New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 8/30/21

Commentary
Whom Should We Take from Afghanistan?
There’s a case for accepting military interpreters. Beyond that, we should be discerning about whom we bring to the U.S.
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, August 20, 2021
Excerpt: The current refugee regime was created in response to the failure of the Vietnam War. It was formalized in the 1980 Refugee Act. The world has changed since then. The failure in Afghanistan presents us with an opportunity to start crafting a new refugee regime, one more consistent with our national interest. We shouldn’t let dishonest elites claim that requires mass refugee admission.

Podcast
Afghan Refugees: How Many? How to Vet?
Guests: Nayla Rush & Dan Cadman
Moderator: Mark Krikorian
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 18

Featured Blog Posts
How Many Afghans Should We Admit?
By Nayla Rush
There must be a limit to the United States’ capacity (not to mention will) to admit people in need. Can we welcome in all: border crossers from Central America (and other countries), Afghans, earthquake survivors, and, as per President Biden’s plan, “climate refugees”? Where does the United States government draw the line?

Afghans in America: A Potentially Severe Culture Clash
By Jason Richwine
As the Biden administration contemplates bringing tens of thousands (or maybe even hundreds of thousands) of Afghan migrants into the U.S., the president should remember that our capacity to assimilate newcomers is limited. Look no further than Somalis in Minneapolis or Hmong in Wausau for examples of immigrant groups who have not blended into the social fabric, even with decades of time to do so.

What the Afghanistan Debacle and the Southern Border Crisis Have in Common
By Ron Mortensen
The debacle in Afghanistan and the crisis at the southern border have at least three things in common. And none of them bodes well for the United States or its citizens.

SCOTUS: Biden Must Continue to Implement ‘Remain in Mexico’ ‘In Good Faith’
By Andrew R. Arthur
Late on Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied an application for a stay filed by the Biden administration of a lower court order that had blocked DHS’s June 1 termination of the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols — “MPP”, better known as “Remain in Mexico”. There is both more and less to the High Court’s order than meets the eye.

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