Commentary
‘Let’s Say It’s Not an Amnesty’
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, January 10, 2022
Excerpt: Contrary to the Democrats’ protestations, anything that lets an illegal alien stay here legally is an amnesty. A day may come when amnesty is called for, but it is not this day. The reconciliation bill also includes gimmicks to increase legal immigration and, unlike previous amnesty proposals, does not even pretend to strengthen enforcement going forward. These are all bad policies. But reheating the stale claim that this amnesty isn’t really an amnesty is truly comical.
The Social-Liberal/Economic-Conservative Mirage — Immigration Edition
By Mark Krikorian
National Review, January 14, 2022
Excerpt: Whatever distinctions one might make in an undergraduate seminar, in the real world mass legal and illegal immigration are two sides of the same coin. Supporters of mass immigration who profess support for tight borders implicitly acknowledge this when, faced with having to make an actual policy choice, they turn away from the steps needed to operationalize that professed preference.
A major culprit in the wage gap between Blacks and whites is America’s immigration policy
By Frank Morris
Chicago Tribune, January 10, 2022
Excerpt: There are all sorts of reasons for this staggering inequality . . . But one of the biggest — yet most underexplored — culprits is America’s immigration policy. Throughout our nation’s history, employers have preferred to hire newly arrived foreigners, who will often work for rock-bottom wages, instead of Black workers.
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Podcast
What's Happening Along the New Mexico–Mexico Border?
Moderator: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Rep. Yvette Herrell
Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 36
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Featured Blog Posts
The Border Is the Biggest Issue for Texas Voters
By Andrew R. Arthur
Quinnipiac University has released a poll of 1,224 registered Texas voters, taken between December 2 and December 6. Respondents identified the “Texas-Mexico border” as the most urgent issue facing the Lone Star State, by a significant margin. The issue will plainly play a role in the November gubernatorial election pitting Governor Greg Abbott (R) against his likely Democratic opponent, former representative (and presidential and senatorial candidate) Robert “Beto” O’Rourke, and perhaps other elections in border states, as well.
A Majority of Immigrants from Three Nations Arrived via the Diversity Visa Lottery in FY 2019
By David North
While, on average, about 5 percent of America’s arriving legal immigrants come by way of the diversity visa lottery, three nations had a majority of their 2019 immigrants to the U.S. in that program. The three nations are Tajikistan, Algeria, and Azerbaijan; the first and last are former units of the old Soviet Union.
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Sen. Ron Johnson Releases Explosive Information on Migrant No-Shows
By Andrew R. Arthur
Until the Biden administration comes up with serious immigration policies, what had been an exigent border crisis will be the “new normal”. That means that the president and Mayorkas can no longer simply rely on the plainly ineffective NTR work-around or evade questions about parole while shipping tens of thousands of aliens into the interior. The INA means what it says, and courts won’t allow DHS to ignore it forever.
States Must Pay Health and Education Benefits to Illegal Immigrant Families
By Jason Richwine
When the federal government neglects to control the border, the resulting illegal immigration imposes an “unfunded mandate” on the states. The states must spend money on a problem created by the federal government without receiving federal reimbursement. Some of the state expenditures are for population-based services — roads, bridges, police, courts, etc. — which naturally increase in cost as the population increases. But the costs of illegal immigration are not limited to infrastructure. States also must provide social services to illegal immigrants, primarily on behalf of their children.
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