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Immigration, Citizenship & Border Security

The principles upon which the United States is established encourage immigration and promote the transformation of those "yearning to breathe free" into Americans, welcoming newcomers while insisting that they learn and embrace America's civic culture and political institutions. The federal government has a duty to carry out these principles in its policies, while ensuring that U.S. borders are both secure and open to commerce.

 



 
 
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Help Wanted: Administration Proposes Needed Changes in the H-2A Visa Program by Diem Nguyen
February 13, 2008

A Neighbor Calls: Mexican President Calderón Visits the U.S. by Ray Walser
February 12, 2008

SCHIP Bill Increases Illegal Immigrants' Access to Medicaid and Undermines Welfare Reform by Robert E. Rector
December 03, 2007

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James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies and Senior Research Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies

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Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies

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