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DREAM Act Offers Amnesty to 2.1 Million
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Judge: Social Security Cards Not Valid ID
| Federal Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. (Tennessee Eastern District Court), a former Republican Party chairman and Bush-appointed U.S. Attorney, has called into question the validity of describing a Social Security card as a form of identification. He was presiding over a case resulting from an ICE workplace enforcement operation earlier this year at five different poultry processing plants operated by Pilgrim’s Pride. ICE arrested 311 foreign nationals, 91 of whom were charged with criminal violations. Read more... |
Immigration Enforcement Disrupts Criminal Gangs in Virginia
| Immigration law enforcement has been a key ingredient in the success of criminal gang suppression efforts in Virginia, says a new report by the Center for Immigration Studies. As state lawmakers consider steps to address the illegal immigration problem this session, they should give high priority to institutionalizing partnerships between state and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and federal immigration authorities (ICE), as well as to immigration’s fiscal costs. Read more... |
Senate Stimulus: 300,000 Jobs for Illegals? - 1 in 7 New Construction Jobs Could Go to Illegal Immigrants
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E-Verify Use Projected to Grow 442% 2007-2009
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data from the first seven weeks of 2009 suggest that by the end of this year, E-Verify use will have grown 442 percent since 2007. Employers send queries to the free, online E-Verify system to determine the work-eligibility of new hires. As of the third week in February, online queries for 2009 were already approaching 3 million, almost half the 6.6 million queries for all of 2008, a number that was itself more than double the 2007 use of E-Verify. Read more... |
The Appearance of Security: REAL ID Final Regulations vs. PASS ID Act of 2009
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I Think They Hope We'll Just Forget About It
| The administration has delayed, yet again, the implementation of the rule that would require most federal contractors to use the E-Verify system when hiring to screen out illegal aliens. Here's the announcement: Applicability Date for E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Extended Read more... |
Catholics, Immigration, and the Common Good
| Click here to download a pdf version of this Backgrounder Fr. Dominique Peridans is an Associate Pastor at a Roman Catholic parish in Maryland. Read more... |
The Obama Administration’s 287(g): An Analysis of the New MOA
| Download a pdf of this Memorandum Jon Feere is the Legal Policy Analyst at the Center for Immigration Studies. Read more... |
Raul Grijalva: From Chicano Radical to Congressman
| Download a pdf of this Memorandum. Jerry Kammer is a Senior Research Fellow a the Center for Immigration Studies. Read more... |
Electronic Verification Programs Effective in Curbing Illegal Employment
| Testimony Prepared for the Pennsylvania House Labor Relations Committee in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania June 11, 2009 Chairmen and members of the Labor Relations Committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here to testify on House bills 1502 and 1503 -- Mr. Galloway’s bills to prevent illegal employment on public works projects and in the construction sector in Pennsylvania. I commend the committee for taking up this issue, which is so important as states prepare to take advantage of stimulus monies that will soon become available. Read more... |
Attrition Through Enforcement Marches On
| The Arizona Senate yesterday approved the final House version of an immigration bill, sending it to the governor for her signature (which is expected, though she hasn't committed to it yet). The bill describes its intent this way: Read more... |
Ever Heard of Federalism?
| Related Content: Arizona Law SB 1070 Topic Page As President Obama, for the umpteenth time, trashes the common-sense Arizona immigration enforcement law, it's useful to consider once more the utter baselessness of such attacks. Read more... |
Charging More for Immigration: Closing Financial Loopholes in the U.S. Migration Process
| Download a pdf of this Backgrounder David North is a CIS Fellow. “Why not a cover charge?” — Jon Stewart, February 1, 2010, regarding the nation’s fiscal woes Summary The U.S. Government, fighting two wars and one huge recession, badly needs additional revenues to move toward a balanced budget. Read more... |
Gaming the Border: a Report from Cochise County, Arizona
| Also view our most recent video, "A Day in the Life of an Arizona Rancher: Border Fences, Illegal Aliens, and One Man’s Watchtower" Read more... |
The Politics and Practicalities of Exit Controls: Report from a Center for Immigration Studies Symposium
| Download a pdf version of this Memorandum The 9/11 Commission recommended a biometric screening system for foreign visitors, upon both entry to, and exit from, the United States. Read more... |
A Gift to the Drug Cartels: Will New Mexico Become the New Arizona?
| [NOTE: In some versions of the press release, there is a reference to 125 miles of New Mexico border. That is incorrect; the release should refer to 25 miles.] The border area between New Mexico and Mexico is sparsely populated and has limited natural or man made barriers to illegal crossing. This, coupled with an extensive road network that traverses the state in all directions, makes New Mexico a haven for the transshipment of illegal drugs from Mexico to destination points throughout the United States. Read more... |
Subsidizing Sanctuaries: The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
| Download a pdf of this Memorandum Jessica M. Vaughan is Director of Policy Studies and Russ Doubleday is a research assistant at the Center for Immigration Studies. Read more... |
Census: Population Up 27 Million in Just 10 Years
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Reining in Zadvydas v. Davis
| Download a pdf of this Memorandum Jon Feere is the Legal Policy Analyst at the Center for Immigration Studies. Read more... |
Obama's Emerging Un-Border Policy: 'Acceptable Levels of Illegal Immigration'
| The light is getting brighter and the resolution starker on the "no apprehension policy" being imposed on Border Patrol agents by their superiors: it may be part of an emerging "un-border" policy based on a view that we are currently experiencing "acceptable levels of illegal immigration", which logically means we can reduce the numbers of Border Patrol on the ground. Read more... |
White House Embraces Administrative Amnesty After Failing to Get Congress on Board
| GWEN IFILL: Cecilia Munoz, of National Council of La Raza, you heard President Fox speak today in Milwaukee. Why is the idea of legalizing illegal immigrants who are already living here making their status legal, why is that a good idea? Read more... |
Ever Heard of Stratford University? DHS Loves its Foreign Graduates
| Have you ever heard of Stratford University? Or the University of Bridgeport? Well, you should have, because their students are the most numerous and second most numerous in a government subsidy program that is supposed to bring the world's "best and brightest" to our shores. Read more... |
California Limits E-Verify, Supports Illegal Hiring Practices
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Stapling Green Cards to Diplomas, and Other Foolish Ideas You Might Have Missed in the GOP Debate
| Another debate, and another disappointing night for the Republicans on the immigration front. We've seen a total of 11 GOP debates to date, and I've yet to hear a candidate demonstrate a deep understanding of our immigration problem. The electorate is crying out for serious reform but all of the GOP hopefuls seem to offer little more than clichés and pandering. Read more... |