What’s Happening at the Center
In her latest report, Nayla Rush explains that the Biden administration is reviving and expanding the Central American Minors Refugee/Parole program (CAM) in order to bypass the border and fly migrants straight to the U.S. The earlier version of the program, started by the Obama administration, was terminated by the Trump administration in 2017. The new version of CAM will have more outreach, but the rationale is the same: Don't come here illegally because we will design in-country processing programs to get you in legally. Dr. Rush examined the Biden-Menendez amnesty bill, which points to the administration's plan for a three-part CAM program intended to reduce illegal crossings. The earlier version failed in that goal, and the new one is likely to have the same result.
Featured Blogs It's Time to Talk About the Kids — and Prosecuting Their Parents
By Andrew R. Arthur
I am unaware of any parent who was subsequently prosecuted for paying a smuggler to bring his or her child illegally to this country. It is time for us, as a body politic, to discuss doing so.
Catch and Release' 2.0: CBP releasing some aliens on the honor system
By Robert Law
In lieu of a Notice to Appear, these illegal aliens are reportedly being released after telling CBP where in the interior they intend to travel. These illegal aliens are on an "honor system" to report to the local immigration court once they arrive.
Alien Alumni, Subsidized by Taxpayers, Took 20,000 Fewer Jobs in 2020
By David North
Though a new DHS report does not say so, the nation's trust funds subsidized 20,000 fewer alien graduates in U.S. jobs in 2020 than in 2019, freeing up positions for citizen and green card college graduates.
