It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants When a Culture of Corruption Exists

President Trump was left with no option other than to suspend entry from highly corrupt countries in order to prevent the further importation of cultures of corruption, since effective vetting is not possible. 

More remains to be done in order to ensure that future migrants are fully vetted, that they only come from the world’s least corrupt nations, and that they fully assimilate and build up the United States.

Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born

Using the 2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation, this analysis follows the Census Bureau’s standard definition of welfare and reports use of means-tested anti-poverty programs by households headed by immigrants and the U.S.-born.

The findings show that households headed by immigrants, also called the “foreign-born”, are significantly more likely to receive benefits than households headed by the U.S.-born.

The Economic and Cultural Challenges of Afghan Immigration

The number of Afghan immigrants in the U.S. now exceeds 230,000, having doubled between 2020 and 2024. The rapid influx has raised concerns about the economic and cultural impacts on American communities. This report analyzes those impacts using the 2024 American Community Survey and related data sets.

Biden’s Afghan Parolee Program – A Trojan Horse with Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences

Senate Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration and Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism

The Biden-Harris administration evacuated over 80,000 Afghans during the summer of 2021 as U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan. The administration did not stop there: it created additional pathways for Afghans to enter the United States – ultimately bringing in more than 200,000 individuals.

The U Visa Program

Rampant fraud and abuse undermine integrity, burden police agencies, and slow benefits for qualified crime victims

This report analyzes the trends in U visa applications and provides insight into the fraud and abuse that occurs, much to the detriment of actual victims of crime who must wait longer for a visa because of the large volume of frivolous and fraudulent applications.

It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants
It Is Impossible to Fully Vet Immigrants
Welfare Use by Immigrants
Welfare Use by Immigrants
The Challenges of Afghan Immigration
The Challenges of Afghan Immigration
Biden’s Afghan Parolee Program – A Trojan Horse
Biden’s Afghan Parolee Program – A Trojan Horse
The U Visa Program
The U Visa Program

President Trump was left with no option other than to suspend entry from highly corrupt countries in order to prevent the further importation of cultures of corruption, since effective vetting is not possible. 

More remains to be done in order to ensure that future migrants are fully vetted, that they only come from the world’s least corrupt nations, and that they fully assimilate and build up the United States.

Using the 2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation, this analysis follows the Census Bureau’s standard definition of welfare and reports use of means-tested anti-poverty programs by households headed by immigrants and the U.S.-born.

The findings show that households headed by immigrants, also called the “foreign-born”, are significantly more likely to receive benefits than households headed by the U.S.-born.

The number of Afghan immigrants in the U.S. now exceeds 230,000, having doubled between 2020 and 2024. The rapid influx has raised concerns about the economic and cultural impacts on American communities. This report analyzes those impacts using the 2024 American Community Survey and related data sets.

Senate Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration and Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism

The Biden-Harris administration evacuated over 80,000 Afghans during the summer of 2021 as U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan. The administration did not stop there: it created additional pathways for Afghans to enter the United States – ultimately bringing in more than 200,000 individuals.

Rampant fraud and abuse undermine integrity, burden police agencies, and slow benefits for qualified crime victims

This report analyzes the trends in U visa applications and provides insight into the fraud and abuse that occurs, much to the detriment of actual victims of crime who must wait longer for a visa because of the large volume of frivolous and fraudulent applications.

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Fifth Circuit Greenlights Mandatory Detention for All Illegal Entrants

Ignore the thousands of habeas claims — this issue is bound for SCOTUS

Does the INA as amended nearly 30 years ago require DHS to detain every illegal entrant it encounters, regardless of where they are found or how long they have been living here? Only the Supreme Court can say for certain, and the sooner the justices do so, the better it will be for everyone involved.

Op-ed: CIS vs. Cato on Immigrant Welfare: Who’s Right?

In a new Center for Immigration Studies analysis of government survey data from 2024, my co-author Karen Zeigler and I found that 53 percent of all households headed by immigrants use one or more welfare programs, compared with 37 percent of U.S.-born households. But a recent report by the Cato Institute finds immigrant use of welfare is lower than among the native-born. How can these findings be reconciled?

Topics: Welfare

Can Naturalized Citizens Be Hyphenated Americans?

Theodore Roosevelt: no; Supreme Court: yes

Two very different views of “hyphenated Americanism” in the context of naturalized citizens were articulated in the 20th century, one by then-former President Theodore Roosevelt during World War I and the other in two Supreme Court rulings during and right after World War II. Given the Trump administration’s new focus on denaturalization, these contrasting perspectives could come into play if a case challenging the revocation of citizenship reaches the high court.

Trump II, Florida Take a Page from Biden’s ‘Consent Decree’ Playbook to Curb Parole Abuses

‘The blessing or the curse — depending on one’s vantage point — of a binding contract is its certitude’

The consent decree in Florida II will be a “binding contract” that bars future administrations from turning the limited parole authority Congress has given DHS in truly exceptional cases into a border-release machine — 2.8 million-plus releases too late, but with the gloss of legal “certitude”.

Op-ed: The High Cost of Immigrant Welfare

There’s a bigger story behind the Minnesota fraud scandal.

As the Minnesota welfare scandal highlighted, there are vast amounts of American taxpayer dollars involved, a limited resource that should be spent prudently. By their consumption of scarce public resources, immigrants make it more difficult to assist the poor who were born here, which raises key questions about immigration’s impact on the U.S. labor market and especially on blue collar workers.
Topics: Welfare

Going Back to the Past to Explain ‘Administrative Warrants’, Immigration Enforcement

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and an administrative arrest and removal process that provides greater constitutional protection than opponents appear to appreciate

Much misunderstanding over “due process”, “judicial warrants”, and “constitutional” violations in the ICE enforcement context stems from the use of those terms as shibboleths, not legal concepts with real meaning.