Parsing Immigration Policy
282 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★ - 37 ratingsA weekly discussion of immigration policy matters, both immediate and long-term, with researchers from the Center for Immigration Studies and guests.The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985 by Otis Graham Jr., we have pursued a single mission – providing immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States.
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E90. Immigration Parole Explained
February 02, 2023 20:26 - 33 minutes - 1.95 KBIn early January the Biden administration, without the approval of Congress, announced a new immigration program, granting parole to 360,000 foreign nationals from Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. This week’s Parsing Immigration Policy episode puts this Biden expansion of parole authority in context citing the creation of the parole authority, later congressional limitations... Source
E89. National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January 26, 2023 13:18 - 37 minutes - 2.19 KBTo bring greater attention to the issue of human trafficking, Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s Director of Policy Studies, joins our podcast this week to highlight border-related human trafficking. Current immigration policies are responsible for an out-of-control southern border and for lax guest worker programs, both of which are major contributors to the human trafficking industry in the United... Source
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January 26, 2023 13:18 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBTo bring greater attention to the issue of human trafficking, Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s Director of Policy Studies, joins our podcast this week to highlight border-related human trafficking. Current immigration policies are responsible for an out-of-control southern border and for lax guest worker programs, both of which are major contributors to the human trafficking industry in the United... Source
E-Verify: The Key to Deterring Illegal Immigration
January 19, 2023 17:10 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBThe primary reason illegal immigrants come to the United States is jobs, and the best solution for shutting off the magnet of jobs is E-Verify. This free online system, created by Congress as a pilot program in 1986, enables employers to check whether new hires are authorized to work in the United States by submitting the same information that job applicants provide on the mandatory paper I-9 form. Source
E88. E-Verify: The Key to Deterring Illegal Immigration
January 19, 2023 17:10 - 43 minutes - 2.55 KBThe primary reason illegal immigrants come to the United States is jobs, and the best solution for shutting off the magnet of jobs is E-Verify. This free online system, created by Congress as a pilot program in 1986, enables employers to check whether new hires are authorized to work in the United States by submitting the same information that job applicants provide on the mandatory paper I-9 form. Source
E87. The Coming End of Title 42
January 12, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 2.42 KBThere’s an immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border, but that border could be all but erased if Title 42 were to end without the administration implementing equally effective enforcement policies. Title 42 is the public-health order that directs the Border Patrol to expel border-jumpers without a hearing. Whether the U.S. can continue to rely on this public-health order to deal with the... Source
The Coming End of Title 42
January 12, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBThere’s an immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border, but that border could be all but erased if Title 42 were to end without the administration implementing equally effective enforcement policies. Title 42 is the public-health order that directs the Border Patrol to expel border-jumpers without a hearing. Whether the U.S. can continue to rely on this public-health order to deal with the... Source
CIS Field Work Breaks Two Stories South of the Border
January 05, 2023 18:33 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBThe Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, Todd Bensman, traveled to Mexico to investigate rumors about a shelter in Tijuana serving only Muslim migrants and about thousands of illegal immigrants being funneled into the United States through ports of entry under a questionable program that makes border crossing legal. His trip took him to Tijuana and Mexicali. Given the large number of “special... Source
E86. CIS Field Work Breaks Two Stories South of the Border
January 05, 2023 18:33 - 42 minutes - 2.48 KBThe Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, Todd Bensman, traveled to Mexico to investigate rumors about a shelter in Tijuana serving only Muslim migrants and about thousands of illegal immigrants being funneled into the United States through ports of entry under a questionable program that makes border crossing legal. His trip took him to Tijuana and Mexicali. Given the large number of “special... Source
2022 Recap: The Impact of Biden’s Policies Two Years In
December 29, 2022 12:22 - 48 minutes - 67 MBIn this year-end episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Center for Immigration Studies experts discuss key Biden administration immigration policies and their impacts. The roundtable discussion includes Jessica Vaughan, Andrew Arthur, and Jon Feere, moderated by the Center’s executive director (and podcast host) Mark Krikorian. The group looks at 2022 developments in border security... Source
E85. 2022 Recap: The Impact of Biden’s Policies Two Years In
December 29, 2022 12:22 - 48 minutes - 2.86 KBIn this year-end episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Center for Immigration Studies experts discuss key Biden administration immigration policies and their impacts. The roundtable discussion includes Jessica Vaughan, Andrew Arthur, and Jon Feere, moderated by the Center’s executive director (and podcast host) Mark Krikorian. The group looks at 2022 developments in border security... Source
Hispanics’ Voting Preferences on Immigration
December 22, 2022 17:04 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBAs the nation’s largest minority, Hispanics have been a point of focus in recent elections, especially given the rising importance of immigration as a policy issue. The majority of immigrants to the United States are Hispanic, so it has long been assumed that Hispanics will be most loyal to candidates that make immigration to the U.S. easier. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy... Source
E84. Hispanics’ Voting Preferences on Immigration
December 22, 2022 17:04 - 46 minutes - 2.72 KBAs the nation’s largest minority, Hispanics have been a point of focus in recent elections, especially given the rising importance of immigration as a policy issue. The majority of immigrants to the United States are Hispanic, so it has long been assumed that Hispanics will be most loyal to candidates that make immigration to the U.S. easier. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy... Source
E83. A Conversation with Senator Tom Cotton
December 15, 2022 09:00 - 47 minutes - 2.78 KBSenator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) was featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies. A leader in the U.S. Congress on immigration and national security issues, Senator Cotton’s committees include the Judiciary Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, the Intelligence Committee... Source
A Conversation with Senator Tom Cotton
December 15, 2022 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBSenator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) was featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies. A leader in the U.S. Congress on immigration and national security issues, Senator Cotton’s committees include the Judiciary Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, the Intelligence Committee... Source
Immigration in the Lame Duck: Per-Country Cap, Dreamers and Farmworkers
December 08, 2022 16:29 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBBefore the 118th Congress is sworn in on January 3, the current Congress will likely consider several immigration measures in the “lame duck” session with the backdrop of a historic meltdown at the border. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, experts at the Center join Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, discuss the issues to watch for in the... Source
E82. Immigration in the Lame Duck: Per-Country Cap, Dreamers and Farmworkers
December 08, 2022 16:29 - 33 minutes - 1.99 KBBefore the 118th Congress is sworn in on January 3, the current Congress will likely consider several immigration measures in the “lame duck” session with the backdrop of a historic meltdown at the border. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, experts at the Center join Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, discuss the issues to watch for in the... Source
E81. Rep. Tiffany on Withholding Visas from Countries
December 01, 2022 18:47 - 40 minutes - 2.39 KBRecalcitrant countries, those which fail to accept the return of their nationals who are under removal orders from the United States, are back in the news. In the wake of Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, Communist China announced it was “suspending China-U.S. cooperation on the repatriation of illegal immigrants”. In addition, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) has introduced the Alien Criminal Expulsion... Source
Rep. Tiffany on Withholding Visas from Countries
December 01, 2022 18:47 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBRecalcitrant countries, those which fail to accept the return of their nationals who are under removal orders from the United States, are back in the news. In the wake of Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, Communist China announced it was “suspending China-U.S. cooperation on the repatriation of illegal immigrants”. In addition, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) has introduced the Alien Criminal Expulsion... Source
E80. Reflecting on Half a Century of Mass Immigration
November 17, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 1.86 KBThe signing of the Hart-Celler immigration bill in 1965 launched a new era of mass immigration, contrary to policymakers’ promises. Today on Parsing Immigration Policy, Peter Nunez, chairman of the Center for Immigration Studies board reflects on the impact that bill and other major policy changes have had on the flow of immigration, both legal and illegal. Nunez, a former U.S. Source
Reflecting on Half a Century of Mass Immigration
November 17, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 58 MBThe signing of the Hart-Celler immigration bill in 1965 launched a new era of mass immigration, contrary to policymakers’ promises. Today on Parsing Immigration Policy, Peter Nunez, chairman of the Center for Immigration Studies board reflects on the impact that bill and other major policy changes have had on the flow of immigration, both legal and illegal. Nunez, a former U.S. Source
E79. Immigration: The Numbers Matter
November 10, 2022 17:28 - 25 minutes - 1.5 KBThe foreign-born are set to become a larger share of the population than at any time in U.S. history. It is time for a national conversation on what this means for our schools, infrastructure, natural environment, healthcare system, and labor market. Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research sits down with John Wahala, the Center’s assistant director, to talk about his recent analysis of... Source
Immigration: The Numbers Matter
November 10, 2022 17:28 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBThe foreign-born are set to become a larger share of the population than at any time in U.S. history. It is time for a national conversation on what this means for our schools, infrastructure, natural environment, healthcare system, and labor market. Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research sits down with John Wahala, the Center’s assistant director, to talk about his recent analysis of... Source
E78. Has an Imposter Stolen Your Identity?
November 03, 2022 21:42 - 42 minutes - 2.47 KBCartels trafficking drugs into the United States rely on individuals using stolen identities to transport and distribute their illegal product. Identity theft, the criminal act of assuming another person’s name, address, social security number, and date of birth in order to perpetrate fraud, allows illegal aliens to fraudulently obtain valid state driver’s licenses. But more police are being... Source
Has an Imposter Stolen Your Identity?
November 03, 2022 21:42 - 42 minutes - 67.4 MBCartels trafficking drugs into the United States rely on individuals using stolen identities to transport and distribute their illegal product. Identity theft, the criminal act of assuming another person’s name, address, social security number, and date of birth in order to perpetrate fraud, allows illegal aliens to fraudulently obtain valid state driver’s licenses. But more police are being... Source
E77. Panel Podcast: The Ukraine War and Its Impacts on Migration
October 27, 2022 14:44 - 53 minutes - 3.16 KBA series of recent missile strikes by Russia against Ukrainian cities, including Lviv, the western city that has been housing a large number of the internally displaced Ukrainians, has increased the likelihood of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees. But other factors – including potential energy disruptions in Ukraine this winter and in food and fertilizer exports leading to famine in Africa – are... Source
Panel Podcast: The Ukraine War and Its Impacts on Migration
October 27, 2022 14:44 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBA series of recent missile strikes by Russia against Ukrainian cities, including Lviv, the western city that has been housing a large number of the internally displaced Ukrainians, has increased the likelihood of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees. But other factors – including potential energy disruptions in Ukraine this winter and in food and fertilizer exports leading to famine in Africa – are... Source
Flawed Studies Misuse Texas Crime Data Resulting in False Claims about Illegal Alien Crime
October 20, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBAcademics and activists have been misusing data from the Texas Department of Public Safety to claim that illegal immigrants have lower rates of crime than the native-born or legal immigrants. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, and co-author of the recent report, Misuse of Texas Data Understates Illegal Immigrant Criminality, discusses the flawed research... Source
E76. Flawed Studies Misuse Texas Crime Data Resulting in False Claims about Illegal Alien Crime
October 20, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 1.5 KBAcademics and activists have been misusing data from the Texas Department of Public Safety to claim that illegal immigrants have lower rates of crime than the native-born or legal immigrants. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, and co-author of the recent report, Misuse of Texas Data Understates Illegal Immigrant Criminality, discusses the flawed research... Source
What to Expect on Immigration from the Next Congress
October 13, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 48.4 MBThe midterm congressional elections that will determine control of the House and the Senate are less than a month away. Once again, immigration is a key issue for voters and many of the candidates have made promises about their immigration agendas. What can we expect from Congress during the last half of a President Biden administration? This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy is a... Source
E75. What to Expect on Immigration from the Next Congress
October 13, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 1.77 KBThe midterm congressional elections that will determine control of the House and the Senate are less than a month away. Once again, immigration is a key issue for voters and many of the candidates have made promises about their immigration agendas. What can we expect from Congress during the last half of a President Biden administration? This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy is a... Source
Enriched by Loose US Immigration Policies, Mexican Cartels Are Now Global Enterprises
October 06, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 69.6 MBThe extensive criminal and political power of Mexican cartels is a topic largely ignored by the American media and thus unknown to most Americans. Strengthened and enriched by the Biden administration’s border crisis, the cartels have evolved into global criminal enterprises impacting America through epidemic levels of drug overdoses, human smuggling and trafficking, and increased risks to public... Source
E74. Enriched by Loose US Immigration Policies, Mexican Cartels Are Now Global Enterprises
October 06, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 2.54 KBThe extensive criminal and political power of Mexican cartels is a topic largely ignored by the American media and thus unknown to most Americans. Strengthened and enriched by the Biden administration’s border crisis, the cartels have evolved into global criminal enterprises impacting America through epidemic levels of drug overdoses, human smuggling and trafficking, and increased risks to public... Source
Jeff Sessions Speaks Out on Our Immigration Challenges
September 29, 2022 19:46 - 26 minutes - 42 MBThis week Jeff Sessions, former senator from Alabama and U.S. Attorney General, joins Parsing Immigration Policy, where his voice is heard every week on the podcast’s intro montage saying, “Those Masters of the Universe are at it again.” Sessions shares his views on the Biden administration’s immigration policies, the present immigration crisis at the southern border, and actions Republicans need... Source
E73. Jeff Sessions Speaks Out on Our Immigration Challenges
September 29, 2022 19:46 - 26 minutes - 1.53 KBThis week Jeff Sessions, former senator from Alabama and U.S. Attorney General, joins Parsing Immigration Policy, where his voice is heard every week on the podcast’s intro montage saying, “Those Masters of the Universe are at it again.” Sessions shares his views on the Biden administration’s immigration policies, the present immigration crisis at the southern border, and actions Republicans need... Source
How Biden Sold Out Democracy in Haiti
September 22, 2022 18:56 - 35 minutes - 56.2 MBImages of thousands of illegal aliens, mostly from Haiti, camped under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, last September created a serious political problem for the Biden administration, which feared it would harm Democratic prospects in the 2022 midterm elections. Despite the administration’s hostility to border enforcement, the need to make the problem go away caused the White House to... Source
E72. How Biden Sold Out Democracy in Haiti
September 22, 2022 18:56 - 35 minutes - 2.05 KBImages of thousands of illegal aliens, mostly from Haiti, camped under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, last September created a serious political problem for the Biden administration, which feared it would harm Democratic prospects in the 2022 midterm elections. Despite the administration’s hostility to border enforcement, the need to make the problem go away caused the White House to... Source
E71. Challenging the Biden Administration’s Immigration Policy
September 15, 2022 16:48 - 27 minutes - 1.62 KBOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Todd Rokita, the 44th Attorney General of the state of Indiana, discusses legal actions his state has taken to combat illegal immigration. Attorney General Rokita has taken on a leadership role in challenging the Biden administration’s lack of immigration enforcement. AG Rokita says, “The foundational part of our ‘American Exceptionalism’ is... Source
Challenging the Biden Administration’s Immigration Policy
September 15, 2022 16:48 - 27 minutes - 44.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Todd Rokita, the 44th Attorney General of the state of Indiana, discusses legal actions his state has taken to combat illegal immigration. Attorney General Rokita has taken on a leadership role in challenging the Biden administration’s lack of immigration enforcement. AG Rokita says, “The foundational part of our ‘American Exceptionalism’ is... Source
E70. Illegal Immigration in Israel: Echoes of America’s Challenges
September 08, 2022 11:50 - 34 minutes - 2.05 KBOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host Mark Krikorian is joined by Akiva Lamm, the government and communications director for the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, based in Jerusalem. Krikorian and Lamm explore the striking similarities between the immigration-control challenges faced by their respective countries. The IIPC was established in 2012 in response to the illegal... Source
Illegal Immigration in Israel: Echoes of America's Challenges
September 08, 2022 11:50 - 34 minutes - 56 MBOn this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host Mark Krikorian is joined by Akiva Lamm, the government and communications director for the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, based in Jerusalem. Krikorian and Lamm explore the striking similarities between the immigration-control challenges faced by their respective countries. The IIPC was established in 2012 in response to the illegal... Source
Identity Fraud by Illegal Aliens Ignored by the Federal Government
September 01, 2022 08:13 - 38 minutes - 62.3 MBFederal authorities estimate that more than one million people in the United States, many of them illegal aliens, are using Social Security numbers belonging to someone else. However, government agencies choose to look the other way, allowing Americans, including young children, to be victimized by identity thieves. This week, Ben Weingarten joins Parsing Immigration Policy to talk about a report... Source
E69. Identity Fraud by Illegal Aliens Ignored by the Federal Government
September 01, 2022 08:13 - 38 minutes - 2.28 KBFederal authorities estimate that more than one million people in the United States, many of them illegal aliens, are using Social Security numbers belonging to someone else. However, government agencies choose to look the other way, allowing Americans, including young children, to be victimized by identity thieves. This week, Ben Weingarten joins Parsing Immigration Policy to talk about a report... Source
Former ICE Director Tom Homan Discusses the State of Immigration Enforcement
August 25, 2022 22:16 - 39 minutes - 62.6 MBA record number of illegal aliens have been caught at the U.S. Southwest border this year, and more than 1 million have been released into the United States. Despite these historic numbers, the arrest, detention, and removal of illegal aliens inside the country is down as a result of the Biden administration’s disregard for the enforcement of immigration laws. Robust border security and interior... Source
E68. Former ICE Director Tom Homan Discusses the State of Immigration Enforcement
August 25, 2022 22:16 - 39 minutes - 2.29 KBA record number of illegal aliens have been caught at the U.S. Southwest border this year, and more than 1 million have been released into the United States. Despite these historic numbers, the arrest, detention, and removal of illegal aliens inside the country is down as a result of the Biden administration’s disregard for the enforcement of immigration laws. Robust border security and interior... Source
States Can Push Back on Biden Open Border Policies
August 19, 2022 15:51 - 34 minutes - 54.8 MBIllegal border crossings reached yet another all-time high in apprehensions of illegal border crossers in July, with the year-to-date total of 1.8 million apprehensions exceeding the number encountered in all of FY2021. More importantly, the number of illegal crossers who are released into the country, together with the “gotaways” who avoided arrest, is at an all-time high. Source
E67. States Can Push Back on Biden Open Border Policies
August 19, 2022 15:51 - 34 minutes - 2 KBIllegal border crossings reached yet another all-time high in apprehensions of illegal border crossers in July, with the year-to-date total of 1.8 million apprehensions exceeding the number encountered in all of FY2021. More importantly, the number of illegal crossers who are released into the country, together with the “gotaways” who avoided arrest, is at an all-time high. Source
Solutions for Ending the Border Crisis and Creating an Effective Process for Removals from the Interior
August 11, 2022 20:40 - 44 minutes - 70.5 MBMore than a million migrants have been apprehended and released into the United States under the Biden administration. If got-aways – migrants who successfully evaded Border Patrol – and unaccompanied minors are added, the total is nearly two million. In today’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, experts discuss solutions to ending the border crisis and executing an effective interior... Source
E66. Solutions for Ending the Border Crisis and Creating an Effective Process for Removals from the Interior
August 11, 2022 20:40 - 44 minutes - 2.58 KBMore than a million migrants have been apprehended and released into the United States under the Biden administration. If got-aways – migrants who successfully evaded Border Patrol – and unaccompanied minors are added, the total is nearly two million. In today’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, experts discuss solutions to ending the border crisis and executing an effective interior... Source
STEM: Science, Technology, Espionage, and Math
August 04, 2022 20:20 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBDoes the large scale admission of foreign students from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) PRC, especially those in STEM fields, pose an economic or security threat to the United States? More than 317,000 Chinese students are present in the country today, representing over one-third of all foreign students. The PRC government considers every one of these students an intelligence asset... Source