CIS Analysis Says Result Will Be Stronger Interior Enforcement

The Supreme Court today ruled that, with only narrow exceptions, children born in the United States are U.S. citizens regardless of their parents' immigration status. A new analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies examines the decision's legal reasoning and its likely impact on immigration policy - it is likely to intensify calls for stronger immigration enforcement.

Two new analyses by Center for Immigration Studies Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman conclude that a recent court ruling correctly reaffirms a fundamental constitutional principle: Congress, not the executive branch, writes the nation's immigration laws.

This new report finds that households headed by non-citizens access means-tested welfare programs at substantially higher rates than households headed by U.S.-born Americans in virtually every state.

Interview with the head of America’s largest law enforcement agency

Rodney Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian for an in-depth conversation on the challenges facing CBP and the administration’s broader enforcement strategy.

Before the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, Of the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

There are steps Congress can take to help fight fraud, but when something this valuable is on offer – residence in the United States – there will always be some who seek to break the rules to get it.