Author: Don Barnett

Board Member

Mr. Barnett became a Board Member of the Center in 2024, having previously served as a Fellow since 2003. He gained his expertise in immigration and refugee policy during an assignment in the U.S.S.R. while employed with the USAID. Mr. Barnett received an MBA from State University of New York. He is also an application software developer and has worked for Unisys, Goldman Sachs, and Deloitte Consulting.

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Sanctuary city bill being grossly misrepresented

Op-ed

Topics: Sanctuary Cities

Panel Video: Should States Be Able to Opt Out of the Refugee Resettlement Program?

Video

Topics: Refugees and Asylum

Panel Transcript: Should States Be Able to Opt Out of the Refugee Resettlement Program?

Transcript

Topics: Immigration Courts, Refugees

Don Barnett Discusses Refugee Resettlement

Originally Aired by FOX News on January 24, 2018

Don Barnett, a Center Fellow, discusses refugee resettlement and his new report, "Do States Have a Say in the Refugee Resettlement Program?".

Topics: TV Interviews, Refugees

Do States Have a Say in the Refugee Resettlement Program?

Tennessee lawsuit highlights federal overreach

Report

Topics: Refugees and Asylum

Don Barnett

Board Member

Sanctuary city bill being grossly misrepresented

Panel Video: Should States Be Able to Opt Out of the Refugee Resettlement Program?

Panel Transcript: Should States Be Able to Opt Out of the Refugee Resettlement Program?

Don Barnett Discusses Refugee Resettlement

Originally Aired by FOX News on January 24, 2018

Do States Have a Say in the Refugee Resettlement Program?

Tennessee lawsuit highlights federal overreach

Costs of refugee resettlement unclear to taxpayers

Creating isolation, not assimilation

Barnett: Time to bring refugee program out of the shadows

State financial analysis of refugee resettlement costs doesn't add up

A Whole New Asylum Category?

2022 Lame Duck Session Immigration Legislation
Human Trafficking
Ideological Exclusion
Biden Border Crisis
-Reports from the Border (2021)
--Reports from the Border: Del Rio Sector
--Reports from the Border: Big Bend Sector
Title 42
Border Crisis 2019 - 2020
Covid-19 and Immigration
Federal Regulations
Guatemala
Immigration in Foreign Countries
-Mexico
--Matricula Consular
-Central America
-Cuba
CIS Investigates Terror Travel Threat in Panama and Costa Rica
CIS Reports From America's Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico
Unsecured Border Series
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
Optional Practical Training Program (OPT)
Chain Migration
Migrant Caravans
-Migrant Caravans - National Security Threat
-Migrant Caravans - Credible Fear Loophole
-Migrant Caravans - Mexico/UNHCR Plan
RAISE Act (S.354)
Immigration Courts
Immigration Maps
Partnership For A New American Economy
Remittances
Eugene Katz Award
Fraud and Immigration
-Document Fraud
--Tax Fraud
--Driver's License Fraud
--Social Security Fraud
--Employment Fraud
-Visa Fraud
--Marriage Fraud
--Tourist Visa Fraud
--Student Visa Fraud
--Diversity Visa Lottery Fraud
-Voter Fraud
Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
UnidosUS
Black Americans
Canada
How to Break the Immigration Policy Impasse
Costs of Immigration
-Welfare
--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
-Social Security
-Health Care
-Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
--Unemployment/Underemployment Rates and Immigration
Education and Foreign Students
-Foreign Students
-Education
National Security
-9/11 Terrorist Attacks
-Faisal Shahzad: The Times Square Bomber
Politics
-The 2012 Presidental Election
-Onyango Obama
-Hispanic Voters
Population and Environment
-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Immigration History
Religion
-Catholics
-Evangelicals
-Jews
-Mormons
State and Local Policy
-Sanctuary Cities
-Alabama
-Alaska
-Arizona
--Arizona's Enforcement Law S.B. 1070
-California
--Los Angeles County
-Colorado
-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI)
-District of Columbia
-Florida
-Georgia
-Illinois
--Chicago, Cook County
-Maryland
-Massachusetts
-Michigan
-Minnesota
-Mississippi
-Nevada
-New Jersey
-New Mexico
-New York
-North Carolina
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-South Carolina
-Texas
-Utah
--Utah Amnesty Law (HB116)
-Virginia
-Washington
Current Numbers
-Immigrant Characteristics and Latest Numbers
-Population Projections
-Hispanic Voter Projections
-Immigrant and U.S.-born Unemployment Rates
--State Level Employment Data
Polls and Surveys
Media Coverage of the Center for Immigration Studies
-C-Span Videos
-TV Interviews
-Radio Interviews
-Outside Events
Federal Immigration Legislation and Executive Action
-DREAM Act
-House Legislation
--House Legislation 2013-14
---Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (SAFE Act - H.R.2278)
--House Legislation 2015-16
---Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (H.R.399)
---Legal Workforce Act (H.R.1147)
--2021 Budget Reconciliation Bill
-Senate Legislation
--Senate Legislation 2013-14
---Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)
--Senate Legislation 2015-16
---Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 (I Squared Act - S.153)
-Executive Actions
--2014 Executive Action Amnesty
--Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Illegal Immigration
-Influx of Unaccompanied Minors
-Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
--The 2013-14 Immigration Debate
--Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)
-Attrition and Enforcement
-In-State Tuition
Media Coverage of Immigration Policy
-Washington Post Coverage of Immigration Policy
--Department of Preening Editorials
-The New York Times Coverage of Immigration
-Univision and Telemundo Coverage of Immigration
U.S. Department of State
-Refugees and Asylum
--Asylum
--Refugees
---Afghan Refugees
-Bureau of Consular Affairs
-Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
-Visa Waiver Program
-Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
Assimilation and Citizenship
-Birthright Citizenship
-Dual Citizenship
Criminal Aliens
-Gangs
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
-Immigration Parole
-REAL ID Act and Secure Identification
-Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
--Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
--Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
--Legal Immigration
---Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) (Green Cards)
----Family Reunification
----Employment Visas
-----EB-5 Permanent Investor Visa Program
----Diversity Visa Lottery
--Nonimmigrant Visas
---Guestworkers
----H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
-----IBM and H-1Bs
-----2015 Disney Layoffs
----H-2A Nonimmigrant Visa Program
-----AgJOBS and Farmworkers
----H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
----J-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
----L-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
----R-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
--E-Verify
-Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
--Border Wall
--Secure Border Initiative (SBI/SBINet)
--Increasing the Number of Border Patrol Agents
-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
--Secure Communities Program
--287(g) Program
-US VISIT and EXIT System
LEAPS.TV Web Programs
Pew Hispanic Center
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)