Wyoming is Last Holdout on Refugee Resettlement
Wyoming is the last of the 50 U.S. states holding out on refugee resettlement. The federal refugee program has long been a... Read More
House Immigration ‘Principles’ Bad for All Americans
As was widely anticipated, House Majority Leader John Boehner released his immigration principles, an all-too tedious rehash of deceptive Gang of Eight... Read More
Immigration Often Good for Individual Migrants but Bad for Sending Countries
An unlikely critic, a New York Times columnist, took billionaire Mark Zuckerberg to the woodshed for his immigration tunnel vision. In his... Read More
If Only Bloomberg and Other Politicians Would Listen to Themselves
It is a rare week when Mike Bloomberg fails to make use of his bully pulpit as mayor of New York City.... Read More
Despite Relentless High American Unemployment, Reps. Poe and Labrador Double Down on Worker Visas
Many are the disappointments in the current congressional immigration debate. About two months ago, we learned that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) thinks... Read More
Asylum Claims Soar; Everyone Wants to Come to America
By Joe Guzzardi, CAPS Senior Writing Fellow July 25, 2013 During the last five years, asylum requests in the United States have... Read More
On Independence Day, Musings on Immigration and Things that make you go hmm
"We are a nation founded by immigrants." The quote, "…founded by immigrants." is interesting. According to American history, our nation was founded on... Read More
Ann Coulter on Immigration, Legal and Illegal
Never in a thousand years would I have thought I’d find myself in agreement with commentator Ann Coulter. I’ve pilloried her more... Read More
White House, Tech Industry at Odds; Major Amnesty Stumbling Block
Ask an amnesty advocate why immigration reform has to be “comprehensive,” and you’ll likely get a blank stare. The suggestion that the... Read More
Lamar Smith’s Rock and a Hard Place Bill Kills DV (Good News); Gives Visas to High Tech Workers (Bad News)
House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith’s proposed legislation to increase by 55,000 the numbers of visas given to foreign-born university students who graduate... Read More