Podcast
Field Investigation Reveals Migrant Crisis in Southern Mexico
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Todd Bensman; Senior National Security Fellow, CIS
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 177
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Todd Bensman reporting from the Guatemalan border with Mexico.
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Commentary
Harris represents a continuation of lawless and unpopular immigration policy.
By Mark Krikorian
The Dispatch, October 24, 2024
Excerpt: Despite Harris’ claims of being a born-again border hawk, everything else points in the opposite direction. Putting aside her administration’s policies—which according to a House Judiciary Committee report resulted in the release of close to 6 million illegal border-crossers—her extreme legislative record while in the Senate and the regulatory agenda already in place point to a continued undermining of immigration enforcement.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants are being held in southern Mexico until US Election Day — and are eager to rush border
By Todd Bensman
New York Post, October 23, 2024
Excerpt: This town near the border of Guatemala holds a migrant time bomb ready to go off just after the US presidential election.
'We pray Trump DOESN'T win'
By Todd Bensman
Daily Mail, October 23, 2024
Excerpt: 'I love Kamala Harris,' a young Venezuelan man declared as he rested on the side of a highway in southern Mexico last week. His belongings were heaped at his feet. Hundreds of fellow migrants stretched out along the roadway in both directions. They're headed for the U.S. and nearly all of them have an opinion about who should be America's next president.
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Featured Posts
AP: 2,000 Migrants Heading to U.S. from Southern Mexico
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: The reason they're coming is simple: They are concerned about the results of the November 5 presidential election and want to get in while they can.
Feds Spent Hundreds of Millions on Disastrous UAC Resettlement Scheme
By Jessica M. Vaughan
Excerpt: The document provides insight into why the problem of unaccompanied minors persists despite repeated, scandalous reports of lost, abused, and exploited children in this system – because there are enormous sums of taxpayer money flowing freely to the organizations that sign up to participate in administering the Biden-Harris mass migration programs.
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How Many Non-Citizens Would Have to Vote to Affect the 2024 Presidential Election?
By Steven A. Camarota
Excerpt: Although non-citizen voting in federal elections is illegal, commentators and politicians have voiced concern that the law may not be adequately enforced.
Why Did DHS Designate Lebanon for TPS When It Is Already Covered by DED?
By Elizabeth Jacobs
Excerpt: DHS last week announced a new Temporary Protected Status designation for Lebanon because of Israel’s military action in Southern Lebanon. The TPS designation follows President Biden’s July 2024 decision to grant Deferred Enforced Departure to Lebanese nationals for nearly the same reason.
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Todd Bensman discusses what he learned about the migrant caravans on his recent trip to southern Mexico.
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