U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Homeland Security Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655 May 13, 2019 SENT VIA E-MAIL TO: f o i a @ a m e r i c a n o v e r s i g h t . o r g Austin R. Evers Executive Director 1030 15th Street, NW Suite B255 Washington, DC 20005 Re: 18-cv-02842-TSC American Oversight v. DHS, et al. First Interim Release for DHS FOIA Request No. 2019-HQLI-00010 Dear Mr. Evers: This is our first interim response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), received on December 18, 2018. For this production, DHS reviewed 367 pages. After review of those 367 pages, DHS has determined to withhold in full or in part 176 pages, pursuant to FOIA Exemptions (b)(5) and (b)(6). Further, the DHS has determined that 73 pages will be released in full. Additionally, we are consulting with other agencies with respect to 17 pages of potentially-responsive records and will notify you with the results of the consultation as they are provided to the DHS. Finally, the DHS has determined that 96 pages of the reviewed records are not responsive to your request and five pages have been excluded as duplicate documents. If you have any questions regarding this release, please contact Mr. Bradley White, DHS FOIA Appeals and Litigation, via email at Bradley.White@hq.dhs.gov. Sincerely, Bradley E. White DHS FOIA Appeals and Litigation Enclosed: 249 pages 00000105/13/2019 I F Quinn, Cameron ,t::i,)(6) roml:6)(6) I 5 To: "hans.vonspakovskf'b)( ) I Subject: FW: U.S. Department of Justice AG News Update Date: 2018/ 10/15 21:09:06 Priority: Normal Type: Note Hans - 1) did you reachl(b)(5) ~ 2) below reminds me of a request I got through a law school friend for another mutual friend who is teaching this spring at U of A law school, who is looking for things done by/since the beginning of the Trump Administration that have supported and/or streng t hened democratic institutions . She's looking for a book (unlikely) or various essays/other writings on the broad topic. This is broader than election issues, which was my first thought, as during the conversation the re was reference to something related to Congress v. Executive Branch interaction . At t he moment, I don' t have the friend teaching's email, but I'll get in. In the meantime, I thought I'd see if you had ideas of anything out there written that might be relevant, given the kinds of things you typically w rite about . Best, Cameron From : U.S. Department of Justice Se nt : M onday, October 15, 2018 8:17 PM To: Quinn, Cameron j~C_b)(_6)__________ ~ Subject : U.S. Department of Justice AG News Update ==-== You are subscribed to AG News for U.S. Department of Justice. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks to the Heritage Foundation on Judicial Encroachment 10/15/201812:00AM EDT Thank you , Attorney Genera l Meese for that generous introduction. It means a lot to me, espec ially com ing from you. 0 lnstagram /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT ic on I ? FaceBook icon I 0 YouTube 00000105/13/2019 I 0 Twitter icon DHS-18-0694-B-000001 00000205/13/2019 You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the U.S. Department of Justice website. GovDelive is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Just ice 950 Pennsy lvania Ave., NW? Washington, DC 20530 ? (b)(6) and may not use your subscr iption informat ion for any other purposes . ,_ _____ Manage your Subscriptions Sender: I Department of Justice Privacy Policy I GovDelivery Privacy Policy IOuinn cameron l:b)(6) I I Kb)<6) Recipient: "hans .vonspakovsk?b )(6) _. I Sent Date: 2018/10 / 15 21 :09 :05 Delivered Date: 2018/10/15 21 :09 :06 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00000205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000002 00000305/13/2019 From: Quinn, Cameron tb)(6) (b)(6) To: "hans.vonspakovsk)l(b)(6) I I I Subject: FYSA Date: 2018/07/30 18:56:04 Priority: Normal Type: Note https://www. b reitba rt. com/texas/2018/07 /30/ m igra nt-d eaths-alo ng-u-s-mexico-borde r-reach-200/ Cameron P. Quinn, Officer, Civil Right s & Civil Liberties , Department of Homeland Security r)( I 6) Sender I IOuinn Cameront:h )(6) )(6) 1f'.1, Recipient: "hans.vonspakovskyl(b)(5) I I Sent Date : 2018/07/30 18:56:03 Delivered Date: 2018/07/30 18:56:04 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00000305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000003 00000405/13/2019 I IOuinn Camerorl_Cb )(6) From: (b)(6) )(6) To: "hans.vonspakovsi<)f:b I I Subject: No go on WH waiver Date: 2018/06/26 22:03:30 Priority: Normal Type: Note Here's what I got back from ethics : I did hear back from the WH Counsel's Office about )(6) )(6) I am happy to discuss with you but ....__ f-ea _r_t_h_e_r_ e-is- lit_t_ le_m _ o_re-1 -ca _n_ d_o-in -t- hi-s-in _s_t_a_n-ce -.-----' I'll try to call you in the next day or so. Easiest afte r 6PM . Cameron Quinn DHS/CRCL l(b)(6) IOuinn Cameron l(b)(6) Sender: (b)(6) Recipient : "hans.vonspakovsk)fb)(6) I I I Sent Date : 2018/06/26 22:03:29 Delivered Date: 2018/06/26 22:03:30 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00000405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000004 00000505/13/2019 From: (b)(6) r eritage.org> I "Quinn CamerorlCb )(6) To (b)(6) I Subject: RE: RSVPto CRWG(Oct. 19, 20 17) Date: 2017/ 10/11 09:54:28 Type: Note Excellent. Is there any matter that you'd like to give a quick debrief on at the CRWG meeting next week? Thank you, ! !Cb )(6) ! !Cb )(6) Research and Adm inistrativ e Ass istant The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 I [0 )(6) heritage.org ~ From : Quinn, Cameron [b ~-)(_6)____________ Sent : Tuesday, October 10, 2017 9:16 PM @heritage.org> Subject : RSVPto CRWG (Oct. 19, 2017) To! Cb )C6 ) Please consider me a yes, thanks! Cameron Quinn DHS/Civil Rights & Civil Liberties !Cb )C6) !dd) Sender: r.i,)(6) Recipient : l?lheritage.org> I "Quinn, Cameronl'.b )(6) 'b)(6) I Sent Date : 2017/10/11 09:54:21 Deliver ed Date : 2017/10/11 09:54:28 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00000505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000005 00000605/13/2019 From: (b)(6) lcis.org> "Hamilton Gene ICb)(6) b)(6) To: "Douahertv. Michael l/b\/6\ (b)(6) I Subject: can we delay the H2b announce until at least end of next week Dat e: 2017/07/06 14:40 :14 Type: Note We are gonna try and put some stuff out at the Center to make the case there is no need to increase the numbers. Is it possible to delay? P,)(6) Director of Research Center for Immigration Studies I f'.6)(6) Sender: (b)(6) lj)cis.org> " Hamilton, Gene t:r,) (6) (b)(6) Recipient: UOU~11e1cy, IVJICnae , 1/h\ /n \ (b)(6) I I I Sent Date: 2017/07/06 14:40:03 Delivered Date: 2017/07/06 14:40 : 14 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00000605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000006 00000705/13/2019 From: Maria Espinoza <~heremembranceproject To: .org> I "Hamilton, GenelrhV6) I (b)(6) CC: ~the remembranceproject.org'' Subject: Thursday meeting Date: 20 17/03/17 15:00:43 Type: Note Hello Gene . Thanks again for setting aside time for the Secretary and yourself to meet with us yesterday , an exciting first step in what we believe will be a great partn ership. The Remembrance Project' s vision and mission are clear ly aligned with the Secretary' s. Key action items discus sed are: 1 - TRP provide a per spective of the scale of illegal alien crime. Status: Attached are links to information , which will give the Secretary a good idea on crimes committed. A. ICE Released 19,723 Criminal Aliens in 2015 http ://cis.org/vaug han/ice-releases -19723-criminal -aliens-20 15 B. Con servat ive Review a1ticle: GAO Report The findings in the seco nd re port (GA O- 05 -646R) are eve n mo re disturb ing . This repor t looked at the c rimina l histories of 55,322 a liens that "entere d the c ountry illegall y and we re still illeg a lly in the coun try a t the time of the ir incarcerat ion in federa l o r state priso n o r loca l jai l durin g fisca l yea r 2003." Those 55,322 illeg al alie ns had been arrested 459,614 times, an ave rage of 8 .3 arres ts per illegal alie n, and had committ ed al most 700,000 crimi nal offenses, an ave rage of rough ly 12 .7 offenses per illega l a lien . - See more at: https://www.co nservative rev iew.com /commenta ry/20! 7/03/what-the-media -wont -tell-yo u-about -illega limmigra tion-and-crim ina l-activity #sthash .jCJcfYFc.dpuf https ://www .conservativer eview .corn/commentary/2017 /03/what-the-media-wont-tellyou-about-ill egal-immi gration-and-crimin al-activity C. This website gives you a quick peak at what is taking place in ONLY ONE stat e and how children are being sexually abused. http://www. ncfire.info 2 - DHS staff will review applicability of current departmental grants , per the Secreta ry's direction. Status: TBD 3 - Thank you for expeditiously placing us in touch with the ICE team responsib le for imp lementat ion of VOICE . Status: Complet ed 3/17 / l 7. ~ and I met with Barb ara Gonzalez, Tracy Short and /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00000705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000007 00000805/13/2019 Vin cent Picard 4. - TRP discuss with DHS potent ial grants to help fund our pro-T rump agenda . Status: TBD We look forward to working with DHS and in utilizing our unique qualifications in furthering this and related initiatives. Please keep us abreast as to what you learn and possible opportunities pe1taining to numbe rs 2 and 4. If you have any questions or comments, please call right away. Rega rds, Maria Espinoza Co-foundfer & Nat' l Director THE REMEMBRANCE PROJECT direct: ~ )C6) I Washington: !~(b~)C6 ~) ----~ P.O. Box 15448 Washington, DC 20003 www.TheR emembranceProj ect.org I Sender: Maria Espinozc{'b)(6) ICb ) C6 ) Recipient: " Hamilton Gene lrhV6) (b)(6) I I I Sent Date: 2017/03/17 14:59:51 Delivered Date : 20 17/03/17 15:00:43 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00000805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000008 00000905/13/2019 From: Hamilton, Gene 1n-,v6) (6)(6) To: "Mar ia Espinoza )(b)(6) I I l!)t heremembrancep roj ect .org > " Subject: RE: Email Date: 2017/03/ 16 17:53: 14 Priority: Normal Type: Note Hi Maria, I don't know , but I'll ask them to connect with you . As for tomorrow , unfortunately , it's a closed -door meeting with the Democrats in the House. Thanks again! Gene -----Or iginal Message----From: Maria Espinoza ~P,)(-6)---~ @theremembranceproject.org] Sent: Thursday , March 16, 2017 4 :58 PM 6)_________ To: Hamilton , Gencl.._Cb_ )C_ ___, Subject: Re: Email Gene , Would it be possible to meet with someone with the team at ICE tomorrow? One person who has a good overview grasp would suffice . Also, Sec. Kelly ment ioned he is speaking tomorrow at 10:30 am. If it's possible for us to attend , please forward the information. I'm about to schedule a taped interview tomorrow morning and will work around the Sec.'s speach . I'll send a follow-up email to our meeting shorty. My best , Maria > On Mar 16, 2017 , at 4:49 PM, Hamilton , Gene ... P,_ )(_ 6)_________ _.lwrote: > > Yes, it sure is. Thanks, Maria! I just forwarded your contact informat ion to our team at ICE. Please let me know if you don't hear anyth ing from them soon . /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00000905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000009 00001005/13/2019 > > A ll the best , > > Gene > > -----O riginal Message----- > From: Maria Espinozafl,~)(6 _)____ @theremembrancep roject.org] > Sent: Thursday , March 16, 2017 3:09 PM > To: Hamilton , Gene l._ Cb"""" )(6""" )_________ _. > Subject: Email > > Gene , > > Great to see you! > Is this your current email address > > My best, > > Maria Espinoza ::fb)(6) >l(b )(6) IDTheRemembranceProject.org I > > Co-founder & Nat'I Director > The Remembrance Project > Sender: I Hamilton, Gene~ )(6) I:!;)( 6 ) Recipient: "Maria Espinozal(b)(6) I lg)theremembranceproject.org >" Sent Date: 2017/03/ 16 17:53:14 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000010 00001105/13/2019 I IOuinn Cameron ?\,)(6) From: (b )(6) I b)(6) To:,, 11n 1 l(rlltiPHnHhl (b)(6) Subject: RE: Informat ion on Family Separation Allegat ions Date: 2018/06/25 16:12: 12 Priority : Normal Type: Note I know you all are very busy. Since I don't want to miss a lot of my community meeting, I'm going back in, but will monitor email and step out as soon as I can if one of you want to talk any further. From: Quinn, cameron Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 3:55:41 PM To: Houlton, Ty ler; Waldman, Katie Subject: RE: Information on Family Separation Allegations Will step out and try again , in case there are questions . From: Quinn, cameron Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 3:20:37 PM To: Houlton, Ty ler; Waldman, Katie Subject: RE: Information on Family Separation Allegations No luck catching either ofyou. 6 l._ Cb_ ) < _) ___ __, From: Quinn, cameron Sent : Monday, June 25, 2018 3:15:49 PM To: Houlton, Ty ler ; Waldman, Katie Subject: FW: Information on Family Separation Allegations Will call in a minute /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000011 00001205/13/2019 From : Fleischaker, Deborah Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 2:33:20 PM To: Quinn, Cameron Cc : Venture, Veronica; McKenney, William Subject: Information on Family Separation Allegations Cameron, Ronnie asked Bill and me to send you a description of how Compliance is handling allegations of family separation generally and specifically when the l-213s do not identify additional family members in the travelling party with appropriate specificity. When Compliance receives one of these sorts of allegations, it processes the allegation and brings it either to our "information layer" meeting or our "case opening" meet ing. Regardless of which meeting it comes to, Compliance leadership at that point decides whether we should open a complaint or include it in our information layer. Currently, because we recently sent CBPa draft recommendation memo that addresses this issue (attached), we are not opening additional complaints. As you may remember, the draft memo includes )(5) jCb )C5 ) Despite the fact that we are not opening additional complaints at this point, we are tracking the issue of incomplete l-213s and are noting this in the database summaries. We will still contemplate opening special or unique allegations as complaints. I We raised the issue of incomplete l-213s when we met with CBPlast week. They assured us that A numbers for each family member should be included in each 1-213. We pointed out that we have seen many examples where this has not happened or not happened accurately, and followed up the meeting by sending them 17 examples where the 1-213did not include this information (the email is attached). Please let us know if you need any additional information. Best, Deborah Deborah T. Fleischaker Deputy Director, Compliance Branch Office for Civil Right s and Civil Liberties U.S. Department of Homeland Security j(b)(6) I Sender: Quinn, Cameronl(b) (6) I l'h)( 6) I (b) (6) Recipient: I l'h) (6) I "Waldman, Katie l'h V6) I I (b) (6) Sent Date: 2018/06/25 16:12:13 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000012 00001305/13/2019 Delivered Date: 120 18/06/25 16:12: 12 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000013 00001405/13/2019 CREEC CIV IL RIGHTS EDUCAT ION AND ENFORCEMENT CENTER 104 Broadway , Suite 400 Denver, CO 80203 303 .757 .7901 www.creec law .o rg Amy F. Robert so n arobe rtson@creec law.o rg July 23 , 2018 By fax to 202.401 .4708. by email to crcl@dh s.gov , and by first class mail: Cameron Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Department of Homeland Security Building 410, Mail Stop #0190 Washington , DC 20528 Re: Rights of and Resources for Deaf Detained Immigrants Dear Ms. Quinn: We -- the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center and undersigned civil and disability rights organizations -- write to discuss the situation of detained immigrants who are deaf or hard of hearing or have deaf or hard of hearing family members -- both parents and children who may have been separated, and generally throughout the detention and immigration process . We would like to ensure that such detained immigrants receive the aids and services -- including sign language interpreters, certified Deaf interpreters, and communications technology -- that must be provided for the Department to ensure effective communications and to ensure DDBDDHH 1 individuals have an equal opportunity to participate in the Department's programs and activities. As you know, the Department of Homeland Security ("OHS") and its components , the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS") , Customs and Border Protection ("CSP"), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), are all governed by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Section 504"), 29 U.S.C. ? 794 , which prohibits disability discrimination by any program or activity conducted by an executive agency. Regulations implementing Section 504 as to the activities of OHS require the Department "to effectively communicate" with individuals with disabilities , including furnishing "appropriate auxiliary aids where necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in .. . a program or activity conducted by the Department." 6 C.F.R. 1 D/d eaf, deafblind , deaf -disabl ed , or hard of hearing . /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00001405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000014 00001505/13/2019 Cameron Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties July 23 , 2018 Page 2 ? 15.60(a)(1 )(i). Auxiliary aids are "services or devices that enable persons with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills to have an equal opportunity to participate in , and enjoy the benefits of , programs or activities conducted by the Department." Id. ? 15.3(a). In determining what type of auxiliary aid is necessary, the Department is to "give primary consideration to the requests of the individual with a disability." Id. ? 15.60(a)(1 )(ii). The Department is also required to provide information concerning the existence and location of accessible services. Id. ? 15.60(b). These requirements are also reflected in the relevant OHS Directive and Guidance. Directive No. 065-01 requires "[e]ffective communication, including by providing auxiliary aids and services for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing." "Nondiscrimination For Individuals With Disabilities In OHSConducted Programs And Activities (Non-Employment) ," OHS Directive No. 065 - 01, Section V(A)(1 )(c) (Sept. 25, 2013). 2 DHS's Guide to Directive No. 065-01 requires each program to: o take steps to ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others by providing, where necessary , appropriate auxiliary aids and services; o give primary consideration to providing the type of aid or service requested by the individual with a disability, unless another equally effective means of communication is available; [and] o provide notice to potential participants alternative forms of communication. regarding the availability of Guide 065-01 -001 -01 , "Component Self-Evaluation and Planning Reference 3 Guide," at 11 (date). "To be effective , auxiliary aids and services must be provided in accessible formats, in a timely manner , and in such a way as to protect the privacy and independence of the individual with a disability." Id. at 12. While generally individuals can be expected to request accommodations, 2 https ://www.d hs .gov/si tes/default/ti les/publ ications/dhs -managemen t -d i rective -d isability access 0 0.pdf (last visited July 11, 2018). 3 https ://w ww.dhs.gov/sites/default /f i les/publications/disabi lity-guide-component-selfeval uation .pdf (last visited July 11 , 2018). /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000015 00001605/13/2019 Cameron Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties July 23 , 2018 Page 3 [a] request for an accommodation or modification may be made by someone else on behalf of the qualified individual with a disability. The agency has an affirmative obligation to offer an accommodation or modification to someone with a known disability where that disability impairs the individual's ability to know of, and effectively communicate the need for, an accommodation or modification that is obvious to the agency. The "failure to accommodate" form of discrimination includes the failure to notify a qualified individual with a disability of their right to request an accommodation or modification . Id. at 1 8 ( emphasis added). Detained immigrants -- especially minors -- who are deaf or hard of hearing present a specific challenge. Any encounter with a deaf person "that may involve legal , medical, safety , or program eligibility issues" will usually require a qualified sign language interpreter. Id. at 12. Thus a sign language interpreter should be provided for any interaction between a deaf person and an official of the USCIS , ICE, or CSP in which that person's legal rights or medical status is discussed or in question. Because many detained immigrants come from countries where they are not taught American Sign Language -- the language most U.S. - based interpreters are most familiar with -effective communication will require , optimally, a sign language interpreter fluent in the sign language used by the detained immigrant . Sometimes it will be necessary to provide a "Deaf - hearing team," that is, a team of interpreters consisting of a qualified sign language interpreter and a qualified Deaf interpreter or DI. A DI is an interpreter who is deaf or hard of hearing who works in tandem with a hearing sign language interpreter . This type of interpreter specially trained to facilitate communication between the speaker and individuals who are deaf who use a foreign sign language, or signs or gestures that may be developed outside of the majority deaf community, who experienced language deprivation, or who use other signing or gesturing systems or language that are unfamiliar to the sign language interpreter . /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001605/13/2019 is or DHS-18-0694-B-000016 00001705/13/2019 Cameron Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties July 23 , 2018 Page 4 Furthermore, in any circumstances in which hearing detained immigrants are permitted to use a telephone to communicate with others -including family , friends , and lawyers -- deaf and hard of hearing immigrants must be permitted access to a videophone -- including video relay -- video conferencing , captioned telephone, or other technology necessary to permit them equal access. We are aware of several deaf minors who have been detained and separated from their parents but have not been provided interpreters or access to videophones or video conferencing to communicate with family and attorneys. We also are aware of several deaf adults who have been detained and deported without having received effective communication as required by Section 504. While other agencies may be responsible for their own communication with deaf minors in their custody, DHS remains responsible for ensuring, for example, that hearing parents in ICE custody are able to communicate effectively with their deaf or hard of hearing children. We would like the Department's assurances that it will comply with Section 504 and its regulations, directive, and guidance and provide auxiliary aids and services necessary for deaf and hard of hearing detained immigrants, and detailed information concerning how the Department intends to accomplish this. In the meantime, we are prepared to assist the Department in identifying resources in relevant locations. As an initial matter , the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf has an online searchable database of certified sign language interpreters and certified Deaf interpreters: https://myaccount.rid.org/Public/Search/Member.aspx. /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00001705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000017 00001805/13/2019 Cameron Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties July 23, 2018 Page 5 Thank you for your attention to this letter. We look forward to learning how the Department will ensure the rights of deaf and hard of hearing detained immigrants. Sincerely, Amy F. Robertson , Co-Executive Director Timothy P. Fox, Co-Executive Director Elizabeth B. Jordan, CREEC Fellow Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center Talila A. Lewis, Volunteer Director Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of Deaf Communities (HEARD) Mary Faithful! , Executive Director Disability Rights Texas J.J. Rico, Chief Executive Officer Arizona Center for Disability Law Julie Reiskin , Executive Director Kevin Williams, Legal Program Director Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Faiz Shakir , National Political Director American Civil Liberties Union Howard Rosenblum, Chief Executive Officer National Association of the Deaf Curt Decker, Executive Director National Disability Rights Network Melinda Bird, Senior Litigation Counsel Disability Rights California Alison Butler , Director of Legal Services Disability Law Colorado Marlene Sallo, Executive Director Disability Law Center, MA Protection & Advocacy 00001805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000018 00001905/13/2019 Page 019 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b)(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00001905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000019 00002005/13/2019 Page 020 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00002005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000020 00002105/13/2019 From: I Quinn,Cameron l(b)(6) (h )( 6) "ShuchartScottl(b)(6) K\> )(6) r-1e 1scnaKer, ueooran1Cb )(6) (b)(6) "Salvano-Dunn, Dana llhv ,;, I I I I I I I 'h \/ 1,) "Venture,Veronica t:1> )(6) (b)(6) To: "Sultan,Jennifer l(b)(6) t:b)(6) 1o1c1<.enney, w11 11 aml'hv ,;, I I I I I I 1,,\( 1,) "Cucinella , Amyl'hV6\ d(b)(6) "Rooa l Leahl'hV6) (b)(6) "Tosado,Rebekah t:1> )(6) (b)(6) LC,l ,ylll, ~LULL l(b )(6) I I I I I I I I (h \/ 1,) "Lanum,Scottt(b )(6) I CC: /h \/ 1,) I "MersonGarvl(b)(6) '.b )(6) "Miller,Bennett11, )(6) (b)(6) Subject: RE:CRCL offerto help EROandmiscel laneousitems I I I I Date: 2018/07/24 09:37:51 Priority: Normal Type: Note Very helpful info , thanks! From: Shuchart, Scott Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 9:29:27 AM To: Fleischaker, Deborah; Salvano-Dunn, Dana; Quinn, Cameron; Venture, Veronica; Sultan, Jennifer; McKenney, William; Cucinella, Amy; Rogal, Leah Cc: Tosado, Rebekah; Lanum, Scott; Lanum, Scott; Merson, Gary; Miller, Bennett Subject : RE: CRCLoffer to help ERO and miscellaneous items According to the parties' joint filing in the Ms. L case yesterday (attached) , the "current evaluation" is that 260 parents were removed without being reunified or waiving reunification. See p.3 of the attac hed PDF for all the numbers that the government has given the court, though there seems to be some confusion about how to interpret some overlapping categories. From: Fleischaker, Deborah Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 8:38 AM To: Salvano-Dunn, Danaj,_ Cb -)(-6)--------------,1 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Quinn, Cameron 00002105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000021 00002205/13/2019 ._I Cb _)C _ 6)____ --;::::======-~- ~ e_n_t_u_ re...:. ,_V_e_ro_n _i~ca p, .__ )(_ 6)____________ -S_h_u_ ch_a_rt_,_s_c_o_tt_.... k\i~ )_C"""" 6_ )-:..-:..-:..-:..-:..-:..-:..~--------'l su lta n, Jennifer tb)C6 ) McKenney, William ~(b)(6) Cucinella, Amy ._k\,--:)(6 _)-:-;:============l::....:. Ro .::..: g=.:a :1,~L-e-a;h;:::! Cb =)C =6)========.-------' Cc: Tosado, Rebekah [b)C6 ) I; Lanum, Scott !rhV6) I Lanum, Scott P,)(6) Merson, Gary I I Miller, !Cb )(6) Bennett .... P,_ )(6 _) _________ Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help ERO and miscellaneous items ~1 Given the latest reporting, I think it also would be helpful to know the latest estimate of how many parents have been removed prior to reunification and what the plan is for reunification in that circumstance. From: Salvano-Dunn, Dana Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 7:49 AM To: Quinn, Camero ~(b)(6) .-P,)(6 _)__ ....:...._ __ ___;~=====:::::;-t I Fleischaker, Deborah .... _)(6 _)___________ ~V;-e-nt:-u_r_ e~ ,V :--; e --'ronica -P> Shuchart, Scott[b)C6 ) ~ultan, ..:.:.:.:..:..:..:..:..:....:::..:..::..:...:=::======:---------' ~ Jennifer IC6 )(6) t McKenney, William f(b )(6) ~---;:=========:::::;-~ I Rogal, Leah,_ P,_ )(6 _) _______ Cucinella, Amy !Cb )(6) , 6)__________ Cc: Tosado, Rebekah ._l Cb "--" )C ..;. Lanum, Scott !Cb )(6) ICb )C6) I Lanum, Scott P,)(6) IMiller, __,I __. I Merson, Gary Ben"'"n"""' e-'tt--;j:?= )=(6=) ======::::!......:.....__,I Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help ERO and miscellaneous items Scott You may have better contacts, but let me know if you want me to reach out. Dana From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: T uesday, July 24, 2018 2:03:37 AM To: Fleischaker , Deborah; Vent ure, Veronica ; Shuchart, Scott; Sultan, Jennifer; Salvano-Dunn, Dana; McKenney, Willia m; Cucinella, Amy; Rogal, Leah Cc: Tosado, Rebekah; Lanum, Scott; Lanum, Scott; Merson, Gary; Miller, Bennett Subject: RE: CRCL offe r to help ERO and m iscellaneous items Update (7/20) on Phase II reunification: 900 parents are in ICE custody. 450 families reunified. 504 parents waiting having been cleared/interviews completed. 237 interviews pending. 222 parents released into interior. 200 minors under review re parent's background check. 48 parents failed. 140 relinquished custody of child (some with designated sponsors). As of Thursday when we met w/Port Isabel Director, they were aiming for Saturday completion. Can Scott Lor Dana follow up to determine a more current update before CR/CL meeting in the afternoon, please? /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00002205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000022 00002305/13/2019 From: Quinn, Cameron Sent : Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:42 PM To : Fleischaker, Deborah .-h,)(-6)------------~I Venture, Veronica 6 ICb )(6) IShuchart, Scott P,)( ) _rl-;::: ..... Cb:""" )(:6..._ ):__ ::_:~..::-=~-=-=~~=-=_= _=_=_=_=_=_::::=._-_-. .... I Salvano-Du n'-n-, _D_a_n_a-;:l Cb =)= (6= ) ===:::::::----' :J:e:n:n_i:-:f_ekb""" ... v6,.. )_.- ______________________ _I_M_c_K .... _e_n_n_e_y,_w _,i IIiam !Cb)( 6) I Cucinella, Amy ~~ ~ )(6 ..._ )_---:-----:----:-;======....:I Cc: Tosado, Rebekahfh)(6) R~o~g~a~l,~L~ea~h ~f!,= )=(6=) ::::;-______ ~ Lanum, Scott !Lanum, Scott ... r_)(6_)-=========I_ 1(6)(6) ICb )(6) I Sultan, __, M_e~rson, Gary I ~ Miller, Bennett pi)(6) Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items Phase 2 ofthe reunification effort, the population is 2,551: 2,514 adults have had their A numbers connected with minors. 1,611 of the adults are in custody. 137 have issues arise during their interviews delaying their reunification. 73 adults have relinquished custody to relatives in the US. 496 have been reunified thus far. Wash Post is doing a wrap-up story on reunifications. DHS plans get out daily numbers. From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 5:43 PM To: Fleischaker, Deborah .-l (b-)(-6)------------~l ~~ ~ )(6 ..._ )_--;:==========l~ Jennifert:b)(6) venture, Veronica ISultan, S:...:..huchart, Scott P,)(6) I Salvano-Dun'-n-, -=D_a_n_a-;:~ (b =)=(6= ) =====----- ,.:_;:.:_.:..:.:.:.:...~======::::;--:--=--:-:------:-:-:::: !Cb )(6) McKenney, William ICb )(6) I Cucinella, =======::::::;--- ___::...:__,I Rogal,--:L-e-a;-h ;::t:?= )(6 =) L-----:---=---:--:--:---.======----__:::_.....:....._----=::::::::::::::::::;--:-----:-----:-:----' '-A::-m - y'l Cb =)=(6=) ====,!__ __ Cc: Tosado, Rebekah [0)(6) I; Lanum, Scott P,)(6) I Lanum, Scott {0)(6) I Merson, Gary IJ,)C6 ) IMiller , Bennett !,_ Cb _)(_6)_________ Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items _,I All 57 eligible Phase I children ages 0-4 were reunified with their parents by this morning . From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 9:52 PM To: Fleischaker, Deborah .-I Cb -)(-6)--------------,I Venture, Veronica IShuchart, Scott ~...'"'" )(6 .... )_-======::::;----'I P,)(6) 7 Je _n_n...., if'e_r,,!Cb =)(=6)==========---.I P,)(6) McKenney, William P,)(6) '--'--'--;=========----__:_:.......... '-'--"'"'":""-;=========:::::::----Amy P,)(6) Rogal, Leah !Cb )(6) Cc:TLos~a~d~o-,-=R-e~b~ek~a~h~j~ (b= )(6 =)====~~:..:..:....::.::.:...:...!::::::::::::::::::::::::;l~La_n_ u_ m_, ~S-co_t_t __ I t:6)(6) lCb )(6) Sultan, SaIvano-Dunn, DanaICb )(6) I Lanum, Scott ICb )(6) Mill er, Benn ._e_t-;: t !Cb =)=(6)========-----.I I ICucinella, _. I Merson, Gary Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items Also, on whether Flores and Ms. L have effectively locked DHS into catch and release DOJwill be evaluating how the two work together; ETA uncertain . /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00002305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000023 00002405/13/2019 From: Quinn, Cameron Sent : Tuesday, July 10, 2018 9:43 PM To : Fleischaker, Deborah ..-P,)(6 -)------------.~ Venture, Veronica IShuchart, Scott !Cb)(6) P,)(6) .... Je _n_n- if_e_r.=P,= )(6 =)========'-----.1 ISultan, Salvano-Du n.... n~,-=D _a_n_a-;::u,= )(= 6)====:::;--~ I t Cucinella, P,)(6) McKenney, William i Cb )(6) '--:'.""-=======-----___:..:.......... ~--:-:==========;-~ Amy !Cb )(6) I Rogal, Leah!Cb )(6) ----:----:--:--"."""-::======---....:::........:.__...!:::==::::::;-------~ Cc: Tosado, Rebekah P,)(6) Lanum, Scott P,)(6) Lanum, Scott fb)(6) !Cb )(6) Miller, Bennett_.... lCb _)C 6 _)_--,----_______ Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items I I IMerson, Gary I Not sure if you all have seen this: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/07 following-court-order -reunify -families-responsible-manner ....,I /10/administration- From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 8:01 PM ,--------------, To: Fleischaker, Deborah )(6) Venture, Veronica 6 !; Shuchart, Scott )( ) Sultan, sa Ivano-Du n.... n~ , D~a --n__ a_;:,o -;::= )(6 =)=====:;-1 ___, ICb )(6) ~ Je _n_n--if:-e'rlC =)= b(6=) ========---.I .._! Cb """ )(6 -')---;:::========-'...:... M...:...c:..:.K.:..:e..:..:n.:..:n.:..ey!...:.,....:....:,Wi IIiam (6)(6) 6) Rogal, Leah )(6) ______ Amy .__ ~)(____ ---;:::======---~....:._....:....:...._i__~ I Cucinella, _J Cc:Tosado, Rebekah~ )(6 ::::'.: )==:--------;:::::======::::...: L::a:.:..:n.:u.:..:m:..:..,.:S.:.:co:.:t:.:.t ___,, jC6 X6) Lanum, Scott jC6 )(6) !Merson, Gary !Cb )(6) Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items I I I 6) UPDATE: jC6 )(6) & Valerie Boyd are availab le to key CRCLstaff (let's determine no more than 2-3 names of folks who would call) as "a sr advisor ... w/in CBP ... w/whom CRCL mgt/sr staff ... can be in touch on important issues and discuss substance." From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 7:18 PM To: Fleischaker, Deborah i::6.-)(6 _)______________ ICb )(6) 7 .... J_e-nn-i-fe-r !Cb= )(=6)=========---., 1Venture, Veronica IShuchart, Scott Kl,)(6) ISultan, SaIvano-Du n"'" n""", -:::D-a-na---;::fi,= )(6 =)=====;-----' _P,)(6 ~) __.-- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_~_I _M_c_K_ e_ nn_e_y_, ~William .... r_)(6 _).,.-r----------~I Cucinella, Amyf~~~ )(6~ ) -----:----:---:-:=====~l~R~ o~g~a =ea~h ~K!>= )=(6=) :::::;-------:-----' 21,~L Cc:Tosado, RebekahlCb )(6) !Lanum, Scott P,)(6) !Lanum, Scott .... ~_)C 6_) ________ ~~ erson, Gary ::I =========:!.....I ~ (6)(6) . Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items o /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Anticipate 70 family reunifications tomorrow with children 0-5. 00002405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000024 00002505/13/2019 From : Quinn , Cameron Sent : Friday, July 6, 2018 5 :15 PM To: Fleischak er, Deborah -lCb -)(6 _) ____________ ._.!r b""' )C6..._ )--:----;:==================~I ~J_e_n_ni_fe_r_P, ..... _)_(6 =)======.=;-----~ 1Venture, Veronica S:.:.:h=,uc . hart , Scott 1Cb )(6) ~alvano -Du n..... n,_ D _a_n_a,.P, -)(-6)----....----------' ....)(6.... b,'"'" ) ----;::::======l~ M _ c_K_e_n_n_ ey:...:. ,_William ._I Cb _)(6 _)'."""'i==========----' Rogal, LeahP, .._)..._ (6.._ ) _______ Amy ._ P,~ )<6~) --------~I Cc: Tosado, Rebekah th V6) !Lanum , Scott I Lanum, Scott fj,=)=(6.... ) ________ P,)(6) Subject: RE: CRCLoffer to help ERO and miscellaneou s item s ~ultan, ~uc i nella , __, __, All - I've managed to successfully connect on some of the Ideas for Officer Action, and I know Ronnie has also been filling you all in on some of her follow up. FY I: 1) I've been able to find out about the Daily Call that Scott had heard of and suggested CRCL should be on . After discuss ion w/others , I don 't feel it's appropriate to be on the call, which is more focused on litigation issues . I have , howeve r, been added to a list where I get a read out of key info. Most of the info I've seen on this really is all about litigat ion and other issues not relevant to our equities . There are two items since I started getting this earlier this week that I feel is relevant and will share with this group . This is not for further distribution . a. Telephon ic commun ications between parents and children: HHS staff are doing field interviews ensur ing that grantees and case managers are connecting parents and chi ldren . b. HHS getting better focus on# (updated from my call today w/AAS Wag ner): 101 child ren in OR R care unde r 4yo ; they have been linked to 79 identifi able parents; 40 of those parents are in OHS custody ; 32 parents have background checks comp leted for reun ification . Two parents found unfit (rape and child neglect histories) . 10 parents have been ident ified as deported and coordination is occurring wit h consu lates , etc. ; 19 parents were released in the US for which efforts are still underway to locate and reunify . 2) Regarding the 19 parents I offered that if we can get list from ICE w/names of parents , children or A#s , we 'd be happy to see if in the info we 've received we have anyth ing more than ICE already has to help reun ite fam ilies . I've discussed briefly w/Deborah, Dana & Ronn ie. I'm going to send a quick note to Vitiello, and suggest Ronnie/Dana do the same w/Matt and/or Natalie . Deborah has indicated she can help )( 6) (Debora h, when do you leave, and who would be wi lling/ab le to do this if we don 't get names until after you leave?) 3) AAS Wagner much appreciated our offer to help w/review of all the paperwork to help reunite families . He didn't think (unless we can help ICE on the 19 parents desc ribed above) that they need any further help unti l the deadl ine for under4s reunificat ion, but they may apprec iate help for the rest of the children for whom dead line is a couple more wee ks. 4) If HHS needs help, it probably won't be until after Tuesday . 5) He and I had agreed orig inally when we met in June that when things slowed down we we re going to get ORR & CRCL leadersh ip/key staff togethe r. We /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00002505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000025 00002605/13/2019 agreed this week that we wou ld target ea rly A ugust fo r a m ee tin g, aft er they ge t past the court deadlines. 6) P,)(6) l1s avai la bl e to key CRCL sta ff (le t's de t erm ine no m o re tha n 2-3 names of folks who wou ld ca ll ) as "a s r advisor ... w/in CBP ... w/whom CRCL mg t/s r staff . .. can be in to uch o n important issues and d iscuss su bstance ." I am wo rki ng on anot he r pe rson, so th ere are a couple optio ns when n ee ded . 7) !Cb )(6) m ent ioned to me how mu ch t he CBP staff yo u all me t w/a week or two ago ha d found t he co nversa t ion helpf u l. He t ho ught it had been a rea lly productive d iscussion, a nd had mu c h app rec iated Scott's follow up co mm en ts that ind icate d CRC L staff fe lt the same. [Given feedbac k I've go tte n, th is was a bit con fu s ing .] 8) Sepa rate f ro m my effo rts, as I me nt ioned to a couple folks, othe rs have sugges ted to t he FO Cb )CS) (b)(S) lan e , I don't know t ha t this w ill resu lt in anything, but wa nted to let yo u know ot he rs a lso are wor king to bet ter inte gr ate us into this eff o rt . From: Fleischaker, Deborah Sent: Friday, July 6, 2018 8:38 AM To: Venture, Veronica ICb )(6) IShu chart, Scott .,._P, ::'" )(6 .... )_-:--_-;::::::=============-1.:. S.:. u l:ta:.:n .: :.:.. ' ..:. Je :.:n..:.: n.:.:.i f:.:e:.:.. r,""l o;,.., )C~6 )::-:--_~~::-:------...J~ _,IMc Kenney, William Du n n, Dana =! Cb ...._ )(6 ")""___________ ! .... _ )C6 _) ________ ___,r--_..l --:------::-----;::======~-----~ ....,.... _____ ..... c_c:_Q _u _i_n_n_ ,C _a_m _e_r_o_n._! Cb _)C6 _)___ ft,)(6) ~1Rogal, ~ll osado, Rebekah Subject: FW : CRCLoffer to help EROand miscellaneous items /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00002605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000026 00002705/13/2019 I (b)(6) I "Shuchart, Scott i (b)(6) (b)(6) " Fleischaker Deborah l'h v5 , Kl,)(6) "Salvano-Dunn Dana tb )(6) I I I I I 'h )(6 ) I "Venture Veronica l(b)(6) (b)(6) "Su ltan, Jennifer kb)(6) I I h)(6) I "McKenney, William :[1>)(6) ~ )(6) "Cucinella Amv l'h V6) Recipient: l'.b)(6) "Roga l, Leah kb)(6) (b)(6) "Tosado, Rebekah l'hv i;, I I I I I I I l'h )(6 ) I I "Lanum, Scott i::b)(6) l'b)(6) "Lanum ScottlrhV6) 1,) (6) "M erson Garv l(b)(6) tb)(6) "Miller Bennett tb )(6) (b)(6) I I I I I I I Sent Date: 20 18/07/24 09:37:49 Delivered Date: 2018/ 07/24 09:37:51 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00002705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000027 00002805/13/2019 From: l-'.6 )(6) I "Quinn Cameron l:b)(6) I To: 1,)(6) I Subject: RE: ABA letter Date : 2018/06/14 15:50:08 Priority: Normal Type: Note Our pleasure! Best in your speech tomorrow. From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 3:42 PM I Bobb, Christina ~ICb~ )<6~ ) ________ "----;::::=========:!,.._ _______________ To~ )(6) Stephen lCb )(6) Cc: QFR Group ICb )(6) ___, ~t Dove, ICb )(6) Subject: RE: ABA letter Thanks for all you were able to provide! From: 1:6)(6) ,I Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 3:34:53 PM To: Bobb, Christina; Dove, Stephen Cc: Quinn, Cameron; QFR Group; i"" Cb .,..., )(6..,,. )-----, Subject: RE: ABA letter Hi Christina, There is some language that references separating immigrant children from their parents in the two Iwas kind enough to provide (cc:'ed), but we looked and do not attached testimonies which !Cb )C6 ) have any cleared language on QFRs regarding this t opic . Thank you, f6)<6 ) I From: """P,"-')(6-') ____ _, Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:07 AM To: Bobb, Christina.__P,-;::: )(::::::6 )==========::'.l.:.D..:.o..:..ve.:..:,, Cc: Quinn, Cameron iCb )(6) Subject: RE: ABA letter Stephen (6 ) I From: Quinn, Cameron Sent : Wednesday, June 13, 2018 11:04 PM To: Bobb, Christ inar )(6) Cc: Baroukh , Nader ,...._ Subject: RE: ABA letter ___________ _, Christina - Many thanks! If any of the anticipated underlying documents (or parts thereof, can be shared with me by tomorrow , it would be much appreciated. I'm about to take off, but will try to call tomorrow to discus s with you . Best, Cameron /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00002905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000029 00003005/13/2019 From: Bobb, Christina Sent : Wednesday, June 13, 20 18 5:24:10 PM !Mitnick, John; To: Quinn, Cameron;P,)C6) Cc: Baroukh, Nader Subject : RE: ABA letter MCALEENAN,KEVIN K; Homan, Thomas Good afternoon, Cameron, I've been working with -,(b-)(-6)---~l and Nader Baroukh (added to cc line) on a response. Nader is taking the lead on this. We are coordinating the letter with official statements we have used in Questions For the Record and well as other responses in this pending litigation. Due to the sensitive and intricate nature of this respons e, I requested to have a draft response next week. I don't think we'll have one before this Friday. However, if you are interested in discussing the matter, I'm happy to do so. Respectfully, Christina Christina Bobb OHS Executive Secretary (P)rb)(6) (C),_ _____ _. From : Quinn, Cameron Se nt: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:04 PM Bobb, Christina ICb )(6) To[b)C6) P,)C6 ) MCALEENAN, KEVIN K P, .-~ -C6-) Thomas ICb )C6) I I I ----------------.1 f; Mitnick, John Homan, Subject : FW: ABA letter I'll be speaking at AILA (immigration lawyers) Friday first thing. Ifthere is a tentative draft of response by late tomorrow , it would be helpful to share with me. From: Shuchart, Scott Sent : Wednesday, June 13, 2018 4:38:23 PM To: Quinn, Cameron Cc: Cucinella, Amy; Salvano-Dunn, Dana; Venture, Veronica; Sultan, Jennifer; Merson, Gary Subject: ABA letter Camron, The president of the ABA sent a letter to Sl and the AG yesterday laying out the legal concerns with the way families are being separated at CBP . You may want to have a look prior to AILA as this is the most sophisticated statement of the legal points that I have seen - though most of them repeat the ones we made in our prep memo for you prior to meeting with GC Mitnick. https://www.americanbar.org /content/dam/aba /uncategorized/GAO/ ABALetterFamilySeparation %20061218.authcheckdam .pdf I believe Gary will try to ensure we coordinate on any DHS response to the letter. /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00003005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000030 00003105/13/2019 Scott I Sender: r )(6) Recipient: v~, "Quinn, Camerorifh I I b)(6) Sent Date: 2018/06/14 15:50:08 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00003105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000031 00003205/13/2019 Our Children's Fear Immigration Policy's Effects on Young Children Wendy Cervantes Rebecca Ullrich Hannah Matthews March 2018 CLASP /\Mlf 1 ICAI\ 00003205/13/2019 rom1sin9 Our Nation's Future DHS-18-0694-B-000032 00003305/13/2019 Executive summary ,, -----. In 17 years, I've never seen this before. The stress is so high, they're biting their fingers. - Georgia preschool director '' This report documents how t he current immigration context is affecting our nation's youngest child ren, under age eig ht , based on interviews and focus groups in 2017 w it h more than 150 early childhood educators and parents in six states-C alifornia, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. We conducted this first multi-state study of its kind to focus on young children for two reasons. First, the early years lay the foundation for chi ldr en's long-term health and wellbeing. For chi ldr en to learn and grow and ultimately succeed in schoo l and in life, they need good nutrition, regular health care, a stable and healthy living env ironment, and nurturing and loving care. When their basic needs are not met - or when hardship and distress occur in chi ld ren's environments-t heir 1 growth and development is undercut and can have endur ing, even life-long consequences. Second, immigrants are central to ou r nation 's past and future. Children of immigrants -t hose with at least one foreign-born parent-comprise a quarter of all young children, and the overwhelming majority of them are U.S.citizens. Our collective future is tied to their health and we llbeing , as well as their success in school and later careers. Our study was motivated by widespread reports that children and families are being harmed by the Trump Administration's immigration policy priorities. This report documents impacts on young children of immigrants, whether their parents have some form of lawful immigr ation status or are undocumented. Documenting the impact: key findings Young children fear their parents will be taken away . Parent and provider reports of child behaviors and actions suggest that children as yo ung as three are deep ly aware of the Trump Administration's ant i-immigrant sentiment and the possibility of losing a parent. As a result, they are fearful for their parents ' and their own safety. An early chi ld hood educator in New Mexico described children making comments such as, "He cannot take my family" and "Can you imagine if they take my friend's family away from them? What will they do?" Children also showed disturbing new behaviors-such as increased agg ression, separation anxiety, and withdrawa l from thei r environments . Educators with many years of experience described behavior they observed as distinct from chi ldre n's behaviors in past years. Our Children's Fear 00003305/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 2 DHS-18-0694-B-000033 00003405/13/2019 A preschool director in Georgia described a five-year-old child whose anxiety was so severe that he was biting his fingertips to the point that they were bleeding. Expressions of fear were not limited to children in mixed-status families (those with an undocumented parent) but extended to children whose parents have lawful immigration status- some even children of U.S.citizens. Because young children can't understand the details of immigration policy-and may not even know their parent's immigration status-providers reported that children feared the worst based on what they hear around them. A Head Start teacher in Pennsylvania told us that a four-year-old girl in her class said that President Trump wanted to send her mom back to Mexico. "Her mother is not even from Mexico ," the teacher told us. Children who had been separated from a parent or who had come into contact with immigration agents seemed to exhibit the greatest fear and evidence of behavioral changes. Providers and parents in nearly all of our interview sites described disturbing accounts of immigration enforcement activities that undermine the best interest of children, such as parents being arrested in their children's view or children and parents being separated during interrogation. Young children's daily routines are interrupted because fear is keeping families isolated in their homes-resulting in reduced accessto early care and education programs. Families are afraid to leave their homes and encounter immigration enforcement agents, leading them to make dramatic changes to their daily routines. They leave their homes for necessary activities like going to work or buying groceries-yet have stopped frequenting parks, libraries, and retail stores. "We don 't feel safe even taking the kids to child care," a parent in California told us. Early education programs reported drops in attendance, fewer applicants, trouble filling available spaces, and decreased parent participation in classrooms and at events. 2 As a result of this withdrawal from ordinary life and decreased participation in early care and education programs, children are losing out on enriching early childhood experiences that are important to prepare them for success in school and in life. 3 Parent and provider accounts suggest that young children are getting less accessto nutrition and health care services because of families' fears. In al I six states, providers and parents report elevated concerns about enrolling in or maintaining enrollment in publicly funded programs that support basic needs, including for their citizen children. Parents reported being worried about their information being shared with immigration officials and about how participation in programs would affect their ability to obtain lawful permanent residence. Some providers also described instances of blatant discrimination against immigrant parents when attempting to enroll in public programs and parents avoiding services because they are afraid they might encounter immigration enforcement agents when they drive. For example, in Pennsylvania, parents questioned whether it was safe to take their children to the hospital for emergency care because it required taking a route where immigration agents often patrolled. Researchshows that access to medical care and nutritious foods are critical to promote good health, particularly in early childhood. Delaying doctors' visits or not getting enough healthy food may lead to greater health and developmental problems later. 4 Our Children's Fear 00003405/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 3 DHS-18-0694-B-000034 00003505/13/2019 Young children 's housing and economic stability are in turmoil , with likely significant consequences for their wellbeing . Providers and parents reported increased job loss and more difficulty finding work; overcrowded housing and frequent mov ing; and more exploitation by employers and landlo rds. A preschool director in California described receiving frequent notifications of changes in employment and addresses in recent months. She speculated that parents were making these changes to avoid immigration enforcement actions. This increased instability - on top of increased fear and anxiety - can impose incredible harm on children's developing minds and bodies. 5 Parents and caregivers-the most impor tant source of support for young children-are themselves under severe stress and lack resources to meet their needs. Providers in all six states talked about parents coming to them with increased worries and new questions. Parents are struggling with difficult decisions, such as w hat to do if they or the ir spouses are deported, and how to talk to their children about deportation. Many parents are asking for resources, such as legal assistance and mental health services, but there is not enough to meet the need. Providers are also under increased stress as they attempt to support families in new ways. "You feel like you don 't know what's going to happen," an early child hood educator in Illinois said. "That feeling of stability-emotional stability and security-is what most of our families have lost." When the support systems t hat children rely on- their parents and teache rs- are frayed due to their own stress and fear, children feel the effect as the adults they rely on may be preoccupied with anxiety to fu lly meet children's caregiving needs.6 The cumulative effect of these threats is likely harming millions of young children. Our interviews and focus groups revealed a dist ressing picture of the day-to -day exper iences for young children around the country, characterized by fear, stress, and disruptions to their normal routines. Prolonged exposure to such anxiety and uncerta inty undermines children's brain development and can have lasting effects on t heir capacity to learn and manage t heir emotions. 7 This elevated fear comes at the same time that child ren are losing accessto health care, nut ritio n services, and early care and educatio n-s upports that are necessary to set them on a path to success.8 Each of these risk factors by t hemselves have we ll-documented and powerful negative effects on children's health and wellbeing. But developmental research is clear that the harm children face is cumulative. Experiencing multiple types of hardships (for example, lower househo ld income, housing instabi lity, and not having enoug h to eat) does far greater damage to you ng childre n's long-term development than simply adding up the effects of each individua l risk factor. 9 Without changing course, we as a nation will also pay a heavy price as our futu re prosperity w ill be largely determined by the extent to wh ich our increasingly diverse U.S.child populat ion is able to succeed. Our Children's Fear 00003505/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 4 DHS-18-0694-B-000035 00003605/13/2019 A better path forward: recommendations To change course and safeguard the healthy development of young children in immigrant families, CLASPrecommends the following: Congress and the Trump Administration should ensure that the best interests of children, including U.S. citizen children living in mixed-status families, are held paramount in immigration policy decisions. o o o o o o Congr ess should pass legislation that provides a pathway to citizenship to undocumented immigrants, including parents and Dreamers. Congress should ensure immigration judges are able to weigh th e hardship to children in decisions regarding a parent's ability to enter or remain in the country . The U.S.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should use discretion when making decisions to arrest, detain, and deport parents of minor children in the United States. Congr ess and DHS should expand and consistently enforce the sensitive locations policy to restrict enforcement actions at or near places that are critical to children's health and wellbeing. DHS should strengthen protocols to minimize potential harm to children when they are present during immigration enforcement actions and train all staff on these protocols. DHS should ensure that detained and deported parents are able to make decisions about their children 's care. Federal, state, and local policymakers should ensure that immigrant families have access to the programs and services they need to promote their children's healthy development. o o o o o Congress and federal agencies should reverse course on the Trump Administration 's efforts to discourage immigrant families and their children from accessing health, nutrition, and early childhood education services. State and local policymakers should safeguard the wellbeing of young children in immigrant families in state and local legislation, laws, and policies. State and local policymakers should increase funding for legal services in communities and build links to pro bono services. State agencies administering public benefits should ensure immigrant families and their children are not deterred from enrolling in critical programs. State agencies administering public benefits should issue guidance to programs on protecting data and personal confidentiality. Our Children's Fear 00003605/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children s DHS-18-0694-B-000036 00003705/13/2019 State policymakers should ensure early childhood programs have the resources they need to better serve children in immigrant families. o o o State policymakers should promote and fund coordination and collaboration between child care and early education and immigrant -serving organizations, so families and providers have better access to key immigration information. State policymakers should provide resources to meet the unprecedented needs of the early childhood workforce for training , education , and support. State policymakers should ensure that programs have accessto best practices and training on trauma -informed care, as well as th e funding to implement those practices. The philanthropic community should protect, defend, and elevate the wellbeing of children in immigrant families. o o Funders should invest in immediat e and urgent support to children in immigrant families and the programs that serve them through a comprehensive agenda that includes policy advoc acy; strong collaborations across the immigrant and early childhood sectors; creation and dissemination of training and resources for early care and education and other program staff; and a research agenda that includes documentation of the impacts of immigration policies on young children. Funders should speak out about the wellbeing of young children of immigrants, their needs and the developmental consequences of the current crisis. Our Children's Fear 00003705/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 6 DHS-18-0694-B-000037 00003805/13/2019 A national concern Roughly 9 million young children under age 8 in the United States live in an immigrant family with one or more member who is foreign -born. 10 Young children in immigrant families are a significant and growing segment of the young child population, comprising 26 percent of all children under 8. The vast majority of these children - 94 percent - are U.S. citizens, entitling them to all the legal rights and privileges that citizenship guarantees. 11 Most young children in immigrant families live with parents who have some form of legal U.S. immigration status. Many others are members of "mixed -status families," meaning that they are living with at least one undocumented family member. An estimated 5.1 million children under the age of 18 in the United States live with at least one undocumented parent; nearly 2 million of these children are under age 5. 12 This first -ever multi -state study documents effects of the current immigration climate on young children under age eight , including those living in fami lies where every member has lawful immigration status as well as those in mixed -status families. We focus on young children for two reasons. First, the early years lay the foundation to children's lifelong health and wellbeing . Experiences early in life affect children's physical, social, and emotiona l development. Good nutrition, regular health care, a stable and healthy living environment, and nurturing and loving care are necessities for children to grow and learn and ultimately do well in school and in life. When basic needs are not met - or hardship and distress occur in children's environments - it undercuts their growth and development and can have enduring, even life-long, effects. 13 Second, immigrants are central to our nation's past and their experiences matter for America 's future. Since our nation's founding, immigrants have moved to this country seeking a better life for themselves and their fami lies. Children of immigrants represent a large and growing share of young children, and the overwhelming majority of them are U.S.citizens. Their experiences, development, and education are essential to all of us. Our future is tied to their health and wellbeing, as well as their success in school and later careers. Our study was motivated by widespread reports that children and families are being harmed by the Trump Administration's immigration policy priorities, such as efforts to ramp up immigration enforcement and the removal of protections for groups that had previously been granted discretion, including parents of citizen -children and young immigrants who came to the United States as children. The administration has also threatened to restrict immigrant families' access to public assistance programs, including for their citizen -children. Our goal was to understand how our youngest children are experiencing - and are affected by- this changing environment. Our Children's Fear 00003805/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 7 DHS-18-0694-B-000038 00003905/13/2019 Study overview Between May and November 2017, CLASPconducted semi-structured interviews with child care and early education teachers, home visitors, and staff and community-based social service providers in six states around the country-California, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. (We have withheld the names of specific locations to protect participants' privacy.) Participants included more than 100 staff across 33 organizations, including private child care centers, Head Start programs, preschools, public schools, and home visiting programs. We also convened four focus groups in California, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania with a total of 45 immigrant parents of young children. Documenting the impact: key findings "Who will take care of me?" Young children fear their parents will be taken away In an elementary school in North Carolina, a school counselor reported overhearing children planning for "when their parents go back to Mexico-not if, but when." One little boy was writing down what he knew how to cook-peanut butter sandwiches and cheese sandwiches-in order to reassure his frightened five-year-old sister that they would be okay if their parents were deported. Young children's day-to-day lives were described as clouded by persistent fear of being separated from their parents or other loved ones. Children - as young as three years old-are articulating fears that their mothers won 't be home when they return from preschool. "[Children] hear and they understand," a teacher in Georgia told us. "They got so anxious. They were very concerned, very sad ... What happens if they deport my mom? Who will take care of me?" A Head Start teacher in Pennsylvania told us that a four-year-old girl in her class said that President Trump wanted to send her mom back to Mexico. "Her mother is not even from Mexico," the teacher told us. Young children can't understand the details of immigration policy and may not even know their parents' immigration status. Yet the behaviors, actions, and statements relayed to us suggest children are deeply aware of the administration's anti-immigrant sentiment and the possibility of losing a parent, and they fear for their parents' and their own safety. This pervasive fear is not limited to children in mixed-status families but extends to children whose parents have lawful immigration status-some even children of U.S.citizens. Our Children's Fear 00003905/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 8 DHS-18-0694-B-000039 00004005/13/2019 '' How do you know they're afraid? By the way they express themselves : "He cannot take my family. Can you imagine if they take my friend's family away from them? What will they do?" They're not just angry; they're concerned . They 're worried about other members of their class. - Early childhood educator in New Mexico _________ ,' Very young children typically lack the vocabulary or emotional maturity to articulate their feelings and often express their emotions through behavior. Early childhood educators described disturbing behavioral changes among young children-including increased aggression, hyperactivity, and separation anxiety; decreased engagement; and withdrawal from their environments. They could not always attribute a direct cause of the behaviors, but we noted consistent observations across early care and education programs and not limited to children with an undocumented parent. Educators with many years of experience described behavior they observed as distinct from children's behaviors in past years, suggesting the behaviors were related to the current environment. An early childhood educator in California said that following the 2016 election, ''The kids were crying. It was tough for the kids to say good-bye to the parents when they came to school [for the morning drop off]. It was awful." A teacher in North Carolina told of reading a story about houses to her pre-kindergarten class.When she got to a page with a picture of the White House, children burst into tears. "It could be this year's class is just different ... " a pre-kindergarten teacher in Georgia told us, "but this year they [the children] are less lively and verbal as throughout the years I've been here . I don't know if it's because they are experiencing the stress of it. They are reluctant to talk ." Some providers recounted especially alarming behaviors, such as a five-year-old child whose anxiety was so severe that he was biting his fingertips to the point that they were bleeding. "In 17 years I've never seen this before ," his preschool director said. "The stress is so high they're biting their fingers ." "We've seen [behavior changes] first-hand," a home visiting director in New Mexico told us. "Kids who were toilet trained are all of a sudden having more accidents at night, having accidents at their preschool or day care when they weren't previously." Our Children's Fear 00004005/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 9 DHS-18-0694-B-000040 00004105/13/2019 The director went on to describe several children who were backsliding on certain age-appropriate skills. "They were engaged before, would sit down for a period of time, write or color with us, and we've now seen a regression where they're just kind of sad, anxious, not wanting to participate as much as they used to ." No cibrci Leipuertlil A social worker in California described signs in clients ' homes, saying: No abra la puerta-Do not open the door - hung at children 's eye level. "They see that everyday going in and out [of their homes]," she told us. "They know that if you open the door for someone, they can come in and take you or your parent." Early care and education providers generally described more pronounced behavioral changes among children who had been directly affected by immigration enforcement. A preschooler in Georgia refused to talk and ate quickly during meal times. Educators at his child care center told us, "We kind offigured something was going on." As it turned out, ICEagents had been to the child's home. "It turned out they [the family] were afraid someone was going to come back to the home, so they had to eat quickly." A preschool director in California described a three-year-old child who became aggressive and began fighting with his classmates after his father was deported. She noticed he particularly targeted three children whose fathers drop them off and pick them up from school. "The ones whose moms pick them up, he's fine," she said. "But to the others he's like, 'oh you can't be my friend because you have a daddy."' "Last [school] year we had an incident where a child drew a picture of a cop, his dad, and himself . He gave it to the teacher and the teacher asked what it was. And he was like, 'That's ICE who came and picked up my dad.' He was having a hard time ... He'd wake up in the middle of the night, and he would cry," recalled a child care provider in Georgia. Children have reportedly developed new fears of police and law enforcement officers, which providers attributed to an inability to distinguish between immigration officers and local law enforcement. 74 A parent in Georgia told her child's preschool director that her four - and six-yearold children are now afraid of seeing police officers in the community. When they see a policeman, they tell their mother to hide so the officer won't take her. "The kids have taken a role of protecting the parents," the preschool director said." ... they don't completely understand why. The only thing that they know is that a policeman is a figure they can't trust." Our Children's Fear 00004105/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 10 DHS-18-0694-B-000041 00004205/13/2019 The Trump Administration's immigration actions, unpredictability, and racist and xenophobic comments about immigrants have all contributed to heightened tension in immigrant communities, which is clearly absorbed by children. 15 Providers and parents also described increased racism in their communities, and some providers noted that very young children have even repeated racist comments to their peers. A few parents talked about their children suddenly not wanting to speak Spanish anymore because it meant "you were from another country. " The levels of anxiety and stress experienced by young children during these formative years can have serious and lasting effects on their physical and emotional development. 16 Persistent and substantial exposure to fear and anxiety - sometimes called "toxic stress"- can do immense damage to children's health. This level of stress can interfere with young children's physical brain development, altering how they learn and their ability to manage their emotions. It can also lead to physical and mental health problems that last into adulthood. 17 Family separation represents one of the greatest risks to the health and wellbeing of children, especially in early childhood when children are physically, emotionally, and economically dependent on their parents. There may be no greater threat to children 's emotion al security than the fear of being separated from a parent. One study found that nearly 30 percent of children with one or more undocumented parent reported being afraid nearly all or most of the time. 18 Threequarters of undocumented parents in the same study reported their children were experiencing symptoms of post -traumatic stress disorder, such as frequent crying, trouble sleeping, and increased anxiety. 19 Children whose parents have actually been deported and children who witness a parent's arrest may suffer even further from significant' anxiety and health problems. 20 The very real threat of family separation places children with undocumented parents at greater risk of developing mental and behavioral health problems compared to children whose parents have legal status. 21 This anti-immigrant context also affects children's developing social identities. Children's earliest experiences shape their identities, which form the basis of their personalities and sense of self as they grow older. When children experience their identity group being denigrated, it can disparage their own self-worth and reduce their self-esteem. These early experiences matter for their emotional development, capacity to learn, and ultimately their academic and economic success.22 Our Children's Fear 00004205/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 11 DHS-18-0694-B-000042 00004305/13/2019 "They didn't allow for him to say goodbye." Witnessing a parent's arrest is traumatizing for young children. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)agents apprehended a father in New Mexico as he and his wife were walking their four-year-old daughter into child care one morning. "ICE came and served him papers, and in front of his children, put him in the vehicle," the family's home visitor told us. "They didn't allow for him to say goodbye or to even give any attention to the child to let her know he would be okay ." The preschooler's seven-year-old brother witnessed the incident from the car. After the arrest, the four -year-old girl became unusually clingy with her mother while her older brother began have toileting accidents at school. "[The mother1s] big thing was why did they do that in front of [the children]? Why couldn't they ... there were so many opportunities, at work for example. [ICE] had all his information," the home visitor said. "It was just the lack of the humanity around this person, this father, being taken away in front of his children and his wife." Staff in a California early childhood program expressed concern for a four-year-old girl at the center whose father had been deported a few weeks before the school year started. "It really affected the child. She's four ... She has older siblings: one in elementary school and one in junior high. They were all home when ICE busted in and took the dad. She's been upset and really withdrawn ... nervous, didn't want to talk." Her teacher noted it was a dramatic change in behavior from the year before. Given our relatively small sample, we were particularly concerned about the large number of providers and parents who shared stories of children witnessing first-hand their parent being apprehended by ICEagents-an experience that could be particularly traumatizing for young children. 23 .o \ * o . /\M f K /\ pVERSIGHT \ . ., ? - 00004305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000043 00004405/13/2019 "For a week, I didn't send my kids to school." Young children's daily routines are interrupted "I asked one of my clients how she was doing," a social worker in California shared, "and she said, 'Oh, ICE was in the neighborhood, so I had to go the long way to school through all these back alleys, and we were late. And my kids were wondering why we had to hurry and I won't let them play outside."' ----------.. ----oo oo oo -- ---- ---- --- -----?------ - - - ..:'"~o- _,: :. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. . ... ... ..... ..... ..... ....' -.... ..... ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ?? Young children's everyday lives have been dramatically altered, according to providers and parents we interviewed. Families are fearful of leaving their homes and coming into contact with immigration agents. 24 Some families go out only when necessary-to buy groceries or go to work. As a result, chi ldren are not attending early childhood programs and may be secluded in homes for days or weeks at a time. Early education programs reported drops in attendance, fewer applications, trouble filling available spaces, and lowe r parent participation in t he classroom and events. 25 "We had a decrease in enrollment when it first started," a preschoo l director in California said. "Some brought their kids back but some didn 't." More recently, she had roughly 30 children w ho simply stopped attending. "I can't get in touch with the moms, I call the job and they say she doesn't work there anymore ooo we hope they'll call back but none of them have," she said. "I just lost them." Our Children's Fear 00004405/13/2019 Immig ration Policy's Effects on Young Children 13 DHS-18-0694-B-000044 00004505/13/2019 "For a week I didn't send my kids to school because I couldn't drop them off," one parent in California told us. "I heard ICEwas there." Another parent said, "We don't feel safe even taking the kids to child care. You are worried you will run into them [immigration] and they will take you. It's very stressful." In some cases, providers had specific examples of families in which a parent was deported, and the child stopped coming to the program. They often did not know where the child was. Providers and parents both described families avoiding other places in the community as well. In California, a Head Start director told us that families stopped using the library. "They pick up the kids and they go straight home," she said. A Head Start teacher in Pennsylvania said a child in her class complains that his parents don't take him to the park anymore because they are afraid of running into immigration agents. '' Even going to places like the library or to buy groceries, one no longer feels safe just walking like before. You don't know when you're going to run into ICE. You don't even know who is who anymore because ICE no longer wears uniforms; they dress like everyone else. - Mother in California ,..____ _____ ,' "It became really unsafe right around February or March [2017]. Families stopped going places .. ..It had a very bad impact on our single moms who are already isolated, already have a lot of little ones and need to be out in the community. All of a sudden, they only wanted to go to the places they had to go to - the supermarket. Some were skipping doctor's appointments and well visits," a home visitor in New Mexico told us. Providers described changes in how families navigated leaving their homes. For instance, they no longer go places together as a group, especially not with both parents. A home visitor in North Carolina noticed that when her program hosted outings in the community, whole families no longer attended. In North Carolina, a kindergarten teacher said she knows families who take turns going to the grocery store: one mom goes shopping while the other stays home with all the kids. Young children grow and learn in the context of their environments. Participating in regular routines-going grocery shopping, taking walks, and riding bikes-are opportunities for children to practice emerging skills, such as following directions and managing their emotions and behaviors. 26 Use of community resources such as libraries, parks, and museums provide additional opportunities for play and enrichment that support children's healthy development. 27 Disrupting routines with trusted caregivers and reducing access to critical community resourcesparticularly during a time of heightened stress and uncertainty-may make children more vulnerable to the most harmful effects of anxiety. Our Children's Fear 00004505/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 14 DHS-18-0694-B-000045 00004605/13/2019 For many children, attending an early education program is an important component of their daily routine. When children lose accessto early education programs, they lose out on the educational opportunities that come from high-quality child care and early educationexperiences that can be particularly important in bolstering the development of children facing hardship and adversity. 28 Children also lose nurturing, supportive relationships with caregivers who are fundamental to children's development. 29 " ... they didn't apply for WIC because they heard that immigration would come to their door." Children are not getting nutrition assistance or medical care "We've seen a major reluctance to enroll or re-enroll in public benefits. Moms are afraid to sign back up for Medicaid, food stamps, and other services," a home visitor in North Carolina said. "It's also because of the news they hear," said a provider in California. "One family disclosed that they didn't apply for WIC because they heard that immigration would come to their door." In every site visited, providers and parents described families' reluctance to enroll in or maintain enrollment in the publicly funded health and nutrition services for which they are eligible. Providers most commonly mentioned parents refusing nutrition assistance, such as the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).A home visiting director in New Mexico said families were afraid to visit social service agencies to sign up for these benefits, even when accompanied by a home visitor. Parents' concerns about public programs were reportedly elevated immediately after the 2016 election and following a leaked policy memo in January 2017 that outlined the Trump Administration 's plans to restrict immigrant families' access to health, nutrition, and educational services.30 Parents' concerns were primarily related to how participation in health and nutrition programs could potentially have immigration -related consequences. Specifically, parents are worried that using these programs will affect their ability to obtain legal permanent residence or make them identifiable to immigration enforcement agents. Families also expressed fear that immigration agents would be able to locate them by obtaining their information through these programs. "Right now we're the guardians of our grandsons, and one never knows how that might affect things," a parent in California shared. "What if I apply for that benefit and they say I'm living off of that? Or maybe even they come looking for me? Or maybe they will say that's why they don't want us living here? Really that's why I haven't applied for anything." Most providers noted that immigrant families, including those who are lawfully present, have always been apprehensive about enrolling in public benefits, but they have noticed more acute Our Children's Fear 00004605/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 15 DHS-18-0694-B-000046 00004705/13/2019 fears recently. In some cases, providers said they were able to calm families ' fears and maintain their participation in these critical programs. However, some parents were declining to enroll, withdrawing their enrollment, or choosing not to reapply. We also learned that families are delaying or forgoing medical care. Both parents and providers reported increased noshows at health clinics and missed appointments. A provider in Georgia said that pregnant immigrant women are increasingly delaying prenatal care until late in their pregnancies or going without it altogether. Home visitors reported that families were refusing connections to other services, such as therapists and other medical professionals. One reason families gave for forgoing services is fear of driving and encountering immigrant agents. A provider in Georgia told us about a child with autism who is no longer receiving therapeutic services because his father is too afraid to drive to the clinic. In Pennsylvania, parents talked about hesitating to take their children to the hospital for emergency care as it required a route where immigration agents often patrolled. Families are also experiencing increased hostility and discrimination from staff in government offices. Parents in New Mexico and providers in California told of staff making discriminatory comments to families enrolling in nutrition assistance programs for their citizen-children. A social worker in California said that some of the parents she works with, all of whom have a young child with a disability, had experienced discrimination at the Supplemental Security Income (551)office. "One woman was told when she could speak English she could come back to apply for 551,"she said. "We've never had that happen before." 551- like all federally funded programs - does not require applicants to speak English and, in fact, federal law requires that individuals with limited English proficiency have meaningful access to such programs. Our interview findings are consistent with media reports that immigrant families are declining to obtain SNAP and WIC-even for their citizen children-and staying away from community hospitals and health centers. 31 In a 2017 survey of 90 local agencies that manage WIC, one-quarter reported to the National WIC Association that undocumented parents are refusing services.32 Not getting enough healthy food or forgoing doctors ' visits can make children sick and lead to chronic health problems . Moreover, decades of research show the positive impact of public benefits-such as Medicaid, SNAP,and WIC-on children's long -term health and their economic security. 33 That is, when children get access to these programs , they are both healthier and their families have more money in their budgets to spend on other basic needs. For example, millions of children in households receiving SNAPwould be living in poverty if weren't for the economic boost of SNAPassistance.34 Our Children's Fear 00004705/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 16 DHS-18-0694-B-000047 00004805/13/2019 "People say it's better not to take the kids to school ... " Egregious ICE practices are harmful to children. A father in California who regularly walks his nine-year-old daughter to school was arrested minutes after dropping her off. The ICEagents waited for him to leave the school and apprehended him in front of several other children when he was a block away. His daughter 's classmates immediately informed her of the arrest. Once she heard what happened, "She got really bad in the school, she went crazy, wailing, holding her head," his wife told us. "I had to talk to the director to help calm her down." In nearly all our interview sites, we heard disturbing accounts of ICE practices that undermine the best interest of children. In several sites, ICEreportedly parked outside schools and child care centers at drop off or pick-up times and arrested parents on the way to drop children off or take them home. "ICE can't go inside the schools, but they can be outside," a parent in California said, demonstrating the confusion regarding the Department of Homeland Security's sensitive locations policy that restricts ICEand Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)from carrying out enforcement actions at certain locations -i ncluding schools and child care centers. 35 "And if they are outside, it's the same thing as being inside, so people say it's better not to take the kids to school or not go there." We also heard of aggressive actions taken by ICEduring home raids, which often happen very early in the morning when children are in the home and sleeping. In a California incident, seven childrenranging from an infant to a high schooler-were woken up, taken outside, and interrogated without their parents present by ICEregarding the whereabouts of their older brother, who had taken a U-turn out of a traffic stop the previous day. The parents were sent to the backyard while the children remained in the front yard. ICEagents threatened to investigate the entire family if they didn't give information about the brother's location, and so both the mother and one of the teenage boys provided the information. While they were outside, one of the children-a middle-schoolaged boy with autism-reached into his pocket for his phone, and an agent drew a gun on him. ICEthen went to the restaurant where the brother worked and detained him. Despite the family's assumption that, by cooperating, no further action would be taken against them, ICEarrived at the father's work a few weeks later and detained and deported him, as well. The teenager who shared the information with ICEnow feels responsible for losing both his brother and father. It is common for immigration enforcement agents to encounter children during enforcement actions in or near homes or during traffic stops, all of which can be traumatic experiences for children. To minimize the harm to children, the U.S.Department of Homeland Security (OHS) has developed protocols, such as what to do if minors are present during certain enforcement actions and how to protect the parental rights of detained parents, among others. While many of these policies currently remain in place, our interviews suggest some of these protocols may not be followed consistently. /\M f K /\ pVERSIGHT 00004805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000048 00004905/13/2019 "You know I have 11 people living in my house." Young children's housing and economic stability are in turmoil "One of the smallest kids in the class told me, 'you know I have 11 people living in my house,"' a kindergarten teacher in North Carolina told us. "They're congregating, saving as much as they can so that if something happens they can get out of here." A child care provider in California said she noticed families changing addresses every three months. "One parent said it's because rent is expensive, but I think it's just fear,'' she said. "I think it's a way for her to feel secure." She was receiving notifications of changes in employment, as parents moved to less formal and often lower-paying jobs to avoid the risk of a worksite raid or other enforcement actions. We also heard about increased job loss among immigrant parents and more difficulty finding work. Parents in California reported that more employers were letting undocumented employees go "because they [did]n 't want to have problems." In some cases, ICEpresence prevented people from getting to work, resulting in unapproved absences that led to employees being fired. Undocumented immigrants are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by employers and landlords. A social service provider in Georgia described clients experiencing wage theft and refusing to take sick days for fear of being fired. A mother in Pennsylvania said, "They know we can't find other work, so there is nothing we can do ." Similarly, a home visitor in California described how landlords were charging families higher rent and taking longer to respond to maintenance requests. One child's asthma was worsening because of black mold in the home, but the family's landlord wouldn't respond to the family's requests to address it. "[The mom] was sort of stuck because she didn 't think she could find housing anywhere and she thinks that if she raises any concerns or asserts her rights as a tenant there will be [immigration] consequences," the home visitor said. Our Children's Fear 00004905/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 18 DHS-18-0694-B-000049 00005005/13/2019 These unstable and exploitative conditions undermine families' economic security and negatively affect their living conditions. 36 Job and housing instability coupled with other worries described by parents results in high levels of parental stress that can harm children 's cognitive development-and children with undocumented parents are more likely to face stressors such as moving frequently, living in overcrowded or inadequate housing, and struggling to pay utility bills. 37 Unsafe or unstable housing represents one of the greatest threats to children's health and development. Children who move frequently or live in crowded conditions are more likely to have poor health outcomes, including developmental delays or behavior problems, and worse academic and social outcomes-all of which contribute to lower adult educational attainment. 38 Providers and parents reported particularly high levels of instability in families where a parent had been deported. For instance, a home visitor in Illinois told the story of her client whose husband was detained outside his home as he was leaving for work one morning. Terrified, the mother fled their home, taking only her children - an 18-year-old, 12-year-old, 5-year-old, and 1-month-old and leaving behind baby supplies, medical cards, birth certificates, and clothing. '' We can see how it's affecting the mom. She's undocumented. The language barrier ... she's been here for a couple years and she never worked because he was the only one working and providing for the family. She doesn't know how to look for a job, where she can leave her children ... - Home visitor in Illinois .....___ _____ ,' A parent's deportation can drastically undercut the economic security of families who are already struggling to make ends meet. Notably, men are far more likely to be deported-one analysis estimates that approx imately 85 to 90 percent of deportees are men-and many are also the sole or primary breadwinner in their homes. 39 Deported fathers leave behind wives and children who often fall into poverty in their absence. Studies have found the sudden loss of income resulting from a parent's detention or deportation can reduce a family 's income by half or more. 40 This leads families to not have enough food to eat, move abruptly and frequently, or live in crowded housing with family or friends. Our Children's Fear 00005005/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 19 DHS-18-0694-B-000050 00005105/13/2019 "I don't feel comfortable saying it's going to be okay." Children's parents and caregivers are stressed and lack resources "My young daughter tells me, why are those people coming for us? And she asks questions I don't know how to answer," a parent in New Mexico told us. "I'm not going to tell [my children] that we can be deported at any moment. They are from here. They don't know what that even means ... They don't know what Mexico is. They are so little. How are we going to explain if her father goes to Mexico, we can't go there because [she] will suffer there?" These are the tough questions that parents are grappling with. In all six states, we heard about the immense stress and uncertainty that parents of young children are experiencing. For example, an early education provider in Georgia said that for the first time, parents were request ing help with stress management and emotional support. A home visitor in California described increases in anxiety, depression, and concerns about intimate partner violence among the mothers in her program. "You feel like you don't know what's going to happen . I think that's the fear some of our families are feeling right now, not knowing what is coming. That feeling of stability-emotional stability and security- is what most of our families have lost," said an early childhood educator in Illinois. Consequently, providers-many of whom are immigrants themselves-are under increased pressure to support families in new ways. The providers we spoke with expressed great emotion at how challenging their already-demanding jobs had become. Some are experiencing the effects of the current environment personally due to their own immigrant or cultural backgrounds. But the incredible emotional stress of the work was prevalent across providers of every racial, ethnic, and immigrant background. Many were doing their best to connect parents to resources but felt ill-equipped to meet families' needs or even offer them emotional support. 4 1 "I don't feel comfortable saying it's going to be okay because we don't know," one service provider said. "You can't help but think about the families you serve and have a great relationship with. It gives me stress to think about what would happen if something happened to them. What would happen to their children?" said an early education provider in Illinois. While being an und ocumented immigrant in the United States has always been precarious, parents and providers indicated that the climate feels different. A family services coordinator in Illinois shared that his program has always served families with immigration cases. "What's changed now is that we never know if they're coming back after the check-in," he said, referring to the periodic check-ins with ICErequired of those with pending immigration cases, including parents who have previously been granted permission to remain in this country. "The stress is different." Our Children's Fear 00005105/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 20 DHS-18-0694-B-000051 00005205/13/2019 I t II I 1 A woman in New Mexico broke down in tears while she described how hard her brother's detention was on their entire family. She took in her five nieces and nephews after he was detained by immigration authorities two months ago. "They keep asking when he will come back, if they will get to see him again, " she said. "The youngest one has panic attacks in school, so we have to go pick her up all the time." On top of trying to support her nieces and nephews, she is struggling to reassure her own children of their safety, manage her own mental health, and keep up with the mounting costs associated with immigration hearings. Providers and parents noted that the president's decision in September 2017 to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program triggered a spike in fear and anxiety (see accompanying text box on DACA). "We got a spike in calls right after DACA was eliminated," the director of a home visiting program in New Mexico shared, noting that DACA recipients, who had felt safe, were suddenly experiencing very acute anxiety. Parents and providers highlighted the lack of resources available in the community, most notably around legal assistance and help with legal fees, as well as more broadly accurate information about how immigration policies impact their families. Similarly, providers noted the dearth of mental health services for parents. Children who have health coverage can at least get some support, but there are few if any bilingual, culturally competent providers that will take clients without insurance. The shortage of legal and mental health resources was a problem echoed by providers in every state. Young children depend on adults for their basic needs and emotional support. The adults that young children rely on the most- their parents and other caregivers - are experiencing significant stress themselves. While parents are doing their best to manage in unmanageable situations, for many the stress is overwhelming, especially as they are often unable to get the information and resources they need. Similarly, early care and education providers-already under-resourced and stretched thin - are left feeling helpless by their inability to fully meet families' rapidly changing needs. The heightened fear that parents are experiencing is undoubtedly passed down to children, 42 despite their best efforts to shield their children from concerns and worry. Just as children's own stress can be physically damaging, experiencing parental stress can directly hamper children's cognitive, emotional, and physical development. 43 Children feel sad, anxious, or scared when they Our Children's Fear 00005205/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 21 DHS-18-0694-B-000052 00005305/13/2019 sense those emotions in their parents and caregivers. High levels of stress when parents are preoccupied by concerns can also get in the way of effective parenting and leave parents unable to fully meet their children 's needs. The impacts of parental stress on children 's development extend to other caregivers as well. When early care and education providers are experiencing significant stressors, all the children in their care may lack for support and be at risk for unhealthy 44 development. Our Children's Fear 00005305/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 22 DHS-18-0694-B-000053 00005405/13/2019 " I don't know what my kids are going to do if they take me when my DACA expires." Fates of children and their DACA parents are inextricably linked. "When they gave us DACA, everything was going really well . Better than before ," said a parent in New Mexico, who obtained DACA status three years ago and has two citizen children. "Better work-we bought a house, a truck. The American Dream." On September 5, 2017, the Trump Administration announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a program introduced by the Obama Administration in 2012 that removed the possibility of deportation and made work authorization available to approximately 800,000 immigrant youth and young adults who came to the U.S.as children-many when they were younger than six years old. DACA is widely regarded as a successful program, providing pathways to higher education, better jobs, and higher income. 4 5 Now teens and young adults, DACA recipients are integral members of their schools, workplaces, and communities. Some have started families themselves: in one survey of DACA recipients, 25 percent were parents of U.S.citizen-children. 46 Notably, DACA's benefits likely extend far beyond the recipients themselves. The doors opened for millions of imm igrant youth and young adults may also improve opportunities for their young children. Children markedly benefit from having parents with higher levels of education and betterquality jobs. 4 7 Better-educated parents have more resources to support their children's development, which benefits children's health, academic achievement, educational attainment, and employment in the long run. When parents are facing less stress and are better able to make ends meet, they have more time and energy to devote to their children. One study found that mothers ' eligibility for DACA was linked to better mental health outcomes for their children. 48 The harm of rescinding the program will be expansive as well. As a result of the administration's action, DACA recipients will eventually lose their protected status, work permits, and other critical supports. 49 The majority of our interviews and two out of the four focus groups took place after the program was terminated. Parents we spoke with were frustrated, ange red, and scared by this decision. Parents in New Mexico with DACA voiced concerns about how they would continue to make end meets and support their families once their work permits expire. They described trying to save as much as possible and planning for what may happen should they eventually be deported. Parents with DACA status also expressed concern about what will happen to their children when their status expires. A mother in New Mexico told us, "My husband doesn't have papers, he lost DACA. So every time I hear immigration is near here, I get scared. He's been here since he was two years old. And I always tell him, what are we going to do if you get deported? He has family in Mexico but nothing there. He says if he gets deported we need to go with him. And it' s scary because all my life we have been here . So we don't know what to do ." Some teachers and staff we interview ed were DACA recipi ents.50 An assistant teacher in New Mexico, whose DACA status allowed her to work in a child care center and study early childhood education at a local college, was facing the expiration of her status in 2019. " lfthere 's no work, I can't go to school because I'm paying for it," she said. " It would affect me in every area." /\M f K /\ pVERSIGHT 00005405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000054 00005505/13/2019 Consequences of fear, anxiety, and hardship on children Young children in immigrant families have had their worlds turned upside down. Now, opening the front door could take a parent away forever, police officers are seen as threats rather than protectors, and school is no longer a guaranteed safe place. Increased immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant rhetoric, racism, discrimination, and xenophobia are all negatively influencing an entire generation of children. Our interviews and focus groups revealed a distressing picture of young children's day-to-day experiences around the country. Young children in immigrant families-including children whose parents have lawful immigration status-a re expressing their fearfulness in words and troubling behaviors. They are increasingly isolated from their communities. Some are missing out on child care and early educatio n programs. Some are forgoing medical care and are not getting health and nutrition assistance they are legally entitled to as citizens. Their home lives are increasingly unstable due to overcrowded housing, frequent moving, or decreased economic security. Their parents and caregivers-their primary support system-are experiencing high levels of anxiety. And they are internalizing harmful ideas about their own selfworth. Importantly, children do not experience these events-or their consequences-in isolation. Rather, child development research is clear that the harm children face is cumulative. Experiencing multiple types of hardships (for example, lower household income, housing instability, and not having enough to eat) does far greater damage to young children's long-term development than simply adding up the effects of each individual risk factor. 51 The result: the development of millions of young children is likely being harmed-with many denied their rights as citizens of the United States simply because their parents are not. Children of immigrants matters to America's future. Our nation 's collective economic success is tied to the individual successof all our children. Therefore, our immigration policies must put the needs of children front and center. Our public policies must be designed to ensure that all children are able to achieve their full potential - through accessto high-quality early educational experiences, health care and nutrition assistance,and other supports that promote healthy development from birth thro ugh adulthood. Without changing course, we as a nation will also pay a heavy price, as our future prosperity will be largely determined by the extent to which our increasingly diverse U.S.child population is able to succeed. Our Children's Fear 00005505/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 24 DHS-18-0694-B-000055 00005605/13/2019 A better path forward: recommendations ,,------, We need laws to help people-not break people . - Fath er in New Mexico '' Congress and the Administration should ensure that the best interest of children, including U.S. citizen children living in mixed-status families, are held paramount in immigration policy decisions. Congre ss should pass legislation t hat provid es a pathway to citizenship fo r undocumented immigrants, including parents and Dreamers. The majority of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States are connected to families and communities who rely on them, and for Dreamers- undocumented youth who came to this country as children - the United States is often the only home they have ever known. Legislation with a path to citizenship wi ll remove the instability caused by lack of status and fear of deportation and enable parents to better prov ide for their children's basic needs. For recipients of t he DACA program and other you ng Dreamers, passage of narrow legislation like the Dream Act of 2017 wi ll provide a permanent solution and allow them to better pursue their educationa l and career goals, which is critical for their own wellbeing and that of their families. 52 Congress should ensure immigration judges are able to weigh the hardship to children in decisions rega rding a parent 's abi lity to enter or remain in the United States . Current immigration law explicitly overlooks hardship to children in critical immigr ation decisions regarding their parents. Congress should correct this flawed principle and reinstate j udicial discretion that enables immigration judges to consider t he potential hardship of a parent 's deportation or ability to enter the country on U.S.citizen children, such as the risk of developmental harm and economic hardship on children left behind. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security {DHS) should use discretion wh en making decisions to arr est, detain , and deport parents of minor children in th e United States. Parents of minor children in the United States should not be priorities for enforcement. Parents who have been placed into deportation proceedings should genera lly be able to await deportation at home w ith their child ren as they to continue to care and provide for them and make arrangements for the fut ure. Parents who must be detained should be placed into one of the agency's alternative -to -detention programs. Our Children's Fear 00005605/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 25 DHS-18-0694-B-000056 00005705/13/2019 Congress and OHS should expand and consistently enforce the sensitive locations policy to restrict enforcement actions from occurring at or near places that are critical to children's health and wellbeing. The current sensitive locations policy is vague and may be inconsistently followed. For it to be effective in making parents feel safe taking their children to child care, school, hospitals, and other critical places, it must be uniformly enforced across the country and violations must be investigated and addressed. The policy should also be expanded to restrict immigration agents from carrying out enforcement actions near sensitive locations and be extended to other locations, such as home -based child care programs. Congress should pass the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would strengthen and codify the current policy. 53 OHS should strengthen protocols to minimize potential harm to children when they are present during immigration enforcement actions and train all staff on these protocols. To mitigate trauma for children and prevent them from being separated from family members or becoming unnecessarily involved in the child welfare system, it is important to establish protocols about the time of apprehension or enforcement action. While some protocols have been developed in recent years, they should be strengthened and consistently enforced. Immigration enforcement actions should generally be avoided when children are present. In cases where children are present, parents should be given the opportunity to designate a caregiver and to make phone calls or otherwise reach a designated caregiver. Children should neither be interrogated without the presence or consent of a parent nor be asked to translate for others, and parents or other family members should not be interrogated in the presence of children. All agents who may come into contact with a child should receive training in how to appropriately handle such situations to minimize trauma to children, and DHS should investigate and address reported violations. OHS should ensure that detained and deported parents are able to make decisions about their children's care. In 2013, ICE implemented a policy known as the "parental interest directive " aimed at upholding the rights of detained parents with minor children, including those involved in the child welfare system. 54 ICEshould preserve and implement this policy in its entirety, including the use of discretion in certain cases involving parents, legal guardians, and primary caregivers and the facilitation of a parents' ability to make long-term decisions regarding their children 's care, regardless of whether they wish to leave their children with a designated caregiver or take their children with them. Parents whose children are involved in the child welfare system should continue to be able to interact with caseworkers and participate in case plans and family court proceedings necessary to reunify with their children. Our Children's Fear 00005705/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 26 DHS-18-0694-B-000057 00005805/13/2019 Federal, state, and local policymakers should ensure that immigrant families have accessto the programs and services they need to promote their children's healthy development. Congre ss and federal age ncies should reverse course on the Trump Administ ration 's effort s to discourage immigrant families and their citizen children from accessing the health , nut rition , and early childhood educati on services. The Trump Administration is currently developing regulations to rewrite the current definition of what is known as a "public charge" to significantly broaden the range of programs that government officials can consider in the pub lic charge determination, possibly to include programs such as WIC, SNAP,Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)and Head Start (SeeAppendix for a description of "public charge.") The proposed rule also may expand scrutiny to include use of public benefits by the applicant 's family, including U.S.citizen children. If finalized, this proposal cou ld force immigrant fami lies to fo rgo needed health care, nutr ition , and early education services to obtain secure immigration status for themselves or their families. The administration should reverse course on this harmful proposal that threatens the long -term health and wellbeing of millions of children, including citizen children. If feder al agencies move forward, Congress should use it s authority to undo t his regulato ry change through legislation . State and local policymakers should safeguard the wellbeing of young children in immigrant families through state and local legislation , laws, and policies. Policymakers shou ld oppose laws that promote more immigration enforcement - such as collaborative agreements between immigration enforcement agencies and local polices- that limit immigrant families' mobility and ability to seek out essential services on behalf of their children. Likewise, policymakers should oppose laws that create barriers to health, nutrition , or educatio nal services for child ren in imm igrant fam ilies. Conversely, policymakers should support policies that encourage the healt h, safety and wellbeing of immigrant families and protect childre n's inte rests, such as expanded accessto health care coverage for immigrant children. State and local policymakers should increase funding for legal services in communiti es and build links to pro bono services. Resourcesare needed in commun ities to provide free legal advice and represent ation to families on immigration, child custody, and family law t o help families navigate the legal system. State agencies administering public benefits should ensure immigrant families and th eir children are not deterred from enrolling in critical programs . Agencie s should issue guid ance on immigrant eligibility rules, including recommendations for ensuring that enro llment pract ices do not deter immigrants from accessing benefits on behalf of themselv es or thei r child ren.55 Agencies should analyze their data to identify any decline s in public benefit use and conduct targeted outreach to reach underserved communities and limited -English proficient communities. By partne ring with trusted organizations such as early child hood programs and immig rant serving organi zations and paying attention to language access,agencies can improve their out reach to immig rant families. Our Children's Fear 00005805/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 27 DHS-18-0694-B-000058 00005905/13/2019 State agencies administering public benefits should issue guidance to programs on protecting data and personal confidentiality. Agencies can wo rk with local agencies and social service providers to ensure compliance with privacy rules and to provide guidance on interactions 56 or requests from immigration enforcement officials. Agencies can also issue public messages explaining individuals' privacy protections as they relate to immigration concerns. State policymakers should ensure that early childhood programs have the resources they need to better serve children in immigrant families. State policymakers should promote and fund coordination and collaboration between child care and early education and immigrant-serving organizations. This will improve access by families and the workforce to key information that affects immigrant families. Collaborations can ensure that early education programs have experts w ho can provide credible information on immigration policy, immigrant rights, and immigrant eligibility for public benefits. Added financial resources can increase the capacity of immigrant-serving organizations to partner with early education programs. This support could be in the form of grants to community-based organizations to increase capacity, funded partnerships between immigrant-serving and early childhood organizations, or resources for creating joint immigrant and early childhood coalitions. States and localities with immigrant and refugee offices, or other coordinating bodies, should both include early care and education organizations in community planning and inform early care and education organizations about state and loc al efforts related to immigrant families. Provide resources to meet the unprecedented needs of the early childhood workforce for training , education, and support. State agencies should fund the development and implementation of trainings and supports, as well as increased staff compensation and benefits to ensure that early childhood providers can get the supports they need to do their job. States can fund entities such as universities and community-based orga nization s to develop resources and materials to give the early childhood workforce the tools they need to help children cope with fear, to support parents in discussing deportation and other issues with children, and to work with families in crisis due to immigration actions. Ensure that programs have accessto best practices and training on trauma-informed care and funding to implement those practices. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, key components of a trauma-informed program include routinely screening for trauma exposure and symptoms; use of evidence -based, culturally responsive assessment and treatment; and a focus on continuity of care and collaboration across systems. Trauma-informed programs also intentionally address parent trauma, emphasize staff wellness, and make resources available to children, families and providers. 57 Our Children's Fear 00005905/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 28 DHS-18-0694-B-000059 00006005/13/2019 The philanthropic community should protect, defend, and elevate the well-being of children in immigrant families. Philanthropies should make investments in immediate and urgent support to children in immigrant families and the programs that serve them . A comprehensive philanthropic agenda wou ld include: o o o o o o o Policy advocacy at all levels of government to protect and defend the wellbeing of young children; Affordable legal services and representation for immigrant fami lies; Strong collaborations across the immigrant and early childhood sectors as well as other sectors serving children such as child welfare, education, etc.; Creation and dissemination of training and resources for early care and education and other program staff; Outreac h and informatio n dissemination to inform immigra nt families about policies that affect them; A comprehensive research agenda that includes documentation of t he impacts of immigration policies on young children and their caregivers, as well as the developmental consequences ofthose impacts; and Raising awareness among the public and policymakers about the importance of young child ren of imm igrants to our cou ntry's fut ure. Funders should speak out about the we llbeing of young chi ldre n of immigrants, their needs and the developmenta l consequences of the current crisis. National, state, and local foundat ions should use their own credib ility and prominence to elevate the importa nce of t he we llbeing of young children and the urgency of a supportive pol icy, research, and advocacy agenda. Funders can issue broad statements aimed at influencing key constituencies or speak out on specific policy issues. Our Children's Fear 00006005/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 29 DHS-18-0694-B-000060 00006105/13/2019 Acknowledgments This paper was made possible by the generous support of the Alliance for Early Success,Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, George Gund Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, INing Harris Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Many individua ls contributed to this study. Foremost, the authors are indebted to the parents, teachers, home visitors, social workers, directors, family support workers and social service providers who so wi lling ly gave of their time to talk with us and trusted us to share their stories. We are honored and grateful. We also thank the individuals in our site visit states and communities who assisted us in arranging visits. Without their assistance, this study would not have been possible. The authors are grateful to CLASPcolleagues - Olivia Golden, Madison Hardee, and Tom Salyers- for their insights and editorial review. We also appreciate the thoughtful input of our reviewers: Emily Butera, Women's Refugee Commission; Ajay Chaudry, New York University; and Patrick O'Shea, National Immigration Law Center. Thank you to Randy Capps and Jie Zong of Migration Policy Institute for data analysis related to young children of immigrants. Thank you also to CLASPcolleagues Andy Beres and Sivan Sherriffe for their graphic and design support and Shiva Sethi for research assistance. While the authors are grateful for all assistance and funding related to this report, the authors alone are responsible for its content. Our Children's Fear 00006105/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 30 DHS-18-0694-B-000061 00006205/13/2019 Appendix: Overview of major immigration policy changes affecting young children under the Trump Administration Increased immigration enforcement Separation from a parent due to immigration enforcement is not a new consequence for children in mixed-status families. Over the past decade, DHS reported high rates of deportations involving parents of U.S.citizen children, which gradually decreased over time, from as high as 72,410 in 2013 to 28,860 in 2016. 58 However, between 2007 and 2013, ICEput a series of policies in place that were intended to mitigate the collateral effects of enforcement on children. 59 Central to these policies was an emphasis on the use of discretion when making decisions about the arrest and detention of parents, legal guardians, and primary caregivers. For example, immigration enforcement agents were instructed to consider factors such as family ties-including whether individuals are parents or guardians of U.S.citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR)children when determining whether they were an enforcement priority and whether to place them in deportation proceedings as well as whether and where to detain them. 60 In 2013, ICE issued a directive known as the "parental interest directive" that specifically addressed the need of parents facing removal to make arrangements for their children and to allow detained parents to participate in child welfare proceedings. 61 Protective policies such as these helped reduce the likelihood that parents and guardians of citizen and LPRchildren would be arrested, detained, and removed, which helped reduce long-term harmful effects of enforcement on children. The inception of the Trump Administration in 2017 was immediately marked by a drastic new focus on heightened immigration enforcement and decreased protections for vulnerable populations. Shortly after entering office, President Trump introduced two executive orders that significantly increased the intensity and scope of immigration enforcement in the United States. For example, the executive order entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" calls for triple the number of enforcement agents, encourages increased collaboration between ICEand local police, and rescinds the enforcement priorities established under the Obama Administration - making every undocumented immigrant a priority for deportation, including parents of U.S.citizen children. The orders also limit the use of prosecutorial discretion and roll back protective policies, including key aspects ofthe parental interest directive. Recent reports from DHS for fiscal year (FY) 2017 reveal that ICEagents arrested 25 percent more people in the interior of the country who were suspected of being in violation of immigration laws than in FY 2016 and removed 30 percent more in FY 2017 compared to FY 2016. Arrests in the community - notably among immigrants without criminal violations - were particularly heightened, with the number of arrested immigrants without a criminal record increasing 146 percent between FY 2016 and FY 2017. 62 While protective policies such as the sensitive locations memo - which restricts ICEand CBPfrom carrying out enforcement actions in certain locations-and certain aspects of the parental interest directive remain in place as of the date of publication, our findings raise questions about oversight and accountability. It is unclear whether the Trump Administration will continue to Our Children's Fear 00006205/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 31 DHS-18-0694-B-000062 00006305/13/2019 uphold and consistently implement its own polici es designed to mitigate the effects of enforcement on child wellbeing and family unity. In addition, the speed with which many deportations are being carried out and the focus on removing individuals who have previously been permitted to remain in the United States contingent on regular check -in with ICE has put children in mixed-status families at increased risk of separation from a parent. Undercutting access to vital programs Through several public statements, proposed immigration principles, ramped up enforcement actions, and leaked policy proposals, the Trump Administration has made clear its intent to further restrict access to basic health and nutrition supports for low -income immigrant families and their citizen children. It is important to note that undocumented immigrants are already barred from most federal public benefits, and lawfully present immigrants already are subj ect to a five -year waiting period for federal programs like SNAP,TANF, CHIP, Medicaid, and SSI. Furthermore, low -income children with foreign -born parents are already less likely to receive SNAP or Medicaid than children with U.S.- born parents .63 In fact, children in immigrant families are less likely to have health insurance at all- 8.7 percent of children with foreign-born parents are uninsured, compared to 4.4 percent of children with native-born parents. 64 One of the most urgent threats is the Trump Administration's intent to redefine what is known as the "public charge" statute. "Public Charge" is a term used by U.S.immigration officials to refer to a person who is considered primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. Certain immigrants can be denied entry to the United States or a "green card" (lawful permanent residence) if, based on all their circumstances, they are deemed likely to become a "public charge" in the future. In very limited circumstances, the law also makes individuals deportable for becoming a public charge. Under longstanding practice, only the use of cash assistance for income maintenance (such as TANF and SSI)or government-funded long-term care have been considered in the public charge determination . Immigrants not subject to the public charge rules include refugees, asylees, victims of domestic violence and other crimes, as well as green card holders applying for citizenship. Under a draft executive order leaked in January 2017, the Trump Administration threatened to rewrite the rules regarding the "public charge" statute to drastically broaden the scope of programs considered in the public charge determination as well as several other provisions that would restrict immigrants from accessing critical benefits and income supports. While the draft executive order was never released, even the rumor of it created a chilling effect by leading some immigrants to choose not to enroll themselves or their citizen children in critical programs, despite being eligible. On February 8, 2018, media outlets published a leaked draft public charge "notice of proposed rulemaking" indicating the Trump Administration's intent to change the regulations used to implement the public charge provision offederal immigration law. 65 The leaked draft proposal would broadly expand the types of benefits to be considered under the public charge determination, explicitly including Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, WIC, Head Start, and many other human services programs. The proposed rule also indicates the administration 's intent to expand scrutiny to include use of public benefits by the applicant's family, including U.S. citizen children . If finalized, this proposal could force immigrant families to forgo needed health Our Children's Fear 00006305/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 32 DHS-18-0694-B-000063 00006405/13/2019 care or go hungry in order to obtain secure immigration status for themselves or their families. As of publication of this paper, this proposal is still in development and has not been published. CLASPand the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) lead the "Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future" campaign, a broad coalition of advocates for immigrants, children, education, health, anti-hunger and anti-poverty groups and faith leaders. The Protecting Immigrant Families campaign is developing resources and will coordinate efforts to fight back against this dangerous proposal. For more information on the campaign, please contact Madison Hardee (mhardee@clasp.org). Removing protections for certain populations Another aspect of the Trump Administration's immigration policy has been to expel immigrants with long, established roots in the United States through the termination or cancellation of protective status for immigrants granted relief through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and through Temporary Protective Status (TPS). In 2012, the Obama Administration introduced the DACA program, which provided an administrative solution to many of the barriers facing undocumented youth. DACA provided temporary work authorization and relief from deportation to nearly 800,000 qualifying Dreamers, allowing many to pursue postsecondary education and work legally. 66 Despite DACA's success, the Trump Administration announced its termination on September 5, 2017. The decision, which came after months of uncertainty, has put the lives of millions of immigrant youth and young adults and their families in jeopardy. In one survey, more than 25 percent of DACA respondents were parents of U.S.citizen children. 67 The program officially expires on March 5, 2018, and thousands of DACA recipient s have already lost their protection s and with it their jobs and ability to provide for their families. 68 At the time of writing, Congress had still failed to reach agreement on a legislative fix for DACA beneficiaries and other Dreamers as a result of the Trump Administration's refusal to accept multiple bipartisan proposals, including several that included the robust border enforcement measures requested by President Trump. As a result, DACA beneficiaries and their families remain in a state of limbo. TPS is a temporary, renewable immigration status authorized through the Immigration Act of 1990. It provides work authorization and protection from deportation for individuals whose countries have experienced environmental disasters or epidemics, persistent armed conflicts, or other extraordinary conditions that prevent them from safely returning to their country of origin. 69 Decisions to extend TPSfor immigrants from affected countries must be made periodically based on a review of existing circumstances in the designated country. Over the past year, the Trump Administration has announced the cancellation of the TPS designation for approximately 195,000 Salvadorans, 46,000 Haitians, 2,550 Nicaraguans, and over 1,000 Sudanese. These TPS holders have been given a deadline for when they must uproot themselves from the families and communities where they have resided for decades and potentially return to countries where conditions remain tenuous and they may have little ties. TPS holders are parents or guardians of U.S.citizen children, such as Salvadoran TPS holders who are estimated to have 192,000 U.S.citizen children. 70 A decision regarding the designation of TPSfor approximate ly 57,000 Hondurans is expected this July. Our Children's Fear 00006405/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 33 DHS-18-0694-B-000064 00006505/13/2019 Endnotes 1 National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, TheScienceof Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What WeKnow and What WeDo, 2007, http://developingchild.harvard .edu/wpcontent/uploads/2015/05/Science _Early_ Childhood _Development .pdf; Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, Jack P. Shonkoff and Deborah A. Phillips, eds., National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 2000. 2 Hannah Matthews, Rebecca Ullrich, and Wendy Cervantes, Immigration Policy'sHarmful Impacts on Early Careand Education, CLASP,2018, https ://www .clasp.org/eceimmigration. 3 Jorge Lui s Garcia, James J. Heckman, Duncan Ermini Leaf et al, TheLife-CycleBenefitsof an Influential Early Childhood Program, NBERWorking Paper Series, 2016, http://www.nber.org/papers/w22993.pdf. 4 American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Community Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition, "Promoting Food Security for All Children," Pediatrics 136 (2015); Michel H. Boudreaux, Ezra Golberstein, and Donna D. McAlpine, "The Long-Term Impacts of Medicaid Exposure in Early Childhood: Evidence from the Program's Origin," Journal of Health Economics45 (2016); Dolores de la Mata, TheEffect of Medicaid on Children's Health: A RegressionDiscontinuity Approach, 2011, https://www.york.ac.uk/media/economics/documents/herc/wp/11 _ 16.pdf. 5 Sharon H. Bzostek and Audry N. Beck, "Familial Instability and Young Children's Physical Health," Social Scienceand Medicine 73 (201 1); Heather Sandstrom and Sandra Huerta, TheNegative Effectsof Instability on Child Development: A ResearchSynthesis,Urban Institute , 2013, https:/ /www.urban.org/sites/def au lt/files/publication/32706/412899-The-Negative-Effects-oflnstabi lity-on-Child-Development-A-Research-Synthesis .PDF. 6 Lorraine M. McKelvey, Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Rachel F. Schiffman et al, "Fam ily Stress and Parent-Infant Interaction: The Mediating Role of Coping," Infant Mental Health Journal 23 (2002); Antoinette Y. Rodgers, "Mu ltiple Sources of Stress and Parenting Behavior," Children and Youth ServicesReview20 (1998); Monica Faulkner, Paula Gerstenblatt, Ahyoung Lee et al., "Childcare Providers: Work Stress and Personal Well-being," Journal of Early Childhood Research(2014). 7 National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, PersistentFear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children's Learning and Development: Working PaperNo. 9, 2010, http ://www.developingchild.net/. 8 Maya Rossin-Slater, "Promoting Health in Early Childhood," TheFuture of Children 25 (2015). 9 Karen Hughes, Mark A. Bellis, Katherine A. Hardcastle, et al., 'The Effect of Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health: A Systematic Review and Meta -Analysis," TheLancet Public Health 2 (20 17); Elizabeth A. Schilling, Robert H. Aseltine, and Susan Gore, 'The Impa ct of Cumulative Childhood Adversity on Young Adult Mental Health: Measures, Models, and Interpretations ," Social Science& Medicine 66 (2008); Natalie Slopen, Karestan C. Koenen, Laura D. Kubzansky, "Cumulative Adversity in Childhood and Emergent Risk Factors for Long-Term Health ," TheJournal of Pediatrics 164 (2014). 10 Migration Policy Institute tabulation of 2014 American Community Survey (ACS)and 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)by Bachmeier and Van Hook. 11 Ibid . Our Children's Fear 00006505/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 34 DHS-18-0694-B-000065 00006605/13/2019 12 Randy Capps, Michael Fix, Jie Zong, A Profile of U.S.Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents, Migration Policy Instit ute, 2016, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/profile-us-childrenunauthorized-immigrant-parents. 13 Nationa l Scientific Counci l on the Developing Child, Closing the Gap; Comm ittee on Integrat ing the Science of Early Childhood Development, From Neurons to Neighborhoods. 14 These patterns of behavior are consistent with prior research showing that children with undocumented parents tend to conflate police officers with immigration officials. Joanna Dreby, How Today's Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Children , Families, and Communities, Center for Amer ican Progress, 2012, https://www.americanprogress .org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/08/DrebylmmigrationFamiliesFINAL.pdf. 15 For details on the Trump Administration's immigration policies, see Appendix. 16 Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, From Neurons to Neighborhoods. 17 National Scientific Counci l on the Developing Child, Persistent Fear and Anxiety; Jack P. Shon koff, Andrew S. Garner, et al. ''The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress," Pediatrics 729(2012). 18 Sara Satin sky, Alice Hu, et al. Family Unity, Family Health: How Family -Focused Immigration Reform Will Mean Better Health for Children and Families, Human Impact Partners, 2013, https://www.familyunityfamilyhealth.org/uploads/images/FamilyUnityFamilyHealth.pdf. 19 Satinsky et al., Family Unity, Family Health. 20 Ajay Chaudry, Randy Capps, et al., Facing Our Future: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement, Urban Institute, 2010, https:/ /www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/28331 /412020-Facing-Our-Future.PDF. 21 Randy Capps, Rosa Maria Castaneda, Ajay Chaudry, et al., Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children, Urban Institute, 2007, https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/46811/411566-Paying-the-Price-Thelmpact-of-lmmigration-Raids-on-America-s-Children.PDF; Randy Capps, Heather Koball, Andrea Campetella, et al., Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities for the Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: A Review of the Literature, Migration Policy Institute, 2015, https://www.migrationpolicy .org/research/implications-immigration-enforcement-activitieswell-being-children-immigrant-families. 22 Jennifer Keys Adair, The Impact of Discrimination on the Early Schooling Experiences of Children From Immigrant Families, Migration Policy Institute, 2015, https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/impact-discrimination-early-schooling-experienceschildren-immigrant-families. 23 Capps et al., Paying the Price; Capps et al., Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities. 24 Enforcement act ivity appeared to more frequent in areas where local po lice cooperated with federal immigration agents as well as in areas close to the U.S.southern border. In several states, providers and parents noted that fami lies have lim ited how often or how far they dr ive for fear of being stopped by police or immigration enforcement agents. Many of the communities we visited had limited public transportation options, mak ing it especially difficult to get around . 25 Matthews et. al, Immigration Policy's Harmful Impacts on Early Care and Education. Our Children's Fear 00006605/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 35 DHS-18-0694-B-000066 00006705/13/2019 26 Carl J. Dunst, Deborah Hamby, Carol M. Trivette, et al., "Everyday Family and Community Life and Children's Naturally Occurring Learning Opportunities," Journal of Early Intervention 23 (2000); Larissa K. Ferretti and Kristen L. Bub, "The Influence of Family Rout ines on the Resilience of Low-Income Preschoolers," Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 35 (2014) . 27 See for example, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Growing Young Minds: How Museums and Libraries Create Lifelong Learners, 2013, https://www.imls.gov/assets/1 / AssetManager/GrowingYoungMinds.pdf; M. Elena Lopez, Margaret Caspe, and Lorette McWilliams, Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement, Harvard Family Research Project , 2016, http://www.ala.org/pla/sites/ala .org .pla/files/content/initiatives/familyengagement/PublicLibraries-A-Vital-Space-for-Family-Engagement _HFRP-PLA_August-2 -2016.pdf; Hayley Christian, Stephen R.Zubrick, Sarah Foster, et al., ''The Influence of the Neighborhood Physical Environment on Early Child Health and Development: A Review and Call for Research," Health & Place 33 (2015). 28 Garcia et al, Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program; Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Christina Weiland, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, et al., Investing in Our Future: The Evidence Base on Preschool Education, Society for Research in Child Development and Foundation for Child Development, 2013, http://www.srcd.org/sites/default/files/documents/washington/mb_2013_ 10_ 16_investing_in_ children .pdf. 29 Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, From Neurons to Neighborhoods. 30 In January 2017, a draft executive order from the Trump Administration was leaked, revea ling the administration's intent to rewrite long standing rules regarding immigrants' ability to access a green card, enter the country, or even be deportable based on their use of certain public benefits, including nutrition assistance and health care. In February 2018, after the conclusion of our site visits, a leaked draft notice of proposed rulemaking was published indicting the administration's intent to pursue this policy change through a rulemaking process. As of publication of this paper, notic e of this regulatory change is yet to be released or promulgated. 31 See for example Caitlin Dewey, "Immigrants Are Going Hungry So Trump Won't Deport Them," The Washington Post, March 16, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017 /03/16/immigra nts-are-now -ca ncelingthei r-food-stamps-for-fear-that-trump-will-deport-them/; Greg Kaufman, "Why Immigrants in California are Canceling Their Food Stamps," The Nation, March 17, 2017, https://www.thenation .com/article/why-immigrants-in-california-are-canceling-their-foodstamps/; Annie Lowrey, "Trump 's Anti-Immigrant Policies are Scaring Eligible Families Away from the Safety Net ," The Atlantic, March 24, 2017, https:/ /www .theatlantic.com/business/arch ive/2017 /03/trump-safety-net-lati nofamilies/520779/; Ileana Najarro, Jenny Deam, "Fearing Deportation, Undocumented Immigrants in Houston Are Avoiding Hospita ls and Clinics," The Houston Chronicle, December 27, 2017, http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fearing-deportationundocumented -immigrants-are-12450772.php . 32 Molly Redden, "Undocumented Immigran ts Avoid Vital Nutrition Services for Fear of Deportation," The Guardian , May 9, 2017, https:// www .theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/09/undocumentedimmigrants-wic-nutrition-services-deportation. Our Children's Fear 00006705/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 36 DHS-18-0694-B-000067 00006805/13/2019 33 Rossin-Slater, "Promot ing Health in Early Childhood;" Hilary Hoynes, Diane Whitemore Schazenbach, and Doug las Almond, "Long-Run Impac t s of Childhood Access to the Safety Net," American Economic Review 106 (2016); David Murphey, Health Insurance Coverage Improves Child Well-Being, Urban Institute, 2017, https:// www.childtrends.org / publications/ health -insurance-coverage-improveschild-well. 34 Laura Wheaton and Victoria Tran, The Anti-Poverty Effects of SNAP, Urban Institute, 2018, https://w ww. urban .org/ research/ publication / antipoverty -effects-supplemental-nutr itionassistance-program. 35 Currently, both ICE and Customs and Border Patro l (CBP)have po licies restricting enforcement actions at or focused on places deemed sensit ive locat ions, in cluding educat ion sett ings, hospita ls, and places of worship. In 2016, OHS issued add itio nal clarification on t hese policies to specify t hat places like early educat ion and ch ild care centers, bus stops, health clinics and other health care settings, and public demonst rations also fall under the definition of a sensitive location. Whi le OHS has claimed t hat the po licy still stands and issued new guidelines in 2017 to clarify the po licy related to courthouses, our study and other documented incide nts suggest that the po licy may not be enforced consistently around the country . It is also unclear whet her reported violations are be ing invest igated . 36 Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children, 2011. 37 Yoshikawa, Immigrants Raising Citizens. 38 Sandstrom and Huerta, Negative Effects of Instability; Diana Becker Cutts, Alan F. Meyers, Maureen M. Black, et al., "US Housing Insecurity and the Health of Very Young Children," American Journal of Public Health (2011 ); Kathleen M. Ziol -Guest, Claire C. McKenna, "Early Childhood Housing Instability and School Readiness," Child Development 8S (2014); Nabihah Maqbool, Janet Viverios, Minday Au lt, The Impacts of Affordable Housing on Health, Center for Housing Policy, 2015, https ://www .rupco.org/ wpcontent / uploads/ pdfs/The-lmpacts-of-Affordable-Housing-on-Health-CenterforHousingPolicyMaqbool .etal .pdf. 39 Tanya Goloash-Boza, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, "Latin o Immigrant Men and the Deportat ion Crisis: A Gendered Racial Removal Program," Latino Studies 11 (2013); Satinsky et al., Family Unity, Family Health. 40 Randy Capps et al., Deferred Action for Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Analysis of DAPA 's Potential Effects on Families and Children, Mig rat ion Policy Inst itute, 20 16; Chaud ry, et al., Facing our Future; Joanna Dreby, How Today's Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Children, Families, and Communities, Center for American Progress, 2012. 41 Matthews et. al, Immigration Policy's Harmful Impacts on Early Care and Education. 42 Luis Zayas, Forgotten Citizens: Deportation, Children, and the Making of America's Exiles and Orphans, 2015. 43 Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, From Neurons to Neighborhoods; Tess Lefmann and Terri Combs-Orme, "Prenata l Stress, Poverty, and Child Outcomes," Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 31 (2014). 44 Robert C. Whitaker, Tracy Dearth -Wesley, and Rachel A. Gooze, "Workplace Stress and the Quality of Teacher-Child ren Relationships in Head Start," Early Childhood Research Quarterly 30 (2015); Amy Roberts, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Bridget Hamre et al., "Exploring Teachers' Depressive Symptoms, Interaction Quality, and Children's Social-Emotiona l Development in Head Start," Early Education and Development 27 (2016); Aletha C. Huston, Kaeley C. Bobb it, and Alison Bentley, "Time Spent in Child Care: How and Why Does it Affect Social Development?" Developmental Psychology 51 (2015). Our Children's Fear 00006805/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 37 DHS-18-0694-B-000068 00006905/13/2019 45 Tom K.Wong, Greisa Martinez-Rosas, Adrian Reyna, et al., New Study of DACABeneficiariesShows PositiveEconomic and Educational Outcomes,Center for American Progress, 2016, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2016/10/18/146290/new-studyof-daca-beneficiaries-shows-positive-economic-and-educational-outcomes/. 46 Zenen Jaimes Perez, A Portrait of DeferredAction for Childhood Arrivals Recipients:Challengesand Opportunities Three-YearsLater, United We Dream, 2015, https://unitedwedream.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/10/DACA-report-final-1.pdf. 47 Neeraj Kaushal, "Intergen erational Payoffs for Education, " TheFuture of Children 24 (2014); Alexandra Mitukiewicz and Heather Boushey, Job Quality Matters: How Our Future Economic Competitiveness Hinges on the Quality of Parents'Jobs,Washington Center for Equitabl e Growth, 2014, http://equitablegrowth.org/human-capital/job-quality-matters-future-economiccompetitiveness-hinges-quality-parents-jobs/. 48 Jens Hainmu eller, Duncan Lawrence, Linna Marten, et al., "Protecting Unauthorized Immigrant Mothers Improves Their Children's Mental Health," Science31 (2017). 49 Duy Pham, Wendy Cervantes, DACAHas BeenRescinded.What Now? CLASP,2017, https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/daca-has-been-rescinded-what-now. 50 The Migration Policy Institu te estimates that more than 40,000 DACA recipients are employed in the edu cation, health, and social services industries-many of them are likely nurses, K-12 teachers, and early ch ildhood educators. Jie Zong, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Jeanne Batalova, et al., A Profile of Current DACA Recipientsby Education, Industry, and Occupation, Migration Policy Institute, 2017, https://www .migrationpolicy .org/research/profile-current-daca-recipients-education-industryand-occupation. 51 Hughes, et al., "The Effect of Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health;" Schilling et al., "The Impa ct of Cumulative Childhood Adversity;" Slopen, et al., "Cumulativ e Adv ersity in Childhood." 52 The Dream Act of 2017 (S.1615/H.R.3440) is bipartisan legislation that would provide a path to citizenship-by completing postsecondary education, military or employment requirementsto certain immig rants who entered the U.S.as children, including beneficiaries of the DACA program . The bill was introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA). https://www.congress.gov/bill/115thcongress/senate-bill/1615, https://www.congress .gov/bill/115th-congress/housebill/3440/related-bil1s. 53 The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (S.845/H.R.1815) would clarify and expa nd the types of "sensitive locat ion s" where immigr ation enforcement agents are restricted from carrying out enfo rcement actions. The legislation was introduc ed in 2017 by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representat ive Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). https://www .congress.gov/bill/11 Sthcongress/senate-bil 1/845/related-bills, https://www.congress .gov/bill/11 Sth-congress/housebill/1815. 54 U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICEParental InterestsDirective, U.S.Department of Homeland Security, 2013, https://www.ice.gov/parental-interest. 55 Cities across the country including San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles have deve lope d and distributed public-facing flyers, presentations and other resources reassuring families that the election has not changed the local government's commitment to provide quality servic es for all, regardless of immigration status . Our Children's Fear 00006905/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 38 DHS-18-0694-B-000069 00007005/13/2019 56 See for examp le, San Francisco Department of Health policy memorandum on how to interact with ICEofficials and respo nd to judicial warrants, ad mini strative warrants and subpoe nas, https://www.sfdph.org/dph/files/PoliciesProcedures/COM 10-lmmigrationStatus-andlnteractions-with-lCEAgentsPolicy-2018-01-19.pdf. 57 National Child Traum at ic Stress Network, https://www.nctsn .org . 58 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),Depa rtment of Homeland Security (OHS), Deportation of Aliens Claiming U.S.-Born Children: First Semi-Annual, Calendar Year 2013, 2014, http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/2013report1 .pdf; ICE, OHS, Deportation of Aliens Claiming U.5.-Born Children: Second Half, Calendar Year 2013, 2014, http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/2013report2.pdf; ICE, OHS, Deportation of Aliens Claiming U.5.-Born Children: First Half, Calendar Year 2016, 2016, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/lmmigration%20and%20Customs%20Enf orcement%20-%20Deportation%20of%20Aliens%20Claiming%20U.S.%20Born%20Children%20-%20First%20Semiannual%2C%20CY%202016.pdf; ICE,OHS, Deportation of Aliens Claiming U.5.-Born Children: Second Half, Calendar Year 20 16, 2017, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/lCE%20%20Deportation%20of%20Aliens%20Claiming%20U.S.%20-Born%20Children%20%20Second%20Semiannual%2C%20CY%202016_0.pdf . 59 Emily Butera, Wendy Cervante s, Family Unity in the Face oflmmigration Enforcement: Past, Present, and Future, The Sentencing Project, First Focus, 2013, http://cimmcw.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/cc_ Children-in-Harms-Way-final.pdf. 60 John Morton, "Civil Immig rat ion Enforcement: Prio rities for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens", March 2, 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, https:/ /www .ice.gov/doclib/news/releases/2011/110302washingtondc.pdf. 61 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, "ICE Parental Int erests Directive," https://www.ice.gov/parental-interest. 62 Joshua Breisblatt, "OHS: Immigration Arrests Inside the U.S. Spiked While Border Crossings Dropped to Record Lows", American Immigration Council, http://immigrationimpact.com/2017 /12/06/im migration-enforcement-border-crossing-low/. 63 Krista M. Perreira, Robert Crosnoe, et al., Barriers to Immigrants' Access to Health and Human Services Programs, Office of th e Assistant Secretary for Plan ning and Evaluation U.S. Depa rt ment of Health and Hu man Services, 2012, https:// aspe.hhs.gov /basic-report/barriers-immigrants-access-health-andhuma n-services-programs.; Julia Gelatt, Heat her Job all, et al., State Immigration Enforcement Policies: How They Impact Low -Income Households, The Urban Institu te, National Center for Chi ldren in Poverty, 2017, https://www.urban.org/research/publication/state-immigration-enforcement-policies. 64 Child and Adolescent Health Measureme nt Initiative, Data Resou rce Center for Child and Adolescent Health. 2016 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data query. Retrieved 2/25/2018 from www.childhealthdata.org. 65 National Immig ration Law Center, The Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Attack on Immigrant Families Information About an Upcoming Proposed Rule, 2018, https://www.nilc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/01 /Public-Charge-Fact-Sheet-2018 .pdf. 66 For more inform at ion on DACA, see the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services arch ived page, "Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)," https://www.uscis .gov/archive/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca. Our Children's Fear 00007005/13/2019 Im mi gration Policy 's Effects on Young Children 39 DHS-18-0694-B-000070 00007105/13/2019 67 Perez,A Portrait of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients. Tom Jawetz and Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, "Thousands of DACA Recipients Are Already Losing Their Protection from Deportation," Center for American Progress, November 9, 2017, https:/ /www .a merican progress.org/issues/immigration/news/2017 /11 /09/442502/thousandsdaca-reci pients-a lready-losing-protection-deportation/. 69 Jill H. Wilson, Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues,Congressional Research Service, 2018, https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RS20844.pdf. 70 Robert Warren and Donald Kerwin," A Statistical and Demographic Profile of the U.S.Temporary Protected Status Populations from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti," Journal on Migration and Human Security 5 (2017). 68 Photo credits The report includes a banner from freepik.com. It also includes work from the Shutterstock artists below. 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ICb _)C6_) ____________ __, Subject: RE: Complaint Submission on Family Separation at the U.S.-Mexico Border This has been opened as a complaint and added to our already existing family separation investigat ion. As it is an open investigation we cannot comment. From: Quinn,Cameron Sent: Wednesday,December20, 2017 8:05:03 PM To: Salvano-Dunn,Dana;r )(6) I CRCLCompliance Subject: RE:ComplaintSubmissionon FamilySeparation at the U.S.-MexicoBorder Cc: /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00007305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000073 00007405/13/2019 We have it ... _________________________ From: .__ (6)(6) __, Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 2:56 PM To: Salvano-Dunn, Dana-,(b-)(-6)-------------~IQu inn, Cameron (b)r6) o '"' o I Cc: CRCLCompliance ; Katie Shepherd I r ><6> Subject : Comp laint Submission on Fam il Se aration at the U.S.-Mexico Border )(6) Dear all, Please find attached a comp laint from Women's Refugee Commission, American fmmigratio n Counci l, American Jmmigration Lawyers Association , RA ICES, Kids in Need of Defense, Lutheran Immigration and Refug ee Service, the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Proj ect, and Al Otro Lado documenting an alarming increase in cases of family separat ion while in custody at the U.S. Mexico border. The complaint documents well over a dozen cases in which children have been separa ted from their parents when seeking protection at the U.S .-Mex ico border , without any clear reason or justification , both in cases in which they were apprehended by U.S . Border Patrol or in the custody of the Office of Field Operat ions. The comp laint illustrates the trauma and impact on the ability to seek legal relief caused by family separat ion at the border , and especially highlights concern over cases of family separation where par ents are subsequen tly refen-ed for criminal prosecution, exacerbating the impact of separation . We are particularly concerned to see this increase in the separation of families despite former DHS Sec. Kelly stating on the record that such separations shou ld not occur, and given the impact it has on fam ilies' ability to seek relief. The attached comp laint includes confidentia l case information of individuals who wish to file comp laints and whose personal infonnat ion we are sha ring confidentially on ly with your agencies , as well as additional case examples that are anonymized and further illustrate a trend of separation. We are filing the complaint both with your office and the Office of Inspector General and urge your offices to investigate these cases and the broader issue of family separation expeditiously . We are also attach ing the declaration of three of the comp lainants, as well as an affidav it from P, )(6) of UR S to which the complaint cites . I Please do not hesitate to reach out to either us with any questions about this comp laint. Sincerely, [6)(6) WRC-Final-Bars-WEB ~l(b_) (_6)____ ~!Senior Policy Advisor, Migrant Rights and Justice Wo men's Refugee Comm ission 11,)(6) 101214th Street NW , Su ite 1100; Washington , DC 20005 womensrefugeecom mission.org Research. Rethink. Resolve. 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DHS-18-0694-B-000107 00010805/13/2019 Page 108 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00010805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000108 00010905/13/2019 Page 109 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00010905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000109 00011005/13/2019 6 ____ __.lletter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL ,....ICb_ ) C_) 1 July 9, 2018 Ms. Cameron P. Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Department of Homeland Security Building 410, Mail Stop #0190 Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Ms. Quinn: As you are aware, we currently serve as your subject matter experts for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and have conducted ten 1 investigations of the three existing family detention facilities and the one closed facility (Artesia) used for immigration detention over the past four years. We are writing to you in follow up of a recent conversation we have had with our contract 6 officer, and Deborah Fleischaker regarding the family detention program. We ) have a duty to raise our concerns about the imminent threat of harm to children posed by the possible expansion of the family detention program. We have already filed a brief complaint with the DHSOffice of the Inspector General but having heard no news that the program is being halted, we are reaching out to you. Given the urgency created by fast moving events, we have an ongoing duty to do, as we see fit, whatever is necessary to prevent further harm to children and their families. f)< i As experts in medical and mental health in detention settings, we watched in horror as innocent children were forcibly separated from their parents as the administration's "zero tolerance" policy was deployed. In our professional opinion, this was an act of state sponsored child abuse whose specific consequences will significantly threaten the children's health and safety. As you likely are aware it has been widely condemned by many, including health professional societies [American medical Association (AMA), American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American College of Physicians (ACP) among others]. It is our professional opinion that the over two thousand innocent children traumatized by that policy now face a lifetime of increased risk of significant physical and mental health consequences including, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and poor physical health. 2 The recent separation and detention of children and the apparent disregard of the current administration about the potential harms to children have forced our hands as health professionals to speak out. The subsequent suspension of the family separation under public 1 Dr. ~went on all t en facility investig ations , Dr. ,_~_ )(6_ )_ ___,lmissedone of the ten. 2 See Appendix /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00011005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000110 00011105/13/2019 ._l(b_ )(6_ ) _____ _.lletter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL 2 pressure has only increased the likelihood of a massive surge in family detention (this according to press reports). Family detention, too, carries serious risks to the health of children and has been condemned by the AMA, ACP and the AAP, as well as by OHS'sown Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers.3, 5 These are not theoretical warnings, but rather the result of peer-reviewed medical research. Our experience with the OHSfamily detention program gives us great cause for concern about logistical challenges that further increase the risks of harm. In addition, we see no compelling justification for expanded family detention. Mass family detention is an assault on the dignity and health of innocen t children and their families and it is unjust. The ethics of our profession are clear that we have a professional duty not only to intervene to prevent physical and mental harm to children, but to speak out against assaults on their dignity as well. We also have a professional duty to speak out against injustice where authority discriminates against vulnerable populations, especially when it involves children. 4 As OHSexperts, our duty is particularly pressing. To remain silent would mean complicity. Not only can we not facilitate the expansion of fami ly detention, we are duty bound to aggressively oppose it. Our concerns about the specific challenges of and problems with family detention are wellknown to you by way of the ten expert reports we have filed. However , we feel an obligation to disclose why we are concerned about the consequences the policy itself. The recent events summarized above combined with the imminent threat of harm to children posed by the likely expansion of family detention trigger a professional obligation on our part to intervene to prevent avoidable harm to children. Given the mental health and medical risks of confinement of children, with or without a parent(s), we are concerned that a hastily deployed expansion of family detention unnecessarily places children at imminent threat of risk of significant mental health and medical harm. We are urging you to advise t he Secretary of OHSthat family detention must be avoided at all costs. Below are concerns based on our research and experience to date. Family Detention is Harmful to the Health of Families and Children o Family detention is harmful to the health and development of children. 5 Expansion of family detention ignores the recommendation of OHS'sown advisory panel (Report of the OHS 3 http s://www.ama-assn.org/a ma-adopts-new-policies-i mprove -hea lth -imm igrants -and-re fugees htt ps://www. acpo n Iin e .o rg/ acp-news room/ acp-says-fa m i ly-dete nti on-ha rms-the-hea Ith -of- chi Id re n-other -fa m i lym em be rs htt ps://www.enn. com/2018/06/2 7/hea lth /i mm igra nt -fa mi ly-d eten tion-ch i Id ren/i ndex.htm I 4 Ame rican Med ical Associat ion Code of Ethics. See htt ps://www. ama-assn.org/delivering- care/ama -code-medical ethics 5 Famil y detent io n has been opposed by the AMA due to the risk of harm to children and their families. See Append ix. See also http://pediatrics.aappublicat ions.org/content/early/2017 /03/09/peds.2017-0483 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00011105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000111 6 ICb_ .... )c_) ____ 00011205/13/2019 __,lletter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL 3 Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers)6 to limit or eliminate the use of family detention. o Indefin ite detention, even for short periods, exacerbates the stress associated with detention and therefore increases risk of harm. Expansion of Family Detention Carries High Risk of Harm to Children o There has not been sufficient time for DHSto properly devise a careful and detailed plan for how to keep children safe in the process of a rapid surge in family detention, so we fear that t here is no detailed and vetted plan that ensures their safety. In light of past failures, Artesia, in particular,7 we would be skeptical of claims by planners that proper facilities and properly trained staff and services could be rapidly deployed. The existing facilities still have significant deficiencies as documented by our reports despite repeated assurances that cited shortcomings will be corrected. o Facilities for the housing of children require careful and informed architectural design. Current family detention includes the retro -fitting of a medium security adult prison, and the spring loaded heavy steel doors of the cells resulted in dozens of serious finger injuries to children (Karnes). Dilley, a facility that was supposed to be designed for family detention, lacked sufficient medical space resulting in the use of a gymnasium for med ical overflow. Artesia had numerous problems with both medical space and residentia l space. o DHSwill likely not be able to staff these facilities in a timely manner with qualified pediatricians, psychiatrists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, mental health clinicians includin g t hose with expertise in treating children and toddlers, and pediatric nurses. Examples: Karnes failed to ever hire a pediatrician over the first years (resulting in a case of inadequate evaluation of a newborn by a family nurse practitioner that resulted in delay in diagnosis of an intracranial hemorrhage). Dilley has had difficulty sufficiently staffing enough pediatricians. Dilley was never able to hire a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Artesia had no pediatric providers and missed significant weight loss in a third of the population and missed a critically dehydrated infant under their care. o DHSwill likely not be able to rapidly hire the needed bilingual teachers and meet the educational needs of youth, including monthly field trips. 6 Report of the DHSAdvisory Committee on Family Residential Centers September 30, 2016. Avai lable at: https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report/2016/ 16093.pdf ACFRC-sc- 7 See medical and mental health reports from Artesia and note recommendation that was followed by DHSto immediately close the facility and transfer the families due to risks to health and safety. Among the findings was a failure to dep loy pediatr icians, a failure /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00011205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000112 6 ._IC6_ ) < _) ____ 00011305/13/2019 ___.lletterto Cameron Quinn, CRCL 4 o DHS will likely not be able to provide an adequate setting for observation of persons with suicidal ideations as this has proven difficult in some of the family detention centers. o The current Family Residential Centers (FRC's) have mostly housed women with their children. Housing men, women and children will present new challenges. o DHS will like ly not be able to provide appropriate t raining to custodial staff to care for at r isk children, including recognizing signs of trauma and abuse. Misuse of medical housing unit during investigations at Dilley was an example of how ill prepared staff were to handle this. o DHS will like ly not be able to provide trauma info rmed care. Trauma informed care is the standard, facility-wide approach recommended for traumat ized children (as has recently been affirmed in the 2018 State Department report on child victims of human trafficking) 8 Trauma informed care was implemented only briefly then abandoned. Adequate screening for trauma was never implemented . HQ and facility staff at Dilley failed to develop an adequate plan for typical parenting challenged like two-year-old's biting or hitting peers and instead placed todd lers (with parent) in medical isolation for days. This practice is abusive and demonstrates how medical authority can be subverted in the confusion created by the numerous "authorities" controlling bits of facility operations while answering to HQ hundreds of miles away. o DHS will likely have difficulty providing language services for detainees, especially those who speak indigenous language s. This is a pervasive concern across all facilities. There have been times when telephonic translation was not available in emergent situations. Telephonic trans lation is less t han idea l and at times trans lator s have mistranslated or added cultural biases, especially in the case of Arabic languages. o Lines of authority and coordination between different agencies and partners from programs and departments within government, carry high risks of communication breakdown, lack of accountability and confusion during initial build-up and ongoing management of large programs with rapid turnover programs to house at risk children. Example : At Dilley, an IHSC nurse (Health Services Administrator) deployed a vaccination program without the approval of and during the absence of the Clinical Medical Authority and medical director, a pediatrician. The program resulted in the vaccination of numerous children with the incorrect dose of vaccine (adult does was given) because none of the providers were familiar with the labels and markings of pediatric vaccines. 8 Trafficking in Persons Report, 2018. https://www .state.gov/j/t ip/rls/tiprpt/2018/282575.htm#4 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00011305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000113 00011405/13/2019 -~-)C6_) ____ ~lletter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL 5 The Family Residential Standards Have Not Been Updated to Reflect All Known Risks o DHS Family Residential Standards (FRS)fail to include language referencing the need for trauma informed care programm ing. FRSalso fail to include language barr ing separation of children from their parents (except in cases where the parent represents a threat to the child). o DHS Family Residential Standards (FRS)fail to include language stating that detention of children, with or without a parent, is harmful to their health and development and should therefore only be used when there is no less restrictive community-based alternative and for the shortest possible time. o DHS Family Residential Standards (FRS)fails to include language regarding the additional harms of indefinite detention. Indefinite detention is known to heighten anxiety and stress of detention. In the cases where family detention cannot be avoided, strict caps (such as 20 days required by Flores) should be incorporated into the standard . Dignity and justice are basic principles of medical ethics o Human dignity and justice have in medicine have led to a community standard that demands that children be kept in the least restrictive environment. DHS has not truly exhausted all less restrictive alternatives for innocent children of parents charged with misdemeanor crimes. DHS has not satisfactorily answered these policy question: is it absolutely necessary or justifiable to detain children because of a misdemeanor crime allegedly committed by a parent? Are less restrictive alternatives available? o The placement of innocent children in confinement because of the action of a parent is unjust and places children in harm's way to advance a message of deterrence . This is an exploitation of innocent children. The adoption of the "zero tolerance" policy and the traumatizing of thousands of children by forced separation raises real concerns about the ability of the civil service to modulate and in any meaningful way impact policy as it is hastily executed. "Zero tolerance" is unjust. We write to you in sincere hope that the ability to CRCLto meaningfully impact policy and procedures in order to protect children has not been lost. The threat to children is serious and imminent. We look forward to aiding you in any way possible to avert a potential disaster. Sincerely, :t,) (6) /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00011405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000114 00011505/13/2019 ..... ~ )_C6_) ____ ___.! letter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL 6 Append ix American Psychiatric Association May 29, 2018 Statement of American Psychiatric Association President Regarding the Traumatic Effects of Separating Immigrant Families WASHINGTON- Following is the statement of APA President Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, regarding t he deleter ious impact on the healt h and well-being of childre n and fami lies who are separated as they seek to ente r the United States without proper documentation: "The administration's policy of separating chi ldren from thei r fam ilies as they attempt to cross into the United States without documentation is not only needless and cruel, it t hreatens the mental and physical health of both the children and their caregivers. Psychological research shows that immigrants experie nce unique stressors related to the conditions t hat led them to flee their home countries in the first place. The longer that children and parents are separated, the greater the reported symptoms of anxiety and depression for the children . Negative outcomes for childre n include psychological distress, academic difficult ies and disruptions in their development. "The Ame rican Psychological Association calls on the administration to rescind this policy and keep immigrant families intact . We support practica l, humane immig ration policies that consider the needs of immig rants, and part icularly immigrant fami lies. We must adopt policies that take into account what we know about the harmful, long-term psychological effects of separation on children and thei r fam ilies. This is not an acceptable policy to counte r unlawful immigration." http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2018/05/separating -immigrant -famil ies.aspx American Academy of Pediatrics Doctors decry plans to detain immigrant kids with parents . By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN. June 27, 2018 Doct ors are speaking out against the Trump administration's plans to stop separating immig rant fam ilies by instead detaining children with their parents . That approach, top pediatricians warned Wednesday, replaces one inhumane policy with another . "It puts these kids at risk for abnormal development," said Dr. Colleen Kraft, president of the American Academy of Pediatr ics. Kraft, who earlier this month condemned the practice of separati ng fami lies as "government-sanct ioned child abuse," said Wed nesday that detaini ng kids wit h their parents can be just as detrimental to their health . "Having them in detention is traumatizing and it 's not a good place for children," she said. "Children deserve to be w ith their families in a commun ity -based setting where they can heal." Dr. Lanre Falusi, a pediatric ian in Washington, DC, echoed those concerns in a call with reporters, noting that even short periods of detention can cause psychological trauma and mental health risks. Children who are detained display signs of physical and emotional distress, includ ing anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and behavioral problems, Falusi said. "A detention facil ity is absolutely no place for a child," she said, "even if they're accompanied by their families ." htt ps://www.enn .com/2018/06/2 7/hea lth/i mm igra nt-fa mi ly-d eten t ion-chi Idren/i ndex.ht m I /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00011505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000115 6 1Cb .... _><_> ____ 00011605/13/2019 ___.ll etter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL 7 AAP Statement on Executive Order on Family Separation 6/20/2018 by: Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP,President, American Academy of Pediatrics "Today's executive action seeks to end this Administration's harmful policy of forced separation of children from their parents at the U.S. southern border. The American Academy of Pediatrics agrees with ending this abhorrent practice, which drew widespread outcry among pediatricians, advocates, and the American public. Families should remain together. Sadly, however, continuing to maintain the "zero tolerance" policy will put more chi ldren in detention facilities, an environment the AAP states is no place for a child, even if they are accompanied by the ir families. The order also fai ls to address the more than 2,300 children who have already been cruelly separated from their parents. "In 2017, the AAP published a policy statement that immigrant children seeking safe haven in the United States should never be placed in detention facilities . Studies of detained im migrants have shown that children and parents may suffer negative physical and emotional symptoms from detention, includ ing anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Conditions in U.S. detention facilities, which include forcing children to sleep on cement floors, open toilets, constant light exposure, insufficient food and water, no bathing faci lities, and extreme ly cold temperatures, are traumatizing for children. No child should ever have to endure these conditions. "Family detention is not the solution to address the forced separation of children and parents at the U.S. southern border. We urge our government to stop exposing children to conditions or settings that may retraumatize them, such as those that exist in immigration detention. Alternatives to detention exist. Children and families should have accessto legal counsel throughout the immigration pathway and community-based case management can increase the likelihood of compliance with government requirements. As pediatricians, we know children fare best in community settings, under the direct care of parents who love them. "We must remember that children do not immigrate, they flee. Parents will continue to flee vio lence to protect their children and themselves and seek safe haven in our country. The Academy's mission is to protect the health and well-being of all children - no matter where they or their parents were born - and we hold our federal leaders to that same standard. These vulnerable families deserve our compassion and assistance." htt ps://www. aap.org/ en-us/ about-the-a ap/ aap-press-room/Pages/ AAP-State me nt-on-Executive-Orde r-o n-Fami lySeparation. aspx American Medical Association 1. AMA Adopts New Policies to Improve Health of Immigrants and Refugees June 12, 2017 CHICAGO- The American Medica l Association (AMA) today voted to adopt new policies aimed at improving and protecting the health of immig rants and refugees who have come to the United States. The new policies were approved by physicians from all corners of the nation as they gathered at AMA's Annual Meeting to shape the health care posit ions of the nation's largest physician organization. Opposing Detention of Families Seeking Refuge in the U.S. The AMA adopted policy today seeking to provide protections to families that have come to the United States as temporary refugees seeking safe-haven. Given the negative health consequences that detention has on both children and their parents, the AMA opposes family immigratio n detention, separation of children from their parents in detention, and any plans to expand these detention centers. "The separation of children from their parents who are detained while seeking safe haven causes unnecessary distress, depression and anxiety," said AMA President Andrew W. Gurman, M.D. "The vast majority of deta ined families are ultimately released, but the physical and psychological distress of detention can continue, particu larly for children ." /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00011605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000116 @)_C6 ~ _) ----~I 00011705/13/2019 8 letter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL Given the unique health needs of detained fami lies, and the importance of focusing on treatment of this vulnerable population, the AMA wil l advocate for access to health care for women and children in immigration detention. htt ps://www. ama-assn.org/ am a-adopts-new -po Iicies-i mp rove-h ealth-i mm igra nts-and-refugees 2. Doctors oppose policy that splits kids from caregivers at border JUN 13, 2018 A policy of universa lly separating children from their parents or other caregivers entering U.S. borders "wi ll do great harm" to children and could "create negative health impacts that will last an individ ual's ent ire lifespan," says a resolution whose recommendations were adopted at the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The resolution came in response to the Department of Homeland Security's new policy referring all unlawful border crossers to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution . The policy makes no exception fo r parents or caregivers seeking asylum from persecut ion who enter with children, according to the resolution. The children are then treated as unaccompanied minors, separated from their parents or caregivers and sent to faci lities administered by the federal government. The policy of separating chi ldren from their caregivers "only serves to dramat ically exacerbate" the stress that fam ilies seeking refuge in the U.S. are already experienc ing, the resolution says. "Children leaving the chaos of thei r home countries should not be fu rther traumatized by the U.S. government policy of separating chi ldren from their caregiver," said AMA Board Mem ber Bobby Mukkamala, MD. "It's inhumane and risks scarring children for the rest of their lives." The AMA House of Delegates adopted new policy for the AMA to: Oppose the practice of separati ng migrating children from their caregivers in the absence of immediate physical or emot ional threa t s to the child's well -being. Delegates also directed the AMA to: Urge the federal government t o withdraw its policy of requiring separation of migrating chi ldren from their caregivers, and instead, give prior ity to supporting fam ilies and protecting the health and wel l-being of the children within those fam ilies. htt ps://wire .ama-assn.org/ a ma-news/ doctors -op pose-po Iicy-splits-kids-ca regive rs-border American Collegeof Physicians ACPSays Family Detention Harms the Health of Children, Other Family Members Washington, DC (July 5, 2018) - In a new policy issued today, t he American College of Physicians (ACP) emphasized the negative health impact of forced family detentions in immigration cases, and the considerab le harm to the physical and mental health of the detained children and other family members resulting from being held in government detention centers whi le the adults' immigratio n status is resolved . In response to a recent court decision ordering the administration to promptly re-unite the thousands of imm igrant children who had been separated from their fami lies under the "zero tolerance" policy, Department of Justice lawyers are now arguing in court that the government should be able to detain children and fam ilies fo r an indefinite period of time in federal detention centers. This could result in families being detained for months, even years, unt i l a determination is made on the parents' or other adult primary caretakers' immig ratio n status, including for immigrant families seeking to be accepted into the U.S. as refugees. /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00011705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000117 00011805/13/2019 I._ Cb)_<6_) ____ _.I letter to Cameron Quinn, CRCL 9 ACP strongly opposes the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that resulted in children of immigrants being separated from their parents, based on evidence of the immediate, traumatic, and lifelong health impacts on children, and other family members, and has called for famil ies to be reunited without delay. Prolonged family detention is not an acceptable alternative, because it simply adds to and prolongs exposure to trauma that causes great harm t o the health of children and their families. "ACP continues to oppose family separation because of the significant, life -long, negative health impact on children and their fam ily members," said Ana Marfa Lopez, MD, MPH, FACP,president, ACP. "The health impact of prolonged family detention would be similar, as it is consistent with experiences known as Adverse Childhood Experiences which result in emotional and physica l illness and chronic disease." Dr. Lopez noted that when the American Academy of Pediatrics reviewed the evidence on the health impact associated with detention of immigrant children for a 2017 policy paper, it fo und that "studies of detained immigrants, primarily from abroad, have found negative physical and emotional symptoms among detained children, and posttraumatic symptoms do not always disappear at the time of release." ACP considers t he evidence that Adverse Childhood Experiences lead to adu lt mental and physical health and socio-behavioral disorders to be strong. ACP's new policy on The Health Impact of Family Detentions in Immigration Casesstates: 1. The American College of Physicians continues to st rongly oppose the separation of children from their famil ies in immigration cases because of the immediate and long-term hea lth impacts on families and calls for immediate reunification of those that have been separated. 2. ACP believes that forced fam i ly detention - indefinitely holding children and their parents, or children and their other primary adult family caregivers, in government detention centers until the adults' immigration status is resolved-can be expected to resu lt in considerable adverse harm to the detained children and other family members that may follow them through their entire lives, and accordingly should not be implemented by the U.S. government. ACP concurs with the position of the American Academy of Pediatrics that separation of a parent or primary caregiver from his or her chi ldren shou ld never occur, unless there are concerns for safety of the chi ld at the hand of a parent, primary family caregiver, or other adults accompanying them . Efforts should always be made to ensure that children separated from their parents or other relatives are ab le to maintain contact with them du ri ng detent ion and that community -based alternatives to detention should be i mplemented to offer opportunities to respond to families' needs in the community as their immigration cases proceed. 3. In every immigration policy decision affect ing children and families, government decision -makers should prioritize the opt imum health interests of the child and of the entire fami ly . "Childhood trauma and adverse chi ldhood experiences create negative health impacts that will last an ind ividua l's entire lifespan. Families seeking refuge in the United States have already endured ext reme amounts of emotional and physical stress, fami ly detention only serves to dramatically exacerbate that stress and produce illness," concluded Dr. Lopez. https ://www .acpo n Iin e .o rg/ acp-news room/ acp-says-fa mi ly-dete nti on-ha rms-the-hea Ith -of-c hi Id re n-other -fa mi lym em be rs ACP Objects to Separation of Children from their Parents at Border Statement attributable to: Ana Marfa Lopez, MD, MPH, FACP President, American College of Physicians Washington, DC (May 31, 2018)-The American College of Physicians strongly objects to the Department of Home land Security's "zero tolerance" policy that requi res that al l unlawful border crosse rs be referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution as a misdemeanor of illegal entry, including parents seeking asylum from /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00011805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000118 6 _) ____ ~r_ )< ~1 00011905/13/2019 10 letter to Cameron Qui nn, CRCL persecution who enter the U.S. with their children. Thei r children wi ll be treated as if they were "unaccompanied minors," separated from t heir parents and sent into facilities administered by t he federal government . In a 2017 position statement on U.S. immigration policy, ACP expressed our concern about imm igration policies t hat would split up families. While ACP policy recognizes the right of the U.S.to control who enters its borders, a policy of universally separat ing children from their parents enter ing U.S. borders will do great harm to child ren, their parents, and their fami lies. Childhood t rauma and adverse childhood experiences creat e negative health impacts that wi ll last an ind ividua l's ent ire lifespan. Separating a child from his or her parents trigge rs a level of stress consistent with trauma. Families seeking refuge in t he U.S. already endu re emotio nal and physical stress, and separating family members from each other only serves to dramatically exacerbate that stress. The American College of Physicians calls on the Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General Sessions, and President Trump to withdraw its new policy to req uire separation of chi ldren from t heir parents, and inst ead, give priority to supporting fami lies and protecting the health and well -being of the children within those families . htt ps://www .acpo n Iin e .o rg/ acp-news room/ acp-ob j ects-to -separation-of -chi Id re n-fro m-thei r-parents-at-border /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00011905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000119 00012005/13/2019 CRCL-NGO Committee Meeting Agenda July 24, 2018 o o o o o Family Separation 0 How is CRCL currently engaged on the issue of family separat ion and reunification? POST-EXECUT IVE ORDER SEPARATIONS: Has CRCL received any complaints 0 relating to a parent/legal guardian and child being separated by CBP after the President's Executive Order? If so, can you share the number of complaints and any trends as to under what circumstances th is is occurring? COERCION: Is the office looking at issues related to coercive tactics to encourage 0 parents to accept removal in order to be reunited w ith their children? CBP COND ITIONS: Has CRCL received any comp laints or opened any investigations 0 into conditions at CBP faci lities for children separated from their parents , includ ing children rendered unaccompan ied by CBP and then held by CBP beyond the 72-hour window under the TVPRA? o TRACKING: Has CRCL monitored either OFO or Border Patrol's tracking of family units that it separates? How consistent ly are Border Patrol and OFO not only marking parents and chi ldren as a family unit, but ensuring comp lete and consistent documenta tion of the relationship across all files for parents and children? Advocates have heard widespread reports that countless children were rendered unaccompan ied and transferred to Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody without clear indications that they had been apprehended or encountered with a parent , much less informat ion on the parent. o TRAINING: o Given its reliance on interviews with children in making determ inations about family separation , and as CBP finalizes revisions and updates to Form 93 and the UAC training module, to what extent is the agency incorporat ing best practices grounded in child we lfare principles and child development scholarsh ip? For examp le, USCIS recogn izes that it is deve lopmental ly typical for children not only to be highly suggestible (p. 28), but also to be intimidated by authority figures . See https://cliniclegal.org/sites/default/files/AOBTC Lesson 29 Guidelines for Child rens Asylum Claims 0.pdf . o What guidance and training do CBP agents receive to ensure any screening of children is deve lopmentally appropriate and child-friendly? CBP Enforcement Action o Please provide an update on the CRCL investigat ion into the Octobe r 25, 2017 incident in which Border Patrol agents detained a 10-year-old girl with cerebra l palsy after she passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to a hospital to undergo emergency gall bladder surgery? USCIS De-Naturalizatio n Efforts o Has CRCL been consulted about efforts at USCIS to create a new office to review cases that may result in referrals to the Justice Department to pursue de-naturalizatio n proceedings against U.S. citizens accused of fraud during the natura lization process? Medical care at Aurora o Please provide an update on investigations underway at the detention facility in Aurora , CO, related to medical and mental healthcare or the detainee death in December 2017 and following the submission of a complaint filed by AILA and the American Immigratio n Counci l in May 2018 . Turnbacks at the border /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00012005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000120 00012105/13/2019 o o o o o o o Does CRCL continue to monitor and/or receive complaints related to asylum seekers being turned away at the southern border? Does CRCL travel into Mexico to talk with those who have been turned away? Has CRCL recommended any operational changes (such as training , expanding detent ion or transfer capac ity at or between POEs, etc.) to OHS to ensure that CBP does not turn away asylum seekers, including Mexican asylum seekers and families with young children? Rare/Indigenous languages o Is CRCL currently receiving comp laints or otherwise aware of challenges ICE detainees are experiencing due to language difficulties? What languages and ethnicities are presenting the greatest challenges? In what locations are they concentrated? Has CRCL recommended to ICE a policy of releasing from custody rare/indigenous language speakers? New facilities o Will CRCL be involved in the standing up or monitoring of new detention facilities or tent camps for adults, family units, or unaccompanied non-citizen children on military bases? 287(g) Program o Please provide an update on the list of applicant jurisd ictions/Law Enforcement Agencies and how the OHS review process is currently functioning (including the role of CRCL). ICE retaliation o Please provide any update on CRCL's review of ICE retaliation against detainees who file complaints with CRCL. NTA guidance o Will CRCL be monitoring implementation of USCIS' new NTA guidance, particularly regarding the chilling effect it will have on many vulnerable populations who need immigration protections (such as VAWA, U and T visas) but fear being placed in removal proceedings? Detention of pregnant women o Has CRCL received any comp laints regarding the detention and treatment of pregnant women in ICE custody and particular ly from those who are detained while in their third trimester of gestation , from their pregnant women themse lves, or their attorneys or advocates. Meeting Attendees: o o o (6)(6) National Immigrant Justice Center American Immigration Counci l Latin America Working Group o o o o o o o o o o o /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Latin America Working Group U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Southern Border Communities Coalit ion National Immigration Project/ Nationa l Lawyers Guild American Immigration Counci l National Immigration Forum Americans for Immigrant Justice (by phone if possib le; in Miami) American Immigration Council Catholic Legal Immigration Network , Inc. (CLINIC) Arab American Institute 00012105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000121 00012205/13/2019 o :t,) (6) o o o o /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Center for Victims of Torture Women's Refugee Commission Women's Refugee Commission Arab American Institute Arab American Institute 00012205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000122 00012305/13/2019 From: (b)(6) I "Quinn Cameronf'.6)(6) i:b)(6) To: "Venture, veronica l'hVli) b)(6) I I I I I "Amendolia, Deanal(b )(6) CC: t:i,)(6) I Subject: RE: Apologies for stepping out of meeting Date: 2018/06/27 16:16:36 Priority : Normal Type: Note Hi Cameron and Ronnie, Here is some possible language for the all-staff invite. As always, feel free to edit as you see fit. Please let me know if you need anyth ing else. Thanks, ~ )(6) All, i'.6)(5) Sincerely, Cam eron Quinn /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00012305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000123 00012405/13/2019 From : Quinn, Cameron Sent : Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:29 PM To Cb )C6) Subject: RE: Apologies for stepping out of meeting Thanks, and under stood. If you would, please, can you do a sugge sted draft from your perspective of what needs to be ment ioned or add ressed to or with the all staff. From:._P,_ )C6_) ____ __, Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 12:59:32 PM To: Quinn, Cameron Cc: Venture, Veronica Subject: Apologies for stepping out of meeting I whispered to Ronnie that I had to run to give the CRCL presentation at DHS 101 at 90 K. Thank you for opening up discuss ion to the group. Please let me know if I can assist in drafting any messaging to staff, etc. Thanks! Megan Sender: '.6)(6) I I "Quinn, Cameron tb)(6) (b )(6) "Venture Veronica l.'6)(6) Recipient: :b)(6) "Amendolia, Deanat::b )(6) :b)(6) I I I I I Sent Date: 2018/06/27 16:16 :36 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00012405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000124 00012505/13/2019 From: Quinn, CameronICb )(6) l,'.6 )(6) I I "Farah, Abdirizakl,'.6 )(6) To: (b)(6) I I Subject: FW: Fact Sheet: Zero-ToleranceProsecutionand Family Reunification Date: 2018/06/24 10:02:56 Priority : Normal Type : Note Any questions not covered yet that we ca expect? From : DHS PressOffice Sent : Saturday, June 23, 2018 10:19:27 PM To : Quinn, Cameron Subject : Fact Sheet: Zero-Tolerance Prosecutionand Family Reunification U.S. DEPARTM ENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June23,2018 Zero-Tolerance Prosecution and Family Reunification The Department of Homeland Security (OHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have a process established to ensure that family members know the location of their children and have regular communication after separation to ensure that those adults who are subject to removal are reunited with their children for the purposes of removal. The United States government knows the location of all children in its custody and is working to reunite them with their families. As part of the apprehension, detention and prosecution process, illegal aliens, adults and children, are initially detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) before the children are sent to HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and parents to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Each entity plays a role in reunification. This /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00012505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000125 00012605/13/2019 process is well coord inated. U.S. Customs and Border Protection o o* CBP has reunited 522 Unaccomp anied Alien Children (UAC) in their custody who were separated from adults as part of the Zero Tolerance initiative. The reunions of an additional 16 UAC who were sc heduled to be reunited on Jun e 22, 2018 we re de layed due to weathe r affecti ng travel and we expect they wi ll all be reunited wit h the ir parents wit hin the next 24 hours. Th ere will be a sma ll number of children who were separate d for reasons other than zero tolerance that will remain separ ate d: genera lly only if the familial rela tion sh ip cannot be confirmed, we believe the adult is a threat to the safety of the child , or the adult is a criminal alien. o B ecause of the speed in which adults completed their criminal proceedings , some children were still present at a United States Bo rder Patrol (USBP ) station at the time their parent(s) returne d from court proceedings. In these cases, the USB P reuni ted the fami ly and transferred them , together, to ICE cus tody as a fami ly unit. o* U.S. Immi gration and Customs Enforcement o ICE has dedicate d the Port Isabel Service Processing Center as the prim ary family reunification and removal center for adults in their custody. o A parent who is ordered remo ved from the U.S. may request that his or her min or child accompany them. It shou ld be noted that in the past many par ents have elec ted to be removed without their chi ldren. o ICE has posted information in a ll of its facil ities advising detained parents w ho are tryin g to locate, and/or communicat e with, a child in the custody of HHS to call the De tention Reportin g and Informa tion Line for assista nce , which is staffe d by live operator s Monday throu gh Friday from 8 AM to 8 PM. o* o* o* o o* The information provided by these parents to the call operato rs wi ll be forwa rded to HHS for action. ICE and HHS will coordinate a review of their custo dial data to identify where each child is located, verify the parent/child relationship, and set up regular communication and removal coord ination , if necessary. o o* /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Eac h ICE Field Office has Juveni le Coordinators who manage these cases 00012605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000126 00012705/13/2019 throughout the immigration court proc eedings. o Further, ICE maintains a publicly available online detainee locator which can be used to locate adults detained by ICE. This site can be accessed at: https ://locator. ice.gov/ odls/#/index o* ICE has completed the following steps toward reunification: o o * Implement ed an identific ation mechanism to ensure on-going tracking of linked family members throughout the detention and removal process; o o * Designated detention locations for separated parents and will enhance current processes to ensure communication with children in HHS custody; Worked closely with foreign consulates to ensure that travel documents are issued for both the parent and child at time of removal; and o o* o Coordina ted with HHS for the reuniting of the child prior to the parents' departure from the United States. o* U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement o Minors come into HHS custody with information provid ed by DHS regarding how they illegally entered the country and whether or not they were with a parent or adult and, to the extent possible , the parent (s) or guardian(s) information and location. There is a central database which HHS and DHS can access and update when a parent(s) or minor(s) location information changes. o* o o * As of June 20th HHS has 2,053 separated minors being cared for in HHS funded facilities , and is working with relevant agency partners to foster communications and work towards reuniting every minor and every parent or guardian via well-established reunification processes. Currently only 17% of minors in HHS funded facilities were placed there as a result of Zero Tolerance enfo rcement, and the remaining 83% percent arrived to the United States without a parent or guardian. o o * Parent( s) or guardian( s) attempting to determine if their child is in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in HHS Administration for Children and Families should contact the ORR National Call Center /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00012705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000127 00012805/13/2019 (www.acf.hhs.gov /orr/resource/orr-nationa l-call-center ) at 1-800-203-7001, or via ema il informat ion@ORRNCC.com . Information will be collected and sent to HHS funded facility where minor is located. The ORR Nationa l Call Center has numerous resources available for children, parent(s), guardian(s) and sponsors. o Within 24 hours of arriving at an HHS funded facility minors are given the opportunity to communicate with a vetted parent, guardian or relative. While in HHS funded facilities' care, every effort is made to ensure minors are able to communicate (either telephonic or video depending on the circumstances) with their parent or guardian (at least twice per week). However , reasonable safety precautions are in place to ensure that an adult wishing to communicate with a minor is in fact that minor's parent or guardian . o Minors in HHS funded facilities are permitted to call both family members and/or sponsors living in the United States and abroad. Attorneys represent ing minors have unlimited telephone access and the minor may speak to other appropriate stakeho lders, such as their consulate, the case coordinator, or child advocate. Additional information on telephone calls, visitation, and mail policies are avai lable in the policy guide. o* o* o o * Under HHS' pub licly available policy guide for Unaccompan ied Alien Chi ldren, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) releases minors to sponsors in the following order of preference: parent; legal guardian; an adult relative (brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent or first cousin); an adult individual or entity designated by the parent or legal guardian (through a signed declaration or other document that ORR determines is sufficient to establish the signatory's parental/guardian relationship); a licensed program willing to accept legal custody; or an adult individual or entity seeking custody when it appears that there is no other likely alternative to long term ORR care and custody. ### Having troub le viewing this message? View it as a webpagc . You are subscribed to updates from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Manage Subscriptions I Privacy Policy I Help /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00012805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000128 00012905/13/2019 Facebook I Twitter I Connec t with DHS: lnstagram I Linked ln I Flickr I YouTube U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov U.S. Depa rtment of Home land Security? www.dhs.gov ? 202-282-8 000 Sender: Recipient: Quinn, Cameronl!h) !Ii ) I I (6)(6) "Farah, Abdirizak l!hV ii) I I K!,)(6) Sent Date: 2018/06/24 10:02:56 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00012905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000129 00013005/13/2019 From (b)(6) I I "Ouinn Camerorl.(b)(6) To: (b)(6) I Subject: demanding an end to abuses of imm igrants Date: 20 18/06/22 14:18:53 Type: Note Dear Cameron Quinn, You and your department's involvement in the abuse and vio lence against innocent asylum seekers at the border -- and in separating childr en from their families and sending them who knows where (and detaining them in horrific, abus ive, conditions) is absolute ly criminal and immoral. I demand that you end these actions immediate ly. Do not let manm ade (and flawed , and racist) "laws," the trump adm inistratio n, loyalty to a job, or false nationalism get in the way of doing the right thing and protecting real , full, human lives. If you are meant to defend civil rights, do that, and not just for people who happened to have been born in this place we call a count ry. Thank you . Poetry MFA UW 2018 Graduate Assistant & Student You! Me! Us! Now! Creative Writer, Performer, Teacher, Organizer Pronouns: She/Her c. ~ )(6) 1 Website: "It doesn't matter how well I say grace if I am sitting at a table where I am offering no bread." -Andrea Gibson "In a murderous time, the heart breaks and breaks and lives by breaking. It is necessary to go through dark and deeper dark and not to turn. I am looking for the trail." -Stanley Kunitz /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00013005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000130 00013105/13/2019 "You are not fixed. You are something -Shira Erlichman that is happening." "Things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered. We must hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil." -Adrienne Maree Brown I Sender: (b)(6) I " Ouinn Came ron l(b)(6) Recipient: (b)(6) I Sent Date: 20 18/ 06/22 14:18:47 Delivered Date: 20 18/ 06/22 14:18:53 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00013105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000131 00013205/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DHS CRCL Committee Quarterly Meeting Agenda Thursday, November 16, 2017 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 I. II. Introductions (15 minutes) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) (15 minutes) a. Family Separation at the Border. There are reports of family separation cases at the border, particularly among asylum-seeking fathers and young children (ages four to ten). Many of the fathers and children are apprehended in the Border Patrol's Yuma Sector. However, we are seeing this happening at various locations along the U.S.-Mexico border, not just the Yuma Sector. Another location this is also happening in is San Ysidro. Can CRCL share any updates on its investigations on family separation at the border? Has CRCL consulted with CBP and/or OHS about developing guidance or written policy directives on family separation? Moreen: The Family Separation investigation is a little different than other investigations you are aware of in that it will review CBP and ICE policies and procedures that underlie or guide CBP's and ICE's separation decisions. So, we can say yes, it's being worked on, and that the complaints that are a pa1t of it name Ports of Entry and Border Patrol Stations, and other facilities across the southern border, including the San Ysidro POE and Yuma BP station. Last week we met with CBP OFO and Border Patrol to discuss our investigation into this issue, and they agreed to work closely with us to help identify problematic examples of family separation and address ways to prevent them from occurring. b. Unaccompanied Children. We understand that when an unaccompanied child discloses or makes a complaint about having previously experienced sexual harassment or abuse in CBP custody, while the child is currently in custody with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)/Health and Human Services (HHS), that these reports are sent to CRCL. We understand that the complaint is transmitted through ORR's system, but since it deals with DHS and not HHS, it is directly transferred to CRCL. i. Is CRCL the only OHS agency to receive these reports or are there other agencies within OHS also receiving this information or copied on any transmission of the reports? Is so, can CRCL please specify which other agencies? Tom: CRCL is not the only OHS office that receives these allegations. They are also sent to the OHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). As we understand it, CBP (and ICE) receives these directly from ORR as well. ii. What action(s) does CRCL take once it receives a report or complaint of sexual harassment or abuse of a child? (Assuming similar conditions as explained above - an unaccompanied child currently in ORR custody alleges to have previously experienced sexual harassment or abuse while in CBP custody). Tom: CRCL reviews all allegations that come into the office, coordinates with the Components if there is any doubt they were notified, and investigates or monitors some depending on the specific allegations that are made, the location of the /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000132 00013305/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY incident, or other factors that raise issues about the implementation or adherence to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) within DHS. iii. We are concerned that ORR may not be reporting OHS-related complaints to the FBI, but expect that CRCL might do this. Does CRCL report these cases to the FBI? Does CRCL notify local law enforcement as well? What would trigger such a notification? Tom: We don't know who else ORR may report the allegations to beyond CRCL and DHS OIG. CRCL does not report the allegations to the FBI, local law enforcement, or anyone else outside DHS. Notifications to other law enforcement agencies would be handled by OIG, or by the DHS component involved after the allegations are communicated to the component by OIG. c. Ports of Entry. i. There are repmts of CBP officers at ports of entry requesting access to cell phones and passwords for social media accounts and questioning certain individuals about their religious beliefs and political opinions. Has CRCL received any complaints about these alleged practices and procedures? Will CRCL undertake an investigation or are there any active investigations on this issue? Ann Marie: Yes, we have open investigations into searches of electronic devices and the scope of questioning into religious beliefs and political opinions during CBP secondary inspection. We haven't received a huge influx of new complaints into these issues recently, so if there are recent reports, we'd like to see them. We are also in contact with the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) about its ongoing study of device search data mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act." Inter n al : ib)(S) ii. CBP Enforcement Actions. On October 25, the NYT reported that Border Patrol agents detained a 10-year -old girl with cerebral palsy after she passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint on her way to a hospital to undergo emergency gall bladder surger y. Is CRCL aware of this incident and will CRCL consider undertaking an investigation? Anna: Yes, CRCL is aware of this incident of the ten year old girl encountered by CBP on October 25 at the Freer Border Patrol Checkpoint in South Texas and has discussed the incident with CBP. As was reported by CBP in a public statement on October 27, the girl was not accompanied by a parent oflegal guardian and was not legally in the United States. As you all know, CBP is responsible for processing all individuals who are in the United States without authorization. Fmther the law specifically defines who is a parent or legal guardian. 2 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000133 00013405/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE O:NLY CRCL can further confirm that the child was with her adult cousin in a white Nissan Sentra when she approached the Freer checkpoint. Compliance has opened an investigation on this matter, however, it's currently on litigation hold so no additional discussion can take place until the litigation surrounding this matter has been concluded. CRCL will continue to discuss this matter with CBP especially if a process is established for medical vehicles crossing checkpoints. III. U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) (50 minutes) a. 287(g) Program. i. Has CRCL heard if any additional 287(g) applications will come before the review committee in the coming weeks? Does CRCL know if there has been any progress on being able to provide more advance notice for commun ity input? Ronnie: The most recent Program Advisory Board (PAB) meeting was two days ago on November 14th o We received notice on October 17th o We have requested (a number of times) that ICE provide additional advanced notice (beyond one month). At this PAB meeting, participants were set to vote whether to recommend to the ICE Director that 26 additional law enforcement entities join the 287(g) program. Int ern al : ICb)(S) I (b)(S) ii. Does CRCL know if there have been discussions about expanding to the 287(g) Task Force models of the program? If so, has CRCL provided input on th e training that will be given to state and local law enforcement? Ronnie: ICE tells us that it is not considering a task force model or a version of that at this time, and that ICE is solely focused on the jail model. If you receive information to the contrary, please let us know. We can 't really comment on internal discussions beyond that. Int ernal : l'.6)(5) I (b)(5) iii. We understand that there is a possibility of CBP entering into 287(g) agreements as well. Does CRCL know if CBP 287(g) agreements would go through the same review process as the ICE 287(g) agreements? 3 /\MEf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000134 00013505/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Ronnie: We understand from ICE that, by agreement, CBP will participate in the PAB when they have recommended a jurisdiction for inclusion in the program; i.e., there won't be a separate process. ICE advised us that there are currently no CBP referrals or applications. b. Secure Communities. The program has been back in place for six months. Has CRCL received regular data from ICE as it did in the past? Does CRCL plan to use or analyze this data in terms that might be made public? Scott: We are not currently receiving any data for statistical monitoring of arrestee transfers. Our expectation is that through the Departments' Immigration Data Integration Initiative (IDI), where CRCL serves on the executive steering committee, the relevant data will be joined to Department-wide tools. Once this happens, we will be able to obtain the data ourselves, without relying on ICE to prepare anything special for us, and can then use more powerful methods to investigate. That said, relatively little ever came of our statistical oversight of Secure Communities or the Priority Enforcement Program, and until things settle down from a policy and data perspective, we do not anticipate allocating many resources to the project. c. Immigration Detention. i. In the FY 2018 budget justification for DHS submitted to Congress, ICE indicated that it plans to re-designate 72-hour immigration detention facilities to 7-day immigration detention facilities. 1. Has CRCL been involved in the discussion about the implementation of this policy? If so, when will this policy change be implemented? Dana: CRCL was not involved in initial discussions related to the restructuring of "under 72 hour" facilities to "under 7-day" facilities. In May, CRCL did, however, review the proposed requirements for "under 7day" facilities and provide ICE with specific and overarching concerns with the new requirements. We reviewed another draft in July, and found that while many of our specific edits and comments were accepted, we still continued to have some overarching concerns, which we informed ICE about. The policy is still being developed and will be finalized after appropriate review and clearance through ICE and DHS. 2. How will ICE and CRCL ensure that civil detention standards remain in place at these facilities? Dana: While CRCL cannot speak for ICE, CRCL will continue to "review and assess" information and complaints, and to "oversee compliance with constitutional, statutory, regulatory, policy, and other requirements relating to the civil rights and civil liberties of individuals affected by the programs and activities of the Department," according to our statutory authority. 6 USC 345. ii. There are reports that ICE is seeking to enter into a number of new intergovernmental service agreements (IGSAs) with states or localities in order to expedite agreements to comply with detainer requests. Has CRCL been involved 4 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000135 00013605/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY in discussions about how to safeguard procedural and substantive rights if thi s change is implemented? Is CRCL aware if these contracts will include civil detention standards? Elena: We're interested in hearing more about the concern you're raising but we would like to emphasize that any facility holding ICE detainees will be covered by some set of standards or requirements. iii. Organizations are witnessing an increase in the detention of pregnant women in ICE custody, including expectant mothers with serious medical concerns, despite ICE's 2016 directive relating to the detention and care of pregnant women. We understand that legal service providers and advocates have submitted complaints with CRCL about these cases, including the complaint submitted on September 26, by the American Immigration Council, ACLU, AILA, Women's Refugee Commission, RAICES, NWIRP, and the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies. Can CRCL please describe any efforts CRCL is undertaking or will undertake to track the detention of pregnant women and provide an update on the complaint? Deborah: CRCL is opening complaints based on the health and safety of pregnant women as we receive them. In the past month, we have opened four medical referral complaints about pregnant women. CRCL is handling these individually. CRCL is not tracking the detention of all pregnant women in ICE custody. Further, CRCL believes that ICE is in a much better position to do tracking of this sort. CRCL recently conducted our last follow-up investigations of the two Family Residential Centers in Karnes and Dilley, Texas. A few of our complaints alleged inappropriate medical care for pregnant women at the facilities. As part of the investigation, we asked our Medical Expert, Dr. Scott Allen, to review as many files as possible involving pregnant residents. He did so, and reported that he found NO problems with the prenatal care at either facility. In fact, he said the pregnant women were getting pre-natal care that was superior to what most U.S. citizen pregnant females get in their communities, and he determined the complaints were "Unfounded." ICE is working on a new pregnancy directive at this time and until its release, the prior guidance, to the degree not superseded by the Executive Orders or other guidance from the administration, remains in effect. iv. There are reports that ICE and Core Civic personnel at Dilley have denied some detainees access to legal evidence located within their personal effects and access to timely phone calls with other detained family members before an individual' s credible fear interview. We believe this constitutes a due process violation, as it impedes a client's ability to represent himself or herself throughout the credible fear interview. Has CRCL received any complaints about these alleged incidents? Moreen: We returned to the family residential facilities during the third week in September. We reviewed all resident requests for documents stored in their property, and we interviewed three groups of residents and asked them if they experienced this. CRCL did note concerns in this area and we discussed it with ERO prior to our departure. 5 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000136 00013705/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY The experts we took onsite are still in the process of submitting their official rep01ts with recommendations. While none of the residents we interviewed reported this as a problem, we did discuss it onsite with CoreCivic and ICE and made recommendations for preventing this from occurring. INTERNAL: ICb)CS) (b)(5) d. Detention Standards. It is our understanding that CRCL is involved in the design and implementation of new civil detention standards for certain ICE facilities. Can CRCL provide an update on the status of these new standards and CRCL's involvement? Tom: CRCL is pa1ticipating in ICE's working group to develop a new set of detention standards for its over-7-day, non-dedicated immigration detention facilities. The new standards are based on ICE's National Detention Standards (NDS), which were released in 2000, and the revision is focused on updating and streamlining the standards, as well as including critical elements that are not currently part of the NDS. CRCL, with the assistance of its contractual detention subject matter experts, provided feedback on important civil rights and civil liberties issues during the working group's standard-bystandard review, and then provided additional comments on the consolidated draft of the full set of standards, which was circulated in September. The working group met a few weeks ago to discuss outstanding issues, and this week CRCL is reviewing the near final draft. e. Unaccompanied Children. Has CRCL received any complaints about individuals previously designated as unaccompanied children who have lost that status or are being re-designated? Will CRCL undertake an investigation or are there any active investigations on this issue? Zach: CRCL is aware of one instance in which a child, who had been in Health and Human Services/Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody, was transferred from ORR to stay with his mother at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. This transfer was at the request of the mother, who entered the country separately from her son, and was in removal proceedings. After the mother was removed, the child was transferred back to ORR. CRCL has not received any other complaints; thus there are no active investigations related to this issue. If we receive such complaints, we will review them to determine whether an investigation is warranted. f. Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children. ICE has confirmed that there are enforcement operations targeting individuals for civil and criminal enforcement who have volunteered to serve as sponsors of unaccompanied children in the custody of ORR. There are reports that ICE officers are making false representations that they are part of 6 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000137 00013805/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY the ORR reunification process as part of these operations. The issue was raised with ORR, but the agency appeared unaware that this was happening. i. Has CRCL been consulted in any of the enforcement actions targeting sponsors of unaccompanied children? Zach: CRCL has not been consulted in any of these enforcement actions. ii. Has CRCL received any complaints about this operation and, if so, will CRCL undertake an investigation or are there any active investigations on this issue? Zach: CRCL currently has one open complaint regarding the arrest of a UAC sponsor. It is under active investigation. It does not appear that this complaint involves ICE making false representations regarding the ORR reunification process. iii. Has CRCL received Significant Incident Reports on this issue from ORR service providers (LIRS will be providing information on these cases in a complaint)? Has CRCL been made aware of reports of misrepresentation or other tactics with regards to sponsors of unaccompanied children? Zach: CRCL has not received any such Significant Incident Reports. CRCL is not aware of any such reports of misrepresentation. g. ICE Compliance with Flores Settlement Agreement. We are concerned that ICE is fully not complying with District Court Judge Dolly Gee's court order on June 27 regarding the Flores Settlement Agreement. We have heard reports of the detention of children in unlicensed facilities, children sharing detention spaces with adult strangers, failures to reunify mothers and children with families who are in the U.S. and failure to grant children bond hearings, among other reports. Has CRCL received any complaints on these issues and will CRCL undertake an investigation or are there any active investigations on these issues? Moreen (Per OGC): Although compliance with the court order is solely within Judge Gee's purview, CRCL remains committed to keeping the lines of communication open with the public and we encourage folks, if they have issues as you describe, to file a complaint with us. CRCL has continued generally to work with CBP and ICE and we would appreciate hearing of any new concerns. h. Family Separation in the Interior. i. We are witnessing an increase in accounts of separation of family members as a result of enforcement actions targeting family units. We have also heard reports of family separation between parents and children from Lutheran Churches from across the country. In one recent case , a four-month old baby was separated from his mother. Has CRCL received any complaints about these issues and can CRCL provide an update on its current efforts on family separation issues in the interior? Has CRCL been engaged in the revisions that are expected for the ICE Parental Interests Directive to conform with the January 2017 executive orders? 7 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000138 00013905/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Moreen: Yes, we've received many complaints on family separation over the last year. We bundled 29 that we thought were good examples of all the allegations, including allegations about separations of children from mothers, fathers, siblings, etc. They are part of an open investigation, so more can't be said at this time. We recommend that you reach out to ICE about any planned revisions to the Parental Interests Directive. INTERNAL )(5) (b)(5) ii . We are concerne d about the failure to provide ongoing and timely phone calls between detained family members, including between detained mothers and their children, and the failure to provide information regarding the location and contact information for family members. Has CRCL received any complaints about these issues and will CRCL undertake an investigation or are there any active investigations on these issue? Moreen: Yes, we've received complaints on this issue and they are part of the family separation investigation. Also, a complaint on this matter was submitted by one of the groups on this Committee involving Dilley, which we added to the September follow-up onsite investigation. While at Dilley, we reviewed records that denoted requests, ICE/Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) responses, responses from the other facility, and the coordination efforts of the eventual call. Based on our investigations, CRCL's Corrections Expert has made recommendations to ICE on this issue. One part of the process that we noted as most impacting the calls was the time it took for the other facilities or the other agencies to respond to ERO's request to coordinate the communication. You can ask ICE to arrange such a call if you know of a parent and child who have been trying to contact each other. INTERNAL: ICb)<5) I (b)(5) i. ICE Enforcement Actions. i. On February 8, ICE agents apprehended a number of men in Alexandria, Virginia as they were leaving Rising Hope Mission Church 's hypothermia shelter. ICE has stated that th e sensitive locations policy was followed since arrests occurr ed across the stree t from the chu rch. Is CRCL undertaking an investigation on this incident and, if so, can CRCL provide an update on its investiga tion? Deborah: CRCL opened a complaint on this matter in February 2017. ICE provided us with information and we interviewed some of the agents who participated in the enforcement action. In the course of the investigation, CRCL learned that the arrest occurred 100 yards away from the church. In addition, the ICE agents were apparently unaware that a church was in the area. Based on the 8 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00013905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000139 00014005/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY investigation, CRCL concluded that ICE did not violate the sensitive locations policy and closed the complaint. ii. On February 9, a woman in the El Paso County Courthouse who received a protective order alleging that she was a victim of domestic violence was apprehended. Is CRCL und ertaking an investigation into this incident and, if so, can CRCL provide an update on its investigation? Deborah: CRCL opened a complaint on this matter in February 2017. CRCL sends all newly opened complaints to the Office of Inspector General, which has the right of first refusal. CRCL cannot comment on which complaints are kept by the OIG, but this was a high profile complaint and is the type that would be of interest. iii. ICE agents apprehended Daniel Ramire z Medina, a DACArecipient with no previous criminal record, in Washington State in early February. Is CRCL undertaking an investigat ion into this incident or other incidents related to DACA recipients and, if so, can CRCL provide an update on its investigation(s)? Danielle: CRCL opened the matter pertaining to Daniel Ramirez Medina in June of 2017. CRCL was informed shortly after ICE received the investigative request that the case was undergoing litigation, and that no additional information could be released until the litigation surrounding this matter had concluded. j. Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion. Approximately on August 15 , 2017, DHS General Counsel and ICE OPLA each issued guidance related to the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. This guidance implemented President Trump's January 25, 2017 Executive Order entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States , and the February 20, 2017 DHS memorandum , Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest . In the past, ICE has shared guidance related to prosecutorial discretion with the public. Is CRCL aware of this newly issued guidance related to th e exercise of prosecutorial discretion? If so, can CRCL shar e what criteria are considered when making prosecutorial discretion determinations under the new guidance? Scott: No, CRCL is not aware of any new public guidance on prosecutorial discretion. We have not been able to obtain any confirmation, from ICE or OGC, that there was any such guidance issued, so we can't confirm that the premise of this question is accurate. CRCL recommends you raise these questions with ICE ERO, or we'd welcome more information on the basis of the concern that might help us investigate further. Internal: Cb)CS) k. Uniform and Vehicle Standards. At a recent CRCL listening sessions with community-based organizations in Chicago, a CRCL representative indicated th at ICE has specific standard s regarding the use of uniforms and vehicles for ICE officers in the 9 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00014005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000140 00014105/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY field. We have not had any luck tracking these standards. Can CRCL share any existing such policies and confirm if they remain in place and enforced? Elena: We reached out to ICE and they provided us with a statement they had previously issued on this topic- we've provided copies of the statement at the end of the table. As always, we encourage you to submit any complaints you may have for us to consider openmg. I. Disability Discrimination. We understand that ICE is refusing to honor Z-holds issued by CRCL. This refusal places clients with a disability, specifically those with clear documentation of PTSD, at a disadvantage. Will CRCL undertake an investigation or are there any active investigations on this issue? Zach: We can't comment on ICE's decision to accept or deny our requests to stay the removal of individuals. That decision is solely at ICE's discretion, and CRCL has no right or authority to have our requests accepted. Additionally, there is no type of complaint that automatically results in a hold request. CRCL continues to request holds, when we deem them appropriate. CRCL is continuing to have discussions with ICE about the process by which we request holds. However, it's important to add that through our review of multiple Section 504 complaints on this issue, we have determined that USCIS' internal processes for handling credible fear interviews are sufficient to ensure meaningful access to individuals with PTSD claims. m. LGBT Immigrant Treatment. It is our understanding that DHS is still screening transgendered immigrants, but that the transgender care memo is only in effect at the Cibola County Detention Center and only individuals apprehended in that area of responsibility are sent to Cibola. We are concerned that ICE may return to housing transgender individuals in solitary confinement when they are not in the Cibola County Detention Center. Is CRCL monitoring which ICE facilities house transgender immigrants and the condition or care of transgender immigrants in those facilities? Moreen: We also understand that Cibola is voluntarily 'adhering to the Transgender Care Memo,' though we don't know to what extent or for how long. We continue to be in contact with and request information from ICE on the housing and care of detained transgender populations and convey to ICE any concerns that we may have. The best way for CRCL to learn about the care and treatment ofTransgender detainees is through receiving and investigating complaints. If you have complaints, please submit them. /\MERICAi\ n. Language Access. We have seen an increase in the number of indigenous language speakers in the Karnes and Dilley Family Detention Centers and subsequent delays in their processing. We are also concerned that many applicants are unable to trigger or receive timely access to the credible fear interview process in their preferred language. Update: This continues to be a problem in both family residential centers (FRCs) and adult detention centers. Individuals who speak rare languages are being asked to sign documents that are in a language that they do not understand (and the documents state that the individual signing understand what he or she is signing). Rare language speakers in processing units on the border in CBP custody, in FRCs and in adult detention facilities are disproportionally not triggered for fear because they speak a rare language and are unable to do so. Is CRCL continuing to monitor this issue? If so, can CRCL provide an update on its work on this issue, including on the complaint filed on 10 DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICli\L USE ONLY pVERSIGHT 00014105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000141 00014205/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY December 10 , 2015 regarding the challenges faced by indigenous language speakers in family detention? Moreen: During our September follow up investigations at Karnes and Dilley, we reviewed both facilities' processes and procedures for providing language assistance for the indigenous language speakers, including during processing, and in the medical unit. We reviewed records of language line use and observed intake officers determining the language spoken and using the language line. We also interviewed on the ground USCIS personnel about the matter. Given all of the different languages now represented at the family facilities (50 indigenous languages between Karnes and Dilley in September), and the difficulties finding indigenous interpreters who spoke both the language and the several dialects, we were fairly impressed with the efforts being made. We also found room for improvement, which we have discussed with ICE and will have recommendations. INTERNAL: !J,><5> (b)(5) Moreen (cont) re December 10, 2015 Complaint update: CRCL has looked at language access in all areas of family detention during our 4 onsite investigations at Karnes and Dilley since 2014, and provided formal, informal and on-the-spot recommendations to ERO, and worked closely with ICE's Juvenile and Family Residential Management Unit (JFRMU) at HQ to implement those recommendations. Rebecca Tosado and I have worked closely and often with JFRMU to implement language access at both facilities during all stages of the detention process. JFRMU listened and acted on the majority of our recommendations through the end of 2016. We will have a few additional recommendations based on the September onsite but, as mentioned earlier, as more and more indigenous language speakers with different dialects enter the U.S., addressing the need becomes more complex and requires ongoing adjustments. Jen: CRCL has provided some suggestions, and CRCL plans to work with ICE and other Components to explore avenues, including reviewing their current contract and looking into a new contract, to identify and qualify more speakers of indigenous languages to serve as interpreters in DHS operations and programs. Zazy: CRCL is drafting recommendations that will address issues identified during its investigation of asylum seekers by CBP. As part of the investigation, CRCL reviewed concerns related to language access services. Recommendations to CBP are forthcoming. CRCL has also addressed similar issues with ICE and offered recommendations related to language access services. CRCL is monitoring the recommendations made and ICE's implementation of its Language Access Plan. 11 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00014205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000142 00014305/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY o. Access to Counsel in the Irwin Detention Center. ICE has informed attorneys that counsel must travel to Atlanta for the Irwin VTC hearings, even though both the detainee and the counsel are both located in Ocilla (3.5 hours from Atlanta). Requiring counsel to drive multiple hours could constitute a serious access to counsel issue and interferes substantially with the attorney-client relationship. We maintain that counsel should be able to be present with his or her client during the VTC hearings. Is CRCL aware of this issue? If so, can CRCL provide an update on its work on this issue? Dana: We reached out to the ERO Field Office about this issue and they noted that it would be "cost prohibitive to accommodate [requests to have Ocilla based counsel present with his/her client during immigration court VTC hearings that occur at Irwin Detention Center], as it would require structural changes to Irwin's physical plant and a significant increase in guard services." The field office also stated that they "believe the system has worked well, and received no negative feedback from local immigration attorneys prior to the placement of two attorneys on a permanent basis in Ocilla, GA. If folks want to provide specific examples of when this system negatively impacted due process or did not work as ICE reports, please let us know. Additional Background from ICE IF NEEDED: "The vast majority of private immigration attorneys in Georgia are based in the City of Atlanta. Our stakeholders socialized that Irwin's location was a challenge to good attorney client communication. Recognizing their concerns, ERO, in conjunction with Irwin's facility management, went to extraordinary lengths to improve attorney access. Examples include expanding to 24hour access for attorneys, and a nationwide pilot program which utilizes Skype as a medium for attorney client communication. Southeast Freedom Initiative (SIFI), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center has requested that their attorneys have access to be in the court room with their clients at Irwin. Currently, attorneys appear at the immigration court in Atlanta, GA and are connected via VTCto their client in Irwin. Any private discussions or sidebars between attorney and client are conducted via VTC, with the Immigration Judge clearing the room, when such private discussions/sidebars are requested." Internal: The above was provided to CRCL by the Atlanta Field Office. IV. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (5 minutes) a . Central American Minors (CAM) Program. Given USCIS' announcement that it will terminate the parole provision of the CAM program, we are concerned that about 1,500 parolees in the U.S. will not have enough time to receive legal screenings before their parole expires. We are concerned that there is no aggregated data on where these parolees live so that resettlement agencies and legal service providers can reach out. Is CRCL aware of this concern and is CRCLbeing consulted with regards to the roll-out of the termination policy? Scott: We saw the CAM parole rescission announcement through ordinary channels of DHS pre-publication review. We have not been involved in implementation of it. We recommend you speak with USCIS about providing legal service provider information to affected communities. As far as we know, there is no standard practice for tracking 12 /\MEf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00014305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000143 00014405/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY address information for parolees who are not in removal proceedings-CAM parole or otherwise. b. DACA Rescission. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memo on September 5, 2017 rescinding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),but allowing some renewals and permitting current recipients to retain their protection from deportation and work permits until their deferred action and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) expire after March 5, 2018. In addition, we understand that once an individual's deferred action and EADs expire, information provided to USCIS will not be proactively provided to ICE and CBP for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings. i. Has CRCL been involved in the development or implem entation of the DHS memo rescinding DACAissued on September 5, 2017? Scott: No, not at all. Once public materials were released, CRCL shared the announcement with our email list of stakeholders. ii. Will CRCL monitor reports related to information provided to USCIS being referred to ICE or CBP for enforcement purposes once a recipient's deferred action expires? Scott: It's speculative, but we would anticipate that if there are concerns of that nature, we would monitor media accounts or receive complaints. For example, if there is an allegation that USCIS has not followed the Notice to Appear policy, as specified in the DACAroll out materials, that is something we could investigate. And now that the announcement has been made, we will continue to attempt to support ICE, CBP, and USCIS in developing any further policy on this subject, if we are able to get visibility into it. V. Specific Updates (10 minutes) a . Can CRCL provide an update on the January 13, 2017 complaint filed by the American Immigration Council (the Council), AILA, ACLU Immigrants ' Rights Project , WRC, Kino Border Initiative and TRIA regarding CBP's denial of entry to asylum seekers at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico bord er. http://www.aila.org/infonet/crcl-complaint-cbpssystemic-denial-asylum-seekers . Ann Marie: We initiated our investigation but were delayed by the potential overlap with issues that are the subject of ongoing litigation. We are now proceeding with a more general investigation into this matter, which will focus on a review of the applicable CBP policies and procedures regarding asylum seekers. b. The National Immigrant Ju stice Center (NIJC) submitted a complaint on Jul y 18 regarding three 18-year-olds transferred to ICE custody after turning age 18 while in ORR custody, without consideration of the least restricti ve custody setting as required by the TVPRA. What is the status of this complaint? Zach: CRCL has opened a complaint and is investigating the allegations. We don't have any further updates, but will remain in contact with NIJC if we have any additional questions and to provide a response upon the completion of our investigation. 13 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 00014405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000144 00014505/13/2019 DELIBER.l\TIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY c. We are concerned about reports that ICE is failing to adequately address concerns raised by female detainee s and their attorneys in the Berks Family Residential Center. Examples includ e women and children living in close quarters with adult male strangers , adult male strang ers enter ing the bedrooms of sleeping women and children, men and women being forced to clean bathroom s togeth er with no surveillance cameras and girls age six and younger required to shower with th eir fath ers while other adult male strangers are showering as well. A complaint was filed with CRCL. Can CRCL please provide an update on the status of its investigation? Ryan: With the exception of the cleaning-related portion, these concerns were discussed with ICE at the leadership level, and shortly after the last committee meeting, we learned that men and women were being separated by hallway for sleeping arrangements while common areas remained open to both genders equally. According to ICE, there were no reported incidents of men walking into women's rooms. CRCL INTERNAL: P, )(5) rt,)(5) ICE told us that staff is posted outside the shower areas when residents are showering and remain posted throughout the center to ensure the safety and security of residents. Young girls do not shower with their fathers or alongside other, unrelated men. A few weeks ago, CRCL discussed the same-sex bathroom cleaning concern with ICE. We were informed that Berks had initiated a change to the policy and begun having female residents clean only the female resident shower rooms and male residents clean only the male resident shower rooms so that no gender mixing would occur during the activities. We were told that has been the practice for at least several months. CRCL INTERNAL : K6)(5) /\MERICAi\ During the last meeting, the group also expressed concern that men and women were being treated disparately - specifically, that one of the moms was written up by Berks staff and told by an ICE officer that she should not smile at the men or help them (with making phone calls to their families, etc.). Allegedly, similar conduct by men (welcomed or unwelcomed), was not resulting in adverse actions, such as write-ups, from Berks staff. CRCL raised this issue to ICE as well and was informed that there was one incident in which an ICE officer did speak with a female adult resident about proper behavior at the facility when county staff noticed inappropriate interactions between her and another male resident while playing pool. The ICE officer also immediately spoke to the male resident as well to explain what was considered acceptable behavior at the facility. Neither resident was written up by facility or ICE staff. 14 DELIBERATIVE: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY pVERSIGHT 00014505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000145 00014605/13/2019 DELIBERATIVE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Lastly, we sent ICE our expert recommendations from our most recent onsite investigation in July 2017. We're currently awaiting ICE's response. 15 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00014605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000146 00014705/13/2019 REPORT FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES November 6 - November 8, 2017 Investigation regarding El Paso Service Processing Center, El Paso, Texas Complaints reviewed in this report included the following: Complai nt No . 16-12-ICE-0672 Comp laint No . 17-03-ICE-0337 Complaint No. 17-06-ICE-0213 Complaint No . 17-06-ICE-0262 Complaint No . 17-07-ICE-0275 Complaint No . 17-10-ICE-0373 r )(6) ___ ,__ I __,M.D November 19, 2017 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00014705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000147 00014805/13/2019 Introduction The U.S. Depaitment of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), CRCL requested that I participate in an onsite investigation regai?ding complaints it received alleging civil rights and civil liberties abuses of individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the El Paso Service Proce ssing Center (EPC) in El Paso, TX. The complaint s raised allegations regai?ding the condition s of detention, including medical and mental health cai?e at EPC. Specifically, two complaint s detailed in the retention memo identify concerns about timel y access to quality health care (16-12-ICE-0672 and 17-07-ICE0275). A third complaint (17-03-ICE-0337) documented a report from the Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee (DMSC) which detailed alleged abuses from August through November 2016 including reported punitive and inhumane use of isolation , denial of adequate medical and mental health care, and prolonged detention and family separation among others. One complaint (17-10- ICE-373) relat ed to use of global positioning system bracelets. Two other complaints (17-06-ICE-213 and 17-06-ICE-0262) relayed issues specific to access to legal services. The DMSC report detailing general concerns about medical care and two individual complaints about access and quality of medical care prompt the need to evaluate EPC's compliance with 2011 Performance Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS 2011) (2016 revision) related to medical care during this onsite investigation. My opinions are based on the review of materials provided and a site visit on November 6-8, 20 17. My opinions are expressed to a reasonable degree of medical certainty. Qualifications I am a Profe ssor of Emergency Medicine at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. I practice emergency medicine in the teaching hospitals of the NYU School of Medicine, primarily the Bellevue Hospital Center. I am a Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology, the American College of Emergency Medicine, and the New York Academy of Medicine. I am an expert on the condition s of confinement in jail s and prisons. My credentials, qualifications and experience ai?e delineated in my curriculum vitae. Methods of Review In advance of my site visit to the El Paso Processing Center, I review ed documents provided by CRCL, includin g medical records, allegations, and complainant grievances regai?ding medical care; as well as policies and procedures provided by ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC). The medical care at the EPC is provided by IHSC and contrac tors hired by Ingenesis Company and the correction staff is Global Precision Systems. During my site visit, I toured the facility, reviewed documents and medical records, and interviewed staff and detainees. I did focused reviews of medical records, medication practices, acute care, chronic care and emerge ncy care, with focused random reviews based on facility logs and records. I thank Lieutenant Commander Kt,)(6) Ifor her assistance during the site visit. P, otected by tile Deliberative Process Privilege 2 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00014805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000148 00014905/13/2019 Overview This report repre sents the result of an off-site review of documents (includin g medical records) and my focused three-day onsite medical review at the facility in response to a request by CRCL to investigate specific complaints at EPC. I reviewed over 30 medical records, interviewed key medical and correctional staff, and conducted individual interviews with 12 detainees, who had chronic medical conditions. Overall, I found that there are areas where EPC's medical care did not meet the PBNDS 20 11 (2016 revision), as required by contract. The PBNDS 4.3 I. specifically states the NCCHC standard s must be met and I have included the NCCHC standard where it is relevant. Thi s report will focus on deficiencies and areas requiring further attention in order to meet those standards. Findings o Insufficient and Inappropriate Space for Medical Care: Even without a full staffing complement, there are an inadequate number of exam rooms and provid er offices. This results in additional inefficien cies that impact timeliness of care, spec ifically delays in the operation of the sick call and chronic care clinics. In addition, the medical housing unit is too small for the large detainee population. PERFORMANCE does NOT meet the 2011 PBNDS (Revised December 2016) (4.3, V. F. 1).The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Standards for Health Services in Prisons 2014 P-A09 Privacy of Care Standard is not met. o Insufficient Medical Professional Staffing: The facility staff has insufficient licensed staff to service the population of over 700 detainees. Thi s is not ju st my opinion as a detention medical expert, but it is documented by vacanc ies in multiple areas per the facility's own staffing plan. For example, while the staff ing plan calls for 40 hours per week, the physician's onsite hours vary week to week but they continue to be less than 40 hours per week. Nursing and dental staffing levels are also below the staffing plan numbers. Insufficient staffing impacts access to care by delays in follow-up for nonurgent care (such as chroni c disease clinics) and reviews of the medical record s documented delays in such follow-up. PERFORMANCE does NOT meet the 2011 PBNDS (Revised December 2016) (4.3, V. A. 6). NCCHC Staffing standard P-C-07 is unmet with particularly with respect to the duties of the physician. o Incomplete medical records: EPC's medical record s are disorganized and do not conform to the standard s on medical records. PERFORMANCE does NOT meet the 2011 PBNDS (Revised December 2016) (4.3, BB. 1). NCCHC essential standard P-H01 is unmet. o Untimely follow-up care after abnormal lab results: The follow up for abnorma l labs resulted from sick ca ll visits was not conducted in a timely manner. Abnormal lab results should be noted in the medical record within one to two days of becoming available and a Protected by the Deliheratiioe Process Prfrilege 3 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00014905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000149 00015005/13/2019 clini c appointm ent should be scheduled to inform the patient of the results, as well as a plan of care for these abnormalities . Additionally, during sick call, there was insufficient rev iew of rece nt medical care and missed opportunities for care. PERFORMANCE does NOT meet the 2011 PBNDS (Revised December 2016) (4.3, II. 4). Medical-related Complaints 1 16-12-ICE-0672 and 17-03-ICE-0337 -The se two compl aints in the retention memo alleged denial or inad equate medical care. After review ing compl aints and the medical record, I could not substanti ate these com plaint s. 17-07-ICE-0275 - One case (Case #2) mentioned in the rete ntion memo alleged a skin conditi on due to concerns with the laundry schedule. This complaint also was unsubstantiated. Other medical-related complaints - CRCL received severa l complaint s about medical care that were not referenced in the rete ntion memo. These include compl aints rece ived in writing prior to the onsite investigations and com plaints raised verb ally by detainees during the on-site investigation. For example: Case #3 alleged that a pregnant detainee did not receive adequ ate medical attention after she slipped and fell in the shower , causing vagina l bleeding. After a thorou gh review of the medical record, I do not see the compl aint of vagina l bleeding in the medical record. In fact, the patient denied vagina l bleeding on July 22, Jul y 24, and Jul y 25, 20 17. In summary the medical record does not reflect the complaint of bleeding or the finding of bleeding on examina tion. The comp laint is un substantiated . However, as a best practice, a pregnant female wit h abdominal pain must have an ultr asound to rule out an ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside of the uteru s) as this is a life threatening condition . In this case, this pregna nt female with abdominal pain was administered Tylenol without a determin ation of the location of the pr egnancy. It is reaso nable to obtain a urinalysis, as was perform ed in this case , however, it remains the standard of care to confirm the location of the pregnancy with ultraso und. I cannot emphasize enou gh that althou gh this patient' s compl aint of vaginal bleedin g was not support ed by the do cumentation , the medical care did not meet the stand ard of care of a pain in pregnancy. Case #4 alleged inadequate medica l care for severe glaucoma. I interviewe d the patient and reviewed the medical record. Durin g my interview, the patient told me about his gallbl adder Cb_)<6 _) _________ disease, in addition to his glaucoma. According to the medical record, I.... 6 !Cb)( ) I. Additionally, he was seen by the ophthalmologist on September 26, 20 17 for evaluation and treatment of glaucoma. The patient 's care is good. In my professional opinion, his care meets the stand ard of care. The comp laint is un substantiated. _. Summary of Recommendations 1 List of complaint s with names an d A numbers are in Appendix I Protected hy the Deliberative Process Prfrilege 4 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000150 00015105/13/2019 1. There is insufficient space for medical care: The insufficient space for medical care delay s care and hampe rs the smooth operation of the sick call and chronic care clinics. (4.3, V . F. 1). . Additionally, there is insufficient space for patient privacy in sick call. (4.3, V. F. 1). Recommendation: Cb)(5) (b)(5) 2. Insuffici ent medical staffing: Cun-ently the staffing plan calls for l;l, )(7)(Epore mid-level providers (MLP),~ more registered nurses, a dental assistant and a dentist. There is a need for a fulltime physician whereas now physician provides less than full time coverage . (4.3, V. A. 6). Additionally, there is no onsite dentist and there is one vacancy for a dental technician. The dental complain ts and referrals for dental care are numerous, resulting in many off-site transfers for dental care and dissatisfaction from patients. (Patient 6). NCCHC Staffing standard P-C-07 is unmet with particularly with respect to the duties of the physician. Recommendation: )(5) 1;1, )(5) 3. Medical records are incomplete. There were examp les of patients needing a physician review who had no notes in the medical record by a physician. (Patient 1, Patient 7) I am especially concerned that the physician is denying requests for specialty exams or referrals without charting in the medical record the reasons for doing so. NCCHC standards for Health Services 2014, standard P-H-01, specifically states that any health intervention requires the initiation of a record. The denial of specialty consultation requires an explanatory note in the medical record. PBNDS requires that NCCHC standards be met and any denial needs a note in the medical record. Recommendation : )(5) )(5) ICb)(5) 4. Insufficient review of recent medical care and missed opportunities for care during sick call evaluations (Patient 7, 8, 9). Delays in informing patients about lab results or other test results were pervasive. It was a common complaint from detainees that they had not heard the results of tests. The follow up for abno1mal labs was not timely (Patient 7, 8, 9) Abnormal lab results should be noted within 1-2 days and a clinic appointment automatically made to inform the patient of the results and the care plan for these abnormalities. Additionally, procedures for sick call should be instituted such that the electronic medical record problem list and labs should be reviewed. All abnormal labs should be noted. Patients with abnormal labs should be sched uled with the provider. Patient 7 had abnormal labs needing attention on March 17, 20 17, June 22, 2107 and September 22, 20 17. However, this was insufficiently addressed and there were no doctor notes by the time of our site visit on November 7, 2017 to indicate the outcome of the lab work. Patient 8 had abnorma l labs that were missed, even after four sick call visits (September 1, 25, 20 17, October 13 and 18, 20 17), due to EPC's practice of not reviewing the labs or problem list of patients in sick call. As a result, the abnormalities were still not addressed P, otected by tile Delibenttive Process Privilege 5 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00015105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000151 00015205/13/2019 at the time of our site visit. Patient 9 ['b)(6) !On November 23, 20 15, he was told to have his family send him his glasses. The visual acuity was not obta ined. On October 12, 2017, he was seen in sick call for the complaint of dry eyes. P,)C6) (b)(6) Recommendation: ICb)C5) (b)(5) Best Practic es: 1. Complaints of abdominal pain for pregnant detainees: Every pregnant detainee in their first trimester, who are comp laining of abdominal pain should have an ultraso und of the pelvis to assure the patient's pregnancy is in the uterus and not ectopic. Pregnancy is a highrisk condition and each pat ient presenting should be referred to a midlevel. Other patient reviews and interview s: Interview with patient 5: Comp lained he was supposed to have a MRI of the knee. Has had good care with radiographs and follow up with orthopedics requested on October 17, 2017. No need for orthop edics and no indication for MRI. Patient 6 interview and chart review: Complained about dental care: Ther e is no dentist so the dental care is limited; therefore his complaint was substantiated. Patient 10 interview and chart review : Discussed his anemia. Anemia profil e and GI consult and work up proceeding, as they should. Patient 11 interview and chart review: 1Cb)C6) (b)(6) P, otectetl by tlie Deliberatio oe Process Prfrilege 6 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00015205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000152 00015305/13/2019 Appendix 1 Index: Patient 1:(b)(6) Patient 2: Patient 3: Patient 4: Patient 5 Patient 6: Patient 7: Patient 8: Patient 9: Patient lt Patient 1 Protected hy the Deliheratio oe Process Privilege 7 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000153 00015405/13/2019 Salvano -Dunn,Dancfb )(6) l,'.b )(6) "Quinn, CameronICb )(6) To: h,)(6) "Venture, Veronical(b)(6) I From: I I I CC: I I /1, \( /; \ I "Sultan, Jennifer1Cb )(6) (b)(6) Subject: RE:Requestfor Actionon Family Separation Issue Dat e : 2018/ 03/ 21 14 :34 :56 Priority: Normal Type: Note No problem - since I seefi,)(6) !is copied, I'll follow-up with her for a time. Jen and I will do what we can to make ourselves available while you are on the train. From : Quinn, Cameron Se nt : Wednesday, March 21, 2018 2:23 PM To: Salvano-Dunn, Dana!(l,~ )(6 -)------------~ ISultan, Jenn ifer Cc:Venture, Veronic~(b)(6) (b)(6) Subject : RE: Request for Action on Family Se paration Issue Dana - thanks for this email. I think it would be helpful for me before responding if, at a minimum, you & Jen & I discuss this further, so I can understand thoughts of CRCLstaff and the perceptions in response to the DHS draft response. My preference would be to do this either during train travel t ime tomorrow/Friday, or after the planning mtg on Monday - whatever works for you & Jen. From : Salvano -Dunn, Dana Se nt : Tuesday, March 20, 20 18 1:53 PM To : Quinn, Cameron tJ,)(6) Cc:Venture, Veronica l(b)(6) !Cb )(6) Subject: Request for Act ion on Family Separation Issue '-;:::::==================-~ ,---------======,----------~ !Sultan, Jenn ifer Cameron, A group supervisors (Jen, me, Scott, Bill, Deborah, Gary, and Kareem) met last week to discuss majo r imm igration-re lated issues on wh ich we all are wo rking (wh ich we do month ly). As you likely know, the re has been recent, high profile, news coverage about the separation of a Congolese asylum-seeking woma n fr om her daughter and her eventua l release fr om custody . This was covered in the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune among other new outlets. As we discussed a few months ago, even prior to th is coverage, fam ily separat ion issues have been a major topic of conversation. /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000154 00015505/13/2019 As a quick reminder, CRCLhas received an enormous volume of matters alleging family separation (1,063 separate allegations since January 1, 2016) and is preparing to issue recommendations on the topic, but none of us are clear about the Department's broader perspective on family separation and whether a formal change in policy is likely. Knowing if and how current policy will change is obviously very helpful information as we develop our recommendations, and as we continue to engage the public on this topic in other contexts, including at roundtables and our upcoming CRCLCommittee meeting. To date, the information we have received about a policy revision has been limited and through indirect sources. We received our most recent information on this topic through an Exec Sec QFR, which asked whether OHSis drafting or considering a policy to separate families at the border. The OHS draft response states: 1,)(5) We therefore request your approval for Jen and I seek a briefing from OHSPLCYon the pending policy decisions, and prepare other senior leadership for CRCLto play a role in recommend ing a course of action to the Secretary as a result of this process. Of course, if you wou ld prefer to have this ask come at a higher level, just let us know and we can draft an email for you or Ronnie to send. I did let OHSPLCYknow last week at their weekly meeting that CRCLwas finishing a recommendation memorandum on this issue and that we would be happy to provide more information as needed . Please let us know if you would like any additional information as you consider this request. Best, Dana /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000155 00015605/13/2019 I Salvano-Dunn, Dam~ )(6) Sender: h,)(6) 6 "Quinn, Carneron ~'b)( ) (b)(6) "Venture, Veronica J(b)(6) 'b)(6) Recipient: "Sultan, Jennifer l(b)!6) (b)(6) I I I I I I Sent Date: 2018/03/21 14:34:55 Delivered Date: 2018/03/21 14:34 :56 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000156 00015705/13/2019 ~ l American '.~ : \ Immigration AILA Council ~ \ AME RICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION August 23, 2018 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Cameron Quinn Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Department of Homeland Security Washington , DC 20528 John V. Kelly Acting Inspector General Department of Homeland Security Washington , DC 20528 Re: The Use of Coercion by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children Dear Ms. Quinn and Mr. Kelly, As partners in the Immigration Justice Campaign , the American Immigration Council ("Council") and the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") jointly file this compla int on behalf of numerous parents who were separated from their children whi le in Department of Homeland Security (OHS) custody pursuant to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy, and then subject to extreme duress and coercion while in OHS custody . Over 2 ,600 minor children were forcibly separated from their parents; at the time of filing of this complaint, an estimated 366 parents remain outside the United States, having been deported without their children , and 565 children remain in government custody, still separated from their parents. 1 A federal court has determined that the practice of separating children from their parents "shocks the conscience." 2 Medical 3 and psychological 4 experts have repeatedly expressed grave concerns about the deleterious and lasting impact that separation has had- and continues to have- on children and their parents. Republican and Democratic 1 See Joint Status Report , Dkt 191 at 2, Ms . L. v. ICE , No. 18-cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. Aug. 18, 2018 ), available at https://ww w .aclu .org/l egal- document/ms- l-v-ic e-ioi nt-status-report-2. 2 Ms. L. v. ICE, 310 F. Supp . 3d 1133 (S.D. Ca l. June 26, 2018) (order granting prel iminary injunct ion) . 3 ACP Objects to Separation of Ch ildren from their Parents at Border , American Coll ege of Physicians , May 31, 20 18, available at: https://www.acponl ine.o rg/acp-ne wsroo m/ acp-objec ts-to-sepa ration-of-c hildren-from-their -pa rents-at-border (last accessed August 15, 20 18). 4 Alexander Miller, et al., (2018) , Understanding the mental health consequences offamily separation for refugees : Implications for policy and practice, Amer ican Journal of Orthopsych iatry , Vol 88(1 ) 2018, 26-37 , available at: http://psyc net.apa. org/d oiLa ndi ng?doi= 1O.1037%2Fort0 000272 . /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000157 00015805/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigration Council and AILA I August 23 , 2018 members of Congress have repeatedly condemned family separation. 5 Further , there are numerous reports of separated children being subject to physical and verbal abuse. 6 This complaint contains 14 pseudonymized case examples and original testimony from parents who were separated from their children that show a pervasive , illegal practice by OHS officials of coercing mothers and fathers into signing documents they may not have understood. The cases also demonstrate how the trauma of separation and detention creates an environment that is by its very nature coercive and makes it extremely difficult for parents to participate in legal proceedings affecting their rights. The direct consequence of the coercion is that many parents were forced to waive their legal rights, including their right to be reunified with their children.7 The cases present powerful evidence of gross violations of due process committed by government officials that place into question the validity and fairness of legal determinations made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials , as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum officers and the Immigration Court. The coercive environment created by family separation was so overpowering as to render many mothers and fathers unable to answer questions or even comprehend the purpose of credible fear interviews or the removal process overall. Coercion of noncitizens by immigration officials is a direct violation of the U.S. Constitution , federal statute , and regulations. 8 The Immigration and Nationality Act guarantees every person the right to apply for asylum regardless of the manner of entry. 9 ICE and CBP officials cannot lawfully force any person to abandon statutory or constitutional rights.10 The coercive acts committed by U.S. government officials and the 5 Peter Baker , Leading Republicans Join Democrats in Pushing Trump to Halt Family Separations, NY Times (June 17, 2018). These reports include be ing deprived of potable water , which compelled some to drink toilet water , and be ing given expired food. Ange lina Chapin , Drinking Toilet Water, Widespread Abuse : Report Details 'Torture' For Child Detainees , Huffington Post (Ju ly 17, 2018) , https://www. huffington post.co m/e ntry/ migran t-c hildren-de tai l-experiences- border-patrol-statio ns-dete ntioncenters us 5b4d 13ffe4b 0de86f485 ade8. Many of these chi ldren were likely subject to further coercive tactics and duress at the hands of government officials at every stage of their time in government custody. This complaint , howeve r, focuses on the coercion endured by the sepa rated parents, many of whom we con tinue to advocate fo r and prov ide support to in terms of coord inating legal representation. 7 The ill effects of the "zero tolerance" policy are being exacerbated by the fact that DHS is turn ing away asylum seekers at the ports of entry , effective ly forcing families to cross in between ports of en try to seek asy lum in the United States. The Counc il, A ILA, and other organizations submitted an administrative complaint w ith the Office for Civi l Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and the Office of the Inspector General (O IG) in January 20 17 rega rding the government's systemat ic denial of entry to asy lum seekers at ports of entry on our Southern border. See https://www .amer icanimmigrat ioncouncil.o rg/contenVus-customs-and- border-prote ctionssyste mic-denial-e ntry-a sylum-seeke rs-ports -entry-us. The Council , along w ith the Center for Constitutional Rights and Latham and Wat kins, LLP , subsequently filed a class action lawsu it last year challeng ing CBP's unlawfu l practice of turn ing away asy lum seekers who present themse lves at ports of entry along the U.S .-Mexico borde r. See https:// www .ame ricanimmigrat ioncounc il.org/lit igat ion/cha llenging-customs-and -border-protections -unlawful-p ractice-turning-awayasy lum-see kers. 8 For example , the accounts below in wh ich spea kers of ind igenous languages with lim ited Spanish proficiency were coerced into signing documents while deta ined in CSP custody likely violates 8 C.F.R. ? 235.3(b)(2)( i), wh ich requ ires that interpretative ass istance be prov ided. 9 See generally 8 U.S .C. ? 1182. The right to apply for asylum "may be violated by a pattern or practice that forecloses the oppo rtunity to apply. " Campos v. Nail , 43 F.3d 1285, 1288 (9th Cir. 1994). 0 ' See, e.g. Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, 685 F. Supp. 1488 , 1505 (C.D. Cal. 1988) , affd sub nom. Orantes-Hernandez v. Thornburgh, 919 F.2d 549 (9th Cir. 1990) (find ing that the due process rights of Salvadoran asylum seekers was violated by an INS policy and practice of duress and misrepresentat ion intended to coerce asylum seekers into abandoning their right to apply for asy lum and instead agree to vo luntary departure) . 6 Page 2 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000158 00015905/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I Aug ust 23 , 2018 government's creation of a coercive environment prevented separated parents from meaningfully participating in the asylum process. Together these practices have resulted in not only the tremendous suffering of children and parents who have been kept apart, detained, and subjected to abusive, inhumane treatment, but also the involuntary, forced return of hundreds of people to grave dangers, including risk of death. As a nation we cannot tolerate such abuses in violation of our laws and we urge you to take immediate action to correct the situation. KEY FINDINGS o o o o o o o o ICE officers used both physical and verbal threats, deception , and intimidation to coerce multiple separated parents into signing forms relinquishing their rights. ICE officers reunified multiple parents with their children , then presented them with pre-completed forms affecting their rights to reunification, and re-separated parents who refused to sign the forms . CBP officers subjected separated parents to extreme duress during the separation process, including verbal and physical abuse. Detention officers put separated parents in solitary confinement, deprived them of food and water for days, and subjected them to other forms of retaliatory punishment. Parents experienced severe physical and emotional distress , depression, and mental health problems from the conditions of detention and separation from their children . Government officials and detention facility staff treated parents so cruelly and inhumanely as to compromise their ability to access asylum and other legal relief. The trauma of being separated from their children , as well as the coercive environment created by CBP and ICE officers, made it extremely difficult for parents to participate meaningfully during the credible fear interview process, and their proceedings, if any, before the Immigration Judge. We surveyed 76 mothers who had been separated from their children and asked by ICE officers to sign a form affecting their rights to be reunified with their children . Over 90% of the mothers reported that they were not allowed to ask about the consequences of signing the form. As a result, less than 25% of mothers expressed that they understood what they were signing. Disturbingly, 67% of mothers reported that ICE intimidated or coerced them prior to having them sign a form affecting their rights to reunification with their children. Worse , 30% reported that ICE officers threatened that if the mother did not sign the form , they would never see their children again . BACKGROUND The Council and AILA have long sought to curb the abuse and coercion of vulnerable populations that arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border seeking humanitarian protection. On December 11, 2017, the Council, AILA, and other immigrant rights organizations filed a complaint with the OHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and the Office Page 3 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00015905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000159 00016005/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 of the Inspector General (OIG) presenting grave concerns regarding the separation of asylum-seeking families while in CBP and ICE custody at the U.S.-Mexico border .11 As family separation drastically expanded in Spring and Summer 2018 , the concerns of these organizations have been largely borne out. On April 6, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and OHS implemented a "zero tolerance " policy for individuals who crossed the southern border without authorization , which resulted in many asylum-seeking families being prosecuted and parents being separated from their children .12 After the government separated more than 2,600 families, and amid a growing outcry against the impact of these policies on children and their parents , President Trump issued an executive order on June 20, 2018 which purported to limit family separation .13 On June 26, in an ACLU lawsuit challenging the family separation policy, Ms. L. v. ICE, U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw held that family separation violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and ordered the administration to reunite all families that the government forcibly separated. 14 Pursuant to the court's decision, the government was ordered to reunite all "eligible" parents by July 26, 2018. 15 Many parents deemed "ineligible " by OHS for reunification remain detained in adult immigration detention facilities, apart from their children . Many other parents are now detained with their children in family detention centers. Whereas an estimated 2,000 families have been reunified , at least 366 parents were deported without their children .16 Prior to submitting this complaint , our organizations spoke to dozens of parents who had been separated from their children, most of whom reported having been coerced to various degrees by OHS officials . Their stories, detailed below along with information from publicly available sources, demonstrate the ways in which ICE and CBP officials and detention facility guards coerced separated parents into signing forms relinquishing their rights, and the ways in which treatment by OHS officials , and the conditions in which parents have been detained , created a coercive environment which prevented them from meaningfully exercising their rights. " The Separation of Family Members Apprehended by or Found Inadmissible while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Custody at the U.S.-Mexico Border (Dec . 11, 2017), https://www.americanimmigrationcounci l.orglsites/defaulUfiles/general litigation/ family separation complaint.pdf 12 Department of Justice, Office of Public Affai rs, "Attorney Gene ral Anno unces Zero-Toleranc e Policy for Criminal Illegal Entry," Apr il 6, 2018, https://www .justice.gov/opa/pr/atto rney-gene ral-announces-zero-to lerance-policy-cr iminal-illega l-entry; Under the zero tolerance policy , DHS was directe d to refer for criminal prosecut ion all migrants who crossed the border without aut horizat ion, and DOJ was directed to acce pt as many of these referra ls as practicable. Per the new policy , if these migrants ar rived with children, the families were sepa rated when the parents were referred fo r prosecution, and the childre n were unconventionally designated "unaccompan ied alien children" and placed in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettle ment (ORR). The result was a de facto, governmen t-created policy of family separat ion. 13 President Donald J. Trump , Affordin g Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation , The White House , June 20, 2018, https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidentia l-actions/affording-congress-opportunity-address-family-separation /. 14 Ms. L. v. ICE, 310 F. Supp. 3d 1133 (S.D. Cal. June 26, 2018) (order granting preli minary injunct ion). 15 Id. at 1149. 16 W hereas the ACLU fo und that at least 366 parents were deported without their children, other sources suggest that the num ber was far greater . See Joint Status Repo rt, Dkt 191 at 2, Ms. L. v. ICE, No. 18-cv428- DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. Aug . 18, 20 18) , available at https://www .aclu.org/lega l-documenUms-l-v- ice-join t-status- report-2. To m Hals & Reade Lev inson, U.S. says 463 migrant parents may have been deported without kids, Reuters (July 23, 20 18). Page 4 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000160 00016105/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 OHS Officers Explicitly Coerced Parents into Signing Documentation Relinquishing Their Rights to Reunification. ICE officers coerced parents into signing forms relinquishing their rights to reunify with their children before the reunification process occurred. Pursuant to the June 26, 2018 court order in Ms. L that halted family separation, ICE was required to reunify all families that were separated, unless ICE determined "that the parent is unfit or presents a danger to the child," or if the parent "affirmatively , knowingly, and voluntarily declines to be reunited with the child."17 The court further ordered that ICE not deport any parent without their child , unless the parent "affirmatively, knowingly, and voluntarily declines to be reunited ."18 To facilitate the deportation of individuals with administrative final orders of removal while following this preliminary injunction , ICE drafted a form, initially titled "Separated Parent's Removal Form" (hereinafter "Election Form"), to be given to parents with final orders of removal. 19 With the exception of biographical information, the form was written entirely in English-although a later version of the form offered brief summaries of the options in Spanish .20 The Election Form offered parents two options- to be deported without their children or to be reunified and deported with their children. 21 Only following negotiations with the ACLU was a third option added allowing parents to indicate that they wanted to speak to an attorney first. 22 According to affidavits filed by the ACLU in the Ms. L. case, in addition to dozens of accounts from detained parents shared directly with us, many parents detained at ICE facilities across the country whom the government claimed had "affirmatively , knowingly, and voluntarily " relinquished their rights to reunification , in fact reported that they had been coerced into signing forms they did not understand in a language they did not speak , or were totally unaware that they had relinquished their right to reunification. 23 In addition to being coerced , many parents detained nationwide were forced outright to sign the Election Form. Numerous parents in the El Paso area reported that ICE officers demanded that they sign the Election Form and affirmatively abandon their rights to 17 Ms. L. v. ICE , 310 F. Supp. 3d at 1149 (order granting preliminary injunct ion). Id. See Caitlin Dickson , New ICE form to separated parents: Choose deportation with or without kids , Yahoo News (July 3, 2018) , https://www.yahoo.com/newsln ew- ice-form-separat ed-pa rents-choose- deportat ion-withou t-kids-232452897 .html . 20 Id. Furthermore , autho rs interviewed dozens of separated parents who desc ribed the different forms that they were coerce d into signing by OHS officials. 21 Id. Option 1 stated that parents were "request ing to reunite with my child(ren) for the purpose of repatriation to my country of citizenship." Option 2 stated that parents were "affirmat ively, knowingly , and voluntarily requestin g to return to my country of citizenship withou t my minor child(ren) who I unde rstand will remain in the United States to pursue ava ilable claims of relief ." 22 See Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, M.M.M. v. Sessions , No. 18-cv- 1835- DMS-MDD, at 10 ~S.D. Cal. August 16, 2018) (describing history and purpose of the election forms), available at https://b it.ly/2nTc XOB. 3 See Declaration of Aaron Reichlin-Me lnick, 0 kt. 153 at Exhibit 44, Ms . L. v. ICE, No. 18-cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. July 25, 2018), available at https://www .aclu.org/lega l-document/ms- l-v-ice-plaint iffs-rep ly-support-mo tion-stay-remova l (summar izing coercion docu mented by vo lunteer attorneys) . 1s 19 Page 5 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000161 00016205/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 reunification. 24 Others at the West Texas Detention Facility reported that after ICE gave a presentation to a ~roup of about 60 separated fathers, on July 11, 2018, they were also forced to sign. 5 In that case , ICE officers told the fathers that they had three options-be removed without their child, be removed with their child, or continue to fight their case for asylum . ICE did not inform parents that they were entitled both to pursue their asylum claims and to be reunified with their child.26 Similar group presentations reportedly occurred at the Otero County Detention Center . Two fathers reported being brought to a room with about 50 other fathers on July 17, 2018, given "no explanation of the form, " with the entire process taking less than five minutes. A third father reported that he was brought to a space normally used as a chapel with 25 to 30 other fathers, and that "he was given a form, that it was not explained to him, and that the entire process lasted no more than three minutes. He said he felt sad and intimidated during this process . He expressed that he believed he had no choice but to sign the form. "27 Indigenous language speakers, many of whom are unable to read or write in any language, speak neither English nor Spanish, or speak Spanish with limited proficiency , also reported being coerced into signing forms by ICE relinquishing their rights to reunification. One father, whose case was highlighted in the Ms. L. filing, speaks primarily Akatek and was also told to sign the Election Form without explanation. 28 When ICE requires separated parents to sign forms that materially affect their rights without translating those forms into a language that the parents can understand , the rights of the parents are violated .29 Following reunification, ICE officers coerced separated parents into signing prefilled relinquishment consent forms. Pursuant to a court order in the Ms. L case, ICE was directed to reunify all "eligible " parents with their children by July 26. 30 Given the scale of this operation , a substantial 24 Elise Foley and Roque Planas, Immigrant Parents Unwittingly Signed Away Right to Reunite with Children, Lawyers Say, Huffington Post (Ju ly 25, 2018) , https://www.huff ingto npost.com/entry/i mmigrant-paren ts-right-toreunite us 5b58f9d0e 4b0fd 5c73c b6599 . 25 See id.; Declaration of Kathryn E. Shepherd, Oki. 153 at Exhibit 48, 118, Ms. L. v. ICE, No. 18-cv428-DMS-M DD (S.D. Cal. July 25, 20 18) . 26 Declaration of Kat hryn E. Shepherd, 0k t. 153, Exhibit 48 at 118, Ms. L. v. ICE, No. 18-cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. Ju ly 25, 2018). 27 Id., Decla ration of Luis Cruz , 0kt. 153, Exhibit 44 at 1111 6-9. 28 Id., Decla ration of Aaron Reichlin-Melnic k, 0k t. 153, Exhibit 43 at 118. Two other Mam-speak ing fathe rs mentioned in that case also descr ibed being told to sign a pape r that they believed would allow them to reunite with their children; both fathers had been identifie d by the Department of Justice as having relinqu ished their rights to reun ification. Id., Declaration of A.R. Reive , 0 kt. 153, Exhibit 45 at 1110-12. One of those fathe rs, "signed a paper that he thoug ht would allow him to be reun ited with his son" but wh ich was not explained to him. Id. at 119. Another Mam-speak ing father who "speaks extremely limited Spanish ... [and] cannot read or write ... signed a document that he thought would allow him to be reun ited with his son ." Id at 1110. He "cou ld not ... understand the documen t because he is illiterate and no interpreter was provided to exp lain its contents to him in Mam." Id. 29 See, e.g., United States v. Ramos, 623 F.3d 672 (9th Cir. 2010) (OHS failure to translate waive r of right to appeal Stipula ted Remova l determina tion rendered waiver involuntary); United States v. Reyes-Bon illa , 671 F.3d 1036 , 1044 (9th Cir. 2012) ("A waiver of rights cannot be found to have been conside red or intelligent where there is no evidence that the detainee was first advise d of those rights in a language he could understa nd"). 30 Ms. L. V. ICE, 310 F. Supp. at 1149. Page 6 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000162 00016305/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 number of reunifications occurred within the last week before that deadline .31 During this process, multiple reports emerged of coercive behavior by ICE officers against separated parents. These reports are bolstered by a survey of 76 mothers we conducted ; 34% of those surveyed reported that they had been asked to sign precompleted forms. Four parents allege that, on July 25, 2018 , ICE officers boarded a bus departing from the El Paso Processing Center that was filled with reunified parents and their children. 32 Several parents on that bus-identified in the ACLU 's filing as F.G., J.M., C.T., and F.T.-reported that ICE officials handed out the Election Form to each parent on the bus.33 Each form had been pre-completed by ICE, with the box for Option 1, "I want to be deported with my children, " already filled in with a "handwritten check mark."34 One father, F.G., reported that "officials told him that while there were three options on the form , he had to choose Option 1."35 F.G. refused to sign the form , preferring instead to select Option 2-to be deported without his child. 36 Another father , J.M., ignored the pre-written check mark and instead selected Option 2. In response, an ICE officer took the form away and returned with a new copy, "again with Option 1 pre-selected ." When J.M. again refused to sign the form, the ICE officers "yelled at him in English" and pressured him in Spanish to sign the form .37 Two other fathers, C.T. and F.T., confirmed that ICE had presented the entire bus with pre-selected forms , and F.T. noted that ICE officers were "visibly and audibly angry when he refused" to select Option 1.38 All four fathers recounted that their children were separated from them a second time upon their refusal to sign the forms pre-marked with Option 1, which would have agreed to them being deported together. By pre-selecting Option 1 on the Election Form, refusing to permit parents to select any other option, and screaming at any parent who disagreed, ICE agents violated the due process rights of these parents. 39 Forcing a parent to sign a pre-selected form does not comport with due process as it does not allow for an affirmative , knowing, or voluntary decision by the parent.40 31 On Wednesday, July 19, the government had only reunited 364 separated children with the ir parents . See Jo int Status Report, Dkt 124 at 2, Ms. L. v. ICE, No. 18-cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. July 19, 20 18), available at https://www.ac lu.org/lega ldocumenUjuly-19-status-conference-report. The following We dnesday, July 26, 20 18, the govern ment had reunified or otherw ise discharged in app ropriate circumstances a total of 1,820 children. See Joint Status Report, Dkt 159 at 2, Ms. L. v. ICE, No. 18cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. July 26, 2018) , available at https://www.aclu.org /legal-documenUms- l-v-ice-status-report. 32 See Declaration of Laila Arand, Dkt. 163- 1, Ms. L v. ICE , No. 18-cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. July 26, 20 18). 33 Id at 2. 34 Id. 35 Id. 36 Id; see Note 21, supra, for a description of the options. 37 Declaration of Laila Arand , Dkt. 163-1, Ms. L v. ICE, No. 18-cv428-DMS-MDD (S.D. Cal. July 26, 2018), at 5. 36 Id. at 6. 39 See , e.g., Orantes-Hernandez, 685 F. Supp. at 1494 (coercing vulnerable asylum seeke rs into relinqu ishing the ir rights v iolates due process). 40 See Ms. L., 310 F. Supp. 3d at 1149 (requir ing DHS to reunify all parents "unless the parent affirmat ively, knowingly, and voluntari ly declines to be reunited"). Page 7 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000163 00016405/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Offi cials Again st Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Chi ldre n American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 OHS Officers Subjected Separated Parents to Extreme Duress and Coercive Environments. CBP officers subjected separated parents to extreme duress during the separation process, including verbal and physical abuse. The stories below illustrate how parents were subjected to duress and coercion while in CBP custody. These stories also show the ways in which the coercive environment , established within hours of entry, affected the rights of separated parents throughout their time in OHS custody .41 Many parents report that they were subject to a coercive environment by officers during their time in CBP short-term detention facilities, colloquially called hie/eras ("iceboxes") because of the cold temperatures inside the facilities . The unnecessarily harsh conditions in these facilities have been the subject of detailed reporting , CRCL complaints, and multiple federal lawsuits in the past.42 Consistent with these previous reports, in the cases cited in this complaint , parents report being given inadequate or spoiled food, being forced to sleep on cold concrete floors and next to toilets, or being unable to sleep as a result of the cramped conditions forcing people to stand , being denied access to feminine hygiene products while menstruating, and suffering because of the cold.43 While in the hie/eras, parents also indicated suffering terrible emotional distress from seeing their children crying in separate cells but not being able to speak to them, or not knowing where their children were or whether they were being treated humanely. Parents-sometimes with their children-were also subjected to coercive environments when detained in facilities colloquially called perrera s ("dog pounds"), typically facilitie s with chain-link cells. Parents reported being forced to sleep on the concrete floor for over a week with no bedding, a "horrible stench" caused by the failure to provide access to any hygiene such as showers or toothbrushes , being crowded into cells so tightly that they had to sleep in the bathroom area, continued denial of access to feminine hygiene products, and verbal abuse by CBP off icers.44 41 In a related context, the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that subjecting arrested individua ls to coerc ive environments may violate the ir const itutional rights to due process. See, e.g., Miller v. Fenton , 474 U.S . 104, 118 (1985) (discuss ing the ways in wh ich interrogation of an arrested individual in a "coercive envi ronment" may violate due process and rende r a confession involuntary). 42 See, e.g., Guillermo Cantor, Hie/eras (Iceboxes) in the Rio Grande Valley Sector (2015) , available at https://www .american immigr ationcou ncil.org/ research/hi eleras-ice boxes-rio-grande-valley-sector ; Human Rights Watch, In the Freezer: Abusive Conditions for Women and Children in US Immigration Holding Cells (20 18), available at https ://www. hrw.orq/ re port/2018/02/ 28/freez e r/a bus ive-cond itions-wo men-a nd-children-us-im migration-ho Idi ng-cells; Nationa I Immigrant Justice Center , et. al, CRCL Complaint , Systematic Abuse of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (June 11, 2014) (deta iling violat ions of the rights of children held in CBP holding rooms). 43 Multiple parents reported that CBP provided frozen or near-f rozen food. This violates sect ion 4.13 of CBP's 2015 National Standa rds on Transport, Escort , Detention, and Search ("TEDS policy"), available at https://www .cbp.gov/sites/de fau1Vfi1es/a ssets/docu ments/ 2017-Sep/CB P%20TEDS %20Po licy% 20Oct2015 .pdf ("Food provided must be in edible condition (not frozen , expired or spo iled)") . 44 As deta iled below , one mother, J.H. , was held in CBP "short-term " custody for 12 days without being given the opportunity to bathe ; further, despite menstruat ing so heavi ly that she frequent ly bled through her pants, CBP offic ials denied her access to fem inine hygiene products. These conditions directly violate Sec tion 4.1 1 of CBP's 20 15 TEDS policy, id., which requ ires that detainees be provided "basic persona l hygiene items, " requires that restrooms must have "access to toiletry items , such as ... sanitary nap kins," and notes that "Reasonab le efforts will be made to provide showers ... to deta inees who are app roaching 72 hours in detention." See also id. at? 5.6 ("Reasonable efforts w ill be made to provide showers , soap , and a clean towe l to juven iles Page 8 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000164 00016505/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 These conditions , combined with the trauma of family separation , created an inordinately coercive and stressful environment which colored the interactions that separated parents had with all immigration officials throughout their time in custody . Parents' first interactions with CBP officials often included officers who used deception to facilitate separating children from their parents . Many parents were falsely told their children would be returned to them after they had gone to federal court to face prosecution for entry-related offenses . Others were given no notice that their child would be taken, returning from interviews with CBP officers only to discover that their child was missing. Some were even forced to witness their wailing child be dragged away by CBP officers. 45 ICE officers and prison guards subjected separated parents to duress and coercion. Many separated parents report that ICE officers and prison guards subjected them to duress and coercive environments while in detention that infringed upon their ability to meaningfully avail themselves of their protected right to the asylum process. Many parents reported that ICE officers yelled at and insulted them, used intimidation tactics , such as isolation and denying food, and taunted them with threats that their children already had, or would be, put up for adoption . The coercive environment of detention after having been separated from a child also created profound psychological trauma to individuals held in ICE detention . One mother, I reported that her mind "went completely Mrs. f\' )(6) blank" while she was detained in the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca , Texas . "Even when I tried to pray, the words of the songs I have sung my whole life would not come to me," she stated.46 Another mother, Mrs. )(6) described being held in 47 ICE detention at the Irwin Detention Center in Irwin, Georgia . Being separated from her daughter was "unbearably difficult" for her. She repeatedly begged guards to help her connect with her daughter, leading to ICE officers repeatedly yelling at her to get her to stop. She became so despondent that she contemplated suicide and told a friend she was going to throw herself off the balcony of the detention center. Other parents reported intimidation by ICE officers while detained. One mother, Mrs. ICb )<6) I described how an ICE officer nicknamed "The Deporter" physically intimidated her while trying to get her to sign a voluntary departure form , standing over her menacingly and shouting at her to sign .48 who are approachin g 48 hours in detent ion"); Unknown Parties, et. al., v. Johnson , No. CV-15-00250- TUC-DCB, 20 16 WL 8188563, at *11 (D. Ar iz. Nov. 18, 2016) (finding that cond itions of confi nement in the CBP's Tucson Sector short-term detent ion facilities, including the failu re to provide sufficient access to hygiene, violate the due process clause). 45 See a/so Jen Kirb , Mi rant in detention says her child was taken away while she breastfed, Vox (June 12, 20 18). 46 Declaration of ) (6 ) August 6, 20 18, on file with authors. 47 Declaration of (b ) (6) August 16, 2018, on file with authors. 48 Declaration of (b)(6) Augus t 5, 2018, on file with authors. Page 9 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00016505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000165 00016605/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 6 ~ )( ) experience is particularly troubling , as she was also placed in solitary confinement and subject to starvation by officials at the Port Isabel Detention Center , after she shouted to draw the attention of a visiting official who was touring the facility. was also Another mother, Mrs. Cb)C6) threatened with solitary confinement while at the Port Isabel Detention Center, for crying frequently and for refusing to eat due to stress and trauma. 49 These stories are shared in greater detail below. Stress from famil se aration and arents' lack of information about the credible fear process prevented many parents from participating meaningfully in the asylum process. The Constitution , federal statutes , and regulations guarantee asylum-seekers due process and specific procedures to safeguard their access to humanitarian protection and legal relief.50 Over the past decade , numerous organizations have documented how OHS officials frequent ly fail to follow these rules and regulations, and in doing so violate domestic and international human rights laws.51 Unfortunately, when asylum-seekers were subjected to family separation, the trauma of having a child forcibly removed from an asylum-seeking parent created an environment so coercive that parents were unable to participate meaningfully in the asylum process. During credible fear interviews, separated parents were not informed of the role that asylum officers conducting the credible fear interviews played. Many parents reported not even knowing that the credible fear interview had anything to do with their request for asylum. Most of the separated parents were not told in advance what the purpose of the interview was. For many, the credible fear interview was their most substantial interaction with any immigration official after having been separated from their child. As a result, some parents spent large portions of the interview asking questions about their children and begging to see them . This perception was compounded by the failure of government officials to clarify the purpose of the interviews. Separated parents were not informed ahead of time that the officers had no knowledge of the whereabouts of their children nor authority to make any decisions about reunification . 49 Declaration of v ,;, August 6, 20 18, on file with authors. See, e.g., 8 U.S.C. ? 1158(a) (providing that any noncit izen "who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States ... may app ly for asylum"); 8 U.S.C. ? 1225(b)( 1)(B)( ii) (providing that a nonc itizen who expresses a fear of return must be given a credible fear interview) ; Marincas v. Lewis , 92 F.3d 195, 203 (3d Cir. 1996) ("The basic procedural rights Congress intended to provide asylum applicants ... are particu larly important because an applicant erroneously denied asy lum could be subject to death or persecut ion if forced to return to his or her home country. "); U.S. Const. Amend. V (protect ing right to due process). 51 See, e.g. American Immigration Council, et. al, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Systematic Denial of Entry to Asylum Seekers at Ports of Entry on U.S.-Mexico Border (Jan. 13, 20 17) (CRCUO IG Comp laint); U.S. Comm 'n on lnt'I Religious Freedom, Barriers to Protection: The Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal, 20 (2016) (report ing that despite findings and recommendat ions in a 2005 study relating to primary inspection , USCIRF observers in 20 16 continued to find "examp les of noncompliance with required procedures " in CBP inspect ion interviews) ; Borderland Immigrat ion Counc il, Discretion to Deny: Family Separation , Prolonged Detention , and Deterrence of Asylum Seekers at the Hands of Immigration Authorities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border, 12 (2017) , https://www.hopeborder.org/discreti on-to-deny- 1 (reporting that "it is commonp lace for asylum seekers to be placed in exped ited remova l proceedings and summarily deported .. . despite express ing fear"). 50 Page 10 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00016605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000166 00016705/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 l 6 One parent, IC6 >< > said that she pied with the officer, saying , "I don't want anything , I just want my daughter. Please give me my daughter ," something that she "repeated over and over again" while the officer seemingly grew increasingly angry with her.52 Another parent, Mrs. f ><6) reportedthat she arrived at her credible fear interview in a state where her "mind was totally gone . I was only able to think about my daughters. I had barely eaten or had anything to drink for a long time because of the stress." 53 She repeatedly asked the interviewer where her children were. I Another mother, Mrs. IC6 ><6> described that she omitted key information relating to her asylum case because she had been separated from her child. 54 She described that she was "scared that if I mentioned anything related to the MS-13 gang threats that my son received , they would take him away from me." She also reported being so preoccupied with her son's welfare during the credible fear interview that her "mind could not focus on anything other than the well-being of my son." At least some parents , like lCb><6> Ialso omitted information because they believed that to fully explain their story might prevent them from being reunified with their child. In many cases, parents were misinformed that they were being brought to speak to their child on the phone, only to find themselves-overwhelmed with disappointment-speaking with yet another government official with no knowledge about their children . Given the psychological and physical duress suffered by parents separated from their children, and their ensuing preoccupation with the whereabouts and well-being of their children, many of the parents were denied any meaningful opportunity to participate in the credible fear process, in violation of the statutory right to apply for asylum. 55 Results of the Post-Reunification Survey. 56 In the weeks leading up to the court's reunification deadline of July 26, 2018 , hundreds of parents were reunified with their children and released on parole or through an alternative to detention program. However, many parents, especially those with final orders of removal, were instead reunified with their children and sent to the South Texas Family Residential Center, a family detention center in Dilley, Texas . During the first three weeks of August 2018, while the parents remained in confinement, staff and volunteers asked 76 mothers to complete a survey regarding their experiences in detention to determine whether they had been subject to coercion. Declaration of fi,v,;, IAugus t 5, 2018, on file w ith au tho rs. Dec laration ot ~ v ,;, I.August 6, 20 18, on file wit h authors. 54 Dec laratio n of j\, )(6) August 5, 20 18, on file with autho rs. 55 See , e.g ., Campos, 43 F.3dat 1288. The ways in which the coerc ive environment affected asy lum-seeke rs' ability to meaningfully part icipate in the asy lum process is part icularly trou bling given t he more than 366 pa rents who we re deported prior to t he Ms. L. court's June 26, 2018 order ha lting the removal of separated parents. 56 The completed surveys are on file w ith the autho rs of this complaint , but to protect the mothe rs' privacy , the comple ted surveys have not been inclu ded. All quo tations inc lude d in the "Resu lts of the Post- Reunification Survey" sect ion provided be low come from mothers ' responses to the question , "Is there anything else that you wou ld like to share?" 52 53 I, Page 11 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000167 00016805/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 The responses of the 76 mothers who were interviewed for the purposes of this survey confirmed that widespread coercion took place at the hands of CBP and ICE officials in their respective facilities, preventing parents from making voluntary and/or informed choices about their legal cases or about their custody rights over their children . Of the 76 mothers surveyed , 58 indicated that they did not understand the governmentissued documents presented to them regarding their choices for reunification with their children. 57 Furthermore, at least 12 of the mothers are indigenous language speakers. 58 In 26 cases , mothers were presented with an Election Form that had a pre-selected option to sign regarding their parental rights. While 59 mothers indicated that the option to be reunited with their child prior to deportation was selected on their Election Form, 66 mothers said that if given the choice again, they would choose to stay with their child in the U.S. while fighting their case . All of these mothers indicated that the change in their choice is because they now have a better understanding of their legal rights. Of the 76 mothers, at least 58 did not have an opportunity to speak with their child before being presented with any version of the Election Form that would be used to determine their legal rights over their children, and 23 of the mothers indicated that a version of the Election Form presented to them did not provide an option to consult with an attorney. Even more troubling, at least 51 of the 76 mothers indicated that they felt pressured or intimidated prior to signing their Election Form. For example, 25 of the mothers indicated they were yelled at; 34 indicated they were not given time to think before signing ; and 13 reported that they were threatened with punishment in detention if they did not sign .59 Most disturbing of all, 23 mothers reported they were threatened that if they did not sign, their children would be adopted or they would never be able to see their children again.60 Of the 76 mothers surveyed , 48 were presented with the form two or more times , with four mothers being presented with the form as many as five times . Only seven of the 76 mothers indicated they were allowed to ask questions regarding the form's contents before signing . It is difficult to cross reference the mothers' accounts with the actual Election Forms presented to them because only 14 of the 76 mothers reported being provided with some copies of forms they had signed ; 62 of the 76 mothers were not provided any copies of the forms they had signed. 57 On behalf of an illiterate mother surveyed , a staff membe r wrote for her , "I don 't know how to read and wr ite but it didn 't matte r to the officials and they took my fingerpr ints without giving me an explana tion about the document." 58 For the mothe rs surveyed who speak rare languages as th eir primary language, such as Mam or Qu iche, where interpreters we re not available , fellow survey responden ts and their child ren helped translate . 59 One mother indicat ed , "They to ld me that if I didn't sign , they'd leave us detained for two years and that they woul d punish us. So , we signed and out of fear I signed and I did not understand because I don 't spea k much Spanish. They treated us like dogs." 60 One mother w rote, "They required us, one-by-one, to sign . They said tha t t hey would de port us alone or we wou ld not see our kids and if I did not sign they said that my son woul d be adopted." Another mothe r indicated t hat she was given bad lega l adv ice by an immigration official while deta ined in Laredo, w riting , "The chief deportat ion office r told me that if I asked fo r asylu m I would be imprison ed fo r nine months to a yea r and ultimate ly they wouldn 't give it to me . I asked what would happen to my child and she said he wou ld be detained and then put up for adop tion. She told me that what I could do was to ask to be deported in my [asy lum] interv iew so that I woul d not lose my child , and if my cousin asked fo r the chi ld, he wou ld lose his res idency, job , house , and they would deport him to his count ry of or igin." Page 12 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000168 00016905/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS : EXAMPLES OF EXPLICIT COERCION AND COERCIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS PARENTS SEPARATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN The cases below represent only a sample of the cases in which separated families reported that they were subject to coercion by CBP and ICE officers. 61 This coercion was both explicit, in which parents were forced by government officials to take actions contrary to their best interest, and more subtle, inherent in the behaviors and actions of CBP or ICE officers , or those with whom they have subcontracted duties , such as guards. The pervasive nature of this coercive behavior underscores the many ways in which separated families were-and possibly continue to be-subject to agency action that violates policies, laws, and regulations. 62 1. Case of Cb)(6) Honduras, who was separated from her 9-year-old daughter for 47 days, threatened verbally and physically, and placed in retaliatory solitary confinement for ten days without sufficient food or water. ~and her 9-year-old daughter entered the United States and immediately expressed a fear of return to Honduras, their home country, to a Border Patrol officer. She was detained and sent to the hie/era along with her daughter. Shortly after her arrival, CBP officers called P, )(6) linto a room to interview her, without her daughter. A male CBP official interviewed her and then told her to sign some paperwork that she believed were deportation papers. She refused to do so because she was afraid to return to her country. The officer then threatened her and told her that if she did not sign the papers, "I would never see my child again because she was going to be adopted." !Cb)(6) Ibegan crying, but again refused to sign any papers despite the officer's threats. When ~ returned from the interview, her daughter was missing. CBP officers had taken her away. Hysterical, ~began "crying like crazy and yelling that I wanted my daughter." In response, CBP officers laughed at her and told her that "if I did not quiet down they would put me in a cell by myself." lwas detained in the hie/era for about three days. During this time, she reported that she cried constantly, did not eat, and could not sleep. Officers repeatedly yelled at her to stop crying and to stop asking for her daughter. Her time in the hie/era was also traumatic because CBP officers refused to provide her with sanitary products even ICb )<6) 61 The authors note that , whi le this comp laint focuses specifically on ways in which ICE and CBP officers subjec t parents to coercion, there is substantial evidence that children were also the subjects of coercion , abuse, and duress while in ICE and CBP custody, as well as wh ile in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Wh ile this complaint only deta ils such coercion in passing, the authors recommend that CRCL and OIG conduct an independent review of the ways in which the rights of children were violated during the fami ly separation process. 62 In addit ion, the stories detai led below show the ways in which trauma has affected separated parents. Following the survey taken at Dilley, many mothers were referred for psycholog ical evaluat ions by trained psycho logists; all but one mother was diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. 63 Compla inants have authorized to the use of their real names in this complaint with the expl icit understanding that the ir identities will not be shared beyond which is necessary for the OCRCL and the OIG to conduct investigations. Page 13 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00016905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000169 00017005/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigration Council and AILA I Augus t 23 , 2018 though she was menstruating. "I was also hemorrhaging and bleeding through my pants and was not provided with clothing or feminine hygiene products. I was ashamed and degraded. " pi)C6 ) lwas eventuall y transferred to the Port Isabel Detention Center , after pleading 6) lwas repeatedly subject to guilty to improper entry. While detained at Port Isabel, l(b)C coercion and abuse. She states that the guards "treated us [mothers] as less than human." 1:6 )(6) !received her credible fear interview more than two weeks after arriving at Port Isabel. The interview was on the phone with an Asylum Officer and an interpreter. She explained how being separated from her child and subjected to the coercive environment at Port Isabel severely compromised her ability to meaningfully participate in the process: During the interview ... I could not control my emotions, I was only thinking about my daughter. I did not even realize when the officer asked me different questions related to my asylum case. The asylum officer asked me why I left, and I said because I was threatened and beaten, and that is why I left. And when the asylum officer in response required [me] to provide more details, I started to cry. Because I cried a lot, the asylum officer raised his voice again. Instead of providing more details, I started asking where my child was. In response, he said that if I wanted to know where my daughter was, he recommended me to watch the news. I told him I did not have any access to the news. And that is how the interview was ended. The Asylum Officer found that she did not have a credible fear of persecution. After she was informed of the decision , she was called in to interview with an ICE officer that people called "The Deporter." He demanded that she sign deportation papers and yelled at her when she refused. He became so hostile that she was terrified he would strike her. He physically intimidated her, stood over her, and became red in the face as he demanded she sign the papers . l(b)C6 ) lhad another interaction with this officer in which she refused to sign a voluntary departure form . In response , the officer stated, "Fine, stay in detention for a year waiting for your daughter. " He then got very close to her, in a way that made her feel as if he was trying to "physically overwhelm " her, particularly because she was alone with him without any visible cameras in the room. 6) lwas subjected to solitary confinement and other retaliation by officials Even worse. l(b)C at Port Isabel. When some mothers heard that a "White House representative" was going to visit the detention center, she tried to talk to him. Despite guards telling her she was not supposed to talk to this man, she yelled to the representative "to let him know 6) I and she told what was going on." As a result, the man came over and spoke to l(b)C 6) lby throwing her in him her story. After this person left, officials at the jail punished l(b)C solitary confinement for 10 days and subjecting her to starvation and deprivation of basic human needs. Pag e 14 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000170 00017105/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 The detention officers punished me and the other mothers who disobeyed and spoke with the representative . I was handcuffed and put in solitary confinement for ten days . I was put in a dark room, so I did not know when it was day or night. I was not given food or water for about three days . After about three days I was given bread ... I was handcuffed for five days and had to eat and go to the bathroom in this way. They did not give me toilet paper. I felt desperate and depressed. ~ was eventually reunified with her daughter pursuant to the court-ordered ~cation process. She continues to suffer both physically and mentally, and her daughter has repeated nightmares due to their traumatic experiences in detention . Both mother and daughter were eventually transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. In early August, an immigration judge vacated the asylum officer's negative credible fear finding, allowing her to pursue asylum in removal proceedings. !Cb)C6) was later released from detention along with her daughter. 2. Case of )C6) '------------------------------' Guatemala, who was separated from her 17-year-old and 15-year-old daughters for 55 days and coerced into signing documents with the threat of having her children taken away from her forever. 6 f)C ) I fled Guatemala along with two daughters after their family was subject to threats, including rape and death threats . The family was apprehended by CBP officers near San Luis, Arizona , after turning themselves in to Border Patrol officers and requesting humanitarian protection. CBP officials then separated her from her daughters and took them to a hie/era , telling her that she was only going to be separated while she was "punished for coming here." She describes being intimidated by CBP officials during her six-day stay in the hie/era, during which she was not allowed to speak to her children. lwas eventually transferred to the San Luis Detention Center, then to the Eloy Detention Center, where she was held for approximately seven weeks. She repeatedly tried to contact her children, but was unsuccessful. The extreme duress of being separated from her children appears to have greatly affected her ability to successfully present her case for humanitarian relief. She describes a phone interview with an unknown individual who asked her about her reasons for coming to the United States. ICb )C6) One day, I was told I had a phone call waiting and that it was from my children . My heart was soaring . I could not wait to hear their voices . However, when I picked up the phone, I was told it was for an interview. I asked if it was an interview with a social worker or to speak with my children. I had no idea that this was an important conversation that affected my immigration case. The man on the phone started asking questions about why I was there, but I kept asking about my daughters. He told me I would be able to speak with them after. But my Page 15 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000171 00017205/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigration Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 mind was totally gone. I was only able to think about my daughters. I had barely eaten or had anything to drink for a long time because of the stress. Several days later, an ICE official forced ~ )<6) Ito sign a form without telling her what she was signing and refusing to inform her of the form's purpose despite her repeated requests. A few days later I was called to speak with ICE. An immigration officer told me to sign a paper if I wanted to see my daughters again. When I asked him what the paper was for he hid it behind his back and said, "It doesn't matter what it says. You are going to sign it anyway." He told me I would never speak to my daughters again if I did not sign it. He told me that because I was not from this country this was not his problem. He just told me over and over that I had to sign it or I would be deported without my daughters and I would never see them again. I bet ICE treats their dogs better than they treated me. Finally, I signed the paper. When I did, the officials let me speak with my daughters. l(b )(6) I was also subject to retaliation after a visit from attorneys. She describes attending a presentation from legal visitors who gave her a "piece of paper telling us that we had rights, and that a lawsuit had been filed to demand that we get our children back." She writes that "[a]fter this, ICE was furious," and that mothers who kept that piece of paper were retaliated against. The guards turned off our televisions and unplugged the microwave. They didn't let us go outside. But we held on to the fact that the visitors had told us about the national protests. I finally felt like I was not alone. 64 l(b )(6) I was eventually reunited with her daughters through the court-mandated reunification process. ICE officers initially fit her with an ankle monitor and issued release papers. Soon after, she and her daughters were transferred to a family detention center in Dilley , where they remain. 3. Case of )(6) Honduras, who was separated from her 13-year-old son for 62 days and subject to verbal abuse and coercion. I fled Honduras along with her 13-year-old son after receiving death threats. After entering the United States, she was apprehended by immigration officers who told her almost immediately that she would be separated from her son. She was kept separate from him for the next nine days. pi)C6) ""l'.6)(6) ~ xplains the retaliation she endured after visiting with attorneys: "After this, ICE was furious. They told us that what 'these visitors' had told us was a lie and that they didn 't have to do anything to give us our children. They punished us for having the paper explaining our rights. The guards turned off our televisions and unplugged the microwave. They didn't let us go outs ide. But we held on to the fact that the visitors had told us about the national protests. I fina lly felt like I was not alone ." Page 16 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000172 00017305/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I Aug ust 23 , 2018 When officers came to take ICb )C6) Ito federal court to face charges of improper entry, they told her that she would never see her child again. An officer told her, "You are going to be deported , and your son is going to be placed for adoption. " She became terrified that her son was going to be put up for adoption , especially after an official repeated that threat after she returned from court. 6 1Cb )C) lwas eventually taken to a detention center in Laredo for 13 days, and then was transferred to the La Salle Detention Center in Louisiana. While there, she describes being so despondent that she stopped eating. She was not permitted to go outside, was given no information about her son, and reports that she cried constantly. One guard became so angry at her constant tears that she would bang on the cell window and had her credible fear shout "Shut up you hija de la madre" (or son of a bitch).65 ft,)C6) interview during this period. She was unable to concentrate on the interview because of the stress of being separated from her child. 1was transferred to the South Texas Detention Center in Pearsall, Eventually, ICb)C6) Texas. At some point while she was there , her son was rushed to the hospital from the No official shelter he was being held in )C6) informed her that her son had undergone emergency surgery .lCb)C6) I did not find out until three days after the fact, when a family member in the United States in contact with her son informed her about the surgery . She was afforded absolutely no opportunity to consent to her son's medical care. ICb )C6) I was subject to at least one more instance of coercion by ICE officers. While detained in Pearsall, ICE officers called her in for a meeting. She describes what happened next: ICE called me and said I was going to be deported. I told them, "My son has been operated on and I am not going anywhere without him." I told them I was not going to leave without my son, even if they killed me. An immigration official told me to sign my deportation paper. When I asked to read it, he said "No, you will sign it regardless," and he covered up the text with his hand so that I could not read it. He told me I had to sign on the line no matter what it said. I refused to sign it, because I had to be with my son again. I was eventually reunified with her son through the court-ordered reunification process. She reports that he wakes up frequently throughout the night with nightmares. ~ )C6) 65 Literally transla tes as "daughter of the mother ," and colloquially translates as "son of a bitch." Page 17 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000173 00017405/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigra tion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 4. Case of Cb)C6) ~------------------------~ Guatemala , who was separated for over one month from her six-year-old daughter who had recently had heart surgery, and who contemplated suicide due to extreme duress while in detention. fled Guatemala along with her six-year-old daughter. She presented herself and her daughter at the Port of Entry between San Luis Rfo Colorado , Mexico, and San Luis, Arizona, and expressed a fear of returning to Guatemala. CSP officials then took them to a detention center where there were "many women with children." ICb)C6) Despite having legally presented herself at a Port of Entry and asked for asylum, CSP officials told her that her 6-year-old daughter wou ld be taken from her and she was going to prison. When she asked them why, CSP officers told her that she "didn't have a right to speak " and that she "had stepped into a country that was not mine." None of this was true ; she had committed no crime and was not prosecuted. Nevertheless , [b)C6) was separated from her daughter. 66 .__ __ __, 6 ) f)C ~escribes a traumatic and dangerous separation process for her own daughter and for the other mothers and children detained with her. Because her daughter had 6) she was terrified that high levels of stress could prove recently P,)C physically dangerous to her daughter. She begged CSP officers not to take her daughter, but CSP still separated them. I The other children were so terrified of being taken from their mothers that they grabbed onto their shirts in fear and would not let go. The immigration officials had to drag them away , putting the children in headlocks and pulling them away from their mothers. I knew that my daughter would be in danger if she were treated that way, so I tried to keep her calm. These were two days of terror. Iwas separated from her daughter , she was transferred to the Irwin After !Cb)C6) Detention Center in Irwin, Georgia. While there, she describes being "sick with fear and sadness." She begged guards and ICE officers to connect her with her daughter. After repeated requests , ICE officers became so frustrated that they yelled at her and told her, "That's enough. Stop it. We are not going to explain this to you." The situation became so desperate that she contemplated suicide and told a friend that she was going to throw herself from the second floor of the detention center. However, thoughts of her daughter prevented her from going through with it. 66 On June 18, 20 18, DHS Secretary Nielsen stated at a White House press briefing tha t "D.H.S. is not separa ting families legitima tely seeking asylum at ports of entry." Kirtsjen Nielsen Addresses Families Separation at Border: Full Transcript, NY Times (June 18, 2018 ), https://www.ny times.com/2018/06/18 /us/po litics/dhs-kirstjen-n ielsen-fam ilies-separated-border-tra nscript.html. Despite DHS's repeated claims that families were not separated if they arrived at a port of entry, the Ms. L. court found that "the practice of fami ly sepa ration ... has resulted in the casual, if not deliberate, separat ion of fam ilies tha t lawfully present at the port of entry, not just those who cross into the count ry illegally." Ms. L, 310 F. Supp. at 1144; see also Paloma Esquive l & Brittny Mejia, The Trump administration says it's a 'myth' that families that ask for asylum at ports of entry are separated. It happens frequently, records show, L.A. Times (Jul 1, 2018). Page 18 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000174 00017505/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 After more than a month in detention , f6><6> was permitted to talk to her daughter. Her daughter described difficult and painful conditions where she was being held, including an older girl who hit her "all the time," and that people would cover her mouth when she cried to stop her. I ~><6> was eventually reunited her daughter through the court ordered reunification process. Following reunification, they were both detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, along with her daughter . Her daughter now suffers repeated nightmares and often "wakes up crying and tells me that she dreams the men in green uniforms are taking me away from her." While there , an asylum officers found that she had a credible fear of persecution. She was then released from detention along with her daughter, and will seek asylum in non-detained removal proceedings. 5. Case of 'b)(6) Guatemala, who was separated from her 14-year-old son for 60 days and was unable to meaningfully participate in the asylum process due to duress. 6 lis a Guatemalan woman who fled her home country along with her 14-year-old son, who had been subjected to serious threats. After they were apprehended by CBP, they were taken to the hie/era and immediately separated from each other and put in different cells. P,><6> Icould see her son from her cell, but could not communicate with him. While she was detained in the hie/era , CBP officers screamed at her and told her that she would never see her child again. She also observed her son's face turning blue from cold and his lips becoming so dry that they came close to bleeding. On her second ><6> lwas taken to federal court to face criminal charges of improper day in the hie/era, ICb entry . Upon her return, her son was gone. She describes what happened next: f'b><> When I walked back to the cell, I walked past the cell where my son was being held, and he was no longer there. I became frantic and asked the guard where he went. The guard started screaming and told me that the president was going to take away my child ... It felt like an arrow went through my heart. ICb ><6> I was eventually transfer red to the Eloy Detention Center. Two days after she arrived , an ICE official presented her with a paper with her son 's name on it and told her to sign it. ICE officials did not explain what she was signing. She signed it immediately because she thought it would help her reunite with her son. While in Eloy, fb><6> was eventually given a credible fear interview , but could only think about her son. I I asked the Asylum Officer several times about my son, but she explained that was not something she could help with and she could not control what happened . My mind could not focus on anything other than the well-being of my son. As a result of being separated , I could not focus on the questions . I also was concerned that anything I said would end up hurting my son, so I did not explain that it was MS-13 that was after him . Page 19 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000175 00017605/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23 , 2018 Iwas found not to have a credible fear of persecution, a decision she is currently seeking to overturn. She was eventually reunited with her son and transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas . Her son is "extremely traumatized " by the separation, is always nervous now, and appears "completely different" than before they were separated. In early August , an immigration judge lfear of persecution was vacated the asylum officer's finding and determined that ~ )<6) credible. She was later released from detention along with her daughter and is seeking asylum. ICb )<6) 6. Case of ~ )<6) Guatema a, who was separated from her 7-year-old son for 53 days and forced to sleep on a concrete floor for 12 days. ICb )<6) Iis a Guatemalan woman who fled her home country with her ?-year-old son to seek asylum in the United States. After crossing the border, they were apprehended and detained. She was sent to a hie/era, where she was held for three days. When CBP officials separated from her child at the hie/era , the officials lied to her and told her that her son would only be taken away for a single day. She described the traumatic experience in which officials falsely promised her ?-year-old son would be only removed from her for a short period of time: The guard said, "Grab your child, don't make this harder than it is, your child needs to go to the bus." My son started to cry and I began to console him and told him this was only for a short period of time and that I loved him very much. In that moment, I felt as if I was going to die . I could not believe that they were taking my child away .. .. I said I was scared and didn't want to leave my son, but they promised to give him back the next day, so I tried to be brave and allowed it to happen. They assured me they would return him the next day. My son cried and cried and begged me not to leave him or separate from him. They took me to a bus and told me not to look back at him. I was taken to a different short-term Instead of being reunited with her son, ICb)<6) custody detention, that she called the "dog pound." She was held there for eight days, during which time immigration officials did not permit her to brush her teeth and denied her the ability to shower, despite the fact that she was menstruating . Because of overcrowding, she was forced to sleep on the floor in the area designated as a bathroom. The entire cell had a "horrible stench." While detained in the "dog pound,"~and other mothers were subject to repeated verbal abuse . She frequently brokedownin tears as she begged for information about her son , but immigration officials just made fun of her and called her and the other women "crazy women." She notes that "[t]hey would tell us we were annoying old women and that nobody wanted us here, but they were thankful because of us they had a job." She felt treated less than human. Page 20 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00017605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000176 I 00017705/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigration Council and AILA I Augus t 23, 2018 Iwas f )C6) 0 eventually transferred to the La Salle detention center, where she was again subject to verbal abuse. When she repeatedly asked guards for information about her son, the guards became frustrated, told her to "stop talking," "don't you talk enough," and eventually called her a "motherfucker." 6) asylum case was negatively Like many of the other separated parents, ICb )C affected by the trauma of separation. She had been separated from her son for 30 days at the time of the interview, and she describes being "so upset" that she "could not concentrate, all I could think about was my son." After the asylum officer determined that she did not have a credible fear of persecution, she considered appealing the decision, but she decided not to because she believed doing so would mean that she would never get her son back. I 6) r6)C lwas eventually reunited with her son and transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. After receiving legal assistance for the first time, she filed an appeal of the negative credible fear determination. In early August, an immigration judge vacated the asylum officer's decision and determined that ~ICb )_6C _ ) --~ had a credible fear of persecution. She was subsequently released from detention. 7. Case of )C6) Honduras, who remains separated from his 17-year-old son after 100 days, and was forced to sign documents without any explanation of what they said. 6) !Cb )C lfled his home country of Honduras with his 17-year-old son to seek asylum in the United States. They were apprehended after crossing the border and brought to a 6) I expressed a fear of CBP processing facility near McAllen, Texas , where pi)C return. The next day, he was separated from his son and transferred to another facility . He said, "The security guard told me to hug my son now, because we will be separated, 6) and we won 't know when we will see each other again. "P,)C twas then transferred to the Rio Grande Detention Center, and then after two weeks to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia . While detained at Stewart , he described the coercive environment and the duress that he suffered: The conditions at Stewart were much worse than in the places I had been before . The guards were very aggressive toward the inmates ...One time I saw a detainee on his knees in front of a guard begging for forgiveness. I felt scared and tormented there ... About 15 to 18 days into his detention at Stewart , he was called in by an official to sign Ionly speaks Spanish . He recalls: documents that were in English , although P,)C6 ) The official had a paper with him and shoved a pen in my hand, and indicated for me to sign it. I did not know what this paper was and was not given any explanation. I signed the paper because I felt I had no choice, no control. The man with the paper seemed angry ... After I signed the paper, the man took it and walked away . Page 21 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000177 00017805/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I Augus t 23, 2018 About eight days later, f6>c6> lwas transferred again to a facility in Fulston, Georgia , then to one in South Texas, and then he was transferred again-for the seventh time within about two months-to Port Isabel. Despite expressing fear of return to his home I still has not been provided with a credible fear country upon apprehension ,!Cb )C6 ) 6> interview or any other interview with any immigration officer .!Cb >C !indicates, "Last week , a visiting attorney told me that the government thinks that I withdrew my fear claim . I did not know about this before last week." Accordingly , ICb )C6 ) lhas since submitted a request for a credible fear interview and remains in detention . He has not been reunited with his son , who has since turned 18 and has been released from ORR custody to live with a sponsor . 6> 8. Case of Cb )C '--.---------,---.-----.--Guatemala, w o was separate rom and subject to duress and coercion. ......... -----.--.--.......---.--.......-,..-----' ays 6> I is a Guatemalan woman who fled her home country along with her 10-year-old P,>C daughter to seek asylum. She was apprehended by the Border Patrol after crossing the 6> I was subject to verbal >C border with her daughter . While detained in the hie/era. !Cb abuse from officers who frequent ly yelled at her. One officer told her that immigrants were coming to this country to "take up their resources " and "live off of their tax money." The day she was detained , officials told her that they were going to take away her daughter. When she protested, they told her it would only be for a brief period of time while she was in court. After two days, officers came to her cell to take her daughter from her. Her daughter "began to weep uncontrollably and began to beg me not to let I10-year-old them take her." The immigration officials then physically dragged !Cb >C 6) 6> daughter away from her as she wept, and was taken to another cell. This caused !Cb >C "extreme emotional distress ." Despite officials telling her that she would be reunited with her daughter after she 6> !came back from court two days later, her daughter returned from court, when ICb >C was nowhere to be found. An officer falsely told her that she would be reunited with her daughter after being transferred to a different detention center. 6> Onc~Cb >C lwas eventually transferred to a different detention center, she continued to worry about the fate of her daughter. Within six days after having her daughter forcibly taken from her, she had a credible fear interview. She states that she was "not able to fully tell my story because all I could think about was where my daughter was and if she 6> lwas found not to have a credible fear of persecution, she chose was okay." After~ >C not to appeal the denial. She describes the ways in which family separation affected her decision not to pursue an appeal: Two days after my interview, I was told that I had failed . I took the opportunity while talking with an immigration officer to ask once again where my daughter Page 22 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00017805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000178 I 00017905/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 was, and the officer said, "I don't have that information , and we can't do anything about it." I told the officer I did not want to appeal my case so that I could see my daughter as soon as possible . I thought this would bring my daughter back to me sooner . 6 ) lwas eventually reunited with her daughter and is currently detained in the South l(b)C Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas . Although she and her daughter are 6) reports being unable to sleep or eat, suffers from constant finally reunified , P,)C headaches, and experiences other residual emotional and physical problems from detention and separation. 67 She was later released from detention after successfully appealing the asylum officer's decision . I 9. Case of )C6) El Salvador, who was separated from her 15-year-old daughter for about 60 days, subjected to verbal abuse and threats, and was unable to focus on anything other than her daughter during the credible fear interview. 6) P,)C Iis a Salvadoran woman who fled her home country along with her 15-year-old daughter. After she was apprehended crossing the border, they were taken a facility she called a perrera (or dog pound), and she was separated from her daughter and placed in a different. The first day she was detained there , during an interview, a CBP official used abusive language and threats and told her that she would be separated from her daughter and that her daughter would be adopted in the United States : The officer asked me how old my daughter was and when I told them she is 15, he began yelling at me, [asking] why was I lying. He said that she is older than that and that they would investigate it. The officer continued interrogating me. When I told him I was from El Salvador , he yelled at me that that all people from El Salvador are the biggest liars, that we are worse than those from Guatemala or Honduras, and he again threatened that my child will be put up for adoption. I 6 ) was later transferred to the Laredo Detention Center and two weeks after that to l(b)C the La Salle Detention Center . For the first month of detention , she received no information about her daughter . She became so despondent that she could not sleep at night and mostly stopped eating. She said that she often "felt dead" and "felt like I could not breathe correctly " because of conditions in the detention center and the uncertainty about her daughter . 6) !was given a credible fear interview , she Like many of the other mothers, whenl(b)C was given no notice. She was just placed in a room and handed a phone. Prior to the interview she "had not slept for a full night in a month, had not been eating ... felt 6 '!(b)(6) !states: "Be ing separate d from my daugh ter and know ing nothing about her whe reabou ts has caused extreme trau ma for both me and my daughter. My daugh ter is so desperate to get out , she always asks me when we're going to be able to leave th is center. This trauma has begun to impac t our physical health, we are unab le to sleep or eat and I constantly have a headache." Page 23 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00017905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000179 00018005/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 depressed ... [and] could not concentrate at all on what was being asked of me. I could only think of my daughter." Iwas eventually reunited with her daughter more than a month later. She says that her experience "was hell." Following reunification , she was detained, along with her daughter, in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas . In early August, an immigration judge vacated the asylum officer's finding and determined that 6 IC6 >< > I had a credible fear of persecution, allowing her asylum claim to move forward. Both Yasmin and her daughter remain detained. IC6 ><6> 10. Case of Cb)<6> Honduras, who has been separated from his 17-year-old son for over 76 days and is subject to coercion. I a national of Honduras, fled his home country after MS-13 threatened to kill him t6><6> and his 17-year-old son if his son refused to join the gang. He was apprehended by the Border Patrol and indicated that he wished to seek asylum. CBP officials separated him from his son at the hie/era and detained him for over a month, during which time he spoke to his son only on three occasions. ~ suffers from what he considers "serious vision problems " that prevent him frombeirlg able to read, and he says that , "Because of this the only way that I am confident in what a document says is if someone I trust reads the document to me." 6 > ~as presented twice with forms that immigration officials told While in detention , r >< him would reunite him with his son. Although the officers read him the form due to his poor vision, he refused to sign because they refused him the opportunity to speak with his son about the form 's contents before signing and because he did not trust the officials. "However," both times , he says, "I made sure to tell the officials that I wanted to be reunified. " 6> ~as included in a list of Nonetheless , despite his refusal to sign any documents , t6>< individuals that the government provided during litigation alleging that he relinquished his custody rights and sought to be deported without his son. 68 At no point in the process was IC6 ><6> I told he could have a lawyer present when considering signing the forms presented to him, and upon learning he was entitled to consult with an attorney, he said, "I do not want to sign anything from the government without a lawyer who can tell me what the form is." jremains detained at the El Paso Processing Center and has not been reunited with his son. In mid-August , an immigration judge permitted his asylum case to proceed . He is currently in removal proceedings in El Paso. fb><6 ) 68 See Declaration of Susanne Gilliam, 0kt. 153 at Exhibit 52, 1(5, Ms. L. v. ICE, No. 18-cv428-DMS -MDD (S.D. Cal. July 25, 2018). Page 24 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000180 00018105/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23, 2018 r)( 11. Case of 6) Puatemala, who remains separated from his 16-year-old son and was forced to sign a form affecting his rights despite speaking only limited Spanish and no English. I ICb )C6) is a Guatemalan man who was separated from his 16-year-old son after being apprehended by CBP . He speaks Mam primarily and limited Spanish. He is also I reported signing a document provided by an ICE officer, which he illiterate. !Cb)C6) believed would allow him to be reunited with his son. Since signing this form , he has not been reunited with his son. Idid not understand the form that he signed . No interpreter was provided to explain it to him in Mam, his principal language . He was not provided a copy of the form in English, Mam , or Spanish. He is currently in removal proceedings pursuing an asylum claim , but he remains separated from his son. P,)C6) 12. Case of Cb)C6) Guatemala, who was separated from her 17-year-old daughter, who speaks only limited Spanish and was threatened with two years of jail if she refused to sign a form affecting her rights to reunification. Iis a Guatemalan woman who fled her home country to seek asylum in the United States. She primarily speaks Q'eqchi ' and only speaks limited Spanish . She speaks no English and can neither read nor write . CBP officials separated her from her 17-year-old daughter after they crossed the border together . Possibly due to her limited Spanish, neither ICE nor CBP officers have ever given her the opportunity to apply for asylum , despite her fear of returning to her home country. !Cb )C6) I into a room and While detained in the El Paso area, an ICE officer called ICb)C6) presented her with the Election Form, which was written entirely in English. The ICE officer told her in Spanish that she had to sign the form or else they would put her daughter up for adoption. She did not understand what was happening and so was hesitant at first. ICE officers then told her that if she didn't sign, she would be punished , and that she would be locked up in a jail for two years without her daughter. Out of fear , and afraid that she would never see her daughter again , she signed the form. She describes feeling that she was treated like a dog. lwas totally unaware of the contents of the form that Due to language barriers, P,)C6) ICE officers made her sign. However, unlike many parents, she was provided a copy of the form . Volunteers at the Dilley Pro Bono Project confirmed that it a copy of the Election Form. Until the form was explained to her, she had no idea what she had signed. Iwas reunited with her daughter and eventually transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas . Since being transferred to Dilley, she has requested a credible fear interview with ICE officers on seven different occasions . She has yet to receive one. She remains detained, along with her daughter. !Cb )C6) Page 25 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000181 00018205/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I Augus t 23, 2018 13. Case of ~Cb )C6 _ _) ______________ ~--------------Guatemala, who was separated from her 5-year-old son for 32 days and threatened with solitary confinement and other coercion, which impacted how she responded during credible fear interview. 6> ICb >C Ifled Guatemala along with her 5-year-old son to seek asylum in the United > _C6 _ ) -~ States. They were apprehended near McAllen, Texas, and taken to the hie/era. P,~ speaks Mam as her first language and is also able to speak Spanish. When she arrived at the facility, a CBP officer told her that her child would be taken from her while she went to court the following Monday. Her 5-year-old son was traumatized by this experience , shouting "Don't leave me mami. Don't leave me with immigration. Why are you letting them take me?! Why are you leaving me?" Because she became distraught , officials tried to reassure her, and told her that she would be reunited with her son the day after court. This did not happen . 6> Following a court proceeding, ICb >C lwas transferred to the Port Isabel Detention Center. Disturbingly, she reports that guards at Port Isabel frequently threatened solitary confinement for mothers who were reacting to the trauma of family separation .._l Cb _ )C 6_) __ _. reports that she had lost all appetite due to the stress of her missing son and did not eat. She also cried frequently. In response, guards threatened her and other mothers with solitary confinement. They said they would take us to El Pozo or "the well" as punishment if we kept crying about our children ... . They said I would be punished because I refused to eat in the mornings . ... They would tell me that they were going to also put me in El Pozo . I did not know what that was. The women told me it was an ice cold room that was dark with no windows. Like many other mothers , the coercive environment created by family separation I describes arriving at the interview after affected her credible fear interview . !Cb )(6) days in which she had not eaten or slept well due to worry. "I could not concentrate on anything else [other than my son] because I was extremely concerned about my son and distraught from being separated from him." During the family reunification process, ICE officers did not adequately explain her rights and coerced her into choosing an option on the Election Form without explaining it to her. An officer approached me and said, "Sign here [and] you will get your child back if you return to your country." I was so desperate to know the whereabouts of my son and finally hold him in my arms again that I signed for both of us to be reunited even if it meant going back to Guatemala. 6> ICb >C lwas eventually reunified with her son and is currently detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. She has appeared in court five times Page 26 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000182 00018305/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigration Council and AILA I August 23 , 2018 seeking to overturn the asylum officer's finding that she did not have a credi ble fear of persecution, but has been unable to present her case yet because of difficulties in obtaining a Mam interpreter. 14. Case of )C6) Honduras, who was separated from her 17-year-old daughter for over 35 days and subject to coercion and duress. 6 lt1ed Honduras along with an adult daughter, her 17-year-old daughter, and her 4-year-old blind granddaughter after being subject to threats from gangs. They were apprehended after crossing the border near El Paso, Texas, after which her adult daughter and her granddaughter were separated from her and taken to a different location. She was detained along with her younger daughter for six days in the hie/era. 1Cb )C) ICb )C6) I was repeatedly yelled at by CBP officers during her time in the hie/era , including officers taunting her and shouting, "Why did you come here? What are you doing here? You came to a country that is not yours, and now look at you." She was forced to sleep on the concrete floor of the hie/era for six days, after which CBP officers separated her from her daughter. When her daughter grabbed onto her out of fear and would not let go, CBP officers yelled at her until she let go. ICb )C6) I was then sent to federal jail and prosecuted for illegal entry. After a week in jail, she was transferred to the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The trauma of being separated from her daughters and subject to abuse and duress left her in an almost catatonic state: While I was detained in Sierra Blanca my mind went completely blank. Even when I tried to pray, the words of the songs I have sung my whole life would not come to me. I feel like my mind is just beginning to come back. ICb )C6) I was eventually reunited with her 17-year-old daughter through the courtordered reunification process. CONCLUSION The case examples above demonstrate the disturbing ways in which ICE and CBP officers explicitly coerced separated parents, and through abusive tactics and deplorable conditions of confinement created a coercive environment that prevented these parents from meaningfully exercising their rights. Coercive tactics employed against a vulnerable population raises significant legal concerns and threatens the fundamental due process, statutory, and regulatory rights of parents who were separated from their children. We urge your office to investigate and clarify OHS policy on the use of coercive tactics against parents, and to ensure that ICE and CBP officers are properly trained on the Pag e 27 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000183 00018405/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Official s Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I Aug ust 23 , 2018 fundamental due process protections to which migrants are entitled . We also urge the following corrective actions: 1. OHS should end any policy that results in the separation of parents from their children, absent truly exceptional circumstances , and require that family unity be the determinative factor in charging and detention decisions . 2. OHS should establish a clear policy requiring that all parents be reunified with their child before being asked to relinquish any legal rights or claims to legal relief. The policy should also require that parents be given the opportunity to confidentially discuss their options with an attorney , their child, and the child's attorney , if applicable. Upon the parent's request , legal counsel or a representative from a legal assistance organization must be present at the time such waiver or relinquishment of rights is made 3. OHS should announce a clear policy forbidding the use of any tactics that have the effect of pressuring an individual to relinquish or make any decisions affecting their legal case . 4. OHS should investigate all reports of abuse and coercion against parents and their children and discipline any officer found to have violated parent's rights or any applicable provision of law, regulation, or policy. 5. OHS should ensure that all parents who were separated from their children are given a meaningful opportunity to apply for asylum. OHS should immediately release all of these parents from detention (including the use of an alternatives to detention program when necessary) and permit them to present their claim for relief before an Immigration Judge in a non-detained setting following reunification with their children. OHS should also grant a new credible fear interview to any such parents who were found not to have a credible fear of return. Further, OHS should file a motion to reopen any removal proceedings that resulted in a final order of removal during the period of separation . 6. OHS should ensure that rare and indigenous language speakers are provided interpretation in every interaction with a OHS official. OHS should ensure that all immigration forms are presented in a language the individual can understand , and that all individuals be provided with a copy of the signed form. 7. OHS should investigate widespread violations of CBP's National Standards on Transportation , Escort, Detention , and Search against parents and children held in short-term detention facilities, including the failure to provide basic necessities such as feminine hygiene products, the failure to provide nutritionally-appropriate meals to juveniles, and the failure to provide edible food . 8. OHS should immediately establish a clear policy prohibiting the use of solitary confinement or disciplinary segregation against any detainee . Solitary confinement has been widely condemned by mental health experts and has no place in a civil confinement setting. OHS should investigate each incident of alleged use of solitary confinement against a parent or other individual. 9. OHS should investigate and return on a grant of humanitarian parole to the United States any parent who was separated from their child and deported to their home country without being allowed to reunify with their child or meaningfully participate in the asylum process . Page 28 of 29 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00018405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000184 00018505/13/2019 The Use of Coercion by U.S. OHS Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children American Immigrat ion Council and AILA I August 23 , 2018 Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. If you have any questions or 6) I National Advocacy require additional information, please contact P,)C 6 Counsel for the lmmi ration Justice Campaign, at ~)C) _) _______ P,)C lor (b)C 6) irector of Government Re..... 1-at-io_n_s_a_t A-IL_A_a_t..,.r)C 6) 6 (b)(6) American Immigration Council American Immigration Lawyers Association CC: Ronald D. Vitiello Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Washington , DC 20528 Kevin McAleenan Commissioner U.S. Customs and Border Protection Washington , DC 20528 Page 29 of 29 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000185 _, 00018605/13/2019 Page 186 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000186 00018705/13/2019 Page 187 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000187 00018805/13/2019 Page 188 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000188 00018905/13/2019 Page 189 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00018905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000189 00019005/13/2019 Page 190 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00019005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000190 00019105/13/2019 Page 191 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00019105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000191 00019205/13/2019 Page 192 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00019205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000192 00019305/13/2019 From: To: Salvano-Dunn, Danal(b)(6) Kb)(6) "Quinn, cameron ~(b)(6) I I (b)(6) Subject : RE: Complaint I CoercionAgainst SeparatedParents in DHSCustody Dat e: 2018/08/24 09:42:36 Priority: Normal Type: Note Will do From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Thursday , August 23, 2018 11 :54:49 PM To: Salvano-Dunn, Dana Cc: Venture, Veronica; -l(b-)(-6-)---~ Subject: FW: Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in OHS Custody Dana - you may want to make sure the appropriate OPRs get a copy, as well. From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Thursday , August 23, 2018 11 :39 PM To: b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) alvano-Dunn, Dana b)(5) Kb)(6) Subject: RE: Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in OHS Custody ~any thanks to you all for bringing this to us at CRCL. Allegations of coercive behavior l5ra6usfby federa l employees is always concerning. And as you know, it is challenging for CRCL to investigate without actual names of affected individua ls, so we truly appreciate that you have identified several complainants whose individua l situations Compliance can better investigate with such specificity. Know that in addition to the Compliance Branch addressing this in regular process , I wil l be sharing it with appropriate senior OHS officials whom I know will want to see your complaint. Commissioner McAleenan in particular has regularly encouraged CRCL to bring specific allegations of this nature to his attention , as he understands the negative impact of inappropriate behavior by CBP staff, and also realizes these kinds of specific situations do not always come to his attention . Thank you again for all the work you all have put into this and for working with CRCL to try to improve OHS' adherence to its legal obligations under the Constitution and other federal law. Best, Cameron /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00019305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000193 00019405/13/2019 From: .... ~b_ l<6 _l_______________ Sent: Thursday , August 23, 2018 9:26 AM To : Qu inn, Cameron l Sent:uesday, September To: Quinn, Cameron fb )(6) b)(6) 25, 2018 11:55 AM ISalvano-Dunn, Dana rb)(6) I Cc: l(b)(6) (b)(6) Subject: RE:Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in DHSCustody Dear Officer Quinn: /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00020705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000207 00020805/13/2019 I hope this finds you wel l. We are writing to supplement a compla int filed with your office on August 23, 2018. The compla int, "The Use of Coercion by U.S. Departmen t of Homeland Security (DHS) Officia ls Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children," addresses a disturbing pattern of coercive behavior and threats made by ICEand CBPofficers , and their agents, towards families who were, or continue to be separated as a result of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance policy ." As you may know, many families who were separated were subsequently reunited and transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. As of today, over forty of these families remain detained in Dilley. Many of the reunified mothers reported that , on Thursday, September 6, they approached ICEas a group, to inquire about their release from detention. According to several of the mothers, over a dozen ICEofficers and CoreCivic staff surrounded them became angry, accused the mothers of striking, and told them that if they continued to assemble in a group they would be separated from their children again. Please see attached a sworn statement from one of the mothers, who describes the incident in detai l. We kindly ask that any findings made by your Office related to the issue of family separation (dating back to March 2017) be made public. We specifically request that your Office advise the current admin istration through a Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Impact Assessment, pursuant to 6 U.S.C.Sec. 345. It would also be incredibly helpful to immigrant advocacy groups and NGOs such as the Amer ican Immigrat ion Council, and immigration pract itioners, to publish a break-down of complaints received by the Office and the basis for the complaint. The last time this data appears to be available is in 2016, though the page overall was updated as recently as April 2018. The lack of transparency by this administration is extremely disconcerting, especially as it relates to the treatment and custody of non-citizens, many of them - including asylum-seekers, families and children - who are uniquely vulnerable and merit special protections under the law. Your Office continues to play a critical role in developing policies, procedures, and guidance to protect the civil and human rights of immigrants (and immigrant detainees, in particular). Again, kind thanks for your attention to this matter. It is greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours, l(b )(6) I /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00020805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000208 00020905/13/2019 6 From : Quinn, Cameron j'::~b -=l(_ l=-=-=-=-..,.....,...--=-""...,,..,....,....---~ Sent : Thursday, August 23, 2018 11 :39 PM To: (b)(6) alvano-Dunn, Dana b)(6) b)(6) lmany thanks to you all for bringing this to us at CRCL. Allegations of coercive behavior or abuse by federal employees is always concerning. And as you know, it is challenging for CRCLto investigate without actual names of affected individuals, so we truly appreciate that you have identified several complainants whose individual situations Compliance can better investigate with such specificity. l><6 ) o"j Campa;ge www .immigrationjustice.us American lmmi ration Council (b)(6) www. mencan mm 1gra 10n ouncil.org www.lmmigrationlmpact.com oAdmitted onlv in Texas and New York. Quinn, Cameron ~b)(6) Sender: b}(6) "Salvano-Dunn, Dana ~b)(6) I b)(6) "Sultan, Jennifer jr Rt>nnt>tt CC: l(b)(6) ~(b)(6) l(b}(6} Kb)(6) "Venture, Veron ica l(b)(6) /h)/n ) Subject: RE: Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in DHS Custody Date: 2018/10/02 09:31:40 Priority : Normal Type: Note Cameron Would you like us to prepare a TP for your Vitiello mtg on the 25 th re this issue if we do not hear back before in a substantial way? Thanks for sending, I'll be interested to hear the response. Dana From: Quinn, Cameron Se nt : Tuesday, October 2, 2018 1:09 AM To: Salvano-Dunn, Dana ..,. (b..,.. )("6) '",----------------. Cc: Miller, Benne b)(6) enture, Veronica (b)(6) Subject: FW : Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in DHS Custody Dana - please don't forward this email to others, but you're welcome to share with your staff that I've (b)(5) From : Quinn, Cameron Se nt : Tuesday, October 2, 2018 1 :07 AM To : Vitiello , Ronald D fb)(6) Cc: Blank, Thomas1~ (b_)(6 _)_________ ~ Subject : RE: Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in DHS Custody ~-==========::::;---' PS- one of my priorities as CRCLOfficer is to increase transparency, which in my view is important in improving trust in government. While I am considering a variety of ways to do this, one idea that has been recently suggested is that we could post to the DHS FOIA Reading Room appropriately redacted CRCLExpert Consultant Cover Memoranda. I want to gauge ICE concerns, if any, about our taking this step. /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000211 00021205/13/2019 As you may be aware, the expert consultant cover memos are summaries of CRCLfindings and recommendations from our onsite investigations at immigration detention facil ities. ICEgenerally releases its responses to these CRCLmemos as part of its interna l FOIA process, which has given us the impression that ICEdoes not consider this information to be privileged. [ In addition, ICEalso posts inspection reports by the Office of Detention Oversight (ODO) to the ICE FOIA Reading Room as standard practice; these ODO reports are substantively quite similar to the CRCLexpert cover memos. ] Ultimately, we believe that our posting the initial memos wou ld not result in significant additional material being made public, but would make the release of that information faster and more direct. Before we go too far down the road in considering this option, however, I am interested in learning whether you have any concerns about our releasing these memos and, if so, what they are. I am happy to answer any questions you might have and look forward to discussing this idea with you further, hopefully, soon. Many thanks in advance for your consideration! Cameron From: Quinn, Cameron Sent : Tuesday, October 2, 2018 1:03 AM To: Vitiello, Ronald D j______________ Se nt: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:55 AM To: Quinn , Cameron (b)(6) b)(6) Murphy, Moreen (b)(6 ) (b)(6) __. Salvano-Dunn, Dana b)(6 ) '----------------------' Cc: b)(6) (b)(6) Su Ject: RE:Comp a int Coercion Against Separate Parents in DHSCusto y Dear Officer Quinn: I hope this finds you we ll. We are writing to supplement a comp laint fi led with your office on August 23, 2018. The compla int, "The Use of Coercion by U.S. Department of Homeland /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000212 00021305/13/2019 Security (DHS) Officials Against Parents Who Were Forcibly Separated From Their Children," addresses a disturbing pattern of coercive behavior and threats made by ICEand CBPofficers, and their agents, towards families who were, or continue to be separated as a result of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance policy." As you may know, many families who were separated were subsequently reunited and transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. As of today, over forty of these families remain detained in Dilley. Many of the reunified mothers reported that, on Thursday, September 6, they approached ICEas a group, to inquire about their release from detention. According to several of the mothers, over a dozen ICEofficers and CoreCivic staff surrounded them became angry, accused the mothers of striking, and told them that if they continued to assemble in a group they would be separated from their children again. Please see attached a sworn statement from one of the mothers, who describes the incident in detail. We kindly ask that any findings made by your Office related to the issue of family separation (dating back to March 2017) be made public. We specifically request that your Off ice advise the current administration through a Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Impact Assessment, pursuant to 6 U.S.C.Sec. 345. It would also be incredibly helpful to immigrant advocacy groups and NGOs such as the American Immigration Council, and immigration practitioners , to publish a break-down of complaints received by the Office and the basis for the complaint. The last time this data appears to be available is in 2016, though the page overall was updated as recently as April 2018. The lack of transparency by this administration is extreme ly disconcerting, especially as it relates to the treatment and custody of non-citizens, many of them - including asylum-seekers, families and children - who are uniquely vulnerable and merit special protections under the law. Your Office continues to play a critical role in developing policies, procedures, and guidance to protect the civil and human rights of immigrants (and immigrant detainees, in particular). Again, kind thanks for your attention to this matter. It is great ly appreciated. Sincere! yours, b)(6) 6 _________ From: Quinn, Cameron l~-I omym or.k Sender: Salva no-D unn Dana l(b )(6) (b)(6) "Ou inn Cameron 1(b)(6) (b)(6) ,..M111er=nneu m u h i Recipient: b)(6) "Venture, Veron ical(b)(6) (b)(6) Sent Date: 2018/10/02 09 :31 :40 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000215 00021605/13/2019 Page 216 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000216 00021705/13/2019 Page 217 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000217 00021805/13/2019 Page 218 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000218 00021905/13/2019 Page 219 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00021905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000219 00022005/13/2019 Page 220 W ithhe ld pursuant to exempt ion (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000220 00022105/13/2019 Page 221 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000221 00022205/13/2019 Page 222 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022205/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000222 00022305/13/2019 Page 223 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000223 00022405/13/2019 Page 224 W ithheld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000224 00022505/13/2019 Page 225 W ithhe ld pursuant to exemption (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000225 00022605/13/2019 Page 226 W ithhe ld pursuant to exempt ion (b )(5);(b )(6) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000226 00022705/13/2019 OHS FAMILY SEPARATIONWORKGROUP Summary: The Compliance Branch (Compliance) will be issuing recommendations on behalf of CRCLresulting from our investigation into the separation of family members in OHScustody. In order to ensure implementation of the recommendations , which involve multiple OHSComponents and inter-agency partners, CRCLbelieves the establishment of a working group, preferably run or co-chaired by OHS Policy, would be an effective tool to meet this goal. Context: The forthcoming Recommendations Memo (Rec Memo) will discuss the investigative findings resulting from our 2017 investigation into 27 of the 950 family separation matters that Compliance has received since 2016. CRCLwill also issue recommendations to address the investigation's findings, highlight ing that voids exist in current OHSpolicy and procedure regarding the separation of families. As stated above, these recommendations will form the basis for an interagency OHS/HHSORRworkgroup. Findings and Recommendations: Compliance expects the following general areas to be addressed in the findings and recommendations. Findings o o o o Inadequate Protocols: There is a lack of clear family separation protocols to guide CBP and ICEagents and officers in their decisions whether or not to separate family members. There is also no uniform and clear understanding within CBPand ICE regarding their legal obligations under the Flores Settlement Agreement and the TVPRA Inconsistency: CRCLfound significant inconsistency in agents' /officers' separation decisions and custody placements, complicated by an array of miscellaneous and outdated internal instructions as well as with record-keep ing. Lack of Collaboration: CBP,ICE and ORR,are not communicat ing, which can lead to family fragmentation, with members of the same family placed in facilities in different legal jurisdictions across the U.S. Additionally, there is a lack of coordinated, timely, and effective inter-agency coordination and information-sharing protocols. Resources: There are an inadequate number of two-parent family detention centers for families in ICEdetention. Recommendations : I CRCL'sRec Memo will recommend ~0 )(5) i'.6)(5) 1 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000227 00022805/13/2019 Page 228 Withheld pursuant to exemption (b)(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act /\Mlf ll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00022805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000228 00022905/13/2019 FAMILYSEPARATION CRCLComplaints Currently 950 Family Separation Matters in Entellitrak: o 27 Open Complaints( + 11 Open Contacts linked to Open Complaints) o o o 6 Closed Complaints 52 Open Contacts (awaiting review/consideration) 854 Closed Info Layer Comp laints ComplaintConcerns o o o Lack of clear, formalized fami ly separation decision -making criteria or separation procedures lead to different outcomes for family members arriving together (CBP) Inconsistent 1-213/EARM record-keeping on family separations (CBP/ICE): o Inconsistent, inaccurate, or no record -keeping for all arriving family members in 1213/EARM system (e.g. names of parent(s)/children, A#s for all family members, detention locations, and inaccurate spelling, pronouns and dates, missing required separation approval documentation) Lack of reviews of 1-213/EARM records for prob lems/edits (CBP/ICE}, or untime ly reviews, or no reviews or edits ProblematicOutcomes o o Prolonged separations of parents and minor children o Fathers/Mothers and minor children not detained together at FRCs. Some children into ORR custody ? Nursing mothers and infants separated o No contact or awareness of other family members' locations (CBP/ICE) o No established process to coordinate communication among separated family members (CBP/ICE/ORR) o Family reunification upon release or bond is difficult due to detention placements/communication prob lems Negative impact on asylum cases when family members are detained in different jurisdictions o Members of the same family claiming fear upon arriva l receive different decisions o Families fragmented: Some family members remain/others removed ? 4 year old returned alone to Central America ? Permanent family separation ? New populations of U.S. orphans CRCLStrategyMoving Forward(Some of this has been done) o Ident ify Component decision-makers for Workgroup to formal ize policies, procedures and training. Workgroup tasks include: /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00022905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000229 00023005/13/2019 o o o o o o o o /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT Add Family Separation Section to I-213/EARM system Formalize separation decis ion -making criteria and separat ion procedu res (CBP/ICE) ? Conduct training Formalize separation sign-off and review process (CBP/ICE) Develop Jurisd iction -Coordinat ion procedu res (CBP/ICE/ORR) ? Address possibi lity for duo -parent Family Resident ial Centers (ICE) Require time ly 1-213/EARM Review/Updates (CBP/ICE/ORR) Establish effective process for ease of communication among separated family members (CBP/ICE/ORR) Develop specific Family-Member Locator System (CBP/ICE/ORR) Develop decision -making criter ia/pol icies/procedures for fami ly reunification to address various immigration needs (IJ-approved family asylum, family re leases, family removals) 00023005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000230 00023105/13/2019 I0uinn CameronKb)(6) From:~b)(6) "Salvano-Dunn,Danaj (b)(6) To? b)(6) "Venture,Veronica l(b}(6) CC: b\/6\ "Miller Bennettf bl/6l l(b)(6) Subject: FW: Compla int I CoercionAgainst SeparatedParentsin DHSCustody Date: 2018/08/23 23:54:49 Priority : Normal Type: Note Dana -you may want to make sure the appropriate OPRs get a copy, as well. From: Quinn, Cameron Se nt: Thursday, August 23, 20 18 11:39 PM To : (b)(6) b)(6) b)(6) Salvano-Dunn, Dana b)(6) urphy, Moreen (b)(6) ~----------------~ Cc: (b)(6) (b)(6) Subject: RE: Complaint I Coercion Against Separated Parents in DHS Custody l(b)(5) ~ many thanks to you all for bringing this to us at CRCL. Allegations of coercive behavior or abuse by federal employees is always concerning. And as you know, it is challenging for CRCLto investigate without actual names of affected individuals, so we truly appreciate that you have identified several complainants whose individual situations Compliance can better investigate with such specificity. Know that in addition to the Compliance Branch addressing this in regular process, I will be sharing it with appropriate senior DHS officials whom I know will want to see your complaint. Commissioner McAleenan in particular has regularly encouraged CRCLto bring specific allegations of this nature to his attention, as he understands the negative impact of inappropriate behavior by CBP staff, and also realizes these kinds of specific situations do not always come to his attention. Thank you again for all the work you all have put into this and for working with CRCLto try to improve DHS' adherence to its legal obligations under the Constitution and other federal law. Best, Cameron From~~ (b-)(6 _l ______________ Sent: Thursday, August 23, 20 18 9:26 AM To : Quinn, Cameron l(b)(6) (b)(6) ~ ISalvano-Dunn, '-------------------------------' /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00023105/13/2019 Dana b)(6) Murp y, Moreen DHS-18-0694-B-000231 00023205/13/2019 (b)(6) Dear Ms. Quinn: Over the past several several weeks, we have personally met with dozens of detained men and women whose children were taken from them pursuant to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" po licy. These mothers and fathers shared with us numerous troubling accounts regarding abuse, mistreatment, and coercion by Customs and Border Protection (CBP)and Immigration and Customs Enforcement {ICE) officials. Please find attached a complaint lifting up thirteen individual cases of parents who describe in detail the explicit coercion they endured at the hands of DHSoff icials, in addition to the horrific trauma of the separation on the parents and their ability to meaningfully access the asylum process. You will find that in many cases, the parents were coerced into signing documents they simply did not understand, which resulted in the parents ostensibly relinquishing their right to be reunited with their children. We maintain that the government's actions are in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution, federal statute, and regulations. We ask that your agency investigate DHS policy on the use of coercive tactics against parents to the fullest extent perm issible. Further, we ask that you investigate all reports of abuse and coercion against parents and their children and discipline any officer found to have vio lated parents' rights or any applicable provision of law, regulation, or policy. Sincerely yours, irb)/6) Vb)/6) ~b)(6) CC: " ?" ,,n , 1/h \/ R\ ,.n, (b)(6) b)(6) 1--tsarouKn,Nader l(b)(6) b)(6) Subject: Re: APPROVALTONIGHT: Amnesty Int ernational Date : 2018/10/11 08:30:36 Priority : Normal Type: Note l(b)(6) ~e nt you On Oct our version last night. 11, 2018, at 8:24 AM , Waldman , Katie l~ Cb_J(6_l ________ ~l wrote: OGC please clear this - reporters need this by 9:30am . Thank you b)(5) I From : 1Cb)(6) Se nt : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:24 PM fNaldman, Katie To fb l(6) /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00023705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000237 00023805/13/2019 (b)(6) uinn, Cameron FLANAGAN, PATRICKS b)(6) b)(6) Cc: Mitnick, John j(b)(6) 1b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) itnick , John (b)(6) IBaroukh, Nader 1(b)(6) I~---------~ Subject: RE: APPROVAL TON IGHT: Amnesty Internationa l OHS OGC concurs with the deletions in l(b)(6) re com mends l(b)(5) (b)(5) r b)(6) !message below, but also strongly J.b)(5) i Associate General Counsel , Legal Counsel Division Office of the General Counsel U.S. Department of Homeland Security From: Mitnick, John Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:58 PM Toj (b)(6) IBaro ukh, Nader (b)(6) Subject : Fwd: APPROVAL TONIGHT: Amnesty International P lease review this and send edits to Katie. /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00023805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000238 00023905/13/2019 Begin forwarded message: From: fbl(5l Date: O~c..,....to"T"b-er-1...,0 ..... , ..,..2.,....0 ...,18 ..... a....,.t...,.7.:4,..,.3 ,....,:5""" 3......,P ....M,.........,.E ..... D...,.'I .... , ________ ____. 6 To: "Waldman, Katie"~bl( l I"Quinn, 5_l ________ __,!"FLANAGAN , PATRICK Cameron" .... ~b_ lC S" b)(6) !(b)(6) !"Mitnick, John" (b)(6) Cc: "Hoffman, Jonathan" fb)(6) l(b)(6) I I Subject: RE: APPROVAL TONIGHT : Amnesty International b)(5) /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00023905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000239 00024005/13/2019 (b)(S) l(b)(6) U.S. Customs and Border Protection fb)(6) From :~b)(6) I Se nt : Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:58 PM To: Quinn, Cameron_._Kb__________ )(6) "'" b.,...,. )(6""'" ) _____ b)(6) !FLANAGAN, PATRICK S L.......,I I Mitnick John I l(b)(6) l(b)(6) Cc: Hoffman , Jonathan fbl(6) l(b)(6) I Subject : APPROVALTONIGHT: Amnesty Internationa l All -- since this crosses multip le components, we would like to have one DHS statement for if asked only on the Amnesty International "report". Please let us know of any concerns . The report is off embargo at 1OAM tomorrow. (b)(S) /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024005/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000240 00024105/13/2019 b)(5) Thank you Sender: Mitnick, John l(b)(6) b)(6) vuinn Cameron i b)(6) b)(6) "FLANAGAN, PATRICK S 'Kb)(6) (b)(6) Recipient: "Hoffman, Jonathan l(bl(6l (b)(6) "Baroukh Nader 1/h \/R\ b)(6) Sent Date : 2018/10/11 08 :30:35 Delivered Date: 2018/ 10/11 08:30:36 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024105/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000241 00024205/13/2019 Mitnick, John From: l(b)(6) (b)(6) "Hoffman Jonathan To: (b)(6) ,.n, " (b)(6) kb)(6) ~b)(6) ll'=>ti<> ~umn, 1.-ameronl(b)(6) /h \/R\ "FLANAGAN, PATRICK S i(b)(6) (b)(6) CC: Subje ct : Re: APPROVALTONIGHT: Amnesty Internat iona l Dat e : 2018/10/10 23:21:28 Priority: Norma l Ty pe : Note We have an edited version . .... l(b_l(_6l_ __,~t al will be in touch. On Oct 10, 2018, at 10:23 PM, Hoffman, Jonathan l(b)(5l wrote: ~-----------~ Katie - What are four po ints most reporters are asking? I do not want litigate the whole thing. I think the 6000 is the big point. The rest is ju st noise and restated attacks. This is gett ing to be too much. Back to a tight statement. b)(5) f..... 6_l _______ On Oct 10, 2018, at 8:26 PM, Mitnick , John b_ lC wrote: /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024205/13/2019 ____. DHS-18-0694-B-000242 00024305/13/2019 Do we have access to the report? 5 On Oct 10, 2018, at 5:58 PM, (bl( l (b)(6) wrote: All -- since this crosses multiple components, we wou ld like to have one DHS statement for if asked only on the Amnesty Internationa l "report". Please let us know of any concerns. The report is off embargo at 10AM tomorrow. (b)(5) Thank you Mitnick John l(b)(6) Sender: b)(6) l "Hoffman , Jonathan l/b)/ 6) Recipient: lb\16\ ,.n, Kr1tiP ~h \/fi\ " b)(6) /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024305/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000243 00024405/13/2019 "Quinn, came ron Kb)(6) (b)(6) "FLANAGAN,PATRICKS ~(b)(6) b)(6) Sent Date: 2018/10/10 23:21:28 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024405/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000244 00024505/13/2019 In,,;"" From (b)(6) - l(b)(6) "MM~,-,n r::~n,l(b)(6) b)(6) " M;llo, RPnnPtt Kb)(6) b)(6) To: Subject : "'Venture, Veronica 1-u1to1 b)(6) ??:,uiran Jenrnrer l(b)(6) (b)(6) "Salvano-Dunn, Dana Kb)(6) b)(6) RE: OIG Report: Initia l Observations Regarding Family Separation Issues Under the Zero Tolerance Policy Date: 2018/10/03 10:52:28 Priority: Normal Type: Note Helpful, thanks, Gary! From : Merson , Gary Sent : Wednesday, October 3, 2018 10:23 AM To: Quinn, Cameronf b)(6) Venture, Veronica ~! (b-)(-6)------------i~ s-u-lt_a_n_ , J_ e_n_n-if-e~ rr-b-)(6_)_________ ____, I Salvano-Dunn, Dana ~b)(6) Subject : OIG Report : Initial Observations Regarding Family Separation Issues Under the Zero Tolerance Policy Good morning . You may have seen media articles on the OIG report on the Zero Tolerance Policy. Here is a lin k to the report: https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2018-10/0IG-18-84Sep18.pdf . At 25 pages, it's not too lo ng, so worth a read. There are no recomm endations in th e report . Here are some key excerpts: (b)(S) /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024505/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000245 00024605/13/2019 With respect to asylum seekers and processing at ports of entry, the reports states the following: (b)(5) A OHSresponse is included in a report appendix. The way it is formatted, I can't copy and paste from it, but with respect to asylum turnarounds, it states that "the process [is] known as 'queue management."' and that "these policies and operations [zero tolerance and asylum turnarounds) are separate and distinct." Thanks. Gary N. Merson Office for Civil Rights and Civil Libert ies U.S. Department of Homeland Security IOuinn cameron l(b)(6) Sender; b)(6) "Merson, Gary J.b)(6) h \/ R\ "Miller Bennett J.b)(6) b)(6) Recipient: Y\..,IILU I '-', Y\,.,IV l ll\,,U I\DJlO) /h\ /R\ "Sultan Jennifer l(b)(6) b)(6) "Salvano -Dunn Dana l(b)(6) b)(6) Sent Date: 2018/10/ 03 10:52:28 /\MERICAi\ pVERSIGHT 00024605/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000246 00024705/13/2019 From Murphy, Moreen~b)(6) (b)(6) "Salvano-Dunn Danakb)(6) (b)(6) To: I "Quinn, Cameron l(b)(6) (b)(6) "C:ult;rn l@nnif@r l(b)(6) b)(6) "Venture, Veronica f b)(6) h\/n\ CC: "Mnloe Clonnot+ l/b\/6) b)(6) Subject : 1K1:: need more into Date: 2018/08/01 20:24:40 Priority : Normal Type : Note Below is information regarding the Grandmother/Grandchild (with disabilities) separation, which I got from both JFRMU and OFO. The l-213s and EARM records are attached here if interested. l(b)(6) Grandmother's and Grandson's CBP Processing - Santa Teresa POE, NM b)(6) Reasons to Separate (b)(6) /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00024705/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000247 00024805/13/2019 (b)(6) After CBP Separation + Current Status b)(6) From: Salvano-Dunn, Dana Sent : Wednesday, August 1, To: Quinn, Cameronfbl(6) 2018 12:10 AM l(b)(6) IVenture, Veronica ;Miller,Bennett (b)(6) b)(6) Cc:Sultan, Jennifer Kb )(6) Murphy, Moreen We will see what we can find out. Copying fbl(6) ~o check with ICE JFRMU andl(b)(B) l(b)(B) ~t CBP . We are hoping to cover per sons with disabilities in the rec memo w - e-a-re-~ currently workin g on re at-risk pop s in CBP custody. Also adding fbl(6) ~s the fam sep task force lead. Will also send to Comp account as a potentia l allegation to review. From: Quinn, Cameron Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 11:41:44 PM To: Salvano-Dunn,DanaJ~b_ )(6_l____ _.,.,.., Cc: Sultan, Jennifer; Venture, Veronica;Miller,Bennett Subject: need more info /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00024805/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000248 00024905/13/2019 b)(6) Cameron P. Quinn, Officer, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Departme nt of Homeland Security i r b)(6) Sender: b)(6) 5 "Salva no-Dunn Dana j(b)( ) (b)(6) r "Quinn, Cameron f b)(6) (b)(6) Recipient: "Sultan, Jennifer rh \/ R\ (b)(6) "Venture , Veron ica ~b )(6) 1/h \/ R\ "Miller Bennett Kb)(6) (b )(6) Sent Date: 2018/08/0 1 20:24:39 Delivered Date: 2018/08/ 01 20:24:40 /\MERll Al\ pVERSIGHT 00024905/13/2019 DHS-18-0694-B-000249 A U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Records Center P.O. Box 648010 JUN 1820 E CE IVE BY: June 14, 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Lee’s Summit, MO 64064-8010 Services NRC2018159378 Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th St NW, Ste B255 Washington, DC 20005 Dear Austin Evers: This is a response to your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOJA/PA) request received in this office relating to e-mails for USCIS employee Robert Law, which was assigned control number NRC2018159378. We have completed the search for responsive records and are currently reviewing and processing records responsive to your request. Records will be provided on a rolling basis in accordance with the parties’ agreement. Enclosed is the second production of responsive records, which consists of517 pages. We have reviewed these records and determined to release all information, except those portions that are exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(6) (Exemption 6) of the FOJA. 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RJ Hauman Government Relations Director FAIR f[D(RAftON fOII Alo!fR ICM< MMIGRATIO~ REFORM 25 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Suite 330 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: (202) 328-7004 Fax: (202) 387-3447 www.FAIRus.org To receive FAIR’s weekly Legislative Update, please sign up here DHS-18-0694-C-000004 From: Sent: To: Subject: Law, Robert T Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:33 PM RJ Hauman RE: DACA Replacement Chart Thanks. I see you didn’t waste time updating your signature line. From: RJ Hauman [mailto:rjhauman@fairus.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 11:00 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: DACA Replacement Chart We are in the process of adding the Bridge Act. Working through format issues. Will shoot that over when it is done. RJ Hauman Government Relations Director FAIR F[D RAJION roll AMCR •C"N IIIMIGRATIO'I REFORM 25 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Suite 330 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: (202) 328-7004 Fax: (202) 387-3447 www.FAIRus.org To receive FAIR’s weekly Legislative Update, please sign up here DHS-18-0694-C-000005 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:35 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 10/24/17 ~ ♦ Center for Immigration Studies Lvv.-mm11gru110n. I'ro-11nm1gra111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 10/24/17 ation Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate he Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. and Security Week migration conference minar on the history of the Refugee Convention's additional protocol oss-border school minar on the US visa lottery and global citizenship t hearing on the refugee admissions program - [New Listing] e 'migrants' vs 'refugees' dichotomy - [New Listing] DHS-18-0694-C-000006 conference on European asylum law op on combatting human trafficking ouse field hearing on physical security and cybersecurity at the nation’s ports - [New Listing] the U.S. Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner U.S. U.S. foreign policy discussion on refugee resettlement r on the responses of school systems to the needs of immigrants, refugees, and unaccompanied minors - [New List on on migrants' homeland engagement minar on migrant journeys from Central America nd - Workshop on addressing the root causes of the migration crisis r on the impact of immigration policy on health and human rights - [New Listing] on how nation-states enforce boundaries - [New Listing] nd - Lecture on migration and the rise of everyday bordering ar on immigration integration gateways for growth ar on Muslim integration in Western societies - [New Listing] e on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis - [New Listing] r on refugee and asylum policies in the present age - [New Listing] ek 6, 2017 Downtown Hotel week.com/ g complex times with growing advancements in technology alongside the global presence of evolving terrorists oper rovide the necessary dialogue to help drive homeland security initiatives to protect our homeland. DHS-18-0694-C-000007 ecurity Week will bring together 250+ individuals ranging from DHS officials, industry executives, elected officials, an o discuss the challenges at the forefront of homeland security operations, policy and procurements. ut the summit will be on: rveillance isseminating Intelligence and ISR Platforms Cities oups and panels you will have the opportunity to be a part of the summit sharing your expertise whilst learning about priorities, strategies, requirements and future operations. y Attend for Free IDENTIFYING AND EXECUTING THE NATIONAL VISION OF A SECURED BORDER er security look like? nce border security erships to extend security past physical borders DHS-18-0694-C-000008 TING OUR BORDERS AND PREVENTING ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS by developing infrastructure plans ance Border Patrol’s situational awareness capabilities s through the use of advanced surveillance system DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT HOMELAND OPERATIONS the R&D behind it ogy and overcoming environmental challenges of field operations ef Scientist, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, DHS UTILIZING A LAND, AIR, AND MARINE MULTI-LAYERED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THREATS ON THE BOR y cooperation to strengthen border cooperation g marine and air response capabilities and identify, track and coordinate interdiction ctor, Air & Marine Operations Center, CBP DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS IN A CONSTANTLY EVOLVING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT ortation and detention operations resulting from the increase in interior enforcement and illegal apprehensions 000 participants in the ATD Alternatives to Detention Program rating and working with sanctuary cities to enforce apprehension of illegal immigrants DHS-18-0694-C-000009 Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, ICE ECURITY WITH AUTOMATION ough investments in advanced R&D projects pdate on pilot program of screening lanes in airports for integrating solutions nation wide Administrator, Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis (ORCA), TSA DEFENDING THE SOUTHWEST MARITIME BORDERS es with the first OPC Offshore Patrol Cutter and 4 new Fast Response Cutters rograms to enhance domain awareness ogy systems integration for platform selection RAVEL WHILE HALTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AT THE BORDERS Target Center’s operations bat transnational criminal organizations networks and smuggling operations o and traveler vetting ADDRESSING AND SUPPORTING THE CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW DHS-18-0694-C-000010 s of local sheriff departments in the southern border n sharing and support to deter illegal activity ING NONTRADITIONAL CONTRABAND TRANSPORTATION METHODS ntify tunnels and illegal border crossings forts of unmanned aerial systems UA SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DIVISIVENESS cies that keep America safe in the 21st Century anticipating threats both home and abroad the role of Homeland Security within the fabric of the United States PRACTICES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROFESSIONALS grams for federal law enforcement he Department of Homeland Security is trained to perform at the best of their ability T IS THE DHS BUYING? nology at the enterprise level to combat threats to our homeland DHS-18-0694-C-000011 of teamwork, building partnerships in the community to achieve tangible goals ements throughout DHS to compliment existing and next generation of capabilities ment Officer, DHS TRY -EXIT SOLUTION TO ADDRESS BORDER SECURITY CHALLENGES grams on re-engineering the exit-exit program et the future operational environment e Director, Planning, Program Analysis, and Evaluation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ORTS AND ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH ADVANCED BIOMETRICS ts safe with the anticipated increase volume of passenger travelers nd identity technology to support checkpoints and baggage screening odernize identity systems and equipment R MANDATING NATIONWIDE USE OF E-VERIFY SYSTEM the future of e-verify system se processing times and employer enrollment re with user friendly technology rector, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services DHS-18-0694-C-000012 I7 OBILE BIOMETRICS AND THEIR IMPACT ON BORDER SECURITY reakfast briefing to discuss the future impact mobile biometrics will have on border security, immigration, and trade. REMARKS der Secretary for Science and Technology, DHS SHARING COUNTER TERRORISM BEST PRACTICES AND INFORMATION ACROSS NATIONAL BOUNDARIE nformation sharing with domestic and foreign partners elligence efforts to support homeland and abroad operations STRATEGIES FOR ADOPTING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND SHARING INTELLIGENCE TO KEEP CITIE NYPD CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT DHS efforts to support and combat future anticipated threats of standardization and information sharing amongst partner intelligence agencies ns for acquisition for the next generation of ISR technology DHS-18-0694-C-000013 ON FOCUS DAY deeper into new technologies, policies, and priorities facing the immigration sector. Such as updates to strategies fo orking with international stakeholders and supporting customer service and operations of customs and immigration a STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD: COMBATTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE MEANS ods of illegal border immigration being developed designed to identify and thwart these methods of illegal immigration orcement and private industry to secure the border TELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE VETTING OPERATIONS while simultaneously increasing security through investments in biometric technologies ontrolling foreign nationals entry/exit within the United States ATION SYSTEM TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY y investing in emerging technologies plicant experience n effort to make it more reliable and efficient MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT OP DHS-18-0694-C-000014 essary information to act timely on immigration and law enforcement matters on a local, federal and international lev reased bandwidths to increase storage capabilities guarding information of Biometric Identity Management, DHS OGY & INNOVATION TO ENHANCE FACILITATION, SECURITY & CUSTOMER SERVICE use of technology at USCIS d plans to support USCIS operations and partner agencies gration System (ELIS) to improve the process and the flow of operations QUICKLY IDENTIFYING IMMIGRATION FRAUD TO ENSURE FEDERAL LAWS ARE UPHELD who overstay their welcome within the United States and conducting removal operations on immigrants who are no longer cleared for admittance into the Nation mmigration fraud Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services G CONCERN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES s of transportation human trafficking utilizes when entering the United States ing major human trafficking entry points to maximize responder presence ess model of human trafficking DHS-18-0694-C-000015 DEVELOPING POLICY TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES ort removal enforcement operations y to identify unauthorized personnel ACTICES TO SUPPORT GLOBAL SECURITY anding the homeland security network to support operations abroad quirements to enhance enterprise information platforms e 2017 -24, 2017 ntre/events/calendar-detail/?no_cache=1&tx_calender_pi2%5Bentry%5D=1159 ration Conference (VMC) is ICMPD's flagship conference that brings together politicians, senior officials, experts and ganisations, civil society, academia and the media to debate the central aspects of migration policy making. ongoing UN Global Compact for Migration Process, the VMC will, in its second edition, debate the concept of Regio DHS-18-0694-C-000016 regular and orderly migration as stipulated in the New York Declaration of 2016. Governments are presently engage . In this situation, they all too often resort to short-term operational cooperation, while the longer-term objectives rece ects of migration partnerships and will highlight approaches aimed at solving immediate migration challenges associ d migration flows as a pre-condition to tackle the fundamental and long-term requirements of better migration manag rships will be required to reframe their scope to go well beyond the crisis mode. They need to provide enabling frame work together to ensure that international migration can be the positive force in support of economic, social and cult nce 2017 will critically assess the current concepts and practices of Regional Migration Partnerships between countr which they represent such enabling frameworks. ut the Vienna Migration Conference 2017 will be available soon. vention's Additional Protocol eries on International Migration ober 24, 2017 tudies MA 02142 ternational-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration DHS-18-0694-C-000017 Southeast Asian Studies re research/research-centres/about-ncbr/conferences-seminars/call-papers-cross-border-school/ 2017, the Association for European Border Regions (AEBR), together with the Nijmegen Centre for Border Research the “Cross Border School”, as part of the Annual Event of the AEBR in Extremadura. operation community “is haunting Europe and other continents” in terms of researchers, practitioners, and beneficiari nancing is devoted systematically to this type of cooperation every year, there is a stronger demand of for showcasin ginates from the frequently perceived communication gap between science and practice, not only in terms of commu s of feeding and feedback from professionals to academics. The mission of the “Cross Border School”, therefore, is t s and professionals are equals, and share and learn from each other’s experiences in a more horizontal, interactive m DHS-18-0694-C-000018 oss Border School”, which is scheduled to become an annual event, the chosen broad theme is “Knowledge and Pra ctures and concurrent workshops of different forms such as presentation sessions, discussion sessions poster-sessi parallel session include, but are not limited to: hip ment (and other natural resources) u to participate in this event. Of course, you are most welcome to join as a (active) participant. Participant registration vites you to send in a contribution to the curriculum. The ways for you to contribute are either by sending an abstract up as a discussant or panellist, or providing a poster presentation. It is also possible to provide us with a full worksho esentation this could be for a: tion of a research-project or effective practices for the audience to learn from (proposed duration: 20 minutes presen wledge providing a short presentation of potentially useful concepts or methods leading to a discussion on how to im e applicability of the concept or method (proposed duration: 10 minutes introductory pitch, 20 minutes discussion). oviding a short presentation of a case (either based on academic research results or practical experiences) leading to DHS-18-0694-C-000019 erspectives of the audience, with their respective knowledge and experience (proposed duration: 10 minutes introduc ing the form below. sa Lottery and Global Citizenship inar, Global Studies and Languages, MIT Anthropology er 25, 2017 ents/migration-stories-us-visa-lottery-and-global-citizenship ssor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies per capita apply for the US Diversity (Green Card) lottery than those from any other African country, with winners atte ndents to their dossiers. The US consulate in Lomé knows this gaming is going on and constructs ever-more elabor nners’ marriages and job profiles – and of their moral worth as citizens – tests that immediately circulate to those on DHS-18-0694-C-000020 ame between street and embassy, situating it within the post-Cold War conjuncture – of ongoing crisis, of an eviscer emptiness of citizenship under such conditions, of a sprawling transnational diaspora and the desires and longings it urveillance regimes and their travails, and of the way in which mobility/immobility and sovereignty are newly entangle es Refugee Admissions Program 26, 2017 ciary uilding aring/oversight-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/ tant Secretary es, and Migration; U.S. Department of State Immigration Services; U.S. Department of Homeland Security nt; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services DHS-18-0694-C-000021 e; U.S. Government and Accountability Office Are We Heading to a New Regime of Exclusion? 26, 2017 5 refugees-vs-migrants-are-we-heading-to-a-new-regime-of-exclusion-tickets-38549436402?aff=ebapi siting Professor of Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law nter in the University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne on comparative immigration, citizenship, and church-state law and policy. His most recent book is The Sovereign C epublic (Penn Press, 2013). Among his other recent publications are "Citizenship, Passports, and the Legal Identity o Case in the Courts" (2014); "Headscarf versus Burqa: Two French Bans with Different Meanings," in Constitutional S DHS-18-0694-C-000022 “From Conditional to Secured and Sovereign: The New Strategic Link Between the Citizen and the Nation-State in a participated in a 2003 Presidential Commission on secularism, established by Jacques Chirac. In 1997, he complete licy reform for Prime Minister Lionel Jospin which led to the implementation of new immigration and citizenship laws chairman of the NGO Libraries Without Borders. pean Asylum Law 2017 27, 2017 xelles 6f4e61a888e04a86f2c864c1b56d00549138059316&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=12634 nual Conference on European Asylum Law 2017 is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the ongoing reform to consideration some of the main challenges on the ground. It will give them the opportunity to exchange with high- he refugee crisis. European Asylum System: where do we stand? DHS-18-0694-C-000023 anisms in the CEAS reform and in practice: Dublin III v. Dublin IV, hotspots, relocation and resettlement dded value for the new EU Agency for Asylum (EASO+)? U and third countries in the field of asylum al issue - Asylum seekers with special needs (e.g. children, disabled persons): mechanisms of identification, procedu U Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights cking-Migration Nexus Workshop ool Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking at Boston University 28, 2017 Global Studies /disrupting-the-human-trafficking-migration-nexus-workshop-1008909 ther academics, practitioners, local, national, and regional policymakers, NGOs, advocates, students, first person ob discuss the convergence of trafficking and migration, with a particular focus on innovation that disrupts exploitation m igate human trafficking within a broader migration framework and propose innovative solutions to disrupt trafficking a DHS-18-0694-C-000024 address this from multiple perspectives, including policy, activism, and research. onference will be centered upon three themes: on, Prosecution, and Protection ombatting Human Trafficking with Data Analytics and Disruptive Technologies y of Human Trafficking and Migration – Recommendations for Future Policy & Research ble discussions, there will be breakout panels featuring a variety of presentations, papers, technological solutions, an h the contributions in two formats: a conference policy report and an academic symposium publication. y and Cybersecurity at Our Nation’s Ports nd Security Maritime Security ation Building, Second Floor earing/examining-physical-security-cybersecurity-nations-ports/ DHS-18-0694-C-000025 ccount for 23 million American jobs and $4.6 trillion dollars of economic activity, or 26% of the U.S. economy. By 203 ng U.S. seaports and the cargo that moves through them safe, while optimizing the flow of commerce, is both importa the U.S. government mitigates physical security risks at U.S. and overseas seaports. Reducing physical security ris overseas, and continues unimpeded through the global supply chain. orts are no longer just physical in nature. We are now also facing 21st century threats such as cyberattacks. This hea in our collective efforts to mitigate cyber threats and vulnerabilities at seaports. ommissioner Kevin K. McAleenan, U.S. Customs and Border Protections November 1, 2017 ents/conversation-with-acting-commissioner-kevin-k-mcaleenan-u-s-customs-and-border-protections/ ioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, will be at Bipartisan Policy Center on Wednesday, BPC’s Director of Immigration and Cross Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown. They’ll cover topics such as border d international engagement. DHS-18-0694-C-000026 nt will be webcast on this page. ustoms and Border Protection oss-Border Policy, BPC udapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={9455812B-7DA8-E711-8113-5065F38AD991} rump Administration: Ten Months, Ten Perspectives vember 2, 2017 en Auditorium CA 92110 nts/cas/detail.php?_focus=64581 DHS-18-0694-C-000027 partment of Physics and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, San Diego State University er, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington DC (retired) and former Commander of the US 7th Fleet, Founder of the Thomas Research Group ofessor (retired,) Department of Political Science, San Diego State University l (retired,) Pakistani Army, Lecturer Naval Postgraduate School Monterey esponding to the Needs of Immigrants, Refugees, and Unaccompanied Minors? vember 2, 2017 g/events/how-are-school-systems-responding-needs-immigrants-refugees-and-unaccompanied-minors DHS-18-0694-C-000028 on and Refugee Programs Branch, California Department of Social Services t, MPI onal Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI r years, U.S. schools have invested considerable resources to respond to a dramatic increase in the number of unac El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the arrival of other immigrant and refugee students. Many of the unacc ducation and considerable challenges due to poverty and trauma from violence experienced in their home country or e of a new Migration Policy Institute report that explores some of the responses made by school districts to bring new c skills, all while focused on the educational system’s ultimate goal of high school completion with the skills necessar ebinar, the author, Dr. Julie Sugarman, will summarize findings based on insights from interviews and activities cond Success, a private network that brings together administrators and practitioners in the education, social services, an viding services to immigrant and refugee newcomers ages 12 to 21. The discussion will focus on how schools create dents’ immediate and ongoing academic and socioemotional needs, and how they designed programs and curricula aints. ve supported newcomer youth is through the Refugee School Impact Grant, which provides approximately $15 millio eceive significant numbers of school-age refugees. The grants support activities such as afterschool tutoring and clu fornia allocated $10 million in new state resources for programs working with students served by the Refugee Schoo a Department of Social Services will join the webinar to discuss the California Newcomer Education and Well-Being p olicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=86935 DHS-18-0694-C-000029 ransnationalisms: Class, Gender, and Agency in Migrants' Homeland Engagement r 6, 2017 iego minars.html at the CNRS herche Scientifique, France he CNRS herche Scientifique, France nt San Diego ofessor San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000030 val Plays and Clandestine Journeys from Central America eries on International Migration ember 7, 2017 tudies MA 02142 ternational-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration essor, Department of Political Science Aid and Governance to Control Migration DHS-18-0694-C-000031 ber 7-8, 2017 rced Migration Unit Kingdom hrlc/documents/projectsummaries/pdfs/tackling-root-causes-migration-cfp.pdf European Agenda on Migration in May 2015 in response to the European refugee ‘crisis’, the European Union (EU) ration policy. Central to this is an increased reliance on aid to fund agreements with third countries of transit and orig igration flows towards the EU. The 2016 Migration Partnership Framework and the agreements (‘compacts’) that it p to externalise migration at the core of current EU policies. These ‘compacts’ aim at prompt cooperation on expulsion or transit, in exchange for development aid and technical cooperation on border management. ts raise various concerns, both in terms of their compatibility with existing obligations of international protection and t and humanitarian aid. ogether scholars, non-governmental organisations, policy and lawmakers to discuss the nexus between EU developm oader legal and political implications. For the purposes of this call for papers, the term ‘aid’ is defined broadly to enco g the ambiguity and overlap which characterise the current approach to the refugee ‘crisis’. iplinary perspectives are welcomed. Contributions are expected to examine the implications of current EU migration the following thematic areas: velopment aid and migration in the various EU ‘compacts’ and agreements (both bilateral and multilateral) on migrat migration policies for a broader consensus on development and/or for the SDGs; tions on issues of complicity and shared responsibility; DHS-18-0694-C-000032 tries of transit and origin: the implications of EU policies in practice (partners from Afghanistan and Sudan have alrea aid and actors on the ground (e.g. their criminalisation and current attempts at regulation at sea) comparative perspectives from other countries are also encouraged. ects Health and Human Rights November 8, 2017 ipurpose Room, 1st floor ego 92093 minars.html Sociology ration Studies, UC San Diego Lado DHS-18-0694-C-000033 en e Dean of Minority Advising & Programs, Professor of Pediatrics Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy vember 9, 2017 /how_states_enforce_boundaries_the_reconciliation_of_people_and_markets?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium ociologist bi s work focuses on understanding migration, race, ethnicity, law, and citizenship in an international field of power. He State Competition for Immigrants (Stanford University Press 2013: ASA’s Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book on Interna Gerald of Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racist Immigration Policy in the Americas (Harvard Univers ation Award, MSS Distinguished Book Award, APSA’s Best Book on Migration and Citizenship 2015, ASA’s Thomas ASA’s Best Scholarly Contribution to Political Sociology). David has taught courses on research methods, the sociolo DHS-18-0694-C-000034 ction to sociology, and on the relationship between states, race, and science." ornell.edu veryday Bordering vember 9, 2017 ce in Research nccr-onthemove.ch ive14/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nccrotm-Lecture-Series-5-Flyer-148x210-Web.pdf tion, Refugees and Belonging, University of East London DHS-18-0694-C-000035 ateways for Growth: San Diego, California and Beyond mber 13, 2017 mud Conference Room ational Lane minars.html enter for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego ; Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center ector Alliance, Partners for Progress Professor, Ethnic Studies, UC-San Diego ctor, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC-San Diego h Manager, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation rett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, UC-Santa Cruz er for Study of Immigrant Integration, USC DHS-18-0694-C-000036 d Professor, CUNY Graduate Center y Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto d Head of Media and Communications, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford s: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies er 14, 2017 ovost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ego 92093 minars.html y Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto ssor of Political Science, UC San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000037 in the Refugee/Migration Crisis ember 28, 2017 01 850 /techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell nia cornell.edu n an Age of Resurgent Nationalism DHS-18-0694-C-000038 ecember 1, 2017 ovost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ego 92093 minars.html sterberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law partment of Sociology, UCLA rtment of Sociology, UCLA partment of Sociology, UC San Diego ssor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) ciate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego essor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School w, San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000039 Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000040 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 11:21 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: 65.5 Million in U.S. Speak Foreign Language at Home ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allon,P,o-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward 65.5 Million in U.S. Speak Foreign Language at Home New report shows number has doubled since 1990, nearly tripled since 1980 Washington, D.C. (October 25, 2017) – An analysis of newly released 2016 Census Bureau data by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that a record 65.5 million U.S. residents five years of age and older speak a language other than English at home. As a share of the population, more than one in five U.S. residents now speaks a foreign language at home – including residents like Jovita Mendez, who has lived in the California for over 20 years and recently became a U.S. citizen, despite being unable to speak, read, or write in English. The largest percentage increases since 2010 among languages with more than DHS-18-0694-C-000041 400,000 speakers were for Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Persian, Haitian, and Gujarati. (Hindi and Gujarati are spoken in India; Urdu is spoken in Pakistan.) "The English language has always been part of the glue that holds our country together," said Steven Camarota, co-author of the report and Director of Research at the Center. "But the number of immigrants allowed into the country is now so large that it may be overwhelming the assimilation process, including learning English." View the entire report at https://cis.org/Report/655-Million-US-Residents-SpokeForeign-Language-Home-2016 Among the findings: x Of those who speak a foreign language at home, 26.1 million (39.8 percent) told the Census Bureau that they speak English less than very well. This figure is based entirely on the subjective opinion of the respondents. x On an objective test of English literacy, prior CIS research showed that even among immigrants who have lived in the country for more than 15 years, 43 percent score at the "below basic" level, which is sometimes equated to functional illiteracy. DHS-18-0694-C-000042 x CIS has also estimated in prior research that roughly one out of three immigrants who are naturalized citizens has below basic English literacy. x The new Census Bureau data show that many Americans who speak a foreign language at home are not immigrants. In fact, half of the growth in foreign language speakers since 2010 is among those born in the United States. Overall, 44 percent (29 million) of those who speak a language other than English at home are U.S.-born. x Of foreign languages with more than 400,000 speakers, the largest percentage increases since 2010 were among speakers of Arabic (up 42 percent), Hindi (up 33 percent), Urdu (up 22 percent), Chinese (up 20 percent), Persian and Haitian (each up 15 percent), and Gujarati (up 14 percent). Hindi is a national language of India, Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, Persian is the national language of Iran, and Gujarati is spoken in India. x States with the largest share of their populations speaking a foreign language at home in 2016 were California (45 percent), Texas (36 percent), New Mexico (34 percent), New Jersey (32 percent), New York DHS-18-0694-C-000043 and Nevada (each 31 percent), Florida (29 percent), Arizona and Hawaii (each 27 percent). x States with the largest percentage increases in the number of foreignlanguage speakers 2010 to 2016 were: Wyoming (up 25 percent), Utah (up 20 percent), Maryland (up 19 percent), Nevada (up 18 percent), Oklahoma (up 17 percent), Nebraska and North Dakota (each up 16 percent), and Virginia, Florida, and Minnesota (each up 15 percent). x Taking the longer view, states with the largest percentage increases in foreign-language speakers 1980 to 2016 were: Nevada (up 1,040 percent), Georgia (up 926 percent), North Carolina (up 744 percent), Virginia (up 475 percent), Tennessee (up 425 percent), Arkansas (up 412 percent), Washington (up 395 percent), Florida (up 361 percent), South Carolina and Utah (each up 349 percent), Oregon (up 346 percent), and Maryland (up 345 percent). Visit Website More from Steven A. Camarota: DHS-18-0694-C-000044 U.S. Immigrant Population Hit Record 43.7 Million in 2016 By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler on October 16, 2017 The Declining Fertility of Immigrants and Natives By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler on October 2, 2017 Deportation vs. the Cost of Letting Illegal Immigrants Stay By Steven A. Camarota on August 3, 2017 Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000045 From: Sent: To: Subject: ~~ Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Friday, October 27, 2017 11:32 AM Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 10/27/17 Center for Immigration Studies Low-m11111grat10n. 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"DACA Recipients Should Make Restitution to Their American Identity Theft Victims," Ronald W. Mortensen DHS-18-0694-C-000046 9. " 'Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017' Would Create Trainwreck in Immigration System," John Miano 10. "Ceiling on Chinese in EB-5 Program Provides Billions More for Developers," David North 11. "Visa Fraud Scheme, in Unlikely Place, Leads to $4.3 M in Forfeitures," David North 12. "Mexico Files Amicus Brief in Texas SB4 Lawsuit," Kausha Luna 13. "H-1B Program: 10-Year Trends," Preston Huennekens 14. "Who Deserves The Drug Cartels' MVP Award?," Michael Cutler 15. "The Deal on Immigration – Only Republicans Can Win," Mark Angelides 16. "Border Agency Uses Slow Computers that Blackout & Can’t Screen Aliens with 'Harmful Intent'," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 17. "Trump Needs to Forget About 'Foreign Policy' and BUILD A WALL," Ann Coulter 18. "Trump's Immigration Proposals Would Create a More Prosperous, Less Divided America," Peter Morici 19. "Opponents of Immigration Enforcement Flood the Courts with Baseless Lawsuits," Kris Kobach 20. "Congress Can’t Get Enough DACA,' Kenric Ward 21. "The Executive Branch is Doing its Part to Construct a Border Fence," Spencer Raley 22. "White House Immigration Priorities Bring Common Sense to a Flawed System," Brian Lonergan 23. "There Can Be No Compromise on Immigration Reform," Spencer P. Morrison 24. "Who Killed Kate Steinle? Sanctuary Cities - and it's Time for the Media to Admit It," Arthur Schaper 25. "Gillespie Is Right: There’s Too Much Crime in Northern Virginia," Alexandra DeSanctis 26. "Kate Steinle’s Killer Goes on Trial as Kate’s Law Goes Nowhere," Chris Pandolfo 27. "E-Verify Off the Table in Senate DREAM Negotiations — Thanks to the GOP," Allahpundit 28. "City Uses 'Dirty Play' to Squelch Citizen Revolt Over Refugees," Leo Hohmann 29. "ICE Acting Director Says Crackdown on Illegal Employers Coming – Start by Protecting Your Officers Making Worksite Arrests!," Federale 30. "To Protect Criminal Aliens, Jerry Brown Defies the Constitution," Joe Guzzardi 31. "Liberals Demonstrate Anti-Humanitarian Hypocrisy by Supporting Illegal Immigrant Abortions," Chris Dixon 32. "Whites Need Not Apply: Deval Patrick and The 2020 Democratic Nomination," Matthew Richer 33. "The Issue That Could Lose the Next Election for Democrats," Andrew Sullivan DHS-18-0694-C-000047 34. "Guadagno Ignores Police Chiefs, Goes Trumpy on 'Sanctuary' Cities," NJ.com 35. "Don’t Blame Kate Steinle’s Death on Sanctuary Cities. Here’s What Matters in the Trial," The Sacramento Bee 36. "New USCIS Policy Creates Obstacles for Employers and Foreign Workers," Leslie Dellon 37. "Government Threatens Families, Communities with Looming Temporary Protected Status Decisions," Tory Johnson 38. Canada: "Immigration Crisis Has Quebec Feeling Under Siege," Rachel Marsden 39. Sweden: "Sending Mixed Messages in Sweden," Bruce Bawer 40. Germany: "Germany Suffers Upsurge in Terrorism-Related Cases," Joseph Klein 1. Is Paul Ryan Planning to Drop a Standalone "Dreamer's Amnesty" Into a Budget Bill? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, October 26, 2017 ... According to the HuffPo article, Ryan hopes to slide a Dreamer amnesty into the budget bill now being negotiated among and between the White House,and both chambers of Congress. His past flirtations with amnesties great and small, and his apparent affinity for large-scale immigration programs, whether by family chain migration or via massive "guestworker" programs, put him into the "but by no means all" category of Republicans where immigration enforcement and control are concerned — and thus place the story squarely into the realm of entirely possible. (NumbersUSA's immigration score sheet grades Ryan in recent years as an abysmal D-.) But, if the HuffPost article true, could Ryan be overreaching himself this time? Feelings about unchecked immigration and its harmful effects are so strong among Trump's base, not to mention many of the front-line border state governments that confront these effects daily, that it might backfire in a tremendous way. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Paul-Ryan-Planning-Drop-Standalone-Dreamers-Amnesty-Budget-Bill DHS-18-0694-C-000048 Return to Top 2. Sloppy Reporting and Media Bias on Display in the Tampa Bay Times By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, October 25, 2017 ... The subject of immigration court backlogs is, or at least should be, a matter of deep concern to both the right and the left, and it deserves careful, thoughtful attention on the part of journalists who choose to examine the matter. The Center's Andrew Arthur, himself a former immigration judge of significant experience, has spoken more than once about the backlog, most recently with "The Immigration Court Backlog Is Larger than We Know: An administrative closure pig in the backlog python". Instead of addressing the story on its own merits, the Tampa Bay Times has largely chosen to use it instead as a springboard for the purpose of revealing the "human interest" stories of aliens caught up in the backlog. That's self-evident from the reference in the title to "stymied" immigrants. In truth, the aliens affected are stymied because they've been charged with immigration law violations serious enough to result in being hauled into deportation proceedings. In that context, the backlog is simply an aggravating factor. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Sloppy-Reporting-and-Media-Bias-Display-Tampa-Bay-Times Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000049 3. McCaul's Myopic Border Bill Revisited The House Homeland Security Committee fiddles around the edges of H.R. 3548 By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, October 24, 2017 ... Conclusion Readers may be wondering why so much time has been spent analyzing and re-analyzing the same bill. There are a few cogent reasons for that: First, there has been a great deal of discussion about the possibility, perhaps even likelihood, of marrying a "Dreamers" amnesty with some kind of immigration enforcement measure. Any balanced immigration enforcement bill must focus as much attention on the significant problem attending the interior of the United States as it does on the border. A Dreamer bill, by itself, is unambiguously not the answer, because such an approach only pushes the reset button for illegal aliens to aggregate again for the next decade or two. It is increasingly obvious that such an answer will not satisfy the American people. For this reason, a marriage of bills must attend to more than the border, and McCaul's bill fails on that count alone. Second, it's worth noting that the McCaul bill has been embedded as the first portion of a piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Cornyn (R-Texas) into the upper chamber, S. 1757, the "Building America's Trust Act". (A separate analysis of that bill is forthcoming.) As such, McCaul's measure merited close examination, given that Cornyn decided to fold it into his larger, broader immigration bill. Third, even in the context of a border bill, both the original and the substitute exhibit significant failings that would likely undermine its effectiveness in the long term — in no small measure because it is a classic example of legislative micro-management across the spectrum, ranging from apportionment of equipment, material, and resources to the egregiously over-generous pay provisions relating to hiring and retention. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/McCauls-Myopic-Border-Bill-Revisited DHS-18-0694-C-000050 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Pausing the Risky Refugee 'Family Unification' Program Is the Right Thing to Do By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, October 23, 2017 Reuters reports that the Trump administration is considering putting a pause on what the news service describes as the "refugee family unification program". I hope it's true. ... Another singular case shows even more clearly the dangers in follow-to-join circumstances. A Bosnian woman, Divna Maslenjak, was admitted to the United States in 2000 as a refugee. Over the years, she adjusted status to that of a lawful permanent resident, and then applied for and was granted naturalization. While a refugee, Maslenjak sought to have her husband join her under the provisions of INA Section 208 previously described. After the husband's admission, it was discovered that he had engaged in war crimes during the post-Yugoslavia war in the Balkans, and he was taken into custody. Thereafter, she herself was charged with the criminal offense of illegally procuring her naturalization by having concealed the material fact of her husband's participation in war crimes, under 18 U.S.C. Section 1425. In fact, Maslenjak had to have done so serially: First, when she made her own application for refugee status; again, when she sought to aid her war criminal husband to enter; a third time when she filled out the paperwork to become a resident alien; and the fourth and last time when she withheld the information in seeking citizenship. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Pausing-Risky-Refugee-Family-Unification-Program-Right-Thing-Do DHS-18-0694-C-000051 Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Assessing the Success of President Trump's ICE Removal Record By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, October 27, 2017 ... The most important statistic to track on this figure is the removals by ICE from the interior of the United States, which are marked in blue. These are aliens who are identified, apprehended, and removed by ICE from within the United States. The portion of the figure in red, on the other hand, represents aliens who were apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), either at the ports of entry or along the border, and handed over to ICE for removal. Interior removals reached a high of 237,941 in FY 2009, and declined steadily for the next three years until they dropped precipitously in FY 2012, to 180,970. There was another precipitous drop off in FY 2013, when 47,419 fewer aliens were removed from the interior. This represented a 26 percent decline year to year between FY 2012 and FY 2013. More importantly, the interior removal numbers for FY 2013 represented a 44 percent decline from FY 2009. The trend continued in FY 2014, when removals dropped to 102,224, an additional 23 percent decline year to year from FY 2013. Interior removals plummeted after the issuance of the so-called "Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants", by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on November 20, 2014. Largely as a result of those policies, interior removals in FY 2015 decreased to 69,478, a 32 percent DHS-18-0694-C-000052 drop from the already anemic number of interior removals in FY 2014. The number of interior removals dropped, although not as significantly, in FY 2016, when they fell to 65,332, a whopping 72.5 percent decrease from FY 2009. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Assessing-Success-President-Trumps-ICE-Removal-Record Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Jeff Flake, Victim of His Own Hubris? By Jason Richwine The Corner at National Review Online, October 25, 2017 ... Flake’s speech would have been better had he explored why the ideological Jeff Flakes of the world struggle to maintain Republican support. It can’t just be Donald Trump’s mean tweets! One possibility is that party coalitions have changed. Mass immigration, mostly legal, has allowed Democrats to swell their ranks with majorities of Hispanic and Asian-American newcomers who are, as political scientist George Hawley has observed, “considerably more progressive, on average, than non-Hispanic whites across multiple issues.” To compensate, Republicans broke off a larger chunk of the white working class from the Democratic coalition. The new arrangement has given the GOP nominal control of the lawmaking branches, but it comes with a price — the new working-class Republicans are not as interested in the limited-government principles that Jeff Flake (and I and most NR readers) value. As a result, there may no longer be enough small-government voters to elect lots of Jeff Flakes to national office. For Flake to explain his downfall that way, however, would be to acknowledge his own culpability. He has DHS-18-0694-C-000053 been a steadfast supporter of mass immigration, importing voters who are more open to big government and more likely to vote for Democrats. The ensuing realignment, in which Republicans reached for more populistminded voters in order to stay competitive, has reduced the influence of the limited-government bloc and left Flake feeling like a man without a party. Flake would probably argue, as most conservative immigration advocates do, that if Republicans had only done a better job spreading the free-market message to immigrant newcomers, then the party would not need populism to win elections. As I explained in a recent essay for NR, that view has never been convincing. Immigrants are ideologically inclined to larger government and have consistently voted that way, despite years of GOP outreach. Believing that we can bring in large numbers of big-government supporters without affecting the nation’s ideological balance is a case of hubris, and it may be at the heart of Flake’s downfall today. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453105/jeff-flake-immigration-republicans-hubris Return to Top ******** ******** 7. 'Vulnerability' Is No Longer the Key to Selecting Refugees for Resettlement But we knew that already. By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, October 23, 2017 ... As I watched refugees with no specific vulnerabilities being resettled in the U.S, I couldn't help but ask, why them and not others? Why pick a "lucky few" out of millions who are undergoing common hardships? DHS-18-0694-C-000054 While my queries remained unanswered, a recent shift in the official discourse caught my attention. The selling point "resettling the most vulnerable" was adjusted to "resettling not only the most vulnerable". The new talking points are now along those lines: Vulnerability is just one component of the decision to resettle. The resettlement program is not solely a humanitarian tool; it is also used for foreign policy purposes. Another selection criterion is assimilation, those who can assimilate the best need to be resettled here. When under scrutiny and with the advent of a new administration under President Trump, those in charge of the refugee resettlement program dropped their emotional appeal to save the "most vulnerable" refugees to finally admit to more practical selection criteria. What is also telling is the introduction of the assimilation factor to the conversation. Selecting refugees who are more apt to adopt the American values is now part of the resettlement discussion. This is a clear shift from former debates that often revolved around admission numbers — how many should be allowed in — while largely ignoring other issues such as assimilation. ... https://cis.org/Rush/Vulnerability-No-Longer-Key-Selecting-Refugees-Resettlement Return to Top ******** ******** 8. DACA Recipients Should Make Restitution to Their American Identity Theft Victims By Ronald W. Mortensen CIS Immigration Blog, October 26, 2017 ... Now that President Trump has terminated the Obama administration's DACA program, any new program passed by Congress must require all recipients to disclose the Social Security number(s) they used for pre- DHS-18-0694-C-000055 DACA employment or other purposes. Furthermore, DACA recipients must be required to make restitution to the owners of those Social Security numbers as a condition of adjusting their immigration status and in return for amnesty from identity theft and other job-related felonies. Combining mercy for children who were brought to the United State illegally by their parents with justice for their American victims is a win-win situation, as opposed to the current mercy only, win-lose situation. By making restitution, DACA recipients resolve their illegal immigrant status and receive amnesty from jobrelated felonies while their American citizen victims are able to recover from the devastating financial, emotional, psychological and even criminal burdens that identity theft places on them. Providing justice for the victims of DACA applicants would require the establishment of what might be called the DACA Victims' Restitution Fund (DVRF). The DVRF would be funded by a fine paid by each DACA recipient who used an unlawfully obtained Social Security number for any purpose before obtaining DACA status. The fine might be $3,000 for the unlawful use of one number and $5,000 for the unlawful use of two or more Social Security numbers. When DACA applications are processed, the owners of illegally used Social Security numbers would be notified by federal authorities that their numbers have been compromised. All expenses incurred by these American citizen victims in order to recover their identities or the identities of their children and clear their credit, arrest, and medical records along with wiping out unpaid tax liabilities linked to their Social Security numbers will be reimbursed from the DVRF with a maximum reimbursement per identity theft victim of $5,000. ... https://cis.org/Mortensen/DACA-Recipients-Should-Make-Restitution-Their-American-Identity-Theft-Victims Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000056 9. 'Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017' Would Create Trainwreck in Immigration System By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, October 26, 2017 ... Another factor in green card backlogs is per-country quotas. Since 1965, the United State has had a policy of diversity in immigration. Aliens from no country are allowed more than 7 percent of the green cards each year. With 140,000 employment-based green cards, that means each country is limited to about 10,000. The drafters of the Immigration Act of 1990 allowed workers on H-1B visas to flow into the green card queue, but they did not impose matching per-country quotas on H-1B visas. Just like merging three-inch sewer pipes into a one-inch pipe, the dual intent combined with a lack of per-country quotas on H-1B visas created an entirely predictable result: green card backlogs. Because the H-1B program is nearly exclusively a path for importing labor from low wage countries, Indians received about three-quarters of the H-1B visas approved in FY 2016. The problem of telling 70,000 workers from India each year to apply for 10,000 green cards should have been apparent to all. The solution to this backlog problem is obvious (to all but members of Congress): Make H-1B and L visas truly non-immigrant, i.e., temporary. Force employers to choose up front whether they will hire a temporary guestworker or a permanent immigrant. That way, each foreign worker knows the day he arrives whether he is going to stay or go home. ... https://cis.org/Miano/Fairness-High-Skilled-Immigrants-Act-2017-Would-Create-Trainwreck-ImmigrationSystem Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000057 ******** ******** 10. -- Ceiling on Chinese in EB-5 Program Provides Billions More for Developers By David North CIS Immigration Blog, October 26, 2017 ... Given the continuing disconnect in China between those with financial power and those with political power (and a certain amount of corruption), many rich Chinese are anxious to get immigrant visas to the United States and have opted to chip in $500,000 to the EB-5 program in exchange for a family-sized set of green cards. There are so many of these worried rich Chinese, that the waiting period between making the investment and getting the conditional green cards has risen to as much as 10 years. Now, in the rest of the immigration process, if there is a waiting period, the aliens simply get older before they come here (that's a subject for another day) and there are no financial complications. But in the convoluted and controversial EB-5 program it is not that simple. The EB-5 investments are supposed to remain in place and remain "at risk" from the time the application is made until the green cards are granted. But suppose the investment process is over — the building has been built and sold, or refinanced, in say three or four years, for example. So what happens to the money if the Chinese investor's EB-visa is still in the waiting queue? It so happens that I was tipped about this problem by a San Francisco financial manager, Seth R. Freeman, who heads EM Capital Management, the day before the WSJ story was published. He said that the combination of circumstances will leave a number of real estate developers with many EB-5 millions on their hands, which must be "re-deployed" from the original investment to something else, something not necessarily as appropriate as the original investment, and perhaps riskier. ... DHS-18-0694-C-000058 https://cis.org/North/Ceiling-Chinese-EB5-Program-Provides-Billions-More-Developers Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Visa Fraud Scheme, in Unlikely Place, Leads to $4.3 M in Forfeitures By David North CIS Immigration Blog, October 24, 2017 ... The case is interesting for several reasons: First, the visa used in this case is not one we hear about very often. It is a subset of the elite EB-1 immigrant visa, used for people of "extraordinary ability" like "outstanding professors or researchers", to quote the law, and, oddly, the not particularly exceptional (in my eyes) "multinational executives or managers". What is exceptional is that at the time of the first of these offenses, those arriving from China in any of these three categories were not subject to waiting periods, or to Department of Labor reviews of the applicants' resumes. In an understatement, the indictment notes, "Thus immigrants eligible for a visa under EB-1 have a distinct advantage over those applying for entry under other visa programs." The indictment says, incorrectly, though the error is not pertinent to the case, that "Immigrants who fulfill the specific criteria to be eligible for a visa under EB-1 are not subject to the United States annual numerical immigration quotas." That never was the case, although those numerical limits did not slow the process for Chinese in the EB-1 category until a few years ago; now there is a waiting period of more than five years for aliens from Mainland China in this category. DHS-18-0694-C-000059 I have heard from time to time, from two or three of my valuable informants, that there was growing abuse of this visa, but I do not recall seeing criminal cases in this connection. The second matter of note is the, shall we say, middleman-heavy distribution of the illicit fees. ... https://cis.org/North/Visa-Fraud-Scheme-Unlikely-Place-Leads-43-M-Forfeitures Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Mexico Files Amicus Brief in Texas SB4 Lawsuit By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, October 25, 2017 ... In a press release announcing the amicus brief, the Mexican government erroneously argues that SB 4 "forces" police officers and other state officials to "interrogate individuals who they arrest about their immigration status." Per Section 752.053(b)(1), cited above, police are not prohibited from inquiring about an individual's status once detained or arrested, but they are also not required to ask, as the Mexican government claims. Mexico's Foreign Ministry also holds that provisions of SB4 create regulations that are "different from those envisaged in federal legislation, which could lead to the selective application of the law in a discriminatory manner." And, when enacted, these regulations would be to the detriment of Mexicans who live or visit the state. Moreover, the Mexican government believes that sections of SB4 would adversely affect its relationship DHS-18-0694-C-000060 with Texas and hamper effective collaboration, as well as trade between Mexico and the state. While the Mexican Foreign Ministry goes on to recognize the sovereign right of each country to determine its domestic policy and legislation, it clarifies that it will move to exercise its "undeniable obligation" to protect the rights of Mexican migrants in the United States. The foreign government then reiterates that laws like SB4 create spaces for possible acts of racial discrimination, and foster an environment of persecution. Therefore, the government of Mexico will continue to provide a timely follow-up to the legal process against SB4. ... https://cis.org/Luna/Mexico-Files-Amicus-Brief-Texas-SB4-Lawsuit Return to Top ******** ******** 13. H-1B Program: 10-Year Trends By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, October 25, 2017 ... Over the 10-year period, employers sought to bring approximately 3.4 million workers to the United States. Of these, 2.6 million were approved. The program has become incredibly popular in recent years with the explosion of growth in the tech industry. Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook, and Apple have relied on H-1B workers for years, and these foreign workers make up a significant percentage of their workforce. Tech companies benefit from the program because they are able to pay similarly-qualified foreign workers less than what American workers in the same position earn. Throughout that period, USCIS approved approximately 77.5 percent of the petitions it received. The number DHS-18-0694-C-000061 of approvals declined significantly from 2016 to 2017, from 348,162 to 197,129. Equally important, the rate of approvals dipped significantly, from 87 percent of applications approved to 59 percent approved in 2017. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/H1B-Program-10Year-Trends Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Who Deserves The Drug Cartels' MVP Award? The growing list of those feeding the opioid crisis. Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, October 23, 2017 ... Heroin is not produced in the United States. Every gram of heroin present in the United States provides unequivocal evidence of a failure of border security because every gram of heroin was smuggled into the United States. Indeed, this is precisely a point that Attorney General Jeff Sessions made during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on October 18, 2017 when he again raised the need to secure the U.S./Mexican border to protect American lives. Immigration laws provide important weapons that can and must be used against transnational gangs, drug trafficking organizations and international terrorists and their organizations. This was made abundantly clear to me during my assignments with UID and then OCDETF. Yet this commonsense fact is willfully discounted and denied by politicians from both political parties and at all levels of government. ... It is my contention that not unlike the way that DEA lost its authority to block the shipments of opiates when it DHS-18-0694-C-000062 is apparent that community safety is jeopardized, we have seen, for decades, parallel efforts to prevent the effective enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws and the securing of our nation’s borders in, what I have come to refer to as, Immigration Failure - By Design. “Sanctuary cities” and now “sanctuary states” have crippled efforts to use immigration laws to combat violent transnational gangs, drug trafficking and human smuggling and even undermining national security. On August 11, 2017 Fox News posted the incredible article, "Los Angeles Targets Contractors Who Might Work on Border Wall." The city of Los Angeles and the state of California have become sanctuaries and are now seeking to “blacklist” American companies that accept contracts from the federal government -particularly when such companies have worked to help stem the flood of heroin and other dangerous drugs into the United States along with aliens engaged in criminal and/or terror-related activities. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268191/who-deserves-drug-cartels-mvp-award-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 15. The Deal on Immigration – Only Republicans Can Win By Mark Angelides InvestmentWatch Blog, October 24, 2017 ... The Democrats are all about image on this issue. They want to appear “more caring” than the Republicans whilst at the same time shoring up the migrant vote share both now and in the future. DHS-18-0694-C-000063 The problem is that there is no way for the Democrats to come out on top. In this situation, it is only the GOP that has the possibility of a win-win outcome. If the Republicans get “hard-line” and make demands that massively overhaul the immigration system, they will either succeed and be hailed as heroes, or get voted down and can blame the Democrats for either not protecting “Dreamers” for partisan reasons, or blame them for not protecting American citizens’ opportunity to get gainful employment. Should they make concessions, they can be hailed as deal makers who put compassion before politics if it passes, or they can make the Dems out to be unreasonable for not acceding. Either way they win. The Democrats on the other hand, will either end up giving something away in terms of future migrants (thus ruining their image as the pro-migration party), or losing out on the whole deal by refusing the GOP’s terms and endangering the immigration status of “Dreamers.” It is difficult to see how they can make this a positive outcome. ... http://investmentwatchblog.com/the-deal-on-immigration-only-republicans-can-win/ Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Border Agency Uses Slow Computers that Blackout & Can’t Screen Aliens with “Harmful Intent” Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, October 24, 2017 ... As an example of traveler delays and safety issues, the DHS report offers recent system outages that affected DHS-18-0694-C-000064 about 119,774 international travelers nationwide. More than 10,000, arrived at Miami International Airport and the backlog created “hazards and security concerns,” the audit says. CBP had to call local police and fire departments to help mitigate the risks and 258 CBP officers worked 762 overtime hours, resulting in more than $58,000 in overtime pay. The incident “created numerous secondary challenges and risks, including difficulties with crowd control, temperature, health emergencies and officer and public safety,” according to the audit. Border Patrol agents face similar issues with a system known as e3 that’s famously slow and suffers lots of outages. Agents are frequently unable to carry out border apprehension and enforcement activities, DHS investigators found, with the most common outages related to a key portal that shares information in real time with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE). Some of the outages were prolonged and others occurred monthly. “The most significant impact of outages and slow processing in the e3 system was Border Patrol agents’ inability to meet court deadlines for submitting information about criminal aliens for possible prosecution,” The report states. For example, 48 individuals apprehended in the Tucson sector of the southwest border were not prosecuted in 2015 due to late records submissions. The same Border Patrol sector missed the deadline for transferring records for another 36 individuals due to e3 system failures. ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2017/10/border-agency-uses-slow-computers-blackout-cant-screen-aliensharmful-intent/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Trump Needs to Forget About “Foreign Policy” and BUILD A WALL By Ann Coulter DHS-18-0694-C-000065 VDare.com, October 25, 2017 ... In the last 10 months, has a single manufacturing job been created in Trump’s America? Has there been one opioid death avoided? Has 1 foot of the wall been built? No, just more of this: ... Andrew Sullivan recently wrote in New York magazine: “I don’t believe it’s disputable at this point that the most potent issue behind the rise of the far right in America and Europe is mass immigration. It’s a core reason that Trump is now president.” He called the Democrats’ sudden decision to treat illegal immigrants as a beloved constituency “political suicide.” Then this week, former Obama administration official Steven Rattner called on Democrats to abandon liberal shibboleths and focus on winning the votes of “white working-class men.” Wage stagnation, he wrote in a New York Times op-ed, is “our most pressing economic challenge.” ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/ann-coulter-trump-needs-to-forget-about-foreign-policy-and-build-a-wall Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Trump's Immigration Proposals Would Create a More Prosperous, Less Divided America By Peter Morici Investor's Business Daily, October 16, 2017 ... DHS-18-0694-C-000066 Canada and Australia face challenges similar to ours — falling birthrates, skill shortages and societies defined by waves of immigrants from Europe and Asia — and both place priority on the needs of their economies. In contrast to other industrialized countries, the United States places greater emphasis on family reunification. Green Cards are granted automatically to spouses, minor children and parents of U.S. citizens. Subject to annual limits, entry is granted to other relatives of citizens, legal immigrants and refugees, and those who can contribute to economic growth. Ultimately, about 65% of immigrant visas are based on family ties and 15% on employment. The remainder is mostly through a lottery for underrepresented countries. The Cotton-Perdue bill would limit family reunification visas to minor children and spouses, end the lottery and focus on workforce needs. Potential economic growth is determined by the sum of productivity and labor force growth. Both have fallen, causing many economists to conclude 2% growth is inevitable. However, missing from this is a discussion of labor force quality. ... http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/trumps-immigration-proposals-would-create-a-moreprosperous-less-divided-america/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Opponents of Immigration Enforcement Flood the Courts with Baseless Lawsuits DHS-18-0694-C-000067 By Kris Kobach Breitbart.com, October 20, 2017 ... The lawsuits are long on political diatribe and short on legal analysis. They make the ridiculous claim that the President cannot unilaterally reverse the DACA policy memorandum issued by President Obama’s DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano – a directive that did not even rise to the level of an executive order. Instead, the plaintiffs claim, DHS must go through the formal process of notice and comment that is necessary to change a federal regulation (or “rule”) under the Administrative Procedure Act. This is a ridiculous argument, because the Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has already ruled that the Obama Administration violated this very federal law when it created the DAPA amnesty (which was an extension of the DACA amnesty). The Fifth Circuit came to this conclusion in Texas v. United States, a case that resulted in an injunction halting the second amnesty. In other words, the plaintiffs are claiming that even though President Obama did not jump over the necessary procedural hurdles to create DACA (which makes it null and void), President Trump still has to jump over those hurdles in order to end it. ... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/21/exclusive-kobach-opponents-of-immigrationenforcement-flood-the-courts-with-baseless-lawsuits/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Congress Can’t Get Enough DACA By Kenric Ward ImmigrationReform.com, October 26, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000068 In their rush to rescue Barack Obama’s unconstitutional DACA program, lawmakers are floating five bills that would grant green cards and citizenship to more than 1 million illegal immigrants. Aside from a few cosmetic enforcement provisions in a few of the bills, none of the proposed legislation would do anything to prevent or deter the next wave of illegal immigration. The bipartisan measures go beyond legalizing the 787,580 young people in DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals); they open the door to as many as 3,571,000 immigrants, according to one estimate. Legal permanent residence would be awarded to: ... Noting that green card holders cannot petition for extended family members, a recent Politifact tried to downplay the potential impact of chain migration, stating, “It’s unlikely that the nearly 800,000 DACA recipients have spouses and unmarried children back in their home country.” That’s disingenuous and misleading. Once immigrants get a green card, they’re eligible to apply for citizenship, which provides the conduit for all manner of extended family. ... http://immigrationreform.com/2017/10/26/congress-cant-get-enough-daca/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. The Executive Branch is Doing its Part to Construct a Border Fence By Spencer Raley ImmigrationReform.com, October 20, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000069 ... These prototypes show that federal agencies under President Trump’s control are taking positive measures to secure the border. “Build the wall” was an effective message that rallied millions of Americans and won him the presidency. Now he is in the early stages of proving he may actually fulfill that promise. However, completing the border wall, or even building a partial barrier, will require cooperation between the executive and congressional branches of government. President Trump will have a hard time completing the project if Congress refuses to fund it. Congressional funding and support for building a border barrier has been underwhelming so far. FAIR estimates that it will cost a minimum of $15 billion to build an effective fence on the southern border. The most recent funding appropriation figure, that congress is still struggling to support, is approximately $1.6 billion – barely 10% of the minimum funds needed. In addition to the GOP under-delivering, Democrats are threatening to hold vital funding for other programs hostage if any funds whatsoever are allocated toward constructing a border wall. ... http://immigrationreform.com/2017/10/20/executive-branch-part-construct-border-fence/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. White House Immigration Priorities Bring Common Sense to a Flawed System By Brian Lonergan Immigration Reform Law Institute, October 18, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000070 ... Merit-Based Immigration For too long, the American immigration system has prioritized the needs of immigrants over what is best for the country. The administration proposals seek to reverse that order. Entry into the United States—and all the freedom and opportunities that come with it—is a privilege, not a right. America should exercise its right to select immigrants based on the value they bring to the country, not just family connections. In that pursuit, the proposals call for limiting family-based green cards to include spouses and minor children. Immigration unquestionably has a role in the future of America. That role includes offering a refuge for legitimate asylum seekers and to give an opportunity for a better life to those who have the skills, work ethic, and desire to assimilate that make us stronger as a nation. When done to excess and without coherent strategy, immigration is a drain on our society and a catalyst for increased crime, drug traffic and unemployment. When administered shrewdly and at proper levels, it can be an asset to our economic strength and give us a competitive edge over other nations. These administration proposals seek the latter course, and it is one that should be pursued for the good of all Americans and future generations. ... http://www.irli.org/single-post/2017/10/18/White-House-Immigration-Priorities-Bring-Common-Sense-to-aFlawed-System Return to Top ******** ******** 23. There Can Be No Compromise on Immigration Reform By Spencer P. Morrison American Thinker, October 20, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000071 ... Trump Should Not Surrender on DACA All that being said, President Trump should not trade DACA for the RAISE Act – nor for the other assorted goodies. Why not? It all boils down to political asymmetries. There is little doubt that President Trump's demands are more valuable than DACA on paper: DACA would grant residency to, at most, 3.5 million people, whereas the RAISE Act would cut immigration by 500,000 people per year. Therefore, it should not take long for the benefits of ongoing immigration reduction to outweigh the one-time costs associated with preserving DACA. Furthermore, the RAISE Act would prevent a wave of chain migration in the wake of a DACA amnesty, setting aside another major concern. However, this assumes that the RAISE Act will last. It will not, and herein lies the political asymmetry. The Democratic Party lost the war of ideas decades ago and now depends upon immigrant voters to survive. In fact, a report from the Center for Immigration Studies shows that immigrants vote left by a ratio of at least 2:1, and the gap is widening. This has major political consequences – especially since there are now over 40 million legal immigrants in America. For example, the last presidential election Democrats won without immigrant voters was that of Lyndon B. Johnson back in 1964 (excluding Ross Perot's vote-splitting antics in 1992). Democrats need immigration, and they know it. Should the RAISE Act pass, the Democrats will work night and day to repeal it. Eventually, they will succeed. After all, the RAISE Act is just a piece of ordinary legislation. Conversely, a DACA amnesty will not be reversible – given how bitterly divided America is over the deportation of illegal immigrants, the likelihood of successfully stripping residency or citizenship rights from amnesty recipients is basically nil. Amnesty is permanent; immigration reform is not. The same goes for just about everything else on President Trump's list – with the exception of the wall, perhaps. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/there_can_be_no_compromise_on_immigration_reform.html DHS-18-0694-C-000072 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Who Killed Kate Steinle? Sanctuary Cities - and it's Time for the Media to Admit It By Arthur Schaper Townhall.com, October 25, 2017 ... More to the point, the editorial references one Breitbart article which exposed the sketchy statistics relating to illegal alien crimes, written by then editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro: Media Cover Up Illegal Immigrant Criminality. Shapiro focused on the media’s obsessions with political correctness in reference to illegal aliens— “undocumented immigrant,” “immigrant without legal status,” etc. He outlined the media’s determination to remove mention of an assailant’s unlawful status in the country. The Democratic Party and the left-wing open borders phalanx of Big Business, Big Labor, and Big La Raza also downplay this factor in illegal alien murders committed on American soil, citing that “all murders are bad.” Sure, but illegal alien criminals in our country should have never been here, and if our immigration laws had been enforced, those deaths would have never occurred. This part escapes most reporters and editors. I was stunned by this complaisant editorial defending sanctuary cities. I contacted the editorial page editor. My first question dealt with the seemingly snide aside toward conservatives at the end of the editorial: “The Steinle family deserves the facts –not the echo chamber that is the court of conservative public opinion.” He advised not to read too much into that statement. Rather than calling Zarate’s presence on San Francisco streets “a crime,” he cited it as an example of negligent “dumping.” It is true that city officials and hospitals have engaged in unlawful dumping of mentally and physically ill transients, but that outrage should focus on citizens not getting basic services from our elected officials. DHS-18-0694-C-000073 ... The press largely dismisses the dark side of illegal immigration. They shed compassion on the illegals, often refusing to call them “illegal.” They want to promote open border policies and denigrate the government for not giving enough of taxpayer-subsidized benefits, even though sanctuary cities have ignored their primary role of protecting the rights and safety of the citizens. Why such complaisance from the media? ... https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/10/25/who-killed-kate-steinle-sanctuary-citiesn2399855?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad= Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Gillespie Is Right: There’s Too Much Crime in Northern Virginia By Alexandra DeSanctis The Corner at National Review Online, October 24, 2017 ... In an attempt to debunk Gillespie’s MS-13 figures, Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler claimed this morning that there are in fact 1,400 MS-13 members in Fairfax County rather than 2,000 – despite having stated himself that “the plain fact is that no one knows how many MS-13 gang members are in Fairfax County.” Kessler appears to be trying a bit too hard to find reasons to slam Gillespie, without having the necessary substance to back up his own assertions. For one thing, Jay Lanham, a retired law-enforcement officer and DHS-18-0694-C-000074 former executive director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force ended up confirming Gillespie’s numbers to the Washington Post. Lanham told WTOP in June that the number of MS-13 members was now “over 5,000 easy” in Northern Virginia. When contacted by the Post for Kessler’s report, Lanham supposedly “backed away from the number” but still said he believed 2,000 MS-13 gang members for Fairfax County was “probably pretty accurate” as an estimate. This hardly serves as a refutation of Gillespie’s talking point. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453065/ed-gillespie-ms-13-virginia-has-too-much-violent-crime Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Kate Steinle’s Killer Goes on Trial as Kate’s Law Goes Nowhere By Chris Pandolfo Conservative Review, October 23, 2017 ... The House of Representatives passed Kate’s Law in June with bipartisan support, but the Senate has yet to act upon it. The Senate will need to meet a 60-vote threshold to pass the bill, meaning eight Democratic senators will need to cross the aisle to move the bill past a filibuster for a full vote on the Senate floor. But there is no indication when the Republican majority in the Senate will decide it’s time to try to get Kate’s Law to the president’s desk. Having failed to repeal Obamacare several times, the top Republican priority is DHS-18-0694-C-000075 the passage of a budget that will add $1.5 trillion to the deficit in order to set the stage for tax reform to pass under budget reconciliation. Kate’s Law seems to have fallen out of the national policy discussion. In early October, the Trump administration released a list of immigration priorities the Democrats must agree to in exchange for DACA amnesty. While there was general support for increased border security in the president’s ask, there was no specific mention of Kate’s Law. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/kate-steinles-killer-goes-on-trial-as-kates-law-goes-nowhere Return to Top ******** ******** 27. E-Verify Off the Table in Senate DREAM Negotiations — Thanks to the GOP By Allahpundit HotAir.com, October 24, 2017 ... Instead of E-Verify they’re going to try to get a “down payment” on ending chain migration by barring newly legalized DREAMers from bringing their relatives to the United States too — at least until they’re naturalized. How that ends chain migration rather than simply delays it by a few years, I don’t know. It’s going to make the bill exceptionally difficult to sell to populists. If they’re essentially signing off on turning a DREAM amnesty into a mass amnesty, albeit with a delay of a decade or so before the “mass” part fully begins, why shouldn’t Republicans insist on E-Verify as the price? In a piece endorsed by Steve Bannon, Andrew Sullivan weighs the electoral consequences of Democrats’ DHS-18-0694-C-000076 increasingly fanatic pandering to illegal immigration activists. Lotta truth to what he says here, but it comes with the caveat that weak bipartisan immigration deals redound to the GOP’s disadvantage too. The public writ large will view them as being as soft on illegals as Democrats are, undermining the restrictionist argument for preferring the GOP. And right-wing populists, ever exasperated on this subject, will turn to populists even more loose-cannon than Trump to enforce the borders. Sullivan: ... https://hotair.com/archives/2017/10/24/e-verify-off-table-senate-dream-negotiations-thanks-gop/ Return to Top ******** ******** 28. City Uses 'Dirty Play' to Squelch Citizen Revolt Over Refugees Residents who don't toe Obama's 'welcoming' line shouted down By Leo Hohmann WorldNetDaily.com, October 25, 2017 ... Of all the refugee communities brought to the United States since 1980, the Somalis have, as a community, been among the least interested in assimilating. Dozens have been arrested, tried and convicted of providing material support to overseas terrorists, while at least 40 have been confirmed by the FBI to have left the country since 2007 to fight for groups like al-Shabab, ISIS and al-Qaida. ... Nearly 350 people showed up for Monday night’s meeting in an environment that some described as “chaotic,” with many holding signs and shouting down those with whom they disagreed. Some of the signs stated “Welcome Refugees!” and “We are one community! Don’t divide us!” Other signs stated “Save our city” and “Stop refugees now.” DHS-18-0694-C-000077 “They tried to shut down discussion because they didn’t want Jeff [Johnson] to speak at all,” said Ron Branstner, who was at the meeting. “People were yelling, ‘Don’t let him speak!’ and ‘He’s out of order!’ The president of city council [Carol Lewis] did not want him to speak.” The large crowd that turned out for the meeting seemed to be divided about 50-50 for and against continued unlimited, unquestioned refugee resettlement. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/city-uses-dirty-play-to-squelch-citizen-revolt-over-refugees/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. ICE Acting Director Says Crackdown on Illegal Employers Coming – Start by Protecting Your Officers Making Worksite Arrests! By Federale VDare.com, October 25, 2017 ... Previously, the Obama Regime conducted an Administrative Amnesty for illegal aliens at work-sites; there the Regime would “audit” rather than raid an employer of illegal aliens, perhaps fining the employer, but not arresting the illegal aliens. It was evidenced by the non-enforcement against hiring illegal aliens by Chipotle’s. The result was illegal aliens openly demonstrating and demanding back pay and benefits from their illegal employer. Homan has pledged to end that part of the Obama Regime Administrative Amnesty. ... That sounds great, but there will be resistance from the management and agents at Homeland Security DHS-18-0694-C-000078 Investigations (HSI), or as this writer has described them, ICE SVU, which since its inception, has deliberately ignored immigration enforcement work, especially work-site enforcement. Currently, HSI has almost no worksite enforcement program. Work-site enforcement units in each HSI field office were long ago denuded of agents. The San Francisco Field Office has only one agent assigned to work-site enforcement, so even if work-site enforcement was increased 4-5 times, that is not much from such a low starting point. This was a point in my warning to then President-Elect Trump about foes, and friends, he would have in the immigration bureaucracy. HSI is one of his enemies. But right on cue, a warning was sent to ICE officers about the dangers of doing their jobs. An illegal alien was released after officers raided his work-site. The press and politicians complained the illegal alien has his 4th Amendment rights violated because the ICE officers did not have an arrest warrant. However, no immigration officer, much less an ICE officer, needs a warrant to arrest an illegal alien. ... http://www.vdare.com/posts/ice-acting-director-says-crackdown-on-illegal-employers-coming-start-byprotecting-your-officers-making-worksite-arrests Return to Top ******** ******** 30. To Protect Criminal Aliens, Jerry Brown Defies the Constitution By Joe Guzzardi Noozhawk.com, October 22, 2017 ... DHS-18-0694-C-000079 Once the trial begins, it will dominate California’s news cycle, and will be a constant reminder to the state’s residents of Sacramento’s blatant disregard for public safety. Polling shows that Californians — Democrats, Republicans, Independents, blacks, whites, Asians and Latinos — reject sanctuary policies. Yet the state Senate wrote a law, the California Values Act, to grant statewide sanctuary to criminal aliens, and Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed the bill into law. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., heartily endorsed the legislation, which never appeared on a ballot and on which California voters had no say. Before and since Steinle’s murder, sanctuary-protected aliens have killed other innocent victims. Yet Brown and a majority in the Legislature defied the oath that they took upon assuming office to uphold the Constitution, which mandates that they support and defend the United States against “all enemies.” ... https://www.noozhawk.com/article/joe_guzzardi_criminal_aliens_jerry_brown_defies_constitution_20171022 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Liberals Demonstrate Anti-Humanitarian Hypocrisy by Supporting Illegal Immigrant Abortions By Chris Dixon Liberty Conservative, October 21, 2017 ... The rights of an unborn child are generally meaningless to the American left. A series of callous arguments are generally made to justify an inhumane procedure against a human being that can feel the pain. For an DHS-18-0694-C-000080 illegal immigrant to be here illegally to escape dangerous conditions and want to subject an unborn child to such horrors is unfathomable. If the illegal immigrant isn’t here to escape conditions that threaten her life, why are they in the United States in the first place? What is the reason they could not return to their home country or simply enter our country through the legal procedures? This issue puts two issues front and center. First, what conditions, if any, justify a foreigner illegally entering the country and residing here? Second, do these conditions justify seeking to put an unborn child through inhumane procedures to end their life painfully? ... http://www.thelibertyconservative.com/liberals-demonstrate-anti-humanitarian-hypocrisy-by-supporting-illegalimmigrant-abortions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Whites Need Not Apply: Deval Patrick and The 2020 Democratic Nomination By Matthew Richer VDare.com, October 23, 2017 Barack Obama and other members of the Black Overclass have reportedly decided former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick should be the Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential election [Obama’s Inner Circle Urging Patrick to Run, by Edward Isaac Dovere, Politico, August 1, 2017]. For immigration patriots, this is good news. Patrick is the perfect candidate to ensure Donald Trump’s re-election. DHS-18-0694-C-000081 ... In 1994, then-Deputy Attorney General Deval Patrick ordered FBI agents to arrive unannounced at immigration patriot Barbara Coe’s family home in Huntington Beach, CA. just prior to the successful vote Coe spearheaded to pass Proposition 187 (which would have prohibited illegal aliens from receiving certain public benefits). Coe told me personally the agents were “beyond insolent”, and even asked her very personal questions about herself and her children. Incensed, Coe demanded the agents leave her home. Deputy Attorney General Deval Patrick gave this order even though Coe was not under investigation. Sounds like voter intimidation to me [Testimony Of The Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, Subcommittee On The Constitution, U.S. House Of Representatives October 19, 1995]. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/whites-need-not-apply-deval-patrick-and-the-2020-democratic-nomination Return to Top ******** ******** 33. The Issue That Could Lose the Next Election for Democrats By Andrew Sullivan New York Magazine, October 20, 2017 ... You would think that parties of the center-left would grapple with this existential threat to their political viability. And some have. One reason Britain’s Labour Party has done well in the last couple of years is that it has recognized the legitimacy of the issue. During the Brexit referendum, their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, expressed ambivalence toward remaining in the EU, careful not to lose his working-class base to the Europhobic right, recognizing the fears so many of his own supporters had about the impact of mass immigration on their lives, DHS-18-0694-C-000082 jobs, and culture. Even someone as leftist as Corbyn chose to be a pragmatist, trying to gain power, rather than a purist who might otherwise condemn his own voters as deplorable. And this is one reason why I have dwindling hopes that the Democratic Party will be able to defeat Trump in 2020. Instead of adjusting to this new reality, and listening to the electorate, the Dems have moved ever farther to the left, and are controlled by ever-radicalizing activists. There’s a nuanced, smart — and shockingly honest — piece in Vox by Dara Lind about this. Money quote: For Democrats, it’s been a simple calculus. Democrats’ attempts at “tough love” centrism didn’t win them any credit across the aisle, while an increasingly empowered immigrant-rights movement started calling them to task for the adverse consequences of enforcement policies. Democrats learned to ignore the critics on the right they couldn’t please, and embrace the critics on the left who they could. ... http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/10/the-issue-that-could-lose-the-next-election-fordemocrats.html?utm_source Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Guadagno Ignores Police Chiefs, Goes Trumpy on 'Sanctuary' Cities NJ.com, October 25, 2017 ... But Guadagno would force these chiefs to change their policy, which is based on careful consideration of public safety, and instead follow her politically-driven directive. People would get hurt, officers would be unable to make arrests, and imagine what would happen to our cities if she cut off state aid. DHS-18-0694-C-000083 It would lead to mass layoffs of police, for one. It is a huge escalation of President Donald Trump's misguided threat to cut off federal aid to sanctuary cities. She's doubling down on his threats, as are New Jersey's congressional Republicans, also willing to scuttle the facts to score cheap political points. All five have said they would cut off federal aid to "sanctuary" cities. ... http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/10/guadagno_ignores_police_chiefs_goes_trumpy_on_sanc.html Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Don’t Blame Kate Steinle’s Death on Sanctuary Cities. Here’s What Matters in the Trial The Sacramento Bee, October 23, 2017 ... Meanwhile, details began to trickle out about Garcia Zarate that actually do matter and should matter this week in the San Francisco Hall of Justice. Was he mentally ill? Video from a police interview that surfaced suggested as much, but the question remains unanswered. Was he homeless? Photos shot by an amateur photographer days before the murder raised the question. And if both are true, why was he apparently released from the San Francisco jail with no support services? Also, how did Garcia Zarate get the gun? DHS-18-0694-C-000084 Defense attorneys will argue that the shooting was an accident, saying that it went off as he was pulling it out of a T-shirt that he found. The bullet then ricocheted off the pier and hit Steinle about 80 feet away. Prosecutors will argue that Garcia Zarate recklessly shot at people, the prerequisite for the second-degree murder conviction. But we do know the gun itself was stolen from the car of a ranger for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The ranger, who was never punished and has since been promoted, carelessly left his.40-caliber Sig Sauer in a backpack on the seat of his car parked near Pier 14. ... http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article180109341.html#storylink=cpy Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Government Threatens Families, Communities with Looming Temporary Protected Status Decisions By Tory Johnson ImmigrationImpact.com, October 25, 2017 ... The United States is currently home to an estimated 325,000 individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a temporary immigration status granted to nationals of specifically designated countries that are facing an ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or extraordinary and temporary conditions. Combined, more than 90 percent of these beneficiaries, or TPS holders, are from El Salvador (approximately 195,000), Honduras (approximately 57,000), and Haiti (approximately 50,000). DHS-18-0694-C-000085 As the deadlines approach for the government to decide whether to extend or terminate several countries’ TPS designations, critical information about this sizable population has come to the forefront. This includes research on TPS holders’ social and financial contributions to American life, as well as the fiscal and social risks countries would face should the Trump administration choose to end El Salvador, Honduras, or Haiti’s designations for TPS. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/10/25/government-threatens-temporary-protected-status-decisions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 37. New USCIS Policy Creates Obstacles for Employers and Foreign Workers By Leslie Dellon ImmigrationImpact.com, October 26, 2017 ... Doing away with this more efficient process will impact extensions of employment-based nonimmigrant visa status, such as H-1B, L-1 and O-1. Under the new policy, USCIS officers will essentially be redetermining every petition extension anew. This is an unnecessary change as there were already safeguards in place to prevent improper extensions. When the initial petition is filed, the employer has the burden to present sufficient evidence to establish that the requirements for the visa classification have been satisfied. Importantly, under the former policy, USCIS would not defer to the original finding of eligibility if there was a material error in the initial approval, a substantial change in circumstances, or new material information that adversely impacted eligibility. DHS-18-0694-C-000086 Contrary to the government’s claim for the policy change, the petitioner was required to meet the burden of proof throughout the entire extension process—USCIS only gave deference if the evidence remained sufficient. Moreover, an initial grant was by no means a guarantee of an extension of that benefit. USCIS’ rejection of the longstanding deference policy likely will result in more employers being more frequently subjected to unnecessary requests for documentation after filing petition extensions. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/10/26/uscis-policy-employers-foreign-workers/ Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Immigration Crisis Has Quebec Feeling Under Siege By Rachel Marsden Townhall.com, October 25, 2017 ... Quebec is unique in North America and has long fought to preserve its francophone culture and history as an island in an anglophone sea. It's not anglophones Quebec has to worry about now, but rather massive waves of unassimilated foreigners, some of whom may share a language but not a culture. Such has also been the case here in France, whose media Quebeckers follow closely. So when Trudeau reacts to waves of migrants entering Canada illegally by simply asking if they'd stop, pretty please with a cherry on top, Quebeckers' minds start reeling. They see the similarities to the open-borders policy that has transformed France for the worse, and they fear being subjected to the same. DHS-18-0694-C-000087 ... On cultural matters, Quebec is often a canary in a coal mine. As painful as it is for Quebec to bear the brunt of federal government inaction on illegal immigration, the willingness of Quebec citizens to fight for their culture and heritage will ultimately draw attention to the problem on a national level. Quebec is bearing a disproportionately heavy share of the migrant onrush in Canada. If other provinces had to bear the consequences of the federal government's open-borders laxity, perhaps the rest of the country would be more concerned about the immigration crisis. Some migrants are reportedly traveling to the United States with the ultimate objective of crossing illegally into Canada. The Canadian public safety minister recently asked U.S. officials to trace back travel visas that are being used by immigrants who jump the border. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/2017/10/25/immigration-crisis-has-quebec-feeling-undersiege-n2399672?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad= Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Sending Mixed Messages in Sweden Inviting immigrants with one hand, expelling them with the other. By Bruce Bawer FrontPageMag.com, October 23, 2017 ... Part of the problem is that many of these rejected asylum seekers are nowhere to be found. Where are they? They've likely disappeared into Sweden's sprawling urban Muslim enclaves and are being sheltered by relatives or other coreligionists. Many gave fake names when they entered the country in the first place (a DHS-18-0694-C-000088 common practice) and are now presumably living under their real names or other fake ones. Doubtless many of them are already raking in welfare benefits. OK, you say, but at least there's a degree of reform. True – but not everybody working for the Swedish government, alas, has gotten the memo. Even as the country's citizens are calling for limits on immigration – especially from the Muslim world – its embassies in Arab capitals have done something that seems borderline nuts: namely, they've packed their websites with material designed to encourage Arab immigration to Sweden. In delectable detail, they explain to residents of Arab countries how much money may well be poured into their pockets if they pack up their tents and head north. (For example, the website of the embassy in Amman explains to potential migrants that if they move to Sweden they'll get “free school,” “free health care,” even “free public transport” if they're pushing a baby carriage. If they have, say, six kids, they'll get $1285 a month, free and clear.) ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268193/sending-mixed-messages-sweden-bruce-bawer Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Germany Suffers Upsurge in Terrorism-Related Cases The delights of an open door refugee policy. By Joseph Klein FrontPageMag.com, October 25, 2017 The pipe dream of peacefully integrating self-proclaimed “refugees” from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other terrorist prone countries into European society is falling apart. Germany, which led the way in opening the DHS-18-0694-C-000089 floodgates to such refugees, has become a leading incubator of jihadist-inspired terrorism in Europe. Prosecutors in Germany have opened up approximately four times as many terrorism-related cases this year so far than during all of 2016, and more than ten times than in 2013. There are at least 705 Islamists in the country said to be willing to carry out a terrorist attack, with thousands of more Islamists also present in the country. Germany’s federal police (BKA) chief, Holger Münch, has said that the terrorist threat posed by jihadists is far graver than any threat from domestic terrorists on the left or the right. Sex crimes have also risen in areas of Germany inhabited by refugees. The mayor of one town told his constituents, who were upset by the increase in sexual harassment from the migrants, “Just don’t provoke them and don’t walk in these areas.” German citizens are being told to cede their freedom of movement in their own city to refugees who refuse to accept the legal and cultural norms of their host country. A parallel system of Sharia law has emerged in Germany, the Gatestone Institute has documented. Islamist morality police patrol some German streets, enforcing Sharia law. One example involves Salafists from Chechnya. “The vigilantes,” according to another Gatestone Institute report, “are using threats of violence to discourage Chechen migrants from integrating into German society; they are also promoting the establishment of a parallel Islamic legal system in Germany.” ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268221/germany-suffers-upsurge-terrorism-related-cases-joseph-klein Return to Top ******** Visit Website DHS-18-0694-C-000090 Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000091 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 9:47 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 10/30/17 ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allan,Pm-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 10/30/17 What's Happening at the Center In their new report, Director of Research Steven Camarota and Demographer Karen Zeigler find that 65.5 million U.S. residents five years of age and older now speak a language other than English at home. That number has increased by 34 million since 1990. This foreign language speaking population now represents one in every five residents. The largest percentage increases since 2010 among languages with more than 400,000 speakers were for Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Persian, Haitian, and Gujarati. Nearly one in every four public school students now speaks a language other than English at home. DHS-18-0694-C-000092 Publications 1. 65.5 Million U.S. Residents Spoke a Foreign Language at Home in 2016 2. Scrutinizing Senate Bill 1757, the 'Building America’s Trust Act' Blogs 3. Assessing the Success of President Trump's ICE Removal Record 4. Ceiling on Chinese in EB-5 Program Provides Billions More for Developers 5. Is Paul Ryan Planning to Drop a Standalone "Dreamer's Amnesty" into a Budget Bill? 6. 'Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017' Would Create Trainwreck in Immigration System 7. DACA Recipients Should Make Restitution to Their American Identity Theft Victims 8. Farm Labor & E-Verify Bills Clear House Committee 9. H-1B Program: 10-Year Trends 10. Sloppy Reporting and Media Bias on Display in the Tampa Bay Times 11. Mexico Files Amicus Brief in Texas SB4 Lawsuit 12. Visa Fraud Scheme, in Unlikely Place, Leads to $4.3 M in Forfeitures 13. McCaul's Myopic Border Bill Revisited 14. Number of Online Ads for Tech Jobs Have No Relation to Actual Jobs Available 15. Pausing the Risky Refugee 'Family Unification' Program Is the Right Thing to Do 16. New EB-5 Fraud Cases Involves Phony Investment in a Law Firm 17. 'Vulnerability' Is No Longer the Key to Selecting Refugees for Resettlement Video 18. Steven Camarota Discusses Use of Foreign Language on Fox News 19. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Sanctuary Laws, MS-13 on Fox News DHS-18-0694-C-000093 1. 65.5 Million U.S. Residents Spoke a Foreign Language at Home in 2016 Number has doubled since 1990 and nearly tripled since 1980 By Steven Camarota and Karen Zeigler CIS Report, October 24, 2017 https://cis.org/Report/655-Million-US-Residents-Spoke-Foreign-LanguageHome-2016'>https://cis.org/Report/655-Million-US-Residents-Spoke-ForeignLanguage-Home-2016 Excerpt: Newly released Census Bureau data for 2016 shows that a record 65.5 million U.S. residents five years of age and older spoke a language other than English at home. The number is up six million since 2010 and has increased by nearly 34 million since 1990. As a share of the population, more than one in five U.S. residents now speaks a foreign language at home. The largest percentage increases since 2010 among languages with more than 400,000 speakers were for Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Persian, Haitian, and Gujarati. Hindi and Gujarati are spoken in India; Urdu is spoken in Pakistan. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Scrutinizing Senate Bill 1757, the 'Building America’s Trust Act' By Dan Cadman DHS-18-0694-C-000094 CIS Report, October 24, 2017 https://cis.org/Report/Scrutinizing-Senate-Bill-1757-Building-Americas-TrustAct'>https://cis.org/Report/Scrutinizing-Senate-Bill-1757-Building-AmericasTrust-Act Excerpt: On August 4, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and several co-sponsors introduced a bill into the Senate, S. 1757, the "Building America's Trust Act", a measure that purports to establish better border security and provide sundry improvements to other immigration enforcement laws and policies already in place. The text of the bill, which wasn't made publicly available for several weeks, forms the basis for this analysis of selected highlights of the provisions in the bill dealing with immigration and border security matters (although they are, of course, subject to change as a result of the amendments process).1 Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Assessing the Success of President Trump's ICE Removal Record By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, October 27, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Assessing-Success-President-Trumps-ICE-RemovalRecord'>https://cis.org/Arthur/Assessing-Success-President-Trumps-ICERemoval-Record DHS-18-0694-C-000095 Excerpt: Critics of the president's immigration policies seem to want to argue that those policies are both too harsh and at the same time ineffective. A fuller picture of whether those policies have been successful or not will be available in December when the Department of Homeland Security releases its full statistics for FY 2017. Given the fact that the president's policies appear to have both dissuaded aliens from entering the United States illegally, and at the same time increased the number of removals from the interior, however, there is room for hope for their ultimate success. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Ceiling on Chinese in EB-5 Program Provides Billions More for Developers By David North CIS Blog, October 27, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Ceiling-Chinese-EB5-Program-Provides-Billions-MoreDevelopers'>https://cis.org/North/Ceiling-Chinese-EB5-Program-ProvidesBillions-More-Developers Excerpt: The EB-5 investments are supposed to remain in place and remain "at risk" from the time the application is made until the green cards are granted. But suppose the investment process is over — the building has been built and sold, or refinanced, in say three or four years, for example. So what happens to the money if the Chinese investor's EB-visa is still in the waiting queue? DHS-18-0694-C-000096 It so happens that I was tipped about this problem by a San Francisco financial manager, Seth R. Freeman, who heads EM Capital Management, the day before the WSJ story was published. He said that the combination of circumstances will leave a number of real estate developers with many EB-5 millions on their hands, which must be "re-deployed" from the original investment to something else, something not necessarily as appropriate as the original investment, and perhaps riskier. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Is Paul Ryan Planning to Drop a Standalone "Dreamer's Amnesty" into a Budget Bill? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, October 26, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Paul-Ryan-Planning-Drop-Standalone-DreamersAmnesty-Budget-Bill'>https://cis.org/Cadman/Paul-Ryan-Planning-DropStandalone-Dreamers-Amnesty-Budget-Bill Excerpt: According to the HuffPo article, Ryan hopes to slide a Dreamer amnesty into the budget bill now being negotiated among and between the White House,and both chambers of Congress. His past flirtations with amnesties great and small, and his apparent affinity for large-scale immigration programs, whether by family chain migration or via massive "guestworker" DHS-18-0694-C-000097 programs, put him into the "but by no means all" category of Republicans where immigration enforcement and control are concerned — and thus place the story squarely into the realm of entirely possible. (NumbersUSA's immigration score sheet grades Ryan in recent years as an abysmal D-.) But, if the HuffPost article true, could Ryan be overreaching himself this time? Feelings about unchecked immigration and its harmful effects are so strong among Trump's base, not to mention many of the front-line border state governments that confront these effects daily, that it might backfire in a tremendous way. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 'Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017' Would Create Trainwreck in Immigration System By John Miano CIS Blog, October 26, 2017 https://cis.org/Miano/Fairness-High-Skilled-Immigrants-Act-2017-Would-CreateTrainwreck-Immigration-System'>https://cis.org/Miano/Fairness-High-SkilledImmigrants-Act-2017-Would-Create-Trainwreck-Immigration-System Excerpt: The drafters of the Immigration Act of 1990 allowed workers on H-1B visas to flow into the green card queue, but they did not impose matching percountry quotas on H-1B visas. Just like merging three-inch sewer pipes into a DHS-18-0694-C-000098 one-inch pipe, the dual intent combined with a lack of per-country quotas on H1B visas created an entirely predictable result: green card backlogs. Because the H-1B program is nearly exclusively a path for importing labor from low wage countries, Indians received about three-quarters of the H-1B visas approved in FY 2016. The problem of telling 70,000 workers from India each year to apply for 10,000 green cards should have been apparent to all. The solution to this backlog problem is obvious (to all but members of Congress): Make H-1B and L visas truly non-immigrant, i.e., temporary. Force employers to choose up front whether they will hire a temporary guestworker or a permanent immigrant. That way, each foreign worker knows the day he arrives whether he is going to stay or go home. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. DACA Recipients Should Make Restitution to Their American Identity Theft Victims By Robert Mortensen CIS Blog, October 26, 2017 https://cis.org/Mortensen/DACA-Recipients-Should-Make-Restitution-TheirAmerican-Identity-Theft-Victims'>https://cis.org/Mortensen/DACA-RecipientsShould-Make-Restitution-Their-American-Identity-Theft-Victims DHS-18-0694-C-000099 Excerpt: The use of unlawfully obtained Social Security numbers by individuals eligible for DACA status is so pervasive that the Obama administration instructed applicants not to disclose their illegally obtained numbers. That ensured that Americans who are the victims of DACA identity theft were left with destroyed credit, arrest records attached to their names, unpaid tax liabilities, and corrupted medical records while the DACA recipients walked away scot-free from multiple felonies — forgery, Social Security fraud, perjury on I-9 forms, and identity theft. Now that President Trump has terminated the Obama administration's DACA program, any new program passed by Congress must require all recipients to disclose the Social Security number(s) they used for pre-DACA employment or other purposes. Furthermore, DACA recipients must be required to make restitution to the owners of those Social Security numbers as a condition of adjusting their immigration status and in return for amnesty from identity theft and other job-related felonies. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Farm Labor & E-Verify Bills Clear House Committee By David North CIS Blog, October 26, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Farm-Labor-EVerify-Bills-Clear-HouseCommittee'>https://cis.org/North/Farm-Labor-EVerify-Bills-Clear-House- DHS-18-0694-C-000100 Committee Excerpt:The farm worker bill was approved by a single vote, and only after the adoption of several amendments designed to narrow the program. The Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act) would, as we reported earlier, replace the current H-2A foreign farm labor program with a brand new and considerably less restrictive H-2C program. The vote on the farm worker bill was 17 for the measure and 16 against. Most of the Republicans voted with the ag employers in favor. All 14 of the Democrats present opposed it, on fairness to farm worker issues, and were joined by two Republicans, worried about expanding migration needlessly: Steve King (R-Iowa) and Louis Gohmert (R-Texas), both immigration skeptics. (The E-Verify bill passed on a straight party-line vote of 20-10, a different vote total because members come and go during these work sessions.) Return to Top ******** ******** 9. H-1B Program: 10-Year Trends By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, October 25, 2017 https://cis.org/Huennekens/H1B-Program-10YearTrends'>https://cis.org/Huennekens/H1B-Program-10Year-Trends DHS-18-0694-C-000101 Excerpt:A recent data release from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) included a 10-year trend of characteristics in petition filings of the H1B visa program. The H-1B program allows companies to hire temporary workers in specialty positions. Usually, the positions that H-1B visa-holders fill are STEM jobs and other roles that require advanced education and specialized knowledge. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Sloppy Reporting and Media Bias on Display in the Tampa Bay Times By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, October 25, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Sloppy-Reporting-and-Media-Bias-Display-Tampa-BayTimes'>https://cis.org/Cadman/Sloppy-Reporting-and-Media-Bias-DisplayTampa-Bay-Times Excerpt: Sometimes the bias is because journalists are sloppy or lazy and don't want to look further than the assertions of migrant advocacy groups. They accept their statements without question or challenge and without bothering to ask those with opposing points of view what they may think. Sometimes the bias is because the journalists are painfully ignorant of the complex social problems raised by massive levels of immigration, both legal and illegal, in today's America; sometimes it's because of the inherent philosophical lean of DHS-18-0694-C-000102 the journalists toward a progressive, open borders, post-sovereignty viewpoint. Often, it is some combination of the above. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Mexico Files Amicus Brief in Texas SB4 Lawsuit By Kausha Luna Cis Blog, October 25, 2017 https://cis.org/Luna/Mexico-Files-Amicus-Brief-Texas-SB4Lawsuit'>https://cis.org/Luna/Mexico-Files-Amicus-Brief-Texas-SB4-Lawsuit Excerpt: Mexico's Foreign Ministry also holds that provisions of SB4 create regulations that are "different from those envisaged in federal legislation, which could lead to the selective application of the law in a discriminatory manner." And, when enacted, these regulations would be to the detriment of Mexicans who live or visit the state. Moreover, the Mexican government believes that sections of SB4 would adversely affect its relationship with Texas and hamper effective collaboration, as well as trade between Mexico and the state. While the Mexican Foreign Ministry goes on to recognize the sovereign right of each country to determine its domestic policy and legislation, it clarifies that it will move to exercise its "undeniable obligation" to protect the rights of Mexican migrants in the United States. The foreign government then reiterates that laws like SB4 create spaces for possible acts of racial discrimination, and foster an DHS-18-0694-C-000103 environment of persecution. Therefore, the government of Mexico will continue to provide a timely follow-up to the legal process against SB4. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Visa Fraud Scheme, in Unlikely Place, Leads to $4.3 M in Forfeitures By David North CIS Blog, October 24, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Visa-Fraud-Scheme-Unlikely-Place-Leads-43-MForfeitures'>https://cis.org/North/Visa-Fraud-Scheme-Unlikely-Place-Leads-43M-Forfeitures Excerpt: Usually immigration fraud cases take place where there are a lot of immigrants, and that usually means big cities, but in this instance the alleged criminals (including a man with a Hispanic name who was working with Chinese millionaires) were indicted in the federal court for the southern district of Alabama. It is a remarkable case for a number of reasons other than the extent of the loot, the location, and the ethnic mix. The facts, as laid out in the indictment (PACER case number 1:16-cr-=00153KD-N) are these: Two U.S. citizens living in the Mobile, Ala., area, David Jesus Jimenez and Christopher Dean, created fictitious joint ventures with wealthy Chinese nationals that allowed the latter to come to the United States on the rather obscure EB-1C immigrant visa (more on that later) in return for DHS-18-0694-C-000104 substantial payments to Jimenez and Dean, usually $300,000. How the government found out about this is not described, but Dean has pled guilty to charges of visa fraud and money laundering and Jimenez was found guilty earlier this month following a jury trial on a similar set of charges. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. McCaul's Myopic Border Bill Revisited By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, October 24, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/McCauls-Myopic-Border-BillRevisited'>https://cis.org/Cadman/McCauls-Myopic-Border-Bill-Revisited Excerpt: On October 4, there was a mark-up of the bill, and several amendments were adopted, the first being one introduced by McCaul himself, which was an "amendment in the nature of a substitution" — that is to say, an amendment that would take the place of the original bill in its entirety. Following that, a series of amendments were introduced, most of which were rejected; however, an additional seven were accepted which in one form or another make changes to the substitution amendment. (They can be viewed here.) In light of the numerous amendments approved via mark-up, I did a line-by-line comparison of the substitution with the original, as well as of the several followon amendments, to see exactly what had changed, and how. This is my DHS-18-0694-C-000105 assessment of the comparison. Readers are encouraged to review the earlier blog in conjunction with this analysis, since many items discussed in that blog are still applicable but not necessarily revisited here. Return to Top ******* ******* 14. Number of Online Ads for Tech Jobs Have No Relation to Actual Jobs Available By John Miano CIS Blog, October 23, 2017 https://cis.org/Miano/Number-Online-Ads-Tech-Jobs-Have-No-Relation-ActualJobs-Available'>https://cis.org/Miano/Number-Online-Ads-Tech-Jobs-Have-NoRelation-Actual-Jobs-Available Excerpt: If I go to Dice.com (which claims to be the largest engineering job board) and search for Java programming jobs within five miles of my house, I get 21 job advertisements as I write this. If you do the same search on a different day, your results will likely be different from mine, but they will certainly show the great frustration of computer job seekers: There are few real jobs. In my search results, there may be 21 advertisements, but there is only one real job from a real company: an "IT Application Development Operations Engineer" job at CVS Health. The rest of the advertisements are from brokers. There is no way to tell if such an advertisement reflects a job that currently exists or whether it is a job that might exist or existed in the past that the broker DHS-18-0694-C-000106 is using to troll for resumes. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Pausing the Risky Refugee 'Family Unification' Program Is the Right Thing to Do By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, October 23, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Pausing-Risky-Refugee-Family-Unification-ProgramRight-Thing-Do'>https://cis.org/Cadman/Pausing-Risky-Refugee-FamilyUnification-Program-Right-Thing-Do Excerpt: What is the unintended, but very real, consequence of this decision? It transmits the unambiguous message to aliens who obtain refugee status that they can serially lie to the government. With specific reference to the "family unification" program, it sends the disturbing message that you can withhold information relating to your spouse's — or son's, or daughter's — involvement with terrorist groups, or paramilitary death squads, or repressive regimes that engage in massive human rights abuses and yet suffer no penalties for having done so. In sum, like many humanitarian efforts, the refugee "follow to join" program was built with the best of intentions, but is inherently risky and has been poorly administered. On top of all that, we now have court cases that render it even DHS-18-0694-C-000107 more dangerous to the American people. The administration's decision is a move in the right direction. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. New EB-5 Fraud Cases Involves Phony Investment in a Law Firm By David North CIS Blog, Octobe 23, 2017 https://cis.org/North/New-EB5-Fraud-Cases-Involves-Phony-Investment-LawFirm'>https://cis.org/North/New-EB5-Fraud-Cases-Involves-Phony-InvestmentLaw-Firm Excerpt: Why someone who has been involved in a multi-million dollar fraud qualifies for a free federal defender is beyond me, but being a criminal often does not equate with being a smart criminal. The law firms were 81 Law, and 1-855 Lawyers, Inc., both said to be in Palo Alto, Calif. There were also two other paper firms, 81 Doc, Inc., and 81Doc.com, both in Las Vegas. Now, 1-855 is one of those 1-800 numbers; perhaps there is something in Chinese numerology that explains the use of 81. And perhaps some congressional committee will have a hearing someday to explore why this program is so subject to so much multi-million dollar corruption. DHS-18-0694-C-000108 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. 'Vulnerability' Is No Longer the Key to Selecting Refugees for Resettlement By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, October 23, 2017 https://cis.org/Rush/Vulnerability-No-Longer-Key-Selecting-RefugeesResettlement'>https://cis.org/Rush/Vulnerability-No-Longer-Key-SelectingRefugees-Resettlement Excerpt: When under scrutiny and with the advent of a new administration under President Trump, those in charge of the refugee resettlement program dropped their emotional appeal to save the "most vulnerable" refugees to finally admit to more practical selection criteria. What is also telling is the introduction of the assimilation factor to the conversation. Selecting refugees who are more apt to adopt the American values is now part of the resettlement discussion. This is a clear shift from former debates that often revolved around admission numbers — how many should be allowed in — while largely ignoring other issues such as assimilation. Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000109 ******** 18. Steven Camarota Discusses Foreign Language Use Fox News, October 24, 2017 Video: https://cis.org/Steven-Camarota-Discusses-Foreign-LanguageUse'>https://cis.org/Steven-Camarota-Discusses-Foreign-Language-Use Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Sanctuary Laws, MS-13 Fox News, October 23, 2017 Video: https://cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Sanctuary-LawsMS13'>https://cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Sanctuary-Laws-MS13 Return to Top Visit Website DHS-18-0694-C-000110 Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000111 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 5:30 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO "Immigration Brief": Immigrant Population Size Matters ~ ~ Center for Immigration S~~!:,~., . . Pr•-,m,,,,grant CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward "Immigration Brief": Immigrant Population Size Matters Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2017) - The Center for Immigration Studies has released the first in a series of short videos entitled "Immigration Briefs" designed to inform the viewer on current immigration policies and topics. In this video, Dr. Steven Camarota discusses the record setting size of the foreign-born population. He also discusses the size of the yearly flow of immigrants into the United States as well as immigrant demographics. "I think any discussion of where we go from here has to begin by an understanding of just how big the numbers really are", Camarota states in the video. DHS-18-0694-C-000112 • The immigrant population hit a record 43. 7m in July 2016. Center Input caption text here. Use the block's Settings tab to change the caption position and set other styles. Visit Website Further Reading: Immigrants in the United States Immigration Surging; 1.5 Million Arriving Annually U.S. Immigrant Population Hit Record 43.7 Million in 2016 DHS-18-0694-C-000113 Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000114 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:44 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 10/31/17 ~ ♦ Center for Immigration Studies Lvv.-mm11gru110n. I'ro-11nm1gra111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 10/31/17 ation Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate he Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration Review - [New Listing] he U.S. Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner - [POSTPONED] S. 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McAleenan, U.S. Customs and Border Protections November 1, 2017 ents/conversation-with-acting-commissioner-kevin-k-mcaleenan-u-s-customs-and-border-protections/ ioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, will be at Bipartisan Policy Center on Wednesday, BPC’s Director of Immigration and Cross Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown. They’ll cover topics such as border d international engagement. nt will be webcast on this page. ustoms and Border Protection oss-Border Policy, BPC udapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={9455812B-7DA8-E711-8113-5065F38AD991} ULED DHS-18-0694-C-000117 rump Administration: Ten Months, Ten Perspectives vember 2, 2017 en Auditorium CA 92110 nts/cas/detail.php?_focus=64581 partment of Physics and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, San Diego State University er, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington DC (retired) and former Commander of the US 7th Fleet, Founder of the Thomas Research Group ofessor (retired,) Department of Political Science, San Diego State University DHS-18-0694-C-000118 l (retired,) Pakistani Army, Lecturer Naval Postgraduate School Monterey esponding to the Needs of Immigrants, Refugees, and Unaccompanied Minors? vember 2, 2017 g/events/how-are-school-systems-responding-needs-immigrants-refugees-and-unaccompanied-minors on and Refugee Programs Branch, California Department of Social Services t, MPI onal Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI r years, U.S. schools have invested considerable resources to respond to a dramatic increase in the number of unac El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the arrival of other immigrant and refugee students. Many of the unacc ducation and considerable challenges due to poverty and trauma from violence experienced in their home country or e of a new Migration Policy Institute report that explores some of the responses made by school districts to bring new DHS-18-0694-C-000119 c skills, all while focused on the educational system’s ultimate goal of high school completion with the skills necessar ebinar, the author, Dr. Julie Sugarman, will summarize findings based on insights from interviews and activities cond Success, a private network that brings together administrators and practitioners in the education, social services, an viding services to immigrant and refugee newcomers ages 12 to 21. The discussion will focus on how schools create dents’ immediate and ongoing academic and socioemotional needs, and how they designed programs and curricula aints. ve supported newcomer youth is through the Refugee School Impact Grant, which provides approximately $15 millio eceive significant numbers of school-age refugees. The grants support activities such as afterschool tutoring and clu fornia allocated $10 million in new state resources for programs working with students served by the Refugee Schoo a Department of Social Services will join the webinar to discuss the California Newcomer Education and Well-Being p olicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=86935 takeholder Meeting vember 3, 2017 on Services, Tomich Center DHS-18-0694-C-000120 ou to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting to receive updates from the Asylum Division and engage with sub ent either in person or by teleconference (listen only). e steps: d select “Submit” ces” n” tab rganization, if any select “Submit” , please indicate so in your subscriber preferences when selecting how you will participate. Please note that seating process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details. uestions as agenda items before the engagement, email us at uscis-igaoutreach@uscis.dhs.gov by 5 p.m. (Eastern) arding the registration process or if you have not received a confirmation email a week before the engagement date, DHS-18-0694-C-000121 ransnationalisms: Class, Gender, and Agency in Migrants' Homeland Engagement r 6, 2017 iego minars.html at the CNRS herche Scientifique, France he CNRS herche Scientifique, France nt San Diego ofessor San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000122 val Plays and Clandestine Journeys from Central America eries on International Migration ember 7, 2017 tudies MA 02142 ternational-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration essor, Department of Political Science Aid and Governance to Control Migration ber 7-8, 2017 rced Migration Unit DHS-18-0694-C-000123 Kingdom hrlc/documents/projectsummaries/pdfs/tackling-root-causes-migration-cfp.pdf European Agenda on Migration in May 2015 in response to the European refugee ‘crisis’, the European Union (EU) ration policy. Central to this is an increased reliance on aid to fund agreements with third countries of transit and orig igration flows towards the EU. The 2016 Migration Partnership Framework and the agreements (‘compacts’) that it p to externalise migration at the core of current EU policies. These ‘compacts’ aim at prompt cooperation on expulsion or transit, in exchange for development aid and technical cooperation on border management. ts raise various concerns, both in terms of their compatibility with existing obligations of international protection and t and humanitarian aid. ogether scholars, non-governmental organisations, policy and lawmakers to discuss the nexus between EU developm oader legal and political implications. For the purposes of this call for papers, the term ‘aid’ is defined broadly to enco g the ambiguity and overlap which characterise the current approach to the refugee ‘crisis’. iplinary perspectives are welcomed. Contributions are expected to examine the implications of current EU migration the following thematic areas: velopment aid and migration in the various EU ‘compacts’ and agreements (both bilateral and multilateral) on migrat migration policies for a broader consensus on development and/or for the SDGs; tions on issues of complicity and shared responsibility; tries of transit and origin: the implications of EU policies in practice (partners from Afghanistan and Sudan have alrea aid and actors on the ground (e.g. their criminalisation and current attempts at regulation at sea) DHS-18-0694-C-000124 comparative perspectives from other countries are also encouraged. ects Health and Human Rights November 8, 2017 ipurpose Room, 1st floor ego 92093 minars.html Sociology ration Studies, UC San Diego Lado en e Dean of Minority Advising & Programs, Professor of Pediatrics DHS-18-0694-C-000125 Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy vember 9, 2017 /how_states_enforce_boundaries_the_reconciliation_of_people_and_markets?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium ociologist bi s work focuses on understanding migration, race, ethnicity, law, and citizenship in an international field of power. He State Competition for Immigrants (Stanford University Press 2013: ASA’s Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book on Interna Gerald of Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racist Immigration Policy in the Americas (Harvard Univers ation Award, MSS Distinguished Book Award, APSA’s Best Book on Migration and Citizenship 2015, ASA’s Thomas ASA’s Best Scholarly Contribution to Political Sociology). David has taught courses on research methods, the sociolo ction to sociology, and on the relationship between states, race, and science." ornell.edu DHS-18-0694-C-000126 veryday Bordering vember 9, 2017 ce in Research nccr-onthemove.ch ive14/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nccrotm-Lecture-Series-5-Flyer-148x210-Web.pdf tion, Refugees and Belonging, University of East London DHS-18-0694-C-000127 ateways for Growth: San Diego, California and Beyond mber 13, 2017 mud Conference Room ational Lane minars.html enter for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego ; Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center ector Alliance, Partners for Progress Professor, Ethnic Studies, UC-San Diego ctor, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC-San Diego h Manager, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation rett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, UC-Santa Cruz er for Study of Immigrant Integration, USC d Professor, CUNY Graduate Center DHS-18-0694-C-000128 y Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto d Head of Media and Communications, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford s: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies er 14, 2017 ovost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ego 92093 minars.html y Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto ssor of Political Science, UC San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000129 in the Refugee/Migration Crisis ember 28, 2017 01 850 /techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell nia cornell.edu n an Age of Resurgent Nationalism ecember 1, 2017 ovost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ego DHS-18-0694-C-000130 92093 minars.html sterberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law partment of Sociology, UCLA rtment of Sociology, UCLA partment of Sociology, UC San Diego ssor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) ciate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego essor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School w, San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000131 d Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avoid tre for Human Rights Law at Monash University esearch/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/international-refugee-workshop tre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU response to irregular migratio n what Australia and the EU can teach each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the pa r ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member states. In pa called ‘Australian solution’ to refugees. rime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking Australia’s protection on the sh es [into Australian territory] and the circumstances in which they come’. Since then, Australia has adopted a range o ss to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection visas, bo g countries and increasing cooperation with countries of transit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to ent gies appear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave huma ees and others owed Australia’s international protection. In addition, these policies have come at a high cost to Austr es and damage to Australia’s international reputation. ls in the EU adopting Australia’s border protection policies. This is not to say, however, that all aspects of Australia’s s resettlement program offers many refugees a durable solution and when done well, provides a model that should b at Australia and the EU can learn from each other’s experience of responding to refugees and irregular migration. It in each jurisdiction that should be adopted and which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? DHS-18-0694-C-000132 Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. DHS-18-0694-C-000133 This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. 34 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 1:34 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO Immigration Brief: Retire the Visa Lottery ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allon,P,o-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Brief: Retire the Visa Lottery Washington, D.C. (November 1, 2017) –The Center for Immigration Studies has been encouraging the termination of the Diversity Visa Lottery program for years. Mark Krikorian discusses some of the many reasons, including its failure to diversify immigration, low applicant requirements, rampant fraud, and potential security risks. DHS-18-0694-C-000135 Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies Visit Website Further Reading: Another Terrorist Exploits Diversity Visa Lottery What We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov New OIG Report Highlights Rampant Diversity Visa Fraud in Ukraine DHS-18-0694-C-000136 Marriage Fraud Inside Diversity Visa Fraud, All Tucked into a Useless Program Who Wins the Visa Lottery? Oversight Committee Hearing on the 'Diversity Visa Program' Taking Chances: The Folly of the Visa Lottery What's Wrong With the Visa Lottery? Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000137 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 9:09 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: The Diversity Visa Lottery ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allon,P,o-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward The Diversity Visa Lottery An immigration program that is not in America's interest Washington, D.C. (November 2, 2017) – The Center for Immigration Studies published several articles detailing the Diversity Visa Lottery program’s history and relevant statistics following the attack by the Uzbek terror suspect in New York City. Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov is the fifth Diversity Visa Lottery recipient to be involved in terrorist acts in the United States. Congress could have passed legislation to eliminate the visa program, stopping the exploitation of this national security vulnerability. Their concern is evident by the three hearings they held in less than three years – CIS testified at all three. The State Department inspector General in 2003 testified that "the Diversity Visa program contains significant risks to national security from hostile intelligence DHS-18-0694-C-000138 officers, criminals, and terrorists attempting to use the program for entry into the United States as permanent residents." But voices like Senators Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer have been avid supporters, arguing that the United States requires the visa to generate increased ethnic diversity. View CIS articles on the Diversity Visa Lottery: Another Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery Can We Finally Get Rid of the Visa Lottery? Uzbekistan and the Diversity Visa Lottery What We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov VIDEO: Immigration Brief: The Diversity Visa Lottery The security risk has grown over the years as the program admits a disproportionate share of immigrants from terrorist breeding grounds and has a high level of fraud. Of the top 10 source countries for Diversity Visa immigrants in FY 2016, four were on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) list of Specially Designated Countries (SDCs): Egypt (2,855 immigrants), Iran (2,788 immigrants), Uzbekistan (2,378 immigrants). Legislation eliminating the Diversity Visa Lottery has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA). The RAISE Act (S.354) has a companion bill in the House, "Immigration in the National Interest Act" (H.R.3775), sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith. DHS-18-0694-C-000139 Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000140 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Law, Robert T Thursday, November 02, 2017 3:01 PM hr@fairus.org One last student loan form Robert Law PSLF (FAIR).pdf Hi Hemant, I hope you’re doing well. Can you please fill out Section 3, line 2 (EIN) and Section 4 to certify my eligibility for student loan forgiveness. I need this one last time from you to show my date of separation from FAIR. Password to follow. Thanks and I hope to see you and everyone soon! ________________________________ Robert Law Senior Advisor Office of Policy & Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 202-272-8409 (work) (b) (6) (cell) This email, along with any attachments, is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is sensitive or protected by applicable law. Unauthorized use or dissemination of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. 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Thanks and I hope to see you and everyone soon! ________________________________ Robert Law Senior Advisor Office of Policy & Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 202-272-8409 (work) (b) (6) (cell) This email, along with any attachments, is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is sensitive or protected by applicable law. Unauthorized use or dissemination of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete or destroy all copies. Thank you. DHS-18-0694-C-000142 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Human Resources Thursday, November 02, 2017 3:25 PM Law, Robert T RE: One last student loan form ROB.PDF Hi Rob, I am doing good. Thanks. Hope you doing wonderful too ! Attached is the signed and completed form as you requested. Have a great one !! Hemant Sharma Staff Accountant FAIR H '. 0 A,Ut0N (OR AW AICA .. 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Thanks and I hope to see you and everyone soon! ________________________________ Robert Law Senior Advisor DHS-18-0694-C-000143 Office of Policy & Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 202-272-8409 (work) (b) (6) (cell) This email, along with any attachments, is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is sensitive or protected by applicable law. Unauthorized use or dissemination of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete or destroy all copies. Thank you. DHS-18-0694-C-000144 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:25 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Reading, 11/2/17 ~ ♦ Center for Immigration Studies Lvv.-mm11gru110n. I'ro-11nm1gra111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Reading, 11/2/17 es by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. cement and administration and verification of H-1B participants ountry of birth rsity lottery d DHS FY2018 appropriations efugee applicant screening DHS-18-0694-C-000145 xecutive Office for Immigration Review efugee Admissions Program er than English spoken at home ngs on immigration and monthly travel statistics tatistics and asylum seekers rst three-quarters of 2017 rs for 2016 and migration for September 2017 ee resettlement termination rates Migration Policy Institute cial Science Research Network migration Law Professors' Blog MigrationWatch roduction of Immigrant "Illegality" in Iraq: Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at US Military Bases nizing in Canada and the United States: Casework and Campaigns in a Neoliberal Era an Jewish Immigration to Israel, 1948 1967 ecurity and Beyond : The Homeland Postponed vernance: A Global Perspective DHS-18-0694-C-000146 ation es o Immigration Enforcement and Administration OIG-18-07, October 30, 2017 /assets/2017-11/OIG-18-07-Oct17.pdf rify H-1B Visa Participants OIG-18-03, October 20, 2017 /assets/2017/OIG-18-03-Oct17.pdf Country of Birth s, October 2017 SCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/DACA/daca_ DHS-18-0694-C-000147 au of Consular Affairs mmigrate/diversity-visa/dv-2015-selected-entrants.html ces and Adjustments of Status in the Diversity Immigrant, 2005-2014 au of Consular Affairs /Statistics/AnnualReports/FY2014AnnualReport/FY14AnnualReport-TableVII.pdf er Wall Prototypes media-release/cbp-completes-construction-border-wall-prototypes DHS-18-0694-C-000148 se is complete. CBP will now test and evaluate the finished products, provided by industry, to determine which wall d o 60 days. national security and relies on a combination of border infrastructure, technology, personnel, and partnerships,” said an extremely effective part of our multi-pronged security strategy to prevent the illegal migration of people and drugs includes patrol roads, lights and surveillance technology. These border enforcement zones give our men and wome variety of characteristics such as: Service d Recent Developments 7.pdf --- DHS-18-0694-C-000149 ropriations, FY2018: Current Action pdf Office uct Financial Oversight Activities for Humanitarian Assistance but Should Strengthen Monitoring 8-58, October 31, 2017 O-18-58 0/688052.pdf Partners Have Implemented Certain Measures, but Need to Further Strengthen Applicant Screening and Ass er 26, 2017 GAO-18-156T 0/687949.pdf DHS-18-0694-C-000150 r Security ght-executive-office-immigration-review/ mmigration Review oads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-James-McHenry-EIOR-11-01-2017.pdf r Security ght-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/ e Admissions Program DHS-18-0694-C-000151 ary ration; U.S. Department of State oads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-Simon-Henshaw-State-PRM-Testimony-for-10-26-17-HJC-Hearing.pdf n Services; U.S. Department of Homeland Security oads/2017/10/USCIS-Director-Cissna-Testimony-on-Oversight-of-Refugee-Program-10-26-17.pdf partment of Health and Human Services oads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-Scott-Lloyd-HHS-ORR-Statement-HJC-Refugee-hearing-10-26-17.pdf vernment and Accountability Office oads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-Rebecca-Gambler-GAO-18-156T.pdf ho Speak a Language Other Than English at Home ar Estimates er, October 24, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000152 nsus-other_than_english.pdf y: Key results from the 2016 Census 71025/dq171025b-eng.pdf opulation reported they were or had ever been a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada. This proportion Confederation. igrants who had permanently settled in Canada from 2011 to 2016. These recent immigrants represented 3.5% of C rants were admitted under the economic category, 26.8% were admitted under the family class to join family already ead of Europe, as a source continent of recent immigrants to Canada, with a share of 13.4% in 2016. Asia (including . In 2016, the majority (61.8%) of newcomers were born in Asia. the place of residence of over half of all immigrants and recent immigrants to Canada. More immigrants are settling DHS-18-0694-C-000153 ntries, August 2017 71019/dq171019b-eng.pdf 000 trips to Canada in August, up 0.9% from July and 0.5% higher than in August 2016. This was also the fifth conse or the month. From January to August 2017, the number of overseas travellers to Canada was 7.5% higher compare %) and Asia (+2.8%) in August. Together, these two continents generally account for nearly four-fifths of overseas vi down (-1.3% from Europe and -1.2% from Asia) compared with August 2016. From January to August 2017, the nu year, while the number of visitors from Europe rose 2.7%. vel from all regions other than Europe and Asia increased over the first eight months of 2017 compared with the sam ted States) and the Caribbean increased 29.9% over this period, while trips from South America rose by 17.1%. Visa or citizens of Brazil in May 2017. o migration opulation-growth-again-mainly-due-to-migration ds grew by over 80 thousand in the first three quarters of 2017, according to the most recent population data availab on. Net migration stood at 66 thousand. In addition, births exceeded deaths by nearly 15 thousand. DHS-18-0694-C-000154 1 thousand immigrants registered with a Dutch municipality, almost equivalent to the same period last year. The num dents left the country. an in the first nine months of 2016 and, as a result, total population growth was below last year’s level as well. From ousand down on last year. There were nearly 2 thousand more deaths: 112 thousand in total. elatives in Q3 more-asylum-seekers-than-following-relatives-in-q3 ceived 4.4 thousand asylum seekers and 2.3 thousand following family members. This means that the number of firs e Q3 2016. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on figures of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation S e 5,509,984 at the end of September u_2017_09_2017-10-24_tie_001_en.html tistics for January-September 2017, a total of 38,311 children were born, which is 2,269 fewer than in the correspon ear earlier. DHS-18-0694-C-000155 Finland from abroad and 11,425 persons emigrated from Finland during January-September period. The number of the previous year. In all, 6,092 of the immigrants and 7,899 of the emigrants were Finnish citizens. n Germany at the end of 2016 amt), November 2, 2017 s/Press/pr/2017/11/PE17_387_12521.html;jsessionid=5E15EC1DAF8DF6245481361BD2FAA679.InternetLive1 illion people seeking protection were registered in Germany. They accounted for 16% of the country's foreign popula Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of people seeking protection increased by 851,000 (+113%) since the rian reasons, are staying in Germany. They include, for instance, people still going through the asylum process, peop ted subsidiary protection status and failed asylum seekers who continue to stay in Germany. 392,000 foreigners are does not allow their unambiguous identification as people seeking protection. ptember 2017 7 DHS-18-0694-C-000156 s/population/Migration/IntTravelAndMigration_MRSep17.aspx 000 in the September 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. Migrant arrivals were 131,600 and migrant departures were 60 2017 was lower than the record annual net migration of 72,400 reached in the July 2017 year," population statistics s rivals and more departures in the September 2017 year." state has shifted since 2002 7 7/11/02/how-u-s-refugee-resettlement-shifted-in-states-since-2002/ the U.S. has been fairly consistent across the country since 2002, with no state resettling a majority of them. In fisca mitted that year. California, Texas, New York, Washington, Michigan and Ohio each accounted for at least 5% of ref iest year state-level data are publicly available, California resettled 16% of the nation’s 27,110 refugees, the only sta g year, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. State Department data. e East and Africa, but this has not always been the case. DHS-18-0694-C-000157 pline and Performance Problems Signal Need for Reform ovember 2, 2017 nalysis/border-patrol-termination-rates-discipline-performance-problems-signal e High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students beyond-teaching-english-supporting-high-school-completion-immigrant-and-refugee-students anada’s Approach to Immigrant Integration ovember 1, 2017 lding-mosaic-evolution-canadas-approach-immigrant-integration Refugee Crisis in South Sudan DHS-18-0694-C-000158 ctober 24, 2017 raling-violence-and-drought-drive-refugee-crisis-south-sudan st Tank Emerging DREAMer Momentum in Congress? Sarah Pierce October 19, 2017 l-white-house-immigration-wish-list-tank-emerging-dreamer-momentum-congress uthorized Populations that Could Benefit under Different Legalization Bills Sarah Pierce, and Randy Capps differing-dreams-estimating-unauthorized-populations-could-benefit-under-different mpact of Different Legislative Scenarios for Unauthorized Youth and Michelle Mittelstadt protecting-dream-potential-impact-different-legislative-scenarios-unauthorized-youth Network on the Earnings of East European Migrants in the UK: Evidence from a Quasi--Natural Experiment DHS-18-0694-C-000159 . 55, Issue 4, pp. 716-750, 2017 abstract_id=3063623 on and its Consequences f Paris 4 Sorbonne abstract_id=3061957 nd Undocumented Immigrants abstract_id=3061538 om the 1920s U.S. Immigration Quota Acts enmark, Department of Business and Economics and Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen, Departmen abstract_id=3061716 in Germany y Institute for Development Strategies; Erik E. 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Mexican Immigrants Lowest, Chinese Highest Representation Rates ation/2017/10/who-is-represented-in-immigration-court-mexican-immigrants-lowest-chinese-highest-representation-ra ets Diversity Visa Program, Senator Schumer ation/2017/11/in-wake-or-ny-attack-trump-targets-diversity-visa-program-senator-schumer.html er Brexit 1, October 25, 2017 g-paper/421 rkers? 0, October 5, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000165 g-paper/420 oduction of Immigrant "Illegality" N/1138656313/centerforimmigra N/1138656321/centerforimmigra ate offers this and other critical insights to students who may be unfamiliar with analyses of immigration developed in d critical race studies. 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Canada: "Tough Questions We Should be Asking About Canada's Immigration Targets," Themrise Khan . Canada: "In the Era of Extreme Immigration Vetting, Canada Remains a Noble Outlier," John Ivison an We Finally Get Rid of the Visa Lottery? DHS-18-0694-C-000182 y Mark Krikorian e Corner at National Review Online, November 1, 2017 tp://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453326/abolish-visa-lottery his Morning Jolt, Jim Geraghty asks “What exactly did terrorist Sayfullo Saipov bring to the United States that we eded so badly?” The answer is, Diversity! aipov (whose first name, fittingly, is from the Arabic for “Sword of Allah”) seems to have come here from Uzbekistan rough the Diversity Visa Lottery. The visa lottery was enacted in its current form in 1990 as affirmative action for whit migrants, who couldn’t qualify under the other categories because they lacked job skills or close-enough family – i.e “diversify” the immigration flow. It has since morphed into affirmative action for African and Muslim immigrants. It mits each year 50,000 immigrants (temporarily down from 55,000 for reasons too convoluted to bother with) from untries that don’t send many immigrants to the U.S. course, the admission of one jihadi killer through this cockamamie program (several, actually) isn’t in itself enough o reason to rid of it. But there are plenty more. (I recently did a quickie video on the lottery, and CIS analysis of it, going ck decades, is here.) om a security standpoint, the program admits a disproportionate share of immigrants from terrorist breeding grounds d creates new migration networks from those places where none existed before. Looking at the 2015 green card dat he most recent available) shows the lottery accounted for less than 5 percent of total green cards issued that year. Bu e percentages of green cards from potential terror hotspots that were granted through the visa lottery are much large ountry Percent --------- ----------- AE................ 10 audi Arabia ...15 an...................18 gypt................24 DHS-18-0694-C-000183 rkey...............26 udan...............27 azakhstan.......29 yrgyzstan........31 zerbaijan.........34 ajikistan...........46 geria.............. 58 zbekistan........58 mmigrants from other terror hotspots, like Iraq and Somalia, are mostly refugees.) The problem here is twofold: reening and enclaves. e lottery increases the size of precisely those haystacks where the terrorist needle is most likely to be found. As I ted in 2005 House testimony: weeding out fraudulent lottery applications, and even processing legitimate ones, is a diversion for an agency that’s supposed to be identifying terrorists among the millions seeking to come to America. An internal audit conducted by the State Department in the 1990s characterized the visa lottery as a costly unfunded mandate that saps personnel resources. ut, as Andy McCarthy noted earlier, while screening out individual jihadis is important, “[t]he overarching threat is self eated: an immigration policy that promotes assimilation-resistant enclaves in which sharia supremacism embeds.” ong those lines it’s worth noting that Pakistan and Bangladesh used to qualify for the lottery because they sent few migrants. But precisely because of the lottery, Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigration has now grown so large that ople from those countries no longer are eligible to participate. Was it really wise policy to use the lottery to promote e growth of Pakistani enclaves in the United States? an Uzbek marries an American citizen, or a Turkmen Einstein gets a university appointment, great – we should DHS-18-0694-C-000184 elcome them warmly. But, even apart from its security vulnerabilities, the lottery is based on the absurd idea that reigners from all countries deserve an equal opportunity to move here, and those who don’t qualify under existing tegories must have a special one created just for them – affirmative action immigration, if you will, for Belarusians, zbeks, Iranians, Congolese, et al. ortunately, the RAISE Act, which the president has said would be part of his price for amnestying the DACAs, would olish this travesty. Unfortunately, it appears that the Republican leadership is willing to amnesty the DACAs in change for nothing more than some “drones on the border” fakery. eturn to Top ****** ****** ump's Right. End the Diversity Visa Lottery y Steven Camarota e Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2017 tp://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-camarota-diversity-visa-lottery-20171102-story.html . ational security problems with the lottery have long been known. At a 2003 congressional hearing, the inspector neral of the State Department, which oversees the lottery, testified that the program “contains significant risks to tional security from hostile intelligence officers, criminals and terrorists attempting to use the program for entry into t nited States as permanent residents." e concerns identified at that hearing 14 years ago remain. In 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement created t of countries that “promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.” Of the top 10 source untries for lottery winners in 2016, four were on ICE’s list: Egypt (No. 2), Iran (No. 3), Uzbekistan (No. 5) and Sudan DHS-18-0694-C-000185 o. 7). Many other countries on the ICE list also send significant numbers of lottery winners. . tp://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-camarota-diversity-visa-lottery-20171102-story.html eturn to Top ****** ****** RAC, Once Again Cutting Sign in the Wrong Direction y Dan Cadman S Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 . eeply admire their tenacity in obtaining statistics and airing them for public view and examination, but I loathe their rely concealed bias in favor of aliens and against the rule of law, which frequently enough manifests itself in shallow flawed analyses of the data they present, often skewing it in a way that is designed to make government enforceme forts look ineffectual or callous. But sometimes their efforts simply render their own analyses as facile. many ways, this is the epitome of irony. TRAC was obliged to push extremely hard against the Obama White House opensity toward obliquity and deception. Whole areas of information previously available to the public (such as proval vs. denial rates for various immigration benefits) disappeared during that administration, and many other atistics were simply withheld in an attempt to obscure just how far the federal bureaucracy had been shoved to the le order to create a new post-national environment in which immigration enforcement and control became reviled ncepts. And yet TRAC, which apparently shares the same philosophical bent as the prior White House, at least whe migration and open borders are concerned, doesn't seem to comprehend exactly how far that administration went to de and deceive. DHS-18-0694-C-000186 e latest chapter in the book of flawed analysis comes with TRAC's announcement of a new report: "Immigration Cou ings Take Nose Dive, While Court Backlog Increases". Here's what they have to say: . tps://cis.org/Cadman/TRAC-Once-Again-Cutting-Sign-Wrong-Direction eturn to Top ****** ****** he Amnesty 'Me Toos' Begin y Dan Cadman S Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 . at's the problem with amnesties. The minute one is mentioned — in this case, one for the so-called "Dreamers" who ere also happy recipients of abusive governmental largesse in the form of a made-up program with no statutory basis ACA) — it generates an immediate response of me-too-ism from anyone who has been treated "unfairly" by the migration system. Unfortunately, treated unfairly tends to be generic code for "Wait a minute, just because I'm in you untry illegally, you mean you really want to force me to leave?" ven more unfortunately, it isn't just the aliens themselves who turn up the volume to demand even more governmenta ncessions after receiving years of benefits to which they weren't entitled. It almost inevitably also includes an unholy iance of open borders and alien advocacy groups working in concert with businesses and corporate employers who sist that they need unfettered access to cheap, pliable, and plentiful alien labor to do their bidding, often under nditions that citizens and resident aliens would find objectionable. . tps://cis.org/Cadman/Amnesty-Me-Toos-Begin DHS-18-0694-C-000187 eturn to Top ****** ****** hat We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov y Dan Cadman S Immigration Blog, November 1, 2017 . rst, consider that if Saipov had been arrested in New York City, the site of the attack and a notorious sanctuary risdiction, the city itself would have released him back to the street so that he could go on to commit the attack. Of urse, you won't find Mayor DeBlasio speaking to that point in any public appearance. It sure would be nice for some everent journalist to ask him to reconcile that. econd, with regard to Saipov, I watched a BBC new anchor interview one of their BBC Uzbek Service reporters. She ade the cogent point that, while he appears to have "radicalized" in the United States, he may in fact have left zbekistan (a majority-Muslim country ruled by Muslims) due to the government's program of actively monitoring osques, preachers, and congregations because it is sharply aware that there is a strain of virulent, radical Islam that evitably results in violence. (Ironically, some Uzbeks successfully claim refugee status based on the government's pressive policies, even though there is clearly a basis for its security concerns.) She made the point that Saipov, if clined toward such radical leanings, would have had to emigrate to avoid arrest, and therefore chose a country where eedom of religion is guaranteed. It's appalling to think that one of the freedoms enshrined in our constitution would be ed against us in this way, but her observations had a cogency to them that's hard to deny. . tps://cis.org/Cadman/What-We-DONT-Know-about-Sayfullo-Saipov DHS-18-0694-C-000188 eturn to Top ****** ****** n the Use and Misuse of DACA Information y Dan Cadman S Immigration Blog, October 30, 2017 . ird, why would it be a misuse of such information if it were used to pinpoint selected DACA recipients for removal if, r instance, it became known that they had lied on their forms about past crimes or gang affiliations or the like? And ake no mistake, that is exactly what is being defined as "misuse", as is clear from a perusal of other media outlets tha ve reported on the senators' letter. When I prepare and fill out my taxes, would it be reasonable to demand that I be feguarded from investigation if I lie or commit fraud simply because I am submitting personal information? Ditto the y if and when I seek Social Security benefits. Unlikely, isn't it? So why should illegal aliens be given a pass on that? ourth, and probably most important, we have seen the effects when recipients of amnesties are protected via various nfidentiality statutes — in effect, they are shielded from the ordinary operation of enforcement in a host of areas, from eryday lawbreaking to national security investigations, because the keeper of the information is forbidden from oviding it to those who most need it. This happened after the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed. ould never happen again. s to misuse — real misuse — of the information? There are already plenty of administrative agency, civil, and crimina nalties that exist to punish officials who abuse information under color of law. Shouldn't that suffice? . tps://cis.org/Cadman/Use-and-Misuse-DACA-Information DHS-18-0694-C-000189 eturn to Top ****** ****** n Op-Ed That Can't Be Reconciled with Its Author's Legislative Efforts y Dan Cadman S Immigration Blog, October 30, 2017 ouse Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) has written an op-ed for National Review nline, "California Is Building the Wrong Wall: Its new 'sanctuary state' law protects criminals and sets up barriers tween local and federal law-enforcement agencies". his op-ed, McCaul discusses the recent signing into law by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown of California SB 54, a rrible piece of legislation that turns all of California into a sanctuary for illegal aliens; specifically, illegal alien criminals ho are arrested by police, whom federal authorities want to take custody of once state proceedings are finished. He ys, in pertinent part: . cCaul clearly understands the problem well. That's why I'm unable to reconcile his op-ed with the bill he has onsored in Congress, H.R. 3548, the "Border Security for America Act of 2017", which I have examined and reviewe ice now, both in its original and its amended forms (see here and here). ne of the shortcomings of the original bill, which has survived in the newer version, is that McCaul's measure would ovide funding for state, tribal, and local governments in a number of programs, including the Border Patrol-sponsored peration Stone Garden", yet, as I noted in my first review, "[q]uite simply, McCaul has inserted absolutely no languag here limiting recipients of Stonegarden funds to those agencies that also fully cooperate with all DHS immigration forcement entities, including through honoring of detainers. How could this bill not include such language? It's beyon DHS-18-0694-C-000190 mprehension." . tps://cis.org/Cadman/OpEd-Cant-Be-Reconciled-Its-Authors-Legislative-Efforts eturn to Top ****** ****** nother Uzbek Visa Lottery Terrorist? s time to act y Andrew R. Arthur S Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 . ut did you that he may not have been the first Uzbekistani terrorist to have entered under the visa lottery? And he ma t be the last. eports state that, just four days before Saipov's attack, Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, a 27-year-old immigrant and tive of Uzbekistan, received a 15-year sentence in federal court in Brooklyn "after pleading guilty to conspiring to ovide material support to Islamic State (IS) militants." According to Reuters: . tps://cis.org/Arthur/Another-Uzbek-Visa-Lottery-Terrorist ****** ****** DHS-18-0694-C-000191 entifying Fraud in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Agencies Can Do More y Andrew Arthur enter For Immigration Studies, November 3, 2017 connection with that effort, all three should jointly undertake a study to assess the extent of fraud in the asylum and fugee processes. Specifically, USCIS, EOIR, and DOS should review a representative sample of cases involving ens who have been granted asylum and refugee status and perform a forensic analysis of those cases to determine e factual validity of the claims therein. Such review should include in-country investigations, as well as interviews with ccessful applicants, their family members, and where possible, local officials in the countries of origin of those dividuals. . tps://cis.org/Arthur/Identifying-Fraud-US-Refugee-Admissions-Program eturn to Top ****** ****** . nother Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery y Andrew Arthur enter For Immigration Studies, November 1, 2017 ven if it turns out, contrary to press reports, that Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov did not enter the United States under e DV program, this avenue of immigration poses unjustifiable risks to the United States and must be shut down. The AISE Act, S. 354, would do just that, and Congress should consider that bill, or similar legislation, to eliminate this tional security vulnerability. DHS-18-0694-C-000192 . tps://cis.org/Arthur/Another-Terrorist-Exploits-Diversity-Visa-Lottery eturn to Top ****** ****** . emporary' Protected Status: The Biggest Misnomer in Immigration y Andrew Arthur enter For Immigration Studies, October 31, 2017 e administration indicated that it plans on limiting TPS abuses when in May USCIS extended the designation of Hait r six months, through January 22, 2017. In the Federal Register notice for that extension, the agency "encouraged PS beneficiaries] to prepare for their return to Haiti in the event Haiti's designation is not extended again, including questing updated travel documents from the Government of Haiti." The review period for that designation must begin later than November 23, 2017. Termination of the TPS designation for Haiti will signal that the Trump administration ans to be less generous and more rigorous in reviewing extensions of TPS designations than its predecessors have. xpect the debate over this issue to heat up as those extension dates near. You will likely see heart-rending stories in wspapers about the potential separation of families, and read questionable economic analyses concerning the cost t e American economy were TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to expire. Congress and the president mu t dispassionately, however, if TPS is to be truly effective and "temporary" in the future. . tps://cis.org/Arthur/Temporary-Protected-Status-Biggest-Misnomer-Immigration eturn to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000193 ****** ****** . Case Study for Immigration Court Backlogs: The BIA's Restatement Of The Obvious y Andrew Arthur enter For Immigration Studies, October 30, 2017 ven the possibility that there will be some kind of future "Dreamers" legislation coming out of Congress and headed t e president's desk, one of the non-negotiables should be the ability to use the information they submit when needed rther law enforcement inquiries, whether for immigration or any other legitimate purpose. Taking access to the ormation off the table is a serious mistake, and smacks of a double standard. No U.S. citizen is ever given a pass on ing his information against him if he violates the law. . tps://cis.org/Arthur/Case-Study-Immigration-Court-Backlogs eturn to Top ****** ****** . ying for Diversity y Jason Richwine e Corner at National Review Online, November 2, 2017 . DHS-18-0694-C-000194 efending the lottery in 2006, Senator Chuck Schumer stated that “it had a very simple purpose ... our immigration law ere based on family reunification and certain other qualifications [useful skills], so there were whole ranges of countri om which people could not get visas.” There you have it. The only purpose of the program is right there in the name — versity,” which is as empty a purpose as one can imagine. “The U.S. isn’t Noah’s Ark,” Powerline’s Paul Mirengoff ted yesterday. “We don’t need immigrants from every country.” Especially not immigrants selected at random. ne terrorist incident by itself does not justify abolishing a program, but it does bring the pointlessness of the lottery int arp relief. When a refugee commits terrorism, there is perhaps some minor consolation that our heart was in the righ ace when we brought him here. For all the problems with our refugee program — and there are many — at least it is oted in our desire to alleviate human suffering around the globe. But Sayfullo Saipov was not invited for any manitarian reason, nor was he invited to rejoin family members or to apply his specialized skills. He was invited cause his name was drawn out of a diversity hat. Cold comfort to his victims, indeed. . tp://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453362/diversity-lottery-visa-program-immigration-goals-not-accomplished eturn to Top ****** ****** . SCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers y David North S Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 . e objective of the policy memorandum seems to be to make it easier for employers with one or more subsidiaries or filiates to pay $750 rather than $1,500 for each H-1B visa, a relatively tiny gift to some of the smaller players in the assive IT industry. Since H-1B visas are usually good for three years, this reduction comes to about $250 a year, or i DHS-18-0694-C-000195 2,000-hour work year, about 12.5 cents an hour; hardly high finance, but there is very high skullduggery, as we will e. ow USCIS accomplishes this loophole enlargement — all without any additional legislation — is a wonder of ashington linguistics, and reflects well on the creativeness, if not the public-spiritedness, of some lobbyist whose me we will probably never know. e 180-Degree Turn. The plain language of the law cited above would seem to indicate that if an entity, including its bsidiaries or affiliates, has more than 25 full time employees, the entity has to pay at the $1,500 rate. The word cluding" would seem to be significant. The policy memorandum, written 19 years after the law was enacted, notes at "The terms 'affiliate' and 'subsidiary' are not defined in INA 214(c)(9)(B)." . tps://cis.org/North/USCIS-Plays-Word-Games-Ease-Costs-H1B-Employers eturn to Top ****** ****** . zbekistan and the Diversity Visa Lottery y David North S Immigration Blog, November 1, 2017 . hat I found interesting is that a large majority of the immigrants from that former USSR republic, came to the United ates on diversity visas. 2015, for example, there were 2,524 lottery visas or adjustment of status beneficiaries reported for incoming DHS-18-0694-C-000196 rmanent resident aliens coming from Uzbekistan, according to Department of State records, while Homeland Securi atistics on all new green cards issued that year showed 3,977 for people from that nation. other words more than two-thirds of the incoming immigrants from that nation came through the diversity route, an usually high percentage. Worldwide, only about 5 percent of incoming immigrants use that visa. . tps://cis.org/North/Uzbekistan-and-Diversity-Visa-Lottery eturn to Top ****** ****** . p-Ed Considers Guatemalan Emigration: "Is It Worth It?" y Kausha Luna S Immigration Blog, October 31, 2017 . os: emittances. The author argues migration is a "robust" business for Guatemala. Remittances sent to Guatemala from road comprise a significant portion of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Moreover, this source of income s kept prices from skyrocketing, as has been the case in other countries. Additionally, remittances appear to benefit grants' families, the country, and banks. ons: amily. Another cost of emigration presented by the author is that of family disintegration. The obvious separation DHS-18-0694-C-000197 curs when a family member (typically a male) leaves for the United States. However, the author adds that the sintegration continues for those migrants who return to find that their children have grown up, their spouses have tered other relationships, and that parents and grandparents have died. . tps://cis.org/Luna/OpEd-Considers-Guatemalan-Emigration-It-Worth-It eturn to Top ****** ****** . uatemala Holds Job Fair: "More Employment, Less Migration" y Kausha Luna S Immigration Blog, October 30, 2017 . st week, Guatemala's Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare hosted a national job fair. The tagline for this event was More Employment, Less Migration". Recognizing the lack of economic opportunities as the primary factor for migration, the Guatemalan government worked with about 70 companies in the private sector to market approximatel 000 job opportunities. . line with the theme of the event, "more employment, less migration", U.S. Ambassador Arreaga spoke on the ucational and economic conditions of Guatemalan youth. Per the ambassador, 1.6 million Guatemalan youth do not tend school. The unemployment rate of youth ages 15-24 is five times higher than the rest of the population that is onomically active. As such, Arreaga made the following statement, "My government is committed to continue workin that young Guatemalans have the opportunity to build a better future and have no reason to seek opportunities tside their country." . DHS-18-0694-C-000198 tps://cis.org/Luna/Guatemala-Holds-Job-Fair-More-Employment-Less-Migration eturn to Top ****** ****** . 1 Petitions Grew in Past Two Years y Preston Huennekens enter For Immigration Studies, October 31, 2017 e visa reports tally the total number of individuals in a given year who are issued a visa in any of the L categories. T ansferring employees receive L-1 visas and their dependents receive L-2 visas. Visas are different than petitions, hich the recent data release reported on. Petition applications are filed with USCIS by the company that wishes to ansfer overseas employees to offices in the United States. Visas are only given following a petition's certification by SCIS. The petition numbers reflect only new applications for transfers, which explains why the petition numbers in a ven year are less than the total number of L visas actually circulating. . tps://cis.org/Huennekens/L1-Petitions-Grew-Past-Two-Years eturn to Top ****** ****** . DHS-18-0694-C-000199 Bad Deal For the U.S. enerous plea bargain for serious human trafficker bodes poorly for national security. y Michael Cutler ontPageMag.com, October 30, 2017 . ea bargains are compromises but our national security should never be compromised. Although I am reluctant to cond-guess the prosecutors, today I am compelled to disagree with the the plea bargain that will set Khan free in jus months. ccording to the ICE press release, a plea bargain agreement was reached between federal prosecutors and Khan in hich he agreed to plead guilty to a single count of alien smuggling in exchange for a 31-month prison sentence. In ality, he smuggled dozens of illegal aliens into the United States. han’s crimes endangered the lives of the aliens he smuggled, but, first and foremost, his crimes created a significant reat to U.S. national security and public safety. The illegal aliens he smuggled in were citizens of countries that are sociated with terrorism, specifically, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. According to evidence and intelligence thered by a group of U.S. law enforcement agencies including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a division of migration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Joint Terrorism Task Force; FBI-Miami; and the U.S. Department of ate's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), at least one of the smuggled aliens had a direct nexus to terrorism. That dividual was a citizen of Afghanistan who authorities said was involved in a plot to conduct an attack in the U.S. or anada and had family ties to members of the Taliban. . tp://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268267/bad-deal-us-michael-cutler eturn to Top ****** ****** DHS-18-0694-C-000200 . lahu Akbar-itis merica’s deadly and debilitating disease y Michelle Malkin ational Review Online, November 1, 2017 . om the Muslim monsters who decapitated American hostage Nick Berg, to the Fort Dix, N.J., attack plotters, to nvicted al-Qaeda scientist Aafia Siddiqui, to Fort Hood assassin Nidal Malik Hasan, to Times Square bomber Faisal hahzad, to the machete-wielding murderers who beheaded a London soldier on a busy street, to the truck and abbing jihadists in Dijon and Nantes, to the Charlie Hebdo–targeting jihadists in Paris, to the ISIS gunmen at Batacla double-stabber Wasil Rafat Farooqui in Roanoke, Va., the message of “Allahu Akbar” is unmistakable: l all infidels. ut to those who pretend that “Islamophobia” and the imagined “backlash” against Muslims are greater threats than th ackers and head-choppers, “Allahu Akbar” is Arabic for “The death and destruction committed in the name of Islam ve nothing to do with Islam.” . tp://www.nationalreview.com/article/453308/nyc-attacker-said-allahu-akbar-stop-whitewashing-it eturn to Top ****** ****** . merica: Give us Your ... Huddled Islamists Yearning for Jihad? DHS-18-0694-C-000201 y Daniel Horowitz onservative Review, November 2, 2017 . cidentally, the New York Times published an article yesterday chronicling the history of the Uzbek government acking down on non-government sanctioned mosques and the growth of some of the most virulent strains of Islamic premacism fomenting in Central Asia. As they observe, “Proselytizing by Saudi-financed groups advocated a rticularly austere form of Islam,” and an outsized number of Uzbeks have joined ISIS. The Atlantic ran a similar story ting how the Soviet-style authoritarianism in Uzbekistan is pushing its Islamists “underground and, ultimately, abroad hile the media is trying to bash the Uzbek government and insinuate that we shouldn’t clamp down on radical osques here, because, in their view, it radicalizes the Islamists even more, they are stumbling across an important th: Irrespective of whether the Uzbek government’s actions caused the radicalism or if it was bound to happen yway, it is clear that some of the most extreme jihadists are now fleeing Muslim countries, ironically, because of thes ackdowns. They are coming to the West as refugees or quasi-refugees, even though they are antithetical to the ototype of the persecuted minority we want to admit through the refugee program. What is our government doing to otect against this rising tide? We have brought in roughly 60,000 immigrants from Uzbekistan since 9/11 and ousands more from other former Soviet countries dominated by this same dynamic of a Muslim population with a cular authoritarian government. How do we know we are not bringing in their “persecuted” jihadists? . tps://www.conservativereview.com/articles/america-give-us-your-huddled-islamists-yearning-for-jihad eturn to Top ****** ****** . hat Needed to Be Said after New York DHS-18-0694-C-000202 oth parties wrongly seek to exploit tragedies for political ends. But a discussion about what is not being done to fight rror is necessary. y Jonathan S. Tobin ational Review Online, November 2, 2017 . e “extreme vetting” that Trump has proposed, though it is often laughed off by Democrats as hyperbole, would be eful. Assessing potential immigrants and refugees not on the basis of their religion but on their support for radical- amist groups that seek to replace democracies with theocratic and totalitarian regimes is necessary. Those doing the tting should move into the 21st century and spend more time analyzing social-media accounts and other public cords. An effort to institutionalize such practices is an appropriate response to terror. But since the New York killer as reportedly radicalized after coming to this country, that tougher approach to immigration is irrelevant to this specifi se. et the Manhattan incident ought to provoke a debate about one policy change that could have a real impact on megrown terrorism. During the term of de Blasio’s predecessor, the NYPD pursued a strategy of surveilling mosque d other venues that were gathering places for radicals and those they sought to influence. But the American Civil berties Union and politicians like de Blasio damned the program as “spying” whose goal was to foster discrimination ainst Muslims and to chill free speech. Despite the cogent protests of former police commissioner Ray Kelly, the YPD abandoned the program. While the police have continued to do some surveillance, for the most part the effort to mbat homegrown terror has been scaled back, making it easier for radicalized immigrants such as the New York kill evade detection until they strike. It should be resumed. . tp://www.nationalreview.com/article/453347/new-york-attack-trump-hypocrite-so-are-liberals eturn to Top ****** ****** DHS-18-0694-C-000203 . ter the West Side Highway Jihad: What Does ‘Extreme Vetting’ Mean? ur immigration system needs to take Islam into account, to distinguish pro-American Muslims from sharia premacists. y Andrew C. McCarthy ational Review Online, November 1, 2017 . wrote about the Diversity Visa Program in The Grand Jihad, my book about the sharia supremacist strategy for iltrating and “destroying the West” (to quote the Muslim Brotherhood). As detailed there: Since the Bush 41 administration, the State Department has also been running a “Diversity Visa” program, the very purpose of which is to promote immigration from countries whose citizens resist coming to the United States — i.e., to encourage our cultural disintegration. It is a hare-brained scheme, concocted by hard-Left Senator Ted Kennedy, because the Irish (yes, the Irish!) were purportedly underrepresented in our gorgeous mosaic. Mark Krikorian, the director of the Center for Immigration Studies, describes the consequences: Fully one-third of the annual diversity-visa lottery winners now come from Islamic countries, which means that the program has become a disproportionately important immigration vehicle for Muslims. has been nearly a decade since I wrote that passage. In the interim, it has become only clearer that the jihadists are ly the tip of the spear. We are dealing with an ideological enemy whose aim — they are quite explicit about this — is supplant Western culture and law with sharia’s repressive societal system and legal code. This is the objective of all adism. These violent attacks cannot happen, at least not with regularity, unless the militants have a support system: eological enclaves that foster incitement, recruitment, training, fund-raising, and moral support. . tp://www.nationalreview.com/article/453313/diversity-visa-lottery-terrorism-vetting-sharia-supremacy DHS-18-0694-C-000204 eturn to Top ****** ****** . eligious Extremism by Any Other Name e Left seems blind to the link between ideology and violence. y Mona Charen ational Review Online, November 3, 2017 . e Left fears that any terror attack will be exploited to stoke animosity toward Muslims and immigrants. President ump obliges by vowing to end the diversity lottery and fulminating about the death penalty (thus making it more ficult for prosecutors to secure capital punishment, but oh well). Trump embodies the caricature of the ignorant bigot s a stark contrast to the prudent response of President George W. Bush to 9/11. Bush was resolute against our emies yet determined not to scapegoat our friends. . tp://www.nationalreview.com/article/453380/new-york-terror-attack-islamism-islam eturn to Top ****** ****** . olitical Correctness Aided Radical Islamic Bike-Path Attack sconnected dots enabled Saipov’s terrorist mayhem. DHS-18-0694-C-000205 y Deroy Murdock ational Review Online, November 3, 2017 . e terrorist came into our country through what is called ‘The Diversity Visa Lottery Program,’ a Chuck Schumer auty,” President Donald J. Trump explained via Twitter. Referring to Schumer’s 1990 legislation, signed by bigvernment Republican president G. H. W. Bush, Trump said at the White House, “Diversity lottery. Sounds nice. It’s t nice. It’s not good.” merica should not limit immigrants to those from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. But a relentless quest for “diversity es not justify a passport Powerball program that, in 2016, granted visas to people from such terrorist hotbeds as Iran 788 immigrants), Libya (127), Somalia (104), Sudan (1,833), Syria (164), and Yemen (397). Don’t forget: The State epartment officially recognizes Iran, Sudan, and Syria as “State Sponsors of Terrorism.” Also, according to these Sta epartment data, 2,378 Uzbeks came to America last year as “diversity immigrants.” . tp://www.nationalreview.com/article/453391/saipov-radical-islam-cause-terrorism eturn to Top ****** ****** . zbek NYC Terror Suspect Entered U.S. Under Diversity Visa Program y Paul Mirengoff owerline, October 31, 2017 . ccording to Newsweek, an Uzbek citizen was arrested in Sweden in April when he ran a truck into a crowd in ockholm and killed four people. He had expressed sympathy for the ISIS. Two Uzbeks and a Kazakh were arrested DHS-18-0694-C-000206 ooklyn in 2015 and charged with conspiring to support ISIS. ollowing today’s attack, Newsweek ran an article called “Why young men from [Uzbekistan] keep threatening the U.S d Europe.” An expert on Central Asia addressed the question — one that doesn’t seem terribly mysterious. ankly, I don’t care why. We should not have a program that brings extra Uzbeks to the U.S. in the name of “diversity” for any other purpose. . tp://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/10/uzbek-nyc-terror-suspect-entered-u-s-under-diversity-visa-program.ph eturn to Top ****** ****** . he Left Has Blood on Its Hand in Manhattan y Daniel Greenfield ontPageMag.com, November 1, 2017 hile law enforcement fights a desperate battle to stop the next Saipov, the men and women tracking the terrorists ow that if they get their man, the media will make them the villains. Just ask the good people who brought down hmed Ferhani, James Cromitie, Shahawar Matin Siraj and so many others. ane societies celebrate those who risk their lives to keep them safe. The leftist culture machine does everything it can destroy them and to aid the Islamic butchers who run over pedestrians for Allah. . tp://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268286/left-has-blood-its-hands-manhattan-daniel-greenfield DHS-18-0694-C-000207 eturn to Top ****** ****** . ew York Terror Suspect on Diversity Lottery Visa y Mark Angelides vestmentWatchBlog.com, November 1, 2017 ntil this morning, many people in the US may have been unaware of the Diversity Lottery that is carried out every yea d which brings in up to 50,000 extra people from overseas who have no particular skill set other than the fact that th e not Americans. But now everyone knows, and the left are backtracking. ven the very idea that the US requires more “diversity” is insulting. It suggests that there is not enough difference in th ne pool and as such needs to be “enriched” by outside help. It is worth noting that most of the world’s “non-white ajority” nations have this system or feel the need to make their countries “les brown” or “less black.” . tp://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268286/left-has-blood-its-hands-manhattan-daniel-greenfield eturn to Top ****** ****** . DHS-18-0694-C-000208 mmigration in the National Interest y Sen. Tom Cotton primis (Hillsdale College), October 2017 . erhaps most notably, the Founders explain towards the end of the Declaration that they had appealed not only to Kin eorge for redress, but also to their fellow British citizens, yet those fellow citizens had been “deaf to the voice of justic d of consanguinity.” Consanguinity!—blood ties! That’s pretty much the opposite of being a citizen of the world. o while the Declaration is of course a universal document, it’s also a particular document about one nation and one ople. Its signers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to each other, in English, right here in merica—not in Esperanto to mankind in the abstract. e Constitution affirms this concept of American citizenship. It includes only one reference to immigration, where it mpowers Congress to establish a “uniform Rule of Naturalization.” It’s worth pondering a couple points here. . tps://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/immigration-national-interest/ ****** ****** . reaming of Amnesty: Legalization Will Spur More Illegal Immigration y David Inserra e Heritage Foundation, October 30, 2017 . undamental Problems ny legislation that provides lawful status to an alien who is unlawfully present in the U.S.—that is, amnesty—raises DHS-18-0694-C-000209 ree fundamental questions. Does such legislation: ncourage more illegal immigration, or discourage it? uarantee long-term commitment to a working immigration system or kick the can down the road? phold the rule of law or weaken it? . mnesty as an Excuse. Beyond encouraging more illegal immigration and thus further weakening the immigration stem, amnesty legislation is generally an excuse to delay other immigration reforms or improve enforcement. For ample, if the SUCCEED Act or similar bills were to pass, they would certainly come with promises of “future” border curity, increased enforcement, and needed reforms to the legal immigration system. uch promises of future action, like Senator Simpson’s broken promises in 1986, cannot bind future Congresses or dministrations. During the IRCA debate, its promoters promised that IRCA would improve border security and that ne forcement measures would make it so difficult for an illegal immigrant to live and work in the U.S. as to make future egal immigration unthinkable. Instead, all the U.S. got was even more illegal immigration and an overwhelmed system y making amnesty the first and central part of legislation, Congress is abdicating its pre-eminent duty to make sure th S. has a well-enforced immigration system that is beneficial to the U.S. In essence, Congress never solves the root uses of illegal immigration, instead hoping that another amnesty will work where past ones have not only failed, but ade the problem even worse. . tp://www.heritage.org/immigration/report/dreaming-amnesty-legalization-will-spur-more-illegal-immigration eturn to Top ****** DHS-18-0694-C-000210 ****** . alifornia Is Building the Wrong Wall new 'sanctuary state' law protects criminals and sets up barriers between local and federal law-enforcement encies. y Rep. Michael McCaul ational Review Online, October 26, 2017 . elping individual criminals evade federal law enforcement is not the only harm imposed by California’s reckless anctuary” legislation. Our national counterterrorism efforts could also be undermined by the law’s reporting and sclosure requirements, as well as other restrictions and limitations, between federal agencies and their state and loca unterparts. . tp://www.nationalreview.com/article/453118/california-sanctuary-state-law-restricts-local-federal-law-enforcementrtnership eturn to Top ****** ****** . ter NYC Terrorist Attack, Let's Get a Small Immigration Deal y Timothy P. Carney ashington Examiner, November 3, 2017 . omprehensive immigration reform" is a constant mantra in Washington, and has been for a decade. It's politically DHS-18-0694-C-000211 xic, though, because it always includes something like amnesty for illegal immigrants. o here's a modest proposal: Let's do modest, targeted immigration reform. bolish the diversity lottery and replace it with a system for merit-based immigration. There will be plenty to debate her ecifically, how to determine merit, and where to set the numbers. A good compromise is to keep the numbers eady—a one-for-one swap between diversity visas and merit-based visas. on't load it up with walls, border enforcement, amnesty, or anything else. Just a small deal. Call it the Flake-Trump bi ade diversity visas for merit-based visas. . tp://www.washingtonexaminer.com/after-nyc-terrorist-attack-lets-get-a-small-immigration-deal/article/2639536 eturn to Top ****** ****** . on't Get Fooled Again: Trump and Congress Can Learn from Reagan and Reform our Immigration System y John Heubusch oxNews.com, November 3, 2017 . hile it’s possible that President Reagan might still support a compromise today that includes a path to lawful status fo migrants here illegally, it’s a certainty that he would withhold that opportunity until Congress actually acts to amatically reduce or eliminate the flow of illegal immigration into the U.S. “Reaganesque” immigration reform package for today’s world would blend a willingness to compromise with an DHS-18-0694-C-000212 plication of the lessons learned from 1986. It would prioritize border security before granting amnesty or a path to izenship. onald Reagan was a fan of big, bipartisan, blue-ribbon commissions formed to tackle particularly tough issues outsid e realm of congressional compromise. Fox example, a signature piece of legislation signed by President Reagan tha ved Social Security in 1983 was the direct result of the recommendations of his National Commission on Social ecurity Reform. . tp://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/11/03/dont-get-fooled-again-trump-and-congress-can-learn-from-reagan-and- form-our-immigration-system.html eturn to Top ****** ****** . Simple Way for Trump to Slow the Tide of Illegal Immigrants y Brian C. Joondeph merican Thinker, November 2, 2017 . mply settle refugees and illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities. More specifically into the progressive, virtue-signaling ighborhoods that liberal judges and politicians call home. e U.S. District Court judge blocking Trump’s first travel ban earlier this year is from Seattle. How about settling a few sloads of refugees in Bellevue, Mercer Island or whatever neighborhood the judge lives in? I’m sure he would be rfectly comfortable with Syrian or Somalian “youth” or unvetted migrants from Central America roaming the same reets where his wife goes for her morning walk, or his kids or grandkids walk to school. DHS-18-0694-C-000213 . tp://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/a_simple_way_for_trump_to_slow_the_tide_of_illegal_immigrants.ht eturn to Top ****** ****** . YC Victims Lost Schumer's Diversity Visa Lottery y Daniel John Sobiesk merican Thinker, November 2, 2017 . at President George H.W. Bush signed the package including Schumer’s program into law is being used by liberals read the blame. It still remains Schumer’s program. President George W. Bush is famous for saying compassion esn’t stop at the border, but neither does common sense. We need more security, not more diversity. ome say we shouldn’t bar people based on their country of origin or even their religion. Yet there are not many wedish Baptists driving trucks into pedestrian crowds. And what kind of immigration system uses a lottery to admit migrants. That’s playing Russian roulette with the lives of American citizens. chumer famously shed tears when he denounced President Trump’s travel ban, saying it would makes us “less safe. . tp://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/nyc_victims_lost_schumers_diversity_visa_lottery.html eturn to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000214 ****** ****** . s Time to Confirm Permanent Leadership for Customs and Border Patrol y Nelson Balido e Hill, November 1, 2017 . eing stuck as an “acting” chief exudes an air of impermanence that can filter through to decision-making. It’s hard to unch long-term policy initiatives when you and your staff are unsure of how long you will be around to see them rough. There are some crucial debates and decisions coming up that will need involvement from McAleenan and ovost as leaders with full authority rather than as placeholders. Musical chairs isn't the game to play when billions of xpayer dollars and our national security are at stake. e United States, Canada and Mexico will soon be getting to the sharp end of negotiations over NAFTA. Although the BP chief is not directly involved in the talks, he would be on the front lines of responding to the possible collapse of th -year old deal with Canada and Mexico or any major changes that result from dissatisfaction with the accord. The BP is the second-largest U.S. revenue collector, facilitating $4 trillion in trade in addition to its missions to promote rder security and counter-terrorism. rm and consistent CBP leadership will also be needed to help shape Trump’s pledge to build a border wall into a mo alistic plan that uses high-tech solutions rather than wasteful spending on a physical barrier. . tp://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/357991-its-time-to-confirm-permanent-leadership-for-customs-and-border-patrol eturn to Top ****** DHS-18-0694-C-000215 ****** . OL: Flailing Virginia Democrat Flip-Flops on Sanctuary Cities y Guy Benson ownhall.com, November 3, 2017 . s true: On a bill to prevent sanctuary cities in Virginia, the state senate tied 20-20, and Lt. Governor Northam ervened to vote it down. A Republican later switched his vote, allowing the measure to pass, only to be vetoed by ntonite and strong Northam supporter, Gov. Terry McAuliffe. McAuliffe unilaterally restored voting rights to convicted ons, and teamed up with Northam to beat back a measure barring the establishment of sanctuary cities for illegal migrants -- yet Democrats act shocked and outraged that Republicans have pounded away at a 'soft on crime' ection narrative. In any case, Northam is suddenly singing a different tune on the latter issue: Northam, Virginia’s sitting lieutenant governor, has insisted he opposes sanctuary cities while also accusing Gillespie of fabricating the issue for political advantage...“If that bill comes to by desk ... I sure will. I’ve always been opposed to sanctuary cities. He knows that,” Northam said of Gillespie... e's "always been opposed" to sanctuary cities, you see -- unless you count that time he broke a Virginia Senate tie to feat a bill that...banned sanctuary cities. Got it. . tps://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/11/03/lol-flailing-virginia-democrat-flipflops-on-sanctuary-cities-n240405 eturn to Top ****** ****** DHS-18-0694-C-000216 . alph Northam: I Completely Support that Sanctuary City Ban that I Voted Against! y Jim Geraghty e Corner at National Review Online, November 2, 2017 . Northam is so willing to sign this legislation, why did he vote against it? His claim at the time was that it was necessary, because no Virginia locality had a law like that. But why would you oppose preventing a bad idea from coming law? By any chance did it have anything to do with the fact that he was fighting in a Democratic primary, and as attempting to court the Left, including endorsing the state providing driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants? . tp://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453354/ralph-northam-i-completely-support-sanctuary-city-ban-i-voted-against eturn to Top ****** ****** . Memory of Katie Steinle, it's Time to Finally Shut Down 'Sanctuary Cities' y Dave Ray e Hill, November 2, 2017 . ate's Law,” named in memory of Kate Steinle, would increase current maximum sentences for illegal reentry into the nited States. The No Sanctuary for Criminals Act clarifies ICE detainer authority to hold criminal aliens for up to 48 urs so they can be handed over to ICE. At the same time, it holds state and local governments responsible for so- lled sanctuary policies that protect deportable criminal aliens from being removed from the country. Additionally, the l also protects jurisdictions that comply with detainers from being sued, while allowing victims of crime to sue DHS-18-0694-C-000217 risdictions that refuse to comply and subsequently release criminal aliens onto the streets. e sanctuary issue might be popular with the open border pols in California, but public sentiment is clearly on the side immigration enforcement. According to a recent Zogby poll of 11 key swing states, three out of four registered voters lieve that police and sheriffs must comply with detainer requests by ICE, with Hispanic voters showing considerably ronger support. By equal margins, voters believe sanctuary jurisdictions must be held accountable for crimes mmitted by people who were released into the community because of those policies. . tp://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/358432-in-memory-of-katie-steinle-its-time-to-finally-shut-down-sanctuary- ies#.WfyVGknh9O9.twitter eturn to Top ****** ****** . emocrats’ Addiction To The Race Card Is Suicidal y Ed Rogers ew York Post, November 2, 2017 . e Democratic Party’s support for identity politics extends well beyond the walls of the DNC. Tuesday’s terrorist attac New York was allegedly committed by a Muslim immigrant who came to the United States on a so-called “diversity sa.” nd, it figures, the bill that helped create the program was introduced by none other than Senate Minority Leader harles Schumer (D-NY), who stood on the Senate floor in 2006 saying: “As a member of the House, I helped create s program, which my colleague, Sen. Kennedy, created in the Senate in 1990 … So this is an excellent program. DHS-18-0694-C-000218 obody has said it has done a bad job.” ell, here we are. Oh, and by the way, remember that when the diversity visa was created, Democrats controlled both ambers of Congress. That should give pause to anyone who thinks Democrats should return to power. . tp://nypost.com/2017/11/02/democrats-suicidal-addiction-to-the-race-card/ eturn to Top ****** ****** . had on the Bike Path y Mark Steyn eynonline.com, October 28, 2017 hy? Why does every public place have to get uglified up just because Geraldo doesn't want to address the insanity o estern immigration policies that day by day advance the interests of an ideology explicitly hostile to our civilization? stead Geraldo wants to tighten up vehicle rental. Why? Why should you have to lose an extra 15 minutes at an ready sclerotic check-in counter because Hertz and Avis and UHaul have to run your name through the No-Rent list? hy should open, free societies become closed, monitored, ugly, cramped and cowering? nd Bollardization doesn't even solve the problem, does it? Last week I was tootling through Williston, Vermont, which s just reconfigured its highway system to run green-painted bike paths down the center of the streets. And the thoug curred to me that, once you've bollarded off every sidewalk, what's to stop jihadists mowing down cyclists? After all, e eco-crowd are installing them in the middle of the roadway, they're kind of hard to bollard off. And then a second ought occurred: As inviting a target as bike paths are in enviro-poseur communities, they're even more inviting in DHS-18-0694-C-000219 nuine bicycling cultures such as the Netherlands or Scandinavia. . tps://www.steynonline.com/8229/jihad-on-the-bike-path eturn to Top ****** ****** . egal Alien Voting ate Department investigation provides insight on Democrats’ imported electorate. y Lloyd Billingsley ontPageMag.com, October 31, 2017 . s Fusion GPS confirms, the Russian interference tilted to Hillary’s side. As that story plays out, an investigation by the S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service has turned up evidence about how illegals do in fact vote. ased on that investigation, a federal grand jury in Sacramento recently returned a nine-count indictment against ustavo Araujo Lerma, 62, and his wife Maria Eva Velez, 64. Araujo is charged with aggravated identity theft, passpor aud, conspiracy to commit unlawful procurement of naturalization and citizenship, and five counts of voting by an alie s the court has documented, Araujo applied for U.S. passports under the assumed identity of Hiram Enrique Velez, a ceased U.S. citizen “whose identity Araujo fraudulently used for over 25 years.” During that time, the Mexican nation tained legal permanent resident status and ultimately U.S. citizenship for Velez, his wife. The couple had previously arried in Mexico but did so again in Los Angeles in 1992 under the fake identity. This allowed Velez illegally to obtain atus as the purported wife of a U.S. citizen. DHS-18-0694-C-000220 e court is also charging that Araujo “committed illegal alien voting” by using the identity of Hiram Velez in numerous deral, state and local elections. So contrary to Feinstein and Padilla, there is evidence of voter fraud, and it’s easy to ll off. ke the assassin in The Day of the Jackal, a person simply digs up records of someone who passed away, then steals e identity of the deceased. Frederick Forsythe’s novel was published in 1971 but nobody in America wised up to the ck. That’s how Gustavo Araujo got away with it for 25 years, brought in other illegals, and illegally voted in federal, ate and local elections. . tp://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268265/illegal-alien-voting-lloyd-billingsley eturn to Top ****** ****** . eason Lobbyist Ed Gillespie Feels Heat, Sees Light, May Surprise in VA Governor Race y A.W. Morgan Dare.com, October 29, 2017 . llespie’s recent tack: Tie MS13, the murderous Salvadoran gang, around Northam’s neck. His recent attack ad drew e predictable Democrat response: Virginia Republican’s ad ties opponent to MS-13. Democrats compare it to ‘Willie orton’ the headline in The Washington Post ran. [By Laura Vozzella and Fenit Nirappil September 22, 2017] The 198 orton attack ad , highlighting Horton’s rape of a Maryland woman after Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis’ rlough program loosed the feral savage upon the public, helped Bush 41 defeat the diminutive Greek Democratic esidential nominee. DHS-18-0694-C-000221 emocrats and their Main Stream Media allies pointed and spluttered, using the usual scare quotes—as if observing at Northam has his own Willie Horton is a bad thing. s if that ad weren’t enough, Gillespie also accused Northam, who says he twice voted for George W. Bush, of favorin anctuary Cities for illegals, then attacked him for backing down to the Leftists who want to erase the Old Dominion’s story by pushing over statues honoring storied Confederate heroes, such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. . tp://www.vdare.com/articles/treason-lobbyist-ed-gillespie-feels-heat-sees-light-may-surprise-in-va-governor-race eturn to Top ****** ****** . edia Priest Fr. James Martin Wants “Dialogue” with Homosexuals – But Not With Immigration Patriots y Clayton Bishop Dare.com, October 27, 2017 the 1950s, American Catholics had Bishop Fulton Sheen to teach and inspire them on television. In the Current Yea merican Catholics have Father James Martin to confuse and frustrate them on social media. And while Fr. Martin is parently indifferent to core doctrines of the Catholic faith, he is fanatical about denouncing whites and immigration triots–to the detriment of the Church’s future. And America’s. . ut while Fr. Martin calls for respectful dialogue based on “inclusion” and “tolerance” with people whose personal estyles are in open conflict with Church teaching, he demonizes immigration patriots using rhetoric indistinguishable om that of the far Left [On immigration, Fr. James Martin Wants to Shame Catholics with Bad Arguments, by John mirak, The Stream, January 28, 2017]. DHS-18-0694-C-000222 . Martin sneers: Xenophobia, the fear of the stranger, should be anathema to Catholics. Especially to American Catholics. We are a nation of immigrants. And we ourselves were tarred with the same foul brush of xenophobia and nativism. We should not perpetuate this hatred. [Reconciliation and Dissent in the Age of Trump, By James Martin, America Magazine, November 12, 2016] ut no one should arrogantly claim Catholics can only have one position on immigration. Catholics can have differing inions, because immigration policy is a matter of prudential judgment, not faith. [A reader asks about prudential dgments, by Mark Shea, National Catholic Register, July 14, 2013] . tp://www.vdare.com/articles/media-priest-fr-james-martin-wants-dialogue-with-homosexual-but-not-with-immigrationtriots eturn to Top ****** ****** . AISE Act, Proposed by Congress, Will Reform Our Immigration System y Jim Kallinger e Tallahassee Democrat, November 2, 2017 . e Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act, put forth by Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David erdue of Georgia includes much-needed reforms to our current immigration policy. These will result in higher wages f DHS-18-0694-C-000223 merican workers who haven’t seen a rise in real wages in 30 years, and increased American competitiveness in the obal economy. It includes four main elements. rst, it would implement a skills-based points system, like the ones used in Australia and Canada, to determine which migrants have the best chance of success in the U.S. Points are awarded for education, age, language ability and trepreneurial initiative. e second element is to eliminate the outdated diversity visa lottery currently in use. The lottery system is arbitrary, agued with fraud, and has never actually promoted diversity. It needs to go. ext, the RAISE Act would end chain migration by prioritizing immediate family households. It keeps immigration eferences for spouses and minor children of U.S. residents, but eliminates preferences for extended family. It does, wever, include a provision for U.S. citizens who need to bring their elderly parents to the U.S. to take care of them. nally, it puts a responsible limit on permanent residency for refugees. This is a particularly sensitive issue; nobody ants to turn away families who have suffered and been displaced from their homes by war, famine or hostile vernments. . tp://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2017/11/02/opinion-raise-act-proposed-congress-reform-our-immigration- stem/812055001/ eturn to Top ****** ****** . he Diversity Visa Program Makes No Sense DHS-18-0694-C-000224 e immigration lottery epitomizes how far U.S. policies have drifted from any purpose. y David Frum e Atlantic, November 2, 2017 . ood and bad qualities are randomly distributed in the human population, and randomly is how the diversity lottery stributes its rewards. So it should not be very surprising that one member of the class of ’09 proved to be a mass- urdering terrorist. The lottery imposes no requirements of skill, not even knowledge of English. Convicted criminals a cluded, as are persons affiliated with known terrorist groups. There is a basic health requirement. Beyond that, the stem is—as it says right in the title—a lottery, open to anybody with a working Internet connection and $30 for the try fee. ou might wonder: Why do we do this? Why would the United States forswear the right to choose the people it admits assess them for what they can contribute to the welfare of the community to which they seek entry? . is bias strengthened after the Simpson-Mazzoli Act of 1986. That law conferred legal status on some 3 million authorized immigrants, almost all of them Mexican. The back-home kinfolk of the 3 million who received amnesty ickly advanced to the front of the immigration queue. mong the groups most irritated by these changes were Irish Americans. Ireland in the mid-1980s remained a poor an pressed country. Many Irish wished to emigrate to the United States, but found the entrance blocked. Their friends in ongress—then Senator Edward Kennedy, then Representative Chuck Schumer—went to work to create a special Iris eference. The diversity lottery was their solution. . ere may be some cosmic justice in an affirmative-action program for white people converting itself into a golden tick r the world’s poorest continent. But what American purpose is served? After President Trump’s outburst on Twitter ainst the program, many people of goodwill scurried to develop an answer to that question. But as so often with U.S migration policy, these answers are rationalizations after the fact, not arguments before the fact. . tps://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-diversity-lottery-immigration/544850/ DHS-18-0694-C-000225 eturn to Top ****** ****** . mmigration and Terror e Baltimore Sun, November 1, 2017 more honest president would recognize that fighting terrorism requires a much broader, more thoughtful approach an at Americans must understand that not all violence can be prevented. The recent spate of vehicle-related attacks fro erlin to Barcelona should demonstrate that it doesn’t take any more than a grievance and the keys to a car or truck to ake headlines around the world. Cities can hire more police, the FBI can infiltrate extremist groups, physical barriers n be installed or other preventive measures taken, but it’s not going to spare a nation from the reality of “lone wolf” tackers who are not controlled by al-Qaida or ISIS but operate more like a disorganized fan base. . tp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-new-york-terrorism-20171101-story.html eturn to Top ****** ****** . ump Wants to Crack Down on Immigration, But His Hands Are Tied e president was fuming about 'extreme vetting' this week, but experts say there's little he can do. DHS-18-0694-C-000226 y Mark Hay ce.com, November 3, 2017 . ump's rhetoric has succeeded in bringing his anti-immigration agenda back into the spotlight. A number of nservatives have gotten on board with his calls for a rapid crackdown on immigration in the name of national security ut policy experts don't think big changes are coming anytime soon. . ere's also no will in Congress to tackle immigration reform right now, even among Trump's allies. The legislative fix f eamer protections is the nearest vehicle for negotiations on immigration. Yet while Democrats want to hash this out d- December, Republican leaders this week indicated they may not get to this legislation until January or February, st before the March deadline Trump set for the Obama-era policy protecting them to sunset, both because they're cused on tax reform and because don't want to bog down a December government funding bill with this hot-button sue. Although Democrats have been open to putting the diversity program on the table in immigration reform gotiations, it's unlikely, most of the experts I've spoken to agree, that anything more than some extra border security nding will make it into Dreamer-related legislation. Even some nativist lawmakers seem to accept this limitation. . tps://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ne3d5z/trump-wants-to-crack-down-on-immigration-but-his-hands-are-tied eturn to Top ****** ****** . ump’s Diversity Trap: Immigration Fear-Mongering vs. Jobs ake it from me and my family; Trump can’t Make America Great Again if he cuts off the American dream to newcome y Sophia Tesfaye alon.com, November 3, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000227 . ump then furthered his scapegoating of immigrants by calling for the elimination of the diversity visa lottery. That's a ogram by which people from nations that send relatively few immigrants to the U.S., and who otherwise have no milial ties here, can enter the country. In Ethiopia, since the end of the civil war, receiving a DV is truly like winning th tery. Only 50,000 winners a year from across the globe receive a green card, and permanent resident status, by tha ethod. ayfullo Saipov, who allegedly rammed a rental truck into a crowd in lower Manhattan on Tuesday was apparently one those lottery winners, in 2010. So were hundreds of thousands of aspiring immigrants, including some who would go to join my family, and one who went on to help prevent a terror attack in New York. ump’s reckless targeting of a program that serves so many, based on the criminal actions of one, is only the latest ample of how his blatant bias against people of color can hurt the nation -- as one immigrant proved at the White ouse on Thursday. . tps://www.salon.com/2017/11/03/trumps-diversity-trap-immigration-fear-mongering-vs-jobs/ eturn to Top ****** ****** . otect Immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua: Don't Yank Temporary Protected Status, President Trump y Perla Canales e New York Daily News, November 3, 2017, . is program has allowed me and more than 57,000 other Hondurans to live and work legally in the U.S., to have DHS-18-0694-C-000228 milies and build good lives here. Right now, TPS covers more than 320,000 people from 10 countries where vironmental disaster or armed conflict or other extraordinary circumstances would place them in danger if they had t turn. TPS is an example of America's best values — protecting people from danger and injustice. ut the Department of Homeland Security and President Trump have indicated they want to end the program. That ould be cruel and it would hurt not just families like mine, but many communities across the country where TPS lders have settled for decades, where they own homes and businesses and have raised their kids. . tp://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/protect-immigrants-honduras-nicaragua-article-1.3608906 eturn to Top ****** ****** . evy: Flood of Fefugees Takes Toll on City Finances y Sue-Ann Levy oronto Sun, October 28, 2017 late January Mayor John Tory — echoing the sentiments of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — declared that Toronto’ ors were wide open to immigrants, refugees and assorted other new Canadians. s words — like Trudeau’s — were, in my view, cheap political grandstanding aimed at showing a kinder, gentler face the wake of a President Donald Trump’s travel ban on those desiring to come to the U.S. from seven Muslimminated countries. . tp://torontosun.com/news/local-news/levy-flood-of-refugees-takes-toll-on-city-finances DHS-18-0694-C-000229 eturn to Top ****** ****** . ew Immigration Quotas: Too Low and No Long-Range Plan y Doug Saunders e Globe and Mail, November 4, 2017 . the meantime, it's best to think of Mr. Hussen's targets as a temporary holding pattern. Since the late 1980s, anadian immigration rates have remained fairly consistent, hovering around 0.8 per cent of the population each year hat is, around eight immigrants per 1,000 people). Rates declined somewhat in the 1990s – not out of policy desire rime Minister Jean Chrétien wanted that rate to increase to 1 per cent annually), but because the economy was poor d when that happens, immigrants don't come. Then they rose again at the turn of the century, and have held at ound 0.8. anada's new level of 300,000 makes for an immigration rate of 8.3 per thousand. Mr. Hussen's gradual increase, to 0,000 per year by 2020, would be a far smaller increase than we saw in one year alone under Brian Mulroney (who sed it by 50,000 in 1986-7) and identical to the one-year rise we experienced in 2000. It would give Canada a rate o mmigrants per 1,000 citizens. . tps://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/were-missing-the-long-view-on- migration/article36823898/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& eturn to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000230 ****** ****** . stin Trudeau Rolls the Dice on Immigration y Campbell Clark e Globe and Mail, November 2, 2017 . eople born outside of Canada are a little less likely to think there's too much immigration, but not much. There is a bstantial political divide: People who consider themselves on the right are far more likely to think there are too many migrants than people on the left. at may be one reason Mr. Trudeau's Liberals are willing to take a political gamble on immigration. It emphasizes a ference that plays better with left-leaning voters. And it represents a contrast with Mr. Trump. But it's still a gamble. ven Mr. Trump is calling for a "merit-based" immigration system, which sounds similar to Canada's "high-skilled" clas ther than the United States's current visa lotteries. He won't end immigration; the Trump culture war is mostly about exicans and Muslims, and he has portrayed both as dangerous. Canada, Mr. Jedwab said, the resentment of immigration was once driven by economics – the sentiment that migrants take Canadian jobs or cost the treasury – but now, it is clearly driven by perceived security concerns and ars immigrants are changing Canadian culture and values. . tps://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/justin-trudeau-rolls-the-dice-on- migration/article36805629/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& eturn to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000231 ****** ****** -. ough Questions We Should be Asking About Canada's Immigration Targets y Themrise Khan e Ottawa Citizen, November 2, 2017 . ut reckless paranoia aside, increasing immigration levels do raise many legitimate questions. . or instance, there is the question of declining skills and resources in countries of origin which desperately need their uth to stay rooted at home, but are unable to keep them. The loss of their skills leads to a dangerous economic and cial vacuum that ultimately spills across borders. milarly, why are immigration levels geared towards combatting an aging population and declining birth rate, when anada actually has one of the fastest growing youth cohorts: Indigenous people? The current census shows a 42 per nt increase in their population over the last decade; the average age of our Indigenous people is now 31. The tionale behind increasing immigration levels dangerously ignores this fact, even as Canada tries to better its ationship with its Indigenous communities. dditionally, as the world becomes more transient and employment opportunities shift globally, how long will Canadian cluding naturalized Canadians, remain in Canada and contribute to its growth, if Canada’s own opportunities see a cline – as with the oilsands, for example? ere is also the question of the high cost of living in Canada such as housing, child care and higher education that ne migrants may be unprepared for. nd there is the question of the environmental impact of immigration on crowded urban areas, if there is no sustainable DHS-18-0694-C-000232 echanism to attract immigrants to lesser-populated parts of the country and keeping them there, as Hussen has also ated. . tp://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/khan-tough-questions-we-should-be-asking-about-canadas-immigration- rgets eturn to Top ****** ****** . the Era of Extreme Immigration Vetting, Canada Remains a Noble Outlier ewer people are concerned about immigrants not adopting “Canadian values” than at any time in the past 20 years, cording to a major study carried out last year by the Environics Institute y John Ivison ational Post, November 2, 2017 . e study said 58 per cent of Canadians disagree with the statement that immigration levels are too high, compared th 37 per cent who agree. Views on the issue in Quebec reflected the national average. said 80 per cent believe the economic impact of immigration is positive, compared to just 16 per cent who disagree. nd it found 65 per cent think immigration controls are effective in keeping out criminals, up from just 39 per cent in 08. nce the major liberalization of immigration in the 1960s, when Canada abandoned race-based selection criteria and ved the way for the country’s current diversity, there has been a consistency about the broad parameters of DHS-18-0694-C-000233 migration policy, regardless of which party has been in power. . tp://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-in-the-era-of-extreme-immigration-vetting-canada-remains-a-noble-outlier eturn to Top ****** Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000234 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2017 11:41 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO Immigration Brief: Understanding Sanctuary Policies ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt,1,~~1~allon,P11r1m1111gm111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Brief: Understanding Sanctuary Policies Washington, D.C. (November 6, 2017) - There are about 300 state and local governments with laws, rules, or policies that impede federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. But what exactly does that mean to the average American citizen? Since 2014, about 10,000 criminal aliens who were released because of sanctuary policies were arrested – again – for new crimes. That’s 10,000 preventable crimes. Sanctuary policies make us all less safe. DHS-18-0694-C-000235 Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies Visit Website Further Reading: Maps: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States Tackling Sanctuaries Sanctuary Cities - Yes or No? The Human Cost of a Sanctuary County's 'Malicious Compliance' Policy Copyright © 2017 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. DHS-18-0694-C-000236 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000237 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, November 06, 2017 9:42 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/6/17 ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allan,Pm-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/6/17 What's Happening at the Center Our staff has provided several analyses of the Diversity Visa Lottery following the attack by the Uzbek terror suspect in New York City last week. Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov is the fifth visa lottery recipient to be involved in terrorist acts in the United States. Congress could have passed legislation to eliminate the program, stopping the exploitation of this national security vulnerability. Their concern was evident by the three hearings they held in less than three years (we testified at all three). The State Department Inspector General stated in 2003 that "the Diversity Visa program contains significant risks to national security from hostile intelligence officers, criminals, and terrorists attempting to use the program for entry into the United States as permanent residents." The DHS-18-0694-C-000238 security risk has grown over the years as the program admits a disproportionate share of immigrants from terrorist breeding grounds and has a high level of fraud. Blogs 1. Chain Migration Means Visa Lottery Brings in More People Than You Think 2. Another Uzbek Visa Lottery Terrorist? 3. TRAC, Once Again Cutting Sign in the Wrong Direction 4. USCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers 5. Identifying Fraud in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program 6. The Amnesty 'Me Toos' Begin 7. Dying for Diversity 8. Can We Finally Get Rid of the Visa Lottery? 9. Uzbekistan and the Diversity Visa Lottery 10. Another Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery 11. What We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov 12. Op-Ed Considers Guatemalan Emigration: ''Is It Worth It?" 13.'Temporary' Protected Status: The Biggest Misnomer in Immigration 14. L-1 Petitions Grew in Past Two Years 15. On the Use and Misuse of DACA Information 16. Overreach on OPT May Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs 17. Guatemala Holds Job Fair: ''More Employment, Less Migration'' 18. A Case Study for Immigration Court Backlogs 19. An Op-Ed That Can't Be Reconciled with Its Author's Legislative Efforts Videos 20. Immigration Brief: Sanctuary Cities 21. Immigration Brief: The Diversity Visa Lottery 22. Immigration Brief: The Immigrant Population DHS-18-0694-C-000239 1. Chain Migration Means Visa Lottery Brings in More People Than You Think By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/Huennekens/Chain-Migration-Means-Visa-Lottery-Brings-MorePeople-You-Think Excerpt: When accounting for chain migration, the Visa Lottery may have brought in more than 3.8 million people in total since 1994. Despite its supporters' assurances that the Visa Lottery is responsible for only 50,000 immigrants in any given year, chain migration means that the program actually accounts for perhaps 165,000 new immigrants per year because of earlier lottery winners sponsoring their relatives. In addition, the multiplier for Visa Lottery immigrants could be even larger than other green card categories because the per-country caps and long waiting lists that slow down immigration from the main sending countries like Mexico and the Philippines would not apply to applicants from lottery source countries, since they are by definition getting fewer green cards overall. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Another Uzbek Visa Lottery Terrorist? DHS-18-0694-C-000240 By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Another-Uzbek-Visa-Lottery-Terrorist Excerpt: My colleague Mark Krikorian has noted: "Pakistan ... used to qualify for the lottery because [it] sent few immigrants. But precisely because of the lottery, Pakistani ... immigration has now grown so large that people from th[at country] are no longer are eligible to participate." Interestingly, the Cato Institute report downplays the dangers associated with the visa lottery, despite the fact that it admits "[a] handful of immigrants who had diversity visas at one point were convicted of material support for terrorism or other offenses aimed at supporting foreign terrorists": Return to Top ******** ******** 3. TRAC, Once Again Cutting Sign in the Wrong Direction By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/TRAC-Once-Again-Cutting-Sign-Wrong-Direction Excerpt:In many ways, this is the epitome of irony. TRAC was obliged to push extremely hard against the Obama White House's propensity toward obliquity and deception. Whole areas of information previously available to the public DHS-18-0694-C-000241 (such as approval vs. denial rates for various immigration benefits) disappeared during that administration, and many other statistics were simply withheld in an attempt to obscure just how far the federal bureaucracy had been shoved to the left in order to create a new post-national environment in which immigration enforcement and control became reviled concepts. And yet TRAC, which apparently shares the same philosophical bent as the prior White House, at least where immigration and open borders are concerned, doesn't seem to comprehend exactly how far that administration went to hide and deceive. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. USCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers By David North CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/North/USCIS-Plays-Word-Games-Ease-Costs-H1B-Employers Excerpt: This is about a single example of this behavior, in which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) seems to define the law as exactly opposite from what it appears to say. All this can be seen as a smallscale effort to cut employers' costs for H-1B workers and thus (indirectly) to encourage the hiring of more of them. This clearly runs directly counter to the White House's "Hire American" policy. It is another of these cases in which narrow private sector interests get benefits DHS-18-0694-C-000242 for themselves, while doing hidden harm to the public interest. The U.S. workers hurt by these decisions generally do not know what has been done to them, or are powerless to do anything about it, or both. With the possible exception of this posting, all this is done in virtual secrecy. And, as always, the devil is in the details. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Identifying Fraud in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Agencies can do more By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Identifying-Fraud-US-Refugee-Admissions-Program Excerpt: In connection with that effort, all three should jointly undertake a study to assess the extent of fraud in the asylum and refugee processes. Specifically, USCIS, EOIR, and DOS should review a representative sample of cases involving aliens who have been granted asylum and refugee status and perform a forensic analysis of those cases to determine the factual validity of the claims therein. Such review should include in-country investigations, as well as interviews with successful applicants, their family members, and where possible, local officials in the countries of origin of those individuals. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000243 ******** ******** 6. The Amnesty 'Me Toos' Begin By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Amnesty-Me-Toos-Begin Excerpt: That's the problem with amnesties. The minute one is mentioned — in this case, one for the so-called "Dreamers" who were also happy recipients of abusive governmental largesse in the form of a made-up program with no statutory basis (DACA) — it generates an immediate response of me-too-ism from anyone who has been treated "unfairly" by the immigration system. Unfortunately, treated unfairly tends to be generic code for "Wait a minute, just because I'm in your country illegally, you mean you really want to force me to leave?" Even more unfortunately, it isn't just the aliens themselves who turn up the volume to demand even more governmental concessions after receiving years of benefits to which they weren't entitled. It almost inevitably also includes an unholy alliance of open borders and alien advocacy groups working in concert with businesses and corporate employers who insist that they need unfettered access to cheap, pliable, and plentiful alien labor to do their bidding, often under conditions that citizens and resident aliens would find objectionable. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000244 ******** ******** 7. Dying for Diversity By Jason Richwine CIS Blog, November 3, 2017 https://cis.org/Richwine/Dying-Diversity Excerpt: One terrorist incident by itself does not justify abolishing a program, but it does bring the pointlessness of the lottery into sharp relief. When a refugee commits terrorism, there is perhaps some minor consolation that our heart was in the right place when we brought him here. For all the problems with our refugee program — and there are many — at least it is rooted in our desire to alleviate human suffering around the globe. But Sayfullo Saipov was not invited for any humanitarian reason, nor was he invited to rejoin family members or to apply his specialized skills. He was invited because his name was drawn out of a diversity hat. Cold comfort to his victims, indeed. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Can We Finally Get Rid of the Visa Lottery? DHS-18-0694-C-000245 By Mark Krikorian CIS Blog, November 1, 2017 https://cis.org/Krikorian/Can-We-Finally-Get-Rid-Visa-Lottery Excerpt: Saipov (whose first name, fittingly, is from the Arabic for “Sword of Allah”) seems to have come here from Uzbekistan through the Diversity Visa Lottery. The visa lottery was enacted in its current form in 1990 as affirmative action for white immigrants, who couldn’t qualify under the other categories because they lacked job skills or close-enough family – i.e., to “diversify” the immigration flow. It has since morphed into affirmative action for African and Muslim immigrants. It admits each year 50,000 immigrants (temporarily down from 55,000 for reasons too convoluted to bother with) from countries that don’t send many immigrants to the U.S. Of course, the admission of one jihadi killer through this cockamamie program (several, actually) isn’t in itself enough of a reason to rid of it. But there are plenty more. (I recently did a quickie video on the lottery, and CIS analysis of it, going back decades, is here.) Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Uzbekistan and the Diversity Visa Lottery By David North CIS Blog, November 1, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000246 https://cis.org/North/Uzbekistan-and-Diversity-Visa-Lottery Excerpt: In other words more than two-thirds of the incoming immigrants from that nation came through the diversity route, an unusually high percentage. Worldwide, only about 5 percent of incoming immigrants use that visa. Typically, winners of the Diversity Vottery visa could come to the United States in no other way, or they would not have filed in this manner. The existence of the diversity lottery, therefore, was presumably the only reason why Saipov could be admitted to the States. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Another Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery By Art Arthur CIS Blog, November 1, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Another-Terrorist-Exploits-Diversity-Visa-Lottery Excerpt: The concerns that were raised at those hearings 12 years ago are even more true today. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has compiled "a list of Specially Designated Countries (SDCs) that are said to 'promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.'" In FY 2016, of the top 10 source countries for DV immigrants, four were on the SDC list: Egypt (number two, with 2,855 immigrants), Iran (number three, 2,788 DHS-18-0694-C-000247 immigrants), Uzbekistan (number five, 2,378 immigrants), and Sudan (number seven, 1,833 immigrants). Even if it turns out, contrary to press reports, that Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov did not enter the United States under the DV program, this avenue of immigration poses unjustifiable risks to the United States and must be shut down. The RAISE Act, S. 354, would do just that, and Congress should consider that bill, or similar legislation, to eliminate this national security vulnerability. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. What We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 1, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/What-We-DONT-Know-about-Sayfullo-Saipov Excerpt: First, we are told that he is Uzbek, having arrived in the United States from Uzbekistan "legally" in 2010. Second, some outlets have suggested that he may be married with two children, but I haven't seen any multiple verifications of that. Third, he appears to have been a Uber driver who they claim had undergone a "background" clearance. Fourth, he appears to have lived in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. DHS-18-0694-C-000248 These few "facts" we have been told (or shown — as I will explain in a moment) are, or should be, just enough to make us demand a lot more information from our government. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Op-Ed Considers Guatemalan Emigration: ''Is It Worth It?" By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, October 31, 2017 https://cis.org/Luna/OpEd-Considers-Guatemalan-Emigration-It-Worth-It Excerpt: In light of these consequences, the author proposes the question "Is it worth it?" The question raised by the author is one that is worth considering in relation to U.S. immigration policies and their capacity to incentivize or deter migration. Over several years, U.S. immigration policies have acted as a magnet, but the costs have largely gone ignored. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. DHS-18-0694-C-000249 'Temporary' Protected Status: The Biggest Misnomer in Immigration By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Temporary-Protected-Status-Biggest-MisnomerImmigration Excerpt: The administration indicated that it plans on limiting TPS abuses when in May USCIS extended the designation of Haiti for six months, through January 22, 2017. In the Federal Register notice for that extension, the agency "encouraged [TPS beneficiaries] to prepare for their return to Haiti in the event Haiti's designation is not extended again, including requesting updated travel documents from the Government of Haiti." The review period for that designation must begin no later than November 23, 2017. Termination of the TPS designation for Haiti will signal that the Trump administration plans to be less generous and more rigorous in reviewing extensions of TPS designations than its predecessors have. Expect the debate over this issue to heat up as those extension dates near. You will likely see heart-rending stories in newspapers about the potential separation of families, and read questionable economic analyses concerning the cost to the American economy were TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to expire. Congress and the president must act dispassionately, however, if TPS is to be truly effective and "temporary" in the future. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000250 14. L-1 Petitions Grew in Past Two Years By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, October31, 2017 https://cis.org/Huennekens/L1-Petitions-Grew-Past-Two-Years Excerpt: The visa reports tally the total number of individuals in a given year who are issued a visa in any of the L categories. The transferring employees receive L-1 visas and their dependents receive L-2 visas. Visas are different than petitions, which the recent data release reported on. Petition applications are filed with USCIS by the company that wishes to transfer overseas employees to offices in the United States. Visas are only given following a petition's certification by USCIS. The petition numbers reflect only new applications for transfers, which explains why the petition numbers in a given year are less than the total number of L visas actually circulating. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. On the Use and Misuse of DACA Information By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Use-and-Misuse-DACA-Information DHS-18-0694-C-000251 Excerpt: Given the possibility that there will be some kind of future "Dreamers" legislation coming out of Congress and headed to the president's desk, one of the non-negotiables should be the ability to use the information they submit when needed to further law enforcement inquiries, whether for immigration or any other legitimate purpose. Taking access to the information off the table is a serious mistake, and smacks of a double standard. No U.S. citizen is ever given a pass on using his information against him if he violates the law. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Overreach on OPT May Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs By John Miano CIS Blog, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Miano/Overreach-OPT-May-Kill-Goose-Laid-Golden-Eggs Excerpt: The district court's opinion is based on the premise that the definition of student visa status can be read as merely being an entry requirement and that DHS is free to allow aliens to do whatever they want once they arrive. An appeals court is going to realize that such an interpretation would create chaos in the immigration system: Get a tourist visa and then DHS can allow you to work through regulation? This interpretation also ignores the provision in the student visa status definition that requires the alien to be a student, pursuing a course of study at an academic institution that will report termination of attendance. That can hardly be read as an entry requirement. In addition, this DHS-18-0694-C-000252 interpretation ignores other immigration provisions that require aliens to maintain the status for which they were admitted. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Guatemala Holds Job Fair: ''More Employment, Less Migration' By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Case-Study-Immigration-Court-Backlogs Excerpt: The National Job Fair began with an opening ceremony. The keynote speakers included Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, Guatemala's Minister of Labor, Aura Leticia Teleguario, and U.S. Ambassador Luis Arreaga. Remarks were also offered by Antonio Malouf, president of the Coordination Committee for Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Finance Associations. In her remarks, Teleguario introduced the objectives of the job fair. She stated the goal of the event was to create new jobs for Guatemalans so that, "they don't find themselves in need to seek in other countries, what they can't find in Guatemala." She continued: "Because the fundamental reason for migration, according to the International Labor Organization, is the lack of employment." In closing, Teleguario reiterated that job creation is an essential tool to reducing emigration. DHS-18-0694-C-000253 Return to Top ******** ******** 18. A Case Study for Immigration Court Backlogs: The BIA's restatement of the obvious By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Case-Study-Immigration-Court-Backlogs Excerpt: The fact that Matter of Rainford can be applied to aggravated felony convictions appears to have resulted from oversights in the legislation defining and amending the term "aggravated felony" and the consequences therefor cited above, not an active determination by Congress to render certain aliens who have been convicted of aggravated felonies eligible for relief. There is no "aggravated felony" ground for inadmissibility, but this is likely because of the fact that at the time Congress initially created a ground of deportability for aliens convicted of "aggravated felonies", as then defined, that ground of deportability applied to aliens who had entered the United States illegally as well as to those who had entered legally. It was only as a result of section 301 of IIRIRA that aliens entering illegally were subject to inadmissibility, as opposed to "deportability" or "removability", and therefore unaffected by the grounds of removability for aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000254 ******** ******** 19. Overreach on OPT May Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs By John Miano CIS Blog, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/OpEd-Cant-Be-Reconciled-Its-Authors-LegislativeEfforts Excerpt: One of the shortcomings of the original bill, which has survived in the newer version, is that McCaul's measure would provide funding for state, tribal, and local governments in a number of programs, including the Border Patrolsponsored "Operation Stone Garden", yet, as I noted in my first review, "[q]uite simply, McCaul has inserted absolutely no language in here limiting recipients of Stonegarden funds to those agencies that also fully cooperate with all DHS immigration enforcement entities, including through honoring of detainers. How could this bill not include such language? It's beyond comprehension." Seeing the op-ed makes me even more convinced that the bill's failure to penalize sanctuaries is incomprehensible. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000255 20. Immigration Brief: Sanctuary Cities Presenter: Jessica Vaughan CIS Video, November 5, 2017 https://cis.org/Vaughan/Immigration-Brief-Sanctuary-Cities Description: There are about 300 state and local governments with laws, rules, or policies that impede federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. But what exactly does that mean to the average American citizen? Since 2014, about 10,000 criminal aliens who were released because of sanctuary policies were arrested – again – for new crimes. That’s 10,000 preventable crimes. Sanctuary policies make us all less safe. Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Immigration Brief: The Diversity Visa Lottery Presenter: Mark Krikorian CIS Video, November 1, 2017 https://cis.org/Krikorian/Immigration-Brief-Diversity-Visa-Lottery Description: Every year, this program secures green cards for 50,000 foreign nationals from countries with supposedly low rates of immigration. The lottery system is flawed, with many detractors pointing to its failure to diversify immigration, low applicant requirements, rampant fraud, and the potential DHS-18-0694-C-000256 national security risks. Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Immigration Brief: The Immigrant Population Presenter: Steven Camarota CIS Video, October 30, 2017 https://cis.org/Camarota/Immigration-Brief-Immigrant-Population Description: Dr. Steven Camarota discusses the record setting size of the foreign-born population. He also discusses the size of the yearly flow of immigrants into the United States as well as immigrant demographics. Return to Top Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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 DHS-18-0694-C-000257 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. 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Central to this is an increased reliance on aid to fund agreements with third countries of transit and orig igration flows towards the EU. The 2016 Migration Partnership Framework and the agreements (‘compacts’) that it p to externalise migration at the core of current EU policies. These ‘compacts’ aim at prompt cooperation on expulsion or transit, in exchange for development aid and technical cooperation on border management. ts raise various concerns, both in terms of their compatibility with existing obligations of international protection and t and humanitarian aid. ogether scholars, non-governmental organisations, policy and lawmakers to discuss the nexus between EU developm oader legal and political implications. For the purposes of this call for papers, the term ‘aid’ is defined broadly to enco g the ambiguity and overlap which characterise the current approach to the refugee ‘crisis’. iplinary perspectives are welcomed. 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David has taught courses on research methods, the sociolo ction to sociology, and on the relationship between states, race, and science." ornell.edu DHS-18-0694-C-000265 ration and Refugee Issues er 9, 2017 ersity d-events/news/embracing-diversity-immigration-refugee-issues ector f New York ues around immigration and the impact it has on the individual are important topics for our community to present and ent for student life and dean of students. “We hope Mr. Kerwin’s presentation will educate the community about the p llaborative ways to help those populations who are experiencing intense discrimination and hostility.” es of New York is a “think tank” and educational institute that studies international migration, the relationship betwee e public policies that protect the rights of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Mr. Kerwin will discuss topics related t e to the NDMU community and because of the most recent action taken on the federal government level concerning ogram. 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This “criminalization” of immigration affects migrants and their families, abor markets, and sending and receiving nations. he causes and the consequences of the criminalization of immigration, drawing on empirical projects from around th impact of immigration enforcement on economic well-being and community cohesion; the responses of migrants, the deport migrants; new patterns of inequality that emerge from greater enforcement; and state, municipal, and “third s communities affected by detention and deportation. ormation. RSVPs are necessary to attend Friday’s keynote and workshop. Please email inequality@cornell.edu to R 7 n-States Enforce Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy search and Public Policy, NYU – Abu Dhabi University DHS-18-0694-C-000268 University iversity old Casing’ Racialized Police Power and the Closure of Law Enforcement University er Hotel er Hotel Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Amada Armenta, Asad L. Asad, Daniel Costa, Tanya Golash-Boza, Natasha Iskander, ateways for Growth: San Diego, California and Beyond mber 13, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000269 mud Conference Room ational Lane minars.html enter for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego ; Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center ector Alliance, Partners for Progress Professor, Ethnic Studies, UC-San Diego ctor, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC-San Diego h Manager, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation rett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, UC-Santa Cruz er for Study of Immigrant Integration, USC d Professor, CUNY Graduate Center y Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto d Head of Media and Communications, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford DHS-18-0694-C-000270 s: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies er 14, 2017 ovost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ego 92093 minars.html y Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto ssor of Political Science, UC San Diego nd Fears DHS-18-0694-C-000271 November 15, 2017 Blue Sky Lounge nnouncements/5324175 discuss the historical context in which the DACA memo was drafted including the many years that the DREAM Act s of undocumented youth; the legal theories that were used to draft the DACA memo; and his thoughts on the rescissio against the subsequent DAPA and DACA expansion memos in 2015. l to suls.apalsa@gmail.com or contact Jiabei Li (President of Suffolk Law APALSA) at suls.apalsa@gmail.com ee Inclusion: Maintaining Momentum and Creating Lasting Change 6-17, 2017 al Committee (EESC) s, Belgium g/si4ri DHS-18-0694-C-000272 rival of large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers from 2015 onwards, many non-traditional actors—from tech s ative ways to foster the integration of newcomers. In the context of this experimentation, business has also played a e Atlantic leveraging their potential as employers, donors, and partners in innovative alliances. on goes well beyond developing creative and interesting pilot solutions: it strives for a large-scale and long-term imp mon challenges young initiatives encounter on their path to maturity—such as accessing funding, defining objectives adapting to shifting political priorities—and to identify how to best tackle them. between different stakeholders, the event will bring together a diverse group of public officials, business leaders, serv ganisations, and refugee initiatives from Europe, the United States, and Canada. I7 ope - European Economic and Social Committee tz, CEO, Tent Foundation (TBC) has matured: A progress report, one year on cts Studio / Distinguished Visiting Professor of Social Innovation at Ryerson University director, SINGA Germany DHS-18-0694-C-000273 chfugees, UK (TBC) as usual: Private sector innovation for refugee inclusion nt, Government Affairs, EMEAR, Cisco - Airbnb (TBC) dish Confederation for Professional Employees er, Action Emploi Réfugiés, France vation derator - Monis Bukhari, founder of Syrian House and managing director at Integration HUB, Berlin, Germany (TBC) g social innovation oming refugees in small and rural communities fugees’ skills ovative approaches to training and hiring refugees A fast lane into work? s DHS-18-0694-C-000274 m niche to mainstream: Unlocking the potential of innovation for lasting change ee 613, Canada gital innovation around refugees and migration, Betterplace lab, Germany puty Minister (ADM), Settlement and Integration Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada cussions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis ember 28, 2017 01 850 /techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell DHS-18-0694-C-000275 nia cornell.edu Face: A Case Study in Refugee Self-representation ember 28, 2017 e New School and Mobility ntbrite-event/selfies-and-the-ethics-of-the-face-a-case-study-in-refugee-self-representation/ Media and Communications and Political Science rofessor Chouliaraki proposes a new understanding of the selfie as moral practice. Extending current approaches to cial practice, the proposed understanding of the selfie as moral practice stems from two places. First, it stems from t e other (as a locative ‘*here* I am’ and an existential ‘here *I am*’) and, in so doing, to make a demand for our moral to flow across digital networks, both horizontally across social media (intermediation) and vertically onto mainstream d flow, the ethics of the selfie becomes particularly relevant in research questions around excluded or marginalized g DHS-18-0694-C-000276 spaces. 2015 refugee crisis and its extensive coverage in European news, Professor Chouliaraki explores the complexities o estions: What does it mean for refugee selfies to circulate on Western media platforms? In which ways are their face s value justified? And what role do these justifications play for Western media not only as news platforms but also as n an Age of Resurgent Nationalism ecember 1, 2017 ovost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ego 92093 minars.html sterberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law partment of Sociology, UCLA rtment of Sociology, UCLA partment of Sociology, UC San Diego DHS-18-0694-C-000277 ssor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) ciate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego essor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School w, San Diego d Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avoid tre for Human Rights Law at Monash University esearch/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/international-refugee-workshop DHS-18-0694-C-000278 tre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU response to irregular migratio n what Australia and the EU can teach each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the pa r ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member states. In pa called ‘Australian solution’ to refugees. rime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking Australia’s protection on the sh es [into Australian territory] and the circumstances in which they come’. Since then, Australia has adopted a range o ss to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection visas, bo g countries and increasing cooperation with countries of transit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to ent gies appear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave huma ees and others owed Australia’s international protection. In addition, these policies have come at a high cost to Austr es and damage to Australia’s international reputation. ls in the EU adopting Australia’s border protection policies. This is not to say, however, that all aspects of Australia’s s resettlement program offers many refugees a durable solution and when done well, provides a model that should b at Australia and the EU can learn from each other’s experience of responding to refugees and irregular migration. It w in each jurisdiction that should be adopted and which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? DHS-18-0694-C-000279 Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000280 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 12:28 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/13/17 ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allan,Pm-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/13/17 What's Happening at the Center We began a series of short videos, called "Immigration Briefs", that feature our experts describing specific aspects of the immigration system. We've already had Mark Krikorian discuss the Diversity Visa Lottery, Jessica Vaughan address sanctuary cities, and Steven Camarota explain the overall size of the immigrant population. All of the videos can be viewed here. DHS-18-0694-C-000281 Executive Director Mark Krikorian discusses the problems caused by the Diversity Visa Lottery. Commentary 1. Will Trump Change the Pattern of Serial Renewals of TPS? Blogs 2. No Veto for Funding Bill with DACA Fix, with a Big 'If' 3. Virginia Terminates a Visa Mill while DHS Watches from the Sidelines 4. DOJ Tackles Immigration Court Backlogs 5. Balancing Independence and Accountability at the Immigration Courts DHS-18-0694-C-000282 6. Dual Citizenship, Rarely Discussed in US, Explodes as an Issue in Australia 7. Good News Hiding in the TRAC Report 8. Government Allowed a Pizza Cook to Enter the U.S. on an H-1B Visa 1. Will Trump Change the Pattern of Serial Renewals of TPS? By Mark Krikorian National Review, November 7, 2017 https://cis.org/Krikorian/Will-Trump-Change-Pattern-Serial-Renewals-TPS Excerpt: Having drawn this red line, however, if the administration later this month does not announce the termination of TPS for Haitians, its credibility will be shot. And not just on immigration — strength of will, or lack thereof, in one area sends a message to political actors involved in other areas about an administration’s credibility. Reagan’s firing of the air-traffic controllers and Obama’s failure to back up his red-line comment in Syria are illustrative in this regard. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. No Veto for Funding Bill with DACA Fix, with a Big 'If': Counting the conditions precedent By Andrew Arthur DHS-18-0694-C-000283 CIS Blog, November 10, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/No-Veto-Funding-Bill-DACA-Fix-Big-If Excerpt: According to press reports from the time that he was named to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Ryan promised the Freedom Caucus that he would abide by the so-called "Hastert Rule" to gain their support. Political Dictionary defines that rule, named after former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) as: "A philosophy that requires the 'majority of the majority' to bring up a bill for a vote in the House of Representatives." Only in Washington would such a common-sense principle need its own name. The reason that I call this a "common-sense principle" is the fact that if the speaker intends to regularly move legislation that is opposed by the majority of the members of his own party (and in particular, legislation that has the implications of a DACA "fix" without any offsetting enforcement provisions), he likely won't be speaker for long. A maxim on Capitol Hill states that "if you don't represent your constituents, soon you won't represent your constituents," and that is as true of Speaker Ryan and his constituents in the Republican Conference as it is of Representative Ryan and the voters of the First District of Wisconsin. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Virginia Terminates a Visa Mill while DHS Watches from the Sidelines DHS-18-0694-C-000284 By David North CIS Blog, November 10, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Virginia-Terminates-Visa-Mill-while-DHS-WatchesSidelines Excerpt: We record this long, sordid story for a reason. All of this intense, timeconsuming work experienced by SCHEV could be avoided if Congress were to pass legislation making it impossible for colleges to accept foreign students if they do not have accreditation from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized agency. Had such a law been in effect, ACCT and scores of other unattractive institutions of this kind would be out of business — all of them. Currently, a school cannot conduct ESL programs for foreigners unless it is accredited. Similarly, flight schools cannot accept foreign students unless they are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. Why doesn't Congress, in a fit of consistency, extend that rule to other educational institutions as well? Return to Top ******** ******** 4. DOJ Tackles Immigration Court Backlogs By Art Arthur CIS Blog, November 9, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/DOJ-Tackles-Immigration-Court-Backlogs DHS-18-0694-C-000285 Excerpt: Electronic filing of applications will also make it easier to identify fraud in the asylum process. GAO has described how paper-based filing of asylum applications in the affirmative asylum context hinders asylum and fraud detection and national security officers in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in detecting fraud. The same difficulties thwart fraud detection in immigration court proceedings. Corrupt practitioners in the past have filed identical (fraudulent) claims in cases involving unrelated aliens, but with a paper-based system, such fraud is difficult if not impossible to detect. Ideally, with the advent of electronic filing of applications, asylum fraud will be more readily detectable, both to criminal investigators as well as to trial attorneys in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the lawyers who represent the Department of Homeland Security in immigration court. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Balancing Independence and Accountability at the Immigration: A CourTools solution By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 8, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Balancing-Independence-and-Accountability-ImmigrationCourts DHS-18-0694-C-000286 Excerpt: Most of the authority of immigration judges is regulatory, specifically as detailed in 8 C.F.R. § 1240.1. Pursuant to that regulation, the attorney general has delegated his authority to immigration judges to determine removability and to adjudicate applications for most forms of immigration relief, including asylum, cancellation of removal, and withholding of removal. The most important subsection therein, 8 C.F.R. § 1240.1(c), states: "Conduct of hearing. The immigration judge shall receive and consider material and relevant evidence, rule upon objections, and otherwise regulate the course of the hearing." The devil, as the trite saying goes, is in the details, however, because not every removal proceeding is the same. The vast majority involve aliens who have entered the United States illegally. And, in the vast majority of those proceedings, the alien simply concedes removability and seeks either an application for relief, voluntary departure, or removal. Or, the alien simply fails to appear at all. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Dual Citizenship, Rarely Discussed in US, Explodes as an Issue in Australia By David North CIS Blog, November 8, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Dual-Citizenship-Rarely-Discussed-US-Explodes-IssueAustralia DHS-18-0694-C-000287 Excerpt: he court ruled that only people who were only citizens of Australia were eligible to hold elected office. Several of the five who lost their seats had only the foggiest notion as to their dual citizenship, having, in most of the cases, inherited it from a parent; none had added another citizenship to their Australian one by moving to another country. In one case, a member of the Australian Senate, Fiona Nash, also of the National Party, said that she had been unaware of her UK citizenship, by descent from her father with whom she was estranged, according to the New York Times. An outsider might think that such a ruling would negatively impact the Labor Party given the affinity of immigrants for that party, but none of the five were members of that party. The National Party in Australia is the most conservative of the three major parties and largely represents rural Australia. It is routinely in coalition with the more urban, and larger, of the two conservative parties, the Liberals. Labor is the opposition. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Good News Hiding in the TRAC Report By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 6, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Good-News-Hiding-TRAC-Report DHS-18-0694-C-000288 Excerpt: If an alien is removable and does not have relief, the alien should be ordered deported. If an alien is removable, but is eligible for relief, relief should be granted. Removing either sort of case from the immigration court's docket is a waste of resources. The number of hours that an immigration judge has in a work day is limited, and a policy that requires judges to consider numerous motions for closure detracts from the amount of time they have to adjudicate cases that are ripe for decision, which is the reason those judges were hired. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Government Allowed a Pizza Cook to Enter the U.S. on an H-1B Visa By David North CIS Blog, November 6, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Government-Allowed-Pizza-Cook-Enter-US-H1B-Visa Excerpt: The guilty (or at least sleepy) sextet includes two government regulators, a diplomat, an airport inspector, an administrative judge (probably), and certainly a reporter for the otherwise competent Law360 news service. I know the names of two of the slackers, but since I do not know the names of the other four, all will remain anonymous. In some senses, this is an all too routine story of how a greedy employer used one of the nation's numerous immigrant worker programs to deeply underpay DHS-18-0694-C-000289 his alien worker, and kept doing so for years until someone woke up and obtained $130,000 in back wages for the exploited alien. But what is not routine is the basis for all this grief: A set of government agencies agreed to let what appears to be one small pizza restaurant use the H-1B program to hire a pizza cook. Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000290 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:17 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 11/14/17 ~ ♦ Center for Immigration Studies Lvv.-mm11gru110n. I'ro-11nm1gra111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 11/14/17 port the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate N Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. /14, San Diego - Seminar on Muslim integration in Western societies /15, Boston - Lecture on the DACA program within a historical context /16, DC - Discussion on the implications of next year's Mexican presidential election - [New Listing] /16-17, Brussels - Conference on social innovation for refugee inclusion /28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis /28, NYC - Lecture on refugee self-representation /28, North America/Europe - Webinar on rethinking refugees and housing - [New Listing] DHS-18-0694-C-000291 /29-12/3, DC - Immigration at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting - [New Listing] 2/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age 2/1, Prato, Italy - Workshop on best practices for addressing refugees and irregular migration in Australia and the EU 2/10-12, Phoenix - National Immigrant Integration Conference - [New Listing] 2/11-12, Paris - International conference on immigration in OECD countries - [New Listing] nd Immigration Debates: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies 0 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 nor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ersity of California San Diego 0 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 //ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html aker: ey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto ussant: e Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego rn to Top *** *** DHS-18-0694-C-000292 A: A Story of Dreams and Fears -8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2017 olk Law School, 5th floor Blue Sky Lounge Tremont Street on, MA, 02108 ://aalam.wildapricot.org/announcements/5324175 aker: hen H. Legomsky cription: The speaker will discuss the historical context in which the DACA memo was drafted including the many ye the DREAM Act spent in Congress and the increasing social movements of undocumented youth; the legal theories used to draft the DACA memo; and his thoughts on the rescission of that memo as well as the federal judge’s injunc nst the subsequent DAPA and DACA expansion memos in 2015. P: To RSVP, please email to suls.apalsa@gmail.com or contact Jiabei Li (President of Suffolk Law APALSA) at apalsa@gmail.com rn to Top *** *** O, the PRI, and the Frente: A Look at Mexico's 2018 Election 0 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Thursday, November 16, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000293 drow Wilson Center, 6th Floor ald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 0 Pennsylvania Ave. NW hington, DC 20004-3027 ://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/amlo-the-pri-and-the-frente-look-mexicos-2018-election aker: e Buendía, Director ndía & Laredo erator: can Wood, Director co Institute cription: Ahead of the July 2018 presidential election, there are several main questions to analyze. What are the ma c opinion trends going forward to the 2018 presidential election? What are the odds of the PRI retaining the Preside Lopez Obrador victory a sure thing, or will the Frente Ciudadano (PAN-PRD-MC) prove to be an obstacle? Who in co fears an AMLO presidency the most, and which party benefits from this fear? ur event, led by Jorge Buendía, we will discuss these questions by looking at the economy, presidential approval, and ens' perceptions of both parties and likely candidates. P: http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/11.16.2017AMLOPRIFrente_Registration.html rn to Top *** *** DHS-18-0694-C-000294 al Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: Maintaining Momentum and Creating Lasting Change sday-Friday, November 16-17, 2017 pean Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Belliard 99, 1000 Brussels, Belgium ://www.migrationpolicy.org/si4ri cription: Following the arrival of large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers from 2015 onwards, many non- tional actors—from tech start-ups to social enterprises—pioneered innovative ways to foster the integration of comers. In the context of this experimentation, business has also played a fundamental role, with companies on both s of the Atlantic leveraging their potential as employers, donors, and partners in innovative alliances. ambition of social innovation goes well beyond developing creative and interesting pilot solutions: it strives for a large e and long-term impact. Therefore, the aim of this conference is to discuss common challenges young initiatives unter on their path to maturity—such as accessing funding, defining objectives and measuring impact, finding the rig ners, and adapting to shifting political priorities—and to identify how to best tackle them. ncourage new synergies between different stakeholders, the event will bring together a diverse group of public officia ness leaders, service designers, social entrepreneurs, civil society organisations, and refugee initiatives from Europe United States, and Canada. rsday, November 16, 2017 -2:50 p.m. coming remarks: S. Mission to the EU DHS-18-0694-C-000295 ssion of Canada to the EU gration Policy Institute Europe - European Economic and Social Committee -3:15 p.m. note speech - Gideon Maltz, CEO, Tent Foundation (TBC) -4:30 p.m. el session: How the field has matured: A progress report, one year on c Young, The Social Projects Studio / Distinguished Visiting Professor of Social Innovation at Ryerson University sa Seiler, co-founder and director, SINGA Germany sephine Goube, COO, Techfugees, UK (TBC) -6:30 p.m. el session: Business, not as usual: Private sector innovation for refugee inclusion stora Valero, Vicepresident, Government Affairs, EMEAR, Cisco - Airbnb (TBC) muel Engblom, TCO Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees vita Brahmbhatt, co-founder, Action Emploi Réfugiés, France ay, November 17, 2017 –9:30 a.m. ugees as agents of innovation -on-one interview with moderator - Monis Bukhari, founder of Syrian House and managing director at Integration HU n, Germany (TBC) –10:45 a.m. DHS-18-0694-C-000296 kshops: ew approaches to financing social innovation ot an urban legend: Welcoming refugees in small and rural communities mproving the visibility of refugees’ skills mployer engagement: Innovative approaches to training and hiring refugees efugee entrepreneurship: A fast lane into work? 0–11:30 a.m. ussion of workshop results 0 a.m.–12:45 p.m. active panel session: From niche to mainstream: Unlocking the potential of innovation for lasting change akers: sa Taylor, Director, Refugee 613, Canada Mason, Project lead on digital innovation around refugees and migration, Betterplace lab, Germany d Manicom, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Settlement and Integration Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizen ada 5–1:00 p.m. p up of the conference discussions rn to Top *** DHS-18-0694-C-000297 *** hnological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis -8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 nd Melinda Gates Hall, G01 ell University Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 //events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Co aker: k Latonero ersity of Southern California act: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu rn to Top *** *** es and the Ethics of the Face: A Case Study in Refugee Self-representation -8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 f Conference Room at The New School erg Institute on Migration and Mobility DHS-18-0694-C-000298 16th St 11th Floor York, NY 10003 ://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/selfies-and-the-ethics-of-the-face-a-case-study-in-refugee-self-representation aker: Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications don School of Economics and Political Science cription: In this lecture, Professor Chouliaraki proposes a new understanding of the selfie as moral practice. Extendi ent approaches to the digital genre of the selfie as an aesthetic or a techno-social practice, the proposed understand e selfie as moral practice stems from two places. First, it stems from the function of the selfie to confront us with the e other (as a locative ‘*here* I am’ and an existential ‘here *I am*’) and, in so doing, to make a demand for our moral onse. Second, it stems from the capacity of the selfie to flow across digital networks, both horizontally across social a (intermediation) and vertically onto mainstream news platforms (remediation). As both face and flow, the ethics of e becomes particularly relevant in research questions around excluded or marginalized groups whose ‘face’ struggle ility in Western media spaces. ng as a starting point the 2015 refugee crisis and its extensive coverage in European news, Professor Chouliaraki ores the complexities of the selfie as moral practice, by addressing the following questions: What does it mean for gee selfies to circulate on Western media platforms? In which ways are their faces inserted in ‘our’ visual economies? is their news value justified? And what role do these justifications play for Western media not only as news platform also as moral and political spaces? rn to Top *** *** DHS-18-0694-C-000299 ond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Refugees and Housing 0 a.m. EST, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 s of Migration Webinar //citiesofmigration.ca/webinar/beyond-bricks-and-mortar/ cription: Refugee housing is about more than bricks and mortar. It’s the foundation of the refugee’s relationship to a home, neighbours and landlords. Getting it right tests the capacity of a community of hosts to open their doors to the y-arrived and the needs of those who have left everything behind. ting the local conditions for a housing market that is open and inclusive of the city’s most vulnerable residents is enging. How do we overcome the prejudices, biases, or ‘fear of the stranger’ that can be barriers to refugees seekin dable accommodation, employment or a secure sense of belonging? When does ‘my’ home become ‘our’ home? us online on November 28 to learn about housing initiatives in Bristol, UK and Berlin, Germany, that are opening doo fugee housing and local economic development by creating positive social interactions between refugee and host munities at home, at work and in local neighbourhoods. n about Good Ideas: Bristol, UK, the #Rethinkingrefugee campaign, led by Ashley Community Housing, successfully challenged nformation about refugee tenants and shifted landlord attitudes from bias against refugees as liabilities to recognizing m as community assets. Today, the evolving campaign continues to change perceptions of refugees and other vulner ps amongst the public, landlords, local authorities and employers. Berlin, Germany, the internationally recognized Refugees Welcome initiative provides an easy-to use, secure online orm that lets local residents open their homes and share their living spaces with refugees. Not simply about housing, gees Welcome promotes inclusion through co-living which accelerates second language learning and helps refugee ettled, make friends, gain social networks and find employment faster and more easily. DHS-18-0694-C-000300 akers: d Mahamed, CEO ey Community Housing (Bristol, UK) eike Geiling, Founder gees Welcome, Berlin, Germany rn to Top *** *** rican Anthropological Association Annual Meeting nesday, November 29-Sunday, December 3, 2017 iott Wardman Park Hotel hington, DC 20008 //www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx?ItemNumber=14722&&navItemNumber=566 igration-themed sessions: nesday, November 29, 2017 0-1:45 p.m. nographic Perspectives on Exile, Migration, Diaspora DHS-18-0694-C-000301 entations: Red in a Mother’s Hair: rethinking popular religion and political categories through Kolkata’s refugee coloni nic Armenian War Widows From Syria: Memories, Strategies, Aspirations in the 'Homeland' me” is for tourism: conceptions of the homeland in the Mauritian diaspora ent Change in Language Policy of Singapore and Its Potential Implications tical Crises, Precarity, and Resilience: Social and Economic Resourcefulness Among Refugees, Migrants, an Displaced entations: ng dispossession: the creation of new forms of property in Sahrawis’ exile ation and Revolution: The Syrian Crisis and the Crisis of Masculinity laced Bodies, Displaced Devotions: Gulenist Asylum Seekers in Europe gating uncertainty. Everyday knowledge production of undocumented migrants in France. ourcefulness, resilience and doubt in young Syrian and Palestinian men’s search for wives in Germany -4:00 p.m. mes of Migration, Identity and the Making of the State entations: ation Regime, Syrian Refugees and Syrianness at the Turkish-Syrian Border DHS-18-0694-C-000302 Wall: (Dis)continuities of the State Making Practices on the Turkish-Syrian Border be Syrian is to Laugh: The Precarity and Agency of Urban Syrian Refugees in Amman, Jordan via Un/humoro ech' ation and Asylum Seeking: Experiences of Kurdish Migrants from Turkey in Chicago ning Matters: Migration, Citizenship, and Illegality in Tangier ined on Trumped-Up Charges: Migrants and the Ascendant U.S. Security-State orah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Mu la University Chicago; Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, ver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; Josiah Heyman, University of Texas, El Paso; Jonathan er Inda, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Stuesse, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Daniel M stein, Rutgers University; Susan C. Bibler Coutin, University of California, Irvine -6:15 p.m. ation and Social Class: Ambiguous Class Identities in Translocal Social Fields entations: s performances: Children’s parties and the reproduction of social class among diasporic Cameroonians her Educated nor Cosmopolitan: Social Class from the Perspective of Left-Behind Children of Southern Chin ants snational migration from Tajikistan and the effect of new travel restrictions on the production of class ging for a House in Ghana: Social Class Tension among Ghanaian Eldercare Workers in the United States DHS-18-0694-C-000303 s Switching: Migrants’ Multiple Class Belongings in Mexico and Namibia ching & Learning in contexts of immigrant, indigenous and linguistic diversity entations: cks, balances and constitutional rights: The impact of an anti-immigrant president on immigrant teenagers a r teachers k Spanish and the construction of expertise in a high school science classroom. ating Spaces for Indigenous Youth: The Shifting Focuses and Possibilities of Maya Chuj Youth Organizing in temala guage, Literacy, and Life: Co-constructing Core Practices with High School Immigrant Youth ing practices in the Eastern Andean Mountains of Colombia rsday, November 30, 2017 -9:45 a.m. ourses of Im/migrant Reception in Rural United States Communities entations: al Schooling Achievement for Students of Mexican Descent ourses of Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion in the Shenandoah Valley ey Don’t Show Up”: Immigrant Identities and the Politics of Rural Research DHS-18-0694-C-000304 Blood: Figurations of White/Trailer Trash in Diversifying Mobile Home Communities mers and Farmworkers in an Era of Stricter Immigration Controls: Shared Struggle or "Whites First"? poral Frames and Belonging Claims: Migration Histories of Farming Families in Southern Appalachia cks in the Neoliberal State: Latinx migration and contestations over place and belonging in rural Arkansas der Identity and Labor Migration: How Global Politics and Economics Matter in Migrant Gender Identity and ility entations: bal Nurses: Complicating the Global Care Chain with Migrant Nurses in the interspace: gender, migration and the experience of misrecognition in the context of transforming eties orming Femininities and Masculinities in Different Migratory Contexts Effect of Short-Term Female Migration on Family and Gender Roles in Fiji der, Class and Social Reproduction: Return migration to Southern Mexico in the Net-Zero Migration Era man Rights and Political Subjectivities in Contemporary Contexts: Migrations, Movements, and Counter- ements entations: nomic Migrants, Terrorists, and Illegals: Transnational State Collusion in the Creation of a Post-Refugee Wor DHS-18-0694-C-000305 ech as crime: The legal debate between "Cultural Genocide" and "Acculturation" in twentieth-century Brazil uistic Prejudice, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples in Alto Rio Negro, Brazil es on the conversation between Indigenous Peoples and national governments on human rights and citizens e tri-border of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. ensions of agency in transnational engagements of Afghan migrants and return migrants t political subjectivity: ethnification of Polish minority in Eastern Europe -4:30 p.m. ld on the Move: Perspectives on Immigration, Migration and Displacement enters: Homiak hsonian Institution lia Cordova x Digital Curator hsonian Institution -5:00 p.m. ery Session: Migration, Refugees, and Language entations: g) Revisited: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Tennessee DHS-18-0694-C-000306 Ethnographic Study of Refugee Women and their Experiences of Resettlement in Salt Lake City: A Focus on der Roles and Acculturation mbia Poder: Harnessing the Power of Cumbia Cultures and Sounds Across Borders nography of Socioeconomic Class and Transnational Educational Experiences: Dynamics of Chinese Immigr nting Activation in a Midwest Town in a Midwest Town do heritage speakers support their 3rd generation children’s bilingual development? An urgent call for mak nections between family and institutional language policy decisions. not messin’ up! : The Efficacy of IRE Structures as a form of Participation in the Evaluation of Arabic-speakin ent Comprehension in an ESL 1 Classroom ican Immigrant Women in New York and their Transnational Business Networks: Buying, Selling and necting with Food and Supplements ants, Refugees, and the Media: Local Interpretations of Mass Media Messages vations for Language Revitalization niting language, culture, and cognition in semantic typology: The case of MesoSpace Bridge Project: Educational Justice at the Intersect of Anthropology and Activism Power Found in Friendship: a Study of the Social Integration and Adjustment of Resettling Refugees Voice of the Nation: Preserving Garifuna Ancestors as Political Actors through Language Revitalization DHS-18-0694-C-000307 ual Worlds as a Tool for Language-Learning alizing Language: The Utilization of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Videography in Creating Second-Langua ronments -6:00 p.m. ation, Media, and the Politics of Representation enters: d Ansari candidate, The University of Chicago een Thomas st Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College na Jankovic Student, University of Notre Dame m Kersch oral Student, University of California, Davis ay, December 1, 2017 -9:45 a.m. ant Resilience in A Hostile Time enters: ing Cheng ociate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong DHS-18-0694-C-000308 hia Galvez ociate Professor, Lehman College, CUNY uk de Koning ociate Professor, Radboud University ne Luibheid ersity of Arizona 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. aged Anthropology with Undocumented and Immigrant Students in the Trump Era enters: in Yarris stant Professor, University of Oregon ela Nunez-Janes ociate Professor, University of North Texas en Heidbrink stant Professor, California State University, Long Beach ney Duncan, Assistant Professor ersity of Northern Colorado garita Salas Crespo munications Coordinator, Children's Advocacy Alliance DHS-18-0694-C-000309 dy Vogt stant Professor, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis Salyer ard College, Columbia University tionships in transit: Marriage, family, and gender expectations in immigrant experiences entations: riage immigrants as “surrogate mothers” for Korea: Examining cultural discourses about gender, immigratio mothering der shapes migration, migration reshapes gender: Chuukese migrant women’s experiences in Guam, U.S. BILITY, EXCISION, and DELAYED MARRIAGES: NARRATIVES OF DISRUPTED RITES OF PASSAGE FROM NG AFRICAN MIGRANTS o am I? Father, Mother, Husband or Wife?”: Transformation of Gender Roles Believes among Transnational ant Family Members -3:45 p.m. BanNoMuro/SanctuaryForAll: Local and Transborder Resistance to Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Policies mp's America entations: ctuary Place-Making in the Borderlands: A Historical Perspective Dark Side of Sanctuary Cities: Limitations, Fragility and Complicity in Philadelphia DHS-18-0694-C-000310 ugees Are Welcome in Detroit: Anti-Trump Solidarity and Strategies of Local Resistance e Trump y Peña Nieto: Neoliberal States, Mixed-Status Families, and Building Resistance Across Borders erving DREAMers, Do-Gooders, Delinquents, and Drop-Outs: Understanding Immigrant Youth’s Narratives o and Citizenship Status in Nativist Times entations: ur Story is Your Ticket:” Latino Youth’s College Application Essays and the Writing of Deserving Immigrant es in Nashville, Tennessee Disobedience as Strategic Resistance in the Immigrant Rights Movement: Contesting Narratives of ervingness and Belonging erving’ Children in Family Detention? cating Empowerment in Nigerian Anti-Trafficking Campaigns ocumented, Unafraid, and United: How Current Immigration Policy Has Shaped the Identities and Political icipation of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants in the United States ant Desires: Uprooted Lives and Labor in Unsettling Times entations: Moral Education of Desire: Kurdish Migrant Workers and Islamic Orders in Istanbul ducing Desire or Reproducing the Family: Young Kurdish Urbanites in Rural Turkey ant Mothers: Parental Expectations and Contested Desires in Rural China DHS-18-0694-C-000311 t Intimacy: Syrian Refugees and Female Domestic Workers in Beirut ains of Desire: Tamil Place-Making in Paris -6:00 p.m. ation, Transnationality, and the Social Determinants of Health entations: Rhetoric of “Tremendous Disease” and its Potential Impact on Treatment-seeking for First Generation Migra Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) in the U.S. rcoming Barriers to Healthcare Access among Low-income Latina Immigrants in South Carolina haping Health Access and Matters of Life: Karen Undocumented Migrants in the Thai-Burma Border ure's Role in Immigrant Health: Social Determinants of Depression and Diabetes Among Mexican women in ama hropology Matters in Medical Translation for Immigrants: The Cultivated Invisibility of Power and History in ent-Doctor Interaction in Two Massachusetts Community Healthcare Centers Sound of Silence in America: Deaf Immigrants and the Politics of Othering rday, December 2, 2017 -9:45 a.m. rnational migrants in China: Infrastructures, trajectories and positionalities DHS-18-0694-C-000312 entations: highly-skilled youth mobilities from Spain to China vians in China and the emergence of commercial brokers ation trajectories and positionalities of self-initiated Swiss migrants in China structural cracking: Indian workers in a local Chinese market ily embeddedness and socio-spatial dimensions of dwelling: Migration infrastructures of Swedish corporate rant families in Shanghai e than just business: Arab-Chinese marriages in commercial and cultural context 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ation Matters: Crisis, Policy, and Engaging with Displacement at the Margins and Core of Europe entations: tures and Continuities of Migration History: “Newcomers” and “Hosts” in Berlin dying Up the “Helpers”: The Turkish Political Elite’s Instrumentalization of Displaced Syrians tainability at a Time of Crisis: Refugees, Health Care, and Response Capacity in Greece and Turkey s Anthropology Matter in the Margins of Europe? Categories and Experiences of Forced Displacement in the ean urn to (and from) Surp Giragos: Displaced Stakeholders of Sacred Heritage Sites DHS-18-0694-C-000313 gating Educational Processes, Policies, and Practices: Work with Im/migrant and Refugee Youth around the be entations: bal policyscapes and historical memory: Ethnographies of democratic citizenship education in Poland and temala testing exclusion by enacting equality: Claiming Muslim Youth Space in a Suburban US High School igration policies circulating in ESOL professional development with K-12 teachers are All Brothers”: How the discourse of color-blindness in schools shapes belonging for urban Syrian refug ordan nd Policy: Societal Influences entations: and the Refugee. Some Thoughts on an Emotional and Political Strategy ng Go to Get it Done: An Ethnographic Study of Progressive Social Policymaking in Conservative North olina ting Health Policy Landscapes: ACA or no ACA and what it means for Chicago Latinx aliland’s Self Help in the Face of Famine: Cooperation of State, Civil Society and Diaspora Built on Cultural tity Human Face of Shifting Immigration-Enforcement Priorities in the United States DHS-18-0694-C-000314 Role of On-the-Ground Land Relations in Determining Correlations Among Land Security, Food Security and ate Land Policy Enactment in Burkina Faso, West Africa l Worker Health: Occupational Safety and Health Policy in a Post-Industrial Economy 5-1:30 p.m. mmittee on Refugees and Immigrants e Howell, California State University, Long Beach; David W. Haines, George Mason University; Fethi Keles, Clarkso ersity -3:45 p.m. meland(s), Part Two: Refugees, Immigrants and Ideologies of Place entations: rning and recreating the “homeland”: Okinawan colonial repatriates’ “return” pilgrimages to the Northern anas ovo Roma Migrants in Germany: Ritual, Policy and the Conundrums of Homeland ngers at Home, Strangers Abroad: The Psychological Displacement of American Ahmadi Muslims of Pakista in sons in Solidarity and Coalition Building: Community Protection, Minority Leaders and new Women’s March esters Respond to Threats on Refugees and Immigrants z Heimat: How the German nationalist “homeland” concept got a Polish possessive adjective -3:45 p.m. ant Subjects: Solidarities, Values, and Care in Times of Uncertainty DHS-18-0694-C-000315 entations: nese Background Vietnamese in London via China and Hong Kong: Communities Shaped Through Serial ation” the market”: Talk of value and domestic work in Cairo a Calls You': Situating Syrian Experience and Solidarity in Paris working hard for them”: Transnational youths’ narratives of their parents’ sacrifices, familial well-being, and cs of care Politics of Love and Labor: Film, Migration, and Race in the Indo-Caribbean day, December 3, 2017 -9:45 a.m. hropological Perspectives on Refugees and Migration entations: ng and Working In-Between: Early Refugees as Political Moderators for Asylum Seekers from Afghanistan in ens, Greece nger Danger: National Enemies as Hosts and Guests ethnography of migration: psychodynamic encounters with Afghan refugees ective Identification in Interactions between Syrian Refugees and Germans DHS-18-0694-C-000316 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ant, transnational and immigrant student experiences entations: ders' Perspectives: The US Experience of Korean Elite Students at Top-Ranked American Universities ccompanied Migrant Children from Central America: Metaphors of Trauma and Implications for Schools snational Students’ Identity Construction and Future Educational Trajectories: A Korean-Guatemalan Case 5-2:00 p.m. m Feminized Victims to “Bad Hombres” – Gendered Scripts and Narratives of Belonging among Migrant mmunities entations:: er masculinity and privileged femininities: Migrant labor and the rise of the Taliban movement in Swat Valley stan d Hombres:” Criminalization, Masculinities, and Deportation from the United States bingers of Hope: Social Capital in the Lives of Unaccompanied Central American Minors ing to Tell Their Story: Survivors of Trafficking and Narrative Formation in the Legal Process genous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology rn to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000317 *** *** ugee & Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 nor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ersity of California San Diego 0 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 //ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html akers: shi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law ra Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA y Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA an Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego orah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee cal Program (HIRC) Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine d FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School DHS-18-0694-C-000318 te López, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego rn to Top *** *** ponding to Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avo nsored by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University ay, December 1, 2017 ash Prato Centre, Italy zzo Vai Pugliesi, 26 00 Prato (PO), Italy ://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/internationa gee-workshop cription: The Castan Centre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU onse to irregular migration and refugees. The purpose of the event will be to reflect on what Australia and the EU ca h each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the past few years, the EU has looked to ot dictions for ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member sta articular, there have been calls within Europe to follow the so called ‘Australian solution’ to refugees. 001, the then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking DHS-18-0694-C-000319 ralia’s protection on the ship MV Tampa, by stating that Australia ‘will decide who comes [into Australian territory] an circumstances in which they come’. Since then, Australia has adopted a range of border control policies to deter refug deny access to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection s, boat turn-backs, containment strategies in refugee producing countries and increasing cooperation with countries o sit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to enter Australian territory through irregular means. These strateg ear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave human rights es including the potential refoulement of refugees and others owed Australia’s international protection. In addition, th ies have come at a high cost to Australia, both in terms of extraordinary financial resources and damage to Australia national reputation. e are therefore clear pitfalls in the EU adopting Australia’s border protection policies. This is not to say, however, tha cts of Australia’s refugee regime are without merit. For example, Australia’s resettlement program offers many refug rable solution and when done well, provides a model that should be emulated. workshop will discuss what Australia and the EU can learn from each other’s experience of responding to refugees a ular migration. It will ask: what are the legal, ethical and effective practices in each jurisdiction that should be adopte which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? rn to Top *** *** onal Immigrant Integration Conference day-Tuesday, December 10-12, 2017 enix Convention Center DHS-18-0694-C-000320 N 3rd St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 //niic2017.org/ gram: -9:45 a.m. day December 10, 2017 -3:30 p.m. come & Opening Plenary NSTAGE PLENARY: BREAKING BREAD: FOOD, CULTURE & IMMIGRATION plenary will explore the longstanding role of food as a facilitator of cultural exchange and a pathway to immigrant ral and economic power. We will discuss food and cuisine as a way to bring people together and facilitate cultural ange. We will explore the role of immigrant small businesses and entrepreneurship in the industry. Eddie Huang, a nary restauranteur and a renowned commentator on the role of food in immigrant communities, will share his person y and his reflections on our current political reality. The introductory and keynote remarks will be followed by an audie tion and answer. oductory Remarks: line Randall Williams, Author of Soul Food Love (Random House), Poet, and Academic note: e Huang, Chef and Owner at Baohaus, Author of Fresh Off the Boat -5:15 p.m. k Session Block 1 DHS-18-0694-C-000321 ness and Financial Empowerment: Comprehensive Financial Empowerment: Models for Success in Immigrant munities enship: Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable inalization, Detention, and Enforcement: Immigration Enforcement (and Criminalization) in a Trump Era nomic Justice: State and Local Campaigns to Expand Workers’ Rights cation: Schools as Centers of Immigrant Integration and Success eral Reforms: The Federal Immigration Landscape: Opportunities and Threats cial Session: The Organized Anti-Immigrant Movement: Who They Are, What They Want, and How We Can Push Ba ump's America day December 11, 2017 -10:30 a.m. ning Plenary 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. k Session Block 2 th: Addressing the Emotional Health Needs and Trauma Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees eiving Comms: Applying a Racial Justice Lens to Immigrant Integration Work gee Resettlement and Advocacy: Global Migration and Refugee Flows—Bridging the Global Context to Local DHS-18-0694-C-000322 ponses e and Local Integration Strategies: Budget and Appropriations Workshop t Education and Workforce: Multi-Partner Collaborations with Lessons for the Future 5-1:45 p.m. ch Plenary NSTAGE PLENARY & LUNCH: FORCES SHAPING OUR FIGHT: GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC MEGA - TRENDS ORMING OUR STRATEGY can we understand our current political context at home and around the globe? What can we learn from the past ab we must approach the fights ahead? What are the mega-trends of which we must not lose sight as we consider the n a long arc of social justice? This plenary will explore the global refugee crisis and climate change, nationalism and alism, the global state of workers, and how our policies and campaigns for reform are shaped by our nation's shifting eptions of national security, borders, and criminality. note and Introductory Remarks: d Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee erator: pak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change a Abiade, Program Director, Pillars Fund a Elena Durazo, General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, UNITE HERE assador Carlos Sada, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States DHS-18-0694-C-000323 ormance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei -3:30 p.m. k Session Block 3 enship: Building Momentum in Your City: Working with Government and Existing Infrastructures nomic Justice: Relief and Protection for Workers: U Visas, Deferred Action, and Other Options for Victims of Labor ses and Workplace Rights Defenders cation: Taking Stock of ESSA’s Potential Impact on Immigrant and English-Learner Students eral Immigration Policy: What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Immigrant Integration th: The Possibility of Changes to the Health Care Landscape and Effects on Immigrant Communities eiving Community Engagement Strategies: Engaging the Faith Community -5:15 p.m. tegy Block inalization, Detention, and Enforcement: New Strategies to Fight Deportations in the Trump era gee Resettlement and Advocacy: Building and Leveraging Public Support for Refugee Resettlement in a Time of klash & Uncertainty -5:15 p.m. k Session Block 4 DHS-18-0694-C-000324 e and Local Integration Strategies: Rural and Suburban Strategies t Education and Workforce: The Evolving Case for Supporting the Integration of High Skilled Immigrants ness and Financial Empowerment: Engaging the Business Sector in Immigrant Integration and Policy Advocacy enship: Shaping a New American Electorate through Naturalization eiving Community Engagement Strategies: A Rising Tide of Hate: How Our Communities Can Come Together For nge sday December 12, 2017 -10:00 a.m. ning Plenary 0-11:45 a.m. k Sessions Block 5 cation: Meeting the Needs of Newcomer Immigrant Youth: A Collective Call to Action for Educators and Community ners eral Immigration Policy: Next Steps on Immigration Executive Actions th: Resiliency in advocating for immigrant health in hostile environments eiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strengthening Inclusive Communications in Challenging Times DHS-18-0694-C-000325 e and Local Integration Strategies: Census 2020: Building Grassroots, Local, State Collaboration in 2017 for a Comp nt of Immigrants -2:30 p.m. k Sessions Block 6 inalization, Detention, and Enforcement: The Local and State Line of Defense t Education and Workforce: Expanding Services for Immigrants and Refugees Across the Adult Education and Train cy and Program Landscape eiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strategy Session: Receiving Communities Engagement: What Comes Ne -4:15 p.m. ing Plenary years of progress on immigrant and refugee integration policy at the federal, state, and local levels, two years of a idential Task Force on New Americans, the first-ever Presidential candidates' commitments to an Office for New ricans and a broad immigrant integration agenda, champions in Mayors and legislators… we face an entirely new cal reality. What is immigrant integration in 2017 and beyond? What will it mean for our work together? For our work sroots leaders and states and cities? Join the foremost thought leaders in the field to strategize. oductory Remarks: Raghuveer, Deputy Director, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) erator: uel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, Director, USC Program for Environmental and onal Equity, and Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California DHS-18-0694-C-000326 a Agarwal, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs ina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder, United We Dream Millona, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition; NPNA Board Co-Ch elica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA); NPNA Executive mittee Member rn to Top *** *** Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries day-Tuesday, December 11-12, 2017 D Conference Centre e André Pascal, 75016 Paris, France ://www.oecd.org/els/mig/OECD-CEPII-2017-call-for-papers.pdf rview: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the ersity of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Luxembourg and IR versité Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 7th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" ember 11-12, 2017. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries ping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for th erence include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants’ self-selection, the labor mark DHS-18-0694-C-000327 public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. rn to Top *** Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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? DHS-18-0694-C-000328 You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 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Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security DHS OIG Report No. OIG-18-11, November 3, 2017 https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017-11/OIG-18-11-Nov17.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Visa Bulletin for December 2017 Vol. X, Number 12 United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_December2017.pdf Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000332 ******** ******** 3. New from the General Accountability Office Issues Related to Agent Deployment Strategy and Immigration Checkpoints Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-50, November 8, 2017 Highlights: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-50 Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/690/688201.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Tuesday, November 14, 2017 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/looking-north-assessing-current-threat-u-s-canada-border/ Looking North: Assessing the Current Threat at the U.S.-Canada Border Opening statement: Subcommittee Chairwoman Martha McSally https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/11-14-17-McSally-Open.pdf DHS-18-0694-C-000333 Witness testimony: Michael Dougherty, Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration, and Trade Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20171114/106626/HHRG-115-HM11-WstateDoughertyM-20171114.pdf Scott A. Luck, Acting Deputy Chief U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20171114/106626/HHRG-115-HM11-Wstate-LuckS20171114.pdf Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20171114/106626/HHRG-115-HM11-Bio-KellyK20171114.pdf Michael Marchand, Chairman Colville Business Council National Congress of American Indians http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20171114/106626/HHRG-115-HM11-WstateMarchandM-20171114.pdf Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000334 ******** ******** 5. Senate Committee on Homeland Security Wednesday, November 8, 2017 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-of-kirstjen-m-nielsen-to-be-secretary-usdepartment-of-homeland-security Nomination of Kirstjen M. Nielsen to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Member Statements: Chairman Ron Johnson http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/Download/Opening-Statement-Johnson-2017-11-08.pdf Ranking Member Claire McCaskill http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/Download/Opening-Statement-McCaskill-2017-11-08.pdf Witness testimony: Kirstjen M. Nielsen U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/download/prepared-statement-nielsen-2017-11-08 Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000335 6. Registered unemployed among immigrants Statistics Norway, November 8, 2017 https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/innvarbl/kvartal Summary: 6.4 % of immigrants are registered as unemployed Q3 2017. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Amsterdam is expanding, mainly due to immigration Statistics Netherlands, November 8, 2017 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2017/45/amsterdam-is-expanding-mainly-due-to-immigration Excerpt: Over the past five years, Amsterdam has seen its population grow by an average 11 thousand annually. Half of this stems from natural growth, the other half from migration. During the past two years, the latter has been exclusively foreign immigration; net domestic migration has been negative, according to a new analysis of the population figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000336 ******** 8. Personal transfers in the EU: Amounts sent to non-EU countries by EU residents down at €30.3 billion in 2016 Amounts received from non-EU countries at €9.9 bn Eurostat, November 13, 2017 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8439767/2-13112017-AP-EN.pdf/cfb601d2-68e24ee7-b19e-4c2680596d13 Summary: In 2016, flows of money sent by residents of the European Union (EU) to non-EU countries, referred to as personal transfers, amounted to €30.3 billion, compared with €31.3 bn in 2015. As inflows to the EU totalled €9.9 bn in 2016, this resulted in a negative balance (-€20.4 bn) for the EU with the rest of the world. The majority of personal transfers consist of flows of money sent by migrants to their country of origin. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. How Many Illegal Aliens are in the US? By Spencer Raley Federation for American Immigration Reform Fact Sheet, October 23, 2017 https://fairus.org/sites/default/files/201710/Factsheet_How_Many_Illegal_Aliens_Currently_Live_in_the_United_States.pdf Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000337 ******** ******** 10. Fissures in the Valley: Searching for a Remedy for U.S. Tech Workers Indirectly Displaced by H-1B Visa Outsourcing Firms By Kenneth M. Geisler II Washington University in St. Louis Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 2, November 2017 https://cdn.wustllawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/465-506-Geisler.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Immigration and Farm Labor: Challenges and Opportunities By Philip L. Martin Giannini School of Agricultural Economics, University of California, 2017 https://s.giannini.ucop.edu/uploads/giannini_public/dd/d9/ddd90bf0-2bf0-41ea-bc2928c5e4e9b049/immigration_and_farm_labor_-_philip_martin.pdf Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000338 ******** ******** 12. New from the Migration Policy Institute Beyond Transactional Deals: Building Lasting Migration Partnerships in the Mediterranean By Luca Lixi November 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/beyond-transactional-deals-building-lasting-migrationpartnerships-mediterranean Safe or Sorry? Prospects for Britons in the European Union after Brexit By Meghan Benton November 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/safe-or-sorry-prospects-britons-european-union-afterbrexit A Profile of Current DACA Recipients by Education, Industry, and Occupation By Jie Zong, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Jeanne Batalova, Julia Gelatt, and Randy Capps MPI Fact Sheet, November 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/profile-current-daca-recipients-education-industry-andoccupation Afghanistan: Displacement Challenges in a Country on the Move By Matthew Willner-Reid Migration Information Source Profile, November 16, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/afghanistan-displacement-challenges-country-move DHS-18-0694-C-000339 Cuban Immigrants in the United States By Jeanne Batalova and Jie Zong Migration Information Source Spotlight, November 9, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/cuban-immigrants-united-states Return to Top ******** ******** 13. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Forced Migration and Mortality By Thomas K. Bauer, Matthias Giesecke, and Laura Janisch IZA Discussion Paper 11116, October 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11116 The Education and Employment Effects of DACA, In-State Tuition and Financial Aid for Undocumented Immigrants By Lisa Dickson, T.H. Gindling, and James Kitchin IZA Discussion Paper 11109, October 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11109 Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000340 ******** ******** 14. New from the National Bureau of Economic Research Frontier Culture: The Roots and Persistence of "Rugged Individualism" in the United States By Samuel Bazzi, Martin Fiszbein, and Mesay Gebresilasse NBER Working Paper No. w23997, November 2017 http://nber.org/papers/w23997 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Immigrants in California American Immigration Council, October 4, 2017 https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_california.pdf Summary: More than a quarter of California residents are immigrants, while nearly one in four residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent. In 2015, 10.7 million immigrants (foreign-born individuals) comprised 27.3 percent of the population. California was home to 5.3 million women, 4.9 million men, and 449,878 children who were immigrants. DHS-18-0694-C-000341 The top countries of origin for immigrants were Mexico (40 percent of immigrants), the Philippines (8 percent), China (5.9 percent), Vietnam (4.8 percent), and India (4.5 percent). In 2016, 9.3 million people in California (23.8 percent of the state’s population) were native-born Americans who had at least one immigrant parent. Nearly half of all immigrants in California are naturalized U.S. citizens. 5.3 million immigrants (49.7 percent) had naturalized as of 2015, and 2.2 million immigrants were eligible to become naturalized U.S. citizens in 2015. Two-thirds (66.7 percent) of immigrants reported speaking English “well” or “very well.” Return to Top ******** ******** 16. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Globalizing Labor and the World Economy: The Role of Human Capital By Marco Delogu, Universite du Luxembourg; Frédéric Docquier, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL); and Joel Machado, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) Working Paper No. 2017-16 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3070213 DHS-18-0694-C-000342 2. State Level Dream Acts and Latino Responsiveness By Mikaila Leyva, University of Notre Dame Posted: November 13, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3070465 3. Providing Sanctuary or Fostering Crime? A Review of the Research on 'Sanctuary Cities' and Crime By Daniel E. Martinez, University of Arizona Department of Sociology; Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Sociology; and Guillermo Cantor , American Immigration Council Posted: November 13, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3067409 4. Labour Force Participation and Employment of Humanitarian Migrants: Evidence from the Building a New Life in Australia Longitudinal Data By Zhiming Cheng, Macquarie University; Ben Zhe Wang, Macquarie University, Faculty of Business and Economics; and Lucy Taksa, Macquarie University, Faculty of Business and Economics Macquarie University Faculty of Business & Economics Research Paper No. 6/2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3069960 5. Taking Care of the Rule of Law By David S. Rubenstein, Washburn University School of Law George Washington Law Review, Vol. 86, No. 1, 2018, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3067131 6. Fixing Deference in Youth Crimmigration Cases By Esther Hong, Independent New Mexico Law Review, Forthcoming DHS-18-0694-C-000343 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3065372 7. ‘The Russians are Coming’: Migration and Settlement of Soviet Jews in Australia. By John Goldlust, La Trobe University Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal, Vol XXIII (part 1), November, 2016 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3060179 8. Inclusive Immigrant Justice: Racial Animus and the Origins of Crime-Based Deportation By Alina Das, New York University School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic Posted November 6, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3064940 9. Controversy Reemerges Over Hiring, Review of Immigration Judges By Gabriel Pacyniak, University of New Mexico School of Law Georgetown Immigration Law Review, Vol. 22, 2008, UNM School of Law Research Paper https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3064096 10. Migration and Integration Experiences of Non-German European Physicians in Germany By Céline Teney, University of Bremen; Regina Becker, University of Bremen; Katharina Bürkin, University of Bremen; and Max Spengler, University of Bremen ZenTra Working Paper in Transnational Studies No. 76/2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063895 11. Spouse Sponsorship Policies: Focus on Serial Sponsors By Nafiseh Ghafournia, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney; and Patricia L. Easteal, University of Canberra School of Law and Justice Posted November 3, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063685 DHS-18-0694-C-000344 12. Behind the Same Mule? African Americans, Caribbean Americans, and the 'Black Vote' By Andrea Pena-Vasquez, National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Posted November 2, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063655 13. International Migration Pressures in the Long Run By Rodolfo G. Campos, Banco de España Banco de Espana Working Paper No. 1734 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3062705 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. IDP Unveils New Statistics & Trends Detailing Statewide ICE Courthouse Arrests in 2017 November 15, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/idp-unveils-new-statistics-trends-detailingstatewide-ice-courthouse-arrests-in-2017.html 2. Should a jury know a person’s immigration status? Washington’s Supreme Court says no November 15, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/should-a-jury-know-a-persons-immigrationstatus-washingtons-supreme-court-says-no-.html DHS-18-0694-C-000345 3. Building a Mosaic: The Evolution of Canada’s Approach to Immigrant Integration November 15, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/building-a-mosaic-the-evolution-of-canadasapproach-to-immigrant-integration.html 4. In Search of the Nation of Immigrants: Balancing the Federal State Divide By M. Isabel Medina November 15, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day-in-search-ofthe-nation-of-immigrants-balancing-the-federal-state-div.html 5. Inclusive Immigrant Justice: Racial Animus and the Origins of Crime-Based Deportation By Alina Das November 14, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day-inclusiveimmigrant-justice-racial-animus-and-the-origins-of-crime-ba.html 6. The Latest Assault on Immigrants and the Need to Preserve TPS November 14, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-latest-assault-on-immigrants-and-theneed-to-preserve-tps.html 7. Ninth Circuit Allows Part of Travel Ban 3.0 to Go into Effect November 14, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/ninth-circuit-allows-part-of-travel-ban-30-togo-into-effect.html 8. Fewer Foreign Students Are Coming to the United States November 13, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000346 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/fewer-foreign-students-are-coming-to-theunited-states.html 9. A Detailed Account of the Dismantling of DACA November 12, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/a-detailed-account-of-the-dismantling-ofdaca.html 10. Amid Immigration Crackdown, Cities Step In With Free Legal Aid November 10, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/amid-immigration-crackdown-cities-step-inwith-free-legal-aid.html 11. White House Pressures DHS to End TPS for Hondurans November 9, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/nick-miroff-of-the-washington-post-reportsthat-earlier-this-week-as-the-department-of-homeland-security-prepared-to-ex.html 12. Vera Institute: Up to 12X as Many Detained Immigrants With Lawyers Prevail in Deportation Cases Than Those Without November 9, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/vera-institute-detained-immigrants-withlawyers-12-times-more-successful-than-those-without.html 13. Some Thoughts on President Trump's Call for Immigration Reform in the Wake of the NYC Terror Attack November 9, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/some-thoughts-on-president-trumps-call-forimmigration-reform-in-the-wake-of-the-nyc-terror-atack.html DHS-18-0694-C-000347 14. Migrants Abandon Dream of New Life to Fly Home November 8, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/migrants-abandon-dream-of-new-life-to-flyhome.html 15. New Citizenship Disclosure Rules for Australian Politicians November 7, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/new-citizenship-disclosure-rules-foraustralian-politicians.html 16. The Trump Effect? Student interest in immigration law rises with recent political developments November 7, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-trump-effect-student-interest-inimmigration-law-rises-with-recent-political-developments.html 17. Hope and Despair: In State Tuition and Undocumented Immigrants By Richmond Danso November 7, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day-.html 18. TPS to End for Nicaraguans November 7, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/tps-to-end-for-nicaraguans.html 19. A Summary of Garza v. Hargan by Law Student Angela Yahaira Breining November 6, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/a-summary-of-garza-v-hargan-by-law- DHS-18-0694-C-000348 student-angela-yahaira-breining.html 20. Extending Temporary Protected Status for Honduras: Country Conditions and U.S. Legal Requirements November 6, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day-extendingtemporary-protected-status-for-honduras-country-conditions-.html 21. Will the End of DACA Cause a Government Shutdown? November 5, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/will-the-end-of-daca-cause-a-governmentshutdown.html 22. The Facts about the U.S. Immigrant Vetting System November 4, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-fcts-about-the-us-immigrant-vettingsystem.html Return to Top ******** ******** 18. The Impact of Immigration on Housing Demand in England MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 424, November 15, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/424 DHS-18-0694-C-000349 New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme as a possible model for the UK MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 423, November 10, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/423 A Short History of the European Union MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 422, November 8, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/422 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. New from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre Research in Brief: Refugee Self-Reliance: Moving Beyond the Marketplace By Evan Easton-Calabria, Ulrike Krause, Jessica Field, Anubhav Tiwari, Yamini Mookherjee, Caitlin Wake, Veronique Barbelet, Estella Carpi, Amy Slaughter, and Kellie Leeson November 12, 2017 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/refugee-self-reliance-moving-beyond-the-marketplace Talent displaced: The economic lives of Syrian refugees in Europe By Alexander Betts, Olivier Sterck, Remco Geervliet, and Claire MacPherson November 9, 2017 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/talent-displaced-the-economic-lives-of-syrian-refugees-ineurope DHS-18-0694-C-000350 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Porous Borders: Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands The University of North Carolina Press, 320 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1469635496, $32.50 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1469635496/centerforimmigra Kindle, 7011 KB, ASIN: B06Y3DYLHN, 315 pp., $14.74 Book Description: With the railroad's arrival in the late nineteenth century, immigrants of all colors rushed to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, transforming the region into a booming international hub of economic and human activity. Following the stream of Mexican, Chinese, and African American migration, Julian Lim presents a fresh study of the multiracial intersections of the borderlands, where diverse peoples crossed multiple boundaries in search of new economic opportunities and social relations. However, as these migrants came together in ways that blurred and confounded elite expectations of racial order, both the United States and Mexico resorted to increasingly exclusionary immigration policies in order to make the multiracial populations of the borderlands less visible within the body politic, and to remove them from the boundaries of national identity altogether. Using a variety of English- and Spanish-language primary sources from both sides of the border, Lim reveals how a borderlands region that has traditionally been defined by Mexican-Anglo DHS-18-0694-C-000351 relations was in fact shaped by a diverse population that came together dynamically through work and play, in the streets and in homes, through war and marriage, and in the very act of crossing the border. Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Understanding Immigration: Issues and Challenges in an Era of Mass Population Movement By Marilyn Hoskin State Univ. of New York Press, 205 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1438466870, $90.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1438466870/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1438466889, $39.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1438466889/centerforimmigra Kindle, 9069 KB, ASIN: B077G82N2Q, $39.95 Book Description: Undergraduate-level textbook introducing students to the factors which define immigration politics in the United States and Europe. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000352 ******** ******** 22. Changing Communities: Stories of Migration, Displacement and Social Cohesion By Marjorie Mayo Policy Press, 208 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1447329317, $42.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1447329317/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1447329325, $34.86 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1447329325/centerforimmigra Book Description: Changing Communities brings together policy analysis, theoretical understandings of migration and displacement, and illustrations of the diverse ways in which communities themselves perceive these processes of change. Marjorie Mayo draws from both previous studies and her own original research to examine a range of responses, taking account of the varying possibilities, challenges, and interests involved—both within and between communities, locally and transnationally. The book highlights examples of some of the creative, cultural ways in which communities—including diaspora communities—reflect upon their experiences of change and find modes of responding and expressing their unique voices, in such art forms as poetry, storytelling, and photography. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000353 ******** ******** 23. Pathways Toward Legal Migration into the EU: Reappraising Concepts, Trajectories, and Policies By Sergio Carrera and Andrew Geddes Centre for European Policy Studies, 217 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 9461386303, $24.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9461386303/centerforimmigra Book Description: Are EU policies on legal migration fit for managing and governing the movement of people across borders? Over the last 15 years, the ‘Europeanisation’ of policies dealing with the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals has led to the development of a common EU acquis. However, questions related to policy consistency, legal certainty and fair and non-discriminatory treatment in working and living standards still characterise the EU’s legal framework for cross-border mobility. This book critically explores the extent to which EU legal migration policies and their underlying working notions match the transnational mobility of individuals today. It addresses the main challenges of economic migration policies, both within the EU and in the context of EU cooperation with third countries. Special consideration is given to the compatibility of EU policies with international labour standards along with the fundamental rights and approach to fairness laid down in the EU Treaties. The contributions to this book showcase the various uses and potential of social science and humanities research in assessing, informing and shaping EU migration policies. Leading scholars DHS-18-0694-C-000354 and experts have brought together the latest knowledge available to reappraise the added value of the EU in this area. Their reflections and findings point to the need to develop a revised set of EU policy priorities in implementing a new generation of legal pathways for migration. The book contains a Foreword by Matthias Ruete, Director General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission. Return to Top ******** ******** 24. How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight By Lyn Julius Vallentine Mitchell, 360 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1910383643, $24.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1910383643/centerforimmigra Book Description: Who are the Jews from Arab countries? What were relations with Muslims like? What made Jews leave countries where they had been settled for thousands of years? What lessons can we learn from the mass exodus of minorities from the Middle East? Lyn Julius undertakes to answer all these questions and more in Uprooted, the culmination of ten years of work studying these issues. Jews lived continuously in the Middle East and North Africa for almost 3,000 years. Yet, in just 50 years, their indigenous communities outside Palestine almost totally disappeared as more than 99 percent of the Jewish population fled. Those with foreign passports and connections generally left for Europe, Australia, or the Americas. Some 650,000-including a DHS-18-0694-C-000355 minority of ideological Zionists-went to Israel. Before the Holocaust they constituted ten percent of the world's Jewish population, and now over 50 percent of Israel's Jews are refugees from Arab and Muslim countries, or their descendants. This same process is now repeating in Christian and other minority communities across the Middle East. This book also assesses how well these Jews have integrated into Israel and how their struggles have been politicized. It charts the growing clamour for recognition, redress and memorialization for these Jewish refugees, and looks at how their cause can contribute to peace and reconciliation between Israel and the Muslim world. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Research Handbook on Climate Change, Migration and the Law By Benoît Mayer and Francois Crepeau Edward Elgar Pub., 520 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1785366580, $197.22 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1785366580/centerforimmigra Book Description: Concerns have arisen in recent decades about the impact of climate change on human mobility. Many people affected by climate change are forced or otherwise decide to migrate within or across international borders. Despite its clear importance, many questions remain open regarding the nature of the climate-migration nexus and its implications for laws and institutions. In the face of such uncertainty, this Research Handbook offers a comprehensive picture of laws and institutions relevant to climate migration and the multiple, often contradictory perspectives on the DHS-18-0694-C-000356 topic. Carefully edited chapters by leading scholars in the field provide a cross section of the various debates on what laws do, can do and should do in relation to the impacts of climate change on migration. A first part analyses the relations between climate change and migration. A second part explores how existing laws and institutions address the climate-migration nexus. In the final part, the chapters discuss possible ways forward. This timely Research Handbook provides much-needed insight into this complex issue for graduate and post-graduate students in climate change or migration law. It will also appeal to students and scholars in political science, international relations, environmental studies and migration studies, as well as policymakers and advocates. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Anti Trafficking Review No. 9, September 2017 http://gaatw.org/ATR/AntiTraffickingReview_issue9.pdf Special Issue–The Lessons of History Articles: Editorial: The Presence of the Past: Lessons of history for anti-trafficking work DHS-18-0694-C-000357 By Julia O’Connell Davidson Black Suffering for/from Anti-trafficking Advocacy By Lyndsey P. Beutin ‘The New Order of Things’: Immobility as protection in the regime of immigration controls By Nandita Sharma ‘Bound Coolies’ and Other Indentured Workers in the Caribbean: Implications for debates about human trafficking and modern slavery By Kamala Kempadoo Anti-White Slavery Legislation and its Legacies in England By Laura Lammasniemi Historicising ‘Irregular’ Migration from Senegal to Europe By Stephanie Maher ‘Shock and Awe’: A critique of the Ghanacentric child trafficking discourse By Samuel Okyere Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Citizenship Studies DHS-18-0694-C-000358 Vol. 21, No. 8, December 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccst20/21/8 Selected articles: Securitization of migration in Germany: the ambivalences of citizenship and human rights By Ayelet Banai and Regina Kreide http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380649 France citizenship in the aftermath of 2015: officializing a two-tier system? By Amélie Barras http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380647 Nurturing resilient future citizens through value consistency vs. the retreat from multiculturalism and securitisation in the promotion of British values in schools in the UK By Derek McGhee and Shaoying Zhang http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380650 Deferred action and the discretionary state: migration, precarity and resistance By Susan Bibler Coutin, Sameer M. Ashar, Jennifer M. Chacón, and Stephen Lee http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1377153 From expulsion to extortion: deportability, predatory policing and West African migrants in Angola By Paolo Gaibazzi http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380604 The revival of citizenship deprivation in France and the UK as an instance of citizenship renationalisation DHS-18-0694-C-000359 By Émilien Fargues http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1377152 Hierarchies of belonging: intersecting race, ethnicity, and territoriality in the construction of US citizenship By Amílcar Antonio Barreto and Kyle Lozano http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1361906 Valuing flexible citizenship: producing Surinamese Hindu citizens at a primary school in The Hague By Priya Swamy http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1361905 Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 5, No. 17, November 3, 2017 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com Latest article: Surveying immigrants in Southern Europe: Spanish and Italian strategies in comparative perspective By Inmaculada Serrano Sanguilinda, Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Amparo González Ferrer, DHS-18-0694-C-000360 Stefania Maria Lorenza Rimoldi, and Gian Carlo Blangiardo https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0060-4 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. International Journal of Refugee Law Vol. 29, No. 3, November 2017 https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/issue Article: Different in the Same Way? Language, Diversity, and Refugee Credibility By Laura Smith-Khan https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/article-abstract/29/3/389/4583661?redirectedFrom=fulltext Bringing Rwandan Refugees ‘Home’: The Cessation Clause, Statelessness, and Forced Repatriation By Lindsey N Kingston https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/article-abstract/29/3/417/4057676?redirectedFrom=fulltext No Country of Asylum: ‘Legitimizing’ Lebanon’s Rejection of the 1951 Refugee Convention By Maja Janmyr https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/article/29/3/438/4345649 DHS-18-0694-C-000361 Refugees or Border Residents from Myanmar? The Status of Displaced Ethnic Kachins and Kokangs in Yunnan Province, China By Lili Song https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/article/29/3/466/4157312 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. International Migration Vol. 55, No. 6, November 2017 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.2017.55.issue-6/issuetoc Articles: Was DACA Responsible for the Surge in Unaccompanied Minors on the Southern Border? By Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Thitima Puttitanun http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12403/full OUR CONTINUED CONCERN FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Small Local Communities By Aslan Zorlu http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12296/full Rethinking Urban Refugee Resettlement: A Case Study of One Karen Community in Rural DHS-18-0694-C-000362 Georgia, USA. By Daniel Gilhooly and Eunbae Lee http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12341/full Exile to Poverty: Policies and Poverty Among Refugees in Poland By Karolina Lukasiewicz http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12356/full Refugees and Shifted Risk: An International Study of Syrian Forced Migration and Smuggling By Danilo Mandić and Charles M. Simpson http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12371/full The Economic Effect of Refugee Crises on Neighbouring Host Countries: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan By Amdadullah Baloch, Said Zamin Shah, Zaleha Mohd Noor, and Miloud Lacheheb http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12389/full GROWING INTEREST IN RETURN MIGRATION Interrogating the Relationship between Remigration and Sustainable Return By Katie Kuschminder http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12378/full Economic Reintegration of Ethiopian Women Returned from the Middle East By Beza L. Nisrane, Ann Morissens, Ariana Need, and René Torenvlied http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12358/full To stay or to return? Return migration intentions of Moroccans in Italy DHS-18-0694-C-000363 By Angela Paparusso and Elena Ambrosetti http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12375/full SOME CHALLENGES OF MIGRATION MANAGEMENT “Not everything that counts can be counted”: Assessing ‘success’ of EU external migration policy By Natasja Reslow http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12355/full Affecting Lives: How Winning the US Diversity Visa Lottery Impacts DV Migrants Pre- and Post-Migration By Onoso Imoagene http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12359/full A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Irregular Transmigrants’ Journeys and Mental Mapping Methodology By Amalia Campos-Delgado http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12369/full Governing agricultural migrant workers as an “emergency”: converging approaches in Northern and Southern Italian rural towns By Michela Semprebon, Roberta Marzorati, and Anna Mary Garrapa http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imig.12390/full Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000364 ******** 31. IZA Journal of Development and Migration Vol. 7, No. 18, November 9, 2017 https://izajodm.springeropen.com/ Latest article: Violence and migration: evidence from Mexico’s drug war By Sukanya Basu and Sarah Pearlman https://izajodm.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40176-017-0102-6 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 43, No. 16, January 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/43/16 Special Issue: Highly Skilled Migration Between the Global North and South: Gender, Life Courses and Institutions Articles: DHS-18-0694-C-000365 Social Mobility via academic mobility: reconfigurations in class and gender identities among Asian scholars in the global north By Maggi W. H. Leung http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314595 The role of language skills in the settling-in process – experiences of highly skilled migrants’ accompanying partners in Germany and the UK By Stefanie Föbker and Daniela Imani http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314596 Highly skilled and highly mobile? Examining gendered and ethnicised labour market conditions for migrant women in STEM-professions in Germany By Grit Grigoleit-Richter http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314597 Caste, kinship and the realisation of ‘American Dream’: high-skilled Telugu migrants in the U.S.A. By Sanam Roohi http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314598 Migrants in liminal time and space: an exploration of the experiences of highly skilled Indian bachelors in Amsterdam By Kate Kirk, Ellen Bal, and Sarah Renee Janssen http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314600 ‘For the sake of the family and future’: the linked lives of highly skilled Indian migrants By Anu Kõu, Clara H. Mulder, and Ajay Bailey http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314608 DHS-18-0694-C-000366 Attracting the best talent in the context of migration policy changes: the case of the UK By Anne Green and Terence Hogarth http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314609 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 38, No. 6, November 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjis20/38/6?nav=tocList Selected articles: ‘Cultivating Integration’? Migrant Space-making in Urban Gardens By Linda Lapina http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386630 Festival as Embodied Encounters: On Kulturhavn in Copenhagen By Kirsten Simonsen, Lasse Koefoed, and Maja de Neergaard http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386633 Bridge the Gap: Multidirectional Memory in Photography Projects for Refugee Youths By Randi Marselis http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386632 DHS-18-0694-C-000367 Meetings of the Art: Cultural Encounters and Contact Zones in an Art Project for Asylumseeking Minors in Denmark By Zachary Whyte http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386634 ‘Are you Married to a Maasai?’ Gendered Cultural Encounters Between Tanzanians and Danes in ‘Global Citizenship’ Training By Lene Bull Christiansen http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386635 Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Population, Space and Place Volume 23, No. 7, September 2017 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.v23.7/issuetoc Selected articles: What drives ‘soft deportation’? Understanding the rise in Assisted Voluntary Return among rejected asylum seekers in the Netherlands By Arjen Leerkes, Rianne van Os, and Eline Boersema http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2059/full The care pentagon: Older adults within Sri Lankan-Australian transnational families and DHS-18-0694-C-000368 their landscapes of care By Menusha De Silva http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2061/full All circular but different: Variation in patterns of Ukraine-to-Poland migration By Agata Górny http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2074/full Return to Top ******** ******** 35. The Social Contract Vol. 27, No. 6, Fall 2017 http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_27_5/index.shtml Articles: It Is Past Time to Revise Our Nation’s Refugee/Asylum Policies By Wayne Lutton http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-editor.shtml The Long Shadow of the 1980 Refugee Act By Wayne Lutton http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-lutton-1.shtml DHS-18-0694-C-000369 Scrap Refugee Resettlement Policy - Trump administration proposals just nibble at the edges By James Simpson http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-simpson.shtml The Refugee Mafa By James Kirkpatrick http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-kirkpatrick.shtml 'Nonprofits' Cash in on Refugee Resettlement By Wayne Lutton http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-lutton-2.shtml Who Needs a Functional Refugee Policy in a Borderless World? By Tim Murray http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-murray.shtml Oh Canada, Who Stands on Guard for Thee? - The Not-So-Hidden Agenda Behind Motion M103 By Madeline Weld http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-weld.shtml African Refugees Are Waging an Actual 'War on Women' By Dave Gibson http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-gibson.shtml Two Sources of Europe’s Present Plight - Excerpt from THE STRANGE DEATH OF EUROPE By Douglas Murray http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-douglass-murray.shtml DHS-18-0694-C-000370 Markers of Non-Assimilation: Study of a City Nicknamed Dearbornistan By Tamyra Murray http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-tamara-murray.shtml Philadelphia Sanctuary Watch By Faye M. Anderson http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-anderson.shtml Let the Good Times Roll - The Southern Poverty Law Center and the lucrative politics of hate By Peter B. Gemma http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-gemma.shtml Hate Hype - A weapon of Marxism and malice By John Vinson http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-vinson.shtml Language Wars: The Road to Tyranny Is Paved with Language Censorship By Michael W. Cutler http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-cutler.shtml Job-Gobbling Automation Marches into More Public Endeavors - Robots make pizza, brew lattes, and guard parking lots By Brenda Walker http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-walker.shtml Immigration, Crime, and the Death of an American Paradise By Nicholas Stix http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_1/tsc-28-1-stix.shtml DHS-18-0694-C-000371 Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000372 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 11:31 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Video Immigration Brief: Temporary Protected Status ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt,1,~~1~allon,P11r1m1111gm111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Video Immigration Brief: Temporary Protected Status Benefits remain long after the emergency disappears Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2017) – The Trump Administration has announced the end of Temporary Protected Status for illegal immigrant Nicaraguans, originally granted in 1999, and postponed a decision for the larger population of Hondurans who received status at the same time. Decisions on renewing or terminating TPS for Salvadorans and Haitians are expected soon. Will the administration just keep renewing this "temporary" status, as its predecessors repeatedly did? Will Congress heed the advice of DHS “to enact a permanent solution for this inherently temporary program”? A new Immigration Brief video by former immigration judge Andrew Arthur briefly lays out some of the issues. DHS-18-0694-C-000373 Visit Website View More Immigration Brief Videos. Copyright © 2017 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. DHS-18-0694-C-000374 This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 11:40 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries ~ ~ Center for Immigration Stujt~.!allon,Pro-11nm1gm111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries MAP: Sanctuaries at Risk of Disqualification from Federal Law Enforcement Funds Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2017) – The DOJ has sent letters to 29 sanctuary jurisdictions, located in 13 states and the District of Columbia, stating that their violation of federal law may result in the required repayment of past law enforcement grants under the Byrne/Justice Assistance Grants program and that they could be barred from receiving funds in 2017. Collectively, these jurisdictions received more than $16.7 million last year. Jurisdictions from every region of the United States, including Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, and Washington were warned of the possible loss of funding. DHS-18-0694-C-000376 The largest grants at risk are: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Ill. ($6,742,363), Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, Ore. ($2,080,047), The City of Los Angeles, Calif. ($1,870,503), and the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, D.C. ($1,476,400). Rather than comply with federal law, several of the sanctuaries have filed lawsuits to try to force DOJ to back off. No judge has ruled that the DOJ has overstepped its authority to withhold funds for those jurisdictions breaking federal law. However, three judges came up with other reasons to block DOJ’s enforcement efforts. Jessica Vaughan, the Center’s director of policy studies, said, “The Department of Justice should continue to push back on the sanctuaries in this way, because it is getting results, despite the lawsuits. Already several big jurisdictions that were sanctuaries – including Miami and Las Vegas -- reversed the policies because of this initiative, and that’s real progress and a public safety benefit to the people who live there.” Vaughan continued, “Unfortunately, a few others like New York and Chicago want their taxpayers to be martyrs for the sanctuary cause, and DOJ and DHS should continue to fight back with whatever legal and tools are available. According to ICE, so far about 10,000 criminal aliens who were released by the sanctuaries have since been arrested for another crime after their release. That’s an unacceptable and avoidable public safety hazard that the federal government is obliged to try to stop.” View the entire article at: https://cis.org/Vaughan/DOJ-Targets-MoreSanctuaries Updated sanctuary cities maps: https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Countiesand-States DHS-18-0694-C-000377 Under rules imposed in 2016 by previous Attorney General Loretta Lynch at the insistence of House appropriator John Culberson (R-Texas), all applicants for Byrne/Justice Assistance Grants must attest that they are in compliance with all federal laws, specifically including 8 USC 1373. That law, passed in 1996, says that no state or local government can have a policy that in any way restricts communication or exchange of information about immigration status between local officials and federal immigration authorities. Visit Website Further Reading: Tackling Sanctuaries Video Immigration Brief: Sanctuary Cities ICE Arrests 498 in Sanctuary City Operation Why is Trump Losing the Sanctuary Battle? The Human Cost of a Sanctuary County's 'Malicious Compliance' Policy Copyright © 2017 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 DHS-18-0694-C-000378 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000379 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 3:23 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 11/19/17 ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allon,P,o-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 11/19/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Taking English Seriously," Mark Krikorian and Jason Richwine DHS-18-0694-C-000380 2. "An Immigration-Enforcement Fairy Tale from the New York Times," Jessica Vaughan and Steven Camarota 3. "DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries," Jessica Vaughan 4. "NY Times Continues to Mislead on Immigration," Steven Camarota 5. "A Fool's Game: Trying to Frustrate Eminent Domain and Impede the Wall," Dan Cadman 6. "Tom Homan Is the Right Person at the Right Time to Run ICE," Dan Cadman 7. "Former U.S. Officials Spuriously Argue for a 'Dreamer' Amnesty on the Basis of National Need," Dan Cadman 8. "It's Time to Do the Sally Yates Thing with Elaine Duke," Dan Cadman 9. "TRAC Answers and I Respond," Dan Cadman 10. "The OIG Has a 'Eureka!' Moment about DHS's Stove-Piped Immigration Mission," Dan Cadman 11. "Climbing on the Amnesty Tiger's Back," Dan Cadman 12. "Sex-Trafficking Smugglers Busted Through Federal-State Cooperation," Andrew R. Arthur 13. "No Trump Chill on Tourism to New York," Andrew R. Arthur 14. "State Dept. Should Help Asylum Adjudications," Andrew R. Arthur 15. "House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Partly Reforming H-1B," David North 16. "Visa Mill Terminated, But OPT Subsidies to Hire Aliens Persist for Years," David North 17. "EB-5 Notes: Sunset, Vietnam, and a Charter School," David North 18. "Subsidized Foreign Alumni Take 19% More Jobs from U.S. College Grads," David North 19. "267 MS-13 Members Arrested in Operation Raging Bull," Preston Huennekens 20. "Visa Lottery’s Effect on Developing Countries," Preston Huennekens DHS-18-0694-C-000381 21. "End the Visa Lottery," Kevin D. Williamson 22. "Tax Breaks Won't Stop High-Tech, H-1B Human Trafficking," Ilana Mercer 23. "Yes, Virginia, Immigration is Turning the Country Blue," Ann Coulter 24. "Welcome to America Where Temporary Means Permanent," Matt O'Brien 25. "As Europe Demonstrates, Uncontrolled Mass Migration Is Expensive," Matt O'Brien 26. "Dysfunctional Family: America’s Broken Immigration System," Kenric Ward 27. "All Americans," Jay Nordlinger 28. "America Has Seen Enough Tragedies Result From Its Open Borders," Brian Lonergan 29. "Agribusiness Chooses to Exploit Workers; There Are Other Options," Eric Ruark 30. "The Schools Can Decide the Definition of STEM for OPT?," Norm Matloff 31. "Deported Gangster in Murder Plot Worked in Colorado City that Wouldn’t Hire Police Chief for Backing Immigration Enforcement," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 32. "Cracking Down on MS-13 is 'Controversial' Now," James Kirkpatrick 33. "Welcome To California: Illegal Alien Sanctuary State," Frosty Wooldridge 34. "Uncapping High Value Immigration Categories Could Save Lives And Create Jobs," Jeff Mason 35. "Trump's Immigration Reform Has Made it so the U.S. Doesn't Need a Border Wall," Nicole Rodriguez 36. U.K.: "Ministers Have Woefully Underestimated the Huge Pressure Immigration Has Put on Housing, Claims Think Tank," Tom Newton Dunn and Steve Hawkes 37. Australia: "One Plus One Makes More Than Two: Our Overlooked Immigration Benefits," Michael Pascoe DHS-18-0694-C-000382 1. Taking English Seriously Requiring new Americans to learn the language will encourage them to assimilate to their adopted home. By Mark Krikorian and Jason Richwine City Journal, November 14, 2017 https://www.city-journal.org/html/taking-english-seriously-15563.html Jovita Mendez of Escondido, California became an American citizen in October. Ordinarily, this would be cause for celebration, as we welcome a new member of the American family. Mendez may struggle to fit in, though, because the native of Mexico still can’t speak English; in fact, she can’t read or write in any language. Legislation passed by Congress in 1990 exempts certain individuals, based on age and length of residence in the United States, from the requirement that they speak, read, and write English before obtaining citizenship. Lawmakers put this exemption in place because so many immigrants were not acquiring even a rudimentary grasp of English (which is all that the citizenship test requires), even after decades of living in the U.S. The latest Census Bureau data show that the number of people speaking a foreign language at home reached 65.5 million last year—double the number in 1990 and triple that of 1980. Between 2012 and 2014, the U.S. participated in the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), which assesses literacy skills across the industrialized world. The PIAAC’s definition of literacy stipulates “understanding, evaluating, using, and engaging with written text to participate in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge DHS-18-0694-C-000383 and potential.” In the U.S., the tests were administered in English, and the sample (over 8,000 American adults) was large enough to analyze immigrant scores separately from those of native-born Americans. The results show a large and persistent English-literacy deficit among immigrants. Overall, immigrants score at just the 21st percentile of the distribution, and 41 percent of immigrants are “below basic”—a level sometimes described as functional illiteracy. Problems with English-language acquisition in the U.S. most often involve Hispanic immigrants, many of whom live in Spanish-speaking enclaves that slow assimilation. The average Hispanic immigrant scores at just the 8th percentile on the English literacy test, and 63 percent score below basic. More troubling than the deficit itself is its persistence. Among immigrants who arrived more than 15 years prior to the test, the results were largely the same— 43 percent scored below basic, including 67 percent of Hispanics. As for the children of immigrants, the good news is that their average score is close to the average of the general population. The bad news is that the average disguises a persistent inequality. While the children of non-Hispanic immigrants score at the 60th percentile, the children of Hispanic immigrants score at just the 34th. In other words, low English literacy is a multigenerational problem. These results may be surprising in light of the positive news that we often hear about English acquisition. “Latino immigrants acquire English as quickly as, or more quickly than, Asian and European immigrants,” wrote Dylan Matthews in the Washington Post. “Fully 89 percent of U.S.-born Latinos spoke English proficiently in 2013,” according to a Pew Hispanic Center report. These numbers are based not on an objective test of literacy, but rather on a Census question that asks, simply, “How well do [you] speak English?” Researchers then assume that anyone who answers “very well” (or speaks only English at DHS-18-0694-C-000384 home) is proficient. Unfortunately, the PIAAC data show that Hispanic immigrants who say that they speak English “very well” score at just the 33rd percentile on the literacy test—about the same as U.S.-born Hispanics score, despite their “proficiency,” as defined by Pew. Low English literacy among immigrants is not inevitable but instead a direct result of public policy. During the past half-century of mass immigration, the United States has not imposed any preconditions of English proficiency for receiving temporary or permanent visas. Looking to expand immigration even further, advocates often deflect this criticism by promoting toothless English requirements. For example, when President Obama announced the DACA program—which provides deportation relief and work permits for illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before age 16—he characterized beneficiaries as English speakers who might not even know the language of their ancestral countries. But DACA has no English requirement; the application form even has a space for the name of the translator who helped non-English speakers complete it. Similarly, supporters of the 2013 Schumer-Rubio immigration bill claimed that illegals must learn English before getting a green card; in truth, they were required only to sign up for a class. The bill did include an honest-to-goodness English test for certain highskill immigrants, but its main focus was on expanding low-skill immigration. Naturalization—the process of moving from permanent residency to citizenship—should come with strict English requirements. But even those who, unlike Mendez, have to take the test in English need only read and write one out of three English sentences more or less correctly—applicants still pass even if they omit parts of the sentences “that do not interfere with meaning.” Not surprisingly, millions of immigrants continue to struggle with English long after becoming citizens. Based on the PIAAC data, we estimate that one out of DHS-18-0694-C-000385 three naturalized citizens has “below-basic” literacy skills, including nearly half of Hispanics. Some lawmakers are taking note. Though not addressing the naturalization requirements specifically, the RAISE Act, sponsored by Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, recognizes the importance of English by giving immigration preference to those who can speak the language. The RAISE Act limits the family relationships that generate special immigration rights to spouses and children, thus phasing out the current categories for adult siblings and adult sons and daughters of earlier immigrants. Over time, the RAISE Act would reduce the annual flow of new immigrants by several hundred thousand from the current level of 1 million per year—not only slowing the growth of the population needing to learn English but also encouraging English adoption by making it less practical to live in a parallel, non-English-speaking environment, as Jovita Mendez appears to have done. Our expectations of English-language mastery should not be unrealistic. Even if the RAISE Act reforms are enacted, most new immigrants will still be ordinary working people, not scientists or lawyers. But improving immigrant mastery of English so that it’s realistic to expect, say, a middle-school level of English for citizenship would be a significant improvement over the existing system. Until Americans start taking immigrant English acquisition seriously, we shouldn’t expect newcomers to our country to do so. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000386 -2. An Immigration-Enforcement Fairy Tale from the New York Times The Gray Lady’s latest argument against stricter enforcement doesn’t pass the smell test. By Jessica Vaughan and Steven Camarota National Review Online, November 11, 2017 ... The New York Times recently highlighted a new analysis of immigrationenforcement data that is sure to be used in the coming months to undermine the initiatives of the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress. The Times article, by staff writer Eduardo Porter, argues that years of “tough” enforcement under Obama failed to improve conditions for working Americans. Been there, done that, as it were, in response to President Trump’s call for tougher enforcement. This analysis is deeply flawed, for two reasons. First, it uses inappropriate, incomplete, and doctored enforcement statistics to present a misleading picture of recent enforcement trends. Second, Porter relies heavily on a working paper and a forthcoming analysis by pro-immigration economist Giovanni Peri of the University of California, Davis, to argue that enforcing immigration laws does not help natives and in fact harms the economy. ... It gets worse. These statistics aren’t just an unsatisfactory measure of enforcement; they are also inexplicably doctored, in a way that changes the timing and shape of the enforcement surge. The apprehension totals in the bar graph, which are sourced to the Department of Homeland Security and to Peri, do not match the official statistics published on the DHS website. We asked Peri about the discrepancy, and he told us that the Times had made DHS-18-0694-C-000387 adjustments to the numbers. Specifically, he said, the Times had subtracted from the annual totals any cases where the apprehension location was not specified, which are collectively labeled “Unknown” in the DHS statistical tables. Peri said that the Times wanted to count only interior arrests. But the DHS table makes clear that all arrests it attributes to ICE are interior arrests (as opposed to arrests made by Customs and Border Protection officers, including the Border Patrol). It is not clear what innocent explanation there could be for subtracting these “unknown” cases. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453652/new-york-times-immigrationenforcement-fairy-tale Return to Top ******** ******** 3. DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries By Jessica Vaughan CIS Immigration Blog, November 16, 2017 ... Rather than change, several of the sanctuaries have filed lawsuits to try to force DOJ to back off. So far, three judges have ruled in favor of the sanctuaries, in northern California, Chicago, and, most recently, Philadelphia. All of the judges found that, despite the sanctuaries' claims that DOJ was overstepping its authority and attempting to illegally coerce them to cooperate, it was permissible for DOJ to withhold funds based on illegal sanctuary policies. DHS-18-0694-C-000388 Nevertheless, all of the judges found other reasons to block DOJ from actually doing it. For example, the Philadelphia judge decided that Philadelphia was not a sanctuary. As a result of the litigation, DOJ has had to delay disbursing all of the 2017 grants. The following table lists the sanctuary jurisdictions that received warning letters and the amount of funding currently at risk. ... https://cis.org/Vaughan/DOJ-Targets-More-Sanctuaries Return to Top ******** ******** 4. NY Times Continues to Mislead on Immigration By Steven Camarota CIS Immigration Blog, November 16, 2017 A fair reading of the exchange over the impact of the boatlift is that there is now evidence that the boatlift did reduce wages at the bottom of the labor market; however, the sample size of government data in Miami for the time period under study is small, so significant debate remains over this issue. But how does Porter summarize this debate? He acknowledges Borjas' work, but then writes, "Mr. Card's analysis has emerged pretty much unscathed" from the debate. No fair-minded person who has followed this debate would characterize it this way. In fact, Borjas's finding of a negative wage impact is the only Mariel DHS-18-0694-C-000389 research (of which I am aware) that has actually been published in an academic journal since the debate was rekindled. ... https://cis.org/Camarota/NY-Times-Continues-Mislead-Immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 5. A Fool's Game: Trying to Frustrate Eminent Domain and Impede the Wall By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 18, 2017 ... The Gizmodo article itself is equally droll. The author talks in disparaging terms about the wall requirements — "such as it being impregnable, covered in solar panels, invisible, up to 65 feet tall so no one will throw over drugs and 'hit somebody on the head' and paid for by the Mexican government", in the author's words. There's no way I'm going to defend all of the things the president or others may have said about the wall, but the author clearly knows almost nothing about the porous state of southern border security, including the vulnerabilities of today's physical barriers. Some of those requirements aren't as foolish as they appear, given the many breaches we have seen in the nation's border defenses — such as tunnels DHS-18-0694-C-000390 under existing barriers, air cannons to shoot large (and heavy) multi-kilo quantities of drugs over the border from Mexico onto the U.S. side, heavy duty industrial shears to cut through fencing and military-grade metal panels, and even massive trucks to simply plow down unsecured fencing. In the instant prank, CAH says, "we've purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built." Apparently they sold out those slivers of land within a day. I hope that CAH has deep pockets for that law firm. We live in a country where the Supreme Court has ruled that governmental rights of eminent domain (the lawful seizing of land for a governmental purpose) are so broad that, for instance, a local government could seize private property and then turn it over to a developer for a governmentally approved purpose. Think, by way of example, of a city seizing properties around an area that it then turns over to a major league sports team to build a stadium (likely heavily subsidized by taxpayers), in return for the team agreeing to relocate its franchise to that city. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Fools-Game-Trying-Frustrate-Eminent-Domain-andImpede-Wall Return to Top ******** ******** 6. DHS-18-0694-C-000391 Tom Homan Is the Right Person at the Right Time to Run ICE By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 17, 2017 ... No sooner had the announcement been made than the long knives were out. Homan was depicted as an "Obama holdover" and, in some way not explained, one of the crafters of the many ill-advised, indeed outrageous, anti-enforcement policies of that administration. Not so. He spent his professional life as an upfrom-the-ranks career immigration officer. It is only perseverance, a recognition of his hard work and skills, and a healthy dose of serendipity based on timing and the election of Trump — believed by all the pols and pundits to be a long shot — that landed Homan in the right place at the right time to even be around long enough to head the agency on a temporary basis. And he is the right person at the right time for this important job. Unlike most nominees for high posts, he has come up through the ranks. This gives him a huge advantage in an administration that has focused on restoring the rule of law to our out-of-control immigration system. When agents speak to Homan about the job, he knows what they are talking about in ways that political appointees never will, even after substantial coaching. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Tom-Homan-Right-Person-Right-Time-Run-ICE Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000392 ******** -7. Former U.S. Officials Spuriously Argue for a 'Dreamer' Amnesty on the Basis of National Need By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 16, 2017 ... Wow. Nearly 900 Dreamers. I took a look at a few websites to see the overall size of the U.S. armed forces — about 1,354,054 as of 2014. I doubt that it has changed appreciably. The loss of 900 individuals, some of whom aren't even in boot camp yet, doesn't seem at all significant to me. What's more, there is reason to doubt whether some of these highly soughtafter skills are possessed by the enlistees. The vast majority of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients — the Obama administration's unilateral quasi-amnesty for Dreamers — are Hispanics whose primary language would be Spanish. Is there really a pressing demand for Spanish speakers in the military, given that its active hostile theaters of operation require speakers of Arabic, Urdu, Dari (a predominant language in Afghanistan), and the like? As for other skills, a Defense Department investigation found that aliens who enlisted under the MAVNI (Military Access Vital to the National Interests) program, ostensibly because of rare and highly desirable skills, were often employed in jobs as cooks or other low-skilled occupations, and that some who were enlisted represented significant security risks. As a result, the program was suspended. ... DHS-18-0694-C-000393 https://cis.org/Cadman/Former-US-Officials-Spuriously-Argue-DreamerAmnesty-Basis-National-Need Return to Top ******** ******** 8. It's Time to Do the Sally Yates Thing with Elaine Duke By Dan Cadman Center For Immigration Studies, November 15, 2017 Think back to the Obama administration and its variety of outrageous and constitutionally violative "executive actions" on immigration. Even though thenDHS Secretary Jeh Johnson was the nominal author of the various executive action memoranda, does anyone for a minute believe that he made those decisions in a vacuum, or that he was given his latitude on the matter, given the determination of the president to grant some sort of administrative amnesty, and the fact that his chief domestic advisor, Cecilia Muñoz, was the former second-in-charge at La Raza, an overtly open borders organization? Of course not, but we didn't see anything in the Post about the internal calls, dialogue, or machinations then did we? ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Its-Time-Do-Sally-Yates-Thing-Elaine-Duke Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000394 ******** ******** -9. TRAC Answers and I Respond By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 14, 2017 ... I'm not going to respond in this blog in detail to the items regarding my "speculations", as TRAC would categorize them, other than to observe that TRAC appears to have cherry-picked only two of the variety of observations I made, and also to note that, while TRAC's collation of immigration-related criminal prosecutions does in fact reflect the most frequently used federal offenses, it is far from complete. Of more relevance to me is what I believe to be the philosophical filter — bias, if you will — through which TRAC views the statistics, a bias they deny, as is evident above. Yet, ironically, at the same time they were responding to my blog, they were also publishing a report on the recently revived Secure Communities program that was shut down during the Obama administration, and which is still trying to regain some of the traction that it had gained before being shuttered. The report was, needless to say, harshly critical of the program and of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency that administers the program, which TRAC erroneously refers to as a "surveillance" program. That is not the only thing that bothers me about the report. Take for instance, this DHS-18-0694-C-000395 section: ... https://cis.org/Cadman/TRAC-Answers-and-I-Respond Return to Top ******** ******** 10. The OIG Has a 'Eureka!' Moment about DHS's Stove-Piped Immigration Mission By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 14, 2017 DHS has been in existence now for nearly 15 years. While it is a huge bureaucracy with multiple missions, one of the most critical is, and has always been, reflected in its immigration enforcement and control responsibility. It is dismaying that the department's leaders have left this mission in coordinative drift for so long; it doesn't speak well for their own strategic comprehension of the risks inherent in such neglect. I'm pleased to see that the OIG has had its "eureka!" moment and taken the subject on, although one might have wished that it wasn't done in quite such a sotto voce manner. Still, the report ends with the recommendation that "DHS should establish a formal department-level group to facilitate long-term solutions for overarching component immigration enforcement and administration challenges, and improve efficiencies." DHS-18-0694-C-000396 ... https://cis.org/Cadman/OIG-Has-Eureka-Moment-about-DHSs-StovePipedImmigration-Mission Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Climbing on the Amnesty Tiger's Back By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 13, 2017 ... The problem with TPS clearly is that it has become a favorite tool of migrant advocates to push for concessions for one group of foreign nationals after another — and, once granted, to pressure the government to provide extension after extension after extension. Of course, after enough years, they then use this as justification to argue for an amnesty since the recipients have accrued so much time in the United States thanks to lax immigration policies and politicians who cater to special interests. Disappointingly, the Trump administration, which talked so tough about setting those lax immigration policies to rights on the campaign trail, has not shown itself fully committed to curbing the egregious abuses of the TPS program, as Center Executive Director Mark Krikorian has noted. In fact, one "unnamed" administration official has said the president would be DHS-18-0694-C-000397 open to Congress crafting a TPS amnesty solution — virtually the same verbiage used to try to push federal legislators into passing a bill granting amnesty to recipients of the Obama White House's unilateral executive program for "Dreamers" called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Climbing-Amnesty-Tigers-Back Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Sex-Trafficking Smugglers Busted Through Federal-State Cooperation By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 17, 2017 ... While civic leaders are coming to grips with the institution of slavery in our nation's past, law enforcement officers are actively fighting the most degrading forms of enslavement in our nation's fourth largest city in 2017. And they are on the verge of winning a victory. As importantly, they will have hindered the activities of members of an illegal organization charged with a variety of other crimes, operating from a base in a southwest Houston apartment complex, which was also the primary location where that forced prostitution occurred. Those offenses included "the selling of numerous stolen firearms" and "heroin and methamphetamine trafficking". Such wrongdoing inevitably leads to more crime, as stolen guns are used in assaults DHS-18-0694-C-000398 and murders, and drug users engage in robbery and theft to support their habits. All criminal offenses are serious, but these are the crimes that destroy families and communities, and make all residents less safe. That investigation depended on the sort of cooperation that officials like Chief Manger have decried, however. It was conducted by state, local, and federal agencies, including ICE, "as part of both the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance (HTRA)." ... https://cis.org/Arthur/SexTrafficking-Smugglers-Busted-Through-FederalStateCooperation Return to Top ******** ******** 13. No Trump Chill on Tourism to New York Legal travelers not deterred by the hype By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 14, 2017 ... And, that is just one target. I could mention the 2009 "Newburgh Four" plot "to detonate explosives near a synagogue and Jewish community center in the Riverdale section of the Bronx"; the 2010 Times Square bomb plot; the 2016 Chelsea pressure cooker bomb attack; yet another planned pressure cooker bomb attack in the New York metropolitan area; and a plot involving two DHS-18-0694-C-000399 women from Queens to make a homemade bomb that has yet to go to trial. Why New York? Perhaps it is because it is the largest city in the United States, or the center of American economic prowess, or because it is the most (arguably) famous city in this country. In any event, any effort to protect the United States from terrorist attacks necessarily would render New York City safer. So why would the president's efforts to beef up security in the United States lead travel experts to conclude that those efforts would have a "chilling effect" on tourism to the United States? Perhaps they failed to appreciate that foreign nationals have the same concerns about safety in travel that Americans do, or maybe they simply got caught up in the anti-Trump hype. I personally like Angela Merkel, but the fact that she is the German chancellor does not make it any more or less likely that I would want to go to Oktoberfest or Oberammergau. I seriously doubt that any significant percentage of the German population would decide to skip Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade or the New Year's Eve Balldrop at Times Square because of Donald Trump. In any event, concerns that the president's policies would cause a decline in tourism in New York City were mistaken. Don't believe the hype; foreign visitors obviously don't. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/No-Trump-Chill-Tourism-New-York Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000400 ******** ******** 14. -- State Dept. Should Help Asylum Adjudications By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 13, 2017 One of the most difficult issues facing any immigration judge or asylum officer in adjudicating asylum applications is making a determination about the country conditions in a country that judge or officer has not actually visited. A federal or state court judge only hears cases involving events that took place in the locality in which that judge sits. Immigration judges and asylum officers, on the other hand, regularly have to assess the validity of claims about events that occurred in places they have never visited (and depending on the claim, often would not want to) involving cultures with which they are generally unfamiliar. The United States Department of State (DOS) used to assist immigration judges and asylum officers in making those determinations. For instance, in the past, DOS prepared what were known as "Profiles of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions" for the countries from which most asylum applicants had immigrated. These profiles would analyze common asylum claims from the countries for which they were prepared, broken down by each of the "five factors" for asylum relief: race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, and political opinion. ... USCIS and the immigration courts are facing an unprecedented number of "credible-fear" and asylum applications. In May 2013, CNN reported that there DHS-18-0694-C-000401 were "307 U.S. embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions around the world." Plainly, DOS today is an untapped resource that could help our domestic asylum adjudicators to sort through the validity of the claims made in those applications. They should be expected to do so. The regulation should be amended to require the submission of credible fear claims and asylum applications to DOS for comment. In addition, DOS should be required to again issue profiles for the countries from which an asylum claim is made in the prior fiscal year. Without an objective and informed basis of facts against which to assess an asylum claim, evaluating such a claim is often little more than guesswork and supposition. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/State-Dept-Should-Help-Asylum-Adjudications Return to Top ******** ******** 15. House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Partly Reforming H-1B By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 17, 2017 ... The general notion is that by increasing the wages of some H-1B workers, by increasing some fees on employers (more on that later), and by laying on some obligations regarding recruiting American workers, and the resulting additional paperwork, the new regulations will, as a package, encourage some employers DHS-18-0694-C-000402 to hire U.S. residents instead of foreign ones. This gradual and indirect approach apparently was regarded as more politically palatable than simply reducing the number of visa slots below the current allocation of 85,000 new ones a year. Another approach could have been to limit H-1Bs to a single year's extension of their visas, rather than the three-year extension of the usual first-time, three-year visa that is current practice. There are some 800,000 to 900,000 H-1B visa holders taking jobs in the country at any given time. A very large proportion of them are from India, and many work in computer-related fields. Many of these work for large, Indiabased outsourcing firms such as Infosys and Cognizant. As is so often the case in the immigration business, the "increase in the minimum wage" concept in this bill (H.R. 170) is not a straightforward one. H1B-dependent employers have an obligation, as other employers do not, to try to recruit Americans for their H-1B jobs; this seemingly rational requirement, however, can be avoided if the employer pays the minimum wage described above. The previous level of $60,000 a year persisted for decades and is no longer a useful benchmark. ... https://cis.org/North/House-Judiciary-Committee-Advances-Bill-PartlyReforming-H1B Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000403 16. Visa Mill Terminated, But OPT Subsidies to Hire Aliens Persist for Years By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 13, 2017 One of the generally unknown elements of the OPT program, which gives employers federal subsidies for hiring alien college grads rather than citizen grads, is that these subsidies can linger for years even after the educational institution that created them has been terminated for malpractice of education. The full name of the program is misleading: It is the Optional Practical Training program for foreign alumni, but it involves no training and hands out a 7.65 percent (of wages) subsidy or tax break to employers hiring the alien alumni rather than Americans, and to the alumni workers as well. The program has no direct congressional authorization and exists only because the Trump administration, like the Obama administration before it, is keeping it alive. The tax breaks to the aliens and their employers usually last one year, but if the alien has a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) the subsidy goes on for two more years. The employers using the program, and their OPT-designated alien alumni employees, do not pay the usual payroll taxes, thus depriving the Medicare and Social Security trust funds of badly needed income. Were the employers to hire American college grads, both the former students and their current employers would pay into the trust funds. ... https://cis.org/North/Visa-Mill-Terminated-OPT-Subsidies-Hire-Aliens-Persist- DHS-18-0694-C-000404 Years Return to Top ******** ******** 17. EB-5 Notes: Sunset, Vietnam, and a Charter School By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 13, 2017 The EB-5 program faces yet another of its sunsets on December 8, when the law covering its main provisions expires. There is no reason to suspect that anything but the traditional extension will happen again, as we have written previously. Although the huge majority of its funds are invested in Democratic strongholds like Manhattan and California, the GOP congressional leaders will probably again use the funding bill as a vehicle for another short-term extension, thus avoiding a floor vote. The White House plays a silent role in all of this, though the Trump in-laws, the Kushners, are big users of the program, notably for its support of the skyscraper at 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Meanwhile, elsewhere on the EB-5 front, we learn that the keeper of visa statistics, Charles Openheimer of the State Department, is predicting that demand for EB-5 slots is high enough in Vietnam that in the coming year there DHS-18-0694-C-000405 is likely to be a waiting period for that nation's citizens wanting to make $500,000 investments in the program. Currently that situation is true only for applications from China. ... https://cis.org/North/EB5-Notes-Sunset-Vietnam-and-Charter-School Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Subsidized Foreign Alumni Take 19% More Jobs from U.S. College Grads By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 13, 2017 The increase in the number of students covered by this report — about 35,000 — was mostly because there were about 28,000 more OPT workers in the 2016-2017 academic year than in the previous one. These are not students at all; they are the beneficiaries of the rarely discussed Optional Training Program, run by the Department of Homeland Security, whose employers are excused from paying the usual payroll taxes if they hire a foreign grad rather than a domestic one. The employer saves 7.65 percent of its payroll by hiring the alien grad, a bizarre policy that, so far, the Trump administration has preserved, just as the Obamas did during the prior eight years. ... DHS-18-0694-C-000406 https://cis.org/North/Subsidized-Foreign-Alumni-Take-19-More-Jobs-USCollege-Grads Return to Top ******** ******** 19. 267 MS-13 Members Arrested in Operation Raging Bull By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, November 17, 2017 ... ICE conducted the gang arrests in a variety of localities, including sanctuary communities such as Baltimore, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Earlier this year, ICE netted a total of 498 illegal alien arrests from sanctuary jurisdictions in Operation Safe City. By hindering ICE's ability to do its job sanctuary jurisdictions facilitate the release of dangerous aliens back into their communities. ICE prioritizes its enforcement operations the same way as any other law enforcement agency: to protect the public. Thus jurisdictions endanger their citizens when they limit and restrict cooperation with ICE. Local law enforcement professionals must follow their locality's sanctuary laws regardless of whether or not they support them. Referencing the importance of cooperation with local officials, the ICE press release reaffirmed that "Partnerships are key to the success of the agency. Whether on the local, state or federal level, effective collaboration with other DHS-18-0694-C-000407 law enforcement partners is an essential part of the criminal investigations HSI conducts, such as the recently completed Operation Raging Bull." ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/267-MS13-Members-Arrested-Operation-RagingBull Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Visa Lottery’s Effect on Developing Countries By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, November 16, 2017 ... But few have probed the consequences of our visa lottery on the foreign countries whose citizens use it. It is no secret that winning the U.S. visa lottery is a golden ticket out of many developing countries. B. Ikubolajeh Logan and Kevin J.A. Thomas, researchers at Pennsylvania State University, addressed this question in their 2012 article “The U.S. Diversity Visa Programme and the Transfer of Skills from Africa”, which appeared in the journal International Migration. ... While there is no cost to enter the lottery, nor does it require any special skills, winners need to pay a $330 fee to be interviewed at the U.S. consulate. In addition, of course, they need to be able to pay the travel costs to get the DHS-18-0694-C-000408 United States. Because the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have the lowest per-capita GDPs in the world, only the well-off (by local standards) are able to afford these costs. They may not have high skills in the context of a developed economy (if they did, they could qualify for various skills-based visas), but in the context of a developing country, they represent a vital pool of talent. Thus, in Africa at least, the visa lottery contributes to brain drain. As Logan and Thomas put it, “only a fortunate few of the African lottery winners are likely to be able to afford the full costs of program participation, and that most of these are likely to be professional and technical workers.” Entering may be free, but the costs of winning “beyond the income range of many Africans.” ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/Visa-Lotterys-Effect-Developing-Countries Return to Top ******** ******** 21. End the Visa Lottery By Kevin D. Williamson National Review Online, November 14, 2017 The diversity lottery is emblematic of our wrongheaded thinking about immigration. Here’s the way it works: Countries that have sent lots of immigrants to the United States (more than 50,000 over five years) are put on an exclusion list, and the rest of the world gets to enter an immigration DHS-18-0694-C-000409 sweepstakes in which first prize is an immigration visa for the United States. Those are much coveted, because there aren’t a lot of other ways for people who do not already have family in the United States or highly prized work skills to immigrate. So, Canadians are out of luck, along with Mexicans, Colombians, Vietnamese, Indians, and those pesky Englishmen who have for generations been packed into the squalid Anglo-Saxon ghettos that mar so many of our otherwise fair cities with their tea and cricket and ironic diffidence. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453701/donald-trump-immigration-visalottery-abolition Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Tax Breaks Won't Stop High-Tech, H-1B Human Trafficking Visa-using CEOs 'are true believers in the borderless multicultural state' By Ilana Mercer WorldNetDaily.com, November 16, 2017 ... Multinationals consider the world their labor market. High-tech traitors will continue to replace the worker bees of American STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – with reliably mediocre, culturally aggressive, foreign workers. And not necessarily because foreign workers are cheaper. Importing workers DHS-18-0694-C-000410 from India calls for enormous in-house bureaucracies to handle immigration applications and renewals, attendant litigation, and family importation and resettlement packages for tribes of new arrivals (also known as chain migrants). This isn’t necessarily cheaper than employing your local lass or lad. The H-1B visa racket is, however, a taxpayer-subsidized grant of government privilege. Duly, profits remain private property. The costs of accommodating an annual human influx are socialized, borne by the bewildered community. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/tax-breaks-wont-stop-high-tech-h-1b-humantrafficking/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Yes, Virginia, Immigration is Turning the Country Blue By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, November 15, 2017 Hey, Republicans! Did you enjoy Election Night last week? Get ready for a lot more nights like that as immigration turns every last corner of the country blue. ... Gillespie’s campaign was fine. No cleverer arguments, community outreach or perfectly timed mailings would have changed the result. Contrary to The New York Times’ celebratory article in last Sunday’s magazine, “How the DHS-18-0694-C-000411 ‘Resistance’ Helped Democrats Dominate Virginia,” it wasn’t Democratic operative Kathryn Sorenson’s savvy use of Facebook, Google and Eventbrites that carried the day. “The Resistance” didn’t win. What happened was: Democrats brought in new voters. In 1970, only one out of every 100 Virginians was foreign-born. By 2012, one in nine Virginians was foreign-born. The foreign-born vote overwhelmingly, by about 80 percent, for Democrats. They always have and they always will — especially now that our immigration policies aggressively discriminate in favor of the poorest, least-educated, most unskilled people on Earth. They arrive in need of a LOT of government services. ... http://humanevents.com/2017/11/15/yes-virginia-immigration-is-turning-thecountry-blue/ Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Welcome to America Where Temporary Means Permanent By Matt O'Brien ImmigrationReform.com, November 13, 2017 ... In reality, TPS has proven to be anything but temporary. At present, TPS has DHS-18-0694-C-000412 been granted to approximately 400,000 individuals from at least ten countries. Many of those individuals were given protection in the late 1990s or early 2000s. Yet they are still in the United States today with TPS – despite the fact that the circumstances which allegedly prevented them from going home are long over. The open borders lobby has been predictably incensed at President Trump’s willingness to implement our immigration laws, as written. And they have advanced the same tired arguments in defense of foreign nationals in the United States on borrowed time: “These folks have been here for years, how can we send them home?” To hear the politically correct, multi-cultural elite talk, the only requirement for immigrating to the United States is to show up and grace us with your presence – whether we invited you or not. Unsurprisingly, Congress’s response has not been to defend the interests of the American public – national security, public safety, and economic stability. Instead, Democrats and Republicans have jointly proposed a bill called the ASPIRE Act, that would allow every person holding TPS prior to January 1, 2017 to apply for a green card. In short, if passed, the bill would turn TPS into a giant amnesty program. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/13/welcome-america-temporary-meanspermanent/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000413 25. -- As Europe Demonstrates, Uncontrolled Mass Migration Is Expensive By Matt O'Brien ImmigrationReform.com, November 9, 2017 ... As Giulio Meotti of the Gatestone Institute reports, the recent arrival in Europe of hordes of Middle Eastern migrants is straining national treasuries to the breaking point: * Germany’s federal government spent 21.7 billion euros in 2016 dealing with the migrant crisis. Germany has a federal/state system similar to that of the United States. It is unclear how much state governments have spent on migrants, but the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently found that, “the cost of integrating refugees is largely borne by subcentral governments.” * This year, Germany’s budget for security will grow by at least one third, from 6.1 billion to 8.3 billion euros. The vast majority of the additional expenditure is directly related to security costs associated with the migrant crisis. * Italy will spend 4.2 billion euros on migrants in 2017 – a number equal to oneseventh of Italy’s entire 2016 budget. * Spain plans to spend 12 million euros reinforcing the wall around its North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla. These overseas territories have been besieged by migrants attempting to reach European Union soil without actually crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. The physical barriers protecting them are the only reason these cities have not been overrun. DHS-18-0694-C-000414 ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/09/europe-demonstrates-uncontrolledmass-migration-expensive/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Dysfunctional Family: America’s Broken Immigration System By Kenric Ward ImmigrationReform.com, November 13, 2017 ... Through unlimited chain migration and a global “diversity lottery,” nearly a million people are annually ushered into this country, many of whom have few skills and rudimentary education. These ill-prepared newcomers can do little other than compete with the lowest skilled American workers, depressing their wages. Anticipating the results we’re seeing today, James Madison declared in 1790 that U.S. immigration law must not be designed “merely to swell the catalogue of people. No, sir, it is to increase the wealth and strength of the community.” Contrary to what our cosmopolitan elites and their political tools have cobbled together over the past half-century, a functional immigration system would serve the national interest here and now. That’s what Cotton and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., aim to do with their RAISE Act. DHS-18-0694-C-000415 RAISE – Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy – would create a skills-based point system similar to Canada’s and Australia’s. Cotton explains: ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/13/dysfunctional-family-americasbroken-immigration-system/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. All Americans An angle on immigration By Jay Nordlinger National Review Online, November 17, 2017 ... Knute Rockne was born in Norway. (The original name was “Knut Rokne.”) He became a legendary football player and coach in America. Did he take the spot of someone who would have become legendary? Someone native-born, deprived of his birthright? ... From the beginning of our country, we have always had immigration, and I imagine that people in every generation have complained that people are taking their spots. When I was growing up, I heard about the damn immigrants in Detroit, opening up the corner store. They had these businesses when people DHS-18-0694-C-000416 whose family had been here for generations had squat. You may remember what Marion Barry, the D.C. legend, said in 2012: “We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. They ought to go. I’m going to say that right now. But we need AfricanAmerican businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.” “Places,” “spots” — it’s the same concept. How about the Vietnamese boat kid who, months off the boat, was the winner of the spelling bee and the valedictorian of the class? Did he take someone’s spot? Whose? Who got the shaft by the boat kid? Tommy Jones, who spelled and learned less well? ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453788/all-americans-angle-immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 28. America Has Seen Enough Tragedies Result From Its Open Borders By Brian Lonergan TheHill.com, November 14, 2017 Chain migration is another feature of our immigration system that does nothing to help America and its legal citizens. It allows an immigrant to sponsor several others for admission, who can then sponsor others themselves. After the law was changed to allow for chain migration for the stated purpose of family reunification, the number of immigrants who have entered the U.S. via chain migration has swelled exponentially. While a formal amnesty for illegal DHS-18-0694-C-000417 immigrants has been debated on Capitol Hill, we already have a de facto amnesty program in the form of chain migration. President Trump announced that Saipov, through chain migration, alone brought 23 family members to the United States with him. Chain migration has deemed over three million immigrants eligible, but many must wait because of category limitations. This has served as a driver for illegal immigration, as these applicants choose not to wait for the U.S. immigration bureaucracy to process them. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/360108-america-has-seen-enoughtragedies-come-as-a-result-of-open-borders Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Agribusiness Chooses to Exploit Workers; There Are Other Options By Eric Ruark NumbersUSA.com, November 17, 2017 ... Working long hours in the fields for little pay has never appealed to anyone. When the United States become the world’s leading industrial power in the 1940s, millions of Americans made the choice to move to urban areas in search of secure, well-paying jobs in factories. It was also during the 1940s, starting with the Bracero Program, that large commercial growers grew reliant on lowwage labor from Latin America. DHS-18-0694-C-000418 Over the ensuing 75 years, highly profitable agribusiness firms made the choice not to invest in better pay for their workers, or to mechanize the harvesting process for certain crops, because it was more profitable, at least in the short term, to pay below-poverty wages to a workforce increasingly comprised of illegal aliens. The money instead was spent on packaging, transportation, marketing, government lobbying, and salaries for agribusiness executives. The federal government aided and abetted this behavior. Growers can pay more to their workers. They choose not to. In 2011, I coauthored a research report which found that the agricultural industry was the most profitable sector of the U.S. economy and could well afford to pay its hourly workers 20-30 percent more, while still remaining highly profitable. Our work built on that of Philip Martin, a recognized expert on farm labor and migration issues, who had earlier established that labor costs factor little into the retail cost of produce. In 2006, Martin found that only 5 to 6 cents of every dollar spent on produce is due to labor costs. If workers received a 40 percent increase in pay, that would represent 7 to 9 cents on every dollar spent, and would work out to about a $9.00 a year increase in food expenditures for the average household. Growers can also turn to mechanization. There are countless examples of harvesting technology already in existence and in use picking crops that growers claim must be picked by hand by foreign workers. Americans can debate whether we want peaches picked by a machine and cows milked by robots, but we can’t pretend that it isn’t an option readily available to agricultural producers. It is true that mechanization involves an upfront capital investment. Those producers who employ large number of foreign crop laborers, and who lobby DHS-18-0694-C-000419 Congress to allow them to continue that practice, are the very ones who can afford the investment. These are commercial factory farms, not small family farms. On average, small family farms hire few seasonal workers, and depend on off-farm income to support their farming. There has been growth in the small farm sector over the past decade, but food production still overwhelmingly comes from factory farms. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/09/europe-demonstrates-uncontrolledmass-migration-expensive/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. The Schools Can Decide the Definition of STEM for OPT? By Norm Matloff NormSaysNo.wordpress.com, November 17, 2017 ... It should be no surprise that OPT is controversial. As Ron Hira has pointed out, it amounts to claiming that the international student, typically with a master’s degree, still needs a three-year internship. It is also controversial because both its origin and later expansions have come through Executive Branch action, not Congress. A lawsuit against the expansion, based on this point, is still pending (contrary to recent claims in the press that the courts have already upheld the action, which don’t disclose the fact that the one court decision along these lines was later vacated). DHS-18-0694-C-000420 Oddly, USCIS has publicly admitted that their reason for extending OPT is that they wish to use the program as an end-run around the “shortage” of H-1B visas. So much for “practical training,” eh? What is interesting is that, on top of the dubious legal status and demonstrably false rationale for the program, it turns out that apparently the colleges and universities can make their own determination as to what qualifies as STEM ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/the-schools-can-decide-thedefinition-of-stem-for-opt/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Deported Gangster in Murder Plot Worked in Colorado City That Wouldn't Hire Police Chief for Backing Immigration Enforcement Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, November 16, 2017 A previously deported illegal immigrant gang member charged with attempted murder and kidnapping this month was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Ft. Collins, a northern Colorado sanctuary city that ousted a finalist for police chief over his support of immigration enforcement. Judicial Watch blew the scandal open in September and is embroiled in a public records saga with Ft. Collins officials for documents surrounding the selection process and abrupt elimination of a DHS-18-0694-C-000421 respected veteran law enforcement official with impressive credentials. Ft. Collins is trying to keep records secret by asserting that the “material is so candid or personal that public disclosure is likely to stifle honest and frank discussion within the government.” The former chief deputy for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in central Arizona, Steve Henry, was a finalist for the Ft. Collins position and was invited to travel to the city for an interview. But Henry’s offer was abruptly rescinded, according to a source closely involved with the selection process, because he publicly supported an Arizona law (SB1070) that makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. without proper documentation and bans “sanctuary city” policies. This clashes with Ft. Collins’ sanctuary policies, which have been well documented in media reports. Mayor Wade Troxell said in a local newspaper that the city is an open, inclusive and friendly community and that “all people matter.” Members of the city council have consistently said they support diversity and want the city to be a welcoming place for all people. This recent case proves how sanctuary policies endanger communities. The suspect, an illegal alien from El Salvador named Angel Ramos, tried to kill a woman by stabbing her repeatedly with a screw driver then running her over with his car before trying to stuff her in the trunk. He is a confirmed member of the violent street gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and is wanted for homicide in his native El Salvador, according to information provided to the media by the U.S. Marshals Service. The 36-year-old has been charged with attempted murder, assault, menacing with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, domestic violence and criminal impersonation. Last year Ramos was deported from Texas to El Salvador after getting arrested for domestic violence, authorities told a national news outlet. Days after trying to kill the woman this month, he was arrested at the Ft. Collins construction site where he worked. DHS-18-0694-C-000422 ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2017/11/deported-gangster-murder-plotworked-colorado-city-wouldnt-hire-police-chief-backing-immigrationenforcement/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Cracking Down on MS-13 is “Controversial” Now By James Kirkpatrick VDare.com Blog, November 17, 2017 The Main Stream Media was furious at Ed Gillespie during his Virginia gubernatorial run because the candidate drew attention the problem of MS-13 in Northern Virginia. The gang has been expanding its presence in America, partially because the Obama occupation government thought it would be funny to admit more of them into the United States. But the Trump Administration is cracking down on the gang. Apparently, this is very “controversial” now, because it might lead to illegal immigrants being deported, which can’t be allowed. ... Mass immigration is obviously fueling the growth of MS-13. But in the eyes of Main Stream Media, the growth of a violent gang which preys mostly upon minorities is an acceptable price to pay. Indeed, it is “controversial” to try to stop it because that implies immigration laws might actually be enforced. DHS-18-0694-C-000423 ... http://www.vdare.com/posts/cracking-down-on-ms-13-is-controversial-now Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Welcome to California: Illegal Alien Sanctuary State By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com, November 16, 2017 ... With over 100 languages spoken by those millions of immigrants, California schools resemble warehouses for indigents rather than students. American kids speaking English don’t stand a chance at a viable education. ... Governor Moonbeam Jerry Brown signed a bill this fall giving California full “Sanctuary State” powers to stop any federal laws from catching or deporting any and all illegal aliens. All drug addicts, drug dealers, murderers, anchor baby mothers, shoplifters, gang bangers and sex traffickers enjoy immunity from the law in California. This teacher, who shall remain anonymous, spoke to California’s exploding nightmare of multiculturalism and diversity. How would you describe the educational systems in California after your long teaching career? ... “Free medical, free education, free food, day care, etc. Is it any wonder they DHS-18-0694-C-000424 feel entitled not only to be in this country but also to demand rights, privileges and entitlements? “To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs. “Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc., etc. For me, I’ll pay more for tomatoes. “It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15, and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about “political correctness” that we don’t have the will to do anything about it. ... https://newswithviews.com/welcome-to-california-illegal-alien-sanctuary-state/ Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Uncapping High Value Immigration Categories Could Save Lives and Create Jobs DHS-18-0694-C-000425 By Jeff Mason Niskanen Center, November 14, 2017 Well-targeted immigration policies provide a unique opportunity for the United States to remedy shortages in the labor market, as well as grow the economy. The medical field is one such area facing labor shortages, and allowing more foreign medical professionals to work in the United States offers a practical solution. Expanding entrepreneurship and job creation are ideas lawmakers frequently tout, and expanding high-skill immigration provides an effective avenue for lawmakers to achieve both. Particularly with respect to physicians and nurses, the United States faces a massive shortage of medical professionals. This trend is likely to worsen as the U.S. population continues to age and the demand for medical services rises. By increasing the number of foreign medical professionals authorized to work in the United States, stresses on the existing medical workforce can be reduced. ... https://niskanencenter.org/blog/uncapping-high-value-immigration-categoriessave-lives-create-jobs/ Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Trump's Immigration Reform Has Made it so the U.S. Doesn't Need a Border Wall DHS-18-0694-C-000426 By Nicole Rodriguez Newsweek, November 18, 2017 ... In a stark reversal from the Obama era, the administration has ramped up round-ups of undocumented immigrants regardless of age or criminal history, expanded detention space and stepped up workplace raids. Officials have also restricted the number of refugees allowed into the country while pushing to speed the deportation cases of hundreds of thousands of immigrants awaiting legal decisions. Taken together, the policy changes have put the border wall debate on the backburner, advocates on both sides of the issue said. "Expanded border barriers—whether you call them walls or something else— are not priority," said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. that supports tighter controls on immigration. “There’s no question the president has changed the tone of the debate and that caused a huge drop in illegal crossings,” Krikorian told Newsweek. To be sure, the border wall has been bogged down by political obstacles, including the fact that Congress has not appropriated funds to build it. But the shifting sentiment is striking given how central the border wall was to Trump's political support in last year's presidential campaign. Its mere mention was an applause line at rallies and Trump himself said it was key to stemming the flow of illegal immigration. ... http://www.newsweek.com/forget-border-wall-how-trump-has-shaped- DHS-18-0694-C-000427 immigration-without-it-713608 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Ministers Have Woefully Underestimated the Huge Pressure Immigration Has Put on Housing, Claims Think Tank By Tom Newton Dunn and Steve Hawkes The Sun (U.K.), November 15, 2017 Migration Watch said the DCLG believes there will only be 77,000 more households a year in England over the 25 years to 2039 because of immigration.But that it is based on net migration figure of 170,500, when it is currently running at almost 300,000 a year.In addition, the DCLG estimate ignores the effect of the number of migrants already here who often have a higher birth rate, Migration Watch said. The “uncomfortable truth” is that sky-high migration is making the property crisis worse, it said. ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4915654/ministers-have-woefullyunderestimated-the-huge-pressure-immigration-has-put-on-housing-claimsthink-tank/ Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000428 ******** ******** 37. One Plus One Makes More Than Two: Our Overlooked Immigration Benefits By Michael Pascoe The Sydney Morning Herald, November 17 2017 ... And the anti-immigration chorus is growing. On top of the usual sectarian/xenophobic One Nation types and the Dick Smith/Club-of-Rome/antidensity brigade, immigration is carrying the can for housing affordability. ... The bigger, denser cities that Dick Smith hates are great sources of innovation and productivity growth. And the bright lights, big city continues to attract the young, the creative and the innovative. Yes, the bigger population requires bigger, smarter infrastructure investment to provide quality of life and keep the Big Smoke functioning effectively. We are fortunate to be a young, rich country that can afford to both deepen and widen our capital – if we have the vision, the will and the leadership capable of explaining it, of bringing the electorate along instead of retreating to the lowest common denominator of echoing One Nation. ... http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/one-plus-one-makes-morethan-two-our-overlooked-immigration-benefits-20171116-gzmo1p.html DHS-18-0694-C-000429 Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000430 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 9:53 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/20/17 ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allan,Pm-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/20/17 What Happening at the Center Our latest Immigration Brief features Andrew R. Arthur explaining that Temporary Protected Status is an immigration designation that has been continually renewed by successive administrations, making it just another vehicle to permanent residence. He questions whether the Trump administration will keep renewing this "temporary" status or if Congress will heed the advice of DHS "to enact a permanent solution for this inherently temporary program". DHS-18-0694-C-000431 CIS Resident Fellow in Law & Policy Andrew R. Arthur discusses the misuse of Temporary Protected Status Blogs 1. Tom Homan Is the Right Person at the Right Time to Run ICE 2. 267 MS-13 Members Arrested in Operation Raging Bull 3. Sex-Trafficking Smugglers Busted Through Federal-State Cooperation 4. House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Partly Reforming H-1B 5. DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries 6. Former U.S. Officials Spuriously Argue for a 'Dreamer' Amnesty on the Basis of National Need 7. Visa Lottery s Effect on Developing Countries 8. NY Times Continues to Mislead on Immigration 9. It's Time to Do the Sally Yates Thing with Elaine Duke 10. The OIG Has a 'Eureka!' Moment about DHS's Stove-Piped Immigration DHS-18-0694-C-000432 Mission 11. TRAC Answers and I Respond 12. No Trump Chill on Tourism to New York 13. Subsidized Foreign Alumni Take 19% More Jobs from U.S. College Grads 14. EB-5 Notes: Sunset, Vietnam, and a Charter School 15. Climbing on the Amnesty Tiger's Back 16. State Dept. Should Help Asylum Adjudications 17. Visa Mill Terminated, but OPT Subsidies to Hire Aliens Persist for Years Videos 18. CIS Immigration Brief: Temporary Protected Status 19. Mark Krikorian Debates the Diversity Lottery on Fox News 1. Tom Homan Is the Right Person at the Right Time to Run ICE By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Tom-Homan-Right-Person-Right-Time-Run-ICE Excerpt: It is only perseverance, a recognition of his hard work and skills, and a healthy dose of serendipity based on timing and the election of Trump believed by all the pols and pundits to be a long shot that landed Homan in the right place at the right time to even be around long enough to head the agency on a temporary basis. And he is the right person at the right time for this important job. Unlike most nominees for high posts, he has come up through the ranks. This gives him a huge advantage in an administration that has focused on restoring the rule of DHS-18-0694-C-000433 law to our out-of-control immigration system. When agents speak to Homan about the job, he knows what they are talking about in ways that political appointees never will, even after substantial coaching. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. 267 MS-13 Members Arrested in Operation Raging Bull By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://cis.org/Huennekens/267-MS13-Members-Arrested-Operation-RagingBull Excerpt: ICE conducted the gang arrests in a variety of localities, including sanctuary communities such as Baltimore, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Earlier this year, ICE netted a total of 498 illegal alien arrests from sanctuary jurisdictions in Operation Safe City. By hindering ICE's ability to do its job sanctuary jurisdictions facilitate the release of dangerous aliens back into their communities. ICE prioritizes its enforcement operations the same way as any other law enforcement agency: to protect the public. Thus jurisdictions endanger their citizens when they limit and restrict cooperation with ICE. Local law enforcement professionals must follow their locality's sanctuary laws regardless of whether or not they support them. DHS-18-0694-C-000434 Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Sex-Trafficking Smugglers Busted Through Federal-State Cooperation By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/SexTrafficking-Smugglers-Busted-Through-FederalStateCooperation Excerpt: While civic leaders are coming to grips with the institution of slavery in our nation's past, law enforcement officers are actively fighting the most degrading forms of enslavement in our nation's fourth largest city in 2017. And they are on the verge of winning a victory. As importantly, they will have hindered the activities of members of an illegal organization charged with a variety of other crimes, operating from a base in a southwest Houston apartment complex, which was also the primary location where that forced prostitution occurred. Those offenses included "the selling of numerous stolen firearms" and "heroin and methamphetamine trafficking". Such wrongdoing inevitably leads to more crime, as stolen guns are used in assaults and murders, and drug users engage in robbery and theft to support their habits. All criminal offenses are serious, but these are the crimes that destroy families and communities, and make all residents less safe. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000435 ******** ******** 4. House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Partly Reforming H-1B By David North CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://cis.org/North/House-Judiciary-Committee-Advances-Bill-PartlyReforming-H1B Excerpt: The general notion is that by increasing the wages of some H-1B workers, by increasing some fees on employers (more on that later), and by laying on some obligations regarding recruiting American workers, and the resulting additional paperwork, the new regulations will, as a package, encourage some employers to hire U.S. residents instead of foreign ones. This gradual and indirect approach apparently was regarded as more politically palatable than simply reducing the number of visa slots below the current allocation of 85,000 new ones a year. Another approach could have been to limit H-1Bs to a single year's extension of their visas, rather than the three-year extension of the usual first-time, three-year visa that is current practice. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000436 5. DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries By Jessica Vaughan CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Vaughan/DOJ-Targets-More-Sanctuaries Excerpt: Lynch's DOJ initiated an investigation into 10 sanctuaries that received $96.1 million from two DOJ funding programs in 2016. New Attorney General Jeff Sessions continued the process of notifying the jurisdictions, allowing them time to change their policies, and determining if they still qualify for the grants. Four of the original 10 jurisdictions either changed their policies or were able to convince DOJ that they are not now sanctuaries (Miami-Dade County; Clark County, Nev.; state of Connecticut; Milwaukee County). Five are now presumably facing a loss of funds (New York City; Chicago; Philadelphia; Cook County, Ill.; and Orleans Parish, La.). DOJ has not announced its decision on the state of California, which recently enacted a new state law that is even more egregiously restrictive in mandating non-cooperation than the law that DOJ was investigating. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Former U.S. Officials Spuriously Argue for a 'Dreamer' Amnesty on the Basis of National Need DHS-18-0694-C-000437 By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Former-US-Officials-Spuriously-Argue-DreamerAmnesty-Basis-National-Need Excerpt: Several former high-level intelligence and military officials have written to Congress to insist that our legislators immediately act to pass an amnesty for so-called "Dreamers" aliens who entered the United States illegally as minors, ostensibly "through no fault of their own" as the line goes. In many instances, these Dreamers entered illegally as teens entirely of their own behest, but that's a story for another time. These officials include such luminaries as Janet Napolitano, present president of the University of California a proud sanctuary campus who is also a former secretary of Homeland Security best known for devising ways to make it increasingly difficult for federal immigration enforcement agents to do their jobs. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Visa Lottery s Effect on Developing Countries By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/Visa-Lotterys-Effect-Developing-Countries DHS-18-0694-C-000438 Excerpt: While there is no cost to enter the lottery, nor does it require any special skills, winners need to pay a $330 fee to be interviewed at the U.S. consulate. In addition, of course, they need to be able to pay the travel costs to get the United States. Because the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have the lowest per-capita GDPs in the world, only the well-off (by local standards) are able to afford these costs. They may not have high skills in the context of a developed economy (if they did, they could qualify for various skills-based visas), but in the context of a developing country, they represent a vital pool of talent. Thus, in Africa at least, the visa lottery contributes to brain drain. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. NY Times Continues to Mislead on Immigration By Steven Camarota CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Camarota/NY-Times-Continues-Mislead-Immigration Excerpt: A recent article in the New York Times by Eduardo Porter on immigration enforcement is a great example of what's wrong with so much of the immigration coverage in the establishment press, particularly the Times. Jessica Vaughn and I dedicated a whole piece in National Review to Porter's incorrect use of enforcement statistics, but the problems with Porter's article do not end there. His whole analysis of the economics of immigration is extremely one-sided. Porter argues that growers will not raise wages or attract any native- DHS-18-0694-C-000439 born people to farm labor, and therefore farmers must have continual access to immigrant workers legal or illegal. Porter talks to no one with a different point of view, even if only to dismiss their arguments. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. It's Time to Do the Sally Yates Thing with Elaine Duke By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 15, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Its-Time-Do-Sally-Yates-Thing-Elaine-Duke Excerpt: What's more, consider that those who fell under the auspices of TPS have benefitted repeatedly, and unjustifiably, from serial extensions based on a hurricane in that country that took place in 1999. It's an outrageous abuse of a program that was designed to give short-term shelter not asylum to nationals of countries that experience some kind of calamity such as a hurricane or earthquake, or even an ebola outbreak or the like, and it's supposed to last just long enough so that those countries can put their rescue and recovery mechanisms to rights and move on. Instead of ending the abuse, according to the story, "Duke felt that she did not have enough information for the much larger group of Hondurans" and decided on an extension. How much more could she possibly have needed to know? Continuing to abuse the statute does nothing to instill confidence in either the DHS-18-0694-C-000440 law or the legitimacy of the nation's immigration processes and system. Her job is to enforce the law, and give the American public a reason to believe in that system. Her decision to extend violated that public trust. Return to Top ******* ******* 10. The OIG Has a 'Eureka!' Moment about DHS's Stove-Piped Immigration Mission:Would the Joint Chiefs of Staff model help in coordinating immigration? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/OIG-Has-Eureka-Moment-about-DHSsStovePiped-Immigration-Mission Excerpt: I'm pleased to see that the OIG has had its "eureka!" moment and taken the subject on, although one might have wished that it wasn't done in quite such a sotto voce manner. Still, the report ends with the recommendation that "DHS should establish a formal department-level group to facilitate longterm solutions for overarching component immigration enforcement and administration challenges, and improve efficiencies." An assistant secretary, speaking on behalf of DHS, has concurred, stating that "The Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans (PLCY) will seek to charter a senior level cross-component Immigration Policy Council. This Council will provide an institutionalized structure for Department-wide strategic planning related to DHS-18-0694-C-000441 immigration policy and operations." If the Department of Defense provides a basis of comparison, and I think it does, then it is likely that the council being proposed is already doomed to ineffectiveness. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. TRAC Answers and I Respond By DAn Cadman CIS Blog, November 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/TRAC-Answers-and-I-Respond Excerpt: There is, in fact, a disconnect but it has to do with the shocking number of state and local law enforcement agencies that refuse to honor ICE detainers because they are sanctuary jurisdictions. It stands to reason, though, that ICE would continue to file detainers in those locales, even though they realize they won't be honored, because it is one of the few ways of establishing concretely that those jurisdictions are sanctuaries that decline to cooperate in federal immigration enforcement efforts. It also provides proof positive that ICE tried to do the right thing when alien criminals who are released by state or local law enforcement despite the detainer go on to commit heinous crimes. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000442 ******** ******** 12. No Trump Chill on Tourism to New York:Legal travelers not deterred by the hype By Art Arthur CIS Blog, November 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/No-Trump-Chill-Tourism-New-York Excerpt: Why New York? Perhaps it is because it is the largest city in the United States, or the center of American economic prowess, or because it is the most (arguably) famous city in this country. In any event, any effort to protect the United States from terrorist attacks necessarily would render New York City safer. So why would the president's efforts to beef up security in the United States lead travel experts to conclude that those efforts would have a "chilling effect" on tourism to the United States? Perhaps they failed to appreciate that foreign nationals have the same concerns about safety in travel that Americans do, or maybe they simply got caught up in the anti-Trump hype. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000443 13. Subsidized Foreign Alumni Take 19% More Jobs from U.S. College Grads By David North CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Subsidized-Foreign-Alumni-Take-19-More-Jobs-USCollege-Grads Excerpt: The increase in the number of students covered by this report about 35,000 was mostly because there were about 28,000 more OPT workers in the 2016-2017 academic year than in the previous one. These are not students at all; they are the beneficiaries of the rarely discussed Optional Training Program, run by the Department of Homeland Security, whose employers are excused from paying the usual payroll taxes if they hire a foreign grad rather than a domestic one. The employer saves 7.65 percent of its payroll by hiring the alien grad, a bizarre policy that, so far, the Trump administration has preserved, just as the Obamas did during the prior eight years. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. EB-5 Notes: Sunset, Vietnam, and a Charter School By David North DHS-18-0694-C-000444 CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/EB5-Notes-Sunset-Vietnam-and-Charter-School Excerpt: The notion that the war-torn nation has recovered so thoroughly as to have an excess of EB-5 investors is mind-boggling. There also has been news about another attempt to use EB-5 funds in the controversial charter school program; in an earlier posting we described how both investors and taxpayers were disadvantaged by this kind of financing in a South Carolina charter school. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Climbing on the Amnesty Tiger's Back By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Climbing-Amnesty-Tigers-Back Excerpt: The problem with TPS clearly is that it has become a favorite tool of migrant advocates to push for concessions for one group of foreign nationals after another and, once granted, to pressure the government to provide extension after extension after extension. Of course, after enough years, they then use this as justification to argue for an amnesty since the recipients have accrued so much time in the United States thanks to lax immigration policies DHS-18-0694-C-000445 and politicians who cater to special interests. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. State Dept. Should Help Asylum Adjudications By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Visa-Mill-Terminated-OPT-Subsidies-Hire-Aliens-PersistYears Excerpt: USCIS and the immigration courts are facing an unprecedented number of "credible-fear" and asylum applications. In May 2013, CNN reported that there were "307 U.S. embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions around the world." Plainly, DOS today is an untapped resource that could help our domestic asylum adjudicators to sort through the validity of the claims made in those applications. They should be expected to do so. The regulation should be amended to require the submission of credible fear claims and asylum applications to DOS for comment. In addition, DOS should be required to again issue profiles for the countries from which an asylum claim is made in the prior fiscal year. Without an objective and informed basis of facts against which to assess an asylum claim, evaluating such a claim is often little more than guesswork and supposition. DHS-18-0694-C-000446 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Visa Mill Terminated, but OPT Subsidies to Hire Aliens Persist for Years By David North CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Visa-Mill-Terminated-OPT-Subsidies-Hire-Aliens-PersistYears Excerpt: The tax breaks to the aliens and their employers usually last one year, but if the alien has a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) the subsidy goes on for two more years. The employers using the program, and their OPT-designated alien alumni employees, do not pay the usual payroll taxes, thus depriving the Medicare and Social Security trust funds of badly needed income. Were the employers to hire American college grads, both the former students and their current employers would pay into the trust funds. That the program still exists relates to the fact that virtually no one who does not profit from it knows about it, and to the fact that the current administration, which one would suspect would not like that sort of thing, is apparently too lightly staffed to do anything about it. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000447 ******** ******** 18. Video Immigration Brief: Temporary Protected Status Benefits remain long after the emergency disappears Speaker: Andrew Arthur Producer: Bryan Griffith CIS Video Brief, November 16, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Video-Immigration-Brief-TemporaryProtected-Status Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Mark Krikorian Debates the Diversity Lottery FOX News, November 13, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Mark-Krikorian-Debates-Diversity-Lottery Return to Top DHS-18-0694-C-000448 Visit Website Copyright © 2017 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. 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I'ro-11nm1gra111 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 11/20/17 /20, Seattle - Forum on immigration and immigration policy - [New Listing] /28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis /28, NYC - Lecture on refugee self-representation /28, North America/Europe - Webinar on rethinking refugees and housing /29-12/3, DC - Immigration at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting 2/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age 2/1, Prato, Italy - Workshop on best practices for addressing refugees and irregular migration in Australia and the EU 2/5, Philadelphia - Discussion on reporting on immigration from different perspectives - [New Listing] 2/6, DC - Lecture on life as a Syrian refugee - [New Listing] 2/10-12, Phoenix - National Immigrant Integration Conference DHS-18-0694-C-000450 2/11-12, Paris - International conference on immigration in OECD countries /11-12/18, - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus - [New Listing] t on Immigration: A Narrative and Policy Forum p.m. PST, Monday, November 20, 2017 ersity of Washington, Communication Building, Room 120 tle, WA 98195 //www.com.washington.edu/2017/11/input-on-immigration-a-narrative-and-policy-forum/ cription: The UW Policy Debate Coalition is hosting the first ever forum focused on immigration and immigration pol ently, the government has been pursuing tighter regulations on immigration from all corners of the world (Mexico, the pean Migrant Crisis, the Middle East, etc.), and in a nation of immigrants, many people believe that we could be muc e welcoming towards our cultural counterparts, and people in need. us to hear narratives from your peers, as well as an exciting keynote speaker. if you’re interested in participating and sharing your own experiences, please email nicpasquier@msn.com so that w assure you get an opportunity to speak at the event. rn to Top *** *** DHS-18-0694-C-000451 hnological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis -8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 nd Melinda Gates Hall, G01 ell University Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 //events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Co aker: k Latonero ersity of Southern California act: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu rn to Top *** *** es and the Ethics of the Face: A Case Study in Refugee Self-representation -8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 f Conference Room at The New School erg Institute on Migration and Mobility 16th St 11th Floor York, NY 10003 ://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/selfies-and-the-ethics-of-the-face-a-case-study-in-refugee-self-representation DHS-18-0694-C-000452 aker: Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications don School of Economics and Political Science cription: In this lecture, Professor Chouliaraki proposes a new understanding of the selfie as moral practice. Extend ent approaches to the digital genre of the selfie as an aesthetic or a techno-social practice, the proposed understand e selfie as moral practice stems from two places. First, it stems from the function of the selfie to confront us with the e other (as a locative ‘*here* I am’ and an existential ‘here *I am*’) and, in so doing, to make a demand for our moral onse. Second, it stems from the capacity of the selfie to flow across digital networks, both horizontally across social a (intermediation) and vertically onto mainstream news platforms (remediation). As both face and flow, the ethics of e becomes particularly relevant in research questions around excluded or marginalized groups whose ‘face’ struggle ility in Western media spaces. ng as a starting point the 2015 refugee crisis and its extensive coverage in European news, Professor Chouliaraki ores the complexities of the selfie as moral practice, by addressing the following questions: What does it mean for gee selfies to circulate on Western media platforms? In which ways are their faces inserted in ‘our’ visual economies? is their news value justified? And what role do these justifications play for Western media not only as news platform also as moral and political spaces? rn to Top *** *** ond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Refugees and Housing DHS-18-0694-C-000453 0 a.m. EST, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 s of Migration Webinar //citiesofmigration.ca/webinar/beyond-bricks-and-mortar/ cription: Refugee housing is about more than bricks and mortar. It’s the foundation of the refugee’s relationship to a home, neighbours and landlords. Getting it right tests the capacity of a community of hosts to open their doors to the y-arrived and the needs of those who have left everything behind. ting the local conditions for a housing market that is open and inclusive of the city’s most vulnerable residents is enging. How do we overcome the prejudices, biases, or ‘fear of the stranger’ that can be barriers to refugees seekin dable accommodation, employment or a secure sense of belonging? When does ‘my’ home become ‘our’ home? us online on November 28 to learn about housing initiatives in Bristol, UK and Berlin, Germany, that are opening doo fugee housing and local economic development by creating positive social interactions between refugee and host munities at home, at work and in local neighbourhoods. n about Good Ideas: Bristol, UK, the #Rethinkingrefugee campaign, led by Ashley Community Housing, successfully challenged nformation about refugee tenants and shifted landlord attitudes from bias against refugees as liabilities to recognizing m as community assets. Today, the evolving campaign continues to change perceptions of refugees and other vulner ps amongst the public, landlords, local authorities and employers. Berlin, Germany, the internationally recognized Refugees Welcome initiative provides an easy-to use, secure online orm that lets local residents open their homes and share their living spaces with refugees. Not simply about housing, gees Welcome promotes inclusion through co-living which accelerates second language learning and helps refugee ettled, make friends, gain social networks and find employment faster and more easily. akers: d Mahamed, CEO DHS-18-0694-C-000454 ey Community Housing (Bristol, UK) eike Geiling, Founder gees Welcome, Berlin, Germany rn to Top *** *** rican Anthropological Association Annual Meeting nesday, November 29-Sunday, December 3, 2017 iott Wardman Park Hotel hington, DC 20008 //www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx?ItemNumber=14722&&navItemNumber=566 igration-themed sessions: nesday, November 29, 2017 a.m. 0-1:45 p.m. nographic Perspectives on Exile, Migration, Diaspora entations:: Red in a Mother’s Hair: rethinking popular religion and political categories through Kolkata’s refugee coloni DHS-18-0694-C-000455 nic Armenian War Widows From Syria: Memories, Strategies, Aspirations in the 'Homeland' me” is for tourism: conceptions of the homeland in the Mauritian diaspora ent Change in Language Policy of Singapore and Its Potential Implications tical Crises, Precarity, and Resilience: Social and Economic Resourcefulness Among Refugees, Migrants, an Displaced entations: ng dispossession: the creation of new forms of property in Sahrawis’ exile ation and Revolution: The Syrian Crisis and the Crisis of Masculinity laced Bodies, Displaced Devotions: Gulenist Asylum Seekers in Europe gating uncertainty. Everyday knowledge production of undocumented migrants in France. ourcefulness, resilience and doubt in young Syrian and Palestinian men’s search for wives in Germany -4:00 p.m. mes of Migration, Identity and the Making of the State entations: ation Regime, Syrian Refugees and Syrianness at the Turkish-Syrian Border Wall: (Dis)continuities of the State Making Practices on the Turkish-Syrian Border DHS-18-0694-C-000456 be Syrian is to Laugh: The Precarity and Agency of Urban Syrian Refugees in Amman, Jordan via Un/humoro ech' ation and Asylum Seeking: Experiences of Kurdish Migrants from Turkey in Chicago ning Matters: Migration, Citizenship, and Illegality in Tangier ined on Trumped-Up Charges: Migrants and the Ascendant U.S. Security-State orah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Mu la University Chicago; Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, ver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; Josiah Heyman, University of Texas, El Paso; Jonathan er Inda, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Stuesse, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Daniel M stein, Rutgers University; Susan C. Bibler Coutin, University of California, Irvine -6:15 p.m. ation and Social Class: Ambiguous Class Identities in Translocal Social Fields entations:: s performances: Children’s parties and the reproduction of social class among diasporic Cameroonians her Educated nor Cosmopolitan: Social Class from the Perspective of Left-Behind Children of Southern Chin ants snational migration from Tajikistan and the effect of new travel restrictions on the production of class ging for a House in Ghana: Social Class Tension among Ghanaian Eldercare Workers in the United States s Switching: Migrants’ Multiple Class Belongings in Mexico and Namibia DHS-18-0694-C-000457 ching & Learning in contexts of immigrant, indigenous and linguistic diversity entations: cks, balances and constitutional rights: The impact of an anti-immigrant president on immigrant teenagers a r teachers k Spanish and the construction of expertise in a high school science classroom. ating Spaces for Indigenous Youth: The Shifting Focuses and Possibilities of Maya Chuj Youth Organizing in temala guage, Literacy, and Life: Co-constructing Core Practices with High School Immigrant Youth ing practices in the Eastern Andean Mountains of Colombia rsday, November 30, 2017 -9:45 a.m. ourses of Im/migrant Reception in Rural United States Communities entations: al Schooling Achievement for Students of Mexican Descent ourses of Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion in the Shenandoah Valley ey Don’t Show Up”: Immigrant Identities and the Politics of Rural Research Blood: Figurations of White/Trailer Trash in Diversifying Mobile Home Communities DHS-18-0694-C-000458 mers and Farmworkers in an Era of Stricter Immigration Controls: Shared Struggle or "Whites First"? poral Frames and Belonging Claims: Migration Histories of Farming Families in Southern Appalachia cks in the Neoliberal State: Latinx migration and contestations over place and belonging in rural Arkansas der Identity and Labor Migration: How Global Politics and Economics Matter in Migrant Gender Identity and ility entations: bal Nurses: Complicating the Global Care Chain with Migrant Nurses in the interspace: gender, migration and the experience of misrecognition in the context of transforming eties orming Femininities and Masculinities in Different Migratory Contexts Effect of Short-Term Female Migration on Family and Gender Roles in Fiji der, Class and Social Reproduction: Return migration to Southern Mexico in the Net-Zero Migration Era man Rights and Political Subjectivities in Contemporary Contexts: Migrations, Movements, and Counter- ements entations: nomic Migrants, Terrorists, and Illegals: Transnational State Collusion in the Creation of a Post-Refugee Wor ech as crime: The legal debate between "Cultural Genocide" and "Acculturation" in twentieth-century Brazil DHS-18-0694-C-000459 uistic Prejudice, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples in Alto Rio Negro, Brazil es on the conversation between Indigenous Peoples and national governments on human rights and citizens e tri-border of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. ensions of agency in transnational engagements of Afghan migrants and return migrants t political subjectivity: ethnification of Polish minority in Eastern Europe -4:30 p.m. ld on the Move: Perspectives on Immigration, Migration and Displacement enters: Homiak hsonian Institution lia Cordova x Digital Curator hsonian Institution -5:00 p.m. ery Session: Migration, Refugees, and Language entations: g) Revisited: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Tennessee Ethnographic Study of Refugee Women and their Experiences of Resettlement in Salt Lake City: A Focus on der Roles and Acculturation DHS-18-0694-C-000460 mbia Poder: Harnessing the Power of Cumbia Cultures and Sounds Across Borders nography of Socioeconomic Class and Transnational Educational Experiences: Dynamics of Chinese Immigr nting Activation in a Midwest Town in a Midwest Town do heritage speakers support their 3rd generation children’s bilingual development? An urgent call for mak nections between family and institutional language policy decisions. not messin’ up! : The Efficacy of IRE Structures as a form of Participation in the Evaluation of Arabic-speakin ent Comprehension in an ESL 1 Classroom ican Immigrant Women in New York and their Transnational Business Networks: Buying, Selling and necting with Food and Supplements ants, Refugees, and the Media: Local Interpretations of Mass Media Messages vations for Language Revitalization niting language, culture, and cognition in semantic typology: The case of MesoSpace Bridge Project: Educational Justice at the Intersect of Anthropology and Activism Power Found in Friendship: a Study of the Social Integration and Adjustment of Resettling Refugees Voice of the Nation: Preserving Garifuna Ancestors as Political Actors through Language Revitalization ual Worlds as a Tool for Language-Learning DHS-18-0694-C-000461 alizing Language: The Utilization of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Videography in Creating Second-Langua ronments -6:00 p.m. ation, Media, and the Politics of Representation enters: d Ansari candidate, The University of Chicago een Thomas st Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College na Jankovic Student, University of Notre Dame m Kersch oral Student, University of California, Davis ay, December 1, 2017 -9:45 a.m. ant Resilience in a Hostile Time enters: ing Cheng ociate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong hia Galvez DHS-18-0694-C-000462 ociate Professor, Lehman College, CUNY uk de Koning ociate Professor, Radboud University ne Luibheid ersity of Arizona 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. aged Anthropology with Undocumented and Immigrant Students in the Trump Era enters: in Yarris stant Professor, University of Oregon ela Nunez-Janes ociate Professor, University of North Texas en Heidbrink stant Professor, California State University, Long Beach ney Duncan, Assistant Professor ersity of Northern Colorado garita Salas Crespo munications Coordinator, Children's Advocacy Alliance dy Vogt stant Professor, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis DHS-18-0694-C-000463 Salyer ard College, Columbia University tionships in transit: Marriage, family, and gender expectations in immigrant experiences entations: riage immigrants as “surrogate mothers” for Korea: Examining cultural discourses about gender, immigratio mothering der shapes migration, migration reshapes gender: Chuukese migrant women’s experiences in Guam, U.S. BILITY, EXCISION, and DELAYED MARRIAGES: NARRATIVES OF DISRUPTED RITES OF PASSAGE FROM NG AFRICAN MIGRANTS o am I? Father, Mother, Husband or Wife?”: Transformation of Gender Roles Believes among Transnational ant Family Members -3:45 p.m. BanNoMuro/SanctuaryForAll: Local and Transborder Resistance to Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Policies mp's America entations: ctuary Place-Making in the Borderlands: A Historical Perspective Dark Side of Sanctuary Cities: Limitations, Fragility and Complicity in Philadelphia ugees Are Welcome in Detroit: Anti-Trump Solidarity and Strategies of Local Resistance DHS-18-0694-C-000464 e Trump y Peña Nieto: Neoliberal States, Mixed-Status Families, and Building Resistance Across Borders erving DREAMers, Do-Gooders, Delinquents, and Drop-Outs: Understanding Immigrant Youth’s Narratives o and Citizenship Status in Nativist Times entations: ur Story is Your Ticket:” Latino Youth’s College Application Essays and the Writing of Deserving Immigrant es in Nashville, Tennessee Disobedience as Strategic Resistance in the Immigrant Rights Movement: Contesting Narratives of ervingness and Belonging erving’ Children in Family Detention? cating Empowerment in Nigerian Anti-Trafficking Campaigns ocumented, Unafraid, and United: How Current Immigration Policy Has Shaped the Identities and Political icipation of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants in the United States ant Desires: Uprooted Lives and Labor in Unsettling Times entations: Moral Education of Desire: Kurdish Migrant Workers and Islamic Orders in Istanbul ducing Desire or Reproducing the Family: Young Kurdish Urbanites in Rural Turkey ant Mothers: Parental Expectations and Contested Desires in Rural China t Intimacy: Syrian Refugees and Female Domestic Workers in Beirut DHS-18-0694-C-000465 ains of Desire: Tamil Place-Making in Paris -6:00 p.m. ation, Transnationality, and the Social Determinants of Health entations: Rhetoric of “Tremendous Disease” and its Potential Impact on Treatment-seeking for First Generation Migra Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) in the U.S. rcoming Barriers to Healthcare Access among Low-income Latina Immigrants in South Carolina haping Health Access and Matters of Life: Karen Undocumented Migrants in the Thai-Burma Border ure's Role in Immigrant Health: Social Determinants of Depression and Diabetes Among Mexican women in ama hropology Matters in Medical Translation for Immigrants: The Cultivated Invisibility of Power and History in ent-Doctor Interaction in Two Massachusetts Community Healthcare Centers Sound of Silence in America: Deaf Immigrants and the Politics of Othering rday, December 2, 2017 -9:45 a.m. rnational migrants in China: Infrastructures, trajectories and positionalities entations: highly-skilled youth mobilities from Spain to China DHS-18-0694-C-000466 vians in China and the emergence of commercial brokers ation trajectories and positionalities of self-initiated Swiss migrants in China structural cracking: Indian workers in a local Chinese market ily embeddedness and socio-spatial dimensions of dwelling: Migration infrastructures of Swedish corporate rant families in Shanghai e than just business: Arab-Chinese marriages in commercial and cultural context highly-skilled youth mobilities from Spain to China 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ation Matters: Crisis, Policy, and Engaging with Displacement at the Margins and Core of Europe entations: tures and Continuities of Migration History: “Newcomers” and “Hosts” in Berlin dying Up the “Helpers”: The Turkish Political Elite’s Instrumentalization of Displaced Syrians tainability at a Time of Crisis: Refugees, Health Care, and Response Capacity in Greece and Turkey s Anthropology Matter in the Margins of Europe? Categories and Experiences of Forced Displacement in the ean urn to (and from) Surp Giragos: Displaced Stakeholders of Sacred Heritage Sites gating Educational Processes, Policies, and Practices: Work with Im/migrant and Refugee Youth around the DHS-18-0694-C-000467 be entations: bal policyscapes and historical memory: Ethnographies of democratic citizenship education in Poland and temala testing exclusion by enacting equality: Claiming Muslim Youth Space in a Suburban US High School igration policies circulating in ESOL professional development with K-12 teachers are All Brothers”: How the discourse of color-blindness in schools shapes belonging for urban Syrian refug ordan nd Policy: Societal Influences entations: and the Refugee. Some Thoughts on an Emotional and Political Strategy ng Go to Get it Done: An Ethnographic Study of Progressive Social Policymaking in Conservative North olina ting Health Policy Landscapes: ACA or no ACA and what it means for Chicago Latinx aliland’s Self Help in the Face of Famine: Cooperation of State, Civil Society and Diaspora Built on Cultural tity Human Face of Shifting Immigration-Enforcement Priorities in the United States Role of On-the-Ground Land Relations in Determining Correlations Among Land Security, Food Security and DHS-18-0694-C-000468 ate Land Policy Enactment in Burkina Faso, West Africa l Worker Health: Occupational Safety and Health Policy in a Post-Industrial Economy 5-1:30 p.m. mmittee on Refugees and Immigrants e Howell, California State University, Long Beach; David W. Haines, George Mason University; Fethi Keles, Clarkso ersity -3:45 p.m. meland(s), Part Two: Refugees, Immigrants and Ideologies of Place entations: rning and recreating the “homeland”: Okinawan colonial repatriates’ “return” pilgrimages to the Northern anas ovo Roma Migrants in Germany: Ritual, Policy and the Conundrums of Homeland ngers at Home, Strangers Abroad: The Psychological Displacement of American Ahmadi Muslims of Pakista in sons in Solidarity and Coalition Building: Community Protection, Minority Leaders and new Women’s March esters Respond to Threats on Refugees and Immigrants z Heimat: How the German nationalist “homeland” concept got a Polish possessive adjective -3:45 p.m. ant Subjects: Solidarities, Values, and Care in Times of Uncertainty DHS-18-0694-C-000469 entations: nese Background Vietnamese in London via China and Hong Kong: Communities Shaped Through Serial ation” the market”: Talk of value and domestic work in Cairo a Calls You': Situating Syrian Experience and Solidarity in Paris working hard for them”: Transnational youths’ narratives of their parents’ sacrifices, familial well-being, and cs of care Politics of Love and Labor: Film, Migration, and Race in the Indo-Caribbean day, December 3, 2017 -9:45 a.m. hropological Perspectives on Refugees and Migration entations: ng and Working In-Between: Early Refugees as Political Moderators for Asylum Seekers from Afghanistan in ens, Greece nger Danger: National Enemies as Hosts and Guests ethnography of migration: psychodynamic encounters with Afghan refugees ective Identification in Interactions between Syrian Refugees and Germans 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. DHS-18-0694-C-000470 ant, transnational and immigrant student experiences entations: ders' Perspectives: The US Experience of Korean Elite Students at Top-Ranked American Universities ccompanied Migrant Children from Central America: Metaphors of Trauma and Implications for Schools snational Students’ Identity Construction and Future Educational Trajectories: A Korean-Guatemalan Case 5-2:00 p.m. m Feminized Victims to “Bad Hombres” – Gendered Scripts and Narratives of Belonging among Migrant mmunities entations: er masculinity and privileged femininities: Migrant labor and the rise of the Taliban movement in Swat Valley stan d Hombres:” Criminalization, Masculinities, and Deportation from the United States bingers of Hope: Social Capital in the Lives of Unaccompanied Central American Minors ing to Tell Their Story: Survivors of Trafficking and Narrative Formation in the Legal Process genous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology rn to Top *** DHS-18-0694-C-000471 *** ugee & Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 nor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115 ersity of California San Diego 0 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 //ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html akers: shi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law ra Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA y Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA an Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego orah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee cal Program (HIRC) Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine d FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School DHS-18-0694-C-000472 te López, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego rn to Top *** *** ponding to Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avo nsored by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University ay, December 1, 2017 ash Prato Centre, Italy zzo Vai Pugliesi, 26 00 Prato (PO), Italy ://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/internationa gee-workshop cription: The Castan Centre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU onse to irregular migration and refugees. The purpose of the event will be to reflect on what Australia and the EU can h each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the past few years, the EU has looked to ot dictions for ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member sta articular, there have been calls within Europe to follow the so called ‘Australian solution’ to refugees. 001, the then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking ralia’s protection on the ship MV Tampa, by stating that Australia ‘will decide who comes [into Australian territory] an DHS-18-0694-C-000473 circumstances in which they come’. Since then, Australia has adopted a range of border control policies to deter refug deny access to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection s, boat turn-backs, containment strategies in refugee producing countries and increasing cooperation with countries o sit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to enter Australian territory through irregular means. These strateg ear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave human rights es including the potential refoulement of refugees and others owed Australia’s international protection. In addition, th ies have come at a high cost to Australia, both in terms of extraordinary financial resources and damage to Australia national reputation. e are therefore clear pitfalls in the EU adopting Australia’s border protection policies. This is not to say, however, tha cts of Australia’s refugee regime are without merit. For example, Australia’s resettlement program offers many refug rable solution and when done well, provides a model that should be emulated. workshop will discuss what Australia and the EU can learn from each other’s experience of responding to refugees a ular migration. It will ask: what are the legal, ethical and effective practices in each jurisdiction that should be adopte which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? rn to Top *** *** orting on Immigration with WHYY & Al-Bustan: Both Sides of the Story –7:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2017 YY, Inc North 6th Street DHS-18-0694-C-000474 adelphia, PA 19106 ://www.eventbrite.com/e/reporting-on-immigration-with-whyy-al-bustan-both-sides-of-the-story-tickets- 82028220?aff=erelexpmlt cription: From travel bans and border walls to the Dream Act, immigration has been one of 2017’s most intensely rted stories. With so much focus on this complex issue, how are people who consider themselves immigrants in the cted? How do reporters go into often unfamiliar communities to tell stories that are inclusive and impartial? YY and Al-Bustan will bring together reporters and residents from local immigrant communities to discuss how news rting helps shape how immigrants and immigration are viewed. Both groups will share personal stories of immigratio rting and discuss the impact on the community when the media gets things wrong, and when they get it right. Panelis audience members will also explore key ways to get impartial input on the topic of immigration and what reporters ca o gain a community’s trust. rn to Top *** *** a’s Story: Life as a Syrian Refugee -4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2017 kings Institution, Falk Auditorium 5 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. hington, DC 20036 ://www.brookings.edu/events/sarias-story-life-as-a-syrian-refugee/ DHS-18-0694-C-000475 aker: a Samakie, Photographer and Syrian refugee cription: The international refugee crisis is one of the defining political issues of our time. Haunting images—a fathe ing his infant between barbed wire, a stunned and bloodied five-year-old Omran—have offered powerful proof of the an cost of this crisis. As an amateur photographer, Saria Samakie—himself a Syrian refugee—understands the powe images and of the stories of those who have experienced such realities. When he was just 15 years old, Samakie w apped by the Assad regime while shooting photography in Aleppo, Syria. After enduring three separate abductions, akie fled to the neighboring country of Jordan and eventually moved to the United States, where he now attends rgetown University. December 6, Brookings will host Saria Samakie, in conversation with Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow and forme etary of Education Arne Duncan. Samakie and Duncan will candidly discuss what it is like to be a Syrian refugee in rica today. What were some of the fierce challenges that Samakie—and no doubt countless other refugees— rienced during his journey? What does he make of life as an American university student? And what would he like a ricans to know about his country and his story? the session, speakers will take audience questions rn to Top *** *** onal Immigrant Integration Conference day-Tuesday, December 10-12, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000476 enix Convention Center N 3rd St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 //niic2017.org/ gram: -9:45 a.m. day December 10, 2017 -3:30 p.m. come & Opening Plenary NSTAGE PLENARY: BREAKING BREAD: FOOD, CULTURE & IMMIGRATION plenary will explore the longstanding role of food as a facilitator of cultural exchange and a pathway to immigrant ral and economic power. We will discuss food and cuisine as a way to bring people together and facilitate cultural ange. We will explore the role of immigrant small businesses and entrepreneurship in the industry. Eddie Huang, a nary restauranteur and a renowned commentator on the role of food in immigrant communities, will share his person y and his reflections on our current political reality. The introductory and keynote remarks will be followed by an audie tion and answer. oductory Remarks: line Randall Williams, Author of Soul Food Love (Random House), Poet, and Academic note: e Huang, Chef and Owner at Baohaus, Author of Fresh Off the Boat -5:15 p.m. k Session Block 1 DHS-18-0694-C-000477 ness and Financial Empowerment: Comprehensive Financial Empowerment: Models for Success in Immigrant munities enship: Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable inalization, Detention, and Enforcement: Immigration Enforcement (and Criminalization) in a Trump Era nomic Justice: State and Local Campaigns to Expand Workers’ Rights cation: Schools as Centers of Immigrant Integration and Success eral Reforms: The Federal Immigration Landscape: Opportunities and Threats cial Session: The Organized Anti-Immigrant Movement: Who They Are, What They Want, and How We Can Push Ba ump's America day December 11, 2017 -10:30 a.m. ning Plenary 5 a.m.-12:00 p.m. k Session Block 2 th: Addressing the Emotional Health Needs and Trauma Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees eiving Comms: Applying a Racial Justice Lens to Immigrant Integration Work DHS-18-0694-C-000478 gee Resettlement and Advocacy: Global Migration and Refugee Flows—Bridging the Global Context to Local ponses e and Local Integration Strategies: Budget and Appropriations Workshop t Education and Workforce: Multi-Partner Collaborations with Lessons for the Future 5-1:45 p.m. ch Plenary NSTAGE PLENARY & LUNCH: FORCES SHAPING OUR FIGHT: GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC MEGA - TRENDS ORMING OUR STRATEGY can we understand our current political context at home and around the globe? What can we learn from the past ab we must approach the fights ahead? What are the mega-trends of which we must not lose sight as we consider the n a long arc of social justice? This plenary will explore the global refugee crisis and climate change, nationalism and alism, the global state of workers, and how our policies and campaigns for reform are shaped by our nation's shifting eptions of national security, borders, and criminality. note and Introductory Remarks: d Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee erator: pak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change a Abiade, Program Director, Pillars Fund a Elena Durazo, General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, UNITE HERE DHS-18-0694-C-000479 assador Carlos Sada, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States ormance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei -3:30 p.m. k Session Block 3 enship: Building Momentum in Your City: Working with Government and Existing Infrastructures nomic Justice: Relief and Protection for Workers: U Visas, Deferred Action, and Other Options for Victims of Labor ses and Workplace Rights Defenders cation: Taking Stock of ESSA’s Potential Impact on Immigrant and English-Learner Students eral Immigration Policy: What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Immigrant Integration th: The Possibility of Changes to the Health Care Landscape and Effects on Immigrant Communities eiving Community Engagement Strategies: Engaging the Faith Community -5:15 p.m. tegy Block inalization, Detention, and Enforcement: New Strategies to Fight Deportations in the Trump era gee Resettlement and Advocacy: Building and Leveraging Public Support for Refugee Resettlement in a Time of klash & Uncertainty -5:15 p.m. DHS-18-0694-C-000480 k Session Block 4 e and Local Integration Strategies: Rural and Suburban Strategies t Education and Workforce: The Evolving Case for Supporting the Integration of High Skilled Immigrants ness and Financial Empowerment: Engaging the Business Sector in Immigrant Integration and Policy Advocacy enship: Shaping a New American Electorate through Naturalization eiving Community Engagement Strategies: A Rising Tide of Hate: How Our Communities Can Come Together For nge sday December 12, 2017 -10:00 a.m. ning Plenary 0-11:45 a.m. k Sessions Block 5 cation: Meeting the Needs of Newcomer Immigrant Youth: A Collective Call to Action for Educators and Community ners eral Immigration Policy: Next Steps on Immigration Executive Actions th: Resiliency in advocating for immigrant health in hostile environments eiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strengthening Inclusive Communications in Challenging Times DHS-18-0694-C-000481 e and Local Integration Strategies: Census 2020: Building Grassroots, Local, State Collaboration in 2017 for a Comp nt of Immigrants -2:30 p.m. k Sessions Block 6 inalization, Detention, and Enforcement: The Local and State Line of Defense t Education and Workforce: Expanding Services for Immigrants and Refugees Across the Adult Education and Train cy and Program Landscape eiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strategy Session: Receiving Communities Engagement: What Comes Ne -4:15 p.m. ing Plenary years of progress on immigrant and refugee integration policy at the federal, state, and local levels, two years of a idential Task Force on New Americans, the first-ever Presidential candidates' commitments to an Office for New ricans and a broad immigrant integration agenda, champions in Mayors and legislators… we face an entirely new cal reality. What is immigrant integration in 2017 and beyond? What will it mean for our work together? For our work sroots leaders and states and cities? Join the foremost thought leaders in the field to strategize. oductory Remarks: Raghuveer, Deputy Director, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) erator: uel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, Director, USC Program for Environmental and onal Equity, and Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California DHS-18-0694-C-000482 a Agarwal, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs ina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder, United We Dream Millona, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition; NPNA Board Co-Ch elica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA); NPNA Executive mittee Member rn to Top *** *** Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries day-Tuesday, December 11-12, 2017 D Conference Centre e André Pascal, 75016 Paris, France ://www.oecd.org/els/mig/OECD-CEPII-2017-call-for-papers.pdf rview: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the ersity of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Luxembourg and IR versité Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 7th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" ember 11-12, 2017. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries ping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for th DHS-18-0694-C-000483 erence include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants’ self-selection, the labor mark public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. rn to Top *** *** Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus sday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 pean University Institute dei Roccettini, 9 4 San Domenico di Fiesole ence, Italy //www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-the-immigrant-host-state-nexus11-12-january- 8-european-university-institute-florence-italy/ cription: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Rob uman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant –Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018 pean University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related mative questions: sponsibility-sharing in refugee protection e right to control emigration sponsibilities towards expatriate citizens DHS-18-0694-C-000484 e ethics of diaspora politics e role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes e role of non-state actors in migration management e ethics of resisting migration controls gration and interpersonal morality firmed Speakers: ael Blake, Washington; Valeria Ottonelli, Genova; David Owen, Southampton; Ayelet Shachar, MPI-MMG; and Rain böc, EUI rn to Top *** Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. 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DHS-18-0694-C-000487 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 6:47 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 11/26/17 ~ ~ Center for Immigration Sttt~!:,~allon,P,o-1mm1gran1 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 11/26/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Low-Skill Immigration: A Case for Restriction," Jason Richwine and Amy L. Wax 2. "On the Responsibilities of Nations to Accept Their Citizens, and the Public's Right to Know When They Don't," Dan Cadman 3. "A Spate of Unethical Practices at the University of California from Former DHS Executives," Dan DHS-18-0694-C-000488 Cadman 4. "Continued Migrant Fallout in Europe," Andrew R. Arthur 5. "Haitian TPS Ends, Eventually," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "Half of the Illegal Population Are Overstays?," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "Different Labor Market Impacts from Two Different Kinds of Visa Mills," David North 8. "Dumb Sensors, Deadly Consequences on the Arizona Border," Michelle Malkin 9. "Obama Donor Judge William Orrick: No Sanctuary For American Victims," Daniel John Sobieski 10. "Let's Settle the Legality of DACA Now," Josh Blackman 11. "Those Easily-Overlooked Signs of a Gradually-Improving Country," Jim Geraghty 12. "Immigration and ‘Elites’," Ramesh Ponnuru 13. "Trump Keeping His Word on H-1B Work Visas," Karin McQuillan 14. "Border Wall Bufoonery," Matt O'Brien 15. "What Part of Temporary Don’t You Get?," Matt O'Brien 16. "Mile High Madness: Denver Public Employees Could Go to Jail for Cooperating with ICE," Ira Mehlman 17. "A Liberal Judge Rediscovers the Tenth Amendment — So Should Conservatives," Jonathan S. Tobin 18. "JC REPORT Shows Patriot Agents Resisting Deep State Saboteurs. Will Trump Support Them?," Federale 19. "Three Bipartisan Immigration Reforms Congress Can Pass," Jeff Mason 20. "Ordered Out of America, an Immigrant Father Turns to the Church," The New Orleans TimesPicayune 21. "The Impact of Immigration on Local Public Schools," Justin Williams 22. "Court Officers Are Aiding in Immigration Arrests, Say Lawyers," Felipe De La Hoz and Emma Whitford 23. "ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants," Julianne Hing 24. Germany: "The End of the Age of Merkel and Open Borders," Jazz Shaw DHS-18-0694-C-000489 -1. Low-Skill Immigration: A Case for Restriction By Jason Richwine and Amy L. Wax American Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 4, Winter 2017 ... How did we get here? This is a story about the decline in the quantity and quality of work performed by less-skilled U.S.-born workers, along with the concurrent rise of immigrant labor as a cheap and reliable alternative. Immigration is only one part of a complicated dynamic that has caused evergreater proportions of natives to withdraw from the labor force. However, as long as the United States receives a steady flow of low-skill labor from abroad, little incentive exists for politicians, business owners, and opinion leaders to address the problem of native idleness. The Left and the Right, for different reasons, have embraced a system that encourages the replacement of native workers—including subsequent generations of immigrants—rather than improving their prospects. This system threatens to create a politically and economically untenable cycle for lower-wage workers. Cutting off the flow of low-skill immigration could force a renewed commitment to getting Americans back to work—a commitment that must include, among other things, aggressive job recruiting and training by employers, reviving the social expectation that prime-age men must work, ending the “college for all” mindset that devalues blue-collar occupations, and strengthening work requirements as a condition of aid. ... Unlike the unemployment rate, which fluctuates depending on economic conditions, the labor force dropout rate has marched quietly upward, affected only marginally by the state of the economy at any given time. The rise has been so gradual that it rarely generates any news stories or alarmed speeches from politicians. Nevertheless, the problem has begun to attract attention in public policy circles, with major reports published by the Obama White House, the Brookings Institution, and the American Enterprise Institute. DHS-18-0694-C-000490 A common finding in those reports is that, although prime-age men across the socioeconomic spectrum have been dropping out of the workforce, the problem is most acute among the less-skilled native born. A relatively low 6 percent of native-born college graduate men are out of the labor force, but 17 percent of native men with only a high school diploma are not looking for work, as are 36 percent of high school dropouts. Black Americans have a labor-force dropout rate of 22 percent. ... https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/low-skill-immigration-case-restriction/ Return to Top ******** ******** 2. On the Responsibilities of Nations to Accept Their Citizens, and the Public's Right to Know When They Don't By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 21, 2017 ... Canada's immigration issues have been in the forefront of many Canadians' minds of late, particularly with their discovery that our shared, generally peaceful, but nonetheless porous border can work against them when aliens such as Haitians or Somalis start flowing northward from the United States and claiming asylum. The Canadians, it seems, have begun to get a taste of the unsatisfying flavor of mass migration, and they don't know quite yet how to deal with it. This renewed attention toward all things immigration has led the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to publish an article online, "15,000 on Canada's deportation list, but some 'uncooperative' countries won't take their citizens back". DHS-18-0694-C-000491 ... I suspect that over time, they may discover that the discreet approach is pretty much a non-starter. Recalcitrant countries are generally that way when they are autocratic, and don't respond to much except in the way of tit-for-tat exchanges. The ruling elites begin to get it when their wives, families, mistresses, or whomever, can't come to the United States to shop and engage in leisure time at their favored American destinations. And, at least one Canadian also believes that the Canadian public has a right to know that certain countries use their relationships as a one-way street, as is evidenced by these remarks in the article: ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Responsibilities-Nations-Accept-Their-Citizens-and-Publics-Right-KnowWhen-They-Dont Return to Top ******** ******** 3. A Spate of Unethical Practices at the University of California from Former DHS Executives By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 20, 2017 A few days ago, the Daily Californian reported that two senior executives of the University of California (UC) resigned after getting caught having skewed a state auditor's survey of the UC system: "The executives who resigned were Seth Grossman, chief of staff to UC President Janet Napolitano, and Bernie Jones, Napolitano's deputy chief of staff." ... DHS-18-0694-C-000492 What, you may ask, has all of this to do with immigration matters? Nothing, and everything. Napolitano was the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from 2009 to 2013 during the Obama years, when immigration enforcement became so hopelessly screwed up. The newly resigned Grossman was her deputy general counsel. Yes, her deputy general counsel. Napolitano is also a lawyer, it's worth noting. It would appear that they've been skipping their yearly bar association ethical training of late. Any thinking person has to ask exactly what kind of unethical practices may have gone on during her watch at DHS, with her trusted sidekick (probably one of many such minions) there to cover her tracks, and an acting inspector general at the time who was overtly in the pocket of the DHS brass. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Spate-Unethical-Practices-University-California-Former-DHS-Executives Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Continued Migrant Fallout in Europe By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 22, 2017 The consequences of the European migrant crisis, which reached a peak in 2015, continue to reverberate throughout Europe. As the BBC reported in March 2016, more than a million refugees, and possibly as many as 1.8 million, entered the continent that year, up from 280,000 the year before. In addition, 3,770 others DHS-18-0694-C-000493 died on the journey to Europe that year. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Continued-Migrant-Fallout-Europe Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Haitian TPS Ends, Eventually An outcome that won't make anyone happy By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 21, 2017 ... The "delayed effective date" for these beneficiaries is akin to "voluntary departure", which is granted to removable aliens to allow them to get their affairs in order before leaving in the United States. Section 240B of the INA "authorizes DHS (prior to the initiation of removal proceedings) or an immigration judge (after the initiation of removal proceedings) to approve an alien's request to be granted the privilege of voluntary departure in lieu of being ordered removed from the United States." By statute and regulation however, voluntary departure is limited to 120 days. It is not clear from the secretary's statement why a year-and-a-half extension is necessary for those Haitians who have been granted TPS to depart the United States. The termination of that status with such a lengthy "delayed effective date" makes it more likely that Haitian TPS beneficiaries will be included in any future DACA amnesty bill. While that may have been the secretary's point, such a conclusion would be pure speculation on my part. If they are included, any such legislation should include reforms of the TPS program along the lines I have DHS-18-0694-C-000494 detailed in my earlier TPS post. Further, many of the criticisms of the secretary's actions are irrelevant to the issue of whether TPS should be extended for nationals of that country. The New York Times, for example, decries the dilemma faced by Haitians who are residing in the United States who have enjoyed the benefits of that residence under TPS. Of note is its depiction of the story of Peterson Exais. ... TPS is not a blanket authority granted by Congress to DHS to promote the aspirations of the lucky few (compared to their homebound countrymen) who benefit from such designations. Nor was it meant to create a labor pool for American employers. And Congress certainly did not create TPS as a cure for those countries that are unable on a non-temporary basis to handle the return of their nationals for economic, political, cultural, or other reasons. Rather, TPS can only be granted and extended on a nation's inability to "temporarily" handle the return of its nationals in exceptional circumstances. Critics of the secretary's actions appear to believe that TPS that can only be terminated when the conditions in the designated country match those in the United States. That would be an impossible standard to meet. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Haitian-TPS-Ends-Eventually Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Half of the Illegal Population Are Overstays? DHS-18-0694-C-000495 The State Department needs to do a better job By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 20, 2017 ... Of particular note, however, is the court's conclusion in footnote 3 that there were 11.4 million illegal aliens in the United States and that "roughly half of that population is made up of visa overstayers." Measurements of a population of people deliberately avoiding identification and apprehension should always be viewed with some skepticism. For some time, however, there have been questions about the exact proportion of the illegal population who entered illegally on nonimmigrant visas and subsequently overstayed. ... Plainly, given these overstay rates, and given the claims described above that a significant proportion of the illegal-alien population in the United States entered legally on nonimmigrant visas, the State Department needs to adopt tighter standards for visa issuance and better training for consular officers. If the administration is serious about controlling the illegal population in the United States, this is as good a place as any to start. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Half-Illegal-Population-Are-Overstays Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Different Labor Market Impacts from Two Different Kinds of Visa Mills By David North DHS-18-0694-C-000496 CIS Immigration Blog, November 22, 2017 ... Marginal foreign students, i.e., those who have secured an F-1 visa to work, not to study, impact the U.S. labor markets in different ways, depending on their course of study. Are they in a general-purpose visa mill, probably nominally seeking a master's degree, or are they, and this is less common, attending an ESL school (ESL being English as a Second Language)? This distinction was emphasized recently in a conversation with one of my growing group of informants. In her case, she had taught ESL in a marginal institution in Chicago, where all the students were on F-1 visas. ESL students, because of a wise decision by some past Congress, cannot get work permits through either of the government-subsidized employment programs of curricular practical training (CPT) for students, or optional practical training (OPT) for alumni. So they work illegally. Students dealing with academic subjects in the typical visa mills, such as the embattled American College of Commerce and Engineering in Falls Church, Va., have access to the CPT and, later, the OPT programs. So they work legally, but the federal government is giving their employers a bonus for hiring them rather than American students or alumni; it does so by not imposing payroll taxes on either these workers or their employers. It is hard to tell which arrangement is worse for the nation. In both the cases of cash wages and OPT wages, the trust funds for our elderly (Medicare and Social Security) are robbed of contributions. ... DHS-18-0694-C-000497 https://cis.org/North/Different-Labor-Market-Impacts-Two-Different-Kinds-Visa-Mills Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Dumb Sensors, Deadly Consequences on the Arizona Border By Michelle Malkin National Review Online, November 22, 2017 ... This much is clear: Dumb sensors + depleted forces = deadly border disorder. ... Here’s the scandal: Our federal government has been squandering billions of dollars on inferior border technology for years. It’s a monumental waste of taxpayer funds and a dangerous redistribution of wealth to crony contractors, whose ineffective pet projects are putting our men and women on the front lines at risk. Nearly 14,000 ground sensors have been littered along the southern border over the past several decades — some dating back to the Vietnam War era. Untold numbers have simply been buried and lost by federal workers who failed to record where they put them. Twelve years ago, a Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s report found that agents couldn’t determine the cause of 62 percent of the sensor alerts because they were “unable to respond to the dispatch, or it took the agent too long to get to the sensor location.” ... Longtime illegal-immigration activist and systems engineer Glenn Spencer, whom I first met in California in the 1990s, has lived and worked on the Arizona border for more than decade. He DHS-18-0694-C-000498 patented and tested a pilot system of seismic detection and ranging on 1.5 miles of his friend John Ladd’s property, calling it Seidarm and pairing it with a drone, dubbed Hermes, which automatically launches when border activity is detected within 500 feet of the smart sensors. It can be manufactured and built at a fraction of the cost of the big defense contractors’ systems. Unlike much of the government’s gold-plated technology, Ladd said: “It worked.” ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453983/border-patrol-bad-equipment-poor-planning Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Obama Donor Judge William Orrick: No Sanctuary For American Victims By Daniel John Sobieski Flopping Aces, November 22, 2017 ... Judge Orrick, a key Obama donor appointed by him, has demonstrated such politically motivated activism before, having put a temporary hold on President Trump’s attempts to defund sanctuary cities in April, demonstrating a double standard when President Obama tried to withhold funds from North Carolina suring the transgender restroom kerfuffle. The fine points of Federal Judge William Orrick’s ruling blocking the withholding of federal funds from sanctuary cities must have been lost on the families of Jamiel Shaw, Jr. and Kate Steinle, American citizens murdered by illegal aliens harbored and coddled by the sanctuary cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively. No doubt they failed to grasp the legal logic which says cities are free to violate federal law while wrapping themselves in the U.S. Constitution. DHS-18-0694-C-000499 The notion advance by Judge Orrick that the Trump administration’s attempt to defund sanctuary cities is unconstitutional because it amounts to changing the rules at halftime is nonsense, both historically and legally. The federal government has long threatened to withhold federal funds to enforce federal policy over states rights from the federal speed limit to transgendered bathrooms. As the New York Times noted, President Obama threatened to cut off federal funds to North Carolina over its transgendered bathroom law: ... http://www.floppingaces.net/2017/11/22/obama-donor-judge-william-orrick-no-sanctuary-foramerican-victims-guest-post/ Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Let's Settle the Legality of DACA Now The Trump administration can bypass lower courts by asking the Supreme Court to hear an Arizona case. By Josh Blackman National Review Online, November 21, 2017 ... These courts are soon expected to issue nationwide injunctions against the president, which will trigger the now-familiar rat race: The government will be forced to seek emergency stays from the Courts of Appeals (which will be denied), followed by a frantic appeal to the Supreme Court. There is a smarter approach: The government should urge the Supreme Court to hear a related case from Arizona this term. Doing so would settle this important constitutional question now and shortcut the DHS-18-0694-C-000500 inevitable defeats in the lower courts. In 2012, Arizona determined that the state would not issue driver’s licenses to DACA recipients, because they were protected only by exercises of prosecutorial discretion. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Arizona could not deny licenses to the Dreamers because that state practice would conflict with federal law. Remarkably, however, the court did not reach the essential question of whether DACA itself was legal. As Judge Alex Kozinski noted in dissent, “the lawfulness of the President’s policies is an issue that the panel bends over backward not to reach.” If DACA is illegal, then Arizona’s policy can continue. Moreover, if DACA is illegal, then President Trump’s decision to wind down the program is justified and cannot be stopped by the courts. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453978/donald-trump-daca-supreme-court-can-rule-it-soon Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Those Easily-Overlooked Signs of a Gradually-Improving Country By Jim Geraghty The Morning Jolt at National Review Online, November 22, 2017 ... Two key details are buried deep in a Washington Post article about how the Trump administration is “following a blueprint to reduce the number of foreigners living in the United States — those who are undocumented and those here legally — and overhaul the U.S. immigration system for generations to come.” DHS-18-0694-C-000501 Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are up more than 40 percent this year, and the agency wants to more than double its staff by 2023, according to a federal contracting notice published this month. ICE is calling for a major increase in workplace raids and has signed more than two dozen agreements with state and local governments that want to help arrest and detain undocumented residents. ... Illegal crossings along the border with Mexico have plunged to their lowest level in 45 years, and U.S. agents are catching a far greater share of those attempting to sneak in. Republicans are going to face tough midterm elections in 2018, whether they pass tax reform on not. But they probably will be able to point to some improvements in the quality of life of Americans even without passing big bills: a more secure border and dramatic drops in illegal immigration, ... http://www.nationalreview.com/morning-jolt/453995/al-franken-sexual-assault-allegations-have-hurthis-relationship-his Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Immigration and ‘Elites’ By Ramesh Ponnuru The Corner at National Review Online, November 16, 2017 DHS-18-0694-C-000502 ... CEOs do seem to favor higher and less-policed immigration than the people who work for them; the heads of religious organizations do seem to favor it more than the folks in the pews; and so on. Bryan Caplan, himself a proponent of open borders, says as much: If public support for immigration is so high, why has political opposition become so vocal? Because public support for immigration, though relatively high [compared to 1966-2002], remains absolutely low. And that’s all it takes for anti-immigration demagoguery to work. The real puzzle isn’t, “Why did Trump take a strong antiimmigration stand in 2016?” but “Why doesn’t every presidential candidate take a strong anti-immigration stand in every election?” And the obvious solution to this puzzle is elite-on-elite pressure: elites are more cosmopolitan than the masses – and shame fellow elites who dissent. Trump won by being the sort of elite who treats elite shame as a badge of honor. [emphasis in original] I think that’s only part of the story. It’s also true that if you were a leading Republican politician in 2007, say, you most likely genuinely fell on the elite side of the opinion divide — and so did most of the people who talked to you about the issue. But it is an important part of it. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453815/immigration-and-elites Return to Top ******** ******** 13. DHS-18-0694-C-000503 Trump Keeping His Word on H-1B Work Visas By Karin McQuillan American Thinker, November 22, 2017 ... Unsurprisingly, the law calls for high-skilled visas for foreign workers to fill critical jobs. Instead, Silicon Valley and the Obama Administration abused the privilege and used it to import cheap STEM workers to replace higher-paid Americans. H-1B visas are heavily used by outsourcing firms. First, they bring a worker here to be trained by skilled Americans. Then they shut down the American facility and outsource the jobs to India. Not a nice policy for the U.S. government to actively support. Under Trump, our immigration agency is doing its job, to protect American jobs. More than a quarter of the applications are being sent back for further proof of necessity. Most of the refused visas are for programming jobs at the low end of the pay scale, unlikely to be critical skills Americans can’t supply. More immigration restrictions are expected soon. Obama’s Immigration service automatically granted wives of H-1B visas the right to work here, taking American jobs. That regulation was challenged in court, and the Trump DOJ is expected to drop the defense and allow it to become illegal. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/trump_keeping_his_word_on_h1b_work_visas.html Return to Top ******** ******** 14. DHS-18-0694-C-000504 Border Wall Bufoonery By Matt O'Brien ImmigrationReform.com, November 22, 2017 ... The assertion that the Great Wall’s real value lies in its recent use as a tourist attraction demonstrates a lack of historical knowledge and a poor understanding of defense budgeting. The Great Wall was expensive, in terms of blood and treasure. But, overall, it seems to have been a wise investment for the Ming Dynasty, since the Manchu couldn’t breach it without help from the inside. Walls can’t defend against treachery. But when manned by trustworthy sentinels, they do tend to keep the bad guys out. Why does the author claim that modern walls don’t work? He notes that most of the images of the Trump administration’s prototype walls have been taken with drones and cites this as proof that, “modern technology beats walls.” Of course, that conveniently ignores the security fencing clearly visible in the drone images, which kept photographers from getting close to the sample walls. (A logical observer might take that as clear evidence that physical barriers do, in fact, work rather well. Especially when they are constructed correctly.) It also ignores the fact that while technology may make it easier to look over walls, there hasn’t been a plague of high-tech catapults chucking illegal aliens over the San Diego border fence. Then he throws out this doozer: “Besides, it is well documented that most border intrusions are done through regular crossing points.” Really? By definition “border intrusions” are crossings made at locations other than official portals. Inadmissible aliens who manage to worm their way into the U.S. at official crossings do so by fraud. They haven’t made an intrusion – they’ve actually been admitted to the U.S., but obtained admission by deceiving immigration officials. No one with half a brain expects a border wall to eliminate fraud. ... DHS-18-0694-C-000505 https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/22/border-wall-bufoonery/ Return to Top ******** ******** 15. What Part of Temporary Don’t You Get? By Matt O'Brien ImmigrationReform.com, November 15, 2017 ... Accordingly, Mr. Palma is not in a “fight” to keep his status, because individual aliens don’t have legal standing to challenge the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to classify or de-classify a particular country as being eligible for TPS. He’s just miffed because his decision to ignore the obvious (e.g., that temporary relief isn’t permanent) didn’t work out the way he’d hoped. Once the misleading implications are stripped away, the Item’s only arguments in favor of allowing current TPS recipients to remain here permanently are the usual, tired platitudes like, “They’ve been here a really long time.” Or, “This will separate families.” But those arguments are intellectually bankrupt. The U.S. confers immigration status according to the rule of law, not based on length-of-stay. And it’s not American immigration policy that separates families – it’s the fact that aliens choose to enter the U.S. unlawfully, or overstay their visas, then act as though they’ve obtained the right to remain here permanently when they’ve received only a temporary reprieve. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/15/part-temporary-dont-get/ DHS-18-0694-C-000506 Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Mile High Madness: Denver Public Employees Could Go to Jail for Cooperating with ICE By Ira Mehlman ImmigrationReform.com, November 15, 2017 ... This Maoist policy in the Mile High City was brought to light by Tom Tancredo, a staunch advocate for true immigration reform during his time in Congress and now a candidate for governor of Colorado. More importantly, Tancredo’s allegations have been confirmed by the Denver-based weekly publication, Westword. Like most big city weeklies, Westword has very little interest in advancing Tancredo’s political career. No one would ever confuse Westword for Breitbart. Westword didn’t just take Tancredo’s word that public employees risk up to 10 months in the county jail for cooperating with ICE. They went out and found proof that public employees have been put on notice that they could lose their jobs, their freedom, and acquire a criminal record if they don’t toe the line on Mayor Michael Hancock’s Executive Order 142. A slide presentation that the city is making to municipal workers states clearly: * Any employee who violates this ordinance is subject to discipline up to and including termination, and * Any employee who knowingly and intentionally violates this ordinance is subject to criminal prosecution and may be fined up to $999.00 and a term of incarceration not to exceed 300 days in DHS-18-0694-C-000507 jail. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/11/15/mile-high-madness-denver-public-employs-go-jailcooperating-ice/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. A Liberal Judge Rediscovers the Tenth Amendment — So Should Conservatives Sanctuary cities are wrong to defy federal immigration law, but that’s not ground on which the administration can withhold funding from them. By Jonathan S. Tobin National Review Online, November 22, 2017 ... On Monday, a U.S. federal district court issued a ruling that blocked President Trump’s executive order denying federal funding to sanctuary cities. That a liberal judge like William H. Orrick III, who had been appointed by President Obama to sit on the bench in San Francisco, would find a legal trick to try to thwart Trump and protect the notion that municipalities have a right to nullify federal law — so long as it was in the cause of preventing the government from enforcing immigration laws — was a given. So, too, were the resulting howls of outrage from conservatives and an administration that vowed to appeal the decision handed down in the same city where an illegal immigrant who was not handed over by the city to federal authorities killed 32-year-old Kate Steinle. But what was interesting about the decision was Orrick’s rationale. He claimed that the executive order violated the Tenth Amendment, on the grounds that the president was attempting to usurp DHS-18-0694-C-000508 powers that belong to local authorities. While Congress has a right to impose restrictions on the use of funds it provides the states, the president cannot do so unilaterally. If the laws granting federal money to San Francisco and other sanctuary cities specifically required them to follow federal regulations regarding illegal immigration, revoking the funding would have been defensible. But lacking that legislative imprimatur, Trump’s action was clearly illegal. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453994/sanctuary-cities-states-rights-honot-tenth-amendment Return to Top ******** ******** 18. JC REPORT Shows Patriot Agents Resisting Deep State Saboteurs. Will Trump Support Them? By Federale VDare.com, November 20, 2017 ... But what does Trump’s support mean? Frontline immigration enforcement officials are already under attack—and sabotaged by their superiors in the federal bureaucracy who don’t want to stop illegal immigration. Patriot agents are fighting back and taking their message to the American people with a new website for whistleblowers: JIC Report. The JIC Report is, in its own words: ... DHS-18-0694-C-000509 To date, the DOJ has actually done nothing but bluster on Sanctuary Cities, California’s new Sanctuary State legislation, or AB 450. There has been no enforcement, no arrests, no injunctions, nothing but public demands for compliance that are contemptuously dismissed by criminals supporting illegal aliens. The Attorney General needs to DO something. (And while he’s at it, indict Janet Napolitano for aiding illegal aliens.) The emergence of JIC Report is simply a symptom of a much deeper problem: President Trump’s administration is. mysteriously, filled with those who do not support him or his agenda. And even those who do support immigration enforcement, such as Attorney General Jeff Sessions, are not being aggressive enough in enforcing the laws. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/jc-report-shows-patriot-agents-resisting-deep-state-saboteurs-willtrump-support-them Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Three Bipartisan Immigration Reforms Congress Can Pass By Jeff Mason The Niskanen Center, November 16, 2017 ... Conclusion DHS-18-0694-C-000510 These three areas of immigration policy demonstrate the political will among members of both parties to enact meaningful reform. Immigration reform is often a politically divisive issue, but the bipartisan support for protecting Dreamers, improving the H-2B visa, and creating a startup visa shows that this doesn’t have to be the case. Such reforms would benefit the U.S. economy and American workers, chief concerns of those typically opposed to immigration reform. Piecemeal legislative action, as seen here, offers a politically practical chance to reform the U.S. immigration system for the better. ... https://niskanencenter.org/blog/three-bipartisan-immigration-reforms-congress-can-pass/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Ordered Out of America, an Immigrant Father Turns to the Church The New Orleans Times-Picayune, November 17, 2017 ... To hear Torres tell it, he came to the attention of immigration officials when he got a single DUI, a crime that's way too common in Louisiana but not one that has officially made an undocumented person a deportation priority. I say "officially" because critics of President Barack Obama's deportation policies scoff at his November 2014 promise to deport "Felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who's working hard to provide for her kids." The Marshall Project reviewed 300,000 deportations after Obama's speech and found that roughly 60 percent "were of immigrants with no criminal conviction or whose only crime was immigration-related, such as illegal entry or re-entry. Twenty-one percent were convicted of nonviolent crimes other than immigration. Fewer than 20 percent had potentially violent convictions, such as assault, DUI or DHS-18-0694-C-000511 weapons offenses." The difference between Obama's administration and Donald Trump's is that Trump isn't pretending that a person like Torres has to commit a felony to be targeted for removal. In April, when John Kelly was still the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd asked him for "an example of somebody that wasn't deported before that you're deporting now." Kelly said, "Well, someone, as an example, with multiple DUIs. Even a single DUI, depending on other aspects, would get you into the system." An ICE memo leaked in February gives officers permission to take "enforcement action against all removable aliens encountered in the course of their duties." ... http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/11/immigration_sanctuary_church.html Return to Top ******** ******** 21. The Impact of Immigration on Local Public Schools Immigration is more than just a chapter in a textbook for some local schools. By Justin Williams Cincinnati Magazine, November 2017 ... “These are usually very wealthy families who are coming in [for medical treatment], have very strong ties to their home country—that is a requirement of a visitor visa,” says Christopher Pogue, a local immigration attorney with The Fleischer Law Firm. “That typically means they have a great job and own real estate back home. They’re agreeing to the visitor visa because they are so well off, they DHS-18-0694-C-000512 don’t even need to work while they’re here. [And] they are renting or owning in that school district.” In other words, these families are funding their children’s public education the same way any other family does, immigrants or not. The language and cultural barriers may in fact be a challenge for the schools, but so are children with behavioral issues or physical and learning disabilities or a district’s constant need for updated technology. “At times it can be a burden because we do need additional resources, but it enhances our school and our community so much,” says Van Kirk of Sycamore’s ever-increasing diversity. ... http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/impact-immigration-local-public-schools/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Court Officers Are Aiding in Immigration Arrests, Say Lawyers ICE agents have now arrested 69 immigrants at city courthouses this year, and lawyers say state officers are abetting Trump’s crackdown By Felipe De La Hoz and Emma Whitford The Village Voice, November 16, 2017 ... Since February, her group has kept a running list of instances where court officers allegedly assist ICE in making an arrest. So far, OCA agents had allegedly assisted at least twelve times, based on witness and attorney interviews. (OCA declined to comment on specific incidents.) DHS-18-0694-C-000513 In one sworn affidavit to IDP, attorney Katherine Bajuk of New York County Defender Services described an arrest that took place on April 5, when one of her clients was in court on a seconddegree robbery charge. The client, a sexual assault survivor, was exiting the courtroom with two lawyers when, she says, ICE agents and one court officer intervened. The two lawyers “were stopped at the door by ICE and one court officer assisting them,” Bajuk wrote, “and excluded from the area between the two sets of doors where the arrest took place and not allowed to witness her arrest even though we requested access.” ... https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/11/16/court-officers-are-aiding-in-immigration-arrests-saylawyers/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants The gang database is a weapon that allows ICE agents to indiscriminately round up immigrants of color. By Julianne Hing The Nation, November 20, 2017 ... Gangs are a complex and serious problem, both Shah and Escobar said. But ICE’s operations suggest that the agency conducts its operations “more as a PR attempt to solidify support from their base than anything based on legitimate law-enforcement practice,” said Escobar. “And just coincidentally, more than half of the people swept up are innocent folks that have no connection to the people they’re targeting.” DHS-18-0694-C-000514 Indeed, ICE’s own statistics from Operation Raging Bull reveal its larger tendency to use operations supposedly targeting people with significant criminal backgrounds in order to pull in many more who have nothing to do with the operation’s stated purpose. Of the 214 people ICE arrested in the United States, 93 were arrested on charges like illegally reentering the country and for more serious crimes like trafficking, aggravated robbery, domestic violence, and even homicide. But “the remaining 121,” reads ICE’s own press release, “were arrested on administrative immigration violations.” Flimsy pretexts for terrorizing raids on people who may not even be public-safety threats aside, there’s more. The most surprising admission from the CBS report comes at the very end, when ICE agent Jason Molina says, “The purpose of classifying [the suspect] as a gang member…is because once he goes in front of an immigration judge, we don’t want him to get bail, because the whole point of this operation is to get these known gang members off the street.” ... https://www.thenation.com/article/ice-admits-gang-operations-are-designed-to-lock-up-immigrants/ Return to Top ******** ******** 24. The End of the Age of Merkel and Open Borders By Jazz Shaw HotAir.com, November 20, 2017 ... DHS-18-0694-C-000515 So what went wrong? The BBC has some good background on that subject, but the biggest driving factor was immigration. Germany has already been forced to enact a moratorium on most migrants entering the country, but there’s been a push among Merkel’s supporters to allow family members of immigrants already in the country to join them. That’s a very unpopular idea with not only the right wing AfD, but several of the other parties that saw significant gains in Parliament this year. People are frustrated with open borders, rising crime and threats of more terrorist attacks. So where do they go from here? That’s the million dollar question. If Merkel attempts to create a minority government with just the support of the Greens she will go into each and every vote in Parliament scrambling to find extra votes from a shifting patchwork of wary opponents. But the only other option is to call for another round of elections. The most recent polling indicates that the CDU could take even more of a beating in that scenario and possibly see Merkel out of the Chancellor’s office entirely. Germany just finished one of the most bruising election cycles in recent memory. Merkel may have won that battle, but she’s now poised to lose the longer war. And that could signal the beginning of a very different era in European politics. ... https://hotair.com/archives/2017/11/20/end-age-merkel-open-borders/ Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-C-000516 Visit Website Copyright © 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-C-000517 U.S. Department of Homeland Security NationalRecordsCenter P.O. 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Nielsen as DHS Secretary - [New Listing] 5. 11/8, San Diego - Seminar on the impact of immigration policy on health and human rights 6. 11/9, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on how nation-states enforce boundaries 7. 11/9, Baltimore - Lecture on diversity and immigration and refugee issues - [New Listing] 8. 11/9, Neuchatel, Switzerland - Lecture on migration and the rise of everyday bordering 9. 11/9-10, Ithaca, NY - Conference on the 'criminalization' of immigration - [New Listing] 10. 11/13, San Diego - Seminar on immigration integration gateways for growth 11. 11/14, San Diego - Seminar on Muslim integration in Western societies 12. 11/15, Boston - Lecture on the DACA program within a historical context - [New Listing] 13. 11/16-17, Brussels - Conference on social innovation for refugee inclusion - [New Listing] 14. 11/28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000001 15. 11/28, NYC - Lecture on refugee self-representation - [New Listing] 16. 12/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age 17. 12/1, Prato, Italy - Workshop on best practices for addressing refugees and irregular migration in Australia and the EU 1. Mexico and the United States: Mutual Perceptions 12:30-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017 241 Intercultural Center Georgetown University 37th and O Streets, N.W. Washington D.C. 20057-1020 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/mexico-and-the-united-states-mutual-perceptions Description: The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, along with Georgetown University's Center for Latin American Studies, CIDE, and the Embassy of Mexico in the United States, invite you to participate in the seminar Mexico and the United States: Mutual Perceptions, to be held at Georgetown University on Tuesday, November 7th , 2017 in ICC 141. The seminar's purpose is to gather experts on the US-Mexico bilateral relationship and public opinion to analyze current perceptions of Mexico and Mexicans in the United States, as well as perceptions of the United States and Americans held by Mexicans, focusing on the most important areas of the bilateral relationship. Introductory remarks by Ambassador Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia, Deputy Chief of Mission. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. The Migrant Passage: Survival Plays and Clandestine Journeys from Central America 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000002 The Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration 4:00-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017 MIT Center for International Studies Building E40-496 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 https://cis.mit.edu/programs/international-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration Speaker: Noelle Brigden, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Marquette University Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Tackling Root Causes? EU Aid and Governance to Control Migration Tuesday-Wednesday, November 7-8, 2017 University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, Forced Migration Unit University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/documents/projectsummaries/pdfs/tackling-root-causes-migration-cfp.pdf Overview: After launching the European Agenda on Migration in May 2015 in response to the European refugee 'crisis', the European Union (EU) is now intensifying the external dimensions of its migration policy. Central to this is an increased reliance on aid to fund agreements with third countries of transit and origin and entrench a 'more for more' approach to stem the migration flows towards the EU. The 2016 Migration Partnership Framework and the agreements ('compacts') that it promotes are just two key 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000003 examples of the ongoing push to externalise migration at the core of current EU policies. These 'compacts' aim at prompt cooperation on expulsion and readmission of irregular migrants to countries of origin or transit, in exchange for development aid and technical cooperation on border management. Such initiatives and agreements raise various concerns, both in terms of their compatibility with existing obligations of international protection and in terms of international and EU standards for development and humanitarian aid. This workshop aims to bring together scholars, non-governmental organisations, policy and lawmakers to discuss the nexus between EU development policies and EU migration policies, and their broader legal and political implications. For the purposes of this call for papers, the term 'aid' is defined broadly to encompass both development aid and humanitarian aid, reflecting the ambiguity and overlap which characterise the current approach to the refugee 'crisis'. Papers from different interdisciplinary perspectives are welcomed. Contributions are expected to examine the implications of current EU migration and/or development policies, with a special focus on any of the following thematic areas: * The intersection between development aid and migration in the various EU 'compacts' and agreements (both bilateral and multilateral) on migration control; * The implications of current migration policies for a broader consensus on development and/or for the SDGs; * Legal implications and reflections on issues of complicity and shared responsibility; * Perspectives from third countries of transit and origin: the implications of EU policies in practice (partners from Afghanistan and Sudan have already agreed to participate); * Implications for humanitarian aid and actors on the ground (e.g. their criminalisation and current attempts at regulation at sea) Papers on related topics and comparative perspectives from other countries are also encouraged. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000004 Nomination of Kirstjen M. Nielsen to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-of-kirstjen-m-nielsen-to-be-secretary-us-department-of-homeland-security Witness: Kirstjen M. Nielsen Nominee as Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Return to Top ******** ******** 5. How Immigration Policy Affects Health and Human Rights 6:00-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Student Services Center, Multipurpose Room, 1st floor University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: David FitzGerald, Professor of Sociology Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000005 Nicole Ramos, Director Border Rights Project, Al Otro Lado James Dell, President Professional Alliance of Children Fernando Mendoza, Associate Dean of Minority Advising & Programs, Professor of Pediatrics Stanford University Return to Top ******** ******** 6. How Nation-States Enforce Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy 4:30-6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 Biotechnology Building, G10 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/how_states_enforce_boundaries_the_reconciliation_of_people_and_markets?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: David Cook-Martin, Political Sociologist New York University Abu Dhabi Description: Dr. Cook-Martin's work focuses on understanding migration, race, ethnicity, law, and citizenship in an international field of power. He is author of The Scramble for Citizens: Dual Nationality and State Competition for Immigrants (Stanford University Press 2013: ASA's Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book on International Migration Award 2014), and co-author with David FitzGerald of Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racist Immigration Policy in the Americas (Harvard University Press 2014: ASA's 2017 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, MSS Distinguished Book Award, APSA's Best Book on Migration and Citizenship 2015, ASA's Thomas and Znaniecki Best Book on 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000006 International Migration 2015, ASA's Best Scholarly Contribution to Political Sociology). David has taught courses on research methods, the sociology of law and migration, migration, and refuge, introduction to sociology, and on the relationship between states, race, and science." Contact: Clara Elpi, cme68@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Embracing Diversity: Immigration and Refugee Issues 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 LeClerc Auditorium Notre Dame of Maryland University 4701 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21210 https://www.ndm.edu/news-and-events/news/embracing-diversity-immigration-refugee-issues Speaker: Donald Kerwin, Executive Director Center for Migration Studies of New York Description: "Immigration, issues around immigration and the impact it has on the individual are important topics for our community to present and to discuss," says Kelly Hoover, associate vice president for student life and dean of students. "We hope Mr. Kerwin's presentation will educate the community about the problems immigrants and refugees face and will offer collaborative ways to help those populations who are experiencing intense discrimination and hostility." The Center for Migration Studies of New York is a "think tank" and educational institute that studies international migration, the relationship between immigrants and their receiving communities, and the public policies that protect the rights of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Mr. Kerwin will discuss topics related to migration and refugee protection, topics that are close to the NDMU community and because of the most recent action taken on the federal government level concerning the Deferred Action for 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000007 Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Migration and the Rise of Everyday Bordering 6:15-7:45 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 National Center of Competence in Research The Migration-Mobility Nexus nccr-onthemove.ch Universite de Neuchatel Rue Abram-Louis-Breguet 2 2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland http://nccr-onthemove.ch/wp_live14/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nccrotm-Lecture-Series-5-Flyer-148x210-Web.pdf Speaker: Nira Yuval Davis Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging, University of East London Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Criminalizing Immigrants: Border Controls, Enforcement, and Resistance 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000008 Thursday-Friday, November 9-10, 2017 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 http://inequality.cornell.edu/csi-2017-immigration-conference/ Description: Today, nearly 245 million people live outside their country of birth, typically to escape dire economic conditions, political suppression, or wars at home. In many cases, their arrival in their host countries has not been met with complete enthusiasm, and in fact led to efforts to curtail the inflow of immigrants by implementing more restrictive immigration policies and stricter enforcement of existing policies. This "criminalization" of immigration affects migrants and their families, neighborhoods and communities, employers and labor markets, and sending and receiving nations. This conference will examine the causes and the consequences of the criminalization of immigration, drawing on empirical projects from around the globe and from a range of disciplines. Topics include the impact of immigration enforcement on economic well-being and community cohesion; the responses of migrants, their families, and employers to increased efforts to detain and deport migrants; new patterns of inequality that emerge from greater enforcement; and state, municipal, and "third sector" responses to the changing needs of immigrant communities affected by detention and deportation. Please see below for more information. RSVPs are necessary to attend Friday's keynote and workshop. Please email inequality@cornell.edu to RSVP. Agenda: Thursday, November 9, 2017 4:30 p.m. Keynote Address - How Nation-States Enforce Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy David Cook-Martin, Social Research and Public Policy, NYU - Abu Dhabi G10 Biotechnology Building Panel discussion: David Cook-Martin Mathew Coleman, Ohio State University Stephen Yale-Loehr, Cornell University 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000009 Moderator: Shannon Gleeson, Cornell University Friday, November 10, 2017 8:30 a.m. Morning Keynote Address - 'Cold Casing' Racialized Police Power and the Closure of Law Enforcement Mathew Coleman, Ohio State University Conference Ampitheater, Statler Hotel 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Paper Presentations Conference Ampitheater, Statler Hotel Confirmed Presenters include Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Amada Armenta, Asad L. Asad, Daniel Costa, Tanya Golash-Boza, Natasha Iskander, Margot Moinester, Emily Ryo, Irene Vega, and Tom Wong. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Immigrant Integration and Gateways for Growth: San Diego, California and Beyond 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday, November 13, 2017 Institute of the Americas, Malamud Conference Room 10111 North Torrey Pines Rd. UC San Diego Campus-International Lane La Jolla, CA 92037 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000010 Speakers: John Skrentny, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Samuel Tsoi, RISE San Diego; Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center Karim Bouris, Director, Multi-Sector Alliance, Partners for Progress Yen Le Espiritu, Distinguished Professor, Ethnic Studies, UC-San Diego Melissa Floca, Associate Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC-San Diego Eduardo Velasquez, Research Manager, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Chris Benner, Dorothy E. Everett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, UC-Santa Cruz Manuel Pastor, Director, Center for Study of Immigrant Integration, USC John Mollenkopf, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Robert McNeil, Researcher and Head of Media and Communications, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Behind Immigration Debates: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000011 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speaker: Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Discussant: Claire Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 12. DACA: A Story of Dreams and Fears 5:30-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Suffolk Law School, 5th floor Blue Sky Lounge 120 Tremont Street Boston, MA, 02108 https://aalam.wildapricot.org/announcements/5324175 Speaker: Stephen H. Legomsky Description: The speaker will discuss the historical context in which the DACA memo was drafted including the many years that the DREAM Act spent in Congress and the 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000012 increasing social movements of undocumented youth; the legal theories that were used to draft the DACA memo; and his thoughts on the rescission of that memo as well as the federal judge's injunction against the subsequent DAPA and DACA expansion memos in 2015. RSVP: To RSVP, please email to suls.apalsa@gmail.com or contact Jiabei Li (President of Suffolk Law APALSA) at suls.apalsa@gmail.com Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: Maintaining Momentum and Creating Lasting Change Thursday-Friday, November 16-17, 2017 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Rue Belliard 99, 1000 Brussels, Belgium https://www.migrationpolicy.org/si4ri Description: Following the arrival of large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers from 2015 onwards, many non-traditional actors--from tech start-ups to social enterprises--pioneered innovative ways to foster the integration of newcomers. In the context of this experimentation, business has also played a fundamental role, with companies on both sides of the Atlantic leveraging their potential as employers, donors, and partners in innovative alliances. The ambition of social innovation goes well beyond developing creative and interesting pilot solutions: it strives for a large-scale and long-term impact. Therefore, the aim of this conference is to discuss common challenges young initiatives encounter on their path to maturity--such as accessing funding, defining objectives and measuring impact, finding the right partners, and adapting to shifting political priorities--and to identify how to best tackle them. To encourage new synergies between different stakeholders, the event will bring together a diverse group of public officials, business leaders, service designers, social entrepreneurs, civil society organisations, and refugee initiatives from Europe, the United States, and Canada. Thursday, November 16, 2017 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000013 2:30-2:50 p.m. Welcoming remarks: * U.S. Mission to the EU * Mission of Canada to the EU * Migration Policy Institute Europe - European Economic and Social Committee 2:50-3:15 p.m. Keynote speech - Gideon Maltz, CEO, Tent Foundation (TBC) 3:15-4:30 p.m. Panel session: How the field has matured: A progress report, one year on * Eric Young, The Social Projects Studio / Distinguished Visiting Professor of Social Innovation at Ryerson University * Luisa Seiler, co-founder and director, SINGA Germany * Josephine Goube, COO, Techfugees, UK (TBC) 5:00-6:30 p.m. Panel session: Business, not as usual: Private sector innovation for refugee inclusion * Pastora Valero, Vicepresident, Government Affairs, EMEAR, Cisco - Airbnb (TBC) * Samuel Engblom, TCO Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees * Kavita Brahmbhatt, co-founder, Action Emploi Refugies, France Friday, November 17, 2017 9:00-9:30 a.m. Refugees as agents of innovation One-on-one interview with moderator - Monis Bukhari, founder of Syrian House and managing director at Integration HUB, Berlin, Germany (TBC) 9:30-10:45 a.m. 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000014 Workshops: 1. New approaches to financing social innovation 2. Not an urban legend: Welcoming refugees in small and rural communities 3. Improving the visibility of refugees' skills 4. Employer engagement: Innovative approaches to training and hiring refugees 5. Refugee entrepreneurship: A fast lane into work? 11:00-11:30 a.m. Discussion of workshop results 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Interactive panel session: From niche to mainstream: Unlocking the potential of innovation for lasting change Speakers: Louisa Taylor, Director, Refugee 613, Canada Ben Mason, Project lead on digital innovation around refugees and migration, Betterplace lab, Germany David Manicom, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Settlement and Integration Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada 12:45-1:00 p.m. Wrap up of the conference discussions Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Technological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000015 7:00-8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, G01 Cornell University 107 Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: Mark Latonero University of Southern California Contact: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Selfies and the Ethics of the Face: A Case Study in Refugee Self-representation 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Wolff Conference Room at The New School Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility 6 E 16th St 11th Floor New York, NY 10003 https://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/selfies-and-the-ethics-of-the-face-a-case-study-in-refugee-self-representation/ Speaker: Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000016 Description: In this lecture, Professor Chouliaraki proposes a new understanding of the selfie as moral practice. Extending current approaches to the digital genre of the selfie as an aesthetic or a techno-social practice, the proposed understanding of the selfie as moral practice stems from two places. First, it stems from the function of the selfie to confront us with the face of the other (as a locative '*here* I am' and an existential 'here *I am*') and, in so doing, to make a demand for our moral response. Second, it stems from the capacity of the selfie to flow across digital networks, both horizontally across social media (intermediation) and vertically onto mainstream news platforms (remediation). As both face and flow, the ethics of the selfie becomes particularly relevant in research questions around excluded or marginalized groups whose 'face' struggles for visibility in Western media spaces. Taking as a starting point the 2015 refugee crisis and its extensive coverage in European news, Professor Chouliaraki explores the complexities of the selfie as moral practice, by addressing the following questions: What does it mean for refugee selfies to circulate on Western media platforms? In which ways are their faces inserted in 'our' visual economies? How is their news value justified? And what role do these justifications play for Western media not only as news platforms but also as moral and political spaces? Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Refugee & Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Chiara Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000017 Molly Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Rawan Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) Sara Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine David FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Alex Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School Yvette Lopez, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Responding to Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avoid Sponsored by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University Friday, December 1, 2017 Monash Prato Centre, Italy Palazzo Vai Via Pugliesi, 26 59100 Prato (PO), Italy https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/international-refugee-workshop 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000018 Description: The Castan Centre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU response to irregular migration and refugees. The purpose of the event will be to reflect on what Australia and the EU can teach each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the past few years, the EU has looked to other jurisdictions for ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member states. In particular, there have been calls within Europe to follow the so called 'Australian solution' to refugees. In 2001, the then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking Australia's protection on the ship MV Tampa, by stating that Australia 'will decide who comes [into Australian territory] and the circumstances in which they come'. Since then, Australia has adopted a range of border control policies to deter refugees and deny access to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection visas, boat turn-backs, containment strategies in refugee producing countries and increasing cooperation with countries of transit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to enter Australian territory through irregular means. These strategies appear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave human rights abuses including the potential refoulement of refugees and others owed Australia's international protection. In addition, these policies have come at a high cost to Australia, both in terms of extraordinary financial resources and damage to Australia's international reputation. There are therefore clear pitfalls in the EU adopting Australia's border protection policies. This is not to say, however, that all aspects of Australia's refugee regime are without merit. For example, Australia's resettlement program offers many refugees a durable solution and when done well, provides a model that should be emulated. This workshop will discuss what Australia and the EU can learn from each other's experience of responding to refugees and irregular migration. It will ask: what are the legal, ethical and effective practices in each jurisdiction that should be adopted and which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? Return to Top ******** 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000019 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000020 Pinkerton, Christopher M (Chris) From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:35 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 10/24/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 10/24/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. 1. 10/23-26, DC - 12th Homeland Security Week 2. 10/23-24, Vienna - Vienna migration conference 3. 10/24, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on the history of the Refugee Convention's additional protocol 4. 10/24, Caceres, Spain - Cross-border school 5. 10/25, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on the US visa lottery and global citizenship 6. 10/26, DC - House oversight hearing on the refugee admissions program - [New Listing] 7. 10/26, NYC - Lecture on the 'migrants' vs 'refugees' dichotomy - [New Listing] 8. 10/26-27, Brussels - Annual conference on European asylum law 9. 10/27-28, Boston - Workshop on combatting human trafficking 10. 10/30, San Pedro, CA - House field hearing on physical security and cybersecurity at the nation's ports - [New Listing] 11. 11/1, DC - Discussion with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner 12. 11/2, San Diego - CIS at U.S. U.S. foreign policy discussion on refugee resettlement 13. 11/2, US/Europe - Webinar on the responses of school systems to the needs of immigrants, refugees, and unaccompanied minors - [New Listing] 14. 11/6, San Diego - Discussion on migrants' homeland engagement 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000021 15. 11/7, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on migrant journeys from Central America 16. 11/7-8, Nottingham, England - Workshop on addressing the root causes of the migration crisis 17. 11/8, San Diego - Seminar on the impact of immigration policy on health and human rights - [New Listing] 18. 11/9, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on how nation-states enforce boundaries - [New Listing] 19. 11/9, Neuchatel, Switzerland - Lecture on migration and the rise of everyday bordering 20. 11/13, San Diego - Seminar on immigration integration gateways for growth 21. 11/14, San Diego - Seminar on Muslim integration in Western societies - [New Listing] 22. 11/28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis - [New Listing] 23. 12/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age - [New Listing] 1. 12th Homeland Security Week Monday-Friday, October 23-26, 2017 Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel 999 9th St NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.homelandsecurityweek.com/ Overview: We are living during complex times with growing advancements in technology alongside the global presence of evolving terrorists operations. Homeland Security Week has been designed to provide the necessary dialogue to help drive homeland security initiatives to protect our homeland. The 12th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together 250+ individuals ranging from DHS officials, industry executives, elected officials, and academia from across the U.S. and global stakeholders to discuss the challenges at the forefront of homeland security operations, policy and procurements. Key themes running throughout the summit will be on: * Border Management and Surveillance * Cyber Security * Critical Infrastructure * Processing, Exploiting and Disseminating Intelligence and ISR Platforms 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000022 * Counter Terrorism and Safe Cities With interactive discussion groups and panels you will have the opportunity to be a part of the summit sharing your expertise whilst learning about the DHS, TSA, CBP, FEMA (just to name a few) agencies priorities, strategies, requirements and future operations. Government and Active Military Attend for Free Conference agenda Monday, October 23, 2017 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: IDENTIFYING AND EXECUTING THE NATIONAL VISION OF A SECURED BORDER * What does the future of border security look like? * Strategies and plans to advance border security * Building private-public partnerships to extend security past physical borders 9:30 a.m. STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING OUR BORDERS AND PREVENTING ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS * Building a system that works by developing infrastructure plans * Deploying technology to enhance Border Patrol's situational awareness capabilities * Protecting southwest borders through the use of advanced surveillance system 10:00 a.m. ADVANCING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT HOMELAND OPERATIONS * The latest DHS priorities and the R&D behind it * Identifying emerging technology and overcoming environmental challenges of field operations Patrick Carrick, Director & Chief Scientist, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, DHS 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000023 11:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: UTILIZING A LAND, AIR, AND MARINE MULTI-LAYERED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THREATS ON THE BORDER * Best practices for interagency cooperation to strengthen border cooperation * Priorities for rapidly deploying marine and air response capabilities * Utilizing live radar to detect and identify, track and coordinate interdiction Tony Crowder, Executive Director, Air & Marine Operations Center, CBP 12:00 p.m. EFFECTIVELY EXECUTING DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS IN A CONSTANTLY EVOLVING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT * Tackling increases in transportation and detention operations resulting from the increase in interior enforcement and illegal apprehensions * Sustaining an additional 14,000 participants in the ATD Alternatives to Detention Program * Direction forward for collaborating and working with sanctuary cities to enforce apprehension of illegal immigrants Matthew Albence, Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, ICE 1:30 p.m. STREAMLINING BORDER SECURITY WITH AUTOMATION * Achieving border security through investments in advanced R&D projects * ITF Innovation Task Force update on pilot program of screening lanes in airports * Standards and requirements for integrating solutions nation wide Steve Karoly, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis (ORCA), TSA 2:00 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: DEFENDING THE SOUTHWEST MARITIME BORDERS * Enhancing coastal capabilities with the first OPC Offshore Patrol Cutter and 4 new Fast Response Cutters 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000024 * Current developments and programs to enhance domain awareness * Evaluating advanced technology systems integration for platform selection 2:30 p.m. PROMOTING TRADE AND TRAVEL WHILE HALTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AT THE BORDERS * Plans for expanding National Target Center's operations * Efforts and strategies to combat transnational criminal organizations networks and smuggling operations * Strategies for additional cargo and traveler vetting 3:30 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: ADDRESSING AND SUPPORTING THE CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES *Understanding the challenges of local sheriff departments in the southern border *Bridging the gap of information sharing and support to deter illegal activity 4:00 p.m. DETECTING AND PREVENTING NONTRADITIONAL CONTRABAND TRANSPORTATION METHODS * Tools and Applications to identify tunnels and illegal border crossings * Identifying and countering efforts of unmanned aerial systems UA Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:30 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DIVISIVENESS * Creating commonsense policies that keep America safe in the 21st Century * Developing new methods of anticipating threats both home and abroad * Creating a shared vision for the role of Homeland Security within the fabric of the United States 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000025 9:15 a.m. TRAINING SOLUTIONS AND PRACTICES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROFESSIONALS *Crafting effective training programs for federal law enforcement *Ensuring each employee of the Department of Homeland Security is trained to perform at the best of their ability 9:45 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT IS THE DHS BUYING? * Priorities for advancing technology at the enterprise level to combat threats to our homeland * Fostering the inherent sense of teamwork, building partnerships in the community to achieve tangible goals * Future strategies and requirements throughout DHS to compliment existing and next generation of capabilities Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer, DHS 11:15 a.m. TRACK A: DESIGNING A ENTRY -EXIT SOLUTION TO ADDRESS BORDER SECURITY CHALLENGES * Lessons learned on pilot programs on re-engineering the exit-exit program * Implementing strategy to meet the future operational environment Dan Tanciar, Deputy Executive Director, Planning, Program Analysis, and Evaluation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 11:45 a.m. TRACK A: SECURING AIRPORTS AND ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH ADVANCED BIOMETRICS * Strategies for keeping airports safe with the anticipated increase volume of passenger travelers * Plans to procure biometric and identity technology to support checkpoints and baggage screening * Installation and updates to modernize identity systems and equipment 12:15 p.m. TRACK A: STRATEGIES FOR MANDATING NATIONWIDE USE OF E-VERIFY SYSTEM 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000026 * E-verify program update and the future of e-verify system * Enhancing features to increase processing times and employer enrollment * Strengthening IT infrastructure with user friendly technology Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Wednesday, October 24, 2017 8:00 a.m. BREAKFAST BRIEFING - MOBILE BIOMETRICS AND THEIR IMPACT ON BORDER SECURITY Join us at this early morning breakfast briefing to discuss the future impact mobile biometrics will have on border security, immigration, and trade. 9:00 a.m. CHAIRPERSON'S OPENING REMARKS Reginald Brothers, Former Under Secretary for Science and Technology, DHS 9:15 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SHARING COUNTER TERRORISM BEST PRACTICES AND INFORMATION ACROSS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES * Implementing a platform for information sharing with domestic and foreign partners * Unifying counterterrorism intelligence efforts to support homeland and abroad operations 9:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: STRATEGIES FOR ADOPTING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND SHARING INTELLIGENCE TO KEEP CITIES SAFE Jimmy O'Neill, Commissioner, NYPD 10:15 a.m. IDENTIFYING ISR AND PED CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT DHS * Research and development efforts to support and combat future anticipated threats 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000027 * Overcoming the challenges of standardization and information sharing amongst partner intelligence agencies * Future requirements and plans for acquisition for the next generation of ISR technology Thursday, October 24, 2017 CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION FOCUS DAY Join us for our 4th day to dive deeper into new technologies, policies, and priorities facing the immigration sector. Such as updates to strategies for immigration vetting, enhancing cooperation and working with international stakeholders and supporting customer service and operations of customs and immigration agencies. 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD: COMBATTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE MEANS * Identifying the creative methods of illegal border immigration being developed * Investments in technologies designed to identify and thwart these methods of illegal immigration * Partnering with local law enforcement and private industry to secure the border 9:45 a.m. UTILIZING ALGORITHMIC INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE VETTING OPERATIONS * Creating shorter wait times while simultaneously increasing security through investments in biometric technologies * Accurately monitoring and controlling foreign nationals entry/exit within the United States 10:30 a.m. MODERNIZING THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY * Advancing existing policies by investing in emerging technologies * Improving the overall visa applicant experience * Modernizing the process in an effort to make it more reliable and efficient 11:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000028 * Supporting partners with necessary information to act timely on immigration and law enforcement matters on a local, federal and international level * Innovating platforms with increased bandwidths to increase storage capabilities * Securing networks and safe guarding information Shonnie Lyon, Director, Office of Biometric Identity Management, DHS 12:15 p.m. THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION TO ENHANCE FACILITATION, SECURITY & CUSTOMER SERVICE * Exploring current and future use of technology at USCIS * Understanding strategies and plans to support USCIS operations and partner agencies * Streamlining Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) to improve the process and the flow of operations 12:45 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: QUICKLY IDENTIFYING IMMIGRATION FRAUD TO ENSURE FEDERAL LAWS ARE UPHELD * Identifying those individuals who overstay their welcome within the United States * Successfully tracking down and conducting removal operations on immigrants who are no longer cleared for admittance into the Nation * Curtailing marriage related immigration fraud Matthew D. Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2:30 p.m. ADDRESSING THE GROWING CONCERN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES * Identifying the primary means of transportation human trafficking utilizes when entering the United States * Developing methods of tracking major human trafficking entry points to maximize responder presence * Combatting the overall business model of human trafficking 3:30 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING POLICY TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000029 * Plans and strategies to support removal enforcement operations * Advancing vetting technology to identify unauthorized personnel 4:15 p.m. INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT GLOBAL SECURITY * Identifying practices and expanding the homeland security network to support operations abroad * Developing standards and requirements to enhance enterprise information platforms Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Vienna Migration Conference 2017 Monday-Tuesday, October 23-24, 2017 Vienna, Austria http://www.icmpd.org/news-centre/events/calendar-detail/?no_cache=1&tx_calender_pi2%5Bentry%5D=1159 Description: The Vienna Migration Conference (VMC) is ICMPD's flagship conference that brings together politicians, senior officials, experts and practitioners from governments, international organisations, civil society, academia and the media to debate the central aspects of migration policy making. Against the background of the ongoing UN Global Compact for Migration Process, the VMC will, in its second edition, debate the concept of Regional Migration Partnerships as a key aspect of creating safe, regular and orderly migration as stipulated in the New York Declaration of 2016. Governments are presently engaged in efforts aimed at fixing the present migration policy crises. In this situation, they all too often resort to short-term operational cooperation, while the longer-term objectives receive too little attention. The VMC will debate both aspects of migration partnerships and will highlight approaches aimed at solving immediate migration challenges associated with humanitarian crises, forced displacement and mixed migration flows as a pre-condition to tackle the fundamental and long-term requirements of better migration management. 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000030 In the future, migration partnerships will be required to reframe their scope to go well beyond the crisis mode. They need to provide enabling frameworks for countries, societies and communities to effectively work together to ensure that international migration can be the positive force in support of economic, social and cultural development processes. The Vienna Migration Conference 2017 will critically assess the current concepts and practices of Regional Migration Partnerships between countries of origin, transit and destination, and the extent to which they represent such enabling frameworks. More detailed information about the Vienna Migration Conference 2017 will be available soon. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. History of the Refugee Convention's Additional Protocol The Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration 4:30-6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017 MIT Center for International Studies Building E40-496 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 https://cis.mit.edu/programs/international-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration Speaker: Itty Abraham, Department of Southeast Asian Studies National University of Singapore Return to Top 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000031 ******** ******** 4. Cross Border School Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Universidad Extremadura Caceres, Spain https://www.ru.nl/nsm/imr/our-research/research-centres/about-ncbr/conferences-seminars/call-papers-cross-border-school/ Description: On October 24, 2017, the Association for European Border Regions (AEBR), together with the Nijmegen Centre for Border Research at the Radboud University, will organize the first edition of the "Cross Border School", as part of the Annual Event of the AEBR in Extremadura. As a growing cross-border cooperation community "is haunting Europe and other continents" in terms of researchers, practitioners, and beneficiaries and an important amount of EU funds and national co-financing is devoted systematically to this type of cooperation every year, there is a stronger demand of for showcasing practises, results and impact. The "Cross Border School" originates from the frequently perceived communication gap between science and practice, not only in terms of communicating research to professionals, but also in terms of feeding and feedback from professionals to academics. The mission of the "Cross Border School", therefore, is to create and nourish an environment where academics and professionals are equals, and share and learn from each other's experiences in a more horizontal, interactive manner. For this first edition of this "Cross Border School", which is scheduled to become an annual event, the chosen broad theme is "Knowledge and Practice on the Border". The event will consist of plenary lectures and concurrent workshops of different forms such as presentation sessions, discussion sessions poster-sessions. Within the overarching theme, possible topics for the parallel session include, but are not limited to: * Cross-border flows * Cross-border sustainability * Cross-border security * Cross-border entrepreneurship * Cross-border governance * Migrant settlement 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000032 * Overcoming (re)borders * Cross-border culture * Cross-border health * Cross-border water management (and other natural resources) There are several ways for you to participate in this event. Of course, you are most welcome to join as a (active) participant. Participant registration will start in the near future, whereas this call for papers invites you to send in a contribution to the curriculum. The ways for you to contribute are either by sending an abstract for a presentation in one of the parallel sessions, signing up as a discussant or panellist, or providing a poster presentation. It is also possible to provide us with a full workshop. In case of an abstract for a presentation this could be for a: * Regular Lecture - a presentation of a research-project or effective practices for the audience to learn from (proposed duration: 20 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion). * Discussion: Conceptual knowledge providing a short presentation of potentially useful concepts or methods leading to a discussion on how to implement or apply this in other settings (thus strengthening the applicability of the concept or method (proposed duration: 10 minutes introductory pitch, 20 minutes discussion). * Discussion: Case-studies providing a short presentation of a case (either based on academic research results or practical experiences) leading to a discussion how to approach this case from the perspectives of the audience, with their respective knowledge and experience (proposed duration: 10 minutes introductory pitch, 20 minutes discussion). You may send in proposals using the form below. Return to TOP ******** ******** 5. Migration Stories: The US Visa Lottery and Global Citizenship 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000033 Sponsors: Global France Seminar, Global Studies and Languages, MIT Anthropology 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2017 MIT Building 2, Room 2-105 182 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 https://mitgsl.mit.edu/news-events/migration-stories-us-visa-lottery-and-global-citizenship Speaker: Charles Piot, Chair and Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies Duke University Description: More Togolese per capita apply for the US Diversity (Green Card) lottery than those from any other African country, with winners attempting to game the system by adding "spouses" and dependents to their dossiers. The US consulate in Lome knows this gaming is going on and constructs ever-more elaborate tests to attempt to decipher the authenticity of winners' marriages and job profiles - and of their moral worth as citizens - tests that immediately circulate to those on the street. This presentation explores the cat-and-mouse game between street and embassy, situating it within the post-Cold War conjuncture - of ongoing crisis, of an eviscerated though-still-dictatorial state, of social death and the emptiness of citizenship under such conditions, of a sprawling transnational diaspora and the desires and longings it creates, of informationalism and its new technologies, of surveillance regimes and their travails, and of the way in which mobility/immobility and sovereignty are newly entangled and co-constitutive in the contemporary moment. Return to TOP ******** ******** 6. Oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions Program 9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 26, 2017 House Committee on the Judiciary 2141 Rayburn House Office Building 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000034 Washington, DC 20515 https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/oversight-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/ Witnesses: Simon Henshaw, Acting Assistant Secretary Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; U.S. Department of State L. Francis Cissna, Director United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; U.S. Department of Homeland Security Scott Lloyd, Director Office of Refugee Resettlement; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rebecca Gambler, Director Homeland Security and Justice; U.S. Government and Accountability Office Return to TOP ******** ******** 7. "Refugees" vs. "Migrants": Are We Heading to a New Regime of Exclusion? 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 26, 2017 Parsons East Building 25 East 13th Street, Room 205 New York, NY 10003 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/refugees-vs-migrants-are-we-heading-to-a-new-regime-of-exclusion-tickets-38549436402?aff=ebapi Speaker: 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000035 Patrick Weil, Martin R. Flug Visiting Professor of Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law Yale Law School Senior Research Fellow French National Research Center in the University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne Professor Weil's work focuses on comparative immigration, citizenship, and church-state law and policy. His most recent book is The Sovereign Citizen: Denaturalization and the Origins of the American Republic (Penn Press, 2013). Among his other recent publications are "Citizenship, Passports, and the Legal Identity of Americans: Edward Snowden and Others Have a Case in the Courts" (2014); "Headscarf versus Burqa: Two French Bans with Different Meanings," in Constitutional Secularism in an Age of Religious Revival (2014); and "From Conditional to Secured and Sovereign: The New Strategic Link Between the Citizen and the Nation-State in a Globalized World" (2011). In France, Professor Weil has participated in a 2003 Presidential Commission on secularism, established by Jacques Chirac. In 1997, he completed a mission and a report on immigration and nationality policy reform for Prime Minister Lionel Jospin which led to the implementation of new immigration and citizenship laws adopted the following year. He is also the founder and the chairman of the NGO Libraries Without Borders. Return to TOP ******** ******** 8. Annual Conference on European Asylum Law 2017 Thursday-Friday, October 26-27, 2017 Management Centre Europe Rue de l'Aqueduc 118, 1050 Ixelles Brussels, Belgium https://www.era.int/cgibin/cms?_SID=51f04a3597446f4e61a888e04a86f2c864c1b56d00549138059316&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=126348&idrubrik=1024 Objective: The aim of the Annual Conference on European Asylum Law 2017 is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the ongoing reform of the Common European 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000036 Asylum System while taking into consideration some of the main challenges on the ground. It will give them the opportunity to exchange with high-level experts on key legal issues brought to the fore by the refugee crisis. Key topics * The reform of the Common European Asylum System: where do we stand? * Responsibility-sharing mechanisms in the CEAS reform and in practice: Dublin III v. Dublin IV, hotspots, relocation and resettlement * Managing the CEAS: what added value for the new EU Agency for Asylum (EASO+)? * Cooperation between the EU and third countries in the field of asylum * Spotlight on a key transversal issue - Asylum seekers with special needs (e.g. children, disabled persons): mechanisms of identification, procedural aspects, specific rights and available remedies * Key recent case-law of the EU Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Disrupting the Human Trafficking-Migration Nexus Workshop Sponsored by the Pardee School Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking at Boston University Friday-Saturday, October 27-28, 2017 Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies 121 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 http://mailchi.mp/86f30c047faf/disrupting-the-human-trafficking-migration-nexus-workshop-1008909 Description: By bringing together academics, practitioners, local, national, and regional policymakers, NGOs, advocates, students, first person observers, and survivors, we are interested in convening to discuss the convergence of trafficking and migration, with a particular focus on innovation that disrupts exploitation markets of vulnerable and 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000037 displaced refugees. This workshop seeks to investigate human trafficking within a broader migration framework and propose innovative solutions to disrupt trafficking and prevent humanitarian and labour right violations. We will address this from multiple perspectives, including policy, activism, and research. Broadly, the structure of the conference will be centered upon three themes: * Legal Challenges - Prevention, Prosecution, and Protection * Private Sector Solutions - Combatting Human Trafficking with Data Analytics and Disruptive Technologies * Exploring the Intersectionality of Human Trafficking and Migration - Recommendations for Future Policy & Research In addition to the core roundtable discussions, there will be breakout panels featuring a variety of presentations, papers, technological solutions, and innovative approaches. The FMHT Initiative will publish the contributions in two formats: a conference policy report and an academic symposium publication. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Examining Physical Security and Cybersecurity at Our Nation's Ports 1:30 p.m., October 30, 2017 House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Port of Los Angeles Administration Building, Second Floor 425 South Palos Verdes St. San Pedro, California https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/examining-physical-security-cybersecurity-nations-ports/ 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000038 Description: U.S. seaports account for 23 million American jobs and $4.6 trillion dollars of economic activity, or 26% of the U.S. economy. By 2030, America's trade volume is expected to quadruple. Keeping U.S. seaports and the cargo that moves through them safe, while optimizing the flow of commerce, is both important to our national security, and our economy. This hearing will examine how the U.S. government mitigates physical security risks at U.S. and overseas seaports. Reducing physical security risks starts with international and U.S. government partners overseas, and continues unimpeded through the global supply chain. However, threats to our sea ports are no longer just physical in nature. We are now also facing 21st century threats such as cyberattacks. This hearing will also explore the role the Coast Guard and industry in our collective efforts to mitigate cyber threats and vulnerabilities at seaports. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Conversation with Acting Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan, U.S. Customs and Border Protections 12:30-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20005 https://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/conversation-with-acting-commissioner-kevin-k-mcaleenan-u-s-customs-and-border-protections/ Description: Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, will be at Bipartisan Policy Center on Wednesday, November 1, to sit down for a one-on-one conversation with BPC's Director of Immigration and Cross Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown. They'll cover topics such as border security, drug interdiction, trade and travel facilitation, and international engagement. Can't join in person? The event will be webcast on this page. 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000039 Speaker: Kevin K. McAleenan Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Moderator: Theresa Cardinal Brown Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy, BPC Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={9455812B-7DA8-E711-8113-5065F38AD991} Return to Top ******** ******** 12. US Foreign Policy and the Trump Administration: Ten Months, Ten Perspectives 2:00-7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, 2017 Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 https://www.sandiego.edu/events/cas/detail.php?_focus=64581 Panelists: Alan Sweedler, Professor, Department of Physics and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, San Diego State University Climate Change Nayla Rush, Senior Researcher, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington DC Refugee Resettlement 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000040 Robert Thomas, Vice Admiral (retired) and former Commander of the US 7th Fleet, Founder of the Thomas Research Group The Indo-Pacific Dipak Gupta, Distinguished Professor (retired,) Department of Political Science, San Diego State University India Feroz Khan, Brigadier General (retired,) Pakistani Army, Lecturer Naval Postgraduate School Monterey Pakistan Return to Top ******** ******** 13. How Are School Systems Responding to the Needs of Immigrants, Refugees, and Unaccompanied Minors? 3:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, November 2, 2017 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/how-are-school-systems-responding-needs-immigrants-refugees-and-unaccompanied-minors Speakers: Marcela Ruiz, Chief, Immigration and Refugee Programs Branch, California Department of Social Services Julie Sugarman, Policy Analyst, MPI Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Description: Over the last four years, U.S. schools have invested considerable resources to respond to a dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied minors from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the arrival of other immigrant and refugee students. Many of the unaccompanied youth arrived with 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000041 limited or interrupted formal education and considerable challenges due to poverty and trauma from violence experienced in their home country or while in transit. This webinar marks the release of a new Migration Policy Institute report that explores some of the responses made by school districts to bring newcomer students up to speed in English and basic academic skills, all while focused on the educational system's ultimate goal of high school completion with the skills necessary for today's college and career demands. During the webinar, the author, Dr. Julie Sugarman, will summarize findings based on insights from interviews and activities conducted for MPI's Learning Network for Newcomer Youth Success, a private network that brings together administrators and practitioners in the education, social services, and health and mental health fields who are engaged in providing services to immigrant and refugee newcomers ages 12 to 21. The discussion will focus on how schools created and expanded systems around the identification of students' immediate and ongoing academic and socioemotional needs, and how they designed programs and curricular pathways to balance these needs with state policy constraints. One way that communities have supported newcomer youth is through the Refugee School Impact Grant, which provides approximately $15 million to the states, which then issue grants to localities that receive significant numbers of school-age refugees. The grants support activities such as afterschool tutoring and clubs, summer programs, and parent outreach. In 2017, California allocated $10 million in new state resources for programs working with students served by the Refugee School Impact Grant. A representative of the California Department of Social Services will join the webinar to discuss the California Newcomer Education and Well-Being project, including services the new program will fund. Register: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=86935 Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Roundtable: Differentiated Transnationalisms: Class, Gender, and Agency in Migrants' Homeland Engagement 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 6, 2017 ERC Conference Room 115 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000042 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Thomas LaCroix, Researcher at the CNRS Le Centre Nacional de la Recherche Scientifique, France Swanie Potot, Researcher at the CNRS Le Centre Nacional de la Recherche Scientifique, France Armand Gutierrez, PhD Student Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Moderator: Abigail Andrews, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 15. The Migrant Passage: Survival Plays and Clandestine Journeys from Central America The Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration 4:00-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017 MIT Center for International Studies Building E40-496 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 https://cis.mit.edu/programs/international-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000043 Speaker: Noelle Brigden, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Marquette University Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Tackling Root Causes? EU Aid and Governance to Control Migration Tuesday-Wednesday, November 7-8, 2017 University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, Forced Migration Unit University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/documents/projectsummaries/pdfs/tackling-root-causes-migration-cfp.pdf Overview: After launching the European Agenda on Migration in May 2015 in response to the European refugee 'crisis', the European Union (EU) is now intensifying the external dimensions of its migration policy. Central to this is an increased reliance on aid to fund agreements with third countries of transit and origin and entrench a 'more for more' approach to stem the migration flows towards the EU. The 2016 Migration Partnership Framework and the agreements ('compacts') that it promotes are just two key examples of the ongoing push to externalise migration at the core of current EU policies. These 'compacts' aim at prompt cooperation on expulsion and readmission of irregular migrants to countries of origin or transit, in exchange for development aid and technical cooperation on border management. Such initiatives and agreements raise various concerns, both in terms of their compatibility with existing obligations of international protection and in terms of international and EU standards for development and humanitarian aid. This workshop aims to bring together scholars, non-governmental organisations, policy and lawmakers to discuss the nexus between EU development policies and EU migration policies, and their broader legal and political implications. For the purposes of this call for papers, the term 'aid' is defined broadly to encompass both development aid 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000044 and humanitarian aid, reflecting the ambiguity and overlap which characterise the current approach to the refugee 'crisis'. Papers from different interdisciplinary perspectives are welcomed. Contributions are expected to examine the implications of current EU migration and/or development policies, with a special focus on any of the following thematic areas: * The intersection between development aid and migration in the various EU 'compacts' and agreements (both bilateral and multilateral) on migration control; * The implications of current migration policies for a broader consensus on development and/or for the SDGs; * Legal implications and reflections on issues of complicity and shared responsibility; * Perspectives from third countries of transit and origin: the implications of EU policies in practice (partners from Afghanistan and Sudan have already agreed to participate); * Implications for humanitarian aid and actors on the ground (e.g. their criminalisation and current attempts at regulation at sea) Papers on related topics and comparative perspectives from other countries are also encouraged. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. How Immigration Policy Affects Health and Human Rights 6:00-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Student Services Center, Multipurpose Room, 1st floor University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000045 Speakers: David FitzGerald, Professor of Sociology Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Nicole Ramos, Director Border Rights Project, Al Otro Lado James Dell, President Professional Alliance of Children Fernando Mendoza, Associate Dean of Minority Advising & Programs, Professor of Pediatrics Stanford University Return to Top ******** ******** 18. How Nation-States Enforce Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy 4:30-6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 Biotechnology Building, G10 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/how_states_enforce_boundaries_the_reconciliation_of_people_and_markets?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: David Cook-Martin, Political Sociologist New York University Abu Dhabi 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000046 Description: Dr. Cook-Martin's work focuses on understanding migration, race, ethnicity, law, and citizenship in an international field of power. He is author of The Scramble for Citizens: Dual Nationality and State Competition for Immigrants (Stanford University Press 2013: ASA's Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book on International Migration Award 2014), and co-author with David FitzGerald of Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racist Immigration Policy in the Americas (Harvard University Press 2014: ASA's 2017 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, MSS Distinguished Book Award, APSA's Best Book on Migration and Citizenship 2015, ASA's Thomas and Znaniecki Best Book on International Migration 2015, ASA's Best Scholarly Contribution to Political Sociology). David has taught courses on research methods, the sociology of law and migration, migration, and refuge, introduction to sociology, and on the relationship between states, race, and science." Contact: Clara Elpi, cme68@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Migration and the Rise of Everyday Bordering 6:15-7:45 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 National Center of Competence in Research The Migration-Mobility Nexus nccr-onthemove.ch Universite de Neuchatel Rue Abram-Louis-Breguet 2 2000 Neuchatel Switzerland http://nccr-onthemove.ch/wp_live14/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nccrotm-Lecture-Series-5-Flyer-148x210-Web.pdf Speaker: Nira Yuval Davis Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging, University of East London Return to Top 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000047 ******** ******** 20. Immigrant Integration and Gateways for Growth: San Diego, California and Beyond 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday, November 13, 2017 Institute of the Americas, Malamud Conference Room 10111 North Torrey Pines Rd. UC San Diego Campus-International Lane La Jolla, CA 92037 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: John Skrentny, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Samuel Tsoi, RISE San Diego; Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center Karim Bouris, Director, Multi-Sector Alliance, Partners for Progress Yen Le Espiritu, Distinguished Professor, Ethnic Studies, UC-San Diego Melissa Floca, Associate Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC-San Diego Eduardo Velasquez, Research Manager, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Chris Benner, Dorothy E. Everett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, UC-Santa Cruz Manuel Pastor, Director, Center for Study of Immigrant Integration, USC 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000048 John Mollenkopf, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Robert McNeil, Researcher and Head of Media and Communications, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Behind Immigration Debates: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speaker: Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Discussant: Claire Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000049 22. Technological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis 7:00-8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, G01 Cornell University 107 Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: Mark Latonero University of Southern California Contact: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Refugee & Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000050 Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Chiara Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Molly Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Rawan Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) Sara Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine David FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Alex Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School Yvette Lopez, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego Return to Top ******** 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000051 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. 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This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000052 Pinkerton, Christopher M (Chris) From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:44 AM Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 10/31/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 10/31/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. 1. 11/1, DC - House oversight hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration Review - [New Listing] 2. 11/1, DC - Discussion with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner - [POSTPONED] 3. 11/2, San Diego - CIS at U.S. U.S. foreign policy discussion on refugee resettlement 4. 11/2, US/Europe - Webinar on the responses of school systems to the needs of immigrants, refugees, and unaccompanied minors 5. 11/3, DC/Nationwide - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting/teleconference - [New Listing] 6. 11/6, San Diego - Discussion on migrants' homeland engagement 7. 11/7, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on migrant journeys from Central America 8. 11/7-8, Nottingham, England - Workshop on addressing the root causes of the migration crisis 9. 11/8, San Diego - Seminar on the impact of immigration policy on health and human rights 10. 11/9, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on how nation-states enforce boundaries 11. 11/9, Neuchatel, Switzerland - Lecture on migration and the rise of everyday bordering 12. 11/13, San Diego - Seminar on immigration integration gateways for growth 13. 11/14, San Diego - Seminar on Muslim integration in Western societies 14. 11/28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000053 15. 12/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age 16. 12/1, Prato, Italy - Workshop on best practices for addressing refugees and irregular migration in Australia and the EU - [New Listing] 1. Oversight of the Executive Office for Immigration Review 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017 House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security 2141 Rayburn House Office Building https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/oversight-executive-office-immigration-review/ Witnesses: James McHenry, Acting Director Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Conversation with Acting Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan, U.S. Customs and Border Protections 12:30-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20005 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000054 https://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/conversation-with-acting-commissioner-kevin-k-mcaleenan-u-s-customs-and-border-protections/ Description: Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Kevin McAleenan, will be at Bipartisan Policy Center on Wednesday, November 1, to sit down for a one-on-one conversation with BPC's Director of Immigration and Cross Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown. They'll cover topics such as border security, drug interdiction, trade and travel facilitation, and international engagement. Can't join in person? The event will be webcast on this page. Speaker: Kevin K. McAleenan Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Moderator: Theresa Cardinal Brown Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy, BPC Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={9455812B-7DA8-E711-8113-5065F38AD991} EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED Return to Top ******** ******** 3. US Foreign Policy and the Trump Administration: Ten Months, Ten Perspectives 2:00-7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, 2017 Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium University of San Diego 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000055 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 https://www.sandiego.edu/events/cas/detail.php?_focus=64581 Panelists: Alan Sweedler, Professor, Department of Physics and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, San Diego State University Climate Change Nayla Rush, Senior Researcher, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington DC Refugee Resettlement Robert Thomas, Vice Admiral (retired) and former Commander of the US 7th Fleet, Founder of the Thomas Research Group The Indo-Pacific Dipak Gupta, Distinguished Professor (retired,) Department of Political Science, San Diego State University India Feroz Khan, Brigadier General (retired,) Pakistani Army, Lecturer Naval Postgraduate School Monterey Pakistan Return to Top ******** ******** 4. How Are School Systems Responding to the Needs of Immigrants, Refugees, and Unaccompanied Minors? 3:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, November 2, 2017 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/how-are-school-systems-responding-needs-immigrants-refugees-and-unaccompanied-minors 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000056 Speakers: Marcela Ruiz, Chief, Immigration and Refugee Programs Branch, California Department of Social Services Julie Sugarman, Policy Analyst, MPI Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Description: Over the last four years, U.S. schools have invested considerable resources to respond to a dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied minors from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the arrival of other immigrant and refugee students. Many of the unaccompanied youth arrived with limited or interrupted formal education and considerable challenges due to poverty and trauma from violence experienced in their home country or while in transit. This webinar marks the release of a new Migration Policy Institute report that explores some of the responses made by school districts to bring newcomer students up to speed in English and basic academic skills, all while focused on the educational system's ultimate goal of high school completion with the skills necessary for today's college and career demands. During the webinar, the author, Dr. Julie Sugarman, will summarize findings based on insights from interviews and activities conducted for MPI's Learning Network for Newcomer Youth Success, a private network that brings together administrators and practitioners in the education, social services, and health and mental health fields who are engaged in providing services to immigrant and refugee newcomers ages 12 to 21. The discussion will focus on how schools created and expanded systems around the identification of students' immediate and ongoing academic and socioemotional needs, and how they designed programs and curricular pathways to balance these needs with state policy constraints. One way that communities have supported newcomer youth is through the Refugee School Impact Grant, which provides approximately $15 million to the states, which then issue grants to localities that receive significant numbers of school-age refugees. The grants support activities such as afterschool tutoring and clubs, summer programs, and parent outreach. In 2017, California allocated $10 million in new state resources for programs working with students served by the Refugee School Impact Grant. A representative of the California Department of Social Services will join the webinar to discuss the California Newcomer Education and Well-Being project, including services the new program will fund. Register: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=86935 Return to Top ******** 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000057 ******** -5. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-3:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 Description: USCIS invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting to receive updates from the Asylum Division and engage with subject matter experts during a question-and-answer session. Participation Details: You may attend this engagement either in person or by teleconference (listen only). To register, please follow these steps: * Visit our registration page * Enter your email address and select "Submit" * Select "Subscriber Preferences" * Select the "Event Registration" tab * Provide your full name and organization, if any * Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you wish to attend in person, please indicate so in your subscriber preferences when selecting how you will participate. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details. To submit non-case specific questions as agenda items before the engagement, email us at uscis-igaoutreach@uscis.dhs.gov by 5 p.m. (Eastern) on Oct. 2. If you have any questions regarding the registration process or if you have not received a confirmation email a week before the engagement date, please email us at the same 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000058 address. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Roundtable: Differentiated Transnationalisms: Class, Gender, and Agency in Migrants' Homeland Engagement 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 6, 2017 ERC Conference Room 115 University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Thomas LaCroix, Researcher at the CNRS Le Centre Nacional de la Recherche Scientifique, France Swanie Potot, Researcher at the CNRS Le Centre Nacional de la Recherche Scientifique, France Armand Gutierrez, PhD Student Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Moderator: Abigail Andrews, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology, UC San Diego 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000059 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. The Migrant Passage: Survival Plays and Clandestine Journeys from Central America The Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration 4:00-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017 MIT Center for International Studies Building E40-496 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 https://cis.mit.edu/programs/international-migration/myron-weiner-seminar-series-international-migration Speaker: Noelle Brigden, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Marquette University Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Tackling Root Causes? EU Aid and Governance to Control Migration Tuesday-Wednesday, November 7-8, 2017 University of Nottingham 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000060 Human Rights Law Centre, Forced Migration Unit University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/documents/projectsummaries/pdfs/tackling-root-causes-migration-cfp.pdf Overview: After launching the European Agenda on Migration in May 2015 in response to the European refugee 'crisis', the European Union (EU) is now intensifying the external dimensions of its migration policy. Central to this is an increased reliance on aid to fund agreements with third countries of transit and origin and entrench a 'more for more' approach to stem the migration flows towards the EU. The 2016 Migration Partnership Framework and the agreements ('compacts') that it promotes are just two key examples of the ongoing push to externalise migration at the core of current EU policies. These 'compacts' aim at prompt cooperation on expulsion and readmission of irregular migrants to countries of origin or transit, in exchange for development aid and technical cooperation on border management. Such initiatives and agreements raise various concerns, both in terms of their compatibility with existing obligations of international protection and in terms of international and EU standards for development and humanitarian aid. This workshop aims to bring together scholars, non-governmental organisations, policy and lawmakers to discuss the nexus between EU development policies and EU migration policies, and their broader legal and political implications. For the purposes of this call for papers, the term 'aid' is defined broadly to encompass both development aid and humanitarian aid, reflecting the ambiguity and overlap which characterise the current approach to the refugee 'crisis'. Papers from different interdisciplinary perspectives are welcomed. Contributions are expected to examine the implications of current EU migration and/or development policies, with a special focus on any of the following thematic areas: * The intersection between development aid and migration in the various EU 'compacts' and agreements (both bilateral and multilateral) on migration control; * The implications of current migration policies for a broader consensus on development and/or for the SDGs; * Legal implications and reflections on issues of complicity and shared responsibility; * Perspectives from third countries of transit and origin: the implications of EU policies in practice (partners from Afghanistan and Sudan have already agreed to participate); * Implications for humanitarian aid and actors on the ground (e.g. their criminalisation and current attempts at regulation at sea) Papers on related topics and comparative perspectives from other countries are also encouraged. 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000061 Return to Top ******** ******** 9. How Immigration Policy Affects Health and Human Rights 6:00-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Student Services Center, Multipurpose Room, 1st floor University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: David FitzGerald, Professor of Sociology Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Nicole Ramos, Director Border Rights Project, Al Otro Lado James Dell, President Professional Alliance of Children Fernando Mendoza, Associate Dean of Minority Advising & Programs, Professor of Pediatrics Stanford University Return to Top 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000062 ******** ******** 10. How Nation-States Enforce Boundaries: The Reconciliation of People and Markets Through Migration Policy 4:30-6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 Biotechnology Building, G10 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/how_states_enforce_boundaries_the_reconciliation_of_people_and_markets?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: David Cook-Martin, Political Sociologist New York University Abu Dhabi Description: Dr. Cook-Martin's work focuses on understanding migration, race, ethnicity, law, and citizenship in an international field of power. He is author of The Scramble for Citizens: Dual Nationality and State Competition for Immigrants (Stanford University Press 2013: ASA's Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book on International Migration Award 2014), and co-author with David FitzGerald of Culling the Masses: The Democratic Origins of Racist Immigration Policy in the Americas (Harvard University Press 2014: ASA's 2017 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, MSS Distinguished Book Award, APSA's Best Book on Migration and Citizenship 2015, ASA's Thomas and Znaniecki Best Book on International Migration 2015, ASA's Best Scholarly Contribution to Political Sociology). David has taught courses on research methods, the sociology of law and migration, migration, and refuge, introduction to sociology, and on the relationship between states, race, and science." Contact: Clara Elpi, cme68@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 11. 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000063 Migration and the Rise of Everyday Bordering 6:15-7:45 p.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 National Center of Competence in Research The Migration-Mobility Nexus nccr-onthemove.ch Universite de Neuchatel Rue Abram-Louis-Breguet 2 2000 Neuchatel Switzerland http://nccr-onthemove.ch/wp_live14/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nccrotm-Lecture-Series-5-Flyer-148x210-Web.pdf Speaker: Nira Yuval Davis Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging, University of East London Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Immigrant Integration and Gateways for Growth: San Diego, California and Beyond 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday, November 13, 2017 Institute of the Americas, Malamud Conference Room 10111 North Torrey Pines Rd. UC San Diego Campus-International Lane La Jolla, CA 92037 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000064 John Skrentny, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Samuel Tsoi, RISE San Diego; Assistant Director, 21st Century China Center Karim Bouris, Director, Multi-Sector Alliance, Partners for Progress Yen Le Espiritu, Distinguished Professor, Ethnic Studies, UC-San Diego Melissa Floca, Associate Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC-San Diego Eduardo Velasquez, Research Manager, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Chris Benner, Dorothy E. Everett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, UC-Santa Cruz Manuel Pastor, Director, Center for Study of Immigrant Integration, USC John Mollenkopf, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Robert McNeil, Researcher and Head of Media and Communications, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Behind Immigration Debates: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000065 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speaker: Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Discussant: Claire Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Technological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis 7:00-8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, G01 Cornell University 107 Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: Mark Latonero University of Southern California Contact: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000066 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Refugee & Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Chiara Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Molly Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Rawan Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) Sara Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine David FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Alex Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000067 Yvette Lopez, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Responding to Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avoid Sponsored by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University Friday, December 1, 2017 Monash Prato Centre, Italy Palazzo Vai Via Pugliesi, 26 59100 Prato (PO), Italy https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/international-refugee-workshop Description: The Castan Centre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU response to irregular migration and refugees. The purpose of the event will be to reflect on what Australia and the EU can teach each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the past few years, the EU has looked to other jurisdictions for ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member states. In particular, there have been calls within Europe to follow the so called 'Australian solution' to refugees. In 2001, the then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking Australia's protection on the ship MV Tampa, by stating that Australia 'will decide who comes [into Australian territory] and the circumstances in which they come'. Since then, Australia has adopted a range of border control policies to deter refugees and deny access to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection visas, boat turn-backs, containment strategies in refugee producing countries and increasing cooperation with countries of transit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to enter Australian territory through irregular means. These strategies appear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave human rights abuses including the potential refoulement of refugees and others owed Australia's international protection. In addition, these policies have come at a high cost to Australia, both in terms of extraordinary financial resources and damage to Australia's international reputation. 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000068 There are therefore clear pitfalls in the EU adopting Australia's border protection policies. This is not to say, however, that all aspects of Australia's refugee regime are without merit. For example, Australia's resettlement program offers many refugees a durable solution and when done well, provides a model that should be emulated. This workshop will discuss what Australia and the EU can learn from each other's experience of responding to refugees and irregular migration. It will ask: what are the legal, ethical and effective practices in each jurisdiction that should be adopted and which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000069 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000070 Pinkerton, Christopher M (Chris) From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:17 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 11/14/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 11/14/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. 1. 11/14, San Diego - Seminar on Muslim integration in Western societies 2. 11/15, Boston - Lecture on the DACA program within a historical context 3. 11/16, DC - Discussion on the implications of next year's Mexican presidential election - [New Listing] 4. 11/16-17, Brussels - Conference on social innovation for refugee inclusion 5. 11/28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis 6. 11/28, NYC - Lecture on refugee self-representation 7. 11/28, North America/Europe - Webinar on rethinking refugees and housing - [New Listing] 8. 11/29-12/3, DC - Immigration at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting - [New Listing] 9. 12/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age 10. 12/1, Prato, Italy - Workshop on best practices for addressing refugees and irregular migration in Australia and the EU 11. 12/10-12, Phoenix - National Immigrant Integration Conference - [New Listing] 12. 12/11-12, Paris - International conference on immigration in OECD countries - [New Listing] 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000071 1. Behind Immigration Debates: Discourse, Policy and Reality of Muslim Integration in Western Societies 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speaker: Jeffrey Reitz, Robert F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto Discussant: Claire Adida, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 2. DACA: A Story of Dreams and Fears 5:30-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Suffolk Law School, 5th floor Blue Sky Lounge 120 Tremont Street Boston, MA, 02108 https://aalam.wildapricot.org/announcements/5324175 Speaker: Stephen H. Legomsky 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000072 Description: The speaker will discuss the historical context in which the DACA memo was drafted including the many years that the DREAM Act spent in Congress and the increasing social movements of undocumented youth; the legal theories that were used to draft the DACA memo; and his thoughts on the rescission of that memo as well as the federal judge's injunction against the subsequent DAPA and DACA expansion memos in 2015. RSVP: To RSVP, please email to suls.apalsa@gmail.com or contact Jiabei Li (President of Suffolk Law APALSA) at suls.apalsa@gmail.com Return to Top ******** ******** 3. AMLO, the PRI, and the Frente: A Look at Mexico's 2018 Election 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Thursday, November 16, 2017 Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/amlo-the-pri-and-the-frente-look-mexicos-2018-election Speaker: Jorge Buendia, Director Buendia & Laredo Moderator: Duncan Wood, Director Mexico Institute 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000073 Description: Ahead of the July 2018 presidential election, there are several main questions to analyze. What are the main public opinion trends going forward to the 2018 presidential election? What are the odds of the PRI retaining the Presidency? Is a Lopez Obrador victory a sure thing, or will the Frente Ciudadano (PAN-PRD-MC) prove to be an obstacle? Who in Mexico fears an AMLO presidency the most, and which party benefits from this fear? In our event, led by Jorge Buendia, we will discuss these questions by looking at the economy, presidential approval, and citizens' perceptions of both parties and likely candidates. RSVP: http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/11.16.2017AMLOPRIFrente_Registration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: Maintaining Momentum and Creating Lasting Change Thursday-Friday, November 16-17, 2017 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Rue Belliard 99, 1000 Brussels, Belgium https://www.migrationpolicy.org/si4ri Description: Following the arrival of large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers from 2015 onwards, many nontraditional actors--from tech start-ups to social enterprises--pioneered innovative ways to foster the integration of newcomers. In the context of this experimentation, business has also played a fundamental role, with companies on both sides of the Atlantic leveraging their potential as employers, donors, and partners in innovative alliances. The ambition of social innovation goes well beyond developing creative and interesting pilot solutions: it strives for a largescale and long-term impact. Therefore, the aim of this conference is to discuss common challenges young initiatives 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000074 encounter on their path to maturity--such as accessing funding, defining objectives and measuring impact, finding the right partners, and adapting to shifting political priorities--and to identify how to best tackle them. To encourage new synergies between different stakeholders, the event will bring together a diverse group of public officials, business leaders, service designers, social entrepreneurs, civil society organisations, and refugee initiatives from Europe, the United States, and Canada. Thursday, November 16, 2017 2:30-2:50 p.m. Welcoming remarks: * U.S. Mission to the EU * Mission of Canada to the EU * Migration Policy Institute Europe - European Economic and Social Committee 2:50-3:15 p.m. Keynote speech - Gideon Maltz, CEO, Tent Foundation (TBC) 3:15-4:30 p.m. Panel session: How the field has matured: A progress report, one year on * Eric Young, The Social Projects Studio / Distinguished Visiting Professor of Social Innovation at Ryerson University * Luisa Seiler, co-founder and director, SINGA Germany * Josephine Goube, COO, Techfugees, UK (TBC) 5:00-6:30 p.m. Panel session: Business, not as usual: Private sector innovation for refugee inclusion * Pastora Valero, Vicepresident, Government Affairs, EMEAR, Cisco - Airbnb (TBC) * Samuel Engblom, TCO Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees * Kavita Brahmbhatt, co-founder, Action Emploi Refugies, France 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000075 Friday, November 17, 2017 9:00-9:30 a.m. Refugees as agents of innovation One-on-one interview with moderator - Monis Bukhari, founder of Syrian House and managing director at Integration HUB, Berlin, Germany (TBC) 9:30-10:45 a.m. Workshops: 1. New approaches to financing social innovation 2. Not an urban legend: Welcoming refugees in small and rural communities 3. Improving the visibility of refugees' skills 4. Employer engagement: Innovative approaches to training and hiring refugees 5. Refugee entrepreneurship: A fast lane into work? 11:00-11:30 a.m. Discussion of workshop results 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Interactive panel session: From niche to mainstream: Unlocking the potential of innovation for lasting change Speakers: Louisa Taylor, Director, Refugee 613, Canada Ben Mason, Project lead on digital innovation around refugees and migration, Betterplace lab, Germany David Manicom, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Settlement and Integration Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000076 12:45-1:00 p.m. Wrap up of the conference discussions Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Technological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis 7:00-8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, G01 Cornell University 107 Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: Mark Latonero University of Southern California Contact: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Selfies and the Ethics of the Face: A Case Study in Refugee Self-representation 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000077 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Wolff Conference Room at The New School Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility 6 E 16th St 11th Floor New York, NY 10003 https://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/selfies-and-the-ethics-of-the-face-a-case-study-in-refugee-self-representation/ Speaker: Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science Description: In this lecture, Professor Chouliaraki proposes a new understanding of the selfie as moral practice. Extending current approaches to the digital genre of the selfie as an aesthetic or a techno-social practice, the proposed understanding of the selfie as moral practice stems from two places. First, it stems from the function of the selfie to confront us with the face of the other (as a locative '*here* I am' and an existential 'here *I am*') and, in so doing, to make a demand for our moral response. Second, it stems from the capacity of the selfie to flow across digital networks, both horizontally across social media (intermediation) and vertically onto mainstream news platforms (remediation). As both face and flow, the ethics of the selfie becomes particularly relevant in research questions around excluded or marginalized groups whose 'face' struggles for visibility in Western media spaces. Taking as a starting point the 2015 refugee crisis and its extensive coverage in European news, Professor Chouliaraki explores the complexities of the selfie as moral practice, by addressing the following questions: What does it mean for refugee selfies to circulate on Western media platforms? In which ways are their faces inserted in 'our' visual economies? How is their news value justified? And what role do these justifications play for Western media not only as news platforms but also as moral and political spaces? Return to Top ******** ******** 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000078 7. Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Refugees and Housing 10:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Cities of Migration Webinar http://citiesofmigration.ca/webinar/beyond-bricks-and-mortar/ Description: Refugee housing is about more than bricks and mortar. It's the foundation of the refugee's relationship to a new home, neighbours and landlords. Getting it right tests the capacity of a community of hosts to open their doors to the newly-arrived and the needs of those who have left everything behind. Creating the local conditions for a housing market that is open and inclusive of the city's most vulnerable residents is challenging. How do we overcome the prejudices, biases, or 'fear of the stranger' that can be barriers to refugees seeking affordable accommodation, employment or a secure sense of belonging? When does 'my' home become 'our' home? Join us online on November 28 to learn about housing initiatives in Bristol, UK and Berlin, Germany, that are opening doors to refugee housing and local economic development by creating positive social interactions between refugee and host communities at home, at work and in local neighbourhoods. Learn about Good Ideas: * In Bristol, UK, the #Rethinkingrefugee campaign, led by Ashley Community Housing, successfully challenged misinformation about refugee tenants and shifted landlord attitudes from bias against refugees as liabilities to recognizing them as community assets. Today, the evolving campaign continues to change perceptions of refugees and other vulnerable groups amongst the public, landlords, local authorities and employers. * In Berlin, Germany, the internationally recognized Refugees Welcome initiative provides an easy-to use, secure online platform that lets local residents open their homes and share their living spaces with refugees. Not simply about housing, Refugees Welcome promotes inclusion through co-living which accelerates second language learning and helps refugees get settled, make friends, gain social networks and find employment faster and more easily. Speakers: 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000079 Fuad Mahamed, CEO Ashley Community Housing (Bristol, UK) Mareike Geiling, Founder Refugees Welcome, Berlin, Germany Return to Top ******** ******** 8. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting Wednesday, November 29-Sunday, December 3, 2017 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC 20008 http://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx?ItemNumber=14722&&navItemNumber=566 Immigration-themed sessions: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:00-1:45 p.m. Ethnographic Perspectives on Exile, Migration, Diaspora Presentations: The Red in a Mother's Hair: rethinking popular religion and political categories through Kolkata's refugee colonies Ethnic Armenian War Widows From Syria: Memories, Strategies, Aspirations in the 'Homeland' 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000080 "Home" is for tourism: conceptions of the homeland in the Mauritian diaspora Recent Change in Language Policy of Singapore and Its Potential Implications Political Crises, Precarity, and Resilience: Social and Economic Resourcefulness Among Refugees, Migrants, and the Displaced Presentations: Facing dispossession: the creation of new forms of property in Sahrawis' exile Migration and Revolution: The Syrian Crisis and the Crisis of Masculinity Displaced Bodies, Displaced Devotions: Gulenist Asylum Seekers in Europe Navigating uncertainty. Everyday knowledge production of undocumented migrants in France. Resourcefulness, resilience and doubt in young Syrian and Palestinian men's search for wives in Germany 2:15-4:00 p.m. Regimes of Migration, Identity and the Making of the State Presentations: Migration Regime, Syrian Refugees and Syrianness at the Turkish-Syrian Border The Wall: (Dis)continuities of the State Making Practices on the Turkish-Syrian Border 'To be Syrian is to Laugh: The Precarity and Agency of Urban Syrian Refugees in Amman, Jordan via Un/humorous Speech' Migration and Asylum Seeking: Experiences of Kurdish Migrants from Turkey in Chicago Burning Matters: Migration, Citizenship, and Illegality in Tangier 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000081 Detained on Trumped-Up Charges: Migrants and the Ascendant U.S. Security-State Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; Josiah Heyman, University of Texas, El Paso; Jonathan Xavier Inda, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Stuesse, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Daniel M. Goldstein, Rutgers University; Susan C. Bibler Coutin, University of California, Irvine 4:30-6:15 p.m. Migration and Social Class: Ambiguous Class Identities in Translocal Social Fields Presentations: Class performances: Children's parties and the reproduction of social class among diasporic Cameroonians Neither Educated nor Cosmopolitan: Social Class from the Perspective of Left-Behind Children of Southern Chinese Migrants Transnational migration from Tajikistan and the effect of new travel restrictions on the production of class Longing for a House in Ghana: Social Class Tension among Ghanaian Eldercare Workers in the United States Class Switching: Migrants' Multiple Class Belongings in Mexico and Namibia Teaching & Learning in contexts of immigrant, indigenous and linguistic diversity Presentations: Checks, balances and constitutional rights: The impact of an anti-immigrant president on immigrant teenagers and their teachers Mock Spanish and the construction of expertise in a high school science classroom. Creating Spaces for Indigenous Youth: The Shifting Focuses and Possibilities of Maya Chuj Youth Organizing in 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000082 Guatemala Language, Literacy, and Life: Co-constructing Core Practices with High School Immigrant Youth Writing practices in the Eastern Andean Mountains of Colombia Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:00-9:45 a.m. Discourses of Im/migrant Reception in Rural United States Communities Presentations: Rural Schooling Achievement for Students of Mexican Descent Discourses of Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion in the Shenandoah Valley "They Don't Show Up": Immigrant Identities and the Politics of Rural Research Bad Blood: Figurations of White/Trailer Trash in Diversifying Mobile Home Communities Farmers and Farmworkers in an Era of Stricter Immigration Controls: Shared Struggle or "Whites First"? Temporal Frames and Belonging Claims: Migration Histories of Farming Families in Southern Appalachia Cracks in the Neoliberal State: Latinx migration and contestations over place and belonging in rural Arkansas Gender Identity and Labor Migration: How Global Politics and Economics Matter in Migrant Gender Identity and Mobility Presentations: Global Nurses: Complicating the Global Care Chain with Migrant Nurses 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000083 Lost in the interspace: gender, migration and the experience of misrecognition in the context of transforming societies Performing Femininities and Masculinities in Different Migratory Contexts The Effect of Short-Term Female Migration on Family and Gender Roles in Fiji Gender, Class and Social Reproduction: Return migration to Southern Mexico in the Net-Zero Migration Era Human Rights and Political Subjectivities in Contemporary Contexts: Migrations, Movements, and CounterMovements Presentations: Economic Migrants, Terrorists, and Illegals: Transnational State Collusion in the Creation of a Post-Refugee World Speech as crime: The legal debate between "Cultural Genocide" and "Acculturation" in twentieth-century Brazil Linguistic Prejudice, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples in Alto Rio Negro, Brazil Notes on the conversation between Indigenous Peoples and national governments on human rights and citizenship in the tri-border of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Dimensions of agency in transnational engagements of Afghan migrants and return migrants Tacit political subjectivity: ethnification of Polish minority in Eastern Europe 3:00-4:30 p.m. World on the Move: Perspectives on Immigration, Migration and Displacement Presenters: John Homiak Smithsonian Institution 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000084 Amalia Cordova Latinx Digital Curator Smithsonian Institution 3:00-5:00 p.m. Gallery Session: Migration, Refugees, and Language Presentations: 287(g) Revisited: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Tennessee An Ethnographic Study of Refugee Women and their Experiences of Resettlement in Salt Lake City: A Focus on Gender Roles and Acculturation Cumbia Poder: Harnessing the Power of Cumbia Cultures and Sounds Across Borders Ethnography of Socioeconomic Class and Transnational Educational Experiences: Dynamics of Chinese Immigrant Parenting Activation in a Midwest Town in a Midwest Town How do heritage speakers support their 3rd generation children's bilingual development? An urgent call for making connections between family and institutional language policy decisions. I'm not messin' up! : The Efficacy of IRE Structures as a form of Participation in the Evaluation of Arabic-speaking student Comprehension in an ESL 1 Classroom Mexican Immigrant Women in New York and their Transnational Business Networks: Buying, Selling and Connecting with Food and Supplements Migrants, Refugees, and the Media: Local Interpretations of Mass Media Messages Motivations for Language Revitalization 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000085 Reuniting language, culture, and cognition in semantic typology: The case of MesoSpace The Bridge Project: Educational Justice at the Intersect of Anthropology and Activism The Power Found in Friendship: a Study of the Social Integration and Adjustment of Resettling Refugees The Voice of the Nation: Preserving Garifuna Ancestors as Political Actors through Language Revitalization Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Language-Learning Visualizing Language: The Utilization of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Videography in Creating Second-Language Environments 4:15-6:00 p.m. Migration, Media, and the Politics of Representation Presenters: David Ansari PhD candidate, The University of Chicago Nadeen Thomas Guest Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College Jelena Jankovic PhD Student, University of Notre Dame Adam Kersch Doctoral Student, University of California, Davis Friday, December 1, 2017 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000086 8:00-9:45 a.m. Migrant Resilience in A Hostile Time Presenters: Sealing Cheng Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong Alyshia Galvez Associate Professor, Lehman College, CUNY Anouk de Koning Associate Professor, Radboud University Eithne Luibheid University of Arizona 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Engaged Anthropology with Undocumented and Immigrant Students in the Trump Era Presenters: Kristin Yarris Assistant Professor, University of Oregon Mariela Nunez-Janes Associate Professor, University of North Texas Lauren Heidbrink Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach Whitney Duncan, Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000087 Margarita Salas Crespo Communications Coordinator, Children's Advocacy Alliance Wendy Vogt Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis J.C. Salyer Barnard College, Columbia University Relationships in transit: Marriage, family, and gender expectations in immigrant experiences Presentations: Marriage immigrants as "surrogate mothers" for Korea: Examining cultural discourses about gender, immigration, and mothering Gender shapes migration, migration reshapes gender: Chuukese migrant women's experiences in Guam, U.S. MOBILITY, EXCISION, and DELAYED MARRIAGES: NARRATIVES OF DISRUPTED RITES OF PASSAGE FROM YOUNG AFRICAN MIGRANTS "Who am I? Father, Mother, Husband or Wife?": Transformation of Gender Roles Believes among Transnational Migrant Family Members 2:00-3:45 p.m. #NoBanNoMuro/SanctuaryForAll: Local and Transborder Resistance to Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Policies in Trump's America Presentations: Sanctuary Place-Making in the Borderlands: A Historical Perspective The Dark Side of Sanctuary Cities: Limitations, Fragility and Complicity in Philadelphia 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000088 Refugees Are Welcome in Detroit: Anti-Trump Solidarity and Strategies of Local Resistance Entre Trump y Pena Nieto: Neoliberal States, Mixed-Status Families, and Building Resistance Across Borders Deserving DREAMers, Do-Gooders, Delinquents, and Drop-Outs: Understanding Immigrant Youth's Narratives of Self and Citizenship Status in Nativist Times Presentations: "Your Story is Your Ticket:" Latino Youth's College Application Essays and the Writing of Deserving Immigrant Selves in Nashville, Tennessee Civil Disobedience as Strategic Resistance in the Immigrant Rights Movement: Contesting Narratives of Deservingness and Belonging 'Deserving' Children in Family Detention? Allocating Empowerment in Nigerian Anti-Trafficking Campaigns Undocumented, Unafraid, and United: How Current Immigration Policy Has Shaped the Identities and Political Participation of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants in the United States Migrant Desires: Uprooted Lives and Labor in Unsettling Times Presentations: The Moral Education of Desire: Kurdish Migrant Workers and Islamic Orders in Istanbul Producing Desire or Reproducing the Family: Young Kurdish Urbanites in Rural Turkey Migrant Mothers: Parental Expectations and Contested Desires in Rural China Illicit Intimacy: Syrian Refugees and Female Domestic Workers in Beirut 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000089 Terrains of Desire: Tamil Place-Making in Paris 4:15-6:00 p.m. Migration, Transnationality, and the Social Determinants of Health Presentations: The Rhetoric of "Tremendous Disease" and its Potential Impact on Treatment-seeking for First Generation Migrants with Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the U.S. Overcoming Barriers to Healthcare Access among Low-income Latina Immigrants in South Carolina Reshaping Health Access and Matters of Life: Karen Undocumented Migrants in the Thai-Burma Border Culture's Role in Immigrant Health: Social Determinants of Depression and Diabetes Among Mexican women in Alabama Anthropology Matters in Medical Translation for Immigrants: The Cultivated Invisibility of Power and History in Patient-Doctor Interaction in Two Massachusetts Community Healthcare Centers The Sound of Silence in America: Deaf Immigrants and the Politics of Othering Saturday, December 2, 2017 8:00-9:45 a.m. International migrants in China: Infrastructures, trajectories and positionalities Presentations: New highly-skilled youth mobilities from Spain to China Bolivians in China and the emergence of commercial brokers Migration trajectories and positionalities of self-initiated Swiss migrants in China 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000090 Infrastructural cracking: Indian workers in a local Chinese market Family embeddedness and socio-spatial dimensions of dwelling: Migration infrastructures of Swedish corporate migrant families in Shanghai More than just business: Arab-Chinese marriages in commercial and cultural context 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Migration Matters: Crisis, Policy, and Engaging with Displacement at the Margins and Core of Europe Presentations: Ruptures and Continuities of Migration History: "Newcomers" and "Hosts" in Berlin Studying Up the "Helpers": The Turkish Political Elite's Instrumentalization of Displaced Syrians Sustainability at a Time of Crisis: Refugees, Health Care, and Response Capacity in Greece and Turkey Does Anthropology Matter in the Margins of Europe? Categories and Experiences of Forced Displacement in the Aegean Return to (and from) Surp Giragos: Displaced Stakeholders of Sacred Heritage Sites Navigating Educational Processes, Policies, and Practices: Work with Im/migrant and Refugee Youth around the Globe Presentations: Global policyscapes and historical memory: Ethnographies of democratic citizenship education in Poland and Guatemala Contesting exclusion by enacting equality: Claiming Muslim Youth Space in a Suburban US High School 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000091 Immigration policies circulating in ESOL professional development with K-12 teachers "We are All Brothers": How the discourse of color-blindness in schools shapes belonging for urban Syrian refugees in Jordan Behind Policy: Societal Influences Presentations: Fear and the Refugee. Some Thoughts on an Emotional and Political Strategy Letting Go to Get it Done: An Ethnographic Study of Progressive Social Policymaking in Conservative North Carolina Shifting Health Policy Landscapes: ACA or no ACA and what it means for Chicago Latinx Somaliland's Self Help in the Face of Famine: Cooperation of State, Civil Society and Diaspora Built on Cultural Identity The Human Face of Shifting Immigration-Enforcement Priorities in the United States The Role of On-the-Ground Land Relations in Determining Correlations Among Land Security, Food Security and Private Land Policy Enactment in Burkina Faso, West Africa Total Worker Health: Occupational Safety and Health Policy in a Post-Industrial Economy 12:15-1:30 p.m. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants Jayne Howell, California State University, Long Beach; David W. Haines, George Mason University; Fethi Keles, Clarkson University 2:00-3:45 p.m. Homeland(s), Part Two: Refugees, Immigrants and Ideologies of Place 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000092 Presentations: Mourning and recreating the "homeland": Okinawan colonial repatriates' "return" pilgrimages to the Northern Marianas Kosovo Roma Migrants in Germany: Ritual, Policy and the Conundrums of Homeland Strangers at Home, Strangers Abroad: The Psychological Displacement of American Ahmadi Muslims of Pakistani Origin Lessons in Solidarity and Coalition Building: Community Protection, Minority Leaders and new Women's March Protesters Respond to Threats on Refugees and Immigrants Nasz Heimat: How the German nationalist "homeland" concept got a Polish possessive adjective 2:00-3:45 p.m. Migrant Subjects: Solidarities, Values, and Care in Times of Uncertainty Presentations: "Chinese Background Vietnamese in London via China and Hong Kong: Communities Shaped Through Serial Migration" "It's the market": Talk of value and domestic work in Cairo 'Syria Calls You': Situating Syrian Experience and Solidarity in Paris "Me working hard for them": Transnational youths' narratives of their parents' sacrifices, familial well-being, and an ethics of care The Politics of Love and Labor: Film, Migration, and Race in the Indo-Caribbean Sunday, December 3, 2017 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000093 8:00-9:45 a.m. Anthropological Perspectives on Refugees and Migration Presentations: Living and Working In-Between: Early Refugees as Political Moderators for Asylum Seekers from Afghanistan in Athens, Greece Stranger Danger: National Enemies as Hosts and Guests The ethnography of migration: psychodynamic encounters with Afghan refugees Projective Identification in Interactions between Syrian Refugees and Germans 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Migrant, transnational and immigrant student experiences Presentations: Insiders' Perspectives: The US Experience of Korean Elite Students at Top-Ranked American Universities Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Central America: Metaphors of Trauma and Implications for Schools Transnational Students' Identity Construction and Future Educational Trajectories: A Korean-Guatemalan Case 12:15-2:00 p.m. From Feminized Victims to "Bad Hombres" - Gendered Scripts and Narratives of Belonging among Migrant Communities Presentations:: Hyper masculinity and privileged femininities: Migrant labor and the rise of the Taliban movement in Swat Valley, Pakistan 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000094 "Bad Hombres:" Criminalization, Masculinities, and Deportation from the United States Harbingers of Hope: Social Capital in the Lives of Unaccompanied Central American Minors Getting to Tell Their Story: Survivors of Trafficking and Narrative Formation in the Legal Process Indigenous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Refugee & Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Chiara Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Molly Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Rawan Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000095 Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) Sara Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine David FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Alex Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School Yvette Lopez, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Responding to Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avoid Sponsored by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University Friday, December 1, 2017 Monash Prato Centre, Italy Palazzo Vai Via Pugliesi, 26 59100 Prato (PO), Italy https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/internationalrefugee-workshop Description: The Castan Centre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU response to irregular migration and refugees. The purpose of the event will be to reflect on what Australia and the EU can 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000096 teach each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the past few years, the EU has looked to other jurisdictions for ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member states. In particular, there have been calls within Europe to follow the so called 'Australian solution' to refugees. In 2001, the then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking Australia's protection on the ship MV Tampa, by stating that Australia 'will decide who comes [into Australian territory] and the circumstances in which they come'. Since then, Australia has adopted a range of border control policies to deter refugees and deny access to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection visas, boat turn-backs, containment strategies in refugee producing countries and increasing cooperation with countries of transit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to enter Australian territory through irregular means. These strategies appear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave human rights abuses including the potential refoulement of refugees and others owed Australia's international protection. In addition, these policies have come at a high cost to Australia, both in terms of extraordinary financial resources and damage to Australia's international reputation. There are therefore clear pitfalls in the EU adopting Australia's border protection policies. This is not to say, however, that all aspects of Australia's refugee regime are without merit. For example, Australia's resettlement program offers many refugees a durable solution and when done well, provides a model that should be emulated. This workshop will discuss what Australia and the EU can learn from each other's experience of responding to refugees and irregular migration. It will ask: what are the legal, ethical and effective practices in each jurisdiction that should be adopted and which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? Return to Top ******** ******** 11. National Immigrant Integration Conference 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000097 Sunday-Tuesday, December 10-12, 2017 Phoenix Convention Center 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 http://niic2017.org/ Program: 8:00-9:45 a.m. Sunday December 10, 2017 2:00-3:30 p.m. Welcome & Opening Plenary MAINSTAGE PLENARY: BREAKING BREAD: FOOD, CULTURE & IMMIGRATION This plenary will explore the longstanding role of food as a facilitator of cultural exchange and a pathway to immigrant cultural and economic power. We will discuss food and cuisine as a way to bring people together and facilitate cultural exchange. We will explore the role of immigrant small businesses and entrepreneurship in the industry. Eddie Huang, a visionary restauranteur and a renowned commentator on the role of food in immigrant communities, will share his personal story and his reflections on our current political reality. The introductory and keynote remarks will be followed by an audience question and answer. Introductory Remarks: Caroline Randall Williams, Author of Soul Food Love (Random House), Poet, and Academic Keynote: Eddie Huang, Chef and Owner at Baohaus, Author of Fresh Off the Boat 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block 1 Business and Financial Empowerment: Comprehensive Financial Empowerment: Models for Success in Immigrant 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000098 Communities Citizenship: Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: Immigration Enforcement (and Criminalization) in a Trump Era Economic Justice: State and Local Campaigns to Expand Workers' Rights Education: Schools as Centers of Immigrant Integration and Success Federal Reforms: The Federal Immigration Landscape: Opportunities and Threats Special Session: The Organized Anti-Immigrant Movement: Who They Are, What They Want, and How We Can Push Back in Trump's America Monday December 11, 2017 9:00-10:30 a.m. Morning Plenary 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Track Session Block 2 Health: Addressing the Emotional Health Needs and Trauma Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees Receiving Comms: Applying a Racial Justice Lens to Immigrant Integration Work Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Global Migration and Refugee Flows--Bridging the Global Context to Local Responses State and Local Integration Strategies: Budget and Appropriations Workshop 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000099 Adult Education and Workforce: Multi-Partner Collaborations with Lessons for the Future 12:15-1:45 p.m. Lunch Plenary MAINSTAGE PLENARY & LUNCH: FORCES SHAPING OUR FIGHT: GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC MEGA - TRENDS INFORMING OUR STRATEGY How can we understand our current political context at home and around the globe? What can we learn from the past about how we must approach the fights ahead? What are the mega-trends of which we must not lose sight as we consider the next era in a long arc of social justice? This plenary will explore the global refugee crisis and climate change, nationalism and globalism, the global state of workers, and how our policies and campaigns for reform are shaped by our nation's shifting conceptions of national security, borders, and criminality. Keynote and Introductory Remarks: David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee Moderator: Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change Kalia Abiade, Program Director, Pillars Fund Maria Elena Durazo, General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, UNITE HERE Ambassador Carlos Sada, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States Performance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei 2:15-3:30 p.m. Track Session Block 3 Citizenship: Building Momentum in Your City: Working with Government and Existing Infrastructures 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000100 Economic Justice: Relief and Protection for Workers: U Visas, Deferred Action, and Other Options for Victims of Labor Abuses and Workplace Rights Defenders Education: Taking Stock of ESSA's Potential Impact on Immigrant and English-Learner Students Federal Immigration Policy: What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Immigrant Integration Health: The Possibility of Changes to the Health Care Landscape and Effects on Immigrant Communities Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Engaging the Faith Community 2:15-5:15 p.m. Strategy Block Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: New Strategies to Fight Deportations in the Trump era Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Building and Leveraging Public Support for Refugee Resettlement in a Time of Backlash & Uncertainty 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block 4 State and Local Integration Strategies: Rural and Suburban Strategies Adult Education and Workforce: The Evolving Case for Supporting the Integration of High Skilled Immigrants Business and Financial Empowerment: Engaging the Business Sector in Immigrant Integration and Policy Advocacy Citizenship: Shaping a New American Electorate through Naturalization Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: A Rising Tide of Hate: How Our Communities Can Come Together For 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000101 Change Tuesday December 12, 2017 8:30-10:00 a.m. Morning Plenary 10:30-11:45 a.m. Track Sessions Block 5 Education: Meeting the Needs of Newcomer Immigrant Youth: A Collective Call to Action for Educators and Community Partners Federal Immigration Policy: Next Steps on Immigration Executive Actions Health: Resiliency in advocating for immigrant health in hostile environments Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strengthening Inclusive Communications in Challenging Times State and Local Integration Strategies: Census 2020: Building Grassroots, Local, State Collaboration in 2017 for a Complete Count of Immigrants 1:15-2:30 p.m. Track Sessions Block 6 Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: The Local and State Line of Defense Adult Education and Workforce: Expanding Services for Immigrants and Refugees Across the Adult Education and Training Policy and Program Landscape Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strategy Session: Receiving Communities Engagement: What Comes Next 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000102 3:00-4:15 p.m. Closing Plenary After years of progress on immigrant and refugee integration policy at the federal, state, and local levels, two years of a Presidential Task Force on New Americans, the first-ever Presidential candidates' commitments to an Office for New Americans and a broad immigrant integration agenda, champions in Mayors and legislators... we face an entirely new political reality. What is immigrant integration in 2017 and beyond? What will it mean for our work together? For our work with grassroots leaders and states and cities? Join the foremost thought leaders in the field to strategize. Introductory Remarks: Tara Raghuveer, Deputy Director, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) Moderator: Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, Director, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, and Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder, United We Dream Eva Millona, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition; NPNA Board Co-Chair Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA); NPNA Executive Committee Member Return to Top ******** ******** 12. 33 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000103 7th Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries Monday-Tuesday, December 11-12, 2017 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France https://www.oecd.org/els/mig/OECD-CEPII-2017-call-for-papers.pdf Overview: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the University of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Luxembourg and IRES (Universite Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 7th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" on December 11-12, 2017. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for the conference include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants' self-selection, the labor market and public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. Return to Top ******** 34 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000104 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 35 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000105 Pinkerton, Christopher M (Chris) From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sunday, November 05, 2017 2:02 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 11/5/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 11/5/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Can We Finally Get Rid of the Visa Lottery?," Mark Krikorian 2. "Trump's Right. End the Diversity Visa Lottery," Steven Camarota 3. "TRAC, Once Again Cutting Sign in the Wrong Direction," Dan Cadman 4. "The Amnesty 'Me Toos' Begin," Dan Cadman 5. "What We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov," Dan Cadman 6. "On the Use and Misuse of DACA Information," Dan Cadman 7. "An Op-Ed That Can't Be Reconciled with Its Author's Legislative Efforts," Dan Cadman 8. "Another Uzbek Visa Lottery Terrorist?," Andrew R. Arthur 9. "Identifying Fraud in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Agencies Can Do More," Andrew Arthur 10. "Another Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery," Andrew Arthur 11. " 'Temporary' Protected Status: The Biggest Misnomer in Immigration," Andrew Arthur 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000106 12. "A Case Study for Immigration Court Backlogs: The BIA's Restatement Of The Obvious," Andrew Arthur 13. "Dying for Diversity," Jason Richwine 14. "USCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers," David North 15. "Uzbekistan and the Diversity Visa Lottery," David North 16. "Op-Ed Considers Guatemalan Emigration: 'Is It Worth It?'," Kausha Luna 17. "Guatemala Holds Job Fair: 'More Employment, Less Migration'," Kausha Luna 18. "L-1 Petitions Grew in Past Two Years," Preston Huennekens 19. "A Bad Deal For the U.S.," Michael Cutler 20. "Allahu Akbar-itis," Michelle Malkin 21. "America: Give us Your ... Huddled Islamists Yearning for Jihad?," Daniel Horowitz 22. "What Needed to Be Said after New York," Jonathan S. Tobin 23. "After the West Side Highway Jihad: What Does 'Extreme Vetting' Mean?," Andrew C. McCarthy 24. "Religious Extremism by Any Other Name," Mona Charen 25. "Political Correctness Aided Radical Islamic Bike-Path Attack," Deroy Murdock 26. "Uzbek NYC Terror Suspect Entered U.S. Under Diversity Visa Program," Paul Mirengoff 27. "The Left Has Blood on Its Hand in Manhattan," Daniel Greenfield 28. "New York Terror Suspect on Diversity Lottery Visa," Mark Angelides 29. "Immigration in the National Interest," Sen. Tom Cotton 30. "Dreaming of Amnesty: Legalization Will Spur More Illegal Immigration," David Inserra 31. "California Is Building the Wrong Wall," Rep. Michael McCaul 32. "After NYC Terrorist Attack, Let's Get a Small Immigration Deal," Timothy P. Carney 33. "Don't Get Fooled Again: Trump and Congress Can Learn from Reagan and Reform Our Immigration System," John Heubusch 34. "A Simple Way for Trump to Slow the Tide of Illegal Immigrants," Brian C. Joondeph 35. "NYC Victims Lost Schumer's Diversity Visa Lottery," Daniel John Sobiesk 36. "It's Time to Confirm Permanent Leadership for Customs and Border Patrol," Nelson Balido 37. "LOL: Flailing Virginia Democrat Flip-Flops on Sanctuary Cities," Guy Benson 38. "Ralph Northam: I Completely Support That Sanctuary City Ban That I Voted Against!," Jim Geraghty 39. "In Memory of Katie Steinle, it's Time to Finally Shut Down 'Sanctuary Cities'," Dave Ray 40. "Democrats' Addiction to the Race Card Is Suicidal," Ed Rogers 41. "Jihad on the Bike Path," Mark Steyn 42. "Illegal Alien Voting," Lloyd Billingsley 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000107 43. "Treason Lobbyist Ed Gillespie Feels Heat, Sees Light, May Surprise in VA Governor Race," A.W. Morgan 44. "Media Priest Fr. James Martin Wants 'Dialogue' with Homosexuals - But Not With Immigration Patriots," Clayton Bishop 45. "RAISE Act, Proposed by Congress, Will Reform Our Immigration System," Jim Kallinger 46. "The Diversity Visa Program Makes No Sense," David Frum 47. "Immigration and Terror," Baltimore Sun 48. "Trump Wants to Crack Down on Immigration, But His Hands Are Tied," Mark Hay 49. "Trump's Diversity Trap: Immigration Fear-Mongering vs. Jobs," Sophia Tesfaye 50. "Protect Immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua: Don't Yank Temporary Protected Status, President Trump," Perla Canales 51. Canada: "Flood of Fefugees Takes Toll on City Finances," Sue Ann Levy 52. Canada: "New Immigration Quotas: Too Low and No Long-Range Plan," Doug Saunders 53. Canada: "Justin Trudeau Rolls the Dice on Immigration," Campbell Clark 54. Canada: "Tough Questions We Should be Asking About Canada's Immigration Targets," Themrise Khan 55. Canada: "In the Era of Extreme Immigration Vetting, Canada Remains a Noble Outlier," John Ivison 1. Can We Finally Get Rid of the Visa Lottery? By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, November 1, 2017 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453326/abolish-visa-lottery In his Morning Jolt, Jim Geraghty asks "What exactly did terrorist Sayfullo Saipov bring to the United States that we needed so badly?" The answer is, Diversity! Saipov (whose first name, fittingly, is from the Arabic for "Sword of Allah") seems to have come here from Uzbekistan through the Diversity Visa Lottery. The visa lottery was enacted in its current form in 1990 as affirmative action for white immigrants, who couldn't qualify under the other categories because they lacked job skills or close-enough family - i.e., to "diversify" the immigration flow. It has since morphed into affirmative action for African and Muslim immigrants. It admits each year 50,000 immigrants (temporarily down from 55,000 for reasons too convoluted to bother with) from countries that don't send many immigrants to the U.S. 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000108 Of course, the admission of one jihadi killer through this cockamamie program (several, actually) isn't in itself enough of a reason to rid of it. But there are plenty more. (I recently did a quickie video on the lottery, and CIS analysis of it, going back decades, is here.) From a security standpoint, the program admits a disproportionate share of immigrants from terrorist breeding grounds, and creates new migration networks from those places where none existed before. Looking at the 2015 green card data (the most recent available) shows the lottery accounted for less than 5 percent of total green cards issued that year. But the percentages of green cards from potential terror hotspots that were granted through the visa lottery are much larger: Country Percent ------------ ----------- UAE................ 10 Saudi Arabia ...15 Iran...................18 Egypt................24 Turkey...............26 Sudan...............27 Kazakhstan.......29 Kyrgyzstan........31 Azerbaijan.........34 Tajikistan...........46 Algeria.............. 58 Uzbekistan........58 (Immigrants from other terror hotspots, like Iraq and Somalia, are mostly refugees.) The problem here is twofold: screening and enclaves. The lottery increases the size of precisely those haystacks where the terrorist needle is most likely to be found. As I noted in 2005 House testimony: weeding out fraudulent lottery applications, and even processing legitimate ones, is a diversion for an 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000109 agency that's supposed to be identifying terrorists among the millions seeking to come to America. An internal audit conducted by the State Department in the 1990s characterized the visa lottery as a costly unfunded mandate that saps personnel resources. But, as Andy McCarthy noted earlier, while screening out individual jihadis is important, "[t]he overarching threat is selfcreated: an immigration policy that promotes assimilation-resistant enclaves in which sharia supremacism embeds." Along those lines it's worth noting that Pakistan and Bangladesh used to qualify for the lottery because they sent few immigrants. But precisely because of the lottery, Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigration has now grown so large that people from those countries no longer are eligible to participate. Was it really wise policy to use the lottery to promote the growth of Pakistani enclaves in the United States? If an Uzbek marries an American citizen, or a Turkmen Einstein gets a university appointment, great - we should welcome them warmly. But, even apart from its security vulnerabilities, the lottery is based on the absurd idea that foreigners from all countries deserve an equal opportunity to move here, and those who don't qualify under existing categories must have a special one created just for them - affirmative action immigration, if you will, for Belarusians, Uzbeks, Iranians, Congolese, et al. Fortunately, the RAISE Act, which the president has said would be part of his price for amnestying the DACAs, would abolish this travesty. Unfortunately, it appears that the Republican leadership is willing to amnesty the DACAs in exchange for nothing more than some "drones on the border" fakery. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Trump's Right. End the Diversity Visa Lottery By Steven Camarota The Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2017 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-camarota-diversity-visa-lottery-20171102-story.html 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000110 ... National security problems with the lottery have long been known. At a 2003 congressional hearing, the inspector general of the State Department, which oversees the lottery, testified that the program "contains significant risks to national security from hostile intelligence officers, criminals and terrorists attempting to use the program for entry into the United States as permanent residents." The concerns identified at that hearing 14 years ago remain. In 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement created a list of countries that "promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members." Of the top 10 source countries for lottery winners in 2016, four were on ICE's list: Egypt (No. 2), Iran (No. 3), Uzbekistan (No. 5) and Sudan (No. 7). Many other countries on the ICE list also send significant numbers of lottery winners. ... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-camarota-diversity-visa-lottery-20171102-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** 3. TRAC, Once Again Cutting Sign in the Wrong Direction By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 ... I deeply admire their tenacity in obtaining statistics and airing them for public view and examination, but I loathe their barely concealed bias in favor of aliens and against the rule of law, which frequently enough manifests itself in shallow or flawed analyses of the data they present, often skewing it in a way that is designed to make government enforcement efforts look ineffectual or callous. But sometimes their efforts simply render their own analyses as facile. In many ways, this is the epitome of irony. TRAC was obliged to push extremely hard against the Obama White House's propensity toward obliquity and deception. Whole areas of information previously available to the public (such as approval vs. denial rates for various immigration benefits) disappeared during that administration, and many other 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000111 statistics were simply withheld in an attempt to obscure just how far the federal bureaucracy had been shoved to the left in order to create a new post-national environment in which immigration enforcement and control became reviled concepts. And yet TRAC, which apparently shares the same philosophical bent as the prior White House, at least where immigration and open borders are concerned, doesn't seem to comprehend exactly how far that administration went to hide and deceive. The latest chapter in the book of flawed analysis comes with TRAC's announcement of a new report: "Immigration Court Filings Take Nose Dive, While Court Backlog Increases". Here's what they have to say: ... https://cis.org/Cadman/TRAC-Once-Again-Cutting-Sign-Wrong-Direction Return to Top ******** ******** 4. The Amnesty 'Me Toos' Begin By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 ... That's the problem with amnesties. The minute one is mentioned -- in this case, one for the so-called "Dreamers" who were also happy recipients of abusive governmental largesse in the form of a made-up program with no statutory basis (DACA) -- it generates an immediate response of me-too-ism from anyone who has been treated "unfairly" by the immigration system. Unfortunately, treated unfairly tends to be generic code for "Wait a minute, just because I'm in your country illegally, you mean you really want to force me to leave?" Even more unfortunately, it isn't just the aliens themselves who turn up the volume to demand even more governmental concessions after receiving years of benefits to which they weren't entitled. It almost inevitably also includes an unholy alliance of open borders and alien advocacy groups working in concert with businesses and corporate employers who insist that they need unfettered access to cheap, pliable, and plentiful alien labor to do their bidding, often under 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000112 conditions that citizens and resident aliens would find objectionable. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Amnesty-Me-Toos-Begin Return to Top ******** ******** 5. What We DON'T Know about Sayfullo Saipov By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 1, 2017 ... First, consider that if Saipov had been arrested in New York City, the site of the attack and a notorious sanctuary jurisdiction, the city itself would have released him back to the street so that he could go on to commit the attack. Of course, you won't find Mayor DeBlasio speaking to that point in any public appearance. It sure would be nice for some irreverent journalist to ask him to reconcile that. Second, with regard to Saipov, I watched a BBC new anchor interview one of their BBC Uzbek Service reporters. She made the cogent point that, while he appears to have "radicalized" in the United States, he may in fact have left Uzbekistan (a majority-Muslim country ruled by Muslims) due to the government's program of actively monitoring mosques, preachers, and congregations because it is sharply aware that there is a strain of virulent, radical Islam that inevitably results in violence. (Ironically, some Uzbeks successfully claim refugee status based on the government's repressive policies, even though there is clearly a basis for its security concerns.) She made the point that Saipov, if inclined toward such radical leanings, would have had to emigrate to avoid arrest, and therefore chose a country where freedom of religion is guaranteed. It's appalling to think that one of the freedoms enshrined in our constitution would be used against us in this way, but her observations had a cogency to them that's hard to deny. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/What-We-DONT-Know-about-Sayfullo-Saipov 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000113 Return to Top ******** ******** 6. On the Use and Misuse of DACA Information By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, October 30, 2017 ... Third, why would it be a misuse of such information if it were used to pinpoint selected DACA recipients for removal if, for instance, it became known that they had lied on their forms about past crimes or gang affiliations or the like? And make no mistake, that is exactly what is being defined as "misuse", as is clear from a perusal of other media outlets that have reported on the senators' letter. When I prepare and fill out my taxes, would it be reasonable to demand that I be safeguarded from investigation if I lie or commit fraud simply because I am submitting personal information? Ditto the day if and when I seek Social Security benefits. Unlikely, isn't it? So why should illegal aliens be given a pass on that? Fourth, and probably most important, we have seen the effects when recipients of amnesties are protected via various confidentiality statutes -- in effect, they are shielded from the ordinary operation of enforcement in a host of areas, from everyday lawbreaking to national security investigations, because the keeper of the information is forbidden from providing it to those who most need it. This happened after the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed. It should never happen again. As to misuse -- real misuse -- of the information? There are already plenty of administrative agency, civil, and criminal penalties that exist to punish officials who abuse information under color of law. Shouldn't that suffice? ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Use-and-Misuse-DACA-Information Return to Top 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000114 ******** ******** 7. An Op-Ed That Can't Be Reconciled with Its Author's Legislative Efforts By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, October 30, 2017 House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) has written an op-ed for National Review Online, "California Is Building the Wrong Wall: Its new 'sanctuary state' law protects criminals and sets up barriers between local and federal law-enforcement agencies". In his op-ed, McCaul discusses the recent signing into law by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown of California SB 54, a terrible piece of legislation that turns all of California into a sanctuary for illegal aliens; specifically, illegal alien criminals who are arrested by police, whom federal authorities want to take custody of once state proceedings are finished. He says, in pertinent part: ... McCaul clearly understands the problem well. That's why I'm unable to reconcile his op-ed with the bill he has sponsored in Congress, H.R. 3548, the "Border Security for America Act of 2017", which I have examined and reviewed twice now, both in its original and its amended forms (see here and here). One of the shortcomings of the original bill, which has survived in the newer version, is that McCaul's measure would provide funding for state, tribal, and local governments in a number of programs, including the Border Patrol-sponsored "Operation Stone Garden", yet, as I noted in my first review, "[q]uite simply, McCaul has inserted absolutely no language in here limiting recipients of Stonegarden funds to those agencies that also fully cooperate with all DHS immigration enforcement entities, including through honoring of detainers. How could this bill not include such language? It's beyond comprehension." ... https://cis.org/Cadman/OpEd-Cant-Be-Reconciled-Its-Authors-Legislative-Efforts Return to Top 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000115 ******** ******** 8. Another Uzbek Visa Lottery Terrorist? It's time to act By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 ... But did you that he may not have been the first Uzbekistani terrorist to have entered under the visa lottery? And he may not be the last. Reports state that, just four days before Saipov's attack, Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, a 27-year-old immigrant and native of Uzbekistan, received a 15-year sentence in federal court in Brooklyn "after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State (IS) militants." According to Reuters: ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Another-Uzbek-Visa-Lottery-Terrorist ******** ******** 9. Identifying Fraud in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Agencies Can Do More By Andrew Arthur Center For Immigration Studies, November 3, 2017 In connection with that effort, all three should jointly undertake a study to assess the extent of fraud in the asylum and refugee processes. Specifically, USCIS, EOIR, and DOS should review a representative sample of cases involving aliens who have been granted asylum and refugee status and perform a forensic analysis of those cases to determine the factual validity of the claims therein. Such review should include in-country investigations, as well as interviews with 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000116 successful applicants, their family members, and where possible, local officials in the countries of origin of those individuals. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Identifying-Fraud-US-Refugee-Admissions-Program Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Another Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery By Andrew Arthur Center For Immigration Studies, November 1, 2017 Even if it turns out, contrary to press reports, that Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov did not enter the United States under the DV program, this avenue of immigration poses unjustifiable risks to the United States and must be shut down. The RAISE Act, S. 354, would do just that, and Congress should consider that bill, or similar legislation, to eliminate this national security vulnerability. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Another-Terrorist-Exploits-Diversity-Visa-Lottery Return to Top ******** ******** 11. 'Temporary' Protected Status: The Biggest Misnomer in Immigration By Andrew Arthur 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000117 Center For Immigration Studies, October 31, 2017 The administration indicated that it plans on limiting TPS abuses when in May USCIS extended the designation of Haiti for six months, through January 22, 2017. In the Federal Register notice for that extension, the agency "encouraged [TPS beneficiaries] to prepare for their return to Haiti in the event Haiti's designation is not extended again, including requesting updated travel documents from the Government of Haiti." The review period for that designation must begin no later than November 23, 2017. Termination of the TPS designation for Haiti will signal that the Trump administration plans to be less generous and more rigorous in reviewing extensions of TPS designations than its predecessors have. Expect the debate over this issue to heat up as those extension dates near. You will likely see heart-rending stories in newspapers about the potential separation of families, and read questionable economic analyses concerning the cost to the American economy were TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to expire. Congress and the president must act dispassionately, however, if TPS is to be truly effective and "temporary" in the future. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Temporary-Protected-Status-Biggest-Misnomer-Immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 12. A Case Study for Immigration Court Backlogs: The BIA's Restatement Of The Obvious By Andrew Arthur Center For Immigration Studies, October 30, 2017 Given the possibility that there will be some kind of future "Dreamers" legislation coming out of Congress and headed to the president's desk, one of the non-negotiables should be the ability to use the information they submit when needed to further law enforcement inquiries, whether for immigration or any other legitimate purpose. Taking access to the information off the table is a serious mistake, and smacks of a double standard. No U.S. citizen is ever given a pass on using his information against him if he violates the law. 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000118 ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Case-Study-Immigration-Court-Backlogs Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Dying for Diversity By Jason Richwine The Corner at National Review Online, November 2, 2017 ... Defending the lottery in 2006, Senator Chuck Schumer stated that "it had a very simple purpose ... our immigration laws were based on family reunification and certain other qualifications [useful skills], so there were whole ranges of countries from which people could not get visas." There you have it. The only purpose of the program is right there in the name -- "diversity," which is as empty a purpose as one can imagine. "The U.S. isn't Noah's Ark," Powerline's Paul Mirengoff noted yesterday. "We don't need immigrants from every country." Especially not immigrants selected at random. One terrorist incident by itself does not justify abolishing a program, but it does bring the pointlessness of the lottery into sharp relief. When a refugee commits terrorism, there is perhaps some minor consolation that our heart was in the right place when we brought him here. For all the problems with our refugee program -- and there are many -- at least it is rooted in our desire to alleviate human suffering around the globe. But Sayfullo Saipov was not invited for any humanitarian reason, nor was he invited to rejoin family members or to apply his specialized skills. He was invited because his name was drawn out of a diversity hat. Cold comfort to his victims, indeed. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453362/diversity-lottery-visa-program-immigration-goals-not-accomplished Return to Top 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000119 ******** ******** 14. USCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 3, 2017 ... The objective of the policy memorandum seems to be to make it easier for employers with one or more subsidiaries or affiliates to pay $750 rather than $1,500 for each H-1B visa, a relatively tiny gift to some of the smaller players in the massive IT industry. Since H-1B visas are usually good for three years, this reduction comes to about $250 a year, or in a 2,000-hour work year, about 12.5 cents an hour; hardly high finance, but there is very high skullduggery, as we will see. How USCIS accomplishes this loophole enlargement -- all without any additional legislation -- is a wonder of Washington linguistics, and reflects well on the creativeness, if not the public-spiritedness, of some lobbyist whose name we will probably never know. The 180-Degree Turn. The plain language of the law cited above would seem to indicate that if an entity, including its subsidiaries or affiliates, has more than 25 full time employees, the entity has to pay at the $1,500 rate. The word "including" would seem to be significant. The policy memorandum, written 19 years after the law was enacted, notes that "The terms 'affiliate' and 'subsidiary' are not defined in INA 214(c)(9)(B)." ... https://cis.org/North/USCIS-Plays-Word-Games-Ease-Costs-H1B-Employers Return to Top ******** ******** 15. 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000120 Uzbekistan and the Diversity Visa Lottery By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 1, 2017 ... What I found interesting is that a large majority of the immigrants from that former USSR republic, came to the United States on diversity visas. In 2015, for example, there were 2,524 lottery visas or adjustment of status beneficiaries reported for incoming permanent resident aliens coming from Uzbekistan, according to Department of State records, while Homeland Security statistics on all new green cards issued that year showed 3,977 for people from that nation. In other words more than two-thirds of the incoming immigrants from that nation came through the diversity route, an unusually high percentage. Worldwide, only about 5 percent of incoming immigrants use that visa. ... https://cis.org/North/Uzbekistan-and-Diversity-Visa-Lottery Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Op-Ed Considers Guatemalan Emigration: "Is It Worth It?" By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, October 31, 2017 ... Pros: Remittances. The author argues migration is a "robust" business for Guatemala. Remittances sent to Guatemala from abroad comprise a significant portion of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Moreover, this source of income has kept prices from skyrocketing, as has been the case in other countries. Additionally, remittances appear to benefit 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000121 migrants' families, the country, and banks. Cons: Family. Another cost of emigration presented by the author is that of family disintegration. The obvious separation occurs when a family member (typically a male) leaves for the United States. However, the author adds that the disintegration continues for those migrants who return to find that their children have grown up, their spouses have entered other relationships, and that parents and grandparents have died. ... https://cis.org/Luna/OpEd-Considers-Guatemalan-Emigration-It-Worth-It Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Guatemala Holds Job Fair: "More Employment, Less Migration" By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, October 30, 2017 ... Last week, Guatemala's Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare hosted a national job fair. The tagline for this event was "More Employment, Less Migration". Recognizing the lack of economic opportunities as the primary factor for emigration, the Guatemalan government worked with about 70 companies in the private sector to market approximately 8,000 job opportunities. ... In line with the theme of the event, "more employment, less migration", U.S. Ambassador Arreaga spoke on the educational and economic conditions of Guatemalan youth. Per the ambassador, 1.6 million Guatemalan youth do not attend school. The unemployment rate of youth ages 15-24 is five times higher than the rest of the population that is economically active. As such, Arreaga made the following statement, "My government is committed to continue working so that young Guatemalans have the opportunity to build a better future and have no reason to seek opportunities 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000122 outside their country." ... https://cis.org/Luna/Guatemala-Holds-Job-Fair-More-Employment-Less-Migration Return to Top ******** ******** 18. L-1 Petitions Grew in Past Two Years By Preston Huennekens Center For Immigration Studies, October 31, 2017 The visa reports tally the total number of individuals in a given year who are issued a visa in any of the L categories. The transferring employees receive L-1 visas and their dependents receive L-2 visas. Visas are different than petitions, which the recent data release reported on. Petition applications are filed with USCIS by the company that wishes to transfer overseas employees to offices in the United States. Visas are only given following a petition's certification by USCIS. The petition numbers reflect only new applications for transfers, which explains why the petition numbers in a given year are less than the total number of L visas actually circulating. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/L1-Petitions-Grew-Past-Two-Years Return to Top ******** ******** 19. A Bad Deal For the U.S. 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000123 Generous plea bargain for serious human trafficker bodes poorly for national security. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, October 30, 2017 ... Plea bargains are compromises but our national security should never be compromised. Although I am reluctant to second-guess the prosecutors, today I am compelled to disagree with the the plea bargain that will set Khan free in just 31 months. According to the ICE press release, a plea bargain agreement was reached between federal prosecutors and Khan in which he agreed to plead guilty to a single count of alien smuggling in exchange for a 31-month prison sentence. In reality, he smuggled dozens of illegal aliens into the United States. Khan's crimes endangered the lives of the aliens he smuggled, but, first and foremost, his crimes created a significant threat to U.S. national security and public safety. The illegal aliens he smuggled in were citizens of countries that are associated with terrorism, specifically, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. According to evidence and intelligence gathered by a group of U.S. law enforcement agencies including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Joint Terrorism Task Force; FBI-Miami; and the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), at least one of the smuggled aliens had a direct nexus to terrorism. That individual was a citizen of Afghanistan who authorities said was involved in a plot to conduct an attack in the U.S. or Canada and had family ties to members of the Taliban. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268267/bad-deal-us-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Allahu Akbar-itis America's deadly and debilitating disease 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000124 By Michelle Malkin National Review Online, November 1, 2017 ... From the Muslim monsters who decapitated American hostage Nick Berg, to the Fort Dix, N.J., attack plotters, to convicted al-Qaeda scientist Aafia Siddiqui, to Fort Hood assassin Nidal Malik Hasan, to Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, to the machete-wielding murderers who beheaded a London soldier on a busy street, to the truck and stabbing jihadists in Dijon and Nantes, to the Charlie Hebdo-targeting jihadists in Paris, to the ISIS gunmen at Bataclan, to double-stabber Wasil Rafat Farooqui in Roanoke, Va., the message of "Allahu Akbar" is unmistakable: Kill all infidels. But to those who pretend that "Islamophobia" and the imagined "backlash" against Muslims are greater threats than the hijackers and head-choppers, "Allahu Akbar" is Arabic for "The death and destruction committed in the name of Islam have nothing to do with Islam." ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453308/nyc-attacker-said-allahu-akbar-stop-whitewashing-it Return to Top ******** ******** 21. America: Give us Your ... Huddled Islamists Yearning for Jihad? By Daniel Horowitz Conservative Review, November 2, 2017 ... Incidentally, the New York Times published an article yesterday chronicling the history of the Uzbek government cracking down on non-government sanctioned mosques and the growth of some of the most virulent strains of Islamic supremacism fomenting in Central Asia. As they observe, "Proselytizing by Saudi-financed groups advocated a particularly austere form of Islam," and an outsized number of Uzbeks have joined ISIS. The Atlantic ran a similar story, 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000125 noting how the Soviet-style authoritarianism in Uzbekistan is pushing its Islamists "underground and, ultimately, abroad." While the media is trying to bash the Uzbek government and insinuate that we shouldn't clamp down on radical mosques here, because, in their view, it radicalizes the Islamists even more, they are stumbling across an important truth: Irrespective of whether the Uzbek government's actions caused the radicalism or if it was bound to happen anyway, it is clear that some of the most extreme jihadists are now fleeing Muslim countries, ironically, because of these crackdowns. They are coming to the West as refugees or quasi-refugees, even though they are antithetical to the prototype of the persecuted minority we want to admit through the refugee program. What is our government doing to protect against this rising tide? We have brought in roughly 60,000 immigrants from Uzbekistan since 9/11 and thousands more from other former Soviet countries dominated by this same dynamic of a Muslim population with a secular authoritarian government. How do we know we are not bringing in their "persecuted" jihadists? ... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/america-give-us-your-huddled-islamists-yearning-for-jihad Return to Top ******** ******** 22. What Needed to Be Said after New York Both parties wrongly seek to exploit tragedies for political ends. But a discussion about what is not being done to fight terror is necessary. By Jonathan S. Tobin National Review Online, November 2, 2017 ... The "extreme vetting" that Trump has proposed, though it is often laughed off by Democrats as hyperbole, would be useful. Assessing potential immigrants and refugees not on the basis of their religion but on their support for radicalIslamist groups that seek to replace democracies with theocratic and totalitarian regimes is necessary. Those doing the vetting should move into the 21st century and spend more time analyzing social-media accounts and other public records. An effort to institutionalize such practices is an appropriate response to terror. But since the New York killer 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000126 was reportedly radicalized after coming to this country, that tougher approach to immigration is irrelevant to this specific case. Yet the Manhattan incident ought to provoke a debate about one policy change that could have a real impact on homegrown terrorism. During the term of de Blasio's predecessor, the NYPD pursued a strategy of surveilling mosques and other venues that were gathering places for radicals and those they sought to influence. But the American Civil Liberties Union and politicians like de Blasio damned the program as "spying" whose goal was to foster discrimination against Muslims and to chill free speech. Despite the cogent protests of former police commissioner Ray Kelly, the NYPD abandoned the program. While the police have continued to do some surveillance, for the most part the effort to combat homegrown terror has been scaled back, making it easier for radicalized immigrants such as the New York killer to evade detection until they strike. It should be resumed. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453347/new-york-attack-trump-hypocrite-so-are-liberals Return to Top ******** ******** 23. After the West Side Highway Jihad: What Does 'Extreme Vetting' Mean? Our immigration system needs to take Islam into account, to distinguish pro-American Muslims from sharia supremacists. By Andrew C. McCarthy National Review Online, November 1, 2017 ... I wrote about the Diversity Visa Program in The Grand Jihad, my book about the sharia supremacist strategy for infiltrating and "destroying the West" (to quote the Muslim Brotherhood). As detailed there: Since the Bush 41 administration, the State Department has also been running a "Diversity Visa" program, the very purpose of which is to promote immigration from countries whose citizens resist coming to the 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000127 United States -- i.e., to encourage our cultural disintegration. It is a hare-brained scheme, concocted by hard-Left Senator Ted Kennedy, because the Irish (yes, the Irish!) were purportedly underrepresented in our gorgeous mosaic. Mark Krikorian, the director of the Center for Immigration Studies, describes the consequences: Fully one-third of the annual diversity-visa lottery winners now come from Islamic countries, which means that the program has become a disproportionately important immigration vehicle for Muslims. It has been nearly a decade since I wrote that passage. In the interim, it has become only clearer that the jihadists are only the tip of the spear. We are dealing with an ideological enemy whose aim -- they are quite explicit about this -- is to supplant Western culture and law with sharia's repressive societal system and legal code. This is the objective of all jihadism. These violent attacks cannot happen, at least not with regularity, unless the militants have a support system: ideological enclaves that foster incitement, recruitment, training, fund-raising, and moral support. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453313/diversity-visa-lottery-terrorism-vetting-sharia-supremacy Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Religious Extremism by Any Other Name The Left seems blind to the link between ideology and violence. By Mona Charen National Review Online, November 3, 2017 ... The Left fears that any terror attack will be exploited to stoke animosity toward Muslims and immigrants. President Trump obliges by vowing to end the diversity lottery and fulminating about the death penalty (thus making it more difficult for prosecutors to secure capital punishment, but oh well). Trump embodies the caricature of the ignorant bigot. It's a stark contrast to the prudent response of President George W. Bush to 9/11. Bush was resolute against our enemies yet determined not to scapegoat our friends. 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000128 ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453380/new-york-terror-attack-islamism-islam Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Political Correctness Aided Radical Islamic Bike-Path Attack Disconnected dots enabled Saipov's terrorist mayhem. By Deroy Murdock National Review Online, November 3, 2017 ... The terrorist came into our country through what is called 'The Diversity Visa Lottery Program,' a Chuck Schumer beauty," President Donald J. Trump explained via Twitter. Referring to Schumer's 1990 legislation, signed by biggovernment Republican president G. H. W. Bush, Trump said at the White House, "Diversity lottery. Sounds nice. It's not nice. It's not good." America should not limit immigrants to those from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. But a relentless quest for "diversity" does not justify a passport Powerball program that, in 2016, granted visas to people from such terrorist hotbeds as Iran (2,788 immigrants), Libya (127), Somalia (104), Sudan (1,833), Syria (164), and Yemen (397). Don't forget: The State Department officially recognizes Iran, Sudan, and Syria as "State Sponsors of Terrorism." Also, according to these State Department data, 2,378 Uzbeks came to America last year as "diversity immigrants." ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453391/saipov-radical-islam-cause-terrorism Return to Top ******** 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000129 ******** 26. Uzbek NYC Terror Suspect Entered U.S. Under Diversity Visa Program By Paul Mirengoff Powerline, October 31, 2017 ... According to Newsweek, an Uzbek citizen was arrested in Sweden in April when he ran a truck into a crowd in Stockholm and killed four people. He had expressed sympathy for the ISIS. Two Uzbeks and a Kazakh were arrested in Brooklyn in 2015 and charged with conspiring to support ISIS. Following today's attack, Newsweek ran an article called "Why young men from [Uzbekistan] keep threatening the U.S. and Europe." An expert on Central Asia addressed the question -- one that doesn't seem terribly mysterious. Frankly, I don't care why. We should not have a program that brings extra Uzbeks to the U.S. in the name of "diversity" or for any other purpose. ... http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/10/uzbek-nyc-terror-suspect-entered-u-s-under-diversity-visa-program.php Return to Top ******** ******** 27. The Left Has Blood on Its Hand in Manhattan By Daniel Greenfield FrontPageMag.com, November 1, 2017 While law enforcement fights a desperate battle to stop the next Saipov, the men and women tracking the terrorists know that if they get their man, the media will make them the villains. Just ask the good people who brought down 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000130 Ahmed Ferhani, James Cromitie, Shahawar Matin Siraj and so many others. Sane societies celebrate those who risk their lives to keep them safe. The leftist culture machine does everything it can to destroy them and to aid the Islamic butchers who run over pedestrians for Allah. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268286/left-has-blood-its-hands-manhattan-daniel-greenfield Return to Top ******** ******** 28. New York Terror Suspect on Diversity Lottery Visa By Mark Angelides InvestmentWatchBlog.com, November 1, 2017 Until this morning, many people in the US may have been unaware of the Diversity Lottery that is carried out every year and which brings in up to 50,000 extra people from overseas who have no particular skill set other than the fact that they are not Americans. But now everyone knows, and the left are backtracking. Even the very idea that the US requires more "diversity" is insulting. It suggests that there is not enough difference in the gene pool and as such needs to be "enriched" by outside help. It is worth noting that most of the world's "non-white majority" nations have this system or feel the need to make their countries "les brown" or "less black." ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268286/left-has-blood-its-hands-manhattan-daniel-greenfield Return to Top ******** 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000131 ******** 29. Immigration in the National Interest By Sen. Tom Cotton Imprimis (Hillsdale College), October 2017 ... Perhaps most notably, the Founders explain towards the end of the Declaration that they had appealed not only to King George for redress, but also to their fellow British citizens, yet those fellow citizens had been "deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity." Consanguinity!--blood ties! That's pretty much the opposite of being a citizen of the world. So while the Declaration is of course a universal document, it's also a particular document about one nation and one people. Its signers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to each other, in English, right here in America--not in Esperanto to mankind in the abstract. The Constitution affirms this concept of American citizenship. It includes only one reference to immigration, where it empowers Congress to establish a "uniform Rule of Naturalization." It's worth pondering a couple points here. ... https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/immigration-national-interest/ ******** ******** 30. Dreaming of Amnesty: Legalization Will Spur More Illegal Immigration By David Inserra The Heritage Foundation, October 30, 2017 ... Fundamental Problems Any legislation that provides lawful status to an alien who is unlawfully present in the U.S.--that is, amnesty--raises 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000132 three fundamental questions. Does such legislation: Encourage more illegal immigration, or discourage it? Guarantee long-term commitment to a working immigration system or kick the can down the road? Uphold the rule of law or weaken it? ... Amnesty as an Excuse. Beyond encouraging more illegal immigration and thus further weakening the immigration system, amnesty legislation is generally an excuse to delay other immigration reforms or improve enforcement. For example, if the SUCCEED Act or similar bills were to pass, they would certainly come with promises of "future" border security, increased enforcement, and needed reforms to the legal immigration system. Such promises of future action, like Senator Simpson's broken promises in 1986, cannot bind future Congresses or Administrations. During the IRCA debate, its promoters promised that IRCA would improve border security and that new enforcement measures would make it so difficult for an illegal immigrant to live and work in the U.S. as to make future illegal immigration unthinkable. Instead, all the U.S. got was even more illegal immigration and an overwhelmed system. By making amnesty the first and central part of legislation, Congress is abdicating its pre-eminent duty to make sure the U.S. has a well-enforced immigration system that is beneficial to the U.S. In essence, Congress never solves the root causes of illegal immigration, instead hoping that another amnesty will work where past ones have not only failed, but made the problem even worse. ... http://www.heritage.org/immigration/report/dreaming-amnesty-legalization-will-spur-more-illegal-immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 31. 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000133 California Is Building the Wrong Wall Its new 'sanctuary state' law protects criminals and sets up barriers between local and federal law-enforcement agencies. By Rep. Michael McCaul National Review Online, October 26, 2017 ... Helping individual criminals evade federal law enforcement is not the only harm imposed by California's reckless "sanctuary" legislation. Our national counterterrorism efforts could also be undermined by the law's reporting and disclosure requirements, as well as other restrictions and limitations, between federal agencies and their state and local counterparts. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453118/california-sanctuary-state-law-restricts-local-federal-law-enforcementpartnership Return to Top ******** ******** 32. After NYC Terrorist Attack, Let's Get a Small Immigration Deal By Timothy P. Carney Washington Examiner, November 3, 2017 ... "Comprehensive immigration reform" is a constant mantra in Washington, and has been for a decade. It's politically toxic, though, because it always includes something like amnesty for illegal immigrants. So here's a modest proposal: Let's do modest, targeted immigration reform. Abolish the diversity lottery and replace it with a system for merit-based immigration. There will be plenty to debate here, specifically, how to determine merit, and where to set the numbers. A good compromise is to keep the numbers 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000134 steady--a one-for-one swap between diversity visas and merit-based visas. Don't load it up with walls, border enforcement, amnesty, or anything else. Just a small deal. Call it the Flake-Trump bill. Trade diversity visas for merit-based visas. ... http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/after-nyc-terrorist-attack-lets-get-a-small-immigration-deal/article/2639536 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Don't Get Fooled Again: Trump and Congress Can Learn from Reagan and Reform our Immigration System By John Heubusch FoxNews.com, November 3, 2017 ... While it's possible that President Reagan might still support a compromise today that includes a path to lawful status for immigrants here illegally, it's a certainty that he would withhold that opportunity until Congress actually acts to dramatically reduce or eliminate the flow of illegal immigration into the U.S. A "Reaganesque" immigration reform package for today's world would blend a willingness to compromise with an application of the lessons learned from 1986. It would prioritize border security before granting amnesty or a path to citizenship. Ronald Reagan was a fan of big, bipartisan, blue-ribbon commissions formed to tackle particularly tough issues outside the realm of congressional compromise. Fox example, a signature piece of legislation signed by President Reagan that saved Social Security in 1983 was the direct result of the recommendations of his National Commission on Social Security Reform. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/11/03/dont-get-fooled-again-trump-and-congress-can-learn-from-reagan-and- 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000135 reform-our-immigration-system.html Return to Top ******** ******** 34. A Simple Way for Trump to Slow the Tide of Illegal Immigrants By Brian C. Joondeph American Thinker, November 2, 2017 ... Simply settle refugees and illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities. More specifically into the progressive, virtue-signaling neighborhoods that liberal judges and politicians call home. The U.S. District Court judge blocking Trump's first travel ban earlier this year is from Seattle. How about settling a few busloads of refugees in Bellevue, Mercer Island or whatever neighborhood the judge lives in? I'm sure he would be perfectly comfortable with Syrian or Somalian "youth" or unvetted migrants from Central America roaming the same streets where his wife goes for her morning walk, or his kids or grandkids walk to school. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/a_simple_way_for_trump_to_slow_the_tide_of_illegal_immigrants.html Return to Top ******** ******** 35. NYC Victims Lost Schumer's Diversity Visa Lottery By Daniel John Sobiesk 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000136 American Thinker, November 2, 2017 ... That President George H.W. Bush signed the package including Schumer's program into law is being used by liberals to spread the blame. It still remains Schumer's program. President George W. Bush is famous for saying compassion doesn't stop at the border, but neither does common sense. We need more security, not more diversity. Some say we shouldn't bar people based on their country of origin or even their religion. Yet there are not many Swedish Baptists driving trucks into pedestrian crowds. And what kind of immigration system uses a lottery to admit immigrants. That's playing Russian roulette with the lives of American citizens. Schumer famously shed tears when he denounced President Trump's travel ban, saying it would makes us "less safe." ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/11/nyc_victims_lost_schumers_diversity_visa_lottery.html Return to Top ******** ******** 36. It's Time to Confirm Permanent Leadership for Customs and Border Patrol By Nelson Balido The Hill, November 1, 2017 ... Being stuck as an "acting" chief exudes an air of impermanence that can filter through to decision-making. It's hard to launch long-term policy initiatives when you and your staff are unsure of how long you will be around to see them through. There are some crucial debates and decisions coming up that will need involvement from McAleenan and Provost as leaders with full authority rather than as placeholders. Musical chairs isn't the game to play when billions of taxpayer dollars and our national security are at stake. The United States, Canada and Mexico will soon be getting to the sharp end of negotiations over NAFTA. Although the 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000137 CBP chief is not directly involved in the talks, he would be on the front lines of responding to the possible collapse of the 23-year old deal with Canada and Mexico or any major changes that result from dissatisfaction with the accord. The CBP is the second-largest U.S. revenue collector, facilitating $4 trillion in trade in addition to its missions to promote border security and counter-terrorism. Firm and consistent CBP leadership will also be needed to help shape Trump's pledge to build a border wall into a more realistic plan that uses high-tech solutions rather than wasteful spending on a physical barrier. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/357991-its-time-to-confirm-permanent-leadership-for-customs-and-border-patrol Return to Top ******** ******** 37. LOL: Flailing Virginia Democrat Flip-Flops on Sanctuary Cities By Guy Benson Townhall.com, November 3, 2017 ... It's true: On a bill to prevent sanctuary cities in Virginia, the state senate tied 20-20, and Lt. Governor Northam intervened to vote it down. A Republican later switched his vote, allowing the measure to pass, only to be vetoed by Clintonite and strong Northam supporter, Gov. Terry McAuliffe. McAuliffe unilaterally restored voting rights to convicted felons, and teamed up with Northam to beat back a measure barring the establishment of sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants -- yet Democrats act shocked and outraged that Republicans have pounded away at a 'soft on crime' election narrative. In any case, Northam is suddenly singing a different tune on the latter issue: Northam, Virginia's sitting lieutenant governor, has insisted he opposes sanctuary cities while also accusing Gillespie of fabricating the issue for political advantage..."If that bill comes to by desk ... I sure will. I've always been opposed to sanctuary cities. He knows that," Northam said of Gillespie... 33 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000138 He's "always been opposed" to sanctuary cities, you see -- unless you count that time he broke a Virginia Senate tie to defeat a bill that...banned sanctuary cities. Got it. ... https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/11/03/lol-flailing-virginia-democrat-flipflops-on-sanctuary-cities-n2404050 Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Ralph Northam: I Completely Support that Sanctuary City Ban that I Voted Against! By Jim Geraghty The Corner at National Review Online, November 2, 2017 ... If Northam is so willing to sign this legislation, why did he vote against it? His claim at the time was that it was unnecessary, because no Virginia locality had a law like that. But why would you oppose preventing a bad idea from becoming law? By any chance did it have anything to do with the fact that he was fighting in a Democratic primary, and was attempting to court the Left, including endorsing the state providing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants? ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453354/ralph-northam-i-completely-support-sanctuary-city-ban-i-voted-against Return to Top ******** ******** 39. In Memory of Katie Steinle, it's Time to Finally Shut Down 'Sanctuary Cities' 34 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000139 By Dave Ray The Hill, November 2, 2017 ... "Kate's Law," named in memory of Kate Steinle, would increase current maximum sentences for illegal reentry into the United States. The No Sanctuary for Criminals Act clarifies ICE detainer authority to hold criminal aliens for up to 48 hours so they can be handed over to ICE. At the same time, it holds state and local governments responsible for socalled sanctuary policies that protect deportable criminal aliens from being removed from the country. Additionally, the bill also protects jurisdictions that comply with detainers from being sued, while allowing victims of crime to sue jurisdictions that refuse to comply and subsequently release criminal aliens onto the streets. The sanctuary issue might be popular with the open border pols in California, but public sentiment is clearly on the side of immigration enforcement. According to a recent Zogby poll of 11 key swing states, three out of four registered voters believe that police and sheriffs must comply with detainer requests by ICE, with Hispanic voters showing considerably stronger support. By equal margins, voters believe sanctuary jurisdictions must be held accountable for crimes committed by people who were released into the community because of those policies. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/358432-in-memory-of-katie-steinle-its-time-to-finally-shut-down-sanctuarycities#.WfyVGknh9O9.twitter Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Democrats' Addiction To The Race Card Is Suicidal By Ed Rogers New York Post, November 2, 2017 ... The Democratic Party's support for identity politics extends well beyond the walls of the DNC. Tuesday's terrorist attack in New York was allegedly committed by a Muslim immigrant who came to the United States on a so-called "diversity 35 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000140 visa." And, it figures, the bill that helped create the program was introduced by none other than Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), who stood on the Senate floor in 2006 saying: "As a member of the House, I helped create this program, which my colleague, Sen. Kennedy, created in the Senate in 1990 ... So this is an excellent program. Nobody has said it has done a bad job." Well, here we are. Oh, and by the way, remember that when the diversity visa was created, Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress. That should give pause to anyone who thinks Democrats should return to power. ... http://nypost.com/2017/11/02/democrats-suicidal-addiction-to-the-race-card/ Return to Top ******** ******** 41. Jihad on the Bike Path By Mark Steyn Steynonline.com, October 28, 2017 Why? Why does every public place have to get uglified up just because Geraldo doesn't want to address the insanity of western immigration policies that day by day advance the interests of an ideology explicitly hostile to our civilization? Instead Geraldo wants to tighten up vehicle rental. Why? Why should you have to lose an extra 15 minutes at an already sclerotic check-in counter because Hertz and Avis and UHaul have to run your name through the No-Rent list? Why should open, free societies become closed, monitored, ugly, cramped and cowering? And Bollardization doesn't even solve the problem, does it? Last week I was tootling through Williston, Vermont, which has just reconfigured its highway system to run green-painted bike paths down the center of the streets. And the thought occurred to me that, once you've bollarded off every sidewalk, what's to stop jihadists mowing down cyclists? After all, if 36 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000141 the eco-crowd are installing them in the middle of the roadway, they're kind of hard to bollard off. And then a second thought occurred: As inviting a target as bike paths are in enviro-poseur communities, they're even more inviting in genuine bicycling cultures such as the Netherlands or Scandinavia. ... https://www.steynonline.com/8229/jihad-on-the-bike-path Return to Top ******** ******** 42. Illegal Alien Voting State Department investigation provides insight on Democrats' imported electorate. By Lloyd Billingsley FrontPageMag.com, October 31, 2017 ... As Fusion GPS confirms, the Russian interference tilted to Hillary's side. As that story plays out, an investigation by the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service has turned up evidence about how illegals do in fact vote. Based on that investigation, a federal grand jury in Sacramento recently returned a nine-count indictment against Gustavo Araujo Lerma, 62, and his wife Maria Eva Velez, 64. Araujo is charged with aggravated identity theft, passport fraud, conspiracy to commit unlawful procurement of naturalization and citizenship, and five counts of voting by an alien. As the court has documented, Araujo applied for U.S. passports under the assumed identity of Hiram Enrique Velez, a deceased U.S. citizen "whose identity Araujo fraudulently used for over 25 years." During that time, the Mexican national obtained legal permanent resident status and ultimately U.S. citizenship for Velez, his wife. The couple had previously married in Mexico but did so again in Los Angeles in 1992 under the fake identity. This allowed Velez illegally to obtain status as the purported wife of a U.S. citizen. The court is also charging that Araujo "committed illegal alien voting" by using the identity of Hiram Velez in numerous 37 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000142 federal, state and local elections. So contrary to Feinstein and Padilla, there is evidence of voter fraud, and it's easy to pull off. Like the assassin in The Day of the Jackal, a person simply digs up records of someone who passed away, then steals the identity of the deceased. Frederick Forsythe's novel was published in 1971 but nobody in America wised up to the trick. That's how Gustavo Araujo got away with it for 25 years, brought in other illegals, and illegally voted in federal, state and local elections. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268265/illegal-alien-voting-lloyd-billingsley Return to Top ******** ******** 43. Treason Lobbyist Ed Gillespie Feels Heat, Sees Light, May Surprise in VA Governor Race By A.W. Morgan VDare.com, October 29, 2017 ... Gillespie's recent tack: Tie MS13, the murderous Salvadoran gang, around Northam's neck. His recent attack ad drew the predictable Democrat response: Virginia Republican's ad ties opponent to MS-13. Democrats compare it to 'Willie Horton' the headline in The Washington Post ran. [By Laura Vozzella and Fenit Nirappil September 22, 2017] The 1988 Horton attack ad , highlighting Horton's rape of a Maryland woman after Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis' furlough program loosed the feral savage upon the public, helped Bush 41 defeat the diminutive Greek Democratic presidential nominee. Democrats and their Main Stream Media allies pointed and spluttered, using the usual scare quotes--as if observing that Northam has his own Willie Horton is a bad thing. As if that ad weren't enough, Gillespie also accused Northam, who says he twice voted for George W. Bush, of favoring 38 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000143 Sanctuary Cities for illegals, then attacked him for backing down to the Leftists who want to erase the Old Dominion's history by pushing over statues honoring storied Confederate heroes, such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/treason-lobbyist-ed-gillespie-feels-heat-sees-light-may-surprise-in-va-governor-race Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Media Priest Fr. James Martin Wants "Dialogue" with Homosexuals - But Not With Immigration Patriots By Clayton Bishop VDare.com, October 27, 2017 In the 1950s, American Catholics had Bishop Fulton Sheen to teach and inspire them on television. In the Current Year, American Catholics have Father James Martin to confuse and frustrate them on social media. And while Fr. Martin is apparently indifferent to core doctrines of the Catholic faith, he is fanatical about denouncing whites and immigration patriots-to the detriment of the Church's future. And America's. ... But while Fr. Martin calls for respectful dialogue based on "inclusion" and "tolerance" with people whose personal lifestyles are in open conflict with Church teaching, he demonizes immigration patriots using rhetoric indistinguishable from that of the far Left [On immigration, Fr. James Martin Wants to Shame Catholics with Bad Arguments, by John Zmirak, The Stream, January 28, 2017]. Fr. Martin sneers: Xenophobia, the fear of the stranger, should be anathema to Catholics. Especially to American Catholics. We are a nation of immigrants. And we ourselves were tarred with the same foul brush of xenophobia and nativism. We should not perpetuate this hatred. [Reconciliation and Dissent in the Age of Trump, By James Martin, America Magazine, November 12, 2016] 39 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000144 But no one should arrogantly claim Catholics can only have one position on immigration. Catholics can have differing opinions, because immigration policy is a matter of prudential judgment, not faith. [A reader asks about prudential judgments, by Mark Shea, National Catholic Register, July 14, 2013] ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/media-priest-fr-james-martin-wants-dialogue-with-homosexual-but-not-with-immigrationpatriots Return to Top ******** ******** 45. RAISE Act, Proposed by Congress, Will Reform Our Immigration System By Jim Kallinger The Tallahassee Democrat, November 2, 2017 ... The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act, put forth by Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia includes much-needed reforms to our current immigration policy. These will result in higher wages for American workers who haven't seen a rise in real wages in 30 years, and increased American competitiveness in the global economy. It includes four main elements. First, it would implement a skills-based points system, like the ones used in Australia and Canada, to determine which immigrants have the best chance of success in the U.S. Points are awarded for education, age, language ability and entrepreneurial initiative. The second element is to eliminate the outdated diversity visa lottery currently in use. The lottery system is arbitrary, plagued with fraud, and has never actually promoted diversity. It needs to go. Next, the RAISE Act would end chain migration by prioritizing immediate family households. It keeps immigration 40 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000145 preferences for spouses and minor children of U.S. residents, but eliminates preferences for extended family. It does, however, include a provision for U.S. citizens who need to bring their elderly parents to the U.S. to take care of them. Finally, it puts a responsible limit on permanent residency for refugees. This is a particularly sensitive issue; nobody wants to turn away families who have suffered and been displaced from their homes by war, famine or hostile governments. ... http://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2017/11/02/opinion-raise-act-proposed-congress-reform-our-immigrationsystem/812055001/ Return to Top ******** ******** 46. The Diversity Visa Program Makes No Sense The immigration lottery epitomizes how far U.S. policies have drifted from any purpose. By David Frum The Atlantic, November 2, 2017 ... Good and bad qualities are randomly distributed in the human population, and randomly is how the diversity lottery distributes its rewards. So it should not be very surprising that one member of the class of '09 proved to be a massmurdering terrorist. The lottery imposes no requirements of skill, not even knowledge of English. Convicted criminals are excluded, as are persons affiliated with known terrorist groups. There is a basic health requirement. Beyond that, the system is--as it says right in the title--a lottery, open to anybody with a working Internet connection and $30 for the entry fee. You might wonder: Why do we do this? Why would the United States forswear the right to choose the people it admits, to assess them for what they can contribute to the welfare of the community to which they seek entry? ... 41 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000146 This bias strengthened after the Simpson-Mazzoli Act of 1986. That law conferred legal status on some 3 million unauthorized immigrants, almost all of them Mexican. The back-home kinfolk of the 3 million who received amnesty quickly advanced to the front of the immigration queue. Among the groups most irritated by these changes were Irish Americans. Ireland in the mid-1980s remained a poor and depressed country. Many Irish wished to emigrate to the United States, but found the entrance blocked. Their friends in Congress--then Senator Edward Kennedy, then Representative Chuck Schumer--went to work to create a special Irish preference. The diversity lottery was their solution. ... There may be some cosmic justice in an affirmative-action program for white people converting itself into a golden ticket for the world's poorest continent. But what American purpose is served? After President Trump's outburst on Twitter against the program, many people of goodwill scurried to develop an answer to that question. But as so often with U.S.immigration policy, these answers are rationalizations after the fact, not arguments before the fact. ... https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-diversity-lottery-immigration/544850/ Return to Top ******** ******** 47. Immigration and Terror The Baltimore Sun, November 1, 2017 A more honest president would recognize that fighting terrorism requires a much broader, more thoughtful approach and that Americans must understand that not all violence can be prevented. The recent spate of vehicle-related attacks from Berlin to Barcelona should demonstrate that it doesn't take any more than a grievance and the keys to a car or truck to make headlines around the world. Cities can hire more police, the FBI can infiltrate extremist groups, physical barriers can be installed or other preventive measures taken, but it's not going to spare a nation from the reality of "lone wolf" attackers who are not controlled by al-Qaida or ISIS but operate more like a disorganized fan base. 42 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000147 ... http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-new-york-terrorism-20171101-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** 48. Trump Wants to Crack Down on Immigration, But His Hands Are Tied The president was fuming about 'extreme vetting' this week, but experts say there's little he can do. By Mark Hay Vice.com, November 3, 2017 ... Trump's rhetoric has succeeded in bringing his anti-immigration agenda back into the spotlight. A number of conservatives have gotten on board with his calls for a rapid crackdown on immigration in the name of national security. But policy experts don't think big changes are coming anytime soon. ... There's also no will in Congress to tackle immigration reform right now, even among Trump's allies. The legislative fix for Dreamer protections is the nearest vehicle for negotiations on immigration. Yet while Democrats want to hash this out by mid- December, Republican leaders this week indicated they may not get to this legislation until January or February, just before the March deadline Trump set for the Obama-era policy protecting them to sunset, both because they're focused on tax reform and because don't want to bog down a December government funding bill with this hot-button issue. Although Democrats have been open to putting the diversity program on the table in immigration reform negotiations, it's unlikely, most of the experts I've spoken to agree, that anything more than some extra border security funding will make it into Dreamer-related legislation. Even some nativist lawmakers seem to accept this limitation. ... https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ne3d5z/trump-wants-to-crack-down-on-immigration-but-his-hands-are-tied Return to Top 43 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000148 ******** ******** 49. Trump's Diversity Trap: Immigration Fear-Mongering vs. Jobs Take it from me and my family; Trump can't Make America Great Again if he cuts off the American dream to newcomers By Sophia Tesfaye Salon.com, November 3, 2017 ... Trump then furthered his scapegoating of immigrants by calling for the elimination of the diversity visa lottery. That's a program by which people from nations that send relatively few immigrants to the U.S., and who otherwise have no familial ties here, can enter the country. In Ethiopia, since the end of the civil war, receiving a DV is truly like winning the lottery. Only 50,000 winners a year from across the globe receive a green card, and permanent resident status, by that method. Sayfullo Saipov, who allegedly rammed a rental truck into a crowd in lower Manhattan on Tuesday was apparently one of those lottery winners, in 2010. So were hundreds of thousands of aspiring immigrants, including some who would go on to join my family, and one who went on to help prevent a terror attack in New York. Trump's reckless targeting of a program that serves so many, based on the criminal actions of one, is only the latest example of how his blatant bias against people of color can hurt the nation -- as one immigrant proved at the White House on Thursday. ... https://www.salon.com/2017/11/03/trumps-diversity-trap-immigration-fear-mongering-vs-jobs/ Return to Top ******** ******** 44 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000149 50. Protect Immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua: Don't Yank Temporary Protected Status, President Trump By Perla Canales The New York Daily News, November 3, 2017, ... This program has allowed me and more than 57,000 other Hondurans to live and work legally in the U.S., to have families and build good lives here. Right now, TPS covers more than 320,000 people from 10 countries where environmental disaster or armed conflict or other extraordinary circumstances would place them in danger if they had to return. TPS is an example of America's best values -- protecting people from danger and injustice. But the Department of Homeland Security and President Trump have indicated they want to end the program. That would be cruel and it would hurt not just families like mine, but many communities across the country where TPS holders have settled for decades, where they own homes and businesses and have raised their kids. ... http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/protect-immigrants-honduras-nicaragua-article-1.3608906 Return to Top ******** ******** 51. Levy: Flood of Fefugees Takes Toll on City Finances By Sue-Ann Levy Toronto Sun, October 28, 2017 In late January Mayor John Tory -- echoing the sentiments of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- declared that Toronto's doors were wide open to immigrants, refugees and assorted other new Canadians. His words -- like Trudeau's -- were, in my view, cheap political grandstanding aimed at showing a kinder, gentler face in the wake of a President Donald Trump's travel ban on those desiring to come to the U.S. from seven Muslim- 45 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000150 dominated countries. ... http://torontosun.com/news/local-news/levy-flood-of-refugees-takes-toll-on-city-finances Return to Top ******** ******** 52. New Immigration Quotas: Too Low and No Long-Range Plan By Doug Saunders The Globe and Mail, November 4, 2017 ... In the meantime, it's best to think of Mr. Hussen's targets as a temporary holding pattern. Since the late 1980s, Canadian immigration rates have remained fairly consistent, hovering around 0.8 per cent of the population each year (that is, around eight immigrants per 1,000 people). Rates declined somewhat in the 1990s - not out of policy desire (Prime Minister Jean Chretien wanted that rate to increase to 1 per cent annually), but because the economy was poor, and when that happens, immigrants don't come. Then they rose again at the turn of the century, and have held at around 0.8. Canada's new level of 300,000 makes for an immigration rate of 8.3 per thousand. Mr. Hussen's gradual increase, to 340,000 per year by 2020, would be a far smaller increase than we saw in one year alone under Brian Mulroney (who raised it by 50,000 in 1986-7) and identical to the one-year rise we experienced in 2000. It would give Canada a rate of 9 immigrants per 1,000 citizens. ... https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/were-missing-the-long-view-onimmigration/article36823898/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& Return to Top 46 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000151 ******** ******** 53. Justin Trudeau Rolls the Dice on Immigration By Campbell Clark The Globe and Mail, November 2, 2017 ... People born outside of Canada are a little less likely to think there's too much immigration, but not much. There is a substantial political divide: People who consider themselves on the right are far more likely to think there are too many immigrants than people on the left. That may be one reason Mr. Trudeau's Liberals are willing to take a political gamble on immigration. It emphasizes a difference that plays better with left-leaning voters. And it represents a contrast with Mr. Trump. But it's still a gamble. Even Mr. Trump is calling for a "merit-based" immigration system, which sounds similar to Canada's "high-skilled" class, rather than the United States's current visa lotteries. He won't end immigration; the Trump culture war is mostly about Mexicans and Muslims, and he has portrayed both as dangerous. In Canada, Mr. Jedwab said, the resentment of immigration was once driven by economics - the sentiment that immigrants take Canadian jobs or cost the treasury - but now, it is clearly driven by perceived security concerns and fears immigrants are changing Canadian culture and values. ... https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/justin-trudeau-rolls-the-dice-onimmigration/article36805629/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& Return to Top ******** ******** 47 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000152 54. Tough Questions We Should be Asking About Canada's Immigration Targets By Themrise Khan The Ottawa Citizen, November 2, 2017 ... But reckless paranoia aside, increasing immigration levels do raise many legitimate questions. ... For instance, there is the question of declining skills and resources in countries of origin which desperately need their youth to stay rooted at home, but are unable to keep them. The loss of their skills leads to a dangerous economic and social vacuum that ultimately spills across borders. Similarly, why are immigration levels geared towards combatting an aging population and declining birth rate, when Canada actually has one of the fastest growing youth cohorts: Indigenous people? The current census shows a 42 per cent increase in their population over the last decade; the average age of our Indigenous people is now 31. The rationale behind increasing immigration levels dangerously ignores this fact, even as Canada tries to better its relationship with its Indigenous communities. Additionally, as the world becomes more transient and employment opportunities shift globally, how long will Canadians, including naturalized Canadians, remain in Canada and contribute to its growth, if Canada's own opportunities see a decline - as with the oilsands, for example? There is also the question of the high cost of living in Canada such as housing, child care and higher education that new immigrants may be unprepared for. And there is the question of the environmental impact of immigration on crowded urban areas, if there is no sustainable mechanism to attract immigrants to lesser-populated parts of the country and keeping them there, as Hussen has also stated. ... http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/khan-tough-questions-we-should-be-asking-about-canadas-immigrationtargets 48 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000153 Return to Top ******** ******** 55. In the Era of Extreme Immigration Vetting, Canada Remains a Noble Outlier Fewer people are concerned about immigrants not adopting "Canadian values" than at any time in the past 20 years, according to a major study carried out last year by the Environics Institute By John Ivison National Post, November 2, 2017 ... The study said 58 per cent of Canadians disagree with the statement that immigration levels are too high, compared with 37 per cent who agree. Views on the issue in Quebec reflected the national average. It said 80 per cent believe the economic impact of immigration is positive, compared to just 16 per cent who disagree. And it found 65 per cent think immigration controls are effective in keeping out criminals, up from just 39 per cent in 2008. Since the major liberalization of immigration in the 1960s, when Canada abandoned race-based selection criteria and paved the way for the country's current diversity, there has been a consistency about the broad parameters of immigration policy, regardless of which party has been in power. ... http://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-in-the-era-of-extreme-immigration-vetting-canada-remains-a-noble-outlier Return to Top ******** 49 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000154 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. 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DHS Needs a More Unified Approach to Immigration Enforcement and Administration DHS Office of the Inspector General, No. OIG-18-07, October 30, 2017 https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017-11/OIG-18-07-Oct17.pdf 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000157 USCIS Needs a Better Approach to Verify H-1B Visa Participants DHS Office of the Inspector General, No. OIG-18-03, October 20, 2017 https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017/OIG-18-03-Oct17.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Approximate Active DACA Recipients: Country of Birth As of September 4, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, October 2017 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/DACA/daca_population_data.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. DV 2015 - Selected Entrants United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/diversity-visa/dv-2015-selected-entrants.html Immigrant Number Use for Visa Issuances and Adjustments of Status in the Diversity Immigrant, 2005-2014 United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/AnnualReports/FY2014AnnualReport/FY14AnnualReport-TableVII.pdf Return to Top 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000158 ******** ******** 4. Frontline Magazine October, 2017 https://www.cbp.gov/frontline# Latest article: CBP Completes Construction of Border Wall Prototypes October 26, 2017 https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-completes-construction-border-wall-prototypes Excerpt: The prototype construction phase is complete. CBP will now test and evaluate the finished products, provided by industry, to determine which wall design elements meets our needs. This testing and evaluation period will last 30 to 60 days. "Border security contributes to our overall national security and relies on a combination of border infrastructure, technology, personnel, and partnerships," said acting Deputy Commissioner Ron Vitiello. "Border walls have proven to be an extremely effective part of our multi-pronged security strategy to prevent the illegal migration of people and drugs over the years. Specifically, walls are part of a border enforcement zone, which includes patrol roads, lights and surveillance technology. These border enforcement zones give our men and women of CBP the best possible conditions to maintain a safe and secure border." These prototypes, will be evaluated on a variety of characteristics such as: * Anti-breaching capabilities * Anti-climbing capabilities * Anti-digging capabilities * Impedance and denial of traffic * Is it safe for BP agents 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000159 Return to Top ******** ******** 5. New from the Congressional Research Service Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments By Hillel R. Smith and Ben Harrington CRS Legal Sidebar, October 25, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/LSB10017.pdf Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, FY2018: Current Action By William L. Painter CRS Insight, October 18, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/IN10760.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 6. New from the General Accountability Office Syrian Refugees: U.S. Agencies Conduct Financial Oversight Activities for Humanitarian Assistance but Should Strengthen Monitoring Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-58, October 31, 2017 Report: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-58 Highlights: http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/688052.pdf 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000160 Refugees: Federal Agencies and Their Partners Have Implemented Certain Measures, but Need to Further Strengthen Applicant Screening and Assess Fraud Risks Government Accountability Office, October 26, 2017 Testimony: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-156T Highlights: http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687949.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 7. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Wednesday, November 1, 2017 https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/oversight-executive-office-immigration-review/ Oversight of the Executive Office for Immigration Review Witness testimony: James McHenry, Acting Director Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-James-McHenry-EIOR-11-01-2017.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000161 8. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Thursday, October 26, 2017 https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/oversight-united-states-refugee-admissions-program/ Oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions Program Witness testimony: Simon Henshaw, Acting Assistant Secretary Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; U.S. Department of State https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-Simon-Henshaw-State-PRM-Testimony-for-10-26-17-HJC-Hearing.pdf L. Francis Cissna, Director United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; U.S. Department of Homeland Security https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/USCIS-Director-Cissna-Testimony-on-Oversight-of-Refugee-Program-10-26-17.pdf Scott Lloyd, Director Office of Refugee Resettlement; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-Scott-Lloyd-HHS-ORR-Statement-HJC-Refugee-hearing-10-26-17.pdf Rebecca Gambler, Director Homeland Security and Justice; U.S. Government and Accountability Office https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Witness-Testimony-Rebecca-Gambler-GAO-18-156T.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 9. 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000162 Percent of People 5 Years and Over Who Speak a Language Other Than English at Home United States and Puerto Rico 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates U.S. Census Bureau American Fact Finder, October 24, 2017 https://cdn.cnsnews.com/attachments/census-other_than_english.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Immigration and ethnocultural diversity: Key results from the 2016 Census Statistics Canada, October 25, 2017 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/171025/dq171025b-eng.pdf Excerpt: On Census Day, 21.9% of the population reported they were or had ever been a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada. This proportion is close to the 22.3% recorded during the 1921 Census, the highest level since Confederation. In 2016, Canada had 1,212,075 new immigrants who had permanently settled in Canada from 2011 to 2016. These recent immigrants represented 3.5% of Canada's total population in 2016. The majority (60.3%) of these new immigrants were admitted under the economic category, 26.8% were admitted under the family class to join family already in the country, and 11.6% were admitted to Canada as refugees. For the first time, Africa ranks second, ahead of Europe, as a source continent of recent immigrants to Canada, with a share of 13.4% in 2016. Asia (including the Middle East) remains, however, the top source continent of recent immigrants. In 2016, the majority (61.8%) of newcomers were born in Asia. Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are still the place of residence of over half of all immigrants and recent immigrants to Canada. More immigrants are settling in the Prairies and in the Atlantic provinces. +++ 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000163 Travel between Canada and other countries, August 2017 October 18, 2017 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/171019/dq171019b-eng.pdf Excerpt: Overseas residents made 541,000 trips to Canada in August, up 0.9% from July and 0.5% higher than in August 2016. This was also the fifth consecutive year-over-year increase for the month of August and a new record high for the month. From January to August 2017, the number of overseas travellers to Canada was 7.5% higher compared with the same period in 2016. There were more trips from Europe (+3.2%) and Asia (+2.8%) in August. Together, these two continents generally account for nearly four-fifths of overseas visitors to Canada. However, the number of visitors from these two continents were down (-1.3% from Europe and -1.2% from Asia) compared with August 2016. From January to August 2017, the number of visitors from Asia increased 7.4% compared with the same period last year, while the number of visitors from Europe rose 2.7%. Despite declines from July to August, travel from all regions other than Europe and Asia increased over the first eight months of 2017 compared with the same period of 2016. Trips from North/Central America (excluding the United States) and the Caribbean increased 29.9% over this period, while trips from South America rose by 17.1%. Visa requirements were lifted for citizens of Mexico in December 2016 and modified for citizens of Brazil in May 2017. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Population growth again mainly due to migration Statistics Netherlands, October 31, 2017 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2017/44/population-growth-again-mainly-due-to-migration Excerpt: The population of the Netherlands grew by over 80 thousand in the first three quarters of 2017, according to the most recent population data available at Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This growth was largely due to foreign migration. Net migration stood at 66 thousand. In addition, births exceeded deaths by nearly 15 thousand. During the first three quarters of 2017, 181 thousand immigrants registered with a Dutch municipality, almost equivalent to the same period last year. The number of emigrants also remained more or less unchanged: 115 thousand Dutch residents left the country. 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000164 Natural population growth was smaller than in the first nine months of 2016 and, as a result, total population growth was below last year's level as well. From January to September 2017, 127 thousand children were born, nearly 4 thousand down on last year. There were nearly 2 thousand more deaths: 112 thousand in total. +++ More asylum seekers than following relatives in Q3 October 19, 2017 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2017/42/more-asylum-seekers-than-following-relatives-in-q3 Excerpt: In Q3 2017, the Netherlands received 4.4 thousand asylum seekers and 2.3 thousand following family members. This means that the number of first asylum requests exceeds the number of following relatives for the first time since Q3 2016. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on figures of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Finland's preliminary population figure 5,509,984 at the end of September Statistics Finland, October 24, 2017 http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2017/09/vamuu_2017_09_2017-10-24_tie_001_en.html Excerpt: According to the preliminary statistics for January-September 2017, a total of 38,311 children were born, which is 2,269 fewer than in the corresponding period 2016. The number of deaths was 39,824, which is 68 lower than one year earlier. Altogether 19,625 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 11,425 persons emigrated from Finland during January-September period. The number of immigrants was 6,274 lower and the number of emigrants 1,937 lower than in the previous year. In all, 6,092 of the immigrants and 7,899 of the emigrants were Finnish citizens. Return to Top 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000165 ******** ******** 13. 1.6 million people seeking protection in Germany at the end of 2016 Statistics Germany (Statistisches Bundesamt), November 2, 2017 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2017/11/PE17_387_12521.html;jsessionid=5E15EC1DAF8DF6245481361BD2FAA679.InternetLive1 Summary: On 31 December 2016, 1.6 million people seeking protection were registered in Germany. They accounted for 16% of the country's foreign population. Based on the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR), the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of people seeking protection increased by 851,000 (+113%) since the end of 2014. People seeking protection are foreigners who, referring to humanitarian reasons, are staying in Germany. They include, for instance, people still going through the asylum process, people granted refugee status in accordance with the Geneva Convention, people granted subsidiary protection status and failed asylum seekers who continue to stay in Germany. 392,000 foreigners are not taken into account as the information currently available in the AZR does not allow their unambiguous identification as people seeking protection. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. International Travel and Migration: September 2017 Statistics New Zealand, October 20, 2017 http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/Migration/IntTravelAndMigration_MRSep17.aspx Summary: Annual net migration was 71,000 in the September 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. Migrant arrivals were 131,600 and migrant departures were 60,600. "The annual net migration in September 2017 was lower than the record annual net migration of 72,400 reached in the July 2017 year," population statistics senior manager Peter Dolan said. "Compared to this peak, we had fewer arrivals and more departures in the September 2017 year." Return to Top 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000166 ******** ******** 15. How U.S. refugee resettlement in each state has shifted since 2002 By Jynnah Radford Pew Research Center, November 2, 2017 http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/11/02/how-u-s-refugee-resettlement-shifted-in-states-since-2002/ Excerpt: The resettlement of refugees in the U.S. has been fairly consistent across the country since 2002, with no state resettling a majority of them. In fiscal year 2017, no state resettled more than 10% of the 53,716 refugees the nation admitted that year. California, Texas, New York, Washington, Michigan and Ohio each accounted for at least 5% of refugees resettled, while all other states had a lower share. In fiscal 2002, the earliest year state-level data are publicly available, California resettled 16% of the nation's 27,110 refugees, the only state to account for more than 15% of the nation's total that year - or in any following year, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. State Department data. Most refugees today come from the Middle East and Africa, but this has not always been the case. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Border Patrol Termination Rates: Discipline and Performance Problems Signal Need for Reform By Alex Nowrasteh Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 825, November 2, 2017 https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/border-patrol-termination-rates-discipline-performance-problems-signal Return to Top 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000167 ******** ******** 17. New from the Migration Policy Institute Beyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students By Julie Sugarman November 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/beyond-teaching-english-supporting-high-school-completion-immigrant-and-refugee-students Building a Mosaic: The Evolution of Canada's Approach to Immigrant Integration By Andrew Griffith Migration Information Source Feature, November 1, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/building-mosaic-evolution-canadas-approach-immigrant-integration Spiraling Violence and Drought Drive Refugee Crisis in South Sudan By Getachew Zeru Gebrekidan Migration Information Source Feature, October 24, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/spiraling-violence-and-drought-drive-refugee-crisis-south-sudan Will White House Immigration Wish List Tank Emerging DREAMer Momentum in Congress? By Muzaffar Chishti, Jessica Bolter, and Sarah Pierce Migration Information Source Policy Beat, October 19, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/will-white-house-immigration-wish-list-tank-emerging-dreamer-momentum-congress Differing DREAMs: Estimating the Unauthorized Populations that Could Benefit under Different Legalization Bills By Jeanne Batalova, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Sarah Pierce, and Randy Capps MPI Fact Sheet, October 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/differing-dreams-estimating-unauthorized-populations-could-benefit-under-different 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000168 Protecting the DREAM: The Potential Impact of Different Legislative Scenarios for Unauthorized Youth By Jeanne Batalova, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, and Michelle Mittelstadt MPI Fact Sheet, October 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/protecting-dream-potential-impact-different-legislative-scenarios-unauthorized-youth Return to Top ******** ******** 18. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. The Impact of Acquiring EU Status on the Earnings of East European Migrants in the UK: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment By Martin Ruhs, University of Oxford British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 55, Issue 4, pp. 716-750, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3063623 2. Japan: The Decrease of its Population and its Consequences By Gerard-Francois Dumont, University of Paris 4 Sorbonne Posted: October 31, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3061957 3. Hope and Despair: In State Tuition and Undocumented Immigrants By Richmond Danso, Howard University Posted: October 31, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3061538 4. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence from the 1920s U.S. Immigration Quota Acts By Philipp Ager, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Business and Economics and Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics; University of Copenhagen 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000169 Posted: October 31, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3061716 5. Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Germany By David B. Audretsch, Indiana University Institute for Development Strategies; Erik E. Lehmann, University of Augsburg Faculty of Business and Economics; and Katharine Wirsching, University of Augsburg - Chair of Management & Organization Posted: October 31, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3060427 6. The Practice of Immigration and Nationality Law: Setting Boundaries of Specialization at the Margins By Devyani Prabhat , University of Bristol Law School and Jessica Hambly, University of Bristol School of Law Onati Socio-Legal Series, Vol. 7, No. 7, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3057483 7. Do Immigrants' Funds Affect the Exchange Rate? By Nusrate Aziz, Department of Business and Economics, Algoma University; Arusha Cooray, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics; and Wing Leong Teo, University of Nottingham CAMA Working Paper No. 64/2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3060103 8. Litigating Immigration Detainer Issues By Christopher N. Lasch, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Chapter 34 in Immigration Law for the Colorado Practitioner, First Edition, Volumes 1 & 2 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3059281 9. What We Know and Need to Know About Immigrant Access to Justice By Elinor Jordan, Michigan State University College of Law South Carolina Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 295, 2016 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3058088 10. Point, Click, Green Card: Can Technology Close the Gap in Immigrant Access to Justice? By Elinor Jordan, Michigan State University - College of Law 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000170 Georgetown Immigration Law Review, Vol. 31, p. 287, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3058085 11. Legal Consequences of DACA Rescission By Geoffrey A. Hoffman, University of Houston Law Center Posted: October 24, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3057468 12. Us Immigration Levels, Urban Housing Values, and Their Implications for Capital Share By Ryan H. Murphy, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and Alex Nowrasteh, Cato Institute - Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity Economic Affairs, Vol. 37, Issue 3, pp. 411-421, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3055992 13. Attitudes Toward Internal and Foreign Migration: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in China By David Andrew Singer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Political Science and Kai Quek, The University of Hong Kong MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2017-28 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3055221 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. The First Amendment and Soliciting Crimes of Migration November 2, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-first-amendment-and-soliciting-crimes-of-migration.html 2. Constitutional Citizenship Under Attack 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000171 By Joseph W. Dellapenna November 1, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day-constitutional-citizenship-under-attack-by-joseph-w-dellapenna.html 3. What We Know and Need to Know About Immigrant Access to Justice By Elinor Jordan October 31, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/what-we-know-and-need-to-know-about-immigrant-access-to-justice-south-carolina-law-review-vol-67-no-295-2016-33-p.html 4. Inside Trump's immigration crackdown October 30, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/inside-trumps-immigration-crackdown.html 5. Will the Next Silicon Valley Be in Canada -- Thanks to President Trump? October 30, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/will-the-next-silicon-valley-be-in-canada-thanks-to-president-trump.html 6. Sessions v. Morales-Santana: Beyond the Mean Remedy By John Vlahoplus October 29, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/immigration-article-of-the-day-sessions-v-morales-santana-beyond-the-mean-remedy-by-john-vlahoplus.html 7. Temporary Protected Status in the United States Beneficiaries from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti October 28, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/temporary-protected-status-in-the-united-states-beneficiaries-from-el-salvador-honduras-and-haiti.html 8. The Politics of Immigrant Rights: Between Political Geography and Transnational Interventions October 28, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/immigration-article-of-the-day-the-politics-of-immigrant-rights-between-political-geography-and-tran.html 9. The RAISE Act and the Reality of "Merit"-Based Immigration October 27, 2017 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000172 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/the-raise-act-and-teh-reality-of-merit-based-immigration.html 10. Update on Manus Island Detention October 24, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/update-on-manus-island-detention.html 11. Immigration Equity's Last Stand: Sanctuaries & Legitimacy in an Era of Mass Immigration Enforcement By Jason A. Cade October 24, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/immigration-equitys-last-stand-sanctuaries-legitimacy-in-an-era-of-mass-immigration-enforcementby-jason-a-cade-univer.html 12. Geoffrey A. Hoffman: Legal Consequences of DACA Rescission October 23, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/geoffrey-a-hoffman-legal-consequences-of-daca-rescission.html 13. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks About Carrying Out the President's Immigration Priorities October 23, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-delivers-remarks-about-carrying-out-the-presidents-immigration-priorities.html 14. Ilya Somin: The case against special judicial deference in immigration and national security cases October 23, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/ilya-solmin-the-case-against-special-judicial-deference-in-immigration-and-national-security-cases.html 15. TPS Extension Deadlines for Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua October 22, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/tps-extension-deadlines-for-haiti-honduras-el-salvador-nicaragua.html 16. Army Tightens Rules For Immigrants Joining As A Path To Citizenship October 22, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/army-tightens-rules-for-immigrants-joining-as-a-path-to-citizenship.html 17. Immigration Article of the Day: Alienage Classifications and the Denial of Health Care to Dreamers 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000173 By Fatma E. Marouf October 21, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/immigrtaion-article-of-the-day-alienage-classifications-and-the-denial-of-health-care-to-dreamers-by.html 18. California fires set off debate about immigration and sanctuary policies October 20, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/california-fires-set-off-debate-about-immigration-and-sanctuary-policies-.html 19. Who Is Represented in Immigration Court? Mexican Immigrants Lowest, Chinese Highest Representation Rates October 20, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/10/who-is-represented-in-immigration-court-mexican-immigrants-lowest-chinese-highest-representation-rat.html 20. In Wake or NY Attack, Trump Targets Diversity Visa Program, Senator Schumer November 1, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/in-wake-or-ny-attack-trump-targets-diversity-visa-program-senator-schumer.html Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Movement between the UK and EU after Brexit MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 421, October 25, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/421 How vital are further inflows of EU workers? MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 420, October 5, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/420 Return to Top 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000174 ******** ******** 21. The Immigration Debate: The Legal Production of Immigrant "Illegality" By Greg Prieto Routledge, 128 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1138656313, $120.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138656313/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1138656321, $29.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138656321/centerforimmigra Book Description: The Immigration Debate offers this and other critical insights to students who may be unfamiliar with analyses of immigration developed in the fields of sociology, law and society, economics, geography, ethnic studies, and critical race studies. This text will serve as an introduction to the study of immigration and a primer for those who wish to engage in a sober and compassionate conversation about immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq: Sierra Leonean Labor Migrants at US Military Bases By Kevin J.A. Thomas McGill-Queen's University Press, 256 pp. 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000175 Hardcover, ISBN: 0773551220, $110.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0773551220/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 0773551239, $29.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0773551239/centerforimmigra Kindle, 479 KB, ASIN: B07629HCZM, $28.45 Book Description: In 2003, just before the start of the US invasion of Iraq, military planners predicted that the mission s success would depend on using diverse sources for their workforce. While thousands of US troops were needed to secure victory in the field, large numbers of civilian contractors many from poor countries in Africa and Asia were recruited to provide a range of services for the occupying forces. In Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq Kevin Thomas provides a compelling account of the recruitment of Sierra Leonean workers and their reasons for embracing the risks of migration. In recent years US military bases have outsourced contracts for services to private military corporations who recruit and capitalize on cheaper low-skilled workers. Thomas argues that for people from post-conflict countries such as Sierra Leone, where there are high levels of poverty and acute unemployment, the opportunity to improve their situation outweighs the risk of migration to war-torn Iraq. Examining migrants experiences in their native country, at US bases, and after their return to Sierra Leone, Thomas deftly explores the intricate dynamics of risk, sets up a theoretical framework for future researchers, and offers policy recommendations for decision-makers and practitioners in the field. Incorporating the voices of Sierra Leonean contractors who were manipulated and exploited, Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq turns the spotlight on a subject that has remained on the periphery of history and reveals an unexpected consequence of the War on Terror. Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Immigrant and Migrant Workers Organizing in Canada and the United States: Casework and Campaigns in a Neoliberal Era By Jorge Frozzini and Alexandra Law Lexington Books, 172 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0822368889, $90.00 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000176 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0822368889/centerforimmigra Book Description: Across Canada and the United States, immigrant workers face important obstacles at work and in the broader society, whether their immigration status is temporary, permanent, or nonexistent. Hyper-precarious workers of all status groups, and their allies in unions and worker centers, are organizing to improve their conditions. In this book, Jorge Frozzini and Alexandra Law, two longtime volunteers with a Canadian worker center, draw on their own experience, in-depth interviews, and academic work from the fields of law, communication studies, and social movement theory, to produce a tactically focused, theoretically informed introduction to immigrant worker organizing in a neoliberal era. Frozzini and Law describe the phenomenon of employment precarity in the context of U.S. and Canadian labor history, explaining how union certification and collective bargaining function under the law. Without directing activists toward any single best strategy, they cover tactical and ethical questions raised when organizers offer casework as a recruitment and research tool. The royalties from this book will go to the Immigrant Workers Centre, Montreal. Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Between Exile and Exodus: Argentinian Jewish Immigration to Israel, 1948-1967 By by Sebastian Klor and Lenn Schramm Wayne State University Press, 256 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0814343678, $54.99 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814343678/centerforimmigra Kindle, N/A KB, ASIN: B073R2SZPQ, $24.99 Book Description: Between Exile and Exodus offers fascinating insights into this migration, its social and economic profiles, and the motivation for the relocation of many of these people. It contributes to different areas of study Argentina and its Jews, Jewish immigration to Israel, and immigration in general. This book's integration of a computerized database comprising the personal data of more than 10,000 Argentinian Jewish immigrants has allowed the author to uncover their stories in a direct, intimate manner. Because immigration is an individual experience, rather than a collective one, the author aims to address the individual s perspective in order to fully comprehend the process. In the area of Argentinian Jewry it brings a new approach to the study of Zionism and the relations of the community with Israel, pointing out the importance of family as a basis for mutual interactions. Klor's work clarifies the centrality of marginal groups in the case of Jewish immigration to Israel, and demystifies the idea that Aliya from Argentina was solely ideological. In the area of Israeli studies the book takes a critical view of the catastrophic concept as a cause for 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000177 Jewish immigration to Israel, analyzing the gap between the decision-makers in Israel and in Argentina and the real circumstances of the individual immigrants. It also contributes to migration studies, showing how an atypical case, such as the Argentine Jewish immigrants to Israel, is shaped by similar patterns that characterize classical mass migrations, such as the impact of chain migrations and the immigration of marginal groups. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Europe's Border Crisis: Biopolitical Security and Beyond By Nick Vaughan-Williams Oxford University Press, 192 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0198747020, $71.97 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198747020/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 0198806795, $25.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198806795/centerforimmigra Kindle, 2648 KB, ASIN: B01A5UR3IQ, $23.75 Book Description: Europe's Border Crisis explores current dynamics in EU border security and migration management. It argues that a crisis point has emerged because 'irregular' migrants are seen as both a security threat to the EU and also as a life threatened and in need of protection. This leads to paradoxical situations whereby humanitarian policies and practices expose 'irregular' migrants to often dehumanizing and sometimes lethal border security mechanisms. The dominant way of understanding these dynamics one that blames a gap between policy and practice fails to address the deeper issues at stake and ends up perpetuating the terms of the crisis. Drawing on conceptual resources in biopolitical theory the book offers an alternative diagnosis and sets out a new research agenda for the interdisciplinary field of critical border and migration studies. Return to Top 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000178 ******** ******** 26. Ethiopian Jewish Immigrants in Israel: The Homeland Postponed By Tanya Schwarz Routledge, 224 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0700712380, $81.22 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0700712380/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1138969028, $47.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138969028/centerforimmigra Kindle, 965 KB, ASIN: B01DCDFKB0, $47.95 Book Description: This is an ethnographic study of Ethiopian Jews, or Beta Israel, a few years after their migration from rural Ethiopia to urban Israel. For the Beta Israel, the most significant issue is not, as is commonly assumed, adaptation to modern society, but rather 'belonging' in their new homeland, and the loss of control they are experiencing over their lives and those of their children. Ethiopian Jewish immigrants resist those aspects of the dominant society which they dislike: they reject normative Jewish practices and uphold Beta Israel religious and cultural ones, ideologically counteract disparaging Israeli attitudes, develop strong ethnic bonds and engage in overt forms of resistance. The difficulties of the present are also overcome by creating a perfect past and an ideal future: in what the author calls 'the homeland postponed', all Jews will be united in a colour-blind world of material plenty and purity. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. International Migrations and Local Governance: A Global Perspective 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000179 By Thomas Lacroix and Amandine Desille Palgrave Macmillan, 231 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 3319659952, $99.99 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3319659952/centerforimmigra Book Description: This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the role of local governments around the world in the management of the migration, integration and development nexus. Drawing on case studies from the Global North and South, this comparative work fills a lacuna in the existing literature which has focused largely on migration as addressed by European and North American cities. Further, it widens the current debate by confronting northern experiences with attitudes and strategies observed in sending countries; clearly demonstrating that international mobility has become a global issue for cities at both end of the migration spectrum. This innovative work will provide a valuable resource for students and scholars working in the social sciences, public policy and development; in addition to practitioners and policymakers. Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Citizenship Studies Vol. 21, No. 6, October 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccst20/21/8 Selected articles: Introduction: securitization and shrinking of citizenship By Guy Ben-Porat and As'ad Ghanem http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380652 Turkish citizenship: the perils of hegemonic tendencies and the 'shadow of securitization' By Aviad Rubin 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000180 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380648 The nationalisation of the Israeli ethnocratic regime and the Palestinian minority's shrinking citizenship By As'ad Ghanem and Ibrahim Khatib http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380651 Securitization of migration in Germany: the ambivalences of citizenship and human rights By Ayelet Banai and Regina Kreide http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380649 France citizenship in the aftermath of 2015: officializing a two-tier system? By Amelie Barras http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380647 Nurturing resilient future citizens through value consistency vs. the retreat from multiculturalism and securitisation in the promotion of British values in schools in the UK By Derek McGhee and Shaoying Zhang http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380650 Deferred action and the discretionary state: migration, precarity and resistance By Susan Bibler Coutin, Sameer M. Ashar, Jennifer M. Chacon, and Stephen Lee http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1377153 From expulsion to extortion: deportability, predatory policing and West African migrants in Angola By Paolo Gaibazzi http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380604 The revival of citizenship deprivation in France and the UK as an instance of citizenship renationalisation By Emilien Fargues http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1377152 Hierarchies of belonging: intersecting race, ethnicity, and territoriality in the construction of US citizenship By Amilcar Antonio Barreto and Kyle Lozano 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000181 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1361906 Valuing flexible citizenship: producing Surinamese Hindu citizens at a primary school in The Hague By Priya Swamy http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1361905 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Georgetown Immigration Law Journal Vol. 31, No. 2, Winter 2017 https://articleworks.cadmus.com/geolaw/zs900217.html Selected articles: The Immigrant Right to Work By Geoffrey Heeren http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/geoimlj31&div=15&id=&page= The Human Rights of Non-Citizens: Constitutionalized Treaty Law in Ecuador By Stephen Meili https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3042671 Department of Homeland Security: The Unsuspecting Art Critic By Amy Hendel http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/geoimlj31&div=19&id=&page= Current Developments: One Hundred Days of President Trump's Executive Orders 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000182 By Julie Rheinstrom http://articleworks.cadmus.com/buy?c=1010377&url_back=http%3A%2F%2Farticleworks.cadmus.com%2Fgeolaw%2Fzs900217.html&d=zs900217000433&buyopt=2&price=3.50&publication_id=zs9 Development in New York City: New York City Commission on Human Rights Will Begin Issuing U and T Visa Certifications By Charquia Wright http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/geoimlj31&div=21&id=&page= Hashtag Terrorist: Can Social Media Screenings at the Border Prevent Immigrant Terrorist Attacks? By Kile Marks http://articleworks.cadmus.com/buy?c=1010377&url_back=http%3A%2F%2Farticleworks.cadmus.com%2Fgeolaw%2Fzs900217.html&d=zs900217000453&buyopt=3&price=8.00&publication_id=zs9 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. IZA Journal of Development and Migration Vol. 7, No. 17, October 28, 2017 https://izajodm.springeropen.com/ Latest article: Turkish migration to Europe: a modified gravity model analysis By Dincer Dedeoglu and H. Deniz Genc https://izajodm.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40176-017-0097-z Return to Top ******** 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000183 ******** 31. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 43, No. 15, December 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/43/15 Articles: Muslims' social inclusion and exclusion in France, Quebec, and Canada: does national context matter? By Jeffrey G. Reitz, Patrick Simon, and Emily Laxer http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1313105 Economic recession and the reverse of internal migration flows of Latin American immigrants in Spain By Jordi Bayona-i-Carrasco, Jenniffer Thiers Quintana, and Rosalia Avila-Tapies http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1296354 Normality unpacked: migration, ethnicity and Local Structure of Feeling among Polish migrant workers in Northern Ireland with a comparative perspective on Scotland By Radoslaw Polkowski http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1299621 Redefining membership: restrictive rights and categorisation in European Union migration policy By Julia Mourao Permoser http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1301202 Labour migrants in post-Soviet Moscow: patterns of settlement By Ekaterina Demintseva http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1294053 Social reproduction in Sicily's agricultural sector: migration status and context of reception By Majella Kilkey and Domenica Urzi http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1286971 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000184 Examining educational inequalities in two national systems: a comparison of the North African second generation in France and the Mexican second generation in the United States By Yael Brinbaum and Amy Lutz http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1290522 Devout Muslims or tough highlanders? Exploring attitudes toward ethnic nationalism and racism in Europe's ethnic-Chechen Salafi communities By Emil Aslan Souleimanov and Jasper Schwampe http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1287560 Out-migration, social capital and the cooperative dilemma: evidence from Bulgaria's population crisis By Nicholas Spina http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1285693 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 38, No. 5, October 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjis20/38/5?nav=tocList Selected articles: Space, Place and Identity: Intercultural Encounters, Affect and Belonging in Rural Australian Spaces By David Radford http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1363166 Weaving Solidarity: Migrant Women's Organisations in Athens By Nadina Christopoulou and Mary Leontsini 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000185 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1363165 Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000186 Pinkerton, Christopher M (Chris) From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Monday, November 20, 2017 9:53 AM Law, Robert T New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/20/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 11/20/17 What Happening at the Center Our latest Immigration Brief features Andrew R. Arthur explaining that Temporary Protected Status is an immigration designation that has been continually renewed by successive administrations, making it just another vehicle to permanent residence. He questions whether the Trump administration will keep renewing this "temporary" status or if Congress will heed the advice of DHS "to enact a permanent solution for this inherently temporary program". 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000187 Cer1ter for lrn1rngr,1t1on c:s nrq a.Iron Studies Center for lrnm1grat1c c1s oru CIS Resident Fellow in Law & Policy Andrew R. Arthur discusses the misuse of Temporary Protected Status Blogs 1. Tom Homan Is the Right Person at the Right Time to Run ICE 2. 267 MS-13 Members Arrested in Operation Raging Bull 3. Sex-Trafficking Smugglers Busted Through Federal-State Cooperation 4. House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Partly Reforming H-1B 5. DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries 6. Former U.S. Officials Spuriously Argue for a 'Dreamer' Amnesty on the Basis of National Need 7. Visa Lottery s Effect on Developing Countries 8. NY Times Continues to Mislead on Immigration 9. It's Time to Do the Sally Yates Thing with Elaine Duke 10. The OIG Has a 'Eureka!' Moment about DHS's Stove-Piped Immigration Mission 11. TRAC Answers and I Respond 12. No Trump Chill on Tourism to New York 13. Subsidized Foreign Alumni Take 19% More Jobs from U.S. College Grads 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000188 14. EB-5 Notes: Sunset, Vietnam, and a Charter School 15. Climbing on the Amnesty Tiger's Back 16. State Dept. Should Help Asylum Adjudications 17. Visa Mill Terminated, but OPT Subsidies to Hire Aliens Persist for Years Videos 18. CIS Immigration Brief: Temporary Protected Status 19. Mark Krikorian Debates the Diversity Lottery on Fox News 1. Tom Homan Is the Right Person at the Right Time to Run ICE By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Tom-Homan-Right-Person-Right-Time-Run-ICE Excerpt: It is only perseverance, a recognition of his hard work and skills, and a healthy dose of serendipity based on timing and the election of Trump believed by all the pols and pundits to be a long shot that landed Homan in the right place at the right time to even be around long enough to head the agency on a temporary basis. And he is the right person at the right time for this important job. Unlike most nominees for high posts, he has come up through the ranks. This gives him a huge advantage in an administration that has focused on restoring the rule of law to our out-of-control immigration system. When agents speak to Homan about the job, he knows what they are talking about in ways that political appointees never will, even after substantial coaching. Return to Top 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000189 ******** ******** 2. 267 MS-13 Members Arrested in Operation Raging Bull By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://cis.org/Huennekens/267-MS13-Members-Arrested-Operation-RagingBull Excerpt: ICE conducted the gang arrests in a variety of localities, including sanctuary communities such as Baltimore, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Earlier this year, ICE netted a total of 498 illegal alien arrests from sanctuary jurisdictions in Operation Safe City. By hindering ICE's ability to do its job sanctuary jurisdictions facilitate the release of dangerous aliens back into their communities. ICE prioritizes its enforcement operations the same way as any other law enforcement agency: to protect the public. Thus jurisdictions endanger their citizens when they limit and restrict cooperation with ICE. Local law enforcement professionals must follow their locality's sanctuary laws regardless of whether or not they support them. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Sex-Trafficking Smugglers Busted Through Federal-State Cooperation By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000190 https://cis.org/Arthur/SexTrafficking-Smugglers-Busted-Through-FederalStateCooperation Excerpt: While civic leaders are coming to grips with the institution of slavery in our nation's past, law enforcement officers are actively fighting the most degrading forms of enslavement in our nation's fourth largest city in 2017. And they are on the verge of winning a victory. As importantly, they will have hindered the activities of members of an illegal organization charged with a variety of other crimes, operating from a base in a southwest Houston apartment complex, which was also the primary location where that forced prostitution occurred. Those offenses included "the selling of numerous stolen firearms" and "heroin and methamphetamine trafficking". Such wrongdoing inevitably leads to more crime, as stolen guns are used in assaults and murders, and drug users engage in robbery and theft to support their habits. All criminal offenses are serious, but these are the crimes that destroy families and communities, and make all residents less safe. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill Partly Reforming H-1B By David North CIS Blog, November 17, 2017 https://cis.org/North/House-Judiciary-Committee-Advances-Bill-PartlyReforming-H1B Excerpt: The general notion is that by increasing the wages of some H-1B 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000191 workers, by increasing some fees on employers (more on that later), and by laying on some obligations regarding recruiting American workers, and the resulting additional paperwork, the new regulations will, as a package, encourage some employers to hire U.S. residents instead of foreign ones. This gradual and indirect approach apparently was regarded as more politically palatable than simply reducing the number of visa slots below the current allocation of 85,000 new ones a year. Another approach could have been to limit H-1Bs to a single year's extension of their visas, rather than the three-year extension of the usual first-time, three-year visa that is current practice. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. DOJ Targets More Sanctuaries By Jessica Vaughan CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Vaughan/DOJ-Targets-More-Sanctuaries Excerpt: Lynch's DOJ initiated an investigation into 10 sanctuaries that received $96.1 million from two DOJ funding programs in 2016. New Attorney General Jeff Sessions continued the process of notifying the jurisdictions, allowing them time to change their policies, and determining if they still qualify for the grants. Four of the original 10 jurisdictions either changed their policies or were able to convince DOJ that they are not now sanctuaries (Miami-Dade County; Clark County, Nev.; state of Connecticut; Milwaukee County). Five are now presumably facing a loss of funds (New York City; Chicago; Philadelphia; Cook County, Ill.; and Orleans Parish, La.). DOJ has not announced its decision on 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000192 the state of California, which recently enacted a new state law that is even more egregiously restrictive in mandating non-cooperation than the law that DOJ was investigating. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Former U.S. Officials Spuriously Argue for a 'Dreamer' Amnesty on the Basis of National Need By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Former-US-Officials-Spuriously-Argue-DreamerAmnesty-Basis-National-Need Excerpt: Several former high-level intelligence and military officials have written to Congress to insist that our legislators immediately act to pass an amnesty for so-called "Dreamers" aliens who entered the United States illegally as minors, ostensibly "through no fault of their own" as the line goes. In many instances, these Dreamers entered illegally as teens entirely of their own behest, but that's a story for another time. These officials include such luminaries as Janet Napolitano, present president of the University of California a proud sanctuary campus who is also a former secretary of Homeland Security best known for devising ways to make it increasingly difficult for federal immigration enforcement agents to do their jobs. Return to Top 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000193 ******** ******** 7. Visa Lottery s Effect on Developing Countries By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/Visa-Lotterys-Effect-Developing-Countries Excerpt: While there is no cost to enter the lottery, nor does it require any special skills, winners need to pay a $330 fee to be interviewed at the U.S. consulate. In addition, of course, they need to be able to pay the travel costs to get the United States. Because the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have the lowest per-capita GDPs in the world, only the well-off (by local standards) are able to afford these costs. They may not have high skills in the context of a developed economy (if they did, they could qualify for various skills-based visas), but in the context of a developing country, they represent a vital pool of talent. Thus, in Africa at least, the visa lottery contributes to brain drain. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. NY Times Continues to Mislead on Immigration By Steven Camarota CIS Blog, November 16, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Camarota/NY-Times-Continues-Mislead-Immigration 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000194 Excerpt: A recent article in the New York Times by Eduardo Porter on immigration enforcement is a great example of what's wrong with so much of the immigration coverage in the establishment press, particularly the Times. Jessica Vaughn and I dedicated a whole piece in National Review to Porter's incorrect use of enforcement statistics, but the problems with Porter's article do not end there. His whole analysis of the economics of immigration is extremely one-sided. Porter argues that growers will not raise wages or attract any nativeborn people to farm labor, and therefore farmers must have continual access to immigrant workers legal or illegal. Porter talks to no one with a different point of view, even if only to dismiss their arguments. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. It's Time to Do the Sally Yates Thing with Elaine Duke By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 15, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Its-Time-Do-Sally-Yates-Thing-Elaine-Duke Excerpt: What's more, consider that those who fell under the auspices of TPS have benefitted repeatedly, and unjustifiably, from serial extensions based on a hurricane in that country that took place in 1999. It's an outrageous abuse of a program that was designed to give short-term shelter not asylum to nationals of countries that experience some kind of calamity such as a hurricane or earthquake, or even an ebola outbreak or the like, and it's supposed to last just long enough so that those countries can put their rescue and recovery mechanisms to rights and move on. 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000195 Instead of ending the abuse, according to the story, "Duke felt that she did not have enough information for the much larger group of Hondurans" and decided on an extension. How much more could she possibly have needed to know? Continuing to abuse the statute does nothing to instill confidence in either the law or the legitimacy of the nation's immigration processes and system. Her job is to enforce the law, and give the American public a reason to believe in that system. Her decision to extend violated that public trust. Return to Top ******* ******* 10. The OIG Has a 'Eureka!' Moment about DHS's Stove-Piped Immigration Mission:Would the Joint Chiefs of Staff model help in coordinating immigration? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/OIG-Has-Eureka-Moment-about-DHSsStovePiped-Immigration-Mission Excerpt: I'm pleased to see that the OIG has had its "eureka!" moment and taken the subject on, although one might have wished that it wasn't done in quite such a sotto voce manner. Still, the report ends with the recommendation that "DHS should establish a formal department-level group to facilitate longterm solutions for overarching component immigration enforcement and administration challenges, and improve efficiencies." An assistant secretary, speaking on behalf of DHS, has concurred, stating that "The Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans (PLCY) will seek to charter a senior level cross-component Immigration Policy Council. This Council will provide an 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000196 institutionalized structure for Department-wide strategic planning related to immigration policy and operations." If the Department of Defense provides a basis of comparison, and I think it does, then it is likely that the council being proposed is already doomed to ineffectiveness. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. TRAC Answers and I Respond By DAn Cadman CIS Blog, November 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/TRAC-Answers-and-I-Respond Excerpt: There is, in fact, a disconnect but it has to do with the shocking number of state and local law enforcement agencies that refuse to honor ICE detainers because they are sanctuary jurisdictions. It stands to reason, though, that ICE would continue to file detainers in those locales, even though they realize they won't be honored, because it is one of the few ways of establishing concretely that those jurisdictions are sanctuaries that decline to cooperate in federal immigration enforcement efforts. It also provides proof positive that ICE tried to do the right thing when alien criminals who are released by state or local law enforcement despite the detainer go on to commit heinous crimes. Return to Top 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000197 ******** ******** 12. No Trump Chill on Tourism to New York:Legal travelers not deterred by the hype By Art Arthur CIS Blog, November 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/No-Trump-Chill-Tourism-New-York Excerpt: Why New York? Perhaps it is because it is the largest city in the United States, or the center of American economic prowess, or because it is the most (arguably) famous city in this country. In any event, any effort to protect the United States from terrorist attacks necessarily would render New York City safer. So why would the president's efforts to beef up security in the United States lead travel experts to conclude that those efforts would have a "chilling effect" on tourism to the United States? Perhaps they failed to appreciate that foreign nationals have the same concerns about safety in travel that Americans do, or maybe they simply got caught up in the anti-Trump hype. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Subsidized Foreign Alumni Take 19% More Jobs from U.S. College Grads By David North CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000198 https://cis.org/North/Subsidized-Foreign-Alumni-Take-19-More-Jobs-USCollege-Grads Excerpt: The increase in the number of students covered by this report about 35,000 was mostly because there were about 28,000 more OPT workers in the 2016-2017 academic year than in the previous one. These are not students at all; they are the beneficiaries of the rarely discussed Optional Training Program, run by the Department of Homeland Security, whose employers are excused from paying the usual payroll taxes if they hire a foreign grad rather than a domestic one. The employer saves 7.65 percent of its payroll by hiring the alien grad, a bizarre policy that, so far, the Trump administration has preserved, just as the Obamas did during the prior eight years. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. EB-5 Notes: Sunset, Vietnam, and a Charter School By David North CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/EB5-Notes-Sunset-Vietnam-and-Charter-School Excerpt: The notion that the war-torn nation has recovered so thoroughly as to have an excess of EB-5 investors is mind-boggling. There also has been news about another attempt to use EB-5 funds in the controversial charter school program; in an earlier posting we described how 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000199 both investors and taxpayers were disadvantaged by this kind of financing in a South Carolina charter school. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Climbing on the Amnesty Tiger's Back By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Climbing-Amnesty-Tigers-Back Excerpt: The problem with TPS clearly is that it has become a favorite tool of migrant advocates to push for concessions for one group of foreign nationals after another and, once granted, to pressure the government to provide extension after extension after extension. Of course, after enough years, they then use this as justification to argue for an amnesty since the recipients have accrued so much time in the United States thanks to lax immigration policies and politicians who cater to special interests. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. State Dept. Should Help Asylum Adjudications By Andrew Arthur 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000200 CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Visa-Mill-Terminated-OPT-Subsidies-Hire-Aliens-PersistYears Excerpt: USCIS and the immigration courts are facing an unprecedented number of "credible-fear" and asylum applications. In May 2013, CNN reported that there were "307 U.S. embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions around the world." Plainly, DOS today is an untapped resource that could help our domestic asylum adjudicators to sort through the validity of the claims made in those applications. They should be expected to do so. The regulation should be amended to require the submission of credible fear claims and asylum applications to DOS for comment. In addition, DOS should be required to again issue profiles for the countries from which an asylum claim is made in the prior fiscal year. Without an objective and informed basis of facts against which to assess an asylum claim, evaluating such a claim is often little more than guesswork and supposition. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Visa Mill Terminated, but OPT Subsidies to Hire Aliens Persist for Years By David North CIS Blog, November 13, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Visa-Mill-Terminated-OPT-Subsidies-Hire-Aliens-PersistYears Excerpt: The tax breaks to the aliens and their employers usually last one year, 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000201 but if the alien has a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) the subsidy goes on for two more years. The employers using the program, and their OPT-designated alien alumni employees, do not pay the usual payroll taxes, thus depriving the Medicare and Social Security trust funds of badly needed income. Were the employers to hire American college grads, both the former students and their current employers would pay into the trust funds. That the program still exists relates to the fact that virtually no one who does not profit from it knows about it, and to the fact that the current administration, which one would suspect would not like that sort of thing, is apparently too lightly staffed to do anything about it. Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Video Immigration Brief: Temporary Protected Status Benefits remain long after the emergency disappears Speaker: Andrew Arthur Producer: Bryan Griffith CIS Video Brief, November 16, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Video-Immigration-Brief-TemporaryProtected-Status Return to Top 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000202 ******** ******** 19. Mark Krikorian Debates the Diversity Lottery FOX News, November 13, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Mark-Krikorian-Debates-Diversity-Lottery Return to Top Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-D-000203 U.S. Departmen t of Rumcland St.'(:Ur ity National Records Center P.O. Box 648010 Lee's Summit, MO 64064-8010 U.S. Citiz enship and Immigration Services July 15, 2019 NRC2018159378 Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th St NW, Ste B255 Washington, DC 20005 Dear Austin Evers: This is a response to your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) request received in this office relating to e-mails for USCIS employee Robert Law, which was assigned control number NRC2018159378. We have completed the search for responsive records and are currently reviewing and processing records responsive to your request. Records will be provided on a rolling basis in accordance with the parties' agreement. Enclosed is the third production of responsive records, which consists of 541 pages. We have reviewed these records and determined to release all of the pages in full. If you have any questions about our records production, please contact our attorney, Assistant United States Attorney Scott Sroka. Sincerely, Jill A. Eggleston Director, FOIA Operations www.uscis.gov From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 9:23 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: #GivingTuesday ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward #GivingTuesday Remember the Center for Immigration Studies on November 28th Tomorrow is "Giving Tuesday" - the contrived but well-meaning attempt to counter the rampant commercialization of the Christmas season. The promotion is a good reminder to help others and many worthwhile charities receive funding because of it. Here's why you should give to the Center for Immigration Studies this Tuesday: The Center for Immigration Studies is a charity even though the nature of our work is more abstract than many charitable endeavors. We don't do the vital, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000001 hands-on work of feeding the poor or ministering to the sick. Instead, we study, develop, and promote ideas. Our work helps protect the safety and stability of the United States through the promotion of sensible immigration policies. That, in turn, helps a lot of people. We have never been more influential than in the past year. Whatever you think of the Trump administration, they have embraced the "attrition through enforcement" strategy that we pioneered a decade ago. From day one, they have drawn heavily on our recommendations. We have advised White House and DHS officials on how to reverse many of the misguided and dangerous antienforcement initiatives pursued by prior administrations of both parties. We have seen the DACA program ended, sanctuary laws repealed, and acrossthe-board enforcement efforts made. Our ideas were incorporated into the RAISE Act, which would implement a skills-based legal immigration system, end extended family reunification, and reduce the level of future legal immigration by half. In his speech to the United Nations, President Trump cited our work on reforming refugee resettlement. The White House has also submitted to Congress a wish list of 70 immigration improvements, most of which we have developed and advocated. Fernando Peinado of Univision called us "Washington's most important 'lowimmigration' think tank" and the administration's go-to source for immigration research, while the New Yorker has dubbed us the White House's preferred "antiimmigration think tank." We are making a difference. But there is much more to accomplish. Please consider supporting our important work. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000002 Donate Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000003 From: Sent: To: Subject: Law, Robert T Tuesday, November 28, 2017 11:26 AM gnewman@numbersusa.com CIS Ombudsman Seventh Annual Conference Hope you or others from your office can make it. Good panel on E-Verify. Registration closes Dec. 6. Call me with any questions. 202-716-6550 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman November 28, 2017 Seventh Annual Conference Washington, D.C. December 7, 2017 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Dear Stakeholder: Please join the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman for our Seventh Annual Conference on December 7, 2017 at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature keynote speakers in the morning session, including Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000004 Services Director L. Francis Cissna, and panel discussions with federal officials and public stakeholders in the afternoon. This year's topics include the H-1B visa program, naturalization, background checks, E-Verify, and Transformation. The conference agenda is available here. The Ombudsman's Office, created by Congress in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, assists individuals and employers encountering difficulties with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In addition to our work on individual cases, we also make recommendations to address systemic issues in the delivery of citizenship and immigration services. To learn more about our office, please visit our website. Please register for this conference using the link below. Registration is free! Sincerely, Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman RSVP The Ombudsman hosts a monthly public teleconference series to share information about relevant topics and provide an opportunity to hear feedback from the community about issues related to the delivery of immigration benefits and services. a Stay Connected: Follow CIS Ombudsman on Facebook (0 SHARE DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000005 Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. ...,.,, Homeland ,.._.,: Security DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000006 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Shari Rendall Tuesday, November 28, 2017 12:59 PM Law, Robert T State E-Verify Laws States with laws or executive orders requiring use of E-Verify (update) (2).docx Rob, There are a few additions to the document above: Indiana: H 1019 in 2015 requires public works contractors to use e-verify. Minnesota: 11-3590 in 2011:robert State agencies and companies seeking a state contract in excess of $50,000 are required to use e-verify. State Restrictions to E-Verify: Also, just so you know, both California and Illinois have prohibitions on employers using e-verify to check current employees to determine if they are authorized to work in the US. In addition, employers are not allowed to check to see if job applicants are authorized to work in the US. Finally, California passed AB 450 this year. The bill would prohibit an employer or other person acting on the employer's behalf from providing voluntary consent to an immigration enforcement agent to enter nonpublic areas of a place of labor unless the agent provides a judicial warrant, except as specified. Further, except as required by federal law, the bill would prohibit an employer or other person acting on the employer's behalf from providing voluntary consent to an immigration enforcement agent to access, review, or obtain the employer's employee records without a subpoena or court order, subject to a specified exception. The bill would grant the Labor Commissioner or the Attorney General the exclusive authority to enforce these provisions and would require that any penalty recovered be deposited in the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund. The bill would prescribe penalties for failure to satisfy the prohibitions described above of $2,000 up to $5,000 for a first violation and $5,000 up to $10,000 for each subsequent violation, as defined. The bill, except as required by federal law, would require an employer to provide a current employee notice containing specified information, by posting in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment information, of an inspection of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms or other employment records conducted by an immigration agency within 72 hours of receiving the federal notice of inspection. The bill would require an employer, upon reasonable request, to provide an affected employee a copy of the notice of inspection of I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms. The bill would require the Labor Commissioner, by July 1, 2018, to create a template for these purposes and make it available, as specified. The bill would require an employer to provide to an affected current employee, and to the employee's authorized representative, if any, a copy of the written immigration agency notice that provides for the inspection results and written notice of the obligations of the employer and the affected employee arising from the action, as specified. The bill would define affected employee for these purposes. Efforts to Get E-Verify before the voters: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000007 Washington Florida - There is a proposal by Commissioner Newhouse (Florida Constitution Revision Commission) on e-verify. If it receives 60% of the Commission's support it will be put on the 2018 ballot. Currently only 5 states are in legislative session: MI, NJ, OH, PA, and WI NC - Looking to expand its e-verify to require every employer with 5 or more employees to use e-verify (excluded farm workers and indep contractors.) It passed the House. (carryover) If you would like a full list of states that introduced e-verify bills this legislative session, please let me know. Also, if you would like me to clarify anything, please don't hesitate to ask. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000008 From: Sent: To: Subject: Bob Dane Wednesday, November 29, 2017 2:44 PM Law, Robert T RE: CIS Ombudsman Seventh Annual Conference Thanks Rob. I'll be attending. Bob Dane Executive Director Federation for American Immigration Reform 25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 328-7004 | FAIRus.org ~ FAJRcLARITY , INSIGHT& EXPERTISE CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Th is mes.sage is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may co nta in inform at ion that is p rivileged , co nfiden tia l and exempt from disclosu re under applicable law . From: Law, Robert T [mailto:robert.t.law@uscis.dhs.gov] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 12:07 PM To: Bob Dane ; Dale Wilcox Subject: CIS Ombudsman Seventh Annual Conference Hey Bob/Dale, Flagging for your attention next week's CIS Ombudsman's conference. It would be great to have a FAIR/IRLI presence since AILA has been heavily promoting. Registration will likely be cut off on Dec. 6, the day before the Dec. 7 conference. The agenda is hits two major issues of interest: E-Verify and H-1B. Happy to discuss further. -Rob 202-272-8409 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000009 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman November 28, 2017 Seventh Annual Conference Washington, D.C. December 7, 2017 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Dear Stakeholder: Please join the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman for our Seventh Annual Conference on December 7, 2017 at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature keynote speakers in the morning session, including Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna, and panel discussions with federal officials and public stakeholders in the afternoon. This year's topics include the H-1B visa program, naturalization, background checks, E-Verify, and Transformation. The conference agenda is available here. The Ombudsman's Office, created by Congress in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, assists individuals and employers encountering difficulties with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In addition to our work on individual cases, we also make DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000010 recommendations to address systemic issues in the delivery of citizenship and immigration services. To learn more about our office, please visit our website. Please register for this conference using the link below. Registration is free! Sincerely, Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman RSVP The Ombudsman hosts a monthly public teleconference series to share information about relevant topics and provide an opportunity to hear feedback from the community about issues related to the delivery of immigration benefits and services. D Stay Connected: Follow CIS Ombudsman on Facebook [0 SHARE Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000011 Homqland Securlty 8-0694-E-000012 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:25 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Reading, 11/30/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Reading, 11/30/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. CRS reports on immigration policy, 'travel ban' litigation, and the diversity visa program 2. GAO report on SW border security 3. Canada: Statistics on international travelers, Q2 2017 4. Norway: Statistics on adult immigrants studying Norwegian 5. Finland: Statistics on increase in children with foreign backgrounds 6. Netherlands: Population statistics DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000013 7. Ireland: Overseas travel during Q3 2017 8. E.U.: Statistics on residence permits issued in 2016 9. N.Z.: Statistics on international travel and migration, October 2017 REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 10. FAIR report on chain migration 11. "The U.S. Immigration Debate" 12. "The Backlash Against Immigration and the Fate of Western Democracy" (audio) 13. "How Parental Preferences and Subsidy Receipt Shape Immigrant Families' Child Care Choices" 14. Two new reports from the Migration Policy Centre 15. TRAC report on Secure Communities 16. Pew Center reports on the growth in Europe's Muslim population and the increase in foreign student enrollment in the U.S. 17. Two new reports and features from the Migration Policy Institute 18. Four new discussion papers from the Institute for the Study of Labor 19. Ten (10) new papers from the Social Science Research Network 20. Twenty (20) new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 21. U.K.: New report from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre BOOKS 22. God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics 23. Migration, Health and Survival: International Perspectives 24. Making Critical Sense of Immigrant Experience: A Case Study of Hong Kong Chinese in Canada 25. International Political Theory and the Refugee Problem 26. The Germans in India: Elite European migrants in the British Empire JOURNALS 27. Comparative Migration Studies 28. Ethnic and Racial Studies DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000014 29. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 30. Journal of Intercultural Studies 31. Journal of Migration and Human Security 32. Migration Studies 26. Population, Space and Place 1. New from the Congressional Research Service A Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy By William A. Kandel November 14, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R45020.pdf Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments By Hillel R. Smith and Ben Harrington CRS Legal Sidebar, November 14, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/LSB10017.pdf Summary: This Sidebar provides an overview of the series of threeexecutive actions (the first two taking the form of executive orders, and the third issued as a presidential proclamation) commonly referred to as the "Travel Ban," which restrict the entry of specified categories of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) into the United States, and the litigation related to those executive actions. The Sidebar also mentions a fourth and more recent executive action--an executive order issued on October 24, 2017--which announced the resumption of refugeeadmissions into the United States following the expiration of a temporary suspension on such admissions. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000015 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program By Jill H. Wilson CRS Insight, November 9, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/IN10815.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. New from the General Accountability Office Southwest Border Security: Border Patrol Is Deploying Surveillance Technologies but Needs to Improve Data Quality and Assess Effectiveness Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-119, November 30, 2017 Report: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-119 Highlights: http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/688665.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Characteristics of international overnight travellers, second quarter 2017 Statistics Canada, November 28, 2017 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000016 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/171128/dq171128c-eng.pdf Income and mobility of immigrants, 2015 November 27, 2017 http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/171127/dq171127a-eng.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Norwegian for adult immigrants Statistics Norway, November 23, 2017 https://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning/statistikker/nopplinnv/aar Summary: 41,600 participants in Norwegian language training and social studies in 2016 Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Number of children with foreign background has doubled in ten years According to Statistics Finland's data, 81,000 or 7.5 per cent of all underage children were of foreign background at the end of 2016. From 2015, the number of underage children with foreign background has DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000017 grown by nearly seven thousand. In ten years, the number of children with foreign background has doubled. Statistics Finland, November 24, 2017 http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2016/02/perh_2016_02_2017-11-24_en.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Population and population dynamics; month, quarter and year Statistics Netherlands, November 29, 2017 http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?VW=T&DM=SLEN&PA=37943eng&LA=EN Population and population changes November 17, 2017 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/kvartal Low population growth continues The population grew by 12,500 in the 3rd quarter as a result of an excess of births of 5,700 and net migration of 6,900, according to new figures from the statistics November 17, 2017 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/low-population-growth-continues Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000018 ******** ******** 7. Overseas Travel, August-October 2017 Central Statistics Office of Ireland, November 28, 2017 http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ot/overseastravelaugust-october2017/ Return to Top ******** ******** 8. New high in first residence permits issued in the EU Member States in 2016 Main beneficiaries from Ukraine, Syria and the United States Eurostat, November 16, 2017 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8456381/3-16112017-BP-EN.pdf/e690a572-02d2-4530a416-ab84a7fcbf22 Return to Top ******** ******** 9. International travel and migration: October 2017 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000019 Statistics New Zealand, November 21, 2017 https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/international-travel-and-migration-october-2017 Key facts In October 2017 compared with October 2016 visitor arrivals were up 10,300 to 270,500. The biggest changes were in arrivals from: China (up 3,700) Australia (down 3,100) Republic of Korea (up 3,100). Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Chain Migration By Spencer Raley Federation for American Immigration Reform Fact Sheet, November 9, 2017 https://fairus.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/IssueBrief_What_is_Chain_Migration.pdf Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000020 ******** 11. The U.S. Immigration Debate By Claire Felter and Danielle Renwick Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder, September 6, 2017 https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0 Return to Top ******** ******** 12. The Backlash Against Immigration and the Fate of Western Democracy Audio file, with Sasha Polakow-Suransky, Open Society Foundations Fellow London School of Economics and Political Science European Institute, November 2017 https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/europeaninstitute/20171109_TheBacklashAgainstImmigration.mp3 Return to Top ******** ******** 13. How Parental Preferences and Subsidy Receipt Shape Immigrant Families' Child Care Choices By Heather Sandstrom and Julia Gelatt DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000021 Urban Institute, November 7, 2017 https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/94551/how-parental-preferences-and-subsidy-receiptshape-immigrant-families-child-care-choices_0.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Pathways Towards Legal Migration into the EU: Reappraising Concepts, Trajectories and Policies By Sergio Carrera, Andrew Geddes, Elspeth Guild, and Marco Stefan Migration Policy Centre, September 5, 2017 https://www.ceps.eu/system/files/PathwaysLegalMigration_0.pdf On My Own: Protection Challenges for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Jordan, Lebanon and Greece By Luigi Achilli, Hannah Leach, Monica Matarazzo, Marina Tondo, Alba Cauchi, and Triandafilia Karanika Migration Policy Centre, August 2017 http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/48126/INTERSOS_MPC_2017.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Return to Top ******** ******** 15. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000022 New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Secure Communities, Sanctuary Cities and the Role of ICE Detainers November 7, 2017 http://www.trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/489/ Excerpt: What evidence does ICE cite on the effectiveness of its Secure Communities program? The agency's website currently claims: "Since its reactivation on January 25, 2017 through the second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, as a result of Executive Order No. 13768, entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, more than 43,300 convicted criminal aliens have been removed as a result of Secure Communities." [Source: https://www.ice.gov/secure-communities] TRAC was able to compare this claim against the agency's own internal records of the program's activities during this same period. In comparison to ICE's claim of 43,300 convicted criminals removed under Secure Communities from January 25, 2017 through March 2017[1], ICE's own records indicate that there were only 10,893 such removals - that is, ICE's public statements claim four times the level that the evidence shows actually occurred. In addition, the 10,893 total included many individuals who had only been convicted of entering the country illegally or had been found to have committed relatively minor offenses. If these are excluded from the counts, only 4,850 of those removed under Secure Communities during this period were of individuals convicted of a serious crime[2]. If we look at the numbers from March 2017 through July, the data show that there has been an increase in Secure Communities removals since President Trump assumed office, but the change thus far has DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000023 been quite small. Over the past 12 months (August 2016 - July 2017), monthly Secure Communities removals on individuals convicted of any crime increased from 4,894 to 5,190 - or an increase of 296 more individuals per month than under President Obama. For those convicted of a serious crime, only an additional 131 individuals were removed in July 2017. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Europe's Growing Muslim Population Muslims are projected to increase as a share of Europe's population - even with no future migration Pew Research Center, November 29, 2017 http://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Excerpt: Even if all migration into Europe were to immediately and permanently stop - a "zero migration" scenario - the Muslim population of Europe still would be expected to rise from the current level of 4.9% to 7.4% by the year 2050. This is because Muslims are younger (by 13 years, on average) and have higher fertility (one child more per woman, on average) than other Europeans, mirroring a global pattern. A second, "medium" migration scenario assumes that all refugee flows will stop as of mid-2016 but that recent levels of "regular" migration to Europe will continue (i.e., migration of those who come for reasons other than seeking asylum; see note on terms below). Under these conditions, Muslims could reach 11.2% of Europe's population in 2050. Finally, a "high" migration scenario projects the record flow of refugees into Europe between 2014 and 2016 to continue indefinitely into the future with the same religious composition (i.e., mostly made up of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000024 Muslims) in addition to the typical annual flow of regular migrants. In this scenario, Muslims could make up 14% of Europe's population by 2050 - nearly triple the current share, but still considerably smaller than the populations of both Christians and people with no religion in Europe. +++ New foreign student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities doubled since Great Recession By Neil G. Ruiz and Jynnah Radford Pew Research Center Fact Tank, November 20, 2017 http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/11/20/new-us-foreign-student-enrollment-doubled-since-greatrecession/ Excerpt: Ten states accounted for nearly two-thirds (63%) of newly enrolled foreign students in 2016: California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Washington. Just two of these states - California (60,000 students) and New York (41,000) - accounted for more than a quarter (28%) of new foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities. Two states received fewer than 500 foreign students, Wyoming (375) and Alaska (117). Return to Top ******** ******** 17. New from the Migration Policy Institute From Forced Migration to Forced Returns in Afghanistan: Policy and Program Implications By Nassim Majidi DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000025 November 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/forced-migration-forced-returns-afghanistan The Global Compact for Migration: How Does Development Fit In? By Kathleen Newland November 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/global-compact-migration-how-does-development-fit Return to Top ******** ******** 18. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Migration Aspirations among NEETs in Selected MENA Countries By Raul Ramos IZA Discussion Paper 11146, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11146 The Changing Family Structure of American Children with Unauthorized Parents By Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Esther Arenas-Arroyo IZA Discussion Paper 11145, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11145 Older People in Sweden Without Means: On the Importance of Age at Immigration for Being 'Twice Poor' DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000026 By Bjorn Anders Gustafsson, Hanna Mac Innes, and Torun Osterberg IZA Discussion Paper 11144, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11144 Immigrant Locations and Native Residential Preferences: Emerging Ghettos or New Communities? By Jesus Fernandez-Huertas Moraga, Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, and Albert Saiz IZA Discussion Paper 11143, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11143 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. State Practice with Respect to the Safe Third Country Concept: Criteria for Determining that a State Offers Effective Protection for Asylum Seekers and Refugees By Isaac Binkovitz and Cozen O'Connor George Washington International Law Review, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3074668 2. Executive Disorder: The Muslim Ban, Emergency Advocacy, and the Fires Next Time By Khaled A. Beydoun, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Abed Ayoub, American Arab AntiDiscrimination Committee 22 Michigan Journal of Race & Law 215 (2017) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000027 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3077384 3. Labor Immigration Policies in High-Income Countries: Variations Across Political Regimes and Varieties of Capitalism By Martin Ruhs, University of Oxford - Oxford University Department for Continuing Education The Journal of Legal Studies, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3076925 4. The Influence of Economic Migration on the Polish Economy By Joanna Tyrowicz, National Bank of Poland; University of Warsaw; Pawel Kaczmarczyk, University of Warsaw; and Agata Gorny, University of Warsaw - Centre of Migration Research mBank - CASE Seminar Proceedings No. 149/2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3076870 5. Protected, Not Removable: Foreign National Trafficking Victims and the Immigration Policies of the Trump Administration By Caroline Fish, St. John's University School of Law The National Law Review (2017) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3074656 6. The Healthy Immigrant Paradox and Health Convergence By Amelie F. Constant, Princeton University; UNU-MERIT; CESifo CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6692 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3074307 7. The European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism By Yann Algan, Sciences Po; Sergei M. Guriev, Sciences Po; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Elias Papaioannou, London Business School; and Evgenia Passari, Universite Paris Dauphine CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12444 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000028 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3074443 8. State-Created Immigration Climates and Domestic Migration By Van H. Pham, Baylor University Department of Economics and Huyen Pham, Texas A&M University School of Law University of Hawaii Law Review, 2016 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3071912 9. Re-Evaluating the Returns to Language Skills Using Latent Trait Estimates By James V Marrone, University of Chicago RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1212 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3072060 10. Algorithmic Jim Crow By Margaret Hu, Washington and Lee University - School of Law Fordham Law Review, Forthcoming Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 2017-18 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3071791 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. The Economic Effects of Refugee Return and Policy Implications DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000029 November 30, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-economic-effects-of-refugee-return-and-policyimplications.html 2. Asylum Representation Rates Have Fallen Amid Rising Denial Rates November 30, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/asylum-representation-rates-have-fallen-amidrising-denial-rates.html 3. Immigration Reforms in Spending Bill? November 27, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-reforms-in-spending-bill.html 4. ICE's Courthouse Arrests Undercut Democracy November 27, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/ices-courthouse-arrests-undercut-democracy.html 5. Fear of Trump crackdown haunts undocumented immigrants November 26, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/fear-of-trump-crackdown-haunts-undocumentedimmigrants.html 6. Agreement to Return Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar is Questioned November 25, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/agreement-to-return-rohingya-refugees-tomyanmar-is-questioned.html 7. Trump Is Sending America's Immigration Problem to Canada? Officials Brace for an Influx of Haitians DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000030 November 25, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/trump-is-sending-americas-immigration-problemto-canada-officials-brace-for-an-influx-of-haitians.html 8. Four Decades of Cross-Mediterranean Undocumented Migration to Europe November 24, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/four-decades-of-cross-mediterraneanundocumented-migration-to-europe.html 9. Immigration Article of the Day: Taking Care of the Rule of Law by David S. Rubenstein November 24, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day--1.html 10. Immigration Policy Under President Trump: Reducing the Number of Noncitizens -- Legal and Undocumented -- in the US November 22, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/some-thoughts-on-immigration-under-presidenttrump.html 11. The "Sanctuary" Battle Continues: Court Permanently Enjoins Exectutive Order Sanctuary Provisions November 21, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-sanctuary-battle-continues-.html 12. Immigration Article of the Day: Providing Sanctuary or Fostering Crime? A Review of the Research on 'Sanctuary Cities' and Crime by Daniel E. Martinez , Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, and Guillermo Cantor November 21, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/immigration-article-of-the-day-providing-sanctuary- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000031 or-fostering-crime-a-review-of-the-research-on-sa.html 13. TPS for Haitians to End November 21, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/tps-for-haitians-to-end.html 14. ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants November 20, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341bfae553ef01b8d2c03876970c-pi 15. Myanmar Leader blames world conflicts on illegal immigration November 20, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/myanmar-leader-blames-world-conflicts-on-illegalimmigration.html 16. The Trump Effect: Record Number of Citizenship Applications, Wait Time Doubles November 19, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/the-trump-effect-record-number-of-citizenshipapplications-wait-time-doubles.html 17. You can't please everyone? ICE agents rebel, say Trump 'betrayed' them by leaving Obama's people in place November 18, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/you-cant-please-everyone-ice-agents-rebel-saytrump-betrayed-them-by-leaving-obamas-people-in-place-.html 18. Best Practices in Representing Asylum Seekers November 17, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/best-practices-in-representing-asylum- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000032 seekers.html 19. ICE Extreme Vetting Initiative: A Resource Page November 17, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/ice-extreme-vetting-initiative-a-resource-page.html 20. Revisiting Deference to Agencies in Criminal Deportation Cases November 16, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/revisiting-deference-to-agencies-in-criminaldeportation-cases.html Return to Top ******** ******** 21. New from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre Local Politics and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Exploring Responses in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan By Alexander Betts, Ali Ali, and Fulya Memisoglu November 24, 2017 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/local-politics-and-the-syrian-refugee-crisis-exploring-responses-inturkey-lebanon-and-jordan Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000033 ******** ******** 22. God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics Cambridge University Press, 225 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 110717662X, $110.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/110717662X/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1887 KB, ASIN: B076PBPSGT, 250 pp., $66.49 Book Description: Today in the United States, millions of men, women, and children are considered 'illegal aliens' under federal law. While the presence of these migrants runs against the law, many arrive in response to U.S. demand for cheap labor and stay to contribute to community life. This book asks where migrants stand within God's world and how authorities can govern immigration with Christian ethics. The author tracks the emergence of the concept of the illegal alien in federal U.S. law while exploring Christian ways of understanding belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. This is a thoughtprovoking book that provides a fresh response to the difficult issue of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000034 23. Migration, Health and Survival: International Perspectives By Frank Trovato Edward Elgar Pub., 320 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1785365967, $110.75 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1785365967/centerforimmigra Book Description: Publications in this field have, in general, been based predominantly on the experiences of individual national settings. Migration, Health and Survival offers a comparative approach, bringing together leading international scholars to provide original works from the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, England and Wales, Norway, Belgium, and Italy. Variations in physical and mental health and mortality among migrants in relation to their host populations are examined and analyzed in detail, with specific discussion of: the immigrant health and mortality advantage; the healthy migrant hypothesis; migrants as vulnerable populations; the long-term effects of acculturation on health; fast epidemiological transition among migrants; and the intergenerational transmission of mortality risk. The contributions in this volume enhance the reader's understanding of immigrant health and mortality conditions across these leading countries of immigration in the western world. This is an important reference for researchers of migrant studies as well as teachers of graduate level courses in population studies and allied disciplines. Practitioners involved in the provision of health care to immigrants and refugees will further benefit from the insightful analyses. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000035 ******** ******** 24. Making Critical Sense of Immigrant Experience: A Case Study of Hong Kong Chinese in Canada By Rosalie K.S. Hilde Emerald Publishing Limited, 184 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1787436632, $100.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1787436632/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1614 KB, ASIN: B074NW6PKX, 148 pp., $95.00 Book Description: This book showcases a critical sensemaking (CSM) study of how professional immigrants from Hong Kong to Canada make sense of their workplace experiences, and what this can tell us about why a substantial number leave in their first year in Canada. An analysis of the interviews demonstrates that immigrants' identities are grounded by contextual sensemaking elements. Data show that informants have accepted unchallenged assumptions: (1) that the government is providing help for them to "get in" the workplace; and (2) that the ethnic service organizations are offering positive guidance to their workplace opportunities. At the organizational level, a master discourse emphasizing integration has mediated immigrants' struggles. Within these frustrations, many have internalized a hidden discourse of inadequate or deficient selves and adopted a sacrificial position to maintain a positive sense of identity. The study concludes that a critical sensemaking approach allows greater insights into immigration processes than realist surveys, which tend to impose a pre-packaged sense of the immigrant experience. Through critical sensemaking, readers are encouraged to rethink the current role of ethnic service organizations in the immigration system. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000036 ******** ******** 25. International Political Theory and the Refugee Problem By Natasha Saunders Routledge, 204 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1138235660, $137.30 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138235660/centerforimmigra Book Description: 'The refugee problem' is a term that it has become almost impossible to escape. Although used by a wide range of actors involved in work related to forced migration, these actors do not often explain what exactly 'the problem' is that they are working to solve, leading to an unfortunate conflation of two quite different 'problems': the problems that refugees face and the problems that refugees pose. Beginning from the simple, yet too often overlooked, observation that how one conceives of solving a problem is inseparable from what one understands that problem to be, Saunders' study explores the questions raised about how to address 'the refugee problem' if we recognise that there may not be just one 'problem', and that not all actors involved with the refugee regime conceive of their work as addressing the same 'problem'. Utilising the work of Michel Foucault, the book first charts how different 'problems' lend themselves to particular kinds of solutions, arguing that the international refugee regime is best understood as developed to 'solve' the refugee (as) problem, rather than refugees' problems. Turning to the work of Hannah Arendt, the book then reframes 'the refugee problem' from the perspective of the refugee, rather than the state, and investigates the extent to which doing so can open up creative DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000037 space for rethinking the more traditional solutions to the refugee (as) problem. Cases of refugee protest in Europe, and the burgeoning Sanctuary Movement in the UK, are examined as two sub-state and popular movements which could constitute such creative solutions to a reframed problem. The consequences of the 'refugee' label, and of the discourses of humanitarianism and emergency is a topic of critical concern, and as such, the book will form important reading for a scholars and students of (international) political theory and forced migration studies. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. The Germans in India: Elite European migrants in the British Empire By Panikos Panayi Manchester University Press, 304 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1526119331, $84.63 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1526119331/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1887 KB, ASIN: B076PBPSGT, 250 pp., $66.49 Book Description: Based upon years of research in libraries and archives in England, Germany, India and Switzerland, this book offers a new interpretation of global migration from the early nineteenth until the early twentieth century. Rather than focusing upon the mass transatlantic migration or the movement of Britons towards British colonies, it examines the elite German migrants who progressed to India, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000038 especially missionaries, scholars and scientists, businessmen and travellers. The story told here questions, for the first time, the concept of Europeans in India. Previous scholarship has ignored any national variations in the presence of white people in India, viewing them either as part of a ruling elite or, more recently, white subalterns. The German elites undermine these conceptions. They developed into distinct groups before 1914, especially in the missionary compound, but faced marginalisation and expulsion during the First World War. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 5, No. 18, November 24, 2017 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com Latest article: Trajectories of emigrant quasi-citizenship: a comparative study of Mexico and Turkey By Rusen Yasar https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0061-3 Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000039 28. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 41, No. 1, January 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/41/1?nav=tocList Articles: Introduction: migrant mothers challenging racialized citizenship Umut Erel and Tracey Reynolds http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1334939 Intimate attachments and migrant deportability: lessons from undocumented mothers seeking benefits for citizen children Eithne Luibheid, Rosi Andrade, and Sally Stevens http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1286025 Caring subjects: migrant women and the third sector in England and Scotland By Leah Bassel and Akwugo Emejulu http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1334930 Migrant mothers' creative interventions into racialized citizenship By Umut Erel, Tracey Reynolds, and Erene Kaptani http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1317825 Walking, well-being and community: racialized mothers building cultural citizenship using participatory arts and participatory action research By Maggie O'Neill http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1313439 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000040 Migrant mothers, home and emotional capital - hidden citizenship practices By Isabel Dyck http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1288917 Cross-border citizenship: mothering beyond the boundaries of consanguinity and nationality By Elizabeth Pilar Challinor http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1293278 Polish migrant mothers accommodating London; practising transcultural citizenship By Magdalena Lopez Rodriguez http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1308525 Racialized citizenship, respectability and mothering among Caribbean mothers in Britain By Elaine Bauer http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1317826 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. IZA Journal of Development and Migration Vol. 7, No. 18, November 9, 2017 https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/issue Article: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000041 Violence and migration: evidence from Mexico's drug war By Sukanya Basu and Sarah Pearlman https://izajodm.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40176-017-0102-6 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 38, No. 6, November 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjis20/38/6?nav=tocList Selected articles: 'Cultivating Integration'? Migrant Space-making in Urban Gardens By Linda Lapina http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386630 Bridge the Gap: Multidirectional Memory in Photography Projects for Refugee Youths By Randi Marselis http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386632 Meetings of the Art: Cultural Encounters and Contact Zones in an Art Project for Asylum-seeking Minors in Denmark By Zachary Whyte DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000042 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07256868.2017.1386634 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Journal of Migration and Human Security Vol. 5, No. 4, November 2017 http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/index Selected articles: Thrive or Survive? Explaining Variation in Economic Outcomes for Refugees By Alexander Betts, Naohiko Omata, and Louise Bloom, University of Oxford http://dx.doi.org/10.14240/jmhs.v5i4.106 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Migration Studies Vol. 5, No. 3, November 2017 https://academic.oup.com/migration/issue/5/3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000043 Articles: Re-thinking the politics of migration. On the uses and challenges of regime perspectives for migration research By Kenneth Horvath, Anna Amelina, and Karin Peters https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/301/4161721 'We must do it gently.' The contested implementation of the IOM's migration management in Morocco By Inken Bartels https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/315/4096688 The intra-EU mobility regime: Differentiation, stratification and contradictions By Godfried Engbersen, Arjen Leerkes, Peter Scholten, and Erik Snel https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/337/3943648 Care as a fictitious commodity: Reflections on the intersections of migration, gender and care regimes By Helma Lutz https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/356/4036277 Asylum as construction work: Theorizing administrative practices By Julia Dahlvik https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/369/3924145 Appropriating mobility and bordering Europe through romantic love: Unearthing the intricate intertwinement of border regimes and migratory practices By Stephan Scheel DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000044 https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/389/4077058 Calling for the Super Citizen: Citizenship ceremonies in the UK and Germany as techniques of subject-formation By Elisabeth Badenhoop https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/409/4086193 The failures of 'immigrant integration': The gendered racialized production of non-belonging By Anna C. Korteweg https://academic.oup.com/migration/article/5/3/428/3092399 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Population, Space and Place Volume 23, No. 8, September 2017 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.v23.8/issuetoc Selected articles: Room for Manoeuvre: Rethinking the Intersections Between Migration and the Informal Economy in Post-Industrial Economies By M. Anne Visser and Luis E. Guarnizo http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2085/abstract DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000045 Reshaping Migrant Labour Market Geographies: Local Regularisations and the Informal Economy By M. Anne Visser http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2025/abstract Power Through Problem Solving: Latino Immigrants and the Inconsistencies of Economic Restructuring By Nichola Lowe and Natasha Iskander http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2023/full Paid domestic work, globalization, and informality By Luis Eduardo Guarnizo and Guadalupe Rodriguez http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2084/full Spatial patterns of international migrant resident settlement and incorporation in Winnipeg Manitoba By Sheryl-Ann Simpson http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2060/full Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000046 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000047 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 10:23 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 12/2/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 12/2/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Keep Gitmo Open or Risk Terrorists Getting Asylum," Dan Cadman 2. "On Measuring Competence and Accountability Among Immigration Judges," Dan Cadman 3. "Will the USCIS Ombudsman's Seventh Conference Reflect Changes in Attitude or Direction?," Dan Cadman DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000048 4. "DHS OIG Issues a 'Report' with Political Overtones on the 'Travel Ban' Executive Order," Dan Cadman 5. "Capitol Hill Heats Up on Schedule," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "How Bad Is the Immigration Bar?," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "A Primer on Federal Funds for Sanctuary Cities," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "Crappy Colleges Seek Rescue in Senate Appropriations Bill," David North 9. "A Tribute to Otis Graham," Jerry Kammer 10. "Denaturalization Sought Against Five Child Molesters," Michael Cutler 11. "Sanctuary Cities and Judicial Madness," Michael Cutler 12. "No Justice for Kate Steinle," Jim Geraghty 13. "No Justice for Kate Steinle," Lloyd Billingsley 14. "Death on the Border," Lloyd Billingsley 15. "Fix Our Broken Immigration System Without Giving in to Amnesty," Rep. Mark Walker 16. "Build the Wall, Pass Kate's Law, and Tell Democrats to Go to Hell," Chris Pandolfo 17. "No Thanksgiving at the Border," Andy Schlafly 18. "The US Now has a Problem on Two Borders!," Mark Angelides 19. "Justice Not Served in Slaying Trial of Kate Steinle," The San Francisco Chronicle 20. "The Kate Steinle Memorial Wall," Wayne Allyn Root 21. "The Kate Steinle Verdict Cements California's Status as America's Only Third World State," David Blackmon 22. "Kate Steinle and the Globalists," Susan D. Harris 23. "End the Root Cause of Illegal Immigration," Ken Blackwell 24. "No, America's Farmers Don't Rely on Illegal Immigrants," Spencer P Morrison 25. "Report: Militant Representative Louis Gutierrez Not Seeking Reelection," Sundance 26. "The Unintended Consequences of the Steinle Decision," Roger L Simon 27. "After Ignoring Obama's Silence on Kate Steinle, Nets Hammer Trump for 'Politicizing' Not Guilty Verdict," Kristine Marsh 28. "A Merit-Based Immigration System Would Help Americans -- and Skilled Foreigners," Deena Flinchum DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000049 29. "Two Weeks to the Big Cuck? Trump Should Already Have Acted on DACA, TPS ... and Birthright Citizenship," John Derbyshire 30. "U.S. Yogurt Billionaire Expands Plant," WorldNetDaily.com 31. "Traveler Alert: Feds Want to Track Your Face," Bob Unruh 32. "U.S., Europe Caught in 'Death Spiral' of Declining Birth Rates," Leo Hohmann 33. "Is Anyone Good Enough for an H-1B Visa?," Frida Yu 34. "Yes, Who Indeed Is Qualified for an H-1B Visa?," Norm Matloff 35. "Let's Give Thanks for Immigrants," Richard Florida 36. "Show Some Compassion Regarding Haitian Immigrants," NorthJersey.com 37. "Trump Has Let Down More Than 50,000 Haitians in America," The New York Daily News 38. U.K.: "How Much Damage Will Lower EU Immigration Inflict on the UK Economy?," Ben Chu 39. U.K.: "How Much Is Immigration to Blame for the Housing Crisis?," Ed West 40. Germany: "For Eastern Europe, Germany Is the Trouble," Alex Alexiev 41. N.Z.: "The Immigration Tightrope - a U-turn is Risky, Pressing on Riskier for Government," Stacey Kirk 1. Keep Gitmo Open or Risk Terrorists Getting Asylum By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 30, 2017 ... But to go back to the larger issue at hand: If in such circumstances we abandon the use of our courts, what this leaves us with is the decision to treat such individuals under the rules of war, as enemy combatants -- also messy and not entirely satisfactory, given that they themselves do not abide by the rules of war or indeed any of the relevant Geneva conventions, including not least humane treatment of civilian populations. This leads me to my second conclusion, but one with which I made peace a long time ago: On a DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000050 practical level, that consigns us to continued use, likely for a very long time, of the terrorist brig at the Guantanamo Bay naval station run by our armed forces (see here, here, and here). I know of no other practical alternatives. This case is additional proof, if any were needed, of the serious mistake that the Obama administration made when it tried, by hook and by crook, to close the facility down -- releasing many detainees to nations such as Uruguay, which promptly lost track of them despite earnest assurances of the marvelous job they would do in ensuring that those released stayed within bounds and away from further hostilities on behalf of Islamist causes. The case also shows what a disastrous mistake it would have been for the Obama administration to have been permitted to transfer these detainees to the continental United States. Imagine the public safety dilemma if Khatalla had been exonerated on all charges because the jury could not find adequate proof to push them over the "reasonable doubt" boundary. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Keep-Gitmo-Open-or-Risk-Terrorists-Getting-Asylum Return to Top ******** ******** 2. On Measuring Competence and Accountability Among Immigration Judges By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 29, 2017 ... Arthur, I think, has hit the target when he suggests that one way to weed out marginal performers in DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000051 private practice is by ensuring that immigration judges are themselves up to the mark. During my three decades as a part of the federal immigration bureaucracy, I saw any number of occasions where either judges or lawyers (including, sometimes, government trial attorneys) were sadly inadequate. Some of the more common "sins" of immigration judges, at least from my worm's eye view, included failure to adequately prepare, or a frequent disposition toward granting continuance after continuance after continuance in all too many cases. This latter event often enough occurred because the judge was by character and disposition unwilling or unable to call out an attorney on his or her lack of preparation or inadequacies and force the case forward. Sometimes, though, it was because the judge was decision-averse, particularly in cases where the alien presented a sympathetic picture, but had absolutely no equities or other bases on which relief might be granted. In such instances, the judge would perpetually stall so as to avoid having to do the inevitable and issue an order of removal. While on a human level that's perfectly understandable, it is unacceptable given a judge's obligations under the law. These things happened more often than one might think, and I have no reason to believe it has changed, in part because there has never been anything in the way judges are evaluated in their yearly performance appraisals that could either prove or disprove suspicions of such conduct in the way they handle their courtrooms. And -- no surprise here -- the judges have steadfastly resisted anything at all smacking of metrics, such as numbers and length of continuances, average length of duration for various kinds of cases heard, etc., etc. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Measuring-Competence-and-Accountability-Among-Immigration-Judges Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000052 ******** ******** 3. Will the USCIS Ombudsman's Seventh Conference Reflect Changes in Attitude or Direction? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 29, 2017 ... As has been the norm, I have no doubt that the conference will be attended by immigrant advocacy groups, representatives of employer organizations wanting cheap labor, and members of the private immigration bar aplenty, all seeking ways to further open the door for their respective constituencies. What I hope will come to pass, though, is substantial attendance by other groups as well: by citizens and lawful permanent residents who have been victimized in one-sided marriage frauds by aliens as means to their green cards (see here and here); and by representatives of professional organizations whose members' jobs and career prospects have been irrevocably harmed by the flood of nonimmigrants who pour in under the various "guest worker" programs because they are willing to work for less, and with fewer benefits and safeguards (see here and here). These are the people and groups who have been given short shrift by the ombudsman's offices at both USCIS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the past, when they reached out to those offices, they were ignored, misleadingly told that those offices' legal mandates didn't extend to them, and in many other ways given a bureaucratic runaround. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Will-USCIS-Ombudsmans-Seventh-Conference-Reflect-Changes-Attitudeor-Direction Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000053 ******** ******** -4. DHS OIG Issues a 'Report' with Political Overtones on the 'Travel Ban' Executive Order By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, November 27, 2017 ... In the letter of interim findings, Inspector General John Roth says this: "I am particularly troubled by the Department's threat to invoke the deliberative process privilege, as this is the first time in my tenure as Inspector General that the Department has indicated that they may assert this privilege in connection with one of our reports or considered preventing the release of a report on that basis." That may be, but Roth's tenure has, in the scheme of things, been relatively brief and so isn't any kind of reasonable measure by which to make such a superficially startling claim. What's more, Roth is surely aware of the kerfuffle that occurred during his longtime acting predecessor's time in office at the Obama administration's DHS, when they decided to withhold their legal justification for reversing a long-held (and erroneous) position that state and local government participation in the Secure Communities fingerprint matching program was voluntary. It took years of Freedom of Information Act litigation in federal court before the underlying documents were aired to public view. I am myself often skeptical when the government "invokes privilege" since it provides so many opportunities to conceal, deceive, or misdirect -- as was exactly the case with the Secure Communities program, which the Obama administration ultimately dismantled when they could no longer control it to the satisfaction of the migrant advocacy groups that held such powerful sway DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000054 from within (his Domestic Policy Advisor, Cecilia Munoz, was the former second-in-charge at La Raza). ... https://cis.org/Cadman/DHS-OIG-Issues-Report-Political-Overtones-Travel-Ban-Executive-Order Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Capitol Hill Heats Up on Schedule Slouching toward adjournment By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 29, 2017 ... Congress still has a lot to do in this session. It is grappling with passing a tax reform bill (or not) before it can get to the spending bill. Fixes to Obamacare are also under consideration. The president and some members want more hurricane relief money. And then, there is immigration. Democrats have been threatening to withhold support for any spending bill until a so-called "DACA fix" is passed to regularize the status of the 690,000 aliens who are currently covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). In early November, more than a dozen Republicans also went on the record demanding such legislation by the end of the year, although none of the current DACA recipients will be in danger of losing their status until at least March. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Capitol-Hill-Heats-Schedule DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000055 Return to Top ******** ******** 6. How Bad Is the Immigration Bar? By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 28, 2017 ... I have served as an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) trial attorney in two cities, San Francisco and Baltimore, and appeared in a handful of others. I also sat as an immigration judge (IJ) in York, Pa. The quality of the bar varied greatly, not just within each court, but among the courts in which I was assigned. I can confidently state that the majority of the lawyers who appeared before me in York were more than competent: Most were prepared, respectful, and honest. A few were exceptional. I also think it is fair to say that my colleagues and I each ran what is known in the law as a "hot bench": We familiarized ourselves with the facts of the cases and the applicable law from the initial master calendar hearings, and we expected the lawyers who appeared before us (both private and government) to do the same. York is a "detained" court, meaning that all the aliens in proceedings there are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and continuances for preparation cost the government money and the alien time. There were a few notable exceptions: attorneys who would make nonsensical or plainly unsupported arguments, who were obviously not familiar with their clients' claims, or who were abusive to the court staff. They were far and away the outliers, however, and were notable because DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000056 of that fact. Many, on the other hand, were the arguments made by counsel that changed my mind and expanded my knowledge of the law. This is the highest praise that any judge can give (and the humblest statement that can be made by a member of a group not marked by its humility), and the mark of a good lawyer. That said, most of the bad lawyers showed up once and never approached my courtroom (or those of my colleagues) again, and I think there was a good reason, which I will discuss further below. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/How-Bad-Immigration-Bar Return to Top ******** ******** 7. A Primer on Federal Funds for Sanctuary Cities By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, November 27, 2017 ... With its current action, DOJ in essence is asserting that the 29 sanctuary jurisdictions that it targeted with its compliance letters have policies, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, memoranda, Executive Orders, general orders, or code provisions that conflict with the information-sharing scheme in 8 U.S.C. ?? 1373(a) and (b). As Vaughan explained, in February 2016 then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch "announced that her DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000057 department has agreed to begin enforcing federal law against sanctuary policies that obstruct communication and cooperation with federal immigration authorities," including 8 U.S.C. ? 1373. With the Trump administration's enhanced emphasis on immigration enforcement, several sanctuary localities, including the City of Chicago, County of Santa Clara, City and County of San Francisco, and City of Philadelphia have sought injunctive relief against DOJ's restrictions on their individual requests for grant funding. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Primer-Federal-Funds-Sanctuary-Cities Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Crappy Colleges Seek Rescue in Senate Appropriations Bill By David North CIS Immigration Blog, November 30, 2017 ... The situation is that a number of low-ranking schools, including the visa mills, secured accreditation only from an entity aligned with the for-profit schools, the not-very-demanding Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), a prosperous, Washington-based, non-profit organization. About a year ago, outgoing U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr., ruled that ACICS would no longer recognized by his department, and hence those institutions that had ACICS accreditation should be given 18 months to find a new accreditor. Twelve of those 18 months have passed, and many ACICS-only schools have sought, but have not yet secured, another accreditor (it is a long process, and some of them are very poor candidates). DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000058 Here's where the rider (a provision in the pending Senate appropriations bill) comes in. It gives these borderline institutions another 18 months to find a new accreditor, according to a report by Inside Higher Ed. Since the Department of Homeland Security has taken no steps to close even the most egregious of the visa mills, if this provision stays in the bill it will facilitate the continued presence in the United States of tens of thousands of "students" who have, generally, flimsy ties to flimsy colleges, but in most cases solid, long-term, government-issued work permits. Opponents of visa mills, if they are unable to kill the provision completely, might move to narrow it by, for instance, seeing to it that the extensions of accreditation do not apply to English as a Second Language Schools or to the three-year work permits, under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, that are awarded to those aliens with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). ... https://cis.org/North/Crappy-Colleges-Seek-Rescue-Senate-Appropriations-Bill Return to Top ******** ******** 9. A Tribute to Otis Graham By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, November 28, 2017 ... DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000059 Otis served as an artillery officer in the Marines but later opposed the Vietnam War. A strong believer in the struggle for civil rights, he became a member of the NAACP. His concern about the environmental effects of population growth propelled him to join Zero Population Growth and influenced his efforts to limit immigration. They were central to his work at the Center for Immigration Studies and the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Otis once observed that "immigration is an emotion-generating topic that puts some people, even scholars, into an intemperate frame of mind." He identified himself as "a liberal restrictionist". At times he became frustrated with the difficulty of carrying that banner. He was alarmed at the poisonous work of the intolerant and hyperventilating wing of American liberalism that smears every effort to limit immigration as a racist attack. In his 2008 memoir, Immigration Reform and America's Unchosen Future, Otis reflected poignantly and proudly of working for reduced immigration "without disparaging immigrants or their cultures, reserving condemnation for our own incompetent and shortsighted public officials and ethnocentric lobbyists rather than the immigrants caught in the mighty currents of globalization." Of his work with CIS and FAIR, he wrote: "Immigration reform brought me into association with people who had glimpsed a problem ahead for our nation and our children and made time in their lives to try to steer the nation in a different and better direction, at the cost of attacks on their character and values." ... https://cis.org/Kammer/Tribute-Otis-Graham Return to Top ******** ******** 10. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000060 Denaturalization Sought Against Five Child Molesters Naturalization has provided the "keys to the kingdom" to criminals and terrorists. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, December 1, 2017 ... According to the press release, each of the five men had become naturalized United States citizens more than a decade ago and had all engaged in illegal sexual contact with children prior to becoming U.S. citizens. Three of the victims who had been sexually assaulted were merely six years old at the time they were assaulted. In each case the alien concealed his criminal acts against his victim in filing for citizenship. Such false statements constitutes a felony under the provisions of 18 U.S. Code ? 1425 (Procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully) with a potential maximum prison sentence of 10 years in prison. However the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison may be imposed if such fraud was committed in conjunction with terrorism. However, the statute of limitations of ten years has tolled for each of these individuals. (Most federal felonies have a statute of limitations of 5 years, where naturalization fraud is concerned, however, the statute of limitations is ten years. We will address the reason for this shortly.) Consequently while these criminals cannot be criminally prosecuted for committing immigration fraud, all were naturalized well over a decade ago, the Justice Department is seeking to have them stripped of their citizenship to set the stage for removing (deporting) them from the United States. Advocates for immigration reform insist that such aliens will undergo "security checks" that are conducted when aliens file applications for various immigration benefits. Clearly this flawed system failed where these five individuals referenced in the DOJ press release are concerned. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268544/denaturalization-sought-against-5-child-molesters- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000061 michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Sanctuary Cities and Judicial Madness Judge blocks Trump's effort to end sanctuary cities -- the day after a border patrol agent is bludgeoned to death. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, November 24, 2017 ... Judge Orrick needs to read the 9/11 Commission Report and the United States Constitution, especially Article IV, Section 4 which states: The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence. Invasion has been defined in part as: An incursion by a large number of people or things into a place or sphere of activity: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000062 An unwelcome intrusion into another's domain The oath of office taken by law enforcement officers, judges and other officials make it clear that our Constitution and our laws must all be enforced. Our laws are not a menu from which those who take an oath of office can pick or choose as one might when ordering food in a restaurant. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268497/sanctuary-cities-and-judicial-madness-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 12. No Justice for Kate Steinle By Jim Geraghty The Morning Jolt at National Review Online, December 1, 2017 ... "Before you start tweeting or commenting on this outcome, just reflect on the fact that all of us get these protections," he said. "We get a right to a jury. We get these burdens of proof. We have to respect that a jury that spent this much time on this case got it right." Did they? By convicting Zarate of only illegal possession of a firearm, and nothing relating to the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000063 shooting, the jury effectively ruled that Zarate wasn't responsible for her death. I'm reminded of another cynical joke, this time from Dennis Miller: "How comforting is it to know that as a defendant in our criminal justice system, your fate is being decided by 12 people who were not smart enough to get out of jury duty." ... http://www.nationalreview.com/morning-jolt/454262/kate-steinle-case-not-guilty-verdict-failurejustice Return to Top ******** ******** 13. No Justice for Kate Steinle Illegal's attorney says "not guilty" verdict is "all about immigrant rights." By Lloyd Billingsley FrontPageMag.com, December 1, 2017 ... The Mexican nation and career criminal enjoyed all the rights of the American legal system, the presumption of innocence, and a high-profile defense attorney funded by American taxpayers. During the trial, former vice presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez claimed that Garcia Zarate's background and nationality played a role in his prosecution. As Gonzalez argued, "If this was a college student or Swedish kid would he be charged with murder?" That sort of politically correct nonsense plays well in San Francisco, so any observer of the case could be forgiven for believing that prosecution and defense both got the outcome they wanted, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000064 regardless of the tragedy for the Steinle family. The felony firearms charge, the only charge on which Garcia Zarate was found guilty, carries a sentence of 16 months to 3 years. Since Garcia Zarate has been languishing in jail, the authorities could commute any sentence to time served and he could walk free within weeks. San Francisco is not likely to hand the felon over to ICE for deportation. Should that happen, Garcia Zarate has already proved five times that anybody can get away with violating U.S. immigration law. He has already proved that in the sanctuary state of California, false-documented illegals are a privileged class. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, or whatever his real name is, has also proved that a career criminal who is not even supposed to be in the country can literally get away with murder in broad daylight. When that happens, the killer's public defender will call it a "vindication for the rights of immigrants." ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268583/no-justice-kate-steinle-lloyd-billingsley Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Death on the Border Agent Rogelio Martinez sought "to defend my country from terrorists." By Lloyd Billingsley FrontPageMag.com, November 22, 2017 ... Even so, populist Donald Trump easily defeated the Democrat candidate he accurately dubbed DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000065 "Crooked Hillary." In Mexico, PRI has resumed power under Enrique Pena Nieto but has deployed former president Vincente Fox as a stunt double to trash Trump in the style of the American left. Rogelio Martinez, meanwhile, loved his job and wanted to protect his country from terrorists. Whatever their official statements, his death will not trouble Mexico's PRI regime. For the razaist crowd, Martinez is just another "Migra pig" who deserved to die. This deadly attack bolsters President Trump's already strong case for building the wall and deporting false-documented illegals. As the Camarena case confirmed, si, se puede control the border, if leaders have the will to do so. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268488/death-border-lloyd-billingsley Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Fix Our Broken Immigration System Without Giving in to Amnesty By Rep. Mark Walker Washington Examiner, December 1, 2017 ... 4. Require E-Verify for employment Just like America's sanctuary city problem, our employment infrastructure serves to attract illegal immigrants because they can easily gain employment. Unless we have mandatory E-Verify, America sends the message to illegal immigrants that they should plant roots in America and stay DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000066 here. 5. Enact a rational immigration system All of these problems highlight the fractures in American border security and interior enforcement. The problem is bigger than this, unfortunately. Our immigration system is broken at its core so long as it emphasizes chain migration and includes a diversity lottery. Luck should not be the determining factor of admittance to the U.S. Instead, we should begin favoring those who seek to bring their skills and training because they believe in our principles and hard work. This Congress' greatest shortcoming is not thinking big enough. Republicans have the opportunity of a generation with our unified government. It is not something we can afford to waste. Instead of tweaking around the edges of our broken immigration system, it's time we give voters what they asked for when they elected Republicans to lead our government. Only once these five urgent fixes are completed, we can move forward in resolving a fair and just solution with the illegal immigrants that remain in America. ... http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep-mark-walker-fix-our-broken-immigration-system-withoutgiving-in-to-amnesty/article/2642244 Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000067 16. Build the Wall, Pass Kate's Law, and Tell Democrats to Go to Hell By Chris Pandolfo Conservative Review, December 1, 2017 ... The American people cry out for justice. They want to be protected. They want American borders to be respected. They want illegal immigrant criminals expelled from this country. And instead, Congress is looking for ways to jam an amnesty package into a last-minute spending bill after sitting on its hands all year long and breaking other promises to repeal Obamacare and cut taxes. President Trump is right that Democrats will pay a big price in the 2018 elections if they continue to obstruct the enforcement of American immigration law, but he doesn't go far enough. If Republicans fail to deliver on tougher immigration enforcement, if they pass amnesty first instead, they will pay a far greater price for betraying their promises and wasting their time in power. There are several actions the government can take to address the injustice of this pathetic verdict and ensure that there will be no more deaths like Kate Steinle's. First, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should indict Zarate as an illegal immigrant in possession of a firearm. This is the action Trump's executive branch can immediately take. Next, Congress should unilaterally defund sanctuary cities and tie Kate's Law to next week's spending resolution. If the Democrats object to enforcing federal immigration law, if they threaten a government shutdown to stop an effort to prevent another American death at the hands of a deported illegal immigrant, let them. Let them attempt to defend their indefensible destruction of America. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/build-the-wall-pass-kates-law-and-tell-democrats-togo-to-hell DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000068 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. No Thanksgiving at the Border By Andy Schlafly Townhall.com, November 22, 2017 ... The tax reform bill moving through Congress plugs one of the ways in which illegal aliens have been supporting themselves with federal tax credits. The bill requires a valid Social Security number to claim the Additional Child Tax Credit, under which $4.2 billion a year has been paid out to illegal aliens who lack a valid number. That's fine as far as it goes, but child tax credits should require a valid ID from both parents, not just one. An even better reform, which is not currently in the bill, would be to prohibit employers from getting a business tax deduction from wages paid to unauthorized alien workers. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, $165 billion a year in deductible wages is currently being paid to illegal workers, thereby saving their employers about $25.4 billion a year in federal taxes. Plugging that gap would yield $254 billion over 10 years that could support additional tax cuts for law-abiding Americans. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/andyschlafly/2017/11/22/no-thanksgiving-at-the-border-n2412769 Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000069 ******** ******** 18. -The US Now has a Problem on Two Borders! By Mark Angelides InvestmentWatch Blog, November 30, 2017 ... While we have all been watching the southern border and wondering when the wall will finally be built, we have ignored a growing issue with our northern neighbors. As ISIS teams up with Latin American drug cartels to create one of the deadliest threats to US security, we have failed to notice that Trudeau's government is dealing with returning Jihadists by teaching them poetry and letting them wander free. As ISIS have begun to lose major ground in Iraq and Syria, they (and Hezbolah and Boko Haram) have joined up with the drug cartels as a way of funding their operations, recruiting new fighters and, as a plus for them, further destabilize the US by flooding it with drugs, weapons, and dangerous people. ... And then we cast out eyes northwards and see that Canada's government is singularly failing to deal properly with people who have left Canada, gone to fight for terrorist organizations, and have since returned. Conservative opposition leader, Andrew Scheer lambasted PM Trudeau for his softtouch approach. He said: "This prime minister is using a broad spectrum that includes poetry and podcasts and all kinds of counselling and group hug sessions. Mr. Speaker, when will the prime minister take the security of Canadians seriously and look for ways to put these ISIS fighters in jail?" DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000070 ... http://investmentwatchblog.com/the-us-now-has-a-problem-on-two-borders/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Justice Not Served in Slaying Trial of Kate Steinle The San Francisco Chronicle, November 30, 2017 ... Judge Samuel Feng repeatedly admonished prospective jurors not to consider the overriding political implications that made this a national story. President Trump and Fox News commentators have often invoked Kate Steinle's name as justification for cutting off federal funds to sanctuary cities and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The judge was absolutely right: The political dynamics had no bearing on Garcia Zarate's culpability for Steinle's death. But that does not mean, in the aftermath of the trial, that sanctuary cities -- and now the state of California, with its sanctuary policy -- should be satisfied that they have struck the right balance for public safety. ... http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Justice-not-served-in-trial-of-Kate-Steinle-s12396717.php Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000071 ******** ******** 20. -The Kate Steinle Memorial Wall By Wayne Allyn Root Townhall.com, December 2, 2017 ... "Remember Kate Steinle" will be a rallying cry for 63 million Trump voters to dig deep and fight for the wall, secure borders, thousands of added border guards, extreme vetting, and sane restrictions on immigration and travel entry to our country. We cannot let anyone walk into our country. We can't let murderers walk into our country. "Remember Kate Steinle" will go down in history as the rallying cry that led us to victory, to saving our country, to securing our borders. Because of Kate we won't give up, or give in, or give an inch. We'll dig deep and fight like cornered wolverines. Trust me, Mexico didn't win at the Alamo. They lost that day. They awakened a sleeping giant. Japan didn't win at Pearl Harbor. They awakened a sleeping giant. Fighting is in the blood of Americans. We just get complacent from time to time. But that pathetic, disgraceful liberal San Francisco jury just woke up a sleeping giant. Liberals didn't win with the Kate Steinle verdict. They will lose big on DACA. No one is passing DACA now. They will lose big on Sanctuary cities. ... DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000072 https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2017/12/02/the-kate-steinle-memorial-walln2417024 Return to Top ******** ******** 21. The Kate Steinle Verdict Cements California's Status as America's Only Third World State By David Blackmon DB Daily Update, December 1, 2017 ... Can we accelerate that whole CalExit process, please? - A jury of 12 Californians found themselves unable to find Jose Zarate guilty of the murder Kate Steinle on a San Francisco Pier in 2015. If you had any prior doubts that California has devolved into a pathetic 3rd world country, this decision should resolve them. In a tweet, President Trump called the verdict "disgraceful," but it's worse than that. The O.J. Simpson verdict was a disgrace to the legal system, but at least one could understand the racial grievances against the LAPD that were at play in that case. No such grievances were at play in the Zarate case. If anything, our society had been far to racially sensitive with this scumbag, who had been deported five times prior to his killing of Steinle because of his criminal nature, only to come right back into our country thanks to Barack Obama's lax border security policies. No, this verdict isn't merely "disgraceful," it's un-American. And if Californians no longer wish to be part of America and its legal system, this slap in the face of American values indicates that perhaps the time has come for America to oblige them. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000073 ... http://dbdailyupdate.com/index.php/2017/12/01/the-kate-steinle-verdict-cements-californias-statusas-americas-only-3rd-world-state/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Kate Steinle and the Globalists By Susan D. Harris American Thinker, December 1, 2017 While most decent Americans are lamenting the fact that our court system failed Kate Steinle and her family, I can't help but think of people like George Soros and organizations like the Center for American Progress ... how large is our fight and how determined are our foes! It may seem like a far-fetched connection, but it's not. Kate Steinle's death and the ensuing, nauseating injustice of her trial verdict are part of a much larger picture: the globalist push for open borders and mass immigration bent on destabilizing the West. Soros is using his money and influence to make sure that destabilization happens, which will only ensure there will be more Kate Steinles. Kate Steinle saw no unusual behavior or heard anything odd before she was murdered. She was just walking leisurely on a pier with her father, a fatal walk that would end with "Help me, Dad." She had no idea that her imminent murder would spark a debate that wouldn't even have been possible 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, George Soros and Interfaith organized progressives (private or DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000074 institutionalized like the Catholic Church) hadn't yet spent millions of dollars conditioning Americans (and the EU) to tear down their international borders and private boundaries; this as a prerequisite to accepting any and all immigrants. Twenty years ago, progressives wouldn't have posthumously mocked Steinle as "Beautiful Kate," as they did in Slate.com - even to make a point. While Slate claimed Trump was exploiting Steinle, they themselves called her murder, "the most convenient of tragedies." ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/kate_steinle_and_the_globalists.html Return to Top ******** ******** 23. End the Root Cause of Illegal Immigration By Ken Blackwell Townhall.com, November 21, 2017 ... There are hundreds of thousands of young adult children of undocumented immigrants that have been here since childhood because we have allowed outlaw employers to hire and employ their parents illegally for decades. Roughly one-half of the nation's undocumented immigrant population results from visitors who entered legally but who do not leave when their time is up because Congress continues to refuse to mandate the well-tested and widely-used E-Verify system. When visitors sense that illegal employment is widespread, the temptation to break their visa agreements grows stronger. E-Verify would greatly reduce the magnet for illegal labor. Worldwide, at this very moment, people DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000075 are enticed to illegally cross borders and overstay their visas in search of jobs that should belong to an American or someone who came here legally. Fewer people from around the world would make the attempt if we could ensure employers hire only those here lawfully and have work authorization. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2017/11/21/end-the-root-cause-of-illegal-immigrationn2412107 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. No, America's Farmers Don't Rely on Illegal Immigrants By Spencer P Morrison National Economic Editorial, November 20, 2017 ... America Won't Starve Without Illegal Immigration The debate over illegal immigration and American agriculture is always framed as a dilemma: either we allow illegal immigrants to work on farms, or agriculture won't be viable. Pro-illegal immigration advocates frame it this way because it benefits them, but it's a false dilemma. Why? It leaves technological innovation completely off the table, and ignores the fact that there are millions of unemployed Americans currently looking for work--many of whom used to work in agriculture before the surge of illegal labor displaced them. Let's look at the facts. Agriculture as a whole is not particularly labor-intensive, and hasn't been for decades. In fact, less DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000076 than 2 percent of Americans work in agriculture according to data from the World Bank, and even back in 1960 only 6 percent of Americans worked on farms. This is because American agriculture is highly mechanized: machines do everything from milk cows to thresh wheat. The bottom line: most American farmers don't benefit at all from illegal labor, since their labor costs are minimal to begin with. American agriculture, as a whole, doesn't rely on illegal labor. ... https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/2017/11/20/illegal-immigration-agriculture/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Report: Militant Representative Louis Gutierrez Not Seeking Reelection By Sundance The Conservative Treehouse, November 28, 2017 ... As a militant immigration activist Mr. Gutierrez has also supported MS-13 gang strikes in the U.S. and advocated for illegal aliens to register to vote to influence U.S. elections. He generally keeps his most visible vitriol reserved for Spanish-speaking audiences. ... Gutierrez was the leading voice behind the 2014 Gang-of-Eight amnesty vote in the House of Representative that almost took place. It was only Eric Cantor's primary defeat by challenger Dave Bratt that stopped that grand GOPe usurpation. The entire DC leadership apparatus, both republicans and democrats, support amnesty for illegal DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000077 aliens. The UniParty has been paid to deliver this outcome. In the legislative system the corporations and lobbyists have constructed, it genuinely doesn't matter what voters think. A very insightful PBS documentary "The Immigration Battle" lays out exactly what took place during the 2013/2014 legislative time frame. If you have not watched the documentary I would strongly recommend you do so, it is profoundly enlightening. The documentary walks you through a timeline explaining exactly who was doing what at the times discussed. Here's the trailer: ... https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/11/28/report-militant-representative-louis-gutierrez-notseeking-reelection/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. The Unintended Consequences of the Steinle Decision By Roger L Simon PJMedia.com, November 30, 2017 ... These SF pols already had Kate's murder forever on their consciences, what they have of them anyway. Now they will also have to deal with the growing disgust of the American public and an administration that loathes these politicians, backed up by a Supreme Court that will ultimately be DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000078 on the side of that administration for most actions it might take. ... https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/unintended-consequences-steinle-decision/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. After Ignoring Obama's Silence on Kate Steinle, Nets Hammer Trump for 'Politicizing' Not Guilty Verdict By Kristine Marsh Media Research Center, December 1, 2017 ... NBC, ABC and CBS also hammered Trump for "politicizing" the case, while at the same time they didn't seem to mind President Obama politicizing the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray and Michael Brown for his own political benefit. On CBS This Morning, correspondent John Blackstone noted that Trump was being criticized for "politicizing" the case. "Following the not guilty verdict, Defense Attorney Matt Gonzalez condemned the way the case had been politicized by President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions," Blackstone reported. "The killing became a centerpiece of Donald Trump's presidential campaign," he added. On NBC's Today, Schwartz noted Trump had "seized on the case" back in 2015, "as proof that the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000079 U.S. needed his proposed border wall." ... https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2017/12/01/after-ignoring-obamas-silencekate-steinle-nets-hammer-trump Return to Top ******** ******** 28. A Merit-Based Immigration System Would Help Americans -- and Skilled Foreigners By Deena Flinchum TheHill.com, November 29, 2017 ... Each year, the U.S. gives out more than 1 million "green cards," permanently allowing foreign-born individuals to live and work in the United States. Only 140,000 of those are employment-based green cards for highly skilled immigrants. The current immigration system reserves two-thirds of all green cards for foreigners who already have extended family in the United States without accounting for prospective immigrants' economic potential. A 60-year-old high-school dropout who has a sister in New York City would be more likely to receive a green card than a 30-year-old physics Ph.D. who has no relatives here. Because so many extended family members of immigrants possess few skills, they compete with the most vulnerable Americans for jobs. This influx of workers has pushed many less-educated Americans out of the job market entirely. In DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000080 the late 1960s, 95 percent of male high-school dropouts were working or actively looking for jobs; today, only 80 percent participate in the labor force. American workers also take a pay cut because of high levels of immigration. Harvard economist George Borjas found Americans lose $402 billion annually in foregone wages as a result of competition from immigrant laborers. Workers without high school diplomas bear the brunt of this burden, losing up to $1,500 a year. ... http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/362227-a-merit-based-immigrationsystem-would-help-americans Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Two Weeks to the Big Cuck? Trump Should Already Have Acted on DACA, TPS ... and Birthright Citizenship By John Derbyshire VDare.com, November 25, 2017 ... There are people on both sides of the congressional aisle willing to go to a shutdown. The central issue in their willingness: the evil and poisonous DACA program that gives Amnesty to a select, but very large, number of illegal aliens. On the Republican side are conservatives who fear the Trumpists in the GOP base. They want no DACA clauses in the spending deal. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000081 The Democrats have a corresponding group willing to block the spending deal unless there is a DACA clause, on behalf of Hispanic voters and for the millions more future Democrat voters an Amnesty would bring in. Leadership of both parties in the House of Representatives is talking along with these hardline factions. GOP Speaker Paul Ryan said a few days ago: "I don't think we should put artificial deadlines in front of the one we already have" [Congress barreling toward explosive immigration fight, By Mike Lillis , The Hill, November 17, 2017] That's in reference to the March 5th deadline President Trump has set for Congress to do something or other about DACA. Ryan was saying there's no need to pack Amnesty in with the budget fix, since it'll have to be dealt with by March anyway. And Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is lining up with her hardliners: "Kicking the can to next year is just to say, 'We're not doing this.' That's how we see that." Rep. Dave Brat--remember him? he's the guy who wiped out GOP cuckmeister Eric Cantor in a primary three years ago, then went on to win Cantor's seat in the midterms.--Dave Brat is talking up a deal: "DACA protections," whatever that means (slow Amnesty would be my guess) in return for ending chain migration, eliminating the diversity visa, and mandatory E-Verify. That's nice, Dave. But congressional Democrats would commit mass seppuku on the steps of the Capitol rather than pass anything that might slow down mass immigration. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/two-weeks-to-the-big-cuck-trump-should-already-have-acted-ondaca-tpsand-birthright-citizenship Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000082 ******** ******** 30. -U.S. Yogurt Billionaire Expands Plant Chobani's welcoming of refugees in Idaho has also met with fear and criticism WorldNetDaily.com, November 14, 2017 ... Ulukaya, a Kurdish Muslim and immigrant from Turkey, came to the U.S in 1994 to study business. He created his own yogurt recipe and bought a Kraft Foods yogurt plant in central New York state with a loan from the Small Business Administration in 2005. He operates two plants, one in upstate New York and the other in Twin Falls, Idaho. Both are staffed in part by refugees resettled locally. As WND reported, Ulukaya made a pitch for more refugees to be hired by corporate America at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2016. He urged CEOs there to join his campaign to throw corporate cash, lobbying initiatives, services and jobs to refugees. Six companies subsequently agreed after to hire more refugees or provide free services to them: Ikea, MasterCard, Airbnb, LinkedIn, Western Union and UPS. Ulukaya also discussed his preference of hiring refugees in an interview in April with CBS's "60 Minutes." "The minute they get a job, that's the minute they stop being a refugee," Ulukaya told Steve Kroft. "They are the most loyal, hard-working people right now in our plant here [in New York]. We have 19 different nationalities, 16 different translators." DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000083 "They got here legally. They've gone through a most dangerous journey. They lost their family members. They lost everything they have. And here they are. They are either going to be a part of society or they are going to lose it again," he said of two sisters he employs. "The No. 1 thing that you can do is provide them jobs. The minute they get a job, that's the minute they stop being a refugee." Chobani's welcoming of refugees in Idaho also has been met with criticism and concern, however. Although none have been connected to any Chobani employee, Idaho has seen a spike in violent crimes perpetrated by Muslim refugees. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/u-s-yogurt-billionaire-expands-plant-to-hire-more-foreign-refugees/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Traveler Alert: Feds Want to Track Your Face 'We cannot overstate how big a change this will be in how the government tracks our movements' By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily.com, November 12, 2017 ... "This summer, TSA ran a pilot program at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and at Denver International Airport that used those prints and a contactless fingerprint reader to verify the identity of PreCheck-approved travelers at security checkpoints at both airports," EFF said. And now the program is to roll out nationwide. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000084 "While this latest plan is limited to the more than five million Americans who have chosen to apply for PreCheck, it appears to be part of a broader push within the Department of Homeland Security to expand its collection and use of biometrics throughout its sub-agencies," EFF warned. "For example, in pilot programs in Georgia and Arizona last year, Customs and Border Protection used face recognition to capture pictures of travelers boarding a flight out of the country and walking across a U.S. land border and compared those pictures to previous recorded photos from passports, visas, and 'other DHS encounters.'" Customs and Border Protection's Privacy Impact Assessments for the pilot programs said that although CBP would collect face recognition images of all travelers, it would delete any data associated with U.S. citizens. "But what began as DHS's biometric travel screening of foreign citizens morphed,"without congressional authorization, EFF said, " into screening of U.S. citizens, too. Now the agency plans to roll out the program to other border crossings, and it says it will retain photos of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents for two weeks and information about their travel for 15 years. It retains data on 'non-immigrant aliens' for 75 years." ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/traveler-alert-feds-want-to-track-your-face/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000085 U.S., Europe Caught in 'Death Spiral' of Declining Birth Rates One nation seeks to reverse trend with campaign to breed 'like rabbits' By Leo Hohmann WorldNetDaily.com, November 12, 2017 ... With women having fewer babies, there comes a point when there are not enough worker bees to support the growing number of elderly who retire every year in countries like Germany, Italy, Greece and Spain. All of these countries have dismal fertility rates of between 1.3 and 1.5 children per woman of childbearing age. Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S. are not much better at 1.8 children per woman. Economists agree that any nation with a fertility rate of less than 2.1 children per woman will not replace its aging population and ultimately fall into decline. Unless, they say, the nation uses immigration to make up for its birth dearth. In 2016 America's fertility rate fell to its lowest point on record, and in 2017 it stands at a frightfully low rate of 1.87 babies per woman. But the country's population continues to increase because of historically high rates of immigration. One country, Poland, has decided to try another route to reversing its paltry 1.35 fertility rate. Rather than importing a younger work force from Africa or the Middle East, which is seen by some conservatives as a highway to national suicide, Poland has kicked off a national fertility campaign where it encourages its own women to have more babies. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/11/u-s-europe-caught-in-death-spiral-of-declining-birth-rates/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000086 ******** ******** 33. Is Anyone Good Enough for an H-1B Visa? By Frida Yu The New York Times, November 23, 2017 ... In the past, it was fairly safe to assume that once you were selected in the lottery, your H-1B petition would be accepted by immigration officials. In 2016, this happened about 87 percent of the time. But things began to change in April when the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice announced measures to increase scrutiny of the highly skilled applicants who use the H-1B program, and President Trump signed an executive order calling for federal agencies to suggest reforms to the program. While it's unclear exactly what percentage of petitions have been approved so far in 2017, requests for evidence like the ones I received have increased by 44 percent compared with last year, according to immigration statistics, strongly suggesting that more people are being denied than before Mr. Trump took office. Many of my fellow international students are in situations similar to mine. Some had job offers from companies like Google, Apple and PwC when they learned that their applications had been denied or did not even make it into the lottery. For those whose employers have only United States offices, losing the lottery meant losing jobs and going home, with no real way to use the skills they were on the verge of contributing to the American economy. ... https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/opinion/immigration-visa-h1b-trump-.html DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000087 Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Yes, Who Indeed Is Qualified for an H-1B Visa? By Norm Matloff NormSaysNo.wordpress.com, November 24, 2017 ... Ms. Yu may well be among the Best and the Brightest, what with her degrees from Oxford and Stanford. But I must admit to some skepticism. Even if you speak no Chinese, you've probably heard the word guanxi, literally meaning relationship but of course actually meaning connections that one can exploit. I know that guanxi sometimes plays a big role in building up impressive re'sume's. And as you will see, on one key aspect of her claim, I am more than just skeptical. ... Yu claims to be an expert in artificial intelligence and big data. Here I will go further than mere skepticism, and say that this would be almost impossible given her complete lack of technical background, which is entirely in law and business. I am unable to find any research publications in the field by her. None of her various online bios mentions AI or big data, She may well have taken a class or two during her MBA, but even then, it would not justify her claim to be an expert in the field. This is key, because Yu is complaining that she was turned down for a visa that she feels she deserves because of her expertise in this field. ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/yes-who-indeed-is-qualified-for-an-h-1b-visa/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000088 ******** ******** 35. Let's Give Thanks for Immigrants By Richard Florida CityLab.com, November 23, 2017 ... Of course, there are other reasons why places that attract large numbers of immigrants tend to be more successful over time. Immigrants are typically drawn to places that offer more economic opportunity to begin with: People don't leave their homes and cross oceans to settle somewhere with limited economic opportunity. The irony is that the places that have historically been hostile to immigrants are less likely to be prosperous precisely because they are closed to the new people and ideas that drive innovation and economic growth. Indeed, for places where economic anxiety has given rise to anti-immigration sentiment, it may actually be a lack of immigrants that stands at the root of their economic distress. ... America's growing anti-immigrant sentiment is not only a threat to innovation and economic growth in the short term but in the long run as well. By contrast, a pro-immigration country like Canada stands to benefit by attracting talent that America turns away, setting itself up for longer-term prosperity. This Thanksgiving, when America seems to be losing track of its identity as a nation of immigrants, it's important to remember that immigrants have long powered our economic growth and quality of life. ... https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/11/lets-give-thanks-for-immigrants/546488/ DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000089 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Show Some Compassion Regarding Haitian Immigrants NorthJersey.com, November 23, 2017 ... Yes, we are aware of the term, "temporary status," but we are skeptical that Haiti, a Caribbean country that has long been the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, is stable enough to take these immigrants back en masse. Indeed, immigration advocates maintain that not only is Haiti continuing to rebuild after the earthquake, which killed 200,000 people and displaced millions, it is still recovering from significant damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, which made landfall in October 2016. Where, we might ask, is the compassion? What, we might ask, is the hurry? As Staff Writer Monsy Alvarado reported, many of the Haitian TPS holders in New Jersey have established businesses and bought homes. Many are employed in the health care industry, and have been vital, in particular, to nursing homes around New Jersey where they have worked as certified nurse assistants. Many Haitians are also parents of U.S.-born children. ... http://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/11/23/editorial-show-some-compassionregarding-haitian-immigrants/890627001/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000090 ******** ******** 37. Trump Has Let Down More Than 50,000 Haitians in America The New York Daily News, November 20, 2017 ... President Trump and his acting homeland security secretary have just put more than 50,000 Haitians in America at risk of being sent back to a dirt-poor nation that's been battered by a series of cataclysmic natural disasters. Give the officials a smidgeon of credit for setting a July 2019 expiration date, not a more Draconian January 2018 one, for the end of Temporary Protected Status -- but it is almost certain, given Haiti's condition, that even then will be too soon. ... http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-50-000-haitians-america-article-1.3647122 Return to Top ******** ******** 38. How Much Damage Will Lower EU Immigration Inflict on the UK Economy? What would it mean for our public services and domestic living standards? By Ben Chu DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000091 The Independent (U.K.), November 30, 2017 ... What about the public finances? Again, the expert view is that EU migrants have been beneficial for the public finances. Fewer immigrants will mean less demand on public services. Yet most of the EU immigrants have been of working age and they have high employment rates relative to natives. That means they pay more tax. They are also less likely to claim out-of-work benefits than natives. Lower inflows of these kind of working immigrants are expected to be a net negative for the UK's public finances. That's why the Treasury's official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility, revised down its tax receipts outlook in response to lower EU net migration forecasts last year. ... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/low-uk-immigration-economyhow-effect-brexit-eu-nationals-a8084796.html Return to Top ******** ******** 39. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000092 How Much Is Immigration to Blame for the Housing Crisis? By Ed West The Spectator (U.K.), November 24, 2017 ... House prices only reflect how nice an area is to live in, so poor migrants moving in reduces that overall quality of life; that's why you get secondary migration. This is not the first paper to find that: a study in 2011 found the same thing, which the Financial Times reported as 'Immigration Drives down House Prices, says Study'. I do wonder why so many people are cynical about the media when it comes to the taboo subjects of race, immigration and diversity - it's baffling. Of course that 13 percent increase in costs could be offset by liberalising planning, an idea I agree with; but it won't be the magic bullet campaigners hope for. When it comes to land you can't grow the pie indefinitely; even if you artfully densify London there is a point at which greater density reduces quality of life and increases stress; there are only a finite number of spaces in sought-after Zone 2 and 3 Victorian property in London, beyond which the strain of commuting gets serious - and commuting really does reduce quality of life. (If this sounds too London-centric, well that's where the jobs are.) ... https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/11/how-much-is-immigration-to-blame-for-the-housing-crisis/ Return to Top ******** ******** 40. For Eastern Europe, Germany Is the Trouble By Alex Alexiev DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000093 American Thinker, December 1, 2017 ... There is also a huge gulf in attitudes toward migration. Western Europeans cite the easterners's refusal to take any migrants as a sign of lack of solidarity, populist prejudice and perhaps racism. The easterners respond that nobody asked their views on opening the borders and point out the failure of western societies to integrate the migrants as a reason to not rush into this experiment. They point out that Muslims that have lived for decades in Europe, yet nonetheless voted for the Islamist dictator Erdogan in much greater numbers than their fellow Turks at home. There are also spiking numbers of migrant crimes and sexual assaults. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/for_eastern_europe_germany_is_the_trouble.html Return to Top ******** ******** 41. The Immigration Tightrope - a U-turn is Risky, Pressing on Riskier for Government By Stacey Kirk StuffNZ.com, November 26 2017 ... Immigration is a tightrope, stretched over a churning lagoon of gnashing jaws with big teeth. Walking it can be an art form: let your weight fall too far either side and you're in trouble. It's no surprise to see Labour winding down its messaging on immigration. It may even be a relief to the regions and business, as well as to the party itself. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000094 On one hand, it's an assurance the Government is prepared to forgo populism for pragmatism, while the positioning also sits more naturally with Labour's core principles. Importantly, if immigration numbers began to fall for reasons outside the Government's control, then a Government espousing a tightening of the tap would be taking that trend and making it worse. And it's clearly aware of the stakes. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Immigration Minister Iain LeesGalloway and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters were all singing from the same song sheet the past week, saying there will be a reduction in immigration, "but we're not fixating on the numbers". Because if it appears to be tightening the screws, while they're tightening anyway, the Government risks choking the supply of workers businesses say they need and regional New Zealand will fare worst. ... https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/99205293/the-immigration-tightrope--a-uturn-isrisky-pressing-on-riskier-for-government Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000095 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000096 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 7:30 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Policy and the 2016 Presidential Vote ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Policy and the 2016 Presidential Vote The gains for Trump from focusing on the issue offset the losses Washington, D.C. (December 4, 2017) - A new Center for Immigration Studies analysis of survey data confirms that immigration issues were responsible for moving crossover voters to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, improving his performance over Mitt Romney in 2012. As Congress grapples with immigration, it bears noting that the voting public's disapproval of current immigration policy contributed to big Republican wins in 2016. James G. Gimpel, Professor of Government at the University of Maryland and author of the report, examines the impact of Trump's tapping into the discontentment with immigration policy using public opinion data from a variety of sources. Gimpel writes, "The Republican nominee's emphasis pushed the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000097 Democrats into a difficult corner in which they were forced to choose between white working class voters and racial and ethnic identity politics." View the entire report at: https://cis.org/Report/Immigration-Policy-Opinion-and2016-Presidential-Vote Immigration politics had a notable impact on the improvement of the Trump vote over the Romney vote for the following subgroups of the population when they were found to adhere to conservative immigration policies: the well-educated, women, African Americans, and weak Democrats. At the same time, when voters were proponents of generous immigration policy, Trump did worse than Romney among the following groups: Hispanics, strong Republicans, and higher income voters. With regard to these comparisons Gimpel concludes: "Any campaign strategy emphasizing an incendiary wedge issue will produce trade-offs in support, as a candidate may lose voters that an alternative candidate from their party might have won, while improving on support from other blocs that another candidate would have lost. From the evidence assembled here, the gains from a focus on immigration restriction appear to have been considerably larger than the losses." Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000098 Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000099 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 1:22 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 12/4/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 12/4/17 What's Happening at the Center We published several recent and timely blog posts, including two from Resident Fellow in Law & Public Policy Andrew Arthur on sanctuary policies. The first explains that jurisdictions that provide illegal aliens sanctuary are encouraging human smugglers. Such policies are literally financing crime and death, both here and abroad, creating chaos and despair. Arthur's second piece is a primer on action taken by the Department of Justice to stop federal grants made to sanctuary jurisdictions. Such actions would put pressure on these jurisdictions to comply with immigration law. Blog Posts DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000100 1. Keep Gitmo Open or Risk Terrorists Getting Asylum 2. Crappy Colleges Seek Rescue in Senate Appropriations Bill 3. On Measuring Competence and Accountability Among Immigration Judges 4. Capitol Hill Heats Up on Schedule 5. Will the USCIS Ombudsman's Seventh Conference Reflect Changes in Attitude or Direction? 6. A Tribute to Otis Graham 7. How Bad Is the Immigration Bar? 8. A Primer on Federal Funds for Sanctuary Cities 9. DHS OIG Issues a 'Report' with Political Overtones on the 'Travel Ban' Executive Order 10. Different Labor Market Impacts from Two Different Kinds of Visa Mills 11. Continued Migrant Fallout in Europe 12. "Low-Skill Immigration: A Case for Restriction" Published in American Affairs 13. Haitian TPS Ends, Eventually 14. On the Responsibilities of Nations to Accept Their Citizens, and the Public's Right to Know When They Don't 15. A Spate of Unethical Practices at the University of California from Former DHS Executives 16. Half of the Illegal Population Are Overstays? 17. Sanctuary Policies Finance Crime and Death, Here and Abroad: The consequences of living in a bubble 18. A Fool's Game: Trying to Frustrate Eminent Domain and Impede the Wall Television 19. Jessica Vaughan Discusses the Border Wall on Fox News 20. Steven Camarota Discusses Sanctuary Cities on Fox News DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000101 1. Keep Gitmo Open or Risk Terrorists Getting Asylum By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 30, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Keep-Gitmo-Open-or-Risk-Terrorists-GettingAsylum Excerpt: The first is that attempting to use our criminal justice system as a mechanism to try terrorists for offenses committed in murky, conflict-torn theaters of the globe, such as Libya or Somalia or many other such places, is a risky proposition. The best investigators and prosecutors are going to have some nearly insurmountable obstacles in gathering reliable evidence and presenting credible testimony of the type expected by U.S. jurors, who are charged with convicting only when the evidence goes "beyond a reasonable doubt". I admit that I haven't come to this conclusion quickly or without misgivings because I am, generally speaking, a believer in our system even though I acknowledge that outliers of injustice can and do exist. Rurn to Top ******** ******** 2. Crappy Colleges Seek Rescue in Senate Appropriations Bill By David North CIS Blog, November 30, 2017 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000102 https://www.cis.org/North/Crappy-Colleges-Seek-Rescue-SenateAppropriations-Bill Excerpt: Many of the visa mills grind out master's degrees in computer-related fields, often in 15-month programs; this gives an alien with modest (at best) skills 36 months of legal work through OPT, which subsidizes employers for hiring the alien alumni rather than U.S. residents (or H-1B workers). The subsidy comes to both employers and working alumni through a tax break neither the alien workers nor their employers have to pay Social Security or Medicare taxes. A byproduct of the OPT program is that these trust funds for America's elderly are deprived of at least a billion dollars a year. Rurn to Top ******** ******** 3. On Measuring Competence and Accountability Among Immigration Judges By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 29, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Measuring-Competence-and-AccountabilityAmong-Immigration-Judges Excerpt: Some of the more common "sins" of immigration judges, at least from my worm's eye view, included failure to adequately prepare, or a frequent disposition toward granting continuance after continuance after continuance in all too many cases. This latter event often enough occurred because the judge DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000103 was by character and disposition unwilling or unable to call out an attorney on his or her lack of preparation or inadequacies and force the case forward. Sometimes, though, it was because the judge was decision-averse, particularly in cases where the alien presented a sympathetic picture, but had absolutely no equities or other bases on which relief might be granted. In such instances, the judge would perpetually stall so as to avoid having to do the inevitable and issue an order of removal. While on a human level that's perfectly understandable, it is unacceptable given a judge's obligations under the law. Rurn to Top ******** ******** 4. Capitol Hill Heats Up on Schedule By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 29, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Capitol-Hill-Heats-Schedule Excerpt: There are generally two adjournments this time of year, the "target" adjournment and the "actual" adjournment. For example, at the beginning of the Congress, the House Majority Leader generally issues a calendar for each of the two sessions of the congressional term. That calendar will list an adjournment date, the last "session day" of the year, for each session. In 2017, that "target" adjournment date is December 14. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000104 Some years Congress hits the target, and some years it does not, leaving either earlier or later than scheduled. Usually, it is the year-end "spending bill" (also known as a "budget deal" or a "consolidated appropriations act" or an "omnibus") that holds up the process. The other bills usually get caught up in (or pushed out by) its wake. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Will the USCIS Ombudsman's Seventh Conference Reflect Changes in Attitude or Direction? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 29, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Will-USCIS-Ombudsmans-Seventh-ConferenceReflect-Changes-Attitude-or-Direction Excerpt: Surely the phrase, "individuals" encompasses citizens as well as aliens, does it not? And if citizens have been taken advantage of in love or employment by unscrupulous aliens or employers, is that not a problem over which USCIS has a measure of control, given its adjudicative powers and responsibilities? Especially if it is official USCIS policy, procedure, or even neglect that fuels the problem? The Trump administration promised to change all that. This is an opportunity to find out whether there was truth in the promises or whether they were instead DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000105 just smoke rings being blown into the ether. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. A Tribute to Otis Graham By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, November 28, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Kammer/Tribute-Otis-Graham Excerpt: Otis Graham was part of a remarkable Southern family that was steeped in the best traditions of American scholarship and liberalism patriotism. His late brother Hugh was a history professor and a scholar of the civil rights movement. Brother Fred was a reporter for the New York Times and CBS News before becoming chief correspondent for Court TV. Otis was a graduate of Yale who went on to earn his doctorate in history at Columbia. He was a professor at the University of North Carolina and then the University of California at Santa Barbara. Among his many honors, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000106 7. How Bad Is the Immigration Bar? By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 28, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/How-Bad-Immigration-Bar Excerpt: IJs have a lot of latitude in running their courtrooms, but they need to be trained to use that latitude to force the lawyers who appear before them to conform to an appropriate level of competence and ethical behavior. They also need additional preparation time to ensure that they know the record and the applicable law. Shysters can con an unsure judge, but this task is harder with a competent one who has taken the time to learn the case. And, no one wants to be embarrassed in public, but even the most cynical lawyer assiduously avoids humiliation in a court of law. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. A Primer on Federal Funds for Sanctuary Cities By Art Arthur CIS Blog, November 27, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Primer-Federal-Funds-Sanctuary-Cities Excerpt: As Vaughan explained, in February 2016 then-Attorney General DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000107 Loretta Lynch "announced that her department has agreed to begin enforcing federal law against sanctuary policies that obstruct communication and cooperation with federal immigration authorities," including 8 U.S.C. 1373. With the Trump administration's enhanced emphasis on immigration enforcement, several sanctuary localities, including the City of Chicago, County of Santa Clara, City and County of San Francisco, and City of Philadelphia have sought injunctive relief against DOJ's restrictions on their individual requests for grant funding. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. DHS OIG Issues a 'Report' with Political Overtones on the 'Travel Ban' Executive Order By David North CIS Blog, November 27, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/DHS-OIG-Issues-Report-Political-OvertonesTravel-Ban-Executive-Order Excerpt: As the title makes clear, the OIG is awaiting a response from DHS on whether or not it will "invoke privilege", and if so, over what portions, of the report submitted for review on implementation of the president's so-called "travel ban" executive order. "Invoking privilege" is essentially the assertion of the right of presidents and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000108 their executive agencies to withhold from public scrutiny the inner counsels that are held prior to making a decision, the "pre-deliberative decisional process". The justification for withholding such counsels or processes is that the president will be deprived of the kind of frank interchange that is needed to inform decision-making if cabinet members and executive branch officers are concerned that their remarks will be aired in the public forum. It is also clear that the OIG has issued this findings letter as a method of pressuring the department into making its decision, ideally (from the OIG point of view) in favor of full disclosure. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Different Labor Market Impacts from Two Different Kinds of Visa Mills By David North CIS Blog, November 22, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Different-Labor-Market-Impacts-Two-Different-KindsVisa-Mills Excerpt: ESL students, because of a wise decision by some past Congress, cannot get work permits through either of the government-subsidized employment programs of curricular practical training (CPT) for students, or optional practical training (OPT) for alumni. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000109 So they work illegally. Students dealing with academic subjects in the typical visa mills, such as the embattled American College of Commerce and Engineering in Falls Church, Va., have access to the CPT and, later, the OPT programs. So they work legally, but the federal government is giving their employers a bonus for hiring them rather than American students or alumni; it does so by not imposing payroll taxes on either these workers or their employers. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Continued Migrant Fallout in Europe By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 22, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Continued-Migrant-Fallout-Europe Excerpt: Due to Chancellor Merkel's policies, migration became a significant issue in the lead-up to Germany's September 24, 2017, federal election. The chancellor was quoted as stating: "Germany acted humanely and correctly in a very difficult situation. It was a question of averting a humanitarian catastrophe," but admitted that the crisis "should never be repeated." Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000110 center-right Christian Social Union (CSU) lost 65 seats in that election, and the rival center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP) lost an additional 40. While the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) gained 80 seats, the big winner in the election was the "far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ", which captured 94 seats and entered the Bundestag, its first seats in that body, largely on its "opposition to Angela Merkel's open-door policy toward migrants." As Deutsche Welle (the country's "international broadcaster") described that party's position on immigration: Return to Top ******** ******** 12. "Low-Skill Immigration: A Case for Restriction" Published in American Affairs By Jason Richwine CIS Blog, November 21, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Richwine/LowSkill-Immigration-Case-Restriction-PublishedAmerican-Affairs Excerpt: Last fall, I participated in a CIS panel entitled "Immigration and LessEducated American Workers", alongside University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax and political scientist Charles Murray. The panel was perhaps most notable for Murray's revelation that, despite his libertarian instincts, he had come around to the position that we should "shut down lowskill immigration for a while" to encourage more Americans to rejoin the labor force. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000111 Murray's announcement is not the panel's only legacy, however. Amy Wax and I realized that the material from our own presentations would combine nicely into a long-form essay. Now, one year later, that essay appears in the latest issue of American Affairs. Our essay is unique in that it combines "top-down" Census Bureau data on native job losses with "bottom-up" ethnographic research on employer preferences for immigrant labor. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Haitian TPS Ends, Eventually By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 21, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Haitian-TPS-Ends-Eventually Excerpt: The "delayed effective date" for these beneficiaries is akin to "voluntary departure", which is granted to removable aliens to allow them to get their affairs in order before leaving in the United States. Section 240B of the INA "authorizes DHS (prior to the initiation of removal proceedings) or an immigration judge (after the initiation of removal proceedings) to approve an alien's request to be granted the privilege of voluntary departure in lieu of being ordered removed from the United States." By statute and regulation however, voluntary departure is limited to 120 days. It is not clear from the secretary's statement why a year-and-a-half extension is necessary for those Haitians who DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000112 have been granted TPS to depart the United States. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. On the Responsibilities of Nations to Accept Their Citizens, and the Public's Right to Know When They Don't By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 21, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Responsibilities-Nations-Accept-Their-Citizensand-Publics-Right-Know-When-They-Dont Excerpt: Canada's immigration issues have been in the forefront of many Canadians' minds of late, particularly with their discovery that our shared, generally peaceful, but nonetheless porous border can work against them when aliens such as Haitians or Somalis start flowing northward from the United States and claiming asylum. The Canadians, it seems, have begun to get a taste of the unsatisfying flavor of mass migration, and they don't know quite yet how to deal with it. This renewed attention toward all things immigration has led the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to publish an article online, "15,000 on Canada's deportation list, but some 'uncooperative' countries won't take their citizens back". DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000113 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. A Spate of Unethical Practices at the University of California from Former DHS Executives By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 20, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Spate-Unethical-Practices-University-CaliforniaFormer-DHS-Executives Excerpt: Napolitano was the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from 2009 to 2013 during the Obama years, when immigration enforcement became so hopelessly screwed up. The newly resigned Grossman was her deputy general counsel. Yes, her deputy general counsel. Napolitano is also a lawyer, it's worth noting. It would appear that they've been skipping their yearly bar association ethical training of late. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Half of the Illegal Population Are Overstays? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000114 By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 20, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Half-Illegal-Population-Are-Overstays Excerpt: Assessing the intentions of the visa applicant abroad can be extremely difficult, particularly in areas where document fraud is prevalent. For example, a 2014 report from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) cites a source who states that there were "'a lot" of fraudulent identity, administrative and legal documents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)." The Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states that the suspected in-country overstay rate for B-1/B-2 (visitors for business or pleasure) for FY 2016 from the DRC was 8.76 percent, meaning that almost nine percent of the aliens in those visa categories from the DRC who were supposed to depart the United States in FY 2016 failed to do so. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Sanctuary Policies Finance Crime and Death, Here and Abroad: The consequences of living in a bubble By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, November 20, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Sanctuary-Policies-Finance-Crime-and-Death-Hereand-Abroad DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000115 Excerpt: The vast majority of the claims from the former three countries involved some threat from MS-13. For example, young men would allege that the gang attempted to recruit them, or targeted them because of their religious faith, or sought to extort money from them. Young women would allege that gang members attempted to forcibly recruit them as "girlfriends" for the gang members, or alternatively, had tried to abuse them sexually. Mothers would assert that their efforts to protect their children from the predations of gang members placed their own lives in danger. Some applicants would claim that they had incidentally run afoul of the gang, a specific member, or a leader, and therefore their lives were in danger. Return to Top ******** ******** 18. A Fool's Game: Trying to Frustrate Eminent Domain and Impede the Wall By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, November 20, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Fools-Game-Trying-Frustrate-Eminent-Domainand-Impede-Wall Excerpt: I hope that CAH has deep pockets for that law firm. We live in a country where the Supreme Court has ruled that governmental rights of eminent domain (the lawful seizing of land for a governmental purpose) are so broad that, for instance, a local government could seize private property and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000116 then turn it over to a developer for a governmentally approved purpose. Think, by way of example, of a city seizing properties around an area that it then turns over to a major league sports team to build a stadium (likely heavily subsidized by taxpayers), in return for the team agreeing to relocate its franchise to that city. Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Jessica Vaughan Discusses the Border Wall Fox Business, November 20, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Border-Wall Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Steven Camarota Discusses Sanctuary Cities Fox & Friends, November 20, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Steven-Camarota-Discusses-Sanctuary-Cities DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000117 Return to Top Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000118 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 2:25 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 12/4/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 12/4/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. 1. 12/3-4, Mexico City - U.S-Mexico Chamber of Commerce binational meeting - [POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY] 2. 12/4, NYC - Seminar on the global increase in deportation 3. 12/4, San Diego - Seminar on the challenges confronting 'Dreamers' - [New Listing] 4. 12/5, Philadelphia - Discussion on reporting on immigration from different perspectives 5. 12/6, DC - Lecture on life as a Syrian refugee 6. 12/7, DC - USCIS Ombudsman's annual conference - [New Listing] DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000119 7. 12/10-12, Phoenix - National Immigrant Integration Conference 8. 12/11-12, Paris - International conference on immigration in OECD countries 9. 1/3-6/18, San Diego - Immigration at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting 10. 1/4-7/18, DC - Immigration at the American Historical Association annual meeting - [New Listing] 11. 1/5-7/18, Philadelphia - Immigration at the Association Economic Association annual meeting - [New Listing] 12. 1/11-12/18, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus 13. 1/15-16/18, Paris - International forum on migration statistics 1. U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Binational Meeting Sunday-Monday, December 3-4, 2017 Four Seasons Hotel l Mexico City Paseo de la Reforma 500, Del. Cuauhtemoc Ciudad de Mexico, 06600 http://usmcoc.org/event-page/binational-meeting-mexico-2017/ Overview: This conference is designed for private and public-sector executives and management personnel to learn and discuss how policies enacted in both counties affect and influence business between both countries. Government official and private sector leaders are invited to speak as panelists on different topics relevant to the conference agenda. Similarly, there are always new business ideas and opportunities that grow out of the contacts made at the conference. This year we will offer a Congressional Roundtable with a keynote presentations by Congressmen Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, and Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security of the U.S. Congress. To be with us, we have also invited members of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000120 Mexico's Federal Congress. They will share their views on the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation, the key role that the legislative branch of each country has and ultimate passage of legislation. Additionally, we have invited Mexico's Confederation of Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism - CONCANACO SERVYTUR, to talk about their perspective from the private sector on Mexico's economy and NAFTA. Conference agenda: Monday, December 4, 2017 8:00-10:00 a.m. Congressional Roundtable Keynote Speakers: Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman, House Committee on Rules, U.S. Congress Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman, House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Congress Congressman Jorge Davila, Chairman of the Economy Committee, Mexico Federal Congress 10:00-11:00 a.m. USMCOC Board Meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. NAFTA Update Jose Calzada Rovirosa, Mexico Secretary of Agriculture DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000121 2:30-4:00 p.m. USMCOC & CONCANACO SERVYTUR Luncheon Introductory remarks: Ing. Enrique Solana Senties, President, Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism -CONCANACO SERVYTUR Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, Mexico Secretary of Tourism Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Deportation World: The Challenges of a New Global Phenomenon 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, December 4, 2017 The New School, Wolff Conference Room 6 E. 16th St 11th Floor New York, NY, 10003 https://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/deportation-world-the-challenges-of-a-new-globalphenomenon/ Speaker: Daniel Kanstroom, Professor of Law Thomas F. Carney Distinguished Scholar, Director of the International Human Rights Program, and CoDirector of the Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000122 Professor Kanstroom was the founder of the Boston College Immigration and Asylum clinic in which students represent indigent noncitizens and asylum-seekers. Together with his students, he has won many high-profile immigration and asylum cases and has provided counsel for hundreds of clients over more than a decade. Professor Kanstroom's newest initiative, the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project, seeks to conceptualize and develop a new field of law while representing US deportees abroad and undertaking empirical study of the effects of deportation on families and communities. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Challenges for Dreamers in Trump's America 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT, Monday, December 4, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 https://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Rafael Fernandez de Castro Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Tom K. Wong Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000123 Veronica Benitez Student, UC San Diego Paris Salgado UC Irvine School of Law Yesenia Sanchez Graduate Student, UC San Diego Luis Cruz Cardoso UC San Diego Dulce Garcia San Diego Border Dreamers Julia Preston Contributing Writer, The Marshall Project; Former National Immigration Correspondent, The New York Times Guillermo Yrizar Barbosa USMEX Fellow Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000124 4. Reporting on Immigration with WHYY & Al-Bustan: Both Sides of the Story 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2017 WHYY, Inc 150 North 6th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reporting-on-immigration-with-whyy-al-bustan-both-sides-of-the-storytickets-39882028220?aff=erelexpmlt Description: From travel bans and border walls to the Dream Act, immigration has been one of 2017's most intensely reported stories. With so much focus on this complex issue, how are people who consider themselves immigrants in the US affected? How do reporters go into often unfamiliar communities to tell stories that are inclusive and impartial? WHYY and Al-Bustan will bring together reporters and residents from local immigrant communities to discuss how news reporting helps shape how immigrants and immigration are viewed. Both groups will share personal stories of immigration reporting and discuss the impact on the community when the media gets things wrong, and when they get it right. Panelists and audience members will also explore key ways to get impartial input on the topic of immigration and what reporters can do to gain a community's trust. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Saria's Story: Life as a Syrian Refugee DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000125 3:00-4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 https://www.brookings.edu/events/sarias-story-life-as-a-syrian-refugee/ Speaker: Saria Samakie, Photographer and Syrian refugee Description: The international refugee crisis is one of the defining political issues of our time. Haunting images--a father passing his infant between barbed wire, a stunned and bloodied five-year-old Omran-- have offered powerful proof of the human cost of this crisis. As an amateur photographer, Saria Samakie--himself a Syrian refugee--understands the power of such images and of the stories of those who have experienced such realities. When he was just 15 years old, Samakie was kidnapped by the Assad regime while shooting photography in Aleppo, Syria. After enduring three separate abductions, Samakie fled to the neighboring country of Jordan and eventually moved to the United States, where he now attends Georgetown University. On December 6, Brookings will host Saria Samakie, in conversation with Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow and former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Samakie and Duncan will candidly discuss what it is like to be a Syrian refugee in America today. What were some of the fierce challenges that Samakie--and no doubt countless other refugees--experienced during his journey? What does he make of life as an American university student? And what would he like all Americans to know about his country and his story? After the session, speakers will take audience questions Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000126 ******** ******** 6. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Seventh Annual Conference 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 7, 2017 National Archives and Records Administration Washington, D.C. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/7th%20AC%20Full%20Agenda%20FINAL_112917.pdf Description: Please join the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman for our Seventh Annual Conference on December 7, 2017 at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature keynote speakers in the morning session, including Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna, and panel discussions with federal officials and public stakeholders in the afternoon. This year's topics include the H-1B visa program, naturalization, background checks, E-Verify, and Transformation. The conference agenda is available here. The Ombudsman's Office, created by Congress in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, assists individuals and employers encountering difficulties with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In addition to our work on individual cases, we also make recommendations to address systemic issues in the delivery of citizenship and immigration services. Please register for this conference using the link below. Registration is free! DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000127 www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman Government and Stakeholders Working Together to Improve Immigration Services Conference agenda: 9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration: Lobby of William McGowan Theater All morning events will be held in the William McGowan Theater 9:30-9:35 a.m. Master of Ceremonies Stacy Shore, Acting Deputy Director, Office of the CIS Ombudsman 9:35-10:00 a.m. Welcome by Julie Kirchner, USCIS Ombudsman 10:00-10:30 a.m. Remarks from Elaine C. Duke, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security 10:35-11:05 a.m. Remarks from L. Francis Cissna, USCIS Director 11:20-11:50 a.m. Remarks from James McHenry, Acting Director of Executive Office for Immigration Review 1:30-3:00 p.m. Simultaneous Roundtables DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000128 Session I - Citizenship and Naturalization Issues Location: Jefferson Conference Room Moderator: Margaret (Peggy) Gleason Speakers: Laura Patching, USCIS Office of Citizenship Michael Valverde, USCIS Field Operations Directorate Randolph (Randy) McGrorty, Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami Fatimah Mateen, Office of the CIS Ombudsman Speakers from USCIS Office of Citizenship, Field Operations Directorate, and practitioners with expertise in citizenship as well as complex naturalization issues will discuss recent changes in USCIS processing. Employment Immigration - H-1B Non-Immigrant Visa Program Location: William McGowan Theater Moderator: Carrie Anderson Speakers: Kevin Cummings, USCIS Office of Policy and Strategy Ronil Hira, Howard University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000129 Mark Eckert, Uber Technologies, Inc. Panelists will focus their analysis on recent and anticipated changes in the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, as well as describe other recent issues in employment-based immigration. Background Checks and USCIS Processing Issues Location: Washington Conference Room Moderator: Elissa McGovern Speakers: David Eisenreich, FBI National Name Check Program Lee Bowes, USCIS Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate (IRIS) Anna Priddy, Office of the CIS Ombudsman Panelists from the FBI National Name Check Program and USCIS Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate will discuss USCIS background checks and their impact on processing of petitions and applications. 3:15-4:30 p.m. Simultaneous Roundtables - Session II E-Verify Location: Jefferson Conference Room Moderator: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000130 Carlos Lobo Speakers: Tammy M. Meckley, USCIS Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate (IRIS) Elizabeth Milito, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Legal Center Julie Myers Wood, Guidepost Solutions Fred Troncone, Office of the CIS Ombudsman The Administration's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget calls for mandating nationwide usage of the E-Verify system to reduce illegal employment. This panel will review the current state of E-Verify, issues arising for employers using the program, and the capacity for EVerify to expand upon a new statutory or administrative mandate. Transformation Location: Washington Conference Room Moderator: Stephanie Fast Speakers: David Blair, USCIS Office of Information Technology Courtney Winship, USCIS Customer Service & Public Engagement Directorate, Innovation & Technology Division Dan Berger, Curran & Berger DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000131 Panelists with expertise in the implementation of electronic processing via ELIS (Electronic Legal Immigration Systems) will describe the current status of the Transformation project. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. National Immigrant Integration Conference Sunday-Tuesday, December 10-12, 2017 Phoenix Convention Center 100 N. 3rd St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 http://niic2017.org/ Program: Sunday December 10, 2017 2:00-3:30 p.m. Welcome & Opening Plenary MAINSTAGE PLENARY: BREAKING BREAD: FOOD, CULTURE & IMMIGRATION This plenary will explore the longstanding role of food as a facilitator of cultural exchange and a pathway to immigrant cultural and economic power. We will discuss food and cuisine as a way to bring people DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000132 together and facilitate cultural exchange. We will explore the role of immigrant small businesses and entrepreneurship in the industry. Eddie Huang, a visionary restauranteur and a renowned commentator on the role of food in immigrant communities, will share his personal story and his reflections on our current political reality. The introductory and keynote remarks will be followed by an audience question and answer. Introductory Remarks: Caroline Randall Williams, Author of Soul Food Love (Random House), Poet, and Academic Keynote: Eddie Huang, Chef and Owner at Baohaus, Author of Fresh Off the Boat 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block 1 Business and Financial Empowerment: Comprehensive Financial Empowerment: Models for Success in Immigrant Communities Citizenship: Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: Immigration Enforcement (and Criminalization) in a Trump Era Economic Justice: State and Local Campaigns to Expand Workers' Rights Education: Schools as Centers of Immigrant Integration and Success Federal Reforms: The Federal Immigration Landscape: Opportunities and Threats DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000133 Special Session: The Organized Anti-Immigrant Movement: Who They Are, What They Want, and How We Can Push Back in Trump's America Monday December 11, 2017 9:00-10:30 a.m. Morning Plenary 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Track Session Block 2 Health: Addressing the Emotional Health Needs and Trauma Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees Receiving Comms: Applying a Racial Justice Lens to Immigrant Integration Work Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Global Migration and Refugee Flows--Bridging the Global Context to Local Responses State and Local Integration Strategies: Budget and Appropriations Workshop Adult Education and Workforce: Multi-Partner Collaborations with Lessons for the Future 12:15-1:45 p.m. Lunch Plenary MAINSTAGE PLENARY & LUNCH: FORCES SHAPING OUR FIGHT: GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC MEGA - TRENDS INFORMING OUR STRATEGY How can we understand our current political context at home and around the globe? What can we learn DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000134 from the past about how we must approach the fights ahead? What are the mega-trends of which we must not lose sight as we consider the next era in a long arc of social justice? This plenary will explore the global refugee crisis and climate change, nationalism and globalism, the global state of workers, and how our policies and campaigns for reform are shaped by our nation's shifting conceptions of national security, borders, and criminality. Keynote and Introductory Remarks: David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee Moderator: Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change Kalia Abiade, Program Director, Pillars Fund Maria Elena Durazo, General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, UNITE HERE Ambassador Carlos Sada, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States Performance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei 2:15-3:30 p.m. Track Session Block 3 Citizenship: Building Momentum in Your City: Working with Government and Existing Infrastructures Economic Justice: Relief and Protection for Workers: U Visas, Deferred Action, and Other Options for Victims of Labor Abuses and Workplace Rights Defenders Education: Taking Stock of ESSA's Potential Impact on Immigrant and English-Learner Students DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000135 Federal Immigration Policy: What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Immigrant Integration Health: The Possibility of Changes to the Health Care Landscape and Effects on Immigrant Communities Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Engaging the Faith Community 2:15-5:15 p.m. Strategy Block Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: New Strategies to Fight Deportations in the Trump era Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Building and Leveraging Public Support for Refugee Resettlement in a Time of Backlash & Uncertainty 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block 4 State and Local Integration Strategies: Rural and Suburban Strategies Adult Education and Workforce: The Evolving Case for Supporting the Integration of High Skilled Immigrants Business and Financial Empowerment: Engaging the Business Sector in Immigrant Integration and Policy Advocacy Citizenship: Shaping a New American Electorate through Naturalization Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: A Rising Tide of Hate: How Our Communities Can Come DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000136 Together For Change Tuesday December 12, 2017 8:30-10:00 a.m. Morning Plenary 10:30-11:45 a.m. Track Sessions Block 5 Education: Meeting the Needs of Newcomer Immigrant Youth: A Collective Call to Action for Educators and Community Partners Federal Immigration Policy: Next Steps on Immigration Executive Actions Health: Resiliency in advocating for immigrant health in hostile environments Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strengthening Inclusive Communications in Challenging Times State and Local Integration Strategies: Census 2020: Building Grassroots, Local, State Collaboration in 2017 for a Complete Count of Immigrants 1:15-2:30 p.m. Track Sessions Block 6 Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: The Local and State Line of Defense Adult Education and Workforce: Expanding Services for Immigrants and Refugees Across the Adult DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000137 Education and Training Policy and Program Landscape Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strategy Session: Receiving Communities Engagement: What Comes Next 3:00-4:15 p.m. Closing Plenary After years of progress on immigrant and refugee integration policy at the federal, state, and local levels, two years of a Presidential Task Force on New Americans, the first-ever Presidential candidates' commitments to an Office for New Americans and a broad immigrant integration agenda, champions in Mayors and legislators... we face an entirely new political reality. What is immigrant integration in 2017 and beyond? What will it mean for our work together? For our work with grassroots leaders and states and cities? Join the foremost thought leaders in the field to strategize. Introductory Remarks: Tara Raghuveer, Deputy Director, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) Moderator: Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, Director, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, and Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder, United We Dream Eva Millona, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition; NPNA Board Co-Chair DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000138 Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA); NPNA Executive Committee Member Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 7th Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries Monday-Tuesday, December 11-12, 2017 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France https://www.oecd.org/els/mig/OECD-CEPII-2017-call-for-papers.pdf Overview: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the University of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Luxembourg and IRES (Universite Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 7th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" on December 11-12, 2017. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for the conference include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants' selfselection, the labor market and public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000139 ******** ******** 9. Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, January 3-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA, 92101 https://www.aals.org/am2018/ https://www.aals.org/am2018/program/ Immigration-related session: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Rights Under the Trump Administration Saturday January 6, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation Large scale deportation has been a feature of the federal government's immigration enforcement policy for years. Immigration policies under the new administration suggest even more expansive reliance on the tools associated with mass deportation, such as increasing the number of deportations, the scale of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000140 detention, and the categories of persons treated as removal priorities. This program examines the implications of the current administration's mass deportation strategies for existing paradigms in the literature on immigration adjudication. Panelists will address various questions regarding immigration adjudication during this era of mass deportation, including: the rise-and likely expansion-of summary removals and other mechanisms that enable the federal government to effectuate removal in a streamlined manner and without the participation of the immigration courts; the impact of the backlog in the immigration courts on the federal government's ability to achieve mass deportation; the continued relevance of the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as the central actors in immigration adjudication; post-deportation integration programs; and the influence of policies related to mass deportation on broader themes within immigration law such as judicial review, the rule of law, the constitutional rights of noncitizens, plenary power, or the entry fiction doctrine. Speakers: Jason Cade, University of Georgia School of Law Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis, School of Law Nora Phillips, Al Otro Lado Moderator: Jennifer L Koh, Western State College of Law at Argosy University 3:30-5:15 p.m. Immigration Law Works in Progress Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000141 ******** ******** 10. American Historical Association Annual Meeting Thursday-Sunday, January 4-7, 2018 Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Rd NW Washington, DC 20008 https://aha.confex.com/aha/2018/webprogram/start.html Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Migrancy and Empire in the 18th Century: A Roundtable Reflecting on Renaissance Refugees and Forced Migrations in the Era of the Muslim Ban 3:30-5:00 p.m. Migration and Irish Identity Papers: Irish Women, Poor Law Guardians, and the Challenges of State-Sponsored Migration Jill C. Bender, University of North Carolina at Greensboro DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000142 Narrating the Living Conditions and Life Experiences of Toronto's Irish Poor in the 1850s and 1860s William Jenkins, York University Post-Second World War Migration from Ireland and the Caribbean: A Comparative Perspective Miriam Nyhan Grey, New York University Friday, January 5, 2018 3:30-5:00 p.m. Immigration and Transnationalism in the Modern Era Papers: Migration and the Limits of Transnationalism Nancy L. Green, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Transnational Dimensions of American Xenophobia Erika Lee, University of Minnesota Externalization and Its Limits: The Concentric Rings around the United States David FitzGerald, University of California, San Diego Transnational or Transcultural? Migrant Decision Making Dirk Hoerder, University of Bremen Session Abstract: In many ways immigration is the quintessential transnational act: it both moves individuals and communities across national boundaries and in the process defines and redefines the nation itself. At the same time, the transnational historiographical turn has prompted historians of immigration to consider new ways of conceptualizing this history, seeing immigration not just as a DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000143 process of moving from one nation to another but part of a broader series of global patterns. This roundtable session will explore transnational approaches to the history of immigration in the modern era. The interventions will center around two primary themes. Those by professors Green and Hoerder will consider the challenge posed by transnational history to the migrant experience in general, exploring how individuals and communities cope with the challenges and dislocations of leaving one home behind to find a new one. In contrast, professors Lee and FitzGerald will concentrate on the reception (or nonreception) of immigrants to the United States in the modern era, focusing in particular on fears of immigration and the ways in which America has defined itself as a nation in opposition to the influx of peoples from abroad. As a whole, the roundtable will consider how historians can speak to an issue which contemporary global significance. Guests and Outsiders: Nativism, Integration, and the Politics of Migration in Europe since 1945 Papers: Can a Turk Be Gay? Gay Activism and the Politics of Migration, 1969-81 Christopher Ewing, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Progressive Nativism? Mobilizing Secularism, Gender, and Sexuality against Muslims in Postwar Europe Aitana Guia, California State University, Fullerton Social Science and Single Mothers: Decolonizing the Dutch Welfare State, 1970s-90s Chelsea Schields, Elizabethtown College Session Abstract: When German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a 2010 speech that Germany's experiment with multiculturalism had failed, she brought the question of immigrant integration particularly regarding Germany's large Turkish minority - dramatically to the fore. In the context of the recent refugee crisis and ascendant racist nationalism, debates about migration have taken on new urgency across the European Union. However, the question of whether or not immigrants, particularly DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000144 from majority Muslim countries, could find a place in Western European societies has been debated since the establishment of guest worker programs after the Second World War and the simultaneous collapse of colonial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. This session will examine how debates about migration have been articulated through discourses of assimilation, race, and nationalism in several European countries, as well as how telling silences of left-wing activists and mainstream political parties shaped these discourses. These debates were often articulated in highly gendered and sexualized terms, as Europeans across the political spectrum both deployed prevailing notions of gender and sexuality to bolster their positions and, in the case of gay and feminist activists, harnessed racialized political discourses of migration to make forceful claims about the situation of women and sexual minorities in Europe. In using the individual contexts of West Germany, the Netherlands, and Southern Europe as case studies, this panel will highlight both the contingent nature of racial "otherness" as well as the fragility of centrist policies used to negotiate the politics of migration and European integration. In doing so, this panel will examine the longer history multiculturalism in its international context and the deep, racialized fears that immigration, so often supported by Western European governments, could elicit. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Caribbean Studies Committee Meeting: Flight, Migration, and Borders in the Caribbean from Carib Expansion to 21st-Century Diasporas Panel: Linda M. Rupert, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Jeppe Mulich, London School of Economics and Political Science Matt D. Childs, University of South Carolina Monique Bedasse, Washington University in St. Louis Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Catholics, Migration, and National Identity in the 20th-Century United States DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000145 Papers: Immigrant Aid Agencies in the United States and Europe on the Eve of World War II Mary Brown, Marymount Manhattan College and Center for Migration Studies Catholics in America and Germany, 1870-1914: Empire and National Identity Thomas J. Renna, Saginaw Valley State University Making a Migrant Ministry in Michigan, 1950-64 Deborah E. Kanter, Albion College 1:30-3:00 p.m. Filtering the Frontier: Migrants and Refugees at the Border in the Arab Middle East Papers: Passports for Refugees: Algerians in Palestine in the 1890s Michael Talbot, University of Greenwich Muslim Bans Past: Immobilizing Ottoman Migrants in Wartime America, 1917-20 Stacy Fahrenthold, California State University, Stanislaus Illicit Border-Crossings in Mandate Palestine: Undermining and Transforming Categories of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality through Subversive Movement Lauren Banko, University of Manchester Nationalities of Nomads and Locusts in the Jazira, 1920-40 Samuel Dolbee, New York University Session Abstract: This panel explores the relationship between the construction of national borders, the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000146 policing of migrants, and the emergence of documentary regimes in the post-Ottoman Middle East. The states which emerged in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine after the First World War imposed new restrictions on the mobility of Arab residents, creating nationality regulations which often committed the state to sedentarizing citizens while policing nomads, refugees, and migrants. Cross-border movements were recast as subversive and potentially criminal, and regulations multiplied to manage the movements of everyday migrants. These four papers will closely examine the use of passports and identity documents in this process, arguing that the passport allowed states to legitimate certain types of movement while prohibiting others. The session also gives a close look at connected processes like passport fraud, migrant smuggling, and evasion of state authorities in Arab border regions. Collectively the papers illustrate two global countervailing pressures: the intensification of migration within and beyond the Middle East after 1918, and increasingly rigorous attempts by Middle Eastern states to curb human traffic. In a historiography preoccupied with the relationship of nationalism to elite "imaginings," this work strikes a blow for the state's resort to registration and documentation technologies to police who belongs to the nation, and who is excluded from it. Polish Immigrants in the United States since the 1970s Papers: Not All in the Family: American Polonia in the Decade of the 1970s Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University Between Now and Then: Contemporary Processes of European Migration to the United States Anna Fin, Pedagogical University of Krakow Seeing Greenpoint Change: Polish Americans and Gentrification in Brooklyn Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Polish Greenpoint and New York City: Gentrification, Ethnoracial Relations, and Immigrant Labor Market at the Turn of the 21st Century DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000147 Anna Sosnowska, University of Warsaw 3:30-5:00 p.m. Polish Immigrants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Exploring the Transformations of a Polish Ethnic Enclave Papers: Greenpoint, Brooklyn Then and Now: A View from the Street Judith DeSena, St. John's University "Living Is Simply Different Here": The American Dream in Greenpoint Ewa Dzurak, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Aging in an Ethnic Enclave: Barriers and Opportunities for Older Polish Migrants in Greenpoint Karolina Lukasiewicz, New York University; Marta Pawlaczek, New York University Tadeusz Chabrowski and Greenpoint: The History of Polish Neighborhood Seen through the Biography of Its Prominent Resident Izabela Barry, College of Staten Island, City University of New York; Ewa Maliga, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Sunday, January 7, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eyes on Different Shores: Early African American Immigration and Identity Formation Papers: Making a Middle Class: African American Women and the Emergence of the Liberian Nation Marie Stango, California State University, Bakersfield DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000148 In Word and Image: The Promise of Haitian Culture and Politics in 19th-Century Philadelphia Aston Gonzalez, Salisbury University Leaving for Lands Unknown: The 1820s African American Emigration to Haiti Sara Fanning, Texas Woman's University Session Abstract: Scholars have studied the history of African American migration to Haiti and Liberia during the nineteenth century and shown how fear surrounding growing enslaved populations and the constriction of free black rights prompted waves of international travel. Additional research on the production of nineteenth century black political discourse has demonstrated the promise and possibilities of these two black republics for African Americans. This panel offers detailed studies of those who made this journey and how their travel to these countries prompted sometimes radical ways that they envisioned themselves, their communities, and their ability to alter broader conceptions of blackness during the nineteenth century. By focusing on the experiences of several African Americans traveling to and from Haiti and Liberia, this panel explores their changing conceptions of themselves as people of African descent. In keeping with the theme of the Annual Meeting, this panel "explores the ways in which racial distinctions have contributed to the formation of national identities and nation-states as political entities" by investigating how African Americans became Liberians and Haitians while often holding on to elements of their American identities. The papers reveal the circumstances that enabled African descended peoples to reimagine and remake their futures after traveling to, and residing in, Liberia and Haiti. Each focus on the lived experiences of people of African descent who arrived in new lands with varied expectations and came to understand themselves as dramatically different individuals belonging to more expansive communities. Marie Stango's paper identifies the overlooked participation of African American women in and after the 1847 independence movement in Liberia. Previously enslaved in the United States, many of these women fashioned their identities as free people in a new country across the Atlantic. In doing so, they presented themselves as a model for emancipatory politics by adopting and disseminating middle DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000149 class values and practices. As a result, these women displayed for American and international audiences the extent to which Liberian society had developed into a middle class nation. Aston Gonzalez's paper traces the Haitian travels of a black Philadelphian artist, who, taken with the black nationalistic fervor there, returned to Philadelphia to teach African American audiences about the possibilities of embracing black nationalism and learning from Haitian leaders. In lectures and paintings inspired by his stay, he stressed the possibilities of independent black communities. Sara Fanning's paper analyzes African Americans formulated freedom dreams in Haiti. More specifically, her paper investigates the tension between embracing and resisting a new identity for African Americans in Haiti. This tension arises from the mismatched expectations and realities of life in Haiti; she pinpoints the conditions that prompted many to yearn for home while simultaneously embracing the political freedoms they enjoyed there. Each paper on this panel threads together the themes of shifting African American identities, emigration, and black political activism. The papers work together to highlight the conflicts and collaborations in which black Americans took part in their attempts to create a world that recognized and supported black freedoms. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization Papers: Youth, Race, and Immigration Control in 1960s Britain Radhika Natarajan, Reed College Citizenship at the Border: Stowaways, State Power, and the Making of Immigration Policy Kennetta Hammond Perry, East Carolina University The Demographic Defense of the White Nation: Entwined Histories of Race and Immigration in South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s Jean Smith, King's College London DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000150 Session Abstract: The British Nationality Act of 1948 guaranteed the right of abode in the United Kingdom to all people resident in the Empire-Commonwealth. Commonwealth Citizenship presented a universalist ideal, but as decolonization created distinct nation-states from the empire, ideas of racial difference and more restrictive views of citizenship based on ancestry hollowed out its broad promise. By the 1960s amid racially-charged concerns about rising immigration from former colonies, the United Kingdom implemented immigration restrictions beginning with the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act. In 1981, the British Nationality Act reversed the 1948 Act and defined citizenship and right of abode in ancestral terms. In assessing this change, the main focus of scholarship has been the quesiton of whether this shift stemmed from policy-making elites themselves or pressure from an illiberal and racist public. The contribution of this panel is to shed new light on the role of racial ideology in the formulation and, crucially, the execution of immigration policies in decolonising Britain. We pay attention to both the broader transnational context in which such policies were formulated and the ways in which they were put into practice, both directly in terms of post-1962 family reunion cases and indirectly in terms of statesanctioned violence against Commonwealth immigrants. Moving chronologically, Kennetta Hammond Perry's paper focuses on the carceral powers of immigration officials and the anxieties that West African and Caribbean stowaways generated in regards to the exercise of Commonwealth citizenship through the act of migration in the years preceding the passage of the first wave of Commonwealth immigration restrictions. Jean Smith's paper highlights ongoing connections between the United Kingdom and apartheid South Africa not only in terms of both states' racialised immigration policies but also in the ways in which concerns about demographic change in Britain contributed to the dramatic increase in British emigration to South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Radhika Natarajan examines the problem posed by young migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia who traveled to Britain for reunification with their families. This group produced anxiety on the part of immigration officers who doubted the integrity of their family ties and generated racialized discourses to discount their claims to entry to Britain. These papers share a focus on the experiences of individual migrants rather than racialised immigration policies in the abstract, or the viewpoint of the policy-maker. The Commonwealth promise of a multi-racial family of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000151 nations created a framework for the emergence of nations defined on ethnic and racial terms. By focusing on migration, this panel demonstrates the particular patterns of race and exclusion in the decolonizing British Empire. The questions regarding mobility and belonging raised in these papers continue to haunt us in the present. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. American Economic Association Annual Meeting Friday-Sunday, January 5-7, 2018 The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (HQ) Loews Philadelphia (co-HQ) https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/ Immigration-related sessions: Friday, January 5, 2018 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Immigrants and Hispanics Facing Hardships Paper Session The Differential Incidence and Severity of Food Insecurity by Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000152 Groups Over the Great Recession in the United States Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University Hugo Jales, Syracuse University Judith Liu, Syracuse University Norbert Wilson, Tufts University Abstract: Perennially, Hispanic- and black-headed households have substantially higher rates of food insecurity (19.1% and 21.5% in 2015, respectively) than the national average (12.5% in 2015), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We document the evolution of both the incidence and severity of food insecurity by race/ethnicity and immigrant status from 2003 to 2015. We define as incidence the traditional binary measure employed in the literature, while intensity is based on the continuous measure available from the survey questions in the food security supplement. We conduct a decomposition analysis to assess the contribution of different factors to the observed differences in food insecurity across these demographic groups over the years before, during, and after the Great Recession. Using Eye Tracking to Study Migrant Remittances Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College Eduardo Nakasone, Michigan State University Maximo Torero, World Bank Abstract: It is well documented that migrant remittances are a significant driver of global development and serve as a pillar of economic stability (e.g. The World Bank 2015, Yang 2011). In fact, it is estimated that remittance flows to developing countries will reach US$ 479 billion in 2017 - a number that far exceeds official development assistance. Nonetheless, sending remittances remains costly. The World Bank estimates that, as of 2014, the global average cost of sending US$ 200 held steady at 8 percent of the transaction value. In some instances, transfer fees may surpass 20 percent, leaving quite some money on the table. The creation of publicly available comparison databases containing detailed information on the costs, speed, and reliability of sending remittances has been identified as one of the most efficient means to achieve the above aims. At the same time, this requires such services to be DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000153 simple and accessible. This study will partner with RemitRight (www.remitright.com, RR), which has built and maintains the first World Bank-certified metasearch web and mobile platform for online money transfers from the US to top remittance-receiving countries, to test behavioral foundations and relevant attributes of comparison-shopping using a range of field experiments. One of the study's main intellectual merits lies in the fact that it uses non-choice (neuro) data in the form of eye tracking (and facial expression) to unpack "the black box" of experimentally elicited choice data in the form of migrant remittance decisions. In so doing, the study sheds light on (1) how neuroeconomic data can be used in field contexts to identify relevant attributes of choice and (2) the resulting welfare effects that could accrue to migrants and recipients from comparison-shopping and increased transparency. Split Families and the Future of Children: Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London Abstract: Intensified immigration enforcement, particularly at the local and state level, has been responsible for roughly 1.8 million deportations between 2009 and 2013 alone (Vaughan 2013). Deportations have broken up households and changed the structure of many families headed by an unauthorized parent -typically through the deportation of fathers (Capps et al. 2016). In some instances, the children enter the foster care system when their parents (or single parent) are detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the children are left alone. In this regard, at least 5,100 children were in the foster care system and could not be reunited with their parents due to a parents' detention or deportation. This figure is estimated to increase strongly over the next years (Wessler 2011). Aside from the fact that, on average, it costs state and federal governments approximately $26,000/year to foster a child, foster care children have worse and fewer labor market opportunities (Doyle 2007), and are far more likely to commit crimes (Doyle 2008). Given these facts, our aim is to assess how the escalation of immigration enforcement taking place at the local and state levels since the early 2000s has contributed to the growing number of caseloads of Hispanic youth in foster care, especially in areas with a greater concentration of likely undocumented immigrants. To that end, we combine national data on state-level foster care placements from the 2001-2015 Adoption and Foster Case Analysis and Reporting DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000154 System (AFCARS) Foster Care files, with detailed information on the intensification of immigration enforcement at the state level. In order to gauge if intensified enforcement has contributed to the share of Hispanic children in foster care, we exploit the temporal and geographic variation in interior immigration policies using a quasi-experimental differences-in-differences approach. Economics of Immigration Paper Session 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Information, Perceived Education Level, and Attitudes Toward Refugees: Evidence From a Randomized Survey Experiment Lisa K. Simon, ifo Institute Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute Marc Piopiunik, ifo Institute Abstract: In 2014 and 2015, Europe has witnessed an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We study the causal effect of refugees' perceived education level on natives' attitudes toward them, since education and skill levels will be decisive for refugees' labor market- and social integration. Assessing the true education level of refugees has proven very difficult and is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Consequently, contradicting information has entered the public discourse. We implemented a randomized online survey experiment with almost 5,000 students at four German universities, i.e. among high skilled natives. To exogenously shift the perception of the education level of refugees, we randomly assigned respondents to one of three experimental groups. The control group reported their attitudes toward refugees without any information on the education level of refugees, while the High Skilled treatment group was informed about a study which finds that refugees are rather well-educated, and the Low Skilled treatment group was informed about a study that finds the opposite. We find that these information treatments strongly shift DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000155 respondents' perceptions of the education level of refugees in the expected way. These significant perception shifts translate into respondents' labor market concerns, as predicted by the labor market competition model, in which natives are more skeptical of immigrants with similar skill levels as their own. Compared to the control group, respondents in the High Skilled (Low Skilled) treatment are more (less) likely to state that refugees will increase labor market competition. These concerns however, do not translate into general attitudes because economic aspects are rather unimportant for the attitude formation process. Finally, treatment effects differ by respondents' migration status and socioeconomic background. Is It Merely A Labor Supply Shock? Impacts of Syrian Migrants on Local Economies in Turkey Doruk Cengiz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Hasan Tekguc, Kadir Has University Abstract: Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, more than 2.7 million Syrian nationals have fled their homes and started living in Turkey. This is the largest refugee flow since the 1950s. Exploiting the highly unequal spatial distribution of Syrian "guests" across Turkish regions, we analyze impacts of the forced migration on local economies. Using the recently available province-level residence data of Syrian population in Turkey, our difference-in-difference estimates or estimates by generalized synthetic control method (Xu 2015) yield no significant or sizable adverse employment or wage effects of Syrians on native workers. We show that the estimated negative employment effect in some of the previous studies (e.g. Tumen 2016) are not robust to alternative control regions, and due to incorrect standard error calculation. Furthermore, we show that residential building construction industry, a relatively labor-intensive industry that employs low-skilled workers, has experienced a boom with the arrival of migrants. The number of new building permits increased, on average, by 40% after the shock. New firm establishments have also increased by approximately 35% after the migration wave, which is partly explained by investments made by Syrian entrepreneurs. These reflect an increase in the aggregate regional demand and the supply of capital, and potentially explain the absence of the adverse labor market effects. We claim that omitting the former effects misleads the theory, and a thorough analysis of the effects of migration should account for the migration-induced demand and capital supply DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000156 boost. Migrants, Ancestors, and Foreign Investments Tarek A. Hassan, Boston University, NBER, and CEPR Thomas Chaney, Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR Konrad Burchardi, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, BREAD, and CEPR Abstract:We use 130 years of data on historical migrations to the United States to show a causal effect of the ancestry composition of US counties on foreign direct investment (FDI) sent and received by local firms. To isolate the causal effect of ancestry on FDI, we build a simple reduced-form model of migrations: Migrations from a foreign country to a US county at a given time depend on (i) a push factor, causing emigration from that foreign country to the entire United States, and (ii) a pull factor, causing immigration from all origins into that US county. The interaction between time-series variation in originspecific push factors and destination-specific pull factors generates quasi-random variation in the allocation of migrants across US counties. We find that a doubling of the number of residents with ancestry from a given foreign country relative to the mean increases by 4 percentage points the probability that at least one local firm engages in FDI with that country. We present evidence this effect is primarily driven by a reduction in information frictions, and not by better contract enforcement, taste similarities, or a convergence in factor endowments. Rainfall Fluctuation and Selection Patterns of Mexico-United States Migration Shan Li, Central University of Finance and Economics Ram Fishman, Tel Aviv University Abstract: This paper studies the role of climate fluctuation, changes in rainfall, in determining selfselection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. Taking migration costs and returns to education into consideration, a simple theoretical model shows how the climate fluctuation affects migration incentives at different education levels and how this influences the education distribution of migrants. Empirically, we examine the effects of rainfall on Mexicans' migration intention for two education groups separately. In DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000157 the group of less educated people, those with relatively more years of schooling are more likely to move to the U.S. in a drought year, yet the positive selection is impaired. In the group of more educated people, those with relatively fewer years of schooling are more likely to migrate in a drought year, reinforcing the negative selection. Saturday, January 6, 2018 Foreign STEM Students and Immigration Policy Paper Session 2:30-4:40 p.m. Will the United States Keep the Best and the Brightest? Career and Location Preferences of Foreign STEM PhDs Ina Ganguli , University of Massachusetts-Amherst Patrick Gaule, CERGE-EI Abstract: A key factor behind the emergence and persistence of U.S. leadership in STEM fields has been its ability to attract and retain top tier talent from other countries. Talented foreigners have typically come to the U.S. as graduate students and stayed in the U.S. in academic or industry careers. The current U.S. political climate is characterized by uncertainty regarding H1B visas, a rise in antiimmigrant sentiment, and possible cuts in federal funding for scientific research, all of which could affect the location preferences of foreign STEM PhDs. Time will tell whether the location decisions of foreign STEM students will change; however, an early indicator of potentially shifting location preferences can be obtained by surveying them. In this paper, we discuss findings from a recent novel survey of current doctoral students in a major STEM field - Chemistry - conducted in 2017 at 50 U.S. institutions about their career and location DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000158 preferences. Unlike previous studies, we use hypothetical choice methods to determine students' valuation of similar jobs in U.S. vs. non-U.S. locations, and we match students to actual measures of ability based on publication measures. We are particularly interested in understanding how location preferences vary across the ability distribution and differ across source countries, and how they compare to the preferences of native US STEM PhDs. We also provide novel evidence on which countries may be best placed to attract foreign US-trained talent. Postdoctoral Researchers: The Impact of Labor Regulations and Visa Policy Sarah E. Turner, University of Virginia Abstract: A key component of innovation in the U.S. economy is the scientific research done at universities. In the pipeline for scientific research at U.S. universities, a critical input to research and part of the development of scientific expertise is the post-doctoral appointment. Even as job opportunities for faculty and permanent employment in university science have stagnated, the number of post-doc appointments has continued to grow, particularly in the life sciences and biomedical fields, with numbers rising from 18,399 in 1980 to 63,593 in 2014 (NSF SESTAT). In turn, the pool of researchers working in the scientific programs at U.S. universities is increasingly international; the share of temporary residents among post-doctoral scientists at U.S. universities ranges from about 49% in the health sciences to about 62% in engineering. Immigration policies affect "price" and "quantity" in the scientific labor market to the extent that they impact what universities must pay research personnel and costs of hiring post-doctorate scientists. With a substantial (and growing) pool of students and doctorate recipients from abroad, changes in immigration policies that impact terms of stay affect costs of recruiting non-residents. Major changes include the extension of J-1 visas (from a 3 to 5 years) in 2005 and the extension of F-1 visas to allow 29 months of employment for STEM degree recipients in 2008, which was additionally extended to 36 months in May of 2016. The focus of this research is how changes in visa policies affect the postdoc utilization of US born DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000159 doctorate recipients, foreign-born recipients of doctorates in the US, and doctorate-level scientists born and educated abroad. Data for this analysis includes administrative data from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services and employment data from public research universities, which are generally required to disclose annually compensation, employment and job title for all salaried workers. Sunday, January 7, 2018 Employment, Migration and Inequality Paper Session 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Child Labour Among Refugees and Host Communities: Evidence From Jordan Rami Galal, American University in Cairo Abstract: The refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in Jordan has brought over 600,000 registered refugees to Jordan with close to a third of them under the age of 17. The Jordanian government has sought to provide schooling for under-aged refugees, but the magnitude of the influx has strained available resources. Estimates suggest that there are 70,000 child labourers in Jordan, 80% of whom are Jordanian and 15% Syrian refugees. Using panel survey micro data on Jordan in two round from 2010 and 2016, our plan in this paper is to exploit this natural experiment of the refugee crisis to measure the impact of forced migration on child labour among both the local population as well as the refugee community using a variety of econometric techniques. The value added of this research is threefold: (1), filling in the knowledge gap of the impacts of the refugee crisis on child labour for host children and refugee children, (2), employing new and reliable datasets with robust methodologies, and (3), providing evidence for policy on how to reduce the propensity of child labour amidst the refugee crisis. Inequality Between and Within Immigrant Groups in the United States Hisham Foad, San Diego State University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000160 Abstract: The increse in income inequality has been one of the defining economic trends of the past forty years. The increase in inequality in the United States has been atributed to skill-biased technological change, globalization, and a a changing institutional environment. To what extent can these factors explain rising inequality? I attempt to answer this question by looking at income inequality both within and between immigrant groups in the United States. There is tremendous variation in income inequality between these groups, with Gini coefficients ranging from 0.59 for immigrants from the MENA to 0.42 for immigrants from Mexico. To what extent are differences in inequality between immigrant groups driven by observable characteristics that differentiate these groups? There are also large differences in inequality between different enclaves of immigrants from the same source country. For example, MENA immigrants living in Michigan have an income Gini coefficient of 0.61 as compared to 0.55 for MENA immigrants living in New Jersey. What features of these immigrant enclaves drive differences in immigrant inequality? In this study, I exploit the variation in income inequality both between and within immigrant groups to estimate the micro level determinants of income inequality using a broad sample of 32 immigrant groups distributed across a wide range of ethnic enclaves derived from ACS data. Initial results suggest that inequality is highest for those groups with the highest skill levels, even though these groups have higher average incomes. That inequality is highest for the most skilled migrants suggests a more nuanced view of the role that technology, globalization and institutions play in influencing inequality Lessons from Historical Immigration Policy Paper Session 1:00-3:00 p.m. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence From the 1920s United States Immigration Quota Acts Philipp Ager, University of Southern Denmark Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen Abstract: The introduction of immigration quotas in the 1920s fundamentally changed US immigration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000161 policy. We exploit this policy change to estimate the economic consequences of immigration restrictions at the county, city, and individual level. The quotas led to a relative decline in population growth in areas with larger pre-existing immigrant communities of affected nationalities. This effect is largely driven by the policy restricted supply of newly arriving immigrants from quota affected nationalities and lower fertility rates of foreign-born women due to declining marriage rates. The more restrictive immigration policy led to significant labor productivity losses in the manufacturing sector of urban counties and cities. Our main finding is that native workers living in areas more exposed to the quota system were pushed into lowerwage occupations, while black workers living in the same areas gained from the quota system. Adaptation of Native Labor and Capital to Mass Migration: Evidence From the Immigration Act of 1924 Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University Abstract: During the Age of Mass Migration (1850-1913), the US economy absorbed 30 million immigrants. The foreign-born share of the male labor force in the US reached 23 percent by 1910, and was as high as 50 percent in some metropolitan areas. Immigrant inflows slowed suddenly in the 1920s when the US government imposed strict immigration quotas favoring immigrants from Northern and Western Europe over immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These swings in national immigration flows differentially affected some local areas more than others depending on the country-oforigin composition of the local immigrant population. We use both the rise and fall of immigrant flows to examine how native-born workers adapted to immigrant-induced changes in labor supply. We focus on two potential margins of adjustment: propensity to finish high school in order to differentiate oneself from immigrant labor and propensity to move out of the local area altogether. We also study how firms adjusted their capital investment in response to changes in immigrant inflows. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From the Mexican Bracero Exclusion Michael A. Clemens, Center for Global Development DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000162 Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College Hannah M. Postel, Center for Global Development Abstract: An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of employment for domestic workers by deliberately shrinking the workforce. Recent advances in the theory of endogenous technical change suggest that such policies could have limited or even perverse labor-market effects, but empirical tests are scarce. We study a natural experiment that excluded almost half a million Mexican 'bracero' seasonal agricultural workers from the United States, with the stated goal of raising wages and employment for domestic farm workers. We build a simple model to clarify how the labor-market effects of bracero exclusion depend on assumptions about production technology, and test it by collecting novel archival data on the bracero program that allow us to measure state-level exposure to exclusion for the first time. We cannot reject the hypothesis that bracero exclusion had no effect on U.S. agricultural wages or employment, and find that important mechanisms for this result include both adoption of less labor-intensive technologies and shifts in crop mix. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000163 Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-the-immigrant-host-statenexus11-12-january-2018-european-university-institute-florence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Confirmed Speakers: Michael Blake, Washington; Valeria Ottonelli, Genova David Owen, Southampton Ayelet Shachar, MPI-MMG; and Rainer Bauboc, EUI Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000164 ******** ******** 13. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draft-programme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000165 etc.), (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 10:00-10:45 a.m. Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Parallel Sessions 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000166 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000167 Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries Linkage of Data Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000168 Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community Plenary Session 3 9:30-10:45 a.m. Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Parallel Sessions 4 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000169 Migration Measurement I Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? Parallel Sessions 5 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000170 global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration...)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology...)? Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000171 The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985, 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. Read more about the Center for Immigration Studies. The Center is governed by a diverse board of directors that has included active and retired university professors, civil rights leaders, and former government officials. Our research and analysis has been funded by contributions and grants from dozens of private foundations, from the U.S. Census Bureau and Justice Department, and from hundreds of generous individual donors. Our board, our staff, our researchers, and our contributor base are not predominantly "liberal" or predominantly "conservative." Instead, we believe in common that debates about immigration policy that are well-informed and grounded in objective data will lead to better immigration policies. The data collected by the Center during the past quarter-century has led many of our researchers to conclude that current, high levels of immigration are making it harder to achieve such important national objectives as better public schools, a cleaner environment, homeland security, and a living wage for every native-born and immigrant worker. These data may support criticism of US immigration policies, but they do not justify ill feelings toward our immigrant community. In fact, many of us at the Center are animated by a "low-immigration, pro-immigrant" vision of an America that admits fewer immigrants but affords a warmer welcome for those who are admitted. Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000172 Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000173 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 9:32 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 12/11/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 12/11/17 What's Happening at the Center The video and transcript of our recent discussion on attempts to reform the immigration system is available here. The panelists were Senator David Perdue (R-Ga), co-author of the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act; Michael Teitelbaum, Vice Chairman of the bipartisan U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform (which was the last officially appointed advisory group to offer detailed recommendations chaired by the late civil rights icon Barbara Jordan); and Jessica Vaughan, the Center's Director of Policy Studies and author of an extensive report on chain migration. Executive Director Mark Krikorian moderated the discussion. The RAISE Act differs from the Jordan Commission in certain respects but both seek to end chain DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000174 migration by focusing on the nuclear family and to put an emphasis on skills useful to the United States. Report 1. Immigration Policy Opinion and the 2016 Presidential Vote Commentary 2. Undermining U.S. sovereignty over immigration: A U.N. compact seeks to make migration a matter of global governance Blogs 3. Study Shows E-Verify's Effectiveness 4. A Brief Overview of Title IV of the SECURE Act of 2017 5. The DHS Form that Wouldn't Die 6. Supreme Court Clears Trump Travel Restrictions, for Now 7. How Immigration Affects Child Poverty Rates 8. Immigration Policymakers Come and Go: A Score Card 9. DHS Releases FY 2017 Enforcement Statistics 10. Denaturalizing Pedophiles Caught After the Fact 11. The Worst Kind of Immigration Fraud 12. How Did the ISIS Fighter Held as an Enemy Combatant Obtain U.S. Citizenship? 13. Two CIS Researchers Ousted from Visa Mill Meeting 14. Tax Cuts Bill Gives Welfare to Illegal Aliens 15. When Did Immigration Enforcement Become News? 16. A Mix of Migration and Money: Child Tax Credits and EB-5 Matters 17. Are Immigration Cases Overloading Federal Courts? Video DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000175 18. Immigration Fixes: From the Jordan Commission to the RAISE Act 1. Immigration Policy Opinion and the 2016 Presidential Vote By James G. Gimpel CIS Backgrounder, December 4, 2017 https://cis.org/Report/Immigration-Policy-Opinion-and-2016-Presidential-Vote Excerpt: Immigration now polarizes the mass public to an extent not seen in contemporary times.No one contests that the Trump candidacy in the 2016 election was a source of this heightened interest. But there are legitimate questions about what role immigration played in vote choice controlling for traditional influences on voting. For one thing, there is some doubt about whether issues really matter to voters once we control for their deeply rooted partisan identities. If all the people favorable to restrictionist immigration policy would have voted for Donald Trump because they are Republicans, then maybe his policy positioning didn't make the difference some observers claim. Once researchers control for party identification, there may be no remaining role for issues to play in explaining vote choice. On the other hand, given the Republican nominee's widely alleged appeal to non-traditional Republican constituencies and to voters who refused to support Mitt Romney in 2012, there are reasons to think that Trump's policy pronouncements caused real political movement. Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000176 ******** 2. Undermining U.S. sovereignty over immigration: A U.N. compact seeks to make migration a matter of global governance By Andrew Arthur Washington Times, December 7, 2017 Excerpt: As a judge, I heard cases involving aliens from around the world. Obama administration policies encouraged these aliens to venture to the Southwest border from Africa, Asia and Latin America to enter the United States illegally. As a result, between 2014 and 2016, illegal immigration was largely unchecked. In response, the American people elected a president who promised to bring immigration under control. The proposed U.N. "global compact" threatens to undermine those efforts, however. Applying the same principles to entry into the United States as to, for example, Bangladesh or Mali, would create an unworkable enforcement regime along the U.S. border. That appears to be the goal of the proposed global compact, however. As Paragraph 49 of the declaration states, the U.N. "commit[s] to strengthening global governance of migration." In addition to undermining our national sovereignty on immigration, principles in that declaration would actually exacerbate the problems that the global compact is intended to address. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000177 ******** ******** 3. Study Shows E-Verify's Effectiveness By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, December 8, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/Study-Shows-EVerifys-Effectiveness Excerpt: The study unveiled a number of other pertinent findings as well. One was that E-Verify had a greater negative effect on the presence of illegal workers than other related efforts, indicating that workplace enforcement is the surest way to reduce the population of illegal workers in a given state. The specific example provided was the 287(g) program that allows for local law enforcement to wield authority for immigration enforcement within their jurisdictions. The study did not report on the effectiveness of the program (arrests, less crime, etc.) but did report that the presence of 287(g) was not as effective a deterrent to the illegal population as E-Verify was. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. A Brief Overview of Title IV of the SECURE Act of 2017 By Andrew Arthur DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000178 CIS Blog, December 7, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Brief-Overview-Title-IV-SECURE-Act-2017 Excerpt: Like S. 128, Title IV of S. 2192 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide three years of provisional protected presence from the date of enactment to qualifying aliens. During that period, those aliens are eligible for employment authorization and may not be removed from the United States unless their protected presence is rescinded. The three-year period of provisional presence simply maintains the status quo for those aliens who are DACA beneficiaries, but this title is not limited to those who applied for and received DACA benefits, nor does it permanently settle the status of those aliens. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. The DHS Form that Wouldn't Die By David North CIS Blog, December 7, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/DHS-Form-Wouldnt-Die Excerpt: No one currently is, and maybe no one ever was, required to file the first papers, and there was no follow-on action if one did not actually file for citizenship. It was a gesture document, maybe a foreign-born groom would be DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000179 more acceptable to the bride's citizen family if he filed it; maybe it was needed to secure some state-level license at some time. With 18 customers a year, it is high time for termination. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Supreme Court Clears Trump Travel Restrictions, for Now By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 6, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Supreme-Court-Clears-Trump-Travel-RestrictionsNow Excerpt: Overtly political judicial opinions undermine the objectivity of the court system as a whole and, from my perspective, many of the immigration cases that have been issued since the inauguration have smacked of politics. And because the Supreme Court sits atop the federal courts, it has the greatest interest in maintaining at least the veneer of judicial objectivity. Again, however, it is possible that the orders in Hawaii and Int'l Refugee Assistance mean only what they say, and are necessarily limited in scope to the time that the district and circuit courts take to complete their work. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000180 ******** ******** 7. How Immigration Affects Child Poverty Rates By Jason Richwine CIS Blog, December 6, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Richwine/How-Immigration-Affects-Child-Poverty-Rates Excerpt: If any state should heed Kay Hymowitz's warning that low-skill immigration hinders our ability to reduce child poverty in the United States, it should be California. Nevertheless, Governor Jerry Brown declared in his most recent State of the State speech that immigration is one of the issues on which "California is not turning back. Not now, not ever." On the poverty-immigration trade-off that Hymowitz identifies, it is clear where the governor comes down. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Immigration Policymakers Come and Go: A Score Card By David North CIS Blog, December 6, 2017 https://cis.org/North/Immigration-Policymakers-Come-and-Go-Score-Card Excerpt: There are quite a few current or potential immigration policymakers DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000181 moving into or out of key positions, or rumored to be doing so. This is a brief summary of the policymakers and their career immigration-reduction grades, as ranked by NumbersUSA. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Two CIS Researchers Ousted from Visa Mill Meeting By David and Rodney North CIS Blog, December 5, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Two-CIS-Researchers-Ousted-Visa-Mill-Meeting Excerpt: ACCT lost its license because the state found that it was not qualified to be a university, as we reported earlier. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which licenses schools to issue the paper that leads to the F-1 visas, knew about the school's (totally justified) problems with the state, but had nothing to do with the closure. Though the school has been forbidden by the state to take on new students since May 1, as of December 4, DHS still includes ACCT on its list of licensed schools. By the way, if you mistakenly search for the American College of Commerce and Technology there is no listing; the ampersand is key. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000182 ******** ******** 10. DHS Releases FY 2017 Enforcement Statistics By Jessica Vaughan CIS Blog, December 5, 2017 https://cis.org/Vaughan/DHS-Releases-FY-2017-Enforcement-Statistics Excerpt: The immigration enforcement numbers for Fiscal Year 2017 released today by the Trump administration show very good progress in restoring the integrity of our immigration system and reversing the disastrous policies of the previous administration. In particular, I am encouraged to see a 25 percent increase in interior removals, which had plunged to a 10-year low last year, and an increase in enforcement directed at criminals and fugitives and particularly gang members. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Denaturalizing Pedophiles Caught After the Fact By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 5, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/Denaturalizing-Pedophiles-Caught-After-Fact DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000183 Excerpt: Two things about this case were particularly pleasing to me. First, that there were federal agents astute enough to see that the denaturalization statute was applicable here it would be an easy thing to miss given the convoluted timing. And second, that the Justice Department committed itself to going forward with the charges to strip these predatory pedophiles of their illegally gained naturalization. Citizenship is the greatest gift that this country can bestow on a foreigner, and yet it often seems that we undervalue it ourselves (see here and here). Return to Top ******** ******** 12. The Worst Kind of Immigration Fraud By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 5, 2017 https://cis.org/Arthur/Worst-Kind-Immigration-Fraud Excerpt: My colleagues and I have written extensively about immigration fraud. All immigration fraud is bad, because it undermines the integrity of the immigration system, and threatens national security. A recently completed case out of Indianapolis, however, presents the worst kind of immigration fraud: fraudulently obtained U-visas, nonimmigrant visas intended for victims of crime. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000184 Return to Top ******** ******** 13. How Did the ISIS Fighter Held as an Enemy Combatant Obtain U.S. Citizenship? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 5, 2017 https://cis.org/Cadman/How-Did-ISIS-Fighter-Held-Enemy-Combatant-ObtainUS-Citizenship Excerpt: I'd be willing to place bets that he will prove to be that often questionable thing, a so-called "dual national" whose allegiance was anywhere but here. (The Daily Caller asserts that this is the case, though I've not seen it confirmed anywhere.) As has been said before, embracing such individuals as citizens is, often enough, about the same as deciding to hold a viper to your breast. Don't be taken aback when it bites and pours out its venom. Even in these extreme times, I am reticent in the extreme to suggest that there can be differing standards for different citizens. That seems to me to be a loathsome principle. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000185 ******** ******** 14. Tax Cuts Bill Gives Welfare to Illegal Aliens By Jan Ting CIS Blog, December 4, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Ting/Tax-Cuts-Bill-Gives-Welfare-Illegal-Aliens Excerpt: While the IRS has the authority, if not the mandate, to deny these credits to illegal aliens, Congress should resolve any ambiguity. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act initially did just that. When House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady introduced the bill, Section 1103, "Refundable Credit Program Integrity", provided that the refundable credits were not available unless the "taxpayer includes the taxpayer's Social Security number on the return of tax for such taxable year." This would ensure that illegal aliens could not receive the credit. However, when the bill was marked up in committee, this language was replaced with "No credit shall be allowed under this section to a taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes the name and Social Security number of such qualifying child on the return of tax for the taxable year." Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000186 15. When Did Immigration Enforcement Become News?: Since it stopped occurring By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 4, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/When-Did-Immigration-Enforcement-Become-News Excerpt: I believe that most people are basically good and moral, but there are many crimes (minor and major) that any number of us would commit if we thought we could get away with them, because we would act in our own selfinterest without rules. In Federalist 51, Madison stated it most famously: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." The implication is clear: Men are not angels, and so need government, and government's rules. The corollary is that those rules need to be enforced or are meaningless; when men are left to act in that pure self-interest, chaos follows. For some reason, however, the Boston Globe believes that immigration enforcement is somehow sui generis, and that the very thought of it brings both the president and our immigration enforcement officers in line for opprobrium. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. A Mix of Migration and Money: Child Tax Credits and EB-5 Matters By David North DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000187 CIS Blog, December 4, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Mix-Migration-and-Money-Child-Tax-Credits-andEB5-Matters Excerpt: According to Polizette, the tax cut bill, as passed by the House, contains a provision that would mandate that dependents claimed under the ACTC must have Social Security numbers, which are issued only to those with claims to legal status in the United States. Under the current system, people with Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITINs), which can be obtained by illegals, can get these benefits. Rep. Luke Messed (R-Ind.) succeeded in getting this into the House bill. Whether a similar provision is in the Senate bill is not clear at the moment. My preference would have been to put the provision in some other legislation, rather than the highly controversial tax-cut bill, but that the language has been adopted by the House is obviously a good sign. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Are Immigration Cases Overloading Federal Courts? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 4, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Are-Immigration-Cases-Overloading-FederalCourts DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000188 Excerpt: Perhaps it's time for Congress, if it is interested in or concerned about federal court caseloads, to give careful thought to exactly how much access to the federal courts that they should be providing to aliens via statute. It's not as if aliens are not given exhaustive opportunities to be heard within the administrative process, so how much further beyond that and on what occasions should they be permitted to so infringe on the courts that the litigation matters of ordinary Americans are put on hold or endlessly delayed because of the glut of immigration cases at the district and appellate court levels? Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Immigration Fixes: From the Jordan Commission to the RAISE Act Panelists: Sen. David Perdue, Michael Teitelbaum, and Jessica Vaughan Moderator: Mark Krikorian, National Press Club, November 30, 2017 Panel Video & Transcript: https://cis.org/Video/Panel-Video-Immigration-Fixes Return to Top Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000189 Copyright (C) 2017 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? 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Pro-11nm1gra11t CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 12/11/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. 1. 12/11-12, Paris - International conference on immigration in OECD countries 2. 12/12, US/Europe - Webinar on the path ahead to a global compact for migration - [New Listing] 3. 12/12, Toronto - Seminar on the immigrant as an economic actor and the global capitalist economy - [New Listing] 4. 1/3-6/18, San Diego - Immigration at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting 5. 1/4-7/18, DC - Immigration at the American Historical Association annual meeting DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000191 6. 1/5-7/18, Philadelphia - Immigration at the American Economic Association annual meeting 7. 1/10-14/18, DC - Immigration at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference - [New Listing] 8. 1/11-12/18, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus 9. 1/15-16/18, Paris - International forum on migration statistics 1. 7th Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries Monday-Tuesday, December 11-12, 2017 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France https://www.oecd.org/els/mig/OECD-CEPII-2017-call-for-papers.pdf Overview: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the University of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Luxembourg and IRES (Universite Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 7th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" on December 11-12, 2017. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and defining their socioeconomic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for the conference include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants' self-selection, the labor market and public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000192 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Beyond Stock-Taking: The Path Ahead to a Global Compact for Migration 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/beyond-stock-taking-path-ahead-globalcompact-migration Description: Representatives of national governments, UN agencies, and key civil-society organizations convened in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico this week to take stock of the progress that has been made towards conceptualizing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM). Formal negotiations will begin in January to fulfill the commitment made at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2016 by Member States to negotiate a Global Compact for Migration by the end of 2018--a task that was complicated with the decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the further consultations. To reflect on the latest developments and the outcomes of the stocktaking meeting, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) will host a discussion with Eva Akerman Borje, Senior Policy Advisor in the office of the UN Special Representative for International Migration, and Ilse Hahn, Head of Division on DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000193 Policy Issues of Displacement and Migration, from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The discussion, moderated by MPI Senior Fellow Kathleen Newland, will also draw on the conclusions of a recently published MPI policy brief, The Global Compact for Migration: How Does Development Fit In? This webinar is part of a project, "Towards a Global Compact for Migration: Rethinking the Links between Migration and Development", by MPI and the German Development Cooperation Agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, or GIZ), supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The project over the coming months will issue a series of policy briefs aimed at enriching the conversation around migration and development in the context of the Global Compact negotiations. Speakers: Eva Akerman Borje, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the UN Special Representative for International Migration Ilse Hahn, Head of Division 320 - Policy Issues of Displacement and Migration, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Kathleen Newland, MPI Senior Fellow Register: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=87127 Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000194 ******** ******** 3. Refugee and Migrant Labour and the Population Question under Global Capitalism 2:30-4:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Centre for Refugee Studies York University 4700 Keele St, Toronto Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada http://crs.info.yorku.ca/calendar/action~agenda/exact_date~11-12-2017/ Speaker: Ranabir Samaddar, Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group in Kolkata India and currently the O'Brien Residency Fellow, McGill University Abstract: Most writings on refugee economy or the immigrant economy refer to changes in the immigrant labour absorption policies of the Western governments. In these writings the refugee economy or the immigrant economy never features directly; refugees are seen as economic actors in the market. But we do not get a full picture of why capitalism in late twentieth or early twenty first century needs these refugee or immigrant labour as economic actors. The organic link between the immigrant as an economic actor and the global capitalist economy seems to escape the analysis in these writings. Yet, if immigration policies produce precarious labour, this has general significance for DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000195 the task of theorising the migrant as living labour. The question of the production of living labour is important because it puts in a critical perspective the necessity of the states and the international regime of protection to synchronise the economic and the political strategies of protection. Yet the disjuncture between the two strategies of protection is not only typical of the postcolonial parts of the globe, the disjuncture is evident in the developed countries. Globally, one can say, capital sets in motion movements of labour within a specific field of force that dictates how and why migrant labour is to be harnessed, disciplined, and governed (for instance the dominant presence of immigrant labour in logistics, health care, agriculture, etc.), and that shapes the links between "strategies" (that control migrants once they are in motion) and the mechanisms that set these movements in motion. Hence the ambiguous position the category of the forced migrant occupies in the organisation of the reality called population and its division in various categories. While governing people has become possible by turning population groups into administrative categories, yet the category of migrant, the footloose labour, or the forced migrant escapes these adminstrative categorisations. As migrant labour, they show that management of migrant labour is not simply a matter of rule, sovereignty, and management. Performing labour as parts of wandering bands of construction labour, or labour in sex, care, and entertainment industry, various logistical services, petty shops and outlets, and various other sites of production, social subsistence, and social reproduction, the refugee or the migrant becomes the labouring subject of the capitalism of our time. They become one of the defining elements of the organisation of populations under global capitalism today. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000196 ******** ******** 4. Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, January 3-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA, 92101 https://www.aals.org/am2018/ https://www.aals.org/am2018/program/ Immigration-related session: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Rights Under the Trump Administration Saturday January 6, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation Large scale deportation has been a feature of the federal government's immigration enforcement policy for years. Immigration policies under the new administration suggest even more expansive reliance on the tools associated with mass deportation, such as increasing the number of deportations, the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000197 scale of detention, and the categories of persons treated as removal priorities. This program examines the implications of the current administration's mass deportation strategies for existing paradigms in the literature on immigration adjudication. Panelists will address various questions regarding immigration adjudication during this era of mass deportation, including: the rise-and likely expansion-of summary removals and other mechanisms that enable the federal government to effectuate removal in a streamlined manner and without the participation of the immigration courts; the impact of the backlog in the immigration courts on the federal government's ability to achieve mass deportation; the continued relevance of the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as the central actors in immigration adjudication; postdeportation integration programs; and the influence of policies related to mass deportation on broader themes within immigration law such as judicial review, the rule of law, the constitutional rights of noncitizens, plenary power, or the entry fiction doctrine. Speakers: Jason Cade, University of Georgia School of Law Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis, School of Law Nora Phillips, Al Otro Lado Moderator: Jennifer L Koh, Western State College of Law at Argosy University 3:30-5:15 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000198 Immigration Law Works in Progress Return to Top ******** ******** 5. American Historical Association Annual Meeting Thursday-Sunday, January 4-7, 2018 Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Rd NW Washington, DC 20008 https://aha.confex.com/aha/2018/webprogram/start.html Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Migrancy and Empire in the 18th Century: A Roundtable Reflecting on Renaissance Refugees and Forced Migrations in the Era of the Muslim Ban 3:30-5:00 p.m. Migration and Irish Identity DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000199 Papers: Irish Women, Poor Law Guardians, and the Challenges of StateSponsored Migration Jill C. Bender, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Narrating the Living Conditions and Life Experiences of Toronto's Irish Poor in the 1850s and 1860s William Jenkins, York University Post-Second World War Migration from Ireland and the Caribbean: A Comparative Perspective Miriam Nyhan Grey, New York University Friday, January 5, 2018 3:30-5:00 p.m. Immigration and Transnationalism in the Modern Era Papers: Migration and the Limits of Transnationalism Nancy L. Green, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Transnational Dimensions of American Xenophobia Erika Lee, University of Minnesota Externalization and Its Limits: The Concentric Rings around the United States David FitzGerald, University of California, San Diego DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000200 Transnational or Transcultural? Migrant Decision Making Dirk Hoerder, University of Bremen Session Abstract: In many ways immigration is the quintessential transnational act: it both moves individuals and communities across national boundaries and in the process defines and redefines the nation itself. At the same time, the transnational historiographical turn has prompted historians of immigration to consider new ways of conceptualizing this history, seeing immigration not just as a process of moving from one nation to another but part of a broader series of global patterns. This roundtable session will explore transnational approaches to the history of immigration in the modern era. The interventions will center around two primary themes. Those by professors Green and Hoerder will consider the challenge posed by transnational history to the migrant experience in general, exploring how individuals and communities cope with the challenges and dislocations of leaving one home behind to find a new one. In contrast, professors Lee and FitzGerald will concentrate on the reception (or non-reception) of immigrants to the United States in the modern era, focusing in particular on fears of immigration and the ways in which America has defined itself as a nation in opposition to the influx of peoples from abroad. As a whole, the roundtable will consider how historians can speak to an issue which contemporary global significance. Guests and Outsiders: Nativism, Integration, and the Politics of Migration in Europe since 1945 Papers: Can a Turk Be Gay? Gay Activism and the Politics of Migration, 1969-81 Christopher Ewing, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000201 Progressive Nativism? Mobilizing Secularism, Gender, and Sexuality against Muslims in Postwar Europe Aitana Guia, California State University, Fullerton Social Science and Single Mothers: Decolonizing the Dutch Welfare State, 1970s-90s Chelsea Schields, Elizabethtown College Session Abstract: When German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a 2010 speech that Germany's experiment with multiculturalism had failed, she brought the question of immigrant integration - particularly regarding Germany's large Turkish minority - dramatically to the fore. In the context of the recent refugee crisis and ascendant racist nationalism, debates about migration have taken on new urgency across the European Union. However, the question of whether or not immigrants, particularly from majority Muslim countries, could find a place in Western European societies has been debated since the establishment of guest worker programs after the Second World War and the simultaneous collapse of colonial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. This session will examine how debates about migration have been articulated through discourses of assimilation, race, and nationalism in several European countries, as well as how telling silences of left-wing activists and mainstream political parties shaped these discourses. These debates were often articulated in highly gendered and sexualized terms, as Europeans across the political spectrum both deployed prevailing notions of gender and sexuality to bolster their positions and, in the case of gay and feminist activists, harnessed racialized political discourses of migration to make forceful claims about the situation of women and sexual minorities in Europe. In using the individual contexts of West Germany, the Netherlands, and Southern Europe as case DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000202 studies, this panel will highlight both the contingent nature of racial "otherness" as well as the fragility of centrist policies used to negotiate the politics of migration and European integration. In doing so, this panel will examine the longer history multiculturalism in its international context and the deep, racialized fears that immigration, so often supported by Western European governments, could elicit. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Caribbean Studies Committee Meeting: Flight, Migration, and Borders in the Caribbean from Carib Expansion to 21st-Century Diasporas Panel: Linda M. Rupert, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Jeppe Mulich, London School of Economics and Political Science Matt D. Childs, University of South Carolina Monique Bedasse, Washington University in St. Louis Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Catholics, Migration, and National Identity in the 20th-Century United States Papers: Immigrant Aid Agencies in the United States and Europe on the Eve of World War II Mary Brown, Marymount Manhattan College and Center for Migration Studies Catholics in America and Germany, 1870-1914: Empire and National DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000203 Identity Thomas J. Renna, Saginaw Valley State University Making a Migrant Ministry in Michigan, 1950-64 Deborah E. Kanter, Albion College 1:30-3:00 p.m. Filtering the Frontier: Migrants and Refugees at the Border in the Arab Middle East Papers: Passports for Refugees: Algerians in Palestine in the 1890s Michael Talbot, University of Greenwich Muslim Bans Past: Immobilizing Ottoman Migrants in Wartime America, 1917-20 Stacy Fahrenthold, California State University, Stanislaus Illicit Border-Crossings in Mandate Palestine: Undermining and Transforming Categories of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality through Subversive Movement Lauren Banko, University of Manchester Nationalities of Nomads and Locusts in the Jazira, 1920-40 Samuel Dolbee, New York University Session Abstract: This panel explores the relationship between the construction of national borders, the policing of migrants, and the emergence of documentary regimes in the post-Ottoman Middle East. The states which DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000204 emerged in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine after the First World War imposed new restrictions on the mobility of Arab residents, creating nationality regulations which often committed the state to sedentarizing citizens while policing nomads, refugees, and migrants. Cross-border movements were recast as subversive and potentially criminal, and regulations multiplied to manage the movements of everyday migrants. These four papers will closely examine the use of passports and identity documents in this process, arguing that the passport allowed states to legitimate certain types of movement while prohibiting others. The session also gives a close look at connected processes like passport fraud, migrant smuggling, and evasion of state authorities in Arab border regions. Collectively the papers illustrate two global countervailing pressures: the intensification of migration within and beyond the Middle East after 1918, and increasingly rigorous attempts by Middle Eastern states to curb human traffic. In a historiography preoccupied with the relationship of nationalism to elite "imaginings," this work strikes a blow for the state's resort to registration and documentation technologies to police who belongs to the nation, and who is excluded from it. Polish Immigrants in the United States since the 1970s Papers: Not All in the Family: American Polonia in the Decade of the 1970s Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University Between Now and Then: Contemporary Processes of European Migration to the United States Anna Fin, Pedagogical University of Krakow Seeing Greenpoint Change: Polish Americans and Gentrification in DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000205 Brooklyn Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Polish Greenpoint and New York City: Gentrification, Ethnoracial Relations, and Immigrant Labor Market at the Turn of the 21st Century Anna Sosnowska, University of Warsaw 3:30-5:00 p.m. Polish Immigrants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Exploring the Transformations of a Polish Ethnic Enclave Papers: Greenpoint, Brooklyn Then and Now: A View from the Street Judith DeSena, St. John's University "Living Is Simply Different Here": The American Dream in Greenpoint Ewa Dzurak, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Aging in an Ethnic Enclave: Barriers and Opportunities for Older Polish Migrants in Greenpoint Karolina Lukasiewicz, New York University; Marta Pawlaczek, New York University Tadeusz Chabrowski and Greenpoint: The History of Polish Neighborhood Seen through the Biography of Its Prominent Resident Izabela Barry, College of Staten Island, City University of New York; Ewa Maliga, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Sunday, January 7, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000206 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eyes on Different Shores: Early African American Immigration and Identity Formation Papers: Making a Middle Class: African American Women and the Emergence of the Liberian Nation Marie Stango, California State University, Bakersfield In Word and Image: The Promise of Haitian Culture and Politics in 19thCentury Philadelphia Aston Gonzalez, Salisbury University Leaving for Lands Unknown: The 1820s African American Emigration to Haiti Sara Fanning, Texas Woman's University Session Abstract: Scholars have studied the history of African American migration to Haiti and Liberia during the nineteenth century and shown how fear surrounding growing enslaved populations and the constriction of free black rights prompted waves of international travel. Additional research on the production of nineteenth century black political discourse has demonstrated the promise and possibilities of these two black republics for African Americans. This panel offers detailed studies of those who made this journey and how their travel to these countries prompted sometimes radical ways that they envisioned themselves, their communities, and their ability to alter broader conceptions of blackness during the nineteenth century. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000207 By focusing on the experiences of several African Americans traveling to and from Haiti and Liberia, this panel explores their changing conceptions of themselves as people of African descent. In keeping with the theme of the Annual Meeting, this panel "explores the ways in which racial distinctions have contributed to the formation of national identities and nation-states as political entities" by investigating how African Americans became Liberians and Haitians while often holding on to elements of their American identities. The papers reveal the circumstances that enabled African descended peoples to reimagine and remake their futures after traveling to, and residing in, Liberia and Haiti. Each focus on the lived experiences of people of African descent who arrived in new lands with varied expectations and came to understand themselves as dramatically different individuals belonging to more expansive communities. Marie Stango's paper identifies the overlooked participation of African American women in and after the 1847 independence movement in Liberia. Previously enslaved in the United States, many of these women fashioned their identities as free people in a new country across the Atlantic. In doing so, they presented themselves as a model for emancipatory politics by adopting and disseminating middle class values and practices. As a result, these women displayed for American and international audiences the extent to which Liberian society had developed into a middle class nation. Aston Gonzalez's paper traces the Haitian travels of a black Philadelphian artist, who, taken with the black nationalistic fervor there, returned to Philadelphia to teach African American audiences about the possibilities of embracing black nationalism and learning from Haitian leaders. In lectures and paintings inspired by his stay, he stressed the possibilities of independent black communities. Sara Fanning's paper analyzes African Americans formulated freedom dreams in Haiti. More specifically, her paper investigates the tension between embracing and resisting a new identity for African Americans in Haiti. This tension arises from the mismatched expectations and realities of life in Haiti; she pinpoints the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000208 conditions that prompted many to yearn for home while simultaneously embracing the political freedoms they enjoyed there. Each paper on this panel threads together the themes of shifting African American identities, emigration, and black political activism. The papers work together to highlight the conflicts and collaborations in which black Americans took part in their attempts to create a world that recognized and supported black freedoms. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization Papers: Youth, Race, and Immigration Control in 1960s Britain Radhika Natarajan, Reed College Citizenship at the Border: Stowaways, State Power, and the Making of Immigration Policy Kennetta Hammond Perry, East Carolina University The Demographic Defense of the White Nation: Entwined Histories of Race and Immigration in South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s Jean Smith, King's College London Session Abstract: The British Nationality Act of 1948 guaranteed the right of abode in the United Kingdom to all people resident in the EmpireCommonwealth. Commonwealth Citizenship presented a universalist ideal, but as decolonization created distinct nation-states from the empire, ideas of racial DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000209 difference and more restrictive views of citizenship based on ancestry hollowed out its broad promise. By the 1960s amid racially-charged concerns about rising immigration from former colonies, the United Kingdom implemented immigration restrictions beginning with the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act. In 1981, the British Nationality Act reversed the 1948 Act and defined citizenship and right of abode in ancestral terms. In assessing this change, the main focus of scholarship has been the quesiton of whether this shift stemmed from policy-making elites themselves or pressure from an illiberal and racist public. The contribution of this panel is to shed new light on the role of racial ideology in the formulation and, crucially, the execution of immigration policies in decolonising Britain. We pay attention to both the broader transnational context in which such policies were formulated and the ways in which they were put into practice, both directly in terms of post-1962 family reunion cases and indirectly in terms of state-sanctioned violence against Commonwealth immigrants. Moving chronologically, Kennetta Hammond Perry's paper focuses on the carceral powers of immigration officials and the anxieties that West African and Caribbean stowaways generated in regards to the exercise of Commonwealth citizenship through the act of migration in the years preceding the passage of the first wave of Commonwealth immigration restrictions. Jean Smith's paper highlights ongoing connections between the United Kingdom and apartheid South Africa not only in terms of both states' racialised immigration policies but also in the ways in which concerns about demographic change in Britain contributed to the dramatic increase in British emigration to South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Radhika Natarajan examines the problem posed by young migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia who traveled to Britain for reunification with their families. This group produced anxiety on the part of immigration officers who doubted the integrity of their family ties and generated DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000210 racialized discourses to discount their claims to entry to Britain. These papers share a focus on the experiences of individual migrants rather than racialised immigration policies in the abstract, or the viewpoint of the policy-maker. The Commonwealth promise of a multi-racial family of nations created a framework for the emergence of nations defined on ethnic and racial terms. By focusing on migration, this panel demonstrates the particular patterns of race and exclusion in the decolonizing British Empire. The questions regarding mobility and belonging raised in these papers continue to haunt us in the present. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. American Economic Association Annual Meeting Friday-Sunday, January 5-7, 2018 The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (HQ) Loews Philadelphia (co-HQ) https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/ Friday, January 5, 2018 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Immigrants and Hispanics Facing Hardships Papers: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000211 The Differential Incidence and Severity of Food Insecurity by Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Groups Over the Great Recession in the United States Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University Hugo Jales, Syracuse University Judith Liu, Syracuse University Norbert Wilson, Tufts University Abstract: Perennially, Hispanic- and black-headed households have substantially higher rates of food insecurity (19.1% and 21.5% in 2015, respectively) than the national average (12.5% in 2015), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We document the evolution of both the incidence and severity of food insecurity by race/ethnicity and immigrant status from 2003 to 2015. We define as incidence the traditional binary measure employed in the literature, while intensity is based on the continuous measure available from the survey questions in the food security supplement. We conduct a decomposition analysis to assess the contribution of different factors to the observed differences in food insecurity across these demographic groups over the years before, during, and after the Great Recession. Using Eye Tracking to Study Migrant Remittances Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College Eduardo Nakasone, Michigan State University Maximo Torero, World Bank Abstract: It is well documented that migrant remittances are a significant driver of global development and serve as a pillar of economic stability (e.g. The World Bank 2015, Yang 2011). In fact, it is estimated that remittance flows to DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000212 developing countries will reach US$ 479 billion in 2017 - a number that far exceeds official development assistance. Nonetheless, sending remittances remains costly. The World Bank estimates that, as of 2014, the global average cost of sending US$ 200 held steady at 8 percent of the transaction value. In some instances, transfer fees may surpass 20 percent, leaving quite some money on the table. The creation of publicly available comparison databases containing detailed information on the costs, speed, and reliability of sending remittances has been identified as one of the most efficient means to achieve the above aims. At the same time, this requires such services to be simple and accessible. This study will partner with RemitRight (www.remitright.com, RR), which has built and maintains the first World Bank-certified metasearch web and mobile platform for online money transfers from the US to top remittancereceiving countries, to test behavioral foundations and relevant attributes of comparison-shopping using a range of field experiments. One of the study's main intellectual merits lies in the fact that it uses non-choice (neuro) data in the form of eye tracking (and facial expression) to unpack "the black box" of experimentally elicited choice data in the form of migrant remittance decisions. In so doing, the study sheds light on (1) how neuroeconomic data can be used in field contexts to identify relevant attributes of choice and (2) the resulting welfare effects that could accrue to migrants and recipients from comparisonshopping and increased transparency. Split Families and the Future of Children: Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London Abstract: Intensified immigration enforcement, particularly at the local and state level, has been responsible for roughly 1.8 million deportations between DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000213 2009 and 2013 alone (Vaughan 2013). Deportations have broken up households and changed the structure of many families headed by an unauthorized parent -typically through the deportation of fathers (Capps et al. 2016). In some instances, the children enter the foster care system when their parents (or single parent) are detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the children are left alone. In this regard, at least 5,100 children were in the foster care system and could not be reunited with their parents due to a parents' detention or deportation. This figure is estimated to increase strongly over the next years (Wessler 2011). Aside from the fact that, on average, it costs state and federal governments approximately $26,000/year to foster a child, foster care children have worse and fewer labor market opportunities (Doyle 2007), and are far more likely to commit crimes (Doyle 2008). Given these facts, our aim is to assess how the escalation of immigration enforcement taking place at the local and state levels since the early 2000s has contributed to the growing number of caseloads of Hispanic youth in foster care, especially in areas with a greater concentration of likely undocumented immigrants. To that end, we combine national data on state-level foster care placements from the 2001-2015 Adoption and Foster Case Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Foster Care files, with detailed information on the intensification of immigration enforcement at the state level. In order to gauge if intensified enforcement has contributed to the share of Hispanic children in foster care, we exploit the temporal and geographic variation in interior immigration policies using a quasi-experimental differences-in-differences approach. Economics of Immigration Papers: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000214 Information, Perceived Education Level, and Attitudes Toward Refugees: Evidence From a Randomized Survey Experiment Lisa K. Simon, ifo Institute Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute Marc Piopiunik, ifo Institute Abstract: In 2014 and 2015, Europe has witnessed an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We study the causal effect of refugees' perceived education level on natives' attitudes toward them, since education and skill levels will be decisive for refugees' labor market- and social integration. Assessing the true education level of refugees has proven very difficult and is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Consequently, contradicting information has entered the public discourse. We implemented a randomized online survey experiment with almost 5,000 students at four German universities, i.e. among high skilled natives. To exogenously shift the perception of the education level of refugees, we randomly assigned respondents to one of three experimental groups. The control group reported their attitudes toward refugees without any information on the education level of refugees, while the High Skilled treatment group was informed about a study which finds that refugees are rather well-educated, and the Low Skilled treatment group was informed about a study that finds the opposite. We find that these information treatments strongly shift respondents' perceptions of the education level of refugees in the expected way. These significant perception shifts translate into respondents' labor market concerns, as predicted by the labor market competition model, in which natives are more skeptical of immigrants with similar skill levels as their own. Compared to the control group, respondents in the High Skilled (Low Skilled) treatment are more (less) likely to DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000215 state that refugees will increase labor market competition. These concerns however, do not translate into general attitudes because economic aspects are rather unimportant for the attitude formation process. Finally, treatment effects differ by respondents' migration status and socioeconomic background. Is It Merely A Labor Supply Shock? Impacts of Syrian Migrants on Local Economies in Turkey Doruk Cengiz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Hasan Tekguc, Kadir Has University Abstract: Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, more than 2.7 million Syrian nationals have fled their homes and started living in Turkey. This is the largest refugee flow since the 1950s. Exploiting the highly unequal spatial distribution of Syrian "guests" across Turkish regions, we analyze impacts of the forced migration on local economies. Using the recently available provincelevel residence data of Syrian population in Turkey, our difference-in-difference estimates or estimates by generalized synthetic control method (Xu 2015) yield no significant or sizable adverse employment or wage effects of Syrians on native workers. We show that the estimated negative employment effect in some of the previous studies (e.g. Tumen 2016) are not robust to alternative control regions, and due to incorrect standard error calculation. Furthermore, we show that residential building construction industry, a relatively laborintensive industry that employs low-skilled workers, has experienced a boom with the arrival of migrants. The number of new building permits increased, on average, by 40% after the shock. New firm establishments have also increased by approximately 35% after the migration wave, which is partly explained by investments made by Syrian entrepreneurs. These reflect an increase in the aggregate regional demand and the supply of capital, and potentially explain the absence of the adverse labor market effects. We claim that omitting the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000216 former effects misleads the theory, and a thorough analysis of the effects of migration should account for the migration-induced demand and capital supply boost. Migrants, Ancestors, and Foreign Investments Tarek A. Hassan, Boston University, NBER, and CEPR Thomas Chaney, Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR Konrad Burchardi, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, BREAD, and CEPR Abstract:We use 130 years of data on historical migrations to the United States to show a causal effect of the ancestry composition of US counties on foreign direct investment (FDI) sent and received by local firms. To isolate the causal effect of ancestry on FDI, we build a simple reduced-form model of migrations: Migrations from a foreign country to a US county at a given time depend on (i) a push factor, causing emigration from that foreign country to the entire United States, and (ii) a pull factor, causing immigration from all origins into that US county. The interaction between time-series variation in originspecific push factors and destination-specific pull factors generates quasirandom variation in the allocation of migrants across US counties. We find that a doubling of the number of residents with ancestry from a given foreign country relative to the mean increases by 4 percentage points the probability that at least one local firm engages in FDI with that country. We present evidence this effect is primarily driven by a reduction in information frictions, and not by better contract enforcement, taste similarities, or a convergence in factor endowments. Rainfall Fluctuation and Selection Patterns of Mexico-United States Migration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000217 Shan Li, Central University of Finance and Economics Ram Fishman, Tel Aviv University Abstract: This paper studies the role of climate fluctuation, changes in rainfall, in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. Taking migration costs and returns to education into consideration, a simple theoretical model shows how the climate fluctuation affects migration incentives at different education levels and how this influences the education distribution of migrants. Empirically, we examine the effects of rainfall on Mexicans' migration intention for two education groups separately. In the group of less educated people, those with relatively more years of schooling are more likely to move to the U.S. in a drought year, yet the positive selection is impaired. In the group of more educated people, those with relatively fewer years of schooling are more likely to migrate in a drought year, reinforcing the negative selection. Saturday, January 6, 2018 Foreign STEM Students and Immigration Policy Papers: 2:30-4:40 p.m. Will the United States Keep the Best and the Brightest? Career and Location Preferences of Foreign STEM PhDs Ina Ganguli , University of Massachusetts-Amherst Patrick Gaule, CERGE-EI Abstract: A key factor behind the emergence and persistence of U.S. leadership in STEM fields has been its ability to attract and retain top tier talent DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000218 from other countries. Talented foreigners have typically come to the U.S. as graduate students and stayed in the U.S. in academic or industry careers. The current U.S. political climate is characterized by uncertainty regarding H1B visas, a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment, and possible cuts in federal funding for scientific research, all of which could affect the location preferences of foreign STEM PhDs. Time will tell whether the location decisions of foreign STEM students will change; however, an early indicator of potentially shifting location preferences can be obtained by surveying them. In this paper, we discuss findings from a recent novel survey of current doctoral students in a major STEM field - Chemistry - conducted in 2017 at 50 U.S. institutions about their career and location preferences. Unlike previous studies, we use hypothetical choice methods to determine students' valuation of similar jobs in U.S. vs. non-U.S. locations, and we match students to actual measures of ability based on publication measures. We are particularly interested in understanding how location preferences vary across the ability distribution and differ across source countries, and how they compare to the preferences of native US STEM PhDs. We also provide novel evidence on which countries may be best placed to attract foreign US-trained talent. Postdoctoral Researchers: The Impact of Labor Regulations and Visa Policy Sarah E. Turner, University of Virginia Abstract: A key component of innovation in the U.S. economy is the scientific research done at universities. In the pipeline for scientific research at U.S. universities, a critical input to research and part of the development of scientific expertise is the post-doctoral appointment. Even as job opportunities for faculty DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000219 and permanent employment in university science have stagnated, the number of post-doc appointments has continued to grow, particularly in the life sciences and biomedical fields, with numbers rising from 18,399 in 1980 to 63,593 in 2014 (NSF SESTAT). In turn, the pool of researchers working in the scientific programs at U.S. universities is increasingly international; the share of temporary residents among post-doctoral scientists at U.S. universities ranges from about 49% in the health sciences to about 62% in engineering. Immigration policies affect "price" and "quantity" in the scientific labor market to the extent that they impact what universities must pay research personnel and costs of hiring post-doctorate scientists. With a substantial (and growing) pool of students and doctorate recipients from abroad, changes in immigration policies that impact terms of stay affect costs of recruiting non-residents. Major changes include the extension of J-1 visas (from a 3 to 5 years) in 2005 and the extension of F-1 visas to allow 29 months of employment for STEM degree recipients in 2008, which was additionally extended to 36 months in May of 2016. The focus of this research is how changes in visa policies affect the postdoc utilization of US born doctorate recipients, foreign-born recipients of doctorates in the US, and doctorate-level scientists born and educated abroad. Data for this analysis includes administrative data from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services and employment data from public research universities, which are generally required to disclose annually compensation, employment and job title for all salaried workers. Sunday, January 7, 2018 Employment, Migration and Inequality DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000220 Papers: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Child Labour Among Refugees and Host Communities: Evidence From Jordan Rami Galal, American University in Cairo Abstract: The refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in Jordan has brought over 600,000 registered refugees to Jordan with close to a third of them under the age of 17. The Jordanian government has sought to provide schooling for under-aged refugees, but the magnitude of the influx has strained available resources. Estimates suggest that there are 70,000 child labourers in Jordan, 80% of whom are Jordanian and 15% Syrian refugees. Using panel survey micro data on Jordan in two round from 2010 and 2016, our plan in this paper is to exploit this natural experiment of the refugee crisis to measure the impact of forced migration on child labour among both the local population as well as the refugee community using a variety of econometric techniques. The value added of this research is threefold: (1), filling in the knowledge gap of the impacts of the refugee crisis on child labour for host children and refugee children, (2), employing new and reliable datasets with robust methodologies, and (3), providing evidence for policy on how to reduce the propensity of child labour amidst the refugee crisis. Inequality Between and Within Immigrant Groups in the United States Hisham Foad, San Diego State University Abstract: The increse in income inequality has been one of the defining economic trends of the past forty years. The increase in inequality in the United DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000221 States has been atributed to skill-biased technological change, globalization, and a a changing institutional environment. To what extent can these factors explain rising inequality? I attempt to answer this question by looking at income inequality both within and between immigrant groups in the United States. There is tremendous variation in income inequality between these groups, with Gini coefficients ranging from 0.59 for immigrants from the MENA to 0.42 for immigrants from Mexico. To what extent are differences in inequality between immigrant groups driven by observable characteristics that differentiate these groups? There are also large differences in inequality between different enclaves of immigrants from the same source country. For example, MENA immigrants living in Michigan have an income Gini coefficient of 0.61 as compared to 0.55 for MENA immigrants living in New Jersey. What features of these immigrant enclaves drive differences in immigrant inequality? In this study, I exploit the variation in income inequality both between and within immigrant groups to estimate the micro level determinants of income inequality using a broad sample of 32 immigrant groups distributed across a wide range of ethnic enclaves derived from ACS data. Initial results suggest that inequality is highest for those groups with the highest skill levels, even though these groups have higher average incomes. That inequality is highest for the most skilled migrants suggests a more nuanced view of the role that technology, globalization and institutions play in influencing inequality Lessons from Historical Immigration Policy Papers: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence From the 1920s United States Immigration Quota Acts DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000222 Philipp Ager, University of Southern Denmark Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen Abstract: The introduction of immigration quotas in the 1920s fundamentally changed US immigration policy. We exploit this policy change to estimate the economic consequences of immigration restrictions at the county, city, and individual level. The quotas led to a relative decline in population growth in areas with larger pre-existing immigrant communities of affected nationalities. This effect is largely driven by the policy restricted supply of newly arriving immigrants from quota affected nationalities and lower fertility rates of foreignborn women due to declining marriage rates. The more restrictive immigration policy led to significant labor productivity losses in the manufacturing sector of urban counties and cities. Our main finding is that native workers living in areas more exposed to the quota system were pushed into lower-wage occupations, while black workers living in the same areas gained from the quota system. Adaptation of Native Labor and Capital to Mass Migration: Evidence From the Immigration Act of 1924 Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University Abstract: During the Age of Mass Migration (1850-1913), the US economy absorbed 30 million immigrants. The foreign-born share of the male labor force in the US reached 23 percent by 1910, and was as high as 50 percent in some metropolitan areas. Immigrant inflows slowed suddenly in the 1920s when the US government imposed strict immigration quotas favoring immigrants from Northern and Western Europe over immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These swings in national immigration flows differentially affected some local areas more than others depending on the country-of-origin composition of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000223 the local immigrant population. We use both the rise and fall of immigrant flows to examine how native-born workers adapted to immigrant-induced changes in labor supply. We focus on two potential margins of adjustment: propensity to finish high school in order to differentiate oneself from immigrant labor and propensity to move out of the local area altogether. We also study how firms adjusted their capital investment in response to changes in immigrant inflows. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From the Mexican Bracero Exclusion Michael A. Clemens, Center for Global Development Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College Hannah M. Postel, Center for Global Development Abstract: An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of employment for domestic workers by deliberately shrinking the workforce. Recent advances in the theory of endogenous technical change suggest that such policies could have limited or even perverse labor-market effects, but empirical tests are scarce. We study a natural experiment that excluded almost half a million Mexican 'bracero' seasonal agricultural workers from the United States, with the stated goal of raising wages and employment for domestic farm workers. We build a simple model to clarify how the labor-market effects of bracero exclusion depend on assumptions about production technology, and test it by collecting novel archival data on the bracero program that allow us to measure state-level exposure to exclusion for the first time. We cannot reject the hypothesis that bracero exclusion had no effect on U.S. agricultural wages or employment, and find that important mechanisms for this result include both adoption of less labor-intensive technologies and shifts in crop mix. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000224 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference Wednesday-Sunday, January 10-14, 2018 Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 http://secure.sswr.org/2018-conference-home/ Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 11, 2018 Section: Immigrants and Refugees 1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia: They Survived, We Can Help Them Thrive: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Social Work with Forced Migrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session8829.html Measuring Refugee Poverty Using Deprivation Versus Income: The Case of Afghans in Iran Mitra Ahmadinejad, MA, Florida International University; Shanna Burke, PhD, Florida International University; Miriam Potocky, PhD, Florida International DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000225 University Developing a Reliable Assessment Tool for Refugee Survivors of Torture Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C, The Catholic University of America; Joan Hodges-Wu, MA, MSW, LGSW, Asylum Seeker Assistance Project; Sarah Moore Oliphant, MSW, PhD, The Catholic University of America Hiding in Plain Sight: A Qualitative Analysis of Survival Strategies for LGBT Forced Migrants Edward J. Alessi, PhD, Rutgers University Performing for Their Lives: The Psychological Toll of 'Reverse Covering' for Sexual and Gender Minority Refugee Claimants in Canada Sarilee Kahn, PhD, McGill University Friday, January 12, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Symposia: Multi-Level Risk Factors Related to the Health and Mental Health of Migrant Populations from Non-Western Low and Middle Income Countries http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9267.html The Risk Environment for Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Male Migrant Market Workers in Central Asia Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Xin Ma, MS, Emory University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Assel Terlikbayeva, MD, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Sholpan Primbetova, MSW, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000226 Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Tara McCrimmon, MPH, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Mingway Chang, PhD, Columbia University; Timothy Hunt, PhD, Columbia University; Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Gaukhar Mergenova, MSW, Columbia University Multi-Level HIV Risk Factors Among Female Fish Traders and Male Truckers in Zambia: A Qualitative Study Comparison Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nomagugu Ncube, MPH, International Organization for Migration; Simona Simona, MA, University of Zambia; Alexander Ncube, BA, Columbia University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Stefani Baca-Atlas, MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chronic Disease and Mental Health Prevalence Among Migrants in Central Asia Angela Aifah, MA, Columbia University Displaced, Overlooked, and Disadvantaged: A Systematic Review of Mental Health Studies of Adult Syrian Refugees Melissa Meinhart, MSW, Columbia University; Erin Mills, BA, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, Columbia University 9:45 a.m. Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33402.html DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000227 Allison Ward, MSW, Graduate Student, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Research Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 10:15 a.m. Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33406.html 10:45 a.m. The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33407.html David Becerra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jason Castillo, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Francisca Porchas, BA, Organizing Director, Puente Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 9:45-11:15 a.m. Symposia: Examining Factors Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000228 Refugees, Immigrants, and Indigenous Populations in the US http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9290.html Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Allison Ward, MSW, Arizona State University; Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Arizona State University; Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, The Johns Hopkins University; Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, California State University, Los Angeles The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants David Becerra, PhD, Arizona State University; Jason Castillo, PhD, University of Utah; Francisca Porchas, BA, Puente Arizona Discrimination and Environmental Changes As Stressors Among Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana Shanondora Billiot, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Roundtables: Advancing the Welfare of Immigrant Children in the U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9128.html Speakers/Presenters: Alan Dettlaff, Phd, University of Houston; Luis Zayas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, University of Houston; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000229 of South Carolina; and Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD, New Mexico State University 1:45-3:15 p.m. Symposia: Trauma and Resilience: Understanding Mental Health Among Refugees http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9162.html The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Pre-Migration Trauma and PostResettlement Factors for Southeast Asian Refugees Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Arizona State University; Tracy Harachi, PhD, University of Washington Ethnic Differences in Behavioral Health Status: Burman Vs. Karen Refugees Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Symptoms Among Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Wooksoo Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Anita Sharma, University at Buffalo; Sarah Stanford, University at Buffalo Religion As a Source of Strength for Recently Resettled Refugees from Syria Diane Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Nabiha Hasan, University of Texas at Arlington 3:30-5:00 p.m. Roundtables: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Refugee Based Research DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000230 http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9157.html Speakers/Presenters: Miriam George, PhD and Anita Vaillancourt, PhD 5:15-6:45 p.m. Oral Presentations: ACCESS & UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9333.html Comparison of Barriers to Health Care before and after Receiving Health Insurance Due to Aca's Individual Mandate Among Self-Employed Korean Immigrants Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Hyunsung Oh, PhD, Arizona State University Limited English Proficiency, Access to Health Care, and Health Services Use Among Asian Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, University of Southern California "Their Needs Are Higher Than What I Can Do": Providers' Experiences of Working with Latino Immigrant Families Katarzyna Olcon, MSW, University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin Community Health Workers Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Immigrant Latino Communities Amittia Parker, LMSW, University of Kansas; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000231 Ph.D., University of Kansas; Susana Mariscal, PhD, University of Kansas; Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, New York University; Cielo Fernandez, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Reynoso, University of Kansas Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: EXPLORING PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9367.html Social Support Under Siege: An Examination of Women's Forced Migration Karin Wachter, MEd, University of Texas at Austin Latino Traditional Healthcare Use: The Social Network Effect Victor Figuereo, MSW, MA, Boston College; Rocio Calvo, PhD, Boston College Race, Ethnicity, and Birth Place As Predictors of Well-Being Among Older Adults Heehyul Moon, PHD, University of Louisville; Sunshine Rote, PHD, University of Louisville Factors Contributing to Migrant Children's Well-Being in China: Implications on Involuntary Migration of Displaced Children Limin Xu, PhD, Tianjin University of Technology; Patrick Leung, PhD, University of Houston; Yongxiang Xu, PhD, East China University of Science and Technology DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000232 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: IMMIGRATION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9385.html Factors Related to Adverse Functioning for Unaccompanied Children in Long-Term Foster Care in the United States: An Exploratory Study Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Development and Preliminary Validation of the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Instrument Elizabeth Kiehne, MSW, Arizona State University; German Cadenas, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Enforced Separations: A Qualitative Examination on the Impact of Parental Deportation on Latino/a Youth and Families Kristina Lovato-Hermann, PhD, CSU Long Beach Health and Mental Health Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement Julia Shu-Huah Wang, PhD, The University of Hong Kong; Neeraj Kaushal, PhD, Columbia University 12:30-1:30 p.m. Immigration and refugees studies http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9576.html Speakers/Presenters: Mitra Ahmadinejad-Naseh, and Michaela Zajicek-Farber, MSW PhD, The Catholic University of America DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000233 4:00-5:30 p.m. Oral Presentations: IMMINENT RISKS IMPACTING DACA RECIPIENTS AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9386.html The Growing Significance of Place: Assessing the Diverging Trajectories of Daca-Eligible Young Adults in the New South Roberto G. Gonzales, PhD, Harvard University; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Kristina Brant, Harvard University "Estaba Bien Chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Pathways to Adulthood of Undocumented Adolescent Arrivals Daysi Diaz-Strong, MSW, University of Chicago Effects of in-State Tuition on Undocumented Immigrants' Education and Future: A Synthetic Control Approach Xiaoning Huang, MSW, Columbia University Family Structure and Health Outcomes Among Children of Immigrants Jina Chang, MSW, Boston University Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: REFUGEES & ASYLEES: SOCIAL WELFARE CHALLENGES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9446.html DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000234 Barriers to Higher Education for Asylum Seeking Students from Central Africa Paula Gerstenblatt, PhD, University of Southern Maine Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model Megan Stanton, PhD, Housing Works, Inc.; Samira Ali, PhD, University of Houston; Farnaz Malik, MPH, Housing Works, Inc.; Virginia Shubert, JD, Housing Works, Inc. Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services for Refugees: A Focused Ethnography of Public Health Providers' Perspectives on Mental Health Screening Processes Raiza Beltran, MPH, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Patricia Shannon, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Refugee Assistance on the Ground. the Case Social Welfare Policy for Refugees Operated in NYC Area Karolina Lukasiewicz, PhD, New York University; Agnes Nzomene, MSW, Catholic Charities 8:30 a.m. Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32806.html Megan Stanton, PhD, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Storrs, CT Samira Ali, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Houston, TX DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000235 Farnaz Malik, MPH, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Virginia Shubert, JD, VP Advocacy Research, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: SOCIAL SUPPORT & RESILIENCE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9456.html A Randomized Trial Testing Group Mental Health Supports for Afghan Refugees in Malaysia Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Kaitlin Ward, BS, Brigham Young University; Veena Pillai, MBBS, Dhi Consulting & Training Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience Among Women in Northern Uganda Joanne Corbin, PhD, Smith College; J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities Taylor Long, MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor It Takes a Community to "Raise" Immigrant High-School Graduates: An Ecological Prespective to Understand Strategies to Enhance Equity of Opportunities Abbie Frost, Ph.D., Simmons College School of Social Work; Hugo Kamya, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000236 PhD, Simmons College School of Social Work 10:45 a.m. Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32497.html Taylor Long, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Beirut, Lebanon Return to Top ******** ******** 8. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-theimmigrant-host-state-nexus11-12-january-2018-european-university-instituteflorence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000237 Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Confirmed Speakers: Michael Blake, Washington; Valeria Ottonelli, Genova David Owen, Southampton Ayelet Shachar, MPI-MMG; and Rainer Bauboc, EUI Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000238 9. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draftprogramme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000239 (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, etc.), (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 10:00-10:45 a.m. Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000240 Parallel Sessions 1 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000241 regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries Linkage of Data DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000242 Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community Plenary Session 3 9:30-10:45 a.m. Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000243 Parallel Sessions 4 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects Migration Measurement I Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? Parallel Sessions 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000244 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration...)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology...)? Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000245 ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000246 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 7:42 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Chain Migrant Charged with New York City Attack ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~!~ Share Tweet 1~allon ,Pro-1mm1gm111 Forward Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete Chain migration from terror-afflicted countries presents a national security risk Washington, D.C. (December 11, 217) - An analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies examines chain migration and the immigration background of the Port Authority bomber. Akayed Ullah, a lawful permanent resident, is a citizen of Bangladesh who came to the United States in February 2011 on an immigrant visa in one of the chain migration categories. Ullah qualified to enter at age 20 as the nephew of a naturalized U.S. citizen. The relative who sponsored Ullah and his family reportedly entered originally under the visa lottery and became a US citizen. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000247 Highlights on immigration to the U.S. from Bangladesh: x Approximately 90 percent of the immigrants from Bangladesh in the last decade have received green cards through sponsorship by a relative who immigrated earlier; x The number of immigrant visas issued to Bangladeshis was about 6,000 in 2000, but today is about 12,000 in 2017, illustrating the multiplier effect of chain migration. x There are more than 175,000 citizens of Bangladesh on the immigrant visa waiting list, of whom just over 165,000 (94 percent) are waiting in the sibling/nephew/niece category; x For many years citizens of Bangladesh were leading participants in the annual Visa Lottery. In 2007, 36% of the immigrant visas issued in Bangladesh were under the lottery. By 2012, Bangladesh was disqualified based on high annual numbers of green cards awarded. x In 2017, 99% of the more than 12,000 immigrant visas awarded to Bangladeshis were family-based. View CIS articles on chain migrant charged in NYC attack: https://cis.org/Vaughan/Chain-Migration-Burdensome-and-Obsolete https://cis.org/Arthur/Chain-Migrant-Charged-New-York-City-Attack Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, writes, "Congress should modernize our immigration system by sharply trimming the obsolete chain migration categories, as recommended by the bipartisan U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform headed by late civil rights icon Barbara Jordan, and as required by several bills pending in Congress." Andrew Arthur, the Center's resident fellow in law and policy, in addressing the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000248 multiple terrorist attacks in the U.S. writes, "These attacks demonstrate an illogical dysfunction at the heart of our immigration system. No connection whatsoever to the United States is necessary for a foreign national to apply for a visa through the visa lottery, and in fact that visa category exists primarily to benefit nationals of countries with low levels of immigration to America. And, respectfully, the nephew of a United States citizen (like Ullah) has only the most tangential of ties to this country before he arrives; even then that tie is only to the sponsoring aunt or uncle." Extra vetting would not have prevented this attack, but eliminating chain migration would have. The RAISE Act, S. 354, presently under consideration in the Congress, would break chain migration and shift the U.S. towards a meritbased system. Arthur commends the legislation and emphasizes that "The most important choice that a free people can make is to decide whom it will allow to share in its blessings and future success." Visit Website Further Reading: Immigration Multipliers: Trends in Chain Migration Chain Migration Means Visa Lottery Brings in More People Than You Think VIDEO Immigration Brief: Visa Lottery Copyright (C) 2017 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000249 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000250 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:31 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO Immigration Brief: Chain Migration ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Brief: Chain Migration The primary source of immigration to the U.S. Washington, D.C. (December 14, 2017) - The latest immigration video released by the Center for Immigration Studies focuses on chain migration - individuals allowed permanent entry to the United States because of a family relationship to a recent immigrant. Well over half of all immigrants enter the U.S. and become legal permanent residents based on a family relationship, not on their ability to contribute to American society. Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, proposes the immigration system be modernized and the "chain" of immigrants, which extends DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000251 to include even in-laws and nieces and nephews, be trimmed. Skills, education, and background need to play a larger role in immigrant selection. o 512,925 immigrants were admitted in 2015 due to chain migration, 49% of the total admitted that year. o In 2016, there were 4.3 million people on the waiting list for familybased immigrant visas. o From 1981 to 2016, chain migration admitted 61% of all immigrants. ,.,,:nter for lrnm1grdt101St. ,,_., ... .... ' ~ View the entire Immigration Brief Video Series Visit Website Further Reading: Immigration Multipliers Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete The Fruit of Chain Migration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000252 Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000253 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 11:31 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 12/18/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gran CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward o 512,925 immigrants were admitted in 2015 due to chain migration, 49% of the total admitted that year. o In 2016, there were 4.3 million people on the waiting list for familybased immigrant visas. o From 1981 to 2016, chain migration admitted 61% of all immigrants. Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan discusses chain migration. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000254 What's Happening at the Center The latest in our "Immigration Brief" video series explains chain migration -- the granting of permanent residence to individuals because of a family relationship to a recent immigrant. Well over half of all immigrants who enter the United States have become legal permanent residents based on a family tie, not on their ability to contribute to American society. Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan proposes the immigration system be modernized and the "chain" of immigrants, which extends to include even in-laws and nieces and nephews, be trimmed. Skills, education, and background need to play a larger role in the selection of future Americans. Blog Posts 1. Thoughtful Foreign Worker Policy Is MIA in Our Pacific Islands 2. A Response to Comments on My "'Travel Bans', Extreme Vetting and Terror" Blog 3. Data to Support Francis Cissna on Chain Migration 4. US Is Still Part of the 'Global Compact on Refugees' 5. Defense Spending, Guam, and H-2B Visas 6. The Immigration Holiday Party 7. Here's a New Way to Abuse the Foreign Student Visa 8. Pledges to UNHCR for 2018 total $857 Million 9. Making the SECURE Act Better 10. Considerations on "Travel Bans", Extreme Vetting, and Terror 11. Whom Does Congress Work For? 12. Immigration-Reduction Advocates Shouldn't Use Opponents' Language 13. Contemplating the SECURE Act 14. Chain Migrant Charged with New York City Attack 15. Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete 16. The Anti-Gang Provisions of the SECURE Act DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000255 Video 17. Chain Migration: The primary source of immigration to the U.S. 18. How Immigration Reform Failed at the Worksite: Lessons for Today 1. Thoughtful Foreign Worker Policy Is MIA in Our Pacific Islands By David North CIS Blog, December 15, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Thoughtful-Foreign-Worker-Policy-MIA-Our-PacificIslands Excerpt: Too many officials operate with blinders on. Few think in terms of population and over-population; let's just build those docks and barracks and ignore everything else. It is the silo mentality playing out in the Western Pacific. Another factor is the employment mind-set of the military on Guam. The island is part of the United States and DoD could bring in construction and other workers from the mainland, but that might add a few dollars an hour to the costs. The military contractors could also hire local workers, but, to put it ever so gently, the Calvinistic work ethic of the military is not shared by some of the local population, the Chamorros, who are often described as being happier working for GovGuam (the territorial government) than for GovUSA. (I spent some time in these islands while working for the U.S. Department of Interior, about 20 years ago.) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000256 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. A Response to Comments on My "'Travel Bans', Extreme Vetting and Terror" Blog By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 15, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Response-Comments-My-Travel-Bans-ExtremeVetting-and-Terror-Blog Excerpt: When one holds views such as mine which really and truly are more centrist than the commenter apparently gives me credit for we are excoriated as racist or xenophobic by people holding different views, as a way of shutting us down and trying to dominate the debate. Ironically, I note that the commenter's email address is connected with the University of Southern California. Aren't our institutions of learning supposed to be models of free speech? Return to Top ******** ******** 3. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000257 Data to Support Francis Cissna on Chain Migration:The press is gaslighting the American people By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Data-Support-Francis-Cissna-Chain-Migration Excerpt: While in the United States the people rule, the people's representatives (with limited and specific exceptions) reserve the lawful use of violence to the state, to utilize in the enforcement of the laws. In Massachusetts in 2012, a local police sergeant went to the home of a five-year-old girl to collect two overdue library books (a state misdemeanor). Note that this is not an isolated case. Really, it's not. Consider these cases when someone complains about ICE agents wearing body armor that says "POLICE" on it to arrest an alien who voluntarily crossed a boundary of the United States illegally to reside in this country without authority. Couple that with the "raid[ing of] worksites" and the "parad[ing] of handcuffed migrants in front of national media". Again, this combines quasi-military imagery with the popular "perp walk", a conflation that brings to mind the "struggle sessions" of the Cultural Revolution. What reasons would ICE agents have for the temerity to enter worksites to arrest illegal aliens? Return to Top ******** ******** 4. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000258 US Is Still Part of the 'Global Compact on Refugees' By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, December 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Rush/US-Still-Part-Global-Compact-Refugees Excerpt: But the absence of a direct mention to pull out from both compacts left me skeptical. A quick search showed that the U.S. was, in fact, still committed to the refugee compact. Just this week, with no fanfare, the U.S. took part in a key meeting at the UNHCR in Geneva to lay the groundwork and start the drafting of the Global Compact for Refugees. This "High Commissioner's 10th Dialogue on Protection Challenges" meeting brought together some 500 representatives from governments, civil society, private sector, financial institutions, academics, and refugees themselves. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Defense Spending, Guam, and H-2B Visas By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, December 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/Defense-Spending-Guam-and-H2B-Visas Excerpt: The visa cap exemption for Guam, in place since 2009, now lasts until 2023. Governor Eddie Calvo and Rep. Madeleine Bordallo lobbied heavily for H-2B "relief" for the island of over 162,000. Both government and non- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000259 government entities are eligible for the 4,000 H-2B workers so long as the projects they undertake are "because of the increased number of military personnel and military families moving to Guam," according to the Pacific News Center. Guam's lobbying for the program is a testament to its popularity among employers nationwide. Applications for H-2B certified positions trend higher and higher every year. In 2016 the State Department issued 84,627 H-2B visas, an increase from the 69,684 issued in 2015. The State Department has not yet released the number of visas issued in 2017. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. The Immigration Holiday Party By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 14, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Immigration-Holiday-Party Excerpt: Given the fact that it is the season of giving, you may also invite some people who you don't know very well, but who recently went through a loss, or who would normally be spending the season alone. You are big-hearted, and you remember family stories about your grandfather, or great-grandfather, who was in a similar situation in the past. They get added to the list, but they are not DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000260 alone. They plan on inviting their family members, and again they have some distant relatives from out of town who are also looking for something to do. You can't say no to them, so they are welcome. Not wanting the party to be all about you, you then turn to the phone book. You find some people who you don't know, and who have no connection whatsoever to you, or anyone else invited to the party. If they answer the phone, you tell them that they're welcome to come. They most likely have families, and want to bring those family members along as well. Again, some extended family members will also want to come, but again, they will show up late. You don't really know those folks, and aren't really sure how they will get along with the other guests, or whether they will respect your property; you ask around about them, but you don't hear anything negative, so you welcome them as well. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Here's a New Way to Abuse the Foreign Student Visa By David North CIS Blog, December 13, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Heres-New-Way-Abuse-Foreign-Student-Visa Excerpt: We have written a lot about how both exploitative institutions and conniving individual students have used the F-1 (foreign student) visa to beat DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000261 the immigration system. A third set of actors recently has come to my attention: employers who take advantage of the F-1 visas to falsely preserve the legal status of a work force that arrived here with different visas. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Pledges to UNHCR for 2018 total $857 Million By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, December 13, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Rush/Pledges-UNHCR-2018-total-857-Million Excerpt: Governments last week pledged a total of $857 million to the UNHCR, to assist some 67 million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide in 2018. This year's pledges are higher than the contributions pledged in 2016 for 2017, which totaled $701,097,142. The United States made the largest pledge in both years: $125,000,000 for 2017 by the Obama administration and $133,795,709 for 2018 by the Trump administration. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000262 Making the SECURE Act Better By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 13, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Making-SECURE-Act-Better Excerpt: In my last two posts, I discussed two separate provisions of the SECURE Act, S. 2192. As much of an improvement as that bill would be to current law, there are some key amendments that could make that legislation even stronger. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Considerations on "Travel Bans", Extreme Vetting, and Terror By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 13, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Considerations-Travel-Bans-Extreme-Vetting-andTerror Excerpt: How do we make room in a civil society one with such freedom that many of our citizens live lifestyles that shock the cultural norms and attitudes of Muslims coming from essentially conservative Islamic societies for those who can and will adapt at least so far as to allow for coexistence of others not of their way of thinking? And how can our government do a better job of distinguishing among and between the likely successes and those who cannot DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000263 or will not bridge the gap and may in fact come believing in, or relapse into, violent jihad as a form of rejection upon their arrival? Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Whom Does Congress Work For? By John Miano CIS Blog, December 12, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Miano/Whom-Does-Congress-Work Excerpt: When Disney replaced 350 Americans with foreign workers, forcing them to train their replacements, did we see any Florida members of Congress threaten to shut down the government unless it was stopped? et when illegal aliens working under the DACA program are threatened with losing their jobs, members of Congress spring into action. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Immigration-Reduction Advocates Shouldn't Use Opponents' Language DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000264 By David North CIS Blog, December 12, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/ImmigrationReduction-Advocates-Shouldnt-UseOpponents-Language Excerpt: As the public conversation turns to reducing legal immigration, we face the same problem. The open-borders people use words with cozy overtones like "family", and positive-sounding ones like "diversity". I am not suggesting that we use nasty or misleading terms, just that we tell it like it is, without the froth of the other side. For example, instead of always talking about "family migration", and worse, "family re-unification", let's talk about provisions of the law that permit the legal migration of "relatives and in-laws". Let's look at the Family Fourth Preference category, for instance, which calls for the admission of siblings of citizens. To the extent that the siblings are married, we are causing the admission of an equal number of in-laws and relatives, as there are two people involved in any given marriage. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Contemplating the SECURE Act: The latest attempt to patch a legislative DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000265 amnesty quilt together By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 12, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Contemplating-SECURE-Act Excerpt: Both bills also tend toward micromanagement of material and resources (right down to the Border Patrol sector level) in assigning equipment to the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP). Such legislative micromanagement is rarely a good thing because it deprives managers and supervisors the opportunity to shift resources when the operational need requires. In these cases, it also smacked of two Texas legislators going out of their way as good Santa Clauses to provide a happy holiday list to an agency that just happens to have an outsized presence in the state of Texas. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Chain Migrant Charged with New York City Attack By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 12, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Chain-Migrant-Charged-New-York-City-Attack Excerpt: These attacks demonstrate an illogical dysfunction at the heart of our immigration system. No connection whatsoever to the United States is necessary for a foreign national to apply for a visa through the visa lottery, and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000266 in fact that visa category exists primarily to benefit nationals of countries with low levels of immigration to America. And, respectfully, the nephew of a United States citizen (like Ullah) has only the most tangential of ties to this country before he arrives; even then that tie is only to the sponsoring aunt or uncle. No investment in the United States, its systems of beliefs, or its institutions is necessary. Not even support for its economic success is a prerequisite for admission. The only tie and admission requirement is one of blood. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete...And Sometimes Dangerous By Jessica Vaughan CIS Blog, December 12, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Vaughan/Chain-Migration-Burdensome-and-Obsolete Excerpt: Approximately 90 percent of the immigrants from Bangladesh in the last decade have received green cards through sponsorship by a relative who immigrated earlier. Immigration from Bangladesh has risen noticeably over time; the number of immigrant visas issued to Bangladeshis was about 6,000 in 2000 and was about 12,000 in 2017. Further, there are now more than 175,000 citizens of Bangladesh on the immigrant visa waiting list, of whom just over 165,000 (94 percent) are waiting in the sibling/nephew/niece category. For many years citizens of Bangladesh were leading participants in the annual DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000267 Visa Lottery. By 2012, Bangladesh was disqualified based on high annual numbers of green cards awarded, but even without lottery green cards, immigration has continued to rise due to chain migration green card awards. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. The Anti-Gang Provisions of the SECURE Act By Art Arthur CIS Blog, December 8, 2017 Excerpt: Like the House bill, section 1511 would bar aliens "described in" the new criminal gang grounds of inadmissibility and deportability therein from eligibility for withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the INA and asylum under section 208 of the INA. In addition, and unlike H.R. 3697, it would also render them ineligible for cancellation of removal under section 240A of the INA, and voluntary departure under section 240B of the INA. Each of these is a positive improvement over prevailing law. Unlike H.R. 3697, however, section 1511 does not bar these alien gang members from receiving temporary protected status under section 244 of the INA, special immigrant juvenile visas under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the INA, or parole under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the INA. The omission of these bars is problematic because, as my colleague Mark Krikorian has explained: "the illegal immigration of young people from Central America, facilitated and even DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000268 encouraged by the Obama administration, has led to the rebirth of the vicious MS-13 gang" in the United States. These three benefits are ones that are likely to be exploited by MS-13 in an attempt to maneuver its (younger) members into this country. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Chain Migration: The primary source of immigration to the U.S. December 14, 2017 Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, proposes the immigration system be modernized and the "chain" of immigrants, which extends to include even in-laws and nieces and nephews, be trimmed. Skills, education, and background need to play a larger role in immigrant selection. Video: https://www.cis.org/Vaughan/Video-Immigration-Brief-Chain-Migration Return to Top ******** ******** 18. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000269 How Immigration Reform Failed at the Worksite: Lessons for Today Rep. Lamar Smith,Dr. Lindsey Lowell,Jerry Kammer, Mark Krikorian National Press Club, December 7, 2017 Book Panel & Transcript Video: https://cis.org/Press-Release/Book-Panel-HowImmigration-Reform-Failed-Worksite Return to Top Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. 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DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000270 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 3:56 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 12/18/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 12/18/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 12/19, Nationwide - Teleconference on the uncertain future of temporary protected status policies - [New Listing] 2. 1/3-6/18, San Diego - Immigration at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting 3. 1/4-7/18, DC - Immigration at the American Historical Association annual meeting 4. 1/5-7/18, Philadelphia - Immigration at the American Economic Association annual meeting DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000271 5. 1/10-14/18, DC - Immigration at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference 6. 1/11-12/18, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus 7. 1/15-16/18, Paris - International forum on migration statistics 8. 2/1/18, Cambridge, MA - Film screening and discussion on global mass human displacement - [New Listing] 9. 2/1/18, Brussels - Conference on the application of EU migration and asylum policies - [New Listing] 1. Temporary Protected Status at Risk: Implications for Central America and U.S. Policy 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Teleconference https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/temporary-protected-status-riskimplications-for-central-america-and-us-policy Speakers: Doris Meissner Director, U.S. Immigration Policy Program, Migration Policy Institute Former Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Eric L. Olson Deputy Director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center Jorge Peraza-Breedy Chief of Mission for the Northern Triangle of Central America, International DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000272 Organization for Migration Moderator: Cynthia J. Arnson Director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center Description: Since 1990, the U.S. government has offered Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to nationals of countries experiencing natural disaster or civil conflict. In the Americas, TPS protections have been extended to hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, Hondurans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians, allowing them to live and work legally in the United States so long as the designation is renewed. In recent weeks the Trump administration has ended TPS protections for Haitians and Nicaraguans, and deferred a decision affecting Hondurans until July 2018. A decision on whether or not to renew TPS for citizens of El Salvador--who represent 60 percent of all TPS holders--is expected to be announced in early January. Please join the Wilson Center's Latin America Program and the Migration Policy Institute on Tuesday, December 19th, 10 a.m. EST, for a teleconference focused on the legal framework for TPS (particularly for Hondurans and Salvadorans) and profile of current TPS holders; the capacity of El Salvador and Honduras to receive and meaningfully reintegrate returnees; and the implications of TPS termination for broader U.S. policy goals in Central America. To join the call, please dial: Toll Free #: 888-942-8140, Conference #: 1-517308-9203, Conference Passcode: 13304 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000273 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, January 3-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA, 92101 https://www.aals.org/am2018/ https://www.aals.org/am2018/program/ Immigration-related session: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Rights Under the Trump Administration Saturday January 6, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation Large scale deportation has been a feature of the federal government's DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000274 immigration enforcement policy for years. Immigration policies under the new administration suggest even more expansive reliance on the tools associated with mass deportation, such as increasing the number of deportations, the scale of detention, and the categories of persons treated as removal priorities. This program examines the implications of the current administration's mass deportation strategies for existing paradigms in the literature on immigration adjudication. Panelists will address various questions regarding immigration adjudication during this era of mass deportation, including: the rise-and likely expansion-of summary removals and other mechanisms that enable the federal government to effectuate removal in a streamlined manner and without the participation of the immigration courts; the impact of the backlog in the immigration courts on the federal government's ability to achieve mass deportation; the continued relevance of the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as the central actors in immigration adjudication; postdeportation integration programs; and the influence of policies related to mass deportation on broader themes within immigration law such as judicial review, the rule of law, the constitutional rights of noncitizens, plenary power, or the entry fiction doctrine. Speakers: Jason Cade, University of Georgia School of Law Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis, School of Law Nora Phillips, Al Otro Lado Moderator: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000275 Jennifer L Koh, Western State College of Law at Argosy University 3:30-5:15 p.m. Immigration Law Works in Progress Return to Top ******** ******** 3. American Historical Association Annual Meeting Thursday-Sunday, January 4-7, 2018 Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Rd NW Washington, DC 20008 https://aha.confex.com/aha/2018/webprogram/start.html Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Migrancy and Empire in the 18th Century: A Roundtable Reflecting on Renaissance Refugees and Forced Migrations in the Era of the Muslim Ban DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000276 3:30-5:00 p.m. Migration and Irish Identity Papers: Irish Women, Poor Law Guardians, and the Challenges of StateSponsored Migration Jill C. Bender, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Narrating the Living Conditions and Life Experiences of Toronto's Irish Poor in the 1850s and 1860s William Jenkins, York University Post-Second World War Migration from Ireland and the Caribbean: A Comparative Perspective Miriam Nyhan Grey, New York University Friday, January 5, 2018 3:30-5:00 p.m. Immigration and Transnationalism in the Modern Era Papers: Migration and the Limits of Transnationalism Nancy L. Green, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Transnational Dimensions of American Xenophobia Erika Lee, University of Minnesota DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000277 Externalization and Its Limits: The Concentric Rings around the United States David FitzGerald, University of California, San Diego Transnational or Transcultural? Migrant Decision Making Dirk Hoerder, University of Bremen Session Abstract: In many ways immigration is the quintessential transnational act: it both moves individuals and communities across national boundaries and in the process defines and redefines the nation itself. At the same time, the transnational historiographical turn has prompted historians of immigration to consider new ways of conceptualizing this history, seeing immigration not just as a process of moving from one nation to another but part of a broader series of global patterns. This roundtable session will explore transnational approaches to the history of immigration in the modern era. The interventions will center around two primary themes. Those by professors Green and Hoerder will consider the challenge posed by transnational history to the migrant experience in general, exploring how individuals and communities cope with the challenges and dislocations of leaving one home behind to find a new one. In contrast, professors Lee and FitzGerald will concentrate on the reception (or non-reception) of immigrants to the United States in the modern era, focusing in particular on fears of immigration and the ways in which America has defined itself as a nation in opposition to the influx of peoples from abroad. As a whole, the roundtable will consider how historians can speak to an issue which contemporary global significance. Guests and Outsiders: Nativism, Integration, and the Politics of Migration in Europe since 1945 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000278 Papers: Can a Turk Be Gay? Gay Activism and the Politics of Migration, 1969-81 Christopher Ewing, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Progressive Nativism? Mobilizing Secularism, Gender, and Sexuality against Muslims in Postwar Europe Aitana Guia, California State University, Fullerton Social Science and Single Mothers: Decolonizing the Dutch Welfare State, 1970s-90s Chelsea Schields, Elizabethtown College Session Abstract: When German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a 2010 speech that Germany's experiment with multiculturalism had failed, she brought the question of immigrant integration - particularly regarding Germany's large Turkish minority - dramatically to the fore. In the context of the recent refugee crisis and ascendant racist nationalism, debates about migration have taken on new urgency across the European Union. However, the question of whether or not immigrants, particularly from majority Muslim countries, could find a place in Western European societies has been debated since the establishment of guest worker programs after the Second World War and the simultaneous collapse of colonial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. This session will examine how debates about migration have been articulated through discourses of assimilation, race, and nationalism in several European countries, as well as how telling silences of left-wing activists and mainstream political parties shaped these discourses. These debates were often articulated in highly gendered and sexualized terms, as Europeans across the political spectrum both deployed prevailing notions of gender and sexuality to bolster their positions and, in the case of gay and feminist activists, harnessed DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000279 racialized political discourses of migration to make forceful claims about the situation of women and sexual minorities in Europe. In using the individual contexts of West Germany, the Netherlands, and Southern Europe as case studies, this panel will highlight both the contingent nature of racial "otherness" as well as the fragility of centrist policies used to negotiate the politics of migration and European integration. In doing so, this panel will examine the longer history multiculturalism in its international context and the deep, racialized fears that immigration, so often supported by Western European governments, could elicit. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Caribbean Studies Committee Meeting: Flight, Migration, and Borders in the Caribbean from Carib Expansion to 21st-Century Diasporas Panel: Linda M. Rupert, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Jeppe Mulich, London School of Economics and Political Science Matt D. Childs, University of South Carolina Monique Bedasse, Washington University in St. Louis Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Catholics, Migration, and National Identity in the 20th-Century United States Papers: Immigrant Aid Agencies in the United States and Europe on the Eve of World War II DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000280 Mary Brown, Marymount Manhattan College and Center for Migration Studies Catholics in America and Germany, 1870-1914: Empire and National Identity Thomas J. Renna, Saginaw Valley State University Making a Migrant Ministry in Michigan, 1950-64 Deborah E. Kanter, Albion College 1:30-3:00 p.m. Filtering the Frontier: Migrants and Refugees at the Border in the Arab Middle East Papers: Passports for Refugees: Algerians in Palestine in the 1890s Michael Talbot, University of Greenwich Muslim Bans Past: Immobilizing Ottoman Migrants in Wartime America, 1917-20 Stacy Fahrenthold, California State University, Stanislaus Illicit Border-Crossings in Mandate Palestine: Undermining and Transforming Categories of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality through Subversive Movement Lauren Banko, University of Manchester Nationalities of Nomads and Locusts in the Jazira, 1920-40 Samuel Dolbee, New York University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000281 Session Abstract: This panel explores the relationship between the construction of national borders, the policing of migrants, and the emergence of documentary regimes in the post-Ottoman Middle East. The states which emerged in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine after the First World War imposed new restrictions on the mobility of Arab residents, creating nationality regulations which often committed the state to sedentarizing citizens while policing nomads, refugees, and migrants. Cross-border movements were recast as subversive and potentially criminal, and regulations multiplied to manage the movements of everyday migrants. These four papers will closely examine the use of passports and identity documents in this process, arguing that the passport allowed states to legitimate certain types of movement while prohibiting others. The session also gives a close look at connected processes like passport fraud, migrant smuggling, and evasion of state authorities in Arab border regions. Collectively the papers illustrate two global countervailing pressures: the intensification of migration within and beyond the Middle East after 1918, and increasingly rigorous attempts by Middle Eastern states to curb human traffic. In a historiography preoccupied with the relationship of nationalism to elite "imaginings," this work strikes a blow for the state's resort to registration and documentation technologies to police who belongs to the nation, and who is excluded from it. Polish Immigrants in the United States since the 1970s Papers: Not All in the Family: American Polonia in the Decade of the 1970s Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University Between Now and Then: Contemporary Processes of European Migration to the United States DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000282 Anna Fin, Pedagogical University of Krakow Seeing Greenpoint Change: Polish Americans and Gentrification in Brooklyn Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Polish Greenpoint and New York City: Gentrification, Ethnoracial Relations, and Immigrant Labor Market at the Turn of the 21st Century Anna Sosnowska, University of Warsaw 3:30-5:00 p.m. Polish Immigrants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Exploring the Transformations of a Polish Ethnic Enclave Papers: Greenpoint, Brooklyn Then and Now: A View from the Street Judith DeSena, St. John's University "Living Is Simply Different Here": The American Dream in Greenpoint Ewa Dzurak, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Aging in an Ethnic Enclave: Barriers and Opportunities for Older Polish Migrants in Greenpoint Karolina Lukasiewicz, New York University; Marta Pawlaczek, New York University Tadeusz Chabrowski and Greenpoint: The History of Polish Neighborhood Seen through the Biography of Its Prominent Resident Izabela Barry, College of Staten Island, City University of New York; Ewa DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000283 Maliga, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Sunday, January 7, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eyes on Different Shores: Early African American Immigration and Identity Formation Papers: Making a Middle Class: African American Women and the Emergence of the Liberian Nation Marie Stango, California State University, Bakersfield In Word and Image: The Promise of Haitian Culture and Politics in 19thCentury Philadelphia Aston Gonzalez, Salisbury University Leaving for Lands Unknown: The 1820s African American Emigration to Haiti Sara Fanning, Texas Woman's University Session Abstract: Scholars have studied the history of African American migration to Haiti and Liberia during the nineteenth century and shown how fear surrounding growing enslaved populations and the constriction of free black rights prompted waves of international travel. Additional research on the production of nineteenth century black political discourse has demonstrated the promise and possibilities of these two black republics for African Americans. This panel offers detailed studies of those who made this journey and how their travel to these countries prompted sometimes radical ways that they envisioned DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000284 themselves, their communities, and their ability to alter broader conceptions of blackness during the nineteenth century. By focusing on the experiences of several African Americans traveling to and from Haiti and Liberia, this panel explores their changing conceptions of themselves as people of African descent. In keeping with the theme of the Annual Meeting, this panel "explores the ways in which racial distinctions have contributed to the formation of national identities and nation-states as political entities" by investigating how African Americans became Liberians and Haitians while often holding on to elements of their American identities. The papers reveal the circumstances that enabled African descended peoples to reimagine and remake their futures after traveling to, and residing in, Liberia and Haiti. Each focus on the lived experiences of people of African descent who arrived in new lands with varied expectations and came to understand themselves as dramatically different individuals belonging to more expansive communities. Marie Stango's paper identifies the overlooked participation of African American women in and after the 1847 independence movement in Liberia. Previously enslaved in the United States, many of these women fashioned their identities as free people in a new country across the Atlantic. In doing so, they presented themselves as a model for emancipatory politics by adopting and disseminating middle class values and practices. As a result, these women displayed for American and international audiences the extent to which Liberian society had developed into a middle class nation. Aston Gonzalez's paper traces the Haitian travels of a black Philadelphian artist, who, taken with the black nationalistic fervor there, returned to Philadelphia to teach African American audiences about the possibilities of embracing black nationalism and learning from Haitian leaders. In lectures and paintings inspired by his stay, he stressed the possibilities of independent black communities. Sara Fanning's paper analyzes African Americans formulated freedom dreams in Haiti. More DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000285 specifically, her paper investigates the tension between embracing and resisting a new identity for African Americans in Haiti. This tension arises from the mismatched expectations and realities of life in Haiti; she pinpoints the conditions that prompted many to yearn for home while simultaneously embracing the political freedoms they enjoyed there. Each paper on this panel threads together the themes of shifting African American identities, emigration, and black political activism. The papers work together to highlight the conflicts and collaborations in which black Americans took part in their attempts to create a world that recognized and supported black freedoms. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization Papers: Youth, Race, and Immigration Control in 1960s Britain Radhika Natarajan, Reed College Citizenship at the Border: Stowaways, State Power, and the Making of Immigration Policy Kennetta Hammond Perry, East Carolina University The Demographic Defense of the White Nation: Entwined Histories of Race and Immigration in South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s Jean Smith, King's College London Session Abstract: The British Nationality Act of 1948 guaranteed the right of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000286 abode in the United Kingdom to all people resident in the EmpireCommonwealth. Commonwealth Citizenship presented a universalist ideal, but as decolonization created distinct nation-states from the empire, ideas of racial difference and more restrictive views of citizenship based on ancestry hollowed out its broad promise. By the 1960s amid racially-charged concerns about rising immigration from former colonies, the United Kingdom implemented immigration restrictions beginning with the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act. In 1981, the British Nationality Act reversed the 1948 Act and defined citizenship and right of abode in ancestral terms. In assessing this change, the main focus of scholarship has been the quesiton of whether this shift stemmed from policy-making elites themselves or pressure from an illiberal and racist public. The contribution of this panel is to shed new light on the role of racial ideology in the formulation and, crucially, the execution of immigration policies in decolonising Britain. We pay attention to both the broader transnational context in which such policies were formulated and the ways in which they were put into practice, both directly in terms of post-1962 family reunion cases and indirectly in terms of state-sanctioned violence against Commonwealth immigrants. Moving chronologically, Kennetta Hammond Perry's paper focuses on the carceral powers of immigration officials and the anxieties that West African and Caribbean stowaways generated in regards to the exercise of Commonwealth citizenship through the act of migration in the years preceding the passage of the first wave of Commonwealth immigration restrictions. Jean Smith's paper highlights ongoing connections between the United Kingdom and apartheid South Africa not only in terms of both states' racialised immigration policies but also in the ways in which concerns about demographic change in Britain contributed to the dramatic increase in British emigration to South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Radhika Natarajan examines the problem posed by DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000287 young migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia who traveled to Britain for reunification with their families. This group produced anxiety on the part of immigration officers who doubted the integrity of their family ties and generated racialized discourses to discount their claims to entry to Britain. These papers share a focus on the experiences of individual migrants rather than racialised immigration policies in the abstract, or the viewpoint of the policy-maker. The Commonwealth promise of a multi-racial family of nations created a framework for the emergence of nations defined on ethnic and racial terms. By focusing on migration, this panel demonstrates the particular patterns of race and exclusion in the decolonizing British Empire. The questions regarding mobility and belonging raised in these papers continue to haunt us in the present. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. American Economic Association Annual Meeting Friday-Sunday, January 5-7, 2018 The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (HQ) Loews Philadelphia (co-HQ) https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/ Friday, January 5, 2018 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000288 Immigrants and Hispanics Facing Hardships Papers: The Differential Incidence and Severity of Food Insecurity by Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Groups Over the Great Recession in the United States Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University Hugo Jales, Syracuse University Judith Liu, Syracuse University Norbert Wilson, Tufts University Abstract: Perennially, Hispanic- and black-headed households have substantially higher rates of food insecurity (19.1% and 21.5% in 2015, respectively) than the national average (12.5% in 2015), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We document the evolution of both the incidence and severity of food insecurity by race/ethnicity and immigrant status from 2003 to 2015. We define as incidence the traditional binary measure employed in the literature, while intensity is based on the continuous measure available from the survey questions in the food security supplement. We conduct a decomposition analysis to assess the contribution of different factors to the observed differences in food insecurity across these demographic groups over the years before, during, and after the Great Recession. Using Eye Tracking to Study Migrant Remittances Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College Eduardo Nakasone, Michigan State University Maximo Torero, World Bank DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000289 Abstract: It is well documented that migrant remittances are a significant driver of global development and serve as a pillar of economic stability (e.g. The World Bank 2015, Yang 2011). In fact, it is estimated that remittance flows to developing countries will reach US$ 479 billion in 2017 - a number that far exceeds official development assistance. Nonetheless, sending remittances remains costly. The World Bank estimates that, as of 2014, the global average cost of sending US$ 200 held steady at 8 percent of the transaction value. In some instances, transfer fees may surpass 20 percent, leaving quite some money on the table. The creation of publicly available comparison databases containing detailed information on the costs, speed, and reliability of sending remittances has been identified as one of the most efficient means to achieve the above aims. At the same time, this requires such services to be simple and accessible. This study will partner with RemitRight (www.remitright.com, RR), which has built and maintains the first World Bank-certified metasearch web and mobile platform for online money transfers from the US to top remittancereceiving countries, to test behavioral foundations and relevant attributes of comparison-shopping using a range of field experiments. One of the study's main intellectual merits lies in the fact that it uses non-choice (neuro) data in the form of eye tracking (and facial expression) to unpack "the black box" of experimentally elicited choice data in the form of migrant remittance decisions. In so doing, the study sheds light on (1) how neuroeconomic data can be used in field contexts to identify relevant attributes of choice and (2) the resulting welfare effects that could accrue to migrants and recipients from comparisonshopping and increased transparency. Split Families and the Future of Children: Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000290 Abstract: Intensified immigration enforcement, particularly at the local and state level, has been responsible for roughly 1.8 million deportations between 2009 and 2013 alone (Vaughan 2013). Deportations have broken up households and changed the structure of many families headed by an unauthorized parent -typically through the deportation of fathers (Capps et al. 2016). In some instances, the children enter the foster care system when their parents (or single parent) are detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the children are left alone. In this regard, at least 5,100 children were in the foster care system and could not be reunited with their parents due to a parents' detention or deportation. This figure is estimated to increase strongly over the next years (Wessler 2011). Aside from the fact that, on average, it costs state and federal governments approximately $26,000/year to foster a child, foster care children have worse and fewer labor market opportunities (Doyle 2007), and are far more likely to commit crimes (Doyle 2008). Given these facts, our aim is to assess how the escalation of immigration enforcement taking place at the local and state levels since the early 2000s has contributed to the growing number of caseloads of Hispanic youth in foster care, especially in areas with a greater concentration of likely undocumented immigrants. To that end, we combine national data on state-level foster care placements from the 2001-2015 Adoption and Foster Case Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Foster Care files, with detailed information on the intensification of immigration enforcement at the state level. In order to gauge if intensified enforcement has contributed to the share of Hispanic children in foster care, we exploit the temporal and geographic variation in interior immigration policies using a quasi-experimental differences-in-differences approach. Economics of Immigration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000291 Papers: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Information, Perceived Education Level, and Attitudes Toward Refugees: Evidence From a Randomized Survey Experiment Lisa K. Simon, ifo Institute Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute Marc Piopiunik, ifo Institute Abstract: In 2014 and 2015, Europe has witnessed an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We study the causal effect of refugees' perceived education level on natives' attitudes toward them, since education and skill levels will be decisive for refugees' labor market- and social integration. Assessing the true education level of refugees has proven very difficult and is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Consequently, contradicting information has entered the public discourse. We implemented a randomized online survey experiment with almost 5,000 students at four German universities, i.e. among high skilled natives. To exogenously shift the perception of the education level of refugees, we randomly assigned respondents to one of three experimental groups. The control group reported their attitudes toward refugees without any information on the education level of refugees, while the High Skilled treatment group was informed about a study which finds that refugees are rather well-educated, and the Low Skilled treatment group was informed about a study that finds the opposite. We find that these information treatments strongly shift respondents' perceptions of the education level of refugees in the expected way. These significant perception shifts translate into respondents' labor market concerns, as predicted by the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000292 labor market competition model, in which natives are more skeptical of immigrants with similar skill levels as their own. Compared to the control group, respondents in the High Skilled (Low Skilled) treatment are more (less) likely to state that refugees will increase labor market competition. These concerns however, do not translate into general attitudes because economic aspects are rather unimportant for the attitude formation process. Finally, treatment effects differ by respondents' migration status and socioeconomic background. Is It Merely A Labor Supply Shock? Impacts of Syrian Migrants on Local Economies in Turkey Doruk Cengiz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Hasan Tekguc, Kadir Has University Abstract: Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, more than 2.7 million Syrian nationals have fled their homes and started living in Turkey. This is the largest refugee flow since the 1950s. Exploiting the highly unequal spatial distribution of Syrian "guests" across Turkish regions, we analyze impacts of the forced migration on local economies. Using the recently available provincelevel residence data of Syrian population in Turkey, our difference-in-difference estimates or estimates by generalized synthetic control method (Xu 2015) yield no significant or sizable adverse employment or wage effects of Syrians on native workers. We show that the estimated negative employment effect in some of the previous studies (e.g. Tumen 2016) are not robust to alternative control regions, and due to incorrect standard error calculation. Furthermore, we show that residential building construction industry, a relatively laborintensive industry that employs low-skilled workers, has experienced a boom with the arrival of migrants. The number of new building permits increased, on average, by 40% after the shock. New firm establishments have also increased by approximately 35% after the migration wave, which is partly explained by DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000293 investments made by Syrian entrepreneurs. These reflect an increase in the aggregate regional demand and the supply of capital, and potentially explain the absence of the adverse labor market effects. We claim that omitting the former effects misleads the theory, and a thorough analysis of the effects of migration should account for the migration-induced demand and capital supply boost. Migrants, Ancestors, and Foreign Investments Tarek A. Hassan, Boston University, NBER, and CEPR Thomas Chaney, Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR Konrad Burchardi, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, BREAD, and CEPR Abstract: We use 130 years of data on historical migrations to the United States to show a causal effect of the ancestry composition of US counties on foreign direct investment (FDI) sent and received by local firms. To isolate the causal effect of ancestry on FDI, we build a simple reduced-form model of migrations: Migrations from a foreign country to a US county at a given time depend on (i) a push factor, causing emigration from that foreign country to the entire United States, and (ii) a pull factor, causing immigration from all origins into that US county. The interaction between time-series variation in originspecific push factors and destination-specific pull factors generates quasirandom variation in the allocation of migrants across US counties. We find that a doubling of the number of residents with ancestry from a given foreign country relative to the mean increases by 4 percentage points the probability that at least one local firm engages in FDI with that country. We present evidence this effect is primarily driven by a reduction in information frictions, and not by better contract enforcement, taste similarities, or a convergence in factor endowments. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000294 Rainfall Fluctuation and Selection Patterns of Mexico-United States Migration Shan Li, Central University of Finance and Economics Ram Fishman, Tel Aviv University Abstract: This paper studies the role of climate fluctuation, changes in rainfall, in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. Taking migration costs and returns to education into consideration, a simple theoretical model shows how the climate fluctuation affects migration incentives at different education levels and how this influences the education distribution of migrants. Empirically, we examine the effects of rainfall on Mexicans' migration intention for two education groups separately. In the group of less educated people, those with relatively more years of schooling are more likely to move to the U.S. in a drought year, yet the positive selection is impaired. In the group of more educated people, those with relatively fewer years of schooling are more likely to migrate in a drought year, reinforcing the negative selection. Saturday, January 6, 2018 Foreign STEM Students and Immigration Policy Papers: 2:30-4:40 p.m. Will the United States Keep the Best and the Brightest? Career and Location Preferences of Foreign STEM PhDs Ina Ganguli , University of Massachusetts-Amherst Patrick Gaule, CERGE-EI DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000295 Abstract: A key factor behind the emergence and persistence of U.S. leadership in STEM fields has been its ability to attract and retain top tier talent from other countries. Talented foreigners have typically come to the U.S. as graduate students and stayed in the U.S. in academic or industry careers. The current U.S. political climate is characterized by uncertainty regarding H1B visas, a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment, and possible cuts in federal funding for scientific research, all of which could affect the location preferences of foreign STEM PhDs. Time will tell whether the location decisions of foreign STEM students will change; however, an early indicator of potentially shifting location preferences can be obtained by surveying them. In this paper, we discuss findings from a recent novel survey of current doctoral students in a major STEM field - Chemistry - conducted in 2017 at 50 U.S. institutions about their career and location preferences. Unlike previous studies, we use hypothetical choice methods to determine students' valuation of similar jobs in U.S. vs. non-U.S. locations, and we match students to actual measures of ability based on publication measures. We are particularly interested in understanding how location preferences vary across the ability distribution and differ across source countries, and how they compare to the preferences of native US STEM PhDs. We also provide novel evidence on which countries may be best placed to attract foreign US-trained talent. Postdoctoral Researchers: The Impact of Labor Regulations and Visa Policy Sarah E. Turner, University of Virginia Abstract: A key component of innovation in the U.S. economy is the scientific DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000296 research done at universities. In the pipeline for scientific research at U.S. universities, a critical input to research and part of the development of scientific expertise is the post-doctoral appointment. Even as job opportunities for faculty and permanent employment in university science have stagnated, the number of post-doc appointments has continued to grow, particularly in the life sciences and biomedical fields, with numbers rising from 18,399 in 1980 to 63,593 in 2014 (NSF SESTAT). In turn, the pool of researchers working in the scientific programs at U.S. universities is increasingly international; the share of temporary residents among post-doctoral scientists at U.S. universities ranges from about 49% in the health sciences to about 62% in engineering. Immigration policies affect "price" and "quantity" in the scientific labor market to the extent that they impact what universities must pay research personnel and costs of hiring post-doctorate scientists. With a substantial (and growing) pool of students and doctorate recipients from abroad, changes in immigration policies that impact terms of stay affect costs of recruiting non-residents. Major changes include the extension of J-1 visas (from a 3 to 5 years) in 2005 and the extension of F-1 visas to allow 29 months of employment for STEM degree recipients in 2008, which was additionally extended to 36 months in May of 2016. The focus of this research is how changes in visa policies affect the postdoc utilization of US born doctorate recipients, foreign-born recipients of doctorates in the US, and doctorate-level scientists born and educated abroad. Data for this analysis includes administrative data from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services and employment data from public research universities, which are generally required to disclose annually compensation, employment and job title for all salaried workers. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000297 Sunday, January 7, 2018 Employment, Migration and Inequality Papers: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Child Labour Among Refugees and Host Communities: Evidence From Jordan Rami Galal, American University in Cairo Abstract: The refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in Jordan has brought over 600,000 registered refugees to Jordan with close to a third of them under the age of 17. The Jordanian government has sought to provide schooling for under-aged refugees, but the magnitude of the influx has strained available resources. Estimates suggest that there are 70,000 child labourers in Jordan, 80% of whom are Jordanian and 15% Syrian refugees. Using panel survey micro data on Jordan in two round from 2010 and 2016, our plan in this paper is to exploit this natural experiment of the refugee crisis to measure the impact of forced migration on child labour among both the local population as well as the refugee community using a variety of econometric techniques. The value added of this research is threefold: (1), filling in the knowledge gap of the impacts of the refugee crisis on child labour for host children and refugee children, (2), employing new and reliable datasets with robust methodologies, and (3), providing evidence for policy on how to reduce the propensity of child labour amidst the refugee crisis. Inequality Between and Within Immigrant Groups in the United States Hisham Foad, San Diego State University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000298 Abstract: The increse in income inequality has been one of the defining economic trends of the past forty years. The increase in inequality in the United States has been atributed to skill-biased technological change, globalization, and a a changing institutional environment. To what extent can these factors explain rising inequality? I attempt to answer this question by looking at income inequality both within and between immigrant groups in the United States. There is tremendous variation in income inequality between these groups, with Gini coefficients ranging from 0.59 for immigrants from the MENA to 0.42 for immigrants from Mexico. To what extent are differences in inequality between immigrant groups driven by observable characteristics that differentiate these groups? There are also large differences in inequality between different enclaves of immigrants from the same source country. For example, MENA immigrants living in Michigan have an income Gini coefficient of 0.61 as compared to 0.55 for MENA immigrants living in New Jersey. What features of these immigrant enclaves drive differences in immigrant inequality? In this study, I exploit the variation in income inequality both between and within immigrant groups to estimate the micro level determinants of income inequality using a broad sample of 32 immigrant groups distributed across a wide range of ethnic enclaves derived from ACS data. Initial results suggest that inequality is highest for those groups with the highest skill levels, even though these groups have higher average incomes. That inequality is highest for the most skilled migrants suggests a more nuanced view of the role that technology, globalization and institutions play in influencing inequality Lessons from Historical Immigration Policy Papers: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000299 1:00-3:00 p.m. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence From the 1920s United States Immigration Quota Acts Philipp Ager, University of Southern Denmark Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen Abstract: The introduction of immigration quotas in the 1920s fundamentally changed US immigration policy. We exploit this policy change to estimate the economic consequences of immigration restrictions at the county, city, and individual level. The quotas led to a relative decline in population growth in areas with larger pre-existing immigrant communities of affected nationalities. This effect is largely driven by the policy restricted supply of newly arriving immigrants from quota affected nationalities and lower fertility rates of foreignborn women due to declining marriage rates. The more restrictive immigration policy led to significant labor productivity losses in the manufacturing sector of urban counties and cities. Our main finding is that native workers living in areas more exposed to the quota system were pushed into lower-wage occupations, while black workers living in the same areas gained from the quota system. Adaptation of Native Labor and Capital to Mass Migration: Evidence From the Immigration Act of 1924 Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University Abstract: During the Age of Mass Migration (1850-1913), the US economy absorbed 30 million immigrants. The foreign-born share of the male labor force in the US reached 23 percent by 1910, and was as high as 50 percent in some metropolitan areas. Immigrant inflows slowed suddenly in the 1920s when the US government imposed strict immigration quotas favoring immigrants from DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000300 Northern and Western Europe over immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These swings in national immigration flows differentially affected some local areas more than others depending on the country-of-origin composition of the local immigrant population. We use both the rise and fall of immigrant flows to examine how native-born workers adapted to immigrant-induced changes in labor supply. We focus on two potential margins of adjustment: propensity to finish high school in order to differentiate oneself from immigrant labor and propensity to move out of the local area altogether. We also study how firms adjusted their capital investment in response to changes in immigrant inflows. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From the Mexican Bracero Exclusion Michael A. Clemens, Center for Global Development Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College Hannah M. Postel, Center for Global Development Abstract: An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of employment for domestic workers by deliberately shrinking the workforce. Recent advances in the theory of endogenous technical change suggest that such policies could have limited or even perverse labor-market effects, but empirical tests are scarce. We study a natural experiment that excluded almost half a million Mexican 'bracero' seasonal agricultural workers from the United States, with the stated goal of raising wages and employment for domestic farm workers. We build a simple model to clarify how the labor-market effects of bracero exclusion depend on assumptions about production technology, and test it by collecting novel archival data on the bracero program that allow us to measure state-level exposure to exclusion for the first time. We cannot reject the hypothesis that bracero exclusion had no effect on U.S. agricultural wages DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000301 or employment, and find that important mechanisms for this result include both adoption of less labor-intensive technologies and shifts in crop mix. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference Wednesday-Sunday, January 10-14, 2018 Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 http://secure.sswr.org/2018-conference-home/ Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 11, 2018 Section: Immigrants and Refugees 1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia: They Survived, We Can Help Them Thrive: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Social Work with Forced Migrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session8829.html Measuring Refugee Poverty Using Deprivation Versus Income: The Case DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000302 of Afghans in Iran Mitra Ahmadinejad, MA, Florida International University; Shanna Burke, PhD, Florida International University; Miriam Potocky, PhD, Florida International University Developing a Reliable Assessment Tool for Refugee Survivors of Torture Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C, The Catholic University of America; Joan Hodges-Wu, MA, MSW, LGSW, Asylum Seeker Assistance Project; Sarah Moore Oliphant, MSW, PhD, The Catholic University of America Hiding in Plain Sight: A Qualitative Analysis of Survival Strategies for LGBT Forced Migrants Edward J. Alessi, PhD, Rutgers University Performing for Their Lives: The Psychological Toll of 'Reverse Covering' for Sexual and Gender Minority Refugee Claimants in Canada Sarilee Kahn, PhD, McGill University Friday, January 12, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Symposia: Multi-Level Risk Factors Related to the Health and Mental Health of Migrant Populations from Non-Western Low and Middle Income Countries http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9267.html The Risk Environment for Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Male Migrant Market Workers in Central Asia Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000303 University; Xin Ma, MS, Emory University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Assel Terlikbayeva, MD, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Sholpan Primbetova, MSW, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Tara McCrimmon, MPH, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Mingway Chang, PhD, Columbia University; Timothy Hunt, PhD, Columbia University; Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Gaukhar Mergenova, MSW, Columbia University Multi-Level HIV Risk Factors Among Female Fish Traders and Male Truckers in Zambia: A Qualitative Study Comparison Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nomagugu Ncube, MPH, International Organization for Migration; Simona Simona, MA, University of Zambia; Alexander Ncube, BA, Columbia University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Stefani Baca-Atlas, MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chronic Disease and Mental Health Prevalence Among Migrants in Central Asia Angela Aifah, MA, Columbia University Displaced, Overlooked, and Disadvantaged: A Systematic Review of Mental Health Studies of Adult Syrian Refugees Melissa Meinhart, MSW, Columbia University; Erin Mills, BA, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, Columbia University 9:45 a.m. Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000304 Intimate Partner Violence http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33402.html Allison Ward, MSW, Graduate Student, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Research Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 10:15 a.m. Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33406.html 10:45 a.m. The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33407.html David Becerra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jason Castillo, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Francisca Porchas, BA, Organizing Director, Puente Arizona, Phoenix, AZ DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000305 9:45-11:15 a.m. Symposia: Examining Factors Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of Refugees, Immigrants, and Indigenous Populations in the US http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9290.html Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Allison Ward, MSW, Arizona State University; Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Arizona State University; Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, The Johns Hopkins University; Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, California State University, Los Angeles The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants David Becerra, PhD, Arizona State University; Jason Castillo, PhD, University of Utah; Francisca Porchas, BA, Puente Arizona Discrimination and Environmental Changes As Stressors Among Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana Shanondora Billiot, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Roundtables: Advancing the Welfare of Immigrant Children in the U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9128.html Speakers/Presenters: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000306 Alan Dettlaff, Phd, University of Houston; Luis Zayas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, University of Houston; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; and Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD, New Mexico State University 1:45-3:15 p.m. Symposia: Trauma and Resilience: Understanding Mental Health Among Refugees http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9162.html The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Pre-Migration Trauma and PostResettlement Factors for Southeast Asian Refugees Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Arizona State University; Tracy Harachi, PhD, University of Washington Ethnic Differences in Behavioral Health Status: Burman Vs. Karen Refugees Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Symptoms Among Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Wooksoo Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Anita Sharma, University at Buffalo; Sarah Stanford, University at Buffalo Religion As a Source of Strength for Recently Resettled Refugees from Syria Diane Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Nabiha Hasan, University of Texas at Arlington DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000307 3:30-5:00 p.m. Roundtables: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Refugee Based Research http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9157.html Speakers/Presenters: Miriam George, PhD and Anita Vaillancourt, PhD 5:15-6:45 p.m. Oral Presentations: ACCESS & UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9333.html Comparison of Barriers to Health Care before and after Receiving Health Insurance Due to Aca's Individual Mandate Among Self-Employed Korean Immigrants Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Hyunsung Oh, PhD, Arizona State University Limited English Proficiency, Access to Health Care, and Health Services Use Among Asian Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, University of Southern California "Their Needs Are Higher Than What I Can Do": Providers' Experiences of Working with Latino Immigrant Families Katarzyna Olcon, MSW, University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000308 Community Health Workers Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Immigrant Latino Communities Amittia Parker, LMSW, University of Kansas; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Susana Mariscal, PhD, University of Kansas; Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, New York University; Cielo Fernandez, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Reynoso, University of Kansas Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: EXPLORING PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9367.html Social Support Under Siege: An Examination of Women's Forced Migration Karin Wachter, MEd, University of Texas at Austin Latino Traditional Healthcare Use: The Social Network Effect Victor Figuereo, MSW, MA, Boston College; Rocio Calvo, PhD, Boston College Race, Ethnicity, and Birth Place As Predictors of Well-Being Among Older Adults Heehyul Moon, PHD, University of Louisville; Sunshine Rote, PHD, University of Louisville Factors Contributing to Migrant Children's Well-Being in China: Implications on Involuntary Migration of Displaced Children Limin Xu, PhD, Tianjin University of Technology; Patrick Leung, PhD, University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000309 of Houston; Yongxiang Xu, PhD, East China University of Science and Technology 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: IMMIGRATION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9385.html Factors Related to Adverse Functioning for Unaccompanied Children in Long-Term Foster Care in the United States: An Exploratory Study Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Development and Preliminary Validation of the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Instrument Elizabeth Kiehne, MSW, Arizona State University; German Cadenas, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Enforced Separations: A Qualitative Examination on the Impact of Parental Deportation on Latino/a Youth and Families Kristina Lovato-Hermann, PhD, CSU Long Beach Health and Mental Health Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement Julia Shu-Huah Wang, PhD, The University of Hong Kong; Neeraj Kaushal, PhD, Columbia University 12:30-1:30 p.m. Immigration and refugees studies http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9576.html DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000310 Speakers/Presenters: Mitra Ahmadinejad-Naseh, and Michaela Zajicek-Farber, MSW PhD, The Catholic University of America 4:00-5:30 p.m. Oral Presentations: IMMINENT RISKS IMPACTING DACA RECIPIENTS AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9386.html The Growing Significance of Place: Assessing the Diverging Trajectories of Daca-Eligible Young Adults in the New South Roberto G. Gonzales, PhD, Harvard University; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Kristina Brant, Harvard University "Estaba Bien Chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Pathways to Adulthood of Undocumented Adolescent Arrivals Daysi Diaz-Strong, MSW, University of Chicago Effects of in-State Tuition on Undocumented Immigrants' Education and Future: A Synthetic Control Approach Xiaoning Huang, MSW, Columbia University Family Structure and Health Outcomes Among Children of Immigrants Jina Chang, MSW, Boston University Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: REFUGEES & ASYLEES: SOCIAL WELFARE DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000311 CHALLENGES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9446.html Barriers to Higher Education for Asylum Seeking Students from Central Africa Paula Gerstenblatt, PhD, University of Southern Maine Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model Megan Stanton, PhD, Housing Works, Inc.; Samira Ali, PhD, University of Houston; Farnaz Malik, MPH, Housing Works, Inc.; Virginia Shubert, JD, Housing Works, Inc. Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services for Refugees: A Focused Ethnography of Public Health Providers' Perspectives on Mental Health Screening Processes Raiza Beltran, MPH, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Patricia Shannon, PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Refugee Assistance on the Ground. the Case Social Welfare Policy for Refugees Operated in NYC Area Karolina Lukasiewicz, PhD, New York University; Agnes Nzomene, MSW, Catholic Charities 8:30 a.m. Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32806.html DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000312 Megan Stanton, PhD, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Storrs, CT Samira Ali, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Houston, TX Farnaz Malik, MPH, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Virginia Shubert, JD, VP Advocacy Research, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: SOCIAL SUPPORT & RESILIENCE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9456.html A Randomized Trial Testing Group Mental Health Supports for Afghan Refugees in Malaysia Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Kaitlin Ward, BS, Brigham Young University; Veena Pillai, MBBS, Dhi Consulting & Training Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience Among Women in Northern Uganda Joanne Corbin, PhD, Smith College; J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities Taylor Long, MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor It Takes a Community to "Raise" Immigrant High-School Graduates: An DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000313 Ecological Prespective to Understand Strategies to Enhance Equity of Opportunities Abbie Frost, Ph.D., Simmons College School of Social Work; Hugo Kamya, PhD, Simmons College School of Social Work 10:45 a.m. Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32497.html Taylor Long, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Beirut, Lebanon Return to Top ******** ******** 6. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-theimmigrant-host-state-nexus11-12-january-2018-european-university-institute- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000314 florence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Confirmed Speakers: Michael Blake, Washington; Valeria Ottonelli, Genova David Owen, Southampton Ayelet Shachar, MPI-MMG; and Rainer Bauboc, EUI Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000315 ******** ******** 7. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draftprogramme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000316 (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, etc.), (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 10:00-10:45 a.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000317 Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Parallel Sessions 1 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000318 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000319 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries Linkage of Data Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community Plenary Session 3 9:30-10:45 a.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000320 Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Parallel Sessions 4 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects Migration Measurement I Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000321 of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? Parallel Sessions 5 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration...)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000322 information technology...)? Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Starr Forum: Human Flow (film screening) 3:30-6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 Building 10, 250 222 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_human_flow Description: Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Human Flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey. Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter and justice: from teeming refugee DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000323 camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbed-wire borders; from dislocation and disillusionment to courage, endurance and adaptation; from the haunting lure of lives left behind to the unknown potential of the future. Human Flow comes at a crucial time when tolerance, compassion and trust are needed more than ever. This visceral work of cinema is a testament to the unassailable human spirit and poses one of the questions that will define this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity? Amazon Studios and Participant Media present, in association with AC Films, Human Flow, a film directed by Ai Weiwei. Human Flow is produced by Ai Weiwei, Chin-Chin Yap and Heino Deckert and executive produced by Andrew Cohen of AC Films with Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann of Participant Media. Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Conflict and Compromise Between Law and Politics in EU Migration and Asylum Policies 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018 Universite libre de Bruxelles - Campus du Solbosch Buildings K and R42 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000324 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium http://odysseus-network.eu/conference-2018/ Program: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session: Accessing the Implementation of the Agenda on Migration Several questions related to the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration will be analysed in relation with the Commission Communications of 27 September and 7 December 2017. Welcome speach by Philippe De Bruycker, Coordinator of the Odysseus Academic Network, ULB, Brussels "From illegal to legal migration: the importance of pull factors" by Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants "From Dublin to sharing people: a viable model of solidarity?" by Francesco Maiani, Associate Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Comments by Simon Mordue, Deputy Director-General, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stream One - Externalization: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000325 International Responsibility for the Cooperation of the EU & its Member States with the Libyan Coastguard? Whilst they avoid triggering directly the application of the ECHR, the EU and its Member States collaborate closely with the Libyan coastguard by providing training, equipment and/or funding. Can these policies lead to international responsibility of the EU and its Member States and, if yes, which court(s) would establish jurisdiction? Convener: Achilles Skordas, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ramses Wessel, Professor of International Law and Governance, University of Twente, the Netherlands Mariagiulia Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Law, Department of Law and Criminology, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU Carolyn Moser, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany Stream Two - Human Rights: The Human Right to Leave a Country: to Protect or Forget? The freedom to leave any country including his own recognised under human rights law is challenged by pull-back practices as part of the fight against irregular migration and the externalisation of the EU migration policy. Turkey is requested to prevent migrants and asylum seekers to leave its territory. Transit DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000326 countries like Libya if not origin countries, are asked to act in a similar way. The compatibility of such measures with the right to leave should be assessed. Convener: Elspeth Guild, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, Queen Mary University of London Nora Markard, Junior Professor of Public and International Law, University of Hamburg Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Pia Oberoi, Advisor on Migration and Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ulrike Brandl, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law and European Union Law, Faculty of Law, University of Salzburg Stream Three - Institutions: Monitoring and Steering Through Frontex and Easo 2.0: The Rise of a New Model of JHA Agencies? The (envisaged) enhanced mandate of key EU JHA agencies goes far beyond support, or administrative cooperation, and includes functions that have the potential to directly steer the implementation of EU policies, as well as monitoring functions. This creates obvious tensions with the agencies' internal governance structures which are largely intergovernmental, and more broadly with the legal, and political limits to their functioning. This workshop integrates insights from practice, policy input, and legal debate and critically assesses: the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000327 (envisaged) design and operationalisation of these monitoring and steering functions; the level of independence afforded to JHA agencies; the effectiveness of existing accountability mechanisms. Convener: Lilian Tsourdi, Doctor, Lecturer, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Kris Pollet, Senior Legal and Policy Officer, ECRE Richard Ares Baumgartner; EU Affairs Strategic Advisor, Frontex Patricia Van de Peer, Head Department of Asylum Support, European Asylum Support Office 1:30-3:30 p.m. Visas For Asylum: Not Under EU Law or Not at All? While asylum seekers have recourse to smugglers because they cannot travel legally to the EU, the CJEU ruled on 7 March 2017 on the application of a Syrian family for a short-term visa that would have allowed them to travel and apply for asylum in Belgium. The severely criticized decision of the Court in X & X denying its jurisdiction should be scrutinized, including the issue if the refusal of a visa may lead to a violation of non-refoulement in relation with the own initiative report of the European Parliament on humanitarian visas. Convener: Violeta Moreno-Lax, Doctor, Associate Professor in Law, Queen Mary University of London Emmanuelle Bribosia, Director of the Center for European Law, Institute for DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000328 European Studies, ULB Juan Fernando Lopez-Aguilar, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sophie Magennis, Head of Policy and Legal Support Unit, UNHCR, Bureau for Europe Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Collective Expulsion or Not? Individualisation of Decision Making in Migration and Asylum Law The ECTHR delivered two contradictory rulings on collective expulsion in the case Khlaifia. The recent ruling in N.D. & N.T. on 3 October 2017 about returns from Mellila to Morocco adds a seventh case to the list of violations of Protocole 4 of the ECHR on the prohibition of collective expulsions. What is at stake is the level of individualisation of return decisions required by judges. This principle of administrative law appeared also in the case law of the CJEU on family reunification. But what does individualisation require precisely? Convener: Jean-Yves Carlier, Professor, Faculte de droit, Universite Catholique de Louvain Luc Leboeuf, Scientific Collaborator, Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques, Universite Catholique de Louvain Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000329 Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Marta Hirsch-Ziembinska, Principal Legal Adviser of the European Ombudsman and member of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law External Competence and Representation of the EU and its Member States in the Area of Migration and Asylum The General Court considered in case T-192/16 that the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016 was not adopted by the European Council but rather by the Heads of State or Government of the Member States. If that is the case, can we consider the collective action of Member States in fields within the scope of EU external competences to be lawful? The current discussions in the UN of the Global Compacts on refugees and migration also raise questions regarding who takes part in those negotiations on behalf of the EU and its Member States. Convener: Paula Garcia Andrade, Associate Professor of Public International law and EU law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid Juan Santos Vara, Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Action, University of Salamanca, Spain Thomas Spijkerboer, Professor of Migration Law, VU University of Amsterdam Mauro Gatti, Research Associate, University of Luxembourg Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000330 4:00-5:00 p.m. Final Plenary Session - Towards "Judicial Passivism" in EU Migration and Asylum Law? Convener: Iris Goldner Lang, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and InterCultural Dialogue Francoise Tulkens, Former Judge and Vice-President of the ECTHR Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General, CJEU Franklin Dehousse, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium; Former Judge at the General Court, CJEU Henri Labayle, Professeur de Droit Europeen, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France Daniel Thym, Jean-Monnet Chair of Public, European and International Law, University of Konstanz, Germany Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000331 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000332 Bloom, Karl D From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Monday, November 27, 2017 5:58 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 11/27/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 11/27/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate ATTN Federal employees: The Center's Combined Federal Campaign number is 10298. 1. 11/28, Ithaca, NY - Lecture on technological interventions in the refugee/migration crisis 2. 11/28, NYC - Lecture on refugee self-representation 3. 11/28, North America/Europe - Webinar on rethinking refugees and housing 4. 11/29, DC - Address and discussion on the state of human rights in Mexico - [New Listing] 5. 11/29-12/3, DC - Immigration at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting 6. 12/1, San Diego - Seminar on refugee and asylum policies in the present age 7. 12/1, Prato, Italy - Workshop on best practices for addressing refugees and irregular migration in Australia and the EU 8. 12/3-4, Mexico City - U.S-Mexico Chamber of Commerce binational meeting - [New Listing] 9. 12/4, NYC - Seminar on the increase in global deportations - [New Listing] 10. 12/5, Philadelphia - Discussion on reporting on immigration from different perspectives 11. 12/6, DC - Lecture on life as a Syrian refugee 12. 12/10-12, Phoenix - National Immigrant Integration Conference 13. 12/11-12, Paris - International conference on immigration in OECD countries 14. 1/3-6/18, San Diego - Immigration at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting - [New Listing] 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000333 15. 1/11-12/18, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus 16. 1/15-16/18, Paris - International forum on migration statistics - [New Listing] 1. Technological Interventions in the Refugee/Migration Crisis 7:00-8:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, G01 Cornell University 107 Hoy Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 http://events.cornell.edu/event/techlaw_colloquium_3671?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Cornell Speaker: Mark Latonero University of Southern California Contact: Leslie Morris, lm60@cornell.edu Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Selfies and the Ethics of the Face: A Case Study in Refugee Self-representation 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Wolff Conference Room at The New School Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility 6 E 16th St 11th Floor 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000334 New York, NY 10003 https://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/selfies-and-the-ethics-of-the-face-a-case-study-in-refugee-self-representation/ Speaker: Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science Description: In this lecture, Professor Chouliaraki proposes a new understanding of the selfie as moral practice. Extending current approaches to the digital genre of the selfie as an aesthetic or a techno-social practice, the proposed understanding of the selfie as moral practice stems from two places. First, it stems from the function of the selfie to confront us with the face of the other (as a locative '*here* I am' and an existential 'here *I am*') and, in so doing, to make a demand for our moral response. Second, it stems from the capacity of the selfie to flow across digital networks, both horizontally across social media (intermediation) and vertically onto mainstream news platforms (remediation). As both face and flow, the ethics of the selfie becomes particularly relevant in research questions around excluded or marginalized groups whose 'face' struggles for visibility in Western media spaces. Taking as a starting point the 2015 refugee crisis and its extensive coverage in European news, Professor Chouliaraki explores the complexities of the selfie as moral practice, by addressing the following questions: What does it mean for refugee selfies to circulate on Western media platforms? In which ways are their faces inserted in 'our' visual economies? How is their news value justified? And what role do these justifications play for Western media not only as news platforms but also as moral and political spaces? Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Refugees and Housing 10:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000335 Cities of Migration Webinar http://citiesofmigration.ca/webinar/beyond-bricks-and-mortar/ Description: Refugee housing is about more than bricks and mortar. It's the foundation of the refugee's relationship to a new home, neighbours and landlords. Getting it right tests the capacity of a community of hosts to open their doors to the newly-arrived and the needs of those who have left everything behind. Creating the local conditions for a housing market that is open and inclusive of the city's most vulnerable residents is challenging. How do we overcome the prejudices, biases, or 'fear of the stranger' that can be barriers to refugees seeking affordable accommodation, employment or a secure sense of belonging? When does 'my' home become 'our' home? Join us online on November 28 to learn about housing initiatives in Bristol, UK and Berlin, Germany, that are opening doors to refugee housing and local economic development by creating positive social interactions between refugee and host communities at home, at work and in local neighbourhoods. Learn about Good Ideas: * In Bristol, UK, the #Rethinkingrefugee campaign, led by Ashley Community Housing, successfully challenged misinformation about refugee tenants and shifted landlord attitudes from bias against refugees as liabilities to recognizing them as community assets. Today, the evolving campaign continues to change perceptions of refugees and other vulnerable groups amongst the public, landlords, local authorities and employers. * In Berlin, Germany, the internationally recognized Refugees Welcome initiative provides an easy-to use, secure online platform that lets local residents open their homes and share their living spaces with refugees. Not simply about housing, Refugees Welcome promotes inclusion through co-living which accelerates second language learning and helps refugees get settled, make friends, gain social networks and find employment faster and more easily. Speakers: Fuad Mahamed, CEO Ashley Community Housing (Bristol, UK) Mareike Geiling, Founder Refugees Welcome, Berlin, Germany 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000336 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Update on the State of Human Rights in Mexico with Luis Raul Gonzalez Perez, President of Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights 1:00-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/update-the-state-human-rights-mexico-luis-raul-gonzalez-perez-president-mexicosnational Description: The Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center is pleased to host Mr. Luis Raul Gonzalez Perez, President of Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) for a conversation on the current state of human rights in Mexico. Please note that the conversation will be in Spanish. Mr. Gonzalez Perez will deliver remarks on the work of the CNDH, and the CNDH's recommendations to the Mexican government on several key human rights cases. Additionally, Mr. Gonzalez will discuss the human rights challenges faced by migrants, both Central American and Mexican, and both in Mexico and abroad. Mr. Luis Raul Gonzalez became head of the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico in 2014. Previously, he held various positions at the CNDH and within the federal government. Gonzalez Perez was also an academic affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the General Attorney for the University. His remarks will be followed by commentary from Joy Olson, former Executive Director of the Washington Office for Latin 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000337 America (WOLA) and Daniella Burgi-Palomino, Senior Associate for Mexico, Border and Migration Issues, Latin America Working Group. Speakers: Welcome Remarks Christopher Wilson Deputy Director, Mexico Institute Luis Raul Gonzalez Perez President, Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) Joy Olson Former Executive Director, Washington Office on Latin America Daniella Burgi-Palomino Senior Associate for Mexico, Border and Migration Issues, Latin America Working Group Return to Top ******** ******** 5. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting Wednesday, November 29-Sunday, December 3, 2017 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC 20008 http://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx?ItemNumber=14722&&navItemNumber=566 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000338 Immigration-themed sessions: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:30 a.m. 12:00-1:45 p.m. Ethnographic Perspectives on Exile, Migration, Diaspora Presentations: The Red in a Mother's Hair: rethinking popular religion and political categories through Kolkata's refugee colonies Ethnic Armenian War Widows From Syria: Memories, Strategies, Aspirations in the 'Homeland' "Home" is for tourism: conceptions of the homeland in the Mauritian diaspora Recent Change in Language Policy of Singapore and Its Potential Implications Political Crises, Precarity, and Resilience: Social and Economic Resourcefulness Among Refugees, Migrants, and the Displaced Presentations: Facing dispossession: the creation of new forms of property in Sahrawis' exile Migration and Revolution: The Syrian Crisis and the Crisis of Masculinity Displaced Bodies, Displaced Devotions: Gulenist Asylum Seekers in Europe Navigating uncertainty. Everyday knowledge production of undocumented migrants in France. Resourcefulness, resilience and doubt in young Syrian and Palestinian men's search for wives in Germany 2:15-4:00 p.m. 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000339 Regimes of Migration, Identity and the Making of the State Presentations: Migration Regime, Syrian Refugees and Syrianness at the Turkish-Syrian Border The Wall: (Dis)continuities of the State Making Practices on the Turkish-Syrian Border 'To be Syrian is to Laugh: The Precarity and Agency of Urban Syrian Refugees in Amman, Jordan via Un/humorous Speech' Migration and Asylum Seeking: Experiences of Kurdish Migrants from Turkey in Chicago Burning Matters: Migration, Citizenship, and Illegality in Tangier Detained on Trumped-Up Charges: Migrants and the Ascendant U.S. Security-State Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; Josiah Heyman, University of Texas, El Paso; Jonathan Xavier Inda, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Stuesse, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Daniel M. Goldstein, Rutgers University; Susan C. Bibler Coutin, University of California, Irvine 4:30-6:15 p.m. Migration and Social Class: Ambiguous Class Identities in Translocal Social Fields Presentations: Class performances: Children's parties and the reproduction of social class among diasporic Cameroonians Neither Educated nor Cosmopolitan: Social Class from the Perspective of Left-Behind Children of Southern Chinese Migrants Transnational migration from Tajikistan and the effect of new travel restrictions on the production of class 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000340 Longing for a House in Ghana: Social Class Tension among Ghanaian Eldercare Workers in the United States Class Switching: Migrants' Multiple Class Belongings in Mexico and Namibia Teaching & Learning in contexts of immigrant, indigenous and linguistic diversity Presentations: Checks, balances and constitutional rights: The impact of an anti-immigrant president on immigrant teenagers and their teachers Mock Spanish and the construction of expertise in a high school science classroom. Creating Spaces for Indigenous Youth: The Shifting Focuses and Possibilities of Maya Chuj Youth Organizing in Guatemala Language, Literacy, and Life: Co-constructing Core Practices with High School Immigrant Youth Writing practices in the Eastern Andean Mountains of Colombia Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:00-9:45 a.m. Discourses of Im/migrant Reception in Rural United States Communities Presentations: Rural Schooling Achievement for Students of Mexican Descent Discourses of Immigrant and Refugee Inclusion in the Shenandoah Valley "They Don't Show Up": Immigrant Identities and the Politics of Rural Research Bad Blood: Figurations of White/Trailer Trash in Diversifying Mobile Home Communities 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000341 Farmers and Farmworkers in an Era of Stricter Immigration Controls: Shared Struggle or "Whites First"? Temporal Frames and Belonging Claims: Migration Histories of Farming Families in Southern Appalachia Cracks in the Neoliberal State: Latinx migration and contestations over place and belonging in rural Arkansas Gender Identity and Labor Migration: How Global Politics and Economics Matter in Migrant Gender Identity and Mobility Presentations: Global Nurses: Complicating the Global Care Chain with Migrant Nurses Lost in the interspace: gender, migration and the experience of misrecognition in the context of transforming societies Performing Femininities and Masculinities in Different Migratory Contexts The Effect of Short-Term Female Migration on Family and Gender Roles in Fiji Gender, Class and Social Reproduction: Return migration to Southern Mexico in the Net-Zero Migration Era Human Rights and Political Subjectivities in Contemporary Contexts: Migrations, Movements, and CounterMovements Presentations: Economic Migrants, Terrorists, and Illegals: Transnational State Collusion in the Creation of a Post-Refugee World Speech as crime: The legal debate between "Cultural Genocide" and "Acculturation" in twentieth-century Brazil Linguistic Prejudice, Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples in Alto Rio Negro, Brazil 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000342 Notes on the conversation between Indigenous Peoples and national governments on human rights and citizenship in the tri-border of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. Dimensions of agency in transnational engagements of Afghan migrants and return migrants Tacit political subjectivity: ethnification of Polish minority in Eastern Europe 3:00-4:30 p.m. World on the Move: Perspectives on Immigration, Migration and Displacement Presenters: John Homiak Smithsonian Institution Amalia Cordova Latinx Digital Curator Smithsonian Institution 3:00-5:00 p.m. Gallery Session: Migration, Refugees, and Language Presentations: 287(g) Revisited: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Tennessee An Ethnographic Study of Refugee Women and their Experiences of Resettlement in Salt Lake City: A Focus on Gender Roles and Acculturation Cumbia Poder: Harnessing the Power of Cumbia Cultures and Sounds Across Borders Ethnography of Socioeconomic Class and Transnational Educational Experiences: Dynamics of Chinese Immigrant Parenting Activation in a Midwest Town in a Midwest Town 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000343 How do heritage speakers support their 3rd generation children's bilingual development? An urgent call for making connections between family and institutional language policy decisions. I'm not messin' up! : The Efficacy of IRE Structures as a form of Participation in the Evaluation of Arabic-speaking student Comprehension in an ESL 1 Classroom Mexican Immigrant Women in New York and their Transnational Business Networks: Buying, Selling and Connecting with Food and Supplements Migrants, Refugees, and the Media: Local Interpretations of Mass Media Messages Motivations for Language Revitalization Reuniting language, culture, and cognition in semantic typology: The case of MesoSpace The Bridge Project: Educational Justice at the Intersect of Anthropology and Activism The Power Found in Friendship: a Study of the Social Integration and Adjustment of Resettling Refugees The Voice of the Nation: Preserving Garifuna Ancestors as Political Actors through Language Revitalization Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Language-Learning Visualizing Language: The Utilization of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Videography in Creating Second-Language Environments 4:15-6:00 p.m. Migration, Media, and the Politics of Representation Presenters: David Ansari 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000344 PhD candidate, The University of Chicago Nadeen Thomas Guest Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College Jelena Jankovic PhD Student, University of Notre Dame Adam Kersch Doctoral Student, University of California, Davis Friday, December 1, 2017 8:00-9:45 a.m. Migrant Resilience in a Hostile Time Presenters: Sealing Cheng Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong Alyshia Galvez Associate Professor, Lehman College, CUNY Anouk de Koning Associate Professor, Radboud University Eithne Luibheid University of Arizona 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Engaged Anthropology with Undocumented and Immigrant Students in the Trump Era 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000345 Presenters: Kristin Yarris Assistant Professor, University of Oregon Mariela Nunez-Janes Associate Professor, University of North Texas Lauren Heidbrink Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach Whitney Duncan, Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado Margarita Salas Crespo Communications Coordinator, Children's Advocacy Alliance Wendy Vogt Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis J.C. Salyer Barnard College, Columbia University Relationships in transit: Marriage, family, and gender expectations in immigrant experiences Presentations: Marriage immigrants as "surrogate mothers" for Korea: Examining cultural discourses about gender, immigration, and mothering Gender shapes migration, migration reshapes gender: Chuukese migrant women's experiences in Guam, U.S. MOBILITY, EXCISION, and DELAYED MARRIAGES: NARRATIVES OF DISRUPTED RITES OF PASSAGE FROM YOUNG AFRICAN MIGRANTS 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000346 "Who am I? Father, Mother, Husband or Wife?": Transformation of Gender Roles Believes among Transnational Migrant Family Members 2:00-3:45 p.m. #NoBanNoMuro/SanctuaryForAll: Local and Transborder Resistance to Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Policies in Trump's America Presentations: Sanctuary Place-Making in the Borderlands: A Historical Perspective The Dark Side of Sanctuary Cities: Limitations, Fragility and Complicity in Philadelphia Refugees Are Welcome in Detroit: Anti-Trump Solidarity and Strategies of Local Resistance Entre Trump y Pena Nieto: Neoliberal States, Mixed-Status Families, and Building Resistance Across Borders Deserving DREAMers, Do-Gooders, Delinquents, and Drop-Outs: Understanding Immigrant Youth's Narratives of Self and Citizenship Status in Nativist Times Presentations: "Your Story is Your Ticket:" Latino Youth's College Application Essays and the Writing of Deserving Immigrant Selves in Nashville, Tennessee Civil Disobedience as Strategic Resistance in the Immigrant Rights Movement: Contesting Narratives of Deservingness and Belonging 'Deserving' Children in Family Detention? Allocating Empowerment in Nigerian Anti-Trafficking Campaigns Undocumented, Unafraid, and United: How Current Immigration Policy Has Shaped the Identities and Political 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000347 Participation of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants in the United States Migrant Desires: Uprooted Lives and Labor in Unsettling Times Presentations: The Moral Education of Desire: Kurdish Migrant Workers and Islamic Orders in Istanbul Producing Desire or Reproducing the Family: Young Kurdish Urbanites in Rural Turkey Migrant Mothers: Parental Expectations and Contested Desires in Rural China Illicit Intimacy: Syrian Refugees and Female Domestic Workers in Beirut Terrains of Desire: Tamil Place-Making in Paris 4:15-6:00 p.m. Migration, Transnationality, and the Social Determinants of Health Presentations: The Rhetoric of "Tremendous Disease" and its Potential Impact on Treatment-seeking for First Generation Migrants with Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the U.S. Overcoming Barriers to Healthcare Access among Low-income Latina Immigrants in South Carolina Reshaping Health Access and Matters of Life: Karen Undocumented Migrants in the Thai-Burma Border Culture's Role in Immigrant Health: Social Determinants of Depression and Diabetes Among Mexican women in Alabama Anthropology Matters in Medical Translation for Immigrants: The Cultivated Invisibility of Power and History in Patient-Doctor Interaction in Two Massachusetts Community Healthcare Centers 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000348 The Sound of Silence in America: Deaf Immigrants and the Politics of Othering Saturday, December 2, 2017 8:00-9:45 a.m. International migrants in China: Infrastructures, trajectories and positionalities Presentations: New highly-skilled youth mobilities from Spain to China Bolivians in China and the emergence of commercial brokers Migration trajectories and positionalities of self-initiated Swiss migrants in China Infrastructural cracking: Indian workers in a local Chinese market Family embeddedness and socio-spatial dimensions of dwelling: Migration infrastructures of Swedish corporate migrant families in Shanghai More than just business: Arab-Chinese marriages in commercial and cultural context New highly-skilled youth mobilities from Spain to China 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Migration Matters: Crisis, Policy, and Engaging with Displacement at the Margins and Core of Europe Presentations: Ruptures and Continuities of Migration History: "Newcomers" and "Hosts" in Berlin Studying Up the "Helpers": The Turkish Political Elite's Instrumentalization of Displaced Syrians Sustainability at a Time of Crisis: Refugees, Health Care, and Response Capacity in Greece and Turkey 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000349 Does Anthropology Matter in the Margins of Europe? Categories and Experiences of Forced Displacement in the Aegean Return to (and from) Surp Giragos: Displaced Stakeholders of Sacred Heritage Sites Navigating Educational Processes, Policies, and Practices: Work with Im/migrant and Refugee Youth around the Globe Presentations: Global policyscapes and historical memory: Ethnographies of democratic citizenship education in Poland and Guatemala Contesting exclusion by enacting equality: Claiming Muslim Youth Space in a Suburban US High School Immigration policies circulating in ESOL professional development with K-12 teachers "We are All Brothers": How the discourse of color-blindness in schools shapes belonging for urban Syrian refugees in Jordan Behind Policy: Societal Influences Presentations: Fear and the Refugee. Some Thoughts on an Emotional and Political Strategy Letting Go to Get it Done: An Ethnographic Study of Progressive Social Policymaking in Conservative North Carolina Shifting Health Policy Landscapes: ACA or no ACA and what it means for Chicago Latinx Somaliland's Self Help in the Face of Famine: Cooperation of State, Civil Society and Diaspora Built on Cultural Identity 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000350 The Human Face of Shifting Immigration-Enforcement Priorities in the United States The Role of On-the-Ground Land Relations in Determining Correlations Among Land Security, Food Security and Private Land Policy Enactment in Burkina Faso, West Africa Total Worker Health: Occupational Safety and Health Policy in a Post-Industrial Economy 12:15-1:30 p.m. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants Jayne Howell, California State University, Long Beach; David W. Haines, George Mason University; Fethi Keles, Clarkson University 2:00-3:45 p.m. Homeland(s), Part Two: Refugees, Immigrants and Ideologies of Place Presentations: Mourning and recreating the "homeland": Okinawan colonial repatriates' "return" pilgrimages to the Northern Marianas Kosovo Roma Migrants in Germany: Ritual, Policy and the Conundrums of Homeland Strangers at Home, Strangers Abroad: The Psychological Displacement of American Ahmadi Muslims of Pakistani Origin Lessons in Solidarity and Coalition Building: Community Protection, Minority Leaders and new Women's March Protesters Respond to Threats on Refugees and Immigrants Nasz Heimat: How the German nationalist "homeland" concept got a Polish possessive adjective 2:00-3:45 p.m. Migrant Subjects: Solidarities, Values, and Care in Times of Uncertainty 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000351 Presentations: "Chinese Background Vietnamese in London via China and Hong Kong: Communities Shaped Through Serial Migration" "It's the market": Talk of value and domestic work in Cairo 'Syria Calls You': Situating Syrian Experience and Solidarity in Paris "Me working hard for them": Transnational youths' narratives of their parents' sacrifices, familial well-being, and an ethics of care The Politics of Love and Labor: Film, Migration, and Race in the Indo-Caribbean Sunday, December 3, 2017 8:00-9:45 a.m. Anthropological Perspectives on Refugees and Migration Presentations: Living and Working In-Between: Early Refugees as Political Moderators for Asylum Seekers from Afghanistan in Athens, Greece Stranger Danger: National Enemies as Hosts and Guests The ethnography of migration: psychodynamic encounters with Afghan refugees Projective Identification in Interactions between Syrian Refugees and Germans 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Migrant, transnational and immigrant student experiences 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000352 Presentations: Insiders' Perspectives: The US Experience of Korean Elite Students at Top-Ranked American Universities Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Central America: Metaphors of Trauma and Implications for Schools Transnational Students' Identity Construction and Future Educational Trajectories: A Korean-Guatemalan Case 12:15-2:00 p.m. From Feminized Victims to "Bad Hombres" - Gendered Scripts and Narratives of Belonging among Migrant Communities Presentations: Hyper masculinity and privileged femininities: Migrant labor and the rise of the Taliban movement in Swat Valley, Pakistan "Bad Hombres:" Criminalization, Masculinities, and Deportation from the United States Harbingers of Hope: Social Capital in the Lives of Unaccompanied Central American Minors Getting to Tell Their Story: Survivors of Trafficking and Narrative Formation in the Legal Process Indigenous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Refugee and Asylum Policies in an Age of Resurgent Nationalism 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000353 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2017 Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost's Building, Conference Room 115 University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 http://ccis.ucsd.edu/events/seminars.html Speakers: Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Chiara Galli, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Molly Fee, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UCLA Rawan Arar, PhD student, Department of Sociology, UC San Diego Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law and Founder and Director of the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) Sara Wallace Goodman, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Irvine David FitzGerald, Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego Alex Aleinikoff, University Professor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School Yvette Lopez, Attorney-at-Law, San Diego Return to Top ******** ******** 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000354 7. Responding to Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia and the EU: Practices to Adopt and Policies to Avoid Sponsored by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University Friday, December 1, 2017 Monash Prato Centre, Italy Palazzo Vai Via Pugliesi, 26 59100 Prato (PO), Italy https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/our-areas-of-work/refugees-and-asylum-seekers/internationalrefugee-workshop Description: The Castan Centre will host a small workshop in December, in Italy, a country at the frontline of the EU response to irregular migration and refugees. The purpose of the event will be to reflect on what Australia and the EU can teach each other about responding to irregular migration and refugees. Over the past few years, the EU has looked to other jurisdictions for ideas to curb the higher numbers of irregular migrants and refugees seeking the protection of member states. In particular, there have been calls within Europe to follow the so called 'Australian solution' to refugees. In 2001, the then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, responded to the irregular arrival of 438 people seeking Australia's protection on the ship MV Tampa, by stating that Australia 'will decide who comes [into Australian territory] and the circumstances in which they come'. Since then, Australia has adopted a range of border control policies to deter refugees and deny access to Australian territory including third country processing and detention of refugees, temporary protection visas, boat turn-backs, containment strategies in refugee producing countries and increasing cooperation with countries of transit to stop the onward movement of those seeking to enter Australian territory through irregular means. These strategies appear to have curbed the number of refugees entering Australian territory but have also resulted in grave human rights abuses including the potential refoulement of refugees and others owed Australia's international protection. In addition, these policies have come at a high cost to Australia, both in terms of extraordinary financial resources and damage to Australia's international reputation. There are therefore clear pitfalls in the EU adopting Australia's border protection policies. This is not to say, however, that all aspects of Australia's refugee regime are without merit. For example, Australia's resettlement program offers many refugees 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000355 a durable solution and when done well, provides a model that should be emulated. This workshop will discuss what Australia and the EU can learn from each other's experience of responding to refugees and irregular migration. It will ask: what are the legal, ethical and effective practices in each jurisdiction that should be adopted and which policies are ineffective, dangerous and unlawful? Return to Top ******** ******** 8. U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Binational Meeting Sunday-Monday, December 3-4, 2017 Four Seasons Hotel l Mexico City Paseo de la Reforma 500, Del. Cuauhtemoc Ciudad de Mexico, 06600 http://usmcoc.org/event-page/binational-meeting-mexico-2017/ Overview: This conference is designed for private and public-sector executives and management personnel to learn and discuss how policies enacted in both counties affect and influence business between both countries. Government official and private sector leaders are invited to speak as panelists on different topics relevant to the conference agenda. Similarly, there are always new business ideas and opportunities that grow out of the contacts made at the conference. This year we will offer a Congressional Roundtable with a keynote presentations by Congressmen Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, and Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security of the U.S. Congress. To be with us, we have also invited members of Mexico's Federal Congress. They will share their views on the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation, the key role that the legislative branch of each country has and ultimate passage of legislation. 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000356 Additionally, we have invited Mexico's Confederation of Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism -CONCANACO SERVYTUR, to talk about their perspective from the private sector on Mexico's economy and NAFTA. Conference agenda: Monday, December 4, 2017 8:00-10:00 a.m. Congressional Roundtable Keynote Speakers: Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman, House Committee on Rules, U.S. Congress Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman, House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Congress Congressman Jorge Davila, Chairman of the Economy Committee, Mexico Federal Congress 10:00-11:00 a.m. USMCOC Board Meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. NAFTA Update Jose Calzada Rovirosa, Mexico Secretary of Agriculture 2:30-4:00 p.m. USMCOC & CONCANACO SERVYTUR Luncheon Introductory remarks: Ing. Enrique Solana Senties, President, Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism CONCANACO SERVYTUR Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, Mexico Secretary of Tourism 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000357 Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Deportation World: The Challenges of a New Global Phenomenon 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, December 4, 2017 The New School, Wolff Conference Room 6 E. 16th St 11th Floor New York, NY, 10003 https://zolberginstitute.org/eventbrite-event/deportation-world-the-challenges-of-a-new-global-phenomenon/ Speaker: Daniel Kanstroom, Professor of Law Thomas F. Carney Distinguished Scholar, Director of the International Human Rights Program, and Co-Director of the Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice. Professor Kanstroom was the founder of the Boston College Immigration and Asylum clinic in which students represent indigent noncitizens and asylum-seekers. Together with his students, he has won many high-profile immigration and asylum cases and has provided counsel for hundreds of clients over more than a decade. Professor Kanstroom's newest initiative, the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project, seeks to conceptualize and develop a new field of law while representing US deportees abroad and undertaking empirical study of the effects of deportation on families and communities. Return to Top ******** ******** 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000358 10. Reporting on Immigration with WHYY & Al-Bustan: Both Sides of the Story 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2017 WHYY, Inc 150 North 6th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reporting-on-immigration-with-whyy-al-bustan-both-sides-of-the-story-tickets39882028220?aff=erelexpmlt Description: From travel bans and border walls to the Dream Act, immigration has been one of 2017's most intensely reported stories. With so much focus on this complex issue, how are people who consider themselves immigrants in the US affected? How do reporters go into often unfamiliar communities to tell stories that are inclusive and impartial? WHYY and Al-Bustan will bring together reporters and residents from local immigrant communities to discuss how news reporting helps shape how immigrants and immigration are viewed. Both groups will share personal stories of immigration reporting and discuss the impact on the community when the media gets things wrong, and when they get it right. Panelists and audience members will also explore key ways to get impartial input on the topic of immigration and what reporters can do to gain a community's trust. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Saria's Story: Life as a Syrian Refugee 3:00-4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000359 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 https://www.brookings.edu/events/sarias-story-life-as-a-syrian-refugee/ Speaker: Saria Samakie, Photographer and Syrian refugee Description: The international refugee crisis is one of the defining political issues of our time. Haunting images--a father passing his infant between barbed wire, a stunned and bloodied five-year-old Omran--have offered powerful proof of the human cost of this crisis. As an amateur photographer, Saria Samakie--himself a Syrian refugee--understands the power of such images and of the stories of those who have experienced such realities. When he was just 15 years old, Samakie was kidnapped by the Assad regime while shooting photography in Aleppo, Syria. After enduring three separate abductions, Samakie fled to the neighboring country of Jordan and eventually moved to the United States, where he now attends Georgetown University. On December 6, Brookings will host Saria Samakie, in conversation with Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow and former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Samakie and Duncan will candidly discuss what it is like to be a Syrian refugee in America today. What were some of the fierce challenges that Samakie--and no doubt countless other refugees-- experienced during his journey? What does he make of life as an American university student? And what would he like all Americans to know about his country and his story? After the session, speakers will take audience questions Return to Top ******** ******** 12. National Immigrant Integration Conference 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000360 Sunday-Tuesday, December 10-12, 2017 Phoenix Convention Center 100 N. 3rd St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 http://niic2017.org/ Program: Sunday December 10, 2017 2:00-3:30 p.m. Welcome & Opening Plenary MAINSTAGE PLENARY: BREAKING BREAD: FOOD, CULTURE & IMMIGRATION This plenary will explore the longstanding role of food as a facilitator of cultural exchange and a pathway to immigrant cultural and economic power. We will discuss food and cuisine as a way to bring people together and facilitate cultural exchange. We will explore the role of immigrant small businesses and entrepreneurship in the industry. Eddie Huang, a visionary restauranteur and a renowned commentator on the role of food in immigrant communities, will share his personal story and his reflections on our current political reality. The introductory and keynote remarks will be followed by an audience question and answer. Introductory Remarks: Caroline Randall Williams, Author of Soul Food Love (Random House), Poet, and Academic Keynote: Eddie Huang, Chef and Owner at Baohaus, Author of Fresh Off the Boat 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block 1 Business and Financial Empowerment: Comprehensive Financial Empowerment: Models for Success in Immigrant Communities 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000361 Citizenship: Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: Immigration Enforcement (and Criminalization) in a Trump Era Economic Justice: State and Local Campaigns to Expand Workers' Rights Education: Schools as Centers of Immigrant Integration and Success Federal Reforms: The Federal Immigration Landscape: Opportunities and Threats Special Session: The Organized Anti-Immigrant Movement: Who They Are, What They Want, and How We Can Push Back in Trump's America Monday December 11, 2017 9:00-10:30 a.m. Morning Plenary 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Track Session Block 2 Health: Addressing the Emotional Health Needs and Trauma Experiences of Immigrants and Refugees Receiving Comms: Applying a Racial Justice Lens to Immigrant Integration Work Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Global Migration and Refugee Flows--Bridging the Global Context to Local Responses State and Local Integration Strategies: Budget and Appropriations Workshop Adult Education and Workforce: Multi-Partner Collaborations with Lessons for the Future 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000362 12:15-1:45 p.m. Lunch Plenary MAINSTAGE PLENARY & LUNCH: FORCES SHAPING OUR FIGHT: GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC MEGA - TRENDS INFORMING OUR STRATEGY How can we understand our current political context at home and around the globe? What can we learn from the past about how we must approach the fights ahead? What are the mega-trends of which we must not lose sight as we consider the next era in a long arc of social justice? This plenary will explore the global refugee crisis and climate change, nationalism and globalism, the global state of workers, and how our policies and campaigns for reform are shaped by our nation's shifting conceptions of national security, borders, and criminality. Keynote and Introductory Remarks: David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee Moderator: Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change Kalia Abiade, Program Director, Pillars Fund Maria Elena Durazo, General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, UNITE HERE Ambassador Carlos Sada, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States Performance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei 2:15-3:30 p.m. Track Session Block 3 Citizenship: Building Momentum in Your City: Working with Government and Existing Infrastructures 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000363 Economic Justice: Relief and Protection for Workers: U Visas, Deferred Action, and Other Options for Victims of Labor Abuses and Workplace Rights Defenders Education: Taking Stock of ESSA's Potential Impact on Immigrant and English-Learner Students Federal Immigration Policy: What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Immigrant Integration Health: The Possibility of Changes to the Health Care Landscape and Effects on Immigrant Communities Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Engaging the Faith Community 2:15-5:15 p.m. Strategy Block Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: New Strategies to Fight Deportations in the Trump era Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy: Building and Leveraging Public Support for Refugee Resettlement in a Time of Backlash & Uncertainty 4:00-5:15 p.m. Track Session Block 4 State and Local Integration Strategies: Rural and Suburban Strategies Adult Education and Workforce: The Evolving Case for Supporting the Integration of High Skilled Immigrants Business and Financial Empowerment: Engaging the Business Sector in Immigrant Integration and Policy Advocacy Citizenship: Shaping a New American Electorate through Naturalization Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: A Rising Tide of Hate: How Our Communities Can Come Together For Change 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000364 Tuesday December 12, 2017 8:30-10:00 a.m. Morning Plenary 10:30-11:45 a.m. Track Sessions Block 5 Education: Meeting the Needs of Newcomer Immigrant Youth: A Collective Call to Action for Educators and Community Partners Federal Immigration Policy: Next Steps on Immigration Executive Actions Health: Resiliency in advocating for immigrant health in hostile environments Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strengthening Inclusive Communications in Challenging Times State and Local Integration Strategies: Census 2020: Building Grassroots, Local, State Collaboration in 2017 for a Complete Count of Immigrants 1:15-2:30 p.m. Track Sessions Block 6 Criminalization, Detention, and Enforcement: The Local and State Line of Defense Adult Education and Workforce: Expanding Services for Immigrants and Refugees Across the Adult Education and Training Policy and Program Landscape Receiving Community Engagement Strategies: Strategy Session: Receiving Communities Engagement: What Comes Next 3:00-4:15 p.m. 33 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000365 Closing Plenary After years of progress on immigrant and refugee integration policy at the federal, state, and local levels, two years of a Presidential Task Force on New Americans, the first-ever Presidential candidates' commitments to an Office for New Americans and a broad immigrant integration agenda, champions in Mayors and legislators... we face an entirely new political reality. What is immigrant integration in 2017 and beyond? What will it mean for our work together? For our work with grassroots leaders and states and cities? Join the foremost thought leaders in the field to strategize. Introductory Remarks: Tara Raghuveer, Deputy Director, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) Moderator: Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, Director, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, and Director, USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration at the University of Southern California Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder, United We Dream Eva Millona, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition; NPNA Board Co-Chair Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA); NPNA Executive Committee Member Return to Top ******** ******** 13. 7th Annual International Conference on Immigration in OECD Countries 34 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000366 Monday-Tuesday, December 11-12, 2017 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France https://www.oecd.org/els/mig/OECD-CEPII-2017-call-for-papers.pdf Overview: The OECD, the CEPII (the French Research Center in International Economics), and its partners from the University of Lille (LEM), Paris School of Economics, Fondazione Rodolfo De Benedetti, University of Luxembourg and IRES (Universite Catholique de Louvain) are jointly organizing the 7th Annual Conference on "Immigration in OECD Countries" on December 11-12, 2017. The conference will examine the economic aspects of international migration in OECD countries by mapping the migratory flows and defining their socio-economic determinants and consequences. Topics of interest for the conference include, among others, the determinants of immigration to the OECD, migrants' self-selection, the labor market and public finance effects of immigration, as well as migrants and refugees social, political and economic integration. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, January 3-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA, 92101 https://www.aals.org/am2018/ https://www.aals.org/am2018/program/ Immigration-related session: Thursday, January 4, 2018 35 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000367 1:30-3:15 p.m. Rights Under the Trump Administration Saturday January 6, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation Large scale deportation has been a feature of the federal government's immigration enforcement policy for years. Immigration policies under the new administration suggest even more expansive reliance on the tools associated with mass deportation, such as increasing the number of deportations, the scale of detention, and the categories of persons treated as removal priorities. This program examines the implications of the current administration's mass deportation strategies for existing paradigms in the literature on immigration adjudication. Panelists will address various questions regarding immigration adjudication during this era of mass deportation, including: the rise-and likely expansion-of summary removals and other mechanisms that enable the federal government to effectuate removal in a streamlined manner and without the participation of the immigration courts; the impact of the backlog in the immigration courts on the federal government's ability to achieve mass deportation; the continued relevance of the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as the central actors in immigration adjudication; post-deportation integration programs; and the influence of policies related to mass deportation on broader themes within immigration law such as judicial review, the rule of law, the constitutional rights of noncitizens, plenary power, or the entry fiction doctrine. Speakers: Jason Cade, University of Georgia School of Law Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis, School of Law Nora Phillips, Al Otro Lado Moderator: 36 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000368 Jennifer L Koh, Western State College of Law at Argosy University 3:30-5:15 p.m. Immigration Law Works in Progress Return to Top ******** ******** 15. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-the-immigrant-host-state-nexus11-12-january2018-european-university-institute-florence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics 37 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000369 * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Confirmed Speakers: Michael Blake, Washington; Valeria Ottonelli, Genova; David Owen, Southampton; Ayelet Shachar, MPI-MMG; and Rainer Bauboc, EUI Return to Top ******** ******** 16. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draft-programme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: 38 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000370 (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, etc.), (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 10:00-10:45 a.m. Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Parallel Sessions 1 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys 39 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000371 Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe 40 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000372 Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries Linkage of Data Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community 41 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000373 Plenary Session 3 9:30-10:45 a.m. Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Parallel Sessions 4 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects Migration Measurement I Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? 42 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000374 Parallel Sessions 5 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration...)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology...)? 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This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Is DHS Secretary Nielsen Willing to Enforce Immigration Laws?," Dan Cadman 2. "Denaturalizing Pedophiles Caught After the Fact," Dan Cadman 3. "How Did the ISIS Fighter Held as an Enemy Combatant Obtain U.S. Citizenship?," Dan Cadman 4. "Are Immigration Cases Overloading Federal Courts?," Dan Cadman 5. "DHS Releases FY 2017 Enforcement Statistics," Jessica Vaughan 6. "A Brief Overview of Title IV of the SECURE Act of 2017," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "The Worst Kind of Immigration Fraud," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "Supreme Court Clears Trump Travel Restrictions, for Now," Andrew R. Arthur 9. "When Did Immigration Enforcement Become News?," Andrew R. Arthur 10. "Tax Cuts Bill Gives Welfare to Illegal Aliens," Jan Ting 11. "How Immigration Affects Child Poverty Rates," Jason Richwine 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000377 12. "A Mix of Migration and Money: Child Tax Credits and EB-5 Matters," David North 13. "Break the Chain and Lose the Lottery -- America Deserves a Better Immigration System," L. Francis Cissna 14. "Any Immigration Compromise Must Shut Down Magnets for Future Lawbreakers," Dave Ray 15. "Why Trump Could Sill Pull a Fast One on 'Chuck' and 'Nancy' on Immigration," Liz Peek 16. "President Trump Overrules Deputy, Deflates U.N.'s Pro-Immigration Treaty," Neil Munro 17. "DACA Is Not What the Democrats Say It Is. Here Are the Facts.," Hans A. von Spakovsky 18. "Report: DACA Amnesty Would Give Green Cards To 2 Million Additional Foreigners. Why? Chain Migration," National Economic Editorial 19. "Mexicans Use U.S. Business/Tourist Visas to Smuggle Drugs Through Border," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 20. "Trump Supporters Should be Skeptical of the New DHS Chief," Scott Greer 21. "The Legal System Is Failing America When it Comes to Immigration," Scott Greer 22. "Supreme Court Restores Trump's Travel Ban," Matthew Vadum 23. "Why America Can't Lower Child-Poverty Rates," Kay S. Hymowitz 24. "San Francisco Show Trial Sequel," Lloyd Billingsley 25. "Americans Like Immigrants But Want Our Immigration Laws Respected," Jonette Christian 26. "Jose Garcia Zarate Epitomizes America's Broken Immigration System," Margot Cleveland 27. "Nikki Haley Stands as Voice for Common Sense at UN on Migration," Monica Showalter 28. "Dear United Nations: We're Bailing on Your 'Migration' Plan. Love, The U.S.A," Jazz Shaw 29. "Have We Been Lied to About the Kate Steinle Case?," Sarah Rumpf 30. "Liberal Lingo: 'Sanctuary Cities'," Tom Trinko 31. "Can We Pass Kate's Law Now?," Daniel John Sobieski 32. "Trump Could Crack Down on Kate Steinle's Killer -- and His Enablers. Will He?," Federale 33. "When Law Professors Attack: Four False Assumptions in the WSJ Op-Ed," Jennifer Minear 34. "Immigration Wasn't Part of the San Francisco Trial for the Death of Kathryn Steinle -- But Here's Why it Became Part of the Story," Marnette Federis 35. "A Guide For Future Immigrant Entrepreneurs," Stuart Anderson 36. "How the GOP Tax Bills Hurt Undocumented Immigrants," Lydia DePillis 37. "Why Is ICE Arresting Immigrants in New York City's Courts?," Michelle Chen 38. "The Fraudulent Case for the Border Wall," Steve Chapman 39. "How the Trump Administration Is Using Local Cops to Widen Its Immigration Dragnet," Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn 40. "Trump's Immigrant Dragnet," The Week 41. Canada: "Immigration Policy Is Out of Control and Needs an Overhaul," James Bissett 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000378 42. Germany: "Here's How Germany is Dealing with Angela Merkel's Failed Immigration Policies," Chris Black 43. France: "WATCH: Macron Tells Migrant to 'Go Back to [Morocco]'.," National Economic Editorial 44. Europe: "Majority of Europeans Favor 'Total Ban' on Islamic Immigration," National Economic Editorial 45. Europe: "Six Million 'Refugees' Reported Waiting to Enter Europe from Mediterranean Countries," Thomas Lifson 46. Europe: "What Will a Few More Years of Muslim Immigration Do to Europe?," Michael Curtis 1. Is DHS Secretary Nielsen Willing to Enforce Immigration Laws? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 7, 2017 ... Note also in Greer's column a reference to Nielsen's remarks at her confirmation hearing that the American people "owe" DACA recipients an amnesty. Really? Do we? This suggests a shallowness of analysis that itself should make Nielsen's incumbency suspect. If smuggling youth across our borders is a dangerous and pernicious act -- and there is no doubt that it is -- then our country should be doing everything possible to interdict and halt that traffic, which results in all too many human tragedies. (See here, here, and here.) But who are the folks primarily responsible for this cross-border movement of children and youth? The parents. And who will be the downthe-line happy recipients of green cards once these children are amnestied and eventually naturalize, thanks to the generous foolishness of our country's chain migration policies? The parents. So exactly where is the disincentive for tens of thousands of other parents to cross with their children, or to summon them via criminal cartels once they successfully enter illegally themselves? It's nonexistent. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/DHS-Secretary-Nielsen-Willing-Enforce-Immigration-Laws Return to Top ******** ******** 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000379 2. Denaturalizing Pedophiles Caught After the Fact By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 5, 2017 ... Two things about this case were particularly pleasing to me. First, that there were federal agents astute enough to see that the denaturalization statute was applicable here -- it would be an easy thing to miss given the convoluted timing. And second, that the Justice Department committed itself to going forward with the charges to strip these predatory pedophiles of their illegally gained naturalization. Citizenship is the greatest gift that this country can bestow on a foreigner, and yet it often seems that we undervalue it ourselves (see here and here). Hopefully, what these individuals can expect next, presuming the denaturalization actions are a success, is to be hauled into deportation proceedings and ejected from the country, which apparently they richly deserve. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Denaturalizing-Pedophiles-Caught-After-Fact Return to Top ******** ******** 3. How Did the ISIS Fighter Held as an Enemy Combatant Obtain U.S. Citizenship? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 5, 2017 ... Even more pressing, from my point of view, is the question of his citizenship. How did he obtain it? If he was naturalized, that of course throws into question the sufficiency of the vetting processes being used in adjudicating citizenship applications (as it has in many such instances in recent years). 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000380 Was he, on the other hand, the happy recipient of "birthright" citizenship -- meaning he was a citizen simply by virtue of being born in the United States? That sounds simple enough, right? But many legitimate questions have been raised about the concept of according citizenship solely on the basis of birth in the United States (see here, here, and here). I'm thinking specifically of the case of Anwar al Alawki, another terrorist, who by accident of birth in the United States was deemed to be a citizen, even though his parents were both nonimmigrants here as the result of a decision on the part of his father to attend school. In such instances, what true fealty do such individuals owe the United States? They are unlikely to regard themselves as Americans, except when it behooves them to do so for particular reasons, some involving the intent and desire to do mischief to our body politic, as al Alawki did. In other situations, they obtain and make regular use of passports and other identity documents from the home country of their parents. So while I don't look forward to the specter of this individual being accorded so many rights to which he clearly had no use until locked up, I do await with a great deal of curiosity the revelation of the facts surrounding this person's claim to citizenship. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/How-Did-ISIS-Fighter-Held-Enemy-Combatant-Obtain-US-Citizenship Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Are Immigration Cases Overloading Federal Courts? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 5, 2017 ... My approach was simple enough: I went to the website of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to see what kinds of cases make up the caseloads of the district and appellate courts. What I found did not surprise, but did disturb, me. In the U.S. courts of Appeals in 2017: 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000381 Administrative agency appeals fell 6 percent to 6,463, mostly due to a 5 percent drop in appeals of decisions by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ... [notwithstanding which] ... BIA appeals accounted for 82 percent of administrative agency appeals and constituted the largest category of administrative agency appeals filed in every circuit except the DC Circuit. (Emphasis added.) Matters aren't too much better in the U.S. district courts: "Habeas corpus filings involving alien detainees rose 42 percent (up 404 cases)." Perhaps it's time for Congress, if it is interested in or concerned about federal court caseloads, to give careful thought to exactly how much access to the federal courts that they should be providing to aliens via statute. It's not as if aliens are not given exhaustive opportunities to be heard within the administrative process, so how much further beyond that -- and on what occasions -- should they be permitted to so infringe on the courts that the litigation matters of ordinary Americans are put on hold or endlessly delayed because of the glut of immigration cases at the district and appellate court levels? ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Are-Immigration-Cases-Overloading-Federal-Courts Return to Top ******** ******** 5. DHS Releases FY 2017 Enforcement Statistics By Jessica Vaughan CIS Immigration Blog, December 5, 2017 ... The immigration enforcement numbers for Fiscal Year 2017 released today by the Trump administration show very good progress in restoring the integrity of our immigration system and reversing the disastrous policies of the previous administration. In particular, I am encouraged to see a 25 percent increase in interior removals, which had plunged to a 10-year low last year, and an increase in enforcement directed at criminals and fugitives - and particularly gang members. 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000382 These numbers are especially commendable considering the festering problem of sanctuaries that are obstructing ICE for political reasons, at serious cost to public safety. The main area of concern is the continued sizable illegal influx of youths and families over the southern border, which is causing big problems for the communities where they are resettled, and will remain an enforcement headache for ICE for years to come. ... https://cis.org/Vaughan/DHS-Releases-FY-2017-Enforcement-Statistics Return to Top ******** ******** 6. A Brief Overview of Title IV of the SECURE Act of 2017 Identical to the BRIDGE Act and Shares Its Flaws By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 7, 2017 ... The confidentiality provision is particularly problematic, however. In my experience, and with limited exceptions, such confidentiality provisions generally only serve to protect fraudulent applications. Further, they usually don't make much sense from a public policy standpoint, either: If an alien wishes to obtain an immigration benefit, the alien should accept the fact that any information provided may be used against him or her in any future immigration or law-enforcement action, as is true for an applicant for driver's license or a gun permit. Nor does it make any sense for one agency of the United States government to possess information that it is barred from disclosing to another agency, absent a strong policy rationale that does not exist in Title IV. Moreover, this confidentiality provision is particularly stringent. It states: "The Secretary [of Homeland Security] may not refer individuals whose cases have been deferred pursuant to DACA or who have been granted provisional protected presence under this section to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement" [ICE]. The limited exception to this rule allows for such information to "be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies ... for assistance in the consideration of the application for provisional protective presence; to 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000383 identify or prevent fraudulent claims; for national security purposes; and for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not related to immigration status." While ICE would, presumably, be a "law enforcement agency" for purposes of this exception, it is not clear how fraudulent claims would be identified for ICE referral without ICE assistance from the outset. In any event, such assistance would likely be helpful in identifying such fraud, but could not be provided under this bill. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Brief-Overview-Title-IV-SECURE-Act-2017 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. The Worst Kind of Immigration Fraud By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 5, 2017 ... Although U-visas have long been controversial (particularly because of concerns that the U-visa process is susceptible to abuse), where they are legitimately and appropriately utilized they provide both protection to victims and a tool for law enforcement officers to use in getting criminals off of the streets. This sort of fraud, however, makes it more difficult for actual victims of crime to get the protection they need, because it draws resources away from the adjudication of genuine applications. In addition, because there is a (quasi-) cap on the number of U visas, any fraudulently issued visa diminishes the number of legitimate applicants who could obtain one. Moreover, such fraud undermines the legitimacy of the U-visa program as a whole. The bigger question, however, is how Paul was able to get away with this fraud for so long. Logically, the large number of U-visa petitions that have been filed in recent years has placed a strain on USCIS's ability to screen for fraud in the application process. That said, however, it is unclear how the agency failed to recognize the fact that duplicate copies of the USAO certification had been filed in so many cases. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Worst-Kind-Immigration-Fraud 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000384 Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Supreme Court Clears Trump Travel Restrictions, for Now By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 6, 2017 ... The Supreme Court's orders will allow the restrictions in EO-3 to proceed pending lower-court action. Those orders are exceptional for two reasons. First, they do not limit the application of EO-3 in the manner that its earlier order limited EO-2, to exclude from its reach foreign nationals with a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States. Second, the fact that the Court issued those orders pending lower-court action, and the terse language in each, suggests that the justices may not be pleased with the treatment that the president's travel orders have received at the hands of the district and circuit courts. As the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal put it: This is an important moment for the rule of law. The Supreme Court had already intervened once to rebuke the lower courts over Mr. Trump's initial travel ban, but judges ignored the warning and kept overturning modified versions with injunctions that blocked their implementation even before considering the merits. Yet the executive has considerable latitude on immigration and national security, as the Justices seem to recognize. I am not quite as ready as the Journal is to read too much into these Court orders. Congress does most of its business in public (and usually when it can, on television), and executive branch communications are generally subject to FOIA (and agency and department heads are subject to grilling by Congress), but the "Third Branch" does most of its work in secret, and rarely discloses (even after the fact) the trade-offs and concerns that go into its decisions. ... If it is attempting in those orders to redirect its inferior-court judges back to cold reasoned analysis and away from fiery rhetoric and overheated analysis, however, the Supreme Court should be commended. 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000385 ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Supreme-Court-Clears-Trump-Travel-Restrictions-Now Return to Top ******** ******** 9. When Did Immigration Enforcement Become News? Since it stopped occurring By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 4, 2017 ... A February 2014 article in National Review described some of those non-enforcement actions, and linked to a comprehensive 16-page timeline detailing them, which was compiled by then-Senator (and now Attorney General) Jeff Sessions. Significantly, however, both that article and the timeline were issued before the most egregious of the former administration's non-enforcement actions: the November 20, 2014, memorandum by then-Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on "Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants". That memorandum effectively barred immigration officers from placing almost all non-criminal (and many criminal) aliens in removal proceedings, under the guise of "prioritizing" limited immigration resources. Returning to the speeding analogy, imagine if the City of Boston decided that because its crime situation had gotten so out of control that it had to prioritize law enforcement. Under the city's new policy, police officers could no longer make arrests for any driving-related infractions unless the driver was a threat to national security, a known gang member, an individual previously convicted of a felony (other than drivingrelated felonies), an individual previously convicted of a specified "aggravated felony", an individual convicted of three or more misdemeanor offenses (other than minor traffic offenses or state or local offenses for which an essential element was the individual's driving, and provided the offenses arose out of three separate incidents), an individual convicted of a specified "significant misdemeanor", a new driver, or a driver who the police commissioner himself had determined had significantly abused the driving privilege. 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000386 Under this new regime, the new speed limit would be as fast as the driver could go (and that the car would tolerate), and the new limit for driving under the influence would be "unconscious", up from its current "percentage, by weight, of alcohol in the blood of eight onehundredths or greater", or .08 BAC. Speeding and DUI would still be crimes, of course (no reasonable legislator would dare take them off the books), they just wouldn't be enforced. One can scarcely imagine how quickly the Boston Globe would respond to this new policy. Theoretically, the front page would be splashed with stories about unsafe roads and the shortsighted foolishness of city officials. I was unable to find, however, any such articles in that paper decrying the Obama administration's failure to enforce the immigration laws. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/When-Did-Immigration-Enforcement-Become-News Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Tax Cuts Bill Gives Welfare to Illegal Aliens By Jan Ting CIS Immigration Blog, December 4, 2017 ... While the IRS has the authority, if not the mandate, to deny these credits to illegal aliens, Congress should resolve any ambiguity. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act initially did just that. When House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady introduced the bill, Section 1103, "Refundable Credit Program Integrity", provided that the refundable credits were not available unless the "taxpayer includes the taxpayer's Social Security number on the return of tax for such taxable year." This would ensure that illegal aliens could not receive the credit. However, when the bill was marked up in committee, this language was replaced with "No credit shall be allowed under this section to a taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes the name and Social Security number of such qualifying child on the return of tax for the taxable year." Because of birthright citizenship, any children born to illegal aliens become automatic U.S. citizens. Thus, illegal aliens can still receive billions of dollars in tax credits for their U.S.-born children. 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000387 This being said, the new text is not without merit. Many immigrants, legal and illegal, incorrectly claim the credit for their noncitizen children who reside in their home countries. Additionally, it still prevents illegal aliens from claiming credits for children who are also unauthorized. Still, this does not justify removing an important reform. ... https://cis.org/Ting/Tax-Cuts-Bill-Gives-Welfare-Illegal-Aliens Return to Top ******** ******** 11. How Immigration Affects Child Poverty Rates By Jason Richwine CIS Immigration Blog, December 6, 2017 ... Sitting conspicuously at the top of the list is California, which serves as a preview of sorts for what the rest of the country might expect if mass immigration continues. Last May I wrote an essay for Real Clear Policy showing that California suffers from some of the worst inequality, school performance, and social cohesion in the country. I could have mentioned child poverty as well. Low-skill immigrant households account for 25 percent of the children in California but 45 percent of the children in poverty. As the table above indicates, California has the highest rate of child poverty at 22.5 percent, but excluding low-skill immigrant households would drop the rate to 16.5 percent. If any state should heed Kay Hymowitz's warning that low-skill immigration hinders our ability to reduce child poverty in the United States, it should be California. Nevertheless, Governor Jerry Brown declared in his most recent State of the State speech that immigration is one of the issues on which "California is not turning back. Not now, not ever." On the poverty-immigration trade-off that Hymowitz identifies, it is clear where the governor comes down. ... https://cis.org/Richwine/How-Immigration-Affects-Child-Poverty-Rates Return to Top 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000388 ******** ******** 12. A Mix of Migration and Money: Child Tax Credits and EB-5 Matters By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 4, 2017 ... Good News. One of the most egregious yet obscure of the Obama era moves was the decision, taken deep down within IRS, to, in effect, pay illegal aliens to stay in this country, with larger payments being made to families with more illegals than those with fewer of them. These payments encourage illegals to stay in the country and multiply, or at least to pretend to multiply. We are talking about additional child tax credits (ACTCs) of as much as $1,000 for each child, something implemented in the 1040 process. There are strong indications that some illegals file for more children than exist, for children still outside the United States, for genuine but illegal alien kids, or for some of each. Since the key part of the decision in favor of these payments was an agency one, the Trump administration could have saved billions had its people in Treasury reversed the policy this past winter. They did not do so, but it looks like Congress may fix the problem. According to Polizette, the tax cut bill, as passed by the House, contains a provision that would mandate that dependents claimed under the ACTC must have Social Security numbers, which are issued only to those with claims to legal status in the United States. Under the current system, people with Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITINs), which can be obtained by illegals, can get these benefits. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000389 Break the Chain and Lose the Lottery -- America Deserves a Better Immigration System By L. Francis Cissna TheHill.com, December 8, 2017 ... Lottery winners enter the United States as green card holders and are immediately able to start sponsoring other family members, who, in turn, may sponsor their own extended family members. After five years as permanent residents, lottery winners can become U.S. citizens, at which point they may sponsor an even wider array of extended relatives. Over time, the combination of the diversity visa program and the laws allowing extended family migration result in the admission of hundreds of thousands of immigrants without any assessment of whether their job skills meet any sort of U.S. economic need and without any consideration of the immigrants' age, education, English language ability, or close connection to the United States. In the years since 9/11, multiple diversity visa immigrants have perpetrated or been convicted of terrorism-related acts in the United States. In 2003, the State Department's inspector general concluded that because of access to the program by nationals of state sponsors of terrorism (e.g., Iran), and the program's vulnerability to fraud and the ease of application, "the program contains significant threats to national security from entry of hostile intelligence officers, criminals, and terrorists into the United States as permanent residents." ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/363899-break-the-chain-and-lose-the-lottery-america-deserves-a-better Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Any Immigration Compromise Must Shut Down Magnets for Future Lawbreakers By Dave Ray TheHill.com, December 7, 2017 ... There has also been an enormous increase in two key pull factors. The widely-publicized insistence that some form of permanent amnesty for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients be included as part of a must-pass spending bill has not gone unnoticed south 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000390 of the border. DACA has been an enormous illegal immigration magnet since its unlawful inception by President Obama in 2012. After creation of DACA -- deferred deportation accompanied by a coveted work permits for illegal aliens who arrived in the U.S. prior to their 16 birthday -- there was an immediate influx of teenagers, unaccompanied minors and their families from Central America. By the beginning of 2017, nearly 113,000 minors had arrived from Central America since 2012, and they continue to come. In fact, despite a major reduction in apprehensions of illegal aliens in other categories, the only group on the uptick are unaccompanied minors and families, who are likely hoping to cash in on the DACA amnesty drama being played out on the world stage. The other magnet that remains is the relative ease at which illegal aliens are able to continue to obtain employment in the U.S., despite the fact that it's been illegal to hire an illegal alien in this country since 1986. This law has been undermined by the profusion of fake IDs, used to prove work status in the U.S. E-Verify, the easy to use online system that allows employers to check a potential employee's right to work in the U.S., is another measure that President Trump has promised to deliver on. Although the president has pushed mandatory E-Verify as part of any DACA deal, its ability to turn off the jobs magnet that draws illegal immigrants into the U.S. remains largely unfulfilled. At some point, threats become hollow and their effectiveness begins to wane. President Trump must insist that any DACA negotiations contain funding for the wall, mandatory use of E-Verify and increased penalties against dangerous sanctuary cities. The American people are waiting. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/363622-any-immigration-compromise-must-shut-down-magnets-for-future-lawbreakers Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Why Trump Could Sill Pull a Fast One on 'Chuck' and 'Nancy' on Immigration By Liz Peek Fox News, December 7, 2017 ... The liberal media bashed Trump when he terminated the DACA program in September, though the White House argued that the 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000391 president's move allowed Congress six months to sort out its legal status. The alternative, as numerous states readied to sue over the large-scale "amnesty", was an immediate shutdown of the program by a federal court. Outrage from Democrats on the Hill underscored what most Americans already believe: asking Congress to fix the nation's problems is naive. Trump's tweet that day resonated: "Congress, get ready to do your job - DACA." If he plays his hand well, Trump could lead the country towards a smarter approach to immigration and guide Republicans towards better relations with Hispanic voters. Many have noted that the GOP has much to offer Latinos, many of whom are socially conservative, concerned with providing a good education for their children and eager to find jobs. It is immigration policy that has put Republicans and Hispanics at odds; that rift need not be permanent. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/12/07/why-trump-could-still-pull-fast-one-on-chuck-and-nancy-on-immigration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 16. President Trump Overrules Deputy, Deflates U.N.'s Pro-Immigration Treaty By Neil Munro Breitbart.com, December 3, 2017 ... If approved by national political leaders, the "migration compact" would have allowed U.N. bureaucrats and judges to subordinate national laws -- such as laws that exclude illegal immigrants -- to pro-immigration rules. The treaty would help developing countries to dump much of their fast-growing populations into Americans' classrooms and neighborhoods, welfare lines and training classes, workplaces and jails, so helping the establishment in the developed countries keep power via their divide-and-rule "diversity" strategy. Trump's pro-American decision has deflated treaty and the three-day global meeting in Mexico. The meeting is intended to build on the September 2016 "New York Declaration," and is supposed to develop a global immigration treaty for approval by U.N. General Assembly in late 2018. 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000392 The New York Declaration promised to open up the United States and European countries -- including their welfare systems and their K-12 schools -- to mass migration. For example, the New York declaration said: ... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/03/trump-overrules-deputy-deflates-un-immigration-treaty/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. DACA Is Not What the Democrats Say It Is. Here Are the Facts. By Hans A. von Spakovsky Heritage Foundation, December 4, 2017 ... How thorough was Homeland Security vetting? In February 2017, after the arrest of a DACA beneficiary for gang membership, the Department of Homeland Security admitted that at least 1,500 DACA beneficiaries had their eligibility terminated "due to a criminal conviction, gang affiliation, or a criminal conviction related to gang affiliation." By August 2017, that number had surged to 2,139. In fact, based on documents obtained by Judicial Watch, it is apparent that the Obama administration used a "lean and light" system of background checks in which only a few, randomly selected DACA applicants were ever actually vetted. Additionally, DACA only excluded individuals for convictions. Thus, even if a Homeland Security background investigation--which apparently was almost never done--produced substantial evidence that an illegal alien might have committed multiple crimes, the alien would still be eligible for DACA unless Homeland Security referred the violation to state or federal prosecutors and the alien was convicted. DACA had no requirement of English fluency either. In fact, the original application requested applicants to answer whether the form had been "read" to the alien by a translator "in a language in which [the applicant is] fluent." ... 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000393 http://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/daca-not-what-the-democrats-say-it-here-are-the-facts Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Report: DACA Amnesty Would Give Green Cards To 2 Million Additional Foreigners. Why? Chain Migration National Economic Editorial, December 4, 2017 ... The effects of a DACA amnesty, when combined with the process of chain migration is something that should concern every American taxpayer. Should Congress grant amnesty to roughly 700,000 recipients of Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, these people would be able to help their family members jump to the front of the line--even if they are very likely to immediately collect welfare. This means big tax increases to pay for the added welfare burden. In fact, a recent study found that ending chain migration could save American taxpayers up to $1.9 trillion over the next decade. This money could be better spent on just about anything, including better schools for our children or better programs to help our wounded and disabled veterans. ... https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/2017/12/04/daca-amnesty-chain-migration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000394 Mexicans Use U.S. Business/Tourist Visas to Smuggle Drugs Through Border Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, November 28, 2017 ... The National Drug Intelligence Center, dismantled by the Obama administration after nearly two decades of operation, published equally alarming figures regarding the Mexican drug crisis. In a detailed report published by Judicial Watch, the now-defunct agency revealed that in 2009 thousands of metric tons of heroin, meth, marijuana and cocaine were smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico and that tens of billions of dollars in drug proceeds flowed back south. At that point, much of the smuggled drugs came through the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Arizona, so the problem is spreading like wildfire across the vast and famously porous southern border which spans around 2,000 miles. Many hoped the situation would improve under the Trump administration, but apparently that is not the case. Frustrated Border Patrol agents interviewed by Judicial Watch say little has changed since Trump was sworn in even though he vowed to tighten border security. The recent figures at just two sectors situated along the Mexican border support that. The 1,700 pounds of marijuana, 90 pounds of cocaine and 17 pounds of liquid methamphetamine were confiscated by the agency's Rio Grande Valley division during a week in mid-November. Federal authorities estimate the cocaine to be worth more than $2.7 million and the marijuana $1.3 million, according to a press release. The liquid meth is estimated to have a value of over half a million dollars. "The seizures were results of Border Patrol operations along he river and at Border Patrol checkpoints," the agency writes in the statement. ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2017/11/mexicans-use-u-s-businesstourist-visas-smuggle-drugs-border/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Trump Supporters Should be Skeptical of the New DHS Chief By Scott Greer The Daily Caller, December 6, 2017 ... Trump scrapped DACA back in September in order to give Congress the opportunity to work out a permanent solution to the problem. The 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000395 White House and some immigration hawks hope to get Democrats to agree to immigration restrictions in other areas in exchange for permanent legalization for DACA recipients. But Nielsen's statement indicates a moral purpose to giving illegal immigrants amnesty, which obviously gives Democrats the high ground in negotiations. America apparently owes these DACA recipients legalization without any stipulations -- the DHS secretary said so. The new DHS secretary also said that America doesn't need a border wall with Mexico, one of Trump's chief campaign promises. "There is no need for a wall from sea to shining sea," she told the Senate committee. Instead of that, Nielsen advocates for a "virtual wall" to protect the border. ... http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/06/trump-supporters-should-be-skeptical-of-the-new-dhs-chief/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. The Legal System Is Failing America When it Comes to Immigration By Scott Greer The Daily Caller, December 2, 2017 Increasingly, the courts have inched towards the opinion that the federal government cannot restrict immigration from any part of the world. The various versions of Trump's travel ban have been knocked down by the courts for the alleged reason they discriminate on the basis "of the person's race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence." In spite of the lengthy legal history of America restricting immigration based on national origin, judges have taken the initiative to make their own interpretation of migration policy. No matter how many times the Trump administration revises the executive order to prove it is not a Muslim ban, the courts still find it too discriminatory to take effect. ... 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000396 http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/02/the-legal-system-is-failing-america-when-it-comes-to-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Supreme Court Restores Trump's Travel Ban Legal sanity returns to immigration and visa policy. By Matthew Vadum FrontPageMag.com, December 5, 2017 ... At 7 to 2, the vote Monday to lift two lower court stays hindering enforcement of Presidential Proclamation 9645 while several legal challenges inch their way through the judicial system, wasn't even close. Unsurprisingly, leftist Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor voted to deny the Trump administration's application to rescind the stays. As is its custom, the Supreme Court did not offer a rationale for its decision in the orders. That the Supreme Court took this dramatic action suggests it may be ready to permanently rule that Trump's efforts to protect Americans by regulating the flow of visitors to the United States from trouble spots around the world are lawful. Critics of President Trump falsely claim the proclamation is a "Muslim ban," even though it leaves out the vast majority of Muslim-majority countries on earth. And even if it did single out Muslims, it should still survive constitutional scrutiny, many legal experts say. The Constitution's prohibition of so-called religious tests doesn't apply to immigration policy, which is why no one raised a fuss during the Cold War when the U.S. set aside visas specifically for Soviet Jews escaping religious persecution. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268624/supreme-court-restores-trumps-travel-ban-matthew-vadum Return to Top 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000397 ******** ******** 23. -Why America Can't Lower Child-Poverty Rates Allowing millions of low-skilled immigrants into the U.S. every year swells the ranks of the poor. By Kay S. Hymowitz City Journal, Autumn 2017 ... How does immigration affect those post-1964 American child-poverty figures? Until 1980, it didn't. The 1924 Immigration Act sharply reduced the number of immigrants from poorer Eastern European and southern countries, and it altogether banned Asians. (Mexicans, who had come to the U.S. as temporary agricultural workers and generally returned to their home country, weren't imagined as potential citizens and thus were not subject to restrictive quotas.) The relatively small number of immigrants settling in the U.S. tended to be from affluent nations and had commensurate skills. According to the Migration Policy Institute, in 1970, immigrant children were less likely to be poor than were the children of native-born Americans. By 1980, chiefly because of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act, the situation had reversed: immigrant kids were now poorer than native-born ones. That 1965 law, overturning the 1924 restrictions, made "family preference" a cornerstone of immigration policy--and, as it turned out, that meant a growing number of new Americans hailing from less-developed countries and lacking skills. The income gap between immigrant and native children widened. As of 1990, immigrant kids had poverty rates 50 percent higher than their native counterparts. At the turn of the millennium, more than one-fifth of immigrant children, compared with just 9 percent of non-Hispanic white kids, were classified as poor. Today, according to Center for Immigration Studies estimates, 31.1 percent of the poor under 18 are either immigrants or the American-born kids of immigrant parents. Perhaps the most uncomfortable truth about these figures, and surely one reason they don't often show up in media accounts, is that a large majority of America's poor immigrant children--and, at this point, a large fraction of all its poor children--are Hispanic (see chart below). The U.S. started collecting separate poverty data on Hispanics in 1972. That year, 22.8 percent of those originally from Spanishlanguage countries of Latin America were poor. The percentage hasn't risen that dramatically since then; it's now at 25.6 percent. But because the Hispanic population in America quintupled during those years, these immigrants substantially expanded the nation's poverty rolls. Hispanics are now the largest U.S. immigrant group by far--and the lowest-skilled. Pew estimates that Hispanics accounted for more than half the 22-million-person rise in the official poverty numbers between 1972 and 2012. Robert Samuelson of the Washington Post found that, between 1990 and 2016, Hispanics drove nearly three-quarters of the increase in the nation's poverty population from 33.6 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000398 million to 40.6 million. ... https://www.city-journal.org/html/why-america-cant-lower-child-poverty-rates-15498.html Return to Top ******** ******** 24. San Francisco Show Trial Sequel "Great Left Hope" lawyer for Kate Steinle's killer now wants gun possession charge tossed. By Lloyd Billingsley FrontPageMag.com, December 7, 2017 ... San Francisco public defender Matt Gonzalez now seeks to have Zarate's gun possession charge dismissed. Gonzalez is contending the jury should have been told that "momentary" possession of a gun is not necessarily a crime. "If you possess it just to dispose of it or abandon it, it wouldn't be a crime," Gonzalez told reporters. The Steinle family and relatives of murder victims have new cause for outrage, but this gambit is consistent with Gonzalez and the San Francisco show-trial in which he co-starred. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268637/san-francisco-show-trial-sequel-lloyd-billingsley Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Americans Like Immigrants But Want Our Immigration Laws Respected By Jonette Christian 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000399 Bangor Daily News (ME), December 4, 2017 ... Although the majority of Americans don't want Dreamers deported, they don't necessarily want to reward everyone with citizenship, either. And the reality is, deportation has never been a serious threat. Obama announced that his administration would focus immigration enforcement on terrorists and violent criminals, and President Donald Trump made a similar promise. The real issue is jobs and citizenship, not deportation. Although Americans agree on allowing Dreamers to stay, we're divided on a crucial issue: Should we provide a path to citizenship that allows Dreamers to sponsor their parents, who were not innocent, or should we simply provide permanent legalization, allowing them to stay, keep their jobs and enjoy most benefits of living here, but they don't get to vote and sponsor their families. ... Polls show that Americans like immigrants, consider them hard working and good neighbors. And these numbers haven't changed with the election of Trump. But polls also show that by large majorities Americans want immigration significantly reduced and our laws respected. ... https://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/04/opinion/contributors/americans-like-immigrants-but-want-our-immigration-laws-respected/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Jose Garcia Zarate Epitomizes America's Broken Immigration System By Margot Cleveland The Federalist, December 4, 2017 ... How Zarate Could Spend 15 More Years in Prison A federal firearms conviction would carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison--possibly 15 depending on the number and types of prior felonies Zarate has--on top of the two years he will serve once his supervised release is revoked. Of course, there is no guarantee Zarate will receive the maximum sentence, but it seems likely given his extensive criminal history, and the factors federal courts consider in 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000400 sentencing defendants, including "relevant conduct," the "particular characteristics" of the defendant, and the importance of general deterrence. ... https://thefederalist.com/2017/12/04/jose-garcia-zarate-epitomizes-americas-broken-immigration-system/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Nikki Haley Stands as Voice for Common Sense at UN on Migration By Monica Showalter American Thinker, December 4, 2017 What Haley and President Trump have likely seen is how the phony claims of respecting sovereignty have come to naught on the question of migration in the European Union. Countries like Hungary and Poland that have sought to limit migration from backward countries brimming with angry, resentful terrorist-recruitment fodder (if not actual terrorists) have been demonized and threatened with sanctions by their overlords in the E.U. Given the heavy overlap between the coercive eurocrats and the U.N. bureaucracy, the U.S. can expect the exact same treatment if the U.S. doesn't agree to feed, house, shelter, pay, educate, and medically treat the millions of third-worlders awaiting the opportunity to pour in, with U.S. taxpayers footing the bill and watching their hospitals and schools crumble. And if we refuse, we will be held up to public scorn and sanctions. This is a losing proposition. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/nikki_haley_stands_as_voice_for_common_sense_at_un_on_migration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000401 28. Dear United Nations: We're Bailing on Your "Migration" Plan. Love, The U.S.A By Jazz Shaw HotAir.com, December 4, 2017 ... Unfortunately for the United Nations, these plans are essentially antithetical to current United States policy. It's not up to any global organization to dictate how many migrants individual nation states "must" take in or what processes will be used to determine those numbers. Portions of Europe may be fine with having such decisions made for them (though the number of EU members willing to go along with this is shrinking by the month) but look at the results it's brought them. Such policies are the primary reason that Angela Merkel has still been unable to form a new, ruling government coalition weeks after the last round of German elections. And even some of the member nations who signed on to the agreement clearly had no intention of honoring it. Just last week we discussed the situation in Japan, where they have taken in all of three refugees this year and informed the U.N. that they have zero intention of being rushed into taking any more. Meanwhile, back in the EU, Hungary has been thumbing their nose at Brussels for going on two years now and there doesn't seem to be a thing they can do about it. ... https://hotair.com/archives/2017/12/04/dear-united-nations-bailing-migration-plan-love-u-s/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Have We Been Lied to About the Kate Steinle Case? By Sarah Rumpf RedState.com, November 30, 2017 ... So it's not that surprising that "San Francisco prosecutors told the jury that Garcia Zarate intentionally brought the gun to the pier that day with the intent of doing harm, aimed the gun toward Steinle and pulled the trigger," as the Chronicle reported, adding that the Assistant District Attorney also "spent much of the trial seeking to prove the gun that killed Steinle couldn't have fired without a firm pull of the trigger." 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000402 This seems to be a classic example of prosecutorial overreach. They pushed hard for a first degree murder verdict, which requires not only proving that the defendant killed the victim, but that he did it intentionally, and that it was premeditated (planned or thought out beforehand). Focusing their strategy on the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter would have allowed the prosecutors to simply argue that Garcia Zarate acted in a criminally negligent way that resulted in Steinle's death: he knew the object was a gun, he knew guns are dangerous, he should have known not to point it in the direction of people, etc. Add to all of this that four-hour meandering police interrogation that allowed defense counsel to present their client as confused and intimidated by the police. Just one more little piece of the puzzle making it easier for defense counsel to portray their client as a naive fool who picked up a gun and caused a terrible accident rather than a vicious killer who stalked his victim. ... https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2017/11/30/lied-kate-steinle-case/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Liberal Lingo: 'Sanctuary Cities' By Tom Trinko American Thinker, December 4, 2017 Ignoring for a moment the prevalence, or lack thereof, of such illegals, and also ignoring the blacks who can't find a job because "honest" illegals will work for less, the reality is that "Sanctuary Cities" have nothing to do with "honest" illegals. The only people who get sanctuary in "Sanctuary Cities" are criminals. Cities and states can't stop ICE from enforcing the law; laws supported by generations of Democrat politicians, by the way. They can't provide safe haven for "honest" illegals; not that they need to since "honest" illegals are not that frequently targeted even by the "racist" Trump administration. 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000403 ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/liberal_lingo_sanctuary_cities.html Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Can We Pass Kate's Law Now? By Daniel John Sobieski American Thinker, December 2, 2017 Open border advocates say immigrants come here to do jobs Americans won't do. Well, excuse me, but we have Americans all too willing to kill their brethren. Murder is a job American criminals are quite willing to do and to those who say immigrants commit crime at a lower rate than American citizens, I say that all that proves is that we have enough criminals -- we don't need to import more. Garcia Zarate may serve a few tears for felony possession of a firearm but it is hard to envision an American citizen getting to say "oops!" and walking away from a murder essentially without punishment. Kate Steinle's blood is on the hands of open border advocates and the sanctuary city loons who provide no sanctuary for the American citizen victims of illegal alien criminals. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/can_we_pass_kates_law_now.html Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Trump Could Crack Down on Kate Steinle's Killer -- and His Enablers. Will He? 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000404 By Federale VDare.com, December 4, 2017 ... Yet Sessions, as he so often does, appears to be pulling his punches. And the U.S. Attorney for Northern California is Brian Stretch, an Obama holdover, notorious for his lack of prosecution of illegal aliens and immigration fraud cases. He also is doing nothing about the criminal activity of the state California, cities such as Los Angeles, and officials like Janet Napolitano, although they all openly support illegal aliens, technically a crime. Neither Stretch nor Sessions are having Zarate arrested for "felon in possession"--nor for violating Steinle's civil rights under Title 18 USC Section 245 - Federally Protected Activities. Sessions is strangely quiet on this and many other issues. But President Trump has alternatives in this war with Sanctuary Cities. And there is now a nice fat target for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice in San Francisco, an example pour encourage les autres. ... Such actions could include: * A very public grand jury subpoena or search warrant executed on the City and County of San Francisco for their City Identification Card records * Implementation of City Patrol and Area Control policies in the City and County of San Francisco * Orders for the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to provide no-match records from employers in San Francisco to the Department of Homeland Security * Subpoenas for records of California Driver's Licenses provided to illegal aliens * A declaration that uniformed Border Patrol Agents will begin patrolling the streets of San Francisco. There's also movement in Congress. Congressman Todd Rokita has introduced a bill to crackdown on lawless officials. The "Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act" (SLAP) would "hold state and local lawmakers criminally responsible for refusing to comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts". ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/trump-could-crack-down-on-kate-steinles-killer-and-her-enablers-will-he Return to Top 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000405 ******** ******** 33. When Law Professors Attack: Four False Assumptions in the WSJ Op-Ed By Jennifer Minear ThinkImmigration.org Blog, December 1, 2017 Is the immigration bar perfect? No. Like any other profession, the immigration bar is not immune to practitioners whose performance falls below acceptable standards. This is a problem in medicine, the judiciary, accounting, finance, and many other fields. But instead of falling prey to the false assumptions espoused by Professor Edwards, we must confront this challenge head on. We must identify ways to encourage and lift up the best and brightest of our profession while weeding out those who do a disservice to our cause and shun the incredibly important responsibility we have to protect those we represent. ... http://thinkimmigration.org/blog/2017/12/01/when-law-professors-attack-four-false-assumptions-in-the-wsj-oped/?utm_source=AILA+Mailing&utm_campaign=1095822fdd-AILA8_12_1_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3c0e619096-1095822fdd287724741 Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Immigration Wasn't Part of the San Francisco Trial for the Death of Kathryn Steinle -- But Here's Why it Became Part of the Story By Marnette Federis Public Radio International, December 7, 2017 ... "It seems that the way we have shifted to thinking about immigration is that we somehow think that immigration status is a proxy for criminals status, or worse, maybe criminal inclination," says Lasch. That particular narrative, he says, can take away from deeper 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000406 conversations about how to fix a broken immigration system. Raha Jorjani, an immigration lawyer within Alameda County's Public Defender's office across the bay from San Francisco, says the case has become more than just a shooting death, but a misplaced way to talk about immigration as a whole. "This case was never about immigration," says Jorjani. "But the fact that it was turned into an immigration issue has had negative ramifications in the immigration arena. Immigration policy shouldn't be determined based on tragedy." Garcia Zarate's immigration and criminal past was not part of the trial about Steinle's death and focused instead on the circumstantial evidence surrounding the shooting. ... Jessica Vaughan at the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, DC., which advocates curbing immigration, said in a statement that Congress needs to prioritize addressing problems in the immigration system that allowed the shooting to happen. "It's shocking and disturbing that [Garcia] Zarate has escaped responsibility for Kate Steinle's death," said Vaughan. "What is even more shocking and disturbing is that San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and other cities, and now the entire state of California still insist on keeping the sanctuary policies that led to this tragedy." ... https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-07/immigration-wasn-t-part-san-francisco-trial-death-kathryn-steinle-here-s-why-it#comments Return to Top ******** ******** 35. A Guide For Future Immigrant Entrepreneurs By Stuart Anderson Forbes.com, December 3, 2017 One of these days, Congress will establish a startup visa that awards permanent residence to foreign nationals who start businesses and 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000407 create jobs in the United States. A bill by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mark Warner (D-VA) would do just that. According to an estimate by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a startup visa bill could create 500,000 to 1.6 million jobs in the U.S. over 10 years. Until such a bill makes it through the legislative process, foreign nationals must travel one of the narrow paths allowed under current law if they want to achieve both their startup and American dream. ... https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2017/12/03/a-guide-for-future-immigrant-entrepreneurs/#5af5854a4f13 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. How the GOP Tax Bills Hurt Undocumented Immigrants By Lydia DePillis CNN Money, December 4, 2017 Undocumented immigrants and their employers paid about $13 billion in payroll taxes in 2010, the most recent year for which the Social Security Administration has released figures. Many also pay Social Security taxes, sales taxes, and property taxes, but are not eligible for most federal programs, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. For U.S. citizens, the House bill increases the value of the child tax credit from $1,000 to $1,600. The Senate bill doubles it to $2,000. Both bills increase the income threshold at which taxpayers will be eligible to claim it. ... http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/04/pf/taxes/undocumented-immigrants-tax-bill/index.html Return to Top ******** ******** 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000408 37. Why Is ICE Arresting Immigrants in New York City's Courts? Despite New York's being a sanctuary city, ICE is prowling the courtrooms. By Michelle Chen The Nation, December 4, 2017 New York's immigrants don't take the justice system lightly; whether they're the accuser or the accused, municipal courtrooms are daunting and confusing. But under Trump, they're especially dangerous. Since January, according to federal data, the New York City area's courts have seen a striking 900 percent spike in the number of immigrants targeted by ICE immigration agents, seeking to take them into federal, not local-police, custody. Legal activists warn that Trump is attacking not only the rights of migrant communities but the central organ of constitutional justice. These immigrants come from all walks of life. They're women seeking temporary protective orders, trafficking survivors, struggling parents dealing with family-court disputes. Municipal courts don't deal with federal immigration law, but, by raiding local courts, ICE becomes judge, jury, and jailer for migrants dealing with anything from a traffic ticket to domestic violence. ... https://www.thenation.com/article/why-is-ice-arresting-immigrants-in-new-york-citys-courts/ Return to Top ******** ******** 38. The Fraudulent Case for the Border Wall By Steve Chapman Townhall.com, December 7, 2017 ... The evidence is overwhelming that once they are here, legally or not, Mexican immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans. Their presence makes neighborhoods safer. Deporting those here without permission would most likely cause more violent 33 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000409 deaths. Naming the wall is easier than paying for it or getting it built. Trump's effort to make Mexico cover the cost has gone nowhere, and the chances are not good of getting Congress to provide funding, seeing as Senate Democrats have the votes and the resolve to block it. The wall is a fraud supported by falsehoods, distortions and misinformation, but the president and his supporters will not be dissuaded. As Sheriff Carrillo said of the erroneous accounts about the Border Patrol agent who was killed, "The problem today is that it's hard to sell anything, especially the truth." ... https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2017/12/07/the-fraudulent-case-for-the-border-wall-n2419007 Return to Top ******** ******** 39. How the Trump Administration Is Using Local Cops to Widen Its Immigration Dragnet "Immigrants will start seeing law enforcement as deportation agents." By Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn Mother Jones, December 4, 2017 Many of the police departments that have joined or expressed interest in joining 287(g) are located in towns with small populations, and three-quarters of them are located in counties that voted for Trump during the 2016 election, according to Reuters. ICE now has 287(g) agreements with 60 law enforcement agencies in 18 states, with a large share of those agencies in Texas. 287(g) has had a long and well-documented history of problems, and the ACLU has called it "one of the worst federal immigration enforcement programs." Expanding it would have a "really chilling effect," says Shiu-Ming Cheer, a senior staff attorney at the National Immigration Law Center. "Immigrants will start seeing law enforcement as deportation agents. It's going to create a wider sense of fear." ... http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/how-the-trump-administration-is-using-local-cops-to-widen-its-immigration-dragnet/ 34 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000410 Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Trump's Immigrant Dragnet The Week, December 5, 2017 ... There's widespread fear in immigrant communities, with many going deeper underground to avoid the possibility of getting caught up in ICE's web. "We're terrified of being separated," said Nathaly Uribe, a 22-year-old DACA recipient whose parents are undocumented. "We live in daily anxiety and terror of being deported." At one high school in Durham, North Carolina, enrollment dropped 20 percent after a student from Honduras was arrested on his way to school. It's still against ICE policy to raid "sensitive locations" such as schools and hospitals, but emboldened agents are pushing the envelope. In one case, Border Patrol agents arrested a 10-year-old girl while she was in an ambulance on the way to the hospital to receive emergency surgery related to her cerebral palsy, with armed guards placed outside her hospital room. "They spent so much time and resources to follow this girl, to treat her like she was the highest-priority criminal that ever walked on this Earth," said Priscilla Martinez, an immigration activist. ... http://theweek.com/articles/740518/trumps-immigrantdragnet?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=afternoon&utm_medium=12_05_17-article_2-740518 Return to Top ******** ******** 41. Immigration Policy Is Out of Control and Needs an Overhaul By James Bissett 35 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000411 The Ottawa Citizen, November 20, 2017 ... Perhaps the most insidious argument still being advanced by government and other advocates of mass immigration is the belief that we need immigration to provide the workers needed to replace our aging population. This argument is obviously flawed if, as in Canada, the immigration movement has a similar age structure as the receiving country; then, immigration does not help the aging problem - indeed it may well exacerbate it. In 2009, a study by the C.D. Howe Institute found that to offset our declining birth rate and maintain the ratio of five taxpayers to support the benefits of one pensioner until 2050, our immigration levels would have to reach 165.4 million. And in that single year, 2050, the annual movement would have to be seven million immigrants. The study recommended that raising the retirement age to 67 would be much more effective. ... http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/bissett-immigration-policy-is-out-of-control-and-needs-an-overhaul Return to Top ******** ******** 42. Here's How Germany is Dealing with Angela Merkel's Failed Immigration Policies By Chris Black InvestmentWatch Blog, December 4, 2017 ... And now, after terrorism and criminality became rampant, Germany is trying to mitigate the disaster by offering rejected asylum seekers money ( up to 3000 euros per family), as a bribe of sorts to refugees who are agreeing to return home. Yes, you got that right: after entering the European Union illegally, the so-called refugees (as per the Geneva convention, a genuine refugee is a person fleeing a war-zone who must seek asylum in the 'first safe country', which cannot be Germany, Sweden nor the UK by the way, i.e. these are welfare shoppers by any definition) who were denied asylum are now offered money to leave instead of being deported. In other words, the German government is bribing them to leave, instead of just kicking them out, in an action that actually makes their 36 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000412 government and overall system look quite weak and inept. If asylum-seekers are rejected, then they have no right to be in Germany or anywhere else in Europe, so the logical thing to do is to just deport them; the moment you start paying illegal immigrants to go home, you open the doors to thousands who want a pay out, it's common sense. Unfortunately, common sense has long forsaken these lands. ... http://investmentwatchblog.com/heres-how-germany-is-dealing-with-angela-merkels-failed-immigration-policies/ Return to Top ******** ******** 43. WATCH: Macron Tells Migrant to "Go Back to [Morocco]" National Economic Editorial, December 4, 2017 ... For example, when asked why Africa was poor he responded that the continent is held back by "civilizational problems" that cannot be easily remedied with foreign aid or economic development. Likewise, Macron vowed to deport France's massive migrant population, and prevent more asylum seekers from entering the country--quite the opposite of what's happening in neighboring Germany. ... Although some may think Macron was needlessly harsh, he is strictly correct. France is fast becoming an economic basket-case, plagued with high debt and low growth. In fact, France's debt-to-GDP ratio is among the highest in the Western world. Immigration only makes these problems worse, since immigrants consume far more in government subsidies than they pay in taxes. This is not speculation, but is an objective fact which has been corroborated by a number of studies from the US, UK, Canada, and Denmark. ... https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/2017/12/04/watch-french-president-tells-migrant-go-back-morocco/ Return to Top ******** 37 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000413 ******** 44. Majority of Europeans Favor "Total Ban" on Islamic Immigration National Economic Editorial, December 4, 2017 ... The polling data from Chatham House is consonant with data collected by other entities. For example, Pew Research found that the majority of Europeans (59 percent) believe that Islamic migration increases the likelihood of terrorist attacks in Europe. Furthermore, strong majorities in Hungary (72 percent), Italy (69 percent), and Poland (66 percent) have negative views towards Islam as a religion itself. Of course, none of this data is surprising when placed in its broader context. Europeans are right to link Islamic immigration and terrorism. Even the European Union's terror chief admits that some 35,000 Islamic "fanatics" currently reside in Great Britain. ... https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/2017/12/04/europeans-against-islamic-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 45. Six Million 'Refugees' Reported Waiting to Enter Europe from Mediterranean Countries By Thomas Lifson American Thinker, December 4, 2017 The current globalized world may be unsustainable, given that improvements to communications and transportation have shown people in poor countries unable to develop their own modern economies that a better life is available elsewhere and within their reach. The welfare states of the European countries incentivize and facilitate their ambitions to migrate. The unwillingness of all but a couple of Eastern European countries to defend their borders and turn away undesired migrants seals Europe's fate. 38 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000414 There is a lot of wishful thinking about the new arrivals adopting Western values, but those same communications and transportation improvements mean that home country cultures (and religions) are able not only to sustain themselves, but to grow in the European environment. Welfare benefits superior to the living standards of home countries free up young males for mischief of all sorts. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/six_million_refugees_reported_waiting_to_enter_europe_from_mediterranean_countries.html Return to Top ******** ******** 46. What Will a Few More Years of Muslim Immigration Do to Europe? By Michael Curtis American Thinker, December 7, 2017 ... According to the sixth-century B.C. Greek philosopher Heraclitus, no one ever steps in the same river twice. Migration policy, like all political phenomena, is affected by the reality that the world and its population are in flux. By coincidence, the global conference in Mexico is occurring at a moment when the Pew Research Center has provided useful factual information about the changing population of Europe caused by migration, the first important estimates of the increase in the size of the Muslim population. Even if not directly relevant to U.S. conditions, the data in the report are useful for their implications for European and U.S. attitudes to and debates on migration and foreign policy, understanding the tensions within political systems, the rise of far-right parties, expressions of populism, and the results of voting in national elections. ... The Pew study largely concentrates on changes in Europe between 2010 and 2016. The crucial fact is that the number of refugees has escalated since 2014. The record number of 1.3 million migrants applying for asylum in the 28 states of the E.U. is nearly double the number in 1992 who applied after the fall of the Soviet Union. Of the migrants in those years to Europe, both refugees and regular migrants, about 3.7 million were Muslims, and 3.3 million were non- 39 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000415 Muslims. Of the 3.7 million Muslims, about 2.5 million were legal migrants as workers and students and 1.3 million who want refugee status; most of them were from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The significance of this is that while the Muslim population grew from net migration, the non-Muslim population declined between 2010 and 2016 by about 1.7 million. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/what_will_a_few_more_years_of_muslim_immigration_do_to_europe.html Return to Top ******** Visit Website 40 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000416 Copyright (C) 2017 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. 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"Making the SECURE Act Better," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "Chain Migrant Charged with New York City Attack," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "The Anti-Gang Provisions of the SECURE Act," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete," Jessica Vaughan 9. "Whom Does Congress Work For?," John Miano 10. US Is Still Part of the 'Global Compact on Refugees'," Nayla Rush 11. US Absent from Mexico Talks on 'Global Compact for Migration'", Nayla Rush 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000418 12. Pledges to UNHCR for 2018 Total $857 Million", Nayla Rush 13. Here's a New Way to Abuse the Foreign Student Visa," David North 14. Immigration-Reduction Advocates Shouldn't Use Opponents' Language," David North 15. Study Shows E-Verify's Effectiveness," Preston Huennekens 16. Defense Spending, Guam, and H-2B Visas," Preston Huennekens 17. "Trump's Immigration Policies Are Working," Michael Cutler 18. "Still Dawdling Over Deadly Diversity Visas," Michelle Malkin 19. "Congress' Immigration Procrastination Is Harmful," David Inserra 20. "Do the DACA Kids Realize They've Been Used?," Monica Showalter 21. "The Case for Ending Immigration," Erik Rush 22. "Why I Secretly Wanted Moore to Lose: Brooks 2020!," Ann Coulter 23. "As Immigration Arrests Increase Under Trump, So Do Border Crossings by Unaccompanied Minors," Fred Lucas 24. "The Muslim Terrorist Who Hated Christmas," Daniel Greenfield 25. "Trump Withdraws from Globalist Migration Compact," Joseph Klein 26. "Morals of Malinalco -- Build the Wall! Close the Anchor Baby Loophole!," Allan Wall 27. "Voters Being Disenfranchised by Secure Voter ID? Adopt the Mexican System!," Allan Wall 28. "Memo to American Muslims: Erase the Doctrine of Jihad or Get Out!," Shari Goodman and John Steinreich 29. "President Trump: DEPORT Them, It's Cheaper Than Jailing Them," Sonja Bochow 30. "Immigration Enforcement and Sensitive Locations: Where Can ICE Make Arrests?," Raven Quesenberry 31. "Like It or Hate It, Trump's Immigration Enforcement is Failing," Nolan Rappaport 32. "NBC News Sympathizes With Illegal Aliens Facing Deportation," Trey Sanchez 33. "Terror Suspects Become Ammunition in War Over Immigration," Liz Robbins 34. "The Dream Act Could Bring the Rule of Law Back to Immigration Policy," Hiroshi Motomura 35. "Anti-Immigrant Groups Driven by Ulterior Motives," Linda Chavez 36. "Immigration Is a Conservative Value, a Liberal Value and, Most of All, an American Value," Stefano de Stefano 37. "Trump's New Homeland Security Chief Fits Right in, Unfortunately," Raul A. Reyes 38. "A Catholic's Immigration Wish List," J. Kevin Appleby 39. "Chain Migration Didn't Light the New York Pipe Bomb," The Baltimore Sun 40. "Chain Migration: Compassionate Policy or Opening the Immigration Floodgates?," Andrea Drusch 41. "How Children Will Suffer in the Latest Immigration Battle," Gabriel A. Fuentes 42. "US Needs to Stop Politicizing Immigration," The Arizona Daily Star 43. Europe: "Accepting Europe's Anti-Immigration Parties," Daniel Pipes 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000419 44. Europe: "Time Is Not on Europe's Side: Crisis Magazine," Geller Report Staff 1. The Fruit of Chain Migration By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, December 12 ,2017 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/454560/port-authority-bomber-and-chain-migration Sen. Tom Cotton asked on the floor of the Senate last week, "Shouldn't we have an immigration system that focuses on the needs of America's workers and economy, not one that gives out green cards by random chance?" Yesterday's bombing in New York highlights the importance of this question. Sure, without any immigration at all we'd still have frustrated losers to deal with, but they'd be our frustrated losers. We chose to add Bangladeshi jihadist Akayed Ullah to our stock of dirtbags through the ridiculous provisions of the federal immigration program. Ullah came here on what amounts to a nephew visa - as the under-21 nephew of a naturalized citizen who sponsored his sibling (one of Ullah's parents) for a green card. And Ullah's uncle (or maybe aunt - we don't know) only got here in the first place because he or she won the visa lottery. So, we admitted a random person from Bangladesh without any meaningful consideration of his or her suitability or likelihood to contribute to the national good. And then, once a citizen, that person sponsored a sibling and that sibling's spouse and children (including a then-20-year-old Akayed), again without any consideration of suitability or likelihood to benefit Americans. As my colleague Andrew Arthur wrote, "No investment in the United States, its systems of beliefs, or its institutions is necessary. Not even support for its economic success is a prerequisite for admission. The only tie and admission requirement is one of blood." In other words, we leave it to yesterday's immigrants to determine tomorrow's immigration flow. There was nothing in Ullah's immigration backstory that we know of so far that was illegal. Nor is this necessarily a failure of vetting; Ullah and his family were no doubt checked against the usual terrorist databases. As another colleague, Jessica Vaughan, has written, "No matter how much we improve our vetting, the sheer momentum of chain migration-driven immigration from terror-afflicted parts of the world is itself a national security risk." 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000420 Neither higher walls, nor more officers, nor better databases would have made any difference in this case. The problem is too much immigration, selected using flawed criteria. Luckily, there are several measures before Congress to remedy this situation. The RAISE Act of senators Cotton and Perdue, Rep. Lamar Smith's House companion Immigration in the National Interest Act, and Rep. Dave Brat's American LAWs Act all would abolish the visa lottery and eliminate chain migration by limiting special family immigration rights only to spouses and minor (under age 18) children. The first two bills would also change the skills-based portion of our immigration program to better identify top talents. The debate over a legitimate amnesty for the beneficiaries of Obama's illegal DACA program should serve as an opening to finally end the visa lottery and chain migration. Let's hope our representatives don't squander the opportunity. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Considerations on "Travel Bans", Extreme Vetting, and Terror By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 13, 2017 ... Readers will recall that, in its third iteration, the so-called "ban" (which might better be described as a "go-slow/be sure" directive to consular officers and federal immigration officials who adjudicate visas and benefits applications) now consists of eight countries, including two that are distinctly non-Muslim. The nations, in alphabetical order, are Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. My reactions to this story are twofold: First: How is it that district court judges all over the country, who may be powerful in their own right, but who are at the bottom of the federal judicial totem, are not quite getting the message that it is time to step back, take a deep breath, and let things work their course according to the constitutional design? Why would they not, at this point, just dismiss the complaint out of 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000421 hand or, at minimum, hold it in abeyance pending that Supreme Court review? Second: Those opposed to the ban, claiming it violates religious freedom and discriminates against Muslims, say that addition of North Korea and Venezuela was a smokescreen to obfuscate the discrimination. But this seems to me a facile interpretation since it presupposes that all Muslims are alike, which is a preposterous notion. In addition to war against Jews, Christians, and the infidel West generally, strident Muslims are at war with one another. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Considerations-Travel-Bans-Extreme-Vetting-and-Terror Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Contemplating the SECURE Act The latest attempt to patch a legislative amnesty quilt together By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 12, 2017 ... The language I analyzed in each case was heavily border-centric and thus, at least in my view, failed because neither one took into account the fact that nearly half of all aliens residing illegally in the United States arrived not as illegal bordercrossers but legally, at least initially, and then overstayed their visas, obtained unlawful employment, and burrowed themselves in. Because the language of both bills overlooks this singular fact -- that, once out of the immediate border area, illegal aliens settle into the interior and therefore must be dealt with there -- and tilts heavily in favor of border resources while ignoring the need for commensurate interior enforcement resources, in my view they are myopic and destined to failure. Both bills also tend toward micromanagement of material and resources (right down to the Border Patrol sector level) in assigning equipment to the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP). Such legislative micromanagement is rarely a good thing because it 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000422 deprives managers and supervisors the opportunity to shift resources when the operational need requires. In these cases, it also smacked of two Texas legislators going out of their way as good Santa Clauses to provide a happy holiday list to an agency that just happens to have an outsized presence in the state of Texas. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Contemplating-SECURE-Act Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Data to Support Francis Cissna on Chain Migration The press is gaslighting the American people By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 14, 2017 ... Additional gaslighting has occurred in recent days. Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Francis Cissna wrote an opinion piece for The Hill captioned: "Break the chain and lose the lottery -- America deserves a better immigration system." He stated: ... As if on cue, three days later, "Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant" allegedly carried out a terrorist attack in New York City. Newsweek reports: According to DHS, Ullah -- who authorities say set off a bomb in Times Square in what reportedly was an attack inspired by the Islamic State -- obtained the F43 visa to come to the United States by being the son of an F41 visa recipient sponsored by a U.S. citizen sibling. That is, he was a chain migrant. Cissna appeared at the White House on December 12, 2017, to discuss the dangers posed by the visa lottery and chain 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000423 migration. He concluded his prepared remarks with the following: ... The headline in The Hill from that press briefing? "Immigration Services chief: No data to support chain migration, terrorism connection." Just to recap: On December 8, 2017, USCIS Director Francis Cissna wrote an opinion article in The Hill arguing that ending chain migration, among other steps, will lead to "a more secure homeland". Then, a chain migrant gets charged with an attempted terrorist attack in New York City. Next, Cissna takes to the White House Podium to discuss the national security dangers posed by aliens like that charged terrorist. Then, the press questions whether Cissna's initial theory is correct, and concludes that there is "no data" to support it, despite the aforementioned attack. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Data-Support-Francis-Cissna-Chain-Migration Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Making the SECURE Act Better By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 13, 2017 ... Given the fact that state and local entities have to affirmatively enter into a partnership with ICE under section 287(g) to join that program, those entities are least likely to prevent their officials from communicating with ICE, or to refuse to comply with detainers, the dangers that this provision seeks to mitigate. Further, were this provision to become law as written, states and localities would have few, if any, incentives to join the 287(g) program, because doing so could potentially result in a loss of critical federal funding. To strengthen this otherwise critical provision, the words "has executed an agreement with the Department of Homeland 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000424 Security under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) and" should be removed from section 1309(c)(1) of the SECURE Act by amendment. In summary, the SECURE Act contains many provisions that would strengthen immigration enforcement and provide additional, necessary tools to DHS in performing its statutorily mandated duties. A handful of amendments, however, will improve that legislation and make it even more effective in achieving these ends. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Making-SECURE-Act-Better Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Chain Migrant Charged with New York City Attack By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 11, 2017 ... These attacks demonstrate an illogical dysfunction at the heart of our immigration system. No connection whatsoever to the United States is necessary for a foreign national to apply for a visa through the visa lottery, and in fact that visa category exists primarily to benefit nationals of countries with low levels of immigration to America. And, respectfully, the nephew of a United States citizen (like Ullah) has only the most tangential of ties to this country before he arrives; even then that tie is only to the sponsoring aunt or uncle. No investment in the United States, its systems of beliefs, or its institutions is necessary. Not even support for its economic success is a prerequisite for admission. The only tie and admission requirement is one of blood. In Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote: "Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." At this point, we know little about the family of Akayed Ullah, whether it was happy or unhappy (and if so in what way), or even whether the sponsoring aunt or uncle was disposed to the ultimate success of the United States. For immigration purposes, these facts are unimportant; the only factor that is important is the willingness of the sponsor to file the petition on behalf of 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000425 the beneficiary, with the beneficiary's parent. In a quarter century of immigration practice, I have concluded that a significant portion of the world's population, if given the chance, would immigrate to the United States. This nation has the ability to be selective in granting the benefits of immigrant status to those foreign nationals who will do the most to improve the lives of the American people (both U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents) and to benefit our economy. While it has that ability, however, the immigration laws of the United States are not written in such a way as to achieve those goals. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Chain-Migrant-Charged-New-York-City-Attack Return to Top ******** ******** 7. The Anti-Gang Provisions of the SECURE Act By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 8, 2017 ... As with H.R. 3697, the SECURE Act provides grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for "aliens associated with criminal gangs". Unlike the House bill, however, section 1511 of the SECURE Act provides "exceptions" to the removal grounds for an alien "who did not know, or should not reasonably have known, of the activity causing the alien to be found inadmissible under this section" or ''whom the consular officer or the Attorney General has reasonable grounds to believe has renounced the activity causing the alien to be found inadmissible under this section.'' These exceptions would, as a practical matter, swallow the grounds of removability. Even the most hardcore, tattooed gang member with the most extensive rap sheet will claim that he or she has renounced gang activity when in court, akin to the hungover, morning-after alcoholic who swears he will never drink again; in my 15 years as a judge and prosecutor, I have never actually met an alien who would be removable under this standard. Nor is it clear how someone could have participated in the activities of a criminal gang (think MS-13) without knowing that those activities would "promote, further, aid, or support 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000426 the illegal activity of the criminal gang." These exceptions are not workable, either. Simply put, judges and consular officers are not mind-readers or seers -- while "past performance may not guarantee future results", an alien's past performance is usually the only (and best) evidence that is available to them in determining whether to admit or remove an alien, which is why the INA generally bases removability on past acts. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/AntiGang-Provisions-SECURE-Act Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Chain Migration: Burdensome and Obsolete ...And Sometimes Dangerous By Jessica Vaughan CIS Immigration Blog, December 11, 2017 ... Approximately 90 percent of the immigrants from Bangladesh in the last decade have received green cards through sponsorship by a relative who immigrated earlier. Immigration from Bangladesh has risen noticeably over time; the number of immigrant visas issued to Bangladeshis was about 6,000 in 2000 and was about 12,000 in 2017. Further, there are now more than 175,000 citizens of Bangladesh on the immigrant visa waiting list, of whom just over 165,000 (94 percent) are waiting in the sibling/nephew/niece category. For many years citizens of Bangladesh were leading participants in the annual Visa Lottery. By 2012, Bangladesh was disqualified based on high annual numbers of green cards awarded, but even without lottery green cards, immigration has continued to rise due to chain migration green card awards. No matter how much we improve our vetting, the sheer momentum of chain migration-driven immigration from terror-afflicted 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000427 parts of the world is itself a national security risk. Trying to screen this huge annual number of chain migration applicants is a significant burden on immigration and law enforcement agencies, and causes fiscal and economic problems to boot. Congress should modernize our immigration system by sharply trimming the obsolete chain migration categories, as recommended by the bipartisan U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform headed by late civil rights icon Barbara Jordan, and as required by several bills pending in Congress. ... https://cis.org/Vaughan/Chain-Migration-Burdensome-and-Obsolete Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Whom Does Congress Work For? By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, December 12, 2017 ... When Disney replaced 350 Americans with foreign workers, forcing them to train their replacements, did we see any Florida members of Congress threaten to shut down the government unless it was stopped? When Southern California Edison and the University of California replaced Americans with foreign workers, did any California members of Congress threaten to shut down the government unless it was stopped? When Toys "R" Us replaced Americans with foreign workers, did any New Jersey members of Congress threaten to shut down the government unless it was stopped? When Cargill and Best Buy replaced Americans with foreign workers, did any Minnesota members of Congress threaten to shut down the government unless it was stopped? No. 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000428 Yet when illegal aliens working under the DACA program are threatened with losing their jobs, members of Congress spring into action: ... https://cis.org/Miano/Whom-Does-Congress-Work Return to Top ******** ******** 10. US Is Still Part of the 'Global Compact on Refugees' By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, December 15, 2017 But the absence of a direct mention to pull out from both compacts left me skeptical. A quick search showed that the U.S. was, in fact, still committed to the refugee compact. Just this week, with no fanfare, the U.S. took part in a key meeting at the UNHCR in Geneva to lay the groundwork and start the drafting of the Global Compact for Refugees. This "High Commissioner's 10th Dialogue on Protection Challenges" meeting brought together some 500 representatives from governments, civil society, private sector, financial institutions, academics, and refugees themselves. The State Department's Simon Henshaw represented the United States in Tuesday's thematic session on "Meeting needs and supporting communities". In the absence of a political appointee, Henshaw is in charge of the department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. ... https://cis.org/Rush/US-Still-Part-Global-Compact-Refugees Return to Top 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000429 ******** ******** 11. US Absent from Mexico Talks on 'Global Compact for Migration' By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, December 13, 2017 Upon reaching power, President Trump vowed to enforce U.S. immigration laws (including deportation), review his predecessor's de facto open border policies, and reassess the numbers of legal immigrants allowed into the United States. Moreover, and instead of pushing for more resettlement or other admission pathways, the Trump administration sought to reinvent a broken refugee system, assist those it resettles better and longer, and help millions of refugees where they are more efficiently. The elaboration of such principles in Mexico would not have convinced every participant, but they could have resonated well with a few who share such viewpoints. And if we were to be very hopeful, this could have encouraged them to voice their apprehensions and admit to their reluctance to pursue this path towards a global response for migration. ... https://cis.org/Rush/US-Absent-Mexico-Talks-Global-Compact-Migration Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Pledges to UNHCR for 2018 total $857 Million By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, December 13, 2017 The United States still leads the humanitarian appeal to help refugees worldwide. The Trump administration, as it just 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000430 demonstrated in Geneva, is more than ever committed to the refugee cause. Those who are quick to criticize this administration following President Trump's decision to cut down refugee resettlement admissions to 45,000 in FY 2018 should reconsider. ... https://cis.org/Rush/Pledges-UNHCR-2018-total-857-Million Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Here's a New Way to Abuse the Foreign Student Visa By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 13, 2017 We have written a lot about how both exploitative institutions and conniving individual students have used the F-1 (foreign student) visa to beat the immigration system. A third set of actors recently has come to my attention: employers who take advantage of the F-1 visas to falsely preserve the legal status of a work force that arrived here with different visas. ... https://cis.org/North/Heres-New-Way-Abuse-Foreign-Student-Visa Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Immigration-Reduction Advocates Shouldn't Use Opponents' Language By David North 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000431 CIS Immigration Blog, December 12, 2017 ... Instead of calling them "self-petitioning" spouses, let's call this the "alien divorcee" program. This phrase has the added ingredient of being understandable without an elaborate explanation. (There are, of course, some of these alien-citizen marriages that do involve abuse on the part of the American partner.) So let's use these neutral terms in our discussions of immigration policy: relatives, in-laws, nieces and nephews, steprelatives, winners of the alien lottery, and those in the alien divorcee program. ... https://cis.org/North/ImmigrationReduction-Advocates-Shouldnt-Use-Opponents-Language Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Defense Spending, Guam, and H-2B Visas By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, December 14, 2017 The H-2B program is controversial, and CIS analysis shows that there is no labor shortage in the occupations typically filled by H-2B workers. Just this past year the Department of Justice caught employers discriminating against Americans in favor of the temporary workers. California law enforcement arrested a company executive for selling H-2B visas. Often, the presence of these low-skilled temporary workers adversely affects the unemployed and low-skilled native workers. Despite these shortcomings, Guamanian leaders nevertheless fought for the inclusion of this H-2B provision in the defense spending bill. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/Defense-Spending-Guam-and-H2B-Visas Return to Top 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000432 ******** ******** 16. Study Shows E-Verify's Effectiveness By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, December 8, 2017 Their study indicates that E-Verify is one of the most important enforcement tools available to states that wish to reduce their illegal alien populations. Research shows that most illegal migration is for economic reasons, and that the adoption of EVerify and other worksite enforcement measures effectively blocks illegal aliens from procuring employment, thereby preventing many from settling down in the United States. Faced with mandatory E-Verify, the study shows that many aliens either returned to their home countries or traveled to other states that did not have employment verification regulations. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/Study-Shows-EVerifys-Effectiveness Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Trump's Immigration Policies Are Working How 800 Americans and lawful immigrants got jobs overnight in Chicago. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, December 11, 2017 ... One of President Trump's primary campaign promises was to put American workers first by enforcing our nation's immigration laws. Clearly this strategy works. Eight hundred American and lawful immigrant workers will be the beneficiaries of that field operation in Chicago. 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000433 Furthermore, foreign workers, whether they are legally or illegally working in the United States send as much of their earnings as possible back to their families in their home countries. This certainly makes sense for them, but is not in the best interests of the United States. Every year tens of billions of dollars in wages earned by illegal aliens is wired or otherwise transferred out of the United States. This money is permanently lost to the U.S. economy and increases America's national debt. While almost all candidates for political office promise to create jobs, effective immigration law enforcement can liberate jobs, freeing up already existing jobs for American and lawful immigrant workers. Creating new jobs can be difficult and timeconsuming, often requiring that funding be arranged to start a new business or expand an existing business. Liberating jobs can be done literally overnight as was reported in the Chicago Tribune story, without the expenditure of time or money. ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268690/trumps-immigration-policies-are-working-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Still Dawdling Over Deadly Diversity Visas By Michelle Malkin National Review Online, December 13, 2017 ... Instead of immediately shutting down one of America's stupidest visa programs, which helped bring us yet another murderminded jihadist this week, bipartisan Beltway politicians are pushing to preserve and expand the illegal-immigration pipeline. Republicans and Democrats in Congress want a "fix" for the Obama administration's executive amnesty covering nearly 700,000 illegal immigrants -- and they want it pronto. ... As I've reported tirelessly since 9/11, when counterterrorism experts and immigration watchdogs united against the fraud- 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000434 riddled, ill-conceived DV lottery, applicants don't even need a high-school education. No outstanding abilities, training, or job skills are necessary. Illegal aliens are eligible if a legal family member wins the jackpot. Tens of thousands are pouring in from terrorism breeding grounds through the lottery unvetted, unmonitored, and unassimilated. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454597/diversity-visa-lottery-dicing-death Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Congress' Immigration Procrastination Is Harmful By David Inserra Heritage Foundation, December 6, 2017 ... And this isn't the first time. In 1986, Congress passed an amnesty for almost 3 million illegal immigrants. The lawmakers promised that it would be a one-time thing and that they would solve the illegal immigration problem. Instead, they procrastinated. The result: the U.S. now has 11-12 million illegal immigrants -- far more than in 1986. But policymakers and pundits are spinning the same lines they used back then. Amnesty must come first, they say -- for the almost 700,000 illegal immigrants in the DACA program, or perhaps even millions of others. The complex issues surrounding immigration? We'll tackle them later. Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us. Doing the wrong thing only makes things worse. Rewarding illegal immigration with amnesty creates an incentive for even more illegal immigration. It reinforces the notion that, if you come to the U.S. illegally, you will be allowed to stay. In the case of an amnesty for DACA recipients, the U.S. will be encouraging more individuals to put their children in the hands of smugglers to cross the southern border. Not only is Congress ignoring the issues they promised to tackle, but they are 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000435 making them worse. But it doesn't have to be this way. Congress can quit procrastinating and do the right thing. Let congressional committees work through these complex issues and make improvements to border security, interior enforcement, and the legal immigration system. Then, after these reforms are in place and proven effective, Congress can turn its attention to figuring out what to do with those still here illegally. That doesn't mean a mass amnesty is the solution, but merely that the right time for that discussion is after the fundamental issues with our immigration system have been resolved. ... http://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/congress-immigration-procrastination-harmful Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Do the DACA Kids Realize They've Been Used? By Monica Showalter American Thinker, December 14, 2017 The Democrats backed away from their threat to shut the government down if Congress didn't amnesty Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. This should be a clue to DACA recipients that they have been used as political tools all along. ... Nope, they caved in and folded like a cheap suit when word got around that shutting down the government would mean the voters would blame the Democrats. Political expediency concentrates their minds. So long, DACA kids. Net result: DACA recipients got a temporary fix for a few years, not amnesty and free citizenship ahead of all the people waiting in line. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/do_the_daca_kids_realize_theyve_been_used.html#ixzz51MrteZgv 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000436 Return to Top ******** ******** 21. The Case for Ending Immigration By Erik Rush WorldNetDaily.com, December 13, 2017 ... In New York during the 1970s and 1980s, it was difficult not to notice the influx of immigrants from the aforementioned Third World cesspools and how their deportment differed from that of groups which preceded them. By the time I was in my mid20s, I had worked with fascinating people from all over the globe, but I found most of these new immigrants to be boorish, pushy, shiftless, xenophobic and entitlement-minded in the extreme. Learning English was barely a priority, and many didn't seem too happy to be here in the first place. For my part, I didn't much care whether they were here legally or illegally; I could have done without them. Many factors enter into our nation's immigration policy, and many others factor into why illegal immigration has been tolerated for so long. Our tradition of welcoming those from less prosperous and less free nations, the shortsighted greed of commercial organizations lobbying for cheap labor, voters' misplaced sympathies, the Democratic Party seeking to expand its base and ideologues of various stripes with varying agendas have all played a part. It is the international socialist agenda that, I believe, has had the greatest impact on immigration policy in the U.S. and the West in recent decades. In America, progressive Beltway elites, the establishment press and their political co-conspirators are driving this agenda. Diversity was indeed strength in the days when immigrants were encouraged to buy in to the American Dream, but the socialist propaganda machine has conditioned newer immigrants in much the same way as they have conditioned rank-and-file liberals into an abiding antipathy toward America. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/the-case-for-ending-immigration/ Return to Top 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000437 ******** ******** 22. Why I Secretly Wanted Moore to Lose: Brooks 2020! By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, December 13, 2017 ... Trump should have endorsed Brooks in the primary, but he endorsed Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's pro-amnesty candidate, Luther Strange, on the advice of his son-in-law. Because who knows Alabama politics better than Jared Kushner? (I guess we can scratch the expression, "As goes Kushner, so goes Alabama!") ... But, otherwise, Moore's loss is good news for patriotic Americans. First of all, the media would have set up tents outside Moore's Senate office around the clock, capturing his every utterance, so they could broadcast anything stupid he said and demand that all Republicans defend it or disavow it. Most important, now Mo Brooks can run in 2020 and return the seat to a respectable Alabamian who is rock-solid on the most important issue. Everyone who screwed the pooch on this one better realize fast: All that matters is immigration. It's all that matters to the country, and it's all that matters for winning elections. "Anti-establishment" is not a winning issue. Without immigration as the GOP's lodestar, every election will be a rerun of the Tea Party from 2010 to 2012, when Republicans lost Senate seat after Senate seat, entirely in unforced errors. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/ann-coulter-why-i-secretly-wanted-moore-to-lose-immigration-patriot-mo-brooks-2020 Return to Top 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000438 ******** ******** 23. As Immigration Arrests Increase Under Trump, So Do Border Crossings by Unaccompanied Minors By Fred Lucas The Daily Signal, December 10, 2017 ... The reports demonstrate policy changes matter, said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies for the Center for Immigration Studies, a pro-enforcement immigration think tank. She found overall trends to be positive, but stressed it will take time to address illegal crossings by families and unaccompanied children. The more than 150,000 combined arrests for families and unaccompanied minors in fiscal year 2017 is significant, Vaughan told The Daily Signal. "Court rulings greatly constrain what ICE can do," Vaughan said. Vaughan said children can't be detained, based on court rulings, and in most cases, neither can parents. "At the end of the day we're still operating a catch-and-release program," she said. "If you make it into the U.S., you can stay for an indefinite period. If you don't show up for your hearing, nothing will happen." ... http://dailysignal.com/2017/12/10/immigration-arrests-increase-trump-unaccompanied-minors-border-crossings/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000439 24. The Muslim Terrorist Who Hated Christmas Religious freedom means keeping terrorists out. By Daniel Greenfield FrontPageMag.com, December 15, 2017 ... When a society includes Akayed Ullah, Sayfullo Saipov, the Uzbeki Muslim who ran over tourists on a Manhattan bike path in October, Ahmad Khan Rahimi, the Afghan who set off bombs in New York and New Jersey last year, Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani who tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, Talha Haroon, another Pakistani who wanted to massacre New Yorkers in Times Square, Quazi Mohammad, another Bangladeshi who wanted to bomb the Federal Reserve and Raees Qazi, another Pakistani who scouted Times Square for an attack, that society can't and won't work. You can't coexist with people who refuse to coexist with you. They're just ticking time bombs. Like Ullah riding the F Train and then the A Train while the passengers around him unthinkingly played games or clicked through Trump headlines not knowing that he could have detonated the bomb at any moment. There are plenty of Ullahs all around us. Sometimes they wait years before blowing up. Other times hours and minutes. If we're unlucky, it's seconds. But the bombs, real and metaphorical, are there. This is life in a society that has opened its borders to migrants from Islamic states where terrorism isn't a horrifying aberration, but an ancient religious tradition to which the penitent sinner may turn to when his life no longer seems to have purpose or meaning. This is how we live now. And it will get worse. Our politicians tout diversity after every attack. They tell us how much it enriches and improves us. Akayed Ullah was a livery cab driver. His predecessor, Sayfullo Saipov, was an Uber driver. Do we really need two cab drivers so badly that we have to accept eight deaths and sixteen injuries in exchange? Could we get our cab drivers from somewhere beyond Bangladesh and Uzbekistan? ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268729/muslim-terrorist-who-hated-christmas-daniel-greenfield 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000440 Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Trump Withdraws from Globalist Migration Compact Defends U.S. sovereignty on immigration policies. By Joseph Klein FrontPageMag.com, December 13, 2017 ... The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, Ambassador Haley said, "contains numerous provisions that are inconsistent with U.S. immigration and refugee policies and the Trump Administration's immigration principles." The Declaration says, for example, that all migrants are "rights holders," which are "universal." It seeks a commitment to "strengthening global governance of migration." It calls for applying international law to a state's implementation of its own border control procedures. It calls for migration policies that promote "family reunification" - a euphemism for chain migration. It stipulates that migrant children should receive "education within a few months of arrival" with budgetary prioritization to facilitate this, all without any consideration of cost, language issues or the impact of such prioritization on the funding of the educational needs of the host country's own citizens. Predictably, UN officials and open border advocates have protested the Trump administration's decision "to disengage from the process leading to the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration," as UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak put it in a statement issued by his office. They claimed that nothing in the New York Declaration or in an ultimate global compact would be legally binding. National sovereignty would be respected, they promised. If that is so, however, what did Mr. Lajcak mean when, in that same statement, he talked about a commitment to "strengthening global governance of migration," which is also the language used in the New York Declaration itself? ... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268702/trump-withdraws-globalist-migration-compact-joseph-klein Return to Top 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000441 ******** ******** 26. Morals of Malinalco -- Build the Wall! Close the Anchor Baby Loophole! By Allan Wall VDare.com, December 16, 2017 Mexicans are returning to Mexico, partially because of President Trump, but also as part of a trend occurring even before he was elected. On December 1, the Los Angeles Times ran three simultaneous articles (called chapters) by Kate Linthicum, all covering the return of Mexicans to the central Mexican town of Malinalco. Taken together, these three articles show us the problems already caused by decades of mass illegal immigration, the problems faced by Mexican illegals going back, and what we should do to maintain American sovereignty in the future. ... We can draw four major conclusions from this series of articles. * Mexicans don't emigrate the United States for "freedom" or to become Americans. They don't feel oppressed in Mexico and want to stay Mexican. They just want more money. * Decades of permitting these mass migrations of Mexicans into America causes problems on both sides of the border. It provides incentives for Mexicans to do dangerous things, separate families, and abandon their home rather than solve the problems in their own country. * It's no injustice to send Mexicans back to their own country. Going back presents them with challenges, but challenges they can overcome. The border region is dangerous. The sooner it is secured the better. Build that wall! * Our insane Anchor Baby loophole absolutely must be plugged, as soon as possible. Practically everybody in Mexico knows about it and tries to have their children become American citizens--not because they want them to be "American," but because of the benefits conferred. This makes enforcement of immigration law that much more difficult. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/memo-from-middle-america-morals-of-malinalco-build-the-wall-close-the-anchor-baby-loophole Return to Top 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000442 ******** ******** 27. Voters Being Disenfranchised by Secure Voter ID? Adopt the Mexican System! By Allan Wall VDare.com, December 11, 2017 ... The argument some American citizens don't have identification readily at hand is weak. Surely with the help of hospitals and government bureaucracies, citizenship ought to be verifiable. And naturalized American citizens should have their documentation anyway. As for non-citizens and illegals, they shouldn't be voting anyway and can't be "disenfranchised." Those who dismiss voter fraud as nonexistent often say hardly anyone is prosecuted for it. But that could be because few are even looking for it. Considering the haphazard nature of state voter registration systems, there is likely far more voter fraud than we've even heard about. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/memo-from-middle-america-voters-being-disenfranchised-by-secure-voter-id-adopt-themexican-system Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Memo to American Muslims: Erase the Doctrine of Jihad or Get Out! By Shari Goodman and John Steinreich American Thinker, December 11, 2017 ... College campuses around the country, where Muslim students and professors are prominent, demonstrate the disastrous 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000443 impact upon young Jews, whose campus security can no longer be taken for granted. At one time, the survival of Israel was a common concern among college students and within our halls of Congress. But with the ever growing and popular BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement, a pro-Israel agenda is no longer a given, and many young students instead support the creation of a revolutionary Palestinian state to take the place of Israel. The Democratic Party, once home to a strong pro-Israel agenda and solidarity with the American Jewish community, is now evenly divided between those who support the state of Israel and those who seek its destruction. The result is a direct correlation between the impact of Muslim immigration and the destructive impact the influx of Muslims has had upon Jews and Jewish survival. Jews have been here since America's founding and have greatly contributed to its success in all walks of life, but now the security Jews once enjoyed is under attack. While Jews are viewed as the enemies of Islam, Christians are viewed as liars seeking to lead Muslims astray. The following passages from the Quran and Hadith further illustrate the point. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/memo_to_american_muslims_erase_the_doctrine_of_jihad_or_get_out.html Return to Top ******** ******** 29. President Trump: DEPORT Them, It's Cheaper Than Jailing Them By Sonja Bochow RightWingNews.com, December 17, 2017 ... Indeed MS-13 can only be described as savage and evil. The gang, which originated in Los Angeles in the 1980's, and has now spread to Central and South America, is composed primarily of El Salvadorans. They routinely engage in the most heinously horrifying crimes including torture, mutilation, random murders, murders to prove they are fit for membership, and violence in general. They are involved in human trafficking, drug smuggling, and routinely carry out criminal activity on behalf of the cartels. They are a deadly threat to Border Patrol agents, and almost anyone else with whom they come into contact. They have recently been involved in horrific murders on Long Island. If there is absolute evil walking this earth, it is MS-13. 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000444 And President Trump has promised to take them on, eradicate their influence and kick them out of the country. Last year alone, over 4000 members of the gang were arrested. An FBI official made a statement to the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, he said, "MS-13 is not the largest street gang in the United States; it is increasingly the most violent and well-organized." MS-13 typically targets immigrant children for recruitment. The problem is growing larger every day and poses a greater and greater threat to Americans across the nation. There is an estimated 10,000 MS-13 members in the country. And until the scourge of these violent killers is eradicated, Americans will continue to be at risk. ... http://rightwingnews.com/top-news/president-trump-deport-cheaper-jailing/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Immigration Enforcement and Sensitive Locations: Where Can ICE Make Arrests? By Raven Quesenberry Bipartisan Policy Center, December 14, 2017 ... ICE agents determine where and how to make arrests on a case-by-case basis. They must consider several variables including: the target's criminal history, sensitivity of the location, and safety for officers and bystanders. In the case of courthouses, ICE noted that the security check points create a safer environment for arrest than public spaces, and the lack of cooperation from local law enforcement has driven federal agents into courthouses. In short, ICE has the authority to operate in these locations even if these actions target potentially vulnerable populations. In light of the increased ICE enforcement activity in and near sensitive locations, Rep. Andriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R. 1815). The legislation would limit immigration enforcement actions at sensitive 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000445 locations, and redefine them to include: any location where school children are present, government buildings, and any organization that provides social services to vulnerable populations. The legislation would address the non-binding nature of existing ICE policies, by specifically outlining the powers of immigration authorities in sensitive locations, and significantly limit their discretionary power over the policy. ... https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/immigration-enforcement-and-sensitive-locations-where-can-ice-make-arrests/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Like It or Hate It, Trump's Immigration Enforcement is Failing By Nolan Rappaport TheHill.com, December 14, 2017 ... Trump destroyed this magnet with tough campaign rhetoric and his Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, which greatly expanded enforcement priorities. No deportable alien is safe under President Trump's enforcement policies. In April 2017, CBP reported a sharp decline in the number of aliens apprehended along the Southwest border, and in the number of aliens who were found inadmissible at ports of entry. But border security just keeps new aliens from entering the country illegally. It does not reduce the population of undocumented aliens who are in the country already, and this is where Trump's enforcement program is failing. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/364839-like-it-or-hate-it-trumps-immigration-enforcement-program-is-failing Return to Top 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000446 ******** ******** 32. -NBC News Sympathizes With Illegal Aliens Facing Deportation Just give them all IDs. It's no big deal! By Trey Sanchez TruthRevolt.org, December 12, 2017 ... Activists, too, are concerned about the database. When IDNYC was an idea conceived under President Obama, one activist in the feature said it wasn't a big deal. But with Donald Trump in office, everything changed. After the election, two GOP lawmakers in New York filed a suit against IDNYC, citing its potential exploitation by criminal aliens bent on doing U.S. citizens harm. The lawsuit meant the city couldn't destroy those records after two years. The Republicans were concerned that the city was handing out IDs using expired foreign passports oftentimes sold on the black market and believed the database could help them identify someone if a crime was committed. However, De Blasio is confident the case will go in his favor and all records will be destroyed as promised. So far, no federal authority has asked for the data. And since January 2017, NYC stopped collecting any records for new applicants. What a grand idea, mayor! Ultimately, activists and recipients of the IDNYC program want the data destroyed because that's the only way they can feel "safe." NBC concluded by pointing to other cities who are protecting illegal aliens from deportation. Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and other cities are currently looking to follow NYC's ID program. The only thing holding them back is the dataretention debate. Does any mainstream news organization want to weigh the consequences of handing out ID cards to people breaking the law? Anyone? There have been two terrorist attacks in NYC in just six weeks by people exploiting our immigration system. Yet, NBC et. al. is more concerned that an "undocumented" person feels bad that they aren't a full citizen. There is a legal pathway. Why didn't NBC do a documentary on that? ... 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000447 http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/nbc-news-sympathizes-illegal-aliens-facing-deportation Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Terror Suspects Become Ammunition in War Over Immigration By Liz Robbins The New York Times, December 12, 2017 ... "If it weren't for immigration, New York City would be a far smaller, older, less economically successful city by a substantial margin," said John Mollenkopf, the director of the Center for Urban Research at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. New York saw a tenfold growth in Bangladeshi-born residents from 1990, when there were 8,748 of them in the city, to 2016, when there were 81,234, Prof. Mollenkopf said. The diversity visa, which lets in 50,000 immigrants annually, was a primary entry point for Bangladeshi immigrants 10 years ago, Mr. Cissna said. The program was originally created in 1990 to stimulate immigration from European countries that were outnumbered by South Asian immigrants after 1965 immigration laws opened the doors to Asians. ... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/nyregion/bombing-suspects-visas-trump-end-immigration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000448 34. The Dream Act Could Bring the Rule of Law Back to Immigration Policy By Hiroshi Motomura The Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2017 ... There is plenty of room for debate on what to do about the undocumented millions who are here. But no matter what path we choose, it must be consistent with the rule of law. For those who want stronger enforcement, that means deport them all, immediately. But adhering to legal standards isn't so simple. Some kinds of enforcement can actually undermine the rule of law. For any unlawful act, no matter if it's serious or minor, it's important to the integrity of the system how we identify violators, how we choose which ones to pursue, and how we punish them. If we do those things inconsistently, in secret, or on the basis of prejudice, we are not upholding the rule of law. We can agree, I hope, that it would be wrong to only go after violators who belong to a particular race or religion. ... But practically speaking, the government can't deport 10 million people -- especially not without mass violations of the Constitution -- so zero tolerance or not, someone is picking enforcement targets. The administration's policy amounts to letting individual federal agents make decisions about who they think should be deported or allowed to stay. The real-world result is a tremendous risk of discrimination and other illegal enforcement behavior. Even if we assume that most ICE officers won't do anything wrong, the potential for abuse is heightened by a political climate super-charged with antiMexican and anti-Muslim sentiments, some coming from the president himself. The enforcement system is tilting toward vigilantism on a federal government payroll, the very opposite of the rule of law. The Dream Act would respond by bringing longtime members of American society out of the shadows for good and give them a chance to contribute substantially to our national prosperity. Just as importantly, it would advance the rule of law by bringing immigration enforcement, for Dreamers and their loved ones, into the light of day. ... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-motomura-dream-act-20171207-story.html Return to Top 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000449 ******** ******** 35. -Anti-Immigrant Groups Driven by Ulterior Motives By Linda Chavez The Boston Herald, December 12, 2017 ... The fate of so-called dreamers has been a political football for more than a decade, with many Republicans and virtually all Democrats once supporting legislation to give them a chance to earn the right to be here legally. But bills that passed one house of Congress died in the other, and the prospects for enacting a permanent solution for people who came here illegally as children seems elusive once again. Republicans who continue to block legislation that would fix the problem claim they are obliged to do so to honor their constituents' wishes and to curb illegal immigration. But the truth is that they are simply beholden to radical special interest groups that have made millions of dollars stoking anti-immigrant fears among a minority of Americans. Here are the facts: The Federation for American Immigration Reform, the Center for Immigration Studies and NumbersUSA are leaders in the anti-immigration movement and have grown in power and influence because GOP leaders treat them as natural allies. Republicans have invited these groups to testify as experts on immigration before congressional committees, incorporate their studies and findings as if they were gospel, and even allow the groups' staffs to help write legislation. It is an odd alliance, especially for pro-life Republicans, given the history of these groups, their leadership, their funding and, most importantly, their ultimate aim, which is to reduce population size in the U.S. These organizations want DACA protection to end and oppose any legislative solution that would allow DACA recipients to earn citizenship or be allowed to sponsor family members for permanent resident status. Why? Because doing so would allow the United States' population to continue to grow -- which they view as a threat. Tanton once admitted, "One of my prime concerns is about the decline of folks who look like you and me." But without immigrants, our economy would shrink and our social services net, including Social Security and Medicare, would unravel. We need the kind of people DACA represents -- educated and employed taxpayers who contribute to our country's greatness. ... http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2017/12/chavez_anti_immigrant_groups_driven_by_ulterior_motives 33 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000450 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Immigration Is a Conservative Value, a Liberal Value and, Most of All, an American Value By Stefano de Stefano The Daily Caller, December 15, 2017 ... But suppose Dreamers were granted complete amnesty at the stroke of a pen. Suppose they also defied historical precedent by immediately sponsoring their extended family. Suppose all those relations were high school dropouts, and that their green card applications were approved overnight. None of this is remotely possible - but if it were, the effect would be a sustained boost to our GDP. The fear that legal immigration by low-skilled workers subjects low-skilled Americans to unfair competition is demonstrably false and smacks of timidity - not a traditional conservative value. The fact is, lower wages for ranch hands and dishwashers have little effect on wages for low-skilled positions that require English fluency. And with our labor market nearing full employment, slashing the ranks of our legal workforce would cripple economic growth. The pivot from demonizing illegal immigrants on the campaign trail to disenfranchising legal immigrants on the Senate floor is one of the more sinister developments in the ongoing Republican retreat from conservative values. Every argument leveled so far against legal immigration is false, which leaves us to explain the current anti-immigrant push with a sickening set of small-minded motives: opportunism, cowardice, bigotry. ... http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/15/immigration-is-a-conservative-value-a-liberal-value-and-most-of-all-an-american-value/ Return to Top 34 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000451 ******** ******** 37. Trump's New Homeland Security Chief Fits Right in, Unfortunately By Raul A. Reyes TheHill.com, December 15, 2017 ... Nielsen stated that the U.S. needs a wall along our southern border with Mexico to "stem the tide of illegal crossings." But illegal border crossings are down, report the New York Times and other outlets, and this is backed up by data from the government itself. Customs and Border Patrol statistics show that, for fiscal year 2017, there were a total of 310,531 apprehensions of unauthorized migrants -- the lowest level in 17 years. Of course, Nielsen works for a president who shows little regard for Hispanic issues, and who favors restrictions on both illegal and legal immigration. No one expected her to be an advocate for immigrants. Yet she previously expressed support for a legislative fix to the plight of the DREAMers, and had worked in the past with George W. Bush officials who supported immigration reforms. It seemed fair to hope that she could have brought a more realistic perspective to Homeland Security. Now, just days into her new position, Nielsen appears to be comfortable conflating undocumented immigrants with crime -- a link that is not supported by research. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365052-trumps-new-homeland-security-chief-fits-right-in-unfortunately Return to Top ******** ******** 38. A Catholic's Immigration Wish List By J. Kevin Appleby 35 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000452 America Magazine, December 12, 2017 ... What would a Catholic immigration wish list look like? Our first clue comes from the pastoral statement of the U.S. and Mexican bishops in 2003, "Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope," released in 2003,which lays out principles for immigration reform based on Catholic social teaching. From this statement and from other Catholic sources, including the teaching of Pope Francis, a robust immigration agenda emerges that would reform the system in a humane and fair way. Here are some of its main elements. A path to citizenship for the undocumented in the United States. A path to citizenship for the undocumented population, now at 11 million, should be the central tenet of any immigration reform bill, as it would bring an underground population out of the shadows. As the U.S. bishops have pointed out, a path to citizenship would keep families together and enable immigrants to fully integrate into society. The path to citizenship should be fair and achievable within a reasonable time period. ... https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/12/12/catholics-immigration-wish-list Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Chain Migration Didn't Light the New York Pipe Bomb The Baltimore Sun, December 12, 2017 ... President Trump touts immigration reform for the same reason he lashes out at illegal immigration at a time when such behavior is in decline, not on the rise. It's a constant appeal to the most base of human instincts, to be fearful of, and angry at, individuals who are new, who are of color, who practice a different religion from the majority. There is absolutely a reasonable conversation to be had about encouraging merit-based immigration, but there's also one to be made about keeping families intact. Does anyone think we're going to have a sensible policy discussion in the current climate of xenophobia and Islamophobia? 36 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000453 Let Mr. Ullah be tried as the legal citizen that he is and, if found guilty, let him be punished for his crimes. And investing in security at vulnerable targets like New York subways stops or in preventive efforts (like sensible gun control, for example) is worthwhile as well. But shame on the Trump administration for again using an attack as an opportunity to reach out to the lowest common denominator, stoking mindless fears and condemning the millions of people, whether they came from Bangladesh or Latin America, who are now valued, contributing members of society. ... http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-1213-terrorism-nyc-20171212-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Chain Migration: Compassionate Policy or Opening the Immigration Floodgates? By Andrea Drusch The Fresno Bee, December 11, 2017 ... Immigrants' rights groups say doing away with chain migration would radically change the nation's immigration system and reduce the number of people of color coming into the country. They push back on using the term chain migration, saying it tars a basic cornerstone of the current legal immigration structure: Allowing legal immigrants to bring their family members with them. Efforts to do away with that, they say, mask a greater goal of limiting overall immigration numbers from certain populations. "This administration is using that term to avoid using the word family, because it sanitizes what is really an attack on families and the immigration system," said Megan Essaheb, director of immigration advocacy for the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice. "This, along with all of the [White House's] other immigration policies, feel like an attack on immigrants and communities of 37 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000454 color, and an attempt to keep the numbers of people of color down in the United States," said Essaheb. ... http://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/article189258854.html Return to Top ******** ******** 41. How Children Will Suffer in the Latest Immigration Battle By Gabriel A. Fuentes The Chicago Tribune, December 11, 2017 ... House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., fresh off passage in Congress of budget-busting "tax reform" legislation, last week declared that next year's war against budget deficits will be fought over so-called entitlement programs. Given the president's stated opposition to birthright citizenship, his use of the pejorative term "anchor babies" and his past characterizations of immigrant communities, the coming attacks on anti-poverty programs will likely be directed in substantial part at immigrant communities. U.S. citizen children will suffer the collateral damage. ... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-citizen-children-immigrants-1212-20171211-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** 42. 38 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000455 US Needs to Stop Politicizing Immigration The Arizona Daily Star, December 13, 2017 ... Both DACA and TPS were intended to be temporary, but that limitation was put in place with the belief that there would be a solution to the problem that prompted their creation. Eliminating DACA and kicking people off TPS is not the answer. And until the root cause of migration and the need for an immigrant workforce in the U.S. ceases to exist, targeting communities and deporting people is not the answer, either. We must stop politicizing immigration and consider America's values and interests in coming up with real solutions, just as we must press our representatives to take action and push back against the anti-immigrant positions of the Trump administration. ... http://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-us-needs-to-stop-politicizing-immigration/article_997a03cd-3657-533a-8fe78f841b874e4d.html Return to Top ******** ******** 43. Accepting Europe's Anti-Immigration Parties By Daniel Pipes The Washington Times, November 29, 2017 ... To begin with, these parties are not nationalist as of old, boasting neither of British imperial power nor German bloodlines. Rather, they have a European and Western outlook; to coin a term, they are civilizationist. Second, they are defensive, focused on protecting Western civilization rather than on destroying it as Communists and Nazis dreamed to do, or on extending it, as the French government long attempted. They seek not conquests but to retain the Europe of Athens, Florence and Amsterdam. Third, these parties cannot be called far-right, for they offer a complex mix of right (culture) and left (economics). Marine le Pen's National Front, for example, calls for French banks to be nationalized and attracts leftist support. 39 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000456 Rather, these parties are anti-immigration. A massive and sometimes uncontrolled immigration of non-Westerners, causing a sense of feeling like strangers in one's own home, fuels their appeal. Pathetic stories of pensioners surrounded by foreigners and scared to leave their apartments ricochet around Europe, as do tales of a single indigenous student in a school otherwise entirely made up of immigrant children. The parties all aspire to control, diminish and even undo the immigration of recent decades, and especially of Muslims. Muslims stand out not because of prejudice ("Islamophobia") but due to an array of problems specifically associated with Islam: polygamy, niqabs and burqas, female genital mutilation, honor killings, taharrush (mass sexual assault of women), Judeophobia and Christophobia, Shariah courts, Islamism and jihadi violence. Muslims not only integrate into Europe less well than Latin Americans, African Christians, Hindus or Chinese, but they engage in a unique cultural aggression and try to impose their civilization. Further, from Senegal to Morocco to Egypt to Turkey to Chechnya, Muslims form a membrane around Europe, with vast numbers of potential migrants able with relative ease to enter illegally the continent by land or sea. ... https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/29/accepting-europes-anti-immigration-parties/ Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Time Is Not on Europe's Side: Crisis Magazine By Geller Report Staff PamelaGeller.com, December 12, 2017 ... Crisis Magazine has more: ... The study provides three different scenarios--one for zero migration, one for medium migration, and one for high migration. Under the zero scenario, the Muslim percentage of France's population by 2050 would be 12.7 percent, but under the high scenario it would be 18 percent. For Germany, the low scenario would result in an 8.7 percent Muslim population and the high 40 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000457 scenario would translate to 19.7 percent. The high migration measure would yield 17.2 percent for the UK, 18.2 percent for Belgium, 19.9 percent for Austria, and 30.6 percent for Sweden. Since a number of observers of the European scene are predicting much higher Muslim percentages by 2050, it may be that even Pew's high estimate is on the low side. Conversion and Emigration Let's examine some elements that may be missing from their calculations. One missing factor is conversions. Although the Pew study briefly mentions conversion rates, it views this as a negligible factor in determining the future Muslim population. Since not much is happening on the "religious switching" scene, Pew assumes that not much will happen in the future. But given the right conditions, conversion rates can accelerate rapidly, and a trickle can turn into a flood. For the first twelve years of his "ministry," Muhammad never had much more than a hundred followers. Then he migrated to Medina, and conversions to Islam took off. Conversions continued to accelerate after his death as Muslims swept into the Near East, North Africa and Spain. ... https://pamelageller.com/2017/12/time-not-europes-side-crisis-magazine.html/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Return to Top ******** 41 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000458 The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. 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By the Numbers, FY 2017 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, December 2017 https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2017/iceByTheNumbersFY17Infographic.pdf Fiscal Year 2017 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report December 2017 https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report/2017/iceEndOfYearFY2017.pdf 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000463 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration Statistics Norway, December 12, 2017 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/innvhold/aar Excerpt: According to new figures from the yearly survey Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration, 16 per cent now think that it 'should be easier for refugees and asylum seekers to obtain a residence permit in Norway'. Fifty-two per cent think that the access to residence permits should remain the same as today, whereas 28 per cent think it should be more difficult. In the 2016 survey, 12 per cent wanted more liberal access to residence permits, while 33 per cent wanted more restrictions. Fifty-one per cent wanted no changes in the regulations. Looking at the development over time, the share who want more restrictions was 56 per cent back in 2003. With the exception of certain years, this share steadily fell up until last year, according to researcher Svein Blom in Statistics Norway. The share who agree that 'most immigrants make an important contribution to Norwegian working life' increased by 5 percentage points from 66 to 71 per cent, while the share who agree that 'most immigrants represent a source of insecurity in society' went down by 5 percentage points to 27 per cent. This year's survey was conducted between 3 July and 16 August 2017. Return to Top ******** ******** 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000464 5. Relatively few teenage mothers in the Netherlands Statistics Netherlands, December 12, 2017 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2017/50/relatively-few-teenage-mothers-in-the-netherlands Excerpt: Slight increase among girls with a migration background The share of teenage girls becoming young mothers is highest among those with a non-Western background. The downward trend appears among this group as well, with the exception of girls from a background in the category "other non-Western". This is likely related to the recent influx of asylum migrants. Last year, for example, there were 92 girls with a Syrian and 40 girls with a Somali background giving birth. This came down to 43 and 19 respectively in every one thousand girls with these migration backgrounds. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. More foreign born pupils participate in "Swedish as second language" Statistics Sweden, December 12, 2017 http://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/education-and-research/education-of-the-population/panel-of-students-for-longitudinalstudies/pong/statistical-news/panel-of-students-for-longitudinal-studies-school-year-20162017/ Summary: The participation rate of foreign-born pupils in "Swedish as second language" classes in years 3-6 of compulsory education has increased. Among the foreign born pupils who were in grade 3 in the 2013/14 school year, roughly 45 per cent participated in "Swedish as second language" classes in year 6 in the spring of 2017. In the spring of 2005, the percentage among foreign-born pupils was 25 per cent. In the "Panel of students for longitudinal studies" survey, a sample of 10 per cent of the pupils in year 3 of compulsory school is followed through years 3-9. In the spring of 2017, panel 8 was surveyed and the majority of the pupils were in year 6. About 10 per cent of the pupils in year 3 in school year 2013/14 were foreign born. The rate of foreign-born pupils participating in "Swedish as second language" have 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000465 decreased from roughly 60 per cent in year 3 to 45 per cent in year 6. A similar pattern can be found in earlier panels where the participation rate gradually decreases between year 3 and 6. Among the native-born pupils, the participation rate is around 5 per cent in year 6 and there is no sign of a decrease between years 3 to 6. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Immigration statistics, July to September 2017 U.K. Home Office, November 30, 2017 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017 Summary: 1. How many people come to the UK each year? There were 134.3 million passenger arrivals in the year ending September 2017, including returning UK residents; a record number and an increase of 6.2 million compared to the year ending September 2016. This increase was divided between 3.5 million (+3% to 115.8 million) more arrivals by British, other European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals and 2.7 million by non-EEA nationals (+17% to 18.5 million). These numbers represent the number of occasions when a person entered the UK, not the number of distinct individuals. The chart below illustrates the type and volume of entry clearance visas granted in the year ending September 2017. The data measure permission to visit, rather than confirmed arrivals. Migration Statistics Quarterly Report: November 2017 Office for National Statistics, November 30, 2017 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/migrationstatisticsquarterlyreport/november2017 Excerpt: 1. Main points Immigration to the UK continues to be higher than emigration, meaning that more people are coming to live in the UK than are leaving. 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000466 Net migration, the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and the number of people leaving to live elsewhere, fell to 230,000 in the year ending June 2017. This was down from the recent peak seen in the year ending June 2016 and is now at a similar level to 2014. EU net migration accounts for over three-quarters of the fall in net migration. Over the longer term, varying levels of net migration are not unusual and we have seen net migration rise and fall between 140,000 and 336,000 over the last 20 years. While immigration continues to be higher than emigration, the total number of people immigrating has fallen. At the same time, the number of EU citizens emigrating has increased. The number of people moving to the UK to take up a "definite job" has remained stable, however, fewer people were coming to the UK "looking for work". This quarter we also release an article to explain Migration since the Brexit vote: what's changed in six charts. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Net overseas migration to Australia increases 27% Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 14, 2017 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mediareleasesbyCatalogue/CA1999BAEAA1A86ACA25765100098A47?OpenDocument Excerpt: All states and territories recorded an increase in NOM compared with the previous year. New South Wales was the most popular destination, with NOM of 98,600 and Victoria followed, with 86,900. This was followed by Queensland (31,100), Western Australia (13,100), South Australia (10,500), the Australian Capital Territory (2,800), Tasmania (1,500) and the Northern Territory (900). Overall, Australia's population grew by 388,100 people, or 1.6 per cent, to reach 24.6 million by the end of June 2017. Victoria was the fastest growing state or territory, with a population increase of 2.3 per cent, followed by the Australian Capital Territory, 1.7 per cent. Australia is growing faster than our close neighbours and other major OECD countries, except for Papua New Guinea (2.1 per cent). The Philippines and Singapore were 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000467 the next fastest growing countries at 1.5 per cent, followed by Malaysia (1.4 per cent) and South Africa (1.3 per cent). In 2017 Australia's population is ranked 53rd in the world and is projected to rank 56th by 2050. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Voters Reject Government Shutdown to Protect 'Dreamers' Program Rasmussen Reports, December 4, 2017 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/november_2017/voters_reject_government_shutdown_to_protect_dreamers_program Excerpt: A top Senate Democrat is threatening to force a federal government shutdown unless Congress does something to protect the nearly 800,000 illegal immigrants who came to this country as children who now face possible deportation. But most voters oppose a shutdown over the so-called Dreamers issue and believe securing the border is a bigger priority. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 61% of Likely U.S. Voters think it is important to secure the border against future illegal immigration before dealing with the Dreamers question, with 43% who say it is Very Important. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and don't attach much importance to securing the border first, but that includes only 12% who say it's Not At All Important. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Living in an Immigrant Family in America: How Fear and Toxic Stress are Affecting Daily Life, Well-Being, and Health By Samantha Artiga and Petry Ubri The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation, December 13, 2017 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000468 https://www.kff.org/disparities-policy/issue-brief/living-in-an-immigrant-family-in-america-how-fear-and-toxic-stress-are-affecting-daily-life-well-being-health/ Return to Top ******** ******** 11. New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Immigration Prosecutions for October 2017 November 28, 2017 http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/immigration/monthlyoct17/fil/ Immigration Convictions for October 2017 November 28, 2017 http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/immigration/monthlyoct17/gui/ Excerpt: The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during October 2017 the government reported 5044 new immigration convictions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 6 percent over the previous month. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. New from the Migration Policy Institute Building Partnerships to Respond to the Next Decade's Migration Challenges 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000469 By Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Kate Hooper December 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/building-partnerships-respond-next-decades-migration-challenges EU Migration Partnerships: A Work in Progress By Elizabeth Collett and Aliyyah Ahad December 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/eu-migration-partnerships-work-progress As Displacement Becomes Long-Term, Refugee Hosts Grapple with New Normal By Brian Salant Migration Information Source, December 13, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-5-displacement-becomes-long-term-refugee-hosts-grapple-new-normal In Wake of Cuts to U.S. Refugee Program, Global Resettlement Falls Short By Susan Fratzke Migration Information Source, December 12, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-6-wake-cuts-us-refugee-program-global-resettlement-falls-short Increased Focus on Forced Return of Migrants and Asylum Seekers Puts Many in Peril By Kathleen Newland and Brian Salant Migration Information Source, December 12, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-7-increased-focus-forced-return-migrants-and-asylum-seekers-puts-many Despite Progress on Brexit Negotiations, Fate of Millions of EU and UK Nationals Still Hangs in the Balance By Meghan Benton Migration Information Source, December 11, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-8-despite-progress-brexit-negotiations-fate-millions-eu-and-uk-nationals Nativism Goes Mainstream, Moving the Needle on Migration Policy By Marissa Esthimer Migration Information Source, December 8, 2017 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000470 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-9-nativism-goes-mainstream-moving-needle-migration-policy In Latin America, Spike in Migrant Arrivals Prompts Flurry of Reponses By Jessica Bolter Migration Information Source, December 7, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-10-latin-america-spike-migrant-arrivals-prompts-flurry-reponses Tens of Thousands in United States Face Uncertain Future, as Temporary Protected Status Deadlines Loom By Muzaffar Chishti, Jessica Bolter, and Sarah Pierce MPI Policy Beat, December 1, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/tens-thousands-united-states-face-uncertain-future-temporary-protected-status-deadlines-loom Return to Top ******** ******** 13. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Do Emigrants Self-Select along Cultural Traits? Evidence from the MENA Countries By Frederic Docquier, Aysit Tansel, and Riccardo Turati IZA Discussion Paper 11173, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11173 Migration and Co-Residence Choices: Evidence from Mexico By Simone Bertoli and Elie Murard IZA Discussion Paper 11172, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11172 Linguistic Distance, Networks and Migrants' Regional Location Choice 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000471 By Julia Bredtmann, Klaus Nowotny, and Sebastian Otten IZA Discussion Paper 11171, November 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11171 Return to Top ******** ******** 14. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Theoretical Perspectives on the Immigration-Crime Relationship By Charis E. Kubrin, University of California, Irvine Handbook on Immigration and Crime, forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082442 2. Canadian Immigration Policies: Blueprint for Europe? By Herbert Grubel, Simon Fraser University (SFU) Department of Economics Posted December 12, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3084989 3. Does Legal Status Affect Educational Attainment in Immigrant Families? By Zachary D. Liscow, Yale University Law School and William A Woolston, Stanford University - Department of Economics Posted December 11, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3083026 4. The Effects of Immigration on NHS Waiting Times By Osea Giuntella, University of Oxford; Catia Nicodemo, University of Oxford; and Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford Posted December 9, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082688 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000472 5. Immigration and the Reallocation of Work Health Risks By Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh; Fabrizio Mazzonna, University of Lugano; Catia Nicodemo, University of Oxford; and Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford Posted December 9, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082651 6. Heterogeneous Utility from a Representative Agent Model: Immigrants vs. Non-Immigrants By Kerk Phillips, Brigham Young University Department of Economics Posted December 7, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3081676 7. Exercising Discretion in Border Areas: On the Changing Social Surround and Decision Field of Internal Border Control in the Netherlands By Dekkers Tim, Leiden University Institute for Criminal Law & Criminology; Maartje van der Woude, Leiden Law School Institute for Criminal Law & Criminology; and Joanne van der Leun, Leiden University - Leiden Law School International Journal of Migration and Border Studies 2(4): 382-402 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082547 8. Framing Migration and the Process of Crimmigration: A Systematic Analysis of the Media Representation of Unauthorized Immigrants in the Netherlands By Jelmer Brouwer, Leiden University - Institute for Criminal Law & Criminology; Maartje van der Woude, Leiden Law School - Institute for Criminal Law & Criminology; and Joanne van der Leun, Leiden University - Leiden Law School European Journal of Criminology, Vol. 14(1) 100-119 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082534 9. Crimmigration Checks in the Internal Border Areas of the EU: Finding the Discretion that Matters By Maartje van der Woude, Leiden Law School - Institute for Criminal Law & Criminology and Joanne van der Leun, Leiden University - Leiden Law Schoo European Journal of Criminology, Vol. 14(1) 27-45 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082531 10. Separate but Unequal: Immigration Detention in Canada and the Great Writ of Liberty By Siena Anstis, Morrison & Foerster, LLP; Joshua Blum, Jared Will & Associates; and Jared Will, Jared Will & Associates McGill Law Journal, Vol. 63, No. 1, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3080550 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000473 11. Becoming White: How Mass Warfare Turned Immigrants into Americans By Soumyajit Mazumder, Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Government Posted December 5, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3079876 12. Brexit - Balancing Trade and Mobility By Rikard Forslid, Stockholm University and Sten Nyberg, Stockholm University Department of Economics CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6718 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3082120 13. Cooperative Enforcement in Immigration Law Amanda Frost, American University Washington College of Law Iowa Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 1, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3079625 14. Immigration Law and Social Justice By Bill Ong Hing, University of San Francisco - School of Law; Jennifer M. Chacon, University of California, Irvine School of Law; and Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis School of Law Immigration Law and Social Justice, 5th edition, Aspen Casebook Series https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3079940 15. Movement Lawyers in the Fight for Immigrant Rights By Sameer M. Ashar, UC Irvine School of Law 64 UCLA Law Review, 2017 (Forthcoming) UC Irvine School of Law Research Paper No. 2017-60 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3079764 16. Cooperative Enforcement in Immigration Law By Amanda Frost American University Washington College of Law Iowa Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 1, 2017 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000474 Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship Research Paper No. 3079625 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3079625## Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. Board 'the beast': migrants' daring train ride through Mexico - in pictures December 14, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/board-the-beast-migrants-daring-train-ride-through-mexico-in-pictures.html 2. Immigration Section Panels at AALS Annual Meeting: Mass Deportation & Works-in-Progress December 14, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/immigration-section-panels-at-aals-annual-meeting-mass-deportation-works-in-progress.html 3. LexisNexis's Role in ICE Surveillance and Librarian Ethics December 11, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/lexisnexiss-role-in-ice-surveillance-and-librarian-ethics.html 4. Supreme Court Blocks DACA Discovery Orders December 11, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/supreme-court-blocks-daca-discovery-orders.html 5. Ninth Circuit Argument Turns on Whether the Ban Clashes with the Immigration Act December 8, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/ninth-circuit-argument-turns-on-whether-the-ban-clashes-with-the-immigration-act.html 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000475 6. Attorney General Sessions Issues Memo "Outlining Principles to Ensure That the Adjudication of Immigration Cases Serves the National Interest" December 7, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/attorney-general-sessions-issues-memo-outlining-principles-to-ensure-that-the-adjudication-of-immigr.html 7. Data on International Students in the U.S. & American Students Studying Abroad (Open Doors 2017 Report) December 5, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/data-on-international-students-in-the-us-american-students-studying-abroad-open-doors-2017-report.html 8. Supreme Court Allows Travel Ban 3.0 to Go Into Effect December 4, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/supreme-court-allows-travel-ban-30-to-go-into-effect.html 9. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in DACA document dispute December 4, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-daca-document-dispute.html 10. As Immigration Enforcement Ramps up, Neighbors Sign up to Defend Immigrants December 3, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/as-immigration-enforcement-ramps-up-neighbors-sign-up-to-defend-immigrants.html 11. United States Ends Participation in Global Compact on Migration December 3, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/united-states-ends-participation-in-global-compact-on-migration.html 12. Ninth Circuit to Hear Arguments in Challenge to Travel Ban 3.0 on December 6 December 2, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/ninth-circuit-to-hear-arguments-in-challenge-to-travel-ban-30.html 13. Oxfam: Beyond "Fortress Europe" - Principles for a humane EU migration policy December 2, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/oxfam-beyond-fortress-europe-principles-for-a-humane-eu-migration-policy.html 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000476 14. Legalization for DREAMers: A Realistic Appraisal of Potential Chain Migration November 30, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/11/legalization-for-dreamers-a-realistic-appraisal-of-potential-chain-migration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 16. New from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre Thrive or survive? Explaining variation in economic outcomes for refugees By Alexander Betts, Naohiko Omata, and Louise Bloom November 28, 2017 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/thrive-or-survive-explaining-variation-in-economic-outcomes-for-refugees Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Who voted for Brexit? A comprehensive district-level analysis By Sascha O Becker, Thiemo Fetzer, and Dennis Novy Economic Policy, Vol. 32, No. 92, October 2017 https://academic.oup.com/economicpolicy/article/32/92/601/4459491 Excerpt: 3.2.1. Immigration We first consider immigration, a central topic throughout the Leave campaign. In the wake of the Eastern enlargement of the EU in 2004, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden were the only countries not to impose transitional controls on migrants from new member states. The United Kingdom only put in 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000477 place immigration controls when Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007, but those elapsed by 2014. Given that UK wages are a multiple of those in accession countries, many Eastern European workers moved to the United Kingdom, and immigration has been at the forefront of the public debate ever since, especially in the tabloid press. While net immigration from the EU to the United Kingdom was only 15,000 in 2003, in the year before Eastern enlargement, it jumped to 87,000 in 2004. It fell slightly in the aftermath of the global financial crisis when pound sterling depreciated, only to rise strongly again to an all-time peak of 184,000 in 2015.13 Nevertheless, it comes as a surprise to many political observers that the net migrant stock with other EU countries is substantially lower in the United Kingdom than in Germany, Spain and France, not least because the United Kingdom has a fairly high emigration rate to the EU compared with these countries (Vargas-Silva, 2012). Return to Top ******** ******** 18. World Migration Report, 2018 International Organization for Migration, December 2017 https://www.iom.int/wmr/world-migration-report-2018 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Thrive or Survive? Explaining Variation in Economic Outcomes for Refugees By Alexander Betts, University of Oxford; Naohiko Omata, University of Oxford; and Louise Bloom, University of Oxford Center for Migration Studies, December 2017 http://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-thrive-or-survive/ Return to Top 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000478 ******** ******** 20. Migration and Remittances: Recent Developments and Outlook Special Topic: Return Migration Migration and Development Brief No. 28, October 2017 http://www.knomad.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/Migration%20and%20Development%20Brief%2028.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Contact Reduces Immigration-Related Fears for Leftist but Not for Rightist Voters By Jonathan Homola and Margit Tavits Comparative Political Studies, November 24, 2017 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0010414017740590 Return to Top ******** ******** 22. The Deported: Immigrants Uprooted from the Country They Call Home Human Rights Watch, December 5, 2017 https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/12/05/deported/immigrants-uprooted-country-they-call-home 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000479 Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Population diversity as a crucial source of long-term prosperity in the US By Andres Rodriguez-Pose and Viola von Berlepsch VOX.org Europe, November 10, 2017 http://voxeu.org/article/population-diversity-and-long-term-prosperity Return to Top ******** ******** 24. The INS on the Line: Making Immigration Law on the US-Mexico Border, 1917-1954 By S. Deborah Kang Oxford University Press, 296 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0199757437, $24.92 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ 0199757437/centerforimmigra Kindle, 10190 KB, ASIN: 0199757437, 445 pp., $22.79 Book Description: For much of the twentieth century, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) officials recognized that the US-Mexico border region was different. Here, they confronted a set of political, social, and environmental obstacles that prevented them from replicating their achievements on Angel Island and Ellis Island, the most restrictive immigration stations in the nation. In response to these challenges, local INS officials resorted to the law, nullifying, modifying, and creating the nation's 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000480 immigration laws and policies for the borderlands. In The INS on the Line, S. Deborah Kang traces the ways in which the INS on the US-Mexico border made and remade the nation's immigration laws over the course of the twentieth century. Through a nuanced examination of the agency's legal innovations in the Southwest, Kang demonstrates that the agency defined itself not only as a law enforcement unit but also as a lawmaking body. In this role, the INS responded to the interests of local residents, businesses, politicians, and social organizations on both sides of the US-Mexico border as well as policymakers in Washington, DC. Given the sheer variety of local and federal demands, local immigration officials constructed a complex approach to border control, an approach that closed the line in the name of nativism and national security, opened it for the benefit of transnational economic and social concerns, and redefined it as a vast legal jurisdiction for the policing of undocumented immigrants. The composite approach to border control developed by the INS continues to inform the daily operations of the nation's immigration agencies, American immigration law and policy, and conceptions of the US-Mexico border today. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Understanding Immigration: Issues and Challenges in an Era of Mass Population Movement By Marilyn Hoskin State Univ. of New York Press, 205 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1438466870, $95.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1438466870/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1438466889, 218 pp., $39.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1438466889/centerforimmigra Kindle, 9069 KB, ASIN: B077G82N2Q, 220 pp., $37.95 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000481 Book Description: Based on the dual premise that nations need to learn from how immigration issues are handled in other modern democracies, and that adaptation to a new era of refugee and emigration movements is critical to a stable world, Marilyn Hoskin systematically compares the immigration policies of the United States, Britain, Germany, and France as prime examples of the challenges faced in the twenty-first century. Because immigration is a complex phenomenon, Understanding Immigration provides students with a multidisciplinary framework based on the thesis that a nation's geography, history, economy, and political system define its immigration policy. In the process, it is possible to weigh the influence of such factors as isolation, colonialism, labor imbalances, and tolerance of fringe parties and groups in determining how governments ultimately respond to both routine immigration requests and the more dramatic surges witnessed in both Europe and the United States since 2013. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Against the Deportation Terror: Organizing for Immigrant Rights in the Twentieth Century By Rachel Ida Buff Temple University Press, 282 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1439915334, $97.51 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1439915334/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1439915342, $24.65 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1439915342/centerforimmigra Kindle, 9430 KB, ASIN: B0776DKR39, $23.42 Book Description: Despite being characterized as a "nation of immigrants," the United States has seen a long history of immigrant rights struggles. In her timely book Against the Deportation Terror, Rachel Ida Buff uncovers this multiracial history. She traces the story of the American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born (ACPFB) from its origins in the 1930s through repression during the early Cold War, to engagement with "new" Latinx and Caribbean immigrants in the 1970s and early 1980s. 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000482 Functioning as a hub connecting diverse foreign-born communities and racial justice advocates, the ACPFB responded to various, ongoing crises of what they called "the deportation terror." Advocates worked against repression, discrimination, detention, and expulsion in migrant communities across the nation at the same time as they supported reform of federal immigration policy. Prevailing in some cases and suffering defeats in others, the story of the ACPFB is characterized by persistence in multiracial organizing even during periods of protracted repression. By tracing the work of the ACPFB and its allies over half a century, Against the Deportation Terror provides important historical precedent for contemporary immigrant rights organizing. Its lessons continue to resonate today. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Why Demography Matters By Danny Dorling and Stuart Gietel-Basten Polity, 224 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0745698409, $69.49 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0745698409/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 0745698417, $22.46 CD http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0745698417/centerforimmigra Kindle, 7220 KB, ASIN: B0782NQCR6, $29.95 Book Description: Demography is not destiny. As Giacomo Casanova explained over two centuries ago: 'There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our own lives.' Today we are shaping them and our societies more than ever before. Globally, we have never had fewer children per adult: our population is about to stabilize, though we 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000483 do not know when or at what number, or what will happen after that. It will be the result of billions of very private decisions influenced in turn by multiple events and policies, some more unpredictable than others. More people are moving further around the world than ever before: we too often see that as frightening, rather than as indicating greater freedom. Similarly, we too often lament greater ageing, rather than recognizing it as a tremendous human achievement with numerous benefits to which we must adapt. Demography comes to the fore most positively when we see that we have choices, when we understand variation and when we are not deterministic in our prescriptions. The study of demography has for too long been dominated by pessimism and inhuman, simplistic accounting. As this fascinating and persuasive overview demonstrates, how we understand our demography needs to change again. Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Canada In Decay: Mass Immigration, Diversity, and the Ethnocide of Euro-Canadians By Ricardo Duchesne Black House Publishing, 374 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1910881953, $35.59 CD http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1910881953/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1910881937, $31.72 CD http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1910881937/centerforimmigra Book Description: Canada In Decay is the first scholarly book questioning the undemocratic policy of mass immigration and racial diversification in Canada. The entire Canadian political establishment, the mainstream media and the academics, are all in harmonious unison with the banks and corporations, in promoting two myths to justify mass immigration. The first myth this book demolishes is the claim that immigration into Canada "enriches the country," by demonstrating that mass immigration is not only leading to Euro- 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000484 Canadians becoming a small minority in their own homeland, but because of the disparity in the birth-rate, the Euro-Canadian population is likely to become almost extinct. The second myth this book demolishes is the regularly repeated claim that Canada is a "nation of immigrants" by demonstrating that Canada was founded by Indigenous Quebecois, Acadians, and English speakers. This book also exposes the rewriting of Canada's history in the media, schools, and universities, as an attempt to rob Euro-Canadians of their own history by inventing a past that conforms to the ideological goals of a future multiracial and multicultural Canada. Canada In Decay explains the origins of the ideology of immigrant multiculturalism and the inbuilt radicalizing nature of this ideology, and argues that the "theory of multicultural citizenship" is marred by a double standard which encourages minorities to affirm their collective cultural rights while Euro-Canadians are excluded from affirming theirs. Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Unravelling Europe's 'Migration Crisis': Journeys Over Land and Sea By Heaven Crawley, Franck Duvell, Katharine Jones, Simon McMahon, and Nando Sigona Policy Press, 136 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 1447343212, $22.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1447343212/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1544 KB, ASIN: B0786MHVZ3, 174 pp., $15.00 Book Description: What is it like to travel to Europe over land and sea in order to secure a future for yourself and your family? Why are so many people willing to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean? What are their hopes and fears? And why is Europe, one of the richest regions of the world, unable to cope? Drawing on compelling firsthand accounts from 500 people who arrived on the shores of Europe in 2015, this important new book unpacks their routes, experiences and decisions. It provides a 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000485 framework for understanding the dynamics underpinning recent unprecedented levels of migration across, and loss of life in, the Mediterranean, casting new light on the 'migration crisis' and challenging politicians, policy makers and the media to rethink their understanding of why and how people move. Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 5, No. 19, December 7, 2017 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0064-0 Selected articles: Two logics of policy intervention in immigrant integration: an institutionalist framework based on capabilities and aspirations By Philipp Lutz https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0064-0 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Journal of Migration and Human Security Vol. 5, No. 4, December 2017 http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/index Selected articles: 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000486 The Mixed Motives of Unaccompanied Child Migrants from Central America's Northern Triangle By Matthew Lorenzen http://dx.doi.org/10.14240/jmhs.v5i4.107 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Latino Studies Vol. 15, No. 4, November 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/41276/15/4/page/1 Selected articles: And now, the rescission of DACA... By Lourdes Torres https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41276-017-0100-0 Latino farmworker activism in Vermont: Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante By Yolanda Flores https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41276-017-0089-4 Return to Top ******** ******** 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000487 33. Population, Space and Place Vol. 23, No. 8, November 2017 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.v23.8/issuetoc Selected articles: What drives 'soft deportation'? Understanding the rise in Assisted Voluntary Return among rejected asylum seekers in the Netherlands By Arjen Leerkes, Rianne van Os, and Eline Boersema http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2059/full The care pentagon: Older adults within Sri Lankan-Australian transnational families and their landscapes of care By Menusha De Silva http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2061/full International academic mobility across space and time: The case of Indian academics By Mathias Czaika and Sorana Toma http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2069/full All circular but different: Variation in patterns of Ukraine-to-Poland migration By Agata Gorny http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2074/full The "three ages" of left-behind Moroccan wives: Status, decision-making power, and access to resources By Audrey Lenoel http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2077/full ******** ******** 34. 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000488 Refugee Survey Quarterly Vol. 36, No. 4, December 2017 https://academic.oup.com/rsq/issue/36/4 Articles: Political Refugees from El Salvador: Gang Politics, the State, and Asylum Claims By Patrick J McNamara https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article-abstract/36/4/1/4108107 Refugee Policy in Brazil (1995-2010): Achievements and Challenges By Julia Bertino Moreira https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article-abstract/36/4/25/4345792 "We are Like Animals": Negotiating Dehumanising Experiences of Asylum-Seeker Policies in the Australian Community By Lisa Hartley and Caroline Fleay https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article-abstract/36/4/45/4101639 Migration Control a la Khartoum: EU External Engagement and Human Rights Protection in the Horn of Africa By Lutz Oette and Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article-abstract/36/4/64/4554492 A Social Survey on Refugees in and Around Vienna in Fall 2015: Methodological Approach and Field Observations By Judith Kohlenberger, Isabella Buber-Ennser, Bernhard Rengs, and Zakarya Al Zalak https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article-abstract/36/4/90/4237476? Return to Top ******** ******** 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000489 35. The Independent Review Vol. 22, No. 3, Winter 2018 http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/toc.asp?issueID=92 Selected articles: Symposium on Immigration: An Introduction By Robert M. Whaples http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_22_3_01_whaples.pdf Lessons from Immigration Economics By George J. Borjas http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=1256 The Populist Revolts of 2016: A Hidden Cost of Immigration? By Garett Jones http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=1257 Raveling the Immigration Narrative By Benjamin Powell http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=1258 Return to Top ******** 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000490 Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000491 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 4:42 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Tax Bill Limits Payments to Illegal Aliens ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Tax Bill Limits Payments to Illegal Aliens Savings to taxpayers estimated to be $3.9 billion a year Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2017) - A Center for Immigration Studies analysis of the conference report of the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" examines the tax credit implications for illegal aliens. Presently, illegal alien parents who file tax returns receive billions of dollars in Additional Child Tax Credits (ACTC), even if they do not actually pay any taxes. With passage of the tax bill, the children of illegal alien parents must have valid Social Security numbers (SSN) to qualify for the credit, though the adult ACTC claimant will still not need one. Congress thus takes a step toward not paying illegal aliens federal dollars to stay in the United States through refundable tax credits. Currently, an illegal alien, even with a shaky Social Security number or an ITIN (individual tax identification DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000492 number created for tax filers without Social Security numbers), may claim the upto-$1,000-a-head payments even though the kids only have ITINs, which are not proof of legal residence (as SSNs are). David North, a Center fellow and author of the analysis, said, "What is needed, of course, is a law or an IRS ruling that says if a filer's SSN does not match with a legally obtained one, there will be no refunds. None. But this bill does take one big step towards ending a huge welfare benefit that illegal aliens have received for years." View the entire analysis at: https://cis.org/North/Congress-Takes-Step-AgainstPaying-Illegal-Aliens-Stay-US The new system applies to tax returns filed in 2019, and once in place it is estimated that the savings will be around $3.9 billion a year. The bill did not make all the needed changes in this area, however; the smaller non-refundable child tax credit, as well as another credit for higher education expenses, are still available to those without SSNs. Visit Website Further Reading: Tax Cuts Bill Gives Welfare to Illegal Aliens IRS Ignores Appeals Court Decision; Continues Paying "Child Tax DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000493 Credits" to Illegal Aliens Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000494 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 3:19 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO Immigration Brief: Central American Economic Migration ~ ~ Center forImmigrati onsttt~i~ .~ollon , P10-1m1111grant CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Video Immigration Brief: Central American Economic Migration Search for a better life is not grounds for asylum Washington, D.C. (December 22, 2017) - After a sharp decline in illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border, the numbers have started to increase again. The Trump administration is considering measures to stop the new influx of families and youths taking the dangerous journey to the border. Kausha Luna, CIS research associate, identifies the majority of these Central American migrants as economic migrants - a population not facing a credible fear of persecution and therefore not qualifying for asylum. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000495 o 77.6% of Hondurans come to the U.S. to improve their economic conditions. 1!1011 '1!1,,., o 91.1% of Guatemalans come to the U.S. to improve their economic conditions. 111:,, Kausha Luna, Research Associate Visit Website Further Reading: Survey Shows Main Cause of Honduran Emigration Is Economics, Not Violence Central Americans Turn to Mexico for Asylum Guatemala to UN: Our Emigrants Aren't Refugees DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000496 Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000497 Bloom, Karl D From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Friday, December 22, 2017 3:34 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 12/22/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 12/22/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Just Don't Call It 'Chain Migration'!," Mark Krikorian 2. "Data Mining: One Way to Jump-Start Worksite Enforcement and Preserve Jobs for Lawful Workers," Dan Cadman 3. "The Human Cost of Amnesties," Dan Cadman 4. "N.Y. Governor Gets Serious About Domestic Violence ... or Does He?," Dan Cadman 5. "A Response to Comments on My "'Travel Bans', Extreme Vetting and Terror" Blog," Dan Cadman 6. "No Sanctuary for MS-13," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "Trump Should Stick to His Guns on DACA Deal," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "Chain Migration and Assimilation," Andrew R. Arthur 9. "Expedite Denial of Baseless Asylum Claims," Andrew R. Arthur 10. "CBO Says Senate DREAM Act Would Cost Taxpayers Billions," Andrew R. Arthur 11. "Document Fraud Can Be Uncovered, When Government Has the Will," Andrew R. Arthur 12. "A Pro-American-Worker Regulatory Agenda from DHS," John Miano 13. "A Tale of Two Op-Eds," Jason Richwine 1 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000498 14. "CBO: Young Illegal Immigrants Have Expensive Dreams," Jason Richwine 15. "Obama-Era Parole Program Allows 'Entrepreneurs' Access to U.S. for Peanuts," David North 16. "Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S," David North 17. "H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization," Preston Huennekens 18. "Immigration System Must Finally Put Americans First," Michael Cutler 17. "H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization," Preston Huennekens 18. "Immigration System Must Finally Put Americans First," Michael Cutler 19. "Republicans Should Try Doing Something Popular," Ann Coulter 20. "End Chain Migration, as Trump Wants, and Switch to Merit-Based Immigration," Steve Cortes 21. "The 'Big Lie' Starts to Crumble as Feds Release Immigrant Crime Data," Scott Morefield 22. "Aussies Sending Hundreds of 'Mentally Ill' Muslim Migrants to U.S.," Leo Hohmann 23. "Republicans Should Try Doing Something Popular," Ann Coulter 24. "'Dream Act' is Taxpayers' Nightmare," Bob Dane 25. "New National Security Strategy Eyes Boosting Border Security and Immigration," Jennifer G. Hickey 26. "Lies, Damn Lies, and Fifth-Grade Math," Norm Matloff 27. "Refugee Resettlement: The High Cost of Good Intentions," Peter B. Gemma 28. "What's Going On With These Two Other Illegal Immigrants Seeking U.S. Abortions?," Margot Cleveland 29. "Amnesty for the 'Best and Brightest' Will Still Cost Taxpayers," Ira Mehlman 30. "No Let-Up in Immigration Fakeonomics - and Fake History," Alan Tonelson 31. "#DeepState Saboteurs at DHS Legal Office Open Floodgates to Lawsuits," Federale 32. "Bungling on Immigration Issues," Esther J. Cepeda 33. "Chain Migration and DACA: An Explainer," Theresa Cardinal Brown 34. "Rise of Illegal Immigration Was All in the Forecast," Steven Kopits 35. "Immigration in the National Security Strategy," Emma Ashford and Alex Nowrasteh 36. "Will DREAMers Crowd U.S.-Born Millennials Out of Jobs?," Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix 37. "Trump Election Hasn't Sparked Broad Anti-Immigration Sentiment," Noah Smith 38. "Ground Shifts on Immigration," Juan Williams 39. "Congress Fails to Act on Protection for Dreamers in 2017," Joshua Breisblatt 40. "What You Need to Know About Temporary Protected Status Recipients from El Salvador," Eric Gibble 41. "'Sanctuary' Policies Do Not Foster Crime, Research Shows," Guillermo Cantor 42. "No DREAM, No Deal," Steve Phillips 43. Morocco: "Guess Which Country Recently Built a 1,700-mile Wall to Keep Illegals Out," Ed Straker 2 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000499 44. Africa: "Climate-Driven Migration in Africa," Stefano M. Torelli 45. U.K.: "What the Evidence Says: Immigration is a Positive for the UK," Mark Pack 1. Just Don't Call It 'Chain Migration'! The widely used phrase has suddenly become too honest for pro-immigration activists. By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, December 21, 2017 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454863/chain-migration-politically-incorrect-phrase To assist the amnesty push planned for 2001 by President George W. Bush and Mexico's President Vicente Fox, the National Council of La Raza conducted focus groups on the best terminology to use. They found that the word "amnesty" should be avoided. The Dallas Morning News wrote about the results of those focus groups: Amnesty: It's the politically charged word that won't cross the lips of U.S. and Mexican government officials who are debating an initiative that could place many of the 3 million to 4 million Mexicans living illegally in the United States on a path to legal residency. Instead, they talk of "regularization" and "legalization" -- or, in Spanish, regularizar and legalizacion. This campaign was successful in "controversializing" the previously unremarkable word "amnesty" and getting pro-amnesty politicians and media to chastise those who used it. The same campaign is now underway regarding the term "chain migration." For over 50 years, naturalized citizens have been able to petition for the immigration of parents, adult siblings, and adult sons and daughters, all of whom can bring their own spouses and children. When those spouses and children naturalize, they may, in turn, sponsor further relatives, and so on. The result is chain migration, in which yesterday's immigrants decide who tomorrow's immigrants will be. My colleague Jessica Vaughan has found that each green-card recipient eventually sponsors an average of more than three additional immigrants, a multiplier that has grown in recent years. For some nationalities, the multiplier is larger; the average immigrant from India or the 3 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000500 Philippines eventually sponsors more than five additional immigrants, and the multiplier for immigrants from Mexico and China is over six. Over the last 35 years, some 20 million of the 33 million legal immigrants admitted (61 percent) were chain-migration immigrants. Though they undergo the same perfunctory health and security checks as all legal immigrants, those who come via chain migration are not selected on the basis of their skills or potential to contribute to the well-being of the American people. They qualify to move permanently to the United States on the basis merely of whom they're related to. Changing this nepotistic arrangement has long been a priority for immigration skeptics. But only now is there any political muscle behind the effort. The Trump administration is making a concerted effort to repeal the family-immigration categories that result in chain migration, and insisting that such a change be part of any package to amnesty illegal aliens who got work permits through President Obama's illegal DACA program. Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue have sponsored the RAISE Act, which, along with Representative Lamar Smith's companion bill in the House, would interrupt chain migration by limiting the relatives who have special immigration privileges to spouses and minor children. Those who come via chain migration are not selected on the basis of their skills or potential to contribute to the well-being of the American people. In response to the White House push to end chain migration, immigration expansionists and the media are doing their best to taint the phrase. Google "so-called chain migration" and you get hits from CNN, The Hill, the New York Daily News, Politico, and plenty of others. The New York Times has labeled the term "pejorative," while the Wall Street Journal reports (in a news story, just to be clear) that "Mr. Trump and his allies have begun derisively using the term 'chain migration.'" The Associated Press refers to "what critics and the White House refer to as 'chain migration,'" while the Washington Post writes about "a practice that critics call 'chain migration.'" Immigration expansionists who aren't reporters, on both the right and left, have also weighed in. Technology immigration lobbyist Stuart Anderson, for instance, writes on "the myth of chain migration," claiming that it's "a contrived term that seeks to put a negative light on a phenomenon that has taken place throughout the history of the country." His allies at People for the American Way call it "the anti-immigration movement's term for policies that allow immediate families to stay together," while Media Matters derides the term as "a misleading nativist buzzword." Of course, until ten minutes ago, "chain migration" was just the regular term for earlier immigrants' sponsoring future immigrants. For instance, just two years ago NPR's Tom Gjelten wrote A Nation of Nations; A Great American Immigration Story, a celebratory book on the post-1965 immigration wave. Explaining how events unfolded over the past six decades, he writes that "the presence of even a single naturalized U.S. citizen with family members in the home country proved sufficient to set in motion an ever-widening process of chain migration." 4 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000501 The Obama administration's favorite immigration think tank, the Migration Policy Institute, uses the term routinely. A search of Google Scholar for "chain migration" and "immigrants" (the term is also used in neurology) returns thousands of hits just for the past five years. The Google Books ngram viewer shows a sharp and almost uninterrupted rise in the use of the term since 1966, just as the phenomenon itself was growing. Whatever you call it, a federal program that gives certain foreigners special immigration rights based simply on who they know, not what they know, is bad policy. The immigration commission in the 1990s headed by civil-rights icon Barbara Jordan doesn't seem to have used the term, but it did endorse the kind of reforms the White House is promoting two decades later. As one of its reports noted in understated prose: Unless there is a compelling national interest to do otherwise, immigrants should be chosen on the basis of the skills they contribute to the U.S. economy. The Commission believes that admission of nuclear family members and refugees provide such a compelling national interest. Reunification of adult children and siblings of adult citizens solely because of their family relationship is not as compelling. The media can call "chain migration" a banana if they like, so long as we can bring it to an end. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Data Mining: One Way to Jump-Start Worksite Enforcement and Preserve Jobs for Lawful Workers By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 21, 2017 ... The infamous Forman memo has, at least theoretically, finally been laid to rest in the home it always deserved -- the round file -- as a part of the Trump administration's avowal to take the handcuffs off of interior immigration enforcement. There is as yet, though, no discernible strategy or field operational effort to suggest to us that anything has, in fact, changed, where worksite enforcement is concerned. How then to revivify the work and give it the jump start it deserves -- especially in an administration that purports to put a priority on job creation for American workers? One relatively simple way is through data mining. 5 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000502 Both ICE and its sister agency at Customs and Border Protection already routinely collect a host of information on each alien that they apprehend, all of which is entered into a shared electronic system. One of the data points that they gather is where the alien was working. It would not take much effort for that information to be searched, sorted, collated, prioritized according to various criteria (such as workplaces that appear multiple times, which workplaces were employing aliens arrested using bogus identity documents, etc.), and then sent out to ICE field offices as leads to be followed up. They don't seem to be doing it. I was just looking through the Department of Homeland Security "2016 Data Mining Report to Congress" (the most recent available), and I see nothing of the kind there. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Data-Mining-One-Way-JumpStart-Worksite-Enforcement-and-Preserve-Jobs-Lawful-Workers Return to Top ******** ******** 3. The Human Cost of Amnesties By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 19, 2017 ... Finally, we need to acknowledge that a certain number become victims of the smugglers themselves, or even of corrupt police and border officials in Mexico and Central America. They are killed because they cannot pay adequate bribes; or because they decline to carry drugs or sexually service the cartel-member guides or officials; or because their families can't come up with the last-minute extortionate demand for additional fees for delivery, leading to execution to send a message to others. In sum, the real count must certainly be on the high side of at least a thousand or two, not simply 294. And, as is evident from the recently released FY 2017 figures, a good portion of those making the trek -- and paying the ultimate price -- are women and children. Children and families represented nearly half of the 310,531 apprehensions made in FY 2017. 6 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000503 Why do they keep coming? Because they hope to blend with others already here, and even more, they hope fervently that they will be a part of some future amnesty deal negotiated by our Congress. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Human-Cost-Amnesties Return to Top ******** ******** 4. N.Y. Governor Gets Serious About Domestic Violence ... or Does He? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 ... Federal immigration laws specifically render an alien deportable if he or she has been convicted of either felony or misdemeanor domestic violence, or is under a domestic violence-related restraining order. (See Section 237(a)(2)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.) This removability provision even applies to resident aliens -- as it should, if our nation is to be consistent in its zero tolerance policy toward domestic violence, which is most often directed against women and children. And yet, New York State does not appear committed to the rule of law where aliens are concerned. Although it is not technically a "sanctuary jurisdiction" within the meaning adopted by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the state tolerates such practices from several of its political subdivisions, including New York City, the most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Here are the locales within New York State that CIS has identified as sanctuaries that defy immigration law by refusing to turn alien criminals, including domestic violence offenders, over to federal authorities: ... What's more, the governor has actually continued and expanded upon a policy established by his predecessor, David Paterson, of actively using his pardon authorities for the specific purpose of ensuring that aliens convicted of crimes that render them removable can be snatched out from under the jurisdiction of federal immigration law by his grant of a pardon (or commutation of sentence, when the length of sentence is relevant to the question of removability). This is incredible but true: Check out item 3 under "Standard Pardon" on this New York State website, where you can see it for yourself. 7 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000504 ... It seems clear to me that if and when the governor gets serious about domestic violence, he will do more than advocate a change of state law. He needs to get right down to the heart of the matter and take steps within his control to ensure that no alien who is under a court order or who has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence, whether felony or misdemeanor, is able to sidestep the consequences because the state and its subdivisions choose to be negligent about their responsibilities to tender these aliens over to the federal government for a hearing in front of an immigration judge. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/NY-Governor-Gets-Serious-About-Domestic-Violence-or-Does-He Return to Top ******** ******** 5. A Response to Comments on My ''Travel Bans', Extreme Vetting and Terror' Blog By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 15, 2017 ... I have nothing to say to this individual or anyone else with regard to the acts of mass violence perpetrated by native-born citizens such as those at Columbine, Sandy Hook, and elsewhere. I understand that it is a social issue that needs to be confronted in some way, shape, or form, but it's entirely outside the scope of my work and what the Center exists to address: immigration in its many forms, both beneficial and problematic. My words on the issue he raises mean nothing, but, on the other hand, his raising that issue doesn't vitiate or dispel the serious issues of immigration and assimilation that I raised. Most significantly, I am unwilling to accept being lumped into the "hate colored glasses" category simply because my views seem to be polar opposites from the commenter's. I reject that pernicious label out of hand. That is precisely what is wrong with the dialogue involving immigration issues. When one holds views such as mine -- which really and truly are more centrist than the commenter apparently gives me credit for -- we are excoriated as racist or xenophobic by people holding different views, as a way of shutting us down and trying to dominate the debate. Ironically, I 8 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000505 note that the commenter's email address is connected with the University of Southern California. Aren't our institutions of learning supposed to be models of free speech? ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Response-Comments-My-Travel-Bans-Extreme-Vetting-and-Terror-Blog Return to Top ******** ******** 6. No Sanctuary for MS-13 'They are preying on the communities that they are living in' By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 21, 2017 ... It's a simple concept, right? If the illegal alien community knows that the local police will not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it is more likely that members of that community will come to the police when they have been victims of crime. My colleague Jessica Vaughan has refuted this canard, but nonetheless it persists. As Vaughan has also noted, Prince George's County, Md., has been a sanctuary jurisdiction since October 2014, which makes the gang-related crimes in a December 20, 2017, article in the Washington Post all the more exasperating. That article is headlined: "'People here live in fear': MS-13 menaces a community seven miles from the White House". It describes the criminal activities of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in Langley Park, an unincorporated area in the sanctuary county of Prince George's. The Post reports that "when it comes to the gang's infamous motto of 'kill, rape, control,' it's the third -- enforced daily through extortion and intimidation -- that defines life for some immigrants in places such as Langley Park." The article continues: ... The Post contrasts President Trump's strong rhetoric in connection with MS-13 with "the fact that most of the gang's victims are not Americans but undocumented immigrants." That is a fact, however, that is not lost on most who have studied alien gangs (and alien criminals generally), including the Center for Immigration Studies. 9 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000506 Most of the supporters of sanctuary jurisdictions omit this fact from their talking points, however. But, as Michael McElhenny, a Maryland-based FBI supervisory special agent who was quoted by the Post states, MS-13 members "are preying on the communities that they are living in." That the paper treats this as a revelation is part of the problem. "Sanctuary jurisdictions" create the illusion that they are able to keep vulnerable immigrant communities safe by keeping ICE out. In reality, ICE would be the most effective tool to eradicate the gang blight in Langley Park that the Post describes. If the Prince George's County police were to work closely with the agency (through a 287(g) program, for instance), known illegal alien gang members could be identified and, likely, fairly quickly removed from the United States. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/No-Sanctuary-MS13 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Trump Should Stick to His Guns on DACA Deal By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 21, 2017 ... A bipartisan group of seven senators has reportedly been working together to reach a bipartisan deal to resolve the status of the DACA recipients, which likely also would include some sort of status for the remaining DREAMers. That group includes Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Gardner's Centennial State Democratic counterpart, Michael Bennet, as well as Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.). According to Politico (citing Flake), that group has "discussed a legalization plan that would marry the DREAM Act, drafted by Durbin and Graham, with a more conservative proposal for Dreamers written by Tillis and Lankford." As I reported earlier this month, Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tillis, Lankford, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.) filed the ''Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act'' (SECURE Act of 2017), S. 2192, on December 5, 2017. That bill would provide temporary status to DACA recipients, as well as certain other aliens in the United States illegally, and 10 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000507 a number of the DREAMers not covered by DACA, in exchange for limited improvements in our current immigration system. Each of these senators (except Grassley) was at Tuesday's meeting with Kelly. Politico reports that "the senators could not fully flesh out a deal before they knew what Trump was willing to sign." This is a curious statement, inasmuch as the White House reported in October that the president had sent a letter to House and Senate leaders transmitting his "principles for reforming our Nation's immigration system". That document would logically set forth in full the president's requirements for any amnesty proposal that Congress would craft. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Should-Stick-His-Guns-DACA-Deal Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Chain Migration and Assimilation By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 20, 2017 ... Almost immediately, the president was attacked about the validity of those statements. For example, the Baltimore Sun published an editorial on December 12, 2017, headlined "Chain migration didn't light the New York pipe bomb". Indicative of the tone in that editorial is the following passage: President Trump touts immigration reform for the same reason he lashes out at illegal immigration at a time when such behavior is in decline, not on the rise. It's a constant appeal to the most base of human instincts, to be fearful of, and angry at, individuals who are new, who are of color, who practice a different religion from the majority. There is absolutely a reasonable conversation to be had about encouraging merit-based immigration, but there's also one to be made about keeping families intact. Does anyone think we're going to have a sensible policy discussion in the current climate of xenophobia and Islamophobia? 11 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000508 The Sun does not offer any examples of the "current climate of xenophobia and Islamophobia" that it references, and one could question whether the ad hominem statements it put forth are worthy of the former paper of H.L. Mencken (a man who had his own issues with racism). One could also ask how far a degree of consanguinity and affinity the United States should accept to "keep families intact". Both of these observations are, however, beside the point. Chain migration poses a national security risk for a simple reason (aside from the risks of fraud): It offers no guarantees of assimilation. One of the more common arguments that is made in support of "deferred action for childhood arrivals" (DACA) recipients is that they have grown up in the United States and are fully "American", except in the eyes of the law. The implication is that they are familiar with, and attached and contributing to, the institutions, customs, and values of this nation. By further implication, because of their familiarity and attachment, they have a contributed to the success of this country and to the success of those institutions and their fellow "countrymen". The same facts are not necessarily true, however, with respect to chain migrants. There's no guarantee that an extended family member will have any attachment to or relationship with his or her petitioner, let alone any attachment to the laudable and exceptional principles and values of the United States. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Chain-Migration-and-Assimilation Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Expedite Denial of Baseless Asylum Claims A simple way the attorney general could reduce the immigration court backlog By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 ... Some asylum claims, however, do not state legally legitimate claims; that is, they do not establish prima facie eligibility for relief. Given the restrictions in the BIA's decision in Matter of E-F-H-L-, however, immigration judges are all but bound to hold full evidentiary hearings on those 12 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000509 applications despite the fact that the judge knows at the outset that the claims therein are not supported by law. By certification, the attorney general should issue a decision expanding on footnote three from Matter of E-F-H-L-, and making it clear that immigration judges may dispose of protection claims in the manner set forth therein. Specifically, where the immigration judge concludes that the Form I-589 is full and complete, and that the alien (represented by counsel) has had the opportunity to state the bases for the claim (either on the Form I-589 or in briefs, or both) the immigration judge should be able to place the applicant under oath to attest to "the correctness and completeness of the application." If the government attorney is willing to stipulate that the alien will testify in accordance with the application and that there are no apparent credibility issues, the immigration judge should be able to then issue a decision denying the application on legal grounds, without holding a full evidentiary hearing. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Expedite-Denial-Baseless-Asylum-Claims Return to Top ******** ******** 10. CBO Says Senate DREAM Act Would Cost Taxpayers Billions Friday afternoon bomb By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 ... With respect to direct spending, CBO finds that S. 1615 would increase earned income and child tax credits by $5.5 billion between 2018 and 2027. It finds that the bill would increase spending for Medicaid by $5.0 billion during that period, and would increase direct spending for SNAP benefits by $2.3 billion in that timeframe. Direct spending for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits would increase by $900 million during that 10-year period under the bill. Finally, the bill would increase Social Security spending (which is off-budget) by $600 million, and Medicare spending by $300 million between 2018 and 2027. Federal direct spending for assistance for higher education would also increase, by $500 million in that timeframe under the bill, CBO estimates. Most significantly, however, "CBO and JCT estimate that enacting S. 1615 would increase outlays for subsidies for health insurance purchased through the marketplaces by $11.8 billion over the 2018-2027 period." 13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000510 In reaching the $0.9 billion revenue increase figure, CBO assumes that more employees would work "on the books", and therefore report their income, increasing revenue, "mostly in the form of Social Security taxes, which are categorized as off-budget." It finds, however, that "increased reporting of employment income would result in increases in tax deductions by businesses. ... As a result, corporations would report lower taxable profits and pay less in income taxes." In addition: "Noncorporate businesses, such as partnerships and sole proprietorships, also would report lower taxable income, which would decrease individual income taxes paid by the partners and owners." Finally: ... https://cis.org/Arthur/CBO-Says-Senate-DREAM-Act-Would-Cost-Taxpayers-Billions Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Document Fraud Can Be Uncovered, When Government Has the Will Twenty illegal aliens arrested at Tennessee freight forwarder By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 15, 2017 ... The obvious solution to this problem would be to make the E-Verify program mandatory for all employers United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) describes E-Verify as "an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify is fast, free and easy to use -- and it's the best way employers can ensure a legal workforce." The Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711, sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) would essentially make that program mandatory after a phasein period. That bill was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee in October 2017, and is pending before the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce. The second issue this case underscores is the threat that the use of fraudulent documents by illegal aliens poses to our national security. More than 14 years ago, John S. Pistole, the then-assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), detailed the dangers posed by individuals using such fraudulent documents in testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee. The 9/11 Commission noted the importance of a "checkpoints" in our national security system to identify such risks. Passport and visa 14 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000511 applications, ticket counters, gates, exit controls, applications for identification documents, and attempts to enter government facilities are each examples identified by the commission of such checkpoints. These provide "a chance to establish that people are who they say they are and are seeking access for their stated purpose, to intercept identifiable suspects, and to take effective action." ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Document-Fraud-Can-Be-Uncovered-When-Government-Has-Will Return to Top ******** ******** 12. A Pro-American-Worker Regulatory Agenda from DHS By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, December 19, 2017 ... The agenda only gives an overview of what's being worked on; one can get a general idea, but there are few specific details. However, items on the agenda related to working Americans include: * Changes to how H-1B visas are allocated in the lottery; * Rescission of the International Entrepreneur Rule; * Elimination of H-1B spouse (H-4) employment; * Changing the definition of "specialty occupation" in the H-1B program; and * Changes to employment on student visas. * Some of the more interesting ones that are not directly related to American workers are: 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000512 * Long overdue exit tracking of alien visitors; and * Changes to the EB-5, green-cards-for-sale program. Of course, it is the details of these regulations that really matter and the regulations actually have to be promulgated. Pressure will be required to ensure that action is taken and that the regulation process is not hijacked by lobbyists. However, for the first time in decades, there is nothing in the agenda that working Americans should be concerned about. ... https://cis.org/Miano/ProAmericanWorker-Regulatory-Agenda-DHS Return to Top ******** ******** 13. A Tale of Two Op-Eds By Jason Richwine The Corner at National Review Online, December 21, 2017 ... How about restricting low-skill immigration to encourage recruitment of Americans? No, Furman says, because -- well, actually, he does not mention immigration at all, not even to dismiss its importance. Omitting the i-word in discussions of labor-force dropout is an unfortunate habit on both the left and the right. Amy Wax and I wrote our Inquirer op-ed (based on a much longer essay in American Affairs) to show that employers turned to immigrants as the native work ethic declined. As evidence, we point both to the much higher labor-force participation of low-skill immigrants compared to low-skill natives, as well as to the near-universal preference expressed by employers for immigrant labor. Restricting the flow of foreign workers would generate a major incentive for business owners, politicians, and opinion leaders to reintegrate American men into the labor force. It is, in our opinion, a crucial part of any reform strategy. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/454859/male-labor-force-participation-immigration Return to Top 16 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000513 ******** ******** 14. CBO: Young Illegal Immigrants Have Expensive Dreams By Jason Richwine CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 For most Americans, a Friday afternoon in mid-December is a time when work is winding down and holiday plans begin to take center stage. It also seems to be a time, coincidentally or not, for the government to publish reports that run counter to prevailing media narratives. Keeping with tradition, the CBO reported on Friday that the DREAM Act, which would provide amnesty to up to three million illegal immigrants who arrived before the age of 18, would generate a net cost of $26 billion over the next 10 years. Because advocates claim that virtually any loosening of immigration restrictions will benefit taxpayers -- even refugees, despite their low earnings and high welfare consumption, are said to be fiscal boons -- and because the media have been eager to run with that narrative, the CBO's estimate may come as a surprise. In truth, however, it's hard to see how the analysis could have come out the other way. Young illegal immigrants -- some of whom already have work permits, due to the Obama Administration's DACA program -- currently pay most taxes, but cannot receive most federal benefits. Legalization is therefore bound to be costly. Furthermore, as a generally lower-skill population, DREAM Act beneficiaries will use more government services than average. The CBO estimates that the DREAM Act would generate about $1 billion of extra tax revenue from ending "off-the-books" labor, but that gain is swamped by $27 billion in new spending on benefits. The most expensive benefit enjoyed by Dream Act recipients would be Obamacare subsidies ($12 billion), followed by the earned income and child tax credits ($5.5 billion), Medicaid ($5 billion), and food stamps ($2 billion). ... https://cis.org/Richwine/CBO-Young-Illegal-Immigrants-Have-Expensive-Dreams Return to Top ******** ******** 17 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000514 15. Obama-Era Parole Program Allows 'Entrepreneurs' Access to U.S. for Peanuts By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 20, 2017 ... Don't blame this program on the Trumps. It was set in motion in the last year of the Obama administration, suspended by the new administration, and then revived after a court ruling that the suspension was unlawful. It might well be suspended again. It should be. One of the odd things about this parole problem -- over and above the remarkably small amount of money required of the aliens -- is the strong focus on the nature and characteristics of the citizen or green card investor who puts up 85 percent of the money (in cases where only one alien investor is involved). While there are detailed rules about the resident investor's past successes and the extent of his or investment (e.g., 20 percent in annual revenue gains), there appear to be few for the alien investor. Does he or she need to speak English, does he or she need a college degree, or a patent, or a copyright? Not that I could tell. The program does have some rules about relatives -- the U.S. investor cannot be the parent or the sibling of the alien. Another odd thing is the provision for a lower amount of investment if a unit of government has "funded" the operation to the extent of $100,000 or so. A governmental at-risk investment in a private-sector activity would be unusual. Or is it a loan? I can see a city, in which the senior member of the city council is Joe's brother, for example, lending Joe 100 grand at a low rate to reduce the investment his nephews must make. Or, without any nepotism, the city might charge Joe above-market interest rates, knowing that the presence of the city money will reduce the investments of the relatives. Strange. ... https://cis.org/North/ObamaEra-Parole-Program-Allows-Entrepreneurs-Access-US-Peanuts Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S 18 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000515 By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 19, 2017 ... Currently, an illegal alien, even with a shaky Social Security number or an ITIN (individual tax identification number), may claim the up-to$1,000-a-head payments even though the kids only have ITINs, which are not proof of legal residence, as SSNs are. Under the conference committee report, unlikely to be amended at this point, the children must have valid SSNs, but the adult ACTC claimant does not need one. The new system applies to tax returns filed in 2019, and once in place it is estimated that the savings will be around $3.9 billion a year. It will have no impact on returns filed this coming spring. As my colleague Jan Ting (who teaches tax law at Temple Law School ) has written, the IRS could have stopped these payments years ago, but for eight years under Obama, and nearly one under Trump, the tax agency has persisted in paying these refunds even to families using the ITIN, not the SSN, to identify children. (The ITIN, an IRS creation, is issued for tax purposes to those who do not qualify for an SSN). ... The ACTC decision is one step forward, but two other SSN-and-taxes decisions were backward movements. If you search for "child tax credit" in the full text of this long, long bill and the accompanying report, you will find, at footnote 74: Additionally, a qualifying child who is ineligible to receive the child tax credit because that child did not have a Social Security number as the child's taxpayer identification number may nonetheless qualify for the nonrefundable $500 credit. Now, $500 is less than $1,100, and it applies to a much smaller and better-off set of illegal alien families, those with an obligation to pay taxes, but the apparent inconsistency is remarkable. There is a somewhat similar situation involving the American opportunity tax credit, which is a credit for college-level educational expenses. It has a maximum of $2,500 and is partially non-refundable and partially refundable (the tax law is always complex.) The House version of the tax bill called for this benefit to be awarded only to those with SSNs; the Senate had no such provision, and the conferees adopted the Senate position. There are, of course, far fewer illegal aliens attending college and paying taxes than there are illegal alien families with children, so the 19 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000516 conferees' failure to insist on the SSN in these two matters is small potatoes compared to the ACTC decision, but it, again, it seems to be inconsistent. ... https://cis.org/North/Congress-Takes-Step-Against-Paying-Illegal-Aliens-Stay-US Return to Top ******** ******** 17. H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, December 20, 2017 ... Under the proposed change, H-4 dependents (spouses and children of H-1B workers) would no longer have authorization to work on their own. This decision likely will make it more difficult for some potential H-1B workers to come to the United States, according to some reports. Advocates for expanding the H-1B program have critiqued the move. In addition to the rule change, the administration has increased the level of scrutiny on H-1B applications. Since the election of President Trump, the number of challenged applications has risen. In November 2016, only 27.2 percent of applications required additional evidence. A year later, almost half of all applications (46.6 percent) required additional evidence. An article sympathetic to expanding the H-1B program described challenging H-1B applications as "a bureaucratic step that can slow an application or lead to its denial." These are small but important steps toward reforming the H-1B visa system. Critics of the program point out that it is riddled with abuse and fraud. In November, my colleague David North discovered through his research that the government allowed a pizza cook to enter the United States through the H-1B visa. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/H1B-Spouses-Lose-Work-Authorization Return to Top 20 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000517 ******** ******** 18. Immigration System Must Finally Put Americans First Chain migration exemplifies wrong approach to immigration system. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, December 19, 2017 ... Every time there is a terror attack the focus turns to the specific visa under which the terror suspect may have entered the United States. This piecemeal approach is ineffective in understanding the true nature of the threats we face. All categories of visas are problematic. Effective vetting is often not as effective as we would want it to be. Young people may not have created a track record that could be uncovered during the course of the visa issuance process. Our officials are forced to rely on watch-lists and databases that may not be complete or where translating names from one language to another further complicates the process as does our reliance of information furnished by foreign governments. ... DACA could represent the tip of a huge immigration iceberg. If these aliens are provided with lawful status, they could become naturalized United States citizens who, under current law, have the absolute right to petition the federal government to provide immigrant visas to each and every one of their siblings and their siblings' family members. Meanwhile the United States continues to admit approximately one million new immigrants each and every year. By law these aliens may seek to naturalize after they are present in the United States for five years (three years if they are married to a United States citizen spouse). The system is operating at a level that makes effective screening problematic, to say the least. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268768/immigration-system-must-finally-put-americans-michael-cutler 21 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000518 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Republicans Should Try Doing Something Popular By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, December 20, 2017 ... Picking the battleground on which to fight is one of the most important advantages the ruling party has. But instead of choosing the fights that make Republicans heroes and Democrats swine, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have decided to lead with the GOP's least popular ideas. They're being bullied by rent-seekers, hucksters and people who don't have America's self-interest as their No. 1 concern -- or in their top 20 concerns. Cheap labor advocates don't actively hate America, like university professors do. They're just indifferent to it. We wish you the best of luck getting re-elected, but in the meantime, we need more foreign workers. ... Republicans seem to be afraid of having the argument about immigration. What they ought to fear is NOT having that argument. They need to hold months-long debates on building the wall, ending the anchor baby scam, shutting down sanctuary cities, restricting "refugees," having a total immigration moratorium, and on and on and on. Not only will they be saving the country, but Republicans will also be bewildered by how popular they'll be. Why haven't we been talking about immigration for the past 20 years? Didn't everyone else just watch a reality TV star win the presidency by running on immigration? Imagine those same issues being pushed by you guys. Wouldn't it be fun to be popular for a change? ... http://humanevents.com/2017/12/20/republicans-should-try-doing-something-popular/ 22 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000519 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. End Chain Migration, as Trump Wants, and Switch to Merit-Based Immigration By Steve Cortes Fox News, December 20, 2017 ... Senators Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue, R-Ga., are sponsoring the RAISE Act. This bill would create a point system to evaluate potential immigrants based on such factors as age, education, professional skills and English proficiency. We also must, as best we can, determine if potential migrants love our country, respect our Constitution and embrace our values. Instead, we've instituted an insane visa lottery program to supposedly diversify our immigrant pool, where new immigrants are literally selected at random. Among the "lucky" winners was Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov from Uzbekistan, an ISIS sympathizer who killed eight people in New York City with his truck. Because the lottery winners then sponsor relatives via chain migration, our nation has now welcomed 5 million random people here with a path to citizenship. Among those 5 million is Akayed Ullah, the wannabe Port Authority suicide bomber who, thankfully, was better at hating America than he was at making bombs. Ullah was allowed into America because his aunt won the immigration lottery. We cannot have more "nephew lottery picks" who attack our innocents because they resent Christmas displays. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/12/20/end-chain-migration-as-trump-wants-and-switch-to-merit-based-immigration.html Return to Top ******** 23 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000520 ******** 21. The 'Big Lie' Starts to Crumble as Feds Release Immigrant Crime Data By Scott Morefield Townhall.com, December 22, 2017 ... Bolstered by dubious "studies" on the matter by groups like the Cato Institute, the liberal media ran wild with that mantra for years. "Several studies, over many years, have concluded that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the United States. And experts say the available evidence does not support the idea that undocumented immigrants commit a disproportionate share of crime," wrote the New York Times in a January piece that's par for the course when it comes to liberal thought. And yet, none of these so-called studies seemed to be able to cite actual government statistics. Why? According to Malia Zimmerman at Fox News, "the government agencies that crunch crime numbers are utterly unable -- or unwilling -- to pinpoint for the public how many illegal immigrants are arrested within U.S. borders each year." Which begs the question, of course - Why on earth would the government, especially when it was run by liberals like President Obama, not want real, quantifiable, relatable statistics out there for everyone to see, especially on an issue as touchy as immigration? I mean, there are real 'racists' out there slandering God-fearing, hard-working, law-abiding illegal immigrants and all the government would have to do to shut them up is show us all the real numbers. But they didn't, did they? Why? Might the reason possibly be that the government always had something to hide? Might the actual data possibly conflict with the narrative they want to maintain? ... https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2017/12/22/the-big-lie-starts-to-crumble-as-feds-release-immigrant-crime-data-n2426219 Return to Top ******** ******** 24 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000521 22. Aussies Sending Hundreds of 'Mentally Ill' Muslim Migrants to U.S. After car attack in Australia, more questions arise about 'dumb deal' By Leo Hohmann WorldNetDaily.com, December 21, 2017 ... Not only was the attacker Afghan (and, therefore, likely Muslim), but he has a history of mental health issues, said Australia's chief of state police. The suspect, whose name has not been released, is an Australian citizen of Afghan descent who used a technique, car ramming, that has been repeatedly recommended by the Islamic State over the last two years. What should be disconcerting to every American, and what's not being reported by the establishment media, is that the U.S. has agreed to take up to 1,250 rejected Muslim asylum-seekers off of Australia's hands, most of them from Afghanistan and Pakistan along with stateless Rohingya Muslims from Burma and Bangladesh. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/aussies-sending-hundreds-of-mentally-ill-muslim-migrants-to-u-s/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Illegal Aliens Cash in on Tax Reform By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, December 19, 2017 ... The Republican tax package agreed upon by the House and Senate gives the tax credit to illegals with American citizen children (a.k.a. anchor babies). The final GOP tax bill doubled the credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and increases the refundable credit to $1,400 per child. The latter is received even if no taxes are paid. Such are the perks of birthright citizenship. 25 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000522 That wasn't the plan when Congress created the child tax credit. But the IRS has been flouting congressional intent by issuing child tax credit refunds to people without Social Security numbers. Now Congress has bowed to that administrative fiat. A 2010 federal audit valued tax credits to illegals at $4.2 billion annually. If the law had been enforced as written, with Social Security numbers required, Uncle Sam would have saved more than $40 billion over the past decade. Instead of fixing the problem, Congress just dug a deeper hole, with no safeguards against fraudsters who loot the program. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/19/illegal-aliens-cash-tax-reform/ Return to Top ******** ******** 24. 'Dream Act' Is Taxpayers' Nightmare By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, December 19, 2017 ... S. 1615 would expand America's welfare state by making up to 2 million deportable aliens eligible for a host of federal benefits -- health insurance subsidies, child tax credits, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (a.k.a. food stamps) and higher education assistance, among others. CBO estimates the bill, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., would increase the federal budget deficit by $26 billion over the next decade. The DREAM Act doubles down on a U.S. immigration system that's out of control, literally. President Donald Trump summed up the problem over the weekend. 26 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000523 "Our current immigration system helps special interests, but hurts American workers, taxpayers and national security," Trump said in his weekly radio address. FAIR calls the DREAM Act a prime example of dysfunction on Capitol Hill. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/18/dream-act-taxpayers-nightmare/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. New National Security Strategy Eyes Boosting Border Security and Immigration By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, December 18, 2017 ... President Trump hit the nail on the head again in his recent weekly address by challenging to Congress to create a "merit-based immigration system" by moving on legislation to put an end to chain migration and the visa lottery. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was working with the State Department to strengthen the "national security and immigration enforcement elements" of the Visa Waiver Program (VSP). The 38 countries whose citizens are currently permitted to travel to the US without a visa would be required to enhance their screening procedures and if their overstay rate exceeded 2 percent, that country would be mandated to launch public information campaigns to educate citizens. Failure to comply with the rules could lead to removal from the program. ... President Trump hit the nail on the head again in his recent weekly address by challenging to Congress to create a "merit-based immigration system" by moving on legislation to put an end to chain migration and the visa lottery. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was working with the State Department to strengthen the "national security and 27 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000524 immigration enforcement elements" of the Visa Waiver Program (VSP). The 38 countries whose citizens are currently permitted to travel to the US without a visa would be required to enhance their screening procedures and if their overstay rate exceeded 2 percent, that country would be mandated to launch public information campaigns to educate citizens. Failure to comply with the rules could lead to removal from the program. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/18/new-national-security-strategy-eyes-boosting-border-security-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Lies, Damn Lies, and Fifth-Grade Math By Norm Matloff NormSaysNo.wordpress.com, December 13, 2017 ... Cissna was promoting the RAISE Act, which would move U.S. immigration policy in a more skills-based direction. In particular, it would end chain migration, i.e. X sponsors his sister, she later sponsors her mother, who in turn later sponsors her new husband, who then sponsors his sister, etc. Cissna brought up the recent NYC bombing attack as evidence that current immigration policy needs improvement. His claim was, essentially, that using skills rather than family connections as the basis for choosing immigrants should bring us fewer people who are prone to become terrorists. He didn't offer data on that, but no one -- even those reporters badgering Cissna -- would dispute the fact that almost all immigrant terrorists in the U.S. have come here in categories other than the skills-based. But Cissna allowed the press to change the issue. They started bringing up the usual line that the crime rate among immigrants is lower than that of natives. Likely true, depending on definitions, but IRRELEVANT. Note again what I said above. An immigrant admitted on the basis of skills is less likely to become a terrorist than someone admitted through family connections or refugee status. 28 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000525 If Cissna had fully explained that to the press yesterday, they would have had to back off. But no, he allowed them to change to an irrelevant subject. ... The other point is that one journalist dismissed the recent NYC attack as "an isolated incident." Yes, the 9/11 and San Bernardino attacks were isolated incidents too. But I think all would agree that we must formulate policy, including immigration policy, to avoid such cases as best we can. As I have written before, we must take a critical look at what benefit we hope to get from immigration (not necessarily economic), and how much we are willing to "pay" for that benefit (not necessarily monetary); one such cost is an increased number of these horrific and tragic incidents, even if they are rare. ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/lies-damn-lies-and-yes-statistics/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Refugee Resettlement: The High Cost of Good Intentions By Peter B. Gemma American Thinker, December 19, 2017 ... One of the greatest misunderstandings about the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program is that anyone getting into the country as a refugee, or anyone who was granted asylum (after getting here on their own), becomes a legal, permanent resident on track to citizenship. Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and other nations take many more refugees than the U.S., but there is no comparison: in those countries, refugees are only hosted temporarily and will never be voting citizens. In the U.S., they are permanent residents and ultimately become voting citizens. In fact, we allow in the largest number of permanent refugees of any country in the world. Those who don't have a firm handle on legal immigration policies sometimes confuse the refugee program with temporary protected status of immigrants. ... Refugee contractors receive over $2 billion in taxpayer dollars annually -- between $2,000 and $5,000 per refugee -- to create resettlement 29 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000526 plans for hundreds of unsuspecting towns and cities. And it's nice work if you can get it: the Ethiopian Community Development Council President, Tsehaye Teferra, makes $275,000; Linda Hartke, head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, has a $307,000 compensation package; and Mark Hetfield, CEO of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, pulls down $358,517 per annum. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/refugee_resettlement_the_high_cost_of_good_intentions.html Return to Top ******** ******** 28. What's Going On With These Two Other Illegal Immigrants Seeking U.S. Abortions? The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to force the federal government to facilitate abortions for two more illegal immigrants. And the details of the case so far are odd. By Margot Cleveland TheFederalist.com, December 21, 2017 ... While the government's decision to release Roe rather than initiate removal or criminal proceedings for perjury may seem strange, DHS apparently facilitates abortions for adult detainees, so waving Roe on allows the government to wash its hands of complicity in the killing of her unborn baby. But why, then, did the government stand down in protecting Poe's unborn baby--who at 22 weeks old had a shot at survival? ... http://thefederalist.com/2017/12/21/whats-going-two-illegal-immigrants-seeking-u-s-abortions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. 30 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000527 Amnesty for the 'Best and Brightest' Will Still Cost Taxpayers By Ira Mehlman TheHill.com, December 20, 2017 ... What the CBO found was not encouraging for proponents of the DREAM Act and downright disastrous to their broader goal of obtaining amnesty for an estimated 12-15 million people living illegally in the United States. Beneficiaries of the DREAM Act are described glowingly by their advocates and many in the media as the best and brightest who, if their full potential could be tapped, would enrich the nation and its treasury. Not really. According the CBO's analysis, granting amnesty to the "best and the brightest" of the illegal alien population would represent an additional expense to the taxpayers who are already bearing a $135 billion annual burden as a result of large-scale illegal immigration. Rather than enriching our country, the CBO concluded that enactment of the DREAM Act would add nearly $27 billion to the deficit over the first decade, based on an assumption that just two million people would gain amnesty under the legislation. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365847-amnesty-for-the-best-and-brightest-will-still-cost-taxpayers Return to Top ******** ******** 30. No Let-Up in Immigration Fakeonomics - and Fake History By Alan Tonelson Im-Politic, December 20, 2017 The Open Borders Lobby is now touting a new study claiming that the Trump administration and Congress should permanently legalize the roughly 800,000 so-called "Dreamers" in part because of "the remarkable and persistent importance of immigrants to the creation and growth of America's largest, most successful, and most valuable companies." Moreover, it's making the case that the findings should be shaping the entire 31 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000528 "on-going national debate about immigration policy." There just one big problem: If you're sympathetic to the plight of those immigrant children brought to the United States illegally by their equally illegal parents, and/or to the idea that the country needs an even more lenient immigration policy than the present version, you should hope that much stronger arguments for these positions are developed. Because the study, issued by the Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE) is a classic of Fake Policy Analysis. ... Counting the children - along with the prominence of these progeny - also seems to undercut the belief that immigrants are outsized business creators either because their very decision to leave their native lands reveals unusually high levels of get-up-and-go; or because as newcomers to the United States, they faced unusual barriers, like discrimination, in achieving prosperity; or some combination of the two. For immigrant children established considerably more major companies than immigrants themselves. And presumably, they faced fewer obstacles, and were more steeped in native norms, than their foreign-born parents. ... https://alantonelson.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/im-politic-no-let-up-in-immigration-fakeonomics-and-fake-history/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. #DeepState Saboteurs at DHS Legal Office Open Floodgates to Lawsuits By Federale VDare.com, December 21, 2017 ... The wimpy attorneys at OPLA are either secretly sympathetic to illegal aliens, indolent, or just incompetent. The facts in the above article were easily defensible with valid and precedent legal rulings supporting the facts of the stop of illegal alien Zenon Cruz. The government would have easily won the legal arguments, the attorneys at OPLA just needed to do some additional work, which they appeared to be unable or unwilling to do. I warned that Thomas Homan, Acting Director of ICE, needed to end this sabotage. Unfortunately, 32 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000529 Homan did not, and now the Treason Bar and civil rights groups are stepping into the breach in immigration enforcement that Homan did not fill. ... http://www.vdare.com/posts/deepstate-saboteurs-at-dhs-legal-office-open-floodgates-to-lawsuits Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Bungling on Immigration Issues By Esther J. Cepeda The Milford (MA) Daily News, December 17, 2017 ... In fact, the most astute observation I've seen on the matter came courtesy of Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a restrictionist-leaning think tank that the far left has labeled a "hate group:" "If the DACA amnesty is so popular, why are the Dems afraid to follow thru on their threats to shut govt over it?" Krikorian tweeted. "Don't they think the public would support them?" Ouch! Krikorian's comment was in response to a Politico story about Democrats backing off from threats to shut down the government. "Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ... [have] subtly shifted their rhetoric in recent days and aren't insisting that deportation relief be paired with a government funding bill this year ... [ensuring that Democrats] won't get blamed for a possible shutdown and won't upend Senate talks on a bipartisan deal combining relief for Dreamers with border security," Politico reported. Even the editorial board of the left-leaning Sacramento Bee - the capital paper of the state with the most Hispanics and immigrants - said that threatening a shutdown in the name of winning relief for Dreamers was a losing strategy. ... http://www.milforddailynews.com/opinion/20171217/cepeda-bungling-on-immigration-issues 33 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000530 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Chain Migration and DACA: An Explainer By Theresa Cardinal Brown Bipartisan Policy Center, December 15, 2017 ... How many individuals could DREAMers sponsor for green cards under DREAMer Legislation? The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimates that DREAMers could sponsor an average of 0.65 to 1.03 family members under the parameters set by the Recognizing America's Children (RAC) Act, the 2017 DREAM Act, the Hope Act, the SUCCEED Act, and the Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act. While other organizations have made claims that these individuals would sponsor as many as six family members, these analyses assume that DREAMers are similar to other green card holders, but DREAMers are less likely to have non-U.S. family members than other immigrants. First, MPI notes that DREAMers arrived in the United States as children, making it less likely that they would have children living outside the United States to be sponsored; their children would more likely be born in the United States, making them U.S. citizens. Because DREAMers grew up in the United States, it is also more likely that those who are married met their spouses in the United States, and that their spouses are U.S. citizens, green card holders, or fellow DREAMers. The undocumented parents of DREAMers may also have other U.S.-born citizen children who could sponsor them once they turn 21, meaning that the parent, if they were eligible, might be sponsored by someone other than the DREAMer. The most likely family members for DREAMers to sponsor would be siblings who reside out of the country-a category that has extremely large backlogs and decades-long wait times, especially for Mexico, where the most DREAMers are from. In short, demographic profiles of this population would likely lead them to sponsor fewer family members over time. ... https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/chain-migration-and-daca-an-explainer/ Return to Top 34 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000531 ******** ******** 34. Rise of Illegal Immigration Was All in the Forecast By Steven Kopits TheHill.com, December 19, 2017 ... As I note in my article, illegal immigration is likely to continue to rise. This is mostly good news, in the sense that illegal immigrants come for the work. As such, the rate of illegal immigration is a measure of the strength of the U.S. economy -- and right now it's quite strong. We expect the economy to be stronger still in 2018. Add to that the residual clean-up and reconstruction work from the fall's hurricanes and the recent California fires, and illegal immigration will come in big in 2018. By the time the numbers settle, we may see the highest number of illegal crossings in a decade. Expect the statistics to also record the greatest number of deaths in the desert in a long time. Enhanced enforcement coupled with a strong incentive to jump the border means that illegals will be taking ever bigger risks to get into the U.S., and they will increasingly die trying. U.S. immigration policy remains dysfunctional, and next year we will see the worst of both worlds, both a surge in illegal immigration and a historically high percent of crossers dying in the attempt -- perhaps the highest on record. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365625-rise-of-illegal-immigration-was-all-in-the-forecast Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Immigration in the National Security Strategy By Emma Ashford and Alex Nowrasteh 35 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000532 Cato at Liberty Blog, December 19, 2017 ... The folly of restricting the immigration of STEM workers for national security reasons is best summarized by the tale of Qian Xuesen, a young rocket scientist who emigrated from China in 1935. Legendary aerospace engineer, mathematician, and physicist Theodore von Karman pronounced Qian an "undisputed genius." He helped research jet propulsion, rockets, and then joined the Manhattan Institute during World War II. In 1949, he was named the first Director of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) during the early years of the Cold War. Qian had two problems: U.S. immigration law and Cold War paranoia. Qian never naturalized and on an immigration form in 1947, he answered that he was not a member of a group conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. Later unfounded allegations that he associated with Communists led to the revocation of his security clearance and his resignation from the JPL. Despite almost no evidence and frequent denials by him and officials, the federal government ordered him to be deported for answering "no" on that 1947 form and eventually exchanged him for several downed American airmen. John Logsdon, former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said that "[Qian] was Joe McCarthy's present to the Chinese." In Communist China, Qian is known as the Rocket King where he was foremost responsible for the research, design, and creation of Communist China's missile and satellite launch program, including short, medium, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. After Qian's deportation, the United States had one fewer potential subversive who could funnel secrets to the Chinese government while China gained a more advanced rocket, satellite, and nuclear program. ... https://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-national-security-strategy Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Will DREAMers Crowd U.S.-Born Millennials Out of Jobs? By Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix Migration Policy Institute, December 2017 ... 36 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000533 The sectoral distribution of employed DACA recipients differs in significant ways from the millennial workforce in general, and White, Black, Asian, and U.S.-born Hispanic workers, in particular. These differentiated employment patterns likely reduce direct competition. For example, DACA recipients were more likely than millennials overall to work in hospitality (23 percent versus 16 percent) and construction (11 percent versus 6 percent). Shares of Blacks, Asians, U.S.-born Hispanics, and Whites were all lower than the share of DACA workers in these industries (see Figure 2). DACA participants were less likely than all other millennials, regardless of their race/ethnicity, to work in education, health, and social services. At the same time, Black and U.S.-born Hispanic millennials were more likely to work in retail trade than DACA recipients (19 percent versus 14 percent). In this case, we focus on DACA recipients rather than on DREAM-eligible young adults because the former already have work permits. DACA recipients represent the core of the DREAM-eligible millennial population, and their industries of employment provide a reasonable prediction of future sectoral distribution of other DREAMers. ... https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/will-dreamers-crowd-us-born-millennials-out-jobs Return to Top ******** ******** 37. Trump Election Hasn't Sparked Broad Anti-Immigration Sentiment By Noah Smith Bloomberg View, December 19, 2017 ... Today, however, the U.S. economy has transitioned from one based on low-wage manufacturing to one based on knowledge work and innovation. Whether immigrants ever threatened the jobs and wages of the native-born once upon a time, they probably don't threaten them now. There's plenty of evidence that knowledge workers complement each other, so that high-skilled foreigners raise the wages of high-skilled and low-skilled native-born workers alike. In other words, enacting new laws and regulations against immigration -- such as the RAISE Act now being considered by Congress, or various 37 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000534 other moves by the Trump administration -- would strike directly at the heart of U.S. economic leadership. Rather than boosting incomes for the native-born, it would lower them, by weakening American dominance in innovative industries. So there's a good chance that history won't repeat itself. The 2010s and 2020s may not prove to be an echo of the xenophobic moment of 100 years ago. Even if Trump does enact some measures to keep out immigrants, it's likely that there will be pressure from both the public and from business groups for Trump's successor to reverse these measures. ... http://onlineathens.com/opinion/2017-12-19/smith-trump-election-hasn-t-sparked-broad-anti-immigration-sentiment Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Ground Shifts on Immigration By Juan Williams TheHill.com, December 18, 2017 ... Trump's drumbeat of demonization for immigrants gives him unimpeachable credentials among the GOP base. Along with his March deadline, it creates an opening for him to have a "Nixon to China" moment in which a hardline president turns on a dime to make a surprising political deal. Trump, unlike any other Republicans, can do his party colleagues in Congressional a huge favor by resolving the issue before the midterm elections. His base may trust him enough not to hold such a move against him. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365296-juan-williams-ground-shifts-on-immigration Return to Top 38 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000535 ******** ******** 39. Congress Fails to Act on Protection for Dreamers in 2017 By Joshua Breisblatt ImmigrationImpact.com, December 21, 2017 ... Some in Congress argue that they have until March to pass the Dream Act, but the reality is thousands have already lost their DACA, with thousands more set to lose it in the coming months. By agreeing to fund the government without including a legislative solution for Dreamers, Congress has abdicated its responsibility to find a legislative solution for Dreamers ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/21/dream-act-2017/ Return to Top ******** ******** 40. What You Need to Know About Temporary Protected Status Recipients from El Salvador By Eric Gibble ImmigrationImpact.com, December 21, 2017 ... Nearly a third of Salvadorans with TPS own their home, which represents important investments in communities. TPS holders from El Salvador also have high workforce participation rates, with tens of thousands working in construction, an industry in desperate need of workers in the wake of recent hurricanes and wildfires. Taking away an individual's ability to work and to live without fear of deportation, contradicts our fundamental values of treating people fairly and rewarding hard work, which most Americans value. When we treat people with compassion and fairness, we all benefit. Mutual respect, 39 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000536 compassion and our nation's prosperity should be the goals of our immigration policies. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/21/temporary-protected-status-el-salvador/ Return to Top ******** ******** 41. 'Sanctuary' Policies Do Not Foster Crime, Research Shows By Guillermo Cantor ImmigrationImpact.com, December 18, 2017 ... According to a recently published extensive literature review, there is no evidence supporting the assertion that the implementation of sanctuary policies encourages crime. And despite the over-politicized public debate surrounding sanctuary cities and its connection with criminal activity, only four empirical studies have systematically analyzed the relationship between limited cooperation policies and crime. None of these studies, which vary in their analytical scope as well as techniques utilized, support the claim that sanctuary jurisdictions are more crime-prone than nonsanctuaries. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/18/sanctuary-policies-foster-crime/ Return to Top ******** ******** 42. No DREAM, No Deal How many Democrats will do what's right and refuse to pass a budget unless Congress authorizes a clean Dream Act? 40 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000537 By Steve Phillips ... Not all Democrats are so resolute, however, and their ambivalence calls into question their conscience and their courage. There are few issues as morally clear-cut as the situation of the Dreamers. These are children, living, in most cases, in the only country they've known as home. Even if one accepts this country's immigration laws as legitimate (something hard to do in a country where the racial superiority of whites was the defining component of immigration policy from 1790 until 1965), these young people are blameless. But the Trump administration has struck fear and uncertainty into the lives of millions of people with its promise to send armed government agents to round up children and ship them out of this country. "Unconscionable" is too soft a word to describe a situation that quite literally evokes prior periods in US history when governmentbacked slave catchers pursued a different era's dark-skinned residents. ... https://www.thenation.com/article/no-dream-no-deal/ Return to Top ******** ******** 43. Guess Which Country Recently Built a 1,700-mile Wall to Keep Illegals Out By Ed Straker AmericanThinker, December 22, 2017 ... The country I'm talking about is Morocco! In the 1980s, Morocco made a land grab in the sparsely populated territory to the south called the Western Sahara. It has a problem with illegals infiltrating, and so Morocco built a 1,700-mile wall to keep them out. And it took only five or six years to build ... Morocco built the wall because it was fighting a war with rebels called the Polisario Front. It was also confronted with the problem of illegal immigration. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/guess_which_country_recently_built_a_1700mile_wall_to_keep_illegals_out.html#ixzz520U46iYG 41 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000538 Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Climate-Driven Migration in Africa The total absence of European policies to address climate-driven migration from Africa is deeply concerning. By Stefano M. Torelli European Council on Foreign Relations, December 20, 2017 ... The combination of poverty, dependence on agriculture, environmental degradation, and population growth are creating a vicious circle, which can be expected to translate into increasing forced migration. Current data shows that a large majority of those forced to move (more than 90%) choose to remain in the region, rather than travel to Europe. This is largely due to a lack of material resources needed to leave the continent. However, given the demographic trends, neighbouring countries will not be able to absorb the flows forever. As such, it is likely that people will look increasingly toward Europe as their lifeline. This, of course, is a concern for European policymakers. But what should concern them even more is the complete absence of any long-term policies to address these trends. The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa is typical in focusing on enhancing border control and fighting smuggling, rather than tackling the long term causes of migration. ... http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_climate_driven_migration_in_africa Return to Top ******** ******** 45. 42 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000539 What the Evidence Says: Immigration is a Positive for the UK By Mark Pack MarkPack.org.uk, December 20, 2017 ... Unlike the political discourse which has stuck into "immigration is probably good, but" mode, the academic evidence remains almost unequivocally positive. The general public worries that there are many aspects of migration that could go awry and researchers have tried to address them in a similarly detailed fashion. Take, for example, the concern over unskilled migration waves, and the danger to the welfare system that migrants with little transferable human capital can present. Several recent academic papers have demonstrated that these fears are overstated (see here, here and here, for example). Immigrants to the UK tend to be highly-skilled on average compared to immigrants in other EU member states. In particular, Dustmann and Frattini show that the average level of education, as well as the share of individuals with a tertiary education, has been consistently higher in the UK's immigrant population than among natives and that this difference has accelerated with the arrival of new immigrants since 2000... ... https://www.markpack.org.uk/153330/what-the-evidence-says-immigration-is-a-positive-for-the-uk/ Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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 43 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000540 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 44 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-E-000541 U.S. Departmen t of Rumcland St.'(:Ur ity National Records Center P.O. Box 648010 Lee's Summit, MO 64064-8010 U.S. Citiz enship and Immigration Services August 19, 2019 NRC2018159378 Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th St NW, Ste B255 Washington, DC 20005 Dear Austin Evers: This is a response to your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) request received in this office relating to e-mails for USCIS employee Robert Law, which was assigned control number NRC2018159378. We have completed the search for responsive records and are currently reviewing and processing records responsive to your request. Records will be provided on a rolling basis in accordance with the parties' agreement. Enclosed is the fourth production of responsive records, which consists of 521 pages. We have reviewed these records and determined to release all of the pages in full. If you have any questions about our records production, please contact our attorney, Assistant United States Attorney Scott Sroka. Sincerely, Jill A. Eggleston Director, FOIA Operations www.uscis.gov From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 4:42 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Tax Bill Limits Payments to Illegal Aliens ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Tax Bill Limits Payments to Illegal Aliens Savings to taxpayers estimated to be $3.9 billion a year Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2017) - A Center for Immigration Studies analysis of the conference report of the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" examines the tax credit implications for illegal aliens. Presently, illegal alien parents who file tax returns receive billions of dollars in Additional Child Tax Credits (ACTC), even if they do not actually pay any taxes. With passage of the tax bill, the children of illegal alien parents must have valid Social Security numbers (SSN) to qualify for the credit, though the adult ACTC claimant will still not need one. Congress thus takes a step toward not paying illegal aliens federal dollars to stay in the United States through refundable tax credits. Currently, an illegal alien, even with a shaky Social Security number or an ITIN (individual tax identification DHS-18-0694-F-000001 number created for tax filers without Social Security numbers), may claim the upto-$1,000-a-head payments even though the kids only have ITINs, which are not proof of legal residence (as SSNs are). David North, a Center fellow and author of the analysis, said, "What is needed, of course, is a law or an IRS ruling that says if a filer's SSN does not match with a legally obtained one, there will be no refunds. None. But this bill does take one big step towards ending a huge welfare benefit that illegal aliens have received for years." View the entire analysis at: https://cis.org/North/Congress-Takes-Step-AgainstPaying-Illegal-Aliens-Stay-US The new system applies to tax returns filed in 2019, and once in place it is estimated that the savings will be around $3.9 billion a year. The bill did not make all the needed changes in this area, however; the smaller non-refundable child tax credit, as well as another credit for higher education expenses, are still available to those without SSNs. Visit Website Further Reading: Tax Cuts Bill Gives Welfare to Illegal Aliens IRS Ignores Appeals Court Decision; Continues Paying "Child Tax DHS-18-0694-F-000002 Credits" to Illegal Aliens Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000003 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 3:19 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO Immigration Brief: Central American Economic Migration ~ ~ Center forImmigrati onsttt~i~ .~ollon , P10-1m1111grant CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Video Immigration Brief: Central American Economic Migration Search for a better life is not grounds for asylum Washington, D.C. (December 22, 2017) - After a sharp decline in illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border, the numbers have started to increase again. The Trump administration is considering measures to stop the new influx of families and youths taking the dangerous journey to the border. Kausha Luna, CIS research associate, identifies the majority of these Central American migrants as economic migrants - a population not facing a credible fear of persecution and therefore not qualifying for asylum. DHS-18-0694-F-000004 o 77.6% of Hondurans come to the U.S. to improve their economic conditions. 1!1011 '1!1,,?, o 91.1% of Guatemalans come to the U.S. to improve their economic conditions. 111:,, Kausha Luna, Research Associate Visit Website Further Reading: Survey Shows Main Cause of Honduran Emigration Is Economics, Not Violence Central Americans Turn to Mexico for Asylum Guatemala to UN: Our Emigrants Aren't Refugees DHS-18-0694-F-000005 Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000006 From: Mark Krikorian Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 7:23 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: E-Verify data Rob: Do you know if an actual person I can call at E-Verify for statistics (or maybe in your shop)? I'm trying to go through public affairs, but that may take a while and there's some problems with the numbers at the E-Verify site, and a PR person isn't going to know what I'm talking about. (I'm trying to calculate the share of all new hires in FY 2017 that were screened through the system. The number reported for the first three quarters of the years suggest it's 60%, which would be notable, a kind of tipping point, allowing us to say that mandating for all new hires at this point wouldn't be especially disruptive since it's already become standard practice for most hiring). FYI, here's the note I sent public affairs (though it was just before the weekend, so it's understandable they haven't gotten back to me yet): Folks: I'm trying to estimate the share of new hires that are already being screened through E-Verify, The number of employers isn't as useful because there's a small number of large companies that employ a disproportionate share of workers, whereas all E-Verify cases as a share of all hires really gives you a sense of its penetration. I calculated (based on the number of hires reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) that in FY 2016 almost half of hires were screened through E-Verify. I want to do it for FY 2017, but I can't find the total number of cases for that year. In the performance data, you report the total for the first three quarters: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/performance and on the statistics page: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-statistics you have the numbers for all of FY 2017, but only broken out by state, without an overall total. Can someone please just send me the total number of E-Verify cases for the whole of 2017? Based just on the first three quarters, it looks like 60% of hires nationwide were screened through E-Verify, which is a strong selling point in the effort to get Congress to make it mandatory -- it's reached a tipping point and it rapidly becoming a standard part of the hiring process, so mandating it for all employers isn't going to be disruptive. Anyway, thanks for your help. -- MK DHS-18-0694-F-000007 Thanks -- MK --------------------------------------------------------------Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax, (202) 466-8076 msk@cis.org www.cis.org Twitter: @MarkSKrikorian -------------------------------------------------------------- DHS-18-0694-F-000008 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 4:51 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 12/26/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt.1i~ ,~allon ,Pm-11mmgm11 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 12/26/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 1/3-6, San Diego - Immigration at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting 2. 1/4-7, DC - Immigration at the American Historical Association annual meeting 3. 1/5-7, Philadelphia - Immigration at the American Economic Association annual meeting 4. 1/10-14, DC - Immigration at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference 5. 1/11-12, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus [Updated with programme] 6. 1/15-16, Paris - International forum on migration statistics 7. 1/17-19, Ohrid, Macedonia - Conference on migration and diasporas - [New Listing] 8. 1/29-30, Munich - Conference on post-imperial migrations during the first half of the 20th century - [New DHS-18-0694-F-000009 Listing] 9. 2/1, Cambridge, MA - Film screening and discussion on global mass human displacement 10. 2/1, Brussels - Conference on the application of EU migration and asylum policies 11. 2/6, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting - [New Listing] 12. 3/7-9, DC - Certificate program course in international migration studies - [New Listing] 1. Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, January 3-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA, 92101 https://www.aals.org/am2018/ https://www.aals.org/am2018/program/ Immigration-related session: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Rights Under the Trump Administration Saturday January 6, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation Large scale deportation has been a feature of the federal government's immigration enforcement policy for DHS-18-0694-F-000010 years. Immigration policies under the new administration suggest even more expansive reliance on the tools associated with mass deportation, such as increasing the number of deportations, the scale of detention, and the categories of persons treated as removal priorities. This program examines the implications of the current administration's mass deportation strategies for existing paradigms in the literature on immigration adjudication. Panelists will address various questions regarding immigration adjudication during this era of mass deportation, including: the rise-and likely expansion-of summary removals and other mechanisms that enable the federal government to effectuate removal in a streamlined manner and without the participation of the immigration courts; the impact of the backlog in the immigration courts on the federal government's ability to achieve mass deportation; the continued relevance of the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as the central actors in immigration adjudication; post-deportation integration programs; and the influence of policies related to mass deportation on broader themes within immigration law such as judicial review, the rule of law, the constitutional rights of noncitizens, plenary power, or the entry fiction doctrine. Speakers: Jason Cade, University of Georgia School of Law Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis, School of Law Nora Phillips, Al Otro Lado Moderator: Jennifer L Koh, Western State College of Law at Argosy University 3:30-5:15 p.m. Immigration Law Works in Progress Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000011 ******** ******** 2. American Historical Association Annual Meeting Thursday-Sunday, January 4-7, 2018 Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Road NW Washington, DC 20008 https://aha.confex.com/aha/2018/webprogram/start.html Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Migrancy and Empire in the 18th Century: A Roundtable Reflecting on Renaissance Refugees and Forced Migrations in the Era of the Muslim Ban 3:30-5:00 p.m. Migration and Irish Identity Papers: Irish Women, Poor Law Guardians, and the Challenges of State-Sponsored Migration Jill C. Bender, University of North Carolina at Greensboro DHS-18-0694-F-000012 Narrating the Living Conditions and Life Experiences of Toronto's Irish Poor in the 1850s and 1860s William Jenkins, York University Post-Second World War Migration from Ireland and the Caribbean: A Comparative Perspective Miriam Nyhan Grey, New York University Friday, January 5, 2018 3:30-5:00 p.m. Immigration and Transnationalism in the Modern Era Papers: Migration and the Limits of Transnationalism Nancy L. Green, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Transnational Dimensions of American Xenophobia Erika Lee, University of Minnesota Externalization and Its Limits: The Concentric Rings around the United States David FitzGerald, University of California, San Diego Transnational or Transcultural? Migrant Decision Making Dirk Hoerder, University of Bremen Session Abstract: In many ways immigration is the quintessential transnational act: it both moves individuals and communities across national boundaries and in the process defines and redefines the nation itself. At the same time, the transnational historiographical turn has prompted historians of immigration to consider new ways of conceptualizing this history, seeing immigration not just as a process of moving from DHS-18-0694-F-000013 one nation to another but part of a broader series of global patterns. This roundtable session will explore transnational approaches to the history of immigration in the modern era. The interventions will center around two primary themes. Those by professors Green and Hoerder will consider the challenge posed by transnational history to the migrant experience in general, exploring how individuals and communities cope with the challenges and dislocations of leaving one home behind to find a new one. In contrast, professors Lee and FitzGerald will concentrate on the reception (or non-reception) of immigrants to the United States in the modern era, focusing in particular on fears of immigration and the ways in which America has defined itself as a nation in opposition to the influx of peoples from abroad. As a whole, the roundtable will consider how historians can speak to an issue which contemporary global significance. Guests and Outsiders: Nativism, Integration, and the Politics of Migration in Europe since 1945 Papers: Can a Turk Be Gay? Gay Activism and the Politics of Migration, 1969-81 Christopher Ewing, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Progressive Nativism? Mobilizing Secularism, Gender, and Sexuality against Muslims in Postwar Europe Aitana Guia, California State University, Fullerton Social Science and Single Mothers: Decolonizing the Dutch Welfare State, 1970s-90s Chelsea Schields, Elizabethtown College Session Abstract: When German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a 2010 speech that Germany's experiment with multiculturalism had failed, she brought the question of immigrant integration - particularly regarding Germany's large Turkish minority - dramatically to the fore. In the context of the recent refugee crisis and ascendant racist nationalism, debates about migration have taken on new urgency across the European Union. However, the question of whether or not immigrants, particularly from majority Muslim countries, could find a place in Western European societies has been debated since the establishment of DHS-18-0694-F-000014 guest worker programs after the Second World War and the simultaneous collapse of colonial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. This session will examine how debates about migration have been articulated through discourses of assimilation, race, and nationalism in several European countries, as well as how telling silences of left-wing activists and mainstream political parties shaped these discourses. These debates were often articulated in highly gendered and sexualized terms, as Europeans across the political spectrum both deployed prevailing notions of gender and sexuality to bolster their positions and, in the case of gay and feminist activists, harnessed racialized political discourses of migration to make forceful claims about the situation of women and sexual minorities in Europe. In using the individual contexts of West Germany, the Netherlands, and Southern Europe as case studies, this panel will highlight both the contingent nature of racial "otherness" as well as the fragility of centrist policies used to negotiate the politics of migration and European integration. In doing so, this panel will examine the longer history multiculturalism in its international context and the deep, racialized fears that immigration, so often supported by Western European governments, could elicit. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Caribbean Studies Committee Meeting: Flight, Migration, and Borders in the Caribbean from Carib Expansion to 21st-Century Diasporas Panel: Linda M. Rupert, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Jeppe Mulich, London School of Economics and Political Science Matt D. Childs, University of South Carolina Monique Bedasse, Washington University in St. Louis Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Catholics, Migration, and National Identity in the 20th-Century United States DHS-18-0694-F-000015 Papers: Immigrant Aid Agencies in the United States and Europe on the Eve of World War II Mary Brown, Marymount Manhattan College and Center for Migration Studies Catholics in America and Germany, 1870-1914: Empire and National Identity Thomas J. Renna, Saginaw Valley State University Making a Migrant Ministry in Michigan, 1950-64 Deborah E. Kanter, Albion College 1:30-3:00 p.m. Filtering the Frontier: Migrants and Refugees at the Border in the Arab Middle East Papers: Passports for Refugees: Algerians in Palestine in the 1890s Michael Talbot, University of Greenwich Muslim Bans Past: Immobilizing Ottoman Migrants in Wartime America, 1917-20 Stacy Fahrenthold, California State University, Stanislaus Illicit Border-Crossings in Mandate Palestine: Undermining and Transforming Categories of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality through Subversive Movement Lauren Banko, University of Manchester Nationalities of Nomads and Locusts in the Jazira, 1920-40 Samuel Dolbee, New York University Session Abstract: This panel explores the relationship between the construction of national borders, the policing of migrants, and the emergence of documentary regimes in the post-Ottoman Middle East. The DHS-18-0694-F-000016 states which emerged in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine after the First World War imposed new restrictions on the mobility of Arab residents, creating nationality regulations which often committed the state to sedentarizing citizens while policing nomads, refugees, and migrants. Cross-border movements were recast as subversive and potentially criminal, and regulations multiplied to manage the movements of everyday migrants. These four papers will closely examine the use of passports and identity documents in this process, arguing that the passport allowed states to legitimate certain types of movement while prohibiting others. The session also gives a close look at connected processes like passport fraud, migrant smuggling, and evasion of state authorities in Arab border regions. Collectively the papers illustrate two global countervailing pressures: the intensification of migration within and beyond the Middle East after 1918, and increasingly rigorous attempts by Middle Eastern states to curb human traffic. In a historiography preoccupied with the relationship of nationalism to elite "imaginings," this work strikes a blow for the state's resort to registration and documentation technologies to police who belongs to the nation, and who is excluded from it. Polish Immigrants in the United States since the 1970s Papers: Not All in the Family: American Polonia in the Decade of the 1970s Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University Between Now and Then: Contemporary Processes of European Migration to the United States Anna Fin, Pedagogical University of Krakow Seeing Greenpoint Change: Polish Americans and Gentrification in Brooklyn Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Polish Greenpoint and New York City: Gentrification, Ethnoracial Relations, and Immigrant Labor Market at the Turn of the 21st Century Anna Sosnowska, University of Warsaw DHS-18-0694-F-000017 3:30-5:00 p.m. Polish Immigrants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Exploring the Transformations of a Polish Ethnic Enclave Papers: Greenpoint, Brooklyn Then and Now: A View from the Street Judith DeSena, St. John's University "Living Is Simply Different Here": The American Dream in Greenpoint Ewa Dzurak, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Aging in an Ethnic Enclave: Barriers and Opportunities for Older Polish Migrants in Greenpoint Karolina Lukasiewicz, New York University; Marta Pawlaczek, New York University Tadeusz Chabrowski and Greenpoint: The History of Polish Neighborhood Seen through the Biography of Its Prominent Resident Izabela Barry, College of Staten Island, City University of New York; Ewa Maliga, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Sunday, January 7, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eyes on Different Shores: Early African American Immigration and Identity Formation Papers: Making a Middle Class: African American Women and the Emergence of the Liberian Nation Marie Stango, California State University, Bakersfield In Word and Image: The Promise of Haitian Culture and Politics in 19th-Century Philadelphia DHS-18-0694-F-000018 Aston Gonzalez, Salisbury University Leaving for Lands Unknown: The 1820s African American Emigration to Haiti Sara Fanning, Texas Woman's University Session Abstract: Scholars have studied the history of African American migration to Haiti and Liberia during the nineteenth century and shown how fear surrounding growing enslaved populations and the constriction of free black rights prompted waves of international travel. Additional research on the production of nineteenth century black political discourse has demonstrated the promise and possibilities of these two black republics for African Americans. This panel offers detailed studies of those who made this journey and how their travel to these countries prompted sometimes radical ways that they envisioned themselves, their communities, and their ability to alter broader conceptions of blackness during the nineteenth century. By focusing on the experiences of several African Americans traveling to and from Haiti and Liberia, this panel explores their changing conceptions of themselves as people of African descent. In keeping with the theme of the Annual Meeting, this panel "explores the ways in which racial distinctions have contributed to the formation of national identities and nation-states as political entities" by investigating how African Americans became Liberians and Haitians while often holding on to elements of their American identities. The papers reveal the circumstances that enabled African descended peoples to reimagine and remake their futures after traveling to, and residing in, Liberia and Haiti. Each focus on the lived experiences of people of African descent who arrived in new lands with varied expectations and came to understand themselves as dramatically different individuals belonging to more expansive communities. Marie Stango's paper identifies the overlooked participation of African American women in and after the 1847 independence movement in Liberia. Previously enslaved in the United States, many of these women fashioned their identities as free people in a new country across the Atlantic. In doing so, they presented themselves as a model for emancipatory politics by adopting and disseminating middle class values and practices. As a result, these women displayed for American and international audiences the extent to which Liberian society had developed into a middle class nation. Aston Gonzalez's paper traces the Haitian travels of a black Philadelphian artist, who, taken with the black nationalistic fervor there, returned to Philadelphia to teach DHS-18-0694-F-000019 African American audiences about the possibilities of embracing black nationalism and learning from Haitian leaders. In lectures and paintings inspired by his stay, he stressed the possibilities of independent black communities. Sara Fanning's paper analyzes African Americans formulated freedom dreams in Haiti. More specifically, her paper investigates the tension between embracing and resisting a new identity for African Americans in Haiti. This tension arises from the mismatched expectations and realities of life in Haiti; she pinpoints the conditions that prompted many to yearn for home while simultaneously embracing the political freedoms they enjoyed there. Each paper on this panel threads together the themes of shifting African American identities, emigration, and black political activism. The papers work together to highlight the conflicts and collaborations in which black Americans took part in their attempts to create a world that recognized and supported black freedoms. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization Papers: Youth, Race, and Immigration Control in 1960s Britain Radhika Natarajan, Reed College Citizenship at the Border: Stowaways, State Power, and the Making of Immigration Policy Kennetta Hammond Perry, East Carolina University The Demographic Defense of the White Nation: Entwined Histories of Race and Immigration in South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s Jean Smith, King's College London Session Abstract: The British Nationality Act of 1948 guaranteed the right of abode in the United Kingdom to all people resident in the Empire-Commonwealth. Commonwealth Citizenship presented a universalist ideal, but as decolonization created distinct nation-states from the empire, ideas of racial difference and more DHS-18-0694-F-000020 restrictive views of citizenship based on ancestry hollowed out its broad promise. By the 1960s amid raciallycharged concerns about rising immigration from former colonies, the United Kingdom implemented immigration restrictions beginning with the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act. In 1981, the British Nationality Act reversed the 1948 Act and defined citizenship and right of abode in ancestral terms. In assessing this change, the main focus of scholarship has been the quesiton of whether this shift stemmed from policy-making elites themselves or pressure from an illiberal and racist public. The contribution of this panel is to shed new light on the role of racial ideology in the formulation and, crucially, the execution of immigration policies in decolonising Britain. We pay attention to both the broader transnational context in which such policies were formulated and the ways in which they were put into practice, both directly in terms of post-1962 family reunion cases and indirectly in terms of state-sanctioned violence against Commonwealth immigrants. Moving chronologically, Kennetta Hammond Perry's paper focuses on the carceral powers of immigration officials and the anxieties that West African and Caribbean stowaways generated in regards to the exercise of Commonwealth citizenship through the act of migration in the years preceding the passage of the first wave of Commonwealth immigration restrictions. Jean Smith's paper highlights ongoing connections between the United Kingdom and apartheid South Africa not only in terms of both states' racialised immigration policies but also in the ways in which concerns about demographic change in Britain contributed to the dramatic increase in British emigration to South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Radhika Natarajan examines the problem posed by young migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia who traveled to Britain for reunification with their families. This group produced anxiety on the part of immigration officers who doubted the integrity of their family ties and generated racialized discourses to discount their claims to entry to Britain. These papers share a focus on the experiences of individual migrants rather than racialised immigration policies in the abstract, or the viewpoint of the policy-maker. The Commonwealth promise of a multi-racial family of nations created a framework for the emergence of nations defined on ethnic and racial terms. By focusing on migration, this panel demonstrates the particular patterns of race and exclusion in the decolonizing British Empire. The questions regarding mobility and belonging raised in these papers continue to haunt us in the present. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000021 ******** ******** 3. American Economic Association Annual Meeting Friday-Sunday, January 5-7, 2018 The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (HQ) Loews Philadelphia (co-HQ) https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/ Friday, January 5, 2018 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Immigrants and Hispanics Facing Hardships Papers: The Differential Incidence and Severity of Food Insecurity by Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Groups Over the Great Recession in the United States Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University Hugo Jales, Syracuse University Judith Liu, Syracuse University Norbert Wilson, Tufts University Abstract: Perennially, Hispanic- and black-headed households have substantially higher rates of food insecurity (19.1% and 21.5% in 2015, respectively) than the national average (12.5% in 2015), according to DHS-18-0694-F-000022 the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We document the evolution of both the incidence and severity of food insecurity by race/ethnicity and immigrant status from 2003 to 2015. We define as incidence the traditional binary measure employed in the literature, while intensity is based on the continuous measure available from the survey questions in the food security supplement. We conduct a decomposition analysis to assess the contribution of different factors to the observed differences in food insecurity across these demographic groups over the years before, during, and after the Great Recession. Using Eye Tracking to Study Migrant Remittances Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College Eduardo Nakasone, Michigan State University Maximo Torero, World Bank Abstract: It is well documented that migrant remittances are a significant driver of global development and serve as a pillar of economic stability (e.g. The World Bank 2015, Yang 2011). In fact, it is estimated that remittance flows to developing countries will reach US$ 479 billion in 2017 - a number that far exceeds official development assistance. Nonetheless, sending remittances remains costly. The World Bank estimates that, as of 2014, the global average cost of sending US$ 200 held steady at 8 percent of the transaction value. In some instances, transfer fees may surpass 20 percent, leaving quite some money on the table. The creation of publicly available comparison databases containing detailed information on the costs, speed, and reliability of sending remittances has been identified as one of the most efficient means to achieve the above aims. At the same time, this requires such services to be simple and accessible. This study will partner with RemitRight (www.remitright.com, RR), which has built and maintains the first World Bank-certified metasearch web and mobile platform for online money transfers from the US to top remittance-receiving countries, to test behavioral foundations and relevant attributes of comparison-shopping using a range of field experiments. One of the study's main intellectual merits lies in the fact that it uses nonchoice (neuro) data in the form of eye tracking (and facial expression) to unpack "the black box" of experimentally elicited choice data in the form of migrant remittance decisions. In so doing, the study sheds light on (1) how neuroeconomic data can be used in field contexts to identify relevant attributes of choice and (2) the resulting welfare effects that could accrue to migrants and recipients from comparison-shopping and DHS-18-0694-F-000023 increased transparency. Split Families and the Future of Children: Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London Abstract: Intensified immigration enforcement, particularly at the local and state level, has been responsible for roughly 1.8 million deportations between 2009 and 2013 alone (Vaughan 2013). Deportations have broken up households and changed the structure of many families headed by an unauthorized parent - typically through the deportation of fathers (Capps et al. 2016). In some instances, the children enter the foster care system when their parents (or single parent) are detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the children are left alone. In this regard, at least 5,100 children were in the foster care system and could not be reunited with their parents due to a parents' detention or deportation. This figure is estimated to increase strongly over the next years (Wessler 2011). Aside from the fact that, on average, it costs state and federal governments approximately $26,000/year to foster a child, foster care children have worse and fewer labor market opportunities (Doyle 2007), and are far more likely to commit crimes (Doyle 2008). Given these facts, our aim is to assess how the escalation of immigration enforcement taking place at the local and state levels since the early 2000s has contributed to the growing number of caseloads of Hispanic youth in foster care, especially in areas with a greater concentration of likely undocumented immigrants. To that end, we combine national data on state-level foster care placements from the 2001-2015 Adoption and Foster Case Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Foster Care files, with detailed information on the intensification of immigration enforcement at the state level. In order to gauge if intensified enforcement has contributed to the share of Hispanic children in foster care, we exploit the temporal and geographic variation in interior immigration policies using a quasi-experimental differences-in-differences approach. Economics of Immigration Papers: DHS-18-0694-F-000024 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Information, Perceived Education Level, and Attitudes Toward Refugees: Evidence From a Randomized Survey Experiment Lisa K. Simon, ifo Institute Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute Marc Piopiunik, ifo Institute Abstract: In 2014 and 2015, Europe has witnessed an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We study the causal effect of refugees' perceived education level on natives' attitudes toward them, since education and skill levels will be decisive for refugees' labor market- and social integration. Assessing the true education level of refugees has proven very difficult and is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Consequently, contradicting information has entered the public discourse. We implemented a randomized online survey experiment with almost 5,000 students at four German universities, i.e. among high skilled natives. To exogenously shift the perception of the education level of refugees, we randomly assigned respondents to one of three experimental groups. The control group reported their attitudes toward refugees without any information on the education level of refugees, while the High Skilled treatment group was informed about a study which finds that refugees are rather well-educated, and the Low Skilled treatment group was informed about a study that finds the opposite. We find that these information treatments strongly shift respondents' perceptions of the education level of refugees in the expected way. These significant perception shifts translate into respondents' labor market concerns, as predicted by the labor market competition model, in which natives are more skeptical of immigrants with similar skill levels as their own. Compared to the control group, respondents in the High Skilled (Low Skilled) treatment are more (less) likely to state that refugees will increase labor market competition. These concerns however, do not translate into general attitudes because economic aspects are rather unimportant for the attitude formation process. Finally, treatment effects differ by respondents' migration status and socioeconomic background. Is It Merely A Labor Supply Shock? Impacts of Syrian Migrants on Local Economies in Turkey DHS-18-0694-F-000025 Doruk Cengiz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Hasan Tekguc, Kadir Has University Abstract: Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, more than 2.7 million Syrian nationals have fled their homes and started living in Turkey. This is the largest refugee flow since the 1950s. Exploiting the highly unequal spatial distribution of Syrian "guests" across Turkish regions, we analyze impacts of the forced migration on local economies. Using the recently available province-level residence data of Syrian population in Turkey, our difference-in-difference estimates or estimates by generalized synthetic control method (Xu 2015) yield no significant or sizable adverse employment or wage effects of Syrians on native workers. We show that the estimated negative employment effect in some of the previous studies (e.g. Tumen 2016) are not robust to alternative control regions, and due to incorrect standard error calculation. Furthermore, we show that residential building construction industry, a relatively labor-intensive industry that employs low-skilled workers, has experienced a boom with the arrival of migrants. The number of new building permits increased, on average, by 40% after the shock. New firm establishments have also increased by approximately 35% after the migration wave, which is partly explained by investments made by Syrian entrepreneurs. These reflect an increase in the aggregate regional demand and the supply of capital, and potentially explain the absence of the adverse labor market effects. We claim that omitting the former effects misleads the theory, and a thorough analysis of the effects of migration should account for the migration-induced demand and capital supply boost. Migrants, Ancestors, and Foreign Investments Tarek A. Hassan, Boston University, NBER, and CEPR Thomas Chaney, Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR Konrad Burchardi, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, BREAD, and CEPR Abstract:We use 130 years of data on historical migrations to the United States to show a causal effect of the ancestry composition of US counties on foreign direct investment (FDI) sent and received by local firms. To isolate the causal effect of ancestry on FDI, we build a simple reduced-form model of migrations: Migrations from a foreign country to a US county at a given time depend on (i) a push factor, causing DHS-18-0694-F-000026 emigration from that foreign country to the entire United States, and (ii) a pull factor, causing immigration from all origins into that US county. The interaction between time-series variation in origin-specific push factors and destination-specific pull factors generates quasi-random variation in the allocation of migrants across US counties. We find that a doubling of the number of residents with ancestry from a given foreign country relative to the mean increases by 4 percentage points the probability that at least one local firm engages in FDI with that country. We present evidence this effect is primarily driven by a reduction in information frictions, and not by better contract enforcement, taste similarities, or a convergence in factor endowments. Rainfall Fluctuation and Selection Patterns of Mexico-United States Migration Shan Li, Central University of Finance and Economics Ram Fishman, Tel Aviv University Abstract: This paper studies the role of climate fluctuation, changes in rainfall, in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. Taking migration costs and returns to education into consideration, a simple theoretical model shows how the climate fluctuation affects migration incentives at different education levels and how this influences the education distribution of migrants. Empirically, we examine the effects of rainfall on Mexicans' migration intention for two education groups separately. In the group of less educated people, those with relatively more years of schooling are more likely to move to the U.S. in a drought year, yet the positive selection is impaired. In the group of more educated people, those with relatively fewer years of schooling are more likely to migrate in a drought year, reinforcing the negative selection. Saturday, January 6, 2018 Foreign STEM Students and Immigration Policy Papers: 2:30-4:40 p.m. DHS-18-0694-F-000027 Will the United States Keep the Best and the Brightest? Career and Location Preferences of Foreign STEM PhDs Ina Ganguli , University of Massachusetts-Amherst Patrick Gaule, CERGE-EI Abstract: A key factor behind the emergence and persistence of U.S. leadership in STEM fields has been its ability to attract and retain top tier talent from other countries. Talented foreigners have typically come to the U.S. as graduate students and stayed in the U.S. in academic or industry careers. The current U.S. political climate is characterized by uncertainty regarding H1B visas, a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment, and possible cuts in federal funding for scientific research, all of which could affect the location preferences of foreign STEM PhDs. Time will tell whether the location decisions of foreign STEM students will change; however, an early indicator of potentially shifting location preferences can be obtained by surveying them. In this paper, we discuss findings from a recent novel survey of current doctoral students in a major STEM field - Chemistry - conducted in 2017 at 50 U.S. institutions about their career and location preferences. Unlike previous studies, we use hypothetical choice methods to determine students' valuation of similar jobs in U.S. vs. non-U.S. locations, and we match students to actual measures of ability based on publication measures. We are particularly interested in understanding how location preferences vary across the ability distribution and differ across source countries, and how they compare to the preferences of native US STEM PhDs. We also provide novel evidence on which countries may be best placed to attract foreign US-trained talent. Postdoctoral Researchers: The Impact of Labor Regulations and Visa Policy Sarah E. Turner, University of Virginia Abstract: A key component of innovation in the U.S. economy is the scientific research done at universities. In the pipeline for scientific research at U.S. universities, a critical input to research and part of the DHS-18-0694-F-000028 development of scientific expertise is the post-doctoral appointment. Even as job opportunities for faculty and permanent employment in university science have stagnated, the number of post-doc appointments has continued to grow, particularly in the life sciences and biomedical fields, with numbers rising from 18,399 in 1980 to 63,593 in 2014 (NSF SESTAT). In turn, the pool of researchers working in the scientific programs at U.S. universities is increasingly international; the share of temporary residents among post-doctoral scientists at U.S. universities ranges from about 49% in the health sciences to about 62% in engineering. Immigration policies affect "price" and "quantity" in the scientific labor market to the extent that they impact what universities must pay research personnel and costs of hiring post-doctorate scientists. With a substantial (and growing) pool of students and doctorate recipients from abroad, changes in immigration policies that impact terms of stay affect costs of recruiting non-residents. Major changes include the extension of J-1 visas (from a 3 to 5 years) in 2005 and the extension of F-1 visas to allow 29 months of employment for STEM degree recipients in 2008, which was additionally extended to 36 months in May of 2016. The focus of this research is how changes in visa policies affect the postdoc utilization of US born doctorate recipients, foreign-born recipients of doctorates in the US, and doctorate-level scientists born and educated abroad. Data for this analysis includes administrative data from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services and employment data from public research universities, which are generally required to disclose annually compensation, employment and job title for all salaried workers. Sunday, January 7, 2018 Employment, Migration and Inequality Papers: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Child Labour Among Refugees and Host Communities: Evidence From Jordan DHS-18-0694-F-000029 Rami Galal, American University in Cairo Abstract: The refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in Jordan has brought over 600,000 registered refugees to Jordan with close to a third of them under the age of 17. The Jordanian government has sought to provide schooling for under-aged refugees, but the magnitude of the influx has strained available resources. Estimates suggest that there are 70,000 child labourers in Jordan, 80% of whom are Jordanian and 15% Syrian refugees. Using panel survey micro data on Jordan in two round from 2010 and 2016, our plan in this paper is to exploit this natural experiment of the refugee crisis to measure the impact of forced migration on child labour among both the local population as well as the refugee community using a variety of econometric techniques. The value added of this research is threefold: (1), filling in the knowledge gap of the impacts of the refugee crisis on child labour for host children and refugee children, (2), employing new and reliable datasets with robust methodologies, and (3), providing evidence for policy on how to reduce the propensity of child labour amidst the refugee crisis. Inequality Between and Within Immigrant Groups in the United States Hisham Foad, San Diego State University Abstract: The increse in income inequality has been one of the defining economic trends of the past forty years. The increase in inequality in the United States has been atributed to skill-biased technological change, globalization, and a a changing institutional environment. To what extent can these factors explain rising inequality? I attempt to answer this question by looking at income inequality both within and between immigrant groups in the United States. There is tremendous variation in income inequality between these groups, with Gini coefficients ranging from 0.59 for immigrants from the MENA to 0.42 for immigrants from Mexico. To what extent are differences in inequality between immigrant groups driven by observable characteristics that differentiate these groups? There are also large differences in inequality between different enclaves of immigrants from the same source country. For example, MENA immigrants living in Michigan have an income Gini coefficient of 0.61 as compared to 0.55 for MENA immigrants living in New Jersey. What features of these immigrant enclaves drive differences in immigrant inequality? In this study, I exploit the variation in income inequality both between and within immigrant groups to estimate the micro DHS-18-0694-F-000030 level determinants of income inequality using a broad sample of 32 immigrant groups distributed across a wide range of ethnic enclaves derived from ACS data. Initial results suggest that inequality is highest for those groups with the highest skill levels, even though these groups have higher average incomes. That inequality is highest for the most skilled migrants suggests a more nuanced view of the role that technology, globalization and institutions play in influencing inequality Lessons from Historical Immigration Policy Papers: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence From the 1920s United States Immigration Quota Acts Philipp Ager, University of Southern Denmark Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen Abstract: The introduction of immigration quotas in the 1920s fundamentally changed US immigration policy. We exploit this policy change to estimate the economic consequences of immigration restrictions at the county, city, and individual level. The quotas led to a relative decline in population growth in areas with larger pre-existing immigrant communities of affected nationalities. This effect is largely driven by the policy restricted supply of newly arriving immigrants from quota affected nationalities and lower fertility rates of foreign-born women due to declining marriage rates. The more restrictive immigration policy led to significant labor productivity losses in the manufacturing sector of urban counties and cities. Our main finding is that native workers living in areas more exposed to the quota system were pushed into lower-wage occupations, while black workers living in the same areas gained from the quota system. Adaptation of Native Labor and Capital to Mass Migration: Evidence From the Immigration Act of 1924 Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University DHS-18-0694-F-000031 Abstract: During the Age of Mass Migration (1850-1913), the US economy absorbed 30 million immigrants. The foreign-born share of the male labor force in the US reached 23 percent by 1910, and was as high as 50 percent in some metropolitan areas. Immigrant inflows slowed suddenly in the 1920s when the US government imposed strict immigration quotas favoring immigrants from Northern and Western Europe over immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These swings in national immigration flows differentially affected some local areas more than others depending on the country-of-origin composition of the local immigrant population. We use both the rise and fall of immigrant flows to examine how native-born workers adapted to immigrant-induced changes in labor supply. We focus on two potential margins of adjustment: propensity to finish high school in order to differentiate oneself from immigrant labor and propensity to move out of the local area altogether. We also study how firms adjusted their capital investment in response to changes in immigrant inflows. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From the Mexican Bracero Exclusion Michael A. Clemens, Center for Global Development Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College Hannah M. Postel, Center for Global Development Abstract: An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of employment for domestic workers by deliberately shrinking the workforce. Recent advances in the theory of endogenous technical change suggest that such policies could have limited or even perverse labor-market effects, but empirical tests are scarce. We study a natural experiment that excluded almost half a million Mexican 'bracero' seasonal agricultural workers from the United States, with the stated goal of raising wages and employment for domestic farm workers. We build a simple model to clarify how the labor-market effects of bracero exclusion depend on assumptions about production technology, and test it by collecting novel archival data on the bracero program that allow us to measure state-level exposure to exclusion for the first time. We cannot reject the hypothesis that bracero exclusion had no effect on U.S. agricultural wages or employment, and find that important mechanisms for DHS-18-0694-F-000032 this result include both adoption of less labor-intensive technologies and shifts in crop mix. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference Wednesday-Sunday, January 10-14, 2018 Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 http://secure.sswr.org/2018-conference-home/ Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 11, 2018 Section: Immigrants and Refugees 1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia: They Survived, We Can Help Them Thrive: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Social Work with Forced Migrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session8829.html Measuring Refugee Poverty Using Deprivation Versus Income: The Case of Afghans in Iran DHS-18-0694-F-000033 Mitra Ahmadinejad, MA, Florida International University; Shanna Burke, PhD, Florida International University; Miriam Potocky, PhD, Florida International University Developing a Reliable Assessment Tool for Refugee Survivors of Torture Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C, The Catholic University of America; Joan Hodges-Wu, MA, MSW, LGSW, Asylum Seeker Assistance Project; Sarah Moore Oliphant, MSW, PhD, The Catholic University of America Hiding in Plain Sight: A Qualitative Analysis of Survival Strategies for LGBT Forced Migrants Edward J. Alessi, PhD, Rutgers University Performing for Their Lives: The Psychological Toll of 'Reverse Covering' for Sexual and Gender Minority Refugee Claimants in Canada Sarilee Kahn, PhD, McGill University Friday, January 12, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Symposia: Multi-Level Risk Factors Related to the Health and Mental Health of Migrant Populations from Non-Western Low and Middle Income Countries http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9267.html The Risk Environment for Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Male Migrant Market Workers in Central Asia Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Xin Ma, MS, Emory University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Assel Terlikbayeva, MD, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Sholpan Primbetova, MSW, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Tara McCrimmon, MPH, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Mingway Chang, PhD, Columbia University; Timothy Hunt, DHS-18-0694-F-000034 PhD, Columbia University; Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Gaukhar Mergenova, MSW, Columbia University Multi-Level HIV Risk Factors Among Female Fish Traders and Male Truckers in Zambia: A Qualitative Study Comparison Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nomagugu Ncube, MPH, International Organization for Migration; Simona Simona, MA, University of Zambia; Alexander Ncube, BA, Columbia University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Stefani Baca-Atlas, MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chronic Disease and Mental Health Prevalence Among Migrants in Central Asia Angela Aifah, MA, Columbia University Displaced, Overlooked, and Disadvantaged: A Systematic Review of Mental Health Studies of Adult Syrian Refugees Melissa Meinhart, MSW, Columbia University; Erin Mills, BA, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, Columbia University 9:45 a.m. Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33402.html Allison Ward, MSW, Graduate Student, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Research Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University, DHS-18-0694-F-000035 Baltimore, MD 10:15 a.m. Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33406.html 10:45 a.m. The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33407.html David Becerra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jason Castillo, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Francisca Porchas, BA, Organizing Director, Puente Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 9:45-11:15 a.m. Symposia: Examining Factors Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of Refugees, Immigrants, and Indigenous Populations in the US http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9290.html Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Allison Ward, MSW, Arizona State University; Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Arizona State University; Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, The Johns Hopkins University; Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, California State University, Los Angeles The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants DHS-18-0694-F-000036 David Becerra, PhD, Arizona State University; Jason Castillo, PhD, University of Utah; Francisca Porchas, BA, Puente Arizona Discrimination and Environmental Changes As Stressors Among Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana Shanondora Billiot, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Roundtables: Advancing the Welfare of Immigrant Children in the U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9128.html Speakers/Presenters: Alan Dettlaff, Phd, University of Houston; Luis Zayas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Michelle JohnsonMotoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, University of Houston; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; and Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD, New Mexico State University 1:45-3:15 p.m. Symposia: Trauma and Resilience: Understanding Mental Health Among Refugees http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9162.html The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Pre-Migration Trauma and Post-Resettlement Factors for Southeast Asian Refugees Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Arizona State University; Tracy Harachi, PhD, University of Washington Ethnic Differences in Behavioral Health Status: Burman Vs. Karen Refugees Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Symptoms Among Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Wooksoo Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Anita Sharma, University at DHS-18-0694-F-000037 Buffalo; Sarah Stanford, University at Buffalo Religion As a Source of Strength for Recently Resettled Refugees from Syria Diane Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Nabiha Hasan, University of Texas at Arlington 3:30-5:00 p.m. Roundtables: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Refugee Based Research http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9157.html Speakers/Presenters: Miriam George, PhD and Anita Vaillancourt, PhD 5:15-6:45 p.m. Oral Presentations: ACCESS & UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9333.html Comparison of Barriers to Health Care before and after Receiving Health Insurance Due to Aca's Individual Mandate Among Self-Employed Korean Immigrants Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Hyunsung Oh, PhD, Arizona State University Limited English Proficiency, Access to Health Care, and Health Services Use Among Asian Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, University of Southern California "Their Needs Are Higher Than What I Can Do": Providers' Experiences of Working with Latino Immigrant Families Katarzyna Olcon, MSW, University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin Community Health Workers Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Immigrant Latino DHS-18-0694-F-000038 Communities Amittia Parker, LMSW, University of Kansas; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Susana Mariscal, PhD, University of Kansas; Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, New York University; Cielo Fernandez, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Reynoso, University of Kansas Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: EXPLORING PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9367.html Social Support Under Siege: An Examination of Women's Forced Migration Karin Wachter, MEd, University of Texas at Austin Latino Traditional Healthcare Use: The Social Network Effect Victor Figuereo, MSW, MA, Boston College; Rocio Calvo, PhD, Boston College Race, Ethnicity, and Birth Place As Predictors of Well-Being Among Older Adults Heehyul Moon, PHD, University of Louisville; Sunshine Rote, PHD, University of Louisville Factors Contributing to Migrant Children's Well-Being in China: Implications on Involuntary Migration of Displaced Children Limin Xu, PhD, Tianjin University of Technology; Patrick Leung, PhD, University of Houston; Yongxiang Xu, PhD, East China University of Science and Technology 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: IMMIGRATION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9385.html DHS-18-0694-F-000039 Factors Related to Adverse Functioning for Unaccompanied Children in Long-Term Foster Care in the United States: An Exploratory Study Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Development and Preliminary Validation of the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Instrument Elizabeth Kiehne, MSW, Arizona State University; German Cadenas, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Enforced Separations: A Qualitative Examination on the Impact of Parental Deportation on Latino/a Youth and Families Kristina Lovato-Hermann, PhD, CSU Long Beach Health and Mental Health Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement Julia Shu-Huah Wang, PhD, The University of Hong Kong; Neeraj Kaushal, PhD, Columbia University 12:30-1:30 p.m. Immigration and refugees studies http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9576.html Speakers/Presenters: Mitra Ahmadinejad-Naseh, and Michaela Zajicek-Farber, MSW PhD, The Catholic University of America 4:00-5:30 p.m. Oral Presentations: IMMINENT RISKS IMPACTING DACA RECIPIENTS AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9386.html The Growing Significance of Place: Assessing the Diverging Trajectories of Daca-Eligible Young Adults in the New South DHS-18-0694-F-000040 Roberto G. Gonzales, PhD, Harvard University; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Kristina Brant, Harvard University "Estaba Bien Chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Pathways to Adulthood of Undocumented Adolescent Arrivals Daysi Diaz-Strong, MSW, University of Chicago Effects of in-State Tuition on Undocumented Immigrants' Education and Future: A Synthetic Control Approach Xiaoning Huang, MSW, Columbia University Family Structure and Health Outcomes Among Children of Immigrants Jina Chang, MSW, Boston University Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: REFUGEES & ASYLEES: SOCIAL WELFARE CHALLENGES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9446.html Barriers to Higher Education for Asylum Seeking Students from Central Africa Paula Gerstenblatt, PhD, University of Southern Maine Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model Megan Stanton, PhD, Housing Works, Inc.; Samira Ali, PhD, University of Houston; Farnaz Malik, MPH, Housing Works, Inc.; Virginia Shubert, JD, Housing Works, Inc. Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services for Refugees: A Focused Ethnography of Public Health DHS-18-0694-F-000041 Providers' Perspectives on Mental Health Screening Processes Raiza Beltran, MPH, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Patricia Shannon, PhD, University of MinnesotaTwin Cities Refugee Assistance on the Ground. the Case Social Welfare Policy for Refugees Operated in NYC Area Karolina Lukasiewicz, PhD, New York University; Agnes Nzomene, MSW, Catholic Charities 8:30 a.m. Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32806.html Megan Stanton, PhD, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Storrs, CT Samira Ali, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Houston, TX Farnaz Malik, MPH, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Virginia Shubert, JD, VP Advocacy Research, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: SOCIAL SUPPORT & RESILIENCE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9456.html A Randomized Trial Testing Group Mental Health Supports for Afghan Refugees in Malaysia Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Kaitlin Ward, BS, Brigham Young University; Veena Pillai, MBBS, Dhi Consulting & Training DHS-18-0694-F-000042 Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience Among Women in Northern Uganda Joanne Corbin, PhD, Smith College; J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities Taylor Long, MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor It Takes a Community to "Raise" Immigrant High-School Graduates: An Ecological Prespective to Understand Strategies to Enhance Equity of Opportunities Abbie Frost, Ph.D., Simmons College School of Social Work; Hugo Kamya, PhD, Simmons College School of Social Work 10:45 a.m. Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32497.html Taylor Long, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Beirut, Lebanon Return to Top ******** ******** 5. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus DHS-18-0694-F-000043 Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-the-immigrant-host-state-nexus1112-january-2018-european-university-institute-florence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Programme: Thursday, January 11, 2018 10:00-11:00 a.m. Keynote: Responsibility for Emigration DHS-18-0694-F-000044 Valeria Ottonelli, University of Genova 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 1: Sending states, diasporas and transnational responsibility Towards the Responsibility to Represent: Unpacking State Responsibilities for Migrants Within and Beyond Takeshi Miyai, EUI Injecting Moral-laden Discourses into Global Migration Governance: Recruitment of Filipino Nurses to Germany Cleovi Mosuela, University of Bielefeld The Ethics of Diaspora Politics: How Do Diasporas Engage in the Debate? Lola Guyot, EUI Migration and Democratic Decline Vesco Paskalev, University of Hull 1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel 2: Migrants, social ethics and civil society Temporary migrants and,social morals Chuanfei Chin, National University of Singapore Social work as a prerequisite for permanent residence Bouke de Vries, MPI-MMG Activism in Whose Interest? ProRefugee Volunteering in Germany and Its Pitfalls Tanita Jill Poeggel, University of Edinburgh DHS-18-0694-F-000045 Migration crisis, cultural industry and tourist gaze. Which ethics for a complex relationship? Marxiano Melotti, Niccolo Cusano University 3:00-4:15 p.m. Panel 3: Borders and resistance What kind of act is unauthorised border-crossing? Four possibilities Guy Aitchison, University College Dublin Justifying Resistance to Immigration Law: The Role of Legitimacy Caleb Yong, MPI-MMG Who should resist unjust deportations? Rutger Birnie, EUI 4:45-6:00 p.m. Panel 4: Nonstate actors in migration governance Just Migrant Repatriation Molli Gerver, Newcastle University Beyond the state: the moral nexus between private corporations and would-be immigrants Benedikt Buechel, University of Edinburgh The Global Governance of Migration and the Catholic Church: beyond the "Pope Francis effect" Sara Silvestri, City, University of London 6:00-7:00 p.m. DHS-18-0694-F-000046 Keynote: The Good Migrant: Justice, Reciprocity, and Jeb Bush Michael Blake, University of Washington Friday, January 12, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote: Private Government, New Technologies and the Future of Citizenship Rainer Baubock, EUI 10:00-11:45 a.m. Panel 5: Cities, local communities and migrant rights From the city of refuge to #citieswelcomerefugees: Towards an urban turn in the ethics of migration Benjamin Boudou, MPI-MMG Immigrant sanctuaries and the right to include Zsolt Kapelner, Central European University Migration Ethics, Republican Liberty, and Sanctuary Cities J. Matthew Hoye, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study Resisting brain hubs Corrado Fumagalli, University of Milan Place-Related Collectives and Immigrant Rights Jakob Huber, Goethe University Frankfurt 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Introduction to the photography exhibition 'The Game' by Mario Badagliacca, Archivio delle Memorie DHS-18-0694-F-000047 Migranti 1:00-2:00 p.m. Keynote: Justice, States, and Global Migration Governance David Owen, University of Southampton 2:00-3:45 p.m. Panel 6: International and supranational migration governance Is There a Human Right to Migrate? Graham Finlay, University College Dublin The Migrant, the State, and the Impartial Agency: Converging Justifications for an International Authority over Migration Dario Mazzola, Universita degli Studi di Milano Teaming up or tearing apart? An account of interstate solidarity in the context of the European refugee emergency Eleonora Milazzo, EUI Should the European Union curtail the Member States' competence to adopt rules on the acquisition and loss of nationality? Martijn van den Brink, MPI-MMG Ethics & Migrants' Rights: What's with the "Right to Migrate"? Luisa Feline Freier, Universidad del Pacifico 4:15-5:30 p.m. Panel 7: Future challenges of displacement DHS-18-0694-F-000048 Political Institutions and Future Refugees Blair Peruniak, University of Oxford Recognition at the Time of Relocation: Small Island States and the Complex Right to Continuous Statehood Milla Emilia Vaha, University of Tampere "A problem not of space": Rethinking solutions in refugee protection Dana Schmalz, MPI-MMG 5:30-6:30 p.m. Keynote: The Duties of Refugees Matthew Gibney, University of Oxford Return to Top ******** ******** 6. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal, 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draft-programme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a DHS-18-0694-F-000049 wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, etc.), (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. DHS-18-0694-F-000050 Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 10:00-10:45 a.m. Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Parallel Sessions 1 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration DHS-18-0694-F-000051 Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global DHS-18-0694-F-000052 Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries Linkage of Data Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community Plenary Session 3 DHS-18-0694-F-000053 9:30-10:45 a.m. Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Parallel Sessions 4 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects Migration Measurement I Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? DHS-18-0694-F-000054 Parallel Sessions 5 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration...)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology...)? Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000055 ******** ******** 7. Diaspora, Transnationalism, Transculturalism and Inter-Cultural Communications as New Forms of Social Capital Wednesday-Friday, January 17-19, 2018 Ohrid, Macedonia https://armacad.info/2017-10-27--conf-cfp-diaspora-transnationalism-transculturalism-and-inter-culturalcommunications-as-new-forms-of-social-capital-17-19-january-2018-macedonia Information about conference venue will be announced soon. Overview: Migration and migration-related topics currently have a prominent place in social sciences and humanities. Among an assortment of topics social scientists are involved in the study of areas such as migration and identities, citizenship, law and legal status, religion, family and kinship, children and 'the second-generation', language, education, health, media consumption, internet use, the construction of 'home', sexuality, remittances, hometown associations, development and social change, local politics, workplaces and labour markets. Contemporary migration is a complex and multiple process and the movements of people often are not unidirectional - migrants could continually move between different places. All the more so as contemporary modes of communication and transport across the borders enabled them to work and live in different countries, keeping in touch with those left behind as never before (Foner 1997, Morawska 1999).Sociocultural transnational activities cover a wide array of social and cultural transactions through which not only economical resources but also ideas,meanings and practices are exchanged, organized and transformedLevitt and Glick Schiller (2004. Recent researches have established the concept and importance DHS-18-0694-F-000056 of social remittances(Levitt 1998) which provide a distinct form of social capital between migrants living abroad and those who remain at home. To say that immigrants build social fields that link those abroad with those back home is not to say that their lives are not firmly rooted in a particular place and time. Indeed, they are as much residents of their new community as anyone else. Individuals may migrate out of desire for a better life, or to escape poverty, political persecution, or social or family pressures. There are often a combination of factors, which may play out differently for women and men. Intra-family roles, statuses, relations and inequalities related to generation and gender affect who migrates and the impacts on migrants themselves, as well as on sending and receiving areas. Experience shows that migration can provide new opportunities to improve women's lives and change oppressive gender relations - even displacement as a result of conflict can lead to shifts in gendered roles and responsibilities to women's benefit. However, migration can also entrench traditional roles and inequalities and expose women to new vulnerabilities as the result of precarious legal status, exclusion and isolation. The impact of migration upon childrenis also considerable. These remained in the place of origin may have better living condition due to material point of view, but often they suffer because of the lack of intimacy with their parents working abroad. On researching of diaspora context, there are studies of the second generations and their successful integrational trajectoriesbased on the various forms of transculturalism and inter-cultural interactions and communication. Other empirical data, however,show thatthe second generation often may continue maintaining a strong sense of belongingand ethnic enclosure. Among some compact migrant communities mixed marriages are socially unacceptable. To find a spouse back in the sending areas is an actual practice. The everlasting flow of new migrants to diaspora areas has a double impact. Diaspora clubs and organizations support easier settlement and employment for the newcomers. Simultaneously migrants carry with them a specific local ethnic culture, religious traditions and behavioral habits of their birthplaces. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000057 ******** ******** 8. Representing Migration: The Legacy of Post-Imperial Migrations from World War I to the Cold War Monday-Tuesday, January 29-30, 2018 Center for Advanced Studies Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 80539 Munich Germany https://armacad.info/confcfp-representing-migration-the-legacy-of-post-imperial-migrations-from-world-war-ito-the-cold-war-29-30-january-2018-germany Overview: The routes of migration in the "long" twentieth century constitute passages through which not only people have changed their location, but also the material and immaterial goods which they have taken with them. Scholars from many disciplinary backgrounds have studied the symbols of migrants remembering their origins, which manifest themselves in objects, artifacts, songs, monuments, newspapers and magazines, letters and photographs, performative exclamations and orally transmitted memories. Such representations of migration can freeze positive memories of that which needs preservation or melancholic memories of an often-dramatic migration experience taking place in a distant world. This is certainly the case for tens of millions of people from the Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman Empires. With the variable waves of migration subjects of these empires generating a flurry of transformative experiences that have left their imprint well into the Cold War era, it is time to consider what can be salvaged from these events and analyzed in critical new ways. In the hope of opening a new set of comparative and perhaps collaborative investigations into the long-term DHS-18-0694-F-000058 impact of the explosive migrations out of these three empires, we are organizing a two-day conference to facilitate discussion between advanced graduate students and established scholars. The aim of the gathering in Munich at the beginning of 2018 is to produce a framework in which new inquiries into the dynamics around migration within and beyond the late Habsburg, Ottoman, and Russian Empires are possible. With special focus on the traumas and transformations taking place from the 1870s until the early Cold War, we believe there is an important new, often trans-national perspective to be developed for the study of migration. Post-imperial experiences for millions of people make it necessary to take methodological paths that are trans-regional, comparative and consciously seeks to tie together the socio-economic, cultural, and political consequences of these experiences. In the hope of opening a new set of comparative and perhaps collaborative investigations into the long-term impact of the explosive migrations out of these three empires, we are calling for contributions that could push the confines of how the migratory legacy is currently understood. The time frame and geographic centering, as the disciplinary foundation, are open. The ideal range of papers extends from the events leading to the collapse of these empires, to monitoring where exiles of these events end up and hopefully include a focus on how these diasporas ultimately shaped early Cold War societies. Contributions are especially sought from those who can locate the imprints of these migrations to regions well beyond the territorial confines of the three empires, perhaps even introducing new avenues of analysis that tie the migrants from these multi-national empires to the creation of diasporas in the Americas, Southeast Asia as well as throughout Eurasia and Mediterranean world. Considering this, we are especially seeking contributions that treat these migratory experiences as a field of research that may be approached in a processual, interdisciplinary manner. Meanwhile, such migrations should be understood not so much through the construction of identities as distinctive of others, but rather through di-verse forms of representation manifested as migrants are faced with dynamic conditions in exile. Urban settings and the use of urban space for the presentation and re-experiencing of migration are another focus we are particularly interested in. That be-ing said, the time frame and geographic centering, as the disciplinary foundation, are open. While resources are limited to cover the expenses of all participants, priority is given to advanced graduate DHS-18-0694-F-000059 students who wish to use this conference to explore ways to further expand their original projects to accommodate the themes of transnational migration proposed here. Draft papers shall ideally be distributed prior to the conference and will become part of an edited volume published in a peer reviewed academic press. The conference will take place at the Center for Advanced Studies at LMU Munich and is part of the CAS research focus "Representing Migration". Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Starr Forum: Human Flow (film screening) 3:30-6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 Building 10, 250 222 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_human_flow Description: Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Human Flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. DHS-18-0694-F-000060 Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey. Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter and justice: from teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbedwire borders; from dislocation and disillusionment to courage, endurance and adaptation; from the haunting lure of lives left behind to the unknown potential of the future. Human Flow comes at a crucial time when tolerance, compassion and trust are needed more than ever. This visceral work of cinema is a testament to the unassailable human spirit and poses one of the questions that will define this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity? Amazon Studios and Participant Media present, in association with AC Films, Human Flow, a film directed by Ai Weiwei. Human Flow is produced by Ai Weiwei, Chin-Chin Yap and Heino Deckert and executive produced by Andrew Cohen of AC Films with Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann of Participant Media. Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Conflict and Compromise Between Law and Politics in EU Migration and Asylum Policies 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018 Universite libre de Bruxelles - Campus du Solbosch Buildings K and R42 DHS-18-0694-F-000061 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium http://odysseus-network.eu/conference-2018/ Program: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session: Accessing the Implementation of the Agenda on Migration Several questions related to the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration will be analysed in relation with the Commission Communications of 27 September and 7 December 2017. Welcome speach by Philippe De Bruycker, Coordinator of the Odysseus Academic Network, ULB, Brussels "From illegal to legal migration: the importance of pull factors" by Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants "From Dublin to sharing people: a viable model of solidarity?" by Francesco Maiani, Associate Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Comments by Simon Mordue, Deputy Director-General, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stream One - Externalization: International Responsibility for the Cooperation of the EU & its Member States with the Libyan Coastguard? Whilst they avoid triggering directly the application of the ECHR, the EU and its Member States collaborate DHS-18-0694-F-000062 closely with the Libyan coastguard by providing training, equipment and/or funding. Can these policies lead to international responsibility of the EU and its Member States and, if yes, which court(s) would establish jurisdiction? Convener: Achilles Skordas, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ramses Wessel, Professor of International Law and Governance, University of Twente, the Netherlands Mariagiulia Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Law, Department of Law and Criminology, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU Carolyn Moser, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany Stream Two - Human Rights: The Human Right to Leave a Country: to Protect or Forget? The freedom to leave any country including his own recognised under human rights law is challenged by pullback practices as part of the fight against irregular migration and the externalisation of the EU migration policy. Turkey is requested to prevent migrants and asylum seekers to leave its territory. Transit countries like Libya if not origin countries, are asked to act in a similar way. The compatibility of such measures with the right to leave should be assessed. Convener: Elspeth Guild, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, Queen Mary University of London Nora Markard, Junior Professor of Public and International Law, University of Hamburg DHS-18-0694-F-000063 Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Pia Oberoi, Advisor on Migration and Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ulrike Brandl, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law and European Union Law, Faculty of Law, University of Salzburg Stream Three - Institutions: Monitoring and Steering Through Frontex and Easo 2.0: The Rise of a new model oF JHA Agencies? The (envisaged) enhanced mandate of key EU JHA agencies goes far beyond support, or administrative cooperation, and includes functions that have the potential to directly steer the implementation of EU policies, as well as monitoring functions. This creates obvious tensions with the agencies' internal governance structures which are largely intergovernmental, and more broadly with the legal, and political limits to their functioning. This workshop integrates insights from practice, policy input, and legal debate and critically assesses: the (envisaged) design and operationalisation of these monitoring and steering functions; the level of independence afforded to JHA agencies; the effectiveness of existing accountability mechanisms. Convener: Lilian Tsourdi, Doctor, Lecturer, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Kris Pollet, Senior Legal and Policy Officer, ECRE Richard Ares Baumgartner; EU Affairs Strategic Advisor, Frontex Patricia Van de Peer, Head Department of Asylum Support, European Asylum Support Office DHS-18-0694-F-000064 1:30-3:30 p.m. Visas For Asylum: Not under EU Law or Not at All? While asylum seekers have recourse to smugglers because they cannot travel legally to the EU, the CJEU ruled on 7 March 2017 on the application of a Syrian family for a short-term visa that would have allowed them to travel and apply for asylum in Belgium. The severely criticized decision of the Court in X & X denying its jurisdiction should be scrutinized, including the issue if the refusal of a visa may lead to a violation of nonrefoulement in relation with the own initiative report of the European Parliament on humanitarian visas. Convener: Violeta Moreno-Lax, Doctor, Associate Professor in Law, Queen Mary University of London Emmanuelle Bribosia, Director of the Center for European Law, Institute for European Studies, ULB Juan Fernando Lopez-Aguilar, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sophie Magennis, Head of Policy and Legal Support Unit, UNHCR, Bureau for Europe Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Collective Expulsion or Not? Individualisation of Decision Making in Migration and Asylum Law The ECTHR delivered two contradictory rulings on collective expulsion in the case Khlaifia. The recent ruling in N.D. & N.T. on 3 October 2017 about returns from Mellila to Morocco adds a seventh case to the list of violations of Protocole 4 of the ECHR on the prohibition of collective expulsions. What is at stake is the level of individualisation of return decisions required by judges. This principle of administrative law appeared also in the case law of the CJEU on family reunification. But what does individualisation require precisely? Convener: DHS-18-0694-F-000065 Jean-Yves Carlier, Professor, Faculte de droit, Universite Catholique de Louvain Luc Leboeuf, Scientific Collaborator, Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques, Universite Catholique de Louvain Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Marta Hirsch-Ziembinska, Principal Legal Adviser of the European Ombudsman and member of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law External Competence and Representation of the EU and its Member States in the Area of Migration and Asylum The General Court considered in case T-192/16 that the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016 was not adopted by the European Council but rather by the Heads of State or Government of the Member States. If that is the case, can we consider the collective action of Member States in fields within the scope of EU external competences to be lawful? The current discussions in the UN of the Global Compacts on refugees and migration also raise questions regarding who takes part in those negotiations on behalf of the EU and its Member States. Convener: Paula Garcia Andrade, Associate Professor of Public International law and EU law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid Juan Santos Vara, Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Action, University of Salamanca, Spain Thomas Spijkerboer, Professor of Migration Law, VU University of Amsterdam Mauro Gatti, Research Associate, University of Luxembourg DHS-18-0694-F-000066 Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU 4:00-5:00 p.m. Final Plenary Session - Towards "Judicial Passivism" in EU Migration and Asylum Law? Convener: Iris Goldner Lang, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue Francoise Tulkens, Former Judge and Vice-President of the ECTHR Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General, CJEU Franklin Dehousse, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium; Former Judge at the General Court, CJEU Henri Labayle, Professeur de Droit Europeen, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France Daniel Thym, Jean-Monnet Chair of Public, European and International Law, University of Konstanz, Germany Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting DHS-18-0694-F-000067 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/asylum-division-quarterly-stakeholder-meeting-11 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on Feb. 6, 2018, from 2 to 4 p.m. (Eastern) to receive updates from the Asylum Division and engage with subject matter experts during a question-and-answer session. Participation Details: You may attend this engagement either in person at the Tomich Center, 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., or by teleconference (listen only). To register, please follow these steps: * Visit our registration page: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISINVITE/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISINVITE_324 * Enter your email address and select "Submit" * Select "Subscriber Preferences" * Select the "Event Registration" tab * Provide your full name and organization, if any * Complete the questions and select "Submit" DHS-18-0694-F-000068 If you wish to attend in person, please indicate so in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details. To submit non-case specific questions as agenda items before the engagement, email us at uscisigaoutreach@uscis.dhs.gov by Dec. 29, 2017, at 5 p.m. (Eastern). If you have any questions regarding the registration process, or if you have not received a confirmation email a week before the engagement date, please email us at the same address. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Certificate program course in International Migration Studies XCPD-703 - Newcomers to Citizens: Immigrant Integration 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, March 7-9, 2018 Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room C227 Washington, DC 20001 https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14536 Course Description: With a record 200 million people living outside their country of birth, immigration is a DHS-18-0694-F-000069 global phenomenon with profound demographic, economic, social, and political implications for both sending and receiving countries. The debate over immigration law and policy has become increasingly volatile and, in some instances, characterized by misinformation, hate, and xenophobia. Beyond the politics of immigration, genuine challenges to immigrant integration abound. Successful integration of immigrants is critical to the long-term prosperity of host countries that rely on immigrants as workers, consumers, taxpayers, innovators, and entrepreneurs in light of their aging native-born populations and lower birth rates. In this course we will explore integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving countries-such as the United States and Canada and new countries of permanent immigration such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom. We will raise questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. We will also discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and post-nationalism, paradigms that challenge an integrationist reading of migration. Using case studies from North America and Europe we will pay special attention to the different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation on their road from newcomers to citizens. Course Objectives At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving and source countries. * Recognize questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. * Discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and postnationalism. * Compare different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation. Notes: This course is an open enrollment course. No application is required and registration is available by clicking "Add to Cart." Current students must register with their Georgetown NetID and password. New students will be prompted to create an account prior to registration. DHS-18-0694-F-000070 Instructors: Susan Martin, Elzbieta Gozdziak Tuition: $995.00, 24 contract hours Return to Top ******** . Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. DHS-18-0694-F-000071 This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2017 11:15 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: 2016 Immigrant Arrival Numbers Match Highest Level in U.S. History ~ ~ Center forImmigrati onsttt~i~ .~ollon , P10-1m1111grant CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward 2016 Immigrant Arrival Numbers Match Highest Level in U.S. History 53% increase since low point in 2011 Washington, D.C. (December 28, 2017) - An analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies of newly released Census Bureau data shows that 1.03 million immigrants (legal and illegal) settled in the United States in the first six months of 2016. Based on prior patterns, a total of 1.8 million immigrants likely came in all of 2016. The data comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and shows a dramatic rebound in the number of new immigrants settling in the country, since bottoming out in 2011, when new arrivals fell after the Great Recession. Newly arrived immigrants include new green card holders (permanent residents), long-term term "temporary" visitors (e.g. guest DHS-18-0694-F-000073 workers and foreign students), new asylum seekers, as well as new illegal immigrants. As Steven Camarota, the Center's Director of Research and co-author of the report observes, "These dramatic increases are truly extraordinary. Our generous legal immigration system allows in a huge number of immigrants and then permits them to sponsor their relatives creating a multiplier effect. This chain migration has contributed to nearly 14 million immigrants settling here between 2006 to 2016. The numbers have profound implications for American schools, taxpayers, workers as well as our culture and national security. Yet the whole system is allowed to run largely on autopilot with few asking whether any of this makes sense for our country." View the entire analysis at: https://cis.org/Report/18-Million-Immigrants-LikelyArrived-2016-Matching-Highest-Level-US-History x More than one million new immigrants (legal and illegal) settled in the country in the first six months of 2016. This represents a 13 percent increase over the same period in 2015, a 24 percent increase over 2014, and a 53 percent increase over the first half of 2011. x Based on past patterns, it seems almost certain that when data becomes available for all of 2016 it will show 1.8 million new immigrants arrived in 2016, matching 1999 --the highest level of new immigration in a single year in American history. DHS-18-0694-F-000074 x The 1.8 million immigrants who likely came in 2016 and the 1.6 million who came in 2015 are a continuation of a dramatic rebound in immigration since 2011. In 2014, 1.5 million came, in 2013 1.3 million arrived, in 2012 it was 1.2 million and in 2011 1.1 million new immigrants settled in the country. x Regions showing the most dramatic increase in new arrivals between 2011 and 2015 are Central America (up 132 percent), South America (up 114 percent), the Caribbean (up 64 percent), and the Middle East and South Asia both up 52 percent. South Asia includes Indian, Pakistan and Bangladesh. x Mexico remains the top sending country, with 190,000 immigrants (legal and illegal) settling in the United States in 2015, and 216,000 likely coming in all of 2016. While the number of new arrivals from Mexico has roughly doubled since 2011, the number coming remains well below the annual level more than decade ago. x The dramatic increase in new immigrants settling in the United States in recent years is primarily driven by the nation's generous legal immigration system, both long-term temporary visa holders (e.g. guest workers and foreign students) and new permanent residents (green cards). DHS-18-0694-F-000075 x There is also evidence that the arrival of new illegal immigrants may have also rebounded in the last few years. The number of new lesseducated younger immigrants arriving each year from Latin American roughly doubled between 2011 and 2016. However, the level remains well below what it was before the recession. x The decision to admit large numbers of unaccompanied minors at the southern border, along with the adults traveling with them, likely accounts for some of the increase in new illegal immigration, particularly from Central America. Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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 DHS-18-0694-F-000076 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000077 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Elizabeth Hohenstein Thursday, December 28, 2017 9:02 AM Law, Robert T OPT Comment IRLI Public Comment_ICEB-2015-0002_w Exs A&B_11-18-2015.pdf Elizabeth Hohenstein Staff Attorney R ,FORM' 25 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 335 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: (202) 232-5590 Fax: (202) 464-3590 www.irli.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This transmission is covered by the Electronics Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?? 2510-2521, and is legally privileged. This transmission, and any documents attached, may contain confidential information belonging to the sender which is protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product Doctrine and/or other privileges. The information is intended only for the use of the individuals and/or entities named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not read, disclose, forward, print, copy or disseminate this information. If you have received this communication in error, please reply and notify the sender (only), or call (202) 232-5590, and destroy and/or delete this message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. DHS-18-0694-F-000078 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 5:14 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 12/30/17 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt.1i~ ,~allon ,Pm-11mmgm11 CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 12/30/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Lowballing the Economic and Public Safety Costs of a 'Dreamers' Amnesty," Dan Cadman 2. "The Counterintuitive World of Immigration Enforcement," Andrew R. Arthur 3. "Get Minors Out of Immigration Court," Andrew R. Arthur 4. "Niece-Visa Terrorist?," Andrew R. Arthur 5. "Refugee Admissions Under the Trump Administration," Nayla Rush DHS-18-0694-F-000079 6. "Three Tidbits of Immigration Policy News," David North 7. "32% of Federal Inmates Are Aliens," Preston Huennekens 8. "Debunking Lies About Immigration and 'Family Reunification'," Michael Cutler 9. "Deterrence Works, Now Stop It!," Matt O'Brien 10. "California Gov. Jerry Brown's Gift to Illegal Alien Felons," Jennifer G. Hickey 11. "'Stoking Fears, Trump Defied Bureaucracy to Advance Immigration Agenda'," Rich Lowry 12. "Under Trump, Immigration Hawks Learn the 'Art of the Deal'," W. James Antle III 13. "Are All DREAMers Students and Soldiers?," Rick Moran 14. "DACA Recipients Not So DREAMy After All," Dave Ray 15. "Trump: Bipartisan DACA Deal is Within Reach, You Know," Ed Morrissey 16. "Anchor Baby Population in U.S. Exceeds One Year of American Births...," InvestmentWatch Blog 17. "The Privilege of Citizenship," Susan Allen 18. "Trump: DACA Isn't Happening Without a Border Wall," Katie Pavlich 19. "Judicial Assault on Trump Admin. Immigration Actions Continues," Warren Mass 20. "Pardon Me, Governor Brown," Katy Grimes 21. "California Governor Pardons Felons Set for Deportation," Dave Bohon 22. "San Francisco's Shame," Heather Mac Donald 23. "The Remedy For Chain Migration: Chain Deportation!," Paul Nachman 24. "Where 2017's Joyride Might Lead In 2018," Rachel Marsden 25. "Adios, Portavoz," Seth Barron 26. "Assaults on the Border Patrol Heat Up -- More Federal Prosecutions Needed," Federale 27. "Stop DACA Amnesty and All Chain Migration," Frosty Wooldridge 28. "Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story," Julianne Hing 29. "Ideology vs. Logic on Immigration," Jim Schnieder 30. "Top Five Immigration Stories of 2017," Melissa Cruz 31. France: "Macron Gets Tough as France Struggles to Deal with Migrants," Townhall.com DHS-18-0694-F-000080 32. Austria: "Austria's Welcome Mat for Migrants Just Got Considerably Less Welcoming," Jazz Shaw 1. Lowballing the Economic and Public Safety Costs of a 'Dreamers' Amnesty By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 29, 2017 ... The DREAM Act, readers may recall, is the one that raised eyebrows when, on December 15, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in conjunction with the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), released its analysis of what it would cost U.S. taxpayers. And what a budget-busting stunner the analysis was, too, as others here at the Center have already discussed. ... There are four primary sponsors for the DREAM Act, including Democrats Durban and Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Republicans Graham and Jeff Flake (Ariz.). All four sponsors are part of the "Gang of Eight" that introduced the overweening and intellectually dishonest amnesty legislation into the Senate in 2013 only to see it go down in flames in the House. The projected deficit the legislation would create is huge, and poses serious questions about both Flake's and Graham's claims to being fiscal conservatives, as my colleague Art Arthur has already noted. This is from Graham's official website: ... Most significantly: Is it possible that the CBO and JCT have underestimated the true costs to the taxpayer? I think it's entirely possible, even likely, as my colleague Jason Richwine has suggested. I believe this based on an examination of the underlying assumptions made in arriving at the DHS-18-0694-F-000081 figures, and comparing those assumptions with past history and the very language embedded in the draft bill. Specifically, the cost analysis of the bill is built around a series of funnel-like assumptions that don't seem to hold water when examined critically: ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Lowballing-Economic-and-Public-Safety-Costs-Dreamers-Amnesty Return to Top ******** ******** 2. The Counterintuitive World of Immigration Enforcement By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 29, 2017 ... As a matter of politics, amnesty discussions inevitably lead to a "race to the bottom", as congressional opportunists attempt to expand the pool of aliens who will eventually be covered. Why only aliens who entered on or before June 15, 2007? What about all the children who have entered the United States since then -- don't they count, too? As a matter of logic, if a foreign national is contemplating illegal entry to the United States, and sees that this country is not serious about enforcing its laws (the inevitable conclusion from any amnesty), then that foreign national would have a greater incentive to enter illegally. In my experience, both are true, and each encourages additional illegal immigration. In any event, the current administration is reportedly considering various options to dissuade DHS-18-0694-F-000082 aliens, and in particular FMUs and UACs, from entering illegally. Among the reported ideas is a plan to separate parents from their children in detention, as well as a plan "to target parents for deportation after they attempt to regain custody of their children from government shelters." ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Counterintuitive-World-Immigration-Enforcement Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Get Minors Out of Immigration Court By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 28, 2017 ... Congress should consider amending the INA to create a non-adversarial proceeding for unaccompanied alien children. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) already conducts non-adversarial credible fear proceedings under 8 C.F.R. ? 208.30(d), as well as non-adversarial affirmative asylum interviews under 8 C.F.R. ? 208.9(b). The agency could specially train adjudicators to determine whether UACs are removable, and whether they are eligible for any relief from removal. This would likely be a simpler process than it sounds. Once it is established that of individual is an "alien", the only issues are whether the alien is admissible to the United States, and if not, whether the alien is eligible for any form of relief. USCIS adjudicators would need to be trained in the grounds of inadmissibility, however; in the case of a UAC, the sole issue (as a DHS-18-0694-F-000083 practical matter) would be whether the alien had a visa or other document that allowed him or her to be admitted to the United States. With respect to relief, there are, generally, only three avenues to immigration benefits: through a familial or employment relationship, or through humanitarian relief. Most USCIS adjudicators are at least as skilled in making a determination of whether a UAC would be eligible for one of these forms of relief as an immigration judge. The non-adversarial nature of this proceeding would also give the USCIS adjudicator more leeway in adducing information from the UAC than even an immigration judge would have. In addition, such a proceeding could still allow for the UAC to be represented by counsel, facilitating the process even more. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Get-Minors-Out-Immigration-Court Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Niece-Visa Terrorist? Another F43 in the news By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 27, 2017 ... It is unclear at this point when the 27-year-old Shahnaz originally came to the United States. Because she came on an F43 visa, however, under sections 101(b)(1) and 203(d) of the DHS-18-0694-F-000084 Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), she would have had to have entered before her 21st birthday. Nor is it clear why, if the charges are true, she decided to assist ISIS. NPR reports that she lived in Brentwood, N.Y., and worked as a lab technician in a Manhattan hospital until June of this year. She has pled not guilty to the charges. ... In addition, between May and June 2017, she allegedly performed Google searches "for known ISIS recruiters, financiers, and fighters, including those who have urged lone-wolf attacks against American targets;" accessed "ISIS-produced internet magazines, including an issue which featured various suggestions to ISIS sympathizers living in the West for hostage takings and attacks;" and "search[ed] for 'medical students ISIS,'" as well as internet "[a]rticles about women joining and fighting for ISIS, including one entitled 'Islamic State: Who are the Top Female Jihadis'." In a December 20, 2017, post, I discussed the issues related to chain migration and assimilation in the United States. By all appearances, Shahnaz was fairly well integrated into American society. As noted, she had been working as a lab technician in a New York Hospital, a position that the U.S. Attorney's Office asserts paid her "approximately $71,000 per year", but "[u]nbeknownst to her family" she "obtained a Pakistani passport and quit her job in June of 2017." Despite these facts, however, she is facing federal terrorism charges. Again, lawful permanent resident status in the United States is a valuable commodity, and one that this country should only bestow on those who have demonstrated an allegiance to our principles and institutions. If the charges against her are true, somewhere along the line, Shahnaz failed that test. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/NieceVisa-Terrorist DHS-18-0694-F-000085 Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Refugee Admissions Under the Trump Administration By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, December 29, 2017 As 2017 is coming to an end, let's take a quick look at refugee admissions under President Trump from the time he took office on January 20, 2017, through December 20, 2017 (a total of 11 months). For comparison, let's also check admissions under President Obama for the same period in 2016. State Department data shows that the numbers fell dramatically (by 70 percent) under President Trump. Refugees admitted in the first 11 months of the Trump administration were mostly Christian (53.2 percent), while Muslims accounted for 32 percent and Buddhists and Hindus accounted for 9.2 percent. For the same period in 2016 under Obama, the refugees admitted were plurality Muslim (45 percent), while Christians accounted for 44.2 percent and Buddhists and Hindus accounted for 5.4 percent. ... https://cis.org/Rush/Refugee-Admissions-Under-Trump-Administration Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000086 ******** -6. Three Tidbits of Immigration Policy News By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 27, 2017 ... Birthright Citizenship. Speaking of islands, and Wall Street, the Wall Street Journal sent a reporter 7,806 miles west of its newsroom to write about birth tourism in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, just north of Guam in the Pacific. The reporter, Jon Emont, wrote: The number of American babies born here to Chinese women who entered as tourists ... climbed -- to 472 last year from eight in 2009 -- according to the Northern Marianas government. Last year, for the first time, more Chinese tourists gave birth here than Americans. The attraction to the Chinese parents, as I noted some years ago, are multiple: The child is an instant U.S. citizen; that child, 21 years later, can start the process of chain migration on behalf of his or her parents; and a pregnant mother can come to the CMNI for the birth without even a tourist visa because of a DHS-created parole program designed to bring tourists to these islands. The attractions to the CNMI government are multiple, also: The arrivals of the prospective parents support tourism, the islands' main source of income; and the father, mother, and baby leave the island a week or so after birth, and are highly likely never to return, thus putting the burden of the additional population onto the Mainland, not on the islands. (The DHS-18-0694-F-000087 grown-up CNMI babies are much more likely to settle, in future years, in some part of the United States other than CNMI). The Trump administration can end CNMI birth tourism with a press release, preferably in both Mandarin and English, which says that while it will continue the tourist parole program generally, it will no longer accept the arrival of pregnant alien women. Will it do that? We will see. I doubt it for two reasons: The U.S. government is hopelessly short-sighted on population issues, generally, and this administration, in particular, is not good at nuance, and cutting off the birth tourism trade in the Marianas is certainly a policy nuance. I hope I am wrong. ... https://cis.org/North/Three-Tidbits-Immigration-Policy-News Return to Top ******** ******** 7. 32% of Federal Inmates Are Aliens By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, December 26, 2017 ... DHS reported a total of 58,766 "known or suspected" aliens in the custody of federal authorities. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, there are 184,379 total federal inmates, meaning that almost 32 percent of all federal inmates are aliens. The number of aliens in federal custody has risen since the last report: At that time, the Justice Department DHS-18-0694-F-000088 estimated that there were 42,000 aliens, representing 24 percent of the federal prison population. Of the 58,766 "known or suspected" aliens, ICE could confirm that 37,557 (64 percent) are confirmed aliens, defined as meaning that they are non-citizens and foreign-born. From that group of 37,557 ICE-confirmed aliens, an astonishing 35,334 (94 percent) were illegally residing in the United States. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/32-Federal-Inmates-Are-Aliens Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Debunking Lies About Immigration and "Family Reunification" Time to put the interests of American families first. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, December 29, 2017 ... Today much has been made about chain migration and the underlying principle of "family reunification." The idea is that if an alien is granted lawful immigrant status and subsequently becomes a United States citizen, he/she may then petition the U.S. government to have their brothers and sisters become resident aliens along with all of their spouses and minor children. The incredible lie is that it is unfair for aliens to legally immigrate to the United States and DHS-18-0694-F-000089 thus be separated from their families. The Obama administration went even beyond the provisions of the immigration laws and mandated that so-called illegal alien "unaccompanied minors" be permitted to enter the United States to be "reunified" with their illegal alien family members who were already living illegally in the United States. Under current immigration laws, aliens who become lawful immigrants are able to bring their nuclear families with them as immigrants. This means that their spouses and minor children are also granted Alien Registration Cards (Green Cards). This makes perfect sense. However, when lawful immigrants become United States citizens, they are then entitled to petition to have their parents and all of their brothers and sisters admitted as lawful immigrants in their own rights. Furthermore, their siblings are also entitled, as immigrants, to have all of their spouses and minor children granted green cards as well. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268867/debunking-lies-about-immigration-and-familymichael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Deterrence Works, Now Stop It! By Matt O'Brien ImmigrationReform.com, December 29, 2017 ... According to The Atlantic, "The United States has long relied on deterrence policy as a way DHS-18-0694-F-000090 of dissuading migrants from entering the country illegally. This has been true under Democratic and Republican administrations alike." The Post makes similar arguments. But The Atlantic, and the Post, have gotten it exactly wrong. Deterrence isn't a policy. It is the natural effect of vigorous adherence to the rule of law. Currently, we don't have deterrence because too many Democratic and Republican administrations have played fast and loose with the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The net result has always been a clear message to would-be illegal aliens that there are no consequences for violating our immigration laws. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/29/deterrence-works-now-stop/ Return to Top ******** ******** 10. California Gov. Jerry Brown's Gift to Illegal Alien Felons By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, December 26, 2017 ... The pardons may wipe the criminal slate clean, it is not enough to erase an illegal entry into the United States. Even Cecilia Munoz, a domestic policy adviser under President Obama, admitted as much. "I know people are hoping that pardon authority is a way to protect people. It's ultimately not, DHS-18-0694-F-000091 for a couple of reasons: one is that pardon authority is generally designed for criminal violations not civil, but also it doesn't confer legal status; only Congress can do that. So ultimately it wouldn't protect a single soul from deportation," she said in a November 2016 interview. California, New York and other sanctuary jurisdictions are likely to continue to challenging the constitutional authority of Congress to set the criteria for offenses that make a noncitizen subject to deportation. And there is little doubt they will be cheered by the mainstream media. What remains an unanswered question is whether Congress or the Justice Department will reassert the powers granted to them under the U.S. Constitution. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/26/california-gov-jerry-browns-gift-illegal-alien-felons/ Return to Top ******** ******** 11. 'Stoking Fears, Trump Defied Bureaucracy to Advance Immigration Agenda' By Rich Lowry The Corner at National Review Online, December 24, 2017 ... This New York Times piece has, at times, a hostile tone, as you'd expect. But it is a good account of how the Trump administration found its footing and began to re-orient immigration policy. In my column last week about Trump's successes, I noted a few areas were he's probably been better than a more cautious, conventional Republican -- this is another one of them. DHS-18-0694-F-000092 ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/454935/stoking-fears-trump-defied-bureaucracyadvance-immigration-agenda Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Under Trump, Immigration Hawks Learn the 'Art of the Deal' By W. James Antle III Washington Examiner, December 27, 2017 ... Under Trump, the immigration conversation has broadened. Immigration hawks in Congress are offering to combine elements of bipartisan bills that would protect DACA beneficiaries from deportation -- in some cases, even bestowing a more permanent legal solution -- with specific restrictionist policy proposals: limits on family reunification; penalties for municipal authorities who don't help enforce federal immigration detainer orders, known as sanctuary cities; stronger E-Verify to add teeth to prohibitions against hiring illegal immigrants. ... http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/under-trump-immigration-hawks-learn-the-art-of-thedeal/article/2644423 Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000093 ******** 13. Are All DREAMers Students and Soldiers? By Rick Moran American Thinker Blog, December 26, 2017 ... A minimum requirement for illegal aliens to be made legal should be an ability to support oneself. That so many cannot master the English language should give Congress pause when considering allowing millions of nearly illiterate, non-English-speaking DREAMers to remain in the U.S. with their illegal parents. Not every DREAMer can work at a company where most employees speak Spanish. The English requirement should be non-negotiable, or we will end up with another permanent underclass, wholly dependent on the government to live. This is a situation that calls for examining each case on an individual basis rather than granting mass amnesty to a class of illegal alien. Criminals, illiterates, and Spanish-onlyspeaking DREAMers need to be excluded from any consideration for being granted legal status. Otherwise, we open the door to more illegal immigration. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/are_all_dreamers_students_and_soldiers.html Return to Top ******** ******** 14. DHS-18-0694-F-000094 DACA Recipients Not So DREAMy After All By Dave Ray ImmigrationReform.com, December 28, 2017 ... However, data that has since been released has challenged the true face of DACA, and has painted a more realistic picture of this illegal population demanding legalization. Despite the fluency in English demonstrated by Silva, a key factor in upward mobility in the U.S., the Center for Immigration Studies estimates that nearly one-fourth of the "DACA-eligible population fall into the functionally illiterate category and another 46 percent have only 'basic' English ability." Amnesty advocates love to use the use of the words "valedictorian" and "DACA" in the same sentence. But, in reality, less than half of the DACA population has actually graduated from high school. This is despite the fact that the average age of a DACA recipient is 25 with the oldest in their late 30s. In terms of military service, roughly 900 DACA recipients - or a little more than one-tenth of one percent - have actually served in the U.S. military. This clearly calls into question just how different are they than the rest of the illegal alien population, and why would they, above any others, deserve legalization? ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/28/daca-recipients-not-dreamy/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000095 15. Trump: Bipartisan DACA Deal is Within Reach, You Know By Ed Morrissey HotAir.com, December 29, 2017 ... The question eventually will be whether Democrats want to go to the mattresses on budget negotiations over DACA to exclude any of Trump's priorities. They have threatened a government shutdown over immigration policy before, and they'll have an opportunity to make good on that threat by mid-January, but it's dangerous in more than one way. The White House can shape battlefields even better on shutdowns by selectively choosing which shuttered functions to highlight, and how much to do so. Barack Obama turned out to play hardball pretty well when he had the opportunity, and Trump might be more inclined than most to squeeze Democrats. It's dangerous in another sense, too. While the progressive base wants Pelosi and Schumer to block Trump's immigration policies at all costs, it became clear in the 2016 cycle that people outside the urban cores of Democratic support are a lot less sympathetic about illegal immigration. Those are the districts that Democrats need to win to take back control of the House, and giving Trump an opportunity to play hardball on immigration might push midterm voters back into Trump's column. Democrats might be better off taking a win on DACA in exchange for reform on chain migration and ending the visa lottery system. Trump can claim some victories too in that exchange, but taking immigration reform off the table in the midterms helps Democrats more than Trump even with a win in January. By November, both that win and a Democratic concession will be mainly forgotten. ... https://hotair.com/archives/2017/12/29/trump-bipartisan-daca-deal-within-reach-know/ Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000096 ******** ******** 16. Anchor Baby Population in U.S. Exceeds One Year of American Births... Illegal Immigration Bankrupting America InvestmentWatch Blog, December 30, 2017 ... While in-migration in small numbers may be sensible for specific reasons, bringing countless third-world people to the U.S. with no strategic plan or goals proves foolish and dangerous. Sufficient reasons exist for first-world nations to enforce their immigration laws: to protect jobs and citizens. Few Americans comprehend the various impacts and financial costs of illegal migration into the United States. Like a cancer, it enters the body while proliferating until, at some point, it compromises, then destroys the integrity of surrounding tissue. Illegal "migration" encroaches on legal American taxpayers who work honestly within their system. ... http://investmentwatchblog.com/anchor-baby-population-in-u-s-exceeds-one-year-ofamerican-births-illegal-immigration-bankrupting-america/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. DHS-18-0694-F-000097 The Privilege of Citizenship By Susan Allen American Thinker, December 29, 2017 ... Citizenship represents membership in a nation, with all the rights, privileges, and benefits granted to the members by the Constitution. But the requirement to actively support and defend the ideals of the nation has been stripped away, diminishing the value of citizenship. Sanctions exist, but they are applied arbitrarily, sporadically, and inconsistently by excessive layers of government bureaucracy. Rights and benefits are extended to citizens and noncitizens alike, even those who actively work to undermine the ideals of the Constitution. What would change if citizenship were treated as a thing of value to be earned? Would citizens in good standing demand an education system that prepares their children for membership application? Would the curriculum include all of the elements necessary to pass the citizenship test, including the ability to properly communicate in American English, an understanding of the principles of the constitution and the reasons behind its creation, and the responsibilities expected in return for the privilege of membership? ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/the_privilege_of_citizenship.html Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Trump: DACA Isn't Happening Without a Border Wall DHS-18-0694-F-000098 By Katie Pavlich Townhall.com, December 29, 2017 ... "We're working on a plan - subject to getting massive border controls. We're working on a plan for DACA. People want to see that happen. You have 800,000 young people, brought here, no fault of their own. So we're working on a plan, we'll see how it works out. We're going to get massive border security as part of that. And I think something can happen, we'll see what happens, but something will happen," Trump saidaccording to the pool report. "The wall will come later, we're right now renovating large sections of wall, massive sections, making it brand new...We want to get massive border security. And I think that both Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, I think they agree with it," he continued. "I think we're fairly close but we have to get past the border security." ... https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/12/29/trump-daca-isnt-happening-without-aborder-wall-n2428146 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Judicial Assault on Trump Admin. Immigration Actions Continues By Warren Mass The New American, December 28, 2017 ... The day before Trump issued the executive order, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Acting DHS-18-0694-F-000099 Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke, and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats sent a memo to the president stating that certain refugees must be banned unless additional security measures are implemented. In it's lawsuit against the administration, the ACLU argued that the memo provided no evidence for why additional security was needed and didn't specify a timeframe for implementing the changes. The two plaintiffs asserted that the process for imposing the policy violated a federal law. The 11-nation refugee ban (which covers Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, South Sudan and North Korea) is a separate executive order from the administration's suspension on travel from six majority-Muslim countries. Those nations are Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and Chad. The Supreme Court on December 4 granted a stay of the October rulings by two lower courts that had blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its suspension on travel from those countries. The High Court's decision stays the previous lower court rulings against the administration until a ruling is made on the administration's appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia. The decision states: "In light of its decision to consider the case on an expedited basis, we expect that the Court of Appeals will render its decision with appropriate dispatch." ... https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/27824-trump-administration-11nation-refugee-ban-partially-blocked-by-judge Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000100 ******** 20. -Pardon Me, Governor Brown By Katy Grimes Canada Free Press, December 30, 2017 ... California is home to one-third of the nation's welfare recipients, but according to Jerry Brown, they are not freeloaders--taxpayers are. The millions of illegal immigrants living in California's sanctuary cities and receiving every government provided benefit imaginable at the cost of taxpayers are not freeloaders, according to Jerry Brown. California is home to the most residents living below the poverty line in the country. And now with our politicians' disregard for federal immigration laws, more than a quarter of the 38 million Californians were not even born in the United States. An average of 4.4 million Californians received welfare food benefits each month in fiscal year 2015, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, a number much higher in 2017. Overall, Californians received nearly $7.53 billion, or 10.8% of the total national spending on SNAP benefits. California has a small state-funded program ($80 million in fiscal year 2015) to assist noncitizen legal permanent residents who are ineligible for federal benefits. ... So pardon me, Governor Brown, but your aberrant style of leadership has been as maniacal as a third-World dictator, and your legacy is a complete and total failure, tainted by frequent lunatic ravings. Brown says humankind would face dire straits if his climate change policies are not fulfilled. "Maybe not in my life, I'll be dead...Most of you people, when I look out here, a lot of you people are going to be alive," Brown recently said at a legislative hearing extending his cap and trade legislation for another decade, despite no evidence of air quality improvements. "And you're going to be alive in a horrible situation. You're going to see mass migrations, vector diseases, forest fires, Southern California burning up. That's real guys. DHS-18-0694-F-000101 That's what the scientists of the world are saying." ... http://canadafreepress.com/article/pardon-me-governor-brown Return to Top ******** ******** 21. California Governor Pardons Felons Set for Deportation By Dave Bohon The New American, December 27, 2017 ... The two men, 39-year-old Mony Neth and Rottanak Kong, 42, came to the United States as children when their parents fled the communist Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Kong was convicted of felony joyriding in 2003 and Neth was convicted in 1995 on a felony weapons charge with a gang enhancement. While neither has been charged with a crime since, both had been scheduled to be deported on December 25. With the pardons from Brown, a federal judge stepped in with a temporary restraining order, allowing the two to appeal deportation efforts. The pardon from Brown could even allow the two to apply for U.S. citizenship. California's Sacramento Bee noted that Gov. Brown has made it a special mission to thwart the Trump administration's efforts to tighten up on the decades-long flood of illegal immigration into the country. In October Brown signed a law making California a so-called "sanctuary state," limiting the ability of state and local law enforcement to help enforce DHS-18-0694-F-000102 federal immigration statutes. Additionally, reported the Bee, Brown "fortified the state budget with millions more in spending to help mount a range of immigration-related legal challenges, including cases over the ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Other cases seek to prevent construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, and to stop the federal government from withholding public safety grants from localities that don't expend public resources on immigration enforcement." ... https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/27817-california-governor-pardonsfelons-set-for-deportation Return to Top ******** ******** 22. San Francisco's Shame An illegal-alien killer is set free in a mockery of the rule of law. By Heather Mac Donald City Journal, December 1, 2017 ... Donald Trump turned the Steinle case into a powerful rallying cry for immigration enforcement during his presidential run. The illegal-alien lobby, by contrast, denied that San Francisco's sanctuary policy had anything to do with the killing. California even strengthened its status as an immigration scofflaw after the Steinle homicide. This October, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 54, the California Values Act, which turns the entire state into an DHS-18-0694-F-000103 immigration-enforcement-free haven for all but the most heinous illegal-alien criminals. (Brown has been assiduously silent on the Garcia Zarate acquittal.) San Francisco imperceptibly tweaked its local sanctuary policy following the killing; today, it would again release Garcia Zarate if asked under the same conditions to hold him for ICE custody. ... https://www.city-journal.org/html/san-francisco%E2%80%99s-shame-15590.html Return to Top ******** ******** 23. The Remedy For Chain Migration: Chain Deportation! By Paul Nachman VDare.com Blog, December 28, 2017 ... Note that the Numbers ad centers on the chains that would be launched by legalization of the DACA-protected illegal aliens, not from legally-admitted seed immigrants. But the phenomenon and its societal impacts are comparable. So it's a great triumph for the forces of immigration sanity that "chain migration" is--at long last!--a concept that's surfaced in the national conversation, since these chains make up a large fraction of the legal-immigration influx. (Why should national recognition of this obvious concept be considered a "triumph"? Because most Americans know next-to-nothing about immigration beyond such weary slogans--actually, sales pitches--as "We're a nation of immigrants." National politicians, too: DHS-18-0694-F-000104 In 2000, immigration-sanity guerrilla Craig Nelsen of the late Project USA demonstrated publicly that presidential-disaster-to-be George "Dubya" Bush was clueless about chain migration.) ... http://www.vdare.com/posts/the-remedy-for-chain-migration-chain-deportation Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Where 2017's Joyride Might Lead In 2018 By Rachel Marsden Townhall.com, December 27, 2017 ... -- With disenchanted Western-bred jihadists waltzing back into Western countries after spending a few years abroad honing their propaganda-creating and head-chopping skills, expect the issues of immigration and national security to remain on the front burner, particularly as these people settle back into civilian life and get reacquainted with rental vehicles, which will continue to be mysteriously attracted to populated sidewalks. ... The palpable anti-establishment streak in each of these leaders may knock a few more of their counterparts off the mindless globalist automaton bandwagon. One major globalist figure to be mugged by a new reality in 2017 was longtime German Chancellor Angela Merkel, now forced to form a coalition government after a drubbing at the polls owed primarily to her come-one, come-all immigration policy. While strong leaders such as Trump and Macron won't agree on everything, it's enough that they exist independently, much like a DHS-18-0694-F-000105 few smaller vortices can form a tornado. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/2017/12/27/where-2017s-joyride-might-leadin-2018-n2427114 Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Adios, Portavoz New York says goodbye to outgoing City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. By Seth Barron City Journal, December 20, 2017 ... The Right to Know Act continues Mark-Viverito's efforts to depolice New York City--public urination, subway-fare evasion, hanging out in parks all night, drinking in public, smoking pot, and other "victimless" crimes now merit little more than a civil citation. In the past, if a lowlevel miscreant ignored a summons to appear before a judge, the city would issue a warrant; outstanding warrants could lead to arrest the next time that the scofflaw misbehaved. This was unfair, Mark-Viverito believed. "We are a City that believes in justice," she declaimed in her most recent State of the City speech, "not in supporting a broken summons system. This is who we are." The speaker's definition of "who we are" includes illegal aliens. Her views go well beyond standard municipal sanctuary policy of "don't-ask-don't-tell," extending to active protection and sheltering of unlawful residents. She pushed for and passed laws forbidding the city DHS-18-0694-F-000106 from offering assistance to federal immigration officers; had ICE removed from Rikers Island; and stopped the police, the Department of Correction, and the Department of Probation from detaining illegal aliens on ICE's behalf without a judicial warrant. The city now pays lawyers to defend illegal-alien convicted criminals in immigration court removal proceedings. In 2014, the city authorized the issuance of municipal identification cards to all residents--on the grounds that the "undocumented" lacked, well, documents. Following Donald Trump's election last year, in order to protect illegal aliens from potential enforcement of immigration law, Mark-Viverito joined de Blasio in seeking to destroy documentation and records pertaining to the IDNYC program--an effort that remains tied up in the courts. ... https://www.city-journal.org/html/adios-portavoz-15614.html Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Assaults On The Border Patrol Heat Up--More Federal Prosecutions Needed By Federale VDare.com Blog, December 27, 2017 ... Attacks on Border Patrol Agents are increasing. Desperation among criminal aliens and other illegal aliens is at record levels as the crackdown on illegal aliens continues. Democrats are, of course, silent as illegal aliens are their constituency. It will likely get worse before it gets better as prosecutions of criminal aliens, smugglers, family members who pay for smuggling, and illegal aliens themselves increase. While previously the war on Border Patrol Agents was led by Barack Hussein Obama and his minions, things have changed and DHS-18-0694-F-000107 the Trump Administration is at least talking about prosecuting these attackers. (This correspondent covered the Obama war, in collusion with the press, on the Border Patrol extensively.) ... Desperation appears to be the problem, as criminal aliens are increasingly captured and deported, interrupting the cycle of deportation and immediate re-entry, which annoys the criminal alien and increases his antipathy to Border Patrol Agents. ... Hopefully the lack of prosecution, a legacy policy of Obama and the holdovers in the Justice Department, will end under Jeff Sessions. ... Sabotage by #DeepState operatives is suspected and this writer agrees. The various U.S. Attorneys' Offices are not on board with immigration prosecutions, nor with prosecuting those who assault or interfere with ICE agents or Border Patrol Agents. ... http://www.vdare.com/posts/assaults-on-the-border-patrol-heat-up-more-federalprosecutions-needed Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Stop DACA Amnesty and All Chain Migration By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com, December 18 2017 ... DHS-18-0694-F-000108 Ironically, Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham led the charge against E-Verify for the past 15 years. They led the charge to give amnesty in the 2013 S744 bill that gave 20 million illegal immigrants a free pass, but jumped legal immigration from 1.2 million annually to 2 million annually. They've done nothing to stop the 350,000 'anchor baby' phenomenon annually, where pregnant mothers violate our borders to birth a child in our country--for bogus instant citizenship. The kid gets a free ride while the mother gets a free house, food and medical care--paid for by you. It's been going on for 30 years at a cost of countless billions. You might ask the question: "Who are those guys working for and why are they working against us when we pay their salaries to represent us and our best interests?" While many feel that those children suffered an unfair practice of "being dragged across our borders by their lawless parents," what about our unemployed citizens, our poor and our 13 million American children living below the poverty line? What about our laws? What about our astronomical national debt? What does "chain-migration" look like. Please watch this 30 second video to show you how their lawlessness ends up being a bonanza to them and Mexico: Mexico gets ride of its poorest and most unskilled citizens, but they send back $25 billion annually in cash transfers. What chain-migration looks like: it's like inviting someone you don't know into your home-- and then, you allow them to invite in as many unknown people from their families as they wish. It's exponential growth totally out of control: ... https://newswithviews.com/stop-daca-amnesty-and-all-chain-migration/ Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000109 ******** ******** 28. -Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story The total number of deportations is down under Trump, but don't confuse that with leniency. By Julianne Hing The Nation, December 28, 2017 ... As it is, Trump has authorized his agents to do things that other administrations declined to do. Obama said that he was focused on removing "felons, not families." These days, anyone who's deportable--from restaurant-owning, decades-long residents to DACA-approved Dreamers--is a priority. ICE is now willing to arrest people with no criminal record, people who are guilty only of immigration violations. Even ICE's gang-enforcement operations-- designed, supposedly, to capture the most hardened criminals--have netted a disturbing number of people with no criminal record. It's an unleashing that, to immigrants, feels like a kind of terrorism. To make matters worse, ICE agents stalk places that were once no-go areas for apprehending immigrants: churches, courthouses, even school drop-off sites. In November, dozens of public defenders gathered for an impromptu protest outside a Brooklyn courthouse just after ICE agents arrested a man who had shown up at court. That arrest was one of approximately 40 such incidents in 2017 in New York City alone--a 900 percent increase compared with last year, according to the Immigrant Defense Project. Lawyers and judges have reported similar activity in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and the rest of New York State. Denver City Attorney Kristin Bronson said that she's given up on four domestic-violence cases since Trump's election, because the victims were too afraid that ICE would be lurking to appear in court. DHS-18-0694-F-000110 ... https://www.thenation.com/article/why-numbers-alone-obscure-the-real-deportation-story/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Ideology vs. Logic on Immigration By Jim Schnieder The Reno Gazette-Journal, December 27, 2017 ... Do "illegals" dilute our culture and increase crime? Not according to an article in The New York Times ("Contrary to Trump's claims, immigrants are less likely to commit crimes", Jan. 26). The article goes on to point out that illegal immigrants commit more crimes than legal immigrants, but fewer than native-born Americans. As for diluting our culture, "you know someone is an American if they or their ancestors came from somewhere else." Our friends and neighbors south of the border are kind, gentle, hardworking, friendly people who have a strong sense of family and are steeped in positive values. Perhaps unbeknownst to you, a longtime friend, neighbor, classmate or coworker is undocumented. "Throw the bum out"? No, let's affirm our humanitarian foundations by protecting those who will undoubtedly eventually become fellow citizens, and voters with a multigenerational memory. ... http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2017/12/27/ideology-vs-logic-immigration- DHS-18-0694-F-000111 schnieder/985687001/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Top Five Immigration Stories of 2017 By Melissa Cruz ImmigrationImpact.com, December 22, 2017 ... Termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative President Trump ended the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative in September, despite promising to show the 800,000 recipients of the initiative "great heart." The administration announced its termination after being threatened with litigation by several states' attorneys general who wanted it ended. The administration allowed anyone whose DACA was ending by March 5, 2018 to apply for one final renewal, leading to a sweeping panic among young immigrants, many of whom scrambled to submit a lengthy and expensive renewal application within the one-month deadline given by the government. This anxiety was compounded by the fact that a slowdown with the U.S. Postal Service caused many applications to arrive at USCIS past the deadline. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/22/top-five-immigration-stories-2017/ Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000112 ******** ******** 31. Macron Gets Tough as France Struggles to Deal with Migrants Townhall.com, December 26, 2017 ... Macron said in a speech in July in Orleans before a group of new citizens that he wanted people "off the streets, out of the woods" by the end of 2017. "I want emergency lodgings everywhere." While his words conveyed humanity, the underlying message bites. Macron has made clear he wouldn't accept economic migrants in France, wants those who don't qualify for asylum expelled and doesn't want them even trying to come to France. The French president has been rolling out a multi-pronged approach that stretches to Africa, with points set up in Chad and Niger to pre-select those certain of gaining asylum -- and weed out potential economic migrants. At home, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has ordered prefects, regional representatives of the state, to crack down on illegal immigration, "act quickly" to expel those who fail to gain asylum and report results within weeks, according to a November order cited by the newspaper Le Monde. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000113 ******** ******** 32. -Austria's Welcome Mat for Migrants Just Got Considerably Less Welcoming By Jazz Shaw HotAir.com, December 29, 2017 ... Under these new marching orders, migrants attempting to enter the country will face new entry requirements and an enhanced vetting protocol which includes surrendering their phones, as well as forfeiting cash to help pay for the cost of supporting migrant populations. (Daily Wire) ... This is yet another move in the ongoing battle between different factions in the EU over open border policies and endless immigration. Of course, this fight has been going on for a while now. You may recall that the Green Party President, Alexander Van der Bellen, is only in office because the liberals in Austria were knocked out of the 2016 elections in the first round and had to form a coalition with him. In the runoff, he barely defeated right-wing candidate Norbert Hoffer in a race so close they had to hold the election twice. Hofer was a Freedom Party candidate who was pushing policies precisely like the ones mentioned above, and while he failed to take the presidency, his campaign clearly set the stage for Kurz's remarkable rise to power as one of the youngest national leaders in Europe. Seizing the phones from migrants attempting to enter the country will raise some hackles, but it's probably seen as a sensible way to verify the identity of the new arrivals as well as checking on who they may have been in contact with. Taking their money to pay for the care and feeding of new arrivals will likely drive the Angela Merkel faction nuts, but Austrian mayors have already been complaining about how the swelling number of migrants has DHS-18-0694-F-000114 pushed their available resources to the breaking point. ... https://hotair.com/archives/2017/12/29/austrias-welcome-mat-migrants-just-got-considerablyless-welcoming/ Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000115 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2018 7:33 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: VIDEO Immigration Brief: What to Do About DACA ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Video Immigration Brief: What to Do About DACA A DACA solution must balance the effects of an amnesty Washington, D.C. (January 2, 2018) - As congressional leaders and the White House prepare to meet this week to discuss the controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Center for Immigration Studies Executive Director Mark Krikorian lays out the issues at play. In the latest installment in the Center's Immigration Brief video series, Krikorian explains the measures required to balance any amnesty for the nearly 700,000 illegal aliens whose two-year work permits granted under this unlawful program will begin expiring in March 2018. 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DHS-18-0694-F-000119 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2018 1:07 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 1/3/18 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 1/3/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 1/3-6, San Diego - Immigration at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting 2. 1/4-7, DC - Immigration at the American Historical Association annual meeting 3. 1/5-7, Philadelphia - Immigration at the American Economic Association annual meeting 4. 1/10-14, DC - Immigration at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference 5. 1/11, DC - Discussion on the real costs of a border barrier between the U.S. and Mexico - [New Listing] 6. 1/11-12, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus 7. 1/15-16, Paris - International forum on migration statistics 8. 1/17-19, Ohrid, Macedonia - Conference on migration and diapsoras 9. 1/26-27, Las Vegas - EB-5 and investment immigration convention - [New Listing] DHS-18-0694-F-000120 10. 1/29-30, Munich - Conference on post-imperial migrations during the first half of the 20th century 11. 1/31-2/2, San Antonio, TX - Annual border security conference and expo - [New Listing] 12. 2/1, Cambridge, MA - Film screening and discussion on global mass human displacement 13. 2/1, Brussels - Conference on the application of EU migration and asylum policies 14. 2/6, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 15. 3/7-9, DC - Certificate program course in international migration studies 1. Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting Wednesday-Saturday, January 3-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, CA, 92101 https://www.aals.org/am2018/ https://www.aals.org/am2018/program/ Immigration-related session: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Rights Under the Trump Administration Saturday January 6, 2018 1:30-3:15 p.m. Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation DHS-18-0694-F-000121 Large scale deportation has been a feature of the federal government's immigration enforcement policy for years. Immigration policies under the new administration suggest even more expansive reliance on the tools associated with mass deportation, such as increasing the number of deportations, the scale of detention, and the categories of persons treated as removal priorities. This program examines the implications of the current administration's mass deportation strategies for existing paradigms in the literature on immigration adjudication. Panelists will address various questions regarding immigration adjudication during this era of mass deportation, including: the rise-and likely expansion-of summary removals and other mechanisms that enable the federal government to effectuate removal in a streamlined manner and without the participation of the immigration courts; the impact of the backlog in the immigration courts on the federal government's ability to achieve mass deportation; the continued relevance of the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as the central actors in immigration adjudication; post-deportation integration programs; and the influence of policies related to mass deportation on broader themes within immigration law such as judicial review, the rule of law, the constitutional rights of noncitizens, plenary power, or the entry fiction doctrine. Speakers: Jason Cade, University of Georgia School of Law Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School Kevin R. Johnson, University of California, Davis, School of Law Nora Phillips, Al Otro Lado Moderator: Jennifer L Koh, Western State College of Law at Argosy University 3:30-5:15 p.m. Immigration Law Works in Progress DHS-18-0694-F-000122 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. American Historical Association Annual Meeting Thursday-Sunday, January 4-7, 2018 Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Road NW Washington, DC 20008 https://aha.confex.com/aha/2018/webprogram/start.html Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Migrancy and Empire in the 18th Century: A Roundtable Reflecting on Renaissance Refugees and Forced Migrations in the Era of the Muslim Ban 3:30-5:00 p.m. Migration and Irish Identity Papers: Irish Women, Poor Law Guardians, and the Challenges of State-Sponsored Migration DHS-18-0694-F-000123 Jill C. Bender, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Narrating the Living Conditions and Life Experiences of Toronto's Irish Poor in the 1850s and 1860s William Jenkins, York University Post-Second World War Migration from Ireland and the Caribbean: A Comparative Perspective Miriam Nyhan Grey, New York University Friday, January 5, 2018 3:30-5:00 p.m. Immigration and Transnationalism in the Modern Era Papers: Migration and the Limits of Transnationalism Nancy L. Green, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Transnational Dimensions of American Xenophobia Erika Lee, University of Minnesota Externalization and Its Limits: The Concentric Rings around the United States David FitzGerald, University of California, San Diego Transnational or Transcultural? Migrant Decision Making Dirk Hoerder, University of Bremen Session Abstract: In many ways immigration is the quintessential transnational act: it both moves individuals and communities across national boundaries and in the process defines and redefines the nation itself. At the same time, the transnational historiographical turn has prompted historians of immigration to DHS-18-0694-F-000124 consider new ways of conceptualizing this history, seeing immigration not just as a process of moving from one nation to another but part of a broader series of global patterns. This roundtable session will explore transnational approaches to the history of immigration in the modern era. The interventions will center around two primary themes. Those by professors Green and Hoerder will consider the challenge posed by transnational history to the migrant experience in general, exploring how individuals and communities cope with the challenges and dislocations of leaving one home behind to find a new one. In contrast, professors Lee and FitzGerald will concentrate on the reception (or non-reception) of immigrants to the United States in the modern era, focusing in particular on fears of immigration and the ways in which America has defined itself as a nation in opposition to the influx of peoples from abroad. As a whole, the roundtable will consider how historians can speak to an issue which contemporary global significance. Guests and Outsiders: Nativism, Integration, and the Politics of Migration in Europe since 1945 Papers: Can a Turk Be Gay? Gay Activism and the Politics of Migration, 1969-81 Christopher Ewing, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York Progressive Nativism? Mobilizing Secularism, Gender, and Sexuality against Muslims in Postwar Europe Aitana Guia, California State University, Fullerton Social Science and Single Mothers: Decolonizing the Dutch Welfare State, 1970s-90s Chelsea Schields, Elizabethtown College Session Abstract: When German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a 2010 speech that Germany's experiment with multiculturalism had failed, she brought the question of immigrant integration - particularly regarding Germany's large Turkish minority - dramatically to the fore. In the context of the recent refugee crisis and ascendant racist nationalism, debates about migration have taken on new urgency across the European Union. However, the question of whether or not immigrants, particularly from majority Muslim DHS-18-0694-F-000125 countries, could find a place in Western European societies has been debated since the establishment of guest worker programs after the Second World War and the simultaneous collapse of colonial regimes in North Africa and the Middle East. This session will examine how debates about migration have been articulated through discourses of assimilation, race, and nationalism in several European countries, as well as how telling silences of left-wing activists and mainstream political parties shaped these discourses. These debates were often articulated in highly gendered and sexualized terms, as Europeans across the political spectrum both deployed prevailing notions of gender and sexuality to bolster their positions and, in the case of gay and feminist activists, harnessed racialized political discourses of migration to make forceful claims about the situation of women and sexual minorities in Europe. In using the individual contexts of West Germany, the Netherlands, and Southern Europe as case studies, this panel will highlight both the contingent nature of racial "otherness" as well as the fragility of centrist policies used to negotiate the politics of migration and European integration. In doing so, this panel will examine the longer history multiculturalism in its international context and the deep, racialized fears that immigration, so often supported by Western European governments, could elicit. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Caribbean Studies Committee Meeting: Flight, Migration, and Borders in the Caribbean from Carib Expansion to 21st-Century Diasporas Panel: Linda M. Rupert, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Jeppe Mulich, London School of Economics and Political Science Matt D. Childs, University of South Carolina Monique Bedasse, Washington University in St. Louis Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Catholics, Migration, and National Identity in the 20th-Century United States DHS-18-0694-F-000126 Papers: Immigrant Aid Agencies in the United States and Europe on the Eve of World War II Mary Brown, Marymount Manhattan College and Center for Migration Studies Catholics in America and Germany, 1870-1914: Empire and National Identity Thomas J. Renna, Saginaw Valley State University Making a Migrant Ministry in Michigan, 1950-64 Deborah E. Kanter, Albion College 1:30-3:00 p.m. Filtering the Frontier: Migrants and Refugees at the Border in the Arab Middle East Papers: Passports for Refugees: Algerians in Palestine in the 1890s Michael Talbot, University of Greenwich Muslim Bans Past: Immobilizing Ottoman Migrants in Wartime America, 1917-20 Stacy Fahrenthold, California State University, Stanislaus Illicit Border-Crossings in Mandate Palestine: Undermining and Transforming Categories of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality through Subversive Movement Lauren Banko, University of Manchester Nationalities of Nomads and Locusts in the Jazira, 1920-40 Samuel Dolbee, New York University Session Abstract: This panel explores the relationship between the construction of national borders, the DHS-18-0694-F-000127 policing of migrants, and the emergence of documentary regimes in the post-Ottoman Middle East. The states which emerged in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine after the First World War imposed new restrictions on the mobility of Arab residents, creating nationality regulations which often committed the state to sedentarizing citizens while policing nomads, refugees, and migrants. Cross-border movements were recast as subversive and potentially criminal, and regulations multiplied to manage the movements of everyday migrants. These four papers will closely examine the use of passports and identity documents in this process, arguing that the passport allowed states to legitimate certain types of movement while prohibiting others. The session also gives a close look at connected processes like passport fraud, migrant smuggling, and evasion of state authorities in Arab border regions. Collectively the papers illustrate two global countervailing pressures: the intensification of migration within and beyond the Middle East after 1918, and increasingly rigorous attempts by Middle Eastern states to curb human traffic. In a historiography preoccupied with the relationship of nationalism to elite "imaginings," this work strikes a blow for the state's resort to registration and documentation technologies to police who belongs to the nation, and who is excluded from it. Polish Immigrants in the United States since the 1970s Papers: Not All in the Family: American Polonia in the Decade of the 1970s Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University Between Now and Then: Contemporary Processes of European Migration to the United States Anna Fin, Pedagogical University of Krakow Seeing Greenpoint Change: Polish Americans and Gentrification in Brooklyn Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Polish Greenpoint and New York City: Gentrification, Ethnoracial Relations, and Immigrant Labor Market at the Turn of the 21st Century DHS-18-0694-F-000128 Anna Sosnowska, University of Warsaw 3:30-5:00 p.m. Polish Immigrants in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: Exploring the Transformations of a Polish Ethnic Enclave Papers: Greenpoint, Brooklyn Then and Now: A View from the Street Judith DeSena, St. John's University "Living Is Simply Different Here": The American Dream in Greenpoint Ewa Dzurak, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Aging in an Ethnic Enclave: Barriers and Opportunities for Older Polish Migrants in Greenpoint Karolina Lukasiewicz, New York University; Marta Pawlaczek, New York University Tadeusz Chabrowski and Greenpoint: The History of Polish Neighborhood Seen through the Biography of Its Prominent Resident Izabela Barry, College of Staten Island, City University of New York; Ewa Maliga, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Sunday, January 7, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eyes on Different Shores: Early African American Immigration and Identity Formation Papers: Making a Middle Class: African American Women and the Emergence of the Liberian Nation Marie Stango, California State University, Bakersfield DHS-18-0694-F-000129 In Word and Image: The Promise of Haitian Culture and Politics in 19th-Century Philadelphia Aston Gonzalez, Salisbury University Leaving for Lands Unknown: The 1820s African American Emigration to Haiti Sara Fanning, Texas Woman's University Session Abstract: Scholars have studied the history of African American migration to Haiti and Liberia during the nineteenth century and shown how fear surrounding growing enslaved populations and the constriction of free black rights prompted waves of international travel. Additional research on the production of nineteenth century black political discourse has demonstrated the promise and possibilities of these two black republics for African Americans. This panel offers detailed studies of those who made this journey and how their travel to these countries prompted sometimes radical ways that they envisioned themselves, their communities, and their ability to alter broader conceptions of blackness during the nineteenth century. By focusing on the experiences of several African Americans traveling to and from Haiti and Liberia, this panel explores their changing conceptions of themselves as people of African descent. In keeping with the theme of the Annual Meeting, this panel "explores the ways in which racial distinctions have contributed to the formation of national identities and nation-states as political entities" by investigating how African Americans became Liberians and Haitians while often holding on to elements of their American identities. The papers reveal the circumstances that enabled African descended peoples to reimagine and remake their futures after traveling to, and residing in, Liberia and Haiti. Each focus on the lived experiences of people of African descent who arrived in new lands with varied expectations and came to understand themselves as dramatically different individuals belonging to more expansive communities. Marie Stango's paper identifies the overlooked participation of African American women in and after the 1847 independence movement in Liberia. Previously enslaved in the United States, many of these women fashioned their identities as free people in a new country across the Atlantic. In doing so, they presented themselves as a model for emancipatory politics by adopting and disseminating middle class values and practices. As a result, these women displayed for American and international audiences the extent to which Liberian society had developed into a middle class nation. Aston Gonzalez's paper traces the Haitian travels of a black DHS-18-0694-F-000130 Philadelphian artist, who, taken with the black nationalistic fervor there, returned to Philadelphia to teach African American audiences about the possibilities of embracing black nationalism and learning from Haitian leaders. In lectures and paintings inspired by his stay, he stressed the possibilities of independent black communities. Sara Fanning's paper analyzes African Americans formulated freedom dreams in Haiti. More specifically, her paper investigates the tension between embracing and resisting a new identity for African Americans in Haiti. This tension arises from the mismatched expectations and realities of life in Haiti; she pinpoints the conditions that prompted many to yearn for home while simultaneously embracing the political freedoms they enjoyed there. Each paper on this panel threads together the themes of shifting African American identities, emigration, and black political activism. The papers work together to highlight the conflicts and collaborations in which black Americans took part in their attempts to create a world that recognized and supported black freedoms. 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization Papers: Youth, Race, and Immigration Control in 1960s Britain Radhika Natarajan, Reed College Citizenship at the Border: Stowaways, State Power, and the Making of Immigration Policy Kennetta Hammond Perry, East Carolina University The Demographic Defense of the White Nation: Entwined Histories of Race and Immigration in South Africa and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s Jean Smith, King's College London Session Abstract: The British Nationality Act of 1948 guaranteed the right of abode in the United Kingdom to all people resident in the Empire-Commonwealth. Commonwealth Citizenship presented a universalist DHS-18-0694-F-000131 ideal, but as decolonization created distinct nation-states from the empire, ideas of racial difference and more restrictive views of citizenship based on ancestry hollowed out its broad promise. By the 1960s amid raciallycharged concerns about rising immigration from former colonies, the United Kingdom implemented immigration restrictions beginning with the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act. In 1981, the British Nationality Act reversed the 1948 Act and defined citizenship and right of abode in ancestral terms. In assessing this change, the main focus of scholarship has been the quesiton of whether this shift stemmed from policy-making elites themselves or pressure from an illiberal and racist public. The contribution of this panel is to shed new light on the role of racial ideology in the formulation and, crucially, the execution of immigration policies in decolonising Britain. We pay attention to both the broader transnational context in which such policies were formulated and the ways in which they were put into practice, both directly in terms of post-1962 family reunion cases and indirectly in terms of state-sanctioned violence against Commonwealth immigrants. Moving chronologically, Kennetta Hammond Perry's paper focuses on the carceral powers of immigration officials and the anxieties that West African and Caribbean stowaways generated in regards to the exercise of Commonwealth citizenship through the act of migration in the years preceding the passage of the first wave of Commonwealth immigration restrictions. Jean Smith's paper highlights ongoing connections between the United Kingdom and apartheid South Africa not only in terms of both states' racialised immigration policies but also in the ways in which concerns about demographic change in Britain contributed to the dramatic increase in British emigration to South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Radhika Natarajan examines the problem posed by young migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia who traveled to Britain for reunification with their families. This group produced anxiety on the part of immigration officers who doubted the integrity of their family ties and generated racialized discourses to discount their claims to entry to Britain. These papers share a focus on the experiences of individual migrants rather than racialised immigration policies in the abstract, or the viewpoint of the policy-maker. The Commonwealth promise of a multi-racial family of nations created a framework for the emergence of nations defined on ethnic and racial terms. By focusing on migration, this panel demonstrates the particular patterns of race and exclusion in the decolonizing British Empire. The questions regarding mobility and belonging raised in these papers continue to haunt us in the present. DHS-18-0694-F-000132 Return to Top ******** ******** 3. American Economic Association Annual Meeting Friday-Sunday, January 5-7, 2018 The Marriott Philadelphia Downtown (HQ) Loews Philadelphia (co-HQ) https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/ Friday, January 5, 2018 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Immigrants and Hispanics Facing Hardships Papers: The Differential Incidence and Severity of Food Insecurity by Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Groups Over the Great Recession in the United States Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University Hugo Jales, Syracuse University Judith Liu, Syracuse University Norbert Wilson, Tufts University Abstract: Perennially, Hispanic- and black-headed households have substantially higher rates of food DHS-18-0694-F-000133 insecurity (19.1% and 21.5% in 2015, respectively) than the national average (12.5% in 2015), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We document the evolution of both the incidence and severity of food insecurity by race/ethnicity and immigrant status from 2003 to 2015. We define as incidence the traditional binary measure employed in the literature, while intensity is based on the continuous measure available from the survey questions in the food security supplement. We conduct a decomposition analysis to assess the contribution of different factors to the observed differences in food insecurity across these demographic groups over the years before, during, and after the Great Recession. Using Eye Tracking to Study Migrant Remittances Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College Eduardo Nakasone, Michigan State University Maximo Torero, World Bank Abstract: It is well documented that migrant remittances are a significant driver of global development and serve as a pillar of economic stability (e.g. The World Bank 2015, Yang 2011). In fact, it is estimated that remittance flows to developing countries will reach US$ 479 billion in 2017 - a number that far exceeds official development assistance. Nonetheless, sending remittances remains costly. The World Bank estimates that, as of 2014, the global average cost of sending US$ 200 held steady at 8 percent of the transaction value. In some instances, transfer fees may surpass 20 percent, leaving quite some money on the table. The creation of publicly available comparison databases containing detailed information on the costs, speed, and reliability of sending remittances has been identified as one of the most efficient means to achieve the above aims. At the same time, this requires such services to be simple and accessible. This study will partner with RemitRight (www.remitright.com, RR), which has built and maintains the first World Bank-certified metasearch web and mobile platform for online money transfers from the US to top remittance-receiving countries, to test behavioral foundations and relevant attributes of comparison-shopping using a range of field experiments. One of the study's main intellectual merits lies in the fact that it uses nonchoice (neuro) data in the form of eye tracking (and facial expression) to unpack "the black box" of experimentally elicited choice data in the form of migrant remittance decisions. In so doing, the study sheds light on (1) how neuroeconomic data can be used in field contexts to identify relevant attributes of choice and DHS-18-0694-F-000134 (2) the resulting welfare effects that could accrue to migrants and recipients from comparison-shopping and increased transparency. Split Families and the Future of Children: Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London Abstract: Intensified immigration enforcement, particularly at the local and state level, has been responsible for roughly 1.8 million deportations between 2009 and 2013 alone (Vaughan 2013). Deportations have broken up households and changed the structure of many families headed by an unauthorized parent - typically through the deportation of fathers (Capps et al. 2016). In some instances, the children enter the foster care system when their parents (or single parent) are detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the children are left alone. In this regard, at least 5,100 children were in the foster care system and could not be reunited with their parents due to a parents' detention or deportation. This figure is estimated to increase strongly over the next years (Wessler 2011). Aside from the fact that, on average, it costs state and federal governments approximately $26,000/year to foster a child, foster care children have worse and fewer labor market opportunities (Doyle 2007), and are far more likely to commit crimes (Doyle 2008). Given these facts, our aim is to assess how the escalation of immigration enforcement taking place at the local and state levels since the early 2000s has contributed to the growing number of caseloads of Hispanic youth in foster care, especially in areas with a greater concentration of likely undocumented immigrants. To that end, we combine national data on state-level foster care placements from the 2001-2015 Adoption and Foster Case Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Foster Care files, with detailed information on the intensification of immigration enforcement at the state level. In order to gauge if intensified enforcement has contributed to the share of Hispanic children in foster care, we exploit the temporal and geographic variation in interior immigration policies using a quasi-experimental differences-in-differences approach. Economics of Immigration Papers: DHS-18-0694-F-000135 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Information, Perceived Education Level, and Attitudes Toward Refugees: Evidence From a Randomized Survey Experiment Lisa K. Simon, ifo Institute Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute Marc Piopiunik, ifo Institute Abstract: In 2014 and 2015, Europe has witnessed an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We study the causal effect of refugees' perceived education level on natives' attitudes toward them, since education and skill levels will be decisive for refugees' labor market- and social integration. Assessing the true education level of refugees has proven very difficult and is subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Consequently, contradicting information has entered the public discourse. We implemented a randomized online survey experiment with almost 5,000 students at four German universities, i.e. among high skilled natives. To exogenously shift the perception of the education level of refugees, we randomly assigned respondents to one of three experimental groups. The control group reported their attitudes toward refugees without any information on the education level of refugees, while the High Skilled treatment group was informed about a study which finds that refugees are rather well-educated, and the Low Skilled treatment group was informed about a study that finds the opposite. We find that these information treatments strongly shift respondents' perceptions of the education level of refugees in the expected way. These significant perception shifts translate into respondents' labor market concerns, as predicted by the labor market competition model, in which natives are more skeptical of immigrants with similar skill levels as their own. Compared to the control group, respondents in the High Skilled (Low Skilled) treatment are more (less) likely to state that refugees will increase labor market competition. These concerns however, do not translate into general attitudes because economic aspects are rather unimportant for the attitude formation process. Finally, treatment effects differ by respondents' migration status and socioeconomic background. DHS-18-0694-F-000136 Is It Merely A Labor Supply Shock? Impacts of Syrian Migrants on Local Economies in Turkey Doruk Cengiz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Hasan Tekguc, Kadir Has University Abstract: Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, more than 2.7 million Syrian nationals have fled their homes and started living in Turkey. This is the largest refugee flow since the 1950s. Exploiting the highly unequal spatial distribution of Syrian "guests" across Turkish regions, we analyze impacts of the forced migration on local economies. Using the recently available province-level residence data of Syrian population in Turkey, our difference-in-difference estimates or estimates by generalized synthetic control method (Xu 2015) yield no significant or sizable adverse employment or wage effects of Syrians on native workers. We show that the estimated negative employment effect in some of the previous studies (e.g. Tumen 2016) are not robust to alternative control regions, and due to incorrect standard error calculation. Furthermore, we show that residential building construction industry, a relatively labor-intensive industry that employs low-skilled workers, has experienced a boom with the arrival of migrants. The number of new building permits increased, on average, by 40% after the shock. New firm establishments have also increased by approximately 35% after the migration wave, which is partly explained by investments made by Syrian entrepreneurs. These reflect an increase in the aggregate regional demand and the supply of capital, and potentially explain the absence of the adverse labor market effects. We claim that omitting the former effects misleads the theory, and a thorough analysis of the effects of migration should account for the migration-induced demand and capital supply boost. Migrants, Ancestors, and Foreign Investments Tarek A. Hassan, Boston University, NBER, and CEPR Thomas Chaney, Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR Konrad Burchardi, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, BREAD, and CEPR Abstract: We use 130 years of data on historical migrations to the United States to show a causal effect of the ancestry composition of US counties on foreign direct investment (FDI) sent and received by local firms. To isolate the causal effect of ancestry on FDI, we build a simple reduced-form model of migrations: DHS-18-0694-F-000137 Migrations from a foreign country to a US county at a given time depend on (i) a push factor, causing emigration from that foreign country to the entire United States, and (ii) a pull factor, causing immigration from all origins into that US county. The interaction between time-series variation in origin-specific push factors and destination-specific pull factors generates quasi-random variation in the allocation of migrants across US counties. We find that a doubling of the number of residents with ancestry from a given foreign country relative to the mean increases by 4 percentage points the probability that at least one local firm engages in FDI with that country. We present evidence this effect is primarily driven by a reduction in information frictions, and not by better contract enforcement, taste similarities, or a convergence in factor endowments. Rainfall Fluctuation and Selection Patterns of Mexico-United States Migration Shan Li, Central University of Finance and Economics Ram Fishman, Tel Aviv University Abstract: This paper studies the role of climate fluctuation, changes in rainfall, in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. Taking migration costs and returns to education into consideration, a simple theoretical model shows how the climate fluctuation affects migration incentives at different education levels and how this influences the education distribution of migrants. Empirically, we examine the effects of rainfall on Mexicans' migration intention for two education groups separately. In the group of less educated people, those with relatively more years of schooling are more likely to move to the U.S. in a drought year, yet the positive selection is impaired. In the group of more educated people, those with relatively fewer years of schooling are more likely to migrate in a drought year, reinforcing the negative selection. Saturday, January 6, 2018 Foreign STEM Students and Immigration Policy Papers: DHS-18-0694-F-000138 2:30-4:40 p.m. Will the United States Keep the Best and the Brightest? Career and Location Preferences of Foreign STEM PhDs Ina Ganguli , University of Massachusetts-Amherst Patrick Gaule, CERGE-EI Abstract: A key factor behind the emergence and persistence of U.S. leadership in STEM fields has been its ability to attract and retain top tier talent from other countries. Talented foreigners have typically come to the U.S. as graduate students and stayed in the U.S. in academic or industry careers. The current U.S. political climate is characterized by uncertainty regarding H1B visas, a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment, and possible cuts in federal funding for scientific research, all of which could affect the location preferences of foreign STEM PhDs. Time will tell whether the location decisions of foreign STEM students will change; however, an early indicator of potentially shifting location preferences can be obtained by surveying them. In this paper, we discuss findings from a recent novel survey of current doctoral students in a major STEM field - Chemistry - conducted in 2017 at 50 U.S. institutions about their career and location preferences. Unlike previous studies, we use hypothetical choice methods to determine students' valuation of similar jobs in U.S. vs. non-U.S. locations, and we match students to actual measures of ability based on publication measures. We are particularly interested in understanding how location preferences vary across the ability distribution and differ across source countries, and how they compare to the preferences of native US STEM PhDs. We also provide novel evidence on which countries may be best placed to attract foreign US-trained talent. Postdoctoral Researchers: The Impact of Labor Regulations and Visa Policy Sarah E. Turner, University of Virginia Abstract: A key component of innovation in the U.S. economy is the scientific research done at universities. DHS-18-0694-F-000139 In the pipeline for scientific research at U.S. universities, a critical input to research and part of the development of scientific expertise is the post-doctoral appointment. Even as job opportunities for faculty and permanent employment in university science have stagnated, the number of post-doc appointments has continued to grow, particularly in the life sciences and biomedical fields, with numbers rising from 18,399 in 1980 to 63,593 in 2014 (NSF SESTAT). In turn, the pool of researchers working in the scientific programs at U.S. universities is increasingly international; the share of temporary residents among post-doctoral scientists at U.S. universities ranges from about 49% in the health sciences to about 62% in engineering. Immigration policies affect "price" and "quantity" in the scientific labor market to the extent that they impact what universities must pay research personnel and costs of hiring post-doctorate scientists. With a substantial (and growing) pool of students and doctorate recipients from abroad, changes in immigration policies that impact terms of stay affect costs of recruiting non-residents. Major changes include the extension of J-1 visas (from a 3 to 5 years) in 2005 and the extension of F-1 visas to allow 29 months of employment for STEM degree recipients in 2008, which was additionally extended to 36 months in May of 2016. The focus of this research is how changes in visa policies affect the postdoc utilization of US born doctorate recipients, foreign-born recipients of doctorates in the US, and doctorate-level scientists born and educated abroad. Data for this analysis includes administrative data from the U.S. Customs and Immigration Services and employment data from public research universities, which are generally required to disclose annually compensation, employment and job title for all salaried workers. Sunday, January 7, 2018 Employment, Migration and Inequality Papers: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. DHS-18-0694-F-000140 Child Labour Among Refugees and Host Communities: Evidence From Jordan Rami Galal, American University in Cairo Abstract: The refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in Jordan has brought over 600,000 registered refugees to Jordan with close to a third of them under the age of 17. The Jordanian government has sought to provide schooling for under-aged refugees, but the magnitude of the influx has strained available resources. Estimates suggest that there are 70,000 child labourers in Jordan, 80% of whom are Jordanian and 15% Syrian refugees. Using panel survey micro data on Jordan in two round from 2010 and 2016, our plan in this paper is to exploit this natural experiment of the refugee crisis to measure the impact of forced migration on child labour among both the local population as well as the refugee community using a variety of econometric techniques. The value added of this research is threefold: (1), filling in the knowledge gap of the impacts of the refugee crisis on child labour for host children and refugee children, (2), employing new and reliable datasets with robust methodologies, and (3), providing evidence for policy on how to reduce the propensity of child labour amidst the refugee crisis. Inequality Between and Within Immigrant Groups in the United States Hisham Foad, San Diego State University Abstract: The increse in income inequality has been one of the defining economic trends of the past forty years. The increase in inequality in the United States has been atributed to skill-biased technological change, globalization, and a a changing institutional environment. To what extent can these factors explain rising inequality? I attempt to answer this question by looking at income inequality both within and between immigrant groups in the United States. There is tremendous variation in income inequality between these groups, with Gini coefficients ranging from 0.59 for immigrants from the MENA to 0.42 for immigrants from Mexico. To what extent are differences in inequality between immigrant groups driven by observable characteristics that differentiate these groups? There are also large differences in inequality between different enclaves of immigrants from the same source country. For example, MENA immigrants living in Michigan have an income Gini coefficient of 0.61 as compared to 0.55 for MENA immigrants living in New Jersey. What features of these immigrant enclaves drive differences in immigrant inequality? In this study, I DHS-18-0694-F-000141 exploit the variation in income inequality both between and within immigrant groups to estimate the micro level determinants of income inequality using a broad sample of 32 immigrant groups distributed across a wide range of ethnic enclaves derived from ACS data. Initial results suggest that inequality is highest for those groups with the highest skill levels, even though these groups have higher average incomes. That inequality is highest for the most skilled migrants suggests a more nuanced view of the role that technology, globalization and institutions play in influencing inequality Lessons from Historical Immigration Policy Papers: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence From the 1920s United States Immigration Quota Acts Philipp Ager, University of Southern Denmark Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen Abstract: The introduction of immigration quotas in the 1920s fundamentally changed US immigration policy. We exploit this policy change to estimate the economic consequences of immigration restrictions at the county, city, and individual level. The quotas led to a relative decline in population growth in areas with larger pre-existing immigrant communities of affected nationalities. This effect is largely driven by the policy restricted supply of newly arriving immigrants from quota affected nationalities and lower fertility rates of foreign-born women due to declining marriage rates. The more restrictive immigration policy led to significant labor productivity losses in the manufacturing sector of urban counties and cities. Our main finding is that native workers living in areas more exposed to the quota system were pushed into lower-wage occupations, while black workers living in the same areas gained from the quota system. Adaptation of Native Labor and Capital to Mass Migration: Evidence From the Immigration Act of 1924 Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University DHS-18-0694-F-000142 Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University Abstract: During the Age of Mass Migration (1850-1913), the US economy absorbed 30 million immigrants. The foreign-born share of the male labor force in the US reached 23 percent by 1910, and was as high as 50 percent in some metropolitan areas. Immigrant inflows slowed suddenly in the 1920s when the US government imposed strict immigration quotas favoring immigrants from Northern and Western Europe over immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. These swings in national immigration flows differentially affected some local areas more than others depending on the country-of-origin composition of the local immigrant population. We use both the rise and fall of immigrant flows to examine how native-born workers adapted to immigrant-induced changes in labor supply. We focus on two potential margins of adjustment: propensity to finish high school in order to differentiate oneself from immigrant labor and propensity to move out of the local area altogether. We also study how firms adjusted their capital investment in response to changes in immigrant inflows. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence From the Mexican Bracero Exclusion Michael A. Clemens, Center for Global Development Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College Hannah M. Postel, Center for Global Development Abstract: An important class of active labor market policy has received little rigorous impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to improve the terms of employment for domestic workers by deliberately shrinking the workforce. Recent advances in the theory of endogenous technical change suggest that such policies could have limited or even perverse labor-market effects, but empirical tests are scarce. We study a natural experiment that excluded almost half a million Mexican 'bracero' seasonal agricultural workers from the United States, with the stated goal of raising wages and employment for domestic farm workers. We build a simple model to clarify how the labor-market effects of bracero exclusion depend on assumptions about production technology, and test it by collecting novel archival data on the bracero program that allow us to measure state-level exposure to exclusion for the first time. We cannot reject the hypothesis that bracero DHS-18-0694-F-000143 exclusion had no effect on U.S. agricultural wages or employment, and find that important mechanisms for this result include both adoption of less labor-intensive technologies and shifts in crop mix. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference Wednesday-Sunday, January 10-14, 2018 Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 http://secure.sswr.org/2018-conference-home/ Immigration-related sessions: Thursday, January 11, 2018 Section: Immigrants and Refugees 1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia: They Survived, We Can Help Them Thrive: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Social Work with Forced Migrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session8829.html DHS-18-0694-F-000144 Measuring Refugee Poverty Using Deprivation Versus Income: The Case of Afghans in Iran Mitra Ahmadinejad, MA, Florida International University; Shanna Burke, PhD, Florida International University; Miriam Potocky, PhD, Florida International University Developing a Reliable Assessment Tool for Refugee Survivors of Torture Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C, The Catholic University of America; Joan Hodges-Wu, MA, MSW, LGSW, Asylum Seeker Assistance Project; Sarah Moore Oliphant, MSW, PhD, The Catholic University of America Hiding in Plain Sight: A Qualitative Analysis of Survival Strategies for LGBT Forced Migrants Edward J. Alessi, PhD, Rutgers University Performing for Their Lives: The Psychological Toll of 'Reverse Covering' for Sexual and Gender Minority Refugee Claimants in Canada Sarilee Kahn, PhD, McGill University Friday, January 12, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Symposia: Multi-Level Risk Factors Related to the Health and Mental Health of Migrant Populations from Non-Western Low and Middle Income Countries http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9267.html The Risk Environment for Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Male Migrant Market Workers in Central Asia Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Xin Ma, MS, Emory University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Assel Terlikbayeva, MD, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Sholpan Primbetova, MSW, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Tara McCrimmon, MPH, Columbia University DHS-18-0694-F-000145 Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Mingway Chang, PhD, Columbia University; Timothy Hunt, PhD, Columbia University; Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Gaukhar Mergenova, MSW, Columbia University Multi-Level HIV Risk Factors Among Female Fish Traders and Male Truckers in Zambia: A Qualitative Study Comparison Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nomagugu Ncube, MPH, International Organization for Migration; Simona Simona, MA, University of Zambia; Alexander Ncube, BA, Columbia University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Stefani Baca-Atlas, MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chronic Disease and Mental Health Prevalence Among Migrants in Central Asia Angela Aifah, MA, Columbia University Displaced, Overlooked, and Disadvantaged: A Systematic Review of Mental Health Studies of Adult Syrian Refugees Melissa Meinhart, MSW, Columbia University; Erin Mills, BA, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, Columbia University 9:45 a.m. Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33402.html Allison Ward, MSW, Graduate Student, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Research Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD DHS-18-0694-F-000146 Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 10:15 a.m. Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33406.html 10:45 a.m. The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33407.html David Becerra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jason Castillo, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Francisca Porchas, BA, Organizing Director, Puente Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 9:45-11:15 a.m. Symposia: Examining Factors Affecting the Health and Well-being of Refugees, Immigrants, and Indigenous Populations in the US http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9290.html Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Allison Ward, MSW, Arizona State University; Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Arizona State University; Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, The Johns Hopkins University; Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, California State University, Los Angeles DHS-18-0694-F-000147 The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants David Becerra, PhD, Arizona State University; Jason Castillo, PhD, University of Utah; Francisca Porchas, BA, Puente Arizona Discrimination and Environmental Changes As Stressors Among Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana Shanondora Billiot, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Roundtables: Advancing the Welfare of Immigrant Children in the U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9128.html Speakers/Presenters: Alan Dettlaff, Phd, University of Houston; Luis Zayas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Michelle JohnsonMotoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, University of Houston; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; and Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD, New Mexico State University 1:45-3:15 p.m. Symposia: Trauma and Resilience: Understanding Mental Health Among Refugees http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9162.html The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Pre-Migration Trauma and Post-Resettlement Factors for Southeast Asian Refugees Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Arizona State University; Tracy Harachi, PhD, University of Washington Ethnic Differences in Behavioral Health Status: Burman Vs. Karen Refugees Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Symptoms Among Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees DHS-18-0694-F-000148 Wooksoo Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Anita Sharma, University at Buffalo; Sarah Stanford, University at Buffalo Religion As a Source of Strength for Recently Resettled Refugees from Syria Diane Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Nabiha Hasan, University of Texas at Arlington 3:30-5:00 p.m. Roundtables: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Refugee Based Research http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9157.html Speakers/Presenters: Miriam George, PhD and Anita Vaillancourt, PhD 5:15-6:45 p.m. Oral Presentations: ACCESS & UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9333.html Comparison of Barriers to Health Care before and after Receiving Health Insurance Due to Aca's Individual Mandate Among Self-Employed Korean Immigrants Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Hyunsung Oh, PhD, Arizona State University Limited English Proficiency, Access to Health Care, and Health Services Use Among Asian Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, University of Southern California "Their Needs Are Higher Than What I Can Do": Providers' Experiences of Working with Latino Immigrant Families Katarzyna Olcon, MSW, University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin DHS-18-0694-F-000149 Community Health Workers Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Immigrant Latino Communities Amittia Parker, LMSW, University of Kansas; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Susana Mariscal, PhD, University of Kansas; Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, New York University; Cielo Fernandez, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Reynoso, University of Kansas Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: EXPLORING PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9367.html Social Support Under Siege: An Examination of Women's Forced Migration Karin Wachter, MEd, University of Texas at Austin Latino Traditional Healthcare Use: The Social Network Effect Victor Figuereo, MSW, MA, Boston College; Rocio Calvo, PhD, Boston College Race, Ethnicity, and Birth Place As Predictors of Well-Being Among Older Adults Heehyul Moon, PHD, University of Louisville; Sunshine Rote, PHD, University of Louisville Factors Contributing to Migrant Children's Well-Being in China: Implications on Involuntary Migration of Displaced Children Limin Xu, PhD, Tianjin University of Technology; Patrick Leung, PhD, University of Houston; Yongxiang Xu, PhD, East China University of Science and Technology 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: IMMIGRATION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9385.html DHS-18-0694-F-000150 Factors Related to Adverse Functioning for Unaccompanied Children in Long-Term Foster Care in the United States: An Exploratory Study Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Development and Preliminary Validation of the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Instrument Elizabeth Kiehne, MSW, Arizona State University; German Cadenas, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Enforced Separations: A Qualitative Examination on the Impact of Parental Deportation on Latino/a Youth and Families Kristina Lovato-Hermann, PhD, CSU Long Beach Health and Mental Health Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement Julia Shu-Huah Wang, PhD, The University of Hong Kong; Neeraj Kaushal, PhD, Columbia University 12:30-1:30 p.m. Immigration and refugees studies http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9576.html Speakers/Presenters: Mitra Ahmadinejad-Naseh, and Michaela Zajicek-Farber, MSW PhD, The Catholic University of America 4:00-5:30 p.m. Oral Presentations: IMMINENT RISKS IMPACTING DACA RECIPIENTS AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9386.html The Growing Significance of Place: Assessing the Diverging Trajectories of Daca-Eligible Young DHS-18-0694-F-000151 Adults in the New South Roberto G. Gonzales, PhD, Harvard University; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Kristina Brant, Harvard University "Estaba Bien Chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Pathways to Adulthood of Undocumented Adolescent Arrivals Daysi Diaz-Strong, MSW, University of Chicago Effects of in-State Tuition on Undocumented Immigrants' Education and Future: A Synthetic Control Approach Xiaoning Huang, MSW, Columbia University Family Structure and Health Outcomes Among Children of Immigrants Jina Chang, MSW, Boston University Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: REFUGEES & ASYLEES: SOCIAL WELFARE CHALLENGES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9446.html Barriers to Higher Education for Asylum Seeking Students from Central Africa Paula Gerstenblatt, PhD, University of Southern Maine Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model Megan Stanton, PhD, Housing Works, Inc.; Samira Ali, PhD, University of Houston; Farnaz Malik, MPH, Housing Works, Inc.; Virginia Shubert, JD, Housing Works, Inc. DHS-18-0694-F-000152 Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services for Refugees: A Focused Ethnography of Public Health Providers' Perspectives on Mental Health Screening Processes Raiza Beltran, MPH, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Patricia Shannon, PhD, University of MinnesotaTwin Cities Refugee Assistance on the Ground. the Case Social Welfare Policy for Refugees Operated in NYC Area Karolina Lukasiewicz, PhD, New York University; Agnes Nzomene, MSW, Catholic Charities 8:30 a.m. Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32806.html Megan Stanton, PhD, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Storrs, CT Samira Ali, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Houston, TX Farnaz Malik, MPH, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Virginia Shubert, JD, VP Advocacy Research, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: SOCIAL SUPPORT & RESILIENCE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9456.html A Randomized Trial Testing Group Mental Health Supports for Afghan Refugees in Malaysia Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Kaitlin Ward, BS, Brigham Young University; Veena Pillai, MBBS, Dhi Consulting & Training DHS-18-0694-F-000153 Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience Among Women in Northern Uganda Joanne Corbin, PhD, Smith College; J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities Taylor Long, MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor It Takes a Community to "Raise" Immigrant High-School Graduates: An Ecological Prespective to Understand Strategies to Enhance Equity of Opportunities Abbie Frost, Ph.D., Simmons College School of Social Work; Hugo Kamya, PhD, Simmons College School of Social Work 10:45 a.m. Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32497.html Taylor Long, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Beirut, Lebanon Return to Top ******** ******** 5. The Wall: The Real Costs of a Barrier Between the U.S. and Mexico DHS-18-0694-F-000154 A conversation with Vanda Felbab-Brown and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) 8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 11, 2018 Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-wall-the-real-costs-of-a-barrier-between-the-u-s-and-mexico/ Speakers: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings Senior Fellow Rep. Henry Cuellar, TX Description: President Trump's proposed border wall, and more broadly how the United States defines its relationship with Mexico, directly affects the 12 million people who live within 100 miles of the border. Beyond the question of cost and payment, there are a number of very significant ways in which a potential wall will affect communities across the United States and Mexico in ways that have not been fully acknowledged or understood. In her recent essay, The Wall, Brookings Senior Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown argues that the Trump administration's anti-immigration rhetoric is largely uninformed, and that the administration has greatly misunderstood the importance of a mutually beneficial agreement between the United States and Mexico that enables environmental, security, economic, and cultural cooperation. On Thursday, January 11, Felbab-Brown will present findings from her essay and will engage in a discussion with Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). The event will kick off with new video drone footage of the U.S.-Mexico border captured just last month from Brookings Creative Lab. DHS-18-0694-F-000155 This event will be live webcast. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-the-immigrant-host-state-nexus1112-january-2018-european-university-institute-florence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics DHS-18-0694-F-000156 * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Programme: Thursday, January 11, 2018 10:00-11:00 a.m. Keynote: Responsibility for Emigration Valeria Ottonelli, University of Genova 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 1: Sending states, diasporas and transnational responsibility Towards the Responsibility to Represent: Unpacking State Responsibilities for Migrants Within and Beyond Takeshi Miyai, EUI Injecting Moral-laden Discourses into Global Migration Governance: Recruitment of Filipino Nurses to Germany Cleovi Mosuela, University of Bielefeld The Ethics of Diaspora Politics: How Do Diasporas Engage in the Debate? Lola Guyot, EUI Migration and Democratic Decline Vesco Paskalev, University of Hull DHS-18-0694-F-000157 1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel 2: Migrants, social ethics and civil society Temporary migrants and,social morals Chuanfei Chin, National University of Singapore Social work as a prerequisite for permanent residence Bouke de Vries, MPI-MMG Activism in Whose Interest? ProRefugee Volunteering in Germany and Its Pitfalls Tanita Jill Poeggel, University of Edinburgh Migration crisis, cultural industry and tourist gaze. Which ethics for a complex relationship? Marxiano Melotti, Niccolo Cusano University 3:00-4:15 p.m. Panel 3: Borders and resistance What kind of act is unauthorised border-crossing? Four possibilities Guy Aitchison, University College Dublin Justifying Resistance to Immigration Law: The Role of Legitimacy Caleb Yong, MPI-MMG Who should resist unjust deportations? Rutger Birnie, EUI 4:45-6:00 p.m. Panel 4: Nonstate actors in migration governance DHS-18-0694-F-000158 Just Migrant Repatriation Molli Gerver, Newcastle University Beyond the state: the moral nexus between private corporations and would-be immigrants Benedikt Buechel, University of Edinburgh The Global Governance of Migration and the Catholic Church: beyond the "Pope Francis effect" Sara Silvestri, City, University of London 6:00-7:00 p.m. Keynote: The Good Migrant: Justice, Reciprocity, and Jeb Bush Michael Blake, University of Washington Friday, January 12, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote: Private Government, New Technologies and the Future of Citizenship Rainer Baubock, EUI 10:00-11:45 a.m. Panel 5: Cities, local communities and migrant rights From the city of refuge to #citieswelcomerefugees: Towards an urban turn in the ethics of migration Benjamin Boudou, MPI-MMG Immigrant sanctuaries and the right to include Zsolt Kapelner, Central European University DHS-18-0694-F-000159 Migration Ethics, Republican Liberty, and Sanctuary Cities J. Matthew Hoye, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study Resisting brain hubs Corrado Fumagalli, University of Milan Place-Related Collectives and Immigrant Rights Jakob Huber, Goethe University Frankfurt 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Introduction to the photography exhibition 'The Game' by Mario Badagliacca, Archivio delle Memorie Migranti 1:00-2:00 p.m. Keynote: Justice, States, and Global Migration Governance David Owen, University of Southampton 2:00-3:45 p.m. Panel 6: International and supranational migration governance Is There a Human Right to Migrate? Graham Finlay, University College Dublin The Migrant, the State, and the Impartial Agency: Converging Justifications for an International Authority over Migration Dario Mazzola, Universita degli Studi di Milano Teaming up or tearing apart? An account of interstate solidarity in the context of the European refugee emergency DHS-18-0694-F-000160 Eleonora Milazzo, EUI Should the European Union curtail the Member States' competence to adopt rules on the acquisition and loss of nationality? Martijn van den Brink, MPI-MMG Ethics & Migrants' Rights: What's with the "Right to Migrate"? Luisa Feline Freier, Universidad del Pacifico 4:15-5:30 p.m. Panel 7: Future challenges of displacement Political Institutions and Future Refugees Blair Peruniak, University of Oxford Recognition at the Time of Relocation: Small Island States and the Complex Right to Continuous Statehood Milla Emilia Vaha, University of Tampere "A problem not of space": Rethinking solutions in refugee protection Dana Schmalz, MPI-MMG 5:30-6:30 p.m. Keynote: The Duties of Refugees Matthew Gibney, University of Oxford Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000161 ******** 7. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draft-programme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, etc.), DHS-18-0694-F-000162 (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 10:00-10:45 a.m. Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Parallel Sessions 1 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. DHS-18-0694-F-000163 Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes DHS-18-0694-F-000164 Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries Linkage of Data Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda DHS-18-0694-F-000165 Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community Plenary Session 3 9:30-10:45 a.m. Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Parallel Sessions 4 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects Migration Measurement I DHS-18-0694-F-000166 Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? Parallel Sessions 5 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations DHS-18-0694-F-000167 Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration...)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology...)? Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Diaspora, Transnationalism, Transculturalism and Inter-Cultural Communications as New Forms of Social Capital Wednesday-Friday, January 17-19, 2018 Ohrid, Macedonia https://armacad.info/2017-10-27--conf-cfp-diaspora-transnationalism-transculturalism-and-inter-culturalcommunications-as-new-forms-of-social-capital-17-19-january-2018-macedonia Information about conference venue will be announced soon. Overview: Migration and migration-related topics currently have a prominent place in social sciences and DHS-18-0694-F-000168 humanities. Among an assortment of topics social scientists are involved in the study of areas such as migration and identities, citizenship, law and legal status, religion, family and kinship, children and 'the second-generation', language, education, health, media consumption, internet use, the construction of 'home', sexuality, remittances, hometown associations, development and social change, local politics, workplaces and labour markets. Contemporary migration is a complex and multiple process and the movements of people often are not unidirectional - migrants could continually move between different places. All the more so as contemporary modes of communication and transport across the borders enabled them to work and live in different countries, keeping in touch with those left behind as never before (Foner 1997, Morawska 1999).Sociocultural transnational activities cover a wide array of social and cultural transactions through which not only economical resources but also ideas,meanings and practices are exchanged, organized and transformedLevitt and Glick Schiller (2004. Recent researches have established the concept and importance of social remittances(Levitt 1998) which provide a distinct form of social capital between migrants living abroad and those who remain at home. To say that immigrants build social fields that link those abroad with those back home is not to say that their lives are not firmly rooted in a particular place and time. Indeed, they are as much residents of their new community as anyone else. Individuals may migrate out of desire for a better life, or to escape poverty, political persecution, or social or family pressures. There are often a combination of factors, which may play out differently for women and men. Intra-family roles, statuses, relations and inequalities related to generation and gender affect who migrates and the impacts on migrants themselves, as well as on sending and receiving areas. Experience shows that migration can provide new opportunities to improve women's lives and change oppressive gender relations - even displacement as a result of conflict can lead to shifts in gendered roles and responsibilities to women's benefit. However, migration can also entrench traditional roles and inequalities and expose women to new vulnerabilities as the result of precarious legal status, exclusion and isolation. The impact of migration upon childrenis also considerable. These remained in the place of origin may have better living condition due to material point of view, but often they suffer because of the lack of intimacy with their parents working abroad. DHS-18-0694-F-000169 On researching of diaspora context, there are studies of the second generations and their successful integrational trajectoriesbased on the various forms of transculturalism and inter-cultural interactions and communication. Other empirical data, however,show thatthe second generation often may continue maintaining a strong sense of belongingand ethnic enclosure. Among some compact migrant communities mixed marriages are socially unacceptable. To find a spouse back in the sending areas is an actual practice. The everlasting flow of new migrants to diaspora areas has a double impact. Diaspora clubs and organizations support easier settlement and employment for the newcomers. Simultaneously migrants carry with them a specific local ethnic culture, religious traditions and behavioral habits of their birthplaces. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. EB-5 and Global Investment Immigration Convention Friday-Saturday, January 26-27, 2018 Bellagio Resort & Casino 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109 http://www.eb5investors.com/conferences/2018-las-vegas-convention Description: The two-day networking and educational event, which became the EB-5 industry's mostattended domestic event last year with more than 1,000 attendees, will feature a gathering of migration agents, regional centers, immigration and securities attorneys, developers, broker-dealers and other prominent EB-5 program stakeholders. DHS-18-0694-F-000170 The conference will feature interactive panels moderated by professionals experienced in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, as well as in-depth workshops designed especially for attorneys, agents, intermediaries and project developers. The event will also offer special guest speakers, business exhibitions and a myriad of networking opportunities--including a VIP Cocktail reception. We invite anyone interested in learning about the EB-5 program or increasing their industry exposure to join us at this convention. For inquiries regarding our many sponsorship opportunities, contact our team today by phone at (800) 9971228 or email at info@eb5investors.com. Who Will Attend the 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention? * Migration agents * Regional centers and project developers * Immigration and securities attorneys * Broker-dealers and many other industry service providers Program: Friday, January 26, 2018 Global Immigration Programs Workshop 9:00-9:50 a.m. A Tour Around the World - A look at some of the available programs DHS-18-0694-F-000171 10:00-10:50 a.m. Due diligence and selecting the right 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. What is the future of CBI? Agent Due Diligence Seminar 1:00-2:10 p.m. Redeployment: Immigration Compliance and Fund Selection 2:25-3:35 p.m. Alternate Visa Options: EB-1, E-2, etc. 3:50-5:00 p.m. Preparing for Client 829 Filings EB-5 Attorney Workshop 1:00-2:10 p.m. RFE/NOID Trends 2:25-3:35 p.m. Source of Funds analysis - Vietnam and India 3:50-5:00 p.m. How to convert an H1-B, E-2 and other categories to an EB-5, common pitfalls, etc. DHS-18-0694-F-000172 EB-5 Financing Workshop 1:00-2:10 p.m. Raising capital in the new world of EB-5? 2:25-3:35 p.m. Where to go to find capital? 3:50-5:00 p.m. How to handle capital once you have it? Saturday, January 27, 2018 Law and Policy Panels 9:00-9:50 a.m. BEB-5 Government and Legislation 10:05-10:55 a.m. Source of funds and money transfer - preparing for a more diverse EB-5 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Anticipating the path of USCIS in 2018 12:00-1:00 p.m. General Session and Lunch - Keynote Speaker 1:00-2:10 p.m. Investor representation in a failing project DHS-18-0694-F-000173 2:25-3:35 p.m. USCIS litigation 3:50-5:00 p.m. Capital Redeployment Business Panels 9:00-9:50 a.m. The future of direct EB-5 investments 10:05-10:55 a.m. China - EB-5's great uncertainty 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Walking the tightrope - Offering and loan document trends 12:00-1:00 p.m. General session and lunch - Keynote Speaker 1:00-2:10 p.m. Vietnam - what is next for this maturing market? 2:25-3:35 p.m. Operating a successful Regional Center in 2018 3:50-5:00 p.m. India - understanding EB-5's newest sensation DHS-18-0694-F-000174 Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Representing Migration: The Legacy of Post-Imperial Migrations from World War I to the Cold War Monday-Tuesday, January 29-30, 2018 Center for Advanced Studies Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 80539 Munich Germany https://armacad.info/confcfp-representing-migration-the-legacy-of-post-imperial-migrations-from-world-war-ito-the-cold-war-29-30-january-2018-germany Overview: The routes of migration in the "long" twentieth century constitute passages through which not only people have changed their location, but also the material and immaterial goods which they have taken with them. Scholars from many disciplinary backgrounds have studied the symbols of migrants remembering their origins, which manifest themselves in objects, artifacts, songs, monuments, newspapers and magazines, letters and photographs, performative exclamations and orally transmitted memories. Such representations of migration can freeze positive memories of that which needs preservation or melancholic memories of an often-dramatic migration experience taking place in a distant world. This is certainly the case for tens of millions of people from the Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman Empires. With the variable waves of migration subjects of these empires generating a flurry of transformative experiences that have left their imprint well into the Cold War era, it is time to consider what can be salvaged DHS-18-0694-F-000175 from these events and analyzed in critical new ways. In the hope of opening a new set of comparative and perhaps collaborative investigations into the long-term impact of the explosive migrations out of these three empires, we are organizing a two-day conference to facilitate discussion between advanced graduate students and established scholars. The aim of the gathering in Munich at the beginning of 2018 is to produce a framework in which new inquiries into the dynamics around migration within and beyond the late Habsburg, Ottoman, and Russian Empires are possible. With special focus on the traumas and transformations taking place from the 1870s until the early Cold War, we believe there is an important new, often trans-national perspective to be developed for the study of migration. Post-imperial experiences for millions of people make it necessary to take methodological paths that are trans-regional, comparative and consciously seeks to tie together the socio-economic, cultural, and political consequences of these experiences. In the hope of opening a new set of comparative and perhaps collaborative investigations into the long-term impact of the explosive migrations out of these three empires, we are calling for contributions that could push the confines of how the migratory legacy is currently understood. The time frame and geographic centering, as the disciplinary foundation, are open. The ideal range of papers extends from the events leading to the collapse of these empires, to monitoring where exiles of these events end up and hopefully include a focus on how these diasporas ultimately shaped early Cold War societies. Contributions are especially sought from those who can locate the imprints of these migrations to regions well beyond the territorial confines of the three empires, perhaps even introducing new avenues of analysis that tie the migrants from these multi-national empires to the creation of diasporas in the Americas, Southeast Asia as well as throughout Eurasia and Mediterranean world. Considering this, we are especially seeking contributions that treat these migratory experiences as a field of research that may be approached in a processual, interdisciplinary manner. Meanwhile, such migrations should be understood not so much through the construction of identities as distinctive of others, but rather through di-verse forms of representation manifested as migrants are faced with dynamic conditions in exile. Urban settings and the use of urban space for the presentation and re-experiencing of migration are another focus we are particularly interested in. That be-ing said, the time frame and geographic centering, as the DHS-18-0694-F-000176 disciplinary foundation, are open. While resources are limited to cover the expenses of all participants, priority is given to advanced graduate students who wish to use this conference to explore ways to further expand their original projects to accommodate the themes of transnational migration proposed here. Draft papers shall ideally be distributed prior to the conference and will become part of an edited volume published in a peer reviewed academic press. The conference will take place at the Center for Advanced Studies at LMU Munich and is part of the CAS research focus "Representing Migration". Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Border Security Expo Wednesday-Friday, January 31-February 2, 2018 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 900 E Market Street San Antonio, TX 78205 http://www.bordersecurityexpo.com/welcome Conference agenda: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 DHS-18-0694-F-000177 9:00 a.m. Plenary Panel: New Administration - Impact on Border Security - 45 mins Moderator: Robert Bonner, Senior Principal, Sentinel Strategy & Policy Consulting - Former Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; and Former U.S. District Judge for California's Central District Speakers/Panelists: Brian de Vallance, Former Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Jayson Ahern, Principal, The Chertoff Group - Former Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) 10:00 a.m. Plenary Panel: Changing Flows of People Coming into the U.S. - 45 mins Moderator: Ronald Colburn, President, The Border Patrol Foundation - Former National Deputy Chief, U.S. Border Patrol Speakers/Panelists: Eddy Dolan, Regional Attache, Central America, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Invited) Manuel Padilla Jr., Chief Patrol Agent, Sector Chief for the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Commander, South Texas Corridor, Joint Task Force West (Confirmed) Matt Allen, ICE/HQ (former SAIC / PHX) (Invited) DHS-18-0694-F-000178 10:45 a.m. State and Local Law Enforcement - 90 mins Moderator: Nelson Balido, Chairman and CEO, Border Commerce and Security Council; Principal, Balido and Associates, Inc. - Former Director, Private Sector Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Former Member, DHS, Homeland Security Advisory Council Speakers/Panelists: Javier Salazar, Sheriff, Bexar, County, TX (Confirmed) JD Robertson, Commanding Officer, Special Operations, Texas Rangers (Invited) Phil King, Chair of Homeland Security & Public Safety, U.S. State Representative, TX (Confirmed) Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez, Chairman, Southwestern Border Sheriffs' Coalition (Confirmed) Unity of Effort/Joint Task Force - 90 mins Moderator: Robert 'Bob' Rutt, Managing Director - Frontier Solutions Speakers/Panelists: Janice Ayala, Director, Joint Task Force - Investigations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Paul A. Beeson, Director, DHS Joint Task Force - West, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) DHS-18-0694-F-000179 Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Director, Joint Task Force - East, Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Enforcement's Role in Countering Our Nation's Latest Drug Threat - 90 mins Moderator: Michael Braun, General Manager - SAVA Workforce Solutions; Former Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Speakers/Panelists: Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge, Special Operations Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (Confirmed) Shane Folden, Special Agent in Charge, HSI, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, San Antonio (Invited) Thursday, February 1, 2018 8:15 a.m. Opening Keynote - 45 mins Speakers/Panelists: Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) 9:00 a.m. Plenary Keynote - TBA - 30 mins 9:30 a.m. Salute to Fallen Heroes Memorial - 30 mins DHS-18-0694-F-000180 10:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Biometrics in Border Security - 60 mins Moderator: Nelson Balido, Chairman and CEO, Border Commerce and Security Council; Principal, Balido and Associates, Inc. - Former Director, Private Sector Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Former Member, DHS, Homeland Security Advisory Council Speakers/Panelists: Antonio J. Trindade, Associate Chief, Enforcement/Technology, U.S. Border Patrol (Confirmed) Arun Vemury, Program Director, Science & Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Patrick J. Nemeth, Director of the Identity Operations Division, Office of Biometric Identity Management, National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS (Confirmed) Paul Hunter, Chief Biometrics Strategy/Biometrics Division, DHS/USCIS/ Immigration Records and Identity Services (IRIS) Directorate (Confirmed) 11:45 a.m. Procurement Panel: DHS, CBP, ICE - 45 mins Moderator: David Aguilar, Partner, GSIS - Former Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Speakers/Panelists: Bill Weinberg, Head of the Contracting Activity, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Invited) DHS-18-0694-F-000181 Colleen Manaher, Executive Director, Planning, Program Analysis, and Evaluation, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) Dennis Michelini, Operations Acting Executive Director, Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) Kelly Good, U.S. Border Patrol (Confirmed) 12:30 p.m. Public Safety Communications along the Border - 45 mins Moderator: Charles Armstrong, Former Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information and Technology - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Speakers/Panelists: Patrick Schwinghammer, Director of Radio Access Network, FirstNet (Confirmed) Ron Hewitt, Director, Office Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Thomas Bojito, Chief, Tactical Communications Program, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Operations Division, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Transnational Networks - 45 mins Speakers/Panelists: Roque Caza, Acting Director, Counter Network Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) DHS-18-0694-F-000182 Operation Stonegarden: Homeland Security Grants - 45 mins Friday, February 2, 2018 10:00 a.m. Demo Day - Bandera Gun Club 360 mins The Border Security Expo Demo Day 2018 is designed for manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others to demonstrate and network with end-users at an outdoor range. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Starr Forum: Human Flow (film screening) 3:30-6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 Building 10, 250 222 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_human_flow Description: Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Human Flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this DHS-18-0694-F-000183 massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey. Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter and justice: from teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbedwire borders; from dislocation and disillusionment to courage, endurance and adaptation; from the haunting lure of lives left behind to the unknown potential of the future. Human Flow comes at a crucial time when tolerance, compassion and trust are needed more than ever. This visceral work of cinema is a testament to the unassailable human spirit and poses one of the questions that will define this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity? Amazon Studios and Participant Media present, in association with AC Films, Human Flow, a film directed by Ai Weiwei. Human Flow is produced by Ai Weiwei, Chin-Chin Yap and Heino Deckert and executive produced by Andrew Cohen of AC Films with Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann of Participant Media. Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Conflict and Compromise Between Law and Politics in EU Migration and Asylum Policies DHS-18-0694-F-000184 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018 Universite libre de Bruxelles - Campus du Solbosch Buildings K and R42 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium http://odysseus-network.eu/conference-2018/ Program: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session: Accessing the Implementation of the Agenda on Migration Several questions related to the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration will be analysed in relation with the Commission Communications of 27 September and 7 December 2017. Welcome speach by Philippe De Bruycker, Coordinator of the Odysseus Academic Network, ULB, Brussels "From illegal to legal migration: the importance of pull factors" by Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants "From Dublin to sharing people: a viable model of solidarity?" by Francesco Maiani, Associate Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Comments by Simon Mordue, Deputy Director-General, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stream One - Externalization: International Responsibility for the Cooperation of the EU & its Member States with the Libyan DHS-18-0694-F-000185 Coastguard? Whilst they avoid triggering directly the application of the ECHR, the EU and its Member States collaborate closely with the Libyan coastguard by providing training, equipment and/or funding. Can these policies lead to international responsibility of the EU and its Member States and, if yes, which court(s) would establish jurisdiction? Convener: Achilles Skordas, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ramses Wessel, Professor of International Law and Governance, University of Twente, the Netherlands Mariagiulia Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Law, Department of Law and Criminology, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU Carolyn Moser, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany Stream Two - Human Rights: The Human Right to Leave a Country: to Protect or Forget? The freedom to leave any country including his own recognised under human rights law is challenged by pullback practices as part of the fight against irregular migration and the externalisation of the EU migration policy. Turkey is requested to prevent migrants and asylum seekers to leave its territory. Transit countries like Libya if not origin countries, are asked to act in a similar way. The compatibility of such measures with the right to leave should be assessed. Convener: DHS-18-0694-F-000186 Elspeth Guild, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, Queen Mary University of London Nora Markard, Junior Professor of Public and International Law, University of Hamburg Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Pia Oberoi, Advisor on Migration and Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ulrike Brandl, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law and European Union Law, Faculty of Law, University of Salzburg Stream Three - Institutions: Monitoring and Steering Through Frontex and Easo 2.0: The Rise of a new model oF JHA Agencies? The (envisaged) enhanced mandate of key EU JHA agencies goes far beyond support, or administrative cooperation, and includes functions that have the potential to directly steer the implementation of EU policies, as well as monitoring functions. This creates obvious tensions with the agencies' internal governance structures which are largely intergovernmental, and more broadly with the legal, and political limits to their functioning. This workshop integrates insights from practice, policy input, and legal debate and critically assesses: the (envisaged) design and operationalisation of these monitoring and steering functions; the level of independence afforded to JHA agencies; the effectiveness of existing accountability mechanisms. Convener: Lilian Tsourdi, Doctor, Lecturer, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Kris Pollet, Senior Legal and Policy Officer, ECRE Richard Ares Baumgartner; EU Affairs Strategic Advisor, Frontex DHS-18-0694-F-000187 Patricia Van de Peer, Head Department of Asylum Support, European Asylum Support Office 1:30-3:30 p.m. Visas For Asylum: Not under EU Law or Not at All? While asylum seekers have recourse to smugglers because they cannot travel legally to the EU, the CJEU ruled on 7 March 2017 on the application of a Syrian family for a short-term visa that would have allowed them to travel and apply for asylum in Belgium. The severely criticized decision of the Court in X & X denying its jurisdiction should be scrutinized, including the issue if the refusal of a visa may lead to a violation of nonrefoulement in relation with the own initiative report of the European Parliament on humanitarian visas. Convener: Violeta Moreno-Lax, Doctor, Associate Professor in Law, Queen Mary University of London Emmanuelle Bribosia, Director of the Center for European Law, Institute for European Studies, ULB Juan Fernando Lopez-Aguilar, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sophie Magennis, Head of Policy and Legal Support Unit, UNHCR, Bureau for Europe Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Collective Expulsion or Not? Individualisation of Decision Making in Migration and Asylum Law The ECTHR delivered two contradictory rulings on collective expulsion in the case Khlaifia. The recent ruling in N.D. & N.T. on 3 October 2017 about returns from Mellila to Morocco adds a seventh case to the list of violations of Protocole 4 of the ECHR on the prohibition of collective expulsions. What is at stake is the level of individualisation of return decisions required by judges. This principle of administrative law appeared also DHS-18-0694-F-000188 in the case law of the CJEU on family reunification. But what does individualisation require precisely? Convener: Jean-Yves Carlier, Professor, Faculte de droit, Universite Catholique de Louvain Luc Leboeuf, Scientific Collaborator, Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques, Universite Catholique de Louvain Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Marta Hirsch-Ziembinska, Principal Legal Adviser of the European Ombudsman and member of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law External Competence and Representation of the EU and its Member States in the Area of Migration and Asylum The General Court considered in case T-192/16 that the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016 was not adopted by the European Council but rather by the Heads of State or Government of the Member States. If that is the case, can we consider the collective action of Member States in fields within the scope of EU external competences to be lawful? The current discussions in the UN of the Global Compacts on refugees and migration also raise questions regarding who takes part in those negotiations on behalf of the EU and its Member States. Convener: Paula Garcia Andrade, Associate Professor of Public International law and EU law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid Juan Santos Vara, Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Action, University of Salamanca, Spain DHS-18-0694-F-000189 Thomas Spijkerboer, Professor of Migration Law, VU University of Amsterdam Mauro Gatti, Research Associate, University of Luxembourg Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU 4:00-5:00 p.m. Final Plenary Session - Towards "Judicial Passivism" in EU Migration and Asylum Law? Convener: Iris Goldner Lang, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue Francoise Tulkens, Former Judge and Vice-President of the ECTHR Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General, CJEU Franklin Dehousse, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium; Former Judge at the General Court, CJEU Henri Labayle, Professeur de Droit Europeen, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France Daniel Thym, Jean-Monnet Chair of Public, European and International Law, University of Konstanz, Germany Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000190 14. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, February 6, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/asylum-division-quarterly-stakeholder-meeting-11 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on Feb. 6, 2018, from 2 to 4 p.m. (Eastern) to receive updates from the Asylum Division and engage with subject matter experts during a question-and-answer session. Participation Details: You may attend this engagement either in person at the Tomich Center, 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., or by teleconference (listen only). To register, please follow these steps: * Visit our registration page: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISINVITE/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISINVITE_324 * Enter your email address and select "Submit" * Select "Subscriber Preferences" * Select the "Event Registration" tab DHS-18-0694-F-000191 * Provide your full name and organization, if any * Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you wish to attend in person, please indicate so in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details. To submit non-case specific questions as agenda items before the engagement, email us at uscisigaoutreach@uscis.dhs.gov by Dec. 29, 2017, at 5 p.m. (Eastern). If you have any questions regarding the registration process, or if you have not received a confirmation email a week before the engagement date, please email us at the same address. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Certificate program course in International Migration Studies XCPD-703 - Newcomers to Citizens: Immigrant Integration 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, March 7-9, 2018 Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room C227 Washington, DC 20001 DHS-18-0694-F-000192 https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14536 Course Description: With a record 200 million people living outside their country of birth, immigration is a global phenomenon with profound demographic, economic, social, and political implications for both sending and receiving countries. The debate over immigration law and policy has become increasingly volatile and, in some instances, characterized by misinformation, hate, and xenophobia. Beyond the politics of immigration, genuine challenges to immigrant integration abound. Successful integration of immigrants is critical to the long-term prosperity of host countries that rely on immigrants as workers, consumers, taxpayers, innovators, and entrepreneurs in light of their aging native-born populations and lower birth rates. In this course we will explore integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving countries-such as the United States and Canada and new countries of permanent immigration such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom. We will raise questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. We will also discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and post-nationalism, paradigms that challenge an integrationist reading of migration. Using case studies from North America and Europe we will pay special attention to the different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation on their road from newcomers to citizens. Course Objectives At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving and source countries. * Recognize questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. * Discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and postnationalism. * Compare different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation. Notes: This course is an open enrollment course. No application is required and registration is available by DHS-18-0694-F-000193 clicking "Add to Cart." Current students must register with their Georgetown NetID and password. New students will be prompted to create an account prior to registration. Instructors: Susan Martin, Elzbieta Gozdziak Tuition: $995.00, 24 contract hours Return to Top ******** The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985, 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. Read more about the Center for Immigration Studies. The Center is governed by a diverse board of directors that has included active and retired university professors, civil rights leaders, and former government officials. Our research and analysis has been funded by contributions and grants from dozens of private foundations, from the U.S. Census Bureau and Justice Department, and from hundreds of generous individual donors. Our board, our staff, our researchers, and our contributor base are not predominantly "liberal" or predominantly "conservative." Instead, we believe in common that debates about immigration policy that are well-informed and grounded in objective data will lead to better immigration policies. DHS-18-0694-F-000194 The data collected by the Center during the past quarter-century has led many of our researchers to conclude that current, high levels of immigration are making it harder to achieve such important national objectives as better public schools, a cleaner environment, homeland security, and a living wage for every native-born and immigrant worker. These data may support criticism of US immigration policies, but they do not justify ill feelings toward our immigrant community. In fact, many of us at the Center are animated by a "low-immigration, proimmigrant" vision of an America that admits fewer immigrants but affords a warmer welcome for those who are admitted. Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000195 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 9:20 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 1/8/18 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 1/8/18 What's Happening at the Center In addition to publishing dozens of timely and incisive articles on our blog, Center staff made five recent appearances on cable news to discuss the record level of immigration that is being driven by extended family reunification and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We also produced two more short videos of our own. In the first, Executive Director Mark Krikorian explains what to do with the DACA program and in the second, Research Associate Kausha Luna reveals that most Central Americans immigrate for economic reasons. Blog DHS-18-0694-F-000196 1. Can ICE Solve the Vexing Question of How Often Aliens Vote Illegally? 2. On Public Radio, Cato Analyst Turns Immigration Statistics Upside Down 3. The Inner Workings of Chain Migration 4. The Remittance Fee in Oklahoma, Georgia, and in the U.S. Congress 5. How Upcoming Legislative Priorities Can Strengthen, or Sink, the 'Hire American' Agenda 6. To Reform H-1B, Let's Talk About Ethnic Discrimination by Employers 7. No Ethics Investigation for Reps. Gutiirrez and Chu 8. Alleging Racial Profiling to Collaterally Attack a Criminal Prosecution 9. Refugee Admissions Under the Trump Administration 10. The Counterintuitive World of Immigration Enforcement 11. Lowballing the Economic and Public Safety Costs of a 'Dreamers' Amnesty 12. Get Minors Out of Immigration Court 13. Three Tidbits of Immigration Policy News 14. Niece-Visa Terrorist?: Another F43 in the news 15. 32% of Federal Inmates Are Aliens 16. U.S. Pulls Out of Global Compact on Migration 17. No Sanctuary for MS-13 18. Trump Should Stick to His Guns on DACA Deal 19. Data Mining: One Way to Jump-Start Worksite Enforcement and Preserve Jobs for Lawful Workers 20. Chain Migration and Assimilation 21. Obama-Era Parole Program Allows 'Entrepreneurs' Access to U.S. for Peanuts 22. H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization 23. A Pro-American-Worker Regulatory Agenda from DHS 24. The Human Cost of Amnesties 25. Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S. 26. N.Y. Governor Gets Serious About Domestic Violence ... or Does He? DHS-18-0694-F-000197 27. CBO: Young Illegal Immigrants Have Expensive Dreams 28. Expedite Denial of Baseless Asylum Claims: A simple way the attorney general could reduce the immigration court backlog 29. The U.S. Does Not Use Emigration as a Social Tool 30. CBO Says Senate DREAM Act Would Cost Taxpayers Billions 31. Document Fraud Can Be Uncovered, When Government Has the Will 32. US Absent from Mexico Talks on 'Global Compact for Migration' Video 33. Jessica Vaughan Discusses DACA Deal 34. Steven Camarota on Panel Discussing DACA Deal 35. Mark Krikorian Discusses Possible DACA Deal 36. Immigration Brief: What to Do About DACA 37. Steven Camarota Discusses Increase in Immigrant Population 38. Immigration Brief: Central American Economic Migration 39. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Cost of Chain Migration 1. Can ICE Solve the Vexing Question of How Often Aliens Vote Illegally? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, January 5, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/Can-ICE-Solve-Vexing-Question-How-Often-AliensVote-Illegally Excerpt: Contrary to what critics have suggested, there has in fact been evidence of voter fraud discovered in a number of studies, but those studies have been limited in duration and scope, due in no small part to the intransigence of electoral officials in lending their help; the same kind of DHS-18-0694-F-000198 intransigence that the president's commission confronted immediately after its creation, and continued to experience on a recurring and routine basis. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. On Public Radio, Cato Analyst Turns Immigration Statistics Upside Down By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, January 4, 2018 https://cis.org/Kammer/Public-Radio-Cato-Analyst-Turns-Immigration-StatisticsUpside-Down Excerpt: Between 1990 and 2000 Border Patrol arrests rose every year except for 1994 and 1997. As the federal government reported in its 1999 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, "The number of Southwest border apprehensions in 1999 was 1,537,000, a 1 percent increase compared to fiscal year 1998." In 2000, the figure jumped to 1,814,729. Those numbers apparently didn't register at the Cato Institute. In the land of the libertarian, no border control is good border control and efforts to limit immigration are an offense against individual liberty. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000199 ******** ******** 3. The Inner Workings of Chain Migration By David North CIS Blog, January 4, 2018 https://cis.org/North/Inner-Workings-Chain-Migration Excerpt: It is good news that the nation is starting to pay some attention to the peculiar priority given in the immigrant-selection process to relatives of earlier migrants chain migration. The blunter, older term nepotism might be used in this connection, but rarely is. It may be useful to look at the almost accidental origin of chain migration, back in 1965; at the various chains that the 1965 Amendments to the INA set in motion; and at the highly differential results coming from these different chains, something I first researched about 40 years ago. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. The Remittance Fee in Oklahoma, Georgia, and in the U.S. Congress By David North DHS-18-0694-F-000200 CIS Blog, January 3, 2018 https://cis.org/North/Remittance-Fee-Oklahoma-Georgia-and-US-Congress Excerpt: It's time to take a new look at a nearly totally ignored potential source of governmental revenue taken mostly from illegal aliens and drug dealers to see how three different jurisdictions are handling the issue. Potentially it could bring in well over $2 billion a year for the federal and/or state governments, and not one penny would be paid by law-abiding residents. Sounds like a winner, right? But Chamber of Commerce types have fought it successfully, except in Oklahoma, where there is such an arrangement. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. How Upcoming Legislative Priorities Can Strengthen, or Sink, the 'Hire American' Agenda By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, January 2, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/How-Upcoming-Legislative-Priorities-CanStrengthen-or-Sink-Hire-American-Agenda Excerpt: The Trump administration strongly advocates congressional passage of an infrastructure bill that the president can sign into law, not just because the nation's backbone is in need of surgery and repair, but also because "shovel- DHS-18-0694-F-000201 ready" jobs of the sort that infrastructure normally entails are a prime source of jobs for those who work with their hands not to mention additional jobs for the tens of thousands of engineering and technical specialists who are needed to plan, design, and oversee massive reconstruction and improvement projects. Such a bill is entirely in line with the president's "Buy American Hire American" agenda, which was embedded in one of his first executive orders. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. To Reform H-1B, Let's Talk About Ethnic Discrimination by Employers By David North CIS Blog, January 2, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Reform-H1B-Lets-Talk-About-Ethnic-DiscriminationEmployers Excerpt: Since most H-1B workers in the country are on H-1B extensions, usually of three years, this would in a few years reduce the number of H-1Bs in the country by more than 70-75 percent as their visas run out. While I am for drastic action, this proposal does not put our best foot forward. The argument of the good guys, of course, is correct these workers are taking American jobs but a general no-extension policy would create a firestorm of opposition and there would arguments (despite facts to the contrary) that there is a shortage of high-tech skills in the United States and that such a change DHS-18-0694-F-000202 would reduce economic activity in the States, cause the loss of other jobs to American workers, and the like. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. No Ethics Investigation for Reps. Gutiirrez and Chu By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, January 2, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/No-Ethics-Investigation-Reps-Gutierrez-and-Chu Excerpt: It is reprehensible that members of Congress would use those officers as a prop to advance their legislative, and political, agendas. It would have been difficult for the Ethics Committee to have acted differently in the face of such "political speech". And, had it referred these matters to an investigative subcommittee, it simply would have advanced those agendas further. That said, a $50 fine seems like an easy out for two powerful people. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000203 8. Alleging Racial Profiling to Collaterally Attack a Criminal Prosecution By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, January 1, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Alleging-Racial-Profiling-Collaterally-AttackCriminal-Prosecution Excerpt: It's easy for civilians and after-the-fact observers to forget that, as a law enforcement officer, you just don't know who or what you are going to confront when you pull a vehicle over on the open road. So maybe a little salty language can be forgiven once the trooper knows he's going to live through the encounter. It doesn't always suggest bias, but sometimes just the relief that you will survive to go home to your family that night. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Refugee Admissions Under the Trump Administration By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, December 29, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Rush/Refugee-Admissions-Under-Trump-Administration Excerpt: As 2017 is coming to an end, let's take a quick look at refugee admissions under President Trump from the time he took office on January 20, 2017, through December 20, 2017 (a total of 11 months). For comparison, let's DHS-18-0694-F-000204 also check admissions under President Obama for the same period in 2016. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. The Counterintuitive World of Immigration Enforcement By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 29, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Counterintuitive-World-Immigration-Enforcement Excerpt: Certain immigration enforcement actions, which appear on their face to be unduly harsh or "cruel", are actually not only in the best interests of the United States, but also in the best interests of the aliens involved. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Lowballing the Economic and Public Safety Costs of a 'Dreamers' Amnesty By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 29, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Lowballing-Economic-and-Public-Safety-Costs- DHS-18-0694-F-000205 Dreamers-Amnesty Excerpt: The CBO likely underestimates the fiscal cost of the DREAM Act, and the very language of the bill would promote fraud and lead to amnesty for a significant number of criminals. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Get Minors Out of Immigration Court By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 28, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Get-Minors-Out-Immigration-Court Excerpt: The appearance of UACs in immigration court removal proceedings slows the adjudication of cases and can, in certain instances, raise due process concerns. Congress has the ability to draft legislation to create a nonadversarial removal proceeding that would apply only to UACs. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000206 13. Three Tidbits of Immigration Policy News By David North CIS Blog, December 27, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Three-Tidbits-Immigration-Policy-News Excerpt: Three immigration policy news items emerged recently, on cheating in the EB-5 program, on the House Judiciary Committee's minority leadership, and on birthright citizenship in a U.S. island territory. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Niece-Visa Terrorist?: Another F43 in the news By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 27, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/NieceVisa-Terrorist Excerpt: Again, lawful permanent resident status in the United States is a valuable commodity, and one that this country should only bestow on those who have demonstrated an allegiance to our principles and institutions. If the charges against her are true, somewhere along the line, Shahnaz failed that test. Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000207 ******** ******** 15. 32% of Federal Inmates Are Aliens By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, December 26, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/32-Federal-Inmates-Are-Aliens Excerpt: DHS reported a total of 58,766 "known or suspected" aliens in the custody of federal authorities. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, there are 184,379 total federal inmates, meaning that almost 32 percent of all federal inmates are aliens. The number of aliens in federal custody has risen since the last report: At that time, the Justice Department estimated that there were 42,000 aliens, representing 24 percent of the federal prison population. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. U.S. Pulls Out of Global Compact on Migration By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 22, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/US-Pulls-Out-Global-Compact-Migration DHS-18-0694-F-000208 Excerpt: Were the United States to continue in the GCM, and were that compact to push to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, this country would essentially have to implement an open-borders policy to even make a dent in the inequality among nations. Specifically, we would have to allow millions of low-skilled, low-income migrants to work and/or permanently resettle in this country to shift, ever so slightly, the balance of international inequality. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. No Sanctuary for MS-13:'They are preying on the communities that they are living in' By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 21, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/No-Sanctuary-MS13 Excerpt: The Post contrasts President Trump's strong rhetoric in connection with MS-13 with "the fact that most of the gang's victims are not Americans but undocumented immigrants." That is a fact, however, that is not lost on most who have studied alien gangs (and alien criminals generally), including the Center for Immigration Studies. Most of the supporters of sanctuary jurisdictions omit this fact from their talking points, however. But, as Michael McElhenny, a Maryland-based FBI DHS-18-0694-F-000209 supervisory special agent who was quoted by the Post states, MS-13 members "are preying on the communities that they are living in." Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Trump Should Stick to His Guns on DACA Deal By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 21, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Should-Stick-His-Guns-DACA-Deal Excerpt: The principles and policies attached to that letter were the fruit of that effort. Included were improvements to border security, steps to close loopholes related to unaccompanied alien children (UACs), asylum reforms, proposals to "to reduce the immigration court backlog and ensure swift return of illegal border crossers", expansions to the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability, amendments to grant programs to address the issue of sanctuary cities, enhancements to improve "State and local cooperation with Federal immigration law enforcement in order to ensure national security and public safety", improvements that would strengthen "the removal processes for those who overstay or otherwise violate the terms of their visas" and address "future visa overstays", additional resources and detention authority for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), fixes to the current employment verification system (including mandatory E-Verify), measures to "deny gang members and those associated with criminal gangs from receiving immigration DHS-18-0694-F-000210 benefits", an end to chain migration and the visa lottery, and a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually. Return to Top ********* ********* 19. Data Mining: One Way to Jump-Start Worksite Enforcement and Preserve Jobs for Lawful Workers By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 21, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Data-Mining-One-Way-JumpStart-WorksiteEnforcement-and-Preserve-Jobs-Lawful-Workers Excerpt: The strangulation of interior enforcement was accomplished through the simple expedient of officer corps attrition combined with consistent submission of grossly inadequate manpower and budget requests for interior agents. For many years, there were significantly fewer than 1,000 special agents serving in the INS to do all of the interior enforcement work in the United States including anti-smuggling, fraud interdiction, worksite, national security, and criminal alien and gang member identification and removal. Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000211 ******** 20. Chain Migration and Assimilation By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 20, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Chain-Migration-and-Assimilation Excerpt: There's also no guarantee that chain migrants will bring with them any skills that will allow them to succeed in the United States. More than five years ago, Olivier Roy, a professor of political science, wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times captioned "Loner, Loser, Killer", in which he described Mohammed Merah, a French Muslim who attacked a Jewish school and a group of soldiers in Toulouse and Montauban, respectively, in March 2012. That piece, which was generally sympathetic to the disenfranchised youth of the banlieues, focused on Merah's marginalization even within his own society, and noted that he was a "loner and a loser" who "found in al Qaeda a narrative of solitary heroism and a way, after months of watching videos on the Internet, to achieve short-term notoriety and find a place in the real world." Return to Top ******** ******** 21. H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization By Preston Huennekens DHS-18-0694-F-000212 CIS Blog, December 19, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/H1B-Spouses-Lose-Work-Authorization Excerpt: Under the proposed change, H-4 dependents (spouses and children of H-1B workers) would no longer have authorization to work on their own. This decision likely will make it more difficult for some potential H-1B workers to come to the United States, according to some reports. Advocates for expanding the H-1B program have critiqued the move. In addition to the rule change, the administration has increased the level of scrutiny on H-1B applications. Since the election of President Trump, the number of challenged applications has risen. In November 2016, only 27.2 percent of applications required additional evidence. A year later, almost half of all applications (46.6 percent) required additional evidence. An article sympathetic to expanding the H-1B program described challenging H-1B applications as "a bureaucratic step that can slow an application or lead to its denial." Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Obama-Era Parole Program Allows 'Entrepreneurs' Access to U.S. for Peanuts By David North CIs Blog, December 19, 2017 https://cis.org/North/ObamaEra-Parole-Program-Allows-Entrepreneurs-Access- DHS-18-0694-F-000213 US-Peanuts Excerpt: While EB-5 produces passive investors, this will tilt toward aliens with connections to resident money. It may facilitate the admission of some useful entrepreneurs, but is more likely to attract alien friends (and relatives) of U.S. business people. Return to Top ******** ******** 23. A Pro-American-Worker Regulatory Agenda from DHS By John Miano CIS Blog, December 19, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Miano/ProAmericanWorker-Regulatory-Agenda-DHS Excerpt: Last week the Trump administration published its regulatory agenda for the Department of Homeland Security. This is the planned list of proposed regulations. There are a number of items on the agenda addressing immigration issues. This is the first time in decades American workers could look at such an agenda and not cringe. The Bush administration used immigration regulations to assault working Americans and President Obama appeared to take joy in using them to run over American workers. DHS-18-0694-F-000214 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. The Human Cost of Amnesties By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, December 19, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Human-Cost-Amnesties Excerpt: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that 294 illegal aliens died crossing our southern border in federal fiscal year (FY) 2017. CBP additionally notes in its yearly statistical report that "U.S. Border Patrol agents also rescued 3,221 illegal migrants in danger and, in some cases, lifethreatening situations." The 294 deaths, while a disturbing number, apparently represent an 11 percent drop in deaths from last year. The thing to remember, though, is that the figure is without doubt a significant undercount. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000215 25. Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S. By David North CIS Blog, December 19, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/Congress-Takes-Step-Against-Paying-Illegal-AliensStay-US Excerpt: Currently, an illegal alien, even with a shaky Social Security number or an ITIN (individual tax identification number), may claim the up-to-$1,000-ahead payments even though the kids only have ITINs, which are not proof of legal residence, as SSNs are. Under the conference committee report, unlikely to be amended at this point, the children must have valid SSNs, but the adult ACTC claimant does not need one. The new system applies to tax returns filed in 2019, and once in place it is estimated that the savings will be around $3.9 billion a year. It will have no impact on returns filed this coming spring. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. N.Y. Governor Gets Serious About Domestic Violence ... or Does He? By Dan Cadman DHS-18-0694-F-000216 CIS Blog, December 19, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/NY-Governor-Gets-Serious-About-DomesticViolence-or-Does-He Excerpt: Federal immigration laws specifically render an alien deportable if he or she has been convicted of either felony or misdemeanor domestic violence, or is under a domestic violence-related restraining order. (See Section 237(a)(2)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.) This removability provision even applies to resident aliens as it should, if our nation is to be consistent in its zero tolerance policy toward domestic violence, which is most often directed against women and children. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. CBO: Young Illegal Immigrants Have Expensive Dreams By Jason Richwine CIS Blog, December 18, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Richwine/CBO-Young-Illegal-Immigrants-Have-ExpensiveDreams Excerpt: For most Americans, a Friday afternoon in mid-December is a time when work is winding down and holiday plans begin to take center stage. It also seems to be a time, coincidentally or not, for the government to publish reports that run counter to prevailing media narratives. Keeping with tradition, the CBO DHS-18-0694-F-000217 reported on Friday that the DREAM Act, which would provide amnesty to up to three million illegal immigrants who arrived before the age of 18, would generate a net cost of $26 billion over the next 10 years. Because advocates claim that virtually any loosening of immigration restrictions will benefit taxpayers even refugees, despite their low earnings and high welfare consumption, are said to be fiscal boons and because the media have been eager to run with that narrative, the CBO's estimate may come as a surprise. Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Expedite Denial of Baseless Asylum Claims: A simple way the attorney general could reduce the immigration court backlog By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 18, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Expedite-Denial-Baseless-Asylum-Claims Excerpt: By certification, the attorney general should issue a decision expanding on footnote three from Matter of E-F-H-L-, and making it clear that immigration judges may dispose of protection claims in the manner set forth therein. Specifically, where the immigration judge concludes that the Form I589 is full and complete, and that the alien (represented by counsel) has had the opportunity to state the bases for the claim (either on the Form I-589 or in briefs, or both) the immigration judge should be able to place the applicant under oath to attest to "the correctness and completeness of the application." If DHS-18-0694-F-000218 the government attorney is willing to stipulate that the alien will testify in accordance with the application and that there are no apparent credibility issues, the immigration judge should be able to then issue a decision denying the application on legal grounds, without holding a full evidentiary hearing. Return to Top ******** ******** 29. The U.S. Does Not Use Emigration as a Social Tool By David North CIS Blog, December 18, 2017 https://www.cis.org/North/US-Does-Not-Use-Emigration-Social-Tool Excerpt: Congress has now gone a step further, to actively discourage the emigration of sex offenders.Crime and punishment is not my field, and I do not know what we should do about convicted sex offenders after they have served their prison terms. But I do know that Congress has a negative view of this population, and has decided to punish them further. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000219 30. CBO Says Senate DREAM Act Would Cost Taxpayers Billions: Friday afternoon bomb By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 15, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/CBO-Says-Senate-DREAM-Act-Would-CostTaxpayers-Billions Excerpt: With respect to direct spending, CBO finds that S. 1615 would increase earned income and child tax credits by $5.5 billion between 2018 and 2027. It finds that the bill would increase spending for Medicaid by $5.0 billion during that period, and would increase direct spending for SNAP benefits by $2.3 billion in that timeframe. Direct spending for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits would increase by $900 million during that 10-year period under the bill. Finally, the bill would increase Social Security spending (which is off-budget) by $600 million, and Medicare spending by $300 million between 2018 and 2027. Federal direct spending for assistance for higher education would also increase, by $500 million in that timeframe under the bill, CBO estimates. Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Document Fraud Can Be Uncovered, When Government Has the Will: Twenty illegal aliens arrested at Tennessee freight forwarder DHS-18-0694-F-000220 By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, December 15, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Document-Fraud-Can-Be-Uncovered-WhenGovernment-Has-Will Excerpt: The obvious solution to this problem would be to make the E-Verify program mandatory for all employers United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) describes E-Verify as "an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify is fast, free and easy to use and it's the best way employers can ensure a legal workforce." The Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711, sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) would essentially make that program mandatory after a phase-in period. That bill was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee in October 2017, and is pending before the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce. Return to Top ******** ******** 32. US Absent from Mexico Talks on 'Global Compact for Migration' By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, December 13, 2017 https://www.cis.org/Rush/US-Absent-Mexico-Talks-Global-Compact-Migration Excerpt: Upon reaching power, President Trump vowed to enforce U.S. DHS-18-0694-F-000221 immigration laws (including deportation), review his predecessor's de facto open border policies, and reassess the numbers of legal immigrants allowed into the United States. Moreover, and instead of pushing for more resettlement or other admission pathways, the Trump administration sought to reinvent a broken refugee system, assist those it resettles better and longer, and help millions of refugees where they are more efficiently. The elaboration of such principles in Mexico would not have convinced every participant, but they could have resonated well with a few who share such viewpoints. And if we were to be very hopeful, this could have encouraged them to voice their apprehensions and admit to their reluctance to pursue this path towards a global response for migration. Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Jessica Vaughan Discusses DACA Deal Fox & Friends, January 3, 2018 Video: https://www.cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-DACA-Deal Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000222 ******** 34. Steven Camarota on Panel Discussing DACA Deal The Ingraham Angle, January 3, 2018 Video: https://cis.org/Steven-Camarota-Panel-Discussing-DACA-Deal Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Mark Krikorian Discusses Possible DACA Deal Fox & Friends, December 29, 2017 Video: https://cis.org/Mark-Krikorian-Discusses-Possible-DACA-Deal Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Immigration Brief: Mark Krikorian Explains What to Do About DACA DHS-18-0694-F-000223 Video: https://www.cis.org/Krikorian/Video-Immigration-Brief-What-Do-AboutDACA Return to Top ******** ******** 37. Steven Camarota Discusses Increase in Immigrant Population Tucker Carlson Tonight, December 28, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Steven-Camarota-Discusses-Increase-ImmigrantPopulation Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Immigration Brief: Kausha Luna Discusses Central American Economic Migration Video: https://www.cis.org/Luna/Video-Immigration-Brief-Central-AmericanEconomic-Migration DHS-18-0694-F-000224 Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Cost of Chain Migration Fox News, December 18, 2017 Video: https://www.cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Cost-Chain-Migration Return to Top Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000225 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 2:17 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Temporary Protected Status Terminated for El Salvador ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Temporary Protected Status Terminated for El Salvador Termination delayed for 18 months Washington, D.C. (January 8, 2018) - The Secretary of the Department Homeland Security has delayed termination of Salvadoran nationals until September 9, 2019, providing them time to leave or seek other means to obtain lawful residency. El Salvador was designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on March 9, 2001, as a result of a series of earthquakes. This designation has been extended continuously for the last 17 years, but was scheduled to terminate March 8, 2018. DHS-18-0694-F-000226 CNN reported on January 8, 2018, that the number of Salvadorans covered by TPS is "upwards of 250,000", although it admitted that estimates differed as to the number of aliens who would be affected by the secretary's TPS decision. In particular, a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report from November 2017 placed the number of expected re-registrants from El Salvador at 195,000. Andrew Arthur, CIS resident fellow in law and policy, stated, "Temporary Protected Status is the biggest misnomer in immigration. El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region; it is difficult to believe that there are true safety reasons for nationals not to return home. Congress needs to limit the authority of the secretary to extend TPS to ensure that it is used properly and effectively in the future. Section 244 of the INA should be amended to make such designation effective for no more than one year, with extensions voted on by Congress." View the entire article at: https://cis.org/Arthur/Temporary-Protected-StatusReportedly-Terminated-El-Salvador The decades-long extensions of TPS have been granted to various countries, including El Salvador. Recently Honduras' TPS designation was extended by then-Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke through July 5, 2018; Nicaragua's designation was terminated effective January 5, 2019; and Haiti's designation was terminated effective July 22, 2019. As Congress considers how to address the issue of the estimated 690,000 aliens who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), pressure will likely build to grant some permanent status to the nationals of El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti, and possibly Nicaragua, who have been residing DHS-18-0694-F-000227 in the United States under TPS. CRS estimates the total population of TPS reregistrants from those countries at just over 300,000. Visit Website More from Andrew Arthur: The Categorical Approach, Backlogs, and Removability No Ethics Investigation for Reps. Gutierrez and Chu The Counterintuitive World of Immigration Enforcement Get Minors Out of Immigration Court Copyright (C) 2018 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. 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DHS-18-0694-F-000228 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 6:26 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 1/8/18 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 1/8/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 1/9, DC - House hearing on border security from front-line agents' perspective - [New Listing] 2. 1/10-14, DC - Immigration at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference 3. 1/11, DC - Discussion on the real costs of a border barrier between the U.S. and Mexico 4. 1/11-12, Florence, Italy - Conference on the ethics of migration beyond the immigrant-host state nexus 5. 1/15-16, Paris - International forum on migration statistics 6. 1/16, DC - Senate oversight hearing of the DHS - [New Listing] 7. 1/17-19, Ohrid, Macedonia - Conference on migration and diapsoras 8. 1/26-27, Las Vegas - EB-5 and investment immigration convention 9. 1/29-30, Munich - Conference on post-imperial migrations during the first half of the 20th century DHS-18-0694-F-000229 10. 1/31-2/2, San Antonio, TX - Annual border security conference and expo 11. 2/1, Cancun, Mexico, - American Immigration Lawyers Association midwinter conference - [New Listing] 12. 2/1, Cambridge, MA - Film screening and discussion on global mass human displacement [CANCELLED] 13. 2/1, Brussels - Conference on the application of EU migration and asylum policies 14. 2/6, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 15. 2/26-28, Arlington, VA - Biometrics for government and law enforcement conference - [New Listing] 16. 3/7-9, DC - Certificate program course in international migration studies 1. On the Line: Border Security from an Agent and Officer Perspective 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2018 House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security House Visitor Center, Room 210 1450 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/line-border-security-agent-officer-perspective/ Witnesses: Brandon Judd National President National Border Patrol Council Jon Anfinson President DHS-18-0694-F-000230 Local 2366 - Del Rio, Texas National Border Patrol Council Rosemarie Pepperdine Union Representative Local 2544 - Tucson, Arizona National Border Patrol Council Anthony M. Reardon National President National Treasury Employees Union Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference Wednesday-Sunday, January 10-14, 2018 Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 http://secure.sswr.org/2018-conference-home/ Immigration-related sessions: DHS-18-0694-F-000231 Thursday, January 11, 2018 Section: Immigrants and Refugees 1:30-3:00 p.m. Symposia: They Survived, We Can Help Them Thrive: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Social Work with Forced Migrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session8829.html Measuring Refugee Poverty Using Deprivation Versus Income: The Case of Afghans in Iran Mitra Ahmadinejad, MA, Florida International University; Shanna Burke, PhD, Florida International University; Miriam Potocky, PhD, Florida International University Developing a Reliable Assessment Tool for Refugee Survivors of Torture Michaela Zajicek-Farber, PhD, BCD, LCSW-C, The Catholic University of America; Joan Hodges-Wu, MA, MSW, LGSW, Asylum Seeker Assistance Project; Sarah Moore Oliphant, MSW, PhD, The Catholic University of America Hiding in Plain Sight: A Qualitative Analysis of Survival Strategies for LGBT Forced Migrants Edward J. Alessi, PhD, Rutgers University Performing for Their Lives: The Psychological Toll of 'Reverse Covering' for Sexual and Gender Minority Refugee Claimants in Canada Sarilee Kahn, PhD, McGill University Friday, January 12, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Symposia: Multi-Level Risk Factors Related to the Health and Mental Health of Migrant Populations DHS-18-0694-F-000232 from Non-Western Low and Middle Income Countries http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9267.html The Risk Environment for Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Male Migrant Market Workers in Central Asia Louisa Gilbert, PhD, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Xin Ma, MS, Emory University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Assel Terlikbayeva, MD, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Sholpan Primbetova, MSW, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Tara McCrimmon, MPH, Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia; Mingway Chang, PhD, Columbia University; Timothy Hunt, PhD, Columbia University; Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Gaukhar Mergenova, MSW, Columbia University Multi-Level HIV Risk Factors Among Female Fish Traders and Male Truckers in Zambia: A Qualitative Study Comparison Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nomagugu Ncube, MPH, International Organization for Migration; Simona Simona, MA, University of Zambia; Alexander Ncube, BA, Columbia University; Tina Jiwatram-Negron, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Stefani Baca-Atlas, MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chronic Disease and Mental Health Prevalence Among Migrants in Central Asia Angela Aifah, MA, Columbia University Displaced, Overlooked, and Disadvantaged: A Systematic Review of Mental Health Studies of Adult Syrian Refugees Melissa Meinhart, MSW, Columbia University; Erin Mills, BA, Columbia University; Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD, Columbia University; Nabila El-Bassel, PhD, Columbia University 9:45 a.m. DHS-18-0694-F-000233 Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33402.html Allison Ward, MSW, Graduate Student, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, Research Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Anna D. Wolf Chair, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 10:15 a.m. Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33406.html 10:45 a.m. The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper33407.html David Becerra, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Jason Castillo, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Francisca Porchas, BA, Organizing Director, Puente Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 9:45-11:15 a.m. Symposia: Examining Factors Affecting the Health and Well-being of Refugees, Immigrants, and Indigenous Populations in the US http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9290.html DHS-18-0694-F-000234 Mental Health Issues and Service Needs for African Refugee Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Allison Ward, MSW, Arizona State University; Jill Messing, MSW, PhD, Arizona State University; Bushra Sabri, PhD, MSW, The Johns Hopkins University; Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University Refugee Women's Health: The Effects of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Stressors Cindy Sangalang, PhD, California State University, Los Angeles The Relationship between Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health Among Latino Immigrants David Becerra, PhD, Arizona State University; Jason Castillo, PhD, University of Utah; Francisca Porchas, BA, Puente Arizona Discrimination and Environmental Changes As Stressors Among Indigenous Peoples in South Louisiana Shanondora Billiot, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Roundtables: Advancing the Welfare of Immigrant Children in the U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9128.html Speakers/Presenters: Alan Dettlaff, Phd, University of Houston; Luis Zayas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin; Michelle JohnsonMotoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Jodi Berger Cardoso, PhD, University of Houston; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; and Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD, New Mexico State University 1:45-3:15 p.m. Symposia: Trauma and Resilience: Understanding Mental Health Among Refugees http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9162.html DHS-18-0694-F-000235 The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Pre-Migration Trauma and Post-Resettlement Factors for Southeast Asian Refugees Cindy Sangalang, PhD, Arizona State University; Tracy Harachi, PhD, University of Washington Ethnic Differences in Behavioral Health Status: Burman Vs. Karen Refugees Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo Factors Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Symptoms Among Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Wooksoo Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Isok Kim, PhD, University at Buffalo; Anita Sharma, University at Buffalo; Sarah Stanford, University at Buffalo Religion As a Source of Strength for Recently Resettled Refugees from Syria Diane Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington; Nabiha Hasan, University of Texas at Arlington 3:30-5:00 p.m. Roundtables: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Refugee Based Research http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9157.html Speakers/Presenters: Miriam George, PhD and Anita Vaillancourt, PhD 5:15-6:45 p.m. Oral Presentations: ACCESS & UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9333.html Comparison of Barriers to Health Care before and after Receiving Health Insurance Due to Aca's Individual Mandate Among Self-Employed Korean Immigrants Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Hyunsung Oh, PhD, Arizona State University DHS-18-0694-F-000236 Limited English Proficiency, Access to Health Care, and Health Services Use Among Asian Chung Hyeon Jeong, MSW, University of Southern California; Lawrence Palinkas, PhD, University of Southern California "Their Needs Are Higher Than What I Can Do": Providers' Experiences of Working with Latino Immigrant Families Katarzyna Olcon, MSW, University of Texas at Austin; Lauren Gulbas, PhD, University of Texas at Austin Community Health Workers Addressing Reproductive Health Disparities in Immigrant Latino Communities Amittia Parker, LMSW, University of Kansas; Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Susana Mariscal, PhD, University of Kansas; Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, New York University; Cielo Fernandez, University of Kansas; Elizabeth Reynoso, University of Kansas Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: EXPLORING PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9367.html Social Support Under Siege: An Examination of Women's Forced Migration Karin Wachter, MEd, University of Texas at Austin Latino Traditional Healthcare Use: The Social Network Effect Victor Figuereo, MSW, MA, Boston College; Rocio Calvo, PhD, Boston College Race, Ethnicity, and Birth Place As Predictors of Well-Being Among Older Adults Heehyul Moon, PHD, University of Louisville; Sunshine Rote, PHD, University of Louisville DHS-18-0694-F-000237 Factors Contributing to Migrant Children's Well-Being in China: Implications on Involuntary Migration of Displaced Children Limin Xu, PhD, Tianjin University of Technology; Patrick Leung, PhD, University of Houston; Yongxiang Xu, PhD, East China University of Science and Technology 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: IMMIGRATION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9385.html Factors Related to Adverse Functioning for Unaccompanied Children in Long-Term Foster Care in the United States: An Exploratory Study Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas Crea, PhD, Boston College; Dawnya Underwood, MSW, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Development and Preliminary Validation of the Multidimensional Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Instrument Elizabeth Kiehne, MSW, Arizona State University; German Cadenas, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Enforced Separations: A Qualitative Examination on the Impact of Parental Deportation on Latino/a Youth and Families Kristina Lovato-Hermann, PhD, CSU Long Beach Health and Mental Health Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement Julia Shu-Huah Wang, PhD, The University of Hong Kong; Neeraj Kaushal, PhD, Columbia University 12:30-1:30 p.m. Immigration and refugees studies http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9576.html DHS-18-0694-F-000238 Speakers/Presenters: Mitra Ahmadinejad-Naseh, and Michaela Zajicek-Farber, MSW PhD, The Catholic University of America 4:00-5:30 p.m. Oral Presentations: IMMINENT RISKS IMPACTING DACA RECIPIENTS AND IMMIGRANT YOUTH http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9386.html The Growing Significance of Place: Assessing the Diverging Trajectories of Daca-Eligible Young Adults in the New South Roberto G. Gonzales, PhD, Harvard University; Benjamin Roth, PhD, University of South Carolina; Kristina Brant, Harvard University "Estaba Bien Chiquito" (I Was Very Young): The Pathways to Adulthood of Undocumented Adolescent Arrivals Daysi Diaz-Strong, MSW, University of Chicago Effects of in-State Tuition on Undocumented Immigrants' Education and Future: A Synthetic Control Approach Xiaoning Huang, MSW, Columbia University Family Structure and Health Outcomes Among Children of Immigrants Jina Chang, MSW, Boston University Sunday, January 14, 2018 8:00-9:30 a.m. Oral Presentations: REFUGEES & ASYLEES: SOCIAL WELFARE CHALLENGES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9446.html DHS-18-0694-F-000239 Barriers to Higher Education for Asylum Seeking Students from Central Africa Paula Gerstenblatt, PhD, University of Southern Maine Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model Megan Stanton, PhD, Housing Works, Inc.; Samira Ali, PhD, University of Houston; Farnaz Malik, MPH, Housing Works, Inc.; Virginia Shubert, JD, Housing Works, Inc. Achieving Equity in Mental Health Services for Refugees: A Focused Ethnography of Public Health Providers' Perspectives on Mental Health Screening Processes Raiza Beltran, MPH, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Patricia Shannon, PhD, University of MinnesotaTwin Cities Refugee Assistance on the Ground. the Case Social Welfare Policy for Refugees Operated in NYC Area Karolina Lukasiewicz, PhD, New York University; Agnes Nzomene, MSW, Catholic Charities 8:30 a.m. Examining LGBTQ Asylum Seekers' Psychosocial Stress and Individual and Collective Resilience: An Application of the Minority Stress Model http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32806.html Megan Stanton, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Storrs, CT Samira Ali, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Houston, TX Farnaz Malik, Research Consultant, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY DHS-18-0694-F-000240 Virginia Shubert, VP Advocacy Research, Housing Works, Inc., Brooklyn, NY 9:45-11:15 a.m. Oral Presentations: SOCIAL SUPPORT & RESILIENCE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Session9456.html A Randomized Trial Testing Group Mental Health Supports for Afghan Refugees in Malaysia Stacey Shaw, PhD, Brigham Young University; Kaitlin Ward, BS, Brigham Young University; Veena Pillai, MBBS, Dhi Consulting & Training Resettlement Post Conflict: Risk and Protective Factors and Resilience Among Women in Northern Uganda Joanne Corbin, PhD, Smith College; J Camille Hall, PhD, LCSW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities Taylor Long, MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor It Takes a Community to "Raise" Immigrant High-School Graduates: An Ecological Prespective to Understand Strategies to Enhance Equity of Opportunities Abbie Frost, Ph.D., Simmons College School of Social Work; Hugo Kamya, PhD, Simmons College School of Social Work 10:45 a.m. Community Resilience in Lebanon: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Study of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Host Communities http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2018/webprogram/Paper32497.html Taylor Long, MSW, Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Beirut, Lebanon DHS-18-0694-F-000241 Return to Top ******** ******** 3. The Wall: The Real Costs of a Barrier Between the U.S. and Mexico A conversation with Vanda Felbab-Brown and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) 8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 11, 2018 Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20036 https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-wall-the-real-costs-of-a-barrier-between-the-u-s-and-mexico/ Speakers: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings Senior Fellow Rep. Henry Cuellar, TX Description: President Trump's proposed border wall, and more broadly how the United States defines its relationship with Mexico, directly affects the 12 million people who live within 100 miles of the border. Beyond the question of cost and payment, there are a number of very significant ways in which a potential wall will affect communities across the United States and Mexico in ways that have not been fully acknowledged or understood. DHS-18-0694-F-000242 In her recent essay, The Wall, Brookings Senior Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown argues that the Trump administration's anti-immigration rhetoric is largely uninformed, and that the administration has greatly misunderstood the importance of a mutually beneficial agreement between the United States and Mexico that enables environmental, security, economic, and cultural cooperation. On Thursday, January 11, Felbab-Brown will present findings from her essay and will engage in a discussion with Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). The event will kick off with new video drone footage of the U.S.-Mexico border captured just last month from Brookings Creative Lab. This event will be live webcast. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. The Ethics of Migration Beyond the Immigrant-Host State Nexus Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2018 European University Institute Via dei Roccettini, 9 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole Florence, Italy http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/the-ethics-of-migration-beyond-the-immigrant-host-state-nexus1112-january-2018-european-university-institute-florence-italy/ Description: The Department of Ethics, Law and Politics at MPI-MMG and the Migration Policy Centre DHS-18-0694-F-000243 (MPC) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute (EUI) are delighted to invite submissions for the "Ethics of Migration beyond the Immigrant -Host State Nexus" conference which is to be held on 11-12 January 2018, European University Institute, Florence, Italy. This conference provides a forum to explore the following and related normative questions: * Responsibility-sharing in refugee protection * The right to control emigration * Responsibilities towards expatriate citizens * The ethics of diaspora politics * The role of subnational governments and supranational institutions in migration regimes * The role of non-state actors in migration management * The ethics of resisting migration controls * Migration and interpersonal morality Programme: Thursday, January 11, 2018 10:00-11:00 a.m. Keynote: Responsibility for Emigration Valeria Ottonelli, University of Genova 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel 1: Sending states, diasporas and transnational responsibility Towards the Responsibility to Represent: Unpacking State Responsibilities for Migrants Within and Beyond Takeshi Miyai, EUI Injecting Moral-laden Discourses into Global Migration Governance: Recruitment of Filipino Nurses to DHS-18-0694-F-000244 Germany Cleovi Mosuela, University of Bielefeld The Ethics of Diaspora Politics: How Do Diasporas Engage in the Debate? Lola Guyot, EUI Migration and Democratic Decline Vesco Paskalev, University of Hull 1:30-3:00 p.m. Panel 2: Migrants, social ethics and civil society Temporary migrants and,social morals Chuanfei Chin, National University of Singapore Social work as a prerequisite for permanent residence Bouke de Vries, MPI-MMG Activism in Whose Interest? ProRefugee Volunteering in Germany and Its Pitfalls Tanita Jill Poeggel, University of Edinburgh Migration crisis, cultural industry and tourist gaze. Which ethics for a complex relationship? Marxiano Melotti, Niccolo Cusano University 3:00-4:15 p.m. Panel 3: Borders and resistance What kind of act is unauthorised border-crossing? Four possibilities Guy Aitchison, University College Dublin DHS-18-0694-F-000245 Justifying Resistance to Immigration Law: The Role of Legitimacy Caleb Yong, MPI-MMG Who should resist unjust deportations? Rutger Birnie, EUI 4:45-6:00 p.m. Panel 4: Nonstate actors in migration governance Just Migrant Repatriation Molli Gerver, Newcastle University Beyond the state: the moral nexus between private corporations and would-be immigrants Benedikt Buechel, University of Edinburgh The Global Governance of Migration and the Catholic Church: beyond the "Pope Francis effect" Sara Silvestri, City, University of London 6:00-7:00 p.m. Keynote: The Good Migrant: Justice, Reciprocity, and Jeb Bush Michael Blake, University of Washington Friday, January 12, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote: Private Government, New Technologies and the Future of Citizenship Rainer Baubock, EUI DHS-18-0694-F-000246 10:00-11:45 a.m. Panel 5: Cities, local communities and migrant rights From the city of refuge to #citieswelcomerefugees: Towards an urban turn in the ethics of migration Benjamin Boudou, MPI-MMG Immigrant sanctuaries and the right to include Zsolt Kapelner, Central European University Migration Ethics, Republican Liberty, and Sanctuary Cities J. Matthew Hoye, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study Resisting brain hubs Corrado Fumagalli, University of Milan Place-Related Collectives and Immigrant Rights Jakob Huber, Goethe University Frankfurt 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Introduction to the photography exhibition 'The Game' by Mario Badagliacca, Archivio delle Memorie Migranti 1:00-2:00 p.m. Keynote: Justice, States, and Global Migration Governance David Owen, University of Southampton 2:00-3:45 p.m. Panel 6: International and supranational migration governance DHS-18-0694-F-000247 Is There a Human Right to Migrate? Graham Finlay, University College Dublin The Migrant, the State, and the Impartial Agency: Converging Justifications for an International Authority over Migration Dario Mazzola, Universita degli Studi di Milano Teaming up or tearing apart? An account of interstate solidarity in the context of the European refugee emergency Eleonora Milazzo, EUI Should the European Union curtail the Member States' competence to adopt rules on the acquisition and loss of nationality? Martijn van den Brink, MPI-MMG Ethics & Migrants' Rights: What's with the "Right to Migrate"? Luisa Feline Freier, Universidad del Pacifico 4:15-5:30 p.m. Panel 7: Future challenges of displacement Political Institutions and Future Refugees Blair Peruniak, University of Oxford Recognition at the Time of Relocation: Small Island States and the Complex Right to Continuous Statehood Milla Emilia Vaha, University of Tampere "A problem not of space": Rethinking solutions in refugee protection Dana Schmalz, MPI-MMG DHS-18-0694-F-000248 5:30-6:30 p.m. Keynote: The Duties of Refugees Matthew Gibney, University of Oxford Return to Top ******** ******** 5. International Forum on Migration Statistics Monday-Tuesday, January 15-16, 2018 OECD Conference Centre 2 Rue Andre Pascal 75016 Paris, France http://www.oecd.org/migration/forum-migration-statistics/IFMS-2018-draft-programme.pdf Description: The International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS-2018) aims to mobilise expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as statistics, economics, demography, sociology, geospatial science, and information technology - that can contribute to improving global understanding of the migration phenomenon. It will explore innovative ways to measure population mobility and generate timely statistics and ways to create synergies between different stakeholders and perspectives, with representatives from 'origin', 'transit' and 'host' countries of migrants. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for policy-makers migration data experts to exchange on data needs to support policy evaluations and identify best policy options. DHS-18-0694-F-000249 The Forum will be organized around the following four main themes: (i) Migration measurement (concepts, definitions, disaggregation by migratory status, etc.) (ii) Innovation in data sources (new sources and approaches to migration data collection, realtime data, etc.) (iii) Understanding migration (gaps in migration statistics, data to address policy concern, etc.), (iv) Cooperation, data governance and capacity building (stakeholder coordination, data sharing/exchange, strategies to enhance institutional capacity, data literacy, use of statistics, etc.). The Forum will take place over two days, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris from 15 to 16 January 2018, with a mix of plenary with high-level speakers and parallel sessions. Around 400 people are expected to participate in the Forum. The Forum is co-organised by the OECD, IOM and UNDESA, in collaboration with a number of partner organisations including UNECE, Eurostat, ILO, UNHCR, UNODC and the World Bank. Depending on the interest expressed and the feedback received, the International Forum on Migration Statistics may become an annual event in the future. Programme: Monday January 15, 2018 Plenary Session 1 DHS-18-0694-F-000250 10:00-10:45 a.m. Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: country perspectives: How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Parallel Sessions 1 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assessing the prevalence of trafficking in persons through targeted surveys Attitudes/Diversity Child and youth migrants: can existing data sources address their experiences and needs? How can we improve them? Combining different datasets Data and analysis on migrant integration at the local level Data integration for measuring migration Forced Migration within state borders: the challenges and opportunities of understanding internal displacement Hard-to-count migrants Parallel Sessions 2 DHS-18-0694-F-000251 1:30-3:00 p.m. Improving Data on Refugees: Lessons from the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics Improving migration data for policy. Capacity building in Africa at national and regional levels: the example of ECOWAS Indicators on immigrant integration: what matters and how can it be measured? Innovative uses of administrative data for statistical purposes Integration I Integration II International Students and Temporary Skilled Workers: Comparing Data from around the Globe Investigating the Impacts of Displacement in East Africa Plenary Session 2 3:15-4:45 p.m. Global initiatives on migration and data needs: Conversation about data needs for the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the UN Global Compact for Refugees Parallel Sessions 3 5:00-6:30 p.m. Issues and challenges in measuring Female Genital Cutting in migration countries DHS-18-0694-F-000252 Linkage of Data Measuring Emigration Measuring emigration through population censuses and destination-country statistics Measuring future migration flows - potential and limits of different approaches Measuring Migration in the Context of the 2030 Agenda Measuring return and reintegration outcomes Measuring the migration-environment nexus: State of the Art Tuesday January 16, 2018 Keynote address 9:00-9:30 a.m. The future of migration and implications for the international statistical community Plenary Session 3 9:30-10:45 a.m. Panel on Public opinion and migration: What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Parallel Sessions 4 DHS-18-0694-F-000253 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Migrant flows and recruitment pathways: Collecting data on mobile populations in the context of migration to the GCC Migration between the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (NCTA): Emerging Challenges and Prospects Migration Measurement I Migration Measurement II Migration Policies Migration Statistics Challenges in Africa Migration Traceability Plenary Session 4 1:30-2:45 p.m. Panel on Data innovation and big data for migration: What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? Parallel Sessions 5 2:45-4:15 p.m. Mobilizing big data to measure highly skilled migration: lessons and challenges DHS-18-0694-F-000254 Return and Onward Migration: What do we know? And what we would like to know? Sampling migrants comparatively: challenges and possibilities Skills Statistics on international labour migration: statistical standards, sampling issues, and methodology of global estimates The future census as a source of data on migrant populations Using indirect methods to assess trafficking in persons Plenary Session 5 4:30-5:45 p.m. Concluding Panel on capacity building for migration data: what are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology)? Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Oversight of the United States Department of Homeland Security DHS-18-0694-F-000255 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hart Senate Office Building 216 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/oversight-of-the-united-states-department-of-homeland-security Witnesses: Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Diaspora, Transnationalism, Transculturalism and Inter-Cultural Communications as New Forms of Social Capital Wednesday-Friday, January 17-19, 2018 Ohrid, Macedonia https://armacad.info/2017-10-27--conf-cfp-diaspora-transnationalism-transculturalism-and-inter-culturalcommunications-as-new-forms-of-social-capital-17-19-january-2018-macedonia Information about conference venue will be announced soon. Overview: Migration and migration-related topics currently have a prominent place in social sciences and DHS-18-0694-F-000256 humanities. Among an assortment of topics social scientists are involved in the study of areas such as migration and identities, citizenship, law and legal status, religion, family and kinship, children and 'the second-generation', language, education, health, media consumption, internet use, the construction of 'home', sexuality, remittances, hometown associations, development and social change, local politics, workplaces and labour markets. Contemporary migration is a complex and multiple process and the movements of people often are not unidirectional - migrants could continually move between different places. All the more so as contemporary modes of communication and transport across the borders enabled them to work and live in different countries, keeping in touch with those left behind as never before (Foner 1997, Morawska 1999).Sociocultural transnational activities cover a wide array of social and cultural transactions through which not only economical resources but also ideas,meanings and practices are exchanged, organized and transformedLevitt and Glick Schiller (2004. Recent researches have established the concept and importance of social remittances(Levitt 1998) which provide a distinct form of social capital between migrants living abroad and those who remain at home. To say that immigrants build social fields that link those abroad with those back home is not to say that their lives are not firmly rooted in a particular place and time. Indeed, they are as much residents of their new community as anyone else. Individuals may migrate out of desire for a better life, or to escape poverty, political persecution, or social or family pressures. There are often a combination of factors, which may play out differently for women and men. Intra-family roles, statuses, relations and inequalities related to generation and gender affect who migrates and the impacts on migrants themselves, as well as on sending and receiving areas. Experience shows that migration can provide new opportunities to improve women's lives and change oppressive gender relations - even displacement as a result of conflict can lead to shifts in gendered roles and responsibilities to women's benefit. However, migration can also entrench traditional roles and inequalities and expose women to new vulnerabilities as the result of precarious legal status, exclusion and isolation. The impact of migration upon childrenis also considerable. These remained in the place of origin may have better living condition due to material point of view, but often they suffer because of the lack of intimacy with their parents working abroad. DHS-18-0694-F-000257 On researching of diaspora context, there are studies of the second generations and their successful integrational trajectoriesbased on the various forms of transculturalism and inter-cultural interactions and communication. Other empirical data, however,show thatthe second generation often may continue maintaining a strong sense of belongingand ethnic enclosure. Among some compact migrant communities mixed marriages are socially unacceptable. To find a spouse back in the sending areas is an actual practice. The everlasting flow of new migrants to diaspora areas has a double impact. Diaspora clubs and organizations support easier settlement and employment for the newcomers. Simultaneously migrants carry with them a specific local ethnic culture, religious traditions and behavioral habits of their birthplaces. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. EB-5 and Global Investment Immigration Convention Friday-Saturday, January 26-27, 2018 Bellagio Resort & Casino 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109 http://www.eb5investors.com/conferences/2018-las-vegas-convention Description: The two-day networking and educational event, which became the EB-5 industry's mostattended domestic event last year with more than 1,000 attendees, will feature a gathering of migration agents, regional centers, immigration and securities attorneys, developers, broker-dealers and other prominent EB-5 program stakeholders. DHS-18-0694-F-000258 The conference will feature interactive panels moderated by professionals experienced in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, as well as in-depth workshops designed especially for attorneys, agents, intermediaries and project developers. The event will also offer special guest speakers, business exhibitions and a myriad of networking opportunities--including a VIP Cocktail reception. We invite anyone interested in learning about the EB-5 program or increasing their industry exposure to join us at this convention. For inquiries regarding our many sponsorship opportunities, contact our team today by phone at (800) 9971228 or email at info@eb5investors.com. Who Will Attend the 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention? * Migration agents * Regional centers and project developers * Immigration and securities attorneys * Broker-dealers and many other industry service providers Program: Friday, January 26, 2018 Global Immigration Programs Workshop 9:00-9:50 a.m. A Tour Around the World - A look at some of the available programs DHS-18-0694-F-000259 10:00-10:50 a.m. Due diligence and selecting the right 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. What is the future of CBI? Agent Due Diligence Seminar 1:00-2:10 p.m. Redeployment: Immigration Compliance and Fund Selection 2:25-3:35 p.m. Alternate Visa Options: EB-1, E-2, etc. 3:50-5:00 p.m. Preparing for Client 829 Filings EB-5 Attorney Workshop 1:00-2:10 p.m. RFE/NOID Trends 2:25-3:35 p.m. Source of Funds analysis - Vietnam and India 3:50-5:00 p.m. How to convert an H1-B, E-2 and other categories to an EB-5, common pitfalls, etc. DHS-18-0694-F-000260 EB-5 Financing Workshop 1:00-2:10 p.m. Raising capital in the new world of EB-5? 2:25-3:35 p.m. Where to go to find capital? 3:50-5:00 p.m. How to handle capital once you have it? Saturday, January 27, 2018 Law and Policy Panels 9:00-9:50 a.m. BEB-5 Government and Legislation 10:05-10:55 a.m. Source of funds and money transfer - preparing for a more diverse EB-5 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Anticipating the path of USCIS in 2018 12:00-1:00 p.m. General Session and Lunch - Keynote Speaker 1:00-2:10 p.m. Investor representation in a failing project DHS-18-0694-F-000261 2:25-3:35 p.m. USCIS litigation 3:50-5:00 p.m. Capital Redeployment Business Panels 9:00-9:50 a.m. The future of direct EB-5 investments 10:05-10:55 a.m. China - EB-5's great uncertainty 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. . Walking the tightrope - Offering and loan document trends 12:00-1:00 p.m. General session and lunch - Keynote Speaker 1:00-2:10 p.m. Vietnam - what is next for this maturing market? 2:25-3:35 p.m. Operating a successful Regional Center in 2018 3:50-5:00 p.m. India - understanding EB-5's newest sensation DHS-18-0694-F-000262 Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Representing Migration: The Legacy of Post-Imperial Migrations from World War I to the Cold War Monday-Tuesday, January 29-30, 2018 Center for Advanced Studies Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 80539 Munich Germany https://armacad.info/confcfp-representing-migration-the-legacy-of-post-imperial-migrations-from-world-war-ito-the-cold-war-29-30-january-2018-germany Overview: The routes of migration in the "long" twentieth century constitute passages through which not only people have changed their location, but also the material and immaterial goods which they have taken with them. Scholars from many disciplinary backgrounds have studied the symbols of migrants remembering their origins, which manifest themselves in objects, artifacts, songs, monuments, newspapers and magazines, letters and photographs, performative exclamations and orally transmitted memories. Such representations of migration can freeze positive memories of that which needs preservation or melancholic memories of an often-dramatic migration experience taking place in a distant world. This is certainly the case for tens of millions of people from the Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman Empires. With the variable waves of migration subjects of these empires generating a flurry of transformative experiences that have left their imprint well into the Cold War era, it is time to consider what can be salvaged DHS-18-0694-F-000263 from these events and analyzed in critical new ways. In the hope of opening a new set of comparative and perhaps collaborative investigations into the long-term impact of the explosive migrations out of these three empires, we are organizing a two-day conference to facilitate discussion between advanced graduate students and established scholars. The aim of the gathering in Munich at the beginning of 2018 is to produce a framework in which new inquiries into the dynamics around migration within and beyond the late Habsburg, Ottoman, and Russian Empires are possible. With special focus on the traumas and transformations taking place from the 1870s until the early Cold War, we believe there is an important new, often trans-national perspective to be developed for the study of migration. Post-imperial experiences for millions of people make it necessary to take methodological paths that are trans-regional, comparative and consciously seeks to tie together the socio-economic, cultural, and political consequences of these experiences. In the hope of opening a new set of comparative and perhaps collaborative investigations into the long-term impact of the explosive migrations out of these three empires, we are calling for contributions that could push the confines of how the migratory legacy is currently understood. The time frame and geographic centering, as the disciplinary foundation, are open. The ideal range of papers extends from the events leading to the collapse of these empires, to monitoring where exiles of these events end up and hopefully include a focus on how these diasporas ultimately shaped early Cold War societies. Contributions are especially sought from those who can locate the imprints of these migrations to regions well beyond the territorial confines of the three empires, perhaps even introducing new avenues of analysis that tie the migrants from these multi-national empires to the creation of diasporas in the Americas, Southeast Asia as well as throughout Eurasia and Mediterranean world. Considering this, we are especially seeking contributions that treat these migratory experiences as a field of research that may be approached in a processual, interdisciplinary manner. Meanwhile, such migrations should be understood not so much through the construction of identities as distinctive of others, but rather through di-verse forms of representation manifested as migrants are faced with dynamic conditions in exile. Urban settings and the use of urban space for the presentation and re-experiencing of migration are another focus we are particularly interested in. That be-ing said, the time frame and geographic centering, as the DHS-18-0694-F-000264 disciplinary foundation, are open. While resources are limited to cover the expenses of all participants, priority is given to advanced graduate students who wish to use this conference to explore ways to further expand their original projects to accommodate the themes of transnational migration proposed here. Draft papers shall ideally be distributed prior to the conference and will become part of an edited volume published in a peer reviewed academic press. The conference will take place at the Center for Advanced Studies at LMU Munich and is part of the CAS research focus "Representing Migration". Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Border Security Expo Wednesday-Friday, January 31-February 2, 2018 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 900 E Market Street San Antonio, TX 78205 http://www.bordersecurityexpo.com/welcome Conference agenda: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 DHS-18-0694-F-000265 9:00 a.m. Plenary Panel: New Administration - Impact on Border Security - 45 mins Moderator: Robert Bonner, Senior Principal, Sentinel Strategy & Policy Consulting - Former Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Former Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; and Former U.S. District Judge for California's Central District Speakers/Panelists: Brian de Vallance, Former Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Jayson Ahern, Principal, The Chertoff Group - Former Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) 10:00 a.m. Plenary Panel: Changing Flows of People Coming into the U.S. - 45 mins Moderator: Ronald Colburn, President, The Border Patrol Foundation - Former National Deputy Chief, U.S. Border Patrol Speakers/Panelists: Eddy Dolan, Regional Attache, Central America, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Invited) Manuel Padilla Jr., Chief Patrol Agent, Sector Chief for the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Commander, South Texas Corridor, Joint Task Force West (Confirmed) Matt Allen, ICE/HQ (former SAIC / PHX) (Invited) DHS-18-0694-F-000266 10:45 a.m. State and Local Law Enforcement - 90 mins Moderator: Nelson Balido, Chairman and CEO, Border Commerce and Security Council; Principal, Balido and Associates, Inc. - Former Director, Private Sector Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Former Member, DHS, Homeland Security Advisory Council Speakers/Panelists: Javier Salazar, Sheriff, Bexar, County, TX (Confirmed) JD Robertson, Commanding Officer, Special Operations, Texas Rangers (Invited) Phil King, Chair of Homeland Security & Public Safety, U.S. State Representative, TX (Confirmed) Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez, Chairman, Southwestern Border Sheriffs' Coalition (Confirmed) Unity of Effort/Joint Task Force - 90 mins Moderator: Robert 'Bob' Rutt, Managing Director - Frontier Solutions Speakers/Panelists: Janice Ayala, Director, Joint Task Force - Investigations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Paul A. Beeson, Director, DHS Joint Task Force - West, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) DHS-18-0694-F-000267 Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Director, Joint Task Force - East, Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Enforcement's Role in Countering Our Nation's Latest Drug Threat - 90 mins Moderator: Michael Braun, General Manager - SAVA Workforce Solutions; Former Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Speakers/Panelists: Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge, Special Operations Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (Confirmed) Shane Folden, Special Agent in Charge, HSI, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, San Antonio (Invited) Thursday, February 1, 2018 8:15 a.m. Opening Keynote - 45 mins Speakers/Panelists: Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) 9:00 a.m. Plenary Keynote - TBA - 30 mins 9:30 a.m. Salute to Fallen Heroes Memorial - 30 mins DHS-18-0694-F-000268 10:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Biometrics in Border Security - 60 mins Moderator: Nelson Balido, Chairman and CEO, Border Commerce and Security Council; Principal, Balido and Associates, Inc. - Former Director, Private Sector Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Former Member, DHS, Homeland Security Advisory Council Speakers/Panelists: Antonio J. Trindade, Associate Chief, Enforcement/Technology, U.S. Border Patrol (Confirmed) Arun Vemury, Program Director, Science & Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Patrick J. Nemeth, Director of the Identity Operations Division, Office of Biometric Identity Management, National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS (Confirmed) Paul Hunter, Chief Biometrics Strategy/Biometrics Division, DHS/USCIS/ Immigration Records and Identity Services (IRIS) Directorate (Confirmed) 11:45 a.m. Procurement Panel: DHS, CBP, ICE - 45 mins Moderator: David Aguilar, Partner, GSIS - Former Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Speakers/Panelists: Bill Weinberg, Head of the Contracting Activity, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Invited) DHS-18-0694-F-000269 Colleen Manaher, Executive Director, Planning, Program Analysis, and Evaluation, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) Dennis Michelini, Operations Acting Executive Director, Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) Kelly Good, U.S. Border Patrol (Confirmed) 12:30 p.m. Public Safety Communications along the Border - 45 mins Moderator: Charles Armstrong, Former Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information and Technology - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Speakers/Panelists: Patrick Schwinghammer, Director of Radio Access Network, FirstNet (Confirmed) Ron Hewitt, Director, Office Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Confirmed) Thomas Bojito, Chief, Tactical Communications Program, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Operations Division, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Transnational Networks - 45 mins Speakers/Panelists: Roque Caza, Acting Director, Counter Network Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Confirmed) DHS-18-0694-F-000270 Operation Stonegarden: Homeland Security Grants - 45 mins Friday, February 2, 2018 10:00 a.m. Demo Day - Bandera Gun Club 360 mins The Border Security Expo Demo Day 2018 is designed for manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others to demonstrate and network with end-users at an outdoor range. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. 2018 AILA Midwinter Conference Thursday, February 1, 2018 Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun, Mexico http://www.ailadownloads.org/agora/inpersonconfprog/2018/2018_Midwinter_Conf-Program.pdf Breaking Down the Wall: Immigration Practice in the Age of Trump Agenda: TRACK I: ADVANCED BUSINESS DHS-18-0694-F-000271 8:55-9:00 a.m. WELCOME AND GREETINGS Michelle Funk, AILA Business Track Conference Program Chair, McLean, VA 9:00-10:00 a.m. I-140 PETITIONS: POST-KAZARIAN AND DHANASAR Panelists will provide an update on current USCIS adjudications practices in light of both Matter of Kazarian and the new Matter of Dhanasar. * Making Your Case under the Dhanasar Criteria * "National Importance" vs. "National Scope" * Establishing That Your Client Is Well Positioned to Advance the Proposed Endeavor * Proving Certain Requirements Should Be Waived: The Job Offer and Labor Certification * Recent AAO Decisions Interpreting the Kazarian Final Merits Determination * Defining What Constitutes "Research," "National Interest," and "International" Prominence Faculty: Dagmar Butte (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Portland, OR Anastasia Tonello, AILA President-Elect, New York, NY Gerard M. Chapman, Greensboro, NC Suzanne B. Seltzer, New York, NY 10:05-11:05 a.m. ADVANCED PERM ISSUES Panelists will provide an update on the current issues and trends that are occurring at DOL. They will address computer occupations, BALCA trends, and the DOL systems and processes for responding to DHS-18-0694-F-000272 audits. * Recent BALCA Decisions: What Is New and Interesting? * DOL Technology Changes: Helpful or Hurtful? How Well Is It Working? * Section H-14: Quantifying Skills Update * Emerging Issues Faculty: Catherine L. Haight (DL), Los Angeles, CA Deborah J. Notkin, AILA Past President, New York, NY Sarah K. Peterson, AILA Board of Governors/DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Minneapolis, MN Vincent W. Lau, DOL Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Cambridge, MA 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m. VIVA MEXICO! WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE PROCESSING IN MEXICO Sending clients to an unfamiliar consular post can cause angst. Panelists will discuss the complexities of processing cases at consular posts in Mexico, what to expect there, and strategies to consider when assisting clients through these posts. * Which Post Do I Use? Determining the Appropriate Location * Mexican TNs: Cedula, Titulo, and Other Common TN Issues * Evolution of E Visa Processing in Mexico * Best Practices when Communicating with the Post * Third-Country Nationals: When TCNs Can Process through Mexico Faculty: Lynn Marie Lee (DL), USCIS International Operations Liaison Committee Co-Chair, Springfield, VA Ramon E. Curiel, San Antonio, TX Steve Pattison, Portsmouth, NH DHS-18-0694-F-000273 David Strashnoy, Los Angeles, CA 1:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCH PANEL: HOT TOPICS * AC-21 Regulation: One Year Later * Executive Orders Fallout: Fraud and Compliance Issues * Updates on Litigation Against the Administration * Adjudication Trends Faculty: Kevin W. Miner (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Atlanta, GA Marketa Lindt, AILA 1st Vice President, Chicago, IL Betsy Lawrence, AILA Director of Government Relations, Washington, DC 1:35-2:35 p.m. ADVANCED H-1B ISSUES In an ever-increasing global and technologically advanced business world, traditional notions of employment have been expanding to encompass mobile and remote workforces. Panelists will discuss how to accommodate these non-traditional employment situations, increasing site visits, and other issues facing frequent travelers. * Matter of Simeio: Two Years Later * Peripatetic Workers, Roving Employees, and the Definition of "Worksite" * "Putting American Workers First": Targeted Site Visits oo Unverifiable Employers oo H-1B Dependent Employers oo Offsite Workers * Travel Issues: Pending Petitions DHS-18-0694-F-000274 Faculty: Diane M. Butler (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Seattle, WA Sheila Mahadevan, New Member Division Chair, Washington, DC Kevin Robert Lashus, Austin, TX 2:40-3:40 p.m. DIVERSIFYING YOUR PRACTICE IN A RESTRICTIONIST PERIOD Due to the profound paradigm shift in the political landscape, business practitioners are increasingly considering other options within immigration law. Panelists will discuss growing your practice, ethical considerations when taking on new case types, and responsibilities when guiding others. * Expanding Your Employment-Based Practice * Consider Removal Work: How to Prepare Yourself and Your Practice * How to Avoid Malpractice * Responsibilities and Establishing Boundaries When Mentoring Colleagues Faculty: Leigh N. Ganchan (DL), Houston, TX T. Douglas Stump, AILA Past President, Oklahoma City, OK Maria F. Glinsmann, Gaithersburg, MD Jeff Joseph, Aurora, CO 3:55-4:55 p.m. SOMETIMES, YOU JUST HAVE TO SUE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED: THE BASICS OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION It's no secret that there has been a huge increase in immigration-related lawsuits against the government DHS-18-0694-F-000275 since the new administration took office. Business immigration practitioners cannot be left out of this "brave new world." Panelists will discuss the basics of business immigration litigation, and give tips on how you can maximize the services you provide to your corporate clients. * Types of Actions * Establishing an Administrative Record * Exhausting Administrative Remedies * Mechanics of Filing: Where, When, and How to File * Damages Faculty: Justin Burton (DL), Chicago, IL Thomas K. Ragland, Washington, DC Brian Schmitt, New Windsor, MD Leslie K. Dellon, Staff Attorney (Business Immigration), American Immigration Council, Washington, DC TRACK II: ADVANCED REMOVAL 8:55-9:00 a.m. WELCOME AND GREETINGS Kelli J. Stump, AILA Removal Track Conference Program Chair/EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, Oklahoma City, OK 9:00-10:00 a.m. DETENTION ISSUES As part of the president's new campaign to ramp up deportations, more money has been invested in private detention facilities. With the increased number of detention beds, practitioners can expect more challenges to bond and mandatory detention. Panelists will discuss how to challenge mandatory detention and argue for a DHS-18-0694-F-000276 bond with either ICE or the immigration judge. * Arriving Aliens and Mandatory Detention: How to Negotiate Parole * Negotiating a Bond with ICE Upon Apprehension of the Client *Filing a Bond Motion: It's More than a Formality These Days * Bond Appeals: It Doesn't Cost a Thing, So Do It! Faculty: Kelli J. Stump (DL), AILA Removal Track Conference Program Chair/EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, Oklahoma City, OK Jeremy L. McKinney, AILA Secretary, Greensboro, NC Ruben Luis Reyes, AILA Board of Governors, Phoenix, AZ 10:05-11:05 a.m. DO WHAT IRA KURZBAN DOES: DENY! Many practitioners in the immigration court setting focus mainly on the relief phase of proceedings and neglect to zealously advocate for their client at the pleadings stage. It is time for you, as an immigration attorney, to put the government's feet to the fire and advocate for your client at all stages of proceedings! If you worked in Ira Kurzban's firm, and you admitted or conceded any charges, you'd get fired! So do what Ira does: deny! * The New Normal: Denying Allegations in the NTA * When Is It Strategically Advantageous to Admit and Concede? * Burdens of Production and Proof *Common Objections to Documentation Submitted by DHS * Due Process Issues Relating to Timing and Preparedness of DHS Counsel, and Moving to Terminate at a First Master * Dealing with Recalcitrant Judges and DHS Counsel DHS-18-0694-F-000277 Faculty: Olsi Vrapi (DL), Albuquerque, NM Victor D. Nieblas Pradis, AILA Past President, City of Industry, CA Jodi Goodwin, Harlingen, TX W. Michael Sharma-Crawford, Kansas City, MO 11:20-12:20 p.m. MOTIONS, MOTIONS, MOTIONS Outside of motions to reopen, motions practice is almost nonexistent in immigration court. In an effort to zealously and aggressively represent clients, you should attempt to make full use of motions practice, from discovery and production through suppression and the end of proceedings to maximize your client's chances of a favorable outcome. * Motions to Compel Production of Documents, Witnesses, or Testimony * Motions to Suppress *Motions to Terminate and Administratively Close * Creative (but Obscure and Underutilized) Motions Faculty: Rekha Sharma-Crawford (DL), Kansas City, MO Joseph S. Porta, Los Angeles, CA Marc Van Der Hout, AILA Board of Governors, San Francisco, CA 12:35-1:35 p.m. LUNCH PANEL: LITIGATION AND RECENT ISSUES IN ASYLUM CASES Now, more than ever, zealous advocacy and bold litigation are essential at all stages of proceedings. These skills affect every stage of removal proceedings, although unique issues arise depending on the type of case. Panelists will address a number of developing issues with asylum/withholding of removal cases, as well as unique defense strategies. *PSG: Creative Ideas in Identifying Particular Social Groups Based on Family Association *Mental Health Issues: Identifying a Client's Mental Health and Competency Issues, and Using DHS-18-0694-F-000278 Them to Secure Safeguards and to Develop a PSG *One-Year Bar: Arguing Against Application of the OneYear Bar for Asylum *TRIG: Addressing and Fighting Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds Faculty: Ally Bolour (DL), AILA Board of Governors/Annual Conference 2018 Chair, Los Angeles, CA Yemi Getachew, San Jose, CA Daniel Thomann, Chicago, IL 1:35-2:35 p.m. LITIGATING IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT: MANDAMUS AND HABEAS CORPUS Litigation against the government in today's world is inevitable. Panelists will explore ways to pursue adjudication of applications pending with USCIS, and identify effective strategies to seek release from custody those detained by ICE. The legal issues associated with these actions also will be addressed. *Are You Ready to Litigate? Habeas Corpus and Mandamus Actions in U.S. District Court: Legal Strategies to Determine When It's Time to File Suit *Creative Uses of Habeas and Mandamus Petitions *When to Seek a TRO or Preliminary Injunction *Getting Paid for Your Work: EAJA Fees for Prevailing Parties Faculty: Anthony Drago Jr. (DL), Boston, MA Maria Baldini-Potermin, Federal Court Litigation Section Steering Committee Chair, Chicago, IL Mark Barr, Denver, CO 2:40-3:40 p.m. REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS WITH FINAL ORDERS OF REMOVAL: WHAT CAN YOU DO? After years of living in the United States subject to a final order of removal, the lives of most people change considerably. Many noncitizens with final orders have families and other responsibilities they need to take care of, and they must administer to these responsibilities even while ICE pursues them to effectuate their DHS-18-0694-F-000279 removal from the United States. These clients need knowledgeable attorneys who can help them successfully navigate the complexities of the immigration system. Panelists will explore options for how best to achieve this. *Motions to Reopen: Preparation Strategies, When to File *Are Joint Motions to Reopen Available in the Current Administration? *Strategies for Dealing with the Office of Chief Counsel *When Is It Time to Consider Options Aside from Reopening? o Stays of Removal o Waivers and Other Ideas to Get Around a Final Order of Removal Faculty: Michelle Saenz Rodriguez (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Dallas, TX Matt Adams, Seattle, WA Cheryl David, New York, NY 3:55-4:55 p.m. ETHICAL ISSUES IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS: A NEW WORLD OF PRACTICE In the wake of the new administration's tough stance on immigration, removal practitioners are now seeing older cases (formerly administratively closed during the Obama administration) recalendared. Likewise, ICE is now enforcing removal orders for individuals that previously had been granted stays of removal for years. Finally, with the new executive actions, ethical issues have and will continue to arise. Panelists will discuss the attorney's role after administrative closure and reopening, advising a client with an order of supervision, and "advising" obligors, family members, and friends. * Ethical Obligations When Cases Are Recalendared After Previously Being Administratively Closed o You Did All the Work Already: Can You Charge a New Fee? * Advising Clients with Orders of Supervision: Can You Tell Your Client Not to Show Up at an ICE Check-In? * Dealing with Obligors Who Are Not Your Clients * Managing Expectations of Family Members, Do-Gooders, and Well-Wishers *Dealing with Dabblers DHS-18-0694-F-000280 Faculty: Andrew K. Nietor (DL), San Diego, CA Reid Trautz, Director, AILA Practice and Professionalism Center, Washington, DC Meghan Moore, Wyoming, MI Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Starr Forum: Human Flow (film screening) 3:30-6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 Building 10, 250 222 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_human_flow Description: Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Human Flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey. Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter and justice: from teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbedwire borders; from dislocation and disillusionment to courage, endurance and adaptation; from the haunting DHS-18-0694-F-000281 lure of lives left behind to the unknown potential of the future. Human Flow comes at a crucial time when tolerance, compassion and trust are needed more than ever. This visceral work of cinema is a testament to the unassailable human spirit and poses one of the questions that will define this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity? Amazon Studios and Participant Media present, in association with AC Films, Human Flow, a film directed by Ai Weiwei. Human Flow is produced by Ai Weiwei, Chin-Chin Yap and Heino Deckert and executive produced by Andrew Cohen of AC Films with Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann of Participant Media. Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Conflict and Compromise Between Law and Politics in EU Migration and Asylum Policies 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018 Universite libre de Bruxelles - Campus du Solbosch Buildings K and R42 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium http://odysseus-network.eu/conference-2018/ Program: DHS-18-0694-F-000282 9:00-10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session: Accessing the Implementation of the Agenda on Migration Several questions related to the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration will be analysed in relation with the Commission Communications of 27 September and 7 December 2017. Welcome speach by Philippe De Bruycker, Coordinator of the Odysseus Academic Network, ULB, Brussels "From illegal to legal migration: the importance of pull factors" by Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants "From Dublin to sharing people: a viable model of solidarity?" by Francesco Maiani, Associate Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Comments by Simon Mordue, Deputy Director-General, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stream One - Externalization: International Responsibility for the Cooperation of the EU & its Member States with the Libyan Coastguard? Whilst they avoid triggering directly the application of the ECHR, the EU and its Member States collaborate closely with the Libyan coastguard by providing training, equipment and/or funding. Can these policies lead to international responsibility of the EU and its Member States and, if yes, which court(s) would establish jurisdiction? Convener: DHS-18-0694-F-000283 Achilles Skordas, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ramses Wessel, Professor of International Law and Governance, University of Twente, the Netherlands Mariagiulia Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Law, Department of Law and Criminology, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU Carolyn Moser, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany Stream Two - Human Rights: The Human Right to Leave a Country: to Protect or Forget? The freedom to leave any country including his own recognised under human rights law is challenged by pullback practices as part of the fight against irregular migration and the externalisation of the EU migration policy. Turkey is requested to prevent migrants and asylum seekers to leave its territory. Transit countries like Libya if not origin countries, are asked to act in a similar way. The compatibility of such measures with the right to leave should be assessed. Convener: Elspeth Guild, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, Queen Mary University of London Nora Markard, Junior Professor of Public and International Law, University of Hamburg Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Pia Oberoi, Advisor on Migration and Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for DHS-18-0694-F-000284 Human Rights Ulrike Brandl, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law and European Union Law, Faculty of Law, University of Salzburg Stream Three - Institutions: Monitoring and Steering Through Frontex and Easo 2.0: The Rise of a new model oF JHA Agencies? The (envisaged) enhanced mandate of key EU JHA agencies goes far beyond support, or administrative cooperation, and includes functions that have the potential to directly steer the implementation of EU policies, as well as monitoring functions. This creates obvious tensions with the agencies' internal governance structures which are largely intergovernmental, and more broadly with the legal, and political limits to their functioning. This workshop integrates insights from practice, policy input, and legal debate and critically assesses: the (envisaged) design and operationalisation of these monitoring and steering functions; the level of independence afforded to JHA agencies; the effectiveness of existing accountability mechanisms. Convener: Lilian Tsourdi, Doctor, Lecturer, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford Kris Pollet, Senior Legal and Policy Officer, ECRE Richard Ares Baumgartner; EU Affairs Strategic Advisor, Frontex Patricia Van de Peer, Head Department of Asylum Support, European Asylum Support Office 1:30-3:30 p.m. Visas For Asylum: Not under EU Law or Not at All? While asylum seekers have recourse to smugglers because they cannot travel legally to the EU, the CJEU ruled on 7 March 2017 on the application of a Syrian family for a short-term visa that would have allowed them to travel and apply for asylum in Belgium. The severely criticized decision of the Court in X & X denying DHS-18-0694-F-000285 its jurisdiction should be scrutinized, including the issue if the refusal of a visa may lead to a violation of nonrefoulement in relation with the own initiative report of the European Parliament on humanitarian visas. Convener: Violeta Moreno-Lax, Doctor, Associate Professor in Law, Queen Mary University of London Emmanuelle Bribosia, Director of the Center for European Law, Institute for European Studies, ULB Juan Fernando Lopez-Aguilar, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sophie Magennis, Head of Policy and Legal Support Unit, UNHCR, Bureau for Europe Adriano Silvestri, Head of Sector Asylum, Migraton and Borders, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Collective Expulsion or Not? Individualisation of Decision Making in Migration and Asylum Law The ECTHR delivered two contradictory rulings on collective expulsion in the case Khlaifia. The recent ruling in N.D. & N.T. on 3 October 2017 about returns from Mellila to Morocco adds a seventh case to the list of violations of Protocole 4 of the ECHR on the prohibition of collective expulsions. What is at stake is the level of individualisation of return decisions required by judges. This principle of administrative law appeared also in the case law of the CJEU on family reunification. But what does individualisation require precisely? Convener: Jean-Yves Carlier, Professor, Faculte de droit, Universite Catholique de Louvain Luc Leboeuf, Scientific Collaborator, Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques, Universite Catholique de Louvain DHS-18-0694-F-000286 Francois Crepeau, Professor, McGill University, Canada; Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Marta Hirsch-Ziembinska, Principal Legal Adviser of the European Ombudsman and member of the Research Network on EU Administrative Law External Competence and Representation of the EU and its Member States in the Area of Migration and Asylum The General Court considered in case T-192/16 that the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016 was not adopted by the European Council but rather by the Heads of State or Government of the Member States. If that is the case, can we consider the collective action of Member States in fields within the scope of EU external competences to be lawful? The current discussions in the UN of the Global Compacts on refugees and migration also raise questions regarding who takes part in those negotiations on behalf of the EU and its Member States. Convener: Paula Garcia Andrade, Associate Professor of Public International law and EU law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid Juan Santos Vara, Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Action, University of Salamanca, Spain Thomas Spijkerboer, Professor of Migration Law, VU University of Amsterdam Mauro Gatti, Research Associate, University of Luxembourg Sonja Boelaert, Senior Legal Adviser, Council of the EU 4:00-5:00 p.m. Final Plenary Session - Towards "Judicial Passivism" in EU Migration and Asylum Law? DHS-18-0694-F-000287 Convener: Iris Goldner Lang, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue Francoise Tulkens, Former Judge and Vice-President of the ECTHR Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General, CJEU Franklin Dehousse, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium; Former Judge at the General Court, CJEU Henri Labayle, Professeur de Droit Europeen, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France Daniel Thym, Jean-Monnet Chair of Public, European and International Law, University of Konstanz, Germany Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, February 6, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 DHS-18-0694-F-000288 https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/asylum-division-quarterly-stakeholder-meeting-11 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on Feb. 6, 2018, from 2 to 4 p.m. (Eastern) to receive updates from the Asylum Division and engage with subject matter experts during a question-and-answer session. Participation Details: You may attend this engagement either in person at the Tomich Center, 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., or by teleconference (listen only). To register, please follow these steps: * Visit our registration page: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISINVITE/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISINVITE_324 * Enter your email address and select "Submit" * Select "Subscriber Preferences" * Select the "Event Registration" tab * Provide your full name and organization, if any * Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you wish to attend in person, please indicate so in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Once we process your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional details. DHS-18-0694-F-000289 To submit non-case specific questions as agenda items before the engagement, email us at uscisigaoutreach@uscis.dhs.gov by Dec. 29, 2017, at 5 p.m. (Eastern). If you have any questions regarding the registration process, or if you have not received a confirmation email a week before the engagement date, please email us at the same address. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Biometrics for Government and Law Enforcement February 26-28, 2018 Hyatt Regency Crystal City Reagan National Airport 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA, US, 22202 https://www.biometricsevent.com/ Program agenda: Monday, February 26, 2018 Focus Day - Collection to Storage and Everything in Between 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: DSS' Role in Developing and Implementing Biometrics Technology in DHS-18-0694-F-000290 Support of Security Operations * Defining how DSS support law enforcement and security operations * Enhancing security operations with advanced technology * Overcoming barriers of information sharing Bryce Bhatnagar, Chief Technology Officer, Diplomatic Security Services, U.S. Department of State Mark Bandik, Biometrics Program Manager, Diplomatic Security Services, U.S. Department of State 9:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Road Map for Biometrics in the Defense Enterprise * What does the future of security look like for the DOD? * Developing physical security and cloud identity infrastructures * Plans to leverage innovation to meet identity requirements John McMullen, Business Enterprise Specialist, Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency 11:00 a.m. IARPA's Update on the Odin Program * Developing biometric presentation attack detection technology * Nail to nail challenge, update and progress on the competition * Detecting spoofs and attacks on infrastructure Nathan Short, Lead Scientist IARPA 11:45 a.m. Assuring Identity After a National Disaster DHS-18-0694-F-000291 * Supporting FEMA's mission and disaster relief efforts * Using biometrics to reduce fraud after a natural disaster occurs * Verifying identities on the ground * The value of identity intelligence post disaster 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: Submitting Biometrics to an Authoritative Repository * Discussing multimodal systems in different environments * Enhancing the capabilities of the process, from collection and capture to storage * Leveraging interoperable applications to increase efficiencies and response time to support back end matching William Graves, Chief Engineer, PM Biometrics, U.S. Department of Defense (moderator) Michael Jones, Identity Dominance System Technical Direction Agent Lead, U.S. Navy Major Keystella Mitchell, Program Analyst, Identity Operations Identity Dominance System, Marine Corps (IDS-MC) 2:15 p.m. Advancing Mobile Biometrics to Support Field Operations * Implementing the infrastructure necessary to bridge capability gaps * Lessons learned and case study for overcoming environmental challenges * Real-time analysis and filtering of data, once the biometric characteristic is captured 3:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: Developing Biometric Tools and Applications Necessary to Support Operations DHS-18-0694-F-000292 * Identifying future anticipated needs for biometrics and identity management platforms to enhance national security efforts * How machine learning and biometrics will transform security operations Elliott Iannello, Engineer, West Virginia State Police Thirimachos Bourlai Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Main Day One - Defining the Evolving Role of Biometrics & Identity Management 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Department of Defense's Perspective Identifying Emerging Biometric Technologies Colonel Donald Hurst, Project Manager, DoD Biometrics, U.S. Department of Defense 9:45 a.m. Strategies for Advancing the Parameters of Identity Management and Information Sharing * Understanding the applications and identity management platform * Developing a system to promote information sharing * Interagency collaboration and developing private public partnerships Wayne H. Salzgaber, Acting Director, INTERPOL Washington 11:15 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: "Person Centric Biometric" Strategies for Advancing the Parameters of Identity Management and Information Sharing DHS-18-0694-F-000293 * Understanding the applications and identity management platform * Developing a system to promote information sharing * Interagency collaboration and developing private public partnerships Patrick Nemeth Director, Identity Operations Division, Office of Biometric Identity Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Robert Clemens, Senior Technical Fellow, Northrop Grumman Gearhart Pilcher, CEO Elder Associates 1:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: Changing the Paradigm of Identity Verification from Government to Individual Don't miss this panel on Block chain & identity, discussing developing scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts in recovery operations. 1:45 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Protecting the Nations Transportation System * Taking a look into Innovation Task Force's pilot programs * ITF's Biometric Authentication Technology challenges and successes * The path forward for automating the Ticket Document Checker (TDC) process by verifying and vetting. * Eliminating the need for a boarding pass via electronic gates Steve Karoly Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis (ORCA) TSA 3:15 p.m. Strategies for Behavioral Biometrics and its Role in Supporting Counter Terrorism Efforts * Collecting and analyzing identity and its applications in todays society * Developing the infrastructure and platform to support intelligence operations * Securing databases and information DHS-18-0694-F-000294 4:00 p.m. Deploying Entry-Exit Solutions to Enhance National Security and Facilitation * Restructuring data systems capabilities to process departure data and support facial comparison technology * Biometric Exit (BE) Mobile initiative and update mobile devices in the field, challenges and accuracy of collecting biometrics of foreign nationals * Analysis and comparison of biometrics collected when travelers departed and returned to the U.S. Wednesday, February 27, 2018 Main Day Two - Future Strategies and Initiatives to Expand Identity Management Systems and Biometric Applications 9:00 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T and the Roadmap of Biometrics & Identity Technologies * What does the future of identity look like? * What are the strategies and plans for biometric technology for the next 5, 10, 30 years out? John Boyd Assistant, Director - Futures Identity, Office of Biometric Identity Management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security William Graves, Chief Engineer, PM Biometrics U.S. Department of Defense William G. McKinsey, Chief of the Biometric Services Section, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, FBI 9:45 a.m. DHS-18-0694-F-000295 Law Enforcement & Biometrics in Urban Environments * Large crowd gatherings and the technology to required to keep cities safe * Developing safe cities and biometrics role facial recognition * Real time biometrics intelligence 11:00 a.m. Interactive Discussion Groups During this part of the conference, delegates will have the opportunity to take part in interactive discussions around the topics below. Each Attendee will have the opportunity to rotate every 20 minutes. Discussion groups are kept small to ensure all attendees get the opportunity to ask their most pressing questions, ensuring a perfectly tailored experience. 1. Biometrics and its ongoing role in Physical Access Control 2. Securing Sensitive Information in the "The Cloud" from Potential Breaches 3. Developing Action Plans to Combat Insider Threats Risk Analysis & threat detection Jackie Atiles DS/SI, Program Director, U.S. Department of State 1:00 p.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How to Achieve a Person Centric Identity Management System in an Already Existing Infrastructure * Defining Person Centric * The benefits of a person centric system * How to achieve integration of disparate identity missions DHS-18-0694-F-000296 Lee Bowes (A)Deputy Director, Immigration Records & Identity Services (IRIS) Directorate, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services 1:45 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: The Value of Biometrics Applications in the Drivers License Issuance * Update on the use of biometrics applications and facial recognition in DMV's * Case studies on identity fraud * Addressing the privacy concerns * Digital driver's licenses Owen McShane Director, Division of Field Investigation, NY DMV Steve Eppens, Unit Chief of Fraud Unit, Deputy State Sheriff Nebraska, DMV Selden Fritschner Sr., Transportation Specialist for CDL Policy, FMCSA Geoff Slagle, Director of Identity Management, AAMVA Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Certificate program course in International Migration Studies DHS-18-0694-F-000297 XCPD-703 - Newcomers to Citizens: Immigrant Integration 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Wednesday-Friday, March 7-9, 2018 Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room C227 Washington, DC 20001 https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14536 Course Description: With a record 200 million people living outside their country of birth, immigration is a global phenomenon with profound demographic, economic, social, and political implications for both sending and receiving countries. The debate over immigration law and policy has become increasingly volatile and, in some instances, characterized by misinformation, hate, and xenophobia. Beyond the politics of immigration, genuine challenges to immigrant integration abound. Successful integration of immigrants is critical to the long-term prosperity of host countries that rely on immigrants as workers, consumers, taxpayers, innovators, and entrepreneurs in light of their aging native-born populations and lower birth rates. In this course we will explore integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving countries-such as the United States and Canada and new countries of permanent immigration such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom. We will raise questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. We will also discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and post-nationalism, paradigms that challenge an integrationist reading of migration. Using case studies from North America and Europe we will pay special attention to the different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation on their road from newcomers to citizens. Course Objectives At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the integration law, policies, judicial cases and practices in both traditional immigrant-receiving and source countries. DHS-18-0694-F-000298 * Recognize questions about traditional understandings of nationality, loyalty, place and identity. * Discuss citizenship laws, models of multicultural citizenship, as well as transnationalism and postnationalism. * Compare different modes of immigrant civic engagement and political participation. Notes: This course is an open enrollment course. No application is required and registration is available by clicking "Add to Cart." Current students must register with their Georgetown NetID and password. New students will be prompted to create an account prior to registration. Instructors: Susan Martin, Elzbieta Gozdziak Tuition: $995.00, 24 contract hours Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 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 DHS-18-0694-F-000299 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000300 From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Tuesday, January 09, 2018 4:03 AM Law, Robert T VIDEO Immigration Brief: The Cost of a DACA Amnesty ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Studies Low-m11111gra110n. Pro-11nm1gra11t CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Video Immigration Brief: The Cost of a DACA Amnesty The myth of an amnesty benefiting taxpayers Washington, D.C. (January 9, 2018) - As the termination date for the unconstitutional Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program approaches, congressional leaders continue to look for a resolution. Any resolution must take into account the cost of an amnesty for this generally loweducation, low-skilled population. Dr. Steven Camarota, CIS director of research, discusses the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, which estimated a cost of $26 billion for a "Dreamer" amnesty. DHS-18-0694-F-000301 1 1~Jrat1on Studies org Centerfor lmm1grat1 CIS org ,igration Studies .org Center' Dr. Steven Camarota, Director of Research Visit Website Further Reading: Young Illegal Immigrants have Expensive Dreams CBO Report Casts Doubt on Amnesty Benefits Lowballing the Economic and Public Safety Costs of a 'Dreamers' Amnesty DHS-18-0694-F-000302 Copyright (C) 2018 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000303 From: Law, Robert T Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 8:55 PM To: Mark Krikorian Subject: RE: E-Verify data Mark, My apologies for the delayed response. The relevant SME was on leave at the end of the year and then this got buried in my TPS responsibilities. The gist is we do not capture the relevant data for you to calculate the % of new hires run through E-Verify. The most recent data available is posted at https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-statistics I should be at your meeting here on Friday and I encourage you to raise this issue, perhaps it could inspire a directive to begin tracking this info. -Rob From: Mark Krikorian Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 8:23:18 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: E-Verify data Rob: Do you know if an actual person I can call at E-Verify for statistics (or maybe in your shop)? I'm trying to go through public affairs, but that may take a while and there's some problems with the numbers at the E-Verify site, and a PR person isn't going to know what I'm talking about. (I'm trying to calculate the share of all new hires in FY 2017 that were screened through the system. The number reported for the first three quarters of the years suggest it's 60%, which would be notable, a kind of tipping point, allowing us to say that mandating for all new hires at this point wouldn't be especially disruptive since it's already become standard practice for most hiring). FYI, here's the note I sent public affairs (though it was just before the weekend, so it's understandable they haven't gotten back to me yet): Folks: I'm trying to estimate the share of new hires that are already being screened through E-Verify, The number of employers isn't as useful because there's a small number of large companies that employ a disproportionate DHS-18-0694-F-000304 share of workers, whereas all E-Verify cases as a share of all hires really gives you a sense of its penetration. I calculated (based on the number of hires reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) that in FY 2016 almost half of hires were screened through E-Verify. I want to do it for FY 2017, but I can't find the total number of cases for that year. In the performance data, you report the total for the first three quarters: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/performance and on the statistics page: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-statistics you have the numbers for all of FY 2017, but only broken out by state, without an overall total. Can someone please just send me the total number of E-Verify cases for the whole of 2017? Based just on the first three quarters, it looks like 60% of hires nationwide were screened through E-Verify, which is a strong selling point in the effort to get Congress to make it mandatory -- it's reached a tipping point and it rapidly becoming a standard part of the hiring process, so mandating it for all employers isn't going to be disruptive. Anyway, thanks for your help. -- MK Thanks -- MK --------------------------------------------------------------Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax, (202) 466-8076 msk@cis.org www.cis.org Twitter: @MarkSKrikorian -------------------------------------------------------------- DHS-18-0694-F-000305 From: Mark Krikorian Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:07 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Re: E-Verify data Thanks for checking. I can calculate the percentage of new hires myself, using the BLS numbers, but I just need one number from you all: the total number of E-Verify cases for FY 2017. The "performance" page has the total for the first three quarters of the year, but the statistics page used to have (it's now gone) the state-by-state totals for all of 2017. There was no sum, so I added them up and they didn't jibe with the number for the first three quarters, that's on the performance page. So there's a mistake somewhere, but I need to talk to the actual person who actually tabulates this stuff to try to understand what's going on. Anyway, I'll ask Francis Friday. -- MK On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 9:55 PM, Law, Robert T wrote: Mark, My apologies for the delayed response. The relevant SME was on leave at the end of the year and then this got buried in my TPS responsibilities. The gist is we do not capture the relevant data for you to calculate the % of new hires run through E-Verify. The most recent data available is posted at https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-statistics I should be at your meeting here on Friday and I encourage you to raise this issue, perhaps it could inspire a directive to begin tracking this info. -Rob From: Mark Krikorian Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 8:23:18 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: E-Verify data DHS-18-0694-F-000306 Rob: Do you know if an actual person I can call at E-Verify for statistics (or maybe in your shop)? I'm trying to go through public affairs, but that may take a while and there's some problems with the numbers at the E-Verify site, and a PR person isn't going to know what I'm talking about. (I'm trying to calculate the share of all new hires in FY 2017 that were screened through the system. The number reported for the first three quarters of the years suggest it's 60%, which would be notable, a kind of tipping point, allowing us to say that mandating for all new hires at this point wouldn't be especially disruptive since it's already become standard practice for most hiring). FYI, here's the note I sent public affairs (though it was just before the weekend, so it's understandable they haven't gotten back to me yet): Folks: I'm trying to estimate the share of new hires that are already being screened through E-Verify, The number of employers isn't as useful because there's a small number of large companies that employ a disproportionate share of workers, whereas all E-Verify cases as a share of all hires really gives you a sense of its penetration. I calculated (based on the number of hires reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) that in FY 2016 almost half of hires were screened through E-Verify. I want to do it for FY 2017, but I can't find the total number of cases for that year. In the performance data, you report the total for the first three quarters: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/performance and on the statistics page: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-statistics you have the numbers for all of FY 2017, but only broken out by state, without an overall total. Can someone please just send me the total number of E-Verify cases for the whole of 2017? Based just on the first three quarters, it looks like 60% of hires nationwide were screened through E-Verify, which is a strong selling point in the effort to get Congress to make it mandatory -- it's reached a tipping point and it rapidly becoming a standard part of the hiring process, so mandating it for all employers isn't going to be disruptive. Anyway, thanks for your help. -- MK Thanks -- MK -- DHS-18-0694-F-000307 -------------------------------------------------------------Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax, (202) 466-8076 msk@cis.org www.cis.org Twitter: @MarkSKrikorian -------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax, (202) 466-8076 msk@cis.org www.cis.org Twitter: @MarkSKrikorian -------------------------------------------------------------- DHS-18-0694-F-000308 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:12 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Non-Citizens Committed a Disproportionate Shareof Federal Crimes ~ ~ Center forImmigrati onsttt~i~ .~ollon , P10-1m1111grant CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Non-Citizens Committed a Disproportionate Share of Federal Crimes, 2011-16 Washington, D.C. (January 10, 2018) - A Center for Immigration Studies analysis of U.S. Sentencing Commission data showing that of those convicted of federal crimes between 2011 and 2016, 44.2 percent were not U.S. citizens. If immigration crimes are excluded, 21 percent of convicts were not U.S. citizens - 2.5 times the non-citizen share of the population. Dr. Steven Camarota, the Center's director of research and author of the analysis, said "These new numbers show that, at least at the federal level, noncitizens are more likely to commit crimes than non-citizens. Of course, it is hard to speak unequivocally about immigrant crime in general as states and localities DHS-18-0694-F-000309 do not systematically track the country of birth, citizenship, or legal status of those they arrest, convict, or incarcerate." View the entire analysis at: https://cis.org/Camarota/NonCitizens-CommittedDisproportionate-Share-Federal-Crimes-201116 Most law enforcement occurs at the state and local level and it is not reasonable to simply extrapolate about immigrant criminality generally from the federal data. Nonetheless, federal law enforcement is still enormous, with 312,000 people (67,000 of them non-citizens, both legal and illegal) sentenced in the federal courts between 2011 and 2016, excluding immigration violations. And in the federal system, where we do have good data, non-citizens account for a disproportionate share of those who are sentenced for many different types of non-immigration crimes. Additionally, because it is often easier to make an immigration case, federal prosecutors sometimes charge illegal immigrants only with immigration violations, even when they have committed serious non-immigration crimes. Once convicted, an immigrant will still normally serve some time and then be deported, which is often seen by prosecutors as good enough. This, of course, does not happen with citizens. But because of this, conviction data for nonimmigration crimes will tend to understate the level of criminal activity among non-citizens. Among the findings of the new data: Areas where non-citizens account for a much larger share of convictions than their 8.4 percent share of the adult population include: DHS-18-0694-F-000310 x 42.4 percent of kidnapping convictions; x 31.5 percent of drug convictions; x 22.9 percent of money laundering convictions; x 13.4 percent of administration of justice offenses (e.g. witness tampering, obstruction, and contempt); x 17.8 percent of economic crimes (e.g. larceny, embezzlement, and fraud); x 13 percent of other convictions (e.g. bribery, civil rights, environmental, and prison offenses); and x 12.8 percent of auto thefts. Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000311 From: Sent: To: Subject: Law, Robert T Thursday, January 11, 2018 2:50 PM Mark Krikorian RE: E-Verify data Mark, Some additional info below. See you tomorrow. We publish E-Verify data one quarter behind because we allow 90 days for all cases to finish, such as cases in continuance that can be in that status for up to 90-days. said, simply comparing BLS data to EVerify data doesn't work because BLS doesn't include all sectors and our data includes federal contractors which are not always new hires. I do think this could be estimated, but it would take a little more than just comparing x to y. As promised, there were 34,853,666 queries run through E-Verify in FY 2017. This is the adjusted data set that does not include duplicate queries and will be up on our website soon in the pie chart that breaks it out by TNCs, etc. From: Mark Krikorian [mailto:msk@cis.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 8:23 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: E-Verify data Rob: Do you know if an actual person I can call at E-Verify for statistics (or maybe in your shop)? I'm trying to go through public affairs, but that may take a while and there's some problems with the numbers at the E-Verify site, and a PR person isn't going to know what I'm talking about. (I'm trying to calculate the share of all new hires in FY 2017 that were screened through the system. The number reported for the first three quarters of the years suggest it's 60%, which would be notable, a kind of tipping point, allowing us to say that mandating for all new hires at this point wouldn't be especially disruptive since it's already become standard practice for most hiring). FYI, here's the note I sent public affairs (though it was just before the weekend, so it's understandable they haven't gotten back to me yet): Folks: I'm trying to estimate the share of new hires that are already being screened through E-Verify, The number of employers isn't as useful because there's a small number of large companies that employ a disproportionate share of workers, whereas all E-Verify cases as a share of all hires really gives you a sense of its penetration. I calculated (based on the number of hires reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) that in FY 2016 almost half of hires were screened through E-Verify. I want to do it for FY 2017, but I can't find the total number of cases for that year. In the performance data, you report the total for the first three quarters: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/performance and on the statistics page: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-statistics you have the numbers for all of FY 2017, but only broken out by state, without an overall total. Can someone please just send me the total number of E-Verify cases for the whole of 2017? Based just on the first three quarters, it looks like 60% of hires nationwide were screened through E-Verify, which is a strong selling point in the effort to get Congress to make it mandatory -- it's reached a tipping point and it rapidly becoming a standard part of the hiring process, so mandating it for all employers isn't going to be disruptive. DHS-18-0694-F-000312 Anyway, thanks for your help. -- MK Thanks -- MK --------------------------------------------------------------Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax, (202) 466-8076 msk@cis.org www.cis.org Twitter: @MarkSKrikorian -------------------------------------------------------------- DHS-18-0694-F-000313 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:35 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Reading, 1/11/18 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Reading, 1/11/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. CBP report on southern border traffic and ICE report on screening of alien terror suspects 2. CRS report on standards in asylum and withholding of removal cases 3. House testimony on border security from front-line agent and officer perspectives 4. Latest reports from CBP Frontline Magazine 5. Netherlands: Population statistics for 2017 DHS-18-0694-F-000314 REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 6. Pew Center report on continued growth of U.S. Muslim population 7. NumbersUSA poll on public support for reducing immigration and ending chain migration 8. Two new discussion papers from the Institute for the Study of Labor 9. Four new papers from the Social Science Research Network 10. Twenty (20) new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 11. "Rendering South Africa Undesirable: A Critique of Refugee and Informal Sector Policy" 12. Two new working papers from the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development BOOKS 13. The Deportation Machine: Deportation and Return in the US-El Salvador Transnation 14. Borders, Fences and Walls: State of Insecurity? 15. Emigrants Get Political: Mexican Migrants Engage Their Home Towns 16. Questioning EU Citizenship: Judges and the Limits of Free Movement and Solidarity in the EU 17. Africans and the Exiled Life: Migration, Culture, and Globalization 18. Asylum by Boat: Origins of Australia's Refugee Policy JOURNALS 19. Citizenship Studies 20. Ethnic and Racial Studies 21. International Migration Review 22. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 23. Journal of Migration and Human Security DHS-18-0694-F-000315 24. Mobilities 25. Population, Space and Place 26. Resenha 1. Southwest Border Migration FY2018 DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection, January 2018 https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/sw-border-migration Summary: CBP has seen an uptick in individuals month-to-month apprehended while trying to enter the country illegally in between the established ports of entry, and an increase in those presenting themselves for entry, without proper documentation, along our Southwest border. The majority of these individuals are single adults, while the largest percentage increases come from family units and unaccompanied children who increased 21 percent and 7 percent respectively compared with the previous month. ICE Faces Challenges to Screen Aliens Who May Be Known or Suspected Terrorists DHS OIG No. OIG-18-36, January 5, 2018 https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2018-01/OIG-18-36-Jan18.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000316 2. New from the Congressional Research Service The Application of the "One Central Reason" Standard in Asylum and Withholding of Removal Cases By Hillel R. Smith December 18, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/LSB10046.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Tuesday, January 9, 2018 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/line-border-security-agent-officer-perspective/ On the Line: Border Security from an Agent and Officer Perspective Opening Statement Subcommittee Chairwoman Martha McSally https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1-9-18-McSally-Open.pdf Witness testimony: DHS-18-0694-F-000317 Brandon Judd, National President National Border Patrol Council http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180109/106754/HHRG-115-HM11Wstate-JuddB-20180109.pdf Jon Anfinson, President Local 2366 - Del Rio, Texas National Border Patrol Council http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180109/106754/HHRG-115-HM11Wstate-AnfinsenJ-20180109.pdf Rosemarie Pepperdine, Union Representative Local 2544 - Tucson, Arizona National Border Patrol Council http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180109/106754/HHRG-115-HM11Wstate-PepperdineR-20180109.pdf Anthony M. Reardon, National President National Treasury Employees Union http://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180109/106754/HHRG-115-HM11Wstate-ReardonA-20180109.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. DHS-18-0694-F-000318 Frontline Magazine January 2018 https://www.cbp.gov/frontline Latest articles: Biometric Breakthrough How CBP is Meeting its Mandate and Keeping America Safe By Marcy Mason https://www.cbp.gov/frontline/cbp-biometric-testing Excerpt: As early as 2002, shortly after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, legislation was passed requiring the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to use biometric technology to issue visas and screen non-U.S. citizens entering the U.S. Then in 2004, more legislation was passed, authorizing DHS to collect biometric data from non-U.S. citizens exiting the country. According to Frazier, finding people who have entered the country illegally is common. Since June 2016, when CBP and Delta Air Lines launched a pilot program to test CBP's biometric facial recognition exit technology, passengers like the young Mexican woman have been found daily. "She was typical of the people who have entered without inspection," said Frazier. "Most days we find a minimum of two or three undocumented people, but sometimes we find as many as eight to 10 boarding a flight." Ultimately, the woman was allowed to board the flight, but when Frazier used CBP's mobile device to take her fingerprints, it created a fingerprint identification number that is specifically tied to the woman. In the future, if she applies for a visa to return to the U.S. or is encountered crossing the border illegally, an alert will be DHS-18-0694-F-000319 triggered, indicating that the woman had previously entered the U.S. illegally and is on a lookout list. Additionally, when Frazier processed the traveler, the device automatically created a biometric exit record confirming that the woman left the country. For more than a decade, the U.S. government has been struggling to find a way to develop a practical and cost effective biometric entry/exit system that fulfills a congressional mandate to keep America safe. CBP has partnered with the U.S. air travel industry to meet that goal and is implementing innovative ways of using biometric technology to provide better enforcement and a better experience for travelers. Border Wall Prototype Designs By Paul Koscak https://www.cbp.gov/frontline/border-wall-prototype-designs Excerpt: Constructed with concrete and other materials, the structures will soon be tested for their resiliency to determine a final selection. CBP evaluators will use power and hand tools and methods criminals and those trying to slip through the border may use to penetrate the wall. These prototypes will serve two important ends: to deter illegal border crossings and to allow CBP to evaluate the new wall designs for improvements in denying or impeding illegal entry. As the border security environment continues to evolve, CBP continues to refresh its border barrier design toolkit. In order for wall prototype designs to be added to CBP's existing toolkit, they must meet the Border Patrol's operational requirements. "We'll look at things like aesthetics, how penetrable they are, how resistant they are to tampering and then DHS-18-0694-F-000320 scaling or anti-climb features," CBP Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald D. Vitiello said during the announcement. CBP evaluators will use power and hand tools and other methods they expect transnational criminals to employ against the barrier. Six vendors will construct the eight prototypes, with two companies building examples of both. These companies are Caddell Construction Co. of Montgomery, Alabama; KWR Construction of Sierra Vista, Arizona; ELTA North America Inc. of Annapolis Junction, Maryland; W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company of Philadelphia, Mississippi; Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. of Tempe, Arizona; and Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston, Texas. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Population up by over 100 thousand in 2017 Statistics Netherlands, January 4, 2018 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2018/01/population-up-by-over-100-thousand-in2017 Growth mainly due to migration Foreign migration accounts for more than four-fifths of this population growth. Although not all data over 2017 have been processed, CBS projects that approximately 82 thousand more people settled in the Netherlands than left the country. This number is similar to 2016, with immigration slightly higher (233 DHS-18-0694-F-000321 thousand) but emigration slightly lower (151 thousand) than in the previous year. The composition of migration flows did change, however. Fewer Syrian, more European immigrants Compared to 2016, fewer asylum migrants and more labour and student migrants settled in the Netherlands. During the first eleven months of 2017, 16 thousand Syrians registered as residents, nearly 10 thousand fewer than in the same period in 2016. Net migration from Ethiopia (1.2 thousand) and from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq (altogether 2.1 thousand) was down by half compared to 2016. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. New estimates show U.S. Muslim population continues to grow By Besheer Mohamed Pew Research Center, January 3, 2018 Excerpt: Muslims in the U.S. are not as numerous as the number of Americans who identify as Jewish by religion, according to our estimate. At the same time, our projections suggest that the U.S. Muslim population will grow much faster than the country's Jewish population. By 2040, Muslims will replace Jews as the nation's second-largest religious group after Christians. And by 2050, the U.S. Muslim population is projected to reach 8.1 million, or 2.1% of the nation's total population -- nearly twice the share of today. DHS-18-0694-F-000322 The latest estimate combines information from our 2017 survey of U.S. Muslims -- which reported on the prevalence of Muslims among immigrants and other demographic groups -- with official Census Bureau data on the number of people in these groups. Muslims are not evenly distributed around the country. Some metro areas, such as Washington, D.C., have sizable Muslim communities. Likewise, certain states, such as New Jersey, are home to two or three times as many Muslim adults per capita as the national average. But there are also states and counties with far fewer Muslims. Since our first estimate of the size of the Muslim American population, the number of U.S. Muslims has been growing rapidly, albeit from a relatively low base. When we first conducted a study of Muslim Americans in 2007, we estimated that there were 2.35 million Muslims of all ages (including 1.5 million adults) in the U.S. By 2011, the number of Muslims had grown to 2.75 million (including 1.8 million adults). Since then, the Muslim population has continued to grow at a rate of roughly 100,000 per year, driven both by higher fertility rates among Muslim Americans as well as the continued migration of Muslims to the U.S. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Most voters agree with Trump -- END Chain Migration, REDUCE overall immigration DHS-18-0694-F-000323 NumbersUSA, January 2, 2018 https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/poll-most-voters-agree-trump-end-chainmigration-reduce-overall-immigration Excerpt: Here was the question posed by Pulse Opinion Research (results had a margin of sampling error of 3 percentage points): If Congress decides to pass a bill to give young-adult ILLEGAL immigrants lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship, should the bill allow illegal immigrants to petition to obtain lifetime work permits for their extended families, or should the bill include an end to Chain Migration of extended families? 32% Allow work permits for extended families 57% Include an end to Chain Migration of extended families 12% Not sure Those were the results after the survey defined "Chain Migration categories for extended family" by asking, "Do you favor or oppose allowing immigrants to bring in only their spouse and minor children and NOT their extended family?" The likely voters favored ending Chain Migration for all immigrants by a 57% to 30% margin. Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000324 ******** 8. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Child Labor and the Arrival of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania By Chiara Kofol and Maryam Naghsh Nejad IZA Discussion Paper 11242, December 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11242 Skilled Migration Policy and the Labour Market Performance of Immigrants By Massimiliano Tani IZA Discussion Paper 11241, December 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11241 Return to Top ******** ******** 9. New from the Social Science Research Network Effects of Information Channels across Skill and Product Quality Groups: Evidence from Trade-Migration Nexus By Ahmed Tariq Aziz, Iowa State University, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of Economics Posted: January 4, 2018 DHS-18-0694-F-000325 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3095689 Migratory Pressures in the Long Run: International Migration Projections to 2050 By Rodolfo G. Campos, Banco de Espana Banco de Espana Article 38/17 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3095531 Canadian Economics Research on Immigration Through the Lens of Theories of Justice By David A. Green, Statistics Canada and Christopher Worswick, Carleton University Department of Economics Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'economique, Vol. 50, Issue 5, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3094764 Blaming Brussels? The Impact of (News About) the Refugee Crisis on Attitudes Towards the EU and National Politics By Eelco Harteveld, University of Amsterdam; Joep Schaper, University of Amsterdam; Sarah L. De Lange, Independent; and Wouter Van Der Brug, University of Amsterdam JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 56, Issue 1, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3094104 Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000326 10. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. A Conservative Immigration Reform Proposal January 11, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/cnn-reports-that-a-group-ofconservative-leaders-in-the-house-unveiled-their-immigration-bill-which-includes-awish-list-of.html 2. Why is El Salvador so dangerous? 4 essential reads January 10, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/why-is-el-salvador-sodangerous-4-essential-reads.html 3. Fix or Government Shutdown on the Horizon? January 9, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/daca-fix-or-governmentshutdown-on-teh-horizon.html 4. Immigration Court Backlog Tops 650,000 January 8, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/immigration-court-backlogtops-650000.html 5. Trump Administration Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans January 8, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/administration-terminates- DHS-18-0694-F-000327 protected-status-for-salvadorans.html 6. College-Educated Immigrants On The Rise January 7, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/college-educatedimmigrants-on-the-rise.html 7. Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Review in Travel Ban 3.0 Case January 7, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/trump-administrationseeks-supreme-court-review-in-travel-ban-30-case.html 8. Second Circuit Denies Citizenship to Father on Remand in Session v. Morales-Santana January 7, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/second-circuit.html 9. China Welcoming "High-End Foreign Talent" January 5, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/china-welcoming-high-endforeign-talent-.html 10. Trump Adminstration reducing numbers of family visas approved January 5, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/trump-adminstrationreducing-numbers-of-family-visas-approved.html 11. Hidden in the Ashes: Migrant Farmworkers are Invisible During California DHS-18-0694-F-000328 Wildfires January 4, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/hidden-in-the-ashesmigrant-farmworkers-are-invisible-during-california-wildfires.html 12. A Farm Labor Shortage on the Horizon? January 4, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/a-farm-labor-shortage-onthe-horizon.html 13. ICE to Increase Enforcement in California? January 4, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/ice-to-increaseenforcement-in-california.html 14. Three Former DHS Secretaries to Congress: Now is the Time for a DACA Fix January 3, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/three-former-dhssecretaries-to-congress-now-is-the-time-for-a-daca-fix.html 15. The Year of Living Dangerously: Immigration in the Era of Trump January 3, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/the-year-of-livingdangerously-immigration-in-the-era-of-trump.html 16. Trump Justice Department Pushes for Citizenship Question on Census, Alarming Experts January 2, 2018 DHS-18-0694-F-000329 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/trump-justice-departmentpushes-for-citizenship-question-on-census-alarming-experts.html 17. The Center for Immigration Studies on "DACA Fix" Legislation January 2, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/01/the-center-for-immigrationstudies-on-daca-fix-legislation.html 18. DACA Fix May be Costly -- Funding "the Wall," Restricting Family Immigration, Eliminating Diversity Visas December 30, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/daca-fix-may-be-costlyfunding-the-wall-restricting-family-immigration-eliminating-diversity-visas.html 19. Chain Migration December 29, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/chain-migration.html 20. NPR's Five Immigration Stories to Watch in 2018 December 29, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/nprs-five-immigrationstories-to-watch-in-2018.html Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000330 11. Rendering South Africa Undesirable: A Critique of Refugee and Informal Sector Policy By Jonathan Crush, Caroline Skinner, and Manal Stulgaitis Southern African Migration Programme Policy Series No. 79, November 2017 http://samponline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/SAMP-79.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 12. New from the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) Climate Change and Human Mobility in the Pacific Region: Plans, Policies and Lessons Learned By Elisa Fornale and Sophia Kagan December 2017 http://www.knomad.org/publication/climate-change-and-human-mobility-pacificregion-plans-policies-and-lessons-learned-0 International Migration Projections: Methodology Brief By Thomas Buettner and Rainer Muenz November 2017 http://www.knomad.org/publication/international-migration-projectionsmethodology-brief DHS-18-0694-F-000331 Return to Top ******** ******** 13. The Deportation Machine: Deportation and Return in the US-El Salvador Transnation By Katie Dingeman-Cerda Routledge, 272 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1138649996, $165.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138649996/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1138649988, $37.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ /centerforimmigra Book Description: This is among the first books to explore the post-deportation life trajectories of noncitizens removed from the United States by formal deportation. It utilizes a novel transnational framework to examine the case of deportation to El Salvador, a country significantly impacted by high volumes of removals in recent decades. Dingeman-Cerda offers the first comprehensive theory of deportee re/integration. It also provides a unique comparative analysis of the migration, deportation, and re/integration experiences of deportees claiming different national and with different histories of criminalization, including noncriminal immigration violations, misdemeanors, and violent gang offenses. DHS-18-0694-F-000332 This book shows that despite divergent re/integration trajectories, mass deportation does not stop a migratory cycle in the Americas. A very high percentage of deportees return to the United States after deportation. DingemanCerda argues for a humanization of migrants and deportees and consideration of more ethical and effective means to manage immigration to the U.S. and re/integrate deportees abroad. This book would be of interest to a broad readership, including migration and immigration scholars, legal and social work professionals, and students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Similar processes are occurring throughout the world, and this book sheds light on these ineffective practices. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Borders, Fences and Walls: State of Insecurity? By Elisabeth Vallet Routledge, 298 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1472429664, $59.97 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1472429664/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 1138308404, $54.95 DHS-18-0694-F-000333 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138308404/centerforimmigra Kindle, 4370 KB, ASIN: B01E03BO6G, 305 pp., $39.07 Book Description: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the question remains 'Do good fences still make good neighbours'? Since the Great Wall of China, the Antonine Wall, built in Scotland to support Hadrian's Wall, the Roman 'Limes' or the Danevirk fence, the 'wall' has been a constant in the protection of defined entities claiming sovereignty, East and West. But is the wall more than an historical relict for the management of borders? In recent years, the wall has been given renewed vigour in North America, particularly along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in Israel-Palestine. But the success of these new walls in the development of friendly and orderly relations between nations (or indeed, within nations) remains unclear. What role does the wall play in the development of security and insecurity? Do walls contribute to a sense of insecurity as much as they assuage fears and create a sense of security for those 'behind the line'? Exactly what kind of security is associated with border walls? This book explores the issue of how the return of the border fences and walls as a political tool may be symptomatic of a new era in border studies and international relations. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this volume examines problems that include security issues ; the recurrence and/or decline of the wall; wall discourses ; legal approaches to the wall; the 'wall industry' and border technology, as well as their symbolism, role, objectives and efficiency. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000334 15. Emigrants Get Political: Mexican Migrants Engage Their Home Towns By Michael S. Danielson Oxford University Press, 264 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0190679972, $73.98 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0190679972/centerforimmigra Book Description: Migrants have become an important social and political constituency throughout the world. In addition to sending remittances to their home countries, many migrants maintain political ties with their nations of origin through the expansion of dual citizenship and voting rights. Some even return home to participate in local and national-level politics. But to what extent do migrants influence their home communities and governments? Mexican migrants fought for and won the right to dual nationality in 1997 and the right to vote from abroad in presidential elections in 2005. As the country with the world's second largest emigrant population, many expected that the enfranchisement of the Mexican diaspora would powerfully shape the direction of Mexican politics. Scholars, policy makers, and migrant politicians have argued that migrants who exercise these rights will, through contact with the U.S. political system and culture, develop more democratic attitudes and behaviors, and in turn, help to democratize their home states. However, only a tiny share of the Mexican diaspora community exercised their voting rights in the 2006 and 2012 elections. And, as this book shows, though migrants do engage socially and politically in their communities of origin and at times powerfully impact political dynamics there, the outcomes don't uniformly enhance local democracy. For example, while this DHS-18-0694-F-000335 research finds that migrants from non-elite backgrounds were able to parlay their migrant experience into a path to power in their home states, non-migrant politicians have been more successful at maintaining stability after election, due to their ties to the dominant governing parties. Even when migrant political actors intend to open up the political systems of their home towns, bring about needed reforms, or improve governance, the impact of their engagement at the aggregate level of municipal politics depends on a range of intervening factors, most importantly the nature of their interactions with non-migrant political actors in their home states and municipalities. Here, Michael S. Danielson develops a theory of and methodological model for studying migrant impact on the communities and countries they leave behind, examining a largely underexplored area of research in the migration literature. Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Questioning EU Citizenship: Judges and the Limits of Free Movement and Solidarity in the EU By Daniel Thym Hart Publishing, 338 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1509914684, $81.60 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1509914684/centerforimmigra DHS-18-0694-F-000336 Kindle, 2435 KB, ASIN: B077689D71, 344 pp., $80.99 Book Description: The question of supranational citizenship is one of the more controversial in EU law. It is politically contested, the object of prominent court rulings, and the subject of intense academic debates. This important new collection examines this much disputed question, paying particular attention to the Court of Justice. Offering analytical readings of the key cases, it also examines those political, social and normative factors which influence the evolution of citizens' rights. This examination is not only timely but essential given the prominence of citizen rights in recent political debates, including in the Brexit referendum. All of these questions will be explored with a special emphasis on the interplay between immigration from third countries and rules on Union citizenship. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Africans and the Exiled Life: Migration, Culture, and Globalization By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, Brenda I. Gill, et al. Lexington Books, 332 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1498550886, $110.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1498550886/centerforimmigra Book Description: Since their early beginning in Africa as foragers, hunters and DHS-18-0694-F-000337 gatherers, humans have been on the move. In modern times, their movements have been compelled by geographical, economic, political, cultural, social and personal reasons. However, beginning in the second-half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century their reasons for and pattern of migration have been largely influenced by globalization. Globalization, by its very nature, cuts across virtually every aspect of the human life and human society. And especially in the United States, African immigrants are subject to the undercurrents of globalization - particularly in the areas of culture, religion, interpersonal relationships, and the assimilation and acculturation process. Relying on the vast theoretical and practical experience of academics and public intellectuals across three continents, this book succinctly interrogates some of the pull/push factors of migration, the challenges of globalizing forces, and the daily reality of relocation. The everyday reality and experiences of blacks in the diaspora (Latin America, Caribbean, and Europe) are also part of the discourse and the subject matters are approached from different perspectives and paradigms. Africans and the Exiled Life, therefore, is a compelling and rich addition to the ongoing global debate and understanding of migration and exile. Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Asylum by Boat: Origins of Australia's Refugee Policy By Claire Higgins University of New South Wales Press, 256 pp. DHS-18-0694-F-000338 Paperback, ISBN: 1742235670, $29.99 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1742235670/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1189 KB, ASIN: B074PNBN3L, 207 pp., $12.99 Book Description: In the late 1970s, 2000 Vietnamese arrived in Australia by boat, fleeing persecution. Their arrival presented a challenge to politicians, but the way the Fraser government handled it, and the resettlement of tens of thousands more Indochinese refugees, marked a turning point in Australia's immigration history. Turn-backs and detention were proposed, and rejected. Claire Higgins' important book recounts these extraordinary events. It is driven by the question of how we moved from a humanitarian approach to policies of mandatory detention including on remote islands - and boat turn-backs. Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Citizenship Studies Vol. 22, No. 1, January 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccst20/22/1?nav=tocList Selected articles: Citizenship and immigrant anti-rumour strategies: a critical outlook from the DHS-18-0694-F-000339 Barcelona case By Xavier Casademont Falguera, Pere Cortada Hortala, and Oscar Prieto-Flores http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1414153 Differential inclusion of non-citizens in a universalistic welfare state By Jukka Kononen http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1380602 Identity, rights and surveillance in an era of transforming citizenship By James Nguyen http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2017.1406456 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 41, No. 2, February 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/41/2?nav=tocList Themed Section: Immigration and Social Change in the USA Articles: Ethnicity, reception and the growth of American immigration By Denise N. Obinna DHS-18-0694-F-000340 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1360503 How family, immigrant group, and school contexts shape ethnic educational disparities By Cynthia Feliciano http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1355974 Stuck behind kitchen doors? Assessing the work prospects of lattergeneration Latino workers in a Los Angeles restaurant By Eli R. Wilson http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1329541 A family affair: how and why second-generation Filipino-Americans engage in transnational social and economic connections By Armand Gutierrez http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1287418 Afropolitan projects: African immigrant identities and solidarities in the United States By Anima Adjepong http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1281985 Blood ties: migrations, state transnationalism and automatic nationality By Sergio Caggiano http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1341990 Borders, paradox and power By Yiannis Papadakis http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1344720 DHS-18-0694-F-000341 Family ideation, immigration, and the racial state: explaining divergent family reunification policies in Britain and the US By Jake Watson http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1324169 Return to Top ******** ******** 21. International Migration Review Vol. 51, No. 4, Winter 2017 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.2017.51.issue-4/issuetoc Articles: Understanding Membership in a World of Global Migration: (How) Does Citizenship Matter? By Irene Bloemraad and Alicia Sheares http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12354/full POLICIES, PROCESSES, AND POLITICS: WHAT SHAPES MIGRATION PATTERNS? The Role of Migration Policy Changes in Europe for Return Migration to Senegal DHS-18-0694-F-000342 By Marie-Laurence Flahaux http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12248/full The Effect of Visas on Migration Processes By Mathias Czaika and Hein de Haas http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12261/full MIGRATION AND FAMILY DYNAMICS IN EUROPE Family Structure and the Well-Being of Immigrant Children in Four European Countries By Matthijs Kalmijn http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12262/full From Work to Welfare: Institutional Arrangements Shaping Turkish Marriage Migrants' Gendered Trajectories into a New Society By Vibeke Jakobsen and Anika Liversage http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12264/full Social Reproduction of Religiosity in the Immigrant Context: The Role of Family Transmission and Family Formation -- Evidence from France By Thomas Soehl http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12289/full Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000343 22. IZA Journal of Development and Migration Vol. 7, No. 22, December 28, 2017 https://izajodm.springeropen.com/ Selected articles: The issue of immigrants in Italy: a rational model of immigration management by Italian municipalities By Marco Baudino https://izajodm.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40176-017-0105-3 Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Journal of Migration and Human Security Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2018 http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/index Selected articles: Immigration and the War on Crime: Law and Order Politics and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 By Patrisia Macias-Rojas DHS-18-0694-F-000344 http://dx.doi.org/10.14240/jmhs.v6i1.110 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Mobilities Vol. 12, No. 6, December 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmob20/current?nav=tocList Selected articles: The recalcitrance of distance: exploring the infrastructures of sending in migrants' lives By Kathy Burrell http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17450101.2016.1225799 Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Population, Space and Place Vol. 24, No. 1, January 2018 DHS-18-0694-F-000345 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.v24.1/issuetoc Selected articles: The migration intentions of young adults in Europe: A comparative, multilevel analysis By Allan M. Williams, Calvin Jephcote, Hania Janta, and Gang Li http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2123/abstract Migration decisions in the face of upheaval: An experimental approach By Vladimir Balaz and Allan M. Williams http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2115/abstract And then came Brexit: Experiences and future plans of young EU migrants in the London region By Aija Lulle, Laura Morosanu, and Russell King http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2122/abstract The nexus of motivation-experience in the migration process of young Romanians By Dumitru Sandu, Georgiana Toth and Elena Tudor http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2114/abstract Reciprocal youth mobilities between Italy and Spain: A question of elective affinities By Pablo Pumares, Beatriz Gonzalez-Martin, Armando Montanari, and Barbara Staniscia http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.2113/abstract DHS-18-0694-F-000346 Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Resenha Ano 28, No. 109, December 2017 http://www.csem.org.br/images/Resenha_n__109_-_Dezembro_2017.pdf English-language content: The Art of the Border: Searching for Kikito A French artist's colossal installation on Mexico's side of the border may make the invisible visible, but other subjects carry a sharper critical edge and pose deeper questions. By David Bacon ... http://prospect.org/article/art-border-searching-kikito U.S.-Mexico Border Inspires Artists to Tell Immigrants' Stories By Anna Bitong ... https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/us-mexico-borderinspires-artists-to-tellimmigrants-stories Art on the Underground shines light on refugee crisis By Mark Moran DHS-18-0694-F-000347 ... https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transporttoday/news/54965/arton-the-underground-shines-light-on-refugeecrisis/ 'Human Flow' Offers a Searing Look at the Global Refugee Crisis Using aerial photography and intimate, one-on-one interviews to document the plight of migrants in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, artist Ai Weiwei's documentary is grim but vital. By Ella Taylor ... https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/features/2017/10/ 14/242426/human-flow-offers-a-searing-look-at-the-global-refugeecrisis/ Swimming lessons a cultural exchange for young migrant men On a Thursday afternoon, the Friends' Pool is echoing with the calls of swimming instructors and the splashes of excited teenage boys learning to swim. ... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-01/swimming-lessons-acultural-exchangefor-young-migrant-men/6989368 Reggae helps heal mental wounds of torture for migrants in Italy By Umberto Bacchi ... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-migrants-mentalhealth/reggae-helps-healmental-wounds-of-torture-for-migrants-initaly-idUSKCN1B11J2 Magnum Photos publishes guide on Europe for refugees, migrants Roughly 1 million people applied for asylum in the European Union last year. A special guide published in several languages now gives them practical tips and DHS-18-0694-F-000348 useful background information on the history of Europe. By Bettina Baumann ... http://www.dw.com/en/magnum-photos-publishes-guide-oneurope-for-refugeesmigrants/a-37157359 Return to Top ******** The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985, 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. Read more about the Center for Immigration Studies. Visit Website DHS-18-0694-F-000349 Copyright (C) 2018 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000350 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 4:40 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Gang of Six "Deal" on DACA Is Not Serious ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allan ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Gang of Six "Deal" on DACA Is Not Serious Proposal provides no net decrease in chain migration Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2018) - A group of six senators has come up with what they call a "bipartisan deal" on a DACA amnesty, but judging by details obtained by the Center, the aim is actually maximum amnesty, minimum border security and no cuts to legal immigration, and not a good faith effort to reach a deal with either the House of Representatives or the President. Here's what they propose: Amnesty for Dreamers, meaning DACA beneficiaries and other illegal aliens who arrived before June 15, 2012 (or claim to have) and were younger than age 17 (or claim to be) but did not qualify for or obtain DACA benefits. It is uncertain how DHS-18-0694-F-000351 much larger than the DACA program this amnesty would be. DACA beneficiaries would have a period of conditional permanent residency, which may be lifted upon completing at least two years of college or military service or three years of work, or may simply lead directly to eligibility for citizenship after at least 10 years (or 12 if they did not have DACA). The Dreamer amnesty would allow waivers for certain criminal convictions that exist under current law, if deemed to be "in the public interest." Applicants for the program would have to pay up on any federal tax liability, if they had a DACA work permit, but not if they worked illegally prior to legalization. Does this mean that a lot of DACA beneficiaries have not been paying their taxes all these years? The Gang of Six claims to address chain migration concerns by barring legalized Dreamers from sponsoring their parents for green cards. Instead, they give the parents instant, indefinitely renewable legal status and work permits, thus exacerbating the labor market disruption and fiscal costs of the presence of these illegal aliens. The proposal claims to restrict chain migration, by eliminating the category for adult sons and daughters of green card holders, which admits about 26,000 people a year. However, it transfers those numbers to another chain migration category for spouses of green card holders and their children. So there is no net decrease in chain migration at all under this proposal. Similarly, the proposal claims to end the visa lottery, but it preserves the numbers. It plans to take half of the lottery visas currently available and awards DHS-18-0694-F-000352 them to applicants from lottery countries, based on merit. The other half of the visas would be awarded to aliens who currently have Temporary Protected Status [https://cis.org/Arthur/Temporary-Protected-Status-Biggest-Misnomer- Immigration]. When those run out (which would take at least 12 years), then all of the former lottery visas would go to applicants from countries in the new merit lottery program. So there would be no decrease in annual green cards. Finally, the Gang agrees to fund the president's request for $1.6 billion for the border wall, $1.1 billion for other border security projects, and miscellaneous other border-related projects on a smaller scale. There is no funding for ICE or interior enforcement, no expansion of E-Verify, nor any provisions to address the broken asylum system, sanctuaries, the continued influx of illegal families and minors from Central American, visa overstays, an entry-exit system, the backlogged immigration court, illegal employment, or any of the other needs compiled at the president's request by career immigration agency officials and outlined in an October memo [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/trump-administrationimmigration-policy-priorities/]. This proposal is not a serious effort to find common ground with either the majority of congressional Republicans or the president. It pays only lip service to what is required to achieve the immigration policy improvements that Americans seek, and that they elected Donald Trump to accomplish. Visit Website DHS-18-0694-F-000353 Copyright (C) 2018 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000354 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2018 3:34 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 1/14/18 ~ ~ Center forImmigration Sttt~i~.!allon ,P10-1mn11gra CD Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 1/14/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Lawmakers and Journalists Often Have No Idea What They're Talking About," Mark Krikorian 2. "BREAKING: Trump Shocks World by Insisting "Temporary" Means Temporary," Mark Krikorian DHS-18-0694-F-000355 3. "Gang of Six 'Deal' on DACA Is Not Serious," Jessica Vaughan 4. "Non-Citizens Committed a Disproportionate Share of Federal Crimes, 201116," Steven A. Camarota 5. "Would Prosecuting Sanctuary Politicians be 'Extreme'?," Dan Cadman 6. "Facial Recognition Scanning Can Improve Border Control at Airports," Dan Cadman 7. "Can ICE Solve the Vexing Question of How Often Aliens Vote Illegally?," Dan Cadman 8. "District Court Stays End of DACA," Andrew R. Arthur 9. "Attorney General Orders Review of Administrative Closure," Andrew R. Arthur 10. "Temporary Protected Status Reportedly Terminated for El Salvador," Andrew R. Arthur 11. "The Worst of the Visa Mills Score a Coup in Senate Appropriations Bill," David North 12. "Higher Education Fraud Comes in Two Different Packages, Part 1," David North 13. "Four Situations in Which Aliens Are Treated Better than Citizens," David North 14. "El Salvador Accentuates the Positive in TPS Decision," Kausha Luna 15. "Kudos to Bloomberg Businessweek for Outstanding Investigation of Danger of the Graveyard Shift," Jerry Kammer 16. "DACA: The Immigration Trojan Horse," Michael Cutler 17. "Time's Up for 'Temporary' Alien Protection," Michelle Malkin 18. "It Turns Out Bannon Was Trump's Brain," Ann Coulter 19. "A Garbage Deal on DACA," National Review Online 20. "Of Trump, Holes, and Our Real Immigration Scandals," Jeremy Carl 21. "President Trump: Don't Give in to Spoiled Children Senators on Amnesty," Daniel Horowitz DHS-18-0694-F-000356 22. "Judicial Anarchy Over DACA," Joseph Klein 23. "The Imaginary Hispanic: What the Illegal War is About," Daniel Greenfield 24. "We Already Have a Border Wall -- and It Works," Paul Sperry 25. "Governors Pardon Immigrants Convicted of Serious Crimes to Halt Deportation," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 26. "Dismantle DACA Once and For All," Rachel Bovard 27. "Trump Floats Immigration Sellout," Kevin D. Williamson 28. "Dems Admit They Need Illegals For Their Votes," Matthew Vadum 29. "With DC Distracted, Immigration Debate Reaches Critical Point," Byron York 30. "Congressional Dems and Repubs Chase Their Tails in Meeting With Trump," Paul Mirengoff 31. "The Humanitarian Hoax of Sanctuary States: Killing America With Kindness," Linda Goudsmit 32. "Are The American People About to be Sold Out on DACA Amnesty?," Tim Brown 33. "Donald Trump's 'Read My Lips' Moment?," Thomas Wigand 34. "Anchor Baby Population in U.S. Exceeds One Year of American Births," John Binder 35. "Joe Biden: '[We Want] Unrelenting Immigration, Non-Stop. Whites Will be an ABSOLUTE Minority in America'," Lucian Wintrich 36. "Raise Florida Wages by Limiting Low-Skilled Immigration," David Caulkett 37. "December Jobs--TRUMP EFFECT! American Worker Displacement, Immigrant Population, Black Unemployment ALL DECLINE!," Edwin S. Rubenstein 38. "Final Nail in the Coffin for the RAISE Act (for me)," Norm Matloff 39. "The Immigration Right Deal for the Dreamers -- and the Nation," F.H. Buckley 40. "Should Democrats Shake Trump's Hand and Make This Deal?," Julian DHS-18-0694-F-000357 Zelizer 41. "The Answer to Illegal Immigration Is Property Rights," Logan Albright 42. "A Counterproductive Approach to a Broken Immigration System," Michael Shifter and Ben Raderstorf 43. "Trump's Crackdown on Legal Immigration is Hurting America," Anastasia Tonello 44. "Trump Administration's New Immigration Decision is Shortsighted and Cruel," Raul A. Reyes 45. "Anti-Immigration Fever Strikes Again," The Baltimore Sun 1. Lawmakers and Journalists Often Have No Idea What They're Talking About By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, January 9, 2018 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455265/ignorance-about-el-salvador-tps I don't know anything about the military acquisition process, so beyond a general preference for our having the most lethal weapons available and for responsibility in spending, I don't venture opinions on the subject. If I were to write, say, that the Marine Corps should have held onto the 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System, readers would be advised to ignore my opinion because I wouldn't know what I was talking about. Unfortunately, when it comes to immigration, people in positions of responsibility feel free to venture opinions on topics about which they have not the tiniest scintilla of knowledge. And I don't mean that journalists and politicians should know the intricacies of a Labor Condition Application or DHS-18-0694-F-000358 whether the I-90 form can be filed online. I mean the most elementary of facts. This struck me in the commentary about the termination (delayed till 2019) of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 200,000 Salvadoran illegal aliens. TPS is for illegal aliens (and a much smaller number of people on valid, but expiring, visas) who are here when their country suffers natural disaster or civil strife. The thinking was to temporarily hold off sending them home (and give them work permits) until things stabilize. It is thus not a refugee-like resettlement program that brings people to the United States from places that have experienced such problems. This is not a trivial distinction: They have not fled the earthquake, hurricane, etc. -- they were simply lucky enough to be here when it happened and their prize was a work permit. With regard to El Salvador, this fact is not buried on page 217 of a Federal Register notice -- it's right there on the USCIS page. TPS is only for Salvadorans who can show "Continuous Residence in U.S. Since: Feb.13, 2001", the date of the second of two closely spaced earthquakes to hit that country. Research from the Center for Migration Studies suggests that the average (I think they meant median) Salvadoran with TPS moved here illegally four years before the earthquakes. If you, dear reader, didn't know this, that's okay, because it's not your job. But it is the job of our opinion-shapers and policymakers, and they've been embarrassing themselves with their ignorance. A few examples: From the Sacramento Bee editorial board: "They fled natural disaster in El Salvador and have been given shelter here under temporary protected status." Newsweek: "The Trump Administration's decision Monday to deport nearly DHS-18-0694-F-000359 200,000 El Salvadoran refugees who fled gang violence and natural disasters...." (This is incorrect on several levels.) Vox: "The Salvadorans in question came to the US after a 2001 earthquake...." (The irony here is that Vox has a sharp and knowledgeable immigration reporter; this was written by their congressional reporter.) Spectrum News: "The Trump Administration is ending the Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of El Salvadorians who fled the earthquake ravaged nation in 2001." Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who was central to the effort to get a Gang of Eight-style bill through the House in 2014: "These innocent people fled their home country after a disastrous earthquake...." And presidential wannabe Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.): "These are people who rebuilt their lives in the U.S. after fleeing an earthquake...." Can't anybody here play this game? Return to Top ******** ******** 2. BREAKING: Trump Shocks World by Insisting "Temporary" Means Temporary DHS-18-0694-F-000360 By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, January 8, 2018 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455254/temporary-salvadoran-amnestyfinally-end The Trump administration today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for some 200,000 otherwise-illegal aliens from El Salvador. The beneficiaries of this "temporary" status happen to have been lucky enough to be living here illegally at the time of some earthquakes back home - in 2001. Their "temporary" status has been routinely renewed and, for all the hyperventilation about today's move, the TPS-ers won't lose their work authorization (which is the core issue) until September 2019. It's long past time for this "temporary" status to end. TPS was passed in 1990 as a way to amnesty illegal aliens who couldn't qualify for asylum, and its temporary-ness has been a sham from day one. (I've been writing about this for years; see here and here.) This administration has finally been moving toward ending the charade; TPS for Haitians and Nicaraguans was ended last year (albeit with long lead times), and the termination of Honduran TPS will likely be announced later this year. Opponents of these moves seem to think that when the TPS-ers lose their work permits and revert to their prior status, they will somehow be treated differently from all the other illegals living here - i.e., that they'll all be deported, en masse. Regarding El Salvador specifically, over the past decade we've been deporting about 20,000 people each year; even if that number were doubled, and the entire increase represented people who have TPS now, it would be 2030 before all were removed. DHS-18-0694-F-000361 The very fact that we're deporting anyone to El Salvador eliminates the rationale for TPS, which is supposed to be for situations when "extraordinary and temporary conditions" mean that the country is unable "to handle adequately the return" of its nationals. The arguments offered by anti-borders groups against today's move are more appropriately directed at Congress: The TPSers have settled in and had children here, for instance, and that El Salvador has come to depend on their remittances. If the people's elected representatives find these arguments compelling, they can pass legislation upgrading the Salvadorans with TPS to full green card status. To demand that the executive continue a program after its statutory justification has passed is just more end-justifies-the-means thinking from the Left. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Gang of Six "Deal" on DACA Is Not Serious By Jessica Vaughan CIS Immigration Blog, January 12, 2018 This proposal is not a serious effort to find common ground with either the majority of congressional Republicans or the president. It pays only lip service to what is required to achieve the immigration policy improvements that Americans seek, and that they elected Donald Trump to accomplish. DHS-18-0694-F-000362 ... https://cis.org/Vaughan/Gang-Six-Deal-DACA-Not-Serious Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Non-Citizens Committed a Disproportionate Share of Federal Crimes, 2011-16 21% of those convicted of non-immigration crimes were non-citizens -- 2.5 times their share of the population By Steven A. Camarota CIS Immigration Blog, January 10, 2018 Many immigration advocates argue that immigrants have much lower crime rates than natives (see this op-ed and this paper). As my colleague Jessica Vaughan and I pointed in a paper some years ago, however, the picture is far from clear. While there are other issues, the biggest problem with studying immigrant crime is that states and localities do not systematically track the country of birth, citizenship, or legal status of those they arrest, convict, or incarcerate. But the federal government does track the citizenship of those it convicts. New data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission shows that of those convicted of federal crimes between 2011 and 2016, 44.2 percent were not U.S. citizens -- 21.4 percent, if immigration crimes are excluded. In comparison, non-citizens are 8.4 percent of the adult population. Of this 8.4 percent, about 4 percent are illegal immigrants and about 4 percent are legal DHS-18-0694-F-000363 immigrants. The commission's data does not distinguish legal status among non-citizens. It is almost certain that a majority of the non-citizens convicted of federal crimes are illegal immigrants. But we cannot say for sure because that information is not provided. What we can say, at least at the federal level, is that non-citizens are more likely to commit crimes than citizens. ... One Additional Caveat. Because it is easier to make an immigration case, federal prosecutors sometimes charge illegal immigrants only with immigration violations, even when they have committed serious non-immigration crimes. Once convicted, an immigrant will still normally serve some time and then be deported, which is often seen by prosecutors as good enough. This, of course, does not happen with citizens. But because of this, conviction data for nonimmigration crimes will tend to understate the level of criminal activity among non-citizens. ... https://cis.org/Camarota/NonCitizens-Committed-Disproportionate-ShareFederal-Crimes-201116 Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Would Prosecuting Sanctuary Politicians be 'Extreme'? By Dan Cadman DHS-18-0694-F-000364 CIS Immigration Blog, January 10, 2018 One might argue that it is the police officers, jail guards, or deputy sheriffs who are doing the actual dirty work of release here, not the politicians, but that kind of thinking went out with the Nuremberg trials, which established the legal premise of command accountability. The ones who order and direct illegal acts are as responsible as those who carry them out. This is a line of thinking that, if anything, has been refined and expanded with the passing years, and rightly so. ... https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Would-Prosecuting-Sanctuary-Politicians-beExtreme Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Facial Recognition Scanning Can Improve Border Control at Airports By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, January 9, 2018 Yes, the study's authors are right that the scanning technology isn't 100 percent accurate -- it isn't a cure-all -- but it is a worthwhile tool, one of many used to try to sort needles out of an incredibly large haystack. It's absurd to presume that CBP agents would be able to stand and watch departing passengers walking down the gangway and in any way at all be able to remember the faces DHS-18-0694-F-000365 of all the known miscreants of record to the U.S. government. Facial recognition simply helps the process along. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Facial-Recognition-Scanning-Can-Improve-BorderControl-Airports Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Can ICE Solve the Vexing Question of How Often Aliens Vote Illegally? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, January 5, 2018 Of course, our legislators have conveniently masked this exercise in forgiveness largesse by simply referring to the paragraph and not describing what it is. They know that most people have neither the time nor the expertise to actually look at the INA and see what it is that Congress is proposing to forgive for illegal alien Dreamers. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Can-ICE-Solve-Vexing-Question-How-Often-AliensVote-Illegally Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000366 ******** ******** -8. District Court Stays End of DACA By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, January 10, 2018 ... With due respect to Judge Alsup, the "associated hardship" that DACA beneficiaries would face at the expiration of that program, a loss of employment authorization and potential removal from the United States, is the consequence intended by the INA for aliens unlawfully present in the United States after a lawful entry or who had entered illegally. Further, and it is unclear why, if DHS "expressly retained the authority to terminate" DACA for any of its beneficiaries "at any time", it could not have done so without any justification whatsoever, or without the "winding down" period allowed by then-Acting Secretary Duke. In addition, even assuming that DACA beneficiaries had an expectation that their status would continue during the period for which they were granted that status, it is unclear why they would have an expectation that it would continue beyond the expiration of that status. Judge Alsup certified for review certain issues decided in his order, including "whether (or not) the rescission of DACA is unreviewable as committed to agency discretion or by reason of" section 242(g) of the INA, "whether (or not) plaintiffs have standing", and the other issues raised by the government in its motion to dismiss. It should be noted that in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court temporarily stayed a prior order by the judge in the matter "requiring the government to turn over more documents" related to its decision to rescind DHS-18-0694-F-000367 DACA. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/District-Court-Stays-End-DACA Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Attorney General Orders Review of Administrative Closure By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, January 9, 2018 ... It unlikely that of the 350,000 administratively closed cases, none involve aliens who are removable and have no relief. This is particularly true given the fact that, as the American Immigration Council has stated: Administrative closure was used extensively as a form of prosecutorial discretion during the later years of the Obama Administration; in particular, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) often joined in motions to administratively close cases that did not fall within its enforcement priorities. The strongest argument for administrative closure is that it putatively allows the immigration courts to focus on cases that can be resolved quickly without having to deal with cases that are not ripe for resolution. Despite this fact, DHS-18-0694-F-000368 however, and the extensive use of administrative closure under the Obama administration, the backlog in cases continued to rise during that period. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Attorney-General-Orders-Review-Administrative-Closure Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Temporary Protected Status Reportedly Terminated for El Salvador By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, January 8, 2018 ... In an October 2017 post, I criticized the decades-long extensions of TPS granted to various countries, including El Salvador. Since then, Honduras' TPS designation was extended by then-Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke through July 5, 2018; Nicaragua's designation was terminated effective January 5, 2019; and Haiti's designation was terminated effective July 22, 2019. As Congress considers how to address the issue of the estimated 690,000 aliens who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), pressure will likely build to grant some permanent status to the nationals of El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti, and possibly Nicaragua, who have been residing in the United States under TPS. CRS estimates the total population of TPS re-registrants from those countries at just over 300,000. DHS-18-0694-F-000369 ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Temporary-Protected-Status-Reportedly-Terminated-ElSalvador Return to Top ******** ******** 11. The Worst of the Visa Mills Score a Coup in Senate Appropriations Bill By David North CIS Immigration Blog, January 11, 2018 ... Schools that were dependent on ACICS accreditation were placed in a grey area for an 18-month period in which they remained more or less accredited; they have until June 2018 to find another accreditor. Some of those schools have found one, but others, presumably the weakest of the lot, have not. That's where the Senate appropriations bill comes into the picture. It extends this grace period for another 18 months. By definition it applies only to those institutions that could not get another accreditor in the first 18 months; in other words, those at the very bottom of the higher education barrel. The following is the key provision; it is in Section 313 of S. 1771: The period of time provided to the Secretary in section 498(h)(2) DHS-18-0694-F-000370 of the Higher Education Act may be extended up to an additional 18 months for institutions where the Secretary withdrew recognition of their accreditor on December 12, 2016, if the institution does not remain with or reapply to the accrediting agency which accredited the institution on December 12, 2016. Fortunately, as far as we can tell, this "give 'em 18 more months" language is not in the House version of the bill. ... https://cis.org/North/Worst-Visa-Mills-Score-Coup-Senate-Appropriations-Bill Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Higher Education Fraud Comes in Two Different Packages, Part 1 By David North CIS Immigration Blog, January 8, 2018 ... Much less common are instances of a rogue employee in the foreign student office at a decent school who defrauds the system for his or her personal profit. One such employee was recently indicted. Today's posting relates to an apparent visa mill; Part 2 will deal with a rogue employee who has worked at what looks like two honorable universities. All DHS-18-0694-F-000371 three institutions happen to be near one of the Great Lakes. We are not naming the first school in question because we have not corroborated the former employee's claims -- that person wishes to remain anonymous -- but the person is credible and offers important insights into the way visa mills work. Our informant writes: ... https://cis.org/North/Higher-Education-Fraud-Comes-Two-Different-PackagesPart-1 Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Four Situations in Which Aliens Are Treated Better than Citizens By David North CIS Immigration Blog, January 8, 2018 ... OPT Work Permits. The biggest of these federal programs, the one that harms the largest number of people, is the strange arrangement in which the federal government actually gives a financial benefit to employers who hire recent foreign college grads (of our colleges and universities) rather than citizen or permanent-resident grads of the same schools. DHS-18-0694-F-000372 This program, created without a legislative mandate by the Bush II administration and then expanded by the Obama administration, in effect rules that recent alien college grads are still students and thus they, and their employers, need not pay into the hard-pressed Social Security and Medicare trust funds. U.S. college grads and their employers do not get this break, and most of them are unaware of its existence. The benefit runs for a year for most aliens grads, and for as long as 36 months for those with degrees in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. It is often used by both H1B employers and recent alien alumni to cover the time between graduation and the arrival of the H-1B visa. ... https://cis.org/North/Four-Situations-Which-Aliens-Are-Treated-Better-Citizens Return to Top ******** ******** 14. El Salvador Accentuates the Positive in TPS Decision By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, January 9, 2018 ... Overall, the Salvadoran government has taken a positive tone regarding the decision made by DHS. The language used to address the 18-month period prior to September 9, 2019, is worth noting. While El Salvador calls the decision an 18-month "extension" and "renewal'', DHS refers to it is a "delay" to the ''termination'' of the designation. The former clearly paints the situation in a DHS-18-0694-F-000373 more optimistic light. The difference in diction is understandable, given the two governments' respective audiences. After months of publicizing its efforts to find a resolution for TPS beneficiaries, the Salvadoran government wants to portray the 18-month period as an accomplishment. In a press conference held Monday with the U.S. ambassador, El Salvador's foreign minister stated, "We have achieved 18 more months for the TPS of our nationals." (Emphasis added.) Like in the press release above, the foreign minister further characterized the announcement as a result of the extensive advocacy efforts carried out in the United States by various entities and the favorable relationship between the two countries. The minister went on to emphasize that El Salvador received an 18-month grace period (the longest permitted under legislation), in comparison to the six and 12 months received by Honduras and Haiti, respectively. Providing further assurance to the Salvadoran public, the government of El Salvador emphasized that it would continue to seek a permanent solution for TPS beneficiaries. As such, the government said it will work with the U.S. Congress and other officials to pass legislation that would provide permanent residence for those with TPS. On this point, the Salvadoran minister has previously made reference to the 1990's Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) as precedent for legalizing TPS beneficiaries: ... https://cis.org/Luna/El-Salvador-Accentuates-Positive-TPS-Decision Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000374 ******** 15. -Kudos to Bloomberg Businessweek for Outstanding Investigation of Danger of the Graveyard Shift By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, January 11, 2018 Bloomberg Businessweek has published an outstanding piece of investigative reporting on conditions that will remind readers of the national disgrace described by Upton Sinclair over a century ago in his novel The Jungle. The expose by reporters Peter Waldman and Kartikay Mehrotra is titled "America's Worst Graveyard Shift Is Grinding Up Workers". It describes a national disgrace, a tolerance of degradation and denial of human dignity that should boil the blood of any American who believes that workers should not be brutalized and exploited in order to put food on our tables. The meat-processing companies are engaged in a relentless competition with each other that incentivizes cruelty to both workers and animals and demonstrates the intolerable effects of feckless or nonexistent regulation. Here is one excerpt from Bloomberg's carefully reported and strongly written report on the plight of workers on the clean-up crews: "The sanitation companies ... assume the headaches and risk of staffing positions that only the destitute or desperate will take -- very often undocumented immigrants. And they relieve the big producers, including household names such as Tyson and Pilgrim's Pride Corp., of responsibility for one of the most dangerous factory jobs in America." Our Congress, prodded and plumped by meat-industry lobbyists, has long DHS-18-0694-F-000375 permitted a system of minimal accountability for the meat-processors. This fecklessness is part of a much broader panorama of an inhumane corporate race to the bottom that was described in Eric Schlosser's best-selling 2002 book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Below is an excerpt that we included in our recently published book What Happened to Worksite Enforcement: A Cautionary Tale of Failed Immigration Reform, which is a narrative history of the implosion of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which promised to punish employers who knowingly hired unauthorized workers. ... https://www.cis.org/Kammer/Kudos-Bloomberg-Businessweek-OutstandingInvestigation-Danger-Graveyard-Shift Return to Top ******** ******** 16. DACA: The Immigration Trojan Horse How the original DREAM act was designed to cover 90% of the illegal alien population in the US. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, January 12, 2018 ... DACA was a travesty foisted on America and Americans by the Obama administration, from its inception, was a scam based on lies and false DHS-18-0694-F-000376 suppositions. Legalizing these 800,000 illegal aliens would, in point of fact, legitimize Obama's illegal action. Obama claimed that he was invoking "prosecutorial discretion" when he stood in the White House Rose Garden on June 15, 2012 and announced that "since Congress failed to act" (to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform) he was going to act by creating DACA. But in reality Congress did act: it voted down legislation known as Comprehension Immigration Reform and, in so doing, took an action that is consistent with the role of Congress as established by the U.S. Constitution that created the system of "checks and balances." For Mr. Obama, however, the problem was that Congress did not act the way he wanted it to act. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268988/daca-immigration-trojan-horsemichael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Time's Up for 'Temporary' Alien Protection TPS turned into TINO: Temporary in Name Only. By Michelle Malkin The Conservative Review, January 10, 2018 ... DHS-18-0694-F-000377 Enforcing a limit on humanitarian gestures is the responsible thing for any selfsustaining nation to do. Previous Democrat and Republican presidents, however, have shirked their duty -- opting instead to renew illegal alien protections ad nauseam. So beneficiaries of our supposedly time-limited generosity established families and footholds here. They gained permanent residency, work permits and other taxpayer-subsidized benefits, along with ever-expanding lobbying power as a political constituency. The Temporary Protected Status program was supposed to provide short-term relief and shelter to people from foreign countries hit by natural disasters, environmental catastrophes, civil war, epidemic diseases or other "extraordinary and temporary conditions." But they were always expected to go back home when those conditions improved. The federal statute that created TPS clearly mandates terminating the protections once the conditions that led to TPS designation no longer exist. The law "prohibits judicial review of any determination with respect to the designation, termination, or extension of TPS" and "prohibits the Senate from considering legislation that would adjust the status of TPS aliens to that of a lawful temporary or permanent resident" once the status is removed, according to former House Judiciary Committee immigration counsel Nolan Rappaport. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/malkin-times-temporary-alienprotection/ Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000378 ******** 18. It Turns Out Bannon Was Trump's Brain By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, January 11, 2018 ... The people who do not realize Tuesday was the lowest moment of the Trump presidency have no idea what they're talking about. The headline on Trump's sit-down could have been: "TRUMP ANNOUNCES SAME FAILED AMNESTY DEAL WE HAD 30 YEARS AGO" The media have done such a fantastic job lying to the public that no one knows that. To the average viewer, it sounds like a totally fair deal. We give only the BEST illegals a "pathway" to citizenship, they'll have to jump through all sorts of hoops, and in return, we'll get REAL security. That's exactly what we were promised the last time. What we got: No hoops, no security and everyone got amnesty. You don't need chain migration for the alleged 800,000 "Dreamers" to swell to 60 million -- or 100 or 200 million. First, there are already at least 50 million illegals (aka Dreamers) living here. (For more, see "Adios, America!" pp 72-74.) ... http://humanevents.com/2018/01/11/it-turns-out-bannon-was-trumps-brain/ DHS-18-0694-F-000379 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. A Garbage Deal on DACA Say no to the Gang of Six. National Review Online, January 11, 2018 ... The proposed deal's changes in chain migration are minor and affect only the population getting the amnesty. The visa lottery would simply be transferred over to cover beneficiaries of so-called Temporary Protected Status, who were allowed to stay here temporarily when their home countries were hit by natural disasters. This proposed provision honors the Washington establishment's cardinal rule on immigration -- never permit a diminution, no matter how small, in the number of legal immigrants coming here. Meanwhile, the spending on border security would be a relative pittance. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455389/daca-deal-deferred-actionchildhood-arrivals-gang-six-reject-it Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000380 20. Of Trump, Holes, and Our Real Immigration Scandals By Jeremy Carl The Corner at National Review Online, January 12, 2018 ... We're outraged like Donald Trump was when he saw the truly offensive deal conjured up by Senators Graham, Flake and Gardner in conjunction with Democratic leaders that would give mass amnesty (far beyond DACA) in exchange for a pitiful charade of border security. He's outraged that these senators would betray GOP voters and interests when, even in his weaker moments, he's always declared (as he tweeted last night) that building a wall, moving to merit-based immigration, and ending the visa lottery and chain migration are mandatory components for the amnesty deal for DACA. The scandal here isn't Trump's predictably profane tongue--it's that Senators Graham, Flake and Gardner would dare to show him this s***hole of an amnesty deal, in blatant defiance of the core issue positions that led the GOP to 100 year-high legislative majorities, and expect him to bless it. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455391/norway-or-haiti-trump-holes-andour-real-immigration-scandals Return to Top ******** ******** 21. DHS-18-0694-F-000381 President Trump: Don't Give in to Spoiled Children Senators on Amnesty As usual, senators "negotiating" immigration have NO interest in American priorities. By Daniel Horowitz FrontPageMag.com, January 8, 2018 ... The president must remember that even if Graham, Gardner, Tillis, and company throw in a few of our priorities, this is not an equal or fair trade. There is no entitlement to amnesty, especially after it's been done so many times and has further broken our system. There is, however, an entitlement for the American people to have safe and secure communities and borders and not have their country become a dumping ground. This is certainly true because we have already tried amnesty but have not seriously tried enforcement. It is certainly true because the foundation of public service is to take care of your citizens, not foreign nationals here illegally. But it is most certainly true because these specific items were already promised to the American people on a bipartisan basis. We are owed mandatory e-verify from 1986 amnesty. We are owed exit-entry visa tracking from the 1996 law, never implemented. We are owed interior enforcement and jurisdiction-stripping from liberal courts, as promised in statute in 1996. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/president-trump-dont-give-spoiledchildren-senators-amnesty/ DHS-18-0694-F-000382 Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Judicial Anarchy Over DACA Another activist judge runs roughshod over the separation of powers. By Joseph Klein FrontPageMag.com, January 11, 2018 ... Judge Alsup's order effectively overrides, at least temporarily, the right of the current duly elected president of the United States to use his constitutional executive powers, through the issuance of an executive order, to rescind an executive order of the previous president. Judge Alsup has decided that the interests of immigrants in the country illegally and of the University of California outweigh any other considerations. Protecting the national security of the citizens of the United States and concerns over whether Obama had overstepped the constitutional bounds of his executive authority by ordering DACA's implementation in the first place play second fiddle in Judge Alsup's mind to the welfare of illegal immigrants and of the university at which they are students or staff. Notably, one of the plaintiffs in this case - Janet Napolitano, serving in her capacity as chancellor of the University of California - is using California taxpayers' money to defend the constitutionally shaky DACA which she helped to create as Secretary of Homeland Security in 2012. Judge Alsup bizarrely complained that "the new administration didn't terminate DHS-18-0694-F-000383 DACA on policy grounds. It terminated DACA over a point of law, a pithy conclusion that the agency had exceeded its statutory and constitutional authority." Because that conclusion of law might turn out to be wrong, Judge Alsup concluded, the Trump administration's decision to terminate DACA on those grounds is somehow defective. ... Judge Alsup overlooks the fact that Obama himself had doubts initially whether he could issue the DACA executive order on his own authority. Judge Alsup apparently believes that Obama was within his rights to issue his DACA executive order. Even if that were the case, which is doubtful, it is irrelevant. The judge was not reviewing an action by President Trump to overturn a law or even a regulation unilaterally. The judge was unconstitutionally placing himself in the shoes of the president of the United States and substituting his opinion as a judge as to which executive order issued by a prior president, no matter what its merits may be, his successor can keep or scrap as the nation's current chief executive officer. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268989/judicial-anarchy-over-daca-josephklein Return to Top ******** ******** 23. The Imaginary Hispanic: What the Illegal War is About And why a border wall is a threat to the survival of the Democrats. DHS-18-0694-F-000384 Daniel Greenfield FrontPageMag.com, January 11, 2018 ... Hispanic immigration becomes less politically helpful with each generation. The Dem majorities grow thinner and less reliable. Hispanic immigration, unlike Islamic migration, produces diminishing political returns for its sponsors. The only solution to the retention problem lies with open borders. The Democrats don't value the DACA illegal aliens who benefited from Obama's equally illegal amnesty because, as they claim, they're really Americans. They only care about them to the extent that they aren't. And even they're useful only as a wedge issue for open borders and unlimited migration. As long as the census counts heads instead of citizens, migration creates Dem districts. And in machine politics, illegal aliens and non-citizens can even vote in those districts. But it's momentum, not minorities, that the Dems are really after. A constant flow of immigrants transforms America. But when the flow stops, then the immigrants are the ones who become transformed by America. The decline of legal immigration makes illegal immigration into an even more urgent cause for the left. The troubled economy of the Obama years paradoxically dissuaded legal immigrants leading the Dems to lean more heavily on illegal migrants. Those statistics eventually led Obama to openly endorse illegal immigration, to implement an illegal unilateral amnesty and to push hard for a total alien amnesty. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268953/imaginary-hispanic-what-illegalwar-about-daniel-greenfield DHS-18-0694-F-000385 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. We Already Have a Border Wall -- and It Works By Paul Sperry The New York Post, January 13, 2018 ... Federal data show a far-less imposing wall than the one Trump envisions -- a two-story corrugated metal fence first erected under the Bush administration -- already has dramatically curtailed both illegal border crossings and crime in Texas' sixth-largest city, which borders the high-crime Mexican city of Juarez. In fact, the number of deportable illegal immigrants located by the US Border Patrol plummeted by more than 89 percent over the five-year period during which the controversial new fence was built, according to Homeland Security data reviewed by me. When the project first started in 2006, illegal crossings totaled 122,261, but by 2010, when the 131-mile fence was completed from one end of El Paso out into the New Mexico desert, immigrant crossings shrank to just 12,251. ... The existing fence along the El Paso sector, which is made of a combination of corrugated steel and metal meshing, towers 21-feet high at some points and is already hard to climb. But the Trump wall, which will begin construction in El Paso, will be even taller and have multiple layers of security. DHS-18-0694-F-000386 Still, Democratic leaders are adamantly opposed to it. They argue the $18 billion wall won't work to keep out illegal immigrants and drugs, and will only be a massive waste of tax dollars. ... https://nypost.com/2018/01/13/we-already-have-a-border-wall-and-it-works/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Governors Pardon Immigrants Convicted of Serious Crimes to Halt Deportation Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, January 3, 2018 ... This appears to be part of a broader effort by local governments to protect criminal immigrants from deportation. Months ago, Judicial Watch reported that prosecutors in two major U.S. cities ordered staff not to charge illegal immigrants with minor, non-violent crimes because it could get the offenders deported. Brooklyn, New York District Attorney Eric Gonzalez was the first to issue the order creating two sets of rules involving local crimes. The goal, according to a statement issued by the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, is "minimizing collateral immigration consequences of criminal convictions." Taxpayers in the busy New York City borough are also paying for two immigration attorneys to train all staff on immigration issues and advise prosecutors when making plea offers and sentencing recommendations. The idea is to avoid "disproportionate collateral consequences, such as deportation, DHS-18-0694-F-000387 while maintaining public safety." Gonzalez, the Brooklyn District Attorney, says he's committed to equal and fair justice for all Brooklyn residents--citizens, lawful residents and undocumented immigrants alike. ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/01/governors-pardon-immigrantsconvicted-serious-crimes-halt-deportation/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Dismantle DACA Once and For All By Rachel Bovard American Greatness, January 7, 2018 ... It is clear that DACA, as a policy, has been a failure. It has served both the citizen and immigration populations poorly, failing to address the individual humanitarian cases for individual applicants, and subjecting U.S. citizens to additional burdens and criminal activity. As Steve Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies put it recently, DACA "is a blunt instrument that protects some who can be described as sympathetic youth as well as a less sympathetic group who are more akin to ordinary illegal immigrants." President Trump in 2016 ran on the idea that DACA was a lawless and DHS-18-0694-F-000388 insufficient remedy to a deep and fundamental problem. Congressional Republicans did the same. A collective amnesia on the part of Republicans will not only hurt them in the 2018 midterms and it will damage the party's remaining credibility for decades, if not generations. That the American immigration system is in need of reform is without question. That amnesty in any form will accomplish this is a false and misleading premise. ... https://amgreatness.com/2018/01/07/dismantle-daca-once-and-for-all/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Trump Floats Immigration Sellout By Kevin D. Williamson The Corner at National Review Online, January 9, 2018 ... What's a self-respecting nationalist-populist to think? Steve Bannon is not only out but cast into the outer darkness, ridiculed by the president as a filthy hobo. Seb Gorka? Gone, along with much of the hardcore of Trumpism's true believers. And Trump himself is saying -- let's repeat -- "My positions are going to be what the people in this room come up with" -- on immigration, his hallmark issue. Think about who the people in that room are. ... DHS-18-0694-F-000389 http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455284/trump-daca-immigration-sellout Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Dems Admit They Need Illegals For Their Votes Leaked memo reveals they are fighting to make the DREAMer nightmare permanent. By Matthew Vadum FrontPageMag.com, January 10, 2018 ... Specifically, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a sister organization of the Center for American Progress, distributed a brief to allies Monday calling the so-called DREAMers, that is, illegal aliens brought to the country at a young age, a "critical component of the Democratic Party's future electoral success," the Daily Caller reports. Democrats can't win elections without cheating. They pushed the 1993 MotorVoter law to make voter fraud easy to commit and difficult to prosecute. They oppose voter ID laws tooth-and-nail for the same reason. They changed immigration laws a long time ago so they could change the electorate by importing new voters. That's why left-wingers invented chain migration in the Sixties. It is a magic carpet that brings terrorists, public charges, and low- and no-skilled workers to DHS-18-0694-F-000390 the United States. Democrats rigged the game by modifying immigration law. The resultant tsunami of immigrants from authoritarian Third World countries over the past half century helped Democrats grow their political base. It supposedly takes generations for immigrant families to back away from collectivism and big government as solutions to life's problems and become Republicans. Continued high immigration rates benefit Democrats and the crony capitalists who bankroll them, impoverish the workers already here, and virtually guarantee endless growth in the size and scope of government. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268980/dems-admit-they-need-illegalstheir-votes-matthew-vadum Return to Top ******** ******** 29. With DC Distracted, Immigration Debate Reaches Critical Point By Byron York Washington Examiner, January 8, 2018 ... That is the traditional Republican role, which has led Republicans to believe that they always lose shutdown fights. But it is probably more accurate to say that Republicans don't always lose shutdown fights -- it is the party that tries to attach unrelated policy preferences to must-pass spending bills that loses shutdown fights. In the past, that has been Republicans. This time, it might be Democrats. DHS-18-0694-F-000391 The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, appears to be itching to set off a shutdown crisis over DACA. "President Trump has said he may need a good government shutdown to get his wall," Durbin said recently. "With this demand [for wall funding], he seems to be heading in that direction." But Trump, who in the past has threatened a government shutdown over the wall, is now proposing trading his policy preferences -- the wall, etc. -- in exchange for DACA legalization. "The wall is going to happen, or we're not going to have DACA," he said recently. He hasn't demanded they be passed in order to keep the government running. Durbin is suggesting Democrats demand DACA passage to keep the government in business. ... http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-with-dc-distractedimmigration-debate-reaches-critical-point/article/2645246 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Congressional Dems and Repubs Chase Their Tails in Meeting With Trump By Paul Mirengoff PowerLine, January 9, 2018 ... My sense is that he has in mind a compromise -- in the DACA fix, he gives up DHS-18-0694-F-000392 the end to chain migration and the visa lottery but the Democrats give him funding for the wall. He then tries to end chain migration and the visa lottery as part of comprehensive immigration reform. But Trump also said several times that he was willing to sign whatever "the very smart people in this room" send him. This suggests that if Republicans cave and just send him a "clean DACA fix," he will sign it. Again, though, Trump said today that he won't. Trump is probably confident that Republicans won't cave on the wall. But will the Democrats? If neither side caves, there will be no DACA bill for Trump to sign. In the end, therefore, I agree with Yuval Levin that "absolutely no progress whatsoever was made in any direction." Considering the direction Democrats were trying to take this meeting, seemingly with the prospect of success at times, that'a a good thing. ... http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/01/trump-congressional-demsand-congressional-republicans-chase-their-tails.php Return to Top ******** ******** 31. The Humanitarian Hoax of Sanctuary States: Killing America With DHS-18-0694-F-000393 Kindness By Linda Goudsmit RenewAmerica, January 6, 2018 ... A previous article, The Humanitarian Hoax of Sanctuary Cities: Killing America With Kindness discussed how the Left deliberately perverted the original mission of protecting innocent refugees to the protection of criminal aliens at the expense of public safety. In defiance of United States immigration laws sanctuary cities provide safe haven for criminal illegal aliens and establish a reprehensible two-tier system of justice that protects the illegals. Why would any American patriot support such an anti-American policy? The extremely anti-American motive for supporting sanctuary cities was introduced in another previous article, The Humanitarian Hoax of Community Organizing: Killing America With Kindness. This article detailed radical socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Piven's strategy of using poverty as a weapon of destruction to destroy capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with unsustainable demands that push society into social chaos and economic collapse. ... http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/goudsmit/180106 Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000394 32. Are The American People About to be Sold Out on DACA Amnesty? By Tim Brown Freedom Outpost, January 9, 2018 ... Actually, we need constitutional spending and not welfare programs that cater to illegals coming into our country, and not just across our southern border. As I've said before, I'm not necessarily opposed to a wall, but look at what we are doing wrong first and let's be lawful in our approach. He added that the wall could be built "under budget and ahead of schedule" in just one year. Meanwhile, amnesty is lurking right around the corner with DACA and mark my words, Trump will sign it. Remember when everyone questioned it when he tabled it back to Congress? We told you so then. Just keep that in mind, it will be nothing more than an Obama/Bush amnesty program, nothing more. Could it be that all this amnesty talk is what is driving the numbers of illegals that have grown who are attempting to cross our southern border? ... https://freedomoutpost.com/american-people-sold-daca-amnesty/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000395 33. -Donald Trump's "Read My Lips" Moment? By Thomas Wigand TrevorLoudon.com, January 9, 2018 ... Let us not forget that DACA was an unconstitutional "executive amnesty" diktat by President Barack Hussein Obama. President Trump now apparently supports enshrining that amnesty into law. In other words, President Trump is beginning to embrace the Obama agenda, including, apparently, a "phase two" toward "comprehensive immigration reform." If granting amnesty to illegal aliens -- who are trespassers in this land -- does not equate to a "read my lips" level betrayal, it's hard to imagine what would be. The White House would have us believe that we'll get (some form of, or some portion of) the campaign-promised border wall in return. Or at least some initial funding toward that. Well, been there, done that. Does anyone reading this believe that a "comprehensive border wall" will be quickly erected, and to completion across the southern border? Me neither. Besides, why should we have to "trade" anything for the wall? Donald Trump is an experienced negotiator, and so is familiar with the concept of "BATNA." That stands for "best alternative to a negotiated agreement." Which in turn means that (amongst other things) having a decent alternative means that you retain the ability to walk-away from negotiations if you can't arrive at terms at least acceptable to you (if that is your internal bottom-line), if not advantageous to you (if that is your internal bottom-line). The party which is willing to walk-away from the table has the advantage. Well Trump could have called the Democrats' bluff, could have had his BATNA, stating that: "Fine Democrats, close down the government and refuse to fund the wall all on behalf of a bunch of illegal alien trespassers, and see how that works out for DHS-18-0694-F-000396 you in 2018. I'll worry about funding the wall after the 2018 elections and my appearances around the country highlighting how you care more about illegals than about American citizens." In other words, Trump merely had to call their bluff. Instead, we're getting signals of a massive cave by the Trump administration. From the January 9, 2018 post-DACA confab briefing by White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: ... http://www.trevorloudon.com/2018/01/donald-trumps-read-my-lips-moment/ Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Anchor Baby Population in U.S. Exceeds One Year of American Births By John Binder FLBC News, January 5, 2018 ... There are at least 4.5 million anchor babies in the U.S. under the age of 18years-old, according to the CBO. This estimate does not include the potentially millions of anchor babies who are older than 18-years-old, nor does it include the anchor babies who are living overseas with their deported foreign parents. The 4.5 million anchor babies estimate exceeds the four million American children born every year. In the next decade, the CBO estimates that there will DHS-18-0694-F-000397 be at least another 600,000 anchor babies born in the U.S., which would put the anchor baby population on track to exceed annual American births -- should the U.S. birth rate not increase -- by more than one million anchor babies. Already, the anchor baby population exceeds the entire population of Los Angeles, California and is roughly half of the population of New York City. ... https://flbcnews.com/anchor-baby-population-in-u-s-exceeds-one-year-ofamerican-births/ Return to Top ******** ******** 35. FLASHBACK - Joe Biden: "[We Want] Unrelenting Immigration, NonStop. Whites Will be an ABSOLUTE Minority in America - That's a Source of Our Strength." By Lucian Wintrich Gateway Pundit, January 8, 2018 ... In an old clip of Biden speaking from the White House, the former VP gushes about his love of immigration and goes on to explain that white people will be an "absolute minority" in the U.S. and that this is a great thing. The clip begins with then-Vice President Biden discussing a "wave" of DHS-18-0694-F-000398 immigrants that continue to pour across our borders, stating that "it's not gonna stop", adding "nor should we want it to stop." "As a matter of fact," Biden starts, "[immigration] is one of the things we should be most proud of." ... "Folks like me, who are caucasian of European descent, for the first time, in 2017, will be an ABSOLUTE MINORITY in the United States of America. Absolute minority. Fewer than 50% of the people in America from then and on will be white, European stock. That's not a bad thing. That's a source of our strength." ... http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/01/flashback-joe-biden-wantunrelenting-immigration-non-stop-whites-will-absolute-minority-america-thatssource-strength-video/ Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Raise Florida Wages by Limiting Low-Skilled Immigration By David Caulkett The Naples (FL) Daily News, January 7, 2018 ... Congress is considering a bill that could boost wages. The RAISE Act, DHS-18-0694-F-000399 introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia, would revamp America's legal immigration system to favor skilled workers. Cutting the number of low-skilled immigrants admitted to the country would reduce competition for blue-collar jobs and drive up wages. The bill enjoys overwhelming support from Florida voters. Yet Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson oppose the legislation. Rubio recently argued that the annual number of green cards should be driven by demand. In other words, businesses should be able to hire as many foreign workers as they want -- they shouldn't have to raise wages to attract Americans. This bipartisan cold shoulder to needed immigration reform is why voters are fed up with Congress. The RAISE Act (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act) would reduce the number of green cards issued from more than 1 million annually to 540,000. Most significantly, though, the bill would cut back on the number of low-skilled immigrants entering the country in two ways. ... http://www.naplesnews.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/01/07/commentaryraise-florida-wages-limiting-low-skilled-immigration/1004278001/ Return to Top ******** ******** 37. DHS-18-0694-F-000400 December Jobs--TRUMP EFFECT! American Worker Displacement, Immigrant Population, Black Unemployment ALL DECLINE! By Edwin S. Rubenstein VDare.com, January 9, 2018 ... Not since the Great Recession has the foreign-born working-age population declined for five consecutive months--but now, in telling contrast, the economy is expanding. This makes the Trump Era immigrant workforce decline especially striking. Note that this is a net figure. The year-over- year reduction in the immigrant working-age population does not mean new immigrants have stopped coming in. About 300,000 immigrants die annually, and an equal number leave (voluntarily or otherwise), according to a study by the Center for Immigration Studies. [U.S. Immigrant Population Hit Record 43.7 Million in 2016, By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler,October 16, 2017] So the 77,000 reduction in working-age immigrants from December 2016 to December 2017 is consistent with a gross inflow of about 500,000 new foreign-born workers (legal and illegal) over that period--the gross inflow more than offset by the gross reduction of 600,000 due to deaths, deportations, and immigrant emigrants. This helps explain why a reduction in the immigrant workforce population reduction is compatible with reports of a recent increase in illegal immigration on the U.S. southwest border (albeit still less than at the end of the Obama Regime). ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/national-data-december-jobs-trump-effectamerican-worker-displacement-immigrant-population-black-unemployment-alldecline DHS-18-0694-F-000401 Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Final Nail in the Coffin for the RAISE Act (for me) By Norm Matloff NormSaysNoWordpress.com, January 8, 2018 ... Perdue, though wanting to end chain migration, really thinks the same way. I've written before that there is a kind of open secret among some in DC that H-1B etc. have the goal of "stealing China's engineers," thus really the same geopolitical motivation as the CFR people. Not only does that throw our own engineers under the bus, but also it has exactly the opposite of the intended effect. Research by myself and others has shown that the foreign engineers are on average weaker than the Americans, not stronger. These policies in effect replace more talented techies by weak ones. This ought to be keeping people on the Hill awake at night. Instead, they are busy promoting policies to make it worse. To put it bluntly, are China's engineers worth stealing? Some are absolutely brilliant, and I have always vigorously supported "stealing" those, but most are plodders, casualties of the rote memory educational system/culture in East Asia. The Chinese government itself has been quite worried about this (as have the governments of South Korea, Taiwan and Japan). In an article written by an DHS-18-0694-F-000402 engineering professor in China ("China's New Engineering Obstacle," by Chen Lixin, Prism, pub. by the American Society for Engineering Education, September 1999). Chen warns his nation that the engineers being produced by Chinese universities are not good enough for China to compete in the global high-tech market. Professor Chen says the educational system in China produces students who cannot think independently or creatively, and cannot solve practical problems. He writes that the system "results in the phenomenon of high scores and low ability." Chinese immigrant/American education dean Yong Zhao has repeatedly expressed the same views. ... ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-theraise-act-for-me/ Return to Top ******** ******** 39. The Immigration Right Deal for the Dreamers -- and the Nation By F.H. Buckley The New York Post, January 8, 2018 ... And just what's wrong with linking this to a general immigration reform package? We have the world's craziest immigration system, one that begs for the kind of reform seen in the Cotton-Perdue RAISE Act that Trump supports. That bill would replace family preference criteria in the 1965 Immigration Act for immigration with economic preferences geared toward making American DHS-18-0694-F-000403 citizens better off, modeled on the Canadian immigration system. ... Just about any change in our immigration policies will affect voting patterns, but that doesn't amount to a reasoned argument for the status quo if, politics aside, we can do better. So let's legalize the Dreamers. Not just legalize them, but give them a pathway to citizenship, because we don't want a class of permanent aliens. But at the same time, let's fix our crazy immigration system. ... https://nypost.com/2018/01/08/the-immigration-right-deal-for-the-dreamers-andthe-nation/ Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Should Democrats Shake Trump's Hand and Make This Deal? By Julian Zelizer CNN, January 8, 2018 ... Taking the obstruction path is extremely difficult. It will allow Republicans to try to tarnish the image of the Democrats as incapable of wielding power. President Trump will be thrilled to be able to blame Democrats for problems. His tweets have indicated he is raring to go. A few days ago, the President tweeted: "Democrats are doing nothing for DACA -- just interested in politics. DHS-18-0694-F-000404 DACA activists and Hispanics will go hard against Dems, will start 'falling in love' with Republicans and their President! We are about RESULTS." ... http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/06/opinions/democrats-need-to-agree-on-trumpstrategy-zelizer-opinion/index.html Return to Top ******** ******** 41. The Answer to Illegal Immigration Is Property Rights Collective rights and individual rights cannot coexist. One always trumps the other. By Logan Albright Foundation for Economic Education, January 9, 2018 ... Oddly, physical distance seems to have little diminishing effect on this feeling of possessiveness. A citizen feels that he has some sort of controlling stake not only in his street, but in his town, his county, his state, and his country despite the fact that he owns none of these things. Middle school civics may teach us that America is "our" country and that "we are the government," but the absurdity of this claim is evident the first time we are forced to pay taxes or suffer under the heel of some oppressive regulation. No sane person would treat himself in so degrading a way. We each have the right to govern our own property, but beyond those borders, DHS-18-0694-F-000405 our control ceases. And so we end up with claims like "a country has the right to protect its borders" when, in fact, it is impossible for a country to have any rights at all. A country is not a person. A country cannot own property, much less act to defend that property. Only individuals can act. One might as well try to confer rights upon such abstract concepts as hope or long division. No greater would be the absurdity. One may counter that, all right then, we as individuals have the right to defend our country from interlopers. But here again, we run into the problem that "we" do not own the country, or at least not all of it. I own the property that I own, and you own the property that you own, but the fact that both of our properties lie within the area called "America" does not mean that I can tell you what to do with your land any more than you can tell me what to do with mine. We each have the right to govern our own property, but beyond those borders, our control ceases. The Private Property Solution What does this have to do with immigration? Well, simply put, it means that while each of us has the right to decide who to let enter the property we own, none of us has the right to dictate the same to others. If I wish to allow a Mexican citizen to live in my house and work in my garden, what business is it of you to stop me? And if you want to house and employ a Somalian national, by what right do I interfere? ... https://fee.org/articles/the-answer-to-illegal-immigration-is-property-rights/ DHS-18-0694-F-000406 Return to Top ******** ******** 42. A Counterproductive Approach to a Broken Immigration System By Michael Shifter and Ben Raderstorf The New York Times, January 8, 2018 ... Already there has been pushback on the decision from Democratic-leaning cities, states, members of Congress and other critics hoping for a legislative solution -- which is highly unlikely. Even so, in the future Congress should aim to blunt the negative effects of this decision and create a new, more permanent designation for certain migrants from Central America and the Caribbean. Temporary protection is an essential tool to respond to short-term crises and disasters, but in this case -- as in Haiti and Honduras -- T.P.S. has not been sufficiently adaptive toward longer-term state weakness. The Trump administration's decision to pull the plug only creates more uncertainty and chaos. In doing so, the president has further eroded the United States' standing in Latin America and sowed bad will in significant communities that have contributed so much to this country and clearly embrace its values. ... https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/opinion/el-salvador-tps-deportation.html Return to Top DHS-18-0694-F-000407 ******** ******** 43. Trump's Crackdown on Legal Immigration is Hurting America By Anastasia Tonello Fox News, January 9, 2018 ... The implementation of a mandatory interview requirement for all employment-based green card applicants and their family members. A green card is a government document that allows immigrants to live and work permanently in the United States. For decades, if someone has come to the United States on an employment-based visa - and has already been vetted, screened, and interviewed - the requirement for another in-person interview when the person applies for a green card has been waived. That's no longer the case. This will severely delay green card processing. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/01/09/trumps-crackdown-on-legalimmigration-is-hurting-america.html Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Trump Administration's New Immigration Decision is Shortsighted and DHS-18-0694-F-000408 Cruel By Raul A. Reyes CNN, January 9, 2018 ... What's more, El Salvador is not prepared to reabsorb the TPS holders, as the mayor of the capital city of San Salvador recently stated on CNN. If the TPS holders were sent back or returned, it would place a huge strain on the country, which is why the government of El Salvador had lobbied for the TPS designation to be extended. Consider that remittances (money sent home from overseas) account for 17% of the country's GDP. Or that last year, TPS recipients alone sent $500 million back to El Salvador, which is a great boost to the country's sluggish economy. ... http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09/opinions/tps-salvadoran-immigration-opinionreyes/index.html Return to Top ******** ******** 45. Anti-Immigration Fever Strikes Again The Baltimore Sun, January 9, 2018 ... Kicking out the Salvadorans is part of what appears an effort by President Trump to go nationality-by-nationality to show the door to Latino and Latina immigrants, legal or illegal, having pulled the rug from TPS status for DHS-18-0694-F-000409 Nicaraguans last year and potentially for Hondurans this summer. His antipathy toward Mexicans was established on the day he declared his candidacy, having declared them "not our friends, believe me" and linking them to drugs, crime and rape. And his botched response to Hurricane Maria has hardly endeared him to the Puerto Rican community, and they're U.S. citizens. Perhaps the Salvadorans will be tossed in with the Dreamers and spared deportation if congressional Democrats cave in to Mr. Trump's never-ending quest to build his monument to hate and fear. That might be the best result -- if Americans are willing to ignore their country's proud history of welcoming new arrivals and live with the consequences of billions of dollars wasted in the name of one man's vanity and xenophobia. It's clearly too much to expect Congress to step in and embrace real immigration reform that recognizes that the U.S. can't afford to roll up the welcome mat entirely. Who knows? The day may return when rationality governs the public square and we stop treating immigrants seeking a better life as animals or criminals. It was not so long ago. ... http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-0111-salvadorans20180109-story.html Return to Top ******** DHS-18-0694-F-000410 The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, research organization. Since our founding in 1985, 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. Read more about the Center for Immigration Studies. Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 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 DHS-18-0694-F-000411 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. DHS-18-0694-F-000412 Bloom, Karl D From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Friday, December 22, 2017 3:34 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 12/22/17 oo ,Center for Immigration Studies Low-immigration , Pro-immigrant Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 12/22/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "Just Don't Call It 'Chain Migration'!," Mark Krikorian 2. "Data Mining: One Way to Jump-Start Worksite Enforcement and Preserve Jobs for Lawful Workers," Dan Cadman 3. "The Human Cost of Amnesties," Dan Cadman 4. "N.Y. Governor Gets Serious About Domestic Violence ... or Does He?," Dan Cadman 5. "A Response to Comments on My "'Travel Bans', Extreme Vetting and Terror" Blog," Dan Cadman 6. "No Sanctuary for MS-13," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "Trump Should Stick to His Guns on DACA Deal," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "Chain Migration and Assimilation," Andrew R. Arthur 9. "Expedite Denial of Baseless Asylum Claims," Andrew R. Arthur 10. "CBO Says Senate DREAM Act Would Cost Taxpayers Billions," Andrew R. Arthur 11. "Document Fraud Can Be Uncovered, When Government Has the Will," Andrew R. Arthur 12. "A Pro-American-Worker Regulatory Agenda from DHS," John Miano 13. "A Tale of Two Op-Eds," Jason Richwine 1 DHS-18-0694-F-000413 14. "CBO: Young Illegal Immigrants Have Expensive Dreams," Jason Richwine 15. "Obama-Era Parole Program Allows 'Entrepreneurs' Access to U.S. for Peanuts," David North 16. "Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S," David North 17. "H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization," Preston Huennekens 18. "Immigration System Must Finally Put Americans First," Michael Cutler 17. "H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization," Preston Huennekens 18. "Immigration System Must Finally Put Americans First," Michael Cutler 19. "Republicans Should Try Doing Something Popular," Ann Coulter 20. "End Chain Migration, as Trump Wants, and Switch to Merit-Based Immigration," Steve Cortes 21. "The 'Big Lie' Starts to Crumble as Feds Release Immigrant Crime Data," Scott Morefield 22. "Aussies Sending Hundreds of 'Mentally Ill' Muslim Migrants to U.S.," Leo Hohmann 23. "Republicans Should Try Doing Something Popular," Ann Coulter 24. "'Dream Act' is Taxpayers' Nightmare," Bob Dane 25. "New National Security Strategy Eyes Boosting Border Security and Immigration," Jennifer G. Hickey 26. "Lies, Damn Lies, and Fifth-Grade Math," Norm Matloff 27. "Refugee Resettlement: The High Cost of Good Intentions," Peter B. Gemma 28. "What's Going On With These Two Other Illegal Immigrants Seeking U.S. Abortions?," Margot Cleveland 29. "Amnesty for the 'Best and Brightest' Will Still Cost Taxpayers," Ira Mehlman 30. "No Let-Up in Immigration Fakeonomics - and Fake History," Alan Tonelson 31. "#DeepState Saboteurs at DHS Legal Office Open Floodgates to Lawsuits," Federale 32. "Bungling on Immigration Issues," Esther J. Cepeda 33. "Chain Migration and DACA: An Explainer," Theresa Cardinal Brown 34. "Rise of Illegal Immigration Was All in the Forecast," Steven Kopits 35. "Immigration in the National Security Strategy," Emma Ashford and Alex Nowrasteh 36. "Will DREAMers Crowd U.S.-Born Millennials Out of Jobs?," Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix 37. "Trump Election Hasn't Sparked Broad Anti-Immigration Sentiment," Noah Smith 38. "Ground Shifts on Immigration," Juan Williams 39. "Congress Fails to Act on Protection for Dreamers in 2017," Joshua Breisblatt 40. "What You Need to Know About Temporary Protected Status Recipients from El Salvador," Eric Gibble 41. "'Sanctuary' Policies Do Not Foster Crime, Research Shows," Guillermo Cantor 42. "No DREAM, No Deal," Steve Phillips 43. Morocco: "Guess Which Country Recently Built a 1,700-mile Wall to Keep Illegals Out," Ed Straker 2 DHS-18-0694-F-000414 44. Africa: "Climate-Driven Migration in Africa," Stefano M. Torelli 45. U.K.: "What the Evidence Says: Immigration is a Positive for the UK," Mark Pack 1. Just Don't Call It 'Chain Migration'! The widely used phrase has suddenly become too honest for pro-immigration activists. By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, December 21, 2017 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454863/chain-migration-politically-incorrect-phrase To assist the amnesty push planned for 2001 by President George W. Bush and Mexico's President Vicente Fox, the National Council of La Raza conducted focus groups on the best terminology to use. They found that the word "amnesty" should be avoided. The Dallas Morning News wrote about the results of those focus groups: Amnesty: It's the politically charged word that won't cross the lips of U.S. and Mexican government officials who are debating an initiative that could place many of the 3 million to 4 million Mexicans living illegally in the United States on a path to legal residency. Instead, they talk of "regularization" and "legalization" -- or, in Spanish, regularizar and legalizacion. This campaign was successful in "controversializing" the previously unremarkable word "amnesty" and getting pro-amnesty politicians and media to chastise those who used it. The same campaign is now underway regarding the term "chain migration." For over 50 years, naturalized citizens have been able to petition for the immigration of parents, adult siblings, and adult sons and daughters, all of whom can bring their own spouses and children. When those spouses and children naturalize, they may, in turn, sponsor further relatives, and so on. The result is chain migration, in which yesterday's immigrants decide who tomorrow's immigrants will be. My colleague Jessica Vaughan has found that each green-card recipient eventually sponsors an average of more than three additional immigrants, a multiplier that has grown in recent years. For some nationalities, the multiplier is larger; the average immigrant from India or the 3 DHS-18-0694-F-000415 Philippines eventually sponsors more than five additional immigrants, and the multiplier for immigrants from Mexico and China is over six. Over the last 35 years, some 20 million of the 33 million legal immigrants admitted (61 percent) were chain-migration immigrants. Though they undergo the same perfunctory health and security checks as all legal immigrants, those who come via chain migration are not selected on the basis of their skills or potential to contribute to the well-being of the American people. They qualify to move permanently to the United States on the basis merely of whom they're related to. Changing this nepotistic arrangement has long been a priority for immigration skeptics. But only now is there any political muscle behind the effort. The Trump administration is making a concerted effort to repeal the family-immigration categories that result in chain migration, and insisting that such a change be part of any package to amnesty illegal aliens who got work permits through President Obama's illegal DACA program. Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue have sponsored the RAISE Act, which, along with Representative Lamar Smith's companion bill in the House, would interrupt chain migration by limiting the relatives who have special immigration privileges to spouses and minor children. Those who come via chain migration are not selected on the basis of their skills or potential to contribute to the well-being of the American people. In response to the White House push to end chain migration, immigration expansionists and the media are doing their best to taint the phrase. Google "so-called chain migration" and you get hits from CNN, The Hill, the New York Daily News, Politico, and plenty of others. The New York Times has labeled the term "pejorative," while the Wall Street Journal reports (in a news story, just to be clear) that "Mr. Trump and his allies have begun derisively using the term 'chain migration.'" The Associated Press refers to "what critics and the White House refer to as 'chain migration,'" while the Washington Post writes about "a practice that critics call 'chain migration.'" Immigration expansionists who aren't reporters, on both the right and left, have also weighed in. Technology immigration lobbyist Stuart Anderson, for instance, writes on "the myth of chain migration," claiming that it's "a contrived term that seeks to put a negative light on a phenomenon that has taken place throughout the history of the country." His allies at People for the American Way call it "the anti-immigration movement's term for policies that allow immediate families to stay together," while Media Matters derides the term as "a misleading nativist buzzword." Of course, until ten minutes ago, "chain migration" was just the regular term for earlier immigrants' sponsoring future immigrants. For instance, just two years ago NPR's Tom Gjelten wrote A Nation of Nations; A Great American Immigration Story, a celebratory book on the post-1965 immigration wave. Explaining how events unfolded over the past six decades, he writes that "the presence of even a single naturalized U.S. citizen with family members in the home country proved sufficient to set in motion an ever-widening process of chain migration." 4 DHS-18-0694-F-000416 The Obama administration's favorite immigration think tank, the Migration Policy Institute, uses the term routinely. A search of Google Scholar for "chain migration" and "immigrants" (the term is also used in neurology) returns thousands of hits just for the past five years. The Google Books ngram viewer shows a sharp and almost uninterrupted rise in the use of the term since 1966, just as the phenomenon itself was growing. Whatever you call it, a federal program that gives certain foreigners special immigration rights based simply on who they know, not what they know, is bad policy. The immigration commission in the 1990s headed by civil-rights icon Barbara Jordan doesn't seem to have used the term, but it did endorse the kind of reforms the White House is promoting two decades later. As one of its reports noted in understated prose: Unless there is a compelling national interest to do otherwise, immigrants should be chosen on the basis of the skills they contribute to the U.S. economy. The Commission believes that admission of nuclear family members and refugees provide such a compelling national interest. Reunification of adult children and siblings of adult citizens solely because of their family relationship is not as compelling. The media can call "chain migration" a banana if they like, so long as we can bring it to an end. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Data Mining: One Way to Jump-Start Worksite Enforcement and Preserve Jobs for Lawful Workers By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 21, 2017 ... The infamous Forman memo has, at least theoretically, finally been laid to rest in the home it always deserved -- the round file -- as a part of the Trump administration's avowal to take the handcuffs off of interior immigration enforcement. There is as yet, though, no discernible strategy or field operational effort to suggest to us that anything has, in fact, changed, where worksite enforcement is concerned. How then to revivify the work and give it the jump start it deserves -- especially in an administration that purports to put a priority on job creation for American workers? One relatively simple way is through data mining. 5 DHS-18-0694-F-000417 Both ICE and its sister agency at Customs and Border Protection already routinely collect a host of information on each alien that they apprehend, all of which is entered into a shared electronic system. One of the data points that they gather is where the alien was working. It would not take much effort for that information to be searched, sorted, collated, prioritized according to various criteria (such as workplaces that appear multiple times, which workplaces were employing aliens arrested using bogus identity documents, etc.), and then sent out to ICE field offices as leads to be followed up. They don't seem to be doing it. I was just looking through the Department of Homeland Security "2016 Data Mining Report to Congress" (the most recent available), and I see nothing of the kind there. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Data-Mining-One-Way-JumpStart-Worksite-Enforcement-and-Preserve-Jobs-Lawful-Workers Return to Top ******** ******** 3. The Human Cost of Amnesties By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 19, 2017 ... Finally, we need to acknowledge that a certain number become victims of the smugglers themselves, or even of corrupt police and border officials in Mexico and Central America. They are killed because they cannot pay adequate bribes; or because they decline to carry drugs or sexually service the cartel-member guides or officials; or because their families can't come up with the last-minute extortionate demand for additional fees for delivery, leading to execution to send a message to others. In sum, the real count must certainly be on the high side of at least a thousand or two, not simply 294. And, as is evident from the recently released FY 2017 figures, a good portion of those making the trek -- and paying the ultimate price -- are women and children. Children and families represented nearly half of the 310,531 apprehensions made in FY 2017. 6 DHS-18-0694-F-000418 Why do they keep coming? Because they hope to blend with others already here, and even more, they hope fervently that they will be a part of some future amnesty deal negotiated by our Congress. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Human-Cost-Amnesties Return to Top ******** ******** 4. N.Y. Governor Gets Serious About Domestic Violence ... or Does He? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 ... Federal immigration laws specifically render an alien deportable if he or she has been convicted of either felony or misdemeanor domestic violence, or is under a domestic violence-related restraining order. (See Section 237(a)(2)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.) This removability provision even applies to resident aliens -- as it should, if our nation is to be consistent in its zero tolerance policy toward domestic violence, which is most often directed against women and children. And yet, New York State does not appear committed to the rule of law where aliens are concerned. Although it is not technically a "sanctuary jurisdiction" within the meaning adopted by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the state tolerates such practices from several of its political subdivisions, including New York City, the most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Here are the locales within New York State that CIS has identified as sanctuaries that defy immigration law by refusing to turn alien criminals, including domestic violence offenders, over to federal authorities: ... What's more, the governor has actually continued and expanded upon a policy established by his predecessor, David Paterson, of actively using his pardon authorities for the specific purpose of ensuring that aliens convicted of crimes that render them removable can be snatched out from under the jurisdiction of federal immigration law by his grant of a pardon (or commutation of sentence, when the length of sentence is relevant to the question of removability). This is incredible but true: Check out item 3 under "Standard Pardon" on this New York State website, where you can see it for yourself. 7 DHS-18-0694-F-000419 ... It seems clear to me that if and when the governor gets serious about domestic violence, he will do more than advocate a change of state law. He needs to get right down to the heart of the matter and take steps within his control to ensure that no alien who is under a court order or who has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence, whether felony or misdemeanor, is able to sidestep the consequences because the state and its subdivisions choose to be negligent about their responsibilities to tender these aliens over to the federal government for a hearing in front of an immigration judge. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/NY-Governor-Gets-Serious-About-Domestic-Violence-or-Does-He Return to Top ******** ******** 5. A Response to Comments on My ''Travel Bans', Extreme Vetting and Terror' Blog By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, December 15, 2017 ... I have nothing to say to this individual or anyone else with regard to the acts of mass violence perpetrated by native-born citizens such as those at Columbine, Sandy Hook, and elsewhere. I understand that it is a social issue that needs to be confronted in some way, shape, or form, but it's entirely outside the scope of my work and what the Center exists to address: immigration in its many forms, both beneficial and problematic. My words on the issue he raises mean nothing, but, on the other hand, his raising that issue doesn't vitiate or dispel the serious issues of immigration and assimilation that I raised. Most significantly, I am unwilling to accept being lumped into the "hate colored glasses" category simply because my views seem to be polar opposites from the commenter's. I reject that pernicious label out of hand. That is precisely what is wrong with the dialogue involving immigration issues. When one holds views such as mine -- which really and truly are more centrist than the commenter apparently gives me credit for -- we are excoriated as racist or xenophobic by people holding different views, as a way of shutting us down and trying to dominate the debate. Ironically, I 8 DHS-18-0694-F-000420 note that the commenter's email address is connected with the University of Southern California. Aren't our institutions of learning supposed to be models of free speech? ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Response-Comments-My-Travel-Bans-Extreme-Vetting-and-Terror-Blog Return to Top ******** ******** 6. No Sanctuary for MS-13 'They are preying on the communities that they are living in' By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 21, 2017 ... It's a simple concept, right? If the illegal alien community knows that the local police will not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it is more likely that members of that community will come to the police when they have been victims of crime. My colleague Jessica Vaughan has refuted this canard, but nonetheless it persists. As Vaughan has also noted, Prince George's County, Md., has been a sanctuary jurisdiction since October 2014, which makes the gang-related crimes in a December 20, 2017, article in the Washington Post all the more exasperating. That article is headlined: "'People here live in fear': MS-13 menaces a community seven miles from the White House". It describes the criminal activities of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in Langley Park, an unincorporated area in the sanctuary county of Prince George's. The Post reports that "when it comes to the gang's infamous motto of 'kill, rape, control,' it's the third -- enforced daily through extortion and intimidation -- that defines life for some immigrants in places such as Langley Park." The article continues: ... The Post contrasts President Trump's strong rhetoric in connection with MS-13 with "the fact that most of the gang's victims are not Americans but undocumented immigrants." That is a fact, however, that is not lost on most who have studied alien gangs (and alien criminals generally), including the Center for Immigration Studies. 9 DHS-18-0694-F-000421 Most of the supporters of sanctuary jurisdictions omit this fact from their talking points, however. But, as Michael McElhenny, a Maryland-based FBI supervisory special agent who was quoted by the Post states, MS-13 members "are preying on the communities that they are living in." That the paper treats this as a revelation is part of the problem. "Sanctuary jurisdictions" create the illusion that they are able to keep vulnerable immigrant communities safe by keeping ICE out. In reality, ICE would be the most effective tool to eradicate the gang blight in Langley Park that the Post describes. If the Prince George's County police were to work closely with the agency (through a 287(g) program, for instance), known illegal alien gang members could be identified and, likely, fairly quickly removed from the United States. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/No-Sanctuary-MS13 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Trump Should Stick to His Guns on DACA Deal By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 21, 2017 ... A bipartisan group of seven senators has reportedly been working together to reach a bipartisan deal to resolve the status of the DACA recipients, which likely also would include some sort of status for the remaining DREAMers. That group includes Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Gardner's Centennial State Democratic counterpart, Michael Bennet, as well as Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.). According to Politico (citing Flake), that group has "discussed a legalization plan that would marry the DREAM Act, drafted by Durbin and Graham, with a more conservative proposal for Dreamers written by Tillis and Lankford." As I reported earlier this month, Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tillis, Lankford, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.) filed the ''Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act'' (SECURE Act of 2017), S. 2192, on December 5, 2017. That bill would provide temporary status to DACA recipients, as well as certain other aliens in the United States illegally, and 10 DHS-18-0694-F-000422 a number of the DREAMers not covered by DACA, in exchange for limited improvements in our current immigration system. Each of these senators (except Grassley) was at Tuesday's meeting with Kelly. Politico reports that "the senators could not fully flesh out a deal before they knew what Trump was willing to sign." This is a curious statement, inasmuch as the White House reported in October that the president had sent a letter to House and Senate leaders transmitting his "principles for reforming our Nation's immigration system". That document would logically set forth in full the president's requirements for any amnesty proposal that Congress would craft. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Should-Stick-His-Guns-DACA-Deal Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Chain Migration and Assimilation By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 20, 2017 ... Almost immediately, the president was attacked about the validity of those statements. For example, the Baltimore Sun published an editorial on December 12, 2017, headlined "Chain migration didn't light the New York pipe bomb". Indicative of the tone in that editorial is the following passage: President Trump touts immigration reform for the same reason he lashes out at illegal immigration at a time when such behavior is in decline, not on the rise. It's a constant appeal to the most base of human instincts, to be fearful of, and angry at, individuals who are new, who are of color, who practice a different religion from the majority. There is absolutely a reasonable conversation to be had about encouraging merit-based immigration, but there's also one to be made about keeping families intact. Does anyone think we're going to have a sensible policy discussion in the current climate of xenophobia and Islamophobia? 11 DHS-18-0694-F-000423 The Sun does not offer any examples of the "current climate of xenophobia and Islamophobia" that it references, and one could question whether the ad hominem statements it put forth are worthy of the former paper of H.L. Mencken (a man who had his own issues with racism). One could also ask how far a degree of consanguinity and affinity the United States should accept to "keep families intact". Both of these observations are, however, beside the point. Chain migration poses a national security risk for a simple reason (aside from the risks of fraud): It offers no guarantees of assimilation. One of the more common arguments that is made in support of "deferred action for childhood arrivals" (DACA) recipients is that they have grown up in the United States and are fully "American", except in the eyes of the law. The implication is that they are familiar with, and attached and contributing to, the institutions, customs, and values of this nation. By further implication, because of their familiarity and attachment, they have a contributed to the success of this country and to the success of those institutions and their fellow "countrymen". The same facts are not necessarily true, however, with respect to chain migrants. There's no guarantee that an extended family member will have any attachment to or relationship with his or her petitioner, let alone any attachment to the laudable and exceptional principles and values of the United States. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Chain-Migration-and-Assimilation Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Expedite Denial of Baseless Asylum Claims A simple way the attorney general could reduce the immigration court backlog By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 ... Some asylum claims, however, do not state legally legitimate claims; that is, they do not establish prima facie eligibility for relief. Given the restrictions in the BIA's decision in Matter of E-F-H-L-, however, immigration judges are all but bound to hold full evidentiary hearings on those 12 DHS-18-0694-F-000424 applications despite the fact that the judge knows at the outset that the claims therein are not supported by law. By certification, the attorney general should issue a decision expanding on footnote three from Matter of E-F-H-L-, and making it clear that immigration judges may dispose of protection claims in the manner set forth therein. Specifically, where the immigration judge concludes that the Form I-589 is full and complete, and that the alien (represented by counsel) has had the opportunity to state the bases for the claim (either on the Form I-589 or in briefs, or both) the immigration judge should be able to place the applicant under oath to attest to "the correctness and completeness of the application." If the government attorney is willing to stipulate that the alien will testify in accordance with the application and that there are no apparent credibility issues, the immigration judge should be able to then issue a decision denying the application on legal grounds, without holding a full evidentiary hearing. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Expedite-Denial-Baseless-Asylum-Claims Return to Top ******** ******** 10. CBO Says Senate DREAM Act Would Cost Taxpayers Billions Friday afternoon bomb By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 ... With respect to direct spending, CBO finds that S. 1615 would increase earned income and child tax credits by $5.5 billion between 2018 and 2027. It finds that the bill would increase spending for Medicaid by $5.0 billion during that period, and would increase direct spending for SNAP benefits by $2.3 billion in that timeframe. Direct spending for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits would increase by $900 million during that 10-year period under the bill. Finally, the bill would increase Social Security spending (which is off-budget) by $600 million, and Medicare spending by $300 million between 2018 and 2027. Federal direct spending for assistance for higher education would also increase, by $500 million in that timeframe under the bill, CBO estimates. Most significantly, however, "CBO and JCT estimate that enacting S. 1615 would increase outlays for subsidies for health insurance purchased through the marketplaces by $11.8 billion over the 2018-2027 period." 13 DHS-18-0694-F-000425 In reaching the $0.9 billion revenue increase figure, CBO assumes that more employees would work "on the books", and therefore report their income, increasing revenue, "mostly in the form of Social Security taxes, which are categorized as off-budget." It finds, however, that "increased reporting of employment income would result in increases in tax deductions by businesses. ... As a result, corporations would report lower taxable profits and pay less in income taxes." In addition: "Noncorporate businesses, such as partnerships and sole proprietorships, also would report lower taxable income, which would decrease individual income taxes paid by the partners and owners." Finally: ... https://cis.org/Arthur/CBO-Says-Senate-DREAM-Act-Would-Cost-Taxpayers-Billions Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Document Fraud Can Be Uncovered, When Government Has the Will Twenty illegal aliens arrested at Tennessee freight forwarder By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, December 15, 2017 ... The obvious solution to this problem would be to make the E-Verify program mandatory for all employers United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) describes E-Verify as "an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify is fast, free and easy to use -- and it's the best way employers can ensure a legal workforce." The Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711, sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) would essentially make that program mandatory after a phasein period. That bill was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee in October 2017, and is pending before the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce. The second issue this case underscores is the threat that the use of fraudulent documents by illegal aliens poses to our national security. More than 14 years ago, John S. Pistole, the then-assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), detailed the dangers posed by individuals using such fraudulent documents in testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee. The 9/11 Commission noted the importance of a "checkpoints" in our national security system to identify such risks. Passport and visa 14 DHS-18-0694-F-000426 applications, ticket counters, gates, exit controls, applications for identification documents, and attempts to enter government facilities are each examples identified by the commission of such checkpoints. These provide "a chance to establish that people are who they say they are and are seeking access for their stated purpose, to intercept identifiable suspects, and to take effective action." ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Document-Fraud-Can-Be-Uncovered-When-Government-Has-Will Return to Top ******** ******** 12. A Pro-American-Worker Regulatory Agenda from DHS By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, December 19, 2017 ... The agenda only gives an overview of what's being worked on; one can get a general idea, but there are few specific details. However, items on the agenda related to working Americans include: * Changes to how H-1B visas are allocated in the lottery; * Rescission of the International Entrepreneur Rule; * Elimination of H-1B spouse (H-4) employment; * Changing the definition of "specialty occupation" in the H-1B program; and * Changes to employment on student visas. * Some of the more interesting ones that are not directly related to American workers are: 15 DHS-18-0694-F-000427 * Long overdue exit tracking of alien visitors; and * Changes to the EB-5, green-cards-for-sale program. Of course, it is the details of these regulations that really matter and the regulations actually have to be promulgated. Pressure will be required to ensure that action is taken and that the regulation process is not hijacked by lobbyists. However, for the first time in decades, there is nothing in the agenda that working Americans should be concerned about. ... https://cis.org/Miano/ProAmericanWorker-Regulatory-Agenda-DHS Return to Top ******** ******** 13. A Tale of Two Op-Eds By Jason Richwine The Corner at National Review Online, December 21, 2017 ... How about restricting low-skill immigration to encourage recruitment of Americans? No, Furman says, because -- well, actually, he does not mention immigration at all, not even to dismiss its importance. Omitting the i-word in discussions of labor-force dropout is an unfortunate habit on both the left and the right. Amy Wax and I wrote our Inquirer op-ed (based on a much longer essay in American Affairs) to show that employers turned to immigrants as the native work ethic declined. As evidence, we point both to the much higher labor-force participation of low-skill immigrants compared to low-skill natives, as well as to the near-universal preference expressed by employers for immigrant labor. Restricting the flow of foreign workers would generate a major incentive for business owners, politicians, and opinion leaders to reintegrate American men into the labor force. It is, in our opinion, a crucial part of any reform strategy. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/454859/male-labor-force-participation-immigration Return to Top 16 DHS-18-0694-F-000428 ******** ******** 14. CBO: Young Illegal Immigrants Have Expensive Dreams By Jason Richwine CIS Immigration Blog, December 18, 2017 For most Americans, a Friday afternoon in mid-December is a time when work is winding down and holiday plans begin to take center stage. It also seems to be a time, coincidentally or not, for the government to publish reports that run counter to prevailing media narratives. Keeping with tradition, the CBO reported on Friday that the DREAM Act, which would provide amnesty to up to three million illegal immigrants who arrived before the age of 18, would generate a net cost of $26 billion over the next 10 years. Because advocates claim that virtually any loosening of immigration restrictions will benefit taxpayers -- even refugees, despite their low earnings and high welfare consumption, are said to be fiscal boons -- and because the media have been eager to run with that narrative, the CBO's estimate may come as a surprise. In truth, however, it's hard to see how the analysis could have come out the other way. Young illegal immigrants -- some of whom already have work permits, due to the Obama Administration's DACA program -- currently pay most taxes, but cannot receive most federal benefits. Legalization is therefore bound to be costly. Furthermore, as a generally lower-skill population, DREAM Act beneficiaries will use more government services than average. The CBO estimates that the DREAM Act would generate about $1 billion of extra tax revenue from ending "off-the-books" labor, but that gain is swamped by $27 billion in new spending on benefits. The most expensive benefit enjoyed by Dream Act recipients would be Obamacare subsidies ($12 billion), followed by the earned income and child tax credits ($5.5 billion), Medicaid ($5 billion), and food stamps ($2 billion). ... https://cis.org/Richwine/CBO-Young-Illegal-Immigrants-Have-Expensive-Dreams Return to Top ******** ******** 17 DHS-18-0694-F-000429 15. Obama-Era Parole Program Allows 'Entrepreneurs' Access to U.S. for Peanuts By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 20, 2017 ... Don't blame this program on the Trumps. It was set in motion in the last year of the Obama administration, suspended by the new administration, and then revived after a court ruling that the suspension was unlawful. It might well be suspended again. It should be. One of the odd things about this parole problem -- over and above the remarkably small amount of money required of the aliens -- is the strong focus on the nature and characteristics of the citizen or green card investor who puts up 85 percent of the money (in cases where only one alien investor is involved). While there are detailed rules about the resident investor's past successes and the extent of his or investment (e.g., 20 percent in annual revenue gains), there appear to be few for the alien investor. Does he or she need to speak English, does he or she need a college degree, or a patent, or a copyright? Not that I could tell. The program does have some rules about relatives -- the U.S. investor cannot be the parent or the sibling of the alien. Another odd thing is the provision for a lower amount of investment if a unit of government has "funded" the operation to the extent of $100,000 or so. A governmental at-risk investment in a private-sector activity would be unusual. Or is it a loan? I can see a city, in which the senior member of the city council is Joe's brother, for example, lending Joe 100 grand at a low rate to reduce the investment his nephews must make. Or, without any nepotism, the city might charge Joe above-market interest rates, knowing that the presence of the city money will reduce the investments of the relatives. Strange. ... https://cis.org/North/ObamaEra-Parole-Program-Allows-Entrepreneurs-Access-US-Peanuts Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Congress Takes a Step Against Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S 18 DHS-18-0694-F-000430 By David North CIS Immigration Blog, December 19, 2017 ... Currently, an illegal alien, even with a shaky Social Security number or an ITIN (individual tax identification number), may claim the up-to$1,000-a-head payments even though the kids only have ITINs, which are not proof of legal residence, as SSNs are. Under the conference committee report, unlikely to be amended at this point, the children must have valid SSNs, but the adult ACTC claimant does not need one. The new system applies to tax returns filed in 2019, and once in place it is estimated that the savings will be around $3.9 billion a year. It will have no impact on returns filed this coming spring. As my colleague Jan Ting (who teaches tax law at Temple Law School ) has written, the IRS could have stopped these payments years ago, but for eight years under Obama, and nearly one under Trump, the tax agency has persisted in paying these refunds even to families using the ITIN, not the SSN, to identify children. (The ITIN, an IRS creation, is issued for tax purposes to those who do not qualify for an SSN). ... The ACTC decision is one step forward, but two other SSN-and-taxes decisions were backward movements. If you search for "child tax credit" in the full text of this long, long bill and the accompanying report, you will find, at footnote 74: Additionally, a qualifying child who is ineligible to receive the child tax credit because that child did not have a Social Security number as the child's taxpayer identification number may nonetheless qualify for the nonrefundable $500 credit. Now, $500 is less than $1,100, and it applies to a much smaller and better-off set of illegal alien families, those with an obligation to pay taxes, but the apparent inconsistency is remarkable. There is a somewhat similar situation involving the American opportunity tax credit, which is a credit for college-level educational expenses. It has a maximum of $2,500 and is partially non-refundable and partially refundable (the tax law is always complex.) The House version of the tax bill called for this benefit to be awarded only to those with SSNs; the Senate had no such provision, and the conferees adopted the Senate position. There are, of course, far fewer illegal aliens attending college and paying taxes than there are illegal alien families with children, so the 19 DHS-18-0694-F-000431 conferees' failure to insist on the SSN in these two matters is small potatoes compared to the ACTC decision, but it, again, it seems to be inconsistent. ... https://cis.org/North/Congress-Takes-Step-Against-Paying-Illegal-Aliens-Stay-US Return to Top ******** ******** 17. H-1B Spouses to Lose Work Authorization By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, December 20, 2017 ... Under the proposed change, H-4 dependents (spouses and children of H-1B workers) would no longer have authorization to work on their own. This decision likely will make it more difficult for some potential H-1B workers to come to the United States, according to some reports. Advocates for expanding the H-1B program have critiqued the move. In addition to the rule change, the administration has increased the level of scrutiny on H-1B applications. Since the election of President Trump, the number of challenged applications has risen. In November 2016, only 27.2 percent of applications required additional evidence. A year later, almost half of all applications (46.6 percent) required additional evidence. An article sympathetic to expanding the H-1B program described challenging H-1B applications as "a bureaucratic step that can slow an application or lead to its denial." These are small but important steps toward reforming the H-1B visa system. Critics of the program point out that it is riddled with abuse and fraud. In November, my colleague David North discovered through his research that the government allowed a pizza cook to enter the United States through the H-1B visa. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/H1B-Spouses-Lose-Work-Authorization Return to Top 20 DHS-18-0694-F-000432 ******** ******** 18. Immigration System Must Finally Put Americans First Chain migration exemplifies wrong approach to immigration system. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, December 19, 2017 ... Every time there is a terror attack the focus turns to the specific visa under which the terror suspect may have entered the United States. This piecemeal approach is ineffective in understanding the true nature of the threats we face. All categories of visas are problematic. Effective vetting is often not as effective as we would want it to be. Young people may not have created a track record that could be uncovered during the course of the visa issuance process. Our officials are forced to rely on watch-lists and databases that may not be complete or where translating names from one language to another further complicates the process as does our reliance of information furnished by foreign governments. ... DACA could represent the tip of a huge immigration iceberg. If these aliens are provided with lawful status, they could become naturalized United States citizens who, under current law, have the absolute right to petition the federal government to provide immigrant visas to each and every one of their siblings and their siblings' family members. Meanwhile the United States continues to admit approximately one million new immigrants each and every year. By law these aliens may seek to naturalize after they are present in the United States for five years (three years if they are married to a United States citizen spouse). The system is operating at a level that makes effective screening problematic, to say the least. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268768/immigration-system-must-finally-put-americans-michael-cutler 21 DHS-18-0694-F-000433 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Republicans Should Try Doing Something Popular By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, December 20, 2017 ... Picking the battleground on which to fight is one of the most important advantages the ruling party has. But instead of choosing the fights that make Republicans heroes and Democrats swine, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have decided to lead with the GOP's least popular ideas. They're being bullied by rent-seekers, hucksters and people who don't have America's self-interest as their No. 1 concern -- or in their top 20 concerns. Cheap labor advocates don't actively hate America, like university professors do. They're just indifferent to it. We wish you the best of luck getting re-elected, but in the meantime, we need more foreign workers. ... Republicans seem to be afraid of having the argument about immigration. What they ought to fear is NOT having that argument. They need to hold months-long debates on building the wall, ending the anchor baby scam, shutting down sanctuary cities, restricting "refugees," having a total immigration moratorium, and on and on and on. Not only will they be saving the country, but Republicans will also be bewildered by how popular they'll be. Why haven't we been talking about immigration for the past 20 years? Didn't everyone else just watch a reality TV star win the presidency by running on immigration? Imagine those same issues being pushed by you guys. Wouldn't it be fun to be popular for a change? ... http://humanevents.com/2017/12/20/republicans-should-try-doing-something-popular/ 22 DHS-18-0694-F-000434 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. End Chain Migration, as Trump Wants, and Switch to Merit-Based Immigration By Steve Cortes Fox News, December 20, 2017 ... Senators Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue, R-Ga., are sponsoring the RAISE Act. This bill would create a point system to evaluate potential immigrants based on such factors as age, education, professional skills and English proficiency. We also must, as best we can, determine if potential migrants love our country, respect our Constitution and embrace our values. Instead, we've instituted an insane visa lottery program to supposedly diversify our immigrant pool, where new immigrants are literally selected at random. Among the "lucky" winners was Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov from Uzbekistan, an ISIS sympathizer who killed eight people in New York City with his truck. Because the lottery winners then sponsor relatives via chain migration, our nation has now welcomed 5 million random people here with a path to citizenship. Among those 5 million is Akayed Ullah, the wannabe Port Authority suicide bomber who, thankfully, was better at hating America than he was at making bombs. Ullah was allowed into America because his aunt won the immigration lottery. We cannot have more "nephew lottery picks" who attack our innocents because they resent Christmas displays. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/12/20/end-chain-migration-as-trump-wants-and-switch-to-merit-based-immigration.html Return to Top ******** 23 DHS-18-0694-F-000435 ******** 21. The 'Big Lie' Starts to Crumble as Feds Release Immigrant Crime Data By Scott Morefield Townhall.com, December 22, 2017 ... Bolstered by dubious "studies" on the matter by groups like the Cato Institute, the liberal media ran wild with that mantra for years. "Several studies, over many years, have concluded that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the United States. And experts say the available evidence does not support the idea that undocumented immigrants commit a disproportionate share of crime," wrote the New York Times in a January piece that's par for the course when it comes to liberal thought. And yet, none of these so-called studies seemed to be able to cite actual government statistics. Why? According to Malia Zimmerman at Fox News, "the government agencies that crunch crime numbers are utterly unable -- or unwilling -- to pinpoint for the public how many illegal immigrants are arrested within U.S. borders each year." Which begs the question, of course - Why on earth would the government, especially when it was run by liberals like President Obama, not want real, quantifiable, relatable statistics out there for everyone to see, especially on an issue as touchy as immigration? I mean, there are real 'racists' out there slandering God-fearing, hard-working, law-abiding illegal immigrants and all the government would have to do to shut them up is show us all the real numbers. But they didn't, did they? Why? Might the reason possibly be that the government always had something to hide? Might the actual data possibly conflict with the narrative they want to maintain? ... https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2017/12/22/the-big-lie-starts-to-crumble-as-feds-release-immigrant-crime-data-n2426219 Return to Top ******** ******** 24 DHS-18-0694-F-000436 22. Aussies Sending Hundreds of 'Mentally Ill' Muslim Migrants to U.S. After car attack in Australia, more questions arise about 'dumb deal' By Leo Hohmann WorldNetDaily.com, December 21, 2017 ... Not only was the attacker Afghan (and, therefore, likely Muslim), but he has a history of mental health issues, said Australia's chief of state police. The suspect, whose name has not been released, is an Australian citizen of Afghan descent who used a technique, car ramming, that has been repeatedly recommended by the Islamic State over the last two years. What should be disconcerting to every American, and what's not being reported by the establishment media, is that the U.S. has agreed to take up to 1,250 rejected Muslim asylum-seekers off of Australia's hands, most of them from Afghanistan and Pakistan along with stateless Rohingya Muslims from Burma and Bangladesh. ... http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/aussies-sending-hundreds-of-mentally-ill-muslim-migrants-to-u-s/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Illegal Aliens Cash in on Tax Reform By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, December 19, 2017 ... The Republican tax package agreed upon by the House and Senate gives the tax credit to illegals with American citizen children (a.k.a. anchor babies). The final GOP tax bill doubled the credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and increases the refundable credit to $1,400 per child. The latter is received even if no taxes are paid. Such are the perks of birthright citizenship. 25 DHS-18-0694-F-000437 That wasn't the plan when Congress created the child tax credit. But the IRS has been flouting congressional intent by issuing child tax credit refunds to people without Social Security numbers. Now Congress has bowed to that administrative fiat. A 2010 federal audit valued tax credits to illegals at $4.2 billion annually. If the law had been enforced as written, with Social Security numbers required, Uncle Sam would have saved more than $40 billion over the past decade. Instead of fixing the problem, Congress just dug a deeper hole, with no safeguards against fraudsters who loot the program. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/19/illegal-aliens-cash-tax-reform/ Return to Top ******** ******** 24. 'Dream Act' Is Taxpayers' Nightmare By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, December 19, 2017 ... S. 1615 would expand America's welfare state by making up to 2 million deportable aliens eligible for a host of federal benefits -- health insurance subsidies, child tax credits, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (a.k.a. food stamps) and higher education assistance, among others. CBO estimates the bill, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., would increase the federal budget deficit by $26 billion over the next decade. The DREAM Act doubles down on a U.S. immigration system that's out of control, literally. President Donald Trump summed up the problem over the weekend. 26 DHS-18-0694-F-000438 "Our current immigration system helps special interests, but hurts American workers, taxpayers and national security," Trump said in his weekly radio address. FAIR calls the DREAM Act a prime example of dysfunction on Capitol Hill. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/18/dream-act-taxpayers-nightmare/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. New National Security Strategy Eyes Boosting Border Security and Immigration By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, December 18, 2017 ... President Trump hit the nail on the head again in his recent weekly address by challenging to Congress to create a "merit-based immigration system" by moving on legislation to put an end to chain migration and the visa lottery. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was working with the State Department to strengthen the "national security and immigration enforcement elements" of the Visa Waiver Program (VSP). The 38 countries whose citizens are currently permitted to travel to the US without a visa would be required to enhance their screening procedures and if their overstay rate exceeded 2 percent, that country would be mandated to launch public information campaigns to educate citizens. Failure to comply with the rules could lead to removal from the program. ... President Trump hit the nail on the head again in his recent weekly address by challenging to Congress to create a "merit-based immigration system" by moving on legislation to put an end to chain migration and the visa lottery. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was working with the State Department to strengthen the "national security and 27 DHS-18-0694-F-000439 immigration enforcement elements" of the Visa Waiver Program (VSP). The 38 countries whose citizens are currently permitted to travel to the US without a visa would be required to enhance their screening procedures and if their overstay rate exceeded 2 percent, that country would be mandated to launch public information campaigns to educate citizens. Failure to comply with the rules could lead to removal from the program. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2017/12/18/new-national-security-strategy-eyes-boosting-border-security-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Lies, Damn Lies, and Fifth-Grade Math By Norm Matloff NormSaysNo.wordpress.com, December 13, 2017 ... Cissna was promoting the RAISE Act, which would move U.S. immigration policy in a more skills-based direction. In particular, it would end chain migration, i.e. X sponsors his sister, she later sponsors her mother, who in turn later sponsors her new husband, who then sponsors his sister, etc. Cissna brought up the recent NYC bombing attack as evidence that current immigration policy needs improvement. His claim was, essentially, that using skills rather than family connections as the basis for choosing immigrants should bring us fewer people who are prone to become terrorists. He didn't offer data on that, but no one -- even those reporters badgering Cissna -- would dispute the fact that almost all immigrant terrorists in the U.S. have come here in categories other than the skills-based. But Cissna allowed the press to change the issue. They started bringing up the usual line that the crime rate among immigrants is lower than that of natives. Likely true, depending on definitions, but IRRELEVANT. Note again what I said above. An immigrant admitted on the basis of skills is less likely to become a terrorist than someone admitted through family connections or refugee status. 28 DHS-18-0694-F-000440 If Cissna had fully explained that to the press yesterday, they would have had to back off. But no, he allowed them to change to an irrelevant subject. ... The other point is that one journalist dismissed the recent NYC attack as "an isolated incident." Yes, the 9/11 and San Bernardino attacks were isolated incidents too. But I think all would agree that we must formulate policy, including immigration policy, to avoid such cases as best we can. As I have written before, we must take a critical look at what benefit we hope to get from immigration (not necessarily economic), and how much we are willing to "pay" for that benefit (not necessarily monetary); one such cost is an increased number of these horrific and tragic incidents, even if they are rare. ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/lies-damn-lies-and-yes-statistics/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Refugee Resettlement: The High Cost of Good Intentions By Peter B. Gemma American Thinker, December 19, 2017 ... One of the greatest misunderstandings about the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program is that anyone getting into the country as a refugee, or anyone who was granted asylum (after getting here on their own), becomes a legal, permanent resident on track to citizenship. Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and other nations take many more refugees than the U.S., but there is no comparison: in those countries, refugees are only hosted temporarily and will never be voting citizens. In the U.S., they are permanent residents and ultimately become voting citizens. In fact, we allow in the largest number of permanent refugees of any country in the world. Those who don't have a firm handle on legal immigration policies sometimes confuse the refugee program with temporary protected status of immigrants. ... Refugee contractors receive over $2 billion in taxpayer dollars annually -- between $2,000 and $5,000 per refugee -- to create resettlement plans 29 DHS-18-0694-F-000441 for hundreds of unsuspecting towns and cities. And it's nice work if you can get it: the Ethiopian Community Development Council President, Tsehaye Teferra, makes $275,000; Linda Hartke, head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, has a $307,000 compensation package; and Mark Hetfield, CEO of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, pulls down $358,517 per annum. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/refugee_resettlement_the_high_cost_of_good_intentions.html Return to Top ******** ******** 28. What's Going On With These Two Other Illegal Immigrants Seeking U.S. Abortions? The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to force the federal government to facilitate abortions for two more illegal immigrants. And the details of the case so far are odd. By Margot Cleveland TheFederalist.com, December 21, 2017 ... While the government's decision to release Roe rather than initiate removal or criminal proceedings for perjury may seem strange, DHS apparently facilitates abortions for adult detainees, so waving Roe on allows the government to wash its hands of complicity in the killing of her unborn baby. But why, then, did the government stand down in protecting Poe's unborn baby--who at 22 weeks old had a shot at survival? ... http://thefederalist.com/2017/12/21/whats-going-two-illegal-immigrants-seeking-u-s-abortions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. 30 DHS-18-0694-F-000442 Amnesty for the 'Best and Brightest' Will Still Cost Taxpayers By Ira Mehlman TheHill.com, December 20, 2017 ... What the CBO found was not encouraging for proponents of the DREAM Act and downright disastrous to their broader goal of obtaining amnesty for an estimated 12-15 million people living illegally in the United States. Beneficiaries of the DREAM Act are described glowingly by their advocates and many in the media as the best and brightest who, if their full potential could be tapped, would enrich the nation and its treasury. Not really. According the CBO's analysis, granting amnesty to the "best and the brightest" of the illegal alien population would represent an additional expense to the taxpayers who are already bearing a $135 billion annual burden as a result of large-scale illegal immigration. Rather than enriching our country, the CBO concluded that enactment of the DREAM Act would add nearly $27 billion to the deficit over the first decade, based on an assumption that just two million people would gain amnesty under the legislation. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365847-amnesty-for-the-best-and-brightest-will-still-cost-taxpayers Return to Top ******** ******** 30. No Let-Up in Immigration Fakeonomics - and Fake History By Alan Tonelson Im-Politic, December 20, 2017 The Open Borders Lobby is now touting a new study claiming that the Trump administration and Congress should permanently legalize the roughly 800,000 so-called "Dreamers" in part because of "the remarkable and persistent importance of immigrants to the creation and growth of America's largest, most successful, and most valuable companies." Moreover, it's making the case that the findings should be shaping the entire 31 DHS-18-0694-F-000443 "on-going national debate about immigration policy." There just one big problem: If you're sympathetic to the plight of those immigrant children brought to the United States illegally by their equally illegal parents, and/or to the idea that the country needs an even more lenient immigration policy than the present version, you should hope that much stronger arguments for these positions are developed. Because the study, issued by the Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE) is a classic of Fake Policy Analysis. ... Counting the children - along with the prominence of these progeny - also seems to undercut the belief that immigrants are outsized business creators either because their very decision to leave their native lands reveals unusually high levels of get-up-and-go; or because as newcomers to the United States, they faced unusual barriers, like discrimination, in achieving prosperity; or some combination of the two. For immigrant children established considerably more major companies than immigrants themselves. And presumably, they faced fewer obstacles, and were more steeped in native norms, than their foreign-born parents. ... https://alantonelson.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/im-politic-no-let-up-in-immigration-fakeonomics-and-fake-history/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. #DeepState Saboteurs at DHS Legal Office Open Floodgates to Lawsuits By Federale VDare.com, December 21, 2017 ... The wimpy attorneys at OPLA are either secretly sympathetic to illegal aliens, indolent, or just incompetent. The facts in the above article were easily defensible with valid and precedent legal rulings supporting the facts of the stop of illegal alien Zenon Cruz. The government would have easily won the legal arguments, the attorneys at OPLA just needed to do some additional work, which they appeared to be unable or unwilling to do. I warned that Thomas Homan, Acting Director of ICE, needed to end this sabotage. Unfortunately, 32 DHS-18-0694-F-000444 Homan did not, and now the Treason Bar and civil rights groups are stepping into the breach in immigration enforcement that Homan did not fill. ... http://www.vdare.com/posts/deepstate-saboteurs-at-dhs-legal-office-open-floodgates-to-lawsuits Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Bungling on Immigration Issues By Esther J. Cepeda The Milford (MA) Daily News, December 17, 2017 ... In fact, the most astute observation I've seen on the matter came courtesy of Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a restrictionist-leaning think tank that the far left has labeled a "hate group:" "If the DACA amnesty is so popular, why are the Dems afraid to follow thru on their threats to shut govt over it?" Krikorian tweeted. "Don't they think the public would support them?" Ouch! Krikorian's comment was in response to a Politico story about Democrats backing off from threats to shut down the government. "Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ... [have] subtly shifted their rhetoric in recent days and aren't insisting that deportation relief be paired with a government funding bill this year ... [ensuring that Democrats] won't get blamed for a possible shutdown and won't upend Senate talks on a bipartisan deal combining relief for Dreamers with border security," Politico reported. Even the editorial board of the left-leaning Sacramento Bee - the capital paper of the state with the most Hispanics and immigrants - said that threatening a shutdown in the name of winning relief for Dreamers was a losing strategy. ... http://www.milforddailynews.com/opinion/20171217/cepeda-bungling-on-immigration-issues 33 DHS-18-0694-F-000445 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Chain Migration and DACA: An Explainer By Theresa Cardinal Brown Bipartisan Policy Center, December 15, 2017 ... How many individuals could DREAMers sponsor for green cards under DREAMer Legislation? The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimates that DREAMers could sponsor an average of 0.65 to 1.03 family members under the parameters set by the Recognizing America's Children (RAC) Act, the 2017 DREAM Act, the Hope Act, the SUCCEED Act, and the Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act. While other organizations have made claims that these individuals would sponsor as many as six family members, these analyses assume that DREAMers are similar to other green card holders, but DREAMers are less likely to have non-U.S. family members than other immigrants. First, MPI notes that DREAMers arrived in the United States as children, making it less likely that they would have children living outside the United States to be sponsored; their children would more likely be born in the United States, making them U.S. citizens. Because DREAMers grew up in the United States, it is also more likely that those who are married met their spouses in the United States, and that their spouses are U.S. citizens, green card holders, or fellow DREAMers. The undocumented parents of DREAMers may also have other U.S.-born citizen children who could sponsor them once they turn 21, meaning that the parent, if they were eligible, might be sponsored by someone other than the DREAMer. The most likely family members for DREAMers to sponsor would be siblings who reside out of the country-a category that has extremely large backlogs and decades-long wait times, especially for Mexico, where the most DREAMers are from. In short, demographic profiles of this population would likely lead them to sponsor fewer family members over time. ... https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/chain-migration-and-daca-an-explainer/ Return to Top 34 DHS-18-0694-F-000446 ******** ******** 34. Rise of Illegal Immigration Was All in the Forecast By Steven Kopits TheHill.com, December 19, 2017 ... As I note in my article, illegal immigration is likely to continue to rise. This is mostly good news, in the sense that illegal immigrants come for the work. As such, the rate of illegal immigration is a measure of the strength of the U.S. economy -- and right now it's quite strong. We expect the economy to be stronger still in 2018. Add to that the residual clean-up and reconstruction work from the fall's hurricanes and the recent California fires, and illegal immigration will come in big in 2018. By the time the numbers settle, we may see the highest number of illegal crossings in a decade. Expect the statistics to also record the greatest number of deaths in the desert in a long time. Enhanced enforcement coupled with a strong incentive to jump the border means that illegals will be taking ever bigger risks to get into the U.S., and they will increasingly die trying. U.S. immigration policy remains dysfunctional, and next year we will see the worst of both worlds, both a surge in illegal immigration and a historically high percent of crossers dying in the attempt -- perhaps the highest on record. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365625-rise-of-illegal-immigration-was-all-in-the-forecast Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Immigration in the National Security Strategy By Emma Ashford and Alex Nowrasteh 35 DHS-18-0694-F-000447 Cato at Liberty Blog, December 19, 2017 ... The folly of restricting the immigration of STEM workers for national security reasons is best summarized by the tale of Qian Xuesen, a young rocket scientist who emigrated from China in 1935. Legendary aerospace engineer, mathematician, and physicist Theodore von Karman pronounced Qian an "undisputed genius." He helped research jet propulsion, rockets, and then joined the Manhattan Institute during World War II. In 1949, he was named the first Director of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) during the early years of the Cold War. Qian had two problems: U.S. immigration law and Cold War paranoia. Qian never naturalized and on an immigration form in 1947, he answered that he was not a member of a group conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. Later unfounded allegations that he associated with Communists led to the revocation of his security clearance and his resignation from the JPL. Despite almost no evidence and frequent denials by him and officials, the federal government ordered him to be deported for answering "no" on that 1947 form and eventually exchanged him for several downed American airmen. John Logsdon, former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said that "[Qian] was Joe McCarthy's present to the Chinese." In Communist China, Qian is known as the Rocket King where he was foremost responsible for the research, design, and creation of Communist China's missile and satellite launch program, including short, medium, and intercontinental ballistic missiles. After Qian's deportation, the United States had one fewer potential subversive who could funnel secrets to the Chinese government while China gained a more advanced rocket, satellite, and nuclear program. ... https://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-national-security-strategy Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Will DREAMers Crowd U.S.-Born Millennials Out of Jobs? By Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix Migration Policy Institute, December 2017 ... 36 DHS-18-0694-F-000448 The sectoral distribution of employed DACA recipients differs in significant ways from the millennial workforce in general, and White, Black, Asian, and U.S.-born Hispanic workers, in particular. These differentiated employment patterns likely reduce direct competition. For example, DACA recipients were more likely than millennials overall to work in hospitality (23 percent versus 16 percent) and construction (11 percent versus 6 percent). Shares of Blacks, Asians, U.S.-born Hispanics, and Whites were all lower than the share of DACA workers in these industries (see Figure 2). DACA participants were less likely than all other millennials, regardless of their race/ethnicity, to work in education, health, and social services. At the same time, Black and U.S.-born Hispanic millennials were more likely to work in retail trade than DACA recipients (19 percent versus 14 percent). In this case, we focus on DACA recipients rather than on DREAM-eligible young adults because the former already have work permits. DACA recipients represent the core of the DREAM-eligible millennial population, and their industries of employment provide a reasonable prediction of future sectoral distribution of other DREAMers. ... https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/will-dreamers-crowd-us-born-millennials-out-jobs Return to Top ******** ******** 37. Trump Election Hasn't Sparked Broad Anti-Immigration Sentiment By Noah Smith Bloomberg View, December 19, 2017 ... Today, however, the U.S. economy has transitioned from one based on low-wage manufacturing to one based on knowledge work and innovation. Whether immigrants ever threatened the jobs and wages of the native-born once upon a time, they probably don't threaten them now. There's plenty of evidence that knowledge workers complement each other, so that high-skilled foreigners raise the wages of high-skilled and low-skilled native-born workers alike. In other words, enacting new laws and regulations against immigration -- such as the RAISE Act now being considered by Congress, or various 37 DHS-18-0694-F-000449 other moves by the Trump administration -- would strike directly at the heart of U.S. economic leadership. Rather than boosting incomes for the native-born, it would lower them, by weakening American dominance in innovative industries. So there's a good chance that history won't repeat itself. The 2010s and 2020s may not prove to be an echo of the xenophobic moment of 100 years ago. Even if Trump does enact some measures to keep out immigrants, it's likely that there will be pressure from both the public and from business groups for Trump's successor to reverse these measures. ... http://onlineathens.com/opinion/2017-12-19/smith-trump-election-hasn-t-sparked-broad-anti-immigration-sentiment Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Ground Shifts on Immigration By Juan Williams TheHill.com, December 18, 2017 ... Trump's drumbeat of demonization for immigrants gives him unimpeachable credentials among the GOP base. Along with his March deadline, it creates an opening for him to have a "Nixon to China" moment in which a hardline president turns on a dime to make a surprising political deal. Trump, unlike any other Republicans, can do his party colleagues in Congressional a huge favor by resolving the issue before the midterm elections. His base may trust him enough not to hold such a move against him. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/365296-juan-williams-ground-shifts-on-immigration Return to Top 38 DHS-18-0694-F-000450 ******** ******** 39. Congress Fails to Act on Protection for Dreamers in 2017 By Joshua Breisblatt ImmigrationImpact.com, December 21, 2017 ... Some in Congress argue that they have until March to pass the Dream Act, but the reality is thousands have already lost their DACA, with thousands more set to lose it in the coming months. By agreeing to fund the government without including a legislative solution for Dreamers, Congress has abdicated its responsibility to find a legislative solution for Dreamers ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/21/dream-act-2017/ Return to Top ******** ******** 40. What You Need to Know About Temporary Protected Status Recipients from El Salvador By Eric Gibble ImmigrationImpact.com, December 21, 2017 ... Nearly a third of Salvadorans with TPS own their home, which represents important investments in communities. TPS holders from El Salvador also have high workforce participation rates, with tens of thousands working in construction, an industry in desperate need of workers in the wake of recent hurricanes and wildfires. Taking away an individual's ability to work and to live without fear of deportation, contradicts our fundamental values of treating people fairly and rewarding hard work, which most Americans value. When we treat people with compassion and fairness, we all benefit. Mutual respect, 39 DHS-18-0694-F-000451 compassion and our nation's prosperity should be the goals of our immigration policies. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/21/temporary-protected-status-el-salvador/ Return to Top ******** ******** 41. 'Sanctuary' Policies Do Not Foster Crime, Research Shows By Guillermo Cantor ImmigrationImpact.com, December 18, 2017 ... According to a recently published extensive literature review, there is no evidence supporting the assertion that the implementation of sanctuary policies encourages crime. And despite the over-politicized public debate surrounding sanctuary cities and its connection with criminal activity, only four empirical studies have systematically analyzed the relationship between limited cooperation policies and crime. None of these studies, which vary in their analytical scope as well as techniques utilized, support the claim that sanctuary jurisdictions are more crime-prone than nonsanctuaries. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2017/12/18/sanctuary-policies-foster-crime/ Return to Top ******** ******** 42. No DREAM, No Deal How many Democrats will do what's right and refuse to pass a budget unless Congress authorizes a clean Dream Act? 40 DHS-18-0694-F-000452 By Steve Phillips ... Not all Democrats are so resolute, however, and their ambivalence calls into question their conscience and their courage. There are few issues as morally clear-cut as the situation of the Dreamers. These are children, living, in most cases, in the only country they've known as home. Even if one accepts this country's immigration laws as legitimate (something hard to do in a country where the racial superiority of whites was the defining component of immigration policy from 1790 until 1965), these young people are blameless. But the Trump administration has struck fear and uncertainty into the lives of millions of people with its promise to send armed government agents to round up children and ship them out of this country. "Unconscionable" is too soft a word to describe a situation that quite literally evokes prior periods in US history when governmentbacked slave catchers pursued a different era's dark-skinned residents. ... https://www.thenation.com/article/no-dream-no-deal/ Return to Top ******** ******** 43. Guess Which Country Recently Built a 1,700-mile Wall to Keep Illegals Out By Ed Straker AmericanThinker, December 22, 2017 ... The country I'm talking about is Morocco! In the 1980s, Morocco made a land grab in the sparsely populated territory to the south called the Western Sahara. It has a problem with illegals infiltrating, and so Morocco built a 1,700-mile wall to keep them out. And it took only five or six years to build ... Morocco built the wall because it was fighting a war with rebels called the Polisario Front. It was also confronted with the problem of illegal immigration. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/guess_which_country_recently_built_a_1700mile_wall_to_keep_illegals_out.html#ixzz520U46iYG 41 DHS-18-0694-F-000453 Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Climate-Driven Migration in Africa The total absence of European policies to address climate-driven migration from Africa is deeply concerning. By Stefano M. Torelli European Council on Foreign Relations, December 20, 2017 ... The combination of poverty, dependence on agriculture, environmental degradation, and population growth are creating a vicious circle, which can be expected to translate into increasing forced migration. Current data shows that a large majority of those forced to move (more than 90%) choose to remain in the region, rather than travel to Europe. This is largely due to a lack of material resources needed to leave the continent. However, given the demographic trends, neighbouring countries will not be able to absorb the flows forever. As such, it is likely that people will look increasingly toward Europe as their lifeline. This, of course, is a concern for European policymakers. But what should concern them even more is the complete absence of any long-term policies to address these trends. The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa is typical in focusing on enhancing border control and fighting smuggling, rather than tackling the long term causes of migration. ... http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_climate_driven_migration_in_africa Return to Top ******** ******** 45. 42 DHS-18-0694-F-000454 What the Evidence Says: Immigration is a Positive for the UK By Mark Pack MarkPack.org.uk, December 20, 2017 ... Unlike the political discourse which has stuck into "immigration is probably good, but" mode, the academic evidence remains almost unequivocally positive. The general public worries that there are many aspects of migration that could go awry and researchers have tried to address them in a similarly detailed fashion. Take, for example, the concern over unskilled migration waves, and the danger to the welfare system that migrants with little transferable human capital can present. Several recent academic papers have demonstrated that these fears are overstated (see here, here and here, for example). Immigrants to the UK tend to be highly-skilled on average compared to immigrants in other EU member states. In particular, Dustmann and Frattini show that the average level of education, as well as the share of individuals with a tertiary education, has been consistently higher in the UK's immigrant population than among natives and that this difference has accelerated with the arrival of new immigrants since 2000... ... https://www.markpack.org.uk/153330/what-the-evidence-says-immigration-is-a-positive-for-the-uk/ Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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 43 DHS-18-0694-F-000455 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 44 DHS-18-0694-F-000456 Bloom, Karl D From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Thursday, December 28, 2017 9:02 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Reading, 12/28/17 To help protect y ou r priv acy , Microsoft Office prev ented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Share Tweet Forward Immigration Reading, 12/28/17 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. DHS reports on alien incarceration, entry/exit overstays, lawful permanent residence, and ICE treatment of detainees 2. State Department visa bulletin for January 2018 3. CRS report on policy and trends in nonimmigrant admissions to the US 4. GAO report on requirements for expansion of the visa security program 5. CBO report on cost estimate for proposed Dream Act 6. Norway: Report on introduction programme for immigrants 7. 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U.K.: Two new briefing papers and feature from MigrationWatch 22. U.K.: Two new reports from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre 23. "DHS Overestimates Visa Overstays for 2016; Overstay Population Growth Near Zero During the Year" 24. "The Employment Effects of Mexican Repatriations: Evidence from the 1930's" BOOKS 25. Noncitizenism: Recognising Noncitizen Capabilities in a World of Citizens 26. Women and Borders: Refugees, Migrants and Communities 27. God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics 28. Political Asylum Deceptions: The Culture of Suspicion 29. Museums, Migration and Identity in Europe: Peoples, Places and Identities 30. Migration from Turkey to Sweden: Integration, Belonging and Transnational Community 31. Escaping the Escape: Towards Solutions for the Migrant Crisis JOURNALS 32. Comparative Migration Studies 33. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 34. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 35. Journal of Refugee Studies 36. World Policy Journal 1. Alien Incarceration Report Fiscal Year 2017, Quarter Four Department of Homeland Security, December 21, 2017 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Alien_Incarceration_Report_OIS_FY17_Q4_2.pdf 2 DHS-18-0694-F-000458 Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report Department of Homeland Security, December 2017 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Entry%20and%20Exit%20Overstay%20Report%2C%20Fiscal%20Year%202016.pdf Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status, Fiscal Years 1820 to 2016 Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, December 18, 2017 https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016/table1 Concerns About ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities DHS Office of Inspector General, Report No. OIG 18-32, December 11, 2017 https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017-12/OIG-18-32-Dec17.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Visa Bulletin for January 2018 Vol. X, Number 13 United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_January2018.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. New from the Congressional Research Service 3 DHS-18-0694-F-000459 Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Admissions to the United States: Policy and Trends By Jill H. Wilson December 8, 2017 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R45040.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. New from the General Accountability Office Border Security: Actions Needed to Strengthen Performance Management and Planning for Expansion of DHS's Visa Security Program. Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-104SU, December 19, 2017 Report: http://www.gao.gov/restricted/restricted_reports Return to Top ******** ******** 5. S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate, December 15, 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/costestimate/s1615.pdf Excerpt: In total, CBO and JCT estimate that changes in direct spending and revenues from enacting S. 1615 would increase budget 4 DHS-18-0694-F-000460 deficits by $25.9 billion over the 2018-2027 period, boosting on-budget deficits by $30.6 billion and decreasing off-budget deficits by $4.7 billion over that period. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the bill would affect direct spending and revenues. CBO also estimates that providing higher education assistance for newly eligible people under S. 1615 would cost $1.0 billion over the 2018-2022 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Introduction programme for immigrants Statistics Norway, December 20, 2017 https://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning/statistikker/introinnv/aar-tidligere-deltakere Summary: 61% of the participants in the introduction programme are working or studying after one year. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Forecast: 18.4 million inhabitants in 2060 Statistics Netherlands, December 19, 2017 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/nieuws/2017/51/forecast-18-4-million-inhabitants-in-2060 Summary: Growth mainly due to immigation and increasing life expectancy 5 DHS-18-0694-F-000461 The population is growing on account of two factors: migrant arrivals exceeding departures, and increasing life expectancy. Although the number of births will continue to rise in the next few years, eventually this will not be sufficient compensation for the rising number of deaths. Based on current insights, there will be more deaths than births among the population as of the late 2030s. Forecast uncertainty The number of migrants can fluctuate sharply from year to year. Therefore, immigration and emigration forecasts for the short term carry major uncertainties. There is more certainty in forecasts of births and deaths, although the related uncertainty will increase more sharply in the long term. Taking account of these uncertainties, further population growth remains likely at least until around 2040. In the ensuing years, the population could either grow or shrink. In all likelihood, the population will reach between 17.2 and 19.7 million by 2060. More inhabitants with foreign roots Over the past two decades, the population has increased by 1.5 million inhabitants. Of this group, 86 percent were people with a migration background. International migration has been a major contributor in this development. Migration from other EU countries and from Asia, for labour as well as for studies, has risen sharply over the past decade. There has also been a significant influx of asylum migrants in recent years. On the other hand, migration from traditional countries of origin such as Morocco, Turkey and Surinam has declined. Over the next few decades, the population of the Netherlands will grow solely on account of migrant arrivals, against a decline in the number of native Dutch inhabitants. As of 2017, 23 percent of the population have a western or non-western migration background. This share is expected to reach 34 percent by 2060. Over half of those with a migration background will have been born in the Netherlands, both now and in the future, with at least one of the parents born outside the Netherlands (the second generation). Return to Top ******** ******** 6 DHS-18-0694-F-000462 8. Migrant Data Matrices, 2017 Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 19, 2017 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3415.0?OpenDocument Net overseas migration to Australia increases 27% December 14, 2017 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mediareleasesbyCatalogue/CA1999BAEAA1A86ACA25765100098A47?OpenDocument Excerpt: New South Wales and Victoria have recorded their highest ever levels of net overseas migration (NOM), according to the latest population figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS Demography Director Beidar Cho said: "Australia's net overseas migration for the year ending 30 June 2017 was 245,400, an increase of 27 per cent from the previous 12 months (2015-16). "Net overseas migration in New South Wales and Victoria increased by 31 per cent and 23 per cent respectively. This growth has seen both states surpass their previous recorded high in 2008-09." All states and territories recorded an increase in NOM compared with the previous year. New South Wales was the most popular destination, with NOM of 98,600 and Victoria followed, with 86,900. This was followed by Queensland (31,100), Western Australia (13,100), South Australia (10,500), the Australian Capital Territory (2,800), Tasmania (1,500) and the Northern Territory (900). Return to Top ******** ******** 9. International visitor arrivals to New Zealand: November 2017 Statistics New Zealand, December 21, 2017 https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/international-visitor-arrivals-to-new-zealand-november-2017 7 DHS-18-0694-F-000463 Migration slows while visitor numbers rise December 19, 2017 https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/migration-slows-while-visitor-numbers-rise Summary: New Zealand saw a net gain of 70,400 migrants in the year ended November 2017, with 131,500 migrant arrivals and 61,200 migrant departures, Stats NZ said today. The annual net migration in November 2017 was at the same level as the November 2016 year, and continued the recent trend of reducing annual net migration levels since the peak of 72,400 in the July 2017 year. Non-New Zealand citizen migrant arrivals contributed to most of the net migration. "The slowing of annual net migration was driven by record non-New Zealand citizen migrant departures," population statistics senior manager Peter Dolan said. "There were 27,800 in the November 2017 year, compared with 22,900 in the November 2016 year." Migration saw a net loss of 1,300 New Zealand citizens in the November 2017 year. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Immigration in the National Security Strategy By Emma Ashford and Alex Nowrasteh Cato Institute, December 19, 2017 https://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-national-security-strategy Return to Top 8 DHS-18-0694-F-000464 ******** ******** 11. Trump in 2018: What's the risk of an overstaffed U.S.-Mexico border? By Christine Stenglein and John Hudak Brookings Institution, December 28, 2017 https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/12/28/trump-in-2018-whats-the-risk-of-an-overstaffed-u-s-mexico-border/ Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Problems and solutions to the international migrant crisis By Chris McKenna and Brennan Hoban Brookings Institution, December 18, 2017 https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2017/12/18/problems-and-solutions-to-the-international-migrant-crisis/ Return to Top ******** ******** 13. How Might Restricting Immigration Affect Social Security's Finances? By Damir Cosic and Richard W. Johnson 9 DHS-18-0694-F-000465 Urban Institute, December 20, 2017 https://www.urban.org/research/publication/how-might-restricting-immigration-affect-social-securitys-finances Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Race or Politics? Henry Cabot Lodge and the Origins of the Immigration Restriction Movement in the United States By Brian Gratton Journal of Policy History Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2018 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-policy-history/article/race-or-politics-henry-cabot-lodge-and-the-origins-of-theimmigration-restriction-movement-in-the-united-states/00410F7E4027E644B2A9FBA556FECAB2 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. New from the Migration Policy Institute Building Partnerships to Respond to the Next Decade's Migration Challenges By Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Kate Hooper December 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/building-partnerships-respond-next-decades-migration-challenges EU Migration Partnerships: A Work in Progress 10 DHS-18-0694-F-000466 By Elizabeth Collett and Aliyyah Ahad December 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/eu-migration-partnerships-work-progress Under Trump Administration, United States Takes Steps to Narrow Legal Immigration By Julia Gelatt Migration Information Source, December 20, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-1-under-trump-administration-united-states-takes-steps-narrow-legal Surge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya Spurs World's Fastest-Growing Refugee Crisis By Jeffrey Hallock Migration Information Source, December 19, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-2-surge-violence-against-myanmars-rohingya-spurs-worlds-fastest-growingrefugee-crisis European Leaders Pursue Migration Deals with North African Countries, Sparking Concerns about Human Costs By Kate Hooper Migration Information Source, December 18, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-3-european-leaders-pursue-migration-deals-north-african-countries Trump Administration Makes Down Payment on Campaign Pledges to Address Illegal Immigration By Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Randy Capps Migration Information Source, December 15, 2017 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/top-10-2017-issue-4-trump-administration-makes-down-payment-campaign-pledges-address Return to Top ******** ******** 16. 11 DHS-18-0694-F-000467 New from the Institute for the Study of Labor The Native-Migrant Gap in the Progression into and through Upper-Secondary Education By Stefan C. Wolter and Maria Zumbuhl IZA Discussion Paper 11217, December 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11217 A Panel Study of Immigrants' Overeducation and Earnings in Australia By Le Wen and Sholeh A. Maani IZA Discussion Paper 11216, December 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11216 The Effects of Immigration Quotas on Wages, the Great Black Migration, and Industrial Development By Bin Xie IZA Discussion Paper 11214, December 2017 http://legacy.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=11214 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Decomposing the Impact of Immigration on House Prices By Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) IEB Working Paper N. 2017/14 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3091217 2. Sanctuary Policies and City-Level Incidents of Violence, 1990 to 2010 12 DHS-18-0694-F-000468 By Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, and Daniel E. Martinez, University of Arizona Justice Quarterly, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3089846 3. Extending Temporary Status for El Salvador: Country Conditions and U.S. Legal Requirements By Jayesh Rathod, American University Washington College of Law; Dennis Stinchcomb, American University Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); Victoria Garcia, American University, Washington College of Law, et al. CLALS Working Paper Series No. 17, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3091249 4. Alter-Globalism and Development in Migration Conditions. The Case of an East European Country By Alina Haller, Romanian Academy Branch of Iasi Cross Cultural Management Journal, Volume XIX, Issue 2, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3087852 5. Do Different Doors Lead to Different Paths? Reasons for Immigration and Job Search Methods By Zovanga Kone, University of Oxford; Isabel Ruiz, University of Oxford Harris Manchester College; and Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford Posted: December 18, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3088525 Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. Making the Rio Grande Great Again 13 DHS-18-0694-F-000469 December 28, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/making-the-rio-grande-great-again.html 2. How Libraries Discriminate Against Undocumented Children December 27, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/how-libraries-discriminate-against-undocumented-children.html 3. California Governor Pardons Immigrants -- Will Removal Be Avoided? December 26, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/california-governor-pardons-immigrants-will-removal-be-avoided.html 4. Fearing Deportation From U.S., Migrants Walk To Canada December 25, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/fearing-deportation-from-us-migrants-walk-to-canada.html 5. The best economics books on Immigration December 23, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/the-best-economics-books-on-immigration.html 6. Trump Slows Legal Immigration Without Need for New Laws December 21, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/trump-slows-legal-immigration-without-need-for-new-laws.html 7. As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech Firms December 20, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/as-trump-tightens-legal-immigration-canada-woos-tech-firms.html 8. Beyond DACA - Defying Employer Sanctions Through Civil Disobedience December 19, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/beyond-daca-defying-employer-sanctions-through-civil-disobedience.html 9. President Trump's National Security Strategy and Imnmigration 14 DHS-18-0694-F-000470 December 19, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/president-trumps-national-security-strategy-and-imnmigration.html 10. President Trump: End Chain (Family-Based) Immigration December 19, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/president-trump-end-chain-family-based-immigration.html 11. Wax and Richwine: US Should End Low-Skill Immigration December 18, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/wax-and-richwine-us-should-end-low-skill-immigration.html 12. Senator Doug Jones on Immigration December 17, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/senator-doug-jones-on-immigration.html 13. Federal Investigation Finds 'Significant Issues' At Immigrant Detention Centers December 15, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/federal-investigation-finds-significant-issues-at-immigrant-detention-centers.html 14. On the ground with ICE agents enforcing Trump's immigration crackdown December 15, 2017 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2017/12/on-the-ground-with-ice-agents-enforcing-trumps-immigration-crackdown.html Return to Top ******** ******** 19. New from the International Organization for Migration 15 DHS-18-0694-F-000471 Fatal Journeys Vol. 3, Part 2: Improving Data on Missing Migrants December 2017 http://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/fatal_journeys_3_part2.pdf Migration Research Leaders' Syndicate December 2017 http://publications.iom.int/books/migration-research-leaders-syndicate Return to Top ******** ******** 20. New from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development Catching Up? Intergenerational Mobility and Children of Immigrants December 21, 2017 http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/catching-up-intergenerational-mobility-and-children-ofimmigrants_9789264288041-en# Return to Top ******** ******** 21. New from MigrationWatch UK Post-Brexit travel between the UK and the EU 16 DHS-18-0694-F-000472 Briefing Paper No. 439, December 28, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/439 Immigration and Housing Briefing Paper No. 438, December 21, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/438 The immigration policy that we need after Brexit By Lord Green of Deddington December 15, 2017 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/press-article/149 Return to Top ******** ******** 22. New from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre A Fair Share: Refugees and Responsibility-Sharing By Alexander Betts, Cathryn Costello, and Natascha Zaun December 20, 2017 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/a-fair-share-refugees-and-responsibility-sharing Solidarity at work? The prevalence of emergency-driven solidarity in the administrative governance of the Common European Asylum System By Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi December 13, 2017 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/solidarity-at-work-the-prevalence-of-emergency-driven-solidarity-in-the-administrativegovernance-of-the-common-european-asylum-system 17 DHS-18-0694-F-000473 Return to Top ******** ******** 23. DHS Overestimates Visa Overstays for 2016; Overstay Population Growth Near Zero During the Year By Robert Warren Journal on Migration and Human Security, Vol. 5 No. 4, December 2017 http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/article/view/108 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. The Employment Effects of Mexican Repatriations: Evidence from the 1930's By Jongkwan Lee, Giovanni Peri, Vasil Yasenov University of California, Davis, September 22, 2017 http://giovanniperi.ucdavis.edu/uploads/5/6/8/2/56826033/mexican.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 25. 18 DHS-18-0694-F-000474 Noncitizenism: Recognising Noncitizen Capabilities in a World of Citizens By Tendayi Bloom Routledge, 234 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1138049182, $137.58 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138049182/centerforimmigra Kindle, 2849 KB, ASIN: B076T4LX44, 250 pp., $28.49 Book Description: Noncitizens have always been present in liberal political philosophy. Often hard to situate within traditional frameworks that prioritise citizenship, noncitizens can appear voiceless and rightsless, which has implications for efforts towards global justice and justice in migration. This book proposes an alternative. Noncitizenism identifies an analytical category of noncitizenship. While maintaining the importance of citizenship, noncitizenship is another form of special individual-State relationship. It operates far from a State, at its borders, and within its territory, providing a tool for examining the continuity between sites of engagement and the literatures, questions, and conclusions relating to them. The book argues that an accurate liberal theoretical framework, and one which can address contemporary challenges, must acknowledge the political relationship of noncitizenship between individuals and States. This book is for students and scholars of political philosophy and for those interested in noncitizenship and how it can inform the response of liberal theory, citizenship, global justice, migration studies, political theory and policy work. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Women and Borders: Refugees, Migrants and Communities By Seema Shekhawat and Emanuela C. Del Re 19 DHS-18-0694-F-000475 I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 256 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1784539570, $104.56 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1784539570/centerforimmigra Book Description: Borders - whether settled or contested, violent or calm, closed or open - may have a direct, and often acute, human impact. Those affected may be people living nearby, those attempting to cross them and even those who succeed in doing so. At the border, vulnerable refugee and migrant communities, especially women, are exposed to state-centred boundary practices, paving the way for both their alienation and exploitation. The militarization of borders subjugates the very position of women in these marginalized areas and often subjects them to further victimization, which is facilitated by patriarchal socio-cultural practice. Structural violence is endemic to these regions and gender interlocks with their perimeters to reinforce and shape violence. This book locates gender and violence along geographical edges and critically examines the gendered experiences of women as global border residents and border crossers. Broadly, it explores two questions. First, what are women's experiences of engaging with borders? Second, where are women positioned in the theory and practice of marking, remarking and demarking these margins? Offering a nuanced and thorough approach, this book suggests that research on borders and violence needs to focus on how bordered violence shapes the embodiment of gender identity and norms and how they are challenged. It examines an array of issues including forced migration, trafficking, and cross-border ties to explore how gender and borders intersect. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics By Robert W. Heimburger Cambridge University Press, 256 pp. 20 DHS-18-0694-F-000476 Hardcover, ISBN: 110717662X, $109.98 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/110717662X/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1887 KB, ASIN: B076PBPSGT, 250 pp., $66.49 Book Description: Today in the United States, millions of men, women, and children are considered 'illegal aliens' under federal law. While the presence of these migrants runs against the law, many arrive in response to U.S. demand for cheap labor and stay to contribute to community life. This book asks where migrants stand within God's world and how authorities can govern immigration with Christian ethics. The author tracks the emergence of the concept of the illegal alien in federal U.S. law while exploring Christian ways of understanding belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. This is a thought-provoking book that provides a fresh response to the difficult issue of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology. Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Political Asylum Deceptions: The Culture of Suspicion By Carol Bohmer and Amy Shuman Palgrave Macmillan, 202 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 331967403X, $29.99 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/331967403X/centerforimmigra Kindle, 996 KB, ASIN: B078K3GVPN, $28.49 Book Description: This book explores the legitimacy of political asylum applications in the US and UK through an examination of the varieties of evidence, narratives, and documentation with which they are assessed. Credibility is the central issue in determining the 21 DHS-18-0694-F-000477 legitimacy of political asylum seekers, but the line between truth and lies is often elusive, partly because desperate people often have to use deception to escape persecution. The vetting process has become infused with a climate of suspicion that not only assesses the credibility of an applicant's story and differentiates between the economic migrant and the person fleeing persecution, but also attempts to determine whether an applicant represents a future threat to the receiving country. This innovative text approaches the problem of deception from several angles, including increased demand for evidence, uses of new technologies to examine applicants' narratives, assessments of forged documents, attempts to differentiate between victims and persecutors, and ways that cultural misunderstandings can compromise the process. Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Museums, Migration and Identity in Europe: Peoples, Places and Identities By Christopher Whitehead, Susannah Eckersley, Katherine Lloyd, and Rhiannon Mason Routledge, 352 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1472425189, $104.39 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1472425189/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 0815399669, $39.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815399669/centerforimmigra Kindle, 43712 KB, ASIN: B01CR6BWHE, 345 pp., $37.95 Book Description: The imperatives surrounding museum representations of place have shifted from the late eighteenth century to today. The political significance of place itself has changed and continues to change at all scales, from local, civic, regional to national and supranational. At the same time, changes in population flows, migration patterns and demographic movement now underscore 22 DHS-18-0694-F-000478 both cultural and political practice, be it in the accommodation of 'diversity' in cultural and social policy, scholarly explorations of hybridity or in state immigration controls. This book investigates the historical and contemporary relationships between museums, places and identities. It brings together contributions from international scholars, academics, practitioners from museums and public institutions, policymakers, and representatives of associations and migrant communities to explore all these issues. Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Migration from Turkey to Sweden: Integration, Belonging and Transnational Community By Paul T Levin and Bahar Baser I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 304 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1784538698, $71.42 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1784538698/centerforimmigra Book Description: The 'refugee crisis' and the recent rise of anti-immigration parties across Europe has prompted widespread debates about migration, integration and security on the continent. But the perspectives and experiences of immigrants in northern and western Europe have equal political significance for contemporary European societies. While Turkish migration to Europe has been a vital area of research, little scholarly attention has been paid to Turkish migration to specifically Sweden, which has a mix of religious and ethnic groups from Turkey and where now well over 100,000 Swedes have Turkish origins. This book examines immigration from Turkey to Sweden from its beginnings in the mid-1960s, when the recruitment of workers was needed to satisfy the expanding industrial economy. It traces the impact of Sweden's economic downturn, and the effects of the 1971 Turkish military intervention and the 1980 military coup, after which asylum seekers - mostly Assyrian Christians and Kurds - sought refuge in Sweden. Contributors explore how the patterns of labour migration and interactions with Swedish society impacted the social and political attitudes of these different communities, their sense of belonging, and diasporic activism. The book also investigates issues of integration, return migration, transnational ties, external voting and citizenship rights. Through the detailed analysis of migration to Sweden and emigration from Turkey, this book sheds new light on the situation of migrants in Europe. 23 DHS-18-0694-F-000479 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Escaping the Escape: Towards Solutions for the Migrant Crisis By Bertelsmann Stiftung Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 300 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 3867937494, $32.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3867937494/centerforimmigra Kindle, 11827 KB, ASIN: B06WD6FY4H, $30.40 Book Description: Conflict and war, but most of all overwhelming despair are driving massive numbers of mostly young people from the Middle East and North Africa, Central Africa, Ukraine and Central Asia to leave their homes for Europe in search of safety. What do they need most in order to lead their lives in peace and security? How can opportunities for a meaningful and secure future in their countries of origin be improved? How can the EU-acting in concert with its principles-support these people in their search for freedom, self determination and well-being? The book will contain a collection of essays, ideally from authors from different countries, and in particular, from the countries of origin of refugees. In these essays, authors are supposed to analyse the individual crisis regions at Europe's front door and make concrete and practice-oriented proposals to improve and/or change the situation there. Return to Top ******** 24 DHS-18-0694-F-000480 ******** 32. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 5, No. 20-21, December 14-15, 2017 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0064-0 Selected articles: Sampling immigrants in the Netherlands and Germany By Kurt Salentin and Hans Schmeets https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0062-2 Early tracking and immigrant optimism: a comparative study of educational aspirations among students in disadvantaged schools in Sweden and the Netherlands By Olav Nygard https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-017-0063-1 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. IZA Journal of Development and Migration Vol. 7, No. 22, December 28, 2017 https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/issue Latest article: The issue of immigrants in Italy: a rational model of immigration management by Italian municipalities 25 DHS-18-0694-F-000481 By Marco Baudino https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40176-017-0105-3 Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 44, No. 2, February 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/44/2 Articles: 'I want to participate.' transition experiences of new refugees in Glasgow By Alison B. Strang, Helen Baillot, and Elodie Mignard http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341717 Reciprocity for new migrant integration: resource conservation, investment and exchange By Jenny Phillimore, Rachel Humphris, and Kamran Khan http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341709 Differentiated embedding: Polish migrants in London negotiating belonging over time By Louise Ryan http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341710 From connecting to social anchoring: adaptation and 'settlement' of Polish migrants in the UK By Aleksandra Grzymala-Kazlowska http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341713 26 DHS-18-0694-F-000482 Pathways of settlement among pioneer migrants in super-diverse London By Susanne Wessendorf http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341719 Legal status diversity: regulating to control and everyday contingencies By Fran Meissner http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341718 Using the city: migrant spatial integration as urban practice By Franz Buhr http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341715 Flirting diasporically: visits 'home' facilitating diasporic encounters and complex communities By Lauren B. Wagner http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341716 Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 30, No. 4, December 2017 https://academic.oup.com/jrs/issue/30/4 Selected articles: Refugees' 'Journeys of Trust': Creating an Analytical Framework to Examine Refugees' Exilic Journeys with a Focus on Trust By Eveliina Lyytinen https://academic.oup.com/jrs/article-abstract/30/4/489/2712566?redirectedFrom=fulltext 27 DHS-18-0694-F-000483 The Interconnection between Acculturation and Subjective and Social Wellbeing among Refugee Youth in Australia By Zachary E Buchanan, Hisham M Abu-Rayya, Emiko Kashima, and Susan J. Paxton https://academic.oup.com/jrs/article-abstract/30/4/511/2741224?redirectedFrom=fulltext Refugee Youth in Sweden Who Arrived as Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children By Aycan Celikaksoy and Eskil Wadensjo https://academic.oup.com/jrs/article-abstract/30/4/530/3807054?redirectedFrom=fulltext Being a Refugee University Student: A Collaborative Auto-ethnography By R. Student, Kathleen Kendall, and Lawrence Day https://academic.oup.com/jrs/article-abstract/30/4/580/3003295?redirectedFrom=fulltext The Politics of Food and Hospitality: How Syrian Refugees in Belgium Create a Home in Hostile Environments By Robin Vandevoordt https://academic.oup.com/jrs/article-abstract/30/4/605/3798704?redirectedFrom=fulltext Return to Top ******** ******** 36. World Policy Journal Fall 2017 http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal/fall2017 Love's labor's cost: The family life of migrant domestic workers By Rhacel Salazar Parrenas https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4280136 28 DHS-18-0694-F-000484 Minimum income required: U.K. migration rules put a price on family unification By Ismail Einashe https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4280100 "Death by deportation": Repatriating the mentally ill to Cambodia By Katya Cengel https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4280052 Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2017 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. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 29 DHS-18-0694-F-000485 Bloom, Karl D From: Sent: To: Subject: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Friday, January 05, 2018 5:32 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 1/5/18 To help protect y our priv acy , Microsoft Office prev ented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 1/5/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate This email includes a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. 1. "DACA, DACA, Bo-Baca ...," Mark Krikorian 2. "How Upcoming Legislative Priorities Can Strengthen, or Sink, the 'Hire American' Agenda," Dan Cadman 3. "Alleging Racial Profiling to Collaterally Attack a Criminal Prosecution," Dan Cadman 4. "No Ethics Investigation for Reps. Gutierrez and Chu," Andrew R. Arthur 5. "The Inner Workings of Chain Migration," David North 6. "The Remittance Fee in Oklahoma, Georgia, and in the U.S. Congress," David North 7. "To Reform H-1B, Let's Talk About Ethnic Discrimination by Employers," David North 8. "On Public Radio, Cato Analyst Turns Immigration Statistics Upside Down," Jerry Kammer 9. "Illegal Immigration and Crime," Michael Cutler 10. "The 'Dreamers' Have No Right to Demand Anything," Peter Parisi 11. "What the 2017 Census Data Tell Us about Obama's Policies," Michael Barone 12. "It's Time to Stop Counting Illegal Aliens in the Census," Daniel Horowitz 13. "Mass Migration: Uninvited Guests," Philip Carl Salzman 14. "Motor Voter Law Drives Illegal Aliens Into the Open," Bob Dane 15. "Congress, White House Dealing on DACA but the Devil is in the Definitions," Jennifer G. Hickey 1 DHS-18-0694-F-000486 16. "How Trump Changed the Debate," Andy Schlafly 17. "Trump Ups the Ante on Immigration Deal to Avoid Shutdown," Rick Moran 18. "Christmas Lessons From California," Victor Davis Hanson 19. "H-1B Math -- Your Guide to Proposed Legislation," Norm Matloff 20. "H-1B Is Not a Gender Issue," Norm Matloff 21. "Worse-Than-Doing-Nothing Bill Passes House Committee," Norm Matloff 22. "Mexico a Post-Racial Utopia? It's a Myth, Latest Research Shows," Allan Wall 23. "Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Can be a Catastrophe for Mexico," The Kaplan Herald 24. "United States Morphing Into a Lawless Country," Frosty Wooldridge 25. "Trump's War on Immigration Caseworkers Needs to End," Steve Israel 26. "Krugman Talks Sense on Trade and Immigration," David Henderson 27. "Here's What to Expect on Immigration in 2018," Stuart Anderson 28. "Today's Immigration Debate Is Nothing New," The Omaha World-Herald 29. "How We Handle Migrations Will Define the 21st Century," Laura Carlsen 30. "On Immigration, Trump Is Positioned to Do What Obama and Bush Couldn't," Ali Noorani 31. "One Year of Immigration Under Trump," Maryam Saleh 32. "Nativists Can't Back Up Their Claims on Immigration and Crime," Walter Ewing 33. Europe: "How Europe Built Its Own Funeral Pyre, Then Leapt In," Robert W. Merry 1. DACA, DACA, Bo-Baca ... The prospects of an amnesty deal are fading. By Mark Krikorian National Review Online, January 5, 2018 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455169/donald-trump-daca-deal-prospects-fade President Trump met Thursday with Senate Republicans about a possible deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, President Obama's lawless pen-and-phone amnesty that gave two-year renewable work permits to certain illegal aliens who arrived before age 16. There are about 700,000 of them, and the six-month grace period that President Trump gave them after canceling the program in September is fast running out. 2 DHS-18-0694-F-000487 There are three clusters of issues at play here. DACA or Dream? First, what is the universe of people being considered for an amnesty? As I've noted here previously, there's a tendency -- inadvertent in some, intentional in others -- to conflate the DACA population of perhaps 700,000 illegal aliens who have Obama work permits with the much larger group of "Dreamers," which, depending on the bill, could add up to more than 3 million people. The point of such conflation by those who know what they're doing is to use the smaller DACA group as a wedge to sneak through a multimillion-person amnesty. Just this week, three former DHS secretaries under Bush and Obama (Chertoff, Napolitano, and Johnson) contributed to this strategy by publishing a pro-amnesty open letter that uses "Dream" and "DACA" synonymously. Green Cards or Work Permits? The second issue is what kind of amnesty would the DACA people (or Dreamers) get? Would they simply have their current status formalized, so that they have work permits but are not formal permanent residents on track for citizenship? Or would they eventually be upgraded to regular permanent residency -- green-card status? This matters, because some politicians try to pretend that whatever amnesty they're pitching at the time isn't really an amnesty if it doesn't result in green cards (and eventual access to citizenship and voting). A work-permit amnesty would be a mistake for two reasons. Trying to deny that it's an amnesty should fool no one. Ever since this tactic was widely deployed during the Bush-McCain-Kennedy amnesty push over a decade ago, anyone with a scintilla of political awareness knows that a politician who says "This isn't an amnesty" is actually pushing an amnesty. Anything that lets an illegal alien stay legally is an amnesty, and we might as well just admit it. Furthermore, permanent work-visa status is politically unsustainable. GOP pols who think they can square the circle by amnestying the DACA beneficiaries but not letting them become citizens (and thus vote Democratic) will be in for a rude surprise. The Democrats might agree to that as a stopgap, to get their constituents on firmer legal ground. But they would immediately launch a campaign to end the "Jim Crow immigration regime," and in a few years Congress would just convert the legalized DACA population to green-card holders anyway. The only way a non-citizenship amnesty could make sense is as a conditional status that would be converted to permanent residency once the enforcement and legal-immigration components of a DACA amnesty bill were fully implemented. 3 DHS-18-0694-F-000488 How to Balance the Amnesty? Which brings us to the final question -- what measures would be packaged with a DACA amnesty? This is where most of the attention has been focused, but it's been framed inaccurately as a simple matter of legislative horse-trading: Each party has things it desires, so let's make a deal. The Dreamer activists see it this way too, objecting to being used as "bargaining chips." But this isn't mere legislative horse-trading. The measures being discussed are necessary to limit the fallout of any deal. All amnesties have two effects: They incentivize additional illegal immigration (as prospective illegals abroad see that their predecessors managed to get away with it) and they create downstream chain migration (when the legalized aliens eventually sponsor their relatives). Thus the need for any DACA deal to include enforcement measures (like E-Verify and/or the wall), to blunt the surge of illegal immigration caused by amnesty, and the abolition of the family-immigration categories that lead to chain migration (i.e., limit family immigration to the core nuclear family of spouses and minor children). The polling on this is strong. Most of the advocacy groups and their media mouthpieces point to surveys showing broad support for the idea of letting DACA people stay, and I'm sure that's correct. But any survey that has Luis Gutierrez and me giving the same answer is asking the wrong question. That's why it's good that Numbers USA released polling this week that assumed a DACA amnesty, but asked what measures should be packaged with it. By about two to one, respondents supported an E-Verify mandate and ending chain migration (and ending the visa lottery as well). The president has been quite consistent, both on Twitter and in real life, that a DACA amnesty must include offsets to limit the damage. Here's a tweet from December 29: "The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no DACA without the desperately needed WALL at the Southern Border and an END to the horrible Chain Migration & ridiculous Lottery System of Immigration etc. We must protect our Country at all cost!" I think mandatory use of E-Verify for new hires is a much more important tool for blunting the post-amnesty surge of illegal immigration, but the president is set on his wall. In fact, the wall looms so large in the president's thinking that the Democrats could probably "buy" amnesty for the DACA people and the Dreamers and who knows how many other illegals if they just gave him his wall, without even making any concessions on chain migration or anything else. But their deranged hatred for the president and all his works means they just can't give him his wall, or make any meaningful concessions on DACA beyond some extra non-wall border funding. Can you imagine the 4 DHS-18-0694-F-000489 danger -- the real, physical danger -- Schumer and Pelosi would be in if they agreed to fund anything the president could plausibly describe as a border wall? This is why I'm increasingly of the opinion that there isn't going to be any DACA deal. Despite the eagerness of such Republicans as Senators Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) to sell out to the Democrats, the Left's maximalist demands will likely doom this effort. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. How Upcoming Legislative Priorities Can Strengthen, or Sink, the 'Hire American' Agenda By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, January 2, 2018 ... The Trump administration strongly advocates congressional passage of an infrastructure bill that the president can sign into law, not just because the nation's backbone is in need of surgery and repair, but also because "shovelready" jobs of the sort that infrastructure normally entails are a prime source of jobs for those who work with their hands -- not to mention additional jobs for the tens of thousands of engineering and technical specialists who are needed to plan, design, and oversee massive reconstruction and improvement projects. Such a bill is entirely in line with the president's "Buy American - Hire American" agenda, which was embedded in one of his first executive orders. But the questions that loom large are these: How many of those skilled or unskilled labor jobs will actually go to Americans, and how many will end up going to aliens working illegally, often with the use of phony documents? How many of the engineering or technical jobs will end up being filled by outsourced H-1Bs hired by contractors and subcontractors looking to their bottom lines instead of gainful employment for Americans and lawful resident aliens? One of the many failings of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that was enacted to combat the nation's housing collapse and long-term recession was that it provided almost nothing in the way of 5 DHS-18-0694-F-000490 assurance that the jobs it was designed to spur would be steered toward citizen and lawful resident workers (see here and here), despite the fact that many of the kinds of occupations that call for "shovel-ready" jobs are encumbered, at excellent hourly wages, by unlawful workers. That leads us to the third and last legislative priority I want to discuss: an immigration bill. There is tremendous pressure on legislators, in no small measure having been applied by the president himself, to do something about the "Dreamers" who will lose the "lawfully present" status accorded to them under Trump's predecessor, courtesy of an extra-statutory deferred action program that abused the concept of "prosecutorial discretion" out of all reason. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/How-Upcoming-Legislative-Priorities-Can-Strengthen-or-Sink-Hire-American-Agenda Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Alleging Racial Profiling to Collaterally Attack a Criminal Prosecution By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, January 1, 2018 ... One wonders, though, whether even an order of suppression having to do with the validity of the traffic stop would actually do the alien any good, since the primary evidence against him is himself. Unless he can show that he was somehow Shanghai'd into the United States against his will, then what excuse does he have for having reentered the United States illegally? In the instant case, the alien's attorney has introduced as proof of the "racial taint" portions of the recordings made by the trooper's dashboard camera. As the Portland Press Herald article makes clear, the trooper's language is somewhat salty. ... But is that language truly evidence of taint? It's an open secret that high-pressure professions, including law 6 DHS-18-0694-F-000491 enforcement, often lead to use of gallows humor and profanities as an outlet. What it does show is that this trooper is clearly aware, after the stop, of the significance of what he had: a smuggling load of aliens that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would clearly be taking a keen interest in. That's because alien smuggling is also a felony offense, and the penalties for individuals who smuggle aliens who are criminals or prior deportees are exceptionally severe. What's more, the language of the federal alien smuggling statute is quite clear in giving state and local police specific authority to act: ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Alleging-Racial-Profiling-Collaterally-Attack-Criminal-Prosecution Return to Top ******** ******** 4. No Ethics Investigation for Reps. Gutierrez and Chu By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, January 2, 2018 ... On December 21, 2017, the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics issue a report captioned "In the Matter Regarding the Arrests of Members of the House during a Protest outside the United States Capitol on December 6, 2017". In that report, the members of the committee "voted against impanelling an investigative subcommittee in this matter", which involved the arrests of Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) "for Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding" during a December 6, 2017, protest over the "DREAM Act". That incident was part of a larger protest involving approximately 2,000 "young immigrants and their supporters". Chu and Gutierrez were part of a smaller group of more than 200 protesters who reportedly "staged a sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps and in a civil disobedience act were arrested for refusing to move." As NBC News described the incident: ... Chu's tweet suggests that the report concerning the $50 fee was correct, as she appears to be holding that amount 7 DHS-18-0694-F-000492 in cash in her photograph. In addition, the Ethics Committee Report states: "Representatives Chu and Gutierrez paid a $50 fine and were released following their arrest. The legal proceedings related to those arrests are now resolved." This action was in apparent violation of section 22-1307 of the Code of the District of Columbia, which makes it "unlawful for a person, alone or in concert with others ... [t]o crowd, obstruct, or incommode ... [t]he entrance of any public ... building or enclosure," and "[t]o continue or resume the crowding, obstructing, or incommoding after being instructed by a law enforcement officer to cease the crowding, obstructing, or incommoding." That crime carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and/or a fine of $500, or both. The Ethics Committee report does not state what action could have been taken by the committee had an investigative subcommittee been impaneled, and the 456-page House Ethics Manual does not provide much guidance. It would appear, however, that the investigation would have related to House Rule XXIII, clauses 1 and 2: ... https://cis.org/Arthur/No-Ethics-Investigation-Reps-Gutierrez-and-Chu Return to Top ******** ******** 5. The Inner Workings of Chain Migration By David North CIS Immigration Blog, January 4, 2018 ... Different Impacts of Different Chains. Back in the 1970s, I persuaded the U.S. Labor Department to fund a study on the differential impact of the different categories of immigrants, talked the old INS into giving me Social Security numbers of a sample of several subgroups of the 1970 cohort of immigrants, and then (and this was the awkward part) got the Social Security Administration to give us earnings data on each of the categories. 8 DHS-18-0694-F-000493 Because of how the immigration selection process operated in those days, we secured information on the samples of seven categories of immigrants: two groups of worker immigrants and five groups of relative immigrants. Their median earnings, according to SSA, were as follows for the year 1975: ... https://cis.org/North/Inner-Workings-Chain-Migration Return to Top ******** ******** 6. The Remittance Fee in Oklahoma, Georgia, and in the U.S. Congress By David North CIS Immigration Blog, January 3, 2018 ... It's time to take a new look at a nearly totally ignored potential source of governmental revenue -- taken mostly from illegal aliens and drug dealers -- to see how three different jurisdictions are handling the issue. Potentially it could bring in well over $2 billion a year for the federal and/or state governments, and not one penny would be paid by law-abiding residents. Sounds like a winner, right? But Chamber of Commerce types have fought it successfully, except in Oklahoma, where there is such an arrangement. What I have in mind is a 2 percent withholding fee on wire transfers out of the nation, i.e., on cash transfers that would include illegal aliens' remittances to their homelands, some drug trades, and some legitimate, non-corporate money transactions. There would be no charge on corporate transfers. Note that we are proposing a fee, not a tax. The concept is that it is a withholding, a credit against one's income tax, and thus costs nothing to law-abiding, taxpaying people. 9 DHS-18-0694-F-000494 In fact, Oklahoma tax authorities tell us, most of the fees are not reported on state income tax filings, and thus the moneys collected are a de facto tax on otherwise untaxed income. Chamber of Commerce objections relate not only to a knee-jerk reaction to new taxes of any kind, but also to the rational (if objectionable) fear that taxing the income of illegals in any way will push up pressure on the wages paid to those workers, and thus would reduce the profits of businessmen using illegal alien workers. (That is the presumed C of C rationale, not its public position.) ... Georgia. There is before this state's legislature, as there may be elsewhere (but unknown to us), a bill (HR 66) to replicate the Oklahoma system at the 2 percent level. It was introduced by a member of the Republican majority in the State House of Representatives, State Rep. Jeff Jones (Brunswick). Since, according to a report by the Pew Research Center, there are about 375,000 illegal aliens in that state, as opposed to an estimated 95,000 in Oklahoma, that would suggest a four-to-one ratio in this source of state income; but the Georgia rate would be 2 percent, not 1 percent, so the estimate is that -- all else being equal -- Georgia's fee income would be eight times that of Oklahoma, or a minimum of $100 million a year. And that estimate ignores the factor of Atlanta's reputed role as a major hub of drug distribution; this creates a hard-to-estimate but sizeable illicit economy often involving wire transfers of funds. ... https://cis.org/North/Remittance-Fee-Oklahoma-Georgia-and-US-Congress Return to Top ******** ******** 7. To Reform H-1B, Let's Talk About Ethnic Discrimination by Employers By David North CIS Immigration Blog, January 2, 2018 ... Let's change the dialogue and simultaneously remove thousands of smaller H-1B employers from the arena. Let's talk about the raw ethnic and gender discrimination, which is part and parcel of the H-1B program. Let's make this 10 DHS-18-0694-F-000495 a civil rights issue, the rights of Americans to have American jobs, and of women to have them, too. My proposal: No employer with more than 100 H-1B employers may secure the H-1B extensions they want (with certain rational exceptions) unless their H-1B work force contains no more than 25 percent of the workers drawn from a single country, and a 40 percent female work force in the H-1B occupations. The rational exceptions: Any employer wanting an H-1B extension for a woman, or for a worker other than from the nation of origin favored by the employer (typically India) would get that extension. So we would not be denying all extensions (attractive though that would be), we would be only denying extensions to large-scale employers of H-1Bs who currently discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, or both. Only the discriminators would be denied extensions. ... https://cis.org/North/Reform-H1B-Lets-Talk-About-Ethnic-Discrimination-Employers Return to Top ******** ******** 8. On Public Radio, Cato Analyst Turns Immigration Statistics Upside Down By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, January 4, 2018 ... In an effort to downplay the dimensions of illegal immigration, Bier said: "If you look at 1986, we had the largest legalization program in U.S. history. Three million mainly Mexican immigrants were legalized in 1986. And every single year after 1986 the number of people crossing the border illegally went down, year after year after year, like clockwork." 11 DHS-18-0694-F-000496 Fortunately for the program's solid reputation, another guest on the program was Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. He set the clock - and the record - straight. "We had about five million illegal immigrants in 1986," said Krikorian. "About three million of them got amnesty. So we ended up with about two million left in the late 1980s. We now have between 11 and 12 million illegal immigrants. There's simply no question that illegal immigration has dramatically expanded." To be fair to Bier, it's important to note that there was a short-term drop in illegal immigration following passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. As the federal Yearbook of Immigration Statistics for 1999 reported, "Southwest border apprehensions were an all-time record 1,615,844 in fiscal year 1986 and then decreased 3 consecutive years immediately following IRCA's enactment." By 1989, the number of Border Patrol arrests had dropped below one million for the first time in seven years. That initial decline made sense, according to Mexican researcher Jorge Bustamante. According to the Los Angeles Times, Bustamante "said those who received amnesty are no longer arrested, resulting in a drop in the Border Patrol's arrest statistics." But then researchers at the University of California at San Diego and elsewhere reported that amnesty recipients were drawing unauthorized friends and relatives to join them by providing financing for the trip and assistance in finding work. And so, in 1990, the number of apprehensions jumped 23 percent to 1.2 million. "The trend is not in the right direction," a spokesman for the Immigration and Naturalization Service acknowledged at the time. ... https://cis.org/Kammer/Public-Radio-Cato-Analyst-Turns-Immigration-Statistics-Upside-Down Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Illegal Immigration and Crime 12 DHS-18-0694-F-000497 The stunning numbers the Left cannot refute. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, January 3, 2018 ... At that same hearing Congressman Lamar Smith noted that although it has been estimated that illegal aliens account for about 3% of the U.S. population, they account for 30% of all murders -- making illegal aliens 10 times more likely to commit murder than anyone else. Adding that huge number of at-large criminal aliens to the huge number of criminal aliens who are incarcerated in prisons provides a measure of the true scope of the immigration crisis that can only be solved by ramping up efforts and resources to secure our nation's borders and enforce our nation's immigration laws from within the interior of the United States. The blunt honesty of Chairman Gowdy and Representative Smith contrasts directly with the propaganda spewed by globalists such as Jimmy Carter, the originator of the Orwellian term "undocumented immigrant." Beginning with Carter's administration, the globalist immigration anarchists have embarked on a campaign of deceit. Their goal was to erase America's borders and flood America with a virtually unlimited supply of cheap and exploitable workers, an unlimited supply of foreign tourists and foreign students and ultimately new voters who would be indebted to the politicians who made their presence in the United States possible. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268903/illegal-immigration-and-crime-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 10. The 'Dreamers' Have No Right to Demand Anything By Peter Parisi The Daily Signal, January 3, 2018 ... 13 DHS-18-0694-F-000498 "I am somebody! And I demand full equality!" about a dozen of them bellowed last week in the corridors of the Russell Senate Office Building, according to a report in The Washington Post. "Right here. Right now." Can we just say it? There's something unseemly--and unsavory--about anyone who is in the country illegally "demanding" anything. Emboldened by eight years of President Barack Obama's de minimis efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigrants flooding into the country, the estimated 700,000 "Dreamers" in effect are saying, "We have a right to stay." No, they don't. Is this any different than shoplifters demanding that they be allowed to keep what they--or, in this case, their illegal-immigrant parents--have stolen? ... In a galling show of ingratitude, however, those same "Dreamers"--the would-be recipients of our solicitude, which we're under no obligation to provide--are demanding that any Dream Act legislation be a "clean" bill. By "clean," they mean that the legislation should not accede to Trump's insistence that DACA be coupled with other provisions to strengthen border security and to reform our immigration laws. The "Dreamers" were furious at Senate Democrats last week for their unwillingness to try to hold hostage a stopgap government funding bill to get DACA passed. ... http://dailysignal.com/2018/01/03/why-dreamers-have-no-right-to-demand-anything/ Return to Top ******** ******** 11. 14 DHS-18-0694-F-000499 What the 2017 Census Data Tell Us About Obama's Policies The patterns of migration between 2010 and 2017 look less like Barack Obama's ideal America and more like Donald Trump's. By Michael Barone National Review Online, January 5, 2018 ... That trend seems to have been petering out in 2010-17. Nationwide, immigration in these years was 2.3 percent of 2010 population, lower than during the 1982-2007 surge. And in only twelve states and D.C. was that rate above the national percentage. This reflects the 2008-14 halt in net immigration from Mexico. States that used to get many Mexican immigrants had only slightly above-average immigration rates, 3 percent in California and Texas, or were below average, 1.7 percent in Illinois. And immigration rates were below the national average in Nevada and Arizona, immigration magnets before 2008. Higher immigration rates were registered in Florida, at 5 percent (the nation's highest), and in states clustered around New York, Boston, and Washington -- 3 to 4 percent in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, with D.C. at 5 percent. Florida's gains reflect immigrants from Latin America south of Mexico, but the others represent increased immigration from Asia, which in recent years has produced more arrivals than Latin America -- a reversal of the 1982-2007 trend. Increased Asian immigration is reflected also in the above-national-average immigration rates in Hawaii and Washington state. Census data show Asian concentrations in university communities and medical centers. Of course, not all Asian immigrants are high-skilled techies or doctors, but overall, the immigration inflow in the 2010s has been more highskilled and substantially less low-skilled than before. ... http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455168/2017-census-data-policies-president-obama Return to Top 15 DHS-18-0694-F-000500 ******** ******** 12. -It's Time to Stop Counting Illegal Aliens in the Census California already has extra House seats due to illegal aliens. By Daniel Horowitz Conservative Review, January 4, 2018 ... By promising to restrict law enforcement from investigating, detaining, or arresting any illegal alien, California will become an even greater magnet for illegal immigration than it is today. This helps boost California's representation in Congress because of the current inane policy of counting total population in the Census for purposes of reapportionment. It's no wonder the San Diego corridor is now overwhelmed with asylum requests. It is no surprise that roughly half of all illegal immigrants reside in five metropolitan areas -- all of which are sanctuary cities: New York City-Newark, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco-Oakland. This is one case where crime most definitely pays. In the case of California, it already has an extra five seats in the House due to its illegal alien population. Remember, Obamacare only passed in the House by a 220-210 margin, meaning that illegal immigration directly affected the Left's ability to take over health care. Immigration was given to the federal government to prevent states from gaming representation This is exactly why our Founders assigned control over immigration policy to the federal government. They didn't want states to artificially inflate their representation by flooding the entire federal union with undesirable aliens. Commenting on the power of Congress (as opposed to states) over immigration, the inimitable Justice Joseph Story explained, "If aliens might be admitted indiscriminately to enjoy all the rights of citizens at the will of a single state, the Union might itself be endangered by an influx of foreigners, hostile to its institutions, ignorant of its powers, and incapable of a due estimate of its privileges." ... https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/time-stop-counting-illegal-aliens-census/ 16 DHS-18-0694-F-000501 Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Mass Migration: Uninvited Guests By Philip Carl Salzman Gatestone Institute, December 31, 2017 ... Canadians and Americans presumably do not wish to see their rights replaced by sharia law or caste law. Some immigrants, however, hold their caste and religious law above Western law, and would like to see caste and religious law replace Western law. In the meantime, they act as a fifth column, attempting to undermine Western law and custom, whether by electoral pressure or violent attack. Some Western legislators, in the face of immigrant and minority pressure, back pedal, in the name of multiculturalism and diversity, and withdraw support for free speech, for the right of criticism of religion, for freedom of sexual choice, and other individual liberties. There is, unfortunately, no simple policy solution. Policies directed at categories of people based on origin or religion are prejudicial and illiberal. You cannot know someone's beliefs, values, and propensities from labels indicating their origin, ethnicity, or religion. Immigration policy needs to be directed toward individuals, welcoming those whose values and attitudes are consistent with Western culture. Close scrutiny of applicants is in our collective interest. We should accept those immigrants who are willing and able to respect American and Canadian law and Western culture, and who wish to join other Americans and Canadians in building a society based on human rights. ... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11625/mass-migration-uninvited-guests Return to Top 17 DHS-18-0694-F-000502 ******** ******** 14. Motor Voter Law Drives Illegal Aliens Into the Open By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, January 4, 2018 ... The U.S. Motor Voter program is bringing illegal aliens out of the shadows. Whether a deliberate scheme by state and local registrars to plump the voter rolls, or just bureaucratic incompetence, noncitizens are getting caught up in the Motor Voter machinery. Either way, election-integrity groups are finding noncitizens on voter-registration lists from coast to coast. Some of the individuals have illegally cast ballots. One of the best ways to ferret out illegal aliens is to cross-reference jury excusals with voter-registration records. When noncitizens receive a jury summons (generated from voter rolls), they inform the courts they cannot serve because they are not legalized citizens. The excusals flag them for voter-rights groups to challenge their right to vote, along with their legal status. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/01/04/motor-voter-law-drives-illegals-open/ Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Congress, White House Dealing on DACA but the Devil is in the Definitions 18 DHS-18-0694-F-000503 By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, January 4, 2018 ... Democratic leaders in the Senate indicated this week they are unwilling to step away from their opposition to a border wall and would sink the ship over the issue. "We believe in border security," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) before offering a potentially deal-killing caveat. "If our Republican colleagues and the president engage in good faith in that negotiation -- without unreasonable demands like the absurdly expensive and ineffective border wall that publicly many Republicans oppose and privately many more do," the minority leader argued, referring to the border wall he Even an original member of the Gang of Eight - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) - countered that Schumer was being unreasonable. "Democrats cannot say no to a reasonable border plan that includes a wall," Graham told talk show host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday before his meeting at the White House. Nonetheless, he believes a deal can be made. "So here's what's going to happen. The diversity lottery is stupid - literally drawing names out of a hat. President Trump is right. We need to replace that and take those 50,000 visas and use them more rationally. We need to secure our border with a wall component where it makes sense. The DACA kids, you know, need a pathway forward, those who are non-felons, and we've got to make sure you don't have a down payment on chain migration," the senator predicted. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/01/04/congress-white-house-dealing-daca-devil-definitions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19 DHS-18-0694-F-000504 16. How Trump Changed the Debate By Andy Schlafly Townhall.com, January 3, 2018 ... Now Democrats are making similar threats about extending DACA as a condition for the next budget deadline on January 19, but the terms of the debate have changed. Instead of DACA and the Dream Act, Trump has forced public attention on chain migration. Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, Trump served notice via Twitter about the new deal that Democrats would face in the new year: "There can be no DACA without the desperately needed WALL at the Southern Border," he warned, "and an END to the horrible Chain Migration & ridiculous Lottery System of Immigration etc. We must protect our country at all cost!" A helpful web page was created by the White House to elaborate on the president's tweet. According to this page at whitehouse.gov, chain migration is "the process by which foreign nationals permanently resettle in the U.S. and subsequently bring over their foreign relatives, and so on, until entire extended families are resettled within the country." ... https://townhall.com/columnists/andyschlafly/2018/01/03/how-trump-changed-the-debate-n2429290 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Trump Ups the Ante on Immigration Deal to Avoid Shutdown By Rick Moran American Thinker Blog, January 3, 2018 20 DHS-18-0694-F-000505 ... Given the time remaining before the January 19 deadline, it is unlikely that both sides can come to an agreement on a "global" deal. But on immigration, there's a chance for a compromise. Democrats may agree to fund a border wall as long as it isn't called a "border wall." Referring to the funding as "enhanced security" or some other euphemism could be acceptable, while severely limiting the number of people a DACA recipient can sponsor to come to the U.S. might also be acceptable to Democrats. The pressure of getting a funding resolution to the floor of both houses of Congress will force both sides to deal, although the president probably has the upper hand in the negotiations. The president set a March deadline last year for Congress to deal with DACA, so shutting down the government over the program is unnecessary. That would be an easy sell for Trump, no matter how hard the Democratic-media complex tries to spin any shutdown as the GOP's fault. ... http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/trump_ups_the_ante_on_immigration_deal_to_avoid_shutdown.html Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Christmas Lessons From California By Victor Davis Hanson Investors Business Daily, December 26, 2017 ... The last two months of California weather were among the driest autumn months on record. Unless 2018 is a miraculously wet year, California will find itself on the cusp of another existential drought. Yet California politicians are currently obsessed with the usual race/class/gender agendas, as Sacramento broadcasts that California is sanctuary state exempt from federal immigration laws. 21 DHS-18-0694-F-000506 Periodically, Gov. Jerry Brown, in prophetic Old Testament style, offers rebukes of President Donald Trump, as Brown tours the globe as commander in chief of California. But meanwhile, in the real (dry) world, did Brown's state prepare for such a disaster during either its recent fouryear dry spell or its near-record wet year in 2016? Hardly. Over some 50 consecutive months of drought, California did not start work on a single major reservoir --though many had long ago been planned and designed. ... https://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/victor-davis-hanson-christmas-lessons-from-california/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. H-1B Math -- Your Guide to Proposed Legislation By Norm Matloff NormSaysNoWordpress.com, January 5, 2018 ... As discussed in a previous posting, the Issa bill to "reform" the H-1B work visa has passed committee, and is getting a lot of press (mostly non-factual). The Durbin-Grassley bill, introduced in several past Congresses, is said to be coming back soon. In addition, the RAISE Act, which would move green card eligibility to a more skills-based policy, has been endorsed by the White House and is being vigorously promoted by the various immigration reform (i.e. restrictionist) groups. How would U.S. citizen/permanent resident tech professionals fare under these proposals? I will address this question here. Note that this will not be a detailed, clause-by-clause analysis, but rather a high- 22 DHS-18-0694-F-000507 level analysis based on what is the only appropriate criterion: Would the given proposal improve job prospects for Americans? ... Again, all of this would lead to a greatly expanded young tech labor pool. Whether the expansion consists of green card holders or not is really irrelevant. Bottom line: Issa, D-G and RAISE would make things worse for American tech workers. Not better, not neutral, but WORSE. This may be an "inconvenient truth" for the immigration reform organizations, but that is the reality. ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/h-1b-math-your-guide-to-proposed-legislation/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. H-1B Is Not a Gender Issue By Norm Matloff NormSaysNoWordpress.com, January 5, 2018 ... Thus I was more than startled to see the January 2 blog by David North of CIS, in which North proposes reducing H-1B usage via anti-discrimination requirements. He writes, ... I was amazed that North didn't cite the age issue, which dwarfs the other two. You can be Indian and male -- the two groups North believes are favored by H-1B employers -- but if you are over 35, most tech employers will shun you. Age is THE central factor. What particularly surprised me was North's bringing in the gender issue, claiming that the H-1B population is more male-dominated than that of U.S. workers. As I have said before, I believe exactly the opposite is true. At some point, I will crunch the numbers, but the situation is well illustrated by the Web page of grad students in the UC 23 DHS-18-0694-F-000508 Davis Statistics Dept. Behold! Though one can't tell 100% from names whether someone is a foreign student, it is clear from the above page that MOST OR ALL OF THOSE FEMALE STUDENTS ARE FOREIGN. Indeed, there may be zero American women there. There would be a similarly stark imbalance in my own department, Computer Science. (We have a list of names but no pictures, thus no gender information.) ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/h-1b-is-not-a-gender-issue-its-you-know-what/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Worse-Than-Doing-Nothing Bill Passes House Committee By Norm Matloff NormSaysNoWordpress.com, December 29, 2017 Today's Wall Street Journal ran a story reporting that the Issa H-1B "reform" bill has now passed the House Judiciary Committee. Unfortunately, the article, which at least for now you can read in full here or here, does not question the Intels Good, Infosyses Bad presumption on which the bill is based; it takes this as an "obvious" given. The article states (emphasis added) Scott Corley, who runs the pro-immigration Compete America coalition made up of technology companies, said the bill was a welcome step toward separating high-tech companies from outsourcers. The article offers no explanation as to why such a separation is warranted. I've been warning for years that this kind of bill not only would not help matters but would actually make things worse. I won't review the reasons for this in the current post, but did want to call attention to one passage in the 24 DHS-18-0694-F-000509 article: ... https://normsaysno.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/worse-than-doing-nothing-bill-passes-house-committee/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Mexico a Post-Racial Utopia? It's a Myth, Latest Research Shows By Allan Wall VDare.com, January 1, 2018 ... A new study confirms Mexico is a very racially-stratified society--a direct challenge to the myth of Mexico as multicultural utopia and a warning to those who think Mexican immigration will help America solve its racial problems. [Is Mexico a Post-Racial Country? Inequality and Skin Tone across the Americas, November 6, 2017]. Mexico's census bureau Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia, [INEGI--The "National Institute of Statistics and Geography"] published a study last summer showing light-skinned Mexicans performed better economically than darker-skinned Mexicans. The new study, which drew on this previous work, was conducted by Daniel Zizumbo-Colunga [Email him] and Ivan Flores Martinez [Email him] both of CIDE (Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, "Center for Research and Teaching in Economics") a Mexican higher education institution and think tank. ... After residing in Mexico for fifteen years, I can tell you Mexicans really do care about race. The argument that Mexican immigration will make us more racially harmonious because of their freewheeling racial attitudes and mixed heritage (in contrast to us racist, stuffy Anglos en el Norte) is far from the truth. Mexicans don't like to talk about it. Perhaps some don't even consciously realize it. But for those who have eyes to see, it is obvious that Mexico is a society highly stratified by race. And with this evidence in hand, you don't have to 25 DHS-18-0694-F-000510 take my word for it. Mexico has its own history and its own issues to deal with. The next time Mexicans lecture us on racial issues, we should tell them to take a hike. ... http://www.vdare.com/articles/memo-from-middle-america-mexico-a-post-racial-utopia-its-a-myth-latest-researchshows Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Can be a Catastrophe for Mexico The Kaplan Herald, January 2, 2018 ... Mr. Lopez Obrador was extracted from the mold of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Nicolas Maduro, a demagogue with a gift of incendiary rhetoric, mobilizing his supporters in the streets, and itching to spend government money like a drunken sailor (or a sober Democratic politician). He has made no secret of his scorn for the United States and President Trump. Mr. Lopez Obrador would be a disaster for . His election would be a disaster for north of the border as well. A collapsing Mexican economy -- guaranteed if he implements anything like the Castro/Chavez economic fantasy he admires -- would send new millions of Mexicans fleeing across the border into the United States. He has floated the idea of a mass amnesty for drug gangsters. This would liberate some very horrible people, and ensure that drug gangs would operate with impunity, and more violence and more drugs surging across the Rio Grande. ... https://kaplanherald.com/2018/01/02/editorial-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-can-be-a-catastrophe-for-mexico/ Return to Top 26 DHS-18-0694-F-000511 ******** ******** 24. United States Morphing Into a Lawless Country By Frosty Wooldridge NewsWithViews.com, January 4, 2018 ... Today, over 240 "Sanctuary Cities" invite and support lawlessness within America. Mayors and city councils commit felonies without prosecution. Why? Because American citizens fail to take time to participate in their own Constitutional Republic. U.S. citizens sit back, watch TV and do absolutely nothing to vote for responsible senators, congressmen/women, mayors, city council members and governors. ... What you can expect for your children as a result of America morphing into a lawless society: in excess of 100,000,000 (million) more legal immigrants within the next 32 years. They arrive from 196 different countries with few skills and little ability to contribute to America. They arrive with 196 different world views, religions (not so compatible), cultures and languages. Do you think we will survive that level of multiculturalism, linguistic chaos and religious diversity? Ask yourself: "What do I want to leave for my children?" "What am I going to do to stop the eventuality of losing my country to endless and mass immigration from the third world?" ... https://newswithviews.com/united-states-morphing-into-a-lawless-country/ Return to Top ******** 27 DHS-18-0694-F-000512 ******** 25. Trump's War on Immigration Caseworkers Needs to End By Steve Israel TheHill.com, January 3, 2018 ... An email sent late last month by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced several new requirements, "including a handwritten and notarized signature, even if the immigrant is overseas," before a congressional office can accept a "privacy release" that allows it to contact federal agencies. This isn't simply a case of more paperwork clogging up an already backlogged system. This is an unnecessary measure that can put lives at risk. ... USCIS argues that the new requirements won't burden immigrants. Yet, surely they would have impacted Mykhailo by adding additional requirements on his infirm grandfather while violence spread near his home. Nor has the Trump administration made a compelling case of any identity fraud involving congressional offices and applicants for various types of immigration status. USCIS has described criticism of the new rules as "baseless," but what is really baseless are the rules themselves. They're an unnecessary and a backdoor attempt to hinder members of Congress and their staffs from intervening on legitimate immigration emergencies with homeland security as a paramount obligation. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/367067-trumps-war-on-immigration-caseworkers-needs-to-end Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Krugman Talks Sense on Trade and Immigration 28 DHS-18-0694-F-000513 By David Henderson Library of Economics Liberty, December 20, 2017 Immigration: Barro: Regardless of whether there's a good remedy available to Trump, or whether the remedy that he's talking about makes any sense, is he right in his critique that free trade and relatively loose immigration policies have depressed the wages of native-born American workers over the last few decades? Krugman: Trade a little bit. Most estimates do suggest that increased International Trade did have some depressing effect on blue-collar wages in the United States. We import labor-intensive products; that reduces the demand. It's probably not huge, and it's probably mostly in the past. It's not a continuing force of further downward pressure. Immigration, actually, the evidence suggests that immigrant workers are not for the most part competing with native-born workers. They're competing with immigrant workers who are already here, more than that. Even though you take somebody with 11 years of education from Mexico or Central America, compare them with somebody with 11 years of education born here, they're actually very different, the skill sets, the occupations are very different. The immigration thing, although it's the one that resonated most with with Trump voters, is probably in fact the place where his economics is just wrong. He has a better case on trade. ... http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2017/12/krugman_talks_s.html Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Here's What to Expect on Immigration in 2018 By Stuart Anderson Forbes.com, January 2, 2018 29 DHS-18-0694-F-000514 The Trump administration is likely to seek to increase deportations through restrictive policies toward unaccompanied minors and parents and by pressuring immigration judges to complete more cases. In December 2017, the New York Times reported, "The Trump administration is considering a plan to separate parents from their children when families are caught entering the country illegally . . . immigrant groups have denounced it as draconian and inhumane." During the first half of 2018, the administration will decide whether to continue Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Honduras, El Salvador and other countries. While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hardly focused its attention only on hardened criminals, 2018 will likely seen a turn toward immigration raids on businesses. Such raids have always been controversial. According to the Commercial Appeal, based in Memphis, "The federal government plans to increase job site immigration enforcement actions across Tennessee in 2018, said Robert Hammer, a high-ranking enforcement official." A better way to combat illegal immigration is to provide employers with more ways to hire workers legally through temporary visas, including for year-round jobs, which is difficult or impossible under current U.S. immigration law. ... https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2018/01/02/heres-what-to-expect-on-immigration-in2018/3/#6339cab25a3e Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Today's Immigration Debate Is Nothing New The Omaha World-Herald, December 31, 2017 There is much more to sentiments and legislation regarding immigrants, guest workers, refugees, others seeking asylum and more. Please keep in mind that the last time, it was "us" that "they" were concerned about. The children, grandchildren 30 DHS-18-0694-F-000515 and great-grandchildren of immigrants past are now the "they." The difference between "us" and "them" needs to be given much more serious thought in a nation as great as ours. ... http://www.omaha.com/opinion/louis-g-pol-today-s-immigration-debate-is-nothing-new/article_e207366d-ce395e83-af5f-bb2843a2cdf8.html Return to Top ******** ******** 29. How We Handle Migrations Will Define the 21st Century By Laura Carlsen Americas Program, January 4, 2018 ... For the Central American mothers, crossing borders from their countries of the Northern Triangle and following the migratory routes that many of their sons and daughters followed is the hope of finding them. Some have been missing for decades. The Caravan of Mothers, in its thirteenth year, has found more than 270 missing relatives. This year isn't an exception. Witnessing the reunion between a mother and daughter after years of not knowing, is a very emotional moment and a reminder that public policy and laws should promote family unity and loving bonds between people-not destroy them. Safety is knowing that your children are safe, and that the people you love do not face hunger, death threats or abuse. National governments, before seeking to expand their power and interests, must fulfill this basic obligation. In this challenge, all the governments on the regional transnational migration route - from Central America to the United States - have failed. Migrants flee Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, "where economic insecurity, combined with the impact of mega-projects of extraction of minerals and other resources, create a situation of structural violence and forced displacement. This economic insecurity occurs in a context of acute violence in these countries, which have the highest levels of homicide and gender violence in the world", as stated in the 31 DHS-18-0694-F-000516 communique of the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement that organizes the caravan. ... https://www.americas.org/archives/24139 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. On Immigration, Trump Is Positioned To Do What Obama and Bush Couldn't By Ali Noorani USA Today, January 2, 2018 ... Yes, in American life today there is a fear about the demographic and economic changes that are taking hold. These fears are real and we must take them seriously. But at the same time, more Americans are coming to realize that their child's best friend, the family one pew over at church or the owner of their favorite restaurant was born in another country and may or may not be documented. That is why the opportunity before this White House is as rare as it is significant. By signing into law bipartisan immigration reforms, President Trump would achieve what neither of his predecessors could. In doing so, he would not only surprise us. He would send a signal to the world that the United States remains a nation of laws and a nation of grace. ... https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/02/immigration-trump-positioned-do-what-obama-and-bushcouldnt-ali-noorani-column/993548001/ Return to Top 32 DHS-18-0694-F-000517 ******** ******** 31. One Year Of Immigration Under Trump By Maryam Saleh TheIntercept, December 31, 2017 ... The enhanced vetting procedures and Trump's virulently anti-immigrant rhetoric may already have had a chilling effect around the world. According to the Migration Policy Institute report, tourism to the United States in the first six months of 2017 dropped nearly 4 percent compared to the same period last year, universities have reported drops in international student enrollment, and the demand for employment-based visas dropped for the first time since the Great Recession. Still, Pierce cautioned, "in the data world of immigration, it's very hard to draw a direct line between a cause and effect." ... https://theintercept.com/2017/12/31/one-year-of-immigration-under-trump/?comments=1#comments Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Nativists Can't Back Up Their Claims on Immigration and Crime By Walter Ewing ImmigrationImpact.com, January 3, 2018 Social scientists have concluded that immigrants are far less likely than the native-born to commit serious criminal offenses or end up behind bars. More than one hundred years of research has firmly established this fact. Yet nativists still claim that undocumented immigrants pose a threat to public safety and national security. ... 33 DHS-18-0694-F-000518 An example of the nativist line of reasoning comes from a story on Frontpage Magazine by retired Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agent Michael Cutler. The story throws together a collection of disembodied incarceration statistics with inflammatory political rhetoric. Cutler also argues, without citing a primary source, that undocumented immigrants are responsible for nearly a third of all murders in the country. While Cutler can't credibly back up his claims, there is no shortage of credible researchers who have demonstrated the absence of any relationship between high rates of immigration and high crime rates. In just the past three years, three compelling studies have been added to the pile of evidence which has been growing for decades concerning the lack of any connection between immigration and crime. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/01/03/nativists-claims-immigration-crime/ Return to Top ******** ******** 33. How Europe Built Its Own Funeral Pyre, Then Leapt In Mass immigration, guilt and a continent on the brink of 'societal catastrophe.' By Robert W. Merry The American Conservative, January 4, 2018 ... Indeed, the central battlefront in the immigration wars is Europe, which accepted a trickle of immigrants in the immediate postwar era due to labor shortages. But over the years the trickle became a stream, then a growing river, and finally a torrent--to the extent that ethnic Britons are now a minority in their own capital city, refugee flows into Germany went from 48,589 in 2010 to 1.5 million in 2015, and Italy, a key entry point, received at one point an average of 6,500 new arrivals a day. Throughout all this, the European elites celebrated the change and imposed a kind of thought enforcement regime against those who raised questions. The in-migration was initially hailed as an economic boon; then as a 34 DHS-18-0694-F-000519 necessary corrective to an aging population; then as a means of spicing up society through "diversity"; and finally as a fait accompli, an unstoppable wave wrought by the world's gathering globalization. Besides, argued the elites, the new arrivals would all become assimilated into the European culture eventually, so what's the problem? Meanwhile, public opinion surveys over decades showed that large majorities of Europeans harbored powerful misgivings about these changes. As British journalist and author Douglas Murray writes, "Promised throughout their lifetimes that the changes were temporary, that the changes were not real, or that the changes did not signify anything, Europeans discovered that in the lifespan of people now alive they would become minorities in their own countries." ... http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-europe-built-its-own-funeral-pyre-then-leapt-in/ Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 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? 35 DHS-18-0694-F-000520 You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 36 DHS-18-0694-F-000521