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Reports
A Brief History of Immigration Enforcement Guidelines and Restrictions "The immigration system . . . dysfunctional and flawed as it is, would work if properly implemented" ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur, December 23, 2024
Excerpt: President-elect Donald Trump made increased immigration enforcement — both at the border and in the interior of the United States — a key point of his 2024 election campaign. To understand how the 47th president can make good on those promises, it’s crucial to understand how so-called "priorities" and "guidelines" have been used to hobble Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and Border Patrol agents in their attempts to enforce the immigration laws.
Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2024 Documenting the decades-long increase in the share of Americans not in the labor force, and its implications for immigration policy ([link removed])
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler, December 19, 2024
Excerpt: The share of U.S.-born men not in the labor force — neither working nor looking for work — has increased dramatically since the 1960s, particularly for those without a bachelor’s degree. Because they are not actively looking for work, they are not counted as unemployed. While the share out of the labor force in 2024 has roughly returned to pre-pandemic levels, it remains extremely high by historical standards.
Labor Force Participation Deterioration Among the U.S.-Born at the State Level, 1960 to 2024 ([link removed])
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler on December 19, 2024
Excerpt: This analysis focuses on the six-decade increase in the share of working-age, U.S.-born men not in the labor force at the state level. Those not in the labor force are neither working nor looking for work and do not show up as unemployed because they are not actively looking for a job.
Podcast
Bonus Episode: H-1B Kerfuffle ([link removed])
Host: Mark Krikorian
December 30, 2024
Year-End Roundup Podcast: Immigration in 2024 ([link removed])
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guests: Andrew R. Arthur and Jessica M. Vaughan
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 185
Regulations, Litigation, and the Post-Chevron Era: Trump’s Likely Immigration Priorities ([link removed])
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Elizabeth Jacobs
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 184
Commentary
Where the Tech Right and Restrictionists Can Agree ([link removed])
By Mark Krikorian
Compact, December 26, 2024
Excerpt: I don’t want to litigate here the pros and cons of “skilled” immigration. Instead, I want to make the case that this tension need not be fatal—there are ways to address some of the concerns of the tech titans without increasing, or even while decreasing, overall legal immigration. Let me outline two win-win changes, one administrative, one legislative.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Venezuela? ([link removed])
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, December 20, 2024
Excerpt: Border czar–designee Tom Homan is clearly the right guy to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious deportation plans. But there’s one obstacle that’s out of his control. What to do with all the Venezuelans he’s going to arrest?
“Temporary Protected Status” Is a Fraud Immigrants lived for years in safe nations that should take them back. ([link removed])
By Todd Bensman
American Mind, December 18, 2024
Excerpt: With a little diplomatic muscle, the incoming Trump Administration can, in good conscience, return these TPS recipients to the comparative nirvanas they abandoned in their gambits to easily upgrade to the far richer American lifestyle when Biden opened the border in early 2021.
Authors of Democrats’ Immigration Debacle Argue for More of the Same ([link removed])
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, December 17, 2024
Excerpt: The Atlantic has published a piece by two eminences grises of the Left’s mass immigration project arguing that the Left’s mass immigration project is responsible for the election of Trump. Great news, right? Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, no? No.
The Bizarre New Rumor about Biden That’s Convincing Train-Surfing Migrants to Rush to the U.S. in the Next 48 Hours ([link removed])
By Todd Bensman
Daily Mail, December 15, 2024
Excerpt: There is a contingent of migrants in Mexico who are refusing to be turned away and are in a race against time to illegally cross the border before Trump's swearing-in.
Featured Posts
How Many Illegal Aliens Reside in Sanctuary Jurisdictions? ([link removed])
By Jason Richwine, December 17, 2024
Excerpt: Enforcement-minded states need not tolerate local sanctuaries, as the high-immigration states of Texas and Florida already demonstrate. Those two states have no local sanctuaries because they ban them statewide. Every state should follow their lead. Eliminating sanctuaries is one of the most important steps that states can take to assist the Trump administration with enforcement.
Drones Aren’t the Issue — Government Transparency Is ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur, December 17, 2024
Excerpt: When the American people are kept in the dark about drones, immigration, or any other salient issue, we lose trust in our government and institutions. Fortunately, we have the power to force transparency — and on November 5, the voters used that power.
Immigration Is Still the Second ‘Most Important Issue’ to Americans ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur, December 16, 2024
Excerpt: Even though the election is over, Americans’ interest in immigration has not abated. A pair of new polls show that voters are still anxious about what has been an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants into the United States over the past four years — and hopeful about what the new president will deliver.
DHS Rule Tightens Asylum But Leaves Gaping Holes ([link removed])
By Elizabeth Jacobs, December 18, 2024
Excerpt: The finalized rule will allow asylum officers to weed out non-meritorious claims made by aliens with known criminal and national security concerns at an earlier stage in the credible fear process, but also recklessly authorizes officers to ignore these statutory restrictions at their discretion.
More Blog Posts
* The Overlooked Power to Enlist Local Cops for Immigration Enforcement ([link removed])
* How Can Sanctuaries Avoid Mass Deportation? Let ICE into Their Jails ([link removed])
* DHS Issues New Regulation to Automatically Extend the Validity Period for Many Work Permits ([link removed])
* Biden DHS Issues Last Minute Regulations Impacting Major Guestworker Programs ([link removed])
* GAO: One-Third of Immigration Court Aliens are No-Shows ([link removed])
* ICE Issues Dismal FY 2024 Annual Report ([link removed])
* The Latest (Sad) Chapter in the Border Wall Saga ([link removed])
Todd Bensman discusses the costs of illegal immigration in a discussion about Sen. Mike Lee's "America First Act". (View here ([link removed]) )
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