New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 1/25/21

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What's Happening at the Center
In his latest commentary, Mark Krikorian explains that President Biden's radical immigration proposal rejects both enforcement first and enforcement second in favor of enforcement never. The passage of the administration's immigration bill — even in a slimmed-down form — would merely guarantee continued illegal immigration in the future. The only way giving amnesty to long-established illegal aliens will work as policy is if it addresses the reasons that such a large illegal population developed in the first place. This requires mandatory use of E-Verify; a functioning entry-exit tracking system for foreign visitors; and full cooperation between federal immigration authorities and local law enforcement.

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CAM and PTA: Opening the Back Door
The likely revival and expansion of the programs for Central Americans
By Nayla Rush
Summary: The Biden administration is likely to reinstate and expand the Central American Minors and Refugee/Parole program and Protection Transfer Arrangement. Many eligibility conditions could be lifted for CAM applicants and PTA resettlement spots could be expanded and funding increased.

Related Post: Border Security Director in Biden's White House Will Come from the UN: Personnel is policy

Featured Blogs
Yet Another Caravan Forming to Test American Border Resolve: Migrants speak of reaching 'paradise', but their test of Biden may be premature
By Todd Bensman
This new-forming caravan may have picked a premature departure date, as it will still face pandemic-related border closures in Central America and Mexico, and a U.S. border that will still be under the sway of President Trump's tough policies for some weeks or months.

To the Biden Administration: Let's Get Creative with Our Immigration Policy: The first of several occasional posts from a life-long Democrat
By David North
Being the new party in power, Democrats also have the opportunity (and the obligation) to do some fresh thinking in this field and to try new approaches to old problems. With that in mind, this is the first of several occasional posts on the administration's opportunities to reform the immigration system, or at least parts of it.

Biden Freezes ICE; Suspends 85% of Criminal Alien Deportations
By Jessica M. Vaughan
One of President Biden's first acts on immigration is to suspend investigations, arrests, and deportations of most criminal aliens for the next 100 days. In a memo titled "Review of and Interim Revision to Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Procedures", sent on Wednesday to all immigration agency heads, Acting DHS Secretary David Pekoske announced the deportation freeze and new enforcement priorities that go into effect now.

New Numbers Show Effectiveness of Cancelled 287(g) Program in Two Georgia Counties
By Marguerite Telford
Elections have consequences and, in the State of Georgia, a consequence of two local sheriff races could be a reduction in public safety. The only question is: How badly will the new sheriffs' policy changes affect community safety?

More Blog Posts

The Center for Immigration Studies is actively tracking the U.S.-bound migrant caravan that reportedly broke through cordons of Honduran riot police after throwing stones amid violent disturbances, and pushed into Guatemala.

Andrew Arthur, the Center's Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, discusses the effects of mass immigration on wages and education.

Jessica Vaughan, the Center's Director of Policy Studies, discusses the expected immigration amnesty proposals from the incoming Biden administration as well as the migrant caravan currently making its way through Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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