New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 4/18/22

Share Tweet Share Report Ukrainian Refugees in Europe and the U.S. By Nayla Rush, April 14, 2022 Excerpt: This report offers an overview of the Ukrainian crisis and the millions of people fleeing to neighboring countries. It describes the European Union's response to those seeking protection in various countries in the region. It also highlights the U.S. response, which is primarily aimed at helping in their own region those displaced by the recent Russian attack. Podcast Ukrainian Refugees in Europe and the U.S. Host: Mark Krikorian Guest: Nayla Rush Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 49 Commentary How The Biden Administration Is Aiding And Abetting The Biggest Border Fraud In U.S. History By Todd Bensman The Federalist, April 11, 2022 Excerpt: The Biden government has publicly admitted that something bad will happen at the southwest border: an estimated 12,000 to 18,000 migrant apprehensions a day (versus the record-breaking 6,000 average now), or up to 540,000 a month (170,000 a month lately), and maybe six million by the end of 2022 (compared to the nationally historic two million apprehensions at the end of 2021). Featured Blog Posts Texas Hold-Em on Border Bridges By Todd Bensman In slowing truck traffic across the border from Mexico, is Texas trying to force action out of Washington and Mexico City to blunt the expected illegal migration surge (on top of the ongoing illegal migration surge) when Title 42 is lifted on May 23? New Migration Regulations Add to Both Amount and Speed of Migration By David North Rain in moderation is always a good thing; levels of migration, similarly, should be in moderation. Too much of either, particularly too much too rapidly, can lead to disaster. Usually we talk about migration in numerical terms, such as the annual arrival of one million-plus aliens, but there is another dimension, the speed of migration, that plays a hidden role.   RGV Border Disaster: Demoralized Agents, Angry and Despondent Residents By Andrew R. Arthur I just returned from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), "ground zero" for the Southwest border crisis. I found beaten-down and demoralized Border Patrol agents and residents who are, by turns, angry and despondent. Both aimed their ire toward Washington — which is the source of their problems. How Many Americans Will Companies that Missed Out on the H-1B Lottery Hire? By Robert Law Foreign-worker programs are meant to supplement the American workforce when employers legitimately cannot meet labor needs after boosting wages and working conditions. Instead, users of the H-1B program use it to supplant their American workforce and cite the "high demand" as evidence to encourage Congress to give them access to more foreign workers. More Blog Posts Most Illegal Border Crossings Are Handled Skillfully — But Some Are Not House Panel Drops Interest in Diversity, but Leaves Visa Lottery in Place Is the H-2B Program Less Bad than the H-2A Program? Texas Building Its Own Border 'Wall' Under Biden DHS Has Released More Than 756,000 Southwest Border Migrants With Trucks and Buses, Texas Sends a Message to Washington and Mexico Mayorkas Grants Amnesty-Lite to Cameroonians Key Figure in Vermont's EB-5 Scandal Gets 18 months in Jail Where Are All the Biden Immigration Regulations? Del Rio Mounted Border Patrol Agents Cleared Polling Shows Trouble for Biden The United Farm Workers Get in a Time Machine and Cancel Themselves Todd Bensman discusses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's week-old "enhanced safety inspections" operation at border bridges, which has significantly impeded international trade from Mexico and has led to a Mexican border-state governor seeking a deal to reduce illegal immigration on his side. Donate Copyright © 2022 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved.  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.