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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E15. Who Was Barbara Jordan and Why Does Her Work Still Matter Today?
August 05, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 2.48 KBSummary Few politicians have studied United States immigration and immigration policies as comprehensively as the late civil-rights icon, the first African American congresswoman to come from the Deep South, and chairwoman of President Clinton’s Commission on Immigration Reform, U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan (TX). The bi-partisan commission produced guiding principles for American immigration policies as well as specific recommendations – all but one recommendation was unanimous. ...
Who Was Barbara Jordan and Why Does Her Work Still Matter Today?
August 05, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBFew politicians have studied United States immigration and immigration policies as comprehensively as the late civil-rights icon, the first African American congresswoman to come from the Deep South, and chairwoman of President Clinton’s Commission on Immigration Reform, U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan (TX). The bi-partisan commission produced guiding principles for American immigration... Source
E13. Don’t Come to the U.S. Illegally – We’ll Come Get You!
July 29, 2021 11:35 - 35 minutes - 2.08 KBSummary The ever-expanding Central American Minors Refugee/Parole program (CAM), launched in 2014 (and expanded in 2016) by the Obama administration, and terminated in 2017 by the Trump administration, has expanded further under the Biden administration. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Dr. Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, explains how an in-country processing family unification program for those who came to the United States il...
Don’t Come to the U.S. Illegally – We’ll Come Get You!
July 29, 2021 11:35 - 35 minutes - 64.9 MBThe ever-expanding Central American Minors Refugee/Parole program (CAM), launched in 2014 (and expanded in 2016) by the Obama administration, and terminated in 2017 by the Trump administration, has expanded further under the Biden administration. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Dr. Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, explains how an in... Source
Roundtable on the Week's Top Immigration News
July 22, 2021 08:47 - 36 minutes - 65.8 MBImmigration has dominated headlines over the past week, and this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy brings together Center for Immigration Studies experts to analyze these issues. The roundtable discussion covers the recent federal court ruling on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the newly released border apprehension numbers for June, and the possibility of Senate passage... Source
E13. Roundtable on the Week’s Top Immigration News
July 22, 2021 08:47 - 35 minutes - 2.11 KBSummary Immigration has dominated headlines over the past week, and this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy brings together Center for Immigration Studies experts to analyze these issues. The roundtable discussion covers the recent federal court ruling on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the newly released border apprehension numbers for June, and the possibility of Senate passage of an amnesty via a budget “reconciliation” rule. Robert Law, the Center’s directo...
Evidence That Immigrants Reduce Wages and Job Opportunities for Low-Skill Americans
July 15, 2021 08:45 - 34 minutes - 63 MBDespite attempts by advocates to downplay the evidence that immigration hurts U.S. workers, the empirical evidence is overwhelming. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, a Resident Scholar at the Center, highlights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cases in which a clear pattern of discrimination against U.S. workers emerges. Dr. Source
E12. Evidence That Immigrants Reduce Wages and Job Opportunities for Low-Skill Americans
July 15, 2021 08:45 - 34 minutes - 2.02 KBSummary Despite attempts by advocates to downplay the evidence that immigration hurts U.S. workers, the empirical evidence is overwhelming. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, a Resident Scholar at the Center, highlights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cases in which a clear pattern of discrimination against U.S. workers emerges. Dr. Richwine and Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of the podcast, discuss how this qua...
Employers Prefer Foreign Workers over Americans
July 08, 2021 12:44 - 39 minutes - 71.7 MBMuch academic work has been published on U.S. employer preference for hiring foreign low-skill labor over American workers, particularly black American workers. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, highlights reasons why employers might seek to hire foreign nationals and the implications... Source
E11. Employers Prefer Foreign Workers over Americans
July 08, 2021 12:44 - 39 minutes - 2.29 KBSummary Much academic work has been published on U.S. employer preference for hiring foreign low-skill labor over American workers, particularly black American workers. In this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, highlights reasons why employers might seek to hire foreign nationals and the implications for American workers and society. Wax and Mark Krikorian, executive director of the C...
E10. Six Decades of Researching Immigration
July 01, 2021 08:57 - 36 minutes - 2.11 KBSummary Few individuals can boast immigration research experience spanning more than six decades. David North, a Senior Fellow at the Center, is one of them. North was introduced to immigration policy during the Eisenhower administration, when he first encountered the migrant farmworker issue as an employee of the state of New Jersey. He expanded that involvement as a political appointee in the Kennedy administration Labor Department and has continued working on the issue through to pr...
Six Decades of Researching Immigration
July 01, 2021 08:57 - 36 minutes - 66 MBFew individuals can boast immigration research experience spanning more than six decades. David North, a Senior Fellow at the Center, is one of them. North was introduced to immigration policy during the Eisenhower administration, when he first encountered the migrant farmworker issue as an employee of the state of New Jersey. He expanded that involvement as a political appointee in the Kennedy... Source
E9. Cash-Assistance Programs Benefiting Illegal Immigrants
June 24, 2021 08:55 - 31 minutes - 1.83 KBSummary The nation’s two largest cash assistance programs for low income workers redistribute taxpayer funds from legal workers to illegal immigrants. This week, Dr. Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research, and Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discuss the billions of dollars of cash payments from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) sent to illegal immigrants who have no income ta...
Cash-Assistance Programs Benefiting Illegal Immigrants
June 24, 2021 08:55 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBThe nation’s two largest cash assistance programs for low income workers redistribute taxpayer funds from legal workers to illegal immigrants. This week, Dr. Steven Camarota, the Center’s director of research, and Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director and host of Parsing Immigration Policy, discuss the billions of dollars of cash payments from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the... Source
We Are All Less Safe: Biden Targets ICE Law Enforcement Program
June 17, 2021 08:55 - 35 minutes - 65.3 MBThe 287(g) program, created by Congress to enable trained local officers to work in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), serves as a force multiplier by taking illegal aliens who have been arrested for state or local crimes off the street. Lacking the personnel to address the large population of deportable criminal aliens in the country, ICE has developed 287(g)... Source
E8. We Are All Less Safe: Biden Targets ICE Law Enforcement Program
June 17, 2021 08:55 - 35 minutes - 2.09 KBSummary The 287(g) program, created by Congress to enable trained local officers to work in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), serves as a force multiplier by taking illegal aliens who have been arrested for state or local crimes off the street. Lacking the personnel to address the large population of deportable criminal aliens in the country, ICE has developed 287(g) agreements with 146 law enforcement agencies across 25 states. Former ICE Chief of Staff ...
Texas AG Paxton: The States’ Role in Fighting Illegal Immigration
June 10, 2021 08:55 - 32 minutes - 59.9 MBThe State of Texas is the epicenter of the illegal immigration crisis and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been setting the example for how states can challenge the illegality of Biden administration immigration policies. In this week’s episode, Paxton describes how his office has so far filed five lawsuits challenging Biden immigration policies and says more are likely. Source
E7. Texas AG Paxton: The States’ Role in Fighting Illegal Immigration
June 10, 2021 08:55 - 32 minutes - 1.92 KBSummary The State of Texas is the epicenter of the illegal immigration crisis and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been setting the example for how states can challenge the illegality of Biden administration immigration policies. In this week’s episode, Paxton describes how his office has so far filed five lawsuits challenging Biden immigration policies and says more are likely. He also describes what he has seen and heard from law enforcement and local officials during several rec...
E6. D-Day on the Rio Grande? The Biden Administration Facilitates Mass Illegal Immigration
June 03, 2021 08:55 - 36 minutes - 2.12 KBSummary Todd Bensman, the Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, traveled to the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas to investigate how the Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, and Texas Department of Public Safety are handling the influx of illegal immigrants. Having viewed this area – ground zero for illegal immigration crossings – by water, air, and land, Bensman shares his observations on enforcement at the border, where federal law enforcement has been ordered by the Biden administ...
D-Day on the Rio Grande? The Biden Administration Facilitates Mass Illegal Immigration
June 03, 2021 08:55 - 36 minutes - 66.2 MBTodd Bensman, the Center’s Senior National Security Fellow, traveled to the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas to investigate how the Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, and Texas Department of Public Safety are handling the influx of illegal immigrants. Having viewed this area – ground zero for illegal immigration crossings – by water, air, and land, Bensman shares his observations on enforcement... Source
Temporary Protected Status: Amnesty-Lite
May 27, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 61.1 MBThe Biden administration recently granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to all Haitian illegal and legal aliens in the United States. TPS prevents the deportation of illegal aliens, but more importantly, it rewards them with work permits, drivers’ licenses, Social Security numbers, and the ability to travel abroad and return. Under the law, countries should only be designated for TPS due to (1)... Source
E5. Temporary Protected Status: Amnesty-Lite
May 27, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 1.95 KBSummary The Biden administration recently granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to all Haitian illegal and legal aliens in the United States. TPS prevents the deportation of illegal aliens, but more importantly, it rewards them with work permits, drivers’ licenses, Social Security numbers, and the ability to travel abroad and return. Under the law, countries should only be designated for TPS due to (1) ongoing armed conflict; (2) an environmental disaster; or (3) extraordinary and te...
The Loopholes That Drive the Border Crisis
May 20, 2021 08:55 - 43 minutes - 70.1 MBOver the last decade, the flow of migrants coming to the U.S.- Mexican border has done more than just grow, it has shifted from predominantly single males to include a large percentage of families and unaccompanied minors. Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy and a former immigration judge, explains how these phenomena result from specific loopholes in U.S. Source
E4. The Loopholes That Drive the Border Crisis
May 20, 2021 08:55 - 43 minutes - 2.56 KBSummary Over the last decade, the flow of migrants coming to the U.S.- Mexican border has done more than just grow, it has shifted from predominantly single males to include a large percentage of families and unaccompanied minors. Andrew Arthur, the Center’s resident fellow in law and policy and a former immigration judge, explains how these phenomena result from specific loopholes in U.S. immigration law and how Congress can address these “pull factors.” Mark Krikorian, the Center’s e...
"All You Americans Are Fired": The Controversial H-2B Guestworker Program
May 13, 2021 08:55 - 36 minutes - 66.6 MBThe Biden administration recently increased the H-2B visa cap, allowing more low-skilled, non-agricultural seasonal workers into the country to compete with American workers and to be exploited by employers. Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, discusses this guestworker visa program, which creates the false impression of “jobs Americans won’t do” by incentivizing employers to... Source
E3. “All You Americans Are Fired”: The Controversial H-2B Guestworker Program
May 13, 2021 08:55 - 36 minutes - 2.13 KBSummary The Biden administration recently increased the H-2B visa cap, allowing more low-skilled, non-agricultural seasonal workers into the country to compete with American workers and to be exploited by employers. Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, discusses this guestworker visa program, which creates the false impression of “jobs Americans won’t do” by incentivizing employers to use a business model that is reliant on temporary worker programs instead of reach...
“All You Americans Are Fired”: The Controversial H-2B Guestworker Program
May 13, 2021 08:55 - 36 minutes - 2.13 KBSummary The Biden administration recently increased the H-2B visa cap, allowing more low-skilled, non-agricultural seasonal workers into the country to compete with American workers and to be exploited by employers. Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, discusses this guestworker visa program, which creates the false impression of “jobs Americans won’t do” by incentivizing employers to use a business model that is reliant on temporary worker programs instead of reach...
What I Saw at the U.S.–Mexico Border
May 06, 2021 08:45 - 37 minutes - 68.1 MBDuring his recent trips to both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, Todd Bensman, the senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, spoke with human smugglers and their migrant customers, as well as border agents and local residents. Bensman shares their stories about the consequences of U.S. policies that have caused the surge of illegal crossings at the border. Source
E2. What I Saw at the U.S.–Mexico Border
May 06, 2021 08:45 - 37 minutes - 2.18 KBSummary During his recent trips to both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, Todd Bensman, the senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, spoke with human smugglers and their migrant customers, as well as border agents and local residents. Bensman shares their stories about the consequences of U.S. policies that have caused the surge of illegal crossings at the border. They range from the smuggling cartels’ sales pitches to potential migrants in Central America t...
E1. President Biden’s First 100 Days
April 29, 2021 12:40 - 37 minutes - 2.19 KBMark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, kicks off a new podcast with a conversation about the immigration policy changes enacted by President Biden during his first 100 days in office. Krikorian and his guest, a former Chief of the Office of Policy and Strategy at USCIS, discuss the southern border, interior enforcement, welfare, and the travel ban. What a difference 100 days make! Related Article: President Biden’s First 100 Days: Swift Action to Chang...
President Biden’s First 100 Days
April 29, 2021 12:40 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBMark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, kicks off a new podcast with a conversation about the immigration policy changes enacted by President Biden during his first 100 days in office. Krikorian and his guest, a former Chief of the Office of Policy and Strategy at USCIS, discuss the southern border, interior enforcement, welfare, and the travel ban. Source
Pro-Immigrant, low-immigration
April 23, 2021 15:13 - 32 seconds - 1.19 MBFrom the Center for Immigration Studies, hosted by Mark Krikorian, a weekly discussion of immigration policy matters, both immediate and long-term, with researchers from the Center and guests. Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues and has served as Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies since 1995. Source