October 8, 2008
Don't Let E-Verify Perish in the Next Congress
By Jena Baker McNeill and Matt A. Mayer
(WebMemo #2097)
On September 27, Congress voted to fund E-Verify through March 2009. This is certainly a positive step for the program, but it has put the ...
October 7, 2008
Reducing Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification, Enforcement, and Protection
By Robert Rector
(Backgrounder #2192)
The E-Verify system accurately authenticates the personal information given by prospective employees. In most cases, verification occurs almost instantly. Congress should reauthorize E-Verify in its ...
October 7, 2008
Executive Summary: Reducing Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification, Enforcement, and Protection
By Robert Rector
(Executive Summary #2192)
The E-Verify system accurately authenticates the personal information given by prospective employees. In most cases, verification occurs almost instantly. Congress should reauthorize E-Verify in its ...
September 30, 2008
Next Steps for Immigration and Border Security Reform: Restructuring the Work Visa
By James Sherk and Diem Nguyen
(Backgrounder #2190)
True immigration reform should include: enforcing the law, regaining control of the southern border, supporting economic development in Latin America, and emphasizing legal immigration opportunities. ...
September 17, 2008
Time Is Ticking: Congress Must Re-Authorize E-Verify Now
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2066)
If Congress does not reauthorize E-Verify by November, the program will expire and will no longer be available to employers. There is no reason why ...
August 26, 2008
Real Solutions for Challenges on the Mexico-U.S. Border: The Mérida Initiative
By Honorable Arturo Sarukhan
(Heritage Lecture #1095)
The Mérida Initiative should provide Mexico and the United States an opportunity to think strategically and to understand how enhanced cooperation and security will provide ...
August 26, 2008
Challenges on the U.S.–Mexico Border: A Panel Discussion
By Helen E. Krieble, James M. Roberts, Marcus Brubaker, and Mario Loyola
(Heritage Lecture #1096)
Challenges on the U.S.–Mexico border include economic, immigration, and security challenges for both countries. The Mexican government should take the painful but necessary steps to ...
August 11, 2008
Immigration: Congressional Miscue Could Compromise Federal-State Cooperation
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2020)
Congress should fully fund the 287g program and allow federal and state authorities to shape assistance compacts in manner that best suits the needs of ...
August 4, 2008
Reducing Illegal Immigration: How Congress Can Support Federal Initiatives
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2009)
Congress should learn from current federal initiatives and take responsible measures to help reduce the unlawfully present population in the United States in a manner ...
July 10, 2008
The Threat of Non-Citizen Voting
By Hans A. von Spakovsky
(Legal Memorandum #28)
Americans disagree on many areas of immigration policy, but not on the basic principle that only citizens should be able to vote in elections. To ...
June 23, 2008
Naturalization, Citizenship, and Presidential Elections: Lessons for 2008
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2147)
Any undue pressure to speed up naturalization processing before the 2008 national elections would likely repeat the failures of the 1996 Citizenship USA (CUSA) program. ...
May 16, 2008
No-Match Immigration Enforcement: Time for Action
By Charles D. Stimson and Andrew M. Grossman
(Legal Memorandum #25)
The next Administration is unlikely to take workplace immigration enforcement seriously. Now is the time to put employers on notice that they cannot bury their ...
May 13, 2008
How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
By James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega
(Backgrounder #2135)
Failures in Mexico's economic model have pushed millions of unemployed workers toward the U.S., creating a crisis on both sides of the border. President Felipe ...
May 13, 2008
Executive Summary: How Reforms in Mexico Could Make the U.S. More Secure
By James M. Roberts and Israel Ortega
(Executive Summary #2135)
Failures in Mexico's economic model have pushed millions of unemployed workers toward the U.S., creating a crisis on both sides of the border. President Felipe ...
May 6, 2008
H-1B Workers: Highly Skilled, Highly Needed
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1916)
H-1B visas enable businesses to temporarily hire highly skilled immigrants to fill vital positions. Immigration opponents argue that workers on H-1B visas are not especially ...
April 30, 2008
More H-1B Visas, More American Jobs, A Better Economy
By James Sherk and Guinevere Nell
(Center for Data Analysis Report #08-01)
High-tech employers cannot hire needed new workers, and advanced fields like computers and mathematicals are at full employment. Raising the cap on H-1B visas for ...
April 30, 2008
Checking Out! A Proposal for Land Border Exit Checks to Improve Visa Management
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1909)
The United States Visitor and Immi¬gration Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program was established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to record foreign visitors and ...
April 28, 2008
The United States and Mexico: Helping One Another, Helping Ourselves
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Diem Nguyen
(WebMemo #1901)
The United States and Mexico share many of the same problems, including immigration challenges, inadequate border security, and drug smuggling. The two nations do not ...
April 17, 2008
Moving Forward to Secure the Border
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Diem Nguyen
(WebMemo #1894)
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has issued two waivers of laws hindering barrier construction and security improvements on the border with Mexico. The Department ...
February 13, 2008
Help Wanted: Administration Proposes Needed Changes in the H-2A Visa Program
By Diem Nguyen
(WebMemo #1814)
Reforming work visas for agricultural workers is a pivotal step in fixing the U.S. immigration problem.
February 12, 2008
A Neighbor Calls: Mexican President Calderón Visits the U.S.
By Ray Walser, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1811)
The visit can set a tone for good relations that lasts well into the next U.S. Administration.
December 3, 2007
SCHIP Bill Increases Illegal Immigrants' Access to Medicaid and Undermines Welfare Reform
By Robert E. Rector
(WebMemo #1714)
The SCHIP reauthorization bill increases opportunities for welfare fraud.
November 28, 2007
More Ideas and Initiatives for Better, Faster, and Cheaper Border Security
By Honorable Mike Rogers
(Heritage Lecture #1052)
We should expand canine detection at our borders, focus on cost-effective Border Patrol training at multiple locations, expand retention programs, and contract with universities and ...
October 31, 2007
AgJOBS Immigration Bill Is Stealth Amnesty
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Diem Nguyen
(WebMemo #1685)
Congress should reform and expand programs for visiting agricultural workers rather than use farm bill legislation to pass stealth amnesty.
October 23, 2007
The DREAM Act: Senate Could Soon Vote on "Stealth" Amnesty Bill
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1674)
S. 2205 would undermine the rule of law and encourage further illegal entry and unlawful presence in the United States.
October 3, 2007
Immigration: Many Questions, A Few Answers
By the Honorable Lamar Smith
(Heritage Lecture #1046)
U.S. immigration laws are not broken, they are not enforced. Illegal immigrants impose a great cost to the U.S. Congress is long overdue in making ...
September 19, 2007
The Ag JOBS Act: Immigration Amnesty Revived
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Diem Nguyen
(WebMemo #1626)
The Senate's latest vehicle for granting amnesty to illegal immigrants promises an even easier route to legal status than the summer's failed comprehensive immigration reform ...
September 13, 2007
A Sleeper Amnesty: Time to Wake Up from the DREAM Act
By Kris W. Kobach
(Backgrounder #2069)
The so-called DREAM Act contains numerous provisions that reward illegal aliens for violating federal immigration law. It also expressly shields 10 states from liability for ...
September 6, 2007
Court Stops Social Security "No-Match" Immigration Enforcement: Lessons for Congress
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1600)
Next steps for Congress and the Administration after a federal court enjoins new workplace enforcement measures.
August 10, 2007
Getting Reform Right: The White House's Immigration Initiative
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1585)
The Bush Administration announces an immigration initiative that starts the ball rolling on real immigration reform.
June 27, 2007
Mission Possible: Homeland Security Should Focus on Current Mandates, Not New Missions
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1527)
Rather than pile more responsibilities on DHS by granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, Congress should let the department fulfill its current missions, such ...
June 26, 2007
The Senate Amnesty Bill: A Muddled Legal Morass
By Kris W. Kobach, D.Phil, J.D.
(WebMemo #1522)
S. 1639 would also create a legal morass that entangles immigration courts, as well as newly created administrative courts, for years to come.
June 26, 2007
White House Immigration Report Ducks Heritage Foundation Criticisms
By William W. Beach
(WebMemo #1524)
In the face of tough challenges to the President and the Senate's approach to immigration, the CEA asserts what everyone knows and fails to engage ...
June 26, 2007
White House Report Hides the Real Costs of Amnesty and Low Skill Immigration
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1523)
The White House's confused responses to Heritage Foundation research on the fiscal impact of low skill immigrants serve only to obscure the major fiscal impact ...
June 26, 2007
A Bureaucratic Nightmare: The Senate's Temporary Guest Worker Program
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1525)
The Senate's temporary guest worker program would force prospective employers to navigate a complex bureaucracy to prove that they need guest workers and dramatically reduce ...
June 26, 2007
Illegal Immigration Alternatives: How States Should Respond
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1526)
Withdrawing benefits for illegal immigrants is a strategy far superior to the Senate bill's focus on amnesty first.
June 25, 2007
Undeniably Amnesty: The Cornerstone of the Senate's Immigration Proposal
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1521)
As with the 1986 immigration bill, the granting of legal status is "amnesty" even if it is conditional and not automatic or does not necessarily ...
June 20, 2007
Immigration Amendments Undermine REAL ID and Workplace Enforcement
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1516)
Two amendments to the Senate's immigration bill would undermine efforts to strengthen the security and authenticity of state-issued identity documents and to enforce immigration laws ...
June 19, 2007
The Senate Immigration Bill: A National Security Nightmare
By Kris W. Kobach
(WebMemo #1513)
Rather than bolster national security, the Senate legislation would provide new opportunities and advantages for alien terrorists currently operating on American soil.
June 19, 2007
The Senate's Second Secret Immigration Bill
By The Heritage Foundation
(FYI )
For weeks, Americans were told that there are only two options for dealing with the nation's illegal immigration problem: stay with the status quo or ...
June 18, 2007
Response to False Claims That Illegal Immigrants Will Not Receive Welfare Under Senate Bill
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1509)
Over time nearly all amnesty recipients would be offered legal permanent residence and access to more than 60 federal means-tested welfare programs.
June 15, 2007
Throwing Money at the Problem No Solution to Immigration and Border Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1508)
The Senate immigration bill would undermine current efforts to better enforce existing laws. Instead, Congress and the Administration should take modest steps that would strengthen ...
June 12, 2007
A New Strategy for Real Immigration Reform
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D. and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1499)
Rather than reviving the failed and unworkable approach of "comprehensive" immigration reform, Congress should pursue an incremental strategy based on enforcing existing laws, along with ...
June 7, 2007
"Merit-Based" Immigration Under S.1348: Bringing In the High-Tech Waitresses
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1492)
Contrary to its proponents' claims, the Senate immigration bill will not replace "family chain migration" with an influx of high-tech workers.
June 6, 2007
Amnesty Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers at Least $2.6 Trillion
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1490)
The illegal immigrants granted amnesty under S. 1348 are likely to impose a net cost of at least $2.6 trillion on U.S. taxpayers during their ...
June 5, 2007
What to Do With the Unlawfully Present Population? A Fair and Practical Strategy
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1487)
Rather than grant amnesty, Congress should use law enforcement and market forces to end America’s addiction to undocumented labor and create legitimate opportunities for immigrants. ...
June 5, 2007
Immigration Reform: The Need for Upholding Our National Language
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D. and Israel Ortega
(WebMemo #1488)
An amendment being offered by Senator James Inhofe (R–OK) will give every Senator the opportunity to affirm the importance of declaring, preserving, and enhancing the ...
June 4, 2007
Surety Bonds: A Better Solution Than Burdensome Workplace Immigration Enforcement
By James Sherk and William W. Beach
(WebMemo #1482)
To ensure that companies hire only legal immigrants, Congress should require them to post surety bonds guaranteeing that their employees are legally allowed to work ...
June 4, 2007
Senate Immigration Reform No Fix for Border Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1483)
Congress's proposal would not improve border security. Fixing it will require major changes.
June 1, 2007
The Senate's Workplace Immigration Enforcement Proposal: Too Much Federal Meddling
By Wes Dyck, William W. Beach, and James Sherk
(WebMemo #1480)
Rather than place great and unnecessary burdens on all workers and employers, Congress should focus workplace enforcement efforts where they are likely to do the ...
May 31, 2007
Senate Immigration Reform Bill Neglects Immigration Services
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1477)
The Senate's immigration proposal would vastly expand USCIS's workload but do little to ensure that the agency is capable of handling the task.
May 30, 2007
1986 Redux: Proposed Senate Immigration Reform Repeats Past Failure
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1476)
The 1986 bill granted amnesty, then tried to enforce the law, and created a poor alternative to undocumented labor. It failed. The current bill follows ...
May 29, 2007
Senate Immigration Bill Marred by Prevailing Wage Provision
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1475)
The Senate should remove from the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1348) a provision that would require employers to ...
May 23, 2007
Rewarding Illegal Aliens: Senate Bill Undermines The Rule of Law
By Kris W. Kobach, D.Phil., J.D., and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1468)
The Senate's "Z" visa proposal would undermine the rule of law by granting massive benefits to those who have willfully violated U.S. laws, while denying ...
May 22, 2007
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer
By Robert Rector and Christine Kim
(Special Report #14)
Current immigration practices, both legal and illegal, operate like a system of trans-national welfare outreach bringing millions of fiscally dependent individuals into the U.S. This ...
May 21, 2007
Executive Summary: The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer
By Robert Rector and Christine Kim
(Special Report #14)
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer
May 21, 2007
The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to State and Local Taxpayers
By Robert Rector
(Testimony )
This testimony provides a fiscal analysis of households headed by immigrants without a high school diploma. The testimony refers to these households as "low-skill immigrant ...
May 19, 2007
The Senate's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Package
By The Heritage Foundation
(FYI )
For the sake of open deliberation and public education, The Heritage Foundation is making this legislation, in draft form, publicly available to encourage widespread debate ...
May 10, 2007
Where We Stand: Essential Requirements for Immigration Reform
By Edwin Meese III and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2034)
In crafting immigration reform legislation, given the stakes involved, Congress should oppose and, if necessary, the President should veto any reforms or reform packages that ...
May 10, 2007
Executive Summary: Where We Stand: Essential Requirements for Immigration Reform
By Edwin Meese III and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #2034es)
In crafting immigration reform legislation, given the stakes involved, Congress should oppose and, if necessary, the President should veto any reforms or reform packages that ...
February 28, 2007
Better, Faster, Cheaper Border Security Requires Better Immigration Services
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Matt A. Mayer
(Backgrounder #2011)
Congress needs to establish a better model to pay for immigration services, to fund the transformation of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services capabilities, and to ...
February 27, 2007
Sponsorship: The Key to a Temporary Worker Program
By Tim Kane, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #1022)
The core labor-market engine powering the guest worker immigration system should be based on free-market principles. Sponsorship is the only option that will operate smoothly, ...
January 24, 2007
State of the Union 2007: A Renewed Call for Immigration Reform
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1327)
While the President's proposal for comprehensive reform contains several positive elements, it still contains a fundamental flaw: amnesty.
November 8, 2006
A Border Security Strategy for Bush and Calderón: Improve Cooperation Between the U.S. and Mexico
By Stephen Johnson and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1252)
An agenda to substantially reduce the illegal border crossing that fuels criminal activity on both sides.
October 26, 2006
A New Strategy for Control of Illegal Immigration
By The Honorable Thomas G. Tancredo
(Heritage Lecture #971)
The sooner we can demonstrate the ability to enforce our immigration laws effectively, the easier it will be to move forward with a meaningful overhaul ...
October 25, 2006
Importing Poverty: Immigration and Poverty in the United States: A Book of Charts
By Robert Rector
(Special Report #9)
Importing Poverty: Immigration and Poverty in the United States: A Book of Charts
September 7, 2006
Immigration Enforcement: A Better Idea for Returning Illegal Aliens
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #1011)
Getting immigration and border security right requires a quick and efficient means of getting large numbers of illegal aliens to return voluntarily to their home ...
September 6, 2006
Better, Faster, and Cheaper Border Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Brian W. Walsh, David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D., Laura P. Keith, and David D. Gentilli
(Backgrounder #1967)
U.S. border security strategy should employ a mix of resources in addition to Border Patrol agents, including state and local authorities, the National Guard, and ...
August 14, 2006
The Senate Immigration Bill Rewards Lawbreaking: Why the DREAM Act Is a Nightmare
By Kris W. Kobach
(Backgrounder #1960)
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, passed by the U.S. Senate on May 25, 2006, contains numerous provisions that reward illegal aliens for violating ...
August 7, 2006
Workplace Enforcement to Combat Illegal Migration: Sensible Strategy and Practical Options
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #957)
The right strategy to stop illegal workers would give DHS the resources and authority to target large-scale employers in the sectors of the economy where ...
July 27, 2006
Davis-Bacon Wages in Senate Immigration Bill Would Keep Immigrants in the Underground Economy
By James Sherk
(WebMemo #1180)
Employers won't pay inflated wages, and so immigrants will remain in the shadows of the economy.
July 24, 2006
Workplace Enforcement to Combat Illegal Migration: Sensible Strategy and Practical Options
By James J. Carafano, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
I propose an enforcement strategy that could be implemented without creating more government and a huge and expensive information technology program. This strategy could be ...
July 21, 2006
Integrating Immigration, Customs, and Border Enforcement Should Be a Priority
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #1006)
Effective border control requires merging internal enforcement and trade and travel security with operations on the border. Although Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deals primarily ...
July 17, 2006
Building a Better Border: What the Experts Say
By David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1952)
The literature on increased border enforcement's effect on illegal immigration indicates that it appears to slow the flow of illegal immigrants leaving the United States. ...
July 7, 2006
Senate Immigration Law Would Disarm Local Law Enforcement
By Kris W. Kobach
(Testimony )
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, it is an honor and privilege to appear before you today to discuss border vulnerabilities, international terrorism, and ...
June 5, 2006
The Spanish Trap: More Evidence on Pitfalls of Senate Immigration Amnesty Proposal
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1106)
The Senate's "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006" (S. 2611) would allow most of the millions of illegal immigrants who have broken U.S. immigration laws ...
June 5, 2006
A Response to Alan Reynolds on Immigration Numbers
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1109)
By a ratio of three to one, Americans prefer to decrease rather than increase immigration into the U.S. But the immigration bill passed by the ...
June 2, 2006
Border Security and Immigration: Building a Principled Consensus for Reform
By The Honorable Mike Pence
(Heritage Lecture #943)
The proposed Border Integrity and Immigration Reform Act is tough on border security and tough on employers who hire illegal aliens. It recognizes the need ...
May 26, 2006
Immigration Numbers: Setting the Record Straight
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1097)
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.2611), which recently passed the Senate, provides amnesty to illegal immigrants and creates a massive "guest worker" for life ...
May 24, 2006
Terrorist Loophole: Senate Bill Disarms Law Enforcement
By Kris W. Kobach
(WebMemo #1092)
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.2611) before the U.S. Senate is touted by proponents as a "compromise," combining amnesty for current illegal immigrants with ...
May 19, 2006
The SAFE Visa: A Good Starting Point for a Truly Temporary Guest Worker Proposal
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1087)
The current battle over the guest worker provisions of the Senate's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S. 2611) centers on the amount of time that ...
May 19, 2006
Immigration Reform or Central Planning?
By Tim Kane, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1088)
The Senate's 600-page immigration reform bill is stuffed with provisions that are difficult to decipher--some good, no doubt, and some that are alarming. Alarms bells ...
May 17, 2006
Courting Chaos: Senate Proposal Undermines Immigration Law
By Kris W. Kobach
(WebMemo #1083)
Once again, the Senate Judiciary Committee has rolled out a massive amnesty for more than 11 million illegal aliens. Rewarding aliens who have violated federal ...
May 16, 2006
Senate Immigration Plan Fails to Deliver Comprehensive Border Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1080)
The Senate's immigration plan does not provide long-term security solutions that are credible, practical, and affordable.
May 15, 2006
Senate Immigration Bill Would Allow 100 Million New Legal Immigrants over the Next Twenty Years
By Robert Rector
(WebMemo #1076)
If enacted, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act would be the most dramatic change in immigration law in 80 years
May 12, 2006
Amnesty and Continued Low Skill Immigration Will Substantially Raise Welfare Costs and Poverty
By Robert Rector
(Backgrounder #1936)
The fiscal impact of immigrants varies strongly according to immigrants' education level.
April 6, 2006
The Senate Compromise on Immigration: A Path to Amnesty for Up to 10 Million
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1030)
Immigration, amnesty, immigrants
April 4, 2006
Immigration Enforcement and Workplace Verification: Sensible Proposals for Congress
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #999)
Despite 5 years of peace and prosperity, growing numbers of Peruvians seem anxious to return to the bad old days of populist spendthrift governments, an ...
March 31, 2006
Mexico's Economic Progress Can Ease Migration Woes
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #1022)
Increasing economic activities across the border is a key part of fixing immigration.
March 16, 2006
Making Citizens: The Case for Patriotic Assimilation
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(First Principles #3)
The United States, more than any other nation in history, beckons to all those "yearning to breathe free." The objective is not "my country, right ...
March 10, 2006
House Border Security Bill Falls Short
By Alane Kochems
(Backgrounder #1919)
Any effective solution for reducing illegal border crossings and the unlawful population in the United States must address all three aspects of the problem: internal ...
March 1, 2006
The Real Problem with Immigration... and the Real Solution
By Tim Kane, Ph.D., and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1913)
Efforts to curtail the economic influx of migrants actually worsen the security dilemma by driving many migrant workers underground. A non-citizen guest worker program is ...
December 19, 2005
Immigration Plans Need a Foreign Policy Component
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #948)
The conditions that push people out of Latin America are not getting better. Addressing them must be a part of any immigration strategy.
November 29, 2005
Bush at the Border
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #924)
The President outlines a promising vision for immigration reform.
November 28, 2005
Safeguarding America's Sovereignty: A "System of Systems" Approach to Border Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1898)
Simply strengthening the current "layered systems" approach to U.S. border security will not secure the border. Congress and the Administration need to make key investments ...
September 13, 2005
The Visa Process: Strategic Direction for a 21st Century System
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
In the wake of 9/11, the Congress and the administration turned its attention to strengthening the issuance and management of visas.
June 2, 2005
Alternatives to Amnesty: Proposals for Fair and Effective Immigration Reform
By Edwin Meese III, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., and Paul Rosenzweig
(Backgrounder #1858)
Congress and the President must reduce the number of individuals unlawfully present in the United States through a comprehensive solution that fosters national security, a ...
May 6, 2005
Building the Alliance for Freedom: An Agenda for Improving and Expanding the Visa Waiver Program
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Richard Weitz, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1850)
With post-9/11 improvements and more vigilant oversight, the Visa Waiver Program will significantly enhance security, trade, and travel. The VWP should include such strategic nations ...
April 21, 2005
North American Youth Gangs: Patterns and Remedies
By Stephen Johnson
(Testimony )
Throughout history, youth gangs have flourished wherever there have been population shifts and unstable neighborhoods.
March 18, 2005
Border Security: Setting the Right Federal Priorities
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #964)
Protecting the nation against terrorists, transnational crime, and environmental and economic threats requires money, time, and effort. Improving the infrastructure and programs that oversee and ...
March 10, 2005
Before the Subcommittee on Management, Integration and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
We have learned much since 9/11. Americans have had time to dwell on the challenges of protecting the nation against foreign threats in the 21st ...
August 14, 2008