Immigration Opinions, 5/8/20
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1. "CIS Immigration Blog Posts," Andrew Arthur, David North, and Todd Bensman
2. " ‘A Racist Notion’," John Hirschauer
3. "Who Invited The World to Infect America?," Ilana Mercer
4. "President Trump’s Go-Kart Executive Order on Immigration," Dan Stein
5. "Tom Cotton Is Right About Restricting Chinese Student Visas," Ben Weingarten
6. "A Unanimous Supreme Court Brushes Back the Legal Resistance," Dan McLaughlin
7. "Higher Education Reform Must Include Ending 'Sanctuary' Campuses," Pawel Styrna
8. "In Forbes’ Case, OPT Should Stand for 'Optional Preference for Truth'," Matt O'Brien
9. "Change of Heart? Open Borders California Seeks Assistance from Trump Admin Due to Growing Number of Mexican COVID-19 Cases," Matthew Tragesser
10. "U.S. Finalizes Honduran Asylum Cooperation Agreement," Matthew Tragesser
11. "Stimulus Check Snafu Highlights Foreign Student Worker Scheme," Bob Dane
12. "More Deceptive 'Research' From the Cato Institute," Spencer Raley
13. "H1-B Visas Don’t Help U.S. STEM Students," The Wall Street Journal
14. " California Court Green-Lights Newsom’s Illegal Alien Giveaway Program," Joseph Klein
15. "President Trump's Immigration Pause Is Patriotic," Jan Brewer
16. "$66 Mil, Federal Agents, National Guard Wasted on 2,500-Bed Camp That Averaged 30 Immigrants," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles
17. "Covid-19 and Silicon Valley," Norm Matloff
18. "Always Remember: The Coronavirus Pandemic Is a Product Of Globalization, Political Correctness - and Immigration," James Kirkpatrick
19. "Social Distancing: Peter Brimelow and Peter D'Abrosca on an Immigration Moratorium, and Why Trump Hasn't Followed Through Yet," James Fulford
20. "Why Donald Trump Backpedaled on His Immigration Order," Joe Guzzardi
21. "The Coronavirus Pandemic Is a Many-Headed Hydra - and Immigration Is One of Them," Pedro Gonzalez
22. "Next Trump Immigration Target: OPT For International Students," Stuart Anderson
23. "US Airports Had 10.7 Million Entries From Nations with COVID-19 Cases," David J. Bier
24. "E‐Verify Errors Plague Workers With Temporary Protected Status," Alex Nowrasteh
25. "Suspending Immigration Would Only Hurt America’s Post-Coronavirus Recovery," Dany Bahar
26. "Human Rights at Risk: The Immigration Courts Are in Need of an Overhaul," Mimi Tsankov
27. "New Data Shows Border Patrol Agents Reject More Asylum Seekers," Emma Winger
28. "For Immigrants Without Legal Status, Federal Coronavirus Relief Is Out of Reach," Nicole Narea
29. "Immigration Detention Is a Public Health Hazard," Nathaniel Kratz, Chanelle Diaz, and Xavier Pereira
30. "Virus May Make Attitudes to Immigration Healthier," Pankaj Mishra
31. "Coronavirus Could Help Stephen Miller Check Off His Anti-Immigration 'Wish List'," Eric Lutz
32. "Immigration Suspension Hurts America," Laura Collins
33. "Democrats Shouldn’t Miss This Opening on Immigration. Trump Won’t.," Dane Stangler
34. "President Trump, I Am Not Your Enemy. I Am a Doctor.," Shahdabul Faraz
35. "My Immigrant Parents Lost Their Jobs, But the CARES Act Won’t Help Mixed-Status Families Like Mine," Rocio Perez
36. "Now Is the Time to Stand Up for DACA Recipients and Dreamers," Janine Davidson
37. "Immigration Heartbreak," Jim Verschueren
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CIS Immigration Posts
By Andrew R. Arthur
Ninth Circuit Refuses to Lift Injunction on Immigrant Healthcare Proclamation
At an interesting point in history, and with one fiery dissent
May 7, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/Ninth-Circuit-Refuses-Lift-Injunction-Immigrant-Healthcare-Proclamation
WaPo/UMD Poll Shows Strong Support for Restricting Immigration During Pandemic
The president has room for stricter measures
May 5, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/WaPoUMD-Poll-Shows-Strong-Support-Restricting-Immigration-During-Pandemic
Immigration and the New Xenophobia: Americans vs. Americans
Prejudice hiding in plain sight, and advanced at the highest levels
May 5, 2020
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https://cis.org/Arthur/Immigration-and-New-Xenophobia-Americans-vs-Americans
By David North
Straws in the Wind: How Many Foreign Students Will We Have This Fall?
May 5, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/Straws-Wind-How-Many-Foreign-Students-Will-We-Have-Fall
IRS Sends $1,200 Stimulus Checks to Ineligible Foreign Students
May 4, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/IRS-Sends-1200-Stimulus-Checks-Ineligible-Foreign-Students
Beware the Concept of the 'Unused Visa'
May 4, 2020
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https://cis.org/North/Beware-Concept-Unused-Visa
By Todd Bensman
Pakistani Doctor on H-1B Visa Indicted for Jihadist Plot
How's that vetting going?
May 5, 2020
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https://cis.org/Bensman/Pakistani-Doctor-H1B-Visa-Indicted-Jihadist-Plot
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‘A Racist Notion’
The NYT is making assumptions about senior Trump advisor Stephen Miller.
By John Hirschauer
National Review Online, May 4, 2020
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https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-racist-notion/
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Who Invited The World To Infect America?
Hate the Chinese government if you wish, but hold your own government responsible for hollowing America out like a husk.
By Ilana Mercer
American Greatness, May 2, 2020
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https://amgreatness.com/2020/05/02/who-invited-the-world-to-infect-america/
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President Trump’s Go-Kart Executive Order on Immigration
President Trump’s Immigration executive order falls woefully short, but he has 30 days to make things right.
By Dan Stein
American Greatness, April 28, 2020
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https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/28/president-trumps-go-kart-executive-order-on-immigration/
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Tom Cotton Is Right About Restricting Chinese Student Visas
Protecting America against a bellicose, rapacious, and regressive Chinese Communist Party is neither self-defeating nor xenophobic, but eminently sensible.
By Ben Weingarten
The Federalist, May 5, 2020
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https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/05/tom-cotton-is-right-about-restricting-chinese-student-visas/
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A Unanimous Supreme Court Brushes Back the Legal Resistance
By Dan McLaughlin
The Corner at National Review Online, May 7, 2020
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https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-unanimous-supreme-court-brushes-back-the-legal-resistance/
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Higher Education Reform Must Include Ending “Sanctuary” Campuses
By Pawel Styrna
ImmigrationReform.com, May 6, 2020
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https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/05/06/higher-education-reform-sanctuary-campus-immigrationreform-com/
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In Forbes’ Case, OPT Should Stand for “Optional Preference for Truth”
By Matt O'Brien
ImmigrationReform.com, May 5, 2020
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https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/05/05/american-universities-foreign-students-immigrationreform-com/
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Change of Heart? Open Borders California Seeks Assistance from Trump Admin Due to Growing Number of Mexican COVID-19 Cases
By Matthew Tragesser
ImmigrationReform.com, May 6, 2020
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https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/05/06/california-covid-19-illegal-alien-relief-immigrationreform-com/
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U.S. Finalizes Honduran Asylum Cooperation Agreement
By Matthew Tragesser
ImmigrationReform.com, May 4, 2020
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https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/05/04/honduras-asylum-agreement-immigrationreform-com/
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Stimulus Check Snafu Highlights Foreign Student Worker Scheme
By Bob Dane
ImmigrationReform.com, May 5, 2020
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https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/05/05/stimulus-funds-opt-foreign-students-immigrationreform-com/
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More Deceptive “Research” From the Cato Institute
By Spencer Raley
ImmigrationReform.com, May 4, 2020
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https://www.immigrationreform.com/2020/05/04/immigration-public-health-false-arguments-immigrationreform-com/
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H1-B Visas Don’t Help U.S. STEM Students
Rather than revamping the visa program, why not revamp the admissions process?
The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2020
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/h1-b-visas-dont-help-u-s-stem-students-11588524743
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$66 Mil, Federal Agents, National Guard Wasted on 2,500-Bed Camp That Averaged 30 Immigrants
Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, April 22, 2020
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https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/66-mil-federal-agents-national-guard-wasted-on-2500-bed-camp-that-averaged-30-immigrants/
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California Court Green-Lights Newsom’s Illegal Alien Giveaway Program
Executive and judicial abuse on display.
By Joseph Klein
FrontPageMag.com, May 8, 2020
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https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/05/california-court-green-lights-newsoms-illegal-joseph-klein/
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President Trump's Immigration Pause Is Patriotic
By Jan Brewer
The Sun City Independent (AZ), May 7, 2020
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https://www.yourvalley.net/sun-city-independent/stories/brewer-president-trumps-immigration-pause-is-patriotic,157464
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Covid-19 and Silicon Valley
By Norm Matloff
Upon Closer Inspection, March 26, 2020
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https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/covid-19-and-silicon-valley/
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Always Remember: The Coronavirus Pandemic Is a Product Of Globalization, Political Correctness - and Immigration
By James Kirkpatrick
VDare.com, May 2, 2020
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https://vdare.com/articles/always-remember-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-a-product-of-globalization-political-correctness-and-immigration
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Social Distancing: Peter Brimelow and Peter D'Abrosca on an Immigration Moratorium, and Why Trump Hasn't Followed Through Yet
By James Fulford
VDare.com, May 6, 2020
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https://vdare.com/articles/social-distancing-peter-brimelow-and-peter-d-abrosca-on-an-immigration-moratorium-and-why-trump-hasn-t-followed-through-yet
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Why Donald Trump Backpedaled on His Immigration Order
By Joe Guzzardi
Noozhawk.com, May 3, 2020
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https://www.noozhawk.com/article/joe_guzzardi_why_donald_trump_backpedaled_on_his_immigration_order_20200503
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Is a Many-Headed Hydra - and Immigration Is One of Them
Now is not the time to exempt certain immigrants who often live in close quarters in employer-supplied housing and commute together in buses—perfect conditions for spreading the virus.
By Pedro Gonzalez
The National Interest, May 2, 2020
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https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/coronavirus-pandemic-many-headed-hydra—and-immigration-one-them-150281
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Next Trump Immigration Target: OPT For International Students
By Stuart Anderson
Forbes.com, May 4, 2020
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/05/04/next-trump-immigration-target-opt-for-international-students/#6d76a65645f9
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US Airports Had 10.7 Million Entries From Nations With COVID-19 Cases
By David J. Bier
CATO at Liberty blog, May 4, 2020
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https://www.cato.org/blog/us-airports-had-107-million-entries-nations-covid-19
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E‐Verify Errors Plague Workers with Temporary Protected Status
By Alex Nowrasteh
CATO at Liberty blog, April 30, 2020
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https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-errors-plague-workers-temporary-protected-status
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Suspending Immigration Would Only Hurt America’s Post-Coronavirus Recovery
By Dany Bahar
Brookings Institution, April 21, 2020
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/21/suspending-immigration-would-only-hurt-americas-post-coronavirus-recovery/
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Human Rights at Risk: The Immigration Courts Are in Need of an Overhaul
By Mimi Tsankov
American Bar Association, April 28, 2020
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https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/immigration/human-rights-at-risk/
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New Data Shows Border Patrol Agents Reject More Asylum Seekers
By Emma Winger
ImmigrationImpact.com, May 6, 2020
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https://immigrationimpact.com/2020/05/06/asylum-claims-border-patrol/
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For Immigrants Without Legal Status, Federal Coronavirus Relief Is Out of Reach
Many have helped keep essential services running but have no financial safety net.
By Nicole Narea
VOX.com, May 5, 2020
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https://www.vox.com/2020/5/5/21244630/undocumented-immigrants-coronavirus-relief-cares-act
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Immigration Detention Is a Public Health Hazard
By Nathaniel Kratz, Chanelle Diaz, and Xavier Pereira
The New York Daily News, May 7, 2020
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https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-immigration-detention-public-health-hazard-20200507-meszoxt56jhlpmlaxnj6loujci-story.html
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Virus May Make Attitudes to Immigration Healthier
The challenge will be ensuring that today’s gratitude doesn’t turn into tomorrow’s fear.
By Pankaj Mishra
Bloomberg.com, May 6, 2020
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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-05-06/post-covid-immigration-levels-will-need-to-rise
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Coronavirus Could Help Stephen Miller Check Off His Anti-Immigration “Wish List”
The senior Trump adviser has reportedly sought to limit immigration under the auspices of public health.
By Eric Lutz
Vanity Fair, May 4, 2020
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/coronavirus-could-help-stephen-miller-check-off-his-anti-immigration-wish-list
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Immigration Suspension Hurts America
By Laura Collins
The Express-News May 5, 2020
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https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Commentary-Immigration-suspension-hurts-America-15248909.php
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Democrats Shouldn’t Miss This Opening on Immigration. Trump Won’t.
By Dane Stangler
RealClear Policy, May 4, 2020
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https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2020/05/04/democrats_shouldnt_miss_this_opening_on_immigration_trump_wont_490680.html
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President Trump, I Am Not Your Enemy. I Am a Doctor.
For now, my future and that of other immigrants in America remains uncertain.
By Shahdabul Faraz
The New York Times, May 3, 2020
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/opinion/coronavirus-doctors-immigration-trump.html
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My Immigrant Parents Lost Their Jobs, But the CARES Act Won’t Help Mixed-Status Families Like Mine
By Rocio Perez
The Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2020
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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-03/undocumented-immigrants-cares-act-coronavirus-covid
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Now Is the Time to Stand Up for DACA Recipients and Dreamers
By Janine Davidson
TheHill.com, May 5, 2020
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https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/496029-now-is-the-time-to-stand-up-for-daca-recipients-and-dreamers
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Immigration Heartbreak
By Jim Verschueren
SeacoastOnline.com (NH), May 4, 2020
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https://www.seacoastonline.com/opinion/20200504/guest-view-immigration-heartbreak
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