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Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking

Endangered at the Border

Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking

Closely tied to the criminal networks involved in illegal immigration and drug smuggling across the U.S. border is illegal wildlife trafficking, a $10 billion industry that harms vulnerable animal populations and brings various endangered species closer to extinction.

Event: A Conversation with Francis Cissna

Event: A Conversation with Francis Cissna

USCIS Director on legal immigration challenges

Francis Cissna, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will be featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Wednesday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club. 

H-2A Disclosure Data

Evaluating H-2A Disclosure Data

Unlimited Cheap Farm Labor

The H-2A program in theory should reduce the number of foreigners working illegally in agriculture jobs, but that clearly has not been the case. A closer look at the H-2A program reveals interesting details.

Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement

Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers

At this stage the DHS appropriations bill, passed Wednesday on a party-line vote of 29–22, is a snapshot of priorities of this most important committee. And it contains several harmful provisions that would increase illegal immigration and the importation of foreign workers on “temporary” visas — provisions passed with the support of the Republican chairmen of the full committee and its Homeland Security subcommittee.

Travel Orders and National Security

President Trump’s Travel Orders and National Security

President Trump has issued two executive orders and one presidential proclamation restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals to the United States. While those actions have been deemed "travel bans", this is a misnomer, as each only applied to certain nationals from certain countries.

Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking
Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking
Event: A Conversation with Francis Cissna
Event: A Conversation with Francis Cissna
H-2A Disclosure Data
H-2A Disclosure Data
Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement
Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement
Travel Orders and National Security
Travel Orders and National Security

Immigration Publications

Endangered at the Border

Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking

Closely tied to the criminal networks involved in illegal immigration and drug smuggling across the U.S. border is illegal wildlife trafficking, a $10 billion industry that harms vulnerable animal populations and brings various endangered species closer to extinction.

Event: A Conversation with Francis Cissna

USCIS Director on legal immigration challenges

Francis Cissna, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will be featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Wednesday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club. 

Evaluating H-2A Disclosure Data

Unlimited Cheap Farm Labor

The H-2A program in theory should reduce the number of foreigners working illegally in agriculture jobs, but that clearly has not been the case. A closer look at the H-2A program reveals interesting details.

Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers

At this stage the DHS appropriations bill, passed Wednesday on a party-line vote of 29–22, is a snapshot of priorities of this most important committee. And it contains several harmful provisions that would increase illegal immigration and the importation of foreign workers on “temporary” visas — provisions passed with the support of the Republican chairmen of the full committee and its Homeland Security subcommittee.

President Trump’s Travel Orders and National Security

President Trump has issued two executive orders and one presidential proclamation restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals to the United States. While those actions have been deemed "travel bans", this is a misnomer, as each only applied to certain nationals from certain countries.

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'Private' Refugee Resettlement Agencies Mostly Funded by the Government

Nine State Department-approved "voluntary organizations" or volags are paid by the head to resettle refugees in the U.S. The bulk of their annual revenues come not from charitable contributions, but government grants, ranging from 58 percent to 97 percent of their total budgets. The total annual compensation for the heads of these charities ranges from $132,000 to $671,000.
Topics: Refugees

Venezuelan Migration Continues to Grow

As the flow of Venezuelans fleeing the socialist rule of President Nicolás Maduro continues, regional host countries are facing both increasing difficulties meeting the needs of migrants and domestic pressure to limit Venezuelan immigration.

Refugee Resettlement Is Costly

The U.S. accepts refugees primarily for humanitarian reasons, not for economic ones. The fact that refugees are a fiscal drain should not by itself determine refugee policy. However, we should be careful not to fall for starry-eyed promises that everyone is better off when refugee numbers increase.
Topics: Costs of Immigration, Refugees

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