Share Tweet Share Commentary State of Border Counterterrorism: Challenges Threaten Security Successes By Todd Bensman Homeland Security Today, September 15, 2021 Excerpt: What American homeland security agencies discovered next about Ullah stands as a cautionary tale about the continued efficacy of an almost unknown American counterterrorism enterprise that was deployed at the southern border because of the September 11 attacks. Amnesty Looms Large in the Reconciliation Bill By Jason Richwine National Review, September 14, 2021 Excerpt: Amnesty is exactly the kind of major policy change that the budgetary rule is designed to exclude. Giving green cards to 8 million people has legal, social, and economic effects that go far beyond the increased spending required to pay recipients government benefits. If the main purpose is really just to make illegal immigrants eligible for programs such as Medicaid and food stamps, then presumably the bill should do only that, without granting a path to citizenship. If the Senate parliamentarian allows this amnesty to pass as a budgetary matter, the filibuster will be severely wounded — perhaps fatally. Panel  Afghans in the US: Looking back, looking forward Synopsis: The Center hosted a panel to discuss the immigration implications of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the decision to admit over 100,000 immigrants. Speakers: Mark Krikorian, Nayla Rush, Steven Camarota, and Dan Cadman Podcast The Public Charge Doctrine: From Colonial Times to Today Moderator: Mark Krikorian  Guest: Todd Bensman Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 21 Featured Blog Posts Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Amnesty in Democrats’ Reconciliation Bill By Andrew R. Arthur Excerpt: If congressional Democrats want to pass a widescale amnesty with a huge price tag, they will likely have to do it the old-fashioned way — through committee hearings and votes, and bruising floor debates. They will likely find it is less popular than the D.C. echo-chamber believes. For now, reconciliation is off the table, and likely will stay that way. Border Patrol 'Revises' July Apprehensions to Exceed 200,000 By Andrew R. Arthur Excerpt: Congress should now investigate DHS and find out whether it’s releasing illegal migrants — largely unscreened and not even Covid-tested — into the United States without properly processing them. While 822 forgotten migrants may not seem like a big number, they are indicative of a big problem — with serious implications for national security and American sovereignty. Operation Allies Refuge: Who Exactly Was on Those Planes?  By Nayla Rush Excerpt: The ongoing narrative of evacuating Afghan nationals who risked their lives to help U.S. forces in Afghanistan is closer to a myth than it is reality. The truth is, amid the chaos and the urgency, most who got on board had nothing to do with the U.S. government or any of its contractors. Biden Wants Money from ICE and Border Patrol Agents to ‘Reunify’ Illegal Migrants By Andrew R. Arthur Excerpt: Perhaps the most shocking item is Biden’s request to take money from accounts that pay ICE and Border Patrol agents for what he terms “costs related to the reunification of families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border between January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2021”.   More Blog Posts Texas Monthly: ‘Why Democrats Are Losing Texas Latinos An Eight Million Immigrant Amnesty Loaded into the Reconciliation Bill? It’s Possible Never-Ending Green Cards for Criminals in ‘Budget Reconciliation’ Bill Legal Immigration Will Explode Under ‘Budget Reconciliation’ Bill Do Any Grounds of Inadmissibility Apply in the ‘Reconciliation’ Amnesty? CBP, Border Patrol Fentanyl Seizures Up at the Southwest Border Vaccination Policy for Green Cards: Welcome, but Both Late and Weak One Afghan Military Interpreter Resettled in New Jersey Went Bad CBP Keeps Apprehending ‘Undocumented’ Aliens with Documents Border Patrol Search & Rescue Efforts Surge in FY 2021 August Migrant Apprehension Numbers Show the Border Is in Freefall: But you wouldn’t know it from CBP’s sunny press release A New Beachhead Opens in the Biden Border Crisis Are Illegal Aliens a Privileged Class? Arizona Thinks They Are EB-5 Visa Issuances in China Dropped Sharply in July EB-5 Alumnus Sells Military Tools to the Chinese — EB-5 Not Mentioned Here’s Who Can Jump the Green Card Line Under the ‘Reconciliation’ Bill Judge Blocks Title 42 Expulsions of ‘Family Units’ Why the Huge Illegal Alien Camp Formed in Del Rio Donate Copyright © 2021 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved.  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.