New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 2/1/21

Share Tweet Forward What's Happening at the Center In his latest commentary, in the international affairs journal The National Interest, Mark Krikorian explains that the Biden administration's legislative proposal to legalize virtually all illegal aliens and enact a variety of measures to weaken immigration enforcement and increase legal immigration beyond the current level of about one million a year may never be introduced in Congress and has no chance of passage. Targeted legislative measures are more likely if they include meaningful reform, such as the mandatory use of E-Verify and a prohibition on state and local sanctuary policies. In the absence of these tradeoffs, expect more executive actions to increase admissions and weaken enforcement. Featured Blogs Biden Administration Should Enact a National Population Policy: The fifth of several occasional postings from a life-long Democrat By David North While the previous articles in this series have dealt with highly specific suggestions regarding parts of our immigration system, today we get into a more fundamental discussion: The nation needs an overall population policy, something we have never had. Trump's DHS Inked Immigration Enforcement Agreements with States: Could hamstring Biden's removal moratorium; learning from Flores By Andrew R. Arthur The Trump administration plainly learned from the lawsuits against its own policy changes, as these agreements could stop President Biden's 100-day enforcement moratorium in much the same way that the Flores litigation has hamstrung immigration detention. Migrants in Mexico Are Getting Impatient: Frustrated that Biden hasn't opened the border fast enough, Cubans and others talk of simply rushing over By Todd Bensman Real change in how Border Patrol and the Mexicans do their jobs is likely coming in the weeks and months ahead, but frustration about how words in Washington translate into actual deeds is boiling in Juarez. Federal Judge Blocks Biden's 100-Day 'Pause' on Removals: When 'shall' means 'shall'; individual positions on nationwide injunctive relief will likely switch By Andrew R. Arthur Judge Drew B. Tipton of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a temporary restraining order yesterday blocking implementation of a 100-day "pause" on the removal of most aliens subject to final orders of removal, announced by DHS on January 20. Those who were or, conversely were not, fans of injunctive relief in the last administration will likely find their opinions have changed.   More Blog Posts The Day the Sounds of Construction Died: Video from a site on the New Mexico border where the halt to wall construction has left a mile wide gap The Canard of 'Hyper' ICE Enforcement Under Trump: Absent 'sensible' enforcement reforms, 'amnesty just tees up tomorrow's even bigger amnesty' Biden Administration Kills Two Trump Foreign Worker Reforms Trump Immigration Regulations Biden Should Finalize: Part 1: Employment Authorization for Certain Classes of Aliens with Final Orders of Removal Immigration Newspeak: Who's afraid of alien(s)? The Biden Administration's Assault on the English Language Changing 'Alien' to 'Noncitizen': 'Bikeshedding' as legislative maneuver? The Dangerous Gambit of the Enforcement Moratorium and Amnesty Legislation: No one wants to negotiate with a gun to their head Is Biden Reconsidering Mass Amnesty Legislation?: The Kremlinology of the missing fact sheet and the clue in the Wall Street Journal At a notorious opening in the border wall just west of El Paso, locally known as the "Anapra Gap", Todd Bensman spoke to a Mexican immigration officer guarding a 20-foot segment in a pickup truck, along with members of the Mexican national guard.