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Jessica M. Vaughan testifies before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, January 22, 2025
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Congressional Testimony
Restoring Immigration Enforcement in America
Statement of Jessica M. Vaughan before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, January 22, 2025
Excerpt: The late, great lawmaker and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan famously distilled the definition of an effective immigration system – in testimony before this very Committee – to a single sentence: "those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave." It has been disheartening to witness the abandonment of those common sense principles over the last four years, as the Biden administration has worked to undermine our immigration laws rather than enforce them.
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Commentary
Trump’s Immigration Test
By Mark Krikorian
Compact, January 22, 2025
Excerpt: As important as it is to unwind bad Biden policies and reverse their consequences, returning to the border and immigration situation of January 2021 isn’t enough—much remained to be done even then. What should we look for over the next days and weeks to see if Trump 2.0 will represent a real advance beyond Trump 1.0?
They don’t care about you: Dems want 470,100 illegal migrant workers because they keep wages low!
By Jason Richwine
New York Post, January 22, 2025
Excerpt: When employers instead complain of a shortage, what they really mean is that they cannot find anyone to work at the low wages they are offering. They want more immigrants to increase the supply of labor and keep the market wage from rising. At that, they have often been successful.
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Podcast
The Role of Immigration Detention and Why It is Needed
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Andrew R. Arthur, Fellow in Law & Policy, CIS
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 188
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Featured Posts
Trump Prepares to Use the Alien Enemies Act
By George Fishman
Excerpt: On Monday, President Trump issued an executive order indicating that he seemingly will focus on using the Alien Enemies Act to combat international cartels that have become entwined with “mafia states”.
Trump Should Categorically Rescind All Categorical Parole Programs
By George Fishman
Excerpt: President Trump should direct the secretary to take all appropriate action to terminate all categorical parole programs, as these programs are inherently unlawful unless specifically authorized by Congress.
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A Quick Roundup of Inauguration-Day Immigration Activity
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: The new Trump administration is likely just getting started in reforming immigration policy, but if Day 1 is any sign, hold onto your hats, because things are going to change — as the incumbent says — “bigly”.
Trump Issues ‘Invasion’ Proclamation, Restricting Asylum Claims
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: Cue complaints by immigrants’ advocates that will almost definitely be followed by litigation.
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