New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 12/30/19

Share Tweet Forward Featured Posts Interior Enforcement Slumps Due to Border Crisis, Lack of Resources, Sanctuaries, and Systemic Dysfunction By Jessica Vaughan Earlier this week ICE released its 2019 report on enforcement activity. While overall removals increased due to a record number of illegal arrivals at the southwest border, removals from the interior declined by 10 percent. Meanwhile, ICE's caseload grew by 24 percent, with more than 630,000 cases added to its docket, which has grown to a record high of more than three million cases. Six-Month AP Investigation of Migrant-Smuggling Business in Mexico Reveals Potency of Trump Policies  By Todd Bensman For anyone who wanted an end to mass illegal immigration of Central Americans over the southern border, the AP story is a holiday season gift. It provides a granular view of exactly how and why the president's efforts to stymie a mass migration of Central American family units despite an uncooperative Congress — a combination of foreign diplomatic initiatives and innovative deterrence policies  MS-13 Sweep in Long Island Shows the Value of Cooperative Law Enforcement By Dan Cadman In recent years, Suffolk County, on Long Island in New York, has experienced a wave of brutal crimes attributable to the transnational criminal organization MS-13. Now prosecutors and police authorities have announced a major sweep in the county that netted nearly 100 suspects.    Liberian Amnesty Stuffed into NDAA 2020 By Andrew R. Arthur Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 grants a generous amnesty to Liberian nationals. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), has stated that this provision will "impact about 4,000 Liberians who have been legally living in the United States," but it will likely "impact" at a minimum thousands more. It sets a bad precedent that all but guarantees future amnesties. Lots of Useful Information in the Refugee Report to Congress By Nayla Rush The United States still leads the humanitarian effort to help refugees and asylees on her soil and abroad. The U.S. humanitarian protection strategy encompasses not just thousands of resettled refugees and asylum seekers on its own territory, but also millions of refugees in host countries close to their homes. U.S. humanitarian assistance reaches tens of millions of displaced and crisis-affected people worldwide, including those who will never be considered or qualify for resettlement in a third country Cato's Approach to Backlogged Visas: All Aspirations Should Be Honored  By David North  The Cato Institute's immigration policy regarding the backlog of green card applications is roughly this: Everyone who has successfully applied should be admitted. That this would add nearly five million people in the current backlogs to the usual 1.1 million new legal immigrants a year — no other country in the world admits as many.  More Blog Posts Suppose Trump Could Create 1.2 Million Good Jobs with a Pen Stroke  Sanctuary City Released Human Rights Violator  Differential Impact of Foreign Students and Workers from China and India How to Eliminate the Visa Waiting Lists Without a Massive Influx of New Aliens Senate Action on Big Tech Green Card Bill S.386 SCOTUS to Consider 'Burden of Proof' for Relief Where Crime Is in Dispute  Bad Border Reporting Requirement Stripped Out of NDAA 2020 A Harsh Glimpse into What Cartel Rivals Say and Do to One Another and Corrupt Officials  Looseness of OPT Rules Exposed in an Ad for a Wedding Coordinator  In Dealing with the Cartels, Is It terrorist Designation or Nothing? Circuit Court Rules Government Can Detain on Immigration Grounds Pending Prosecution  When the Justice System Tilts Toward Aliens Rep. Van Drew Joins the GOP If an EB-5 Convict's Business Wins in Court, Shouldn't the Prison Sentence Be Mentioned? A Good Court Ruling on Alien Workers Coming from an Unexpected Place  ICE Report 'Alternatives to Detention' Don't Work Takeaways from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report Bill Would Designate Mexican Cartels as Something Other Than Terrorists When Is a Birthright Citizenship Not an Immigration Issue? Video: Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), was featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on December 20 at the National Press Club. Visit Website Copyright © 2019 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list.