Parsing Immigration Policy
Center for Immigration Studies
A weekly discussion of immigration policy matters, both immediate and long-term, with researchers from the Center for Immigration Studies and guests.The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985 by Otis Graham Jr., we have pursued a single mission – providing immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States.Listen to all episodes of Parsing Immigration Policy at Ricochet.com.
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Oct 20, 2022 • 26min
Flawed Studies Misuse Texas Crime Data Resulting in False Claims about Illegal Alien Crime
Academics and activists have been misusing data from the Texas Department of Public Safety to claim that illegal immigrants have lower rates of crime than the native-born or legal immigrants. On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Jason Richwine, and co-author of the recent report, Misuse of Texas Data Understates Illegal Immigrant Criminality, discusses the flawed research... Source
Oct 13, 2022 • 30min
What to Expect on Immigration from the Next Congress
The midterm congressional elections that will determine control of the House and the Senate are less than a month away. Once again, immigration is a key issue for voters and many of the candidates have made promises about their immigration agendas. What can we expect from Congress during the last half of a President Biden administration? This week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy is a... Source
Oct 6, 2022 • 43min
Enriched by Loose US Immigration Policies, Mexican Cartels Are Now Global Enterprises
The extensive criminal and political power of Mexican cartels is a topic largely ignored by the American media and thus unknown to most Americans. Strengthened and enriched by the Biden administration’s border crisis, the cartels have evolved into global criminal enterprises impacting America through epidemic levels of drug overdoses, human smuggling and trafficking, and increased risks to public... Source
Sep 29, 2022 • 26min
Jeff Sessions Speaks Out on Our Immigration Challenges
This week Jeff Sessions, former senator from Alabama and U.S. Attorney General, joins Parsing Immigration Policy, where his voice is heard every week on the podcast’s intro montage saying, “Those Masters of the Universe are at it again.” Sessions shares his views on the Biden administration’s immigration policies, the present immigration crisis at the southern border, and actions Republicans need... Source
Sep 22, 2022 • 35min
How Biden Sold Out Democracy in Haiti
Images of thousands of illegal aliens, mostly from Haiti, camped under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, last September created a serious political problem for the Biden administration, which feared it would harm Democratic prospects in the 2022 midterm elections. Despite the administration’s hostility to border enforcement, the need to make the problem go away caused the White House to... Source
Sep 15, 2022 • 28min
Challenging the Biden Administration’s Immigration Policy
On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Todd Rokita, the 44th Attorney General of the state of Indiana, discusses legal actions his state has taken to combat illegal immigration. Attorney General Rokita has taken on a leadership role in challenging the Biden administration’s lack of immigration enforcement. AG Rokita says, “The foundational part of our ‘American Exceptionalism’ is... Source
Sep 8, 2022 • 35min
Illegal Immigration in Israel: Echoes of America's Challenges
On this week’s episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, host Mark Krikorian is joined by Akiva Lamm, the government and communications director for the Israeli Immigration Policy Center, based in Jerusalem. Krikorian and Lamm explore the striking similarities between the immigration-control challenges faced by their respective countries. The IIPC was established in 2012 in response to the illegal... Source
Sep 1, 2022 • 39min
Identity Fraud by Illegal Aliens Ignored by the Federal Government
Federal authorities estimate that more than one million people in the United States, many of them illegal aliens, are using Social Security numbers belonging to someone else. However, government agencies choose to look the other way, allowing Americans, including young children, to be victimized by identity thieves. This week, Ben Weingarten joins Parsing Immigration Policy to talk about a report... Source
Aug 25, 2022 • 39min
Former ICE Director Tom Homan Discusses the State of Immigration Enforcement
A record number of illegal aliens have been caught at the U.S. Southwest border this year, and more than 1 million have been released into the United States. Despite these historic numbers, the arrest, detention, and removal of illegal aliens inside the country is down as a result of the Biden administration’s disregard for the enforcement of immigration laws. Robust border security and interior... Source
Aug 19, 2022 • 34min
States Can Push Back on Biden Open Border Policies
Illegal border crossings reached yet another all-time high in apprehensions of illegal border crossers in July, with the year-to-date total of 1.8 million apprehensions exceeding the number encountered in all of FY2021. More importantly, the number of illegal crossers who are released into the country, together with the “gotaways” who avoided arrest, is at an all-time high. Source
