines of America’s border and national security operations. Under the leadership of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, CBP has taken on an increasingly central role in implementing the administration’s immigration and border security agenda, making Commissioner Scott one of the most consequential voices in immigration policy today.
  
  Host
  
  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Guest
  
  Rodney Scott is the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  
  Links
  
  Press Release
  
  Video
  
  Transcript
  
  Intro Montage
  
  Voices in the opening montage:
  
  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
  ]]>2025false258fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/USCIS-Shift-Green-Card-Processingmemo emphasizing that adjustment of status - the process allowing certain aliens, either temporary visa holders or unlawfully present, who are eligible for permanent residence to obtain it without leaving the United States - is a discretionary benefit and not a guaranteed alternative to consular processing abroad.
  
  The discussion between Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman and Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan is accompanied by a new report and a policy blog on the subject.
  
  Among the key findings:
  • Congress created adjustment of status under section 245 of the new Immigration and Nationality Act in 1952 largely to eliminate the need for temporary visa holders already in the United States to travel outside the U.S. for immigrant visa processing to permanent status.
  • In FY2023, which is the most recent year for which statistics on adjustment of status admissions are available, the number of adjustments was 608,260 out of 1,172,910 total immigrant admissions, or 52 percent. Of these adjustments, by far the largest share were in the category of Immediate Relatives (315,830). In contrast, in 2023 only 146,880 people adjusted in all the employment categories combined, although this represented 75 percent of all employment LPR admissions.
  • The policy change is expected to have its greatest impact on certain family-based applicants, including some who overstayed visas, violated the terms of admission, or entered illegally and received parole.
  • While USCIS has broad discretion in adjustment decisions, courts have held that such discretion is not unlimited and may be reviewed for abuse of discretion.
  • Existing legal precedent does not clearly support treating the mere act of seeking adjustment of status as a negative factor weighing against an applicant.
  • USCIS has indicated that it may exercise discretion and offer some applicants the opportunity to adjust if it is in the national interest, such as in the case of applicants with meaningful employment or for humanitarian considerations.
  Fishman's report concludes that the legal significance of the directive will depend on how USCIS implements it in practice. If denial rates rise substantially or applications are denied absent meaningful adverse factors, litigation challenging those decisions is likely to follow (if federal courts allow legal challenges to adjustment denials outside of removal proceedings).Vaughan argues that the policy could strengthen the integrity of the immigration system as overstayers and parolees will no longer apply for fear of being caught for extended unlawful presence.
  
  Host
  
  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Guests
  
  Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Links
  
  USCIS Upends the Status Quo for Adjustment of Status
  
  USCIS Blocks Green Card Shortcut for Overstayers and Parolees
  
  Intro Montage
  
  Voices in the opening montage:
  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72366478Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:59:50 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast examines a recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...memo emphasizing that adjustment of status - the process allowing certain aliens, either temporary visa holders or unlawfully present, who are eligible for permanent residence to obtain it without leaving the United States - is a discretionary benefit and not a guaranteed alternative to consular processing abroad.
  
  The discussion between Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman and Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan is accompanied by a new report and a policy blog on the subject.
  
  Among the key findings:
  • Congress created adjustment of status under section 245 of the new Immigration and Nationality Act in 1952 largely to eliminate the need for temporary visa holders already in the United States to travel outside the U.S. for immigrant visa processing to permanent status.
  • In FY2023, which is the most recent year for which statistics on adjustment of status admissions are available, the number of adjustments was 608,260 out of 1,172,910 total immigrant admissions, or 52 percent. Of these adjustments, by far the largest share were in the category of Immediate Relatives (315,830). In contrast, in 2023 only 146,880 people adjusted in all the employment categories combined, although this represented 75 percent of all employment LPR admissions.
  • The policy change is expected to have its greatest impact on certain family-based applicants, including some who overstayed visas, violated the terms of admission, or entered illegally and received parole.
  • While USCIS has broad discretion in adjustment decisions, courts have held that such discretion is not unlimited and may be reviewed for abuse of discretion.
  • Existing legal precedent does not clearly support treating the mere act of seeking adjustment of status as a negative factor weighing against an applicant.
  • USCIS has indicated that it may exercise discretion and offer some applicants the opportunity to adjust if it is in the national interest, such as in the case of applicants with meaningful employment or for humanitarian considerations.
  Fishman's report concludes that the legal significance of the directive will depend on how USCIS implements it in practice. If denial rates rise substantially or applications are denied absent meaningful adverse factors, litigation challenging those decisions is likely to follow (if federal courts allow legal challenges to adjustment denials outside of removal proceedings).Vaughan argues that the policy could strengthen the integrity of the immigration system as overstayers and parolees will no longer apply for fear of being caught for extended unlawful presence.
  
  Host
  
  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Guests
  
  Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Links
  
  USCIS Upends the Status Quo for Adjustment of Status
  
  USCIS Blocks Green Card Shortcut for Overstayers and...]]>2133false257fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Briefcase-Immigration-Enforcement-and-Policies-Encourage-SelfDeportation
  Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, joins George Fishman, the Center’s senior legal fellow, to discuss what they describe as “briefcase immigration enforcement” — the wide range of legal and regulatory tools available to federal agencies that can make it more difficult for illegal aliens to remain and work in the United States indefinitely.
  
  The discussion follows recent Center blogs analyzing President Trump’s Executive Order, “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” which directs federal agencies to examine how banking regulations, lending practices, and identification requirements may facilitate illegal immigration and unlawful employment.
  
  The podcast examines measures such as requiring proof of legal status to send remittances abroad, restricting access to the U.S. banking system for those here unlawfully, and imposing criminal and civil penalties on aliens who fail to depart within 90 days of receiving final removal orders. The discussion covers proposals to send Social Security “no-match” letters to employers, make more it difficult for illegal aliens to obtain identification documents and driver’s licenses, revoke commercial driver’s licenses issued improperly, and expand employers’ access to photo-matching verification to confirm worker identity and employment eligibility.
  
  In the final commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, discusses a recent Center report arguing that Congress should consider increasing the waiting period for naturalization to give applicants more time to demonstrate their character and commitment to the principles of the Constitution. The “1798 Solution”, so named because from 1798 to 1802 the wait was 14 years, may be one of the most effective tools available to prevent individuals who pose national security threats from obtaining U.S. citizenship.
  
  Host
  
  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Guests
  
  Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Links
  
  Big Banks and U.S. Treasury Have Been Enabling Illegal Immigration for Two Decades
  
  Trump to Banks: Illegal Aliens are Bad Credit Risks
  
  DHS and DOJ Begin Imposing Massive Fines on Aliens Who Refuse to Leave
  
  Preventing Naturalization National Security Threats: The 1789 Solution
  
  Intro Montage
  
  Voices in the opening montage:
  
  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72199874Thu, 28 May 2026 16:45:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast examines how the federal government can reduce illegal immigration through administrative, financial, and workplace enforcement measures designed to encourage self-deportation rather...
  Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, joins George Fishman, the Center’s senior legal fellow, to discuss what they describe as “briefcase immigration enforcement” — the wide range of legal and regulatory tools available to federal agencies that can make it more difficult for illegal aliens to remain and work in the United States indefinitely.
  
  The discussion follows recent Center blogs analyzing President Trump’s Executive Order, “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” which directs federal agencies to examine how banking regulations, lending practices, and identification requirements may facilitate illegal immigration and unlawful employment.
  
  The podcast examines measures such as requiring proof of legal status to send remittances abroad, restricting access to the U.S. banking system for those here unlawfully, and imposing criminal and civil penalties on aliens who fail to depart within 90 days of receiving final removal orders. The discussion covers proposals to send Social Security “no-match” letters to employers, make more it difficult for illegal aliens to obtain identification documents and driver’s licenses, revoke commercial driver’s licenses issued improperly, and expand employers’ access to photo-matching verification to confirm worker identity and employment eligibility.
  
  In the final commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, discusses a recent Center report arguing that Congress should consider increasing the waiting period for naturalization to give applicants more time to demonstrate their character and commitment to the principles of the Constitution. The “1798 Solution”, so named because from 1798 to 1802 the wait was 14 years, may be one of the most effective tools available to prevent individuals who pose national security threats from obtaining U.S. citizenship.
  
  Host
  
  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Guests
  
  Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
  
  Links
  
  Big Banks and U.S. Treasury Have Been Enabling Illegal Immigration for Two Decades
  
  Trump to Banks: Illegal Aliens are Bad Credit Risks
  
  DHS and DOJ Begin Imposing Massive Fines on Aliens Who Refuse to Leave
  
  Preventing Naturalization National Security Threats: The 1789 Solution
  
  Intro Montage
  
  Voices in the opening montage:
  
  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...]]>2645false256fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Birthright-Citizenship-Analysis-Ahead-Supreme-Court-Decision
    Epstein, emeritus professor at the New York University School of Law and the University of Chicago Law School, senior fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of the new book The Myth of Birthright Citizenship, recently filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara. In the brief, Epstein argues that the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not automatically confer citizenship on children born in the United States to illegal aliens.
    
    During the conversation, Epstein explains that understanding the issue requires careful textual and historical analysis of the Fourteenth Amendment, particularly the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
    
    According to Epstein, the clause requires more than mere physical presence or birth within the United States. He argues that individuals born owing allegiance to a foreign sovereign, or whose parents are not under the complete jurisdiction of the United States, are excluded from automatic citizenship.
    
    The episode also explores Epstein’s critique of the Supreme Court’s 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which is widely understood as establishing birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. Epstein contends the ruling was wrongly decided and should not be extended to cases involving children born to illegal immigrants.
    
    Drawing on centuries of legal history, Epstein discusses the overlooked Naturalization Acts from 1790 to 1870, the writings of influential thinkers including William Blackstone and Emer de Vattel, and American legal practices before and after the Civil War. He argues that citizenship historically required allegiance and mutual obligations between citizen and sovereign - not simply birth within territorial boundaries.
    
    In his closing commentary, podcast host Mark Krikorian discusses the ongoing legislative battle over funding for CBP and ICE through 2029. Republicans are advancing a budget reconciliation package that could reach the House floor as early as this week or next. Because reconciliation bills can pass with a simple majority, the legislation would bypass the Senate’s traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold. Krikorian highlights that the Democratic Party has embraced positions hostile to the existence of immigration enforcement agencies, creating potential political consequences in upcoming debates and elections.
    
    Host
    
    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
    
    Guest
    
    Richard Epstein is Emeritus Professor at the New York University School of Law and the University of Chicago Law School and Senior Fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.
    
    Links
    
    The Myth of Birthright Citizenship
    
    The Case Against Birthright Citizenship
    
    Brief of Amicus Curiae: Professor A. Epstein in Support of the Petitioners and Reversal
    
    Intro Montage
    
    Voices in the opening montage:
    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
    • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72101904Thu, 21 May 2026 18:55:37 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs the nation awaits a potentially landmark Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship, the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features renowned legal scholar Richard Epstein for an in-depth discussion of the constitutional,...
    Epstein, emeritus professor at the New York University School of Law and the University of Chicago Law School, senior fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of the new book The Myth of Birthright Citizenship, recently filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara. In the brief, Epstein argues that the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not automatically confer citizenship on children born in the United States to illegal aliens.
    
    During the conversation, Epstein explains that understanding the issue requires careful textual and historical analysis of the Fourteenth Amendment, particularly the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
    
    According to Epstein, the clause requires more than mere physical presence or birth within the United States. He argues that individuals born owing allegiance to a foreign sovereign, or whose parents are not under the complete jurisdiction of the United States, are excluded from automatic citizenship.
    
    The episode also explores Epstein’s critique of the Supreme Court’s 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which is widely understood as establishing birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. Epstein contends the ruling was wrongly decided and should not be extended to cases involving children born to illegal immigrants.
    
    Drawing on centuries of legal history, Epstein discusses the overlooked Naturalization Acts from 1790 to 1870, the writings of influential thinkers including William Blackstone and Emer de Vattel, and American legal practices before and after the Civil War. He argues that citizenship historically required allegiance and mutual obligations between citizen and sovereign - not simply birth within territorial boundaries.
    
    In his closing commentary, podcast host Mark Krikorian discusses the ongoing legislative battle over funding for CBP and ICE through 2029. Republicans are advancing a budget reconciliation package that could reach the House floor as early as this week or next. Because reconciliation bills can pass with a simple majority, the legislation would bypass the Senate’s traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold. Krikorian highlights that the Democratic Party has embraced positions hostile to the existence of immigration enforcement agencies, creating potential political consequences in upcoming debates and elections.
    
    Host
    
    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
    
    Guest
    
    Richard Epstein is Emeritus Professor at the New York University School of Law and the University of Chicago Law School and Senior Fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.
    
    Links
    
    The Myth of Birthright Citizenship
    
    The Case Against Birthright Citizenship
    
    Brief of Amicus Curiae: Professor A. Epstein in Support of the Petitioners and Reversal
    
    Intro Montage
    
    Voices in the opening montage:
    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005...]]>3081false255fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Work-Permits-and-Executive-Authority-Immigration-System
      The episode features CIS Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy Elizabeth Jacobs and Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman discussing how millions of immigrants, including illegal aliens, parole recipients, TPS beneficiaries, DACA recipients, asylum applicants, and temporary visa holders, have received work permits without Congress’s authorization.
      
      According to CIS estimates, roughly 15 million individuals currently possess work authorization and 4.3 million illegal aliens may be eligible for work permits. As a result, USCIS reports that it faces more than 1.7 million pending EAD applications.
      
      The discussion also focuses on a recent DHS regulation that would tighten eligibility for asylum-based work permits by increasing the waiting period from 180 to 365 days and barring applicants who are prima facie ineligible for asylum from receiving employment authorization and requiring the agency to pause acceptance of asylum-based EAD applications when affirmative asylum processing times exceed 180 days. Currently, processing times average over 1,200 days, while a new affirmative asylum applicant could expect to wait decades, according to DHS, before receiving a final decision on their claim.
      
      The episode explains that lengthy asylum processing times have created strong incentives for individuals to file asylum claims primarily to obtain work authorization and remain in the United States for extended periods while cases are pending. USCIS currently faces massive asylum and EAD backlogs, contributing to longer processing times across the immigration system.
      
      The conversation also examines broader legal questions surrounding executive authority to issue work permits under the Immigration and Nationality Act and whether decades of expanding administrative interpretation have effectively allowed the executive branch to operate an immigration system outside the numerical and statutory limits established by Congress.
      
      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host highlights Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons’ recent announcement that ICE identified more than 10,000 foreign students in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program who claimed employment with “highly suspect employers” and that this represents “only the tip of the iceberg.” OPT, which allows foreign graduates to work in the United States for up to 12 months, or up to 36 months for STEM graduates, was created through executive action rather than congressional authorization. The Center has called for the elimination of the program many times in the past.
      
      Host
      
      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Guests
      
      Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies. 
      
      George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Links
      
      DHS Proposes to Amend Asylum Work-Permit Rules to Reduce Fraud and Abuse
      
      DOJ: Asylum Applicants Are Skipping Immigration Court at Record Levels; Their goal all along was work permits, not protection
      
      DHS Issues New Regulation to Automatically Extend the Validity Period of Many Work Permits
      
      Work Authorization Expansion Attracts and Embeds Illegal Immigrants
      
      Government Data Reveal Millions of New Work Permits Issued in 2009
      
      OPT Needs to End
      
      Intro Montage
      
      Voices in the opening montage:
      
      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
      • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72005386Thu, 14 May 2026 13:37:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ podcast, Parsing Immigration Policy, examines the issuing of employment authorization documents (EADs), the use of executive discretion in granting work permits, and a proposed regulation affecting...
      The episode features CIS Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy Elizabeth Jacobs and Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman discussing how millions of immigrants, including illegal aliens, parole recipients, TPS beneficiaries, DACA recipients, asylum applicants, and temporary visa holders, have received work permits without Congress’s authorization.
      
      According to CIS estimates, roughly 15 million individuals currently possess work authorization and 4.3 million illegal aliens may be eligible for work permits. As a result, USCIS reports that it faces more than 1.7 million pending EAD applications.
      
      The discussion also focuses on a recent DHS regulation that would tighten eligibility for asylum-based work permits by increasing the waiting period from 180 to 365 days and barring applicants who are prima facie ineligible for asylum from receiving employment authorization and requiring the agency to pause acceptance of asylum-based EAD applications when affirmative asylum processing times exceed 180 days. Currently, processing times average over 1,200 days, while a new affirmative asylum applicant could expect to wait decades, according to DHS, before receiving a final decision on their claim.
      
      The episode explains that lengthy asylum processing times have created strong incentives for individuals to file asylum claims primarily to obtain work authorization and remain in the United States for extended periods while cases are pending. USCIS currently faces massive asylum and EAD backlogs, contributing to longer processing times across the immigration system.
      
      The conversation also examines broader legal questions surrounding executive authority to issue work permits under the Immigration and Nationality Act and whether decades of expanding administrative interpretation have effectively allowed the executive branch to operate an immigration system outside the numerical and statutory limits established by Congress.
      
      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host highlights Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons’ recent announcement that ICE identified more than 10,000 foreign students in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program who claimed employment with “highly suspect employers” and that this represents “only the tip of the iceberg.” OPT, which allows foreign graduates to work in the United States for up to 12 months, or up to 36 months for STEM graduates, was created through executive action rather than congressional authorization. The Center has called for the elimination of the program many times in the past.
      
      Host
      
      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Guests
      
      Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies. 
      
      George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Links
      
      DHS Proposes to Amend Asylum Work-Permit Rules to Reduce Fraud and Abuse
      
      DOJ: Asylum Applicants Are Skipping Immigration Court at Record Levels; Their goal all along was work permits, not protection
      
      DHS Issues...]]>2631false254fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Travel-Restrictions-Under-Trump-Administration
      In the episode, Jessica Vaughan, CIS’s Director of Policy Studies, explains that the administration has implemented a series of “more expansive and more targeted” travel restrictions than seen in his first administration – affecting 75 countries through a combination of full bans, partial restrictions, and category-specific limitations.
      
      “These policies are not one-size-fits-all,” Vaughan notes. “They are tailored to specific concerns, including national security risks, weak identity verification systems, and high visa overstay rates, some exceeding 50 percent in certain categories. The restrictions are subject to periodic review.”
      
      Additionally, the podcast examines a January 2026 State Department pause on immigrant visa issuance for certain countries under public charge considerations, affecting nations with high rates of welfare use among immigrants.
      
      Vaughan’s discussion with CIS Executive Director and podcast host Mark Krikorian covers how Congress has granted the president authority to restrict entry in the national interest, forming the legal basis for these measures. Currently, restrictions vary widely:
      
      • Some countries face full entry bans;
      • Others are subject to partial limits, such as restrictions on student or tourist visas;
      • Waivers are available for compelling cases.
      
      Vaughan emphasizes that these policies coincide with a broader effort to strengthen vetting processes at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department. This includes expanded fraud detection, a new National Vetting Center, and more special agents being hired.
      
      The policies are already reducing entries and agency workload, but their full impact remains unclear, as the administration has not yet released detailed data.
      
      In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses two blog posts this week on assimilation in Miami, by Resident Scholar Jason Richwine. The experience of Miami shows that assimilation into the mainstream is not inevitable and automatic, and that large-scale admissions can make receiving communities unrecognizable. Keeping immigration low and slow is the key to successful assimilation.
      
      Host
      
      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Guest
      
      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Links
      
      Public Charge Pause
      
      Exec Order on travel bans
      
      Miami: A Failure of the Assimilation Model
      
      More on Miami as a Failure of Assimilation
      
      Intro Montage
      
      Voices in the opening montage:
      
      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
      • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
      
      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71905414Thu, 07 May 2026 11:28:01 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies has released a new episode of its weekly podcast analyzing the Trump administration’s use of travel restrictions and visa limitations affecting dozens of countries. In the episode, Jessica Vaughan, CIS’s Director of...
      In the episode, Jessica Vaughan, CIS’s Director of Policy Studies, explains that the administration has implemented a series of “more expansive and more targeted” travel restrictions than seen in his first administration – affecting 75 countries through a combination of full bans, partial restrictions, and category-specific limitations.
      
      “These policies are not one-size-fits-all,” Vaughan notes. “They are tailored to specific concerns, including national security risks, weak identity verification systems, and high visa overstay rates, some exceeding 50 percent in certain categories. The restrictions are subject to periodic review.”
      
      Additionally, the podcast examines a January 2026 State Department pause on immigrant visa issuance for certain countries under public charge considerations, affecting nations with high rates of welfare use among immigrants.
      
      Vaughan’s discussion with CIS Executive Director and podcast host Mark Krikorian covers how Congress has granted the president authority to restrict entry in the national interest, forming the legal basis for these measures. Currently, restrictions vary widely:
      
      • Some countries face full entry bans;
      • Others are subject to partial limits, such as restrictions on student or tourist visas;
      • Waivers are available for compelling cases.
      
      Vaughan emphasizes that these policies coincide with a broader effort to strengthen vetting processes at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department. This includes expanded fraud detection, a new National Vetting Center, and more special agents being hired.
      
      The policies are already reducing entries and agency workload, but their full impact remains unclear, as the administration has not yet released detailed data.
      
      In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses two blog posts this week on assimilation in Miami, by Resident Scholar Jason Richwine. The experience of Miami shows that assimilation into the mainstream is not inevitable and automatic, and that large-scale admissions can make receiving communities unrecognizable. Keeping immigration low and slow is the key to successful assimilation.
      
      Host
      
      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Guest
      
      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
      
      Links
      
      Public Charge Pause
      
      Exec Order on travel bans
      
      Miami: A Failure of the Assimilation Model
      
      More on Miami as a Failure of Assimilation
      
      Intro Montage
      
      Voices in the opening montage:
      
      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
      • Cesar Chavez...]]>2406false253fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Newsmaker-Podcast-Conversation-Andrew-VeprekImmigration Newsmaker hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), described a complete reorientation of the bureau, shifting it from a humanitarian assistance agency toward implementing U.S. enforcement and return priorities. The discussion offered a look at how immigration policy is increasingly being implemented through diplomacy as well as enforcement.
        
        In a discussion moderated by Mark Krikorian, Veprek said PRM is now organized around three basic functions:
        
        Remigration and Returns. Veprek outlined the work of PRM’s Office of Remigration, including securing cooperation from foreign governments to facilitate the repatriation of nationals ordered removed, arranging third-country transfers when return to home countries is not possible, and supporting voluntary return efforts through Project Homecoming.
        
        International Migration and Refugee System Reform. Veprek discussed reforms to the global refugee and asylum system, and U.S. reassessment of international migration frameworks, including reduced reliance on multilateral institutions and changes in relations with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
        
        Refugee Processing. He also detailed changes to refugee admissions, including the South Africa resettlement program, the transfer of refugee resettlement responsibilities from the State Department to HHS, increased fraud scrutiny, and the removal of UNHCR from its prior referral role in U.S. refugee admissions.
        
        Among the notable points raised during the discussion:
        • Greater foreign cooperation from “recalcitrant” countries on accepting deportees;
        • Use of third-country removal arrangements;
        • Consideration of refugee protection as temporary rather than presumptively permanent;
        • Potential increases to the refugee admissions ceiling;
        • A more selective approach to international organizations based on U.S. interests.
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        Andrew Veprek is the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
        
        Links
        
        Transcript: Immigration Newsmaker with Andrew VeprekV
        
        ideo: Immigration Newsmaker with Andrew Veprek
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71750248Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:21 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAt a recent https://cis.org/Immigration-Newsmaker/Immigration-Newsmaker-Video-Conversation-Andrew-Veprek hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration...Immigration Newsmaker hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), described a complete reorientation of the bureau, shifting it from a humanitarian assistance agency toward implementing U.S. enforcement and return priorities. The discussion offered a look at how immigration policy is increasingly being implemented through diplomacy as well as enforcement.
        
        In a discussion moderated by Mark Krikorian, Veprek said PRM is now organized around three basic functions:
        
        Remigration and Returns. Veprek outlined the work of PRM’s Office of Remigration, including securing cooperation from foreign governments to facilitate the repatriation of nationals ordered removed, arranging third-country transfers when return to home countries is not possible, and supporting voluntary return efforts through Project Homecoming.
        
        International Migration and Refugee System Reform. Veprek discussed reforms to the global refugee and asylum system, and U.S. reassessment of international migration frameworks, including reduced reliance on multilateral institutions and changes in relations with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
        
        Refugee Processing. He also detailed changes to refugee admissions, including the South Africa resettlement program, the transfer of refugee resettlement responsibilities from the State Department to HHS, increased fraud scrutiny, and the removal of UNHCR from its prior referral role in U.S. refugee admissions.
        
        Among the notable points raised during the discussion:
        • Greater foreign cooperation from “recalcitrant” countries on accepting deportees;
        • Use of third-country removal arrangements;
        • Consideration of refugee protection as temporary rather than presumptively permanent;
        • Potential increases to the refugee admissions ceiling;
        • A more selective approach to international organizations based on U.S. interests.
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        Andrew Veprek is the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
        
        Links
        
        Transcript: Immigration Newsmaker with Andrew VeprekV
        
        ideo: Immigration Newsmaker with Andrew Veprek
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>2065false252fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Can-Democracies-Deport-Millions
        Despite years of political focus, large-scale deportation remains extraordinarily difficult to execute in democratic systems governed by courts, rights protections, and bureaucratic limits. This timely panel will explored what is politically popular, what is legally possible, and what is practically achievable.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute.
        
        Matt O’Brien is the Deputy Executive Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform.
        
        Jim Robb is the Vice President of Alliances, NumbersUSA.
        
        Links
        
        Press Release
        
        Panel Video
        
        Panel Transcript
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71538514Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:22 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesToday's Parsing Immigration Policy episode is a rebroadcast of an International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) panel that asked a difficult question: Can democracies actually deport large numbers of people, and what happens if they try? ...
        Despite years of political focus, large-scale deportation remains extraordinarily difficult to execute in democratic systems governed by courts, rights protections, and bureaucratic limits. This timely panel will explored what is politically popular, what is legally possible, and what is practically achievable.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute.
        
        Matt O’Brien is the Deputy Executive Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform.
        
        Jim Robb is the Vice President of Alliances, NumbersUSA.
        
        Links
        
        Press Release
        
        Panel Video
        
        Panel Transcript
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>1927false251fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/DIGNIDAD-Act-Sweeping-Amnesty-and-Expanded-Legal-Immigration
        Key points discussed include:
        
        Scope of Amnesty
        • Direct pathway to citizenship for an estimated 2.5 million “Dreamers,” extending beyond current DACA recipients
        • Renewable temporary visas for individuals who entered before 2021, with weak documentation requirements that will invite fraud; these visas are indefinitely renewable, effectively allowing recipients to remain in the U.S. permanently.
        • A “rolling amnesty” mechanism tied to family-based immigration, including marriage to U.S. citizens 
        Enforcement and Legal Concerns
        • A two-year deportation moratorium, allowing individuals, including those currently in detention, to avoid deportation and apply
        • Restrictions on using applicant information for enforcement, shielding employers who hired illegal alien workers
        • Concerns about increased incentives for fraud, including marriage fraud
        System Capacity and Security
        • Skepticism about USCIS being able to manage a minimum of 10 million applications, numbers that will grow substantially if fraud is widespread
        • Strict timelines with rapid processing within a two-year window, raising concerns that vetting standards, particularly national security screening, would be among the first elements weakened under pressure, echoing issues seen in past programs
        • Doubts that application fees would cover the full cost, especially given applicants’ limited financial resources; critics warn this could create openings for third-party financing, including from cartels
        • Historical comparisons to the 1986 amnesty program, where rapid processing contributed to massive fraud and lack of vetting
        Economic and Labor Market Impact
        • Impact on wages and job opportunities for low-, medium-, and high-wage American workers
        • Expansion of legal immigration pathways, including:
          • Doubling employment-based green cards
          • Codifying OPT and allowing STEM PhD and medical students to stay permanently in the country
          • Permitting those on the visa waiting list for 10 years to enter regardless of caps
        The episode also explores the political outlook for the legislation, including the possibility of a discharge petition in the House, which would allow it to come to the floor despite Speaker Johnson’s wishes.
        
        In his closing commentary, podcast host Mark Krikorian highlights the recent election in Hungary, which resulted in the defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely known for his hardline immigration stance. But his successor, Péter Magyar, is expected to maintain, and perhaps even strengthen, the current strict immigration policies.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        Rosemary Jenks is the Policy Director and co-founder of the Immigration Accountability Project
        
        Links
        
        Immigration Accountability Project
        
        The 'Dignity Act'
        
        The Price of Dignity
        
        The DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act as ‘Rage Bait’ for Those Who Want More Enforcement
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71368142Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:14:39 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new podcast episode features immigration policy expert Rosemary Jenks, Policy Director and co-founder of the Immigration Accountability Project, providing a detailed analysis of the DIGNIDAD Act introduced for the third time in six years by Rep....
        Key points discussed include:
        
        Scope of Amnesty
        • Direct pathway to citizenship for an estimated 2.5 million “Dreamers,” extending beyond current DACA recipients
        • Renewable temporary visas for individuals who entered before 2021, with weak documentation requirements that will invite fraud; these visas are indefinitely renewable, effectively allowing recipients to remain in the U.S. permanently.
        • A “rolling amnesty” mechanism tied to family-based immigration, including marriage to U.S. citizens 
        Enforcement and Legal Concerns
        • A two-year deportation moratorium, allowing individuals, including those currently in detention, to avoid deportation and apply
        • Restrictions on using applicant information for enforcement, shielding employers who hired illegal alien workers
        • Concerns about increased incentives for fraud, including marriage fraud
        System Capacity and Security
        • Skepticism about USCIS being able to manage a minimum of 10 million applications, numbers that will grow substantially if fraud is widespread
        • Strict timelines with rapid processing within a two-year window, raising concerns that vetting standards, particularly national security screening, would be among the first elements weakened under pressure, echoing issues seen in past programs
        • Doubts that application fees would cover the full cost, especially given applicants’ limited financial resources; critics warn this could create openings for third-party financing, including from cartels
        • Historical comparisons to the 1986 amnesty program, where rapid processing contributed to massive fraud and lack of vetting
        Economic and Labor Market Impact
        • Impact on wages and job opportunities for low-, medium-, and high-wage American workers
        • Expansion of legal immigration pathways, including:
          • Doubling employment-based green cards
          • Codifying OPT and allowing STEM PhD and medical students to stay permanently in the country
          • Permitting those on the visa waiting list for 10 years to enter regardless of caps
        The episode also explores the political outlook for the legislation, including the possibility of a discharge petition in the House, which would allow it to come to the floor despite Speaker Johnson’s wishes.
        
        In his closing commentary, podcast host Mark Krikorian highlights the recent election in Hungary, which resulted in the defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely known for his hardline immigration stance. But his successor, Péter Magyar, is expected to maintain, and perhaps even strengthen, the current strict immigration policies.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        Rosemary Jenks is the Policy Director and co-founder of the Immigration Accountability Project
        
        Links
        
        Immigration Accountability Project
        
        The 'Dignity Act'
        
        The Price of...]]>2353false250fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Inside-Making-US-Immigration-Law
        The episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how immigration laws are made. Arthur and Fishman recount the immediate aftermath of 9/11 as staffers on House Judiciary Committee and their roles in drafting legislation that helped reshape U.S. immigration enforcement, including efforts that contributed to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the breakup of INS into enforcement and service components within the new Department of Homeland Security.
        
        The discussion also explores contentious debates over criminal penalties, interior enforcement, and proposals that sparked nationwide protests in the mid-2000s. From the USA PATRIOT Act to the REAL ID Act of 2005, the episode highlights how national security concerns reshaped immigration policy and how some key recommendations, such as the creation of a biometric entry-exit system, remain unfulfilled decades later.
        
        Podcast host and CIS executive director Mark Krikorian also reminds listeners of today’s International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) event (streamed live at noon ET) hosted by the Center. Panelists from CIS, NumbersUSA, FAIR, and the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute examine whether modern democracies can carry out large-scale deportations.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70997989Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:04:36 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies has released a new episode of its podcast featuring CIS experts Andrew “Art” Arthur and George Fishman, who reflect on their time working together on Capitol Hill, including their firsthand experiences on September...
        The episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how immigration laws are made. Arthur and Fishman recount the immediate aftermath of 9/11 as staffers on House Judiciary Committee and their roles in drafting legislation that helped reshape U.S. immigration enforcement, including efforts that contributed to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the breakup of INS into enforcement and service components within the new Department of Homeland Security.
        
        The discussion also explores contentious debates over criminal penalties, interior enforcement, and proposals that sparked nationwide protests in the mid-2000s. From the USA PATRIOT Act to the REAL ID Act of 2005, the episode highlights how national security concerns reshaped immigration policy and how some key recommendations, such as the creation of a biometric entry-exit system, remain unfulfilled decades later.
        
        Podcast host and CIS executive director Mark Krikorian also reminds listeners of today’s International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) event (streamed live at noon ET) hosted by the Center. Panelists from CIS, NumbersUSA, FAIR, and the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute examine whether modern democracies can carry out large-scale deportations.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>2383false249fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Maritime-Frontlines-Border-Tour-Highlights
        Hosted with assistance from Anthony Coker, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “immigration czar”, the tour offered an in-depth look at Florida’s highly coordinated, “all-of-government” approach to immigration enforcement. Participants observed firsthand the seamless collaboration between federal and state agencies operating under 287(g) authority, which allows state and local officers to carry out certain federal immigration functions.
        
        The tour began with a roundtable of federal and state partners, underscoring the strength of these relationships. Attendees later joined the Florida Highway Patrol on a ride-along, witnessing real-time coordination with ICE, including routine traffic stops that included high-speed pursuits and arrests of illegal aliens, one of whom was a convicted murderer.
        
        Participants also joined Florida Fish and Wildlife officers and State Guard units on the water, where maritime enforcement operations are supported by radar systems capable of monitoring activity as far as the Bahamas.
        
        A visit to the state-run detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” highlighted both operational capacity and humanitarian standards, including comprehensive medical care for detainees.
        
        The tour concluded with visits to an immigration court and a naturalization ceremony, where Mark Krikorian delivered the keynote address, offering a powerful reminder of the legal immigration process and the meaning of American citizenship.
        
        Florida’s model demonstrates how strong leadership and interagency cooperation can deliver effective, large-scale immigration enforcement.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        John Wahala is the Assistant Director at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Related
        
        Inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center
        
        Gov. Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Gold Standard Immigration Enforcement Model
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70985807Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies Podcast highlights the 13th Annual Border Tour. For the first time, the tour shifted away from land borders, bringing participants to South Florida to examine America’s maritime boundaries and...
        Hosted with assistance from Anthony Coker, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “immigration czar”, the tour offered an in-depth look at Florida’s highly coordinated, “all-of-government” approach to immigration enforcement. Participants observed firsthand the seamless collaboration between federal and state agencies operating under 287(g) authority, which allows state and local officers to carry out certain federal immigration functions.
        
        The tour began with a roundtable of federal and state partners, underscoring the strength of these relationships. Attendees later joined the Florida Highway Patrol on a ride-along, witnessing real-time coordination with ICE, including routine traffic stops that included high-speed pursuits and arrests of illegal aliens, one of whom was a convicted murderer.
        
        Participants also joined Florida Fish and Wildlife officers and State Guard units on the water, where maritime enforcement operations are supported by radar systems capable of monitoring activity as far as the Bahamas.
        
        A visit to the state-run detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” highlighted both operational capacity and humanitarian standards, including comprehensive medical care for detainees.
        
        The tour concluded with visits to an immigration court and a naturalization ceremony, where Mark Krikorian delivered the keynote address, offering a powerful reminder of the legal immigration process and the meaning of American citizenship.
        
        Florida’s model demonstrates how strong leadership and interagency cooperation can deliver effective, large-scale immigration enforcement.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        John Wahala is the Assistant Director at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Related
        
        Inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center
        
        Gov. Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Gold Standard Immigration Enforcement Model
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>2097false248fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Supreme-Court-Hear-Major-Birthright-Citizenship-Case
        On April 1, the Court will hear Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging Executive Order 14160, which seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily.
        
        In this episode, Hans von Spakovsky, Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom, and Andrew Arthur, the Center’s Fellow in Law and Policy, examine the central constitutional question: what does the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution actually mean?
        
        They argue that the framers intended citizenship to depend on political allegiance, not simply place of birth, pointing to early interpretations and contrasting them with the broader reading adopted in the late nineteenth century in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
        
        The Court could affirm current interpretation of doctrine, defer to executive interpretation, or return the issue to Congress.“
        
        This will be one of the most consequential decisions in years,” von Spakovsky notes.
        
        In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, highlights a separate upcoming Supreme Court case involving Temporary Protected Status (TPS), where the statute states clearly that there is no judicial review of TPS designations. What are the limits to judicial review and will the judiciary allow the executive to carry out immigration law as written by Congress?
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Hans von Spakovsky is a Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom. 
        
        Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Related
        
        Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment
        
        The Best Aspects of the ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Debate
        
        Births to Illegal Immigrants and Long-Term Temporary Visitors
        
        The Supreme Court Takes Up a Vital, Slam-Dunk Immigration Case [TPS]
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70898315Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:19:10 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear one of the most significant immigration cases in decades, a new podcast from the Center for Immigration Studies explores who is entitled to American citizenship at birth and which branch of government has the...
        On April 1, the Court will hear Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging Executive Order 14160, which seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily.
        
        In this episode, Hans von Spakovsky, Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom, and Andrew Arthur, the Center’s Fellow in Law and Policy, examine the central constitutional question: what does the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution actually mean?
        
        They argue that the framers intended citizenship to depend on political allegiance, not simply place of birth, pointing to early interpretations and contrasting them with the broader reading adopted in the late nineteenth century in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
        
        The Court could affirm current interpretation of doctrine, defer to executive interpretation, or return the issue to Congress.“
        
        This will be one of the most consequential decisions in years,” von Spakovsky notes.
        
        In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, highlights a separate upcoming Supreme Court case involving Temporary Protected Status (TPS), where the statute states clearly that there is no judicial review of TPS designations. What are the limits to judicial review and will the judiciary allow the executive to carry out immigration law as written by Congress?
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guests
        
        Hans von Spakovsky is a Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom. 
        
        Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Related
        
        Birthright Citizenship: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment
        
        The Best Aspects of the ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Debate
        
        Births to Illegal Immigrants and Long-Term Temporary Visitors
        
        The Supreme Court Takes Up a Vital, Slam-Dunk Immigration Case [TPS]
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>2684false247fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Virginia-Sheriff-Warns-Sanctuary-Policies-Endanger-Our-Citizens
        Both podcast host Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s Director of Policy Studies, and Chapman recently testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the fiscal and human costs of sanctuary jurisdictions.
        
        Chapman, a 14-year sheriff overseeing Virginia’s largest full-service sheriff’s office, described cooperation with federal authorities as standard law enforcement practice. He describes his 287(g) agreement with ICE, which enables his office to notify federal authorities when removable offenders in custody are scheduled for release and hold them for up to 48 hours for ICE to pick them up. In practice, he noted, ICE nearly always assumes custody without delay.
        
        “Why would I release a criminal alien back into the community to commit another crime? I’m not going to apologize for doing my job — keeping people safe.”
        
        In the discussion, Chapman also emphasized accountability in law enforcement, noting that as an elected sheriff, he answers directly to the public — not political leadership. This allows public safety to drive the mission, not politics.
        
        Key topics of the interview with Sheriff Chapman include:
        • How cooperation with ICE reduces the need for riskier at-large arrests
        • The role of detainers and advance notification in transferring custody
        • Why claims that cooperation discourages crime reporting are not true in practice
        • Concerns that requiring judicial warrants for civil detainers would “slow everything to a crawl”
        Chapman warned that proposed restrictions in Virginia, including limiting agreements with ICE and curtailing information-sharing, could replicate the public safety consequences seen in other sanctuary jurisdictions. The neighboring Fairfax County has had two murders recently, allegedly by individuals released despite detainers placed on them by ICE.
        
        Host
        
        Jessica Vaughan the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        Mike Chapman is the Sheriff of Loudoun County, Virginia.
        
        Related
        
        Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
        
        Which Sanctuary Jurisdictions Have Released the Most Criminals
        
        Testimony - Sanctuary Cities: The Cost of Undermining Law and Order
        
        Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime?
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70748764Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:03:21 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs Virginia considers limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities, Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman warns in a new Parsing Immigration Policy podcast that such policies could undermine public safety. Both podcast host Jessica...
        Both podcast host Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s Director of Policy Studies, and Chapman recently testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the fiscal and human costs of sanctuary jurisdictions.
        
        Chapman, a 14-year sheriff overseeing Virginia’s largest full-service sheriff’s office, described cooperation with federal authorities as standard law enforcement practice. He describes his 287(g) agreement with ICE, which enables his office to notify federal authorities when removable offenders in custody are scheduled for release and hold them for up to 48 hours for ICE to pick them up. In practice, he noted, ICE nearly always assumes custody without delay.
        
        “Why would I release a criminal alien back into the community to commit another crime? I’m not going to apologize for doing my job — keeping people safe.”
        
        In the discussion, Chapman also emphasized accountability in law enforcement, noting that as an elected sheriff, he answers directly to the public — not political leadership. This allows public safety to drive the mission, not politics.
        
        Key topics of the interview with Sheriff Chapman include:
        • How cooperation with ICE reduces the need for riskier at-large arrests
        • The role of detainers and advance notification in transferring custody
        • Why claims that cooperation discourages crime reporting are not true in practice
        • Concerns that requiring judicial warrants for civil detainers would “slow everything to a crawl”
        Chapman warned that proposed restrictions in Virginia, including limiting agreements with ICE and curtailing information-sharing, could replicate the public safety consequences seen in other sanctuary jurisdictions. The neighboring Fairfax County has had two murders recently, allegedly by individuals released despite detainers placed on them by ICE.
        
        Host
        
        Jessica Vaughan the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        Mike Chapman is the Sheriff of Loudoun County, Virginia.
        
        Related
        
        Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
        
        Which Sanctuary Jurisdictions Have Released the Most Criminals
        
        Testimony - Sanctuary Cities: The Cost of Undermining Law and Order
        
        Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime?
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>2492false246fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Newsmaker-Podcast-Conversation-Rep-Brandon-Gill
        “We’ve had open borders for four years, with an estimated 15 to 20 million illegal immigrants entering the United States,” Gill said. “It’s the biggest political crisis we’ve faced in decades. More fundamentally, immigration touches everything else — it is the one issue that determines who we are as a country and as a people.”
        
        Gill addressed enforcement policy, immigration levels, assimilation, and current political debates on immigration law.
        
        Key Takeaways
        
        Worksite Enforcement and E-Verify
        
        Gill emphasized worksite enforcement as a core component of immigration policy, arguing that job opportunities in the U.S. serve as a major pull factor for illegal immigration.
        
        He called for mandatory use of E-Verify, saying illegal employment undercuts wages for working-class Americans and creates incentives for illegal immigration and allows some industries to operate on what he described as “a lawless employment structure.”
        
        Immigration Policy and Cultural Assimilation
        
        Gill argued that immigration policy should prioritize the interests of American citizens and preserve the country’s distinct culture. He said the U.S. immigration system historically expected newcomers to avoid becoming a public charge and to assimilate culturally, noting that the country may need “several decades” to absorb and assimilate recent arrivals.
        
        Legal Immigration
        
        Gill criticized the current family-based immigration system, which accounts for roughly 60 percent of legal admissions, and employment visa programs such as the H-1B program, arguing they are fraud-ridden and suppress wages.
        
        Welfare Use and Integration Concerns
        
        Gill highlighted welfare usage and English language statistics among Somalis in Minnesota, citing CIS research indicating that 78 percent of Somalis in Minnesota who have been in the U.S. for at least 10 years receive welfare benefits and that roughly half report limited English proficiency.
        
        Policy Debates in Congress
        
        Gill also discussed the upcoming Supreme Court case addressing birthright citizenship and said the case could determine whether the president has authority to reinterpret existing policy or whether legislative or constitutional action would be required. He also credited the Trump administration with significantly improving border enforcement and called for codifying executive actions, including his proposed Remain in Mexico Act, reintroducing H.R. 2, and taking stronger actions against sanctuary jurisdictions, including defunding sanctuary jurisdictions and holding local officials legally liable for crimes committed by illegal immigrants released into communities.
        
        He also reminded listeners that immigration enforcement once enjoyed bipartisan support, but now moderate Democrats who supported enforcement are gone and mass migration has become a central political strategy for the Democratic Party making agreement difficult.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (TX)
        
        Related
        
        Press Release
        
        Panel VideoPanel Transcript
        
        CIS Live Stream
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70598644Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesU.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (TX) joined Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, for an Immigration Newsmaker conversation discussing U.S. immigration policy, border security, and potential reforms to both legal and illegal immigration systems....
        “We’ve had open borders for four years, with an estimated 15 to 20 million illegal immigrants entering the United States,” Gill said. “It’s the biggest political crisis we’ve faced in decades. More fundamentally, immigration touches everything else — it is the one issue that determines who we are as a country and as a people.”
        
        Gill addressed enforcement policy, immigration levels, assimilation, and current political debates on immigration law.
        
        Key Takeaways
        
        Worksite Enforcement and E-Verify
        
        Gill emphasized worksite enforcement as a core component of immigration policy, arguing that job opportunities in the U.S. serve as a major pull factor for illegal immigration.
        
        He called for mandatory use of E-Verify, saying illegal employment undercuts wages for working-class Americans and creates incentives for illegal immigration and allows some industries to operate on what he described as “a lawless employment structure.”
        
        Immigration Policy and Cultural Assimilation
        
        Gill argued that immigration policy should prioritize the interests of American citizens and preserve the country’s distinct culture. He said the U.S. immigration system historically expected newcomers to avoid becoming a public charge and to assimilate culturally, noting that the country may need “several decades” to absorb and assimilate recent arrivals.
        
        Legal Immigration
        
        Gill criticized the current family-based immigration system, which accounts for roughly 60 percent of legal admissions, and employment visa programs such as the H-1B program, arguing they are fraud-ridden and suppress wages.
        
        Welfare Use and Integration Concerns
        
        Gill highlighted welfare usage and English language statistics among Somalis in Minnesota, citing CIS research indicating that 78 percent of Somalis in Minnesota who have been in the U.S. for at least 10 years receive welfare benefits and that roughly half report limited English proficiency.
        
        Policy Debates in Congress
        
        Gill also discussed the upcoming Supreme Court case addressing birthright citizenship and said the case could determine whether the president has authority to reinterpret existing policy or whether legislative or constitutional action would be required. He also credited the Trump administration with significantly improving border enforcement and called for codifying executive actions, including his proposed Remain in Mexico Act, reintroducing H.R. 2, and taking stronger actions against sanctuary jurisdictions, including defunding sanctuary jurisdictions and holding local officials legally liable for crimes committed by illegal immigrants released into communities.
        
        He also reminded listeners that immigration enforcement once enjoyed bipartisan support, but now moderate Democrats who supported enforcement are gone and mass migration has become a central political strategy for the Democratic Party making agreement difficult.
        
        Host
        
        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director at the Center for Immigration Studies.
        
        Guest
        
        U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (TX)
        
        Related
        
        Press Release
        
        Panel VideoPanel...]]>1864false245fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/National-Security-Threats-Linked-BidenEra-Border-Crisis
        In the episode, Morgan warns that the unprecedented number of illegal entries during the last administration created serious vulnerabilities for the United States. Under President Biden, 10.5 to 12 million inadmissible aliens were encountered at the border, most of whom were released into the United States. In addition, an estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million “got aways” - individuals observed crossing the border illegally but never apprehended -entered the country.
        
        “These are individuals we know nothing about, and the most difficult threats to stop are lone actors or small cells,” Morgan explains.
        
        Morgan emphasizes that border security is inseparable from national security, particularly as intelligence officials are warning of an elevated terrorism threat environment. The FBI and the broader intelligence community have described the current threat landscape as the most complex since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
        
        The discussion also addresses concerns about potential Iranian sleeper cells and terrorist proxies following escalating tensions involving the Islamic Republic of Iran. Morgan explains that the Iranian regime was responsible for more American deaths than any other organization, and that they have historically relied on proxy groups such as Hezbollah to carry out attacks against U.S. interests.
        
        Arthur and Morgan also examine emerging threats from foreign adversaries, including concerns surrounding the entry of more than 200,000 Chinese nationals during the Biden administration and the broader risks posed by individuals arriving from 163 different countries, including individuals on the terrorist watchlist and thousands of “Special Interest Aliens” who entered daily from nations known to facilitate terrorism.
        
        Morgan concludes that the long-term consequences of the border crisis will continue to impact U.S. national security for years to come, underscoring the need for stronger enforcement, improved vetting, and policies that restore integrity to the immigration system.
        
        Host
        
         Art Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
        
        Guest
        
        Mark Morgan isa former FBI agent who also served as Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
        
        Related
        
        Mark Morgan's new book, The Biden Border Crisis
        
        Operation Midnight Hammer and Threat of Iranian Sleeper Cells
        
        Thousands of Special Interest Aliens Posing Potential Security Risks Entering via CBP One App
        
        How to Lower the Risk of New Terror Strikes by Border-Crossing Islamist Extremists
        
        Biden Administration Secretly Let in Thousands of Unvetted Migrants from ‘Countries of National Security Concern’
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
        • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70477135Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:52:57 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features a wide-ranging conversation on national security threats tied to the historic surge of illegal immigration during the Biden administration. Host Andrew Arthur, the Center’s Fellow in Law and Policy...
        In the episode, Morgan warns that the unprecedented number of illegal entries during the last administration created serious vulnerabilities for the United States. Under President Biden, 10.5 to 12 million inadmissible aliens were encountered at the border, most of whom were released into the United States. In addition, an estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million “got aways” - individuals observed crossing the border illegally but never apprehended -entered the country.
        
        “These are individuals we know nothing about, and the most difficult threats to stop are lone actors or small cells,” Morgan explains.
        
        Morgan emphasizes that border security is inseparable from national security, particularly as intelligence officials are warning of an elevated terrorism threat environment. The FBI and the broader intelligence community have described the current threat landscape as the most complex since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
        
        The discussion also addresses concerns about potential Iranian sleeper cells and terrorist proxies following escalating tensions involving the Islamic Republic of Iran. Morgan explains that the Iranian regime was responsible for more American deaths than any other organization, and that they have historically relied on proxy groups such as Hezbollah to carry out attacks against U.S. interests.
        
        Arthur and Morgan also examine emerging threats from foreign adversaries, including concerns surrounding the entry of more than 200,000 Chinese nationals during the Biden administration and the broader risks posed by individuals arriving from 163 different countries, including individuals on the terrorist watchlist and thousands of “Special Interest Aliens” who entered daily from nations known to facilitate terrorism.
        
        Morgan concludes that the long-term consequences of the border crisis will continue to impact U.S. national security for years to come, underscoring the need for stronger enforcement, improved vetting, and policies that restore integrity to the immigration system.
        
        Host
        
         Art Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
        
        Guest
        
        Mark Morgan isa former FBI agent who also served as Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
        
        Related
        
        Mark Morgan's new book, The Biden Border Crisis
        
        Operation Midnight Hammer and Threat of Iranian Sleeper Cells
        
        Thousands of Special Interest Aliens Posing Potential Security Risks Entering via CBP One App
        
        How to Lower the Risk of New Terror Strikes by Border-Crossing Islamist Extremists
        
        Biden Administration Secretly Let in Thousands of Unvetted Migrants from ‘Countries of National Security Concern’
        
        Intro Montage
        
        Voices in the opening montage:
        
        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration...]]>2366false244fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Trumps-SOTU-Though-Immigration-Policy-Lens
          Some of the discussed portions of SOTU address:
          • The most political moment of the President's speech came when the President invited congressional members to stand if they agreed that, "The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”
          • President Trump underscored the success of his border policy, fulfilling a major campaign promise. 
          • The speech also attempted to explain the President's current immigration enforcement strategy by highlighting various crimes committed my criminal aliens, including the death of Lizbeth Medina. 
          • President Trump promoted four pieces of legislation: “Delilah's Law”, which would prohibit states from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to those here illegally; the stalled DHS funding bill; an act to end federal funding for sanctuary jurisdictions; and the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. 
          • There were two noteworthy omissions from the speech: legal immigration and temporary work visas.
          Host
          
          Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Guest
          
          Art Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Related
          
          It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants When a Culture of Corruption Exists 
          
          New January Data Still Shows Most Job Growth Going to Immigrants; 88% since 2020, 72% in the last year 
          
          Why Cutting Chain Migration Must Be Part of an Immigration Deal
          
          Intro Montage
          
          Voices in the opening montage:
          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
          • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70300859Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:46:10 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn Tuesday night, President Trump delivered a lengthy State of the Union (SOTU) address on Capitol Hill, during which immigration policy figured prominently. In this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, guest host Jessica Vaughan, the Center's...
          Some of the discussed portions of SOTU address:
          • The most political moment of the President's speech came when the President invited congressional members to stand if they agreed that, "The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”
          • President Trump underscored the success of his border policy, fulfilling a major campaign promise. 
          • The speech also attempted to explain the President's current immigration enforcement strategy by highlighting various crimes committed my criminal aliens, including the death of Lizbeth Medina. 
          • President Trump promoted four pieces of legislation: “Delilah's Law”, which would prohibit states from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to those here illegally; the stalled DHS funding bill; an act to end federal funding for sanctuary jurisdictions; and the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. 
          • There were two noteworthy omissions from the speech: legal immigration and temporary work visas.
          Host
          
          Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Guest
          
          Art Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Related
          
          It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants When a Culture of Corruption Exists 
          
          New January Data Still Shows Most Job Growth Going to Immigrants; 88% since 2020, 72% in the last year 
          
          Why Cutting Chain Migration Must Be Part of an Immigration Deal
          
          Intro Montage
          
          Voices in the opening montage:
          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
          • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
          ]]>2299false243fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/What-You-Should-Know-about-DHS-Shutdown
          Guest Grant Newman, Director of Government Relations for the Immigration Accountability Project, discusses the evolving Democratic demands that triggered the partial government shutdown. Initially vague, those demands have since focused on proposed restrictions on ICE operations, including requiring judicial warrants for civil immigration enforcement, prohibiting enforcement at or near certain locations (such as schools, hospitals, churches, courthouses, and more), banning officer face coverings, and mandating body camera requirements. Newman argues these measures would effectively halt interior enforcement without formally abolishing ICE.
          
          Few details are available about negotiations, with Congress out of session and the White House engaged in closed-door discussions directly with Democratic leadership. The episode examines whether the current strategy is strengthening enforcement opponents’ leverage or creating political risk, particularly if a national emergency occurs during the shutdown.
          
          The discussion also explores potential Republican counter-demands (including a stop to sanctuary jurisdiction non-cooperation), internal party dynamics, the timing of the shutdown, and the sustainability of DHS operations if the shutdown persists too long.
          
          The program concludes with commentary from Mark Krikorian, who highlights recent reporting by Andrew Arthur detailing how nearly one million immigration court cases were administratively closed under the Biden administration — creating what he describes as a “legal dark hole” that shielded removable aliens from enforcement and functioned as a de facto amnesty.
          
          Host
          
          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Guest
          
          Grant Newman is Director of Government Relations for the Immigration Accountability Project
          
          Related
          
          Immigration Accountability Project
          
          IAP Action
          
          The DHS Shutdown: A Reckless Gamble Verging on Madness
          
          DOJ Reveals that Biden Granted a Quiet Amnesty to Nearly One Million Aliens
          
          Intro Montage
          
          Voices in the opening montage:
          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
          • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70149518Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:54:16 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA partial government shutdown that began at midnight on February 14 has halted appropriated funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), affecting FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs...
          Guest Grant Newman, Director of Government Relations for the Immigration Accountability Project, discusses the evolving Democratic demands that triggered the partial government shutdown. Initially vague, those demands have since focused on proposed restrictions on ICE operations, including requiring judicial warrants for civil immigration enforcement, prohibiting enforcement at or near certain locations (such as schools, hospitals, churches, courthouses, and more), banning officer face coverings, and mandating body camera requirements. Newman argues these measures would effectively halt interior enforcement without formally abolishing ICE.
          
          Few details are available about negotiations, with Congress out of session and the White House engaged in closed-door discussions directly with Democratic leadership. The episode examines whether the current strategy is strengthening enforcement opponents’ leverage or creating political risk, particularly if a national emergency occurs during the shutdown.
          
          The discussion also explores potential Republican counter-demands (including a stop to sanctuary jurisdiction non-cooperation), internal party dynamics, the timing of the shutdown, and the sustainability of DHS operations if the shutdown persists too long.
          
          The program concludes with commentary from Mark Krikorian, who highlights recent reporting by Andrew Arthur detailing how nearly one million immigration court cases were administratively closed under the Biden administration — creating what he describes as a “legal dark hole” that shielded removable aliens from enforcement and functioned as a de facto amnesty.
          
          Host
          
          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Guest
          
          Grant Newman is Director of Government Relations for the Immigration Accountability Project
          
          Related
          
          Immigration Accountability Project
          
          IAP Action
          
          The DHS Shutdown: A Reckless Gamble Verging on Madness
          
          DOJ Reveals that Biden Granted a Quiet Amnesty to Nearly One Million Aliens
          
          Intro Montage
          
          Voices in the opening montage:
          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
          • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
          ]]>2563false242fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Capitol-Hill-Briefing-Highlights-Security-Risks-BidenEra-Afghan
          Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Border Security Caucus, opened the discussion by warning that the Biden-era “Operation Allies Welcome” for Afghan nationals evolved into “an unmanageable and unsafe process.” He argued that safeguards became optional and that statutory vetting standards were weakened. “We’re not abandoning allies,” Biggs said. “We’re importing unvetted migrants. And the only promise we were breaking was our oath to keep American citizens safe and protect our borders and our people.” He emphasized that security vetting protects both Americans and the integrity of legitimate humanitarian programs.
          
          Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), detailed how the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program had expanded far beyond the original SIV statutory framework. He noted that while the traditional SIV category required 15 years of faithful service and chief-of-mission approval, the Afghan program extensively broadened eligibility and reduced verification standards, gutting statutory requirements. There are still roughly 120,000 principal applicants still in the SIV pipeline (not including family members, which could quintuple the total). President Trump has put a hold on these.
          
          James Rogers, a former Foreign Service officer and whistleblower, described systemic pressure for rapid visa processing and adjudication. He cited widespread document irregularities and estimated substantial fraud, potentially higher than 75%, within the applicant pool. Rogers called for structural whistleblower protections and reforms to separate investigative and defensive functions within the employee grievance process.
          
          Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, concludes the podcast discussion by highlighting a recent development in Afghanistan that complicates U.S. policy even further: the Taliban's recent issuance of a new penal code that formally recognizes slavery. Krikorian argues that Afghan nationals seeking entry to the U.S. can now claim they are fleeing slavery, triggering asylum grants despite the impossibility of meaningful vetting. He advocates eliminating defensive asylum claims and instead transferring applicants to safe third countries willing to accept them.
          
          Host
          
          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Guests
          
          Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Border Security Caucus
          
          Andrew Veprek is the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
          
          James Rogers, is a former Foreign Service officer and whistleblower
          
          Related
          
          The Ben Franklin Fellowship
          
          Intro Montage
          
          Voices in the opening montage:
          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
          • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70017988Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:13:49 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA recent Capitol Hill policy briefing sponsored by the Center for Immigration Studies and the Ben Franklin Fellowship examined the long-term security implications of the Biden administration’s Afghan evacuation program. Excerpts from the event are...
          Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Border Security Caucus, opened the discussion by warning that the Biden-era “Operation Allies Welcome” for Afghan nationals evolved into “an unmanageable and unsafe process.” He argued that safeguards became optional and that statutory vetting standards were weakened. “We’re not abandoning allies,” Biggs said. “We’re importing unvetted migrants. And the only promise we were breaking was our oath to keep American citizens safe and protect our borders and our people.” He emphasized that security vetting protects both Americans and the integrity of legitimate humanitarian programs.
          
          Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), detailed how the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program had expanded far beyond the original SIV statutory framework. He noted that while the traditional SIV category required 15 years of faithful service and chief-of-mission approval, the Afghan program extensively broadened eligibility and reduced verification standards, gutting statutory requirements. There are still roughly 120,000 principal applicants still in the SIV pipeline (not including family members, which could quintuple the total). President Trump has put a hold on these.
          
          James Rogers, a former Foreign Service officer and whistleblower, described systemic pressure for rapid visa processing and adjudication. He cited widespread document irregularities and estimated substantial fraud, potentially higher than 75%, within the applicant pool. Rogers called for structural whistleblower protections and reforms to separate investigative and defensive functions within the employee grievance process.
          
          Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, concludes the podcast discussion by highlighting a recent development in Afghanistan that complicates U.S. policy even further: the Taliban's recent issuance of a new penal code that formally recognizes slavery. Krikorian argues that Afghan nationals seeking entry to the U.S. can now claim they are fleeing slavery, triggering asylum grants despite the impossibility of meaningful vetting. He advocates eliminating defensive asylum claims and instead transferring applicants to safe third countries willing to accept them.
          
          Host
          
          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
          
          Guests
          
          Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Border Security Caucus
          
          Andrew Veprek is the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
          
          James Rogers, is a former Foreign Service officer and whistleblower
          
          Related
          
          The Ben Franklin Fellowship
          
          Intro Montage
          
          Voices in the opening montage:
          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
          • Prof....]]>2219false241fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Gov-Ron-DeSantis-Floridas-Gold-Standard-Immigration-Enforcement-Model
            Gov. DeSantis explains why Florida has avoided the unrest seen in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, pointing to strong state laws and cooperation with federal authorities.
            
            Key highlights:
            
            • Mandatory Cooperation with ICE: During a special legislative session following President Trump’s election, Florida enacted a law requiring all state and local officials to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Officials who refuse can be suspended from office. Sanctuary policies are banned statewide.
            • 287(g) Agreements: All 67 Florida county sheriffs participate in 287(g) agreements, along with the majority of police agencies. Florida is the first state to require state agencies to enter such agreements, enabling full task-force, street-level cooperation with ICE.
              • More than 20,000 apprehensions have resulted from state and local cooperation.
            • State-Run Detention Capacity: Florida operates a state-owned detention and processing facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” to address federal detention shortages. An immigration judge adjudicates cases onsite, and DHS conducts removals directly from the facility’s airstrip.
              • A second “Deportation Depot” in northern Florida supports removals.
              • DHS provides full federal reimbursement.
              • Provides an update on legal challenges.
            • Interior Enforcement Measures:
              • Mandatory E-Verify for public employers and private employers with 25+ workers.
              • No driver’s licenses or local photo IDs (by government agencies or NGOs) for illegal immigrants.
              • English-only commercial driver’s license testing.
              • State election crimes unit to prosecute illegal voting.
            • Maritime Enforcement: Through Operation Vigilant Sentry, Florida interdicts migrants at sea and hands them over to the Coast Guard for return to their home countries.
            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, highlights a new Center report finding that 53% of immigrant-headed households, legal and illegal together, use at least one welfare program. He points out that most immigrants work, but because they have low levels of education, they earn low wages and thus rely on taxpayer-funded support. Reducing future dependence requires selecting legal immigrants based on skills and enforcing laws against illegal immigration.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
            
            Related
            
            Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born, 2024
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69793113Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:30:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center’s latest podcast episode features Florida Governor Ron DeSantis discussing how Florida has become the gold standard on immigration enforcement. Gov. DeSantis explains why Florida has avoided the unrest seen in Los Angeles and Minneapolis,...
            Gov. DeSantis explains why Florida has avoided the unrest seen in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, pointing to strong state laws and cooperation with federal authorities.
            
            Key highlights:
            
            • Mandatory Cooperation with ICE: During a special legislative session following President Trump’s election, Florida enacted a law requiring all state and local officials to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Officials who refuse can be suspended from office. Sanctuary policies are banned statewide.
            • 287(g) Agreements: All 67 Florida county sheriffs participate in 287(g) agreements, along with the majority of police agencies. Florida is the first state to require state agencies to enter such agreements, enabling full task-force, street-level cooperation with ICE.
              • More than 20,000 apprehensions have resulted from state and local cooperation.
            • State-Run Detention Capacity: Florida operates a state-owned detention and processing facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” to address federal detention shortages. An immigration judge adjudicates cases onsite, and DHS conducts removals directly from the facility’s airstrip.
              • A second “Deportation Depot” in northern Florida supports removals.
              • DHS provides full federal reimbursement.
              • Provides an update on legal challenges.
            • Interior Enforcement Measures:
              • Mandatory E-Verify for public employers and private employers with 25+ workers.
              • No driver’s licenses or local photo IDs (by government agencies or NGOs) for illegal immigrants.
              • English-only commercial driver’s license testing.
              • State election crimes unit to prosecute illegal voting.
            • Maritime Enforcement: Through Operation Vigilant Sentry, Florida interdicts migrants at sea and hands them over to the Coast Guard for return to their home countries.
            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, highlights a new Center report finding that 53% of immigrant-headed households, legal and illegal together, use at least one welfare program. He points out that most immigrants work, but because they have low levels of education, they earn low wages and thus rely on taxpayer-funded support. Reducing future dependence requires selecting legal immigrants based on skills and enforcing laws against illegal immigration.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
            
            Related
            
            Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born, 2024
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>2129false240fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/How-Visa-Crime-Victims-Became-De-Facto-AmnestyU visa program, originally created by Congress in 2000 under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and explains how a narrowly tailored law-enforcement tool has evolved into a large-scale immigration benefit program, riddled with fraud and abuse.
            
            The U visa was designed to help law enforcement agencies detect, investigate, and prosecute crimes by offering legal status to unlawfully present victims of serious crimes who might otherwise be reluctant to have contact with authorities, in exchange for their cooperation. Congress capped the program at 10,000 visas annually, excluding family members.
            
            Key findings discussed in the episode include:
            
            • The program has been overwhelmed, with roughly 250,000 pending applications from principal applicants and 150,000 more from family members – about 400,000 total cases.
            • The surge is not driven by increased victimization, but by policy changes under the Biden administration that created incentives to apply regardless of merit.
            • Under the Biden administration, applicants received work permits and protection from deportation upon filing an application, even before meaningful vetting or adjudication.
            • USCIS officers were stripped of authority to place fraudulent applicants into deportation proceedings, eliminating consequences for false or frivolous filings.
            • Evidence of abuse includes staged crimes, forged law-enforcement certifications, and an underground industry marketing the U visa as a means to a work permit.
            • An internal USCIS study found that one-fifth of applicants were already in removal proceedings when they applied.
            • Some sanctuary states, including California and Illinois, have leveraged the U visa as an amnesty tool, pressuring local law-enforcement agencies to certify applications.
            Recommendations include:
            
            • Administrative actions to prioritize legitimate cases and reopen questionable approvals.
            • Congressional reforms to restrict benefits before approval and tighten statutory eligibility.
            • State and local standards for certification, centralized review, and increased oversight.
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Related
            
            The U Visa Program
            
            Trump Sends His ‘Ace Reliever’ Tom Homan to Minneapolis
            
            Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with ICE Deputy Director Tom Homan
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69665616Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:50:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast examines the https://cis.org/Report/U-Visa-Program, originally created by Congress in 2000 under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and explains how a narrowly tailored law-enforcement...U visa program, originally created by Congress in 2000 under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and explains how a narrowly tailored law-enforcement tool has evolved into a large-scale immigration benefit program, riddled with fraud and abuse.
            
            The U visa was designed to help law enforcement agencies detect, investigate, and prosecute crimes by offering legal status to unlawfully present victims of serious crimes who might otherwise be reluctant to have contact with authorities, in exchange for their cooperation. Congress capped the program at 10,000 visas annually, excluding family members.
            
            Key findings discussed in the episode include:
            
            • The program has been overwhelmed, with roughly 250,000 pending applications from principal applicants and 150,000 more from family members – about 400,000 total cases.
            • The surge is not driven by increased victimization, but by policy changes under the Biden administration that created incentives to apply regardless of merit.
            • Under the Biden administration, applicants received work permits and protection from deportation upon filing an application, even before meaningful vetting or adjudication.
            • USCIS officers were stripped of authority to place fraudulent applicants into deportation proceedings, eliminating consequences for false or frivolous filings.
            • Evidence of abuse includes staged crimes, forged law-enforcement certifications, and an underground industry marketing the U visa as a means to a work permit.
            • An internal USCIS study found that one-fifth of applicants were already in removal proceedings when they applied.
            • Some sanctuary states, including California and Illinois, have leveraged the U visa as an amnesty tool, pressuring local law-enforcement agencies to certify applications.
            Recommendations include:
            
            • Administrative actions to prioritize legitimate cases and reopen questionable approvals.
            • Congressional reforms to restrict benefits before approval and tighten statutory eligibility.
            • State and local standards for certification, centralized review, and increased oversight.
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Related
            
            The U Visa Program
            
            Trump Sends His ‘Ace Reliever’ Tom Homan to Minneapolis
            
            Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with ICE Deputy Director Tom Homan
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>2207false239fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Gaming-System-H1B-Program-Abuses
            Drawing on firsthand experience in the tech sector, Bartolotta explains how certain IT staffing and outsourcing firms, often referred to as “body shops”, have built a business model around labor arbitrage, using temporary visa programs to displace U.S. workers while shifting jobs and intellectual capital overseas. The discussion focuses heavily on the ITServe Alliance, a trade organization representing hundreds of IT staffing firms that rely on H-1B, OPT, CPT, and related visa programs.
            
            Bartolotta explains how Bloomberg has documented exploitation of the H-1B lottery through multiple registrations for the same workers. She also outlines how ITServe openly promotes an integrated onshore-offshore labor pipeline, recruiting abroad while partnering with Indian state governments to expand offshore operations, all while lobbying U.S. policymakers as an “American job creator.”
            
            The episode also explores Bartolotta’s personal experience working in tech, where she witnessed offshoring firsthand, raised civil rights concerns, and later became the subject of retaliation after filing complaints. Her reporting examines how visa dependency, restricted worker mobility, benching practices, and green card manipulation raise serious legal and ethical concerns.
            
            In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, highlights how Virginia’s new governor moved immediately to turn the state into a sanctuary jurisdiction, underscoring how quickly policy can be reversed when changes are not embedded in statute. He argues that this lesson applies at the federal level as well, and that the Trump administration must prioritize lasting legislative reforms if immigration policy is to endure beyond a single administration.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Amanda Bartolotta is an investigative reporter for WorldNetDaily
            
            Related
            
            Amanda Bartolotta's Author Page
            
            Foreign Influence and Lobbying Network Hub
            
            Americans Left Behind: IT Serve and the Big Business of Labor Arbitrage
            
            Visa Power, Political Influence and the Big Business of Labor Arbitrage
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69547072Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:10:11 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast features Amanda Bartolotta, an investigative reporter for WorldNetDaily, for a detailed, evidence-based examination of abuses within the H-1B visa program and the powerful trade groups that...
            Drawing on firsthand experience in the tech sector, Bartolotta explains how certain IT staffing and outsourcing firms, often referred to as “body shops”, have built a business model around labor arbitrage, using temporary visa programs to displace U.S. workers while shifting jobs and intellectual capital overseas. The discussion focuses heavily on the ITServe Alliance, a trade organization representing hundreds of IT staffing firms that rely on H-1B, OPT, CPT, and related visa programs.
            
            Bartolotta explains how Bloomberg has documented exploitation of the H-1B lottery through multiple registrations for the same workers. She also outlines how ITServe openly promotes an integrated onshore-offshore labor pipeline, recruiting abroad while partnering with Indian state governments to expand offshore operations, all while lobbying U.S. policymakers as an “American job creator.”
            
            The episode also explores Bartolotta’s personal experience working in tech, where she witnessed offshoring firsthand, raised civil rights concerns, and later became the subject of retaliation after filing complaints. Her reporting examines how visa dependency, restricted worker mobility, benching practices, and green card manipulation raise serious legal and ethical concerns.
            
            In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, highlights how Virginia’s new governor moved immediately to turn the state into a sanctuary jurisdiction, underscoring how quickly policy can be reversed when changes are not embedded in statute. He argues that this lesson applies at the federal level as well, and that the Trump administration must prioritize lasting legislative reforms if immigration policy is to endure beyond a single administration.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Amanda Bartolotta is an investigative reporter for WorldNetDaily
            
            Related
            
            Amanda Bartolotta's Author Page
            
            Foreign Influence and Lobbying Network Hub
            
            Americans Left Behind: IT Serve and the Big Business of Labor Arbitrage
            
            Visa Power, Political Influence and the Big Business of Labor Arbitrage
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>2698false238fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-and-Trucking-Search-Cheap-LaborParsing Immigration Policy examines the controversy surrounding foreign truck drivers and the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). It also offers policy recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress to address safety and labor concerns in the trucking industry.
            
            The episode features Gord Magill, a third-generation truck driver and author of the forthcoming book End of the Road: Inside the War on Truckers (March release). Drawing on decades of firsthand experience, Magill challenges the claim, frequently promoted by industry lobbyists, that the United States faces a shortage of truck drivers. Instead, he argues the real problem is driver retention due to low wages and undesirable working conditions.
            
            Key issues include:
            
            • The rapid increase in non-domiciled CDLs, originally intended to address interstate residency issues but now widely abused;
            • How a “driver shortage” narrative has been used to suppress wages and justify expanded pipelines of cheap foreign labor;
            • States issuing CDLs through training centers that fail to meet federal safety and English-language proficiency standards;
            • The rise of “chameleon” companies that evade accountability by dissolving and re-forming under new LLCs after repeated safety violations;
            • The use of overseas-based trucking firms in the hiring of U.S. truckers;
            • Trump-era enforcement efforts aimed at restoring safety on America’s highways.
            In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, flags a Center blog post on a recent New York Times interview in which President Trump again expressed his support for continued high levels of legal immigration. Krikorian points out that this is not new and that the president is not a restrictionist, but rather a transitional figure, paving the way for the next generation of Republican leaders who do support lower levels of overall immigration.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Gord Magill is a third-generation trucker and author
            
            Related
            
            Gord Magill’s Substack, “Autonomous Truck(er)s”
            
            “I'm an American Trucker. Illegal Migrants Are Flooding My Industry.”
            
            Book due out in March: End of the Road: Inside the War on Truckers
            
            Takeaways and Analysis from Trump’s Interview with the New York Times
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69448843Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:00:19 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of Parsing Immigration Policy examines the controversy surrounding foreign truck drivers and the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). It also offers policy recommendations for the U.S. Department of...Parsing Immigration Policy examines the controversy surrounding foreign truck drivers and the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). It also offers policy recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress to address safety and labor concerns in the trucking industry.
            
            The episode features Gord Magill, a third-generation truck driver and author of the forthcoming book End of the Road: Inside the War on Truckers (March release). Drawing on decades of firsthand experience, Magill challenges the claim, frequently promoted by industry lobbyists, that the United States faces a shortage of truck drivers. Instead, he argues the real problem is driver retention due to low wages and undesirable working conditions.
            
            Key issues include:
            
            • The rapid increase in non-domiciled CDLs, originally intended to address interstate residency issues but now widely abused;
            • How a “driver shortage” narrative has been used to suppress wages and justify expanded pipelines of cheap foreign labor;
            • States issuing CDLs through training centers that fail to meet federal safety and English-language proficiency standards;
            • The rise of “chameleon” companies that evade accountability by dissolving and re-forming under new LLCs after repeated safety violations;
            • The use of overseas-based trucking firms in the hiring of U.S. truckers;
            • Trump-era enforcement efforts aimed at restoring safety on America’s highways.
            In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, flags a Center blog post on a recent New York Times interview in which President Trump again expressed his support for continued high levels of legal immigration. Krikorian points out that this is not new and that the president is not a restrictionist, but rather a transitional figure, paving the way for the next generation of Republican leaders who do support lower levels of overall immigration.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guest
            
            Gord Magill is a third-generation trucker and author
            
            Related
            
            Gord Magill’s Substack, “Autonomous Truck(er)s”
            
            “I'm an American Trucker. Illegal Migrants Are Flooding My Industry.”
            
            Book due out in March: End of the Road: Inside the War on Truckers
            
            Takeaways and Analysis from Trump’s Interview with the New York Times
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>2238false237fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-After-Maduro-Time-Go-Home
            The discussion follows years of record Venezuelan migration during the Biden-era border crisis, driven by economic collapse, political repression, and the Maduro regime’s ties to transnational criminal and terrorist organizations. Vaughan draws on her recent analysis detailing Venezuela’s role in actively creating an environment for Tren de Aragua and Hezbollah to expand their size and reach – including into the United States.
            
            The episode explores whether renewed U.S. pressure on Venezuela’s leadership could improve conditions and reduce migration, while also raising questions about the future of more than 600,000 Venezuelans currently protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Fishman explains the statutory requirements of TPS, ongoing court challenges, and how changes in country conditions may affect future renewals, removals, and third-country deportations.
            
            Vaughan and Fishman also address asylum policy, including whether claims based on conditions tied to the former regime remain valid and the government’s authority to revisit asylum grants if circumstances change.
            
            Finally, the episode assesses the continued relevance of the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime statute that gives the president broad authority to detain and remove citizens of an enemy state. While Maduro may be gone, Fishman explains that indictments linking senior Venezuelan officials to state-backed criminal organizations raise unresolved questions about whether hostile activity persists.
            
            Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, points out that U.S. foreign policy decisions often carry lasting immigration consequences, for better or worse. History shows that intervention abroad can reshape immigration patterns; the U.S. has a history of involvement overseas resulting in new large immigrant communities at home.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guests
            
            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Related
            
            Regime Change in Venezuela May Enhance U.S. Security
            
            Can We Have a Reckoning about Biden's Venezuelan Migrants Now?
            
            Intervention Leads to Immigration
            
            Trump Deploys the Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuela and Tren de Aragua
            
            Congressional Testimony: The Impacts of Temporary Protected Status
            
            Federal Court Rejects DHS's Decision to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
            • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69347369Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:17 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ podcast examines Venezuela, U.S. foreign policy, and the immigration consequences that follow intervention abroad. Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies, and George Fishman, senior legal...
            The discussion follows years of record Venezuelan migration during the Biden-era border crisis, driven by economic collapse, political repression, and the Maduro regime’s ties to transnational criminal and terrorist organizations. Vaughan draws on her recent analysis detailing Venezuela’s role in actively creating an environment for Tren de Aragua and Hezbollah to expand their size and reach – including into the United States.
            
            The episode explores whether renewed U.S. pressure on Venezuela’s leadership could improve conditions and reduce migration, while also raising questions about the future of more than 600,000 Venezuelans currently protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Fishman explains the statutory requirements of TPS, ongoing court challenges, and how changes in country conditions may affect future renewals, removals, and third-country deportations.
            
            Vaughan and Fishman also address asylum policy, including whether claims based on conditions tied to the former regime remain valid and the government’s authority to revisit asylum grants if circumstances change.
            
            Finally, the episode assesses the continued relevance of the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime statute that gives the president broad authority to detain and remove citizens of an enemy state. While Maduro may be gone, Fishman explains that indictments linking senior Venezuelan officials to state-backed criminal organizations raise unresolved questions about whether hostile activity persists.
            
            Mark Krikorian, executive director and podcast host, points out that U.S. foreign policy decisions often carry lasting immigration consequences, for better or worse. History shows that intervention abroad can reshape immigration patterns; the U.S. has a history of involvement overseas resulting in new large immigrant communities at home.
            
            Host
            
            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Guests
            
            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
            
            Related
            
            Regime Change in Venezuela May Enhance U.S. Security
            
            Can We Have a Reckoning about Biden's Venezuelan Migrants Now?
            
            Intervention Leads to Immigration
            
            Trump Deploys the Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuela and Tren de Aragua
            
            Congressional Testimony: The Impacts of Temporary Protected Status
            
            Federal Court Rejects DHS's Decision to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans
            
            Intro Montage
            
            Voices in the opening montage:
            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005...]]>2297false236fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Year-Immigration-and-Predictions-2026
              The discussion examines a sweeping series of executive actions and reforms that dramatically reshaped border security, interior enforcement, and immigration programs. Among the most consequential developments: the resumption of border wall construction; reinvigoration of the Remain in Mexico program; limits on asylum claims by illegal entrants; expanded military support at the border; and a renewed emphasis on interior enforcement.
              
              Perhaps most significant for the long term, the panel notes, was the passage of the Laken Riley Act – landmark legislation enacted in direct response to illegal alien crime, widespread detention failures, and mass parole abuse under the Biden administration. Unlike executive orders, the act can’t simply be undone by a future administration and is expected to shape immigration enforcement for years to come.
              
              The episode revisits predictions made last year and looks ahead to 2026 with forecasts including:
              • A heavier emphasis on worksite enforcement.
              • Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be removed to a country in the Western Hemisphere.
              • Expanded fraud investigations by USCIS across visa and asylum programs.
              • President Trump will withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. refugee treaty.
              • Push for legalization of mixed-status families.
              • A major no-match letter initiative.
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Andrew Arthur is the Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69263939Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:30:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn a special year-end episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Executive Director Mark Krikorian is joined by CIS Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan and Fellow in Law and Policy Andrew Arthur for a comprehensive review of one of the most...
              The discussion examines a sweeping series of executive actions and reforms that dramatically reshaped border security, interior enforcement, and immigration programs. Among the most consequential developments: the resumption of border wall construction; reinvigoration of the Remain in Mexico program; limits on asylum claims by illegal entrants; expanded military support at the border; and a renewed emphasis on interior enforcement.
              
              Perhaps most significant for the long term, the panel notes, was the passage of the Laken Riley Act – landmark legislation enacted in direct response to illegal alien crime, widespread detention failures, and mass parole abuse under the Biden administration. Unlike executive orders, the act can’t simply be undone by a future administration and is expected to shape immigration enforcement for years to come.
              
              The episode revisits predictions made last year and looks ahead to 2026 with forecasts including:
              • A heavier emphasis on worksite enforcement.
              • Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be removed to a country in the Western Hemisphere.
              • Expanded fraud investigations by USCIS across visa and asylum programs.
              • President Trump will withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. refugee treaty.
              • Push for legalization of mixed-status families.
              • A major no-match letter initiative.
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Andrew Arthur is the Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>2592false235fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Policy-Failures-Seen-Through-Fathers-Loss
              Guest host Marguerite Telford, the Center’s Director of Communications, speaks with Joe Abraham, Katie’s father, about the night his daughter and another young woman were killed when an illegal alien driving at nearly 80 miles per hour struck their car while it was stopped at a traffic light. Three additional young women were seriously injured. The driver fled the scene and was later apprehended in Texas while attempting to flee to Mexico.
              
              Abraham details how the suspect had previously been deported, returned illegally in 2022, and was living under an alias using false identification. He recently accepted a plea offer of 30 years and now faces federal prosecution for passport misuse, false statements, identity fraud, falsification of a Social Security card, and related offenses. “This was never political for us,” Abraham says. “But policies matter. Leadership matters. And common-sense enforcement could save lives.”
              
              Discussion topics include:
              • Sanctuary policies and their impact on public safety.
              • How an illiterate illegal alien obtained a driver’s license without receiving any vetting.
              • The role of prevention – through enforcement and screening – rather than reacting after crimes occur.
              • The lack of engagement from state leaders and victim advocacy organizations, including Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
              • The human cost of immigration policies.
              • The importance of the DHS VOICE Office in supporting victims and their families.
              Host
              
              Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Joe Abraham is the father of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old college student killed by an illegal alien
              
              Related
              
              An illegal immigrant killed my daughter. Katie and Illinois are both getting justice 
              
              Sanctuary policies failed my daughter and my state 
              
              Joe Abraham: We all share my daughter Katie’s legacy — and her death must still mean something
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69108626Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:18 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new Center for Immigration Studies podcast episode examines the real-world consequences of immigration and public safety policies through the story of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old college student killed by an illegal alien in a DUI hit-and-run crash...
              Guest host Marguerite Telford, the Center’s Director of Communications, speaks with Joe Abraham, Katie’s father, about the night his daughter and another young woman were killed when an illegal alien driving at nearly 80 miles per hour struck their car while it was stopped at a traffic light. Three additional young women were seriously injured. The driver fled the scene and was later apprehended in Texas while attempting to flee to Mexico.
              
              Abraham details how the suspect had previously been deported, returned illegally in 2022, and was living under an alias using false identification. He recently accepted a plea offer of 30 years and now faces federal prosecution for passport misuse, false statements, identity fraud, falsification of a Social Security card, and related offenses. “This was never political for us,” Abraham says. “But policies matter. Leadership matters. And common-sense enforcement could save lives.”
              
              Discussion topics include:
              • Sanctuary policies and their impact on public safety.
              • How an illiterate illegal alien obtained a driver’s license without receiving any vetting.
              • The role of prevention – through enforcement and screening – rather than reacting after crimes occur.
              • The lack of engagement from state leaders and victim advocacy organizations, including Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
              • The human cost of immigration policies.
              • The importance of the DHS VOICE Office in supporting victims and their families.
              Host
              
              Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Joe Abraham is the father of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old college student killed by an illegal alien
              
              Related
              
              An illegal immigrant killed my daughter. Katie and Illinois are both getting justice 
              
              Sanctuary policies failed my daughter and my state 
              
              Joe Abraham: We all share my daughter Katie’s legacy — and her death must still mean something
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>2231false234fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Influence-Campaigns-Inside-Evangelical-InstitutionsMegan Basham, culture reporter for The Daily Wire and author of Shepherds for Sale: How evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda, to discuss her reporting on how major philanthropic networks, political groups, and federal funding streams have shaped the policy positions of several large evangelical institutions on immigration issues such as open borders, refugee resettlement, and amnesties.
              
              Basham outlines how organizations like World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals and a federally funded refugee-resettlement contractor, have become influential voices within evangelical leadership. She discusses her findings on the financial and philanthropic support behind campaigns such as the Evangelical Immigration Table, which was created to push support behind left-wing causes, like open borders.
              
              In the episode, Basham walks through her reporting on efforts by political and foundation-backed groups to partner with major denominations, develop Bible-study curricula, and promote messaging on immigration within Christian colleges and ministries. She also describes the tension emerging between national-level leadership and many congregants, noting recent pushback inside denominations like the Southern Baptist Convention. The conversation broadens to examine why institutional leaders in multiple religious traditions – Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, and Jewish – often adopt policy positions that differ from the views of the people in the pews.
              
              The episode also looks at ongoing debates inside evangelical circles about mission work and refugee policy. Should churches be importing targets for witness instead of going where these people are to preach the gospel?
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Megan Basham is the culture reporter for The Daily Wire
              
              Related
              
              Religious NGO that Settled Afghan Shooter Condemned Trump for Additional Vetting Order
              
              Shepherds for Sale: How evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda
              
              Raking in Hundreds of Millions for Trafficking Kids Destroys U.S. Catholic Bishops' Credibility on Immigration
              
              Somali Immigrants in Minnesota
              
              Motor-Voter Law Often Lures Non-Citizens into Voting Illegally
              
              ‘Operation Allies Welcome’: Parole, Benefits, Vetting Gaps
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68990258Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:44:43 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode features https://x.com/megbasham, culture reporter for The Daily Wire and author of https://www.amazon.com/Shepherds-Sale-Evangelical-Leaders-Leftist/dp/0063413442, to discuss her reporting on how major philanthropic networks,...Megan Basham, culture reporter for The Daily Wire and author of Shepherds for Sale: How evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda, to discuss her reporting on how major philanthropic networks, political groups, and federal funding streams have shaped the policy positions of several large evangelical institutions on immigration issues such as open borders, refugee resettlement, and amnesties.
              
              Basham outlines how organizations like World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals and a federally funded refugee-resettlement contractor, have become influential voices within evangelical leadership. She discusses her findings on the financial and philanthropic support behind campaigns such as the Evangelical Immigration Table, which was created to push support behind left-wing causes, like open borders.
              
              In the episode, Basham walks through her reporting on efforts by political and foundation-backed groups to partner with major denominations, develop Bible-study curricula, and promote messaging on immigration within Christian colleges and ministries. She also describes the tension emerging between national-level leadership and many congregants, noting recent pushback inside denominations like the Southern Baptist Convention. The conversation broadens to examine why institutional leaders in multiple religious traditions – Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, and Jewish – often adopt policy positions that differ from the views of the people in the pews.
              
              The episode also looks at ongoing debates inside evangelical circles about mission work and refugee policy. Should churches be importing targets for witness instead of going where these people are to preach the gospel?
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Megan Basham is the culture reporter for The Daily Wire
              
              Related
              
              Religious NGO that Settled Afghan Shooter Condemned Trump for Additional Vetting Order
              
              Shepherds for Sale: How evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda
              
              Raking in Hundreds of Millions for Trafficking Kids Destroys U.S. Catholic Bishops' Credibility on Immigration
              
              Somali Immigrants in Minnesota
              
              Motor-Voter Law Often Lures Non-Citizens into Voting Illegally
              
              ‘Operation Allies Welcome’: Parole, Benefits, Vetting Gaps
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening...]]>2136false233fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Judicial-Obstruction-Efforts-Control-Immigrationpanel discussion from the third annual conference of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), convened recently in Washington. The three speakers each discuss various types of lawfare affecting the enforcement of immigration laws in the U.S. and European countries.
              
              Matt O'Brien, Deputy Executive Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, explained how lawsuits and judicial interference have hampered the implementation of policy in the United States.
              
              Simon Hankinson, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, described how migrants’ use and abuse of asylum courts has led to a never-ending flow into the United Kingdom.
              
              Viktor Marsai, Executive Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute, delved into how rulings by the European Court of Human Rights have made it more difficult for European Union member states to protect their borders.
              
              In light of last week’s attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national, Mark Krikorian concludes the episode with a summary of his recent National Review op-ed explaining the limitations of vetting and the need to adjust our immigration policies accordingly.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Matt O'Brien is the Deputy Executive Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform
              
              Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
              
              Viktor Marsai is the Executive Director of the Migration Research Institute
              
              Related
              
              Videos of all the sessions of the recent INIR conference
              
              Vetting in All the Wrong Places
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68889201Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:37:25 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features another https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBXPU32UfR30UBwHmE_Vjg9uTcYeCwcD from the third annual conference of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), convened recently...panel discussion from the third annual conference of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), convened recently in Washington. The three speakers each discuss various types of lawfare affecting the enforcement of immigration laws in the U.S. and European countries.
              
              Matt O'Brien, Deputy Executive Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, explained how lawsuits and judicial interference have hampered the implementation of policy in the United States.
              
              Simon Hankinson, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, described how migrants’ use and abuse of asylum courts has led to a never-ending flow into the United Kingdom.
              
              Viktor Marsai, Executive Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute, delved into how rulings by the European Court of Human Rights have made it more difficult for European Union member states to protect their borders.
              
              In light of last week’s attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national, Mark Krikorian concludes the episode with a summary of his recent National Review op-ed explaining the limitations of vetting and the need to adjust our immigration policies accordingly.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Matt O'Brien is the Deputy Executive Director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform
              
              Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
              
              Viktor Marsai is the Executive Director of the Migration Research Institute
              
              Related
              
              Videos of all the sessions of the recent INIR conference
              
              Vetting in All the Wrong Places
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>2267false232fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Industrialized-Fraud-H1B-Visa-Program
              The episode highlights alarming patterns of fraud affecting the H-1B program, including forged degrees, falsified employment credentials, and the role of third-party staffing companies in bypassing the program’s original rationale of admitting skilled workers to meet temporary shortages. While the Trump administration implemented changes aimed at reorienting the program toward more qualified applicants, Siddiqui emphasizes that widespread political pressure and a very effective Indian lobby here in the U.S. have often undermined quality control.
              
              The conversation provides insight into the challenges faced by consular officers attempting to curb visa fraud, including under-resourcing, bureaucratic obstacles, and pressure from both local and foreign political actors. The episode concludes with a discussion of potential reforms to ensure the program serves its intended purpose.Videos of the full conference will be posted in the near future.
              
              Host
              
              Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Mahvash Siddiqui is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.
              
              Related
              
              The H-1B Invasion: Why the U.S. Must Act to Protect American Jobs, Security, and Prosperity
              
              H-1B: End It, Don't Mend It
              
              U.S. Chamber of Commerce: On Second Thought, H-1B Isn't for the 'Best and Brightest' After All
              
              DHS Proposes to Reform the H-1B Selection Process to Favor Higher Paid Workers
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68655676Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:40:32 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies, sits down with Mahvash Siddiqui, a U.S. Foreign Service officer, to discuss systemic fraud in the H-1B visa program. Speaking in her private capacity,...
              The episode highlights alarming patterns of fraud affecting the H-1B program, including forged degrees, falsified employment credentials, and the role of third-party staffing companies in bypassing the program’s original rationale of admitting skilled workers to meet temporary shortages. While the Trump administration implemented changes aimed at reorienting the program toward more qualified applicants, Siddiqui emphasizes that widespread political pressure and a very effective Indian lobby here in the U.S. have often undermined quality control.
              
              The conversation provides insight into the challenges faced by consular officers attempting to curb visa fraud, including under-resourcing, bureaucratic obstacles, and pressure from both local and foreign political actors. The episode concludes with a discussion of potential reforms to ensure the program serves its intended purpose.Videos of the full conference will be posted in the near future.
              
              Host
              
              Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
              
              Guest
              
              Mahvash Siddiqui is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.
              
              Related
              
              The H-1B Invasion: Why the U.S. Must Act to Protect American Jobs, Security, and Prosperity
              
              H-1B: End It, Don't Mend It
              
              U.S. Chamber of Commerce: On Second Thought, H-1B Isn't for the 'Best and Brightest' After All
              
              DHS Proposes to Reform the H-1B Selection Process to Favor Higher Paid Workers
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>2376false231fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Asylum-Reform-Withdraw-UN-Treaty-or-Not
              Krikorian argues that meaningful asylum reform requires that the United States to withdraw from the UN refugee treaty, restoring national control over immigration decisions. “The Refugee Convention is an asymmetrical agreement that binds democratic countries but does not affect the behavior of non-democratic countries,” he notes.
              
              Jakubowicz agrees that the asylum system is not working, but he maintains that reform is possible without abandoning the Geneva framework. He points out that the Convention itself leaves wide discretion to states on who qualifies as “lawfully present,” meaning that nations can strengthen enforcement and restrict abuse within the treaty’s existing terms. The key, he argues, is to return to the drafters’ original intent and the plain text – not the expansive interpretations that have emerged over time.
              
              Both speakers agree that sending illegal-alien asylum-seekers to third countries represents the future of asylum. Unlike the “Remain in Mexico” approach, where illegal border-crossers are still permitted to apply for asylum in the target country, but must do so from outside, what Krikorian calls “Remain in Mongolia” would bar illegal aliens altogether from applying for asylum in the U.S. (or Europe, Israel, etc.), and would send them to a safe country that has an agreement with the U.S. to apply there. Once it becomes clear that simply uttering the word “asylum” is no longer the key to entry or work authorization, far fewer people will attempt to exploit the system.
              
              Videos of the full conference will be posted in the near future.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
              
              Guest
              
              Yonatan Jakubowicz Director of the Israeli Immigration Policy Center.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68548393Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:30:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features a panel discussion from the third annual conference of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), convened recently in Washington. Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center...
              Krikorian argues that meaningful asylum reform requires that the United States to withdraw from the UN refugee treaty, restoring national control over immigration decisions. “The Refugee Convention is an asymmetrical agreement that binds democratic countries but does not affect the behavior of non-democratic countries,” he notes.
              
              Jakubowicz agrees that the asylum system is not working, but he maintains that reform is possible without abandoning the Geneva framework. He points out that the Convention itself leaves wide discretion to states on who qualifies as “lawfully present,” meaning that nations can strengthen enforcement and restrict abuse within the treaty’s existing terms. The key, he argues, is to return to the drafters’ original intent and the plain text – not the expansive interpretations that have emerged over time.
              
              Both speakers agree that sending illegal-alien asylum-seekers to third countries represents the future of asylum. Unlike the “Remain in Mexico” approach, where illegal border-crossers are still permitted to apply for asylum in the target country, but must do so from outside, what Krikorian calls “Remain in Mongolia” would bar illegal aliens altogether from applying for asylum in the U.S. (or Europe, Israel, etc.), and would send them to a safe country that has an agreement with the U.S. to apply there. Once it becomes clear that simply uttering the word “asylum” is no longer the key to entry or work authorization, far fewer people will attempt to exploit the system.
              
              Videos of the full conference will be posted in the near future.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
              
              Guest
              
              Yonatan Jakubowicz Director of the Israeli Immigration Policy Center.]]>1811false230fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/IllegalImmigrant-Truck-Drivers-Americas-Roads
              Highlights:
              
              • Fatal consequences: A string of deadly crashes involving illegal immigrant has drawn attention to the risks posed by non-domiciled CDLs.
              • Licensing loophole: Non-domiciled CDLs, created in 2019 for legitimate cross-state work, have been exploited by illegal immigrants and created a cheap labor alternative for trucking companies facing labor shortages.
              • Work permit abuse: The Biden administration’s mass issuance of work permits to asylum applicants – without legal authorization to be here – allows states like California to grant CDLs to ineligible drivers.
              • Lack of enforcement: Many illegal-alien truck drivers arrested did not speak English – despite a federal law requiring road testing be done in English to obtain a CDL.
              • Private school loophole: Private schools in California have been certifying unqualified drivers, with limited state oversight.
              • Legal showdown: Florida is suing California over its licensing practices after an illegal immigrant truck driver killed three residents.
              • Federal response: The Trump has ordered California to reform its licensing policies within 30 days or risk losing $160 million in federal highway funds.
              • ICE enforcement: Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased roadside checks and weigh-station operations, with several states cooperating to curb illegal driving activity.
              • Broader implications: When states hand out CDLs to illegal immigrants, every state becomes a border state.
              In this week’s commentary, Mark Krikorian notes that today marks the anniversary of President Reagan signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which granted amnesty to nearly three million illegal immigrants and made it unlawful to employ them. Billed as a “grand bargain,” it promised enforcement in exchange for legalization – but that promise was never kept, poisoning immigration politics to this day. The enduring lesson, as Mark Krikorian notes, is: real enforcement and system integrity must come before any talk of amnesty.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
              
              Guest
              
              Jennie Taer is a reporter for The Daily Wire.
              
              Related
              
              Jennie Taer Author Page
              
              How Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Ended Up on America’s Roads
              
              ICE Nabs Over 120 Illegal Immigrant Drivers After Probe Exposes Major Loophole Found in Texas DMV
              
              Illegal-Immigrant Trucker ‘No Name Given’ Mocks US Law — and Puts Us in Grave Danger
              
              Illegal Immigrant Trucker Reveals Grave Danger
              
              Before Considering Another Amnesty, Look at IRCA's Lessons
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68441674Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:05:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features Jennie Taer, reporter for The Daily Wire, discussing how illegal immigrants are obtaining non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) –...
              Highlights:
              
              • Fatal consequences: A string of deadly crashes involving illegal immigrant has drawn attention to the risks posed by non-domiciled CDLs.
              • Licensing loophole: Non-domiciled CDLs, created in 2019 for legitimate cross-state work, have been exploited by illegal immigrants and created a cheap labor alternative for trucking companies facing labor shortages.
              • Work permit abuse: The Biden administration’s mass issuance of work permits to asylum applicants – without legal authorization to be here – allows states like California to grant CDLs to ineligible drivers.
              • Lack of enforcement: Many illegal-alien truck drivers arrested did not speak English – despite a federal law requiring road testing be done in English to obtain a CDL.
              • Private school loophole: Private schools in California have been certifying unqualified drivers, with limited state oversight.
              • Legal showdown: Florida is suing California over its licensing practices after an illegal immigrant truck driver killed three residents.
              • Federal response: The Trump has ordered California to reform its licensing policies within 30 days or risk losing $160 million in federal highway funds.
              • ICE enforcement: Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased roadside checks and weigh-station operations, with several states cooperating to curb illegal driving activity.
              • Broader implications: When states hand out CDLs to illegal immigrants, every state becomes a border state.
              In this week’s commentary, Mark Krikorian notes that today marks the anniversary of President Reagan signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which granted amnesty to nearly three million illegal immigrants and made it unlawful to employ them. Billed as a “grand bargain,” it promised enforcement in exchange for legalization – but that promise was never kept, poisoning immigration politics to this day. The enduring lesson, as Mark Krikorian notes, is: real enforcement and system integrity must come before any talk of amnesty.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
              
              Guest
              
              Jennie Taer is a reporter for The Daily Wire.
              
              Related
              
              Jennie Taer Author Page
              
              How Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Ended Up on America’s Roads
              
              ICE Nabs Over 120 Illegal Immigrant Drivers After Probe Exposes Major Loophole Found in Texas DMV
              
              Illegal-Immigrant Trucker ‘No Name Given’ Mocks US Law — and Puts Us in Grave Danger
              
              Illegal Immigrant Trucker Reveals Grave Danger
              
              2246false229fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Future-Borders-and-NationhoodThe Ten Woke Commandments You Must Not Obey. Two of the book’s chapters focus on immigration: “You Shall Have No Borders” and “You Shall Have No Nation.”
              
              In the episode, Hankinson explains why the idea of the nation-state is fundamental to civilization and how the erosion of borders threatens both prosperity and safety. He argues that:
              • The open border movement is both ideological and political – a tool to expand government dependency and reshape the electorate.
              • A democracy cannot survive without defined borders; “If you don’t have a country to defend, nothing else matters.”
              • Birthright citizenship and “birth tourism” weaken the meaning of national allegiance and civic responsibility.
              Drawing on his years as a U.S. diplomat in India, Ghana, Fiji, Togo, and Slovakia, Hankinson shares how his first-hand experience with visa processing opened his eyes to migration patterns and visa fraud, shaping his perspective on U.S. immigration policy.
              
              He also reflects on how free speech, civic duty, and national loyalty intersect in a society increasingly pressured to conform to ideological orthodoxies. (Upcoming Event: Hankinson and Krikorian will join a November 19 Heritage Foundation panel on the H-1B visa program, exploring how it has shifted from filling national needs to displacing American workers, and how it can be reformed.)
              
              In his closing commentary, Krikorian notes two developments that mark the end of the Biden Border Crisis. First, of course, is the dramatic drop in apprehension numbers. Despite a small uptick in Southwest border arrests in September, the newly released Fiscal Year 2025 total was the lowest in generations. Equally important, though, is the fact that the (much smaller) migrant flow has reverted to traditional patterns – mainly Mexicans, with a few Central Americans – marking an end to the globalized flow from nearly every country on earth in response to Biden administration policies.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
              
              Guest
              
              Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
              
              Related
              
              Simon Hankinson Bio and Publications
              
              The Ten Woke Commandments You Must Not Obey
              
              Despite Uptick in September, FY25 Border Arrests Were the Lowest in Generations
              
              Migrant Flow Returns to Traditional Demographic Patterns under Trump II
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
              • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68343480Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:30:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week on Parsing Immigration Policy, Simon Hankinson, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discusses his new book, https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Woke-Commandments-Must-Obey/dp/1680533614. Two of the book’s chapters focus on immigration:...The Ten Woke Commandments You Must Not Obey. Two of the book’s chapters focus on immigration: “You Shall Have No Borders” and “You Shall Have No Nation.”
              
              In the episode, Hankinson explains why the idea of the nation-state is fundamental to civilization and how the erosion of borders threatens both prosperity and safety. He argues that:
              • The open border movement is both ideological and political – a tool to expand government dependency and reshape the electorate.
              • A democracy cannot survive without defined borders; “If you don’t have a country to defend, nothing else matters.”
              • Birthright citizenship and “birth tourism” weaken the meaning of national allegiance and civic responsibility.
              Drawing on his years as a U.S. diplomat in India, Ghana, Fiji, Togo, and Slovakia, Hankinson shares how his first-hand experience with visa processing opened his eyes to migration patterns and visa fraud, shaping his perspective on U.S. immigration policy.
              
              He also reflects on how free speech, civic duty, and national loyalty intersect in a society increasingly pressured to conform to ideological orthodoxies. (Upcoming Event: Hankinson and Krikorian will join a November 19 Heritage Foundation panel on the H-1B visa program, exploring how it has shifted from filling national needs to displacing American workers, and how it can be reformed.)
              
              In his closing commentary, Krikorian notes two developments that mark the end of the Biden Border Crisis. First, of course, is the dramatic drop in apprehension numbers. Despite a small uptick in Southwest border arrests in September, the newly released Fiscal Year 2025 total was the lowest in generations. Equally important, though, is the fact that the (much smaller) migrant flow has reverted to traditional patterns – mainly Mexicans, with a few Central Americans – marking an end to the globalized flow from nearly every country on earth in response to Biden administration policies.
              
              Host
              
              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
              
              Guest
              
              Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
              
              Related
              
              Simon Hankinson Bio and Publications
              
              The Ten Woke Commandments You Must Not Obey
              
              Despite Uptick in September, FY25 Border Arrests Were the Lowest in Generations
              
              Migrant Flow Returns to Traditional Demographic Patterns under Trump II
              
              Intro Montage
              
              Voices in the opening montage:
              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate...]]>2307false228fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Deep-Dive-Chicagos-Immigration-Enforcement-Crisis
                The Trump administration launched Operation “Midway Blitz” in September, sending ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents into the Chicago area in an effort to enforce immigration laws where state and local jurisdictions refuse to cooperate. Just back from Illinois, where she met with officers from across the state, Vaughan explains that they recognize the safety implications of unlimited illegal immigration and want to help federal authorities, but sanctuary policies from the city, county, and state tie their hands.
                
                Vaughan highlights growing crime concerns in Chicago — a clear example, she says, of the public safety crisis created by the Biden administration’s open-border policies. For years, American and transnational gangs alike have taken advantage of the lack of interior enforcement, which is how Cook County became home to nearly 370,000 illegal immigrants, including criminals and violent gangs.
                
                Today, federal pressure is finally squeezing criminal networks, but it’s making them more violent. With arrests in the Chicago area doubling under the Trump administration and doubling again during Operation Midway Blitz, ICE has taken roughly 3,000 illegal immigrants off the streets, many with criminal records. In response, some transnational gangs are lashing out and turning violent against federal officers threatening their operations.
                
                This week’s episode is a deep dive into Chicago, but it’s not an isolated example — it’s a case study in what happens when politics blocks public safety. The same challenges are unfolding in other sanctuary cities across the country, like Los Angeles and Portland, Ore.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Jessica Vaughan the Director of Policy Studies for the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Related
                
                Enabled by a Federal Judge, Chicago-Area Mayors Seek to Shut Down Immigration Law Enforcement
                
                Understanding Pritzker’s Dangerous Immigration Game
                
                Immigration Newsmaker Video: A Conversation with U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68252580Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:09:14 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week on Parsing Immigration Policy, Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s Director of Policy, unpacks the ongoing tension in Chicago, as federal and local law enforcement agencies continue to clash over illegal immigration and crime. The Trump...
                The Trump administration launched Operation “Midway Blitz” in September, sending ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents into the Chicago area in an effort to enforce immigration laws where state and local jurisdictions refuse to cooperate. Just back from Illinois, where she met with officers from across the state, Vaughan explains that they recognize the safety implications of unlimited illegal immigration and want to help federal authorities, but sanctuary policies from the city, county, and state tie their hands.
                
                Vaughan highlights growing crime concerns in Chicago — a clear example, she says, of the public safety crisis created by the Biden administration’s open-border policies. For years, American and transnational gangs alike have taken advantage of the lack of interior enforcement, which is how Cook County became home to nearly 370,000 illegal immigrants, including criminals and violent gangs.
                
                Today, federal pressure is finally squeezing criminal networks, but it’s making them more violent. With arrests in the Chicago area doubling under the Trump administration and doubling again during Operation Midway Blitz, ICE has taken roughly 3,000 illegal immigrants off the streets, many with criminal records. In response, some transnational gangs are lashing out and turning violent against federal officers threatening their operations.
                
                This week’s episode is a deep dive into Chicago, but it’s not an isolated example — it’s a case study in what happens when politics blocks public safety. The same challenges are unfolding in other sanctuary cities across the country, like Los Angeles and Portland, Ore.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Jessica Vaughan the Director of Policy Studies for the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Related
                
                Enabled by a Federal Judge, Chicago-Area Mayors Seek to Shut Down Immigration Law Enforcement
                
                Understanding Pritzker’s Dangerous Immigration Game
                
                Immigration Newsmaker Video: A Conversation with U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>2109false227fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Gold-Card-and-100K-H1B-Fee-What-Do-They-Mean
                The discussion, recorded live at a recent CIS event, features George Fishman, senior legal fellow, and Elizabeth Jacobs, director of regulatory affairs and policy.
                
                The H-1B Visa Proclamation imposes a one-time $100,000 entry fee on foreign workers applying for H-1B visas – ostensibly temporary visas originally intended for “the best and the brightest”. Jacobs examines the new policy’s goal of closing loopholes that allow employers to displace American workers and depress wages and outlines additional suggestions for closing other loopholes.
                
                The Gold Card Program, established by executive order, offers lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who contribute $1 million – or $2 million through an employer – to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fishman explains that while the program was designed to expedite legal entry for investors, many approved recipients will still face long waits for green cards due to caps and per-country limits, especially for nationals of India and the People's Republic of China. The program, he notes, also raises several legal questions.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                George Fishman is Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies
                
                Related
                
                How The Trump Administration Can Strengthen Its New H-1B Reforms
                
                DHS Proposes Reform to H-1B Selection Process 
                
                President Trump Establishes Gold Immigration Card, Announces $100,000 H-1B Entry Fee
                
                President Trump’s Gold Card
                
                President Trump’s Gold Card Needs to Pass Through Congress’s Golden Gate . . . or Does It?
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68158611Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:15:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week's Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features expert analysis of two major immigration actions recently announced by President Trump: a new $100,000 entry fee for H-1B visa-holders and the creation of a “Gold Card”. The discussion, recorded...
                The discussion, recorded live at a recent CIS event, features George Fishman, senior legal fellow, and Elizabeth Jacobs, director of regulatory affairs and policy.
                
                The H-1B Visa Proclamation imposes a one-time $100,000 entry fee on foreign workers applying for H-1B visas – ostensibly temporary visas originally intended for “the best and the brightest”. Jacobs examines the new policy’s goal of closing loopholes that allow employers to displace American workers and depress wages and outlines additional suggestions for closing other loopholes.
                
                The Gold Card Program, established by executive order, offers lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who contribute $1 million – or $2 million through an employer – to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fishman explains that while the program was designed to expedite legal entry for investors, many approved recipients will still face long waits for green cards due to caps and per-country limits, especially for nationals of India and the People's Republic of China. The program, he notes, also raises several legal questions.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                George Fishman is Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies
                
                Related
                
                How The Trump Administration Can Strengthen Its New H-1B Reforms
                
                DHS Proposes Reform to H-1B Selection Process 
                
                President Trump Establishes Gold Immigration Card, Announces $100,000 H-1B Entry Fee
                
                President Trump’s Gold Card
                
                President Trump’s Gold Card Needs to Pass Through Congress’s Golden Gate . . . or Does It?
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>1301false226fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Military-Lawyers-Temporary-Immigration-Judges
                Host Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, is joined by Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy and a former immigration judge, to discuss the legal, practical, and political implications of the move.
                
                Key points include:
                • The U.S. immigration court system currently has about 650 permanent judges; the addition of 100 JAGs as temporary judges could significantly expand capacity, with the administration aiming to add hundreds more.
                • The Department of Justice has had mechanisms since 2014 to appoint temporary immigration judges.
                • Most JAGs lack immigration law experience, but Arthur notes that immigration courts often focus on determinations of removability and eligibility for relief -- areas where experienced litigators can adapt quickly.
                • New judges receive a week of formal training and two weeks of supervised hearings, similar to what Arthur himself received.
                • The episode also addresses the multiple due process safeguards, the backlog impact, and whether the move raises concerns under the Posse Comitatus Act.
                In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the government shutdown and the debate over healthcare for illegal immigrants, referencing a recent CIS blog post by Jason Richwine, “Of Course Illegal Immigrants Access Public Health Benefits”. He notes that the budget dispute is real but distracts from a broader truth: Illegal immigrants access public health programs through multiple channels, benefits that will continue regardless of how the shutdown is resolved.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Related
                
                Pentagon to Send 600 Lawyers to Serve as Temporary Immigration Judges
                
                Of Course Illegal Immigrants Access Public Health Benefits
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68071569Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:20 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s Parsing Immigration Policy podcast examines the Trump administration’s initiative to temporarily detail military lawyers -- Judge Advocates General (JAGs) -- to serve as temporary immigration judges, with the first group beginning training...
                Host Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, is joined by Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy and a former immigration judge, to discuss the legal, practical, and political implications of the move.
                
                Key points include:
                • The U.S. immigration court system currently has about 650 permanent judges; the addition of 100 JAGs as temporary judges could significantly expand capacity, with the administration aiming to add hundreds more.
                • The Department of Justice has had mechanisms since 2014 to appoint temporary immigration judges.
                • Most JAGs lack immigration law experience, but Arthur notes that immigration courts often focus on determinations of removability and eligibility for relief -- areas where experienced litigators can adapt quickly.
                • New judges receive a week of formal training and two weeks of supervised hearings, similar to what Arthur himself received.
                • The episode also addresses the multiple due process safeguards, the backlog impact, and whether the move raises concerns under the Posse Comitatus Act.
                In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the government shutdown and the debate over healthcare for illegal immigrants, referencing a recent CIS blog post by Jason Richwine, “Of Course Illegal Immigrants Access Public Health Benefits”. He notes that the budget dispute is real but distracts from a broader truth: Illegal immigrants access public health programs through multiple channels, benefits that will continue regardless of how the shutdown is resolved.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Related
                
                Pentagon to Send 600 Lawyers to Serve as Temporary Immigration Judges
                
                Of Course Illegal Immigrants Access Public Health Benefits
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>1971false225fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Katie-Lam-UK-Shadow-Minister-Immigration
                Since 1974, the UK’s immigration system has been marked by broken promises to the voters and rising numbers – despite repeated pledges to reduce migration. Net migration has averaged 100,000+ annually since 1977, peaking at more than 900,000 in 2023, creating profound economic, cultural, and practical challenges.
                
                In a conversation with Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director, Lam argues that both legal and illegal migration must be tackled head-on:
                
                Legal Migration
                • Current system brings in too many people and is insufficiently selective.
                • Health & Social Care visa was projected to bring in 6,000 entrants – but saw 600,000 arrivals, many not working in the sector.
                • Consequence: artificially low wages, huge costs to taxpayers in part due to long-term settlement rights that provide welfare, housing, and full healthcare.
                • Solution: cut and cap numbers, set clear criteria.
                Illegal Migration
                • Over 30,000 illegal Channel crossings so far this year – the 2025 number will be a record high.
                • Criminal gangs drive the crossings, costing taxpayers 52,000 pounds per person annually – before even receiving asylum – in housing, food, clothing, and spending money.
                • Lam supports the Rwanda plan – a third-country asylum model to deter unlawful entry.
                She also raises concerns about judicial overreach, international treaties, and the erosion of parliamentary authority in controlling borders. Lam makes the case for a reformed Conservative Party to deliver consistent, specific, and enforceable immigration policies – restoring trust with voters and winning in the future election.
                
                In today's commentary, Mark Krikorian notes the role that taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens plays in the current government shutdown debate and observes that the only major immigration function that stops during a shutdown is E-Verify.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Katie Lamm is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weald of Kent and a Shadow Home Office Minister.
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67986106Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:05:33 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features Katie Lam, Conservative Member of Parliament for Weald of Kent and a Shadow Home Office Minister, who brings a British perspective on the pressing issue of immigration. Since 1974, the UK’s...
                Since 1974, the UK’s immigration system has been marked by broken promises to the voters and rising numbers – despite repeated pledges to reduce migration. Net migration has averaged 100,000+ annually since 1977, peaking at more than 900,000 in 2023, creating profound economic, cultural, and practical challenges.
                
                In a conversation with Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director, Lam argues that both legal and illegal migration must be tackled head-on:
                
                Legal Migration
                • Current system brings in too many people and is insufficiently selective.
                • Health & Social Care visa was projected to bring in 6,000 entrants – but saw 600,000 arrivals, many not working in the sector.
                • Consequence: artificially low wages, huge costs to taxpayers in part due to long-term settlement rights that provide welfare, housing, and full healthcare.
                • Solution: cut and cap numbers, set clear criteria.
                Illegal Migration
                • Over 30,000 illegal Channel crossings so far this year – the 2025 number will be a record high.
                • Criminal gangs drive the crossings, costing taxpayers 52,000 pounds per person annually – before even receiving asylum – in housing, food, clothing, and spending money.
                • Lam supports the Rwanda plan – a third-country asylum model to deter unlawful entry.
                She also raises concerns about judicial overreach, international treaties, and the erosion of parliamentary authority in controlling borders. Lam makes the case for a reformed Conservative Party to deliver consistent, specific, and enforceable immigration policies – restoring trust with voters and winning in the future election.
                
                In today's commentary, Mark Krikorian notes the role that taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens plays in the current government shutdown debate and observes that the only major immigration function that stops during a shutdown is E-Verify.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Katie Lamm is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weald of Kent and a Shadow Home Office Minister.
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>2485false224fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Newsmaker-Podcast-Conversation-US-Border-Patrol-Chief
                Appointed to lead the agency earlier this year, Banks is a former Border Patrol agent with more than 30 years of federal law enforcement and border security experience. His tenure comes at a critical time, as heightened immigration policy debates dominate the national conversation.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Michael Banks is the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
                
                Related
                
                Panel Press Release
                
                Panel Video
                
                C-Span Coverage
                
                CIS Live Stream
                
                Panel Transcript
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67898024Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:44:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features the audio of a recent sit-down between Executive Director Mark Krikorian and Michael Banks, Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol. During an in-depth discussion, Chief Banks touched on...
                Appointed to lead the agency earlier this year, Banks is a former Border Patrol agent with more than 30 years of federal law enforcement and border security experience. His tenure comes at a critical time, as heightened immigration policy debates dominate the national conversation.
                
                Host
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Michael Banks is the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
                
                Related
                
                Panel Press Release
                
                Panel Video
                
                C-Span Coverage
                
                CIS Live Stream
                
                Panel Transcript
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>3387false223fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Newsmaker-Podcast-Conversation-USCIS-Director-Joseph-Edlow
                On expanding investigative capacity, Edlow said:
                
                "When you’re adjudicating a green card or a naturalization, that’s a law enforcement action...But this is not a police force. What we are looking at incorporating into USCIS is an investigative agency…to really do a deep dive into immigration fraud, national security issues, and other criminality within the agency’s jurisdiction."
                
                Other highlights include:
                
                H-1B visas: “If properly monitored and scrutinized for integrity, H-1B can be a useful tool. But my big concern is the way it keeps U.S. citizens out of the job market, especially recent STEM graduates.”
                
                Vetting standards: “We want to know everything about these individuals… Anti-American activities at a certain level are not going to be tolerated.”
                
                Naturalization: “Frankly, this test is just too easy. We need to make it more thought-provoking to ensure new citizens have a real attachment to the Constitution.”
                
                Temporary Protected Status: “For the first time in a very long time we are not seeing pro-forma renewals...We are looking at all cases and the reasons for the designations, and making a determination based both on whether those conditions still apply … and looking at, again, the foreign policy considerations.”
                
                Edlow also addressed:
                
                • Decades of “profligate” work permit issuance to people whose status doesn’t include work authorization and the end of automatic Social Security number approvals.
                • Parole and DACA, calling DACA a “real legal problem” likely requiring congressional resolution.
                • Legislative priorities, including eliminating the Diversity Visa lottery and fixing visa allocations.
                • Expanding Systematic Alien Verification Enterprise (SAVE) access for states to verify voter eligibility, which he called potentially “a gamechanger.”
                • Renewed denaturalization efforts and stronger fraud detection across USCIS.
                Host 
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Joseph Edlow is the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
                
                Related
                
                Panel Press Release
                
                Panel Video
                
                C-Span Coverage
                
                CIS Live Stream
                
                Panel Transcript
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67810464Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:19:28 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features the audio of a recent sit-down between Executive Director Mark Krikorian and Joseph Edlow, the newly confirmed Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In a...
                On expanding investigative capacity, Edlow said:
                
                "When you’re adjudicating a green card or a naturalization, that’s a law enforcement action...But this is not a police force. What we are looking at incorporating into USCIS is an investigative agency…to really do a deep dive into immigration fraud, national security issues, and other criminality within the agency’s jurisdiction."
                
                Other highlights include:
                
                H-1B visas: “If properly monitored and scrutinized for integrity, H-1B can be a useful tool. But my big concern is the way it keeps U.S. citizens out of the job market, especially recent STEM graduates.”
                
                Vetting standards: “We want to know everything about these individuals… Anti-American activities at a certain level are not going to be tolerated.”
                
                Naturalization: “Frankly, this test is just too easy. We need to make it more thought-provoking to ensure new citizens have a real attachment to the Constitution.”
                
                Temporary Protected Status: “For the first time in a very long time we are not seeing pro-forma renewals...We are looking at all cases and the reasons for the designations, and making a determination based both on whether those conditions still apply … and looking at, again, the foreign policy considerations.”
                
                Edlow also addressed:
                
                • Decades of “profligate” work permit issuance to people whose status doesn’t include work authorization and the end of automatic Social Security number approvals.
                • Parole and DACA, calling DACA a “real legal problem” likely requiring congressional resolution.
                • Legislative priorities, including eliminating the Diversity Visa lottery and fixing visa allocations.
                • Expanding Systematic Alien Verification Enterprise (SAVE) access for states to verify voter eligibility, which he called potentially “a gamechanger.”
                • Renewed denaturalization efforts and stronger fraud detection across USCIS.
                Host 
                
                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                
                Guest
                
                Joseph Edlow is the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
                
                Related
                
                Panel Press Release
                
                Panel Video
                
                C-Span Coverage
                
                CIS Live Stream
                
                Panel Transcript
                
                Intro Montage
                
                Voices in the opening montage:
                
                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                • Hillary Clinton...]]>3245false222fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Florida-Attorney-General-James-Uthmeier
                  Attorney General Uthmeier discusses Florida’s measures to enforce immigration law, protect public safety, and collaborate with federal agencies. Highlights include:
                  • Detention Capacity: Florida has three times the immigration detention capacity as the next state, with additional space opening.
                    • A repurposed facility recently opened, Deportation Depot.
                    • Florida is actively challenging the lawsuit aimed at blocking detention at Alligator Alcatraz. (Host Mark Krikorian follows up after the pre-recorded interview with an update on the state’s recent victory in court.)
                  • Law Enforcement Authority: Florida is the first state with all officers certified under Section 287(g), empowering them to assist ICE.
                  • Public Safety Threats: From illegal alien truck drivers involved in deadly accidents to child predator stings, the AG underscores the risks of unchecked illegal immigration and shares Florida’s responses.
                  • Maritime Enforcement: With between 12,000 and 15,000 interdictions in state waters, Florida deploys the National Guard, troopers, and local law enforcement to stop illegal arrivals before they reach shore.
                  • Illegal Presence in Florida Is a State Offense: State law prohibits an illegal alien from entering the state; the law is being challenged.
                  • No Sanctuary: State law prohibits sanctuary cities and empowers the state to hold jurisdictions accountable by levying civil fines and removing people from office.
                  The episode concludes with commentary from the Center's executive director Mark Krikorian, who provides an update on litigation surrounding “Alligator Alcatraz” and the illegal alien trucker and his employer responsible for three deaths in Florida. He also highlights Jobs.now, a new website that uncovers legally required but often hidden job postings—creating a jobs clearinghouse for Americans and making it harder for employers to convert H-1B visa holders into green card applicants.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  James Uthmeier is the Attorney General of the State of Florida.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Podcast: The Role of Immigration Detention
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67722161Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:51:55 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFlorida has become a national leader in immigration enforcement, and this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features an in-depth conversation with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on the state’s high-profile role. Attorney General...
                  Attorney General Uthmeier discusses Florida’s measures to enforce immigration law, protect public safety, and collaborate with federal agencies. Highlights include:
                  • Detention Capacity: Florida has three times the immigration detention capacity as the next state, with additional space opening.
                    • A repurposed facility recently opened, Deportation Depot.
                    • Florida is actively challenging the lawsuit aimed at blocking detention at Alligator Alcatraz. (Host Mark Krikorian follows up after the pre-recorded interview with an update on the state’s recent victory in court.)
                  • Law Enforcement Authority: Florida is the first state with all officers certified under Section 287(g), empowering them to assist ICE.
                  • Public Safety Threats: From illegal alien truck drivers involved in deadly accidents to child predator stings, the AG underscores the risks of unchecked illegal immigration and shares Florida’s responses.
                  • Maritime Enforcement: With between 12,000 and 15,000 interdictions in state waters, Florida deploys the National Guard, troopers, and local law enforcement to stop illegal arrivals before they reach shore.
                  • Illegal Presence in Florida Is a State Offense: State law prohibits an illegal alien from entering the state; the law is being challenged.
                  • No Sanctuary: State law prohibits sanctuary cities and empowers the state to hold jurisdictions accountable by levying civil fines and removing people from office.
                  The episode concludes with commentary from the Center's executive director Mark Krikorian, who provides an update on litigation surrounding “Alligator Alcatraz” and the illegal alien trucker and his employer responsible for three deaths in Florida. He also highlights Jobs.now, a new website that uncovers legally required but often hidden job postings—creating a jobs clearinghouse for Americans and making it harder for employers to convert H-1B visa holders into green card applicants.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  James Uthmeier is the Attorney General of the State of Florida.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Podcast: The Role of Immigration Detention
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>1836false221fullhttp://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Stricter-Vetting-USCIS-Raises-Bar-Immigration-Benefits
                  Key Points:
                  
                  Beyond “Not a Criminal”: New USCIS policy updates require officers to engage in a more holistic analysis of whether naturalization applicants demonstrate “good moral character,” a requirement for naturalization that has been a part of U.S. immigration law since the beginning. In addition, the agency is now asking officers to consider any anti-American, antisemetic, or terrorist activity as “overwhelmingly negative” factors when evaluating whether an applicant warrants a positive grant of discretion.
                  
                  Discretionary Benefits: Many immigration benefits under the INA — including asylum, national interest waivers under EB-2, and naturalization — are discretionary. Even if eligibility requirements are met, USCIS officers may deny them.
                  
                  Good Moral Character Assessments:
                  • Traditionally treated as a checklist; now assessed holistically.
                  • Focuses on demonstrating positive attributes and rehabilitation, not just the absence of misconduct.
                  Negative Factors for Discretionary Denials: Officers are instructed to treat support for anti-American ideologies, antisemitism, and terrorism as “overwhelmingly negative factors” when exercising discretion on discretionary immigration benefit requests.
                  
                  Expanded Use of Vetting Tools:
                  • Increased use of social media screening, fraud detection, and neighborhood/personal investigations.
                  • Previous policies often waived these investigations; the update clarifies they are a standard part of discretion.
                  Balancing Efficiency and Vetting: With millions of applications annually, USCIS must balance rigorous vetting with timely processing. The agency is shifting culture to prioritize serving the American people, not just applicants.
                  
                  Cultural Shift: USCIS is shifting emphasis from serving as a “service agency” to serving as a vetting agency, using the discretion granted by Congress to protect national security and uphold American values — a departure from prior policies favoring mass approvals.
                  
                  Immigration Newsmaker Interview: USCIS Director Joe Edlow will be featured today in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by CIS at the National Press Club. The video will be available at cis.org.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  USCIS to Consider Anti-Americanism, Antisemitism, and Terrorist Activity When Adjudicating Certain Immigration Benefit Requests
                  
                  CIS National Security Vetting Failures Database
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67635486Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:16:39 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features Elizabeth Jacobs, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, discussing USCIS’s updated guidance on discretion in immigration benefits. Key Points:...
                  Key Points:
                  
                  Beyond “Not a Criminal”: New USCIS policy updates require officers to engage in a more holistic analysis of whether naturalization applicants demonstrate “good moral character,” a requirement for naturalization that has been a part of U.S. immigration law since the beginning. In addition, the agency is now asking officers to consider any anti-American, antisemetic, or terrorist activity as “overwhelmingly negative” factors when evaluating whether an applicant warrants a positive grant of discretion.
                  
                  Discretionary Benefits: Many immigration benefits under the INA — including asylum, national interest waivers under EB-2, and naturalization — are discretionary. Even if eligibility requirements are met, USCIS officers may deny them.
                  
                  Good Moral Character Assessments:
                  • Traditionally treated as a checklist; now assessed holistically.
                  • Focuses on demonstrating positive attributes and rehabilitation, not just the absence of misconduct.
                  Negative Factors for Discretionary Denials: Officers are instructed to treat support for anti-American ideologies, antisemitism, and terrorism as “overwhelmingly negative factors” when exercising discretion on discretionary immigration benefit requests.
                  
                  Expanded Use of Vetting Tools:
                  • Increased use of social media screening, fraud detection, and neighborhood/personal investigations.
                  • Previous policies often waived these investigations; the update clarifies they are a standard part of discretion.
                  Balancing Efficiency and Vetting: With millions of applications annually, USCIS must balance rigorous vetting with timely processing. The agency is shifting culture to prioritize serving the American people, not just applicants.
                  
                  Cultural Shift: USCIS is shifting emphasis from serving as a “service agency” to serving as a vetting agency, using the discretion granted by Congress to protect national security and uphold American values — a departure from prior policies favoring mass approvals.
                  
                  Immigration Newsmaker Interview: USCIS Director Joe Edlow will be featured today in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by CIS at the National Press Club. The video will be available at cis.org.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  USCIS to Consider Anti-Americanism, Antisemitism, and Terrorist Activity When Adjudicating Certain Immigration Benefit Requests
                  
                  CIS National Security Vetting Failures Database
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN...]]>1781false220fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Forcing-Environmental-Analysis-Policies-Increase-Immigration
                    Axelrod explains how the Trump administration is handling the remedy phase of Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform v. Department of Homeland Security, where CIS successfully argued that the Biden administration violated NEPA when it dismantled border controls allowing in millions of people without doing any environmental impact analysis. NEPA, enacted in 1970, was intended to address environmental impacts of population growth – yet it has rarely been applied to immigration, despite its obvious relevance.
                    
                    Axelrod argues that applying NEPA consistently would protect the environment, provide transparency, and serve as an insurance policy to prevent future administrations from bypassing environmental review when expanding immigration.
                    
                    Highlights from the discussion with the Center’s Executive Director Mark Krikorian include:
                    
                    • CIS’s Successful Lawsuit: The court found that the Biden administration had violated NEPA. The remedy phase could force DHS to conduct the environmental analysis that should have preceded both the Biden DHS’s termination of the “Remain in Mexico” policy and halt in construction of the border wall, and/or could ensure that if a future administration repeats such actions, it would have to do environmental analysis, providing transparency and an opportunity for public input.
                    • Trump Administration on the Remedy: The Trump administration’s immigration agenda, which largely focuses on reduction, not expansion, of immigration, would not be blocked if the administration were to embrace the idea that increases in immigration should be analyzed under NEPA prior to implementation. Such an embrace would also serve to make the Trump immigration agenda harder for a future administration to undo, as the Biden administration did to the first Trump administration’s policies. Furthermore, as the Alligator Alcatraz case shows, whether the Trump administration embraces NEPA for immigration expansion or not, open-borders groups will continue challenging enforcement actions in court under NEPA.
                    • New Texas Lawsuit: A coalition of Texas plaintiffs seeks to apply NEPA to Biden-era policies, including the end of “Remain in Mexico,” expansive asylum rules, regulatory expansions to our work programs, and taxpayer-funded NGO programs.
                    • Alligator Alcatraz Case: Anti-enforcement groups are trying to use NEPA to block expansion of the Florida detention facility, highlighting a double standard – enforcement actions designed to reduce illegal immigration trigger environmental analysis, but policies that increase immigration do not (yet).
                    Host 
                    
                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Guest
                    
                    Julie Axelrod is the Director of Litigation at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Related
                    
                    CIS Prevails in Challenge to Biden-Harris Immigration Actions
                    
                    Intro Montage
                    
                    Voices in the opening montage:
                    
                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                    • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67535217Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:00:18 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast features Director of Litigation Julie Axelrod discussing the current status of the Center’s landmark National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) lawsuit, a new CIS case filed in Texas, and the...
                    Axelrod explains how the Trump administration is handling the remedy phase of Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform v. Department of Homeland Security, where CIS successfully argued that the Biden administration violated NEPA when it dismantled border controls allowing in millions of people without doing any environmental impact analysis. NEPA, enacted in 1970, was intended to address environmental impacts of population growth – yet it has rarely been applied to immigration, despite its obvious relevance.
                    
                    Axelrod argues that applying NEPA consistently would protect the environment, provide transparency, and serve as an insurance policy to prevent future administrations from bypassing environmental review when expanding immigration.
                    
                    Highlights from the discussion with the Center’s Executive Director Mark Krikorian include:
                    
                    • CIS’s Successful Lawsuit: The court found that the Biden administration had violated NEPA. The remedy phase could force DHS to conduct the environmental analysis that should have preceded both the Biden DHS’s termination of the “Remain in Mexico” policy and halt in construction of the border wall, and/or could ensure that if a future administration repeats such actions, it would have to do environmental analysis, providing transparency and an opportunity for public input.
                    • Trump Administration on the Remedy: The Trump administration’s immigration agenda, which largely focuses on reduction, not expansion, of immigration, would not be blocked if the administration were to embrace the idea that increases in immigration should be analyzed under NEPA prior to implementation. Such an embrace would also serve to make the Trump immigration agenda harder for a future administration to undo, as the Biden administration did to the first Trump administration’s policies. Furthermore, as the Alligator Alcatraz case shows, whether the Trump administration embraces NEPA for immigration expansion or not, open-borders groups will continue challenging enforcement actions in court under NEPA.
                    • New Texas Lawsuit: A coalition of Texas plaintiffs seeks to apply NEPA to Biden-era policies, including the end of “Remain in Mexico,” expansive asylum rules, regulatory expansions to our work programs, and taxpayer-funded NGO programs.
                    • Alligator Alcatraz Case: Anti-enforcement groups are trying to use NEPA to block expansion of the Florida detention facility, highlighting a double standard – enforcement actions designed to reduce illegal immigration trigger environmental analysis, but policies that increase immigration do not (yet).
                    Host 
                    
                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Guest
                    
                    Julie Axelrod is the Director of Litigation at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Related
                    
                    CIS Prevails in Challenge to Biden-Harris Immigration Actions
                    
                    Intro Montage
                    
                    Voices in the opening montage:
                    
                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in...]]>2564false219fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Former-Border-Patrol-Chief-Jason-Owens-Border-Security-Challenges-Past
                    • Career and History: Owens joined in 1996 as the Border Patrol was adopting national strategies like Operation Hold the Line and Operation Gatekeeper, shifting from chasing illegal crossers to preventing entry.
                    • Border Crisis Leadership: As chief, Owens navigated record flows, low morale, and shifting political directives, often focusing on “damage control” to preserve the agency’s mission.
                    • Barriers and Technology: Physical barriers serve as a “force multiplier” when deployed strategically, buying agents time to detect, respond, and apprehend.
                    • Future Challenges:
                      • Smuggling potentially shifting to new routes
                      • Aliens continuing to exploit loopholes, such as asylum.
                      • Need for AI and translation tools to handle migrants from a large number of diverse countries.
                    • Border Patrol Growth: Owens stresses that expansion must be gradual, maintaining high standards and adequate training to avoid weakening the force. 
                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a widely reported Center study showing a 2.2 million decline in the immigrant population, including 1.6 million illegal immigrants, in the first half of 2025. Critics argued the drop might be artificial, caused by non-response to the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) due to fear of enforcement. But Krikorian noted response rates have been falling steadily for years, with no sharper decline under recent enforcement policies, suggesting the measured reduction is real – and that new policies have been successful in reducing illegal immigration.Host Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Guest
                    
                    Jason Owens is former Chief of the Border Patrol.
                    
                    Related
                    
                    Overall Foreign-Born Population Down 2.2 Million January to July
                    
                    Is the Apparent Decline in the Immigrant Population Real?
                    
                    Intro Montage
                    
                    Voices in the opening montage:
                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                    • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67470337Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:02:21 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with recently retired Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, who served for 30 years and led the agency during the worst border crisis in history. Owens...
                  • Career and History: Owens joined in 1996 as the Border Patrol was adopting national strategies like Operation Hold the Line and Operation Gatekeeper, shifting from chasing illegal crossers to preventing entry.
                  • Border Crisis Leadership: As chief, Owens navigated record flows, low morale, and shifting political directives, often focusing on “damage control” to preserve the agency’s mission.
                  • Barriers and Technology: Physical barriers serve as a “force multiplier” when deployed strategically, buying agents time to detect, respond, and apprehend.
                  • Future Challenges:
                    • Smuggling potentially shifting to new routes
                    • Aliens continuing to exploit loopholes, such as asylum.
                    • Need for AI and translation tools to handle migrants from a large number of diverse countries.
                  • Border Patrol Growth: Owens stresses that expansion must be gradual, maintaining high standards and adequate training to avoid weakening the force. 
                  In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a widely reported Center study showing a 2.2 million decline in the immigrant population, including 1.6 million illegal immigrants, in the first half of 2025. Critics argued the drop might be artificial, caused by non-response to the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) due to fear of enforcement. But Krikorian noted response rates have been falling steadily for years, with no sharper decline under recent enforcement policies, suggesting the measured reduction is real – and that new policies have been successful in reducing illegal immigration.Host Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Jason Owens is former Chief of the Border Patrol.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Overall Foreign-Born Population Down 2.2 Million January to July
                  
                  Is the Apparent Decline in the Immigrant Population Real?
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2399false218fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/INS-ICE-How-Immigration-Enforcement-Has-Changed
                  From his early days as a deportation officer to leading seven Fugitive Operations Teams targeting dangerous criminal aliens, Mechkowski recounts arrests, post-9/11 operations, and the gradual breakdown of cooperation between ICE and New York City authorities under sanctuary policies. He contrasts the first Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement approach — led by then-ICE Acting Director Tom Homan — with the Biden administration’s politicization of the agency under DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
                  
                  Mechkowski also discusses operational challenges, the role of E-Verify, detention space needs, and the realities behind having arrest targets. His reflections reveal how enforcement priorities, local politics, and national leadership shape ICE’s ability to remove those who should not be in the country.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Scott Mechkowski is a retired Deputy Field Office Director for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in New York
                  
                  Related
                  
                  National Immigration Center for Enforcement
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67357904Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:05:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast, Executive Director Mark Krikorian speaks with Scott Mechkowski, retired Deputy Field Office Director for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in New York. With experience at U.S....
                  From his early days as a deportation officer to leading seven Fugitive Operations Teams targeting dangerous criminal aliens, Mechkowski recounts arrests, post-9/11 operations, and the gradual breakdown of cooperation between ICE and New York City authorities under sanctuary policies. He contrasts the first Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement approach — led by then-ICE Acting Director Tom Homan — with the Biden administration’s politicization of the agency under DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
                  
                  Mechkowski also discusses operational challenges, the role of E-Verify, detention space needs, and the realities behind having arrest targets. His reflections reveal how enforcement priorities, local politics, and national leadership shape ICE’s ability to remove those who should not be in the country.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Scott Mechkowski is a retired Deputy Field Office Director for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in New York
                  
                  Related
                  
                  National Immigration Center for Enforcement
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2077false217fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Georgia-Utah-Immigration-Reshaping-States
                  • Since 1980, the foreign-born population has grown 578 percent in the South and increased 10-fold or more in four states: Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, and Tennessee. It increased at least seven-fold in five other states: South Carolina, Arizona, Utah, Texas, and Alabama. In an additional 17 states it increased more than four-fold.
                  • The foreign-born share of the population has hit historic highs in 14 states and reached a numerical record in 31 states and D.C.
                  • From 1980 to 2025, the foreign-born population grew eight times faster than the U.S.-born population nationwide – and 20 times faster in 17 states. 
                  In today's commentary, Krikorian highlights a new E-Verify report from the Center that examines enforcement challenges. The core problem, the report notes, is not the system itself but identity theft. One key reform: Congress should require states to grant DHS access to driver’s license photos to strengthen verification efforts.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Steven Camarota is the Director of Research of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  The Foreign-Born Population at the State and Regional Level, 1850 to 2025
                  
                  E-Verify and the Invasion of the Identity Snatchers
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67286697Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:44:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies has released a new podcast examining the findings of a recent report, The Foreign-Born Population at the State and Regional Level, 1850 to 2025. The report shows that the foreign-born population – defined as anyone...
                  • Since 1980, the foreign-born population has grown 578 percent in the South and increased 10-fold or more in four states: Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, and Tennessee. It increased at least seven-fold in five other states: South Carolina, Arizona, Utah, Texas, and Alabama. In an additional 17 states it increased more than four-fold.
                  • The foreign-born share of the population has hit historic highs in 14 states and reached a numerical record in 31 states and D.C.
                  • From 1980 to 2025, the foreign-born population grew eight times faster than the U.S.-born population nationwide – and 20 times faster in 17 states. 
                  In today's commentary, Krikorian highlights a new E-Verify report from the Center that examines enforcement challenges. The core problem, the report notes, is not the system itself but identity theft. One key reform: Congress should require states to grant DHS access to driver’s license photos to strengthen verification efforts.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Steven Camarota is the Director of Research of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  The Foreign-Born Population at the State and Regional Level, 1850 to 2025
                  
                  E-Verify and the Invasion of the Identity Snatchers
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2401false216fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/CIS-2025-Congressional-Testimony-Highlights
                  Highlights include:
                  • Biden’s Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America — U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security & Immigration (Andrew R. Arthur, July 22)
                  • The Fiscal Consequences of Parole During the Biden Administration — House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee (Steven A. Camarota, July 15)
                  • Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process — House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee (Jessica M. Vaughan, June 25)
                  • Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild — House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Efficiency (Mark Krikorian, June 4)
                  • Examining Threats to ICE Operations — House Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee (Andrew R. Arthur, May 20)
                  • Restoring Immigration Enforcement in America — House Judiciary Committee (Jessica M. Vaughan, January 22)
                  • Remain in Mexico — Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (Andrew R. Arthur, January 16)
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Center staff testimony.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Center testimony page
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67202209Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:54:17 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies is proud to release the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, featuring the opening statements from our 2025 congressional testimony. Since January, CIS experts have testified seven times before the U.S....
                  Highlights include:
                  • Biden’s Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America — U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security & Immigration (Andrew R. Arthur, July 22)
                  • The Fiscal Consequences of Parole During the Biden Administration — House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee (Steven A. Camarota, July 15)
                  • Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process — House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee (Jessica M. Vaughan, June 25)
                  • Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild — House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Efficiency (Mark Krikorian, June 4)
                  • Examining Threats to ICE Operations — House Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee (Andrew R. Arthur, May 20)
                  • Restoring Immigration Enforcement in America — House Judiciary Committee (Jessica M. Vaughan, January 22)
                  • Remain in Mexico — Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (Andrew R. Arthur, January 16)
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Center staff testimony.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Center testimony page
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2618false215fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Role-Immigration-Detention
                  Highlights:
                  • Purpose of Detention: Detention serves administrative functions, ensuring individuals appear for hearings and are available for removal if ordered.
                  • Failure to Appear: 34 percent of alien respondents in immigration court fail to appear at some point during the removal proceeding process. Respondents in detention must appear in court whether they want to or not, so the no-show rate is effectively zero, which skews the overall rate of what are termed “in absentia” cases.
                  • Legal Mandates under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA): Detention of aliens subject to removal proceedings is mandatory under various provisions of the INA, including individuals apprehended entering illegally, criminal aliens post-incarceration, and those under final removal orders.
                  • Detention Capacity: The lack of detention space is causing a bottleneck in enforcement. The “Big Beautiful Bill” expands detention capacity. potentially increasing bed space by 80,000.
                  • Detention Standards: ICE follows the Performance-Based National Detention Standards – the gold standard of care and higher than conventional jail standards.
                  • State and Local Roles: States can assist by providing facilities, with federal reimbursement, to support detention efforts. Examples include Alligator Alcatraz in Florida and soft-sided facilities on military bases in New Jersey and Indiana.
                  In today's commentary, Mark Krikorian, podcast host and executive director of the Center, highlights The Dignity Act, introduced by Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.). The bill handcuffs immigration enforcement in many ways, amnesties millions, and increases legal immigration, reminding us that the open borders, pro amnesty advocates will never stop pushing their agenda.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  The Role of Immigration Detention and Why It is NeededThe ‘Dignity Act’:
                  
                   Amnesty for 12 million now plus more than five million extra immigrants over the next decade
                  
                  The Price of “Dignity”
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67104026Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:21:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, the Center for Immigration Studies' podcast, delves into the role of immigration detention in U.S. enforcement efforts. Hosted by Mark Krikorian, the discussion features insights from Andrew Arthur, a...
                  Highlights:
                  • Purpose of Detention: Detention serves administrative functions, ensuring individuals appear for hearings and are available for removal if ordered.
                  • Failure to Appear: 34 percent of alien respondents in immigration court fail to appear at some point during the removal proceeding process. Respondents in detention must appear in court whether they want to or not, so the no-show rate is effectively zero, which skews the overall rate of what are termed “in absentia” cases.
                  • Legal Mandates under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA): Detention of aliens subject to removal proceedings is mandatory under various provisions of the INA, including individuals apprehended entering illegally, criminal aliens post-incarceration, and those under final removal orders.
                  • Detention Capacity: The lack of detention space is causing a bottleneck in enforcement. The “Big Beautiful Bill” expands detention capacity. potentially increasing bed space by 80,000.
                  • Detention Standards: ICE follows the Performance-Based National Detention Standards – the gold standard of care and higher than conventional jail standards.
                  • State and Local Roles: States can assist by providing facilities, with federal reimbursement, to support detention efforts. Examples include Alligator Alcatraz in Florida and soft-sided facilities on military bases in New Jersey and Indiana.
                  In today's commentary, Mark Krikorian, podcast host and executive director of the Center, highlights The Dignity Act, introduced by Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.). The bill handcuffs immigration enforcement in many ways, amnesties millions, and increases legal immigration, reminding us that the open borders, pro amnesty advocates will never stop pushing their agenda.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  The Role of Immigration Detention and Why It is NeededThe ‘Dignity Act’:
                  
                   Amnesty for 12 million now plus more than five million extra immigrants over the next decade
                  
                  The Price of “Dignity”
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2292false214fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Civil-Exchange-Polarizing-IssueTheDream.US.
                  
                  Krikorian, a long-time critic of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Pacheco, now an American citizen, discuss the history and politics of the Dream Act and DACA.
                  
                  Opportunity Lost: Despite holding 60 Senate seats during the first year of the Obama administration, Democrats chose not to move a legislative amnesty for Dreamers – illegal aliens who entered the United States at a young age.
                  
                  What is DACA?: Having failed to pass an amnesty for Dreamers, President Obama bypassed Congress in 2012 and through executive action created DACA, which provides some of the benefits of the Dream Act, including protection from deportation and employment authorization, to certain illegal aliens who entered the U.S. before age 16. Its legality has been the subject of litigation.
                  
                  Origins of the Idea for DACA: Pacheco recounts how, having failed to pass the Dream Act through Congress, the administrative approach of DACA was inspired by a 2003 private bill by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which provides “temporary” protection from deportation and work authorization eligibility for nationals in the U.S. of countries that have experienced natural disaster or civil strife.
                  
                  Trump’s 2018 offer: The Trump administration proposed a legislative package that would have given proper legal status to DACA recipients and other DACA-eligible illegal immigrants, covering perhaps as many as 2 million people, in exchange for key reforms in the legal immigration system. It failed in the House.
                  
                  Looking ahead: Will Congress address DACA?
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Gaby Pacheco is the President and CEO of TheDream.US.RelatedTheDream.US
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67013440Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:05:11 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, host and the Center’s executive director Mark Krikorian sits down with Gaby Pacheco, an Ecuador-born “Dreamer” and President and CEO of https://www.thedream.us/. Krikorian, a long-time...TheDream.US.
                  
                  Krikorian, a long-time critic of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Pacheco, now an American citizen, discuss the history and politics of the Dream Act and DACA.
                  
                  Opportunity Lost: Despite holding 60 Senate seats during the first year of the Obama administration, Democrats chose not to move a legislative amnesty for Dreamers – illegal aliens who entered the United States at a young age.
                  
                  What is DACA?: Having failed to pass an amnesty for Dreamers, President Obama bypassed Congress in 2012 and through executive action created DACA, which provides some of the benefits of the Dream Act, including protection from deportation and employment authorization, to certain illegal aliens who entered the U.S. before age 16. Its legality has been the subject of litigation.
                  
                  Origins of the Idea for DACA: Pacheco recounts how, having failed to pass the Dream Act through Congress, the administrative approach of DACA was inspired by a 2003 private bill by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, which provides “temporary” protection from deportation and work authorization eligibility for nationals in the U.S. of countries that have experienced natural disaster or civil strife.
                  
                  Trump’s 2018 offer: The Trump administration proposed a legislative package that would have given proper legal status to DACA recipients and other DACA-eligible illegal immigrants, covering perhaps as many as 2 million people, in exchange for key reforms in the legal immigration system. It failed in the House.
                  
                  Looking ahead: Will Congress address DACA?
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Gaby Pacheco is the President and CEO of TheDream.US.RelatedTheDream.US
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2305false213fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Visa-Integrity-Next-Frontier-Immigration-EnforcementRestoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process”.
                  
                  Under the Biden administration, the number of visa applications and issuances increased significantly, which created difficulties for vetting and greater opportunity for visa fraud. Along with host and Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian, Vaughan explores various actions that can be taken by Congress or the Trump administration to address these risks.
                  
                  Vaughan identifies several possible changes that could be made administratively.
                  
                  • Change the culture of customer service at USCIS and State Department that encourages adjudicators to “get to yes”
                  • Require mandatory interviews of all visa applicants
                  • Narrow the default authorized duration of stay for short-term tourist and business visas to 30 days instead of an automatic six months
                  Vaughan also discusses visa categories that she believes should be reviewed by Congress to decide if they need to be managed more closely, cut back, or eliminated altogether, including:
                  
                  • Diversity Lottery
                  • U and T visas
                  • Special Immigrant Juvenile visas
                  • Optional Practical Training
                  • J visas
                  In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian looks inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” and what its enactment means for immigration policy.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian in the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Jessica Vaughan is a Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Jessica Vaughan’s oral and written statements
                  
                  Video of the full hearing, plus all written witness statements
                  
                  Overview of Immigration Provisions in H.R.1, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66904872Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:18 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week's episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jessica Vaughan, the Center's Director of Policy Studies, expands on her recent testimony before the U.S. House immigration subcommittee on...Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process”.
                  
                  Under the Biden administration, the number of visa applications and issuances increased significantly, which created difficulties for vetting and greater opportunity for visa fraud. Along with host and Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian, Vaughan explores various actions that can be taken by Congress or the Trump administration to address these risks.
                  
                  Vaughan identifies several possible changes that could be made administratively.
                  
                  • Change the culture of customer service at USCIS and State Department that encourages adjudicators to “get to yes”
                  • Require mandatory interviews of all visa applicants
                  • Narrow the default authorized duration of stay for short-term tourist and business visas to 30 days instead of an automatic six months
                  Vaughan also discusses visa categories that she believes should be reviewed by Congress to decide if they need to be managed more closely, cut back, or eliminated altogether, including:
                  
                  • Diversity Lottery
                  • U and T visas
                  • Special Immigrant Juvenile visas
                  • Optional Practical Training
                  • J visas
                  In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian looks inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” and what its enactment means for immigration policy.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian in the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Jessica Vaughan is a Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Jessica Vaughan’s oral and written statements
                  
                  Video of the full hearing, plus all written witness statements
                  
                  Overview of Immigration Provisions in H.R.1, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2138false212fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Marriage-Fraud-Hidden-Gateway-US-Entryauthor, to discuss how sham marriages are orchestrated to gain a green card—and eventually citizenship—often then bringing extended family members through chain migration. They also examine how existing U.S. laws and loopholes make it easier for bad actors to exploit the system, in part, by sharing real-life stories.
                  
                  Key topics:
                  
                  What is marriage fraud?
                  
                   A marriage entered with the primary intention of securing immigration benefits—green cards, citizenship, and eventual chain migration.
                  
                  Types of marriage fraud
                  
                  • Single scheme marriage (friendship marriages)
                  • Single scheme one sided marriage (U.S. citizen used and defrauded)
                  • Arranged marriage (a paid broker is used and includes fraud rings)
                  Cases of marriage fraud
                  
                  The Numbers: Rich Lee draws on his USCIS experience in Atlanta, where he uncovered approximately 3,000 marriage-fraud cases over three years, primarily involving immigrant communities common to the region – the two most common foreign nationals involved were from Nigeria and Ghana.
                  
                  Where do brokers find the U.S. citizens to exploit?
                  
                  Lee discusses how homeless people are preyed upon.
                  
                  VAWA fraud
                  
                  Aliens exploit the Violence Against Women Act, a federal law that provides protection for victims of domestic violence. The law provides an easy pathway to a green card due to a huge bias towards the alien, who can claim abuse and then self-petition for a green card, all without any in-person interview. This claim of abuse often takes place without the alleged abuser’s knowledge. No evidence or information can be taken from the alleged abuser or his family.
                  
                  • Telford questions whether it would be a good idea to amend the law so abuse can be contested – maybe adding an adversarial proceeding before an immigration judge.
                  • Lee believes that VAWA cases should be taken away from the Vermont Service Center.
                  • Lee also believes that in-person interviews should be required to safeguard against fraudulent misuse.
                  USCIS culture
                  
                  Lee explains that he experienced a shift in the agency’s culture during his time as an immigration officer. USCIS is now focused almost exclusively on serving immigrants with little support provided to U.S. citizens.
                  
                  Victims are encouraged to report fraud on the ICE tipline:1-866-DHS-2-ICE or ICE.gov/tipline
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Richard Lee is a former USCIS Immigration Officer and author.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  After the Border: 42 Eye-Opening, Shocking, Crazy, Happy & Fun Stories from a Retired U.S. Immigration Officer
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66850357Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:04:29 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast explores a topic rarely covered in the media: marriage fraud. Guest host Marguerite Telford, the Center’s Director of Communications, sits down with Richard Lee, a former USCIS Immigration...author, to discuss how sham marriages are orchestrated to gain a green card—and eventually citizenship—often then bringing extended family members through chain migration. They also examine how existing U.S. laws and loopholes make it easier for bad actors to exploit the system, in part, by sharing real-life stories.
                  
                  Key topics:
                  
                  What is marriage fraud?
                  
                   A marriage entered with the primary intention of securing immigration benefits—green cards, citizenship, and eventual chain migration.
                  
                  Types of marriage fraud
                  
                  • Single scheme marriage (friendship marriages)
                  • Single scheme one sided marriage (U.S. citizen used and defrauded)
                  • Arranged marriage (a paid broker is used and includes fraud rings)
                  Cases of marriage fraud
                  
                  The Numbers: Rich Lee draws on his USCIS experience in Atlanta, where he uncovered approximately 3,000 marriage-fraud cases over three years, primarily involving immigrant communities common to the region – the two most common foreign nationals involved were from Nigeria and Ghana.
                  
                  Where do brokers find the U.S. citizens to exploit?
                  
                  Lee discusses how homeless people are preyed upon.
                  
                  VAWA fraud
                  
                  Aliens exploit the Violence Against Women Act, a federal law that provides protection for victims of domestic violence. The law provides an easy pathway to a green card due to a huge bias towards the alien, who can claim abuse and then self-petition for a green card, all without any in-person interview. This claim of abuse often takes place without the alleged abuser’s knowledge. No evidence or information can be taken from the alleged abuser or his family.
                  
                  • Telford questions whether it would be a good idea to amend the law so abuse can be contested – maybe adding an adversarial proceeding before an immigration judge.
                  • Lee believes that VAWA cases should be taken away from the Vermont Service Center.
                  • Lee also believes that in-person interviews should be required to safeguard against fraudulent misuse.
                  USCIS culture
                  
                  Lee explains that he experienced a shift in the agency’s culture during his time as an immigration officer. USCIS is now focused almost exclusively on serving immigrants with little support provided to U.S. citizens.
                  
                  Victims are encouraged to report fraud on the ICE tipline:1-866-DHS-2-ICE or ICE.gov/tipline
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Richard Lee is a former USCIS Immigration Officer and author.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  2067false211fullhttps://cis.org/Podcasts/Can-Military-Enforce-Immigration-Law
                  The Insurrection Act allows presidents to deploy federal troops not only in cases of insurrection but also when federal law can’t practicably be enforced through conventional means. The Posse Comitatus Act, which many point to as preventing such a use of troops, is not the obstacle many assume it is.
                  
                  President Trump so far has only tasked troops with protection of federal facilities and agents, but, if he chooses to exercise it, he does have authority under the Insurrection Act to put them to work actually enforcing immigration law.
                  
                  “The Insurrection Act has been invoked by leaders of both parties to protect civil rights and to enforce federal law. President Trump would have ample justification to use the Insurrection Act to allow the U.S. military to assist with large-scale deportation efforts,” said podcast guest George Fishman, Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies and former Deputy General Counsel at DHS.
                  
                  Historical precedent:
                  
                  Over the past more than 200 years, presidents have relied on the Insurrection Act to deal with some 30 crises.
                  
                  Presidents of both parties have relied on the Insurrection Act: Grant to suppress the early KKK, Cleveland to protect Chinese immigrants, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson to enforce civil rights for African Americans, Bush to restore order during the 1992 LA riots.
                  
                  Misconceptions about the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA):
                  
                  The PCA does not apply where Congress has explicitly authorized military use — such as under the Insurrection Act.
                  
                  Immigration enforcement today:
                  
                  • More than 15 million illegal aliens are in the U.S.
                  • 3.6 million backlog in immigration court.
                  • 1.4 million aliens have final removal orders, yet remain at large. 
                  • Millions of removable aliens were released by the Biden administration, and ICE has no knowledge of their location.
                  • ICE has only 6,000 officers to manage enforcement nationwide.
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Don’t Fear the Insurrection Act
                  
                  President Trump Doesn’t Need to Invoke the Insurrection Act — He Already Has
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66748144Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:00:14 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast delves into the Insurrection Act, its historical uses, and whether it could legally authorize the use of the military to assist in the arrest and removal of illegal aliens. The...
                  The Insurrection Act allows presidents to deploy federal troops not only in cases of insurrection but also when federal law can’t practicably be enforced through conventional means. The Posse Comitatus Act, which many point to as preventing such a use of troops, is not the obstacle many assume it is.
                  
                  President Trump so far has only tasked troops with protection of federal facilities and agents, but, if he chooses to exercise it, he does have authority under the Insurrection Act to put them to work actually enforcing immigration law.
                  
                  “The Insurrection Act has been invoked by leaders of both parties to protect civil rights and to enforce federal law. President Trump would have ample justification to use the Insurrection Act to allow the U.S. military to assist with large-scale deportation efforts,” said podcast guest George Fishman, Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies and former Deputy General Counsel at DHS.
                  
                  Historical precedent:
                  
                  Over the past more than 200 years, presidents have relied on the Insurrection Act to deal with some 30 crises.
                  
                  Presidents of both parties have relied on the Insurrection Act: Grant to suppress the early KKK, Cleveland to protect Chinese immigrants, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson to enforce civil rights for African Americans, Bush to restore order during the 1992 LA riots.
                  
                  Misconceptions about the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA):
                  
                  The PCA does not apply where Congress has explicitly authorized military use — such as under the Insurrection Act.
                  
                  Immigration enforcement today:
                  
                  • More than 15 million illegal aliens are in the U.S.
                  • 3.6 million backlog in immigration court.
                  • 1.4 million aliens have final removal orders, yet remain at large. 
                  • Millions of removable aliens were released by the Biden administration, and ICE has no knowledge of their location.
                  • ICE has only 6,000 officers to manage enforcement nationwide.
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Don’t Fear the Insurrection Act
                  
                  President Trump Doesn’t Need to Invoke the Insurrection Act — He Already Has
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>2091false210fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Conversation-Kansas-Attorney-General-Kris-Kobach
                  A key national voice on immigration issues, Kobach shares with host Mark Krikorian insights into the practical and legal efforts that states like Kansas are taking to combat illegal immigration.
                  
                  Highlights include:
                  
                  Illegal Population in Kansas
                  • An estimated 90,000 to 100,000 illegal aliens reside in Kansas, many working in industries like construction.
                  State-Federal Law Enforcement Cooperation
                  • Kansas was among the first two states to sign 287(g) cooperation agreements with ICE.
                  • ICE has only 15,000 agents for interior enforcement – insufficient for mass removals. Kobach emphasized that under 287(g) the daily “net” cast by local officers provides the eyes and ears for federals agents.
                  Legal Advocacy & Litigation
                  • DACA Challenge: Kobach represented ICE agents in early litigation against President Obama’s DACA program.
                  • Obamacare Benefits Case: Led a multi-state coalition to stop illegal aliens from receiving Affordable Care Act benefits and received a victory from the 8th Circuit.
                  • Census Litigation: Currently leading a multi-state effort to exclude illegal aliens from the census for purposes of congressional apportionment. Including illegal aliens and those here on temporary visas causes “all kinds of constitutional problems.”
                  Election Integrity
                  • Former vice chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity under the first Trump administration.
                  • As Secretary State of the State of Kansas, Kobach implemented strict voter ID laws, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
                  • Warns that illegal immigrants voting dilutes the votes of U.S. citizens.
                  E-Verify
                  • Private businesses in Kansas are not required to use E-Verify, but the agencies and contractors under the Attorney General are mandated to use it for new hires.
                  • Broader E-Verify bills have not been enacted due to a strong business lobby in the state.
                  NSEERS (National Security Entry-Exit Registration System)
                  • This was a post-9/11 system designed by Kobach when he was at the U.S. Department of Justice to stop the terrorist threat posed by the ease of getting a temporary visa and overstaying that visa.
                  • Whenever an alien from a high-risk terrorist country overstayed a temporary visa, he was flagged so that local law enforcement across the country could arrest him during any routine stop.
                  • The INS system led to 1,500 arrests of Pakistani illegal aliens, and caused the self-deportation of an estimated 15,000 more.
                  • Went into effect in 2002, but President Obama cancelled the program. If it were still in effect, the recent attack by a visa overstayer in Colorado might have been stopped.
                  In today’s commentary, Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, highlights a corporate-backed push – championed by Agriculture Secretary Rollins – to exempt certain sectors from immigration enforcement. President Trump briefly embraced it, triggering swift backlash from the base and within the administration. The move was quickly reversed, but serves as a reminder that pro-unlimited immigration forces remain active, even within the GOP. Eternal vigilance is essential to ensure that immigration policy forces employers to hustle for workers – not the other way around. A tight labor market is in the national interest.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  287(g) Program: A Force Multiplier for Immigration Enforcement
                  
                  A Preventable Terrorist Attack: NSEERS never should have been cancelled
                  
                  Attorney General of Kansas Website
                  
                  Kris Kobach personal website
                  
                  That Was Fast
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66617977Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:25:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesKansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association, joins Parsing Immigration Policy for a wide-ranging discussion of immigration enforcement, voter integrity, and state-federal cooperation. A key national...
                  A key national voice on immigration issues, Kobach shares with host Mark Krikorian insights into the practical and legal efforts that states like Kansas are taking to combat illegal immigration.
                  
                  Highlights include:
                  
                  Illegal Population in Kansas
                  • An estimated 90,000 to 100,000 illegal aliens reside in Kansas, many working in industries like construction.
                  State-Federal Law Enforcement Cooperation
                  • Kansas was among the first two states to sign 287(g) cooperation agreements with ICE.
                  • ICE has only 15,000 agents for interior enforcement – insufficient for mass removals. Kobach emphasized that under 287(g) the daily “net” cast by local officers provides the eyes and ears for federals agents.
                  Legal Advocacy & Litigation
                  • DACA Challenge: Kobach represented ICE agents in early litigation against President Obama’s DACA program.
                  • Obamacare Benefits Case: Led a multi-state coalition to stop illegal aliens from receiving Affordable Care Act benefits and received a victory from the 8th Circuit.
                  • Census Litigation: Currently leading a multi-state effort to exclude illegal aliens from the census for purposes of congressional apportionment. Including illegal aliens and those here on temporary visas causes “all kinds of constitutional problems.”
                  Election Integrity
                  • Former vice chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity under the first Trump administration.
                  • As Secretary State of the State of Kansas, Kobach implemented strict voter ID laws, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
                  • Warns that illegal immigrants voting dilutes the votes of U.S. citizens.
                  E-Verify
                  • Private businesses in Kansas are not required to use E-Verify, but the agencies and contractors under the Attorney General are mandated to use it for new hires.
                  • Broader E-Verify bills have not been enacted due to a strong business lobby in the state.
                  NSEERS (National Security Entry-Exit Registration System)
                  • This was a post-9/11 system designed by Kobach when he was at the U.S. Department of Justice to stop the terrorist threat posed by the ease of getting a temporary visa and overstaying that visa.
                  • Whenever an alien from a high-risk terrorist country overstayed a temporary visa, he was flagged so that local law enforcement across the country could arrest him during any routine stop.
                  • The INS system led to 1,500 arrests of Pakistani illegal aliens, and caused the self-deportation of an estimated 15,000 more.
                  • Went into effect in 2002, but President Obama cancelled the program. If it were still in effect, the recent attack by a visa overstayer in Colorado might have been stopped.
                  In today’s commentary, Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, highlights a corporate-backed push – championed by Agriculture Secretary Rollins – to exempt certain sectors from immigration enforcement. President Trump briefly embraced it, triggering swift backlash from the base and within the administration. The move was quickly reversed, but serves as a reminder that pro-unlimited immigration forces remain active, even within the GOP. Eternal vigilance is essential to ensure that immigration policy forces employers to hustle for workers – not the other way around. A tight labor market is in the national interest.
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  2389false209fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/287g-Program-Force-Multiplier-Immigration-Enforcement
                  Highlights include:
                  
                  • What is 287(g)?
                    • A federal program established in 1996 that deputizes state and local law enforcement officers to perform certain ICE functions under ICE supervision.
                  • The Three Models:
                    • Jail Enforcement Model – Officers in the jail have access to DHS databases to investigate the immigration status of inmates, conduct interviews, and even start the deportation process by issuing charging documents.
                    • Warrant Service Officer Model – Officers serve ICE warrants and can detain and transport aliens to ICE custody.
                    • Task Force/Street Model – Officers can identify and detain aliens encountered during routine police work. In addition, agencies can address specific crime problems related to illegal immigration, such as drug or human trafficking, gangs, or identity theft, but this model has not yet been reinstated by the Trump administration.
                  • Training & Oversight:
                    • Officers receive ICE training in immigration law and civil rights protections. Agreements are regularly audited to prevent abuse of authority.
                  • Policy Shifts:
                    • Under Biden: No new agreements accepted, funding cut, most existing agreements terminated; at the end of his term only 43 active agreements were still in effect.
                    • Under Trump & Post-2024: Program rapidly expanding – now 635 agreements in 40 states, with Texas and Florida mandating statewide participation.
                  • Why It Matters:
                    • 287(g) is a force multiplier that helps areas underserved by ICE or in areas where the criminal alien caseload exceeds ICE’s resources, ensuring criminal aliens don’t slip through the cracks.
                  In today’s commentary, host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, highlights the return of the “Maryland man,” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to face federal prosecution. What can be learned from the legal battle and the coverage and reaction to the case?
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Learn more about 287(g) program at ICE.gov
                  
                  The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Towns and Homeland
                  
                  Biden Administration Changes ICE’s 287(g) Page and Admits There is a Hold on Program
                  
                  We Are All Less Safe: Biden Targets ICE Law Enforcement Program
                  
                  Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Back — to Face Federal Prosecution: Key takeaways from the grand jury indictment and the AG’s press conference
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                  • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66538494Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:41:21 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies releases a new podcast episode focusing on the 287(g) program, an ICE initiative that empowers and trains local law enforcement to help identify and detain illegal aliens involved in criminal activity. The Center’s...
                  Highlights include:
                  
                  • What is 287(g)?
                    • A federal program established in 1996 that deputizes state and local law enforcement officers to perform certain ICE functions under ICE supervision.
                  • The Three Models:
                    • Jail Enforcement Model – Officers in the jail have access to DHS databases to investigate the immigration status of inmates, conduct interviews, and even start the deportation process by issuing charging documents.
                    • Warrant Service Officer Model – Officers serve ICE warrants and can detain and transport aliens to ICE custody.
                    • Task Force/Street Model – Officers can identify and detain aliens encountered during routine police work. In addition, agencies can address specific crime problems related to illegal immigration, such as drug or human trafficking, gangs, or identity theft, but this model has not yet been reinstated by the Trump administration.
                  • Training & Oversight:
                    • Officers receive ICE training in immigration law and civil rights protections. Agreements are regularly audited to prevent abuse of authority.
                  • Policy Shifts:
                    • Under Biden: No new agreements accepted, funding cut, most existing agreements terminated; at the end of his term only 43 active agreements were still in effect.
                    • Under Trump & Post-2024: Program rapidly expanding – now 635 agreements in 40 states, with Texas and Florida mandating statewide participation.
                  • Why It Matters:
                    • 287(g) is a force multiplier that helps areas underserved by ICE or in areas where the criminal alien caseload exceeds ICE’s resources, ensuring criminal aliens don’t slip through the cracks.
                  In today’s commentary, host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, highlights the return of the “Maryland man,” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to face federal prosecution. What can be learned from the legal battle and the coverage and reaction to the case?
                  
                  Host
                  
                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                  
                  Guest
                  
                  Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                  
                  Related
                  
                  Learn more about 287(g) program at ICE.gov
                  
                  The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Towns and Homeland
                  
                  Biden Administration Changes ICE’s 287(g) Page and Admits There is a Hold on Program
                  
                  We Are All Less Safe: Biden Targets ICE Law Enforcement Program
                  
                  Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Back — to Face Federal Prosecution: Key takeaways from the grand jury indictment and the AG’s press conference
                  
                  Intro Montage
                  
                  Voices in the opening montage:
                  
                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                  • Booker T. Washington,...]]>2502false208fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Foreign-Student-Admissions-How-Does-It-Work-and-What-Are-Challenges
                    Key topics covered:
                    
                    Admissions Overview
                    
                    • The role of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)
                    • Student's Application to SEVP-certified institutions.
                    • Issuance of Form I-20 upon acceptance.
                    • Visa application at U.S. consulates.
                    • Which branch controls visa issuance?
                    Role of Designated School Officials (DSOs)
                    
                    • A DSO plays the role of a "deputized immigration officer."
                    • Monitoring student status via SEVIS.
                    • Reporting changes in enrollment or course of study.
                    • Conflict of interest? Balancing institutional responsibilities with immigration compliance.
                    Optional Practical Training (OPT)
                    
                    • Students working under the OPT program are still on student visas.
                    • Will these students lose their ability to be employed as cheap labor?
                    Policy Challenges
                    
                    • Why did the Trump administration revoke Harvard University's SEVP certification?
                    • Potential impact/lack of impact of the District Court's temporary restraining order (TRO).
                    • Impact on other schools.
                    
                    In today's commentary, Mark Krikorian, podcast host and executive director of the Center, highlights today's main illegal immigration challenge: visa overstays. He cites the recent Colorado attack committed by a visa overstayer as an example of the importance of action and describes some of the solutions which are in the reconciliation bill.
                    
                    Host
                    
                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                    
                    Guest
                    
                    Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Related
                    
                    DHS Pulls Harvard’s Student-Visa Certification Authority 
                    
                    Controversial DHS Program Allows Foreign Students to Train in Sensitive Fields 
                    
                    There Are 1.5 Million Foreign Students in the United States (and Over a Third Have Work Authorization) 
                    
                    Not all illegal-alien criminals are border-jumpers
                    
                    Intro Montage
                    
                    Voices in the opening montage:
                    
                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                    • Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.
                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66410611Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:15:15 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesWith foreign student visas at Harvard and elsewhere in the news, today's episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features Andrew Arthur, the Center for Immigration Studies fellow in law and policy, providing a crash course on the subject. He explains...
                    Key topics covered:
                    
                    Admissions Overview
                    
                    • The role of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)
                    • Student's Application to SEVP-certified institutions.
                    • Issuance of Form I-20 upon acceptance.
                    • Visa application at U.S. consulates.
                    • Which branch controls visa issuance?
                    Role of Designated School Officials (DSOs)
                    
                    • A DSO plays the role of a "deputized immigration officer."
                    • Monitoring student status via SEVIS.
                    • Reporting changes in enrollment or course of study.
                    • Conflict of interest? Balancing institutional responsibilities with immigration compliance.
                    Optional Practical Training (OPT)
                    
                    • Students working under the OPT program are still on student visas.
                    • Will these students lose their ability to be employed as cheap labor?
                    Policy Challenges
                    
                    • Why did the Trump administration revoke Harvard University's SEVP certification?
                    • Potential impact/lack of impact of the District Court's temporary restraining order (TRO).
                    • Impact on other schools.
                    
                    In today's commentary, Mark Krikorian, podcast host and executive director of the Center, highlights today's main illegal immigration challenge: visa overstays. He cites the recent Colorado attack committed by a visa overstayer as an example of the importance of action and describes some of the solutions which are in the reconciliation bill.
                    
                    Host
                    
                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                    
                    Guest
                    
                    Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                    
                    Related
                    
                    DHS Pulls Harvard’s Student-Visa Certification Authority 
                    
                    Controversial DHS Program Allows Foreign Students to Train in Sensitive Fields 
                    
                    There Are 1.5 Million Foreign Students in the United States (and Over a Third Have Work Authorization) 
                    
                    Not all illegal-alien criminals are border-jumpers
                    
                    Intro Montage
                    
                    Voices in the opening montage:
                    
                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate...]]>2276false207fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Social-Security-Number-Key-Verifying-Eligibility-Voting-Employment
                      Voter Eligibility Verification
                      
                      Executive Order: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be giving states and localities the ability to check SSNs of individuals registering to vote and those already on the voter rolls to verify citizenship.
                      
                      History: Fishman reflects on his role in proposing this idea nearly three decades ago as part of the 1997 Voter Eligibility Verification Act. 
                      
                      How it will work: State and local governments will be given access to federal databases through an upgrade of USCIS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system to confirm citizenship.
                      
                      Employment Eligibility Verification
                      
                      No-Match Letters: Although the administration has not announced any action on re-instating “no-match” letters, the SSA could revive the practice of notifying employers when a worker’s Social Security number doesn’t match the name listed in the SSA’s database.
                      
                      History: The episode covers the history of no-match letters, including their origins, past implementations, and abandonment by the Obama and Biden administrations. 
                      
                      Policy Recommendations: Fishman recommends that SSA resume issuing no-match letters and DHS reissue its regulations instructing employers that they may be found to know that they are employing illegal aliens if they don’t take certain actions upon receipt of no-match letters.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      The Trump Administration is Empowering States to Verify Voters Citizenship
                      
                      “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections”
                      
                      Reviving No-Match Letters: A powerful tool against illegal employmentIs the Harvard TRO Likely to be Effective?
                      
                      DHS Pulls Harvard’s Student-Visa Certification Authority
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66329586Thu, 29 May 2025 17:12:47 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman explains that verifying Social Security numbers could be the solution to two issues: States’ need for tools to help identify those eligible to vote in the United...
                      Voter Eligibility Verification
                      
                      Executive Order: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be giving states and localities the ability to check SSNs of individuals registering to vote and those already on the voter rolls to verify citizenship.
                      
                      History: Fishman reflects on his role in proposing this idea nearly three decades ago as part of the 1997 Voter Eligibility Verification Act. 
                      
                      How it will work: State and local governments will be given access to federal databases through an upgrade of USCIS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system to confirm citizenship.
                      
                      Employment Eligibility Verification
                      
                      No-Match Letters: Although the administration has not announced any action on re-instating “no-match” letters, the SSA could revive the practice of notifying employers when a worker’s Social Security number doesn’t match the name listed in the SSA’s database.
                      
                      History: The episode covers the history of no-match letters, including their origins, past implementations, and abandonment by the Obama and Biden administrations. 
                      
                      Policy Recommendations: Fishman recommends that SSA resume issuing no-match letters and DHS reissue its regulations instructing employers that they may be found to know that they are employing illegal aliens if they don’t take certain actions upon receipt of no-match letters.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      The Trump Administration is Empowering States to Verify Voters Citizenship
                      
                      “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections”
                      
                      Reviving No-Match Letters: A powerful tool against illegal employmentIs the Harvard TRO Likely to be Effective?
                      
                      DHS Pulls Harvard’s Student-Visa Certification Authority
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      
                      ]]>2255false206fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Todd-Bensman-Exit-Interview
                      Growing out of field research for the Center in Latin America and his graduate studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, Bensman’s first book, America’s Covert Border War, addressed the national security challenges of the border, specifically focusing on “special interest aliens” – i.e. illegal border-crossers from countries where jihadist terror groups operate.
                      
                      Bensman’s second book, Overrun, is a history of the Biden border crisis, based also on numerous visits to Mexico and Central and South America, where he interviewed hundreds of migrants, officials, aid workers, and others. Bensman uncovered the CBP One program during its pilot phase, prior to its public disclosure, shed light on UN funding for illegal immigration, and provided on-the-ground reporting during significant events such as the Del Rio migrant crisis and the lead-up to the end of Title 42.
                      
                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian weighed in on the recent admission of several dozen Afrikaners from South Africa into the United States as refugees, highlighting facets of the issue not addressed in most media coverage.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Todd Bensman is the (soon to be former) Senior National Security Fellow.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Benman’s Author Page
                      
                      Bensman's Video Playlist
                      
                      America's Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation's Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration
                      
                      Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History
                      
                      Afrikaners: Persecuted Refugees or White-Privileged Aliens?
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66196157Thu, 22 May 2025 09:00:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Todd Bensman, the Center’s Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow, discusses his experiences at the Center as he prepares to depart for a new role working with Border Czar Tom Homan. Bensman...
                      Growing out of field research for the Center in Latin America and his graduate studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, Bensman’s first book, America’s Covert Border War, addressed the national security challenges of the border, specifically focusing on “special interest aliens” – i.e. illegal border-crossers from countries where jihadist terror groups operate.
                      
                      Bensman’s second book, Overrun, is a history of the Biden border crisis, based also on numerous visits to Mexico and Central and South America, where he interviewed hundreds of migrants, officials, aid workers, and others. Bensman uncovered the CBP One program during its pilot phase, prior to its public disclosure, shed light on UN funding for illegal immigration, and provided on-the-ground reporting during significant events such as the Del Rio migrant crisis and the lead-up to the end of Title 42.
                      
                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian weighed in on the recent admission of several dozen Afrikaners from South Africa into the United States as refugees, highlighting facets of the issue not addressed in most media coverage.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Todd Bensman is the (soon to be former) Senior National Security Fellow.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Benman’s Author Page
                      
                      Bensman's Video Playlist
                      
                      America's Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation's Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration
                      
                      Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History
                      
                      Afrikaners: Persecuted Refugees or White-Privileged Aliens?
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>2685false205fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Restoring-VOICE-Supporting-Victims-IllegalAlien-CrimeImage
                      
                      
                      
                      Guest host Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, is joined by two parents who lost their children to crimes committed by illegal aliens. They share their personal stories and experiences, highlighting how the VOICE office provided them with support and resources.
                      
                      • Don Rosenberg, President of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), whose son Drew was killed by an unlicensed illegal immigrant in a hit-and-run crash.
                      • Tammy Nobles, mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was raped and murdered by an MS-13 gang member illegally present in the U.S.
                      Vaughan then highlights Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's warning to federal highway fund recipients: comply with federal immigration law or risk losing funding. On his list of public safety concerns: states that issue driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia presently issue licenses to this population.
                      
                      Rosenburg, the president of AVIAC and an activist focused on unlicensed drivers and road safety, discusses his research into the impact of this policy, stating that there is no evidence that providing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens improves road safety. In fact, he shares data showing that fatal crashes rise, as do hit-and-runs, in the first few years after such a policy is implemented.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guests
                      
                      Don Rosenberg, President of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), whose son Drew was killed by an unlicensed illegal immigrant in a hit-and-run crash.
                      
                      Tammy Nobles, mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was raped and murdered by an MS-13 gang member illegally present in the U.S.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Victims and Their Families Finally Get a VOICE
                      
                      Silencing VOICE: Despite being shuttered by Biden, the need for ICE's victim-assistance office is greater than ever
                      
                      VOICE website
                      
                      AVIAC: Advocates For Victims of Illegal Alien Crime
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66092430Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:15 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week's episode of Parsing Immigration Policy focuses on the re-opening of ICE’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office. Originally established by the Trump administration in 2017 to provide critical support to victims and families...Image
                      
                      
                      
                      Guest host Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, is joined by two parents who lost their children to crimes committed by illegal aliens. They share their personal stories and experiences, highlighting how the VOICE office provided them with support and resources.
                      
                      • Don Rosenberg, President of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), whose son Drew was killed by an unlicensed illegal immigrant in a hit-and-run crash.
                      • Tammy Nobles, mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was raped and murdered by an MS-13 gang member illegally present in the U.S.
                      Vaughan then highlights Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's warning to federal highway fund recipients: comply with federal immigration law or risk losing funding. On his list of public safety concerns: states that issue driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia presently issue licenses to this population.
                      
                      Rosenburg, the president of AVIAC and an activist focused on unlicensed drivers and road safety, discusses his research into the impact of this policy, stating that there is no evidence that providing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens improves road safety. In fact, he shares data showing that fatal crashes rise, as do hit-and-runs, in the first few years after such a policy is implemented.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guests
                      
                      Don Rosenberg, President of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), whose son Drew was killed by an unlicensed illegal immigrant in a hit-and-run crash.
                      
                      Tammy Nobles, mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was raped and murdered by an MS-13 gang member illegally present in the U.S.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Victims and Their Families Finally Get a VOICE
                      
                      Silencing VOICE: Despite being shuttered by Biden, the need for ICE's victim-assistance office is greater than ever
                      
                      VOICE website
                      
                      AVIAC: Advocates For Victims of Illegal Alien Crime
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>2199false204fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Are-Sanctuary-Jurisdictions-Credit-Risk
                      Vaughan and Grebeck explore the fiscal implications of sanctuary policies and the need for comprehensive risk assessment in municipal finance. The absence of truly objective bond ratings or comprehensive risk assessments for sanctuary jurisdictions may place investors, particularly individual investors, who own a significant share of this market, at a disadvantage. Sanctuary policies can impose significant burdens on taxpayers, potentially affecting a municipality's fiscal health and its ability to meet financial obligations. Key discussion points include:
                      • Why are credit ratings important?
                      • Do sanctuary policies compromise a city's creditworthiness?
                      • Why might credit rating agencies overlook political risks associated with sanctuary jurisdictions?
                      • How does the influx of illegal immigrants strain public resources and affect taxpayers?
                      • Would legislative measures, like Rep. Nancy Mace's "No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act", address these concerns?
                      In the closing commentary, Vaughan presents the findings from her most recent report on sanctuary jurisdictions, identifying the states and localities that have the most egregious non-cooperation policies leading to the release of tens of thousands of criminal aliens.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Ed Grebeck is a veteran credit market risk expert.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Sanctuary Map
                      
                      Which Sanctuary Jurisdictions Have Released the Most Criminals
                      
                      No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act
                      
                      Contact Details for Ed Grebeck
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65990864Thu, 08 May 2025 09:00:14 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, guest host Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, discusses the intersection of immigration policy and municipal finance with Ed Grebeck, a veteran credit market risk expert....
                      Vaughan and Grebeck explore the fiscal implications of sanctuary policies and the need for comprehensive risk assessment in municipal finance. The absence of truly objective bond ratings or comprehensive risk assessments for sanctuary jurisdictions may place investors, particularly individual investors, who own a significant share of this market, at a disadvantage. Sanctuary policies can impose significant burdens on taxpayers, potentially affecting a municipality's fiscal health and its ability to meet financial obligations. Key discussion points include:
                      • Why are credit ratings important?
                      • Do sanctuary policies compromise a city's creditworthiness?
                      • Why might credit rating agencies overlook political risks associated with sanctuary jurisdictions?
                      • How does the influx of illegal immigrants strain public resources and affect taxpayers?
                      • Would legislative measures, like Rep. Nancy Mace's "No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act", address these concerns?
                      In the closing commentary, Vaughan presents the findings from her most recent report on sanctuary jurisdictions, identifying the states and localities that have the most egregious non-cooperation policies leading to the release of tens of thousands of criminal aliens.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Ed Grebeck is a veteran credit market risk expert.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Sanctuary Map
                      
                      Which Sanctuary Jurisdictions Have Released the Most Criminals
                      
                      No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act
                      
                      Contact Details for Ed Grebeck
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>1884false203fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Podcast-Fertility-Immigrants-and-Natives-United-Statesnew report from the Center for Immigration Studies, which reveals that both immigrant and U.S.-born women are having fewer children than they did 15 years ago. Based on data from the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS), collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, the report finds that although immigrant women continue to have somewhat higher fertility rates than their U.S.-born counterparts, the gap is small.
                      
                      Guest Steven Camarota, the Center's Research Director and co-author of the report, highlights a critical reality: Immigration, while adding to population growth, does not significantly slow the aging of the population or reverse declining birth rates.
                      
                      The podcast's second guest, Center Resident Scholar Jason Richwine, provides some evidence that immigration may actually reduce the fertility of the U.S.-born, reducing or potentially erasing immigration's small positive impact on overall U.S. fertility.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guests
                      
                      Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Jason Richwine is a Resident Scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      The Fertility of Immigrants and Natives in the United States, 2023
                      
                      Jobs Americans Will Do: Just About All of Them
                      
                      Immigration in Trump’s First 100 Days
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65820195Thu, 01 May 2025 05:15:35 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features a discussion of a https://cis.org/Report/Fertility-Immigrants-and-Natives-United-States-2023, which reveals that both immigrant and U.S.-born women are having fewer children than they did 15...new report from the Center for Immigration Studies, which reveals that both immigrant and U.S.-born women are having fewer children than they did 15 years ago. Based on data from the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS), collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, the report finds that although immigrant women continue to have somewhat higher fertility rates than their U.S.-born counterparts, the gap is small.
                      
                      Guest Steven Camarota, the Center's Research Director and co-author of the report, highlights a critical reality: Immigration, while adding to population growth, does not significantly slow the aging of the population or reverse declining birth rates.
                      
                      The podcast's second guest, Center Resident Scholar Jason Richwine, provides some evidence that immigration may actually reduce the fertility of the U.S.-born, reducing or potentially erasing immigration's small positive impact on overall U.S. fertility.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guests
                      
                      Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Jason Richwine is a Resident Scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      The Fertility of Immigrants and Natives in the United States, 2023
                      
                      Jobs Americans Will Do: Just About All of Them
                      
                      Immigration in Trump’s First 100 Days
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>2249false202fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Weaponization-Immigration
                      This panel explored the concept of immigration warfare – how immigration is leveraged to gain political leverage; influence legislation, elections, and the economy; shape public opinion; and even destabilize a country. Discussion also covered how nations can respond to this growing challenge. The discussion is an activity of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), a collaboration among independent policy organizations on three continents sharing the perspective that each sovereign nation has the right to pursue its chosen immigration policies.
                      
                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guests
                      
                      Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Migration Research Institute in Budapest.
                      
                      Phillip Linderman is a Retired senior Foreign Service officer from the State Department and a Board Member of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Eric Ruark is the Director of Research of Numbers USA.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Panel Press Release
                      
                      Panel Video
                      
                      Panel Transcript
                      
                      C-Span Coverage
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65700714Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:39:34 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion examining how immigration is used as a political, economic, and strategic tool by governments, non-state, and sub-state actors worldwide. Whether through mass migration crises, policy-driven...
                      This panel explored the concept of immigration warfare – how immigration is leveraged to gain political leverage; influence legislation, elections, and the economy; shape public opinion; and even destabilize a country. Discussion also covered how nations can respond to this growing challenge. The discussion is an activity of the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), a collaboration among independent policy organizations on three continents sharing the perspective that each sovereign nation has the right to pursue its chosen immigration policies.
                      
                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guests
                      
                      Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Migration Research Institute in Budapest.
                      
                      Phillip Linderman is a Retired senior Foreign Service officer from the State Department and a Board Member of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Eric Ruark is the Director of Research of Numbers USA.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Panel Press Release
                      
                      Panel Video
                      
                      Panel Transcript
                      
                      C-Span Coverage
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>2179false201fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/President-Vaclav-Klaus-Importance-Limiting-Migration-and-Maintaining
                      Key highlights:
                      
                      • Reconciling free market economics with the necessity of limited immigration and secure borders.
                      • Differentiating between individual migration and mass migration.
                      • Arguing that low birthrates do not justify increased migration.
                      • Explaining mass migration as being demand-driven, caused by politics and social policies.
                      • Critiquing labor importation as a policy failure that undermines citizens’ motivation to work.
                      • Emphasizing the importance of national borders and criticizing the Schengen Agreement.
                      • Distinguishing between migrants and legitimate refugees as opposed to distinguishing between legal and illegal migrants.
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Former Czech President Václav Klaus
                      
                      Related
                      
                      "Europe All Inclusive: Understanding the Current Migration Crisis"
                      
                      Václav Klaus’ personal website
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65612270Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:15:35 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFormer Czech President Václav Klaus joins the Center for Immigration Studies podcast to discuss migration, national identity, and the importance of the nation-state. An economist and longtime advocate for national sovereignty, President Klaus...
                      Key highlights:
                      
                      • Reconciling free market economics with the necessity of limited immigration and secure borders.
                      • Differentiating between individual migration and mass migration.
                      • Arguing that low birthrates do not justify increased migration.
                      • Explaining mass migration as being demand-driven, caused by politics and social policies.
                      • Critiquing labor importation as a policy failure that undermines citizens’ motivation to work.
                      • Emphasizing the importance of national borders and criticizing the Schengen Agreement.
                      • Distinguishing between migrants and legitimate refugees as opposed to distinguishing between legal and illegal migrants.
                      Host
                      
                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Former Czech President Václav Klaus
                      
                      Related
                      
                      "Europe All Inclusive: Understanding the Current Migration Crisis"
                      
                      Václav Klaus’ personal website
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>2059false200fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Andy-McCarthy-Executive-Overreach-Courts-and-Constitution
                      Prosecutorial Discretion:
                      
                      McCarthy traces how the Obama and Biden administrations transformed prosecutorial discretion from a tool used on a case-by-case basis into a broad and categorical policy of declining to enforce immigration laws. What was once a resource-based allocation judgment has become, in his view, an unconstitutional end-run around Congress.
                      
                      The Courts as a Political Battleground:
                      
                      With Congress “not doing its job,” McCarthy highlights how activist groups race to friendly judges for nationwide injunctions. He warns the resulting judicial overreach allows unelected judges, often handpicked by advocacy groups, to override elected officials and block policies nationally, replacing democratic accountability with judicial activism. SCOTUS’s large emergency docket caseload is a symptom of the resulting dysfunction.
                      
                      The Rise of Progressive Lawyering:
                      
                      McCarthy contrasts originalism, which examines and respects the Constitution’s original meaning, with progressive lawyering, which he sees as driven by social outcomes rather than legal process. This shift, he contends, threatens democratic governance.
                      
                      Deportation and Due Process:
                      
                      The two legal experts address Trump-era deportation efforts using both the foreign policy grounds for removal and the Alien Enemies Act. McCarthy, who supports broad executive authority, explains that even aliens have constitutional protections.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Andrew McCarthy is a Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute and Contributing Editor at National Review.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Andrew McCarthy articles at National Review
                      
                      Supremes Uphold Due Process While Handling Trump Win in Venezuelan Deportations Case
                      
                      What is 'Shocking' to J.D. Vance Should Shock - and Anger - You, Too
                      
                      Trump Admin Wins First Alien Enemies Act Skirmish before SCOTUS - or Did It
                      
                      SCOTUS Chief Stays District Order for Alien Deported Due to 'Administrative Error'
                      
                      Tren de Aragua, Alien Enemies Act, and 'State Secrets Privilege'
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65527833Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:44:40 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, National Review’s Andy McCarthy and guest host Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, examine the erosion of legal norms – from immigration enforcement to judicial power – and what...
                      Prosecutorial Discretion:
                      
                      McCarthy traces how the Obama and Biden administrations transformed prosecutorial discretion from a tool used on a case-by-case basis into a broad and categorical policy of declining to enforce immigration laws. What was once a resource-based allocation judgment has become, in his view, an unconstitutional end-run around Congress.
                      
                      The Courts as a Political Battleground:
                      
                      With Congress “not doing its job,” McCarthy highlights how activist groups race to friendly judges for nationwide injunctions. He warns the resulting judicial overreach allows unelected judges, often handpicked by advocacy groups, to override elected officials and block policies nationally, replacing democratic accountability with judicial activism. SCOTUS’s large emergency docket caseload is a symptom of the resulting dysfunction.
                      
                      The Rise of Progressive Lawyering:
                      
                      McCarthy contrasts originalism, which examines and respects the Constitution’s original meaning, with progressive lawyering, which he sees as driven by social outcomes rather than legal process. This shift, he contends, threatens democratic governance.
                      
                      Deportation and Due Process:
                      
                      The two legal experts address Trump-era deportation efforts using both the foreign policy grounds for removal and the Alien Enemies Act. McCarthy, who supports broad executive authority, explains that even aliens have constitutional protections.
                      
                      Host
                      
                      Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                      
                      Guest
                      
                      Andrew McCarthy is a Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute and Contributing Editor at National Review.
                      
                      Related
                      
                      Andrew McCarthy articles at National Review
                      
                      Supremes Uphold Due Process While Handling Trump Win in Venezuelan Deportations Case
                      
                      What is 'Shocking' to J.D. Vance Should Shock - and Anger - You, Too
                      
                      Trump Admin Wins First Alien Enemies Act Skirmish before SCOTUS - or Did It
                      
                      SCOTUS Chief Stays District Order for Alien Deported Due to 'Administrative Error'
                      
                      Tren de Aragua, Alien Enemies Act, and 'State Secrets Privilege'
                      
                      Intro Montage
                      
                      Voices in the opening montage:
                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...]]>3058false199fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Courts-Role-Use-Alien-Enemies-Act
                        Guest host and CIS Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan interviews George Fishman, CIS Senior Legal Fellow, who has been writing about the possible use of the AEA since 2023. Three main questions are highlighted during the podcast:
                        
                        • How are individuals identified for deportations via the AEA?
                        • What legal protections do those targeted for deportation via the AEA have?
                        • Who determines whether the administration has met the statutory requirements for the AEA’s use?
                        In her closing commentary, Vaughan discusses the recent statewide implementation of the 287(g) partnership program for immigration enforcement in Florida.HostJessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Trump Deploys the Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuela and Tren De Aragua
                        
                        Tren de Aragua, the Alien Enemies Act, and the ‘State Secrets Privilege’
                        
                        Alien Enemy Validation Guide
                        
                        The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Town and Homeland
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65321681Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy discusses the Trump Administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a rarely-used provision in U.S. law passed in 1798 that gives the president the authority to swiftly remove citizens of...
                        Guest host and CIS Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan interviews George Fishman, CIS Senior Legal Fellow, who has been writing about the possible use of the AEA since 2023. Three main questions are highlighted during the podcast:
                        
                        • How are individuals identified for deportations via the AEA?
                        • What legal protections do those targeted for deportation via the AEA have?
                        • Who determines whether the administration has met the statutory requirements for the AEA’s use?
                        In her closing commentary, Vaughan discusses the recent statewide implementation of the 287(g) partnership program for immigration enforcement in Florida.HostJessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Trump Deploys the Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuela and Tren De Aragua
                        
                        Tren de Aragua, the Alien Enemies Act, and the ‘State Secrets Privilege’
                        
                        Alien Enemy Validation Guide
                        
                        The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Town and Homeland
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>2329false198fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Mahmoud-Khalil-Deportation-Case
                        Khalil, a Palestinian/Syrian/Algerian green card holder, was involved in pro-Hamas protests when a graduate student on a nonimmigrant visa at Columbia University. DHS charged Khalil under Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which renders deportable any noncitizen “whose presence or activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.”
                        
                        CIS’s Andrew Arthur and George Fishman review the facts of the case, analyze the constitutional and legal questions of what they predict will be a potential test for future efforts to remove noncitizens who support terrorism, and offer predictions. Four main questions are highlighted:
                        • Is this a free speech case? Can a noncitizen be removed for speech or action supporting a terrorist organization?
                        • Is this a foreign policy case? How does the government define “serious adverse foreign policy consequences”?
                        • What are the judicial precedents? How will courts balance foreign policy concerns against constitutional rights?
                        • Will this case set clearer lines on what a non-citizen can and cannot do? There is a need for the law to settle the spectrum of rights that apply to a spectrum of status. Will this be the case that will provide legal clarity?
                        As the case moves through immigration court and on to federal district court and beyond, the Center for Immigration Studies will continue providing expert analysis on its broader implications for immigration enforcement and national security.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guests
                        
                        Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        For more analysis, see our topic page: The Case of Mahmoud Khalil
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65147754Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:00:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Center for Immigration Studies analysts discuss the legal and policy implications of the Mahmoud Khalil case. Khalil, a Palestinian/Syrian/Algerian green card holder, was involved in...
                        Khalil, a Palestinian/Syrian/Algerian green card holder, was involved in pro-Hamas protests when a graduate student on a nonimmigrant visa at Columbia University. DHS charged Khalil under Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which renders deportable any noncitizen “whose presence or activities in the United States the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.”
                        
                        CIS’s Andrew Arthur and George Fishman review the facts of the case, analyze the constitutional and legal questions of what they predict will be a potential test for future efforts to remove noncitizens who support terrorism, and offer predictions. Four main questions are highlighted:
                        • Is this a free speech case? Can a noncitizen be removed for speech or action supporting a terrorist organization?
                        • Is this a foreign policy case? How does the government define “serious adverse foreign policy consequences”?
                        • What are the judicial precedents? How will courts balance foreign policy concerns against constitutional rights?
                        • Will this case set clearer lines on what a non-citizen can and cannot do? There is a need for the law to settle the spectrum of rights that apply to a spectrum of status. Will this be the case that will provide legal clarity?
                        As the case moves through immigration court and on to federal district court and beyond, the Center for Immigration Studies will continue providing expert analysis on its broader implications for immigration enforcement and national security.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guests
                        
                        Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        George Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        For more analysis, see our topic page: The Case of Mahmoud Khalil
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>2659false197fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/USMexico-Border-Transformed-Under-Trumps-Policies
                        Last week the Center sent analysts to the Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector and across the border to Tijuana, and to the El Paso Sector and across the border to Juarez. These two border sectors had some of the heaviest migrant traffic over the last few years, but now the numbers have plummeted.
                        
                        Center researchers Andrew Arthur and Todd Bensman join Parsing Immigration Policy to discuss what they saw and what policies are making the difference, and three tools in particular:
                        1. Infrastructure – Expanded fencing and additional concertina wire have been added.
                        2. Manpower – Border Patrol agents are forward-deployed, no longer being pulled off the line for processing migrants.
                        3. Criminal Prosecutions – Not only are apprehended migrants no longer being released, but illegal entry is increasingly being handled as a criminal offense, with first-time illegal-crossers facing up to six months in a federal penitentiary.
                        In his closing commentary, host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, explains the Alien Enemies Act, enacted in 1798, which is now in the headlines due to the Trump administration using it as the basis for the swift deportation of a group of Venezuelan gang members. The law can only be triggered by a declared war, an invasion, or a predatory incursion by a foreign nation or government. Its application faces legal challenges and will likely reach the Supreme Court.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guests
                        
                        Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        A Border 'Peace Dividend'
                        
                        Eye-Popping February CBP Numbers Show How the Border Has Changed under Trump
                        
                        The 225-year-old 'Alien Enemies Act' Needs to Come Out of Retirement
                        
                        Trump Prepares to Use of the Alien Enemies Act
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64995596Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:38:41 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFieldwork undertaken by the Center for Immigration Studies reveals a border now under control, offering clear evidence that the border crisis was never an unstoppable force but rather the result of policy decisions. Last week the Center sent analysts...
                        Last week the Center sent analysts to the Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector and across the border to Tijuana, and to the El Paso Sector and across the border to Juarez. These two border sectors had some of the heaviest migrant traffic over the last few years, but now the numbers have plummeted.
                        
                        Center researchers Andrew Arthur and Todd Bensman join Parsing Immigration Policy to discuss what they saw and what policies are making the difference, and three tools in particular:
                        1. Infrastructure – Expanded fencing and additional concertina wire have been added.
                        2. Manpower – Border Patrol agents are forward-deployed, no longer being pulled off the line for processing migrants.
                        3. Criminal Prosecutions – Not only are apprehended migrants no longer being released, but illegal entry is increasingly being handled as a criminal offense, with first-time illegal-crossers facing up to six months in a federal penitentiary.
                        In his closing commentary, host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, explains the Alien Enemies Act, enacted in 1798, which is now in the headlines due to the Trump administration using it as the basis for the swift deportation of a group of Venezuelan gang members. The law can only be triggered by a declared war, an invasion, or a predatory incursion by a foreign nation or government. Its application faces legal challenges and will likely reach the Supreme Court.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guests
                        
                        Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        A Border 'Peace Dividend'
                        
                        Eye-Popping February CBP Numbers Show How the Border Has Changed under Trump
                        
                        The 225-year-old 'Alien Enemies Act' Needs to Come Out of Retirement
                        
                        Trump Prepares to Use of the Alien Enemies Act
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>2189false196fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/ForeignBorn-Number-and-Share-US-Population-AllTime-Highs
                        Camarota’s interview highlights a recently released analysis that examines the size and growth of the foreign-born population in the January Current Population Survey, the first government survey to be adjusted to better reflect the recent surge in illegal immigrants. The analysis finds that the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal together) hit 53.3 million and 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population in January 2025 — both new record highs. 
                        
                        Telford and Camarota continue the discussion, hitting topics both in the analysis and those effected by immigration stock and flow, including population projections, employment, education levels, assimilation, and more.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Foreign-Born Number and Share of U.S. Population at All-Time Highs in January 2025
                        
                        The Declining Education Level of Newly Arrived Immigrants
                        
                        Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2024
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64862040Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:16:54 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast series features a discussion between guest host Marguerite Telford, the Center’s Director of Communications, and Steven Camarota, the Center’s Director of Research.  Camarota’s...
                        Camarota’s interview highlights a recently released analysis that examines the size and growth of the foreign-born population in the January Current Population Survey, the first government survey to be adjusted to better reflect the recent surge in illegal immigrants. The analysis finds that the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal together) hit 53.3 million and 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population in January 2025 — both new record highs. 
                        
                        Telford and Camarota continue the discussion, hitting topics both in the analysis and those effected by immigration stock and flow, including population projections, employment, education levels, assimilation, and more.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Marguerite Telford is the Director of Communications at the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Foreign-Born Number and Share of U.S. Population at All-Time Highs in January 2025
                        
                        The Declining Education Level of Newly Arrived Immigrants
                        
                        Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2024
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>1961false195fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Enhancing-National-Security-CIS-Vetting-Failure-Database
                        Key Highlights:
                        
                        Purpose: The database identifies fail points in the complex immigration security screening system, providing insights for homeland security agencies and congressional overseers to strengthen future vetting processes.
                        
                        Analysis: Each entry includes an after-action report detailing what went wrong, offering lessons to improve future vetting procedures. Users can access all primary research materials used in the analyses.
                        
                        Notable Cases Highlighted: The database contains over 50 entries revealing the entry of foreign threat actors, including a Brazilian ex-police officer who had committed mass murder; a Bosnian war criminal who ran prison camps and was involved in brutal interrogations, torturing, and the killing of inmates; and an Egyptian student who was involved in a plot to bomb the Israeli embassy.
                        
                        Historical Context: The 9/11 attacks prompted a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration vetting processes. The year 2008 was chosen as the starting date for collecting vetting failure cases on the assumption that the first series of 9/11 visa vetting reforms would have fully vested by then and because significant new process improvements were implemented that year.
                        
                        In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, highlights President Trump's success in securing the border, achieving the lowest level of apprehensions recorded in history. Will this administration and future administrations stay vigilant?
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Database: National Security Vetting Failures
                        
                        Egyptian Student Added to CIS National Security Vetting Failures Database
                        
                        Afghan Evacuee Added to CIS National Security Vetting Database
                        
                        Brazilian Mass Murderer Who Slipped through U.S. Vetting Three Times Is Added to CIS Database
                        
                        Panel: A New Database of Vetting Failures
                        
                        Commonplace: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
                        
                        The Greatest Mass MIgration Border Crisis in U.S. History Is Over
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64729561Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:26:34 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy reminds listeners of the threats that made President Trump's recent Executive Order, "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,"...
                        Key Highlights:
                        
                        Purpose: The database identifies fail points in the complex immigration security screening system, providing insights for homeland security agencies and congressional overseers to strengthen future vetting processes.
                        
                        Analysis: Each entry includes an after-action report detailing what went wrong, offering lessons to improve future vetting procedures. Users can access all primary research materials used in the analyses.
                        
                        Notable Cases Highlighted: The database contains over 50 entries revealing the entry of foreign threat actors, including a Brazilian ex-police officer who had committed mass murder; a Bosnian war criminal who ran prison camps and was involved in brutal interrogations, torturing, and the killing of inmates; and an Egyptian student who was involved in a plot to bomb the Israeli embassy.
                        
                        Historical Context: The 9/11 attacks prompted a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration vetting processes. The year 2008 was chosen as the starting date for collecting vetting failure cases on the assumption that the first series of 9/11 visa vetting reforms would have fully vested by then and because significant new process improvements were implemented that year.
                        
                        In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director and podcast host, highlights President Trump's success in securing the border, achieving the lowest level of apprehensions recorded in history. Will this administration and future administrations stay vigilant?
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Database: National Security Vetting Failures
                        
                        Egyptian Student Added to CIS National Security Vetting Failures Database
                        
                        Afghan Evacuee Added to CIS National Security Vetting Database
                        
                        Brazilian Mass Murderer Who Slipped through U.S. Vetting Three Times Is Added to CIS Database
                        
                        Panel: A New Database of Vetting Failures
                        
                        Commonplace: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
                        
                        2375false194fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Implications-Labeling-Mexican-Cartels-Terrorist-Groups
                        This timely discussion highlights the recent designation of six Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) by the Trump administration and the multifaceted approach by all levels of government that this permits, allowing the U.S. to combat the cartels in sync with the Mexican government.
                        
                        Key topics covered include:
                        
                        Evolution of Mexican Cartels: Exploration of how Mexican cartels, now in 65 countries around the world, have transitioned from organized crime syndicates to parallel governments in Mexico, exhibiting extreme violence and governmental infiltration.
                        
                        Advocacy for FTO Designation: Discussion on Jones’ rationale for advocating for the FTO designation, emphasizing the need for enhanced legal frameworks to effectively combat the rapid and violent operations of cartels.
                        
                        Strategic Framework Post-Designation: Analysis of the comprehensive approach required to dismantle cartel networks, underscoring the necessity for coordinated efforts across all branches of government.
                        
                        Implications of FTO Status: Examination of the potential outcomes of the FTO designation, including:
                        
                        • Revocation of visas for individuals associated with designated cartels.
                        • Inclusion of cartel affiliates on no-fly lists.
                        • Enhanced capabilities to target and seize financial assets linked to cartel operations.
                        Addressing Fentanyl Trafficking: Strategies to combat the smuggling of fentanyl, focusing on disrupting supply chains originating from countries such as China, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, and addressing the corruption within Mexico that facilitates these operations.
                        
                        Game Changer: Prediction by Jones – With the FTO designation, the number of lives we can now save is unprecedented.
                        
                        In his closing commentary, Bensman highlights the recent agreement between Mexico and the United States, in which Mexico will deploy 10,000 additional troops to the border, and the United States will assist in intercepting American guns that end up in cartel hands. However, Bensman notes a lack of reliable evidence supporting the claim that most of the cartels’ firearms come from U.S. gun stores. The cartels have, for years, equipped themselves with military-grade weapons from Mexico’s own corrupt military and from the armories of corrupt officials in Central American and South American nations.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        Jaeson Jones is an expert on Mexican cartels and a border correspondent.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Jaeson Jones Website
                        
                        Jaeson Jones on X
                        
                        American Guns Are Not to Blame for Mexico’s Cartel Problem
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64607707Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:28:25 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast series features guest host Senior National Security Fellow Todd Bensman in conversation with Jaeson Jones, a leading expert on Mexican cartels and a border correspondent. This timely...
                        This timely discussion highlights the recent designation of six Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) by the Trump administration and the multifaceted approach by all levels of government that this permits, allowing the U.S. to combat the cartels in sync with the Mexican government.
                        
                        Key topics covered include:
                        
                        Evolution of Mexican Cartels: Exploration of how Mexican cartels, now in 65 countries around the world, have transitioned from organized crime syndicates to parallel governments in Mexico, exhibiting extreme violence and governmental infiltration.
                        
                        Advocacy for FTO Designation: Discussion on Jones’ rationale for advocating for the FTO designation, emphasizing the need for enhanced legal frameworks to effectively combat the rapid and violent operations of cartels.
                        
                        Strategic Framework Post-Designation: Analysis of the comprehensive approach required to dismantle cartel networks, underscoring the necessity for coordinated efforts across all branches of government.
                        
                        Implications of FTO Status: Examination of the potential outcomes of the FTO designation, including:
                        
                        • Revocation of visas for individuals associated with designated cartels.
                        • Inclusion of cartel affiliates on no-fly lists.
                        • Enhanced capabilities to target and seize financial assets linked to cartel operations.
                        Addressing Fentanyl Trafficking: Strategies to combat the smuggling of fentanyl, focusing on disrupting supply chains originating from countries such as China, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, and addressing the corruption within Mexico that facilitates these operations.
                        
                        Game Changer: Prediction by Jones – With the FTO designation, the number of lives we can now save is unprecedented.
                        
                        In his closing commentary, Bensman highlights the recent agreement between Mexico and the United States, in which Mexico will deploy 10,000 additional troops to the border, and the United States will assist in intercepting American guns that end up in cartel hands. However, Bensman notes a lack of reliable evidence supporting the claim that most of the cartels’ firearms come from U.S. gun stores. The cartels have, for years, equipped themselves with military-grade weapons from Mexico’s own corrupt military and from the armories of corrupt officials in Central American and South American nations.
                        
                        Host
                        
                        Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                        
                        Guest
                        
                        Jaeson Jones is an expert on Mexican cartels and a border correspondent.
                        
                        Related
                        
                        Jaeson Jones Website
                        
                        Jaeson Jones on X
                        
                        American Guns Are Not to Blame for Mexico’s Cartel Problem
                        
                        Intro Montage
                        
                        Voices in the opening montage:
                        
                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016...]]>2102false193fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Under-Trump-Conversation-Victor-Davis-Hanson
                          Key topics include:
                          
                          Border Enforcement & Deportation:
                          • A comparison of President Trump’s 2021 and 2025 immigration policies.
                          • The wisdom of Trump’s “worst first” deportation strategy.
                          • Over the last four years the composition of the illegal immigration population has changed to include a larger number of nationalities besides Mexicans. Will this weaken the cohesive lobbying effort to fight deportations?
                          Birthright Citizenship & Legal Challenges:
                          • Trump’s executive order addressing birthright citizenship.
                          • Predictions on the potential Supreme Court battle and legislative efforts.
                          U.S.-Mexico Relations & Economic Impact:
                          • Mexico’s shifting stance on immigration.
                          • Mexican public opinion turns against mass migration.
                          • Trump’s potential tariff and remittance restrictions as leverage.
                          Immigration & Fertility Rates:
                          • Declining U.S. birth rates and state-level trends.
                          • Can immigration raise the national fertility rate and achieve replacement level?
                          • Immigration’s impact on native fertility.
                          In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the podcast host, highlights a new Center report, The Declining Education Level of Newly Arrived Immigrants, which finds a decline in the education level of newly arrived (the past three years) immigrants. The decline, which added greatly to the low-income population, is in stark contrast to the steady improvement in the education level in the years prior to the border surge.
                          
                          Host
                          
                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                          
                          Guest
                          
                          Victor Davis Hanson is a Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
                          
                          Related
                          
                          VictorHanson.com
                          
                          Trump Issues Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
                          
                          The Declining Education Level of Newly Arrived Immigrants
                          
                          Intro Montage
                          
                          Voices in the opening montage:
                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64475621Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:28:16 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Victor Davis Hanson, a Hoover Institution fellow, discusses the changes in U.S. immigration policy under President Trump with Mark Krikorian, the Center for Immigration Studies’ executive director....
                          Key topics include:
                          
                          Border Enforcement & Deportation:
                          • A comparison of President Trump’s 2021 and 2025 immigration policies.
                          • The wisdom of Trump’s “worst first” deportation strategy.
                          • Over the last four years the composition of the illegal immigration population has changed to include a larger number of nationalities besides Mexicans. Will this weaken the cohesive lobbying effort to fight deportations?
                          Birthright Citizenship & Legal Challenges:
                          • Trump’s executive order addressing birthright citizenship.
                          • Predictions on the potential Supreme Court battle and legislative efforts.
                          U.S.-Mexico Relations & Economic Impact:
                          • Mexico’s shifting stance on immigration.
                          • Mexican public opinion turns against mass migration.
                          • Trump’s potential tariff and remittance restrictions as leverage.
                          Immigration & Fertility Rates:
                          • Declining U.S. birth rates and state-level trends.
                          • Can immigration raise the national fertility rate and achieve replacement level?
                          • Immigration’s impact on native fertility.
                          In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the podcast host, highlights a new Center report, The Declining Education Level of Newly Arrived Immigrants, which finds a decline in the education level of newly arrived (the past three years) immigrants. The decline, which added greatly to the low-income population, is in stark contrast to the steady improvement in the education level in the years prior to the border surge.
                          
                          Host
                          
                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                          
                          Guest
                          
                          Victor Davis Hanson is a Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
                          
                          Related
                          
                          VictorHanson.com
                          
                          Trump Issues Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
                          
                          The Declining Education Level of Newly Arrived Immigrants
                          
                          Intro Montage
                          
                          Voices in the opening montage:
                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                          ]]>1987false192fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Diplomatic-Efforts-Strengthen-Border-Security
                          Key points:
                          
                          International Cooperation on Deportations – Countries such as Colombia, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Mexico have agreed to accept the return of their citizens, signaling a shift in regional migration policies.
                          
                          Changing U.S. Policy – The U.S. has fundamentally changed its stance, no longer encouraging unchecked migration but instead promoting legal and orderly processes.
                          
                          Diplomatic Leverage – The threat of tariffs and the use of tools such as Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which allows the U.S. to suspend visas for countries refusing to accept deportees, has proven effective in securing cooperation.
                          
                          Mexico’s Role – Mexico has agreed to deploy 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to combat human trafficking and drug smuggling at the border.
                          
                          El Salvador’s Role – Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has offered to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality.
                          
                          Gitmo’s Role – Trump will open Guantanamo Bay to alien detainees.
                          
                          Economic & Political Factors – Countries reliant on remittances, such as El Salvador and Venezuela, are having to balance economic interests with security cooperation.
                          
                          Global Implications – The discussion explores the idea of an international migration summit and the need for updated legal frameworks outside traditional organizations like the UN.
                          
                          Host
                          
                          Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                          
                          Guest
                          
                          Phillip Linderman is a retired State Department senior Foreign Service Officer and a Center for Immigration Studies board member.
                          
                          Related
                          
                          El Salvador, Guatemala deals key to Trump deportation promises
                          
                          Trump Tariffs and Border SecurityMigrants Sent to Gitmo, India, and Potentially Venezuela
                          
                          Colombia's President Tests Trump on Migrant Returns, Quickly Backs Down
                          
                          Trump Dares to Send Criminal Aliens Back to Their New Home, Down by the (Guantanamo) Bay
                          
                          State Department Can Lead on Fighting Illegal Immigration and Promoting Border Security
                          
                          Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64350771Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy highlights the diplomatic initiatives supporting U.S. border security that have been undertaken by the Trump administration. Phillip Linderman, a retired State Department senior Foreign Service Officer...
                          Key points:
                          
                          International Cooperation on Deportations – Countries such as Colombia, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Mexico have agreed to accept the return of their citizens, signaling a shift in regional migration policies.
                          
                          Changing U.S. Policy – The U.S. has fundamentally changed its stance, no longer encouraging unchecked migration but instead promoting legal and orderly processes.
                          
                          Diplomatic Leverage – The threat of tariffs and the use of tools such as Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which allows the U.S. to suspend visas for countries refusing to accept deportees, has proven effective in securing cooperation.
                          
                          Mexico’s Role – Mexico has agreed to deploy 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to combat human trafficking and drug smuggling at the border.
                          
                          El Salvador’s Role – Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has offered to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality.
                          
                          Gitmo’s Role – Trump will open Guantanamo Bay to alien detainees.
                          
                          Economic & Political Factors – Countries reliant on remittances, such as El Salvador and Venezuela, are having to balance economic interests with security cooperation.
                          
                          Global Implications – The discussion explores the idea of an international migration summit and the need for updated legal frameworks outside traditional organizations like the UN.
                          
                          Host
                          
                          Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                          
                          Guest
                          
                          Phillip Linderman is a retired State Department senior Foreign Service Officer and a Center for Immigration Studies board member.
                          
                          Related
                          
                          El Salvador, Guatemala deals key to Trump deportation promises
                          
                          Trump Tariffs and Border SecurityMigrants Sent to Gitmo, India, and Potentially Venezuela
                          
                          Colombia's President Tests Trump on Migrant Returns, Quickly Backs Down
                          
                          Trump Dares to Send Criminal Aliens Back to Their New Home, Down by the (Guantanamo) Bay
                          
                          State Department Can Lead on Fighting Illegal Immigration and Promoting Border Security
                          
                          Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                          • Cesar...]]>2315false191fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Truth-About-Skilled-Immigration
                            Key topics covered:
                            
                            The H-1B Visa System: Why America’s leading tech companies, like Intel and Google, are more harmful than the “body shops” that contract out cheap foreign labor.
                            
                            The Green Card Process: The green card process is badly flawed. How sponsorship by big tech artificially expands the workforce, limiting opportunities and lowering wages for Americans.
                            
                            The Myth of “Best and Brightest”: The reality behind claims that H-1B visa holders are exceptional talents—and how companies game the system. How can true talent be identified.
                            
                            Age Discrimination & Wage Suppression: How H-1B policies favor entry-level workers, leading to lost expertise and lower salaries in STEM fields.
                            
                            Foreign Students & Green Cards: Are we admitting too many? How universities exploit foreign student labor and what changes are needed.
                            
                            Fixing the System: Ideas for reform, options explored include limiting green cards to top PhDs, implementing merit-based testing, numerical caps on students
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Norm Matloff is an emeritus professor at UC Davis.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            How the H-1B System Undercuts American Workers
                            
                            Norman Matloff on the H-1B Program and Related Issues
                            
                            Why Legal Immigration Numbers Matter
                            
                            Does America Need More Foreign Tech Workers, No
                            
                            To Get the ‘Best and Brightest’ H-1B Workers, the US Must Reform the Program
                            
                            Musk Is Right About H-1Bs
                            
                            A Look Behind the Curtain at One H-1B Body Shop
                            
                            Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64221763Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of “Parsing Immigration Policy” highlights skilled immigration policies, their impact, and ways to improve the legal immigration programs. Featuring Dr. Norman Matloff, emeritus professor at UC Davis and a leading expert on the H-1B...
                            Key topics covered:
                            
                            The H-1B Visa System: Why America’s leading tech companies, like Intel and Google, are more harmful than the “body shops” that contract out cheap foreign labor.
                            
                            The Green Card Process: The green card process is badly flawed. How sponsorship by big tech artificially expands the workforce, limiting opportunities and lowering wages for Americans.
                            
                            The Myth of “Best and Brightest”: The reality behind claims that H-1B visa holders are exceptional talents—and how companies game the system. How can true talent be identified.
                            
                            Age Discrimination & Wage Suppression: How H-1B policies favor entry-level workers, leading to lost expertise and lower salaries in STEM fields.
                            
                            Foreign Students & Green Cards: Are we admitting too many? How universities exploit foreign student labor and what changes are needed.
                            
                            Fixing the System: Ideas for reform, options explored include limiting green cards to top PhDs, implementing merit-based testing, numerical caps on students
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Norm Matloff is an emeritus professor at UC Davis.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            How the H-1B System Undercuts American Workers
                            
                            Norman Matloff on the H-1B Program and Related Issues
                            
                            Why Legal Immigration Numbers Matter
                            
                            Does America Need More Foreign Tech Workers, No
                            
                            To Get the ‘Best and Brightest’ H-1B Workers, the US Must Reform the Program
                            
                            Musk Is Right About H-1Bs
                            
                            A Look Behind the Curtain at One H-1B Body Shop
                            
                            Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2691false190fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Trumps-Immigration-Executive-Orders-Explained
                            Andrew Arthur, Fellow in Law and Policy, and Elizabeth Jacobs, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, provide an in-depth breakdown and analysis of these executive actions and their broader impact on immigration policy.
                            
                            As the administration continues to roll out new immigration policies, the Center for Immigration Studies will provide ongoing expert analysis and updates.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Bullet summaries of the nine executive orders
                            
                            Additional CIS research and analysis on these policies
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64019654Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:10:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesImmigration was a defining issue in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, and within his first week in office, he took swift action to fulfill his promises. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Center for Immigration Studies...
                            Andrew Arthur, Fellow in Law and Policy, and Elizabeth Jacobs, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, provide an in-depth breakdown and analysis of these executive actions and their broader impact on immigration policy.
                            
                            As the administration continues to roll out new immigration policies, the Center for Immigration Studies will provide ongoing expert analysis and updates.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Bullet summaries of the nine executive orders
                            
                            Additional CIS research and analysis on these policies
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2799false189fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Role-Immigration-Detention-and-Why-It-Needed
                            Key Points:
                            • Civil, Not Criminal: Immigration detention is not a punishment but is instead a safeguard to ensure that aliens appear in court and for removal.
                            • Historical Context: Detention provisions trace back to at least the Immigration Act of 1903, steadily expanding from inadmissible aliens being detained at the ports of entry to include those entering illegally as well as for criminal aliens.
                            • Growing Need: With over 1.4 million individuals awaiting removal and a 34% no-show rate in immigration court, expanding detention capacity will become crucial to President Trump’s immigration-enforcement efforts.
                            • Detention Options: ICE facilities, private contractors, and state prisons and county jails can all house detainees. The episode examines Biden-era restrictions aimed at restricting detention space.
                            • Alternative Space: From utilizing military bases to reinstituting “Remain in Mexico” policies, the new administration should not have a problem finding adequate detention space. 
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            GAO: One-Third of Immigration Court Aliens are No-Shows
                            
                            U.S. Senate Testimony: Remain in Mexico
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63835240Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs President Donald Trump and Border Czar Tom Homan begin their promised deportations, the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy discusses immigration detention - a key element in immigration enforcement. Andrew Arthur, the Center’s Fellow in...
                            Key Points:
                            • Civil, Not Criminal: Immigration detention is not a punishment but is instead a safeguard to ensure that aliens appear in court and for removal.
                            • Historical Context: Detention provisions trace back to at least the Immigration Act of 1903, steadily expanding from inadmissible aliens being detained at the ports of entry to include those entering illegally as well as for criminal aliens.
                            • Growing Need: With over 1.4 million individuals awaiting removal and a 34% no-show rate in immigration court, expanding detention capacity will become crucial to President Trump’s immigration-enforcement efforts.
                            • Detention Options: ICE facilities, private contractors, and state prisons and county jails can all house detainees. The episode examines Biden-era restrictions aimed at restricting detention space.
                            • Alternative Space: From utilizing military bases to reinstituting “Remain in Mexico” policies, the new administration should not have a problem finding adequate detention space. 
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            GAO: One-Third of Immigration Court Aliens are No-Shows
                            
                            U.S. Senate Testimony: Remain in Mexico
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2413false188fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Beyond-Border-Why-Legal-Immigration-Numbers-Matter
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Introduction by: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
                            
                            Steven Camarota, Director of Research, CIS (slides)
                            
                            Michael Lind, Fellow at New America and author of, among others, Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages is Destroying America.
                            
                            Hal Salzman, Rutgers University, specializing in STEM labor markets and workforce development. (slides)
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Panel Press Release
                            
                            Panel Transcript
                            
                            Panel Video 
                            
                            Steven Camarota's Presentation
                            
                            Hal Salzman's Presentation
                            
                            Oped by Hal Salzman: Two Simple Reforms Can Make H-1B Visas Great Again
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63713906Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:38:01 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) hosted a panel to discuss the importance of immigration numbers, legal and illegal, and their impact on wages, the labor market, and the future of the American workforce. This timely panel, "Beyond the Border:...
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Introduction by: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
                            
                            Steven Camarota, Director of Research, CIS (slides)
                            
                            Michael Lind, Fellow at New America and author of, among others, Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages is Destroying America.
                            
                            Hal Salzman, Rutgers University, specializing in STEM labor markets and workforce development. (slides)
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Panel Press Release
                            
                            Panel Transcript
                            
                            Panel Video 
                            
                            Steven Camarota's Presentation
                            
                            Hal Salzman's Presentation
                            
                            Oped by Hal Salzman: Two Simple Reforms Can Make H-1B Visas Great Again
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>3123false187fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/First-US-Terror-Attack-BorderCrossing-Islamist-ExtremistFirst Blood: Anatomy of Border-Crosser’s Chicago Terror Attack”, uncovers the details of the October 26, 2024, attack in Chicago, highlights the lack of media and law enforcement coverage it received, and proposes solutions to address the national security and community safety risks stemming from the Biden border crisis.
                            
                            Mauritanian national Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi, who crossed the U.S.–Mexico border illegally in March 2023, targeted Orthodox Jewish residents, police officers, and paramedics in Chicago in an act of jihad supporting Hamas. Abdallahi’s subsequent suicide in custody prevented a trial and further obscured the case.
                            
                            This week’s guest and series author, Todd Bensman, traveled to Chicago to learn more about the alarming incident and to remind the country that a border-crossing terrorist, often dismissed as a hypothetical fantasy, has, in fact, struck on U.S. soil. Bensman conducted the first-ever interview with the initial target of the attack, an Orthodox Jewish man walking to attend worship services.
                            
                            “Abdallahi’s attack is a wake-up call for a nation grappling with border security and counterterrorism challenges,” said Bensman. “There is a need for further investigation into his activities, associates, and motivations. Key agencies, including the FBI and DHS, must clarify their roles and reveal how this incident was allowed to unfold on their watch.”
                            
                            In his closing commentary, host Mark Krikorian discusses the recent House of Representatives passage of the “Laken Riley Act”, which would expand the categories of aliens whom DHS is required to detain to include those convicted of, arrested for, charged with, or who have admitted to committing “any burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense”, as those terms are defined in the jurisdiction where those acts are committed.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.Related
                            
                            Part 1: First Blood - Anatomy of Border-Crosser’s Chicago Terror Attack
                            
                            Part 2: Mystery Terrorist - The Unknown Life and Violent Times of Illegal Border-Crosser Sidi Mohammed Abdallahi
                            
                            Part 3: The Remedies - How to Lower the Risk of New Terror Strikes by Border-Crossing Islamist Extremists
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63628394Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:46:58 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy focuses on the Center’s new three-part investigative series, which documents the first known terror attack in the United States committed by an illegal border-crosser. The series, titled...First Blood: Anatomy of Border-Crosser’s Chicago Terror Attack”, uncovers the details of the October 26, 2024, attack in Chicago, highlights the lack of media and law enforcement coverage it received, and proposes solutions to address the national security and community safety risks stemming from the Biden border crisis.
                            
                            Mauritanian national Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi, who crossed the U.S.–Mexico border illegally in March 2023, targeted Orthodox Jewish residents, police officers, and paramedics in Chicago in an act of jihad supporting Hamas. Abdallahi’s subsequent suicide in custody prevented a trial and further obscured the case.
                            
                            This week’s guest and series author, Todd Bensman, traveled to Chicago to learn more about the alarming incident and to remind the country that a border-crossing terrorist, often dismissed as a hypothetical fantasy, has, in fact, struck on U.S. soil. Bensman conducted the first-ever interview with the initial target of the attack, an Orthodox Jewish man walking to attend worship services.
                            
                            “Abdallahi’s attack is a wake-up call for a nation grappling with border security and counterterrorism challenges,” said Bensman. “There is a need for further investigation into his activities, associates, and motivations. Key agencies, including the FBI and DHS, must clarify their roles and reveal how this incident was allowed to unfold on their watch.”
                            
                            In his closing commentary, host Mark Krikorian discusses the recent House of Representatives passage of the “Laken Riley Act”, which would expand the categories of aliens whom DHS is required to detain to include those convicted of, arrested for, charged with, or who have admitted to committing “any burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense”, as those terms are defined in the jurisdiction where those acts are committed.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.Related
                            
                            Part 1: First Blood - Anatomy of Border-Crosser’s Chicago Terror Attack
                            
                            Part 2: Mystery Terrorist - The Unknown Life and Violent Times of Illegal Border-Crosser Sidi Mohammed Abdallahi
                            
                            Part 3: The Remedies - How to Lower the Risk of New Terror Strikes by Border-Crossing Islamist Extremists
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2318false186fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/YearEnd-Roundup-Podcast-Immigration-2024
                            Looking ahead, the panel explores what 2025 may hold:
                            • net-negative illegal immigration
                            • increased state legislation to restore integrity to the immigration system
                            • a push for amnesty for many here illegally
                            • potential national security impact of Biden policies
                            • increase in legal immigration which will cause fireworks amongst the Trump coalition
                            With immigration positioned to remain at the forefront of national discourse, this discussion offers valuable context for the road ahead.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63530341Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:20:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this year-end episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, experts from the Center for Immigration Studies discuss some of the defining immigration issues of 2024. From record-breaking numbers at the border to the administration’s controversial policies...
                            Looking ahead, the panel explores what 2025 may hold:
                            • net-negative illegal immigration
                            • increased state legislation to restore integrity to the immigration system
                            • a push for amnesty for many here illegally
                            • potential national security impact of Biden policies
                            • increase in legal immigration which will cause fireworks amongst the Trump coalition
                            With immigration positioned to remain at the forefront of national discourse, this discussion offers valuable context for the road ahead.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2234false185fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Bonus-Episode-H1B-Kerfuffle
                            He outlines two potential solutions to the disagreement, both detailed in his Compact Magazine article. First, reforming the H-1B visa program by prioritizing applicants based on salary, ensuring that only the most valuable candidates receive visas. Second, reallocating visas from family-based and diversity lottery categories to skills-based categories, potentially reducing overall immigration while increasing the skill level of entrants.
                            
                            A panel discussion, “Beyond the Border: Why Legal Immigration Numbers Matter,” will be held on January 14, 2025, at the National Press Club in D.C. to discuss both high-skilled and low-skilled visa programs. The event will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63520396Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:09:22 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesMark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, addresses a recent debate on legal immigration, particularly H-1B visas, sparked on Twitter during the holiday season. The social media discussion highlighted differences...
                            He outlines two potential solutions to the disagreement, both detailed in his Compact Magazine article. First, reforming the H-1B visa program by prioritizing applicants based on salary, ensuring that only the most valuable candidates receive visas. Second, reallocating visas from family-based and diversity lottery categories to skills-based categories, potentially reducing overall immigration while increasing the skill level of entrants.
                            
                            A panel discussion, “Beyond the Border: Why Legal Immigration Numbers Matter,” will be held on January 14, 2025, at the National Press Club in D.C. to discuss both high-skilled and low-skilled visa programs. The event will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.]]>361falsebonushttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Regulations-Litigation-and-PostChevron-Era-Trumps-Likely-Immigration
                            Jacobs in conversation with podcast host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, describes how the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Chevron deference — once a cornerstone of judicial deference to agency interpretations — has reshaped the legal terrain. This landmark shift gives courts greater authority to scrutinize agency actions, making many Trump-era policies more likely to withstand judicial challenges.
                            
                            Key topics discussed include:
                            • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): The legal challenges surrounding this long-contested program, created through regulation, and its alignment with congressional intent.
                            • Optional Practical Training (OPT): How regulatory changes could curtail this massive guestworker program, created by regulation, that permits foreign nationals to work on student visas despite having completed their studies.
                            • Public Charge Rule: The potential return of Trump’s 2019 definition to replace Clinton’s definition created by memorandum that Biden returned to without public comment.
                            • Temporary Protected Status (TPS): The implications of Biden’s expansions of the protection from removal afforded under TPS and how they may face rollbacks. The first battle could start in March when TPS for aliens from El Salvador will be up for renewal.
                            • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): The likelihood of the new administration challenging the 14 finalized rules impacting immigration enforcement — enacted under Biden and deemed exempt from NEPA requirements. A court ruling recently disagreed.
                            • Work Authorization Policies: Reforms targeting employment permits, including H-1B visa spousal work authorizations, which include fewer restrictions than the H-1B visa itself.
                            As Krikorian notes, “The regulatory and legal battleground will be ground zero for immigration policy starting on January 20.”
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Court Rejects Challenge to Work Permits for H1-B Spouses
                            
                            USCIS Auto-Extends Work Permits for Many TPS Beneficiaries
                            
                            This Week’s Other Quasi-Amnesty: Biden Orders Expansion of Work Visa Options for DACAs
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63394736Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:09:56 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy highlights the pivotal role regulations and litigation will play in shaping U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration. The episode features Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center’s Director of...
                            Jacobs in conversation with podcast host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, describes how the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Chevron deference — once a cornerstone of judicial deference to agency interpretations — has reshaped the legal terrain. This landmark shift gives courts greater authority to scrutinize agency actions, making many Trump-era policies more likely to withstand judicial challenges.
                            
                            Key topics discussed include:
                            • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): The legal challenges surrounding this long-contested program, created through regulation, and its alignment with congressional intent.
                            • Optional Practical Training (OPT): How regulatory changes could curtail this massive guestworker program, created by regulation, that permits foreign nationals to work on student visas despite having completed their studies.
                            • Public Charge Rule: The potential return of Trump’s 2019 definition to replace Clinton’s definition created by memorandum that Biden returned to without public comment.
                            • Temporary Protected Status (TPS): The implications of Biden’s expansions of the protection from removal afforded under TPS and how they may face rollbacks. The first battle could start in March when TPS for aliens from El Salvador will be up for renewal.
                            • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): The likelihood of the new administration challenging the 14 finalized rules impacting immigration enforcement — enacted under Biden and deemed exempt from NEPA requirements. A court ruling recently disagreed.
                            • Work Authorization Policies: Reforms targeting employment permits, including H-1B visa spousal work authorizations, which include fewer restrictions than the H-1B visa itself.
                            As Krikorian notes, “The regulatory and legal battleground will be ground zero for immigration policy starting on January 20.”
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Court Rejects Challenge to Work Permits for H1-B Spouses
                            
                            USCIS Auto-Extends Work Permits for Many TPS Beneficiaries
                            
                            This Week’s Other Quasi-Amnesty: Biden Orders Expansion of Work Visa Options for DACAs
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>1937false184fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Hispanic-Voting-Trends-prioritization-American-identity-over-background
                            In the last two presidential elections, Hispanics, the fastest growing minority group in the country, have shown a notable move toward Republican candidates. Robb highlights the political journey of Hispanic voters, the factors driving the changes, current trends, and future expectations, including:
                            • In the recent presidential election, almost every demographic group moved toward Republicans.
                            • Economic concerns like inflation, followed by immigration, were cited as the top issues for Hispanic voters in the 2024 election.
                            • Traditional identities of class and economic interests trumped racial identity politics.
                            • The political journey of Hispanic Americans and African Americans, and how they vote, are very different.
                            • Populism and nationalism trends are reshaping party dynamics.
                            • Hispanic voting trends are a catastrophe for Democrats.
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Jim Robb is the Vice President of Alliances and Activism at NumbersUSA.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Slide Deck Immigration Campaign Polling
                            
                            Why did Hispanics vote so heavily for Donald Trump
                            
                            Is Demography Still Destiny after 2024
                            
                            Political Migrants: Hispanic Voters on the Move
                            
                            Hispanics’ Voting Preferences on Immigration
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63289551Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:34:57 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesHispanic voters, once considered a Democratic stronghold, are now a pivotal swing demographic in U.S. elections. In the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jim Robb, Vice President of Alliances and Activism at NumbersUSA, joins the Center’s...
                            In the last two presidential elections, Hispanics, the fastest growing minority group in the country, have shown a notable move toward Republican candidates. Robb highlights the political journey of Hispanic voters, the factors driving the changes, current trends, and future expectations, including:
                            • In the recent presidential election, almost every demographic group moved toward Republicans.
                            • Economic concerns like inflation, followed by immigration, were cited as the top issues for Hispanic voters in the 2024 election.
                            • Traditional identities of class and economic interests trumped racial identity politics.
                            • The political journey of Hispanic Americans and African Americans, and how they vote, are very different.
                            • Populism and nationalism trends are reshaping party dynamics.
                            • Hispanic voting trends are a catastrophe for Democrats.
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Jim Robb is the Vice President of Alliances and Activism at NumbersUSA.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Slide Deck Immigration Campaign Polling
                            
                            Why did Hispanics vote so heavily for Donald Trump
                            
                            Is Demography Still Destiny after 2024
                            
                            Political Migrants: Hispanic Voters on the Move
                            
                            Hispanics’ Voting Preferences on Immigration
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2598false183fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Mass-Deportation-What-Would-It-Take
                            Key discussion points Include:
                            • Policy Shifts and Enforcement Challenges: Under the current administration, ICE has faced restrictions that limit detention and deportation capabilities. Arthur argues these limitations have enabled 1.4 million aliens under final removal orders to remain in the country.
                            • Logistics of Mass Deportation: The conversation explores how detention facilities, country jails, military bases, and expedited court proceedings could be leveraged, as well as the use of commercial flights for deportations.
                            • Diplomatic Complexities: Arthur outlines the challenges of, and solutions for, securing cooperation from home countries that do not accept their nationals to be returned, including using economic leverage or diplomatic incentives. There are hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens in the U.S. from recalcitrant countries, like Venezuela.
                            • Future Administrative Priorities: Arthur emphasizes that securing the border and reinstating ICE’s operational authority will be critical first steps to enacting mass deportation.
                            In his closing remarks, Krikorian highlights a recent blog post by CIS Fellow John Miano which discusses the executive branch's broad use of work permits to bypass congressional limits on immigration. By granting Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to individuals without statutory eligibility, successive administrations have created a parallel immigration system, undermining legislative intent. Krikorian calls for statutory reform to ensure that Congress — not the executive branch — determines who is authorized to work in the United States.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Mass Deportation is Just Another Term for Immigration Normalcy
                            
                            The Executive Branch Has Created Its Own Separate Immigration System
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63174019Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:50:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, host Mark Krikorian and CIS Fellow Andrew Arthur examine what a large-scale deportation effort might look like under the next administration. Using FY...
                            Key discussion points Include:
                            • Policy Shifts and Enforcement Challenges: Under the current administration, ICE has faced restrictions that limit detention and deportation capabilities. Arthur argues these limitations have enabled 1.4 million aliens under final removal orders to remain in the country.
                            • Logistics of Mass Deportation: The conversation explores how detention facilities, country jails, military bases, and expedited court proceedings could be leveraged, as well as the use of commercial flights for deportations.
                            • Diplomatic Complexities: Arthur outlines the challenges of, and solutions for, securing cooperation from home countries that do not accept their nationals to be returned, including using economic leverage or diplomatic incentives. There are hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens in the U.S. from recalcitrant countries, like Venezuela.
                            • Future Administrative Priorities: Arthur emphasizes that securing the border and reinstating ICE’s operational authority will be critical first steps to enacting mass deportation.
                            In his closing remarks, Krikorian highlights a recent blog post by CIS Fellow John Miano which discusses the executive branch's broad use of work permits to bypass congressional limits on immigration. By granting Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to individuals without statutory eligibility, successive administrations have created a parallel immigration system, undermining legislative intent. Krikorian calls for statutory reform to ensure that Congress — not the executive branch — determines who is authorized to work in the United States.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Mass Deportation is Just Another Term for Immigration Normalcy
                            
                            The Executive Branch Has Created Its Own Separate Immigration System
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2441false182fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Inside-Administrative-State-Who-Has-Been-Driving-Immigration-AgendaThe Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government, discusses how left-leaning organizations have infiltrated and embedded their ideologies into the administrative state.
                            
                            Drawing from a chapter in his book on immigration, O’Neil explains the rise of the “immigration industrial complex,” where federal funds fuel non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating for open-border policies and facilitating the housing and transportation of illegal immigrants across the country. These NGOs have become financially dependent on government grants and contracts, which now far exceed private donations, creating a loop of influence and profit.
                            
                            “The Biden administration’s open-border policies have amplified the unaccompanied minors phenomenon and expanded the reach of these organizations,” O’Neil notes. “What began with refugee resettlement has exploded into a sprawling network that thrives on taxpayer dollars, even bypassing Congress’s authority in many cases.”
                            
                            Immigration industrial complex started with refugee resettlement, it then grew under the unaccompanied minor phenomenon caused Congress changing the law so that they could not be sent back unless they were from contiguous countries, Canada or Mexico. The organizations involved in resettling both of these populations started making a lot of money under the Biden administration.
                            
                            O’Neil offers practical solutions for the ordinary American to pushback against the “Woketopus” and its influence. From scrutinizing charitable donations and union dues to advocating for reforms that cut off taxpayer funding to activist NGOs, he outlines a roadmap for restoring balance in governance. Starving the beast is essential; reducing revenue streams weakens the influence of these organizations.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Tyler O’Neil is an author and Managing Editor of The Daily Signal.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government
                            
                            Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center
                            
                            Tyler O'Neil's Twitter Account
                            
                            Tyler O'Neil's The Daily Signal Author Page
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62967160Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:41:26 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesToday’s podcast takes a deep dive into the left’s dark-money networks and their impact on federal policy, particularly immigration. Our guest, Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal and author of the upcoming...The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government, discusses how left-leaning organizations have infiltrated and embedded their ideologies into the administrative state.
                            
                            Drawing from a chapter in his book on immigration, O’Neil explains the rise of the “immigration industrial complex,” where federal funds fuel non-governmental organizations (NGOs) advocating for open-border policies and facilitating the housing and transportation of illegal immigrants across the country. These NGOs have become financially dependent on government grants and contracts, which now far exceed private donations, creating a loop of influence and profit.
                            
                            “The Biden administration’s open-border policies have amplified the unaccompanied minors phenomenon and expanded the reach of these organizations,” O’Neil notes. “What began with refugee resettlement has exploded into a sprawling network that thrives on taxpayer dollars, even bypassing Congress’s authority in many cases.”
                            
                            Immigration industrial complex started with refugee resettlement, it then grew under the unaccompanied minor phenomenon caused Congress changing the law so that they could not be sent back unless they were from contiguous countries, Canada or Mexico. The organizations involved in resettling both of these populations started making a lot of money under the Biden administration.
                            
                            O’Neil offers practical solutions for the ordinary American to pushback against the “Woketopus” and its influence. From scrutinizing charitable donations and union dues to advocating for reforms that cut off taxpayer funding to activist NGOs, he outlines a roadmap for restoring balance in governance. Starving the beast is essential; reducing revenue streams weakens the influence of these organizations.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Tyler O’Neil is an author and Managing Editor of The Daily Signal.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government
                            
                            Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center
                            
                            Tyler O'Neil's Twitter Account
                            
                            T2449false181fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-State-Department-Can-Lead-Fighting-Illegal-Immigration-andParsing Immigration Policy features an in-depth discussion on the vital role the Department of State can play in combating illegal immigration and alleviating the enforcement burden. The episode revisits a previous panel hosted by the Center, which discussed Foggy Bottom and the Border: Harnessing the State Department to lead a U.S. foreign policy that fights illegal immigration and promotes border security, a Center report which includes key policy recommendations for the next administration.
                            
                            The topic gains fresh relevance as President-elect Donald Trump recently named Sen. Marco Rubio as his nominee for Secretary of State. Rubio’s selection comes at a pivotal time when the Department of State’s leadership could help shape U.S. immigration policy.
                            
                            The conversation highlights the need for the Department of State, the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, to play a key role in tackling the current migration crisis. The panel explored how a coordinated approach within the next administration could empower State and other foreign affairs agencies to combat illegal immigration. From visa issuance and international diplomacy to integrating State Department activities with DHS, DOJ, and other federal and state authorities, the report underscores the potential of a “whole-of-government” effort to address border security effectively.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Christopher Landau is a Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2019-2021).
                            
                            Phillip Linderman is a Retired senior Foreign Service officer at the State Department and Board Member at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Report: Foggy Bottom and the Border
                            
                            Panel Press Release
                            
                            Panel Video
                            
                            Panel Transcript
                            
                            PRM: The Obscure State Department Bureau that Fosters Global Illegal Migration
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62727425Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:00:11 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast Parsing Immigration Policy features an in-depth discussion on the vital role the Department of State can play in combating illegal immigration and alleviating the enforcement burden....Parsing Immigration Policy features an in-depth discussion on the vital role the Department of State can play in combating illegal immigration and alleviating the enforcement burden. The episode revisits a previous panel hosted by the Center, which discussed Foggy Bottom and the Border: Harnessing the State Department to lead a U.S. foreign policy that fights illegal immigration and promotes border security, a Center report which includes key policy recommendations for the next administration.
                            
                            The topic gains fresh relevance as President-elect Donald Trump recently named Sen. Marco Rubio as his nominee for Secretary of State. Rubio’s selection comes at a pivotal time when the Department of State’s leadership could help shape U.S. immigration policy.
                            
                            The conversation highlights the need for the Department of State, the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency, to play a key role in tackling the current migration crisis. The panel explored how a coordinated approach within the next administration could empower State and other foreign affairs agencies to combat illegal immigration. From visa issuance and international diplomacy to integrating State Department activities with DHS, DOJ, and other federal and state authorities, the report underscores the potential of a “whole-of-government” effort to address border security effectively.
                            
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guests
                            
                            Christopher Landau is a Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2019-2021).
                            
                            Phillip Linderman is a Retired senior Foreign Service officer at the State Department and Board Member at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Report: Foggy Bottom and the Border
                            
                            Panel Press Release
                            
                            Panel Video
                            
                            Panel Transcript
                            
                            PRM: The Obscure State Department Bureau that Fosters Global Illegal Migration
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>2320false180fullhttps://cis.org/Podcasts/Optional-Practical-Training-Shadow-Workforce-Minimal-Oversight
                            In the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jon Feere, the Center’s Director of Investigations and former ICE Chief of Staff, examines the controversial OPT program. This timely discussion reveals the implications of the underregulated program that has allowed over half a million foreign students to work in the United States without work visas, impacting American employment and wages, national security, and Social Security and Medicare revenues.
                            
                            Key Points:
                            • Economic Impact: Employers hiring foreign students under OPT are exempt from paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, leading to an estimated $4 billion in annual lost revenue. This tax advantage can incentivize the hiring of foreign workers over Americans.
                            • Oversight Challenges: Over 7,400 schools certified by ICE to enroll foreign students rely on Designated School Officials (DSOs) to maintain and update records. These officials often face university pressure to ignore the required strict oversight.
                            • Fraudulent Practices: "Day 1 CPT" schemes allow students to work almost immediately upon arrival, undermining the educational purpose of their visas and enabling work without genuine educational intent.
                            • National Security Concerns: The unchecked growth of the OPT program poses significant national security risks, allowing foreign nationals to work for years in sensitive fields.
                            • Solutions: Limit the fields of study available to foreign students, and eliminate or significantly tighten up the OPT program to make it more manageable for DHS and less likely to have a significant impact on national security and the U.S. labor market.
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Bloomberg Investigates 'Elaborate Charade' Known as Day1 CPT
                            
                            Optional Practical Training for Foreign Students Now a $4 Billion Annual Tax Exemption
                            
                            ICE's Controversial Foreign Student Employment Programs Are Not Protecting Workers
                            
                            Foreign Student Fraud Case HIghlights Serious Problems
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62657147Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:08:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Optional Practical Training program (OPT), which began as a post-graduation internship program, has evolved into the largest foreign worker program in the United States, authorizing work for years beyond graduation for foreign nationals on student...
                            In the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jon Feere, the Center’s Director of Investigations and former ICE Chief of Staff, examines the controversial OPT program. This timely discussion reveals the implications of the underregulated program that has allowed over half a million foreign students to work in the United States without work visas, impacting American employment and wages, national security, and Social Security and Medicare revenues.
                            
                            Key Points:
                            • Economic Impact: Employers hiring foreign students under OPT are exempt from paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, leading to an estimated $4 billion in annual lost revenue. This tax advantage can incentivize the hiring of foreign workers over Americans.
                            • Oversight Challenges: Over 7,400 schools certified by ICE to enroll foreign students rely on Designated School Officials (DSOs) to maintain and update records. These officials often face university pressure to ignore the required strict oversight.
                            • Fraudulent Practices: "Day 1 CPT" schemes allow students to work almost immediately upon arrival, undermining the educational purpose of their visas and enabling work without genuine educational intent.
                            • National Security Concerns: The unchecked growth of the OPT program poses significant national security risks, allowing foreign nationals to work for years in sensitive fields.
                            • Solutions: Limit the fields of study available to foreign students, and eliminate or significantly tighten up the OPT program to make it more manageable for DHS and less likely to have a significant impact on national security and the U.S. labor market.
                            Host
                            
                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Guest
                            
                            Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                            
                            Related
                            
                            Bloomberg Investigates 'Elaborate Charade' Known as Day1 CPT
                            
                            Optional Practical Training for Foreign Students Now a $4 Billion Annual Tax Exemption
                            
                            ICE's Controversial Foreign Student Employment Programs Are Not Protecting Workers
                            
                            Foreign Student Fraud Case HIghlights Serious Problems
                            
                            Intro Montage
                            
                            Voices in the opening montage:
                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                            • Charlton Heston...]]>2429false179fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Podcast-Immigration-Shifts-Political-Power
                              Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and thus votes in the Electoral College are apportioned among the states based on each one’s total population — not by the number of citizens or legal residents. The Center for Immigration Studies today released two reports explaining how this works, which are the subject of this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy.
                              
                              The first report examines how the enormous scale of legal and illegal immigration in recent decades has redistributed House seats and electoral votes to high-immigration states, which provides a net benefit to Democrats.
                              
                              The second report looks at congressional districts, and shows how immigration redistributes representation from districts comprised primarily of U.S. citizens to districts with large non-citizen populations. This too has a significant partisan dimension, but it has nothing to do with non-citizens possibly voting illegally.
                              
                              “Because of the way reapportionment and redistricting work, immigration, including illegal immigration, redistributes political power in Washington,” said Steven Camarota, the Center’s Director of Research and lead author of both reports. He added, “This redistribution is directly proportional to the scale of legal and illegal immigration and exists independent of whether or how immigrants themselves vote.”
                              
                              Host
                              
                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                              
                              Guest
                              
                              Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                              
                              Related
                              
                              Press Release
                              
                              Estimating the impact of legal and illegal immigration on apportionment and political influence in the U.S. House and Electoral College
                              
                              How Non-Citizens Impact Political Representation and the Partisan Makeup of the U.S. House of Representatives
                              
                              How Many Non-Citizens Would Have to Vote to Affect the 2024 Presidential Election?
                              
                              Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                              
                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62564588Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:30:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesImmigration shifts political power in the United States – without a single immigrant having to vote. Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and thus votes in the Electoral College are apportioned among the states based on each one’s total...
                              Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and thus votes in the Electoral College are apportioned among the states based on each one’s total population — not by the number of citizens or legal residents. The Center for Immigration Studies today released two reports explaining how this works, which are the subject of this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy.
                              
                              The first report examines how the enormous scale of legal and illegal immigration in recent decades has redistributed House seats and electoral votes to high-immigration states, which provides a net benefit to Democrats.
                              
                              The second report looks at congressional districts, and shows how immigration redistributes representation from districts comprised primarily of U.S. citizens to districts with large non-citizen populations. This too has a significant partisan dimension, but it has nothing to do with non-citizens possibly voting illegally.
                              
                              “Because of the way reapportionment and redistricting work, immigration, including illegal immigration, redistributes political power in Washington,” said Steven Camarota, the Center’s Director of Research and lead author of both reports. He added, “This redistribution is directly proportional to the scale of legal and illegal immigration and exists independent of whether or how immigrants themselves vote.”
                              
                              Host
                              
                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                              
                              Guest
                              
                              Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                              
                              Related
                              
                              Press Release
                              
                              Estimating the impact of legal and illegal immigration on apportionment and political influence in the U.S. House and Electoral College
                              
                              How Non-Citizens Impact Political Representation and the Partisan Makeup of the U.S. House of Representatives
                              
                              How Many Non-Citizens Would Have to Vote to Affect the 2024 Presidential Election?
                              
                              Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                              
                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the...]]>2278false178fullhttps://cis.org/Podcasts/Field-Investigation-Reveals-Migrant-Crisis-Southern-Mexico
                                Key findings:
                                
                                Biden-Harris Agreement: In December 2023, the U.S. and Mexico reached a secretive deal to keep migrants in southern Mexico to reduce the appearance of a border crisis in the U.S. The deal has resulted in the Mexican military setting up roadblocks in the region, particularly around the border town of Tapachula, to slow the flow of migrants.
                                
                                Migrants Bottled Up: Bensman visited Tapachula, where an estimated 150,000 migrants are stranded, with 500 to 1,500 more arriving daily. The city is overwhelmed, with high poverty levels and unrest.
                                
                                Caravans and Military Escorts: Migrant caravans are forming, but they are not headed to the U.S. Instead, the Mexican military is escorting them to other cities within Chiapas to ease pressure on Tapachula. Bribes and mafias enable wealthier migrants to escape the blockade, but poorer migrants remain trapped.
                                
                                CBP One App: The U.S. extended access to the CBP One app, previously only usable in northern Mexico, to allow migrants in southern Mexico to schedule appointments for processing into the U.S. However, delays and limited access make it difficult for most to advance quickly.
                                
                                Upcoming Election Tension: Many migrants feel an urgency to reach the U.S. before a potential change in leadership. Those interviewed fear that a Trump win would mean a closed border and no benefits, while they believe a Harris win would maintain the status quo and provide access to benefits.
                                
                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, contends that Mexican government’s prevention of migrants from approaching the U.S. border is largely political and temporary. If the administration were serious about halting the migrant flow, they would support Panama’s efforts at the Darien Gap, to prevent migrants from getting to southern Mexico in the first place. He highlights Bensman’s recent fieldwork in Panama, where he explored the new president’s initiatives to control migrant traffic through the Darien Gap. Despite the positive implications for the U.S., the Biden-Harris administration has been slow to provide the diplomatic and financial support promised to Panama.
                                
                                Host
                                
                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Guest
                                
                                Todd Bensman is National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Related
                                
                                CIS in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas
                                
                                Daily Mail Op-ed
                                
                                Inside ‘Zone 47’: Biden’s Ruthless Mexico Immigration Crackdown Is Working, but Media Won’t Tie Him to It
                                
                                Recent Sky-High Levels of Illegal Migration Are Dropping Fast — and Here’s Why
                                
                                Podcast: Investigating Panama’s Efforts to Cut Migration
                                
                                Intro Montage
                                
                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                
                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62482214Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:00:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesRecent Center for Immigration Studies field work reveals a growing crisis in the Mexican southern state of Chiapas. Why are thousands of migrants bottled up in this area near the Guatemala-Mexico border, and why are caravans forming but only moving...
                                Key findings:
                                
                                Biden-Harris Agreement: In December 2023, the U.S. and Mexico reached a secretive deal to keep migrants in southern Mexico to reduce the appearance of a border crisis in the U.S. The deal has resulted in the Mexican military setting up roadblocks in the region, particularly around the border town of Tapachula, to slow the flow of migrants.
                                
                                Migrants Bottled Up: Bensman visited Tapachula, where an estimated 150,000 migrants are stranded, with 500 to 1,500 more arriving daily. The city is overwhelmed, with high poverty levels and unrest.
                                
                                Caravans and Military Escorts: Migrant caravans are forming, but they are not headed to the U.S. Instead, the Mexican military is escorting them to other cities within Chiapas to ease pressure on Tapachula. Bribes and mafias enable wealthier migrants to escape the blockade, but poorer migrants remain trapped.
                                
                                CBP One App: The U.S. extended access to the CBP One app, previously only usable in northern Mexico, to allow migrants in southern Mexico to schedule appointments for processing into the U.S. However, delays and limited access make it difficult for most to advance quickly.
                                
                                Upcoming Election Tension: Many migrants feel an urgency to reach the U.S. before a potential change in leadership. Those interviewed fear that a Trump win would mean a closed border and no benefits, while they believe a Harris win would maintain the status quo and provide access to benefits.
                                
                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, contends that Mexican government’s prevention of migrants from approaching the U.S. border is largely political and temporary. If the administration were serious about halting the migrant flow, they would support Panama’s efforts at the Darien Gap, to prevent migrants from getting to southern Mexico in the first place. He highlights Bensman’s recent fieldwork in Panama, where he explored the new president’s initiatives to control migrant traffic through the Darien Gap. Despite the positive implications for the U.S., the Biden-Harris administration has been slow to provide the diplomatic and financial support promised to Panama.
                                
                                Host
                                
                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Guest
                                
                                Todd Bensman is National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Related
                                
                                CIS in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas
                                
                                Daily Mail Op-ed
                                
                                Inside ‘Zone 47’: Biden’s Ruthless Mexico Immigration Crackdown Is Working, but Media Won’t Tie Him to It
                                
                                Recent Sky-High Levels of Illegal Migration Are Dropping Fast — and Here’s Why
                                
                                1997false177fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/FEMA-Funding-Illegal-Immigrants-Slush-Fund-NGOs-and-Blue-States
                                This program has received wide public notice in the wake of the two recent hurricanes and claims that FEMA is putting the needs of illegal aliens ahead of Americans suffering from natural disasters.
                                
                                Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, walks the audience through the creation of an emergency food and shelter program in 1987 under President Reagan, its expansion and current role as a funding pipeline for NGOs and blue states to pay for the consequences of the Biden-Harris migrant crisis.
                                
                                Highlights:
                                • History of FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP): Originally meant to provide relief to homeless Vietnam veterans and others, this program has expanded beyond its intended purpose.
                                • Shift in Focus: After more than 111,000 adult migrants with children and unaccompanied minors crossed the border illegally May 2019, President Trump requested additional funds to move migrant children out of Border Patrol custody. He ultimately received the money, but only in exchange for a $30 million expansion of EFSP for transporting and housing illegal migrants. His administration unsuccessfully tried to end the program in subsequent budget requests.
                                • Biden-Harris Administration Funding Surge: Under President Biden, regular EFSP grew, but a new line item also appeared called EFSP-H, for “humanitarian”, i.e., to facilitate the settlement of illegal border-crossers. It later morphed into the FEMA Shelter and Services Program (SSP). Funding grew from the original $30 million to $650 million in 2024 – a 20-fold increase in just a few years. Much of this money is directed to NGOs and local governments in blue states.
                                • Undermining Incentives for Policy Changes: The government creates disaster through bad policy, then requests and receives funding to cope with the disaster, which is funneled to NGOs which support the policies responsible for the disaster in the first place. This removes much of the incentive to address the illegal immigration problem or to push the federal government for policy changes.
                                • Reprogramming FEMA Funds: The podcast highlights DHS’s ability to reprogram FEMA money from immigration support to disaster relief, raising questions about the prioritization of illegal immigration over natural disaster recovery.
                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, highlights the arrival and expansion of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, emphasizing that its establishment is a direct consequence of the Biden-Harris administration’s policies.
                                
                                Host
                                
                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Guest
                                
                                Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Related
                                
                                Making Sense of FEMAs Migrant Payment Schemes
                                
                                How FEMA Distributes Moneys to Cope with the Surge of Migrants
                                
                                Massive Spending Bill Includes $785 Million to Feed, House and Transport Migrants
                                
                                Intro Montage
                                
                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                
                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62401358Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:31:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, the Center examines how a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program – originally designed for homeless veterans – has evolved into a controversial funding source for illegal immigrants....
                                This program has received wide public notice in the wake of the two recent hurricanes and claims that FEMA is putting the needs of illegal aliens ahead of Americans suffering from natural disasters.
                                
                                Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, walks the audience through the creation of an emergency food and shelter program in 1987 under President Reagan, its expansion and current role as a funding pipeline for NGOs and blue states to pay for the consequences of the Biden-Harris migrant crisis.
                                
                                Highlights:
                                • History of FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP): Originally meant to provide relief to homeless Vietnam veterans and others, this program has expanded beyond its intended purpose.
                                • Shift in Focus: After more than 111,000 adult migrants with children and unaccompanied minors crossed the border illegally May 2019, President Trump requested additional funds to move migrant children out of Border Patrol custody. He ultimately received the money, but only in exchange for a $30 million expansion of EFSP for transporting and housing illegal migrants. His administration unsuccessfully tried to end the program in subsequent budget requests.
                                • Biden-Harris Administration Funding Surge: Under President Biden, regular EFSP grew, but a new line item also appeared called EFSP-H, for “humanitarian”, i.e., to facilitate the settlement of illegal border-crossers. It later morphed into the FEMA Shelter and Services Program (SSP). Funding grew from the original $30 million to $650 million in 2024 – a 20-fold increase in just a few years. Much of this money is directed to NGOs and local governments in blue states.
                                • Undermining Incentives for Policy Changes: The government creates disaster through bad policy, then requests and receives funding to cope with the disaster, which is funneled to NGOs which support the policies responsible for the disaster in the first place. This removes much of the incentive to address the illegal immigration problem or to push the federal government for policy changes.
                                • Reprogramming FEMA Funds: The podcast highlights DHS’s ability to reprogram FEMA money from immigration support to disaster relief, raising questions about the prioritization of illegal immigration over natural disaster recovery.
                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, highlights the arrival and expansion of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, emphasizing that its establishment is a direct consequence of the Biden-Harris administration’s policies.
                                
                                Host
                                
                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Guest
                                
                                Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                
                                Related
                                
                                Making Sense of FEMAs Migrant Payment Schemes
                                
                                How FEMA Distributes Moneys to Cope with the Surge of Migrants
                                
                                Massive Spending Bill Includes $785 Million to Feed, House and Transport Migrants
                                
                                Intro Montage
                                
                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                
                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                • President...]]>1933false176fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Landmark-NEPA-Case-Sets-Precedent-Environmental-Review-Immigration
                                  The Center bought a case against DHS on behalf of a rancher in the first case to successfully apply NEPA — often regarded as the "Magna Carta" of environmental laws — to immigration actions. NEPA, enacted in 1970, mandates that federal agencies evaluate the environmental effects of significant actions, including their impact on human environments. Yet, immigration policies have never undergone such analysis, despite their direct influence on population growth and environmental conditions.Key Highlights
                                  • What is NEPA? Axelrod explains the origins of NEPA and its importance in shaping government decision-making. She emphasizes that NEPA requires agencies to "look before they leap" by conducting thorough environmental reviews before implementing actions that could affect the environment. While NEPA has long applied to policies regarding energy, agriculture, etc., immigration authorities have never been held to the same standard — until now.
                                  • Why It Matters: The ruling underscores the environmental impacts of mass immigration, which contribute to population growth, urban development, and strain on natural resources. Axelrod points out that, paradoxically, environmental groups — which typically champion NEPA — have not pursued this angle, leaving the Center to lead the charge.
                                  • Future Implications: The court’s decision paves the way for future lawsuits that could hold the government accountable for immigration policies' environmental consequences.
                                  • Remedies: The case will now move forward to determine appropriate remedies, with briefings scheduled for later this year. Axelrod highlights the need for future public engagement and hearings to assess how immigration impacts local communities and ecosystems.
                                  In his closing remarks, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, addresses the recent announcement that the U.S. government will not be renewing the parole of Haitians and Venezuelans who were let in unlawfully by the hundreds of thousands by the Biden-Harris administration. While this may seem like a tough stance, Krikorian explains that the decision is largely symbolic with no real impact and purely designed to influence the election.
                                  
                                  Host
                                  
                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                  
                                  Guest
                                  
                                  Julie Axelrod is the Director of Litigation at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                  
                                  Related
                                  
                                  CIS Prevails in Challenge to Biden-Harris Immigration Actions
                                  
                                  50th Anniversary of NEPA: Five Decades of Ignoring Environmental Impacts of Immigration
                                  
                                  Intro Montage
                                  
                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62315061Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:07:45 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy examines a groundbreaking legal case that has set a new precedent for how immigration policies intersect with environmental law. Julie Axelrod, Director of Litigation at the Center for Immigration...
                                  The Center bought a case against DHS on behalf of a rancher in the first case to successfully apply NEPA — often regarded as the "Magna Carta" of environmental laws — to immigration actions. NEPA, enacted in 1970, mandates that federal agencies evaluate the environmental effects of significant actions, including their impact on human environments. Yet, immigration policies have never undergone such analysis, despite their direct influence on population growth and environmental conditions.Key Highlights
                                  • What is NEPA? Axelrod explains the origins of NEPA and its importance in shaping government decision-making. She emphasizes that NEPA requires agencies to "look before they leap" by conducting thorough environmental reviews before implementing actions that could affect the environment. While NEPA has long applied to policies regarding energy, agriculture, etc., immigration authorities have never been held to the same standard — until now.
                                  • Why It Matters: The ruling underscores the environmental impacts of mass immigration, which contribute to population growth, urban development, and strain on natural resources. Axelrod points out that, paradoxically, environmental groups — which typically champion NEPA — have not pursued this angle, leaving the Center to lead the charge.
                                  • Future Implications: The court’s decision paves the way for future lawsuits that could hold the government accountable for immigration policies' environmental consequences.
                                  • Remedies: The case will now move forward to determine appropriate remedies, with briefings scheduled for later this year. Axelrod highlights the need for future public engagement and hearings to assess how immigration impacts local communities and ecosystems.
                                  In his closing remarks, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, addresses the recent announcement that the U.S. government will not be renewing the parole of Haitians and Venezuelans who were let in unlawfully by the hundreds of thousands by the Biden-Harris administration. While this may seem like a tough stance, Krikorian explains that the decision is largely symbolic with no real impact and purely designed to influence the election.
                                  
                                  Host
                                  
                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                  
                                  Guest
                                  
                                  Julie Axelrod is the Director of Litigation at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                  
                                  Related
                                  
                                  CIS Prevails in Challenge to Biden-Harris Immigration Actions
                                  
                                  50th Anniversary of NEPA: Five Decades of Ignoring Environmental Impacts of Immigration
                                  
                                  Intro Montage
                                  
                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                  • Prof. George...]]>2234false175fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Open-Borders-and-Rise-Transnational-Crime
                                    Fabbricatore focuses on the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization “Tren de Aragua,” which has quickly established itself in the U.S., particularly in cities like Chicago and New York, and even in smaller cities like Aurora, Colorado. He explains how the gang, involved in human trafficking and drug smuggling, has been expanding rapidly since first arriving in the country in 2023.
                                    
                                    Drawing on decades of experience in immigration enforcement, Fabbricatore shares personal stories from his career, including the challenges of deporting criminals and the complexities of international law enforcement. He stresses the need for a stronger commitment to enforcing immigration laws to ensure public safety and national security.
                                    
                                    Key Points:
                                    • Tren de Aragua has already established a foothold in the U.S., with an estimated 5,000 members. He warns that unless there is swift action, the gang’s influence will only continue to grow.
                                    • The challenges posed by sanctuary city policies hamper ICE’s ability to tackle gang violence and organized crime: "Sanctuary policies protect criminals, not citizens."
                                    • Fabbricatore criticizes the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of immigration, particularly the abuse of parole programs, which he claims has overwhelmed the system. "Our system cannot handle the flood of illegal immigrants. The chaos being created now will eventually result in a push for amnesty."
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    John Fabbricatore is a retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Office Director.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    De-Iced: America in the Era of Open Borders and Unchecked Immigration
                                    
                                    Venezuelan Gang Stirs Fears in Colorado’s Third Largest City
                                    
                                    Sanctuary Map
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62208459Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:45:14 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, the growing threat of transnational criminal organizations, how we got here, and potential solutions to address the issue. Guest host Jon Feere, the Center’s Director of Investigation and former...
                                    Fabbricatore focuses on the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization “Tren de Aragua,” which has quickly established itself in the U.S., particularly in cities like Chicago and New York, and even in smaller cities like Aurora, Colorado. He explains how the gang, involved in human trafficking and drug smuggling, has been expanding rapidly since first arriving in the country in 2023.
                                    
                                    Drawing on decades of experience in immigration enforcement, Fabbricatore shares personal stories from his career, including the challenges of deporting criminals and the complexities of international law enforcement. He stresses the need for a stronger commitment to enforcing immigration laws to ensure public safety and national security.
                                    
                                    Key Points:
                                    • Tren de Aragua has already established a foothold in the U.S., with an estimated 5,000 members. He warns that unless there is swift action, the gang’s influence will only continue to grow.
                                    • The challenges posed by sanctuary city policies hamper ICE’s ability to tackle gang violence and organized crime: "Sanctuary policies protect criminals, not citizens."
                                    • Fabbricatore criticizes the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of immigration, particularly the abuse of parole programs, which he claims has overwhelmed the system. "Our system cannot handle the flood of illegal immigrants. The chaos being created now will eventually result in a push for amnesty."
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    John Fabbricatore is a retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Office Director.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    De-Iced: America in the Era of Open Borders and Unchecked Immigration
                                    
                                    Venezuelan Gang Stirs Fears in Colorado’s Third Largest City
                                    
                                    Sanctuary Map
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>1756false174fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/How-Scaleup-Interior-Immigration-Enforcement
                                    In a pre-recorded segment from a recent seminar, Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, outlines what a return to normal immigration enforcement under a Republican presidency might look like.
                                    
                                    Key topics discussed include:
                                    
                                    Prioritizing Removals: How might Trump prioritize the removal of illegal aliens? Just for starters, the priority could be to find and remove the 99 aliens on the terrorist watch list who were released under Biden-Harris policies, followed by criminal aliens, and then the 1.29 million individuals already under orders of removal.
                                    
                                    ICE and Law Enforcement: ICE will be challenged due to staffing declines under Biden-Harris in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division. But officers from the other main division of ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), would help make up the shortfall.
                                    
                                    Sanctuary Policies and Criminal Aliens: How state and local police might handle criminal aliens under sanctuary policies.
                                    
                                    Detention and Deportation Logistics: The use of military bases and county jails for detention, commercial and charter flights for deportations, and potential obstacles from uncooperative countries are examined.
                                    
                                    E-Verify and Workplace Enforcement: Workplace enforcement, especially E-Verify, would likely play a critical role in Trump's approach.
                                    
                                    Our special commentary in this episode is the opening statement that Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, provided before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. He testified that the Biden-Harris administration's immigration policy is not the result of incompetence or failure but a deliberate ideological stance. Describing the current border crisis as the largest in U.S. history, he highlights the over 10 million encounters with inadmissible aliens since January 2021. The administration’s approach bypasses legal limits set by Congress and is driven by a belief in unlimited immigration. This, according to Krikorian, represents a significant departure from U.S. law and poses a challenge to national sovereignty.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    Graph from Andrew Arthur's presentation
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian's Testimony
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62120244Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:36:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy examines two key issues for the upcoming election: how former President Donald Trump might approach interior enforcement of immigration laws if elected, and the ideology behind the Biden-Harris policies...
                                    In a pre-recorded segment from a recent seminar, Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, outlines what a return to normal immigration enforcement under a Republican presidency might look like.
                                    
                                    Key topics discussed include:
                                    
                                    Prioritizing Removals: How might Trump prioritize the removal of illegal aliens? Just for starters, the priority could be to find and remove the 99 aliens on the terrorist watch list who were released under Biden-Harris policies, followed by criminal aliens, and then the 1.29 million individuals already under orders of removal.
                                    
                                    ICE and Law Enforcement: ICE will be challenged due to staffing declines under Biden-Harris in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division. But officers from the other main division of ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), would help make up the shortfall.
                                    
                                    Sanctuary Policies and Criminal Aliens: How state and local police might handle criminal aliens under sanctuary policies.
                                    
                                    Detention and Deportation Logistics: The use of military bases and county jails for detention, commercial and charter flights for deportations, and potential obstacles from uncooperative countries are examined.
                                    
                                    E-Verify and Workplace Enforcement: Workplace enforcement, especially E-Verify, would likely play a critical role in Trump's approach.
                                    
                                    Our special commentary in this episode is the opening statement that Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, provided before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. He testified that the Biden-Harris administration's immigration policy is not the result of incompetence or failure but a deliberate ideological stance. Describing the current border crisis as the largest in U.S. history, he highlights the over 10 million encounters with inadmissible aliens since January 2021. The administration’s approach bypasses legal limits set by Congress and is driven by a belief in unlimited immigration. This, according to Krikorian, represents a significant departure from U.S. law and poses a challenge to national sovereignty.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    Graph from Andrew Arthur's presentation
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian's Testimony
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>1577false173fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Investigating-Panamas-Efforts-Cut-Migration
                                    National Security Fellow Todd Bensman joins the podcast after returning from a lengthy trip to the Darien region. He shares how Panama's newly elected president, who took office on July 1, is working to close the Darien Gap to the massive surge of migrants. This region, a roadless jungle connecting Colombia and Panama, has become a strategic choke point for migrants traveling north to the United States. Many of the migrants come from Venezuela, Haiti and countries with high potential security risks. Last year, over 550,000 migrants made their way through the gap, a significant increase from previous years. So great had the volume become that Panama went from screening 90 percent of those passing through the country for terrorism or espionage before 2021 to less than 3 percent in 2024.
                                    
                                    Bensman emphasizes that the Darien Gap matters to U.S. national security as it’s a transit point for migrants from over 170 countries, including those of terrorism concern. Panama’s new president recognized this and moved swiftly to set up roadblocks, erect barbed wire, target smuggling networks and more. However, U.S. support, particularly financial backing for deportation flights, has been slow to materialize, allowing the flow to continue.
                                    
                                    Bensman also delves into the armed militia group that controls critical smuggling routes on the Colombia side of the Darien Gap and speaks about his exclusive CIS interview with the chief of Panama’s National Border Service, Director General Jorge Gobea.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    Todd Bensman is the National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    Progress Report: Has Panama Closed the Notorious ‘Darien Gap’ Mass Migration Route to the U.S. Border as Promised?
                                    
                                    Exclusive Interview: Panama Border Security Chief Says Many U.S.-Bound Terror Suspects Caught in Darien Gap Region
                                    
                                    CIS at the “Darien Gap”, heart of the U.S. Border Crisis?
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62038135Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe latest podcast episode from the Center for Immigration Studies highlights recent fieldwork conducted in Colombia and Panama. This episode explores the migration flow through the Darien Gap and examines new developments under Panama’s leadership...
                                    National Security Fellow Todd Bensman joins the podcast after returning from a lengthy trip to the Darien region. He shares how Panama's newly elected president, who took office on July 1, is working to close the Darien Gap to the massive surge of migrants. This region, a roadless jungle connecting Colombia and Panama, has become a strategic choke point for migrants traveling north to the United States. Many of the migrants come from Venezuela, Haiti and countries with high potential security risks. Last year, over 550,000 migrants made their way through the gap, a significant increase from previous years. So great had the volume become that Panama went from screening 90 percent of those passing through the country for terrorism or espionage before 2021 to less than 3 percent in 2024.
                                    
                                    Bensman emphasizes that the Darien Gap matters to U.S. national security as it’s a transit point for migrants from over 170 countries, including those of terrorism concern. Panama’s new president recognized this and moved swiftly to set up roadblocks, erect barbed wire, target smuggling networks and more. However, U.S. support, particularly financial backing for deportation flights, has been slow to materialize, allowing the flow to continue.
                                    
                                    Bensman also delves into the armed militia group that controls critical smuggling routes on the Colombia side of the Darien Gap and speaks about his exclusive CIS interview with the chief of Panama’s National Border Service, Director General Jorge Gobea.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    Todd Bensman is the National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    Progress Report: Has Panama Closed the Notorious ‘Darien Gap’ Mass Migration Route to the U.S. Border as Promised?
                                    
                                    Exclusive Interview: Panama Border Security Chief Says Many U.S.-Bound Terror Suspects Caught in Darien Gap Region
                                    
                                    CIS at the “Darien Gap”, heart of the U.S. Border Crisis?
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>2593false172fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Sen-Kamala-Harriss-Immigration-Track-Record
                                    George Fishman, the Center’s senior legal fellow and podcast guest, says, “If Harris were elected on the same immigration platform she advocated in Congress, her policies would be far more extreme than those of the Biden administration or even the impeached Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. I have never seen anything so extreme.”
                                    
                                    Fishman discusses radical legislation authored or co-sponsored by Sen. Harris on the border, detention, deportations, asylum fraud, and the handcuffing of immigration enforcement officers – all examples of Harris’s views on immigration policy. 
                                    
                                    In his closing remarks, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and the host of the podcast, highlights the recent presidential debate and missed opportunities by both candidates to clearly articulate their views on immigration.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    George Fishman is Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    Sen. Kamala Harris’s Attempted Sabotage of Immigration Law Enforcement
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61450850Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:35:28 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies has released a new episode of its Parsing Immigration Policy podcast based on a recent Center report, “Sen. Kamala Harris’s Attempted Sabotage of Immigration Law Enforcement”, which examines then-Sen. Kamala Harris’s...
                                    George Fishman, the Center’s senior legal fellow and podcast guest, says, “If Harris were elected on the same immigration platform she advocated in Congress, her policies would be far more extreme than those of the Biden administration or even the impeached Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. I have never seen anything so extreme.”
                                    
                                    Fishman discusses radical legislation authored or co-sponsored by Sen. Harris on the border, detention, deportations, asylum fraud, and the handcuffing of immigration enforcement officers – all examples of Harris’s views on immigration policy. 
                                    
                                    In his closing remarks, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and the host of the podcast, highlights the recent presidential debate and missed opportunities by both candidates to clearly articulate their views on immigration.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guest
                                    
                                    George Fishman is Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    Sen. Kamala Harris’s Attempted Sabotage of Immigration Law Enforcement
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>2727false171fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/New-Wage-Data-Shows-No-Skilled-Worker-Shortagedata recently obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows little long-term increase in real (inflation-adjusted) compensation for STEM workers. This is powerful evidence that demand for STEM labor is not outstripping supply.
                                    
                                    Steven Camarota, the Center’s Director of Research, and Jason Richwine, the Center’s Resident Scholar, discuss these findings in their latest analysis, New Wage Data Show No STEM Worker ‘Shortage.’ The two experts join the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast to discuss how the recently received compensation data contradicts a new report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which again advocates for increased immigration based on an alleged labor shortage. The report overlooks the issue of stagnant wages and benefits, and the role they may play in hindering the recruitment of domestic STEM degree holders.
                                    
                                    The conversation also touches on the 29 percent of STEM workers who are foreign-born and how this may crowd out Americans from the field, as well as the national security implications of not cultivating a larger domestic tech workforce.
                                    
                                    In his closing remarks, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, highlights an upcoming book, Against the Corporate Media – a collection of over forty essays on the decline of the news industry. Edited by Michael Walsh, the book includes a chapter on immigration authored by Krikorian.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guests
                                    
                                    Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Jason Richwine is a Resident Scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    International Talent Programs in the Changing Global Environment
                                    
                                    New Wage Data Show No STEM Worker ‘Shortage
                                    
                                    ’Immigrants in U.S. Doctoral Programs
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61277116Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:32:20 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesMany argue the United States needs to bring in more immigrants to work in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) due to a labor “shortage.” However, https://cis.org/Camarota/New-Wage-Data-Show-No-STEM-Worker-Shortage for Immigration Studies...data recently obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows little long-term increase in real (inflation-adjusted) compensation for STEM workers. This is powerful evidence that demand for STEM labor is not outstripping supply.
                                    
                                    Steven Camarota, the Center’s Director of Research, and Jason Richwine, the Center’s Resident Scholar, discuss these findings in their latest analysis, New Wage Data Show No STEM Worker ‘Shortage.’ The two experts join the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast to discuss how the recently received compensation data contradicts a new report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which again advocates for increased immigration based on an alleged labor shortage. The report overlooks the issue of stagnant wages and benefits, and the role they may play in hindering the recruitment of domestic STEM degree holders.
                                    
                                    The conversation also touches on the 29 percent of STEM workers who are foreign-born and how this may crowd out Americans from the field, as well as the national security implications of not cultivating a larger domestic tech workforce.
                                    
                                    In his closing remarks, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, highlights an upcoming book, Against the Corporate Media – a collection of over forty essays on the decline of the news industry. Edited by Michael Walsh, the book includes a chapter on immigration authored by Krikorian.
                                    
                                    Host
                                    
                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Guests
                                    
                                    Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                    
                                    Jason Richwine is a Resident Scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                    
                                    Related
                                    
                                    International Talent Programs in the Changing Global Environment
                                    
                                    New Wage Data Show No STEM Worker ‘Shortage
                                    
                                    ’Immigrants in U.S. Doctoral Programs
                                    
                                    Intro Montage
                                    
                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                    
                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the...]]>2044false170fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/VP-Harriss-Role-Root-Causes-Czar
                                      What are “Root Causes”?
                                      • Root causes refers to the underlying factors driving migration, including crime, violence, food insecurity, poverty, corruption, and climate change. The Biden administration’s border strategy has focused exclusively on addressing these issues, also called “push factors”, in Central America, as opposed to “pull factors” in the U.S., to reduce the flow of migrants heading to the U.S. border.
                                      The Strategy:
                                      • Vice President Harris has engaged in diplomatic efforts, including meetings with a few Central American leaders and private corporations, aimed at stabilizing the region and creating economic opportunities. However, her focus has been largely on just three countries – Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador – while migration from other regions has increased dramatically.
                                      What Was Done?
                                      • Harris has visited Central America twice since taking on this role: once in 2021, and again in 2022 for the inauguration of Honduran President Xiomara Castro. Despite discussions around corruption and governance, corruption continues to worsen.
                                      Challenges and Criticisms:
                                      • One major criticism of the administration’s approach is the lack of measurable success. While Harris has highlighted investments in Central America, questions remain about how much investment has occurred, how much of this investment would have occurred anyway, and whether it has effectively curbed migration.
                                      • The Biden administration has not emphasized a policy of deterrence. Without addressing the pull factors – such as the ability to live and work in the U.S., whether illegal migrants are detained or prosecuted, and the existence of formidable border infrastructure – mass migration to the U.S. will continue.
                                      A Global Issue:
                                      • The episode also touches on the broader issue of migration, noting that many countries are experiencing significant illegal flows of migrants. Helping nations develop to a point where migration will no longer occur is a very long-term, and perhaps impossible, solution.
                                      Contrasting Success:
                                      • A notable contrast is seen in El Salvador, where a significant drop in crime has occurred due to internal policies, including the arrest and prosecution of gang members. Despite this success, the Biden-Harris administration has not promoted El Salvador’s approach, raising questions about the administration’s commitment to effective solutions.
                                      In his closing, Krikorian highlights reports that Harris has reversed her decision on building more border wall and now embraces it. This talking point resulted from her DNC speech, where she said she would sign the failed Senate border bill, which referred to funding for the wall but provided no new resources. Is she flip flopping?
                                      
                                      Host
                                      
                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Guest
                                      
                                      Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.Related
                                      
                                      How Fruitful Have Kamala Harris Root Causes Efforts Been?
                                      
                                      The Biden-Harris ‘Root Causes’ Strategy, Decoded: Part OneT
                                      
                                      he Biden-Harris ‘Root Causes’ Strategy Decoded - Part Two
                                      
                                      Kamala Harris and Feckless ‘Root Causes’ Plan to Secure the Border
                                      
                                      The Spectator World: What did Kamala do to address the ‘root causes’ of migration?
                                      
                                      The NY Post: Don’t Believe for One Minute Kamala Harris’ Fantasy Pivot on Open Border
                                      
                                      Intro Montage
                                      
                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61197541Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:36:44 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new episode of Parsing Immigration Policy explores Vice President Harris’s role as the “Root Causes” Czar in addressing the U.S. migrant crisis. Discussing Harris’s efforts and their impact are host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director,...
                                      What are “Root Causes”?
                                      • Root causes refers to the underlying factors driving migration, including crime, violence, food insecurity, poverty, corruption, and climate change. The Biden administration’s border strategy has focused exclusively on addressing these issues, also called “push factors”, in Central America, as opposed to “pull factors” in the U.S., to reduce the flow of migrants heading to the U.S. border.
                                      The Strategy:
                                      • Vice President Harris has engaged in diplomatic efforts, including meetings with a few Central American leaders and private corporations, aimed at stabilizing the region and creating economic opportunities. However, her focus has been largely on just three countries – Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador – while migration from other regions has increased dramatically.
                                      What Was Done?
                                      • Harris has visited Central America twice since taking on this role: once in 2021, and again in 2022 for the inauguration of Honduran President Xiomara Castro. Despite discussions around corruption and governance, corruption continues to worsen.
                                      Challenges and Criticisms:
                                      • One major criticism of the administration’s approach is the lack of measurable success. While Harris has highlighted investments in Central America, questions remain about how much investment has occurred, how much of this investment would have occurred anyway, and whether it has effectively curbed migration.
                                      • The Biden administration has not emphasized a policy of deterrence. Without addressing the pull factors – such as the ability to live and work in the U.S., whether illegal migrants are detained or prosecuted, and the existence of formidable border infrastructure – mass migration to the U.S. will continue.
                                      A Global Issue:
                                      • The episode also touches on the broader issue of migration, noting that many countries are experiencing significant illegal flows of migrants. Helping nations develop to a point where migration will no longer occur is a very long-term, and perhaps impossible, solution.
                                      Contrasting Success:
                                      • A notable contrast is seen in El Salvador, where a significant drop in crime has occurred due to internal policies, including the arrest and prosecution of gang members. Despite this success, the Biden-Harris administration has not promoted El Salvador’s approach, raising questions about the administration’s commitment to effective solutions.
                                      In his closing, Krikorian highlights reports that Harris has reversed her decision on building more border wall and now embraces it. This talking point resulted from her DNC speech, where she said she would sign the failed Senate border bill, which referred to funding for the wall but provided no new resources. Is she flip flopping?
                                      
                                      Host
                                      
                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Guest
                                      
                                      Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.Related
                                      
                                      How Fruitful Have Kamala Harris Root Causes Efforts Been?
                                      
                                      The Biden-Harris ‘Root Causes’ Strategy, Decoded: Part OneT
                                      
                                      2293false169fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Sanctuary-Map-Update-170-New-Locations-Addedupdated map of sanctuary jurisdictions, based on data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joining host Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center, is Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, who explains her update of the map.
                                      
                                      The update adds about 170 new sanctuary locations, mostly counties (including regional jails) as well as some cities. Some of these newly listed sanctuaries are in states that prohibit such policies, such as South Carolina, Indiana, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, and North Carolina.
                                      
                                      Virginia, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, and Minnesota have seen the most significant increases in sanctuary policies.
                                      
                                      The Center's updated map is based on ICE's internal tracking, adding information from the document entitled "Detainer Acceptance Tracker – Limited and Non-Cooperative Institutions," obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request. The Center’s map is a collaboration between Vaughan and multimedia director Bryan Griffith, and has been used to track sanctuaries since 2015, using ICE information and open sources.
                                      
                                      Since then, well over 10,000 deportable criminal aliens who were arrested by local authorities for state and local crimes have been released back to the streets due to sanctuary policies, despite ICE seeking custody with a detainer, and a significant share have committed subsequent crimes. For example, in a documented eight-month period during 2014-2015, about 1,800 of 8,000 criminal aliens released by sanctuary jurisdictions were rearrested for committing 7,500 new crimes.
                                      
                                      “It is alarming to see the continued proliferation of sanctuary policies, especially in places like Virginia,” Vaughan notes, “where ICE has had to use its scarce resources to re-arrest violent gang members and rapists in our communities who were set free by local jails, when they should have been transferred directly to ICE custody for a plane ride home.”
                                      
                                      Vaughan continued: “Federal and state lawmakers should adopt measures to better ensure that local law enforcement agencies cooperate with ICE, and to penalize those agencies that choose not to cooperate.”
                                      
                                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the Democratic Party’s 2024 immigration platform introduced this week at the party’s convention. The platform embraces the U.S. Citizenship Act, a radical piece of legislation introduced in January 2021, that would have granted amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the U.S. as of January 2021 and even allowed the return of many previously deported illegal immigrants. This position contrasts sharply with the Republican position on immigration enforcement, setting the stage for an unambiguous policy debate.
                                      
                                      Host
                                      
                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Guest
                                      
                                      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Related
                                      
                                      Sanctuary Map
                                      
                                      Justice Department Still Funding Sanctuaries
                                      
                                      Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime?
                                      
                                      Background and Likely Effects of the Biden-Menendez Amnesty Bill
                                      
                                      The 2024 Democratic Party Platform
                                      
                                      Intro Montage
                                      
                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                      
                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61116448Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:56:57 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe new episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ podcast, Parsing Immigration Policy, focuses on the Center’s https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States, based on data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joining host...updated map of sanctuary jurisdictions, based on data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joining host Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center, is Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, who explains her update of the map.
                                      
                                      The update adds about 170 new sanctuary locations, mostly counties (including regional jails) as well as some cities. Some of these newly listed sanctuaries are in states that prohibit such policies, such as South Carolina, Indiana, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, and North Carolina.
                                      
                                      Virginia, North Dakota, Nebraska, New York, and Minnesota have seen the most significant increases in sanctuary policies.
                                      
                                      The Center's updated map is based on ICE's internal tracking, adding information from the document entitled "Detainer Acceptance Tracker – Limited and Non-Cooperative Institutions," obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request. The Center’s map is a collaboration between Vaughan and multimedia director Bryan Griffith, and has been used to track sanctuaries since 2015, using ICE information and open sources.
                                      
                                      Since then, well over 10,000 deportable criminal aliens who were arrested by local authorities for state and local crimes have been released back to the streets due to sanctuary policies, despite ICE seeking custody with a detainer, and a significant share have committed subsequent crimes. For example, in a documented eight-month period during 2014-2015, about 1,800 of 8,000 criminal aliens released by sanctuary jurisdictions were rearrested for committing 7,500 new crimes.
                                      
                                      “It is alarming to see the continued proliferation of sanctuary policies, especially in places like Virginia,” Vaughan notes, “where ICE has had to use its scarce resources to re-arrest violent gang members and rapists in our communities who were set free by local jails, when they should have been transferred directly to ICE custody for a plane ride home.”
                                      
                                      Vaughan continued: “Federal and state lawmakers should adopt measures to better ensure that local law enforcement agencies cooperate with ICE, and to penalize those agencies that choose not to cooperate.”
                                      
                                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the Democratic Party’s 2024 immigration platform introduced this week at the party’s convention. The platform embraces the U.S. Citizenship Act, a radical piece of legislation introduced in January 2021, that would have granted amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the U.S. as of January 2021 and even allowed the return of many previously deported illegal immigrants. This position contrasts sharply with the Republican position on immigration enforcement, setting the stage for an unambiguous policy debate.
                                      
                                      Host
                                      
                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Guest
                                      
                                      Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Related
                                      
                                      Sanctuary Map
                                      
                                      Justice Department Still Funding Sanctuaries
                                      
                                      Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime?
                                      
                                      2346false168fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/BidenHarris-Administrations-Refugee-Resettlement-Overhaul
                                      Key topics discussed in this episode include:
                                      • Executive Branch Role: While the resettlement program is established in law, the president sets the cap on refugee admissions each year, which is now viewed more as a target than a limit.
                                      • Expansion of Who Is Treated as a “Refugee”: The Biden-Harris administration has effectively redefined the term “refugee,” extending benefits and privileges to individuals who do not meet the traditional legal definition.
                                      • An Expanded Domestic Resettlement Network: Ten religious or community-based organizations which assist with resettling refugees inside the U.S. maintain nationwide networks of local affiliates to provide refugees with services, including assistance in signing up for taxpayer-funded benefits. The local affiliate number is up from 150 to 350.
                                      • Modernization of the Refugee Program: Efforts to modernize the program have significantly reduced processing times from years to just a few months, allowing for faster refugee arrivals. In FY 2023, despite a cap of 125,000, only half that number were resettled. However, with ongoing modernization and the introduction of “private” sponsorship, the cap is expected to be met or even raised in FY 2025.
                                      • Private Sponsorship through the “Welcome Corps”: The administration has introduced the Welcome Corps initiative, allowing private groups and individuals to select their own refugees and future American citizens, bypassing the traditional role of the UN. The “Welcome Corps” was further expanded to include the “Welcome Corps on Campus”, bringing “refugees” straight to U.S. campuses; and the Welcome Corps at Work, bringing them straight to U.S. jobs. There is also a Latin American program and an Afghan targeted program.
                                      • Concerns and Controversies:
                                        • Chain Refugee Resettlement: Former refugees sponsoring new refugees, potentially creating issues with accountability and oversight.
                                        • Private Sponsorship Challenges: Despite being labeled as “private,” the Welcome Corps is heavily subsidized by federal taxpayer funding.
                                        • Future Expansion under a Potential Harris Administration: Pressure is already being exerted to create a “Welcome Corps” program for Gaza refugees.
                                      Host
                                      
                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Guest
                                      
                                      Nayla Rush is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Related
                                      
                                      Remaking the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
                                      
                                      Latest Biden/Harris ‘Lawful Pathways’ Scheme: Declare Latin American Migrants to be ‘Refugees’
                                      
                                      Parolees Paroling More Parolees
                                      
                                      Intro Montage
                                      
                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61035938Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:11:25 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Biden-Harris administration expects to resettle more than 100,000 refugees into the U.S. by the end of Fiscal Year 2024 — the highest number in three decades. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, the Center’s Executive Director...
                                      Key topics discussed in this episode include:
                                      • Executive Branch Role: While the resettlement program is established in law, the president sets the cap on refugee admissions each year, which is now viewed more as a target than a limit.
                                      • Expansion of Who Is Treated as a “Refugee”: The Biden-Harris administration has effectively redefined the term “refugee,” extending benefits and privileges to individuals who do not meet the traditional legal definition.
                                      • An Expanded Domestic Resettlement Network: Ten religious or community-based organizations which assist with resettling refugees inside the U.S. maintain nationwide networks of local affiliates to provide refugees with services, including assistance in signing up for taxpayer-funded benefits. The local affiliate number is up from 150 to 350.
                                      • Modernization of the Refugee Program: Efforts to modernize the program have significantly reduced processing times from years to just a few months, allowing for faster refugee arrivals. In FY 2023, despite a cap of 125,000, only half that number were resettled. However, with ongoing modernization and the introduction of “private” sponsorship, the cap is expected to be met or even raised in FY 2025.
                                      • Private Sponsorship through the “Welcome Corps”: The administration has introduced the Welcome Corps initiative, allowing private groups and individuals to select their own refugees and future American citizens, bypassing the traditional role of the UN. The “Welcome Corps” was further expanded to include the “Welcome Corps on Campus”, bringing “refugees” straight to U.S. campuses; and the Welcome Corps at Work, bringing them straight to U.S. jobs. There is also a Latin American program and an Afghan targeted program.
                                      • Concerns and Controversies:
                                        • Chain Refugee Resettlement: Former refugees sponsoring new refugees, potentially creating issues with accountability and oversight.
                                        • Private Sponsorship Challenges: Despite being labeled as “private,” the Welcome Corps is heavily subsidized by federal taxpayer funding.
                                        • Future Expansion under a Potential Harris Administration: Pressure is already being exerted to create a “Welcome Corps” program for Gaza refugees.
                                      Host
                                      
                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Guest
                                      
                                      Nayla Rush is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                      
                                      Related
                                      
                                      Remaking the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
                                      
                                      Latest Biden/Harris ‘Lawful Pathways’ Scheme: Declare Latin American Migrants to be ‘Refugees’
                                      
                                      Parolees Paroling More Parolees
                                      
                                      Intro Montage
                                      
                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election...]]>2424false167fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/BidenHarris-Administration-Pauses-Humanitarian-Program-Rife-Fraud
                                        While the grants of parole (and work authorization) to these migrants – who have no legal right to enter the U.S. – are supposed to last only two years, Arthur notes that “the administration never had a plan to remove these migrants after these two years were over.” Overall, nearly 400,000 unauthorized migrants have entered the U.S. under the CHNV program, likely permanently.
                                        
                                        Arthur also points out the fraud and other abuses in the CHNV program. For instance, many of these migrants are flying to the U.S. from safe third countries such as Iceland and Fiji. Arthur also points out various problems with the program’s sponsor requirement – “sponsors” are not actually required to provide food or housing for CHNV beneficiaries, and there are many cases of sponsors turning out to be deceased or possessing fake Social Security numbers, raising concern about trafficking.
                                        
                                        Arthur and Krikorian surmise that the administration is likely pausing the program because they see it as a political liability for the upcoming election, as the widespread examples of fraud became too difficult to hide. Ultimately, the flaws in this program reveal the importance of ensuring that Congress, not the president, has the sole power to make laws pertaining to immigration.
                                        
                                        Highlights:
                                        • The Biden-Harris administration’s legal rationale for the CHNV program comes from Congress’s authorization of a narrow “parole” authority, which allows the executive to let in inadmissible aliens under certain narrow circumstances. This administration has abused this small loophole to let in 2.2 million people who have no right to be here.
                                        • The CHNV program is one of two legally dubious parole programs implemented by the Biden-Harris administration. The other, the CBP One app interview scheme, allows migrants of any nationality to schedule their illegal entry at one of eight ports of entry on the Mexican border.
                                        • There are currently two ongoing legal challenges to the CHNV program, one in Texas and one in North Dakota.
                                        • Sponsors of CHNV applicants need not be individuals; non-profit groups or companies can also be sponsors, creating the potential for labor exploitation where employers hold migrants in debt bondage.
                                        • If the next administration were to terminate the CHNV program, the INA would require all 400,000 CHNV parolees to be detained, making a complete shutdown potentially difficult to implement.
                                        In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the ongoing riots in the United Kingdom, sparked by the murder of three British girls by the son of Rwandan immigrants. He describes the riots as symbolic of the broader consequences of Western leadership acting as a “cartel” to prevent changes to immigration policy favored by the majority, leading to societal unrest.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60958066Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:26:00 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Biden/Harris administration has recently paused the fraud-prone program which allows up to 30,000 inadmissible nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to fly to the United States each month. The suspension of this “CHNV parole program”...
                                        While the grants of parole (and work authorization) to these migrants – who have no legal right to enter the U.S. – are supposed to last only two years, Arthur notes that “the administration never had a plan to remove these migrants after these two years were over.” Overall, nearly 400,000 unauthorized migrants have entered the U.S. under the CHNV program, likely permanently.
                                        
                                        Arthur also points out the fraud and other abuses in the CHNV program. For instance, many of these migrants are flying to the U.S. from safe third countries such as Iceland and Fiji. Arthur also points out various problems with the program’s sponsor requirement – “sponsors” are not actually required to provide food or housing for CHNV beneficiaries, and there are many cases of sponsors turning out to be deceased or possessing fake Social Security numbers, raising concern about trafficking.
                                        
                                        Arthur and Krikorian surmise that the administration is likely pausing the program because they see it as a political liability for the upcoming election, as the widespread examples of fraud became too difficult to hide. Ultimately, the flaws in this program reveal the importance of ensuring that Congress, not the president, has the sole power to make laws pertaining to immigration.
                                        
                                        Highlights:
                                        • The Biden-Harris administration’s legal rationale for the CHNV program comes from Congress’s authorization of a narrow “parole” authority, which allows the executive to let in inadmissible aliens under certain narrow circumstances. This administration has abused this small loophole to let in 2.2 million people who have no right to be here.
                                        • The CHNV program is one of two legally dubious parole programs implemented by the Biden-Harris administration. The other, the CBP One app interview scheme, allows migrants of any nationality to schedule their illegal entry at one of eight ports of entry on the Mexican border.
                                        • There are currently two ongoing legal challenges to the CHNV program, one in Texas and one in North Dakota.
                                        • Sponsors of CHNV applicants need not be individuals; non-profit groups or companies can also be sponsors, creating the potential for labor exploitation where employers hold migrants in debt bondage.
                                        • If the next administration were to terminate the CHNV program, the INA would require all 400,000 CHNV parolees to be detained, making a complete shutdown potentially difficult to implement.
                                        In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the ongoing riots in the United Kingdom, sparked by the murder of three British girls by the son of Rwandan immigrants. He describes the riots as symbolic of the broader consequences of Western leadership acting as a “cartel” to prevent changes to immigration policy favored by the majority, leading to societal unrest.]]>2286false166fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Fiscal-Time-Bomb-Mass-Immigration-Parole-and-Welfare
                                        Vaughan highlights her recent report on Massachusetts as a case study of the long-term costs of mass illegal immigration. She asserts that “people have not been focusing on the long-term cost ... and that long-term cost is going to clearly eclipse the [short-term] cost of [migrant] shelters.” Specifically, she discusses how the Biden-Harris administration’s policy of paroling millions of illegal aliens into the U.S. is a “fiscal time bomb”, as many of these aliens will qualify for welfare benefits in the coming years.
                                        
                                        Fishman explains how the time bomb works: the Biden-Harris administration’s abuse of the parole system interacts with the 1996 welfare reform law, which allows paroled aliens to access welfare benefits after residing in the U.S. for five years – a “parole payday” which Fisman explored in a 2023 report. As a result, over one million aliens paroled into the U.S. since 2021 will start becoming eligible for welfare benefits as early as 2026.
                                        
                                        To mitigate the burden that mass immigration places on the welfare system, Vaughan suggests that sponsors of parolees should be required to register with the state and thus have their income factored into the decision whether to grant welfare benefits to an alien. Additionally, Fishman suggests that the 1996 welfare reform law should be reformed so that parolees no longer qualify for welfare benefits.
                                        
                                        In his closing, Krikorian highlights two recent Center publications – a report on the enormous changes the Biden-Harris administration made to the refugee resettlement program and an article discussing one of those changes: the Safe Mobility Office Initiative in Latin America, which is responsible for flying in thousands of people who would not have qualified as refugees in the past. These pieces highlight the administration’s perspective that any foreigner should have the opportunity to come to the U.S., pointing to the crux of the immigration debate: should American immigration policies serve the interest of the American people or foreign citizens?Highlights:
                                        • The main reason that mass immigration is so costly is that illegal immigrants generally are less-skilled, thus earn lower salaries, and therefore consume large sums in welfare, healthcare, and education while working low-paying jobs.
                                        • 60 percent of illegal-alien households are currently using at least one welfare program.
                                        • While the goal of the 1996 welfare reform law was to restrict the number of aliens who could access federal welfare benefits, one of its measures allows paroled aliens (technically only aliens who are paroled before entering the U.S.) to receive welfare after residing in the US for five years, creating a “fiscal time bomb.”
                                        • The requirement that some parolees have a sponsor to gain entry does not reduce the fiscal burden that these migrants place on the welfare system, because these sponsors are not actually responsible for providing any financial support.
                                        • Fishman speculates that Trump may revoke the parole status should he return to the White House in 2025, but suggests that if Harris becomes president, she would “never in a million years…revoke [these aliens’] parole status.”
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guests
                                        
                                        Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration StudiesGeorge Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        Massachusetts: A Case Study in Mass Immigration and the Welfare State
                                        
                                        Parole with BenefitsWelfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born
                                        
                                        Haitian CHNV Parole Migrant Arrested for Aggravated Rape in Massachusetts
                                        
                                        Remaking the US Refugee Resettlement Program
                                        
                                        The Latest Biden/Harris ‘Lawful Pathways’ Scheme: Declare Latin American Migrants to Be ‘Refugees’
                                        
                                        Intro Montage
                                        
                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60880019Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:00:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSummaryThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy explores the relationship between the cost of illegal immigration and the Biden-Harris administration’s abuse of parole. Joining host Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for...
                                        Vaughan highlights her recent report on Massachusetts as a case study of the long-term costs of mass illegal immigration. She asserts that “people have not been focusing on the long-term cost ... and that long-term cost is going to clearly eclipse the [short-term] cost of [migrant] shelters.” Specifically, she discusses how the Biden-Harris administration’s policy of paroling millions of illegal aliens into the U.S. is a “fiscal time bomb”, as many of these aliens will qualify for welfare benefits in the coming years.
                                        
                                        Fishman explains how the time bomb works: the Biden-Harris administration’s abuse of the parole system interacts with the 1996 welfare reform law, which allows paroled aliens to access welfare benefits after residing in the U.S. for five years – a “parole payday” which Fisman explored in a 2023 report. As a result, over one million aliens paroled into the U.S. since 2021 will start becoming eligible for welfare benefits as early as 2026.
                                        
                                        To mitigate the burden that mass immigration places on the welfare system, Vaughan suggests that sponsors of parolees should be required to register with the state and thus have their income factored into the decision whether to grant welfare benefits to an alien. Additionally, Fishman suggests that the 1996 welfare reform law should be reformed so that parolees no longer qualify for welfare benefits.
                                        
                                        In his closing, Krikorian highlights two recent Center publications – a report on the enormous changes the Biden-Harris administration made to the refugee resettlement program and an article discussing one of those changes: the Safe Mobility Office Initiative in Latin America, which is responsible for flying in thousands of people who would not have qualified as refugees in the past. These pieces highlight the administration’s perspective that any foreigner should have the opportunity to come to the U.S., pointing to the crux of the immigration debate: should American immigration policies serve the interest of the American people or foreign citizens?Highlights:
                                        • The main reason that mass immigration is so costly is that illegal immigrants generally are less-skilled, thus earn lower salaries, and therefore consume large sums in welfare, healthcare, and education while working low-paying jobs.
                                        • 60 percent of illegal-alien households are currently using at least one welfare program.
                                        • While the goal of the 1996 welfare reform law was to restrict the number of aliens who could access federal welfare benefits, one of its measures allows paroled aliens (technically only aliens who are paroled before entering the U.S.) to receive welfare after residing in the US for five years, creating a “fiscal time bomb.”
                                        • The requirement that some parolees have a sponsor to gain entry does not reduce the fiscal burden that these migrants place on the welfare system, because these sponsors are not actually responsible for providing any financial support.
                                        • Fishman speculates that Trump may revoke the parole status should he return to the White House in 2025, but suggests that if Harris becomes president, she would “never in a million years…revoke [these aliens’] parole status.”
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guests
                                        
                                        Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration StudiesGeorge Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        2193false165fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/New-Kind-Birth-Tourism
                                        International commercial surrogacy refers to the process by which foreign nationals contract with surrogates in the United States to have a child on their behalf. While this child is subsequently raised in a foreign country, the child is granted U.S. citizenship by virtue of their birth here, making it easier for the parents of this child to eventually obtain U.S. citizenship. This system is unique to the United States, as other Western countries either ban international surrogacy or do not have birthright citizenship.
                                        
                                        Waters states that international commercial surrogacy is a “situation of immigration fraud as well as a national security risk.” The most common demographic of foreign nationals who come to the U.S. for surrogacy are Chinese men, and thus this form of birth tourism allows children who are raised in China and shaped by CCP influence to obtain U.S. citizenship, posing a threat to U.S. national security.
                                        
                                        To prevent this form of birth tourism, Waters emphasizes that U.S. immigration laws need to be updated to reflect technological advancements in surrogacy, childbirth, etc. She points to recent examples of nations, such as Nepal and India, which have successfully restricted commercial surrogacy. She also highlights the importance of publishing information surrounding international commercial surrogacy, such as state records regarding the number of surrogacy contracts in each state and the country of origin of the contracting parents.
                                        
                                        Waters and Krikorian agree that once information regarding the abuses in the international commercial surrogacy industry becomes available, it will be possible for Congress and state governments to take action against this particularly troublesome form of birth tourism.
                                        
                                        Highlights:
                                        • The U.S. has no federal laws governing international commercial surrogacy, making it extremely difficult to identify the children and parents involved in this industry.
                                        • The majority of fertility clinics are in California, and these surrogacy agencies often have deep connections in China.
                                        • The Heritage Foundation has recently filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking data regarding the countries of origin of contracting parents as well as the number of surrogacy contracts in states such as California.
                                        • Addressing the problem of international commercial surrogacy ultimately requires “[preventing] foreign nationals from accessing commercial surrogacy in the United States,” but this would require states to forego the financial interest they have in continuing this lucrative industry.
                                        • Recently, some Republican lawmakers have expressed interest in addressing the abuses of this troublesome form of birth tourism through legislation, focusing on how commercial surrogacy harms American surrogate mothers and places the interests of foreign countries above the interests of American citizens.
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guest
                                        
                                        Emma Waters is a Senior Research Associate at the Heritage Foundation.
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        The New Face of Birth Tourism: Chinese Nationals, American Surrogates, and Birthright Citizenship
                                        
                                        The Rise and Fall of International Adoption
                                        
                                        America’s Rent-A-Womb Industry Lures An Alarming Number Of Chinese Nationals
                                        
                                        Birth Tourism: Facts and Recommendations
                                        
                                        Intro Montage
                                        
                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                        
                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60805812Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:06:04 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Emma Waters, a Senior Research Associate at the Heritage Foundation, joins Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director, to discuss the recent development of international commercial surrogacy,...
                                        International commercial surrogacy refers to the process by which foreign nationals contract with surrogates in the United States to have a child on their behalf. While this child is subsequently raised in a foreign country, the child is granted U.S. citizenship by virtue of their birth here, making it easier for the parents of this child to eventually obtain U.S. citizenship. This system is unique to the United States, as other Western countries either ban international surrogacy or do not have birthright citizenship.
                                        
                                        Waters states that international commercial surrogacy is a “situation of immigration fraud as well as a national security risk.” The most common demographic of foreign nationals who come to the U.S. for surrogacy are Chinese men, and thus this form of birth tourism allows children who are raised in China and shaped by CCP influence to obtain U.S. citizenship, posing a threat to U.S. national security.
                                        
                                        To prevent this form of birth tourism, Waters emphasizes that U.S. immigration laws need to be updated to reflect technological advancements in surrogacy, childbirth, etc. She points to recent examples of nations, such as Nepal and India, which have successfully restricted commercial surrogacy. She also highlights the importance of publishing information surrounding international commercial surrogacy, such as state records regarding the number of surrogacy contracts in each state and the country of origin of the contracting parents.
                                        
                                        Waters and Krikorian agree that once information regarding the abuses in the international commercial surrogacy industry becomes available, it will be possible for Congress and state governments to take action against this particularly troublesome form of birth tourism.
                                        
                                        Highlights:
                                        • The U.S. has no federal laws governing international commercial surrogacy, making it extremely difficult to identify the children and parents involved in this industry.
                                        • The majority of fertility clinics are in California, and these surrogacy agencies often have deep connections in China.
                                        • The Heritage Foundation has recently filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking data regarding the countries of origin of contracting parents as well as the number of surrogacy contracts in states such as California.
                                        • Addressing the problem of international commercial surrogacy ultimately requires “[preventing] foreign nationals from accessing commercial surrogacy in the United States,” but this would require states to forego the financial interest they have in continuing this lucrative industry.
                                        • Recently, some Republican lawmakers have expressed interest in addressing the abuses of this troublesome form of birth tourism through legislation, focusing on how commercial surrogacy harms American surrogate mothers and places the interests of foreign countries above the interests of American citizens.
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guest
                                        
                                        Emma Waters is a Senior Research Associate at the Heritage Foundation.
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        The New Face of Birth Tourism: Chinese Nationals, American Surrogates, and Birthright Citizenship
                                        
                                        164fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Border-Security-Lessons-Central-Europe
                                        Speaking with the Center’s executive director Mark Krikorian, Orban addresses both the effects on Hungary of the 2015-16 migrant crisis in Europe as well as a recent EU court ruling fining it millions of euros for its strict policies regarding asylum for illegal border crossers.
                                        
                                        He emphasizes the deterrent effect of Hungary’s policies, asserting that the country's immigration policies were designed to make it so “if you try [to immigrate] illegally you are losing something, not getting something.” Hungary believes maintaining this deterrent effect is a critical aspect of securing its borders, and it has held firm to these deterrent policies despite the massive fines from the EU.
                                        
                                        Orban concludes by stating that Hungary “does not want to become an immigration-based society,” highlighting Hungary’s strategy of limiting immigration to a few selective guestworker programs while using the state to promote pro-family policies and raise the fertility rate. Such policies, while costly, are crucial in preserving the cultural and demographic heritage of Hungary—a top priority for this small, landlocked central European country.
                                        
                                        In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the Republican National Convention’s highlighting of illegal immigration and crime. He points out crime rates of illegal immigrants and Americans are not comparable and that every crime committed by an illegal immigrant is preventable and is a result of government policy.
                                        
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guest
                                        
                                        Balazs Orban is a member of the Hungarian Parliament and political director for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        Migration Research Institute
                                        
                                        ECJ Fines Hungary for Violating Asylum Law
                                        
                                        CIS Report on the Hungarian Border Fence
                                        
                                        Hungary Rejects EU Migrant Quota in 2016
                                        
                                        While Illegal Aliens Kill and Rape, Bogus Crime Comparisons Still Blunt Solutions
                                        
                                        Intro Montage
                                        
                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                        
                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60728568Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:32:17 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week, Balazs Orban, a member of the Hungarian Parliament and political director for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (no relation), joins Parsing Immigration Policy to discuss the strategies Hungary has taken to prevent illegal migration...
                                        Speaking with the Center’s executive director Mark Krikorian, Orban addresses both the effects on Hungary of the 2015-16 migrant crisis in Europe as well as a recent EU court ruling fining it millions of euros for its strict policies regarding asylum for illegal border crossers.
                                        
                                        He emphasizes the deterrent effect of Hungary’s policies, asserting that the country's immigration policies were designed to make it so “if you try [to immigrate] illegally you are losing something, not getting something.” Hungary believes maintaining this deterrent effect is a critical aspect of securing its borders, and it has held firm to these deterrent policies despite the massive fines from the EU.
                                        
                                        Orban concludes by stating that Hungary “does not want to become an immigration-based society,” highlighting Hungary’s strategy of limiting immigration to a few selective guestworker programs while using the state to promote pro-family policies and raise the fertility rate. Such policies, while costly, are crucial in preserving the cultural and demographic heritage of Hungary—a top priority for this small, landlocked central European country.
                                        
                                        In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses the Republican National Convention’s highlighting of illegal immigration and crime. He points out crime rates of illegal immigrants and Americans are not comparable and that every crime committed by an illegal immigrant is preventable and is a result of government policy.
                                        
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guest
                                        
                                        Balazs Orban is a member of the Hungarian Parliament and political director for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        Migration Research Institute
                                        
                                        ECJ Fines Hungary for Violating Asylum Law
                                        
                                        CIS Report on the Hungarian Border Fence
                                        
                                        Hungary Rejects EU Migrant Quota in 2016
                                        
                                        While Illegal Aliens Kill and Rape, Bogus Crime Comparisons Still Blunt Solutions
                                        
                                        Intro Montage
                                        
                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                        
                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                        ]]>2000false163fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Reality-SkilledWorker-Programs
                                        Hira refutes the idea that guest worker programs are justified under the assumption that there is a shortage of STEM workers. He states, “There is no evidence to support that there is a generalized shortage of STEM workers.” Both Hira and Camarota highlight that wages in STEM fields have been stagnant or declining, indicating no shortage.
                                        
                                        The discussion then moves to the exploitation within guest worker programs. Hira explains, “Guest workers are underpaid, exploited, and threatened, which harms U.S. workers competing with them.”  He points out that the Department of Labor sets lower minimum wages for H-1B workers and that the OPT program makes foreign workers cheaper by exempting them from payroll taxes, distorting the labor market.
                                        
                                        Hira concludes, “There is clarity on what should be done, the question is whether you get an executive branch that will do anything about it.”
                                        
                                        Highlights:
                                        • Skills-based immigration is tilted towards temporary workers, not permanent workers.
                                        • Many of these visa programs, H-1B in particular, are justified under the pretense that there is a shortage of STEM workers in the U.S. However, no evidence supports this claim.
                                        • One of the long-term trends across the American economy has been that an ever-larger share of productivity gains has gone to firms – or to those who own capital – rather than workers.
                                        • Guest-workers have fewer rights than American citizens and are thus subject to exploitation.
                                        • The foreign-worker program called Optional Practical Training (OPT) exempts participants (recent graduates still here on student visas) and their employers from the payroll tax, making them 15.3 percent cheaper to hire than U.S. born students and laborers.
                                        • H-1B is often sold as being for the “best and brightest” foreign nationals. However, applicants are selected randomly via a lottery, ensuring the selection of a large number of the mediocre and ordinary.
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guest
                                        
                                        Dr. Ron Hira is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at Howard University.
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        New evidence of widespread wage theft in the H-1B visa program
                                        
                                        H1-B Visa Program: Myths and Needed Reforms
                                        
                                        DOL Is Considering Allowing More Employers to Circumvent Protections for American Workers
                                        
                                        Legal and Illegal Immigration: Understanding U.S. High-Skilled Immigration
                                        
                                        Intro Montage
                                        
                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60659209Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:01:12 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Dr. Ron Hira, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Howard University, joins guest host Steve Camarota, the Center’s Director of Research, to discuss the flaws in the U.S. guest worker programs...
                                        Hira refutes the idea that guest worker programs are justified under the assumption that there is a shortage of STEM workers. He states, “There is no evidence to support that there is a generalized shortage of STEM workers.” Both Hira and Camarota highlight that wages in STEM fields have been stagnant or declining, indicating no shortage.
                                        
                                        The discussion then moves to the exploitation within guest worker programs. Hira explains, “Guest workers are underpaid, exploited, and threatened, which harms U.S. workers competing with them.”  He points out that the Department of Labor sets lower minimum wages for H-1B workers and that the OPT program makes foreign workers cheaper by exempting them from payroll taxes, distorting the labor market.
                                        
                                        Hira concludes, “There is clarity on what should be done, the question is whether you get an executive branch that will do anything about it.”
                                        
                                        Highlights:
                                        • Skills-based immigration is tilted towards temporary workers, not permanent workers.
                                        • Many of these visa programs, H-1B in particular, are justified under the pretense that there is a shortage of STEM workers in the U.S. However, no evidence supports this claim.
                                        • One of the long-term trends across the American economy has been that an ever-larger share of productivity gains has gone to firms – or to those who own capital – rather than workers.
                                        • Guest-workers have fewer rights than American citizens and are thus subject to exploitation.
                                        • The foreign-worker program called Optional Practical Training (OPT) exempts participants (recent graduates still here on student visas) and their employers from the payroll tax, making them 15.3 percent cheaper to hire than U.S. born students and laborers.
                                        • H-1B is often sold as being for the “best and brightest” foreign nationals. However, applicants are selected randomly via a lottery, ensuring the selection of a large number of the mediocre and ordinary.
                                        Host
                                        
                                        Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                        
                                        Guest
                                        
                                        Dr. Ron Hira is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at Howard University.
                                        
                                        Related
                                        
                                        New evidence of widespread wage theft in the H-1B visa program
                                        
                                        H1-B Visa Program: Myths and Needed Reforms
                                        
                                        DOL Is Considering Allowing More Employers to Circumvent Protections for American Workers
                                        
                                        Legal and Illegal Immigration: Understanding U.S. High-Skilled Immigration
                                        
                                        Intro Montage
                                        
                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to...]]>2625false162fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/CIS-Litigation-Forces-Transparency-Humanitarian-Parole-Program
                                          Massive Influx: Since January 2023, more than 460,000 from those four nationalities have been authorized to fly into the country, with 30,000 being allowed in each month – all eligible for two-year renewable work authorization.Litigation and 
                                          
                                          Transparency Issues:
                                          • FOIA Requests and Lawsuits: CIS had to resort to FOIA requests and then lawsuits to obtain information about the program. While Homeland Security eventually disclosed 45 U.S. airports used for arrivals, the administration resisted revealing departure countries until recently. They continue to refuse to provide the number flying in from each nation.
                                          • Public Deception: The administration promoted the CHNV Program as a kind of rescue initiative. However, many entrants are coming from safe countries, contradicting the stated need for urgent humanitarian intervention. Applicants are flying in from 77 different countries, including safe, prosperous nations like France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Fiji, Australia, and Canada.
                                          Concerns and Implications:
                                          • Asylum Shopping: This raises critical questions about the purpose of asylum. Should individuals in safe countries qualify for U.S. asylum, or is this merely a workaround to bypass immigration limits set by Congress?
                                          • Reforming Asylum Laws: CIS experts stress the need for statutory changes to ensure asylum is reserved for those genuinely fleeing persecution and not for those already in safe countries.
                                          • Executive Overreach: The Biden administration’s actions suggest an attempt to increase immigration without congressional approval, undermining the legislative process and immigration limits.
                                          Host
                                          
                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Guest
                                          
                                          Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Related
                                          
                                          New Data: Many Migrants in Biden’s ‘Humanitarian’ Flights Scheme Coming in from Safe Countries and Vacation Wonderlands
                                          
                                          A Secret Finally Revealed: Americans Can Know the U.S. Cities Receiving Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants Flying from Abroad
                                          
                                          What is CHNV Parole and Why You Should Care
                                          
                                          Parsing Immigration Policy podcast: Straight Talk on Biden’s Parole Flights
                                          
                                          Government Admission: Biden Parole Flights Create Security ‘Vulnerabilities’ at US Airports
                                          
                                          New Records: Biden DHS Has Approved Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants for Secretive Foreign Flights Directly into U.S. Airports
                                          
                                          Intro Montage
                                          
                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60493748Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCritical findings from recent CIS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation reveal that a Biden “humanitarian” parole program created specifically for nationals of four countries has resulted in many applicants flying in from 74 other countries....
                                          Massive Influx: Since January 2023, more than 460,000 from those four nationalities have been authorized to fly into the country, with 30,000 being allowed in each month – all eligible for two-year renewable work authorization.Litigation and 
                                          
                                          Transparency Issues:
                                          • FOIA Requests and Lawsuits: CIS had to resort to FOIA requests and then lawsuits to obtain information about the program. While Homeland Security eventually disclosed 45 U.S. airports used for arrivals, the administration resisted revealing departure countries until recently. They continue to refuse to provide the number flying in from each nation.
                                          • Public Deception: The administration promoted the CHNV Program as a kind of rescue initiative. However, many entrants are coming from safe countries, contradicting the stated need for urgent humanitarian intervention. Applicants are flying in from 77 different countries, including safe, prosperous nations like France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Fiji, Australia, and Canada.
                                          Concerns and Implications:
                                          • Asylum Shopping: This raises critical questions about the purpose of asylum. Should individuals in safe countries qualify for U.S. asylum, or is this merely a workaround to bypass immigration limits set by Congress?
                                          • Reforming Asylum Laws: CIS experts stress the need for statutory changes to ensure asylum is reserved for those genuinely fleeing persecution and not for those already in safe countries.
                                          • Executive Overreach: The Biden administration’s actions suggest an attempt to increase immigration without congressional approval, undermining the legislative process and immigration limits.
                                          Host
                                          
                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Guest
                                          
                                          Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Related
                                          
                                          New Data: Many Migrants in Biden’s ‘Humanitarian’ Flights Scheme Coming in from Safe Countries and Vacation Wonderlands
                                          
                                          A Secret Finally Revealed: Americans Can Know the U.S. Cities Receiving Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants Flying from Abroad
                                          
                                          What is CHNV Parole and Why You Should Care
                                          
                                          Parsing Immigration Policy podcast: Straight Talk on Biden’s Parole Flights
                                          
                                          Government Admission: Biden Parole Flights Create Security ‘Vulnerabilities’ at US Airports
                                          
                                          1866false161fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/De-Facto-Amnesty-Half-Million-Illegal-Immigrants
                                          Announcement: On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced that 500,000 illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, who have been in the country for at least ten years and married before June 17, 2024, will be allowed to apply for “parole in place” (PIP). These benefits will also be extended to an estimated 50,000 children of these spouses, who do not need to meet the ten-year residency requirement. The PIP plan retroactively legalizes illegal entries and allows beneficiaries to apply for work authorization and attain a Social Security number.
                                          
                                          Understanding Parole in Place: Parole in place is a limited form of parole that to this point, Congress has only extended to immediate family-members of active-duty military that allows otherwise inadmissible foreign nationals to stay in the U.S. in a quasi-legal status. While parole itself is only to be used on a case-by-case basis for “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit”, the Biden administration has greatly expanded its use to large classes of inadmissible foreign nationals, raising questions about the legality of its actions. Podcast Highlights:
                                          1. Executive Overreach: The podcast discusses how the Biden administration’s use of PIP circumvents established immigration laws and precedents, similar to previous programs like DACA. The action will undoubtedly end up in the courts, and the administration’s approach has long-term implications for bipartisan cooperation on immigration reform.
                                          2. Potential for Fraud: Concerns are raised about USCIS’s ability to effectively adjudicate the more than a half million expected PIP applications, potentially leading to widespread fraud, particularly with respect to the ten-year residency requirement. This means that the number of aliens amnestied can be expected to be considerably higher than the White House estimate of 550,000.
                                          3. A Solution in Search of a Problem: A waiver for alien spouses in this situation already exists in the form of I-601A “Applications for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers”. The Biden administration simply needs to fast track those applications.
                                          4. Political Motivations: The discussion also raises concerns that the timing of the amnesty may be politically motivated, reminiscent of the Obama administration’s pre-2012 election DACA rollout, and is aimed at garnering support from immigrant voters ahead of elections.
                                          Host
                                          
                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Guest
                                          
                                          Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Related
                                          
                                          DHS Fact Sheet Lays Out Parameters of Biden’s ‘Parole in Place’ Amnesty
                                          
                                          Biden’s ‘Parole in Place’ Plan is a Solution in Search of a Problem
                                          
                                          Amnesties All the Way Down
                                          
                                          Intro Montage
                                          
                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60455091Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:18:12 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesToday’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy delves into the details and implications of this week's controversial announcement by the Biden administration that it will be granting de facto amnesty to over half a million illegal immigrants in the...
                                          Announcement: On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced that 500,000 illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, who have been in the country for at least ten years and married before June 17, 2024, will be allowed to apply for “parole in place” (PIP). These benefits will also be extended to an estimated 50,000 children of these spouses, who do not need to meet the ten-year residency requirement. The PIP plan retroactively legalizes illegal entries and allows beneficiaries to apply for work authorization and attain a Social Security number.
                                          
                                          Understanding Parole in Place: Parole in place is a limited form of parole that to this point, Congress has only extended to immediate family-members of active-duty military that allows otherwise inadmissible foreign nationals to stay in the U.S. in a quasi-legal status. While parole itself is only to be used on a case-by-case basis for “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit”, the Biden administration has greatly expanded its use to large classes of inadmissible foreign nationals, raising questions about the legality of its actions. Podcast Highlights:
                                          1. Executive Overreach: The podcast discusses how the Biden administration’s use of PIP circumvents established immigration laws and precedents, similar to previous programs like DACA. The action will undoubtedly end up in the courts, and the administration’s approach has long-term implications for bipartisan cooperation on immigration reform.
                                          2. Potential for Fraud: Concerns are raised about USCIS’s ability to effectively adjudicate the more than a half million expected PIP applications, potentially leading to widespread fraud, particularly with respect to the ten-year residency requirement. This means that the number of aliens amnestied can be expected to be considerably higher than the White House estimate of 550,000.
                                          3. A Solution in Search of a Problem: A waiver for alien spouses in this situation already exists in the form of I-601A “Applications for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers”. The Biden administration simply needs to fast track those applications.
                                          4. Political Motivations: The discussion also raises concerns that the timing of the amnesty may be politically motivated, reminiscent of the Obama administration’s pre-2012 election DACA rollout, and is aimed at garnering support from immigrant voters ahead of elections.
                                          Host
                                          
                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Guest
                                          
                                          Andrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                          
                                          Related
                                          
                                          DHS Fact Sheet Lays Out Parameters of Biden’s ‘Parole in Place’ Amnesty
                                          
                                          Biden’s ‘Parole in Place’ Plan is a Solution in Search of a Problem
                                          
                                          Amnesties All the Way Down
                                          
                                          Intro Montage
                                          
                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press...]]>2391false160fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Reflecting-100-Years-Border-Patrol
                                            The Biden administration has leveraged Americans’ compassion for migrants to promote policies that hinder the Border Patrol’s ability to do its job. One such policy is the elimination of rapid DNA testing, which helps agents in identifying human traffickers. The mass influx of illegal immigrants that started in 2021 has overwhelmed the Border Patrol, preventing them from engaging in preventive measures like rigorously interviewing suspicious migrants. This situation has led to the departure of many experienced agents and has hindered the training of new agents to address potential national security threats at the border. Morgan and Scott emphasize that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime, underscoring that Border Patrol agents are not motivated by racism or any other nefarious motives; rather, they are safeguarding American national security and the integrity of the legal immigration system.
                                            
                                            Going forward, Morgan and Scott stress the importance of improving transparency at the border to pressure politicians to provide resources and policies that will improve border security.
                                            
                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and podcast host, discusses the eight Tajikistani nationals – all of whom crossed the Southern border and were then released – who were recently arrested on terrorism charges. The vetting process failed to detect these Tajiks’ terrorist ties, and once these ties were discovered, the fact that these foreign nationals were not detained allowed them to disappear into the country. Border security is ultimately a matter of national security, and cases like this showcase the limitations of vetting and the importance of detention.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guests
                                            Rodney Scott is a former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
                                            
                                            Mark Morgan is a former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            Six Suspected Terrorists with ISIS Ties Arrested in Sting Operation
                                            
                                            Biden Ends DNA Testing at the Border
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60373376Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:07:47 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesTwo former chiefs of the U.S. Border Patrol join Parsing Immigration Policy this week on the occasion of the agency’s 100th anniversary. Rodney Scott and Mark Morgan join host Mark Krikorian discuss how, despite a century of government policies that...
                                            The Biden administration has leveraged Americans’ compassion for migrants to promote policies that hinder the Border Patrol’s ability to do its job. One such policy is the elimination of rapid DNA testing, which helps agents in identifying human traffickers. The mass influx of illegal immigrants that started in 2021 has overwhelmed the Border Patrol, preventing them from engaging in preventive measures like rigorously interviewing suspicious migrants. This situation has led to the departure of many experienced agents and has hindered the training of new agents to address potential national security threats at the border. Morgan and Scott emphasize that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime, underscoring that Border Patrol agents are not motivated by racism or any other nefarious motives; rather, they are safeguarding American national security and the integrity of the legal immigration system.
                                            
                                            Going forward, Morgan and Scott stress the importance of improving transparency at the border to pressure politicians to provide resources and policies that will improve border security.
                                            
                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and podcast host, discusses the eight Tajikistani nationals – all of whom crossed the Southern border and were then released – who were recently arrested on terrorism charges. The vetting process failed to detect these Tajiks’ terrorist ties, and once these ties were discovered, the fact that these foreign nationals were not detained allowed them to disappear into the country. Border security is ultimately a matter of national security, and cases like this showcase the limitations of vetting and the importance of detention.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guests
                                            Rodney Scott is a former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
                                            
                                            Mark Morgan is a former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            Six Suspected Terrorists with ISIS Ties Arrested in Sting Operation
                                            
                                            Biden Ends DNA Testing at the Border
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                            ]]>2747false159fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Political-Change-Mexico-Implications-US-Border-Crisis
                                            Landau describes Sheinbaum as the protege of the current president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (commonly known as AMLO), and anticipates that she will continue seeking cooperation with Washington. Given that most migrants attempting entry into the U.S. now originate from countries other than Mexico, there exists a mutual incentive for such cooperation. Mexico does not want millions of foreign nationals to use their country as a “doormat” to the U.S.
                                            
                                            Landau also discusses how the Biden administration, by refusing to enforce immigration law, reduced Mexico’s enthusiasm for cooperation. This has changed recently due to the “Biden administration...paying Mexico vast sums of money to try to control migratory flows [and] dampen the border as an election year issue.” Such an arrangement allows Biden to virtue-signal to his pro-immigration base while delegating the responsibility of dealing with the border crisis to the Mexican government.
                                            
                                            While expressing concern over the lack of transparency in the current administration’s approach, Landau suggests that, should Trump win re-election, consistent cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico on stemming migrant flows is possible going forward.
                                            
                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and podcast host, highlights the new border policy announced by President Biden this week. He characterizes the proclamation as a “phony” political stunt designed to provide the president with a talking point for the presidential debate scheduled for this month, and for the rest of the campaign. He predicts that it will likely face legal challenges from left-wing NGOs, likely resulting in its injunction by the courts, allowing Biden to claim that he tried to fix the border crisis, but was obstructed by both the courts and congressional Republicans.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guest
                                            
                                            Christopher Landau is the former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            CBP Stats Reveal the World is Coming Illegally to the Southwest Border
                                            
                                            First Look at Biden’s ‘Proclamation on Securing the Border’
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60294040Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:00:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Christopher Landau, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, joins us to discuss the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the new president of Mexico. Amb. Landau discusses the implications of Sheinbaum’s...
                                            Landau describes Sheinbaum as the protege of the current president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (commonly known as AMLO), and anticipates that she will continue seeking cooperation with Washington. Given that most migrants attempting entry into the U.S. now originate from countries other than Mexico, there exists a mutual incentive for such cooperation. Mexico does not want millions of foreign nationals to use their country as a “doormat” to the U.S.
                                            
                                            Landau also discusses how the Biden administration, by refusing to enforce immigration law, reduced Mexico’s enthusiasm for cooperation. This has changed recently due to the “Biden administration...paying Mexico vast sums of money to try to control migratory flows [and] dampen the border as an election year issue.” Such an arrangement allows Biden to virtue-signal to his pro-immigration base while delegating the responsibility of dealing with the border crisis to the Mexican government.
                                            
                                            While expressing concern over the lack of transparency in the current administration’s approach, Landau suggests that, should Trump win re-election, consistent cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico on stemming migrant flows is possible going forward.
                                            
                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and podcast host, highlights the new border policy announced by President Biden this week. He characterizes the proclamation as a “phony” political stunt designed to provide the president with a talking point for the presidential debate scheduled for this month, and for the rest of the campaign. He predicts that it will likely face legal challenges from left-wing NGOs, likely resulting in its injunction by the courts, allowing Biden to claim that he tried to fix the border crisis, but was obstructed by both the courts and congressional Republicans.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guest
                                            
                                            Christopher Landau is the former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            CBP Stats Reveal the World is Coming Illegally to the Southwest Border
                                            
                                            First Look at Biden’s ‘Proclamation on Securing the Border’
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                            ]]>2412mexicofalse158fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Bipartisan-Border-Bill-Codifying-Bidens-Abuses
                                            For that reason, it’s worth examining again the provisions of the proposed legislation. Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to do just that.
                                            
                                            Arthur discusses with host Mark Krikorian how, contrary to the administration’s claims of political expediency, opposition to the bill is based on legitimate policy concerns, as the bill codifies the administration’s disastrous policies at the border.
                                            
                                            Arthur discusses how the number of Border Patrol apprehensions and known gotaways have skyrocketed since Biden took office. Citing Judge T. Kent Wetherell’s March 2023 Court Order, Arthur emphasizes that the border crisis is driven by the administration's policies that incentivize “irregular migration” by releasing asylum applicants into the United States.
                                            
                                            Arthur noted that the bipartisan border bill “codifies the very Biden release policies that Judge Wetherell found are driving this crisis” – specifically by mandating the release of asylum applicants and lowering the standards for asylum. The bill also contains a provision that allows the president to close the border if the weekly average of apprehensions reaches 4,000 per day, and mandates that the president close the border if weekly apprehensions reach 5,000 per day. By making 5,000 apprehensions per day the floor, the bill suggests that around 1.8 million illegal immigrants per year is acceptable; what’s more, the bill sunsets this provision after three years, preventing future presidents from utilizing this power.
                                            
                                            Arthur concludes that the bipartisan border bill was a “lose-lose for…Republicans,” and he points to the House GOP’s passage of H.R.2 – legislation which actually attempts to eliminate illegal immigration – as evidence that Republicans are serious about stopping illegal immigration, while the Democrats seek merely to “manage” the illegal flow.
                                            
                                            Finally, Krikorian and Arthur discuss the recent story of two Jordanian nationals – one of whom crossed the southern border illegally – who attempted to breach Quantico Marine Corps Base earlier this month. This incident reveals how the Biden administration’s border policies threaten national security, making it more likely that a large-scale tragedy could occur, forcing Congress to finally address the border crisis.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guest
                                            
                                            Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            Fact Sheet on Senate Border Bill
                                            
                                            Leonhardt New York Times Article
                                            
                                            Text of Senate Border Bill
                                            
                                            Text of H.R.2House Resolution blaming Biden for the Border Crisis
                                            
                                            March 2023 Court Order by Judge T. Kent Wetherell II
                                            
                                            Article on Quantico Marine Base breach
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60223152Thu, 30 May 2024 17:17:33 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe “bipartisan” border bill failed again last week in the Senate, with even its Republican co-sponsor voting against it. While it may now seem moot, it’s likely that the president and Democrats in Congress will spend the rest of the year pointing to...
                                            For that reason, it’s worth examining again the provisions of the proposed legislation. Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to do just that.
                                            
                                            Arthur discusses with host Mark Krikorian how, contrary to the administration’s claims of political expediency, opposition to the bill is based on legitimate policy concerns, as the bill codifies the administration’s disastrous policies at the border.
                                            
                                            Arthur discusses how the number of Border Patrol apprehensions and known gotaways have skyrocketed since Biden took office. Citing Judge T. Kent Wetherell’s March 2023 Court Order, Arthur emphasizes that the border crisis is driven by the administration's policies that incentivize “irregular migration” by releasing asylum applicants into the United States.
                                            
                                            Arthur noted that the bipartisan border bill “codifies the very Biden release policies that Judge Wetherell found are driving this crisis” – specifically by mandating the release of asylum applicants and lowering the standards for asylum. The bill also contains a provision that allows the president to close the border if the weekly average of apprehensions reaches 4,000 per day, and mandates that the president close the border if weekly apprehensions reach 5,000 per day. By making 5,000 apprehensions per day the floor, the bill suggests that around 1.8 million illegal immigrants per year is acceptable; what’s more, the bill sunsets this provision after three years, preventing future presidents from utilizing this power.
                                            
                                            Arthur concludes that the bipartisan border bill was a “lose-lose for…Republicans,” and he points to the House GOP’s passage of H.R.2 – legislation which actually attempts to eliminate illegal immigration – as evidence that Republicans are serious about stopping illegal immigration, while the Democrats seek merely to “manage” the illegal flow.
                                            
                                            Finally, Krikorian and Arthur discuss the recent story of two Jordanian nationals – one of whom crossed the southern border illegally – who attempted to breach Quantico Marine Corps Base earlier this month. This incident reveals how the Biden administration’s border policies threaten national security, making it more likely that a large-scale tragedy could occur, forcing Congress to finally address the border crisis.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guest
                                            
                                            Andrew Arthur is a Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            Fact Sheet on Senate Border Bill
                                            
                                            Leonhardt New York Times Article
                                            
                                            Text of Senate Border Bill
                                            
                                            Text of H.R.2House Resolution blaming Biden for the Border Crisis
                                            
                                            157fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Commemorating-100th-Anniversary-Immigration-Act-1924
                                            Beck discusses how the 1924 Immigration Act built upon a similar bill from 1921, capping the number of immigrants that could enter each year and establishing a quota system based on national origins. He underscores how the bill was overwhelmingly supported by various sectors of society, including labor unions and Black leaders. Beck also notes that the bill’s sponsor emphasized that the main effect of the legislation was on restricting the numbers of immigrants who could enter rather than on the types of immigrants – how many, rather than who.
                                            
                                            The act led to a significant decrease in immigration, which had both positive social and economic effects. The reduced flow of immigration allowed the millions of recent arrivals to assimilate more successfully into American society. And by tightening the labor market, the bill led to increased improved worker productivity and compensation and less economic inequality. Beck underscores how “between 1924 and 1970…Americans went from a working-class nation to a middle-class nation,” highlighting how the immigration restrictions contributed to improved economic conditions for American households. To elucidate this point, Beck describes how the immigration restrictions facilitated the Great Migration of Blacks from the South, enabling them to obtain jobs in Northern cities and vastly improve their economic conditions – preconditions for the success of the later Civil Rights Movement.
                                            
                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and podcast host, discusses how Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is bringing back the Senate border bill for a vote this week. Given that the bill will not pass, Schumer’s action is little more than a political stunt designed to shift blame for the border crisis to his political opponents. Indeed, contrary to assertions by the administration and some in the media, opposition to the bill is clearly based on its substance, not simply on politics.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guest
                                            
                                            Roy Beck is the founder of NumbersUSA.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            Roy Beck's Recent Book, Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-Year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias, and Depression of Black Wealth
                                            
                                            Exploiting Mass Immigration to Displace Blacks
                                            
                                            The Ineffective and Problematic Senate Border Bill Rises from the Dead
                                            
                                            Trump Didn’t Kill the Senate Border Security Deal – the Deal’s Provisions Did
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60150790Thu, 23 May 2024 15:37:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Roy Beck, founder of NumbersUSA, joins us to discuss the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Immigration Act. President Calvin Coolidge signed it into law on May 26, 1924, and Beck outlines how, despite...
                                            Beck discusses how the 1924 Immigration Act built upon a similar bill from 1921, capping the number of immigrants that could enter each year and establishing a quota system based on national origins. He underscores how the bill was overwhelmingly supported by various sectors of society, including labor unions and Black leaders. Beck also notes that the bill’s sponsor emphasized that the main effect of the legislation was on restricting the numbers of immigrants who could enter rather than on the types of immigrants – how many, rather than who.
                                            
                                            The act led to a significant decrease in immigration, which had both positive social and economic effects. The reduced flow of immigration allowed the millions of recent arrivals to assimilate more successfully into American society. And by tightening the labor market, the bill led to increased improved worker productivity and compensation and less economic inequality. Beck underscores how “between 1924 and 1970…Americans went from a working-class nation to a middle-class nation,” highlighting how the immigration restrictions contributed to improved economic conditions for American households. To elucidate this point, Beck describes how the immigration restrictions facilitated the Great Migration of Blacks from the South, enabling them to obtain jobs in Northern cities and vastly improve their economic conditions – preconditions for the success of the later Civil Rights Movement.
                                            
                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and podcast host, discusses how Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is bringing back the Senate border bill for a vote this week. Given that the bill will not pass, Schumer’s action is little more than a political stunt designed to shift blame for the border crisis to his political opponents. Indeed, contrary to assertions by the administration and some in the media, opposition to the bill is clearly based on its substance, not simply on politics.
                                            
                                            Host
                                            
                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                            
                                            Guest
                                            
                                            Roy Beck is the founder of NumbersUSA.
                                            
                                            Related
                                            
                                            Roy Beck's Recent Book, Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-Year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias, and Depression of Black Wealth
                                            
                                            Exploiting Mass Immigration to Displace Blacks
                                            
                                            The Ineffective and Problematic Senate Border Bill Rises from the Dead
                                            
                                            Trump Didn’t Kill the Senate Border Security Deal – the Deal’s Provisions Did
                                            
                                            Intro Montage
                                            
                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974...]]>2441false156fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/National-Security-Concerns-Amid-Rising-Illegal-Immigration
                                              Recent data reveals a spike in Chinese illegal immigration. In the past 35 months, more than 50,000 Chinese nationals have been apprehended by border patrol, with an additional 17-20,000 entering through the ports of entry using the CBP One app. This is up from 991 encounters in 2018, 2,060 in 2019, and 323 in 2020.
                                              
                                              The influx of nationals from China, an adversarial nation, brings a strong security concern. The Biden administration’s own DHS National Security Threat Assessment for 2024, for instance, calls China “the most aggressive actor” in U.S.-based espionage operations. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues longstanding espionage programs targeting U.S. government entities, research institutes, and universities.
                                              
                                              Although most of the Chinese migrants are considered to be economic migrants, the lack of rigorous vetting poses significant risks. The Biden administration has eased vetting processes, reducing the number of questions for Chinese border crossers from 40 to 5, potentially compromising national security for political expedience. This leniency creates a scenario where individuals can easily exploit the system, increasing the risk of espionage.
                                              
                                              In addition, the concern remains that they could be coerced into espionage activities by the CCP through threats to their families in China.
                                              
                                              With millions crossing the border, the security vulnerabilities are growing, and not just from Chinese nationals. On May 3rd two illegal immigrants – one a Jordanian national and the other a recent border crosser – attempted to force entry onto a Marine base in Virginia. One of the two has been revealed to be on the terror watch list, raising questions about a potential terror attack.
                                              
                                              Host
                                              
                                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                              
                                              Guest
                                              
                                              Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                              
                                              Related
                                              
                                              China is Exploiting Biden’s Lax Border Policies Imperiling US Security
                                              
                                              CBP Watering Down the Vetting of Chinese Migrants
                                              
                                              Chinese Organized Crime Takes Root in Vacationland
                                              
                                              Did Jordanian Border Crosser Just Attempt Terror Attack on Marine Corps Base?
                                              
                                              Intro
                                              
                                              MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60061107Thu, 16 May 2024 16:53:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn the latest episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we delve into the security vulnerabilities concerning the historic and increasing number of Chinese nationals who are part of the record number of migrants crossing our country’s SW border. Our...
                                              Recent data reveals a spike in Chinese illegal immigration. In the past 35 months, more than 50,000 Chinese nationals have been apprehended by border patrol, with an additional 17-20,000 entering through the ports of entry using the CBP One app. This is up from 991 encounters in 2018, 2,060 in 2019, and 323 in 2020.
                                              
                                              The influx of nationals from China, an adversarial nation, brings a strong security concern. The Biden administration’s own DHS National Security Threat Assessment for 2024, for instance, calls China “the most aggressive actor” in U.S.-based espionage operations. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues longstanding espionage programs targeting U.S. government entities, research institutes, and universities.
                                              
                                              Although most of the Chinese migrants are considered to be economic migrants, the lack of rigorous vetting poses significant risks. The Biden administration has eased vetting processes, reducing the number of questions for Chinese border crossers from 40 to 5, potentially compromising national security for political expedience. This leniency creates a scenario where individuals can easily exploit the system, increasing the risk of espionage.
                                              
                                              In addition, the concern remains that they could be coerced into espionage activities by the CCP through threats to their families in China.
                                              
                                              With millions crossing the border, the security vulnerabilities are growing, and not just from Chinese nationals. On May 3rd two illegal immigrants – one a Jordanian national and the other a recent border crosser – attempted to force entry onto a Marine base in Virginia. One of the two has been revealed to be on the terror watch list, raising questions about a potential terror attack.
                                              
                                              Host
                                              
                                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                              
                                              Guest
                                              
                                              Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                              
                                              Related
                                              
                                              China is Exploiting Biden’s Lax Border Policies Imperiling US Security
                                              
                                              CBP Watering Down the Vetting of Chinese Migrants
                                              
                                              Chinese Organized Crime Takes Root in Vacationland
                                              
                                              Did Jordanian Border Crosser Just Attempt Terror Attack on Marine Corps Base?
                                              
                                              Intro
                                              
                                              MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                              • Prof....]]>2069chinafalse155fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/New-State-Immigration-Laws
                                                D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society and Joanne Bregman of Tennessee Eagle Forum highlight noteworthy new laws passed in their states this year that can serve as models for other states similarly frustrated by the lack of federal government interest in tackling the record high level of illegal immigration.
                                                • Three main types of legislation are discussed:
                                                • Making illegal presence a state crime.
                                                • Neutralizing local sanctuary policies by mandating cooperation with ICE.
                                                Limiting access to public benefits, especially professional and commercial licenses.King and Bregman emphasize the importance of grassroots efforts and legal scrutiny in shaping effective policies. Vaughan makes it clear that “States are not helpless.”
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guests
                                                
                                                D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society.
                                                
                                                Joanne Bregman of Eagle Forum.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                The story behind SB2850-HB2900
                                                
                                                Florida Grand Jury Presents Options for State Action on Illegal Immigration
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59950494Thu, 09 May 2024 18:52:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis year has seen important state-level legislation on immigration. The bills that have passed throughout the country tend to be those designed to deter illegal immigration and enhance enforcement of immigration law. As state legislative sessions...
                                                D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society and Joanne Bregman of Tennessee Eagle Forum highlight noteworthy new laws passed in their states this year that can serve as models for other states similarly frustrated by the lack of federal government interest in tackling the record high level of illegal immigration.
                                                • Three main types of legislation are discussed:
                                                • Making illegal presence a state crime.
                                                • Neutralizing local sanctuary policies by mandating cooperation with ICE.
                                                Limiting access to public benefits, especially professional and commercial licenses.King and Bregman emphasize the importance of grassroots efforts and legal scrutiny in shaping effective policies. Vaughan makes it clear that “States are not helpless.”
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guests
                                                
                                                D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society.
                                                
                                                Joanne Bregman of Eagle Forum.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                The story behind SB2850-HB2900
                                                
                                                Florida Grand Jury Presents Options for State Action on Illegal Immigration
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>2272false154fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-How-and-Why-Mayorkas-Impeachment
                                                The panel featured Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, who guided the impeachment resolution through the Committee and to ultimate passage by the House.
                                                
                                                The panel also included George Fishman, the Center’s senior legal fellow who took a leave of absence to work on the impeachment inquiry as Special Counsel for the Committee on Homeland Security and Paul Taylor, the former Chief Counsel of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, who also served as Special Counsel for the Committee on Homeland Security to work on the impeachment inquiry.
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guests
                                                
                                                Representative Mark Green, MD (R-TN) is the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
                                                
                                                George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Paul Taylor is the former Special Counsel for the Committee on Homeland Security and former Chief Counsel of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Panel Video
                                                
                                                Panel Press Release
                                                
                                                The Articles of Impeachment and Investigative Reports
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59774906Thu, 02 May 2024 15:18:58 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel to discuss the history and impact of the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Should he have been impeached? Why was he impeached? What are the consequences of the U.S....
                                                The panel featured Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, who guided the impeachment resolution through the Committee and to ultimate passage by the House.
                                                
                                                The panel also included George Fishman, the Center’s senior legal fellow who took a leave of absence to work on the impeachment inquiry as Special Counsel for the Committee on Homeland Security and Paul Taylor, the former Chief Counsel of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, who also served as Special Counsel for the Committee on Homeland Security to work on the impeachment inquiry.
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guests
                                                
                                                Representative Mark Green, MD (R-TN) is the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
                                                
                                                George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Paul Taylor is the former Special Counsel for the Committee on Homeland Security and former Chief Counsel of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Panel Video
                                                
                                                Panel Press Release
                                                
                                                The Articles of Impeachment and Investigative Reports
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>2010immigration,mayorkasfalse153fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Illegal-Immigration-Sea
                                                The International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) hosted this event to address this issue, entitled “Illegal Immigration by Sea: Challenges in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean”.
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guests
                                                
                                                George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Migration Research Institute.
                                                
                                                Eric Ruark is the Director of Research at Numbers USA.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Panel Video 
                                                
                                                Panel Transcript
                                                
                                                Panel Press Release
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59639158Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:30:04 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesWith the crisis in Haiti sparking fears of a new exodus and illegal crossings up in the Mediterranean, maritime illegal immigration is a challenge all destination countries are facing – one that is very different from the challenge of controlling a...
                                                The International Network for Immigration Research (INIR) hosted this event to address this issue, entitled “Illegal Immigration by Sea: Challenges in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean”.
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guests
                                                
                                                George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Migration Research Institute.
                                                
                                                Eric Ruark is the Director of Research at Numbers USA.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Panel Video 
                                                
                                                Panel Transcript
                                                
                                                Panel Press Release
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>2137false152fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Chinese-Organized-Crime-Takes-Root-Vacationland
                                                Robinson has been investigating this problem for months, since the existence of hundreds of rural Maine properties was revealed in a leaked federal law enforcement memo. Robinson reveals what he has learned about the Chinese drug crime operations in Maine — how they have taken advantage of Maine’s rural sanctuary environment and how they skirt all manner of laws, ordinances, taxes, and regulations, and even steal electricity, to make a profit.
                                                
                                                While state lawmakers failed in this year’s session to pass a “Little RICO” law or other measures to nip this activity, at least one small town has implemented a tough ordinance that could put some of the illegal operations out of business.
                                                
                                                But Robinson points out why state and federal authorities must also act: “The marijuana is a means to an end, and the end is funding a criminal organization,” and one that potentially represents a significant threat to our national security. As Robinson and Vaughan discuss, not only could these operations diminish opportunities and destroy the quality of life for some Mainers, they also are linked to large-scale money laundering for the Mexican cartels and to the Chinese government.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Steve Robinson is the Editor-in-chief of the Maine Wire.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Triad Weed: A Maine Wire Investigative Series
                                                
                                                Steve Robinson's Twitter Account
                                                
                                                Steve Robinson's Author Page at the Maine Wire
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59529705Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:48:42 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features Steve Robinson, editor-in-chief of the Maine Wire, a digital investigative news outlet, who joins our guest host, Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration...
                                                Robinson has been investigating this problem for months, since the existence of hundreds of rural Maine properties was revealed in a leaked federal law enforcement memo. Robinson reveals what he has learned about the Chinese drug crime operations in Maine — how they have taken advantage of Maine’s rural sanctuary environment and how they skirt all manner of laws, ordinances, taxes, and regulations, and even steal electricity, to make a profit.
                                                
                                                While state lawmakers failed in this year’s session to pass a “Little RICO” law or other measures to nip this activity, at least one small town has implemented a tough ordinance that could put some of the illegal operations out of business.
                                                
                                                But Robinson points out why state and federal authorities must also act: “The marijuana is a means to an end, and the end is funding a criminal organization,” and one that potentially represents a significant threat to our national security. As Robinson and Vaughan discuss, not only could these operations diminish opportunities and destroy the quality of life for some Mainers, they also are linked to large-scale money laundering for the Mexican cartels and to the Chinese government.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Steve Robinson is the Editor-in-chief of the Maine Wire.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Triad Weed: A Maine Wire Investigative Series
                                                
                                                Steve Robinson's Twitter Account
                                                
                                                Steve Robinson's Author Page at the Maine Wire
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>3236immigration,maine,triad,weedfalse151fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/State-Border-Security-Look-Mexico-Side
                                                Reporting from the Mexican side of the border, opposite El Paso, Bensman offers a firsthand account of migrant activity from the area where just two weeks ago hundreds of migrants pushed past Texas law enforcement in a daring charge to reach the Border Patrol, which they know will quickly process and release them. Other migrants – especially on the west side of Juarez, opposite Democratic-run New Mexico – are “runners”, illegal aliens who do not turn themselves in because of criminal histories or warrants.
                                                
                                                Bensman witnesses the operation launched by the Mexican president to round up migrants and move them hundreds of miles south. This operation, involving hundreds of officers from across Mexico, utilizes minibuses deployed to key border areas. It forms part of a deal with the Biden administration, where Mexico has demanded $20 billion annually to address the so-called “root causes” of migration in Latin America and the Caribbean, the lifting of sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, and the granting of amnesty to millions of Mexican illegal immigrants in the U.S.
                                                
                                                On the Texan side of the border, Bensman describes a surge in fencing construction, with miles of infrastructure being erected to deter illegal crossings. Texas authorities employ a variety of non-lethal tactics, including the use of pepper balls, to control crowds. However, despite these efforts, vulnerabilities persist, as evidenced by American contractors patching holes in the fence throughout the day, every day.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, highlights the Biden administration once again teasing that it is going to do something dramatic to control the border. Of course, the president has always had the authority to limit who comes into the country, but has chosen not to.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Todd Bensman is the National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Terrifying report on how ‘pedophiles and killers’ pay smugglers $5,000 to sneak them across the border
                                                
                                                Mexican President Blackmails Biden over the Border
                                                
                                                Inside ‘Zone 47’: Biden’s Ruthless Mexico Immigration Crackdown Is Working, but Media Won’t Tie Him to It
                                                
                                                Biden again teases to do something he always could do – close the border.
                                                
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                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, or use the podcast's RSS Feed.
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59438820Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:33:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Todd Bensman, the Center’s senior national security fellow, joins us live from Juarez, Mexico. Bensman takes us into La Linea Cartel territory, where he is investigating the smuggling of dangerous...
                                                Reporting from the Mexican side of the border, opposite El Paso, Bensman offers a firsthand account of migrant activity from the area where just two weeks ago hundreds of migrants pushed past Texas law enforcement in a daring charge to reach the Border Patrol, which they know will quickly process and release them. Other migrants – especially on the west side of Juarez, opposite Democratic-run New Mexico – are “runners”, illegal aliens who do not turn themselves in because of criminal histories or warrants.
                                                
                                                Bensman witnesses the operation launched by the Mexican president to round up migrants and move them hundreds of miles south. This operation, involving hundreds of officers from across Mexico, utilizes minibuses deployed to key border areas. It forms part of a deal with the Biden administration, where Mexico has demanded $20 billion annually to address the so-called “root causes” of migration in Latin America and the Caribbean, the lifting of sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, and the granting of amnesty to millions of Mexican illegal immigrants in the U.S.
                                                
                                                On the Texan side of the border, Bensman describes a surge in fencing construction, with miles of infrastructure being erected to deter illegal crossings. Texas authorities employ a variety of non-lethal tactics, including the use of pepper balls, to control crowds. However, despite these efforts, vulnerabilities persist, as evidenced by American contractors patching holes in the fence throughout the day, every day.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, highlights the Biden administration once again teasing that it is going to do something dramatic to control the border. Of course, the president has always had the authority to limit who comes into the country, but has chosen not to.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Todd Bensman is the National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Terrifying report on how ‘pedophiles and killers’ pay smugglers $5,000 to sneak them across the border
                                                
                                                Mexican President Blackmails Biden over the Border
                                                
                                                Inside ‘Zone 47’: Biden’s Ruthless Mexico Immigration Crackdown Is Working, but Media Won’t Tie Him to It
                                                
                                                Biden again teases to do something he always could do – close the border.
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, 1754immigration,mexicofalse150fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Size-and-Growth-Immigrant-Population-US
                                                The total foreign-born population, encompassing both legal and illegal immigrants, has soared to a record high of 51.4 million as of February 2024, marking a monumental increase of 6.4 million since President Biden assumed office. This increase has driven the foreign-born share to an unprecedented 15.5% of the population, eclipsing historical benchmarks like that seen in 1910 and reaching a level that the Census Bureau had estimated the country would not reach until 2039.
                                                Camarota discusses the impact of policy decisions on immigration trends, noting, “This level of growth over such a short period of time was clearly caused by policy changes.” He emphasizes that “without new policies, there is no reason to believe there will be a slowdown in population growth in the future.”
                                                
                                                The implication of these historically high numbers, coupled with the growing share of the immigration population, impacts crucial aspects of American society, including assimilation, linguistic integration, and the economy. Camarota highlights the changing demographics – greater proportion of Latin American immigrants, more illegal immigrants, and a trend towards lower educational attainment.
                                                
                                                Camarota is especially concerned about education levels, as education is a key indicator of how people will fare in the modern economy – including factors such as employment potential, salary level, taxes paid, public benefits used, etc.
                                                
                                                He also underscores the distinction between the size of the economy (GDP) and its per capita performance, discussing how per capita GDP can be adversely affected despite overall economic expansion from an increase in population.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, draws attention to Biden’s CHNV parole program. In just 14 months, this program has permitted an estimated 386,000 foreign nationals to enter the country who have no legal right to be here and who present special security challenges.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                The Foreign-Born Share and Number at Record Highs
                                                
                                                What is CHNV Parole - and Why Should You Care?
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59292734Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:51:28 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe starting point of any conversation about immigration should be the numbers. This week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies podcast highlights a recent report co-authored by Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research, which...
                                                The total foreign-born population, encompassing both legal and illegal immigrants, has soared to a record high of 51.4 million as of February 2024, marking a monumental increase of 6.4 million since President Biden assumed office. This increase has driven the foreign-born share to an unprecedented 15.5% of the population, eclipsing historical benchmarks like that seen in 1910 and reaching a level that the Census Bureau had estimated the country would not reach until 2039.
                                                Camarota discusses the impact of policy decisions on immigration trends, noting, “This level of growth over such a short period of time was clearly caused by policy changes.” He emphasizes that “without new policies, there is no reason to believe there will be a slowdown in population growth in the future.”
                                                
                                                The implication of these historically high numbers, coupled with the growing share of the immigration population, impacts crucial aspects of American society, including assimilation, linguistic integration, and the economy. Camarota highlights the changing demographics – greater proportion of Latin American immigrants, more illegal immigrants, and a trend towards lower educational attainment.
                                                
                                                Camarota is especially concerned about education levels, as education is a key indicator of how people will fare in the modern economy – including factors such as employment potential, salary level, taxes paid, public benefits used, etc.
                                                
                                                He also underscores the distinction between the size of the economy (GDP) and its per capita performance, discussing how per capita GDP can be adversely affected despite overall economic expansion from an increase in population.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, draws attention to Biden’s CHNV parole program. In just 14 months, this program has permitted an estimated 386,000 foreign nationals to enter the country who have no legal right to be here and who present special security challenges.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                The Foreign-Born Share and Number at Record Highs
                                                
                                                What is CHNV Parole - and Why Should You Care?
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, 2477immigration,populationfalse149fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/New-USCIS-Fee-Schedule-Fairrecent analysis of the new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, set to take effect on April 1, 2024.
                                                
                                                Jacobs discusses how the 2024 fee rule is being leveraged to advance Biden's policy objectives, ignoring the requirement that USCIS fees should be commensurate with the costs of processing specific applications.
                                                
                                                As USCIS faces increased demands and backlogs, the implications of these fee adjustments extend beyond revenue generation, influencing immigration policies and pathways far into the future.Key takeaways:
                                                • Fees for immigration services for employers and entrepreneurs are set disproportionately high to offset new discounts and exemptions for other benefits, including USCIS' growing humanitarian docket. This shift in fee determination from a proportional to an ability-to-pay model is reminiscent of Karl Marx's philosophy of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
                                                • The majority of naturalization applicants will receive a significant discount, incentivizing certain voter demographics to become naturalized. USCIS will offer nearly a 50 percent discount to all N-400 (Application for Naturalization) applicants who demonstrate their household income is 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or less. Depending on size, a household income of as much as $124,800 annually would qualify for this discount. Jacobs estimates that roughly 65 percent of green card holders would qualify for the discount, generating a potential annual loss of revenue of $203 million.
                                                • The types of immigration benefits subject to a fee waiver are significantly expanded. The rule significantly expanded the benefits that may be exempt from fees altogether – leaving fee-paying applicants and petitioners to cover the costs. USCIS reported forgoing $613 million in revenue in its FY 2016/17 fee review, and an astounding $1.494 billion in its FY 2019/2020 fee review. How much revenue will USCIS forgo as a result of fee waivers?
                                                The bottom line? This new fee structure passes significant costs – including the growing costs of the border crisis – to U.S. employers hiring legal foreign workers.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and host of the podcast, criticizes those on both sides of the immigration debate who have used the recent Baltimore bridge tragedy as an excuse to push their policy agendas.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                DHS Delays Updating USCIS’s Fee Schedule, Exacerbating Agency’s Financial Woes
                                                
                                                USCIS’s Fee Rule Inappropriately Transfers Cost of Broken Asylum System to US Employers
                                                
                                                52 Congressional Lawmakers Protest USCIS’s Proposed Fee Schedule
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59205968Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:47:58 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn today’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center’s Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, does a deep dive into her https://cis.org/Report/Policy-Decisions-Embedded-New-USCIS-Fee-Schedule, set to take effect on April...recent analysis of the new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, set to take effect on April 1, 2024.
                                                
                                                Jacobs discusses how the 2024 fee rule is being leveraged to advance Biden's policy objectives, ignoring the requirement that USCIS fees should be commensurate with the costs of processing specific applications.
                                                
                                                As USCIS faces increased demands and backlogs, the implications of these fee adjustments extend beyond revenue generation, influencing immigration policies and pathways far into the future.Key takeaways:
                                                • Fees for immigration services for employers and entrepreneurs are set disproportionately high to offset new discounts and exemptions for other benefits, including USCIS' growing humanitarian docket. This shift in fee determination from a proportional to an ability-to-pay model is reminiscent of Karl Marx's philosophy of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
                                                • The majority of naturalization applicants will receive a significant discount, incentivizing certain voter demographics to become naturalized. USCIS will offer nearly a 50 percent discount to all N-400 (Application for Naturalization) applicants who demonstrate their household income is 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or less. Depending on size, a household income of as much as $124,800 annually would qualify for this discount. Jacobs estimates that roughly 65 percent of green card holders would qualify for the discount, generating a potential annual loss of revenue of $203 million.
                                                • The types of immigration benefits subject to a fee waiver are significantly expanded. The rule significantly expanded the benefits that may be exempt from fees altogether – leaving fee-paying applicants and petitioners to cover the costs. USCIS reported forgoing $613 million in revenue in its FY 2016/17 fee review, and an astounding $1.494 billion in its FY 2019/2020 fee review. How much revenue will USCIS forgo as a result of fee waivers?
                                                The bottom line? This new fee structure passes significant costs – including the growing costs of the border crisis – to U.S. employers hiring legal foreign workers.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and host of the podcast, criticizes those on both sides of the immigration debate who have used the recent Baltimore bridge tragedy as an excuse to push their policy agendas.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                DHS Delays Updating USCIS’s Fee Schedule, Exacerbating Agency’s Financial Woes
                                                
                                                USCIS’s Fee Rule Inappropriately Transfers Cost of Broken Asylum System to US Employers
                                                
                                                52 Congressional Lawmakers Protest USCIS’s Proposed Fee Schedule
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, 2243immigrationfalse148fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Kaus-Immigration-Politics
                                                In today’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, dives into the politics of the immigration issue alongside journalist and author Mickey Kaus. As one of the earliest political bloggers and a democrat, Kaus brings a unique perspective to the conversation. The two men, each representing differing political viewpoints, engage in a thoughtful discussion on President Biden’s immigration policy choices.
                                                
                                                Will public opinion force Biden to adjust his stance on immigration and shift to the middle as the election approaches? Krikorian and Kaus explore the immigration goals of those on the left and examine potential strategies for achieving them.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Mickey Kaus is a political journalist.
                                                
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                                                Mickey Kaus on X 
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59126529Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:44:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCampaign season is in full swing as the 2024 presidential election looms less than eight months away. According to a recent Gallup poll, immigration is considered the biggest issue facing the country, with a majority of Americans expressing...
                                                In today’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, dives into the politics of the immigration issue alongside journalist and author Mickey Kaus. As one of the earliest political bloggers and a democrat, Kaus brings a unique perspective to the conversation. The two men, each representing differing political viewpoints, engage in a thoughtful discussion on President Biden’s immigration policy choices.
                                                
                                                Will public opinion force Biden to adjust his stance on immigration and shift to the middle as the election approaches? Krikorian and Kaus explore the immigration goals of those on the left and examine potential strategies for achieving them.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Mickey Kaus is a political journalist.
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>2397immigrationfalse147fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Straight-Talk-Bidens-Parole-Flights
                                                Todd Bensman, the Center’s national security fellow and author of the reporting on the flights, joins host Mark Krikorian on this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to discuss misconceptions surrounding the program, clarifying that the government authorizes the inadmissible aliens to enter the country, but does not buy the tickets, and that while it is secretive, in that the administration has tried to minimize public and congressional attention to it, it is not a secret program.
                                                
                                                Last week some U.S. media outlets challenged characterizations of the CIS report by former President Trump and X owner Elon Musk along with various social media influencers – but not the factual bases of CIS reporting.
                                                
                                                Bensman also discusses the Center making the news again when 23 lawmakers from the House of Representatives cited the CIS reporting in a letter demanding an end to the secretive Biden government program as well as the names of the airports.
                                                
                                                U.S. cities are staggering under the burden of accommodating hundreds of thousands of needy immigrants. However, because of the stealth nature of this parole program, local officials are likely unaware that instead of attributing their challenges solely to Texas Governor Abbott, they should be directing their concerns to the White House. The Center remains steadfast in its commitment to ensure transparency and accountability and to provide state and local communities with information on this legally dubious parole program.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a further disturbing aspect of this direct-flight parole program. Aliens wanting to take advantage of it must first secure a sponsor in the United States. As Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center, explains in her timely blog, Parolees Paroling In More Parolees, those sponsors need not be U.S. citizens or aliens with green cards – earlier parolees, or recipients of Temporary Protected Status, or even foreign students are permitted to serve as sponsors. In other words, the Biden administration’s parole programs enable aliens allowed in temporarily and without formal legal status to effectively decide who receives the privilege of residing and working in the United States.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
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                                                Government Admission: Biden Parole Flights Create Security ‘Vulnerabilities’ at US Airports
                                                
                                                Fact Checking the Fact Check: CIS Reporting Stands
                                                
                                                Lawmakers Cite CIS in Demanding End to Secretive Immigration Flights
                                                
                                                Biden’s Media Allies Tried – and Failed – to Trash My Report
                                                
                                                Parolees Paroling In More Parolees
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59045582Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:57:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSince September 2023, the Center for Immigration Studies has been on the forefront of reporting on the Biden administration direct-flight and parole program that has authorized the arrival of more than 320,000 inadmissible aliens through the CBP One...
                                                Todd Bensman, the Center’s national security fellow and author of the reporting on the flights, joins host Mark Krikorian on this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to discuss misconceptions surrounding the program, clarifying that the government authorizes the inadmissible aliens to enter the country, but does not buy the tickets, and that while it is secretive, in that the administration has tried to minimize public and congressional attention to it, it is not a secret program.
                                                
                                                Last week some U.S. media outlets challenged characterizations of the CIS report by former President Trump and X owner Elon Musk along with various social media influencers – but not the factual bases of CIS reporting.
                                                
                                                Bensman also discusses the Center making the news again when 23 lawmakers from the House of Representatives cited the CIS reporting in a letter demanding an end to the secretive Biden government program as well as the names of the airports.
                                                
                                                U.S. cities are staggering under the burden of accommodating hundreds of thousands of needy immigrants. However, because of the stealth nature of this parole program, local officials are likely unaware that instead of attributing their challenges solely to Texas Governor Abbott, they should be directing their concerns to the White House. The Center remains steadfast in its commitment to ensure transparency and accountability and to provide state and local communities with information on this legally dubious parole program.
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a further disturbing aspect of this direct-flight parole program. Aliens wanting to take advantage of it must first secure a sponsor in the United States. As Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center, explains in her timely blog, Parolees Paroling In More Parolees, those sponsors need not be U.S. citizens or aliens with green cards – earlier parolees, or recipients of Temporary Protected Status, or even foreign students are permitted to serve as sponsors. In other words, the Biden administration’s parole programs enable aliens allowed in temporarily and without formal legal status to effectively decide who receives the privilege of residing and working in the United States.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Todd Bensman is a National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Government Admission: Biden Parole Flights Create Security ‘Vulnerabilities’ at US Airports
                                                
                                                Fact Checking the Fact Check: CIS Reporting Stands
                                                
                                                Lawmakers Cite CIS in Demanding End to Secretive Immigration Flights
                                                
                                                1969immigrationfalse146fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Combatting-Illegal-Immigration-State-and-Local-Level
                                                Vaughan provides suggestions to states and localities on policies and laws that can be implemented to remove illegal aliens from their jurisdictions and make their communities less attractive to illegal aliens. It’s important for these jurisdictions to take action now to push back on what is happening on the federal level, but it’s also important if we get a new administration that takes immigration enforcement seriously. As Vaughan explains, the federal government can’t properly enforce the immigration law without cooperation from state and local governments.
                                                
                                                Certain states have passed state laws that combat illegal immigration. In Texas, the state legislature passed a law that would make illegal immigration to their state a crime, but the law has temporarily been put on hold by the Supreme Court. Vaughan urges states to go after the criminal infrastructure of illegal immigration, like what Florida did by passing tough anti-smuggling legislation.
                                                
                                                At the end of the episode, Vaughan shares what she has heard firsthand from sheriffs on how illegal immigration is impacting their communities. They are united in their concerns over public safety and upset that Biden has yet to meet with a sheriff. And this is an issue that is unlikely to improve anytime soon without federal action – Sheriff Mark Dannels of Cochise County, Ariz., which is a border county, says that border-related crime has risen from 5 percent of all crimes in his county to a whopping 44 percent in the last three years.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                
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                                                How States Can Fight Human Trafficking
                                                
                                                Florida Grand Jury: Biden Putting Alien Children in Harm’s Way
                                                
                                                Recommendations for State and Local Action on Immigration
                                                
                                                U Visas for Illegal-Alien Crime Victims: Yet Another Amnesty Ploy
                                                
                                                Biden Border Policies Are Working Fine — For the Cartels
                                                
                                                NumbersUSA E-Verify Map
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58960487Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:26:29 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins us to discuss what states and other local jurisdictions can do to combat illegal immigration in wake of the...
                                                Vaughan provides suggestions to states and localities on policies and laws that can be implemented to remove illegal aliens from their jurisdictions and make their communities less attractive to illegal aliens. It’s important for these jurisdictions to take action now to push back on what is happening on the federal level, but it’s also important if we get a new administration that takes immigration enforcement seriously. As Vaughan explains, the federal government can’t properly enforce the immigration law without cooperation from state and local governments.
                                                
                                                Certain states have passed state laws that combat illegal immigration. In Texas, the state legislature passed a law that would make illegal immigration to their state a crime, but the law has temporarily been put on hold by the Supreme Court. Vaughan urges states to go after the criminal infrastructure of illegal immigration, like what Florida did by passing tough anti-smuggling legislation.
                                                
                                                At the end of the episode, Vaughan shares what she has heard firsthand from sheriffs on how illegal immigration is impacting their communities. They are united in their concerns over public safety and upset that Biden has yet to meet with a sheriff. And this is an issue that is unlikely to improve anytime soon without federal action – Sheriff Mark Dannels of Cochise County, Ariz., which is a border county, says that border-related crime has risen from 5 percent of all crimes in his county to a whopping 44 percent in the last three years.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
                                                
                                                How States Can Fight Human Trafficking
                                                
                                                Florida Grand Jury: Biden Putting Alien Children in Harm’s Way
                                                
                                                Recommendations for State and Local Action on Immigration
                                                
                                                U Visas for Illegal-Alien Crime Victims: Yet Another Amnesty Ploy
                                                
                                                Biden Border Policies Are Working Fine — For the Cartels
                                                
                                                NumbersUSA E-Verify Map
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, 2363crime,immigrationfalse145fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Trump-and-Biden-Head-Border-Amid-Speculation-Bold-Executive-Action
                                                This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy welcomes guest Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy, who discusses one executive action that has been floated – barring aliens who enter illegally between ports of entry from being able to apply for asylum. Such a measure would replicate a previous regulation, the “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” (CLAP) rule introduced in May 2023, that was designed not to lower border crossing numbers, but rather to “reduce wait times and crowds at U.S. ports of entry and allow for safe, orderly, and humane processing.” The rule faced legal challenges, notably in M.A. v. Mayorkas and East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Biden. A judge in the latter case, however, suggested that the administration may be talking tough to appease a public anxious for border action while not fighting vigorously to defend his own asylum rule.
                                                
                                                Arthur ponders whether such a ‘sue-and-settle’ scheme is now being hatched by the administration and advocacy groups. Could the president be floating tougher border rules in a political effort to appeal to voters, knowing that left-leaning advocacy groups will sue, allowing his administration to engage in settlement negotiations killing the rule if it is too unpopular with his base?
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, quotes circuit Judge Lawrence Van Dyke, who wrote in his East Bay Sanctuary Covenant dissent, “it looks like the administration and its frenemies on the other side of this case are colluding to avoid playing their politically fraught game during an election year.”
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Krikorian draws attention to security vulnerabilities at the Southwest border. He highlights the massive increase in Chinese nationals crossing in the San Diego area, where in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024, 15 percent of all Border Patrol apprehensions were from China.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                
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                                                Somehow, Biden’s Immigration and Border Polling Gets Worse
                                                
                                                China is exploiting Biden’s lax border policies — imperiling US security
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58877008Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:31:39 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesPresident Biden and former President Trump are both scheduled to visit Texas border towns today, just as polling reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the president’s handling of the border and immigration. With the failure of the Senate border bill...
                                                This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy welcomes guest Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy, who discusses one executive action that has been floated – barring aliens who enter illegally between ports of entry from being able to apply for asylum. Such a measure would replicate a previous regulation, the “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” (CLAP) rule introduced in May 2023, that was designed not to lower border crossing numbers, but rather to “reduce wait times and crowds at U.S. ports of entry and allow for safe, orderly, and humane processing.” The rule faced legal challenges, notably in M.A. v. Mayorkas and East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Biden. A judge in the latter case, however, suggested that the administration may be talking tough to appease a public anxious for border action while not fighting vigorously to defend his own asylum rule.
                                                
                                                Arthur ponders whether such a ‘sue-and-settle’ scheme is now being hatched by the administration and advocacy groups. Could the president be floating tougher border rules in a political effort to appeal to voters, knowing that left-leaning advocacy groups will sue, allowing his administration to engage in settlement negotiations killing the rule if it is too unpopular with his base?
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, quotes circuit Judge Lawrence Van Dyke, who wrote in his East Bay Sanctuary Covenant dissent, “it looks like the administration and its frenemies on the other side of this case are colluding to avoid playing their politically fraught game during an election year.”
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Krikorian draws attention to security vulnerabilities at the Southwest border. He highlights the massive increase in Chinese nationals crossing in the San Diego area, where in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024, 15 percent of all Border Patrol apprehensions were from China.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Biden Reportedly Considering Executive Action on Border Crisis
                                                
                                                Somehow, Biden’s Immigration and Border Polling Gets Worse
                                                
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                                                The report outlines how rising labor costs have historically driven the adoption of mechanization in agriculture. It traces the evolution of farm mechanization, from the end of the Bracero program in the 1960s to the present day, highlighting pivotal moments such as the enactment of the Immigration and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). IRCA supporters promised that legalized farm workers would demand higher wages, and that farm employers would have to raise wages and improve working conditions to retain legalized workers or hire H-2A guestworkers. But this did not happen, partly due to massive fraud.
                                                
                                                Philip Martin, professor emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California at Davis and author of the report, discusses how once legalized the workers left the fields for other employment and were replaced by new illegal workers. Since the passing of IRCA, which legalized more than one million illegal farm workers, the debate over the pay and work conditions of those in the fields and the role of mechanization has persisted.
                                                
                                                Martin emphasizes the pivotal role of government policies in impacting the growth of mechanization through labor-saving research, the cost of farm workers, and imports. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA), approved by the U.S. House in March 2021 and re-introduced in July 2023, is the most recent legislation debated and repeats the IRCA bargain – legalization of illegal farmworkers for easier access to H-2A guestworkers.
                                                
                                                There is a race between labor-saving machines and migrant H-2A workers playing out amidst rising imports. Higher labor costs accelerate investments in machines to replace workers and spur government and private efforts to develop new farming systems, biological and engineering breakthroughs, and supply chain adjustments to accelerate labor-saving mechanization.Martin stresses, “Research, migration, and trade policies will help to determine whether workers or machines pick U.S. apples and oranges in 2030.”
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, highlights President Biden’s false claim that he does not have the authority to control the border and action from Congress is required. Political vulnerability is now forcing him to control the massive numbers entering the country.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Philip Martin is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California at Davis.
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58785357Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:42:11 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA Center for Immigration Studies report and companion podcast episode, “Can U.S. Farm Workers be Replaced by Machines? Mechanizing Fruit and Vegetable Production,” provide historical context as well as analysis of current challenges and prospects for...
                                                The report outlines how rising labor costs have historically driven the adoption of mechanization in agriculture. It traces the evolution of farm mechanization, from the end of the Bracero program in the 1960s to the present day, highlighting pivotal moments such as the enactment of the Immigration and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). IRCA supporters promised that legalized farm workers would demand higher wages, and that farm employers would have to raise wages and improve working conditions to retain legalized workers or hire H-2A guestworkers. But this did not happen, partly due to massive fraud.
                                                
                                                Philip Martin, professor emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California at Davis and author of the report, discusses how once legalized the workers left the fields for other employment and were replaced by new illegal workers. Since the passing of IRCA, which legalized more than one million illegal farm workers, the debate over the pay and work conditions of those in the fields and the role of mechanization has persisted.
                                                
                                                Martin emphasizes the pivotal role of government policies in impacting the growth of mechanization through labor-saving research, the cost of farm workers, and imports. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA), approved by the U.S. House in March 2021 and re-introduced in July 2023, is the most recent legislation debated and repeats the IRCA bargain – legalization of illegal farmworkers for easier access to H-2A guestworkers.
                                                
                                                There is a race between labor-saving machines and migrant H-2A workers playing out amidst rising imports. Higher labor costs accelerate investments in machines to replace workers and spur government and private efforts to develop new farming systems, biological and engineering breakthroughs, and supply chain adjustments to accelerate labor-saving mechanization.Martin stresses, “Research, migration, and trade policies will help to determine whether workers or machines pick U.S. apples and oranges in 2030.”
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and podcast host, highlights President Biden’s false claim that he does not have the authority to control the border and action from Congress is required. Political vulnerability is now forcing him to control the massive numbers entering the country.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Philip Martin is Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California at Davis.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                Can U.S. Farm Workers Be Replaced By Machines?
                                                
                                                Bracero 2.0: Mexican Workers in North American Agriculture
                                                
                                                Biden’s New Border Plan Shows ‘I Can’t Do Anything’ Was Always A Lie
                                                
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                                                Teixeira explains that Democrats were not always proponents of the open-border agenda. The Democratic party used to see illegal immigration as a threat to low-wage workers and unions. In fact, in the 1980s, organized labor was the main group pushing for more hawkish immigration policies.
                                                
                                                Teixeira stresses the importance of including the people at the center of the American electorate in policy debates, stating that the Democratic leadership is way off where the public is not. Many issues have become “culturalized” and reflect the agenda of what he calls a “shadow party” that includes activist groups, donors, academics, et al. who view issues, especially immigration, through a good-versus-evil lens, which does not foster productive debate or compromise.
                                                
                                                Today, he said, Democrats refuse to even acknowledge a problem at our southern border and have generally alienated the working class, which once made up a significant part of their base. Additionally, they often categorize their opponents as evil rather than merely mistaken. Teixeira sums up the view of the Democratic “shadow party” on immigration as “more is better and less is racist.”
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian shares what he saw on a recent trip to the Del Rio and Eagle Pass areas of Texas, which has been “Ground Zero” for the border crisis. However, almost overnight the illegal immigration flow has virtually stopped in this area, thanks to a Mexican army crackdown on illegal migrants that followed December visits to Mexico by President Biden and other senior officials.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Ruy Teixeira is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
                                                
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                                                How Biden Could Act on the Border and Help Himself in November
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58698148Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:06:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we are joined by Ruy Teixeira, co-author with John Judis of last fall’s book, Where Have All the Democrats Gone?: The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes. Teixeira, currently a senior fellow...
                                                Teixeira explains that Democrats were not always proponents of the open-border agenda. The Democratic party used to see illegal immigration as a threat to low-wage workers and unions. In fact, in the 1980s, organized labor was the main group pushing for more hawkish immigration policies.
                                                
                                                Teixeira stresses the importance of including the people at the center of the American electorate in policy debates, stating that the Democratic leadership is way off where the public is not. Many issues have become “culturalized” and reflect the agenda of what he calls a “shadow party” that includes activist groups, donors, academics, et al. who view issues, especially immigration, through a good-versus-evil lens, which does not foster productive debate or compromise.
                                                
                                                Today, he said, Democrats refuse to even acknowledge a problem at our southern border and have generally alienated the working class, which once made up a significant part of their base. Additionally, they often categorize their opponents as evil rather than merely mistaken. Teixeira sums up the view of the Democratic “shadow party” on immigration as “more is better and less is racist.”
                                                
                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian shares what he saw on a recent trip to the Del Rio and Eagle Pass areas of Texas, which has been “Ground Zero” for the border crisis. However, almost overnight the illegal immigration flow has virtually stopped in this area, thanks to a Mexican army crackdown on illegal migrants that followed December visits to Mexico by President Biden and other senior officials.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Ruy Teixeira is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
                                                
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                                                Could Immigration Hand the 2024 Election to Trump?
                                                
                                                Where Have All the Democrats Gone?: The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes
                                                
                                                How Biden Could Act on the Border and Help Himself in November
                                                
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                                                Arthur provides background on the bill and explains what changes would be implemented if it became law, including a 5,000 per-day cap on illegal entries, after which the border would be briefly closed to other migrants. In essence, Democratic efforts to promote this bill are little more than an attempt to limit the damage to President Biden’s political prospects resulting from increasing focus on the chaos at the border in an election year. The bill also includes provisions that have nothing to do with border security – including an increase in family- and employment-based green cards and automatic work permits for relatives of certain temporary workers.
                                                
                                                Regardless, Arthur explains, the president does not need legislative action to enforce the border, and the administration’s support of this bill is an admission of the failures of its current policies. The proposed cap of 5,000 illegal entries per day shows that Biden can close the border to illegal aliens at any time – he just doesn’t want to.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
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                                                The Good — and a Lot of Bad — in the Senate Border ‘Deal
                                                
                                                ’Latest Immigration Bill Spends $1.29 billion on Ineffective ATD Program
                                                
                                                The Availability of Work Authorization Is a Known ‘Pull Factor’ for Illegal Immigration and the Submission of Fraudulent Asylum Claims
                                                
                                                The Border Bill is Terrible
                                                
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                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58602142Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:08:39 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Senate bill that would provide billions of dollars’ worth of funding to Ukraine in exchange for increased border security measures is unlikely to pass into law, but certain provisions from the bill may make their way into future border...
                                                Arthur provides background on the bill and explains what changes would be implemented if it became law, including a 5,000 per-day cap on illegal entries, after which the border would be briefly closed to other migrants. In essence, Democratic efforts to promote this bill are little more than an attempt to limit the damage to President Biden’s political prospects resulting from increasing focus on the chaos at the border in an election year. The bill also includes provisions that have nothing to do with border security – including an increase in family- and employment-based green cards and automatic work permits for relatives of certain temporary workers.
                                                
                                                Regardless, Arthur explains, the president does not need legislative action to enforce the border, and the administration’s support of this bill is an admission of the failures of its current policies. The proposed cap of 5,000 illegal entries per day shows that Biden can close the border to illegal aliens at any time – he just doesn’t want to.
                                                
                                                Host
                                                
                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Guest
                                                
                                                Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                
                                                Related
                                                
                                                The Good — and a Lot of Bad — in the Senate Border ‘Deal
                                                
                                                ’Latest Immigration Bill Spends $1.29 billion on Ineffective ATD Program
                                                
                                                The Availability of Work Authorization Is a Known ‘Pull Factor’ for Illegal Immigration and the Submission of Fraudulent Asylum Claims
                                                
                                                The Border Bill is Terrible
                                                
                                                Follow
                                                
                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                
                                                Intro Montage
                                                
                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                • Sen....]]>2243bill,immigration,senatefalse141fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Podcast-European-Lessons-Americas-Mass-Migration-Crisis
                                                  Bensman’s research revealed a resurgence of illegal human traffic along the “Western Balkan Route”, reminiscent of the 2015-2016 crisis. The 380,000 migrant detections in Europe during 2023 are merely suggestive of much larger undetected flows indicated by the nearly one million asylum claims also filed during that year. The trip also revealed the intense political debates among the European Union’s 27 members as they consider how to handle the rising challenge. Unfortunately, these debates have received little attention in the United States, where a U.S. border crisis is now entering its fourth year featuring many similar dynamics and policy factors.
                                                  
                                                  Conversely, Europe could learn from the U.S. experience. For example, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, approved in December by EU members and the European Parliament, but not yet ratified, includes a regulation which would allow in all illegal-alien family units and unaccompanied minors almost without exception. This is the current policy in the U.S. under the Biden administration, and it has resulted in a strong pull factor attracting migrants to the southern border.
                                                  
                                                  Host
                                                  
                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                  
                                                  Guests
                                                  
                                                  Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                  
                                                  Related
                                                  
                                                  Video: European Lessons for America’s Mass Migration Crisis
                                                  
                                                  Are Borders Back in Europe?
                                                  
                                                  Will Mass Migration Breach Poland’s Famous Border Fence?
                                                  
                                                  The Road from Damascus: Time to recall the bloody history of border crossings from Syria
                                                  
                                                  Follow
                                                  
                                                  Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                  
                                                  Intro Montage
                                                  
                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58526741Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:30:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis Week's episode of the Parsing Immigration Podcast offers key findings from a European field-research trip by Todd Bensman, the Center’s national security fellow. Bensman was a visiting fellow at the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute,...
                                                  Bensman’s research revealed a resurgence of illegal human traffic along the “Western Balkan Route”, reminiscent of the 2015-2016 crisis. The 380,000 migrant detections in Europe during 2023 are merely suggestive of much larger undetected flows indicated by the nearly one million asylum claims also filed during that year. The trip also revealed the intense political debates among the European Union’s 27 members as they consider how to handle the rising challenge. Unfortunately, these debates have received little attention in the United States, where a U.S. border crisis is now entering its fourth year featuring many similar dynamics and policy factors.
                                                  
                                                  Conversely, Europe could learn from the U.S. experience. For example, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, approved in December by EU members and the European Parliament, but not yet ratified, includes a regulation which would allow in all illegal-alien family units and unaccompanied minors almost without exception. This is the current policy in the U.S. under the Biden administration, and it has resulted in a strong pull factor attracting migrants to the southern border.
                                                  
                                                  Host
                                                  
                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                  
                                                  Guests
                                                  
                                                  Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                  
                                                  Related
                                                  
                                                  Video: European Lessons for America’s Mass Migration Crisis
                                                  
                                                  Are Borders Back in Europe?
                                                  
                                                  Will Mass Migration Breach Poland’s Famous Border Fence?
                                                  
                                                  The Road from Damascus: Time to recall the bloody history of border crossings from Syria
                                                  
                                                  Follow
                                                  
                                                  Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                  
                                                  Intro Montage
                                                  
                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                  • Laraine Newman as...]]>2040asylum,europe,immigrationfalse140fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Asylum-US-and-Europe
                                                    Participants examined whether the post-WWII asylum regime is an anachronism that needs to be re-thought and the proposed asylum reforms being discussed in the current negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. Listen to hear about the European Union Migration and Asylum Pact and what the U.S. can learn from this newly passed agreement.
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute
                                                    
                                                    Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti is the Co-founder of the Immigration and Demography Observatory in France
                                                    
                                                    Eric Ruark is the Director of Research at NumbersUSA
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Panel Video
                                                    
                                                    Panel Transcript
                                                    
                                                    Viktor Marsai's PowerPoint Presentation
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58446580Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:56:32 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion examining present asylum laws in the United States and in Europe, how they work, their impact on illegal immigration, and proposals for reform. Members of the newly formed International...
                                                    Participants examined whether the post-WWII asylum regime is an anachronism that needs to be re-thought and the proposed asylum reforms being discussed in the current negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. Listen to hear about the European Union Migration and Asylum Pact and what the U.S. can learn from this newly passed agreement.
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Viktor Marsai is the Director of the Budapest-based Migration Research Institute
                                                    
                                                    Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti is the Co-founder of the Immigration and Demography Observatory in France
                                                    
                                                    Eric Ruark is the Director of Research at NumbersUSA
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Panel Video
                                                    
                                                    Panel Transcript
                                                    
                                                    Viktor Marsai's PowerPoint Presentation
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>2995asylum,france,hungry,immigrationfalse139fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/How-States-Can-Fight-Human-Trafficking
                                                    Russo brings extensive experience in drafting and passing public safety and criminal justice legislation to his current position, which focuses on assisting states in updating their human trafficking laws. He emphasizes that even though 90 percent of crime in the U.S. is handled at the state and local level, there exists a significant gap in state law when it come to a comprehensive criminal and civil code to specifically address human trafficking. Russo explains that local jurisdictions often resort to charging traffickers with offenses like kidnapping or false imprisonment, lacking a targeted approach to combat human trafficking itself.
                                                    
                                                    Another challenge in the battle against human trafficking lies in the fragmented focus of victim advocacy organizations, state and local jurisdictions, and federal prosecutors. Each entity concentrates on different aspects of human trafficking, resulting in a lack of collaboration and a failure to understand the factors that drive the trafficking of individuals to the U.S.
                                                    
                                                    Russo offers recommendations for how the state and local levels can better fight human trafficking. One key suggestion is to provide resources to individuals who can prove they were trafficked and will testify against their traffickers, such as placing them in a safehouse to ensure their protection. Another is to adopt certain language in state law that can hold employers responsible for labor trafficking occurring in their facilities or through their use of contractors.
                                                    
                                                    Russo spoke at last month’s 2nd annual Conference to Combat Human Trafficking, co-sponsored by the Center for Immigration Studies and the University of Houston’s Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Frank Russo is the Director of the CPAC Foundation Center for Combatting Human Trafficking.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury: Biden Putting Alien Children in Harm’s Way
                                                    
                                                    The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury Issues Shocking Report on Alien Kids
                                                    
                                                    Register for the 3rd Annual Conference to Combat Human Trafficking: Research and Technology, July 22-24, 2024
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58345681Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:58:48 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs January marks Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Center for Immigration Studies releases a second podcast interview focused on the subject. This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features Frank Russo, director of the CPAC...
                                                    Russo brings extensive experience in drafting and passing public safety and criminal justice legislation to his current position, which focuses on assisting states in updating their human trafficking laws. He emphasizes that even though 90 percent of crime in the U.S. is handled at the state and local level, there exists a significant gap in state law when it come to a comprehensive criminal and civil code to specifically address human trafficking. Russo explains that local jurisdictions often resort to charging traffickers with offenses like kidnapping or false imprisonment, lacking a targeted approach to combat human trafficking itself.
                                                    
                                                    Another challenge in the battle against human trafficking lies in the fragmented focus of victim advocacy organizations, state and local jurisdictions, and federal prosecutors. Each entity concentrates on different aspects of human trafficking, resulting in a lack of collaboration and a failure to understand the factors that drive the trafficking of individuals to the U.S.
                                                    
                                                    Russo offers recommendations for how the state and local levels can better fight human trafficking. One key suggestion is to provide resources to individuals who can prove they were trafficked and will testify against their traffickers, such as placing them in a safehouse to ensure their protection. Another is to adopt certain language in state law that can hold employers responsible for labor trafficking occurring in their facilities or through their use of contractors.
                                                    
                                                    Russo spoke at last month’s 2nd annual Conference to Combat Human Trafficking, co-sponsored by the Center for Immigration Studies and the University of Houston’s Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Frank Russo is the Director of the CPAC Foundation Center for Combatting Human Trafficking.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury: Biden Putting Alien Children in Harm’s Way
                                                    
                                                    The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury Issues Shocking Report on Alien Kids
                                                    
                                                    Register for the 3rd Annual Conference to Combat Human Trafficking: Research and Technology, July 22-24, 2024
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, 2165cpac,human,immigration,trafffickingfalse138fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Florida-Grand-Jury-Biden-Putting-Alien-Children-Harms-Way
                                                    The grand jury investigation revealed that the Biden administration’s immigration policies – including catch-and-release at the border, the dismantling of interior enforcement, and especially, policies on handling UACs – have contributed significantly to incidents of smuggling, trafficking, and other crimes occurring in Florida. These crimes are linked to transnational criminal enterprises driven by enormous profits.
                                                    
                                                    In addition, certain entities in Florida are contributing to this illicit activity, wittingly or unwittingly, including NGOs that are receiving large sums in government funds. Some of these NGOs have actively promoted and facilitated migration, enticing migrants to sign up with smugglers to come to the United States illegally -- yet they fail to adequately communicate the inherent dangers associated with undertaking this journey.
                                                    
                                                    As Mantei explains, the grand jury additionally determined that the policies of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is responsible for placement of UACs, have actually enabled the exploitation and abuse of these children. ORR’s priority is to release the children as quickly as possible to a sponsor in this country. Mantei remarked, “It’s about as difficult to adopt a pet as it is to get an unaccompanied child from ORR.”
                                                    
                                                    The sponsors are sometimes the parents, but increasingly are unrelated, and rarely subjected to routine background checks, home studies, or post-release monitoring. Mantei relates several cases of abuse and exploitation of UACs that occurred in Florida and other states, including incidents of forced labor, sexual abuse, and other disturbing events.
                                                    
                                                    Vaughan emphasizes that states can take steps to counteract bad immigration policies. The grand jury reports offer valuable recommendations to other states that want to address the problems and costs created by the Biden policies. Notably, one of these suggestions is to mandate that sponsors of unrelated UACs be required to undergo family court proceedings to maintain custody of a child, ensuring that UACs receive the same protections as American kids would.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Richard Mantei is a special counsel and statewide prosecutor with the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury Issues Shocking Report on Alien Kids
                                                    
                                                    The Third Presentment of the 21st Florida Statewide Grand Jury (on unaccompanied alien children)
                                                    
                                                    The Fifth Presentment of the 21st Florida Statewide Grand Jury (on federal policies, NGO involvement, and cartel enrichment)
                                                    
                                                    The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
                                                    
                                                    Register for the 3rd Annual Conference to Combat Human Trafficking: Research and Technology, July 22-24, 2024
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58264756Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:34:40 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesJanuary is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and with this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we seek to bring more awareness to the issue as it pertains to immigration. Our guest host this week is Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at...
                                                    The grand jury investigation revealed that the Biden administration’s immigration policies – including catch-and-release at the border, the dismantling of interior enforcement, and especially, policies on handling UACs – have contributed significantly to incidents of smuggling, trafficking, and other crimes occurring in Florida. These crimes are linked to transnational criminal enterprises driven by enormous profits.
                                                    
                                                    In addition, certain entities in Florida are contributing to this illicit activity, wittingly or unwittingly, including NGOs that are receiving large sums in government funds. Some of these NGOs have actively promoted and facilitated migration, enticing migrants to sign up with smugglers to come to the United States illegally -- yet they fail to adequately communicate the inherent dangers associated with undertaking this journey.
                                                    
                                                    As Mantei explains, the grand jury additionally determined that the policies of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is responsible for placement of UACs, have actually enabled the exploitation and abuse of these children. ORR’s priority is to release the children as quickly as possible to a sponsor in this country. Mantei remarked, “It’s about as difficult to adopt a pet as it is to get an unaccompanied child from ORR.”
                                                    
                                                    The sponsors are sometimes the parents, but increasingly are unrelated, and rarely subjected to routine background checks, home studies, or post-release monitoring. Mantei relates several cases of abuse and exploitation of UACs that occurred in Florida and other states, including incidents of forced labor, sexual abuse, and other disturbing events.
                                                    
                                                    Vaughan emphasizes that states can take steps to counteract bad immigration policies. The grand jury reports offer valuable recommendations to other states that want to address the problems and costs created by the Biden policies. Notably, one of these suggestions is to mandate that sponsors of unrelated UACs be required to undergo family court proceedings to maintain custody of a child, ensuring that UACs receive the same protections as American kids would.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Richard Mantei is a special counsel and statewide prosecutor with the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury Issues Shocking Report on Alien Kids
                                                    
                                                    The Third Presentment of the 21st Florida Statewide Grand Jury (on unaccompanied alien children)
                                                    
                                                    The Fifth Presentment...]]>2946florida,immigration,uacfalse137fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/2023-Immigration-Roundup-and-2024-Predictions
                                                    Krikorian identifies the top story of the year as the record-breaking number of illegal aliens at the border, with 3.2 million encounters of inadmissible aliens, double the pre-Covid numbers from 2019. However, the open border, coupled with the lack of interior enforcement, led to other significant stories, including the trafficking of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) and a Texas-Biden war.
                                                    
                                                    Bensman, author of last year’s Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in American History, explains that the administration’s policies opened the border wide for illegal aliens. Anticipating a surge of illegal aliens resulting from the May termination of Title 42, the Biden administration funneled hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens into the country by enabling them to pre-schedule their “legal” entry through the CBP One app. A surge at the border occurred nonetheless. The overwhelming numbers of illegal border crossings and overworked agents also resulted in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) losing track of 85,000 unaccompanied alien children.
                                                    
                                                    A faceoff between Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the Texas-Mexico border raised the question of whether a state has the right to defend the border. The conflict between Texas and the federal government arose over several state actions, including placing concertina wire on the border, busing illegal aliens to various cities, and placing a marine barrier in the Rio Grande River.
                                                    
                                                    Feere highlights how the administration’s restrictions on immigration enforcement have made communities less safe. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) is no longer removing criminal aliens from the interior of the country, and the agency has failed to prioritize worksite enforcement, allowing scores of migrant children to be exploited and work in unsafe environments.At the end of the episode, Krikorian and guests provide predictions for the U.S. immigration landscape in 2024.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                    
                                                    Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats Facilitated ‘Explosion’ in Illegal Alien Child Labor
                                                    
                                                    Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Posing Potential National Security Risks Entering via CBP One App
                                                    
                                                    New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme
                                                    
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                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58199119Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:28:48 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesToday’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy features experts from the Center for Immigration Studies discussing immigration highlights of 2023. Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, is joined by Director of...
                                                    Krikorian identifies the top story of the year as the record-breaking number of illegal aliens at the border, with 3.2 million encounters of inadmissible aliens, double the pre-Covid numbers from 2019. However, the open border, coupled with the lack of interior enforcement, led to other significant stories, including the trafficking of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) and a Texas-Biden war.
                                                    
                                                    Bensman, author of last year’s Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in American History, explains that the administration’s policies opened the border wide for illegal aliens. Anticipating a surge of illegal aliens resulting from the May termination of Title 42, the Biden administration funneled hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens into the country by enabling them to pre-schedule their “legal” entry through the CBP One app. A surge at the border occurred nonetheless. The overwhelming numbers of illegal border crossings and overworked agents also resulted in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) losing track of 85,000 unaccompanied alien children.
                                                    
                                                    A faceoff between Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the Texas-Mexico border raised the question of whether a state has the right to defend the border. The conflict between Texas and the federal government arose over several state actions, including placing concertina wire on the border, busing illegal aliens to various cities, and placing a marine barrier in the Rio Grande River.
                                                    
                                                    Feere highlights how the administration’s restrictions on immigration enforcement have made communities less safe. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) is no longer removing criminal aliens from the interior of the country, and the agency has failed to prioritize worksite enforcement, allowing scores of migrant children to be exploited and work in unsafe environments.At the end of the episode, Krikorian and guests provide predictions for the U.S. immigration landscape in 2024.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                    
                                                    Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                    
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                                                    Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats Facilitated ‘Explosion’ in Illegal Alien Child Labor
                                                    
                                                    Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Posing Potential National Security Risks Entering via CBP One App
                                                    
                                                    New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme
                                                    
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                                                    Celler walks listeners through the general history of Flores, from the start of the lawsuit in 1985 to the initial agreement in 1997 to today. A key development occurred under the Obama administration when Judge Dolly Gee re-interpreted the agreement to cover all alien children, not just those who arrive without a parent or legal guardian. Children who arrive with an adult are not generally released alone, so the U.S. government ends up releasing the adult and the child together. Celler refers to this as a “golden ticket” for entry into the U.S. for any illegal alien who brings a child. This practice encourages and rewards adults – some of whom are not even be the child’s parent – to bring children on the dangerous journey to the U.S.
                                                    
                                                    Celler provides potential solutions for Congress to eliminate the magnet for child migration and highlights how organizations purporting to advocate for child welfare are actually putting these children in harm’s way. “The groups that are representing the [unaccompanied alien] children don’t want the children detained ever, at any point, for any reason, and don’t seem to be bothered by the fact that the government releases them to … literal strangers, and doesn’t follow up with them.”
                                                    
                                                    In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, discusses negotiations over the supplemental funding bill in the Senate, which would include funding for more personnel on the border. Negotiations have been ongoing, as Senate Republicans have demanded policy changes from the Biden administration, rather than simply providing more resources. As Krikorian explains, the primary sticking point is the insistence by Republicans on narrowing the president's authority to parole illegal aliens into the country, an authority Democrats and the administration want to keep as broad as possible.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Hart Celler is the pseudonym of a Marine Corps veteran and longtime federal employee involved in immigration policy.
                                                    
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                                                    Hart Celler's X Account
                                                    
                                                    Amenables and Collaterals
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The History of the Flores Settlement
                                                    
                                                    Court Approves Settlement So-Called ‘Family Separation’ Case
                                                    
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                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58086673Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:27:47 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe border crisis has reached historic levels under the Biden administration, but one of the many roots of this crisis extends beyond the current administration. This episode of Parsing Immigration Policy highlights the Flores settlement, an agreement...
                                                    Celler walks listeners through the general history of Flores, from the start of the lawsuit in 1985 to the initial agreement in 1997 to today. A key development occurred under the Obama administration when Judge Dolly Gee re-interpreted the agreement to cover all alien children, not just those who arrive without a parent or legal guardian. Children who arrive with an adult are not generally released alone, so the U.S. government ends up releasing the adult and the child together. Celler refers to this as a “golden ticket” for entry into the U.S. for any illegal alien who brings a child. This practice encourages and rewards adults – some of whom are not even be the child’s parent – to bring children on the dangerous journey to the U.S.
                                                    
                                                    Celler provides potential solutions for Congress to eliminate the magnet for child migration and highlights how organizations purporting to advocate for child welfare are actually putting these children in harm’s way. “The groups that are representing the [unaccompanied alien] children don’t want the children detained ever, at any point, for any reason, and don’t seem to be bothered by the fact that the government releases them to … literal strangers, and doesn’t follow up with them.”
                                                    
                                                    In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, discusses negotiations over the supplemental funding bill in the Senate, which would include funding for more personnel on the border. Negotiations have been ongoing, as Senate Republicans have demanded policy changes from the Biden administration, rather than simply providing more resources. As Krikorian explains, the primary sticking point is the insistence by Republicans on narrowing the president's authority to parole illegal aliens into the country, an authority Democrats and the administration want to keep as broad as possible.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Hart Celler is the pseudonym of a Marine Corps veteran and longtime federal employee involved in immigration policy.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Hart Celler's X Account
                                                    
                                                    Amenables and Collaterals
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The History of the Flores Settlement
                                                    
                                                    Court Approves Settlement So-Called ‘Family Separation’ Case
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon...]]>2424celler,hart,immigrationfalse135fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Size-and-Implications-Immigrant-Populationtotal foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) was nearly 50 million in October 2023 — a 4.5 million increase since President Biden took office and a new record high.
                                                    
                                                    Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, and Roy Beck, the former president of NumbersUSA, joined Steven Camarota, Center’s director of research and author of the new report. The panelists, who have all written extensively about the impact of immigration on the United States, will discuss what caused this rapid growth and the broad implications this has for American society, including the labor market, public coffers, politics, the environment, and culture.
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Rich Lowry is the Editor-in-Chief of National Review.
                                                    
                                                    Roy Beck is the Founder and former President of NumbersUSA.
                                                    
                                                    Steven Camarota is the Director of Research of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Report: In October 2023, the Foreign-Born Share Was the Highest in History
                                                    
                                                    Panel Video: The Size and Implications of the Immigrant Population
                                                    
                                                    Panel Press Release: The Size and Implications of the Immigrant Population
                                                    
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                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58006849Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:06:33 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion December 11. The featured experts delved into the findings of the Center’s latest report, which revealed that the https://cis.org/Report/October-2023-ForeignBorn-Share-Was-Highest-History —...total foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) was nearly 50 million in October 2023 — a 4.5 million increase since President Biden took office and a new record high.
                                                    
                                                    Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, and Roy Beck, the former president of NumbersUSA, joined Steven Camarota, Center’s director of research and author of the new report. The panelists, who have all written extensively about the impact of immigration on the United States, will discuss what caused this rapid growth and the broad implications this has for American society, including the labor market, public coffers, politics, the environment, and culture.
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Rich Lowry is the Editor-in-Chief of National Review.
                                                    
                                                    Roy Beck is the Founder and former President of NumbersUSA.
                                                    
                                                    Steven Camarota is the Director of Research of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Report: In October 2023, the Foreign-Born Share Was the Highest in History
                                                    
                                                    Panel Video: The Size and Implications of the Immigrant Population
                                                    
                                                    Panel Press Release: The Size and Implications of the Immigrant Population
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>2380false134fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Founders-Immigration-Think-Tank-France-Discuss-French-Policies-and
                                                    The French organization was founded three years ago in response to the public’s growing distrust in immigration policies in France. France, one of the first countries to experience massive levels of immigration, especially non-European immigration, has seen immigration become an especially polarizing political topic. It is at the forefront of French political debate and an important topic for all political parties; but, as Monti and Aymar explain, the conversation has primarily become an ideological conversation. OID fills a gap in French politics by providing non-partisan facts, research, and analysis of the immigration issue.
                                                    
                                                    Monti and Aymar explain immigration trends in France over the past four decades, and their impact on France’s economy, culture, and society. They also explore what motivates French people to be in favor of or against higher levels of immigration. In a unique collaboration, OID, along with like-minded research organizations in Israel, Hungary, and the United States, has established the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), of which the Center is a member.
                                                    
                                                    In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, highlights Lukeville, Ariz., the latest hotspot on the border. He references insights from the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, another member of INIR, emphasizing the importance of addressing “pull factors” for illegal aliens alongside physical barriers to maintain border security. Krikorian also emphasizes the role of the Biden administration’s catch-and-release policies in incentivizing mass illegal immigration.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Nicolas Monti and Maxime Aymar are co-founders of L'Observatoire de l'immigration et de la démographie (OID), an immigration think tank based in Paris.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    L'Observatoire de l'immigration et de la démographie (OID)
                                                    
                                                    Israeli Immigration Policy Center
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57938992Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:47:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy brings a global perspective to the immigration debate with Nicolas Monti and Maxime Aymar, co-founders of L'Observatoire de l'immigration et de la démographie (OID), an immigration think tank based in...
                                                    The French organization was founded three years ago in response to the public’s growing distrust in immigration policies in France. France, one of the first countries to experience massive levels of immigration, especially non-European immigration, has seen immigration become an especially polarizing political topic. It is at the forefront of French political debate and an important topic for all political parties; but, as Monti and Aymar explain, the conversation has primarily become an ideological conversation. OID fills a gap in French politics by providing non-partisan facts, research, and analysis of the immigration issue.
                                                    
                                                    Monti and Aymar explain immigration trends in France over the past four decades, and their impact on France’s economy, culture, and society. They also explore what motivates French people to be in favor of or against higher levels of immigration. In a unique collaboration, OID, along with like-minded research organizations in Israel, Hungary, and the United States, has established the International Network for Immigration Research (INIR), of which the Center is a member.
                                                    
                                                    In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, highlights Lukeville, Ariz., the latest hotspot on the border. He references insights from the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, another member of INIR, emphasizing the importance of addressing “pull factors” for illegal aliens alongside physical barriers to maintain border security. Krikorian also emphasizes the role of the Biden administration’s catch-and-release policies in incentivizing mass illegal immigration.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guests
                                                    
                                                    Nicolas Monti and Maxime Aymar are co-founders of L'Observatoire de l'immigration et de la démographie (OID), an immigration think tank based in Paris.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    L'Observatoire de l'immigration et de la démographie (OID)
                                                    
                                                    Israeli Immigration Policy Center
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL...]]>2113algeria,algerian,france,immigration,israelfalse133fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Marriage-Fraud-Search-Green-Card
                                                      Marriage-based green cards, whether fraudulent or legitimate, make up a large portion of the legal immigration system in the U.S. One in six new legal immigrants in 2022 gained their status by marrying either a U.S. citizen or a green card holder. This visa category does not have a numerical cap, making it an attractive way to become a legal permanent resident with work authority and a path to citizenship.
                                                      
                                                      North explores different facets of marriage fraud, highlighting how the U.S. immigration system inadvertently provides opportunities for deception. The legal landscape favors the alien and presents challenges in policing individual cases, although USCIS has had recent successes in dismantling criminal rings that facilitate illegal green card marriages.
                                                      
                                                      The discussion covers the often-overlooked perspective of victims of marriage fraud, where the citizen partner, often misled into believing in a genuine relationship, faces unexpected consequences post-divorce, including extended alimony payments. North also highlights how a provision in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which allows aliens to self-petition to obtain their green cards if they are married to an abusive spouse, encourages aliens to falsely accuse the American citizen spouse of abuse. North and Krikorian offer insights into preventive measures, drawing attention to Canada’s educational approach, which involves a mandatory marriage fraud video session. They emphasize the need for a proactive stance by authorities to curb marriage fraud, urging a shift from the role of a “stupid Cupid” to a more vigilant approach.
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      David North is a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
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                                                      Topic Page: Marriage Fraud
                                                      
                                                      Another Tale of a Phony Green-Card Marriage
                                                      
                                                      Immigration Marriage Fraud in Reverse
                                                      
                                                      Victims of Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud Tell Their Stories
                                                      
                                                      In One Subclass of Immigrants, 100 Percent of the Visas Reflect a Failure
                                                      
                                                      Follow
                                                      
                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                      
                                                      Intro Montage
                                                      
                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57852110Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:48:25 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSummaryThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy delves into the issue of marriage fraud, an arrangement where individuals enter into marriages solely for the purpose of securing a green card. David North, a fellow at the Center for...
                                                      Marriage-based green cards, whether fraudulent or legitimate, make up a large portion of the legal immigration system in the U.S. One in six new legal immigrants in 2022 gained their status by marrying either a U.S. citizen or a green card holder. This visa category does not have a numerical cap, making it an attractive way to become a legal permanent resident with work authority and a path to citizenship.
                                                      
                                                      North explores different facets of marriage fraud, highlighting how the U.S. immigration system inadvertently provides opportunities for deception. The legal landscape favors the alien and presents challenges in policing individual cases, although USCIS has had recent successes in dismantling criminal rings that facilitate illegal green card marriages.
                                                      
                                                      The discussion covers the often-overlooked perspective of victims of marriage fraud, where the citizen partner, often misled into believing in a genuine relationship, faces unexpected consequences post-divorce, including extended alimony payments. North also highlights how a provision in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which allows aliens to self-petition to obtain their green cards if they are married to an abusive spouse, encourages aliens to falsely accuse the American citizen spouse of abuse. North and Krikorian offer insights into preventive measures, drawing attention to Canada’s educational approach, which involves a mandatory marriage fraud video session. They emphasize the need for a proactive stance by authorities to curb marriage fraud, urging a shift from the role of a “stupid Cupid” to a more vigilant approach.
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      David North is a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Related
                                                      
                                                      Topic Page: Marriage Fraud
                                                      
                                                      Another Tale of a Phony Green-Card Marriage
                                                      
                                                      Immigration Marriage Fraud in Reverse
                                                      
                                                      Victims of Marriage-Related Immigration Fraud Tell Their Stories
                                                      
                                                      In One Subclass of Immigrants, 100 Percent of the Visas Reflect a Failure
                                                      
                                                      Follow
                                                      
                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, 1664false132fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Power-Freedom-Information-Act
                                                      The FOIA process empowers individuals outside the government to compel the disclosure of information that should be public. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the purpose of FOIA “is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold governors accountable to the governed.”
                                                      
                                                      Farnsworth walks listeners through the FOIA request process, outlining some limitations, such as its inability to force the creation of new records by the government.
                                                      
                                                      The Center recently filed a FOIA request, and subsequently a lawsuit, to obtain the names of U.S. airports that received flights of illegal aliens being paroled into the country through Biden’s CBP One parole scheme. Once CBP did respond, the crucial details were redacted from the documents; CBP justified the redactions under the claim of protecting law enforcement techniques. Farnsworth shared that the Center plans to challenge this dubious explanation, in hopes of unveiling critical insights into the impact of the influx of illegal immigrants on various cities.
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, encourages anyone with tips or information to share through the Center’s encrypted email account.
                                                      
                                                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a recent Center analysis of the Institute for International Education’s study on foreign students. The study found that over a million foreign students are in the country. However, an estimated 200,000 of these are on student visas, but have actually already graduated and are now working under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program — a foreign worker initiative that exempts companies from payroll taxes when hiring foreign graduates for up to one year (three for STEM). David North, a Center fellow, estimates that this taxpayer-funded subsidy, aimed at encouraging the hiring of foreign workers over Americans or legal residents, totaled one billion dollars last year.
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      Colin Farnsworth is the Chief FOIA Counsel at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Related
                                                      
                                                      New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme
                                                      
                                                      Border Informants and Immigration Whistleblowers
                                                      
                                                      New Report Shows Increase in Foreign Students, but Downplays Subsidy
                                                      
                                                      Follow
                                                      
                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                      
                                                      Intro Montage
                                                      
                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                      
                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57667932Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:19:45 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we are joined by Colin Farnsworth, the chief FOIA counsel at the Center for Immigration Studies, to discuss a powerful tool that promotes transparency and accountability from federal agencies – the...
                                                      The FOIA process empowers individuals outside the government to compel the disclosure of information that should be public. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the purpose of FOIA “is to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society, needed to check against corruption and to hold governors accountable to the governed.”
                                                      
                                                      Farnsworth walks listeners through the FOIA request process, outlining some limitations, such as its inability to force the creation of new records by the government.
                                                      
                                                      The Center recently filed a FOIA request, and subsequently a lawsuit, to obtain the names of U.S. airports that received flights of illegal aliens being paroled into the country through Biden’s CBP One parole scheme. Once CBP did respond, the crucial details were redacted from the documents; CBP justified the redactions under the claim of protecting law enforcement techniques. Farnsworth shared that the Center plans to challenge this dubious explanation, in hopes of unveiling critical insights into the impact of the influx of illegal immigrants on various cities.
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, encourages anyone with tips or information to share through the Center’s encrypted email account.
                                                      
                                                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a recent Center analysis of the Institute for International Education’s study on foreign students. The study found that over a million foreign students are in the country. However, an estimated 200,000 of these are on student visas, but have actually already graduated and are now working under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program — a foreign worker initiative that exempts companies from payroll taxes when hiring foreign graduates for up to one year (three for STEM). David North, a Center fellow, estimates that this taxpayer-funded subsidy, aimed at encouraging the hiring of foreign workers over Americans or legal residents, totaled one billion dollars last year.
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      Colin Farnsworth is the Chief FOIA Counsel at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Related
                                                      
                                                      New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme
                                                      
                                                      Border Informants and Immigration Whistleblowers
                                                      
                                                      New Report Shows Increase in Foreign Students, but Downplays Subsidy
                                                      
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                                                    • CHNV Parole Program. In January, to curb illegal entries at the Southwest border post-Title 42, the Biden administration announced a new scheme under which 30,000 nationals per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela are allowed to fly to the U.S. in lieu of entering illegally. Nearly 250,000 foreign nationals have been paroled in under this program.
                                                    • CBP One App Interview Scheme. The administration’s CBP One scheme, the topic of a recent podcast episode, allows inadmissible aliens from all over the world – including countries of terrorism concern – to pre-schedule their illegal entries to the United States. The administration is using this scheme to parole up to 1,450 inadmissible aliens into the country every day, with 235,172 paroled in for FY 2023.
                                                    • Ports of Entry. Aliens are also allowed to present themselves to CBP officers at the ports of entry and then be released on parole. The administration is using its very limited parole powers far outside the strict limits set by Congress.
                                                    • Got-Aways. With Border Patrol agents overwhelmed processing more than 5,600 illegal entrants a day, 600,000-plus other aliens entered illegally and evaded apprehension in FY 2023.
                                                    “More than two million inadmissible aliens have been allowed entry into the country in just one year –a population that would qualify as the 37th largest state in the country,” said Arthur. “This undermines the rule of law and puts tremendous pressure on local and state governments to provide housing, food, education, and medical care to those joining their communities.” In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, draws attention to the International Network for Immigration Research. This newly created network establishes a cooperative arrangement between research organizations, including the Center, from four countries that share similar perspectives on immigration.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Blockbuster House Report Reveals How Badly Biden’s Broken Our Immigration System
                                                    
                                                    Biden Funneled Nearly 1.4 Million Illegal Aliens into the U.S. — in FY 2023 Alone
                                                    
                                                    The (Misleading) DHS ‘Fact Sheet’ That Really Didn’t Age Well
                                                    
                                                    Is the Administration Ignoring Federal Court Orders on Migrant Releases?
                                                    
                                                    Biden’s Secretive CBP One Scheme
                                                    
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                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57582917Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:45:38 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, the Center for Immigration Studies looks at the number of illegal aliens released into the United States by the Biden administration in FY 2023 and their pathways for entry. Andrew Arthur, the...
                                                    • CHNV Parole Program. In January, to curb illegal entries at the Southwest border post-Title 42, the Biden administration announced a new scheme under which 30,000 nationals per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela are allowed to fly to the U.S. in lieu of entering illegally. Nearly 250,000 foreign nationals have been paroled in under this program.
                                                    • CBP One App Interview Scheme. The administration’s CBP One scheme, the topic of a recent podcast episode, allows inadmissible aliens from all over the world – including countries of terrorism concern – to pre-schedule their illegal entries to the United States. The administration is using this scheme to parole up to 1,450 inadmissible aliens into the country every day, with 235,172 paroled in for FY 2023.
                                                    • Ports of Entry. Aliens are also allowed to present themselves to CBP officers at the ports of entry and then be released on parole. The administration is using its very limited parole powers far outside the strict limits set by Congress.
                                                    • Got-Aways. With Border Patrol agents overwhelmed processing more than 5,600 illegal entrants a day, 600,000-plus other aliens entered illegally and evaded apprehension in FY 2023.
                                                    “More than two million inadmissible aliens have been allowed entry into the country in just one year –a population that would qualify as the 37th largest state in the country,” said Arthur. “This undermines the rule of law and puts tremendous pressure on local and state governments to provide housing, food, education, and medical care to those joining their communities.” In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, draws attention to the International Network for Immigration Research. This newly created network establishes a cooperative arrangement between research organizations, including the Center, from four countries that share similar perspectives on immigration.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Blockbuster House Report Reveals How Badly Biden’s Broken Our Immigration System
                                                    
                                                    Biden Funneled Nearly 1.4 Million Illegal Aliens into the U.S. — in FY 2023 Alone
                                                    
                                                    The (Misleading) DHS ‘Fact Sheet’ That Really Didn’t Age Well
                                                    
                                                    2050immigrationfalse130fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Law-and-National-Security-Tool-Against-Cartels-and
                                                    Fishman explores the potential application of the Alien Enemies Act, a federal statute dating back to 1798, to expel cartel members and criminal alien gang members from the United States. The Trump campaign was the first to suggest this option. The Act grants the president the authority to deport natives or citizens of a nation with which we are in a declared war or that has invaded, or launched a “predatory incursion” against the United States. Fishman contemplates whether this statute could be applied to a country in which organized crime has become integrated into the government.
                                                    
                                                    Fishman also discusses the role immigration law can play in dealing with Hamas sympathizers. Since 2005 federal law has rendered any alien deportable who endorses or espouses terrorism or who provides material support to a foreign terrorist organization like Hamas (designated as one by the Secretary of State in 1997). Material support includes aid such as funding, expert advice or providing equipment. President Obama weakened the provision, and then this summer President Biden did further, deeper damage by deciding that it is acceptable for an alien to provide “insignificant material support” and “limited material support” under specific circumstances, which has raised concerns about national security implications.
                                                    
                                                    Non-citizens, even those here legally, who endorse or espouse terrorism are also deportable, and Fishman discusses his new paper examining calls by members of Congress to deport foreign students and others who have endorsed Hamas in the wake of its attacks on Israeli civilians.
                                                    
                                                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a different security threat related to immigration: weaker countries employing mass migration as a weapon against stronger countries. For instance, Nicaragua has actively encouraged large numbers of Haitian migrants to enter Nicaragua, then funneled them towards the U.S. The intention is to use the promise of slowing down the flow as leverage, compelling the U.S. to loosen sanctions imposed on Nicaragua.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    The 225-year-old ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Needs to Come Out of Retirement
                                                    
                                                    What Specific Actions Can President Biden Take to Fight the Sheer Evil of Hamas?
                                                    
                                                    Deport Foreign Students Who Celebrate Mass Murder: Should We? Can We?
                                                    
                                                    Nicaragua is ‘weaponizing’ US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
                                                    
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                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57483875Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:25:56 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, the Center for Immigration Studies delves into the critical issue of addressing national security threats posed by foreigners, both legal and illegal, residing in the United States. Podcast guest...
                                                    Fishman explores the potential application of the Alien Enemies Act, a federal statute dating back to 1798, to expel cartel members and criminal alien gang members from the United States. The Trump campaign was the first to suggest this option. The Act grants the president the authority to deport natives or citizens of a nation with which we are in a declared war or that has invaded, or launched a “predatory incursion” against the United States. Fishman contemplates whether this statute could be applied to a country in which organized crime has become integrated into the government.
                                                    
                                                    Fishman also discusses the role immigration law can play in dealing with Hamas sympathizers. Since 2005 federal law has rendered any alien deportable who endorses or espouses terrorism or who provides material support to a foreign terrorist organization like Hamas (designated as one by the Secretary of State in 1997). Material support includes aid such as funding, expert advice or providing equipment. President Obama weakened the provision, and then this summer President Biden did further, deeper damage by deciding that it is acceptable for an alien to provide “insignificant material support” and “limited material support” under specific circumstances, which has raised concerns about national security implications.
                                                    
                                                    Non-citizens, even those here legally, who endorse or espouse terrorism are also deportable, and Fishman discusses his new paper examining calls by members of Congress to deport foreign students and others who have endorsed Hamas in the wake of its attacks on Israeli civilians.
                                                    
                                                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a different security threat related to immigration: weaker countries employing mass migration as a weapon against stronger countries. For instance, Nicaragua has actively encouraged large numbers of Haitian migrants to enter Nicaragua, then funneled them towards the U.S. The intention is to use the promise of slowing down the flow as leverage, compelling the U.S. to loosen sanctions imposed on Nicaragua.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    The 225-year-old ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Needs to Come Out of Retirement
                                                    
                                                    What Specific Actions Can President Biden Take to Fight the Sheer Evil of Hamas?
                                                    
                                                    Deport Foreign Students Who Celebrate Mass Murder: Should We? Can We?
                                                    
                                                    Nicaragua is ‘weaponizing’ US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
                                                    
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                                                    The strategy of the CBP One scheme is to let inadmissible aliens who would otherwise cross illegally make an appointment to cross at an official port of entry instead, to make border crisis less visible and politically damaging for the Biden administration. The scheme, which includes a work permit, has been going on since May 2021, paroling into the U.S. nearly a quarter million inadmissible aliens from nearly 100 countries, including thousands from countries of terrorism concern.
                                                    
                                                    Ushering in these “special interest aliens”, Bensman explains, is different from catching such people who cross illegally. “The ones that are crossing illegally, we sort of don’t have a choice in that. We just have to contend with them when they enter of their own volition. But with all of these nationalities that we are approving for CBP One appointments and parole, it is done by affirmative choice. We don’t have to choose them. We could deny their applications for appointments and parole.”
                                                    
                                                    In essence, “the Biden administration is knowingly overwhelming our ability to do the kind of close vetting and interviewing and what have you that is warranted for people from these potentially dangerous countries,” says Mark Krikorian, podcast host and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.In his closing commentary Krikorian draws attention to the dismal situation at the Southwest border as revealed by the end-of-fiscal-year DHS data.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Posing Potential National Security Risks Entering via CBP One App
                                                    
                                                    New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme
                                                    
                                                    Truly Wretched Border Stats Released in a Saturday Morning “News Dump”
                                                    
                                                    More Startling Takeaways from CBP’s Saturday Morning ‘News Dump’ Stats
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57395946Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:10:20 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy we are joined by Todd Bensman, the Center for Immigration Studies senior national security fellow, to discuss crucial details about the Biden administration’s CBP One scheme revealed as the result...
                                                    The strategy of the CBP One scheme is to let inadmissible aliens who would otherwise cross illegally make an appointment to cross at an official port of entry instead, to make border crisis less visible and politically damaging for the Biden administration. The scheme, which includes a work permit, has been going on since May 2021, paroling into the U.S. nearly a quarter million inadmissible aliens from nearly 100 countries, including thousands from countries of terrorism concern.
                                                    
                                                    Ushering in these “special interest aliens”, Bensman explains, is different from catching such people who cross illegally. “The ones that are crossing illegally, we sort of don’t have a choice in that. We just have to contend with them when they enter of their own volition. But with all of these nationalities that we are approving for CBP One appointments and parole, it is done by affirmative choice. We don’t have to choose them. We could deny their applications for appointments and parole.”
                                                    
                                                    In essence, “the Biden administration is knowingly overwhelming our ability to do the kind of close vetting and interviewing and what have you that is warranted for people from these potentially dangerous countries,” says Mark Krikorian, podcast host and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.In his closing commentary Krikorian draws attention to the dismal situation at the Southwest border as revealed by the end-of-fiscal-year DHS data.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Posing Potential National Security Risks Entering via CBP One App
                                                    
                                                    New Records Unveil Surprising Scope of Secretive ‘CBP One’ Entry Scheme
                                                    
                                                    Truly Wretched Border Stats Released in a Saturday Morning “News Dump”
                                                    
                                                    More Startling Takeaways from CBP’s Saturday Morning ‘News Dump’ Stats
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, 2462cbp,foia,immigration,onefalse128fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/US-Legal-Immigration-System-Outdated
                                                    The U.S. accepts more than 1.1 million legal immigrants every year, over two-thirds of whom enter via family-based categories -- meaning they enter because of who they are related to, not because of any skills they possess or humanitarian needs they might have. Linderman explains how the legal immigration system currently in place exists primarily to grow the number of family members of immigrants in the U.S. As Vaughan points out, each legal immigrant brings an average of 3.4 additional immigrants into the country through chain migration.
                                                    
                                                    This episode also covers the controversial Visa Lottery program. Linderman and Vaughan question its value, highlighting how the program’s poor vetting has attracted criminal activity. Four policy suggestions emerge from the discussion on legal immigration:
                                                    
                                                    1. Prioritize spouses and minor children, as opposed to extended family units that include parents, adult sons and daughters, and adult siblings;
                                                    2. Shift toward skill-based immigration, aligning with proposals such as the RAISE Act;
                                                    3. Eliminate the Visa Lottery;
                                                    4. Simplify the immigration process.
                                                    In her closing commentary, Vaughan flags a concerning rise of sanctuary policies in Utah. As explained in separate posts by Ron Mortensen, a Center fellow, and Jon Feere, the Center’s director of investigations, two county sheriffs in the state recently canceled their contracts with ICE due to the burdensome requirements of the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Phillip Linderman is a Center Board Member and retired State Department Senior Foreign Service Officer.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Chain Migration and the Diversity Visa Program: Legal Immigration at Its Worst
                                                    
                                                    Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete
                                                    
                                                    ICE Loses Cooperation with Jails in Utah, Nebraska, and Nevada over Burdensome Audits
                                                    
                                                    Utah: The Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State
                                                    
                                                    ICE Internal Info Memo
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57306619Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:50:45 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe illegal immigration crisis at the southern border overshadows discussion about the existing legal immigration system in the United States. But on this episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ podcast, Phillip Linderman, a Center board member...
                                                    The U.S. accepts more than 1.1 million legal immigrants every year, over two-thirds of whom enter via family-based categories -- meaning they enter because of who they are related to, not because of any skills they possess or humanitarian needs they might have. Linderman explains how the legal immigration system currently in place exists primarily to grow the number of family members of immigrants in the U.S. As Vaughan points out, each legal immigrant brings an average of 3.4 additional immigrants into the country through chain migration.
                                                    
                                                    This episode also covers the controversial Visa Lottery program. Linderman and Vaughan question its value, highlighting how the program’s poor vetting has attracted criminal activity. Four policy suggestions emerge from the discussion on legal immigration:
                                                    
                                                    1. Prioritize spouses and minor children, as opposed to extended family units that include parents, adult sons and daughters, and adult siblings;
                                                    2. Shift toward skill-based immigration, aligning with proposals such as the RAISE Act;
                                                    3. Eliminate the Visa Lottery;
                                                    4. Simplify the immigration process.
                                                    In her closing commentary, Vaughan flags a concerning rise of sanctuary policies in Utah. As explained in separate posts by Ron Mortensen, a Center fellow, and Jon Feere, the Center’s director of investigations, two county sheriffs in the state recently canceled their contracts with ICE due to the burdensome requirements of the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Phillip Linderman is a Center Board Member and retired State Department Senior Foreign Service Officer.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Chain Migration and the Diversity Visa Program: Legal Immigration at Its Worst
                                                    
                                                    Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete
                                                    
                                                    ICE Loses Cooperation with Jails in Utah, Nebraska, and Nevada over Burdensome Audits
                                                    
                                                    Utah: The Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State
                                                    
                                                    ICE Internal Info Memo
                                                    
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                                                    Guest host Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, and Rodas discuss the flaws in the immigration system and the Biden policies, revealing shocking details about the lax vetting of sponsors who are given custody of unaccompanied alien children without proper background checks or monitoring.
                                                    
                                                    Rodas describes the process as “government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded child trafficking,” as the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and its contractors literally complete the final stage of human smuggling schemes, which frequently end up with the transfer of minors to criminal enterprises, forced labor arrangements, cartels, or gangs.
                                                    
                                                    “It is easier to get a UAC than to get a pet,” says Rodas.
                                                    
                                                    Vaughan, who also testified before Congress on the trafficking of UACs, said, “We urge lawmakers to act with urgency to disrupt and de-fund this system, and demand reforms from the agencies involved. What higher priority can there be than the safety and well-being of vulnerable children? It is shameful for our government to allow this to continue under the pretense of helping migrants.”
                                                    
                                                    The conversation concludes with specific federal and state policy suggestions that can be implemented to help end the trafficking of UACs.In her closing commentary, Vaughan highlights an alarming proposed regulation announced by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) that would further institutionalize Biden policies granting more freedom to ORR and contractors while reducing accountability. The public comment period for these troubling changes will close in 60 days.
                                                    
                                                    Vaughan also announced that the Center will be co-sponsoring a conference to combat human trafficking to be held in Houston on December 12th and 13th.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    GuestTara Lee Rodas is a Federal Inspector General Employee at Health and Human Resources.
                                                    
                                                    Related
                                                    
                                                    Watchdog Report Blasts Treatment of Migrant Kids in Custody
                                                    
                                                    Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas. The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
                                                    
                                                    Testimony by Jessica Vaughan. The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
                                                    
                                                    Video: Former Biden Transition Official Andrew Lorenzen-Strait Describes His “Corrupt Bargain” Scheme
                                                    
                                                    Video: Trafficked in America
                                                    
                                                    Florida Emergency Rule on UAC Resettlement
                                                    
                                                    Florida Grand Jury Report on UACs
                                                    
                                                    Follow
                                                    
                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                    
                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57200603Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s Parsing Immigration Policy episode raises awareness of a disturbing aspect of the border crisis – a large and increasing number of unaccompanied alien children who are delivered by the government into the hands of labor and sex...
                                                    Guest host Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, and Rodas discuss the flaws in the immigration system and the Biden policies, revealing shocking details about the lax vetting of sponsors who are given custody of unaccompanied alien children without proper background checks or monitoring.
                                                    
                                                    Rodas describes the process as “government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded child trafficking,” as the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and its contractors literally complete the final stage of human smuggling schemes, which frequently end up with the transfer of minors to criminal enterprises, forced labor arrangements, cartels, or gangs.
                                                    
                                                    “It is easier to get a UAC than to get a pet,” says Rodas.
                                                    
                                                    Vaughan, who also testified before Congress on the trafficking of UACs, said, “We urge lawmakers to act with urgency to disrupt and de-fund this system, and demand reforms from the agencies involved. What higher priority can there be than the safety and well-being of vulnerable children? It is shameful for our government to allow this to continue under the pretense of helping migrants.”
                                                    
                                                    The conversation concludes with specific federal and state policy suggestions that can be implemented to help end the trafficking of UACs.In her closing commentary, Vaughan highlights an alarming proposed regulation announced by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) that would further institutionalize Biden policies granting more freedom to ORR and contractors while reducing accountability. The public comment period for these troubling changes will close in 60 days.
                                                    
                                                    Vaughan also announced that the Center will be co-sponsoring a conference to combat human trafficking to be held in Houston on December 12th and 13th.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    GuestTara Lee Rodas is a Federal Inspector General Employee at Health and Human Resources.
                                                    
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                                                    Testimony by Jessica Vaughan. The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
                                                    
                                                    Video: Former Biden Transition Official Andrew Lorenzen-Strait Describes His “Corrupt Bargain” Scheme
                                                    
                                                    Video: Trafficked in America
                                                    
                                                    Florida Emergency Rule on UAC Resettlement
                                                    
                                                    126fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Legal-and-Illegal-Immigration-Understanding-US-HighSkilled-Immigration
                                                    The H-1B visa program is a temporary, non-immigrant program for people in “specialty occupations” tied to a specific employer. Annually, 85,000 new H-1B visa holders enter the U.S., with an estimated 500,000 residing in the country at any given time.
                                                    
                                                    In her recent article, Farewell, H-1Bs, Andrews responds to the tech lobbyists’ argument that H-1B workers are leaving for Canada due to long green card waiting times in the US. Even without job offers, Canada is offering permanent residency. Andrews writes “H-1B visa holders are not the world’s best and brightest, so Canada is welcome to them.”
                                                    
                                                    Andrews also sheds light on Australia’s successful approach to tackling illegal immigration. Drawing from her decade-long experience living in Australia, she recounts how the country effectively curbed illegal immigration through stringent policies. Under the leadership of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the country demonstrated that political will and strict enforcement can secure borders.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Helen Andrews is the Senior Editor at The American Conservative.
                                                    
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                                                    Farewell, H-1Bs - The American Conservative
                                                    
                                                    Canada Offers Easy Entry to 10,000 H-1B Visa Holders
                                                    
                                                    H-1B Visa Program: Myths and Needed Reforms
                                                    
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                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57092690Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:55:47 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, the senior editor at The American Conservative, Helen Andrews, delves into the topic of high-skilled immigration and its political, economic, and...
                                                    The H-1B visa program is a temporary, non-immigrant program for people in “specialty occupations” tied to a specific employer. Annually, 85,000 new H-1B visa holders enter the U.S., with an estimated 500,000 residing in the country at any given time.
                                                    
                                                    In her recent article, Farewell, H-1Bs, Andrews responds to the tech lobbyists’ argument that H-1B workers are leaving for Canada due to long green card waiting times in the US. Even without job offers, Canada is offering permanent residency. Andrews writes “H-1B visa holders are not the world’s best and brightest, so Canada is welcome to them.”
                                                    
                                                    Andrews also sheds light on Australia’s successful approach to tackling illegal immigration. Drawing from her decade-long experience living in Australia, she recounts how the country effectively curbed illegal immigration through stringent policies. Under the leadership of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the country demonstrated that political will and strict enforcement can secure borders.
                                                    
                                                    Host
                                                    
                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                    
                                                    Guest
                                                    
                                                    Helen Andrews is the Senior Editor at The American Conservative.
                                                    
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                                                    Farewell, H-1Bs - The American Conservative
                                                    
                                                    Canada Offers Easy Entry to 10,000 H-1B Visa Holders
                                                    
                                                    H-1B Visa Program: Myths and Needed Reforms
                                                    
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                                                    Intro Montage
                                                    
                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the...]]>2251american,conservative,immigrationfalse125fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Work-Authorization-Expansion-Attracts-and-Embeds-Illegal-Immigration
                                                      In this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center’s Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, explains the importance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and sheds light on how the Biden administration has exploited loopholes in immigration law to prioritize the issuances of EADs to migrants over visa holders.
                                                      
                                                      Jacobs also breaks down the recent Biden administration reforms which are aimed to expand work authorization eligibility even further, strengthening the job magnet that attracts illegal immigration. DHS has announced it will:
                                                      • start issuing EADs to migrants who are paroled into the United States that will be valid for five years, a three-year increase to current policy;
                                                      • renew the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) of Venezuelan nationals who arrived by March 8, 2021;
                                                      • extend TPS eligibility to Venezuelan migrants who arrived by July, 31, 2023 (an estimated 472,000 will be newly eligible, potentially bringing the population to over 700,000 individuals);
                                                      • accelerate applications for work permits filed by parolees who scheduled their entry through the CBP One app starting October 1, 2023. They will be prioritized over other categories, raising serious questions of policy and fairness.
                                                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and host of the podcast, points out, “Work permits root individuals into American society in a way that working illegally does not. It provides access to Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses, serving as a significant step toward a full amnesty. The Biden administration’s large-scale expansion of work authorization for those who enter the country illegally deserves more attention from the media and Congress.”
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
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                                                      Work Authorization Expansion Is the Problem — Not the Solution to Cities’ Migrant Issues
                                                      
                                                      USCIS Ombudsman Confirms: Biden Policies Hobble Legal Immigration System
                                                      
                                                      Citizenship and Immigration Services Annual Report 2023
                                                      
                                                      DHS Creates Yet Another Parole Program for Aliens to Cut in Line
                                                      
                                                      Follow
                                                      
                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                      
                                                      Intro Montage
                                                      
                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56967618Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this week’s podcast, the Center for Immigration Studies highlights the expansion of work authorization for newly arrived migrants and those who have entered the country illegally. Work permits are an often-ignored part of the discussion on...
                                                      In this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center’s Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, explains the importance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and sheds light on how the Biden administration has exploited loopholes in immigration law to prioritize the issuances of EADs to migrants over visa holders.
                                                      
                                                      Jacobs also breaks down the recent Biden administration reforms which are aimed to expand work authorization eligibility even further, strengthening the job magnet that attracts illegal immigration. DHS has announced it will:
                                                      • start issuing EADs to migrants who are paroled into the United States that will be valid for five years, a three-year increase to current policy;
                                                      • renew the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) of Venezuelan nationals who arrived by March 8, 2021;
                                                      • extend TPS eligibility to Venezuelan migrants who arrived by July, 31, 2023 (an estimated 472,000 will be newly eligible, potentially bringing the population to over 700,000 individuals);
                                                      • accelerate applications for work permits filed by parolees who scheduled their entry through the CBP One app starting October 1, 2023. They will be prioritized over other categories, raising serious questions of policy and fairness.
                                                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s Executive Director and host of the podcast, points out, “Work permits root individuals into American society in a way that working illegally does not. It provides access to Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses, serving as a significant step toward a full amnesty. The Biden administration’s large-scale expansion of work authorization for those who enter the country illegally deserves more attention from the media and Congress.”
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Related
                                                      
                                                      Work Authorization Expansion Is the Problem — Not the Solution to Cities’ Migrant Issues
                                                      
                                                      USCIS Ombudsman Confirms: Biden Policies Hobble Legal Immigration System
                                                      
                                                      Citizenship and Immigration Services Annual Report 2023
                                                      
                                                      DHS Creates Yet Another Parole Program for Aliens to Cut in Line
                                                      
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                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, 1868immigration,permit,workfalse124fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Terrorist-Entry-Through-Southwest-Border
                                                      Todd Bensman, the Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, gave testimony first. In it, he explains how the current immigration crisis at the southwest border has elevated and exacerbated the homeland security threat of terrorist border infiltration to discomfiting levels.
                                                      
                                                      Two other witnesses used their first hand experience in law enforcement in their testimony: Charles Marino, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Rodney Scott, Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security, Texas Public Policy Foundation.
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                      
                                                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses a new report by Todd Bensman entitled, “New Records: Biden DHS Has Approved Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants for Secretive Foreign Flights Directly into U.S. Airports.” This report uses DHS data, gained through the Freedom of Information Act, on the controversial new rechanneling program, which uses the CBP One app to allow migrants to take commercial passenger flights from foreign countries straight to their American cities of choice.
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
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                                                      Hearing Video and Written Testimony
                                                      
                                                      New Records: Biden DHS Has Approved Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants for Secretive Foreign Flights Directly into U.S. Airports
                                                      
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                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                      
                                                      Intro Montage
                                                      
                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56874950Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week's podcast is a rebroadcast of the September 14 House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing entitled, “Terrorist Entry Through the Southwest Border.” The hearing examined, “the national security implications...
                                                      Todd Bensman, the Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, gave testimony first. In it, he explains how the current immigration crisis at the southwest border has elevated and exacerbated the homeland security threat of terrorist border infiltration to discomfiting levels.
                                                      
                                                      Two other witnesses used their first hand experience in law enforcement in their testimony: Charles Marino, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Rodney Scott, Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security, Texas Public Policy Foundation.
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                      
                                                      In his closing commentary, Krikorian discusses a new report by Todd Bensman entitled, “New Records: Biden DHS Has Approved Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants for Secretive Foreign Flights Directly into U.S. Airports.” This report uses DHS data, gained through the Freedom of Information Act, on the controversial new rechanneling program, which uses the CBP One app to allow migrants to take commercial passenger flights from foreign countries straight to their American cities of choice.
                                                      
                                                      Host
                                                      
                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Guest
                                                      
                                                      Todd Bensman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                      
                                                      Related
                                                      
                                                      Hearing Video and Written Testimony
                                                      
                                                      New Records: Biden DHS Has Approved Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants for Secretive Foreign Flights Directly into U.S. Airports
                                                      
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                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                      
                                                      Intro Montage
                                                      
                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                      • Hillary...]]>1798border,hearing,house,immigration,terroristfalse123fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Humanitarian-Impact-Bidens-Border-Policies
                                                        Both guests recently testified at a joint House subcommittee hearing in Arizona on the effects of the border crisis on American communities and explain on the podcast how the level of security at the border under the Biden administration has never been lower, which is luring more migrants to put themselves in harm’s way by hiring smugglers to bring them to the United States.
                                                        
                                                        Sheriff Dannels describes the inhumane conditions migrants find themselves in when they make the illegal journey to the United States, comparing the agreements they make with smugglers to “modern-day slavery”. Arthur explains that so long as migrants believe they’ll be allowed to enter illegally, they will hire smugglers to bring them to the country. Due to the Biden administration’s “catch-and-release” policies, migrants are more willing than ever to place their lives in the hands of dangerous and rapacious criminals who are only interested in money—often with the deadliest of consequences.
                                                        
                                                        In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies and host of the Parsing Immigration Policy, speculates that the litigation over the thousand-foot long marine barrier on the Rio Grande placed by Texas Gov. Abbott may reach the Supreme Court, allowing the justices to rule on whether the border crisis caused by the current administration constitutes an “invasion” under the Constitution.
                                                        
                                                        Host
                                                        
                                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                        
                                                        Guest
                                                        
                                                        Mark Dannels is Sheriff of Cochise County, AZ.
                                                        
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                                                        Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths
                                                        
                                                        Search and Rescue Stats Highlight Humanitarian Disaster at the Border
                                                        
                                                        Fifth Circuit Grants Stay in Texas Rio Grande Barrier Case
                                                        
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                                                        Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                        
                                                        Intro Montage
                                                        
                                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56802466Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:29:29 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, we are joined by Sheriff Mark Dannels of Cochise County, Ariz., and Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies. Cochise County is located along Arizona’s...
                                                        Both guests recently testified at a joint House subcommittee hearing in Arizona on the effects of the border crisis on American communities and explain on the podcast how the level of security at the border under the Biden administration has never been lower, which is luring more migrants to put themselves in harm’s way by hiring smugglers to bring them to the United States.
                                                        
                                                        Sheriff Dannels describes the inhumane conditions migrants find themselves in when they make the illegal journey to the United States, comparing the agreements they make with smugglers to “modern-day slavery”. Arthur explains that so long as migrants believe they’ll be allowed to enter illegally, they will hire smugglers to bring them to the country. Due to the Biden administration’s “catch-and-release” policies, migrants are more willing than ever to place their lives in the hands of dangerous and rapacious criminals who are only interested in money—often with the deadliest of consequences.
                                                        
                                                        In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies and host of the Parsing Immigration Policy, speculates that the litigation over the thousand-foot long marine barrier on the Rio Grande placed by Texas Gov. Abbott may reach the Supreme Court, allowing the justices to rule on whether the border crisis caused by the current administration constitutes an “invasion” under the Constitution.
                                                        
                                                        Host
                                                        
                                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                        
                                                        Guest
                                                        
                                                        Mark Dannels is Sheriff of Cochise County, AZ.
                                                        
                                                        Related
                                                        
                                                        Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths
                                                        
                                                        Search and Rescue Stats Highlight Humanitarian Disaster at the Border
                                                        
                                                        Fifth Circuit Grants Stay in Texas Rio Grande Barrier Case
                                                        
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                                                        Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                        
                                                        Intro Montage
                                                        
                                                        Voices in the opening montage:
                                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition...]]>2131arizona,border,cochise,deaths,immigrationfalse122fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Policing-Rural-Texas-San-Jacinto-County-Sheriff-Addresses-Open-Borders
                                                          In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers joins guest host Todd Bensman to discuss how lax federal border security is straining the ability to police his jurisdiction. Sheriff Capers explains how, with a small county budget and reactive policing, there is a need for increased cooperation and funding from both the state and federal authorities.HostTodd Benman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
                                                          Guest
                                                          
                                                          Greg Capers is Sheriff of San Jacinto County, Texas.
                                                          
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                                                          America’s Public Schools: Canaries in the Coal Mine of the Biden Border Crisis
                                                          
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                                                          Intro Montage
                                                          
                                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56734615Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:20:32 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSan Jacinto county is located north of Houston and over 200 miles from the southern U.S.-Mexico border. This rural county and the surrounding areas, including Liberty County, have seen an explosion of migrant settlement and increasing cartel activity....
                                                          In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers joins guest host Todd Bensman to discuss how lax federal border security is straining the ability to police his jurisdiction. Sheriff Capers explains how, with a small county budget and reactive policing, there is a need for increased cooperation and funding from both the state and federal authorities.HostTodd Benman is a Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
                                                          Guest
                                                          
                                                          Greg Capers is Sheriff of San Jacinto County, Texas.
                                                          
                                                          Related
                                                          
                                                          Texas Massacre Happened in America’s Largest Illegal Immigrant “Colonia” — and Major U.S. Media Won’t Say So
                                                          
                                                          America’s Public Schools: Canaries in the Coal Mine of the Biden Border Crisis
                                                          
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                                                          Intro Montage
                                                          
                                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                          ]]>1426bensman,immigration,police,sheriff,texasfalse121fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Parole-and-CBP-One-App
                                                          Mark Morgan, former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Center for Immigration Studies experts to discuss how the Biden administration took the CBP One smartphone app – a tool originally designed to smooth legal cross-border traffic – and turned it into a means of facilitating illegal immigration.
                                                          
                                                          Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                          
                                                          Host
                                                          
                                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
                                                          Guests
                                                          
                                                          Mark Morgan, Visiting Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, Heritage Foundation
                                                          Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, former Acting Director of U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
                                                          
                                                          Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies
                                                          Former Immigration Judge, former Counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, and former Acting Chief of the INS National Security Law Division.
                                                          
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                                                          Panel Video
                                                          
                                                          Panel Transcript
                                                          
                                                          Panel Press Release
                                                          
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                                                          Intro Montage
                                                          
                                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56639907Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:05:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion entitled “Parole and the CBP One App: Fact and Fiction”. Speakers examined the legality of the CBP One App scheme, the number of entries, legal challenges, and the myths put forth about it....
                                                          Mark Morgan, former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Center for Immigration Studies experts to discuss how the Biden administration took the CBP One smartphone app – a tool originally designed to smooth legal cross-border traffic – and turned it into a means of facilitating illegal immigration.
                                                          
                                                          Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel.
                                                          
                                                          Host
                                                          
                                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
                                                          Guests
                                                          
                                                          Mark Morgan, Visiting Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, Heritage Foundation
                                                          Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, former Acting Director of U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
                                                          
                                                          Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies
                                                          Former Immigration Judge, former Counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, and former Acting Chief of the INS National Security Law Division.
                                                          
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                                                          Panel Transcript
                                                          
                                                          Panel Press Release
                                                          
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                                                          Intro Montage
                                                          
                                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                          ]]>3574app,border,cbp,customs,immigration,live,morgan,panel,patrolfalse120fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Guestworker-Programs-Can-They-Ever-Work-Advertised
                                                          Over time, the programs have multiplied and expanded, such that now close to a million people a year are imported for both less-skilled and professional-level jobs. American workers are, in fact, displaced, the “temporary” foreign workers often stay permanently, and are often exploited. Is it possible for guestworker programs to work as Congress intended?
                                                          
                                                          In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, David North, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins host Mark Krikorian, North’s experience with the foreign worker issue dates back to the Eisenhower administration. He says the primary question regarding guestworker policies is whether government policy should make it easier for employers to meet their labor needs by importing labor from outside the U.S.
                                                          
                                                          The easiest solution would be for Congress to abolish some or all guestworker programs. Noting that this is unlikely to occur, North and Krikorian discuss whether lawmakers have prioritized the guestworker issue sufficiently to ensure that reforms that would guarantee fairness to American workers, such as requiring employers to make a positive effort to hire American workers before recruiting foreign labor. North suggests reforms that would improve the chances that Americans are not pushed out of the workforce, foreign workers are not abused, and the programs are genuinely temporary.
                                                          
                                                          In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a new report from the Center relevant to the foreign-worker debate. “Working-Age, but Not Working” examines the long-term decline of U.S.-born, working-age men in the labor force, particularly among those without a bachelor’s degree. This large population of U.S.-born individuals on the sidelines of the labor market contributes to a host of social problems, but the availability of cheap immigrant labor allows employers, and society at large, to ignore their plight and not invest in bringing them into the labor market.
                                                          
                                                          Host
                                                          
                                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
                                                          Guest
                                                          
                                                          David North is a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
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                                                          Working-Age, but Not Working
                                                          
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                                                          Intro Montage
                                                          
                                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                          • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                          • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                          • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                          • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                          • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                          • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                          ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56579013Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:36:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCongress created the first guestworker programs to fill labor shortages on a temporary basis, without displacing American workers or abusing the foreign workers. Over time, the programs have multiplied and expanded, such that now close to a million...
                                                          Over time, the programs have multiplied and expanded, such that now close to a million people a year are imported for both less-skilled and professional-level jobs. American workers are, in fact, displaced, the “temporary” foreign workers often stay permanently, and are often exploited. Is it possible for guestworker programs to work as Congress intended?
                                                          
                                                          In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, David North, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins host Mark Krikorian, North’s experience with the foreign worker issue dates back to the Eisenhower administration. He says the primary question regarding guestworker policies is whether government policy should make it easier for employers to meet their labor needs by importing labor from outside the U.S.
                                                          
                                                          The easiest solution would be for Congress to abolish some or all guestworker programs. Noting that this is unlikely to occur, North and Krikorian discuss whether lawmakers have prioritized the guestworker issue sufficiently to ensure that reforms that would guarantee fairness to American workers, such as requiring employers to make a positive effort to hire American workers before recruiting foreign labor. North suggests reforms that would improve the chances that Americans are not pushed out of the workforce, foreign workers are not abused, and the programs are genuinely temporary.
                                                          
                                                          In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a new report from the Center relevant to the foreign-worker debate. “Working-Age, but Not Working” examines the long-term decline of U.S.-born, working-age men in the labor force, particularly among those without a bachelor’s degree. This large population of U.S.-born individuals on the sidelines of the labor market contributes to a host of social problems, but the availability of cheap immigrant labor allows employers, and society at large, to ignore their plight and not invest in bringing them into the labor market.
                                                          
                                                          Host
                                                          
                                                          Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
                                                          Guest
                                                          
                                                          David North is a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                          
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                                                          Working-Age, but Not Working
                                                          
                                                          Follow
                                                          
                                                          Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                          
                                                          Intro Montage
                                                          
                                                          Voices in the opening montage:
                                                          • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                          • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                          • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                          • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                          • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL...]]>2508guestworkers,immigrationfalse119fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Bidens-Illegal-Immigration-Schemes-Hurt-Legal-Immigration-System
                                                            On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center for Immigration Studies director of regulatory affairs and policy, joins host Mark Krikorian to discuss the findings and implications of a congressionally mandated annual report from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, an independent office within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
                                                            
                                                            USCIS administers the nation’s lawful immigration system, and Jacobs (a former USCIS official) explains how its mission has been threatened by the administration’s determined efforts to bring inadmissible aliens to the United States as quickly as possible and expand work authorization opportunities for aliens who lack a lawful immigration status.
                                                            
                                                            The discussion delves into the effects of key policies, including misuse of parole and expansion of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
                                                            
                                                            Jacobs underscores the need for adherence to congressional mandates: “If USCIS leadership is serious about bolstering the legal immigration system and maintaining reasonable processing times for immigration services, it has to focus its resources on programs that have been authorized by Congress – it cannot keep creating programs that are not authorized.”
                                                            
                                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center, discusses a new Biden administration tactic in its fight to force Texas to remove the marine barriers it has placed in the Rio Grande – specifically, cynical administration claims that the barriers are endangering a mussel species in the Rio Grande.
                                                            
                                                            Host
                                                            
                                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Guest
                                                            
                                                            Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Related
                                                            
                                                            USCIS Ombudsman Confirms: Biden Policies Hobble Legal Immigration System; Report shows how inadmissible aliens are often prioritized over lawful visa holders
                                                            
                                                            A Cynical Shell Game; The Biden administration's sudden concern for the Rio Grande’s Mexican fawnsfoot mussel
                                                            
                                                            Video: Todd Bensman Explains Trash Field Left by Illegal Entrants on the Rio Grande Riverbank
                                                            
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                                                            Intro Montage
                                                            
                                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56496772Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new government report confirms that the Biden administration’s policies accommodating illegal immigration are harming the legal immigration system. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center for Immigration...
                                                            On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center for Immigration Studies director of regulatory affairs and policy, joins host Mark Krikorian to discuss the findings and implications of a congressionally mandated annual report from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, an independent office within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
                                                            
                                                            USCIS administers the nation’s lawful immigration system, and Jacobs (a former USCIS official) explains how its mission has been threatened by the administration’s determined efforts to bring inadmissible aliens to the United States as quickly as possible and expand work authorization opportunities for aliens who lack a lawful immigration status.
                                                            
                                                            The discussion delves into the effects of key policies, including misuse of parole and expansion of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
                                                            
                                                            Jacobs underscores the need for adherence to congressional mandates: “If USCIS leadership is serious about bolstering the legal immigration system and maintaining reasonable processing times for immigration services, it has to focus its resources on programs that have been authorized by Congress – it cannot keep creating programs that are not authorized.”
                                                            
                                                            In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center, discusses a new Biden administration tactic in its fight to force Texas to remove the marine barriers it has placed in the Rio Grande – specifically, cynical administration claims that the barriers are endangering a mussel species in the Rio Grande.
                                                            
                                                            Host
                                                            
                                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Guest
                                                            
                                                            Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Related
                                                            
                                                            USCIS Ombudsman Confirms: Biden Policies Hobble Legal Immigration System; Report shows how inadmissible aliens are often prioritized over lawful visa holders
                                                            
                                                            A Cynical Shell Game; The Biden administration's sudden concern for the Rio Grande’s Mexican fawnsfoot mussel
                                                            
                                                            Video: Todd Bensman Explains Trash Field Left by Illegal Entrants on the Rio Grande Riverbank
                                                            
                                                            Follow
                                                            
                                                            Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                            
                                                            Intro Montage
                                                            
                                                            Voices in...]]>2334immigration,ombudsman,uscisfalse118fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Do-Immigrants-Transplant-Certain-Cultural-Traits
                                                            On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, resident scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins host Mark Krikorian to discuss his recent academic journal article on cultural persistence among immigrants and their descendants, specifically examining savings behavior.
                                                            
                                                            In the study, Richwine found strong correlation between the national savings rate in immigrants’ country of origin and the personal retirement savings of immigrants from those countries and their U.S.-born children, even when controlled for factors such as income, age, sex, and education. Interestingly, the savings behavior for the second generation (the children of immigrants) has even stronger correlation with that of the home country.
                                                            
                                                            Richwine explains that cultural persistence has big implications for the current immigration conditions. “If you think about the administration using very legally dubious means to bring in far more immigrants to the United States than Congress ever authorized . . . given what we know about cultural persistence, they are changing the country in the long run, in a way that cannot be undone.”
                                                            
                                                            Host
                                                            
                                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Guest
                                                            
                                                            Jason Richwine is a Resident Scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
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                                                            Savings behavior among immigrants and their U.S.-born children: A test of the culture-transplant model
                                                            
                                                            CIS Scholar's Paper on Cultural Persistence Published in Academic Journal
                                                            
                                                            Yet Another Study Shows How Migrants Transplant Their Culture
                                                            
                                                            Still More Evidence for Cultural Persistence
                                                            
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                                                            Intro Montage
                                                            
                                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                            • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                            • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                            • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                            • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                            • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                            • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                            • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                            • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                            ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56417487Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSeveral studies and books have highlighted how migrants, either within one country or from one to another, transmit certain elements of their culture to their descendants rather than fully assimilating to the new culture. This has been observed in the...
                                                            On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, resident scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins host Mark Krikorian to discuss his recent academic journal article on cultural persistence among immigrants and their descendants, specifically examining savings behavior.
                                                            
                                                            In the study, Richwine found strong correlation between the national savings rate in immigrants’ country of origin and the personal retirement savings of immigrants from those countries and their U.S.-born children, even when controlled for factors such as income, age, sex, and education. Interestingly, the savings behavior for the second generation (the children of immigrants) has even stronger correlation with that of the home country.
                                                            
                                                            Richwine explains that cultural persistence has big implications for the current immigration conditions. “If you think about the administration using very legally dubious means to bring in far more immigrants to the United States than Congress ever authorized . . . given what we know about cultural persistence, they are changing the country in the long run, in a way that cannot be undone.”
                                                            
                                                            Host
                                                            
                                                            Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Guest
                                                            
                                                            Jason Richwine is a Resident Scholar at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                            
                                                            Related
                                                            
                                                            Savings behavior among immigrants and their U.S.-born children: A test of the culture-transplant model
                                                            
                                                            CIS Scholar's Paper on Cultural Persistence Published in Academic Journal
                                                            
                                                            Yet Another Study Shows How Migrants Transplant Their Culture
                                                            
                                                            Still More Evidence for Cultural Persistence
                                                            
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                                                            Intro Montage
                                                            
                                                            Voices in the opening montage:
                                                            • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                            • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                            • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration...]]>2009false117fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Does-US-Labor-Market-Really-Need-Immigrants
                                                              On this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker, joins guest host Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research, to debunk these myths about the need for immigrants to enter the U.S. labor force. In reality, giving employers access to immigrant labor (both legal and illegal) suppresses wages and removes the incentive for employers to improve working conditions for Americans.
                                                              
                                                              Cass and Camarota discuss the difference in how policymakers and business leaders approach less-skilled labor versus more-skilled, due in large part to an addiction to cheap consumption. Current visa programs benefit consumers and employers with lower prices while hurting the American worker, and Cass notes that very low unemployment rates and rising wages are identified as a problem only when the working class experience them.
                                                              
                                                              Cass argues that our government should take steps to reduce illegal immigration and the best way to do this is to make it costly for employers to employ those not authorized to work. Illegal immigrants compete with the most vulnerable Americans and depress wages. The two experts agree that E-Verify, an internet-based system that allows an employer to determine a new hire’s eligibility to work, is a key tool for influencing employers.
                                                              
                                                              In discussing legal immigration, Cass prefers the number of legal immigrants admitted to our country yearly remain the same, but he contends that the types of legal immigrants we are accepting should change – high-skilled, high-earning immigrants should be emphasized, as they will in turn create better employment opportunities for working-class Americans.
                                                              
                                                              Camarota and Cass close out the podcast with a discussion on the importance of training Americans for these higher-skilled jobs as opposed to expanding the labor supply by importing high-skilled immigrants.
                                                              
                                                              Host
                                                              
                                                              Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Guest
                                                              
                                                              Oren Cass is the Executive Director of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker.
                                                              
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                                                              Oren Cass Bio
                                                              
                                                              American Compass: Rebuilding American Capitalism
                                                              
                                                              Evidence Shows that Immigration Reduces Wages Significantly
                                                              
                                                              How Immigration Affects Workers: Two Wrong Models and a Right One
                                                              
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                                                              Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                                                              
                                                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56357720Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:43:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesPermissive legal and illegal immigration policies have been shown to hurt the working class in America the most. Yet, the media and corporate America often repeat the myth that there are certain jobs Americans won’t do, and that the U.S. is...
                                                              On this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker, joins guest host Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research, to debunk these myths about the need for immigrants to enter the U.S. labor force. In reality, giving employers access to immigrant labor (both legal and illegal) suppresses wages and removes the incentive for employers to improve working conditions for Americans.
                                                              
                                                              Cass and Camarota discuss the difference in how policymakers and business leaders approach less-skilled labor versus more-skilled, due in large part to an addiction to cheap consumption. Current visa programs benefit consumers and employers with lower prices while hurting the American worker, and Cass notes that very low unemployment rates and rising wages are identified as a problem only when the working class experience them.
                                                              
                                                              Cass argues that our government should take steps to reduce illegal immigration and the best way to do this is to make it costly for employers to employ those not authorized to work. Illegal immigrants compete with the most vulnerable Americans and depress wages. The two experts agree that E-Verify, an internet-based system that allows an employer to determine a new hire’s eligibility to work, is a key tool for influencing employers.
                                                              
                                                              In discussing legal immigration, Cass prefers the number of legal immigrants admitted to our country yearly remain the same, but he contends that the types of legal immigrants we are accepting should change – high-skilled, high-earning immigrants should be emphasized, as they will in turn create better employment opportunities for working-class Americans.
                                                              
                                                              Camarota and Cass close out the podcast with a discussion on the importance of training Americans for these higher-skilled jobs as opposed to expanding the labor supply by importing high-skilled immigrants.
                                                              
                                                              Host
                                                              
                                                              Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Guest
                                                              
                                                              Oren Cass is the Executive Director of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker.
                                                              
                                                              Related
                                                              
                                                              Oren Cass Bio
                                                              
                                                              American Compass: Rebuilding American Capitalism
                                                              
                                                              Evidence Shows that Immigration Reduces Wages Significantly
                                                              
                                                              How Immigration Affects Workers: Two Wrong Models and a Right One
                                                              
                                                              Follow
                                                              
                                                              Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, 2186cass,economics,immigration,orenfalse116fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Potential-Crimes-Biden-Administrationdetailed in a recent report.
                                                              
                                                              If proven, these allegations would constitute criminal violations of the federal anti-alien-smuggling law, with the greatest culpability falling on the members of the Biden administration who came up with the scheme and ordered it carried out.
                                                              
                                                              Fishman draws parallels between what he has dubbed “Rio Grande-Gate” and congressional Democrats’ investigation into the Reagan administration’s “Iran-Contra Affair”. He hopes that Democrats will treat the allegations against Biden’s DHS with the same level of seriousness.
                                                              
                                                              Fishman also urges Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate this matter, given doubts that AG Garland’s DOJ could conduct a fair investigation. The next administration could also investigate, as the statute of limitations on most alien smuggling crimes is five years.
                                                              
                                                              In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discusses a different potential courtroom drama involving the Biden administration. This week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to stop Texas from putting up marine barriers along the Rio Grande to prevent illegal aliens from crossing into the U.S. and it’s likely that Texas will invoke the invasion clauses of the U.S. and Texas constitutions in its defense, representing the first time that issue would be litigated.
                                                              
                                                              Host
                                                              
                                                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Guest
                                                              
                                                              George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Related
                                                              
                                                              Rio Grande-Gate: Are Biden administration officials deliberately engaged in alien smuggling and are they subject to criminal prosecution?
                                                              
                                                              Texas DPS Defends the Border; CBP Helps Migrants Enter
                                                              
                                                              Texas to Deploy Marine Barrier in the Rio Grande to Block New Surge of Immigrants
                                                              
                                                              Video: A Cold Border War Breaks Out Between Abbott’s Texas and Biden’s White House
                                                              
                                                              Follow
                                                              
                                                              Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                              
                                                              Intro Montage
                                                              
                                                              Voices in the opening montage:
                                                              
                                                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56239931Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies recently uncovered what appears to be deliberate participation in alien smuggling by the Department of Homeland Security. Todd Bensman, the Center’s senior national security fellow, revealed the facilitation of...detailed in a recent report.
                                                              
                                                              If proven, these allegations would constitute criminal violations of the federal anti-alien-smuggling law, with the greatest culpability falling on the members of the Biden administration who came up with the scheme and ordered it carried out.
                                                              
                                                              Fishman draws parallels between what he has dubbed “Rio Grande-Gate” and congressional Democrats’ investigation into the Reagan administration’s “Iran-Contra Affair”. He hopes that Democrats will treat the allegations against Biden’s DHS with the same level of seriousness.
                                                              
                                                              Fishman also urges Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate this matter, given doubts that AG Garland’s DOJ could conduct a fair investigation. The next administration could also investigate, as the statute of limitations on most alien smuggling crimes is five years.
                                                              
                                                              In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discusses a different potential courtroom drama involving the Biden administration. This week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to stop Texas from putting up marine barriers along the Rio Grande to prevent illegal aliens from crossing into the U.S. and it’s likely that Texas will invoke the invasion clauses of the U.S. and Texas constitutions in its defense, representing the first time that issue would be litigated.
                                                              
                                                              Host
                                                              
                                                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Guest
                                                              
                                                              George Fishman is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Related
                                                              
                                                              Rio Grande-Gate: Are Biden administration officials deliberately engaged in alien smuggling and are they subject to criminal prosecution?
                                                              
                                                              Texas DPS Defends the Border; CBP Helps Migrants Enter
                                                              
                                                              Texas to Deploy Marine Barrier in the Rio Grande to Block New Surge of Immigrants
                                                              
                                                              Video: A Cold Border War Breaks Out Between Abbott’s Texas and Biden’s White House
                                                              
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                                                              Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, 1827biden,border,crime,illega,immigration,smugglingfalse115fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Texas-DPS-Defends-Border-CBP-Helps-Migrants-Enter
                                                              To discuss this “border cold war”, Todd Bensman, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Texas-based senior national security fellow, joins this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy. He shares what he saw firsthand during his visit to Eagle Pass, Texas and the cross-border town of Piedras Negras, Mexico. Bensman explains that migrants will call out to Border Patrol for assistance when stopped by Texas DPS, as they are almost guaranteed entry to the U.S. once in CBP custody. Bensman points out the irony of the situation – “Not so long ago, immigrants trying to cross illegally would hide from the Border Patrol, but now they’re sort of like the saviors.”
                                                              
                                                              In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discusses a British government plan, that is on its way to becoming law, to deter illegal asylum seekers. Similar in many ways to Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, the Illegal Immigration Bill would ensure that illegal immigrants could not use asylum as a pretext for entering the country. Instead of being released in Britain, they would be sent to Rwanda to apply for asylum where they could settle or sent to another safe third country.
                                                              
                                                              Host
                                                              
                                                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Guest
                                                              
                                                              Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
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                                                              Texas vs. Biden — State Fights to Enforce Border, as White House Waves in Illegal Migrants
                                                              
                                                              Dispatch from a Militarized Texas Farm - Where Biden's Federal Agents Are Sabotaging the State's Desperate Border Enforcement
                                                              
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                                                              Intro Montage
                                                              
                                                              Voices in the opening montage:
                                                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                              • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                              • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                              • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                              • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                              • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                              • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                              • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                              • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                              • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                              • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                              ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56168745Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:16:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesConflict has erupted at the Texas-Mexico border between two different arms of law enforcement – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP has been instructed by the Biden administration to bring migrants...
                                                              To discuss this “border cold war”, Todd Bensman, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Texas-based senior national security fellow, joins this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy. He shares what he saw firsthand during his visit to Eagle Pass, Texas and the cross-border town of Piedras Negras, Mexico. Bensman explains that migrants will call out to Border Patrol for assistance when stopped by Texas DPS, as they are almost guaranteed entry to the U.S. once in CBP custody. Bensman points out the irony of the situation – “Not so long ago, immigrants trying to cross illegally would hide from the Border Patrol, but now they’re sort of like the saviors.”
                                                              
                                                              In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discusses a British government plan, that is on its way to becoming law, to deter illegal asylum seekers. Similar in many ways to Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy, the Illegal Immigration Bill would ensure that illegal immigrants could not use asylum as a pretext for entering the country. Instead of being released in Britain, they would be sent to Rwanda to apply for asylum where they could settle or sent to another safe third country.
                                                              
                                                              Host
                                                              
                                                              Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Guest
                                                              
                                                              Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                              
                                                              Related
                                                              
                                                              Texas vs. Biden — State Fights to Enforce Border, as White House Waves in Illegal Migrants
                                                              
                                                              Dispatch from a Militarized Texas Farm - Where Biden's Federal Agents Are Sabotaging the State's Desperate Border Enforcement
                                                              
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                                                              Intro Montage
                                                              
                                                              Voices in the opening montage:
                                                              • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                              • Sen. John...]]>2372bensman,border,bp,dps,immigration,krikorian,patrol,texasfalse114fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Washington-Subsidizes-Sanctuary-Cities
                                                                On this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host and Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian is joined by the Center’s Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan to discuss a new report that details how much money the federal government has given to sanctuary jurisdictions. Vaughan explains, “The Department of Justice has a number of law enforcement-related funding programs that give money for various purposes to local and state police, and a very large share of that money … goes to jurisdictions that are actively subverting the enforcement of the immigration laws by the federal government, the same federal government that’s giving them money.”
                                                                
                                                                The report uses publicly available information to quantify the amount of money that has gone to these jurisdictions that actively obstruct the legitimate activities of ICE, at the expense of law-abiding members of their communities. Vaughan also explains how Congress can hold these jurisdictions accountable and discourage sanctuary policies.
                                                                
                                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian highlights the Biden administration’s recent announcement of its “Family Reunification Parole Program” for certain aliens in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which would allow nationals from these countries to skip the line to enter the country ahead of all other green card-eligible aliens.
                                                                
                                                                Host
                                                                
                                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Guest
                                                                
                                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
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                                                                Still Subsidizing Sanctuaries: DOJ sends millions to jurisdictions that undermine federal law and public safety
                                                                
                                                                Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
                                                                
                                                                This is the Hometown of San Francisco’s Drug Dealers
                                                                
                                                                Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime? Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey says “No.”
                                                                
                                                                DHS Creates Yet Another Parole Program for Aliens to Cut in Line
                                                                
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                                                                Intro Montage
                                                                
                                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                
                                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56081847Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:37:19 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSanctuary jurisdictions are states or localities that obstruct the enforcement of immigration laws and shield criminals from federal authorities. And Washington sends millions in funding to them anyway. On this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy,...
                                                                On this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host and Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian is joined by the Center’s Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan to discuss a new report that details how much money the federal government has given to sanctuary jurisdictions. Vaughan explains, “The Department of Justice has a number of law enforcement-related funding programs that give money for various purposes to local and state police, and a very large share of that money … goes to jurisdictions that are actively subverting the enforcement of the immigration laws by the federal government, the same federal government that’s giving them money.”
                                                                
                                                                The report uses publicly available information to quantify the amount of money that has gone to these jurisdictions that actively obstruct the legitimate activities of ICE, at the expense of law-abiding members of their communities. Vaughan also explains how Congress can hold these jurisdictions accountable and discourage sanctuary policies.
                                                                
                                                                In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian highlights the Biden administration’s recent announcement of its “Family Reunification Parole Program” for certain aliens in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which would allow nationals from these countries to skip the line to enter the country ahead of all other green card-eligible aliens.
                                                                
                                                                Host
                                                                
                                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Guest
                                                                
                                                                Jessica Vaughan is the Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Related
                                                                
                                                                Still Subsidizing Sanctuaries: DOJ sends millions to jurisdictions that undermine federal law and public safety
                                                                
                                                                Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
                                                                
                                                                This is the Hometown of San Francisco’s Drug Dealers
                                                                
                                                                Are Immigrants Less Willing to Report Crime? Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey says “No.”
                                                                
                                                                DHS Creates Yet Another Parole Program for Aliens to Cut in Line
                                                                
                                                                Follow
                                                                
                                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on YouTube, Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google...]]>2071cities,illegal,immigration,sanctuary,undocumentedfalse113fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Dissecting-SCOTUS-Immigration-Decisions
                                                                Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, and Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, start the discussion with an analysis of U.S. v. Texas. In Texas, the Court held that the states of Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge the immigration-enforcement “guidelines”, issued by DHS Secretary Alejandro, that limit ICE officers ability to detain criminal aliens. Notably, the majority did not even review the district and circuit court findings that Mayorkas’ guidelines would mean more criminal aliens would be released onto the streets, imposing significant costs on the states.
                                                                
                                                                Now that the justices have held that the states lack standing to challenge the Biden administration’s non-enforcement policies, will Congress use the weapons of inter-branch warfare – the power of the purse, impeachment, and legislation – to force the executive to comply with federal statutes mandating that aliens convicted of specific crimes be detained and deported?
                                                                
                                                                In the second case, U.S. v. Hansen, the justices held that a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act making it a crime to encourage or induce an alien to enter the United States illegally is not “overbroad” in that it prohibits free speech under the First Amendment. The defendant in that case had scammed aliens out of nearly $2 million by promising them he could obtain citizenship for them through “adult adoption”—a pathway to status that does not exist in the law. Hansen argued that the law was overly broad, but the Court disagreed.
                                                                
                                                                The public and Congress are very divided on the issue of illegal immigration, so congressional action seems unlikely. But Arthur says, “the Texas v. U.S. case is a prime example of the Court being tired of being pulled into cases.” Yet in a final discussion on the prospects for a separate case captioned Texas v. U.S., in which the states allege that the Obama-era DACA program is illegal, both Arthur and von Spakovsky predict it will head to SCOTUS.
                                                                
                                                                In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and the host of Parsing Immigration Policy, highlights Florida’s tough new immigration law, which went into effect July 1 and focuses on making it more difficult for illegal aliens to work in the state – thus weakening one of the main drivers of illegal immigration.
                                                                
                                                                Host
                                                                
                                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Guests
                                                                
                                                                Hans von Spakovsky is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
                                                                
                                                                Andrew Arthur is the Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
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                                                                SCOTUS: States Can’t Stop the Admin from Protecting Dangerous Criminal Aliens
                                                                
                                                                Supreme Court Declares DHS Can Ignore Congressional Enforcement Mandates
                                                                
                                                                DeSantis Rolls Out His Immigration Campaign Website
                                                                
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                                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                
                                                                Intro Montage
                                                                
                                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                
                                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56012725Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:39:34 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy examines two recent immigration-related Supreme Court opinions and delves into the implications of those rulings for immigration law enforcement, public safety, and the role of Congress in shaping...
                                                                Andrew Arthur, the Center’s fellow in law and policy, and Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, start the discussion with an analysis of U.S. v. Texas. In Texas, the Court held that the states of Texas and Louisiana lacked standing to challenge the immigration-enforcement “guidelines”, issued by DHS Secretary Alejandro, that limit ICE officers ability to detain criminal aliens. Notably, the majority did not even review the district and circuit court findings that Mayorkas’ guidelines would mean more criminal aliens would be released onto the streets, imposing significant costs on the states.
                                                                
                                                                Now that the justices have held that the states lack standing to challenge the Biden administration’s non-enforcement policies, will Congress use the weapons of inter-branch warfare – the power of the purse, impeachment, and legislation – to force the executive to comply with federal statutes mandating that aliens convicted of specific crimes be detained and deported?
                                                                
                                                                In the second case, U.S. v. Hansen, the justices held that a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act making it a crime to encourage or induce an alien to enter the United States illegally is not “overbroad” in that it prohibits free speech under the First Amendment. The defendant in that case had scammed aliens out of nearly $2 million by promising them he could obtain citizenship for them through “adult adoption”—a pathway to status that does not exist in the law. Hansen argued that the law was overly broad, but the Court disagreed.
                                                                
                                                                The public and Congress are very divided on the issue of illegal immigration, so congressional action seems unlikely. But Arthur says, “the Texas v. U.S. case is a prime example of the Court being tired of being pulled into cases.” Yet in a final discussion on the prospects for a separate case captioned Texas v. U.S., in which the states allege that the Obama-era DACA program is illegal, both Arthur and von Spakovsky predict it will head to SCOTUS.
                                                                
                                                                In the closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and the host of Parsing Immigration Policy, highlights Florida’s tough new immigration law, which went into effect July 1 and focuses on making it more difficult for illegal aliens to work in the state – thus weakening one of the main drivers of illegal immigration.
                                                                
                                                                Host
                                                                
                                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Guests
                                                                
                                                                Hans von Spakovsky is the Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
                                                                
                                                                Andrew Arthur is the Fellow of Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Related
                                                                
                                                                SCOTUS: States Can’t Stop the Admin from Protecting Dangerous Criminal Aliens
                                                                
                                                                Supreme Court Declares DHS Can Ignore Congressional Enforcement Mandates
                                                                
                                                                DeSantis Rolls Out His Immigration Campaign Website
                                                                
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                                                                The findings in Camarota’s report show that students from immigrant households account for an enormous share of public school students in many areas. Moreover, a larger share of students from immigrant households come from low-income families and speak a foreign language at home, creating significant challenges, often in areas already struggling to educate students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
                                                                
                                                                Bensman examins the effect of immigration on public schools in Liberty County, Texas, about 40 miles north of Houston. In just the last five years, tens of thousands of illegal-immigrant families with school-age children have taken up residence in the county.. Case studies in communities near the border where illegal immigrants often settle are important in understanding the impact of illegal immigration, because, as Bensman says on the show, “Public school districts are going to be probably first impacted in the visible, noticeable, pocketbook sort of way, because this mass migration crisis is very child-centric.”
                                                                
                                                                In his closing commentary, host of the podcast and Executive Director of CIS Mark Krikorian highlights a series of important Supreme Court decisions on immigration, which will be the subject of next week’s podcast episode.
                                                                
                                                                Host
                                                                
                                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Guests
                                                                
                                                                Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Related
                                                                
                                                                Mapping the Impact of Immigration on Public Schools
                                                                
                                                                Book: OVERRUN: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in American History
                                                                
                                                                America’s Public Schools: Canaries in the Coal Mine of the Biden Border Crisis
                                                                
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                                                                Intro Montage
                                                                
                                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                
                                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55426634Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:00:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy covers the impact of immigration on the American education system. Two experts from the Center for Immigration Studies join us to discuss this issue. Steven Camarota, Director of Research, talks about...
                                                                The findings in Camarota’s report show that students from immigrant households account for an enormous share of public school students in many areas. Moreover, a larger share of students from immigrant households come from low-income families and speak a foreign language at home, creating significant challenges, often in areas already struggling to educate students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
                                                                
                                                                Bensman examins the effect of immigration on public schools in Liberty County, Texas, about 40 miles north of Houston. In just the last five years, tens of thousands of illegal-immigrant families with school-age children have taken up residence in the county.. Case studies in communities near the border where illegal immigrants often settle are important in understanding the impact of illegal immigration, because, as Bensman says on the show, “Public school districts are going to be probably first impacted in the visible, noticeable, pocketbook sort of way, because this mass migration crisis is very child-centric.”
                                                                
                                                                In his closing commentary, host of the podcast and Executive Director of CIS Mark Krikorian highlights a series of important Supreme Court decisions on immigration, which will be the subject of next week’s podcast episode.
                                                                
                                                                Host
                                                                
                                                                Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Guests
                                                                
                                                                Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                
                                                                Related
                                                                
                                                                Mapping the Impact of Immigration on Public Schools
                                                                
                                                                Book: OVERRUN: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in American History
                                                                
                                                                America’s Public Schools: Canaries in the Coal Mine of the Biden Border Crisis
                                                                
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                                                                Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                
                                                                Intro Montage
                                                                
                                                                Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                
                                                                • Sen. Barack Obama at...]]>2029education,immigrant,immigration,map,texasfalse111fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-Roundup-Temporary-Protected-Status-and-Kamala-Harris
                                                                  The Trump administration attempted to allow the “temporary” protection (including work permits) for illegal immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua to expire, because the natural disasters that had been the reasons for that designation had long passed. It was stopped from doing so by the courts. (Hurricane Mitch, the reason that illegal aliens from Honduras and Nicaragua who were in the U.S. when it struck their home countries received this status, happened more than a quarter century ago.) Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center’s director of regulatory affairs and policy, explains in this week’s episode that the Biden administration has rescinded the Trump policy and renewed the “temporary” protection yet again.
                                                                  
                                                                  For his portion of the show, Jon Feere, the Center’s director of investigations, brings attention to the increase of child labor brought on by the longstanding policy of handing over unaccompanied alien children (UACs) apprehended at the border to sponsors – who are often in the country illegally -- without effectively vetting them. Under the Trump administration, ICE began arresting sponsors who were here illegally. In response, then-Senator Kamala Harris put forth a bill that prohibited the arrest of these sponsors, thus potentially placing children in the care of questionable adults and encouraging the trafficking of children to our border. Feere says, “I’ll put it bluntly – if you’re a random illegal alien somewhere in the United States, you can go down to the border and pick up a kid and basically disappear.” A slightly modified version of Harris’s bill has been attached to DHS funding bills, and the Republican majority in the House has an opportunity to remove it.
                                                                  
                                                                  In his closing commentary, host and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian details a recent email the Center received from an illegal immigrant asking whether he’s better off going to the border and asking for asylum rather than remaining in the U.S. and waiting for a long-promised amnesty.
                                                                  
                                                                  Host
                                                                  
                                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guests
                                                                  
                                                                  Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
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                                                                  DHS Continues TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
                                                                  
                                                                  Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats Facilitated ‘Explosion’ in Illegal Alien Child Labor
                                                                  
                                                                  NY Post: Migrant kid labor brutality wrought by Vice President Kamala Harris
                                                                  
                                                                  NYT Reveals Child Labor Exploitation Corresponds to Actions Taken by Harris, Biden, and Mayorkas
                                                                  
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                                                                  Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                  
                                                                  Intro Montage
                                                                  
                                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54828653Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:10:49 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy is an immigration roundup, discussing two issues in the news. The conversation highlights the recent extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for multiple countries, and how the...
                                                                  The Trump administration attempted to allow the “temporary” protection (including work permits) for illegal immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua to expire, because the natural disasters that had been the reasons for that designation had long passed. It was stopped from doing so by the courts. (Hurricane Mitch, the reason that illegal aliens from Honduras and Nicaragua who were in the U.S. when it struck their home countries received this status, happened more than a quarter century ago.) Elizabeth Jacobs, the Center’s director of regulatory affairs and policy, explains in this week’s episode that the Biden administration has rescinded the Trump policy and renewed the “temporary” protection yet again.
                                                                  
                                                                  For his portion of the show, Jon Feere, the Center’s director of investigations, brings attention to the increase of child labor brought on by the longstanding policy of handing over unaccompanied alien children (UACs) apprehended at the border to sponsors – who are often in the country illegally -- without effectively vetting them. Under the Trump administration, ICE began arresting sponsors who were here illegally. In response, then-Senator Kamala Harris put forth a bill that prohibited the arrest of these sponsors, thus potentially placing children in the care of questionable adults and encouraging the trafficking of children to our border. Feere says, “I’ll put it bluntly – if you’re a random illegal alien somewhere in the United States, you can go down to the border and pick up a kid and basically disappear.” A slightly modified version of Harris’s bill has been attached to DHS funding bills, and the Republican majority in the House has an opportunity to remove it.
                                                                  
                                                                  In his closing commentary, host and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian details a recent email the Center received from an illegal immigrant asking whether he’s better off going to the border and asking for asylum rather than remaining in the U.S. and waiting for a long-promised amnesty.
                                                                  
                                                                  Host
                                                                  
                                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guests
                                                                  
                                                                  Jon Feere is the Director of Investigations at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Related
                                                                  
                                                                  DHS Continues TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
                                                                  
                                                                  Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats Facilitated ‘Explosion’ in Illegal Alien Child Labor
                                                                  
                                                                  NY Post: Migrant kid labor brutality wrought by Vice President Kamala Harris
                                                                  
                                                                  NYT Reveals Child Labor Exploitation Corresponds to Actions Taken by Harris, Biden, and Mayorkas
                                                                  
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                                                                  The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which legalized nearly three million illegal immigrants, included a requirement to “learn English.” The INS defined this as 40 hours of English/civics instruction and the ability to show basic knowledge; as a result, enrollment in English classes went through the roof. Guzzardi noticed that many students had been living in the U.S. for years before taking the classes, but came speaking little or no English. The 40 hours of instruction were not sufficient to provide students with English language skills, yet he was pressured to sign-off on their having achieved basic knowledge.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guzzardi details his advocacy for greater immigration enforcement, which began with his writing on immigration issues in local Central California papers, and later led him to run (along with 100 others) for governor of California during the recall of Gray Davis in 2003.
                                                                  
                                                                  Krikorian closes the podcast with thoughts on this week’s extension of “Temporary” Protected Status for more than 300,000 illegal immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, some having received TPS, and had it repeatedly renewed, for more than 20 years. As he notes, “There’s nothing as permanent as Temporary Protected Status.”
                                                                  
                                                                  Host
                                                                  
                                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guest
                                                                  
                                                                  Joe Guzzardi is a syndicated columnist writing on immigration policy issues.
                                                                  
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                                                                  Intro Montage
                                                                  
                                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54421113Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s guest on Parsing Immigration Policy has over 35 years of experience in immigration policy and activism, perhaps more experience than Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. Joe...
                                                                  The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which legalized nearly three million illegal immigrants, included a requirement to “learn English.” The INS defined this as 40 hours of English/civics instruction and the ability to show basic knowledge; as a result, enrollment in English classes went through the roof. Guzzardi noticed that many students had been living in the U.S. for years before taking the classes, but came speaking little or no English. The 40 hours of instruction were not sufficient to provide students with English language skills, yet he was pressured to sign-off on their having achieved basic knowledge.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guzzardi details his advocacy for greater immigration enforcement, which began with his writing on immigration issues in local Central California papers, and later led him to run (along with 100 others) for governor of California during the recall of Gray Davis in 2003.
                                                                  
                                                                  Krikorian closes the podcast with thoughts on this week’s extension of “Temporary” Protected Status for more than 300,000 illegal immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, some having received TPS, and had it repeatedly renewed, for more than 20 years. As he notes, “There’s nothing as permanent as Temporary Protected Status.”
                                                                  
                                                                  Host
                                                                  
                                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guest
                                                                  
                                                                  Joe Guzzardi is a syndicated columnist writing on immigration policy issues.
                                                                  
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                                                                  Intro Montage
                                                                  
                                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                  ]]>2315california,guzzardi,immigrationfalse109fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/CBP-One-App
                                                                  Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy and a former immigration judge, joins this week’s podcast to discuss the creation of the CBP One app and how it operates. At its inception during the Covid pandemic in October 2020, the CBP One app was intended to allow legitimate travelers to schedule appointments at ports of entry to limit the amount of time that travelers were spending face-to-face with CBP officers.
                                                                  
                                                                  However, the Biden administration now uses the app to allow travelers arriving without proper documentation to enter the United States – travelers who normally would have no right to enter the country. Migrants can only make appointments through the app in Mexico and Central America, which has encouraged aspiring illegal immigrants to employ smugglers. There is also now a huge backlog of migrants in Mexico waiting for appointments through the CBP One app.
                                                                  
                                                                  In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights the deceptive CBP border numbers released this week. The Biden administration reports a 70 percent reduction in unlawful entries “between ports of entry.” However, closer inspection of the numbers shows that the Biden administration has simply allowed illegal immigrants to enter at ports of entry using the CBP One app, so they appear “legal.”
                                                                  
                                                                  Host
                                                                  
                                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guest
                                                                  
                                                                  Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
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                                                                  Aliens Without Documents at the Ports Aren’t ‘Seeking to Enter the United States Lawfully’
                                                                  
                                                                  What’s Biden Doing with Migrants at the Ports of Entry?
                                                                  
                                                                  Mission Accomplished at the Border?
                                                                  
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                                                                  Intro Montage
                                                                  
                                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                  
                                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                  • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                  • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                  • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                  • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54139372Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:25:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe CBP One app is one of the latest tools the Biden administration is using to funnel illegal immigrants into the United States, while obfuscating the true scope of the border crisis. As Mark Krikorian, host of Parsing Immigration Policy and...
                                                                  Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy and a former immigration judge, joins this week’s podcast to discuss the creation of the CBP One app and how it operates. At its inception during the Covid pandemic in October 2020, the CBP One app was intended to allow legitimate travelers to schedule appointments at ports of entry to limit the amount of time that travelers were spending face-to-face with CBP officers.
                                                                  
                                                                  However, the Biden administration now uses the app to allow travelers arriving without proper documentation to enter the United States – travelers who normally would have no right to enter the country. Migrants can only make appointments through the app in Mexico and Central America, which has encouraged aspiring illegal immigrants to employ smugglers. There is also now a huge backlog of migrants in Mexico waiting for appointments through the CBP One app.
                                                                  
                                                                  In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights the deceptive CBP border numbers released this week. The Biden administration reports a 70 percent reduction in unlawful entries “between ports of entry.” However, closer inspection of the numbers shows that the Biden administration has simply allowed illegal immigrants to enter at ports of entry using the CBP One app, so they appear “legal.”
                                                                  
                                                                  Host
                                                                  
                                                                  Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Guest
                                                                  
                                                                  Andrew Arthur is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                  
                                                                  Related
                                                                  
                                                                  Aliens Without Documents at the Ports Aren’t ‘Seeking to Enter the United States Lawfully’
                                                                  
                                                                  What’s Biden Doing with Migrants at the Ports of Entry?
                                                                  
                                                                  Mission Accomplished at the Border?
                                                                  
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                                                                  Intro Montage
                                                                  
                                                                  Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                  
                                                                  • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                  • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                  • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                  • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                  • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                  • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio...]]>2120asylum,border,cbp,customs,illegal,immigration,migrantsfalse108fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/How-US-Border-Policies-Led-Child-Labor-and-HomeCountry-Financial
                                                                    Dr. David Stoll, a professor of anthropology at Middlebury College, has spent decades doing field research in Guatemala in the Mayan town of Nebaj. He has documented the migration stream to the United States from 1997-2005 and the crushing impact of the collapse of jobs in the U.S. in 2006. The U.S. jobs had been the only hope for most to pay back the high-interest smuggler loans. The result was a devastating town financial crash that included many families losing their homes.
                                                                    
                                                                    Stoll and Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discuss the U.S. policies and loopholes that encourage Guatemalan families to send their work-ready teenagers to the U.S., as described in Stoll’s recent article, “Why Are Underage Central Americans in US Factories?”
                                                                    
                                                                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a recent blog post by Andrew Arthur, "What’s Biden Doing with Migrants at the Ports of Entry?".
                                                                    
                                                                    Host
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                    
                                                                    Guest
                                                                    
                                                                    Dr. David Stoll is a Professor of Anthropology at Middlebury College
                                                                    
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                                                                    Why Are Underage Central Americans in US Factories?
                                                                    
                                                                    Book: El Norte or Bust!: How Migration Fever and Microcredit Produced a Financial Crash in a Latin American Town
                                                                    
                                                                    Remittances as Rents in a Guatemalan Town: Debt, Asylum, the U.S. Job Market, and Vulnerability to Human Trafficking
                                                                    
                                                                    Book: Enrique's Journey Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
                                                                    
                                                                    What’s Biden Doing with Migrants at the Ports of Entry?
                                                                    
                                                                    An Overwhelmed Border Patrol Is Missing an Epidemic of Runners and ‘Got-aways’
                                                                    
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                                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                    
                                                                    Intro Montage
                                                                    
                                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54058647Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Guatemalan Highlands have a low homicide rate and strong family and community structure. For those in this region, immigration to the United States is an economic decision and usually means paying smugglers to send a teenage family member to find...
                                                                    Dr. David Stoll, a professor of anthropology at Middlebury College, has spent decades doing field research in Guatemala in the Mayan town of Nebaj. He has documented the migration stream to the United States from 1997-2005 and the crushing impact of the collapse of jobs in the U.S. in 2006. The U.S. jobs had been the only hope for most to pay back the high-interest smuggler loans. The result was a devastating town financial crash that included many families losing their homes.
                                                                    
                                                                    Stoll and Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discuss the U.S. policies and loopholes that encourage Guatemalan families to send their work-ready teenagers to the U.S., as described in Stoll’s recent article, “Why Are Underage Central Americans in US Factories?”
                                                                    
                                                                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights a recent blog post by Andrew Arthur, "What’s Biden Doing with Migrants at the Ports of Entry?".
                                                                    
                                                                    Host
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                    
                                                                    Guest
                                                                    
                                                                    Dr. David Stoll is a Professor of Anthropology at Middlebury College
                                                                    
                                                                    Related
                                                                    
                                                                    Why Are Underage Central Americans in US Factories?
                                                                    
                                                                    Book: El Norte or Bust!: How Migration Fever and Microcredit Produced a Financial Crash in a Latin American Town
                                                                    
                                                                    Remittances as Rents in a Guatemalan Town: Debt, Asylum, the U.S. Job Market, and Vulnerability to Human Trafficking
                                                                    
                                                                    Book: Enrique's Journey Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
                                                                    
                                                                    What’s Biden Doing with Migrants at the Ports of Entry?
                                                                    
                                                                    An Overwhelmed Border Patrol Is Missing an Epidemic of Runners and ‘Got-aways’
                                                                    
                                                                    Follow
                                                                    
                                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, 2515college,guatemala,immigrants,immigration,middlebury,migrantsfalse107fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/H1B-Visa-Program-Myths-and-Needed-Reforms
                                                                    The result has been the displacement of Americans workers and the exploitation of H-1B workers. There are, however, reforms that can bring the visa program back in line with its original design of being temporary and limited to high-skill occupations where there are no Americans or green card holders qualified for employment.
                                                                    
                                                                    On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host of the podcast and Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian is joined by Kevin Lynn, founder of U.S. Tech Workers, and David North, a Center fellow. They discuss the historical changes of the H-1B program, the impact on wages, working conditions, and offshoring, and the fact it is rarely temporary and the workers are rarely “the best and brightest”.
                                                                    
                                                                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which is the subject of an ongoing, years-long lawsuit. OPT is a feeder into the H-1B program, allowing foreign college grads to pretend they are still students, and to work for up to three years after graduation if they studied in a STEM field. This program is also subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, since the employers do not have to pay payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare, and the federal unemployment insurance programs because the workers are still considered “students”.
                                                                    
                                                                    Host
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                    
                                                                    Guests
                                                                    
                                                                    Kevin Lynn is the founder of U.S. Tech Workers.
                                                                    
                                                                    David North is a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                                    
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                                                                    How to Reduce the Federal Debt and the H-1B at the Same Time
                                                                    
                                                                    Did the Indian Body-Shops Not Do Layoffs or Did They Keep Them Secret?
                                                                    
                                                                    H-1B Protections for Americans Even Weaker than Reported
                                                                    
                                                                    H-1B Is Designed to Displace American Workers
                                                                    
                                                                    A History of the ‘Optional Practical Training’ Guestworker Program
                                                                    
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                                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                    
                                                                    Intro Montage
                                                                    
                                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53886871Thu, 25 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe H-1B visa program, the largest U.S. foreign worker program, was created to provide temporary workers for employers unable to find American or green card workers for a specialty occupation, like computers, engineering, science, and technology. Over...
                                                                    The result has been the displacement of Americans workers and the exploitation of H-1B workers. There are, however, reforms that can bring the visa program back in line with its original design of being temporary and limited to high-skill occupations where there are no Americans or green card holders qualified for employment.
                                                                    
                                                                    On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host of the podcast and Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian is joined by Kevin Lynn, founder of U.S. Tech Workers, and David North, a Center fellow. They discuss the historical changes of the H-1B program, the impact on wages, working conditions, and offshoring, and the fact it is rarely temporary and the workers are rarely “the best and brightest”.
                                                                    
                                                                    In his closing commentary, Krikorian highlights the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which is the subject of an ongoing, years-long lawsuit. OPT is a feeder into the H-1B program, allowing foreign college grads to pretend they are still students, and to work for up to three years after graduation if they studied in a STEM field. This program is also subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, since the employers do not have to pay payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare, and the federal unemployment insurance programs because the workers are still considered “students”.
                                                                    
                                                                    Host
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                    
                                                                    Guests
                                                                    
                                                                    Kevin Lynn is the founder of U.S. Tech Workers.
                                                                    
                                                                    David North is a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies
                                                                    
                                                                    Related
                                                                    
                                                                    How to Reduce the Federal Debt and the H-1B at the Same Time
                                                                    
                                                                    Did the Indian Body-Shops Not Do Layoffs or Did They Keep Them Secret?
                                                                    
                                                                    H-1B Protections for Americans Even Weaker than Reported
                                                                    
                                                                    H-1B Is Designed to Displace American Workers
                                                                    
                                                                    A History of the ‘Optional Practical Training’ Guestworker Program
                                                                    
                                                                    Follow
                                                                    
                                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                    2262h-1b,immigration,policyfalse106fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Panel-Podcast-Gatekeeper-Countries
                                                                    The number of illegal arrivals to a country is partly determined by the policies of its neighbors (the “gatekeepers”) in trying to stop, or at least slow, the transit of migrants. In the age of mass illegal migration, gatekeeper states must be part of any durable solution – even if it requires attention, and sometimes financial investment, from the destination country.
                                                                    
                                                                    From Turkey and Egypt to Niger, Senegal, and Morocco, Europe has an extended network of agreements, cooperation, and common policies with states that have tools to stem illegal migration toward the European Union. Perhaps the most famous example is Turkey, which hosts at least 3.6 million Syrian nationals and hundreds of thousands of other refugees. In comparison, the United States has had more limited agreements with its gatekeeper countries – for instance, the Migrant Protection Protocols, better known as “Remain in Mexico”.
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel
                                                                    
                                                                    Host
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                    
                                                                    Guests
                                                                    
                                                                    Christopher Landau: former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2019-2021)
                                                                    
                                                                    Viktor Marsai: Director, Budapest-based Migration Research Institute and Visiting Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies
                                                                    
                                                                    Nikolett Pénzváltó: Director of Research, Migration Research Institute
                                                                    
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                                                                    Panel Video
                                                                    
                                                                    Panel Transcript
                                                                    
                                                                    Presentation:Viktor Marsai
                                                                    
                                                                    Presentation: Nikolett Penzvalto
                                                                    
                                                                    Panel Press Release
                                                                    
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                                                                    Intro Montage
                                                                    
                                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                    • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                    • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                    • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                    • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                    • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                    • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                    • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                    • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                    • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                    ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53886718Thu, 18 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, discussing the present and future role of “gatekeeper countries” in controlling illegal immigration to destination countries in both Europe and North America....
                                                                    The number of illegal arrivals to a country is partly determined by the policies of its neighbors (the “gatekeepers”) in trying to stop, or at least slow, the transit of migrants. In the age of mass illegal migration, gatekeeper states must be part of any durable solution – even if it requires attention, and sometimes financial investment, from the destination country.
                                                                    
                                                                    From Turkey and Egypt to Niger, Senegal, and Morocco, Europe has an extended network of agreements, cooperation, and common policies with states that have tools to stem illegal migration toward the European Union. Perhaps the most famous example is Turkey, which hosts at least 3.6 million Syrian nationals and hundreds of thousands of other refugees. In comparison, the United States has had more limited agreements with its gatekeeper countries – for instance, the Migrant Protection Protocols, better known as “Remain in Mexico”.
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, moderates this rebroadcast of the Center's panel
                                                                    
                                                                    Host
                                                                    
                                                                    Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                    
                                                                    Guests
                                                                    
                                                                    Christopher Landau: former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2019-2021)
                                                                    
                                                                    Viktor Marsai: Director, Budapest-based Migration Research Institute and Visiting Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies
                                                                    
                                                                    Nikolett Pénzváltó: Director of Research, Migration Research Institute
                                                                    
                                                                    Related
                                                                    
                                                                    Panel Video
                                                                    
                                                                    Panel Transcript
                                                                    
                                                                    Presentation:Viktor Marsai
                                                                    
                                                                    Presentation: Nikolett Penzvalto
                                                                    
                                                                    Panel Press Release
                                                                    
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                                                                    Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                    
                                                                    Intro Montage
                                                                    
                                                                    Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                    • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                    • Sen. John McCain in a 2010...]]>2290immigration,mexico,policy,turkeyfalse105fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/511-End-Title-42
                                                                      Todd Bensman, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Senior National Security Fellow, joins this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy from Matamoros, Mexico, located right across the U.S.-Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas. Bensman has interviewed migrants who have made their way to Matamoros from all over the world with plans to illegally cross into the U.S. Large encampments have formed in Matamoros, filled with migrants who are hoping to be able to enter the U.S. once Title 42 ends. As Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center and host of the podcast, puts it, these migrants are essentially “waiting for the first sign of weakness from this administration.”
                                                                      
                                                                      Bensman explains that the infrastructure in place at our southern border to process migrants is already overwhelmed, and detention facilities at the border are already at 150 percent capacity. If the situation gets any worse, border officials won’t be able to hold them until their court date, and will begin using what the Biden administration calls “safe street releases”.
                                                                      
                                                                      If you’d like to follow Bensman’s recent reporting from the border, check out all of his videos here.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guest
                                                                      
                                                                      Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
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                                                                      Mexican Border in Chaos as Title 42 Ends
                                                                      
                                                                      Texas Governor Abbott Ends Trade Disruption on Brownsville Bridge
                                                                      
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                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53814386Thu, 11 May 2023 09:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesTitle 42, the public-health rule that allows the Border Patrol to expel border-jumpers without a hearing, ends tonight at 11:59pm. It remains unclear how the Biden administration plans to enforce the border, which is already being flooded by migrants...
                                                                      Todd Bensman, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Senior National Security Fellow, joins this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy from Matamoros, Mexico, located right across the U.S.-Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas. Bensman has interviewed migrants who have made their way to Matamoros from all over the world with plans to illegally cross into the U.S. Large encampments have formed in Matamoros, filled with migrants who are hoping to be able to enter the U.S. once Title 42 ends. As Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center and host of the podcast, puts it, these migrants are essentially “waiting for the first sign of weakness from this administration.”
                                                                      
                                                                      Bensman explains that the infrastructure in place at our southern border to process migrants is already overwhelmed, and detention facilities at the border are already at 150 percent capacity. If the situation gets any worse, border officials won’t be able to hold them until their court date, and will begin using what the Biden administration calls “safe street releases”.
                                                                      
                                                                      If you’d like to follow Bensman’s recent reporting from the border, check out all of his videos here.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guest
                                                                      
                                                                      Todd Bensman is the Senior National Security Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Mexican Border in Chaos as Title 42 Ends
                                                                      
                                                                      Texas Governor Abbott Ends Trade Disruption on Brownsville Bridge
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>188042,biden,border,crisis,immigration,policy,titlefalse104fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Whats-Store-NumbersUSA
                                                                      James Massa, the new CEO of NumbersUSA, joins us on this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to share his priorities and vision for the organization. He highlights NumbersUSA’s focus on legislation on Capitol Hill; one of its most important contributions to immigration reform efforts is its congressional grade cards program, where all representatives and senators receive grades based on their voting and sponsorship history on immigration bills and amendments.
                                                                      
                                                                      Massa plans for NumbersUSA to take a more active role on the state level, as well. Like the Center and others seeking better immigration enforcement, NumbersUSA has long made the case for mandatory E-Verify on the federal level. It is now organizing in multiple states, informing citizens and legislators about this free online tool offered by DHS that is vital to weakening the jobs magnet for illegal immigration.
                                                                      
                                                                      Massa said the organization has also created a new initiative to engage with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), called Back of the Hiring Line, inspired by the path-breaking book of that name by NumbersUSA’s founding president Roy Beck, which traces the detrimental impact of mass immigration on the employment and wealth of Black Americans.
                                                                      
                                                                      A professional background in the high-tech industry has led Massa to explore ways to empower citizens to make their voices heard on the immigration issue, including an upcoming mobile app.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s Executive Director, draws listeners’ attention to the Center’s recent output, both in video and print, examining the scheduled May 11 lifting of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion orders, that have been used, albeit with decreasing frequency, by the Biden administration to maintain at least the appearance of some order at the border.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guests
                                                                      
                                                                      James Massa is the new CEO of NumbersUSA.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      NumbersUSA Immigration Congressional Grade Cards
                                                                      
                                                                      Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-Year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias, and Depression of Black Wealth
                                                                      
                                                                      In Reynosa, Mexico, 15,000 Haitian Immigrants Wait For New Chaotic Biden Policy to Kick In
                                                                      
                                                                      Biden to Send More Troops to Southwest Border
                                                                      
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                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53736023Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs a think tank, the Center for Immigration Studies focuses on research and public education regarding America’s immigration policies. NumbersUSA, on the other hand, is a grassroots, citizen-action organization, which seeks to inform and mobilize...
                                                                      James Massa, the new CEO of NumbersUSA, joins us on this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to share his priorities and vision for the organization. He highlights NumbersUSA’s focus on legislation on Capitol Hill; one of its most important contributions to immigration reform efforts is its congressional grade cards program, where all representatives and senators receive grades based on their voting and sponsorship history on immigration bills and amendments.
                                                                      
                                                                      Massa plans for NumbersUSA to take a more active role on the state level, as well. Like the Center and others seeking better immigration enforcement, NumbersUSA has long made the case for mandatory E-Verify on the federal level. It is now organizing in multiple states, informing citizens and legislators about this free online tool offered by DHS that is vital to weakening the jobs magnet for illegal immigration.
                                                                      
                                                                      Massa said the organization has also created a new initiative to engage with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), called Back of the Hiring Line, inspired by the path-breaking book of that name by NumbersUSA’s founding president Roy Beck, which traces the detrimental impact of mass immigration on the employment and wealth of Black Americans.
                                                                      
                                                                      A professional background in the high-tech industry has led Massa to explore ways to empower citizens to make their voices heard on the immigration issue, including an upcoming mobile app.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s Executive Director, draws listeners’ attention to the Center’s recent output, both in video and print, examining the scheduled May 11 lifting of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion orders, that have been used, albeit with decreasing frequency, by the Biden administration to maintain at least the appearance of some order at the border.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guests
                                                                      
                                                                      James Massa is the new CEO of NumbersUSA.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      NumbersUSA Immigration Congressional Grade Cards
                                                                      
                                                                      Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-Year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias, and Depression of Black Wealth
                                                                      
                                                                      In Reynosa, Mexico, 15,000 Haitian Immigrants Wait For New Chaotic Biden Policy to Kick In
                                                                      
                                                                      Biden to Send More Troops to Southwest Border
                                                                      
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                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Congress-Responds-Bidens-Broken-Border
                                                                      George Fishman, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Senior Legal Fellow, examines the details of the “Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023” (H.R. 2640), introduced by U.S. Representatives Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in the House Judiciary Committee. Fishman explains how the bill provides necessary enforcement tools, while the language forces DHS to use them, rather than relying on the administration’s good faith. It ends the abuse of the parole power, and creates a Title 42-like authority that does not require a public health emergency. H.R. 2640 also strengthens the present detention mandate for those crossing the border illegally by requiring those migrants be returned to Mexico, if detention is not possible. Finally, the bill makes E-Verify mandatory for all employers.
                                                                      
                                                                      Andrew Arthur, the Center’s Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, discusses the “Border Reinforcement Act of 2023” (H.R. 2794), introduced by U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Arthur explains that the bill would, among other things, require the Biden administration to complete the Southwest border fencing system, which includes cameras, lights, all-weather roads, and the installation of fiber optic cable along the border line. It also authorizes the Border Patrol to increase staffing at the Southwest border by 5,000 agents, added to the current 17,000; the Biden administration recently put forth a proposal increasing the number of agents by fewer than 350.
                                                                      
                                                                      The bills will likely be joined and sent to the House floor in May after Title 42 is lifted. Passage of the package in the House will be challenging, given the narrow Republican majority, but depending on what the border looks like post-Title 42, it is possible some Democrats in the House and Senate could support the legislative package.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s Executive Director, highlights the out-of-touch views many lawmakers – on both sides of the political aisle – have toward immigrants workers, viewing them primarily as a source of low-cost domestic help.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guests
                                                                      
                                                                      George Fishman served for two decades as the Republican Chief Counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee with jurisdiction over immigration.
                                                                      
                                                                      Andrew Arthur served as a Counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, where he performed oversight of immigration issues.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023
                                                                      Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
                                                                      Parole with Benefits
                                                                      Mayorkas and McCarthy Battle Over ‘Operational Control’ of the Southwest Border
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53677980Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:00:52 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesTwo immigration bills are making their way through the House of Representatives, both of which address the Biden border crisis and seek to stem the tide of illegal migration at our Southwest border. To discuss the bills and the potential impact on the...
                                                                      George Fishman, the Center for Immigration Studies’ Senior Legal Fellow, examines the details of the “Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023” (H.R. 2640), introduced by U.S. Representatives Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in the House Judiciary Committee. Fishman explains how the bill provides necessary enforcement tools, while the language forces DHS to use them, rather than relying on the administration’s good faith. It ends the abuse of the parole power, and creates a Title 42-like authority that does not require a public health emergency. H.R. 2640 also strengthens the present detention mandate for those crossing the border illegally by requiring those migrants be returned to Mexico, if detention is not possible. Finally, the bill makes E-Verify mandatory for all employers.
                                                                      
                                                                      Andrew Arthur, the Center’s Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, discusses the “Border Reinforcement Act of 2023” (H.R. 2794), introduced by U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Arthur explains that the bill would, among other things, require the Biden administration to complete the Southwest border fencing system, which includes cameras, lights, all-weather roads, and the installation of fiber optic cable along the border line. It also authorizes the Border Patrol to increase staffing at the Southwest border by 5,000 agents, added to the current 17,000; the Biden administration recently put forth a proposal increasing the number of agents by fewer than 350.
                                                                      
                                                                      The bills will likely be joined and sent to the House floor in May after Title 42 is lifted. Passage of the package in the House will be challenging, given the narrow Republican majority, but depending on what the border looks like post-Title 42, it is possible some Democrats in the House and Senate could support the legislative package.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s Executive Director, highlights the out-of-touch views many lawmakers – on both sides of the political aisle – have toward immigrants workers, viewing them primarily as a source of low-cost domestic help.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guests
                                                                      
                                                                      George Fishman served for two decades as the Republican Chief Counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee with jurisdiction over immigration.
                                                                      
                                                                      Andrew Arthur served as a Counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, where he performed oversight of immigration issues.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023
                                                                      Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
                                                                      Parole with Benefits
                                                                      Mayorkas and McCarthy Battle Over ‘Operational Control’ of the Southwest Border
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, 2453bill,border,comgress,house,immigration,legislation,migrants,securityfalse102fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/How-Take-Back-Control-Border
                                                                      Porvaznik began his career in the San Diego sector, which has historically seen the most illegal immigration, particularly when he became an agent in the 1980s. Illegal immigration had a serious impact on the environment, and conservation groups were concerned about threats to the local wildlife population. An increase in the number of agents and the construction of a fence was successful in stemming the tide of migration.
                                                                      
                                                                      While Porvaznik has experience working as an agent in many different border sectors, he retired as Chief Patrol Agent in the Yuma, Ariz., which is now experiencing a surge in illegal immigration. He explains how cartels have gained a significant amount of influence over the border there, and the money gained from trafficking drugs and smuggling migrants across the border helps them fund their criminal enterprises and gain even more influence.
                                                                      
                                                                      What can the federal government do to secure the border? Porvaznik’s solution is fairly simple – enforce the existing laws.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, draws attention to a border security bill that was advanced by the House Judiciary Committee. The “Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023” would limit the executive branch’s ability to abuse parole powers and also includes an E-Verify mandate, which would eliminate the job magnet that motivate migrants to enter the country illegally.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guest
                                                                      
                                                                      Tony Porvaznik is a retired Chief Patrol Agent for the Border Patrol.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Biden’s Released at Least 2,020,522 Southwest Border Migrants
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53597128Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:28:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFew people can fully understand the situation at the border like a Border Patrol agent. Throughout his long career, Tony Porvaznik has witnessed the fluctuations in the level and impact of illegal immigration at the border. He joins us for this week’s...
                                                                      Porvaznik began his career in the San Diego sector, which has historically seen the most illegal immigration, particularly when he became an agent in the 1980s. Illegal immigration had a serious impact on the environment, and conservation groups were concerned about threats to the local wildlife population. An increase in the number of agents and the construction of a fence was successful in stemming the tide of migration.
                                                                      
                                                                      While Porvaznik has experience working as an agent in many different border sectors, he retired as Chief Patrol Agent in the Yuma, Ariz., which is now experiencing a surge in illegal immigration. He explains how cartels have gained a significant amount of influence over the border there, and the money gained from trafficking drugs and smuggling migrants across the border helps them fund their criminal enterprises and gain even more influence.
                                                                      
                                                                      What can the federal government do to secure the border? Porvaznik’s solution is fairly simple – enforce the existing laws.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, draws attention to a border security bill that was advanced by the House Judiciary Committee. The “Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023” would limit the executive branch’s ability to abuse parole powers and also includes an E-Verify mandate, which would eliminate the job magnet that motivate migrants to enter the country illegally.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guest
                                                                      
                                                                      Tony Porvaznik is a retired Chief Patrol Agent for the Border Patrol.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Biden’s Released at Least 2,020,522 Southwest Border Migrants
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>2494border,immigration,patrol,policyfalse101fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Obstacles-Meaningful-Immigration-Policy-Change
                                                                      Currently Idaho’s solicitor general, Wold’s formal title in the Trump administration was Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy in the Office of American Innovation. He shares his experiences and lessons learned from his time at the White House, and explains the Trump administration’s inability to make more immigration policy changes.
                                                                      
                                                                      Although Immigration was central to the Trump 2016 campaign, Wold says the administration was ill-prepared to actually implement proposed changes. According to Wold, the primary obstacle to making substantial changes to immigration policy was deep-rooted bureaucracy in the Department of Homeland Security. The sheer number of issues that fall under DHS’s purview, particularly those that have nothing to do with immigration, drew attention and resources away from immigration issues, and the parts of DHS that actually do deal with immigration are organized in a way that does not lend itself to policy change. Wold and Krikorian disagreed as to the advisability at this point of pulling the immigration bureaus out of DHS and creating a new cabinet-level Department of Immigration.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian highlights a recent Center report examining the differing impacts of different immigration policies on Medicare and Social Security.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guest
                                                                      
                                                                      Theo Wold is currently Idaho’s Solicitor General and former Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy in the Office of American Innovation.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      The Impact of Immigration on Social Security and Medicare
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53526157Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:31:24 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s executive director, is joined by Theo Wold, who worked on immigration in the Trump White House. Currently Idaho’s solicitor general, Wold’s...
                                                                      Currently Idaho’s solicitor general, Wold’s formal title in the Trump administration was Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy in the Office of American Innovation. He shares his experiences and lessons learned from his time at the White House, and explains the Trump administration’s inability to make more immigration policy changes.
                                                                      
                                                                      Although Immigration was central to the Trump 2016 campaign, Wold says the administration was ill-prepared to actually implement proposed changes. According to Wold, the primary obstacle to making substantial changes to immigration policy was deep-rooted bureaucracy in the Department of Homeland Security. The sheer number of issues that fall under DHS’s purview, particularly those that have nothing to do with immigration, drew attention and resources away from immigration issues, and the parts of DHS that actually do deal with immigration are organized in a way that does not lend itself to policy change. Wold and Krikorian disagreed as to the advisability at this point of pulling the immigration bureaus out of DHS and creating a new cabinet-level Department of Immigration.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian highlights a recent Center report examining the differing impacts of different immigration policies on Medicare and Social Security.
                                                                      
                                                                      Host
                                                                      
                                                                      Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                      
                                                                      Guest
                                                                      
                                                                      Theo Wold is currently Idaho’s Solicitor General and former Deputy Assistant to the President for Policy in the Office of American Innovation.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      The Impact of Immigration on Social Security and Medicare
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>2046immigration,policy,trumpfalse100fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Unseen-Surge-Illegal-Immigration-Canadian-BorderSummary
                                                                      
                                                                      Illegal immigration discussions typically focus on the southern border of the United States, with little focus on the northern border with Canada. But even the northern border is experiencing a surge in illegal crossings, including increasing numbers of illegal immigrants from further abroad than in the past. While CBP’s northern border migrant encounter numbers have not hit the record levels seen at the southern border, illegal immigration there is a growing problem and a national-security concern.
                                                                      
                                                                      On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, two experts from the Center join us to discuss this spike and its larger implications: Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy, who recently testified before Congress on the surge at the Northern border, and Todd Bensman, the Center’s senior national security fellow, who has written at length on how Canada’s immigration policies are encouraging illegal immigration into the United States.
                                                                      
                                                                      In 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waived the visa requirement for Mexicans entering Canada, which has contributed to the increase in Mexican illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Canada border. The number of Border Patrol agents at the Canadian border is just a fraction of those assigned at the southern border, and DHS has pulled hundreds of agents from the northern border to respond to the ongoing crisis on the U.S.-Mexico line. Not surprisingly, would-be illegal entrants with the means have increasingly learned that it is much easier to enter through Canada.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s executive, shares his experiences from the Center’s recent border tour. The group travelled between San Diego and Yuma, Ariz. – areas that are experiencing unprecedented levels of illegal traffic.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.GuestPaul Eberle is a former Border Patrol Agent.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Testimony: Biden’s Growing Border Crisis: Death, Drugs, and Disorder on the Northern Border
                                                                      
                                                                      The Canadian Policy Behind the Surge of Illegals – and Mexican Cartel Operatives – at the Northern Border
                                                                      
                                                                      The Brewing Disaster at the Northern Border, and Why It Matters
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                      • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                      • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                      • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                      • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                      • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                      • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                      • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                      ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53464243Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:51:37 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSummary Illegal immigration discussions typically focus on the southern border of the United States, with little focus on the northern border with Canada. But even the northern border is experiencing a surge in illegal crossings, including increasing...Summary
                                                                      
                                                                      Illegal immigration discussions typically focus on the southern border of the United States, with little focus on the northern border with Canada. But even the northern border is experiencing a surge in illegal crossings, including increasing numbers of illegal immigrants from further abroad than in the past. While CBP’s northern border migrant encounter numbers have not hit the record levels seen at the southern border, illegal immigration there is a growing problem and a national-security concern.
                                                                      
                                                                      On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, two experts from the Center join us to discuss this spike and its larger implications: Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy, who recently testified before Congress on the surge at the Northern border, and Todd Bensman, the Center’s senior national security fellow, who has written at length on how Canada’s immigration policies are encouraging illegal immigration into the United States.
                                                                      
                                                                      In 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waived the visa requirement for Mexicans entering Canada, which has contributed to the increase in Mexican illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Canada border. The number of Border Patrol agents at the Canadian border is just a fraction of those assigned at the southern border, and DHS has pulled hundreds of agents from the northern border to respond to the ongoing crisis on the U.S.-Mexico line. Not surprisingly, would-be illegal entrants with the means have increasingly learned that it is much easier to enter through Canada.
                                                                      
                                                                      In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of the podcast and the Center’s executive, shares his experiences from the Center’s recent border tour. The group travelled between San Diego and Yuma, Ariz. – areas that are experiencing unprecedented levels of illegal traffic.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.GuestPaul Eberle is a former Border Patrol Agent.
                                                                      
                                                                      Related
                                                                      
                                                                      Testimony: Biden’s Growing Border Crisis: Death, Drugs, and Disorder on the Northern Border
                                                                      
                                                                      The Canadian Policy Behind the Surge of Illegals – and Mexican Cartel Operatives – at the Northern Border
                                                                      
                                                                      The Brewing Disaster at the Northern Border, and Why It Matters
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow
                                                                      
                                                                      Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.
                                                                      
                                                                      Intro Montage
                                                                      
                                                                      Voices in the opening montage:
                                                                      
                                                                      • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                      • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                      • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                      • Booker T....]]>2186border,canada,immigration,securityfalse99fullhttps://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Book-Talk-Vignettes-Former-Border-Patrol-AgentSummary
                                                                        
                                                                        What do Border Patrol agents do in the field? This week’s guest on Parsing Immigration Policy, Paul Eberle, explains just that. Eberle is a former Border Patrol agent and author of Look at the Dirt: The Story of Border Patrol Agents Through Their Own Eyes. His book includes accounts of agents – including himself – from several stations along the southwest border, from the early 1990s to the fall of 2021, when Eberle retired.
                                                                        
                                                                        Eberle explains his path to becoming an agent, shares stories from his and other Border Patrol agents’ experiences, and provides potential improvements for border enforcement today. Among his suggestions for ways to improve the situation at the border is his opinion that border walls and fences do indeed work. He explains that in addition to deterring illegal crossings altogether, they only allow migrants to cross at points between the barriers, where agents can focus their efforts and more easily apprehend migrants.
                                                                        
                                                                        In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of Parsing Immigration Policy and the Center’s executive director, brings attention to Cesar Chavez’s upcoming birthday this Friday, March 31, which is increasingly being celebrated as National Border Control Day. The holiday recognizes Chavez’s commitment to border enforcement. As a labor leader, he understood that easy access to cheap labor from Mexico undermined his efforts to improve wages and working conditions for American agricultural workers.
                                                                        
                                                                        Host
                                                                        
                                                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                        
                                                                        Guest
                                                                        
                                                                        Paul Eberle is a former Border Patrol Agent.
                                                                        
                                                                        Related
                                                                        
                                                                        Book: Look at the Dirt: The Story of Border Patrol Agents Through Their Own Eyes
                                                                        
                                                                        Cesar Chavez Belonged to a Vanishing Breed: The Pro-Borders Left
                                                                        
                                                                        Follow
                                                                        
                                                                        Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                                                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                        ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53394751Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:37:34 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSummary What do Border Patrol agents do in the field? This week’s guest on Parsing Immigration Policy, Paul Eberle, explains just that. Eberle is a former Border Patrol agent and author of Look at the Dirt: The Story of Border Patrol Agents Through...Summary
                                                                        
                                                                        What do Border Patrol agents do in the field? This week’s guest on Parsing Immigration Policy, Paul Eberle, explains just that. Eberle is a former Border Patrol agent and author of Look at the Dirt: The Story of Border Patrol Agents Through Their Own Eyes. His book includes accounts of agents – including himself – from several stations along the southwest border, from the early 1990s to the fall of 2021, when Eberle retired.
                                                                        
                                                                        Eberle explains his path to becoming an agent, shares stories from his and other Border Patrol agents’ experiences, and provides potential improvements for border enforcement today. Among his suggestions for ways to improve the situation at the border is his opinion that border walls and fences do indeed work. He explains that in addition to deterring illegal crossings altogether, they only allow migrants to cross at points between the barriers, where agents can focus their efforts and more easily apprehend migrants.
                                                                        
                                                                        In his closing commentary, Mark Krikorian, host of Parsing Immigration Policy and the Center’s executive director, brings attention to Cesar Chavez’s upcoming birthday this Friday, March 31, which is increasingly being celebrated as National Border Control Day. The holiday recognizes Chavez’s commitment to border enforcement. As a labor leader, he understood that easy access to cheap labor from Mexico undermined his efforts to improve wages and working conditions for American agricultural workers.
                                                                        
                                                                        Host
                                                                        
                                                                        Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.
                                                                        
                                                                        Guest
                                                                        
                                                                        Paul Eberle is a former Border Patrol Agent.
                                                                        
                                                                        Related
                                                                        
                                                                        Book: Look at the Dirt: The Story of Border Patrol Agents Through Their Own Eyes
                                                                        
                                                                        Cesar Chavez Belonged to a Vanishing Breed: The Pro-Borders Left
                                                                        
                                                                        Follow
                                                                        
                                                                        Follow Parsing Immigration Policy on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts.Intro MontageVoices in the opening montage:
                                                                        • Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.
                                                                        • Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.
                                                                        • President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.
                                                                        • Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.
                                                                        • Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.
                                                                        • Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.
                                                                        • Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.
                                                                        • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.
                                                                        • Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.
                                                                        • Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.
                                                                        • Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".
                                                                        ]]>2023book,borderpatrol,immigrationfalse98fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/illegal-immigration-s-impact-on-south-texas-property-owners--53356284Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1413173Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:00:55 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesHistorically high levels of illegal immigration continue to contribute to every state being a border state, every town being a border town. But the phrase doesn’t do justice to the impact that real border communities experience. On this week’s episode...Source]]>1866texasfalse97fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panel-a-new-database-of-vetting-failures--53356265Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1399111Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:00:57 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies unveiled a new database of national security vetting failures at a recent panel discussion. This database is the first known collection of preventable federal government vetting failures that enabled the entry of...Source]]>2425national securityfalse96fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alternatives-to-detention-or-alternatives-to-enforcement--53356276Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1396860Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:54:12 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFederal law requires that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain illegal border-crossers pending the completion of their cases. Despite this detention mandate, the Biden administration has been releasing hundreds of thousands of aliens...Source]]>2067adt,alternatives to detentionfalse95fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biden-s-new-asylum-rule-is-not-what-you-think--53356267Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1393909Fri, 03 Mar 2023 02:22:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA proposed new asylum regulation advertised as deterring illegal immigration at the southern border is unlikely to have the intended result. Under the new rule, some aliens who have not applied for protection in a country they passed through en route...Source]]>2048asylumfalse94fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panel-overrun-the-greatest-border-crisis-in-u-s-history--53356282Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1390776Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:37:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion on February 21 featuring three reporters who have covered the border crisis from the frontlines. Their on-the-ground field reporting in Central America, Mexico, and along the U.S.-Mexico...Source]]>2641false93fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-visas-for-illegal-alien-crime-victims-yet-another-amnesty-ploy--53356266Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1387236Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:00:14 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy highlights a visa program rife with fraud – the U visa program. Designed to assist law enforcement agencies in prosecuting criminals, the U visa is granted to victims of crime who lack immigration...Source]]>2590u visafalse92fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-welcome-corps-a-private-refugee-program-funded-by-taxpayers--53356264Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1384571Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:19:45 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe State Department recently launched the Welcome Corps, billed as a “private” refugee sponsorship program modeled on last year’s arrangement for Ukrainians paroled into the U.S. The program permits a group of five or more private citizens in the...Source]]>1914refugee,refugeesfalse91fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-parole-explained--53356278Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1381643Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:26:10 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn early January the Biden administration, without the approval of Congress, announced a new immigration program, granting parole to 360,000 foreign nationals from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. This week’s Parsing Immigration Policy episode...Source]]>1996immigration parolefalse90fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-human-trafficking-prevention-month--53356271Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1378639Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:18:22 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesTo bring greater attention to the issue of human trafficking, Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s Director of Policy Studies, joins our podcast this week to highlight border-related human trafficking. Current immigration policies are responsible for an...Source]]>2243efforts to stop sex traffickin,human trafficking,traffickingfalse89fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/e-verify-the-key-to-deterring-illegal-immigration--53356286Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1376240Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:10:40 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe primary reason illegal immigrants come to the United States is jobs, and the best solution for shutting off the magnet of jobs is E-Verify. This free online system, created by Congress as a pilot program in 1986, enables employers to check whether...Source]]>2609e-verifyfalse88fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-coming-end-of-title-42--53356287Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1373387Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:00:37 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThere’s an immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border, but that border could be all but erased if Title 42 were to end without the administration implementing equally effective enforcement policies. Title 42 is the public-health order that directs...Source]]>2480false87fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cis-field-work-breaks-two-stories-south-of-the-border--53356273Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1370670Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:33:33 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, Todd Bensman, traveled to Mexico to investigate rumors about a shelter in Tijuana serving only Muslim migrants and about thousands of illegal immigrants being funneled into the United States through ports...Source]]>2545mexicofalse86fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2022-recap-the-impact-of-biden-s-policies-two-years-in--53356263Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1367982Thu, 29 Dec 2022 12:22:46 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn this year-end episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Center for Immigration Studies experts discuss key Biden administration immigration policies and their impacts. The roundtable discussion includes Jessica Vaughan, Andrew Arthur, and Jon Feere,...Source]]>2927bidenfalse85fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hispanics-voting-preferences-on-immigration--53356281Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1365596Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:04:53 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAs the nation’s largest minority, Hispanics have been a point of focus in recent elections, especially given the rising importance of immigration as a policy issue. The majority of immigrants to the United States are Hispanic, so it has long been...Source]]>2789hispanicsfalse84fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-conversation-with-senator-tom-cotton--53356274Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1362270Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:00:13 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSenator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) was featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies. A leader in the U.S. Congress on immigration and national security issues, Senator Cotton’s committees include the...Source]]>2842chinafalse83fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-in-the-lame-duck-per-country-cap-dreamers-and-farmworkers--53356270Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1359398Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:29:50 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesBefore the 118th Congress is sworn in on January 3, the current Congress will likely consider several immigration measures in the “lame duck” session with the backdrop of a historic meltdown at the border. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration...Source]]>2040lame duckfalse82fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rep-tiffany-on-withholding-visas-from-countries--53356272Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1354889Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:47:45 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesRecalcitrant countries, those which fail to accept the return of their nationals who are under removal orders from the United States, are back in the news. In the wake of Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, Communist China announced it was “suspending...Source]]>2451false81fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflecting-on-half-a-century-of-mass-immigration--53356279Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1338845Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:00:15 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe signing of the Hart-Celler immigration bill in 1965 launched a new era of mass immigration, contrary to policymakers’ promises. Today on Parsing Immigration Policy, Peter Nunez, chairman of the Center for Immigration Studies board reflects on the...Source]]>1902false80fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-the-numbers-matter--53356269Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1336125Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:28:43 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe foreign-born are set to become a larger share of the population than at any time in U.S. history. It is time for a national conversation on what this means for our schools, infrastructure, natural environment, healthcare system, and labor market....Source]]>1532populationfalse79fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/has-an-imposter-stolen-your-identity--53356283Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1332594Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:42:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCartels trafficking drugs into the United States rely on individuals using stolen identities to transport and distribute their illegal product. Identity theft, the criminal act of assuming another person’s name, address, social security number, and...Source]]>2526massachusettsfalse78fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panel-podcast-the-ukraine-war-and-its-impacts-on-migration--53356268Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1329841Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:44:46 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA series of recent missile strikes by Russia against Ukrainian cities, including Lviv, the western city that has been housing a large number of the internally displaced Ukrainians, has increased the likelihood of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees. But...Source]]>3235africa,refugees,russia,ukrainefalse77fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flawed-studies-misuse-texas-crime-data-resulting-in-false-claims-about-illegal-alien-crime--53356277Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1327135Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:00:33 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAcademics and activists have been misusing data from the Texas Department of Public Safety to claim that illegal immigrants have lower rates of crime than the native-born or legal immigrants. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason...Source]]>1532texasfalse76fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-to-expect-on-immigration-from-the-next-congress--53356285Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1324269Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:00:55 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe midterm congressional elections that will determine control of the House and the Senate are less than a month away. Once again, immigration is a key issue for voters and many of the candidates have made promises about their immigration agendas....Source]]>1814false75fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/enriched-by-loose-us-immigration-policies-mexican-cartels-are-now-global-enterprises--53356280Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1321169Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:00:24 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe extensive criminal and political power of Mexican cartels is a topic largely ignored by the American media and thus unknown to most Americans. Strengthened and enriched by the Biden administration’s border crisis, the cartels have evolved into...Source]]>2606false74fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jeff-sessions-speaks-out-on-our-immigration-challenges--53356275Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1318915Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:46:12 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week Jeff Sessions, former senator from Alabama and U.S. Attorney General, joins Parsing Immigration Policy, where his voice is heard every week on the podcast’s intro montage saying, “Those Masters of the Universe are at it again.” Sessions...Source]]>1572false73fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-biden-sold-out-democracy-in-haiti--53269938Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1315695Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:56:24 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesImages of thousands of illegal aliens, mostly from Haiti, camped under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, last September created a serious political problem for the Biden administration, which feared it would harm Democratic prospects in the...Source]]>2103haitifalse72fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/challenging-the-biden-administration-s-immigration-policy--53269926Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1312810Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:48:26 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Todd Rokita, the 44th Attorney General of the state of Indiana, discusses legal actions his state has taken to combat illegal immigration. Attorney General Rokita has taken on a leadership role in...Source]]>1660indianafalse71fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/illegal-immigration-in-israel-echoes-of-america-s-challenges--53269951Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1310102Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:50:31 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host Mark Krikorian is joined by Akiva Lamm, the government and communications director for the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, based in Jerusalem. Krikorian and Lamm explore the striking...Source]]>2099israelfalse70fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/identity-fraud-by-illegal-aliens-ignored-by-the-federal-government--53269931Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1306781Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:13:46 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFederal authorities estimate that more than one million people in the United States, many of them illegal aliens, are using Social Security numbers belonging to someone else. However, government agencies choose to look the other way, allowing...Source]]>2335id theftfalse69fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-ice-director-tom-homan-discusses-the-state-of-immigration-enforcement--53269939Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1304083Thu, 25 Aug 2022 22:16:08 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA record number of illegal aliens have been caught at the U.S. Southwest border this year, and more than 1 million have been released into the United States. Despite these historic numbers, the arrest, detention, and removal of illegal aliens inside...Source]]>2344ice,immigration and customs enforcfalse68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/states-can-push-back-on-biden-open-border-policies--53269941Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1301349Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:51:43 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIllegal border crossings reached yet another all-time high in apprehensions of illegal border crossers in July, with the year-to-date total of 1.8 million apprehensions exceeding the number encountered in all of FY2021. More importantly, the number of...Source]]>2052desantis,florida,gov. desantis,gov. ron desantisfalse67fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/solutions-for-ending-the-border-crisis-and-creating-an-effective-process-for-removals-from-the-interior--53269964Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1297702Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:40:50 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesMore than a million migrants have been apprehended and released into the United States under the Biden administration. If got-aways – migrants who successfully evaded Border Patrol – and unaccompanied minors are added, the total is nearly two million....Source]]>2641false66fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stem-science-technology-espionage-and-math--53269935Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1294890Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:20:18 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesDoes the large scale admission of foreign students from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) PRC, especially those in STEM fields, pose an economic or security threat to the United States? More than 317,000 Chinese students are present in the country...Source]]>1994ccp,china,espionage,foreign students,prcfalse65fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-have-immigration-laws--53269933Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1291437Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:00:01 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Federal law places limits on immigration. What for? After all, there are those who advocate the free flow of people across borders, allowing unlimited immigration into the United States. This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration...Source]]>2054border patrolfalse64fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-there-a-scholarly-consensus-that-immigration-benefits-all-americans--53269950Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1288442Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:00:18 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive The costs and benefits of immigration are routinely measured and debated in academic journals with the conclusion that immigration has mixed effects. That conclusion comports with most people’s common-sense understanding of the...Source]]>1756false63fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panel-fighting-biden-in-court--53269961Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1285034Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:00:20 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 term is over, and its final ruling was on the “Remain in Mexico” case brought against the administration by the states of Texas and Missouri. But that is only one of a large number of immigration...Source]]>2064remaininmexico,scotusfalse62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biden-v-texas-remain-in-mexico-and-the-bigger-questions--53269957Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1280466Sat, 02 Jul 2022 20:53:36 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive The Supreme Court finished its 2021-2022 term with the release of Biden v. Texas, a case brought against the administration by the states of Texas and Missouri. Most of the media attention has focused on the Court’s finding that...Source]]>1575remaininmexico,scotusfalse61fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-just-border-jumpers--53269943Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1279149Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:29:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Some two million people have illegally crossed over the Southwest border and settled in the United States since President Biden’s inauguration. Americans see the images and are justifiably concerned. But unseen by Americans are...Source]]>2243false60fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ukrainian-refugees-report-from-the-front-lines--53269930Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1275530Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:37:31 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive A panel discussion was held and sponsored jointly by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) and the Hungarian Migration Research Institute (MRI), which examined the challenges posed by the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Russia’s...Source]]>3428refugees,russia-ukraine war,ukrainefalse59fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/understanding-immigration-detention--53269979Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1272788Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:36:44 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Within the next three weeks, the Supreme Court of the United States will issue an opinion in Biden v. Texas, which involves the administration’s termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), better known as “Remain in...Source]]>2510scotusfalse58fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fraud-in-the-u-s-student-visa-program--53269928Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1269392Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:29:23 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Allegations in a recent whistleblower lawsuit raise serious questions about the extent of fraud in the foreign student program and the ability of the federal government to provide proper oversight. More than 15,000 school campuses...Source]]>2172foreign students,national securityfalse57fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-america-a-nation-of-immigrants--53269977Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1266026Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:34:38 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jeremy Carl, a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, discusses America’s history and values as they pertain to immigration. Carl stresses the importance of understanding...Source]]>2099claremont institutefalse56fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctors-without-jobs--53269960Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1262969Thu, 26 May 2022 15:27:31 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Kevin Lynn, Executive Director of Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), joins us to discuss the displacement of Americans in high-skilled jobs, specifically in the field...Source]]>2519medical schoolfalse55fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-u-s-immigration-policy-prolongs-the-regime-in-cuba--53269973Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1259327Thu, 19 May 2022 05:15:54 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, guest Phillip Linderman discusses the history of the Cuban migrant program and provides policy recommendations. Linderman, a retired State Department Foreign Service Officer,...Source]]>1826cubafalse54fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/would-cutting-less-skilled-wages-through-immigration-reduce-inflation--53269944Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1256072Thu, 12 May 2022 20:06:11 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Today on Parsing Immigration Policy, the Center responds to the argument by many supporters of high levels of immigration that an expansion of immigration would reduce inflation, which is close to a 40-year high. They argue that...Source]]>2067inflationfalse53fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dhs-secretary-on-the-spot-has-mayorkas-failed-to-secure-the-border-and-enforce-u-s-laws--53269981Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1252984Thu, 05 May 2022 16:51:31 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Amid record-breaking illegal migrant apprehensions at the Southwest border, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced two days of questioning last week at the House of Representatives. (He...Source]]>2645department of homeland securit,dhsfalse52fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buying-a-green-card-just-got-more-expensive--53269953Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1249602Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:00:19 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCongress created an investment visa program, the EB-5 Program, in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy, specifically rural and depressed areas, through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors. The loopholes in the program, which sells a...Source]]>1771eb-5,investor visafalse51fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mexican-border-states-cry-uncle-cut-immigration-deals-with-texas--53269940Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1222081Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:50:30 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesTexas Governor Greg Abbott ordered “enhanced safety inspections” of commercial trucking coming off the international bridges from Mexico in response to the news that the Biden administration would be lifting the Title 42 pandemic-related orders,...Source]]>2242texasfalse50fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ukrainian-refugees-in-europe-and-the-u-s--53270003Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1218935Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:41:25 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesA new report and podcast from the Center for Immigration Studies provides an overview of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, which has seen more than four million people flee Ukraine for neighboring countries. The report describes the European Union’s...Source]]>2237refugees,russia-ukraine war,ukrainefalse49fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-need-for-a-more-merit-based-h-1b-selection-process--53269970Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1215791Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:31:44 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesEvery spring, the H-1B lottery for “temporary” white-collar workers takes place. The H-1B visa program is often referred to as a program exclusively for the “best and brightest”, but the overwhelming majority of the 85,000 visas go to alien workers at...Source]]>2913h-1b,h-1b visafalse48fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/illegal-immigrant-population-increases-more-than-1-million-in-last-year--53269956Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1212722Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:23:46 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThis week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ weekly podcast highlights a new report, which provides an estimate of the illegal immigrant population. The analysis finds that the illegal immigrant population increased 1.1 million for the...Source]]>2254illegal immigration,population growthfalse47fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biden-administration-hides-immigration-enforcement-report--53269986Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1209273Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:41:36 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive This week’s episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ weekly podcast covers the Biden administration’s decision to not publish the 2021 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “Enforcement and Removal Operations...Source]]>2158"biden administration",ice,immigration and customs enforcfalse46fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-firsthand-look-at-the-arizona-mexico-border--53270017Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1206060Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:00:39 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Earlier this week the CBP released its latest statistics on illegal migrants it “encountered” at the Southwest border. Nearly 2.2 million migrants have been caught in the first 12 full months of the Biden administration, in...Source]]>1917arizonafalse45fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hijacking-of-asylum-responses-in-the-u-s-and-europe--53269984Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1202459Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:40:15 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a joint panel discussion with the Hungarian Migration Research Institute, examining international asylum law, its application in both Europe and the United States, and its impact on national sovereignty. With...Source]]>3788europe,european union,hungaryfalse44fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-makes-u-s-immigration-policy--53269978Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1198703Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:02:52 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCongressionally established immigration policy has certain narrow carve outs providing discretion to presidents. One of these carve-outs, “immigration parole”, has been abused by presidents of both parties to admit hundreds of thousands of ineligible...Source]]>2338asylumfalse43fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taxpayer-money-facilitating-mass-migration--53269987Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1143936Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:50:58 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Arrests at the Southwest border in the first four months of FY 2022 have already exceeded the yearly totals of the past 10 fiscal years. The statistics show another disturbing trend; the percentage of encountered migrants coming...Source]]>1849texasfalse42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/europe-and-the-u-s-experience-similar-migration-challenges--53269995Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1139472Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:47:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive More than a million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015. Many European countries faced humanitarian, legal, and physical challenges from the historic number of migrants, including Hungary, which had the highest number...Source]]>1542hungary,migration research institutefalse41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-people-and-the-immigration-issue--53269967Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1135440Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:42:03 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Polls show that immigration is a top concern for voters going into the midterm elections. Young people comprise a large percentage of those who will going to the polls – how interested are they in immigration? In this week’s...Source]]>1977internshipfalse40fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-stop-the-migrant-surge-through-panama-s-darien-gap--53270007Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1131620Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:31:22 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Thousands of migrants every week pass though Panama’s Darien Gap, a narrow jungle passage between Panama and Colombia, on their way north to the United States. In this week’s Center for Immigration Studies podcast, Parsing...Source]]>2163darien,darien gap,panamafalse39fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-un-s-role-in-aiding-and-abetting-illegal-immigration--53269976Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1127336Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:26:35 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesNonprofit migrant advocacy organizations near Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala are offering an unusual and controversial psychological therapy to enable migrants to continue on the trail north to the U.S. border. Todd Bensman, the Center’s...Source]]>2319mexico,u.n.,united nationsfalse38fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-think-tank-focuses-on-chaos-at-the-border--53269972Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1122741Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:14:16 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesEDITOR’S NOTE: Although this podcast was available on our website on January 20th, we failed to publish it on the RSS feed on that date but corrected the mistake as soon as it was known. An April 2021 Harvard-Harris poll showed that 80 percent of...Source]]>2179texasfalse37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-happening-along-the-new-mexico-mexico-border--53269974Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1119785Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:58:58 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe border crisis was in plain view in September when Americans were stunned by images of thousands of migrant families huddled under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Less dramatic, but no less important, is a 180-mile stretch of border to the west, where...Source]]>2432immigration,new mexicofalse36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-does-immigration-reform-legislation-fail--53269983Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1116261Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:39:42 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesSince President Reagan signed into law the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), five presidents have supported legislation containing an amnesty for a large portion of the illegal immigrant population. All of these pieces of legislation...Source]]>2382ircafalse35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-roundup-for-2021--53269982Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1112393Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:00:56 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesView Podcast Archive Center for Immigration Studies’ analysts come together for this year’s final episode of Parsing Immigration Policy to discuss the top immigration stories of 2021 and to predict the biggest immigration stories of 2022. Mark...Source]]>3198happy new year,immigrationfalse34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-policies-are-driving-the-crisis-at-the-border--53270010Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1106597Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:15 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesIn fiscal year 2021 the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended more illegal migrants at the Southwest border (nearly 1.7 million) than in any year in history. In this weeks’ Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Brandon Judd, president of the National Border...Source]]>1979border patrol,immigrationfalse33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panama-s-darien-gap--53270011Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1103193Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:11:53 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration Studies hosted a panel discussion exploring the remote area of the Darien Gap, the infamous jungle passage through which extra-continental migrants cross from South America to North America on their way to the United States...Source]]>1617darien gap,immigration,panamafalse32fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-s-impact-on-black-americans-a-200-year-chronology--53269965Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1099818Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:48:31 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe passage of landmark immigration legislation in 1965 marked the beginning of the largest sustained wave of immigration in America’s history. This immigration surge, however, was not the first. Immigration surged in the decades leading up to the...Source]]>2408black history,immigration,unemploymentfalse31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/border-crisis-a-european-perspective--53269959Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1093128Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:00:56 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesMore than a million migrants entered Europe in 2015 triggering changes in national immigration policies and in public support for the securing of border and the limiting of migration. Fast forward six years, the United States has just set an all-time...Source]]>1852european union,hungaryfalse30fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-on-the-u-s-mexico-border-the-abandoned-americans--53269968Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1089761Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:40:37 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesAmericans have watched the videos of the migrant caravans comprised of thousands of migrants from all over the world coming to the southern border. Americans have read the numbers – agents apprehended 1,659,206 illegal migrants in FY2021, an all-time...Source]]>2105biden border crisis,new mexicofalse29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-and-the-u-s-relationship-with-mexico--53269949Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1085952Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:04:41 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe U.S.-Mexico relationship has a direct impact on American security and prosperity, and immigration, both legal and illegal, plays a key role. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Christopher Landau, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico...Source]]>2536american foreign policy,immigration,mexicofalse28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/opt-guestworkers-masquerading-as-students--53270009Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1081928Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:45:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesHundreds of thousands of foreign nationals, primarily from India and China, are working in the United States via the controversial Optical Practical Training program (OPT). This program allows individuals who entered on student visas to obtain work...Source]]>2483opt,optional practical trainingfalse27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-immigrants-less-willing-to-report-crime--53269975Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1077458Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:00:14 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOne of the most frequently cited justifications for sanctuary policies is the claim that immigrants are less willing to report victimization to authorities. A report was released by the Center for Immigration Studies casts doubt on this claim, using...Source]]>2398287(g),collier county,floridafalse26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-border-patrol-museum-displays-the-continued-sophistication-of-those-entering-the-u-s-illegally--53269958Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1071638Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:00:12 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe National Border Patrol Museum captures the history and mission of the U.S. Border Patrol dating back to the creation of the agency in 1924. Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, recently visited...Source]]>1979border patrol,museumfalse25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-u-s-border-patrol-and-homeland-security--53269988Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1066553Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:00:23 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe historic surge of illegal immigration at the U.S. border has overwhelmed the U.S. Border Patrol, the agency charged with detecting and preventing illegal traffic between ports of entry. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Mark...Source]]>2346border patrol,immigration,utepfalse24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tracking-the-polls-on-immigration--53269966Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1061369Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:50:44 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Center for Immigration has been following the polling of the immigration issue closely since the election of President Biden. The 2020 presidential campaign was largely devoid of any debate on immigration policy, meaning that very few Americans...Source]]>2563biden,immigration policy,pollingfalse23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/del-rio-a-case-study-of-the-u-s-illegal-immigration-crisis--53270038Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1056233Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:51:16 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThousands of illegal aliens poured into Del Rio, Texas last week forming an encampment that eventually peaked with an estimated 15,000 migrants. Thousands of mostly Haitians, but also Cubans and other nationalities, waited for processing to enter the...Source]]>2472biden border crisis,del riofalse22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-public-charge-doctrine-from-colonial-times-to-today--53270004Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1051025Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:00:32 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe “public charge” doctrine – meaning that a person likely to have to be supported by taxpayers (a public charge) should not be permitted to immigrate – is one of the oldest elements of American immigration policy. Colonial Massachusetts enacted the...Source]]>2609public chargefalse21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-years-after-9-11-lessons-learned-improvements-needed--53269980Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1045679Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:00:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThere is no more important tool for preventing future attacks on U.S. soil than the nation’s immigration system. 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With an average immigrant sponsoring 3.45 family members, the U.S. immigration flow is...Source]]>2209chain migrationfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/afghan-refugees-how-many-how-to-vet--53269955Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1035467Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:13:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesWith the fall of the U.S.-backed government in Kabul, large numbers of Afghans are fleeing the country. In particular, the United States has sought to evacuate those Afghans who would be in danger of Taliban reprisals for their cooperation with...Source]]>2201afghanistan,afghan refugees,refugeesfalse18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflections-of-a-veteran-of-past-immigration-battles--53270012Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1025065Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:00:17 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesToday’s immigration policy debate focuses on many of the same issues as it did decades ago, including numbers, amnesties, labor impact, fiscal costs, and legislative strategy. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, George Fishman,...Source]]>2282false17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-policy-as-an-environmental-issue--53269947Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1024138Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:00:17 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesCongress passed the “Magna Carta” of environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), more than 50 years ago. NEPA mandates that all federal agencies consider the environmental implications of actions before they are undertaken; the...Source]]>2729nepafalse16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-was-barbara-jordan-and-why-does-her-work-still-matter-today--53270053Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1017694Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:00:11 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFew politicians have studied United States immigration and immigration policies as comprehensively as the late civil-rights icon, the first African American congresswoman to come from the Deep South, and chairwoman of President Clinton’s Commission on...Source]]>2543barbara jordanfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-come-to-the-u-s-illegally-we-ll-come-get-you--53270024Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1014739Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:35:36 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe ever-expanding Central American Minors Refugee/Parole program (CAM), launched in 2014 (and expanded in 2016) by the Obama administration, and terminated in 2017 by the Trump administration, has expanded further under the Biden administration. In...Source]]>2130central american minors refugefalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roundtable-on-the-week-s-top-immigration-news--53269985Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1009369Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:47:23 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesImmigration has dominated headlines over the past week, and this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy brings together Center for Immigration Studies experts to analyze these issues. The roundtable discussion covers the recent federal court...Source]]>2160dacafalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evidence-that-immigrants-reduce-wages-and-job-opportunities-for-low-skill-americans--53269992Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1004509Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:45:07 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesDespite attempts by advocates to downplay the evidence that immigration hurts U.S. workers, the empirical evidence is overwhelming. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, a Resident Scholar at the Center, highlights...Source]]>2068eeocfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/employers-prefer-foreign-workers-over-americans--53269990Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=1000039Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:44:54 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesMuch academic work has been published on U.S. employer preference for hiring foreign low-skill labor over American workers, particularly black American workers. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim...Source]]>2351employment discrimination,immigration policyfalse11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/six-decades-of-researching-immigration--53269945Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=994429Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:57:09 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFew individuals can boast immigration research experience spanning more than six decades. David North, a Senior Fellow at the Center, is one of them. North was introduced to immigration policy during the Eisenhower administration, when he first...Source]]>2165false10fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cash-assistance-programs-benefiting-illegal-immigrants--53269937Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=988459Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:55:12 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe nation’s two largest cash assistance programs for low income workers redistribute taxpayer funds from legal workers to illegal immigrants. This week, Dr. Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research, and Mark Krikorian, the Center’s...Source]]>1879false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-all-less-safe-biden-targets-ice-law-enforcement-program--53269994Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=983452Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:55:38 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe 287(g) program, created by Congress to enable trained local officers to work in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), serves as a force multiplier by taking illegal aliens who have been arrested for state or local crimes...Source]]>2143287(g),icefalse8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-ag-paxton-the-states-role-in-fighting-illegal-immigration--53270001Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=977443Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:55:26 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe State of Texas is the epicenter of the illegal immigration crisis and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been setting the example for how states can challenge the illegality of Biden administration immigration policies. In this week’s episode,...Source]]>1964immigration,texasfalse7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/d-day-on-the-rio-grande-the-biden-administration-facilitates-mass-illegal-immigration--53269971Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=971914Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:55:47 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesTodd Bensman, the Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, traveled to the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas to investigate how the Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, and Texas Department of Public Safety are handling the influx of illegal...Source]]>2172border,dps,immigration,texasfalse6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/temporary-protected-status-amnesty-lite--53269989Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=966617Thu, 27 May 2021 08:00:37 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Biden administration recently granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to all Haitian illegal and legal aliens in the United States. TPS prevents the deportation of illegal aliens, but more importantly, it rewards them with work permits, drivers’...Source]]>2003immigrationfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-loopholes-that-drive-the-border-crisis--53270020Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=961313Thu, 20 May 2021 08:55:27 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesOver the last decade, the flow of migrants coming to the U.S.- Mexican border has done more than just grow, it has shifted from predominantly single males to include a large percentage of families and unaccompanied minors. Andrew Arthur, the Center’s...Source]]>2628immigrationfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-you-americans-are-fired-the-controversial-h-2b-guestworker-program--53270057Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=955931Thu, 13 May 2021 08:55:05 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesThe Biden administration recently increased the H-2B visa cap, allowing more low-skilled, non-agricultural seasonal workers into the country to compete with American workers and to be exploited by employers. Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of...Source]]>2185h-2b,immigrationfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-i-saw-at-the-u-s-mexico-border--53270080Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=950468Thu, 06 May 2021 08:45:41 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesDuring his recent trips to both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, Todd Bensman, the senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, spoke with human smugglers and their migrant customers, as well as border agents and local...Source]]>2235border crisis,illegal immigrationfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/president-biden-s-first-100-days--53269993Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=945329Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:40:46 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesMark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, kicks off a new podcast with a conversation about the immigration policy changes enacted by President Biden during his first 100 days in office. Krikorian and his guest, a...Source]]>2243immigration policy,president bidenfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pro-immigrant-low-immigration--53269991Source]]>https://ricochet.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=941960Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:13:02 +0000Center for Immigration StudiesFrom the Center for Immigration Studies, hosted by Mark Krikorian, a weekly discussion of immigration policy matters, both immediate and long-term, with researchers from the Center and guests. Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on...Source]]>32falsefull