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Congressional Testimony
The Impacts of Temporary Protected Status Statement of George Fishman before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, December 18, 2025 ([link removed])
Reports
Were Refugees Resettled under Biden Properly Vetted? ([link removed])
A look at the process suggests potential hazards ([link removed])
By Nayla Rush
Excerpt: The refugee resettlement program poses a substantial security challenge. The vetting of refugees, no matter how “extreme”, is not enough. The task of checking refugees’ backgrounds is often impossible, given the lack of solid on-the-ground intelligence systems and the absence of dependable screening measures from conflict zones.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal: One of 200,000 Afghans Brought Here Since 2021 How did ‘Operation Allies Welcome’ work, and how did he benefit? ([link removed])
By Nayla Rush
Excerpt: Contrary to popular narratives, most Afghans admitted during and after the evacuation had nothing to do with the U.S. government or any of its contractors. They were not U.S. “allies,” nor were they “persecuted” individuals in need of refugee resettlement. This raises a fundamental question: Why did the prior administration choose to open the door (and keep it wide open) to hundreds of thousands of Afghans who were not at risk, despite the clear limitations of our vetting capacity of these individuals? And how many more Rahmanullah Lakanwals are there, time-bombs waiting to turn against the country that welcomed them?
Commentary
Published in Compact
Intervention Leads to Immigration ([link removed])
By Mark Krikorian, December 18, 2025
Excerpt: Are we headed for war with Venezuela? Apart from other geopolitical considerations, any decision to use military force abroad must take into account its potential to create large new migration flows. Starting with our emergence as a world power with the Spanish-American War in 1898—and especially with our becoming a global hegemon after World War II—US involvement abroad has often led to significant unanticipated immigration.

Published in National Review
NYT: Biden Caused the Biden Border Crisis! ([link removed])
By Mark Krikorian, December 10, 2025
Excerpt: Of course, this isn’t news — except to readers of the New York Times. It took the sleuthing of fully 15 New York Times reporters to belatedly uncover this curious fact, describing for their no doubt bewildered readers “How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration.”
Parsing Immigration Policy Podcast
Influence Campaigns Inside Evangelical Institutions ([link removed])
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Megan Basham, culture reporter for The Daily Wire
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 233

Immigration Policy Failures Seen Through a Father’s Loss ([link removed])
Host: Marguerite Telford
Guest: Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old college student killed by an illegal alien
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 234
Featured Posts
How Much Say Do Trial-Level Federal Judges Have Over Immigration Arrests? ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: The Supreme Court hasn’t ruled dispositively on the authority of district courts to make rulings like the ones in Escobar Mendoza or Castañon Nava, but the sooner it does, the clearer jurisdiction will be and the better the immigration system will work.

Understanding the Tortured Saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: No single alien has drawn more media (and popular) attention than Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia, alleged human smuggler, wife abuser, gang member, and “Maryland man”. It’s hard to remember a case like Abrego’s, in which nearly everyone involved, over the course of more than six years, missed so many crucial facts.
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota ([link removed])
By Jason Richwine
Excerpt: The migration of Somalis to Minnesota has created stark socioeconomic disparities in a region once known for its egalitarianism. This report documents the struggles of the Minnesota Somali population, now numbering over 75,000, in an otherwise high-achieving state.

WSJ Article Shows Why the ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Debate Is Overdue ([link removed])
By Andrew R. Arthur
Excerpt: At what point did America “consent” to become the assembly plant for newborn U.S. citizens who after delivery are stamped and shipped for a second delivery to parents abroad?
More Blog Posts
* Even Those Concerned about H-1B Sometimes Get It Wrong ([link removed])
* GAO Report Blasts DHS’s Handling of Biden ‘Humanitarian Parole’ Programs ([link removed])
* The H-1B Tsunami: Why the U.S. Must Act to Protect American Jobs, Security, and Prosperity ([link removed])
* Stamping Out Vestiges of Biden’s Soft-on-Alien-Crime Policies ([link removed])
* Noem: Brown University Shooter Entered through Visa Lottery ([link removed])

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"Why Republicans Worked with Democrats to Bring Illegals to America"
What if America’s immigration crisis isn’t a failure, but a coordinated plan? Mark Krikorian reveals the bipartisan machinery driving the open-border agenda.
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