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Parsing Immigration Policy Podcast
Enhancing National Security: CIS Vetting Failure Database ([link removed])
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Todd Bensman, Senior National Security Fellow at CIS
Commentary
Published in Commonplace:
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done ([link removed])
By Mark Krikorian, March 4, 2025
Excerpt: Trump no doubt will have plenty of things to say about his future agenda. But unlike his predecessors, he’ll already be able to point to accomplishments. Chief among them: ending the worst migration crisis in American—or perhaps world—history in just a few weeks. This wasn’t supposed to be possible under existing law.

Published in The Daily Wire:
How Trump’s Suddenly Secure Border Forever Debunks Dem Immigration Theories ([link removed])
By Todd Bensman, March 6, 2025
Excerpt: Following Donald Trump’s inauguration, it took his new administration all of an hour to bring the greatest mass migration border crisis in American history to a shuddering halt, with the first full month of apprehension numbers in February hitting the lowest levels in decades.
Featured Posts
Most Evacuated Afghans Were Not ‘Allies’ ([link removed])
By Nayla Rush
Excerpt: Of the 79,000 Afghan evacuees, 72,550 were paroled into the United States. Eighteen months into their stay, fewer than 5,000 were approved for asylum or SIV status.

Virginia Governor Signs ICE Assistance Order ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: Gov. Youngkin can’t force every local official in Virginia to assist ICE — only the voters can do that. But he is making it easier for the agency to take dangerous criminal aliens off the streets by enlisting state troopers and corrections officials in its immigration-enforcement efforts. For that, law-abiding Virginians should be grateful.

History of the ‘Sensitive Areas’ Policies and What Is in Place Now ([link removed])
By Elizabeth Jacobs
Excerpt: DHS’s January 20 directive stated that “officers frequently apply enforcement discretion to balance a variety of interests, including the degree to which any law enforcement action occurs in a sensitive location. Going forward, law enforcement officers should continue to use that discretion along with a healthy dose of common sense.”

Welfare Consumption by Illegal Immigrants Is Inevitable — as Long as They’re Here ([link removed])
By Jason Richwine
Excerpt: Illegal immigrants, although not usually eligible themselves, can access welfare through eligible family members such as their U.S.-born children. The best way to reduce illegal immigrant consumption of welfare is not to construct new eligibility rules, but to reduce illegal immigration itself.
More Blog Posts
* The Greatest Mass Migration Border Crisis in U.S. History Is Over ([link removed])
* Trump Highlights Immigration, Border, in Congressional Address ([link removed])
* Trump Executive Order Requires Aliens to Register ([link removed])
* Guatemalan Illegal Alien Charged with Running Ring that Smuggled 20k Aliens ([link removed])
* Who Makes Immigration Law? ([link removed])
* The D.C. Court of Appeals Doubled Down on a Decision Disastrous for American Workers ([link removed])
* Twitter ‘Leak’ Provides Unintended Insight Into Trump Immigration Enforcement ([link removed])

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