Share Tweet Forward What's Happening at the Center We recently released two reports on the cost of granting health care benefits to illegal immigrants, a policy advocated by all ten Democratic candidates who participated in the June 27 debate. The first report details the participation rate and cost of Medicaid usage by immigrants under existing policy, which offers noncitizens less access to the program compared to citizens. The second report estimates the cost of providing illegal immigrants full access to public health benefits. Steven Camarota, Jason Richwine, and Christopher Pope of the Manhattan Institute discussed the findings at a National Press Club panel moderated by Mark Krikrorian that was broadcast on C-SPAN. The reports, as well as a video and transcript of the panel, are available here.   Featured Posts Final FY 2019 CBP Numbers By Andrew R. Arthur U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its final number of apprehensions for FY 2019. CBP reported that 977,509 individuals were encountered attempting to cross the Southwest border. This was a 72 percent increase over FY 2014, which would suggest to an objective observer that there are significant issues that need to be addressed. Despite Sanctions, a U.S. Immigration Move Nets Iran an Estimated $60 Million By David North The White House may not be aware of it, but because of one its own immigration policy moves our nation will — despite those widely discussed sanctions against Iran — cause the payment to the Iranian government of an estimated $60 million in cash this year. And will do so again every year in the future. This all relates to the Diversity Visa Lottery, which, on the basis of chance, distributes 50,000 green cards each year to the winners. Why African Are Fighting Mexican Troops: A More Fulsome Explanation  By Todd Bensman  Hundreds of African migrants are battling with Mexican National Guard and riot police in the streets of southern Mexico. American reporters are parachuting in to write about a "plight" involving those migrants, as well as Middle Easterners, Russians, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, Ethiopians, and a diaspora of other migrants from around the world. Border Patrol Agent in the Desert  By Andrew R. Arthur  News out of Arizona on October 7, 2019, of the death of a Border Patrol agent in the line of duty underscores the dangers for those who are charged with enforcing the law, as well. A 44-year-old agent, Robert Hotten, was found unconscious by fellow agents on Sunday afternoon. The 10-year veteran of the Border Patrol had been responding to an activated ground sensor on Mount Washington, east of Nogales, Ariz.,   More Blog Posts When States and Localities Bar ICE Detention, Aliens are Detained Elsewhere Migrant Flow Has Created an 'Emergency' in One Mexican State, Says an Observer The Media Yet Again Ignores the Subsidy in the OPT Program New Voluntary Return Service fro Hondurans in Mexico Who Abandon Their U.S. Asylum Claims  Trump Says Deal if SCOTUS Nixes DACA Mexican Border Mayor Pleads for Help with Migrants  Immigration and the Heckler's Veto DOJ Gets Transport Conviction Involving 71 Aliens GAO's Blurred Take on How DHS Handles Cases of 'Abused' Alien Spouses The Joy of Dikastocracy  Congressional Misunderstandings of Trump Travel Restrictions Refugee Resettlement Roundup for FY 2019 Visit Website Copyright © 2019 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list.