U.S. Departmen t of Rumcland St.'(:Ur ity National Records Center P.O. Box 648010 Lee's Summit, MO 64064-8010 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services January 15, 2020 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 searched for the 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 ninth production of responsive records, which consists of 514 pages of emails without attachments. We have reviewed and have determined to release all information except those portions that are exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ? 552 (b)(6) of the FOIA. 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Eggleston Director, FOIA Operations www.uscis.gov From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 7:00 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 6/8/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Opinions, 6/8/18 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 . .L "The Topsy-Turvy World of Progre ssives on Jobs and Immigration Policy ," Dan Cadman 2. "Another Field Employee on Problems at the USCIS Fraud Detection Directorate ," Dan Cadman ~ "Illegal Aliens Are Increasing ," Andrew Arthur 4. "A History of the Census Bureau's Birthplace and Citizenship Questions in One Table," Jason Richwine .i_ "France: Integration of Migrants Begins with Shared Values," Nayla Rush 6. "Three Odd Bits of Good News on the Foreign Worker Front," David North 7. "Full-Time Foreign Students Going to Class Once a Month (and Working Full-Time Elsewhere)," David North ~ "U.S. and Panama Create Joint Task Force to Confront Illegal Migration ," Kausha Luna 9. "NYC Ignored 440 Detainer Notices in Three Months," Preston Huennekens DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000001 ~ "The B-1 'Franken-Visa' Nightmare," Michael Cutler lL "Rogue House Republicans Are Preparing to Grant Amnesty to 3.2 Million Illegal Aliens," Ira Mehlman .12..c "Why Should States That Protect Illegal Immigrants be Rewarded With More Political Power?," Hans A. von Spakovsky LL "The Border Hysteria," Rich Lowry l+-c "Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn't Replace Legal Ones," Nolan Rappaport li "Is the GOP About to Pass an Immigration Amnesty?," Michael Graham _lQ,_"Defending MS-13 'Animals' a Losing Play for Dems," Marc A. Thiessen lL "Escalation: Trying To Keep ICE Out of Public Buildings Is the New Big Sanctuary Push," David Jaroslav ~ "More Asylum Seekers Game America's Immigration System," Bob Dane 12..c "ICE: A 'Clean DACA Fix' Will Create an Explosion of Illegal Immigration," Jazz Shaw 20. "San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Pushing to Repeal Sanctuary City Policy?," Jazz Shaw 2:.L"Why Has It Been So Hard to Bridge the Dreamer Divide?," Reihan Salam 22. "Taxi-Driver Suicides Are a Warning," Reihan Salam 23. "New Border Policy Could Have Unintended Consequences," Blas Nunez-Neto 24. "Progressives, Stop Comparing Immigrants to Gang Members, It's Offensive," David French 25. "The Totally Avoidable Death of Guatemala's Claudia Gomez. With a Border Wall, She Would Still be Alive," Allan Wall 26. "Anecdotes and Stereotypes Shouldn't Dictate Our Immigration Policy," Mona Charen 27. "May Jobs: Displacement Stalls, Americans Take All New Jobs-But For How Long?," Edwin S. Rubenstein 28. "Once Again, China Treated as Bogeyman," Norm Matloff 29. "The Startup Community Must Defend Merit-Based Immigration," Bobby Franklin 30. "Dems' Treatment oflmmigrants as Bad as GOP's," Ruben Navan-ette 1L "Separating Immigrant Families at the Border, Traumatizing Their Kids," USA Today 32. "I Work With Children Separated From Caregivers at the Border. What Happens Is Unforgivable.," Katie Annand 33. "Trump Can't Disown His Immigration Policies Now," David A. Graham 34. "United States Seeks to Reject Asylum Seekers by Designating Mexico a Safe Third Country," Karolina Walters 35. "Claudia Gomez Gonzalez Wasn't Killed by a Rogue Border Agent-She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency," Daniel Altschuler and Natalia Aristizabal 36. Italy: "Harmony and Discord in Italy," Michael Curtis 1. The Topsy-Turvy World of Progressives on Jobs and Immigration Policy By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 6, 2018 Still, it makes sense that a socialist would rally for the workers, especially if he's contemplating another presidential run, right? Wrong. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000002 Sanders's overall immigration grade card score from NumbersUSA is a "D". While he scores pretty well in the single area of reducing unnecessary worker visas, his other scores in critical areas drag him down to that "D". Sanders is an unabashed supporter of large-scale amnesties; has opposed universal E-verify to ensure that only lawful workers take jobs; and is indifferent to border security. What good does it do to oppose increased grants of cheap labor visas in the H category so that they can replace American workers (such as happened at Disney), when you show absolutely no interest in taking any other steps to reduce the jobs magnet that results in so many Americans at the bottom of the economic ladder dropping out of the labor market because they can't earn a decent wage when competing against illegal aliens? In all of these areas, Sanders has apparently failed to connect the dots. https://cis.org/Cadman/TopsyTurvy-W orld-Progressives-J obs-and-Immigration-Policy Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Another Field Employee on Problems at the USCIS Fraud Detection Directorate By Dan Cadman CTSImmigration Blog, June 4, 2018 The second time was to share with readers the concerns of a FDNS immigration officer serving in a field office who believes that all is not what it seems on the outside. That officer was responding to my initial post, and spoke with detailed knowledge that suggested credibility in citing shortcomings of the FDNS program - including that it is in large measure controlled by Service Center Operations (a different directorate), which is still pushing numbers and completions over qualitative fraud detection. This is my third and likely last blog post on FDNS, but I believe it to be worth publishing. Another FDNS employee, a supervisor of some duration, has now written to me based on the observations contained in the second post. Like the first employee, the supervisor seeks anonymity for fear of reprisals. The supervisor confirms to me that the concerns of the field officer are valid. I will selectively quote from that communication, which was lengthy, and let the words speak for themselves: https://cis.org/Cadman/Another-Field-Employee-Problems-USCIS-Fraud-Detection-Directorate Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000003 3. Illegal Aliens Are Increasing By Andrew Arthur USA Today, May 30, 2018 The government recently said it would prosecute aliens entering illegally, even those traveling with children. This seemingly harsh policy actually protects foreign nationals. Illegal entry is a crime. Prosecuting illegal entrants deters it. Deterrence avoids the dangers of smuggling, as women and children "often find themselves at risk for assault and abuse such as rape, beatings, kidnapping and robbery" at smugglers' hands, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Illegal entry by families has been increasing. In April 2017, 1,118 family-unit aliens were apprehended entering illegally. One year later, 9,647 were. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/30/illegal-aliens-increasing-editorials-debates/35513539/ Return to Top ******** ******** 4. A History of the Census Bureau's Birthplace and Citizenship Questions in One Table By Jason Richwine CIS Immigration Blog, June 8, 2018 Traditionally, Census questionnaires have asked only for basic demographic information, since burdening everyone with a long set of questions would cost too much time and money. In the mid-twentieth century, the Census Bureau devised a way to obtain more detailed data in a cost-effective manner. It added supplemental questions - the "long form" - that would be answered by a representative subset of the population. After 1950, both the birthplace and the citizenship questions were removed from the full census and demoted to the long form. The birthplace question moved to the long form in 1960, while the citizenship question began appearing on the long fom1 in 1970. The long form ended with the 2000 Census. The American Community Survey (ACS), an approximately 3 percent sample conducted annually, now fulfills the long form's role of gathering detailed data, including birthplace and citizenship, from a subset of Americans. With the ACS in place, the 2010 census returned to the shmi single-fonn style for the full population, with no citizenship question. The 2020 census will be similarly spartan, but the citizenship question has been added back. As the table indicates, the Census Bureau has regularly asked a representative subset of U.S. residents about citizenship, but this will be the first time since 1950 that the full population will be asked. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000004 https :// cis. org/Richwine/History-Census-Bureaus- Birthplace-and-Citizenship-Questions-One- Tab le Return to Top ******** ******** 5. France: Integration of Migrants Begins with Shared Values By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, June 6, 2018 The French government released yesterday its roadmap to improve the integration of migrants it welcomes on its territory. The United States can learn from its approach. According to the French version of the Buffington Post, this announcement could be the "humane 11 side of an immigration policy that is otherwise inflexible when it comes to illegal immigration. France's former integration policy "lacked ambition", said Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. The new measures announced yesterday during a Joint Ministerial Committee on Integration include the following: Doubling the hours of French lessons provided to migrants. https://cis.org/Rush/France-Integration-Migrants-Begins-Shared-Values Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Three Odd Bits of Good News on the Foreign Worker Front By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 8, 2018 They are: * A Republican legislator, who might be expected to be pro-business, attacking his state's corporations for hiring foreign workers; * A left-of-center Democratic senator taking an anti-migration stance; and * A corporation accusing a rival one of hiring illegal aliens. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000005 The senator is Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the same committee, whose immigrationreduction grade from NumbersUSA is an F- for recent years, and an F for his career. Despite this history, he joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) this week in signing a letter to the secretaries of DHS and Labor objecting to the recent DHS decision to expand the number ofH-2B workers by 15,000 this year. Sens. Grassley and Cotton are among the migration skeptics in the Senate, so their protests on this point are not unexpected; Sen. Durbin, while generally favorable to immigration, has been known to complain about the H-lB program in the past. Connecticut is among the few remaining states where unions are powerful, and they dislike temporary worker programs. https://cis.org/North/Three-Odd-Bits-Good-News-Foreign-Worker-Front Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Full-Time Foreign Students Going to Class Once a Month (and Working Full-Time Elsewhere) By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 6, 2018 The students fly or drive from considerable distances, jam 12 or more hours of instruction into a two- or three-day weekend, and then leave town. That allows them to work full-time, often in jobs partially subsidized by our all-too-careless government. (The subsidy comes through the Optional Practical Training (OPT) and Curricular Practical Training (CPT) programs.) For those of us accustomed to going to class every weekday during college ( and at my institution, mandatory attendance at weekend religious ceremonies at least half the time for underclassman) this sounds like a mockery of the educational system. Wouldn't it be much better to spread the learning experience over time, with an opportunity to do some reading between classes, than to compress it into one long, occasional weekend? Isn't it odd that the Department of Homeland Security accepts these strange arrangements as the equivalent of a full-time education, as it seems to? But, as we have noted before, the unit of ICE that handles the F-1 visa program is the sleepiest of the immigration-control agencies. It is the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). https://cis.org/North/FullTime-Foreign-Students-Going-Class-Once-Month-and-Working-FullTimeElsewhere DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000006 Return to Top ******** ******** 8. U.S. and Panama Create Joint Task Force to Confront Illegal Migration By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, June 8, 2018 Panama is the gateway to Central America, a transit zone for thousands of migrants from South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, who are smuggled to the United States' southern border. Between the years 2010 and 2016 the flow of illegal migrants across Panama's southern border generally followed an upward trend, with a significant jump in 2015-2016 likely due to the influx of Cuban and Haitian migrants. During these years, 80 percent of these illegal migrants were from Cuba and Haiti. Approximately, 12 percent were from Asia and 8 percent from Africa. In 201 7, according to Panama's immigration statistics, the flow of illegal aliens crossing from Colombia decreased to 6,780. Of these migrants, 60 percent were from Asian countries, 27 percent were African, and 11 percent were from the Caribbean. The remaining migrants were from Europe and North and Central America. As of May 31, 2018, 3,030 illegal aliens have transited across Panama's southern border. So far this year the migrant flow consists of 77 percent Asians, 21 percent Africans, and 1 percent from the Antillean islands. https://cis.org/Luna/US-and-Panama-Create-Joint-Task-Force-Confront-Illegal-Migration Return to Top ******** ******** 9. NYC Ignored 440 Detainer Notices in Three Months By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, June 4, 2018 ICE studied the months from January to mid-April of 2018 and found that NYPD and NYCD collectively ignored 440 detainer notices. Within that short period of time, 40 of those individuals released from custody subsequently committed more crimes and were arrested again. The acting field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in New York stated that "in just three months, more than three dozen criminal aliens were released from local custody. Simply put, the politics and rhetoric in this city are putting its own communities at an unnecessary risk." According to this three-month study, New York City officials were ignoring an average of more than four DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000007 detainers daily. Further, almost 10 percent of those released went on to immediately commit more crimes in their communities. https://cis.org/Huennekens/NYC-Ignored-440-Detainer-Notices-3-Months Return to Top ******** ******** 10. The B-1 'Franken-Visa' Nightmare The little-known visa program that is sabotaging American workers. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, June 4, 2018 A B-2 visa generally permits the bearer to remain in the U.S. for up to six months. The B-1 visa is a business visa that permits the alien to conduct business in the United States and attend training sessions and conferences, review corporate procedures in the United States and carry out other such functions. However, they are not authorized to be gainfully employed in the United States. Typically an alien entering the U.S. for business purposes is issued a B-1/B-2 visas so that after they complete the business that brought them to the U.S. they may spend some time as tourists. The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) website provides an explanation of the B-1 Visa. The State Depaiiment's consular officers who issue visas, are supposed to be a part of the process to keep aliens, who are likely to violate the terms of their visas, from receiving those visas in the first place. These consular officers are supposed to be on the "same page" as the CBP inspectors who make the decision at America's ports of entry as to whether or not to admit those aliens. Now it would appear that not only are consular officials not on the same page as CBP inspectors, but are apparently not even reading from the same play book. And once again, America and Americans are paying the price. The number of controversial H-1B visas that are issued each year are limited by a CAP. The B-1 in lieu of H-1 B visas are not capped and these visas, unlike vi1iually all other visas are not based on an underlying law. Visas categories are established by law, not a hunch or a desire to play favorites for those with political clout. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/27034 l/b- l-franken-visa-nightmare-michael-cutler Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000008 ******** ******** 11. Rogue House Republicans Are Preparing to Grant Amnesty to 3.2 Million Illegal Aliens By Ira Mehlman TheHill.com, June 7, 2018 A small group of House Republicans are teaming with a unified Democratic caucus to present a discharge petition to Speaker Paul Ryan, forcing him to bring an immigration bill to the floor. The bill that the rogue Republicans have settled on is the Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act, H.R. 4796, written by Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Pete Aguilar (D-Calif), which would grant full amnesty to all illegal aliens who entered the country as minors. As for the American voters who entrusted Republicans with the full control of the federal government, the bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to study illegal immigration for 12 months. Yes, just what the American public has been hankering for: Another government study! We already know what the problem is. Millions of people are breaking our laws and it is costing American taxpayers nearly $300 billion a year. We also know what it will take to fix the problem. We need border security - some combination of secure fencing, technology, and manpower to prevent people from easily entering the country. It's expensive, but not nearly as expensive as the growing and recurring costs of providing benefits and services to illegal aliens and their dependents. We also need to give people convincing reasons not to come and remain in the United States illegally, whether they sneak across the border, or overstay their visas. Republicans, and until fairly recently Democrats as well, have argued that we need to prevent illegal aliens from working in the United States by requiring all employers to use the E-Verify system - a program that would not only discourage illegal immigration but would cut down on the scourge of identity theft that can ruin the lives of unsuspecting victims. Republicans also promised to crack down on sanctuary policies that shield illegal aliens, including many criminal aliens, from federal law enforcement. Such policies were outlawed more than two decades ago, with bipartisan support, but there are no real penalties for jurisdictions that flout the law. http://thehill.com/ opinion/immigration/3 91044-rogue-house-republicans-are-preparing-to-grant-amnestyto-32-million Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000009 12. Why Should States That Protect Illegal Immigrants be Rewarded With More Political Power? By Hans A. von Spakovsky Fox News, June 4, 2018 Alabama has filed an unprecedented but little-noticed lawsuit against the U.S. Census Bureau. If the state wins, it could have major political ramifications and restore fundamental fairness in political representation in Congress. Alabama is arguing that by including illegal immigrants in its count of the population, the Census Bureau deprives the state - and other states with low numbers of illegal immigrants - of representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as votes in the Electoral College that determine who is elected president. Conversely, the lawsuit argues, the practice of counting illegal immigrants in the census gives states that protect them (California, for example) seats and votes they are not entitled to have. Does Alabama have a case? That will largely depend on whether it can convince the Supreme Court that its understanding of the historical definition of ''persons" in the apportionment clause of the Constitution is correct. This is not an issue the Court has addressed before. http://www.foxnews.com/ opinion/2018/06/04/why-should-states-that-protect-illegal-immigrants-berewarded-with-more-political-power .html Return to Top ******** ******** 13. The Border Hysteria It's a mistaken story of Trump misfeasance, but it shows that we need an immigration overhaul. By Rich Lowry National Review Online, May 30, 2018 The misleading story has been used as a hammer against Trump's border policy. Prior to 2011, almost all illegal aliens at the border were single adult males, overwhelmingly from Mexico. Now, 40 percent of illegal aliens at the border are families and children, and almost half are from Central America. This presents challenges we haven't faced before, made all the worse by gaping loopholes in the law. The past policy was to allow adults traveling with children into the country. Hoping to stem the flow which briefly diminished after his election, before increasing again - Trump now wants to prosecute all adults. This necessitates, at least briefly, the separation of adults and children. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000010 The U.S. Marshals take custody of the adults, while the children are held by HHS. The prosecution of the adults for illegal entry usually happens quickly. Then, if the adult wants to return home, she or he is reunited with her or his child and they are sent back together. Where it gets more complicated is if a migrant claims asylum. The Trump administration wants to hold migrants pending adjudication of their cases; if they are released, there is a good chance they will abscond. But even if the cases are handled quickly - i.e., in a couple of months - the government has to release the children sooner, thanks to a 20-year-old consent decree and associated legal rulings. https ://www.nationalreview.com/2018/0 5/immigration-policy-missing-kids-story- fake-real-problems/ Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn't Replace Legal Ones By Nolan Rappaport TheHill.com, June 5, 2018 Impact on American workers. The negative effects of illegal immigration are not limited to allowing dangerous communicable diseases, crime, or terrorist threats into our communities. A recent report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) on the labor laws California has enacted to protect unauthorized immigrant workers indicates that many of the immigrants who have been attracted to California by its sanctuary policies are being exploited by unscrupulous employers. In fact, the main beneficiaries of California's sanctuary policies are the employers who exploit undocumented immigrant workers and deportable immigrants in police custody who otherwise would be turned over to ICE when they are released. California has had to enact seven laws to protect undocumented workers from being exploited by their employers. EPI found that the ability of U.S. employers to exploit unauthorized workers undercuts the bargaining power of U.S. workers who work side by side with them. When the wages and labor standards of unauthorized immigrants are degraded, it has a negative impact on the wages and labor standards of U.S. workers in similar jobs. http://thehill.com/ opinion/immigration/3 90812-undocumented-immigrants-shouldnt-replace-legal-ones DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000011 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Is the GOP About to Pass an Immigration Amnesty? By Michael Graham CBS News, June 7, 2018 "Every time you talk about some sort of benefit, whether it's amnesty or DACA, it increases illegal crossings," according to Thomas D. Homan, acting director of the U. S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. "It's been proven the last three decades I've been around." Homan said on Tuesday that passing a "clean" DACA deal-simply letting these people stay without stepping up immigration enforcement-will spur still more people to enter the US illegally. "If you don't fix the underlying problem, the families crossing the border today will be your DACA families ten years from now," Homan said. But Republicans in districts with relatively large Hispanic populations, or in districts carried by Hilary Clinton, aren't thinking long term. They're thinking "How do I win this November?" Led by people like California Rep. Jeff Denham, a group of moderate Republicans are pushing a procedural effort to force a vote on a DACA deal using a discharge petition-essentially doing an end run around the House GOP leadership. The petition needs 218 signatures and as of the end of the day Wednesday it has 215including 23 Republicans and every Democrat except Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar. Regardless of how they feel about a DACA deal, the House Republican leadership isn't thrilled by the idea of having Democrats and a handful of GOP members force a bill onto the floor for a vote. The majority always argues against such petitions, no matter which paiiy is in power, by asking "Why would we hand control over to the minority?" It's a sign of just how concerned these moderate Republicans are about their midterm prospects that they're willing to go to such extreme lengths. https ://www.cbsnews.com/news/ commentaiy-is- the-gop-about-to-pass-an-immigration-amnesty/ Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Defending MS-13 'Animals' a Losing Play for Dems By Marc A. Thiessen The Boston Herald, June 4, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000012 By the next morning, news organizations were walking back their stories. The Associated Press announced it had "deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump's 'animals' comment about immigrants because it wasn't made clear that he was speaking after a comment about gang members." But not Pelosi, the House minority leader. Even after it was clear that Trump was referring to gang members, the California Democrat still claimed the president had called "undocumented immigrants" animals, declaring at a news conference that his remarks were "inhumane" and that "we're all God's children .... Does he not believe in the spark of divinity, the dignity and worth of every person?" Of course, we are all created in the image and likeness of God. That is true of MS-13 members. It was also true of Osama bin Laden, Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler. But can you imagine Pelosi standing up in outrage to defend their humanity? Referring to evil men as "animals" is a common colloquial expression. The Oxford Dictionary's definition of the word "animal" includes "a person without human attributes or civilizing influences, especially someone who is very cruel, violent or repulsive." It offers, as an example of its proper use: "those men have to be animals -what they did to that boy was savage." Which is exactly how Trump used the word. Through their dishonesty, Democrats such as Pelosi have handed the president a winning issue. A Harvard/Harris poll finds that 56 percent of Americans agree with Trump that it is fair to call MS-13 "animals" (including 47 percent of Hispanics, and 41 percent of Democrats). Millions of Americans can't understand why Democrats seem more hostile toward Trump than a vicious gang that carries out savage killings. http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op ed/2018/06/defending ms 13 animals a losing._J)lay for dems Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Escalation: Trying To Keep ICE Out of Public Buildings Is the New Big Sanctuary Push By David Jaroslav ImmigrationRefonn.com, June 5, 2018 Finally, one of the most extreme positions on this of all might have reared its head in, of all places, Rhode Island: for two years in a row now, the "Rhode Island Values Act" has sought to bar ICE and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) from schools, hospitals, places of worship and courthouses without a judicial warrant, even when those buildings are otherwise open to the public and even when they're the property not of state or local government but of private paiiies. The bill didn't even get a floor vote this session, but given the increased national impetus for such policies, it'll probably be back next year. The biggest thing in common with all this legislation? Actually complying with it, trying to physically DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000013 enforce it on the ground in specific cases, is very likely a federal crime. It recklessly escalates things toward a direct confrontation with the federal government. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/06/05 new-big-sanctuary-push/ I escalation- trying-to-keep-ice-out-of-public-buildings-is-the- Return to Top ******** ******** 18. More Asylum Seekers Game America's Immigration System By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, June 5, 2018 While waiting for their cases to be heard - a process that can take two years or longer - asylum seekers who make it to America are temporarily held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, then released into the general population. They don't go empty-handed. In fiscal 2017, the Department of Homeland Security approved 403,000 work permits for migrants based on pending asylum claims. The Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) qualify them for Social Security cards and driver's licenses. Asylum seekers, legitimate or not, are typically unskilled individuals dependent on government aid. Their children - who make up a growing percentage of asylum seekers - are in public schools. Families get taxpayer-funded medical care, plus state assistance, as well as federal tax-related subsidies, including the child credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit. When asylees' claims are ultimately rejected, months or years after they crossed our borders, legal documents are supposed to be revoked and the individuals removed from the country. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/06/0 5/more-asylum-seekers-game-americas-immigration-system/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. ICE: A "Clean DACA Fix" Will Create an Explosion of Illegal Immigration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000014 By Jazz Shaw HotAir.com, June 6, 2018 Homan will be retiring at the end of the month, but he clearly doesn't want to see all of the progress his agency has made washed away in a major setback. And the warning he's issuing has the ring of common sense to it. Any signal that something resembling a general amnesty with a free pass to American citizenship is in the offing will quickly reach the streets of the countries where most illegal immigrants come from. At that point you're basically daring them to take a shot at making it into the country any way they can in the hopes of getting in on the action. https://hotair.com/archives/2018/06/06/ice-clean-daca-fix-will-create-explosion-illegal-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Pushing to Repeal Sanctuary City Policy? By Jazz Shaw HotAir.com, June 5, 2018 A majority of Bay area voters taking Trump's side on the ICE cooperation question is surprising enough by itself. But even more shocking (at least to most folks in the media I imagine) is that, particularly when it comes to serious drug offenses, 70% of Hispanic voters want ICE to be informed and involved. Even if Alioto doesn't make it to City Hall, she may still be able to collect enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to repeal one Sanctuary City policy. Currently, local laws in San Francisco prevent the cops from holding an illegal alien for pickup by immigration enforcement unless: https ://hotair. com/ archives/2018/06/05 / san-francisco-mayoral-candidate-pushing-repeal-sanctuary-citypolicy/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Why Has It Been So Hard to Bridge the Dreamer Divide? By Reihan Salam The Comer at National Review Online, June 5, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000015 This week, the House GOP conference will try to hammer out an agreement on a "Dreamer" amnesty, the scope of which is still up in the air. A small group of Republican lawmakers has come close to gathering enough signatures for a discharge petition, thanks in the large part to the willingness of the vast majority of House Democrats to sign it, and this has given amnesty advocates the leverage they need to press their case. The chief obstacle to a deal is that while GOP restrictionists believe that a Dreamer amnesty should be accompanied by meaningful interior-enforcement measures - such as mandatory E-Verify, and legalimmigration reforms, such as ending the diversity-visa lottery and imposing new limits on family based admissions - GOP admissionists, and virtually all Democrats, want a Dreamer amnesty with as few strings attached as possible. Why has it been so hard for Republicans to bridge their Dreamer divide? The reason, as I have argued elsewhere, is that most amnesty advocates see a Dreamer amnesty as a stepping-stone to a more expansive amnesty that would grant legal status to a broader universe oflongresident unauthorized immigrants, including those who decided to settle in the U.S. unlawfully as adults. By adopting mandatory E-Verify in exchange for a Dreamer amnesty, Congress would create employment barriers for non-Dreamer unauthorized immigrants, a large majority of whom have resided in the U.S. for ten years or more. To those who oppose a more expansive amnesty, that is precisely the point. For years, pro-amnesty activists have differentiated Dreamers from other unauthorized immigrants on the grounds that while the latter bear responsibility for choosing to violate U.S. immigration laws, the former are blameless. GOP restrictionists are, in essence, taking this rhetoric at face value, despite the fact that most pro-amnesty activists do not in fact see the non-Dreamers as less deserving. As for me, I believe that mandatory E-Verify and the reform of family based admissions are the heart of the issue. If we need a more expansive amnesty to get them, that is a deal I'd be willing to accept. My sense is that the president would also be open to such a deal. For now, though, it is not on the table, and so our immigration knot remains as tight as ever. I doubt that the House GOP conference will be able to unravel it this week. https ://www.nationalreview.com/ comer/ daca-dreamers-congress-immigration-divisions-deal-unlikely/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Taxi-Driver Suicides Are a Warning Technology has pushed a vulnerable, largely immigrant, population into an economically precarious situation-even as its prospects of upward mobility dwindle. By Reihan Salam The Atlantic, June 5, 2018 Notably, the drivers who've heeded the call are almost all immigrants, like my father, who was himself a driver long ago, and the man who turned me away a little over 20 years ago. Indeed, the story of professional drivers in New York City arguably makes the case for low-skill immigration. Rather than competing with well-off native-born New Yorkers, immigrant drivers are complementing them by ferrying them from their well-appointed lofts to their spacious offices to their favorite ethnic restaurants. As of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000016 2016, 91 percent of the city's professional drivers were immigrants, many of whom hail from the world's poorest countries. Half of all drivers of non-app-based for-hire vehicles, traditionally the most lucrative slice of the market, hail from the Dominican Republic. Almost a quarter of taxi drivers, meanwhile, are originally from Bangladesh. Together, the marriage of new technology and the globalization of New York City's low-wage labor market has left consumers much better off. Finding someone to drive you home for money has never been easier, and no doubt many of the women and (mostly) men doing the driving are delighted to have found remunerative work. What we have here, certainly at first glance, is a classic freemarket success story. Recently, though, the dark side of the story has been growing rather conspicuous. Since December, there has been a rash of apparent suicides among the city's taxi drivers. And if their advocates are to be believed, and I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt, these few deaths speak to the despair experienced by thousands of other drivers. Sensing an opportunity to make their voices heard, taxi drivers and their champions are pointing to the rise of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft as the source of their woes. That is, the same disruptive force that has so enriched consumers and drivers has also, according to this line of argument, immiserated taxi drivers, especially those who've invested their life's savings in purchasing taxi medallions. Once prized as a virtual guarantee of financial security, these medallions, which grant their owners the right to operate a taxi and to lease it to someone else, have plummeted in value as the rise of app-based services has given New Yorkers a convenient alternative to hailing a yellow cab. One libertarian scholar, Peter Van Doren, has argued, "the medallion market was like a fairly priced lottery ticket that took into account the possibility of deregulation," and he makes a compelling case. But that is small comfort for the people who've been financially ruined in the crash, such as Yu Mein Chow, the most recent of the taxi drivers said to have taken his own life. One of the reasons younger Americans are so optimistic about immigration, I suspect, is that many ofus are the children of newcomers who, in earlier eras, were fortunate enough to make the transition from working-class service jobs to jobs that offered a bit more pay, status, and stability. I count myself among them. To allow for the possibility that low-skill immigration has difterent implications today, when the prospects for upward mobility among low-skill workers are almost universally acknowledged to be bleaker than in years past, before a cavalcade of social and technological changes greatly reduced their power, seems almost sacrilegious. It smacks of dishonoring one's parents or grandparents. And so piety wins out. We badly want to believe that we still live in a non-zero-sum nation, in which good-paying jobs for lowskill workers are abundant, and opportunities for advancement are always just around the comer. Instead we have taxi drivers who are being driven to suicide because they can't bear the competition from slightly more desperate people who want the little that they now have. And all this is unfolding at a moment when the labor market is the tightest it has been since the tum of the century, and before the potential of labordisplacing automation is close to being fully realized. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/taxi-driver-suicides-are-a-waming/ 561926/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000017 23. New Border Policy Could Have Unintended Consequences By Blas Nunez-Neto RAND Corporation, May 21, 2018 In practice this means that the parents will generally be placed in detention to await their day in federal court, while the children will be placed with other family members already in the U.S. or put into the foster care system. The prospect of separating parents from the children has alarmed immigrant and human rights advocates, and there may be some legal questions about whether that separation is in fact "in the best interests of the child." Much less attention has been given to the unintended consequences that this decision may have. One of these consequences could be to clog up the federal courts with thousands of misdemeanors. Authorities have rarely prosecuted migrants solely for crossing the border illegally unless they were also engaged in some other criminal activity-smuggling narcotics, for example. The Department of Justice and its federal prosecutors have generally been reticent to tie up the courts and their staff on misdemeanors-or even for other more serious crimes that still fall below certain criteria. Another unintended consequence could be to put substantial strain on the nation's official border crossings, or ports of entry. This is because migrants who are seeking to enter the asylum process could choose to enter at ports of entry, where they would not be prosecuted, rather than trying to cross the land border illegally away from ports of entry, where they would be. As I've pointed out in previous articles, the vast majority of family units encountered at the border are not trying to evade detection but rather seek out border officials in order to claim "fear" and attempt to enter the asylum process. Up until now, these families have been generally agnostic about where they choose to cross into the United States. https ://www.rand.org/blog/2018/05 /new-border-policy-could-have-unintended-consequences.html Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Progressives, Stop Comparing Immigrants to Gang Members, It's Offensive By David French National Review Online, June 7, 2018 At some point, someone needs to publish the complete list of acceptable movie villains. Yes, we know the easy answers. An action star will never go wrong blasting through Russian mobsters, Nazis, or white supremacists. In the sci-fi world, you can always blast aliens - especially if they're designed to look or act like Russian mobsters, Nazis, or white supremacists. And let's not forget the Italian Mafia. You can gun down the goodfellas with impunity. But beyond that? Tread lightly, filmmakers. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000018 The problem is the target. Here's Castillo: What makes "Peppermint" gross isn't its revenge redemption arc but the racist undertones of its heroine's actions. Riley is a white woman who takes justice into her own hands, killing a lot of Latino characters in the process. We're supposed to assume they're all bad and so her actions are justified. What? Keep in mind that she hasn't seen the movie. Also keep in mind that drug cartels are very real and very evil. Here's more: After watching the trailer, I was convinced this movie bought into the political rhetoric that conflates gang members with law-abiding immigrants. Again, what? Normal people can watch that trailer and know that the villains are nothing like the Hispanic immigrants with whom they interact on a daily basis. I've worked alongside immigrants, served with immigrants in the Army, and encountered immigrants in virtually all aspects of daily life, and I've never even seen a person who looks like the villains in the trailer. https ://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/peppermint-progressives-comparing-immigrants-gang-members/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. The Totally Avoidable Death of Guatemala's Claudia Gomez. With a Border Wall, She Would Still be Alive By Allan Wall VDare.com, June 4, 2018 Of course it's sad that Claudia was killed, her immigration status regardless. No one should rejoice about it. I know I don't. But the way the Open Borders lobby and Guatemalan government are exploiting her death bears some scrutiny. Their goal: to make us feel guilty for supporting border security. The Leftist Nation magazine, for instance, published a piece that flat-out blamed U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Claudia Gomez Gonzalez Wasn't Killed by a Rogue Border Agent-She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency, by Daniel Altschuler and Natalia Aristizabal, May 29, 2018]. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000019 The real truth: If our border were secure, Claudia Gomez would be alive. Yet the Gomez story also tells us how Latin Americans think about emigration to the U.S.-and cannot count on them to help us secure our border. We've got to do it ourselves. why we https://www.vdare.com/articles/the-totally-avoidable-death-of-guatemala-s-claudia-gomez-with-a-borderwall-she-would-still-be-alive Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Anecdotes and Stereotypes Shouldn't Dictate Our Immigration Policy By Mona Charen National Review Online, June 1, 2018 But it's flatly false to say that immigrants are disproportionately represented among offenders. The CATO Institute has published several studies showing that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than the native born, and illegal immigrants are the most law-abiding of all. Overall crime rates in the United States, despite an uptick in murders in certain cities since 2014, have declined by 64 percent since 1990, while immigration rates spiked (immigration rates have declined since 2005). A study by four universities found that the ten regions that had largest increases in immigrants all had lower levels of crime in 2016 than in 1980. Of course there are awful cases. But the plural of anecdote is not data, and the appeal to fear is contemptible. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen expressed alarm that 300,000 would-be border crossers are apprehended yearly. But this is a stark drop from just 18 years ago, when more than 1.6 million were stopped. At the same time, more people are now leaving the U.S. to return to Mexico than aniving from Mexico. The dueling anecdote game can be played endlessly. ICE has anested an illegal alien adult with Down syndrome, whose three siblings and father live in the U.S. An armed ICE agent was videotaped using a crowbar to enter a home. When the occupants demanded a wanant, he said, "You've been watching too many movies." https ://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/immigration-debate-immigrants-not-disproportionately-criminal/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000020 27. May Jobs: Displacement Stalls, Americans Take All New Jobs-But By Edwin S. Rubenstein VDare.com, June 5, 2018 For How Long? While May was a welcome respite, Trump supporters have reason to complain: Since taking office in January 2017 President Trump has presided over a labor market in which immigrants have gained 1.006 million jobs, a 3.9% increase, while native-born Americans gained about 2.4 million jobs -a rise of only 1.9%. As far as the labor market is concerned, "America First" has not translated to Americans First. In normal times, this might be a big story. But the even the conservative non-Main Stream Media is currently too steeped in economic euphoria to notice. Nd anyway, they almost never report the immigration dimension. However, it is now absolutely clear that immigration, and immigrant displacement of American workers, cannot be jawboned away. The only answer is legislation- border wall to stop the illegal alien flow; a second Operation Wetback, including E-Verify, to get the illegal alien self-deporting; a moratorium on legal immigration. https://www.vdare.com/articles/national-data-may-jobs-displacement-stalls-americans-take-all-new-jobsbut-for-how-long Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Once Again, China Treated as Bogeyman By Norm Matloff NormSaysNo.wordpress.com, June 4, 2018 That said, though, there is absolutely no question that China is offering a much better deal to top researchers than is the U.S. -high salaries, mind-boggling signing bonuses, and most importantly, guaranteed research funding. The article greatly errs, though, in asserting that the U.S. is simply not allocating enough resources to STEM. Ironically, the problem is that we are overdoing it. We are producing too many PhDs. The total amount of U.S. government research funding has been generous over the years, but is being spread out among a larger and larger pool of researchers. It has thus become more and more difficult- a better word would be agonizingfor researchers at U.S. universities to secure funding. The problem is compounded further by the increasing number of foreign students. A 1989 internal report DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000021 in the National Science Foundation, one of the two main STEM funders in the U.S., actually advocated bringing in more foreign students, on the grounds of costs savings, and noted that as the foreign students flooded the labor market, fewer domestic students would pursue PhDs, further bringing down salaries and thus making doctoral study even less attractive, and so on, a vicious circle (though a virtuous one from NSF's point of view, as they "get more bang for the buck" in their research funding). https ://normsaysno. wordpress.com/2018/06/04/ once-again-china-treated-as-bogeyman/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. The Startup Community Must Defend Merit-Based Immigration By Bobby Franklin TechCrunch.com, June 1, 2018 Policymakers must understand that U.S. startup dominance is being challenged every day, and the top entrepreneurs now have a world of choices when it comes to where to launch their high-growth company. Other countries are copying the American blueprint for startup activity and making their countries more attractive for new company creation. One way they're doing this is by taking advantage of our intransigence on immigration policy and then welcoming foreign-born founders to their shores. The idea of a staiiup visa was first proposed in the U.S., and while we still don't have one, countries like Canada, France and Singapore have copied the idea and are reaping the benefits. https ://techcrunch.com/2018/06/01 /the-startup-community-must-defend-merit-based-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Dems' Treatment of Immigrants as Bad as GOP's Obama deported 3 million people, dividing families and placing thousands of children in foster care. By Ruben Navarrette The San Jose Mercury-News, June 2, 2018 In their treatment of immigrants and refugees, Republicans are really bad. But this doesn't mean Democrats have been any better. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000022 The Obama administration was never all that good at dealing with newcomers. And often, it was terrible. Just how terrible became clear last week thanks to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union - which was often missing in action while President Obama was in office but now seems to have awakened from its siesta. The report alleged that many unaccompanied minors from Central America who crossed the U.S.-Mexican border between 2009 and 2014 - that is, during the Obama administration - were repeatedly beaten, sexually abused, stunned by Tasers, deprived of food and medicine and threatened with rape or death by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Complaints were filed with the Department of Homeland Security, but they were largely dismissed. https ://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/02/navarrette-gop-treatment-of-immigrants-is-really-bad-almostas-bad-as-democrats/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Separating Immigrant Families at the Border, Traumatizing Their Kids USA Today, May 30, 2018 Homeland security officials deny employing this cruelty as a means of deterrence for illegal immigration; they say it's just an unfortunate byproduct of following the law. But Attorney General Jeff Sessions explicitly warned this month, in announcing a 100% prosecution policy for illegal immigration, that "if you don't want your child separated, then don't bring them across the border illegally." It's yet another example of a "zero tolerance" policy translating into zero common sense. To be sure, the government faces challenges when adults with children illegally cross the border. Are the children truly theirs? What's to be done with a child while the adult is prosecuted? But remedies short of wrenching a child from a parent are readily available. DNA testing done in a matter of hours can establish parenthood. Processing asylum requests ahead of criminal prosecutions, as previous administrations have done, avoids the need for separation. Once a criminal prosecution for the misdemeanor of illegal border crossing is completed and a days-long sentence served, parents and children should be quickly reunited. If a plea for asylum follows - as often happens - the families can be released with the adults wearing ankle bracelets to ensure appearance in comi. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000023 Absent tracking devices, a pilot family management program tested by immigration officials showed 100% of families showing up in court. https://www.usatoday.com/story/ opinion/2018/05/30/stop-separating-immigrant-families-editorialsdebates/654844002/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. I Work With Children Separated From Caregivers at the Border. What Happens Is Unforgivable. The policy has a devastating emotional impact on kids. By Katie Annand VOX.com, June 6, 2018 In addition to the nearly incomprehensible suffering the United States is imposing on these children, the administration's new policy, which separates children from parents, makes it much harder for the child to make a claim for US protection. As of last month, all parents are being referred for prosecution because they crossed into the United States without documentation. The parents are placed into US Marshals custody in an adult detention facility, while the child is rendered "unaccompanied" and deportation proceedings are initiated against the child alone. Their case is completely separated from their parents and little to no communication is facilitated between the parent and child. Parents don't know what's happening to their children, and vice versa. This has significant implications for the child's ability to make their case for US protection. Often, adult family members have infonnation and documents that are vital to making their case. We see children who may not know why they came to the United States - parents and caregivers often do not tell their children the full story, lest they be scared or traumatized. The idea that separating children from their families acts as a deterrent is not accurate The administration argues that they must separate children from their parents as a deterrent for other families who may want to come to the United States. Families are corning to save their children's lives from terrible conditions back at home - a new policy will not stop a parent from making that attempt. Any parent from anywhere in the world would do the same. In the many years I've worked with immigrant and refugee families, I've had the privilege of hearing countless stories of survival and resilience. These families have sacrificed greatly to protect their children and give them a chance to be safe. As a lawyer dedicated to helping these children, I am devastated by my inability to alleviate the suffering they have been forced to go through. As an advocate, I am also frustrated, and enraged, by the due process violation inherent in separating children from the only people who can provide information needed for their legal cases. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000024 https://www.vox.com/first-person/20 l 8/6/6/17431298/immigration-kids-ice-border Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Trump Can't Disown His Immigration Policies Now By David A. Graham The Atlantic, June 5, 2018 One could make an argument for such a separation-for example, one could say that it serves as a deterrent, discouraging parents from bringing their children if they don't want to be separated. The retiring head oflmmigration and Customs Enforcement, however, says deterrence is not the goal of the policy. Sessions has presented this as simply an unfortunate byproduct of enforcing the law. "If you don't want your child separated, then don't bring them across the border illegally," he said. Trump has not mounted any such defense, though. Instead, he has attacked the policy as the fault of his political opponents. He refers to "bad legislation passed by Democrats," but although the Flores agreement came into effect in 1997, during the presidency of Democrat Bill Clinton, it's not a law. Another law, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, was signed by President George W. Bush and exempts unaccompanied children from speedy deportation to their home country. https ://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ archive/2018/06/trump-cant-disown-his-immigration-policiesnow/562097 / Return to Top ******** ******** 34. United States Seeks to Reject Asylum Seekers by Designating Mexico a Safe Third Country By Karolina Walters Immigrationimpact.com, June 1, 2018 In May 2018, representatives of the U.S. and Mexican governments began discussions about whether to recognize each other as safe third countries. If this were to happen, the two countries would enter into a legal arrangement known as a "Safe Third Country Agreement," or STCA. Under such an agreement, each country would designate the other as a safe third country for asylum seekers. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000025 Not just any country can be designated as a safe third country, however. To be designated, a country must be able to meet the protection needs of asylum seekers. Specifically, a country will be designated as a safe third country only when it is clear that asylum seekers will not be returned to the country where they fear persecution or torture; the well-established international legal principle of non-refoulement. A May 2017 lawsuit filed in Canada argues that the United States is no longer a safe third country because current U.S. policies and practices-including denying refugees access to the asylum process at the U.S. southern border, the criminal prosecution of asylum seekers for unlawful entry, the short one-year filing deadline on asylum applications, and the expanded and widespread detention of asylum seekers-put asylum seekers at risk of refoulement; or, at risk of being returned to a country where they fear persecution or torture. http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/06/01 /asylum-seekers-mexico-saf e-third-country/ Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Claudia Gomez Gonzalez Wasn't Killed by a Rogue Border Agent-She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency It is time to rein in Customs and Border Protection by demanding accountability and transparency. By Daniel Altschuler and Natalia Aristizabal The Nation, May 29, 2018 There is no reason to believe that CBP will hold the agent, or the agency itself, accountable in this case. To justify deadly force, CBP routinely claims that victims of its violence attacked agents-for instance, alleging they have thrown rocks or other objects. Indeed, as The Guardian analysis found, in all 17 of the reports on significant incidents of use of force that were made public after review by CBP' s National Use of Force Review Board, the "use of force [was found] to be compliant with agency policy in effect at the time." At the same time, a report by the Police Executive Research Forum, which is overseen by a board of police chiefs, found many cases of CBP agents' intentionally putting themselves in harm's way to justify responding with bullets. https ://www.thenation.com/ article/ claudia-gomez-gonzalez-wasnt-killed-by-a-rogue-border-agent-shewas-killed-by-a-rogue-agency/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000026 36. Harmony and Discord in Italy By Michael Curtis American Thinker, June 3, 2018 The leader of the League is the Milanese-born 45-year-old Matteo Salvini, college drop-out , tireless campaigner, and shrewd manipulator of social media, who changed the stance of the party from a regional group calling for the wealthy North to secede from Italy to a far-right party like the French F.N. Much of his success was based on his opposition to immigration, especially the 750,000 who had entered since 2011 , and his call for mass deportation and for deportation centers around Italy. Now that he has become interior minister, it remains to be seen whether he will implement his proposals. He is said to have praised Russian president Vladimir Putin , opposes sanctions against Russia , and seeks closer ties with Russia . For the U .S., this appears more significant than his complicated sex life. The populist parties, especially the League , have emphasized the need to deal with immigration. The League proposed to deport more than half a million who have entered Italy over the last four years, having crossed the Mediterranean. The proposal to close Italian ports to migrants is a challenge to E.U. policy. Salvini has called for cuts in funding for migrant reception centers and has declared that migration has meant that Italian culture , society , traditions, and way of life are at risk. https ://www.americanthinker.com/articles /2018 /06/harmony and discord m italy .html Return to Top ******** Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000027 Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your Qreferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 8:59 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 6/11/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration s~11~i~a110n ,P,o-1mmigranl (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward What's Happening at the Center Last Tuesday, Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan interviewed ICE Acting Director Tom Homan. Their conversation covered topics such as deportations, worksite enforcement, and sanctuary jurisdictions. Mr. Homan explained the priorities of the agency and how they differ from those of previous administrations. Last Friday, Director of Research Steven Camarata testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice on adding a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Dr. Camarata discussed the benefits of adding such a question and explained that there is no evidence doing so would reduce response rates. Event DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000029 1.,_Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with ICE Deputy Director Tom Homan Congressional Testimony 2. Would a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Reduce Response Rates? Biogs 3. Grassley Asks Tough Questions on Visa Mills - Gets Mostly Useless Answers 4. U.S. and Panama Create Joint Task Force to Confront Illegal Migration 5. Three Odd Bits of Good News on the Foreign Worker Front 6. A History of the Census Bureau's Birthplace and Citizenship Questions in One Table 7. The Topsy-Turvy World of Progressives on Jobs and Immigration Policy 8. OHS Secretary Nielsen Is Caught Between the White House and Sen. Grassley on EB-5 9. France: Integration of Migrants Begins with Shared Values 10. Full-Time Foreign Students Going to Class Once a Month (and Working Full-Time Elsewhere) 11. Another Visa Mill ls About to Bite the Dust - Feds Not Involved 12. Another Field Employee on Problems at the USCIS Fraud Detection Directorate 13. NYC Ignored 440 Detainer Notices in 3 Months 14. Illegal Dominican Immigrants Survive Capture, but Their Gamecocks' Fate Is a Mystery 15. The Last Word on 1,475 'Lost' Children DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000030 1. CIS Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with Tom Homan Jessica Vaughan lnverviews the Acting ICE Deputy Director National Press Club, June 7, 2018 Video: https://cis.orgNideo/lmmigration-Newsmaker-Conversation-lCE-DeputyDirector-Tom-Homan Tran script: https :/leis .org/T ranscri pUImm igration-Newsmaker-Conversation1CE-Deputy-Director-Tom-Homan Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Would a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Reduce Response Rates? Statement of Steven Camarata before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, June 8, 2018 https://cis.org/Testimony/Would-Citizenship-Question-2020-Census-ReduceResponse-Rates Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000031 ******** 3. Grassley Asks Tough Questions on Visa Mills - Gets Mostly Useless Answers By David North CIS Blog, June 8, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Grassley-Asks-T oug h-Questions-Visa-M iIls-Gets- Mostly-Useless-Answers Excerpt: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has received a dozen pages of largely useless replies from ICE in response to a series of tough questions regarding visa mills (OHS-licensed entities that seem more interested in issuing work permits to foreign "students" than in educating them). Return to Top ******** ******** 4. U.S. and Panama Create Joint Task Force to Confront Illegal Migration By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, June 8, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Lu na/U S-and-Panama-Create-Joint-T ask-Force-Confront11legal-Migration Excerpt: At the invitation of the Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela and other top officials, a delegation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000032 (OHS) participated in the third meeting of the U.S.-Panama High-Level Dialogue on Security. The meeting was held between security authorities of both governments in order to coordinate and prioritize joint actions in relation to illegal migratory flows that affect the region and to combat drug trafficking and other criminal modalities of transnational crime. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Three Odd Bits of Good News on the Foreign Worker Front By David North CIS Blog, June 8, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Three-Odd-Bits-Good-News-Foreign-Worker-Front Excerpt: Three out-of-the-ordinary - and totally unrelated - developments have shown up in the foreign worker field in the last few days, with the three main players (admirably) acting out of character. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000033 A History of the Census Bureau's Birthplace and Citizenship Questions in One Table By Jason Richwine CIS Blog, June 8, 2018 https://cis.org/Richwine/History-Census-Bureaus-Birthplace-and-CitizenshipQuestions-One-T able Excerpt: The Trump administration recently restored a citizenship question to the full decennial census, starting with the year 2020. When critics charged that the new question may reduce response rates, some confusion ensued as to when and how the Census Bureau has asked about citizenship in the past. The following table gives the history of both the citizenship and birthplace questions. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. The Topsy-Turvy World of Progressives on Jobs and Immigration Policy By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 7, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/TopsyTurvy-World-Progressives-Jobs-andlmmigration-Policy Excerpt: What good does it do to oppose increased grants of cheap labor visas in the H category so that they can replace American workers (such as happened at Disney), when you show absolutely no interest in taking any other DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000034 steps to reduce the jobs magnet that results in so many Americans at the bottom of the economic ladder dropping out of the labor market because they can't earn a decent wage when competing against illegal aliens? Return to Top ******** ******** 8. OHS Secretary Nielsen Is Caught Between the White House and Sen. Grassley on EB-5 By David North CIS Blog, June 6, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/DHS-Secretary-Nielsen-Caught-Between-WhiteHouse-and-Sen-Grassley-EB5 Excerpt: OHS has been sitting on a comprehensive set of EB-5 regulations for more than 16 months, a set of changes supported by the former Obama administration and, more importantly, by Sen. Grassley, together with the former Democratic Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), as well as by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). The changes would make life more difficult for the big-city users of the program, such as the Kushners, and push more EB-5 funds into rural areas. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000035 ******** ******** 9. France: Integration of Migrants Begins with Shared Values By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, June 6, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/France-lntegration-Migrants-Begins-Shared-Values Excerpt: For traumatized people who have suffered a lot, like refugees, integration can be especially difficult. As I've noted before, it is important that resettled refugees in the United States be provided with every tool possible for successful integration. By admitting fewer refugees and focusing on better and longer-term care for each one, the Trump administration can ensure that they receive the appropriate, personalized help necessary to build a successful life in the U.S. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Full-Time Foreign Students Going to Class Once a Month (and Working FullTime Elsewhere) By David North CIS Blog, June 6, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Ful1Time-Foreign-Students-Going-Class-0nce-Month- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000036 and-Working-FullTime-Elsewhere Excerpt: It turns out that while a lot of physical labor is needed on the island, the Micronesian workers do not live on Kwajalein, they all reside on another nearby, but much less elegant island, Ebeye. The workers arrive on the interisland ferry in the morning and leave at night, giving the military families a neat island, but one without any Micronesian inhabitants after six p.m. It is integrated by day and segregated at night. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Another Visa Mill ls About to Bite the Dust - Feds Not Involved By David North CIS Blog, June 5, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Another-Visa-Mill-About-Bite-Dust-Feds-Not-lnvolved Excerpt: The departure of BIR from the scene is happening without any direct action by any government agencies, state or federal. At some time in the future, weeks or months from now, the BIR name on the listing of OHS-approved schools will disappear, but despite everything written above, it's still on the list. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000037 ******** ******** 12. Another Field Employee on Problems at the USCIS Fraud Detection Directorate By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 4, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Another-Field-Employee-Problems-USCIS-FraudDetection-Directorate Excerpt: This is a prime opportunity for the new leaders installed in USCIS under the Trump administration to show to all line employees that their actions will match their words, and that immigration benefits-handling responsibilities, whether relating to adjudications or fraud detection, are no longer just a numbers game, or all about "getting to yes". Return to Top ******** ******** ~ NYC Ignored 440 Detainer Notices in 3 Months By Preston Heunnekens CIS Blog, June 4, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/NYC-lgnored-440-Detainer-Notices-3-Months Excerpt: ICE in New York reviewed three months-worth of detainer notices sent DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000038 to the NYPD and to the N.Y. Department of Corrections. ICE was attempting to determine if there were any trends in the type of criminal aliens released from custody by New York City without notifying immigration authorities. ICE studied the months from January to mid-April of 2018 and found that NYPD and NYCD collectively ignored 440 detainer notices. Within that short period of time, 40 of those individuals released from custody subsequently committed more crimes and were arrested again. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Illegal Dominican Immigrants Survive Capture, but Their Gamecocks' Fate Is a Mystery By David North CIS Blog, June 3, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/lllegal-Dominican-lmmigrants-Survive-Capture-TheirGamecocks-Fate-Mystery Excerpt: Illegal aliens do not routinely bring animals with them, and I suspected that the birds were, shall we say, under-defined. I called the Border Patrol press office in Puerto Rico and the agent on the other end of the phone was relaxed and helpful. Yes, he agreed, they were fighting gamecocks; they had not been, as one DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000039 might expect, inspected by a veterinarian, and thus being both illegal entrants and suspected of possibly carrying diseases, they were seized by the USDA inspectors. Return to Top ******** ******** ~ The Last Word on 1,475 'Lost' Children By David North CIS Blog, June 3, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Last-Word-1475-Lost-Children Excerpt: Needless to say, if a parent or other family member were to pay to have an alien minor smuggled into the United States, that parent or other family member would have strong incentive not to accept a call from HHS verifying the whereabouts of that alien minor. To do otherwise would be akin to reporting your illegal gambling winnings or proceeds from your illicit drug sales on your tax return. Return to Top Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000040 Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT Cente r for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immig ration Studies Monday, June 11, 2018 3:49 PM Law, Robert T House Panel Examines Restoring Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census From : Sent: To: Subject: ~ ~ Center forImmigration Stuji~i~alion ,Pro-1mmigran 0 Share @ Tweet @ Forward House Panel Examines Restoring Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census CIS analyst finds no evidence of impact on response rate Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2018) - The issue of restoring a question on citizenship to the 2020 census was the subject of a recent Capitol Hill hearing. A Center for Immigration Studies researcher was among the witnesses before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. The 2010 count was only the second time in more than a century where the decennial census had no citizenship question for at least some share of respondents. The proposed question for the 2020 census copies the wording from the American Community Survey , which covers roughly 3 percent of the nation's residents (as opposed to the census, which counts the whole population). DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000042 No definitive government data currently exists on the number of U.S. citizens residing in the country. The Department of Justice - under both the Obama and Trump administrations - has said citizenship data is needed to be able to properly enforce civil rights and other laws. The census question would not inquire as to legal status, merely whether the respondent is or is not a U.S. citizen. Critics, including at least one Census Bureau official, have expressed concern that the current political environment may reduce responses to the 2020 census if the citizenship question is restored. But Steven Camarata, the Center for Immigration Studies director of research, examined relevant trends and found, "The figures indicate that at least at a basic level when looking at two of the Census Bureau's largest and most important surveys that collect citizenship [the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey], there does not seem to be a discernable decline in response rates or allocation rates that are related to Trump's candidacy or presidency." View Camarota's full testimony: https://cis.org/Testimony/Would-Citizenship- Question-2020-Census-Reduce-Response-Rates Information on citizenship would help researchers and policymakers better understand migration patterns, particularly at the local level. Camarata concludes that, "people have become somewhat more reluctant to take part in the American Community Survey or to answer specific questions on that survey, but this is not a recent development; it began well before 2016." Restoring the citizenship question to the census, Camarata said, "would be beneficial to voting rights enforcement and to researchers." DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000043 Visit Website Further Reading: A History of the Census Bureau's Birthplace and Citizenship Questions in One Table Would a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Reduce Response Rates? Would a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Reduce Response Rates? Part 2 Shifting the Balance : How the Gang of Eight bill and immigration generally shift seats in the House of Representatives DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000044 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 8:33 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 6/11/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Events, 6/11/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate .L 6/12, Nationwide - Webinar on the anticipated public charge rule and its impact on immigrant families 2. 6/ 13, DC - Annual conference on building a competitive U.S.-Mexico border - [Updated with agenda] lo 6/ 13, DC - Discussion on private philanthropy and 'Dreamers' 4. 6/ 13-16, San Francisco - AILA annual conference on immigration law 2:_6/18, Nationwide - Webinar on whether immigration helps American employment - [New Listing] 6. 6/18-21, Oakland - Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health L. 6/19-21, Montreal - Conference on challenging migrant detention - [New Listing I ~ 6/25-27, London - Secure Document World 2018 9. 6/27, Nationwide - Webinar on K-12 instructional models for English learners - [New Listing] ill. 6/27-30 , DC - Certificate program course on global trends in international migration l.L 7/16-18 , Cincinnati - Conference on incorporating immigrants and refugees into communities DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000045 _Ll_,_ 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting - 1. Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Immigrant Families 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2018 MPI Webinar https ://www.migrationpolicy.org/ events/chilling-effects-expected-pub immigrant-families lie-charge-rule-and-its-impact - Speakers: Mark Greenberg, MPI Senior Fellow and former Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Michael Fix, MPI Senior Fellow Jeanne Batalova, MPI Senior Policy Analyst Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Description: The Trump administration is finalizing a proposed rule that could have wide-reaching effects on legal immigration to the United States and the ability of immigrants legally present in the country to qualify for green cards or otherwise adjust their legal status. Drafts of the rule, leaked in January 2017 and March 2018, suggest the measure would make sweeping changes in how use of-or likelihood to use-public benefits is taken into consideration in immigration-related decision-making. Some versions of the draft go so far as to suggest that legally present noncitizens could become subject to deportation if they use benefits and services for which they qualify. Based on experience with prior reforms of immigration and welfare legislation, it is reasonable to anticipate that the rule will discourage millions of immigrants from accessing health, nutrition, and social services that benefit not only them, but also their U.S.-citizen children. Indeed, there is some evidence to suggest this chilling effect is already taking place, as service providers report some immigrant clients dropping out and others failing to access benefits for which they are eligible. Join Migration Policy Institute (MPI) expe1is for a discussion of the anticipated public charge regulation, how it differs from current policy, its effects on immigrants and their U.S.-bom children, and how the proposed rule could affect future benefits usage. The discussion will feature findings from a new MPI report that draws upon U.S. Census Bureau data to assess the level of benefits use by noncitizens, naturalized citizens, and the U.S. born in four major means-tested benefit programs to better understand the potential magnitude of the proposed rule's chilling effects. The report provides an overview of the historical context for this proposal and of how the current public charge provision is used. And it sketches some of the likely implications for immigrant integration, federalism, and immigration policy. Please join us for this timely and important discussion. Register: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event KEY=87717 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000046 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Fifth Annual "Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border" Conference 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2018 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/fifth-annual-building-competitive-us-mexico-border-conference Description: The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute and the Border Trade Alliance invite you to save the date for our fifth annual high-level "Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border" conference, which will focus on improving border management in order to strengthen the competitiveness of both the United States and Mexico. Specific emphasis will be placed on a cooperative bilateral framework, NAFT A, binational economic development, and the need for efforts that simultaneously support security and efficiency in border management. Agenda 8:30-8:45 a.m. Registration 8:45-9:05 a.m. Welcome Christopher Wilson, Deputy Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center 9:00-9:55 a.m. Representing the Border Region Rep. Michael McCaul, TX-10 Rep. Will Hurd, TX-23 Rep. Herny Cuellar, TX-28 Moderator: Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center 9:55-10:15 a.m. U.S.-Mexico Collaboration in Border Management Ambassador Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia, Deputy Chief of Mission, Mexican Embassy in Washington DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000047 Introduction: Christopher Wilson, Deputy Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center 10:35 a.m.-12:00 p.m. NAFTA and the Border: How would an updated NAFTA affect cross-border trade? Jose Antonio Vidales, Director, Grupo 365, Former President of CAAAREM, the Mexican Confederation of Associations of Customs Agents Jose Martin Garcia, Rep. of the Mexican Finance Ministry and Customs Administration at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC Bernardo Ayala, Vice President, Mexico, Union Pacific Railroad Maria Luisa Boyce, Director, Global Public Affairs, UPS Moderator: Paola Avila, Vice President, International Business Affairs, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce 12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch: Developing New Tools for Secure and Competitive Borders Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Introduction: Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, Co-Chair, Mexico Institute Advisory Board, Wilson Center 1:40-2:45 p.m. The Future of Port of Entry Design and Management Ben Rohrbaugh, BorderWorks Advisor, Belfer Center, Harvard Stan Korosec, Director of Security and Canadian Government Relations, Detroit International Bridge Company Allen Gina, Partner and Co-Founder, CT Strategies Erik Lee, Executive Director, North American Research Partnership 2:45-3:45 p.m. Evolving Threats and Responses: Border Security in the 21st Century Christopher Wilson, Deputy Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center Alan Bersin, Fornier Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security; Global Fellow, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center Theresa Cardinal Brown, Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center Bryan Roberts, Research Economist, Institute for Defense Analyses 3:45-4:00 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000048 Closing Remarks Britton Clarke, President, Border Trade Alliance Christopher Wilson, Deputy Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Private Philanthropy and Immigrant Dreamers 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Cato Institute, Hayek Auditorium 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001 https ://www.cato.org/ events/private-philanthropy-immigrant-dreamers Description: The private sector is stepping up to help young immigrant Dreamers while Congress continues to debate their future. Few Americans have done more than Donald Graham, the chairman of the board of Graham Holdings Company and former publisher of the Washington Post. Mr. Graham cofounded TheDream.Us to fund college scholarships for hundreds of Dreamers, and he recently received significant donations to expand the program to thousands more. Graham will discuss the success of his initiative, his future plans, and his views on immigration policy and philanthropy. Two Dreamers who received scholarships from his foundation will share their perspectives on how his program changed their lives, their hopes for the future, and what baniers they still face to attaining the American dream. Speaker: Donald E. Graham, Philanthropist Moderator: David Bier, Immigration Policy Analyst, Cato Institute Return to Top ******** ******** 4. AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000049 Wednesday-Saturday, June 13-16, 2018 San Francisco Hilton and Pare 55 Hotels San Francisco, CA 94102 http://www.aila.org/conferences/in-person/annual Conference program: Wednesday June 13, 2018 1:15-2:15 p.m. Anatomy of an L-1: Practical Preparation Tips Many practitioners who feel ready to undertake the exciting ride that is L-1 visa practice often wonder: where should they even begin? To answer this and many other questions, panelists will provide an overview of the L-1 visa, discussing everything from blankets, to function managers, to seven-page long RFEs. Panelists also will address how to document specialized knowledge, defining and identifying managers vs. executives, and documenting corporate relationships. * Qualifying Corporate Entities * How to Get a Blanket * What Is Today's Definition of "Specialized Knowledge"? * Who Is a Manager? * RFE Strategies Janora L. Hawkins (DL), Atlanta, GA Samuel Adair, Austin, TX Jonathan L. Flores, Los Angeles, CA Robin D. O'Donoghue, Cambridge, MA 2:30-3:30 p.m. Counseling Corporate Clients on Employment and Training Opportunities Within F and J In light of the continued limited availability of H-1 B visas, employers are seeing employees spend significant amounts of time in F-1 status, and are looking to other visa categories, including J visas, to find alternate ways to keep talent in the United States. Panelists will explore the limitations of F-1 visas, both before and after graduation, and address STEM extension issues and requirements. Panelists also will discuss the J-1 visa and options for employers. * CPT and Pre-Completion OPT Timing and Issues * STEM OPT Extensions * Restrictions on Employment While in F-1 OPT * J-1 Trainee and Intern Options and the Impact of INA ?212(e) * Finding a J-1 Program Sponsor DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000050 Steven G. Williams (DL), Denver, CO Elise A. Fialkowski, Philadelphia, PA Elizabeth A. Goss, Boston, MA Lesley N. Salafia, Storrs, CT 3:45-4:45 p.m. Counseling Clients After NIV Petition Approval Gaining an approval of an NIV petition is not necessarily the end of a case. Panelists will focus on successfully walking clients through visa interviews at consular posts, and dealing with the applicant's admissibility issues. * Is Forum Shopping Allowed? * What Is the Consul Really Reviewing? * Common Reasons for "Administrative Processing," and What to Do if It Has Been Initiated o Disclosing Criminal Background and Handling Other Admissibility Issues * Using the FAM and Other Resources at the Consulate * Preparing the Client for the Interview: What to Expect, What to Bring, etc. * Effective Strategies for Dealing with Consular Denials Hardeep Sull (DL), Las Vegas, NV Hudaidah F. Bhimdi, Fairfax, VA Kehrela M. Hodkinson, London, UK Fuji Whittenburg, Woodland Hills, CA 5:00-6:00 p.m. National Interest Waivers: Dhanasar Demystified Matter ofDhanasar was published on December 27, 2016. Panelists will offer an in-depth discussion of USCIS's implementation of Dhanasar since then, and address adjudication trends in National Interest Waivers under the new analytical framework. * Differences Between Dhanasar and NYSDOT * "Well Positioned to Advance the Proposed Endeavor": The Role of Potential Impact and Problems of Proof * Role of Geography in the National Importance Standard * Use of the National Interest Waiver for the "unPERMable" Employee Khorzad Adi Mehta (DL), Owings Mills, MD John "Jack" L. Pinnix, AILA Past President, Raleigh, NC Gerard M. Chapman, Greensboro, NC Barbara Wong, Fremont, CA 7:00-8:00 p.m. NIV Investor to Green Card DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000051 When foreign nationals are afforded the opportunity to invest in a U.S. venture, and then allowed to enter the United States to oversee this investment, how can they make their stay more permanent? Panelists will explore issues in using one of the EB categories to convert L-1 or E visa holders to permanent residence. * Dual Intent Doctrine * E-2 Status and Self-Petitions * NIV to IV: Deciding on the Best Option, and Steps to Take After Entry to Ensure This Happens * How to Leverage E-1/2 Equity into an EB-5 Investment * Family Strategies Christi H. Jackson (DL), London, UK Tammy Fox-Isicoff: AILA Board of Governors, Miami, FL Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, AILA Past President, Santa Monica, CA Henry J. Chang, Toronto, Canada FAMILY 1:15-2:15 p.m. Immigration of Children Through Adoption Speakers on this advanced-level panel will provide a detailed analysis of the issues that arise when dealing with Hague and Non-Hague adoption cases. In addition, speakers will address issues of habitual residency of children and adoptive parents arising under the USCIS Policy Memo of November 20, 2017. The panel will discuss recent RFE's, NOID's and adjudication trends. * Introduction to Hague and Non-Hague Adoption Cases * Habitual Residency Under USCIS Criteria o Evidence of Intent at Entry o Establishing Actual Residence o Bona Fides of Adoption * Emerging Issues in RFEs, NOIDs, Denials, and Appeals o Dealing with Fraud Indicators o Proving 24 Months of Joint Residency and Legal Custody o Practice Pointers for Filing I-130s Steven C. Thal (DL), Minnetonka, MN Tifany E. Markee, San Diego, CA Irene Mugambi, Dallas, TX Irene A. Steffas, Marietta, GA 2:30-3:30 p.m. Finding a Safe Haven for Survivors: VA WA, U Visa, or T Visa? Victims of Abuse should have an easier road to achieving lawful permanent residency. Panelists on this advanced-level session will discuss the options available for abuse victims-regardless of gender DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000052 identification- whether that option is VA WA, a U Visa, or a T Visa. * Establishing a Strong VA WA Case Based on Emotional and Financial Abuse * Proving Lawful Status When the Spouse Is an Obstructionist * Addressing the Multitude of Problems That Arise When the VA WA Applicant or U Visa Victim Continues to Reside with Abuser * Digging into the Definitions: "Qualifying Crimes," ''Victims," "Helpfulness," and "Trafficking" * U Visa Hot Topics Marisol L. Perez (DL), San Antonio, TX Claudia N. Del Castillo, Miami, FL Nora E. Phillips, Los Angeles, CA Mariela G. Shibley, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, San Diego, CA 3:45-4:45 p.m. Doing the Math: Addressing the Complexities of the CSPA Panelists will help attendees improve issue spotting and confidence in CSP A analysis. * Tips for Easily Calculating CSP A Age * Understanding the Differences Between INA ??20l(f) and 203(h) * Visa Bulletin Retrogression, Automatic Conversion, and Opt-Out Options * How to Get NVC and Embassies to Apply CSPA to Your Case * Actions That Qualify as "Pursuing Residency Within One Year" Charles Wheeler (DL), AILA Author, Affidavits of Support: A Practitioner's Guide/AILA's Focus on the Child Status Protection Act Nancy E. Miller, Pasadena, CA Ari J. Sauer, Memphis, TN Carl Shusterman, Los Angeles, CA 5:00-6:00 p.m. Identifying and Dealing with Complex 1-130 Issues The experts on this panel will provide attendees with best practices and strategies for the unusual 1-130 immigrant petition throughout the life-and death-of the case. * INA ?204(c) Findings and Maniage Fraud * The Adam Walsh Act * FDNS Visits and Stokes Interview Preparation * Effective Note-Taking and Tracking Development of the Petition Mary Beth Kaufman (DL), San Francisco, CA Meredith Brown, Glendale, CA Lindsey Gauzza, New York, NY Erin J. Quinn, San Francisco, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000053 7:00-8:00 p.m. Mindfulness in Practice: Assessing Diversity and Implicit Bias The experts on this ethics panel will focus on cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity issues that are unique to this profession-e.g., diverse immigration attorneys from various backgrounds representing clients from different countries around the world. Panelists will provide attendees with insights and advice on how best to effectively collaborate with clients of different cultural backgrounds. Panelists will address ethical and practical considerations in balancing open-mindedness and sensitivity with awareness of implicit bias, and reflect on how this bias impacts client representation and case strategy. * Effective and Culturally-Sensitive Communication Techniques When Working with Colleagues, Clients, and Opposing Counsel * Stepping into the Client's Shoes: Educating Yourself in Order to Communicate Client Cultural Norms and Values When Presenting the Case * Effectively Communicating with Indigent Clients * Increasing Self-Awareness and Demonstrating Respect to Colleagues and Clients Chelsea HaleyNelson (DL), Oakland, CA Russell Abrutyn, AILA Co-Chair Civility Task Force/Message Center Moderators Chair, Berkley, MI Margo Chemysheva, AILA Nevada Chapter Chair, Las Vegas, NV Maya Salah, Minneapolis, MN FUNDAMENTALS 1:15-2:15 p.m. Overview of Essential Immigration Terms, Concepts, and Government Agencies The experts on this fundamentals-level panel will provide an overview of the general concepts, terms, language, and rules that are essential to the practice of immigration law. Panelists also will provide practitioners with an understanding of the different government agencies and their roles in the immigration process. * Nonimmigrant vs. Immigrant * Changing, Maintaining, and Extending Status * Unlawful Presence and Overstaying * DHS: Overview of Different Immigration Agencies (USCIS, ICE, CBP) * DOS: Overview of Role in Immigration (Consular Posts, NYC) * DOL: Overview of Role in Immigration (OFLC, ETA, BALCA) * DOJ: Overview of Role in Immigration (EOIR, BIA, OSC) Gayle Oshrin (DL), AILA Board of Governors, New York, NY Ally Bo lour, AILA Board of Govemors/2018 AILA Annual Conference Program Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA Sarah Buffett, Charlotte, NC DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000054 2:30-3:30 p.m. Immigration 101: Essential Immigration Terms and Concepts This session addresses the foundational concepts needed to prepare attendees for the fundamentals tracks. Panelists will present a broad overview of the general principles, basic legal terminology, and key legal resources used within the practice of immigration law. * Key Concepts: Immigrant vs. Nonimmigrant, Consular Processing, Adjustment of Status, Priority Dates, and the Visa Bulletin * Critical Distinctions: Visa vs. Status, Visa Waiver or Visa Exempt, Violations of Status, Unlawful Presence, and Overstays * Immigration Law Sources: INA, CFR, Memoranda, FAM, AFM, etc. Neena Dutta (DL), AILA Board of Govemors/TSC Liaison Committee Chair, New York, NY Bushra A. Malik, Bloomfield Hills, MI Marcine Seid, Palo Alto, CA David J. Wilks, AILA VSC Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Ithaca, NY 3:45-4:45 p.m. Nonimmigrant Visa Overview (Alphabet Soup) Part 1 Panelists will present a basic overview of the nonimmigrant visa categories. Part 1 of this two-part panel will cover all nonimmigrant visa categories from diplomats to temporary workers, and discuss when each is appropriate for clients. * A, G, and NATO: Diplomats and Government Representatives * B-1 and B-2: Visitors * C and D: Aliens in Transit, Alien Vessel, and Aircraft Crew * E-1 and E-2: Treaty Traders and Investors * F, 1, and M: Students and Exchange Visitors * H-lB, H-lBl, H-3, and E-3: Temporary Workers * H-2A and H-2B: Seasonal Workers Diana Vellos Coker (DL), San Diego, CA Sang M. Shin, Houston, TX 5:00-6:00 p.m. Nonimmigrant Visa Overview (Alphabet Soup) Part 2 In Part 2 of this two-part panel, panelists complete the basic overview of the nonimmigrant visa categories begun in Part 1. All nonimmigrant visa categories from foreign media representatives to victims of crime will be discussed, and panelists will address when each is appropriate for clients. * I: Foreign Media * K-1 and K-3: Fiancees and Family Members DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000055 * L-lA and L-lB: Intracompany Transferees * 0: Extraordinary Individuals * P: Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers * Q: The Cultural Visa * R: Religious Workers * S: Informants * T: Victims of Human Trafficking * TN: Canadian and Mexican Professionals * U: Victims of Crimes Shirley Tang (DL), Woodbridge, VA Amanda Willis Gupta, Brooklyn, NY Neil J. Sheff: Beverly Hills, CA 7:00-8:00 p.m. Overview of Family-Based Immigration Panelists for this fundamentals-level session will provide an overview of family-based immigration, and explain why the process can be complicated, often taking several years to complete. Those new to immigration should attend this session to gain a general understanding of family-based immigration law, and to prepare for the more in-depth fundamentals-level family panels. * Family-Based Immigration Preference Categories * Definition of Family Members * Immediate Relatives vs. Preference Categories * Priority Dates and the Visa Bulletin * Recapturing Priority Dates * Widow/Widower Provisions * Introduction to Child Status Protection Act * Affidavit of Support David F. Vedder (DL), Daytona Beach, FL Kevin M. Crabtree, Oakland, CA Aimee Maldonado, Houston, TX Scott D. Pollock, Chicago, IL LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 1:15-2:15 p.m. Practice Innovation Part 1: Today's Practice Automation Tools As business and individual clients seek better, faster, and cheaper legal services, and as lawyers seek to expand access to the justice system, many are turning to emerging technologies to meet demands. Lawyers and other entrepreneurs have created new, powerful tools that aim to help improve work flows and reduce the costs of business. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000056 * Automation Trends and Tools * Artificial Intelligence in Practice * What Tools Are Affordable Now? * Will Robots Really Replace Lawyers? * Implementation Lessons Learned Reid F. Trautz (DL), AILA Director of Practice and Professionalism, Washington, DC Gregory H. Siskind, AILA Board of Governors, Memphis, TN Hendrik Pretorius, San Francisco, CA Aaron Tarin, Taylorsville, UT 2:30-3:30 p.m. Practice Innovation Part 2: Changing Delivery Models It isn't just the technology: consumer demands also drive change. With the constant drumbeat of '"better, faster, cheaper" sounding, some firms are evolving their business delivery models to meet these consumer demands. Join our panel of lawyers and consumers who are rethinking business processes and reshaping how legal services are delivered. * Delivering Legal Services Online * Slicing and Dicing Your Portfolio of Manager Services * Outsourcing, Remote Workers, and Virtual Law Firms * Implementation Lessons Learned William A. Stock (DL), AILA Immediate Past President, Philadelphia, PA Javad Khazaeli, Saint Louis, MO Matthew Burns (Tullow Int'l HR Consulting), Washington, DC Sarah C. Maxwell, Chicago, IL 3:45-4:45 p.m. Practice Innovation Part 3: Overcoming Ethical Impediments to Innovation As lawyers deal with the forces of change around them, many feel powerless to alter their business practices because of ethical constraints. Our panel of experts will address ethical roadblocks in lawyer regulation to help firms compete in the changing marketplace. * Fee Sharing with Online Marketers * Limited Scope Engagements * Balancing Legal Ethics and Access to Justice * Data Privacy in a Cloud-Based World Reid F. Trautz (DL), AILA Director of Practice and Professionalism, Washington, DC Kenneth Craig Dobson, AILA Ethics Committee Vice Chair, New York, NY Meni A. Baldwin, Shareholder Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, San Francisco, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000057 5:00-6:00 p.m. Embrace Technology in Your Immigration Practice: Work Faster and Lower Costs The San Francisco Bay Area is known for the number of its technology companies disrupting the status quo and transforming how individuals approach their daily lives. Learn from a panel of immigration attorneys who have embraced technology in their practice, and gain useful tips on how to incorporate the latest technology effectively. * Getting the Most Out of Immigration Technology: Moving Beyond Email and Populating Forms * Collaboration Tools (Google Docs, Slack, GoToMeeting): How to Integrate Digital Tools Effectively into Your Practice * Communication and Social Media: How to Deliver Information Quickly and Effectively to Clients * Five Simple Tech Tips to Implement Now to Transform Your Practice * Going Paperless Tiffany B. Hill (DL), San Francisco, CA Grace Rosas Alano, San Francisco, CA Philip C. Curtis, Boston, MA Claire S. Pratt, San Francisco, CA 7:00-8:00 p.m. Less Is More: Solo and Small Firm Practices That Make It Big Solo and small firm practitioners make up the large majority of the AILA membership. Come learn from some of AILA's most successful solo and boutique practitioners on how to compete with bigger firms and grow your practice while remaining efficient and lean. * Finding a Niche * Coexisting with the Big Firms * Leveraging Personal Networks * Managing Staffing, Space, Use of Technology, and Optimizing Profit Points Edward R. White (DL), Boston, MA Dale M. Schwartz, AILA Past President, Atlanta, GA Salvador Colon, Houston, TX Sofia Zneimer, Chicago, IL LITIGATION 1:15-2:15 p.m. Planning for Your First Individual Hearing Panelists on this roundtable will help attorneys new to removal defense plan for their first individual hearing. How much total time will a given case take to prepare? What is the expected timeline? How DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000058 much preparation can be delegated to staff? * Laying the Foundation for the Individual Hearing * Background Research and Investigation * Pleadings and Prehearing Briefs and Conferences * Preparing Client and Witnesses for Testifying * Delegation of Hearing Preparation to Other Staff C. Lynn Calder (DL), Raleigh, NC Richard A. Boswell, San Francisco, CA John Gihon, Altamonte Springs, FL Karin Tolgu, Seattle, WA 2:30-3:30 p.m. Whether a Noncitizen Has Been Admitted, Admissions That Matter, and Other Conundrums Even seasoned practitioners and adjudicators have moments of confusion over when noncitizens have been admitted, which admission date counts for applicants/respondents in terms of inadmissibility and deportability, etc. Panelists will dissect the fine lines of admissions in the context of inadmissibility, deportability, eligibility for benefits, and classification as an arriving alien. * Returning LPRs and the Fleuti doctrine * Which Admission Dates Count for the Purposes of Inadmissibility and Deportability? * TPS and U Visa Grants as Admissions * When Is a TPS Parolee Not an Arriving Alien? INA ?244(a) and the 1991 MTINA * The Entry Doctrine: Does It Still Breathe Life? * Implications of Procedurally Regular, but Procedurally Flawed, Admissions and Wave-Throughs, Including Quilantan Michael S. Vastine (DL), Miami Gardens, FL Ruben L. Reyes, AILA Board of Governors, Phoenix, AZ Lisa E. Seife1i, Olympia, WA Mary Kenney, Senior Staff Attorney, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC 3:45-4:45 p.m. Burdens of Proof and Production Knowing which party canies the burden of proof and production is essential to developing a sound litigation strategy. Panelists on this intermediate-level panel will analyze the burden of proof in various contexts, including bond proceedings, master calendar hearings, and merits hearings in the immigration courts. * Custody Redetermination Hearings and the Burden of Proof in Prolonged Detention Cases * Denying the Charges and Establishing Eligibility for Relief * Addressing Incomplete Records of Conviction and Burdens of Production: Almanza and Peralta- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000059 Sauceda * Burden of Production and Access to Information: FOIA and the Creative Use of Stokes and Dent Jonathan D. Montag (DL), San Diego, CA Vikram K. Badrinath, Tucson, AZ Kathleen M. Gillespie, Lexington, MA Manuel F. Rios III, Seattle, WA 5:00-6:00 p.m. Discovery in Removal Proceedings The experts on this panel will assist attorneys in effectively identifying and using the tools of discovery in removal proceedings. Panelists will explore commonly used tools, as well as those tools utilized infrequently by immigration attorneys. * Informal Discovery: FOIAs, Immigration Encounters, and Criminal Background Checks * Understanding and Utilizing INA ?240( c)(2) * Utilizing Discovery Tools in Removal Proceedings to Obtain Production of Books, Papers, and Other Documentary Evidence * The Touhy Regulations and Getting a Federal Official to Testify Patrick Taurel (DL), Washington, DC Maria E. Andrade, Boise, ID Hiroko Kusuda, New Orleans, LA Erich C. Straub, Milwaukee, WI 7:00-8:00 p.m. Preserving the Record in Immigration Court: Objections Under the Federal Rules of Evidence and Immigration Regulations Panelists will address preservation of the record in immigration court by making objections to documentary and testimonial evidence, as well as conduct of proceedings. * Understanding the Meaning of Fundamental Fairness in Removal Proceedings * Application of the Federal Rules of Evidence * 5th Amendment, 4th Amendment, Hearsay, Authentication, Incomplete Document, Best Evidence Rule, Relevance, and Other Objections * Objections to Venue and Impaiiiality of the Judge, Including Motions to Recuse Javier N. Maldonado (DL), San Antonio, TX Jeremy L. McKinney, AILA Secretary, Greensboro, NC Henry Cruz, Seattle, WA Jennifer Lee Koh, Irvine, CA Thursday June 14, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000060 7:00-8:00 a.m. Representing Contracting Companies and the Employers Who Use Them (Morning Roundtable) Love 'em or hate 'em, contracting and staffing companies employ a large percentage of the H-IB workforce in the United States. With firms increasingly using these services, practitioners are being called upon frequently to advise on the unique immigration compliance issues contracting arrangements present. Our panel of experts will discuss these issues from the perspective of both the contracting company and the end-user, and will identify best practices on how to deal with them. * Challenges and Strategies When Representing the Contracting Company * Challenges and Strategies When Representing the End-User * Joint Employer Concerns * Best Practices in the Outsourcing Process * Recommendations to A void Litigation and Regulatory Action Sharon R. Mehlman (DL), AILA Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA Lori T. Chesser, Des Moines, IA Robert H. Cohen, AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee Chair, Columbus, OH Sheela Murthy, Owings Mills, MD 1:30-2:30 p.m. Managing and Winning RFEs and NOIDs Panelists will address the complicated and frustrating world of USCIS's Notices oflntent to Deny (NOID) and Requests for Evidence (RFE). Panelists will examine possible reasons for the recent increase in NO IDs and RFEs, and impaii useful techniques and tips to help practitioners counter them successfully and win cases. * Recent Trends in RFEs and NOIDs, Why Practitioners Might Receive One Versus the Other * Interpreting the RFE: Knowing When It Is a Mindless Kitchen Sink RFE, and When the Adjudicator Has Already Made Up His or Her Mind * Managing Client Expectations: Timing, Increased Odds of Receiving RFEs for Premium Processing Cases, Evidence Collection * Strategies for a Successful Response * Knowing the Sources and How to Use Them: Caselaw, Regulations, FAM, Online Guides, and USCIS Templates Matthew D. Stump (DL), USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee Chair, Oklahoma City, OK Lisa Baker Jones, Santa Clara, CA Loma A. De Bono, AILA CSC Liaison Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA Debra Schneider, Minneapolis, MN DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000061 2:50-3:50 p.m. Posttraumatic "L" Disorder: Inconsistent Adjudicatory Standards That Drive Practitioners Crazy Does it seem like there is no consistent adjudicatory standard with respect to service center and blanket Ls? Join our panel of experts for this master's level session as they provide a detailed review of current adjudication trends, and discuss strategies to deal with this constantly evolving area. * Overview of Recent Adjudication Trends: What Is Occurring at the Consulates and Service Centers? * Service Center vs. Blanket Ls: Which Is Preferred? * Blanket Ls for Smaller/Newer Companies * New Company L-1 Extensions Teri A. Simmons (DL), Atlanta, GA Brian D. Bumgardner, Raleigh, NC Danny Chi-Keng Chen, Irvine, CA Ellen Freeman, Pittsburgh, PA 4:10-5:10 p.m. Advanced Issues Facing Entrepreneurs What can be done to assist entrepreneurs who are being targeted under the current administration? Panelists will explore how "Hire American" affects the entrepreneur with his or her travel, extension, and startups. * Startups in the E-2 Context: Source of Funds, RFEs, Documentation Issues * Increased Scrutiny at POEs and Limitations on B-1 Business Travel * Difficulty in Obtaining Approval for the New Company L, and Obtaining the Extension after the First Year * The 0-1 as an Option for Entrepreneurs * Status oflntemational Entrepreneur Rule after July 17, 2017, and After Issuance of Executive Orders Yeu S. Hong (DL), Los Angeles, CA Allen 01r, AILA Treasurer, Washington, DC Rachel Baskin, Oceanside, NY Maria Isabel Casablanca, Miami, FL FAMILY 7:00-8:00 a.m. Hardship Workshop: Utilizing Storytelling Techniques Panelists for this workshop will discuss the most effective narrative strategies to persuasively present stories of client hardship. Written and documentary evidence appropriate for all types of waivers and applications for relief from removal will be addressed. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000062 * Interviewing Techniques to Extract Client Stories * Spinning Straw into Gold: Illustrating Unique Hardship in Seemingly Standard Cases * Presenting the Client's Story with Credible Evidence: Expert Testimony, Psychological Evaluations, and Country Conditions Reports Ritu Goswamy (DL), San Jose, CA Randy Steinberg, Beverly Hills, CA Sheila Stuhlman, Minneapolis, MN 1:30-2:30 p.m. Documenting the Undocumented: Coming Out of the Shadows The experts on this panel will help attendees address common issues that arise when undocumented individuals come out of the shadows. They will discuss how practitioners should document the realities of the client's life in the United States, and how to deal with problematic issues arising from the client's creative solutions to the challenges ofliving in the shadows. * Trends in Enforcement, and the Increasing Risk of Coming Out of the Shadows * Dealing with Identity Issues: Use of Fake IDs, False Social Security Numbers, and Licenses from Other States * Omitted Family Members: Out of Wedlock Children, Estranged Marriages, and Common Law Spouses * Review of Current Memoranda, Executive Orders, and Potential Legislation Genevieve Kovacs Perez (DL), Los Angeles, CA Peter L. Ashman, Las Vegas, NV Maria Blanco, Executive Director, UC Immigrant Legal Services Center, Davis, CA 2:50-3:50 p.m. Unconventional Adjustment of Status Applications Speakers on this advanced-level panel will explore various non-traditional and cutting-edge paths to obtaining residency. They will focus on new legal developments and best practices. * TPS Adjustment * Accepted Admissions: Advance Parole, Parole in Place, Matter of Areguillin, and Matter of Quilantan * Adjusting Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings * INA ?204(1): Death of the Petitioner and Humanitarian Reinstatement Maurice H. Goldman (DL), Tucson, AZ Jason Abrams, New York, NY Vera A. Weisz, Los Angeles, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000063 4:10-5:10 p.m. Risky Naturalization Issues: Bridging the Gap from Residency to Citizenship Panelists for this advanced-level session will discuss issues, both common and obscure, that may affect a noncitizen's ability to naturalize and, in some cases, endanger his or her residency status. * Abandonment and Preservation of Residency * Dealing with Removable and Deportable Offenses (Civil or Criminal): Tax Violations, Legalized Marijuana, Unlawful Voting * Good Moral Character Issues: Unpaid Taxes and Child Support, Adultery * Nunc Pro Tune Possibilities When LPR Status Was Not Lawfully Obtained Jennifer Walker Gates (DL), Austin, TX Sabrina R. Damast, Los Angeles, CA Christina H. Lee, San Francisco, CA T Thomas J. Shea, New York, NY FUNDAMENTALS 7:00-8:00 a.m. Family Immigration 101: All You Need Is Love? (Morning Roundtable) Many people think that "all you need is love" to immigrate to the United States, either through marriage or by having a U.S. citizen child. If only it were that simple! Panelists for this fundamentalslevel session, designed to provide an overview of family-based immigration for new practitioners, will address the concept of spousal sponsorship, go through the petition process, and identify common pitfalls. * Who Qualifies as a Family-Based Immigrant? * From the Initial Phone Call, to Consultation, to Closing the Deal: Soliciting the Right Inf mmation * Preparing and Filing Family-Based Petitions and Applications * Preparing for and Attending Interviews * Recent Trends in Family Immigration Susan S. Han (DL), Long Beach, CA Allen E. Kaye, AILA Past President, New York, NY Jesse Evans-Schroeder, Tucson, AZ 9:45-10:45 a.m. Adjustment of Status Panelists will provide an introductory overview of the adjustment of status process. They also will discuss initial requirements for adjustment applications, the various forms and documents needed, and red-flag issues that could potentially complicate the process. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000064 * Requirements of Adjustment of Status Applications * The Anatomy of Adjustment of Status and Ancillary Applications: 1-485, 1-864, 1-765, 1-131 * Supporting Documentation * Common Red Flags: Entry Without Inspection, Intent at Entry, Unauthorized Employment, Etc. Reginald A. Pacis (DL), Detroit, MI Jennifer Casey, Denver, CO Michelle L. Lazerow, Rockville, MD 10:50-11:50 a.m. 1-751 Petitions to Remove Conditions on Residence Panelists will address the nuts and bolts of preparing and filing an I-751 petition. They also will discuss in detail certain aspects of the process, including remedies for late submission and best practices for documenting a good faith marriage. * Preparing an I-751 Petition: The Basics * When to Submit the I-751 * Remedies for Late Submission * What Exactly Is "Good Faith" and How Is It Proved? * Overview of Cases Where There Is a Divorce, Abuse, or Death Jonathan S. Greene (DL), Columbia, MD Renzo F. Manay, El Sobrante, CA Ginger McGuire, Englewood, CO 1:30-2:30 p.m. Immigrant Visa Consular Processing Panelists will present a general overview of consular processing, from the visa petition approval stage to the interview at a U.S. consular post. They also will provide valuable insight regarding which documents the National Visa Center (NVC) needs, how the interview is scheduled, preparing clients for the immigrant visa interview, and more. * Documents Needed at the NVC and Current Trends * Electronic Processing vs. Paper Processing * When and How Is the Interview Scheduled? * Preparing Clients for the Medical Exam and Visa Interview Abroad * Administrative Processing: What Triggers It, How to A void It, and How to Remedy It * What to Expect upon Entry Fausta Albi (DL), San Diego, CA John Q. Khosravi, Los Angeles, CA Claire D. Nilson, London, UK Atoosa V akili, Irvine, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000065 2:50-3:50 p.m. Naturalization 101 Panelists will cover the basics of U.S. citizenship. The requirements and process of naturalization will be presented, and best practices for navigating the red flags/risks of filing for naturalization will be discussed. * By * By * By * By Birth Acquisition Derivation Naturalization Michelle Saenz Rodriguez (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Dallas, TX Matthew S. Dunn, New York, NY Linda M. Nakamura, Los Angeles, CA Dilip Patel, Tampa, FL 4:10-5:10 p.m. Basics of Consular Practice: Applying for a Nonimmigrant Visa Panelists will discuss the basics of consular practice, and address common challenges faced by clients when they apply for a visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate. * Does the Foreign National Need a Visa Stamp? * How to Apply: Step-by-Step Instructions, Dealing with the Nonimmigrant Visa Unit * Form DS-160 and How to Complete One * Administrative Processing: Causes and Options to Resolve * Inadmissibility and Waivers Farshad Owji (DL), AILA Board of Governors, San Francisco, CA Cory Caouette, San Jose, CA Janice A. Flynn, London, UK Diana Okoeva, London, UK LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 7:00-8:00 a.m. Representing Trauma Survivors (Morning Roundtable) Perhaps the most important aspect of representing trauma survivors is the ability to gain their trust and extract their stories. Compelling VA WA, U visa, or asylum declarations are nearly impossible without this. However, in cases where the trauma is recent, the client is in a precarious living situation, or the survivors suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unique challenges to representation are present. Our panel of experts, including a mental health professional, will focus on the most effective DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000066 ways to represent trauma survivors and make them feel comfortable enough to tell their stories. * PTSD Defined, and How It Affects the Client's Willingness to Share Their Story * Best Practices for Gaining a Client's Trust * How to Make a Cohesive Record and Include All Relevant Details While Maintaining the Client's Privacy and Safety Yemi Getachew (DL), AILA Santa Clara Chapter Chair, San Jose, CA Ericka C. Curran, Jacksonville, FL Catherine Seitz, San Francisco, CA Jody Kussin, Psychologist, San Francisco, CA 1:30-2:30 p.m. AILA Ethics Compendium: LIVE Join the authors and editors of the AILA Ethics Compendium for an enlightening and thoughtprovoking ethics discussion. Now in its fifth year, panelists on AILA Ethics Compendium: LIVE offer an in-depth and robust analysis of the Rules of Professional Responsibility, and discuss how these rules apply to immigration lawyers. * Confidentiality, Conflicts, and Consultations - When Does Prospective Client Become Current Client? - Rule 1.18 * Understanding Challenges of Dual Representation - Rule 1.7 * When Does Current Client Become Former Client? * Confidentiality, Conflicts, and Former Clients - Rule 1.9 * The Intersection of Ethics and Civility Alan B. Goldfarb (DL), AILA Ethics Committee Chair, Minneapolis, MN Kenneth Craig Dobson, AILA Ethics Committee Vice Chair, New York, NY Meghan Moore, Wyoming, MI Helen A. Sklar, Los Angeles, CA Sarah K. Peterson, AILA Board of Governors/DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Minneapolis, MN 2:50-3:50 p.m. Managing Stress and Avoiding Substance Abuse While practicing immigration law has many benefits, it also comes with its share of pitfalls. Whether it's pressure from impending deadlines in high stakes business cases, or the emotional toll taken when helping vulnerable clients and victims of abuse, practitioners face causes of high stress and even secondary trauma on a routine basis. To help counter this, panelists will address the various ways people deal with stress, and provide attendees with effective coping mechanisms and positive life balancing strategies. * Learning the Difference Between Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Secondary Traumatic Stress * Recognizing the Symptoms of Excessive Stress and Substance Abuse DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000067 * Finding Techniques to Advocate Successfully for a Client's Case While Maintaining a Healthy Personal Distance Rachel Ray (DL), Davis, CA Donusia Lipinski, Myrtle Beach, SC Mariela G. Shibley, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, San Diego, CA LITIGATION 7:00-8:00 a.m. Federal District Court: Can I Practice There, and What Relief Can Be Sought? Panelists will assist attorneys who have not previously practiced in district court become familiar with common procedures and the type of relief that may be sought. They also will cover the nuts and bolts of filing habeas petitions, as well as the limits of federal court jurisdiction in different circuits. * Common Questions: Where to Sit, When to Stand, Etc. * What Rules Govern? * How Are Pleadings Filed? * How Are Habeas Petitions Filed? W. John Vandenberg (DL), AILA Philadelphia Chapter Chair, Philadelphia, PA Thomas E. Moseley, Newark, NJ Jonathan Wasden, Burke, VA 1:30-2:30 p.m. Improper Evidence: Motions to Suppress, Preclude, and Exclude Recent immigration directives favor an "arrest, don't check" policy, where everyone who "appears to be or might be undocumented" is swept up and detained. Learn how to stop the government from using improperly obtained evidence, respond when the government acts without authorization or a warrant, and protect your clients from over-eager enforcement actions. * How to Identify When Evidence Was Not Properly Obtained * How to Respond When the Government Tries to Use Improper Evidence * How to Use Motions to Suppress, Preclude, and Exclude Maria T. Baldini-Potermin (DL), AILA Federal Comi Litigation Section Steering Committee Chair, Chicago, IL Rex Chen, New York, NY Hans Meyer, Denver, CO Melissa Crow, Washington, DC 2:50-3:50 p.m. Motions to Reopen: Strategies and Considerations DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000068 In an age of increased enforcement, reopening prior removal orders has never been more important. The experts on this panel will provide effective tips for requesting reopening before the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. * In Absentia Orders and the Doctrine of Equitable Tolling * Do I Really Have to Do That? Ineffective Assistance Claims and Matter of Lozada * Framing Sua Sponte Motions to Preserve Legal and Constitutional Claims * Addressing Prior Orders in VA WA, U Visa, TPS, and DACA Cases * Motions to Reopen After Reentry and the Departure Bar Sui Chung (DL), AILA Southern Florida Chapter Chair, Miami, FL Scott Bratton, Cleveland, OH Lee Gelernt, New York, NY W. Michael Sharma-Crawford, Kansas City, MO 4:10-5:10 p.m. "Yes, You CAN!": Building the Confidence to Litigate Whether in immigration court or federal court, it takes confidence to stand in front of a judge and hold your own as a "fearless lawyer." What if the judge gets annoyed, or even downright hostile? Litigators, too, can be intimidating and seem superhuman. But the truth is, many judges and litigators have learned a variety of strategies to address their anxiety and respectfully stand their ground. Learn their tricks of the trade, and go into court with confidence! Trina Realmuto, Directing Attorney, American Immigration Council, Boston, MA Friday June 15, 2018 7:00-8:00 a.m. Navigating Consular and Service Center Roadblocks (Morning Roundtable) Nearly all practitioners have, at some point, filed a well-documented case, only to have something go awry. From thesis-like RFE's to cases that are lost in a blackhole, panelists will discuss proven strategies for resolving even the most troublesome cases. * Responding to Unreasonable RFEs: Is It Necessary? * Why Certain Cases Are Outside of Normal "Processing Times," and What Can Be Done * Problems at the Post: Visa Issuance Delay, Administrative Review, and Errors in Adjudication * Resources to Get a Case Back on Track: AILA Case Liaison, Contacting Elected Officials, LegalNet, the Media, and More Joseph J. Shepherd (DL), AILA CSC Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Los Angeles, CA Stephen R. Pattison, Portsmouth, NH Nicole Simon, AILA VSC Liaison Committee Chair, Philadelphia, PA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000069 Panelists on this intermediate-level session will discuss how to deal with individuals who have eclectic backgrounds and/or exciting, but perhaps still undefined, plans for the future. Because USCIS may challenge what the most appropriate subcategory is (e.g., art, science, business, athletics, education) in an RFE, panelists also will address strategies for securing 0-1 and EB-1 status for people whose expertise straddles one or more categories. * Founders and Entrepreneurs: CTO, CMO, CEO, COO, CDO, Etc. * Defining the Field of Endeavor When It Is Not Clear-E.g., What Is Yoga? What Is Pre-Production? What Is User Experience Development? * Presenting More Than One Subcategory in the Petition * Outstanding Researcher vs. Extraordinary Ability * How to Use Comparable Evidence Karin Wolman (DL), New York, NY Ksenia A. Maiorova, Orlando, FL Stuart J. Reich, New York, NY 9:30-10:30 a.m. Mexicans, Canadians, Australians, Singaporeans, and Chileans The five nationalities above benefit from treaty visas-i.e., E-3, TN-1/2, H-lBl-each of which has idiosyncratic processes and rules. Panelists will discuss, in this intermediate-level session, when and why treaty visas should be used over more basic categories, and address some of the obscure challenges connected to these visa categories. Panelists also will highlight some of the most glaring differences in processing at posts and POEs. * TNs: Border/Consulate vs. USCIS and Automatic Visa Revalidation; Denials and Refiles; "Forum Shopping" * E-3s: USCIS vs Consular Processing; Third Country Processing; Specialty Occupation and Education Equivalency; Who Pays Legal/Filing Fees? * H-IBI: If and When to Change to H-lB * Change of Status and Change of Employer Hiccups: Strategic Thinking and Timing * Dual Nationals Danielle M. Rizzo (DL), CBP Liaison Committee Chair, Buffalo, NY Kirsten Kelly, Vancouver, Canada Melissa Vincenty, Sydney, Australia 10:50-11:50 a.m. The Minefield of E-1/E-2 Multi-Jurisdictional Practice Even though E-1/2 visa processes are supposed to be unifonn and follow the FAM, both USCIS and consular posts have E visa units that implement the program differently. The experts on this advancedlevel panel will identify practical issues that consistently arise throughout the world, but with varied solutions based on the location. They also will address how politics and local quirks might impact E- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000070 1/2 visa applications. * Marginality: Overcoming Income Generation Obstacles o Proving "Future Growth" and What Shows "Significant Economic Contributions" Other Than Job Creation? Location-Specific Marginality Issues * Substantiality: Interpretations and Strategies: o No Magic Number, Right? How to Analyze Trade for E-1 * Page/Size Limits: Not Just a Guideline and Other Procedural Issues: o Strategies to Explain More with Fewer Pages, and How to Reduce Certain Corporate, Tax, and Foreign Document Pages * The Business Plan: Presenting a Legal and Achievable Blueprint: o Is It Ethical for Immigration Lawyers to Prepare Business Plans? * Third-Country Nationals and Dual Citizens: Processing and Preparing Them Cindy Azoulay (DL), Ramat Gan, Israel Leigh N. Ganchan, Houston, TX Michael Ryvin, San Francisco, CA Ian E. Scott, New York, NY 1:30-2:30 p.m. Worksite and Mergers & Acquisitions When a client mentions a corporate change, the first thing an immigration attorney often thinks of is, "What about the I-9s?" In this advanced-level session, panelists will delve deep into the details on what practitioners must know concerning mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations, and how these actions affect the 1-9 and E-Verify programs. * To Adopt or to Re-1-9? That Is the Question! * Best Practices in I-9 Due Diligence * Issues of Knowledge, Before and After Close * Successor Concerns for ICE Audits * E-Verify Issues Amid Corporate Change Jerome G. Grzeca (DL), Milwaukee, WI Marketa Lindt, AILA 1st Vice President, Chicago, IL Angelo A. Paparelli, Los Angeles, CA Susan Wehrer, San Francisco, CA 2:45-3:45 p.m. The Ethics and Obligations of Having "Knowledge" DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000071 "Knowledge is power," the saying goes, but when is it also a problem? Practitioners must ask themselves if they are providing their clients with the correct advice in situations where there may be actual or constructive knowledge of lack of employment authorization. When there is an issue, there is always close scrutiny of what the employer knew, when they knew it, how they learned of it, and what they did with the information. Come join our panelists for an advanced-level discussion on some of the ethical challenges facing employers and immigration practitioners. * The Various Types and Interpretations of "Knowledge" * Information from Third Parties, Government Agencies, and Tips * Differences of Opinion Within the Agencies * When Is Attorney "Knowledge" Imputed to the Employer? * When to Withdraw, and from Whom? Wendy Padilla-Madden (DL), Fremont, CA Maggie M. Murphy, AILA Texas Chapter Chair, Austin, TX Scott F. Cooper, Madison, WI Nicole A. Kersey, St. Petersburg, FL 4:00-5:00 p.m. Ira Kurzban's Labor Panel Our panel of experts, led by the eminent Ira Kurzban, author ofKurzban's Immigration Law Source book, will discuss the intersection of immigration and labor laws. Specifically, panelists will address the impact of labor laws on both authorized and unauthorized unionized workers, with particular emphasis on employer sanctions, unfair employment practices, union organizing, strikes, HlBs, H-2Bs, and PERM recruitment. * What Rights Do Undocumented Workers Engaging in Union Organizing Have if ICE Comes to the Worksite? * What Rights Exist if the Employer Fires Undocumented Workers Who Are Union Members, but Leaves Other Undocumented Workers in Place? * What Rights and Obligations Do Employers and Employees Have During a Strike? * What Rights Do Undocumented Workers Have Under the FMLA/Minimum Wage Laws? * Do Employees on Visas Who Get Fired Have Any Rights? Ira J. Kurzban (DL), AILA Author, Kurzban' s Immigration Law Sourcebook/ AILA Past President, Miami, FL Amy L. Peck, AILA Board of Governors, Omaha, NE Deborah L. Smith, Washington, DC BUSINESS 7:00-8:00 a.m. Country-Specific Forms of Relief for Nations in Flux (Morning Roundtable) All men are created equal, but this does not mean they will be treated equally. Panelists on this intermediate-level session will discuss the disparate and country-specific policies and procedures regarding immigrants and refugees worldwide. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000072 * Changing and Evolving Administrative Policies * The Travel Ban and Its Chilling Effect * The Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program * The Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program Christian G.A. Zeller (DL), Tampa, FL Sima Alizadeh, Berkeley, CA Grisel Ruiz, San Francisco, CA 8:10-9:40 a.m. Putting Together Your First PERM (90 mins) So a nonimmigrant visa status just isn't enough for your clients, and you are ready to take the plunge into the wonderful world of PERM. Panelists will cover what you need to know as you begin the journey towards true mastery of the PERM process. They will discuss how to define job requirements, prevailing wage determinations, and details of the labor market test and recruitment process. They also will address ethical issues specific to PERM practice, and provide guidance on how to manage client expectations throughout the PERM process, including how to deal with audit requests. * Overview of the Steps and Timing, Defining a Position for PERM * Prevailing Wage Determination Issues * Recruitment * Who Is a Qualified U.S. Worker, and Is the Employee Qualified? * Drafting the Application, How to Prepare for and Address an Audit Stacy Cozart (DL), AILA Pro Bono Committee Vice Chair, Independence, OH Jill S. Bloom, Phoenix, AZ Richard M. Green, Irvine, CA 10:20-11:50 a.m. Anatomy of an H-2B: Using the H-2B as an Alternative to the H-1B (90 mins) Professional employees shut out of the H-lB cap might be eligible for an H-2B. Panelists will provide a basic but thorough overview of the H-2B program, and discuss how to prepare and file an H-2B with both DOL and USCIS. In addition, they will address when an H-2B makes sense for employees blocked by the H-lB cap. * Who and What Qualifies for an H-2B (Including Countries) * How to Document a Temporary Need, Complete Form 9142B and Supporting Documents, and Calculate the Filing Timeframes * Job Orders, Necessary Wording in the Ad Text, and When to Submit the Recruitment Report(s) * How to Complete the I-129, and Where and When to File It * Dealing with the Consulate DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000073 Loan T. Huynh (DL), AILA DOL Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Minneapolis, MN Sujata P. Ajmera, Austin, TX Ashley Foret Dees, Lake Charles, LA Lynn Susser, Memphis, TN 1:30-2:30 p.m. What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: The New EU Data Privacy Rules Practitioners who believe the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), set to go into effect in May 2018, won't affect their practices and they can simply ignore them are in for a rude awakening. As international rules on these issues continue to change at a fast pace, U.S. immigration lawyers will need to navigate various country specific regulations (while concurrently complying with a panoply of U.S. federal and state laws) to ensure that they are in compliance on a global basis, and that client information is securely maintained. * Overview of Key Data Privacy Rules, Including a Review of Basic Terms and Concepts * Are Practitioners Subject to the GDPR If They Don't Have an Office in the EU? * How U.S. Immigration Attorneys May Unknowingly Become "Data Controllers" Under the GDPR * Best Practices Immigration Lawyers Can Implement to Maximize Compliance * What Sanctions Can U.S. Immigration Attorneys Face at Home and Abroad in Connection with the GDPR? Audrey Lustgarten (DL), AILA Global Migration Section Steering Committee Vice Chair, Petoskey, MI Tommy Angermair, Aarhus, Denmark Richard Blake Chisam, Washington, DC 2:45-3:45 p.m. Perfecting the Process: Working with Employers in Recruiting and Retaining Foreign Nationals Immigration cases can have long life cycles. It is, therefore, critical to manage expectations from the beginning. Panelists will focus on strategic planning for employers who recruit foreign nationals. * Pre-Hire Consultations: What Can Be Asked? * Considerations in Making an Offer to an Employee: What the Client Needs to Know * Planning for the Future: What Are the Long-Te1m Goals? * Representation Models * Employer Obligations to Depaiiing Employees Andrew W. Shackelford (DL), Santa Clara, CA Greg Berk, Costa Mesa, CA Sharon Cook Poorak, Atlanta, GA Stuart J. Reich, New York, NY 4:00-5:00 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000074 0-ls for the Bold and the Beautiful (and for Less Glamorous Professions in Arts and Entertainment) Are 0-1 s reserved for lead actors only? Is freelancing allowed? What if a client wants to come for a TV pilot season in 0-1 status ready to land his or her dream role? Panelists will dive into the details of representing individuals in the entertainment industry. They will cover topics ranging from agency sponsorship, to selecting appropriate entities to issue consultations, to what constitutes a sufficient "deal memo." * Pros and Cons of Agency vs. Employer Sponsorship * How to Set Up an Agency Relationship with an Entity That Is Not a Talent Agency * O-ls in Arts and Motion Picture/TV Productions: What's the Difference, and Why Does It Matter? * Strategies for Avoiding Common RFEs Regarding Itineraries, Deal Memos, and Consultations * Applying for an 0-1 for the First Time: the "Catch 22" of Needing a Visa to Get a Job While Needing a Job to Qualify for a Visa Rita Sostrin (DL), Woodland Hills, CA Mark D. Koestler, New York, NY Laya R. Kushner, Charlotte, NC Paul L. Samartin, London, UK FAMILY 7:00-8:00 a.m. Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: When and How to Use INA ?212(i) and ?212(h) Waivers (Morning Roundtable) In this advanced-level panel, attendees will learn how and when INA ?212(i) and (h) waivers can help clients overcome prior convictions, false statements, and other grounds of inadmissibility. Panelists will delve into the differences between these two waivers, and explore the strategic benefits of each. * "Readjustment" Through ?212 Waivers as an Alternative to LPR Cancellation * Stand-Alone ?212(h) Waivers * Getting a Second-or Third-Bite of the Apple: How to Appeal the Denial of a Waiver Application Kelli J. Stump (DL), AILA EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, Oklahoma City, OK Jennifer M. Rotman, Portland OR Parastoo Golesorkhi Zahedi, Vienna, VA 8:10-9:10 a.m. Navigating the Challenges of I-601A from Intake to Visa Interview In this intermediate-level session, panelists will discuss the similarities and differences between I-601 and I-601 A waivers. Panelists also will provide a concise overview of preparing an effective waiver, and identify current trends in adjudication. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000075 * Proving "Extreme" Hardship Effectively: What Is "Enough" Hardship? * Making Every Page Count: Quality v. Quantity, Creative Evidence, Showing Indirect Extreme Hardship to Non-Qualifying Relatives * Prior Removal Orders: Conditional and Unconditional Approval (CFR ?212.2(i)) of Form I-212 in Advance of I-601A Submission * An Approved I-601A Is Not a Guarantee: How to Deal with Undisclosed Inadmissibility Issues Once the Applicant is Abroad A. Renee Pobjecky (DL), Winter Haven, FLT. Douglas Stump, AILA Past President, Oklahoma City, OK Jason C. Mills, Fort Worth, TX 9:30-10:30 a.m. Dealing with Seemingly Insurmountable Issues Before Filing for Adjustment of Status A problematic immigration history does not necessarily preclude filing for adjustment of status. Our panel of experts will discuss best practices for investigating cases where prior deportations and other complicated inadmissibility grounds exist and advise on how to proceed. * Intent, Prior Visa Violations, and Unlawful Entries * In Absentia Orders, Voluntary Departure Overstays, and Prior Removal Orders * Motions to Reopen * Stays of Removal: Playing with Fire or Realistic Option? * I-212 in Combination with I-601: Does It Work? Myriam Sanchez-Hildenbrand (DL), New York, NY Bridgette M. Bennett, Groveland, FL Deirdre M. Giblin, Cambridge, MA Joseph S. Porta, Los Angeles, CA 10:50-11:50 a.m. Citizenship Through Parents: California Gold Rush Panelists on this intermediate-level session explain how to determine whether an individual already has U.S. citizenship under INA ??301, 320 and 322. Panelists will travel through history to identify and explain changing laws and procedures over the years. * Automatic Acquisition: Birth Abroad, Legitimation Requirements, and Proving Paternity and Retention Requirements * Acquisition of Citizenship Through Adoption *Cana Grandparent Be Used to Acquire Citizenship? * Deciding Whether to Request a Certificate of Citizenship or U.S. Passport * Discussion of U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Sessions v. Morales-Santana DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000076 Liam Schwartz (DL), Ramat Gan, Israel Lindsay A. Curcio, Brooklyn, NY Amy Prokop Lenhert, Los Angeles, CA Nita Nicole Upadhye, London, UK 1:30-2:30 p.m. Navigating Conditional Residency When the Marriage Has More Twists and Turns Than Lombard Street The seemingly simple procedure of filing an I-751 petition is often made more complex by long delays and complicated human relationships. Panelists will discuss difficult issues regarding the timing of filing and adjudication of an I-751 Petition. * Specific Circumstances: Arranged Marriages, Domestic Violence, and Physical Separation * Divorce and Timing: Dealing with Ethical Issues in Tumultuous Relationships * Waivers for Good Faith Marriage, Battered Spouses, and Extreme Hardship * Effective Use of the Neufeld Memorandum, "I-751 Filed Prior to Termination of Marriage" (April 3, 2009) Stanley P. Walker (DL), AILA Central Florida Chapter Chair, Fort Walton Beach, FL Leslie G. Giron, Houston, TX Amy Novak, Vail, CO Cristina Steele-Kaplan, Loveland, CO 2:45-3:45 p.m. Losing Conditional Residency: Dealing with Loss of Status When an 1-751 Is Denied Many things can happen in the span of two shmi years. Panelists on this intennediate- to advancedlevel panel will address the various options available to applicants whose I-751 s have been, or are likely to be, denied. They also will discuss strategies for addressing I-751 errors, omissions, and denials. * What to Do When USCIS Denies the I-751, When To File a New I-130, and Other Creative Remedies * Renewal of the I-751 Before EOIR, Other Options for Conditional Residents Placed in Removal Proceedings * Beyond the Denial: Issues to Be Aware of Once a Client Is Back in Proceedings Marc Prokosch (DL), Bloomington, MN Jessica Boell, Portland, OR Merlyn N. Hernandez, AILA EOIR Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Los Angeles, CA 4:00-5:00 p.m. Risk Assessment and Client Management in a Changing System DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000077 Given the uncertainties of the current political climate, risky cases can be more attractive to some clients and less so to others. In light of this, how should practitioners assess whether to take a case with complex issues? * Setting Appropriate Expectations of Timing and Case Communication * Ethics of Deciding Whether to Take a Case, and When to File Asylum Applications, Family Petitions, DACA, Etc. * Leaving for a Consular Interview: How to Deal with a Conflict of Interest * Advising Clients of Risks and Benefits in Writing Olsi Vrapi (DL), Albuquerque, NM Palma R. Yanni, AILA Past President, Washington, DC Stephen M. Born, Everett, MA Raquel E. Hecht, Eugene, OR FUNDAMENTALS 7:00-8:00 a.m. Business Immigration 101: Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Practicing (Morning Roundtable) Those new to business immigration law practice will benefit from this informative overview of an immense and complex subject. Panelists aim to provide new practitioners with a broad, but thorough understanding of the basic ins and outs of business immigration law. In addition, this session will serve as a primer for more in-depth fundamentals panels focused on business immigration law later in the conference. * General Overview of the Life Cycle ofNonimmigrant and Immigrant Business Cases * Roles of the Various Stakeholders-E.g., Immigration Lawyer, Company Contact, Foreign National, and Foreign N ational's Manager * Overview of Common Issues in Business Immigration * Practical Tips for New Business Immigration Practitioners Linda Rose (DL), Nashville, TN Avram E. Morell, New York, NY Edward Rios, Boston, MA Kelli Duehning, Former Chief Counsel, Western Law Division for USCIS, San Francisco, CA 8:10-9:10 a.m. Employment-Based Immigration: Preference Categories Panelists will provide a basic overview of the immigrant visa preference categories, numerical limitations, the Visa Bulletin, and other key concepts relating to the employment-based immigration process. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000078 * EB-1: Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professors and Researchers, and Multinational Executives or Managers * EB-2: Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees, Aliens of Exceptional Ability, and National Interest Waivers * EB-3: Professionals, Skilled, Unskilled, and Other Workers * EB-4: Special Immigrants * EB-5: Investors Tien-Li Loke-Walsh (DL), Pacific Palisades, CA Marcela Bermudez, New York, NY Delisa J. Bressler, Austin, TX 9:30-10:30 a.m. Labor Cert. 101: Introduction to PERM Nearly all EB-2 and EB-3 cases require a certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that the U.S. employer has been unable to find willing, qualified, and available U.S. workers. The speakers on this panel will discuss the basic concepts and steps associated with DOL's PERM process for preparing and filing applications for labor certification. * What Is a "Bona Fide Job Offer"? * "Actual Minimum Requirements" and "Business Necessity": How to Document When They Exceed Normal * What Is the Prevailing Wage, and When to Obtain? * Registration and Filing the ET A 9089 * Roles of the Various Stakeholders-E.g., Immigration Lawyer, Company Contact, Foreign National's Manager, and Foreign National Brenda Oliver (DL), Washington, DC Lisa Christoffersen, AILA NSC Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Seattle, WA Sandra Feist, Minneapolis, MN Jared C. Leung, Tempe, AZ 10:50-11:50 a.m. Labor Cert. 102: Recruitment Recruitment is at the core of the labor certification process and must be conducted with scrupulous attention to the regulations and FAQs. There is no room for enor! Panelists will offer guidance on DOL -mandated recruitment and post-recruitment documentation to help practitioners successfully navigate the PERM recruitment process. * Recruitment Timeline and Deadlines * Mandatory Recruitment: Newspaper of General Circulation, State Job Order, and Notice of Filing * Supplemental Recruitment: Websites, Career Centers, Employee Refe1rnl Programs (ERPs ), Local Papers, and Other Alternatives DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000079 * Reviewing Resumes and Use of Checklists * Maintaining Evidence of Recruitment, Recruitment Report, the Audit File, and Document Retention Cora-Ann Victoria Pestaina (DL), New York, NY Beth E. Carlson, Minneapolis, MN Michele G. Madera, Philadelphia, PA Punam S. Rogers, Boston, MA 1:30-2:30 p.m. Primer on Completing Complex Business Immigration Forms Panelists will employ several hypotheticals to provide guidance on how to complete the relevant employmentbased forms and applications. * ETA Form 9141 * ETA Form 9089 * Form I-140 * Must the I-129 Match the I-140? Theresa Corcoran (DL), Chicago, IL David Grunblatt, Newark, NJ Wendy C. Hess, Philadelphia, PA Nikki Jacobson, Los Angeles, CA 2:45-3:45 p.m. Intro to H-lB Specialty Workers This much sought-after visa comes with many inherent quirks and challenges. The speakers on this panel will provide a basic overview of the complexities of the H-lB visa category and how the process works, and will identify best practices for avoiding common problems. * Does the Foreign National Have a "Specialty Occupation"? * Does the Foreign National Qualify? Education and Experience * Is the Employer Offering and (Willing to Pay) the Prevailing Wage? * Is There an H-lB Visa Number Available? * Mechanics of Filing: Labor Condition Application/Form I-129 * Evidence, RFEs, and Recordkeeping Aimee Clark (DL), AILA TSC Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Atlanta, GA Oxana V. Bowman, Houston, TX Zarina H. Syed, New York, NY Andrew L. Wizner, Hartford, CT 4:00-5:00 p.m. Intro to L-1 Intracompany Transferees DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000080 With the globalization of commerce, the L-1 nonimmigrant visa for intracompany transfers is a much sought-after vehicle to bring foreign nationals into the United States. The speakers for this fundamentals-level panel will provide an overview of the L-lA and L-lB visa categories, and identify current trends in visa processing. * L-lA: Managers and Executives * L-lB: Specialized Knowledge * Individual Petition vs. Blanket Ls * Establishing a "Qualifying Relationship": Subsidiaries and Affiliates * Establishing How the Petitioner (and Its Affiliate) Are '"Doing Business" Douglas D. Hauer (DL), Boston, MA Maxine D. Bayley, San Francisco, CA Daniel C. Home, San Francisco, CA Michele L. Strickland, Houston, TX GOVERNMENT AND LIAISON COMMITTEE OPEN FORUMS 7:00-8:00 a.m. DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Open Forum Washington, DC Patrick Shen, Washington, DC 8:10-9:10 a.m. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Open Forum Danielle M. Rizzo (DL), CBP Liaison Committee Chair, Buffalo, NY Alexis S. Axelrad, AILA Board of Govemors/CBP Liaison Committee Vice Chair, New York, NY Atessa Chehrazi, San Francisco, CA 9:30-10:30 a.m. U.S. Department of State (DOS) Open Forum Matthew C. McNeil, Chief, Supervisory Attorney Adviser, Advisory Opinions Division, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 10:50-11:50 a.m. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Open Forum Sarah K. Peterson (DL), AILA Board of Govemors/DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Minneapolis, MN Vincent W. Lau, AILA DOL Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Cambridge, MA William Thompson, Administrator, Office of Division of Foreign Labor Certification, DOL, Washington, DC William "Bill" Rabung, Director, Division of Operations, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, DOL, Washington, DC Paul R. Almanza, Associate Chief Judge, Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals, DOL, Washington, DC DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000081 12:20-1:20 p.m. CIS Ombudsman Open Forum Khorzad Adi Mehta (DL), Owings Mills, MD James W. Austin, AILA NBC Liaison Committee Chair, Kansas City, MO James Y. Pack, Irvine, CA Allison Posner, Chief of Casework, Office of the CIS Ombudsman, DHS, Washington, DC Carrie Anderson, Assistant Chief of Casework, Office of the CIS Ombudsman, DHS, Washington, DC 1:30-2:30 p.m. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Open Forum Robert H. Cohen (DL), AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee Chair, Columbus, OH Bennett Savitz, AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Boston, MA *L. Francis Cissna, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, Washington, DC *Donald Neufeld, Associate Director, Service Center Operations Directorate, USCIS, DHS, Washington, DC *Daniel Renaud, Associate Director, Field Operations, USCIS, DHS, Washington, DC *Barbara Velarde, Chief, Office of Service Center Operations, USCIS, DHS, Washington, DC *Mariela Melero, Associate Director, Customer Service and Public Engagement, USCIS, DHS, Washington, DC 2:45-3:45 p.m. Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Open Forum Kelli J. Stump (DL), AILA EOTR Liaison Committee Chair, Oklahoma City, OK Sarah W. H. Owings, AILA Board of Governors, Atlanta, GA James McHenry, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Falls Church, VA Kate Sheehey, Chief of Staff, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Falls Church, VA Print Maggard, Deputy Chieflmmigration Judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), San Francisco, CA 4:00-5:00 p.m. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Open Forum Heather Drabek Prendergast (DL), AILA ICE Liaison Committee Chair/AILA Board of Governors, Cleveland, OH Jesse A. Lloyd, AILA ICE Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Oakland, CA Kenneth Padilla, Principal Legal Advisor, Office of Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT/FAMILY 7:00-8:00 a.m. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Vulnerable Family Members DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000082 Where does SUS status stand in the current administration? Panelists will discuss overall trends dealing with SUS predicate orders, ICE-related trends across the country, and concerns for the future. * Collateral Damage Under the New Administration: What Sponsors Need to Be Aware of-E.g., Smuggling, Undocumented Status, Etc.) * Definition of "Abuse," "Neglect," and "Abandonment" * Age 18 v. 21: When Is It Too Late to Get a Predicate Order? * When to Consider Additional Forms of Relief * Ready to Naturalize? What Does Your Predicate Order Look Like? Cynthia Lucas (DL), Los Angeles, CA Annaluisa Padilla, AILA President, La Habra, CA Ana Maria Villegas, Harlingen, TX 8:10-9:10 a.m. Selling an Immigration Law Practice As baby boomer lawyers set their sights on retirement, many are contemplating selling their practices. Join Roy Ginsburg, a lawyer and nationally-known coach and consultant, and other AILA members who have insights into the process, as they examine these and other issues related to exit strategies from the practice oflaw. This session is open to potential buyers, too! * What Is the Practice Worth? * Who Might Be Interested in Buying It? * How Can Lawyers Find the Right Buyer? * Is It Ethical? Denise Cafaro Hammond (DL), Silver Spring, MD Robert E. Juceam, AILA Past President, New York, NY Robert D. Aronson, Minneapolis, MN Roy Ginsburg, Minnetonka, MN 9:30-10:30 a.m. Forming and Dissolving Partnerships Panelists will discuss important issues to consider when forming and dissolving partnerships. Learn how to draft creative paiinership agreements that address issues before they become problems. * "The Big Three": What Does Each Paiiner Contribute, Who Will Manage, and What Will the Compensation Be? * Effective Tips on How and When to Notify Clients of a Dissolving Paiinership * Client Interests and Their Files * How to Wind-Up the Business and Distribute Assets Patricia Gannon (DL), New York, NY Maricela Amezola, San Diego, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000083 Camiel Becker, San Francisco, CA 10:50-11:50 a.m. Managing Client Expectations: How Is Your "Bedside Manner?" * Setting Expectations During the Initial Consultation and Intake * Laying the Groundwork for "Bad News": Upon Discovery of Negative Factors, Receipt of an RFE or NOID, How to Address the Denial * Negative Outcomes: How to Deliver the News * How to Handle Financial Arrangements in an RFE, NOID, or Denial James Y. Pack (DL), Irvine, CA Sylvia Ayass, New York, NY Anna M. Hysell, Escondido, CA 1:30-2:30 p.m. Taking a Sabbatical: Options for LPRs Planning to Move Abroad When representing an LPR who decides to move abroad, it is important to assess that client's intention and plan of action, and to protect the client's lawful permanent residency, taking into account prolonged time abroad, illness, and other potential issues. This analysis also should include an assessment of the tax consequences of departure. * How to Maintain Lawful Permanent Residency from Abroad * Application for Re-Entry Permits * Expeditious INA ?319(b): Getting U.S. Citizenship from Abroad * Tax Considerations * I-407 Abandonment of LPR Status Laura Devine (DL), New York, NY Clayton Eugene Cartwright Jr., AILA Global Migration Section Steering Committee Chair, Columbus, GA Maria L. Celebi, Istanbul, Turkey Noah Klug, Matawan, NJ Brian T. O'Neill Sr., Boston, MA 2:45-3:45 p.m. Immigration Issues for Members of the Military, Veterans, and Their Families The INA has provided many tools to allow for more accessible ways for people to adjust status and naturalize. Panelists will discuss how members of the military and their families can leverage their status as veterans. * Parole in Place * MA VNI/Deferred Action * Expedited Citizenship * General Enhancements to Hardship Based on Current or Prior Service (I.e., Presumed Hardship for DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000084 Spouse of Military Member Filing I-601) Margaret D. Stock (DL), AILA Author, Immigration Law & the Military, 2nd Ed., Anchorage, AK Lance R. Gallardo, Stevenson Ranch, CA David Kubat, Saint Paul, MN Martin W. Lester, AILA MAP Committee Vice Chair, Hixson, TN 4:00-5:00 p.m. Affidavit of Support Issues: Digging for Gold Like a 49er Does a particular affidavit of support make the cut? Panelists will give tips on calculating and documenting income, assets, and determining household size. * Calculating and Documenting Assets, Relying on Income of the Sponsored Immigrant * Anticipating and Responding to Typical RFEs * Income Issues: Disability, Unreported Gains, Retirement, and Social Security * How to Recognize Problematic Tax Returns * Sponsor's Obligations and Real-World Examples of Enforcement Against Sponsors and Joint Sponsors James W. Austin (DL), AILA NBC Liaison Committee Chair, Kansas City, MO Alexis S. Axelrad, AILA Board of Governors/CBP Liaison Committee Vice Chair, New York, NY Melissa Chavin, London, UK LITIGATION 7:00-8:00 a.m. Preventing the Demise of Due Process (Morning Roundtable) In an era of increased enforcement and enormous caseloads, due process protections may be dismissed easily because they demand too much analysis or time, or place form over substance. Panelists on this roundtable will examine critical due process protections and how they are being undermined, how to insist on observing them in detention and removal hearings, and how to preserve violations for appeal. * Right * Right * Right * Right to Silence, Right to Notice to Present Evidence and Cross-Examine to an Impartial Adjudicator to a Reasoned Decision Matt Adams (DL), Seattle, WA Lucas Guttentag, New Haven, CT Andrew Knapp, Amicus Committee Co-Chair, Los Angeles, CA 8:10-9:10 a.m. Representing Children in Immigration Court DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000085 As the flow of immigrant children over the southern border continues, immigration court dockets remain filled with children. Panelists on this intermediate-level panel will address rules relating to the treatment of children in removal proceedings, and discuss ethical and practical issues that arise during the course of representation. * Procedural Safeguards and Rules Relating to Children in Removal Proceedings * TVPRA, Flores Settlement, and the Orantes Injunction * SIJ Adjudications in an Age of Visa Backlogs * Terminating and Administratively Closing over DHS Objection * Dual Representation of Parents and Children, Diminished Capacity, and Other Ethical Considerations Eliana C. Nader (DL), Boston, MA Laura Lichter, AILA Past President, Denver, CO Lindsay Lennox, Seattle, WA 9:30-10:30 a.m. The Categorical Approach Speakers on this intermediate-level panel will focus solely on issues related to the categorical approach. * Identifying the Elements of the Statute of Conviction * Use of State Law and Jury Instructions * Comparison of Elements to a Statutorily-Enumerated Crime or Class of Crimes * Applying Esquivel-Quintana, Identifying the Generic Offense Where Not Enumerated by Statute * Using Mathis and Descamps to Argue Against Divisibility Mary E. Kramer (DL), AILA Author, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, 7th Ed., Miami, FL Dan Kesselbrenner, Boston, MA Karl William Krooth, San Francisco, CA Maureen A. Sweeney, Baltimore, MD 10:50-11:50 a.m. The Modified Categorical Approach Panelists on this intermediate-level session will discuss successful advocacy techniques to employ when dealing with a divisible statute. * What Is Discoverable Via the Approach, and What Can Be Reviewed? * Burden of Production and Burden of Proof: Almanza circa 2018 * The Ambiguous Conviction Record: Now What? * Is "Taking a Peek" Different Than the Modified Approach? * Dealing with Extrinsic Facts in the Conviction Records * Creative Lawyering When the Records Are Problematic: Is That Apparently Divisible Statute Really DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000086 Divisible? Daniel Shanfield (DL), San Jose, CA Susan Church, Cambridge, MA Charles Roth, Chicago, IL Sejal Zota, Durham, NC 1:30-2:30 p.m. Ethical, Zealous Representation in Removal Proceedings Issues in removal proceedings can present professional pitfalls. Panelists will discuss ethical red flags that may arise in removal cases, such as discovering a client has given false information that was then relayed to the court, disagreeing with a client about strategy, or the practitioner uncovering his or her own missed deadline or other mistake. To what degree are practitioners limited in requesting relief or arguing their position to the tribunal, and what prohibitions exist as to advising clients to take a certain course of action? * [Model Rules I.I, 1.3]: Providing Zealous, Diligent, and Competent Representation * [Model Rule 3.1]: Presenting Meritorious Claims: Whether to Recommend Applying for Asylum or Other Relief * [Model Rules 3.3, 4.1]: How to Proceed After Discovering a Client Has Provided False Information to the Court * [Model Rule 1.2]: How to Properly Advise Clients About Avoiding Detection or Forum Shopping * [Model Rule 1.2(d) and Comment 9]: Advising Clients About the Consequences of a Proposed Action * Potential Criminal Penalties Against Attorneys Win Eaton (DL), Bakersfield, CA Sarah W. H. Owings, AILA Board of Governors, Atlanta, GA Karen T. Grisez, Washington, DC David N. Simmons, Denver, CO 2:45-3:45 p.m. Cancellation of Removal Relief in removal proceedings becomes more limited every day. It is, therefore, crucial that practitioners be familiar with discretionary fmms of relief currently available. Panelists will guide new practitioners in putting together effective LPR and non-LPR cancellation under INA ?240. * What Are the Requirements? * Effectively Using Expe1is * Proof of Rehabilitation * Proving Extreme and Unusual Hardship Cynthia A. Aziz (DL), Charlotte, NC Cheryl David, New York, NY DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000087 Carlos M. Garcia, McAllen, TX 4:00-5:00 p.m. T Visas Should Not Be Overlooked As human trafficking becomes even more prevalent within the vulnerable immigrant population, advocates must screen clients for T visa eligibility. In this intermediate-level session, panelists will discuss T visa eligibility criteria, when human smuggling crosses the line to human trafficking, and emerging trends in demonstrating trafficking has occurred. Panelists also will cover the effect of filing a T visa application when a client is in removal proceedings or detained. * What Is "Human Trafficking"? * Required Action, Means, and Purpose by the Perpetrator * Actions that Constitute Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking * When Human Smuggling Becomes Human Trafficking * Timing of the Application, Derivatives, and Adjustment of Status * Relief in Removal Proceedings and Detention Sonia Parras Konrad (DL), Des Moines, IA Kyle Dandelet, New York, NY Leah Chen Price, San Francisco Bay Area, CA Helen L. Tarokic, Wilmington, NC Saturday June 16, 2018 ASYLUM/LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 7:00-8:00 a.m. Top 10 Pitfalls in Asylum Cases Before EOIR and USCIS (Morning Roundtable) Asylum is a minefield oflegal, practical, and logistical pitfalls, any one of which can doom a claim. Panelists will discuss the most common pitfalls, and will offer practical tips for avoiding, addressing, and remedying them when they arise. * Credibility * Working with Expe1is * Authentication of Documents * Effectively Advocating for Clients Before the Officer and EOIR Ashley Huebner (DL), Chicago, IL Sarah K. Bazzi, McLean, VA Evelyn R.G. Smallwood, Durham, NC 8:10-9:10 a.m. Hot Topics in Asylum Jurisprudence DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000088 EOIR and the USCIS Asylum Office continue to receive record numbers of asylum applications every year, and the courts continue to review and refine their interpretation of the relevant laws. Our panel of experts will discuss the hottest topics in asylum adjudications, and will brainstorm creative strategies for success. * Gang-Based Claims: When the Gangs Become Quasi-Government * Gender-Based Claims Post-ARCG * Family Unit as Particular Social Group * Political Opinion and Its Intersection with Particular Social Groups Karen Musalo (DL), San Francisco, CA Lillian S. Axelrod, Memphis, TN Blaine M. Bookey, San Francisco, CA Tamara Jezic, Woodbridge, VA 9:30-10:30 a.m. Bars to Asylum Practitioners on this intermediate-level session will address the most common bars to asylum, and offer realworld tips to identify and overcome them. * TRIG * Persecutor of Others * Particularly Serious Crimes * One-Year Filing Deadline and Exceptions * Firm Resettlement Dree K. Collopy (DL), AILA Author, AILA's Asylum Primer, 7th Ed. and Asylum and Refugee Committee Chair, Washington, DC Ilana E. Greenstein, AILA Amicus Committee Co-Chair, East Boston, MA Paul O'Dwyer, New York, NY Karolina Walters, Staff Attorney, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC 10:50-11:50 a.m. "ICE"-ing Removals: Credible and Reasonable Fear Interviews Our expert panelists will focus on the process by which an arriving alien has access to the administrative courts for the purpose for adjudicating a sincere fear of return. In particular, panelists will discuss locating clients in federal custody, reaching out to ICE to secure a CF/RF interview, and best practices for preparing for the interview process to increase the chances the asylum officer finds CF/RF in the matter. * Finding the Client in Federal Custody * Preparing the Client for Their Interview DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000089 * Best Practices for Credible and Reasonable Fear Interviews * Review Before the Immigration Judge Brian J. Hoffman (DL), Wooster, OH Megan A. Brewer, Los Angeles, CA Kerry E. Doyle, Boston, MA Gracie Willis, San Antonio, TX 12:20-1:20 p.m. Using Social Media to Establish Your Brand (Lunch Session) With the wealth of social media websites available on the internet, practitioners no longer need to sit in their offices waiting to be "discovered." Panelists will advise on why a law firm website alone is no longer sufficient, provide advice on taking social media use to the next level, and discuss the art and importance of "branding." * What Victories and Accomplishments Should a Lawyer Advertise? * What Are the Mandatory Elements of Any Ad? * How to Edit Posts to Portray Your Best Self * Using Facebook Live, Instagram, Twitter, Yelp, and Linkedin * Monthly Podcasts, Live Online Interviews with Up-and-Coming Decision Makers in the Community * New Technology, Tools, and Tips Gregory A. Wald (DL), San Francisco, CA Randall Caudle, Missoula, MT Eric Gibble, Digital Communications Manager, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC Alexandra Lozano, Renton, WA 1:40-2:40 p.m. The Lawyer as Manager Being a great lawyer does not automatically translate to being a great manager. Panelists will offer advice on how best to manage processes, people, and time, whether the practitioner is at a large firm, or runs a solo practice. * Effective Communication with Staff and Clients * Employee Performance Improvement Plans * How to Handle Termination of an Employee * Hands Off vs. Hands On: How to Get the Most Out of Staff * Strategies and Resources to Be a More Effective Manager * Best Practices for Managing Staff: Contractors, and Vendors Ruby L. Powers (DL), Houston, TX Daniel Sharp, Los Angeles, CA Becki L. Young, Silver Spring, MD 3:00-4:00 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000090 Building a Profitable Practice Panelists will provide strategies for attracting and retaining clients. They also will impart valuable information regarding what to ask during an initial consultation, and how to end the attorney-client relationship. * How to Attract the Clients You Want * What Important Questions Should Be Asked in an Initial Consult? * Strategies for Retaining the Best Clients * When and How to End the Attorney-Client Relationship David A. M. Ware (DL), Metairie, LA Paul L. Zulkie, AILA Past President/Investment Committee Chair, Chicago, IL Hilary T. Fraser, Ithaca, NY 4:15-5:15 p.m. Building Your Brand: Marketing Your Immigration Law Practice Speakers on this panel will share their expertise on how to develop an effective marketing plan for your immigration law practice. This includes, but is not limited to, website, community participation, professional associations, and speaking and writing opportunities. * The Essential Elements of a Marketing Plan * The Art of Networking * How and Where to Get Help When You Need It: Mentors, Consultants, and More * Ethical Considerations in Choosing and Using Marketing Tools Nicholas J. Mireles (DL), Los Angeles, CA Sandra A. Grossman, Rockville, MD Alan Tafapolsky, San Francisco, CA BUSINESS 7:00-8:00 a.m. "Old Fashioned" Immigration in a Modern World (Morning Roundtable) As the world becomes increasingly global, the traditional workplace is becoming a thing of the past. Mobile employees and virtual offices raise scenarios and issues not necessarily contemplated under existing immigration laws. This advanced-level session will address how to handle mobile, roving, and global individual foreign nationals and corporate clients. * Virtual Office Issues: I-9s, Compliance Issues, Site Visits * Can an Employee Work for a Foreign Employer, on Foreign Work, when in the United States in a Non Work or Separate Status? (E.g., Visitors, H-4s, H-lBs Working for a Separate Company Outside the United States) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000091 *Canan Employee Work from Home/Offsite as an H-lB, L-lB, or E-3? o Duration, Site Visits, Postings, Adjudication, Materiality * PERMs and Roving/Traveling Employees and Virtual Offices: Case Law and Best Practices Dagmar Butte (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Portland, OR Blake Miller, Irvine, CA Timothy G. Payne, Chicago, IL 8:10-9:10 a.m. LCA and PAF Compliance and Best Practices Immigration attorneys are responsible for critical aspects of the LCA, including ensuring accuracy and, often, making the call on the prevailing wage. In addition, the public access files (PAFs) of clients are only as good as the instructions their attorneys provide. Moreover, clients will become increasingly reliant on their attorneys to get these things right as immigration policies and/or employer circumstances change. Panelists will discuss LCAs, PAFs, compliance, and emerging government concerns to help practitioners provide proper guidance. * Content, Format, and Retention of Documents: Maintaining "Perfect" PAFs * PAF Audits and Advising When You Discover Noncompliance * Keeping Track of Changes (E.g., Wages, Dependency) * Short Term Placements and Other Exceptions: Advising After Simeio * Surviving a DOL Audit or FDNS Visit * Role of the Attorney in Choosing Levels and Job Codes for the LCA Elizabeth Chatham (DL), Phoenix, AZ Deborah J. Notkin, AILA Past President, New York, NY Chad C. Blocker, Los Angeles, CA Eileen M.G. Scofield, Atlanta, GA 9:30 am-10:30 a.m. PERM BALCA and FAQ Review Join our PERM gurus as they analyze recent BALCA decisions and the latest FAQs issued by DOL. Panelists will explore how recent FAQs and BALCA decisions may impact current and future PERM cases. * The Top 5 (or More or Less ... Anything Can Happen in a Year!) Most Important BALCA Decisions in the Last 12 Months * What Is an FAQ, and Where Does It Fit Within the Regulations and Case Law? * Review of DOLF AQs Issued in the Last 12 Months * Incorporating Recent Decisions and FAQs into Your PERM Practice Bob White (DL ), Schaumburg, IL Kevin W. Miner, AILA Board of Governors, Atlanta, GA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000092 Alexander Dgebuadze, Woodland Hills, CA Vincent W. Lau, AILA DOL Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Cambridge, MA 10:50-11:50 a.m. Ethics in PERM: Where the Line Is, and How to Draw It Panelists will discuss ethical considerations related to preparing and filing PERM applications. Join an in-depth discussion of how best to navigate ethical pitfalls that can arise when advising employers and employees. * Drafting the Job Requirements * Testing the Labor Market: What Is the Attorney's Role in the Recruitment Process? * Document Retention: Where Does the Attorney's Responsibility End? * Client Relations: What to Do When You Have an Uncooperative Client * "Help, I'm Over My Head!": When to Call a Mentor Sarah K. Peterson (DL), AILA Board of Governors/DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Minneapolis, MN Eleanor Pelta, AILA Past President, Washington, DC Stacy Hong, New York, NY Troy D. Palmer, New York, NY 12:20-1:20 p.m. DOL and USCIS Degree Requirements: Issues and Case Studies (Lunch Session) Basic issues that are often overlooked or taken for granted can come up in audits or RFEs. Panelists on this a11levelssession will explore the differences between degree requirements as defined by USCIS and DOL. Degree requirements used for PERM, H-lB, EB-2, or EB-3 may not be transferable from one immigration benefit to the other. Strategic planning for the client's case therefore requires knowledge of: * Differences Between USCIS's Degree-Equivalency Regulations and DOL's SVP Scheme * How Degree Requirements Are Evaluated at USCIS and DOL * Timing Requirements Between USCIS and DOL When Reviewing the Beneficiary's Qualifications * Cunent RFE Trends Lisa H. York (DL), AILA NSC Liaison Committee Chair, Denver, CO Elaine M. Kumpula, Minneapolis, MN Kirsten Schlenger, San Francisco, CA Ronald Y. Wada, San Francisco, CA 1:40-2:40 p.m. Answering the Unanswerable Questions: Advanced Issues in H-lB Practice H-lB practice is full of unanswered questions, ever-changing interpretations, and inconsistent adjudications. Panelists will discuss advanced issues and the latest trends in H-lB adjudications. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000093 * RFE Trends, Including USCIS 's Re-adjudication of the Labor Condition Application * Recapture of H-lB Time from a Prior Approved Petition: How Old Is Too Old? * When Is an H-lB Lottery Winner Counted Against the Cap? When Can a New Petition Be Filed? * Termination Prior to October 1, Individuals That Never Go to Work * Strategies in Moving from Cap-Exempt to Cap-Subject Employers * Advanced Issues in Cap-Exempt H-lBs: Employed at, Employed by, and Concurrent Employment at Cap-Subject Employer Bennett Savitz (DL), AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Boston, MA Atessa Chehrazi, San Francisco, CA Lisa M. Galvan, Cincinnati, OH 3:00-4:00 p.m. To Err Is Human: Addressing Mistakes Made in Business Immigration Cases Panelists will address what to do when human error occurs in business cases. Can such mistakes be remedied? Are all mistakes really mistakes? Panelists also will give suggestions on how to communicate mistakes to the client, and address which mistakes will rise to the level of sanctions. * Failure to Correctly Evaluate Academic Credentials or Employment History in the PERM and H-IB Context * Typos, Missing or Inconsistent Information in the PERM Context * Mistakes on an LCA * When Documentation-Le., Corporate Structure, Ownership, Ability to Pay EvidenceTum Out as Anticipated * Missed Deadlines or Incorrectly Filed Applications Doesn't Cyrus D. Mehta (DL), New York, NY Leslie T. Ditrani, Boston, MA Stephen Yale-Loehr, AILA Business Immigration Response Team Chair, Ithaca, NY 4:15-5:15 p.m. The Current State of the EB-5 Program Panelists will review and analyze recent regulatory, legislative, and/or policies changes that impact the EB-5 program. They also will examine recent changes to the EB-5 program and EB-5 Policy Manual, and examine how these changes may affect pending and future applications. Finally, panelists will review foreign laws and policies-e.g., China's currency control rules-that impact the EB-5 process in the United States. * Overview of Changes to EB-5 Program * Foreign Rules and Policies * Recent Changes to, and Interpretation of, the EB-5 Policy Manual DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000094 Ignacio A. Donoso (DL), Bethesda, MD H. Ronald Klasko, AILA Past President, Philadelphia, PA Carolyn S. Lee, AILA EB-5 Investor Committee Chair, Ithaca, NY Lincoln Stone, Los Angeles, CA BUSINESS 7:00-8:00 a.m. Crimmigration and Ethics for the Business Immigration Practitioner (Morning Roundtable) What should practitioners do when they learn that a foreign national business client has been arrested? Crimmigration experts will discuss the basics of crimmigration, and identify key ethical considerations faced by business immigration practitioners, including knowing when they are in over their heads and should confer with criminal defense experts. * A Foreign National Was Arrested: What's Next? * Ethical Considerations in Dual Representation: Who to Tell? * Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude: What Are They, and Why Are They Important? * Conferring with Criminal Defense Counsel * Basic Crimmigration Resources the Business Practitioner Should Have Brian Murray (DL), Fairfax, VA Brennan Gian-Grasso, Philadelphia, PA Kari E. Hong, Newton, MA J. Christopher Keen, Orem, UT 8:10-9:10 a.m. Making it Through the Numbers Maze: How to Read and Evaluate Financial Documents Panelists will present a primer on how to read, navigate, and evaluate financial documents. * Elements of a Good Business Plan * Reading Audited Financials, Tax Returns, SEC Form 10-K Reports, Management Generated Profit/Loss Statements, and Balance Sheets * Common Red Flags for NIV Investor Petitions * Reading and Understanding Financing Documents Diane M. Butler (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Seattle, WA Clayton Eugene Cartwright Jr., AILA Global Migration Section Steering Committee Chair, Columbus, GA David W. Cook, Columbus, OH Najia S. Khalid, New Haven, CT 9:30-10:30 a.m. "But I Don't Practice Employment Law!": Employment Law Basics for the Immigration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000095 Practitioner Business immigration practitioners frequently encounter, and are sometimes asked to opine on, employment law questions. The employment and labor law attorneys on this panel will explore common employment law issues that arise in the process of the practice of business immigration law. * Classification of Employees as Exempt and Non-Exempt * Classification of Employee v. Independent Contractor * Termination and Benefit Issues * Cross-Border Employment Issues * Handling Conflicts Between Federal Immigration and State Employment Law Arny Erlbacher-Anderson (DL), Omaha, NE Nicola Ai Ling Prall, Raleigh, NC Alison Tsao, San Francisco, CA 10:50-11:50 a.m. The Future of Business Immigration: Storm Clouds on the Horizon We are now in a period of great uncertainty and change. On the one hand, technological advancements make the practice of business immigration much easier. On the other hand, we are facing an administration that has threatened to make changes to the current immigration laws that will negatively impact both businesses and individual clients. Panelists will focus on how politics and technology might change the practice of business immigration in the near future. * Cunent Administrative Policies: What Has Been Said, What Can be Done by the Administration, and What We Expect to Happen * Discussion of Cunent Legislation in the House and Senate * Technology: What You Need to Know Robert C. Divine (DL), Chattanooga, TN Charles H. Kuck, AILA Past President, Atlanta, GA Peter T. Schiron Jr., Stamford, CT Betsy Lawrence, AILA Director of Government Relations, Washington, DC 1:40-2:40 p.m. To Rove or Not to Rove, That Is the Issue Panelists will identify tools and techniques for drafting both an H-lB and the ETA 9089, and address posting for employees who have an undefined area of intended employment. Panelists also will discuss the ability to work from home, and what this means from a recruitment standpoint. * Ruling Caselaw and Policies o Arnsol, Inc., 2008-INA-00112 o 1994 DOL Memorandum from Barbara Farmer: "Policy Guidance and Alien Certification Issues" (No. 48-94 at ? 10) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000096 o Latest Trends and Developments* Wording That Should Be Listed on the I-129 and ETA 9089 * Where to Post, Request the Prevailing Wage, and Advertise Qingqing Miao (DL), AILA Washington State Chapter Chair, Seattle, WA Lisa Spiegel, San Francisco, CA 3:00-4:00 p.m. Advanced Electronic 1-9 Systems The last thing that anyone wants as the result of an ICE inspection is a 100 percent deficiency rate for I-9s resulting from the employer's electronic I-9 system. Beyond the regulations, there are critical issues that immigration practitioners should know in order to properly counsel clients on electronic I-9 systems. Join our panelists for a discussion of the advanced-level issues facing employers and attorneys in the use of electronic systems. * Proactive Advising: Reviewing an I-9 System for Compliance * Reactive Advising: When an Employer's System Is Not Compliant * Electronic Signatures * Onboarding Systems vs. I-9 Systems * Use of Agents in the Process Brad Hendrick (DL ), AILA Colorado Chapter Chair, Boulder, CO Kevin R. Lashus, Austin, TX Katie Nokes Minervino, AILA Verification & Documentation Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Pmiland, ME Michael Neifach, Reston, VA 4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Advanced Strategies in Physician Cases Representing physicians or their employers does not have to be intimidating. Panelists on this master's level session will discuss advanced issues in physician immigration and how to successfully navigate them. Topics to be addressed include J-1 waiver tips, strategies on how to secure sufficient employment authorization time to complete advanced graduate medical training, and much more! * Planning Timelines: From J-1 Waiver to Permanent Residence * Licensure and Credentialing Issues: Does Everyone Need USMLEs, and When Is Licensure Really Required? * Are Canadians Different? * Addressing Running out ofH-lB Time for Subspecialists Enrolled in Lengthy Subspecialty Training Programs * PERM vs. Physician NIW Elissa J. Taub (DL ), Memphis, TN DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000097 Katie P. Jacob, Cincinnati, OH Hamel Vyas, New York, NY Charles H. Wintersteen, Chicago, IL FAMILY 7:00-8:00 a.m. Advocacy and Ethics in Client Interviews Before DOS and USCIS (Morning Roundtable) Effective client preparation will minimize surprises and increase the likelihood of a successful interview taking place. Panelists will advise practitioners on best practices to achieve greater success with marriage-based cases and asylum interviews. Topics to be covered include how to prevent ethical dilemmas with dual representation, and effective ways to establish a relationship with clients from the outset. * Best Practices for Attorney/Client Interview from Intake to Preparation * How to Prevent Surprises Where Possible, and How to Ethically and Strategically Address Them if They Arise * How to Deal with Issues That May Cross the Line: Vice, Prior Entries, Alien Smuggling, or Manner of Entry * How to Withdraw as Attorney Without Prejudicing Your Client Heather L. Poole (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Los Angeles, CA Robert J. Casazza Jr., New York, NY Tala Hartsough, AILA Northern California Chapter Chair, San Francisco, CA 8:10-9:10 a.m. Diversity in Modern Marriages: Proving Bona Fide Marriage in a System Stuck in the 1950's Relationships are as diverse as immigrant clients, though some are more challenging than others in terms of fitting into an adjudicator's paradigm. In this intermediate-level panel, speakers will discuss how attorneys can best educate officers and advocate for recognition of all bona fide maniages. * Proving Essential Elements of a Bona Fide Relationship Despite Cultural Differences and Social Bias: Arranged Maniages and Same-Sex Maniages with Opposite-Sex Prior Maniage * Creatively Documenting a Case Where Traditional Documents May Be Unavailable for Indigent, Bohemian, or Young Couples * Getting Clients on Board: Explaining the Impmiance of Making a Record * Proving Unconventional Relationships and Bona Fides Where There Have Been Multiple Marriages or Other Types of Unique Situations Randall A. Chamberlain (DL), New York, NY Michael R. Jarecki, AILA Chicago Chapter Chair, Chicago, IL Scott A. Emerick, Los Angeles, CA Kelly McCown, San Francisco, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000098 9:30-10:30 a.m. Common Non-Criminal Inadmissibility Issues in Today's Turbulent Climate Panelists will focus on the various non-criminal issues that may prevent an individual from obtaining residency, or are increasingly scrutinized in our current, enforcement-heavy environment. * How to Ameliorate Problems Arising from Alien Smuggling, Drugs, Alcohol, or Alleged Gang Tattoos * INA ?212(a)(9) and the In Absentia Removal Bar * False Claims to Citizenship Made Knowingly and for Purpose or Benefit (Matter of Richmond, 26 I&N Dec. 779 BIA 2016), I-9 Issues * Is the Claim Really Material, Knowing, or Willful? When Is It Misrepresentation? David Isaacson (DL), New York, NY Rebecca Kitson, Albuquerque, NM Juan Carlos Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX Francisco Ugarte, San Francisco, CA 10:50-11:50 a.m. The Impact of Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility on Family-Based Cases and Good Moral Character Determinations Panelists will review the most incriminating grounds of criminal inadmissibility, and identify tactics and strategies to overcome such grounds. * Discussion of Controlled Substance Violations: State Legal Marijuana Use and Sale and PostMellouli * Reason to Believe Standard for Illicit Trafficking * Domestic Violence: Are There Any Safe Havens? * Gang Affiliation/Tattoos: INA ?212(a)(3)(A)(ii) Raed Gonzalez (DL), Houston, TX Victor Nieblas Pradis, AILA Past President, City of Industry, CA Jojo Annobil, New York, NY Keli M. Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA 12:20-1:20 p.m. Dealing with the Worst of Bureaucracy: When Red Tape Hinders Good-Faith Efforts to Normalize Status (Lunch Session) The systems used by federal and state agencies to confirm immigration status are often rife with enors and subject to long processing times. These failures can lead to overstays, missed opportunities to extend or change status, unauthorized work, and unlawful presence. Panelists will assist practitioners in wading through the alphabet soup: CLAIMS, CLASS, TECS, SAVE, ADIS, APIS. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000099 * Long Overdue Work Permits: Avoiding Delays and Working Effectively with Employers * Unlawful Presence, Change of Status, Overstay: Making Sure These Problems Are A voided * FDNS and CARRP: Recognizing When USCIS Is Investigating a Case, and What to Do About It Ian David Wagreich (DL ), Chicago, IL Kathleen Campbell Walker, AILA Past President, El Paso, TX 1:40-2:40 p.m. Consular Processing 1: Navigating the NVC and Beyond Panelists on this intermediate-level session will discuss strategies and trends when working with the NVC. Topics will include practice pointers and tips for success regarding the website and electronic filing. * Strategies for Dealing with the NVC Quickly and Painlessly * Managing and Understanding NVC Processing Times * Dealing with Unexpected Hurdles by Utilizing LegalNet, Requesting Supervisory Review, and Seeking Congressional Help * Pilot CEAC Portal with Document Upload Availability Lynn Marie Lee (DL), AILA USCIS International Operations Liaison Committee Co-Chair, Springfield, VA Amanda S. Brill, AILA USCIS International Operations Liaison Committee Co-Chair, London, UK David Strashnoy, Los Angeles, CA 3:00-4:00 p.m. Consular Processing 2: Successes at the Post Our panel of experts will identify best practices for effectively navigating the technicalities and nuances of consular processing, and managing cases and client expectations from afar. * Preparing Clients for Their Interview Abroad, Delays, and Contingency Plans * What to Do When Settled Issues Are Reevaluated and Re-Adjudicated at the Post * Dealing with Unexpected Circumstances, Including Findings of Inadmissibility * Quirky Consulate-Specific Issues, Trends, Preferences, and Procedures Heather N. Segal (DL), Toronto, Canada Charlotte Slocombe, AILA Rome District Chapter Chair, London, UK A vi Friedman, Santa Monica, CA 4:15-5:15 p.m. Understanding the Refugee Process, and How It Can Help Your Practice A working knowledge of the Refugee Resettlement Programs can give practitioners greater insight into DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000100 representing people who have been denied refugee or special immigrant visas (SIVs) in the United States. Understanding the vetting process, properly handling interactions with the FBI, and contending with racial/religious targeting in the United States also will influence how practitioners represent clients, either in naturalization applications or in the wake of a travel ban. * U.S. Refugee Law and Overview ofUSRAP * SIVs and How Individuals Apply and Migrate * Special USRAP Programs Available for Family Members ofRefugees/SIV Recipients * Request for Reviews: Appealing Denials of Refugee Status * Security Holds: CAARP and TRIG * Representing Clients at FBI Interviews Elizabeth Sweet (DL), Silver Spring, MD Neil Grungras, San Francisco, CA Emma D. Wells, Austin, TX FAMILY /LITIGATION 7:00-8:00 a.m. Navigating the Fog: Unwinding Improper Marriage-Related INA ??212(a)(6)(c) and 204(c) Findings (Morning Roundtable) Panelists will explore the proper procedures and burden requirements for I- 130 revocations and marriage fraud findings, and address how to overcome improper inadmissibility denials. * Failure to Meet Burden of Proof vs. Marriage Fraud * DOS Findings and I-130 Revocation Procedures * USCIS Burden Requirements * Strategies and Considerations in Applying for Relief After an Adverse Dete1mination by USCIS or DOS Anthony Drago, Jr. (DL), Boston, MA Susan R. Fortino-Brown, Chicago, IL David G. Katona, New York, NY 8:10-9:10 p.m. Appeals and Motions Before USCIS: A Golden Gate to Redemption Panelists will share insights and best practices for preparing appeals and motions. They also will discuss considerations for selecting the appropriate type of review. * Considerations for Deciding How to File an I-290B * What Type of New Evidence Can Be Submitted? * Logistics from Filing to Adjudication * Practice Tips for Putting Together an Effective I-290B * When Filing a Service Motion Is a Better Option DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000101 Irma Perez (DL), Hayward, CA Matthew L. Guadagno, New York, NY 9:30-10:30 a.m. Fraud and Revocation: Post-Maslenjak Naturalization and Implications for Other Applications Panelists will discuss the new U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding misrepresentations in naturalization applications, and address how the fraud definition is evolving in other immigration contexts. * Definition of "Fraud" and What Constitutes a "Material Misrepresentation" * Application of Maslenjak to Both Naturalization Cases and Other Applications for Relief * How to Investigate and Discover Possible Fraud Issues in Prior Applications, and What to Do Going Forward Philip Eichorn (DL), Cleveland, OH Gregory Romanovsky, AILA New England Chapter Chair, Boston, MA Jacqueline Watson, Austin, TX 10:50-11:50 a.m. Visa Strategies for Globe-Trotting, Engaged Couples Panelists for this intermediate-level session will outline the strategic considerations for couples with flexible travel plans and many possible routes to a life together in the United States. * Is Adjustment an Option? Proper Use of ESTA and Nonimmigrant Visas * Virtual Comiship and the International Marriage Brokers Act * Challenges in Documenting LGBT and Arranged Marriage Cases * Consequences of Failure to Marry Within 90 Days of Entry Katharine Speer Rosenthal (DL), Louisville, CO Leslie A. Holman, AILA Past President, Burlington, VT Poorvi Rohit Chothani, Mumbai, India 1:40-2:40 p.m. The "How-To" Guide to FOIA Panelists for this intermediate-level session will identify the various types of information a practitioner can obtain through FOIA requests to CBP, OBIM, DHS, ICE, EOIR, DOS, USCIS, and other government agencies. Panelists will address the processes for filing FOIA requests to the various agencies, strategies for overcoming obstacles, and litigation options. * Deciding Where to Seek Records: Immigration Agencies and Beyond * Challenges That Arise in Filing Concurrent Requests * Agency Specific Practice Tips DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000102 * Appealing and Litigating FOIA Delays and Denials Matthew L. Hoppock (DL), AILA Missouri/Kansas Chapter Chair, Overland Park, KS Christopher Rickerd, Houston TX Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, University Park, PA 3:00-4:00 p.m. Administrative Procedure Act The experts on this advanced-level panel will address when the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) can be used to challenge agency decisions and action. Panelists also will discuss when the AP A will allow an individual to sue a federal agency or official for unlawful action. * Statutory Basis: What Immigration-related Decisions/ Actions Are Subject to AP A Review? * Where and When to File * Scope of Review * Procedural Fundamentals Thomas K. Ragland (DL), Washington, DC Russell Abrutyn, AILA Message Center Moderators Chair, Berkley, MI Robert Pauw, AILA Author, Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court, 4th Ed., Seattle, WA Brent W. Renison, Portland, OR 4:15-5:15 p.m. Denaturalization: Are You Ever Really Safe? Panelists will discuss what can be done when the government decides to strip a naturalized American of U.S. citizenship. * Civil Denaturalization Under 8 USC ? 1451 * Criminal Denaturalization Under 18 USC ? 1425 * How It Works * Burden of Proof: Discovery Philip Smith (DL), Portland, OR David W. Leopold, AILA Past President, Cleveland, OH Lance Curtright, San Antonio, TX Kathrin S. Mautino, San Diego, CA FUNDAMENTALS 7:00-8:00 a.m. Removal 101 (Morning Roundtable) Panelists on this fundamentals-level panel will provide an introduction to the grounds of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000103 inadmissibility and removability, and discuss the differences between them. * Inadmissibility vs. Removability * Common Grounds of Inadmissibility * Common Grounds of Removability Jesse A. Lloyd (DL), AILA ICE Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Oakland, CA Alan Diamante, Los Angeles, CA Anna Marie Gallagher, Washington, DC John J. Marandas, Lake Oswego, OR 8:10-9:10 a.m. Primer on Waivers of the Grounds of Inadmissibility and Removability Panelists will give a detailed overview of the different immigrant and nonimmigrant waivers, then direct attendees to additional resources and panels that provide more in-depth discussions of this rich and complex subject. * Identifying Grounds in Intakes and Throughout the Case * Requirements for Waivers under INA ??212(h), 212(i), and 212(a)(9)(B)(v) * Requirements for Waivers Under INA ?212(d)(3) Rosy H. Cho (DL), San Francisco, CA Magali Suarez Candler, Houston, TX Donald Madeo, New York, NY 9:30-10:30 a.m. Detention 101 Panelists for this fundamentals-level session will provide a general overview of the detention process, alternatives to detention, and advice on how to represent clients in detention. * Detention Under DHS's Enforcement Priorities * Unlawful Detainers * Challenges Regarding Access to Clients in Detention * Communicating with Detained Clients Michelle Natalia Mendez (DL), Silver Spring, MD Florence Chamberlin, Chapel Hill, NC Mike Razi, Los Angeles, CA Mark J. Shmueli, Takoma Park, MD 10:50-11:50 a.m. Release from Detention 101: Bonds and Beyond DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000104 The speakers on this fundamentals-level panel will review release from detention, including bond hearings basics, eligibility for release and mandatory detention. * Release, Parole, and Bond by DHS * Bond Hearings Before the Immigration Judge * Mandatory Detention and Bond Eligibility Factors Cory Forman (DL), New York, NY Allyson Page, New Orleans, LA Michael J. Richard, Lake Charles, LA Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Staff Attorney, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC 12:20-1:20 p.m. NMD Panel: How to Survive Your First Years as an Immigration Attorney (Lunch Session) Panelists will present a diverse set of experiences to illustrate the different things they went through in their first years in practice, and how they learned from and overcame various issues. Teddy Chadwick (DL), Milwaukee, WI Sheila Mahadevan, AILA NMD Steering Committee Chair, Washington, DC Josiah J. Curtis, AILA NMD Steering Committee Vice Chair, Boston, MA Kara Lynum, St. Paul, MN Tiffany Martinez, San Francisco, CA 1:40-2:40 p.m. Fundamentals of a Master Calendar Hearing Panelists will cover the basics of appearing at the immigration court during a master calendar hearing, preparing for pleadings, and understanding burdens of proof. * Burdens and Standards of Proof * Reviewing the Notice to Appear and Preparing for Pleadings * Challenging Allegations and Contesting Charges Maggie Castillo (DL), Long Beach, CA Jerard A. Gonzalez, Hackensack, NJ Raha Jmjani, Oakland, CA Anne Elise Kennedy, Houston, TX 3:00-4:00 p.m. Basics of Asylum: Part 1 Panelists on this fundamentals-level panel will cover the basics of well-founded fear and grounds for asylum. * What is Past or Well-Founded Fear of Future Persecution? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000105 * Five Enumerated Grounds of Protection and Nexus Requirement * Completing and Filing the Application * Supporting Documentation, What Should Be Included? Tammy Lin (DL), AILA San Diego Chapter Chair, San Diego, CA Angela J. Ferguson, Kansas City, MO Miriam K. Crespo, Harvey, LA Sheila T. Starkey Hahn, AILA Pro Bono Committee Chair, Memphis, TN 4:15-5:15 p.m. Basics of Asylum: Part 2 Panelists will cover the basics of a well-founded fear of persecution. * Bars to Asylum * Qualifying for Withholding of Removal or Protection Under the Convention Against Torture * Evidentiary Issues in Asylum * How to Get the Application Filed (Affirmative, Defensive, and Unaccompanied Alien Child) * Obtaining Employment Authorization Amy Bittner (DL), AILA Ohio Chapter Chair, Columbus, OH Alexander G.D. Carl, Los Angeles, CA Mai N. Moua, Brooklyn Center, MN Brandon Roche, Houston, TX LITIGATION 7:00-8:00 a.m. Post-Removal Order Habeas to Obtain Liberty (Morning Roundtable) Panelists on this roundtable will advise on steps to take in response to the use of prolonged detention for postremoval order detainees whose countries will not accept them back or who are stateless. This growing humanitarian problem is a consequence of the current administration's cancellation of ICE' s supervised release program, as well as a growing track record of straight denials of habeas petitions. Panelists will construe the statute and standard for when removal is not foreseeable, address pressuring ICE to properly assess detainees for release, teach attorneys how to prepare an effective habeas petition and packet, and develop strategies for obtaining judicial compliance with legitimate habeas litigation. * Post-Removal Order Habeas * Reasonably Foreseeable Removal * Compelling ICE and Federal District Comi Compliance with Due Process * Government Sanctions Against Receiving Countries Zachary Nightingale (DL), San Francisco, CA Martin Rosenbluth, Lumpkin, GA Michael Tan, San Francisco, CA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000106 8:10-9:10 a.m. Who's Watching? What the Government Knows About Your Client Government agencies have access to a vast amount of information, from bankruptcy and voter registration records to criminal records and internet activity. Panelists will discuss means to identify and obtain information and resolve issues proactively, and address how to deal with derogatory information that arises during the course of representation. * Background Checks: IBIS, IDENT, and the FBl's Criminal Justice Information Service (CHS) * Revelations Via Social Media and the Internet * Administrative and Extended Review * DHS Use ofDMV Databases Heather Drabek Prendergast (DL), AILA ICE Liaison Committee Chair/AILA Board of Governors, Cleveland, OH Jay Gairson, Seattle, WA Michael German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty and National Security Program, New York, NY Regan Hildebrand, Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Board of Education of the City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL 9:30-10:30 a.m. FBI and Law Enforcement: Why They Want Your Client, What to Do, and How to Turn the Tables Engaging with the FBI or other law enforcement agencies (LEA) is challenging, and comes with many risks. For example, will the client admit to a crime or implicate him- or herself and others in ten-orist activity? That said, LEA interactions also come with potential benefits: eliminating immigration delays, removing travel restrictions, and ending the LEA investigation. In every case, the pros and cons of engagement should be evaluated. Join our expe1i panelists to learn when and how to respond to an LEA, and best practices for protecting the client's rights and interests while doing so. * Working with Law Enforcement to Remove Delays in Immigration Cases * Protecting the Client's Rights by Weighing the Risks of Talking or Not Talking to LEA * Holding LEA's Accountable for Their Investigations * S Visas Denyse Sabagh (DL), AILA Past President, Washington, DC Theodore J. Murphy, West Chester, PA Michael German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty and National Security Program, New York, NY Diala Shamas, Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000107 10:50-11:50 a.m. Appealing to the BIA Panelists will cover how best to build and preserve the record for appeal to the BIA, and provide guidance on appellate brief writing. Panelists also will discuss best practices before the BIA-E.g., seeking remand, or reopening a case to the immigration court. * Filling Out the Notice of Appeal * Appellate Brief Writing * Using Non-Precedential Cases * Requesting Remand and Motions to Reopen Bradley Jenkins (DL), Silver Spring, MD Nancy Kelly, Boston, MA Maris J. Liss, Farmington Hills, MI Lory D. Rosenberg, Asheville, NC 12:20-1:20 p.m. When an Interview Becomes an Interrogation (Lunch Session) From Ellis Island to Angel Island, the U.S. immigration process has a long history of interrogating immigrants. USCIS is increasingly inviting FDNS, FBI, HSI, ICE, and other law enforcement agencies into interviews in order to question clients about potential terrorism, fraud, and criminal issues beyond the scope of the client's application. It is now more necessary than ever, therefore, to understand interrogation techniques, as well as how to respond to them, how to use them, and how to prepare clients. * Recognizing an Interrogation and Its Techniques: Rapid Questions, Reverse Stories, Fact Interchange, Etc. * Options When the Client Is Being Questioned Beyond Eligibility: Passive Versus Active Inte1ruptions * Responding to the Unexpected Presence of Law Enforcement: How to Work with Law Enforcement * What Are the Clients Rights During an Interrogation, and What Are Best Practices for Protecting Them? Jay Gairson (DL), Seattle, WA John Patrick Pratt, AILA Board of Governors, Miami, FL Christina Sinha, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, San Francisco, CA 1:40-2:40 p.m. Reinstatement of Removal The hearts of even seasoned practitioners race when they hear the words "reinstatement ofremoval." This previously obscure provision of the INA has come into increasing use in recent years. ICE now DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000108 routinely invokes its authority to summarily remove previously deported noncitizens, and institutes withholding-only proceedings for those who establish a reasonable fear of persecution. The experts on this intermediate- to advanced-level panel will outline reinstatement law and procedures, and will brainstorm creative strategies to avoid and challenge reinstatement. * Challenging Detention During the Reinstatement Process * Working with Defense Counsel in Criminal Reentry Prosecutions * What Relief Is Available to Individuals with Reinstated Orders? * Petitions for Review of Reinstated Orders Jodi Goodwin (DL), Harlingen, TX Robert Andrew Free, Nashville, TN Joseph C. Hohenstein, Philadelphia, PA 3:00-4:00 p.m. Release from Detention Panelists will focus on strategies to secure a client's release from ICE custody, and will cover bond hearings and bond eligibility. In addition, panelists will address who is subject to mandatory detention, how to challenge it, and how to challenge pre-removal order and post-removal order prolonged detention. Panelists also will cover who has authority to release clients, and how to request such a release. * Initial Bond Hearings and Negotiating Bond Amounts * Challenging Mandatory Detention * Challenging Prolonged Detention * Requesting Parole or Bond with ICE vs. Requesting a Bond Hearing Veronica Barba (DL), Los Angeles, CA Jeanette Kain, Boston, MA Amanda B. Keaveny, Charleston, SC Ahilan Arulanantham, Director of Advocacy/Legal Director, ACLU of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 4:15-5:15 p.m. Demystifying Habeas Corpus Petitions The "Great Writ" is a powerful weapon, especially during this time of increased detention. Panelists on this intermediate-level session will advise on how and when to effectively use this petition, and identify alternatives to employ when habeas isn't sufficient. * Constitutional and Statutory Basis * Purpose and Scope of Habeas * Procedural Requirements * Beyond Detention, What Review Is Available? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000109 Andrew K. Nietor (DL), San Diego, CA Adriana Lafaille, Boston, MA Devin T. Theriot-Orr, Seattle, WA Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Does Immigration Help American Employment 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 18, 2018 Bipartisan Policy Center Webinar https://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/webcast-does-immigration-help-american-employment/ Featuring: Ryan Edwards, Research Associate, Berkeley Population Center, University of California, Berkeley Mao-Mei Liu, Lecturer in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley Description: In recent years, the claim that immigrants take jobs from Americans has become a central flashpoint in the national immigration debate. To provide greater clarity on this issue, the Bipartisan Policy Center's Immigration Project commissioned a study over whether increases in immigration impact the employment rates of American workers. The study found that increases in foreign workers correspond with a rise in the employment rates of native-born workers, suggesting that immigration benefits American workers across the country. Join us for a live webcast with the report's authors on June 18 to look at the study's design, results, and its implications for the development of immigration policy in the future. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #BPClive or tag @BPC _ Bipartisan. Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid= 5065F38B81El} {8B493D90- 7 l 63-E8 l l-8 l 1E- Return to Top ******** ******** 6. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000110 13th Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health Monday-Thursday, June 18-21, 2018 The California Endowment-Oakland 2000 Franklin St Oakland, California 94612 https://hia.berkeley.edu/summer-institute-on-migration-health/ Description: The Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health is a unique international event offering researchers, faculty, graduate students, and professionals the opportunity to learn about the most relevant topics of migration and global health. Through a combination of lectures and workshops, participants will receive the latest information on issues that affect mobile populations around the world while also acquiring research skills. They will have the opportunity to network with world experts on public health, public policy, and social science. Experts from international organizations, government agencies, and professors from renowned universities in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe will address the following topics: current and historical trends on migration and global health; access to health care; health promotion; refugee health; mental health; research methodologies for migrant and refugee populations; best practices to work with vulnerable and underserved displaced people; and current political issues related to migrants and refugees. *** Although migration is a natural phenomenon that has always been an integral part of human history, the politics, regulations and debates about migration have intensified in recent years. Today, more than ever, institutions that contribute to the advancement and improvement of the human race, need to include migration as a priority area due to the worldwide magnitude of the effects of this phenomenon. The Annual Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health is an event that has gained national and international recognition, since it is one of the few academic spaces dedicated to present and analyze the interrelation between migration and health, from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The Summer Institute provides researchers, faculty, graduate students and professionals working with migrant communities around the world, a unique opportunity to learn about different health issues that affect mobile populations. The four-day course includes a combination of lectures, workshops, poster sessions, and field trips, to offer an exceptional opportunity not only to learn, but to create professional networks. This year's agenda will include content in global and regional policies and strategies to address migrant health, human trafficking, refugee health, mental health, vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and women, research methodologies, and so much morel Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000111 ******** ******** 7. Challenging Migrant Detention: Human Rights, Advocacy, and Mental Health Wednesday-Thursday, June 20-21, 2018 New Residence Hall 3625 Park Ave, Montreal, QC http://www.sherpa-recherche.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Final-Program-Challenging-MigrantDetention.pdf Description: As forcible displacement increases, notions of the unwanted "Other", the "illegal" migrant, and the "bogus" refugee are increasingly prominent in public discourse of destination countries, lending support to stringent border control policies whereby States incarcerate asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and other foreign nationals in immigration detention centres, prisons and camps. This structural violence primarily targets racialized populations from the Global South, including children. This international conference brings together researchers, advocates, lawyers, clinicians, decisionmakers and migrants to explore global trends and avenues for change in immigration detention. Drawing on experiences of detention and resistance in multiple countries, we will discuss strategies to challenge migrant detention, including research, litigation and community mobilization. Tuesday June 19, 2018, 2018 7:00-9:00 p.m. Opening plenary - Child detention Opening remarks Cecile Rousseau Detention of children in Australia and harm to mental health Michael Bochenek: Immigration detention of children and families in the U.S. Sarah Mares Recent developments regarding child detention in Canada Rachel Kronick Wednesday June 20, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Plenary: Detention in the context of broader migration policies DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000112 Reduce migration detention to a strict minimum : a roadmap from the Global Compact on Migration Fran9ois Crepeau The use of detention to punish asylum seekers and migrants in the United States Former detainee: (TBD) Eleanor Acer 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. DETENTION OF CHILDREN Addressing the detention of asylum-seeking children in Southeast Asia Maciej Fagasinski Mental health impact of immigration detention on child asylum seekers and the enabling role of international human rights law Stephen Phillips Fifteen years of detaining children and families who seek asylum in Australia Sarah Mares Is the government doing its best to protect migrant children? Canada's scorecard Delphine Nakache, Hanna Gros & Stephanie Silverman RACIALIZATION AND OTHERING AS JUSTIFICATIONS FOR DETENTION Israel as a case study of ethnic-exclusionary logic Maayan Ravid Resistance to the UK's hostile environment to people with insecure immigration status Lizzy Wilmington Corporeal punishment and Canadian liberalism: an examination of Ebrahim Toure's and Alvin Brown's detentions Bahar Banaei EXPERIENCES OF DETENTION AND RESISTANCE IN EUROPE Upholding women's rights in immigration detention centers: a feminist approach Francesca Esposito: Immigration detention in Italy: data from the field Oria Gargano The maze of the Greek immigration detention system Andriani Fili DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000113 The dark resurgence: Immigration detention at the EU's Mediterranean Daniela DeBono border 1:15-3:15 p.m. IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SECURITISATION OF MIGRATION Immigration detention and securitisation of migration Philippe Bourbeau The legal and moral justification of immigration detention Colin Grey Use of detention as a tool of deterrence and coercion Molly Joeck Different country, different context, same detention Sherrie Kossoudji ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE TO MIGRANT DETENTION AND DEPORTATION IN ISRAEL First-hand account of organizing in asylum-seeking communities, resettlement and continued activism in Canada Demoz Dawit Experience of international activists in promoting women's rights in detention Laurie Tikue Fighting alongside asylum seeking communities to resist one's own government policies on detention and migration penalization Maayan Ravid ETHNOGRAPHIES OF DETENTION IN AFRICA AND ASIA Visualizing human rights of detained foreigners: the emerging role of detainee support groups in Japan Kazue Takamura Detention and deportation of undocumented migrants in South Africa: breaching human rights? Cristiano d'Orsi Violence in Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana: Forms, sources and consequences Joyce Acquah MENTAL HEALTH OF DETAINED MIGRANTS Women in UK immigration detention: justice, privacy, individuality and autonomy Alice Gerlach DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000114 Kept at harm's length? A mixed methods study of the incidence and characteristics of self-harm in the Australian-funded asylum seeker population Kyli Hedrick Negotiating space for institutional empathy toward detained asylum seekers with mental health problems Eric G. Jarvis The lnternation Organization for Migration's psychosocial work in detention centres: an overview Guglielmo Schinina 1:15-3:15 p.m. EXPERIENCES AND RESISTANCE TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN CANADA People who have been held in immigration detention in Canada talk about their experience of detention and resistance (details to follow) CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN CANADA Indefinite immigration detention in Canada: legality and reforms Efrat Arbel, Delphine Nakache & Ian Davis Rights-free zones in a country of Charter rights and freedoms Jenny Jeanes Questioning integrity: challenging Canada's assessment of immigration detainees' credibility Merin Valiyaparampil PRECARITY, DEPORTABILITY AND DETENTION The lesser of two evils? 'Humanitarian' detention, destitution, and the plight of detainability in Sweden Annika Lindberg Contesting conceptions of "illegality": activist movements in Toronto's Sanctuary City policy Sarah Marshall Marginalization from the community of value: Immigrant and indigenous incarceration, and the meanings of detainability in Canada and Australia Stephanie Silverman 5:00-5:30 p.m. Beyond Detention Campaign Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR representative in Canada Thursday June 21, 2018, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000115 8:30-10:00 a.m. Roundtable: Discussion on reforming detention in Canada Detention transformation and program management division, CBSA Leah Campbell, Acting Director Jared Will, Jared Will & Ass. International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto Hanna Gros 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Workshops: HOW CAN RESEARCH SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY?: A DISCUSSION WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP COLLABORATIONS AND STRATEGY LITIGATION AS A TOOL FOR POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE Litigation as a tool for exposing the realities of migrant detention and giving voice to detainees Jared Will Innovative judicial remedies for immigration detention, from habeas corpus to Charter damages Joshua Blum Legal basis for civil disobedience against immigration detention Dorothy Estrada-Tanck FROM LATIN AMERICA TO THE U.S. BORDER: MIGRANTS' EXPERIENCES An approach to the political subjectivity of people who resisted detention centers in the United States and cartography of <>: fieldwork findings in Tijuana, Mexico Maria Temores Los desechables: Exploring the lived realities of vulnerable migrant populations caught along the northern Mexican border Derick Abrigu & Maria Silva Detention and deportation in Ecuador, "the country of universal citizenship" Cristina Yepez 1:30-2:00 p.m. Plenary: Psychosocial intervention by the International Organization for Migration programs in immigration detention centres in Libya IOM psychosocial work in detention centres: an overview DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000116 Guglielmo Schinina IOM psychosocial work in detention centres: Libya case study Andrea Paiato 2:00-3:45 p.m. Workshops: EXTERNALISATION OF BORDER CONTROL AND NON-REFOULEMENT Migrant Detention and State Responsibility: Non-Refoulement Obligations in Offshore Detention Centres Jenny Poon Problematic responses to problematic situations: borders, refugees and detention centres in the light of EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement Sahizer Samuk European policy concerning deportation of Africans and the risk of human rights violation in Africa Brook Kebede ISSUES IN THE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF IMMIGRANT DETENTION Preventing and responding to deaths in custody Dominic Aitken Death of a migrant during detention and CBSA response: a case study Paul St-Clair Experiences of prison officers in a context of crimmigration: Laura Rezzonico a case study from Switzerland Risk management in Belgian detention centres: constrution of institutional knowledge Andrew Crosby ADVOCACY AGAINST DETENTION IN CANADA Alternatives to detention: Abolitionist perspectives Salina Abji Role of advocacy in immigration detention policy changes in Canada Vanessa Wachuku Collaboration between health and legal professionals in advocacy against immigration detention in Canada Michaela Beder & Katrina Hui DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000117 4:00-5:30 p.m. Plenary: Next steps in advocacy on immigration detention, in Canada and internationally Michaela Beder, Syed Hussan, and Robyn Sampson Closing remarks: Janet Cleveland Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Secure Document World 2018 Monday-Wednesday, June 25-27, 2018 The QEII Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary Westminster, London, UK SWIP 3EE http://www.sdwexpo.com/ Programme: Monday June 25, 2018 11:05 a.m. Project in Focus: Grand Designs Successfully bringing government ID projects to fruition requires many stakeholders to work together. There is much at stake, with security and identity surety being primary concerns. However, there are many other factors at play, including working within economic constraints and understanding political and cultural influences. SDW's Grand Designs session is an opportunity for attendees to learn from a smorgasbord of secure ID projects from around the world, where unique challenges were expe1ily overcome to achieve success. Session Chair's Introduction 11:10 a.m. Ministerial Address: Kosovo's mobile driving licence project Bejtush Gashi, Minister oflnternal Affairs, Republic of Kosovo, and Hermann Sterzinger, COO, Veridos, Germany 11:40 a.m. Remote renewal of on-card eID certificates - a key to bypassing security vulnerability DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000118 Kaija Kirch, Head ofldentity Management, Development Department of the Police and Border Guard Board, Estonia 12:00 p.m. The EU response to travel document fraud- First outcomes of the Action Plan Silvia Kolligs-Tuffery, Policy Officer, Visa and Document Security Unit, Directorate for Migration and Mobility and Innovation, DG General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission and Duncan Faulkner, Senior Principle, Bundesdruckerei, Germany The Action Plan to strengthen the EU response to travel document fraud was adopted on 7 December 2016, and aims at improving the overall security of travel documents issued in the EU to EU citizens and third-country nationals used for identification and border crossings. It identifies weaknesses, and proposes actions for Member States and the Commission. It also addresses horizontal issues, including the role of the agencies and the international dimension. The first report will be adopted in the first quarter 2018. Among others, two actions will be highlighted: the new visa format and the new residence permit for third-country nationals. The two documents were re-designed and rendered more secure. Member States have to implement them no later than 15 months after the adoption of the technical specifications. 1:20 p.m. Special Session: eDocuments - have you been sold a "dud"? Governments around the world spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ultra-secure identity credentials for their citizens. But how can they be sure the documents they are issuing will be resistant to attack, cost effective, or remain viable for the lifetime of the document? The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) has developed a free tool that can be used to self-ce1iify the effectiveness of a secure document's design (where, quite often, more security features do not equate to greater security). The tool has now received the backing of many of the leading developers in the industry. Attendees to this session will learn more about this tool, see a live demo and hear from these industry leaders as to why they think this potentially controversial ce1iification approach can work. Petri Viljanen, eDocuments Workgroup Member, Head of eSEC project, Senior Product Manager, Gemalto, Finland Erik Van Dijk, Chairman of the SIA eDocuments Workgroup, Product Manager, IDEMIA, The Netherlands Tony Dean, Senior Technical Consultant, De La Rue International Limited, Member of Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) eDocuments Working Group, ICAO NTWG and ICBWG Working Groups, UK Fran9oise Daniel, Secure Identity Alliance, IP and Standards Manager, Surys, France Sebastien Tormos, Secure Identity Alliance, Director of Government Vertical Marketing, Entrust Datacard, France DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000119 1:20 p.m. Special Session: Tales from the Dark Room - Current capabilities in forgery and counterfeiting Brian Somers, Document Examiner, NDFU, UK In spite of all of our efforts to make passports and identity documents more technologically advanced and more criminal-proof, the sad irony is that there are probably more forgers and counterfeiters in the world than ever before. Why is this? Surely only those criminals who possess extremely specialist skills should survive in this modern marketplace. In designing for the future we must always consider the skills of the past and the evolution which documents have gone through to get to where they are now. Similarly, we must consider the evolution of the criminal landscape in the hope that we can start to predict the attack vectors before they happen. Part retrospective, part forward look, this session will use recent case studies to highlight criminal capabilities in forgery and counterfeiting, and will seek to suggest answers to this conundrum. 3:15 p.m. Intelligence and innovation at the border 3:20 p.m. The intelligence led border - Assuring identity, facilitating passengers, managing risk Andy Smith, Head of Business Development, Border Management, Government Services, SITA, UK The transport industry is awash with data; some used more effectively than others. 2018 is a momentous year for traveller data, with the PNR Directive coming into effect, and European EntryExit System (EES) and Travel Infomiation and Authorisation System (ETIAS) programmes commencing. Andy's speech will look at these developments, the impact they are having on the operational aspects of the industry and the travelling public. He will share the latest thinking on the use of technology to improve the passenger experience, whilst also enhancing the security of the border. The need for collaboration will be discussed, particularly as travel becomes multi-modal, governments want more and better quality data, passengers want self-service technology solutions, and risks continue their ever-increasing profile. * The need for collaboration in the travel industry; * The importance of Identity Assurance in the industry; * Will biometric travel tokens and blockchain technology mean the end of the passport? 3:40 p.m. Touch-and-go ePassports - this is how ABC should work! Peter Schmallegger, Marketing Manager, NXP Semiconductors, Austria When operating ABC immigration gates, optimising traveller throughput is key. The electronic inspection time of an ePassport is a major part of the overall transaction time for the traveller. the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000120 process abortion rate in particuarl is influenced by chip reading time: a passenger that has to wait too long may just pull away their ePassport and check if they have done everything right, thus inadvertently aborting the inspection process. So speed means success in inspection. The use of payment cards at public transport terminals has shown how optimization for throughput can happen without compromising security. Overall, security microprocessors have come a long way since the first ePassport generation - despite massively enhanced security requirements and much more complex security protocols. In addition, the inspection time has been reduced spectacularly. How could this be accomplished? What does the future hold? This presentation will include a live demo of a nextgeneration ePassport and indicate achievable performance for the foreseeable future. We will also look at the upcoming buzzwords in ePassport technology - LDS2.0, as well as the virtualization trend - and discuss what they could mean in the context of inspection performance. * Automated border crossing systems rely on ePassports with short inspection time. * Improvements have been impressive so far - how many seconds can still be shaved off? * What do new technology developments mean for overall system performance? 4:00 p.m. BODEGA: innovative, ethically and societally compatible socio-technical solutions for border control context Veikko Ikonen, BODEGA Project Coordinator, Senior Scientist, Technical Research Center of Finland VTT Ltd, Finland Tuesday June 26, 2018, 2018 9:00 a.m. Digital identity innovations 9:05 a.m. Opening Keynote Address: Digital Babies - shifting baby-related transactions from paper to digital Jeff Montgomery, Registrar General and General Manager, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Citizenship, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand This award-winning, world-first allows new parents to register their new-born baby within days, rather than weeks, receive a birth certificate and access a range of services from different governemnt agencies for their baby. SmartStart pulls together, in one web application, all the information expecting and new parents need. It provides a one-stop-shop for transactions - parents can now register their baby, get a tax number and change their benefit payments with a digital tick. This presentation will provide further details on this world-first, share lessons learnt so far, and outline how this concept will expand over the next few months - including into the 'after-life'! www.smaiistaii.services.govt.nz * Award-winning, world-first service for new parents; * Establishes the digital identity of a baby for use during life; * Parents access services from a number of different agencies with a single tick. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000121 9:25 a.m. Ireland's online adult renewal system - the journey Fiona Penollar, Director, Passport Service, Ireland The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Passport Service) launched the Online Passport Renewal Service in March 2017. With a global reach, it enables Irish citizens all over the world to submit their passport application online via a personal computer, tablet or mobile device. It represents a significant innovation in customer service for the Passport Service, drawing on cutting-edge technology and software. The service builds on previous digital initiatives, such as the introduction of the internationally award-winning passport card in 2015. Coupled with a streamlined back-office process, and the introduction ofreal-time analytics, the introduction of the Online Passport Renewal Service has resulted in major efficiency gains for the Passport Service, which include faster processing of applications, an increase in data quality, increased customer service, and more flexibility in the distribution of work. In addition, this service has reduced the administrative burden on citizens and made their interactions with the Passport Service more convenient and less costly. In March 201 7, Ireland introduced a worldwide online passport service for any adult wishing to renew their passport. This innovative service means that Irish citizens renewing their passport can do so online anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is one of the first fully online passport renewal services in Europe, and has also resulted in major efficiency gains for the Passport Service including faster processing of applications, increase in data quality, and greater flexibility in the distribution of work. The service recently won the World Class Civil Service award at the Irish Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards. 9:45 a.m. Argentina citizen identification - Interoperability and digital ID roadmap Ezequiel Marino Salvarezza, Projects & Innovation General Director, Argentina's Modernization Ministry and Flavio Ramon Brocca, Director General oflnfonnation Technologies, Ministry of the Interior, Argentina Argentina is among eight countries with the greatest geographical extension in the world, and has 46 million citizens with ID. This entails a greater challenge when it comes to providing accessibility and services to citizens. These services vary from certificates of births or deaths, identity changes, to public and private services. The project SIB (Biometric Identification Service), is a joint action between the Ministry of Modernization of the Nation and the Ministry of the Interior, through the national registry of persons (RENAPER), which will provide a remote biometric identification solution with proof oflife for national agencies and private companies. In the public domain, the solution will cover markets such as Health, Social Development, Security, Migrations and Sports events and, in the private sector, there are multiple companies committed to the use of the solution, in markets such as financial, banking, e-commerce, retail and fintech. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000122 The roadmap of the Argentina biometric identification begins with the biometric identification of the citizen until reaching a portable/mobile identification, including facial/fingerprint biometrics and digital signature. * Argentina has 46 million registered citizens with an identification that gives them legal identity; * 31 million of them are cell phone users; * The implementation of digital mobile identity will begin QI 2019. 10:30 a.m. The BODEGA project - PART 1 10:35 a.m. End user needs and requirements for future smarter borders Veikko Ikonen, Senior Scientist in the Humans and System, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Christine Megard, Human Factors Specialist, CEA LIST, France Virginie Papillault, Senior Advisor - Organisational and Human Factors, UIC, France 11:00 a.m. Optimising the tandem between document inspection systems and humans Franz Daubner, Research Engineer and Project Manager, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria 11:25 a.m. Identity verification with fingerprints Arndt Bonitz, Research Engineer, AIT, Austria 11:50 a.m. HMI design for mobile border control solutions Arndt Bonitz, Research Engineer, AIT, Austria 12:15 a.m. Enhancing the border control process with video-based technologies Andreas Kriechbaum-Zabini, Senior Engineer, AIT, Austria 10:45 a.m. Technological trends - The shape of things to come 11:10 a.m. Graphic Code: A new reliable machine-readable system for coding and authentication Nuno Gon9alves, Innovation Manager, The Pmiuguese Mint and Official Printing Office, Portugal DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000123 The Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office (INCM) is a Portuguese state company in charge of producing security and identity documents such as the Portuguese Citizen Card and the electronic Portuguese passport with the most demanding and innovative security standards. In this presentation, we will present a new graphical security technology developed by INCM in conjunction with the University of Coimbra, which is being incorporated in the electronic Portuguese Passport, other identity documents as well as in stamps and labels. A new machine-readable approach for coding a textual message into an image is being introduced. It combines the visual appeal of images with the communication power of words into a codified message. The new coding system is based on the creation of patterns by organizing the available graphic primitives in a pre-defined way. The coding consists of properly spreading the patterns associated to the symbols of a given message, and complementing them with further patterns for a specific visual purpose. The graphic codes produced are easily incorporated in any security and identification document and on product stamps or labels too, and can be composed of diverse security elements, namely printed graphics and holograms using cross-validation for enhancement of the security level. * A new machine-readable approach for coding, security and authentication; * Graphic codes supporting printed and holographic security elements; * A new security graphic code for security and identification documents. 10:45 a.m. Driving global document standards and interoperability 10:50 a.m. Do we get harmonized breeder documents? The new CEN/TC 224/WG 19 and its work program Andreas Wolf, Convener, CEN TC224 WG19 Breeder Documents, Bundesdruckerei, Gennany Breeder documents are the fundamental building blocks for all ID documents issued, based on their data content, and on the confidence one may have in their authenticity. In the past, several projects have investigated the need for interoperable and harmonized breeder document and proposed possible solutions, at least on a European scale. Two of them are the EU funded projects FIDELITY and ORIGINS. Based on the project results, CEN (European Committee for Standardization) created the new standardization group, TC224 WG19, dealing with breeder documents. The group was assigned the task to develop a Technical Specification on secure and interoperable European breeder documents within the next two years. The WG Convener will discuss several topics contained in that document, including data structures, fonnats, hannonized content, and different physical or virtual appearances. Process management related topics and, in particular, issuance and verification will also be considered. * Breeder Documents as basis for all ID documents - current needs; * The new standardization group CEN TC224 WG 19; * CEN/TS 'Personal identification - Secure and interoperable European Breeder Documents'. 11:10 a.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000124 eMRTD interoperability: where are we? Antonia Rana, Scientific Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy Interoperability test events are necessary to assess the capability of communicating devices to implement specifications correctly, and their ability to fulfil required functional operations. For electronic machine readable travel documents (eMRTDs ), interoperability events permit eMRTD producers to have their documents tested for conformity by conformity test labs, and enable document verification system producers to test their implementation of the specifications against a range of different chip implementations. * An interoperability test event generally has two components: * Conformity test; * Cross-over test. In September 201 7, the European Commission organised an interoperability test event at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra. The following scenarios were investigated: Evaluation of conformity of submitted eMRTD to the ICAO specifications [REF-SPEC] following the test specification 'ICAO Technical Report RF Protocol and Application Test Standard fore-Passport', Part 3 (version 2.10) [REF-TEST-SPECS] and; Verification of the readability of submitted eMRTDs on different verifications systems (inspection systems) and assessment of the eMRTD behaviour in a regular inspection process. In this speech we will provide an overview of the results and lessons learned from the preparation and outcomes of the event. * eMR TD quality is improving. * What about inspection systems? * How to improve certificate quality? 11:30 a.m. Speech from Intergraf Further details to follow 1:30 p.m. Views from the Top - State of the Identity Industry A prominent highlight of SDW for the past few years has been the panel: Views from the Top. The session brings together senior leaders from organisations operating across the document security and identity management arena to share their views from the top of their respective organisations. Returning to the conference stage in 2018, Views from the Top will offer key insights into the challenges and opportunities that are driving change, affecting the market and shaping the future of the industry. The SDW 2018 Views from the Top panel ofters a powerful and rare opportunity to hear, first DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000125 hand, the leadership's thinking by examining the wider strategic context and considering the longerterm view of the design, development and wide-scale use of government-issued identity documents. Led by Matthew Finn, Managing Director, AUGMENTIQ, UK Frederic Trojani, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Gemalto's Government Programs, GEMALTO Maurizio Skerlj, Head of the Government Identification Product Line, INFINEON Rudiger Stroh, CEO NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH & Executive Vice President & General Manager Security & Connectivity, NXP 2:40 p.m. Bringing next-generation government identity solutions to life 2:45 p.m. Securing Government Services with Voice Biometrics 3:05 p.m. How far can I go with my electronic ID card and a mobile? Yolanda Perez Tocino, International Secretary? Identity Documents Division, Spanish National Police Force, Spain Alberto Sanchez Bermejo, Identity Documents and Smart Cards Director, FNMT-RCM, Spain 2:40 p.m. DocEx Government Only Sessions: Part One One of the most popular conference sessions at SDW, the DocEx Knowledge Exchange is designed for secure document designers, examination experts and issuance authorities from around the world. In this private government-only setting, attendees are able to explore some of the challenges they face, understand new global document fraud trends, and share their experiences in a supportive environment. 2:45 p.m. Document examination without reference material - Mission impossible? Andreas Willisch, Forensic Document Expert, KT54 - Questioned Documents and ID-Systems, Bundeskriminalamt, Ge1many 3:05 p.m. Driven to danger- is a driver licence a risk to road safety Andrew Simkin, Document Fraud Training Lead, Document Crime Team, DVLA, UK 3:25 p.m. Fighting back - identity document fraud in focus DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000126 Malik Alibegovic, Forensic Analyst, Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents Branch, INTERPOL, France Our increasingly globalized world has enabled more people to cross international borders than in any of the previous decades. International travel is expected to increase even further. A complex geopolitical landscape characterised also by a rise in transnational crime and terrorism poses a formidable challenge to law enforcement agencies and has significant implications for the movement of people across borders. In the current security landscape, there is an increased need for law enforcement agencies to have access to relevant, useful and timely information, while at the same time guaranteeing that basic principles of privacy are maintained. INTERPOL actively pursues solutions that help identify, prevent and disrupt global threats to the security of countries and their citizens. Some of those threats are linked to criminal activities involving false and fraudulent identity and travel documents. This presentation will describe INTERPOL's role and its response to document fraud, including some of the existing tools and the latest developments in this fast-evolving environment. These include new automated data-sharing systems and other solutions that address technological and logistical challenges while enhancing and integrating border security procedures. 2:30 p.m. Knowledge Theatre: The BODEGA project - PART 2 Big data analytics as a support tool for risk analysis Alessandro Bonzio, Security Researcher, Zanasi & Partners, Italy, and Dr. Raul Sevilla, Project Manager and Researcher, Atos Spain, Spain 2:44 p.m. Innovative border control processes and organisation Carolina Islas, Founder, Ubium, and Laura Salmela, Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland 3:20 p.m. Pragmatic ethics of border controls Robert Gianni, Researcher, Sciences Po Paris, Ethics Expert, European Commission, France 4:15 p.m. Mobile innovation - pushing the identity envelope 4:20 p.m. Creating a unified identity system with mobile smart credentials Tony Ball, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Identity and Access Management, Entrust Datacard, USA We live in an incredibly connected and complex world. The challenge of protecting data is an evolving DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000127 and sophisticated task, but it all starts with a secure identity. As we drive towards greater connectivity, linking virtually every aspect of our lives to a connected system, the need for dynamic and unified identities, from physical to digital from both government and consumer standpoints, becomes increasingly clear. And so does the answer - mobile smart credentials. A new frontier with great promise, sophisticated mobile smart credentials can be used to grant both physical and logical access to secure environments. By implementing mobile smart credentials as the next generation ofID within the borders of a country, governments can make way for a seamless, unified identity system that provides the anytime, anywhere access today's citizens desire. In this session, Tony Ball will discuss what it will take to implement a unified identity system using mobile smart credentials, and the current security issues this system will address, including lost or stolen physical credentials, passwords and more. * As we drive toward greater connectivity, the need for dynamic, unified identities becomes clear; * Mobile smart credentials have the potential to provide governments with the next generation ofID; * A unified identity system can provide the anytime, anywhere access today's citizens desire. 4:40 p.m. How mobile IDs are evolving and changing the identity market Steve Warne, Global Director of Solutions Marketing, Citizen Identity Solutions, HID, USA Mobile ID adoption is shifting into high gear as the world's first pilot programs for citizen services have been completed, and issuing agencies look to the next steps of implementation. This presentation will look at how far mobile identity has progressed in the two years since its inception, by drawing on market information and real data from pilot studies. The rate of technology innovation in the interim has led to the perceived use cases and value propositions for mobile ID to be completely rethought. Moreover, the deployment methods for mobile identity and the associated business cases have also evolved resulting in a re-evaluation of traditional go-to-market concepts for identity projects. This presentation will summarize findings and lessons learned as government agencies evaluate the results of their pilot programs and prepare for the next stages of mobile ID deployment. It will also cover some of the different approaches to mobile ID and where each is having an impact on the market. * The mobile ID revolution is shifting into high gear as the first pilot programs for citizen services move beyond simple identification applications to fuel new types of more convenient, higher-value government offerings; * Attendees will hear about how initial concepts of mobile IDs have developed and use cases have evolved to change the scope of the identity market; * Attendees will find out what the market has learned about mobile IDs as pilot program results are evaluated and preparations for the next stage of deployment commence. 5:00 p.m. Digital driver's license - your ID in your smartphone DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000128 Kristel Teyras, Digital Identity Services, Mobile ID Market Owner, Gemalto, France The world is evolving rapidly towards mobile and digital formats for many everyday tasks. Key drivers for this trend are convenience and ease-of-use for transactions that require some form of identification. And one of the most used documents to confirm identity- the driver's license - is looking at going down this route. During the course of the past three years, studies and pilots have been launched in several states in the US to explore the technical feasibility of a digital driver's license. Other countries, such as the UK, Australia, Brazil, and the Netherlands have also been investigating this option. This presentation will detail the results of 2017-2018 pilots funded by a NIST grant awarded to Gemalto, in five jurisdictions; Idaho, Colorado, Maryland, Washington D.C and Wyoming. These pilots for a secure Digital Driver's License (DDL), are seen by many to be the future of trusted identities. * Digital Driver's Licence Pilot approach; * Key findings from the field; * What's next? 4:15 p.m. PANEL: Border control- Unlocking the power of identity data Panelists: Tony Smith, Director General, International Border Management & Technologies Association (IBMATA), former Director General, UK Border Force, UK Ray Batt, Director, Border Security Programmes Europe, Unisys, UK Guido Peete1mans, Head, Passenger Security, IATA Wednesday June 27, 2018, 2018 9:15 a.m. Keynote Interview: In Conversation with ... Gloria Guevara Manzo, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), UK Interviewed by: Matthew Finn, SDW 2018 Conference Co-Chair and Managing Director, AUGMENTIQ, UK In this in-depth conversation, Gloria Guevara Manzo will talk about her vision for harmonising traveller identity across the whole of travel and tourism. The approach she wants to take is one that will create a seamless end-to-end journey for all travellers in all modes of travel, linking to all travel and tourism services. The approach will be technology and system agnostic and internationally interoperable and trusted by passengers. Its implementation will allow for benefits to be accrued across DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000129 government, industry and passengers with increased security, efficiency and, ultimately will lead to job creation. * T &T is a powerful engine of growth, but there are tremendous constraints - particularly around infrastructure and a greater need for security. These constraints present an enormous urgency to act now. * Biometrics is a powerful tool for increasing security and facilitating travel, which will lead to job creation as more people are able to travel. * Many projects are already underway, but they are not harmonised and are often being developed in silos without the important link to government. * A step change is needed. WTTC would like to lead an effort across all of travel and tourism to create a harmonised approach to biometric technology solutions that will work for all stakeholders. 9:40 a.m. SDW Fishbowl - Staying ahead of the fraud curve Fraud Vignettes: A day in the life of a forensic document examiner Elizabeth Gil and Matthew Heyne, Forensic Document Examiners, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory, USA A glimpse into the variety of fraud methods encountered at the Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory. * Passport alterations; * Passport counterfeiting; * Identity card counterfeiting. What is the Holy Grail of security features and where can I get it? Kerre Corbin, Counterfeit Analyst, De La Rue, UK After attending this presentation, participants will have a better understanding of the three key components for effective counterfeit deterrence: Document design and integration, education, and law enforcement. Each aspect must work in harmony with the other to achieve better counterfeit deterrence. In a perfect world, these would all be 100% effective, and there would be no more counterfeiting! However, because this is not feasible, the counterfeiter finds the weak point and attacks. Maybe the vulnerability lies in the design of the document. Or does it lie in the three-month home detention sentence that a counterfeiter receives for producing hundreds of fraudulent documents? Knowing how to hinder and frustrate the different levels of counterfeiters (from beginner to professional), you can start building the layers needed for a well-designed document. Every security document, substrate, and security feature can be simulated enough to fool the right person. By DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000130 investing in these three components, you will be progressing to a more secure document! * Counterfeit deterrence; * Security features; * Education. Authentication of IDs must be possible in all circumstances Patrick Guthmann, Product Line Manager-Travel Documents, IDEMIA, France When communication is possible with the chip of the ID document, data tampering and fake data is very unlikely. However, statistics show that when tampered documents are detected in the field, the chip never works, so the efficiency of electronic protection of data vanishes. Furthermore, controls can be made without the possibility of accessing the electronic data, even when the chip works (no reader available or no access to certificates necessary to access sensible data, for example). In these cases it becomes extremely important to be able authenticate the genuineness of personalized data, either by machine, or only with human senses. This presentation will discuss the existing solutions that address this concern. * Trends in document control; * When the chip cannot be read it is necessary to be able to check the genuineness of the documents both by machine and human senses; * Overview of existing means and technologies addressing this concern. 11:05 a.m. Identity and sustainable development - next steps The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.9 requires that everyone on the plant must have a legal identity with birth registration by 2030. With over a billion people still to be covered, not only are the numbers a challenge, but also the very nature of the identity solutions and credentials. What are the innovations that are urgently required? How is the industry shaping up to address these? The session will present not only on-going case studies, but also important policy shifts that are likely to impact the industry and the technologies that it offers. * Legal identity for all with birth registration by 2030 sets a challenge for the ID industry, * What are the policy shifts that shape the technologies and solutions? * What has been achieved and what still needs to be done? Introduction Sanjay Dharwadker, Advisory Observer- Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), The Netherlands 11:10 a.m. Title TBC DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000131 Debora Comparin, Head, Standards Taskforce - Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), France 11:30 a.m. Title TBC Juan Carlos Galindo Vacha, Registrar, National Civil Registry- Colombia Identity at the edge 11:10 a.m. The rise of biometric smart cards for the ID card industry Antonio D' Albore, Editor in Chief: Embedded Security News, Italy What is a biometric smart card and how can they be implemented to create a unique link between an ID Card and its rightful owner? * The rise of biometric smart cards; * Biometric cards in the secure ID industry; * Manufacturing challenges. 11:30 a.m. Post-quantum cryptography: challenges and opportunities for ID documents Thomas Poeppelmann, Researcher, Infineon Technologies, Germany Due to their computing power, quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various currently used encryption algorithms. Quantum computer attacks on today's cryptography are expected to become reality within the next 15 to 20 years. Once available, quantum computers could solve certain calculations much faster than today's computers, threatening even the best currently known security algorithms such as RSA and ECC, which are used in all kinds of electronic ID documents. The solution is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for security technologies. PQC should provide a level of security that is comparable with what RSA and ECC provide today. However, to withstand quantum calculation power, key lengths need to be longer than the usual 2048 bits of RSA or the 256 bits of ECC. Starting now, we need to ensure that an appropriate security technology is available and commercially feasible by the time quantum computers arrive. In the first part of his presentation, Thomas Poeppelmann will elaborate on the principles of post-quantum cryptography. The second part of his speech will focus on the specific consequences for ID documents, as well as the first practical implementations of PQC on security controllers. Quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various currently used encryption algorithms such as RSA and ECC; The solution is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for security technologies; We need to ensure that an appropriate security technology is available by the time quantum computers arrive. 11:10 a.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000132 Knowledge Theatre: The Future of Polycarbonate Is laser engraving still secure? Frarn;oise Chabut, Key Program Coordinator, Gemalto, France Polycarbonate documents are known to be the most secure, thanks to laser personalization directly within the structure of the document. Indeed, all personal data and secure elements are sealed inside a solid monolithic structure that is impossible to delaminate. However, since their introduction 30 years ago, polycarbonate documents now face multiple attacks, such as grinding from the back to replace personal data, or applying a laminate to alter the portrait. In addition, second-hand lasers are easily available on the market, lowering the barrier to entry for fraudsters to be able to personalize stolen blank documents. Duplicating personal data in the document, through various methods, has been one way to address the risks. As a result, multiple personalized security features are available, using more and more advanced technologies, many of which are proprietary to documents manufacturers. Authentication requires controllers to cross-check multiple elements and assess the authenticity of the document and holder's data. This also means they should know how to inspect the features. Adequate training or sufficient reference material are often missing. And yet, document authentication must be performed within a few seconds. This presentation will review the authentication challenges and counterfeiting attacks faced in the field. Some best practices and improvements will be discussed. Polycarbonate documents are known to be the most secure ID documents; however, they face a growing number of attacks Multiple security features are developing to cover the risk, often unknown by officers, and generating other challenges; Improved photo protection is needed, while authentication should remain easy and fast for officers. 11:30 a.m. Fraud on polycarbonate documents: Trends and technical answers from a manufacturer Joachim Caillosse, Product Manager- ID and Travel Documents, Imprimerie Nationale Group, France Latest observations show that typical methods to imitate or modify documents have become more sophisticated, while the time available for controlling them has decreased, and automated controls or assistance have developed. These trends drive the increasing adoption of polycarbonate as the base substrate for most newly issued physical credentials. This presentation will present an overview of typical fraud attempts seen in the field (how identity and travel document fraud is being perpetrated in the real world today) - and underline the evolution of control conditions (available time and means). DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000133 The technical challenge is to be able to mitigate fraud in advance through the application of an accurate mix of technologies securing the physical documents. Emphasis will be placed on objectives and best practices in the design and manufacture of a highly secured polycarbonate credential, to make it uniquely identifiable and enable quicker detection by various stakeholders, in different situations. A selection of smart security features and technologies will also be proposed. Some are new and innovative, some are not; but all are effective options for raising the bar against modern counterfeiting or falsification, and making fraud detection easier for the authorities. * Overview of typical fraud attempts seen in the field; evolution of control conditions; * Objectives and best practices for a highly secure polycarbonate credential; * Effective options for raising the bar against fraud and enabling easier detection. 11:50 a.m. The art of identity protection - A revolution in the protection of polycarbonate documents Robert Dvorak, Business Development Director, IQ Structures, Czech Republic This presentation will introduce a revolutionary approach to the protection of polycarbonate identification documents. The latest developments in complex optical security features for polycarbonate documents will be shown. The performance of proprietary origination technologies and their ability to create highly sophisticated overt and covert security features will be discussed. * Combination of printed and holographic elements in polycarbonate documents; * Synergy of beauty and protection; * Revolution in the protection of polycarbonate documents. 1:40 p.m. Authentication - establishing trust on the front line 1:45 p.m. Systematically testing document authentication systems - towards a standardised approach Franz Daubner, Research Engineer, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria Many border guards have little understanding about what security features a document inspection system can detect reliably. This understanding is crucial to achieving an optimal paiinership between human and machine. In addition, there are currently no standardised tests of inspection systems available in order to verify the claims of vendors. In this presentation, we will present the results of our systematic tests on the ability of inspection systems to detect certain classes of counterfeit documents and correctly identify a range of genuine documents. In order to achieve this, we have defined different classes of counterfeit documents, ranging from loweffort (paper sheets with MRZ imprints) to high-effort (almost identical copies) of counterfeits. To DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000134 increase the number of counterfeits we have been able to test, we used previously captured images of documents that were manipulated with image-processing software, mimicking the appearance of counterfeits. In addition to our synthetic tests, we also carried out tests with a series of different counterfeits collected by the Austrian police in the field. In total, five different providers of authentication software solutions took part in our challenge, using seven different document readers. This talk will present the main findings of our work. * Standardised testing of document inspection systems; * Document authentication challenge. 2:05 p.m. Which blackbox should I buy? - Evaluation of document inspection software: systematic approach and practical limitations Christian Weigand, Forensic Document Expert, KT54 - Questioned Documents and ID-Systems, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany The quality and reliability of document-inspection software plays a key role for border security, since it is employed to aid the examining border police officer or even to provide fully automated border control (ABC gates). Today, various document inspection systems, i.e. 'blackboxes' containing document reader hardware bundled with document inspection software, are available on the market, each of them promising to secure your borders most efficiently. Potential buyers are left with the question of which system to choose. Systematic performance comparisons, however, require particular, extensive and costly testing events. The 'Advanced Research on Optical Machine Authentication' (AROMA) project provides a systematic approach to answering the question of 'how to compare document inspection systems', utilizing selected 'real case' examples of genuine documents originating from existing operational systems, e.g. at Frankfurt Airport. Image data is transferred from these systems to an evaluation server and fed to the software of three different inspection systems for a simulated document examination. Via extended log files in conformance with the guideline BSI TR-03135 v2.1, detailed information on check results was gathered, evaluated and compared among all three providers of inspection software. This talk presents the results, benefits and limitations of this evaluation method for enabling comparability. * Systematic evaluation method of document inspection software based on BSI guideline TR-031315; * Based on 'real cases' of genuine documents from existing document inspection systems in operational environments; * Results - benefits - limitations. 2:25 p.m. From standardization to prototyping: the vision of vendor-independent testing of document DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000135 inspection software Evelyn Spitzwieser, Consultant Division Homeland Security, secunet Security Networks AG For more than five years, secunet has been evaluating the performance of optical authentication systems jointly with the German Bundeskriminalamt in several research projects - recently at border control stations of Frankfurt Airport. Based on the results from these performance evaluations, a need for an independent evaluation of optical machine authentication systems has been noticed. While analysis data acquired in concrete operational settings are available, systematic and independent comparison of different vendor products for optical machine authentication remains difficult due to unequal prerequisites. As a continuation of the 'Advanced Research on Optical Machine Authentication' (AROMA) project, the German Bundeskriminalamt and secunet are envisioning a new approach to address this issue: conformity testing of optical inspection systems based on the logging of BSI technical guideline 03135, as it is already common for the electronic part of security documents. Furthermore, the planned vendorindependent test setup will automatically evaluate the 'ability' of inspection systems to detect counterfeits, assess the inspection scope and predict the performance in a real life scenario. This presentation will focus on the main challenges of designing the test setup for optical inspection systems. * Conformity testing of optical inspection systems; * Challenges of designing a vendor-independent test setup; * Prediction of the performance in real life scenarios. 1:40 p.m. DocEx Government Only Sessions - Part Two One of the most popular conference sessions at SDW, the DocEx Knowledge Exchange is designed for secure document designers, examination experts and issuance authorities from around the world. In this private government-only setting, attendees are able to explore some of the challenges they face, understand new global document fraud trends, and share their experiences in a supportive environment. 1:45 p.m. Factfinding to Mogadishu and Nairobi - The issuing procedures of the Somali passport and breeder documents Victoria Miller, Specialist Document Examiner, Norwegian ID Centre, Norway The Norwegian ID Centre has recently conducted a fact-finding trip to Somalia and Kenya. The purpose was to find out more about the issuing procedures and application process of Somali identity documents. This presentation will share the results of our findings. * Issuing procedures of the Somali passport in Mogadishu; * Issuing procedures of documents from the Banadir region; * Issuing procedures of birth certificates, temporary travel documents and passports at the Somali DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000136 Embassy in Nairobi. 2:05 p.m. Marco Boscolo, Italian Police Further details to follow 2:05 p.m. Knowledge Theatre: Making a success of eIDs Let's talk about money: Refinancing electronic identity card projects Klaus Schmeh,Consultant, Cryptovision, Germany An authority deploying an electronic identity card needs to invest dozens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars. It is therefore a legitimate question whether these investments can be refinanced in some way other than by charging each owner of an eID document. One possibility is to demand fees from the service providers using the authentication or signature function of a card. Several models of this kind have been proposed, including payment per authentication/signature, payment per registration, and payment per certificate validation - but not all of these work well in practice. As a different refinancing concept, an eID authority can offer card sponsoring to credit card companies and other payment suppliers, in exchange for including a payment function in the card - a concept that is, for instance, applied in Nigeria. Combining an eID card with a payment card provides interesting applications, such as granting discounts based on information stored on the card. Other refinancing models exist in the health and traffic sectors, including the concept of inter-authority charging (e.g. the identity authority may charge the traffic department for storing driving license information). This presentation will introduce the most important eID card refinancing models and cover their pros and cons. * As deploying an electronic identity card is expensive, it is legitimate to ask whether these investments can be refinanced. * One way of refinancing is to charge fees from the services using the authentication or signature function of a card. Several models have been proposed. * Other refinancing options include sponsoring by credit card companies, inter-authority charging, and fee-based health applications. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. K-12 Instructional Models for English Learners: What They Are and Why They Matter 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 MPI Webinar https ://www.migrationpolicy.org/ events/k-12-instructional-models-english-leamers-what-they-are-and- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000137 why-they-matter Speakers: Lissette Colon-Collins, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages, New York State Education Department Silvia Romero-Johnson, Executive Director, Office of Multilingual and Global Education, Madison Metropolitan School District Julie Sugarman, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Description: Ample data on English Leamer (EL) student outcomes provide evidence of the steep challenge these students face in developing grade-level academic language and content knowledge. These data point to a critical question: are local schools and school districts using appropriate instructional program models to meet EL needs? While the effectiveness of specific instructional models for these students-such as dual language, transitional bilingual, and English-only approaches-have attracted the attention of researchers and policymakers, instructional programming actually provided by schools or school districts is often a mix of different models or approaches. For this reason, it is crucial that a range of stakeholders-including state and local education agency leaders, legislators, school board members, and community advocates-have a clear picture of what programs are offered to EL students and factors that might indicate whether they are appropriate and effective choices. To improve understanding about the critical nature of the choices schools make with regard to EL instruction programs, MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is releasing an issue brief: the second in a new EL Insights series, that describes the goals and main features of common instructional models and key factors that often shape their selection and implementation by schools. In this webinar, the brief' s author, Julie Sugarman, will discuss the key features of EL instructional models, how they are sometimes woven together to address language- and content-learning needs of students, and factors that can account for varied approaches within and across schools. Other experts will discuss state- and district-level approaches to supporting schools in implementing effective EL program models. They will highlight the evolution of bilingual and dual language programming in Madison, Wisconsin, and New York State's implementation of English as a New Language units of study as the foundation for more effective EL programming. Both speakers will illustrate how, in order to improve the academic trajectories of EL students, ongoing reflection guided policy revisions and changes to the design and suppmi of EL programs. Registration: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event KEY=87748 Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000138 ******** ******** 10. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Course Objectives At the completion of the course, successful students will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the impmiance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000139 https://portal.scs. georgetown.edu/ search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do ?method=load&courseld= 147 65 Wednesday-Saturday, June 27-30, 2018 Instructor: Katharine Donato Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A "Whole of Community" Approach to Immigrants and Refugees Friday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2018 Cintas Center, Xavier University 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45207 https://mailchi.mp/ cmsny/cincinnati-july2018?e=58d5c0883f http://cmsny.org/ event/ cincinnati-july2018/ Description: Join scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event will examine "whole of community" responses to welcoming, integrating, and protecting immigrants, lift up models and best practices, and provide opportunities for further community-focused collaborations. It will also help participants identify and bolster their legal support, research, and capacity needs in addressing these issues. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000140 Washington, DC 20001 https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/asylum-division-guarterly-stakeholder-meeting-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on, from 2-4 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 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 want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your paiiicipation! Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000141 Visit Website Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 7:24 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Reading, 6/14/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Reading, 6/14/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http:/ /cis .org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS .L GAO reports (restricted) on SW border security and nonimmigrant visas 2. Senate testimony on student visa integrity 1. House testimony on questions regarding the U.S. Census 4. Canada: Population statistics for Ql 2018 ~ UK.: Annual immigration statistics 2.,.Czech Rep.: Population statistics Q 1 2018 7. Slovakia: Population statistics Q 1 2018 REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. ~ Transcript of interview with ICE Director 9. Two new reports from TRAC lQ,_"Experts Meeting on the Global Compact on Migration:" DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000143 lL "Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants 2018" R Three new reports and features from the Migration Policy Institute li New discussion paper from the Institute for the Study of Labor 1+-_ Six new papers from the Social Science Research Network li Thirteen (13) new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog BOOKS .ui_ High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences lL_ Deportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance ~ Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration .l5LThe Disaster of European Refugee Policy 20. International Migration in the 21st Century 2.1.Migration and Religious Freedom: Essays on the Interaction Between Religious Duty and Migration Law 22. Refugee Crisis: The Borders of Human Mobility 23. Irregular Migration as a Challenge for Democracy JOURNALS 24. Citizenship Studies 25. Comparative Migration Studies 26. Demography 27. Global Networks 28. Refugee Survey Quarterly 1. New from the General Accountability Office Southwest Border Security: CBP Is Evaluating Designs and Locations for Border Barriers but Is Proceeding Without Key Information Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-489SU, June 12, 2018 https ://www. gao. gov /restricted/restricted_ reports Nonimmigrant Visas: Outcomes of Applications, Screening and Vetting Processes, and Changes in Response to 2017 Executive Actions Government Accountability Office, GAO-l 8-286SU, June 8, 2018 https://www.gao.gov/restricted/restricted _reports Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000144 2. Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration https ://www .judiciary. senate. gov /meetings/ a-thousand-talents-chinas-campaign-to-infiltrateand-exploit-us-academia Student Visa Integrity: Protecting Educational Opportunity and National Security Witness testimony: Panel I Joseph G. Morosco Assistant Director National Intelligence Manager-Counterintelligence Office of the Director of National Intelligence https://www .judiciary.senate.gov limo/media/ doc/06-06- l 8%20Morosco%20Testimony.pdf Louis Rodi Deputy Assistant Director National Security Investigations Division Homeland Security Investigations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC E.W. "Bill" Priestap Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division Federal Bureau of Investigations https://www .judiciary.senate.gov limo/media/ doc/06-06- l 8%20Priestap%20Testimony.pdf Edward J. Ramotowski Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Bureau of Consular Affairs U.S. Department of State Washington, DC Panel II Kevin Gamache Chief Security Officer The Texas A&M University System College Station, TX Jill Welch Deputy Executive Director for Public Policy DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000145 NAFSA: Association of International Educators Washington, DC Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Friday, June 8, 2018 House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice https ://judiciary .house. gov /hearing/ questions-regarding-the-u-s-census/ Questions Regarding the U.S. Census Witness testimony: Steve Marshall Attorney General Alabama https://judiciary.house.gov /wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Witness-Testimony-Marshall.pdf J. Christian Adams President and General Counsel Public Interest Legal Foundation https://judiciary.house.gov /wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Witness-Testimony-Adams.pdf Steve Murdock Professor Rice University Steven Camarota Director of Research Center for Immigration Studies Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Canada's population estimates, first quarter 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000146 Statistics Canada, June 14, 2018 Excerpt: Canada's population passes the 37-million mark According to preliminary estimates, Canada's population was 37,067,011 on April 1, 2018. It took two years and two months for the Canadian population to go from 36 million to more than 3 7 million. This was the shortest length of time ever observed for an increase of this magnitude. In the first quarter, Canada's population growth rate was 0.3%, up 103,157 compared with January 1, 2018. International migration is the main source of population growth From January 1 to April 1, 2018, international migratory increase was 88,120, the highest level ever for a first quarter. Canada received 79,951 immigrants, while the number of nonpermanent residents rose by 22,283. The increase in the number of non-permanent residents was attributable to an increase in the number of work permit holders and refugee claimants. https:/ /wwwl 50.statcan.gc.ca/nl/daily-quotidien/180614/dq l 806 l 4c-eng.htm Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Immigration statistics, year ending March 2018 U.K. Home Office, May 24, 2018 https ://www.gov.uk/ government/ statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018 Excerpt: 2.1 Visit Over 2. 7 million visas were granted in the year ending March 2018 and, of these, 2.1 million (77%) were to visit. There were 131,302 (+7%) more Visitor visas granted in the year ending March 2018. Of these, there were notable increases in Visitor visas granted to: Indian nationals, up 45,898 (+ 12%) to 439,843 Russian nationals, up 23,609 (+22%) to 131,925 Pakistani nationals, up 15,093 (+34%) to 58,960 Chinese nationals, up 13,486 (+3%) to 520,022 (excluding Hong Kong) Chinese and Indian nationals alone accounted for just under half (46%) of all visit visas DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000147 granted. 2.2 Work There were 162,874 Work-related visas granted in the year ending March 2018, 1% fewer than the previous year. This included: 3. How many people do we grant asylum or protection to? In the year ending March 2018, there were 14,166 grants of asylum, alternative forms of protection and resettlement, down 11% compared with 15,973 in the previous year. This comprised: https ://www.gov.uk/ government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march2018/summary-of-latest-statistics Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Population change - 1st quarter of 2018 The population growth resulted from the positive net migration Statistics Czech Republic, June 12, 2018 https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/ari/population-change-1st-quarter-of-2018 Summary: At the end of March this year, the Czech Republic had a total of 10.613 million inhabitants. From the beginning of the year, the population increased by 3 .3 thousand, due to net migration which balance amounted to 7.9 thousand. The number of deaths (31.6 thousand) was higher than the number oflive births (27.0 thousand). The balance of net migration amounted to 7.9 thousand during the period of January-March 2018 and it was by 2.2 thousand higher than in the same period of 201 7. The number of both immigrants and emigrants increased in the year-on-year comparison. A total of 14.1 thousand people immigrated to the Czech Republic from abroad and 6.2 thousand people emigrated from the Czech Republic in the first quaiier of 2018. The highest positive migration balance was registered with citizens of Ukraine (2.5 thousand), which accounted for almost one third of the total balance and contributed to the year-on-year growth of the balance by more than four tenths. The second highest migration balance belonged to citizens from Slovakia (1.4 thousand). Then the migration balance of Bulgarian and Romanian nationals ( each 0.5 thousand) followed. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000148 ******** ******** 7. Stock of population in the SR on 31st March 2018 Statistics Slovak Republic, June 7, 2018 https ://slovak. statistics. sk/wps/portal/ ext/products/informationmessages/ Summary: As of March 31, 2018 the Slovak Republic had 5,442,974 inhabitants. In first quater of 2018 there were 13,704 live births and 14,370 deaths in the SR. The natural decrease reached the value 666. The net foreign migration reached 520 persons (immigrants were 1,271 and emigrants were 751). The total decrease was 146 persons. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with ICE Deputy Director Tom Homan By Jessica M. Vaughan with Tom Homan Center for Immigration Studies, June 6, 2018 https://cis.org/Transcript/Immigration-Newsmaker-Conversation-ICE-Deputy-Director-TomHoman Return to Top ******** ******** 9. New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Immigration Court Backlog Jumps While Case Processing Slows June 8, 2018 http:/ /trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/516/ DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000149 Excerpt: The Immigration Court's backlog keeps rising. As of the end of May 2018, the number of cases waiting decision reached an all-time high of 714,067. This compares with a court backlog of 542,411 cases at the end of January 2017 when President Trump assumed office. During his term the backlog has increased by almost a third (32%) with 171,656 more cases added. See Figure 1. It is noteworthy that the pace of court filings has not increased - indeed, filings are running slightly behind that of last year at this time. Instead, what appears to be driving the burgeoning backlog is the lengthening time it now takes to schedule hearings and complete proceedings in the face of the court's over-crowded dockets. While the Justice Department, including Attorney General Sessions and court administrators, have implemented a number of new policies with the announced aim of speeding case dispositions, their efforts thus far have not had the desired result and appear to have actually lengthened completion times so that these have risen to new all-time highs. Criminal Prosecutions for Illegal Border Crossers Jump Sharply in April June 4, 2018 http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/515/ Excerpt: Federal criminal prosecutions of individuals apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the southwest border with Mexico jumped 30 percent in April 2018 over March figures. Since January, criminal prosecutions were up 60 percent, rising from 5,191 in January to 8,298 in April. This increase followed rising border apprehensions and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' April 6, 2018 announcement of a "zero-tolerance policy" for illegal entry and re-entry. The Attorney General urged all U.S. Attorney's Offices along the Southwest Border to escalate efforts "to prosecute those who choose to illegally cross over our border." Southwest border apprehensions still dwarf the number of criminal prosecutions. In April 2018 preliminary estimates indicate that criminal prosecutions totaled 22 percent of Border Patrol apprehensions that month, up slightly from 20 percent of BP apprehensions in January 2018. See Figure 1. Prosecution counts are based upon government case-by-case records on each prosecution referred by CBP. The data was analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, and obtained as the result of successful litigation brought by TRAC's co-directors under the Freedom of Information Act. Since this is only the first month after Attorney General Sessions' announcement, prosecution numbers could well continue to build as the policy is more fully implemented. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000150 ******** ******** 10. Experts Meeting on the Global Compact on Migration: Overview and Background Papers KNOMAD, June 2018 http:/ /www.knomad.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/Experts%20Meeting%20on%20GCM.pdf Abstract: In June 2017, KNOMAD brought together a small group of global migration experts to provide a concrete vision for the GCM from a global development perspective. Notes and papers prepared by experts addressed specific policy priorities; examined existing conventions, guidelines, practices, and databases; and identified gaps. They also addressed questions regarding operational architecture: Which actors must be strengthened to take responsibility for safe, orderly, regular, and responsible migration and mobility- and at which levels (global, regional, national, or subnational)? What kind of administrative structure is needed (linked to the question ofleadership and lead organization)? What kind of technical capacity building might be needed to achieve safe, orderly, and regular migration and mobility? How can/should institutions and activities be financed? How should commitments under the GCM be monitored? Finally, these notes attempt to explore any overlap between the GCM and the Global Compact on Refugees in the context of mixed flows of refugees and migrants. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants 2018 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2018 https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-andanalysis/glosom/GLOSOM _ 2018 _web _small.pd[ Return to Top ******** ******** 12. New from the Migration Policy Institute Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal Immigrant DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000151 Families' Public Benefits Use By Jeanne Batalova, Michael Fix, and Mark Greenberg June 2018 https: //www.migrationpolicy.org/research/ chilling-effects-expected-public-charge-ruleimpact-legal-immigrant- families No Retreat: Climate Change and Voluntary Immobility in the Pacific Islands By Carol Farbotko Migration Information Source Feature, June 13, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/no-retreat-climate-change-and-voluntaryimmobility-pacific-islands Canadian Immigrants in the United States By Elijah Alperin and Jeanne Batalova Migration Information Source Spotlight, June 7, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/canadian-immigrants-united-states Return to Top ******** ******** 13. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Economic Resources, Financial Aid and Remittances By Simon Pien-e Boulanger Martel, Lisa Pelling, and Eskil Wadensjo IZA Discussion Paper No. 11552, May 2018 https: //www.iza.org/ en/pub Iications/ dp/ 11552/ economic-resources-financial-aid-andremittances Return to Top ******** ******** 14. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. No Restoration, No Rehabilitation: Shadow Detention of Mentally Incompetent Noncitizens By Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Boston University School of Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic Villanova Law Review, Vol. 62, No. 4, 2017 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000152 Boston Univ. School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3190617 2. The Body Mass Index Assimilation of US Immigrants: Do Diet and Exercise Contribute? By Sukanya Basu, Vassar College Department of Economics and Mike Insler, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics Eastern Economic Journal, Vol. 44, Issue 3, 2017 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3 l 92872 3. Reforming the Us Immigration System to Promote Growth By Daniel T. Griswold, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Posted: June 7, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3191310 4. Canada's Refugee Strategy-How It Can Be Improved By Robert Vineberg The School of Public Policy Publications, Volume 11: 14 (2018) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3 l 82890 5. (The Struggle for) Refugee Integration into the Labour Market: Evidence from Europe By Francesco Fasani, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) - Insitute for Economic Analysis; Tommaso Frattini, University of Milan Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA); and Luigi Minale, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 435 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3180206 6. Passports in the Time of Trump By Leti Volpp, University of California, Berkeley School of Law 25 Symploke: Theoretical, Cultural and Literary Scholarship 155-174 (2017) UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3180383 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. Passports in the Time of Trump By Leti Volpp DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000153 June 13, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/immigration-article-of-the-daypassports-in-the-time-of-trump-by-leti-volpp.html 2. The Immigrant Success Story: How Family-Based Immigrants Thrive in America June 12, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/the-immigrant-success-story-howfamily-based-immigrants-thrive-in-america.html 3. Trump Administration to Commence Denaturalization Campaign? June 12, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/trump-administrationdenaturalization-campaign.html to-commence- 4. Attorney General Narrows Asylum Eligibility for Battered Women and Persons Who Flee Gang Violence in Matter of A-BJune 11, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. type pad.com/immigration/2018/06/ attorney-general-narrows-asylumrights-in-matter-of-a-b- .html 5. How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement: Is Anyone Out There? June 9, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/how-racial-profiling-goesunchecked-in-immigrati on-enforcement-is-anyone-out-there. html 6. Forced Labor Can Result in "Material Support" Bar to Asylum and Withholding of Removal June 8, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/forced-labor-can-result-in-materialsupport-bar-to-asylum-and-withholding-of-removal.html 7. The Political Economy of Immigration Enforcement By Sameer Ashar and Amna Akbar June 7, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/ sameer-ashar-amna-akbar-thepolitical-economy-of-immigration-enforcement.html 8. Did May 2018 Reshape U.S. Immigration Law? June 4, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/ immigration-law.html did-may-201 7-reshape-us- 9. "Friendship" Park June 1, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000154 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/friendship-park.html 10. Why People Continue to Flee Latin America June 1, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/why-people-continue-toamerica.html flee-latin- 11. Contemporary Family Detention and Legal Advocacy By Lindsay Muir Harris June 1, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/ contemporary-family-detention-andlegal-advocacy-136-harvard-latinx-law-review-vol-21-30-pages-posted-25-may-2018.html 12. Hold Accountable DHS Officers and Authorities Denying Protection to Asylum Seekers May 31, 2018 http ://lawprofessors. typepad.com/immigration/2018/05 /hold-accountable-dhs-officers-andauthorities-denying-protection- to-asylum-seekers .html 13. It's time we talk about TPS May 31, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/05/its-time-we-talk-about-tps.html Return to Top ******** ******** 16. High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences By Gordon H. Hanson, William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner University of Chicago Press, 272 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 022652552X, $130.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/022652552X/centerforimmigra Book Description: Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U.S. workforce, particularly in science and engineering fields. These immigrants affect economic growth, patterns of trade, education choices, and the earnings of workers with different types of skills. The chapters in this volume go beyond the traditional question of how the inflow of foreign workers affects native employment and earnings to explore effects on innovation and productivity, wage inequality across skill groups, the behavior of multinational firms, firm- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000155 level dynamics of entry and exit, and the nature of comparative advantage across countries. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Deportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance By Kenyon Zimmer and Cristina Salinas Texas A&M University Press, 242 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1623496594, $45.00 http:// smile.amazon. corn/ exec/ obi dos/ ASIN /16234965 94/ centerforirnrnigra Kindle, 10229 KB, ASIN: B07BRLLK2D, $42.75 Book Description: In Deportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance, editors Kenyon Zimmer and Cristina Salinas have compiled seven essays, adapted from the Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series, that deeply consider deportation policy in the Americas and its global effects. These thoughtful pieces significantly contribute to a growing historiography on deportation within immigration studies-a field that usually focuses on an-iving immigrants and their adaptation. All contributors have expanded their analysis to include transnational and global histories, while recognizing that immigration policy is firmly developed within the structure of the nation-state. Thus, the authors do not abandon national peculiarity regarding immigration policy, but as Emily Pope-Obeda observes, "from its very inception, immigration restriction was developed with one eye looking outward." Contributors note that deportation policy can signal friendship or cracks within the relationships between nations. Rather than solely focusing on immigration policy in the abstract, the authors remain cognizant of the very real effects domestic immigration policies have on deportees and push readers to think about how the mobility and lives of individuals come to be controlled by the state, as well as the ways in which immigrants and their allies have resisted and challenged deportation. From the development of the concept of an "anchor baby" to continued policing of those who are foreign-born, Deportation in the Americas is an essential resource for understanding this critical and timely topic. Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000156 ******** 18. Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great MexicanAmerican Migration By Alfredo Corchado Bloomsbury Publishing, 304 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: B077Z4612Q, $20.31 http://smile.amazon.com/ exec/ obi dos/ ASIN /1632865 548/centerforimmigra Kindle, 2345 KB, ASIN: B07BRLLK2D, $9.99 Book Description: Homelands is the story of Mexican immigration to the United States over the last three decades. Written by Alfredo Corchado, one of the most prominent Mexican American journalists, it's told from the perspective of four friends who first meet in a Mexican restaurant in Philadelphia in 1987. One was a radical activist, another a restaurant/tequila entrepreneur, the third a lawyer/politician, and the fourth, Alfredo, a hungry young reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Over the course of thirty years, the four friends continued to meet, coming together to share stories of the turning points in their livesthe death of parents, the births of children, professional milestones, stories from their families north and south of the border. Using the lens of this intimate narrative of friendship, the book chronicles one of modem America's most profound transformations-during which Mexican Americans swelled to become our largest single minority, changing the color, economy, and culture of America itself. In 1970, the Mexican population was just 700,000 people, but despite the recent decline in Mexican immigration to the United States, the Mexican American population has now passed three million-a result of high bi1ih rates here in the United States. In the wake of the nativist sentiment unleased in the recent election, Homelands will be a must-read for policy makers, activists, Mexican Americas, and all those wishing to truly understand the background of our ongoing immigration debate. Return to Top ******** ******** 19. The Disaster of European Refugee Policy By Nea Kogovek Alamon and Marina Luki Hacin Igor Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 295 pp. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000157 Hardcover, ISBN: 1527508706, $119.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1527508706/centerforirnrnigra Book Description: This volume addresses the mass arrival of migrants and refugees in Europe in 2015 and 2016, and the crisis ofresponse that unfolded across Europe. The chapters critically discuss this crisis and help the reader to understand why the refugees and migrants fled, what kind of response they faced and what was wrong with the reactions of the states. Despite the fact that all the authors are based in Slovenia, the volume transcends this particular state and covers theoretical and practical aspects of the crisis which are not geographically limited to only one country or region. It addresses a variety of audiences, such as students, researchers, sociologists, political scientists, lawyers, geographers and philosophers, and will appeal to those who seek to understand forced migration and refugee protection, states responses to migration and asylum seekers, and the rise of hate speech, racism, xenophobia and authoritarianism in Europe. Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Irregular Migration as a Challenge for Democracy By Zeynep Turkan, Ipek Gok9e, and Bayindir Goularas Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 256 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 1527509109, $119.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ ASIN/1527 509109/centerforirnrnigra Book Description: This collection tackles the problems surrounding international migration, raising the question of the reasons for, and consequences of, being a migrant in the 21st century. Some of the issues it focuses on include migrant identities, integration, voting behavior, citizenship, and child health encountered in Europe and Turkey. The book also provides psychological, economic and micro-level analysis, together with social and judicial perspectives. In a global world, where in some places frontiers are constructed and in others efforts are made to deconstruct them, the book will appeal to sociologists, historians, political scientists and academics working on regional migration studies. It contributes to the endeavor to understand the global parameters on migration and potential solutions for a boundless global community. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000158 ******** ******** 21. Migration and Religious Freedom: Essays on the Interaction between Religious Duty and Migration Law By Carolus Gruetters Wolf Legal Publishers, 256 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 9462404658, $50.00 http://smile.amazon.com/ exec/ob idos/ ASIN/946240465 8/centerforimmigra Book Description: On 9 and 10 February 2017, experts from various backgrounds joined in a seminar organized by the Centre for Migration Law, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Radboud University, Nijmegen in the Netherlands. The seminar focused on issues culminating at the intersection of migration, law and religion. We aimed to identify the arguments that drive the discussion in situations presenting a conflict of state law and religious norms in the context of migration. Or, in biblical terms, is there an inherent conflict between Romans 13 (submission to governing authorities) and Matthew 25 (love the stranger), and if so, how is this conflict addressed? In this book, we have included the key contributions to the seminar, thematically organized around four topics: (1) Religious Social Thought; (2) Application ofreligious freedom; (3) Comparative analysis ofreligious freedom laws; and (4) Practitioners' views. We hope this book will crystallize the arguments and drive further discussion on the important issues resulting from the interplay of migration, law and religion. Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Refugee Crisis: The Borders of Human Mobility By Melina Duarte, Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Serena Parekh, and Annamari Vitikainen Routledge, 166 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0815382847, $140.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815382847/centerforimmigra Book Description: How should we respond to the worst refugee crisis since the World War II? What are our duties towards refugees, and how should we distribute these duties among those at the receiving end of the refugee flow? What are the relevant political solutions? Are DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000159 some states more responsible for creating the current refugee situation, and if so, should they also carry a larger burden on solving this situation? Is people smuggling always morally wrong? Are some groups, for example children, owed more than others, and should we thus take active measures to remove them from conflict zones? How are the existing refugee regimes, in Europe, North-America, or Australia, challenged by the current crisis? Are some of their measures more justified than others? Refitgee Crisis: The Borders of Human Mobility discusses the various ethical dilemmas and potential political solutions to the ongoing refugee crisis, providing both theoretical and practical reflections on the current crisis, as well as the ways in which this crisis has been handled in public debate. The contributors to the volume include some of the most prominent political theorists and experts on the current refugee situation, as well as some of the upcoming young scholars working on the theme. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Global Ethics. Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Irregular Migration as a Challenge for Democracy By Elzbieta Kuzelewska, Amy Weatherburn, and Dariusz Kloza Intersentia, 276 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 1780686226, $107.00 http://smile.amazon.com/ exec/ obi dos/ ASIN/1 780686226/centerforimmigra Book Description: Immigration has emerged as the defining issue of our times. The challenge that the immigration issue poses to the future of European democracy is real. Immigration itself is a genuine challenge, but the fundamental challenge that immigration brings to the fore is a domestic one, it is about fundamentally different political visions that cut through the citizenry of Europe's nation states. With that, it becomes critically important how these nation-states, through their democratic institutions, tackle immigration. We need both the scholarly analysis and reflection presented in this volume, and we need informed political innovation within and between Europe's nation-states. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000160 24. What Next for Global Refugee Policy? Opportunities and Limits of Resettlement at Global, European and National Levels The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration Policy Brief: June 2018 https://www.svr-migration.de/en/publications/resettlement/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Operation Streamline No Evidence that Criminal Prosecution Deters Migration By Michael Corradini, Jonathan Allen Kringen, Laura Simich, Karen Berberich, and Meredith Emigh Vera Institute of Justice, June 2018 https ://storage. googleapis. com/vera-web-assets/ downloads/Publications/ operationstreamline/legacy _ downloads/operation _streamline-report.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Citizenship Studies Vol. 22, No. 4, June 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccst20/22/ 4 Selected articles: Mass capture against memory: Chinese head tax certificates and the making of non citizens By Lily M. Cho https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2018.1462505 Memory and citizenship in diaspora: remembering the Armenian Genocide in Canada By Duygu Gi.ilKaya https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2018.1462503 Migration, morals, and memory: political genealogies of a transnational Greek left DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000161 By Katherine L. Pendakis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2018.1462504 Epilogue: citizenship, memory, and the curious case of Canada By Ann Rigney https:/ /www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2018.1462501 Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 6, No. 14, June 2018 https: // comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen. com/ Selected articles: Combining transnational and intersectional approaches to immigrants' social protection: The case of Andean families' access to health By Jean-Michel Lafleur and Maria Vivas Romero https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/1 0.ll86/s40878-018-0073- 7 Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Demography Vol. 55, No. 3, June 2018 https://link.springer.com/journal/13524/55/3/page/1 Selected articles: Beyond the Border and Into the Heartland: Spatial Patterning of U.S. Immigration Detention By Margot Moinester https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007 /sl3524-018-0679-2 Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000162 ******** ******** 29. Global Networks Vol. 18, No. 3, June 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14 7103 74 Selected articles: Diaspora and mapping methodologies: tracing transnational digital connections with 'mattering maps' By Donya Alinejad, Laura Candidatu, Melis Mevsimler, Claudia Minchilli, Sandra Ponzanesi, and Fernando N. Van Der Vlist https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/glob.12 l 97 Mediated remittances: transnational economic contributions from second-generation Filipino Americans By Armand Gutierrez https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/glob.12 l 98 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Refugee Survey Quarterly Vol. 37, No. 2, June 2018 https://academic.oup.com/rsq/issue/3 7/2 Articles: China and the International Refugee Protection Regime: Past, Present, and Potentials By Lili Song https://academic.oup.com/rsq/aiiicle/3 7/2/139/4934135 Refugee Resettlement as an Alternative to Asylum By Naoko Hashimoto https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article-abstract/3 7/2/162/4931221 Resettlement, Humanitarian Admission, and Family Reunion: The Intricacies of Germany's Legal Entry Regimes for Syrian Refugees DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000163 By Christoph Tometten https: //academic.oup .com/rsq /article-abstract /37/2/187 /4925441 Accountability, Dependency, and EU Agencies: The Hotspot Approach in the Refugee Crisis By Satoko Horii https ://academic. oup .com/rsq/ article-abstract /37/2/204/49 5 8746 Being Highly Skilled and a Refugee: Self-Perceptions of Non-European Physicians in Sweden By Katarina Mozetic Refugee Survey Quarterly , Volume 37, Issue 2, 1 June 2018, Pages 231-251, https: //doi.org / 10.1093/rsq/hdy00l https ://academic.oup .com/rsq/article-abstract /37/2/231/4943958 Return to Top ******** Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000164 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 8:45 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 6/17 /18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration s~11~i~a110n ,P,o-1mmigranl (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 6/17/18 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. Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000165 Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 10:59 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 6/18/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward What's Happening at the Center The Center provided analysis on the recent decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that clarifies the scope of asylum. Temple University law professor and CIS board member Jan Ting appeared on National Public Radio, explaining that Congress has stipulated that asylum be granted to a discrete and limited number of people -- victims of state persecution or those threatened with such persecution. Asylum does not apply to those suffering from discrimination, or victims of domestic abuse or natural disasters, or those facing economic hardship. CIS Resident Fellow in Law & Policy Andrew Arthur appeared on The Ingraham Angle to discuss the 872 percent increase in asylum claims since 2009, when courts began broadening the definition of who is eligible. Commentary .1.Immigration Law Professor Weighs In On U.S. Asylum Eligibility Decision DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000167 2. A Compromise Immigration Bill, and a Compromise on the Compromise Report 3. Rogue Republican Immigration Bill: An Example of What's to Come Blog Posts 4. The Safe-Third Country Sleeper Footnote in Matter of A-B5. Is There a Federal Double Standard When Considering Charges for Obstruction of Justice? 6. AG Provides Guidance for Crime-Based Asylum Claims ... by Applying Current Law 7. A Horrendous Crime in Germany Highlights Asylum Loopholes 8. The Quintuple Rule for Government Contractors - a Modest Proposal 9. DOJ: 26% of Federal Prisoners Are Aliens 10. DC Circuit Reverses District Court Dismissal in Guestworker Case 11.,_The D.C. Circuit Provides a Reprieve for American Tech Workers in a LongRunning Lawsuit 12. Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Helped a Big EB-5 Middleman 13. Defying Logic, Migrant Advocacy Groups Work with an Immigration Official to Curb Illegal Immigration - to Canada 14. Two Faces of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Seen Through the Prism of Immigration Video 15. Andrew Arthur Debates DOJ's Asylum Policy Change 1. Immigration Law Professor Weighs In On U.S. Asylum Eligibility Decision DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000168 By Jang Ting National Public Radio, June 15, 2018 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/13/619672934/immigration-law-professor-weighsin-on-u-s-asyl um-el igibiIity-d ecision Excerpt: Temple University law professor and CIS Board Member Jan Ting recently appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to limit who is eligible for asylum, and why he believes that decision balances protecting the people the statute is meant to protect without expanding the definition of refugee so broadly that the system is overwhelmed. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. A Compromise Immigration Bill, and a Compromise on the Compromise By Mark Krikorian National Review, June 14, 2018 https://cis.org/Oped/Compromise-lmmigration-Bill-and-CompromiseCompromise Excerpt: One thing that would make it a lot more palatable would be restoring the Goodlatte provision to change the way parents of adult citizens can immigrate, so they could come to babysit their grandchildren but never vote or sign up for Medicare. This is morally important, too, because without that DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000169 change, the parents of the DACA/Dreamers, who most certainly knew what they were doing when they brought their kids here illegally, would end up benefitting from an amnesty based on the idea that Dreamers came here "through no fault of their own." Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Rogue Republican Immigration Bill: An Example of What's to Come: A Brief Overview of H.R. 4796, the Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 By Dan Cadman CIS Report, June 13, 2018 https://cis.org/Report/Rogue-Republican-lmmigration-Bill-Example-WhatsCome Excerpt: The House of Representatives seems to have been on the cusp of voting on several immigration bills, all having to do with grants amnesty to "Dreamers" (or a smaller subset of those "Dreamers" who are still registered under the Obama-era DACA program). While matters are still in flux, it appears that the legislative jockeying over a "discharge petition" to trigger a "queen of the hill" procedure that would have forced a vote on four separate measures has failed.1 But it's worth taking a closer look at one of the bills that would likely have been voted on had the gambit succeeded. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000170 The Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 (H.R.4796) was introduced by Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) in January of this year.2 Even though it is no longer likely to be taken up this year, its details still matter for two reasons. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. The Safe-Third Country Sleeper Footnote in Matter of A-BBy Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, June 15, 2018 https:/leis. org/ Arthur/Safe Third-Country-Sleeper-Footnote-Matter-AB Excerpt: In addition to the primary conclusions in the attorney general's recent decision, footnote 12 should further disincentivize illegal entry by aliens who, if apprehended in the United States, plan to claim credible fear without seeking asylum in third countries transited on their way to the United States. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000171 5. Is There a Federal Double Standard When Considering Charges for Obstruction of Justice? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 14, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/There-Federal-Double-Standard-When-ConsideringCharges-Obstruction-Justice Excerpt: A Glendale, Calif., police officer has been indicted on the federal felony of obstruction of justice for doing the same thing as Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. AG Provides Guidance for Crime-Based Asylum Claims ... by Applying Current Law By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, June 13, 2018 https://cis. org/ Arthur/ AG-Provides-Gu idance-Cri meBased-Asyl um-ClaimsApplyi ng-Cu rrent-Law Excerpt: As a practical matter, the attorney general's decision in Matter of A-Bwill likely serve to limit the number of aliens found to have a credible fear of persecution, and limit the number of asylum grants issued by asylum officers DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000172 and the immigration courts. This, in turn, will reduce incentives for aliens to enter the United States illegally or without documents at the ports of entry to claim credible fear, thereby protecting the integrity of the borders and cutting the number of subsequent asylum claims heard by immigration judges. This will allow those judges to consider other pending cases, and reduce the backlog before the immigration courts. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. A Horrendous Crime in Germany Highlights Asylum Loopholes By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, June 13, 2018 https://cis.org/Rush/Horrendous-Crime-Germany-Highlights-Asylum-Loopholes Excerpt: Not every asylum seeker is a Bashar, it goes without saying. Horror stories, just like success stories, should not be the bases for immigration policies. But too many loopholes in asylum policies - whether in Europe or the United States - are used by ill-intentioned migrants to their advantage. Why wasn't Bashar deported when his asylum claim was denied? Why allow him to appeal and remain freely in the country when he is a suspect in a number of previous offenses, including rape of a minor? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000173 Return to Top ******** ******** 8. The Quintuple Rule for Government Contractors - a Modest Proposal By David North CIS Blog, June 13, 2018 https://cis.org/North/Quintuple-Rule-Government-Contractors-Modest-Proposal Excerpt: Lacking, at the moment, the ability to get Congress to pass an Equal Opportunity Act for employers generally, in March 1961, JFK set up the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity to deal with discrimination within government contracts. I remember that some of my office neighbors at the U.S. Labor Department at the time worked for the Committee, with some of them later switching to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it was created. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. DOJ: 26% of Federal Prisoners Are Aliens DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000174 Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, June 12, 2018 https://cis.org/Huennekens/DOJ-26-Federal-Prisoners-Are-Aliens Excerpt: Subsequently, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice began releasing the quarterly Alien Incarceration Report. Both the FY 2017 full report and the FY 2018 Quarter 1 report can be found at the Center's Immigration Data Portal. These reports present data on the number of incarcerated aliens in the federal penal system. These criminal aliens are classified by a number of categories, including those in custody of the U.S. Marshal's Service and those who are under the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. They are sorted further into four categories: those who have received final orders of removal, those under investigation for removal, those under adjudication, and those who have been granted relief. Return to Top ******** ******** ~ DC Circuit Reverses District Court Dismissal in Guestworker Case By John Miano CIS Blog, June 11, 2018 https://cis. org/Cad man/DC-Circuit-Provides-Reprieve-American-Tech-WorkersLong Run ning-Lawsu it DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000175 Excerpt: When we last left the litigation challenging whether OHS had the authority to create a guestworker program through regulation by allowing nonstudents to work on student visas, the case had been dismissed by the D.C. District Court. On Friday, the D.C. Circuit reversed the dismissal and remanded the case back to the D.C. District Court. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. The D.C. Circuit Provides a Reprieve for American Tech Workers in a LongRunning Lawsuit By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 11, 2018 https:/leis. org/Cad man/DC-Circuit-Provides-Reprieve-American-Tech-WorkersLong Run ning-Lawsu it Excerpt: The regulations permit foreign students to extend their stay in the United States post-graduation for up to three years while pursuing Optional Practical Training (OPT), and an additional six months on top of that if an H-1 B application has been filed for them and they are awaiting a decision. The Alliance, rightly in my opinion, alleges that the regulations are an abuse of OPT and a sham simply designed to marry cheap foreign workers with willing employers at the expense of Americans and resident alien technology workers who cannot compete for the wages offered. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000176 ******** ******** 12. Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Helped a Big EB-5 Middleman By David North CIS Blog, June 11, 2018 https://cis.org/North/Trump-Lawyer-Michael-Cohen-Helped-Big-EB5-Middleman Excerpt: Squire Patton Boggs played a key role in heading off reforms in the EB-5 program, reforms that would have had a negative impact on USIF and other middlemen in the EB-5 program. The main part of the EB-5 program, the one that allows the pooling of investor funds, has been repeatedly renewed, without a vote in Congress, through riders on "must pass" appropriations bills always supported by the Minority Leader of the Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and the Majority Whip, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). Return to Top ******** ******** R Defying Logic, Migrant Advocacy Groups Work with an Immigration Official to Curb Illegal Immigration -to Canada By Dan Cadman DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000177 CIS Blog, June 11, 2018 https :// cis. org/Cad man/Defying-Log ic-M ig rant-Advocacy-Groups-Workl mm ig ration-Official-Cu rb-IIIegal-l mm ig ration Excerpt: With the announced termination of a number of protections such as Temporary Protected Status for various nationals who will be obliged to depart the United States, there has been a steady flow of such individuals heading north to seek asylum rather than risk deportation here. While in U.S. terms the flow is a trickle, in Canadian terms it's a veritable flood - and because these individuals aren't covered by a bilateral agreement that would allow them to be handed back to U.S. authorities, once in Canada, they are a Canadian problem. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Two Faces of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Seen Through the Prism of Immigration By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 11, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/Two-Faces-German-Chancellor-Angela-Merkel-SeenThrough-Prism-lmmigration Excerpt: Angela Merkel, who has been German chancellor for more than a DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000178 dozen years now, is a complex public figure whose star has lost much of its shine since instigating the flood of more than a million Middle Eastern and African migrants into Europe by land and sea since 2015 with her "welcome without limits" remarks. Those remarks have not just polarized the German electorate and forced her to backpedal on the cusp of electoral losses, going so far as to acknowledge the existence of migrant-dominated no-go zones in Germany, but also caused a great deal of resentment among other European nations' leaders since they have had to bear the brunt of the initial onslaught. Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Andrew Arthur Debates DOJ's Asylum Policy Change The Ingraham Angle Fox News, June 12, 2018 Video: https://www.cis.org/Andrew-Arthur-Debates-D0Js-Asylum-PolicyChange Return to Top Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000179 Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 12:49 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 6/17 /18 ~ ~ Center forImmigration StuJ!~i~al/011 ,Pro-11111111gm1 0 Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 6/17/18 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. [An incomplete version of Immigration Opinions , 6/17/18 mailing was sent out in error. Our apologies for the mishap.] _L "A Compromise Immigration Bill, and a Compromise on the Compromise," Mark Krikorian 2. "Is There a Federal Double Standard When Considering Charges for Obstruction of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000181 Justice?," Dan Cadman ~ "The D.C. Circuit Provides a Reprieve for American Tech Workers in a Long-Running Lawsuit," Dan Cadman 4. "Defying Logic, Migrant Advocacy Groups Work with an Immigration Official to Curb Illegal Immigration - to Canada," Dan Cadman ~ "Two Faces of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Seen Through the Prism of Immigration," Dan Cadman 6. "The Safe-Third Country Sleeper Footnote in Matter of A-B-," Andrew R. Arthur L_ "AG Provides Guidance for Crime-Based Asylum Claims ... by Applying Current Law," Andrew R. Arthur ~ "Immigration Law Professor Weighs in on U.S. Asylum Eligibility Decision," Jan Ting 9. "A Horrendous Crime in Germany Highlights Asylum Loopholes," Nayla Rush lQ_,_"DC Circuit Reverses District Court Dismissal in Guestworker Case," John Miano lL "Visa Backlogs Heap Billions on American Fat Cats," David North .12_"The Quintuple Rule for Government Contractors - a Modest Proposal," David North _l;L "DOJ: 26% of Federal Prisoners Are Aliens," Preston Huennekens 11,_"Trump Administration Opens Office to Find Naturalization Fraudsters," Michael Cutler li "America the Horrible?," Heather Mac Donald ~ "Meanwhile, Ten Miles From the White House ... ," Ann Coulter .lL. "Thousands of Avoidable Crimes Committed by Foreign Nationals in Texas Alone," Daniel Horowitz ~ "Why The Left Always Lies About Children," Kevin McCullough 12.,_"What the House Is Thinking on Immigration," Rich Lowry 20. "Texas Cops Put ICE on Illegal Drivers," Bob Dane 2..L"Administration Ramps Up Effort to Root Out, Prosecute and Denaturalize Those Who Try to Game the Immigration System," Jennifer G. Hickey 22. "Immigration ... Is it Actually All Trump's Fault?," Marina Jaimes 23. "How Family-Based Immigrants Succeed in the US Economy," Walter Ewing 24. "This Trump Immigration Policy Update Specifically Takes Aim at Citizenship 'Cheaters'," Mehreen Kasana 25. "Workplace Raids: A Big Problem With Immigration Enforcement," Ryan McMaken 26. "People Are Dying Because of the Trump Administration's Immigration Policy," Dara Lind 27. "Trump's Immigration Outrage," Juan Williams 28. "How Old Laws and Trump's New Anti-Immigration Fervor Brought Us to This Dark Day on Depmiations," Angela Fernandez 29. "Prisoners of Fear," Chris Kelly 30. "Jeff Sessions Is Hijacking Immigration Law," Bea Bischoff 1L "Jeff Sessions' Immigration Policy Changes Are a Means to a Sinister End: The Dehumanization of Latinos," Daniel Pena 32. "Finding Common Ground on Immigration," John Sheirer 33. Denmark: "Can the 'Silent Carriage' Survive?," Harri Honkanen" 34. Denmark: "Denmark Swings Right on Immigration- and Muslims Feel Besieged," Richard Orange 35. UK.: "Staffing the NHS Properly Requires More Training - Not Endless Immigration," DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000182 Lord Green 36. Austria: "On German Unity Day, God Bless Little Austria, Which Is Resisting Islamification," Anthony Boehm 1. A Compromise Immigration Bill, and a Compromise on the Compromise By Mark Krikorian National Review Online, June 14, 2018 https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/immigration-bills-house-one-okay-one-bad/ In Pardon My Sarong, Abbott and Costello are drifting on a boat becalmed in the South Seas with only two beans each left to eat. Abbott (the taller, smarter one) eats his two before Costello starts, and then insists, because they're 50/50 partners, that Costello give him one of his remaining beans: "You've got two beans and I haven't got any!" Costello complies, then cuts his remaining bean in half to eat it. Abbott again insists, "You've got two halves and I haven't got any!" Costello again complies, and then finally gets to eat one half of his original two beans. The two immigration bills the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on next week should be named Abbott and Costello. The first is limited but nourishing, and the second is what remains after removing much of value. The first bill (Abbott, if you're not tired of the metaphor yet) is the Goodlatte bill. It would codify Obama's lawless DACA amnesty, protecting the 700,000 illegal aliens who signed up for it from the likely Supreme Court ruling permitting the tennination of the program. To limit the magnetic effect of such an amnesty to attract new illegal immigration, the bill includes enforcement measures, most notably full funding for a wall and mandatory EVerify. And to limit the downstream legal immigration consequences, the Goodlatte bill would discontinue the visa lottery and the chain-migration categories and allow parents of adult U.S. citizens to move here only on non-immigrant visas (i.e., those that do not lead to citizenship) and require proof of paid-up health insurance. The bill isn't perfect - it reallocates some of the family visas to the employment-based immigration categories, which are already too big, without the needed streamlining of that system that the Raise Act calls for. What's more, it establishes a huge new agricultural guestworker program, expanding it to cover workers in meatpacking and dairy (a bribe to farm interests to buy their silence on E-Verify). Unfortunately, the Goodlatte bill is unlikely to pass, since every Democrat will vote against it, joined by the immigration-expansionist Republicans. That's where the Costello bill comes in. It hasn't been written yet, but a draft has been leaked. It represents an attempt by the House leadership and the White House to come up with a compromise on the Goodlatte compromise, one that the liberal Republicans behind the discharge petition gambit can support. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000183 The leadership bill cuts out whole portions of the Goodlatte compromise: It doesn't mandate E-Verify, it leaves more of the chain-migration categories in place, and does nothing to change the rules for immigration of parents. What's more, it would expand the amnesty beyond those who currently have DACA, and could be even larger than the 1.8 million cited by the White House earlier this year. Not only does the leadership bill cut out important parts of the Goodlatte bill, it includes new provisions inserted at the behest of tech lobbyists: It reallocates more of the family green cards to the already bloated employment categories, it ends the per-country cap (meaning Indian tech workers and their relatives will come to dominate the legal immigration flow, with people from other countries effectively crowded out), and most alarmingly, it expands the amnesty to include children oflong-term foreign tech workers here on temporary visas, a number I've heard quoted as 75,000, though there's no way to know. This isn't to say there's nothing of value in the bill - it ends the visa lottery and two of the chain-migration categories, fully funds the wall, and plugs important loopholes driving the crisis at the border. The question is whether this remaining half a bean is enough to compensate for all the bad parts of the bill. One thing that would make it a lot more palatable would be restoring the Goodlatte provision to change the way parents of adult citizens can immigrate, so they could come to babysit their grandchildren but never vote or sign up for Medicare. This is morally important, too, because without that change, the parents of the DACA/Dreamers, who most certainly knew what they were doing when they brought their kids here illegally, would end up benefitting from an amnesty based on the idea that Dreamers came here "through no fault of their own." I'm reserving judgment until there's actual legislative language, but as it stands now, it's not looking good. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Is There a Federal Double Standard When Considering Charges for Obstruction of Justice? Why Hasn't Oakland's Mayor Been Charged? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 14, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000184 This piece of the news report caught my attention: According to the [federal] affidavit, Balian offered a tip about a gang sweep, allowing a top target in a federal racketeering case to flee before agents arrived. It didn't take more than a moment's reflection to recognize the parallels between this officer's actions and those of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who in February of this year tipped off the public about an impending sweep of criminal aliens in her community by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This officer was indicted on the federal felony of obstruction of justice. Why him and not Mayor Schaaf? The fact that she did it publicly instead of on the Q-T, as the Glendale cop did, makes no difference legally, any more than robbing a bank during business hours differs from tunneling into the vault in the dead of night. Theft is theft; obstruction is obstruction. https:// cis.org/Cadman/There-F ederal-Double-Standard-When-Considering-ChargesObstruction-Justice Return to Top ******** ******** 3. The D.C. Circuit Provides a Reprieve for American Tech Workers in a Long-Running Lawsuit By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 11, 2018 The lawsuit had been tossed by a federal district court judge previously on the basis that the four counts filed in the complaint failed to establish any concrete harm to the Alliance's clientele, and thus lacked standing. This is a classic example of something I and others here at the Center have often commented upon: The federal judiciary's lopsided interpretation of "standing" routinely excludes citizens alleging harm from one or another aspect of illegal, or unconstrained, immigration - while rarely if ever dismissing lawsuits filed by aliens or their supporters. Happily, the D.C. Circuit saw things differently than the district court judge, although it has to be said that only one of the four bases of the complaint survived. Law360 reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers representing the government in the lawsuit received DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000185 sharply critical questioning from at least one circuit judge during oral arguments. https://cis.org/Cadman/DC-Circuit-Provides-Reprieve-American-Tech-WorkersLongRunning-Lawsuit Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Defying Logic, Migrant Advocacy Groups Work with an Immigration Official to Curb Illegal Immigration - to Canada By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 11, 2018 The latest effort focused on South Florida, which has a substantial number of affected nationals, such as Haitians who may very well be contemplating the trip. The Canadian official leading it was one "Randy Boissonnault, a liberal member of Parliament and a special advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau", as USA Today tells us. Boissonnault was hosted and assisted in his efforts by various migrant advocacy groups that are a powerful voice in the Miami-Dade community, and have been for years. Given their mission and focus, these groups, such as Americans for Immigrant Justice, have inevitably had a strained, often hostile, relationship with U.S. immigration authorities operating in South Florida. Why, you may ask, would migrant advocacy groups provide a platform for a Canadian immigration official whose own aims - preventing and detening illegal immigration minor those of U.S. officials? The only reason I can think of is that if these migrants move northward, the groups lose their constituency, and with it, their power base. https://cis.org/Cadman/Defying-Logic-Migrant-Advocacy-Groups-Work-ImmigrationOfficial-Curb-Illegal-Immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Two Faces of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Seen Through the Prism of Immigration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000186 By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 11, 2018 But one suspects that the proposed military integration is a canard, designed to mask her focus on finding ways to break the intransigence of those EU nations that have resisted paying the migrant resettlement price for her imprudence on immigration; they consider it too high in terms of terrorist risk and inability or unwillingness of the newcomers to assimilate. One way around that resistance is to remove from those nations individual responsibility for border enforcement and asylum adjudications. Merkel also proposed that Frontex, the EU's (primarily maritime) joint border agency, take over all responsibility for exterior borders. Yet Frontex has done a decidedly poor job of thwarting the hundreds of thousands who have successfully penetrated Europe so far. Clearly, there is little reason for countries on the external borders of the EU to trust Merkel on this score. Indeed, based on the evidence of Germany's problems with its own refugee agency, Merkel is the very last person in Europe that leaders of those countries should trust to see to their interests in any fundamentally competent way. There is a lesson here that bears noting: Any nation so foolish as to franchise out its sovereign responsibilities and control over its borders to others risks its very existence. It is a Faustian bargain. https://cis.org/Cadman/Two-Faces-German-Chancellor-Angela-Merkel-Seen-ThroughPrism-Immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 6. The Safe-Third Country Sleeper Footnote in Matter of A-BBy Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 15, 2018 Specifically, in footnote 12 of that decision, the attorney general reiterated the fact that asylum is a discretionary form of relief, and reminded "all asylum adjudicators that a favorable exercise of discretion is a discrete requirement for the granting of asylum and should not be presumed or glossed over solely because an applicant otherwise" satisfies the other requirements for asylum relief under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This is directly relevant to recent events along the Southwest border, and in particular to the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000187 wave of aliens who have recently been apprehended at entry or after crossing the border illegally and claimed credible fear, a development I discussed in my May 4, 2018, Backgrounder on "Catch and Release Escape Hatches". Simply put, it at least provides incentives for third-country nationals abroad (and in particular Central Americans transiting Mexico) to apply for asylum before coming to the United States. https:// cis.org/ Arthur/SafeThird-Country-Sleeper-F ootnote-Matter-AB Return to Top ******** ******** 7. AG Provides Guidance for Crime-Based Asylum Claims ... by Applying Current Law By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 13, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a decision in Matter of A-B- on Monday which provides bright-line rules for immigration judges, asylum officers, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to follow in adjudicating asylum claims based upon criminal harm inflicted or threatened by non-government actors. In writing earlier this year about the attorney general's refenal of this case to himself I noted that he had requested briefing on "[w]hether, and under what circumstances, being a victim of private criminal activity constitutes a cognizable 'particular social group' for purposes of an application for asylum or withholding of removal." In Matter ofA-B-, the attorney general returned to fundamental issues of asylum law, including what "persecution" is, how a "particular social group" is defined, and the requirement that there be a "nexus" between the social group identified and the persecution that was purpmiedly inflicted or is feared. At issue there was a claim for asylum by a Salvadoran national who had entered the United States illegally. She asserted that she was eligible for asylum because she had been persecuted on account of her membership in what she described as the paiiicular social group of "'El Salvadoran women who were unable to leave domestic relationships because they have children in common with their partners." When immigration judges or the BIA ignore the standards for asylum relief to cover a particularly sympathetic applicant who would not otherwise be eligible for such relief: the adjudicator exceeds the authority granted by Congress and the attorney general, but more importantly undermines the legislative branch's authority to set limits on immigration and the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000188 attorney general's authority to establish rules implementing the laws Congress has passed. https:// cis.org/ Arthur/ AG-Provides-Guidance-CrimeBased-Asylum-Claims-ApplyingCurrent-Law Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Immigration Law Professor Weighs in on U.S. Asylum Eligibility Decision By Jan Ting CIS Immigration Blog, June 15, 2018 CORNISH: But one argument people are saying is that there's such thing as gender-based violence, for instance, and therefore, if you have a government that cannot or will not control or protect people who are struggling - right? - and that there's systematic dysfunction in that justice system, those people should be able to apply for asylum. TING: Well, you can make that argument for all kinds of groups of people - right? - I mean, people who are threatened by criminal violence, and the government can't do anything about criminal violence. People who are threatened by civil war - right? - their homes are being bombed, and the government can't stop the bombing from going on. They can't stop the civil war. So there are all kinds of life-threatening situations and, frankly, sympathetic situations for the people that are involved. But we have to ask ourselves the question is this who the statute was intended to protect? And I think it's clear both internationally and in the United States that the statute was drafted to protect a discrete and limited number of people. They carefully defined who was to be protected. You have to have been a victim of persecution or threatened with persecution. What is persecution? You know, it's not discrimination. It's not that a volcano exploded and there's ash falling on your home. It's not that there are no jobs in your area. Even if the government is doing nothing about creating jobs for you, that's not persecution. So I think people were conscious of the fact that this was to provide protection for a limited and discrete number of people. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/13/619672934/immigration-law-professor-weighs-in-on-u-sasylum-eligibility-decision Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000189 ******** 9. A Horrendous Crime in Germany Highlights Asylum Loopholes By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, June 12, 2018 Merkel said in a televised interview Sunday night that "the case showed how important it is that people who have no permission to remain must receive their court proceedings without delay and be sent home quickly." You'd think that would be a given. Not every asylum seeker is a Bashar, it goes without saying. Horror stories, just like success stories, should not be the bases for immigration policies. But too many loopholes in asylum policies - whether in Europe or the United States - are used by ill-intentioned migrants to their advantage. Why wasn't Bashar deported when his asylum claim was denied? Why allow him to appeal and remain freely in the country when he is a suspect in a number of previous offenses, including rape of a minor? The tightening of asylum rules is necessary to discourage false asylum claims (Bashar had no problem returning to his home country when it suited him), to reduce huge backlogs in case adjudications and immigration comis, and to limit costs borne by taxpayers. Not to mention prevent horrific crimes such as this one. https ://cis.org/Rush/Horrendous-Crime-Germany-Highlights-Asylum- Loopholes Return to Top ******** ******** 10. DC Circuit Reverses District Court Dismissal in Guestworker Case By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, June 11, 2018 One of the major victories was that the D.C. Circuit affim1ed that U.S. workers have standing to challenge agency actions that allow more competitors into their market. The court rejected DHS's argument that, to have standing, workers must show they applied for a specific job, were rejected, and the job was filled by a foreign worker. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000190 That would be an impossible standard to meet because you could never get evidence for a court that a specific job went to a foreign worker instead of an American applicant. First of all, a job applicant would be unlikely know if a foreign worker had been hired instead. Employers these days rarely send rejection letters and, if they do, such letters do not say, "we hired a foreign worker instead of you." Even if a job applicant did know that a foreign worker had been hired instead, he could never prove that in a court case like this. No such employer would agree to submit an affidavit saying it hired a foreign worker instead of an American applicant. https ://cis.org/Miano/DC-Circuit-Reverses-District-Court-Dismissal-Guestworker-Case Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Visa Backlogs Heap Billions on American Fat Cats By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 15, 2018 Visa waiting lists or backlogs, created by the excess demand for admission to the United States, in some instances lavish huge goodies on a tiny minority of already prosperous American corporations. Some of them (collectively) get billions of dollars in enslaved loans, at bargain interest rates. Another bloc of corporations secure hundreds of thousands of highly skilled, virtually indentured workers. (Maybe there is a doubly blessed corporation out there that gets both kinds of benefits at the same time, but I doubt it.) Visa backlogs are caused by numerical ceilings on migrant categories, a sensible, almost 100-year-old part of our immigration policy. The rich rewards created for the two classes of big corporations are a probably unintended consequence of these ceilings, but are now vigorously defended by well-connected lobbyists. The first of these benefits, the enslaved billions, is barely known outside the EB-5 program. The second, better-known set of goodies, involving high-skilled workers, relates to the H-IB program. I have never read anything connecting these two phenomena. One of the ironies of this situation is that while the usual image of immigration-facilitated exploitation consists of Mexican farm workers, or longer ago, the Chinese coolies who helped build our railroads, the two current programs negatively impact the best-financed and/or best-educated of the migrants - with a small Stateside elite exploiting the near-elites DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000191 of other nations. https://cis.org/North/Visa-Backlogs-Heap-Billions-American-Fat-Cats Return to Top ******** ******** 12. The Quintuple Rule for Government Contractors By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 12, 2018 a Modest Proposal So, on average a U.S. employer has 1.9 percent of its work force as nonimmigrant workers. If we quintupled that percentage, and added a little more, we would get a benchmark of 10 percent. Then let's use that benchmark for potential U.S. government contractors, telling them that they cannot get or renew government contracts if their direct, and indirect, hires on any contract include more than 10 percent of the work force with temporary visas as defined above. The government could argue, as the Trump administration is doing cun-ently, that just as the new tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum are being imposed for national security reasons so is the upper limit of temporary alien workers of 10 percent on any federal contract. No federal contract activity, as a matter of policy, should have a work force that is more than 10 percent alien. Many contractors would object to the new rule, saying that they cannot get enough American workers to complete their contracts with the American government. "You are saying," the government would then tell the complaining contractors, "that your working conditions and wages are so substandard that you need more than five times the share of temporary foreign workers as American employers have on average? How can that be?" We would thus be changing the dialogue on the use of foreign workers for federal contractors; the benchmark would not be the cun-ent practices or wants of the employers, as it is now, it would be the broad American employment pattern. The employer wanting to expand his or her foreign workforce beyond 10 percent would be told, in effect, "your request runs counter to the whole nation's employment practices." DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000192 https://cis.org/North/Ouintuple-Rule-Government-Contractors-Modest-Proposal Return to Top ******** ******** 13. DOJ: 26% of Federal Prisoners Are Aliens By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, June 12, 2018 Some analysts charge that the reason there are so many aliens in federal custody is that they are there for primarily immigration-related offenses. This is certainly true, as about 29 percent of aliens in BOP custody have committed immigration offenses such as illegal reentry after removal. But most of the aliens are incarcerated because of other federal crimes they committed. According to the report, 46 percent of these aliens committed drug trafficking or other drugrelated offenses, which was the largest crime category committed by aliens in BOP custody. The remaining 25 percent committed a variety of other criminal offenses, including fraud, weapons charges, racketeering, and sexual crimes. Clearly, the large population of aliens in BOP custody cannot simply be explained away by immigration crimes. https://cis.org/Huennekens/DOJ-26-Federal-Prisoners-Are-Aliens Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Trump Administration Opens Office To Find Naturalization Fraudsters A great first step -- but much more needs to be done. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, June 15, 2018 Naturalization fraud is of particular concern because U.S. citizenship provide the aliens with the veritable "Keys to the kingdom" as I have described in a series of previous articles and in my testimony before several Congressional hearings. Here are a few reasons why citizenship is of particular concern and how some of the vulnerabilities must be addressed. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000193 As the Washington Times article noted, aliens who acquire U.S. citizenship may be granted security clearances. I recently wrote an article about an April 2018 Congressional hearing on how Iranian Sleeper Cells Threaten U.S. Immigration fraud, including naturalization fraud, enables sleeper agents from foreign countries to embed themselves in the United States in furtherance of their nefarious and often deadly goals. Additionally, aliens who naturalize may legally change their names. In such instances, their U.S. passports only reflect their new names. Criminals and terrorists can thus put themselves into their own "Witness Protection Program" concealing their original identities and gaining entry into countries around the world that might be aware of their original names and would never admit them if they knew who they really were. However, when such an individual seeks entry with a new name, a name not known to border officials in that country it is likely that he/she will be permitted to enter that country. The solution to this problem is simple and inexpensive- have U.S. passports reflect both names. https ://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2 70462/trump-administration-opens-office- findmichae 1-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 15. America the Horrible? Progressives say that the United States is racist and misogynist, but they still want everyone in the world to come here. By Heather Mac Donald City Journal, June 14, 2018 Sessions was right to return asylum law to its original intent: offering protection to individuals persecuted by their government for membership in a socially distinct group. Domestic violence is a private crime, not a public one, and does not reflect general persecution of the sort that international law has codified as appropriate for asylum petitions. Asylum petitions have mushroomed 1,700 percent from 2008 to 2016, according to the New York Times, driven in significant part by domestic-abuse claims, often underwritten by DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000194 extensive coaching and encouragement by hard-left advocates. But why should social-justice warriors want to subject these potential asylees to the horrors of America? In coming to the U.S., if you believe the dominant feminist narrative, the female aliens would simply be exchanging their local violent patriarchy for a new one. Indeed, it should be a mystery to these committed progressives why any Third World resident would seek to enter the United States. Not only is rape culture pervasive in the U.S., but the very lifeblood of America is the destruction of "black bodies," in the words of media star TaNehesi Coates. Surely, a Third World person of color would be better off staying in his home country, where he is free from genocidal whiteness and the murderous legacy of Western civilization and Enlightenment values. https://www .city-journal.org/html/america-horrible-15970 .html Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Meanwhile, Ten Miles From The White House ... By Ann Coulter Townhall.com, June 13, 2018 The reason for this transfonnation of our country, our culture and our politics is to flood the market with low-wage workers and Democratic voters. Obviously, those are losing arguments, so the beneficiaries of mass Third World immigration lie. They claim that anyone who doesn't want to supply the rich with cheap labor must hate Hispanics. Trump thought North Korea was hard? With immigration, we have all of the most influential forces in our culture on the same page. Immigration is a great unifier of the rich and powerful. https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2018/06/13/meanwhile-1 house-n2490519 0-miles-from-the-white- Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Thousands of Avoidable Crimes Committed by Foreign Nationals in Texas Alone DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000195 By Daniel Horowitz Conservative Review, June 8, 2018 We are witnessing a newfound obsession in both parties with the cost of incarceration and the idea that too many people are sitting in prison for drug offenses (that they mischaracterize as simple possession rather than trafficking). But the drug population is only this prominent in the federal system, which only represents 11 percent of the incarcerated population. Most people are incarcerated in state facilities. And now we know, such a large percentage of them are in the federal system because of their immigration status. Thus, rather than a crisis of too many being incarcerated for drug charges, we have a crisis of too many illegal aliens bringing drugs into the country and then clogging our criminal justice system while poisoning our people. https ://www.conservativereview.com/news/ dhs-do j-report-thousands-of-avoidab le-crimescommitted-by- foreign-nationals-in-texas-alone/ Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Why The Left Always Lies About Children By Kevin McCullough Townhall.com, June 17, 2018 The political, theological, and cultural left in America believe in using children as pawns. They do it on as many different fronts as they can. They lie about doing it, and then lie about lying about doing it. The left doesn't care about these children. They don't care about the law (it was an Obama administration initiative.) They don't care about the toll it's taking on the families, and to my knowledge no one--on any of the threads I've seen--where all the feigned sadness is being poured out--have taken one step towards doing anything about it. None of them have opened their homes to any of these children, or illegal immigrants at large for that matter. The faux indignant on this issue are cmrect on this point: the children did nothing to put themselves into these situations. You know who did? Lots of adults around them. Parents in some of these situations have lost their children due to DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000196 the inability to even prove they are the child's parent. Couple that with the reality that you have had numerous cases of smugglers taking children from the band of people they are smuggling and in tum are using them as a supposed child of their own and now you've got really bad people-smugglers (truly evil)-mixed with more minimal law breakers (illegal border crossers )-and all of them are using the child in one way or another to advance their cause. https:/ /townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2018/06/1 7/why-the-left-always-liesabout-children-n2491563 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. What the House Is Thinking on Immigration By Rich Lowry The Corner at National Review Online, June 10, 2018 If things bounce the wrong way, the House could put itself on the path to passing a clean DREAM Act as soon as this week. For this to be the only major immigration legislation to pass a chamber of the Republican Congress before the election would, needless to say, be perverse. Which is why intense talks are ongoing among Republicans about how to avoid it. It would involve giving temporary status again to DACA recipients, subject to various work and other requirements. After a designated period of time, say, five years, they could apply to become legal permanent residents. This is very conventional. The wrinkle comes in how visas would become available for the DACA recipients. There would be a reduction in current visas in various categories - e.g., the visa lottery- and these visas would be put in "escrow." Then, the DACA recipients would eventually draw on them to get full legal status. So there would be an immediate reduction in legal immigration, then a spike back up when DACA recipients began to use the visas in escrow. Finally, there would be a decline again as, at the end of this process, the categories that have contributed the visas kept in escrow are permanently eliminated or reduced. The advantage of this approach for immigration doves, obviously, is that it gives DACA recipients legal status. The advantage for hawks is that it reduces legal immigration for some period of years and then over the long term- something that hasn't been on the radar screen of Washington for a very long time. And even when the visas in escrow are used, they would go to people already in the country, not to people outside. It's also possible that visas currently allocated to family categories could be re-purposed to merit-based immigration. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000197 https://www.nationalreview.com/comer/what-the-house-is-thinking-on-irnrnigration/ ******** ******** 20. Texas Cops Put ICE on Illegal Drivers By Bob Dane IrnrnigrationReforrn.corn, June 13, 2018 U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro brands it a cog in President Donald Trump's "deportation machine." ACLU lawyers call it profiling. Undaunted, the Texas Department of Public Safety is providing names of suspected illegal aliens to federal immigration agents. We call that public service. "There is a standing request from ICE to provide them a statewide listing of DPS enforcement of DWI and no-driver-license offenses," DPS spokesman Torn Vingar told the San Antonio Express-News. The citation lists have been furnished by DPS since August 2016, providing thousands of leads to ICE. The number of immigration arrests attributable to the lists has not been disclosed. Naturally, Castro and the ACLU are outraged. The Texas Democrat disingenuously blasted the program as part of a nefarious "depmiation machine that Donald Trump set up to deport people like young Dreamers who may get a traffic ticket." The ACLU, predictably, raises the specter of racial profiling. https:/ /irnrnigrationreforrn.corn/2018/06/13/texas-cops-put-ice-on-illegal-drivers/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Administration Ramps Up Effort to Root Out, Prosecute and Denaturalize Those Who Try to Game the Immigration System By Jennifer G. Hickey IrnrnigrationReforrn.corn, June 12, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000198 In an interview with the Associated Press, USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna said the agency intends to hire several dozen lawyers and immigration officers to review cases involving those who received deportation orders, but then used fake documents to get green cards and then citizenship. The investigative group will receive funds from the existing budget and will refer any eligible cases to the Justice Department. Upon review, Justice will decide whether to proceed with civil denaturalization lawsuits or, when warranted, criminal charges for fraud. While denaturalization historically has involved those charged with genocide or war crimes, Cissna is believes it can be an effective tool. "We finally have a process in place to get to the bottom of all these bad cases and start denaturalizing people who should not have been naturalized in the first place," said Cissna, who added the cases of fraud could number in the thousands. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/06/12/ administration-ramps-up-effort-to-root-outprosecute-and-denaturalize-those-who-try-to-game-the-immigration-system/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Immigration ... Is It Actually All Trump's Fault? A series of events regarding immigration over the past few weeks have shown the Democrats' eagerness to demonize President Trump rather than face the truth. By Marina Jaimes The Daily Iowan, June 11, 2018 Shortly after, photos of immigrant children in cages have circulated the internet as an attempt to smear Trump and his heartless stance toward families in search of better lives. Liberal activists such as Shaun King and Linda Sarsour contributed to the sharing of photos while also blaming the Trump administration. Words were quickly eaten as The Daily Caller revealed that the pictures were taken in 2014, under the Obama administration. CNN reporter Hadas Gold said, "Deleted previous tweet because gave the impression ofrecent photos (they're from 2014)." Gold made her point clear: If it can't be Trump's fault, it's not worth reporting. The hyperbole of the incident is a precise reflection of modem Democrats and the lengths they will go to to resist Trump. "The Resistance" lives up to its name, because it shows that it will blindly oppose any policy of the Trump administration in an effort to unnecessarily DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000199 protest. In its pursuit of defiance, it has managed to lose any credibility it had left in the fight for immigrants. It has created a climate in which it is a rarity for events to not be Trump's fault. When it comes to immigration, political points have mattered more than honesty. http://daily-iowan.com/2018/06/11 /j aimes-immigration-is-it-actually-all-trurnps-fault/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. How Family-Based Immigrants Succeed in the US Economy By Walter Ewing Immigrationlmpact.com, June 12, 2018 The federal government does allow immigrants to come here on the basis of their job skills, but the majority of immigrants who come are relatives of a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). These family-based immigrants tend to be highly motivated to acquire new skills to move beyond their lower-paid first jobs and climb the socioeconomic ladder. As a result, they are very adaptable in responding to the changing labor demands of the U.S. economy-meaning, for example, that they will keep track of which job markets are growing and will commit themselves to acquiring the skills needed to break into those markets. For this reason, their earnings come very close to equaling the earnings of native-born workers after a decade of living in the United States. The study suggests that family-based immigrants and employment-based immigrants meet different labor market demands. While family-based immigrants are selected based on specific ties to U.S. citizens or LPRs, employment-based immigrants are selected by employers in the United States because they possess specific job skills that are in demand at the moment they are admitted. Because they are selected to fill that specific skill set, employment-based immigrants earn significantly more than family-based immigrants when they first anive in the country. As the labor market changes over the years, these skill-based immigrants are generally less likely to acquire the new skills needed for different careers because they would be compromising their cunent income to devote themselves to more education or training. http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/06/ 12/family-based-immigrants-economy/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000200 ******** ******** 24. This Trump Immigration Policy Update Specifically Takes Aim at Citizenship "Cheaters" By Mehreen Kasana Bustle.com, June 11, 2018 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is primarily known for overseeing matters related to immigration and citizenship applications. But according to Associated Press, not too far from now, Donald Trump's immigration agency will denaturalize citizenship "cheaters" as a way to up the legality of people's presence in the United States. For those aware of Trump's anti-immigration agenda, the move is a grim but ultimately unsurprising one. In addition to the denaturalizations, critics say that the USCIS' keenness on uprooting people points to a dangerous and hostile new normal. Muzaffar Chishti, director of Migration Policy Institute's New York University law school office, told AP, "It is clearly true that we have entered a new chapter when a much larger number of people could feel vulnerable that their naturalization could be reopened." https://www.bustle.com/p/this-trump-immigration-policy-update-specifically-takes-aim-atcitizenship-cheaters-93 79312 Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Workplace Raids: A Big Problem With Immigration Enforcement By Ryan McMaken Mises Institute, June 8, 2018 With "workplace raids," government agents are in the business of spying on business owners and then raiding their private property in order to caii off the employees with whom the owners have freely contracted. Some of the employees are later charged with identity theft ( a real crime), but this often constitutes only a fraction of the workers. Many more are charged with "tax evasion," the existence of which doesn't exactly make be fear for my family's safety. Much of the rhetoric around these raids has focused on the plight of the employees who are allegedly illegal aliens. That's fair enough. But given there's no shortage of that focus in the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000201 media overall, I'd like to point out another unfortunate minority group in these workplace raids: the business owners. While the individual workers hauled away bear a larger personal cost than the business owners, the raids by federal bureaucrats aren't exactly without cost. From the business owner's perspective, the raids result in the sudden removal of numerous trained employees. Moreover, as is known by most owners who have actually owned a business of the sort that often involves immigrant labor, immigrants are often attractive to owners for two reasons: they tend to have lower rates of drug use and addiction, and they actually show up. https://mises.org/wire/workplace-raids-big-problem-immigration-enforcement Return to Top ******** ******** 26. People Are Dying Because of the Trump Administration's Immigration Policy A suicide in jail and a murder in Mexico: family separation and deportations have a body count. By Dara Lind VOX.com, June 12, 2018 Pacheco is almost certainly not the first person to be killed shortly after his return to the country of his birth. In 2017, the Dallas News wrote that deportees "have become easy prey for violent criminal groups desperate for money," who hold them for ransom that relatives still in the US are pressured to pay. The deportee profiled in the Dallas News story was released after several days (and after threats of death and torture) because his US-born girlfriend paid the $4,000 ransom. Not all deportees have such fortunate connections. We only know about Pacheco's death because of the Des Moines Register story- which was compelling because he had lived in the US for so long, and because he would have graduated from high school last month had he not returned to Mexico. We don't know how many people who were denied asylum in the United States as the Trump administration attempts to tighten the process, or who decided to drop their asylum cases rather than stay in detention for months on end (in some cases, separated from their children), returned to their home countries to be killed. It's always impossible to accurately measure the death toll of a policy; it's difficult to determine whether a death would have happened had the policy not been in effect, and it's impossible to measure whether the policy has saved lives in addition to taking them. https: //www.vox.com/2018/ 6/12/17448 77 8/separated- family- father-suicide-killed-deported DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000202 Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Trump's Immigration Outrage By Juan Williams TheHill.com, June 11, 2018 Are Americans really allowing President Trump to use children as pawns in his ongoing attacks on illegal immigrants and his demand that Congress pay for a wall? At best, the mythic Trump wall is a political symbol. It will not stop illegal immigration or crime, as the facts show most undocumented immigrants overstay visas and most drugs come through legal ports of entry. The administration may claim its policy of separating families at the border is aimed at discouraging illegal immigration, but the number of border crossings has risen since the policy was implemented. http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/391549-juan-williams-trumps-immigration-outrag Return to Top ******** ******** 28. How Old Laws and Trump's New Anti-Immigration Fervor Brought Us to This Dark Day on Deportations By Angela Fernandez The New York Daily News, June 8, 2018 Immigrants' rights organizations in New York City, including the organization that I run, have devised and implemented local policy recommendations that throw sand in the gears of this detention and deportation machine. But without consistent pressure at the federal level, and change led by Congress, we will lose more New Yorkers - more fathers, mothers, friends and community members. http://www.nydailynews.com/ opinion/ny-oped-dark-day-deportations-20180608-story .html DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000203 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Prisoners of Fear By Chris Kelly The Scranton Times-Tribune, June 17, 2018 Sessions can cherry-pick Scripture until the Second Coming. God is not on his side. Neither is the Rev. Rebecca Barnes of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Barnes' Connecticut ancestors were some of the first settlers in the Lackawanna Valley. "We were praying about this yesterday, and the image that kept coming to me was Jesus being ripped from his mother's arms," she said "They were refugees. Imagine Jesus being taken from Mary." Barnes cited a statement issued Thursday by Scranton Catholic Bishop Joseph C. Bambera as an example of applying a thoughtful approach to a complex issue. "While our borders must be protected and we must support the rule oflaw ... asylum is an instrument to preserve the right to life,'" the bishop wrote. "We must do all that we can to preserve and respect this right." That staiis with standing up for decency, dignity and diversity, and against feaimongering, tribalism and shameless cruelty in the name of God and country, Barnes said. http://www. thetimes-tribune. com/news/ chris-kelly-prisoners-of- fear-1.23 50689 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Jeff Sessions Is Hijacking Immigration Law By Bea Bischoff Slate.com, June 13, 2018 Sessions not only ignored DHS concerns about the case but, as 16 former immigration judges pointed out in their amicus brief: trampled over several crucial procedural requirements in his DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000204 zeal to shut off asylum eligibility for vulnerable women. First, he failed to require Couch, the original presiding judge, to make a final decision before sending the case back to the BIA. The regulations controlling immigration appeals allow an immigration judge to send a case to the BIA only after a decision has been issued by the original judge. Next, Sessions failed to wait for the BIA to adjudicate the case before snapping it up for his personal analysis. Even if Judge Couch hadn't improperly sent the case back to the BIA, Sessions was obligated to wait for the BIA to decide the case before intervening. The self-referral provision permits the attorney general to review BIA decisions, not cases that are merely awaiting adjudication. https ://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/in-matter-of-a-b-j immigration-law-by-abusing-a-rarely-used-provision.html eff-sessions-hi jacked- Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Jeff Sessions' Immigration Policy Changes Are a Means to a Sinister End: The Dehumanization of Latinos By Daniel Pena NBCNews.com, June 13, 2018 Session's rhetoric is troubling for more reasons than that: He is rewriting U.S. immigration law by referring landmark cases from the Immigration Board of Appeals to himself and ruling on them with Attorney General's privilege (he's done this four times in 2018). Reframing these landmark cases will affect thousands of people and feed the paiiy line that desperately attempts to prove that all immigrants - asylum seekers and not - are criminals in order to strip them of the rights (including to the right of asylum) afforded to them by international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed by the United States post-World War II. https ://www.nbcnews.com/think/ opinion/j eff-sessions-immigration-policy-changes-aremeans-sinister-end-dehumanization-ncna882556 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Finding Common Ground on Immigration By John Sheirer DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000205 Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 10, 2018 Despite the current situation, there's hope. I recently joined a Republican friend in a Facebook discussion (prompted by the video of Obama and Clinton) that revealed common ground on immigration. My friend found Trump's rhetoric as unsettling as I do, but he generally agreed with Trump's policies because he claimed that undocumented workers were hurting him economically. As a construction subcontractor, he sees larger companies hire other subcontractors who use undocumented workers. He can't underbid crews with off-book, substandard wages. I empathize with how unethical hiring impacts my friend's livelihood. That's clearly not fair. But I can't agree with his solutions. He claimed that the problem was caused by undocumented workers themselves, so they should all be arrested and deported. My response was that far worse criminals reside much higher on the economic ladder: the companies that profit most from illegal jobs. General contractors have an ethical responsibility to ensure that subcontractors follow the law. The same ethics apply to any industry that uses illegal hiring practices. Lower costs and higher profits don't excuse ignoring obvious legal violations. Here's a real-world example of how unethical companies profit from illegal hiring practices. In the early 1980s, a real estate mogul hired hundreds of undocumented construction workers at substandard wages. The mogul eventually settled a lawsuit over dangerous working conditions. Who reaped the profits from these hiring practices? That was a hypocrite named Donald Trump as his company cleared the site for Trump Tower. This is just one case that we know about. How many others have Trump's fixers buried? http://www.gazettenet.com/Colurnnist-John-Sheirer-seeks-common-ground-on-immigration18066950 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Denmark: Can The "Silent Carriage" Survive? By Harri Honkanen VDare.com, June 15, 2018 Where the Danes have the standard European IQ of 100, it is 86 for the New Danes.[Predicting Immigrant IQ from their Countries of Origin, and Lynn's National IQs: A Case Study from Denmark, by Emil Kirkegaard, Mankind Quarterly, Spring 2013.]. And the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000206 less intelligent and more Islamic their country of origin, the more criminal they are within Denmark and, worryingly for the future, the more children they have as well [Criminality and fertility among Danish immigrant population, by Emil Kirkegaard, Open Differential Psychology, March 14, 2014]. Muslim Ghettos are simply a fact of life in Denmark. The government has even provided them with a five-criteria legal definition, which includes the criterion that at least 50% of the population are immigrants or their descendants. Copenhagen's main synagogue, situated in just such a ghetto, was attacked in 2015, after which it had 24-hour police protection [Jewish guard dead, two police wounded in shooting at Copenhagen synagogue, YNet, February 15, 2015.]. In 2016, an Aarhus area schoolwhich had gone from 25% to 80% non-Danish in under ten years-was shamed in the MSM for trying to introduce ethnic quotas [Denmark Struggles to Stop 'White Flight' With Ethnic School Quotas, Sputnik, September 9, 2016]. In 1998, the government tried to deal with this ghetto problem by dispersing immigrants all over the country [Liebig, Thomas (March 5, 2007). "The Labor Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark" (PDF). OECD Social, Employment, and Migration Working Papers] This not only means that there's no getting away from "enrichment"-Americans will henceforth run into hijab-wearing Somalis and their broods in small rural towns-but these "migrants" are even more likely to be unemployed, because there are no jobs in such places even for native Danes. The result is the same as it has been elsewhere in Scandinavia: a massive immigrant crime wave-immigrants and their descendants have an age-controlled crime rate that is two and a half times higher than that of the Danes-especially for gang rape. The number of rapes in Copenhagen doubled between 2014 and 2016 [Reports of rape increase dramatically in Copenhagen, January 28th, 2016]. https://www.vdare.com/articles/denmark-can-the-silent-carriage-survive Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Denmark Swings Right on Immigration - and Muslims Feel Besieged After a burqa ban, hardline rhetoric has entered the mainstream. In one coastal town, attitudes seem increasingly polarised By Richard Orange The Guardian, June 10, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000207 In Holbrek, an attractive small town in Zealand, the latest legislation has had a mixed reception. Kramer's companion Hanne Madsen says: "On the burqa ban there were people who said, 'if they make it law, then I'm going to leave', and I said 'OK, then leave.'" She adds: "Jens and me, we are those who say: 'If you have a problem come to me, but if you don't want to take off your burqa or try to learn Danish ... "' She throws up her hands in exasperation. The ban was backed not only by both the ruling centre-right Liberal party but also by the centre-left Social Democrats, whose rhetoric on Islam has started to rival that of the populist right in the last two years. The Social Democrats' leader, Mette Frederiksen, has called Islam a barrier to integration, said some Muslims "do not respect the Danish judicial system", that some Muslim women refuse to work for religious reasons, and that Muslim girls are subject to "massive social control". She has also called for all Muslim schools in the country to be closed. Emrah Tuncer, a local politician for the pro-immigration Social Liberal party, worries about where the two main parties' rhetorical race to the bottom will lead. "They are almost fighting about who has the most extreme ideas," he said. "With the burqa ban we're talking about 40 people who are wearing it. Our government is making laws for just 40 people! And these 40 women will now be trapped in their homes from morning to evening. Does it help them? It does not." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/10/ muslims-besieged-holbaek denmark-swings-right-immigration- Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Staffing the NHS Properly Requires More Training - Not Endless Immigration By Lord Green of Deddington MigrationWatchUK.org, June 10, 2018 Part of the immediate pressure is about medical staff. First, we should recognise that certain medical skills have already been identified by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC ) as shortage occupations, which are not only granted visas, but are given clear preference over other applicants. Indeed, the government estimates that around one third of the 20,700 permits issued every year go to the NHS. So what about other doctors? We already have one of the highest propmiions of foreigntrained doctors in Europe - 29 per cent compared to less than 10 per cent for France and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000208 Germany, and about three per cent for The Netherlands. It has been obvious for decades that we have failed to train the staff that we need. https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/press-article/153 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. On German Unity Day, God Bless Little Austria, Which Is Resisting Islamification By Anthony Boehm VDare.com, June 16, 2018 The Austrian government, a coalition of the nationalist Freiheitliche Partei (Liberal or Freedom Party) and the Volkspartei (Peoples' Party) has just announced that it intends to close seven mosques with foreign funding and expel up to 60 radical imams also under the patronage of foreign states, mostly Turkey. [Austria To Expel Up To 60 Imams, Close 7 Mosques, AFP, June 8, 2018] On the door of one mosque is the wonderfully diverse, bilingual posting: Camii Kapalidir-Geschlossen which carries the uplifting message in Turkish and German "closed." That's good news not just for peace-loving native AustrianGermans but for newcomers who want to integrate. More such signs are expected as the new Austrian regime out-Trumps Donald Trump protecting its borders, language and culture. This is a country that has, through its clever foreign and domestic policy, spared itself the tenor attacks that have shaken Merkelland, most recently the outrageous rape and murder of a young Jewish-German girl at the hands of two asylum seekers. [German-Jewish Girl, 14, Found Raped And Murdered, Jewish Telegraph Agency, June 7, 2018] https://www.vdare.com/articles/on-german-unity-day-god-bless-little-austria-which-isresisting-islamification Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000209 Visit Website Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT Junge, Paul Monday, June 18, 2018 1:31 PM Law, Robert T; Mark Krikorian RE: Introduction From: Sent: To: Subject: RobThank you for the introduction. MarkGood to meet you. I would look forward to coming by for an in person introduction or a meeting over coffee or lunch sometime soon. In fact if you had time for a phone conversation - even this afternoon - that would be great. Paul Junge U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services External Affairs Directorate Department of Homeland Security Office: {202) 272-8046 Mobile:.___ __ ___. (b )( 6) Email: Paul.Junge@uscis.dhs.gov From: Law, Robert T Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 2:19 PM To: Mark Krikorian Cc: Junge, Paul Subject: Introduction Hey Mark, I wanted to connect you with Paul Junge from our external affairs directorate. Paul, meet Mark, the brilliant head of the other CIS. Robert Law Senior Advisor Office of Policy & Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 202-272-8409 (work) ~---~(cell) (b )(6) 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-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000211 David Ray Monday, June 18, 2018 1:36 PM Junge, Paul Law, Robert T; Bob Dane Re: Introduction From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Paul, nice meeting you as well and thanks Rob, for the introduction. This afternoon is a little bit crazy here but I'm available tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 or three for a call. Do either of those times work for you? Best, Dave Dave Ray, communications director, FAIR 202.368. 7872 Dray@fairus.org On Jun 18, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Junge, Paul wrote: RobThank you for the introduction. Bob/DaveGood to meet you both. I would look forward to coming by for an in person introduction or a meeting over coffee or lunch sometime soon. If either of you had time for a phone conversation - even this afternoon - that would be great. Paul Junge U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services External Affairs Directorate Department of Homeland Security Office: {202) 272-8046 (b )( 6) Mobile: --~-___. Email: Paul.Junge@uscis.dhs.gov From: Law, Robert T Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 2:17 PM To: Bob Dane; dray@fairus.org Cc: Junge, Paul Subject: Introduction Bob/Dave, Hope all is well, busy times as always. I wanted to introduce you to Paul Junge, one of the politicals in our external affairs directorate. Paul, Bob and Dave are good people to know. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000212 Robert Law Senior Advisor Office of Policy & Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 202-272-8409 (work) ._____ ___. (eel I) (b) (6) 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-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000213 From: Mark Krikorian Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 1:41 PM To: Junge, Paul Cc: Law, Robert T Subject: Re: Introduction Thanks, Rob. Paul: I'm traveling today (assuming my damn plane ever shows up). I'll be pretty busy tomorrow, but I think I'll have a few minutes to talk at 10 or 10:15 am your time. My cell isl I_ -MK (b )(6) On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Junge, Paul wrote: Rob- Thank you for the introduction. Mark- Good to meet you. I would look forward to coming by for an in person introduction or a meeting over coffee or lunch sometime soon. In fact if you had time for a phone conversation - even this afternoon - that would be great. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000214 Paul Junge U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services External Affairs Directorate Department of Homeland Security Office: (202) 272-8046 Mobile: ._I ____ __. (b )(6) Email: Paul.Junge@uscis.dhs.gov From: Law, Robert T Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 2:19 PM To: Mark Krikorian Cc: Junge, Paul Subject: Introduction Hey Mark, I wanted to connect you with Paul Junge from our external affairs directorate. Paul, meet Mark, the brilliant head of the other CIS. 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Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax, (202) 466-807 6 msk@cis.org www.c1s.org Twitter: @MarkSKrikorian DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000216 From : Cente r for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immig ration Studies Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 5:05 PM To : Law, Robert T Subject : Children used as human shields against immigration enforcement ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt,~i~i~ 0 Share @ Tweet @ .ation , Pro-,mmi&"Gnl Forward 'We will not apologize for doing our job' Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2018) - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has been accused of being somewhat soft on her boss's signature issue, not entirely without justification. But she is standing firm, so far, against the wave of hysteria accompanying family separations accompanying the administration's attempt to enforce the border. As she told the National Sheriffs' Association today, "We have to do our job. We will not apologize for doing our job. We have sworn to do this job." The manic wave of "concentration camp" accusations and Hitler comparisons is reminiscent of the atrocity propaganda that helped propel us into World War I (stories of Germans "bayoneting Belgian babies", raping nuns, and the like). Democratic politicians are weeping on television, staged photos are widely DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000217 retweeted, and even former President George Bush's wife has penned an op-ed calling for a "kinder, more compassionate" means of enforcing our immigration laws. The reality is more mundane. Border apprehensions of adults bringing children with them skyrocketed during the Obama administration, from about 15,000 in Fiscal Year 2013 (the first time separate statistics were reported) to more than 75,000 in FY 2017. Before the Obama years, it was rare for a parent to bring children with her when trying to infiltrate the U.S. border. No parent, after all, would subject her children to such risks unless there was an incentive to do so. And that incentive was not flight from gang violence; research has shown almost everyone leaving Central America is motivated by economic reasons. Instead, the prospect of being released into the United States if you brought a child with you was what has caused the spike in arrests of what he Border Patrol calls "family units" at the border. As the New York Times reported earlier this year: Some migrants have admitted they brought their children not only to remove them from danger in such places as Central America and Africa, but because they believed it would cause the authorities to release them from custody sooner. Others have admitted to posing falsely with children who are not their own, and Border Patrol officials say that such instances of fraud are increasing. Children have served as get-out-of-jail-free cards for border infiltrators, ensuring the whole family's release with a notice to appear in immigration court some months or years in the future, and when they failed to appear, the Obama DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000218 administration's prioritization rules meant no one would track you down. When you reward something, you can expect to get more of it. How to change the expectations of prospective illegal aliens? Stop rewarding them when they bring children along. This is what the administration has done. In resuming the Bush-era zero-tolerance policy at the border, the Justice Department is aimed at prosecuting every border infiltrator for the crime of "entry without inspection", a policy that even Sens. Flake and McCain vociferously supported when Obama rolled it back. But since children don't accompany their parents to jail, the critics of this policy are implicitly demanding that borderjumpers bringing children with them should be exempt from prosecution - a sure recipe for even more children to be smuggled through Mexico and to the Rio Grande. In addition to criminal prosecution (which results in only a few days in prison for first offenders) the other reason illegal-alien children are separated from their illegal-alien parents at the border is when the parent claims asylum. Only a small percentage of Central American illegals actually get asylum, but they've been coached by smugglers and anti-borders activists to make the claim anyway as a means of gaining entry to the United States. The government's choice at that point is to detain the parents and put the children in a shelter (because of legal prohibition on keeping children in detention for more than 20 days, even with their parents) or to release the whole family with a notice to appear, which they will ignore, disappearing into the illegal population. Again, the critics of current policy are saying that bringing a child with you when you ask for asylum should exempt you from detention, i.e., give you access to the United States, after which you disappear. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000219 These problems could be fixed with legal changes present in both immigration bills expected to be voted on this week, as my colleague Andrew Arthur explained earlier today. The alternative is to surrender to the use of children as human shields against immigration enforcement, which will only invite even more widespread use of children as tickets to America, not only for Central Americans but also for illegal immigrants from around the world using Mexico as a springboard to sneak into the United States . Mark Krikorian, Executive Director Visit Website Further Reading: Add links to related topics, biogs, publications here. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000220 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:33 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Ryan's Amnesty Bill: An Analysis of the Enforcement Provisions ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt,~i~i~ 0 Share @ Tweet @ .ation , Pro-,mmi&"Gnl Forward Ryan's Amnesty Bill:An Analysis of the Enforcement Provisions Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2018) - -A Center for Immigration Studies analysis of the enforcement provisions of Ryan's Amnesty Bill looks at the enforcement improvements that are intended to balance the bill's massive amnesty of 700,000 DACA beneficiaries plus an unknown number of other illegal aliens and an unknown number of the adult sons and daughters of guest workers. In addition, it would give these amnestied aliens the ability to petition for the parents who illegally brought them, or had them smuggled, and other family members, which will encourage others to make the dangerous journey and continue the flood of families and unaccompanied minors surging across our southern border. The nearly 300 page draft bill is expected to make its way to the floor this week after DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000221 very little time for debate and analysis, joined by the Goodlatte bill, which grants legitimate status only to the 700,000 DACAs and provides more comprehensive enforcement provisions. View analysis of border security measures: https://cis.org/Cadman/Ryanslmmigration-Bill-Analysis-Border-Security-Provisions View analysis of border loopholes, interior enforement, and judicial review measures: https://cis.org/Arthur/Ryans-lmmigration-Bill-Border-Loophole-lnteriorEnforcement-and-Judicial-Review-Provisions Some highlights: o The Ryan Bill appropriates $23.4 billion funding for border barrier construction and infrastructure technology. o The language in the bill appears to pull back the amnesty if funding for border security is rescinded, diverted, or expended in methods inconsistent with Section 5101, BUT the recipients of the amnesty, for all intents and purposes, would simply remain in lawful status and work in the United States - o free to live in perpetuity. The bill fixes the loopholes that have been exploited by families sending unaccompanied alien children (UACs) to enter the United States illegally, and by alien parents arriving illegally in the United States with children. o It also would prevent parents entering illegally from being separated from their children in immigration detention. o BUT the bill also includes broad judicial review of virtually every provision . "This will give activist judges significant authority to control the implementation of the bill as a whole, and crafty lawyers the ability to DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000222 tie up the implementation of the enforcement provisions indefinitely and expand the amnesty provisions, likely beyond Congress' intent." o The bill does not include any language requiring E-verify or limiting grants to sanctuary cities. o Immigration and Customs Enforcement receives no additional funding no commensurate technological improvements ; no enhanced new authorities ; no new detention facilities; and no new human resources . o The exit system , which has been mandated multiple times by Congress, "will be significantly underfunded from the start, and probably suffer even further from prioritization of the border barrier and improvements above all things. The near certain result will be that the biometric exit system will itself remain one of those 'unfunded mandates.' " Visit Website Further Reading: A Compromise Immigration Bill, and a Compromise on the Compromise Ryan's Immigration Bill: Border Loophole, Interior Enforcement, and Judicial Review Provisions Ryan's Immigration Bill: An Analysis of the Border Security Provisions DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000223 Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your Qreferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CiSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:37 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 6/19/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Events, 6/19/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate .L 6/18-21, Oakland - Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health 2. 6/ 19-21, Montreal - Conference on challenging migrant detention lo 6/21, DC - Discussion on the consequences of ending Temporary Protected Status - [New Listing! 4. 6/25-27 , London - Secure Document World 2018 2c6/27, Nationwide - Webinar on K-12 instructional models for English learners 6. 6/27-30 , DC - Certificate program course on global trends in international migration 7. 7/2-4, Barcelona - Immigration at the 15th !MISCOE annual conference - [New Listing] ~ 7/15-21, Toronto - Immigration at the International Sociological Association world congress - [New Listing] 9. 7/16-18, Cincinnati - Conference on incorporating immigrants and refugees into communities fil 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 1. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000225 13th Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health Monday-Thursday, June 18-21, 2018 The California Endowment-Oakland 2000 Franklin St Oakland, California 94612 https://hia.berkeley.edu/summer-institute-on-migration-health/ Description: The Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health is a unique international event offering researchers, faculty, graduate students, and professionals the opportunity to learn about the most relevant topics of migration and global health. Through a combination of lectures and workshops, participants will receive the latest information on issues that affect mobile populations around the world while also acquiring research skills. They will have the opportunity to network with world experts on public health, public policy, and social science. Experts from international organizations, government agencies, and professors from renowned universities in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe will address the following topics: current and historical trends on migration and global health; access to health care; health promotion; refugee health; mental health; research methodologies for migrant and refugee populations; best practices to work with vulnerable and underserved displaced people; and current political issues related to migrants and refugees. *** Although migration is a natural phenomenon that has always been an integral paii of human history, the politics, regulations and debates about migration have intensified in recent years. Today, more than ever, institutions that contribute to the advancement and improvement of the human race, need to include migration as a priority area due to the worldwide magnitude of the effects of this phenomenon. The Annual Summer Institute on Migration and Global Health is an event that has gained national and international recognition, since it is one of the few academic spaces dedicated to present and analyze the interrelation between migration and health, from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The Summer Institute provides researchers, faculty, graduate students and professionals working with migrant communities around the world, a unique opportunity to learn about different health issues that affect mobile populations. The four-day course includes a combination of lectures, workshops, poster sessions, and field trips, to offer an exceptional opportunity not only to learn, but to create professional networks. This year's agenda will include content in global and regional policies and strategies to address migrant health, human trafficking, refugee health, mental health, vulnerable populations such as children, elderly and women, research methodologies, and so much more! Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000226 ******** ******** 2. Challenging Migrant Detention: Human Rights, Advocacy, and Mental Health Wednesday-Thursday, June 20-21, 2018 New Residence Hall 3625 Park Ave, Montreal, QC http://www.sherpa-recherche.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Final-Program-Challenging-MigrantDetention.pdf Description: As forcible displacement increases, notions of the unwanted "Other", the "illegal" migrant, and the "bogus" refugee are increasingly prominent in public discourse of destination countries, lending support to stringent border control policies whereby States incarcerate asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and other foreign nationals in immigration detention centres, prisons and camps. This structural violence primarily targets racialized populations from the Global South, including children. This international conference brings together researchers, advocates, lawyers, clinicians, decisionmakers and migrants to explore global trends and avenues for change in immigration detention. Drawing on experiences of detention and resistance in multiple countries, we will discuss strategies to challenge migrant detention, including research, litigation and community mobilization. Tuesday June 19, 2018, 2018 7:00-9:00 p.m. Opening plenary - Child detention Opening remarks Cecile Rousseau Detention of children in Australia and harm to mental health Michael Bochenek: Immigration detention of children and families in the U.S. Sarah Mares Recent developments regarding child detention in Canada Rachel Kronick Wednesday June 20, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Plenary: Detention in the context of broader migration policies DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000227 Reduce migration detention to a strict minimum : a roadmap from the Global Compact on Migration Fran9ois Crepeau The use of detention to punish asylum seekers and migrants in the United States Former detainee: (TBD) Eleanor Acer 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. DETENTION OF CHILDREN Addressing the detention of asylum-seeking children in Southeast Asia Maciej Fagasinski Mental health impact of immigration detention on child asylum seekers and the enabling role of international human rights law Stephen Phillips Fifteen years of detaining children and families who seek asylum in Australia Sarah Mares Is the government doing its best to protect migrant children? Canada's scorecard Delphine Nakache, Hanna Gros & Stephanie Silverman RACIALIZATION AND OTHERING AS JUSTIFICATIONS FOR DETENTION Israel as a case study of ethnic-exclusionary logic Maayan Ravid Resistance to the UK's hostile environment to people with insecure immigration status Lizzy Wilmington Corporeal punishment and Canadian liberalism: an examination of Ebrahim Toure's and Alvin Brown's detentions Bahar Banaei EXPERIENCES OF DETENTION AND RESISTANCE IN EUROPE Upholding women's rights in immigration detention centers: a feminist approach Francesca Esposito: Immigration detention in Italy: data from the field Oria Gargano The maze of the Greek immigration detention system Andriani Fili DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000228 The dark resurgence: Immigration detention at the EU's Mediterranean Daniela DeBono border 1:15-3:15 p.m. IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SECURITISATION OF MIGRATION Immigration detention and securitisation of migration Philippe Bourbeau The legal and moral justification of immigration detention Colin Grey Use of detention as a tool of deterrence and coercion Molly Joeck Different country, different context, same detention Sherrie Kossoudji ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE TO MIGRANT DETENTION AND DEPORTATION IN ISRAEL First-hand account of organizing in asylum-seeking communities, resettlement and continued activism in Canada Demoz Dawit Experience of international activists in promoting women's rights in detention Laurie Tikue Fighting alongside asylum seeking communities to resist one's own government policies on detention and migration penalization Maayan Ravid ETHNOGRAPHIES OF DETENTION IN AFRICA AND ASIA Visualizing human rights of detained foreigners: the emerging role of detainee support groups in Japan Kazue Takamura Detention and deportation of undocumented migrants in South Africa: breaching human rights? Cristiano d'Orsi Violence in Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana: Forms, sources and consequences Joyce Acquah MENTAL HEALTH OF DETAINED MIGRANTS Women in UK immigration detention: justice, privacy, individuality and autonomy Alice Gerlach DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000229 Kept at harm's length? A mixed methods study of the incidence and characteristics of self-harm in the Australian-funded asylum seeker population Kyli Hedrick Negotiating space for institutional empathy toward detained asylum seekers with mental health problems Eric G. Jarvis The lnternation Organization for Migration's psychosocial work in detention centres: an overview Guglielmo Schinina 1:15-3:15 p.m. EXPERIENCES AND RESISTANCE TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN CANADA People who have been held in immigration detention in Canada talk about their experience of detention and resistance (details to follow) CHALLENGING THE LEGALITY OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN CANADA Indefinite immigration detention in Canada: legality and reforms Efrat Arbel, Delphine Nakache & Ian Davis Rights-free zones in a country of Charter rights and freedoms Jenny Jeanes Questioning integrity: challenging Canada's assessment of immigration detainees' credibility Merin Valiyaparampil PRECARITY, DEPORTABILITY AND DETENTION The lesser of two evils? 'Humanitarian' detention, destitution, and the plight of detainability in Sweden Annika Lindberg Contesting conceptions of "illegality": activist movements in Toronto's Sanctuary City policy Sarah Marshall Marginalization from the community of value: Immigrant and indigenous incarceration, and the meanings of detainability in Canada and Australia Stephanie Silverman 5:00-5:30 p.m. Beyond Detention Campaign Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR representative in Canada Thursday June 21, 2018, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000230 8:30-10:00 a.m. Roundtable: Discussion on reforming detention in Canada Detention transformation and program management division, CBSA Leah Campbell, Acting Director Jared Will, Jared Will & Ass. International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto Hanna Gros 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Workshops: HOW CAN RESEARCH SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY?: A DISCUSSION WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP COLLABORATIONS AND STRATEGY LITIGATION AS A TOOL FOR POLICY AND SOCIAL CHANGE Litigation as a tool for exposing the realities of migrant detention and giving voice to detainees Jared Will Innovative judicial remedies for immigration detention, from habeas corpus to Charter damages Joshua Blum Legal basis for civil disobedience against immigration detention Dorothy Estrada-Tanck FROM LATIN AMERICA TO THE U.S. BORDER: MIGRANTS' EXPERIENCES An approach to the political subjectivity of people who resisted detention centers in the United States and cartography of <>: fieldwork findings in Tijuana, Mexico Maria Temores Los desechables: Exploring the lived realities of vulnerable migrant populations caught along the northern Mexican border Derick Abrigu & Maria Silva Detention and deportation in Ecuador, "the country of universal citizenship" Cristina Yepez 1:30-2:00 p.m. Plenary: Psychosocial intervention by the International Organization for Migration programs in immigration detention centres in Libya IOM psychosocial work in detention centres: an overview DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000231 Guglielmo Schinina IOM psychosocial work in detention centres: Libya case study Andrea Paiato 2:00-3:45 p.m. Workshops: EXTERNALISATION OF BORDER CONTROL AND NON-REFOULEMENT Migrant Detention and State Responsibility: Non-Refoulement Obligations in Offshore Detention Centres Jenny Poon Problematic responses to problematic situations: borders, refugees and detention centres in the light of EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement Sahizer Samuk European policy concerning deportation of Africans and the risk of human rights violation in Africa Brook Kebede ISSUES IN THE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF IMMIGRANT DETENTION Preventing and responding to deaths in custody Dominic Aitken Death of a migrant during detention and CBSA response: a case study Paul St-Clair Experiences of prison officers in a context of crimmigration: a case study from Switzerland Laura Rezzonico Risk management in Belgian detention centres: constrution of institutional knowledge Andrew Crosby ADVOCACY AGAINST DETENTION IN CANADA Alternatives to detention: Abolitionist perspectives Salina Abji Role of advocacy in immigration detention policy changes in Canada Vanessa Wachuku Collaboration between health and legal professionals in advocacy against immigration detention in Canada Michaela Beder & Katrina Hui DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000232 4:00-5:30 p.m. Plenary: Next steps in advocacy on immigration detention, in Canada and internationally Michaela Beder, Syed Hussan, and Robyn Sampson Closing remarks: Janet Cleveland Return to Top ******** ******** 3. The Consequences of Ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) 9:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018 CSIS Headquarters 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 https ://www.csis.org/ events/ consequences-ending-temporary-protected-status-tps Description: Please join the CSIS Americas Program for a discussion on the current state of the Temporary Protected Status program, and its potential future impact on the Latin American and Caribbean region. Following the decision of the Trump Administration not to extend TPS for Hondurans announced on May 4, 2018, some 300,000 TPS recipients from El Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are in jeopardy of deportation over the next year and a half: along with their dependents, including some 267,000 U.S.-bom children. The event will feature a panel of ambassadors from the Latin American and Caribbean countries most affected by TPS, and the discussion will center on two major outstanding questions: first, what are the likely political, economic and human consequences in their home countries of actually depmiing those individuals; and second, what are the implications for the United States of those likely developments in Central America and Haiti. The panel will feature El Salvador Ambassador Claudia Ivette Canjura de Centeno, Haiti Ambassador Paul Altidor of Haiti, and Honduras Ambassador Marlon Ramsses Tabora Munoz. Brief presentations by each of the panelists will be followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. Speakers: Claudia Ivette Canjura de Centeno Ambassador of El Salvador Paul Altidor Ambassador of Haiti (invited) DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000233 Marlon Ramsses Tabora Munoz Ambassador of Honduras Mark L. Schneider Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Americas Program and Human Rights Initiative Michael A. Matera Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program This event will be webcast live from this page. Registration: https://www.csis.org/ events/ consequences-ending-temporary-protected-status-tps Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Secure Document World 2018 Monday-Wednesday, June 25-27, 2018 The QEII Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary Westminster, London, UK SWlP 3EE http://www.sdwexpo.com/ Programme: Monday June 25, 2018 11:05 a.m. Project in Focus: Grand Designs Successfully bringing government ID projects to fruition requires many stakeholders to work together. There is much at stake, with security and identity surety being primary concerns. However, there are many other factors at play, including working within economic constraints and understanding political and cultural influences. SDW's Grand Designs session is an opportunity for attendees to learn from a smorgasbord of secure ID projects from around the world, where unique challenges were expertly overcome to achieve success. Session Chair's Introduction DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000234 11:10 a.m. Ministerial Address: Kosovo's mobile driving licence project Bejtush Gashi, Minister oflnternal Affairs, Republic of Kosovo, and Hermann Sterzinger, COO, Veridos, Germany 11:40 a.m. Remote renewal of on-card eID certificates - a key to bypassing security vulnerability Kaija Kirch, Head ofldentity Management, Development Department of the Police and Border Guard Board, Estonia 12:00 p.m. The EU response to travel document fraud- First outcomes of the Action Plan Silvia Kolligs-Tuffery, Policy Officer, Visa and Document Security Unit, Directorate for Migration and Mobility and Innovation, DG General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission and Duncan Faulkner, Senior Principle, Bundesdruckerei, Germany The Action Plan to strengthen the EU response to travel document fraud was adopted on 7 December 2016, and aims at improving the overall security of travel documents issued in the EU to EU citizens and third-country nationals used for identification and border crossings. It identifies weaknesses, and proposes actions for Member States and the Commission. It also addresses horizontal issues, including the role of the agencies and the international dimension. The first report will be adopted in the first quarter 2018. Among others, two actions will be highlighted: the new visa format and the new residence permit for third-country nationals. The two documents were re-designed and rendered more secure. Member States have to implement them no later than 15 months after the adoption of the technical specifications. 1:20 p.m. Special Session: eDocuments - have you been sold a "dud"? Governments around the world spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ultra-secure identity credentials for their citizens. But how can they be sure the documents they are issuing will be resistant to attack, cost effective, or remain viable for the lifetime of the document? The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) has developed a free tool that can be used to self-certify the effectiveness of a secure document's design (where, quite often, more security features do not equate to greater security). The tool has now received the backing of many of the leading developers in the industry. Attendees to this session will learn more about this tool, see a live demo and hear from these industry leaders as to why they think this potentially controversial certification approach can work. Petri Viljanen, eDocuments Workgroup Member, Head of eSEC project, Senior Product Manager, Gemalto, Finland Erik Van Dijk, Chaimian of the SIA eDocuments Workgroup, Product Manager, IDEMIA, The Netherlands Tony Dean, Senior Technical Consultant, De La Rue International Limited, Member of Secure Identity DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000235 Alliance (SIA) eDocuments Working Group, ICAO NTWG and ICBWG Working Groups, UK Fran9oise Daniel, Secure Identity Alliance, IP and Standards Manager, Surys, France Sebastien Tormos, Secure Identity Alliance, Director of Government Vertical Marketing, Entrust Datacard, France 1:20 p.m. Special Session: Tales from the Dark Room - Current capabilities in forgery and counterfeiting Brian Somers, Document Examiner, NDFU, UK In spite of all of our efforts to make passports and identity documents more technologically advanced and more criminal-proof, the sad irony is that there are probably more forgers and counterfeiters in the world than ever before. Why is this? Surely only those criminals who possess extremely specialist skills should survive in this modem marketplace. In designing for the future we must always consider the skills of the past and the evolution which documents have gone through to get to where they are now. Similarly, we must consider the evolution of the criminal landscape in the hope that we can start to predict the attack vectors before they happen. Part retrospective, part forward look, this session will use recent case studies to highlight criminal capabilities in forgery and counterfeiting, and will seek to suggest answers to this conundrum. 3:15 p.m. Intelligence and innovation at the border 3:20 p.m. The intelligence led border - Assuring identity, facilitating passengers, managing risk Andy Smith, Head of Business Development, Border Management, Government Services, SITA, UK The transport industry is awash with data; some used more effectively than others. 2018 is a momentous year for traveller data, with the PNR Directive coming into effect, and European EntryExit System (EES) and Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) programmes commencing. Andy's speech will look at these developments, the impact they are having on the operational aspects of the industry and the travelling public. He will share the latest thinking on the use of technology to improve the passenger experience, whilst also enhancing the security of the border. The need for collaboration will be discussed, particularly as travel becomes multi-modal, governments want more and better quality data, passengers want self-service technology solutions, and risks continue their ever-increasing profile. * The need for collaboration in the travel industry; * The importance of Identity Assurance in the industry; * Will biometric travel tokens and blockchain technology mean the end of the passport? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000236 3:40 p.m. Touch-and-go ePassports - this is how ABC should work! Peter Schmallegger, Marketing Manager, NXP Semiconductors, Austria When operating ABC immigration gates, optimising traveller throughput is key. The electronic inspection time of an ePassport is a major part of the overall transaction time for the traveller. the process abortion rate in particuarl is influenced by chip reading time: a passenger that has to wait too long may just pull away their ePassport and check if they have done everything right, thus inadvertently aborting the inspection process. So speed means success in inspection. The use of payment cards at public transport terminals has shown how optimization for throughput can happen without compromising security. Overall, security microprocessors have come a long way since the first ePassport generation - despite massively enhanced security requirements and much more complex security protocols. In addition, the inspection time has been reduced spectacularly. How could this be accomplished? What does the future hold? This presentation will include a live demo of a nextgeneration ePassport and indicate achievable performance for the foreseeable future. We will also look at the upcoming buzzwords in ePassport technology - LDS2.0, as well as the virtualization trend - and discuss what they could mean in the context of inspection performance. * Automated border crossing systems rely on ePassports with short inspection time. * Improvements have been impressive so far - how many seconds can still be shaved off? * What do new technology developments mean for overall system performance? 4:00 p.m. BODEGA: innovative, ethically and societally compatible socio-technical solutions for border control context Veikko Ikonen, BODEGA Project Coordinator, Senior Scientist, Technical Research Center of Finland VTT Ltd, Finland Tuesday June 26, 2018, 2018 9:00 a.m. Digital identity innovations 9:05 a.m. Opening Keynote Address: Digital Babies - shifting baby-related transactions from paper to digital Jeff Montgomery, Registrar General and General Manager, Births, Deaths, Maniages and Citizenship, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand This award-winning, world-first allows new parents to register their new-born baby within days, rather than weeks, receive a bi1ih certificate and access a range of services from different governemnt agencies for their baby. SmartStart pulls together, in one web application, all the information expecting and new parents need. It provides a one-stop-shop for transactions - parents can now register their baby, get a tax number and change their benefit payments with a digital tick. This presentation will DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000237 provide further details on this world-first, share lessons learnt so far, and outline how this concept will expand over the next few months - including into the 'after-life'! www.smartstart.services.govt.nz * Award-winning, world-first service for new parents; * Establishes the digital identity of a baby for use during life; * Parents access services from a number of different agencies with a single tick. 9:25 a.m. Ireland's online adult renewal system - the journey Fiona Penollar, Director, Passport Service, Ireland The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Passport Service) launched the Online Passport Renewal Service in March 201 7. With a global reach, it enables Irish citizens all over the world to submit their passport application online via a personal computer, tablet or mobile device. It represents a significant innovation in customer service for the Passport Service, drawing on cutting-edge technology and software. The service builds on previous digital initiatives, such as the introduction of the internationally award-winning passport card in 2015. Coupled with a streamlined back-office process, and the introduction ofreal-time analytics, the introduction of the Online Passport Renewal Service has resulted in major efficiency gains for the Passport Service, which include faster processing of applications, an increase in data quality, increased customer service, and more flexibility in the distribution of work. In addition, this service has reduced the administrative burden on citizens and made their interactions with the Passport Service more convenient and less costly. In March 201 7, Ireland introduced a worldwide online passport service for any adult wishing to renew their passport. This innovative service means that Irish citizens renewing their passport can do so online anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is one of the first fully online passport renewal services in Europe, and has also resulted in major efficiency gains for the Passport Service including faster processing of applications, increase in data quality, and greater flexibility in the distribution of work. The service recently won the World Class Civil Service award at the Irish Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards. 9:45 a.m. Argentina citizen identification - Interoperability and digital ID roadmap Ezequiel Marino Salvarezza, Projects & Innovation General Director, Argentina's Modernization Ministry and Flavio Ramon Brocca, Director General oflnformation Technologies, Ministry of the Interior, Argentina Argentina is among eight countries with the greatest geographical extension in the world, and has 46 million citizens with ID. This entails a greater challenge when it comes to providing accessibility and services to citizens. These services vary from ce1iificates of births or deaths, identity changes, to public and private services. The project SIB (Biometric Identification Service), is a joint action between the Ministry of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000238 Modernization of the Nation and the Ministry of the Interior, through the national registry of persons (REN APER), which will provide a remote biometric identification solution with proof oflife for national agencies and private companies. In the public domain, the solution will cover markets such as Health, Social Development, Security, Migrations and Sports events and, in the private sector, there are multiple companies committed to the use of the solution, in markets such as financial, banking, e-commerce, retail and fintech. The roadmap of the Argentina biometric identification begins with the biometric identification of the citizen until reaching a portable/mobile identification, including facial/fingerprint biometrics and digital signature. * Argentina has 46 million registered citizens with an identification that gives them legal identity; * 31 million of them are cell phone users; * The implementation of digital mobile identity will begin Ql 2019. 10:30 a.m. The BODEGA project- PART 1 10:35 a.m. End user needs and requirements for future smarter borders Veikko Ikonen, Senior Scientist in the Humans and System, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Christine Megard, Human Factors Specialist, CEA LIST, France Virginie Papillault, Senior Advisor - Organisational and Human Factors, UIC, France 11:00 a.m. Optimising the tandem between document inspection systems and humans Franz Daubner, Research Engineer and Project Manager, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria 11:25 a.m. Identity verification with fingerprints Arndt Bonitz, Research Engineer, AIT, Austria 11:50 a.m. HMI design for mobile border control solutions Arndt Bonitz, Research Engineer, AIT, Austria 12:15 a.m. Enhancing the border control process with video-based technologies Andreas Kriechbaum-Zabini, Senior Engineer, AIT, Austria DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000239 10:45 a.m. Technological trends - The shape of things to come 11:10 a.m. Graphic Code: A new reliable machine-readable system for coding and authentication Nuno Gonc;alves, Innovation Manager, The Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office, Portugal The Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office (INCM) is a Portuguese state company in charge of producing security and identity documents such as the Portuguese Citizen Card and the electronic Portuguese passport with the most demanding and innovative security standards. In this presentation, we will present a new graphical security technology developed by INCM in conjunction with the University of Coimbra, which is being incorporated in the electronic Portuguese Passport, other identity documents as well as in stamps and labels. A new machine-readable approach for coding a textual message into an image is being introduced. It combines the visual appeal of images with the communication power of words into a codified message. The new coding system is based on the creation of patterns by organizing the available graphic primitives in a pre-defined way. The coding consists of properly spreading the patterns associated to the symbols of a given message, and complementing them with further patterns for a specific visual purpose. The graphic codes produced are easily incorporated in any security and identification document and on product stamps or labels too, and can be composed of diverse security elements, namely printed graphics and holograms using cross-validation for enhancement of the security level. * A new machine-readable approach for coding, security and authentication; * Graphic codes supporting printed and holographic security elements; * A new security graphic code for security and identification documents. 10:45 a.m. Driving global document standards and interoperability 10:50 a.m. Do we get harmonized breeder documents? The new CEN/TC 224/WG 19 and its work program Andreas Wolf, Convener, CEN TC224 WG19 Breeder Documents, Bundesdruckerei, Germany Breeder documents are the fundamental building blocks for all ID documents issued, based on their data content, and on the confidence one may have in their authenticity. In the past, several projects have investigated the need for interoperable and harmonized breeder document and proposed possible solutions, at least on a European scale. Two of them are the EU funded projects FIDELITY and ORIGINS. Based on the project results, CEN (European Committee for Standardization) created the new standardization group, TC224 WG19, dealing with breeder documents. The group was assigned the task to develop a Technical Specification on secure and interoperable European breeder documents within the next two years. The WG Convener will discuss several topics contained in that document, including data structures, formats, harmonized content, and different physical or virtual appearances. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000240 Process management related topics and, in particular, issuance and verification will also be considered. * Breeder Documents as basis for all ID documents - current needs; * The new standardization group CEN TC224 WG 19; * CEN /TS 'Personal identification - Secure and interoperable European Breeder Documents'. 11:10 a.m. eMRTD interoperability: where are we? Antonia Rana, Scientific Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy Interoperability test events are necessary to assess the capability of communicating devices to implement specifications correctly, and their ability to fulfil required functional operations. For electronic machine readable travel documents (eMR TDs ), interoperability events permit eMR TD producers to have their documents tested for conformity by conformity test labs, and enable document verification system producers to test their implementation of the specifications against a range of different chip implementations. * An interoperability test event generally has two components: * Conformity test; * Cross-over test. In September 201 7, the European Commission organised an interoperability test event at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra. The following scenarios were investigated: Evaluation of conformity of submitted eMRTD to the ICAO specifications [REF-SPEC] following the test specification 'ICAO Technical Report RF Protocol and Application Test Standard for e-Passpmi', Part 3 (version 2.10) [REF-TEST-SPECS] and; Verification of the readability of submitted eMRTDs on different verifications systems (inspection systems) and assessment of the eMRTD behaviour in a regular inspection process. In this speech we will provide an overview of the results and lessons learned from the preparation and outcomes of the event. * eMR TD quality is improving. * What about inspection systems? * How to improve certificate quality? 11:30 a.m. Speech from lntergraf Fmiher details to follow 1:30 p.m. Views from the Top - State of the Identity Industry DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000241 A prominent highlight of SDW for the past few years has been the panel: Views from the Top. The session brings together senior leaders from organisations operating across the document security and identity management arena to share their views from the top of their respective organisations. Returning to the conference stage in 2018, Views from the Top will offer key insights into the challenges and opportunities that are driving change, affecting the market and shaping the future of the industry. The SDW 2018 Views from the Top panel ofters a powerful and rare opportunity to hear, first hand, the leadership's thinking by examining the wider strategic context and considering the longerterm view of the design, development and wide-scale use of government-issued identity documents. Led by Matthew Finn, Managing Director, AUGMENTIQ, UK Frederic Trojani, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Gemalto's Government Programs, GEMALTO Maurizio Skerlj, Head of the Government Identification Product Line, INFINEON Rudiger Stroh, CEO NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH & Executive Vice President & General Manager Security & Connectivity, NXP 2:40 p.m. Bringing next-generation government identity solutions to life 2:45 p.m. Securing Government Services with Voice Biometrics 3:05 p.m. How far can I go with my electronic ID card and a mobile? Yolanda Perez Tocino, International Secretary? Identity Documents Division, Spanish National Police Force, Spain Alberto Sanchez Bermejo, Identity Documents and Smaii Cards Director, FNMT-RCM, Spain 2:40 p.m. DocEx Government Only Sessions: Part One One of the most popular conference sessions at SDW, the DocEx Knowledge Exchange is designed for secure document designers, examination experts and issuance authorities from around the world. In this private government-only setting, attendees are able to explore some of the challenges they face, understand new global document fraud trends, and share their experiences in a supportive environment. 2:45 p.m. Document examination without reference material - Mission impossible? Andreas Willisch, Forensic Document Expert, KT54 - Questioned Documents and ID-Systems, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000242 3:05 p.m. Driven to danger- is a driver licence a risk to road safety Andrew Simkin, Document Fraud Training Lead, Document Crime Team, DVLA, UK 3:25 p.m. Fighting back - identity document fraud in focus Malik Alibegovic, Forensic Analyst, Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents Branch, INTERPOL, France Our increasingly globalized world has enabled more people to cross international borders than in any of the previous decades. International travel is expected to increase even further. A complex geopolitical landscape characterised also by a rise in transnational crime and terrorism poses a formidable challenge to law enforcement agencies and has significant implications for the movement of people across borders. In the current security landscape, there is an increased need for law enforcement agencies to have access to relevant, useful and timely information, while at the same time guaranteeing that basic principles of privacy are maintained. INTERPOL actively pursues solutions that help identify, prevent and disrupt global threats to the security of countries and their citizens. Some of those threats are linked to criminal activities involving false and fraudulent identity and travel documents. This presentation will describe INTERPOL's role and its response to document fraud, including some of the existing tools and the latest developments in this fast-evolving environment. These include new automated data-sharing systems and other solutions that address technological and logistical challenges while enhancing and integrating border security procedures. 2:30 p.m. Knowledge Theatre: The BODEGA project - PART 2 Big data analytics as a support tool for risk analysis Alessandro Bonzio, Security Researcher, Zanasi & Partners, Italy, and Dr. Raul Sevilla, Project Manager and Researcher, Atos Spain, Spain 2:44 p.m. Innovative border control processes and organisation Carolina Islas, Founder, Ubium, and Laura Salmela, Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland 3:20 p.m. Pragmatic ethics of border controls Robert Gianni, Researcher, Sciences Po Paris, Ethics Expert, European Commission, France 4:15 p.m. Mobile innovation - pushing the identity envelope DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000243 4:20 p.m. Creating a unified identity system with mobile smart credentials Tony Ball, Senior Vice President and General Manager ofldentity and Access Management, Entrust Datacard, USA We live in an incredibly connected and complex world. The challenge of protecting data is an evolving and sophisticated task, but it all starts with a secure identity. As we drive towards greater connectivity, linking virtually every aspect of our lives to a connected system, the need for dynamic and unified identities, from physical to digital from both government and consumer standpoints, becomes increasingly clear. And so does the answer - mobile smart credentials. A new frontier with great promise, sophisticated mobile smart credentials can be used to grant both physical and logical access to secure environments. By implementing mobile smart credentials as the next generation of ID within the borders of a country, governments can make way for a seamless, unified identity system that provides the anytime, anywhere access today's citizens desire. In this session, Tony Ball will discuss what it will take to implement a unified identity system using mobile smart credentials, and the current security issues this system will address, including lost or stolen physical credentials, passwords and more. * As we drive toward greater connectivity, the need for dynamic, unified identities becomes clear; * Mobile smart credentials have the potential to provide governments with the next generation ofID; * A unified identity system can provide the anytime, anywhere access today's citizens desire. 4:40 p.m. How mobile IDs are evolving and changing the identity market Steve Warne, Global Director of Solutions Marketing, Citizen Identity Solutions, HID, USA Mobile ID adoption is shifting into high gear as the world's first pilot programs for citizen services have been completed, and issuing agencies look to the next steps of implementation. This presentation will look at how far mobile identity has progressed in the two years since its inception, by drawing on market information and real data from pilot studies. The rate of technology innovation in the interim has led to the perceived use cases and value propositions for mobile ID to be completely rethought. Moreover, the deployment methods for mobile identity and the associated business cases have also evolved resulting in a re-evaluation of traditional go-to-market concepts for identity projects. This presentation will summarize findings and lessons learned as government agencies evaluate the results of their pilot programs and prepare for the next stages of mobile ID deployment. It will also cover some of the different approaches to mobile ID and where each is having an impact on the market. * The mobile ID revolution is shifting into high gear as the first pilot programs for citizen services move beyond simple identification applications to fuel new types of more convenient, higher-value government offerings; * Attendees will hear about how initial concepts of mobile IDs have developed and use cases have DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000244 evolved to change the scope of the identity market; * Attendees will find out what the market has learned about mobile IDs as pilot program results are evaluated and preparations for the next stage of deployment commence. 5:00 p.m. Digital driver's license - your ID in your smartphone Kristel Teyras, Digital Identity Services, Mobile ID Market Owner, Gemalto, France The world is evolving rapidly towards mobile and digital formats for many everyday tasks. Key drivers for this trend are convenience and ease-of-use for transactions that require some form of identification. And one of the most used documents to confirm identity- the driver's license - is looking at going down this route. During the course of the past three years, studies and pilots have been launched in several states in the US to explore the technical feasibility of a digital driver's license. Other countries, such as the UK, Australia, Brazil, and the Netherlands have also been investigating this option. This presentation will detail the results of 2017-2018 pilots funded by a NIST grant awarded to Gemalto, in five jurisdictions; Idaho, Colorado, Maryland, Washington D.C and Wyoming. These pilots for a secure Digital Driver's License (DDL), are seen by many to be the future of trusted identities. * Digital Driver's Licence Pilot approach; * Key findings from the field; * What's next? 4:15 p.m. PANEL: Border control- Unlocking the power of identity data Panelists: Tony Smith, Director General, International Border Management & Technologies Association (IBMATA), former Director General, UK Border Force, UK Ray Batt, Director, Border Security Programmes Europe, Unisys, UK Guido Peetermans, Head, Passenger Security, IATA Wednesday June 27, 2018, 2018 9:15 a.m. Keynote Interview: In Conversation with ... Gloria Guevara Manzo, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), UK Interviewed by: Matthew Finn, SDW 2018 Conference Co-Chair and Managing Director, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000245 AUGMENTIQ, UK In this in-depth conversation, Gloria Guevara Manzo will talk about her vision for harmonising traveller identity across the whole of travel and tourism. The approach she wants to take is one that will create a seamless end-to-end journey for all travellers in all modes of travel, linking to all travel and tourism services. The approach will be technology and system agnostic and internationally interoperable and trusted by passengers. Its implementation will allow for benefits to be accrued across government, industry and passengers with increased security, efficiency and, ultimately will lead to job creation. * T &T is a powerful engine of growth, but there are tremendous constraints - particularly around infrastructure and a greater need for security. These constraints present an enormous urgency to act now. * Biometrics is a powerful tool for increasing security and facilitating travel, which will lead to job creation as more people are able to travel. * Many projects are already underway, but they are not harmonised and are often being developed in silos without the important link to government. * A step change is needed. WTTC would like to lead an effort across all of travel and tourism to create a harmonised approach to biometric technology solutions that will work for all stakeholders. 9:40 a.m. SDW Fishbowl - Staying ahead of the fraud curve Fraud Vignettes: A day in the life of a forensic document examiner Elizabeth Gil and Matthew Heyne, Forensic Document Examiners, U.S. Depaiiment of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory, USA A glimpse into the variety of fraud methods encountered at the Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory. * Passport alterations; * Passport counterfeiting; * Identity card counterfeiting. What is the Holy Grail of security features and where can I get it? Ken-e Corbin, Counterfeit Analyst, De La Rue, UK After attending this presentation, paiiicipants will have a better understanding of the three key components for effective counterfeit deten-ence: Document design and integration, education, and law enforcement. Each aspect must work in harmony with the other to achieve better counterfeit deten-ence. In a perfect world, these would all be 100% effective, and there would be no more counterfeiting! DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000246 However, because this is not feasible, the counterfeiter finds the weak point and attacks. Maybe the vulnerability lies in the design of the document. Or does it lie in the three-month home detention sentence that a counterfeiter receives for producing hundreds of fraudulent documents? Knowing how to hinder and frustrate the different levels of counterfeiters (from beginner to professional), you can start building the layers needed for a well-designed document. Every security document, substrate, and security feature can be simulated enough to fool the right person. By investing in these three components, you will be progressing to a more secure document! * Counterfeit deterrence; * Security features; * Education. Authentication of IDs must be possible in all circumstances Patrick Guthmann, Product Line Manager-Travel Documents, IDEMIA, France When communication is possible with the chip of the ID document, data tampering and fake data is very unlikely. However, statistics show that when tampered documents are detected in the field, the chip never works, so the efficiency of electronic protection of data vanishes. Furthermore, controls can be made without the possibility of accessing the electronic data, even when the chip works (no reader available or no access to certificates necessary to access sensible data, for example). In these cases it becomes extremely important to be able authenticate the genuineness of personalized data, either by machine, or only with human senses. This presentation will discuss the existing solutions that address this concern. * Trends in document control; * When the chip cannot be read it is necessary to be able to check the genuineness of the documents both by machine and human senses; * Overview of existing means and technologies addressing this concern. 11:05 a.m. Identity and sustainable development - next steps The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.9 requires that everyone on the plant must have a legal identity with birth registration by 2030. With over a billion people still to be covered, not only are the numbers a challenge, but also the very nature of the identity solutions and credentials. What are the innovations that are urgently required? How is the industry shaping up to address these? The session will present not only on-going case studies, but also important policy shifts that are likely to impact the industry and the technologies that it offers. * Legal identity for all with birth registration by 2030 sets a challenge for the ID industry, * What are the policy shifts that shape the technologies and solutions? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000247 * What has been achieved and what still needs to be done? Introduction Sanjay Dharwadker, Advisory Observer- Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), The Netherlands 11:10 a.m. Title TBC Debora Comparin, Head, Standards Taskforce - Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), France 11:30 a.m. Title TBC Juan Carlos Galindo Vacha, Registrar, National Civil Registry- Colombia Identity at the edge 11:10 a.m. The rise of biometric smart cards for the ID card industry Antonio D' Albore, Editor in Chief, Embedded Security News, Italy What is a biometric smart card and how can they be implemented to create a unique link between an ID Card and its rightful owner? * The rise of biometric smart cards; * Biometric cards in the secure ID industry; * Manufacturing challenges. 11:30 a.m. Post-quantum cryptography: challenges and opportunities for ID documents Thomas Poeppelmann, Researcher, Infineon Technologies, Germany Due to their computing power, quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various cun-ently used encryption algorithms. Quantum computer attacks on today's cryptography are expected to become reality within the next 15 to 20 years. Once available, quantum computers could solve certain calculations much faster than today's computers, threatening even the best cun-ently known security algorithms such as RSA and ECC, which are used in all kinds of electronic ID documents. The solution is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for security technologies. PQC should provide a level of security that is comparable with what RSA and ECC provide today. However, to withstand quantum calculation power, key lengths need to be longer than the usual 2048 bits of RSA or the 256 bits of ECC. Starting now, we need to ensure that an appropriate security technology is available and commercially feasible by the time quantum computers an-ive. In the first part of his presentation, Thomas Poeppelmann will elaborate on the principles of post-quantum cryptography. The second paii of his speech will focus on the specific consequences for ID documents, as well as the first practical implementations of PQC on security controllers. Quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various cun-ently used encryption algorithms DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000248 such as RSA and ECC; The solution is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for security technologies; We need to ensure that an appropriate security technology is available by the time quantum computers arnve. 11:10 a.m. Knowledge Theatre: The Future of Polycarbonate Is laser engraving still secure? Fran9oise Chabut, Key Program Coordinator, Gemalto, France Polycarbonate documents are known to be the most secure, thanks to laser personalization directly within the structure of the document. Indeed, all personal data and secure elements are sealed inside a solid monolithic structure that is impossible to delaminate. However, since their introduction 30 years ago, polycarbonate documents now face multiple attacks, such as grinding from the back to replace personal data, or applying a laminate to alter the portrait. In addition, second-hand lasers are easily available on the market, lowering the barrier to entry for fraudsters to be able to personalize stolen blank documents. Duplicating personal data in the document, through various methods, has been one way to address the risks. As a result, multiple personalized security features are available, using more and more advanced technologies, many of which are proprietary to documents manufacturers. Authentication requires controllers to cross-check multiple elements and assess the authenticity of the document and holder's data. This also means they should know how to inspect the features. Adequate training or sufficient reference material are often missing. And yet, document authentication must be performed within a few seconds. This presentation will review the authentication challenges and counterfeiting attacks faced in the field. Some best practices and improvements will be discussed. Polycarbonate documents are known to be the most secure ID documents; however, they face a growing number of attacks Multiple security features are developing to cover the risk, often unknown by officers, and generating other challenges; Improved photo protection is needed, while authentication should remain easy and fast for officers. 11:30 a.m. Fraud on polycarbonate documents: Trends and technical answers from a manufacturer Joachim Caillosse, Product Manager- ID and Travel Documents, Imprimerie Nationale Group, France Latest observations show that typical methods to imitate or modify documents have become more sophisticated, while the time available for controlling them has decreased, and automated controls or DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000249 assistance have developed. These trends drive the increasing adoption of polycarbonate as the base substrate for most newly issued physical credentials. This presentation will present an overview of typical fraud attempts seen in the field (how identity and travel document fraud is being perpetrated in the real world today) - and underline the evolution of control conditions (available time and means). The technical challenge is to be able to mitigate fraud in advance through the application of an accurate mix of technologies securing the physical documents. Emphasis will be placed on objectives and best practices in the design and manufacture of a highly secured polycarbonate credential, to make it uniquely identifiable and enable quicker detection by various stakeholders, in different situations. A selection of smart security features and technologies will also be proposed. Some are new and innovative, some are not; but all are effective options for raising the bar against modern counterfeiting or falsification, and making fraud detection easier for the authorities. * Overview of typical fraud attempts seen in the field; evolution of control conditions; * Objectives and best practices for a highly secure polycarbonate credential; * Effective options for raising the bar against fraud and enabling easier detection. 11:50 a.m. The art of identity protection - A revolution in the protection of polycarbonate documents Robert Dvorak, Business Development Director, IQ Structures, Czech Republic This presentation will introduce a revolutionary approach to the protection of polycarbonate identification documents. The latest developments in complex optical security features for polycarbonate documents will be shown. The performance of proprietary origination technologies and their ability to create highly sophisticated overt and cove1i security features will be discussed. * Combination of printed and holographic elements in polycarbonate documents; * Synergy of beauty and protection; * Revolution in the protection of polycarbonate documents. 1:40 p.m. Authentication - establishing trust on the front line 1:45 p.m. Systematically testing document authentication systems - towards a standardised approach Franz Daubner, Research Engineer, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria Many border guards have little understanding about what security features a document inspection system can detect reliably. This understanding is crucial to achieving an optimal partnership between human and machine. In addition, there are currently no standardised tests of inspection systems available in order to verify the claims of vendors. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000250 In this presentation, we will present the results of our systematic tests on the ability of inspection systems to detect certain classes of counterfeit documents and correctly identify a range of genuine documents. In order to achieve this, we have defined different classes of counterfeit documents, ranging from loweffort (paper sheets with MRZ imprints) to high-effort (almost identical copies) of counterfeits. To increase the number of counterfeits we have been able to test, we used previously captured images of documents that were manipulated with image-processing software, mimicking the appearance of counterfeits. In addition to our synthetic tests, we also carried out tests with a series of different counterfeits collected by the Austrian police in the field. In total, five different providers of authentication software solutions took part in our challenge, using seven different document readers. This talk will present the main findings of our work. * Standardised testing of document inspection systems; * Document authentication challenge. 2:05 p.m. Which blackbox should I buy? - Evaluation of document inspection software: systematic approach and practical limitations Christian Weigand, Forensic Document Expert, KT54 - Questioned Documents and ID-Systems, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany The quality and reliability of document-inspection software plays a key role for border security, since it is employed to aid the examining border police officer or even to provide fully automated border control (ABC gates). Today, various document inspection systems, i.e. 'blackboxes' containing document reader hardware bundled with document inspection software, are available on the market, each of them promising to secure your borders most efficiently. Potential buyers are left with the question of which system to choose. Systematic performance comparisons, however, require particular, extensive and costly testing events. The 'Advanced Research on Optical Machine Authentication' (AROMA) project provides a systematic approach to answering the question of 'how to compare document inspection systems', utilizing selected 'real case' examples of genuine documents originating from existing operational systems, e.g. at Frankfurt Airport. Image data is transferred from these systems to an evaluation server and fed to the software of three different inspection systems for a simulated document examination. Via extended log files in conformance with the guideline BSI TR-03135 v2.1, detailed information on check results was gathered, evaluated and compared among all three providers of inspection software. This talk presents the results, benefits and limitations of this evaluation method for enabling comparability. * Systematic evaluation method of document inspection software based on BSI guideline TR-031315; DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000251 * Based on 'real cases' of genuine documents from existing document inspection systems in operational environments; * Results - benefits - limitations. 2:25 p.m. From standardization to prototyping: the vision of vendor-independent testing of document inspection software Evelyn Spitzwieser, Consultant Division Homeland Security, secunet Security Networks AG For more than five years, secunet has been evaluating the performance of optical authentication systems jointly with the German Bundeskriminalamt in several research projects - recently at border control stations of Frankfurt Airport. Based on the results from these performance evaluations, a need for an independent evaluation of optical machine authentication systems has been noticed. While analysis data acquired in concrete operational settings are available, systematic and independent comparison of different vendor products for optical machine authentication remains difficult due to unequal prerequisites. As a continuation of the 'Advanced Research on Optical Machine Authentication' (AROMA) project, the German Bundeskriminalamt and secunet are envisioning a new approach to address this issue: conformity testing of optical inspection systems based on the logging of BSI technical guideline 03135, as it is already common for the electronic part of security documents. Furthermore, the planned vendorindependent test setup will automatically evaluate the 'ability' of inspection systems to detect counterfeits, assess the inspection scope and predict the performance in a real life scenario. This presentation will focus on the main challenges of designing the test setup for optical inspection systems. * Conformity testing of optical inspection systems; * Challenges of designing a vendor-independent test setup; * Prediction of the perfmmance in real life scenarios. 1:40 p.m. DocEx Government Only Sessions - Part Two One of the most popular conference sessions at SDW, the DocEx Knowledge Exchange is designed for secure document designers, examination expe1is and issuance authorities from around the world. In this private government-only setting, attendees are able to explore some of the challenges they face, understand new global document fraud trends, and share their experiences in a supportive environment. 1:45 p.m. Factfinding to Mogadishu and Nairobi - The issuing procedures of the Somali passport and breeder documents Victoria Miller, Specialist Document Examiner, Norwegian ID Centre, Norway The Norwegian ID Centre has recently conducted a fact-finding trip to Somalia and Kenya. The DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000252 purpose was to find out more about the issuing procedures and application process of Somali identity documents. This presentation will share the results of our findings. * Issuing procedures of the Somali passport in Mogadishu; * Issuing procedures of documents from the Banadir region; * Issuing procedures of birth certificates, temporary travel documents and passports at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi. 2:05 p.m. Marco Boscolo, Italian Police Further details to follow 2:05 p.m. Knowledge Theatre: Making a success of eIDs Let's talk about money: Refinancing electronic identity card projects Klaus Schmeh,Consultant, Cryptovision, Germany An authority deploying an electronic identity card needs to invest dozens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars. It is therefore a legitimate question whether these investments can be refinanced in some way other than by charging each owner of an eID document. One possibility is to demand fees from the service providers using the authentication or signature function of a card. Several models of this kind have been proposed, including payment per authentication/signature, payment per registration, and payment per certificate validation - but not all of these work well in practice. As a different refinancing concept, an eID authority can offer card sponsoring to credit card companies and other payment suppliers, in exchange for including a payment function in the card - a concept that is, for instance, applied in Nigeria. Combining an eID card with a payment card provides interesting applications, such as granting discounts based on infonnation stored on the card. Other refinancing models exist in the health and traffic sectors, including the concept of inter-authority charging (e.g. the identity authority may charge the traffic depaiiment for storing driving license infmmation). This presentation will introduce the most important eID card refinancing models and cover their pros and cons. * As deploying an electronic identity card is expensive, it is legitimate to ask whether these investments can be refinanced. * One way of refinancing is to charge fees from the services using the authentication or signature function of a card. Several models have been proposed. * Other refinancing options include sponsoring by credit card companies, inter-authority charging, and fee-based health applications. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000253 5. K-12 Instructional Models for English Learners: What They Are and Why They Matter 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/k-12-instructional-models-english-learners-what-they-are-andwhy-they-matter Speakers: Lissette Colon-Collins, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages, New York State Education Department Silvia Romero-Johnson, Executive Director, Office of Multilingual and Global Education, Madison Metropolitan School District Julie Sugarman, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Description: Ample data on English Leamer (EL) student outcomes provide evidence of the steep challenge these students face in developing grade-level academic language and content knowledge. These data point to a critical question: are local schools and school districts using appropriate instructional program models to meet EL needs? While the effectiveness of specific instructional models for these students-such as dual language, transitional bilingual, and English-only approaches-have attracted the attention of researchers and policymakers, instructional programming actually provided by schools or school districts is often a mix of different models or approaches. For this reason, it is crucial that a range of stakeholders-including state and local education agency leaders, legislators, school board members, and community advocates-have a clear picture of what programs are offered to EL students and factors that might indicate whether they are appropriate and effective choices. To improve understanding about the critical nature of the choices schools make with regard to EL instruction programs, MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is releasing an issue brief: the second in a new EL Insights series, that describes the goals and main features of common instructional models and key factors that often shape their selection and implementation by schools. In this webinar, the brief' s author, Julie Sugarman, will discuss the key features of EL instructional models, how they are sometimes woven together to address language- and content-learning needs of students, and factors that can account for varied approaches within and across schools. Other experts will discuss state- and district-level approaches to supporting schools in implementing effective EL program models. They will highlight the evolution of bilingual and dual language programming in Madison, Wisconsin, and New York State's implementation of English as a New Language units of study as the foundation for more effective EL programming. Both speakers will illustrate how, in order to improve the academic trajectories of EL students, ongoing reflection guided DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000254 policy revisions and changes to the design and support of EL programs. Registration: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event KEY=87748 Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Course Objectives At the completion of the course, successful students will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000255 * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. https://portal.scs. georgetown.edu/ search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do Wednesday-Saturday, ?method=load&courseid= 14 7 65 June 27-30, 2018 Instructor: Katharine Donato Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Return to Top ******** ******** 7. 15th !MISCOE Annual Conference Theme: Europe, migrations and the Mediterranean: human mobilities and intercultural challenges. Monday-Wednesday, July 2-4, 2018 Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain https ://www.imiscoe.org/ events/ annual-conference/7 70-1 Sth-imiscoe-annual-conf erence-barcelona-24-july-2018 Description: The Mediterranean lies at the heart of migration studies in Europe and, currently, it is a focal point of large-scale human displacement. This is both a global and a local challenge with major effects on origin and destination countries in terms of society and politics, and with important implications for border and diversity policies, and geopolitical strategies. Migration-related events Tuesday July 3, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Semi plenary 1: Beyond the 'refugee crisis': real partnerships or just containment'? Catherine Woolard, Anna Terron, Ibrahim Awad DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000256 Semi plenary 2: Managing relationships in research on Mediterranean migration Ay~en Dstiibici, Katie Kuschminder, Celine Cantat. Semi plenary 3: Cities and education: building up a Mediterranean intercultural citizenship Leslie Bash, Tamirace Fakhoury, Eleonora Insalaco Return to Top ******** ******** 8. International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Theme: Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities Sunday-Saturday, July 15-21, 2018 Metro Toronto Convention Center 255 Front St W Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada https ://www.isa-sociology.org/ en/ conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/ Overview: Since the inception of the discipline, sociologists have been concerned with power, violence and justice. Current social, economic and political challenges enhance their relevance. As capitalist globalization expands and deepens, corporate power increases along with global, national and local inequalities. New geo-political power configurations and confrontations are emerging, with violence being used as a tool to oppress and also to resist oppression. Colonial histories and contemporary land appropriations reflect the structures and cultural processes that perpetuate violence against indigenous and minority communities. States' failures to meet their responsibility to provide basic resources are often deflected by blaming the most vulnerable. Both global economic and geopolitical processes create crises and massive displacements of people and, at the same time, fuel racism, nationalism and xenophobia. We have also seen an increasing buildup of a culture of fear as a powerful tool used by states, corporations and other institutions to generate popular support for curtailing freedom in the name of security. Effmis to curtail the flow of desperate refugees, attest to the reinforcement of national and racialized borders. Despite visible progress on equality issues, violence against women and intersectional violence point to the entrenchment of the gender border around the world. Equally significant is the need to consider the role of state and institutional power relations to ongoing everyday violence. In response to disempowerment, violence, and injustice we have also witnessed nonviolent movements, humanitarian interventions, and peace processes that have empowered communities, reduced violence, and promoted justice. These diverse communities have built solidarities outside the neo-liberal frames of state-global capital nexus. This XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology will focus on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000257 makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. Conference program will be added soon. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A "Whole of Community" Approach to Immigrants and Refugees Friday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2018 Cintas Center, Xavier University 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45207 https://mailchi.mp/cmsny/cincinnati-july2018?e=58d5c0883f http://cmsny.org/event/cincinnati-july2018/ Description: Join scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event will examine "whole of community" responses to welcoming, integrating, and protecting immigrants, lift up models and best practices, and provide opportunities for further community-focused collaborations. It will also help participants identify and bolster their legal support, research, and capacity needs in addressing these issues. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.uscis.gov/ outreach/asylum-division-guarterly-stakeholder-meeting-13 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000258 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on, from 2-4 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 Enter your email address and select "Submit" Select "Subscriber Preferences" Select the "Event Registration" tab Provide your foll name and organization, if any Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000259 Visit Website Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From : Cente r for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immig ration Studies Sent: Wednesday , June 20, 2018 10:52 PM To : Law, Robert T Subject : How big are the amnesties in the House immigration bills? ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward House Immigration Bills Would Produce Starkly Different Results in Green Card Numbers Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2018) - The two competing immigration bills up for a vote in the House on Thursday offer significantly different amnesty provisions, and would have very different effects on future immigration flows. The so-called "compromise bill" crafted by House Speaker Paul Ryan would result in a net increase of 2.12 million more green cards through amnesty and chain migration over the next 15 years. In contrast, the bill crafted by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (HR 4 760) would result in a net decrease in green cards of 1.23 million over the next 15 years because it offers a much smaller amnesty and makes prompt, deep cuts to chain migration categories. Here are the details behind the calculations: The Ryan bill offers amnesty and a path to citizenship for an estimated 2.2 million direct beneficiaries . This includes DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000261 an estimated 1.9 million aliens believed to be potentially eligible for the proposed amnesty, which has the same basic qualifying criteria as President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program (arrived in the United States before 2007 while under age 16, continuous presence for at least five years, and present illegally in June, 2012). This population includes those who could have but did not apply for DACA or who were too young to apply. The Ryan amnesty also includes a group that is brand new to the amnesty debate: adult sons and daughters of certain guestworkers who arrived while younger than 16, who have lived in the United States for 10 years, and who are too old to qualify for green cards or temporary visa renewals. These are adults whose parents were admitted more than 10 years ago as temporary nonimmigrants in one of three categories: Treaty Traders/Investors (E category), Specialty Occupations (H-1 B), and Intra-company Transferees (L). All of these categories have been controversial because of fraud and/or displacement of American workers. Based on official statistics on the number and ages of temporary visa holders admitted in the relevant years, I estimate that approximately 300,000 aliens could qualify for amnesty in this category. The Ryan bill preserves the largest chain migration categories (unlimited spouses and parents of naturalized citizens) and eliminates other chain categories (adult married sons and daughters of naturalized citizens and siblings of naturalized citizens) and the visa lottery. These numbers are reserved for use by amnesty beneficiaries and employment-based applicants. After these applicants are accommodated, the lottery and adult married sons and daughters categories are eliminated, resulting in an annual reduction of 78,400 green cards. Meanwhile, the additional green cards from the large amnesty and the additional chain migration would cause an annual increase of about 220,000. The result is a net increase of 2.12 million green cards over 15 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000262 years (3.3 million amnesty plus chain beneficiaries minus 1.18 million fewer chain and lottery green cards). In contrast, the alternative bill, known as the Goodlatte bill (HR 4760), includes a more limited amnesty and deeper cuts to chain migration. The Goodlatte amnesty would be available to about 700,000 aliens who received work permits and deportation protection under President Obama's DACA program. The amnesty does not include a direct path to a green card or citizenship, so beneficiaries would not be able to sponsor family members. Therefore, there would be no chain migration resulting from the amnesty. In addition, the Goodlatte bill would eliminate several large chain migration categories and the visa lottery. The categories eliminated (after one year) would be: adult sons and daughters of naturalized citizens and permanent residents, and siblings of naturalized citizens. In addition, the category for parents of naturalized citizens would be replaced with a temporary visa for parents, although the parents of naturalized amnesty beneficiaries would not qualify. Together these provisions would reduce legal immigration by approximately 138,000 per year (accounting for the one-year grandfathering of chain green cards). This would result in a net decrease of about 1.23 million green cards over 15 years (138,000 times 14 years minus 700,000 amnesty beneficiaries). Visit Website Further Reading: An Analysis of Border Security Provisions DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000263 Border Loophole. Interior Enforcement. and Judicial Review Provisions OHS Secretary: 'We will not apologize for doing our job' DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000264 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 4:01 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Trump Issues Family Separation Executive Order ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Trump Issues Family Separation ExecutiveOrder On June 20, 2018, President Trump issued an executive order captioned "Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation". The purpose of that order is to maintain alien family units (including minors) in immigration custody throughout any prosecution of alien adults in those units for illegal entry and until those family units are removed from the United States, or alternatively granted relief. There are two significant provisions in that order. Section 3(a) therein states that the Department of Homeland Security (OHS) "shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, maintain custody of alien families" throughout both the criminal prosecution of any adults who have DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000265 entered illegally and any subsequent removal, or expedited removal, proceedings. Why is this important? Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 vested jurisdiction over the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) in removal proceedings with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA) expanded on HHS's jurisdiction over UACs. Under section 235 of the TVPRA, UACs are separated into two groups: those from contiguous countries (Mexico and Canada), and nationals of all other countries. Under section 235(a)(2) of that act, a UAC from a contiguous country can be returned if that UAC has not been and will not be a "victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons", does not have a credible fear, and "is able to make an independent decision to withdraw" his or her application for admission. As the Congressional Research Service (CRS) has found, however: The TVPRA mandated that unaccompanied alien children from countries other than Mexico or Canada - along with UAC from those countries who are apprehended away from the border are to be transferred to the care and custody of HHS and placed in formal removal proceedings. Specifically, section 235(b)(3) of the TVPRA directs "any department or agency of the Federal Government that has an unaccompanied alien child in custody" to "transfer the custody of such child to [HHS] not later than 72 hours after determining that such child is an unaccompanied alien child." The term "unaccompanied alien child" is defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act as: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000266 [A] child who-- (A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States; (B) has not attained 18 years of age; and (C) with respect to whom - (i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the United States; or (ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and physical custody. When they arrive in the United States with their parents, alien minors are "accompanied children", and section 235 of the TVPRA does not apply to them. As OHS explained in its fact sheet "Myth vs. Fact: OHS Zero-Tolerance Policy": If an adult is referred for criminal prosecution, the adult will be transferred to U.S. Marshals Service custody and any children will be classified as an unaccompanied alien child and transferred to [HHS] custody. By maintaining family units in OHS custody, pursuant to section 3(a) in the EO, while the alien adult parents are prosecuted under section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for illegal entry, the administration will avoid having to refer their alien children to HHS under the terms of the TVPRA. This will avoid family separation, at least in the short term. In the longer term, however, under the provisions of the 1997 Flores settlement agreement, as interpreted in July 2016 by the Ninth Circuit, even those accompanied alien minors must be released within 20 days, as Vox has explained. To address this, section 3(e) of the EO calls on the attorney general to "promptly file a request with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to modify" the Flores settlement agreement to allow OHS to detain family units throughout the pendency of any criminal proceedings of alien adults for illegal entry, "or any removal or other immigration proceedings." DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000267 This will place the District Court in the difficult position of either rejecting the Justice Department's request to modify that agreement (thereby assuming responsibility for separating accompanied alien minors from their detained parents) , or modifying the agreement, which it has shown reluctance to do in the past. The ability of OHS to maintain custody of alien adults throughout criminal proceedings for illegal entry, and the willingness of the district court to amend the Flores settlement agreement, is yet to be seen. Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000268 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 12:29 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 6/25/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward What's Happening at the Center On our blog and in appearances on several media outlets, Center staff spent the past week explaining the situation on the southwest border and providing analysis on the debate in the House. This work includes commentary from Mark Krikorian on family separations at the border, summaries of Speaker Paul Ryan's bill from Dan Cadman and Andrew Arthur, and cable news appearances from Andrew Arthur and Jessica Vaughan. Blog Posts 1.e_Restaurant Industry's Hypocrisy and Addiction to Cheap Foreign Labor on Display in D.C. Ballot Initiative 2. Trump Issues Family Separation Executive Order 3. This World Refugee Day, Let's Address Fraudulent Asylum Claims That Are Detrimental to Legitimate Asylum Seekers 4. House Immigration Bills Would Produce Starkly Different Results in Green DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000269 Card Numbers 5. Personal Thoughts on the SPLC's $3.375 Million Acknowledgement of Recklessness 6. Mexico Calls for the U.S. to End Separation of Migrant Families 7. EB-5 Hearing Distracted by Family Separation Issues 8. A Warning about the Dangers of Immigration Policy 'Disconnect' 9. USCIS Blurs Good News in Convoluted Prose 10. 'We will not apologize for doing our job' 11.,_Ryan's Immigration Bill: An Analysis of Border Security Provisions 12. Ryan's Immigration Bill: Border Loophole, Interior Enforcement, and Judicial Review Provisions 13. Visa Backlogs Heap Billions on American Fat Cats Television 14. Andrew Arthur Discusses House Immigration Bills 15. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Border Policy and House Legislation 1. Restaurant Industry's Hypocrisy and Addiction to Cheap Foreign Labor on Display in D.C. Ballot Initiative By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 21, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Restaurant-lndustrys-Hypocrisy-and-AddictionCheap-Foreign-Labor-Display-DC-Ballot Excerpt: Without taking any position on the general question of a mandatory minimum wage of $15, I find this particular matter interesting because it reflects such hypocrisy, as is often the case where immigration is concerned. The DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000270 addiction to guestworker programs by American business is a disgrace. Restaurants want to bring in tens of thousands of cheap foreign workers nationwide, consequences to the economy and sagging wages of citizens and resident aliens be damned - and so what if they overstay and become a stagnating social problem? They cease to be the restaurant or service industries' problem. After all, there's always next year's new round of slots to be filled. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Trump Issues Family Separation Executive Order By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, June 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Trump-lssues-Family-Separation-Executive-Order Excerpt: There are two significant provisions in that order. Section 3(a) therein states that the Department of Homeland Security (OHS) "shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, maintain custody of alien families" throughout both the criminal prosecution of any adults who have entered illegally and any subsequent removal, or expedited removal, proceedings. Why is this important? Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000271 vested jurisdiction over the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) in removal proceedings with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Return to Top ******** ******** 3. This World Refugee Day, Let's Address Fraudulent Asylum Claims That Are Detrimental to Legitimate Asylum Seekers By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, June 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/World-Refugee-Day-Lets-Address-FraudulentAsyl um-Claims-Are-Detrimental-Leg iti mate-Asylum Excerpt: But these migrants choose to come straight to America because it was all along a matter of destination not persecution. They want to come here for a better life, many to join family members who preceded them. To do that, they learned the drill: Turn yourself in to U.S. officials and ask for asylum, then disappear as you await your day in court. The Trump administration is now set to close these loopholes and discourage false asylum claims that are asphyxiating the system. The United States' current asylum backlog reached 300,000 cases and continues to grow. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000272 ******** ******** 4. House Immigration Bills Would Produce Starkly Different Results in Green Card Numbers By Jessica Vaughan CIS Blog, June 20, 2018 https://www.cis.orgNaughan/House-lmmigration-Bills-Would-Produce-StarklyDiffe rent-Resu lts-G reen-Card-N umbers Excerpt: The two competing immigration bills up for a vote in the House on Thursday offer significantly different amnesty provisions, and would have very different effects on future immigration flows. The so-called "compromise bill" crafted by House Speaker Paul Ryan would result in a net increase of 2.12 million more green cards through amnesty and chain migration over the next 15 years. In contrast, the bill crafted by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (HR 4760) would result in a net decrease in green cards of 1.23 million over the next 15 years because it offers a much smaller amnesty and makes prompt, deep cuts to chain migration categories. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000273 5. Personal Thoughts on the SPLC's $3.375 Million Acknowledgement of Recklessness By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, June 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Kammer/Personal-Thoug hts-SPLCs-337 5-M i11ion- Acknowledgement-Recklessness Excerpt: Anyone who gives fair consideration to the work of CIS reports, analyses, commentaries, and blog posts every year - hundreds of understands that we make valuable and important contributions to a complex and fraught national debate. But in an environment where many advocates of unconstrained immigration are not inclined to give fair consideration to opposing views, elite reporters have repeated and amplified the SPLC's shoddy claims. This has polarized a debate that needs to be informed by serious analysis, not inflamed by gut-level hostility and relentless fundraising campaigns. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Mexico Calls for the U.S. to End Separation of Migrant Families By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, June 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Lu na/Mexico-Calls-US-End-Separation-M ig rant-Fam iIies DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000274 Excerpt: As part of its diplomatic efforts, Mexico formally expressed its position to the United States. On Tuesday evening, Videgaray had phone conversations with OHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Additionally, the Mexican embassy presented a note to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department Health and Human Services (HHS), and OHS. The note expressed its condemnation and rejection of the "zero tolerance" policy. The Mexican government also urged the United States to comply with certain recommendations. First, Mexico recommended that the American government have better coordination between different agencies (e.g. OHS and HHS). Second, it urged the United States to facilitate daily communication between children and parents. Mexico's foreign minister clarified that these practical recommendations are merely secondary to their primary call for the United States to end family separations at its southern border, regardless of their nationality. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. EB-5 Hearing Distracted by Family Separation Issues By David North CIS Blog, June 19, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/EB5-Hearing-Distracted-Family-Separation-lssues Excerpt: Cissna's opening statement dealt only with the EB-5 program, saying DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000275 that his agency has been vigorously vetting regional centers and their projects, including making 232 site visits, sometimes finding that nothing was happening. He said that 69 percent of the EB-5 activities reviewed seemed to be going as planned, but that 31 percent needed more attention. He promised the committee a more detailed written account of what was going on with the 31 percent of the cases needing greater study. While everyone in the hearing room knew that Cissna's agency, USCIS, has nothing to do with enforcement of the immigration law at the border, members of the party out of power traditionally use hearings on one subject to bring up more sensational issues dealing with the same department. That tradition was in full flower today. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. A Warning about the Dangers of Immigration Policy 'Disconnect' By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, June 19, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/USCIS-Blurs-Good-News-Convoluted-Prose Excerpt: In 2007, the eminent immigration scholar Nathan Glazer issued a warning about the yawning gap between what the public wanted and what the government delivered. This "disconnect", he wrote, "raises a problem for democracy whose resolution may well be very disturbing." DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000276 Glazer posed a question that now seems prescient, given the Trump administration's effort to stem the flow of Central Americans into Texas and the rising outrage against that policy. "How long can what the majority claims it wants be ignored, and what are the consequences?" he asked. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. USCIS Blurs Good News in Convoluted Prose By David North CIS Blog, June 19, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/USCIS-Blurs-Good-News-Convoluted-Prose Excerpt: In the EB-5 program, in which an alien investor gets a family-sized set of green cards for a $500,000 investment that is accepted by OHS, but not guaranteed by the agency, the investment is supposed to create 10 jobs. One of the techniques economists had used to support the estimates of job creation was to calculate the number of jobs created, not by the original investment, but also those caused by other investors who, for example, created, using non-EB5 funds, a restaurant in the building that had been built with EB-5 funds. In other words, although EB-5 funds had been used only to create the structure, but not the businesses run by the tenant occupant, the jobs created by both the construction and by the tenant were to be counted toward the goal of 10. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000277 This dubious formula has been used for years in the EB-5 program, and I recall President Obama's first USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, discussing the concept in public meetings, with his facial expressions, if not his words, suggesting that he, too, thought that this was a bit of a stretch. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. 'We will not apologize for doing our job' By Mark Krikorian CIS Blog, June 18, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Krikorian/We-will-not-apologize-doing-our-job Excerpt: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has been accused of being somewhat soft on her boss's signature issue, not entirely without justification. But she is standing firm, so far, against the wave of hysteria accompanying family separations accompanying the administration's attempt to enforce the border. As she told the National Sheriffs' Association today, "We have to do our job. We will not apologize for doing our job. We have sworn to do this job." The manic wave of "concentration camp" accusations and Hitler comparisons is reminiscent of the atrocity propaganda that helped propel us into World War I (stories of Germans "bayoneting Belgian babies", raping nuns, and the like). DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000278 Democratic politicians are weeping on television, staged photos are widely retweeted, and even former President George Bush's wife has penned an oped calling for a "kinder, more compassionate" means of enforcing our immigration laws. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Ryan's Immigration Bill: An Analysis of Border Security Provisions By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, June 18, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Ryans-lmmigration-Bill-Analysis-Border-SecurityProvisions Excerpt: The U.S. House of Representatives has moved with haste to put together an immigration bill, which will potentially make its way to the floor this week giving the public very little time to understand the provisions or the impact. The nearly 300-page draft bill, "Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018", which aspires "To amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes" is split into three parts: Division A: "Border Security"; Division B: "Immigration Reform"; and Division C: "Additional Matters". Additional analysis on Ryan's massive amnesty provisions will follow; this analysis covers key sections of Division A, which covers border enforcement. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000279 Much of the border enforcement in the draft bill has been taken from language in prior bills. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Ryan's Immigration Bill: Border Loophole, Interior Enforcement, and Judicial Review Provisions By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, June 18, 2018 https://www.cis.org/ Arth u r/Ryans-I mm ig ration-Bi II-Border-Loophole-InteriorEnforcement-and-J udicial-Review-Provisions Excerpt: Division B, titles 111 and IV of the bill provide several crucial fixes that are necessary to plug loopholes that have been exploited by families sending unaccompanied alien children (UACs) to enter the United States illegally, and by alien parents arriving illegally in the United States with children. Significantly, it also would prevent parents entering illegally from being separated from their children in immigration detention. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000280 13. Visa Backlogs Heap Billions on American Fat Cats By David North CIS Blog, June 16, 2018 https://www.cis.org/NorthNisa-Backlogs-Heap-Billions-American-Fat-Cats Excerpt: One of the ironies of this situation is that while the usual image of immigration-facilitated exploitation consists of Mexican farm workers, or longer ago, the Chinese coolies who helped build our railroads, the two current programs negatively impact the best-financed and/or best-educated of the migrants - with a small Stateside elite exploiting the near-elites of other nations. In the typical mainstream media treatment of visa backlogs, we hear about an attractive alien, usually still in his home country, who has been denied a sibling visa, for example, for more than a dozen years, because of the visa backlogs. Such articles rarely discuss the utility of numerical limits to the American population as a whole, and they never mention the financial factors we are dealing with today. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Andrew Arthur Discusses House Immigration Bills Fox News, June 20, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000281 Video: https://www.cis.org/Andrew-Arthur-Discusses-House-lmmigration-Bills Return to Top ******** ******** ~ Jessica Vaughan Discusses Border Policy and Legislation Fox News and Friends, June 15 and 18, 2018 Videos: https://www.cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Border-Policy-andLegislation Return to Top Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000282 This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 8:47 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 6/25/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Events, 6/25/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate .L 6/25-27, London - Secure Document World 2018 2. 6/26, Nationwide - Webinar on practical advice for employers on increased immigration enforcement - [New Listing] J..c6/27, Nationwide - Webinar on K-12 instructional models for English learners 4. 6/27-30, DC - Certificate program course on global trends in international migration .i_ 6/29, DC - Discussion on family separation , reunification, and legal challenges - [New Listing] 6. 7/2-4, Barcelona - Immigration at the 15th !MISCOE annual conference 7. 7/12, DC - Discu ssion on migration between rural and urban areas - [New Listing] ~ 7/15-21, Toronto - Immigration at the International Sociological Association world congress 9. 7/16-18, Cincinnati - Conference on incorporating immigrants and refugees into communities fil 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 1. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000284 Secure Document World 2018 Monday-Wednesday, June 25-27, 2018 The QEII Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary Westminster, London, UK SWlP 3EE http://www.sdwexpo.com/ Programme: Monday June 25, 2018 11:05 a.m. Project in Focus: Grand Designs Successfully bringing government ID projects to fruition requires many stakeholders to work together. There is much at stake, with security and identity surety being primary concerns. However, there are many other factors at play, including working within economic constraints and understanding political and cultural influences. SDW's Grand Designs session is an opportunity for attendees to learn from a smorgasbord of secure ID projects from around the world, where unique challenges were expertly overcome to achieve success. Session Chair's Introduction 11:10 a.m. Ministerial Address: Kosovo's mobile driving licence project Bejtush Gashi, Minister oflnternal Affairs, Republic of Kosovo, and Hermann Sterzinger, COO, Veridos, Germany 11:40 a.m. Remote renewal of on-card eID certificates - a key to bypassing security vulnerability Kaija Kirch, Head of Identity Management, Development Department of the Police and Border Guard Board, Estonia 12:00 p.m. The EU response to travel document fraud- First outcomes of the Action Plan Silvia Kolligs-Tuffery, Policy Officer, Visa and Document Security Unit, Directorate for Migration and Mobility and Innovation, DG General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission and Duncan Faulkner, Senior Principle, Bundesdruckerei, Germany The Action Plan to strengthen the EU response to travel document fraud was adopted on 7 December 2016, and aims at improving the overall security of travel documents issued in the EU to EU citizens and third-country nationals used for identification and border crossings. It identifies weaknesses, and proposes actions for Member States and the Commission. It also addresses horizontal issues, including the role of the agencies and the international dimension. The first report will be adopted in the first DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000285 quarter 2018. Among others, two actions will be highlighted: the new visa format and the new residence permit for third-country nationals. The two documents were re-designed and rendered more secure. Member States have to implement them no later than 15 months after the adoption of the technical specifications. 1:20 p.m. Special Session: eDocuments - have you been sold a "dud"? Governments around the world spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ultra-secure identity credentials for their citizens. But how can they be sure the documents they are issuing will be resistant to attack, cost effective, or remain viable for the lifetime of the document? The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) has developed a free tool that can be used to self-certify the effectiveness of a secure document's design (where, quite often, more security features do not equate to greater security). The tool has now received the backing of many of the leading developers in the industry. Attendees to this session will learn more about this tool, see a live demo and hear from these industry leaders as to why they think this potentially controversial certification approach can work. Petri Viljanen, eDocuments Workgroup Member, Head of eSEC project, Senior Product Manager, Gemalto, Finland Erik Van Dijk, Chairman of the SIA eDocuments Workgroup, Product Manager, IDEMIA, The Netherlands Tony Dean, Senior Technical Consultant, De La Rue International Limited, Member of Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) eDocuments Working Group, ICAO NTWG and ICBWG Working Groups, UK Fran9oise Daniel, Secure Identity Alliance, IP and Standards Manager, Surys, France Sebastien Tormos, Secure Identity Alliance, Director of Government Vertical Marketing, Entrust Datacard, France 1:20 p.m. Special Session: Tales from the Dark Room - Current capabilities in forgery and counterfeiting Brian Somers, Document Examiner, NDFU, UK In spite of all of our efforts to make passports and identity documents more technologically advanced and more criminal-proof, the sad irony is that there are probably more forgers and counterfeiters in the world than ever before. Why is this? Surely only those criminals who possess extremely specialist skills should survive in this modem marketplace. In designing for the future we must always consider the skills of the past and the evolution which documents have gone through to get to where they are now. Similarly, we must consider the evolution of the criminal landscape in the hope that we can start to predict the attack vectors before they happen. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000286 Part retrospective, part forward look, this session will use recent case studies to highlight criminal capabilities in forgery and counterfeiting, and will seek to suggest answers to this conundrum. 3:15 p.m. Intelligence and innovation at the border 3:20 p.m. The intelligence led border - Assuring identity, facilitating passengers, managing risk Andy Smith, Head of Business Development, Border Management, Government Services, SITA, UK The transport industry is awash with data; some used more effectively than others. 2018 is a momentous year for traveller data, with the PNR Directive coming into effect, and European EntryExit System (EES) and Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) programmes commencing. Andy's speech will look at these developments, the impact they are having on the operational aspects of the industry and the travelling public. He will share the latest thinking on the use of technology to improve the passenger experience, whilst also enhancing the security of the border. The need for collaboration will be discussed, particularly as travel becomes multi-modal, governments want more and better quality data, passengers want self-service technology solutions, and risks continue their ever-increasing profile. * The need for collaboration in the travel industry; * The importance of Identity Assurance in the industry; * Will biometric travel tokens and blockchain technology mean the end of the passport? 3:40 p.m. Touch-and-go ePassports - this is how ABC should work! Peter Schmallegger, Marketing Manager, NXP Semiconductors, Austria When operating ABC immigration gates, optimising traveller throughput is key. The electronic inspection time of an ePassport is a major part of the overall transaction time for the traveller. the process abortion rate in particuarl is influenced by chip reading time: a passenger that has to wait too long may just pull away their ePassport and check if they have done everything right, thus inadvertently aborting the inspection process. So speed means success in inspection. The use of payment cards at public transport terminals has shown how optimization for throughput can happen without compromising security. Overall, security microprocessors have come a long way since the first ePassport generation - despite massively enhanced security requirements and much more complex security protocols. In addition, the inspection time has been reduced spectacularly. How could this be accomplished? What does the future hold? This presentation will include a live demo of a nextgeneration ePasspmi and indicate achievable perfonnance for the foreseeable future. We will also look at the upcoming buzzwords in ePassport technology - LDS2.0, as well as the virtualization trend - and discuss what they could mean in the context of inspection perfonnance. * Automated border crossing systems rely on ePasspmis with short inspection time. * Improvements have been impressive so far - how many seconds can still be shaved off? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000287 * What do new technology developments mean for overall system performance? 4:00 p.m. BODEGA: innovative, ethically and societally compatible socio-technical solutions for border control context Veikko Ikonen, BODEGA Project Coordinator, Senior Scientist, Technical Research Center of Finland VTT Ltd, Finland Tuesday June 26, 2018, 2018 9:00 a.m. Digital identity innovations 9:05 a.m. Opening Keynote Address: Digital Babies - shifting baby-related transactions from paper to digital Jeff Montgomery, Registrar General and General Manager, Births, Deaths, Marriages and Citizenship, Department oflnternal Affairs, New Zealand This award-winning, world-first allows new parents to register their new-born baby within days, rather than weeks, receive a birth certificate and access a range of services from different governemnt agencies for their baby. SmartStart pulls together, in one web application, all the information expecting and new parents need. It provides a one-stop-shop for transactions - parents can now register their baby, get a tax number and change their benefit payments with a digital tick. This presentation will provide further details on this world-first, share lessons learnt so far, and outline how this concept will expand over the next few months - including into the 'after-life'! www.smaiistaii.services.govt.nz * Award-winning, world-first service for new parents; * Establishes the digital identity of a baby for use during life; * Parents access services from a number of different agencies with a single tick. 9:25 a.m. Ireland's online adult renewal system - the journey Fiona Penollar, Director, Passport Service, Ireland The Depaiiment of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Passport Service) launched the Online Passport Renewal Service in March 201 7. With a global reach, it enables Irish citizens all over the world to submit their passport application online via a personal computer, tablet or mobile device. It represents a significant innovation in customer service for the Passport Service, drawing on cutting-edge technology and software. The service builds on previous digital initiatives, such as the introduction of the internationally award-winning passport card in 2015. Coupled with a streamlined back-office process, and the introduction ofreal-time analytics, the introduction of the Online Passpmi Renewal Service has resulted in major efficiency gains for the Passport Service, which include faster processing of applications, an increase in data quality, increased customer service, and more flexibility in the distribution of work. In addition, this service has reduced the administrative burden on citizens and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000288 made their interactions with the Passport Service more convenient and less costly. In March 201 7, Ireland introduced a worldwide online passport service for any adult wishing to renew their passport. This innovative service means that Irish citizens renewing their passport can do so online anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is one of the first fully online passport renewal services in Europe, and has also resulted in major efficiency gains for the Passport Service including faster processing of applications, increase in data quality, and greater flexibility in the distribution of work. The service recently won the World Class Civil Service award at the Irish Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards. 9:45 a.m. Argentina citizen identification - Interoperability and digital ID roadmap Ezequiel Marino Salvarezza, Projects & Innovation General Director, Argentina's Modernization Ministry and Flavio Ramon Brocca, Director General oflnformation Technologies, Ministry of the Interior, Argentina Argentina is among eight countries with the greatest geographical extension in the world, and has 46 million citizens with ID. This entails a greater challenge when it comes to providing accessibility and services to citizens. These services vary from certificates of births or deaths, identity changes, to public and private services. The project SIB (Biometric Identification Service), is a joint action between the Ministry of Modernization of the Nation and the Ministry of the Interior, through the national registry of persons (RENAPER), which will provide a remote biometric identification solution with proof of life for national agencies and private companies. In the public domain, the solution will cover markets such as Health, Social Development, Security, Migrations and Sports events and, in the private sector, there are multiple companies committed to the use of the solution, in markets such as financial, banking, e-commerce, retail and fintech. The roadmap of the Argentina biometric identification begins with the biometric identification of the citizen until reaching a portable/mobile identification, including facial/fingerprint biometrics and digital signature. * Argentina has 46 million registered citizens with an identification that gives them legal identity; * 31 million of them are cell phone users; * The implementation of digital mobile identity will begin Ql 2019. 10:30 a.m. The BODEGA project - PART 1 10:35 a.m. End user needs and requirements for future smarter borders DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000289 Veikko Ikonen, Senior Scientist in the Humans and System, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Christine Megard, Human Factors Specialist, CEA LIST, France Virginie Papillault, Senior Advisor - Organisational and Human Factors, UIC, France 11:00 a.m. Optimising the tandem between document inspection systems and humans Franz Daubner, Research Engineer and Project Manager, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria 11:25 a.m. Identity verification with fingerprints Arndt Bonitz, Research Engineer, AIT, Austria 11:50 a.m. HMI design for mobile border control solutions Arndt Bonitz, Research Engineer, AIT, Austria 12:15 a.m. Enhancing the border control process with video-based technologies Andreas Kriechbaum-Zabini, Senior Engineer, AIT, Austria 10:45 a.m. Technological trends - The shape of things to come 11:10 a.m. Graphic Code: A new reliable machine-readable system for coding and authentication Nuno Gon9alves, Innovation Manager, The Pmiuguese Mint and Official Printing Office, Portugal The Pmiuguese Mint and Official Printing Office (INCM) is a Pmiuguese state company in charge of producing security and identity documents such as the Portuguese Citizen Card and the electronic Pmiuguese passpmi with the most demanding and innovative security standards. In this presentation, we will present a new graphical security technology developed by INCM in conjunction with the University of Coimbra, which is being incorporated in the electronic Pmiuguese Passport, other identity documents as well as in stamps and labels. A new machine-readable approach for coding a textual message into an image is being introduced. It combines the visual appeal of images with the communication power of words into a codified message. The new coding system is based on the creation of patterns by organizing the available graphic primitives in a pre-defined way. The coding consists of properly spreading the patterns associated to the symbols of a given message, and complementing them with further patterns for a specific visual purpose. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000290 The graphic codes produced are easily incorporated in any security and identification document and on product stamps or labels too, and can be composed of diverse security elements, namely printed graphics and holograms using cross-validation for enhancement of the security level. * A new machine-readable approach for coding, security and authentication; * Graphic codes supporting printed and holographic security elements; * A new security graphic code for security and identification documents. 10:45 a.m. Driving global document standards and interoperability 10:50 a.m. Do we get harmonized breeder documents? The new CEN/TC 224/WG 19 and its work program Andreas Wolf, Convener, CEN TC224 WG19 Breeder Documents, Bundesdruckerei, Germany Breeder documents are the fundamental building blocks for all ID documents issued, based on their data content, and on the confidence one may have in their authenticity. In the past, several projects have investigated the need for interoperable and harmonized breeder document and proposed possible solutions, at least on a European scale. Two of them are the EU funded projects FIDELITY and ORIGINS. Based on the project results, CEN (European Committee for Standardization) created the new standardization group, TC224 WG19, dealing with breeder documents. The group was assigned the task to develop a Technical Specification on secure and interoperable European breeder documents within the next two years. The WG Convener will discuss several topics contained in that document, including data structures, formats, harmonized content, and different physical or virtual appearances. Process management related topics and, in particular, issuance and verification will also be considered. * Breeder Documents as basis for all ID documents - current needs; * The new standardization group CEN TC224 WG 19; * CEN/TS 'Personal identification - Secure and interoperable European Breeder Documents'. 11:10 a.m. eMRTD interoperability: where are we? Antonia Rana, Scientific Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy Interoperability test events are necessary to assess the capability of communicating devices to implement specifications correctly, and their ability to fulfil required functional operations. For electronic machine readable travel documents (eMR TDs ), interoperability events permit eMR TD producers to have their documents tested for confonnity by confmmity test labs, and enable document verification system producers to test their implementation of the specifications against a range of different chip implementations. * An interoperability test event generally has two components: * Conformity test; * Cross-over test. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000291 In September 201 7, the European Commission organised an interoperability test event at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra. The following scenarios were investigated: Evaluation of conformity of submitted eMRTD to the ICAO specifications [REF-SPEC] following the test specification 'ICAO Technical Report RF Protocol and Application Test Standard fore-Passport', Part 3 (version 2.10) [REF-TEST-SPECS] and; Verification of the readability of submitted eMRTDs on different verifications systems (inspection systems) and assessment of the eMRTD behaviour in a regular inspection process. In this speech we will provide an overview of the results and lessons learned from the preparation and outcomes of the event. * eMR TD quality is improving. * What about inspection systems? * How to improve certificate quality? 11:30 a.m. Speech from Intergraf Further details to follow 1:30 p.m. Views from the Top - State of the Identity Industry A prominent highlight of SDW for the past few years has been the panel: Views from the Top. The session brings together senior leaders from organisations operating across the document security and identity management arena to share their views from the top of their respective organisations. Returning to the conference stage in 2018, Views from the Top will offer key insights into the challenges and opportunities that are driving change, affecting the market and shaping the future of the industry. The SDW 2018 Views from the Top panel ofters a powerful and rare opportunity to hear, first hand, the leadership's thinking by examining the wider strategic context and considering the longerterm view of the design, development and wide-scale use of government-issued identity documents. Led by Matthew Finn, Managing Director, AUGMENTIQ, UK Frederic Trojani, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Gemalto's Government Programs, GEMALTO Maurizio Skerlj, Head of the Government Identification Product Line, INFINEON Rudiger Stroh, CEO NXP Semiconductors Gennany GmbH & Executive Vice President & General Manager Security & Connectivity, NXP 2:40 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000292 Bringing next-generation government identity solutions to life 2:45 p.m. Securing Government Services with Voice Biometrics 3:05 p.m. How far can I go with my electronic ID card and a mobile? Yolanda Perez Tocino, International Secretary? Identity Documents Division, Spanish National Police Force, Spain Alberto Sanchez Bermejo, Identity Documents and Smart Cards Director, FNMT-RCM, Spain 2:40 p.m. DocEx Government Only Sessions: Part One One of the most popular conference sessions at SDW, the DocEx Knowledge Exchange is designed for secure document designers, examination experts and issuance authorities from around the world. In this private government-only setting, attendees are able to explore some of the challenges they face, understand new global document fraud trends, and share their experiences in a supportive environment. 2:45 p.m. Document examination without reference material- Mission impossible? Andreas Willisch, Forensic Document Expert, KT54 - Questioned Documents and ID-Systems, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany 3:05 p.m. Driven to danger- is a driver licence a risk to road safety Andrew Simkin, Document Fraud Training Lead, Document Crime Team, DVLA, UK 3:25 p.m. Fighting back - identity document fraud in focus Malik Alibegovic, Forensic Analyst, Counterfeit Cunency and Security Documents Branch, INTERPOL, France Our increasingly globalized world has enabled more people to cross international borders than in any of the previous decades. International travel is expected to increase even further. A complex geopolitical landscape characterised also by a rise in transnational crime and tenorism poses a fmmidable challenge to law enforcement agencies and has significant implications for the movement of people across borders. In the cUITentsecurity landscape, there is an increased need for law enforcement agencies to have access to relevant, useful and timely inf mmation, while at the same time guaranteeing that basic principles of privacy are maintained. INTERPOL actively pursues solutions that help identify, prevent and disrupt global threats to the security of countries and their citizens. Some of those threats are linked to criminal activities involving false and fraudulent identity and travel documents. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000293 This presentation will describe INTERPOL's role and its response to document fraud, including some of the existing tools and the latest developments in this fast-evolving environment. These include new automated data-sharing systems and other solutions that address technological and logistical challenges while enhancing and integrating border security procedures. 2:30 p.m. Knowledge Theatre: The BODEGA project - PART 2 Big data analytics as a support tool for risk analysis Alessandro Bonzio, Security Researcher, Zanasi & Partners, Italy, and Dr. Raul Sevilla, Project Manager and Researcher, Atos Spain, Spain 2:44 p.m. Innovative border control processes and organisation Carolina Islas, Founder, Ubium, and Laura Salmela, Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland 3:20 p.m. Pragmatic ethics of border controls Robert Gianni, Researcher, Sciences Po Paris, Ethics Expert, European Commission, France 4:15 p.m. Mobile innovation - pushing the identity envelope 4:20 p.m. Creating a unified identity system with mobile smart credentials Tony Ball, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Identity and Access Management, Entrust Datacard, USA We live in an incredibly connected and complex world. The challenge of protecting data is an evolving and sophisticated task, but it all starts with a secure identity. As we drive towards greater connectivity, linking virtually every aspect of our lives to a connected system, the need for dynamic and unified identities, from physical to digital from both government and consumer standpoints, becomes increasingly clear. And so does the answer - mobile smart credentials. A new frontier with great promise, sophisticated mobile smart credentials can be used to grant both physical and logical access to secure environments. By implementing mobile smart credentials as the next generation of ID within the borders of a country, governments can make way for a seamless, unified identity system that provides the anytime, anywhere access today's citizens desire. In this session, Tony Ball will discuss what it will take to implement a unified identity system using mobile smart credentials, and the current security issues this system will address, including lost or stolen physical credentials, passwords and more. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000294 * As we drive toward greater connectivity, the need for dynamic, unified identities becomes clear; * Mobile smart credentials have the potential to provide governments with the next generation ofID; * A unified identity system can provide the anytime, anywhere access today's citizens desire. 4:40 p.m. How mobile IDs are evolving and changing the identity market Steve Warne, Global Director of Solutions Marketing, Citizen Identity Solutions, HID, USA Mobile ID adoption is shifting into high gear as the world's first pilot programs for citizen services have been completed, and issuing agencies look to the next steps of implementation. This presentation will look at how far mobile identity has progressed in the two years since its inception, by drawing on market information and real data from pilot studies. The rate of technology innovation in the interim has led to the perceived use cases and value propositions for mobile ID to be completely rethought. Moreover, the deployment methods for mobile identity and the associated business cases have also evolved resulting in a re-evaluation of traditional go-to-market concepts for identity projects. This presentation will summarize findings and lessons learned as government agencies evaluate the results of their pilot programs and prepare for the next stages of mobile ID deployment. It will also cover some of the different approaches to mobile ID and where each is having an impact on the market. * The mobile ID revolution is shifting into high gear as the first pilot programs for citizen services move beyond simple identification applications to fuel new types of more convenient, higher-value government offerings; * Attendees will hear about how initial concepts of mobile IDs have developed and use cases have evolved to change the scope of the identity market; * Attendees will find out what the market has learned about mobile IDs as pilot program results are evaluated and preparations for the next stage of deployment commence. 5:00 p.m. Digital driver's license - your ID in your smartphone Kristel Teyras, Digital Identity Services, Mobile ID Market Owner, Gemalto, France The world is evolving rapidly towards mobile and digital formats for many everyday tasks. Key drivers for this trend are convenience and ease-of-use for transactions that require some form of identification. And one of the most used documents to confirm identity- the driver's license - is looking at going down this route. During the course of the past three years, studies and pilots have been launched in several states in the US to explore the technical feasibility of a digital driver's license. Other countries, such as the UK, Australia, Brazil, and the Netherlands have also been investigating this option. This presentation will detail the results of 2017-2018 pilots funded by a NIST grant awarded to Gemalto, in five jurisdictions; Idaho, Colorado, Maryland, Washington D.C and Wyoming. These pilots for a secure Digital Driver's License (DDL), are seen by many to be the future of trusted DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000295 identities. * Digital Driver's Licence Pilot approach; * Key findings from the field; * What's next? 4:15 p.m. PANEL: Border control- Unlocking the power of identity data Panelists: Tony Smith, Director General, International Border Management & Technologies Association (IBMATA), former Director General, UK Border Force, UK Ray Batt, Director, Border Security Programmes Europe, Unisys, UK Guido Peetermans, Head, Passenger Security, IATA Wednesday June 27, 2018, 2018 9:15 a.m. Keynote Interview: In Conversation with ... Gloria Guevara Manzo, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), UK Interviewed by: Matthew Finn, SDW 2018 Conference Co-Chair and Managing Director, AUGMENTIQ, UK In this in-depth conversation, Gloria Guevara Manzo will talk about her vision for harmonising traveller identity across the whole of travel and tourism. The approach she wants to take is one that will create a seamless end-to-end journey for all travellers in all modes of travel, linking to all travel and tourism services. The approach will be technology and system agnostic and internationally interoperable and trusted by passengers. Its implementation will allow for benefits to be accrued across government, industry and passengers with increased security, efficiency and, ultimately will lead to job creation. * T &T is a powerful engine of growth, but there are tremendous constraints - particularly around infrastructure and a greater need for security. These constraints present an enormous urgency to act now. * Biometrics is a powerful tool for increasing security and facilitating travel, which will lead to job creation as more people are able to travel. * Many projects are already underway, but they are not harmonised and are often being developed in silos without the important link to government. * A step change is needed. WTTC would like to lead an effort across all of travel and tourism to create DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000296 a harmonised approach to biometric technology solutions that will work for all stakeholders. 9:40 a.m. SDW Fishbowl - Staying ahead of the fraud curve Fraud Vignettes: A day in the life of a forensic document examiner Elizabeth Gil and Matthew Heyne, Forensic Document Examiners, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory, USA A glimpse into the variety of fraud methods encountered at the Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory. * Passport alterations; * Passport counterfeiting; * Identity card counterfeiting. What is the Holy Grail of security features and where can I get it? Kerre Corbin, Counterfeit Analyst, De La Rue, UK After attending this presentation, participants will have a better understanding of the three key components for effective counterfeit deterrence: Document design and integration, education, and law enforcement. Each aspect must work in harmony with the other to achieve better counterfeit deterrence. In a perfect world, these would all be 100% effective, and there would be no more counterfeiting! However, because this is not feasible, the counterfeiter finds the weak point and attacks. Maybe the vulnerability lies in the design of the document. Or does it lie in the three-month home detention sentence that a counterfeiter receives for producing hundreds of fraudulent documents? Knowing how to hinder and frustrate the different levels of counterfeiters (from beginner to professional), you can start building the layers needed for a well-designed document. Every security document, substrate, and security feature can be simulated enough to fool the right person. By investing in these three components, you will be progressing to a more secure document! * Counterfeit deterrence; * Security features; * Education. Authentication of IDs must be possible in all circumstances Patrick Guthmann, Product Line Manager-Travel Documents, IDEMIA, France When communication is possible with the chip of the ID document, data tampering and fake data is very unlikely. However, statistics show that when tampered documents are detected in the field, the chip never works, so the efficiency of electronic protection of data vanishes. Furthermore, controls can be made without the possibility of accessing the electronic data, even when the chip works (no reader available or no access to certificates necessary to access sensible data, for example). In these cases it DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000297 becomes extremely important to be able authenticate the genuineness of personalized data, either by machine, or only with human senses. This presentation will discuss the existing solutions that address this concern. * Trends in document control; * When the chip cannot be read it is necessary to be able to check the genuineness of the documents both by machine and human senses; * Overview of existing means and technologies addressing this concern. 11:05 a.m. Identity and sustainable development - next steps The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.9 requires that everyone on the plant must have a legal identity with birth registration by 2030. With over a billion people still to be covered, not only are the numbers a challenge, but also the very nature of the identity solutions and credentials. What are the innovations that are urgently required? How is the industry shaping up to address these? The session will present not only on-going case studies, but also important policy shifts that are likely to impact the industry and the technologies that it offers. * Legal identity for all with birth registration by 2030 sets a challenge for the ID industry, * What are the policy shifts that shape the technologies and solutions? * What has been achieved and what still needs to be done? Introduction Sanjay Dharwadker, Advisory Observer- Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), The Netherlands 11:10 a.m. Standards at the service of sustainability and interoperability of ID systems Debora Comparin, Head, Standards Taskforce - Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), France 11:30 a.m. Colombia - A pioneer in bridging identity and civil registry: Lessons learned and outlook Juan Carlos Galindo Vacha, Registrar, National Civil Registry- Colombia Identity at the edge 11:10 a.m. The rise of biometric smart cards for the ID card industry Antonio D' Albore, Editor in Chief, Embedded Security News, Italy What is a biometric smart card and how can they be implemented to create a unique link between an ID Card and its rightful owner? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000298 * The rise of biometric smart cards; * Biometric cards in the secure ID industry; * Manufacturing challenges. 11:30 a.m. Post-quantum cryptography: challenges and opportunities for ID documents Thomas Poeppelmann, Researcher, Infineon Technologies, Germany Due to their computing power, quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various currently used encryption algorithms. Quantum computer attacks on today's cryptography are expected to become reality within the next 15 to 20 years. Once available, quantum computers could solve certain calculations much faster than today's computers, threatening even the best currently known security algorithms such as RSA and ECC, which are used in all kinds of electronic ID documents. The solution is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for security technologies. PQC should provide a level of security that is comparable with what RSA and ECC provide today. However, to withstand quantum calculation power, key lengths need to be longer than the usual 2048 bits of RSA or the 256 bits of ECC. Starting now, we need to ensure that an appropriate security technology is available and commercially feasible by the time quantum computers arrive. In the first part of his presentation, Thomas Poeppelmann will elaborate on the principles of post-quantum cryptography. The second part of his speech will focus on the specific consequences for ID documents, as well as the first practical implementations of PQC on security controllers. Quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various currently used encryption algorithms such as RSA and ECC; The solution is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for security technologies; We need to ensure that an appropriate security technology is available by the time quantum computers arrive. 11:10 a.m. Knowledge Theatre: The Future of Polycarbonate Is laser engraving still secure? Frarn;:oiseChabut, Key Program Coordinator, Gemalto, France Polycarbonate documents are known to be the most secure, thanks to laser personalization directly within the structure of the document. Indeed, all personal data and secure elements are sealed inside a solid monolithic structure that is impossible to delaminate. However, since their introduction 30 years ago, polycarbonate documents now face multiple attacks, such as grinding from the back to replace personal data, or applying a laminate to alter the portrait. In addition, second-hand lasers are easily available on the market, lowering the barrier to entry for DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000299 fraudsters to be able to personalize stolen blank documents. Duplicating personal data in the document, through various methods, has been one way to address the risks. As a result, multiple personalized security features are available, using more and more advanced technologies, many of which are proprietary to documents manufacturers. Authentication requires controllers to cross-check multiple elements and assess the authenticity of the document and holder's data. This also means they should know how to inspect the features. Adequate training or sufficient reference material are often missing. And yet, document authentication must be performed within a few seconds. This presentation will review the authentication challenges and counterfeiting attacks faced in the field. Some best practices and improvements will be discussed. Polycarbonate documents are known to be the most secure ID documents; however, they face a growing number of attacks Multiple security features are developing to cover the risk, often unknown by officers, and generating other challenges; Improved photo protection is needed, while authentication should remain easy and fast for officers. 11:30 a.m. Fraud on polycarbonate documents: Trends and technical answers from a manufacturer Joachim Caillosse, Product Manager - TDand Travel Documents, Tmprimerie Nationale Group, France Latest observations show that typical methods to imitate or modify documents have become more sophisticated, while the time available for controlling them has decreased, and automated controls or assistance have developed. These trends drive the increasing adoption of polycarbonate as the base substrate for most newly issued physical credentials. This presentation will present an overview of typical fraud attempts seen in the field (how identity and travel document fraud is being perpetrated in the real world today) - and underline the evolution of control conditions (available time and means). The technical challenge is to be able to mitigate fraud in advance through the application of an accurate mix of technologies securing the physical documents. Emphasis will be placed on objectives and best practices in the design and manufacture of a highly secured polycarbonate credential, to make it uniquely identifiable and enable quicker detection by various stakeholders, in different situations. A selection of smart security features and technologies will also be proposed. Some are new and innovative, some are not; but all are effective options for raising the bar against modem counterfeiting or falsification, and making fraud detection easier for the authorities. * Overview of typical fraud attempts seen in the field; evolution of control conditions; DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000300 * Objectives and best practices for a highly secure polycarbonate credential; * Effective options for raising the bar against fraud and enabling easier detection. 11:50 a.m. The art of identity protection - A revolution in the protection of polycarbonate documents Robert Dvorak, Business Development Director, IQ Structures, Czech Republic This presentation will introduce a revolutionary approach to the protection of polycarbonate identification documents. The latest developments in complex optical security features for polycarbonate documents will be shown. The performance of proprietary origination technologies and their ability to create highly sophisticated overt and covert security features will be discussed. * Combination of printed and holographic elements in polycarbonate documents; * Synergy of beauty and protection; * Revolution in the protection of polycarbonate documents. 1:40 p.m. Authentication - establishing trust on the front line 1:45 p.m. Systematically testing document authentication systems - towards a standardised approach Franz Daubner, Research Engineer, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria Many border guards have little understanding about what security features a document inspection system can detect reliably. This understanding is crucial to achieving an optimal partnership between human and machine. In addition, there are currently no standardised tests of inspection systems available in order to verify the claims of vendors. In this presentation, we will present the results of our systematic tests on the ability of inspection systems to detect certain classes of counterfeit documents and conectly identify a range of genuine documents. In order to achieve this, we have defined different classes of counterfeit documents, ranging from loweffort (paper sheets with MRZ imprints) to high-effmi (almost identical copies) of counterfeits. To increase the number of counterfeits we have been able to test, we used previously captured images of documents that were manipulated with image-processing software, mimicking the appearance of counterfeits. In addition to our synthetic tests, we also canied out tests with a series of different counterfeits collected by the Austrian police in the field. In total, five different providers of authentication software solutions took paii in our challenge, using seven different document readers. This talk will present the main findings of our work. * Standardised testing of document inspection systems; * Document authentication challenge. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000301 2:05 p.m. Which blackbox should I buy? - Evaluation of document inspection software: systematic approach and practical limitations Christian Weigand, Forensic Document Expert, KT54 - Questioned Documents and ID-Systems, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany The quality and reliability of document-inspection software plays a key role for border security, since it is employed to aid the examining border police officer or even to provide fully automated border control (ABC gates). Today, various document inspection systems, i.e. 'blackboxes' containing document reader hardware bundled with document inspection software, are available on the market, each of them promising to secure your borders most efficiently. Potential buyers are left with the question of which system to choose. Systematic performance comparisons, however, require particular, extensive and costly testing events. The 'Advanced Research on Optical Machine Authentication' (AROMA) project provides a systematic approach to answering the question of 'how to compare document inspection systems', utilizing selected 'real case' examples of genuine documents originating from existing operational systems, e.g. at Frankfurt Airport. Image data is transferred from these systems to an evaluation server and fed to the software of three different inspection systems for a simulated document examination. Via extended log files in conformance with the guideline BSI TR-03135 v2.1, detailed information on check results was gathered, evaluated and compared among all three providers of inspection software. This talk presents the results, benefits and limitations of this evaluation method for enabling comparability. * Systematic evaluation method of document inspection software based on BSI guideline TR-031315; * Based on 'real cases' of genuine documents from existing document inspection systems in operational environments; * Results - benefits - limitations. 2:25 p.m. From standardization to prototyping: the vision of vendor-independent testing of document inspection software Evelyn Spitzwieser, Consultant Division Homeland Security, secunet Security Networks AG For more than five years, secunet has been evaluating the performance of optical authentication systems jointly with the German Bundeskriminalamt in several research projects - recently at border control stations of Frankfurt Airport. Based on the results from these performance evaluations, a need for an independent evaluation of optical machine authentication systems has been noticed. While analysis data acquired in concrete operational settings are available, systematic and independent comparison of different vendor products for optical machine authentication remains difficult due to unequal prerequisites. As a continuation of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000302 the 'Advanced Research on Optical Machine Authentication' (AROMA) project, the German Bundeskriminalamt and secunet are envisioning a new approach to address this issue: conformity testing of optical inspection systems based on the logging of BSI technical guideline 03135, as it is already common for the electronic part of security documents. Furthermore, the planned vendorindependent test setup will automatically evaluate the 'ability' of inspection systems to detect counterfeits, assess the inspection scope and predict the performance in a real life scenario. This presentation will focus on the main challenges of designing the test setup for optical inspection systems. * Conformity testing of optical inspection systems; * Challenges of designing a vendor-independent test setup; * Prediction of the performance in real life scenarios. 1:40 p.m. DocEx Government Only Sessions - Part Two One of the most popular conference sessions at SDW, the DocEx Knowledge Exchange is designed for secure document designers, examination experts and issuance authorities from around the world. In this private government-only setting, attendees are able to explore some of the challenges they face, understand new global document fraud trends, and share their experiences in a supportive environment. 1:45 p.m. Factfinding to Mogadishu and Nairobi - The issuing procedures of the Somali passport and breeder documents Victoria Miller, Specialist Document Examiner, Norwegian ID Centre, Norway The Norwegian ID Centre has recently conducted a fact-finding trip to Somalia and Kenya. The purpose was to find out more about the issuing procedures and application process of Somali identity documents. This presentation will share the results of our findings. * Issuing procedures of the Somali passpmi in Mogadishu; * Issuing procedures of documents from the Banadir region; * Issuing procedures ofbi1ih certificates, temporary travel documents and passports at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi. 2:05 p.m. Marco Boscolo, Italian Police Further details to follow 2:05 p.m. Knowledge Theatre: Making a success of eIDs Let's talk about money: Refinancing electronic identity card projects Klaus Schmeh,Consultant, Cryptovision, Germany DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000303 An authority deploying an electronic identity card needs to invest dozens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars. It is therefore a legitimate question whether these investments can be refinanced in some way other than by charging each owner of an eID document. One possibility is to demand fees from the service providers using the authentication or signature function of a card. Several models of this kind have been proposed, including payment per authentication/signature, payment per registration, and payment per certificate validation - but not all of these work well in practice. As a different refinancing concept, an eID authority can off er card sponsoring to credit card companies and other payment suppliers, in exchange for including a payment function in the card - a concept that is, for instance, applied in Nigeria. Combining an eID card with a payment card provides interesting applications, such as granting discounts based on information stored on the card. Other refinancing models exist in the health and traffic sectors, including the concept of inter-authority charging (e.g. the identity authority may charge the traffic department for storing driving license information). This presentation will introduce the most important eID card refinancing models and cover their pros and cons. * As deploying an electronic identity card is expensive, it is legitimate to ask whether these investments can be refinanced. * One way of refinancing is to charge fees from the services using the authentication or signature function of a card. Several models have been proposed. * Other refinancing options include sponsoring by credit card companies, inter-authority charging, and fee-based health applications. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Practical Advice for Employers on Increased Immigration Enforcement 3:00-4:30 p.m. CST, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Webinar - ABIC/IBIC and Fragomen https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=ED55DA88844B3A https://www.ilca.net/professional/events/# !event/2018/ 6/26/webinar-practical-advice-for-employerson-increased-immigration-enforcement With increased immigration enforcement and recent workplace raids and audits by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of businesses, now is the time for employers to gain practical advice on how to prepare and what to do when ICE comes knocking. Please join IBIC and ABIC, the Illinois Restaurant Association, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Fragomen Worldwide, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Landscape and Contractors Association, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois, Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association, Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, Illinois Technology Association and Tech Nexus for a DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000304 webinar "Practical Advice for Employers on Increased Immigration Enforcement" Topics of discussion include: * Impact of increased ICE activity on businesses * Legislative update * How to create a plan of action in case ICE performs an audit or raid at a business * The rights of employers and employees in the case of a visit from ICE * How to completely and correctly fill out I-9s * Guidance for employers ofDACA recipients * Robust Q&A section, where employers can receive answers to their specific questions from expert immigration employment attorneys from Fragomen World Wide Return to Top ******** ******** 3. K-12 Instructional Models for English Learners: What They Are and Why They Matter 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/ events/k-12-instructional-models-english-leamers-what-they-are-andwhy-they-matter Speakers: Lissette Colon-Collins, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages, New York State Education Department Silvia Romero-Johnson, Executive Director, Office of Multilingual and Global Education, Madison Metropolitan School District Julie Sugarman, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI Description: Ample data on English Learner (EL) student outcomes provide evidence of the steep challenge these students face in developing grade-level academic language and content knowledge. These data point to a critical question: are local schools and school districts using appropriate instructional program models to meet EL needs? While the effectiveness of specific instructional models for these students-such as dual language, transitional bilingual, and English-only approaches-have attracted the attention of researchers and policymakers, instructional programming DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000305 actually provided by schools or school districts is often a mix of different models or approaches. For this reason, it is crucial that a range of stakeholders-including state and local education agency leaders, legislators, school board members, and community advocates-have a clear picture of what programs are offered to EL students and factors that might indicate whether they are appropriate and effective choices. To improve understanding about the critical nature of the choices schools make with regard to EL instruction programs, MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is releasing an issue brief: the second in a new EL Insights series, that describes the goals and main features of common instructional models and key factors that often shape their selection and implementation by schools. In this webinar, the brief' s author, Julie Sugarman, will discuss the key features of EL instructional models, how they are sometimes woven together to address language- and content-learning needs of students, and factors that can account for varied approaches within and across schools. Other experts will discuss state- and district-level approaches to supporting schools in implementing effective EL program models. They will highlight the evolution of bilingual and dual language programming in Madison, Wisconsin, and New York State's implementation of English as a New Language units of study as the foundation for more effective EL programming. Both speakers will illustrate how, in order to improve the academic trajectories of EL students, ongoing reflection guided policy revisions and changes to the design and support of EL programs. Registration: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event KEY=87748 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000306 theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Course Objectives At the completion of the course, successful students will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. https://pmial.scs. georgetown.edu/ search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do Wednesday-Saturday, ?method=load&courseid= 147 65 June 27-30, 2018 Instructor: Katharine Donato Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Immigrant Families: Separation, Reunification, and Legal Challenges 12:00-2:00 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2018 Inter-American Dialogue 1155 15th St. NW, Suite 800 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000307 Washington, DC 20005 https ://www.thedialogue.org/ event/immigrant- families-separation-reunification-and-legal-challenges/ Description: The Trump Administration's May 2018 "zero tolerance policy" means that every person caught crossing the border illegally will be referred for federal prosecution on criminal charges and sent to detention centers awaiting trial. A painful consequence of this policy has been the separation of over 2,300 children from their parents since May 5, 2018 due to the fact that minors cannot be kept in federal criminal detention facilities. Public outcry quickly arose over separating migrant children, including those as young as 8 months old, from their parents. Concerns also mounted over the conditions of the child detention centers where they were housed, with images surfacing of children sleeping inside cage-like metal fences. This week, Trump signed an executive order ending the practice of separating migrant children from their parents. However, the path forward remains unclear, particularly for the children who have already been separated from their families. To discuss the humanitarian, legal, and political challenges going forward, the Inter-American Dialogue is pleased to host a panel discussion on Friday, June 29. Speakers: Sandra Grossman Managing Partner and Founder, Grossman Law Angela Kelley Senior Strategic Advisor on Immigration, Open Society Foundations Manuel Orozco Director, Migration, Remittances and Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue Moderator: Michael Shifter President, Inter-American Dialogue Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 15th !MISCOE Annual Conference Theme: Europe, migrations and the Mediterranean: human mobilities and intercultural challenges. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000308 Monday-Wednesday, July 2-4, 2018 Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain https ://www.imiscoe.org/ events/ annual-conference/77 0- l 5th-imiscoe-annual-conference-barcelona-24-july-2018 Description: The Mediterranean lies at the heart of migration studies in Europe and, currently, it is a focal point of large-scale human displacement. This is both a global and a local challenge with major effects on origin and destination countries in terms of society and politics, and with important implications for border and diversity policies, and geopolitical strategies. Migration-related events Tuesday July 3, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Semi plenary 1: Beyond the 'refugee crisis': real partnerships or just containment? Catherine Woolard, Anna Terron, Ibrahim Awad Semi plenary 2: Managing relationships in research on Mediterranean migration Aysen Dstiibici, Katie Kuschminder, Celine Cantat. Semi plenary 3: Cities and education: building up a Mediterranean intercultural citizenship Leslie Bash, Tamirace Fakhoury, Eleonora Insalaco Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Selection and the Efficiency of Sorting in Migration Between Rural and Urban Areas: Micro Evidence on Forty-four Lower Income Countries 12:30-2:00 p.m., July 12, 2018 World Bank Main Complex (MC) 2-800 1850 I St NW Washington, DC 20006 http://www.knomad.org/event/selection-and-efficiency-sorting-migration-between-rural-and-urbanareas-micro-evidence- forty Description: The gap in incomes between rural and urban households is one of the largest contributors DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000309 to global inequality. Positions are divided as to whether this gap is a reflection of inefficient labor allocation, demanding redress, or an efficient sorting of labor by skill levels. Data show that bettereducated adults are more likely to quit a rural origin and move into town; whether the less welleducated adults are more likely to depart towns for the countryside is more mixed. On balance this selection process does not result in sorting, however; rural-urban migration lowers education levels in town and vice versa. Moreover, selection on education is only a part of the story; far less is known about the role of unobservable traits of individuals in selection. For the present study, nationallyrepresentative, micro data on migration between the rural and urban sectors of 44 lower-income countries have been compiled. From these, the returns to rural-urban and urban-rural migration and the returns to staying are estimated, using counterfactuals controlling for selection. Selection on unobservables is generally estimated to run counter to the role of formal education. The findings are consistent with substantial barriers to "efficient" movement into towns, and some patterns in these barriers are revealed. Speakers: Robert E.B. Lucas, Professor, Economics Department, Boston University Return to Top ******** ******** 8. International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Theme: Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities Sunday-Saturday, July 15-21, 2018 Metro Toronto Convention Center 255 Front St W Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada https ://www.isa-sociology.org/ en/ conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/ Overview: Since the inception of the discipline, sociologists have been concerned with power, violence and justice. Current social, economic and political challenges enhance their relevance. As capitalist globalization expands and deepens, corporate power increases along with global, national and local inequalities. New geo-political power configurations and confrontations are emerging, with violence being used as a tool to oppress and also to resist oppression. Colonial histories and contemporary land appropriations reflect the structures and cultural processes that perpetuate violence against indigenous and minority communities. States' failures to meet their responsibility to provide basic resources are often deflected by blaming the most vulnerable. Both global economic and geopolitical processes create crises and massive displacements of people and, at the same time, fuel racism, nationalism and xenophobia. We have also seen an increasing buildup of a culture of fear as a powerful tool used by states, corporations and other institutions to generate popular support for DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000310 curtailing freedom in the name of security. Efforts to curtail the flow of desperate refugees, attest to the reinforcement of national and racialized borders. Despite visible progress on equality issues, violence against women and intersectional violence point to the entrenchment of the gender border around the world. Equally significant is the need to consider the role of state and institutional power relations to ongoing everyday violence. In response to disempowerment, violence, and injustice we have also witnessed nonviolent movements, humanitarian interventions, and peace processes that have empowered communities, reduced violence, and promoted justice. These diverse communities have built solidarities outside the neo-liberal frames of state-global capital nexus. This XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology will focus on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. Conference program will be added soon. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A "Whole of Community" Approach to Immigrants and Refugees Friday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2018 Cintas Center, Xavier University 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45207 https://mailchi.mp/cmsny/cincinnati-july2018?e=58d5c0883f http://cmsny.org/ event/ cincinnati-july2018/ Description: Join scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event will examine "whole of community" responses to welcoming, integrating, and protecting immigrants, lift up models and best practices, and provide opportunities for further community-focused collaborations. It will also help participants identify and bolster their legal support, research, and capacity needs in addressing these issues. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000311 10. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 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-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on, from 2-4 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 Enter your email address and select "Submit" Select "Subscriber Preferences" Select the "Event Registration" tab Provide your foll name and organization, if any Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000312 inkz?inkkink Visit Website Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Center for Immigration Studies 1629 St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ugdate your greferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CiSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From : Cente r for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immig ration Studies Sent: Wednesd ay, June 27, 2018 8:27 AM To : Law, Robert T Subject : House to Vote on One of the Largest Amnesty Bills in U.S. History ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt,~i~i~ 0 Share @ Tweet @ .ation , Pro-,mmi&"Gnl Forward House to Vote on One of the LargestAmnesty Bills in U.S. History Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2018) - Today, House Republicans will be asked to vote on one of the largest amnesty bills in American history The Ryan amnesty bill has been crafted by leadership and negotiated among Republicans in Congress over the past several weeks. It would potentially provide amnesty and a path to citizenship for well over two million direct DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000314 beneficiaries over 15 years. They would include not only the 700,000 current recipients of President Obama's controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but also an additional 1.2 million illegal aliens who allegedly qualify for DACA but did not apply, plus as many as 300,000 adults who originally arrived with their parents on temporary guest worker visas, according to a new Center for Immigration Studies analysis. If the bill were enacted it would be the largest amnesty in more than 30 years, despite President Trump's campaign promise of "no amnesty" and after multiple GOP congressional leaders expressed opposition to amnesty for any illegal aliens. Most legal immigrants come via family-based chain migration. Unlike the Goodlatte bill, which came close to passing last week, with 193 votes, the Ryan bill would preserve the largest chain migration categories (such as the parents of naturalized citizens, including those of "Dream" amnesty beneficiaries) while transferring numbers from several smaller chain migration categories to other uses, thereby maintaining at least the same total number of green cards for the foreseeable future. Considering the difficulty Republicans have had in consolidating support for a huge bill addressing a variety of issues aliens - from amnesty to asylum to criminal and a deficit of trust that might otherwise permit a quick vote, GOP leaders might instead consider breaking up the bill into more digestible pieces that are more conducive to consensus. Rather than trying to push a "Grand Bargain" that offers big deliverables to key interest groups, perhaps now is the time to tackle the individual issues on which there is agreement among Republicans and also a strong public consensus and desire for action. This might include stemming the flow of illegal arrivals from Central America and finding a way to enforce the law while avoiding separating parents and children. Narrowly focused bills dealing with these questions would provide each DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000315 representative the opportunity to associate himself with real problem-solving and consensus-building instead of rejection and discord. After the 2013 Gang of Eight amnesty bill died on its way to the House, the GOP resolved to shift from massive immigration bills with huge amnesty provisions to smaller, so-called piecemeal bills. Today's vote will reveal whether the GOP can walk that talk. Visit Website Further Reading: House Immigration Bills Would Produce Starkly Different Results in Green Card Numbers DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000316 Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Friday, June 29, 2018 7:33 PM Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 6/29/18 From: Sent: To: Subject: ~ ~ Center forImmigration SUJ.~!.~i~a11on ,P1v-1m111igram (C) Share @ Tweet @) Forward Immigration Opinions, 6/29/18 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 . .L."Taking Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at His Word," Dan Cadman 2. "Are 'Alternative to Detention' Programs the Answer to Family Detention? ," Dan Cadman ;L "17 State Attorneys General File an Amicus Brief in a Lawsuit to Prevent Terminating TPS ," Dan Cadman 4 . "The Fix Is In: WaPo's '5 Minute Fix' Column Subtly Spins the Current Immigration Debate," Dan Cadman 2: "Former U.S. Attorneys Disingenuously Weigh in on Separating Parents from Children," Dan Cadman 6. "Two Census Bureau Memos Dealing with Citizenship on the 2020 Census," Steven A. Camarota 7. "District Court Sets Up Catch and Release Dilemma ," Andrew R. Arthur ~ "SCOTUS Upholds Travel Ban ," Andrew R . Arthur 9. "Trump Tweets Out the Law," Andrew R. Arthur DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000317 _l_Q_,_ "Indian Press Gets It on H-lB," John Miano lL "Quick Survey of Detainees Is Needed for Policy Purposes," David North 12.,_"Let's Change the Border Debate, for Both Humanitarian and Policy Reasons," David North li "We Need Law Enforcement-Plus Other Policies - for Our Border Problems," David North 11,_"ICE's June Enforcement Actions Net 540 Arrests," Preston Huennekens li "The Economist Debates Immigration," Preston Huennekens ~ "Study Shows Shortcomings ofH-2B," Preston Huennekens .lL. "Mexico's Refugee Law," Kausha Luna ~ "Trump Administration Combats Discrimination Against American Workers," Michael Cutler 12.,_"'Abolish ICE' Zealots Occupy Fantasy Island," Michelle Malkin 20. "Democrats Once Again Prove They're Out of Touch on Immigration," Rich Lowry 2l_ "Lies, Damned Lies, and Immigration Policy," Bruce Thornton 22. "Americans Have Been Played Again by Open-Border Advocates," Brian Lonergan 23. "How Congress Can Stop Family Separation at the Border Without Allowing Amnesty," David Inserra 24. "Chaplains of the Left," Lloyd Billingsley 25. "Change 'Catch and Release' Policy; Don't Encourage Migrants to Bring Children," Rep. Raul Labrador 26. "Country Overboard! Women and Children Last!," Ann Coulter 27. "Congress Has the Tool to Stop Illegal Immigration," Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Lamar Smith 28. "The Immigration Debate Democrats Don't Want," Jonathan S. Tobin 29. "Progressives Should Back Up Their Rhetoric on Immigration," Victor Davis Hanson 30. "The Asylum Crisis Is a Security Challenge, Not a Legal Problem," Andrew C. McCarthy J1. "In Vindicating Trump's Travel Ban, the Supreme Court Upheld the Law," David French 32. "A Two Step Approach That Begins to Solve the Current Immigration Crisis," Al Kaltman 33. "Communist Millennial Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the New Face of the Democrat Party: Abolish Borders, Free Everything for Everyone," Chris Black 34. "Massive Defeat for the #Resistance as SCOTUS Upholds President Trump's Travel Ban," Chris Black 35. "Said In Spanish: Yes, PUNDITFACT, Mexican Frontrunner AMLO Does Think Everybody on Earth Entitled to Go to America," Allan Wall 36. "Trump Says It's Time to Deny Entry to Illegal Immigrants. Can He?," Paul Mirengoff 37. "That Time the Media Cheered for Gestapo Immigration Tactics," James Bovard 38. "Can Immigrants Be Deported Without a Trial?," Andrew Napolitano 39. "ICE SVU Insubordinate Leadership Attacks Trump," Federale 40. "There Is No Immigration Crisis," Peter Beinart iL. "The Lesson Democrats Have Yet to Learn on Immigration," Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry 42. "Enforce the Border-Humanely," David Frum 43. "How Trump Can End the Family-Separation Mess and Still Win," Alex Nowrasteh 44. "Donald Trump's 'Travel Ban' Is Still a 'Muslim Ban' No Matter What the Supreme Court DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000318 Ruled," Ilya Somin 45. "Re-Definition of 'Public Charge' Could Drastically Slash Family Immigration," Walter Ewing 1. Taking Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at His Word Is it also a 'human right' for Central Americans to migrate to Mexico? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 28, 2018 There is no doubt that the words will resonate with many Mexicans who look on history quite differently than we do, and see the loss oflarge swaths of what is now the U.S. southwest, but was once part of the Mexican "empire", as a giant land grab, a theft. There is even a name given to the desire to retake these lands: the reconquista (reconquest). Needless to say, reconquest could occur by armed means, which would be near suicidal for Mexico to contemplate given U.S. military might, or, just as Islam preaches, lands can be taken by massive resettlement. This may seem fantastic to U.S. eyes and ears, but it is serious business for many south of our border, and even for some within the United States. Y ouTube even hosts a video titled "Mexico La Reconquista - Aztlan", put together by the Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan. I don't intend to fan the flames of xenophobia or conspiracy theory by pointing this out, but cannot help wonder whether Lopez Obrador himself isn't subtly doing his best to stir the pot. Meantime, presuming he wins the presidency, it will be interesting to see whether he applies his words to his own land. In May, National Public Radio published a piece detailing how unwelcome Central Americans feel when they cross illegally into his country. https://cis.org/Cadman/Taking-Andres-Manuel-Lopez-Obrador-His-Word Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Are 'Alternative to Detention' Programs the Answer to Family Detention? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 28, 2018 Another, somewhat more responsible proposal is that instead of detaining families after they have been caught crossing illegally, DHS should use a variety of methods known collectively DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000319 as "alternatives to detention". These include community monitoring through nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and electronic monitoring such as ankle or wrist bracelets using GPS technology. Advocates charge that the Trump administration has ignored these viable alternatives, which have proven effective and less costly than detention. For instance, according to a recent article published in Vox: Instead of keeping children in detention centers with their parents, families in certain cities were released and monitored by social workers, who helped them find lawyers, housing, and transportation, and made sure they attended their court hearings. It seemed to work pretty well, according to ICE, though officers never had more than 1,600 people enrolled in the program during the two years it existed (compared to more than 350,000 immigrants who were held in ICE detention centers just in 2016). The contractor that ran the program said that 99 percent of participants "successfit!ly attended their court appearances and ICE check-ins. " That included the l 5families who were ultimately deported. But in June 2017, after Trump took office, DHS shuttered the program, without explanation. But is this a fully accurate and informed assessment? In a word, no. The statistics cited come primarily from the redacted public version of a DHS Inspector General report, which at the request of a member of Congress narrowly examined whether ICE had awarded its family case management program contract to a particular bidder. The report offered a few snippets that, examined without context, seem to support ATD as the "magic bean" instead of detention. Yet context matters. https://cis.org/Cadman/Are-Alternative-Detention-Programs-Answer-Family-Detention Return to Top ******** ******** 3. 17 State Attorneys General File an Amicus Brief in a Lawsuit to Prevent Terminating TPS By Dan Cadman DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000320 CIS Immigration Blog, June 26, 2018 My guess is that the state attorneys general in this instance would be filing their own lawsuit if they could figure out even the least basis on which a federal court might grant them standing to allege "harm" by the TPS terminations. So at least until one of them comes up with a novel argument they think might pass muster before an activist judge with a progressive bent, they have contented themselves with the amicus brief. Even so, one wonders whether they have contemplated the long-term wisdom in joining this particular scrum. Every time something happens in some far-away place in the future, and advocacy groups (or interested state attorneys general) urge the president to exercise his discretion and grant TPS, he is going to remember the incontestable fact that, ifhe does, it will sit like an albatross around his neck for years to come - precisely because of the litigious-minded zealots who always rabble rouse in favor of grants of discretion, but then argue that it is abuse of discretion when such programs are put to bed. Why would any president want that? https://cis.org/Cadman/17-State-Attorneys-General-File-Amicus-Brief-Lawsuit-PreventTerminating-TPS Return to Top ******** ******** 4. The Fix Is In: WaPo's '5 Minute Fix' Column Subtly Spins the Current Immigration Debate By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 24, 2018 I took a look at the column and concluded that it was, in fact, the kind of pablum that contributes nothing toward feeding Americans' hunger for truth and knowledge on one of the more momentous challenges facing our republic today. Worse, it superficially masks its bias in favor of the illegal crossers and against immigration enforcement. First, there are the photos. One of them shows federal officers looking at documents being presented by an alien. The caption enoneously says, "U.S. Border Patrol agents check passpmis at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry, where the U.S. and Mexico border meet in El Paso." No, they aren't Border Patrol agents, they are Customs and Border Protection inspectors. The difference is obvious in the uniforms - Border Patrol agents wear green, inspectors wear blue. Both their jurisdiction and duties are markedly different: Inspectors operate only at pmis of entry into the United States to question travelers who are attempting to enter legally; Border Patrol DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000321 agents operate between the ports to catch illegal crossers. If you can't get something that basic right, why would we trust the remainder of your column? https://cis.org/Cadman/Fix-WaPos-5-Minute-Fix-Column-Subtly-Spins-CurrentImmigration-Debate Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Former U.S. Attorneys Disingenuously Weigh in on Separating Parents from Children By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 22, 2018 There is no doubt that this is an emotionally charged issue, but the letter reflects a strangely lopsided view of the ongoing issue of separating children from their parents - when that occurs - and of the even larger issue of the flood of minors who are crossing our border in record numbers daily, sometimes unaccompanied by family but in the hands of smugglers and cartel members; sometimes in the company of one or both parents; and sometimes in the company of imposters hoping to ride their way to a get-out-of-jail card through false association with the child. Perhaps that's because only three of the 75 signatories were U.S. attorneys in districts immediately proximate to our southern border: two from the District of New Mexico, one from the Southern District of Texas. Note also that one of the signatories is Sarah Saldana. Affixing her signature to this letter is shockingly disingenuous. Not because Saldana wasn't at one point a U.S. attorney; she was. No, the problem with her signing the letter is that she was, much more recently, a director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appointed to the position by then-President Barack Obama. While it's true that under Obama's White House, ICE enforcement actions were eviscerated in the interior of the country, it's equally true that when the first groups of unaccompanied minors and family units staiied garnering intense public attention - not only for their en masse illegal crossings, but for their failures to show up at immigration court after release - Saldana's ICE was responsible for taking custody of these individuals from the Border Patrol and, often enough, separating minors from their parents. I don't recall any contemporaneous media accounts of Saldana registering her dismay or moral objections then. https:// cis.org/Cadman/F onner-US-Attorneys-DisingenuouslyChildren Weigh-Separating-Parents- Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000322 ******** ******** 6. Two Census Bureau Memos Dealing with Citizenship on the 2020 Census By Steven A. Camarota CIS Immigration Blog, June 23, 2018 The January 18 memo has basically three conclusions: 1) Adding a citizenship question would increase the need for non-response follow-up (NRFU); 2) the increase in NRFU would add to the cost of the census; and 3) matching administrative data to the census would produce more accurate results than adding a citizenship question. The memo states that adding the question would be "very costly", would harm "the quality of the Census count", and produce "substantially less accurate citizenship data" than the alternative of using administrative data (p. 001277). However, the above conclusion seems unjustifiably unequivocal relative to the actual analysis in the memo. In fact, relative to the overall budget and scale of the 2020 census, the costs and administrative burden discussed in the memo seem almost trivial. Moreover, the memos do not really explain in much detail how shortcomings in administrative data, primarily that of the Social Security Administration and IRS, will be entirely overcome. It is also worth adding that while the memo argues that adding the question would increase the need for follow-up in some households by Census enumerators, it does not clearly state that the inclusion of the question would increase the size of the undercount - which is the central contention of many of those who oppose the question. https ://cis. org/Camarota/Two-Census-Bureau-Memos-Dealing-Citizenship-2020-Census Return to Top ******** ******** 7. District Court Sets Up Catch and Release Dilemma Court rules children cannot be separated from alien parents By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 29, 2018 On June 26, 2018, Judge Dana Sabraw of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California issued an order granting plaintiffs' motion for classwide preliminary injunction in Ms. L v. ICE. In that order, he enjoined the government from detaining DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000323 members of that class without their children, subject to limited exceptions. That decision will almost definitely force the Trump administration to release alien parents who have entered illegally with children in the long run. The court dismissed the government's assertions that "an injunction would have a negative impact on [its] ability to enforce the criminal and immigration laws," concluding that "the injunction here - preventing the separation of parents from their children and ordering the reunification of parents and children that have been separated - would do nothing of the sort." It was in this context that the court held: "The Government would remain free to enforce its criminal and immigration laws, and to exercise its discretion in matters of release and detention consistent with law." (Emphasis added). Interestingly, the court did not weigh the effect that Flores would have on that effort. This is significant, because in essence, the government "would remain free to ... exercise its discretion in matters ofrelease and detention," but only for 20 days. Respectfully, that is a significant injury to the government given the direct connection between detention and removal, as well as the deterrence effect of detaining aliens who have entered the United States illegally or other foreign nationals contemplating entering the United States illegally. Simply put, no foreign national would pay a smuggler and undertake the perilous journey to the United States if that foreign national thought that he or she would be detained and removed after entering illegally. https://cis.org/Arthur/District-Court-Sets-Catch-and-Release-Dilemma Return to Top ******** ******** 8. SCOTUS Upholds Travel Ban By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 27, 2018 Finally, the Comi held that "[t]hree additional features of the entry policy support the Government's claim of a legitimate national security interest." First, the fact that "since the president introduced entry restrictions in January 2017, three Muslim-majority countries - Iraq, Sudan, and Chad - have been removed from the list of covered countries," which it held reflected the fact that the restrictions in the proclamation are to remain in force "only so long as necessary to 'address' the identified 'inadequacies and risks."' Second, the proclamation provides "significant exceptions for various categories of foreign DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000324 nationals" for the countries that remain subject to the entry restrictions, in particular permitting "nationals from nearly every covered country to travel to the United States on a variety of nonimmigrant visas." The Court found that this was a substantial point because "the majority of visas issued to nationals from the covered countries were nonimmigrant visas 11 over the last three fiscal years, that is, prior to the issuance of the proclamation. Third, a waiver program that is available to all covered foreign nationals who are seeking entry as immigrants or nonimmigrants is provided for in the proclamation. The Court noted that "[o ]n its face, this program is similar to the humanitarian exceptions set forth in President Carter's order during the Iran hostage crisis." The Court concluded that: 11[ u ]nder these circumstances, the Government has set forth a sufficient national security justification to survive rational basis review," and that therefore the plaintiffs had not "demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits the constitutional claim." Given this fact, the court reversed the preliminary injunction as an abuse of discretion, and remanded the matter. https://cis.org/Arthur/SCOTUS-Upholds-Travel-Ban Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Trump Tweets Out the Law President gets excoriated for tweeting about expedited removal By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 25, 2018 The proof is in the numbers. The USCIS Ombudsman reported that between 2000 and 2009, "USCIS received approximately 5,000 credible fear interview requests each year." Thereafter: "In 2009, the number of credible fear interview requests increased to 8,000. In 2012, the number rose to 13,000, and in 2013, it tripled to 36,000. 11 USCIS statistics reveal that the number of credible fear claims filed eventually reached a high of 94,048 received by the agency in FY 2016. Thus, a process that was intended to expedite the removal of aliens who had entered illegally became a vehicle for entry into the United States. Those numbers dropped off in the first two years of the Trump administration. In FY 2017 (which began almost four months before the president's inauguration), the number of credible fear claims received was 78,564, reaching a monthly low in April 2018 of 2,509 claims. Since then, however, the number of claims has begun to steadily increase, and by January 2018 (the last month for which statistics are available), the number of credible fear cases received was 8,121. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000325 The attorney general's decision in Matter of A-B- should lead to the denial of more credible fear claims, because it contains bright-line rules for asylum officers to follow in assessing whether an alien has established persecution or a fear of persecution on account of membership in a particular social group, in cases where the alleged persecutor is a nongovernmental criminal actor (as I explained in a June 13, 2018, post). This will likely reduce the number of aliens who claim credible fear in the future, because they will not go to the trouble and expense of entering the United States illegally if they believe they will be detained and removed in an expeditious manner. https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Tweets-Out-Law Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Indian Press Gets It on H-lB By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, June 28, 2018 The latest example addresses wages. The American media dutifully quotes immigration lawyers and industry lobbyists as they effortlessly lie that H-1 B is not used to import lowwage workers. But in this week's Indian news we find multiple repmis quoting from the head of an Indian credit rating company that President Trump's H-lB scrutiny will "imped[ e] the movement of low-cost skilled labour from India". (Emphasis added.) Maybe some day the American media will wake up. Until then, it remains useless. https://cis.org/Miano/Indian-Press-Gets-It-HlB Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Quick Survey of Detainees Is Needed for Policy Purposes By David N mih CIS Immigration Blog, June 27, 2018 In order to reduce future waves of illegal immigration, we need to know more about the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000326 demographics, the skill levels, and the thinking processes of those now in detention. We should also seek data on how they might be diverted to other nations. The (unstated) assumptions of the study would be that most of the detainees will not stay in the United States, that the experiences and motivations of those interviewed are pretty much like those of the rest of the detainee population, and that no names would be shared with U.S. authorities. A random sample of the camp populations, maybe 500 to 1000, would be interviewed. https://cis.org/North/Ouick-Survey-Detainees-Needed-Policy-Purposes Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Let's Change the Border Debate, for Both Humanitarian and Policy Reasons By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 25, 2018 Let's turn to the policy of detaining whole families. When whole families arrive illegally, it is absolutely essential to the enforcement of the immigration law that they be detained. This, however, does not help the image of the restrictionist position in the short run. So the government should take a variety of steps to show that it is dealing fairly, even imaginatively, with a detainee population that is fated to be with us for many months, and perhaps a few years in some cases. The suggestions in this posting assume that the government will do its best to house the detainees, to hire more immigration judges, and to seek changes in the asylum law that currently encourages people from Central America to come to our southern border. But all of this will take time, and meanwhile there is a large population (idolized by parts of the media) that will be with us for a while. What we do to, and for, them should show America at its best. But none of these actions should encourage further illegal migration - it is a dicey balance at best. Everything being proposed assumes that most of the Central Americans will have to leave some perhaps to other countries - and that the United States has done smart things to make that re-location as painless as possible. The goal should be to equip the former detainees to become successful inhabitants of a place other than in the United States, in most cases their home nations. Some of our suggestions are made, frankly, with the hope that these actions will lead to more positive press coverage. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000327 https:// cis.org/N orth/Lets-Change-Border-Debate-Both-Humanitarian-and-Policy-Reasons Return to Top ******** ******** 13. We Need Law Enforcement-Plus Other Policies By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 24, 2018 for Our Border Problems Most illegal aliens are in about the same situation; non-violent, desperate, and misguided. Some bring their kids with them in the hopes that being a family will allow them to escape the law's penalties for, if you will, breaking and entering. If we allow this to happen on a small scale, it will grow to a larger scale and pretty soon the nation's borders will be meaningless and we will become a Third World country. https://cis.org/North/We-Need-Law-Enforcement-Plus-Other-Policies-Our-Border-Problems Return to Top ******** ******** 14. ICE's June Enforcement Actions Net 540 Arrests By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, June 27, 2018 The month of June has been a busy one for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to publicly available news releases from the agency's newsroom, large-scale operations resulted in over 500 arrests across the United States. These operations included targeted enforcement and removal procedures, worksite investigations, and human smuggling cases. ICE is also involved in other non-immigration-related law enforcement responsibilities such as investigating and arresting producers and consumers of child pornography. Those arrests are not included in this post since they are unrelated to immigration, but are nonetheless an impmiant part of ICE's day-to-day duties. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000328 https: //cis. org/Huennekens/I CEs-June-Enforcement-Actions- N et-540-Arrests Return to Top ******** ******** 15. The Economist Debates Immigration Should people be free to choose the country in which they live? By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, June 26, 2018 As for immigration, the staff of the magazine frequently supports mass migration and openborders. Within the past three weeks they have published articles titled "How to convince skeptics of the value of immigration?" and "Why America needs more immigrants." That's why I was curious to see the results of their recent online debate over the question "Should people be free to choose the country in which they live?" Given the public stance of The Economist (and by extension, its likely readers) I was surprised to see that 71 percent of participants voted "no" to the aforementioned question, rejecting the claim that any person should be free to relocate to any country with no restrictions. The number of votes cast totaled more than 13,000 at the time of this writing. The debaters were Jackie Stevens ofNmihwestem University (arguing "yes") and David Goodhart of Policy Exchange (arguing "no"). The debate itself was refreshingly different from the current dialogue raging here in the United States and largely focused on the principle of migration itself~rather than any one specific policy such as DACA or the recent no-tolerance enforcement strategy of the Trump administration. Stevens set the tone early by arguing from within the Liberal tradition of John Locke and Immanuel Kant, and then offering an argument against the conception of the modem nation itself. In her opening statement, she says that "only groups to which people experience themselves as belonging by birth, or religion, are able to mobilize people to risk their lives and kill others by the thousands. The nation is a legal community whose existence necessarily entails war, and thus paradoxically creates the very mayhem that produces war's refugees and fuels in tum nativist backlashes." I suspect that she is a fan of Benedict Anderson, who proposed such a hypothesis in his seminal work on nationalism, Imagined Communities. She says as much in her rebuttal, declaring that "in the fantasy world, we create 'nations' and imagine ourselves as ongoing parts of them." In contrast, Goodhart (author oflast year's The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics) argues that "in the actual world with its enormous, though narrowing, gulfs in wealth and quality of life we know from opinion polls and recent events that many DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000329 hundreds of millions of people would move from poor countries to rich ones if they could .... We in the rich world should acknowledge obligations to the poor, but the main one is to help them get as rich as us rather than invite them to live next door." Goodhart sharpens the difference between Stevens and himself by asserting that "societies are not random collections of individuals. They are real, living things with languages, histories, ways oflife ... along with most conservative and socialist thinkers, and the vast majority of ordinary citizens, I see society as pre-given and humans as social or group-based creatures." https ://cis.org/Huennekens/Economist-Debates-Immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Study Shows Shortcomings of H-2B By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, June 24, 2018 The important takeaway from this is that the most popular occupation categories, which make up the majority of H-2B workers, clearly have certified wages lower than the national OES average. Costa's study highlights two important points. First, at the national level, there is not a demonstrated labor shortage in occupations heavily inundated with H-2B guestworkers. Costa found that wages were not rising, that there was little evidence of faster-than-normal employment growth, and that there were rising unemployment rates in almost all of the occupational categories - indications that there was not a shortage of labor during the time of the study. https ://cis.org/Huennekens/Study-Shows-Shortcomings-H2B Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Mexico's Refugee Law By Kausha Luna DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000330 CIS Immigration Blog, June 24, 2018 Mexico's law, written with technical support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), incorporates the broader definition of "refugee" found in the Cartagena Declaration. Thus, Mexico's Law on Refugees, Complementary Protection, and Political Asylum grants protection for people whose lives have been threatened by generalized violence but would not be considered refugees under the 1951 Convention. It also considers gender as grounds for persecution, incorporates the principle of non-refoulement, and includes provisions regarding non-discrimination. Moreover, if an individual does not qualify for refugee status under this extended definition, the Ministry of the Interior may grant complementary protection, which halts the return of an individual to a territory of another county where his or her life would be in danger of being subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. https:// cis.org/Luna/Mexicos-Refugee-Law Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Trump Administration Combats Discrimination Against American Workers ICE investigation uncovers company that defrauded Americans out of jobs. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, June 28, 2018 While globalists frequently attempt to play the "compassion card" there is nothing compassionate about exploiting foreign workers or screwing American workers out of their jobs. The Democratic Paiiy that used to represent American blue collar workers have sold them out by advocating for the flooding of America with huge numbers of foreign workers. Often American and lawful immigrants pay for this betrayal with their jobs and their ability to support themselves and their families. All too often this results in these American and lawful immigrants becoming homeless. Homelessness has soared to record levels, often engendering the separation of children from their parents. Ironically while the Democrats vociferously wailed about the administration prosecuting illegal aliens who are caught entering the United States cove1ily, without inspection and hence separating the children from their parents, these same politicians completely ignore the way that American kids have been taken from their homeless parents. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000331 The investigation into the discriminatory hiring practices of Triple H Services addressed in the DOJ press release uncovered apparent fraud. Undoubtedly there are many, many other companies operating throughout the United States who defraud various elements of the immigration system to displace American workers to drive down wages and, perhaps, force their workers to work under illegally dangerous conditions. https: //www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2 70 570/trump-administration-combats-discriminationmichael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 19. 'Abolish ICE' Zealots Occupy Fantasy Island By Michelle Malkin National Review Online, June 27, 2018 And New York actress-turned-Democratic that "ICE is a terrorist organization." gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon declared I don't just question their patriotism. I question their sanity. Silly Cindy is campaigning to destroy ICE's entire 20,000-person work force, which handles not only enforcement and removal operations, but also homeland-security investigations that combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting our travel, trade, financial, and immigration systems. That includes international smugglers of women and children, drugs, weapons, and cash. So how exactly do these ICE-melters propose to deal with criminal alien fugitives, such as the estimated 300,000 deportation absconders who've been ordered by immigration judges to leave the country? How about the 40 percent of illegal aliens, from the pool of between 11 million and 30 million immigration law-breakers, who overstayed their visas and are on the loose doing heaven knows what? And when will these noble 21st-century abolitionists be stepping up to open their homes to the members of the ICE Most Wanted list, which includes illegal aliens wanted for murder, aggravated homicide, narcotics and human trafficking, and membership in terrorist organizations? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000332 I don't just question their patriotism. I question their sanity. https: //www .nationalreview.corn/2018/06/ american-left-advocates-abolishing-ice-recklesssentiment/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Democrats Once Again Prove They're Out of Touch on Immigration By Rich Lowry The New York Post, June 25, 2018 With Democrats now banging on Trump for wanting to detain families together, they represent the minority view. The public wants migrants to be treated humanely, but it doesn't them to walk into the country. Of the various options that the CBS News poll gave people for dealing with migrants, the one that had the most support by far - 48 percent - was returning families home together. The Democrats are ill equipped to take this on board, since the party is as hostile to immigration enforcement as it has ever been, and getting more so. The hot new cause on the left is calling for abolishing ICE, as allegedly (to quote New York progressive Zephyr Teachout) a tool "of arbitrary power and cruelty" and "unconstitutional illegal behavior." At a time when Democrats should be cognizant of their vulnerabilities on immigration, many of them consider US immigration authorities the interlopers rather than illegal aliens. https ://nypost.com/2018/06/25 Idemocrats-once-again-prove-theyre-out-of- touch-onimmigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Lies, Damned Lies, and Immigration Policy The falsehoods that protect a political interest. By Bruce Thornton FrontPageMag.com, June 29, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000333 No policy debate is more filled with dishonesty and duplicity than immigration. The whine of political axes being ground is continually drowned out by Emma Lazarus sentimentalism, "we 're a nation of immigrants" cliches, promiscuous virtue-signaling, and the current weepy melodramas of children "ripped from their mother's arms." The whole sordid business exists, of course, to perfume some simple truths: Leviathan Dems want more voters and more dependents of the entitlement-industrial complex; Wall Street Republicans want plentiful cheap labor. The only thing missing are the facts about the reality of immigration both illegal and legal. Start with imprecise numbers. We are told that there are currently 11 million illegal aliens in the U.S. Others say it's closer to 20 to 25 million. The point is, nobody knows. We do know that close to a third of federal inmates are illegals. But we don't know much about the rest, except for those illegal alien "dreamers" on television lamenting how they have to "live in the shadows." We don't know the extent of the costs to taxpayers of illegal immigration, even as we are told by amnesty supporters that they are net contributors to the economy through payroll and sales taxes. But they don't tell us if that sum subtracts the $26 billion sent back to Mexico. We do know that taxpayers spend $2 billion a year to provide medical services to illegal aliens just in emergency room visits. According to Christopher Conover, state and local circumventions of federal prohibitions against health care for illegals are indirectly costing taxpayers $17 billion a year in care for illegal aliens. And that's just health care. Some estimates put the total cost of illegal aliens at $89 billion, while others go as high $135 billion. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fprn/270571/lies-darnned-lies-and-immigration-policybruce-thornton Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Americans Have Been Played Again by Open-Border Advocates By Brian Lonergan TheHill.com, June 22, 2018 People are getting wise to the kind of manipulation that took place with the children at the border. They see the absurd exploitation in the news, such as the publishing of photos suggesting that Trump policies put migrant children at the border in cages, until it was revealed that the photos were from the Obama era or not from the border at all. Migrant children in U.S. government custody, it turns out, are housed in very comfortable facilities with better food, housing, medical care and education services than many American children in low-income families receive. They see that foreigners are being coached by lawyers from open borders groups to say the "magic words" that trigger the asylum process, even though DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000334 their claims may be dubious at best. Americans do not want a two-tiered justice system which gives non-citizens more rights than themselves. They are sick of politicians who value the interests of foreigners over U.S. citizens. It has been an accepted part of the social contract in America that those who commit criminal acts face criminal penalties, including incarceration. U.S. citizens who break the law are sent to prison every day with little or no weight given to the fact that they may have children. Now we are told that non-citizens who break our laws should get special treatment because they have children. That is unfair - to Americans. http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/393675-americans-have-been-played-again-by-openborder-advocates Return to Top ******** ******** 23. How Congress Can Stop Family Separation at the Border Without Allowing Amnesty By David Inserra The Heritage Foundation, June 26, 2018 Step 1: Close the Flores loophole. In 1997, the Clinton administration entered into the Flores Settlement Agreement, which allowed the government to hold unaccompanied children in detention for only 20 days, after which they must be released into the "least restrictive" environment possible. In 2016, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided this settlement also applied to accompanied children. When a family crosses the border illegally today, the U.S. government must release the child from detention after 20 days, even if the parents are still being detained. After being caught sneaking across the border, some parents claim asylum to avoid being deported, and these asylum claims can take months to assess. So the choice for the government is to detain the parents until their case is completed but release the child after 20 days, or to release the entire family, knowing many will never show up at their immigration court hearing. A simple fix here is for Congress to allow families to be detained together by oveniding the Flores settlement. Congress should provide money for appropriate detention facilities. Step 2: Fix the asylum process. Violence in Central America and lax enforcement by the Obama administration encouraged individuals to come to the U.S. As a result, the number of asylum claims has increased dramatically. Credible fear interviews-Department of Homeland Security interviews of asylum-seekers before they get to an immigration judgethat were refened to an immigration judge increased from 5,100 in 2008 to almost 92,000 in DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000335 2016. Not only are claims increasing, but fewer claims are found to have met the definition of asylum-28,000 grants of asylum were made in 2012, but only 20,455 grants in 2016. The U.S. can enforce its laws and keep families together but only if Congress acts. Indeed, several bills, including one by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; another by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; and yet another from Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., tackle at least some of these points. The new executive order by the administration cannot solve this problem. Rather than getting stuck on amnesty bills, Congress should turn to solving these issues. https ://www.heritage.org/immigration/ commentary/how-congress-can-stop- familyseparation- the-border-without-allowing-amnesty Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Chaplains of the Left Puppet padres ignore injustice, parrot leftist Democrats' border agenda. By Lloyd Billingsley FrontPageMag.com, June 29, 2018 And so on, except for the substitution of "yanked" for "ripped," the Rev. Soto borrows the boilerplate rhetoric of leftist Democrats and parrots their borderless agenda as well. He says "the welfare of children and families should be non-negotiable" but readers might wonder. The administration of POTUS 44 deported thousands of illegals and separated children from their parents, putting them in the care of crony profiteers from the National Council of La Raza. The Rev. Soto, whose diocese includes one million parishioners in 20 counties, kept rather quiet about that, but he's eager to target the Trump administration and its "campaign of terror." Thousands of parents in Mexico and Central American have broken up their own families and placed minor children, many pre-teens, in the hands of criminal smugglers. That is child abuse on a massive scale, but the Rev. Soto spares the delinquent parents any moral criticism. So the reader could believe he approves of family breakup. Human trafficking is a serious crime but the Rev. Soto does not subject these criminals to condemnation or criticism. Readers might wonder why this Roman Catholic Bishop looks the other way at this vile trade. The default explanation of the open-border crowd is that Central American minors and adults DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000336 alike are fleeing repression and violence in their own countries. The Rev. Jaime Soto issues no condemnation of governments in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and names no repressive policies that might prompt people to flee. Mexico has been a virtual one-party state since the 1920s and not exactly a model for democracy and human rights. But if the Mexican government ever did anything with which the Rev. Soto disagrees, it does not emerge with any clarity. Many Central Americans claim to be fleeing gang violence, but the Rev. Soto issues no criticism of the murderous Salvadoran MS-13 gang. If the fear of gang violence is real, the Rev. Soto does not make the case why any Central American should therefore move to the United States when they would be safe in many other countries. The Rev. Soto appears to believe that all Central Americans, and by extension all people in the world, have a right to live in the United States, and that the massive influx of unskilled workers is an unalloyed blessing for the United States. The Rev. Soto does not denounce document fraud, hardly a victimless crime. So observers could be forgiven for believing the he does not hold the rule of law in high esteem. The Bishop also seems unaware that falsedocumented illegals commit crimes. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fprn/270590/chaplains-left-lloyd-billingsley Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Change 'Catch and Release' Policy; Don't Encourage Migrants to Bring Children By Rep. Raul Labrador The Idaho Statesman, June 26, 2018 What's interesting is that many in the media conveniently forgot that the Obama Administration also separated families at the border. At least the Idaho Statesman got it right when it ran a story last week titled, "Yes, Obama separated families at the border, too." In 2014, when the crisis started under President Obama, the Idaho media was largely silent about this issue. The government continued to separate families in 2015, 2016, and 2017. But when President Trump took steps to end "catch and release," there was an explosion of media interest. I support President Trump's policy to prosecute those who are violating our immigration laws. I also support his executive order from June 20 that keeps migrant families together while directing the government's lawyers to ask for a modification of the Flores Settlement. I DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000337 have worked with my House colleagues on legislation that would keep migrant families together without reverting to the failed "catch and release" policy. The bill we propose would also close loopholes in asylum law to curb fraud and abuse. This will reduce illegal crossings, while also protecting those who have legitimate asylum claims. My proposed solution is supported by the majority of the American people. In a recent CBS News poll, 63 percent of Americans support keeping families together through better enforcement of our immigration laws. Only 21 percent support the "catch and release" policy advocated by Democrats and the liberal media. https: //www .idahostatesrnan. corn/opinion/readersopinion/article2l3934019 .htrnl#storylink=cpy Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Country Overboard! Women and Children Last! By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, June 27, 2018 Aside from our immigration authorities missing little things like the Rwandan genocide, what is the argument for taking in millions of people from backward cultures, hotbeds of real racism, pederasty, misogyny - as opposed to the "rnicroaggressions" that are the bane of our culture? It's one thing to use quotas as a response to slavery and Jim Crow in our own country, but why do we have to have an immigration quota for "people who don't live here, have never seen an indoor toilet, and rape little girls for sport"? Liberals act as if they are striking a blow for feminism by irnpmiing desperate women from misogynistic cultures to America. But, even to the extent they're telling the truth, the women aren't always victims only. They're often co-conspirators. Remember the Baby Hope case? In 1991, a little girl's unidentified body was found in an Igloo cooler alongside the Henry Hudson Parkway. Twenty-two years later, the New York City police finally solved the case: The perpetrator turned out to be Baby Hope's illegal alien cousin from Mexico, who had raped and killed her when she was 4 years old. And how had he escaped justice for 22 years? The girl's mother and aunt, also illegals, helped orchestrate the cover-up. The aunt helped dispose of the body and the girl's mother never said a peep, despite admitting that she suspected all along that the corpse in the cooler DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000338 was her unreported, missing daughter. http://humanevents.com/2018/06/2 7I country-overboard-women-and-children-last/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Congress Has the Tool to Stop Illegal Immigration Making the E-Verify system mandatory would protect American workers and deter document fraud. By Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Lamar Smith Bloomberg.com, June 27, 2018 We understand that requiring E-V erify presents challenges for some industries, particularly our nation's agriculture sector. We are not unsympathetic to those challenges. However, in order for Congress to address broader legal workforce issues, the American people must first have trust in our nation's lawful immigration system. The only way to do that is to stop illegal immigration. E-Verify does that, and it is a critical first and necessary step toward building that trust. It is our sincere hope that the administration and congressional leaders will commit to making mandatory E-Verify part of any immigration reform proposal. At a minimum, any refonn legislation should contain a permanent authorization of the current voluntary verification program, incentives for employer participation, legal immunity for using the E-Verify system, and infonnation sharing between the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. Those steps -while nowhere near as effective as mandatory E-Verify - are at least helpful improvements to the current system. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-27/congress-can-stop-illegalimmigration-with-e-verify Return to Top ******** ******** 28. The Immigration Debate Democrats Don't Want DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000339 By Jonathan S. Tobin National Review Online, June 23, 2018 The over-the-top rhetoric and avalanche of grossly inappropriate analogies to the Holocaust have served Trump critics well. But there is a cost to feeding the overall impression that any effort to stop illegal immigration - no matter how careful it is to avoid cruelty - is inhumane. If every person entering the U.S. without permission - whether they come for economic opportunity or are fleeing violence in Central America - is the moral equivalent of a Holocaust victim seeking refuge and those seeking to stop them are all hatemongers or monsters violating human rights, then we've arrived at a point when the law and policy arguments about how best to enforce it have become irrelevant. In such a debate, there is no more middle ground. No matter what your opinion about how much immigration the United States should allow or whether illegal immigrants already here should be given a break, the firestorm over the children at the border has made this discussion impossible. This is not just a rerun of the argument Americans have been conducting about what to do about the estimated 11 million-plus illegal immigrants who were already here during the Obama administration and whether they deserved some form of amnesty up to and including a path to citizenship. Now the appeal for not merely mercy and compassion but for amnesty applies to those crossing the border, with or without children. https ://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/family-separation-controversy-democrats-openborders/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Progressives Should Back Up Their Rhetoric on Immigration By Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online, June 28, 2018 What better first glimpse of America could be offered to immigrants than the energy, pastoral beauty, and hospitality of a quiet college quad or well-maintained residence hall? It also makes no sense for college students to venture far and wide for internships when they could be enlisted on campus over the summer to tutor children from Central America and monitor their safety and treatment. If progressives believe that sovereignty and border enforcement are passe notions, then they should at least match their rhetoric with concrete solutions. In California, there are ongoing existential crises with homelessness, unaffordable housing, and dismal public schools that DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000340 rate near bottom of national surveys. How could California square its present circle of being both the most impoverished and the most affluent of states - the most callous in fact, the most caring in theory? Why not cease the current stampede to private academies that has left the public schools of the greater coastal corridor non-diverse and near apartheid? https ://www .nationalreview.corn/2018/06/irnrnigration-debate-progressives-should-back-uptheir-rhetoric/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. The Asylum Crisis Is a Security Challenge, Not a Legal Problem By Andrew C. McCarthy National Review Online, June 25, 2018 The "rule of law" is not a magic wand. It is possible only in a community that has agreed to live under its provisions. Even within such a community, it must enforced by the power of the state. Law enforcement is manageable as long its resources are commensurate with the reasonably expected degree of law-breaking. The situation is different when we are dealing with outsiders who seek entry into the community. By nature, that is more of a security challenge than a legal one. If the outsiders are not legally entitled to enter, or if their claim to such entitlement is dubious, the situation can masquerade as a legal problem only as long as it can be addressed by the resources the society has dedicated to enforcement. But what generally happens when a security challenge is handled as if it were a mere law-enforcement issue is that the bureaucracy gets overwhelmed and we find that enacting laws is no solution. Congress cannot enact a law that prevents Central American migrants from flooding the border. Or, one supposes, it can enact a thousand such laws and look on in Canute-like futility as the incursion continues. Passing laws is not a serious response to a security challenge, and an unserious response always emboldens the challenger. Outsiders can overwhelm a national border by aimed force or, if the nation is not willing to defend its border, by sheer numbers. Either way, the challenge can be answered only by the deployment of physical barriers and aimed force sufficient to deny the onslaught and discourage others from corning. https: //www .nationalreview.corn/2018/06/ asy lurn-irnrnigration-crisis-security-challenge-not- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000341 legal-problem/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. In Vindicating Trump's Travel Ban, the Supreme Court Upheld the Law By David French National Review Online, June 26, 2018 And what of the religious-animus argument? Did the president's campaign statements promising a Muslim ban render his not-Muslim ban unconstitutional? Here, Roberts reminds us of the critical fact that foreign nationals have "no constitutional right to entry" into the United States. When an American citizen claims that his or her own constitutional rights are burdened by the denial of a visa to someone else, the court's inquiry is "circumscribed." The question is whether the president's order is supported by "facially legitimate and bona fide" reasons. This is particularly true when admission and immigration "overlap" with national security. In other words, the court will exercise extreme caution before "inhibit[ing] the flexibility" of the president "to respond to changing world conditions." The question, then, was merely whether there was a "rational basis" (the most pe1missive standard ofreview) for Trump's travel ban, a test it passed rather easily. https ://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/ supreme-court-travel-ban-decision-upholds-law/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. A Two Step Approach That Begins to Solve the Current Immigration Crisis By Al Kaltman Canada Free Press, June 27, 2018 Any monies earned by a person living in the United States illegally are the result of an unlawful activity because that person cannot legally hold a job and earn money in the U.S. An illegal alien who transfers monies earned in the United States to a foreign country is guilty of money laundering since the monies were the result of an unlawful activity. A bank DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000342 and the bank employees that facilitate such a transfer also are guilty of money laundering. Strict enforcement of the money laundering statute would serve several purposes. First it would cut off the flow ofremittances to Mexico. These remittances represent a substantial portion of Mexico's GDP. As long as the remittances keep flowing into Mexico, the Mexican Government is rewarded for supporting illegal immigration into the United States. But if the U.S. made it clear that the remittances were going to be stopped, and those assets forfeited as required by law to the U.S. Treasury, then Mexico might see the light and agree to seal its borders and begin enforcing its own quite strict immigration laws. Second, it would create an incentive for illegal aliens living in the U.S. to return to their home country. There is no point in coming here to earn money if you cannot send it home to your family. Enforcing our money laundering laws does nothing to address the current state of affairs on our southern border, but it does provide a disincentive for those economic migrants contemplating coming to this country illegally. https://canadafreepress.com/article/a-two-step-approach-that-begins-to-solve-the-currentimmigration-crisis Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Communist Millennial Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the New Face of the Democrat Party: Abolish Borders, Free Everything for Everyone By Chris Black InvestmentWatch Blog, June 27, 2018 Crowley was regarded as the next "Nancy Pelosi" (age may be a factor here) and the fourth most powerful DEM in the House, as he was serving as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Who is Alexandria Ocasio Cortez? Well, a 28 year old millennial and a member of Democratic Socialists of America. She ran on a communist platform of guaranteed housing and jobs for everyone, as per Karl Marx's immortal words: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Cortez also promised to abolish ICE, being a hardcore pro-open borders globalist, together with guaranteeing free healthcare and free education for all, because what the heck? We're all friends here, right? Bernie Sanders taught her good, didn't he? Free this, free that, until other people's money run out and you end up hunting rats with bows and arrows, Venezuela style. http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/ communist-millennial-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-the- DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000343 new- face-of-the-democrat-party-abolish-borders- free-everything- for-everyone/ Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Massive Defeat for the #Resistance as SCOTUS Upholds President Trump's Travel Ban By Chris Black InvestmentWatch Blog, June 26, 2018 The historic ruling of the SCOTUS now reads loud and clear (it's a figure of speech, don't throw the book at me) that the POTUS has squarely within his authority to restrict immigration, secure the border and vet people who he believes are national security threats, and prevent them from entering the US. Any questions, liberals? Of course, all conservatives already knew that, as it's clearly stated in the laws and the Constitution the leftists never bother to read. Because they don't read. http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/massive-defeat-for-the-resistance-as-scotus-upholdspresident-trumps-travel-ban/ Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Said In Spanish: Yes, PUNDITFACT, Mexican Frontrunner AMLO Does Think Everybody on Earth Entitled to Go to America By Allan Wall VDare.com, June 26, 2018 PunditFact, which boasts about its "paiinership with Facebook" i.e. has been recruited as a censor, did damage control on the claim: No, Mexico's presidential candidate didn't call for mass migration to the United States. [by Manuela Tobias, PunditFact, June 25, 2018] Whoa now. PunditFact is right that AMLO was not calling for an invasion per se. But the fact that he thinks that anybody in the world has the right to enter the U.S. at will doesn't recognize our sovereignty. And it could result in an invasion. More impmiant: It's not just AMLO who thinks like this. All prominent Mexican politicians think Mexicans ought to be able to go to the U.S. regardless of what we want. AMLO just DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000344 spells it out clearly and invites the whole world! PunditFact misses the forest for the trees, sanctimoniously saying bloggers have cited AMLO's words to "stoke fears". Oh, so what are all these people likening U.S. immigration officials to Nazis doing then? https://vdare.com/articles/said-in-spanish-amlo-s-threat-targeting-trade-etc Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Trump Says It's Time to Deny Entry to Illegal Immigrants. Can He? By Paul Mirengoff Powerline, June 25, 2018 Rucker and Weigel do not mention this presidential power. But its existence undermines their suggestion that Trump would be denying "due-process rights" if he decided to deny entry to immigrants without granting them a trial or an appearance before a judge. Section 1182( f) says nothing about a trial or appearance before a judge. If the president decides that the entry of class of immigrants is detrimental to the interests of the United States, members of that class of immigrants have no right to enter and no right to use our judicial system. http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/06/196946.php Return to Top ******** ******** 37. That Time the Media Cheered for Gestapo Immigration Tactics By James Bovard Mises Institute, June 28, 2018 On April 22, 2000, 130 federal agents conducted a pre-dawn raid in Miami's Little Havana section to seize Elian Gonzalez, a six-year-old Cuban boy. The raid shattered doors, broke a bed, roughed up Cuban-Americans, and left two NBC cameramen on the ground, writhing in pain from stomach-kicks or rifle-butts to the head. The raid seemed to go off without a hitch DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000345 until a photo surfaced taken by Associated Press stringer Alan Diaz showing a Border Patrol agent pointing his submachine gun toward the terrified boy being held by the fisherman who rescued him six months earlier from the Atlantic Ocean. While Trump administration's falsehoods on immigrations have been widely hammered, few people recall the Clinton administration's rhetorical backflips. A few hours after the Elian raid, Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder asserted in a press conference that the boy "was not taken at the point of a gun ." When challenged about the machine gun in the photo, Holder explained: "They were armed agents who went in there who acted very sensitively." Attorney General Janet Reno, when asked about the photo, stressed that the agent's "finger was not on the trigger ." But that is scant consolation when a highly agitated person is holding a Bechler and Koch MP-5 that sprays 800 rounds a minute. Two days later, Reno declared, "One of the things that is so very important is that the force was not used. It was a show of force that prevented people from getting hurt." This would be news to the people kicked, shoved, and knocked down by federal agents. When White House spokesman Joe Lockhart was asked whether federal agents had used excessive force, he stressed that the agents "drove up in white mini-vans" - as if the color of the vehicles proved it was a mission of mercy. Lockhart implored the media: "It's certainly my hope that those who are in the business of describing such things to the public will use great care and great perspective " in how they presented Diaz's photo. The news media buttressed the Clinton administration storyline. Less than three hours after the raid, CBS news anchor Dan Rather interrupted the televising of Reno's press conference to asse1i: "Even if the photographer was in the house legally ... there is the question of the privacy, beginning with the privacy of the child."Rather was more concerned about the photographing of the boy's terror than about the terrorizing itself. The New York Times refrained from running the AP photo on the front page, instead giving it the treatment usually reserved for propaganda images from Communist regimes. The photo appeared on page 16 along with a side aiiicle by a Times media critic to help readers "put in context" the apparent violence. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, in an article headlined, "Reno for President," declared that the machine gun photo "waimed my heart" and symbolized that "America is a country where the rule of law rules. This picture illustrates what happens to those who defy the rule of law and how far our government and people will go to preserve it." But since the Clinton administration's attempt to seize Elian had been rebuffed by a federal appeals court two days earlier, the legality was shaky and rejected even by liberal icons such as Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe . https ://mises. org/wire/time-media-cheered-gestapo-immigration-tactics Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000346 ******** ******** 38. Can Immigrants Be Deported Without a Trial? By Andrew Napolitano Townhall.com, June 28, 2018 The dangers of rejecting the plain meaning of the Constitution ("person") and the dangers of taking a class of people and refusing to recognize their fundamental constitutional rights because of an immutable characteristic of birth ( alienage) cannot be overstated. President Trump is my friend. I like him dearly and wish him well and want him to succeed. But he is profoundly wrong here. He cannot lawfully or morally reject his oath to uphold the Constitution. Denying due process on the basis of alienage is tantamount to denying the personhood of undocumented foreigners as the U.S. once did to slaves and does today to babies in the womb. And that denial is a slippery slope, at the bottom of which lie tyranny and misery. https ://townhall. com/ columnists/judgeandrewnapolitano/2018/06/28/ deported-without-a-trial-n2494950 can-immigrants-be- Return to Top ******** ******** 39. ICE SVU Insubordinate Leadership Attacks Trump By Federale VDare.com Blog, June 29, 2018 I warned President Trump against the leadership in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Victims Unit (SVU), which is how I pejoratively refer to one of the two components of ICE, the other being Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). ICE SVU management detests its immigration enforcement responsibilities. It does not want to do immigration enforcement. And today most of the Special Agents-in-Charge (SAC) publicly attacked President Trump by demanding that ICE SVU be removed from ICE and transfen-ed elsewhere. This is open and deliberate insubordination. It is an open attack on the President's immigration enforcement priorities. These same SACs ignored the illegal and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000347 unconstitutional Obama Regime Administrative Amnesty and ignored their own Oaths of Office to implement that monstrosity. These employees, who do not make policy, but carry out policy are all Obama Regime appointees and self-styled members of #TheResistance. They are also illegally acting in a politically partisan manner, in violation of the Hatch Act, that prohibits political activity by employees while on duty, which this insubordination is. Sadly, Lady DACA (Kirstjen Nielsen) has predictably taken no action against this insubordination. https ://vdare. corn/posts/ice-svu-insubordinate-leadership-attacks-trurnp Return to Top ******** ******** 40. There Is No Immigration Crisis By Peter Beinart The Atlantic, June 27, 2018 I think this argument is wrong. It's wrong because it conflates good politics with good policy. It may be true that Democrats would benefit politically by taking a harder line on illegal immigration, as Bill Clinton benefitted in the 1990s by taking a harder line on welfare and crime. I'm not sure. The contention is plausible but difficult to prove. Regardless, family detention is a terrible response to a largely fictitious crisis. It would be lovely if shrewd politics and sound policy always went hand in hand. But it's irnpmiant for commentators to acknowledge that, often, they don't. https ://www. theatlantic. corn/politics/ archive/2018/06/ dernocrats-irnrnigration-not-acrisis/563855 / Return to Top ******** ******** 41. The Lesson Democrats Have Yet to Learn on Immigration Trump's opponents could learn something from Emmanuel Macron, who works to convince skeptics of immigration he will enforce borders even as he advocates for immigration. By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry The Atlantic, June 21, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000348 Theoretically Macron is not a conservative, but actual French conservatives have talked about reducing immigration levels for 25 years and have never done it while in office, while Macron wants to be seen as taking concrete steps to show that he can actually be tough on illegal and irregular immigration. The paradox is that even as he's doing it, Macron is singing the praises of immigration in the abstract. I don't think it's hypocrisy (although it can verge on the ridiculous, as when France's spokesman criticized Trump's border policy right after the Aquarius episode) but rather a deliberate tactic. Macron is implicitly saying: "We agree that there's good immigration, but you won't trust me to bring in immigrants in the right way if you can't also trust me to keep out and kick out immigrants who break the rules, and I accept that." The problem is that many progressives seem to think that whenever politicians invoke "the rule oflaw" as a motive for enforcing borders, that is racial code. I don't doubt that there's some truth to this. Maybe a lot of it. But the fact remains that America's current immigration regime, in practice, functions by having the law and then not enforcing it. Populists only win elections when the elites discredit themselves in the eyes of the public, and a regime of saying one thing and doing something else is corrosive to democratic norms. It's perfectly legitimate for voters to want their politicians to demonstrate that they care about enforcing some limits on immigration. That is exactly the thing that many American voters believe Democrats are unwilling to doto draw a line somewhere. Because deep down, voters suspect, they don't want to. https: //www. theatlantic. corn/international/ archive/2018/06/ ernrnanuel-rnacron-dernocratsirnrnigration/563378/ Return to Top ******** ******** 42. Enforce the Border-Humanely Countering Trump's extremism with still more extremism will do no good for any principle of freedom. By David Frum The Atlantic, June 20, 2018 Trump and his brutish methods are radicalizing his opponents. But those opponents still retain the choice not to be radicalized. The spreading view that immigration is a civil right and that immigration enforcement is totalitarian is an attack on democratic legality. It subordinates rules and norms to desires and passions. It is also a corrosion of the ideal of a DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000349 constitutional state. Social-media outrage is manipulative and dangerous even when it appeals to generous sentiments. The generous sentiment quickly becomes a foundation for yet more of the division and anger ripping apart this American community. I was born in one country and am now a resident of another. So was my mother. So were all four of my four grandparents. I speak from inside the issue, and I am here to plead: Understand its power for good and for harm. In Europe and America, border laxness has empowered extremism-and trying to counter that extremism with still more extremism will do no good for any principle of freedom. When managed lawfully and in reasonable numbers, immigration can be a tremendous addition to a society's dynamism, wealth, and power. But management is indispensable. Legality is indispensable. Immigration control is both conservative and progressive: progressive because it enhances equality and mobility; conservative because it binds societies more cohesively together and strengthens the connection between a society's past and its future. It's not easy to decide what to do about the accelerating surge of illegal immigration from Central America-or about the surges that will soon follow from the rest of the planet if the present surge is not checked. But the decision will surely be better made by means of rational discussion than in response to emotive images. You want to be different from Donald Trump? Fine. Do what he does not do: Think. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ archive/2018/06/need-for-immigration-control/563261 / Return to Top ******** ******** 43. How Trump Can End the Family-Separation Mess and Still Win By Alex Nowrasteh The New York Post, June 18, 2018 But even if President Trump doesn't want to go back to catch-and-release, there are three things that can be done to end family separations for asylum seekers. The first is to allow Central American asylum seekers to make their claims at a port of entry on the Southwest border, instead of telling many of them to postpone their asylum applications, as is the current Border Patrol practice. This will keep families together and incentivize them to enter legally rather than illegally. The second is to extend the Family Case Management Program to all asylum seekers. This program, which the government recently closed, kept families together in shelters, not DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000350 separated in cages, while they awaited their asylum hearings. Furthermore, 100 percent of the people in that program attended their court appearances, and only 2 percent disappeared into the US after their hearing - addressing Sessions' concern of skipping hearings. The third option is to allow those fleeing gang violence to apply for asylum. This will take some of the pressure off the border by removing the fear that the government could shut down the entire asylum system in the near future. These three policies aren't a panacea, but they end catch-and-release while preserving the asylum system and curtailing child separation. Violations of immigration law by themselves are not a good enough reason to separate families, but these three policy changes are preferable to the current administration-made border tragedy. https://nypost.com/2018/06/18/how-trump-can-end-the-family-separation-mess-and-still-win/ Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Donald Trump's 'Travel Ban' Is Still a 'Muslim Ban' No Matter What the Supreme Court Ruled By Tlya Somin USA Today, June 26, 2018 They did so even though, during the 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly called for a "Muslim ban" forbidding Muslims from entering the United States. When he later switched to a"tenitorial" ban focusing on Muslim-majority nations, he repeatedly equated this new approach with his original policy, and even called it an "expansion" of the earlier Muslim ban. The ove1whelming majority of the people baned by the "proclamation" are Muslim, and there is little if any evidence indicating that their exclusion protects national security. Over the past 40 years, the number of people killed in tenorist attacks on U.S. soil by entrants from any of the five nations is zero. On average, they probably pose less risk than even native-born Americans. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/26/supreme-comi-ruling-travel-banignores-religious-discrimination-column/734697002/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000351 ******** ******** 45. Re-Definition of 'Public Charge' Could Drastically Slash Family Immigration By Walter Ewing Immigrationlmpact.com, June 28, 2018 Although these new rules would apply to immigrants coming to the United States through both family- and employment-based channels, family-based immigrants would be the hardest hit in terms of public charge determinations resulting in inadmissibility into the country. While employment-based immigrants tend to have job offers and relatively high incomes, family-based immigrants are initially far more variable in their socioeconomic standing and educational attainment-even though they are likely to experience a high rate of earnings growth over time. MPI estimates that over 80 percent of newly arrived immigrants in FY 2017 came for the purpose ofreuniting with family. Among those seeking adjustment of status, almost half (48.8 percent) were family-based. An expansive new definition of "public charge" would exclude (and perhaps even result in the expulsion of) many family-based immigrants. Changing the standards by which an immigrant is defined as a public charge would severely-and needlessly-cripple the family immigration system. And it would constitute a back-door means of significantly restructuring the U.S. immigration admissions system rather than engaging in the legislative debate such an important topic deserves. http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/06/28/public-charge-slash-family-immigration/ Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000352 Visit Website Copyright 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. 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OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2018 4:46 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 7/3/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Events, 7/3/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http:/ /cis.org/donate L 7/2-4, Barcelona - Immigration at the 15th !MISCOE annual conference 2. 7/12, DC - Discussion on migration between rural and urban areas - [New Listing] lo 7/ 12, Oxford, U.K. - Book discussion: Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World - [New Listing] 4. 7/15-21, Toronto - Immigration at the International Sociological Association world congress - [Updated with conference program] 2c7/16-18, Cincinnati - Conference on incorporating immigrants and refugees into communities 2-:7/17, DC - Discussion on voters' preferences on immigration reform - [New Listing] 7. 8/2-3, Oxford, U.K. - Symposium on population, migration, and the environment - [New Listing] ~ 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 2.,_8/9-10, Cambridge, MA - Annual migration meeting - [New Listing] DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000354 1. 15th !MISCOE Annual Conference Theme: Europe, migrations and the Mediterranean: human mobilities and intercultural challenges. Monday-Wednesday, July 2-4, 2018 Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain https ://www.imiscoe.org/ events/ annual-conference/770-15th-imiscoe-annual-conferencebarcelona-2-4-july-2018 Description: The Mediterranean lies at the heart of migration studies in Europe and, currently, it is a focal point of large-scale human displacement. This is both a global and a local challenge with major effects on origin and destination countries in terms of society and politics, and with important implications for border and diversity policies, and geopolitical strategies. Migration-related events Tuesday July 3, 2018 1:30-3:00 p.m. Semi plenary 1: Beyond the 'refugee crisis': real partnerships or just containment? Catherine Woolard, Anna Terron, Ibrahim Awad Semi plenary 2: Managing relationships in research on Mediterranean migration Aysen Ustiibici, Katie Kuschminder, Celine Cantat. Semi plenary 3: Cities and education: building up a Mediterranean intercultural citizenship Leslie Bash, Tamirace Fakhoury, Eleonora Insalaco Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Selection and the Efficiency of Sorting in Migration Between Rural and Urban Areas: Micro Evidence on Forty-four Lower Income Countries DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000355 12:30-2:00 p.m., July 12, 2018 World Bank Main Complex (MC) 2-800 1850 I St NW Washington, DC 20006 http://www.knomad.org/event/selection-and-efficiency-sorting-migration-between-rural-andurban-areas-micro-evidence-forty Description: The gap in incomes between rural and urban households is one of the largest contributors to global inequality. Positions are divided as to whether this gap is a reflection of inefficient labor allocation, demanding redress, or an efficient sorting of labor by skill levels. Data show that better-educated adults are more likely to quit a rural origin and move into town; whether the less well-educated adults are more likely to depart towns for the countryside is more mixed. On balance this selection process does not result in sorting, however; rural-urban migration lowers education levels in town and vice versa. Moreover, selection on education is only a part of the story; far less is known about the role of unobservable traits of individuals in selection. For the present study, nationallyrepresentative, micro data on migration between the rural and urban sectors of 44 lowerincome countries have been compiled. From these, the returns to rural-urban and urban-rural migration and the returns to staying are estimated, using counterfactuals controlling for selection. Selection on unobservables is generally estimated to run counter to the role of formal education. The findings are consistent with substantial barriers to "efficient" movement into towns, and some patterns in these barriers are revealed. Speakers: Robe1i E.B. Lucas, Professor, Economics Depaiiment, Boston University Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Book launch: Refuge Lost 6:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018 Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law Mansfield College, Oxford OXl 3UA https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/book-launch-refuge-lost-by-daniel-ghezelbash Description: The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, together with the Refugee Studies Centre, will host a book launch for Dr Daniel Ghezelbash's new book Reji1ge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World (Cambridge University Press). Panellists will include Jeff Crisp (RSC), Stephen Meili (University of Minnesota Law School), and it will be chaired by DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000356 Cathryn Costello (RSC). About the book: As Europe deals with a so-called 'refugee crisis', Australia's harsh border control policies have been suggested as a possible model for Europe to copy. Key measures of this system such as long-term mandatory detention, intercepting and turning boats around at sea, and the extraterritorial processing of asylum claims were actually used in the United States long before they were adopted in Australia. The book examines the process through which these policies spread between the United States and Australia and the way the courts in each jurisdiction have dealt with the measures. Daniel Ghezelbash's innovative interdisciplinary analysis shows how policies and practices that 'work' in one country might not work in another. This timely book is a must-read for those interested in preserving the institution of asylum in a volatile international and domestic political climate. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Theme: Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities Sunday-Saturday, July 15-21, 2018 Metro Toronto Convention Center 255 Front St W Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada https ://www.isa-sociology.org/ en/ conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/ Overview: Since the inception of the discipline, sociologists have been concerned with power, violence and justice. Current social, economic and political challenges enhance their relevance. As capitalist globalization expands and deepens, corporate power increases along with global, national and local inequalities. New geo-political power configurations and confrontations are emerging, with violence being used as a tool to oppress and also to resist oppression. Colonial histories and contemporary land appropriations reflect the structures and cultural processes that perpetuate violence against indigenous and minority communities. States' failures to meet their responsibility to provide basic resources are often deflected by blaming the most vulnerable. Both global economic and geo-political processes create crises and massive displacements of people and, at the same time, fuel racism, nationalism and xenophobia. We have also seen an increasing buildup of a culture of fear as a powerful tool used by states, corporations and other institutions to generate popular support for curtailing freedom in the name of security. Efforts to curtail the flow of desperate refugees, attest to the reinforcement of national and racialized borders. Despite visible progress on equality issues, violence against women and intersectional violence point to the entrenchment of the gender DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000357 border around the world. Equally significant is the need to consider the role of state and institutional power relations to ongoing everyday violence. In response to disempowerment, violence, and injustice we have also witnessed nonviolent movements, humanitarian interventions, and peace processes that have empowered communities, reduced violence, and promoted justice. These diverse communities have built solidarities outside the neo-liberal frames of state-global capital nexus. This XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology will focus on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. Conference Program Friday July 13, 2018, 2018 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Migrant Selection: Evidence and Implications Oral Presentations: Seeking Asylum in Germany: How Social Stratification Affects the Length and Outcomes of Asylum Processes Yuliya KOSY AKOV A, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany; Herbert BRUCKER, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) / Bamberg University/ Berlin Institute for Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany Educational Selectivity and Immigrants' Labor Market Performance in Germany Regine SCHMIDT, University of Bamberg, Germany Are Migrants Selected on Motivational Orientations? Selectivity Patterns Amongst International Migrants in Europe Maria RAMOS, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Javier POLA VIEJA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Marina FERNANDEZ-REINO, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Do Naturalised Immigrants Hold a Stronger Shared Sense of Belonging to the UK Than Their Non-Naturalised Counterparts? Victoria DONNALOJA, The LSE, United Kingdom Papers: The Land of All Opportunity? Migration and Social Mobility in the EU Irina CIORNEI, University of Bern, Switzerland; Ettore RECCHI, Sciences Po, Paris, France DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000358 Immigrant Selection and the Propensity for Self-Employment Andrey TIBAJEV, Linkoping University, Sweden Monday July 16, 2018, 2018 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Roundtable A: Migration Policies and Migrants Oral Presentations: Analyzing Migration Restriction Regimes Guillermina JASSO, New York University The Chutes and Ladders of Precarious Non-Citizen Legal Status Trajectories and Incorporation in Toronto. Luin GOLDRING, York University Political Participation of Migrants and the Question of Citizenship. the Case of Santiago, Chile Cristian DONA REVECO, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ismael PUGA, Universidad Central; Natalia RAMIREZ, Universidad de Chile Roundtable B: Women and Migration Oral Presentations: To Migrate or Not to Migrate: Punjabi Women's Thoughts on Migration Diditi MITRA, Brookdale Community College Aging Women Migrants and Trans/National Citizenship in Japan Johanna ZULUETA, Soka University Mobile Bodies: The Gender Performance and Migration Experience of Filipino Trans Women Entertainers in Japan Tricia OKADA, Tamagawa University/ Waseda University Russian Women at the International Marriage Market Svetlana SIVOPL YASOV A, Institute of Sociopolitical Researches, RAS; Sergey RYAZANTSEV, ISPR RAS; MGIMO-University Family v. Career: Negotiating Experience and Mobility of Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Toronto Wing Yeung Vivian LEUNG, University of Toronto; Hsin-Yun PENG, York University Social Category and Autonomy: Lifestory of Japanese Expatriate Spouses DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000359 Yuko MIURA, Rikkyo University Transnationality and the Filipina Domestic Worker: Some Evidences from Brazil Leonardo MELLO E SILVA, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Priscilla LEONG, Centro de Estudos Rurais e Urbanos Roundtable C: Migration in Different National Contexts Oral Presentations: Meandering Rides of the Swedish Taxi Industry: Flourishing Entrepreneurship or Ethnic Segmentation? Zoran SLAVNIC, Linkoping University; Susanne URBAN, Linkoping University Sahrawi Diaspora in Canary Islands: Intergenerational Change Nasara ABU, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Latino Interstate Migration in the United States Rogelio SAENZ, University of Texas at San Antonio "New Emigration" from Spain after the Economic Crisis: A Tale of Continuity with the Crossover of Migratory Cycles Laura OSO, Universidade da Coruiia; Diego LOPEZ DE LERA, UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUNA From the Ex USSR to Spain. New Paths of Migration in the New Century. Mercedes ALCANIZ, Universidad Jaume I Brazilians in Japan and Overseas Compatriots: Local and Transnational Alliances Gustavo Hemique VIEIRA MEIRELES, Kanda University of International Studies Roundtable D: Migration and Refugees I Oral Presentations: Understanding the Economic Integration of Refugees into the Host Societies Pallabi BHATTACHARYY A, Department of Sociology; Mohammad Azizur RAHMAN, University of Manitoba Enforcing Labour Rights of Trafficked Migrant Workers and Refugees in Indonesia Wayne PALMER, Bina Nusantara University; Antje MISSBACH, Monash University Lecherous' Refugee 'Sex Mobs' 'Threatening German Women'? the Stereotypical Portrayal of Migrant Men/Refugees in German Print Media - a Quantitative Content Analysis DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000360 Iris WIGGER, Loughborough University; Alexander YENDELL, Leipzig University When Roots/Routes Matter: The Appearance and Disappearance of Asylum Seeking Families from North Korea in Canada Ann KIM, York University Roundtable E: Migration and Refugees II Oral Presentations: At the Rainbow's End: Challenging the Economic Discourses of Refugees in Canada Lori WILKINSON, University of Manitoba The Refugee: Contested Resettlement and the Borders of Mass Destruction Christopher KYRIAKIDES, York University Two Worlds of Solidarity Activism? Comparing Engagement in Solidarity with Refugees in Italy and Germany Priska DAPHI, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt / Goethe University Frankfurt; Lorenzo ZAMPONI, Scuola N ormale Superiore 3:30-5:20 p.m. Globalisation, Law, Gender and Migration Oral Presentations: Career Aspirations and Outward Migration of Students Pursuing Higher Education (A Study of East Champaran, Bihar) Dinesh VY AS, Mahatma Gandhi Central University,Bihar, India Reconsidering Migration Management from a Socio-Legal Perspective Hideki TARUMOTO, Waseda University, Japan Migrant Women: Issues of Equity and Justice Rashmi JAIN, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, India Rights Recognition, Integration, and Pakistani Migration in the Basque Country Patara MCKEEN, International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Canada Collision of Global and Local Legal Orders in the World Society: Elements of Critical Systems Theory Lasha BREGV ADZE, Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia Gender, Migration and Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach. Part I DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000361 Oral Presentations: Kitchen Girl Activists: Domestic Worker Global Policy Coalitions Jennifer FISH, Old Dominion University, USA International Healthcare Migration in Asia Pacific: International Policy Responses Nicola YEATES, The Open University, United Kingdom; Jane PILLINGER, The Open University, United Kingdom Intimate Labour As Cross-Border Survival: Narratives of Arrival Among Hatian Migrant Domestic Workers in the Dominican Republic Masaya LLA VANERAS BLANCO, Wilfrid Laurier University - Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada (Self-)Organizing of Migrant Live-in Care Workers in Switzerland Sarah SCHILL! GER, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland New Concepts and Orientations in Migration Studies Oral Presentations: Settling into Conceptual Motion: The Role of Migration Sociologists in Constituting the Nexus between Research and the Public Sphere Thomas FAIST, Bielefeld University, Sociology, Germany Socio-Emotional Ties and the Sense of Belonging to the Destination Among Migrants Yue YUAN, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Eric FONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Shuzhuo LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Zhongshan YUE, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China It's Time We Paid Attention: The Geopolitics of International Higher Education and Study-Migration Soma CHATTERJEE, York University, Canada; Kathryn BARBER, York University, Canada "I Would Not Have Done It on My Own." Peer Experiences in Cross-Border Group Mobilities Tabea SCHLIMBACH, Getman Youth Institute, Germany; Karen HEMMING, Getman Youth Institute (DJI), Germany Migration in Capital Theory: Proposition for a Multi-Level Spatio-Temporal Framework Umut EREL, Open University, United Kingdom; Louise RY AN, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000362 3:30-5:20 p.m. No Ban, No Wall, No Borders: Migrant Solidarities and Political Imaginaries of Resistance Oral Presentations: Not Migrant, Not Worker? the Mobilisation of Joseonjok Migrant Care Workers in South Korea Yi-Chun CHIEN, University of Toronto, Canada; Yang-Sook KIM, University of Toronto, Canada The Radical Democracy of Migratory Youth Organizing for a Right to Stay Helge SCHWIERTZ, University of Osnabriick, Germany Lessons from the Congreso Nacional Indigena (CNI)'s Transnational Community Solidarity Ines DURAN MATUTE, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social, Mexico 5:30-7:20 p.m. Gender, Migration and Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach. Part II Oral Presentations: Migrant Workers Vs. Brides: The Care Crisis in Southern Europe and East Asia Tiziana CAPONI 0, Collegio Carlo Albe1io, Italy; Margarita ESTEVEZ-ABE, Syracuse University, USA Long-Term Care and Migrant Labour: Comparing Migrant Care Worker Policies in Taiwan and South Korea Yi-Chun CHIEN, University of Toronto, Canada Care Migration in Long-Term Care in Germany: Care Arrangements, the Commodification of Care Work and the Interaction of Policy Fields Hildegard THEOBALD, University of Vechta, Germany Transnational Care Agencies: Formalization As a Fig Leaf? Aranka Vanessa BENAZHA, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; Ewa PALENGAMOLLENBECK, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Social Inclusion in a Context of Global Migration Oral Presentations: The UK Citizenship Process: Integration or Marginalization? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000363 David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Transnational Social Protection: Framing the Agenda Peggy LEVITT, Wellesley College, USA Immigrant's Exclusionist Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Europe Oshrat HOCHMAN, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany Can Signaling Assimilation Mitigate Hiring Discrimination? Evidence from a Survey Experiment Flavia FOSSATI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Fabienne LIECHTI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Daniel AUER, IDHEAP Lausanne & nccr - on the move, Switzerland; Giuliano BONOLI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Temporal Apartheid As Italian Response to Global Migration Stefania TUSINI, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy Legal Discrimination within Integration Policies? Paradigm of Activation and Educational and Work Experiences of Female Refugees in Germany Franziska SCHREYER, Institute for Employment Research, Germany; Tanja FENDEL, Institute for Employment Research, Germany Embodied Citizenship: Afghan Refugees' Sense of Belonging and Finnish Integration Policy Johanna HIITOLA, University of Jyviiskyla, Finland A Cross-National Analysis of Variations in Majority Members' Attitudes Towards Immigrants: Are They Structurally Determined or Adaptable? Evidence from 18 European Countries in 2002 and 2014. Angela PAPARUSSO, Institute ofresearch on population and social policies CNR-IRPPS, Italy; Michaela SEDOVIC, London School of Economy and Political Science, United Kingdom Papers: Gender Differences in Stereotypical Attitudes and Social Distance Toward Migrant Workers Riva ZIV, Tel Aviv University, Israel The Iterative Effect of Negative and Positive Outgroup Contact on Outgroup Attitudes. Results from a Two-Week Diary Study in the U.K. Mathijs KROS, Utrecht University, Netherlands Tuesday July 17, 2018, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000364 8:30-10:00 a.m. Modern Day Slavery and Trafficking in Persons: The Variables of Migration, Gender and Human Rights Oral Presentations: A Critical Sociological Analysis of "Push-Pull" Factors Influencing Human Trafficking: Towards an Integrated, Multidimensional Conceptual Model to Inform Interventions Carmen MONICO, Elon University, USA; Jennifer Toller ERAUSQUIN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Trafficking and Forced Labor of Indigenous Women Employed in Domestic Work in Mexico Diego LOPEZ NARANJO, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Construction of the Fight Against Human Trafficking: An International Analysis Reyhan ATASU - TOPCUOGLU, Hacettepe University, Turkey Construction of the Human Trafficking Problem in Mexico: Bias of the Concept and Unmet Law and Policy Goals Armando MOCTEZUMA, Universidad Aut6noma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Arun Kumar ACHARY A, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico Human Trafficking, the Role of the State, and the Crisis of Rule of Law: A Recent Study on Human Trafficking from Eastern Part of Indonesia Dominggus LI, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia Social Exclusion, Discrimination and Xenophobia in the Middle East: A Sociological Study of Indian Emigrants Bali BAHADUR, Guru Nanak College for Girls, India Prosecuting Recruitment Agencies for Human Trafficking: A Case from Indonesia Wayne PALMER, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia The Criminalization of Human Trafficked Female Victims from Africa Chioma Daisy ONYIGE, University of Port Hartcourt, Nigeria Papers: Human Trafficking in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Inna VOLOSEVYCH, GfK Ukraine, Ukraine Companies As the Perpetrators of Human Trafficking in the Eastern Part of Indonesia Dominggus LI, IRGSC (Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000365 2:00-3:20 p.m. Migration and Displacement: Beyond Borders and States Oral Presentations: A Politics of Hospitality towards a Politics of Inclusion: migration, displacement and belonging -the role of participatory arts based research Margaret O'NEILL, School of Applied Social Sciences, United Kingdom Migrating Beyond Borders and States among informal South Asian Migrant Workers in South Africa Pragna RUGUNANAN, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Gender, Violence and Precarity in Displacement Evangelia TASTSOGLOU, Saint Mary's University, Canada 3:30-5:20 p.m. Social Risks of the International Youth Migration Oral Presentations: Immigrant Youth Unemployment of Different Religion Affiliations in Canada Eric FONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Kumiko SHIBUYA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Insecure Legal Status and Work: Failed Asylum Iraqi-Kurdish Applicants in the UK Janroj Yilmaz KELES, Middlesex University, United Kingdom; Eugenia Markova MARKOV A, Brighton Business School, United Kingdom Immigrants' Sons: Power, Violence and Resistance in an Urban Context Andrea SOUTO, University of A Coruiia, Spain; Carlos DIZ, University of A Coruiia, Spain Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Italy: Problems, Contradictions and Social Inequalities Santa Giuseppina TUMMINELLI, University of Palermo, Italy The Presentation of Self: Identity Construction of Young Descendants of Migrants in Sweden Alireza BEHTOUI, Sodertom University, Sweden 5:30-7:50 p.m. Migrant Home-Making in the Era of Fortified Borders: Reproducing the Past, Resisting the Present, Redefining the Future? Oral Presentations: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000366 'More Than a Home': Sacred Spaces, Home-Making Strategies and Filipino Migrant Communities in South Korea Bubbles Beverly ASOR, De La Salle University Manila, Philippines Remaking Home: A 'journey' of a Lifetime Luis Eduardo PEREZ MURCIA, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom Cultivating Home: How Migrants Achieve Belonging and Social Agency through Community Building Practices Veronica MONTES, Bryn Mawr College, USA; Lilian DOMENICK, Haverford College, USA Meanings of Home for Chinese Immigrants in Toronto Celia HUANG, University of Waterloo, Canada Creating 'Home' Away from Home: The Home Making Practices of Female Refugees in Greece Chrysanthi ZACHOU, American College of Greece-Deree, Greece Papers: Refugees Shaping Communicative Spaces in Institutions: The Case of the Open Learning Initiative at the University of Vienna Katharine SARTKAKTS,Vienna University, Austria; Yulia BELTNSKAYA, University of Vienna, Austria; Izabela KORBIEL, Vienna University, Austria; Wagner MANTOVANELI, University of Vienna, Austria Indigenous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology Oscar GIL-GARCIA, Binghamton University, USA 7:30-8:50 p.m. Anti-Globalization and Inequality in Migrants' Health Oral Presentations: Occupational Injury and Experiences of Suffering Among Latino and Latina Immigrants in Los Angeles, California and Returnee Migrants in Mexico. Angel SERRANO-SANCHEZ, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico National Origins, Social Context and Length of Time on the Physical and Mental Health of Caribbeans in and Outside Canada Krim LACEY, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA; Anthony BRIGGS, University of Toronto, Canada; James JACKSON, University of Michigan, USA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000367 Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Female Labor Migrants from Central Asia in St. Petersburg, Russia Victoria DUDINA, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation; Elizabeth J. KING, University of Michigan, USA How Social Support Affect Co-Ethnic Elderly's Health in Mexico and in the United States Yulin YANG, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Wednesday July 18, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Shifting Political Discourses Around Immigration and Ethnicity and Associated Violence Oral Presentations: Contemporary Multicultural Narratives and Immigration Politics: Intersections of Gender, Racialization, and Cultural Identity Among Asian and Latino Canadian Immigrant Youth Nazilla NAZILLA KHANLOU, York University, Canada; Luz Maria VAZQUEZ, York University, Canada; Attia KHAN, York University, Canada The Change of Anti-Immigration Discourses in Finland Vesa PUURONEN, University of Oulu, Finland Reconstructing Discourses on Local-Migrant Relations: A Nuanced Perspective from a South African Transnational Social Space Leo IGBANOI, University of Johannesburg, South Africa The Reconfiguration of the State Sovereignty in Japan's Migration Control: Symbolic and Physical Violence over Irregular Migrants Sachi TAKA YA, Osaka University, Japan Factors Shaping Inter-Ethnic Interactions in Suburban Tokyo: The Perspectives of Japanese and Migrant Residents Shigemi OHTSUKl, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Discriminatory Media Reports Against Mainland Chinese New Immigrants in Hong Kong Wing Yeung Vivian LEUNG, University of Toronto, Canada Violence Embedded in Return Migration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000368 Oral Presentations: Centrality of Coercion in the Governmentality of the Deportation Process: A Comparative Perspective Based on the French, Swiss and Turkish Cases Ibrahim SOYSUREN, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; Mihaela NEDELCU, University of Neuchatel, Institut of Sociology, Switzerland Returning to Places of Pain? Impact of Local War-Time Violence on the Post-War Refugee Returns in Bosnia Djordje STEFANOVIC, Saint Mary's University, Canada; Neophytos LOIZIDES, Universiy of Kent, United Kingdom Return Migration of Iraqis: Two Case Studies. Irene TUZI, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Mireille AL-RAHi, Migration Institute of Finland, Finland Xenophobia, Anti-Migrant Politics, and Workers' Movements Oral Presentations: Divided Loyalties: Migrants, Refugees, and Fragmented Labor Markets in PostApartheid South Africa Gay SEIDMAN, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA United in Uncertainty: British Trade Unions (and other interest groups)' Response to Migration in the Context of Brexit Gabriella ALBERTI, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Jo CUTTER, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Zinovijus CIUPIJUS, University of Leeds, United Kingdom From Co-Optation to Radical Resistance: An Examination of Organized Labor's Response(s) to Immigrant Rights in the Era of Trump Shannon GLEESON, Cornell University, USA No Tyson in Tongie! Race, Class, and the Fight for Quality of Life in Kansas Daniel ALVORD, University of Kansas, USA; Cecilia MENJIVAR, University of Kansas, USA; Walter NICHOLLS, University of California, Irvine, USA Whose Interests? a Comparative Study on Trade Unions' Responses to Migration and Migrants in Finland, Ireland, and Portugal Rolle ALHO, University of Helsinki, Finland Papers: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa: Any Dimension from the Commercial Road Transport Workers? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000369 Oluwole OLUTOLA, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Exclusive Nationalism from below in Post-Apartheid South Africa Marcel PARET, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Professional Work in a Globalized World: Migration, Cross-Bordering and Globalization of Knowledge Workers Oral Presentations: Global Capital: The Case of It Workers in a Transnational Space Ilana NUSSBAUM BITRAN, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany The Migrant Knowledge Workers in Italy: A Structural Problem? Stefano BOFFO, Department of Social Science, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; Francesco GAGLIARDI, Natonal Research Council, Italy Mobility and Career Opportunities in a Globalized Academic Market: Evidences from Russia Natalia SHMATKO, National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Russia; Galina VOLKOVA, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russian Federation Foreign-Born Scholars in the UK and Their Integration into the Host Country: Comparative Analysis of the Experience of German and Russian Scientists Elena SAMARSKY, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Irina ANTOSHCHUK, European University at Saint Petersburg/ Saint Petersburg State Univerisity, Russia Risky Bodies and Social Control: The Case of the "Crimmigration" Oral Presentations: Body, Representation and Society Prisca Icela ROMO GONZALEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico; Salvador VAZQUEZ SANCHEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico; Maria del Refugio NAVARRO HERNANDEZ, Universidad Aut6noma de Nayarit, Mexico; Maria del Carmen HERNANDEZ CUETO, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico The Social Life of Forensic Evidence in Portugal - Travelling between Epistemic Cultures Susana COSTA, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal Body on the Plate. on the Relation between the Carnality and Food (on the example of meat in advertising) Anna WOJTEWICZ, Niculaus Copernicus University, Poland DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000370 Papers: Female Bodies in Consumption Societies: Subjection or Agency Maria Joao CUNHA, CIEG/ISCSP - ULisboa 5161800401, Portugal Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities. Part I Oral Presentations: The Business of Accent Reduction and Interest Divergence Vijay RAMJATTAN, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada Transnational Spaces and Linguistic Capital Julia SCHROEDTER, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Joerg ROESSEL, University of Zurich, Switzerland Foreign Language Knowledge: A Resource or a Barrier for Economic Integration? Josep UBALDE BUENAFUENTE, URV-Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain; Amado ALARCON ALARCON, University Rovira i Virgili, Spain Multifaceted Views on the Role of Language for Migrants' Social Positions Isabell DIEKMANN, Osnabriick University, Germany; Joanna Jadwiga SIENKIEWICZ, Bielefeld University, Germany Is Local Language a Necessary Pathway to Immigrant's Labor Market Integration? the Case of Hong Kong Yuying TONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Wenyang SU, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Papers: Japanese Ability of ludo-Chinese Refugees and Their Social Networks with the Japanese Society Mika HASEBE, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Globalization and Labor Migration in South- Asia: Understanding Intensity of Vulnerability Oral Presentations: Gulf Gatekeepers: Gendered Im/Mobility in the Recruitment and Regulation of Indian Women Migrants DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000371 Jolin JOSEPH, York University, Canada Protection of Migrant's Rights and Improved Accessibility to Government Schemes: Exploring the Process of Seasonal Labour Migration in Rural India Shilpi smita PANDA, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India, India Taiwanese Business Migrants in Malaysia: Translocal Networks and Entrepreneurship Ai-hsuan MA, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities. Part II Oral Presentations: 'Native Language Education and Adaptation of Chinese Immigrants Second Generation in Italy' Junko TAJIMA, Faculty of Social Sciences,Hosei University, Japan Ethnic Classroom Composition and Minority Language Use Among Classmates: Do Peers Affect Students' Educational Achievement? Julian SEURING, University of Bamberg, Germany Immigrant Language Training for Integration: Entrenching Linguistic and Social Inequalities Eve HAQUE, York University, Canada Who Are We and Where Do We Fit? the Terik Community Search for Belonging Everlyn KISEMBE, Moi University, Kenya Return Migration and School: Sociolinguistic Experiences of Transnational Students in Mexico and the United States Kathleen TACELOSKY, Lebanon Valley College, USA Papers: Linguistic Vitality Among the Turks and Armenians of Tehran Emilia NERCISSIANS, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran 3:30-5:20 p.m. Mobile Desires: The Patterns, Structures and Strategies of Sexual Migration Oral Presentations: On the Government of Bisexual Bodies. Asylum Case Law and the Biopolitics of Bisexual Erasure DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000372 Christian KLESSE, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom The Economic Integration ofLGB Immigrants: The Role of Social Networks Sagi RAMAJ, Western University, Canada LGBT Sexualities and Migration Bemadetta SIARA, University of Suffolk, United Kingdom Gay Brain Drain: Migration out of a Place Because of the Lack of Legal Protection for LGB People Yiu-tung SUEN, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Unequal Sexual Migration across Taiwan Strait: Illicit Migration of Chinese Migrant Sex Workers in Taiwan and Taiwanese Sex Buyers in China Mei-Hua CHEN, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Learning from Migrant Labour Struggles: Innovative Initiatives of Precarious Workers Oral Presentations: Left out? Forgotten Struggle Histories, Perspectives on Old and New Approaches to Migrant Worker Organizing Aziz CHOUDRY, McGill University, Canada; Manuel SALAMANCA, McGill University, Canada Making Solidarities in the Context of Precarity. Grassroots Organising Among LowPaid Migrant Workers in London Davide PERO, Nottingham University, United Kingdom 50 Years of Labour Apartheid, Now What? Learning and Moving Forward in the Movement for Migrant Rights in Canada Evelyn ENCALADA GREZ, OISE of the University of Toronto, Canada Organization As Solidarity: African Migrant Workers in Germany Faisal GARBA MUHAMMED, University of Cape Town, South Africa Community Unionism in the South of Spain. Migrant Organised Trade Unions and the Labor Struggles within the Greenhouses of Almeria Olaf TIETJE, University of Kassel, Germany The Children's Crusade: Migrant Children Oral Presentations: Immigrant Children in Chile: Violence, Rights and Agency DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000373 Iskra PAVEZ, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile; Caterine GALAZ, Universidad de Chile, Chile Migrant and Refugee Children in Polish Schools - (non) Discriminatory School Practices Urszula MARKOWSKA-MANISTA, Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Child Development and Well-being, Poland; Dominika ZAKRZEWSKA-OLEDZKA, The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland Itinerary of a Migrant Identity Sadao OMOTE, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil Transnationality, Mobility and Belongingness of Chinese Cross-Border Students Anita Kit-wa CHAN, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Negotiating Agency and Home-Making: The Processing and Resettlement of Unaccompanied Minors in the U.S. Luis TENORIO, University of California, Berkeley, USA Papers: Unaccompanied Migrant Minors: Conceptualizations of Childhood, Child Rights and Well-Being Roberta DI ROSA, University of Palermo, Italy; Ravinder BARN, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom 5:30-7:20 p.m. Recent Development of Immigration and Integration Policies Oral Presentations: Impact of Immigration Policies on Syrian Refugees' Integration in Canada, Germany, Turkey, and the United States Aysegul BALTA OZGEN, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Immigration, Asylum and Right-Wing Populism in Germany: Critical Perspectives on 'Civil Society' and 'Democracy' Olaf TIETJE, University of Kassel, Germany; Elisabeth TUIDER, University of Kassel, Germany Italian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis. the Policy Gap Reconsidered Tiziana CAPONI 0, University of Turin, Italy; Teresa CAPPIALI, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000374 Refugee Families, Education and the Regime Transition of Homeland: The Case Study of Burmese Refugee Community in Japan Yasuhiro HITOMI, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan Key Issues of Social Integration of Young Migrants from China in Russia Olga BORODKINA, Saint Petersburg University, Russian Federation; Anastasia AMIRKHANIAN, Saint Petersburg University, Russia; Alexander TAVROVSKIY, Saint Petersburg University, Russian Federation Between Humanitarianism and Control: Mexico's Treatment of Undocumented Migration. Tanya BASOK, University of Windsor, Canada; Martha Luz ROJAS WIESNER, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico Papers: Financial Support for the Costs of Professional Recognition Procedures - a New Stepping Stone within the German Recognition Act Rosemarie SACKMANN, Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung, Germany Gender Immigration and Religion in a Globalized World Oral Presentations: Do 'women of Valor' Feel More Self-Fulfilled? Gender, Religion and Work Among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women Anat GUY, Clooege of Management, Israel; Aviad RAZ, Ben Guryon University, Israel Agency and Intersectional Identities of Syrian Refugee Women: Refugee, Women, Widow and Religious Umut OZKALELI, ADA University, Azerbaijan Gender, Religion and Settlement Problems: The Rohingya 'Immigrants' in Jammu (India) Abha CHAUHAN, University of Jammu, India Our Faith Will Keep Us Alive: Religious/ Spiritual Identities of Diverse Immigrant Women in Ottawa Peruvemba JAY A, Department of Communication,University of Ottawa, Canada Migration and Quality of Life. Part I Oral Presentations: Birds of a Feather Flock Together? Own-Group Concentration and Immigrants' Life DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000375 Satisfaction in the UK, 2009-2016 Jing SHEN, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany; Irena KOGAN, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany Immigrants' Subjective Integration: Life Satisfaction Among Immigrants in Italy Angela PAPARUSSO, Institute of research on population and social policies CNR-IRPPS, Italy; Elena AMBROSETTI, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy Life Satisfaction and Internal Migration Experience Zhongshan YUE, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Yue YUAN, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Shuzhuo LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Do Frames of Reference Change? Intergenerational Reference Group Effects on Life Satisfaction Randy STACHE, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany; Antje ROEDER, PhilippsUniversitat Marburg, Germany Striving for Better Lives: Development of Economic Activities Among Newcomer Chinese Female Immigrants in Contemporary Japan Jie ZHANG, Waseda University, China Thursday July 19, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Encounters Between Indigenous Peoples and Recent Immigrants and Refugees in Classic Immigration Countries Oral Presentations: New Home and Foreign Land: Post-Secondary Students' Interactions with and Perceptions of Immigrants and Refugees in a Canadian Prairie Province Henry CHOW, University of Regina, Canada; Xiashengyou WANG, University of Regina, Canada Encounters between Native Peoples and Recent Syrian Refugees in Hatay, Turkey Zerrin ARSLAN, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey Understanding Ethnic Identities in Urban Spaces in India Shreya URV ASHI, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India Migration, Social Rights and Multi-Level Governance in Europe Oral Presentations: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000376 Governance from below: Examining How Grassroots Refugee Groups Expand the "Who, When, Where and How" of Welfare Services in the Resettlement Policy Domain Odessa GONZALEZ BENSON, University of Michigan, USA; Andre STEPHENS, University of Washington Department of Sociology, USA Migration, Access to Health and EU's New Economic Governance Regime Sabina STAN, University College Dublin, Ireland; Roland ERNE, University College Dublin, Ireland 'everyday Bordering' in the UK: An Examination of Social Work Decision Making Processes When Working with Migrant Family Members. Julie WALSH, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom International Family Migration and Normative Languages Oral Presentations: Mixed Unions and Women's Religious Conversion: An Inquiry into the Role of Media Language Mara TOGNETTI, University ofMilan-Bicocca, Italy; Alberto MASCENA, University of Milano, Italy Children As Storytellers. Migrant Narratives in Primary Schools Angela SCOLLAN, Middlesex University in London, United Kingdom; Federico FARINI, University of Northampton, United Kingdom Adaptation of Immigrant Women Living in Smaller Communities to the Challenge of English Language Barrier Choon Lee CHAI, Red Deer College, Canada; Amal Ibrahim MADIBBO, University of Calgary, Canada; Liza MCCOY, University of Calgary, Canada; Tabitha PHIRI, Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association, Canada Social Consequences of the Restricted Language Development in Migrant Youth in Austria Verica PA VIC ZENTNER, Social Identity Research, Austria Employment-Related Mobilities in Canada: Crossroads of Domestic and Transnational Movement Oral Presentations: The Transnational Labour Migration of Filipina Nurses to Canada during the 1950s and 1960s Valerie DAMASCO, University of Toronto, Canada DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000377 Invisibilized Temporary Foreign Workers: International Experience Canada and Irish Employment-Related Mobilities to Canada Jane HELLEINER, Brock University, Canada Great White North Vs. Tim Hortons: Filipino Service Workers and the Mobilities of Capital and Labour Pauline BARBER, Dalhousie University, Canada; Catherine BRYAN, Dalhousie University, Canada Mapping the Occupational Health and Safety Challenges Arising from EmploymentRelated Geographical Mobility (E-RGM) Among Canadian Seafarers on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River Desai SHAN, University of Ottawa, Canada Migration and Quality of Life. Part II Oral Presentations: Does Migration Pay Off in the Long Run? Income and Subjective Well-Being of Eastern European Migrants Aged 50+ Stefan GRUBER, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany; Gregor SAND, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany Happy Newcomers? Subjective Well-Being of First-Generation Immigrants in Germany. Hilke BROCKMANN, European University Institute, Italy Subjective Well-Being Differentials and the Decision of Migrants of Different Origin to Stay in the Host-Country: Evidence from Germany Maximilian SCHIELE, IRSEI-Institute (University of Luxembourg), Luxembourg Considering Measurement Equivalence in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Immigrants and the Autochthonous Population Patrick BRZOSKA, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany "There Is No Bad Weather There Are Only Wrong Clothes", Determinants of Quality of Life and Well-Being Among Polish Migrants in Norway Magdalena ZADKOWSKA, University of Gdansk, Poland 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Social Exclusion in Comparative Perspective: Migration, Policy, and Power Oral Presentations: Does the UK "Citizenship Process" Lead Immigrants to Reject British Identity? a Panel DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000378 Data Analysis David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Interrogating Social Exclusion and Inclusion among Syrian Refugee Youth in Ontario Luann GOOD GINGRICH, York University, Canada; Naomi LIGHTMAN, University of Calgary, Canada Caring in the Midst Exclusion/Inclusion: Care Provision and Survival Among Haitian Migrant Domestic Workers in the DR Masaya LLA VANERAS BLANCO, Wilfrid Laurier University - Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada Supporting Settlement: Balancing Obligations with 'Putting Australia First' Ciara SMYTH, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia; Ilan KATZ, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia Social Protection for Migrant Workers in the Developmental Welfare State: The Case of Low Skilled Workers in Korea Huck-Ju KWON, Gradatue School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea; Ju Ryung CHO, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul Naitonal University, South Korea The Expatriation in the Field of Migration Studies: Issues and Perspectives Oral Presentations: Lifestyle Migration in the Political Economy of Migration Michaela BENSON, Goldsmiths, United Kingdom Between Economic Exile and Lifestyle Migration. US and Spanish Expats in Chile. Cristian DONA REVECO, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Japanese Expatriation in China Since the 1990s: Gender, Nationalism, and Changing Status As a Migrant Chie SAKAI, Kansai University, Japan The Terminological Division between 'expatriates' and 'migrants': Sorting Migrants By Skill and Form of Employment or By Race and Nationality? Caroline SCHOPP, Hong Kong Baptist University, Max Weber Foundation, Hong Kong Expatriates and Changing Employment Practices of Transnational Companies Minori MATSUTANI, Doshisha University, Japan Expatriation As Mobility or Migration? - Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Insights DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000379 Claudia VORHEYER, University of Zurich, Switzerland Diaspora, Removal, and Migration: Disasters and the Movement of People Oral Presentations: 'Land That We Love': Responses By Sierra Leonean Diaspora Communities to the West African Ebola Outbreak Ryann MANNING, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Canada Disaster (Im)Mobility: Migrant Caregivers' Experiences of the Fort Mcmurray Wildfire Emma JACKSON, University of Alberta, Canada On Evacuees'mobility and Social Divisions after the Kobe Earthquake: How the Movement of People Is Exposed to the Power of Spatial Segregation? Hideki INAZU, Tottori University, Japan; Shun HARADA, Rikkyo University, Japan Tsunami Colonies: Rehabilitating or Ghettoizing the Disaster-Affected? Jones Thomas SPARTEGUS, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, India Responses, Practices, and Processes of European Disaster Management and International Humanitarian Aid Operations in the European Refugee and Migrant Crisis Cordula DITTMER, Disaster Research Unit (DRU), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany; Daniel F. LORENZ, Disaster Research Unit (DRU), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany 3:30-5:20 p.m. Migrations and New Forms oflntegration Oral Presentations: Migrations and the Young Citizens: The Role of Educational Institutions Flaminia SACCA, Universita della Tuscia, Italy, Italy Unaccompanied Minors in Greece Georgios TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Sociology Department, Greece; Ioanna GIANNOPOULOU, Psychiatry Department (Second), Attika Hospital, University of Athens, Greece, Greece Refugee Catastrophe, Ethno-National Conflict and the Crisis of Democracy Azril BACAL ROIJ, Uppsala University, Sweden Social Reproduction in Transnational Migration DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000380 Oral Presentations: Politics of Regularization and Migrant Domestic Labor: The Case of Filipino Domestic Workers in Paris Ruri ITO, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Migrant Domestic and Care Workers in Japan: Workers' Rights and Contradictions Migrant Domestic and Care Workers in Japan: Workers' Rights and Contradictions Aya SADAMATSU, Keisen University, Japan Eldercare in Transnational Immigrant Families Nancy MANDELL, York University, Canada Transnational Care Migration of Women from the North: Au Pairs in Australia Nana OISHI, Asian Institute, the University of Melbourne, Australia Transmigrant Familial Practices and the Accomplishment of the Work of Social Reproduction Guida MAN, Department of Sociology, York University, Canada Transnational Care in the Immobility Regime: Families Facing Closed Borders and Restrictive Migration Policies Oral Presentations: Envisaging Post-Brexit Immobility: Polish Migrants' Care Intentions Concerning Their Elderly Parents Agnieszka RADZIWINOWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland; Anna KORDASIEWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland The Contestation of Family Rights of Migrants in Europe's Free Movement Regime: Brexit and Beyond Majella KILKEY, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; Louise RYAN, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Suspicious motherhood: marriage migration, borders, and precarity Sohoon LEE, University of Toronto, Canada Migrant Families' Assemblages of Care between Mobility, Immobility and Permanent Crisis Anna AMELINA, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Gennany Lives on Hold - Intimate Relations and Care in the Lives of Asylum Seekers in Finland Lena NARE, University of Helsinki, Finland DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000381 Transnational Care Networks of Older Migrants in Australia. the Influence of Migration and Health Care Policies on Transnational Care Strategies. Rosa BRANDHORST, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA PERTH, Australia Changing Mobility Regimes and Gender: Practices of Care Circulation in Processes of Migration Settlement in the Southern Mexican Immigrant Receiving Communities Susanne WILLERS, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, Mexico 5:30-7:20 p.m. Immigration and Populist Politics Oral Presentations: Absence of Anti-Immigrant Populism in Japan Hideki TARUMOTO, Waseda University, Japan Hatred Politics and Public Intellectuals: Different Perspectives I Divided Narratives Towards the "Other" Pilar DAMIAO DE MEDEIROS, University of the Azores I PhD Freiburg University, Germany, Portugal Public Opinion and Migration Processes in Europe Natalia NEMIROVA, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russian Federation Inclusion Versus Exclusion: Framing Spanish Media Discourse on the Access to Health of Irregular Migrants Sonia PARELLA RUBIO, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Anahi VILADRICH, Queens College of the City University of New York, CUNY, USA The Socio-Political Experiences of United States Citizens Living Abroad in the Age of Donald Trump Jan DOERING, McGill University, Canada Friday July 20, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Migrating Families: Maintaining Generational Ties and Establishing Family and Community Bonds Oral Presentations: The Role of Latina Women in Migration, Immigration, and Adaptation: Patterns in Central Indiana Jennifer GREIVING, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Anayeli LOPEZ, University of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000382 Colorado Denver, USA; Ruben VIRAMONTEZ-ANGUIANO, University of Colorado Denver, USA Reconciling Traditional Family Life and Individual Autonomy: The Case of Zimbabwean Male Migrants in South Africa Ria SMIT, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Transnational Family Ties and Community Bonds: Indo-Caribbean Migrants in the U.K. Kamini GRAHAME, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, USA; Peter GRAHAME, Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill, USA Effects of Displacement,Forced Migration, and Resettlement on Arab Family Relationships Lynda ASHBOURNE, University of Guelph, Canada; Mohammed BAOBAID, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Canada; Abir AL JAMAL, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Canada; Abdallah BADAHDAH, Doha International Family Institute, Qatar Papers: Transnational Bonding: Social Ties and Resources Among Filipino Families Sanna SAKSELA-BERGHOLM, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Finland Family Bargaining,Community (Re)Building & Becoming Professionals: Gendered Strategizing of Skilled Migration By Indian Women in the U.S. Namita MANOHAR, Brooklyn College - City University of New York, USA Rethinking Paternities in the Chilean Migratory Context Raynier HERNANDEZ ARENCIBIA, Alberto Hurtado University, Chile Keeping Family Compact: Filipino Immigrants' Experience Wei XING, University of Winnipeg, Canada; Ayana Mae BARTOLOME, University of Winnipeg, Canada Comparative Research in Migration and Citizenship Studies: Transformative Change or Status Quo Dynamics? Models of Social Inclusion and Social Exclusion of the First and Second Generations of Transnational Migrants in Russia, France, and the USA: Comparative Sociological Analysis Pavel LISITSYN, Saint-Petersburg State University ofE conomics, Russian Federation; Alexander STEPANOV, TANDEM, St. Petersburg State University, Russia DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000383 Do National Integration Discourses Affect Muslims' Political and Civic Incorporation? a Comparison of France, Canada, and Quebec Emily LAXER, University of Michigan, USA; Jeffrey REITZ, University of Toronto, Canada The Incorporation of South Asian Minorities in Canada and the United States Prema KURIEN, Syracuse University, USA Migrations and Work in a Critical Perspective of Analyzes of Migration in the Context of Globalization and Resurgence of the Violence of Racial Boundaries. Oral Presentations: Immigrant Labor and Migratory Regulation in Europe's Agricultural Enclaves. the Case of Moroccan Workers in Spain, Italy and France's Agricultural Sectors. Ana LOPEZ-SALA, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; Yoan MOLINERO GERBEAU, Spanish National Research Council, Spain; Gennaro AVALLONE, University of Salerno, Italy The Permanent Crisis of Migrant Labor - Gender Differences in the Crisis Perception of Latin American Labor Migrants in Spain Johanna NEUHAUSER, Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), Germany 'I Need to Work to be Legal, I Need to be Legal to Work': Clandestine Markets and Labor Precarity Among Haitian Women in Santiago (Chile). Sofia UGARTE, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Are German Employee Representatives Learning to Speak on Behalf of Migrant Labour? Addressing the Problems of Status and Organizational Dilemmas Michael WHITTALL, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitiit Erlangen-Nfunberg, Germany; Ingrid ARTUS, FAU, Germany; Ronald STAPLES, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany Une Zone Grise Du Travail Dans Les Chaines De Valeur: Le Poids De I' Action Publique Dans La Precarisation Des Travailleurs Migrants Temporaires Au Canada. Sid Ahmed SOUSSI, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Including Skilled Refugees into the Labour Market - Understanding the "Paradox" Between Labour and Humanitarian Migration Oral Presentations: Gender Knowledge in the Labour Market Inclusion of Skilled Female Refugees in Germany DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000384 Helen SCHWENKEN, University of Osnabriick, Germany Making It in the Land of Opportunities. Labor Market Integration of Skilled Refugees in New York City Area. Karolina LUKASIEWICZ, New York University, USA; Tanzilya OREN, Fordham University, USA; Saumya TRIPATHI, Social Worker, India Economic Integration of Refugees in Germany - a Question of the Institutional Framework Jannes JACOBSEN, Socio-economic Panel at the German Insitute for Economic Research, Germany 3:30-5:20 p.m. Migration and Perceptions of Racism and Anti-Blackness "We Speak Back!": African Women's Racialized Citizenship Acts in Portugal Celeste CURINGTON, North Carolina State University, USA The Centrality of Race to Inequality in the World-System Manuela BOATCA, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, Germany Unequal Racialization and Divergent Career Outcomes of Skilled Migrants in Postcolonial Hong Kong Caroline SCHOPF, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong The Intersection of Nationalism and Anti-Blackness in the Reception of Haitians in Canada Carlo CHARLES, York University, Canada Migration and Regeneration: Rebuilding the Uneven City Oral Presentations: The New Chinatowns in Europe: Chinese Wholesalers As Urban Economic and Political Actors Ya-Han CHUANG, University Toulouse Jean Jaures - LISST, France Migration and Pre-2020 Olympic Urban Renewal in Tokyo Chikako MORI, Hltotsubashi University, Japan Urban Governance of Migration. Discurses and Practices in Manchester and Germany Laura CALBET ELIAS, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space, Germany Planning, Regeneration, Area-Based Urban Policies and the Management of Ethnic 'Diversity' in London and Paris DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000385 Claire COLOMB, University College London, Bartlett School of Planning, United Kingdom; Christine LELEVRIER, Universite Paris Est Creteil, Ecole d'Urbanisme de Paris, France The Urban Effects of Privileged Jewish Immigration and Tourism on Jerusalem, Israel Hila ZABAN, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Migration and Linguistic Diversity Oral Presentations: Multilingual Practices and the Transmission of the Mother Tongue in Families of Moroccan Origin in Germany and France - a Biographical Evaluation of Language Learning Policies Youssef ABID, Goethe University, Germany; Elise PAPE, University of Strasbourg, France; Christoph SCHWARZ, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany; Marion UHLE, University of Strasbourg, France Cultural Politics of Homeland Media Kyong YOON, University of British Columbia, Canada Refugees and Gender: Challenges for Travel, Border-Crossing and Security in the 21st Century Oral Presentations: Migration Narratives of Refugees in Morocco: A Reading in Sub-Saharan Women's Stories of Home and Host Country in the North-East of Morocco Keltouma GUERCH, Ministry of Education, Morocco Gendered Geographies of Displacement: Asylum-Seeker Women's Living Experiences in Van, Turkey Selda TUNCER, Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey Access to Justice and Refugee Rights As a Survival Strategy of Central American Women Susanne WILLERS, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, Mexico Being Male and Stuck in Vulnerability. the Situation of Young Male Refugees in Turkey. Gerda HECK, AUC Egypt, Egypt Gendered Organizational Perspectives on Human Security of Refugees in Germany Kerstin ROSENOW-WILLIAMS, UNICEF Germany, Cologne, Germany; Katharina BEHMER, Institute for International Law of Peace and Anned Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Alina BERGEDIECK, Institute for International Law of Peace and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000386 Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Inga ZIMMERMANN, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany 5:30-7:20 p.m. Labor Force Markets and Migration Policies: Open Markets but Controlled Migration? Oral Presentations: Migration for Achievement: The Life Strategies of IT Professional Migrants in Australia Olga OLEINIKOV A, University of Sydney, Australia Shortages of Qualifications in Germany Despite Increased Migration- What Is Good for One, Is Harm for the Other Robert HELMRICH, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany; Michael TIEMANN, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany Armenian Migrants in Russian Labor Market Gevorg POGHOSY AN, Armenian Sociological Association, Armenia The Invisible Shift. Outsourcing, Private Actors, and the Markets of Migration Control. Insights from Spain. Ana LOPEZ-SALA, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; Dirk GODENAU, Depaiiment of Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods. University of La Laguna (Tenerife ), Spain Refugees@Work: Re-Composition of the Workforce and Re-Regulation of Border Regimes in Germany Peter BIRKE, Soziologisches F orschungsinstitut Goettingen an der Georg August Universitaet, Gennany Exploring the Role of Legal Status on the Labor Market Outcomes of Childhood Arrivals in Los Angeles Ashley MUCHOW, Pardee RAND Graduate School, USA; Robe1i BOZICK, RAND Corporation, USA Papers: Effects of Migration on Poverty, Inequality, and Human Capital Formation in Albania Entela KALESHI, Institute for Change and Leadership in Albania, Albania Social Movements and Conflicts over Migration and Asylum DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000387 Oral Presentations: La Cause Des Migrants a L'echelle Euro-Africaine. La Difficile Construction Du Mouvement Des Expulses d'Espagne (2006-2012). Emmanuelle BOUILL Y, Universite Laval, CIRAM, ReQEt: Canada 'Contact Zone' Developers Facing Inhibitors. Volunteers' Experiences of Refugee Movements and Racism in Finland Sofia LAINE, Finnish Youth Research Network, Finland Welcome Culture and Democracy in Germany: Refugee Support Initiatives As Site of Active Citizenship and Democratic Learning Katherine BRAUN, University of Osnabriick, Germany; Nikolai HUKE, University of Tiibingen, Germany Urban Citizenship Struggles As Transformative Politics Sarah SCHILLIGER, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland Saturday July 21, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Highly Skilled Migrants Oral Presentations: Transnational Transformations: Theorising Female Professional Lead Migrants in Hong Kong Annie CHAN, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Virtual Mobility Among Highly Skilled Migrants in Thailand Chantanee CHAROENSRI, Thammasat University, Thailand Deskilling of Internationally-Educated Immigrants: Critical Evaluation of the Processes in the Foreign Credential Recognition in Canada Abdul-Bari ABDUL-KARIM, University of Manitoba, Canada Asymmetric Mobility and Migration of Highly-Skilled Workers in Europe Rui GOMES, University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal; Joao Teixeira LOPES, University of Porto, Institute of Sociology, Portugal; Henrique VAZ, University of Pmio, FPCE, Pmiugal; Luisa CERDEIRA, University of Lisbon, Institute of Education, Portugal; Belmiro CABRITO, University of Lisbon, Institute of Education, Portugal; Rafaela GANGA, University of Pmio, Institute of Sociology, Portugal; Paulo PEIXOTO, University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal Cosmopolitanism Questioned: Mid- and High-Skilled Chinese-Singaporeans Migrants DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000388 in Global Cities Caroline PL USS, University of Liverpool in Singapore, Singapore 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Racialized Migrants, Multiculturalism and (In)Justice Beyond the Metropole Bridging the 'Migration-Development Nexus'-Addressing the 'wellbeing'of Migrants in Rural Areas Philomena DE LIMA, University of the Highlands and Islands, United Kingdom Migrant Differentiation, Racism and Islamophobia in Rural/Regional Australia David RADFORD, University of South Australia, Australia Countryside Ghettoes? Segregation in Small Towns and Rural Areas in Italy. Eduardo BARBERIS, DESP - University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy The Refugee Entrepreneurship Paradox in Australia: Regional and Rural Experiences Jock COLLINS, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney., Australia; Branka KRIVOKAPIC-SKOKO, Charles Sturt University, Australia Access to Language Interpretation and Culturally Sensitive Services for Abused Immigrant Women in Non-Urban Centers of BC Wendy CHAN, Simon Fraser University, Canada The Dynamics of International Migration in the 21st Century Oral Presentations: Dynamic Effects of Migrant Remittances on Macroeconomic Variables in Nigeria (1981-2016) Monica ORISADARE, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nigeria; Moshood OSUNMUYIWA, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nigeria The Transnational Identities of Immigrants and Their Impact on the Sense of Belonging to the Host Society: The Case of Africans in Canada Amal Ibrahim MADIBBO, University of Calgary, Canada; Animwaa OBENG-AKROFI, University of Calgary, Canada Negotiating Integration and Mobility - Experiences of Highly-Skilled German Immigrants in Canada Anke PATZELT, University of Ottawa, Canada Oil Spillage and Internal Displacement in the Niger Delta Gloria OGUNGBADE, Covenant University, Nigeria; Ogaba OCHE, Nigerian Institute of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000389 International Affairs, Nigeria; Moses DURUJI, Covenant University, Ota Ogun State, Nigeria Mobility in the Digital Age: ICTs and the Transformation of International Migration Shaohua ZHAN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Rajiv George ARICAT, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Irregular Migration Journeys: Women Asylum Seekers in Athens, Greece Amber MCMUNN, Saint Mary's University, Canada Media, Migrants, and Mayhem: Newsprints' Representation of African Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Foreign Nationals in South Africa during Periods of Violence Tolu LANREWAJU, Rutgers University - Newark, USA Migration, Mobilities and Borders Oral Presentations: The Impact of Mobility on the Life Transitions of Young Emigrants from PostCommunist Bulgaria Siyka KOV A CHEV A, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria What Is the Result of the Youth's Mobility? the Case of a Japanese Rural Areas. Satoshi IDO, Aichi prefectural University, Japan School-to-Work Transition and Identity Capital of Second Generation of Chinese Migrant Workers Xuan WU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Minors As Brokers: The Processing and Resettlement of Unaccompanied Minors Luis TENORIO, University of California, Berkeley, USA Procesos ldentitarios De La Juventud Musulmana En La Sociedad Espanola: Genero, Educacion y Ciudadania Maria JIMENEZ DELGADO, University of Alicante, Spain; Diana JARENO RUIZ, University of Alicante, Spain; Pablo DE GRACIA SORIANO, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Unaccompanied Minors and Young Migrants in France: Challenges for a World-Wide Child Care System Andrea BARROS LEAL, Laboratoire de Changement Social et Politique - Universite Paris 7, France Papers: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000390 The Current Return Migration of the European Youth Pablo PUMARES, University of Almeria, Spain; Andrea BLANC MOLINA, University of Almeria, Spain; Jorge ORDONEZ CARRASCO, University of Almeria, Spain; Juan FERNANDEZ-PRADOS, Universidad de Almeria, Spain Acculturation and Wellbeing. the Case of the Descendants of Immigrants in Catalonia (Spain) Cecilio LAPRESTA-REY, Universidad de Lleida, Spain; Judit JANES, University of Lleida, Spain; Clara SANSO, University of Lleida, Spain Young Migrant Workers: Stratification of Labor Market and Differentiation of Social Security: A Study in Chinese Developed Eastern and Southern Coasted Cities Wei FANG, College of Political Science and Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Integrating International Migration into the Mainstream Social Theorizing Oral Presentations: Sociology of Global Inequalities Anja WEISS, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Political Subjects at the Border: Rethinking Democracy from the Perspective of Migration Helge SCHWIER TZ, University of Osnabriick, Germany Homing: An Emerging Conceptual Bridge between Migration Studies and Sociological Theory Paolo BOCCAGNI, University of Trento, Italy 12:30-2:20 p.m. Religion and Migration: Contrasting the First and Second Generations Oral Presentations: Latin-American Charismatic Christians in Stockholm (Sweden) Emir MAHIEDDIN, Religion & Society Research Centre, Sweden The Parish Community of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in the Process of Adaptation and Integration of Its Parishioners. Maria PODLESNAYA, St. Tikhon's Orthodox University, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences., Russian Federation The Role of Religion in the Lives of Serbian Immigrants in Sweden Sabina HADZIBULIC, Uppsala University, CRS, Sweden DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000391 Caught in between or Bridging the Gap? Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Identity within Second and Third Generation Pakistani Muslims in Sweden Uzma KAZI, Lund University, Sweden "Change Is Inevitable" - on the First and Second Generations of Tibetan Monks in India and Nepal Malwina KRAJEWSKA, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Mixed Marriages and Social Exclusion: Which Prospects? Oral Presentations: Complexities of the Experiences and Negotiations of Their Belongings of Migrant Filipino Women Married to Japanese Men Sachi TAKAYA, Osaka University, Japan Cross Cultural Marriages in Toronto: An Ethnographic Study Gulbin OZDAMAR AKARCA Y, ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, Turkey 'Everywhere Is Home': Paradox of Homing and Child Upbringing Among NigerianChinese Families in China Kudus AD EBA YO, University oflbadan, Nigeria; Femi G. OMOLOLU, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Behind the Circumcision: Kinship, Gender and Religion in the Life Stories of Mixed Couples with an Arab-Muslim Partner Francesco CERCHIARO, University of KU Leuven, Belgium; Laura ODASSO, AixMarseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire Mediterraneen de Sociologie LAMES & Temps, Espaces, Langages, Europe Meridionale - Medite1rnnee TELEMMe, Labexmed, France Social Integration and Post-Divorce Wellbeing Among Female Marriage Migrants in New Immigrant Destinations Hsin-Chieh CHANG, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 2:30-4:20 p.m. Challenging Immigration Detention Oral Presentations: Quiet Voices: Resistance Against Disciplinary and Biopolitical Practices in the US Immigration Prison Agnieszka RADZIWINOWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland Post-Calais As Translation of Institutional Violence: Assessing the Mechanisms of DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000392 Reception and Relocation of Migrants from Calais Paula Cristina SAMPAIO, University of Minho, Portugal; Isabel CARVALHAIS, University of Minho, Portugal "Please Deport Me As Soon As Possible". Incommensurable Realities in Immigrant Detention Jukka KONONEN, University of Tampere, Finland The Emerging Movement to Confront Immigrant Detention in the United States: Strategic Challenges and Possibilities for Social Change Eric POPKIN, Colorado College, USA Gender and Anti-Migration Politics Oral Presentations: Gender and Migration - Sexism and Racism: A Closer Look at Right-Wing Populist Dynamics in Germany Jasmin SIRI, LMU Munich, Germany; Paula Irene VILLA, LMU Munich, Germany Educating the Male Other. Pedagogy As a Means for Restrictive Asylum Politics Paul SCHEIBELHOFER, University oflnnsbruck, Austria Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A "Whole of Community" Approach to Immigrants and Refugees Friday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2018 Cintas Center, Xavier University 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45207 https://mailchi.mp/cmsny/cincinnati-july2018?e=58d5c0883f http://cmsny.org/ event/ cincinnati-july2018/ Description: Join scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event will examine "whole of community" responses to welcoming, integrating, and protecting immigrants, lift up models and best practices, and DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000393 provide opportunities for further community-focused collaborations. It will also help participants identify and bolster their legal support, research, and capacity needs in addressing these issues. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. What Do Voters Want Done on Immigration? Is There a Bipartisan Path Forward? 10:00-11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20005 https ://bipartisanpolicy. org/ events/what-do-voters-want -done-on-immigration-is-there-abipartisan-path- forward/ Description: Following the House's recent failure to pass immigration reform bills, it is clear that a new blueprint for reform is needed. Over the last several months BPC has embarked on some work to understand the feelings of voters on immigration and the policies that might gain consensus support. BPC Action contracted with Luntz Global for a set of focus groups and a national survey, with the objectives of gauging voter perceptions, priorities, and expectations for the future of immigration policy. Additionally, working with other organizations, BPC has held roundtables of state and local elected and appointed officials to understand how these issues are playing out on the ground, in communities across the country. Join Director oflmmigration and Cross-Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown and BPC Action Senior Manager Laura Hall and a panel of immigration and political experts to discuss the results of this work and the potential to impact the immigration debate. Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid= 8123-5065F38B81El} {07B5FC4 7-207 A-E811- Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000394 Thursday-Friday, August 2-3, 2018 Rothermere American Institute University of Oxford 1a S Parks Road Oxford OXl 3UB, UK https ://www.oxford-population-and-environment-symposium.com/ Description: The Oxford Symposium is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing, and discourse. This interdisciplinary conference is an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present papers and engage in discussion relevant to sustainability, human welfare, and progress. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring to the table academics and professionals from the realms of environmental studies, economics, education, the built environment, sociology, political science, gender equity, ethics and other related fields, to present papers and engage in discourse relevant to global environmental issues and the effects on human welfare and progress. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 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-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on , from 2-4 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 Enter your email address and select "Submit" DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000395 Select "Subscriber Preferences" Select the "Event Registration" tab Provide your full name and organization, if any Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top ******** ******** 9. 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA http://conference.iza.org/conference files/AMM 2018/viewProgram?conf id=3148 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000396 Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Off shoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000397 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmayr, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego and NBER Session F: Immigrant Integration 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black Gis in Europe David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000398 Diego Portales, Chile Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000399 You can ugdate your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. This is the Center for Immigration Studies ClSNews e-mail list. OVERSIG HT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 1:42 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 7/9/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward What's Happening at the Center In a recent column, Mark Krikorian explains that recent calls by Democrats to "Abolish ICE" is the outgrowth of the growing belief on the left that no illegal alien should ever be deported unless they have been convicted of a nonimmigration crime. Proponents of this view want unlimited immigration but they are not arguing for it honestly by explaining to voters why they should open America's borders to the world's poor. In his recent blog post, Andrew Arthur explains that the "Abolish ICE" movement should be taken literally, but not seriously. Politicians are willing to criticize the agents who risk their lives protecting America from dangerous aliens, but they are not willing to change the laws to eliminate the agency's functions. Jessica Vaughan appeared on CNN Headline News and Fox News to discuss the growing "Abolish ICE" movement. Commentary DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000401 1.,_When Democrats cry 'Abolish ICE,' they really mean 'abolish borders' 2. Sotomayor and Ginsburg Channel the SPLC Biogs 3. Washington Post Analysis of Immigrant Admissions Under Trump Ignores Half of All Immigrants to Reach Erroneous Conclusions 4. Abolish ICE? 5. Joining Ocasio-Cortez in Call to Abolish ICE 6. 24 MS-13 Members Indicted in Maryland 7. How to Eliminate the EB-5 Backlog Without Adding More Visas 8. Politicizing Naturalization Adjudications 9. Extending E-2 Program to New Zealand - a Great Place - Is a Terrible Idea 10. Thorny Immigration Problem at the Irish Border in the UK's Brexit Talks with the EU 11.,_Is Trump Sending a Message with ICE Pick? 12. Mexico Elects AMLO as New President 13. A U.S. District Court Judge Nullifies Provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act Video 14. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Abolishing ICE 15. Jessica Vaughan Discusses Failed Amnesty Proposal 16. Mark Krikorian on Border Enforcement Media Coverage 1. When Democrats cry 'Abolish ICE,' they really mean 'abolish borders' By Mark Krikorian, DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000402 The Hill, July 5, 2018 https://cis.org/Oped/When-Democrats-cry-Abolish-lCE-they-really-meanabolish-borders Excerpt: The push to #AbolishlCE is threatening to become a litmus test for Democratic politicians. It has been embraced by presidential hopefuls like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), as well as other far-left figures such as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, actress-turned-New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, and a number of House members. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Sotomayor and Ginsburg Channel the SPLC By Jason Richwine June 28, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Oped/Sotomayor-and-Ginsburg-Channel-SPLC Excerpt: As Maajid Nawaz, Ben Carson, Charles Murray, and many others can tell us first-hand, the Southern Poverty Law Center loves to poison the well. It's a simple argumentative technique - introduce one's target opponents as so extreme that nothing they proceed to say or do can be trusted. Normally this takes the form of slapping together past quotes from the target without any attempt to summarize his or her positions fairly. The quotes may or may not be in context and may or may not be valid points. It doesn't matter so long as the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000403 target appears unreasonable. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Washington Post Analysis of Immigrant Admissions Under Trump Ignores Half of All Immigrants to Reach Erroneous Conclusions By Jessica Vaughan CIS Blog, July 9, 2018 https://cis.org/Vaughan/Washington-Post-Analysis-lmmigrant-AdmissionsUnder-Trump-lgnores-Half-All-lmmigrants-Reach Excerpt: A recent story in the Washington Post concluding that the Trump administration is deliberately suppressing immigration, especially from Muslimmajority countries, is based on a deeply flawed analysis that included statistics for only half of all recent immigrant admissions. As a result, the Post's numbers and conclusions are way off - so far off that the story should be retracted and rewritten. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000404 Abolish ICE? By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, July 6, 2018 https://cis.org/Arthur/Abolish-lCE Excerpt: There is no doubt that the Democratic politicians who support and promote the "Abolish ICE" movement really mean it. From at least 2010 until the inauguration of Donald Trump, the Obama administration attempted to spend as much time and money as possible not enforcing the immigration laws in the interior of the United States. In a January 11, 2017, Backgrounder captioned "ICE Deportations Hit 10-Year Low", my colleague Jessica Vaughan detailed this decline as it related to criminal aliens, purportedly an Obama administration priority: Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Joining Ocasio-Cortez in Call to Abolish ICE By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 6, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/Joining-OcasioCortez-Call-Abolish-lCE Excerpt: Here's another point I've been pondering: Ocasio-Cortez's successful challenge of a seasoned Democratic politician of good standing raised so many eyebrows that a number of others, including presidential hopefuls such as DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000405 Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris have suddenly and unabashedly joined her cry for elimination of the agency. The Hill went so far as to assert that "Abolishing ICE becomes Dem litmus test". Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 24 MS-13 Members Indicted in Maryland By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, July 6, 2018 https://cis.org/Huennekens/24-MS13-Members-lndicted-Maryland Excerpt: In December 2017, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger described the situation in grave terms: "you've got victims who have had their limbs cut off and just mutilated in a way that we're finding these bodies, it really does act as an indication that the violence is ramping up." Chief Manger continues to support his county's sanctuary law, despite the Fraternal Order of Police formally supporting President Trump's opposition to such policies. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000406 7. How to Eliminate the EB-5 Backlog Without Adding More Visas By David North CIS Blog, July 6, 2018 https:/ leis. org/North/How-EI imi nate-EB5-Backlog-Without-Add ing-More-Visas Excerpt: I would like to terminate the backlog by terminating the program, except for those already in line, but this looks politically impossible. One of the byproducts of a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives next year would be the elevation to the House Judiciary Committee chairmanship of a man who is, quite literally, the congressman from Wall Street, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.); he represents the lower part of Manhattan Island, and while a staunch liberal on most issues, is not an advocate of EB-5 reform. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Politicizing Naturalization Adjudications By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 5, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/Politicizing-Naturalization-Adjudications Excerpt: The politicization, and apparent lack of adequate internal controls in the adjudication of this country's most precious immigration benefit - the DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000407 bestowing of citizenship - has become so overt that recently U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the OHS agency responsible for immigration and naturalization benefits adjudications, has begun forming an entire new cadre of officers dedicated to post-audit and denaturalization investigations in order to attempt to claw back citizenship obtained by those who should not have received it in the first place. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Extending E-2 Program to New Zealand - a Great Place - Is a Terrible Idea By David North CIS Blog, July 5, 2018 https://cis. org/North/Extend ing-E2-Program-New-Zealand-Great-Place-T erribleldea Excerpt: We did not have to work as did many of our grad student peers. The Fulbright program paid the tuition and a living allowance, and the latter was good enough (at 55 UK pounds a month per student) for us to rent a three-level flat that had formerly been occupied by the number two or three officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (assigned to London when we used his place). And we were renting it from a knight of the realm. Downstairs, using a separate entrance, were Sir Carl and Lady Berendsen, the then newly retired Kiwi Minister to the United States and his wife, who were very tolerant of the four brash Americans. It was a great year. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000408 Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Thorny Immigration Problem at the Irish Border in the UK's Brexit Talks with the EU By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 3, 2018 https:/ leis. org/Cad man/Thorny-Im migration-Problem-I rish-Border-U Ks-BrexitT al ks-EU Excerpt: The problem apparently has two facets: One is the matter of trade and customs duties; the other is about the demand for free movement between residents of the two politically distinct areas, while not compromising Britain's right to control its borders - including of course migrants wishing to enter the UK. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Is Trump Sending a Message with ICE Pick? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000409 By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, July 3, 2018 https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Sending-Message-lCE-Pick Excerpt: On June 30, 2018, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen named Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Ronald D. Vitiello as both deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and acting director of ICE. Although the announcement of Chief Vitiello as acting ICE director could have been simply fortuitous, there is a possibility that President Trump made the pick to respond to two very different critics. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Mexico Elects AMLO as New President By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, July 2, 2018 https://cis.org/Luna/Mexico-Elects-AMLO-New-President Excerpt: While AMLO talked about serving the most marginalized and building a more inclusive Mexico, he did not mention Central American migrants crossing through Mexico. This comes as no surprise; AMLO's campaign focused on domestic issues, such as fighting rampant corruption and growing levels of violence. The left wing politician will have his hands full trying to DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000410 deliver on these promises. Thus, issues of migration will certainly be lower on the agenda. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. A U.S. District Court Judge Nullifies Provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 2, 2018 https ://cis. org/Cad man/U S-D istrict-Cou rt-Judge-Nu 11ifies-Provis ionsImm ig ration-and-Nationality-Act Excerpt: It is clear that Congress wished to develop a parallel system that did not implicate the courts for many reasons, not least of them being recognition of the impropriety of burdening the federal judiciary with such a huge potential caseload. Nor did Congress wish to see the mechanism of alien detection and removal turned over to the courts, with the inevitable slowing down that this would imply, when it could achieve due process in other ways more amenable to the size and speed required of a nation that has always confronted a huge population of aliens illegally in the United States and the special complexities required in a system of enforcement and control given the size and scope of the problem. 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Jessica Vaughan Discusses Abolishing ICE CNN HLN & FOX News, June 29, 2018 Video: https://cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Abolishing-lCE Return to Top ******** ******** ~ Jessica Vaughan Discusses Failed Amnesty Proposal Fox News, June 28, 2018 Video: https://www.cis.org/Jessica-Vaughan-Discusses-Failed-AmnestyProposal Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000412 ~ Mark Krikorian on Border Enforcement Media Coverage Fox News, June 22, 2018 Video: https://cis.orq/Mark-Krikorian-Border-Enforcement-Media-Coveraqe Return to Top Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000413 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 6:52 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 7/9/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~atian 0 Share @ Tweet @ , Ao-1mm1grant Forward Immigration Events, 7/9/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate .L 7/ 11, DC - Senate hearing on warrantless smartphone searches at the border - [New Listing] 2. 7/12, DC - Discu ssion on migration between rural and urban areas lo 7/ 12, Oxford, U.K. - Book discussion: Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World 4. 7/15-21 , Toronto - Immigration at the International Sociological Association world congress 2c7/16-18, Cincinnati - Conference on incorporating immigrants and refugees into communities [Updated with Program] 6. 7/17, DC - Discussion on voters' preferences on immigration reform 7. 7/18-19, London - Conference on refugee protection in a hostile world - [New Listing] ~ 8/2-3, Oxford, U.K. - Symposium on population, migration, and the environment 9. 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting fil 8/9-10, Cambridge, MA - Annual migration meeting l.L 9/4-20 , DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons - [New Listing] DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000414 1. Examining Warrantless Smartphone Searches at the Border 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342 Washington, DC, 20510 https ://www .hs gac. senate. gov/ subcommittees/fso/hearings/ examining-warrantless-smartphonesearches-at-the-border Witnesses: Laura K. Donohue Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center Neema Singh Guliani Senior Legislative Counsel American Civil Liberties Union Matthew Feeney Director, Project on Emerging Technologies The Cato Institute Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Selection and the Efficiency of Sorting in Migration Between Rural and Urban Areas: Micro Evidence on Forty-four Lower Income Countries 12:30-2:00 p.m., July 12, 2018 World Bank Main Complex (MC) 2-800 1850 I St NW Washington, DC 20006 http://www.knomad.org/ event/ selection-and-efficiency-sorting-migration-between-rural-and-urbanareas-micro-evidence- forty Description: The gap in incomes between rural and urban households is one of the largest contributors to global inequality. Positions are divided as to whether this gap is a reflection of inefficient labor DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000415 allocation, demanding redress, or an efficient sorting of labor by skill levels. Data show that bettereducated adults are more likely to quit a rural origin and move into town; whether the less welleducated adults are more likely to depart towns for the countryside is more mixed. On balance this selection process does not result in sorting, however; rural-urban migration lowers education levels in town and vice versa. Moreover, selection on education is only a part of the story; far less is known about the role of unobservable traits of individuals in selection. For the present study, nationallyrepresentative, micro data on migration between the rural and urban sectors of 44 lower-income countries have been compiled. From these, the returns to rural-urban and urban-rural migration and the returns to staying are estimated, using counterfactuals controlling for selection. Selection on unobservables is generally estimated to run counter to the role of formal education. The findings are consistent with substantial barriers to "efficient" movement into towns, and some patterns in these barriers are revealed. Speakers: Robert E.B. Lucas, Professor, Economics Department, Boston University Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Book launch: Refuge Lost 6:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018 Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law Mansfield College, Oxford OXl 3UA https ://www.rsc.ox.ac. uk/ events/book-launch-refuge-lost-by-daniel-ghezelbash Description: The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, together with the Refugee Studies Centre, will host a book launch for Dr Daniel Ghezelbash' s new book Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World (Cambridge University Press). Panellists will include Jeff Crisp (RSC), Stephen Meili (University of Minnesota Law School), and it will be chaired by Cathryn Costello (RSC). About the book: As Europe deals with a so-called 'refugee crisis', Australia's harsh border control policies have been suggested as a possible model for Europe to copy. Key measures of this system such as long-tenn mandatory detention, intercepting and turning boats around at sea, and the extraterritorial processing of asylum claims were actually used in the United States long before they were adopted in Australia. The book examines the process through which these policies spread between the United States and Australia and the way the courts in each jurisdiction have dealt with the measures. Daniel Ghezelbash's innovative interdisciplinary analysis shows how policies and practices that 'work' in one country might not work in another. This timely book is a must-read for those interested in preserving the institution of asylum in a volatile international and domestic political climate. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000416 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Theme: Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities Sunday-Saturday, July 15-21, 2018 Metro Toronto Convention Center 255 Front St W Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada https ://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/ Overview: Since the inception of the discipline, sociologists have been concerned with power, violence and justice. Current social, economic and political challenges enhance their relevance. As capitalist globalization expands and deepens, corporate power increases along with global, national and local inequalities. New geo-political power configurations and confrontations are emerging, with violence being used as a tool to oppress and also to resist oppression. Colonial histories and contemporary land appropriations reflect the structures and cultural processes that perpetuate violence against indigenous and minority communities. States' failures to meet their responsibility to provide basic resources are often deflected by blaming the most vulnerable. Both global economic and geopolitical processes create crises and massive displacements of people and, at the same time, fuel racism, nationalism and xenophobia. We have also seen an increasing buildup of a culture of fear as a powerful tool used by states, corporations and other institutions to generate popular suppmi for curtailing freedom in the name of security. Efforts to curtail the flow of desperate refugees, attest to the reinforcement of national and racialized borders. Despite visible progress on equality issues, violence against women and intersectional violence point to the entrenchment of the gender border around the world. Equally significant is the need to consider the role of state and institutional power relations to ongoing everyday violence. In response to disempowerment, violence, and injustice we have also witnessed nonviolent movements, humanitarian interventions, and peace processes that have empowered communities, reduced violence, and promoted justice. These diverse communities have built solidarities outside the neo-liberal frames of state-global capital nexus. This XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology will focus on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. Conference Program Friday July 13, 2018, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000417 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Migrant Selection: Evidence and Implications Oral Presentations: Seeking Asylum in Germany: How Social Stratification Affects the Length and Outcomes of Asylum Processes Yuliya KOSY AKOV A, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany; Herbert BRUCKER, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) / Bamberg University/ Berlin Institute for Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany Educational Selectivity and Immigrants' Labor Market Performance in Germany Regine SCHMIDT, University of Bamberg, Germany Are Migrants Selected on Motivational Orientations? Selectivity Patterns Amongst International Migrants in Europe Maria RAMOS, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Javier POLA VIEJA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Marina FERNANDEZ-REINO, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Do Naturalised Immigrants Hold a Stronger Shared Sense of Belonging to the UK Than Their Non-Naturalised Counterparts? Victoria DONNALOJA, The LSE, United Kingdom Papers: The Land of All Opportunity? Migration and Social Mobility in the EU Irina CIORNEI, University of Bern, Switzerland; Ettore RECCHI, Sciences Po, Paris, France Immigrant Selection and the Propensity for Self-Employment Andrey TIBAJEV, Linkoping University, Sweden Monday July 16, 2018, 2018 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Roundtable A: Migration Policies and Migrants Oral Presentations: Analyzing Migration Restriction Regimes Guillennina JASSO, New York University The Chutes and Ladders of Precarious Non-Citizen Legal Status Trajectories and Incorporation in Toronto. Luin GOLDRING, York University DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000418 Political Participation of Migrants and the Question of Citizenship. the Case of Santiago, Chile Cristian DONA REVECO, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ismael PUGA, Universidad Central; Natalia RAMIREZ, Universidad de Chile Roundtable B: Women and Migration Oral Presentations: To Migrate or Not to Migrate: Punjabi Women's Thoughts on Migration Diditi MITRA, Brookdale Community College Aging Women Migrants and Trans/National Citizenship in Japan Johanna ZULUETA, Soka University Mobile Bodies: The Gender Performance and Migration Experience of Filipino Trans Women Entertainers in Japan Tricia OKADA, Tamagawa University/ Waseda University Russian Women at the International Marriage Market Svetlana SIVOPL YASOVA, Institute of Sociopolitical Researches, RAS; Sergey RY AZANTSEV, ISPR RAS; MGIMO-University Family v. Career: Negotiating Experience and Mobility of Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Toronto Wing Yeung Vivian LEUNG, University of Toronto; Hsin-Yun PENG, York University Social Category and Autonomy: Lifestory of Japanese Expatriate Spouses Yuko MIURA, Rikkyo University Transnationality and the Filipina Domestic Worker: Some Evidences from Brazil Leonardo MELLO E SILVA, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Priscilla LEONG, Centro de Estudos Rurais e Urbanos Roundtable C: Migration in Different National Contexts Oral Presentations: Meandering Rides of the Swedish Taxi Industry: Flourishing Entrepreneurship or Ethnic Segmentation? Zoran SLAVNIC, Linkoping University; Susanne URBAN, Linkoping University Sahrawi Diaspora in Canary Islands: Intergenerational Change Nasara ABU, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Latino Interstate Migration in the United States DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000419 Rogelio SAENZ, University of Texas at San Antonio "New Emigration" from Spain after the Economic Crisis: A Tale of Continuity with the Crossover of Migratory Cycles Laura OSO, Universidade da Coruiia; Diego LOPEZ DE LERA, UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUNA From the Ex USSR to Spain. New Paths of Migration in the New Century. Mercedes ALCANIZ, Universidad Jaume I Brazilians in Japan and Overseas Compatriots: Local and Transnational Alliances Gustavo Henrique VIEIRA MEIRELES, Kanda University of International Studies Roundtable D: Migration and Refugees I Oral Presentations: Understanding the Economic Integration of Refugees into the Host Societies Pallabi BHATTACHARYY A, Department of Sociology; Mohammad Azizur RAHMAN, University of Manitoba Enforcing Labour Rights of Trafficked Migrant Workers and Refugees in Indonesia Wayne PALMER, Bina Nusantara University; Antje MISSBACH, Monash University Lecherous' Refugee 'Sex Mobs' 'Threatening German Women'? the Stereotypical Portrayal of Migrant Men/Refugees in German Print Media - a Quantitative Content Analysis Iris WIGGER, Loughborough University; Alexander YENDELL, Leipzig University When Roots/Routes Matter: The Appearance and Disappearance of Asylum Seeking Families from North Korea in Canada Ann KIM, York University Roundtable E: Migration and Refugees II Oral Presentations: At the Rainbow's End: Challenging the Economic Discourses of Refugees in Canada Lori WILKINSON, University of Manitoba The Refugee: Contested Resettlement and the Borders of Mass Destruction Christopher KYRIAKIDES, York University Two Worlds of Solidarity Activism? Comparing Engagement in Solidarity with Refugees in Italy and Germany Priska DAPHI, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt / Goethe University Frankfurt; Lorenzo ZAMPONI, Scuola Normale Superiore DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000420 3:30-5:20 p.m. Globalisation, Law, Gender and Migration Oral Presentations: Career Aspirations and Outward Migration of Students Pursuing Higher Education (A Study of East Champaran, Bihar) Dinesh VY AS, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India Reconsidering Migration Management from a Socio-Legal Perspective Hideki TARUMOTO, Waseda University, Japan Migrant Women: Issues of Equity and Justice Rashmi JAIN, University ofRajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, India Rights Recognition, Integration, and Pakistani Migration in the Basque Country Patara MCKEEN, International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Canada Collision of Global and Local Legal Orders in the World Society: Elements of Critical Systems Theory Lasha BREGV ADZE, Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia Gender, Migration and Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach. Part I Oral Presentations: Kitchen Girl Activists: Domestic Worker Global Policy Coalitions Jennifer FISH, Old Dominion University, USA International Healthcare Migration in Asia Pacific: International Policy Responses Nicola YEATES, The Open University, United Kingdom; Jane PILLINGER, The Open University, United Kingdom Intimate Labour As Cross-Border Survival: Narratives of Arrival Among Hatian Migrant Domestic Workers in the Dominican Republic Masaya LLA V ANERAS BLANCO, Wilfrid Laurier University - Balsillie School oflnternational Affairs, Canada (Self-)Organizing of Migrant Live-in Care Workers in Switzerland Sarah SCHILLIGER, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland New Concepts and Orientations in Migration Studies Oral Presentations: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000421 Settling into Conceptual Motion: The Role of Migration Sociologists in Constituting the Nexus between Research and the Public Sphere Thomas FAIST, Bielefeld University, Sociology, Germany Socio-Emotional Ties and the Sense of Belonging to the Destination Among Migrants Yue YUAN, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Eric FONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Shuzhuo LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Zhongshan YUE, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China It's Time We Paid Attention: The Geopolitics of International Higher Education and StudyMigration Soma CHATTERJEE, York University, Canada; Kathryn BARBER, York University, Canada "I Would Not Have Done It on My Own." Peer Experiences in Cross-Border Group Mobilities Tabea SCHLIMBACH, German Youth Institute, Germany; Karen HEMMING, German Youth Institute (DJI), Germany Migration in Capital Theory: Proposition for a Multi-Level Spatio-Temporal Framework Umut EREL, Open University, United Kingdom; Louise RY AN, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 3:30-5:20 p.m. No Ban, No Wall, No Borders: Migrant Solidarities and Political Imaginaries of Resistance Oral Presentations: Not Migrant, Not Worker? the Mobilisation of Joseonjok Migrant Care Workers in South Korea Yi-Chun CHIEN, University of Toronto, Canada; Yang-Sook KIM, University of Toronto, Canada The Radical Democracy of Migratory Youth Organizing for a Right to Stay Helge SCHWIER TZ, University of Osnabri.ick, Germany Lessons from the Congreso Nacional Indigena (CNI)'s Transnational Community Solidarity Ines DURAN MATUTE, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social, Mexico 5:30-7:20 p.m. Gender, Migration and Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach. Part II Oral Presentations: Migrant Workers Vs. Brides: The Care Crisis in Southern Europe and East Asia Tiziana CAPONIO, Collegio Carlo Albe1io, Italy; Margarita ESTEVEZ-ABE, Syracuse University, USA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000422 Long-Term Care and Migrant Labour: Comparing Migrant Care Worker Policies in Taiwan and South Korea Yi-Chun CHIEN, University of Toronto, Canada Care Migration in Long-Term Care in Germany: Care Arrangements, the Commodification of Care Work and the Interaction of Policy Fields Hildegard THEOBALD, University ofVechta, Germany Transnational Care Agencies: Formalization As a Fig Leaf? Aranka Vanessa BENAZHA, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; Ewa PALENGAMOLLENBECK, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Social Inclusion in a Context of Global Migration Oral Presentations: The UK Citizenship Process: Integration or Marginalization? David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Transnational Social Protection: Framing the Agenda Peggy LEVITT, Wellesley College, USA Immigrant's Exclusionist Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Europe Oshrat HOCHMAN, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany Can Signaling Assimilation Mitigate Hiring Discrimination? Evidence from a Survey Experiment Flavia FOSSA TI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Fabienne LIECHTI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Daniel AUER, IDHEAP Lausanne & nccr - on the move, Switzerland; Giuliano BONO LI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Temporal Apartheid As Italian Response to Global Migration Stefania TUSINI, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy Legal Discrimination within Integration Policies? Paradigm of Activation and Educational and Work Experiences of Female Refugees in Germany Franziska SCHREYER, Institute for Employment Research, Germany; Tanja FENDEL, Institute for Employment Research, Germany Embodied Citizenship: Afghan Refugees' Sense of Belonging and Finnish Integration Policy Johanna HIITOLA, University of Jyviiskylii, Finland A Cross-National Analysis of Variations in Majority Members' Attitudes Towards Immigrants: Are They Structurally Determined or Adaptable? Evidence from 18 European Countries in 2002 and 2014. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000423 Angela PAPARUSSO, Institute ofresearch on population and social policies CNR-IRPPS, Italy; Michaela SEDOVIC, London School of Economy and Political Science, United Kingdom Papers: Gender Differences in Stereotypical Attitudes and Social Distance Toward Migrant Workers Riva ZIV, Tel Aviv University, Israel The Iterative Effect of Negative and Positive Outgroup Contact on Outgroup Attitudes. Results from a Two-Week Diary Study in the U.K. Mathijs KROS, Utrecht University, Netherlands Tuesday July 17, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Modern Day Slavery and Trafficking in Persons: The Variables of Migration, Gender and Human Rights Oral Presentations: A Critical Sociological Analysis of "Push-Pull" Factors Influencing Human Trafficking: Towards an Integrated, Multidimensional Conceptual Model to Inform Interventions Carmen MONICO, Elon University, USA; Jennifer Toller ERAUSQUIN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Trafficking and Forced Labor of Indigenous Women Employed in Domestic Work in Mexico Diego LOPEZ NARANJO, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Construction of the Fight Against Human Trafficking: An International Analysis Reyhan ATASU - TOPCUOGLU, Hacettepe University, Turkey Construction of the Human Trafficking Problem in Mexico: Bias of the Concept and Unmet Law and Policy Goals Armando MOCTEZUMA, Universidad Aut6noma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Arnn Kumar ACHARYA, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico Human Trafficking, the Role of the State, and the Crisis of Rule of Law: A Recent Study on Human Trafficking from Eastern Part of Indonesia Dominggus LI, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia Social Exclusion, Discrimination and Xenophobia in the Middle East: A Sociological Study of Indian Emigrants Bali BAHADUR, Guru Nanak College for Girls, India Prosecuting Recruitment Agencies for Human Trafficking: A Case from Indonesia DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000424 Wayne PALMER, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia The Criminalization of Human Trafficked Female Victims from Africa Chioma Daisy ONYIGE, University of Port Hartcourt, Nigeria Papers: Human Trafficking in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Inna VOLOSEVYCH, GfK Ukraine, Ukraine Companies As the Perpetrators of Human Trafficking in the Eastern Part of Indonesia Dominggus LI, IRGSC (Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia 2:00-3:20 p.m. Migration and Displacement: Beyond Borders and States Oral Presentations: A Politics of Hospitality towards a Politics of Inclusion: migration, displacement and belonging the role of participatory arts based research Margaret O'NEILL, School of Applied Social Sciences, United Kingdom Migrating Beyond Borders and States among informal South Asian Migrant Workers in South Africa Pragna RUGUNANAN, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Gender, Violence and Precarity in Displacement Evangelia TASTSOGLOU, Saint Mary's University, Canada 3:30-5:20 p.m. Social Risks of the International Youth Migration Oral Presentations: Immigrant Youth Unemployment of Different Religion Affiliations in Canada Eric FONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Kumiko SHIBUYA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Insecure Legal Status and Work: Failed Asylum Iraqi-Kurdish Applicants in the UK Janroj Yilmaz KELES, Middlesex University, United Kingdom; Eugenia Markova MARKOV A, Brighton Business School, United Kingdom Immigrants' Sons: Power, Violence and Resistance in an Urban Context Andrea SOUTO, University of A Corufia, Spain; Carlos DIZ, University of A Cornn.a, Spain DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000425 Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Italy: Problems, Contradictions and Social Inequalities Santa Giuseppina TUMMINELLI, University of Palermo, Italy The Presentation of Self: Identity Construction of Young Descendants of Migrants in Sweden Alireza BEHTOUI, Sodertom University, Sweden 5:30-7:50 p.m. Migrant Home-Making in the Era of Fortified Borders: Reproducing the Past, Resisting the Present, Redefining the Future? Oral Presentations: 'More Than a Home': Sacred Spaces, Home-Making Strategies and Filipino Migrant Communities in South Korea Bubbles Beverly ASOR, De La Salle University Manila, Philippines Remaking Home: A 'journey' of a Lifetime Luis Eduardo PEREZ MURCIA, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom Cultivating Home: How Migrants Achieve Belonging and Social Agency through Community Building Practices Veronica MONTES, Bryn Mawr College, USA; Lilian DOMENICK, Haverford College, USA Meanings of Home for Chinese Immigrants in Toronto Celia HUANG, University of Waterloo, Canada Creating 'Home' Away from Home: The Home Making Practices of Female Refugees in Greece Chrysanthi ZACHOU, American College of Greece-Deree, Greece Papers: Refugees Shaping Communicative Spaces in Institutions: The Case of the Open Learning Initiative at the University of Vienna Katharine SARIKAKIS, Vienna University, Austria; Yulia BELINSKAYA, University of Vienna, Austria; Izabela KORBIEL, Vienna University, Austria; Wagner MANTOVANELI, University of Vienna, Austria Indigenous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology Oscar GIL-GARCIA, Binghamton University, USA 7:30-8:50 p.m. Anti-Globalization and Inequality in Migrants' Health Oral Presentations: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000426 Occupational Injury and Experiences of Suffering Among Latino and Latina Immigrants in Los Angeles, California and Returnee Migrants in Mexico. Angel SERRANO-SANCHEZ, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico National Origins, Social Context and Length of Time on the Physical and Mental Health of Caribbeans in and Outside Canada Krim LACEY, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA; Anthony BRIGGS, University of Toronto, Canada; James JACKSON, University of Michigan, USA Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Female Labor Migrants from Central Asia in St. Petersburg, Russia Victoria DUDINA, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation; Elizabeth J. KING, University of Michigan, USA How Social Support Affect Co-Ethnic Elderly's Health in Mexico and in the United States Yulin YANG, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Wednesday July 18, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Shifting Political Discourses Around Immigration and Ethnicity and Associated Violence Oral Presentations: Contemporary Multicultural Narratives and Immigration Politics: Intersections of Gender, Racialization, and Cultural Identity Among Asian and Latino Canadian Immigrant Youth Nazilla NAZILLA KHANLOU, York University, Canada; Luz Maria VAZQUEZ, York University, Canada; Attia KHAN, York University, Canada The Change of Anti-Immigration Discourses in Finland Vesa PUURONEN, University of Oulu, Finland Reconstructing Discourses on Local-Migrant Relations: A Nuanced Perspective from a South African Transnational Social Space Leo IGBANOI, University of Johannesburg, South Africa The Reconfiguration of the State Sovereignty in Japan's Migration Control: Symbolic and Physical Violence over Irregular Migrants Sachi TAKA YA, Osaka University, Japan Factors Shaping Inter-Ethnic Interactions in Suburban Tokyo: The Perspectives of Japanese and Migrant Residents Shigemi OHTSUKI, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000427 Discriminatory Media Reports Against Mainland Chinese New Immigrants in Hong Kong Wing Yeung Vivian LEUNG, University of Toronto, Canada Violence Embedded in Return Migration Oral Presentations: Centrality of Coercion in the Governmentality of the Deportation Process: A Comparative Perspective Based on the French, Swiss and Turkish Cases Ibrahim SOYSUREN, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; Mihaela NEDELCU, University of Neuchatel, Institut of Sociology, Switzerland Returning to Places of Pain? Impact of Local War-Time Violence on the Post-War Refugee Returns in Bosnia Djordje STEFANOVIC, Saint Mary's University, Canada; Neophytos LOIZIDES, Universiy of Kent, United Kingdom Return Migration of Iraqis: Two Case Studies. Irene TUZI, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Mireille AL-RAHi, Migration Institute of Finland, Finland Xenophobia, Anti-Migrant Politics, and Workers' Movements Oral Presentations: Divided Loyalties: Migrants, Refugees, and Fragmented Labor Markets in Post-Apartheid South Africa Gay SEIDMAN, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA United in Uncertainty: British Trade Unions (and other interest groups)' Response to Migration in the Context of Brexit Gabriella ALBERTI, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Jo CUTTER, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Zinovijus CIUPIJUS, University of Leeds, United Kingdom From Co-Optation to Radical Resistance: An Examination of Organized Labor's Response(s) to Immigrant Rights in the Era of Trump Shannon GLEESON, Cornell University, USA No Tyson in Tongie! Race, Class, and the Fight for Quality of Life in Kansas Daniel ALVORD, University of Kansas, USA; Cecilia MENJIVAR, University of Kansas, USA; Walter NICHOLLS, University of California, Irvine, USA Whose Interests? a Comparative Study on Trade Unions' Responses to Migration and Migrants in Finland, Ireland, and Portugal Rolle ALHO, University of Helsinki, Finland DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000428 Papers: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa: Any Dimension from the Commercial Road Transport Workers? Oluwole OLUTOLA, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Exclusive Nationalism from below in Post-Apartheid South Africa Marcel PARET, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Professional Work in a Globalized World: Migration, Cross-Bordering and Globalization of Knowledge Workers Oral Presentations: Global Capital: The Case of It Workers in a Transnational Space Ilana NUSSBAUM BITRAN, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany The Migrant Knowledge Workers in Italy: A Structural Problem? Stefano BOFFO, Department of Social Science, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; Francesco GAGLIARDI, Natonal Research Council, Italy Mobility and Career Opportunities in a Globalized Academic Market: Evidences from Russia Natalia SHMATKO, National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Russia; Galina VOLKOVA, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russian Federation Foreign-Born Scholars in the UK and Their Integration into the Host Country: Comparative Analysis of the Experience of German and Russian Scientists Elena SAMARSKY, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Irina ANTOSHCHUK, European University at Saint Petersburg/ Saint Petersburg State Univerisity, Russia Risky Bodies and Social Control: The Case of the "Crimmigration" Oral Presentations: Body, Representation and Society Prisca Icela ROMO GONZALEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico; Salvador VAZQUEZ SANCHEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico; Maria del Refugio NAVARRO HERNANDEZ, Universidad Aut6noma de Nayarit, Mexico; Maria del Carmen HERNANDEZ CUETO, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico The Social Life of Forensic Evidence in Portugal - Travelling between Epistemic Cultures Susana COSTA, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal Body on the Plate. on the Relation between the Carnality and Food (on the example of meat in DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000429 advertising) Anna WOJTEWICZ, Niculaus Copernicus University, Poland Papers: Female Bodies in Consumption Societies: Subjection or Agency Maria Joao CUNHA, CIEG/ISCSP - U Lisboa, Portugal Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities. Part I Oral Presentations: The Business of Accent Reduction and Interest Divergence Vijay RAMJATTAN, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada Transnational Spaces and Linguistic Capital Julia SCHROEDTER, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Joerg ROESSEL, University of Zurich, Switzerland Foreign Language Knowledge: A Resource or a Barrier for Economic Integration? Josep UBALDE BUENAFUENTE, URV-Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain; Amado ALARCON ALARCON, University Rovira i Virgili, Spain Multifaceted Views on the Role of Language for Migrants' Social Positions Isabell DIEKMANN, Osnabriick University, Germany; Joanna Jadwiga SIENKIEWICZ, Bielefeld University, Germany Is Local Language a Necessary Pathway to Immigrant's Labor Market Integration? the Case of Hong Kong Yuying TONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Wenyang SU, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Papers: Japanese Ability of lndo-Chinese Refugees and Their Social Networks with the Japanese Society Mika HASEBE, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Globalization and Labor Migration in South- Asia: Understanding Intensity of Vulnerability Oral Presentations: Gulf Gatekeepers: Gendered Im/Mobility in the Recruitment and Regulation of Indian Women Migrants Jolin JOSEPH, York University, Canada DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000430 Protection of Migrant's Rights and Improved Accessibility to Government Schemes: Exploring the Process of Seasonal Labour Migration in Rural India Shilpi smita PANDA, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India, India Taiwanese Business Migrants in Malaysia: Translocal Networks and Entrepreneurship Ai-hsuan MA, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities. Part II Oral Presentations: 'Native Language Education and Adaptation of Chinese Immigrants Second Generation in Italy' Junko TAJIMA, Faculty of Social Sciences,Hosei University, Japan Ethnic Classroom Composition and Minority Language Use Among Classmates: Do Peers Affect Students' Educational Achievement? Julian SEURING, University of Bamberg, Germany Immigrant Language Training for Integration: Entrenching Linguistic and Social Inequalities Eve HAQUE, York University, Canada Who Are We and Where Do We Fit? the Terik Community Search for Belonging Everlyn KISEMBE, Moi University, Kenya Return Migration and School: Sociolinguistic Experiences of Transnational Students in Mexico and the United States Kathleen TACELOSKY, Lebanon Valley College, USA Papers: Linguistic Vitality Among the Turks and Armenians of Tehran Emilia NERCISSIANS, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran 3:30-5:20 p.m. Mobile Desires: The Patterns, Structures and Strategies of Sexual Migration Oral Presentations: On the Government of Bisexual Bodies. Asylum Case Law and the Biopolitics of Bisexual Erasure Christian KLESSE, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom The Economic Integration of LGB Immigrants: The Role of Social Networks DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000431 Sagi RAMAJ, Western University, Canada LGBT Sexualities and Migration Bernadetta SIARA, University of Suffolk, United Kingdom Gay Brain Drain: Migration out of a Place Because of the Lack of Legal Protection for LGB People Yiu-tung SUEN, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Unequal Sexual Migration across Taiwan Strait: Illicit Migration of Chinese Migrant Sex Workers in Taiwan and Taiwanese Sex Buyers in China Mei-Hua CHEN, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Learning from Migrant Labour Struggles: Innovative Initiatives of Precarious Workers Oral Presentations: Left out? Forgotten Struggle Histories, Perspectives on Old and New Approaches to Migrant Worker Organizing Aziz CHOUDRY, McGill University, Canada; Manuel SALAMANCA, McGill University, Canada Making Solidarities in the Context of Precarity. Grassroots Organising Among Low-Paid Migrant Workers in London Davide PERO, Nottingham University, United Kingdom 50 Years of Labour Apartheid, Now What? Learning and Moving Forward in the Movement for Migrant Rights in Canada Evelyn ENCALADA GREZ, OISE of the University of Toronto, Canada Organization As Solidarity: African Migrant Workers in Germany Faisal GARBA MUHAMMED, University of Cape Town, South Africa Community Unionism in the South of Spain. Migrant Organised Trade Unions and the Labor Struggles within the Greenhouses of Almeria Olaf TIETJE, University of Kassel, Germany The Children's Crusade: Migrant Children Oral Presentations: Immigrant Children in Chile: Violence, Rights and Agency Iskra PA VEZ, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile; Caterine GALAZ, Universidad de Chile, Chile Migrant and Refugee Children in Polish Schools - (non) Discriminatory School Practices Urszula MARKOWSKA-MANISTA, Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, UNESCO Janusz DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000432 Korczak Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Child Development and Well-being, Poland; Dominika ZAKRZEWSKA-OLEDZKA, The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland Itinerary of a Migrant Identity Sadao OMOTE, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil Transnationality, Mobility and Belongingness of Chinese Cross-Border Students Anita Kit-wa CHAN, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Negotiating Agency and Home-Making: The Processing and Resettlement of Unaccompanied Minors in the U.S. Luis TENORIO, University of California, Berkeley, USA Papers: Unaccompanied Migrant Minors: Conceptualizations of Childhood, Child Rights and Well-Being Roberta DI ROSA, University of Palermo, Italy; Ravinder BARN, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom 5:30-7:20 p.m. Recent Development of Immigration and Integration Policies Oral Presentations: Impact of Immigration Policies on Syrian Refugees' Integration in Canada, Germany, Turkey, and the United States Aysegul BALTA OZGEN, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Immigration, Asylum and Right-Wing Populism in Germany: Critical Perspectives on 'Civil Society' and 'Democracy' Olaf TIETJE, University of Kassel, Germany; Elisabeth TUIDER, University of Kassel, Germany Italian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis. the Policy Gap Reconsidered Tiziana CAPONI 0, University of Turin, Italy; Teresa CAPPIALI, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy Refugee Families, Education and the Regime Transition of Homeland: The Case Study of Burmese Refugee Community in Japan Yasuhiro HITOMI, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan Key Issues of Social Integration of Young Migrants from China in Russia Olga BORODKINA, Saint Petersburg University, Russian Federation; Anastasia AMIRKHANIAN, Saint Petersburg University, Russia; Alexander TAVROVSKJY, Saint Petersburg University, Russian Federation Between Humanitarianism and Control: Mexico's Treatment of Undocumented Migration. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000433 Tanya BASOK, University of Windsor, Canada; Martha Luz ROJAS WIESNER, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico Papers: Financial Support for the Costs of Professional Recognition Procedures - a New Stepping Stone within the German Recognition Act Rosemarie SACKMANN, Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung, Germany Gender Immigration and Religion in a Globalized World Oral Presentations: Do 'women of Valor' Feel More Self-Fulfilled? Gender, Religion and Work Among UltraOrthodox Jewish Women Anat GUY, Clooege of Management, Israel; Aviad RAZ, Ben Guryon University, Israel Agency and lntersectional Identities of Syrian Refugee Women: Refugee, Women, Widow and Religious Umut OZKALELI, ADA University, Azerbaijan Gender, Religion and Settlement Problems: The Rohingya 'Immigrants' in Jammu (India) Abha CHAUHAN, University of Jammu, India Our Faith Will Keep Us Alive: Religious/ Spiritual Identities of Diverse Immigrant Women in Ottawa Peruvemba JAY A, Department of Communication,University of Ottawa, Canada Migration and Quality of Life. Part I Oral Presentations: Birds of a Feather Flock Together? Own-Group Concentration and Immigrants' Life Satisfaction in the UK, 2009-2016 Jing SHEN, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany; Irena KOGAN, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany Immigrants' Subjective Integration: Life Satisfaction Among Immigrants in Italy Angela PAPARUSSO, Institute ofresearch on population and social policies CNR-IRPPS, Italy; Elena AMBROSETTI, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy Life Satisfaction and Internal Migration Experience Zhongshan YUE, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Yue YUAN, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Shuzhuo LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000434 Do Frames of Reference Change? Intergenerational Reference Group Effects on Life Satisfaction Randy STACHE, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany; Antje ROEDER, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany Striving for Better Lives: Development of Economic Activities Among Newcomer Chinese Female Immigrants in Contemporary Japan Jie ZHANG, Waseda University, China Thursday July 19, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Encounters Between Indigenous Peoples and Recent Immigrants and Refugees in Classic Immigration Countries Oral Presentations: New Home and Foreign Land: Post-Secondary Students' Interactions with and Perceptions of Immigrants and Refugees in a Canadian Prairie Province Henry CHOW, University of Regina, Canada; Xiashengyou WANG, University of Regina, Canada Encounters between Native Peoples and Recent Syrian Refugees in Hatay, Turkey Zerrin ARSLAN, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey Understanding Ethnic Identities in Urban Spaces in India Shreya URVASHI, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India Migration, Social Rights and Multi-Level Governance in Europe Oral Presentations: Governance from below: Examining How Grassroots Refugee Groups Expand the "Who, When, Where and How" of Welfare Services in the Resettlement Policy Domain Odessa GONZALEZ BENSON, University of Michigan, USA; Andre STEPHENS, University of Washington Department of Sociology, USA Migration, Access to Health and EU's New Economic Governance Regime Sabina STAN, University College Dublin, Ireland; Roland ERNE, University College Dublin, Ireland 'everyday Bordering' in the UK: An Examination of Social Work Decision Making Processes When Working with Migrant Family Members. Julie WALSH, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom International Family Migration and Normative Languages DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000435 Oral Presentations: Mixed Unions and Women's Religious Conversion: An Inquiry into the Role of Media Language Mara TOGNETTI, University ofMilan-Bicocca, Italy; Alberto MASCENA, University of Milano, Italy Children As Storytellers. Migrant Narratives in Primary Schools Angela SCOLLAN, Middlesex University in London, United Kingdom; Federico FARINI, University of Northampton, United Kingdom Adaptation of Immigrant Women Living in Smaller Communities to the Challenge of English Language Barrier Choon Lee CHAI, Red Deer College, Canada; Amal Ibrahim MADIBBO, University of Calgary, Canada; Liza MCCOY, University of Calgary, Canada; Tabitha PHIRI, Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association, Canada Social Consequences of the Restricted Language Development in Migrant Youth in Austria Verica PAVIC ZENTNER, Social Identity Research, Austria Employment-Related Mobilities in Canada: Crossroads of Domestic and Transnational Movement Oral Presentations: The Transnational Labour Migration of Filipina Nurses to Canada during the 1950s and 1960s Valerie DAMASCO, University of Toronto, Canada Invisibilized Temporary Foreign Workers: International Experience Canada and Irish Employment-Related Mobilities to Canada Jane HELLEINER, Brock University, Canada Great White North Vs. Tim Hortons: Filipino Service Workers and the Mobilities of Capital and Labour Pauline BARBER, Dalhousie University, Canada; Catherine BRYAN, Dalhousie University, Canada Mapping the Occupational Health and Safety Challenges Arising from Employment-Related Geographical Mobility (E-RGM) Among Canadian Seafarers on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River Desai SHAN, University of Ottawa, Canada Migration and Quality of Life. Part II Oral Presentations: Does Migration Pay Off in the Long Run? Income and Subjective Well-Being of Eastern DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000436 European Migrants Aged 50+ Stefan GRUBER, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany; Gregor SAND, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany Happy Newcomers? Subjective Well-Being of First-Generation Immigrants in Germany. Hilke BROCKMANN, European University Institute, Italy Subjective Well-Being Differentials and the Decision of Migrants of Different Origin to Stay in the Host-Country: Evidence from Germany Maximilian SCHIELE, IRSEI-Institute (University of Luxembourg), Luxembourg Considering Measurement Equivalence in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Immigrants and the Autochthonous Population Patrick BRZOSKA, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany "There Is No Bad Weather There Are Only Wrong Clothes", Determinants of Quality of Life and Well-Being Among Polish Migrants in Norway Magdalena ZADKOWSKA, University of Gdansk, Poland 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Social Exclusion in Comparative Perspective: Migration, Policy, and Power Oral Presentations: Does the UK "Citizenship Process" Lead Immigrants to Reject British Identity? a Panel Data Analysis David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Interrogating Social Exclusion and Inclusion among Syrian Refugee Youth in Ontario Luann GOOD GINGRICH, York University, Canada; Naomi LIGHTMAN, University of Calgary, Canada Caring in the Midst Exclusion/Inclusion: Care Provision and Survival Among Haitian Migrant Domestic Workers in the DR Masaya LLA V ANERAS BLANCO, Wilfrid Laurier University - Balsillie School oflntemational Affairs, Canada Supporting Settlement: Balancing Obligations with 'Putting Australia First' Ciara SMYTH, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia; Ilan KATZ, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia Social Protection for Migrant Workers in the Developmental Welfare State: The Case of Low Skilled Workers in Korea Huck-Ju KWON, Gradatue School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea; Ju Ryung CHO, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul Naitonal University, South DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000437 Korea The Expatriation in the Field of Migration Studies: Issues and Perspectives Oral Presentations: Lifestyle Migration in the Political Economy of Migration Michaela BENSON, Goldsmiths, United Kingdom Between Economic Exile and Lifestyle Migration. US and Spanish Expats in Chile. Cristian DONA REVECO, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Japanese Expatriation in China Since the 1990s: Gender, Nationalism, and Changing Status As a Migrant Chie SAKAI, Kansai University, Japan The Terminological Division between 'expatriates' and 'migrants': Sorting Migrants By Skill and Form of Employment or By Race and Nationality? Caroline SCHOPF, Hong Kong Baptist University, Max Weber Foundation, Hong Kong Expatriates and Changing Employment Practices of Transnational Companies Minori MATSUTANI, Doshisha University, Japan Expatriation As Mobility or Migration? - Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Insights Claudia VORHEYER, University of Zurich, Switzerland Diaspora, Removal, and Migration: Disasters and the Movement of People Oral Presentations: 'Land That We Love': Responses By Sierra Leonean Diaspora Communities to the West African Ebola Outbreak Ryann MANNING, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Canada Disaster (Im)Mobility: Migrant Caregivers' Experiences of the Fort Mcmurray Wildfire Emma JACKSON, University of Alberta, Canada On Evacuees'mobility and Social Divisions after the Kobe Earthquake: How the Movement of People Is Exposed to the Power of Spatial Segregation? Hideki INAZU, Tottori University, Japan; Shun HARADA, Rikkyo University, Japan Tsunami Colonies: Rehabilitating or Ghettoizing the Disaster-Affected? Jones Thomas SPARTEGUS, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, India Responses, Practices, and Processes of European Disaster Management and International DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000438 Humanitarian Aid Operations in the European Refugee and Migrant Crisis Cordula DITTMER, Disaster Research Unit (DRU), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany; Daniel F. LORENZ, Disaster Research Unit (DRU), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany 3:30-5:20 p.m. Migrations and New Forms of Integration Oral Presentations: Migrations and the Young Citizens: The Role of Educational Institutions Flaminia SACCA, Universita della Tuscia, Italy, Italy Unaccompanied Minors in Greece Georgios TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Sociology Department, Greece; Ioanna GIANNOPOULOU, Psychiatry Department (Second), Attika Hospital, University of Athens, Greece, Greece Refugee Catastrophe, Ethno-National Conflict and the Crisis of Democracy Azril BACAL ROIJ, Uppsala University, Sweden Social Reproduction in Transnational Migration Oral Presentations: Politics of Regularization and Migrant Domestic Labor: The Case of Filipino Domestic Workers in Paris Ruri ITO, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Migrant Domestic and Care Workers in Japan: Workers' Rights and Contradictions Aya SADAMATSU, Keisen University, Japan Eldercare in Transnational Immigrant Families Nancy MANDELL, York University, Canada Transnational Care Migration of Women from the North: Au Pairs in Australia Nana OISHI, Asian Institute, the University of Melbourne, Australia Transmigrant Familial Practices and the Accomplishment of the Work of Social Reproduction Guida MAN, Department of Sociology, York University, Canada Transnational Care in the Immobility Regime: Families Facing Closed Borders and Restrictive Migration Policies Oral Presentations: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000439 Envisaging Post-Brexit Immobility: Polish Migrants' Care Intentions Concerning Their Elderly Parents Agnieszka RADZIWINOWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland; Anna KORDASIEWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland The Contestation of Family Rights of Migrants in Europe's Free Movement Regime: Brexit and Beyond Majella KILKEY, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; Louise RY AN, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Suspicious motherhood: marriage migration, borders, and precarity Sohoon LEE, University of Toronto, Canada Migrant Families' Assemblages of Care between Mobility, Immobility and Permanent Crisis Anna AMELINA, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany Lives on Hold - Intimate Relations and Care in the Lives of Asylum Seekers in Finland Lena NARE, University of Helsinki, Finland Transnational Care Networks of Older Migrants in Australia. the Influence of Migration and Health Care Policies on Transnational Care Strategies. Rosa BRANDHORST, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA PERTH, Australia Changing Mobility Regimes and Gender: Practices of Care Circulation in Processes of Migration Settlement in the Southern Mexican Immigrant Receiving Communities Susanne WILLERS, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, Mexico 5:30-7:20 p.m. Immigration and Populist Politics Oral Presentations: Absence of Anti-Immigrant Populism in Japan Hideki TARUMOTO, Waseda University, Japan Hatred Politics and Public Intellectuals: Different Perspectives I Divided Narratives Towards the "Other" Pilar DAMIAO DE MEDEIROS, University of the Azores I PhD Freiburg University, Germany, Portugal Public Opinion and Migration Processes in Europe Natalia NEMIROV A, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russian Federation Inclusion Versus Exclusion: Framing Spanish Media Discourse on the Access to Health of Irregular Migrants DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000440 Sonia PARELLA RUBIO, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Anahi VILADRICH, Queens College of the City University ofNew York, CUNY, USA The Socio-Political Experiences of United States Citizens Living Abroad in the Age of Donald Trump Jan DOERING, McGill University, Canada Friday July 20, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Migrating Families: Maintaining Generational Ties and Establishing Family and Community Bonds Oral Presentations: The Role of Latina Women in Migration, Immigration, and Adaptation: Patterns in Central Indiana Jennifer GREIVING, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Anayeli LOPEZ, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Ruben VIRAMONTEZ-ANGUIANO, University of Colorado Denver, USA Reconciling Traditional Family Life and Individual Autonomy: The Case of Zimbabwean Male Migrants in South Africa Ria SMIT, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Transnational Family Ties and Community Bonds: Indo-Caribbean Migrants in the U.K. Kamini GRAHAME, Pennsylvania State University - Hanisburg, USA; Peter GRAHAME, Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill, USA Effects of Displacement,Forced Migration, and Resettlement on Arab Family Relationships Lynda ASHBOURNE, University of Guelph, Canada; Mohammed BAOBAID, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Canada; Abir AL JAMAL, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Suppmi and Integration, Canada; Abdallah BADAHDAH, Doha International Family Institute, Qatar Papers: Transnational Bonding: Social Ties and Resources Among Filipino Families Sanna SAKSELA-BERGHOLM, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Finland Family Bargaining,Community (Re)Building & Becoming Professionals: Gendered Strategizing of Skilled Migration By Indian Women in the U.S. Namita MANOHAR, Brooklyn College - City University of New York, USA Rethinking Paternities in the Chilean Migratory Context Raynier HERNANDEZ ARENCIBIA, Alberto Hurtado University, Chile DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000441 Keeping Family Compact: Filipino Immigrants' Experience Wei XING, University of Winnipeg, Canada; Ayana Mae BARTOLOME, University of Winnipeg, Canada Comparative Research in Migration and Citizenship Studies: Transformative Change or Status Quo Dynamics? Models of Social Inclusion and Social Exclusion of the First and Second Generations of Transnational Migrants in Russia, France, and the USA: Comparative Sociological Analysis Pavel LISITSYN, Saint-Petersburg State University ofE conomics, Russian Federation; Alexander STEPANOV, TANDEM, St. Petersburg State University, Russia Do National Integration Discourses Affect Muslims' Political and Civic Incorporation? a Comparison of France, Canada, and Quebec Emily LAXER, University of Michigan, USA; Jeffrey REITZ, University of Toronto, Canada The Incorporation of South Asian Minorities in Canada and the United States Prema KURIEN, Syracuse University, USA Migrations and Work in a Critical Perspective of Analyzes of Migration in the Context of Globalization and Resurgence of the Violence of Racial Boundaries. Oral Presentations: Immigrant Labor and Migratory Regulation in Europe's Agricultural Enclaves. the Case of Moroccan Workers in Spain, Italy and France's Agricultural Sectors. Ana LOPEZ-SALA, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; Y oan MO LINERO GERBEAU, Spanish National Research Council, Spain; Gennaro AVALLONE, University of Salemo, Italy The Permanent Crisis of Migrant Labor - Gender Differences in the Crisis Perception of Latin American Labor Migrants in Spain Johanna NEUHAUSER, Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), Germany 'I Need to Work to be Legal, I Need to be Legal to Work': Clandestine Markets and Labor Precarity Among Haitian Women in Santiago (Chile). Sofia UGARTE, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Are German Employee Representatives Learning to Speak on Behalf of Migrant Labour? Addressing the Problems of Status and Organizational Dilemmas Michael WHITTALL, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nlimberg, Germany; Ingrid ARTUS, FAU, Germany; Ronald STAPLES, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany Une Zone Grise Du Travail Dans Les Chaines De Valeur: Le Poids De I' Action Publique Dans DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000442 La Precarisation Des Travailleurs Migrants Temporaires Au Canada. Sid Ahmed SOUSSI, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Including Skilled Refugees into the Labour Market - Understanding the "Paradox" Between Labour and Humanitarian Migration Oral Presentations: Gender Knowledge in the Labour Market Inclusion of Skilled Female Refugees in Germany Helen SCHWENKEN, University of Osnabriick, Germany Making It in the Land of Opportunities. Labor Market Integration of Skilled Refugees in New York City Area. Karolina LUKASIEWICZ, New York University, USA; Tanzilya OREN, Fordham University, USA; Saumya TRIP A THI, Social Worker, India Economic Integration of Refugees in Germany - a Question of the Institutional Framework Jannes JACOBSEN, Socio-economic Panel at the German Insitute for Economic Research, Germany 3:30-5:20 p.m. Migration and Perceptions of Racism and Anti-Blackness "We Speak Back!": African Women's Racialized Citizenship Acts in Portugal Celeste CURINGTON, North Carolina State University, USA The Centrality of Race to Inequality in the World-System Manuela BOATCA, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg, Germany Unequal Racialization and Divergent Career Outcomes of Skilled Migrants in Postcolonial Hong Kong Caroline SCHOPF, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong The Intersection of Nationalism and Anti-Blackness in the Reception of Haitians in Canada Carlo CHARLES, York University, Canada Migration and Regeneration: Rebuilding the Uneven City Oral Presentations: The New Chinatowns in Europe: Chinese Wholesalers As Urban Economic and Political Actors Ya-Han CHUANG, University Toulouse Jean Jaures - LISST, France Migration and Pre-2020 Olympic Urban Renewal in Tokyo Chikako MORI, Hltotsubashi University, Japan DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000443 Urban Governance of Migration. Discurses and Practices in Manchester and Germany Laura CALBET ELIAS, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space, Germany Planning, Regeneration, Area-Based Urban Policies and the Management of Ethnic 'Diversity' in London and Paris Claire COLOMB, University College London, Bartlett School of Planning, United Kingdom; Christine LELEVRIER, Universite Paris Est Creteil, Ecole d'Urbanisme de Paris, France The Urban Effects of Privileged Jewish Immigration and Tourism on Jerusalem, Israel Hila ZABAN, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Migration and Linguistic Diversity Oral Presentations: Multilingual Practices and the Transmission of the Mother Tongue in Families of Moroccan Origin in Germany and France - a Biographical Evaluation of Language Learning Policies Youssef ABID, Goethe University, Germany; Elise PAPE, University of Strasbourg, France; Christoph SCHWARZ, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany; Marion UHLE, University of Strasbourg, France Cultural Politics of Homeland Media Kyong YOON, University of British Columbia, Canada Refugees and Gender: Challenges for Travel, Border-Crossing and Security in the 21st Century Oral Presentations: Migration Narratives of Refugees in Morocco: A Reading in Sub-Saharan Women's Stories of Home and Host Country in the North-East of Morocco Keltouma GUERCH, Ministry of Education, Morocco Gendered Geographies of Displacement: Asylum-Seeker Women's Living Experiences in Van, Turkey Selda TUNCER, Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey Access to Justice and Refugee Rights As a Survival Strategy of Central American Women Susanne WILLERS, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, Mexico Being Male and Stuck in Vulnerability. the Situation of Young Male Refugees in Turkey. Gerda HECK, AUC Egypt, Egypt Gendered Organizational Perspectives on Human Security of Refugees in Germany Kerstin ROSENOW-WILLIAMS, UNICEF Gemiany, Cologne, Germany; Katharina BEHMER, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000444 Alina BERGEDIECK, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Inga ZIMMERMANN, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany 5:30-7:20 p.m. Labor Force Markets and Migration Policies: Open Markets but Controlled Migration? Oral Presentations: Migration for Achievement: The Life Strategies of IT Professional Migrants in Australia Olga OLEINIKOV A, University of Sydney, Australia Shortages of Qualifications in Germany Despite Increased Migration- What Is Good for One, Is Harm for the Other Robert HELMRICH, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany; Michael TIEMANN, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany Armenian Migrants in Russian Labor Market Gevorg POGHOSY AN, Armenian Sociological Association, Armenia The Invisible Shift. Outsourcing, Private Actors, and the Markets of Migration Control. Insights from Spain. Ana LOPEZ-SALA, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; Dirk GODENAU, Department of Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods. University of La Laguna (Tenerife), Spain Refugees@Work: Re-Composition of the Workforce and Re-Regulation of Border Regimes in Germany Peter BIRKE, Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Goettingen an der Georg August Universitaet, Germany Exploring the Role of Legal Status on the Labor Market Outcomes of Childhood Arrivals in Los Angeles Ashley MUCHOW, Pardee RAND Graduate School, USA; Robert BOZICK, RAND Corporation, USA Papers: Effects of Migration on Poverty, Inequality, and Human Capital Formation in Albania Entela KALESHI, Institute for Change and Leadership in Albania, Albania Social Movements and Conflicts over Migration and Asylum Oral Presentations: La Cause Des Migrants a L'echelle Euro-Africaine. La Difficile Construction Du Mouvement Des DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000445 Expulses d'Espagne (2006-2012). Emmanuelle BOUILL Y, Universite Laval, CIRAM, ReQE+-: Canada 'Contact Zone' Developers Facing Inhibitors. Volunteers' Experiences of Refugee Movements and Racism in Finland Sofia LAINE, Finnish Youth Research Network, Finland Welcome Culture and Democracy in Germany: Refugee Support Initiatives As Site of Active Citizenship and Democratic Learning Katherine BRAUN, University of Osnabriick, Germany; Nikolai HUKE, University ofTiibingen, Germany Urban Citizenship Struggles As Transformative Politics Sarah SCHILLIGER, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland Saturday July 21, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Highly Skilled Migrants Oral Presentations: Transnational Transformations: Theorising Female Professional Lead Migrants in Hong Kong Annie CHAN, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Virtual Mobility Among Highly Skilled Migrants in Thailand Chantanee CHAROENSRI, Thammasat University, Thailand Deskilling of Internationally-Educated Immigrants: Critical Evaluation of the Processes in the Foreign Credential Recognition in Canada Abdul-Bari ABDUL-KARIM, University of Manitoba, Canada Asymmetric Mobility and Migration of Highly-Skilled Workers in Europe Rui GOMES, University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal; Joao Teixeira LOPES, University of Porto, Institute of Sociology, Portugal; Henrique VAZ, University of Porto, FPCE, Portugal; Luisa CERDEIRA, University of Lisbon, Institute of Education, Portugal; Belmiro CABRITO, University of Lisbon, Institute of Education, Portugal; Rafaela GANGA, University of Pmio, Institute of Sociology, Portugal; Paulo PEIXOTO, University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal Cosmopolitanism Questioned: Mid- and High-Skilled Chinese-Singaporeans Migrants in Global Cities Caroline PLUSS, University of Liverpool in Singapore, Singapore 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000446 Racialized Migrants, Multiculturalism and (In)Justice Beyond the Metropole Bridging the 'Migration-Development Nexus'-Addressing the 'wellbeing'of Migrants in Rural Areas Philomena DE LIMA, University of the Highlands and Islands, United Kingdom Migrant Differentiation, Racism and Islamophobia in Rural/Regional Australia David RADFORD, University of South Australia, Australia Countryside Ghettoes? Segregation in Small Towns and Rural Areas in Italy. Eduardo BARBERIS, DESP - University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy The Refugee Entrepreneurship Paradox in Australia: Regional and Rural Experiences Jock COLLINS, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney., Australia; Branka KRIVOKAPIC-SKOKO, Charles Sturt University, Australia Access to Language Interpretation and Culturally Sensitive Services for Abused Immigrant Women in Non-Urban Centers of BC Wendy CHAN, Simon Fraser University, Canada The Dynamics of International Migration in the 21st Century Oral Presentations: Dynamic Effects of Migrant Remittances on Macroeconomic Variables in Nigeria (1981-2016) Monica ORISADARE, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nigeria; Moshood OSUNMUYIWA, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nigeria The Transnational Identities of Immigrants and Their Impact on the Sense of Belonging to the Host Society: The Case of Africans in Canada Amal Ibrahim MADIBBO, University of Calgary, Canada; Animwaa OBENG-AKROFI, University of Calgary, Canada Negotiating Integration and Mobility - Experiences of Highly-Skilled German Immigrants in Canada Anke PATZELT, University of Ottawa, Canada Oil Spillage and Internal Displacement in the Niger Delta Gloria OGUNGBADE, Covenant University, Nigeria; Ogaba OCHE, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Nigeria; Moses DURUJI, Covenant University, Ota Ogun State, Nigeria Mobility in the Digital Age: ICTs and the Transformation of International Migration Shaohua ZHAN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Rajiv George ARICAT, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000447 Irregular Migration Journeys: Women Asylum Seekers in Athens, Greece Amber MCMUNN, Saint Mary's University, Canada Media, Migrants, and Mayhem: Newsprints' Representation of African Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Foreign Nationals in South Africa during Periods of Violence Tolu LANREW Am, Rutgers University - Newark, USA Migration, Mobilities and Borders Oral Presentations: The Impact of Mobility on the Life Transitions of Young Emigrants from Post-Communist Bulgaria Siyka KOVACHEVA, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria What Is the Result of the Youth's Mobility? the Case of a Japanese Rural Areas. Satoshi IDO, Aichi prefectural University, Japan School-to-Work Transition and Identity Capital of Second Generation of Chinese Migrant Workers Xuan WU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Minors As Brokers: The Processing and Resettlement of Unaccompanied Minors Luis TENORIO, University of California, Berkeley, USA Procesos Identitarios De La Juventud Musulmana En La Sociedad Espanola: Genero, Educacion y Ciudadania Maria JIMENEZ DELGADO, University of Alicante, Spain; Diana JARENO RUIZ, University of Alicante, Spain; Pablo DE GRACIA SORIANO, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Unaccompanied Minors and Young Migrants in France: Challenges for a World-Wide Child Care System Andrea BARROS LEAL, Laboratoire de Changement Social et Politique - Universite Paris 7, France Papers: The Current Return Migration of the European Youth Pablo PUMARES, University of Almeria, Spain; Andrea BLANC MOLINA, University of Almeria, Spain; Jorge ORDONEZ CARRASCO, University of Almeria, Spain; Juan FERNANDEZ-PRADOS, Universidad de Almeria, Spain Acculturation and Wellbeing. the Case of the Descendants of Immigrants in Catalonia (Spain) Cecilio LAPRESTA-REY, Universidad de Lleida, Spain; Judit JANES, University of Lleida, Spain; Clara SANSO, University of Lleida, Spain DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000448 Young Migrant Workers: Stratification of Labor Market and Differentiation of Social Security: A Study in Chinese Developed Eastern and Southern Coasted Cities Wei FANG, College of Political Science and Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Integrating International Migration into the Mainstream Social Theorizing Oral Presentations: Sociology of Global Inequalities Anja WEISS, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Political Subjects at the Border: Rethinking Democracy from the Perspective of Migration Helge SCHWIERTZ, University of Osnabriick, Germany Homing: An Emerging Conceptual Bridge between Migration Studies and Sociological Theory Paolo BOCCAGNI, University of Trento, Italy 12:30-2:20 p.m. Religion and Migration: Contrasting the First and Second Generations Oral Presentations: Latin-American Charismatic Christians in Stockholm (Sweden) Emir MAHIEDDIN, Religion & Society Research Centre, Sweden The Parish Community of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in the Process of Adaptation and Integration of Its Parishioners. Maria PODLESNAYA, St. Tikhon's Orthodox University, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences., Russian Federation The Role of Religion in the Lives of Serbian Immigrants in Sweden Sabina HADZIBULIC, Uppsala University, CRS, Sweden Caught in between or Bridging the Gap'? Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Identity within Second and Third Generation Pakistani Muslims in Sweden Uzma KAZI, Lund University, Sweden "Change Is Inevitable" - on the First and Second Generations of Tibetan Monks in India and Nepal Malwina KRAJEWSKA, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Mixed Marriages and Social Exclusion: Which Prospects'? Oral Presentations: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000449 Complexities of the Experiences and Negotiations of Their Belongings of Migrant Filipino Women Married to Japanese Men Sachi TAKA YA, Osaka University, Japan Cross Cultural Marriages in Toronto: An Ethnographic Study Gulbin OZDAMAR AKARCA Y, ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, Turkey 'Everywhere Is Home': Paradox of Homing and Child Upbringing Among Nigerian-Chinese Families in China Kudus AD EBA YO, University oflbadan, Nigeria; Femi G. OMOLOLU, University oflbadan, Nigeria Behind the Circumcision: Kinship, Gender and Religion in the Life Stories of Mixed Couples with an Arab-Muslim Partner Francesco CERCHIARO, University of KU Leuven, Belgium; Laura ODASSO, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire Mediterraneen de Sociologie LAMES & Temps, Espaces, Langages, Europe Meridionale - Mediterranee TELEMMe, Labexmed, France Social Integration and Post-Divorce Wellbeing Among Female Marriage Migrants in New Immigrant Destinations Hsin-Chieh CHANG, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 2:30-4:20 p.m. Challenging Immigration Detention Oral Presentations: Quiet Voices: Resistance Against Disciplinary and Biopolitical Practices in the US Immigration Prison Agnieszka RADZIWINOWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland Post-Calais As Translation of Institutional Violence: Assessing the Mechanisms of Reception and Relocation of Migrants from Calais Paula Cristina SAMPAIO, University ofMinho, Portugal; Isabel CARVALHAIS, University of Minho, Portugal "Please Deport Me As Soon As Possible". Incommensurable Realities in Immigrant Detention Jukka KONONEN, University of Tampere, Finland The Emerging Movement to Confront Immigrant Detention in the United States: Strategic Challenges and Possibilities for Social Change Eric POPKIN, Colorado College, USA Gender and Anti-Migration Politics DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000450 Oral Presentations: Gender and Migration- Sexism and Racism: A Closer Look at Right-Wing Populist Dynamics in Germany Jasmin SIRI, LMU Munich, Germany; Paula Irene VILLA, LMU Munich, Germany Educating the Male Other. Pedagogy As a Means for Restrictive Asylum Politics Paul SCHEIBELHOFER, University oflnnsbruck, Austria Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A "Whole of Community" Approach to Immigrants and Refugees Friday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2018 Cintas Center, Xavier University 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45207 https://mailchi.mp/cmsny/cincinnati-july2018?e=58d5c0883f http://cmsny.org/event/cincinnati-july2018/ Description: Join scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event will examine "whole of community" responses to welcoming, integrating, and protecting immigrants, lift up models and best practices, and provide opportunities for further community-focused collaborations. It will also help participants identify and bolster their legal suppmi, research, and capacity needs in addressing these issues. Program: 9:00-10:20 a.m. SESSION I: CHALLENGES FACING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN OHIO, KENTUCKY, AND INDIANA: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK This panel will describe the major challenges facing immigrant and refugee communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, including government policies and practices seeking to: deny state or local IDs to undocumented immigrants; restrict immigrants and refugees' access to due process; expand detention; require federal, state and local immigration enforcement partnerships; defund service providers; and weaken refugee resettlement. The panel will also correct some of the false, entrenched DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000451 narratives surrounding immigrants and immigration issues. 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. SESSION II: MOBILIZING WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OHIO, KENTUCKY,ANDINDIANA This panel will discuss the work of local and regional coalitions and organizations working with immigrant and refugee communities. It will discuss "whole of community" approaches to immigration challenges, how communities have organized to defend the rights of immigrants, and the engagement and mobilization of a diverse group of stakeholders, including: immigrants and refugee leaders; legal services providers; the funding community; government officials; immigrant advocates; and social services organizations. 12:15-1:15 p.m. LUNCH AND KEYNOTE 1:15-2:35 p.m. SESSION III: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSES TO CHANGING POLICIES This session will discuss how networks comprised of diverse community groups are responding to new immigration-related challenges. Exploring "whole of community" responses to current threats and opportunities, it will describe the role of immigrant-serving and organizing institutions in response to priority needs and services. The conversation will assess what's been working, what hasn't, and why. 2:45-4:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND GROUP REPORTING Mobilizing in Ohio Mobilizing in Indiana Mobilizing in Kentucky 4:15-5:35 p.m. SESSION IV: LITIGATION AND OTHER STRATEGIES This panel will address the use of litigation and other unifying strategies to address current challenges such as the Trump administration's Executive orders, the elimination oflegal immigration programs (e.g., DACA, TPS, etc.), immigration enforcement practices, and individual removal cases. It will also examine successful campaigns to prevent implementation of policies harmful to immigrants such as addressing how communities can prepare for, assist in, and utilize litigation as one potential tool in an effective community response to anti-immigrant legislation and practices. 8:30-9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE 9:00-10:20 a.m. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000452 SESSION V: REFUGEES, DREAMERS, UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, AND TPS BENEFICIARIES This panel will discuss local, regional and national responses to changing policies impacting refugee protection, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries and the broader Dreamer population, asylum seekers including unaccompanied minors, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients. 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. SESSION VI: DETENTION AND DEPORTATION DEFENSE This panel will cover the defense of persons in detention and in removal proceedings. Panelists will discuss how organized communities can assert and defend their rights, how to establish coordinated removal defense projects, and whole-of-community responses to the threat of removal. 1:00-2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND GROUP REPORTING Engaging the Media Engaging Funders State and Municipal IDs 2:40-4:00 p.m. SESSION VII: PLAYING TO WIN OVER THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM This panel will highlight successful models of collaboration to defeat anti-immigrant legislation and to create momentum and winning partnerships for long-term reform. It will discuss the ingredients of successful past legislative campaigns; voter engagement and impact on immigration policy; current state advocacy challenges; and likely legislative challenges in Congress in the upcoming months. The discussion will also consider possible strategies following the 2018 mid-term elections and strategies moving forward. 4:00-5:00 p.m. SESSION VIII: CLOSING SESSION Plenary discussion on lessons learned and next steps in the response of diverse communities to federal, state and local challenges facing immigrants. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000453 What Do Voters Want Done on Immigration? Is There a Bipartisan Path Forward? 10:00-11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20005 https ://bipartisanpolicy .org/ events/what-do-voters-want-done-on-immigration-is-there-a-bipartisanpath- forward/ Description: Following the House's recent failure to pass immigration reform bills, it is clear that a new blueprint for reform is needed. Over the last several months BPC has embarked on some work to understand the feelings of voters on immigration and the policies that might gain consensus support. BPC Action contracted with Luntz Global for a set of focus groups and a national survey, with the objectives of gauging voter perceptions, priorities, and expectations for the future of immigration policy. Additionally, working with other organizations, BPC has held roundtables of state and local elected and appointed officials to understand how these issues are playing out on the ground, in communities across the country. Join Director oflmmigration and Cross-Border Policy Theresa Cardinal Brown and BPC Action Senior Manager Laura Hall and a panel of immigration and political experts to discuss the results of this work and the potential to impact the immigration debate. Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={07B5FC47-207A-E8l 5065F38B81El} l-8l23- Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Refugee Protection in a Hostile World? Third Annual Conference, Refugee Law Initiative Wednesday-Thursday, July 18-19, 2018 School of Advanced Study Senate House, University of London Malet St, Bloomsbury, London WClE 7HU, UK https://rli.sas.ac.uk/annual-conference/third-annual-conference Overview: This year's special theme - 'Refugee Protection in a Hostile World?' - reflects on an apparent strengthening oflong-standing currents of anti-refugee feeling and other forms of instability in the world. This trend raises urgent questions about its present and future impact on refugee DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000454 protection globally, as well as the interaction between global politics and refugee law. Alongside presentations from keynote speakers, several panel sessions will be devoted to this theme. How is apparently-growing hostility towards refugees manifested in refugee law and refugee protection? Papers could address the curtailment ofrefugee rights or resettlement quotas, imposition of procedural bars or practical obstacles to seeking asylum or in status determination, shortening the stay granted to refugees, and undermining regional schemes such as the Common European Asylum System. What are the implications for refugee protection of influential States shaking up the established order at international level? Papers could address the impact on multilateral approaches to the refugee problem, leadership on global refugee protection by countries such as the USA, integrity of the global refugee system, the role ofUNHCR, and cooperation through regional schemes. In practice, does international refugee law now act as a check on regressive practice? Papers could address any aspect of interaction between refugee protection in law, policy and practice at the international level and at the national, provincial and municipal levels, or between 'universal' and regional arrangements. How has the criminalisation of migration impacted on refugee law? In light of a tendency towards criminalising migration, papers could address the application of refugee law in mixed movement settings, the role and scope of Art lF exclusion and Art 31 non-penalisation, and the utility of concepts such as 'vulnerable migrants'. What prospects for the 2018 Global Compacts on Refugees and Migrants in current political climate? Papers could address such topics as what they will/should include, the form that they may take and their potential to impact on refugee protection. What is the role ofUNHCR, lawyers and other refugee rights actors in this changing global context? Papers could address whether the prospects really are so bleak, whether new opportunities also exist, how such actors are responding. Conference Program Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:30-9:45 a.m. Opening - David James Cantor 9:45-10:45 a.m. Distinguished Keynote - Plenary Session Refugees, Intolerance and Racism: Contemporary Reflections E. Tendayi Achiume, UN Special Rappmieur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000455 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel Session I Stream 1 - 'Hostility' towards Refugees: National Law and Developments AU-turn and a Wrong Turn? On Recent Developments in Swedish Asylum Law Rebecca Stern, Uppsala University Stratification of Rights and Entitlements among Various Categories of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Japan Naoko Hashimoto, University of Sussex Seeking Legal Venue to Enforce Refugee Norms: The Case of Turkish Asylum Policy-Making Yusuf Ciftci, University of Southampton De Facto Hostility? Explaining Non-accession to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its Impact on the Development of Refugee Policy Frameworks and Institutions in the Caribbean Natalie Dietrich Jones, University of the West Indies, Mona Stream 2 - Responding to Displacement Crises: Regional Perspectives Adding Fuel to the Fire: How Emergency-drive Solidarity Constructed an EU "Asylum Crisis" Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi, University of Oxford Regime-shifting in Southern Africa and the Global Refugee Regime Nick Maple, RLI The Bali Process: A Help or Hindrance to Refugee Protection? Carly Gordyn, Australian National University The Venezuelan Exodus: Latin America's New Migration or Refugee Crisis? Luisa Feline Freier, Universidad del Pacifico - authored with Isabel Berganza Setien, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya and Cecile Blouin, Pontificia Universidad Cat6lica del Peru Stream 3 - Human Rights Law and Refugee Protection Going, Going, Gone-The Refugee Definition and the Human Rights Paradigm? Hugo Storey, International Association of Refugee Law Judges Complementary Protection and Encampment: A Critical Analysis Brid Ni Ghniinne, University of Sheffield Beyond the Vulnerability Hype: A Tool for Protection or an Instrument of Exclusion of Migrants and Refugees DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000456 Ana Beduschi, University of Exeter A Recalibrated Human Rights-Based Approach to the Refugee Definition Matthew Scott, Lund University 1:30-3:15 p.m. Panel Session II Stream 1 - Fighting Against Regression: Views from International Law A Paradigm Shift-in-Waiting: Refugee Status for Persons with Disabilities Stephanie Motz, University of Lucerne "New Wars" Refugees in a Hostile World: Revisiting the Refugee Convention to Engender International Protection in the European Union Christel Querton, Newcastle University Persistent Protracted Armed Conflict: Advancing Refugee Protection through the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and International Humanitarian and Criminal Law James C. Simeon, York University, Canada Common but Differentiated Responsibilities in International Responsibility-Sharing for Refugees: Fit for Purpose? Elizabeth Mavropoulou, University of Westminster Stream 2 - The Evolving Law of State Obligations towards Refugees Room Gll and other NonCitizens Making the case for greater refugee protection through ideas of liability Ralph Wilde, University College London Temporary Stay, Permanence and Durability of Refugee Protection Maria O'Sullivan, Monash University The Obligation to Grant Nationality to Stateless Children Born in a State William Thomas Worster, Hague University of Applied Sciences The Responsible Migrant Christina Oelgemoller, Loughborough University authored with Kathryn Allinson, Queen Mary University of London Stream 3 - Articulating National, Regional and Universal Standards The Shortcomings of the Universal Refugee Law Framework to Prevent Undermining Regionalisation Processes DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000457 Giulia Vicini, University of Milan The CJEU and the Paradox of an Expansive Approach to Exclusion under Art lF( c) Jessica Shurson, Queen Mary University of London The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework: An Opportunity to Improve Malawi's Refugee Status Determination Process Jocelyn Perry, Fulbright Public Policy Fellow, Malawi 3:45-5:30 p.m. Panel Session III Stream 1 - Refugee Protection: Trends in Securitisation, Criminalisation and Exclusion The Securitization of Humanitarian Space: Assessing the Growing Influence of CounterTerrorism and Preventing/Countering Violent Extremisms Measures on Refugee Protection Sarah Adamczyk, Independent Researcher Politicizing Legal Interpretations of the Exclusion Clauses of the Refugee Convention Fatma E. Marouf, Texas A&M University The Impact of the "Securitisation of Migration" on Refugee Law: The Role and Scope of Article lF Likim Ng, Australian National University Refugees and the Misuse of Criminal Law Y ewa Holiday, University of Chester Stream 2 - Resettlement: Legal and Political Visions Sovereignty, Vulnerability and Martyrdom: Towards a Political Theology of Refugee Resettlement in a Hostile World Matthew Zagor, Australian National University A Comparative Analysis of Refugee Resettlement in 22 States Amanda Cellini, University of Oslo The Resettlement Process in Egypt: Instantiating Differential Rights to Mobility and Safe Refuge Luisa F ondello, Independent Researcher Gender, Islamophobia and Refugee Exceptionalism Karla McKanders, Vanderbilt University Stream 3 - Environmental Refugees? Climate, Disasters and Protection DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000458 The Role of UNHCR in Enhancing Legal Protection in the Climate Change Process Isabelle Michal, UNHCR State-led, Regional, Consultative Processes: Opportunities for Developing Legal Frameworks on Disaster Displacement Atle Solberg, Platform on Disaster Displacement What Governments have to say about Environmental Migration: Insights from the Negotiations on the Global Compact on Migration Fran9ois Gemenne, University of Liege Legal Frameworks Applicable to Environment Migration Alice Sironi, IOM Thursday, July 19, 2018, 2018 9:15-11:00 a.m. Panel Session IV Stream 1 - Mixed Migration: Securitisation and its Impact on Rights of People on the Move Criminalisation and the Impact on Protection Risks for People in Mixed Flows from East Africa Danielle Botti, Mixed Migration Centre, East Africa/Yemen Libya: Impact of the Criminalisation of Mixed Flows across the Sahara and along the Central Mediterranean Route Sonia Joly, Mixed Migration Centre, North Africa From Afghanistan to Beyond: Criminalisation of People on the Move Linnea Lue Kessing, Danish Refugee Council, Asia Stream 2 - The Role of 'Third Countries' in Asylum Law Third Country Processing and the Future of Asylum Policy Nikolas Feith Tan, Aarhus University The Right to an Effective Remedy in Dublin Asylum Procedures in the EU: Shaping its Contours through the Jurisprudence of the CJEU and the ECHR Silvia Morgades Gil, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Challenges for Refugee Protection in Europe after the EU-Turkey Deal Eleni Koutsouraki, Panteion University Cooperative Migration Control Policies: Circumventing the Prohibition of Refoulement? DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000459 Annick Pijnenburg, Tilburg University Stream 3 - Information, Knowledge and Evidence in the Protection Context Against an Apolitical Conceptualisation of the Asylum Law Knowledge Environment Katharine T. Weatherhead, Queen Mary University of London (Lack of) Information Provision to Asylum Seekers in Hungary - Considering Practices of an Openly Hostile Approach to Refugee Protection Agnes Simic, Middlesex University Big Data and the Internalized Border: Attacks on the Freedom of Movement and the Right to Data Protection as Part of the CEAS Reform Nula Frei, University ofFribourg and Constantin Hruschka, Max Planck Institute The Impact of Syrian Refugees on a Receiving State's Public Expenditure: Evidence from Jordan Wa'ed Alshoubaki, Tennessee State University and Michael Harris, College of Public Service 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Distinguished Keynote - Plenary Session Prospects for the Global Refugee Compact in a "Hostile World" Jean-Franc;ois Durieux, Refugee Law Initiative 1:30-3:15 p.m. Panel Session V Stream 1 - Blocking Access to Asylum across Regions: The Depth and Breadth of Extraterritorial Border Controls in a Hostile World Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World Daniel Ghezelbash, Macquarie University Accessing Asylum in Europe: Extraterritorial Border Controls and Refugee Rights under EU Law Violeta Moreno-Lax, Queen Mary University of London Visas and Non-Discrimination Maaiien den Heijer, University of Amsterdam A New Gulag Archipelago? How the Global North is Creating Immigration Detention Islands Across the Global South Michael Flynn, Global Detention Project DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000460 Stream 2 - The Rohingya Crisis and Other Protection Dilemmas in South East Asia Beyond the Frontier: Reimagining Refugee Law in Egypt, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong Martin Jones, University of York, UK The Rohingya Crisis: Unique Complexities of the South Asian Perspective Ishita Kumar and Hamsa Vijayaraghavan, Migration & Asylum Project, New Delhi A Model Failure: Hong Kong's Refugee Screening Mechanism and its Impact on Refugee Protection in the Region Isaac Laban Shaffer, Justice Centre Hong Kong Stream 3 - Family Reunification for Refugees: Obstacles and Advances The Right to Family Life and Family Unity of Beneficiaries of International Protection under International Law and Who is Included in 'Family' Frances Nicholson, Independent Researcher Realising the Right to Family Reunification of Refugees in Europe Cathryn Costello, University of Oxford Family Reunification for Refugees in Switzerland Stephanie Motz, University of Lucerne Family Reunification with Beneficiaries of International Protection in Belgium: A Difficult Journey Fran9ois De Smet, Federal Centre for Migration, Belgium 3:45-4:45 p.m. Distinguished Keynote - Plenary Session Refugee Law in Times of Crisis: Reflections on Academic and Political Trajectories Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Raoul Wallenberg Institute Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment Thursday-Friday, August 2-3, 2018 Rothermere American Institute DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000461 University of Oxford 1a S Parks Road Oxford OXl 3UB, UK https ://www.oxford-population-and-environment-symposium.com/ Description: The Oxford Symposium is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing, and discourse. This interdisciplinary conference is an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present papers and engage in discussion relevant to sustainability, human welfare, and progress. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring to the table academics and professionals from the realms of environmental studies, economics, education, the built environment, sociology, political science, gender equity, ethics and other related fields, to present papers and engage in discourse relevant to global environmental issues and the effects on human welfare and progress. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 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-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on, from 2-4 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 Enter your email address and select "Submit" Select "Subscriber Preferences" DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000462 Select the "Event Registration" tab Provide your foll name and organization, if any Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top ******** ******** 10. 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA http://conference.iza.org/ conference files/ AMM 2018/view Program? conf id= 3148 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000463 Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Off shoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000464 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmayr, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego andNBER Session F: Immigrant Integration 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black Gis in Europe David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000465 Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https ://portal. scs. georgetown. edu/ search/publicCourseSearchDetails. do ?method= load&courseld= 145 66 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000466 Tuition: $995 .00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** Visit Website DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000467 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 6/22/18 Friday, June 22, 2018 4:33:51 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 6/22/18 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. " 'We Will Not Apologize for Doing Our Job'," Mark Krikorian 2. "Restaurant Industry's Hypocrisy and Addiction to Cheap Foreign Labor on Display in D.C. Ballot Initiative," Dan Cadman 3. "Ryan's Immigration Bill: An Analysis of Border Security Provisions," Dan Cadman 4. "Trump Issues Family Separation Executive Order," Andrew R. Arthur 5. "Ryan's Immigration Bill: Border Loophole, Interior Enforcement, and Judicial Review Provisions," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "House Immigration Bills Would Produce Starkly Different Results in Green Card Numbers," Jessica M. Vaughan 7. "This World Refugee Day, Let's Address Fraudulent Asylum Claims That Are Detrimental to Legitimate Asylum Seekers," Nayla Rush 8. "Personal Thoughts on the SPLC's $3.375 Million Acknowledgement of Recklessness," Jerry Kammer 9. "A Warning about the Dangers of Immigration Policy 'Disconnect'," Jerry Kammer 10. "EB-5 Hearing Distracted by Family Separation Issues," David North 11. "USCIS Blurs Good News in Convoluted Prose," David North 12. "Mexico Calls for the U.S. to End Separation of Migrant Families," Kausha Luna 13. "Proposed Legislation For DACA Aliens Spurs Stampede," Michael Cutler 14. "Weapons of Mass Manipulation," Michelle Malkin 15. "Let's Stop Managing This Invasion and Start Blocking It," Daniel Horowitz 16. "Has the West the Will to Survive?," Pat Buchanan DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000468 17. "Trump and the Invasion of the West," Pat Buchanan 18. "Border Politics and the Use and Abuse of History," Victor Davis Hanson 19. "Trump's Immigration Policies Are Actually Pretty Popular," Mollie Hemingway 20. "This Is Why Amnesty is Wrong," Jenny Beth Martin 21. "Let's Find a Balanced Solution to Immigration and Stop the Preening," David Limbaugh 22. "Trump Moves to Obama's Position on Family Detention, Democrats Outraged," David French 23. "The Best Solution to Immigration Crisis: Give Aid to Poor Countries," Jonah Goldberg 24. "Three Benefits of a Border Wall That No One Is Talking About," Benjamin Dierker 25. "Enforce Immigration Law or Change It," Kevin D. Williamson 26. "BP Agent Shot in Area Where Ranchers Live in Fear of Immigrant, Drug Smugglers," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 27. "Weaponizing Compassion," Bruce Thornton 28. "The Border (and Everything Else) Is an Outrage," Derek Hunter 29. "Google 'Internet,' Media!," Ann Coulter 30. "Democrats Prefer Political Gain Over Ending Family Separation," Victor Joecks 31. "Democrats Have Zero Tolerance for Solutions to Illegal Immigration," David Harsanyi 32. "Open Borders Are Not Pro-life," Daniel John Sobieski 33. "Hillary and the Children," Daniel John Sobieski 34. "Yet Another 'Anecdote' About an Illegal Immigrant," Howie Carr 35. "Stop Illegal Crossings But Don't Punish Children," The Boston Herald 36. "The Truth About Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy," Chris Black 37. "Trump and Sessions Enforce a Just and Necessary Law Which Saves Migrants' Lives," Jason Jones and John Zmirak 38. "California Democrats' Voting Scam," Lloyd Billingsley 39. "Confessions of a Former Immigration Hawk," Matthew Walther 40. "House Republicans are Having a Bad-Faith Immigration Debate," Tara Golshan 41. "Trump's Executive Order Doesn't Solve the Problem," Linda Chavez 42. "Don't Separate Immigrant Kids From Parents," The Chicago Tribune 1. 'We will not apologize for doing our job' By Mark Krikorian CIS Immigration Blog, June 18, 2018 https://cis.org/Krikorian/We-will-not-apologize-doing-our-job Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has been accused of being somewhat soft on her boss's signature issue, not entirely without justification. But she is standing firm, so far, against the wave of hysteria accompanying family separations accompanying the administration's attempt to enforce the border. As she told the National Sheriffs' Association today, "We have to do our job. We will not apologize for doing our job. We have sworn to do this job." The manic wave of "concentration camp" accusations and Hitler comparisons is reminiscent of the atrocity propaganda that helped propel us into World War I (stories of Germans "bayoneting Belgian babies", raping nuns, and the like). Democratic politicians are weeping on television, staged photos are widely retweeted, and even former President George Bush's wife has penned an op-ed calling for a "kinder, more compassionate" means of enforcing our immigration laws. The reality is more mundane. Border apprehensions of adults bringing children with them skyrocketed during the Obama administration, from about 15,000 in Fiscal Year 2013 (the first time separate statistics were reported) to more than 75,000 in FY 2017. Before the Obama years, it was rare for a parent to bring children with her when trying to infiltrate the U.S. border. No parent, after all, would subject her children to such risks unless there was an incentive to do so. And that incentive was not flight from gang violence; research has shown almost everyone leaving Central America is motivated by economic reasons. Instead, the prospect of being released into the United States if you brought a child with you was what has caused the spike in arrests of what he Border Patrol calls "family units" at the border. As the New York Times reported earlier this year: Some migrants have admitted they brought their children not only to remove them from danger in such places as Central America and Africa, but because they believed it would cause the authorities to release them from custody sooner. Others have admitted to posing falsely with children who are not their own, and Border Patrol officials say that such instances of fraud are increasing. Children have served as get-out-of-jail-free cards for border infiltrators, ensuring the whole family's release with a notice to appear in immigration court some months or years in the future, and when they failed to appear, the Obama administration's prioritization rules meant no one would track you down. When you reward something, you can expect to get more of it. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000469 How to change the expectations of prospective illegal aliens? Stop rewarding them when they bring children along. This is what the administration has done. In resuming the Bush-era zero-tolerance policy at the border, the Justice Department is aimed at prosecuting every border infiltrator for the crime of "entry without inspection", a policy that even Sens. Flake and McCain vociferously supported when Obama rolled it back. But since children don't accompany their parents to jail, the critics of this policy are implicitly demanding that border-jumpers bringing children with them should be exempt from prosecution -- a sure recipe for even more children to be smuggled through Mexico and to the Rio Grande. In addition to criminal prosecution (which results in only a few days in prison for first offenders) the other reason illegal-alien children are separated from their illegal-alien parents at the border is when the parent claims asylum. Only a small percentage of Central American illegals actually get asylum, but they've been coached by smugglers and anti-borders activists to make the claim anyway as a means of gaining entry to the United States. The government's choice at that point is to detain the parents and put the children in a shelter (because of legal prohibition on keeping children in detention for more than 20 days, even with their parents) or to release the whole family with a notice to appear, which they will ignore, disappearing into the illegal population. Again, the critics of current policy are saying that bringing a child with you when you ask for asylum should exempt you from detention, i.e., give you access to the United States, after which you disappear. These problems could be fixed with legal changes present in both immigration bills expected to be voted on this week, as my colleague Andrew Arthur explained earlier today. The alternative is to surrender to the use of children as human shields against immigration enforcement, which will only invite even more widespread use of children as tickets to America, not only for Central Americans but also for illegal immigrants from around the world using Mexico as a springboard to sneak into the United States. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Restaurant Industry's Hypocrisy and Addiction to Cheap Foreign Labor on Display in D.C. Ballot Initiative By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 21, 2018 Washington, D.C. voters this week approved a ballot measure called Initiative 77 that would raise the minimum mandatory wages of tipped restaurant workers to $15 per hour. Local and national restaurant associations had pulled out all the stops to fight it. What I find interesting is that these same associations fighting against the minimum wage are all in favor of foreign guestworker programs. The National Restaurant Association (headquartered in Washington, D.C., of course) has an entire section of its webpage devoted to this subject. Among other things, it advocates: ... Restaurants want to bring in tens of thousands of cheap foreign workers nationwide, consequences to the economy and sagging wages of citizens and resident aliens be damned -- and so what if they overstay and become a stagnating social problem? They cease to be the restaurant or service industries' problem. After all, there's always next year's new round of slots to be filled. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Restaurant-Industrys-Hypocrisy-and-Addiction-Cheap-Foreign-Labor-Display-DC-Ballot Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Ryan's Immigration Bill: An Analysis of Border Security Provisions By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, June 18, 2018 ... Title V -- Border Security Funding Section 5101. Authorizes, and directly appropriates, $23.4 billion funding for border barrier construction and infrastructure technology. The language is unusual in that, normally, an authorization isn't the same as an appropriation, which requires passage of a separate budget bill in Congress. However, without the appropriation, language authorizing and directing the barrier would simply be an unfunded mandate that the Executive branch would unlikely be able to fund from existing sources. The reason for this unusual departure takes a moment to understand. Without a direct appropriation, actual construction of the border barrier -- one of President Trump's "four pillars" for immigration reform, without which he has said he will not sign a bill -- would have remained iffy, and relied on Congress following through with actual funding, something that might or might not have materialized, depending on how intransigent Democrats would choose to become in the House and Senate, once having an amnesty in their pocket. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000470 Meanwhile though, that amnesty -- supposedly the tradeoff for the barrier -- could have been initiated immediately. How is this possible? Because U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the immigration benefits agency that would be responsible for administering the amnesty, is sitting on a massive pile of cash (over $1 billion) amassed from adjudications fees, a substantial portion of which could be used to kick-start the amnesty until fees received from applicants start rolling in. ... Conclusion Title IV provides our federal legislators an excellent opportunity to address a host of problems the nation confronts, where transnational gangs such as MS-13 and the Latin Kings and others are concerned. Inexplicably they have chosen not to do so. The provisions in this title, while important and beneficial, are focused so strictly on the areas immediately proximate to the border as to be fundamentally valueless where transnational crime in the interior of the United States is concerned. In fact, this flaw is a microcosm of the failing of the entire bill where interior enforcement is concerned. In our view, it is a fatal flaw. Immigration control does not end at the border. When an alien evades Border Patrol agents, it should not become an "olly olly oxen free" proposition. Yet, for all of the thousands of CBP officers and agents authorized by the bill, for all of the multiplicity of cutting edge technological devices lavished on the Border Patrol by the bill, there is not one dime for Immigration and Customs Enforcement; there are no commensurate technological improvements; there are no enhanced new authorities; there are no new detention facilities; and there are no new human resources. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Ryans-Immigration-Bill-Analysis-Border-Security-Provisions Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Trump Issues Family Separation Executive Order By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 20, 2018 ... By maintaining family units in DHS custody, pursuant to section 3(a) in the EO, while the alien adult parents are prosecuted under section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for illegal entry, the administration will avoid having to refer their alien children to HHS under the terms of the TVPRA. This will avoid family separation, at least in the short term. In the longer term, however, under the provisions of the 1997 Flores settlement agreement, as interpreted in July 2016 by the Ninth Circuit, even those accompanied alien minors must be released within 20 days, as Vox has explained. To address this, section 3(e) of the EO calls on the attorney general to "promptly file a request with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to modify" the Flores settlement agreement to allow DHS to detain family units throughout the pendency of any criminal proceedings of alien adults for illegal entry, "or any removal or other immigration proceedings." This will place the District Court in the difficult position of either rejecting the Justice Department's request to modify that agreement (thereby assuming responsibility for separating accompanied alien minors from their detained parents), or modifying the agreement, which it has shown reluctance to do in the past. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Issues-Family-Separation-Executive-Order Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Ryan's Immigration Bill: Border Loophole, Interior Enforcement, and Judicial Review Provisions By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, June 18, 2018 ... Division B, titles III and IV of the bill provide several crucial fixes that are necessary to plug loopholes that have been exploited by families sending unaccompanied alien children (UACs) to enter the United States illegally, and by alien parents arriving illegally in the United States with children. Significantly, it also would prevent parents entering illegally from being separated from their children in immigration detention. Those provisions would also respond to several recent court decisions that have allowed dangerous aliens to remain in the United States, clarify the detainer authority of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and provide incentives to states and localities to comply with those detainers (as well as a significant deterrent to those states and localities who do not comply). DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000471 Division C of the bill, however, provides for broad judicial review of the bill as a whole. This will give activist judges significant authority to control the implementation of the bill as a whole, and crafty lawyers the ability to tie up the implementation of the enforcement provisions indefinitely and expand the amnesty provisions, likely beyond Congress' intent. Division B, title III, section 3101 of the bill would amend the unaccompanied alien child (UAC) provisions in 8 U.S.C. ? 1232 to close loopholes that undermine border security. Specifically, it would eliminate the distinction between UACs from contiguous countries (that is, Canada and Mexico) and UACs from every other country who are screened by DHS. It also removes the requirement that UACs may only be returned to their home countries if they are "able to make an independent decision to withdraw the child's application for admission to the United States." The current requirement, in essence, prevents DHS from removing younger UACs who have not been trafficked and who do not have a credible fear to their home countries. This is an irrational requirement, because such aliens are more vulnerable to predation if they are allowed to remain in the United States. It also mandates that UACs who do not have a credible fear and have not been trafficked be returned to their home countries if they withdraw their applications for admission. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Ryans-Immigration-Bill-Border-Loophole-Interior-Enforcement-and-Judicial-Review-Provisions Return to Top ******** ******** 6. House Immigration Bills Would Produce Starkly Different Results in Green Card Numbers By Jessica M. Vaughan CIS Immigration Blog, June 20, 2018 ... The Ryan bill preserves the largest chain migration categories (unlimited spouses and parents of naturalized citizens) and eliminates other chain categories (adult married sons and daughters of naturalized citizens and siblings of naturalized citizens) and the visa lottery. These numbers are reserved for use by amnesty beneficiaries and employment-based applicants. After these applicants are accommodated, the lottery and adult married sons and daughters categories are eliminated, resulting in an annual reduction of 78,400 green cards. Meanwhile, the additional green cards from the large amnesty and the additional chain migration would cause an annual increase of about 220,000. The result is a net increase of 2.12 million green cards over 15 years (3.3 million amnesty plus chain beneficiaries minus 1.18 million fewer chain and lottery green cards). In contrast, the alternative bill, known as the Goodlatte bill (HR 4760), includes a more limited amnesty and deeper cuts to chain migration. The Goodlatte amnesty would be available to about 700,000 aliens who received work permits and deportation protection under President Obama's DACA program. The amnesty does not include a direct path to a green card or citizenship, so beneficiaries would not be able to sponsor family members. Therefore, there would be no chain migration resulting from the amnesty. ... https://cis.org/Vaughan/House-Immigration-Bills-Would-Produce-Starkly-Different-Results-Green-Card-Numbers Return to Top ******** ******** 7. This World Refugee Day, Let's Address Fraudulent Asylum Claims That Are Detrimental to Legitimate Asylum Seekers By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, June 20, 2018 ... Even if some did have valid apprehensions and were to qualify for humanitarian protection, why not reach out closer to home in one of the countries they cut across to come here, like Mexico? Immigration lawyer Nolan Rappaport suggested "An alternative to Trump's family separation policy": "Trump could establish an expanded version of Obama's CAM program now that would make it possible for adults as well as children in Central America to apply for refugee status without having to travel to the United States." This proposal does not hold. Here's why. The Central American Minors (CAM) program, an in-country refugee program in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for unmarried children under 21 of certain lawfully present parents residing in the United States, was launched by the Obama administration in 2014. In 2016, the program was expanded to allow additional categories of applicants. The program was finally terminated in January 2018 since, as stated in the Proposed Refugee Admissions Report for FY 2018, "the vast majority of individuals accessing the program were not eligible for refugee resettlement." I had suggested in a previous post that Central Americans claiming persecution apply for asylum at Costa Rica's refugee processing DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000472 center instead of heading to the U.S. This center was specifically set up (and mostly funded) by the U.S. under the Obama administration in collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to offer individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras a safe and legal alternative to a dangerous journey to the U.S. For the record, this center is still running under the Trump administration. ... https://cis.org/Rush/World-Refugee-Day-Lets-Address-Fraudulent-Asylum-Claims-Are-Detrimental-Legitimate-Asylum Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Personal Thoughts on the SPLC's $3.375 Million Acknowledgement of Recklessness By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, June 20, 2018 ... As a former reporter, I have been particularly concerned that many reporters -- including several at the New York Times, the New Yorker, and National Public Radio -- have been complicit in SPLC smear campaigns. They have failed to meet the fundamental journalistic responsibility to scrutinize the claim of the SPLC's Heidi Beirich that CIS and the Federation for American Immigration Reform are "hate groups". Instead, they have simply reported the smears, as if the SPLC were an independent, public interest watchdog and arbiter of legitimacy in this national debate. Some reporters appear to be the SPLC's co-religionists in the church of unconstrained inclusiveness and unlimited immigration. And so it is with some satisfaction that I have learned that the Southern Poverty Law Center has agreed to pay $3.375 million to settle claims that it egregiously defamed a Britain-based foundation as "anti-Muslim extremists". In a remarkable admission of the shoddiness of its previous work, the SPLC said, "Since we published the Field Guide, we have taken the time to do more research and have consulted with human rights advocates we respect. We've found [that the foundation has] made valuable and important contributions to public discourse." ... https://cis.org/Kammer/Personal-Thoughts-SPLCs-3375-Million-Acknowledgement-Recklessness Return to Top ******** ******** 9. A Warning about the Dangers of Immigration Policy 'Disconnect' By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, June 19, 2018 ... There was a time when many liberals agreed that firm limits and serious enforcement were necessary, despite the inevitable cruelty they would impose on desperate people. Consider Peter Rodino, a New Jersey Democratic House member with strong ties to labor unions. During the debate that preceded passage of the 1986 legislation, Rodino said, "When we consider the economic conditions and political turmoil in the countries to the south of us, the problem of illegal crossing will continue to mount unless action is taken." He warned that if Congress didn't act and illegal immigration continued, "there will be a backlash against all immigrants." The sense of an urgent need to stop the influx was bipartisan back then. Republican Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York warned, "This may be our last opportunity for comprehensive immigration reform before the problems at our borders preclude compassionate solutions.'' Added Mississippi Republican Trent Lott, "The immigration problem is a ticking time bomb." The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was supposed to defuse the time bomb. But the legislation was sabotaged by a left-right coalition, in which liberal defenders of illegal immigration were the dominant force. The result was the long implosion of worksite enforcement. Today the politics of immigration remain so fraught that Congress still hasn't fixed the problem. So now Donald Trump says he'll do it. The resulting strains on our democracy were anticipated by Nathan Glazer and many former members of Congress. ... https://cis.org/Kammer/Warning-about-Dangers-Immigration-Policy-Disconnect Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000473 ******** 10. EB-5 Hearing Distracted by Family Separation Issues By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 19, 2018 ... Cissna's opening statement dealt only with the EB-5 program, saying that his agency has been vigorously vetting regional centers and their projects, including making 232 site visits, sometimes finding that nothing was happening. He said that 69 percent of the EB-5 activities reviewed seemed to be going as planned, but that 31 percent needed more attention. He promised the committee a more detailed written account of what was going on with the 31 percent of the cases needing greater study. While everyone in the hearing room knew that Cissna's agency, USCIS, has nothing to do with enforcement of the immigration law at the border, members of the party out of power traditionally use hearings on one subject to bring up more sensational issues dealing with the same department. That tradition was in full flower today. ... https://cis.org/North/EB5-Hearing-Distracted-Family-Separation-Issues Return to Top ******** ******** 11. USCIS Blurs Good News in Convoluted Prose By David North CIS Immigration Blog, June 19, 2018 ... In the EB-5 program, in which an alien investor gets a family-sized set of green cards for a $500,000 investment that is accepted by DHS, but not guaranteed by the agency, the investment is supposed to create 10 jobs. One of the techniques economists had used to support the estimates of job creation was to calculate the number of jobs created, not by the original investment, but also those caused by other investors who, for example, created, using non-EB-5 funds, a restaurant in the building that had been built with EB5 funds. In other words, although EB-5 funds had been used only to create the structure, but not the businesses run by the tenant occupant, the jobs created by both the construction and by the tenant were to be counted toward the goal of ten. This dubious formula has been used for years in the EB-5 program, and I recall President Obama's first USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, discussing the concept in public meetings, with his facial expressions, if not his words, suggesting that he, too, thought that this was a bit of a stretch. The decision is welcome because it means that one of the many questionable elements in the EB-5 program will no longer be tolerated by government. ... https://cis.org/North/USCIS-Blurs-Good-News-Convoluted-Prose Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Mexico Calls for the U.S. to End Separation of Migrant Families By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, June 20, 2018 ... As part of its diplomatic efforts, Mexico formally expressed its position to the United States. On Tuesday evening, Videgaray had phone conversations with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Additionally, the Mexican embassy presented a note to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department Health and Human Services (HHS), and DHS. The note expressed its condemnation and rejection of the "zero tolerance" policy. The Mexican government also urged the United States to comply with certain recommendations. First, Mexico recommended that the American government have better coordination between different agencies (e.g. DHS and HHS). Second, it urged the United States to facilitate daily communication between children and parents. Mexico's foreign minister clarified that these practical recommendations are merely secondary to their primary call for the United States to end family separations at its southern border, regardless of their nationality. Moreover, Videgaray called on the international community to express itself clearly on the separation of migrant families. He also appealed to international bodies, including those of the United Nations and the Organization of American States, to closely follow DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000474 this "unacceptable" border situation. ... https://cis.org/Luna/Mexico-Calls-US-End-Separation-Migrant-Families Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Proposed Legislation For DACA Aliens Spurs Stampede "Separation of alien families" is an emotional artifice concocted by globalists. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, June 19, 2018 ... Every day American citizens are arrested in the United States by local and state police and by a wide array of federal law enforcement agencies for committing a wide spectrum of crimes and violations of law, including administrative laws. Many of these suspects have children yet they are led away in handcuffs and may find themselves serving long prison sentences for their crimes, separated from their children. Yet little if anything is ever reported in the media about these tens of thousands of incarcerated American citizens who have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences and separated from their children. Now that the Trump administration has taken the long-overdue action to attempt to discourage massive illegal immigration, politicians from both sides of the aisle, supposed journalists and members of the clergy, thumping their bibles, are outraged because illegal aliens are being arrested and prosecuted for their crimes- crimes that had for far too long, gone unpunished by previous administrations. The U.S./Mexican border is a dangerous place. Many people die attempting to cross into the United States through the desert where high temperatures, a lack of water, poisonous insects and snakes and violent gangs and drug smugglers all pose severe threat to the lives of the aliens. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270492/proposed-legislation-daca-aliens-spurs-stampede-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Weapons of Mass Manipulation By Michelle Malkin National Review Online, June 20, 2018 ... With a single tweet, the New Yorker's professional fact-checker smeared Justin Gaertner, a combat-wounded war veteran and computer forensic analyst for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Lavin, the professional fact-checker, rushed to judgment. She abused her platform. Amid the national media hysteria over President Donald Trump's border-enforcement policies, Lavin derided a photo of Gaertner shared by ICE, which had spotlighted his work rescuing abused children. Scrutinizing his tattoos, she claimed an image on his left elbow was an Iron Cross -- a symbol of valor commonly and erroneously linked to Nazis. The meme spread like social-media tuberculosis: Look! The jackboots at ICE who hate children and families employ a real-life white supremacist. Only it wasn't an Iron Cross. It was a Maltese Cross, the symbol of double amputee Gaertner's platoon in Afghanistan, Titan 2. He lost both legs during an IED-clearing mission and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Valor and the Purple Heart before joining ICE to combat online child exploitation. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/talia-lavin-new-yorker-smears-war-veteran-justin-gaertner/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000475 15. Let's Stop Managing This Invasion and Start Blocking It By Daniel Horowitz Conservative Review, June 21, 2018 ... Guess what happened in 2015? The same thing that is happening in 2018 - a border surge of teenagers and family units from Central America. This is the other half of the border crisis the media doesn't focus on, and it's enabled by our magnets for illegal immigration and catch-and-release policies. In that sense, these migrants, and the policies that encourage them, are serving as human shields for cartels, gangs, Special Interest Aliens (Middle Easterners), and thousands of tons of drugs killing our people - the same way children were used as human shields for Hamas at Israel's border with Gaza. Imagine if we announced a complete moratorium on cross-border migration at the points of entry or between points of entry, and instead, required everyone to file asylum claims outside our country, in our Mexico City embassy, for example? We would end the entire problem of flooding our country with asylum claims. We'd end the entire economy for the drug cartels. We'd remove their ability to use diversions to bring in dangerous people. And we'd be able to weed out the legitimate applicants in a controlled environment and bring them into the country and not subject them to communities and schools that are as violent as the ones they are fleeing. There would be no more rape trees, human smuggling, and kidnappings. The smuggling business is a very efficient economy that responds to market forces, and if we only shut down that market, the chain reaction of mayhem and misery for Americans and migrants alike would end. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/news/lets-stop-managing-this-invasion-and-start-blocking-it/ Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Has the West the Will to Survive? By Pat Buchanan Townhall.com, June 22, 2018 ... Is there a liberal, progressive, Christian way to seal a 2,000-mile border, halt millions of migrants from crossing it illegally, and send intruders back whence they came? Or does the preservation of Western nations and peoples require measures from which liberal societies today reflexively recoil? Does the survival of the West as a civilization require a ruthlessness the West no longer possess? Consider what our fathers did to build this country. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2018/06/22/has-the-west-the-will-to-survive-n2493239 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Trump and the Invasion of the West By Pat Buchanan Townhall.com, June 19, 2018 ... If the migrants boats of the Med are redirected to Spanish ports, one suspects that the Spanish people will soon become as unwelcoming as many other peoples in Europe. And Trump is not backing down. Monday he tweeted: "The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition. Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!" Whatever European leaders may think of him, many Europeans are moving in Trump's direction, toward more restrictions on immigration. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2018/06/19/trump-and-the-invasion-of-the-west-n2491999 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000476 Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Border Politics and the Use and Abuse of History By Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online, June 19, 2018 To suggest that a detainee center is anything similar to that industrial killing monstrosity is unhinged, abhorrent -- and shameful. It is an insult to current U.S. border-enforcement personnel who do a heroic job at great risk to protect the border in a humane fashion under unimaginable conditions and political pressures. And it is a greater injury to the lost 6 million of the Holocaust when their fate is so cavalierly and ignorantly used for political advantage. Hayden also should remember that during his own tenure at the NSA and as CIA director, he was constantly and in exaggerated style besmirched on issues such as "enhanced interrogation," drones, and intrusive surveillance. He too often became the object of frequent and unfair comparisons to various Nazi allusions of the sort that he is now promulgating against the Trump administration. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/border-politics-family-separation-debate-abuse-of-history/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Trump's Immigration Policies Are Actually Pretty Popular By Mollie Hemingway The Federalist, June 22, 2018 ... When asked which policy they prefer for how to handle families that are stopped for crossing the border illegally, two-thirds of the 1,500 surveyed said they support detention for lawbreakers and less than 20 percent responded that they support previous presidential administrations' policy of letting the lawbreakers enter the country with a promise to return for a later court date. The poll was taken June 17-19, at the height of media outrage over the policy. When given a choice for how to handle illegal border crossing arrests, some 44 percent of Americans chose "hold families together in family detention centers until an immigration hearing at a later date." Another 20 percent of U.S. adults chose detention options that would separate families. Only 19 percent chose to return to the policy of allowing people who cross the border illegally to go without detention on the promise they'd return for a court hearing at a later date. The Economist/YouGov poll shows an American electorate fare more serious about border enforcement than what the media conversation would indicate. For instance, more Americans support treating the illegal crossing of the border as a criminal matter than a civil matter. Among Republicans, that percentage who support treating illegal border crossing as a criminal matter goes up to 74 percent. The poll also shows that 80 percent of Republicans support a border wall, 62 percent support deportation for all those in the country illegally, and 74 percent think that illegally crossing the border should be handled as a criminal matter. ... http://thefederalist.com/2018/06/22/trumps-immigration-policies-are-actually-pretty-popular/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. This Is Why Amnesty is Wrong By Jenny Beth Martin TheHill.com, June 6, 2018 ... Millions of my fellow patriots take the view that the law is the law, that laws on the books should be enforced equally, and that the law should not be changed to accommodate those who have come to America, or stay in America, in violation of the law. Instead, those who have violated the law should take actions to conform their behavior to the requirements of the law. There are several underlying reasons why we take this position. First, either we are a society where the rule of law matters, or we are not. Members of Congress and their staffs do not live under ObamaCare as it was written and enacted, yet they refuse to repeal it or give us the same exemption they get. Bureaucrats in government agencies weaponize their agencies against American citizens, suppressing rights and causing damage to their political DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000477 opposition with little to no accountability, while at the same time providing special privileges to their political allies. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/390942-this-is-why-amnesty-is-wrong Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Let's Find a Balanced Solution to Immigration and Stop the Preening By David Limbaugh Townhall.com, June 22, 2018 ... We used to have a national consensus that immigration should be an orderly process, closely regulated to ensure that applicants demonstrate their genuine desire to become a part of America, embracing its ideals and pledging their commitment to the Constitution. That consensus is gone. The Democratic Party and too many Republicans are open-borders advocates believing, as a logical extension of the policies they support, albeit not outright, that this nation has no moral or sovereign right to control its borders. That is astounding. If you love this nation and its founding ideals, how could you possibly endorse open borders, which would eventually destroy the nation, if for no other reason than uncontrolled immigration guarantees a disintegration of the American compact? ... https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/06/22/lets-find-a-balanced-solution-to-immigration-and-stop-the-preeningn2493217 Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Trump Moves to Obama's Position on Family Detention, Democrats Outraged Is a policy 'child abuse' simply because Trump is executing it? By David French National Review Online, June 21, 2018 ... This is all good. Families shouldn't be separated merely to prosecute misdemeanors or during asylum proceedings. The administration should pursue lawful changes to legal rules that functionally require catch-and-release, rules that incentivize families to make a sometimes extraordinarily dangerous trip across the border with young children. But despite this victory, Democrats are still furious. It's not enough to stop child separation. Now, they want to prevent family detention entirely. Immigration activists refer to family detention centers as "family gulags." Nancy Pelosi calls family detention a form of "child abuse" and a violation of "children's human rights." Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer signed a joint letter demanding that Trump "quickly present alternatives" to family detention. MSNBC's Chris Hayes has been waging an online battle against the very concept of family detention. But those of us with a trace of historical memory know that the Trump administration is merely asking the courts and Congress to adopt the Obama administration's legal position. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/donald-trump-family-separation-executive-order-obama-policy/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. The Best Solution to Immigration Crisis: Give Aid to Poor Countries By Jonah Goldberg The New York Post, June 20, 2018 The best long-term solution to this problem is to make poor countries rich as quickly as possible. In the meantime, the immediate challenge presented by this level of desire to immigrate to the US is going to be less economic and more political and cultural. Immigrants bring new customs, values and ideas of how society should work. As the Swiss writer Max Frisch famously said of the guest workers his country imported, "We wanted workers, but we got people instead." DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000478 Waves of immigrants invite reactions. Many people like to call these backlashes racist, and in some cases they are. But they are also entirely natural, human responses to sudden cultural changes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government may fall because of one such reaction. (The 86 percent of Germans who want to see a more forceful approach to repatriation can't all be bigots.) Votes in favor of Brexit didn't strongly correlate with unemployment very much, but they did with attitudes on immigration. ... https://nypost.com/2018/06/20/the-best-solution-to-immigration-crisis-give-aid-to-poor-countries/ Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Three Benefits of a Border Wall That No One Is Talking About In addition to taking a strong stance to reassert the rule of law, a southern border wall would save untold lives, reduce the flow of people and drugs, and protect private property. By Benjamin Dierker The Federalist, June 20, 2018 ... 3. A Border Wall Will Protect Private Property Not every aspect of a border wall has to do with immigration. By only addressing immigration and to some extent covering smuggling, the media misses one of the most critical aspects of a wall: Many communities are ravaged by theft and burglary. It is only rational to construct a barrier between dangerous places and safe ones. In some locations, enterprising criminals run across the border only to grab what they can, including vehicles, and retreat to Mexico. These individuals have no plans to immigrate or even smuggle things into the country. Repeat burglaries affect small towns and vulnerable residents. Texas sheriffs have also reported home burglaries by criminals heading back south. While typical analysis struggles to conjure crime statistics for immigrants relative to the natural-born population years after entering the country, attention should be paid directly to illegal criminal activity happening instantly upon entry. The wall is useful in both directions for these cases. It severely limits criminal mobility into the United States, and means they have to carry their stolen loot over a ladder on their way back, preventing automotive theft. ... http://thefederalist.com/2018/06/20/3-benefits-border-wall-no-one-talking/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Enforce Immigration Law or Change It By Kevin D. Williamson National Review Online, June 21, 2018 ... Sometimes, those illegals are wanted in the United States on other criminal charges. The repeated failure of the Obama administration and its predecessors to meaningfully address the problem of violent criminals' coming and going at will across the U.S.-Mexico border is, in case you have forgotten, the proximate cause of the Donald Trump presidency. It was the case of Kate Steinle -- shot to death by an illegal immigrant deported from the U.S. five times, with seven felony convictions on his record -- that gave Trump his first real foothold in national politics. The United States is learning the same lesson that is being taught the hard way in Europe: If responsible actors refuse to deal seriously with immigration, there are sundry populist-nationalists of varying degrees of respectability or nastiness waiting on the sidelines to pick up that dropped ball. You know how the Trump guys are always saying, "This is how you got Trump"? That is how you got Trump. The other source of delay, increasingly relevant at the southern border, is the fact that many of those coming illegally are doing so not from Mexico but through Mexico, from Central America. Sending Mexicans back across the border on foot or by bus is pretty easy; chartering planes to send Salvadorans back to Ahuachapan via "ICE Air" is more complicated. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/07/09/immigration-laws-enforce-or-change/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000479 ******** ******** 26. BP Agent Shot in Area Where Ranchers Live in Fear of Immigrant, Drug Smugglers Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, June 15, 2018 ... Other ranchers and longtime residents said that illegal immigrants and drug smugglers are devastating the area and many of them live in fear. Some are too scared to enjoy a simple pastime--horseback riding on their own land. Some portions of the border adjacent to Ladd's property have an 18-foot iron fence, but others have a laughable wire fence that has been repeatedly penetrated by vehicles speeding through from Mexico. The fence is such a joke that the Border Patrol installed concrete barriers along a busy two-mile stretch in front of the barb wire barrier on Ladd's property line to stop smugglers. Judicial Watch also visited another nearby smuggling route that's inexplicably unprotected. The dirt road runs through the Coronado National Forest and five strands of barb wire serve as the physical boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in a remote portion of the park, which is closed to the public at night and is heavily transited by drug and human smugglers. Illegal immigration has had such a devastating impact on the area that one longtime resident wrote a book offering detailed anecdotes of what he and his family endure because they live near the Mexican border. This includes drugs and illegal immigrants piling into vehicles on the road adjacent to his four-acre property and ultralight aircraft flying near his rooftop, just above the trees, en route to make a drug drop. ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/06/bp-agent-shot-in-area-where-ranchers-live-in-fear-of-immigrant-drug-smugglers/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Weaponizing Compassion What the controversy over illegal immigrant families is really about. By Bruce Thornton FrontPageMag.com, June 22, 2018 ... Moreover, we do not have a moral obligation to be the world's refuge and take in everybody if doing so harms our security and interests. And since we can't take in every refugee whether political or economic, any decision to admit people will necessarily be political, which again means that our country's interests are the paramount criterion. In the end, we are not obligated to correct the misery and suffering of nations who bear the responsibility for their own people's problems. We can't let the whole world use us as Mexico does, as a safety valve for lessening their citizens' discontent caused by their country's political and economic corruption and dysfunctions; and as a source of foreign currency--$26 billion in just nine months last year-- in the form of remittances sent home by their citizens. Finally, it is the fundamental right of every sovereign nation to protect its borders and to decide by what criteria they will admit immigrants. Whatever we decide is a political issue to be settled by the people through their representatives in Congress. Calls for amnesty or de facto open borders--which is what the recent outcry over separating illegal aliens from their children is really about--should be adjudicated by political debate on the facts, consequences, and costs, not by emotional appeals, sentimental rhetoric, and conspicuous compassion. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270514/weaponizing-compassion-bruce-thornton Return to Top ******** ******** 28. The Border (and Everything Else) Is an Outrage By Derek Hunter Townhall.com, June 21, 2018 ... Everything these liberals have been saying and doing in regards to the border is designed not to solve the problem - if they solve it they won't have the issue to motivate their base in the upcoming election - it's to elicit an emotional response from their audience. An angry and frightened mob is an unthinking mob, and thought is kryptonite to the liberal agenda. That's why Chuck Schumer has rejected any compromise, he'd rather have the issue, he'd rather have the outrage. But if it's an outrage now, why wasn't it two weeks ago? That's a question they won't answer. Instead we get liberals outside the holding centers demanding President Trump stop using these kids as political props. Anyone see DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000480 the disconnect there? "Look at these children, look what they're doing! Stop using them as political props," is as hypocritical as lecturing your child against smoking with a lit Marlboro hanging off your lip. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/06/21/the-border-and-everything-else-is-an-outrage-n2493001 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Google 'Internet,' Media! By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, June 20, 2018 ... Our immigration officials are so thorough, so hard to fool, that they granted Beatrice Munyenyezi asylum and citizenship, allowing her and her kids to live off the U.S. taxpayers for 10 years before federal prosecutors noticed, Hey! Munyenyezi wasn't a victim of the Rwandan genocide; she was a perpetrator! Munyenyezi had personally sentenced thousands of Rwandan women and children to death. And now the poor murderess has been SEPARATED FROM HER CHILDREN! Crack reporter Thomsen must have missed that story, too. For her reading pleasure, assuming she can read: Chris McGreal, "Rwandan woman stripped of U.S. citizenship after lying about genocide," The Guardian, Feb. 22, 2013. One asylum applicant written about in The New York Times claimed she was being persecuted in Russia because she was gay. She told her immigration lawyer, "I'm not gay at all. I don't even like gay people." (For ace Hill reporter Thomsen, who is hopelessly confused about "books" and "Google," the cite is: Sam Dolnick, "Asylum Ploys Play Off News to Open Door," The New York Times, July 12, 2011.) Usually, frauds are only exposed when the asylum applicant makes the news. You'd think one of these times, an asylee would become famous and we'd find out: Hey, this person really was fleeing persecution! Nope. The pattern is: They make the news; we find out their asylum applications were total frauds. ... http://humanevents.com/2018/06/20/google-internet-media/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Democrats Prefer Political Gain Over Ending Family Separation By Victor Joecks The Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 21, 2018 ... Some parents have even turned their children over to smugglers for profit. Incentivizing human trafficking should be reason alone to end catch and release, which the Trump administration has done. That action triggered the separation of legitimate family units, thanks to the Flores settlement. The backstory is complicated, but the solution isn't. Congress should pass legislation requiring children to stay with their parents in most circumstances. On Wednesday, Sen. Dean Heller and a majority of Republican senators introduced a narrowly focused bill to do just that. Before the legislation was even filed, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rejected it. This matters, because Senate Republicans need nine Democrat votes to break a filibuster. The Hill reported that "Democrats want to keep the pressure on Trump instead of having Congress assume responsibility for the growing crisis." Shameful. ... https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/democrats-prefer-political-gain-over-ending-familyseparation/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000481 ******** ******** 31. Democrats Have Zero Tolerance for Solutions to Illegal Immigration By David Harsanyi Townhall.com, June 22, 2018 ... "There are so many obstacles to legislation, and when the president can do it with his own pen, it makes no sense," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is a co-sponsor of proposed Democratic legislation to supposedly fix the problem, stated. "Legislation is not the way to go here when it's so easy for the president to sign it." Now, I realize Democrats have gotten used to the idea of a president ruling with a pen while concocting immigration law unilaterally. But even though Trump acquiesced to pressure and signed an executive order, the subsequent action will not be "easy." Democrats know that the administration could be stopped by the courts and that the long-standing Flores consent decree complicates efforts to enforce border laws and keep families together. They know that only legislation could allow both to happen. They're more interested in returning to the status quo. Someone should ask leading Democrats whether they believe that any immigrant illegally bringing children should be detained at the border for any reason whatsoever -- because these Democrats, who ignore the moral cost associated with thousands of children wandering over the border, have yet to explain how we can possibly know whether these kids are going to be OK if we have no way of ensuring their parents' compliance with a court. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2018/06/22/democrats-have-zero-tolerance-for-solutions-to-illegal-immigrationn2493059 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Open Borders Are Not Pro-life By Daniel John Sobieski American Thinker, June 22, 2018 ... First, these are not "immigrant" children. They are children of illegal alien parents. Second, no innocent children are being physically harmed in any way, certainly not killed in their mother's womb. The Border Patrol is not Planned Parenthood. If illegal alien parents don't want to be separated from their children, how about not crossing the border illegally with them? This comparison is obscene and slanderous. Abortion and Planned Parenthood separate more kids from their families and mothers than the Border Patrol which, by the way, doesn't kill them in the womb. Liberals such as Camosy, whom I assume supports sanctuary cities, offer no sanctuary for the unborn who also seek to avoid violence and murder in what should be the safest "safe space" in the world -their mother's womb. Being pro-life and against open borders are not inconsistent positions, particularly when you consider open borders have led to a vast increase in MS-13 entrants and unaccompanied minors and those who would be their recruits. How is opposing a system that lets MS-13 butchers, rapists, and murders into this country not pro-life? ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/open_borders_are_not_prolife.html Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Hillary and the Children By Daniel John Sobieski American Thinker, June 22, 2018 The hypocrisy of Hillary Clinton and Planned Parenthood on the subject of children separated from their illegal alien parents at the border is mind-numbing. The enabler of her husband's serial lust and adultery, whose greed even led her and her husband to steal from the children of Haiti, and the champion of unrestricted abortion actually invoked the name of Jesus on behalf of separated children: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000482 "Those who selectively use the Bible to justify this cruelty are ignoring a central tenet of Christianity," failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton declared. "Jesus said 'Suffer the little children unto me.' He did not say 'let the children suffer.' "... Over the weekend, Planned Parenthood -- yes, the abortion giant Planned Parenthood -- tweeted that "all of the fathers and parents who have been separated from their children at borders" were in "our hearts and minds" for Father's Day. Really? They say nothing about American children such as Kate Steinle and Jamiel Shaw Jr. separated from their families by illegal alien killers lurking in sanctuary cities. They talk of children ripped from their mother's arms but not children ripped from their mother's womb. They certainly don't talk about heads and limbs being ripped from fetal torsos carefully enough so that the fetal body parts can be sold intact. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/hillary_and_the_children.html#ixzz5JBU6rpKA Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Yet Another 'Anecdote' About an Illegal Immigrant Obama's 'fundamental transformation' of America is here By Howie Carr The Boston Herald, June 20, 2018 ... After her arrest in Tewksbury, police called an ICE agent, who "stated that Pimentel was here under DACA application which was declined. ... I was later contacted by Agent Crutchfield who stated that he would be issuing a detainer for Pimentel based on confirmation that she either lacks immigration status or, notwithstanding such status, she is removable under U.S. Immigration Law." Apologists for this illegal crime wave always say these are just "anecdotes." Yeah, right. Here are two weeks of "anecdotes" from the U.S. attorney in Boston: June 4: Dominican National Sentenced for Identity Theft. June 5: Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry After Deportation/Defendant has prior convictions for distributing heroin. June 7: Leader of Lawrence-Based Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty/ Defendant admitted to being deported four times. June 7: Dominican National Charged with Illegal Reentry. June 8: Dominican National Charged with Identity Theft. June 14: Two Dominican Nationals and One Cape Cod Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking. June 14: Dominican National Charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation (two of those with identical headlines). ... http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/howie_carr/2018/06/howie_carr_yet_another_anecdote_about_an_illegal_immigrant Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Stop Illegal Crossings But Don't Punish Children The Boston Herald, June 20, 2018 ... Activists and politicians should not be encouraging illegal border crossings. It is immoral and irresponsible and has resulted in horrific treatment and sometimes death of men, women and children by coyotes and other traffickers. Another fact is that we are ill-equipped to handle the huge influx of displaced minors while their parents remain in the custody of the Border Patrol. Several court rulings and something called the Flores agreement prevent the government from housing adults and children together. ... http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/editorials/2018/06/editorial_stop_illegal_crossings_but_don_t_punish_children Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000483 ******** ******** 36. The Truth About Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy By Chris Black InvestmentWatch Blog, June 20, 2018 The Democrat's logic on the issue of open-borders/illegal immigration is very simple: these are their future voters, and provided there's enough of them brought in, the US will permanently shift to the left side of the force. That's why Trump cannot detain and deport them, nor prosecute or separate them from their children. The solution? Build that wall, implement mandatory E-verify, end chain migration, deport all illegals, parents and children alike, making sure they'll never be "separated" again. Who would've thought it would be that simple? ... http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-truth-about-trumps-zero-tolerance-policy/ Return to Top ******** ******** 37. Trump and Sessions Enforce a Just and Necessary Law Which Saves Migrants' Lives By Jason Jones and John Zmirak The Stream, June 17, 2018 ... Using Kids as Human Shields Against U.S. Law So barring a change in the law, if we stop separating kids from their families, that means letting virtually every immigrant who enters the U.S. illegally with his children go live in the U.S. indefinitely. There he will work in the underground economy, at illegal wages and in dangerous conditions. He will run down the wages of native born poor people. His labor will benefit big corporations, while local taxpayers pay the bill for his medical care at emergency rooms. Is that the kind of "justice" American bishops really seek? Do we really want to encourage the whole of Central America, then South America, to start the dangerous trek, complete with kids, through drug-cartel-controlled territory? Across raging rivers and impassable deserts? That's what we'd be doing if we rewarded every survivor with free passage into our country. Since 147 million people seek admission to America, the body count will be high. Quite a price to pay for cheap grace. ... https://stream.org/trump-and-sessions-enforce-a-just-and-necessary-law-which-saves-migrant-lives/ Return to Top ******** ******** 38. California Democrats' Voting Scam The Golden State does favors for illegal immigrants -- who may return the favor at the voting booth. By Lloyd Billingsley FrontPageMag.com, June 22, 2018 ... State legislators who take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution now reward the violation of immigration law, and punish those who approve and follow federal law. The largesse for illegals also violates state law, the 1996 Proposition 209, which bars ethnic preferences in state education, employment and contracting. California state universities privilege illegals with in-state tuition and as the budget shows, even pay their legal bills. Neither would apply to a legal African American or Asian American student from Michigan or Nevada. Senate boss Kevin de Leon also violated state law by giving preference to Mexican national Lizbeth Mateo, or whatever her real name is, for a post on the California Student Opportunity and Access Program Project Grant Advisory Committee. So California violates state law, defies federal law and budgets tens of millions of dollars for millions of illegals, the vast majority Mexican nationals. They get protection from the federal government, preference in education, and even payment of their legal bills. In return, they vote for California Democrats, in the style of Mexicans who vote for the dominant Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) party in return for favors. In effect, California Democrats are a branch of the PRI and form a Mexican occupational government (MOGO) serving the interests of false-documented Mexican nationals. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000484 ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270524/california-democrats-voting-scam-lloyd-billingsley Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Confessions of a Former Immigration Hawk By Matthew Walther The Week.com, June 19, 2018 ... The most curious thing about this transformation is that on paper my position has scarcely changed at all. I remain theoretically opposed to open borders, which I consider a tool of capital. I believe that at present immigration should be curtailed, except in the case of refugees. It seems to me indisputable that importing a vast supply of cheap labor to undercut the wages of American workers and put more money in the coffers of Fortune 500 companies and the bank accounts of upper-middle-class professionals, who cannot be expected to rear their own children or clean their own dwellings, is immoral. There is, I think, altogether too much woke posturing on the subject of immigration that really amounts to a vacuous apologia on behalf of economic spoliation. We cannot allow the entire population of Central America to become American citizens, though this fantasy is the unspoken premise of much popular anti-anti-immigration noise-making. And I insist on observing that Americans who believe they have a constitutional right to murder their children under certain medical conditions seem to me to have roughly zero credibility here. ... http://theweek.com/articles/779677/confessions-former-immigration-hawk Return to Top ******** ******** 40. House Republicans are Having a Bad-Faith Immigration Debate By Tara Golshan Vox.com, June 19, 2018 The less generous interpretation is that moderate Republicans are getting a vote on something, anything, so that they can take it back to their voters in November and say that they tried. For endangered Republicans in moderate districts, they hope that's enough to help them hang on. For conservative Republicans, this partisan debate is a clear reflection of how far to the right GOP immigration policy has shifted. ... https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/19/17448788/house-republicans-immigration-daca-separation-family Return to Top ******** ******** 41. Trump's Executive Order Doesn't Solve the Problem By Linda Chavez Townhall.com, June 22, 2018 ... Meanwhile, Congress continues to prove itself feckless in dealing with the underlying cause of illegal immigration. We don't currently have laws that allow enough people to come here legally to fill the jobs that we need to be filled. Yet the Trump administration and hard-liners in Congress want to cut back on legal immigration rather than expand it. The House of Representatives failed to pass a bill Thursday to cut legal immigration by 25 percent in return for granting protections to some Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients -- a bad trade-off that would have made illegal immigration worse, not better. What we need is not a cut in legal immigration but an expansion, coupled with changes that place more emphasis on the skills we need in the U.S. workforce. The sooner the administration comes to terms with this the greater the chance of deterring illegal immigration along our southern border. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2018/06/22/trumps-executive-order-doesnt-solve-the-problem-n2493248 Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000485 ******** ******** 42. Don't Separate Immigrant Kids From Parents The Chicago Tribune, June 15, 2018 ... Getting a bill through the House and onto the Senate and the president's desk should be doable. There's a governing principle at stake that says all people, especially children, should be treated with fairness and compassion. Both the Dreamers and the separated children were brought to the U.S. by adults. The children should not be unduly punished for the decisions of their parents. An overwhelming percentage of Americans want to give law-abiding Dreamers a chance to stay in the U.S. We're certain most Americans also are appalled by the government dividing families. ... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-immigration-children-separate-dreamers-20180615-story.html Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000486 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-N-000487 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Reading, 6/28/18 Thursday, June 28, 2018 7:23:08 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Reading, 6/28/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. State Department visa bulletin for July 2018 2. 2018 Trafficking in Persons interim assessment 3. GAO report on CBP recruitment and retention of law enforcement personnel 4. U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Hawaii 5. Senate testimony on oversight of the EB-5 investor visa program 6. Canada: Reports on the financing of immigrant-owned firms, and human trafficking 7. Norway: Population statistics and reports on refugee migration 8. E.U.: Statistics on first-time asylum applicants for 1Q 2018 9. Australia: Population statistics 10. N.Z.: Monthly statistics on net migration REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 11. "Stop Family Separation: Close Loopholes, Bolster Immigration and Asylum Systems" 12. Poll: "Voters Blame Parents, Not Feds, For Border Children Crisis" 13. "EASO Reloaded: Can The New EU Asylum Agency Guarantee a Standardised System of Protection?" 14. "Six Facts About Undocumented Californians" 15. New report from the Migration Policy Institute 16. Five new discussion papers from the Institute for the Study of Labor 17. Two new working papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research 18. Fourteen (14) new papers from the Social Science Research Network 19. Seven new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 20. New report from the OECD 21. "Detaining Families: A Study of Asylum Adjudication in Family Detention" 22. "Incarcerated Immigrants in 2016: Their Numbers, Demographics, and Countries of Origin" 23. "Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention" BOOKS 24. We Built the Wall: How the US Keeps Out Asylum Seekers from Mexico, Central America and Beyond 25. Immigrants Under Threat: Risk and Resistance in Deportation Nation 26. Native But Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands 27. Migrants, Refugees, and the Media: The New Reality of Open Societies 28. Deportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance 29. Rules, Paper, Status: Migrants and Precarious Bureaucracy in Contemporary Italy 30. German and Irish Immigrants in the Midwestern United States, 1850-1900 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000488 31. Topographies of "Borderland Schengen": Documental Images of Undocumented Migration in European Borderlands 32. Building Nations with Non-nationals: The exclusionary immigration regimes of the Gulf Monarchies ... 33. Unequal Protection of the Law: The Rights of Citizens and Non-Citizens in Comparative Perspective JOURNALS 34. Citizenship Studies 35. Comparative Migration Studies 36. Ethnic and Racial Studies 37. Journal of Migration and Human Security 38. Population, Space and Place 1. State Department visa bulletin for July 2018 Volume X, No. 19 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_July2018.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. 2018 Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons U.S. Department of State, February 5, 2018 https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/reports/2018/277911.htm Return to Top ******** ******** 3. New from the General Accountability Office U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Progress and Challenges in Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Law Enforcement Personnel Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-487, June 27, 2018 Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/692832.pdf Highlights: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-487 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Trump v. Hawaii In the Supreme Court of the United States, No. 17-965 Argued: April 25, 2018 Decided: June 26, 2018 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-965_h315.pdf Holding: 1. This Court assumes without deciding that plaintiffs' statutory claims are reviewable, notwithstanding consular nonreviewability or any other statutory nonreviewability issue. See Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc., 509 U.S. 155. Pp. 8-9. 2. The President has lawfully exercised the broad discretion granted to him under ?1182(f) to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States. Pp. 9-24. (a) By its terms, ?1182(f) exudes deference to the President in every clause. It entrusts to the President the decisions whether and when to suspend entry, whose entry to suspend, for how long, and on what conditions. It thus vests the President with "ample power" to impose entry restrictions in addition to those elsewhere enumerated in the INA. Sale, 509 U.S., at 187. The Proclamation falls well within this comprehensive delegation. The sole prerequisite set forth in ?1182(f) is that the President "find[ ]" that the entry of the covered aliens "would be detrimental to the interests of the United States." The President has undoubtedly fulfilled that requirement here. He first ordered DHS and other agencies to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of every single country's compliance with the information and risk assessment baseline. He then issued a Proclamation with extensive findings about the deficiencies and their impact. Based on that review, he found that restricting entry of aliens who could not be vetted with adequate information was in the national interest. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday, June 19, 2018 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/citizenship-for-sale-oversight-of-the-eb-5-investor-visa-program Citizenship for Sale: Oversight of the EB-5 Investor Visa Program Member Statements: DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000489 Chairman Chuck Grassley https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/06-19-18-grassley-statement Witness testimony: L. Francis Cissna, Director United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/06-19-18%20Cissna%20Testimony.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Study: The Financing of Immigrant-owned Firms in Canada Statistics Canada, June 18, 2018 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/daily-quotidien/180618/dq180618a-eng.pdf?st=iROe3W7F Excerpt: The study finds that immigrant-owned SMEs sought ongoing financing for expansion, capital acquisition and operating capital less often than SMEs with Canadian-born owners. Immigrant-owned SMEs were less likely to request additional debt financing from formal financial institutions, lease financing and trade credit, and government financing. However, adjusting for differences in owner and firm characteristics, only immigrants who arrived in Canada 20 or more years before the survey year (in contrast with more recent immigrants) were less likely than Canadian-born owners to seek financing. The approval rates for financing applications were similarly high for SMEs with immigrant and Canadian-born owners. The approval rate for debt financing from formal financial institutions was 77% for immigrant-owned firms, and 82% for firms with Canadian-born owners. After taking into account differences in owner and firm characteristics, these differences were not found to be statistically significant. Only a relatively small difference in the approval rates for lease financing and trade credit between firms with Canadian-born owners and firms owned by more recent immigrants (less than 20 years in Canada) was found to be statistically significant. Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2016 June 25, 2018 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/daily-quotidien/180627/dq180627g-eng.pdf?st=XzWDlUoX Excerpt: From 2009 to 2016, there were 1,099 police-reported incidents which involved a human trafficking offence. The number and rate of human trafficking incidents has risen steadily since 2010. These increases may be attributable to an actual increase in prevalence, as well as reflect the additional training and resources dedicated to trafficking investigations and the creation of new Criminal Code subsections allowing police to better report and classify these offences. The vast majority of human trafficking victims were women (95%), and 70% were women under the age of 25. At the same time, most offenders in these incidents were male (81%). Two-thirds (66%) of those accused of a human trafficking offence from 2009 to 2016 were young men aged 18 to 34. Just over half (51%) of human trafficking incidents from 2009 to 2016 involved at least one other violation. Among the majority (89%) of these incidents, human trafficking was the most serious offence in the incident. Secondary violations often involved a prostitution-related offence. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Norway's 2018 population projections Main results, methods and assumptions Statistics Norway, June 26, 2018 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/norways-2018-population-projections Excerpt: Lower population growth, pronounced aging in rural areas and a growing number of immigrants characterize the main results from the 2018 population projections. According to the main alternative, the population of Norway will increase throughout the century, and surpass 6 million inhabitants around the year 2040. The population growth will be most pronounced in central areas, while many rural municipalities will experience a population decline. The growth in the number of elderly, both in absolute and relative terms, will be substantial: in about 15 years there will be more elderly than children and young people in Norway for the first time ever. 5 per cent more with refugee background By Froydis Strom June 21, 2018 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/5-per-cent-more-with-refugee-background Excerpt: During 2017, the number of persons with a refugee background increased by 10,900. This is a growth of 5 per cent since 1 January 2017, according to updated figures from Persons with refugee background. Persons with a Somalian background make up the largest group of persons with a refugee background, with a total of 27,600. Persons with a refugee background from Syria however, have had the strongest growth in recent years - 26,200 persons were settled in Norway by 1 January 2018. This is 6,200 more than at the start of 2017. Now Syrians represent the second largest group of persons with a refugee background, followed by Iraqis (21,400). Eritreans make up the fourth largest group (21,000), and Afghans constitute the fifth largest group, with 16,300 persons with a refugee background. Many immigrate for family reasons June 21, 2018 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/many-immigrate-for-family-reasons Summary: Among the 42,100 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrating to Norway in 2017, family was the most common reason, with 16,000 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000490 persons, followed by 13,800 labour migrants and 7,800 refugees granted protection. Just over 4,000 persons immigrated to Norway for education in 2017, according to updated figures from Immigrants by reason for immigration. Among those who immigrated for family reasons, 12,000 persons arrived due to family reunification, while 4,000 came for family establishment by marriage. In the last group, 43 per cent married a person with a non-immigrant background. The immigration of non-Nordic citizens to Norway in 2017 was the lowest since 2006. Compared to the previous year, fewer refugees and labour migrants arrived in Norway. The number of refugees dropped by almost 50 per cent from 2016 to 2017. There was also a decrease in the number of persons immigrating for family reasons or for education. Strong decline in refugee migration By Minja Tea Dzamarija June 20, 2018 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/strong-decline-in-refugee-migration Summary: Around 7 800 refugees migrated to Norway in 2017. This is almost half the number compared to the previous year. Much of the reason is a strong decline in refugees from Syria. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Fewer first-time asylum applicants in first quarter 2018 Eurostat, June 19, 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/EDN-20180619-1?inheritRedirect=true&redirect=%2Feurostat%2Fnews%2Fwhats-new Excerpt: Nearly a million asylum applications still pending Pending applications for international protection are those that have been made at any time and are still under consideration by the relevant national authorities at the end of the reference period. In other words, they refer to the "stock" of applications for which decisions are still pending. At the end of March 2018, over 892,000 applications for asylum protection in the EU Member States were under consideration by the national authorities, a decrease of 10% compared with March 2017 and 4% compared with December 2017. With 420,300 pending applications at the end of March 2018, or almost half of the EU total (47%), Germany had the largest share in the EU, ahead of Italy (143 400 or 16% of the EU total) and Austria (51,400 or 6%). Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Stronger ACT and Tasmania population growth Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 21, 2018 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/latestProducts/3101.0Media%20Release1Dec%202017?OpenDocument Excerpt: Overall, Australia's population grew by 388,000 people in 2017 to reach 24.8 million by the end of the year. As a result, it is projected that Australia will reach a population of 25 million in early August 2018. Net overseas migration added 240,400 people to the population, and accounted for 62 per cent of Australia's total population growth. Natural increase contributed 147,500 additional people to Australia's population, made up of 308,500 births and 160,900 deaths. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Two migrant arrivals for every departure Statistics New Zealand, June 21, 2018 https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/two-migrant-arrivals-for-every-departure Summary: Annual net migration in the May 2018 year was 66,200, Stats NZ said today. Migrant arrivals were 130,200 and migrant departures were 64,000. In the May 2018 year, annual net migration continued a general downward trend from the peak of 72,400 in the July 2017 year. This was mainly driven by an increase in migrant departures. "Migrant departures are the highest they have been since May 2014," population insights senior manager Brooke Theyers said. "They are now almost half the number of migrant arrivals." Migrant departures to Asia increased by 33 percent in the May 2018 year to 12,400. The largest increases were to China and India. Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000491 11. Stop Family Separation: Close Loopholes, Bolster Immigration and Asylum Systems By David Inserra The Heritage Foundation, June 25, 2018 https://www.heritage.org/immigration/report/stopping-family-separation-requires-closing-loopholes-and-strengthening Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Voters Blame Parents, Not Feds, For Border Children Crisis Rasmussen Reports, June 21, 2018 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/june_2018/voters_blame_parents_not_feds_for_border_children_crisis Excerpt: Most voters blame the parents of the separated children at the border for the latest illegal immigration crisis, not the federal government. When families are arrested and separated after attempting to enter the United States illegally, 54% of Likely U.S. Voters say the parents are more to blame for breaking the law. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 35% believe the federal government is more to blame for enforcing the law. Eleven percent (11%) are not sure. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. EASO Reloaded: Can The New EU Asylum Agency Guarantee a Standardised System of Protection? The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration, June 2018 https://www.svr-migration.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SVR_EU_Asylum_Agency.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Six Facts About Undocumented Californians By Nadereh Pourat UCLA School of Public Health Fact Sheet, June 6, 2018 https://www.chcf.org/publication/six-facts-about-undocumented-californians/ Return to Top ******** ******** 15. New from the Migration Policy Institute Does Migration Increase Happiness? It Depends By Martijn Hendriks Migration Information Source Feature, June 21, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/does-migration-increase-happiness-it-depends Return to Top ******** ******** 16. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Refugee Admissions and Public Safety: Are Refugee Settlement Areas More Prone to Crime? By Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cynthia Bansak, and Susan Pozo IZA Discussion Paper No. 11612, June 2018 https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11612/refugee-admissions-and-public-safety-are-refugee-settlement-areas-more-prone-to-crime Immigration, Housing Rents, and Residential Segregation: Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey By Binnur Balkan, Elif Ozcan Tok, Huzeyfe Torun, and Semih Tumen IZA Discussion Paper No. 11611, June 2018 https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11611/immigration-housing-rents-and-residential-segregation-evidence-from-syrian-refugees-in-turkey The Changing Structure of Immigration to the OECD: What Welfare Effects on Member Countries? By Michal Burzynski, Frederic Docquier, and Hillel Rapoport DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000492 IZA Discussion Paper No. 11610, June 2018 https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11610/the-changing-structure-of-immigration-to-the-oecd-what-welfare-effects-on-member-countries The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians By Jake Anders, Simon Burgess, and Jonathan Portes IZA Discussion Paper No. 11609, June 2018 https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11609/the-long-term-outcomes-of-refugees-tracking-the-progress-of-the-east-african-asians Growing Up in Ethnic Enclaves: Language Proficiency and Educational Attainment of Immigrant Children By Alexander M. Danzer, Carsten Feuerbaum, Marc Piopiunik, and Ludger Woessmann IZA Discussion Paper No. 11608, June 2018 https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/11608/growing-up-in-ethnic-enclaves-language-proficiency-and-educational-attainment-of-immigrant-children Return to Top ******** ******** 17. New from the National Bureau of Economic Research Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities By Crystal Yang, Harvard Law School NBER Working Paper No. w24731, June 2018 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24731 Forced Migration and Human Capital: Evidence from Post-WWII Population Transfers By Sascha O. Becker, Irena Grosfeld, Pauline Grosjean, Nico Voigtlander, and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya NBER Working Paper No. w24704, June 2018 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24704 Return to Top ******** ******** 18. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. The Changing Structure of Immigration to the OECD: What Welfare Effects on Member Countries? By Michal Burzynski, Universite du Luxembourg, Frederic Docquier, Universite catholique de Louvain; and Hillel Rapoport, Paris School of Economics (PSE) CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6992 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3194445 2. American Immigration Microfederalism: Sanctuaries, Restrictionist Jurisdictions, and Administrative Conflict By Tuan Samahon, Villanova University School of Law Posted: June 25, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3200513 3. The Evolution of the Immigration Debate: A Study of Party Positions Over the Last Half-Century By Rafaela M. Dancygier, Princeton University Department of Political Science and Yotam Margalit, Tel Aviv University Posted: June 25, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3192913 4. National Policies, Local Politics, and Citizenship Acquisition: Field Experiments with Elected Officials in Germany By Jeyhun Alizade, WZB Berlin Social Science Center; Free University of Berlin (FUB); Rafaela M. Dancygier, Princeton University Department of Political Science; and Ruth Ditlmann, WZB Berlin Social Science Center Posted: June 21, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3191915 5. The Preempting of Equal Protection for Immigrants? By Jenny-Brooke Condon, Seton Hall Law School Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 77, 2016 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3191421 6. Immigration and Crime and the Criminalization of Immigration By Ruben G. Rumbaut, University of California - Irvine Department of Sociology; Katie Dingeman, Department of Sociology; and Anthony Robles, California State University, Los Angeles - Department of Sociology The Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies, edited by Steven J. Gold and Stephanie J. Nawyn (2018, Forthcoming) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3189464 7. Possible Relations between Crime, Immigration and Socioeconomic Factors By Matteo Bellitto, Italian National Research Council (CNR) and Mario Coccia, National Research Council of Italy (CNR); Arizona State University Working Paper CocciaLab n. 33, CNR -- National Research Council of Italy, Torino (Italy) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3188099 8. Political Theories of Migration By Sarah Song, University of California, Berkeley School of Law Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 21, pp. 385-402, 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000493 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3197106 9. Border Wall Foundations By F. Cartwright Weiland, Independent Willamette Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 427, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3195281 10. Do We Really Want to Fix Immigration? By Ulysses Jaen, Ave Maria School of Law Posted: June 14, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2859525 11. Escaping Accountability: A Case of Australia'S Asylum Seeker Policy By Kenneth McPhail, Independent; Robert Ochoki Nyamori, Abu Dhabi University; La Trobe University; and Savitri Taylor, La Trobe University School of Law Posted: June 14, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2827646 12. Immigrants and Savers: A Rich New Database on the Irish in 1850s New York By Simone Wegge, CUNY College of Staten Island; Tyler Anbinder, George Washington University; and Cormac O'Grada, University College Dublin (UCD) Posted: June 13, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2956886 13. Truth, Lies and Politics: Work Experience and Judicial Perceptions of Evidence in Asylum Cases By Maureen Stobb, Georgia Southern University Posted: June 13, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3195364 14. To Honor and Obey: Trafficking in 'Mail-Order Brides' By Suzanne H. Jackson, George Washington University Law School Posted: June 13, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2830123 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. America as a Moral Example to the World June 26, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/america-as-a-moral-example-to-the-world.html 2. Breaking News: Supreme Court Upholds Third Iteration of teh Travel Ban June 26, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/breaking-news-supreme-court-upholds-third-iteration-of-teh-travel-ban.html 3. In America, Naturalized Citizens No Longer Have an Assumption of Permanence June 20, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/in-america-naturalized-citizens-no-longer-have-an-assumption-of-permanence.html 4. US: Poor Medical Care, Deaths, in Immigrant Detention June 20, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/us-poor-medical-care-deaths-in-immigrant-detention.html 5. Mexico seeks to become 'country of refuge' as US cracks down on migrants June 15, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/mexico-seeks-to-become-country-of-refuge-as-us-cracks-down-on-migrants.html 6. Read: House Republicans release their draft "compromise" immigration bill June 15, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/read-house-republicans-release-their-draft-compromise-immigration-bill.html 7. HONY: Diversity Visa June 15, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/hony-diversity-visa.html Return to Top ******** ******** 20. New from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Can we anticipate future migration flows? Migration Policy Debates No. 16, May 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000494 http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/migration-policy-debate-16.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Detaining Families: A Study of Asylum Adjudication in Family Detention By Ingrid Eagly, Steven Shafer, and Jana Whalley California Law Review, Vol. 106:785, 2018 http://www.californialawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4-Eagly_Shafer_Whalley.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Incarcerated Immigrants in 2016: Their Numbers, Demographics, and Countries of Origin By Michelangelo Landgrave and Alex Nowrasteh CATO Immigration Research and Policy Brief No. 7, June 4, 2018 https://www.cato.org/publications/immigration-research-policy-brief/their-numbers-demographics-countries-origin#full Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention Human Rights Watch, June 20, 2018 https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/06/20/code-red/fatal-consequences-dangerously-substandard-medical-care-immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 24. We Built the Wall: How the US Keeps Out Asylum Seekers from Mexico, Central America and Beyond By Eileen Truax Verso, 208 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1786632179, $17.64 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1786632179/centerforimmigra Kindle, 487 KB, ASIN: B071D3D3LP, $9.99 Book Description: A Mexican-American lawyer exposes corruption in the US asylum procedure and despotism in the Mexican government From a storefront law office in the US border city of El Paso, Texas, one man set out to tear down the great wall of indifference raised between the US and Mexico. Carlos Spector has filed hundreds of political asylum cases on behalf of human rights defenders, journalists, and political dissidents. Though his legal activism has only inched the process forward--98 percent of refugees from Mexico are still denied asylum--his myriad legal cases and the resultant media fallout has increasingly put US immigration policy, the corrupt state of Mexico, and the political basis of immigration, asylum, and deportation decisions on the spot. We Built the Wall is an immersive, engrossing look at the new front in the immigration wars. It follows the gripping stories of people like Saul Reyes, forced to flee his home after a drug cartel murdered several members of his family, and Delmy Calderon, a forty-two-year-old woman leading an eight-woman hunger strike in an El Paso detention center. Truax tracks the heart-wrenching trials of refugees like Yamil, the husband and father who chose a prison cell over deportation to Mexico, and Rocio Hernandez, a nineteen-year-old who spent nearly her entire life in Texas and is now forced to live in a city where narcotraffickers operate with absolute impunity. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Immigrants Under Threat: Risk and Resistance in Deportation Nation By Greg Prieto NYU Press, 256 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1479823929, $89.03 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1479823929/centerforimmigra DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000495 Paperback, ISBN: 1479821462, $28.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1479821462/centerforimmigra Kindle, 614 KB, ASIN: B07C5V2Y92, $28.00 Book Description: Everyday life as an immigrant in a deportation nation is fraught with risk, but everywhere immigrants confront repression and dispossession, they also manifest resistance in ways big and small. Immigrants Under Threat shifts the conversation from what has been done to Mexican immigrants to what they do in response. From private strategies of avoidance, to public displays of protest, immigrant resistance is animated by the massive demographic shifts that started in 1965 and an immigration enforcement regime whose unprecedented scope and intensity has made daily life increasingly perilous. Immigrants Under Threat focuses on the way the material needs of everyday life both enable and constrain participation in immigrant resistance movements. Using ethnographic research from two Mexican immigrant communities on California's Central Coast, Greg Prieto argues that immigrant communities turn inward to insulate themselves from the perceived risks of authorities and a hostile public. These barriers are overcome through the face-to-face work of social-movement organizing that transforms individual grievances into collective demands. The social movements that emerge are shaped by the local political climates in which they unfold and remain tethered to their material inspiration. Immigrants Under Threat explains that Mexican immigrants seek not to transcend, but to burrow into American institutions of law and family so that they might attain a measure of economic stability and social mobility that they have sought all along. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Native But Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands By Brenden W. Rensink Texas A&M University Press, 304 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1623496551, $40.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1623496551/centerforimmigra Book Description: In Native but Foreign, historian Brenden W. Rensink presents an innovative comparison of indigenous peoples who traversed North American borders in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examining Crees and Chippewas, who crossed the border from Canada into Montana, and Yaquis from Mexico who migrated into Arizona. The resulting history questions how opposing national borders affect and react differently to Native identity and offers new insights into what it has meant to be "indigenous" or an "immigrant." Rensink's findings counter a prevailing theme in histories of the American West--namely, that the East was the center that dictated policy to the western periphery. On the contrary, Rensink employs experiences of the Yaquis, Crees, and Chippewas to depict Arizona and Montana as an active and mercurial blend of local political, economic, and social interests pushing back against and even reshaping broader federal policy. Rensink argues that as immediate forces in the borderlands molded the formation of federal policy, these Native groups moved from being categorized as political refugees to being cast as illegal immigrants, subject to deportation or segregation; in both cases, this legal transition was turbulent. Despite continued staunch opposition, Crees, Chippewas, and Yaquis gained legal and permanent settlements in the United States and successfully broke free of imposed transnational identities. Accompanying the thought-provoking text, a vast guide to archival sources across states, provinces, and countries is included to aid future scholarship. Native but Foreign is an essential work for scholars of immigration, indigenous peoples, and borderlands studies. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Migrants, Refugees, and the Media: The New Reality of Open Societies By Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel Routledge, 234 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0815377177, $149.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815377177/centerforimmigra Kindle, 3295 KB, ASIN: B07F2Q76QX, $54.95 Book Description: The large-scale movements of refugees and economic migrants from conflict zones to more stable societies have resulted in challenges, both for new entrants and their hosts. This fascinating volume brings together a collection of media analyses focused on immigration issues to examine how migration has been represented to the public. Case studies exploring media coverage of migrants and refugees in Europe enable the reader to better understand the complexity of the process through a range of unique and unexplored dimensions of immigration analysis, including strategic framing theory, game structure analysis, migration maps and routes, television narratives, rumour-based communication, and state-bred campaigns. The insights into the perspective of migrants, the general public and policy makers provide innovative methodological and theoretical analysis on population movements which will be of interest to scholars, students, and policy makers working in the fields of migration studies, international relations, peace and security studies, and social and public policy. Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000496 ******** ******** 28. Deportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance By Kenyon Zimmer, Cristina Salinas, Rachel Ida Buff, and Donna R. Gabaccia Texas A&M University Press, 242 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1623496594, $45.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1623496594/centerforimmigra Kindle, 10229 KB, ASIN: B07C52KBTK, $42.75 Book Description: In Deportation in the Americas: Histories of Exclusion and Resistance, editors Kenyon Zimmer and Cristina Salinas have compiled seven essays, adapted from the Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series, that deeply consider deportation policy in the Americas and its global effects. These thoughtful pieces significantly contribute to a growing historiography on deportation within immigration studies--a field that usually focuses on arriving immigrants and their adaptation. All contributors have expanded their analysis to include transnational and global histories, while recognizing that immigration policy is firmly developed within the structure of the nation-state. Thus, the authors do not abandon national peculiarity regarding immigration policy, but as Emily Pope-Obeda observes, "from its very inception, immigration restriction was developed with one eye looking outward." Contributors note that deportation policy can signal friendship or cracks within the relationships between nations. Rather than solely focusing on immigration policy in the abstract, the authors remain cognizant of the very real effects domestic immigration policies have on deportees and push readers to think about how the mobility and lives of individuals come to be controlled by the state, as well as the ways in which immigrants and their allies have resisted and challenged deportation. From the development of the concept of an "anchor baby" to continued policing of those who are foreign-born, Deportation in the Americas is an essential resource for understanding this critical and timely topic. Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Rules, Paper, Status: Migrants and Precarious Bureaucracy in Contemporary Italy By Anna Tuckett Stanford University Press, 192 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 150360540X, $85.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/150360540X/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 150360649X, $24.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/150360649X/centerforimmigra Kindle, 7994 KB, ASIN: B07C82DN6V, $24.95 Book Description: Whether motivated by humanitarianism or concern over "porous" borders, dominant commentary on migration in Europe has consistently focused on clandestine border crossings. Much less, however, is known about the everyday workings of immigration law inside borders. Drawing on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork in Italy, one of Europe's biggest receiving countries, Rules, Paper, Status moves away from polarized depictions to reveal how migration processes actually play out on the ground. Anna Tuckett highlights the complex processes of inclusion and exclusion produced through encounters with immigration law. The statuses of "legal" or "illegal," which media and political accounts use as synonyms for "good" and "bad," "worthy" and "unworthy," are not created by practices of border-crossing, but rather through legal and bureaucratic processes within borders devised by governing states. Taking migrants' interactions with immigration regimes as its starting point, this book sheds light on the productive nature of legal and bureaucratic encounters and the unintended consequences they produce. Rules, Paper, Status argues that successfully navigating Italian immigration bureaucracy, which is situated in an immigration regime that is both exclusionary and flexible, requires and induces culturally specific modes of behavior. Exclusionary laws, however, can transform this social and cultural learning into the very thing that endangers migrants' right to live in the country. Return to Top ******** ******** 30. German and Irish Immigrants in the Midwestern United States, 1850-1900 By Regina Donlon Palgrave Macmillan, 273 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 3319787373, $99.99 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ 3319787373/centerforimmigra Book Description: In the second half of the nineteenth century, hundreds of thousands of German and Irish immigrants left Europe for the United States. Many settled in the Northeast, but some boarded trains and made their way west. Focusing on the cities of Fort Wayne, Indiana and St Louis, Missouri, Regina Donlon employs comparative and transnational methodologies in order to trace their journeys from arrival through their emergence as cultural, social and political forces in their communities. Drawing comparisons between large, industrial St Louis and small, established Fort Wayne and between the different communities which took root there, Donlon offers new insights into the factors which shaped their experiences-including the impact of city size on DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000497 the preservation of ethnic identity, the contrasting concerns of the German and Irish Catholic churches and the roles of women as social innovators. This unique multi-ethnic approach illuminates overlooked dimensions of the immigrant experience in the American Midwest. Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Topographies of "Borderland Schengen": Documental Images of Undocumented Migration in European Borderlands By Jan Kuhnemund Transcript-Verlag, 292 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 3837642089, $39.94 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3837642089/centerforimmigra Book Description: Analyzing recent documentary films dealing with undocumented migration at the Schengen Area's fringes and against the backdrop of what has been termed the European refugee crisis, Jan Kuhnemund investigates the interface between migration discourses and image discourses. As an analytical framework, he conceptualizes "Borderland Schengen" as a visual-political transnational space emerging from the interplay of migration movements and border policies. Putting the spaces and iconologies of "illegal" migration under scrutiny and aiming at establishing their protagonists as subjects, Kuhnemund reads the films as attempts at discursive participation and as an aesthetic political practice. Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Building Nations with Non-nationals: The exclusionary immigration regimes of the Gulf Monarchies with a case study of Pakistani return migrants from ... migrants to the United Arab Emirates By Ivan Szelenyi Corvina Books, Budapest, 136 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 9631364666, $19.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9631364666/centerforimmigra Book Description: Ivan Szelenyi was the Foundation Dean of Social Sciences at NYUAD in 2010-2014 and during his tenure there he carried out a study of Pakistani guest workers who had worked in the United Arab Emirates and were about to take up a job in this country. About 90 percent of the population of the UAE are guest workers (about half of this population is from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). The critical research question for the study was: is it sustainable to build a nation with 90 percent who are not-nationals and have no legal channels to become citizens of the country where they spend occasionally a substantial part of their life? Can people from different ethno-sectarian background merge into a well functioning society? Given labor shortages in Europe and North America and extraordinary pressure to migrate to these countries these questions do have relevance well beyond the Gulf Monarchies. Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Unequal Protection of the Law: The Rights of Citizens and Non-Citizens in Comparative Perspective By Richard T. Middleton IV West Academic Publishing, 285 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 1640201912, $90.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1640201912/centerforimmigra Book Description: Unequal Protection of the Law: the Rights of Citizens and Non-Citizens in Comparative Perspective, explores the disparate allocation of legal rights of persons from a comparative, global perspective. In particular, the chapters herein canvass some of the timely, hot-topic issues relative to the legal rights of persons vis-a-vis the rights of citizens, migrants, refugees, and immigrants. In conducting a comparative analysis, the chapters elucidate how various migrant, refugee, and immigrant populations are disproportionately disadvantaged under national laws as compared to citizens within the same jurisdictions. The chapters also explicate how the disparate allocation of rights under national laws raises a number of human rights law violations. Towards this endeavor, the chapters discuss which particular international laws, treaties, declarations, and/or conventions are implicated as a result of the disparate and unequal treatment of migrants, refugees, and immigrants under law. This book seeks to contribute important analyses and discussions on the current state of affairs relative to the rights of persons within the context of the rights of citizens vis-a-vis non-citizens (migrants, refugees and immigrants). In shedding light on how various migrant, immigrant and refugee populations are disproportionately disadvantaged under national laws as compared to citizens within the same jurisdictions, the chapters will raise general awareness of the differences in legal standing of people before the law. Students and scholars alike will gain exposure to timely international issues of civil rights and human rights - which can inform and guide the creation of norms relative to the rights all persons should enjoy as well as foment a greater awareness of the issue of legal rights within civil society. This book seeks to contribute scholarly discourse to the extant literature on citizenship and migration - and particularly - the interface of these two concepts. Lastly, this books aims to serve as a resource for students, scholars, practitioners, and even those with a casual interest, who seek a deeper understanding of some of the prevailing issues relative to the (dis)equal protection of laws throughout the globe. Collectively, the chapters in this book weave together a mosaic of case-studies and narratives that poignantly illustrate the disparate allocation of legal rights of persons from a comparative, global perspective. The chapters also make a strong case for why we should care about the rights of persons; about why we DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000498 should care about human rights. Richard T. Middleton, IV, editor and contributor, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Middleton is also an adjunct professor of law at St. Louis University School of Law where he teaches courses on immigration law and citizenship, social justice and human rights. He is also a licensed attorney who has practiced immigration law for many years. Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Citizenship Studies Vol. 22, No. 5, July 2018 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccst20/22/5 Selected articles: Becoming flesh: Refugee hunger strike and embodiments of refusal in German necropolitical spaces By Michelle Pfeifer https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2018.1477918 Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 6, No. 19, June 2018 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/ Selected articles: Using population registers for migration and integration research: examples from Denmark and Sweden By Romana Careja and Pieter Bevelander https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-018-0076-4 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 41, No. 10, July 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/41/10 Selected articles: The "migrant crisis" as racial crisis: Do Black Lives Matter in Europe? By Nicholas De Genova https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1361543 The hieroglyphics of the border: racial stigma in neoliberal Europe By Imogen Tyler https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1361542 "Race" and the upsurge of antagonistic popular movements in Sweden By Carl-Ulrik Schierup, Aleksandra Alund, and Anders Neergaard https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1361541 Racialization and counter-racialization in times of crisis: taking migrant struggles in Italy as a critical standpoint on race By Federico Oliveri https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2018.1391404 Migration, crisis, liberalism: the cultural and racial politics of Islamophobia and "radical alterity" in modern Greece By Elisabeth Kirtsoglou and Giorgos Tsimouris https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2018.1400681 Return to Top ******** ******** 37. Journal of Migration and Human Security June 2018 DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000499 http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/index Latest articles: Family Matters: Claiming Rights across the US-Mexico Migratory System By Jacqueline Maria Hagan, Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, Alyssa Peavey, and Deborah M. Weissman http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2331502418777456 Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Population, Space and Place Vol. 24, No. 5, June 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15448452/24/4 Selected articles: Comparing the fertility of Ghanaian migrants in Europe with nonmigrants in Ghana By Katharina Wolf and Clara H. Mulder https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2171 Exiting distressed neighbourhoods: The timing of spatial assimilation among international migrants in Sweden By Louisa Vogiazides https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2169 Sibling position, gender, and family networks in Mexican and Senegalese migration By Mao-Mei Liu, Fernando Riosmena, and Mathew J. Creighton https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2161 Linking the family context of migration during childhood to the well-being of young adults: Evidence from the UK and France By Tatiana Eremenko and Rachel Bennett https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2164 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-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000500 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 7/6/18 Friday, July 06, 2018 7:17:37 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 7/6/18 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. "When Democrats Cry 'Abolish ICE,' They Really Mean 'Abolish Borders'," Mark Krikorian 2. "Politicizing Naturalization Adjudications," Dan Cadman 3. "Thorny Immigration Problem at the Irish Border in the UK's Brexit Talks with the EU," Dan Cadman 4. "A U.S. District Court Judge Nullifies Provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act," Dan Cadman 5. " 'Duress' Defense Perversely Opens the Door for Persecutors, War Criminals, and Human Rights Abusers to Seek Asylum or Refugee Status," Dan Cadman 6. "Abolish ICE?," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "Is Trump Sending a Message with ICE Pick?," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "How to Eliminate the EB-5 Backlog Without Adding More Visas," David North 9. "Extending E-2 Program to New Zealand -- a Great Place -- Is a Terrible Idea," David North 10. "Some Good News about the Incidence of Immigration/Marriage Fraud," David North 11. "Mexico Elects AMLO as New President," Kausha Luna 12. "24 MS-13 Members Indicted in Maryland," Preston Huennekens 13. "Immigration Anarchists Vs. National Security," Michael Cutler 14. "The Liberal Stampede to 'Abolish ICE'," Patrick J. Buchanan 15. "Calls to Abolish ICE Omit that Majority of Immigrants Agency Arrests are Convicted Criminals," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 16. "Immigration, Elections, and Insanity," George Korda 17. "The Wall Is Being Built! (Slowly.)," Jim Geraghty 18. "Do Democrats Really Want to Enforce Immigration Laws?," Jim Geraghty 19. "Judge Kethledge Faithfully Applies Immigration Laws," Roger Meyers 20. "And The Winner Is... Dominican Immigrants Top the Welfare Dependency League Table! (Again)!," Edwin S. Rubenstein 21. "More Immigration Lies," John Velisek 22. "Illegal Immigrants, Palestinian Refugees, and Their Liberal Cheerleaders: The Startling Similarities," Lauri B. Regan 23. "The Death of ICE Agent Jaime Zapata," Jeannie DeAngelis 24. "Thanks Joe. Your Services Are No Longer Needed," Ira Mehlman 25. "Democrats Should Take 'Yes' for an Answer on Immigration Reform," Samuel Rodriguez 26. "Immigration: Human Dignity or Obedience? Maybe Both?," Derya Little 27. "Years of Tightening Immigration Enforcement Paved the Way to 'Zero Tolerance'," Kelly Roberts Freeman and Rochisha Shukla 28. "The Problem With 'Abolish ICE'," Bill Scher DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000501 29. "End ICE's Reign of Terror Over Immigrants and Latinos. Abolish It or Turn It Around.," Raul Reyes 30. "Donald Trump Has No Answers for the Border Crisis. And Things Are About to Get Worse.," Chris Cillizza 31. "If ICE is Going to Lock Up Immigration Violators, It Needs to Do So in Safe and Clean Facilities," The Los Angeles Times 32. "Pandering to Trump Voters on Immigration is Pointless," Nancy LeTourneau 33. "For Democrats, Immigration Is a Political Problem Without a Policy Solution," Eric Levitz 34. U.K.: "Why The UK's Immigration Rhetoric Threatens Entrepreneurialism," David Prosser 35. Italy: "Italy Is Not Headed For Authoritarianism," Michael Ledeen 1. When Democrats Cry 'Abolish ICE,' They Really Mean 'Abolish Borders' By Mark Krikorian TheHill.com, July 4, 2018 http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/395389-when-democrats-cry-abolish-ice-they-really-mean-abolish-borders Are we going to have immigration limits or not? That's the question underlying the calls for the abolition of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE), the bureau within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for upholding our immigration rules away from the borders. The push to #AbolishICE is threatening to become a litmus test for Democratic politicians. It has been embraced by presidential hopefuls like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), as well as other far-left figures such as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, actress-turned-New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, and a number of House members. Despite the efforts of some senior Democrats to try to tamp down the anti-borders fervor of their base for fear of political backlash, the energy in the Democratic party is clearly on the far left. In the words of activist Sean McElwee, a co-founder of AbolishICE.org: "I believe that every Democrat running in the 2020 Presidential Election will have to articulate a vision of a world without ICE." The most charitable interpretation of the #AbolishICE craze is that it's the left's version of the silly call by some on the right to abolish the IRS. If taxes are still going to be collected, and immigration laws enforced, then changing the initials of the agency doing the work is nothing but a political stunt. Even if it were simply a political stunt, the push to #AbolishICE would tell us something significant. Republicans who call for dissolving the IRS do so as a way of signaling the depth of their opposition to taxes. Likewise, #AbolishICE is a Democratic candidate's way of communicating to voters that he dislikes immigration limits and the enforcement required to make them meaningful. But the Democrats calling to eliminate ICE aren't simply engaged in empty posturing. The event that sparked the cascade of Democrats calling for the abolition of the immigration-enforcement agency was the upset victory of socialist Alexandria Ocacio-Cortez in a New York congressional primary. Her call for dissolving ICE is not just about the initials, but about the very laws that these overworked and underappreciated federal officers enforce. Under the heading "Immigration Justice / Abolish ICE", her campaign website argues "It's time to abolish ICE, clear the path to citizenship, and protect the rights of families to remain together." The second item in this list means amnesty for illegal aliens, while the third point effectively means that illegal aliens with U.S.-citizen or legal-resident relatives will get to stay. The push to abolish ICE is the outgrowth of the growing belief on the left that no illegal alien should ever be deported unless they've been convicted of a non-immigration crime. Ocasio-Cortez alluded to this when she wrote that "We have to replace ICE with an updated INS-like structure that handles crime through the same court system we've had for well over 100 years." This is gibberish, of course, since INS agents did precisely the same thing as ICE agents working on immigration, most of which did not involve criminal violations of immigration law but civil ones, which are handled by deportation, not imprisonment. But this view predates the Democrats' latest socialist sweetheart. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said back in 2013 "Our view of the law is, if somebody is here without sufficient documentation, that is not reason for deportation." This is objectively false but shows how #AbolishICE grew out of mainstream Democratic party thought. And more: During one of the Democratic presidential primary debates, Both Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) promised not to deport any illegal aliens who didn't have criminal convictions. Here's what they said to Univision anchor/activist Jorge Ramos: "RAMOS: And that you won't deport immigrants who don't have a criminal record? "CLINTON: That's what I'm telling you. ... "RAMOS: And can you promise not to deport immigrants who don't have a criminal record? "SANDERS: I can make that promise." The point of abolishing ICE is to end all non-criminal deportations of illegal aliens. That would mean that every foreigner who manages to slip past the Border Patrol or who overstays a visa would be permitted to stay forever, so long as he isn't convicted of an especially heinous crime. That would render our entire body of immigration law meaningless. The numerical caps on various categories and the requirements to qualify would be irrelevant because there would be no agency to enforce them. #AbolishICE means nothing if not unlimited immigration and open borders. Unlimited immigration is a defensible, if misguided, goal. But its proponents are not arguing for it honestly, explaining to voters why they should open America's borders to the world's poor. Instead, they're trying to fool voters by hiding behind a hashtag. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000502 Politicizing Naturalization Adjudications By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 5, 2018 ... The cutting of corners happened again during the Obama administration, leading to several thousand ineligible aliens again inappropriately receiving citizenship. This has been well documented by government watchdog agencies. For instance, in a September 2017 report, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) found that nearly 10,000 aliens with multiple identities had received benefits including naturalization. More recently, the government has moved to denaturalize a number of individuals who concealed criminal records, including sex crimes against minors, and managed to get through the system and obtain their citizenship. And still more recently, Hojjat al-Islam Mojtaba Zolnour, chairman of Iran's parliamentary nuclear committee and a member of its national security and foreign affairs committee, claimed that, in a sub-rosa quid pro quo between the Obama administration and Iran when negotiating the now-abrogated "nuclear deal", 2,500 Iranians were naturalized, including close relatives of officials of the Islamic Republic, which is a formally declared "state sponsor of terror" by the State Department. This is beyond shocking: It is a national security nightmare. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Politicizing-Naturalization-Adjudications Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Thorny Immigration Problem at the Irish Border in the UK's Brexit Talks with the EU By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 3, 2018 ... I have little to say about trade and customs duties, but at the risk of sounding simplistic, the other area having to do with immigration inspections of intended entrants seems to me to be eminently solvable, and this is because the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland occupy the same island territory, whereas the larger part of the remainder of the UK sits on a different, larger island, each separated by the Irish Sea. UK and Irish authorities could simply allow the same kind of mutual ingress and egress that is now enjoyed by their citizens and residents in Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, the UK could then invert its typical immigration inspection model, and employ exit controls over all air and sea departures heading for any portion of the rest of the UK, from England to Scotland to Wales, and even the Isles of Man and Anglesey. This would assure that only legitimate and bona fide UK citizens or legally authorized foreigners actually are able to gain access to the rest of British territory. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Thorny-Immigration-Problem-Irish-Border-UKs-Brexit-Talks-EU Return to Top ******** ******** 4. A U.S. District Court Judge Nullifies Provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 2, 2018 ... I've been pondering the phrase that I've emphasized in the portion of the judge's memo that I've quoted above, trying to figure out exactly how competent the lawyers who represented DOJ and ICE were in this case. How is it that they didn't lay out a reasoned case based on the Immigration and Nationality Act as it is written, and the workload implications to the judiciary of requiring court orders in each and every case? Consider, first, the workload: At its peak in 2011, ICE issued more than 300,000 detainers. The number has abated since then -- almost certainly because many agents have simply given up filing them in sanctuary jurisdictions -- but even with this diminution, the figure is still nearly 150,000. What this obviously means is that, following this rule, U.S. district court judges and magistrates would be burdened overnight with somewhere between a sixth and a third of a million new actions to consider nationally. I've been unable to find within the statistics of the Administrative Office of the Courts any figures relating to the number of arrest warrants authorized in federal courts, by way of analogy, but I'm guessing that if ICE were to seek the immigration "orders" directed by Judge Baylson, it would probably be a significant percentage of that already-existing workload added onto U.S. district courts nationwide. How, one wonders, would his judicial brethren and sisters react to his unilateral imposition of such a workload on them? Consider, next, the detainer itself. While there is no provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizing detainers per se, they are -- and have been for generations -- a standard protocol for asking cooperation from law enforcement agencies when seeking to take custody of aliens. What's more, the filing of detainers, colloquially known as "holds", is a standard practice throughout U.S. law enforcement at every level. Virtually all agencies seek such assistance from one another, knowing that if the system of cooperation breaks down, then all public safety is compromised. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/US-District-Court-Judge-Nullifies-Provisions-Immigration-and-Nationality-Act Return to Top ******** ******** 5. "Duress" Defense Perversely Opens the Door for Persecutors, War Criminals, and Human Rights Abusers to Seek Asylum or Refugee Status By Dan Cadman DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000503 CIS Immigration Blog, July 2, 2018 ... How, one asks, do immigration judges thousands of miles, and likely many years distant, from the site of genocidal or war crimes atrocities make reasoned assessments about the truth of the "duress" defense, in that the more heinous the offender, the more likely he will lie about the extent of his participation, or the force of threats against him to coerce that participation in acts of murder, torture, genocide, or ethnic cleansing? How do they judge whether the harm was "greater" than that perceived when aliens participate in crimes against humanity? ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Duress-Defense-Perversely-Opens-Door-Persecutors-War-Criminals-and-Human-Rights-Abusers-Seek Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Abolish ICE? A movement to take literally, but not seriously By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 6, 2018 ... Abolishing the agency that is responsible for enforcing the immigration laws would have been the natural goal of the Obama administration's "priorities" for apprehension, arrest, and removal. So much time eventually would have been spent identifying aliens who fit the specific criteria the administration identified as priorities for removal that the agency would eventually become gridlocked and have ceased to function. This was not like pulling out the green M&Ms from the large-size family pack, or even the hearts from a box of Lucky Charms. Coupled with refusal of sanctuary states and localities to comply with immigration detainers, identifying these illusive priority cases was like finding a few hundred thousand people on the streets in a country of almost 330 million. In my college experience, time spent in a classroom was the one thing that people bought hoping to get less of it. Under President Obama, immigration enforcement joined that list, at least for the administration and its supporters. If President Trump was actually going to use ICE to go after removable aliens, it only made sense that those supporters would attempt to take that to take that tool away from him. "Abolish ICE" is not a slogan -- it is an end in itself. That said, however, this movement is not to be taken seriously. If the objection of its proponents is that too many aliens are detained and removed, those proponents who are members of Congress can take action to limit the grounds of removability in sections 212 and 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). For example, they could eliminate all grounds of inadmissibility except for the criminal grounds in section 212(a)(2) of the INA and the national security grounds in section 212(a)(3) of the INA. Or they can go one step further and limit inadmissibility under even those provisions to only the most serious offenders. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Abolish-ICE Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Is Trump Sending a Message with ICE Pick? By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 3, 2018 ... Chief Vitiello appeared as a witness at a March 2016 hearing that I prepared as the staff director of the National Security Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on "National Security: Threats at our Borders", and to say that he was impressive would be an understatement. For example, when asked about the factors that draw aliens to enter the United States illegally, Chief Vitiello succinctly stated: We found in our reporting that there's a multitude of factors that drive folks away from their home country, and then, like you say, get pulled into the U.S. So smugglers have taken advantage of the situation wherein people believe that if they came to the United States, they would be able to stay. We have reports that smugglers are actually using that concept to draw more people that might otherwise not consider the trip. As one of his former colleagues told me, Chief Vitiello "will understand the complexities and problems with ICE from a CBP perspective when it comes to detention and removals." Simply put, Chief Vitiello is an excellent pick for director of ICE because he comprehends the interaction between ICE agents in the interior and CBP agents at the border, and how each mission supports the other. Because of this, he is not an individual who is likely to give in to demands, from without or within, to support the restructuring or elimination of the agency. If the president meant to send a message about his refusal to back off his support of ICE's immigration-enforcement mission, his appointment of Chief Vitiello as ICE director was the most concrete way in which he could have done it. It is a message that ICE's opponents (be they members of Congress or ICE SACs) would be ill-advised to ignore. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Sending-Message-ICE-Pick Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000504 ******** 8. How to Eliminate the EB-5 Backlog Without Adding More Visas By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 6, 2018 ... But perhaps my approach could work. It would: * Let the EB-5 investors who want to get their money back to get it, or at least most of it; * Eliminate, after several years, the existing backlog; and * Keep a flow of capital -- at say the $2 billion a year rate -- going to those well-to-do urban developers. How can this possibly be done? Well, let's start with the old adage that when you are in a hole, stop digging. This is the five-part plan: As we reported earlier, the current system calls for the steady approvals of EB-5 petitions (a Department of Homeland Security product) even though the total number of approved petitions exceeds the number of visas that can be issued by the State Department: about 10,000 a year. Suspend approval of all new petitions to allow, over time, the issuance of visas to everyone on the waiting list. It would take a little bit longer to take care of the specialized waiting list for Chinese aliens, but that, too, would be gone in a few years. ... https://cis.org/North/How-Eliminate-EB5-Backlog-Without-Adding-More-Visas Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Extending E-2 Program to New Zealand -- a Great Place -- Is a Terrible Idea By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 5, 2018 ... Much as I adore New Zealand -- where I spent a glorious year as a Fulbright grad student -- this would set a terrible precedent. As we reported two years ago, the E-2 program is run by the U.S. State Department without any state-side decision-making and without any rules about the size of the minimum investment -- sometimes as little as $100,000 -- that is needed to qualify. The decision to grant these easily renewable visas is made solely by consular officials overseas. When we last wrote about it, the latest data were for FY 2014, when there were 36,825 E-2 visa issuances and the approval percentage was 89.8 percent; since then, both the total number of visas issued annually and the approval ratings have gone up. In FY 2017, there were 43,673 issuances and the approval rate was 91.9 percent. We will not know for a while if things have changed under the new administration. The main reason why the number of E-2 visas has not increased more rapidly is that the list of nations with these privileges has not budged since 2008, when Denmark was added. China and India, both major players in U.S. immigration statistics, are not on the list. Keeping this list at its current size is thus important if one wants to keep migration rates to the United States down to the current dull roar; adding any nation, even nice and lightly populated New Zealand, might open the door to pressures from other, much more populous nations. (There is very little migration to the United States from New Zealand.) Fortunately the Senate does not make the decisions on this issue; the signing of treaties is up to the Executive and we have seen no movement, under either this, or the Obama administration, to add new countries to the E-2 visa program. ... https://cis.org/North/Extending-E2-Program-New-Zealand-Great-Place-Terrible-Idea Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Some Good News about the Incidence of Immigration/Marriage Fraud By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 2, 2018 ... The K-1 visa is often used to bring a spouse to this country, usually a woman, usually from the Third World, and often one who almost immediately deserts the citizen spouse; one who says that he had been abusing her and then files with USCIS, often successfully, as a "self-petitioning spouse" and is rewarded for this conduct with a green card. One hopes that this happens in only a minority of cases, but when it occurs it often ruins the hoodwinked U.S. spouse, as my colleague Dan Cadman and I have reported previously (see here and here). One of the problems has been -- and we have heard from numerous male USC victims -- is that the alleged abuser is not allowed by DHS to testify against the alien woman involved, and that most cases at this point are decided in favor of the alien. Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000505 ******** 11. Mexico Elects AMLO as New President By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, July 2, 2018 ... While AMLO talked about serving the most marginalized and building a more inclusive Mexico, he did not mention Central American migrants crossing through Mexico. This comes as no surprise; AMLO's campaign focused on domestic issues, such as fighting rampant corruption and growing levels of violence. The left wing politician will have his hands full trying to deliver on these promises. Thus, issues of migration will certainly be lower on the agenda. That said, what can be expected from the AMLO administration, as it relates to U.S. immigration? Initially, the United States could see a decrease in cooperation on stemming Central American migration, under the president-elect. Lopez Obrador has signaled a lesser willingness to continue the United States' "dirty work". Consequently, AMLO could go as far as decreasing spending on curbing migration, a lower priority for the candidate who promised to increase spending on social programs such as scholarships and pensions. And at the very least, AMLO's rhetoric against President Trump's immigration policies will be stronger than that of President Pena Nieto, who has been criticized for not speaking up on behalf of Mexico. Nevertheless, Lopez Obrador recognizes he will have to maintain a relationship with the Trump administration and says he wants a "friendly relationship with the government of the United States, but not one of subordination." ... https://cis.org/Luna/Mexico-Elects-AMLO-New-President Return to Top ******** ******** 12. 24 MS-13 Members Indicted in Maryland By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, July 6, 2018 ... MS-13 and other immigrant gangs continue to thrive in states and cities with sanctuary policies. Both Baltimore and Montgomery County are sanctuary jurisdictions. The latter has a significant MS-13 presence, which has not gone unnoticed by law enforcement. In December 2017, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger described the situation in grave terms: "you've got victims who have had their limbs cut off and just mutilated in a way that we're finding these bodies, it really does act as an indication that the violence is ramping up." Chief Manger continues to support his county's sanctuary law, despite the Fraternal Order of Police formally supporting President Trump's opposition to such policies. Further enforcement efforts are needed to stymie the reach of MS-13 in Maryland and throughout the country. The gang continues to grow, often luring both vulnerable immigrants as well as encouraging gang members in El Salvador to make the journey illegally to the United States. ICE and their law enforcement partners are continuing to focus their enforcement efforts on MS-13 cliques across the country. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/24-MS13-Members-Indicted-Maryland Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Immigration Anarchists Vs. National Security Dismantling ICE would lower America's shields in a dangerous era. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, July 5, 2018 ... Currently hundreds of thousands of American children are in foster care for a number of reasons that include the fact that their parents have been arrested for committing various crimes and there are no family members who can care for them. This is the unfortunate but unavoidable consequence of prosecuting any law violators who have children. The media also ignores that many of the illegal alien children were separated from their families before they came to the U.S./Mexico border when their parents gave their children over to criminal human traffickers/alien smugglers who then attempted to smuggle these unaccompanied children into the United States. The potential, in fact, exists that even when very young children are found in the care of their "parents" that these adults really are not the parents of the children but are posing as the parents of these alien children in the hopes of not being taken into custody. Consequently it would be reckless for the Border Patrol to release these very young children along with the adults who brought them here, without first being certain that the adults are truly the parents of these young children. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270632/immigration-anarchists-vs-national-security-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 14. The Liberal Stampede to 'Abolish ICE' DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000506 By Patrick J. Buchanan Townhall.com, July 3, 2018 ... President Donald Trump describes this latest liberal campaign as social and political insanity: "You get rid of ICE you're going to have a country that you're going to be afraid to walk out of your house." What is going on here? ... But liberal elites making fools of themselves is a less serious matter than the savage slanders Democrats are hurling at the 20,000 men and women of ICE who are daily protecting us and our country. ... Whatever one may think of Trump's policy of "zero tolerance" of immigrants who break into our country, for elites to smear the 20,000 men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe, as "terrorists" and "fascists," is an especially egregious form of liberal ingratitude. What is it in the DNA of the left that it is always ready to enlist in any new war on cops? ... https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2018/07/03/the-liberal-stampede-to-abolish-ice-n2496715 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Calls to Abolish ICE Omit that Majority of Immigrants Agency Arrests are Convicted Criminals Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, July 3, 2018 ... Nearly 60,000 illegal aliens deported by ICE last year were convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and another 57,438 for possessing or selling dangerous drugs such as opioids. More than 52,000 ICE arrestees were convicted of immigration offenses, including false claim to American citizenship and tens of thousands had pending criminal charges for assault, driving under the influence and a variety of other crimes. Some had pending charges for more violent crimes like sexual assault, kidnapping and homicide. Los Angeles, an illegal alien sanctuary city, topped the list with nearly nine out of 10 ICE arrests consisting of immigrants with criminal convictions. Newark, New Jersey had the lowest number with 60% criminal arrests but every region had one thing in common: "In all ICE areas, considerable majorities of arrests were for those with prior convictions," the Pew study says. The figures make the calls to abolish ICE, the 20,000-employee Homeland Security agency, preposterous. The growing movement includes elected officials--some presidential contenders--at the federal, state and local level as well as those running for office. Among them are senators Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Kamala Harris (California) and Kirsten Gillibrand (New York). Warren and Harris are reportedly making White House runs in 2020. Other federal lawmakers calling for the dismantling of ICE include Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan and Massachusetts Congressman Mike Capuano. In a piece published by a mainstream media outlet, a law professor running for New York Attorney General writes that ICE is a "tool of cruelty and lawlessness and dehumanization." The agency was born in xenophobia and fear, the lawyer asserts, and it is doing exactly what it was designed to do: "Terrorize immigrant communities, bring a police state inside our borders and treat people as less than human." ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/07/calls-to-abolish-ice-omit-that-majority-of-immigrants-agency-arrests-are-convicted-criminals/ Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Immigration, Elections, and Insanity By George Korda The Knoxville News Sentinel, July 2, 2018 ... The resulting national media "outrage" and anti-Trump demonstrations have several Democratic senators, among them Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, calling for the abolition of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agency. Durbin has labeled its 20,000 employees as a "group of incompetents" because, Durbin says, ICE wants to deport families instead of felons. Durbin isn't new to making claims about U.S. civilian employees and the military. In 2005 he said this concerning U.S. troops at Guantanamo Bay responsible for interning suspected terrorists and killers of U.S. troops: "If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings." ... Now ICE is feeling the whip of Durbin and some others on the political left, the left that was silent when under the Obama administration migrant children were placed with human traffickers; migrant children were housed in cages; and other treatment that would result in unremitting condemnation if it occurred under the Trump administration. The vaporous defense of silence then, but outrage now? It goes like this: we didn't know and it's not our fault. Besides, Obama's not president. If they're truly that concerned about the border, they should have known. That is, if this is about principle, and not politics. Obama's eight-year presidential record - immigration included - didn't disappear because it makes some people uncomfortable. ... https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/george-korda/2018/07/02/opinion-immigration-elections-and-insanity/750379002/ Return to Top ******** ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000507 17. The Wall Is Being Built! (Slowly.) The U.S. government is currently installing sections of Trump's 30-foot-high wall in three places. By Jim Geraghty National Review Online, June 29, 2018 ... The project is expected to cost approximately $73.3 million and will take roughly a year to complete. At the beginning of June, the CBP began the third project near San Diego, replacing approximately 14 miles of 8- to 10-foot-high scrap metal wall with an 18- to 30-foot bollard-style wall topped off with an anti-climbing plate. The project begins approximately a half-mile from the Pacific Ocean coastline and extends eastward to the base of Otay Mountain in East San Diego County. The project is estimated to cost $147 million; 50 panels have been installed as of June 20. The total length of the U.S.-Mexico border is 1,954 miles; as of August 2017, 705 miles have at least one of four kinds of barriers: pedestrian primary fence, pedestrian secondary fence, pedestrian tertiary fence, and vehicle fence. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/us-mexico-border-wall-being-built-slowly/#slide-1 Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Do Democrats Really Want to Enforce Immigration Laws? By Jim Geraghty National Review Online, July 3, 2018 ... Over in USA Today, attorney Raul Reyes lists the allegations of abuse and mismanagement and declares, "No one is calling for a halt to immigration enforcement. Either ICE needs to do it in a more humane way with greater oversight, or the agency should be dismantled and its functions reassigned to other agencies." But I notice liberal protesters aren't chanting, "Reform ICE! Reform ICE!" or "Reassign the duties to other agencies! Reassign the duties to other agencies!" Apparently, we're being tremendously unfair by believing that they actually want to do what they say. It's rather hard to believe that these protesters only want a change in methods. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/democrats-abolish-ice-demands-no-immigration-enforcement/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Judge Kethledge Faithfully Applies Immigration Laws By Roger Meyers National Review Online, July 5, 2018 ... Importantly, when faced with questions involving immigration law, Judge Kethledge takes the same approach he takes in every other case -- he faithfully interprets and applies the laws as written and adopted by the politically accountable branches. And if those laws are not as stringent as some may prefer, it speaks to the need to address the laws themselves -- a need that must be addressed by the legislative and executive branches, not the judiciary. ... Interpreting and applying immigration laws faithfully sometimes means upholding the removal of immigrants despite compelling or even heartwrenching personal stories. In these cases, too, Judge Kethledge understands that his job is to follow the law, not to decide which side deserves more empathy. That is what a good judge should do. In Mora v. Holder, for example, Judge Kethledge confronted an immigrant who had entered the United States at age 14 and overstayed his visa, but then went on to be a productive member of the community for 16 years. Judge Kethledge remarked that, were the man a citizen, "we would call him a model one." But Judge Kethledge nonetheless recognized that the law did not allow the court to grant the requested relief and therefore ruled for the government. Similarly, in Ba v. Holder, the record strongly suggested that the immigrant had been subjected to mutilation in her home country. But the immigrant, who claimed that her original immigration attorney was deficient, failed to file a motion to reopen her removal proceedings within 90 days of the entry of her final order of removal, as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act. As a result, Judge Kethledge concluded, the courts had no lawful basis to grant her relief. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/judge-kethledge-immigration-laws-faithful-application/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. And the Winner Is... Dominican Immigrants Top the Welfare Dependency League Table! (Again)! By Edwin S. Rubenstein VDare.com, July 1, 2018 ... First place--then and now: Immigrants from the Dominican Republic. DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000508 More than seven out of ten (70.1%) Dominican immigrant households received at least one means-tested program in 2015. Dominicans' grip or first place is less crushing now, however. Their recipiency rate "lead" over second place Honduras is 9 percentage points; in 2002 they led second place Mexico by 23 percentage points. So the "laggards" have narrowed the dependency gap. ... Welfare dependency rates more than doubled for immigrants from five countries: Poland (+133.3%); Ukraine (+114.8%); Honduras (+104.3%); Guatemala (101.4%); and Jamaica (101.0%.) Refugees are immediately entitled to welfare, and this may explain the dependency explosion among Ukrainian and Honduran households. Even after 20 years, refugees are still more likely to be on welfare than either native-born Americans or other immigrants. Fifteen years ago, we blamed the above-average welfare dependency of Russian and Vietnamese households on refugees. Since then the refugee influx from both countries has dwindled--to less than 100 per year in the case of Vietnam. But dependency rates for Vietnamese households continue rising-- from 30.9% in 2002 to 42.0% in 2015--while rates for Russian immigrants fell from 31.1% to 29.9% over this period. ... https://vdare.com/articles/national-data-and-the-winner-is-dominican-immigrants-top-the-welfare-dependency-league-table-again Return to Top ******** ******** 21. More Immigration Lies By John Velisek FloppingAces.net, July 5, 2018 ... In the media, CNN and Jake Tapper, with solemn face proclaim that w must show Prosecutorial Discretion in these criminal cases, not mentioning that what they mean is open borders and catch and release, something that has been shown as never working. These families go to all parts of our country and never return for the hearings where they promised to appear. The majority of American citizens feel that if these people are caught, and can be proven to have ignored the proceedings in immigration court, they should be summarily deported. So where will this all go? Far left Washington Post writer Max Boot wrote that we should keep these hard-working Latin American workers, and deport the contemptible Republicans. The first thought that comes to mind is that this far left moron, along with Jennifer Rubin, another whack job leftist needs new pool boys, and to pay less than they do now. But this is nothing more than what the other Democrats think. The agenda is to use these illegals to overwhelm the voting of the deplorable who voted incorrectly and have not learned to vote as we are told by those "morally superior" to the hard-working individuals who are the base of conservative support. ... http://www.floppingaces.net/2018/07/05/more-immigration-lies/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Illegal Immigrants, Palestinian Refugees, and Their Liberal Cheerleaders: The Startling Similarities By Lauri B. Regan American Thinker, July 4, 2018 ... Our own government is now feeding a similar conglomerate in states across the country. Southwest Key Inc., a Texas not-for-profit, received half a billion dollars this year to house migrant children. It has received $1.5 billion over the past decade for the "Unaccompanied Alien Children Program." The CEO of Southwest earned almost $1.5 million in total compensation in 2016 while his wife earned almost $300,000 as its VP in 2015. This is how government bureaucracies form and welfare programs are established. Genies are not easily forced back into their bottles. Bleeding hearts bemoan the migrant children, ignore their crimes and accompanying health issues, and champion the facilities in which the children are housed. In Westchester County, the feds have set up migrant housing in which most Americans could only dream of living. Gyms replete with weight rooms and indoor swimming pools, cell phones, medical care, and top-notch education are some of the amenities. Both of these crises are portrayed as atrocities with no end. Liberals perpetuate the narratives. Just as many Latin American countries do not wish to rectify their economic, social, and political calamities leaving citizens few choices but to attempt an escape, Arab countries and Palestinian leaders do not wish to address the struggles facing Palestinians. Deported illegals return again and again until finally jailed for serious crimes; liberals form sanctuary cities to protect them. Palestinian refugees seek a right of return while blowing up buses and restaurants; the UN passes resolutions condemning the Jews. Trump suggests building a wall; he is labeled a tyrant. Netanyahu builds a fence; he is accused of running an apartheid state. Both leaders strive to protect their citizens. Liberals wish to perpetuate victim classes as a means to attain power. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/illegal_immigrants_palestinian_refugees_and_their_liberal_cheerleaders_the_startling_similarities.html Return to Top ******** ******** 23. The Death of ICE Agent Jaime Zapata By Jeannie DeAngelis American Thinker, July 2, 2018 ... In 2013, 37-year-old cell leader Julian Zapata Espinoza, called "El Piolin," or "Tweety Bird," confessed to leading the four-man hit squads that ambushed DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000509 Zapata and Avila claiming the hit was a bungled carjacking, not an assassination. During the 2017 trial, through an interpreter provided compliments of the U.S. taxpayer, Espinoza explained that at the time of Zapata's death there was a Zeta cartel order to steal and replace the vehicles lost in a violent, bloody war with a rival cartel. Espinoza said that's why the shooter's team blocked the $160,000 armored Chevy Suburban occupied by two ICE agents. In other words, drug cartel members wanted ICE's armored SUV, didn't see the diplomatic license plates, and things went awry. Question: If cell leader Espinoza had never been captured and had managed to show up on the U.S. border with a gaggle of abducted children, would Gillibrand and Nixon-types have marched in defense of Senor "Tweety Bird?" Unfortunately for Avila and Zapata, who hail from the ranks of those who are current targets of leftists looking to abolish ICE, when the SUV was put in park, because of a glitch never addressed, its doors automatically unlocked. Espinoza testified that when he pulled on the door, much to his amazement, it opened. As Zapata struggled to shut and relock the heavy door, in the commotion the automatic window on his side accidentally lowered a few inches. During the trial, speaking for the first time since the shooting Avila demonstrated what happened by holding one hand in the front of his head and the other a few inches from his right temple. Avila told the jury, "They stuck in two barrels, two guns, an AR-15 rifle and a handgun, right here." Avila, then said Los Zeta kept telling Zapata and Avila to open the door, "At that moment, they opened fire" with guns likely supplied by an American president and his Attorney General. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/the_death_of_ice_agent_jaime_zapata.html Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Thanks Joe. Your Services Are No Longer Needed By Ira Mehlman ImmigrationReform.com, June 28, 2018 ... Mallet Du Pan's admonition should be particularly relevant to current Democratic officeholders. On Tuesday, New York Congressman Joe Crowley became the latest prominent Democrat to be devoured by his party's radical immigration stances. If there was a more vocal advocate for amnesty and mass immigration, and a more adamant opponent of immigration enforcement than Crowley, it was not for lack of effort on his part. Notwithstanding his relentless efforts in the cause of open immigration, Crowley went down to defeat in Tuesday's primary election at the hands of an even more radical 28-year-old self-described Democratic-Socialist political neophyte, who a year ago was waiting tables. In her successful challenge, Alexandria Ocasio-Corte, blasted Crowley for not going far enough in his commitment to unrestricted immigration, including the abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Crowley merely called the agency "fascistic," and avocated for putting ICE "back on its leash." Ocasio-Corte made note of the fact that New York's 14th Congressional District, covering parts of Queens and The Bronx, has undergone significant demographic changes since Crowley was first elected in 1998. About half of all district residents are now immigrants - a significant number of whom are illegal aliens, or members of mixed status families. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/06/28/thanks-joe-your-services-are-no-longer-needed/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Democrats Should Take 'Yes' for an Answer on Immigration Reform By Samuel Rodriguez FoxNews.com, June 29, 2018 ... People are understandably upset by what was taking place at the border. I am very much on the record sharing their outrage. But unlike many others who claim to be advocating on behalf of immigrant children, I have accepted the president's actions as a suitable course correction. I am now pressing Congress to go the full way by passing comprehensive immigration reform once and for all. This is not the first time in recent memory that Democrats have failed to take "yes" for an answer to our immigration crisis. Back in January, President Trump offered a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million young people brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as children. In exchange, the president wanted funding for a border wall, an end to the visa lottery for immigrants, and an end to chain migration. I know some of these provisions are distasteful and even offensive to many. Regardless, I challenge Democrats in Congress to negotiate until they get a compromise they can accept. I am ready today, as I was back in January, to accept victory and move forward with protecting the futures of our immigrant children and their families. To my Democratic friends in Congress, it's time to prove your political opponents wrong - stop obstructing worthwhile legislation and take "yes" for answer on immigration. When you do, illegal immigrants will be better off, America will be better off, and Hispanic Americans like me will celebrate your political courage as our nation heads toward the Nov. 6 midterm elections. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/29/democrats-should-take-yes-for-answer-on-immigration-reform.html Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000510 ******** ******** 26. Immigration: Human Dignity or Obedience? Maybe Both? Let us swim against the current of left and right, and dare to stand up By Derya Little National Catholic Register, Jun. 29, 2018 ... An illegal immigrant has broken a law, but is not a common criminal whose child needs to be removed. These families come to the U.S. because of the promise of a better life, and as the older brother, the U.S. should treat them in accordance with human dignity every breathing soul deserves. At the same time, is it irresponsible to criticize only the U.S. government, and thus inadvertently encourage those who are contemplating to break the law to enter a country illegally? Imagine you were struggling to make ends meet with a prospect of a half-decent job across the border. You can't provide for your family, but if you could pay a coyote a few thousand dollars, life could be much better for you, your wife and your children. After all, the media is abuzz with talks of reform and amnesty and the bishops only ever talk about how bad the government is. With every passing day, you are inclined to think that you are not culpable, that you have a right. In addition, you have a hope and a promise to a better life, regardless of how false that hope and how empty that promise is. ... http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dlittle/immigration-human-dignity-or-obedience-maybe-both Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Years of Tightening Immigration Enforcement Paved the Way to "Zero Tolerance" By Kelly Roberts Freeman and Rochisha Shukla Urban Wire, July 3, 2018 ... Zero tolerance doesn't mean effectiveness Zero-tolerance policies, such as those that aggressively target misdemeanors, strain justice system resources and fill prisons with people who pose no public safety risk. They also lead to collateral consequences for the individuals and families swept up by these enforcement strategies, which have little evidence of deterring immigration or increasing security. Moreover, the use of alternatives, such as supervised release, can reduce the financial and human costs of detaining immigration violators. ... https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/years-tightening-immigration-enforcement-paved-way-zero-tolerance Return to Top ******** ******** 28. The Problem With 'Abolish ICE' By Bill Scher Real Clear Politics, July 2, 2018 ... Before the Abolish ICE movement emerged, Democrats were united on the ultimate goal for immigration reform: a pathway to citizenship for all the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in America, save for those with serious criminal records. This was the objective of the 2013 bill that cleared the Senate with President Obama's approval, but was spiked by House Republicans. Democrats have become even more committed to immigration reform since then, so if they can reclaim control of the White House, House and Senate after the 2020 elections, such legislation would likely pass in a flash. Once that happens, the threat of deportation would be lifted for nearly all undocumented immigrants, and the argument for abolishing ICE would be rendered moot. Yet that is not enough for the Abolish ICE movement. McElwee has already acknowledged, in a Vox interview, that Abolish ICE is less a concrete policy proposal than a political tactic to both "differentiate [candidates] in Democratic primaries," by which he means to separate the "really, really progressive people" from the Establishment class, and "to shift the Overton window on deportation policy," which refers to expanding the parameters of debate and mainstreaming radical ideas. ... https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/02/the_problem_with_abolish_ice.html Return to Top ******** ******** 29. End ICE's Reign of Terror Over Immigrants and Latinos. Abolish It or Turn It Around. By Raul Reyes USAToday, July 3, 2018 ... We don't need ICE The growing calls to abolish ICE have likely been triggered by outrage over the Trump administration's family separations policy. Yet ICE was a problem during past administrations as well. In 2008, both The New York Times and The Washington Post wrote stories about the scores of deaths that took place DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000511 in ICE detention between 2003 and 2008. Unfortunately, ICE's sprawling detention system has not improved since then. Last year, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general found "significant issues" in the treatment of ICE detainees. These issues included delayed medical care, verbal abuse of detainees, poor facility conditions and possible misuse of solitary confinement. The Intercept has reported on what it termed a "staggering pattern" of sexual abuse that took allegedly place while detainees were in ICE custody. No doubt, the idea of abolishing ICE is anathema to some conservatives who fear that will lead to open borders. But ICE is not in charge of border security; that is the job of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. And no one is calling for a halt to immigration enforcement. Either ICE needs to do it in a more humane way with greater oversight, or the agency should be dismantled and its functions reassigned to other agencies. ICE is only 15 years old; it was created in 2003 as a successor to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The country did without ICE for many years, and it can do without ICE now. ... https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/03/abolish-ice-end-reign-terror-latinos-immigrants-column/751742002/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Donald Trump Has No Answers for the Border Crisis. And Things Are About to Get Worse. By Chris Cillizza CNN.com, July 6, 2018 ... July 26 is three weeks from today. While it's possible that the Trump administration is, behind the scenes and without releasing any information on what they are doing, rapidly reuniting families, it's much more likely that isn't happening -- or at least at nothing close to the rate that would allow the government to reunite all kids and parents by the end of the month. On Thursday afternoon, HHS said it plans to meet the deadlines set by the California judge, although that might mean sending separated kids into detention facilities with their parents. It's easy -- amid the numbers game and the various timelines -- to lose sight of something very, very important here: These are little kids we are talking about. Some younger than 5. As the father of two kids under age 10, I can't even imagine the terror these kids -- and their parents -- must be feeling. One time when my older son was 4, I couldn't find him in an outdoor mall for 10 minutes. I was absolutely panicked. So was he. That was 10 minutes. We are talking about days and week in some cases here. ... https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/politics/immigration-separation-border-trump/index.html Return to Top ******** ******** 31. If ICE is Going to Lock Up Immigration Violators, It Needs To Do So in Safe and Clean Facilities The Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2018 ... What's particularly upsetting about the unacceptable conditions in which immigrants are being held is that many detainees do not need to be held in the first place -- especially children. A large portion of people in detention are guilty only of being in the country illegally. Unless they pose a legitimate flight risk or a danger to public safety or national security, they don't need to be detained pending deportation. And when they are, the government must be more diligent in ensuring that the facilities in which they are housed are clean and safe, and operated with proper oversight. ... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ice-detention-immigration-20180703-story.html# Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Pandering to Trump Voters on Immigration is Pointless By Nancy LeTourneau Washington Monthly, July 3, 2018 ... If the specter of getting tough on immigration and border security were an issue that could help the Democrats politically, it would have already happened. Instead, just as the issue was becoming less severe, the Republican Party got more and more extreme. As I've been saying all along, Trump's entire approach to immigration is based on a lie. Those who support his approach are not being victimized by criminal immigrants or losing their jobs to immigrants or anything else this administration might claim. What is driving this focus on immigration are the demographics that many white people fear because they have tied their understanding of what it means to be American to whiteness. In their minds, when white people become a minority, this country will cease to exist as they have defined it. ... https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018/07/03/pandering-to-trump-voters-on-immigration-is-pointless/ Return to Top DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000512 ******** ******** 33. For Democrats, Immigration Is a Political Problem Without a Policy Solution By Eric Levitz Daily Intelligencer, July 2, 2018 ... The Democrats' chief liability with (white, non-college-educated) swing voters on immigration, meanwhile, is not that the party failed to secure the southern border during Barack Obama's time in office. Rather, it is the fact that the Democrats rely on overwhelming support from nonwhite and foreignborn voters -- and consequently, tend to frame the growing diversity of the United States as a positive development. These facts make it fairly easy for Republicans to portray Democrats as agents of unwanted demographic change -- ones who cannot be trusted to prioritize the interests of middle-class whites over those of foreigners. For these reasons, there is a plausible argument that Democrats should strike moderate notes on immigration, rhetorically. For example, it might be politically wise for the party to render its critique of immigration enforcement under Trump in both humanitarian and security terms -- say, by pointing out that every resource ICE uses to round up law-abiding, undocumented people is one that the federal government didn't use to combat all the criminal cartels that Trump loves to promote on social media. ... http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/democrats-wont-win-by-getting-tough-on-illegal-immigration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Why The UK's Immigration Rhetoric Threatens Entrepreneurialism By David Prosser Forbes.com, July 4, 2018 ... The study also found that non-white Britons were more likely to be motivated by factors in addition to making money when launching their own businesses. Individuals from non-white ethnic backgrounds, immigrants to the UK and people under the age of 30 are all more likely to be strongly motivated by both making money and creating meaning than those from white ethnic backgrounds. The report's authors said the study provided important evidence of the need to ensure Britain's immigration policy does not undermine the economy; preventing potential wealth creators from coming into the country would be highly damaging. "What this tells us is that minorities and immigrants are making a big contribution to the prosperity of the UK, growing new firms and creating jobs in our communities; often, they're setting up their businesses with the express aim of having a social impact beyond simply making money," says Mark Hart, Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at Aston Business School. ... https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidprosser/2018/07/04/why-the-uks-immigration-rhetoric-threatens-entrepreneurialism/#7787c7f66256 Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Italy Is Not Headed For Authoritarianism ... But chaos is thriving. By Michael Ledeen FrontPageMag.com, July 6, 2018 ... There's a new government, composed of big-talking leaders whose programs call for guaranteed minimum incomes, flat taxes, and much tougher border controls along the country's ocean borders. The latter is highly contentious, and has produced a series of nasty meetings with EU leaders, notably the French. The Italians want other governments, from elsewhere in Europe to North Africa, to shoulder a greater share of the burden. So far, as you can well imagine, the various countries are far from agreement, although apparently on the 4th, a bilateral agreement with Libya to create a migrant center in that unhappy land was announced. Populist sentiment is intense. Italians don't want to fund refugees when their most talented and best educated kids are headed for countries where their skills are rewarded. You can't begin to imagine how many well-to-do Italians have children in places like Canada and Australia. It's a whole jet-lagged generation. As throughout Europe, one hears daily calls for greater regional independence, and the country's most dynamic political force at present is the League, formerly the Northern League. Oddly, this movement is now flourishing in the south, which for a long time was the target of most of the League's calls for big change. Today, the major target is Europe itself. Italy has long excelled at finding niches in the export market, but right now that isn't working well. Not that the country's on the verge of depression, but the road to economic growth is sharply uphill, the birth rate is way down, and it's very hot. The country needs immigrants but Italians don't want the ones they're getting by the boatload. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270644/italy-not-headed-authoritarianism-michael-ledeen Return to Top ******** DHS-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000513 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-(USCIS)-18-0694-N-000514 U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Records Center P.O. Box 648010 Lee's Summit, MO 64064-8010 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services February 14, 2020 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 searched for the 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 tenth production of responsive records, which consists of 507 pages of emails without attachments. We have reviewed and have determined to release all information except those portions that are exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ? 552 (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) and (b)(7)(E) of the FOIA. 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PVERSIGHT www.uscis.gov NRC2018159378 Page 2 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 AM ' N pVERSIGHT From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 9:40 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Another Summer of High Teen Unemployment ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Another Summer of High Teen Unemployment Large-scale illegal and legal immigration may account for low teen labor force numbers Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2018) - A new Center for Immigration Studies report reveals that the proportion of teenagers in the U.S summer labor force has been declining for two decades while the number of legal and illegal immigrants holding a job has more than doubled. As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business associations lobby Congress for increases in legal immigration, seasonal workers in particular, the study finds that the decline in summer employment has impacted teenagers from every segment of society. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000001 Dr. Steven Camarata, the Center's director of research, writes, "The evidence indicates that immigration has likely accounted for a significant share of the decline in teen labor force participation. The decline in teen work is worrisome because research shows that those who do not hold jobs as teenagers often fail to develop the work habits necessary to function in the labor market, creating significant negative consequences for them later in life." View the full study at: https://cis.org/Report/2018-Shaping-Be-Another-BadSummer-Teen-Employment Among the findings: o In the summer of 2017, 41 percent of U.S.-born teenagers were in the labor force and just 35 percent held a job. In 2018, we project only a slight improvement to 42 percent in the labor force and 36 percent actually working both levels well below what they used to be. o The current low rate of teen employment compares to 48 percent in the labor force in the summer of 2007 before the Great Recession, 61 percent in 2000, and 64 percent in 1994. o The official teen unemployment rate - those actively looking for a job - has fallen considerably. However, the unemployment rate obscures the low labor force participation rate for those who are out of the labor force (neither working nor looking for work) and are not accounted for in the unemployment rate. o The number of U.S.-born teenagers not in the labor force increased from 4.7 million in 1994 to 8.1 million in 2007. It peaked in 2010 at 9.3 million. In the summer of 2017, 9.1 million U.S.-born teenagers were not in the labor force. In 2018 we project it will fall only slightly to nine million. o The decline in summer teen employment is similar for U.S.-born blacks, Hispanics, and whites. Between 1994 and 2017, the summer labor force participation rate for black teens declined from 50 percent to 36 percent; for AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000002 Hispanic teens from 52 percent to 34 percent; and for white teens from 69 percent to 45 percent. o Immigrants and teenagers often do the same kind of work. In the summer of 2017, in the 25 occupations employing the most U.S.-born teenagers, more than one in five workers was an immigrant. o Comparisons across states in 2017 show that in the 10 states with the largest shares of immigrant workers, just 36 percent of U.S.-born teens were in the summer labor force. In contrast, in the 10 states with the smallest shares of immigrant workers, 49 percent of teens are in the labor force. o Looking at change over time shows that in the 10 states where immigrants increased the most as a share of workers since 1994, labor force participation of U.S.-born teenagers declined by 26 percentage points. In the 10 states where immigrants increased the least, teen labor force participation declined 19 percentage points. o The most likely reason immigrants displace U.S.-born teenagers is that the vast majority of immigrants are fully developed adults - relatively few people migrate before age 20. This gives immigrants a significant advantage over U.S.-born teenagers who typically have much less work experience. o The labor force participation of immigrant teenagers has also declined, though it was low even in the early 1990s. This, along with the similar decline for U.S.-born teens from all racial and income backgrounds, supports the idea that the arrival of so many adult immigrants, who often take jobs traditionally done by teenagers, crowds all teenagers out of the labor force, both U.S.-born and foreign-born. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000003 Visit Website Further Reading: A Drought of Summer Jobs: Immigration and the Long-Term Decline in Employment Among U.S.-Born Teenagers 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000004 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 5:24 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: High-Skill Immigrants in Low-Skill Jobs ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward High-Skill Immigrants in Low-Skill Jobs Selection based on educational credentials alone will not bring in the "best and brightest" Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2018) - A new report published by the Center for Immigration Studies reveals an "occupational mismatch" among highly educated immigrants , those who arrive in the United States with a college degree or more. The report calls into question how much paper education credentials should play in a merit-based immigration system. Highly educated immigrants often hold jobs for which they appear over-qualified on paper; only 22 percent of immigrants with at least a college degree have an elite-skill occupation. These immigrants' skills often do not fully transfer to the U.S. labor market, and just as importantly, the value of their higher education AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000005 varies depending on their sending country. Jason Richwine, an independent public policy analyst and author of the report, cautions lawmakers on their approach to high-skill immigration policy. Richwine points out that "Highly educated immigrants certainly offer more economic benefits than less-educated immigrants, but paper credentials are not necessarily a reliable predictor of employment or income success." View the full report at: https://cis.org/Report/HighSkill-lmmigrants-LowSkill-Jobs Some notable findings: o Among immigrants with a college degree, 20 percent have a low-skill (bottom third) occupation, compared to 7 percent of natives. o Nearly 30 percent of Mexican immigrants with a college degree have a low-skill occupation, as do 35 percent of Central American immigrants. o About 85 percent of Canadian immigrants with at least a college degree have a high-skill (top third) occupation, compared to 73 percent of natives and 53 percent of Mexican immigrants. o Among immigrants with an advanced degree, 37 percent have an elite-skill (top tenth) occupation, compared to 50 percent of natives. o Length of U.S. residency is not strongly correlated with occupational skill level. Visit Website AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000006 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000007 From: Cente r for Immigration Studies on beha lf of Center for Immig rat ion Studies Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 6:58 PM To : Law, Robert T Subject: Immigrat ion Opinions , 7/13/18 ? ~ CenterforImmigration s~1L~1~a/,on ,I'ro-1mm1gra1 (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 7/13/18 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. Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000008 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000009 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 12:11 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 7/15/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 7/15/18 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. [An incomplete version of the Immigration Opinions mailing was sent out in error on 7/13/18. Our apologies for the mishap.] _L "Why Did Guatemala Ask for TPS for Its Citizens in the U.S.?," Dan Cadman 2. "Washington Post Analysis of Immigrant Admissions Under Trump Ignores Half of All Immigrants to Reach Erroneous Conclusions," Jessica M. Vaughan and Preston Huennekens AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000010 .1c"Judge Dolly Gee Issues a New Flores Order," Andrew R. Arthur 4. "CBP Rescues Aliens from Smugglers," Andrew R. Arthur .i_ "Poll: Immigration a Leading Issue Heading into Midterms," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "USCIS Drops Other Shoe on Vermont's EB-5 Regional Center, Once the Darling of the Program," David North L. "Growers Take a Leaf from EB-5, Plant Their Goodie in the Spending Bill," David North ~ "If the Bathtub Is Overflowing, Tum Off the Faucet: The EB 1-3 Visa Backlogs," David North 9. "Visualizing Border Apprehensions under Trump," Preston Huennekens _l_Q,_ "The Left's Immigration Con Game," Michael Cutler lL "Why Should a Single Federal Judge Be Able to Make Law for the Whole Country?," John Fund .12_"Mexico Will Create Border Force to Thwart Illegal Immigration from Central America," Jack Crowe li "Fixing the U.S. Asylum System," Reihan Salam 1+-_ "Abolish ICE, Abolish America," Jeffrey Folks li "Invaders Are Not Immigrants," Shari Goodman .ui_ "The First Untruth About Judge Kavanaugh," Margot Cleveland lL. "The New York Times Advises Democrats to Quit Appeasing Immigration Radicals," Ira Mehlman ~ "The New York Times, Twists Facts to Create Martyrs Out oflmmigration Violators," Matt O'Brien 12.,_" 'Abolish ICE' Is a Sign of the Left's Rising Extremism," The New York Post 20. "No, the Phrase 'Catch and Release' Doesn't Dehumanize Illegal Immigrants," Jonathan S. Tobin 2.1."Donald Trump's Mainstream Immigration Policy," Byron York 22. "Scams Are Overwhelming the US Asylum System," Betsy Mccaughey 23. "Immigration and Politically Inconect Truths," Jonathan Leaf 24. "Retiring ICE Chief: No One Has Done More for Border Security Than Donald Trump," Timothy Meads 25. "The Central American Migrant Crisis: What Is the Ultimate Solution?," David Unsworth 26. "Why Building a Border Wall Is a Morally Good Action," Wayne Grudem 27. "How Dare Republicans Make Us Vote on the "Abolish ICE" Bill, Say Democrats Who Wrote the "Abolish ICE" Bill," Allahpundit 28. "Treason Lobby Played Christian Card on 'Family Separation' at the Border. It Didn't Work," Allan Wall 29. "At Last! Oregon (Plus Tennessee and Iowa) Making Sanctuary Cities an Issue in Midte1ms," Paul Nachman 30. "June Jobs: Displacement, Immigrant Workers Still Ebbing-But Obama-Era Damage Not Yet Reversed," Edwin S. Rubenstein 1L "New USCIS Policy Will Carry Harsh Consequences For Applicants," Stuart Anderson 32. "The Travel Ban Decision: How Bad For Immigration Policy?," Stuaii Anderson 33. "Dear Senate: Don't Forget to Ask Kavanaugh About Immigration," Leon Fresco 34. "House Republicans Are Suddenly Eager to Vote on Immigrationas Long as It's the 'Abolish ICE' Bill," Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000011 35. "A Winning Message for Democrats on Immigration," Conor Friedersdorf 36. "Now is the Moment to Revisit the Legality of the U.S.-Mexico Border," Marcela Davison Aviles 37. '"We Are Only Following the Law' Doesn't Explain Immigration Policy During Nazi Era or Now," Laurel Leff 38. "Federal Investigation Finds ICE Fails to Address Sexual Assault, Abuse in Immigrant Detention Centers," Walter Ewing 39. Denmark: The Consequences of Public Housing in Denmark," Theodore Kupfer 40. Germany: "Borderline Disorder," Douglas Murray 1. Why Did Guatemala Ask for TPS for Its Citizens in the U.S.? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 10, 2018 Guatemala's request is ostensibly a result of the recent Fuego Volcano eruption. News reports indicate the number of dead at just under 100 and the number missing at somewhat below 200. Catastrophic death is always a tragedy, but in a nation of 15,460,732, death on that scale doesn't seem to amount to a calamity beyond the country's ability to cope, which is the context in which grants of TPS should be viewed. In fact, as my colleague Kausha Luna has noted, this is Guatemala's fourth attempt at requesting TPS for its citizens. Seen in this light, it would appear that what Guatemala really wants is simply to shift its burden for the ultimate return and care of its displaced population to the United States. Ideally, this would be via some kind of legal, if not pennanent, status in the United States. Now that hopes of a broad-based amnesty- with liberal arrival dates that might have covered many of its nationals - are dead, TPS is the only option, and, if administered as it has been by multiple administrations in the past, would virtually ensure years and years of covered protection, usually long beyond any reasonable nexus to the precipitating event or act of God that was the basis for the grant. https://cis.org/Cadman/Why-Did-Guatemala-Ask-TPS-Its-Citizens-US Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Washington Post Analysis of Immigrant Admissions Under Trump Ignores Half of All Immigrants to Reach Erroneous Conclusions By Jessica M. Vaughan and Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, July 9, 2018 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000012 A recent story in the Washington Post concluding that the Trump administration is deliberately suppressing immigration, especially from Muslim-majority countries, is based on a deeply flawed analysis that included statistics for only half of all recent immigrant admissions. As a result, the Post's numbers and conclusions are way off- so far off that the story should be retracted and rewritten. The story, written by Abigail Hauslohner, a reporter who covers Islam and Arab affairs, and Andrew Tran, a data crunching specialist, relied primarily on the State Department's immigrant visa issuance statistics. The reporters did not acknowledge or otherwise inform their readers that these statistics represent only about 50 percent of all legal immigrants. The State Department statistics count only those immigrants who are admitted with an immigrant visa issued abroad. The other 50 percent of legal immigrants are admitted through a process known as adjustment of status, meaning they obtain their green card from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a domestic agency within the Department of Homeland Security. Tran confirmed the methodology in an email to the Center. https://cis.orgNaughan/Washington-Post-Analysis-Immigrant-Admissions-Under-TrumpIgnores-Half-All- Immigrants-Reach Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Judge Dolly Gee Issues a New Flores Order A movie we have seen before By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 12, 2018 To prevent the separation of parents and children in immigration detention, section 3(e) of the EO called on the attorney general to "promptly file a request with the U.S. District Comi for the Central District of California to modify" the Flores settlement agreement to allow the Depaiiment of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain family units throughout the pendency of any criminal proceedings of alien adults for illegal entry, "or any removal or other immigration proceedings". On June 21, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an Application for Relief from the Flores Settlement Agreement in accordance with that latter provision in the EO. DOJ stated therein: Judge Gee rejected that request to modify the agreement, describing DOJ's application as "a cynical attempt, on an ex parte basis, to shift responsibility to the judiciary for over 20 years AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000013 of congressional inaction and ill-considered executive action that have led to the current stalemate." The predictable result of that order has been a return to "catch and release", as the New York Times bluntly put it, with the government freeing "hundreds of migrant families wearing ankle bracelet monitors into the United States." And the predictable result of the end of "catch and release" will be another influx ofUACs and family units entering illegally. The effective termination, through judicial fiat, of the administration's efforts to end catch and release will result in more aliens attempting to enter the United States illegally. This is particularly true given the amount of media attention that the end of that program has garnered. We have seen this movie before, and we know how it ends. And, no matter how much Judge Gee denies it, the Flores settlement agreement is the script. https:// cis.org/ Arthur/Judge-Dolly-Gee-Issues-New-Flores-Order Return to Top ******** ******** 4. CBP Rescues Aliens from Smugglers And other pictures you don't usually see By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 12, 2018 These facts have apparently been lost in the current debate on the president's "zero-tolerance" policy. Instead, they have been replaced by images, such as that of Y anela Denise, an almost two-year-old Honduran national who was encountered with her mother, Sandra Sanchez, by Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, on June 12, 2018, according to the Washington Post. As the paper reported, that "widely shared" photograph "became a symbol of the families pulled apart by the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' policy at the border," even though the mother and daughter were reportedly never separated. In fact, the Border Patrol agents were the "good guys" in that picture. As CBS News repmied, "the Border Patrol agent involved in the dramatic scene says the photo might be a little misleading." Specifically, the network quotes Border Patrol agent Carlos Ruiz, who it described as "the first to encounter Sandra Sanchez and her daughter after they allegedly crossed the Rio Grande River into Texas illegally." Agent Ruiz explained to a CBS reporter: AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000014 https://cis.org/ Arthur/CBP-Rescues-Aliens-Smugglers Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Poll: Immigration a Leading Issue Heading into Midterms Support surprisingly strong among Republican voters By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 10, 2018 That poll bears this out, but not to the degree one would expect. While Reuters reported that 15 percent of registered voters indicated that "immigration was the top issue determining how they will cast their ballot in November," the issue did not break down evenly along party lines. Instead, while 26 percent ofregistered Republicans "cited immigration as the most important issue likely to determine their vote," only 7 percent of Democrats identified immigration as their main concern. In fact, immigration was number three on the list for Democrats, behind healthcare (16 percent) and the economy (14 percent). Moreover, immigration appears to be gaining momentum as an issue among Republicans heading into the midterm elections. As Reuters' polling indicated, the number of Republicans identifying immigration as their top issue is up 12 percentage points, from 14 percent in early June polling. Moreover, 81 percent ofregistered Republicans approved of President Trump's handling of immigration, suggesting that the increase in Republicans who have identified immigration as their top concern is likely primarily among those (like the president) who want to see more immigration enforcement, not less. https://cis.org/Arthur/Poll-Immigration-Leading-Issue-Heading-Midterms Return to Top ******** ******** 6. USCIS Drops Other Shoe on Vermont's EB-5 Regional Center, Once the Darling of the Program By David North AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000015 CIS Immigration Blog, July 12, 2018 After it became apparent more than two years ago that scores of millions of dollars were missing and that Florida real estate tycoon Ariel Quiros had defrauded everyone in sight, Sen. Leahy joined his successor as chairman of the committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (RIowa), in seeking to make drastic reforms to the EB-5 program, as we have reported from time to time (see, for example, here and here). It should be made clear that the state agency was lax in its supervision of the program, and that the missing money did not wind up in the hands of the Vermont government, it went into various ventures controlled by Quiros, including brokerage margin accounts - those are the accounts that allow individuals to gamble on the stock markets with other peoples' money. It was particularly unfortunate for the program that it proved to be susceptible to fraud even in the most unlikely environment of squeaky clean Vermont; and in one of the handful of programs that worked in rural areas. https:// cis.org/N orth/USCIS-Drops-Other-Shoe-V ermonts-EB5-Regional-Center-OnceDarling-Program Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Growers Take a Leaf from EB-5, Plant Their Goodie in the Spending Bill By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 12, 2018 Meanwhile, the government, in a small eff mi over the years, has run a program to provide better housing for farm workers; it was designed with the migrant crews from the south in mind. Instead of doing the right thing - demanding that growers provide decent housing for their workers - the government decided to offer subsidies to growers who built better housing for their migrants. For decades everyone understood that this was for U.S. workers. Thanks to a rider attached to the spending bill by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), the housing funded over the years by this program will now be thrown open to temporary foreign workers (the H-2As.) This will add yet another subsidy for agribusiness; not only do they get the H-2As for bargain prices, now some of the big firms will be able to house these workers in subsidized housing. Politico mentioned this development recently in a longer repmi on other matters. https://cis.org/North/Growers-Take-Leaf-EB5-Plant-Their-Goodie-Spending-Bill AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000016 Return to Top ******** ******** 8. If the Bathtub Is Overflowing, Turn Off the Faucet: The EB 1-3 Visa Backlogs By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 9, 2018 Ceasing issuance of new petitions will swiftly terminate the operations of the per country ceilings within each of the three categories, allowing the visas available to be used to reduce both the Indian and Chinese backlogs without changing the law. (The no more than 7 percent within a category requirement does not apply if there is no backlog for applications from other nations.) Are there downsides to such a proposal? Yes, there would be objections from people now on H-lB visas who want green cards more quickly. Further, some employers might notice that they did not have the same kind of indenture powers during the period as they would not be able to cause some workers to secure green cards. From a restrictionist point of view, the proposal, while cleaning up the backlogs and removing them as excuses to increase the number of visas, would not, in and of itself, do much to reduce the number of foreign workers. https://cis.org/North/If-Bathtub-Overflowing-Turn-Faucet-EB-13-Visa-Backlogs Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Visualizing Border Apprehensions under Trump By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, July 10, 2018 Border crossings fell dramatically in the months after Trump's inauguration, likely reflecting that Trump's tough rhetoric in the presidential election indeed acted as a deten-ent against would-be border-crossers. The Hill notes that "numbers had dropped sharply in 2017, the first year of the Trump administration, breaking recent seasonal patterns." AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000017 Indeed, border apprehensions did not reach pre-Trump levels until March 201 7, when they again peaked at over 30,000 per month. The June total is higher than it was in January 2017, when Trump took office. The trend under Trump is easy to spot. Shortly after the inauguration, Trump's fiery rhetoric and flurry of executive orders deterred aliens from trying to make the journey. However, as time went on, many would-be migrants took note that not all that much had changed since Trump became president. Court hiccups, defiant sanctuary jurisdictions, and the lack of a physical barrier signaled that while the talk was tough, the actual differences in enforcement were small. The "zero tolerance" announcement was an effort to further deter illegal aliens, but the policy was scrapped over mounting political pressure due to the controversy of separating children from their parents who were facing criminal prosecution. https ://cis. org/HuennekensN isualizing-Border-Apprehensions-under- Trump Return to Top ******** ******** 10. The Left's Immigration Con Game Breaking through the lies about Ellis Island and more. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, July 11, 2018 Today, the media rarely repmis that the DREAM Act was an acronym; instead, they link it to the "American Dream," where illegal aliens are "DREAMERs." That "dream," however, has become increasingly elusive for Americans and lawful immigrants. As for the DREAMers, the media incessantly describes them as young "immigrants" brought to the United States illegally as children when they had no control over their circumstances. Thus, they claim, it would be unfair to punish children for the crimes of their parents and, accordingly, it is only reasonable and compassionate to provide them with permanent lawful status and, perhaps, pathways to U.S.citizenship. Today these "young" aliens could conceivably be in their mid-thi1iies to qualify as DREAMERs, provided they claim to have been brought to the U.S. before their 16th birthday. However, no record of entry is created when aliens first enter the United States without inspection. Routine interviews are impossible, as are field investigations needed to determine AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000018 the legitimacy of claims because of the significant number of aliens who could jam the existing system to participate in this massive amnesty program. This boondoggle will serve as an open invitation for epic levels of immigration fraud wherein potentially millions of illegal aliens, some of whom are middle-aged, could successfully game and overwhelm our system, making a further mockery of the U.S. immigration system. Now immigration anarchists demand the destruction ofICE. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270686/lefts-immigration-con-game-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Why Should a Single Federal Judge Be Able to Make Law for the Whole Country? By John Fund National Review Online, July 8, 2018 Confusion about the proper role of the courts extends to many of our sitting judges. Last month, while the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the so-called Trump travel ban, Justice Clarence Thomas raised an issue that the next Supreme Court justice may have to weigh in on. Why is it, he asked, that a single federal district judge can impose an injunction blocking a presidential executive order in all 50 states even if none of his colleagues (599 district judges) thinks it's a good idea? Since January 201 7, the "resistance" to President Trump has succeeded in getting 22 injunctions against his actions on issues ranging from the "Dreamers" to sanctuary cities and transgender policy in the military. The U.S. survived without judges' imposing nationwide injunctions for the vast majority of its history. The first such injunction came in a 1963 minimum-wage case, in which the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that executive-branch officials should honor a court decision "in all cases of essentially the same character." But such injunctions have been rare until, well, the Trump administration. It is madness that a single federal district court judge can impose such an arbitrary deadline covering the entire country and not have his decision reviewed for weeks or months. No one wants children separated from their parents, whether they are U.S. citizens or migrants, but many of these largely Central American parents bringing their kids across the border have made an unfortunate choice. As Hans von Spakovsky, a scholar at the Heritage Foundation, points out, such parents AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000019 passed through Mexico and other nations that have their own generous asylum laws. By not seeking asylum in those countries, they are sending a strong signal that they are illegally entering the U.S. to better their economic condition rather than to escape persecution. https://www .nationalreview.com/2018/07 /federal-district-judges-should-not-makeimmigration-law-for-whole-country/ Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Mexico Will Create Border Force to Thwart Illegal Immigration from Central America By Jack Crowe National Review Online, July 9, 2018 Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to establish a distinct borderpolice force to combat illegal immigration as well as drug and weapon smuggling from Central America, his future chief of public security Alfonso Durazo told Bloomberg in an interview published Monday. "We're going to create a border police force that will be highly specialized," said Durazo in the interview. "They need to apply the law." The newfound emphasis on curtailing illegal immigration comes amid President Trump's now years-long public pressure campaign on Mexican officials to assume some degree of responsibility for stemming the tide of Central American immigrants passing through Mexico on their way to the U.S. in recent years. Durazo said the new border-police force will be accompanied by a broader effort to address the socioeconomic issues that have prompted the surge in migration from Central America. https ://www.nationalreview.com/news/mexico-to-create-borderimmigration- from-central-america/ force-curtailing-illegal- Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Fixing the U.S. Asylum System AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000020 By Reihan Salam National Review Online, July 11, 2018 Americans of all stripes should avoid letting continued outrage over Trump's defunct familyseparation policy distract from the fact that the United States' asylum rules are broken. So argues David Martin, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law and a former general counsel to the INS, in Vox. At a time when the immigration debate seems cripplingly polarized, I've consistently been impressed by Martin's efforts to carve out a reasonable middle ground. His assessment of the asylum crisis is no exception. Alas, to appeal to an audience on one side of the political aisle, one often has to express disapproval of forces on the other side. To make his case for a more orderly asylum system, for example, Martin observes that the present chaos "provides continual fodder for anti-immigration demagogues," a characterization that might strike you as a bit unfair. Regardless, though aimed at Vax's left-of-center readership, his prescriptions are also of interest to restrictionists. Martin begins by observing that the Department of Homeland Security is facing a backlog of about 300,000 pending cases while the country's 350 immigration judges are looking at a buildup of 700,000. It would take years for the system to clear those claims, even if no new ones were added. Luckily, Martin argues, the United States should have a pretty clear idea of what to do, since it solved this problem before, in the 1990s. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fixing-us-asylum-system/ Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Abolish ICE, Abolish America By Jeffrey Folks American Thinker, July 12, 2018 That sounds bad, but the fact is that nearly every gang member joins as a teenager. Should we wring our hands over them? There's an exact parallel with 9-11. MS-13 is killing us, and the left finds an excuse for it. It's not their fault; it's ours. That view of reality will never change, because the left will never abandon its fundamental ideology of universalism. Whoever attacks American privilege is a hero with the left. One can examine the speeches of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of a recent New York congressional primary, for similar statements. According to The Intercept, Ocasio-Cortez has "spoken out on Israel's crimes against Palestinians" (Israel presumably being a sort oflittle brother of American imperialism). In her interview with The Intercept, Ocasio-Cortez stressed that ICE's actions of "separating families" and "turning away refugees" falls AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000021 "squarely in the category of civil rights abuses," and this leads directly to her proposal to "Abolish ICE." Then there's her objection to the "entire" leadership of New York City and New York State, which, she claims, is "all white men" - not just "white men," but a "systemic concentration of power" by white men aligned with Wall Street. And it's not just "about race" and "misogyny," but about "wealth inequality." It's about "the kid in the South Bronx" who "gets thrown into Rikers prison" for jumping a turnstile. And what about "issues of abuse," especially those involving women, in Rikers, which lies within Ocasio-Cortez's district? (The answer: "shut it down.") What it comes down to, in Ocasio-Cortez's own words, is "to really transform our structures of racial and economic and social justice." https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07 /abolish ice abolish america.html Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Invaders Are Not Immigrants By Shari Goodman American Thinker, July 11, 2018 The desire to erase our borders will spell the end of U.S. sovereignty, a mission the left and its anti-American allies could not achieve politically or militarily. As a powerful superpower, the defeat of the United States was not likely; thus, the left's only hope was to destroy us from within. The importation of millions of legal and illegal foreign nationals whose allegiance and customs they refuse to sun-ender at the border continues to permanently alter the face, language, and culture of America. Instead of becoming the melting pot, as symbolized by the motto e pluribus unum, the promotion of multiculturalism has fragmented and balkanized America into two very distinct and divisive camps. One (the GOP) seeks a return to Constitutional governance while the other (DNC) seeks a Socialist/Marxist Statism. There are now enough minority lobbyists with funding from George Soros and the Arab oil barons influencing American foreign policy to change the direction of our country. It is the heaiiland of America that refuses to sun-ender. https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07 /invaders are not immigrants.html Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000022 16. The First Untruth About Judge Kavanaugh By Margot Cleveland National Review Online, July 12, 2018 In his dissent, Kavanaugh criticized the majority for creating "a new right for unlawful immigrant minors in U.S. Government detention to obtain immediate abortion on demand, thereby barring any Government efforts to expeditiously transfer the minors to their immigration sponsors before they make that momentous life decision." This approach, Kavanaugh explained, "is radically inconsistent with 40 years of Supreme Court precedent." An honest reading of his dissent makes clear that Kavanaugh did not ignore Roe or Casey he faithfully applied the controlling precedent and the "undue burden" test. Kavanaugh also did not use "his judicial power to try and prevent" a girl from having an abortion; rather, he held that the government did not unduly burden Doe's right to an abortion by allowing the government the opportunity to expeditiously release her to a sponsor. And there is one last detail abortion activists won't tell you about the Garza case: It is no longer good law, because the Supreme Court unanimously vacated the full D.C. Circuit's decision in Garza after the ACLU rushed Doe to an abortion clinic before the government had the opportunity to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Had the justices had the opportunity to weigh in on the Garza case, they might well have vindicated Kavanaugh' s actual view of controlling precedent - and not the distorted sound bites abortion activists are peddling. https://www .nationalreview.com/2018/07 /brett-kavanaugh-ruling-in-garza-v-hargan-caseabout-due-process/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. The New York Times Advises Democrats to Quit Appeasing Immigration Radicals By Ira Mehlman ImmigrationReform.com, July 9, 2018 In his July 7 column "Democratic Socialism Is Dem Doom," Stephens warns that the radical wing of the party that the establishment has been working to appease is not only a danger to the country, but the Democratic Party. One of the radical positions, championed by OcasioCortez, that is gaining traction among the Democratic Party's far left base is a demand to abolish ICE, the agency designated to enforce U.S. immigration laws. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000023 Stephens notes the obvious - a point that FAIR has been making for many years - abolishing immigration enforcement is not only a dangerous and unpopular idea on its own merits; it is also incompatible with virtually every other domestic policy priority the party champions. "Today's social democracy falls apart on the contradiction between advocating nearly unlimited government largess and nearly unlimited immigration. 'Abolish ICE' is a proper rallying cry for hard-core libertarians and Davos globalists, not democratic socialists or social democrats. A federal job guarantee is an intriguing idea - assuming the jobs are for some defined 'us' that doesn't include every immigrant, asylum-seeker or undocumented worker," writes Stephens. https: //immigrationreform.com/2018/0 7/09 /the-new-york-times-advises-democrats-to-quitappeasing-immigration-radicals/ Return to Top ******** ******** 18. The New York Times, Twists Facts to Create Martyrs Out of Immigration Violators By Matt O'Brien TmmigrationReform.com, July 3, 2018 The New York Times recently published an article titled, "ICE Came for a Tennessee Town's Immigrants. The Town Fought Back." The piece describes a supposedly ominous worksite enforcement action by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the allegedly valiant efforts of Monistown, Tenn., residents to push back against President Trump's immigration policies. The desired image is clearly one of a small town with morals that transcend American laws, gallantly reaching out to global neighbors "who just need work." Except that the whole story is an open-borders fantasy ginned up by the Times. To make a long story short, the Times is criticizing ICE for enforcing federal immigration laws against a large group of people who conspired to engage in criminal activity: Illegal aliens who had no right to be here, or work here, and an employer that was willing to increase its profits by forcing those illegal aliens to work in dangerous conditions, sometimes without pay. (The nerve of those ICE agents, engaging in congressionally sanctioned enforcement oflaws against fraud and abuse!) So, how exactly did the people of Mmristown "fight back against ICE"? Well, the truth is that they didn't. The local Catholic church seems to have become a gathering place for friends and family of the individuals anested in the raid. Apparently, in the eyes of the nation's "paper ofrecord," handing out pizza and tamales during presentations from legal aid AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000024 groups constitutes a stunning blow for the underdog - even if the underdog is clearly breaking the law. Oh yeah, and a week later, approximately 300 people marched through downtown Morristown protesting ICE's action. If that strikes you as a particularly small protest, that's because it is. Morristown has a population of roughly 30,000 people. That means barely one percent of the local population turned out to fight the power. With that stunning level of righteous indignation, is it possible that any local ICE employees aren't quaking in their boots? https: //immigrationreform.com/2018/0 7/0 3/the-new-york-times-twists- facts-to-createmartyrs-out-of-immigration-violators/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. 'Abolish ICE' Is a Sign of the Left's Rising Extremism The New York Post, July 4, 2018 Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand and Mayor Bill de Blasio, among others, are all calling for Immigration Customs and Enforcement to be shut down. Even though President Trump has suspended the breakups not ICE, separating the families. and it was the Border Patrol, Then, too, the "Abolish ICE" crowd has no actual proposal for what - if anything - should replace it. They just want the agency shut immediately, and we'll worry later about what comes next. Which leaves them legitimately open (as Trump clearly realizes) to the charge that what they really want is no immigration enforcement, and de facto open borders. https://nypost.com/2018/07 /04/abolish-ice-is-a-sign-of-the-lefts-rising-extremism/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000025 No, the Phrase 'Catch and Release' Doesn't Dehumanize Illegal Immigrants By Jonathan S. Tobin National Review Online, July 13, 2018 But according to Times readers, employing "catch and release" in new stories is deeply wrong, because the phrase is also used to describe those who choose to release fish back into the water after catching them. If you can say it about a fish, and it's a phrase that President Donald Trump has used in defense of his immigration policies, then, this argument goes, it's offensive. When put on the spot about it, Murphy was forced to plead guilty with an explanation. The phrase "has had a way of seeping into news coverage," she admitted, but for good reason: "It so succinctly describes a complex sets ofresponses to illegal immigration and asylum law." In a saner or at least less politically biased journalistic environment, that would be the end of the discussion since, as Murphy noted, "I personally would never have thought of it as a way of describing a person as a fish." Nor would I or, I imagine, most readers who did not come to the story with a political agenda. Moreover, if the phrase seems pejorative, the negative association is not with the person being released; it's with a futile, hopelessly inept government strategy that makes an already difficult problem worse. https:/ /www .nationalreview.com/2018/07 /catch-and-release-term-for-illegal-immigrants-isaccurate/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Donald Trump's Mainstream Immigration Policy By Byron York Washington Examiner, June 30, 2018 The end result was that a substantial majority said illegal border crossers, and the children they brought, should be returned to their home countries. To that end, 80 percent (84 percent of Republicans, 79 percent of Democrats, and 78 percent of independents) favored hiring more immigration judges "to process people in custody faster." "They [poll respondents] rejected family separation while narrowly favoring family detention," Penn told me in an email exchange. "Mostly they want people who cross the border illegally to be turned around and returned home efficiently." Penn's polling found other results broadly favorable to the Trump approach to immigration. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000026 For example, Penn asked, "Do you think we need stricter or looser enforcement of our immigration laws?" Seventy percent (92 percent of Republicans, 51 percent of Democrats, and 69 percent of independents) said stricter, while 30 percent said looser. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/donald-trumps-mainstream-immigration-policy Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Scams Are Overwhelming the US Asylum System By Betsy Mccaughey The New York Post, July 4, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants are walking right in. They're not waiting in line. They're using "asylum" requests as their E-ZPass. Just 12 percent ofrequests from El Salvadorans, 11 percent from Guatemalans and 7.5 percent from Hondurans are actually granted, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Never mind, the request gets them in the door. It's a shameful distortion of a program intended to provide a haven for true victims of statesponsored religious, ethnic and political persecution. The United States offered asylum to Hungarian anti-Communists after their uprising was crushed by the Soviets in 1956; to Cubans fleeing Castro's prisons; to Vietnamese after the fall of Saigon in 1975; to Chinese political dissidents escaping the crackdown after Tiananmen Square in 1989; and, more recently, to Chinese Christians and Muslims threatened for practicing their religion. https: //nypost.com/2018/07 /04/ scams-are-overwhelming-the-us-asylum-system/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Immigration and Politically Incorrect Truths A smaii and perfectly timed new "Politically Incorrect Guide." By Jonathan Leaf FrontPageMag.com, July 10, 2018 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000027 Pew researchers have also found that Democrats with graduate degrees are nearly seven times as likely to believe as to not believe that immigrants only work at jobs that Americans don't want. One might say that most "educated" liberals apparently have skipped Economics as this implies a wholesale unfamiliarity with the idea of supply and demand. That these positions might be attractive to native-born workers if they offered better pay and working conditions and that immigration oflow-skilled workers is one of the major causes of growing economic inequality is at once an unavoidable conclusion to anyone with a rudimentary understanding of economics and something which the liberal intelligentsia is determined not to admit to itself. Regardless, Zmirak and Perrotta provide a mass of information on the subject. Among their most astonishing snippets: between 2008 and 2015 employment among native-born workers fell by 1.1 million while immigrants took a net of 1.9 million jobs. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, employers were collectively replacing the native-born with lower-paid and more docile foreigners. Zmirak and Perrotta also document how the labor movement in this country was strongly in favor of strict immigration enforcement until recently, and that legendary Mexican-American farmworker organizer Cesar Chavez was among the most unabashed supporters of efficient deportation of illegals. However, the book is far from a compendium of data or simple background on the topic. While composed of fewer than two hundred pages of text, it manages to provide a lot of thoughtful intellectual analysis of why immigration policy cannot be conceived in exclusively economic terms. This conviction has several principles underlying it. One is founded in an assessment of how and why multiculturalism works in tandem with high levels of immigration to undermine a clear sense among the nation's newcomers of what is to be an American. The authors show that this stands in stark contrast to what took place during earlier periods of immigration when Americanization was very much expected of immigrants, and immigrants were required to "renounce and abjure" all foreign influences in order to gain citizenship. By contrast, from at least as early as the 1990s, there have been classes and textbooks used in American public schools for the teaching of immigrant children that promote ideas like the "reconquista" of the American southwest by Mexico. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fprn/270676/immigration-and-politically-incorrect-truthsjonathan-leaf Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Retiring ICE Chief: No One Has Done More for Border Security Than Donald Trump By Timothy Meads Townhall.com, July 1, 2018 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000028 "It's just a fact that our sitting president of one year has made a big difference," Homan said. "I've worked for six presidents. I started with Ronald Reagan ...No one has done more for border [safety], public safety, and law enforcement than President Trump." But President Trump is be stifled in his efforts by Congress, Homan asserts. "I would like President Trump to work with Congress to get our needed resources. We need money to do our job," Homan told Giratelli. "The president has tried. He talked about giving us 10,000 more officers. We haven't seen that happen yet because Congress hasn't funded it." This problem is only exacerbated by certain Democrats' call to abolish ICE, he adds. "It's insulting that a member of Congress would say 'abolish ICE' when we're enforcing the laws that Congress enacted. They give us a set of laws that we're supposed to enforce and they give me the money to do it, then say 'abolish ICE,"' Homan explained. "We're doing what you told us to do." https:/ /townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/07/01/retiring-ice-chief-no-one-has-donemore-for-border-security-than-donald-trump-n2496256 Return to Top ******** ******** 25. The Central American Migrant Crisis: What Is the Ultimate Solution? Economic development, not mass illegal immigration, is the key to resolving the Central American migrant crisis. By David Unsworth Panama Post, July 3, 2018 The role of moral hazard theory Moral hazard theory examines situations where individuals may take excessive risk if they believe another party will ultimately bail them out. We must examine the current crisis through the lens of moral hazard theory. The only reason that they are coming is because they believe that they will be let in, despite the fact that their migration is in complete contravention of American law. I think Donald Trump is absolutely correct to send a loud and clear message to Central America. "Do not come, we will not let you, our borders are closed." AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000029 Rewarding illegal immigrants is not the solution It is fundamentally wrong to reward illegal immigrants, when there are millions of potential legal immigrants to the United States: people who are playing by the rules, paying tens of thousands of dollars, and waiting years or decades to do so. It is complete and utter hypocrisy to reward those who break the law, giving them benefits not afforded to legal immigrants who are following the law. Trump was elected to be the president of the United States; not to be the president of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. His responsibility is to do what is in the best interest of United States citizens. The fact that that perspective sounds extreme to some, is an indication of how far the American Left has gone of the deep end. Many so-called "progressives" now believe that it is the responsibility of the United States to take care of non-American citizens. That is insanity. Foreign investment and cooperation on fighting crime and corruption Ultimately, Central America must develop its economy, and ruthlessly pursue criminality and corruption. That is, of course, easier said than done. But where are Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg, JeffBezos, and Warren Buffet? The immense good that they could do buy pursuing business opportunities in Central America would be immeasurable. https ://panarnpost. corn/ david-unsworth/2018/07 /0 3/the-central-arnerican-rnigrant-crisiswhat-is-the-ultirnate-solution/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Why Building a Border Wall ls a Morally Good Action By Wayne Grudem Townhall.corn, July 2, 2018 Walls that already work: In fact, we already have a highly effective system of "border walls" that nobody argues about - in our airports. Every time I return to the US from a foreign country, I have to go through customs at the airport, and so does everybody else. The room where people wait in line to see a customs officer has walls to make sure that all arriving passengers have to go through passport control. I've never seen anyone protesting the existence of walls in the customs area or demanding that a section of the wall be removed so that people who don't want to go through passport control can simply walk into the country whenever they want. That would be an open invitation to terrorists and other criminals, and it would make it impossible for the US to place any limits at all on the number AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000030 of people who came into the country and stayed without legal documentation. https://townhall.com/colurnnists/waynegrudem/2018/07 /02/why-building-a-border-wall-is-amorally-good-action-n2496574 Return to Top ******** ******** 27. How Dare Republicans Make Us Vote on the "Abolish ICE" Bill, say Democrats Who Wrote the "Abolish ICE" Bill By Allahpundit HotAir.com, July 13, 2018 In other words, the bill was a stunt meant to virtue-signal to the base about the left's hostility to immigration enforcement. They got ahead of themselves in their rush to pander and Republicans tried to make them pay. How outrageous that the GOP would try to divide the Democratic Party by pushing this ... Democratic bill. Why they drafted it in the first place, I have no idea. They had to know Republicans might seize on it and force a vote, gaining mileage from the results when centrist Dems pissed off the base by voting no and left-wing Dems pissed off swing voters by voting yes. Progressives would have been better off treating abolishing ICE as something aspirational, to be taken up if and only if the House is back in Democratic hands. https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07 /13/ dare-republicans-make-us-vote-abolish-ice-bill-saydemocrats-wrote-abolish-ice-bill/ Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Treason Lobby Played Christian Card on "Family Separation" at the Border. It Didn't Work By Allan Wall VDare.com, July 11, 2018 Typically, the outcry about President Trump's family separation policy for illegal aliens quickly acquired a religious dimension. Not for the first time, the Treason Lobby wants to AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000031 send Christians on a guilt trip. VDARE.corn readers know this gang. We've written a lot about Russell Moore as well as Leith Anderson, and Samuel Rodriguez. World Relief is the NAE's "humanitarian arm," as Wikipedia describes it. But it doesn't get most of its funding from voluntary tithes, as St. Paul described them in 2 Corinthians. Rather, the booty comes from "government and other public grants" [Consolidated Financial Statements And Report Oflndependent Certified Accountants, World Relief Corporation Of National Association Of Evangelicals, Sept. 30, 2017]. That means you, American taxpayer. Anyway, it's not surprising that the Soros Evangelicals jumped on the "family separation" bandwagon. Illegal-alien children are dragged hundreds of miles by their parents, and sometimes by imposters, across Mexico, where they are the targets of criminals and abuse by Mexican officials. They ride atop trains. They float across swift-moving rivers. They are endangered by dogs, wild animals, criminals and people smugglers. Human traffickers might kidnap, rape or kill them. Aside from asking what kind of parents would endanger their children this way, consider this truth: Once ICE detains them, they are safe, with a bed and three square meals a day. Yet Soros Evangelicals such as Moore say the men and women ofICE are the bad guys? Moore and his Treason Lobby friends might reread the commandment about lying. And they should remind these illegals-easily done in this age of instant, mass communication-of the simple way to keep their families together: Stay home. https: //vdare. corn/aiiicles/rnerno- frorn-rniddle-arnerica-treason-lobby-played-christian-cardon-farnily-separation-at-the-border-it-didn-t-work Return to Top ******** ******** 29. At Last! Oregon (Plus Tennessee and Iowa) Making Sanctuary Cities an Issue in Midterms By Paul Nachman VDare.corn, July 10, 2018 OFIR's exhausting experience provokes an obvious question: Wouldn't it be better if state AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000032 legislatures passed sensible, enforceable laws (e.g. to combat illegal immigration) instead of forcing citizens to step up and make public policy by plebiscite? After all, that's what we pay legislators for. But nowadays, legislatures such as Oregon's are just as likely to add insult to injury-or here, it's injury to insult-by doing something pernicious that costs patriotic citizens immense blood and treasure to undo. Or try to undo. But occasionally, legislatures actually do something that's usefitl and responsible, immigration-wise. For example, on May 23 Tennessee enacted a law forbidding sanctuary policies in any of its jurisdictions. https: //vdare. com/ articles/ sanctuary-cities- follow-up Return to Top ******** ******** 30. June Jobs: Displacement, Immigrant Workers Still Ebbing - But Obama-Era Damage Not Yet Reversed By Edwin S. Rubenstein VDare.corn, July 9, 2018 June brings some good news: the shocking surge in immigrant displacement of American workers and in the immigrant workforce, which began in January and completely undid the improvement we had begun hopefully to call the "Trump Effect," continues to ebb. And apprehensions on the southwestern border continue to fall, suggesting that illegal immigration is receding from the peaks reached this spring. But the damage of the Obama years has still not begun to be undone. For the second consecutive month, all job growth went to native-born American workers. But their June job gain-114,000-was a fraction of the 1.4 million gain recorded in May. However, for the first time this year the immigrant working age population rose by less than 1 million year-over-year. Still, the June increase -962,000-was higher than that of any June since 2015. In contrast, remember that the immigrant workforce actually shrank in the last five months of 201 7. https ://vdare. com/ articles/national-data-june-j obs-displacement-immigrant-workers-stillebbing-but-obama-era-damage-not-yet-reversed Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000033 ******** ******** 31. New USCIS Policy Will Carry Harsh Consequences For Applicants By Stuart Anderson Forbes.com, July 11, 2018 The leadership of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seems determined to refute the notion that people in the federal government don't work hard. To the contrary, top USCIS officials work around-the-clock to come up with creative ways to make life as difficult as possible for those who submit applications to work or live in the United States. The most recent USCIS effort to discourage or prevent foreign nationals from joining a loved one, making a career in America, or even departing the U.S. without negative consequences is a June 28, 2018, policy memorandum on updated guidance on Notices to Appear (NTAs). As explained below, few Americans likely understand the dire consequences a foreign-born professional placed in deportation proceedings will face under the new policy - even if he or she did nothing more than have an application denied after waiting a long time for a decision. To better understand the new policy and its implications, I interviewed Jennifer Minear, a director in the immigration practice group at McCandlish Holton. Jennifer has practiced immigration law, with an emphasis on employment-based immigration, for more than 14 years. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2018/07/l conseguences-for-applicants/#3 70793064615 l/new-uscis-policy-will-carry-harsh- Return to Top ******** ******** 32. The Travel Ban Decision: How Bad For Immigration Policy'? By Stuaii Anderson Forbes.com, June 27, 2018 Anderson: How bad could this decision end up being for people who believe U.S. immigration policy should be welcoming, rather than unduly restrictive? Yale-Loehr: In the short term, this decision and the administration's other immigration restrictions signal that America no longer welcomes immigrants. This is hurting our AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000034 economy: tourism is down and fewer international students are coming to the United States. The restrictions on legal immigration are particularly ironic given labor shortages in many industries. In the longer term, however, I am optimistic. Ronald Reagan envisioned America as a "shining city on a hill" and I think ultimately a welcoming policy is in America's best interests and that is what will prevail. https://www.forbes.com/ sites/stuartanderson/2018/06/2 7/the-travel-ban-decision-how-badfor-immigration-policy/#5c9b8ea l 5a81 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Dear Senate: Don't Forget to Ask Kavanaugh About Immigration By Leon Fresco CNN.com, July 12, 2018 Birthright citizenship -- that anyone born in the United States is automatically a US citizen -is a concept that is generally taken for granted. But the 1898 decision this principle rests upon, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, can be limited by a future court, which might limit birthright citizenship only to children of permanent residents. A future Supreme Court could hold that the clause does not confer automatic citizenship on the children of people present in the United States without legal authorization. All it would take is for one state to decide to not provide driver's licenses to anyone who cannot prove that they were born to at least one parent who was a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. In that case, would the comi uphold the concept of birthright citizenship or would they adopt the position long held by immigration restrictionists (including President Trump) who have argued that the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause does not apply to the children of undocumented immigrants? https ://www.cnn.com/2018/07 /12/ opinions/ senate-needs-ask-kavanaugh-aboutimmigration/index.html Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000035 34. House Republicans Are Suddenly Eager to Vote on Immigration - as Long as It's the "Abolish ICE" Bill It's a big bet that Democrats don't actually want to put their vote where their mouth is. By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen VOX.com, July 12, 2018 While the movement is growing, there are still a large number of Democrats who have shied away from the slogan and its mission. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has called for "an immediate and fundamental overhaul" of the agency, but stopped short of saying it should be terminated altogether. Now, the three representatives are saying they'll vote against their own bill - and will likely encourage others to do the same. Instead, they will try to use the opportunity to talk about family separation, the need to fix the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, and their desire to end ICE. "We look forward to the day that we have meaningful action on the issues covered by our bill," the three said. But other Democrats view the bill coming to the floor as an opportunity. "If the Republicans call a vote, the Democrats can win this debate by putting forward a smart and nuanced policy framework," Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) told Vox. "This bill reforms the abuses in our immigration system and will protect our borders. If we make it clear that we believe in enforcement and protecting our borders, but this bill is about following the recommendations ofICE agents, then it can be a win." https://www.vox.com/2018/7 /12/17 565862/house-republicans-democrats-immigration-voteabolish-ice-bill-mark-pocan Return to Top ******** ******** 35. A Winning Message for Democrats on Immigration The president's pretense of caring most about public safety leaves an opening for Democrats who are adept enough to exploit it. By Conor Friedersdorf The Atlantic, July 12, 2018 Abolishing ICE, a radical departure from the Obama administration's approach to AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000036 immigration politics and policy, still lacks support among most Democratic politicians, but President Trump is opportunistically portraying it as the new Democratic position. His rhetoric suggests that he hopes to win the midterms by stoking fears of immigrant gang members perpetrating violent crimes while portraying his opponents as weak, anti-lawenforcement extremists. He is going so far as to cast members of one Salvadoran gang as subhuman. The opposition to Trump should not stop talking about the needless cruelties that his approach to immigration inflicts on undocumented immigrants. Yet additional, equally powerful lines of attack are made available by Trump's false pretense of doing what is best to maximize the American public's safety, even as he pursues a policy approach that trades away several degrees of public safety to increase deportations of undocumented immigrants who pose no danger. White supremacists ought to like his approach as surely as they did his rise. Those genuinely concerned about public safety should not. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ archive/2018/07 /how-to-counter-donald-trurnp-onms 13-and-ice/564 734/ Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Now is the Moment to Revisit the Legality of the U.S.-Mexico Border By Marcela Davison Aviles The San Francisco Chronicle, July 2, 2018 Some 170 years later, the effects of this immoral occupation linger. Today's politicians are incapable of resolving a crisis of their antecedents' making. The best way to resolve the immigration crisis is to: Take the matter out of Congress' hands. Put it in the hands of the American and Mexican people. Go back - all the way back - to its source: the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. So let's disrupt the cunent impasse and innovate the Treaty of Guadalupe 2.0. Impossible? Not really. The talking points are simple: * Form a binational committee consisting of American and Mexican experts and stakeholders AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000037 involved- farmworkers and farmers, economists and small-business people, diplomats and the military, ordinary citizens who believe in "America First" and those who believe in global trade and exchange. Apple CEO Tim Cook says he wants to help - he can host the first meeting. https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforurn/article/Now-is-the-moment-to-revisit-thelegality-of-the-13045097 .php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result Return to Top ******** ******** 37. 'We Are Only Following the Law' Doesn't Explain Immigration Policy During Nazi Era or Now By Laurel Leff TheConversation.com, June 27, 2018 I study the American response to the Holocaust. I was preparing to deliver a conference paper on U.S. officials' false claim that the nation's inflexible immigration laws gave them no choice but to deny visas to hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees in the 1930s and early 1940s - and historians' repetition of this false claim. From every media outlet came Trump administration officials spewing similar hollow arguments. The nation was better off letting in 200,000 refugees between 1933 and 1945. It would have been even better off filling the quotas and allowing in the additional 200,000 refugees. And it would have been better off still had the country admitted anyone in need and tried to save all those who were imperiled as the Holocaust unfolded. Some might object, probably under their breath, that these refugees were different. They were "good" refugees. But that is not how they were perceived at the time. And that is exactly the point and precisely the parallel. https://theconversation.com/we-are-only-following-the-law-doesnt-explain-immigrationpolicy-during-nazi-era-or-now-98607 Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000038 38. Federal Investigation Finds ICE Fails to Address Sexual Assault, Abuse in Immigrant Detention Centers By Walter Ewing Immigrationimpact.com, July 10, 2018 An ineffective inspections process made these tragedies possible. "ICE facility inspections conducted before and after the deaths failed to acknowledge-or sometimes dismissed-the critical flaws in care identified in the death reviews," one of the reports concludes. These types of incidents occur with regularity in ICE detention facilities because an independent and transparent inspection system and reporting process are not in place. Though the OIG report offers several recommendations for improving the inspections process, the office does not call for an independent inspector. http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/07 /10/investigation-ice-abuse-immigrant-detentioncenters/ Return to Top ******** ******** 39. The Consequences of Public Housing in Denmark By Theodore Kupfer The Comer at National Review Online, July 12, 2018 I think it's a mistake to label assimilationist measures as de facto nativist (though some of the Danish measures, paiiicularly those involving differential treatment in the criminal-justice system, strike me as wrongheaded). And just as public-housing laws deserve their fair share of the blame for exacerbating the political situation, I think other factors - such as the insistence of elite Europeans in the late 20th century that large-scale migration would come with zero consequences, or the refusal of neoliberal paiiies to take the migration question seriously as the consequences became clear in the 00s and 1Os - are responsible as well. But Hammond is right to point out that large-scale, low-income public housing seems to accelerate the fonnation of ethnic enclaves and worsen polarization provided a high level of low-skilled immigration. Americans should take note - especially those on the socialdemocratic Left who have decided in the face of a populist revolt on the immigration question that hey, combining socialized housing with unlimited immigration isn't such a bad idea. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000039 https: //www .nationalreview. corn/ comer/ consequences-denrnark-public-housing/ ******** ******** 40. Borderline Disorder How Angela Merkel' s open borders roiled Europe and undermined her By Douglas Murray National Review Online, July 12, 2018 As a consequence, in 2015 Germany took in up to 1.5 million migrants in a single year. Sweden took in a similar amount per capita, adding around 2 percent to its population in just that year. Many people labored under the misapprehension that these arrivals were asylum seekers. Yet while some were fleeing the Syrian civil war, most were not. As the vice president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, subsequently admitted, most of the 2015 arrivals in Europe had "no reason to apply for refugee status" and therefore no right to be in Europe. Since then, the flows have slowed (largely because of a bribe being paid to Turkey's President Erdogan, who now boasts of holding a gun to Europe's head). But although the Turkey-to-Greece route has largely closed, the other route into Europe for asylum seekers and economic migrants from across the whole of Africa, most of the Middle East, and much of the Far East runs through North Africa. And that route remains open, with tens of thousands of people this year making the journey - mainly via Libya - in the hope of getting into European waters, where European naval vessels then pick them up and safely transport them to Italy. Whether or not Gemiany could cope with migration at such a speed and of such a nature, most of Germany's European partners decided that they could not. During 2015 and the years that have followed, these countries have grown to greatly resent that the whole continent should be held hostage to the whims of a chancellor in Berlin. And whims they were, for only months before opening the borders, Merkel had declared any abandonment of the normal rules to be impossible. The results of Merkel's decision have taken time to play out. In 2015, Britain was among the EU countries that refused to take paii in the migrant-redistribution quota schemes proposed by Brussels and Berlin. A year later- in a decision not hindered by Merkel's disagreement - Britain voted to leave the European Union altogether. Since then, Merkel has seen the status quo she did so much to hold together begin to pull apart and tum its fury towards her. https://www.nationalreview.com/rnagazine/2018/07 open-borders-roiled-europe/ /30/angela-rnerkel-irnrnigration-policy- Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000040 ******** 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. 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International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Theme: Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities Sunday-Saturday, July 15-21, 2018 Metro Toronto Convention Center 255 Front St W Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada https ://www.isa-sociology.org/ en/ conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/ Overview: Since the inception of the discipline, sociologists have been concerned with power, violence and justice. Current social, economic and political challenges enhance their relevance. As capitalist globalization expands and deepens, corporate power increases along with global, national and local inequalities. New geo-political power configurations and confrontations are emerging, with violence being used as a tool to oppress and also to resist oppression. Colonial histories and contemporary land appropriations reflect the structures and cultural processes that perpetuate violence against indigenous and minority communities. States' failures to meet their responsibility to provide basic resources are often deflected by blaming the most vulnerable. Both global economic and geopolitical processes create crises and massive displacements of people and, at the same time, fuel racism, nationalism and xenophobia. We have also seen an increasing buildup of a culture of fear as a powerful tool used by states, corporations and other institutions to generate popular support for curtailing freedom in the name of security. Effmis to curtail the flow of desperate refugees, attest to the reinforcement of national and racialized borders. Despite visible progress on equality issues, violence against women and intersectional violence point to the entrenchment of the gender border around the world. Equally significant is the need to consider the role of state and institutional power relations to ongoing everyday violence. In response to disempowerment, violence, and injustice we have also witnessed nonviolent movements, humanitarian interventions, and peace processes that have empowered communities, reduced violence, and promoted justice. These diverse communities have built solidarities outside the neo-liberal frames of state-global capital nexus. This XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology will focus on how scholars, public intellectuals, policy makers, journalists and activists from diverse fields can and do contribute to our understanding of power, violence and justice. Conference Program Friday July 13, 2018, 2018 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Migrant Selection: Evidence and Implications AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000043 Oral Presentations: Seeking Asylum in Germany: How Social Stratification Affects the Length and Outcomes of Asylum Processes Yuliya KOSY AKOV A, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany; Herbert BRUCKER, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) / Bamberg University/ Berlin Institute for Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany Educational Selectivity and Immigrants' Labor Market Performance in Germany Regine SCHMIDT, University of Bamberg, Germany Are Migrants Selected on Motivational Orientations? Selectivity Patterns Amongst International Migrants in Europe Maria RAMOS, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Javier POLAVIEJA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; Marina FERNANDEZ-REINO, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Do Naturalised Immigrants Hold a Stronger Shared Sense of Belonging to the UK Than Their Non-Naturalised Counterparts? Victoria DONNALOJA, The LSE, United Kingdom Papers: The Land of All Opportunity? Migration and Social Mobility in the EU Irina CIORNEI, University of Bern, Switzerland; Ettore RECCHI, Sciences Po, Paris, France Immigrant Selection and the Propensity for Self-Employment Andrey TIBAJEV, Linkoping University, Sweden Monday July 16, 2018, 2018 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Roundtable A: Migration Policies and Migrants Oral Presentations: Analyzing Migration Restriction Regimes Guillermina JASSO, New York University The Chutes and Ladders of Precarious Non-Citizen Legal Status Trajectories and Incorporation in Toronto. Luin GOLDRING, York University Political Participation of Migrants and the Question of Citizenship. the Case of Santiago, Chile Cristian DONA REVECO, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Ismael PUGA, Universidad Central; Natalia RAMIREZ, Universidad de Chile AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000044 Roundtable B: Women and Migration Oral Presentations: To Migrate or Not to Migrate: Punjabi Women's Thoughts on Migration Diditi MITRA, Brookdale Community College Aging Women Migrants and Trans/National Citizenship in Japan Johanna ZULUETA, Soka University Mobile Bodies: The Gender Performance and Migration Experience of Filipino Trans Women Entertainers in Japan Tricia OKADA, Tamagawa University/ Waseda University Russian Women at the International Marriage Market Svetlana SIVOPL YASOVA, Institute of Sociopolitical Researches, RAS; Sergey RY AZANTSEV, ISPR RAS; MGIMO-University Family v. Career: Negotiating Experience and Mobility of Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Toronto Wing Yeung Vivian LEUNG, University of Toronto; Hsin-Yun PENG, York University Social Category and Autonomy: Lifestory of Japanese Expatriate Spouses Yuko MIURA, Rikkyo University Transnationality and the Filipina Domestic Worker: Some Evidences from Brazil Leonardo MELLO E SILVA, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Priscilla LEONG, Centro de Estudos Rurais e Urbanos Roundtable C: Migration in Different National Contexts Oral Presentations: Meandering Rides of the Swedish Taxi Industry: Flourishing Entrepreneurship or Ethnic Segmentation? Zoran SLAVNIC, Linkoping University; Susanne URBAN, Linkoping University Sahrawi Diaspora in Canary Islands: Intergenerational Change Nasara ABU, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Latino Interstate Migration in the United States Rogelio SAENZ, University of Texas at San Antonio "New Emigration" from Spain after the Economic Crisis: A Tale of Continuity with the AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000045 Crossover of Migratory Cycles Laura OSO, Universidade da Coru:iia;Diego LOPEZ DE LERA, UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUNA From the Ex USSR to Spain. New Paths of Migration in the New Century. Mercedes ALCANIZ, Universidad Jaume I Brazilians in Japan and Overseas Compatriots: Local and Transnational Alliances Gustavo Henrique VIEIRA MEIRELES, Kanda University oflnternational Studies Roundtable D: Migration and Refugees I Oral Presentations: Understanding the Economic Integration of Refugees into the Host Societies Pallabi BHATTACHARYYA, Department of Sociology; Mohammad Azizur RAHMAN, University of Manitoba Enforcing Labour Rights of Trafficked Migrant Workers and Refugees in Indonesia Wayne PALMER, Bina Nusantara University; Antje MISSBACH, Monash University Lecherous' Refugee 'Sex Mobs' 'Threatening German Women'? the Stereotypical Portrayal of Migrant Men/Refugees in German Print Media - a Quantitative Content Analysis Iris WIGGER, Loughborough University; Alexander YENDELL, Leipzig University When Roots/Routes Matter: The Appearance and Disappearance of Asylum Seeking Families from North Korea in Canada Ann KIM, York University Roundtable E: Migration and Refugees II Oral Presentations: At the Rainbow's End: Challenging the Economic Discourses of Refugees in Canada Lori WILKINSON, University of Manitoba The Refugee: Contested Resettlement and the Borders of Mass Destruction Christopher KYRIAKIDES, York University Two Worlds of Solidarity Activism? Comparing Engagement in Solidarity with Refugees in Italy and Germany Priska DAPHI, Peace Research Institute Frankfort/ Goethe University Frankfurt; Lorenzo ZAMPONI, Scuola Nmmale Superiore 3:30-5:20 p.m. Globalisation, Law, Gender and Migration AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000046 Oral Presentations: Career Aspirations and Outward Migration of Students Pursuing Higher Education (A Study of East Champaran, Bihar) Dinesh VY AS, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India Reconsidering Migration Management from a Socio-Legal Perspective Hideki TARUMOTO, Waseda University, Japan Migrant Women: Issues of Equity and Justice Rashmi JAIN, University ofRajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, India Rights Recognition, Integration, and Pakistani Migration in the Basque Country Patara MCKEEN, International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Canada Collision of Global and Local Legal Orders in the World Society: Elements of Critical Systems Theory Lasha BREGV ADZE, Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia Gender, Migration and Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach. Part I Oral Presentations: Kitchen Girl Activists: Domestic Worker Global Policy Coalitions Jennifer FISH, Old Dominion University, USA International Healthcare Migration in Asia Pacific: International Policy Responses Nicola YEATES, The Open University, United Kingdom; Jane PILLINGER, The Open University, United Kingdom Intimate Labour As Cross-Border Survival: Narratives of Arrival Among Hatian Migrant Domestic Workers in the Dominican Republic Masaya LLA VANERAS BLANCO, Wilfrid Laurier University - Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada (Self-)Organizing of Migrant Live-in Care Workers in Switzerland Sarah SCHILLIGER, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland New Concepts and Orientations in Migration Studies Oral Presentations: Settling into Conceptual Motion: The Role of Migration Sociologists in Constituting the Nexus between Research and the Public Sphere AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000047 Thomas FAIST, Bielefeld University, Sociology, Germany Socio-Emotional Ties and the Sense of Belonging to the Destination Among Migrants Yue YUAN, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Eric FONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Shuzhuo LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Zhongshan YUE, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China It's Time We Paid Attention: The Geopolitics of International Higher Education and StudyMigration Soma CHATTERJEE, York University, Canada; Kathryn BARBER, York University, Canada "I Would Not Have Done It on My Own." Peer Experiences in Cross-Border Group Mobilities Tabea SCHLIMBACH, German Youth Institute, Germany; Karen HEMMING, German Youth Institute (DJI), Germany Migration in Capital Theory: Proposition for a Multi-Level Spatio-Temporal Framework Umut EREL, Open University, United Kingdom; Louise RY AN, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 3:30-5:20 p.m. No Ban, No Wall, No Borders: Migrant Solidarities and Political Imaginaries of Resistance Oral Presentations: Not Migrant, Not Worker? the Mobilisation of Joseonjok Migrant Care Workers in South Korea Yi-Chun CHIEN, University of Toronto, Canada; Yang-Sook KIM, University of Toronto, Canada The Radical Democracy of Migratory Youth Organizing for a Right to Stay Helge SCHWIER TZ, University of Osnabriick, Germany Lessons from the Congreso Nacional lndigena (CNl)'s Transnational Community Solidarity Ines DURAN MATUTE, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social, Mexico 5:30-7:20 p.m. Gender, Migration and Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach. Part II Oral Presentations: Migrant Workers Vs. Brides: The Care Crisis in Southern Europe and East Asia Tiziana CAPONIO, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy; Margarita ESTEVEZ-ABE, Syracuse University, USA Long-Term Care and Migrant Labour: Comparing Migrant Care Worker Policies in Taiwan and South Korea AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000048 Yi-Chun CHIEN, University of Toronto, Canada Care Migration in Long-Term Care in Germany: Care Arrangements, the Commodification of Care Work and the Interaction of Policy Fields Hildegard THEOBALD, University ofVechta, Germany Transnational Care Agencies: Formalization As a Fig Leaf? Aranka Vanessa BENAZHA, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; Ewa PALENGAMOLLENBECK, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Social Inclusion in a Context of Global Migration Oral Presentations: The UK Citizenship Process: Integration or Marginalization? David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Transnational Social Protection: Framing the Agenda Peggy LEVITT, Wellesley College, USA Immigrant's Exclusionist Attitudes Towards Immigrants in Europe Oshrat HOCHMAN, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany Can Signaling Assimilation Mitigate Hiring Discrimination? Evidence from a Survey Experiment Flavia FOSSA TI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Fabienne LIECHTI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Daniel AUER, IDHEAP Lausanne & nccr - on the move, Switzerland; Giuliano BONOLI, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Temporal Apartheid As Italian Response to Global Migration Stefania TUSINI, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy Legal Discrimination within Integration Policies? Paradigm of Activation and Educational and Work Experiences of Female Refugees in Germany Franziska SCHREYER, Institute for Employment Research, Germany; Tanja FENDEL, Institute for Employment Research, Germany Embodied Citizenship: Afghan Refugees' Sense of Belonging and Finnish Integration Policy Johanna HIITOLA, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland A Cross-National Analysis of Variations in Majority Members' Attitudes Towards Immigrants: Are They Structurally Determined or Adaptable? Evidence from 18 European Countries in 2002 and 2014. Angela PAPARUSSO, Institute ofresearch on population and social policies CNR-IRPPS, Italy; Michaela SEDOVIC, London School of Economy and Political Science, United Kingdom AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000049 Papers: Gender Differences in Stereotypical Attitudes and Social Distance Toward Migrant Workers Riva ZIV, Tel Aviv University, Israel The Iterative Effect of Negative and Positive Outgroup Contact on Outgroup Attitudes. Results from a Two-Week Diary Study in the U.K. Mathijs KROS, Utrecht University, Netherlands Tuesday July 17, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:00 a.m. Modern Day Slavery and Trafficking in Persons: The Variables of Migration, Gender and Human Rights Oral Presentations: A Critical Sociological Analysis of "Push-Pull" Factors Influencing Human Trafficking: Towards an Integrated, Multidimensional Conceptual Model to Inform Interventions Carmen MONICO, Elon University, USA; Jennifer Toller ERAUSQUIN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Trafficking and Forced Labor of Indigenous Women Employed in Domestic Work in Mexico Diego LOPEZ NARANJO, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Construction of the Fight Against Human Trafficking: An International Analysis Reyhan ATASU -TOPCUOGLU, Hacettepe University, Turkey Construction of the Human Trafficking Problem in Mexico: Bias of the Concept and Unmet Law and Policy Goals Armando MOCTEZUMA, Universidad Aut6noma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Arun Kumar A CHARY A, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico Human Trafficking, the Role of the State, and the Crisis of Rule of Law: A Recent Study on Human Trafficking from Eastern Part of Indonesia Dominggus LI, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia Social Exclusion, Discrimination and Xenophobia in the Middle East: A Sociological Study of Indian Emigrants Bali BAHADUR, Guru Nanak College for Girls, India Prosecuting Recruitment Agencies for Human Trafficking: A Case from Indonesia Wayne PALMER, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia The Criminalization of Human Trafficked Female Victims from Africa AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000050 Chioma Daisy ONYIGE, University of Port Hartcourt, Nigeria Papers: Human Trafficking in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Inna VOLOSEVYCH, GfK Ukraine, Ukraine Companies As the Perpetrators of Human Trafficking in the Eastern Part of Indonesia Dominggus LI, IRGSC (Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia 2:00-3:20 p.m. Migration and Displacement: Beyond Borders and States Oral Presentations: A Politics of Hospitality towards a Politics of Inclusion: migration, displacement and belonging the role of participatory arts based research Margaret O'NEILL, School of Applied Social Sciences, United Kingdom Migrating Beyond Borders and States among informal South Asian Migrant Workers in South Africa Pragna RUGUNANAN, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Gender, Violence and Precarity in Displacement Evangelia T ASTSOGLOU, Saint Mary's University, Canada 3:30-5:20 p.m. Social Risks of the International Youth Migration Oral Presentations: Immigrant Youth Unemployment of Different Religion Affiliations in Canada Eric FONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Kumiko SHIBUYA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Insecure Legal Status and Work: Failed Asylum Iraqi-Kurdish Applicants in the UK Janroj Yilmaz KELES, Middlesex University, United Kingdom; Eugenia Markova MARKOV A, Brighton Business School, United Kingdom Immigrants' Sons: Power, Violence and Resistance in an Urban Context Andrea SOUTO, University of A Coruiia, Spain; Carlos DIZ, University of A Corufia, Spain Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Italy: Problems, Contradictions and Social Inequalities Santa Giuseppina TUMMINELLI, University of Palermo, Italy AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000051 The Presentation of Self: Identity Construction of Young Descendants of Migrants in Sweden Alireza BEHTOUI, Sodertom University, Sweden 5:30-7:50 p.m. Migrant Home-Making in the Era of Fortified Borders: Reproducing the Past, Resisting the Present, Redefining the Future? Oral Presentations: 'More Than a Home': Sacred Spaces, Home-Making Strategies and Filipino Migrant Communities in South Korea Bubbles Beverly ASOR, De La Salle University Manila, Philippines Remaking Home: A 'journey' of a Lifetime Luis Eduardo PEREZ MURCIA, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom Cultivating Home: How Migrants Achieve Belonging and Social Agency through Community Building Practices Veronica MONTES, Bryn Mawr College, USA; Lilian DOMENICK, Haverford College, USA Meanings of Home for Chinese Immigrants in Toronto Celia HUANG, University of Waterloo, Canada Creating 'Home' Away from Home: The Home Making Practices of Female Refugees in Greece Chrysanthi ZACH OU, American College of Greece-Deree, Greece Papers: Refugees Shaping Communicative Spaces in Institutions: The Case of the Open Learning Initiative at the University of Vienna Katharine SARIKAKIS, Vienna University, Austria; Yulia BELINSKA YA, University of Vienna, Austria; Izabela KORBIEL, Vienna University, Austria; Wagner MANTOVANELI, University of Vienna, Austria Indigenous and Refugee: Pageantry, International Migration, and the Reconstruction of Mayan Cosmology Oscar GIL-GARCIA, Binghamton University, USA 7:30-8:50 p.m. Anti-Globalization and Inequality in Migrants' Health Oral Presentations: Occupational Injury and Experiences of Suffering Among Latino and Latina Immigrants in Los Angeles, California and Returnee Migrants in Mexico. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000052 Angel SERRANO-SANCHEZ, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico National Origins, Social Context and Length of Time on the Physical and Mental Health of Caribbeans in and Outside Canada Krim LACEY, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA; Anthony BRIGGS, University of Toronto, Canada; James JACKSON, University of Michigan, USA Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Female Labor Migrants from Central Asia in St. Petersburg, Russia Victoria DUDINA, St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation; Elizabeth J. KING, University of Michigan, USA How Social Support Affect Co-Ethnic Elderly's Health in Mexico and in the United States Yulin YANG, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Wednesday July 18, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Shifting Political Discourses Around Immigration and Ethnicity and Associated Violence Oral Presentations: Contemporary Multicultural Narratives and Immigration Politics: Intersections of Gender, Racialization, and Cultural Identity Among Asian and Latino Canadian Immigrant Youth Nazilla NAZILLA KHANLOU, York University, Canada; Luz Maria VAZQUEZ, York University, Canada; Attia KHAN, York University, Canada The Change of Anti-Immigration Discourses in Finland Vesa PUURONEN, University of Oulu, Finland Reconstructing Discourses on Local-Migrant Relations: A Nuanced Perspective from a South African Transnational Social Space Leo IGBANOI, University of Johannesburg, South Africa The Reconfiguration of the State Sovereignty in Japan's Migration Control: Symbolic and Physical Violence over Irregular Migrants Sachi TAKA YA, Osaka University, Japan Factors Shaping Inter-Ethnic Interactions in Suburban Tokyo: The Perspectives of Japanese and Migrant Residents Shigemi OHTSUKI, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Discriminatory Media Reports Against Mainland Chinese New Immigrants in Hong Kong Wing Yeung Vivian LEUNG, University of Toronto, Canada AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000053 Violence Embedded in Return Migration Oral Presentations: Centrality of Coercion in the Governmentality of the Deportation Process: A Comparative Perspective Based on the French, Swiss and Turkish Cases Ibrahim SOYSUREN, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; Mihaela NEDELCU, University of Neuchatel, Institut of Sociology, Switzerland Returning to Places of Pain? Impact of Local War-Time Violence on the Post-War Refugee Returns in Bosnia Djordje STEFANOVIC, Saint Mary's University, Canada; Neophytos LOIZIDES, Universiy of Kent, United Kingdom Return Migration of Iraqis: Two Case Studies. Irene TUZI, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Mireille AL-RAHi, Migration Institute of Finland, Finland Xenophobia, Anti-Migrant Politics, and Workers' Movements Oral Presentations: Divided Loyalties: Migrants, Refugees, and Fragmented Labor Markets in Post-Apartheid South Africa Gay SEIDMAN, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA United in Uncertainty: British Trade Unions (and other interest groups)' Response to Migration in the Context of Brexit Gabriella ALBERTI, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Jo CUTTER, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Zinovijus CIUPIJUS, University of Leeds, United Kingdom From Co-Optation to Radical Resistance: An Examination of Organized Labor's Response(s) to Immigrant Rights in the Era of Trump Shannon GLEESON, Cornell University, USA No Tyson in Tongie! Race, Class, and the Fight for Quality of Life in Kansas Daniel ALVORD, University of Kansas, USA; Cecilia MENJIVAR, University of Kansas, USA; Walter NICHOLLS, University of California, Irvine, USA Whose Interests? a Comparative Study on Trade Unions' Responses to Migration and Migrants in Finland, Ireland, and Portugal Rolle ALHO, University of Helsinki, Finland Papers: AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000054 Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa: Any Dimension from the Commercial Road Transport Workers? Oluwole OLUTOLA, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Exclusive Nationalism from below in Post-Apartheid South Africa Marcel PARET, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Professional Work in a Globalized World: Migration, Cross-Bordering and Globalization of Knowledge Workers Oral Presentations: Global Capital: The Case of It Workers in a Transnational Space Ilana NUSSBAUM BITRAN, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany The Migrant Knowledge Workers in Italy: A Structural Problem? Stefano BOFFO, Department of Social Science, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; Francesco GAGLIARDI, Natonal Research Council, Italy Mobility and Career Opportunities in a Globalized Academic Market: Evidences from Russia Natalia SHMATKO, National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Russia; Galina VOLKOVA, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russian Federation Foreign-Born Scholars in the UK and Their Integration into the Host Country: Comparative Analysis of the Experience of German and Russian Scientists Elena SAMARSKY, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Irina ANTOSHCHUK, European University at Saint Petersburg/ Saint Petersburg State Univerisity, Russia Risky Bodies and Social Control: The Case of the "Crimmigration" Oral Presentations: Body, Representation and Society Prisca Icela ROMO GONZALEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico; Salvador VAZQUEZ SANCHEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico; Maria del Refugio NAVARRO HERNANDEZ, Universidad Aut6noma de Nayarit, Mexico; Maria del Carmen HERNANDEZ CUETO, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Mexico The Social Life of Forensic Evidence in Portugal - Travelling between Epistemic Cultures Susana COSTA, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal Body on the Plate. on the Relation between the Carnality and Food (on the example of meat in advertising) Anna WOJTEWICZ, Niculaus Copernicus University, Poland AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000055 Papers: Female Bodies in Consumption Societies: Subjection or Agency Maria Joao CUNHA, CIEG/ISCSP - U Lisboa, Portugal Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities. Part I Oral Presentations: The Business of Accent Reduction and Interest Divergence Vijay RAMJATTAN, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada Transnational Spaces and Linguistic Capital Julia SCHROEDTER, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Joerg ROESSEL, University of Zurich, Switzerland Foreign Language Knowledge: A Resource or a Barrier for Economic Integration? Josep UBALDE BUENAFUENTE, URV-Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain; Amado ALARCON ALARCON, University Rovira i Virgili, Spain Multifaceted Views on the Role of Language for Migrants' Social Positions Isabell DIEKMANN, Osnabrlick University, Germany; Joanna Jadwiga SIENKIEWICZ, Bielefeld University, Germany Is Local Language a Necessary Pathway to Immigrant's Labor Market Integration? the Case of Hong Kong Yuying TONG, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Wenyang SU, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Papers: Japanese Ability of Indo-Chinese Refugees and Their Social Networks with the Japanese Society Mika HASEBE, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Globalization and Labor Migration in South- Asia: Understanding Intensity of Vulnerability Oral Presentations: Gulf Gatekeepers: Gendered Im/Mobility in the Recruitment and Regulation of Indian Women Migrants Jolin JOSEPH, York University, Canada Protection of Migrant's Rights and Improved Accessibility to Government Schemes: Exploring the Process of Seasonal Labour Migration in Rural India AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000056 Shilpi smita PANDA, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India, India Taiwanese Business Migrants in Malaysia: Translocal Networks and Entrepreneurship Ai-hsuan MA, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Migration, Language Integration and Inequalities. Part II Oral Presentations: 'Native Language Education and Adaptation of Chinese Immigrants Second Generation in Italy' Junko TAJIMA, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei University, Japan Ethnic Classroom Composition and Minority Language Use Among Classmates: Do Peers Affect Students' Educational Achievement? Julian SEURING, University of Bamberg, Germany Immigrant Language Training for Integration: Entrenching Linguistic and Social Inequalities Eve HAQUE, York University, Canada Who Are We and Where Do We Fit? The Terik Community Search for Belonging Everlyn KISEMBE, Moi University, Kenya Return Migration and School: Sociolinguistic Experiences of Transnational Students in Mexico and the United States Kathleen TACELOSKY, Lebanon Valley College, USA Papers: Linguistic Vitality Among the Turks and Armenians of Tehran Emilia NERCISSIANS, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran 3:30-5:20 p.m. Mobile Desires: The Patterns, Structures and Strategies of Sexual Migration Oral Presentations: On the Government of Bisexual Bodies. Asylum Case Law and the Biopolitics of Bisexual Erasure Christian KLESSE, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom The Economic Integration of LGB Immigrants: The Role of Social Networks Sagi RAMAJ, Western University, Canada LGBT Sexualities and Migration AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000057 Bemadetta SIARA, University of Suffolk, United Kingdom Gay Brain Drain: Migration out of a Place Because of the Lack of Legal Protection for LGB People Yiu-tung SUEN, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Unequal Sexual Migration across Taiwan Strait: Illicit Migration of Chinese Migrant Sex Workers in Taiwan and Taiwanese Sex Buyers in China Mei-Hua CHEN, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Learning from Migrant Labour Struggles: Innovative Initiatives of Precarious Workers Oral Presentations: Left out? Forgotten Struggle Histories, Perspectives on Old and New Approaches to Migrant Worker Organizing Aziz CHOUDRY, McGill University, Canada; Manuel SALAMANCA, McGill University, Canada Making Solidarities in the Context of Precarity. Grassroots Organising Among Low-Paid Migrant Workers in London Davide PERO, Nottingham University, United Kingdom 50 Years of Labour Apartheid, Now What? Learning and Moving Forward in the Movement for Migrant Rights in Canada Evelyn ENCALADA GREZ, OISE of the University of Toronto, Canada Organization As Solidarity: African Migrant Workers in Germany Faisal GARBA MUHAMMED, University of Cape Town, South Africa Community Unionism in the South of Spain. Migrant Organised Trade Unions and the Labor Struggles within the Greenhouses of Almeria Olaf TIETJE, University of Kassel, Ge1many The Children's Crusade: Migrant Children Oral Presentations: Immigrant Children in Chile: Violence, Rights and Agency Iskra PA VEZ, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile; Caterine GALAZ, Universidad de Chile, Chile Migrant and Refugee Children in Polish Schools - (non) Discriminatory School Practices Urszula MARKOWSKA-MANISTA, Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies on Child Development and Well-being, Poland; Dominika ZAKRZEWSKA-OLEDZKA, The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000058 Itinerary of a Migrant Identity Sadao OMOTE, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil Transnationality, Mobility and Belongingness of Chinese Cross-Border Students Anita Kit-wa CHAN, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Negotiating Agency and Home-Making: The Processing and Resettlement of Unaccompanied Minors in the U.S. Luis TENORIO, University of California, Berkeley, USA Papers: Unaccompanied Migrant Minors: Conceptualizations of Childhood, Child Rights and Well-Being Roberta DI ROSA, University of Palermo, Italy; Ravinder BARN, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom 5:30-7:20 p.m. Recent Development of Immigration and Integration Policies Oral Presentations: Impact of Immigration Policies on Syrian Refugees' Integration in Canada, Germany, Turkey, and the United States Aysegul BALTA OZGEN, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Immigration, Asylum and Right-Wing Populism in Germany: Critical Perspectives on 'Civil Society' and 'Democracy' Olaf TIETJE, University of Kassel, Ge1many; Elisabeth TUIDER, University of Kassel, Ge1many Italian Migration Policies in Times of Crisis. the Policy Gap Reconsidered Tiziana CAPONI 0, University of Turin, Italy; Teresa CAPPIALI, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy Refugee Families, Education and the Regime Transition of Homeland: The Case Study of Burmese Refugee Community in Japan Yasuhiro HITOMI, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan Key Issues of Social Integration of Young Migrants from China in Russia Olga BORODKINA, Saint Petersburg University, Russian Federation; Anastasia AMIRKHANIAN, Saint Petersburg University, Russia; Alexander TAVROVSKIY, Saint Petersburg University, Russian Federation Between Humanitarianism and Control: Mexico's Treatment of Undocumented Migration. Tanya BASOK, University of Windsor, Canada; Martha Luz ROJAS WIESNER, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000059 Papers: Financial Support for the Costs of Professional Recognition Procedures - a New Stepping Stone within the German Recognition Act Rosemarie SACKMANN, Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung, Germany Gender Immigration and Religion in a Globalized World Oral Presentations: Do 'women of Valor' Feel More Self-Fulfilled? Gender, Religion and Work Among UltraOrthodox Jewish Women Anat GUY, Clooege of Management, Israel; Aviad RAZ, Ben Guryon University, Israel Agency and Intersectional Identities of Syrian Refugee Women: Refugee, Women, Widow and Religious Umut OZKALELI, ADA University, Azerbaijan Gender, Religion and Settlement Problems: The Rohingya 'Immigrants' in Jammu (India) Abha CHAUHAN, University of Jammu, India Our Faith Will Keep Us Alive: Religious/ Spiritual Identities of Diverse Immigrant Women in Ottawa Peruvemba JAY A, Department of Communication,University of Ottawa, Canada Migration and Quality of Life. Part I Oral Presentations: Birds of a Feather Flock Together? Own-Group Concentration and Immigrants' Life Satisfaction in the UK, 2009-2016 Jing SHEN, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany; Irena KOGAN, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Gennany Immigrants' Subjective Integration: Life Satisfaction Among Immigrants in Italy Angela PAPARUSSO, Institute ofresearch on population and social policies CNR-IRPPS, Italy; Elena AMBROSETTI, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy Life Satisfaction and Internal Migration Experience Zhongshan YUE, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Yue YUAN, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; Shuzhuo LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Do Frames of Reference Change? Intergenerational Reference Group Effects on Life Satisfaction Randy STACHE, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany; Antje ROEDER, Philipps-Universitat AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000060 Marburg, Germany Striving for Better Lives: Development of Economic Activities Among Newcomer Chinese Female Immigrants in Contemporary Japan Jie ZHANG, Waseda University, China Thursday July 19, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Encounters Between Indigenous Peoples and Recent Immigrants and Refugees in Classic Immigration Countries Oral Presentations: New Home and Foreign Land: Post-Secondary Students' Interactions with and Perceptions of Immigrants and Refugees in a Canadian Prairie Province Henry CHOW, University of Regina, Canada; Xiashengyou WANG, University of Regina, Canada Encounters between Native Peoples and Recent Syrian Refugees in Hatay, Turkey Zerrin ARSLAN, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey Understanding Ethnic Identities in Urban Spaces in India Shreya URVASHI, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India Migration, Social Rights and Multi-Level Governance in Europe Oral Presentations: Governance from below: Examining How Grassroots Refugee Groups Expand the "Who, When, Where and How" of Welfare Services in the Resettlement Policy Domain Odessa GONZALEZ BENSON, University of Michigan, USA; Andre STEPHENS, University of Washington Department of Sociology, USA Migration, Access to Health and EU's New Economic Governance Regime Sabina STAN, University College Dublin, Ireland; Roland ERNE, University College Dublin, Ireland 'everyday Bordering' in the UK: An Examination of Social Work Decision Making Processes When Working with Migrant Family Members. Julie WALSH, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom International Family Migration and Normative Languages Oral Presentations: Mixed Unions and Women's Religious Conversion: An Inquiry into the Role of Media Language AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000061 Mara TOGNETTI, University ofMilan-Bicocca, Italy; Alberto MASCENA, University of Milano, Italy Children As Storytellers. Migrant Narratives in Primary Schools Angela SCOLLAN, Middlesex University in London, United Kingdom; Federico FARINI, University of Northampton, United Kingdom Adaptation of Immigrant Women Living in Smaller Communities to the Challenge of English Language Barrier Choon Lee CHAI, Red Deer College, Canada; Amal Ibrahim MADIBBO, University of Calgary, Canada; Liza MCCOY, University of Calgary, Canada; Tabitha PHIRI, Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association, Canada Social Consequences of the Restricted Language Development in Migrant Youth in Austria Verica PAVIC ZENTNER, Social Identity Research, Austria Employment-Related Mobilities in Canada: Crossroads of Domestic and Transnational Movement Oral Presentations: The Transnational Labour Migration of Filipina Nurses to Canada during the 1950s and 1960s Valerie DAMASCO, University of Toronto, Canada Invisibilized Temporary Foreign Workers: International Experience Canada and Irish Employment-Related Mobilities to Canada Jane HELLEINER, Brock University, Canada Great White North Vs. Tim Hortons: Filipino Service Workers and the Mobilities of Capital and Labour Pauline BARBER, Dalhousie University, Canada; Catherine BRYAN, Dalhousie University, Canada Mapping the Occupational Health and Safety Challenges Arising from Employment-Related Geographical Mobility (E-RGM) Among Canadian Seafarers on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River Desai SHAN, University of Ottawa, Canada Migration and Quality of Life. Part II Oral Presentations: Does Migration Pay Off in the Long Run? Income and Subjective Well-Being of Eastern European Migrants Aged 50+ Stefan GRUBER, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Ge1many; Gregor SAND, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000062 Happy Newcomers? Subjective Well-Being of First-Generation Immigrants in Germany. Hilke BROCKMANN, European University Institute, Italy Subjective Well-Being Differentials and the Decision of Migrants of Different Origin to Stay in the Host-Country: Evidence from Germany Maximilian SCHIELE, IRSEI-Institute (University of Luxembourg), Luxembourg Considering Measurement Equivalence in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Immigrants and the Autochthonous Population Patrick BRZOSKA, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany "There Is No Bad Weather There Are Only Wrong Clothes", Determinants of Quality of Life and Well-Being Among Polish Migrants in Norway Magdalena ZADKOWSKA, University of Gdansk, Poland 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Social Exclusion in Comparative Perspective: Migration, Policy, and Power Oral Presentations: Does the UK "Citizenship Process" Lead Immigrants to Reject British Identity? a Panel Data Analysis David BARTRAM, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Interrogating Social Exclusion and Inclusion among Syrian Refugee Youth in Ontario Luann GOOD GINGRICH, York University, Canada; Naomi LIGHTMAN, University of Calgary, Canada Caring in the Midst Exclusion/Inclusion: Care Provision and Survival Among Haitian Migrant Domestic Workers in the DR Masaya LLA VANERAS BLANCO, Wilfrid Laurier University - Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada Supporting Settlement: Balancing Obligations with 'Putting Australia First' Ciara SMYTH, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia; Ilan KATZ, Social Policy Research Centre, Australia Social Protection for Migrant Workers in the Developmental Welfare State: The Case of Low Skilled Workers in Korea Huck-Ju KWON, Gradatue School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea; Ju Ryung CHO, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul Naitonal University, South Korea The Expatriation in the Field of Migration Studies: Issues and Perspectives AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000063 Oral Presentations: Lifestyle Migration in the Political Economy of Migration Michaela BENSON, Goldsmiths, United Kingdom Between Economic Exile and Lifestyle Migration. US and Spanish Exp ats in Chile. Cristian DONA REVECO, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Japanese Expatriation in China Since the 1990s: Gender, Nationalism, and Changing Status As a Migrant Chie SAKAI, Kansai University, Japan The Terminological Division between 'expatriates' and 'migrants': Sorting Migrants By Skill and Form of Employment or By Race and Nationality? Caroline SCHOPF, Hong Kong Baptist University, Max Weber Foundation, Hong Kong Expatriates and Changing Employment Practices of Transnational Companies Minori MATSUTANI, Doshisha University, Japan Expatriation As Mobility or Migration? - Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Insights Claudia VORHEYER, University of Zurich, Switzerland Diaspora, Removal, and Migration: Disasters and the Movement of People Oral Presentations: 'Land That We Love': Responses By Sierra Leonean Diaspora Communities to the West African Ebola Outbreak Ryann MANNING, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Canada Disaster (Im)Mobility: Migrant Caregivers' Experiences of the Fort Mcmurray Wildfire Emma JACKSON, University of Alberta, Canada On Evacuees' mobility and Social Divisions after the Kobe Earthquake : How the Movement of People Is Exposed to the Power of Spatial Segregation? Hideki INAZU, Tottori University, Japan; Shun HARADA, Rikkyo University, Japan Tsunami Colonies: Rehabilitating or Ghettoizing the Disaster-Affected? Jones Thomas SPARTEGUS, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, India Responses, Practices, and Processes of European Disaster Management and International Humanitarian Aid Operations in the European Refugee and Migrant Crisis Cordula DITTMER, Disaster Research Unit (DRU), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany; Daniel F. LORENZ, Disaster Research Unit (DRU), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000064 3:30-5:20 p.m. Migrations and New Forms of Integration Oral Presentations: Migrations and the Young Citizens: The Role of Educational Institutions Flaminia SACCA, Universita della Tuscia, Italy, Italy Unaccompanied Minors in Greece Georgios TSOBANOGLOU, University of the Aegean, Sociology Department, Greece; Ioanna GIANNOPOULOU, Psychiatry Department (Second), Attika Hospital, University of Athens, Greece, Greece Refugee Catastrophe, Ethno-National Conflict and the Crisis of Democracy Azril BACAL ROIJ, Uppsala University, Sweden Social Reproduction in Transnational Migration Oral Presentations: Politics of Regularization and Migrant Domestic Labor: The Case of Filipino Domestic Workers in Paris Ruri ITO, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Migrant Domestic and Care Workers in Japan: Workers' Rights and Aya SADAMATSU, Keisen University, Japan Eldercare in Transnational Immigrant Families Nancy MANDELL, York University, Canada Transnational Care Migration of Women from the North: Au Pairs in Australia Nana OISHI, Asian Institute, the University of Melbourne, Australia Transmigrant Familial Practices and the Accomplishment of the Work of Social Reproduction Guida MAN, Depaiiment of Sociology, York University, Canada Transnational Care in the Immobility Regime: Families Facing Closed Borders and Restrictive Migration Policies Oral Presentations: Envisaging Post-Brexit Immobility: Polish Migrants' Care Intentions Concerning Their Elderly Parents Agnieszka RADZIWINOWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland; Anna KORDASIEWICZ, University AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000065 of Warsaw, Poland The Contestation of Family Rights of Migrants in Europe's Free Movement Regime: Brexit and Beyond Majella KILKEY, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; Louise RY AN, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Suspicious motherhood: marriage migration, borders, and precarity Sohoon LEE, University of Toronto, Canada Migrant Families' Assemblages of Care between Mobility, Immobility and Permanent Crisis Anna AMELINA, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany Lives on Hold - Intimate Relations and Care in the Lives of Asylum Seekers in Finland Lena NARE, University of Helsinki, Finland Transnational Care Networks of Older Migrants in Australia. the Influence of Migration and Health Care Policies on Transnational Care Strategies. Rosa BRANDHORST, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA PERTH, Australia Changing Mobility Regimes and Gender: Practices of Care Circulation in Processes of Migration Settlement in the Southern Mexican Immigrant Receiving Communities Susanne WILLERS, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, Mexico 5:30-7:20 p.m. Immigration and Populist Politics Oral Presentations: Absence of Anti-Immigrant Populism in Japan Hideki TARUMOTO, Waseda University, Japan Hatred Politics and Public Intellectuals: Different Perspectives I Divided Narratives Towards the "Other" Pilar DAMI.AO DE MEDEIROS, University of the Azores I PhD Freiburg University, Germany, Pmiugal Public Opinion and Migration Processes in Europe Natalia NEMIROVA, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russian Federation Inclusion Versus Exclusion: Framing Spanish Media Discourse on the Access to Health of Irregular Migrants Sonia PARELLA RUBIO, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Anahi VILADRICH, Queens College of the City University of New York, CUNY, USA AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000066 The Socio-Political Experiences of United States Citizens Living Abroad in the Age of Donald Trump Jan DOERING, McGill University, Canada Friday July 20, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Migrating Families: Maintaining Generational Ties and Establishing Family and Community Bonds Oral Presentations: The Role of Latina Women in Migration, Immigration, and Adaptation: Patterns in Central Indiana Jennifer GREIVING, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Anayeli LOPEZ, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Ruben VIRAMONTEZ-ANGUIANO, University of Colorado Denver, USA Reconciling Traditional Family Life and Individual Autonomy: The Case of Zimbabwean Male Migrants in South Africa Ria SMIT, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Transnational Family Ties and Community Bonds: Indo-Caribbean Migrants in the U.K. Kamini GRAHAME, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, USA; Peter GRAHAME, Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill, USA Effects of Displacement, Forced Migration, and Resettlement on Arab Family Relationships Lynda ASHBOURNE, University of Guelph, Canada; Mohammed BAOBAID, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Canada; Abir AL JAMAL, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Canada; Abdallah BADAHDAH, Doha International Family Institute, Qatar Papers: Transnational Bonding: Social Ties and Resources Among Filipino Families Sanna SAKSELA-BERGHOLM, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Finland Family Bargaining,Community (Re)Building & Becoming Professionals: Gendered Strategizing of Skilled Migration By Indian Women in the U.S. Namita MANOHAR, Brooklyn College - City University ofNew York, USA Rethinking Paternities in the Chilean Migratory Context Raynier HERNANDEZ ARENCIBIA, Albe1io Hurtado University, Chile Keeping Family Compact: Filipino Immigrants' Experience Wei XING, University of Winnipeg, Canada; Ayana Mae BARTOLOME, University of Winnipeg, AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000067 Canada Comparative Research in Migration and Citizenship Studies: Transformative Change or Status Quo Dynamics? Models of Social Inclusion and Social Exclusion of the First and Second Generations of Transnational Migrants in Russia, France, and the USA: Comparative Sociological Analysis Pavel LISITSYN, Saint-Petersburg State University ofE conomics, Russian Federation; Alexander STEPANOV, TANDEM, St. Petersburg State University, Russia Do National Integration Discourses Affect Muslims' Political and Civic Incorporation? a Comparison of France, Canada, and Quebec Emily LAXER, University of Michigan, USA; Jeffrey REITZ, University of Toronto, Canada The Incorporation of South Asian Minorities in Canada and the United States Prema KURIEN, Syracuse University, USA Migrations and Work in a Critical Perspective of Analyzes of Migration in the Context of Globalization and Resurgence of the Violence of Racial Boundaries. Oral Presentations: Immigrant Labor and Migratory Regulation in Europe's Agricultural Enclaves. the Case of Moroccan Workers in Spain, Italy and France's Agricultural Sectors. Ana LOPEZ-SALA, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; Yoan MOLINERO GERBEAU, Spanish National Research Council, Spain; Gennaro AVALLONE, University of Salerno, Italy The Permanent Crisis of Migrant Labor - Gender Differences in the Crisis Perception of Latin American Labor Migrants in Spain Johanna NEUHAUSER, Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), Germany 'I Need to Work to be Legal, I Need to be Legal to Work': Clandestine Markets and Labor Precarity Among Haitian Women in Santiago (Chile). Sofia UGARTE, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Are German Employee Representatives Learning to Speak on Behalf of Migrant Labour? Addressing the Problems of Status and Organizational Dilemmas Michael WHITTALL, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany; Ingrid ARTUS, FAU, Germany; Ronald STAPLES, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Gennany Une Zone Grise Du Travail Dans Les Chaines De Valeur : Le Poids De I' Action Publique Dans La Precarisation Des Travailleurs Migrants Temporaires Au Canada. Sid Ahmed SOUSSI, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000068 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Including Skilled Refugees into the Labour Market- Understanding the "Paradox" Between Labour and Humanitarian Migration Oral Presentations: Gender Knowledge in the Labour Market Inclusion of Skilled Female Refugees in Germany Helen SCHWENKEN, University of Osnabriick, Germany Making It in the Land of Opportunities. Labor Market Integration of Skilled Refugees in New York City Area. Karolina LUKASIEWICZ, New York University, USA; Tanzilya OREN, Fordham University, USA; Saumya TRIP A THI, Social Worker, India Economic Integration of Refugees in Germany - a Question of the Institutional Framework Jannes JACOBSEN, Socio-economic Panel at the German Insitute for Economic Research, Germany 3:30-5:20 p.m. Migration and Perceptions of Racism and Anti-Blackness "We Speak Back!": African Women's Racialized Citizenship Acts in Portugal Celeste CURINGTON, North Carolina State University, USA The Centrality of Race to Inequality in the World-System Manuela BOA TCA, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitiit Freiburg, Germany Unequal Racialization and Divergent Career Outcomes of Skilled Migrants in Postcolonial Hong Kong Caroline SCHOPP, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong The Intersection of Nationalism and Anti-Blackness in the Reception of Haitians in Canada Carlo CHARLES, York University, Canada Migration and Regeneration: Rebuilding the Uneven City Oral Presentations: The New Chinatowns in Europe: Chinese Wholesalers As Urban Economic and Political Actors Ya-Han CHUANG, University Toulouse Jean Jaures - LISST, France Migration and Pre-2020 Olympic Urban Renewal in Tokyo Chikako MORI, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Urban Governance of Migration. Discurses and Practices in Manchester and Germany Laura CALBET ELIAS, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space, Germany AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000069 Planning, Regeneration, Area-Based Urban Policies and the Management of Ethnic 'Diversity' in London and Paris Claire COLOMB, University College London, Bartlett School of Planning, United Kingdom; Christine LELEVRIER, Universite Paris Est Creteil, Ecole d'Urbanisme de Paris, France The Urban Effects of Privileged Jewish Immigration and Tourism on Jerusalem, Israel Hila ZABAN, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Migration and Linguistic Diversity Oral Presentations: Multilingual Practices and the Transmission of the Mother Tongue in Families of Moroccan Origin in Germany and France - a Biographical Evaluation of Language Learning Policies Youssef ABID, Goethe University, Germany; Elise PAPE, University of Strasbourg, France; Christoph SCHWARZ, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany; Marion UHLE, University of Strasbourg, France Cultural Politics of Homeland Media Kyong YOON, University of British Columbia, Canada Refugees and Gender: Challenges for Travel, Border-Crossing and Security in the 21st Century Oral Presentations: Migration Narratives of Refugees in Morocco: A Reading in Sub-Saharan Women's Stories of Home and Host Country in the North-East of Morocco Keltouma GUERCH, Ministry of Education, Morocco Gendered Geographies of Displacement: Asylum-Seeker Women's Living Experiences in Van, Turkey Selda TUNCER, Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey Access to Justice and Refugee Rights As a Survival Strategy of Central American Women Susanne WILLERS, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de Mexico, Mexico Being Male and Stuck in Vulnerability. the Situation of Young Male Refugees in Turkey. Gerda HECK, AUC Egypt, Egypt Gendered Organizational Perspectives on Human Security of Refugees in Germany Kerstin ROSENOW-WILLIAMS, UNICEF Germany, Cologne, Germany; Katharina BEHMER, Institute for International Law of Peace and Anned Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Alina BERGEDIECK, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Inga ZIMMERMANN, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000070 5:30-7:20 p.m. Labor Force Markets and Migration Policies: Open Markets but Controlled Migration? Oral Presentations: Migration for Achievement: The Life Strategies of IT Professional Migrants in Australia Olga OLEINIKOV A, University of Sydney, Australia Shortages of Qualifications in Germany Despite Increased Migration- What Is Good for One, Is Harm for the Other Robert HELMRICH, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany; Michael TIEMANN, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany Armenian Migrants in Russian Labor Market Gevorg POGHOSY AN, Armenian Sociological Association, Armenia The Invisible Shift. Outsourcing, Private Actors, and the Markets of Migration Control. Insights from Spain. Ana LOPEZ-SALA, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain; Dirk GODENAU, Department of Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods. University of La Laguna (Tenerife), Spain Refugees@Work: Re-Composition of the Workforce and Re-Regulation of Border Regimes in Germany Peter BIRKE, Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Goettingen an der Georg August Universitaet, Germany Exploring the Role of Legal Status on the Labor Market Outcomes of Childhood Arrivals in Los Angeles Ashley MUCHOW, Pardee RAND Graduate School, USA; Robert BOZICK, RAND Corporation, USA Papers: Effects of Migration on Poverty, Inequality, and Human Capital Formation in Albania Entela KALESHI, Institute for Change and Leadership in Albania, Albania Social Movements and Conflicts over Migration and Asylum Oral Presentations: La Cause Des Migrants a L'echelle Euro-Africaine. La Difficile Construction Du Mouvement Des Expulses d'Espagne (2006-2012). Emmanuelle BOUILLY, Universite Laval, CIRAM, ReQEf, Canada AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000071 'Contact Zone' Developers Facing Inhibitors. Volunteers' Experiences of Refugee Movements and Racism in Finland Sofia LAINE, Finnish Youth Research Network, Finland Welcome Culture and Democracy in Germany: Refugee Support Initiatives As Site of Active Citizenship and Democratic Learning Katherine BRAUN, University of Osnabriick, Germany; Nikolai HUKE, University ofTiibingen, Germany Urban Citizenship Struggles As Transformative Politics Sarah SCHILLIGER, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland Saturday July 21, 2018, 2018 8:30-10:20 a.m. Highly Skilled Migrants Oral Presentations: Transnational Transformations: Theorising Female Professional Lead Migrants in Hong Kong Annie CHAN, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Virtual Mobility Among Highly Skilled Migrants in Thailand Chantanee CHAROENSRI, Thammasat University, Thailand Deskilling of Internationally-Educated Immigrants: Critical Evaluation of the Processes in the Foreign Credential Recognition in Canada Abdul-Bari ABDUL-KARIM, University of Manitoba, Canada Asymmetric Mobility and Migration of Highly-Skilled Workers in Europe Rui GOMES, University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, Portugal; Joao Teixeira LOPES, University of Porto, Institute of Sociology, Portugal; Henrique VAZ, University of Porto, FPCE, Portugal; Luisa CERDEIRA, University of Lisbon, Institute of Education, Portugal; Belmiro CABRITO, University of Lisbon, Institute of Education, Portugal; Rafaela GANGA, University of Porto, Institute of Sociology, Portugal; Paulo PEIXOTO, University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies, Pmiugal Cosmopolitanism Questioned: Mid- and High-Skilled Chinese-Singaporeans Migrants in Global Cities Caroline PLUSS, University of Liverpool in Singapore, Singapore 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Racialized Migrants, Multiculturalism and (In)Justice Beyond the Metropole Bridging the 'Migration-Development Nexus'-Addressing the 'wellbeing'of Migrants in Rural AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000072 Areas Philomena DE LIMA, University of the Highlands and Islands, United Kingdom Migrant Differentiation, Racism and Islamophobia in Rural/Regional Australia David RADFORD, University of South Australia, Australia Countryside Ghettoes? Segregation in Small Towns and Rural Areas in Italy. Eduardo BARBERIS, DESP - University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy The Refugee Entrepreneurship Paradox in Australia: Regional and Rural Experiences Jock COLLINS, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney., Australia; Branka KRIVOKAPIC-SKOKO, Charles Sturt University, Australia Access to Language Interpretation and Culturally Sensitive Services for Abused Immigrant Women in Non-Urban Centers of BC Wendy CHAN, Simon Fraser University, Canada The Dynamics of International Migration in the 21st Century Oral Presentations: Dynamic Effects of Migrant Remittances on Macroeconomic Variables in Nigeria (1981-2016) Monica ORISADARE, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nigeria; Moshood OSUNMUYIWA, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria., Nigeria The Transnational Identities of Immigrants and Their Impact on the Sense of Belonging to the Host Society: The Case of Africans in Canada Amal Ibrahim MADIBBO, University of Calgary, Canada; Animwaa OBENG-AKROFI, University of Calgary, Canada Negotiating Integration and Mobility- Experiences of Highly-Skilled German Immigrants in Canada Anke PATZELT, University of Ottawa, Canada Oil Spillage and Internal Displacement in the Niger Delta Gloria OGUNGBADE, Covenant University, Nigeria; Ogaba OCHE, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Nigeria; Moses DURUJI, Covenant University, Ota Ogun State, Nigeria Mobility in the Digital Age: ICTs and the Transformation of International Migration Shaohua ZHAN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Rajiv George ARICAT, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Irregular Migration Journeys: Women Asylum Seekers in Athens, Greece Amber MCMUNN, Saint Mary's University, Canada AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000073 Media, Migrants, and Mayhem: Newsprints' Representation of African Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Foreign Nationals in South Africa during Periods of Violence Tolu LANREW Am, Rutgers University - Newark, USA Migration, Mobilities and Borders Oral Presentations: The Impact of Mobility on the Life Transitions of Young Emigrants from Post-Communist Bulgaria Siyka KOVACHEVA, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria What Is the Result of the Youth's Mobility? the Case of a Japanese Rural Areas. Satoshi IDO, Aichi prefectural University, Japan School-to-Work Transition and Identity Capital of Second Generation of Chinese Migrant Workers Xuan WU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Minors As Brokers: The Processing and Resettlement of Unaccompanied Minors Luis TENORIO, University of California, Berkeley, USA Procesos Identitarios De La Juventud Musulmana En La Sociedad Espanola: Genero, Educacion y Ciudadania Maria JIMENEZ DELGADO, University of Alicante, Spain; Diana JARENO RUIZ, University of Alicante, Spain; Pablo DE GRACIA SORIANO, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Unaccompanied Minors and Young Migrants in France: Challenges for a World-Wide Child Care System Andrea BARROS LEAL, Laboratoire de Changement Social et Politique - Universite Paris 7, France Papers: The Current Return Migration of the European Youth Pablo PUMARES, University of Almeria, Spain; Andrea BLANC MOLINA, University of Almeria, Spain; Jorge ORDONEZ CARRASCO, University of Almeria, Spain; Juan FERNANDEZ-PRADOS, Universidad de Almeria, Spain Acculturation and Wellbeing. the Case of the Descendants of Immigrants in Catalonia (Spain) Cecilio LAPRESTA-REY, Universidad de Lleida, Spain; Judit JANES, University of Lleida, Spain; Clara SANSO, University ofLleida, Spain Young Migrant Workers: Stratification of Labor Market and Differentiation of Social Security: A Study in Chinese Developed Eastern and Southern Coasted Cities Wei FANG, College of Political Science and Public Administration, Zhejiang University of AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000074 Technology, China Integrating International Migration into the Mainstream Social Theorizing Oral Presentations: Sociology of Global Inequalities Anja WEISS, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Political Subjects at the Border: Rethinking Democracy from the Perspective of Migration Helge SCHWIER TZ, University of Osnabriick, Germany Homing: An Emerging Conceptual Bridge between Migration Studies and Sociological Theory Paolo BOCCAGNI, University of Trento, Italy 12:30-2:20 p.m. Religion and Migration: Contrasting the First and Second Generations Oral Presentations: Latin-American Charismatic Christians in Stockholm (Sweden) Emir MAHIEDDIN, Religion & Society Research Centre, Sweden The Parish Community of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in the Process of Adaptation and Integration of Its Parishioners. Maria PODLESNAYA, St. Tikhon's O1ihodox University, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences., Russian Federation The Role of Religion in the Lives of Serbian Immigrants in Sweden Sabina HADZIBULIC, Uppsala University, CRS, Sweden Caught in between or Bridging the Gap? Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Identity within Second and Third Generation Pakistani Muslims in Sweden Uzma KAZI, Lund University, Sweden "Change Is Inevitable" - on the First and Second Generations of Tibetan Monks in India and Nepal Malwina KRAJEWSKA, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Mixed Marriages and Social Exclusion: Which Prospects? Oral Presentations: Complexities of the Experiences and Negotiations of Their Belongings of Migrant Filipino Women Married to Japanese Men AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000075 Sachi TAKA YA, Osaka University, Japan Cross Cultural Marriages in Toronto: An Ethnographic Study Gulbin OZDAMAR AKARCA Y, ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY, Turkey 'Everywhere Is Home': Paradox of Homing and Child Upbringing Among Nigerian-Chinese Families in China Kudus AD EBA YO, University oflbadan, Nigeria; Femi G. OMOLOLU, University oflbadan, Nigeria Behind the Circumcision: Kinship, Gender and Religion in the Life Stories of Mixed Couples with an Arab-Muslim Partner Francesco CERCHIARO, University of KU Leuven, Belgium; Laura ODASSO, Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire Mediterraneen de Sociologie LAMES & Temps, Espaces, Langages, Europe Meridionale - Mediterranee TELEMMe, Labexmed, France Social Integration and Post-Divorce Wellbeing Among Female Marriage Migrants in New Immigrant Destinations Hsin-Chieh CHANG, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 2:30-4:20 p.m. Challenging Immigration Detention Oral Presentations: Quiet Voices: Resistance Against Disciplinary and Biopolitical Practices in the US Immigration Prison Agnieszka RADZIWINOWICZ, University of Warsaw, Poland Post-Calais As Translation of Institutional Violence: Assessing the Mechanisms of Reception and Relocation of Migrants from Calais Paula Cristina SAMPAIO, University ofMinho, Portugal; Isabel CARVALHAIS, University of Minho, Portugal "Please Deport Me As Soon As Possible". Incommensurable Realities in Immigrant Detention Jukka KONONEN, University of Tampere, Finland The Emerging Movement to Confront Immigrant Detention in the United States: Strategic Challenges and Possibilities for Social Change Eric POPKIN, Colorado College, USA Gender and Anti-Migration Politics Oral Presentations: Gender and Migration - Sexism and Racism: A Closer Look at Right-Wing Populist Dynamics in AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000076 Germany Jasmin SIRI, LMU Munich, Germany; Paula Irene VILLA, LMU Munich, Germany Educating the Male Other. Pedagogy As a Means for Restrictive Asylum Politics Paul SCHEIBELHOFER, University oflnnsbruck, Austria Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A "Whole of Community" Approach to Immigrants and Refugees Friday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2018 Cintas Center, Xavier University 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45207 https://mailchi.mp/cmsny/cincinnati-july2018?e=58d5c0883f http://cmsny.org/ event/ cincinnati-july2018/ Description: Join scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event will examine "whole of community" responses to welcoming, integrating, and protecting immigrants, lift up models and best practices, and provide opportunities for further community-focused collaborations. It will also help participants identify and bolster their legal support, research, and capacity needs in addressing these issues. Program: 9:00-10:20 a.m. SESSION I: CHALLENGES FACING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN OHIO, KENTUCKY, AND INDIANA: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK This panel will describe the major challenges facing immigrant and refugee communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, including government policies and practices seeking to: deny state or local IDs to undocumented immigrants; restrict immigrants and refugees' access to due process; expand detention; require federal, state and local immigration enforcement partnerships; defund service providers; and weaken refugee resettlement. The panel will also con-ect some of the false, entrenched nan-atives sun-ounding immigrants and immigration issues. 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000077 SESSION II: MOBILIZING WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OHIO, KENTUCKY,ANDINDIANA This panel will discuss the work of local and regional coalitions and organizations working with immigrant and refugee communities. It will discuss "whole of community" approaches to immigration challenges, how communities have organized to defend the rights of immigrants, and the engagement and mobilization of a diverse group of stakeholders, including: immigrants and refugee leaders; legal services providers; the funding community; government officials; immigrant advocates; and social services organizations. 12:15-1:15 p.m. LUNCH AND KEYNOTE 1:15-2:35 p.m. SESSION III: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSES TO CHANGING POLICIES This session will discuss how networks comprised of diverse community groups are responding to new immigration-related challenges. Exploring "whole of community" responses to current threats and opportunities, it will describe the role of immigrant-serving and organizing institutions in response to priority needs and services. The conversation will assess what's been working, what hasn't, and why. 2:45-4:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND GROUP REPORTING Mobilizing in Ohio Mobilizing in Indiana Mobilizing in Kentucky 4:15-5:35 p.m. SESSION IV: LITIGATION AND OTHER STRATE GIES This panel will address the use of litigation and other unifying strategies to address cunent challenges such as the Trump administration's Executive orders, the elimination of legal immigration programs (e.g., DACA, TPS, etc.), immigration enforcement practices, and individual removal cases. It will also examine successful campaigns to prevent implementation of policies harmful to immigrants such as addressing how communities can prepare for, assist in, and utilize litigation as one potential tool in an effective community response to anti-immigrant legislation and practices. 8:30-9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE 9:00-10:20 a.m. SESSION V: REFUGEES, DREAMERS, UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, AND TPS BENEFICIARIES AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000078 This panel will discuss local, regional and national responses to changing policies impacting refugee protection, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries and the broader Dreamer population, asylum seekers including unaccompanied minors, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients. 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. SESSION VI: DETENTION AND DEPORTATION DEFENSE This panel will cover the defense of persons in detention and in removal proceedings. Panelists will discuss how organized communities can assert and defend their rights, how to establish coordinated removal defense projects, and whole-of-community responses to the threat of removal. 1:00-2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND GROUP REPORTING Engaging the Media Engaging Funders State and Municipal IDs 2:40-4:00 p.m. SESSION VII: PLAYING TO WIN OVER THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM This panel will highlight successful models of collaboration to defeat anti-immigrant legislation and to create momentum and winning partnerships for long-term reform. It will discuss the ingredients of successful past legislative campaigns; voter engagement and impact on immigration policy; current state advocacy challenges; and likely legislative challenges in Congress in the upcoming months. The discussion will also consider possible strategies following the 2018 mid-term elections and strategies moving forward. 4:00-5:00 p.m. SESSION VIII: CLOSING SESSION Plenary discussion on lessons learned and next steps in the response of diverse communities to federal, state and local challenges facing immigrants. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. What Do Voters Want Done on Immigration? Is There a Bipartisan Path Forward? 10:00-11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018 AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000079 Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20005 https ://bipartisanpolicy. org/ events/what-do-voters-want-done-on-immigration-is-there-a-bipartisanpath- forward/ Description: Following the House's recent failure to pass immigration reform bills, it is clear that a new blueprint for reform is needed. Over the last several months BPC has embarked on some work to understand the feelings of voters on immigration and the policies that might gain consensus support. BPC Action contracted with Luntz Global for a set of focus groups and a national survey, with the objectives of gauging voter perceptions, priorities, and expectations for the future of immigration policy. Additionally, working with other organizations, BPC has held roundtables of state and local elected and appointed officials to understand how these issues are playing out on the ground, in communities across the country. Presentation by: Theresa Cardinal Brown Director oflmmigration and Cross-Border Policy, BPC Laura Hall Senior Manager, BPC Action Panelists: Jorge Lima SVP of Policy, Americans for Prosperity Jacinta Ma Director of Policy and Advocacy, National Immigration Forum Frank Shan-y Founder & Executive Director, America's Voice Moderator: Tal Kopan Political Reporter, CNN Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={07B5FC47-207A-E811-81235065F38B81E1} Return to Top ******** ******** AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000080 4. Refugee Protection in a Hostile World? Third Annual Conference, Refugee Law Initiative Wednesday-Thursday, July 18-19, 2018 School of Advanced Study Senate House, University of London Malet St, Bloomsbury, London WClE 7HU, UK https://rli.sas.ac.uk/annual-conference/third-annual-conference Overview: This year's special theme - 'Refugee Protection in a Hostile World?' - reflects on an apparent strengthening oflong-standing currents of anti-refugee feeling and other forms of instability in the world. This trend raises urgent questions about its present and future impact on refugee protection globally, as well as the interaction between global politics and refugee law. Alongside presentations from keynote speakers, several panel sessions will be devoted to this theme. How is apparently-growing hostility towards refugees manifested in refugee law and refugee protection? Papers could address the curtailment ofrefugee rights or resettlement quotas, imposition of procedural bars or practical obstacles to seeking asylum or in status determination, shortening the stay granted to refugees, and undermining regional schemes such as the Common European Asylum System. What are the implications for refugee protection of influential States shaking up the established order at international level? Papers could address the impact on multilateral approaches to the refugee problem, leadership on global refugee protection by countries such as the USA, integrity of the global refugee system, the role ofUNHCR, and cooperation through regional schemes. In practice, does international refugee law now act as a check on regressive practice? Papers could address any aspect of interaction between refugee protection in law, policy and practice at the international level and at the national, provincial and municipal levels, or between 'universal' and regional arrangements. How has the criminalisation of migration impacted on refugee law? In light of a tendency towards criminalising migration, papers could address the application of refugee law in mixed movement settings, the role and scope of Art lF exclusion and A1i 31 non-penalisation, and the utility of concepts such as 'vulnerable migrants'. What prospects for the 2018 Global Compacts on Refugees and Migrants in current political climate? Papers could address such topics as what they will/should include, the form that they may take and their potential to impact on refugee protection. What is the role ofUNHCR, lawyers and other refugee rights actors in this changing global context? Papers could address whether the prospects really are so bleak, whether new opportunities also exist, how such actors are responding. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000081 Conference Program Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:30-9:45 a.m. Opening - David James Cantor 9:45-10:45 a.m. Distinguished Keynote - Plenary Session Refugees, Intolerance and Racism: Contemporary Reflections E. Tendayi Achiume, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panel Session I Stream 1 - 'Hostility' towards Refugees: National Law and Developments AU-turn and a Wrong Turn? On Recent Developments in Swedish Asylum Law Rebecca Stern, Uppsala University Stratification of Rights and Entitlements among Various Categories of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Japan Naoko Hashimoto, University of Sussex Seeking Legal Venue to Enforce Refugee Norms: The Case of Turkish Asylum Policy-Making Yusuf Ciftci, University of Southampton De Facto Hostility? Explaining Non-accession to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its Impact on the Development of Refugee Policy Frameworks and Institutions in the Caribbean Natalie Dietrich Jones, University of the West Indies, Mona Stream 2 - Responding to Displacement Crises: Regional Perspectives Adding Fuel to the Fire: How Emergency-drive Solidarity Constructed an EU "Asylum Crisis" Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi, University of Oxford Regime-shifting in Southern Africa and the Global Refugee Regime Nick Maple, RLI The Bali Process: A Help or Hindrance to Refugee Protection? Carly Gordyn, Australian National University AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000082 The Venezuelan Exodus: Latin America's New Migration or Refugee Crisis? Luisa Feline Freier, Universidad del Pacifico - authored with Isabel Berganza Setien, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya and Cecile Blouin, Pontificia Universidad Cat6lica del Peru Stream 3 - Human Rights Law and Refugee Protection Going, Going, Gone-The Refugee Definition and the Human Rights Paradigm? Hugo Storey, International Association of Refugee Law Judges Complementary Protection and Encampment: A Critical Analysis Brid Ni Ghrainne, University of Sheffield Beyond the Vulnerability Hype: A Tool for Protection or an Instrument of Exclusion of Migrants and Refugees Ana Beduschi, University of Exeter A Recalibrated Human Rights-Based Approach to the Refugee Definition Matthew Scott, Lund University 1:30-3:15 p.m. Panel Session II Stream 1 - Fighting Against Regression: Views from International Law A Paradigm Shift-in-Waiting: Refugee Status for Persons with Disabilities Stephanie Motz, University of Lucerne "New Wars" Refugees in a Hostile World: Revisiting the Refugee Convention to Engender International Protection in the European Union Christel Que1ion, Newcastle University Persistent Protracted Armed Conflict: Advancing Refugee Protection through the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and International Humanitarian and Criminal Law James C. Simeon, York University, Canada Common but Differentiated Responsibilities in International Responsibility-Sharing for Refugees: Fit for Purpose? Elizabeth Mavropoulou, University of Westminster Stream 2 - The Evolving Law of State Obligations towards Refugees Room Gll and other NonCitizens Making the case for greater refugee protection through ideas of liability Ralph Wilde, University College London AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000083 Temporary Stay, Permanence and Durability of Refugee Protection Maria O'Sullivan, Monash University The Obligation to Grant Nationality to Stateless Children Born in a State William Thomas Worster, Hague University of Applied Sciences The Responsible Migrant Christina Oelgemoller, Loughborough University authored with Kathryn Allinson, Queen Mary University of London Stream 3 - Articulating National, Regional and Universal Standards The Shortcomings of the Universal Refugee Law Framework to Prevent Undermining Regionalisation Processes Giulia Vicini, University of Milan The CJEU and the Paradox of an Expansive Approach to Exclusion under Art lF(c) Jessica Shurson, Queen Mary University of London The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework: An Opportunity to Improve Malawi's Refugee Status Determination Process Jocelyn Perry, Fulbright Public Policy Fellow, Malawi 3:45-5:30 p.m. Panel Session III Stream 1 - Refugee Protection: Trends in Securitisation, Criminalisation and Exclusion The Securitization of Humanitarian Space: Assessing the Growing Influence of CounterTerrorism and Preventing/Countering Violent Extremisms Measures on Refugee Protection Sarah Adamczyk, Independent Researcher Politicizing Legal Interpretations of the Exclusion Clauses of the Refugee Convention Fatma E. Marout: Texas A&M University The Impact of the "Securitisation of Migration" on Refugee Law: The Role and Scope of Article lF Likim Ng, Australian National University Refugees and the Misuse of Criminal Law Y ewa Holiday, University of Chester Stream 2 - Resettlement: Legal and Political Visions AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000084 Sovereignty, Vulnerability and Martyrdom: Towards a Political Theology of Refugee Resettlement in a Hostile World Matthew Zagor, Australian National University A Comparative Analysis of Refugee Resettlement in 22 States Amanda Cellini, University of Oslo The Resettlement Process in Egypt: Instantiating Differential Rights to Mobility and Safe Refuge Luisa F ondello, Independent Researcher Gender, Islamophobia and Refugee Exceptionalism Karla McKanders, Vanderbilt University Stream 3 - Environmental Refugees? Climate, Disasters and Protection The Role of UNHCR in Enhancing Legal Protection in the Climate Change Process Isabelle Michal, UNHCR State-led, Regional, Consultative Processes: Opportunities for Developing Legal Frameworks on Disaster Displacement Atle Solberg, Platform on Disaster Displacement What Governments have to say about Environmental Migration: Insights from the Negotiations on the Global Compact on Migration Fran9ois Gemenne, University of Liege Legal Frameworks Applicable to Environment Migration Alice Sironi, IOM Thursday, July 19, 2018, 2018 9:15-11:00 a.m. Panel Session IV Stream 1 - Mixed Migration: Securitisation and its Impact on Rights of People on the Move Criminalisation and the Impact on Protection Risks for People in Mixed Flows from East Africa Danielle Botti, Mixed Migration Centre, East Africa/Yemen Libya: Impact of the Criminalisation of Mixed Flows across the Sahara and along the Central Mediterranean Route Sonia Joly, Mixed Migration Centre, North Africa From Afghanistan to Beyond: Criminalisation of People on the Move Linnea Lue Kessing, Danish Refugee Council, Asia AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000085 Stream 2 - The Role of 'Third Countries' in Asylum Law Third Country Processing and the Future of Asylum Policy Nikolas Feith Tan, Aarhus University The Right to an Effective Remedy in Dublin Asylum Procedures in the EU: Shaping its Contours through the Jurisprudence of the CJEU and the ECHR Silvia Morgades Gil, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Challenges for Refugee Protection in Europe after the EU-Turkey Deal Eleni Koutsouraki, Panteion University Cooperative Migration Control Policies: Circumventing the Prohibition of Refoulement? Annick Pijnenburg, Tilburg University Stream 3 - Information, Knowledge and Evidence in the Protection Context Against an Apolitical Conceptualisation of the Asylum Law Knowledge Environment Katharine T. Weatherhead, Queen Mary University of London (Lack of) Information Provision to Asylum Seekers in Hungary - Considering Practices of an Openly Hostile Approach to Refugee Protection Agnes Simic, Middlesex University Big Data and the Internalized Border: Attacks on the Freedom of Movement and the Right to Data Protection as Part of the CEAS Reform Nula Frei, University of Fribourg and Constantin Hruschka, Max Planck Institute The Impact of Syrian Refugees on a Receiving State's Public Expenditure: Evidence from Jordan Wa'ed Alshoubaki, Tennessee State University and Michael Han-is, College of Public Service 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Distinguished Keynote - Plenary Session Prospects for the Global Refugee Compact in a "Hostile World" Jean-Franc;ois Durieux, Refugee Law Initiative 1:30-3:15 p.m. Panel Session V Stream 1 Blocking Access to Asylum across Regions: The Depth and Breadth of Extraterritorial Border Controls in a Hostile World AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000086 Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World Daniel Ghezelbash, Macquarie University Accessing Asylum in Europe: Extraterritorial Border Controls and Refugee Rights under EU Law Violeta Moreno-Lax, Queen Mary University of London Visas and Non-Discrimination Maarten den Heijer, University of Amsterdam A New Gulag Archipelago? How the Global North is Creating Immigration Detention Islands Across the Global South Michael Flynn, Global Detention Project Stream 2 - The Rohingya Crisis and Other Protection Dilemmas in South East Asia Beyond the Frontier: Reimagining Refugee Law in Egypt, India, Malaysia and Hong Kong Martin Jones, University of York, UK The Rohingya Crisis: Unique Complexities of the South Asian Perspective Ishita Kumar and Hamsa Vijayaraghavan, Migration & Asylum Project, New Delhi A Model Failure: Hong Kong's Refugee Screening Mechanism and its Impact on Refugee Protection in the Region Isaac Laban Shaffer, Justice Centre Hong Kong Stream 3 - Family Reunification for Refugees: Obstacles and Advances The Right to Family Life and Family Unity of Beneficiaries of International Protection under International Law and Who is Included in 'Family' Frances Nicholson, Independent Researcher Realising the Right to Family Reunification of Refugees in Europe Cathryn Costello, University of Oxford Family Reunification for Refugees in Switzerland Stephanie Motz, University of Lucerne Family Reunification with Beneficiaries of International Protection in Belgium: A Difficult Journey Fran9ois De Smet, Federal Centre for Migration, Belgium 3:45-4:45 p.m. Distinguished Keynote - Plenary Session AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000087 Refugee Law in Times of Crisis: Reflections on Academic and Political Trajectories Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Raoul Wallenberg Institute Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment Thursday-Friday, August 2-3, 2018 Rothermere American Institute University of Oxford 1a S Parks Road Oxford OXl 3UB, UK https:/ /www.oxford-population-and-environment-symposium.com/ Description: The Oxford Symposium is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing, and discourse. This interdisciplinary conference is an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present papers and engage in discussion relevant to sustainability, human welfare, and progress. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring to the table academics and professionals from the realms of environmental studies, economics, education, the built environment, sociology, political science, gender equity, ethics and other related fields, to present papers and engage in discourse relevant to global environmental issues and the effects on human welfare and progress. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 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-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000088 quarterly stakeholder meeting on , from 2-4 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 Enter your email address and select "Submit" Select "Subscriber Preferences" Select the "Event Registration" tab Provide your foll name and organization, if any Complete the questions and select "Submit" If you want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top ******** ******** 7. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000089 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA http://conference.iza.org/conference files/ AMM 2018/viewProgram?conf id=3148 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Off shoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000090 The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmayr, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego andNBER Session F: Immigrant Integration AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000091 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black Gis in Europe David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000092 Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https ://portal. scs. georgetown. edu/ search/publicCourseSearchDetails. do ?method= load&courseld= 145 66 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000093 environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs. georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do ?method=load&courseld= 147 65 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Conference: Crisis of Governability'? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000094 Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/ event/ conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-ofmigration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY, USA https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000095 ******** ******** 12. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Conference program to be added soon. Overview: The theme for this year's Conference is Global Migration in Turbulent Times; with a focus on the following eight sub-themes: * Enterprise, Innovation and Employment - catalysts for social change? * Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region * Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon * Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world * Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration * Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? * Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope * Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities For the first time, the Conference will also focus on the impact of migration on First Peoples and will profile the importance of their stories including those of Indigenous Australians. While the Conference runs from Monday to Friday, event hosts SSI are building a program of events and activities to make your stay in Sydney something to remember. On Saturday 3 November, as paii of the Conference Cultural Program, SSI will host The New Beginnings Festival in Spring a celebration of the artistic vibrancy, cultural expressions and heritage of people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Keep an eye out for more satellite events and activities. Return to Top ******** AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000096 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000097 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 5:15 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Center for Immigration Studies Sues USCISfor DACA Information ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~ot1on ,P10-11n1111wo11t 0 Share @ @ Tweet Forward Center for Immigration Studies Sues USCIS for DACA Information Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2018) -The Center for Immigration Studies announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Center is seeking information about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications after having failed to receive a response from USCIS. Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy, said, "We are seeking basic information about the hundreds of thousands of people who applied for and received this immigration benefit, because very little is known about them. This AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000098 will enable policymakers and the public to assess the impact of this controversial program on American communities. Congress should not be making legislation on the basis of advocacy group press releases and social media memes; it needs accurate information, ideally from the federal government's own records. While the immigration agencies have greatly improved recently, it should not be so difficult to obtain basic government statistics that help inform the policy debate." In October 2017, the Center submitted a FOIA request to USCIS asking for information pertaining to responses to specific questions on the DACA application. USCIS acknowledged receipt of the FOIA request on October 16, 2017 and legally had 20 days to respond with document production or its intent to withhold documents. Having received no response by the November 9, 2017 deadline, the Center filed suit. 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? AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000099 This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000100 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 5:17 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Video Immigration Brief: The Immigration Debate ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Video ImmigrationBrief:The ImmigrationDebate Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2018) - The United States allows in more than 1 million legal permanent residents every year - more than all countries in the world combined. Jan Ting, Professor of Law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law, asks the question, "How many lawful permanent residents should we continue to admit every year? " AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000101 dies ,1 l Centerfor lmm,grat,or ' , 1,183,505immigrants obtainedLegal Permanent v~o~i~~ll~ -~~:.~:. CIS org ~~~~~ov~ cis.org ~. !dies i 1, forImmigration St, " ~ Cent forl.. cls.org Jan Ting, Professor of Law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law Visit Website Further Reading: Immigration Multipliers U.S. Immigration Population Hit Record 43.7 Million in 2016 1.8 Million Immigrants Likely Arrived in 2016, Matching Highest Level in History AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000102 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000103 Dale Wilcox Tuesday, July 24, 2018 9:00 AM 'Morgen, Hunter M. EOP/WHO'; Law, Robert T; Wold, Theo J. EOP/WHO RE: Introduction From: Sent: To: Subject: Thank you Rob . Theo and Hunter: Pleasure to make your acquaintance . Founded in 1986, IRLI is a public-interest legal education and advocacy law firm dedicated to achieving responsible immigration policies that serve national interests . We are the only law firm that represents the interests of the American people on the immigration issue in the U.S. We have been busy defending the president's policies throughout the U.S. in the myriad of lawsuits brought by the open-borders crowd . However , we do much more. We have three other departments: investigations, legislation/regulation , and communications . In our past work with John Zadrozny , we have used these departments to advance the president's policies. Please let us know what we can do for you. Best regards , Dale L. Wilcox Executive Director & General Counsel I )( [, 25 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 335 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: (202) 232-5590 Fax: (202) 464-3590 www.irli.org To learn more about IRLl's national network of attorneys , click here . 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. 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IRLI does great legal work assisting the administration's immigration agenda. JZ used to work with Dale on a number of initiatives and IRLIwill continue to be an asset to the DPC. -Rob Robert Law Senior Advisor Office of Policy & Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 202-272-8409 (work) ~--~(cell) (b)(6) 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. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000105 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 6:32 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: President Trump's Travel Orders and National Security ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward PresidentTrump'sTravel Orders and NationalSecurity Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2018) - The Center for Immigration Studies has published a history and analysis of President Trump's travel orders and the resulting litigation. Terrorists exploiting the U.S. immigration system to gain entry to the country have been a major concern since 9/11, but concern was heightened after the Paris, San Bernardino, and Orlando attacks. It was in this context that President Trump issued two executive orders and one presidential proclamation temporarily restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals to the United States, allowing the government time to determine what additional information and processes were necessary to ensure public safety. These executive actions resulted in litigation, which eventually ended up in the Supreme Court. The Court ruling in Trump v. Hawaii emphasized the judiciary's AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000106 traditional deference to the political branches when their actions relate to the exclusion of aliens, particularly if national security concerns are involved. View the entire report at: https://www.cis.org/Report/President-Trumps-TravelOrders-and-National-Security Andrew Arthur, the Center's resident fellow in law and policy and author of the analysis, summarized a major part of the SCOTUS decision on the third executive order issued in September of 2017: "Specifically, the court held that E0-3 was premised on the legitimate purpose of preventing the "entry of nationals who cannot be adequately vetted and inducing other nations to improve their practices," without reference to religion. Moreover, the Court noted, E0-3 "reflects the results of a worldwide review process undertaken by multiple Cabinet officials and their agencies." With respect to religion, the court concluded that the fact that five of the seven countries listed in E0-3 had Muslim-majority populations "alone does not support an inference of religious hostility," because only 8 percent of the world's Muslim population is covered by E03, and that E0-3 "is limited to countries that were previously designated by Congress or prior administrations as posing national security risks." AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000107 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000108 From: Law, Robert T Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 7:18 PM To: gnewman Subject: AB amendment Attachments: lmage.jpg AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000109 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, July 27, 2018 9:20 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 7/27 /18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Studies low-m1111igra1ion . I'ro-m11111gram (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 7/27/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate This email include s a wide range of views, provided for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the Center for Immigration Studies. Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal Visit Website AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000110 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000111 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 4:30 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 7/30/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward What's Happening at the Center A new report by Andrew Arthur details the background and rationale for President Trump's travel orders and explains how certain courts have attempted to enjoin or narrow those orders. Their rulings are often based on novel and contradictory theories that substitute the judge's limited national security expertise for that of the executive branch and undercut the respect of the American people for judicial impartiality while compromising national security . In a feature article for National Review, Jerry Kammer provides a detailed account of how a left-right political coalition sabotaged the immigration reform of 1986, creating much of the current dysfunction in the nation's immigration system and leading to widespread public frustration that bolstered Donald Trump's unlikely but successful candidacy. His account provides valuable lessons for politicians on both sides of the aisle. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000112 Report 1.,_President Trump's Travel Orders and National Security Feature and Commentary 2. The Border at Work: How feckless presidents, hypocritical congressmen, and a left-right coalition sabotaged the immigration reform of 1986 3. Where's E-Verify? Blog Posts 4. ICE Arrests 197 in Two July Operations 5. The Question of Treason in the Case of Another American Terrorist 6. For Most Refugees, Resettlement Is Not a Matter of Life and Death 7. Getting Legal Status as a Matter of Luck- in, for Instance, Las Vegas 8. Open-Borders Agendas and Anti-American Bias, Underwritten by U.S. Taxpayers 9. AMLO Sets Migration as a Priority for U.S.-Mexico Relation 10. Sen. Corey Booker and the Revival of Doughface Liberalism 11.,_Two Cheers for SEVP for Raising Foreign Student Fees 12. IOM Votes 'No' on Trump 1. President Trump's Travel Orders and National Security By Andrew Arthur CIS Report, July 25, 2018 https://cis.org/Report/President-Trumps-Travel-Orders-and-National-Security Excerpt: By their nature, courts deal only with the limited information that they AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000113 are provided by the parties, and do not have access to the broader scope of national-security information on which Congress, but more importantly the executive branch, render their decisions. That is why it is important for courts to look only to whether an exclusionary decision is valid and bona fide on its face. Going beyond the four corners of such a decision takes the court outside of its areas of expertise and knowledge, and therefore substitutes its judgment for that of the executive based on imperfect information. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. The Border at Work How feckless presidents, hypocritical congressmen, and a left-right coalition sabotaged the immigration reform of 1986 By Jerry Kammer National Review, July 25, 2018 https://www. national review. com/magazi ne/2018/08/13/border-secu rityenforcement-ti me-now/ Excerpt: In 2007, immigration scholar Nathan Glazer, noting consistent public support for immigration limits, issued a warning about the yawning gap between what the public wants and what the federal government delivers. This "disconnect," he wrote, "raises a problem for democracy whose resolution may well be very disturbing." AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000114 Donald Trump became president, in large measure, because he understood the public frustration with unchecked immigration. He validated that frustration and inflamed it. Now the fraught, angry, polarized, and paralyzed immigration debate confirms Glazer's prescience. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Where's E-Verify? By Mark Krikorian National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/everify-immigration-georgiarepublicans-strengthen/' Excerpt: This matters because E-Verify is a state issue as well as a federal one. Georgia, one of the nation's leading illegal-immigration states, does have an E-Verify mandate, but it could be further strengthened and in any case needs consistent oversight and audit. State troopers combine efforts against the most egregious violators with more routine enforcement to increase compliance with traffic laws. The IRS goes after money launderers but also conducts unremarkable, everyday enforcement to deter run-of-the-mill tax evasion. Immigration is no different - deporting rapists is essential, but so is conventional enforcement against ordinary people who flout the law. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000115 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. ICE Arrests 197 in Two July Operations By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, July 25, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/lCE-Arrests-197-Two-July-Operations Excerpt: The crimes of those arrested in the capital region are particularly odious. In addition to the arrests of MS-13 and 18th Street gang members, ICE arrested a Bolivian man with four prior convictions for rape of a minor. ICE also arrested a Honduran man with multiple counts of felony rape and sodomy, and a Guatemalan man previously convicted for rape of a child. ******** ******** 5. The Question of Treason in the Case of Another American Terrorist By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 25, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Question-Treason-Case-Another-AmericanTerrorist AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000116 Excerpt: First, because, as a matter of principle, our government should be declaring at every instance the importance and value we attach to U.S. citizenship. Second, because it precludes such individuals from in the future availing themselves of the right to vote or hold a passport (presuming they ever get out of jail). And third, on a more practical level, because it opens up the possibility of deportation upon completion of any prison sentence imposed if Musaibli or another similarly situated individual happens to be a dual citizen. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. For Most Refugees, Resettlement Is Not a Matter of Life and Death By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, July 25, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/Most-Refugees-Resettlement-Not-Matter-Life-andDeath Excerpt: The UN refugee agency and other refugee advocates capitalize on emotional appeals such as the tweet above to convince the American public that the resettlement program is designed to save the lives of the "most vulnerable" refugees. But, as I keep pointing out, refugees with no specific vulnerabilities or urgent needs are being resettled in the U.S. Most were not in danger in their country of first asylum. Many were undoubtedly suffering from unemployment, destitution, and despair - but so are thousands, perhaps millions, of their compatriots stuck in neighboring countries. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000117 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Getting Legal Status as a Matter of Luck - in, for Instance, Las Vegas By David North CIS Blog, July 24, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Getting-Legal-Status-Matter-Luck-lnstance-LasVegas Excerpt: This is a story in progress but it makes one wonder about the utility other than it is an amnesty-based-on-luck - of the entire concept of U visas, and particularly on the wisdom of making the whole application process much easier, as the Obama administration did back in 2014. Maybe, short of a change in the law, OHS could simply repeal those easier application rulings made four years ago? Governmental change is always a difficult process, but reversing a specific rule made by the prior administration has proved easier for the Trump administration, at least in the immigration field, than changes that are more complex. Return to Top ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000118 ******** 8. Open-Borders Agendas and Anti-American Bias, Underwritten by U.S. Taxpayers By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 24, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/OpenBorders-Agendas-and-AntiAmerican-BiasUnderwritten-US-Taxpayers Excerpt: This isn't the only mismatch between theoretical goals and groundtruth outcomes in regulating immigration in a humane, lawful way. There are so many, in fact, that one has to question the entire document and the intent of its drafters. It would seem that the true goal is not to slow down the pace of mass migrations taking place throughout the world, but rather to find ways to "regularize" them via quasi-legal means so as to deceive the receiving populations into believing that all is well. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. AMLO Sets Migration as a Priority for U.S.-Mexico Relation By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, July 24, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Luna/AMLO-Sets-Migration-Priority-USMexico-Relation AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000119 Excerpt: As expected, AMLO's take on migration issues largely maintains a domestic lens. His campaign hinged on a "Mexico first" point of view. On the issue of migration, AMLO will have to balance pressure from the Mexican public to take a more assertive stance against President Trump and the pragmatic need to keep a healthy relationship with the United States. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Sen. Corey Booker and the Revival of Doughface Liberalism By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, July 23, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Kammer/Sen-Corey-Booker-and-Revival-DoughfaceLiberalism Excerpt:Booker's ostentatious outpouring is nothing more than moral exhibitionism unless it is matched with rigorous thinking that produces ideas rooted in an acknowledgement of what a column in the Honduran publication Proceso acknowledges as the "new era" of emigration from that terribly dysfunctional, divided, unjust, demoralized, corrupt, leaderless, impoverished, and violent country. What is the extent of our moral and humanitarian obligation to the hundreds of thousands of Hondurans who are yearning for a chance to escape? Should we continue an asylum policy that, while noble in intent, has had the perverse effect of creating an exodus propelled by the remarkable fact AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000120 that anyone who makes it to the border can seek asylum and gain admission during the months or years it takes to adjudicate the case? On these concerns - essential to the formulation of policy that is just, coherent, balanced, and sustainable - Booker is silent. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Two Cheers for SEVP for Raising Foreign Student Fees By David North CIS Blog, July 23, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Two-Cheers-SEVP-Raising-Foreign-Student-Fees Excerpt: The Department of Homeland Security plans to raise the fees paid by international students from $200 to $350, and the fees paid by newly certified schools for foreign students from $1,700 to $3,000, according to a report by Elizabeth Redden in Inside Higher Ed. This news should be greeted with two, not three, cheers. It is good that the management of foreign students should have adequate resources, and the 75 percent fee increase for the students will bring in many tens of millions of dollars to OHS for this purpose. I particularly welcome the fee increase for the new schools - AMERICAN PVERSIGHT a minority of whom are bound to create DHS-18-0694-O-000121 problems in the immigration field. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. IOM Votes 'No' on Trump By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, July 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/lOM-Votes-No-Trump Excerpt: Breaking with decades of tradition, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) decisively voted against the candidate proposed by the United States, the agency's largest funder. The snub was clearly a vote against President Trump's immigration policies. It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will respond by cutting funding for the IOM. In late June the member states of the IOM gathered in Geneva and elected Antonio Vitorino, a Portuguese Socialist Party politician and former European Union commissioner, to be the United Nations migration agency's next Director General. The U.S. candidate, Ken Isaacs, an official with the Christian aid organization Samaritan's Purse, came in third, behind Vitorino and the IOM's current deputy director-general, Laura Thompson of Costa Rica. Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000122 Visit Website This email was sent to robert .t.law@uscis .dhs.gov why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Center for Immigration Studies . 1629 K St., NW, Suite 600 . Washington, DC 20006 . USA AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000123 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2018 10:03 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Events, 8/1/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Events, 8/1/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate .L.8/2-3, Oxford, U.K. - Symposium on population, migration, and the environment 2. 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting J.:8/9-10, Cambridge , MA - Annual migration meeting 4. 9/4-20 , DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons 2c9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 6. 10/1, DC - Annual conference on immigration law and policy - [New Listing] 7. 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe ~ 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 9. 10/22-24 , College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week - [Updated with program] lQ,_10/29-11/2 , Sydney , Australia - International Metropolis conference l.L. 11/15-17, NYC - Conference on global initiatives in migrant and refugee education - [New Listing] .12.,_11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 - (New Listing] AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000124 1. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment Thursday-Friday, August 2-3, 2018 Rothermere American Institute University of Oxford 1a S Parks Road Oxford OXl 3UB, UK https ://www.oxford-population-and-environment-symposium.com/ Conference program has not yet been released. Description: The Oxford Symposium is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing, and discourse. This interdisciplinary conference is an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present papers and engage in discussion relevant to sustainability, human welfare, and progress. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring to the table academics and professionals from the realms of environmental studies, economics, education, the built environment, sociology, political science, gender equity, ethics and other related fields, to present papers and engage in discourse relevant to global environmental issues and the effects on human welfare and progress. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.uscis.gov/ outreach/asylum-division-guarterly-stakeholder-meeting-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on, from 2-4 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). AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000125 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 want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your paiiicipation! Return to Top ******** ******** 3. 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000126 http://conference.iza.org/conference files/AMM 2018/viewProgram?conf id=3148 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Off shoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000127 Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmayr, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego andNBER Session F: Immigrant Integration 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000128 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black Gis in Europe David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000129 * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https ://portal. scs. georgetown. edu/ search/pub licCourseSearchDetails. do ?method= load&courseld= 14566 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000130 * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs. georgetown.edu/ search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do ?method=load&courseld= 14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m, Monday, October 1, 2018 Georgetown University Law Center Bernard P. McDonough Hall, Haii Auditorium 600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https ://www.migrationpolicy.org/ events/ 15th-annual-immigration-law-and-policy-conference AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000131 Overview: Immigration has constantly been in the headlines during 2018, with the Trump administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration systemfrom the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. consulates abroad to legal guidance and enforcement measures in the nation's interior. State and local governments have been especially active in opposing many of the new policies, leading to high-stakes showdowns in the courts. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The 15th annual conference, organized by the Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, will offer timely policy and legal analysis and audience Q&A. Among the topics to be discussed: the role that immigration is playing in the mid-term elections, how the courts are handling key immigration questions, and emerging policies that may affect future legal immigration trends. Join us for a day of expert analysis from leading government officials, attorneys, policy analysts, advocates, and others. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/ event/ conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-ofmigration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000132 govemability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY 10004 https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Maniott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Focus Day - Monday, October 22, 2018 8:45 a.m. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000133 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY * Delivering actionable intelligence * Countering attacks of terrorism nationally and abroad * Priorities for combating future advanced threats 9:45 a.m. Track A - BORDER SECURITY Michael Fisher, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection KEYNOTE: INL'S PRIORITIES FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS * Fulfilling Executive Order 13767 * Advancing border security with land and aerial technology * Updates on progress of installing a physical barrier Kirsten D. Madison Assistant Secretary (INL) Bureau oflntemational Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department of State Track B - CYBER SECURITY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Stewart Baker, Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency and Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security * Detennining if Blockchain is the right technology for a high value applications * Security and Interoperability lessons from DHS Blockchain R&D and Implementations * Preventing walled gardens to ensure a secure, competitive and interoperable marketplace Antonio Villifana, Chief Information Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Anil John, Cybersecurity R&D Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 11:00 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EQUIPPING THE FRONTLINE AND MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD * Overview on HSI' s priorities and future planning * Training a ready workforce to combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting America's travel, trade financial and immigration systems * Investing in technology and equipment that supports the mission and enhances efficiencies Derek Benner, (A) Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations Immigration and AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000134 Customs Enforcement Track B - PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY * Leveraging AI and applications to combat terrorism * Understanding how behavioral patterns supports law enforcement agencies * Identifying patterns and taking preventative measures Charles H. Kahle IV, Executive Assistant Director Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation 11:45 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EXPANDING THE NATIONAL TARGETING CENTER * Identifying cargo that poses a high risk to U.S. security * Partnering with USPS and commercial express carriers to target possible * contraband coming into the country * Strategies and future plans to prevent drug smuggling and illegal migration Tom Overacker, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), National Targeting Center 1:15 p.m. DETERRING, DETECTING AND INTERDICTING SMUGGLING ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER * Deploying technology to detect and deter transnational crime networks * Increasing personnel to deter operations of smuggling and illegal trafficking of drugs * Sustaining border security operations and provide support to federal agencies and partners Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Executive Director & Director of Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety 2:00 p.m. PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS INTO THE US * Joint task force's AOR and US and international partners * Disrupting transnational criminal organizations and defending the homeland * Detecting, identifying and tracking smuggling operations Mark Stainbrook, Chief, San Diego Harbor Police ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000135 Administration by allowing us the opportunity to: * Routinely review risk mitigation progress * Determine whether to mitigate or accept specific risks * Provide senior leadership informed decision making * Respond to risk more quickly * Recover from manifested risks more rapidly Jerry Booker, Director, Risk Management Division, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, TSA 3:45 p.m. INCREASING OPERATIONAL SUSTAINMENT AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS * Tackling visa fraud, human smuggling and terrorist threats * Understanding the tools and resources needed to increase operational sustainment * Tracking and detecting threats with different environmental landscapes Main Summit Day One - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Fraud Detection Methods & Immigration Intelligence to Maintain National Security Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Update on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Real Time Analytics to Get the Information You Need Quickly Carolyn M. Montagna Operations Manager Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, Homeland Security Bureau Metropolitan Police Department Program Update of CFATS and Securing High-Risk Chemical Facilities Donald Keen, Chief of Regulatory Compliance, Region III, Office of Infrastructure Protection Testing and Evaluating Critical Leaming and Autonomous Technologies to Support Homeland Security Operations 3:30 p.m. PREDICTING AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING- STAYING AHEAD OF THREATS * Driving AI at the enterprise level to deploy accurate predictive modeling * Examining use cases of combating cybersecurity threats, detecting fraud and countering terrorism AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000136 with predictive modeling * Developing models that enhances analysts insights and speed to generates intelligence that supports the IC and keeps up with threat analysis 4:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T DEVELOPMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE THREAT ENVIRONMENT * Understanding future threats and plans to combat threats 5, 10 and 15 years out * Silicon Valley and streamlining access to emerging technolog Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research, Project Activity IARP A 4:45 p.m. START UP ROUND TABLE: START UP'S DEMONSTRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Each start up will get 5 minutes to demonstrate their capabilities to keep our nation secure. Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for American Security Main Summit Day Two - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: PLANNING FOR TOMORROW TODAY * Transitioning from reactive approach to proactively planning on combating threats * Priorities to enhance information sharing and interagency collaboration * Developing new methods to combat terrorism both at home and abroad 9:45 a.m. HOW CAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FRAMEWORK TO KEEP CITIES SAFE * Understanding blockchain and defining the framework * What are the use cases in commercial sector that can be relatable to enhance government and defense operations 10:45 a.m. Track A - KEYNOTE: E-GOVERNMENT'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING FEDERAL IT LEADERS * Priorities on digital transf mmation effmis and the way business and civilians interact with the Federal Government AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000137 * Streamlining and investing in IT technology to revolutionize efficiency, effectiveness and convemence * Training the next generation of Homeland Security IT professionals Suzette Kuhlow Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer & Administrator for E-Govemment & IT, Office of Electronic Government, Executive Office of the President Track B - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS * Understanding how trusted traveler programs can be integrated with other agencies * How can it be expanded and continue to grow? * How can it be improved and deliver for customers as well as meet the demands of future operations Simone Davis, TSA Pre(R) Executive Lead, DHS JRC Screening Mission Portfolio Lead, Office of Chief of Operations, TSA 11:30 a.m. HOW DOES THE NATIONAL VETTING CENTER MITIGATE RISK * What are the travel implications for the national targeting center * Improving capabilities to identify high-risk individuals and cargo from entering the US * How can Ai and predictive analytics support the NTC's operations Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00 p.m. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * Expansion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) * Training personnel to promote homeland security and public safety STREAMLINING THE SECURITY PROCESS WITH CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) SCANNERS * Case study, what is being done at the borders and at airpmis to enhance security? * What are the challenges and implications for adopting CT scanners to fit the needs of TSA and other agencies * Leveraging 3D imaging to enhance the inspection process 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: ACQUISITIONS AND THE FUTURE ROADMAP TO SECURING OUR NATION * Where are R&D investments being made? AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000138 * What divergent ground breaking technologies are being explored? * What are the plans and strategies to implement technology 5, 10 and 30 years out? Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer U.S., Department of Homeland Security 2:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FUTURE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT ADVANCED AND FUTURE THREATS * Streamlining the acquisition process to meet the demands of national security * Building on private public partnerships to meet budget resources and deliver solutions * Working with small business, venture capital, startups and entrepreneurial communities and start ups to strengthen national security efforts Jonathan McEntee, Director (Acting), Borders and Maritime Security Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security Melissa Ho, SVIP Managing Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ari Schuler, Advisor, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Return to Top ******** ******** 10. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000139 Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000140 Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000141 Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia Return to Top ******** ******** Global Initiatives in Migrant and Refugee Education: Global Education Responsibilities AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000142 Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17, 2018 Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy Bronx, NY 10471 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-initiatives-in-refugee-and-migrant-education-tickets45887132649 Description: Refugee and Migrant Education Network, born in Rome in November 2017 during the conference hosted by Pontifical Gregorian University, is inviting faculty and NGO representatives working, both, in the academia and on the ground with refugees and migrants to talk about best practices and share solutions to improve refugee and migrant education. The conference in November will be hosted at Manhattan College in New York City and is organized by RME Network, Being the Blessing Foundation and Center for Interreligious Understanding. The conference will take place only two months after the Global Compact on Refugees will be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly, and major UN representatives have been invited to join the speakers. The aim of the conference is also to share best practices in teaching, research and social responsibility regarding refugees as well as foster and expand collaboration between institutions committed to expanding refugee and migrant education. It also aims to further develop the Refugee and Migrant Education Network in order to answer the tragic rates of refugee youth enrollment to education. Invited Speakers: * Irazu Gomez Vargas: Sin Fronteras in Mexico City (invited as plenary session speaker) *Fr.David Hollenbach SJ: Georgetown Universit (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Dr Kristin Heyer: Boston College (invited as workshop leader on Integrating Refugee Realities Across Disciplines) * Ashish Gadnis, CEO: BanQu (workshop leader on Technology and Higher Education for Migrants: How to Make Good use ofBlockchain?) *Fr.Michael Smith SJ: Jesuit Refugee Service (workshop leader on Educating the Educators: Training Student Teachers to Work with Migrant Students); Joan Rosenhauer (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Armando Borja, COO: Jesuit Worldwide Learning (invited as plenary session speaker on Teaching) * Dr Aldo Skoda: Scalabrini International Migration Institute (invited as workshop leader on Research Needs of Relief Agencies: How to Liaise Between the Field and the University?) AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000143 Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday- Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON KIN 912, Canada https ://www. conference board. ca/ conf/ eii/ default.aspx Conference agenda to be added soon. Overview: Today Canada is opening its doors to over 300,000 immigrants per year at a time when many nations are closing their doors to global talent. But Canada's intake of business immigrants is extremely low. This is due to the fact that Canada has struggled to achieve business immigration success since it became active in the field 40 years ago-in 1978. Canada is well positioned to learn from its 40 years of business immigration experience to help grow its economy. In fact, there is tremendous opportunity for business immigrants to contribute to Canada's economic development agenda in areas such as international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. The purpose of this Summit is to identify how Canada can become the global leader in benefitting from the human, social, and financial capital of business immigrants. The main objectives of the Summit are to: Explore how business immigration can help advance Canada's economic development agenda. Key areas of exploration include international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. Identify how to improve Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial business immigration programs. Foster networking and learning opportunities between officials from government, business, immigration law and consulting, immigrant-serving organizations, and education so that they can work toward shared objectives. Compile recommendations from Summit speakers and attendees on how Canada can spur economic growth and job creation through business immigration. The Conference Board will include these recommendations in a report to be released publicly in early 2019. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000144 Key topics to be explored include: Canada's federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal economic growth agenda. Provincial/territorial immigrant entrepreneur and investor streams. Attracting, supporting, and retaining business immigrants in large and small communities across Canada. Global business immigration issues including the latest insights on the high net-worth population, and developments in Asia, the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, and Middle East. Major public policy concerns such as fraud, high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto, and retaining business immigrants in Canada. Identifying what Canada can learn from its 40 years of experience and developments abroad so it can become the global leader in business immigration. Return to Top ******** .L 8/2-3, Oxford, U.K. - Symposium on population, migration, and the environment 2. 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quaiierly stakeholder meeting ~ 8/9-10, Cambridge, MA - Annual migration meeting 4. 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons ~ 9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 6. 10/1, DC - Annual conference on immigration law and policy L_ 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe ~ 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 9. 10/22-24, College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week1.Q_,_ 10/29-11/2, Sydney, Australia - International Metropolis conference l.L 11/15-17, NYC - Conference on global initiatives in migrant and refugee education _Ll_,_ 11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 - AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000145 1. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment Thursday-Friday, August 2-3, 2018 Rothermere American Institute University of Oxford 1a S Parks Road Oxford OXl 3UB, UK https ://www.oxford-population-and-environment-symposium.com/ Conference program has not yet been released. Description: The Oxford Symposium is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing, and discourse. This interdisciplinary conference is an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present papers and engage in discussion relevant to sustainability, human welfare, and progress. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring to the table academics and professionals from the realms of environmental studies, economics, education, the built environment, sociology, political science, gender equity, ethics and other related fields, to present papers and engage in discourse relevant to global environmental issues and the effects on human welfare and progress. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Tomich Center 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.uscis.gov/ outreach/asylum-division-guarterly-stakeholder-meeting-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on, from 2-4 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: AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000146 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 want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your paiiicipation! Return to Top ******** ******** 3. 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA http://conference.iza.org/conference files/AMM 2018/viewProgram?conf AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT id=3148 DHS-18-0694-O-000147 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Off shoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000148 Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmay:r, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego andNBER Session F: Immigrant Integration 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black Gis in Europe AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000149 David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000150 threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https ://portal. scs. georgetown. edu/ search/pub licCourseSearchDetails. do ?method= load&courseld= 145 66 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Certificate in International Migration Studies Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000151 countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs. georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do ?method=load&courseid= 14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m, Monday, October 1, 2018 Georgetown University Law Center Bernard P. McDonough Hall, Haii Auditorium 600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/15th-annual-immigration-law-and-policy-conference Overview: Immigration has constantly been in the headlines during 2018, with the Trump AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000152 administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration systemfrom the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. consulates abroad to legal guidance and enforcement measures in the nation's interior. State and local governments have been especially active in opposing many of the new policies, leading to high-stakes showdowns in the courts. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The 15th annual conference, organized by the Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, will offer timely policy and legal analysis and audience Q&A. Among the topics to be discussed: the role that immigration is playing in the mid-term elections, how the courts are handling key immigration questions, and emerging policies that may affect future legal immigration trends. Join us for a day of expert analysis from leading government officials, attorneys, policy analysts, advocates, and others. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/ event/ conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-ofmigration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000153 The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY 10004 https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Maniott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Focus Day - Monday, October 22, 2018 8:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000154 * Delivering actionable intelligence * Countering attacks of terrorism nationally and abroad * Priorities for combating future advanced threats 9:45 a.m. Track A - BORDER SECURITY Michael Fisher, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection KEYNOTE: INL'S PRIORITIES FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS * Fulfilling Executive Order 13767 * Advancing border security with land and aerial technology * Updates on progress of installing a physical barrier Kirsten D. Madison Assistant Secretary (INL) Bureau oflntemational Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department of State Track B - CYBER SECURITY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Stewart Baker, Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency and Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security * Determining if Blockchain is the right technology for a high value applications * Security and Interoperability lessons from DHS Blockchain R&D and Implementations * Preventing walled gardens to ensure a secure, competitive and interoperable marketplace Antonio Villifana, Chief Information Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Anil John, Cybersecurity R&D Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 11:00 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EQUIPPING THE FRONTLINE AND MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD * Overview on HSI' s priorities and future planning * Training a ready workforce to combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting America's travel, trade financial and immigration systems * Investing in technology and equipment that supports the mission and enhances efficiencies Derek Benner, (A) Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations Immigration and Customs Enforcement AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000155 Track B - PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY * Leveraging AI and applications to combat terrorism * Understanding how behavioral patterns supports law enforcement agencies * Identifying patterns and taking preventative measures Charles H. Kahle IV, Executive Assistant Director Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation 11:45 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EXPANDING THE NATIONAL TARGETING CENTER * Identifying cargo that poses a high risk to U.S. security * Partnering with USPS and commercial express carriers to target possible * contraband coming into the country * Strategies and future plans to prevent drug smuggling and illegal migration Tom Overacker, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), National Targeting Center 1:15 p.m. DETERRING, DETECTING AND INTERDICTING SMUGGLING ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER * Deploying technology to detect and deter transnational crime networks * Increasing personnel to deter operations of smuggling and illegal trafficking of drugs * Sustaining border security operations and provide support to federal agencies and partners Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Executive Director & Director of Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety 2:00 p.m. PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS INTO THE US * Joint task force's AOR and US and international partners * Disrupting transnational criminal organizations and defending the homeland * Detecting, identifying and tracking smuggling operations Mark Stainbrook, Chief, San Diego Harbor Police ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Administration by allowing us the opportunity to: AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000156 * Routinely review risk mitigation progress * Determine whether to mitigate or accept specific risks * Provide senior leadership informed decision making * Respond to risk more quickly * Recover from manifested risks more rapidly Jerry Booker, Director, Risk Management Division, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, TSA 3:45 p.m. INCREASING OPERATIONAL SUSTAINMENT AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS * Tackling visa fraud, human smuggling and terrorist threats * Understanding the tools and resources needed to increase operational sustainment * Tracking and detecting threats with different environmental landscapes Main Summit Day One - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Fraud Detection Methods & Immigration Intelligence to Maintain National Security Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Update on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Real Time Analytics to Get the Information You Need Quickly Carolyn M. Montagna Operations Manager Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, Homeland Security Bureau Metropolitan Police Department Program Update of CFATS and Securing High-Risk Chemical Facilities Donald Keen, Chief of Regulatory Compliance, Region III, Office of Infrastructure Protection Testing and Evaluating Critical Leaming and Autonomous Technologies to Support Homeland Security Operations 3:30 p.m. PREDICTING AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING- STAYING AHEAD OF THREATS * Driving AI at the enterprise level to deploy accurate predictive modeling * Examining use cases of combating cybersecurity threats, detecting fraud and countering terrorism with predictive modeling * Developing models that enhances analysts insights and speed to generates intelligence that supports AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000157 the IC and keeps up with threat analysis 4:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T DEVELOPMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE THREAT ENVIRONMENT * Understanding future threats and plans to combat threats 5, 10 and 15 years out * Silicon Valley and streamlining access to emerging technolog Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research, Project Activity IARP A 4:45 p.m. START UP ROUND TABLE: START UP'S DEMONSTRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Each start up will get 5 minutes to demonstrate their capabilities to keep our nation secure. Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for American Security Main Summit Day Two - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: PLANNING FOR TOMORROW TODAY * Transitioning from reactive approach to proactively planning on combating threats * Priorities to enhance information sharing and interagency collaboration * Developing new methods to combat terrorism both at home and abroad 9:45 a.m. HOW CAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FRAMEWORK TO KEEP CITIES SAFE * Understanding blockchain and defining the framework * What are the use cases in commercial sector that can be relatable to enhance government and defense operations 10:45 a.m. Track A - KEYNOTE: E-GOVERNMENT'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING FEDERAL IT LEADERS * Priorities on digital transf mmation effmis and the way business and civilians interact with the Federal Government * Streamlining and investing in IT technology to revolutionize efficiency, effectiveness and convemence AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000158 * Training the next generation of Homeland Security IT professionals Suzette Kuhlow Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer & Administrator for E-Govemment & IT, Office of Electronic Government, Executive Office of the President Track B - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS * Understanding how trusted traveler programs can be integrated with other agencies * How can it be expanded and continue to grow? * How can it be improved and deliver for customers as well as meet the demands of future operations Simone Davis, TSA Pre(R) Executive Lead, DHS JRC Screening Mission Portfolio Lead, Office of Chief of Operations, TSA 11:30 a.m. HOW DOES THE NATIONAL VETTING CENTER MITIGATE RISK * What are the travel implications for the national targeting center * Improving capabilities to identify high-risk individuals and cargo from entering the US * How can Ai and predictive analytics support the NTC's operations Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00 p.m. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * Expansion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) * Training personnel to promote homeland security and public safety STREAMLINING THE SECURITY PROCESS WITH CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) SCANNERS * Case study, what is being done at the borders and at airpmis to enhance security? * What are the challenges and implications for adopting CT scanners to fit the needs of TSA and other agencies * Leveraging 3D imaging to enhance the inspection process 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: ACQUISITIONS AND THE FUTURE ROADMAP TO SECURING OUR NATION * Where are R&D investments being made? * What divergent ground breaking technologies are being explored? * What are the plans and strategies to implement technology 5, 10 and 30 years out? AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000159 Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer U.S., Department of Homeland Security 2:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FUTURE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT ADVANCED AND FUTURE THREATS * Streamlining the acquisition process to meet the demands of national security * Building on private public partnerships to meet budget resources and deliver solutions * Working with small business, venture capital, startups and entrepreneurial communities and start ups to strengthen national security efforts Jonathan McEntee, Director (Acting), Borders and Maritime Security Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security Melissa Ho, SVIP Managing Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ari Schuler, Advisor, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Return to Top ******** ******** 10. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000160 Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000161 Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000162 Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Global Initiatives in Migrant and Refugee Education: Global Education Responsibilities Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17, 2018 AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000163 Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy Bronx, NY 104 71 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-initiatives-in-refugee-and-migrant-education-tickets45887132649 Description: Refugee and Migrant Education Network, born in Rome in November 2017 during the conference hosted by Pontifical Gregorian University, is inviting faculty and NGO representatives working, both, in the academia and on the ground with refugees and migrants to talk about best practices and share solutions to improve refugee and migrant education. The conference in November will be hosted at Manhattan College in New York City and is organized by RME Network, Being the Blessing Foundation and Center for Interreligious Understanding. The conference will take place only two months after the Global Compact on Refugees will be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly, and major UN representatives have been invited to join the speakers. The aim of the conference is also to share best practices in teaching, research and social responsibility regarding refugees as well as foster and expand collaboration between institutions committed to expanding refugee and migrant education. It also aims to further develop the Refugee and Migrant Education Network in order to answer the tragic rates of refugee youth enrollment to education. Invited Speakers: * Irazu Gomez Vargas: Sin Fronteras in Mexico City (invited as plenary session speaker) *Fr.David Hollenbach SJ: Georgetown Universit (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Dr Kristin Heyer: Boston College (invited as workshop leader on Integrating Refitgee Realities Across Disciplines) * Ashish Gadnis, CEO: BanQu (workshop leader on Technology and Higher Education for Migrants: How to Make Good use of Blockchain?) *Fr.Michael Smith SJ: Jesuit Refugee Service (workshop leader on Educating the Educators: Training Student Teachers to Work with Migrant Students); Joan Rosenhauer (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Armando Bmja, COO: Jesuit Worldwide Leaming (invited as plenary session speaker on Teaching) * Dr Aldo Skoda: Scalabrini International Migration Institute (invited as workshop leader on Research Needs ofReliefAgencies: How to Liaise Between the Field and the University?) Return to Top AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000164 ******** ******** 12. Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday- Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON KIN 9J2, Canada https ://www. conf erenceboard. ca/ conf/ eii/ default.aspx Conference agenda to be added soon. Overview: Today Canada is opening its doors to over 300,000 immigrants per year at a time when many nations are closing their doors to global talent. But Canada's intake of business immigrants is extremely low. This is due to the fact that Canada has struggled to achieve business immigration success since it became active in the field 40 years ago-in 1978. Canada is well positioned to learn from its 40 years of business immigration experience to help grow its economy. In fact, there is tremendous opportunity for business immigrants to contribute to Canada's economic development agenda in areas such as international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. The purpose of this Summit is to identify how Canada can become the global leader in benefitting from the human, social, and financial capital of business immigrants. The main objectives of the Summit are to: Explore how business immigration can help advance Canada's economic development agenda. Key areas of exploration include international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. Identify how to improve Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial business immigration programs. Foster networking and learning opportunities between officials from government, business, immigration law and consulting, immigrant-serving organizations, and education so that they can work toward shared objectives. Compile recommendations from Summit speakers and attendees on how Canada can spur economic growth and job creation through business immigration. The Conference Board will include these recommendations in a report to be released publicly in early 2019. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000165 Key topics to be explored include: Canada's federal , provincial /territorial, and municipal economic growth agenda. Provincial /territorial immigrant entrepreneur and investor streams. Attracting, supporting, and retaining business immigrants in large and small communities across Canada. Global business immigration issues including the latest insights on the high net-worth population , and developments in Asia, the U.S. , Caribbean, Europe , and Middle East. Major public policy concerns such as fraud, high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto, and retaining business immigrants in Canada . Identifying what Canada can learn from its 40 years of experience and developments abroad so it can become the global leader in business immigration. 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 AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000166 Want to change how you receive these emails? View this e-mail in our browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMEHICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000167 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, August 03, 2018 4:53 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 8/3/18 ? ~ CenterforImmigration s~1L~1~a/,on ,I'ro-1mm1gra1 (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 8/3/18 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 .L "Where's E-Verify?," Mark Krikorian 2. "Another Dive into the Ugly 2019 DHS Funding Bill," Dan Cadman "Paying the Cost - Literally - for Alien Criminals in the United States," Dan Cadman 4. "United Airlines Virtue Signals its Position on Migrant Families ," Dan Cadman ~ "Gang Membership and the Latest Flores Order," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "Appropriating More Catch and Release," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "Media Gives Little Scrutiny to Industry Claims on H-lB," John Miano ~ "Corporate Employers Seem to Expect to Win 100% of the Time on H-lB Issues ," David North 9. "Pew Research Center Writes about OPT but Ignores Employer Subsidies ," David North ill "How Much Does the U Visa Program Actually Help Enforce Our Laws?," David North l.L "A Perfect Storm of Errors Complicates an Immigration Court Hearing," David North ~ AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000168 U "An Alarming Development- Country of Origin Ceilings Partly Scrapped in Appropriations Bill," David North LL "NYC Enlists Shop Keepers, Not ICE, To Combat Transnational Gangs," Michael Cutler 1.+-c"Fixing Flores Agreement is the Only Solution to Immigrant Family Separation and Detention," Sens. Chuck Grassley, Thorn Tillis, and Ted Cruz Q "The ACLU Won't Rest Until Every Illegal Gets In," Ann Coulter ~ "DHS Official on What Would Happen IfDerns DO Abolish ICE," Cortney O'Brien lL "ICE-Breakers," Kevin D. Williamson ~ "Trump Vows Border Wall Showdown," Matthew Vadurn 12..c "Saboteurs oflrnrnigration Law Enforcement," Joseph Klein 20. "Setting the Record Straight on Our Long-Standing Work for ICE and the Federal Government," Johnny Choate 2:.L"Democrats Want Open Borders and Want Illegal Aliens to Vote," DrJohn 22. "Coulter: Trump's Numbers 'Through the Roof' if He Just Builds Wall," Joe Kovacs 23. "Ninth Circuit: Trump Can't Defund Sanctuaries," R. Cort Kirkwood 24. "National Guard Can Do More at the Border," Bob Dane 25. "Majority of Derns Support Illegal Immigrants Voting," Guy Benson 26. "Are You Kidding Me? An ICE Official Had to Give Illegal Immigration 101 to a Democratic Senator," Matt Vespa 27. "Philly Mayor Endangers Residents by Ceding to Anti-ICE Radicals' Demands," Jennifer G. Hickey 28. "Why Hiring More Judges Would Reduce Immigration Court Backlogs," Cristobal Ramon and Tim O'Shea 29. "A New Look at the Immigration Debate," Bruce Majors 30. "Immigration Police Shortage and a Caution Against Hiring Too Quickly," Joe Davidson 1L "Fear-Mongering Hides the Obvious Truth: America Thrives as a Nation Because oflrnrnigration," The Los Angeles Times 32. "Why the U.S. Is Stuck With a Fight Over Immigration: A Debate," Tyler Cowen and Noah Smith 33. "Watch What Happens When You Push Away Skilled Immigrants," Noah Smith 34. "Immigration Politics and the Perception of Chaos," Alex Nowrasteh 35. "How Immigration Reform Could Help an Aging, Indebted America," Andy J. Sernotiuk 36. "Immigration Reform Will Benefit Our Nation," Ouisa Davis 37. "Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Border Policy is Actually More Like '50% Tolerance'," Ana Campoy 38. "Patriotic Americans Are Pro-Immigration," Torn Jacobs 39. "Birthright Citizenship, Explained: Why Some on the Right Want to End It, and What They Get Wrong," Dara Lind 40. "Can the Center Hold? It Must Solve Immigration First," By Alexander Stern 1L "Forget the Wall Already, It's Time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders," Jeffrey Miron 42. "The Immigration Debate Is Everything That's Wrong With Modern America," D.A. Kirk 43. Guyana: "Another Melting Pot Boils Over Due to Immigration," Matt Foley 44. Denmark: "Not So Rotten in Denmark?," Bruce Bawer 45. Germany: "The German Government Pays for Three Week Vacation for Refugees to Go Horne," Maiiin Armstrong 46. Australia: "Australia: A Model for Curbing Immigration," Giulio Meotti 47. World: "Global Compact Lays the Groundwork for International Cooperation on Migration," Kathleen Newland 1. Where's E-Verify? By Mark Krikorian The Corner at National Review Online, July 24, 2018 https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/everify-irnrnigration-georgia-republicans-strengthen/ AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000169 Illegal immigration isn't just about criminals and the border - but that's almost all we've been hearing about, whether at the national level or in the states, as had been the case leading up to the July 24 Georgia Republican-primary runoff Criminal deportations are essential, of course, and need to be increased. Sanctuary cities, shielding such criminals, have to be reined in. And the routine abuse of asylum, especially using children as a ticket into the U.S., has to be quashed. But most illegal aliens are neither drunk-driving, dope-dealing rapists, nor bogus asylum seekers coached by immigration lawyers on how to game the system. They're ordinary working stiffs, half of them arriving legally and then never leaving. They're mainly coming to work, and that's why weakening the magnet of jobs that attracts is essential both to the practice and the rhetoric of immigration control. The president must have uttered/tweeted the words "E-V erify" at some point over the past three years, but no instance comes immediately to mind, certainly not a recent one. Even just a tweet or two would help keep the issue in the public discussion, providing for a more balanced immigration message and giving traction to ongoing efforts such as that of House Judiciary chairman Bob Goodlatte to get an E-Verify mandate passed. The same holds true in the primary vote in Georgia. Both candidates - Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp - check a lot of the right boxes on immigration and don't have any really obvious red flags. But, as Georgia's steadfast immigration activist D.A. King has noted, the two candidates: have mostly kept their immigration focus away from topics that may off end the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and narrowed to "sanctuary cities" and on illegal aliens who have already committed additional crimes in the United States - or "criminal illegal aliens." The main driver of illegal immigration is illegal employment, which was not mentioned in either campaign. This matters because E-Verify is a state issue as well as a federal one. Georgia, one of the nation's leading illegalimmigration states, does have an E-Verify mandate, but it could be further strengthened and in any case needs consistent oversight and audit. State troopers combine efforts against the most egregious violators with more routine enforcement to increase compliance with traffic laws. The IRS goes after money launderers but also conducts unremarkable, everyday enforcement to deter run-of-the-mill tax evasion. Immigration is no different - deporting rapists is essential, but so is conventional enforcement against ordinary people who flout the law. Return to Top ******** ******** AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000170 2. Another Dive into the Ugly 2019 DHS Funding Bill By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 1, 2018 It's ironic that several (although by no means all) of the objectionable provisions were last-minute additions passed by voice vote on amendments introduced by Democrats who then, having gotten their way on these anti-enforcement provisions, went on to vote against the overall bill on party lines, knowing it would pass anyway because of the Republican majority. So it is that the Republicans allowed them to have the best of both worlds. It's like allowing someone to turn your backyard into a minefield. Here is a sampling of the amendments voice-voted into the bill: Family Migration Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's Homeland Security subcommittee, introduced an amendment containing this language: "The Department shall only separate a child from a parent if the parent has a criminal history, a communicable disease, or is determined to be unfit or a danger to the child." This is clearly a reaction to the recent uproar over family separations, but is simplistic in approach because the amendment's language would be really problematic to execute. For example: Does a criminal rap sheet, regardless of convictions, constitute a disqualifying "criminal history"? What if the rap sheet includes sex or domestic violence offenses, but no convictions? Who determines when a parent is unfit or a danger? What are the criteria for making these determinations? The only sure outcome of this Yoder amendment is a plethora of time-consuming and costly litigation that would ensue from any DHS effmis to comply. https://cis.org/Cadman/ Another-Dive-U gly-2019-DHS-Funding-Bill Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Paying the Cost- Literally- for Alien Criminals in the United States By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 31, 2018 I've been reading about the case of an illegal alien from Mexico who was arrested and criminally charged in a county in Utah for serial sexual abuse of his 8-year-old stepdaughter. He has also been charged with multiple counts of document fraud and identity theft, almost certainly because once arrested for the pedophilia crimes, law enforcement officials detem1ined that he was living and working in the United States with phony documents involving someone else's Social Security number or name. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000171 The alien, 49-year-old Gerardo Valerio-Romero, since being jailed, has been diagnosed with cancer and run up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. Worse, the treatments have necessitated postponements of his trial, which results in the need for more treatment, and so forth, in a downward financial spiral that is bankrupting the county sheriffs office. https://cis.org/Cadman/Paying-Cost-Literally-Alien-Criminals-United-States Return to Top ******** ******** 4. United Airlines Virtue Signals its Position on Migrant Families Corporate America once again picks and chooses when to comply with federal contracts By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 30, 2018 United Airlines has joined with FWD.us, a liberal-leaning group that advocates for "immigration reform" (meaning broad-based amnesty for illegal aliens, plus hugely generous temporary worker programs) to announce it will provide free flights to illegal aliens who were separated from their children. I don't have any inherent problem with the philosophical notion of United Airlines doing a good deed. I do question, though, why it has only shown such largesse where the question of separation of illegal alien family members is concerned. Surely, if this is about reuniting families, there are also any number of below-poverty-level U.S. citizens who need to be reunited with families for reasons beyond their control. Why not make it a company policy to fly them free of charge? Or is this just "virtue signaling"? Unfortunately, there are cogent reasons to think it's the latter. For instance, in February of this year, United decided to "cut ties" with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and stop providing discount rates for NRA members. NRA reacted, not unsurprisingly, by urging its members and suppmiers of the Second Amendment to do the same and boycott the airline. https://cis.org/Cadman/United-Airlines-Virtue-Signals-its-Position-Migrant-F amilies Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Gang Membership and the Latest Flores Order By Andrew R. Arthur AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000172 CIS Immigration Blog, August 3, 2018 Logically, the fact that an alien minor is a member of a gang would be a salient, if not dispositive, point in assessing whether he or she is a "danger to the community". For example, my colleague Jessica Vaughan has detailed the dangers posed by one such gang, MS-13: All criminal gangs are a threat to public safety, but MS-13 is a unique problem because of the unusually brutal crimes its members have committed, its success in using intimidation to victimize and control people in its territory, and its focus on recruiting young members, often in schools. Such arguments are not enough for Judge Gee, however, who found "a Class Member's gang membership does not necessarily establish that he or she is chargeable with a delinquent act or offense, or that any of the other criteria of Paragraph 21 have been satisfied." She does concede, however, that "to the extent" an alien minor's reported gang involvement or display of gang affiliation while in the care of ORR, or self-disclosure of gang involvement prior to placement in the custody of ORR, contributes to a "probable cause determination that an [alien minor] has engaged in a pattern or practice of criminal conduct or committed a violent crime," paragraph 21 of the settlement agreement "explicitly authorizes detention of that [alien minor] in a secure facility." https ://cis. org/ Arthur/Gang- Membership-and-Latest-Flores-Order Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Appropriating More Catch and Release The "Smugglers' Relief Act" By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 31, 2018 Smuggling is a lucrative business. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in a report issued in 20 l 0, estimated the total income of smugglers of Latin American migrants to the United States at $6.6 billion. At least a portion of that money makes its way into the pockets of transnational criminal organizations, according to ICE, helping to "fuel their other criminal enterprises." It is generally accepted that the main reason that aliens seek to enter the United States illegally is to live in this country and work. Tf USCIS is forced under the Price-Yoder amendment to find that aliens have a "credible fear" of persecution (notwithstanding the fact that legally they do not), the vast majority of them will be released into the United States to AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000173 await their removal proceedings, at which time they can make an asylum claim. Eventually, however (as noted above) Us must deny those claims under the AG's precedent, at which point they will either be removed, or (more likely) join the growing number of absconders under final orders of removal in the United States. https ://cis. org/ Arthur/ Appropriating- More-Catch-and-Release Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Media Gives Little Scrutiny to Industry Claims on H-1B By John Miano CIS Immigration Blog, August 2, 2018 This morning I was working on preparing evidence for a court case. In the background I played a radio segment on H-lB visas from KJZZ in Arizona. In it, an industry spokesman makes the tired claim that employers cannot fill jobs because we are at full employment. American workers are not available so we need foreign workers. At the same time I had that segment playing, I was working on a log of job applications kept by an experienced computer programmer who had been laid off Over the five-week period in this particular log, he applied to 146 computer jobs. He wasn't offered a position for any of these jobs. He eventually found a position after five months. https://cis.org/Miano/Media-Gives-Little-Scrutiny-Industiy-Claims-H 1B Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Corporate Employers Seem to Expect to Win 100% of the Time on H-1B Issues By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 3, 2018 But do not expect that kind of reasonable reaction when America's corporate employers are finding that they are only winning 78 percent of their cases when seeking to save oodles of money by hiring H-1 B workers, rather than citizen workers. Forbes recently ran a column by that life-long cheerleader of foreign worker programs, Stuart Anderson, complaining AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000174 that: Trump Officials are guaranteeing America will not have to the talent [it needs] ... by blocking the entry of foreign-born scientists and engineers. Never mind that "entry" is largely misleading, as a large percentage of new H-lB workers are already here on some other visa. https://cis.org/North/Corporate-Employers-Seem-Expect-Win-100-Time-HlB-Issues Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Pew Research Center Writes about OPT but Ignores Employer Subsidies By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 2, 2018 We have reported in the past that the Wall Street Journal and San Francisco Chronicle have both discussed various aspects of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program without whispering a word about the subsidyemployers are excused from payroll taxes for the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, thus saving themselves about 8.25 percent on the wages paid to alien alumni. The alien workers are excused from paying these deductions as well, costing the two trust funds more than $2 billion a year. The latest outfit to write at some length about this strange little program is the Pew Research Center, usually a reliable entity. It discusses the growth of the program, but somehow fails to mention the government's subsidy of discrimination against American college grads. The Pew report doesn't stress the negative impact on jobs for resident workers, or stress that 276,500 OPT work permits were issued in 2017 (though it mentions this number). Instead, the report emphasizes the slightly slowed rate of growth in the 2016-2017 period. https://cis.org/N orth/Pew-Research-Center-Writes-about-OPT-Ignores-Employer-Subsidies Return to Top ******** ******** AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000175 10. How Much Does the U Visa Program Actually Help Enforce Our Laws? By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 1, 2018 There has been virtually nothing written about this amnesty-by-accident program, as we described it in a recent posting, compared to the widely discussed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has a little over twice as many beneficiaries (approaching 800,000). The disparate levels of attention are even more striking when one realizes that the U program is much more generous than DACA, with about 17,000 of the U visa holders graduating into green card status each year. Typically, an applicant for the U visa gets a four-year work permit and then progresses into green card status. Routinely, the annual ceiling of 10,000 visas a year for the victims is utilized. In addition, about 7,000 of their family members get the cards; no ceiling applies to them. There is no progression to green card status in DACA, as it is now constituted. According to USCIS, the U visa legislation "[W]as intended to strengthen the ability oflaw enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking of aliens and other crimes." So we have handsomely rewarded 350,000 aliens for enlisting, if you will, in the war on crime. This is a group that is larger by 90,000 than the entire army of France. But what has the U-Visa army done for law enforcement? My strong suspicions are: 1) no one knows; and 2) the Trump administration is in a perfect position to find out. https://cis.org/North/How-Much-Does-U-Visa-Program-Actually-Help-Enforce-Our-Laws Return to Top ******** ******** 11. A Perfect Storm of Errors Complicates an Immigration Court Hearing By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 31, 2018 The judge at this point showed the slightest level of irritation, aimed mostly at the alien's lawyer, saying that the court had already postponed the case once to solve the understanding problem, that the court had provided two interpreters this time around, and that all of these moves were designed to protect the alien's rights - but there were still problems. Then the judge did something unexpected, letting us know that the judge spoke Language A and that it was clear to the judge that the alien was not understanding the proceedings. The judge called for another postponement, saying that this was the last time this would happen, and implied that if the understanding problem was not cleared up, the alien would lose the case. Asylum applicants have the burden of proof in these circumstances. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000176 https ://cis. org/N orth/Perfect-Storm-Errors-Complicates- Immigration-Court- Hearing Return to Top ******** ******** 12. An Alarming Development - Country of Origin Ceilings Partly Scrapped in Appropriations Bill By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 27, 2018 The House Appropriations Committee, while marking up the Department of Homeland Security spending bill this week, inserted language that would eliminate the long-standing requirement that no more than 7 percent of any group of employment-based immigrants could come from a single nation. The same provision would ease the 7 percent rule on family migration as well, but not eliminate it. (See the amendment here, on pp. 23-28; it was introduced last year as a stand-alone bill, H.R. 392.) This came about because the chair of the DHS Appropriations Subcommittee, Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan.), managed to persuade his colleagues on the full committee that the current system is unfair to the Indian nationals whose visa applications, notably in the EB-2 category, are backlogged for several years. The provision would also speed up the delivery of EB-5 (immigrant investors) to Chinese applicants, while slowing down their arrival for people elsewhere in the world. While this would not directly increase the number of legal immigrants overall, it would speed up the visa issuances for those from China, India, and to a much smaller degree, aliens from Vietnam and three Central American nations (in the EB-5 and EB- 4) categories, and slow them for everyone else. The slowing of visa issuances to all nations then might lead to a successful effort to remove (or inflate) the current numerical ceilings, thus increasing overall immigration. https ://cis. org/N orth/ Alam1ing-Development-Country-Origin-Ceilings-Partly-Scrapped-Appropriations-Bill Return to Top ******** ******** 13. NYC Enlists Shop Keepers, Not ICE, To Combat Transnational Gangs New lows in immigration lunacy. By Michael Cutler AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000177 FrontPageMag.com, July 31, 2018 The tragedy is also spuning changes to keep young people safe. Several lawmakers say they're rolling out a Safe Haven initiative in response to Junior's murder that would require small businesses to be a safe haven for teens who are seeking help. That final paragraph is outrageous beyond belief -- while NYC law makers are supportive of illegal sanitary policies, they are now calling on shop keepers to protect innocent victims like Junior under the auspices of the "Safe Haven Initiative." This takes my breath away! Are unarmed shop keepers now supposed to jump into action to get between victims and a mob of armed thugs? (Let's remember how difficult if not impossible it would be for a store owner to have a licensed firearm.) Who will pay the hospital bills for well-intentioned good samaritan shop keepers who are injured? Who will pay their funeral expenses or support the families of those who might be brave enough to step up to protect innocent victims? The most effective solution would be to have ICE agents work in close cooperation with the NYPD to develop informants in the immigration communities and use the combined federal as well as state law enforcement authority provided to federal agents and local cops to hammer transnational gang members. https ://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2 708 94/nyc-enlists-shop-keepers-not-ice-combat-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Fixing Flores Agreement is the Only Solution to Immigrant Family Separation and Detention By Sens. Chuck Grassley, Thom Tillis, and Ted Cruz USA Today, July 29, 2018 That decision, which was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, effectively forces federal immigration authorities to make a stark choice: separate families by releasing only the children after 20 days or keep families together and release them all into the U.S. Neither of these options is a good choice. We should not have to choose between tearing children from their parents and enforcing our nation's lawful immigration system. It's important to remember that no one wants to get rid of the good parts of Flores. For example, Flores required, among other things, certain minimum standards of care for unaccompanied alien children while in federal custody. No one disagrees that everyone in federal custody should be treated humanely, which is why Congress unanimously passed AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000178 legislation in 2008 codifying many of these standards for unaccompanied children. Amend, don't end Flores settlement For weeks, we have worked together with our Senate colleagues in a bipartisan fashion to solve this crisis. After countless hours of discussion, we believe the path forward is a relatively simple one. First, Congress needs to make clear that the Flores consent decree does not apply to family units. The Flores consent decree and the standards of care required for unaccompanied minor children would remain in effect, but federal authorities would have the ability to keep families together pending the outcome of their immigration case. Second, Congress needs to codify the high humane standards we expect families to be treated with while they are kept in federal custody in family residential centers. The public is right to be concerned that individuals may receive inadequate care and shelter, and Congress should ensure that no one is treated with any less dignity than they deserve. Third, and finally, Congress should authorize and appropriate money for more immigration judges, so that cases can be adjudicated and resolved quickly. Keeping families in federal custody temporarily is an appropriate policy solution to this crisis, but only if cases are resolved expeditiously. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07 /29/fix-flores-agreement-solution-immigrant-family-separationdetention-column/84134 2002/ Return to Top ******** ******** 15. The ACLU Won't Rest Until Every Illegal Gets In By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, August 1, 2018 The Alien Civil Liberties Union brought endless lawsuits, resulting in a 1997 "settlement agreement" between two parties who appeared to be opposed, but were actually on the same side: the pro-open borders Janet Reno Justice Department versus the pro-open borders ACLU. No, no -- not the briar patch, ACLU! Anything but that! The 20-day limit is unfortunate because, from capture to final order, an immigration proceeding takes 30 to 40 days. Illegals who are detained at the border cost the taxpayers $1,600 to remove. By contrast, releasing illegals, even under the much-celebrated "alternatives to detention" (ankle monitors and "community supervision"), costs U.S. taxpayers $75,000 per removal -- and most of them don't ever get removed. By some estimates, 90 percent don't even show up for their hearings. The biggest spike in illegal border crossings came after Dolly Gee, an Obama-appointed federal district court judge in California, announced in 2015 that not only "children," but also any adults traveling with them, had to be released into our country after 20 days. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000179 http://humanevents.com/2018/08/01/the-aclu-wont-rest-until-every-illegal-gets-in/ Return to Top ******** ******** 16. DHS Official on What Would Happen IfDems DO Abolish ICE By Cortney O'Brien Townhall.com, Aug 1, 2018 If those Democrats and progressives get their wish and dismantle ICE, minority communities will be hardest hit, Department of Homeland Security official Matthew Albence explained at Tuesday's hearing. With no ICE agents on patrol, children and minorities will be vulnerable to illegal immigrants, many of whom have criminal records, he urged. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) asked Albence to paint the eerie scene. n communities across the country, ICE has helped bring dangerous individuals to justice. In May, the agency arrested 156 illegal immigrants. Seventy-four of those individuals had criminal convictions which included battery, commercial sex, drug trafficking, domestic violence, driving under the influence, felony burglary, homicide, larceny, and more. https ://townhall. com/tipsheet/ cortneyobrien/2018/08/01 / dhs-official-on-what-would-happen-if-dems-do-abolish-icen2505560 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. ICE-Breakers By Kevin D. Williamson National Review Online, July 26, 2018 Mara Liasson of National Public Radio wrote: "Many Democratic strategists were asking why-just when the Democrats were winning the immigration debate - they should adopt a slogan that could backfire on them going into the midterm elections." But what's in question is not merely a slogan. It is a rhetoric, true, but it also is a genuine worldview, one that equates those charged with enforcing U.S. immigration law with the Nazi secret police and insists that the act of law enforcement itself is a "white supremacist" unde1iaking, propositions that may not do very much to help Democrats win back those Rust Belt voters who turned to Donald Trump in 2016. Democrats are settling on a strategy of meeting Trump's purpmied radicalism with radicalism of their own rather than with Clintonian triangulation and differencesplitting. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000180 What is in the offing is the decriminalization of unauthorized entry into the United States - and all that angst and wailing about children of illegal immigrants separated from their incarcerated parents, like the call to abolish ICE, is really a stalking-horse for that issue. Senator Gillibrand et al. are serious about abolishing the law-enforcement agency responsible for immigration issues because they do not really believe that illegal immigration should be a criminal-justice issue at all, but rather think it should be closer to a civil offense (which is what overstaying a visa is, under current law) or a bookkeeping issue. https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/08/13/abolish-ice-democrats-lawless-immigration-preference/ Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Trump Vows Border Wall Showdown But jelly-spined Republicans don't have the president's back. By Matthew Vadum FrontPageMag.com, August 1, 2018 Republican lawmakers are divided over fonding the wall. The House Appropriations Committee gave its blessing to a $5 billion appropriation for the structure in its Homeland Security spending bill last week, but the Senate spending measure provides a mere $1. 6 billion dedicated only to reinforcing existing physical barriers. Contrary to the do-nothing propaganda that endlessly dominates the media ecosystem, the shutdown won't be unpopular. There is no risk, no political downside at all. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270901/trump-vows-border-wall-showdown-matthew-vadum Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Saboteurs of Immigration Law Enforcement The danger the Left's attack on ICE poses to communities. By Joseph Klein FrontPageMag.com, August 2, 2018 AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000181 Those who advocate abolishing ICE, or who sabotage its efforts to detain and deport illegal immigrants with violent criminal records, are giving dangerous illegal immigrants an open invitation to kill, rape or assault American citizens and others lawfully living in this country. These illegal immigration advocates are hiding behind the emotional issue of family reunification to obscure their real objective - open borders and a path to citizenship for all who seek to enter the United States. They oppose a border wall and other effective security measures to keep would-be migrants from entering our country illegally in the first place. For those illegal immigrants who do manage to cross the border into our country, their advocates favor a catch and release program that lets the illegal immigrants out to reside in communities across the country with little prospect of being detected. Even after the Trump administration successfully completed the reunifications of more than 1800 illegal migrant families that had been separated under President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy, their advocates went to court to block the deportations of the intact families. It did not matter whether the parents had signed a form waiving their children's right to asylum and agreeing to immediate deportation. https ://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2 70914/ saboteurs-immigration-law-enforcement-j oseph-klein Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Setting the Record Straight on Our Long-Standing Work for ICE and the Federal Government By Johnny Choate TheHill.com, August 1, 2018 Charges of little accountability or oversight of our operations are flatly wrong. Our services comply with perf mmancebased standards set by the federal government and adhere to guidelines set by leading third-party accreditation agencies. For example, the delivery of medical services must comply not only with contractual requirements and standards set by the government, but also guidelines set by one or more third-party accreditation entities including the American Correctional Association, the National Commission on Conectional Health Care, and the Joint Commission. Additionally, our facilities are subject to unannounced audits by both federal agencies and independent, third-paiiy organizations; there is dedicated ICE staff on-site at all times, and public records requests can be made directly to the government agency for whom we contract. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/399981-setting-the-record-straight-on-our-long-standing-work Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Democrats Want Open Borders and Want Illegal Aliens to Vote AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000182 By DrJohn Flopping Aces, August, 1, 2018 A majority of Democrat voters now say that the 12 million illegal aliens currently residing in the United States should be given the right to vote. In a new poll by Rasmussen Reports, a majority of 54 percent of Democrats said illegal aliens in the U.S. should be given the right to vote so long as they pay taxes. Illegal aliens paying taxes ensures the identity theft of Americans. Socialist Democrat candidate for Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking her campaign for open borders even further to the political left, now saying that all border crossers and illegal aliens deserve a "right of passage" into the United States.Last week, Ocasio delivered an upset to establishment Democratic power player Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) in the district's primary election, running on a platform that promises to abolish all immigration and border enforcement. Now, in an interview with AJ+, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, Ocasio says that not only should the U.S. abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency - which is tasked with enforcing interior immigration laws - but that foreign nationals, border crossers, and illegal aliens are entitled to enter the U.S. Just don't forget- Soros is pulling her strings. http://www.floppingaces.net/2018/08/01 /democrats-want-open-borders-and-want-illegal-aliens-to-vote/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Coulter: Trump's Numbers 'Through the Roof' if He Just Builds Wall 'Remember that promise you campaigned on?' By Joe Kovacs Newsmax.com, July 31, 2018 Coulter made the comment on SiriusXM's "Breitbart News Daily" in a discussion with Alex Marlow, Breitbart's editor in chief. Marlow called the matter "a total ticking time bomb," saying, "There's no wall, there's no plan for a wall, and I'm very disturbed by it because I think this puts the entire presidency in the balance if the wall does not get built. And there is no one taking it seriously, apparently not even in the White House at this point." Coulter responded: "I know. The original sin was Trump hiring all these establishment, swampy Never-Trumper types. No, no one is there to tell him 'Hey remember that promise you campaigned on and every single campaign rally with 10, 20, 30,000 people two or three times a day?' Remember what chant they were saying? Was it 'I will hire half of Goldman Sachs? No, it was not Mr. President.' No, he has no one to tell him that." AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000183 Coulter called Trump's wall promise a "secret weapon," ifhe would just go foll force in deploying it. Read more at https ://www.wnd.com/2018/07 /coulter-trumps-numbers- through-the-roof-if-he-does-1thing/#USqK vh 1zj OT dBiY o. 99 https ://www.wnd.com/2018/07 /coulter- trumps-numbers-through-the-roof-if-he-does- I -thing/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Ninth Circuit: Trump Can't Defund Sanctuaries By R. Cort Kirkwood The New American, August 2, 2018 Second Def eat This is Trump's second defeat at the hands of California's lunatic Left. In early July, a federal judge ruled that California does not have to help federal immigration authorities do their jobs, striking down a challenge to a law sponsored by radical State Senator Kevin de Leon. Oddly, the defendants argued states' rights in fighting the administration's lawsuit. In upholding California's side in these cases, paiiicularly the case of de Leon's anti-American law, the court is depaiiing from the position it took when Arizona passed a law requiring police to check the immigration status of anyone with whom they had lawful contact. In that case, the comi sided with Obama administration and struck down Arizona's attempt to deter illegal immigration. For the Ninth Circuit then, the federal government's authority to enforce immigration law, or a state's authority to ignore that law, depends upon who is president. https ://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/29699-ninth-circuit-trump-cant-defond-sanctuaries Return to Top ******** ******** 24. National Guard Can Do More at the Border AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000184 By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, August 1, 2018 Operation Jump Start, an earlier troop deployment, showed what continuity of service could do. From 2006-2008, National Guard units built 122 miles of border fencing, among other duties. Nothing like that has been attempted this time around. The National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents rank-and-file agents, has complained that troops are stationed too far from the border and too often duplicate, rather than enhance, CBP activities. McGuire agrees that aerial operations need an upgrade. He calls the current eye in the sky myopic - "like looking through a soda straw." Further, the general wants Guardsmen to supplement undermanned CBP Air and Marine crews flying MQ-9 drones over the border. At Fort Huachuca, Ariz., only two of the authorized five daily flights are actually in the air. America's 2,000-mile southern border is riddled with well-documented security gaps. The Guard is ready, willing and able step into the breach, without overstepping its legal orders. There's no point in going halfway on this mission. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/01 /national-guard-can-do-more-at-the-border/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Majority of Dems Support Illegal Immigrants Voting By Guy Benson Townhall.com, August 1, 2018 File these results in the memory bank for the next time Democrats indignantly bristle at the allegation that they are proillegal immigration. The idea they're supporting is deeply unpopular overall, naturally, thanks to overwhelming opposition from Republicans and hugely lopsided disapproval among independents (another survey shows a slim majority of Democrats rejecting the proposal). But here we have an outright majority of Democratic voters whose signaling on immigration now apparently requires them to advocate the franchise for illegal immigrants. They want people who should not be in the country to be able to vote and thus impact elections and public policy. Why? Because the hard left's reaction to right-wing anti-immigrant sentiment is to treat even illegal immigrants as heroes (i.e. tribalism), but also because most illegal immigrants would likely cast ballots for the Democratic Party. Did you break our laws on your way into our country? Terrific, not only can you stay, here's a voter registration card! This is myopic, radical madness. Destroying our national sovereignty to own the cons is disgraceful stuff https ://townhall. com/tipsheet/ guybenson/2018/08/01 /polls-40-percent-of-gop-voters- favor-russia-helping-their-party-in2018-majority-of-dems-support-illegal-immigrants-voting-n2505840 AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000185 Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Are You Kidding Me? An ICE Official Had to Give Illegal Immigration 101 to a Democratic Senator By Matt Vespa Townhall.com, August 1, 2018 Matthew Albence, the Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations for ICE, had to give Hirono illegal immigration 101 after the latter said she was "confused." Yes, you read that right; a lawmaker was confused that entering the country illegally is, you know, a crime. Hirono tried miserably to claim that arresting illegal aliens is a Trump policy. Nope. It's been set in stone for decades, lady. It was appallingly stupid. It was embarrassing. And it shows just how far left the Democratic Party has gone on this issue: they don't even know basic immigration law. For some on the Left apparently, history did not begin until Donald Trump was elected president https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/01/are-you-kidding-me-an-ice-official-had-to-give-illegal-immigrationl Ol-to-democr-n250504 7 Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Philly Mayor Endangers Residents by Ceding to Anti-ICE Radicals' Demands By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, July 30, 2018 After a month of businesses being disrupted, sidewalks blocked by unsanitary tents and multiple arrests, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney gave in to the demands of Leftist radicals and professional agitators to end the city's infmmationsharing contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Since they began, the protests have focused on denying ICE access to the Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System (PARS), a database which provides real-time notification of felony and misdemeanor arrests made by Philadelphia police. While other federal agencies like the FBI and A TF will retain access to the data, Mayor Kenney and City Solicitor Marcel Pratt announced on July 27 that ICE would be walled off when the contract ends on August 31. "For some time now we have been concerned that ICE uses PARS in inappropriate ways, including to conduct investigations that result in immigration enforcement against law-abiding Philadelphia residents," said Mayor Kenney. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000186 He proclaimed the decision would prevent ICE from being able to "go out and round people up" and that "If I could abolish ICE, I would," a declaration which won praise from the gathered audience of sanctuary city sympathizers, including delegations from Juntos, an illegal immigrant rights group, and the New Sanctuary movement. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/07 /3 0/philly-mayor-endangers-residents-by-ceding-to-anti-ice-radicals-demands/ Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Why Hiring More Judges Would Reduce Immigration Court Backlogs By Cristobal Ramon and Tim O'Shea Bipartisan Policy Institute, July 25, 2018 The efficacy of proposals to increase the number of judges over additional efficiency measures, such as completion quotas, raises the interesting issue of whether adding more immigration judges earlier this decade would have offset the backlog's growth, especially as more families and unaccompanied children arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2014. To test this theory, we developed a scenario where the government assigned 100 immigration judges who were trained and cleared but inactive to immigration courts in 2014 to handle the increased caseload. https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/why-hiring-more-judges-would-reduce-immigration-court-backlogs/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. A New Look at the Immigration Debate A Libe1iarian examines the controversy over the border. By Bruce Majors The National Interest, July 27, 2018 But the major libertarian advocates of open borders-George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan, CATO Institute policy analyst Alex Nowrasteh, and Reason Foundation policy analyst Shikha Sood Dalmia-tend to "go high" when making their case(s), at least as compared to Democrat Paiiy flaks arguing for amnesty, abolishing ICE, etc. Their goal is a world with free immigration for all, where every individual is, as libertarians wish to have it, the owner of his or her own body, life, time, and work, and may work where she wishes, go to school where he likes, suppmi or not whichever union, church, or business she prefers, move to whatever state or city he chooses, and live in whatever country she desires. (Though they rarely argue for or are concerned with reciprocity, where a U.S. citizen could easily move to or work in other countries.) These libertarians would like to have the immigration policy the United States had in 1776. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000187 "Progressive" open borders advocates often quote the poem of socialist Emma Lazarus that was added to the Statue of Liberty, about how America accepts the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses of the world. Libertarians look to the actual Statue, and view freedom of movement as part of individual freedom, and not primarily a social service benefit for refugees from poverty and war. The fact that immigrant labor impacts different Americans differently illustrates the granularity of the impact immigration has in the economy. In her survey Dalmia claims immigrants tend to move to states that do not have extensive welfare programs, minimizing the impact of immigrants on the taxpayer. One could easily rephrase this, and ask a question about how libertarians (including Libertarians) can appeal to voters: Why should working and middle class people in rural counties, the people who gave their Electoral College votes to Donald Trump and not Hillary Clinton (or Gary Johnson), be happy to vote for people supporting unrestricted immigration or amnesty for illegal immigrants, when these Americans have worked their whole lives to pay off mortgages to own a middle class home, a home which is now subjected to property taxes to pay for the day care (or warehousing) of illegal immigrant children (and the American born children of illegal immigrants), which is necessary for those immigrant workers to be able to take jobs in the local chicken processing plant? https ://nationalinterest.org/feature/new-look-immigration-debate-2 7031 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Immigration Police Shortage and a Caution Against Hiring Too Quickly By Joe Davidson The Washington Post, July 23, 2018 Time to hire is a big problem. In fiscal 2015, Border Patrol hiring time reached 628 days. That dropped to 274 days, or about nine months, two years later. The 628 days is an anomaly, however, because there were no Border Patrol job announcements in fiscal 2014, meaning that 2013 applicants weren't hired until almost two years later, inflating that number. Nonetheless, hiring periods resembling the human gestation period are just too long. The government's general goal is hiring within 80 days. The agency says that's not feasible for law enforcement officers. But for advocates, the problem isn't that CBP takes too long to hire, but that staffing up too quickly, including training, leads to poor-performing officers. A 2017 American Immigration Council report by Josiah Heyman said "the last time the Border Patrol received a large infusion of money to hire thousands of new agents, cases of corruption and misconduct spiked in the agency. New hires were not sufficiently vetted, novice agents were not adequately supervised, and agents who abused their authority acted with impunity." AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000188 Guillermo Cantor, research director for the immigration advocacy council, said it "analyzed tons of government records and showed the multiple ways in which Border Patrol agents regularly overstep the boundaries of their authority by using excessive force, employing coercive tactics and misinformation to deport migrants from the U.S., and retaining migrants' personal belongings, to mention just a few examples." He complained that "new hires did not receive sufficient training. All of this to say that slow growth of staffing levels is probably a good thing considering the negative impacts that resulted from the agency's rapid growth in the past." https ://www. sf gate. com/news/ article/Immigration-police-shortage-and-a-caution-against-13 096812.php Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Fear-Mongering Hides the Obvious Truth: America Thrives as a Nation Because oflmmigration The Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2018 Violent criminals living in the country illegally shouldn't be here, and the government is right to track them down and seek their deportation. But holding up individual violent crimes as a broad indictment of immigrants does nothing to suggest a solution for the problem of illegal immigration. That the chainsaw assailant had been deported nearly a dozen times is evidence that border enforcement needs to be more effective (and no, a wall running the length of the border will not help). It is not evidence that people living here under the radar pose a public safety risk. The vast majority of immigrants, regardless of their legal status, are here trying to improve their lives and those of their families. But such facts do not deter the hard-liners from using one-off criminal acts to tar immigrants, part of a continuum of xenophobia that helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. The president's repeated characterizations ofMS-13 gang members as invaders (many gang members are U.S. citizens) is, at best, demagoguery meant to inflame the passions of his nationalist followers. The president conveniently fails to mention that MS-13 arose here in the U.S. among Salvadoran refugees who fled a violent civil war that the U.S. was deeply involved in. Those refugees formed gangs in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities as protection from existing ethnic gangs there before returning to El Salvador to continue their criminal enterprise. http://www. latimes. com/ opinion/ editorials/la-ed-immigrants-crime-white-house-20180 724-story .html Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Why the U.S. Is Stuck With a Fight Over Immigration: A Debate The U.S. needs more foreign residents, but public sentiment makes that unlikely. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000189 By Tyler Cowen and Noah Smith Bloomberg.com, July 25, 2018 Noah Smith: The next wave of immigration would- and probably should- come from China and India, and to some extent the Philippines. Those have been among the largest source countries in recent years, and immigration tends to follow on itself. Both countries have environmental and political downsides that make the U.S. an attractive option for skilled workers, and I think this will continue to be true. Politically, Asian immigrants are viewed as positively as European immigrants. Even Republicans might view Chinese immigration favorably, given the existence of a strong conservative current within the Chinese-American community. As for the political sensitivity of immigration, I wonder if the issue isn't simply a stalking horse for divisions between groups of native-born Americans - religious versus nonreligious, black versus white, urban versus rural, etc. The parallel I'm thinking of is the period before the Civil War, when the anti-immigration Know-Nothing movement suddenly flared up in the North. After the war, anti-immigrant sentiment essentially vanished. I now see the U.S. as being in a cold civil war. We may not fight with guns - in fact, I'll be surprised ifwe do -but one way or another, the contest between two competing visions of America is now going to the finish line. Afterward, perhaps in a decade or so, I wouldn't be surprised if the winning side starts bringing in immigrants again, for economic reasons. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-25/why-the-u-s-is-stuck-with-a-fight-over-immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Watch What Happens When You Push Away Skilled Immigrants The U.S. can hire talented foreigners here, or they'll end up working overseas. By Noah Smith Bloomberg.com, July 24, 2018 But the U.S. needs immigrants for reasons that go beyond tax revenue and population support. Foreign workers are crucial to maintaining American technological and industrial dominance. Without a continued inflow of skilled workers, the U.S. risks losing its edge to China and other rivals. Recent research underscores this point. A paper by economists Gaurav Khanna and Munseob Lee takes an innovative new approach to measuring H-lB workers' contributions. Using detailed data on which products companies sell, they found that the more H-lB workers a company hires, the more new products it sold - a sign of innovation. Additionally, they found that H-lB workers are associated with greater revenue growth. This research comes on top of earlier findings showing that when the U.S. admits more H-lB workers, patenting activity- a rough proxy for research effort increased. In other words, skilled foreigners are continuing the tradition of immigrants boosting U.S. science and technology. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000190 https://www.bloomberg.com/view /articles/2018-07-24/making-life-awful-for-skilled-immigrants-is-a-mistake Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Immigration Politics and the Perception of Chaos By Alex N owrasteh CATO at Liberty Blog, July 25, 2018 Obama looked helpless, incompetent, and brutal in the 2014 border chaos as his administration caged entire families in deplorable conditions. Trump now looks incompetent, brutal, and responsible for everything that's happened on the border under his watch. Republicans politically capitalized on the border chaos in 2014 by painting the Democrats as either complicit with the migrants or helpless to stop it. The Republicans introduced a bill to gut the asylum system in response. The Democrats, for their part, didn't have a coherent explanation except "nuh-uh." Now that the dynamic has flipped, and anti-immigration politicians are being blamed for the chaos, we can test the locus of control theory. If enough voters also blame their recent perceptions of border chaos and lack of control on antiimmigration politicians then they could react by supporting more liberal immigration policy rather than reflexively opposing liberalization. Polling already shows that Americans are more supportive of increasing immigration during the Trump administration, and perhaps this could be in response to the chaos created by his policies or the fact that they are too brutal for voters, but those numbers have also been trending up for decades. https://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-politics-perception-chaos Return to Top ******** ******** 35. How Immigration Reform Could Help an Aging, Indebted America By Andy J. Semotiuk Forbes.com, July 25, 2018 Perhaps with the backing of the Kochs, there will be enough support in Congress to pass an all-encompassing immigration reform bill after all. That has been the dream of many political leaders who have been unable to get support to pass such a measure to date. With the right approach, which would have to include new provisions to secure the borders to get the support of Trump backers, such an immigration reform package could also address the shortfall in skilled workers being created by the aging population today, clear the way for the dreamers to stay and open up a path to citizenship for unlawful immigrants. Passage of such a bill could also indirectly help to deal with the the deficit and AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000191 infrastructure mentioned by improving our investor immigration programs. We can only hope so. https ://www. forbes. corn/ sites/ andyj sernotiuk/2018/07 /25 /how-irnrnigration-reforrn-could-help-an-aging-indebtedarnerica/#7adab57 a4bff Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Immigration Reform Will Benefit Our Nation By Ouisa Davis The El Paso Times, July 26, 2018 The history of U.S. immigration policy demonstrates politically skewed policy decisions focused upon the needs of the economy, balanced with fear of the stranger. When the economy is in decline and cheap labor is required, immigrants are welcomed with open arms. As the economy improves after the influx of new arrivals, Americans are told to fear shifts in culture and tradition, politicians use new talking points to increase their power, and laws are changed, impacting new arrivals, increasing militaristic and criminal-justice focused approaches to immigration control, effectively closing the routes to legal status. https ://www. elpasotirnes. corn/ story/ opinion/2018/07 /26/irnrnigration-reforrn-benefit-us-ouisa-d-davis-says/83 65 53002/ Return to Top ******** ******** 37. Trump's "Zero Tolerance" Border Policy is Actually More Like "50% Tolerance" By Ana Campoy Quartz.corn, July 26, 2018 Did zero tolerance work? The policy's goal, at least as stated by several officials, was to deter families from corning into the US. A study released this week by the Center for American Progress suggests that zero tolerance likely failed in that too. The analysis, by Ed Wong, a political science professor at University of California, San Diego, shows that a pilot of Trump's zero-tolerance policy in the summer of2017 did not reduce the number of immigrants, which kept rising. https://qz.corn/1340921/donald-trurnps-zero-tolerance-irnrnigration-policy-is-rnore-like-50-tolerance/ AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000192 Return to Top ******** ******** 38. Patriotic Americans Are Pro-Immigration New research finds nationalism is not strongly associated with anti-immigrant views. By Tom Jacobs Pacific Standard, July 24, 2018 More strikingly, he found higher levels of patriotism were associated with a stronger pro-immigrant stance. Pryce notes that one can feel strongly attached to your group (in this case, fellow countrymen) but still have respect for those considered outsiders. This "may translate into greater willingness to welcome immigrants," he writes. OK, but surely nationalism-the belief that America is superior to all other nations-is associated with hatred of immigrants, right? Actually, no. Pryce found no statistically significant relationship between this mindset and sentiments toward immigration. Perhaps a good number of America-first types are pleased to see outsiders wanting to move here, given that it validates their world view. https ://psmag. com/ social-justice/patriotic-americans-are-pro-immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Birthright Citizenship, Explained: Why Some on the Right Want to End It, and What They Get Wrong Former Trump adviser Michael Anton isn't the first to attack citizenship for anyone born on US soil. But it's still a touchy subject - even among conservatives. By Dara Lind VOX.com, July 23, 2018 Advocates of ending bi1ihright citizenship don't say that Wong Kim Ark was wrongly decided. Instead, they argue it simply doesn't apply to people born in the US to unauthorized immigrants. Because Wong's parents had immigrated permanently and legally to the US, critics of birthright citizenship believe that his case merely extended birthright citizenship to legal immigrants residing in the US for good. The fact that at the time they entered there was no such thing as illegal immigration doesn't matter to this argument - indeed, it explains why the Comi might not have anticipated that its broad definition in Wong Kim Ark could ultimately apply to the children of unauthorized immigrants. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000193 The Supreme Court hasn't explicitly ruled that the children of unauthorized immigrants are US citizens. In the 1985 case INS v. Rios-Pineda, in which the parent of two US-born children challenged his deportation order, the Court referred to the children as US citizens by birth - but because the Court didn't make a formal legal finding in this regard, the statement was just dicta, or rhetoric. https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/17595754/michael-anton-birthright-citizenship-amendment-illegal-immigrants-children Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Can the Center Hold? It Must Solve Immigration First By Alexander Stem RealClearPolicy.com, July 23, 2018 What drives populism and anti-immigration sentiment, then, if not only economics? The immigration issue is a "trifecta," according to Galston, drawing together economic, security, and cultural concerns. To be effective, center-left politics must address all three of these dimensions. First, he argues, we need a more merit-based legal immigration system, bringing it line with those of most other Western countries. Specifically, we should recalibrate the current distribution of green cards, two-thirds of which go to those with family ties with only a fifth based on immigrants' prospective economic contributions. As for security, Galston thinks we should hold employers accountable for their workers' immigration status ofby putting in place stricter authorization measures, and track immigrants who overstay their visas more closely. We should also build a "smart" wall, using the latest available technology, rather than Trump's physical one. https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2018/07/23/can the center hold it must solve immigration first 110723.html Return to Top ******** ******** 41. Forget the Wall Already, It's Time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders The solution to America's immigration problems is open borders, under which the United States imposes no immigration restrictions at all. By Jeffrey Miron USA Today, July 31, 2018 AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000194 Think about the money we could save and make Expenditure on immigration enforcement would shrink to nothing, because open borders means no walls, fences, screening at airports, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), deportations, detention centers or immigration courts. A 2013 report estimated that immigration enforcement cost more than $18 billion annually, and standard indicators suggest costs have grown further since then. Last year, U.S. employers filed over 336,000 petitions for Hl-B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, but only 197,129 were approved. Complicated visa rules - for tourists versus job-seekers, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workers versus agricultural laborers, and students versus non-students - would all vanish. This would save resources and give employers new access to talented human capital. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/31/open-borders-help-economy-combat-illegal-irnrnigrationcolumn/862185002/ Return to Top ******** ******** 42. The Immigration Debate Is Everything That's Wrong With Modern America It's time to make America honest again ByD.A. Kirk Arc Digital Media, July 23, 2018 Politicians are quick to remind us of the complexities of immigration whenever they come under fire for their inaction. But those complexities are usually acknowledged only when it's politically beneficial to whomever is doing the talking. The rest of the time, debates over immigration typically devolve into battles between two competing nanatives constructed upon cherry-picked statistics, one-sided analyses, and baseless speculations. On the internet, the situation is even bleaker, as misleading claims, exaggerations, and plain old falsehoods are routinely circulated by activists, celebrities, and popular social media personalities. For instance, you've probably seen the heartwrenching photograph of two young immigrants sleeping on the floor of a holding cell, indulging in a dream-filled respite from their chain-linked reality. The picture was passed around social media and held up as an example of the Trump administration's unnecessarily cruel immigration policies. The problem, however, is that the picture in question is from an Arizona Republic story from 2014. A similar controversy arose when a picture of a young child in a cage was posted to Twitter and subsequently retweeted thousands of times; however, that picture was not from a detention facility, but rather a staged protest in Dallas, Texas. The right, too, has had its bogus talking points. President Trump's supporters recently complained about the lack of outrage that ensued after the Obama administration separated 90,000 unauthorized immigrant children from their families and placed them in detention. This claim spread quickly on Facebook and Reddit as the debate over Trump's family separation policy dominated the news cycle, leaving some people with the impression that the Obama administration had AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000195 followed a policy similar to the one instituted by Trump. The problem is that the claim appears to be based on a 2016 U.S. Senate report on unaccompanied minors who had entered the country illegally, not unauthorized immigrant children who crossed the border with their parents or other relatives. Simply put, President Obama did not forcibly separate 90,000 children from their families and toss them into detention centers. https://arcdigital.media/the-immigration-debate-is-everything-thats-wrong-with-modern-america-f634c 1d5793 7 Return to Top ******** ******** 43. Another Melting Pot Boils Over Due to Immigration Built by 19th century indentured laborers, Guyana faces a heated battle over what to do with a flood of immigrants. By Matt Foley Ozy.com, July 26, 2018 Much like America to the north, Guyana has been a melting pot of Asian and Latin American influences for more than a century. A former British colony that gained independence in 1966, modern Guyana was largely built with the help of generations of Indian indentured laborers. Their descendants, now known as East Indians, make up 40 percent of the population, while Afro-Guyanese - descendants of African slaves - comprise 30 percent. Groups of Indian, African, European, Chinese and indigenous heritage are all prominent. Now, a sharp uptick in overstaying Haitian, Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants - propelled by the economic and political crises in their home countries - is dividing Guyana with a heated debate on whether the resource-strapped nation can sustain open borders. While 16 percent (7,255 out of 44,747) of Cubans who entered Guyana in 2017 have overstayed, that number rose to 27 percent (6,170 out of 22,520 visitors) in the first four months of 2018. It's worse with Haitians. In 2017, 3,515 arrived and only 291 - or 8 percent- left. And between January and April 2018, only 85 of the 1,238 who arrived- 7 percent- left. A flood of Venezuelan immigrants, many of whom crossed over illegally, has added additional pressure this year on Guyana, which was wann to them, then cold and is now lukewarm. https ://www.ozy.com/fast- forward/ another-melting-pot-boils-over-due-to-immigration/8 8196 Return to Top ******** ******** 44. Not So Rotten in Denmark? They're not turning things around, but at least they're trying to slow down the decline. By Bruce Bawer AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000196 FrontPageMag.com, August 1, 2018 To be sure, three weeks before the Times and Time started wringing their hands over Denmark's cruelty to Muslims, the Guardian was on the case, with reporter Richard Orange filing an article headlined "Denmark swings right on immigration- and Muslims feel besieged." Wrote Orange: "The Social Democrats' leader, Mette Frederiksen, has called Islam a barrier to integration, said some Muslims 'do not respect the Danish judicial system,' that some Muslim women refuse to work for religious reasons, and that Muslim girls are subject to 'massive social control."' All true. "She has also called for all Muslim schools in the country to be closed." Good. All they teach is fanaticism and hate. Orange interviewed one Istahil Hussein, 36, who "says the change in Danish opinion so disturbing that she is thinking of returning to Somalia, the country she left 18 years ago." Good idea. Don't let the door hit you on your way out. Like his colleagues at the Times and Time, Orange represented Denmark's actions as a product of unfounded prejudice. There was no mention of, say, classrooms full of Danish-born children who don't speak Danish or of imams who preach conquest of Europe. Speaking of which, on July 24, Danish prosecutors charged Imam Mundhir Abdallah, who preaches at a mosque in the N0rrebro district of Copenhagen, with delivering a sermon in which he read the following sacred text: "Judgment Day will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them." It was the first time the Danes ever prosecuted a Muslim cleric for urging the murder of Jews. It may have been the first time any Western European country ever did such a thing. In reporting this news, France24 further noted that five Muslim hate preachers had been banned from Denmark in May of this year- this, while in the U.K., for instance, the government and media soft-pedal mass Muslim gang rapes and deny entry not to Muslim hate preachers but to critics of Islam. https ://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2 708 80/not-so-rotten-denmark-bruce-bawer Return to Top ******** ******** 45. The German Government Pays for Three Week Vacation for Refugees to Go Home By Martin Armstrong Annstrong Economics, August 3, 2018 You really cannot make up a story like this, because it sounds just so unbelievable. I am in Germany on business and did not see the place overrun with refugees as on my last trip. So I made some inquiries. To my complete astonishment, the Geiman government is actually giving refugees three weeks paid vacations INCLUDING airfare BACK to the very countries that claim they are fleeing because it is unsafe. So in other words, despite claiming their lives would be at risk if they were forced to return home, the government is paying them for a vacation to the very place they claim to be fleeing. You just cannot make up such a completely insane government policy. I know someone who works with the refugees and they confirm they are on vacation back home. Therefore, asylum seekers are nonetheless returning to their homeland for a "short time". AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000197 https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/refogees/the-german-governmentpays- for-3-week-vacation- for-refugees-to-go-home/ Return to Top ******** ******** 46. Australia: A Model for Curbing Immigration By Giulio Meotti Gatestone Institute, July 28, 2018 Four years ago, the Australian government sparked criticism after it ran an advertisement aimed at discouraging asylum seekers from traveling illegally to the country. "No Way", the poster read. "You will not make Australia home. If you get on a boat without a visa, you will not end up in Australia. Any vessel seeking illegally to enter Australia will be intercepted and safely removed beyond Australian waters". It was an extremely tough message, but it worked. "Australia's migration rate is the lowest it's been in 10 years", said Peter Dutton, Australia's Home Affairs Minister. Speaking last week on the Today Show, Dutton added that the drop was about "restoring integrity to our border". The Australians are apparently happy about that. A new poll just revealed that 72% of voters support Prime Minister Malcolm Tumbull's immigration policy. Australia, a Western democracy, has for years, tried to deal with a migration crisis from the sea. "Europeans think it's easy in Australia to control our borders, but they're just making up excuses for doing nothing themselves," said retired major general Jim Molan, co-author of Australia's asylum policy. Last year, EU officials came to Australia for help. At a recent summit, European Union member states agreed to copy the Australian model of turning back the migrant boats and sending them to third-countries, to centers there run by local authorities, on the model of the Manus Regional Processing Centre in Papua New Guinea, which was used to house migrants turned away from Australia. Italy is now looking to create similar reception centers on the southern border of Libya. https ://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12 760/ australia-immigration-model Return to Top ******** ******** 47. Global Compact Lays the Groundwork for International Cooperation on Migration By Kathleen Newland AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000198 Migration Policy Center, July 2018 The compact's 23 objectives are a mix of the broad and aspirational (#7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration) and the very specific (#22: Establish mechanisms for the portability of social security entitlements and earned benefits). Each objective is accompanied by a menu of actions states can draw upon to make good on their commitments. But as with any international agreement, the strength of these commitments and the national actions they inspire will determine the document's effectiveness. The Global Compact is not a treaty. It is not legally binding, but the participating states have made political and moral commitments to pursue its aims . The stakes are high-and the pay-offs could be high as well. The compact is built on the assumption that states have common interests in managing migration effectively , even when they disagree on priorities. For example , one of the issues on which countries of origin and destination have had the most difficulty finding common ground is the involuntary return of migrants who have no legal authorization to remain in the destination country. European states have signed numerous readmission agreements with countries of origin but complain that they are implemented half-heartedly or not at all. Countries of origin allege that migrants' human rights and dignity are violated in return proceedings, and that the real difficulties of reintegrating migrants into weak economies are underestimated . Reintegration assistance is far less than what is needed. https: //www .migrationpo licy. org/news/ global-compact-international-cooperation-migration Return to Top ******** Visit Website Copyright(C) 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000199 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? View this e-mail in our browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000200 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 10:16 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 8/6/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward What's Happening at the Center Center Fellow David North continues his extensive coverage of work visa programs, reporting on the federal program that subsidizes employers to hire foreign college graduates instead of their U.S. counterparts, the expectation of corporate employers to get as many H-1 B visas as they want, and the decision to double the number of foreign workers permitted to work in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. All of Mr. North's work, which includes many immigration developments that go unreported elsewhere, is available here. Commentary .1.Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers Blog Posts 2. Corporate Employers Seem to Expect to Win 100% of the Time on H-1 B AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000201 Issues 3. Gang Membership and the Latest Flores Order 4. Pew Research Center Writes about OPT but Ignores Employer Subsidies 5. Media Gives Little Scrutiny to Industry Claims on H-1 B 6. How Much Does the U Visa Program Actually Help Enforce Our Laws? 7. Another Dive into the Ugly 2019 OHS Funding Bill 8. Appropriating More Catch and Release 9. A Perfect Storm of Errors Complicates an Immigration Court Hearing 10. Paying the Cost - Literally - for Alien Criminals in the United States 11.,_United Airlines Virtue Signals its Position on Migrant Families 12. U.S. More than Doubles Number of Alien Workers in Northern Marianas 1. Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers By Mark Krikorian National Review, July 30, 2018 https://cis.org/Oped/Republicans-Vote-Gut-Enforcement-lncrease-ForeignWorkers Excerpt: The House Appropriations Committee this week approved the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for fiscal year 2019 (starting October 1, 2018), after considering a raft of amendments. This is not necessarily the final product; the bill will likely be amended further if and when considered by the full House of Representatives, and again when the House and Senate confer on reconciling their respective versions of the legislation. Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000202 ******** ******** 2. Corporate Employers Seem to Expect to Win 100% of the Time on H-1 B Issues By David North CIS Blog, August 3, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Corporate-Employers-Seem-Expect-Win-1 00-Time- H1 B-lssues Excerpt: Anderson goes on to cite the apparently alarming statistics that showed, when one compared the third quarter of FY 2017 to the fourth quarter of the same year, that the H-1 B denial rate had crept up from 15.9 percent to 22.4 percent. He complained about the increase in Requests for Evidence forms sent to some employers; these are staff inquiries about some aspect of a specific H-1 B application. Clearly there is an overwhelming sense of entitlement here. The nasty old government is letting the employers avoid the American labor market only 78 percent of the time. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000203 Gang Membership and the Latest Flores Order By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, August 3, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Gang-Membership-and-Latest-Flores-Order Excerpt: On July 30, 2018, Judge Dolly Gee of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued yet another order in Flores v. Sessions. That order is the latest chapter in the micromanagement of the process by which alien minors are detained or released by an individual without any apparent expertise in the subject overseeing a department (Health and Human Services (HHS)) that has omitted such responsibility from its mission statement. Particularly notable in this latest order were the judge's findings with respect to alien minors with admitted gang involvement or displayed gang affiliation. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Pew Research Center Writes about OPT but Ignores Employer Subsidies By David North CIS Blog, August 2, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Pew-Research-Center-Writes-about-OPT-lgnoresEmployer-Subsidies Excerpt: An argument can be made that the foreign alumni may not stay in the AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000204 United States long enough to secure the benefits of the Social Security and Medicare programs and thus should not pay into these programs, but that has nothing to do with the tax break given to employers of these alumni. Further, these are public insurance programs, and the payroll taxes are designed to help the elderly and the infirm, generally, not necessarily those who have contributed to the programs' funding. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Media Gives Little Scrutiny to Industry Claims on H-1 B By John Miano CIS Blog, August 2, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Miano/Media-Gives-Little-Scrutiny-lndustry-Claims-H1 B Excerpt: This morning I was working on preparing evidence for a court case. In the background I played a radio segment on H-1 B visas from KJZZ in Arizona. In it, an industry spokesman makes the tired claim that employers cannot fill jobs because we are at full employment. American workers are not available so we need foreign workers. At the same time I had that segment playing, I was working on a log of job applications kept by an experienced computer programmer who had been laid off. Over the five-week period in this particular log, he applied to 146 computer jobs. He wasn't offered a position for any of these jobs. He eventually found a AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000205 position after five months. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. How Much Does the U Visa Program Actually Help Enforce Our Laws? By David North CIS Blog, August 1, 2018 https://cis.org/North/How-Much-Does-U-Visa-Program-Actually-Help-EnforceOur-Laws Excerpt: The disparate levels of attention are even more striking when one realizes that the U program is much more generous than DACA, with about 17,000 of the U visa holders graduating into green card status each year. Typically, an applicant for the U visa gets a four-year work permit and then progresses into green card status, which is limited to 10,000 a year for the victims and 7,000 a year for the victims' family members. (The 10,000 ceiling does not apply to family members.) There is no progression to green card status in DACA, as it is now constituted. Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000206 7. Another Dive into the Ugly 2019 OHS Funding Bill By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 1, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/Another-Dive-Ugly-2019-DHS-Funding-Bill Excerpt: It's ironic that several (although by no means all) of the objectionable provisions were last-minute additions passed by voice vote on amendments introduced by Democrats who then, having gotten their way on these antienforcement provisions, went on to vote against the overall bill on party lines, knowing it would pass anyway because of the Republican majority. So it is that the Republicans allowed them to have the best of both worlds. It's like allowing someone to turn your backyard into a minefield. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Appropriating More Catch and Release By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, July 31, 2018 https://cis. org/ Arthur/Appropriating-More-Catch-and-Release Excerpt: It is generally accepted that the main reason that aliens seek to enter the United States illegally is to live in this country and work. If USCIS is forced AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000207 under the Price-Yoder amendment to find that aliens have a "credible fear" of persecution (notwithstanding the fact that legally they do not), the vast majority of them will be released into the United States to await their removal proceedings, at which time they can make an asylum claim. Eventually, however (as noted above) IJs must deny those claims under the AG's precedent, at which point they will either be removed, or (more likely) join the growing number of absconders under final orders of removal in the United States. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. A Perfect Storm of Errors Complicates an Immigration Court Hearing By David North CIS Blog, July 31, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Perfect-Storm-Errors-Complicates-lmmigration-CourtHearing Excerpt: It was an example of how difficult it can be to provide justice on the mass basis that has been caused by the huge backlog in the immigration courts, often described by our colleague Andrew R. Arthur. It also showed how the courts' resources can be wasted in individual cases. Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000208 ******** ******** 10. Paying the Cost - Literally - for Alien Criminals in the United States By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 31, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Paying-Cost-Literally-Alien-Criminals-UnitedStates Excerpt: It seems to me that criminal accountability is vitally important in this case. As a retired ICE official, it's something I'm confident current ICE agents also feel strongly about, because they know the system. The truth is that, even if he were removed, policing our border is such a difficult proposition these days - with resistance to border barriers, continual pushes to play the catch-andrelease game, and the big money to be made in human smuggling - it's entirely likely that Valerio-Romero would illegally return in a relatively short period of time and simply relocate someplace else with new fraudulent documents bought cheaply from a storefront vendor. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. United Airlines Virtue Signals its Position on Migrant Families AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000209 By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, July 30, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cad man/United-Ai rlines-Virtue-Signals-its-Position-M igrantFam iIies Excerpt: If United exercises its right to impose such restrictions, so be it. But as I have noted before, when companies decide to pick and choose among those policies they approve- or disapprove - of, and in the process become unreliable partners to the federal government, then the appropriate response is, at least to me, self-evident: Withdraw all U.S. government business from that company. United and many other airlines benefit from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars spent by thousands of federal employees all across the United States who travel on business every day of the year. They do this courtesy of huge contractual arrangements, usually negotiated by the General Services Administration. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. U.S. More than Doubles Number of Alien Workers in Northern Marianas By David North CIS Blog, July 30, 2018 https://cis.org/North/US-More-Doubles-Number-Alien-Workers-Northern- AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000210 Marianas Excerpt: The federal government - as it has for decades - has once again made the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, just North of Guam, a really cushy place for the employers of foreign workers. Congress and the president have decided that the old foreign worker ceiling of 4,999 was too low, and that it should be more than doubled to 13,000 . The ceiling is just for those with the CNMl-only work permit; there are also a handful of workers in the islands with federal permits , such as H-1 B. Aliens on the CW1 visas have no path to citizenship, and are thus without any political influence , as we have reported earlier. Return to Top This email was sent to robert.t.law@uscis.dhs.gov why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Center for Immigration Studies . 1629 K St., NW, Suite 600 . Washington , DC 20006 . USA AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000211 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 11:30 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Unlimited Cheap Labor: Evaluating New H-2A Data ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward UnlimitedCheap Labor: EvaluatingNew H-2A Data Agricultural guestworkers have tripled since 2007 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000212 ,. Certified H-2A W ersby late, 2017 ? Oo 999 5,000to9.999 10.000o14,999 ? 15.000o19999 ? 20.000o24 ,999 ? 25.000o32.741 Approximately 55. 8 percent of all H-2A-certified workers are concentrated in just five states: North Carolina, Washington, Florida, Georgia, and California. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000213 Washington, D.C. (August 6, 2018) - A report by the Center for Immigration Studies provides analysis of newly disclosed data on the H-2A program. This visa program allows U.S. companies to hire an unlimited number of foreign guestworkers in temporary, seasonal positions related to agriculture. The new data should help in evaluating the possible impact of the 2019 Department of Homeland Security (OHS) funding bill that recently pass the House Appropriations Committee with an amendment that would allow H-2A guestworker visas to be used for year-round workers. Preston Huennekens, a Center research associate and author of the report, said, "Policymakers need to consider how increases in foreign workers impact wages and opportunities for American workers. H-2A workers are paid less than the national average; certain H-2A jobs - including equipment operators, construction laborers, and supervisors - are paid between 23 percent and 95 percent less. Are these really jobs Americans won't do, or has cheap labor pushed them out of the market?" View the full report at: https://cis.org/Report/Unlimited-Cheap-Farm-LaborEvaluating-H2A-Disclosure-Data Key Points: o Issuances of H-2A visas for foreign agricultural guestworkers have tripled since 2007, growing an average of 13 percent a year. o H-2A workers were paid less than the nationwide average across the top-10 occupational categories in 2017. o Over half of all H-2A workers are concentrated in just five states: North Carolina, Washington, Florida, Georgia, and California. o H-2A workers were registered in 165 crop categories, but 20 percent of all the AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000214 guestworkers labored on just four: Apples, tobacco, blueberries, and "fruits". Visit Website Further Reading: Grows Take a Leaf from EB-5, Plant Their Goodie in Spending Bill 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000215 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 12:40 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: AUGUST 15 EVENT:A Conversation with Director Francis Cissna, USCIS ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~ot1on ,P10-11n1111wo11t 0 Share @ Tweet @ Forward A Conversation with Francis Cissna USCIS Director on legal immigration challenges Washington, D.C. (August 7, 2018)- Francis Cissna, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will be featured Newsmaker in an Immigration conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Wednesday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club . The event will be streamed on Facebook Live. Cissna leads the agency which "administers the nation's lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting American s, securing the homeland, and honoring our values." On an average day, the 19,000 workers at USCIS welcome nearly 2,000 new citizens at naturalization AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000216 ceremonies, grant lawful permanent residence to approximately 2,100 people, issue approximately 7,000 new and replacement Green Cards, and verify the employment eligibility of more than 80,000 new hires through E-Verify. The conversation on Wednesday, moderated by Jessica Vaughan , the Center's director of policy studies, will cover such topics as asylum abuse, E-Verify, meritbased immigration, chain migration, the EB-5 immigrant investor program, and fraud. When: Tuesday, August 15, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. Where: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. The Immigration Newsmaker series provides an opportunity for government agency heads, members of Congress, and other policymakers to discuss their priorities and explore the challenges they face. The events, held at the National Press Club, are seated , on-the-record conversations between the guest and a member of the CIS staff. The code below is needed for entry to the National Press Club. Visit Website AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000217 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? View this e-mail in our browser . This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000218 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 6:53 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Opinions, 8/10/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 8/10/18 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 .L."Lawsuit Seeks to Require Federal Contractor to Break Immigration Laws," Dan Cadman 2. "Section 266 of the INA: A Forgotten Immigration Crime," Andrew R. Arthur .1."Refugee Resettlement Is Costly," Jason Richwine 4. "Refugee Resettlement - Lifeline or Foreign Policy Tool?," Nayla Rush 2,_"DHS Is Increasing Foreign Student Fees -But Not by Enough," David North 6. "Could TPS Be Back on the Table for Nicaragua?," Kausha Luna 7. "Venezuelan Migration Continues to Grow," Kausha Luna ~ "Rational Immigration Policies Needed," Georgie Anne Geyer 9. "Open Borders Are Not Libertarian so Long as America Is a Welfare State," Bruce Majors lQ,_"I'm an Immigrant- and Trump is Right on Immigration," Neil Gouveia and Susan Edelman AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000219 lL "Billions to be Saved by Tightening Welfare Rules," Spencer Raley 12. "A Fordham University Law Professor Gets a Failing Grade," Hans A. von Spakovsky li "Does Trump Have What It Takes to Win on Immigration?," Karin McQuillan 1+-_ "Arab Living in Mexico Smuggles 6 Yemenis into U.S. Via Southern Border," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles li "Immigration Will Not Make America Great Again," Spencer P. Morrison 1?_,_"To Counter Trump, Vox Defends MS-13 as Nice Kids Who Ride Bikes, Work After-School Jobs," Jacob Perry 12. "NY Gov. Cuomo Still Trying to Skate on ICE," Jennifer G. Hickey ~ "In Canada, Border Enforcement Gains Support," Jennifer G. Hickey 12.,_"Cory Booker's Israel Faux-Pas Exposes Stunning Depths of Liberal Hypocrisy On Border Security," Scott Morefield 20. "July Jobs: The 'Trump Effect' Seems to be Creeping Back (Because of 'Zero Tolerance'?)," Edwin S. Rubenstein IL "George Soros' Son Reveals the True Agenda Behind Flooding the West With 3rd World Immigrants," Chris Black 22. "The Communists Behind the 'Abolish ICE,' 'Occupy ICE' Agitation," William F. Jasper 23. "President Trump Can Solve the Immigration Crisis With Legislation That Died in 2013," Matthew Soerens 24. "On Immigration, the GOP Is the Grown-Up Party," Saritha Prabhu 25. "No Justice for Taxpaying Americans," Howie Carr 26. "Illegal Immigrants Not Exactly Flocking to Register to Vote in San Francisco," Jazz Shaw 27. "Anti-Immigration, Like Pro-Immigration, Is a Legitimate Political Position," Yuval Noah Harari 28. "Explaining the Indefensible," Peter Skerry 29. "To Solve Border Troubles, The U.S. Must Help Make Mexico Great Again," Dan DeCarlo 30. "Lawyers Defending Immigrant Children in Detention Are Relying on a Court Case From the 80s," Kevin Johnson 1L "Trump's Latest Immigration Injustice is a Malicious Travesty," Shikha Dalmia 32. "It's Not About 'Illegal Immigration,' It's About Keeping Certain People Out," Jack Holmes 1. Lawsuit Seeks to Require Federal Contractor to Break Immigration Laws By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 8, 2018 Superficially, this suit doesn't have anything to do with immigration, it has to do with labor laws. But strip away the thin veneer and it's easy to see that it is just one more effort using "lawfare" to dismantle effective immigration enforcement. One such facility is operated by the GEO Group in the state of Washington. As is consistent not only with ICE practice in its own facilities, but with the federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service, the aliens detained there are pe1mitted to perform various chores. In return, they receive a nominal amount of money that they can use to purchase commissary items. The premise is simple: Allowing detainees to do these tasks helps maintain calm and quiet because restless minds AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000220 and idle hands often become restive and dissatisfied. That in tum can lead to disruptions or worse, something that is to be avoided at all costs in a place of confinement where detainees or inmates outnumber their guards. But using a novel approach, alien advocates in Washington filed suit against GEO Group for paying the detainees $1 per day for their chores, which is significantly less than a state law mandating a minimum employee wage of $15 per hour. It's important to note that GEO Group pays a daily amount commensurate with what would be paid to other federal prisoners and detainees; it didn't pick this figure on its own. https://cis.org/Cadman/Lawsuit-Seeks-Require-Federal-Contractor-Break-Immigration-Laws Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Section 266 of the INA: A Forgotten Immigration Crime By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, August 6, 2018 There has been a lack of clarity in recent weeks about the criminal provisions governing illegal entry into the United States. For example, Fox News reported last week that Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) was "confused" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Matthew Albence's statements concerning aliens who have been detained because they have "broken a law". The law in question is section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which renders initial illegal entry a misdemeanor, and a subsequent offense a felony. But another provision of the INA (section 266(a)), which would apply criminal penalties to aliens present in the United States after an illegal entry who have failed to register under the INA, has not received the same attention, either by the public or, apparently, by ICE. By way of background, section 262 of the INA applies a duty on "every alien now or hereafter in the United States" age 14 or older who "has not been registered and fingerprinted" under specified provisions of the law and who remains in the United States for 30 days or more "to apply for registration and to be fingerprinted before the expiration of such 30 days." There are several reasons to discount this finding. First, Justice White failed to reference any case brought under section 266 of the INA wherein a conviction was not secured against an alien under the scenario he described. Second, no reasonable argument can be made that aliens who enter the United States illegally are unaware of the fact that they could have sought legal entry if they had obtained the necessary visa. This is important, because the visa-issuance process includes registration under section 22l(b) of the INA. Bypassing this process demonstrates AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000221 that those aliens are aware of the fact that there is an application and registration requirement, logically imposing a duty on them to determine whether registration would be required following illegal entry into the United States. Third, the majority of the court concluded that failure to register "without more" was sufficient to satisfy the criminal standard in section 266(a) of the INA, a position that even the Obama administration's Justice Department apparently conceded. In April 2013, Jon Feere, former CIS legal policy analyst, noted that the U.S. Attorney's Manual stated: "If the alien is undocumented and has been in the United States for longer than 30 days, he or she has also violated" section 266(a) of the INA. That language remains in the manual. https://cis.org/Arthur/Section-266-INA-Forgotten-Immigration-Crime Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Refugee Resettlement Is Costly By Jason Richwine CIS Immigration Blog, August 10, 2018 The purpose of refugee policy is primarily humanitarian, and policymakers need to determine how best to help refugees given limited resources and possible disruption to host nations. However, advocates for expanding the number of refugees admitted to the United States have lately portrayed their position as a win-win - not only is refugee resettlement a moral imperative, it is also in our nation's economic self-interest! Last fall, a leaked (and apparently unfinished) report from the Department Health and Human Services claimed that refugees pay more in taxes than they receive in services. A less comprehensive NBER working paper came to the same conclusion last summer. Both papers neglect substantial costs that invalidate their conclusions. (For details, see the links above.) More fundamentally, both implicitly assume that today's refugees are just like yesterday's. In the 20th century, the United States took in several groups of higher-skill refugees - for example, Cubans after Castro's takeover, South Vietnamese after the fall of Saigon, Soviet dissidents in the 1980s, Eastern Europeans in the 1990s, and so on. Today, refugees come mainly from less developed parts of the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. https: // cis. org/Richwine/Refugee-Resettlement-Costly Return to Top ******** ******** 4. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000222 Refugee Resettlement - Lifeline or Foreign Policy Tool? By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, August 7, 2018 Concerns of hosting states: Help the millions here and set the pace for refugee return Lebanese President Michel Aoun is clear about what his country needs, and it's not resettlement of a handful of the refugees hosted by his country to the West. Aoun saw Lebanon's unemployment rate climb to an unprecedented 46 percent with the presence of 1.86 million Syrian refugees on its soil. (The number is Aoun's estimate.) "Today, The United Nations thanks us for our humanity in dealing with the Syrian refugees," Aoun said. But as he told EU official Johannes Hahn, such thanks "do not feed bread" to the refugees. "You have to resolve the refugee case before we ourselves become refugees," he said. Syrian refugees now make up over a quarter of Lebanon's population. Lebanon has been pushing for Syrian refugees to return to safe areas in Syria, a move UNHCR deems unsafe. The relationship between Lebanese officials and UNHCR turned sour lately, with Lebanon accusing the UN refugee agency of purposely discouraging Syrian refugees from returning home. Gratitude and/or resettlement have little bearing on hosting countries. What the Lebanese government (and most likely other host governments in the region) wants is financial aid to ease the impact ofrefugee presence on their economy, education, environment, health system, etc. The top priority remains working towards refugee return. https://cis.org/Rush/Refugee-Resettlement-Lifeline-or-Foreign-Policy-Tool Return to Top ******** ******** 5. DHS Is Increasing Foreign Student Fees - But Not by Enough By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 8, 2018 We learned this week that foreign students are more than three times as likely to stay illegally in the country as nonimmigrants as a whole, and we heard several weeks ago that the Department of Homeland Security was after a gap of 14 years - finally thinking about raising the DHS fees for foreign students. Last month, the Depaiiment of Homeland Security proposed - for the first time in 14 years - to increase its fee for newly arrived foreign students by $150. It will be $350 per student, up from $200. DHS also proposed that new ce1iifications for institutions wanting foreign students would be raised from a ridiculously low $1,700 to a still unrealistic $3,000. My sense is that those ofus interested in keeping the levels of illegal immigration down to a dull roar should all AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000223 email (or write) to DHS suggesting that these fee increases are both long overdue and insufficient. The fees should be raised still further, and immediately. https://cis.org/North/DHS-Increasing-Foreign-Student-Fees-Not-Enough Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Could TPS Be Back on the Table for Nicaragua? By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, August 5, 2018 In recent months the number of asylum applications by Nicaraguans in neighboring Costa Rica and other countries has increased dramatically. Currently, an average of 200 asylum applications are being lodged daily in Costa Rica. Per Costa Rican authorities, nearly 8,000 asylum claims by Nicaraguan nationals have been registered since April, and some 15,000 more have been given appointments for later registration as the national processing capacities have been overwhelmed. Arriving Nicaraguans are being hosted by an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 Nicaraguan families living already in Costar Rica. Panama, Mexico, and the United States have also recorded a growing trend of asylum claims by Nicaraguans during the first half of 2018, with a significant peak in June. However, the numbers in these countries remain in the low hundreds. DHS estimates that there are approximately 5,300 Nicaraguans who hold TPS under Nicaragua's designation. The number is much smaller than that ofTPS beneficiaries from El Salvador (262,000), Honduras (86,000), and Haitians (58,000). However, the repression by Nicaraguan President Daniel O1iega has garnered significant attention from the media, general public, and the White House. It will be interesting to see if politicians will call for Nicaragua's re-designation for TPS as the expiration date nears, unrest in the country persists, and emigration flows continue to grow. Nevertheless, if Nicaragua is not designated for TPS again, beneficiaries have other options. They could even apply for asylum, which would add to the recent increase in Nicaraguan asylum applications in the U.S. https://cis.org/Luna/Could-TPS-Be-Back-Table-Nicaragua Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Venezuelan Migration Continues to Grow By Kausha Luna AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000224 CIS Immigration Blog, August 10, 2018 Amidst their welcoming disposition, host countries are experiencing internal pressure to prioritize domestic needs. The arrival of Venezuelans has caused concerns relating to the impact on the wages and employment rates of host populations. There is also fear of an increased threat of diseases and epidemics with the fall of Venezuela's health system. Others have emphasized the prospect of increased crime or social tensions. In turn, Mexico and Colombia have reportedly begun to deport Venezuelans, Brazil militarized its northern region, and some host countries have also pulled back on granting special residency permits. There is consensus that the outflow of Venezuelans will continue, and some experts predict the displacement could surpass the number of Syrians displaced by Syrian the civil war. https://cis.org/LunaN enezuelan-Migration-Continues-Grow Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Rational Immigration Policies Needed By Georgie Anne Geyer GoDanRiver.com, August 2, 2018 But is there a middle ground that might offer us some solutions to our dangerous immigration situation? As someone who has covered these issues for more than four decades, I am convinced of the need for the rational and the reasonable in a world where greed and grievance, recrimination and resentment, are becoming the watchwords of the day. Here are four reasonable ideas: First, a wise leader would see immigration from a historical point of view. Today, according to U.N. agencies, there are some 60 million desperate human beings wandering the world, seeking a better place to land. At the same time, climate change is driving people from formerly amenable homelands, and worse is to come, with water shmiages, dried-up farm lands and the veritable destruction oflow-lying countries swallowed by rising seas. It's not enough to say, as many do, "This has always happened." This is different. Second, immigrants themselves must drop the easy and tiresome cries of "racism" and "discrimination." There probably was racism in Mesut Ozil's case, but Turkey's Erdogan himself severely messed up the discussion and gained Ge1many's righteous anger by unconscionably campaigning for the votes ofTurkish-Ge1mans last spring - in Germany. Did the famous soccer player perhaps not understand this? Do immigrants not have responsibility for the stability of their countries of citizenship over their countries of heritage? Third, there is no room- not in today's world, and really not ever- for sloppy sentimentality regarding AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000225 immigration. Nation-states are absolutely necessary for the peace and prosperity of the world as it is organized, and those states have not only the right, but the responsibility, to maintain stable societies. Those who embrace a sentimental doctrine of "open borders" or "everybody come" are as guilty of moral casualness and destroying stability as those who cruelly take children away from their parents at the border and then lose them. https:/ /www.godanriver.com/opinion/columnists/geyer georgie anne/rational-immigration-policiesneeded/article d2d75a64-9693-1 le8-a714-93850ce7a4f0.html Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Open Borders Are Not Libertarian so Long as America Is a Welfare State What morality-and what electoral strategy-prioritizes the right of a Honduran to cross the border over the right of an American not to be forced to feed, house, and clothe her family? By Bruce Majors The Federalist, August 2, 2018 Dalmia in a 2012 survey reported that economists' estimates of the increase in U.S. gross domestic product produced by immigrant labor was between $6 billion and $22 billion. Dalmia quotes Caplan on how immigrant labor overall increases or has no effect on American wages, although it does specifically lower the wages of lessskilled and less-educated American workers. This illustrates the granularity of the effects immigration has in the economy. Dalmia claims immigrants tend to move to states that do not have extensive welfare programs, minimizing immigrants' effects on the taxpayer. One could rephrase this: Why should working and middle-class people in rural counties, the people who gave their Electoral College votes to Trump, not Hillary Clinton (or Gary Johnson), be happy to vote for people supporting unrestricted immigration, when these Americans have worked to own a middle-class home, a home now subjected to prope1iy taxes to pay for the daycare of illegal immigrant children (and the children of illegal immigrants) that is necessary for those immigrants to take jobs in the local chicken processing plant? On social media, libertarians tend to argue that immigrants, even illegals, pay taxes too, through their rent to their property-tax-paying landlords. The average annual per child expenditure of an American public school is $12,000, and as high as $29,000 in Washington, D.C. and other jurisdictions. The idea that many immigrants, living crowded into low tax assessment properties, pay anything like $12,000 annually in property taxes per child they commit to the local school is prima facie ridiculous. http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/02/ open-borders-not-libertarian-long-america-welfare-state/ Return to Top AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000226 ******** ******** 10. I'm an Immigrant- and Trump is Right on Immigration By Neil Gouveia and Susan Edelman The New York Post, August 4, 2018 I learned a lot about American culture and traditions from watching sit-corns: "Three's Company," "Diff'rent Strokes," "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons." I went to some of the worst elementary and middle schools in the South Bronx but won a scholarship to Monsignor Scanlan High School and escaped a cycle of subpar education. It gave me the discipline I was not exposed to in the public school system. I earned a bachelor's degree in communications from St. John's University in Queens and a master's degree in education from Baruch College. Those experiences shaped my "conservative" views on immigration. It took five years after we arrived in the US before we could apply for citizenship. While I was exempt because of my age, 13, mom and dad had to prepare for a naturalization test on American history and government. Mom was the nervous one - she did not have a formal education and the thought of taking an exam terrified her. She and my dad studied for hours to answer the 100 questions that could seal their fate. On test day, an immigration officer asked 10 questions, and my parents had to answer at least six correctly. Dad passed easily, but mom barely made it. At the official ceremony, I stood with my parents, bursting with pride, as they took the citizenship oath and pledged allegiance to the US flag. At that moment, I, too, became an American citizen. If under age 18, the children of a naturalized parent are automatically granted the same status. https://nypost.com/2018/08/04/im-an-immigrant-and-trump-is-right-on-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Billions to be Saved by Tightening Welfare Rules By Spencer Raley ImmigrationReform.com, August 7, 2018 This is not a radical new change. In fact, the United States has always reserved the right to refuse citizenship to anyone who could not demonstrate an ability to financially support themselves and their families. Public charge clauses were first codified into federal law with the passage of the Immigration Act of 1882 which, in part, gave the federal government authority to restrict the entry of "any person unable to take care of him or herself without becoming a public charge." AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000227 Unfortunately, the likelihood of an individual to become a public charge is hardly considered in the immigration process anymore. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/07 / clarifying-the-public-charge-rule-could-save-taxpayers-billions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 12. A Fordham University Law Professor Gets a Failing Grade By Hans A. von Spakovsky National Review Online, August 7, 2018 Editor's Note: Hans A. von Spakovsky imagines a response to Zephyr Teachout, a New York attorney-general candidate and associate professor at Fordham law school, from her constitutional-law professor. Dear Prof. Teach out: It is with great regret that I inform you of a revision to the grade you received in Constitutional Law 101 as a firstyear student here at Duke University School of Law. I have changed it to an "F." You really left me no choice in this matter, given your recent bizarre assertion that as New York's attorney general, you would have the authority to prosecute federal law-enforcement agents for enforcing federal immigration law. Perhaps your volunteer work for Howard Dean's presidential campaign kept you from class the day we covered Clause 2 of Article VI of the Constitution? That's the provision that states: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States, which shall be made in Pursuance thereof. .. shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. As your classmates learned that day, this is what is known in legal circles as the "supremacy clause." It specifies that federal law takes precedent over state law, and it "binds all legal actors," which would include even the attorney general of the state of New York. I don't wish to belabor this point, but I do very much want to repair this apparent deficit in your Con Law educational experience. The plain fact is: a state attorney general cannot prosecute a federal law-enforcement officer for carrying out his duty to enforce federal law. This includes the agents of the Immigration and Customs AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000228 Enforcement Agency. Any state attorney general who attempts to do so would be in violation of her oath to support the Constitution of the United States. https://www.nationalreview.com/ corner/zephyr-teachout-fordham-law-professor-gets-failing-grade/ Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Does Trump Have What It Takes to Win on Immigration? By Karin McQuillan American Thinker, August 8, 2018 The GOP is chock-foll of politicians who personally favor amnesty and high legal immigration and who fear the mainstream media more than Trump and his voters. They want to curry favor with Hispanic voters in their districts by continuing chain migration. They rely on rich donors who hire non-Americans. Like other elitists, they feel virtuous by being kind to illegals. They seem to enjoy demonstrating their power to ignore voters. The good of the country is of the least importance to them. Trump knows he needs new tactics. He has started to threaten a government shutdown if that's what it takes to get border fonding. This is supposedly to pressure Democrats, but it is equally a shot across the bow of the GOP. At the moment, these threats are classic Trump intimidation, not an action plan. During a congratulatory call to Rush Limbaugh, President Trump admitted that he had conceded to Ryan and McConnell and agreed to no "fond the wall" shutdown before the midtem1s. Trump said he personally thinks a showdown on immigration during the September budget vote is worth the political risk, as after the midterms they may not get as favorable a bill. (This suggests the question: what is less favorable than zero? Because all we have is zero.) Does Trump need political savvy and tools outside his usual their home turf, the halls of Congress? Once the Kavanaugh after McConnell? Will Trump, the consummate deal-maker, through Congress, garnering the votes he needs one by one? unforeseen way through the Congressional roadblock? https://www.americanthinker.com/artic1es/2018/08/does skill set to outmaneuver these lifelong politicians on confirmation is behind us, will Trump be freer to go roll up his sleeves and get the immigration deal Or will Trump's paradigm-busting approach find an trump have what it takes to win on immigration.html Return to Top ******** ******** AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000229 14. Arab Living in Mexico Smuggles 6 Yemenis into U.S. Via Southern Border Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, August 2, 2018 This is hardly an isolated case. Foreigners from nations with terrorist ties have been slipping into the U.S. via Mexico for years and Judicial Watch has exposed several plots as part of an ongoing investigation into the critical national security threats that grip the region. In one operation exposed by Judicial Watch, Mexican drug cartels smuggled nationals of terrorist countries into a small Texas rural town near El Paso Texas. To elude the Border Patrol, they used remote farm roads to reach stash areas in Acala, a rural crossroads located around 54 miles from El Paso. Judicial Watch also uncovered State Department records confirming that "Arab extremists" are entering the U.S. through Mexico with the assistance of smuggling network "cells." Among them was a top Al Qaeda operative wanted by the FBI, identified via a cable from the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez as Adnan G. El Shurkrjumah. Shukrijumah helped plan several U.S. attacks, including plots to bomb Oprah Winfrey's studio and detonate nuclear devices in multiple American cities (watch a Judicial Watch documentary on it here). For years Shukrijumah appeared on the FBI's most wanted list and, despite being sought by the agency, crossed back and forth into the U.S. from Mexico to meet fellow militant Islamists in Texas. In fact, as one of the world's most wanted terrorists, Shukrijumah piloted an aircraft into the Cielo Dorado airfield in Anthony, New Mexico. https: //www. judicial watch. org/b log/2018/08/ arab-living-in-mexico-smuggles-6-yemenis-into-u-s-via-southernborder/ Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Immigration Will Not Make America Great Again By Spencer P. Morrison American Thinker, August 6, 2018 But every once in a while a seemingly convincing argument is made. Ruchir Sharma's piece in the New York Times, entitled "To Be Great Again, America Needs Immigrants," is one such piece. Not only does Sharma rely on uncontested data, but his logic seems solid. But looks can be deceiving. Sharma's argument suffers from two main problems: Sharma misunderstands how economies grow, and he conflates gross domestic product (GDP) with prosperity. Machines, not men Sharma claims economic growth depends primarily upon extra population, not productivity: This is wrong. Technology, not population, drives long-run economic growth. Consider: economic growth occurs when either more stuff or better stuff is made. For example, America's economy grows when it produces more cars or (all else remaining equal) more luxurious or fuel-efficient cars. This applies to all economic output, whether AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000230 goods or services. https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/immigration will not make amenca great again.html Return to Top ******** ******** 16. To Counter Trump, Vox Defends MS-13 as Nice Kids Who Ride Bikes, Work After-School Jobs By Jacob Perry The Federalist, August 9, 2018 This context is wholly absent from Vox's presentation. The video succinctly describes the origins ofMS-13 as "a group of teenagers, hanging out, smoking pot, listening to rock music" who eventually became "juvenile delinquents involved in street crimes who were stuffed into American jails." Vox specifically defends MS-13 against Trump's charge that the gang is a drug-smuggling criminal cartel. The voiceover states, "that's not really the case" and notes that the group "doesn't have global ambitions." Hannah Dreier, a ProPublica reporter showcased in the video, says "MS-13 is not really involved with the international drug trade." Senior Vox reporter Dara Lind adds that "the organization doesn't have that kind of sophistication to really play with the major players." These assertions are made despite the fact that there is a growing mountain of evidence to the contrary. http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/09 /counter-trump-vox-def ends-ms-13-nice-kids-ride-bikes-work-school-j obs/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. NY Gov. Cuomo Still Trying to Skate on ICE By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, August 8, 2018 With his re-election campaign in full-swing, Cuomo must kiss the rings of the open border left-wingers who demand the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including his Democratic Party opponent, activist Cynthia Nixon. But polls show average voters oppose the "abolish ICE" movement and support stronger immigration law enforcement. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000231 Given his political nature, the governor is trying to effectively abolish ICE through his policies that obstruct agents from carrying out their duties, but not actually saying he wants to abolish ICE. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/08/ny-gov-cuomo-still- trying-to-skate-on-ice/ Return to Top ******** ******** 18. In Canada, Border Enforcement Gains Support By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, August 7, 2018 Asked their views on "irregular border crossers," a majority - 67 percent - of Canadians define the situation created by a massive surge in illegal aliens from the U.S. and an almost equal number lack faith in the government to handle the surge. The sentiment is shared by those of all political stripes. On the question whether "too many" illegal immigrants have been given entry to the country, 65 percent of Conservative Party voters say yes, while more than half those who identified as Liberal and New Democratic party agreed. Furthermore, the number of Canadians who feel their government has been too "generous" to illegal aliens increased from 53 percent last year in September 2017 to 58 percent in the recent poll. https ://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/07 /in-canada-border-enforcement-gains-support/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Cory Booker's Israel Faux-Pas Exposes Stunning Depths of Liberal Hypocrisy on Border Security By Scott Morefield Townhall.com, August 6, 2018 We all know most liberals are hypocrites, but they can't help it, not really. After all, hypocrisy is inte1iwined into the very essence of holding to policy positions so utterly nonsensical on their face that defending them requires pretzel-shaped distmiions ofreality that would make a circus acrobat shudder. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000232 But among a sea of hypocrites, some are more hypocritical than others. Enter Senator Cory Booker, who was recently photographed at Netroots Nation - that gathering of Lenin wannabees, each of whom hoping to top the last one's efforts to come up with a nuttier way to purge the kulaks for good this time - holding a sign bearing a pro-Palestinian movement slogan. https ://townhall. com/ columnists/ scottmorefield/2018/08/06/ cory-bookers-israel- fauxpas-exposes-stunning-depthsof-liberal-hypocrisy-on-border-security-n2507081 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. July Jobs: The "Trump Effect" Seems to be Creeping Back (Because of "Zero Tolerance"?) By Edwin S. Rubenstein VDare.com, August 5, 2018 Equally important: the immigrant working-age population was just 827,000 higher this July than the previous July, as opposed to a year-over-year gain of 962,000 in May. The immigrant workforce had been growing by over 1 million year-over-year since January, peaking at an appalling 2.2 million in April. So this too is an improving trend, although still not back to the success of Trump's first year: the immigrant workforce actually shrank in the last five months of 201 7. This pattern of sudden deterioration in American worker protection followed by steady recovery was also seen in 2017. But whereas 2017's overall improvement must mostly be attributed to the "jawboning" effect of Trump's election, there are now numerous executive actions, including the sharp reduction in the refugee intake, to which Trump can point. However, these can only have marginal, and easily-swamped, effect. Only legislation-a border wall to stop the illegal alien flow; a second Operation Wetback, including E-Verify, to get the illegal alien stock self-deporting; above all a moratorium on legal immigration-can secure the fruits of the cunent economic expansion for American workers. https ://vdare. com/ articles/national-data-july-j obs-the-trump-effect-seems- to-be-creeping-back-because-of-zerotolerance Return to Top ******** ******** 21. George Soros' Son Reveals the True Agenda Behind Flooding the West With 3rd World Immigrants AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000233 By Chris Black InvestmentWatch Blog, August 10, 2018 So, what's up with multiculturalism (George Soros' Open Society foundation has all its fingers and toes into that pie), open borders (idem), and so on and so forth? Well, as Alex Soros clearly puts it: it's the Jews looking over their own interest, thus pushing for diversity and multiculturalism in the West (where many of them live) to prevent Jews from being prosecuted by the goyim. If you have another view over what Alex Soros told the New York Times reporter (I don't think he was waterboarded or anything the like), please, enlighten me. Here's another take on "multiculturalism" from an American Jewish researcher: You must also know that Jews identify themselves as white people in the US and Europe, while whites are the true minority of the world, as they make for approximately ten percent of Earth's population (and declining fast). However, you only see diversity and multiculturalism pushed in European countries, or in the US, which is basically an extension of the Old Continent in the New World. Jews never push for multiculturalism or "vibrant" diversity in Israel, which recently passed a law declaring itself a Jewish ethnic state by any metrics. Keep in mind that the US was 90 percent white until 1965, when JFK changed the immigration law, which, prior to that year, was focused on bringing up immigrants to the US mostly from Europe. Since the sixties, the US started upgrading its "diversity level" via importing immigrants from Latin America and other "shithole countries", along with pushing cultural marxism and hardcore leftist indoctrination in its campuses and mass media. Now, America is ~63 percent white and according to demographic studies, whites are to become a minority in the US by the year 2045. A generation from now basically. If you don't know what that means, look at Brazil, South Africa or other shining examples of multicultural societies. http://www. investmentwatch b 1og. com/ george-soros-son-reveals-the-true-agenda-behind- flooding-the-west-with3rd-world-immigrants/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. The Communists Behind the "Abolish ICE," "Occupy ICE" Agitation By William F. Jasper The New American, August 4, 2018 Fighting for equality and social justice. Yes, that's how it was played by the group-think propagandists of the Fake News thought cartel. The damning background information on these "activists" is available with a few clicks on a search engine. Reporters and pundits will spend untold hours digging into musty archives to find (or fabricate) a factoid from the distant past that can be twisted and used to smear a conservative as a "racist" and a "xenophobe," but remain steadfastly, willfully blind and mute when it comes to their ideological compadres on the extreme left. So it has gone throughout the nation in one city after another. Activists from the various communist fringe groups AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000234 - many of whom openly identify with the RCP, WWP, CPUSA, RAR, etc. - carry out their subversive (and often violent) anit-Arnerican attacks with the confident assurance that their comrades in the media not only won't expose them but will portray them in the most favorable light possible. https ://www. thenewarnerican. corn/usnews/irnrnigration/itern/297 09-the-cornrnunists-behind-the-abolish-iceoccupy-ice-agitation ?vsrnaid=409&vcid=8714 Return to Top ******** ******** 23. President Trump Can Solve the Immigration Crisis With Legislation That Died in 2013 By Matthew Soerens Fox News, August 7, 2018 The 2013 bipartisan bill would have provided $46 billion for border security improvements. That's nearly double the $25 billion President Trump is now pressing for to build the wall on our border with Mexico. But fortunately, if congressional Republicans and the president are willing to practice "the art of the deal," reviving the 2013 Senate bill would give them a proven way forward- one that would fund border security, end the diversity visa lottery, and shift to a merit-based immigration system with the support of a substantial number of Democratic votes in Congress. Immigrants crossing our border with Mexico - who comprise a slight majority of the roughly 11 million immigrants in the U.S. unlawfully-would have covered much of the expense of building the wall under the 2013 legislation because they would each be charged $2,000 in fines, paid gradually, to earn permanent legal status. Far from the free grace of amnesty, the 2013 bill required those who had either crossed our border or overstayed a visa illegally to make amends. The legislation also provided protection for immigrants brought to the U.S. in violation of the law as children - the Dreamers, who President Trump has said include "some absolutely incredible kids" who should have a pathway to citizenship. http://www. foxnews. corn/opinion/2018/08/07 /president-trurnp-can-solve-irnrnigration-crisis-with- legislation-thatdied-in-2013 .htrnl Return to Top ******** ******** 24. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000235 On Immigration, the GOP Is the Grown-Up Party By Saritha Prabhu The Tennessean, August 3, 2018 Democrats aren't listening to the people on immigration Listening to Democratic Party leaders and their media supporters talk about immigration gives me massive cognitive dissonance. Their argument has a strange up-is-down, black-is-white quality to it: Uncontrolled illegal immigration is no problem! Border protection is racist and offensive! Arresting and deporting criminal aliens, even those that are violent, is immoral! Enforcing our immigration laws is racist! And now, of course, it has amped up - several Democratic leaders are openly talking about abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE. The logical corollary to this is: Let all or most of the 7 billion people on planet Earth terrorists, everyone - be able to come across the border to live in America. decent people, criminals, And all this when increasing automation threatens to destroy what jobs we currently have. https ://www.tennessean.com/ story/ opinion/ columnists/2018/08/03/immigration-repub democrats/8 82120002/ licans- Return to Top ******** ******** 25. No Justice for Taxpaying Americans By Howie Carr The Boston Herald, August 08, 2018 But the real double standard kicks in when the undocumented Democrat gets to the comiroom. A taxpaying American can only dream of the kid-gloves treatment these Third World fiends get. Here's a 2016 headline: "If Springfield market owner illegally cashing food stamps had been U.S. citizen punishment would have been greater, judge says." AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000236 This one involved a 56-year-old Dominican bodega owner who was running an EBT-card scam for illegal immigrants in Springfield- stop me if you've heard this one before. He stole $38,000 and didn't do a day in jail. As Judge Tina Page said, "Had he been a citizen of the U.S. he would in all likelihood be serving a substantial sentence." But if he'd been imprisoned he'd have been deported, and God knows we don't want to deport Dominican welfare fraudsters - or Dominican heroin dealers. Freeing Dominican heroin dealers (and future cop killers) is the specialty of Superior Court Judge Timothy Feeley, who cut loose a Dominican heroin dealer with no prison time, as the prosecutor put it, "to help him avoid deportation." Are you starting to notice a pattern here? Sometimes law abiding taxpayers get murdered because of this double standard of justice for welfare-collecting noncitizens. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/howie carr/2018/08/carr no justice for taxpaying amencans Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Illegal Immigrants Not Exactly Flocking to Register to Vote in San Francisco By Jazz Shaw Hotair.com, August 5, 2018 Citizenship is something to be desired and it carries many benefits, with the ability to directly paiiicipate in direction of our government being one of the greatest. It's an incentive to follow the rules and complete the naturalization process. With liberal efforts to continually extend more and more benefits to illegal aliens, that incentive is erased. Expanding the right to vote in this fashion is probably the final frontier in that process. So basically none of San Fran's non-citizens are registering to vote. You might think the city's elected officials might take some sort of a hint from that. Sadly, they appear to be taking away precisely the opposite message. https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/05/illegal-immigrants-not-exactly-flocking-register-vote-san-francisco/ Return to Top ******** ******** AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000237 27. Anti-Immigration, Like Pro-Immigration, Is a Legitimate Political Position A book excerpt from "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" By Yu val Noah Harari The Economist, August 6, 2018 Debate 1: The first clause of the immigration deal says simply that the host country allows immigrants in. But should this be understood as a duty or a favour? Is the host country obliged to open its gates to everybody, or does it have the right to pick and choose, and even to halt immigration altogether? Pro-immigrationists seem to think that countries have a moral duty to accept not just refugees, but also people from poverty-stricken lands who seek jobs and a better future. Especially in a globalised world, all humans have moral obligations towards all other humans, and those shirking these obligations are egoists or even racists. Pro-immigrationists tend to demand a speedy acceptance, whereas anti-immigrationists want a much longer probation period. For pro-immigrationists, if third-generation immigrants are not seen and treated as equal citizens, this means that the host country is not fulfilling its obligations, and if this results in tensions, hostility and even violence-the host country has nobody to blame but its own bigotry. For anti-immigrationists, these inflated expectations are a large part of the problem. The immigrants should be patient. If your grandparents arrived here just forty years ago, and you now riot in the streets because you think you are not treated as a native, then you have failed the test. The root issue of this debate concerns the gap between personal timescale and collective timescale. From the viewpoint of human collectives, forty years is a short time. It is hard to expect society to fully absorb foreign groups within a few decades. Past civilisations that assimilated foreigners and made them equal citizens-such as Imperial Rome, the Muslim caliphate, the Chinese empires and the United States-all took centuries rather than decades to accomplish the transformation. https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/08/06/anti-immigration-like-pro-immigration-is-a-legitimatepolitical-position Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Explaining the Indefensible By Peter Skerry The American Interest, July 30, 2018 My colleague's refusal to differentiate between the claims of immigrants and refugees reflects the posture of the Catholic Church generally. Consider, for example, how at a Mass celebrated along the U.S.-Mexican border in February 2016, Pope Francis failed to draw any such distinctions and criticized the United States for denying entry both to Mexican migrants seeking to work or join relatives here, and to women and children fleeing economic, AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000238 social, and, political chaos in Central America. The refusal to critically evaluate such claims and the intellectual confusion that sustains them are hardly limited to Catholics, or even to other believers. It is a refusal strongly reinforced by Americans' deeply engrained, virtually mythological misunderstanding of our history as "a nation of immigrants." As historian John Higham pointed out decades ago, Emma Lazarus's famous 1883 sonnet affixed to the pedestal of the Statute of Liberty praised "the Mother of Exiles" for welcoming not ordinary migrants but victims of anti-Jewish pogroms in Czarist Russia. Today, these people would be designated refugees. And yet the Statue is the symbol of our self-understanding as an immigrant nation. There are two overlapping but distinct sources of confusion here. The first is definitional: who precisely is a refugee and how does a refugee differ from a migrant-or from an immigrant? The second is political and arises as participants in the global debates over these issues adapt their goals and frame their appeals to suit varied and changing contexts, constituencies, and audiences. https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/07/30/explaining-the-indefensible/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. To Solve Border Troubles, The U.S. Must Help Make Mexico Great Again By Dan DeCarlo The Federalist, August 6, 2018 Helping the Mexican government regain this basic aspect of their sovereignty should be a top priority for the Trump administration, as many of the negative facets of the cun-ent Mexican-U.S. relationship, such as the large numbers of illegal migrants and drugs pouring over the southern border are facilitated by the illegal smuggling networks run by the caiiels. These cartels would not exist in their present robust form if the Mexican government was actually able to maintain its proper sovereign authority. http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/06/ solve-border-troubles-u-s-must-help-make-mexico-great/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Lawyers Def ending Immigrant Children in Detention Are Relying on a Court Case From the 80s By Kevin Johnson AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000239 The Conversation, August 2, 2018 In the 1980s, the Reagan administration aggressively used detention of Central Americans as a device to deter migration from Central America, where violent civil wars had caused tens of thousands to flee. As a result, the government held in custody Central Americans arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border, including many who sought asylum in the U.S. because they feared persecution if returned home. Immigrant rights groups filed a series of lawsuits challenging various aspects of the detention policies, including denying access of migrants to counsel, taking steps to encourage them to "consent" to deportation, and detaining them in isolated locations far from families and attorneys. One suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in 1985 on behalf of Jenny Lisette Flores, a 15-year-old from El Salvador. She had fled violence in her home country to live with an aunt who was in the U.S. But Flores was detained by federal authorities at the U.S. border for being undocumented. The American Civil Liberties Union charged that holding Flores indefinitely violated the U.S. Constitution and the immigration laws. The Flores case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Flores settlement created a framework agreed to by the U.S. government that addressed how migrant children were to be treated if they were detained. It is a landmark settlement in no small part because Central Americans continue to flee violence in their homelands and the U.S. government has responded with mass detention of immigrant children. Although the Flores settlement was agreeable to the Clinton administration, the Trump administration wants to detain families, including children, for periods longer than permitted by the Flores settlement. https ://theconversati on. com/lawyers-defending-immigrant-children-in-detention-are-re the-80s- l 00918 lying-on-a-court-case- from- Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Trump's Latest Immigration Injustice is a Malicious Travesty By Shikha Dalmia The Week, August 9, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security is finalizing rules that would make it vastly easier to brand immigrants deemed "likely" to qualify for even minimal social services a "public charge" and make it harder for them to enter the country if they are abroad - or, if they are here, obtain green cards or citizenship or otherwise upgrade their immigration status. It might not even matter if these legal immigrants personally consume these services. It would reportedly be enough that their American children or spouses do. By some estimates, 20 million immigrants may be affected. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000240 http:/ /theweek. corn/ articles/? 8902 7/trurnps-latest-irnrnigration-injustice-rnalicious-travesty Return to Top ******** ******** 32. It's Not About 'Illegal Immigration,' It's About Keeping Certain People Out The cartoonish nature of The Trump Era once again throws things into sharp relief. By Jack Holmes Esquire.corn, August 7, 2018 So even if it's just an immigrant's child who uses benefits-a child who may be an American citizen-the parent, a legal immigrant, can be penalized. Across the board, the policy could mean forcing people to choose between food and healthcare for their family or a future as a U.S. citizen. According to Stephen Miller, you can't have both. This is a willful attempt to irnrniserate people and try to force them out of the country-just as the family separation policy put us in a contest of cruelty with Central American drug gangs. This policy could impact 20 million immigrants or more, some of whom could be rejected despite earning 250 percent of the poverty level. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a22661941/donald-trurnp-cut-legal-irnrnigration-stephen-rniller/ Return to Top ******** Visit Website AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000241 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? View this e-mail in our browser . This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AM[ HICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000242 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 9:24 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: A Lower Refugee Ceiling Is Better for Most Refugees, the Host Countries, and America ~ ~ CenterforImmigration Sttt~i~i~ot1on ,P10-11n1111wo11t 0 Share @ Tweet @ Forward A Lower Refugee Ceiling Is Better for Most Refugees, the Host Countries, and America Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2018) [From an article written by C/S Executive Director Mark Krikorian]- The president is finding that changing immigration policy is more like trench warfare than shock-and-awe. Getting anything through Congress has so far proven impossible, due to combination of the filibuster rule, a rump group of loose-border Republicans, and the White House's own poorly run legislative operation . But refugee policy is one area where the administration can storm some AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000243 trenches successfully. Even the domestic "charities" that make their living from resettling refugees (on the taxpayers' dime) acknowledge that refugee policy is a component of foreign policy, which is why the president has wide latitude. He has already exercised that authority by reducing the ceiling for refugee resettlement in the current fiscal year to 45,000, down from the Obama administration's FY 2017 ceiling of 110,000. Owing to the development and implementation of new procedures, the actual number of refugees likely to be resettled through FY 2018 (which ends September 30) will be well below the ceiling, maybe 21,000. The new fiscal year starts in a month and a half, and there is a struggle inside the administration over the resettlement ceiling for FY 2019. The hawks are pushing for a lower ceiling while the doves, both career State Department officials and the resettlement "charities," are pushing for a higher one. None of the arguments for raising the number of refugees to be resettled holds water. The humanitarian argument is the weakest; in fact, as I've argued on these pages, large-scale refugee resettlement is immoral. Because the taxpayer funds expended on settling a single refugee in the U.S. could help twelve refugees in the country where they've found shelter, advocacy for resettlement amounts to little more than virtue signaling. As the Pharisee in Luke 19 might have said, "God, I thank you that I am not like other people robbers, evildoers, adulterers - or even like this immigration hawk. I fast twice a week and advocate for increased refugee admissions." Nor is there a good foreign-policy argument for increasing refugee admissions. Countries hosting large numbers of refugees, such as Lebanon, Jordan, and AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000244 Turkey, get no benefit from having a handful of them relocated with great fanfare to America's hard-pressed Rust Belt while millions remain. As my colleague Nayla Rush has written of resettlement, "Even if these numbers were to double, triple, or more, the reality is that the effect of resettlement real and symbolic - both on host countries is minimal, akin to rain drops in the ocean." View the full article at: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/lower-refugeecei Iing-better-for-refugees-host-cou ntries-america/ Contact: Marguerite Telford Director of Communications, Center for Immigration Studies mrt@cis.org 202-466-8185 Follow the Center for Immigration Studies on Twitter for all the latest updates: @CIS Org Visit Website 0 0 0 Further Reading: AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000245 'Private Refugee Resettlement Agencies Mostly Funded by Government 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000246 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 12:00 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Terrorist Infiltration at the U.S. Southwest Border ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Terrorist Infiltration at the U.S. Southwest Border The national security gap in America's immigration enforcement debate Washington, D.C. (August 13, 2018) - A new report by the Center for Immigration Studies examines the potential terrorist threat posed by the smuggling of special interest aliens (SIAs) - people coming from a country identified as having possible or established links to terrorism. SIA smuggling networks, which provide routes from the Middle East, South Asia, and North and West Africa, provide terrorists the capability of reaching and entering the U.S. across the Southwest border. Since SIA immigration traffic is the only kind with a distinct and recognized AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000247 terrorism threat, its apparent sidelining from the national debate is particularly puzzling. During the last year of the Obama administration, the threat prompted a memo, obtained by the Center and published here for the first time, with orders demanding the "immediate attention" of the nation's most senior immigration and border security leaders to produce an action plan to target "Cross-border Movement of Special Interest Aliens." The Trump administration has placed little emphasis on this threat, with discussion mostly limited to Spanish-speaking entrants, as opposed to those who speak Arabic, Pashtun, and Urdu. View the entire report at: https://www.cis.org/Report/Terrorist-lnfiltration-ThreatSouthwest-Border Todd Bensman, the Center's senior national security fellow and author of the report, said: No serious consideration should be given to disbanding ICE without a complete understanding of the important and unheralded counterterrorism work these men and women are doing all over the globe, sight unseen. Nor any longer should national discussion about illegal immigration policy bypass the fact that hundreds, if not thousands, of migrants from the Middle East and other nations where terrorist organizations are active are also among Spanish-speaking migrants. Homeland security professionals who make a living at this have long recognized that this small traffic represents a significant terrorism threat, and those interested in the debate should acknowledge this issue too. Contact: Marguerite Telford AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000248 Director of Communications, Center for Immigration Studies mrt@cis.org 202-466-8185 Follow the Center for Immigration Studies on Twitter for all the latest updates: @CIS Org Visit Website Further Reading: Another Terrorist Exploits the Diversity Visa Lottery Preventing the Entry of Terrorists into the United States Study Reveals 72 Terrorists Came From Countries Covered by Trump Vetting Order 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000249 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 10:35 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: RSVP: A Conversation with Francis Cissna ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward A Conversation with Francis Cissna USCIS Director on legal immigration challenges Washington, D.C. (August 13, 2018)- Francis Cissna, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will be featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Wednesday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club. The event will be streamed on Facebook Live. Due to very high demand and a limited number of remaining seats, this event is invitation-only and will be closed to walk-ins. We ask that you RSVP via email to Marguerite if you would like to reserve a seat and have not yet reached out. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000250 Cissna leads the agency which "administers the nation's lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values." On an average day, the 19,000 workers at USCIS welcome nearly 2,000 new citizens at naturalization ceremonies, grant lawful permanent residence to approximately 2,100 people, issue approximately 7,000 new and replacement Green Cards, and verify the employment eligibility of more than 80,000 new hires through E-Verify. The conversation on Wednesday, moderated by Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, will cover such topics as vetting of applications, guest worker program reforms, processing of asylum and other special categories, work permits, fees, and E-Verify. When: Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. Where: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. The Immigration Newsmaker series provides an opportunity for government agency heads, members of Congress, and other policymakers to discuss their priorities and explore the challenges they face. The events, held at the National Press Club, are seated, on-the-record conversations between the guest and a member of the CIS staff. Contact: Marguerite Telford Director of Communications, Center for Immigration Studies mrt@cis.org 202-466-8185 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000251 Follow the Center for Immigration Studies on Twitter for all the latest updates: @CIS Org Visit Website Further Reading: Event: A Conversation with Francis Cissna Immigration Brief: The Immigration Debate USCIS Issues Credible Fear Guidance 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000252 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 1:18 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward What's Happening at the Center In a recent report, Preston Huennekens evaluates the H-2A visa program, which allows farmers to employ an unlimited number of foreign agricultural workers. H-2A visa issuances have tripled since 2007 and the workers are paid less than the average nationwide wage. Huennekens notes that the program was designed with no numerical caps to reduce the number of foreigners working illegally in agriculture jobs, but that clearly has not been the case . Report .1.Endangered at the Border : Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking 2. Unlimited Cheap Farm Labor: Evaluating H-2A Disclosure Data Blog Posts AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000253 3. Venezuelan Migration Continues to Grow 4. Refugee Resettlement Is Costly 5. An EB-5 Dispute, with Something Old and Something New 6. OHS Is Increasing Foreign Student Fees - But Not by Enough 7. Lawsuit Seeks to Require Federal Contractor to Break Immigration Laws 8. 2018 New Green Card Data Shows Slight Quarter-to-Quarter Decline 9. Refugee Resettlement- Lifeline or Foreign Policy Tool? 10. Section 266 of the INA: A Forgotten Immigration Crime h Could TPS Be Back on the Table for Nicaragua? Television 12. Andrew Arthur Discusses Court Ruling on Constitutional Protections 13. Peter Nunez Discusses Prosecutor Caseload 1. Endangered at the Border:Animal trafficking closely tied to drug, human trafficking By Matthew Sussis CIS Report,August10, 2018 https :// cis. org/Re port/Endangered-Border Excerpt: Closely tied to the criminal networks involved in illegal immigration and drug smuggling across the U.S. border is illegal wildlife trafficking, a $10 billion industry that harms vulnerable animal populations and brings various endangered species closer to extinction. When Americans picture illegal animal smuggling, they may imagine black markets in distant, underdeveloped nations, but the reality hits closer to home. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000254 The United States is one of the top destinations for illegally trafficked animal goods, and every year thousands of illicit animal products are smuggled across both the northern and southern border and into various American ports. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Unlimited Cheap Farm Labor: Evaluating H-2A Disclosure Data By Preston Huennekens CIS Report,August6, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Report/Unlimited-Cheap-Farm-Labor-Evaluating-H2ADisclosure-Data Excerpt: The H-2A visa is uncapped to encourage as many farmers as possible to legally hire their workers. In a February 2018 Successful Farming article, the author remarked that "the 'elephant in the room' is that many farmworkers are not legally employed in the United States. More than half of all farmworkers are unauthorized to work in the United States, according to a National Agricultural Worker Survey." The H-2A program in theory should reduce the number of foreigners working illegally in agriculture jobs, but that clearly has not been the case. A closer look at the H-2A program reveals interesting details. Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000255 ******** ******** 3. Venezuelan Migration Continues to Grow By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, August 10, 2018 https://cis.org/LunaNenezuelan-Migration-Continues-Grow Excerpt: Countries hosting Venezuelans have been relatively generous, keeping their borders open and offering various forms of protection. Colombia, which has received the majority of Venezuelan migrants, initially granted Venezuelans a Special Stay Permit allowing temporary residence. Later, the Colombian government began to issue Border Mobility Cards. As of February 2018, however, the government stopped granting both of these cards. Argentina and Uruguay, under the Mercosur Residency Agreement, have given Venezuelans unrestricted visas that allow them to live and work in those countries for a renewable period of two years. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Refugee Resettlement Is Costly AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000256 By Jason Richwine CIS Blog, August 10, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Richwine/Refugee-Resettlement-Costly Excerpt: The purpose of refugee policy is primarily humanitarian, and policymakers need to determine how best to help refugees given limited resources and possible disruption to host nations. However, advocates for expanding the number of refugees admitted to the United States have lately portrayed their position as a win-win - not only is refugee resettlement a moral imperative, it is also in our nation's economic self-interest! Last fall, a leaked (and apparently unfinished) report from the Department Health and Human Services claimed that refugees pay more in taxes than they receive in services. A less comprehensive NBER working paper came to the same conclusion last summer. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. An EB-5 Dispute, with Something Old and Something New By David North CIS Blog, August 9, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/EB5-Dispute-Something-0ld-and-Something-New Excerpt: It should be noted that this is a civil, not a criminal matter. The case was brought by the investor and not by the Securities and Exchange AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000257 Commission that so often acts as the cop in other EB-5 disputes. It will be interesting to see - perhaps years in the future - what happens to this case, but in the meantime the filing (although intended to rescue Zhan's money) is a searing indictment of the entire EB-5 program. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. OHS Is Increasing Foreign Student Fees - But Not by Enough By David North CIS Blog, August 8, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/DHS-lncreasing-Foreign-Student-Fees-Not-Enough Excerpt: Last month, the Department of Homeland Security proposed first time in 14 years - for the to increase its fee for newly arrived foreign students by $150. It will be $350 per student, up from $200. OHS also proposed that new certifications for institutions wanting foreign students would be raised from a ridiculously low $1,700 to a still unrealistic $3,000. Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000258 7. Lawsuit Seeks to Require Federal Contractor to Break Immigration Laws By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 8, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Lawsuit-Seeks-Require-Federal-Contractor-Breaklmmigration-Laws Excerpt: Superficially, this suit doesn't have anything to do with immigration, it has to do with labor laws. But strip away the thin veneer and it's easy to see that it is just one more effort using "lawfare" to dismantle effective immigration enforcement. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 2018 New Green Card Data Shows Slight Quarter-to-Quarter Decline By Preston Huennekens CIS Blog, August 8, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/2018-New-Green-Card-Data-Shows-SlightQuartertoQuarter-Decl ine Excerpt:One quarter's worth of data is not enough to draw conclusions about the remaining nine months in any fiscal year. However, reports indicate that the Trump administration may publish a proposal that would bar individuals on AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000259 green cards (and future applicants) from naturalization if they or their dependents used certain social safety net programs. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Refugee Resettlement - Lifeline or Foreign Policy Tool? By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, August 7, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/Refugee-Resettlement-Lifel ine-or-F oreig n-Pol icy-Tool Excerpt: Even as the resettlement ceiling was lowered, President Trump has always been an advocate for proximity help, as he told Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri last year: "Our approach, supporting the humanitarian needs of displaced Syrian citizens as close to their home country as possible, is the best way to help most people." Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Section 266 of the INA: A Forgotten Immigration Crime AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000260 By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, AUgust 5, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Section-266-INA-Forgotten-lmmigration-Crime Excerpt: To eliminate any issues, however, ICE could publish a public notice informing all aliens who have entered illegally that they have 30 days to register under section 262 of the INA. After that 30-day period, any alien apprehended in the United States who has been in this country for more than 30 days and has failed to register in accordance with section 262(a) of the INA could be prosecuted under section 266(a) of the INA. The president has vowed to use all tools available to him to enforce the immigration laws. Sections 262 and 266 of the INA, which impose criminal penalties upon aliens who have failed to register and be fingerprinted in the United States, provide a powerful incentive for those here illegally to either depart the United States or identify themselves to ICE. The agency should use them. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Could TPS Be Back on the Table for Nicaragua? By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, August 5, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Luna/Could-TPS-Be-Back-T able-Nicaragua AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000261 Excerpt: In recent months the number of asylum applications by Nicaraguans in neighboring Costa Rica and other countries has increased dramatically. Currently, an average of 200 asylum applications are being lodged daily in Costa Rica. Per Costa Rican authorities, nearly 8,000 asylum claims by Nicaraguan nationals have been registered since April, and some 15,000 more have been given appointments for later registration as the national processing capacities have been overwhelmed. Arriving Nicaraguans are being hosted by an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 Nicaraguan families living already in Costar Rica. Panama, Mexico, and the United States have also recorded a growing trend of asylum claims by Nicaraguans during the first half of 2018, with a significant peak in June. However, the numbers in these countries remain in the low hundreds. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Andrew Arthur Discusses Court Ruling on Constitutional Protections Fox News, August 9, 2018 Video: https://www.cis.org/Andrew-Arthur-Discusses-Court-RulingConstitutional-Protections Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000262 ******** ******** ~ Peter Nunez Discusses Prosecutor Caseload Fox News, August 8, 2018 Video: https://www.cis.org/Peter-Nunez-Discusses-Prosecutor-Caseload Return to Top Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal 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? View this e-mail in our browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000263 From: Sent: To: Askew, Marineka P Cc: Jessica Vaughan; Stoddard, Kaitlin V; Alfonso, Angelica M; Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:01 PM Marguerite Telford Patrick, Shirley A (CTR); Law, Robert T; Bars, Michael J Subject: RE: CIS event Thank you, my phone is below. Michael Bars and Rob Law will be travelling with him. I have added them here so they can pass on their info. Thanks. From: Marguerite Telford [mailto:mrt@cis.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:53 PM To: Askew, Marineka P Cc: Jessica Vaughan; Bars, Michael J; Ries, Lora L; Stoddard, Kaitlin V; Alfonso, Angelica M Subject: Re: CIS event Marineka - (b )(7)( e) Marguerite 571-405-8384 On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Askew, Marineka P wrote: Here is the vehicle information: (b)(7)(c) AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000264 From: Askew, Marineka P Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 1:27 PM To: 'Jessica Vaughan'; Ries, Lora L; mrt@cis.org Cc: Bars, Michael J Subject: RE: CIS event Yes, I plan to have him there at 8:30. I have asked our car service which vehicle will be taking him and as soon as I hear back I will pass that information on. He will have two staff with him, Michael Bars and Rob Law. If someone can provide information on where the back entrance is that would be most helpful. Thank you. From: Jessica Vaughan [mailto:jessicavauqhan@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 1:23 PM To: Ries, Lora L; mrt@cis.org; Askew, Marineka P Cc: Bars, Michael J Subject: Re: CIS event Should we say 8:30 for the pre-meeting? Jv Sent from AOL Mobile Mail lora.l.ries@uscis.dhs.gov Adding Marineka to provide the car info & attendee list. Thank you. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000265 - Lora Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2018, at 10:36 AM, Marguerite Telford wrote: Lora, Please do not forget to send me the information on the car and those attending ______ ____. with Director Cissna. I will need this information before NPd...._ (b )(7)(e) I have confirmed with the NPC that he will be meeting with Jessica in the private diningrooom prior to the event. Please let me know the cellphone that I can contact on that morning, if necessary. My number is 571-405-8384. Regards, Marguerite On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Ries, Lora L wrote: Marguerite, We'll get you that information. Thank you. Lora Ries Acting Associate Director, External Affairs AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000266 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security (b )(6) ,___ __ __.l(c) From: mrt@cis.org ~mailto:mrt@cis.org] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2018 2:21 PM To: Jessica Vaughan Cc: Ries, Lora L; Bars, Michael J Subject: Re: CIS event I need a description of the car and the names of those who will be with Francis in order for ~ ~-The NPC security will escort in froml 1 1 (b)(7)(e) I (b)(7)(e) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2018, at 1:56 PM, Jessica Vaughan wrote: Hi Lora, I've spoken with my colleague, Marguerite Telford, who is the lead on organizing our Newsmaker events, about the security issues we talked about yesterday. Here are some of the answers to your questions: 1. The Press Club does have a "back entrance" that will be available to Francis, and Marguerite will send inf mmation on where to go. 2. The Press Club controls access to the 13th floor, where the event will be held, through the turnstiles, as we discussed. In order to better control who will be admitted as an attendee to our event, we are issuing a new invitation that requires attendees to RSVP, and upon doing so, ifwe approve, we will issue them a special code (different from the one provided earlier in our first AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000267 invitation). This new invitation will be issued to a more limited group on our mailing list, more focused on credentialed journalists and organizations and individuals known to us. 3. To gain admission to the room where the event will be held, attendees will have to sign in and identify themselves to one of our staff. Attendees will be directed to seating areas that we decide on, with news media in the seats that are front and center in relation to the podium where Francis and I will be sitting. 4. In the event of a disturbance, our security guard and staff members will be ready to remove the individual. The seats are configured to facilitate this, with aisle spacing every 3-4 seats in a row, so that the security guard can get to them easily without climbing over a long row of other attendees. If someone raises their voice during the conversation, Francis and I will ignore them and keep talking. I am told that the microphones will not pick up the disrupter's voice very loudly, so it will not be very noticeable to anyone viewing the video stream. 5. Marguerite is checking on the availability of the Press Club dining room for us to meet beforehand. I suggest 8:30 am, if Francis' schedule permits. This is another way to avoid any protesters or other disturbances that might take place as people are walking in closer to the time of the event. Does that cover everything? Please feel free to call or write if so. Regards, Jessica Jessica M. Vaughan Director of Policy Studies Center for Immigration Studies AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000268 ......,_ ___ ~I- (b)(6) cell phone jmv@cis.org @JessicaV _CIS Marguerite Telford Director of Communications Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax: (202) 466-8076 mrt@cis.org www.c1s.org Marguerite Telford Director of Communications Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax: (202) 466-8076 mrt@cis.org www.c1s.org AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000269 From: Marguerite Telford Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:32 PM To: Askew, Marineka P Cc: Jessica Vaughan; Stoddard, Kaitlin V; Alfonso, Angelica M; Patrick, Shirley A (CTR); Law, Robert T; Bars, Michael J Subject: Re: CIS event Attachments: CISSNA RSVP list.docx On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 3:01 PM, Askew, Marineka P wrote: Thank you, my phone is below. Michael Bars and Rob Law will be travelling with him. I have added them here so they can pass on their info. Thanks. From: Marguerite Telford [mailto:mrt@cis.org1 Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:53 PM To: Askew, Marineka P AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000270 Cc: Jessica Vaughan; Bars, Michael J; Ries, Lora L; Stoddard, Kaitlin V; Alfonso, Angelica M Subject: Re: CIS event Marineka - (b)(7)(e) Marguerite 571-405-8384 On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Askew, Marineka P wrote: Here is the vehicle information: (b )(7)(c) From: Askew, Marineka P Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 1:27 PM To: 'Jessica Vaughan'; Ries, Lora L; mrt@cis.org Cc: Bars, Michael J Subject: RE: CIS event AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000271 Yes, I plan to have him there at 8:30. I have asked our car service which vehicle will be taking him and as soon as I hear back I will pass that information on. He will have two staff with him, Michael Bars and I Rob Law. If someone can provide information on -~~--~~~--~-~--- I ...... (b )(7)( e) Thank you. From: Jessica Vaughan [mailto:jessicavauqhan@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 1:23 PM To: Ries, Lora L; mrt@cis.org; Askew, Marineka P Cc: Bars, Michael J Subject: Re: CIS event Should we say 8:30 for the pre-meeting? Jv Sent from AOL Mobile Mail lora.l.ries(a)uscis.dhs.gov Adding Marineka to provide the car info & attendee list. Thank you. - Lora Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2018, at 10:36 AM, Marguerite Telford wrote: Lora, AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000272 Please do not forget to send me the information on the car and those attending with Director Cissna. I will need this information before NPC wil._l____ ____. (b )(7)(e) I have confirmed with the NPC that he will be meeting with Jessica in the private diningrooom prior to the event. Please let me know the cellphone that I can contact on that morning, if necessary. My number is 571-405-8384. Regards, Marguerite On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Ries, Lora L wrote: Marguerite, We'll get you that information. Thank you. Lora Ries Acting Associate Director, External Affairs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security ~--~l(c) (b )(6) AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000273 From: mrt@cis.org [mailto:mrt@cis.org1 Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2018 2:21 PM To: Jessica Vaughan Cc: Ries, Lora L; Bars, Michael J Subject: Re: CIS event I need a description of the car and the names of those who will be with Francis in order forl The NPC security will escort in froml I 1 1 (b)(7)(e) I (b)(7)(e) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2018, at 1:56 PM, Jessica Vaughan wrote: Hi Lora, I've spoken with my colleague, Marguerite Telford, who is the lead on organizing our Newsmaker events, about the security issues we talked about yesterday. Here are some of the answers to your questions: 1. The Press Club does have a "back entrance" that will be available to Francis, and Marguerite will send information on where to go. 2. The Press Club controls access to the 13th floor, where the event will be held, through the turnstiles, as we discussed. In order to better control who will be admitted as an attendee to our event, we are issuing a new invitation that requires attendees to RSVP, and upon doing so, ifwe approve, we will issue them a special code (different from the one provided earlier in our first invitation). This new invitation will be issued to a more limited group on our mailing list, more focused on credentialed journalists and organizations and individuals known to us. 3. To gain admission to the room where the event will be held, attendees will have to sign in and identify themselves to one of AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000274 our staff. Attendees will be directed to seating areas that we decide on, with news media in the seats that are front and center in relation to the podium where Francis and I will be sitting. 4. In the event of a disturbance, our security guard and staff members will be ready to remove the individual. The seats are configured to facilitate this, with aisle spacing every 3-4 seats in a row, so that the security guard can get to them easily without climbing over a long row of other attendees. If someone raises their voice during the conversation, Francis and I will ignore them and keep talking. I am told that the microphones will not pick up the disrupter's voice very loudly, so it will not be very noticeable to anyone viewing the video stream. 5. Marguerite is checking on the availability of the Press Club dining room for us to meet beforehand. I suggest 8:30 am, if Francis' schedule permits. This is another way to avoid any protesters or other disturbances that might take place as people are walking in closer to the time of the event. Does that cover everything? Please feel free to call or write if so. Regards, Jessica Jessica M. Vaughan Director of Policy Studies Center for Immigration Studies (b )( 6) ~----~I- cell phone jmv@cis.org @JessicaV _CIS AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000275 Marguerite Telford Director of Communications Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax: (202) 466-8076 mrt@cis.org www.c1s.org Marguerite Telford Director of Communications Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-8185 fax: (202) 466-8076 mrt@cis.org www.c1s.org Marguerite Telford Director of Communications Center for Immigration Studies 1629 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000276 (202) 466-8185 fax: (202) 466-8076 mrt@cis.org www.c1s.org AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000277 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 4:13 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: Immigration Reading, 8/17 /18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward Immigration Opinions, 8/17/18 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. 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"'Onward Christian Soldiers' -DEA's Fight Against America's Immigration Disaster," Hubert Collins 2.L_"Trump Ignores Practical Solution for Stopping Illegal Immigration," Bruce P. Kading 22. "The Debate over Underage Migration," David Stoll 23. "Immigration Activists Fighting to Abolish ICE Have a Bigger Vision," A. Naomi Paik 24. "Congress is Trying to Run Away From Immigration. This Fall May Not Let Them.," Tal Kopan 25. "Trump's Aggressive Stance With Visa Holders and Legal Immigrants Breaks With Conservative Principle," Raul A. Reyes 26. "Trump's New War on Immigrants," Masha Gessen 27. "How to Stop President Trump's Latest Attack on Immigrants," Rebecca Brenner 28. "Three Reasons Trump's New Immigration Rule Should Make Your Blood Boil," Rebecca Brenner 29. "Trump's Hard-Hearted Immigration Policies Are a Stain on the Nation," The Los Angeles Times 30. "We Get It, Mr. President, You Despise Immigrants. Give It a Rest.," The Chicago SunTimes 1L "U.S. Immigration Agency Chief Spoke at Anti-Immigrant 'Hate Group' Event," Pilar Melendez 32. Sweden: "Sweden is Burning," Joseph Klein 1. A Lower Refugee Ceiling Is Better for Most Refugees, the Host Countries, and America By Mark Krikorian The Comer at National Review Online, August 11, 2018 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000279 https: //www .nationalreview. corn/comer/lower-refugee-ceiling-better- for-refugees-hostcountries-arnerica/ The president is finding that changing immigration policy is more like trench warfare than shock-and-awe. Getting anything through Congress has so far proven impossible, due to combination of the filibuster rule, a rump group ofloose-border Republicans, and the White House's own poorly run legislative operation. Meanwhile, #Resistance judges have acted lawlessly in an attempt to stymie legitimate exercises of executive authority. The latest example is the almost comical order to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) amnesty, an Obama initiative launched not with legislation, nor with an executive order or even a formal regulation, but with a simple memo, which the judge now pretends has the force of law. But refugee policy is one area where the administration can storm some trenches successfully. Even the domestic "charities" that make their living from resettling refugees (on the taxpayers' dime) acknowledge that refugee policy is a component of foreign policy, which is why the president has wide latitude. He has already exercised that authority by reducing the ceiling for refugee resettlement in the current fiscal year to 45,000, down from the Obama administration's FY 2017 ceiling of 110,000. Owing to the development and implementation of new procedures, the actual number of refugees likely to be resettled through FY 2018 (which ends September 30) will be well below the ceiling, maybe 21,000. The new fiscal year starts in a month and a half, and there is a struggle inside the administration over the resettlement ceiling for FY 2019. The hawks are pushing for a lower ceiling while the doves, both career State Department officials and the resettlement "charities," are pushing for a higher one. None of the arguments for raising the number ofrefugees to be resettled holds water. The humanitarian argument is the weakest; in fact, as I've argued on these pages, large-scale refugee resettlement is immoral. Because the taxpayer funds expended on settling a single refugee in the U.S. could help twelve refugees in the country where they've found shelter, advocacy for resettlement amounts to little more than virtue signaling. As the Pharisee in Luke 19 might have said, "God, I thank you that I am not like other people - robbers, evildoers, adulterers - or even like this immigration hawk. I fast twice a week and advocate for increased refugee admissions." Nor is there a good foreign-policy argument for increasing refugee admissions. Countries hosting large numbers ofrefugees, such as Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, get no benefit from having a handful of them relocated with great fanfare to America's hard-pressed Rust Belt while millions remain. As my colleague Nayla Rush has written of resettlement, "Even if AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000280 these numbers were to double, triple, or more, the reality is that the effect of resettlement both real and symbolic - on host countries is minimal, akin to rain drops in the ocean." Finally, and most absurdly, some argue that refugee resettlement is a fiscal and economic boon. Jason Richwine has shown that the educational level of new refugees has deteriorated dramatically over the past 20 years, both in absolute terms and relative to the native-born. Consequently, most are on welfare. As he's written, "Given their low education levels and high rates of welfare use, today's refugees cannot be net fiscal contributors by any plausible analysis." Of course, we don't take refugees for economic reasons, but to pretend that they're not costly is a fairy tale. Considering that fewer than 10 percent of the refugees referred in 2017 by the U.N. for resettlement in developed countries were "emergency" or "urgent" cases, amounting to fewer than 6,000 people, the FY 2019 ceiling could be reduced significantly and still accommodate all such cases worldwide. President Trump told the Lebanese prime minister last year that, "Our approach, supporting the humanitarian needs of displaced Syrian citizens as close to their home country as possible, is the best way to help most people." Those voices - both inside and outside the government - arguing for a different approach should be resisted. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. An Open Letter to Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 16, 2018 It has come to my attention that recently, in an attempt to dissuade a federal official from making himself available for discussion and public questioning at a forum, you reviled the hosting organization using a variety of smears borrowed from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The federal official was Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the host organization was my employer, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which has had to confront these false assertions more than once before. (See here, here, and here.) I am by birth a native of your state, Rep. Hoyer, and I was appalled at your use of tactics more reminiscent these days of those callow far leftists who engage in all manner of AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000281 disreputable tactics rather than promote or permit the kind of open discussion protected by the First Amendment. This conduct was beneath you. It was all the more reprehensible because you were appropriating smears from the SPLC, a morally bankrupt group that has so liberally applied the phrase "hate group" to other organizations and individuals whose views diverge from its own that it has been forced repeatedly to retrench and retract when faced with the possibility of lawsuits. https://cis.org/Cadman/Open-Letter-Maryland-Rep-Steny-Hoyer Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Does the First Amendment Provide 'Sanctuary' from Removal for Immigration Law Violations? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 15, 2018 This seems to me a chicken-or-egg thing. Is ICE targeting Ragbir because he's executive director of an anti-enforcement progressive leftist coalition that argues in favor of sanctuaries and open borders - or did Ragbir spearhead formation of the coalition hoping it would shield him from the reach of the immigration laws so that, if-and-when apprehended, he could make exactly the claim that he's now making? I wouldn't bet the farm that it wasn't the latter. I recall posting a blog a couple of years ago about an alien in Portland, Ore., who became stridently activist as ICE was closing in on him for being removable as a convicted heroin dealer. I cannot conceive that the First Amendment was ever intended to provide shelter from violations oflaw of this kind, and what I know as a certainty is this: https://cis.org/Cadman/Does-First-Amendment-Provide-Sanctuaiy-Removal-ImmigrationLaw-Violations Return to Top ******** ******** 4. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000282 The First Step Act, Revisited By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 14, 2018 My analysis, which focused on the House version, reflected some significant deficiencies in the bill as written, in that it did not appear to consider the adverse consequences some of its sweeping provisions would inflict on the sensitive issue of detaining and deporting alien criminals. I noted, though, that as of the time the Backgrounder was published, I was reviewing a version of the bill that had not yet gone to the floor of the House - meaning that it could, should the relevant committee members choose, be amended before sending it onward for full consideration. The committee moved at what was, by congressional standards, light speed and, although a few changes were made, some of the most glaring flaws of the bill remained intact. Despite this, the full House passed the bill and moved it onward for Senate consideration and reconciliation with the original Senate version of the First Step Act that had been introduced earlier by Sen. John Comyn (R-Texas). The bill now being contemplated in the upper chamber of Congress can be seen here. Shortly after my analysis was published I experienced proof that there were White House pressures at work to move the bill forward: I myself received a phone call from a highly placed administration official who chided me for my irresponsible piece and assured me that some of what I perceived as flaws really only reflected the status quo (such as availability of prison reintegration programs for deportable illegal alien prisoners), and/or intimated that the other matters would be dealt with by amendments so I shouldn't worry. This official ended by suggesting that if I felt the need to write fmiher on the bill, I should contact the official's office first. I am left with the observation that drafting a good prison or sentencing reform bill is much akin to threading a needle: Aim wide, and you are sure to fail. With carefully re-crafted language, this bill could have been excised of those provisions that potentially will permit thousands of alien felon prisoners to sidestep the reach of federal immigration officials attempting to take them into custody from the Bureau of Prisons in order to deport them. And such amendments would have done no harm whatsoever to the aim of prison and sentencing reform for deserving American prisoners. https://cis.org/Cadman/First-Step-Act-Revisited Return to Top ******** ******** 5. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000283 Criminal Penalties for Aliens' Failure to File a Change of Address Another forgotten immigration crime By Andrew R. Arthur ers Immigration Blog, August 15, 2018 As users explains, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issues a Form I-94 to aliens admitted to the United States. Among the information included in the Form I-94 for nonimmigrants is the alien's address in the United States. For students, that is generally a university address, and for tourists, the address of a hotel or relative. Although the 201 7 report from the users ombudsman identifies issues related to the processing of applications for immigration benefits from applicants who have filed changes of address, there is nothing in that report that would suggest the changes of address filed by aliens within the United States are not properly processed and entered into government databases today. Therefore, the ability of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to seek criminal charges under section 266(b) of the INA against aliens who fail to comply with the change of address requirements in section 265(a) of the INA is only limited by the capability of DHS to establish that those aliens have failed to comply with the change of address requirements. DHS should undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of its change of address processing capabilities. Assuming that the department concludes that its databases validly reflect the submission of changes of address by aliens in the United States, the department should seek criminal charges against aliens who have failed to file changes of address in accordance with law. In connection with that effort, DRS may also consider launching a nationwide campaign to advise all aliens of their responsibilities under section 265(a) of the INA. https://cis.org/Arthur/eriminal-Penalties-Aliens-Failure-File-ehange-Address Return to Top ******** ******** 6. DC District Judge Orders DACA Restoration By Andrew R. Arthur ers Immigration Blog, August 15, 2018 Judge Titus' decision is the more rational of the two. Taken to its logical conclusion, Judge Bates would have had DHS make an argument that it did not believe was valid in Texas (which, as stated above, it has not done). This is not a situation in which the government has failed to enforce a provision of law because it does not believe that its position would be legal, or the law itself is not legal, but rather one in which DHS was actually facing the AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000284 prospect of litigation in Texas over the legality of DACA. In essence, the judiciary would be dictating to the executive branch an argument with which the executive branch disagrees to be made before the judicial branch, forcing the government to either defend what it believes to be indefensible, or to defer making an argument in support of a law (albeit one executed by memorandum) on the books. A ruling by Judge Hanen that DACA is not legal would set up a unique situation of the law. As Vox explains, if Judge Hanen enjoins DACA, "the Trump administration will officially be under two conflicting injunctions from the courts." https:// cis.org/ Arthur/DC-District-Judge-Orders-DACA-Restoration Return to Top ******** ******** 7. H-lB Discrimination in the Courts: One Case Moves, Two Do Not By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 16, 2018 Although immigration observers have known for many years that the H-lB program tolerates extensive racial discrimination on behalf of young, male Indians from the south of that country, only relatively recently did the subject of discrimination appear in the federal courts. Allegedly doing the discriminating are the huge, largely Indian-owned outsourcing companies, Tata Consultancies Ltd., Infosys, Cognizant, and others. As we reported earlier, their percentage ofH-lB hires from India were: Tata, 99.7 percent; Infosys, 98.1 percent; and Cognizant, 99.6 percent. In the oldest of these three cases, two of which were brought by a plucky little law firm in Washington's Adams-Morgan district (where I once lived), a recent interim decision by a federal judge in California has been handed down favoring the complainants and not the employer, Tata. https:// cis.org/N orth/H 1B-Discrimination-Courts-One-Case-Moves-Two-Do-N ot Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000285 8. Chain Migration Gone Wild in Third Circuit By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 14, 2018 Sometimes a citizen child can save his or her illegal alien parent from deportation, on the grounds that the deportation of the parent would create an undue hardship on the child. For example, if the illegal alien parent is the sole source of the family's income or the child has a medical condition that is unlikely to be treated in the parent's home country. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has just made a caricature of this scenario by stretching the concepts of "marriage", "parenthood", and "hardship" to the extreme. https://cis.org/North/Chain-Migration-Gone-Wild-Third-Circuit Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Some Suggestions Designed to Strengthen the U (Crime Victim) Visa Program By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 14, 2018 An alien crime victim must complete an I-918 f mm identifying him or herself, and claiming victim status. The alien then must also obtain from a law enforcement agency a completed fmm I-918 Supplement B, routinely signed by both an officer familiar with the case and the head of the agency, confirming that a crime has been reported and that the alien is either cooperating with authorities or is "likely to do so", a bureaucratic fudge. If the alien wants to extend U status to close relatives, as many of them do, the alien also completes and files an I918 Supplement A form. The law enforcement agency has the discretion whether or not to complete the fmm; data may be available in some localities as to the extent of denials at this point, but it is not available nationally. The assumption is that agencies will routinely sign off on the I-918 Supplement B because nothing negative happens to the agencies if they do so, and if they refuse they may have a controversy on their hands. (I gather California state law makes it hard for a law enforcement agency to deny these applications.) Proposed Reforms In order to make this program more useful to law enforcement and to minimize its misuse, I AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000286 suggest three reforms: In-person interviews should be conducted in every case, as soon after filing the initial 1-918 as possible. All USCIS material on these visas should make it clear that there will be such an interview, and fingerprints will be collected from the applicants. The purpose of this provision is to make sure that there is detailed, useful information for the law enforcement agencies, in something other than a he-said/she-said situation. The fingerprints may, in some cases, indicate that the victim has his or her own criminal record. For a crime to be included in the U visas process, it must be reported within 30 days of its occurrence and it must be the subject of a DHS application filed within 60 days of the event. https:// cis.org/N orth/Some-Suggestions-Designed-Strengthen-U-Crime-Victim-VisaProgram Return to Top ******** ******** 10. DHS Can Help with the Current U.S.-Turkey Dispute: A Long-Shot Notion By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 14, 2018 As background, Turkey really wants us to extradite a green card-holding former Turkish cleric, Fethullah Gi.ilen, now holed up in the Poconos. He is the leader of a large, international, conservative Muslim cult, and in the eyes of the Turkish government, he was involved in the attempted coup in 2016. They would happily give up the American clergyman, Andrew Brunson, in exchange for Gi.ilen, but that is not going to happen. The proposal, dealing with migration matters only, is that Turkey return our migrant pastor, and that we in tum do something we should have done anyway, years ago, which is to crack down on the questionable practices of the Gillen charters schools such as Horizon and pay similar attention to one of the two Gillen-dominated universities, Virginia International University in Fairfax, Va., which can also be regarded as an unusually heavy user of the HlB program. As I see it, well-publicized repmis of federal agents visiting several of the Gi.ilen operations would be announced at the same time that Rev. Brunson flies out of Turkey. https://cis.org/North/DHS-Can-Help-Current-USTurkey-Dispute-LongShot-Notion Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000287 ******** ******** 11. A Brief Chronology of the Sierra Club's Retreat from the Immigration-Population Connection (Updated) By Matthew Sussis CIS Immigration Blog, August 14, 2018 2017. In a statement, the club praised DACA, President Obama's executive action that granted deferrals from deportation to some illegal aliens who were brought to the country as children, and condemned President Trump for deciding to terminate it. Executive Director Michael Brune said it was "mean-spirited" of Trump to terminate DACA and that DACA recipients "are making our country better." These remarks were noteworthy in that they were the first time that the club publicized its position on a specific immigration-related policy. Previously, the club had offered general statements supporting "immigrants' rights", but not concrete endorsements. 2018. After the precedent set by its comments on DACA, in 2018 the club began putting out frequent statements condemning a range of immigration-related policies under the Trump administration. For example, in April, Brune said the Sierra Club opposed the construction of a border wall and of the administration's push to speed up deportation proceedings, calling it "xenophobic". In June, in response to the "zero tolerance" policy and family separations at the border, the club attacked the administration for its decision to "jail and cage kids", and Brune called for a stop to "Trump's racist agenda". https ://cis.org/Sussis/Brief-Chronology-Sierra-Clubs-RetreatConnection-U pdated ImmigrationPopulation- Return to Top ******** ******** 12. America Needs a Border Wall Like Houses Need Insulation How Trump's wall will help keep heinous criminals out of America's cities. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, August 14, 2018 Remittances, massive as they are, do not account for all of the money that flows from the United States to Mexico and because they are legal and transparent are easy to quantify. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000288 Money is often smuggled covertly out of the U.S. to other countries around the world. by illegal and hence opaque means. Sometimes the money is concealed in furniture, appliances or vehicles. Sometimes the money is converted to gold or other precious metals to make it more portable. However, no matter how money leaves the United States, a wall would create a barrier against illegal alien workers who send their ill-gotten wages back to Mexico. That wall could help stem the flow of dangerous narcotics into America - an act that destroys the lives of children and fuels the violence that plays out in towns and cities across the country. Indeed, a secure southern border could help to insulate America from terrorists operating in Latin America, an issue of grave concern that I wrote about in my recent article, Congresional Hearing: Iranian Sleeper Cells Threaten U.S.that included the testimony of one of the witnesses, Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who said, in part: https://www .frontpagemag.com/fpm/271010/america-needs-border-wall-houses-needinsulation-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 13. ISIS Militant Quietly Released after FBI Intervention Surfaces in Minimum Security Jail Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, August 10, 2018 The pending release is frightening considering Karakrah's disturbing history, criminal record and documented ties to some of the world's most dangerousjihadists. The collaboration between Mexican drug cartels and Islamic terrorists practiced by Karakrah and his cohorts has become a monstrous national security issue for the U.S. Judicial Watch has exposed a number of the enterprises as part of an ongoing investigation into the critical national security threats along the porous southern border. Among the most distressing is that Islamic terrorists joined forces with the Juarez drug cartel years ago and the partnership has resulted in ISIS operating in a region controlled by the caiiel, just a few miles from El Paso in a border area known as "Anapra" in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Other Mexican drug cartels have smuggled nationals of terrorist countries into the U.S. for years, records uncovered by Judicial Watch show. https ://www. judicial watch.org/blog/2018/08/isis-militant-quietly-released-afterintervention-surfaces-in-minimum-security-j ail/ AMERICAN PVERSIGHT fbi- DHS-18-0694-O-000289 Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Millions to Help Immigrants "Foster a Sense of Belonging and Attachment" to U.S. Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, August 9, 2018 Similar programs, also funded with USCIS grants, were incredibly popular during the Obama years and Judicial Watch monitored them closely. It was part of a broader, government-wide initiative launched by the former president to "strengthen federal immigrant and refugee integration infrastructure." The mission was to facilitate life in the U.S. for immigrants and refugees by enhancing pathways to naturalization, building welcoming communities and providing "mobile immigration services in underserved communities." To carry out the mission Obama created a special Task Force on New Americans chaired by his Domestic Policy Director, Cecilia Mufi oz, the former vice president of the powerful open borders group National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Millions of taxpayer dollars flowed to the task force's various enterprises, including multilingual media campaigns promoting immigrant rights. The goal was to "strengthen civic, economic and linguistic integration and to build strong and welcoming communities," according to a report issued by the task force. In its final months, the Obama administration doled out $29 million via USCIS grants to register new immigrant voters that likely supported Democrats in the presidential election. Officially it was described as "citizenship integration" aimed at enhancing pathways to naturalization by offering immigrants free citizenship instruction, English, U.S. history and civics courses. The money flowed through two separate USCIS grants, the first for $19 million and a second, just five months later, for $10 million. That grant came in a final push before the presidential election to prepare approximately 25,000 residents from more than 50 countries. More than a dozen states-including California, New York, Florida, Washington and Ohio-with large resident immigrant populations were targeted as well as cities with huge immigrant populations such as Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington D.C. https://www .judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/08/millions-to-help-immigrants-foster-a-sense-ofbelonging-and-attachment-to-u-s/ Return to Top ******** ******** 15. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000290 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Welcomes Criminal Aliens By Hans A. von Spakovsky Heritage Foundation, August 10, 2017 Had these offenders not been in the country, their victims would have been spared much suffering. Or if cities and states had notified Washington that they were about to release these repeat offenders, the feds could have picked them up and removed them from the country. The sanctuary policies championed by Rahm Emanuel make that impossible. Yet he arrogantly boasts that Chicago will not be "blackmailed into changing our values." The "value" he seeks to uphold is the self-proclaimed right to flout federal law to protect known predators. Only the most twisted logic could equate withholding federal agency grants from a city that refuses to allow the federal agency to do its job to some form of blackmail. Emanuel's lawsuit makes the false argument that the federal government would "force the City to detain individuals longer than justified by probable cause, solely to permit federal officials to investigate their immigration status." In fact, the Justice Department is simply asking the city to give the federal government 48 hours' notice of its intent to release a criminal alien. That will give the feds time to pick up the offender. The lawsuit also claims without foundation that this new DOJ memo "effectively federalizes" local detention facilities because it requires the city to give "federal immigration officials access to local police stations and law enforcement facilities in order to interrogate any suspected noncitizens held there." Giving federal authorities access to criminals in custody in no way "federalizes" local detention facilities. Under that absurd claim, local police and sheriffs would have to bar FBI agents and all federal law enforcement officers from interviewing prisoners in their facilities who are suspected of committing federal crimes. https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuelwelcomes-criminal-aliens Return to Top ******** ******** 16. The Nation's Capital: A Sanctuary City on Steroids By David Jaroslav ImmigrationReform.com, August 16, 2018 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000291 The District started officially adopting sanctuary policies at least as far back as 1984, when then-Mayor Marion Barry (D) issued a memo prohibiting D.C. officers and employees from asking anyone about their immigration status, with a narrow exception only for determining eligibility for public benefits. In 2011, then-Mayor Vincent Gray (D) expanded this to also prohibit officers from stopping or detaining anyone based on suspicion of being an illegal alien, and to deny immigration authorities access to inmates in D.C. custody "without a criminal nexus." And in 2012, the D.C. council passed a local law saying immigration detainers would only be honored if: 1) there was a written agreement with the federal government to reimburse D.C. for compliance costs and 2) the arrestee had been convicted of a "dangerous crime" or "crime of violence" within the previous ten years. Current Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has defiantly insisted that even in the age of President Trump's commitment to enforcing our immigration laws, "[t]he District is and will continue to be a sanctuary city." Her own addition to D.C. 'sever-growing panoply of sanctuary policies was the creation of its "Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grant Program," which since 201 7 has paid out more than half a million taxpayer dollars a year, including on lawyers to fight the deportation of illegal aliens. It's set to increase to $900,000 next year. https: //immigrationreform.com/2018/08/16/the-nations-capital-a-sanctuary-city-on-steroids/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Media Ignores Crisis of Indian Illegal Immigrants By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, August 15, 2018 According to data from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearing House (TRAC), in the current fiscal year, 3,752 Indian nationals were arrested by Border Patrol agents - a figure that already surpassed the total number arrested in FY2017 (2,055) and FY2016 (3,398). The spike, however, is not isolated, nor is it new. "There is an unprecedented flood," immigration attorney John Lawit told The Hindustan Times in 2016, adding that illegals were paying smugglers $30,000 to travel from India. And in 2013, Arizona experienced a flood oflndians, some of whom had paid $35,000 to illegally cross the border. While there was a temporary decline, the flood of illegals are once again exploiting holes in the nation's immigration system. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000292 https://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/15/media-ignores-crisis-of-indian-illegalimmigrants/ Return to Top ******** ******** 18. ACLU Loses Grip on Reality- and the Law By Matt O'Brien ImmigrationReform.com, August 15, 2018 That shouldn't be particularly shocking. USCIS and ICE (and U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP]) were once separate divisions within the former Immigration and Naturalization Service. And as part of the Department of Homeland Security, they exercise distinct, but complementary, responsibilities. But, according to the ACLU, ICE is prohibited from removing any aliens who have applied for a "Waiver of Unlawful Presence" and are waiting for USCIS to adjudicate their waiver application. The basis for this prohibition is, supposedly, the "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver" regulations, enacted under the Obama administration. The ACLU claims that the government created a "path" for illegal aliens to obtain a green card and, "the government can't create that path and then anest folks for following that path." So, the social justice wairiors at the ACLU have filed a class action suit on behalf of nine illegal aliens, residing in New England. All nine have repeatedly violated U.S. immigration law but still think they're entitled to a green card. You see, under the warped logic applied by the ACLU, it's the law-breaking foreigners who are really the victims here. https://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/15/aclu-loses-grip-on-reality-and-the-law/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. The Logic of E-Verify By Jack Martin ImmigrationReform.com, August 15, 2018 AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000293 In an August 13 article in The Hill newspaper, a retired immigration enforcement professional argued that making E-V erify a national mandatory system would be more eff:ective in shutting down illegal immigration than the proposed border wall expansion Again, why then hasn't it been implemented? Some appear to think the E-Verify system is already in force. And in fact it does exist as a voluntary system nationwide and it has been made partially or wholly mandatory in some states and local jurisdictions. But, as long as illegal alien workers can flow to states where the system is not required or not effectively enforced, it will not constitute an effective deterrent to illegal immigration. There are two major reasons that an effective E-Verify system is not the law of the land. The first is that there is a broad network of employer organizations that oppose the system because it would deprive them of cheap exploitable illegal alien labor. Those organizations have influence not just with libertarians but also with politicians. The other reason is that any meaningful immigration reform has long been stymied by the logjam between the Democrats who insist on a full-scale amnesty for all illegal aliens as part of any reform legislation and Republicans who oppose an amnesty. https://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/15/the-logic-of-e-verify/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. "Onward Christian Soldiers"-DEA's By Hubert Collins VDare.com, August 14, 2018 Fight Against America's Immigration Disaster With an annual budget of only two billion dollars, and about 10,000 employees, the DEA is a small agency. ICE, which is not considered big either, has twice as many employees and nearly four times as much money. But the DEA is still a force to be reckoned with. This July, in the Bronx, agents seized about 55 pounds of heroin and fentanyl. To give you a sense of just how much that is, consider that the amount of heroin that typically leads to overdose is 200 to 500 milligrams (it varies widely because of the different tolerances among users, and the differing levels of purity of street heroin). Ifwe split the difference and put the average overdose amount at 350 milligrams, then one pound of heroin contains a total of 1,296 average overdoses. 55 pounds contains a total of 71,280 average overdoses-enough to kill every resident of Bismarck, North Dakota. With that seizure came five arrests. The defendants are: Luis Guzman-Rojas, Matias Rosario-Ramon, Anthony Polanco, Willy De La Cruz, and Pedro Sandoval. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000294 Those names struck me as curiously similar to the names of drug pushers in another DEA action from July: Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, Arnaldo Urbina Soto, Carlos Fernando Urbina Soto, and Miguel Angel Urbina Soto. Mr. Martinez is a sitting congressman in Honduras. Arnaldo Urbina is a former mayor in Honduras, and the other two are clearly relatives of his. Why did the four of them attract the interest of the DEA? Well: https ://vdare. com/ articles/ onward-christian-soldiers-dea-s- fight-against-america-simmigration-disaster Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Trump Ignores Practical Solution for Stopping Illegal Immigration By Bruce P. Kading TheHill.com, August 13, 2018 Unfortunately, the President does not seem interested in crafting a balanced and comprehensive immigration bill that could address a whole host of issues that have been festering for years. That would require working with Democrats, most of whom would find a document verification system far more palatable than a wall. Even Representative Luis Gutienez (D-IL), a hard line opponent of almost any immigration enforcement measure, has expressed support for mandatory verification of immigration documents if it is part of a larger refonn effort. If Trump would drop his obsession with a wall and embrace the more effective, popular, and less costly idea of mandatory E-Verify, a compromise is very possible. But it seems doubtful Trump will rise to the occasion. Although it would be good for the country, resolving this contentious issue would deny him a valuable political weapon, one that helped vault him to victory in 2016 and that he hopes will do the same in 2020. What's more, calling for the use of a "big, beautiful database" to combat illegal immigration just doesn't have the same ring to it. http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/401492-trump-ignores-practical-solution-forstopping-illegal-immigration Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000295 ******** ******** 22. The Debate over Underage Migration By David Stoll The-american-interest.com, August 2, 2018 The idea that the United States is a haven for the poor of low-income countries is an enduring feature of American national mythology. In actuality, American capitalism takes quite a toll on immigrants, especially when immigration levels are high, as they are at present. Fortunate outcomes can never be presumed. The consequences of high immigration flows for sending societies are, if anything, even more troubling. Immigration advocates have yet to realize that the migration industry and its remittances are a mighty contributor to the extortions and homicides wracking Central America. As a lucky remittance-receiver in a poor neighborhood wends her way down a rutted lane, chatting on her iPhone, she presents quite an opportunity for enrichment. https ://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/08/02/the-de bate-over-underage-migration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Immigration Activists Fighting to Abolish ICE Have a Bigger Vision By A. Naomi Paik The Conversation.com, August 13, 2018 Many abolitionists, like Mariame Kaba, refuse to limit their vision to what is feasible. They instead believe that social change first requires a bold vision. Along the way, constant organizing builds mass consciousness and works to reduce, for example, state violence. The fact that local governments are canceling deals with ICE to detain migrants suggests to them that eliminating a relatively young agency is a winnable goal. In calling to end the agency, advocates highlight what they say are ICE's racist origins and abuses of power. Immigrant organizers like Tania Unzueta point to ICE's origins in a post9/11 panic motivated, in part, by anti-Muslim and anti-Arab sentiment. This shift flagged immigration as a national security problem and immigrants as threats to the nation. At the same time, the call to abolish ICE goes beyond the agency itself. It requires a thorough rethinking of immigration law and policy. It is at this point that skeptics and detractors AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000296 question the movement. https: //theconversation. com/immigration-activists- fighting-to-abolish-ice-have-a-biggervision-100939 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Congress is Trying to Run Away From Immigration. This Fall May Not Let Them. By Tal Kopan CNN.com, August 10, 2018 Once the courts ordered the administration to continue renewing DACA permits, some of the pressure was off Congress. Republican leadership in both chambers have shown no appetite to return to the issue, especially heading into a fraught election cycle. Republicans' divisions on the program have been laid bare in the process, pitting hardline conservatives who refuse to accept any path to citizenship for DACA recipients against moderate Republicans from diverse districts who see it as their only acceptable outcome. But the judge in the Texas DACA case is seen as particularly likely to rule the program has to be ended. That judge was the one to block a similar program from going into effect in 2014. Meanwhile, appellate courts in California and New York are considering the orders to keep the program running, and another district court has ordered the government to reopen the program in full, including new applications. The issue is likely to reach the Supreme Court regardless. But if those conflicting orders were to happen in the next month, as is increasingly likely, it could fast-track the issue for consideration this fall. https://www .cnn.com/2018/08/10/politics/daca-immigration-fight-congress/index.html Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Trump's Aggressive Stance With Visa Holders and Legal Immigrants Breaks With AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000297 Conservative Principle By Raul A. Reyes TheHill.com, August 16, 2018 What Miller is trying to do is expand the definition of "public charge" under U.S. law. For decades, the likelihood of someone being a "public charge," or dependent on the government for subsistence, has been grounds for denying a potential immigrant permanent residency or citizenship. Under Miller's plan, the definition of "public charge" would be broadened to include anyone who has used subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act, some forms of Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, food stamps, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). To be clear, Miller's plan is not aimed at undocumented immigrants. It targets legal immigrants and people like Gutierrez, who are valid visa holders. That marks a break with the traditional conservative principle of only being against illegal immigration. His proposal is troubling because it doesn't just take into account a potential immigrant's use of government benefits. It also takes into account benefits used by any member of their household. This could include citizen children, family members, or perhaps even roommates. Miller's plan is not yet law. However, according to the Washington Post, the State Department's foreign affairs manual is instructing consular officials to consider the use of public benefits in deciding whether to issue visas. http://thehill.com/ opinion/immigration/ 402064-trumps-aggressive-stance-with-visa-holdersand-legal-immi grants-breaks Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Trump's New War on Immigrants By Masha Gessen The New Yorker, August 10, 2018 In 2016, the last year for which statistics are available, more than seven hundred and fifty thousand immigrants became American citizens. In order to apply for naturalization, an immigrant has to have lived in the United States as a legal permanent resident for thirty months out of a consecutive five years, depending on the reason she gained permanentresident status. Because a green card often takes a number of years to obtain, most new citizens have been living in the United States for well more than five years. During that time, the chances are good that the immigrants have benefited from the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (either through the Medicaid expansion or by enrolling in an Obamacare AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000298 marketplace plan) or used a program such as CHIP, which provides low-cost health insurance for children; in New York State, children in families of four earning up to $97,200 are eligible for CHIP. With an approach this broad, it seems likely that hundreds of thousands of people a year will be affected by the rules change. The new rules will mean that this category of disenfranchised immigrants will grow by millions in the next few years. It will probably be one of the most significant acts of political exclusion in American history. It is ordered by the President who gave us the commission to investigate phantom voter fraud, the President who is obsessed with imaginary millions of immigrants whose illegal votes deprived him of a majority victory in 2016. The new naturalization rules provide perhaps the clearest example yet that Trump's war on immigrants is a war on democracy. https ://www.newyorker.com/news/ our-columnists/trumps-new-war-on-immigrants Return to Top ******** ******** 27. How to Stop President Trump's Latest Attack on Immigrants By Rebecca Brenner The Washington Post, August 13, 2018 If the Trump administration successfully wields the public charge clause against documented immigrants, they would be using this provision to resunect the very restrictionist immigration policies from the interwar years that Perkins and her allies attempted to challenge. And they'd be doing it despite decades of subsequent laws that opened up and liberalized immigration policy. The gray area in American immigration law means that the same legal provisions can be mobilized to protect vulnerable migrants or to stigmatize and subject them to violence. https://www .washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-histmy/wp/2018/08/13/how-to-stoppresident-trumps-latest-attack-on-immigrants/?utm terrn=.c 1b5al 1ec 13f Return to Top ******** ******** 28. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000299 Three Reasons Trump's New Immigration Rule Should Make Your Blood Boil By Rebecca Brenner The Washington Post, August 9, 2018 Any policy that discourages, even a little bit, poor families' use of such services is not just heartless. From an economic perspective, it is foolish. We need healthy, well-nourished, well-educated children to become healthy, well-nourished, productive workers. But once again, children and the economic future they represent are the casualties of Trump's casual cruelty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/three-reasons-trumps-new-immigration-ruleshould-make-your-blood-boil/2018/08/09/1 f59a7fe-9b4c-l l e8-8d5ec6c594024954 story.html?utm term=.ecb619d8e42d a href'="#top">Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Trump's Hard-Hearted Immigration Policies Are a Stain on the Nation The Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2018 Then there's this: The White House is reportedly drafting a plan that would allow immigration officials to deny citizenship, green cards and residency visas to immigrants if they or family members have used certain government programs, such as food stamps, the Earned Income Tax Credit or Obamacare. And this: The now largely abandoned "zero tolerance" policy of filing misdemeanor criminal charges against people crossing the border illegally led to a surge of cases in federal court districts along the southwest border as non-immigration criminal prosecutions plummeted, according to an analysis by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. In fact, nonimmigration prosecutions fell from 1,093 (1 in 7 prosecutions) in March to 703 (1 in 17 prosecutions) in June, suggesting that serious crimes are taking a back seat to misdemeanor border crossing. http://www.latimes.com/ opinion/ editorials/la-ed-immigration-enforce-trump-congress20180810-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000300 30. We Get It, Mr. President, You Despise Immigrants. Give It a Rest. The Chicago Sun-Times, August 10, 2018 We get the game. Single out the exception and call it the rule. Find the immigrant, here illegally, who committed a horrendous murder and tar all undocumented immigrants as violent criminals. Find the drug-dealing gang members and suggest all the desperate men and women crossing the border are drug-dealing gang members. Point to a handful of Muslim immigrants engaged in terrorist activity, and paint all Muslim refugees as potential terrorists. https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigration-deportations-president-donald-trumpnati onalism- racism- refugees-daca-e lections-edi tori al/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. U.S. Immigration Agency Chief Spoke at Anti-Immigrant 'Hate Group' Event Francis Cissna, head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke Wednesday at an event led by a group known for its 'hateful' anti-immigrant rhetoric. By Pilar Melendez The Daily Beast, August 15, 2018 Cissna is the third Trump administration official to take part in the Center for Immigration Studies' "Immigration Newsmaker" event, following appearances by James McHenry, director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and Thomas Homan, fmmer director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Beyond its association with white nationalists, CIS is known for publishing misleading data to push nativist immigration policies. In 2008, the organization published a repmi alleging widespread fraud among marriages between immigrants and American citizens, while admitting to "having no way of knowing" because of a lack of systemic data. The organization's executive director, Mark Krikorian, is also known for his radical antiimmigration beliefs and is credited for popularizing the belief that undocumented immigrants overstaying their visas should be pushed out, or "self-depmied." https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-immigration-agency-chief-spoke-at-anti-immigrant-hategroup-event AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000301 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Sweden Is Burning Will Swedes Finally Wake Up and Deal With Their Immigration Problem? By Joseph Klein FrontPageMag.com, August 15, 2018 There were 306 confirmed shooting incidents across Sweden last year, resulting in 41 deaths. These may seem like small numbers compared to the total number of shootings and homicides from gun violence in Chicago alone last year. However, it is not a small number for a Western European country. Indeed, Sweden is now reported to be the second most violent country in Europe. Its homicide rates are "significantly above the Western European average," Politico reported. "Social unrest, with car torchings, attacks on first responders and even riots, is a recurring phenomenon." At the same time, Sweden has become a haven for migrants because of Sweden's past open border policies. More than 600,000 immigrants have flooded into Sweden over the past five years, Zero Hedge has reported. Sweden is at the top of the list in Europe for admitting the most asylum seekers per capita, many of whom have come from the Middle East. The correlation between the increase of the immigration population and the rise of violent crime in Sweden is striking. While correlation does not necessarily prove causation in all cases, disturbing patterns have appeared that point to Sweden's past open borders policies as having contributed substantially to its rising crime problem. Swedish authorities have been reluctant to release crime statistics based on national origin in recent years out of concern for political correctness. However, the evidence we do have points to the outsized impact that the influx of immigrants, many from terrorist-prone areas in the Middle East and elsewhere, have had on the rising crime rate. The same Politico report cited above, for example, noted that gangrelated gun murders in Sweden, which have increased in number, are "now mainly a phenomenon among men with immigrant backgrounds in the country's parallel societies." According to the Swedish publication Dagens Nyheter in 2017, cited in a Wikipedia aiiicle on immigration to Sweden, "at least 90% of all murders and attempted murders through gun violence in Sweden are performed by either immigrants or those with at least one immigrant parent." The Wikipedia article also cited a 2017 police report on organized crime in Sweden, which stated that "in most areas of Sweden with the highest crime rates (sv: sarskilt utsatta omraden) population share of immigrants is around 50-60%." https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271035/sweden-burning-joseph-klein Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000302 ******** 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? View this e-mail in our browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000303 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 1:13 PM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 8/20/18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward What's Happening at the Center Todd Bensman, our new national security fellow, published a report on the terrorist infiltration threat at the southwest border, noting that smuggling networks for so-called Special Interest Aliens provide the capability for terrorist travelers to reach the border. His report provides a history of how homeland security authorities have addressed the issue since 9/11 and a factual basis necessary to add the prospect of terrorism border infiltration to the nation's ongoing discourse about securing borders. Report 1. Terrorist Infiltration Threat at the Southwest Border Blog Posts 2. An Open Letter to Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000304 3. H-1 B Discrimination in the Courts: One Case Moves, Two Do Not 4. Criminal Penalties for Aliens' Failure to File a Change of Address 5. Does the First Amendment Provide 'Sanctuary' from Removal for Immigration Law Violations? 6. DC District Judge Orders DACA Restoration 7. The First Step Act, Revisited 8. Chain Migration Gone Wild in Third Circuit 9. A Brief Chronology of the Sierra Club's Retreat from the ImmigrationPopulation Connection 10. Some Suggestions Designed to Strengthen the U (Crime Victim) Visa Program 11.,_A Lower Refugee Ceiling Is Better for Most Refugees, the Host Countries, and America 12. Two Recent Smuggling Cases Provide a Rare Glimpse of a Terrorism Threat at the Southwest Border and What ICE Is Doing About It 13. 'Private' Refugee Resettlement Agencies Mostly Funded by the Government 1. Terrorist Infiltration Threat at the Southwest Border: The national security gap in America's immigration enforcement debate By Todd Bensman CIS Reports,August13, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Report/Terrorist-lnfiltration-Threat-Southwest-Border Excerpt: No migrant has committed an attack on U.S. soil, to date. A Somali asylum-seeker who crossed the Mexican border to California in 2011 did allegedly commit an !SIS-inspired attack in Canada, wounding five people in AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000305 2017, and numerous SIAs with terrorism connections reportedly have been apprehended at the southern border, to include individuals said to be linked to designated terrorist organizations in Somalia, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and Bangladesh.2 But while most SIAs likely have no terrorism connectivity, the purpose of this Backgrounder is not to assess the perceived degree of any actual terrorist infiltration threat. The purpose, rather, is to establish a less disputable basis for discourse and action by either Republicans or Democrats through a homeland security lens: That SIA smuggling networks provide the capability for terrorist travelers to reach the border, and also that legislationdriven strategy requires U.S. agencies to tend to the issue regardless.3 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. An Open Letter to Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 16, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Open-Letter-Maryland-Rep-Steny-Hoyer Excerpt: It has come to my attention that recently, in an attempt to dissuade a federal official from making himself available for discussion and public questioning at a forum, you reviled the hosting organization using a variety of smears borrowed from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000306 ******** ******** 3. H-1 B Discrimination in the Courts: One Case Moves, Two Do Not By David North CIS Blog, August 16, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/H 1B-Discri mi nation-Gou rts-One-Case-Moves-TwoDo-Not Excerpt: If the Americans win one or more of these cases, maybe that will prod some governmental agency the state level - I think it could be done at either the federal or to take action against these obviously discriminatory practices. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Criminal Penalties for Aliens' Failure to File a Change of Address By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, August 15, 2018 https://cis.org/Arthur/Criminal-Penalties-Aliens-Failure-File-Change-Address AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000307 Excerpt: OHS should undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of its change of address processing capabilities. Assuming that the department concludes that its databases validly reflect the submission of changes of address by aliens in the United States, the department should seek criminal charges against aliens who have failed to file changes of address in accordance with law. In connection with that effort, OHS may also consider launching a nationwide campaign to advise all aliens of their responsibilities under section 265(a) of the INA. Return to Top ********* ********* 5. Does the First Amendment Provide 'Sanctuary' from Removal for Immigration Law Violations? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 15, 2018 https://cis.org/Cadman/Does-First-Amendment-Provide-Sanctuary-Removallmmigration-Law-Violations Excerpt: This seems to me a chicken-or-egg thing. Is ICE targeting Ragbir because he's executive director of an anti-enforcement progressive leftist coalition that argues in favor of sanctuaries and open borders - or did Ragbir spearhead formation of the coalition hoping it would shield him from the reach of the immigration laws so that, if-and-when apprehended, he could make exactly the claim that he's now making? AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000308 Return to Top ******** ******** 6. DC District Judge Orders DACA Restoration By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, August 15, 2018 https://cis.org/Arthur/DC-District-Judge-Orders-DACA-Restoration Excerpt: If the status of DACA is complicated now for the federal government (and in particular U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), one can only imagine how much more complicated conflicting district court orders will make it. And Judge Hanen's order can come at any time, meaning that a Supreme Court with only eight justices may have to quickly rule on the legality of the program, as Noah Feldman explained recently in Bloomberg Opinion. When it comes to DACA, uncertainty abounds. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. The First Step Act, Revisited AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000309 By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 14, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cad man/First-Step-Act-Revisited Excerpt: I am left with the observation that drafting a good prison or sentencing reform bill is much akin to threading a needle: Aim wide, and you are sure to fail. With carefully re-crafted language, this bill could have been excised of those provisions that potentially will permit thousands of alien felon prisoners to sidestep the reach of federal immigration officials attempting to take them into custody from the Bureau of Prisons in order to deport them. And such amendments would have done no harm whatsoever to the aim of prison and sentencing reform for deserving American prisoners. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Chain Migration Gone Wild in Third Circuit By David North CIS Blog, August 14, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Chain-Migration-Gone-Wild-Third-Circuit Excerpt: The appeals decision does not touch the matter of hardship, as it has remanded the case back to the Board of Immigration Appeals. That strikes me as foolish, because despite what the marriage laws may say, it will be very difficult for a court to rule that Kevin is a hardship case. It would appear to me AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000310 that although the step-father is in double trouble, from DWI and threatened deportation, that Kevin is old enough to take care of himself and no "extremely unusual hardship", which is the standard, could be involved. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. A Brief Chronology of the Sierra Club's Retreat from the Immigration-Population Connection By Matthew Sussis CIS Blog, August 14, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Sussis/Brief-Chronology-Sierra-Clubs-RetreatlmmigrationPopulation-Connection-Updated Excerpt: How did we get here? How did one of America's oldest and most highly respected environmental organizations stray so far from their original outlook? It involves activists, changes in leadership, and big money. Here is a brief chronology of how the Sierra Club retreated from its views on population stabilization and immigration. Return to Top ******** ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000311 10. Some Suggestions Designed to Strengthen the U (Crime Victim) Visa Program By David North CIS Blog, August 14, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Some-Suggestions-Designed-Strengthen-U-CrimeVictim-Visa-Program Excerpt: This U visa program has morphed from a sensible, small-scale activity designed to help law enforcement agencies when working with illegals into a huge, largely hidden, backdoor amnesty program. It is another of the cluster of programs that provide large numbers of green cards to aliens not because there is a national need for their presence, or even because of relatives already here, but just because of luck. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. A Lower Refugee Ceiling Is Better for Most Refugees, the Host Countries, and America By Mark Krikorian CIS Blog, August 13, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Krikorian/Lower-Refugee-Ceiling-Better-Most-RefugeesHost-Countries-and-America AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000312 Excerpt: But refugee policy is one area where the administration can storm some trenches successfully. Even the domestic "charities" that make their living from resettling refugees (on the taxpayers' dime) acknowledge that refugee policy is a component of foreign policy, which is why the president has wide latitude. He has already exercised that authority by reducing the ceiling for refugee resettlement in the current fiscal year to 45,000, down from the Obama administration's FY 2017 ceiling of 110,000. Owing to the development and implementation of new procedures, the actual number of refugees likely to be resettled through FY 2018 (which ends September 30) will be well below the ceiling, maybe 21,000. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Two Recent Smuggling Cases Provide a Rare Glimpse of a Terrorism Threat at the Southwest Border and What ICE Is Doing About It By Todd Bensman CIS Blog, August 13, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Bensman/Two-Recent-Smuggling-Cases-Provide-RareG Iim pse-T errorism-Threat-Southwest-Border-and-What Excerpt: Investigating the smugglers and screening their clients are two distinct operations that work in tandem. The screening at the border improves the AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000313 chances of knowing if a given SIA poses a terrorism problem and, at the same time, can produce intelligence information ICE-HSI can use to go after smugglers. ICE-HSI does these investigations in joint partnership with the Justice Department's Criminal Division under the Extraterritorial Criminal Travel Strike Force program. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. 'Private' Refugee Resettlement Agencies Mostly Funded by the Government By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, August 13, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/Private-Refugee-Resettlement-Agencies-MostlyFunded-Govern ment Excerpt: Inside the United States, nine non-governmental organizations work with, and are funded by, the Department of State to resettle refugees. These religious or community-based organizations referred to as voluntary agencies (or volags) help resettled refugees with the following: reception upon arrival; support with housing, food, and clothing; community orientation; English lessons, enrollment in various benefits and welfare programs; referral to social service providers (including health care, employment), etc. Some of these organizations' leaders have been calling on President Trump to increase the refugee resettlement ceiling to 75,000 for FY2019. Their AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000314 commitment to helping refugees is undoubtedly guided by good intentions; it is, however, important to keep in mind that, for these organizations, lower resettlement admissions mean less federal funding. Return to Top Edit this box and replace what's in it with html for your e-mal 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? View this e-mail in our browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000315 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 1:01 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: There Are No Jobs Americans Won't Do ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward There Are No Jobs Americans Won't Do A detailed look at immigrants (legal and illegal) and natives across occupations Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2018) - A report by the Center for Immigration Studies provides new analysis refuting the myth that there are jobs that Americans simply won't do . The report analyzes the 474 separate occupations defined by the Department of Commerce and finds that there are none completely dominated by immigrants (legal or illegal) and none in which illegal immigrants constitute the majority of the workforce. Therefore, speaking of "jobs Americans won't do" gives the false impression that the labor market is strictly segmented between immigrant and native jobs. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000316 Steven Camarata, the Center's Director of Research and co-author of the report, said, "Policymakers and high-immigration advocates often tell us that we need large numbers of immigrants to do the jobs that Americans just won't do anymore. However, our analysis shows that there isn't a single occupation that many Americans aren't already doing. At a time when 42 million working-age natives are still out of the labor force, employers should be trying to attract more American workers by improving working conditions, raising salaries, and stepping up recruitment efforts, rather than petitioning Washington to bring in more foreign workers." View the full report and data at: https://cis.org/Report/There-Are-No-JobsAmericans-Wont-Do Notable Findings: o Of the 4 74 civilian occupations, only six are majority immigrant (legal and illegal). These six occupations account for 1 percent of the total U.S. workforce. Moreover, native-born Americans still comprise 46 percent of workers in these occupations. o There are no occupations in the United States in which a majority of workers are illegal immigrants. o Illegal immigrants work mostly in construction, cleaning, maintenance, food service, garment manufacturing, and agricultural occupations. However, the majority of workers even in these areas are either nativeborn or legal immigrants. o Only 4 percent of illegal immigrants and 2 percent of all immigrants do farm work. Immigrants (legal and illegal) do make up a large share of agricultural workers - AMERICAN PVERSIGHT accounting for half or more of some types of farm DHS-18-0694-O-000317 laborers - but all agricultural workers together constitute less than 1 percent of the American work force. o Many occupations often thought to be worked overwhelmingly by immigrants (legal and illegal) are in fact majority native-born: o o Maids and housekeepers: 51 percent native-born o Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: 54 percent native-born o Butchers and meat processors: 64 percent native-born o Grounds maintenance workers: 66 percent native-born o Construction laborers: 65 percent native-born o Janitors: 73 percent native-born There are 65 occupations in which 25 percent or more of the workers are immigrants (legal and illegal). In these high-immigrant occupations, there are still 16.5 million natives - accounting for one out of eight natives in the labor force. o High-immigrant occupations (25 percent or more immigrant) are primarily, but not exclusively, lower-wage jobs that require relatively little formal education. o In high-immigrant occupations, 54 percent of the natives in those occupations have no education beyond high school, compared to 30 percent of the rest of the labor force. o Natives tend to have high unemployment in high-immigrant occupations, averaging 9.8 percent during the 2012-2016 period, compared to 5.6 percent in the rest of the labor force. There were a total of 1.8 million unemployed native-born Americans in high-immigrant occupations. o The stereotype that native-born workers in high-immigrant occupations are mostly older, with few young natives willing to do such work, is largely inaccurate. In fact, 34 percent of natives in high-immigrant occupations are age 30 or younger, compared to 29 percent of natives in the rest of labor force. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000318 o Not all high-immigrant occupations are lower-skilled. For example, 38 percent of software engineers are immigrants, as are 28 percent of physicians. o A number of politically influential groups face very little job competition from immigrants (legal and illegal) . For example, only 7 percent of lawyers and judges and 7 percent of farmers and ranchers are immigrants, as are at most 9 percent of English-language reporters and correspondents . Contact: Marguerite Telford Director of Communications, Center for Immigration Studies mrt@cis.org 202-466-8185 Visit Website Further Reading: Are There Really Jobs Americans Won't Do? (2013 edition) Immigration and Wages AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000319 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? This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000320 From: Center for Immigration Studies on behalf of Center for Immigration Studies Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 11:58 AM To: Law, Robert T Subject: New from the Center for Immigration Studies, 8/27 /18 ~ ~ CenterforImmigration S~~i~i!.,, ..A"."""''g'"III (C) Share @ Tweet @ Forward What's Happening at the Center In a recent column, Mark Krikorian explains that immigration control is one of the elemental responsibilities of the national government. Failure to enforce immigration law has, among other things, enabled illegal aliens to commit heinous crimes in the United States, most recently the murder of Mollie Tibbetts. Tibbetts's killer lived in the United States for seven years, worked at an Iowa dairy farm with a stolen Social Security number, filed tax returns with the IRS, drove for years without a license, and had a child with a high-school classmate of Tibbetts's (presumably getting listed on the birth certificate). In all of that interaction with our institutions, the killer's illegal status was never questioned. To improve on this failure, deterrents on the border must be improved, systematic and ongoing cooperation between OHS, SSA, and IRS must be established, and E-Verify for all new hires needs to be mandated. In another recent column, Jessica Vaughan explains that there have been AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000321 32,000 immigrants incarcerated for homicide since 1974, most of whom came illegally. Hundreds of sheriffs across the country have signed a letter to Congress asking for passage of a House bill to improve enforcement. They cite detrimental increases in transnational drug trafficking, gang violence, sex trafficking, and murders. It is estimated that 75 percent of illegal aliens obtain false documents. The SSA, the IRS, and immigration agencies must be empowered to work together to act on instances of the multiple use of Social Security numbers that are easily detectable within government tax and crime databases. This can be accomplished without new legislation. Video and Transcript 1.,_CIS Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with Director of USCIS Francis Cissna Commentary 2. Mollie Tibbetts, R.I.P.: The role of immigration policy failures 3. After Mollie Tibbetts Tragic Death - We Owe It to Her to Fix Our Broken Immigration System Blog Posts 4. SPLC's Heidi Beirich: A Character Assassin Under the Banner of 'Peace, Respect, and Understanding' 5. EB-5 Program Continues to Spew Garbage Behind It 6. Why We Vet and Inspect Foreign Nationals 7. What Is the Real Identity of the Illegal Alien Who Murdered Mollie Tibbetts? 8. A Long-Removable Nazi Collaborator and an Alleged Terrorist Reveal Weaknesses in the Immigration System 9. Latin America Tightens Borders in the Face of Venezuelan, Nicaraguan AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000322 Outflows 10. Current Low Refugee Admissions Are Guided by New Vetting Measures 11.,_After Reviewing FBI Evidence, Lawyers for Suspected Anti-ICE Extremist Withdraw Request for Bail 12. Both Department of Labor and Private Suits Attack H-1 B Practices 13. Steny Hoyer, Following the SPLC, Takes the Low Road Toward Electoral Oblivion 14. The Unexpected Order in Ms. L 15. What Nation Is Second When the Big Outsourcers Are Hiring H-1 Bs? 16. From Protected Immigration Advocacy to Domestic Terrorism Threat? 17. An Interesting Case Illuminates the Difference Between Extradition and Deportation, and the Complexity of Our Laws 1. CIS Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with Director of USCIS Francis Cissna Moderated by Jessica Vaughan National Press Club, August 15, 2018 Video: https://www.cis.org/lmmigration-Newsmaker/lmmigration-NewsmakerConversation-Director-USCIS-Francis-Cissna Transcript: https://www.cis.org/Transcript/lmmigration-NewsmakerConversation-Director-USCIS-Francis-Cissna Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000323 ******** ******** 2. Mollie Tibbetts, R.I.P.: The role of immigration policy failures By Mark Krikorian National Review, August 24, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Krikorian/Mollie-Tibbetts-RIP Excerpt: That's a lot of interaction with our institutions. That an illegal alien can do all that - for years - without raising a red flag represents a profound failure of policy. For instance: He used someone else's identity to get the dairy-farm job - was the rightful owner of that identity notified when his Social Security number was used to check employment eligibility? If I make a change on line to my bank account, I receive an email notifying me of the change so that if it was done improperly I can alert the bank. There is no such notification for the use of our most important personal identifiers, and the Social Security Administration resists the very suggestion of coordination with the immigration authorities to identify illegal aliens in the work force. Return to Top ******** ******** 3. After Mollie Tibbetts Tragic Death - We Owe It to Her to Fix Our Broken Immigration System AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000324 By Jessica Vaughan Fox News, August 23, 2018 https://www.cis.orgNaughan/After-Mollie-Tibbetts-Tragic-Death-We-Owe-ltHer-Fix-Our-Broken-lmmigration-System Excerpt: The tragic killing of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts - allegedly by an illegal immigrant from Mexico - appears to be yet another example of America's dangerous and failed immigration policy. Authorities in Iowa charged a man identified as Cristhian Rivera with firstdegree murder Tuesday in Tibbetts' death. He is being held in jail on a $5 million cash-only bond. How many more needless deaths will it take for our immigration policies to change? Return to Top ******** ******** 4. SPLC's Heidi Beirich: A Character Assassin Under the Banner of 'Peace, Respect, and Understanding' By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, August 24, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Kammer/SPLCs-Heidi-Beirich-Character-Assassin-UnderBanner-Peace-Respect-and-Understanding AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000325 Excerpt:Before Heidi Beirich began working at the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1999, she was a left-wing ideologue preparing for a career in the academy. She was a graduate of UC Berkeley and had earned a doctorate in political science from Purdue, where she pursued her interest in the maladies of "white nationalism and nee-fascism". She was steeped in the ideology of postmodern ism, which regards the history of Western Civilization in the United States - especially as an endlessly dreary tale of oppression in the service of white supremacy. As Beirich told ABC News, "I think sometimes Americans forget that this country was founded on white supremacy." Those of us who are now alarmed at the extremism of the SPLC should not forget that it once did heroic work against the Ku Klux Klan, winning lawsuits that drove several branches of the hooded fanatics into bankruptcy. From its base in Montgomery, Ala., its fundraising materials solemnly invoke a vision of "peace, respect, and understanding". That is the voice of the admirable SPLC. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. EB-5 Program Continues to Spew Garbage Behind It By David North CIS Blog, August 24, 2018 Excerpt: Although the funds involved in this particular matter are modest, the AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000326 settlement called attention to an element of this EB-5 disaster that I have not seen discussed elsewhere, the possibility that the hard-charging Goldberg may have collected more from the big firms indirectly involved in this case than needed to meet the real damages, and he may ultimately need to refund some of the money. I wish some reporter would look into that possibility. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Why We Vet and Inspect Foreign Nationals By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, August 24, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Why-We-Vet-and-lnspect-Foreign-Nationals Excerpt: Some proportion of criminal aliens who otherwise would not have been granted visas or who would have been denied admission would not have been able to lawfully enter the United States as result of the screening process described above. Although it has largely been forgotten in the immigration debate in recent years, the immigration laws of the United States exist for very specific reasons, none of which have to do with "anti-immigration rhetoric". Among other reasons, they are intended to protect the American people (both U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully present) from various categories of aliens who may pose a danger, including those with communicable diseases, security risks, and criminals. When an alien bypasses those laws and enters illegally, those protections are ineffective, at least until it is too late. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000327 Return to Top ******** ******** 7. What Is the Real Identity of the Illegal Alien Who Murdered Mollie Tibbetts? By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 23, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/What-Real-ldentity-lllegal-Alien-Who-MurderedMollie-Tibbetts Excerpt: The trail leads to Rivera (assuming that's his real name) in part because of a video camera capturing his car in the area where Tibbets disappeared. When questioned, Rivera confessed and led police to her body. It also came out during questioning that he is illegally in the United States, and this in turn led Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to file a detainer against him - purely as a safeguard, it should be noted, since in a case of this kind, the intent and desire is to permit state officials to prosecute for murder. The detainer is solely to take effective removal action, either if the prosecution case falls apart, or sometime in the far distant future after he has finished serving his sentence (assuming it isn't either capital punishment or life imprisonment). Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000328 ******** ******** 8. A Long-Removable Nazi Collaborator and an Alleged Terrorist Reveal Weaknesses in the Immigration System By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, August 23, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/LongRemovable-Nazi-Collaborator-and-AllegedTerrorist-Reveal-Weaknesses-lmmigration-System Excerpt: The United States' will and ability to remove persecutors and war criminals is a necessary counterpart to this nation's readiness to accept asylees and refugees. Without putting too fine a point on it, those who engage in human rights abuses abroad should never find safe haven in the United States. It is a disservice to their victims, and an abuse of this country's openness to foreign nationals to allow those who have abused the rights of others and who themselves have received the full due process rights guaranteed by our Constitution to remain, unmolested here. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Latin America Tightens Borders in the Face of Venezuelan, Nicaraguan Outflows AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000329 By Kausha Luna CIS Blog, August 23, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Lu na/Lati n-America-Tig htens-Borders-F ace-VenezuelanN icarag uan-Outflows Excerpt: Latin America states have been generous in their reception of Venezuelans and Nicaraguans fleeing their countries' socialist policies and government repression. However, the "all are welcome" approach adopted by many of their neighbors appears to be deteriorating as emigration from the two countries continue to grow. Return to Top ******** ******** ~ Current Low Refugee Admissions Are Guided by New Vetting Measures By Nayla Rush CIS Blog, August 23, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Rush/Cu rrent-Low-Refugee-Ad missions-Are-Guided-NewVetti ng-Measu res Excerpt: The Trump administration has introduced new measures to strengthen the vetting process of refugee applicants seeking resettlement in the United States in order to maximize the detection of fraud and deception. But improving the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) screening capabilities also means admitting fewer refugees. Additional security procedures take time and AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000330 resources are limited - this explains, in part, the lower refugee ceiling and admissions this past fiscal year (and most probably the upcoming one Return to Top ******** ******** 11. After Reviewing FBI Evidence, Lawyers for Suspected Anti-ICE Extremist Withdraw Request for Bail By Todd Bensman CIS Blog, August 22, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Bensman/After-Reviewing-FBI-Evidence-LawyersSuspected-AntilCE-Extremist-Withdraw-Request-Bail Excerpt: In a San Antonio immigration court today, a legal fight was brewing that was expected to produce new information about a relatively rare FBI national security investigation reportedly targeting an anti-ICE DACA student for threatening to make bombs, at the least. For context as to why this case matters, pro-immigration advocates across the country have been demanding the dismantling of ICE, and animus toward the agency has produced some online threats that look and feel like a new kind of leftist, domestic, antigovernment terrorism. Return to Top AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000331 ******** ******** 12. Both Department of Labor and Private Suits Attack H-1 B Practices By David North CIS Blog, August 22, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/Both-Department-Labor-and-Private-Suits-AttackH 1B-Practices Excerpt: Maybe some of the users of the H-1 B program, looking at the mounting bills from their lawyers and the bad press they are getting, will start hiring more citizen workers. And maybe one or more of these eight different actions will cost the outsourcers enough money to change their practices. Return to Top ******** ******** R Steny Hoyer, Following the SPLC, Takes the Low Road Toward Electoral Oblivion By Jerry Kammer CIS Blog, August 21, 2018 https://cis.org/Kammer/Steny-Hoyer-Following-SPLC-Takes-Low-RoadT award-Electoral-Obi ivion AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000332 Excerpt: By spreading the "hate group" smear beyond such worthy targets as the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi skinheads to such widely respected organizations as the Family Research Council and the Center for Immigration Studies, the SPLC has cashed in. It has incorporated reckless character assassination and smear into its business plan. It has taken cynical hate-mongering and dressed it up as righteous conviction. It has set out to stifle public discussion by delegitimizing ideological foes. Return to Top ******** ******** 14. The Unexpected Order in Ms. L By Andrew Arthur CIS Blog, August 21, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Arthur/Unexpected-Order-Ms-L Excerpt: Given this order, the "catch and release dilemma" that I described in the June 29, 2018, post would not arise: Parents could either choose to be separated from their children to allow them to proceed under Flores, or choose to have their children remain with them, in OHS family detention. The most fascinating aspect of this order is the fact that a waiver of Flores by parents is the tailback option, not the exception, for their children. It will be interesting to see whether Judge Dolly Gee, who is overseeing the Flores settlement agreement, issues yet another order in that matter in response to Judge Sabraw's latest order in Ms. L. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000333 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. What Nation Is Second When the Big Outsourcers Are Hiring H-1 Bs? By David North CIS Blog, August 21, 2018 https://www.cis.org/North/What-Nation-Second-When-Big-0utsourcers-AreHiring-H1 Bs Excerpt: The only employer on Hira's list to dip below the 95 percent Indian mark is IBM; it reported that only 87.3 percent of its H-1 Bs over a period of seven years were from India. The second most popular country on the list, but never with more than 3.9 percent of the hires, is China. It appears four times. UAE appears twice. The other second choices were Canada, Kuwait, Malaysia, and the Philippines. One wonders if those few H-1 B hires from Kuwait and UAE may have been at least in part - favors granted by the outsourcers to relatives of its Middle East customers. Return to Top ******** AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000334 ******** ~ From Protected Immigration Advocacy to Domestic Terrorism Threat? By Todd Bensman CIS Blog, August 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Bensman/Protected-lmmigration-Advocacy-DomesticT errorism-Th reat Excerpt: As is well-established, online incitement to violence by extremist groups is viewed as a significant homeland security matter because urging others to kill for a social cause has proven so tragically effective. This concern has usually focused on ISIS, but at least two recent arrests in the United States suggest that some activists among those opposed to President Donald Trump's immigration policies are radicalizing as anti-government extremists, and inciting others online to violence. Return to Top ******** ******** 17. An Interesting Case Illuminates the Difference Between Extradition and Deportation, and the Complexity of Our Laws By Dan Cadman CIS Blog, August 20, 2018 https://www.cis.org/Cadman/lnteresting-Case-llluminates-Difference-Between- AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000335 Extradition-and-Deportation-and-Complexity Excerpt: Generally, deportation is the process of arresting and expelling a foreign national (usually but not always back to the country of origin) for violations of our nation's immigration laws, whereas extradition is the process of handing over an individual, without regard to citizenship, to another country seeking to prosecute that individual for crimes under that nation's laws. 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? View this e-mail in our browser . This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. AMERICAN PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000336 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Reading, 7/12/18 Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:41:15 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Reading, 7/12/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. Department of State annual report on human trafficking 2. DHS OIG report on inspection and monitoring of ICE detention facilities 3. CRS reports on immigration laws, policies, termination of TPS status, other 4. GAO report on immigration executive order initial results 5. Senate testimony on warrantless smartphone searches at the border 6. Portugal: Population statistics REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 7. Reuters/Ipsos poll: Immigration tops voter concerns 8. Rasmussen poll: Voters oppose eliminating ICE 9. Pew Center report on public attitudes toward legal immigration 10. New report from TRAC 11. Six new reports and features from the Migration Policy Institute 12. New discussion paper from the Institute for the Study of Labor 13. Two new working papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research 14. Eight new papers from the Social Science Research Network 15. Thirteen (13) new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 16. U.K.: New briefing paper from MigrationWatch 17. New report from the International Organization for Migration 18. New report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 19. "Recommendations Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement in New York State Courthouses" A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000337 BOOKS 20. The Limits of Liberty: Mobility and the Making of the Eastern U.S.-Mexico Border 21. State Power and Asylum Seekers in Ireland: An Historically Grounded Examination of Contemporary Trends 22. People Changing Places: New Perspectives on Demography, Migration, Conflict, and the State 23. Global Labour and the Migrant Premium: The Cost of Working Abroad 24. Refugee Resettlement: Power, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance JOURNALS 25. Comparative Migration Studies 26. Demography 27. Ethnic and Racial Studies 28. International Migration 29. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 30. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 31. Population, Space and Place 1. Trafficking in Persons Report, 2018 U.S. Department of State, July 2018 https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/282798.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. ICE's Inspections and Monitoring of Detention Facilities Do Not Lead to Sustained Compliance or Systemic Improvements DHS OIG-18-67, June 26, 2018 https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2018-06/OIG-18-67-Jun18.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. New from the Congressional Research Service An Overview of U.S. Immigration Laws Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Aliens at the Border By Hillel R. Smith CRS Legal Sidebar, June 25, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/LSB10150.pdf A Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy By William A. Kandel June 22, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R45020.pdf Update: Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis By Hillel R. Smith CRS Legal Sidebar, June 8, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/LSB10070.pdf Expedited Citizenship through Military Service CRS In Focus, May 11, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/IF10884.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. New from the General Accountability Office A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000338 Border Security and Immigration: Initial Executive Order Actions and Resource Implications Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-470, Published June 12, 2018, Publicly released July 12, 2018 Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/692410.pdf Highlights: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-470 Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Wednesday, July 11, 2018 https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/fso/hearings/examining-warrantless-smartphone-searches-at-the-border Examining Warrantless Smartphone Searches at the Border Witness testimony: Laura K. Donohue Professor of Law Georgetown University Law Center https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Donohue%20Testimony.pdf Neema Singh Guliani Senior Legislative Counsel American Civil Liberties Union https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Guliani%20Testimony.pdf Matthew Feeney Director, Project on Emerging Technologies The Cato Institute https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Feeney%20Testimony.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Resident Population decline slowed down - 2017 Portuguese National Institute of Statistics, June 15, 2018 https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain? xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_destaques&DESTAQUESdest_boui=315221328&DESTAQUEStema=5414321&DESTAQUESmodo=2 Summary: The resident population in Portugal at 31 December 2017 was estimated at 10,291,027 persons (18,546 fewer than in 2016). This results in a negative crude rate of total population change of -0.18%, maintaining the trend of population decline, despite its attenuation in comparison to recent years. The slowdown of the population decrease in 2017 resulted from a positive net migration (+4,886) after six years of negative values. The natural increase remained negative (-23,432) and very close to that of 2016 (-23,409). Demographic ageing in Portugal continues to rise: compared to 2016, the population under the age of 15 fell to 1,423,896 (-18,520), and the population aged 65 and over increased to 2,213,274 (+36,634), representing 13.8% and 21.5% of the total population, respectively; the oldest population (aged 85 and over) was estimated at 297,538 (+11,922). In 2017, the mean age of the resident population in Portugal stood at 44.2 years, an increase of about 3.1 years in the last decade. In the future, the demographic ageing will continue to increase and the population will keep declining. Portugal will lose population until 2080, from the present 10.3 to 7.7 million residents, falling below the threshold of 10 million in 2033. The population aged under 15 will decline from 1.4 to 0.9 million and the number of elderly will increase from 2.2 to 2.8 million. Return to Top ******** ******** A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000339 7. Immigration top issue for U.S. voters, economy a close second: Reuters/Ipsos poll By Maria Caspani Reuters, July 5, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration/immigration-top-issue-for-u-s-voters-economy-a-close-second-reutersipsos-poll-idUSKBN1JV31K Excerpt: The poll, conducted between June 28 and July 2, found: - Fifteen percent of U.S. registered voters said immigration was the top issue determining how they will cast their ballot in November, while 14 percent said the economy was their biggest concern. - Twenty-six percent of registered Republicans cited immigration as the most important issue likely to determine their vote, up 14 percentage points from a similar poll conducted at the beginning of June. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Most Don't Want to Get Rid of ICE Rasmussen Reports, July 5, 2018 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/june_2018/most_don_t_want_to_get_rid_of_ice Excerpt: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 25% of Likely U.S. Voters favor getting rid of ICE whose duties include border control. Fifty-five percent (55%) are opposed. Twenty percent (20%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republicans and 53% of voters not affiliated with either major political party oppose getting rid of ICE. Democrats agree by a narrower 44% to 36% margin. Thirty-three percent (33%) of all voters believe the U.S. government is too aggressive in deporting those who are in this country illegally. But a plurality (46%) disagrees and says the government isn't aggressive enough. Just 13% consider the current number of deportations as about right. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Shifting Public Views on Legal Immigration Into the U.S. Many unaware that most immigrants in the U.S. are here legally Pew Research Center, June 28, 2018 http://www.people-press.org/2018/06/28/shifting-public-views-on-legal-immigration-into-the-u-s/ Excerpt: The survey by Pew Research Center, conducted June 5-12 among 2,002 adults, finds that 38% say legal immigration into the United States should be kept at its present level, while 32% say it should be increased and 24% say it should be decreased. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University New Details on Border Patrol Arrests June 27, 2018 http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/518/ Excerpt: Border Patrol Arrests of Families and Children Are Lower. While there is a distinct month-to-month seasonality in the number of families and unaccompanied children picked up by the Border Patrol attempting to enter the country between official ports of entry, there is nothing particularly unusual about the number that have been arrested so far this year. Because the age of each individual is recorded in these detailed data, it is now possible to separately track the number of adults A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000340 arriving with children over the past three and a half years. While numbers have increased in recent months, they are far from reaching record levels. A time series graph displaying the number of adults arriving with children is shown in Figure 1. In fact, the number of adults apprehended with children so far during FY 2018 (23,162) is still 14.5 percent lower than the number of adults arrested with children during the same seven-month period in FY 2017 (27,080). The number of unaccompanied children arrested by the Border Patrol this year is also down as compared with the same period during FY 2017. Further, in April 2018, the same month that Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the "zero tolerance" enforcement policy in response to the alleged crisis on the border, there were a total of 4,537 adults arriving with children, a relatively small number compared to the 24,876 adults arrested without children that same month. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. New from the Migration Policy Institute Immigrants in the U.S. States with the Fastest-Growing Foreign-Born Populations By Jeanne Batalova and Elijah Alperin Migration Information Source Spotlight, July 10, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigrants-us-states-fastest-growing-foreign-born-populations In Upholding Travel Ban, Supreme Court Endorses Presidential Authority While Leaving Door Open for Future Challenges By Muzaffar Chishti, Sarah Pierce, and Laura Plata Migration Information Source Policy Beat, June 29, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/upholding-travel-ban-supreme-court-endorses-presidential-authority-while-leaving-door-open Mind the Gap: Bringing Migration into Development Partnerships and Vice Versa By Kate Hooper and Kathleen Newland MPI Policy Brief, July 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/mind-gap-migration-development-partnerships The Impact of Populist Radical-Right Parties on Immigration Policy Agendas: A Look at the Netherlands By Tjitske Akkerman July 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/populist-radical-right-parties-immigration-netherlands The Growth of the Radical Right in Nordic Countries: Observations from the Past 20 Years By Anders Widfeldt June 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/growth-radical-right-nordic-countries After the Storm: Learning from the EU Response to the Migration Crisis By Elizabeth Collett and Camille Le Coz June 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/after-storm-eu-response-migration-crisis Return to Top ******** ******** 12. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Mass Refugee Inflow and Long-Run Prosperity: Lessons from the Greek Population Resettlement By Elie Murard and Seyhun Orcan Sakalli IZA Discussion Paper No. 11613, June 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11613/mass-refugee-inflow-and-long-run-prosperity-lessons-from-the-greek-populationresettlement Return to Top ******** ******** A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000341 13. New from the National Bureau of Economic Research Ethnic Enclaves and Immigrant Outcomes: Norwegian Immigrants during the Age of Mass Migration Katherine Eriksson NBER Working Paper No. 24763, June 2018 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24763 Immigration and Redistribution By Alberto Alesina, Armando Miano, and Stefanie Stantcheva NBER Working Paper No. 24733, June 2018 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24733 Return to Top ******** ******** 14. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Immigration Enforcement and the Future of Discretion By Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Law 23 Roger Williams Univ. L. Rev. 353 (2018) Penn State Law Research Paper No. 7-2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3212085 2. Immigration and Redistribution By Alberto F. Alesina, Harvard University Department of Economics; Armando Miano, Harvard University; and Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University Department of Economics CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13035 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3210600 3. Boston's Sanctuary City Protections: A Philosophical Perspective By Serena Parekh, Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities and Martha F. Davis, Northeastern University School of Law Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 325-2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3208803 4. Essay: Cooperative Federalism and Federal Takings After the Trump Administration's Border Wall Executive Order By Gerald S. Dickinson, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 70, p. 647, 2018 U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-17 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3205342 5. Migration, Knowledge Diffusion and the Comparative Advantage of Nations By Dany Bahar, Brookings Institution; Harvard University Center for International Development (CID) and Hillel Rapoport, Bar-Ilan University Department of Economics; Stanford University The Economic Journal, Vol. 128, Issue 612, pp. F273-F305, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3208991 6. Migrant Networks and Trade: The Vietnamese Boat People as a Natural Experiment By Christopher Robert Parsons, The University of Western Australia Department of Economics, and Pierre-Louis Vezina, University of Oxford The Economic Journal, Vol. 128, Issue 612, pp. F210-F234, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3208994 7. The Effects of Immigration on Household Services, Labour Supply and Fertility By Agnese Romiti, Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB) Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 80, Issue 4, pp. 843-869, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3206998 8. Discover Our Model: The Critical Need for School-Based Immigration Legal Services By Prerna Lal, East Bay Community Law Center and Mindy Phillips, East Bay Community Law Center California Law Review, Vol. 106, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3197721 Return to Top A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000342 ******** ******** 15. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. The travel ban in numbers: Why families and refugees lose big July 11, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/the-travel-ban-in-numbers-why-families-and-refugees-lose-big.html 2. Pereira v. Sessions: A Jurisdictional Surprise for Immigration Courts July 10, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/pereira-v-sessions-a-jurisdictional-surprise-for-immigration-courts.html 3. Kavanuagh Dissent in Abortion Case Involving Detained Immigrant Teen Likely to Be Confirmation Issue July 10, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/kavanuagh-dissent-in-abortion-case-involving-detained-immigrant-teen-likelyto-be-confirmation-issue.html 4. Judge (Again) Rejects Efforts to Amend Flores Settlement July 10, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/judge-again-rejects-efforts-to-amend-flores-settlement.html 5. Justice Kennedy: State Immigration Enforcement Laws and Arizona v. Unitred States July 9, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/justice-kennedy-and-arizona-v-unitred-states.html 6. Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy Could Lead to the Imprisonment of Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants by the End of 2018 July 8, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/trumps-zero-tolerance-policy-could-lead-to-the-imprisonment-of-hundreds-ofthousands-of-immigrants-by-the-end-of-2018.html 7. University of Michigan Seeks to Promote Civil Discourse on Immigration July 5, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/university-of-michigan-seeks-to-promote-civil-discourse-on-immigration.html 8. Justice Kennedy's Immigration Legacy July 5, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/justice-kennedys-immigrtaion-legacy.html 9. Immigration in the Supreme Court: The Final 2017 Term Scorecard July 3, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/immigration-in-the-supreme-court-the-final-2017-term-scorecard.html 10. Immigrant Crime Fighters: How the U Visa Program Makes US Communities Safer July 3, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/immigrant-crime-fighters-how-the-u-visa-program-makes-us-communitiessafer.html 11. Threading the Needle: Challenging Trump's Travel Ban Despite Trump v. Hawaii By Cyrus D. Mehta and Sophia Genovese July 2, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/threading-the-needle-challenging-trumps-travel-ban-despite-trump-v-hawaiiby-cyrus-d-mehta-and-sophia-genovese.html 12. Why Pereira v. Sessions Bodes Well for Overturning Matter of A-BBy Geoffrey A. Hoffman July 2, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/why-pereira-v-sessions-bodes-well-for-overturning-matter-of-a-b-by-geoffreya-hoffman.html 13. Center for Migration Studies on Blockades of Asylum Seekers at Ports of Entry June 30, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/06/center-for-migration-studies-on-blockades-of-asylum-seekers-at-ports-ofentry.html Return to Top A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000343 ******** ******** 16. Brexit and immigration: the way forward MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 447, June 27, 2018 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/447 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. New from the International Organization for Migration Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A global review of the emerging evidence base, Volume 2 July 2018 http://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/migrant_smuggling_data_vol2_0.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 18. New from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development International Migration Outlook 2018 July 2019 https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/international-migration-outlook-2018_migr_outlook-2018-en#page5 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Recommendations Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement in New York State Courthouses New York City Bar, July 2018 http://s3.amazonaws.com/documents.nycbar.org/files/2017291-ICEcourthouse.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 20. The Limits of Liberty: Mobility and the Making of the Eastern U.S.-Mexico Border By James David Nichols University of Nebraska Press, 312 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1496205790, $60.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1496205790/centerforimmigra Kindle, 2556 KB, ASIN: B077DZ7LMV, $57.00 Book Description: The Limits of Liberty chronicles the formation of the U.S.-Mexico border from the perspective of the "mobile peoples" who assisted in determining the international boundary from both sides in the mid-nineteenth century. In this historic and timely study, James David Nichols argues against the many top-down connotations that borders carry, noting that the state cannot entirely dominate the process of boundary marking. Even though there were many efforts on the part of the United States and Mexico to define the new international border as a limit, mobile peoples continued to transgress the border and cross it with impunity. Transborder migrants reimagined the dividing line as a gateway to opportunity rather than as a fence limiting their movement. A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000344 Runaway slaves, Mexican debt peones, and seminomadic Native Americans saw liberty on the other side of the line and crossed in search of greater opportunity. In doing so they devised their own border epistemology that clashed with official understandings of the boundary. These divergent understandings resulted in violence with the crossing of vigilantes, soldiers, and militias in search of fugitives and runaways. The Limits of Liberty explores how the border attracted migrants from both sides and considers border-crossers together, whereas most treatments thus far have considered discrete social groups along the border. Mining Mexican archival sources, Nichols is one of the first scholars to explore the nuance of negotiation that took place between the state and mobile peoples in the formation of borders. Return to Top ******** ******** 21. State Power and Asylum Seekers in Ireland: An Historically Grounded Examination of Contemporary Trends By Steven Loyal and Stephen Quilley Palgrave Macmillan, 190 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 3319919342, $79.99 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3319919342/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1535 KB, ASIN: B07FD2YGFR, $79.99 Book Description: This book aims to account for the reception, treatment and sometimes, eventual deportation, of asylum seekers in Ireland, by analysing how they are framed and dealt with by the Irish state. Both historically and theoretically grounded, it will discuss contemporary immigration policies and issues in light of the overall social, historical, and economic development of Irish society and state immigration policy. State Power and Asylum Seekers in Ireland will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of historical sociology, sociological theory and social policy, with a focus on discourses of patterns of European migration, the changing role and function of the state and its policies, and the psycho-social experience of asylum seekers. Return to Top ******** ******** 22. People Changing Places: New Perspectives on Demography, Migration, Conflict, and the State By Isabelle Cote, Matthew I. Mitchell, and Monica Duffy Toft Routledge, 254 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0815360754, $150.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815360754/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 0815360762, $49.95 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815360762/centerforimmigra Kindle, 1927 KB, ASIN: B07F92WDQ3, $49.95 Book Description: While migration and population settlement have always been an important feature of political life throughout the world, the dramatic changes in the pace, direction, and complexity of contemporary migration flows are undoubtedly unique. Despite the economic benefits often associated with global, regional, and internal migration, the arrival of large numbers of migrants can exacerbate tensions and give rise to violent clashes between local populations and recent arrivals. This volume takes stock of these trends by canvassing the globe to generate new conceptual, empirical, and theoretical contributions. The analyses ultimately reveal the critical role of the state as both an actor and arena in the migration-conflict nexus. Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Global Labour and the Migrant Premium: The Cost of Working Abroad By Tugba Basaran and Elspeth Guild A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000345 Routledge, 146 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1138606995, $60.00 http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138606995/centerforimmigra Kindle, 824 KB, ASIN: B07F8XZGV9, $25.00 Book Description: This book provides the first systematic account of the premium costs that migrants pay to live and work abroad. Reducing the costs of international labour migration, specifically worker-paid costs for low-skilled employment, has become an important item on the global agenda over the last years and is particularly pertinent for the UN's Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Recruitment costs alone amount in most migration corridors to anywhere between one and ten months of foreign earnings and many migrants may well lose between one and two years of foreign earnings, if all costs are considered. This book is intended as a primer for evidence-based policy for reducing the costs of international labour mobility. The contributors include academics from law, economics and politics, but also authors from international organizations, non-governmental organizations, as well as the voices of migrants. The hope of the editors is that this small collection sets the basis for evidence-based policies that seek to reduce the costs of international migration. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of migration, globalization, law, sociology and international relations, as well as practitioners and policy makers. Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Refugee Resettlement: Power, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance By Adele Garnier, Liliana Lyra Jubilut, and Kristin Bergtora Sandvik Berghahn Books, 192 pp. Kindle, ASIN: B0795F3X5P, 234 pp., $31.54 Book Description: Examining resettlement practices worldwide and drawing on contributions from anthropology, law, international relations, social work, political science, and numerous other disciplines, this ground-breaking volume highlights the conflicts between refugees' needs and state practices, and assesses international, regional and national perspectives on resettlement, as well as the bureaucracies and ideologies involved. It offers a detailed understanding of resettlement, from the selection of refugees to their longterm integration in resettling states, and highlights the relevance of a lifespan approach to resettlement analysis. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 6, No. 23, July 2018 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/ Selected articles: Shifting vulnerabilities: gender and reproductive care on the migrant trail to Europe By Vanessa Grotti, Cynthia Malakasis, Chiara Quagliariello, and Nina Sahraoui https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-018-0089-z Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Demography Vol. 55, No. 4, July 2018 https://link.springer.com/journal/13524/55/4/page/1 Selected articles: A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000346 Imputation Match Bias in Immigrant Wage Convergence By Joni Hersch and Jennifer Bennett Shinall https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13524-018-0686-3 The Effects of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on the Educational Outcomes of Undocumented Students By Amy Hsin and Francesc Ortega https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13524-018-0691-6 Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 41, No. 11, August 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/41/11?nav=tocList Selected articles: Party competition and the production of nationhood in the immigration context: particularizing the universal for political gain in France and Quebec By Emily Laxer and Anna C. Korteweg https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2017.1324168 Diaspora, defeatism, and dignity: Ulster Protestant reimaginations of the self through Ulster-Scots Americanism By Peter Robert Gardner https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2017.1332379 By Wendy M. Laybourn Why are Asian-Americans educationally hyper-selected? The case of Taiwan By Suzanne Model https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1341991 Return to Top ******** ******** 28. International Migration Vol. 56, No. 4, August 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14682435/current SPECIAL SECTION: MIGRATION AND SOCIAL CLASS Articles: Social Class, Migration Policy and Migrant Strategies: An Introduction By Saskia Bonjour and Sebastien Chauvin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12469 Managing the National Status Group: Immigration Policy in Germany By Jennifer Elrick and Elke Winter https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12400 Family Migration as a Class Matter By Eleonore Kofman https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12433 Looking for the Best and Brightest? Deservingness Regimes in Italian Labour Migration Management By Paola Bonizzoni https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12447 Party Positions on Economic Criteria for Naturalization in Austria By Jeremias Stadlmair https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imig.12337 A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000347 "Moroccan youngsters": category politics in the Netherlands By Conny Roggeband and Marleen van der Haar https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12419 Migration, masculinity and social class: Insights from Pikine, Senegal By Sebastian Prothmann https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12385 Negotiating class, femininity and career: Latin American migrant women entrepreneurs in Spain By Maria Villares-Varela https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12361 Social mobility allowing for ethnic identification: reassertion of ethnicity among Moroccan and Turkish Dutch By Marieke Slootman https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12406 MIGRATION INTENTIONS Should I stay or should I go now? Exploring Polish women's returns "home" By Eva A. Duda-Mikulin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12420 Settlement Intentions and Immigrant Integration: The Case of Recently Arrived EU-Immigrants in the Netherlands By Gusta G. Wachter and Fenella Fleischmann https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12434 Gender, Rootedness, Normative Beliefs and Emigration Intentions of Slovak University Students By Olga Orosova, Jozef Benka, Lucia Hricova, and Marta Kulanova https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12441 Migration Planning Among Female Prospective Labour Migrants from Nepal: A Comparison of First-Time and Repeat- Migrants By Tanya Abramsky, Joelle Mak, Cathy Zimmerman, Ligia Kiss, and Bandita Sijapati https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12449 Entrepreneurial Motivations and Capabilities of Migrant Entrepreneurs in Australia By Nthati Rametse, Topoyame Moremong-Nganunu, Ming Juan Ding, and Pia Arenius https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12452 Choosing Unauthorized Migration: Evidence from Return Migrants By Didier Ruedin and Majlinda Nesturi https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imig.12461 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 44, No. 10, August 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/current Articles: Ideal partnership or marriage of convenience? Canada's ambivalent relationship with the International Organization for Migration By Martin Geiger https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354033 Developmental borderwork and the International Organization for Migration By Philippe M. Frowd https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354046 Self-legitimation through knowledge production partnerships: International Organization for Migration in Central Asia By Oleg Korneev https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354057 Migration management, capacity building and the sovereignty of an African State: International Organization for Migration A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000348 in Djibouti By Sabine Dini https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354058 After the International Organization for Migration: recruitment of Guatemalan temporary agricultural workers to Canada By Christina Gabriel and Laura Macdonald https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354068 International Organization for Migration in the field: 'walking the talk' of global migration management in Manila By Pauline Gardiner Barber and Catherine Bryan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354068 Liaisons, labelling and laws: International Organization for Migration bordercratic interventions in Turkey By Shoshana Fine https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1354073 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies Vol. 16, No. 4, August 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wimm20/current Articles: "Vivimos en Jaula de Oro": The Impact of State-Level Legislation on Immigrant Latino Families By Cecilia Ayon https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1306151 "It's Like Fighting for Survival": How Rejected Black African Asylum Seekers Experience Living Conditions in an Eastern German State By Penelope Scott https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1316534 "My World Is Upside Down": Transnational Iraqi Youth and Parent Perspectives on Resettlement in the United States By Julia Meredith Hess, Brian Isakson, Matthew Nelson, and Jessica R. Goodkind https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1338367 Integration or Building Resilience: What Should the Goal Be in Refugee Resettlement? By Nicole Dubus https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1358409 What Is "Successful" Resettlement? Refugee Narratives From Regional New South Wales in Australia By Oscar Curry, Charlotte Smedley, and Caroline Lenette https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1358410 From Exclusion to Resistance: Migrant Domestic Workers and the Evolution of Agency in Lebanon By Dina Mansour-Ille and Maegan Hendow https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1400631 The Nexus of Political Violence and Economic Deprivation: Pakistani Migrants Disrupt the Refugee/Migrant Dichotomy By Fazila Bhimji https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15562948.2017.1417521 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Population, Space and Place Vol. 24, No. 5, July 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15448452/24/4 Selected articles: A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000349 Migration aspirations and migration cultures: A case study of Ukrainian migration towards the European Union By Christof Van Mol Erik Snel Kenneth Hemmerechts, and Christiane Timmerman https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2131 The dynamics of transnational family relations and remittance flow in Ethiopia By Girmachew Adugna https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2126 Attracting and retaining expatriates in Qatar during an era of uncertainty: Would you stay or would you go? By Michael C. Ewers and Bethany Shockley https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2134 Moving on? Gender, education, and citizenship as key factors among short-term onward migration planners By Livia Elisa Ortensi and Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/psp.2135 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. A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000350 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 7/20/18 Friday, July 20, 2018 5:58:41 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 7/20/18 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. "Time for ICE's New Leadership to Rein in Rogue HSI Agents in Charge," Dan Cadman 2. "On Selective Application of Common Sense Insights About Crime and Criminals, Where Aliens Are Concerned," Dan Cadman 3. "Companies that Back Out of Existing Contracts in Support of 'Abolish ICE' Should Be Barred from All Future Federal Contracts," Dan Cadman 4. "Applying The Trump Doctrine to Immigration Matters: Respect and Reciprocity," Dan Cadman 5. "Massachusetts Sanctuary Policies Freed Hundreds of Criminal Aliens in 10-Week Period," Jessica M. Vaughan 6. "SCOTUS Sets Up Potential Immigration Train Wreck," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "The High Cost of Non-Enforcement," Andrew R. Arthur 8. "What if the President Is a Secret Genius?," Andrew R. Arthur 9. "USCIS Issues Credible Fear Guidance," Andrew R. Arthur 10. "The N.Y. Times, Naturalization, and a Race for the Georgia Legislature," David North 11. "Countries That Send Us Suspiciously Large Numbers of Fiance Visa Holders," David North 12. "EB-5, Immigration Fraud, and a Visa Mill -- All in One Court Case!," David North 13. "ICE Enforcement in New Jersey Targets Sanctuary City Releases," Preston Huennekens 14. "The Left's Embarrassing Plea for Open Borders," Michael Cutler 15. "Why Do We Need More People In This Country, Anyway?," Michael Anton 16. "Citizenship Shouldn't Be a Birthright," Michael Anton 17. "Think Tank Sues Gov't for Information on DACA Program," Brendan Kirby 18. "Partisan Politics Rears Its Ugly Head in Our Immigration Courts," Hans A. von Spakovsky 19. "Putin Is Killing Millions Of Americans," Ann Coulter 20. "Americans Moving Right on Immigration," Jennifer G. Hickey 21. "Twenty-First-Century Immigration Policy for the USA," Jeffrey L. Scribner 22. "The Courts and Immigration," Michael Curtis 23. "Immigrants Change Cultures -- Whether New Yorkers in Florida or Latinos in America," Dennis Prager 24. "The Times Strains to Credit France's World Cup Victory to Immigration," Heather Mac Donald 25. "Democrats' Immigration Dogma Is Damaging African-American Communities," Tom Broadwater 26. "In San Francisco, Any Reasonable Brakes on Sanctuary for Illegals Are Bullied Down," Monica Showalter 27. "Busy Month for Illegal Immigrants Committing Heinous Crimes," Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles 28. "Ending the Gridlock on Immigration Reform," Benjamin Powell 29. "Deport the Deplorables?," Victor Davis Hanson 30. "What Family Separations Teach Us about Central American Migration," Reihan Salam 31. "Who Killed the Center-Left?," Matthew Continetti A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000351 32. "Supreme Court Assures Safe Travels for the Travel Ban," Elizabeth Slattery 33. "Trump's Legal Immigration Makeover: Less is Better," Bob Dane 34. "Media Dishonesty on Immigration Contributes to Gridlock," Ben Shapiro 35. "Donald Trump Is Ignoring the Immigration Laws That Protect Children and Families," Denise Gilman 36. "Federal Audit Outlines Lasting Impacts of Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration," Walter Ewing 37. "The Immigration Debate We're Not Having," Dana Hall McCain 38. Sweden: "The Relentless Radicalization of Sweden," Judith Bergman 38. Germany: "Germany's Dysfunctional Deportation System," Soeren Kern 39. E.U.: "Mass Migration: 'The Fatal Solvent of the EU'," Giulio Meotti 1. Time for ICE's New Leadership to Rein in Rogue HSI Agents in Charge By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 20, 2018 ... One of the many side shows that has taken place during this circus was revelation of an undated letter sent by 19 special agents in charge (SACs) of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division of ICE to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The letter was also relayed to key members of Congress, although one doesn't see that overtly mentioned in the letter, for instance by a list of "CC" recipients. (My colleague Art Arthur, has already put pen to paper to discuss the letter, but I feel the need to supplement Arthur's remarks.) I won't attempt to conceal my contempt for the SACs' letter, which was self-serving, and so poorly reasoned as to be almost circular. It reads as a thinly disguised screed suggesting that HSI should be organizationally separated from the other main division of ICE, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), which does the lion's share of the immigration enforcement work conducted by the agency as a whole under Title 8 of the U.S. Code (otherwise known as the Immigration and Nationality Act, or "INA"). ... But time and circumstance haven't been on their side, despite the superficial optics of the "abolish ICE" movement. Edge did not, as Homan had, get to sit in the job on an unconfirmed basis for any length of time at all. Indeed, it was a mere span of days before the administration announced that Homan would be replaced by Ron Vitiello, who would therefore be both the ICE deputy and acting director. As Arthur stated in his blog, "If the president meant to send a message about his refusal to back off his support of ICE's immigration-enforcement mission, his appointment of Chief Vitiello as ICE director was the most concrete way in which he could have done it." Now we have further proof of the president's intent. Edge, instead of retrenching back to his former job as head of HSI, has now announced his imminent retirement via an all-hands internal memo. Coincidental timing? Unlikely. I have no doubt that these messages -- Vitiello's assignment, and Edge's retirement -- are being heard loud and clear by HSI SACs all over the country, and most particularly by the 19 of letter-writing infamy. Is it enough? Doubtful. There is clearly a continuing problem within HSI. Vitiello needs, with support from DHS Secretary Nielsen, to systematically replace those SACs. They have clearly indicated their unwillingness to support the administration's enforcement priorities and agenda. And setting that agenda is the prerogative of the chief executive of the United States. Remember when Barack Obama's ICE chief publicly said that she would fire and replace any agents who chose not to comply with the president's enforcement priority objectives? If that applies to rank-and-file agents, surely it applies three times over to the bosses from whom they take their marching orders. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Time-ICEs-New-Leadership-Rein-Rogue-HSI-Agents-Charge Return to Top ******** ******** 2. On Selective Application of Common Sense Insights about Crime and Criminals, where Aliens Are Concerned By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 19, 2018 ... This pressure to "disinvest" or withdraw services or products from police agencies is a disturbing trend. I have written about it in another context, with regard to pressure being leveraged against corporations (including, once more, Amazon) to drop contracts or otherwise refuse to service Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). For the moment, though, I want to focus on the Fox News piece. The Washington County, Ore., sheriff's office is using the software and facing resistance for that use, commensurate with the pressure now being exerted against Amazon. In justifying use of the software, a sheriff's officer in uniform wearing the name tag Talbot appears on camera saying, "We recognize that criminals will keep committing crimes." I applaud them for this profound observation. Unfortunately, it seems, that profundity is selective. Washington County is a sanctuary jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate with ICE in honoring detainers, or even notifying federal agents of the date and time of release of alien criminals so that they can be there to take the individuals into custody for removal proceedings. The obvious consequence is that these "criminals will keep committing crimes" in the same community to which they have been permitted to return by the sheriff's office, even though they have no right to be in the United States in the first place, and even though the chances are pretty good that a substantial number of their victims will likely be other immigrants. But the sanctuary status of Washington County (and, indeed, all of Oregon) may soon change. More than enough voters have signed a petition now to ensure that a statewide referendum will be put on the November ballot to force Oregon to become an anti-sanctuary state like Texas, which does not allow its political subdivisions from enacting any law, ordinance, rule, or policy that shields illegal aliens from the reach of federal officers. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Selective-Application-Common-Sense-Insights-about-Crime-and-Criminals-where-Aliens-Are Return to Top ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000352 ******** 3. Companies that Back Out of Existing Contracts in Support of 'Abolish ICE' Should Be Barred from All Future Federal Contracts By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 18, 2018 ... One of the corollaries to "Abolish ICE" is the pressure being put on sundry corporations (including Amazon), as well as county jails and detention centers, and even universities, to abrogate existing contracts or service agreements with ICE -- or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that it's a part of -- by employees, county supervisors, students, and the like. Several have chosen to bow to the pressure and do so. (Simply do an internet search on "withdraw ICE contract" or "terminate ICE contract"; you'll see what I mean.) ... Although corporations, universities, and even municipalities clearly maintain their First Amendment rights under the Constitution, including the right to decide not to bid on contracts or service agreements, it is equally clear that the federal government has a compelling interest in ensuring continuity of operations across the broad range of its various functions, whether in national defense or homeland security. Once an entity has chosen to opt out of existing agreements based on after-the-fact moral equivocations (or simply by caving in to pressure from social justice warriors), it seems to me that it should forfeit the right to bid on any other contracts or agreements posted by the federal government -- or even state or local job bids, if the money underwriting the project(s) has come from federal taxpayer dollars. After all, by abrogating its obligations it has shown it cannot be relied upon. Perhaps this is something that ought to be explored by the Trump White House, because it likely could be accomplished by promulgation of a presidential executive order. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Companies-Back-Out-Existing-Contracts-Support-Abolish-ICE-Should-Be-Barred-All-Future Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Applying The Trump Doctrine to Immigration Matters: Respect and Reciprocity By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 17, 2018 ... Trump has called out our immediate neighbors to the north and south for the trade-and-immigration imbalances that NAFTA represents. And he has made the point that often our so-called friends, whether in Mexico or elsewhere, don't treat us with respect or equity. We underwrite many of their domestic programs, overtly with foreign aid and cooperative grant programs, and less directly through our country's apparent willingness to lose billions of dollars per year through remittances that flow directly out of our economy and into those of our Latin American neighbors. And what do we get in return? If not outright contempt, then the next thing from it with two-faced pronouncements made on one hand for U.S. consumption, and others of an entirely different nature for consumption by their own nationals. Worse, they not only do little or nothing to abate the flows besieging our southern border, but they complain about U.S. homeland security attempts to halt the ingress of hundreds of thousands as somehow "inhumane" or seek favors to ensure that they don't have to actually deal with the internal pressures of rampant crime, poverty, or corruption. ... In the past, multiple Democratic and Republican administrations have steadfastly declined to use a powerful legal tool at their command: Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which says this: ... On July 10, the administration reached the end of its patience with the stumbling blocks intentionally erected by Burma and Laos and imposed sanctions under that section of the INA. What's more, it was done in a refined way targeting senior officials of the affected governments and their families. Note that these are authoritarian governments that would not likely care if visa sanctions were imposed against the populace at large; they might even like it as they could then attempt to stir public sentiment against us. Instead, the visa sanctions are geared to hit where they will garner the most attention -- the governmental elite. This is just the most recent example of the Trump administration's equity-and-reciprocity doctrine in action. Last September, the United States invoked Section 243(d) against four other nations: Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The Trump administration has invoked this section against more nations than all other administrations combined. It's a good start. ... https://cis.org/Cadman/Applying-Trump-Doctrine-Immigration-Matters-Respect-and-Reciprocity Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Massachusetts Sanctuary Policies Freed Hundreds of Criminal Aliens in 10-Week Period By Jessica M. Vaughan CIS Immigration Blog, July 13, 2018 ... ICE responded to the 456 hits in the following ways: * 216 cases resulted in the issuance of an ICE detainer and arrest warrant. These aliens had committed crimes including rape, assault, firearms possession, drug distribution and trafficking, drug possession, OUI, domestic violence, property crimes, and motor vehicle offenses. But the report states that in about half of these cases, the local jails will release aliens on bail without notification to ICE, and the aliens are back on the streets. * 130 of the aliens were released from custody before ICE could act. These cases were referred to ICE fugitive teams. * 110 of the cases were referred to the ICE Criminal Alien Program (CAP) officers, who arrest incarcerated aliens in local jails. These figures demonstrate the significant adverse effect of state and local sanctuary policies on ICE's ability to remove criminal aliens. The sum of 110 aliens referred to the CAP program and half of the 216 who were subject to detainers that were honored (108) is a total of 218 criminal aliens out of 456. This is only A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000353 about 48 percent of all deportable criminal aliens that ICE was aware of, that could be readily apprehended and put on the path to removal. That's a problem for public safety. Yesterday, in a speech on combating the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called out Lawrence, Mass., one of the most egregious of the state's sanctuary cities, noting that the policies protect the criminal alien drug traffickers who supply opioids in the region. Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera called this a "fabrication" and said that he is considering suing the attorney general for libel. He said that the city notifies ICE of every criminal alien. Rivera grossly misrepresented the city's ordinance, which prohibits Lawrence police officers from notifying ICE about any criminal aliens. ... https://cis.org/Vaughan/Massachusetts-Sanctuary-Policies-Freed-Hundreds-Criminal-Aliens-10Week-Period Return to Top ******** ******** 6. SCOTUS Sets Up Potential Immigration Train Wreck By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 20, 2018 The Supreme Court issued a decision last month (Pereira v. Sessions) that could have potentially devastating consequences for removal proceedings, both presently pending and completed. At issue in that case was whether an alien who had been served a notice to appear (NTA) that did not contain the time and date of his initial hearing was barred from applying for cancellation of removal under section 240A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). ... The Department of Justice needs to act quickly to issue guidance on these issues. Otherwise, courts will be inundated with motions to terminate and reopen, swamping a court system already facing a significant backlog. Even then, significant litigation is likely to result from this decision. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/SCOTUS-Sets-Potential-Immigration-Train-Wreck Return to Top ******** ******** 7. The High Cost of Non-Enforcement A "catch and release" tale By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 18, 2018 ... Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the provision of the law of that criminalizes illegal entry, does not contain any exceptions for aliens who arrive in the United States with children. Despite this fact, the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have traditionally not prosecuted alien parents entering illegally with minors as a matter of policy. That de facto policy ended on April 6, 2018, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a "ZeroTolerance Policy for Criminal Illegal Entry". Those previous policies, coupled with the lack of detention space for alien families (and the Flores settlement agreement, which bars DHS from detaining accompanied and unaccompanied alien children for more than 20 days) have given a veritable "green light" to foreign nationals to undertake the perilous journey to the United States with their children in the expectation that they will be allowed to enter and remain in the United States indefinitely. In any other criminal context, lawsuits filed on behalf of the children of defendants for separation from their incarcerated parents would be baseless. It is only because the immigration laws have not been enforced vigorously over the years that such lawsuits would be considered at all. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/High-Cost-NonEnforcement Return to Top ******** ******** 8. What if the President Is a Secret Genius? Machiavelli or Chance the gardener? By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 17, 2018 ... A large influx of aliens, and in particular unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and family units, have the potential to create a humanitarian emergency at the border. As quoted by the New York Times, President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel once stated: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Following this maxim from another politician who played by his own rules, it is doubtful that President Trump would not renew his efforts to plug the loopholes that have led to catch and release if such an emergency were to occur, although he has done everything he could to prevent it. The main character in the 1979 film Being There (based on Jerzy Kosinski's 1970 novel of the same name), Chance the gardener (a simple and innocent man played by Peter Sellers), quickly and unwittingly rises to power in Washington by responding to seemingly intractable policy questions with vaguely worded gardening tips. Thirty-nine years later, many in Washington treat Donald Trump as if he were Chance's evil twin, ham-handedly, mercurially, and inaptly applying his real-estate and reality-show experience in setting national policies, some of which succeed, and some of which fail. I do not know the president, and am not privy to the thought processes that go into his policy decisions. Those critics (including some on the right) may well be correct. That said, President Trump has raised many immigration issues in addition to "catch and release" that were understood by experts as problems but that went unaddressed and largely misunderstood for years, including "chain migration" and the visa lottery. He could be the Machiavelli that conservatives have waited for to roll back the excesses of the Clinton and Obama administrations. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000354 ... https://cis.org/Arthur/What-if-President-Secret-Genius Return to Top ******** ******** 9. USCIS Issues Credible Fear Guidance Matter of A-B- will likely limit the number of positive findings By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, July 17, 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum last week providing guidance for asylum officers in the field to use in adjudicating refugee, asylum, reasonable fear, and credible fear claims following the recent decision of the attorney general (AG) in Matter of A-B-. That guidance, which faithfully implements the AG's decision, will likely significantly increase the denial rates for asylum claims, as well as the number of negative credible- and reasonable-fear findings. I have written extensively on the AG's decision in Matter of A-B-. Succinctly, however, that decision applies the same legal standards that are applied to other asylum claims premised on persecution due to membership in a particular social group to claims where the persecution (or feared persecution) is inflicted by a non-governmental criminal actor. ... https://cis.org/Arthur/USCIS-Issues-Credible-Fear-Guidance Return to Top ******** ******** 10. The N.Y. Times, Naturalization, and a Race for the Georgia Legislature By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 19, 2018 ... My sense -- again dealing with a factor omitted by the Times -- is that it is perfectly reasonable to ask that candidates for office in Georgia, or elsewhere, be citizens for a while before running for office. The U.S. Constitution deals with this issue up front in the fourth paragraph of that document (Article I, Section 2) saying: "No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States." So Georgia, if anything, has a less restrictive rule than the national Constitution has on this point. That the candidate spent most of her life in the state before getting around to seeking citizenship should not matter. ... https://cis.org/North/NY-Times-Naturalization-and-Race-Georgia-Legislature Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Countries That Send Us Suspiciously Large Numbers of Fiance Visa Holders By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 18, 2018 ... The kind of fraud I am describing happens -- sometimes -- when the citizen (usually a male) causes the creation of a K-1 fiance visa to bring a (usually young) woman to the United States; they get married and she immediately turns around and says that he has been abusing her, which leads to a green card for the alien and a lot of grief for citizen, particularly if he tries to fight the situation. In some cases, I am sure, the citizen really abuses the alien. In other cases, the selfpetitioner has arrived using another visa. The logic of why marital abuse -- which should, of course, be punished by the courts -- creates an immigration opportunity is a mystery to me, but this is how the system works, as we have reported in the past. The unfortunate byproduct of this system, in many cases, is a filing by the alien who has married a citizen or a green card holder, claiming abuse. This application for a green card is called a "self petition" since she (sometimes he) has no one in the United States to file for her. Because these are filed within the immediate relative category of family migrants, there is no numerical ceiling and no waiting for those aliens marrying citizens. ... https://cis.org/North/Countries-Send-Us-Suspiciously-Large-Numbers-Fiance-Visa-Holders Return to Top ******** ******** 12. EB-5, Immigration Fraud, and a Visa Mill -- All in One Court Case! By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 17, 2018 As one who writes from time to time about immigration fraud, about the controversial EB-5 (immigrant investor) program, and about a suspect visa mill, A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000355 Northwestern Polytechnic University (near San Francisco), I was excited to discover a federal court case that seems to involve all three elements. What a find! The case is also connected to submarine warfare, and a national security threat, and a front for the Chinese Navy, all before a federal judge in Massachusetts. (The Pacer file is 1:18-cr-10205-DJC.) While Shuren Qin, a Chinese national who got his green card through the EB-5 program, was arrested last month and is still on trial, most of the rest of the story isn't quite what it seemed at first: ... https://cis.org/North/EB5-Immigration-Fraud-and-Visa-Mill-All-One-Court-Case Return to Top ******** ******** 13. ICE Enforcement in New Jersey Targets Sanctuary City Releases Share of criminals among arrested aliens is in line with recent trends By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, July 17, 2018 ... The arrested aliens hailed from 13 different countries, mostly in Central and South America: Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, India, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Turkey. Their crimes included everything from DUIs and theft to more egregious cases such as domestic violence assaults and sexual crimes. In the first half of FY 2018, 66 percent of all ICE arrests have been of convicted criminals. This contradicts the claim that ICE officers are going out of their way to arrest illegal aliens who have not committed serious felonies. More than two-thirds of all arrests are still of criminal illegal aliens, who remain the main priority for immigration enforcement according to an April 2017 memo from the Justice Department. ... https://cis.org/Huennekens/ICE-Enforcement-New-Jersey-Targets-Sanctuary-City-Releases Return to Top ******** ******** 14. The Left's Embarrassing Plea for Open Borders The real facts immigration anarchists try to hide from the public. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, July 19, 2018 ... The facts are crystal clear: our immigration laws have nothing to do with race, religion or ethnicity. Safety, security and employment opportunities for Americans, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity are at the foundation of America's immigration laws. The bullying tactic employed by the immigration anarchists whereby they accuse pro-law-and-order immigration advocates of being racists and xenophobes is quickly dispelled by reviewing a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Title 8 U.S. Code ? 1182 - Inadmissible aliens. This section of law enumerates the categories of aliens who are to be excluded from the United States. There are absolutely no references about race, religion or ethnicity. Rather, this section of law that guides CBP (Customs and Border Protection) inspectors at America's ports of entry. Among these categories are: aliens who were previously deported (removed), aliens who suffer from dangerous communicable diseases or are severely mentally ill and prone to violence, and aliens who are criminals, spies, war criminals, human rights violators or terrorists. Exclusions include: aliens who would likely become public charges or work illegally, thereby displacing and suppressing the wages of American workers and lawful immigrant workers. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270771/lefts-embarrassing-plea-open-borders-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Why Do We Need More People In This Country, Anyway? By Michael Anton The Washington Post, June 21, 2018 No matter, because the Democrats are no longer the party of labor. Back when they were -- in the prelapsarian Clinton years -- they sought tight labor markets precisely for their efficacy in boosting lower-end wages. But today's Democrats are the party of high class, high tech and high capital. This glamour coalition is not big enough by itself to win elections. So the left has hoodwinked some (but, as the 2016 election shows, by no means all) lowincome voters into thinking that their interests align with those of Wall Street and Silicon Valley oligarchs. ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/why-do-we-need-more-people-in-this-country-anyway/2018/06/21/4ee8b620-7565-11e8-9780b1dd6a09b549_story.html Return to Top ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000356 ******** 16. Citizenship Shouldn't Be a Birthright By Michael Anton The Washington Post, July 18, 2018 Those framers understood, as did America's founders, that birthright citizenship is inherently self-contradictory. A just government in the modern world rests on the social compact, a freely entered agreement among free citizens. That compact's scope and authority extend only to those who have consented to its terms and whose membership has been consented to by all other citizen-members. A compact that anyone can join regardless of the wishes of its existing members is not a compact. As President Trump likes to say, "If we don't have a border, we don't have a country." ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/citizenship-shouldnt-be-a-birthright/2018/07/18/7d0e2998-8912-11e8-85ae-511bc1146b0b_story.html? utm_term=.b0865a41f04d Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Think Tank Sues Gov't for Information on DACA Program Center for Immigration Studies seeks important application details on these illegal immigrants By Brendan Kirby Lifezette.com, July 18, 2018 ... More than 20,000 new DACA applicants have been accepted since a federal judge earlier this year ordered President Donald Trump to restart the program, which the president had ordered closed. There now are more than 700,000 DACA recipients -- the vast majority from Mexico. Vaughan noted that Congress has debated granting amnesty to the illegal immigrants who enrolled in DACA. "Yet we know very, very little about this population ... It's really surprising that more lawmakers aren't interested in it," she said. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) last month obtained some data from USCIS, including the fact that two-thirds of DACA applicants with criminal records received work permits. Said Vaughan: "If there is to be an amnesty, it would be better to have a screening process and eligibility rules that apply to green cards." But Vaughan said her interests are broader. ... https://www.lifezette.com/2018/07/think-tank-sues-government-for-information-on-daca-program/?utm_source=below-article-related Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Partisan Politics Rears Its Ugly Head in Our Immigration Courts By Hans A. von Spakovsky The Corner at National Review Online, July 17, 2018 ... The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has filed a complaint with the Merit Systems Protection Board requesting disciplinary action against federal immigration Judge Carmene "Zsa Zsa" DePaulo for violating the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act prohibits partisan political activities by federal-government employees. Immigration judges are employees of the U.S. Department of Justice. DePaulo (apparently no relation to the fabulous Hungarian actress, Zsa Zsa Gabor) is an immigration judge in Southern California. OSC says that DePaulo "promoted then-Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's plan for immigration reform during a deportation hearing over which DePaulo was presiding in March 2016." ... As the OSC's Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner said, "When a federal immigration judge in a public setting uses her position to advocate for partisan campaign outcomes, that's a real problem." Kerner said the judge was in clear violation of the Hatch Act because she was engaging in political activity while on duty and using her official position to influence, interfere with, or affect the result of the election. DePaulo's attitude is symptomatic of the problems in our federal immigration-court system. The backlog of immigration cases increased dramatically during the Obama administration due in part to a substantial slowdown in the handling of individual cases by immigration judges. Many of these judges were appointed by President Obama and went to great lengths to delay hearings, granting frequent continuances to avoid finding that aliens in the country illegally were not entitled to remain in the U.S. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/immigration-courts-partisan-politics-rears-head/ Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Putin Is Killing Millions Of Americans By Ann Coulter Human Events Online, July 18, 2018 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000357 ... Only if Putin owns up to deploying a vast network of Russian assets to personally direct the movements of millions of illegal aliens across the Sonoran Desert, through dozens of checkpoints and into our country, in fulfillment of his master plan to attack America's financial viability, national security and future prospects, will the media, the Democratic Party and corporate Republicans ever emerge from their stupor and admit that we have a huge problem on our southern border. Illegal immigrants have killed multiple times more Americans than Russia has in its entire history -- or could ever hope to kill, even with a well-placed nuclear bomb. But nothing will be done, unless we can prove Putin is behind it. Our media and government want you to fixate on Russia's annexation of Crimea as the big problem facing our country, hoping you'll forget about the gaping hole on our border. ... http://humanevents.com/2018/07/18/putin-is-killing-millions-of-americans/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Americans Moving Right on Immigration By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, July 19, 2018 ... The reason behind this is clear even to immigration moderates. "Democrats would quickly discover that turning simple campaign slogans into reform of ICE's law enforcement functions will encounter resistance from activists who fundamentally oppose the deportation of undocumented immigrants," write the Bipartisan Policy Center's Cristobal Ramon and David Lapan. Conversely, Americans' views of immigration are edging toward more enforcement, not less. "There is a new middle on immigration, and it is further to the right than many may realize. Most Americans believe the U.S. immigration system is broken, out of control, and antiquated," begins a new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/07/19/as-democrats-lurch-left-new-report-shows-americans-moving-right-on-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Twenty-First-Century Immigration Policy for the USA By Jeffrey L. Scribner American Thinker, July 16, 2018 ... Looking to the best interest of our country in the future, it is imperative that we get control of immigration, stop using it as a political football, and develop policy that we can and will enforce that will optimize our benefit from immigration as well as benefit the immigrant. President Trump has already advanced the idea of limiting future legal immigration to those bringing something besides their willingness to work that will benefit the USA. The president has also suggested doing away with "chain migration," the system that allows a successful immigrant to bring in a number of his relatives. These ideas will probably reduce our overall legal immigration and make it better benefit the USA. A solution for the rest of the problem, however, requires a handle on illegal immigration. Of late, there have been several calls from leftist politicians and some others to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) police. It seems that some of our politicians think they will get more votes by letting illegals come into the country or stay here. The Democrats have been accused of thinking of illegal aliens as future Democrat voters. However, unless they are voting illegally now, this posture should not lead to election or re-election of the proponents in the near future. Moreover, it is a bad idea to bet on future voters and a worse idea to propose the elimination of a law enforcement agency that is necessary for the enforcement of immigration law. If anything, we should be adding people to the Border Patrol and ICE until and unless we can be sure that the southern border is sealed. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/twentyfirst_century_immigration_policy_for_the_usa.html Return to Top ******** ******** 22. The Courts and Immigration By Michael Curtis American Thinker, July 15, 2018 ... Can the European experience and court decision help the U.S. deal with the immigration issue? President Donald Trump in June 2018 tweeted that U.S. immigration laws are "the dumbest anywhere in the world" and emphasized that people should not come into the U.S. illegally. On this he has urged "zero tolerance," particularly regarding illegal aliens from Mexico and Central America. To this end, the Trump administration began criminal prosecution of all crossing the border illegally from Mexico. This led to separating children from their parents. The administration policy was greeted with opposition and was forced to change; President Trump signed an executive order that families be kept together. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000358 The issue is not new. In 2014, President Barack Obama's administration had detained families trying to enter from Central America, believing that this might deter others, but had to reverse policy because of political opposition. Legally, the issue concerns the Flores settlement of 1997 that the U.S. government must release children from immigration detention to parents or other relatives. Jenny Flores was a Salvadoran immigrant who had crossed the Mexican border and at age 15 and was tried in 1985. The court decision was to prevent children from being held indefinitely in immigration prison. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/the_courts_and_immigration.html Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Immigrants Change Cultures -- Whether New Yorkers in Florida or Latinos in America By Dennis Prager Townhall.com, July 17, 2018 ... Therefore, for the left, the second question, "What should we do about immigration?" is essentially irrelevant. Their answer is "Nothing. All migrants are welcome." However, for those of us -- liberals, conservatives and independents -- who do believe in borders, the second question is critical. And the reason has nothing -- absolutely nothing -- to with race or ethnicity. The reason we worry so much about vast numbers of immigrants is that too many immigrants in too short a period of time will change American culture and values. Our concern is not rooted in xenophobia; it is rooted in values-phobia. Why is this an issue now? Because the vast majority of past immigrants changed their values, not America's, when they came to this country. They came here to become American, not only in terms of language, citizenship and national identity but also in terms of values. ... https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2018/07/17/immigrants-change-cultures--whether-new-yorkers-in-florida-or-latinos-in-america-n2500981 Return to Top ******** ******** 24. The Times Strains to Credit France's World Cup Victory to Immigration By Heather Mac Donald National Review Online, July 18, 2018 ... This is a desperate argument. Croatia beat Nigeria 2-0 on June 16. Did that win vindicate a Croatia-first immigration policy? In the 1998 World Cup, Croatia beat Jamaica 3-1; in the 2014 World Cup, Croatia beat Cameroon 4-0. Score more political wins, apparently, for national borders. A soccer team is not a country, despite tribal team identification. The 15 meritocratically selected African-origin players on France's soccer team are hardly stand-ins for the millions of African and Middle Eastern immigrants who form a vast, unassimilated underclass on the outskirts of European cities. A win at the World Cup has nothing to do with the reality of mass, unfiltered Third World immigration, and it shows the travails of the open-borders crowd, in the face of the rising rejection of their philosophy, that they need to make the argument. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/france-world-cup-victory-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Democrats' Immigration Dogma Is Damaging African-American Communities By Tom Broadwater Newsweek, July 16, 2018 ... That puts them in direct competition with African-Americans, who disproportionately occupy the low-wage urban labor market. Work from the eminent Harvard economist George Borjas shows that when immigration increases the size of the labor pool by 10 percent, wages for African American men drop 2.5 percent--and their employment rate declines by nearly 6 percent. Likewise, a 2010 report from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission concluded that African American men are "more likely to be in labor competition with immigrants." Commissioner Peter Kirsanow emphasized how this competition can effectively lock young workers out of the job market: "You eliminate the rungs on the ladder because a sizable number of African American men don't have access to entry-level jobs." ... https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-immigration-dogma-damaging-african-american-communities-opinion-1026181 Return to Top ******** ******** 26. In San Francisco, Any Reasonable Brakes on Sanctuary for Illegals Are Bullied Down By Monica Showalter A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000359 American Thinker Blog, July 20, 2018 To get a whiff of how bad things are in San Francisco - not in its aromatic streets, but in its sanctuary city status - consider two cases both going on around the issue of reasonable modifications toward the city's extremist succor for illegal aliens. ... The context was the 2008 MS-13 slaughter of an entire family, the Bologna family, in San Francisco by illegals who were well known to cops for their past murders. There also was the 2015 pierside murder of 30-year-old Kate Steinle, for which the five-times-deported illegal got off scot-free, as the jury suggested that it wanted to punish President Trump. Lots of illegals, young or otherwise, pretty well know they have nothing to worry about on the deportation front when they live in San Francisco and commit new crimes on top of their old ones. Newsom caved following activist blasts from the left. Newsom's move was a reasonable modification to the city's sanctuary city law that had created sanctuary for avowed criminals and enabled them to commit new crimes without fear of the migra. At the time, it had widespread public support. But the fringe left, led by a top Democratic Party operative named David Campos, a former illegal, an ex-Board of Supervisors extremist, and now a leftist with a cushy city job in nearby Santa Clara County, excoriated him for it. And Newsom caved. What a pathetic, runny, melty, blow-with-the-wind, yellow-bellied governor Newsom would be. With that disavowal, it's obvious he has no intention of representing the interests of Californians in this illegal alien dilemma - just the illegal alien lobby. He's their creature. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/in_san_francisco_any_reasonable_brakes_on_sanctuary_for_illegals_are_bullied_down.html#ixzz5LoEyNJ4O Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Busy Month for Illegal Immigrants Committing Heinous Crimes Judicial Watch Corruption Chronicles, July 19, 2018 ... Several hundred miles north in San Francisco, an illegal immigrant from Peru recently got charged with rape by force or violence and other crimes. The 37year-old, Orlando Vilchez Lazo, was a driver for the ride-sharing company Lyft who somehow passed a background check. Lazo faces life in prison and is being held in jail in San Francisco on $4.2 million bail. San Francisco has long provided Illegal aliens with sanctuary and forbids it law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration officials. Judicial Watch has sued the San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) to prevent the use of taxpayer funds on policies that prohibit department personnel from cooperating with federal immigration law enforcement officials. Back in 2008 Judicial Watch investigated the SFSD's handling of an illegal alien (Edwin Ramos) charged with the triple murder of three innocent American citizens. Ramos, who had been arrested on three prior occasions and convicted with two felonies, was never turned over to federal immigration authorities for removal to his native El Salvador under San Francisco's sanctuary policies. In the other recent case involving serious illegal immigrant criminal activity, 18 human smugglers and 117 illegal aliens got arrested in three stash houses in the area surrounding El Paso, Texas and southern New Mexico. Most of the illegal aliens--93--are from Mexico and the rest from Guatemala (12), Honduras (6), Brazil (3), El Salvador (2) and Peru (1). At least three of the illegal immigrants have serious criminal records, according to information released by ICE. A 32year-old Mexican man busted in the ring has convictions for child endangerment and driving while intoxicated as well as being arrested for illegally re-entering the U.S. after being deported. A 30-year-old Mexican has ties to a drug cartel and was previously arrested for fraud and misuse of visas. A 34-year-old Guatemalan has an outstanding warrant in Florida for driving under the influence and has also been charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. after deportation, according to the feds. ... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2018/07/busy-month-for-illegal-immigrants-committing-heinous-crimes/ Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Ending the Gridlock on Immigration Reform By Benjamin Powell The Washington Times, July 16, 2018 ... Any immigration reform bill that stands a chance of becoming law, with the current Congress or in the foreseeable future, will need to be less restrictive than the ones the Republicans just proposed. That's a good thing, not just for immigrants, but for native-born Americans as well. Economists who study immigration do not find the negative consequences that many people imagine. Immigration raises the income, on average, of the native born. Immigrants create about as many jobs as they take and they don't depress wages of the vast majority of Americans. Passable immigration reform legislation today likely would trade funding for a border wall for a legal pathway to citizenship for immigrants brought to the United States illegally when they were children. Law-and-order Republicans could claim that they were securing the border and they could defend themselves against charges of "amnesty." Since this reform only applies to people brought here as children, they could point out that when children break most other laws in the United States they are held to a lesser standard than adults and that this is no different. Democrats would be wise to sign onto such deal, too. Net migration from Mexico has been negative since the Great Recession. So, while symbolic, the wall would do little to change immigration numbers. ... https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/16/ending-the-gridlock-on-immigration-reform/ Return to Top ******** ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000360 29. Deport the Deplorables? By Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness, July 17, 2018 ... With just three words, the phrase "deport the deplorables" sends two popular messages: one, get rid of undesirable American citizens who voted for Donald Trump and who were properly written off in 2016 as deplorables by Hillary Clinton. And, two, by implication, don't deport the illegal aliens who broke U.S. immigration law. Or put more succinctly, foreign nationals who crash our borders are innately superior people to citizens of the working- and middle-classes who voted for Trump. ... Yet a more targeted contempt for the white working classes more recently has been voiced by pundits of the NeverTrump right. They apparently blamed the deplorables for hijacking their Republican Party, empowering an uncouth Trump, and voicing adamant opposition to illegal immigration. Soon the furor fueled the weird trope that illegal aliens were preferable to citizen Trump supporters. Indeed, it became surreal how often illegal immigrants (almost always deliberately conflated with legal immigrants) were praised as preferable to U.S. citizens. ... https://amgreatness.com/2018/07/17/deport-the-deplorables/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. What Family Separations Teach Us about Central American Migration By Reihan Salam The Corner at National Review Online, June 18, 2018 ... There have been many journalistic accounts of family separations at the border. Though I can't claim to have read all of them, my impression is that the ones that reach the widest audiences are those that tug at the heartstrings, not necessarily those that provide the most context for what happens when risk-taking migrants meet an under-resourced and overwhelmed U.S. immigration system. For immigration advocates, these stories are invaluable insofar as they help make the case for more permissive immigration policies. But they hold lessons for restrictionists too. One is that many of the most tragic migration stories might never have come to pass if, for example, mandatory E-Verify made it much harder for unauthorized immigrants to earn money that they could then send back home, and that would eventually wind up in the hands of smugglers. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/family-separation-border-central-american-migration-lessons/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Who Killed the Center-Left? By Matthew Continetti National Review Online, July 7, 2018 ... If there is a common denominator to these electoral shakeups, it is the politics of migration. The overthrown establishments all benefited from the economics of illegal immigration and used migrants as chits in a humanitarian sweepstakes in which the leader who signals the most virtue wins. Migration became a symbol for the "flat world" of globalization where not just people but also cultures, goods, and investments flowed freely, borders had little meaning, and sovereignty was pooled upward to transnational bureaucracy as identity was reduced to racial, ethnic, religious, or sexual characteristics. The fantastic wealth produced by the global marketplace enriched the center-left to such a degree that its adherents became walled off from the material, social, and cultural concerns of the working people they professed to represent. And so middle-class workers who believe a country's leadership ought to be accountable to a country's citizens went elsewhere -- devastating the ranks of the center-left and creating a vacuum for the neo-socialists of the 21st century. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/pro-illegal-immigration-politicians-killed-center-left/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Supreme Court Assures Safe Travels for the Travel Ban By Elizabeth Slattery Heritage Foundation, June 28, 2018 ... The challengers also charged the ban with violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. They asked the court to "probe the sincerity of the stated justifications for the policy" by looking at statements made by the president and others showing an anti-Muslim bias. But the court said it was not charged with "whether to denounce the statements." Its job, rather, was to assess the weight those statements hold in reviewing a neutral directive "addressing a matter within the core of executive responsibility." In short, the justices found the proclamation neutral on its face and well within the president's authority. Unlike domestic Establishment Clause cases "involving religious displays or school prayer," here the challengers sought to override the president's national security determinations. The court concluded, "Any rule of constitutional law that would inhibit the (executive's) flexibility...to respond to changing world conditions should be adopted only with the greatest caution." A majority of the court was unwilling to "substitute (its) own assessment for the Executive's predictive judgments on such matters." This ruling is a victory for the separation of powers and the security of our nation. We can all sleep a little easier knowing that the Supreme Court refused to A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000361 supplant the president's lawful authority to stop those who may do us harm from entering our country. ... https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/supreme-court-assures-safe-travels-the-travel-ban Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Trump's Legal Immigration Makeover: Less is Better By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, July 16, 2018 ... While visas granted to people from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, China, India, Vietnam, Haiti, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Pakistan and Afghanistan have declined under Trump, among the 10 countries that send the highest number of immigrants, only El Salvador is projected to receive more visas: an increase of 17 percent. The top 10 sending countries, which have unfairly benefited from family chain migration, account for about 60 percent of all green cards. Correcting that imbalance will inevitably affect those who have benefited from it disproportionally. The Post noted that "visa backlogs and processing times are so extensive that even a significant drop in applicants is unlikely to put a major dent in the same year's immigrant visa issuances." Immigration enthusiasts have nothing to worry about. America has years of backlogged visas in the pipeline. This is all the more reason to slow down; the U.S. has been approving applications far faster than it can issue green cards. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/07/16/trumps-legal-immigration-makeover-less-is-better/ Return to Top ******** ******** 34. Media Dishonesty on Immigration Contributes to Gridlock By Ben Shapiro The Corner at National Review Online, June 18, 2018 ... In reality, all of this could be solved with simple legislation. The House of Representatives is actually set to take up the issue of family separation in both versions of the immigration bill being presented in the House. But Democrats probably won't sign on to either bill -- and it's unlikely they'd even sign onto an independent piece of legislation designed to allow children to stay with their illegal-immigrant parents until their cases can be adjudicated. That's because thanks to biased media coverage -- and, in some cases, outright falsehoods -- Democrats are winning the public-relations war. The longer the Democrats prevent a solution from arising, the more they gain in the public-opinion polls. So they have little incentive to come to the table around an immigration solution -- their better political option remains to wait Trump out and let the press inflict damage on him. There's a reason every Republican attempt at immigration reform has stalled out over the past two decades -- and there's a reason Democrats have celebrated every time they have. There's also a reason that Democrats with unified control of the presidency and Congress attempted no serious immigration reform. Better to let the problem fester for political gain than to attempt to solve it. If the media truly wished to contribute to a solution, all they'd have to do is cover the issue honestly. Yes, Trump is enforcing the laws against crossing the border illegally more harshly than the Obama administration did. But he didn't create the separation policy. Yes, Trump has spoken with great passion in favor of stronger border controls. But he's also offered a bigger amnesty for so-called DREAMers than even Barack Obama did. Instead of using truth as a guide, however, the press continue to suggest that base animus animates conservative feelings on immigration. This leads to a political prisoner's dilemma in which everyone's best option is stasis: Republicans are best off doing nothing, since they'll earn nothing but scorn for any action they take from the press anyway, as well as the undying enmity of many in their base; Democrats are best off doing nothing, since they can count on the press to clock Republicans for any immigration failures. The only ones who lose out are the American people. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/immigration-debate-family-separation-media-coverage-misleading/ Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Donald Trump Is Ignoring the Immigration Laws That Protect Children and Families By Denise Gilman USA Today, July 17, 2018 ... However, Trump's team is picking and choosing which laws to follow. The administration adopted a "zero tolerance" policy for prosecuting border-crossers under misdemeanor criminal laws, in order to separate children from their parents, even though such prosecutions are discretionary. The administration has also sought to use immigration detention authority to jail parents and children across the board and for prolonged periods, either separately or together. Yet the administration is not enforcing other laws that that impose obligations to protect children, families and asylum seekers. Those laws include Immigration and Nationality Act provisions that require processing of all asylum requests, regardless of how the applicant arrived in the U.S. They also include decades-old immigration rules, which prohibit locking up children for any significant length of time. These provisions require immigration officials to release children as quickly as possible to an available care-giving parent, like those parents arriving with their children at the southern border. ... https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/17/trump-ignores-immigration-laws-protecting-families-children-asylum-seekers-column/776788002/ A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000362 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Federal Audit Outlines Lasting Impacts of Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration By Walter Ewing ImmigrationImpact.com, July 16, 2018 ... As detailed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the three orders have set in motion sweeping changes throughout the federal government. At DHS, where the bulk of the U.S. immigration enforcement apparatus is located, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun the acquisitions process for designing and building a wall (or other physical barrier) spanning the length of the U.S.-Mexico border. The first prototypes of the wall have been built in San Diego. This colossally expensive undertaking (with a price tag between $15 billion and $25 billion) is taking place without any reforms to the immigration system which might actually reduce undocumented immigration in the first place. ... Another new DHS creation called for by executive order was the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office, which features a hotline and local ICE contacts which crime victims can contact to inquire about victim services and to receive notifications on the custodial status of immigrant offenders. VOICE delivers on the Trump administration's pledge to report the "victimization" of U.S. citizens by "criminal aliens" in the United States. This pledge overlooks the fact that the vast majority of immigrants, undocumented or otherwise, are not criminals. At DOJ, meanwhile, 35 Assistant United States attorneys have been detailed to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist in the prosecution of migrants caught illegally entering or reentering the United States, as well as human smugglers. The Executive Office for Immigration Review sent 40 immigration judges to detention centers and border locales to speed up the process of removing deportable immigrants from the country. However, this drive to ramp up prosecution has resulted in part with the forcible separation of parents from their children without any assurance that they will be reunited. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/07/16/federal-audit-outlines-lasting-impacts-of-trumps-executive-orders-on-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 37. The Immigration Debate We're Not Having By Dana Hall McCain AL.com, July 15, 2018 ... But with immigration policy advisor Stephen Miller whispering into his ear, the President overreached. When he insists upon changes that go too far, members of his own party and reform-minded Democrats rightly balk. The end result: America gets none of the reform it needs. If people of faith are sincere when they say they care for honest, law-abiding immigrants and refugees, we have a duty to send a message to the White House that our desire for national security is not just a smokescreen for some desire for a whiter America. We want thoughtfully-crafted immigration reform that keeps us safe, but that also honors our long-held values of welcoming the stranger and providing opportunity to those willing to work hard. It's when we honor American values like these that we are at our best as a nation, and a beacon of hope to all the world. ... https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/the_immigration_debate_were_no_2.html Return to Top ******** ******** 45. Return to Top ******** ******** 38. The Relentless Radicalization of Sweden By Judith Bergman Gatestone Institute, July 13, 2018 A new study of Salafism in Sweden, conducted by the Swedish Defence University, paints a bleak picture of the ongoing radicalization of Muslims in Sweden. ... In Vasteras, religious influence is mixed with crime. "It could be a bunch of guys coming into the grocery store. If the woman at the cashier is not veiled, they take what they want without paying, they call the cashier 'Swedish whore' and spit on her," said a police officer in the study. Other examples include Syrians and Kurds who run stores and restaurants in the area and are questioned by young Muslims about their religion. If the answer is not Islam, they are harassed. In other cases, boys as young as 10-12 years have approached older women in the area, asking them whether they are Muslim, telling them "this is our area". ... The study also reports that non-Muslim business owners have experienced having their facilities vandalized with Islamic State graffiti and that Christian priests have received threats of decapitation. One man, Samir, said, "If you do not follow Islam, people ostracize you. There are parents here who put veils on their three-year-olds. It is unreal. We are not in Iraq". ... This inability -- or possibly willful blindness -- to see that jihadist terrorism does not emerge from a vacuum, but is nurtured in particular environments is hardly an exclusively Swedish situation. The insistence of so many European and other Western authorities to describe terrorist attacks as instances of "mental A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000363 illness" illustrate it perfectly. The authors of the study also mention that schools and other local authorities do not know how to deal with the challenges created by the Salafists. The study mentions, for example, that a Muslim schoolgirl wanted to take off her headscarf to play hairdresser with the other children, but the Swedish personnel did not allow it out of respect for her parents' wishes. In an example from a Swedish preschool, a little girl did not want to wear her headscarf but the Swedish personnel forced it on her, "even though it felt wrong", because it was the parents' wish. Swedish school personnel have also described that they do not know how to act when children want to eat and drink during Ramadan, but the parents have instructed that they must fast. ... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12693/sweden-radicalization-muslims Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Germany's Dysfunctional Deportation System By Soeren Kern Gatestone Institute, July 18, 2018 A court in Gelsenkirchen has ruled that deporting a self-declared Islamist -- suspected of being a bodyguard of the former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- was "grossly unlawful" and ordered him returned to Germany. The case has cast a spotlight on the dysfunctional nature of Germany's deportation system, as well as on Germany's politicized judicial system, which on human rights grounds is making it nearly impossible to expel illegal migrants, including those who pose security threats. The 42-year-old failed asylum seeker from Tunisia -- identified by German authorities as Sami A., but known in his native country as Sami Aidoudi -- had been living in Germany since 1997. Aidoudi, a Salafist Islamist, is believed by German authorities to have spent time in Afghanistan and Pakistan before the alQaeda attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. Since then, he was under surveillance by German intelligence for propagating Islamist teachings and attempting to radicalize young Muslims. He had "far reaching" relationships with Salafist and jihadist networks, according to an official report leaked to the German newsmagazine, Focus. ... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12723/germany-deportation-system Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Mass Migration: "The Fatal Solvent of the EU" By Giulio Meotti Gatestone Institute, July 16, 2018 ... "Italy's new populist government signals a major challenge to the European status quo, but not in the way most observers initially expected", the author Walter Russell Mead recently commented in The Wall Street Journal. "The governing coalition has put the challenge to its euro policy on hold. Instead it is turning to a subject on which the European establishment is more vulnerable: migration". The entire European political consensus is fracturing under the seismic impact of the migrant wave. Migration to Europe has become a political issue "as toxic as ever", the New York Times just noted about the current debate inside the European Union. The EU's current trouble seems to come from a deafness among the policy elites, who refuse to take into account the problems for their citizens that have followed unvetted mass immigration. ... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12607/mass-migration-european-union 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 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000364 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. A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000365 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 7/23/18 Monday, July 23, 2018 3:01:48 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 7/23/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 7/24, DC - House hearing on the deployment of the National Guard to the SW border - [New Listing] 2. 7/27, DC - A discussion featuring Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan - [New Listing] 3. 8/2-3, Oxford, U.K. - Symposium on population, migration, and the environment 4. 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 5. 8/9-10, Cambridge, MA - Annual migration meeting 6. 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons 7. 9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 8. 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe 9. 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 10. 10/22-24, College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week - [New Listing] 11. 10/29-11/2, Sydney, Australia - International Metropolis conference - [Updated with program] 1. Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2018 House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security House Capitol Visitor Center, Room 210 Washington, DC 20515 https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/boots-at-the-border-examining-the-national-guard-deployment-to-the-southwest-border/ Description: This hearing will examine the deployment of National Guard personnel to the Southwest Border, their ability to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations in each border patrol sector, the specific duties they are conducting at the border, and coordination efforts between DHS and DOD. Witnesses: Rodolfo Karisch Chief Patrol Agent Tucson Sector U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Department of Homeland Security Major General John F. Nichols Adjutant General Texas National Guard Major General Michael T. McGuire Adjutant General Arizona National Guard Return to Top ******** ******** 2. In Conversation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday, July 27, 2018 Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC, 20005 https://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/in-conversation-with-customs-and-border-protection-commissioner-kevin-mcaleenan/ Description: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations are at the center of a number of issues in the news daily. CBP is responsible for managing over 400 ports of entry for travel and trade, and securing the land and maritime borders of the United States between the ports of entry. Join BPC's Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy, Theresa Cardinal Brown, and CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan in conversation to discuss the agency, its operations and challenges. Speakers: Kevin McAleenan Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Theresa Cardinal Brown Director of Immigration and Cross-Border Policy, BPC Register: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid={FEE003A2-F589-E811-812A-5065F38B0251}&_cldee=bXNrQGNpcy5vcmc%3d&recipientid=contact-b49af9dfca3fe71181065065f38b31c14d814e9c3e694a329b5e41df9891d1b3&utm_source=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Immigration%20%7C%20In%20Conversation%20with%20Customs%20and%20Border%20Protection%20Commissioner%20Kevin%20McAleenan%20%7C%207.27.2018&esid=2f2dc026f789-e811-812a-5065f38b0251 Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration, and the Environment Thursday-Friday, August 2-3, 2018 Rothermere American Institute University of Oxford 1a S Parks Road Oxford OX1 3UB, UK https://www.oxford-population-and-environment-symposium.com/ Description: The Oxford Symposium is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing, and discourse. This interdisciplinary conference is an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to present papers and engage in discussion relevant to sustainability, human welfare, and progress. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring to the table academics and professionals from the realms of environmental studies, economics, education, the built environment, sociology, political science, gender equity, ethics and other related fields, to present papers and engage in discourse relevant to global environmental issues and the effects on human welfare and progress. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 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-13 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on , from 2-4 p.m. (Eastern) to receive updates from the Asylum Division and engage with subject matter experts during a question and answer session. A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000366 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 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 want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top ******** ******** 5. 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA http://conference.iza.org/conference_files/AMM_2018/viewProgram?conf_id=3148 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Offshoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmayr, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego and NBER Session F: Immigrant Integration 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black GIs in Europe David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-708 - Refugees and Displaced Persons Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000367 At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14566 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-of-migration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY, USA https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Marriott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Conference agenda to be added soon. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000368 Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia 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. A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000369 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 7/28/18 Saturday, July 28, 2018 3:41:44 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 7/28/18 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. An incomplete version of Immigration Opinions was sent out in error on 7/27/18. Apologies to our readers for this mishap. 1. "Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers," Mark Krikorian 2. "The Question of Treason in the Case of Another American Terrorist," Dan Cadman 3. "Open-Borders Agendas and Anti-American Bias, Underwritten by U.S. Taxpayers," Dan Cadman 4. "For Most Refugees, Resettlement Is Not a Matter of Life and Death," Nayla Rush 5. "IOM Votes 'No' on Trump," Nayla Rush 6. "Getting Legal Status as a Matter of Luck -- in, for Instance, Las Vegas," David North 7. "Two Cheers for SEVP for Raising Foreign Student Fees," David North 8. "The Border at Work," Jerry Kammer 9. "Sen. Corey Booker and the Revival of Doughface Liberalism," Jerry Kammer 10. "AMLO Sets Migration as a Priority for U.S.-Mexico Relation," Kausha Luna 11. "ICE Arrests 197 in Two July Operations," Preston Huennekens 12. "Lies of the Soros-Backed Immigration Lobby," Michael Cutler 13. "ICE Provides Vital Service for Americans," Ted Hilton 14. "The Immigration Scandal No One Is Talking About," Mark Metcalf 15. "Top committee Republicans Vote For Border Provision WORSE Than Amnesty," Daniel Horowitz 16. "Can Mexico be an Honest Broker With Refugees?," Bob Dane 17. "Sanctuary Jurisdictions Cry 'Coercion' in Legal Battle Over Public Safety Funds," Jennifer G. Hickey 18. "Illegal Immigration and Poor Americans," Elise Cooper 19. "Occupy ICE Camp Shut Down in Oregon," Matthew Vadum 20. "Losing America," John Scotto 21. "The Flaw in the Statue of Liberty," Karen Shragg 22. "Lydia Brimelow is Right: ICE Is Nice--Very, Very Nice--And Those Who Want It Abolished Are Monsters," Hubert Collins 23. "Toronto Terror Shows Muslim Immigration Has Gone Too Far and Cannot End Well," Eugene Gant 24. "SCOTUS Leftists Moving to Ban Immigration Patriotism," Judd Benjamin 25. "Georgia GOP Gubernatorial Primary: GOP Voters Silent as Rivals in Georgia's Race for Governor Ignore Hot-button Immigration Issues," D.A. King 26. "On Immigration, It's Talk But Little Action," The Oklahoman 27. "To Win Over Moderates, Democrats Need a Coherent Immigration Policy," Justin Gest and Tyler Reny 28. "Give Us Your Young, Energetic, Talented Masses," Stephen Moore 29. "ICE Targets 'Sanctuary' Jurisdictions in Worksite Investigations," Walter Ewing 30. Sweden: "Swedish Social Worker: Migrants See Child Brides 'As Their Sons' Tickets to Europe'," Joy Pullmann 31. U.K.: "I'm an Immigrant of Extraordinary Ability. No, Hang on, We All Are," Maeve Higgins 32. Australia: "Immigration: The Issue That Won't Go Away," E.R. Drabik 1. Republicans Vote to Gut Enforcement, Increase Foreign Workers The DHS funding bill shows the skewed priorities of GOP appropriators By Mark Krikorian National Review Online, July 27, 2018 https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/immigration-dhs-appropriations-bill-bad-amendment/ The House Appropriations Committee this week approved the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for fiscal year 2019 (starting October 1, 2018), after considering a raft of amendments. This is not necessarily the final product; the bill will likely be amended further if and when considered by the full House of Representatives, and again when the House and Senate confer on reconciling their respective versions of the legislation. Nevertheless, at this stage the DHS appropriations bill, passed Wednesday on a party-line vote of 29-22, is a snapshot of priorities of this most important committee. And it contains several harmful provisions that would increase illegal immigration and the importation of foreign workers on "temporary" visas -- provisions passed with the support of the Republican chairmen of the full committee and its Homeland Security subcommittee. The following is not necessarily an exhaustive listing of its immigration-related provisions, but it highlights the most important ones. Funding levels. The provision most remarked on is the $5 billion for "Border Security Assets and Infrastructure," i.e., construction of an estimated 200 miles of border barriers, without the restrictions that are in the current-year funding bill that prevent use of funds for anything like a wall. The bill also funds more than 400 additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and increases the number of detention beds by more than 3,000 over the current level, to 44,000. That said, the funds approved are very different from what the administration requested. The mostly non-immigration part of ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), is given about 17 percent more funding than the administration requested, while Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), which handles deportations, is given 19 percent less than requested. Asylum standards. The worst mischief comes in the amendments. Among those added in Wednesday's markup, perhaps the most damaging is one introduced by Representative David Price (D., N.C.), supported by Representative Kevin Yoder (R., Kan.), chairman of the panel's Homeland Security subcommittee, and approved by voice vote. The measure prevents U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing the attorney general's ruling regarding eligibility for asylum. Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the creeping expansion of asylum by formally determining that domestic abuse and gang violence are not grounds for asylum from persecution due to "membership in a particular social group," as specified in the 1980 Refugee Act. This expansion of the grounds for asylum took place under the prior administration without congressional action and has contributed to the surge of Central American minors and families at the border. The amendment to the funding bill would have its immediate impact on the first step in the asylum process, called the "credible fear" interview. When an alien at a port of entry or in the custody of the Border Patrol expresses a fear of return to his home country, he is interviewed by a USCIS officer to determine whether the fear is credible and could lead to a successful asylum claim. If the alien's fear of return is deemed credible, he may then pursue an asylum claim, though many who are released into the U.S. to do so don't follow through, but simply disappear into the illegal population. Aliens have thus been coached by smugglers to claim asylum as a way of gaining access to the U.S. The attorney general's ruling, and the subsequent guidance from USCIS to its officers, has had an immediate effect at the border. For if fear of gangs or of an abusive partner -- i.e., private violence rather than state or state-sanctioned violence -- is no longer a grounds for asylum, then aliens asserting such fears no longer pass the credible-fear interview and can be turned away or deported immediately. Were the Price-Yoder amendment to be signed into law, the attorney general's ruling would remain unchanged, but USCIS officers could not rely on it in making credible-fear determinations. It's not clear how that would work as a practical matter, but the clear goal is to ensure that any alien who claims "persecution" on the ineligible grounds would nonetheless be let into the United States. This would make regaining control of the border difficult, if not impossible -- no matter how big the wall might be -- because the Obama-era welcome mat for bogus asylum seekers would not only be restored but enshrined in statute, meaning smugglers could rely on it as a means of getting their customers past the Border Patrol and into the interior of the country. Foreign workers. Two amendments expanding work-visa programs were also passed by the Appropriations Committee. The first determines that H-2A seasonal-farmworker visas no longer have to be seasonal. This was done to satisfy lobbyists for the dairy industry, which works year-round and wants to import cheap foreign labor through this unlimited visa program; it is stymied by the wording of the statute, which limits the visa to work "of a temporary or seasonal nature." The appropriations bill does not change the wording of the statute creating the farmworker visa; it merely says that workers will be admitted in FY 2019 under that provision of the law "without regard to whether such labor is, or services are, of a temporary or seasonal nature." It would result in large, ongoing increases in the number of these "temporary" foreign workers. The other foreign-worker amendment affects the H-2B visa, which is the non-agricultural equivalent of the H-2A, used mainly by landscapers and hotels and restaurants. The amendment was just the latest round in lobbyists' relentless backroom push to exempt from the visa's numerical cap all those workers who came in prior years (in this case, in the prior two years). This was accomplished in the previous two budgets via a gutless gimmick -- the DHS secretary would be authorized (wink, wink) to exempt returning workers from the cap if it seemed necessary. That way, congressmen wouldn't have their fingerprints on the increase. At least this time they chose not to hide behind the gimmick. Country caps. Another amendment also benefits those on "temporary" visas, though it doesn't increase overall numbers. This measure (which has been floating around for years and was reintroduced in this Congress as H.R. 392) would eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based visas and increase it for family-based visas. The per-country caps were enacted decades ago as a kind of circuit breaker, to prevent a handful of countries from monopolizing the immigration flow. Their effect today is to lengthen the wait for certain immigrants from India, China, the Philippines, and Mexico, compared with similarly situated immigrants from countries that account for less of the immigration flow. The caps result in a more diverse immigration flow. The lobbying juice behind this change is Big Tech and the Indian "temporary" workers it has imported on H-1B and L visas. These are also ostensibly temporary visas, but are widely used as stepping-stones to permanent immigration. But so many of them are given out that the workers endure extended periods of de facto indentured servitude waiting for their numbers to come up. Eliminating the cap would speed up the issuance of their green cards, making the H-1B that much more attractive to potential low-paid tech workers and that much more useful for employers looking to replace their American workforce with foreigners. The flip side is that people from other countries, generally more highly skilled than the H-1Bs, would be crowded out as virtually all employment-based green cards went to Indians. There's more! Not to drag this out, but there are more bad amendments that the GOP appropriators tacked on. Representative Yoder himself co-sponsored a provision prohibiting the separation of children from parents unless "the parent has a criminal history, a communicable, disease, or is determined to be unfit or a danger to the child." This is a formal, statutory exemption from prosecution for illegal entry for all adults who bring children with them -- and will thus result in even more border-jumpers' bringing (or renting) children. A seemingly pointless amendment prohibits the deportation of anyone in the lawless Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. It's pointless because DACA, by definition, prevents your deportation, and the only DACA beneficiaries who get deported are those who forfeit their status because of crimes. Since the amendment can have no actual result, the real point seems to be to codify Obama's illegal DACA power grab by getting Congress to acknowledge it and incorporate it into law. And needless to say, the Republican-run Appropriations Committee did nothing to defund sanctuary cities. It's not clear to me why Representative Yoder, as Homeland Security subcommittee chairman, orchestrated this fiasco. He actually has a respectable career immigration grade from Numbers USA of B+; not as good as Ted Cruz's A+ but better than John Cornyn's C+. And, for including wall funding, Yoder was effusively endorsed by President Trump and rewarded with a ride on Air Force One -- and the next day he sabotaged the president's immigration agenda. Hill staff assured us that the most egregious items won't make it to the floor or will be killed in conference (if the bill even gets that far). But why take the chance? Will the Democratic appropriators stock their bills with Republican priorities if they take over next year? Return to Top ******** ******** 2. The Question of Treason in the Case of Another American Terrorist By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 25, 2018 Media are reporting that an American citizen captured fighting in Syria for ISIS is now back in the United States and will be prosecuted for his participation in terrorist activities (see here and here). The individual is named as Ibraheem Musaibli, 28 years of age. He is not the only American caught on the battlefield in Syria, as the cited articles explain. ... But even native-born citizens can be stripped of their citizenship if they engage in treasonous activities. This is a point that I have discussed at length before. The relevant provision of law can be found at 8 U.S.C. Section 1481(a)(7). I don't think it's a stretch to suggest that joining ISIS on the battlefield of Syria is to engage in treason. One need only examine ISIS's avowed goals, underwritten by its bloody actions worldwide, to realize that it is dedicated to the destruction of the West, and the United States in particular. ... https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Question-Treason-Case-Another-American-Terrorist Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Open-Borders Agendas and Anti-American Bias, Underwritten by U.S. Taxpayers By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, July 24, 2018 ... But there is a disturbing interlocked web of anti-American bias, combined with thinly disguised open-borders platforms, that goes beyond the IOM and infects a number of international institutions of which the United States is a prime contributor. Take, for instance, the World Bank, which the United States has underwritten to the tune of between $1.5 and $2.5 billion yearly for a very long time. (See, e.g., here, here, and here.) The World Bank has been a major sponsor and supporter of the developing UN Global Compact on Refugees and its companion Global Compact on Migration. Were the United States to sign on, each of these compacts would substantially inhibit America's sovereign ability to define its own immigration future. Both Rush and Arthur have written authoritatively about the problems inherent in each of these developing compacts (See here, here, here, and here). Fortunately, the United States has formally withdrawn from the migration compact, although the work has gone on. Indeed, a "final draft" was developed and published on July 11 of this year. Even the most cursory examination of this final draft reveals some of the reasons our country chose to withdraw. For instance, item 20 of the "Objectives for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration" contained in the document posits as a goal: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants. If jobs are a major magnet for illegal immigration to our country -- and they are -- one of the reasons those jobs are desirable is that aliens working illegally can send remittances back in their home countries. However admirable on a personal level, remittances are a huge economic problem for the United States. The money that flows outward is gone forever, and unavailable to our economy to better the lives of the underprivileged, underemployed citizens, and legal residents living here. ... https://www.cis.org/Cadman/OpenBorders-Agendas-and-AntiAmerican-Bias-Underwritten-US-Taxpayers A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000370 Return to Top ******** ******** 4. For Most Refugees, Resettlement Is Not a Matter of Life and Death By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, July 25, 2018 The UN refugee agency tweeted this week that resettlement is a "lifeline" available to the most vulnerable refugees, such as those in need of urgent medical care, women and girls at risk, children at risks and survivors of violence and torture. ... The UN refugee agency and other refugee advocates capitalize on emotional appeals such as the tweet above to convince the American public that the resettlement program is designed to save the lives of the "most vulnerable" refugees. But, as I keep pointing out, refugees with no specific vulnerabilities or urgent needs are being resettled in the U.S. Most were not in danger in their country of first asylum. Many were undoubtedly suffering from unemployment, destitution, and despair - but so are thousands, perhaps millions, of their compatriots stuck in neighboring countries. There are two reasons for these misleading pleas. First, refugee advocates need to keep stirring public sentiments as they push for higher resettlement admissions amid calls to #welcomerefugees. Second, if they were to admit to the absence of specific selection criteria, they would have to justify the moral injustice of picking a "lucky few" for resettlement while leaving others behind. ... https://www.cis.org/Rush/Most-Refugees-Resettlement-Not-Matter-Life-and-Death Return to Top ******** ******** 5. IOM Votes 'No' on Trump Will its funding be affected? By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, July 20, 2018 Breaking with decades of tradition, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) decisively voted against the candidate proposed by the United States, the agency's largest funder. The snub was clearly a vote against President Trump's immigration policies. It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will respond by cutting funding for the IOM. ... The Associated Press wrote that "One diplomat said 'the change is surprising,' before alluding to Trump: 'Maybe he will get the message.'" And the New York Times echoed the sentiment: "Migration Agency Picks a New Leader, and Sends Trump a Message". But the president might send his own message in reply. Follow the Money The IOM was founded in the wake of World War II and describes itself as "committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society." The IOM also plays a key role in refugee resettlement (including the U.S. refugee program) by providing a number of resettlement support activities: "facilitation of selection missions and case processing; health assessments and travel health assistance; movement and travel operations and addressing integration pre-departure and post-arrival." ... https://www.cis.org/Rush/IOM-Votes-No-Trump Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Getting Legal Status as a Matter of Luck -- in, for Instance, Las Vegas By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 24, 2018 ... Those are the qualifications needed for U-1 status There are also provisions for your spouse, your children, and, if you are under 21, your parents and your unmarried siblings under 18. What caught my eye recently in this connection was the fact that perhaps as many as 70 undocumented aliens who were working at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas at the time of last October's mass shooting, are now seeking U visas and that the local sheriff is helping them to do so, according to a KTNV 13 news report. The reporter did not distinguish between those who simply saw or heard some of the shooting and those actually injured by it. Looking at the legal requirements a little more closely, one wonders how being one of hundreds of witnesses to an event can be regarded as being "helpful in the investigation or the prosecution of a crime". Such a witness could, at the most, testify to what hundreds of others could confirm, that there were many shots fired that day in Las Vegas. And no witnesses are needed, anyway, because there will be no prosecution -- the gunman is dead. So why even consider rewarding any or all of the 70 illegal aliens on the scene with a path to a green card? Will the sheriff sign papers saying that he thinks all 70 "are likely to be helpful" to a non-existent prosecution. If he does so, will USCIS hand out still more U visas to the 70? And still more to their kin? This is a story in progress but it makes one wonder about the utility -- other than it is an amnesty-based-on-luck -- of the entire concept of U visas, and particularly on the wisdom of making the whole application process much easier, as the Obama administration did back in 2014. ... https://www.cis.org/North/Getting-Legal-Status-Matter-Luck-Instance-Las-Vegas Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Two Cheers for SEVP for Raising Foreign Student Fees By David North CIS Immigration Blog, July 23, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security plans to raise the fees paid by international students from $200 to $350, and the fees paid by newly certified schools for foreign students from $1,700 to $3,000, according to a report by Elizabeth Redden in Inside Higher Ed. This news should be greeted with two, not three, cheers. It is good that the management of foreign students should have adequate resources, and the 75 percent fee increase for the students will bring in many tens of millions of dollars to DHS for this purpose. I particularly welcome the fee increase for the new schools -- a minority of whom are bound to create problems in the immigration field. On the other hand, the DHS agency that regulates foreign students, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), has proved in recent years to be totally passive regarding the plethora of visa mills it should have terminated. Visa mills are marginal educational institutions, usually for-profit, that grant work permits to foreign students in exchange for tuition payments, with a modicum of education thrown in for show. ... https://www.cis.org/North/Two-Cheers-SEVP-Raising-Foreign-Student-Fees Return to Top ******** ******** 8. The Border at Work How feckless presidents, hypocritical congressmen, and a left---right coalition sabotaged the immigration reform of 1986 By Jerry Kammer National Review Magazine, July 26, 2018 ... Every feature of the widening gyre that is the modern immigration debate -- outrage, efforts to delegitimize all enforcement, a pro-enforcement backlash that sometimes targets all immigration, and a political environment that smothers efforts to find common ground -- is a result of the colossal failure of the last major immigration-reform law, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Known as IRCA, it stands as one of the most consequential failures of governance in our recent history, and we cannot understand how we got ourselves in this mess unless we understand how IRCA failed to earn its ambitious name. When President Ronald Reagan signed IRCA into law, he confidently predicted that "future generations of Americans will be thankful for our efforts to humanely regain control of our borders." Passed by an exhausted Congress after five years of rancorous debate, the reform was widely touted as a wise and moderate compromise. It combined the compassion of amnesty with a plan to stop future illegal immigration by requiring employers to verify that new hires were authorized to work. But the law had a fatal defect: The IRCA worker-verification system, providing for both civil and criminal penalties for scofflaw employers, was vulnerable to fraud. A counterfeit-documents industry arose, enabling workers to pretend to be legal and employers to pretend to believe them. For the past 32 years, a left-right coalition of ethnic groups, immigration activists, business interests, and civil libertarians has, in pursuit of various special interests, frustrated efforts to mandate a computer-based worker-verification system. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/08/13/border-security-enforcement-time-now/ Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Sen. Corey Booker and the Revival of Doughface Liberalism By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, July 23, 2018 ... Peter Beinart, the liberal journalist whose book The Good Fight says "doughfaceism" undermines liberalism's political viability in the American mainstream, found other examples early in the post-September 11 debate over the war in Afghanistan. ... ... Now another lamentable demonstration of "the doughface fantasy" presents itself in the form of the Democratic politicians whose response to the Trump administration's reprehensible policy of family separation at the border has been to call for the abolition of ICE. Sen. Corey Booker, the New Jersey Democrat, has joined the ranks of the doughfaced with his essay for Vox about his trip to the Texas-Mexico border. After declaring that his brief visit to the borderlands left him "emotionally raw", Booker goes on to demonstrate that it also left him not only filled with self-righteous indignation about Trump's cruelty, but also astonishingly clueless about the moral ambiguity of the policy dilemma at the border. Summing up what he learned from his border visit, Booker writes that we: ... https://www.cis.org/Kammer/Sen-Corey-Booker-and-Revival-Doughface-Liberalism Return to Top ******** ******** 10. AMLO Sets Migration as a Priority for U.S.-Mexico Relation By Kausha Luna CIS Immigration Blog, July 24, 2018 ... Regarding migration, AMLO wrote the following: I must say that the most essential goal of my government will be to ensure that Mexicans do not have to migrate because of poverty or violence. We will try to make emigration optional and not necessary. We will strive to ensure that people find work and well-being in their places of origin, where their families, their customs and their cultures are. To achieve this fundamental objective, the incoming government will carry out the greatest effort ever undertaken in Mexico. ... https://www.cis.org/Luna/AMLO-Sets-Migration-Priority-USMexico-Relation Return to Top ******** ******** 11. ICE Arrests 197 in Two July Operations By Preston Huennekens CIS Immigration Blog, July 25, 2018 ... Operation Eagle's Shield was a longer operation, spanning from July 9 to July 20, targeting threats to public safety in Northern Virginia and Washington. The region has notably experienced some of the worst MS-13 violence in the eastern United States. The crimes of those arrested in the capital region are particularly odious. In addition to the arrests of MS-13 and 18th Street gang members, ICE arrested a Bolivian man with four prior convictions for rape of a minor. ICE also arrested a Honduran man with multiple counts of felony rape and sodomy, and a Guatemalan man previously convicted for rape of a child. The press release notes that Operation Eagle's Shield made extensive use of the Secure Communities program. Secure Communities uses an already-existing federal information-sharing partnership between ICE and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that helps to identify criminal aliens without imposing new or additional requirements on state and local law enforcement. Both enforcement actions display ICE's continued commitment to identifying and removing dangerous criminal aliens. Indeed, the majority of individuals arrested by ICE are criminals, despite media hysterics to the contrary. These operations are the best indicator of the role that ICE plays in promoting public safety. ... https://www.cis.org/Huennekens/ICE-Arrests-197-Two-July-Operations Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Lies of the Soros-Backed Immigration Lobby Why Americans should worry about their dishonest agenda. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, July 27, 2018 The George Soros-backed American Immigration Council is the latest group hell-bent on "resisting" commonsense immigration enforcement in the U.S. Several in this group are, themselves, practicing immigration attorneys who should know the truth about the dangers of open borders policies for communities across the U.S. However, key lawyers representing this leftist fringe group, gloss over provable facts to promote dangerously false information about the legal aspects of the immigration issue. One such example of the white-washing lawyers at the American Immigration Council comes from Joshua Breisblatt, the group's Senior Policy Analyst and an immigration attorney who boasts his extensive background in immigration law and touts his lobbying efforts within the Halls of Congress to push the open borders agenda. His bio also notes that he previously worked for former Congressman Harry Mitchell of Arizona. A\11 ~ 11(,J\'\J PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000371 Breisblatt recently penned an outrageously deceitful article on the group's website titled: "USCIS Is Slowly Being Morphed Into an Immigration Enforcement Agency." ... Yet the American Immigration Council would have you believe that the best way to deal with immigration fraud is to just approve all of the applications so that we don't add more cases to the already overflowing backlog of applications for benefits or clog the overcrowded immigration courts. Incredibly, Breisblatt provided a link to an official document issued by the Immigration Ombudsman of the administration of George W. Bush, that purportedly supports his claim that previous administrations opposed the issuance of NTA's to illegal aliens whose applications for immigration benefits were denied. Nothing could be further from the truth. That document includes this excerpt: ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270859/lies-soros-backed-immigration-lobby-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 13. ICE Provides Vital Service for Americans By Ted Hilton The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 20, 2018 ... On a daily basis, on average, ICE jails 842 aliens, arrests 279 criminal aliens, deports 645 illegal aliens, arrests seven child predators, blocks 3,055 malware attacks and confiscates 2,973 pounds of illegal narcotics. ICE also initiates eight new sensitive technology investigations, manages more than 6,500 active legal cases, obtains five convictions for human smuggling and completes three removal flights carrying dozens of deported individuals to their native country. If ICE is abolished or defunded, the American people should brace themselves for diminished interior enforcement, more illegal drugs with increasing crime rates caused by more transnational gang crime and criminals left here undeported. A recent Rasmussen poll shows 54 percent of Americans believe the parents, not the federal government, are to blame for the child separations caused by their crossing our borders illegally. San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw has upheld separating children when a parent is criminally charged at the border for committing non-immigration crimes or if held in detention for felony re-entry. Misdemeanor first-time entry carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and there are increasing numbers of these cases being prosecuted. Rather than blaming ICE, those behind the nationwide uproar over family separation need to focus on the real problem. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stated the vast majority -- about 10,000 of the children in the care of her agency -- were separated by their own parents in their native countries and sent here alone to cross our borders; some have been documented as MS-13 or other gang members. ... http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-utbg-immigration-ice-enforcement-20180720-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** 14. The Immigration Scandal No One Is Talking About By Mark Metcalf The Daily Signal, July 12, 2018 Among the least talked about scandals in Washington is how immigration officials spent decades misleading Congress about the number of migrants evading court. I discussed that scandal at length in my last article. ... "The overall failure-to-appear ... rate decreased," officials stated, "to 19 percent in 2007 from the five-year high of 39 percent in 2006." This was pure whitewash. Accurate accounting showed the failure-to-appear rate in 2006 was 59 percent--51 percent higher than court executives admitted. Nor was the real failure-to-appear rate in 2007 a lowly 19 percent. It was 36 percent, nearly double what the courts reported to Congress. But gaming failures to appear in court was just one dynamic that officials suppressed to the point of dishonesty. Others, like unexecuted deportation orders, received scant official mention, but got out anyway. ... https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/12/the-immigration-scandal-no-one-is-talking-about/? utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Top5&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRJeE5UWXdaRGN6TmpZNCIsInQiOiI3V0JGaklzUElWcU1ycnh5ZFU3UkM5RlpqQU5LNlNlOWFaOHBlRmh1SVRJckJaRWtwU2ZIUm14V3gzbCtaSnQrS3lFMmlWcGlKQ2FjNE9vQjEyOGRsYlpQcUowVkdFMlFuK2lySnVIdDB3Q1wvSzFEc3Vub1wvemFTVkh0SEk2TzcrIn0%3D Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Top committee Republicans Vote For Border Provision WORSE Than Amnesty By Daniel Horowitz Conservative Review, July 26, 2018 ... Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee, during a markup of the fiscal year 2019 DHS funding bill, voted to block the new USCIS guidance to properly interpret "credible fear" as fear of an individualized persecution by a government. As we noted before, this is the lynchpin of the entire border surge, and unless we properly interpret the law as written, the border surge, drugs, gangs, and all of the fiscal and social ills that come with them will never stop. Yet Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., -- yes, that Kevin Yoder -- gave his support to this Democrat amendment, and it passed by voice vote. Yoder, as chairman of the Homeland Security subcommittee, should be a warrior for the American people and law enforcement. Instead, he is a voice for illegal immigrants. He inserted numerous amendments tying the hands of DHS and giving illegals more rights. He inserted language mandating more free phone calls for illegals and more access to facilities by members of Congress so they can further agitate and hamper our brave agents. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/news/top-committee-republicans-vote-for-border-provision-worse-than-amnesty/ Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Can Mexico be an Honest Broker With Refugees? By Bob Dane ImmigrationReform.com, July 23, 2018 ... Lopez Obrador campaigned on a pledge to revamp his nation's "passive role on immigration." His new interior minister, Olga Sanchez Cordero, has vowed to make Mexico "a place of sanctuary" for refugees. This would be a dramatic turnaround from Mexico's typical handling of Central American migrants - waving them through to the U.S. and exposing them to a gantlet of abuse and depredations along the way. Indeed, little in Mexico's performance - marked by rampant corruption and routine abandonment of the rule of law -- points to reform. Accepting and enforcing a binding agreement on refugees seems a stretch. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/07/23/can-mexico-be-an-honest-broker-with-refugees/ Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Sanctuary Jurisdictions Cry "Coercion" in Legal Battle Over Public Safety Funds By Jennifer G. Hickey ImmigrationReform.com, July 20, 2018 ... In a written statement, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo brazenly claimed the Trump administration was placing "New Yorkers' public safety at risk to impose its abhorrent and un-American immigration policies." "President Trump and Attorney General (Jeff) Sessions are assuming power they don't have and literally putting lives at risk," said Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-Conn.) said in a statement. DOJ spokesman Devin O'Mallery reminded the sanctuary states that they are the ones endangering lives. By ignoring statutes promoting cooperation between local jurisdictions and federal immigration authorities, "political leaders deliberately choose to protect criminal aliens in their custody and to make their communities less safe," he said. ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/07/20/sanctuary-jurisdictions-cry-coercion-in-legal-battle-over-public-safety-funds/ Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Illegal Immigration and Poor Americans By Elise Cooper American Thinker, July 24, 2018 ... Another instance was told to American Thinker by a member of the Civil Rights Commission, Peter Kirsanow, who also happens to be a great thriller-writer, his latest being Second Strike. A few years ago, he and his colleagues went to a Texas detention center and found the conditions to be the opposite of Arizona's. "We found very nice facilities where the people there were given three meals a day, dental/medical care, clothing, and a nice recreational area. Yet the majority report included two photos showing horrific conditions. My assistant discovered that these were not of the detention center, but of prisons," which also separate families when either a mother or father is incarcerated. Kirsanow is frustrated with what is happening in America today. He is a black American and believes that illegal immigration has a devastating effect on low-income American citizens. It seems that the Democrats and left are just using the illegal immigration issue as a talking point, supporting aliens at others' expense. "We need to understand illegal immigrants have some negative competitive effects on American workers. They drag down wage rates, drag down employment, and compete directly with blacks in industries such as service, hospitality, and construction. Welfare and college spots have been taken from Americans and given to illegal immigrants. They are a net drain on the economy." ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/illegal_immigration_and_poor_americans.html Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Occupy ICE Camp Shut Down in Oregon But troublemaking leftists plan more mischief. By Matthew Vadum FrontPageMag.com, July 27, 2018 ... Those opposed to the existence of ICE have been adopting in-your-face tactics in recent months. In addition to occupying city halls and setting up Occupy ICE encampments, the leftists of Antifa have "doxxed" 1,600 ICE employees, publishing their personal information online. WikiLeaks doxxed another 9,000 supposed current and former ICE employees, claiming it did so because it was important for "increasing accountability." Antifa's cousins in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) terrorized Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen into abandoning her dinner June 19 at Washington's MXDC Cocina Mexicana restaurant. (DHS is ICE's parent agency.) The disrupters shouted "shame!" and "end family separation!" at Nielsen, who left the eatery without acknowledging the demonstrators. ... While there may be plenty of Americans, even Republicans, generally sympathetic to the plight of illegal aliens, the wholesale destruction of the nation's immigration enforcement apparatus certainly does not poll well. Americans don't want to erase the nation's borders and turn the country into a sprawling, anarchic neutral zone between Canada and Mexico where anything goes. Sanctuary cities - and now sanctuary states - are a growing problem. The sanctuary movement gave illegal aliens permission to rob, rape, and murder Americans by, among other things, stigmatizing immigration enforcement. Some left-wingers call sanctuary jurisdictions "civil liberties safe zones." The phrase blurs the distinction between citizens and non-citizens, implying illegal aliens somehow possess a civil right to be present in the U.S. These sanctuary cities really ought to be called traitor cities because they are in open rebellion against the United States. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270862/occupy-ice-camp-shut-down-oregon-matthew-vadum Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Losing America By John Scotto American Thinker, July 23, 2018 ... Sadly, we now have a substantial force within the Democratic Party who currently advocate and even believe in wide open borders and illegal immigration. When did the acceptance of such a lawlessness become a norm ? When did the people who actually make it a point to stand up for the rule of law and who believe in securing our borders suddenly become the enemy ? Can a sovereign nation without a secure border, without a common language, and soon without a common culture survive? The Democratic Party's leadership not too long ago believed illegal immigration was wrong (video). Why have their minds now suddenly shifted ? Has importing a new Democrat voter base into this nation become just too appealing an idea for them not to take advantage of? A voter base which would be beholden to big government from cradle to grave. A voting bloc of people that would cast their votes depending upon what government could provide them. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/losing_america.html Return to Top ******** ******** 21. The Flaw in the Statue of Liberty By Karen Shragg MovingUpstream.com, July 21, 2018 ... It is time to have a more nuanced discussion about immigration that includes the environment. In this time, on this planet, in our country we have a reality shaped by how many people are already here. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Is a heartfelt sentiment put on the Statue of Liberty on its 100th anniversary. Though the statue was intended to be about liberty, the addition of the Emma Lazurus poem gave it a new twist. It started to be symbolic of our attitude toward immigrants. It was an amazing gift given by France to the United States in 1886, back when our population was just over 50 million people. By the time this poem was added to this beautiful statue our population had soared to over 240 million. Now that we are over 324 million the message and the meme of being the repository for all who need to escape their lives or join their relatives needs to be revisited. The flaw in the sentiment on this iconic statue that stands in the harbor of New York is that it assumes that our country will always be better off with more and more people. It assumes we will have enough resources for them. It assumes we will have enough fresh water, open space, wildlife, wild lands and everything that makes for a quality of life. It assumes we have enough now. When the hushed voice of environmental measurement is allowed a seat at the table, it speaks a shocking story. It turns out that if we are to look at immigration and the US population through the eyes of sustainability then we passed up our sustainable numbers at least 150 million people ago.150 million just might be sustainable but it depends at what level of consumption and how many resources are left at the time this goal is achieved. I am in my sixties now. Our population in the US has doubled in my lifetime. Those additional 163 million consumers have transformed this country. They are responsible for our crowded cities and traffic problems, more pollution and less open land. More people make a wide variety of negative impacts on the environment and it doesn't matter from this perspective the nationality of those additional people. We are all consumers. We can and should try to consume less but we all need water, energy, food, jobs, open land and none are in a limitless supply. The consumption in the US is so high that those who keep the statistics on this like Global Footprint Network, tell us that it would take five planets to supply the globe with enough resources if everyone were to consume like us. Adding more high level fossil fuel consumers is horrendous for our climate too. I acknowledge that this is a very difficult discussion to have. I don't pretend to have all of the answers. But I know for sure it is a part of the equation that needs to be on the table. ... https://www.movingupstream.com/blog/2018/7/21/the-flaw-in-the-statue-of-liberty A\11 ~ 11(,J\'\J PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000372 Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Lydia Brimelow is Right: ICE Is Nice--Very, Very Nice--And Those Who Want It Abolished Are Monsters By Hubert Collins VDare.com, July 25, 2018 ... Like me, the anti-ICE radicals of the Left are fanatics--they will not change their minds, and they are not going to change the subject. That is a good thing. I hope they continue to talk about this as frequently as possible, as their position is completely insane. As even Sen. Harris pointed out in her first response, ICE targets the worst of the worst, and does great work. Patriots, politicians and pundits alike, need to be highlighting this as regularly as ICE announces each great action they take. Let's take a look at some of the monsters ICE has recently played a role in apprehending, arresting, convicting, and/or deporting: ... https://vdare.com/articles/lydia-brimelow-is-right-ice-is-nice-very-very-nice-and-those-who-want-it-abolished-are-monsters Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Toronto Terror Shows Muslim Immigration Has Gone Too Far and Cannot End Well By Eugene Gant VDare.com, July 24, 2018 ... Here we go again. After disgraceful obfuscation by the Toronto police, it now appears that Pakistani immigrant-stock mass murderer Faisal Hussain may indeed have been a terrorist. [Jihad Denial in Toronto: Hussain Was a Known Wolf, by Bruce Bawer, PJMedia, July 24, 2018] We will probably never know, given Western elites' fanatical determination to hide the truth in its drive to Elect A New People. But we do know this: if Faisal Hussain's family had not been allowed to immigrate to Canada, he would not subsequently have been able to murder two young Canadian girls and wound 13 others. Toronto was, according to Statistics Canada, 8.2 % Muslim in 2011, up from 5.5 % in 2001. We can only guess what it is now. And this is happening everywhere in North America--even in my home town of Baltimore and in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. ... https://vdare.com/articles/toronto-shows-muslim-immigration-has-gone-too-far-and-cannot-end-well Return to Top ******** ******** 24. SCOTUS Leftists Moving to Ban Immigration Patriotism By Judd Benjamin VDare.com, July 22, 2018 ... ...Chief Justice John Robert's majority opinion ruled that reasonable immigration restrictions to protect our county are constitutional. But turn to the opinion's two dissents--one by Justice Sonia ("Wise Latina") Sotomayor joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the other by Justice Stephen Breyer joined by Justice Elena Kagan--and the bubbly quickly loses its fizz. In fact, it's positively sour. That these particular justices dissented hardly surprises. But their reasoning is more than a buzz-kill; it must send a chill down the spine of all supporters of patriotic immigration reform. Without putting too fine a point on the matter, these dissents aim to end serious debate about immigration by labeling as "animus" perfectly reasonable and valid claims about differences among national groups, ethnicities, and religions. ... https://vdare.com/articles/scotus-leftists-moving-to-ban-immigration-patriotism Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Georgia Republican Gubernatorial Primary: GOP Voters Silent as Rivals in Georgia's Race for Governor Ignore Hot-button Immigration Issues By D.A. King The Dustin Inman Society, July 23, 2018 ... With run-off day looming tomorrow, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp have mostly kept their immigration focus away from topics that may offend the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and narrowed to "sanctuary cities" and on illegal aliens who have already committed additional crimes in the United States - or "criminal illegal aliens." The main driver of illegal immigration is illegal employment, which was not mentioned in either campaign. In addition to black market labor, they are also both dodging obvious and voter-popular immigration issues where a governor can play a central role, including drivers licenses to illegal aliens and official English for government. ... http://www.thedustininmansociety.org/blog/2018/07/23/georgia-republican-gubernatorial-primary-gop-voters-silent-as-rivals-in-georgias-race-for-governor-ignore-hot-button-immigration-issues/ Return to Top ******** ******** 26. On Immigration, It's Talk But Little Action The Oklahoman, July 20, 2018 ... Funding for a border wall was part of the legislation, and that's a nonstarter for many Democrats. On the other side of the aisle, some GOP members balk because they view a pathway to citizenship as "amnesty" and fear that supporting it could hurt their re-election chances. Consequently, as Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, said last week, the issue never gets resolved. Members talk about various facets of immigration -- H-2B visas, refugees and asylum, the problem of immigrants overstaying their visas, the diversity lottery, border security -- but "it's more conversations than it is solutions." ... https://newsok.com/article/5601943/on-immigration-its-talk-but-little-action Return to Top ******** ******** 27. To Win Over Moderates, Democrats Need a Coherent Immigration Policy By Justin Gest and Tyler Reny The Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2018 ... Between the disapproval of Trump's specific measures and these more humane views on immigrants as a group, Democrats should be well positioned to capture moderates when it comes to immigration. But the Democrats offer little beyond a condemnation of Trump's policies. Their most recognizable counter-proposal is the campaign to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, a polarizing idea that is not likely to gain widespread support. There are better solutions for Democrats to unite around. Merit-based immigration appears to draw popular support. Such a system need not be based only on education and professional skills. It could take into account a range of data, including previous visits to the U.S., proficiency in English, shortages in the labor market, the number of family members who are American citizens and underrepresented countries of origin. The U.S. could also adopt exit stamps to keep track of visa overstays; private family sponsorship of refugees; short-term work visas; and bilateral mobility treaties, which satisfy demands in the labor market without granting residency to large numbers of people. These options are likely to enjoy broad support. ... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-gest-reny-immigration-policy-democrats-20180720-story.html Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Give Us Your Young, Energetic, Talented Masses By Stephen Moore Investors Business Daily, July 3, 2018 ... But where Republicans are wrong is in calling for strict caps and even reductions in legal immigration visas. Rather than be restricted, the so-called H-1B program, which brings skilled workers to our country, should be expanded. Almost every economic analysis finds that legal immigrants, on balance, are net contributors to the American economy. Not all immigrants are beneficial, and, sure, there are bad apples in the bunch -- just as is true of the population of American citizens as a whole. But the benefits of immigration are surprisingly large, mostly because most immigrants are risk takers who come to the United States between the ages of 16 and 40 -- so they tend to be at the start of their working years or at the peak of their earning years. ... https://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/immigration-reform-h-1b-legal-immigrants-economy/ Return to Top ******** ******** 29. ICE Targets 'Sanctuary' Jurisdictions in Worksite Investigations By Walter Ewing ImmigrationImpact.com, July 25, 2018 ... Data released by ICE shows the agency has been disproportionately targeting businesses located in states, counties, and cities that have enacted so-called "sanctuary" policies--meaning jurisdictions in which state and local officials have decided to limit their cooperation with federal officials to enforce federal immigration laws. This doesn't mean these jurisdictions shield serious threats to public safety from police. It simply means that local police do not make it a priority to pursue immigrants who do not pose a threat but may be in the United States without a valid visa. As ICE Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Rodriguez recently told NBC News, "The increasing unwillingness of some jurisdictions to cooperate with ICE... has necessitated additional at-large arrests." In turn, ICE is essentially punishing these jurisdictions for choosing effective community policing strategies over blind federal immigration enforcement. ... http://immigrationimpact.com/2018/07/25/ice-sanctuary-worksite-investigations/ Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Swedish Social Worker: Migrants See Child Brides 'As Their Sons' Tickets to Europe' Swedish authorities report growing problems with migrants sending daughters to marry older men abroad, to avoid assimilation and gain European citizenship. By Joy Pullmann The Federalist, July 26, 2018 Here's another entry in the chronicle of Western difficulties assimilating Third World immigrants: Swedish authorities report growing problems with migrants sending young daughters to marry older men abroad, both as a strategy to avoid assimilation and to gain European citizenship. While underage marriage is essentially banned in Sweden, the country recognizes underage marriages conducted abroad. ... In response to seeing an increase in this evil custom and others such as female genital mutilation within their borders, Swedish lawmakers are considering proposals to not recognize foreign marriages involving minors, travel bans for those suspected of bringing daughters abroad for forced marriages or mutilation, and extraditing foreigners involved with honor crimes. Just last month Denmark began implementing stringent new laws to address similar problems. Beginning at one year old, children living in immigrant "ghettos" must now attend 25 hours per week of mandatory assimilation instruction, or their parents may lose welfare payments. The Danish government is also considering imprisoning parents who take their children on extended trips to the Third World countries from whence they emigrated, and doubling penalties for crimes committed in immigrant "ghettoes." Explaining the social context, Kay Hymowitz in City Journal notes, "In 2014 and 2015, Denmark experienced a threefold increase in asylum applications, straining the country's resources and adding to the growing enclaves of dispossessed foreigners." ... http://thefederalist.com/2018/07/26/swedish-social-worker-migrants-see-child-brides-sons-tickets-europe/ Return to Top ******** ******** 31. I'm an Immigrant of Extraordinary Ability. No, Hang on, We All Are People should not be considered valuable just because they do something of value to you By Maeve Higgins The Guardian (U.K.), July 20, 2018 ... The thing is, immigrants are already "good" - good for the economy, less likely to commit crime than born citizens, proven to enrich the existing community in a myriad of ways. Yet this administration fundamentally plans to reduce all immigration. Trump ostensibly supports the "Raise" act - which would do away with the diversity visa lottery, restrict family reunification visas, and introduce a merit based system, with points. A foreign master's degree in Stem fields earns seven points while a US master's earns eight points. Priority is given to prime working ages, which could be deadly for many would-be immigrants. Minors under the age of 18 and those over the age of 50 receive exactly no points. ... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/20/im-an-immigrant-of-extraordinary-ability-no-hang-on-we-all-are Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Immigration: The Issue That Won't Go Away A\11 ~ 11(,J\'\J PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000373 By E.R. Drabik The Spectator (Australia), July 20, 2018 ... In fact, both major parties are out of step with public opinion. A series of recent polls have shown growing voter opposition to high immigration and population growth. This is hardly surprising given the pressure this explosion in numbers is placing on nearly everything, from infrastructure, housing and urban amenity to wages, the natural environment and energy and water supplies. These mounting stresses are particularly acute in the fast-growing capital cities, with many established residents experiencing a decline in their living standards. There is also evidence that high immigration is fraying the country's social fabric. Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge admitted earlier this year that new migrants weren't integrating as well as previous waves. A kerfuffle recently erupted in New South Wales when Labor leader Luke Foley drew attention to the phenomenon of "white flight" occurring in Sydney suburbs with heavy concentrations of new arrivals - a trend that has also been observed in other cities. A 2017 survey of public attitudes towards immigration and population found that, in addition to concerns about the impact on roads, transport, hospitals, housing and jobs, a majority of voters believed Australia was in danger of losing its identity and culture and had changed so much that it sometimes felt like a foreign country. ... https://www.spectator.com.au/2018/07/immigration-the-issue-that-wont-go-away/ Return to Top ******** Visit Website IEI IEIllll Eil Eil 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. A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000374 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Reading, 7/29/18 Sunday, July 29, 2018 6:39:15 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Reading, 7/29/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. State Department Visa Bulletin 2. USCIS policy memorandum 3. House testimony on National Guard deployment to the SW border 4. Finland: Population statistics 5. Netherlands: Statistics on Turkish asylum seekers 6. E.U.: Statistics on migrant continuing education 7. Australia: Statistics on immigrants and home ownership 8. N.Z.: Statistics on annual net migration REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 9. Gallup poll survey of voters' views on immigration 10. Pew Research Center reports on public attitudes toward the FBI and ICE 11. New report from TRAC 12. Four new reports and features from the Migration Policy Institute 13. Three new discussion paper from the Institute for the Study of Labor 14. Two new working papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research 15. Fifteen (15) new papers from the Social Science Research Network 16. Eight new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 17. Bipartisan Policy Institute report: The New Middle on Immigration 18. "Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration" 19. U.K.: New briefing paper from MigrationWatch 20. "Racial Stratification, Immigration, and Health Inequality: A Life Course-Intersectional Approach" BOOKS 21. Do States Have the Right to Exclude Immigrants? 22. Educating Refugee-background Students: Critical Issues and Dynamic Contexts 23. Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United States 24. God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics 25. Museums, Migration and Identity in Europe: Peoples, Places and Identities 26. Global Asian City: Migration, Desire and the Politics of Encounter in 21st Century Seoul JOURNALS 27. Comparative Migration Studies 28. Global Networks 29. International Migration Review 30. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 31. Migration Policy Practice 32. Mobilities 1. State Department Visa Bulletin Vol. X, No. 20, August 2018 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_august2018.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000375 Policy Memorandum: Guidance for Processing Reasonable Fear, Credible Fear, Asylum, and Refugee Claims in Accordance with Matter of A-BUSCIS PM-602-0162, July 11, 2018 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/2018/2018-06-18-PM-602-0162-USCIS-Memorandum-Matter-of-A-B.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Tuesday, July 24, 2018 House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/boots-at-the-border-examining-the-national-guard-deployment-to-the-southwest-border/ Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border Opening Statement: Subcommittee Chairwoman Martha McSally https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/7-24-18-McSallyOpen.pdf Witness testimony: Rodolfo Karisch Chief Patrol Agent Tucson Sector U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Department of Homeland Security https://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180724/108588/HHRG-115-HM11-Wstate-KarischR-20180724.pdf Major General John F. Nichols Adjutant General Texas National Guard https://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180724/108588/HHRG-115-HM11-Bio-NicholsJ-20180724.pdf Major General Michael T. McGuire Adjutant General Arizona National Guard https://docs.house.gov/meetings/HM/HM11/20180724/108588/HHRG-115-HM11-Wstate-McGuireM-20180724.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Finland's preliminary population figure 5,516,343 at the end of June Statistics Finland, July 26, 2018 http://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2018/06/vamuu_2018_06_2018-07-26_tie_001_en.html Summary: According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population at the end of June was 5,516,343. During January-June Finland's population increased by 3,213 persons, which is 2,783 less than in the preliminary data the year before. The reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad: the number of immigrants was 6,919 higher than that of emigrants. There was no natural population growth, since deaths exceeded births by 3,706 persons. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Further increase in number of Turkish asylum seekers Statistics Netherlands, July 24, 2018 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2018/30/further-increase-in-number-of-turkish-asylum-seekers Summary: In Q2 2018, the Netherlands received 330 Turkish asylum seekers and following family members, versus 185 in Q1. Since the failed coup attempt in July 2016, the number of Turkish asylum seekers coming to the Netherlands has risen. In Q2 2018, Turks constituted the third largest group of asylum seekers and following relatives, after Syrians (1,345) and Eritreans (1,145). Since July 2016, around 30 thousand Turkish nationals have requested asylum in countries of the European Union. The majority applied in Germany, Greece and France, and nearly 1,200 in the Netherlands. For the EU as a whole, the number of requests peaked in the autumn of 2017. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Migrant integration - adult learning rates Eurostat, July 26, 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20180726-1?inheritRedirect=true&redirect=%2Feurostat%2Fnews%2Fwhats-new Excerpt: In 2017, 11.1% of adult migrants (aged 25-54) who were born in another EU Member State took part in education or training courses in their new country of residence. This rate was lower than the education or training participation rate recorded for the native-born population (12.4%). Migrants born outside of the EU had the highest education or training participation rate, standing at 13.0%. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Over half of permanent migrants are homeowners Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 18, 2018 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mediareleasesbyCatalogue/9E1D0D5CF2DD8892CA2582CD00153953?OpenDocument A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000376 Summary: Over half of permanent migrants aged 15 years and over (54 per cent) were buying or owned their own home, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. "With the release of the 2016 Australian Census and Migrants Integrated Dataset (ACMID), new information on household, family and dwelling characteristics of permanent migrants is now available," said Denise Carlton, Program Manager of Population Statistics at the ABS. "This data allows for new insights into the household and family characteristics of permanent migrants in Australia which was previously not available, including home ownership levels." Home ownership and rental levels differed by the visa stream of the permanent migrant. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Annual net migration down 7,400 from peak in 2017 Statistics New Zealand, July 19, 2018 https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/annual-net-migration-down-7400-from-peak-in-2017 Summary: Annual net migration eased slightly to 65,000 in the June 2018 year, as fewer migrants arrived and more left, Stats NZ said today. Migrant arrivals were 129,500 and migrant departures were 64,500. Annual net migration for the June 2018 year was down 7,400 from a record high of 72,400 in the July 2017 year. "An increase in migrants leaving, particularly non-New Zealand citizens, continued to be the key factor in lower annual net migration," acting population insights senior manager Michelle Feyen said. "A decrease in migrant arrivals also contributed, but net migration still remains high by historical standards." Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Immigration Surges to Top of Most Important Problem List By Frank Newport Gallup.com, July 18, 2018 https://news.gallup.com/poll/237389/immigration-surges-top-important-problem-list.aspx? g_source=link_NEWSV9&g_medium=LEAD&g_campaign=item_&g_content=Immigration%2520Surges%2520to%2520Top%2520of%2520Most%2520Important%2520Problem%2520List Summary: Immigration has risen to the top of the list when Americans are asked to name the most important problem facing the nation -- edging out the government, which has been the top issue each month since January 2017. The 22% of Americans in July who say immigration is the top problem is up from 14% in June and is the highest percentage naming that issue in Gallup's history of asking the "most important problem" question. The previous high had been 19%. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Growing Partisan Differences in Views of the FBI; Stark Divide Over ICE Pew Research Center, July 24, 2018 http://www.people-press.org/2018/07/24/growing-partisan-differences-in-views-of-the-fbi-stark-divide-over-ice/ Excerpt: A new survey of public attitudes toward federal agencies finds that partisan differences in views of the FBI have increased markedly over the past year. And Americans' opinions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement are deeply polarized: 72% of Republicans view ICE favorably, while an identical share of Democrats view it unfavorably. ... However, views of ICE are evenly divided. About as many Americans view Immigration and Customs Enforcement favorably (44%) as unfavorably (47%). Republicans and Democrats have diametrically opposing views of the immigration enforcement agency, and the differences are particularly stark between conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats. Nearly eight-in-ten conservative Republicans (77%) view ICE favorably, with 40% expressing a very favorable opinion. Among moderate and liberal Republicans, views are less positive (62% give ICE a favorable rating, including 29% who say they view it very favorably). Return to Top ******** ******** 11. New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Latest ICE Data on Detainer Usage Updated Through April 2018 July 27, 2018 http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/522/ Excerpt: Newly released ICE data--updated through April 2018--reveal ICE continues to issue around 14,000 new detainers on average each month. This is well below peak levels under President Obama when over 20,000 detainers were prepared monthly by ICE. While ICE detainer usage is up since the FY 2015-2016 period when ICE's Priority Enforcement Program (PEP) was in place, ICE's current use of detainers is well below the levels existing during the FY 2009 - FY 2014 Secure Communities era under President Obama. The pace under President Trump shows no indication of returning to these higher detainer usage levels. The current pace has been roughly steady over the latest fifteen month period of available data. See Figure 1. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. New from the Migration Policy Institute A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000377 U.S. Immigration Policy under Trump: Deep Changes and Lasting Impacts By Sarah Pierce, Jessica Bolter, and Andrew Selee July 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/us-immigration-policy-trump-deep-changes-impacts A Needed Evidence Revolution: Using Cost-Benefit Analysis to Improve Refugee Integration Programming By Meghan Benton and Paul Diegert July 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/cost-benefit-analysis-refugee-integration-programming For Vulnerable Immigrant Children, A Longstanding Path to Protection Narrows By Austin Rose Migration Information Source Feature, July 25, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/vulnerable-immigrant-children-longstanding-path-protection-narrows A South American Migration Crisis: Venezuelan Outflows Test Neighbors' Hospitality By Luisa Feline Freier and Nicolas Parent Migration Information Source Feature, July 18, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/south-american-migration-crisis-venezuelan-outflows-test-neighbors-hospitality Return to Top ******** ******** 13. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor Motivated to Succeed? Attitudes to Education among Native and Immigrant Pupils in England By Simon Burgess and Gabriel Heller-Sahlgren IZA Discussion Paper No. 11678, July 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11678/motivated-to-succeed-attitudes-to-education-among-native-and-immigrant-pupils-in-england Exploitation and the Decision to Migrate: The Role of Abuse and Unfavorable Working Conditions in Filipina Domestic Workers' Desire to Return Abroad By George S Naufal and Froilan T. Malit, Jr. IZA Discussion Paper No. 11677, July 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11677/exploitation-and-the-decision-to-migrate-the-role-of-abuse-and-unfavorable-working-conditions-in-filipina-domestic-workers-desire-to-returnabroad The Impact of Government Spending on GDP in a Remitting Country By Almukhtar Al-Abri, Ismail H. Genc, and George S Naufal IZA Discussion Paper No. 11676, July 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11676/the-impact-of-government-spending-on-gdp-in-a-remitting-country Return to Top ******** ******** 14. New from the National Bureau of Economic Research High-Skill Immigration, Innovation, and Creative Destruction By Gaurav Khanna and Munseob Lee NBER Working Paper No. 24824, July 2018 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24824 Return Migrants' Self-selection: Evidence for Indian Inventor By Stefano Breschi, Francesco Lissoni, and Ernest Miguelez NBER Working Paper No. 24809, July 2018 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24809 Return to Top ******** ******** 15. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Not Just Business as Usual in the EU: A Comprehensive Analysis of Immigration and Tax Issues Related to Business Trips in 17 Schengen Countries By Marco Mazzeschi, Independent and Clayton E. Cartwright Jr., Cartwright Law Firm, LLC International Journal of Business Administration Vol. 9, No. 2; 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3210086 2. Gifts of the Immigrants, Woes of the Natives: Lessons from the Age of Mass Migration By Marco Tabellini, Harvard Business School Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 19-005 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3220430 3. High-Skill Immigration, Innovation, and Creative Destruction By Gaurav Khanna, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Munseob Lee, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Posted: July 25, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3207942 4. The Battle Over 'Sanctuary Policies' Illuminates the Clash of Values Underlying Today's Immigration Policy Debates By Christopher N. Lasch, University of Denver Sturm College of Law 52 ABA Sec. Int'l Law Year in Review 347 (2018) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3207948 5. Child Migrants and Child Welfare: Toward a Best Interests Approach By Ann Laquer Estin, University of Iowa College of Law Forthcoming: 17 Wash.U.Global Studies L. Rev. (2018) U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-13 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3219280 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000378 6. Immigration: Europe's Normative Challenge By Amitai Etzioni, The George Washington University Journal of International Migration and Integration, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3207640 7. The Deterrence Effect of Immigration Enforcement in Transit Countries: Evidence from Central American Deportees By Fernanda Martinez Flores, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research; Ruhr University Bochum Ruhr Economic Paper No. 749 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3207610 8. Temporary Protected Status and Immigration to the United States By David A. Leblang, University of Virginia; Benjamin Helms, University of Virginia (UVA); et al. Posted: July 24, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3206009 9. Asylum Seekers in a Time of Record Forced Global Displacement: The Role of Physicians Katherine C. McKenzie, M.D., Yale School of Medicine; Jon Bauer, University of Connecticut School of Law; and P. Preston Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2018 Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3203641 10. The Economics of Immigration Reform By Howard F. Chang, University of Pennsylvania Law School UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 52, Forthcoming U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 18-17 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3216084 11. Dynamic Effects of Co-Ethnic Networks on Immigrants' Economic Success By Michele Battisti, University of Palermo; LUISS Guido Carli University; Giovanni Peri, University of California, Davis Department of Economics; and Agnese Romiti, Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB) CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7084 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3214412 12. Skill, Innovation and Wage Inequality: Can Immigrants Be the Trump Card? By Gouranga Gopal Das and Sugata Marjit , Hanyang University Erica Campus and Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7082 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3214409 13. The Impact of Common Native Language and Immigration on Imports By Peter H. Egger, Ifo Institute for Economic Research and Andrea Lassmann, KOF Swiss Economic Institute The World Economy, Vol. 41, Issue 7, pp. 1903-1916, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3216841 14. Immigration: The Issue Before Trump By Rajendra Kumar Bera, Acadinnet Education Services India Pvt. Ltd. Posted: July 14, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3201506 15. An Analysis of the Patenting Rates of Canada's Ethnic Populations By Joel Blit, University of Waterloo; Mikal Skuterud, Statistics Canada; and Jue Zhang, University of Waterloo Posted: July 11, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3199168 Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. Immigration Article of the Day: From IIRIRA to Trump: Connecting the Dots to the Current US Immigration Policy Crisis By Donald Kerwin July 28, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/immigration-article-of-the-day-from-iirira-to-trump-connecting-the-dots-to-the-current-us-immigratio.html 2. Can Retired Federal Judges Solve The Immigration-Court Backlog? July 27, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/judges-patel-and-jensen-retired-federal-judges-marilyn-hall-patel-and-marilyn-hall-patel.html 3. Human Rights Watch -- US: Separated Families Report Trauma, Lies, Coercion July 26, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/human-rights-watch-us-separated-families-report-trauma-lies-coercion.html 4. There Is No Evidence That Family Separation or Family Detention Policies Act as Deterrents, According to New Study July 24, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/there-is-no-evidence-that-family-separation-or-family-detention-policies-act-as-deterrents-according.html 5. Michael Kagan: Brett Kavanaugh and the Case of the Brazilian Gauchos July 24, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/michael-kagan-brett-kavanaugh-and-the-case-of-the-brazilian-gauchos.html 6. Immigration Article of the Day: Immigration Enforcement and the Future of Discretion By Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia July 18, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/immigration-article-of-the-day-immigration-enforcement-and-the-future-of-discretion-by-shoba-sivapra.html 7. Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration July 17, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/global-compact-for-safe-orderly-and-regular-migration.html 8. Immigration Article of the Day: Checking Rights at the Border: Detention of Migrants in International and Comparative Law By Jill I. Goldenziel July 13, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/immigration-article-of-the-day-checking-rights-at-the-border-detention-of-migrants-in-international-.html Return to Top A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000379 ******** ******** 17. The New Middle on Immigration Bipartisan Policy Institute, July 2018 https://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The-New-Middle-on-Immigration.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration - Final Draft Global Compact for Migration, July 11, 2018 https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/files/180711_final_draft_0.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Immigration and the Irish border MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 449, July 20, 2018 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/449 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Racial Stratification, Immigration, and Health Inequality: A Life Course-Intersectional Approach By Tyson H Brown Social Forces, Vol. 96, No. 4, June 2018 https://academic.oup.com/sf/article-abstract/96/4/1507/4957045?redirectedFrom=fulltext Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Do States Have the Right to Exclude Immigrants? By Christopher Bertram Polity, 140 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 150952195X, $45.00 https://www.amazon.com/States-Have-Right-Exclude-Immigrants/dp/150952195X Paperback, ISBN: 1509521968, $12.95 https://www.amazon.com/States-Have-Right-Exclude-Immigrants/dp/1509521968/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= Kindle, 215 KB, ASIN: B07F51ZT4C, $9.78 Book Description: States claim the right to choose who can come to their country. They put up barriers and expose migrants to deadly journeys. Those who survive are labelled 'illegal' and find themselves vulnerable and unrepresented. The international state system advantages the lucky few born in rich countries and locks others into poor and often repressive ones. In this book, Christopher Bertram skilfully weaves a lucid exposition of the debates in political philosophy with original insights to argue that migration controls must be justifiable to everyone, including would-be and actual immigrants. Until justice prevails, states have no credible right to exclude and no-one is obliged to obey their immigration rules. Bertram's analysis powerfully cuts through the fog of political rhetoric that obscures this controversial topic. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in the politics and ethics of migration. Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Educating Refugee-background Students: Critical Issues and Dynamic Contexts By Shawna Shapiro and Raichle Farrelly Multilingual Matters, 256 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1783099976, $114.66 https://www.amazon.com/Educating-Refugee-background-Students-PERSPECTIVES-EDUCATION/dp/1783099976/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532905834 Paperback, ISBN: 1783099968, $39.95 https://www.amazon.com/Educating-Refugee-background-Students-PERSPECTIVES-EDUCATION/dp/1783099968/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532905834 Kindle, 3146 KB, ASIN: B07CGK3R35, $19.99 Book Description: This collection of empirical work offers an in-depth exploration of key issues in the education of adolescents and adults with refugee backgrounds, residing in North America, Australia and Europe. These studies foreground student goals, experiences and voices, and reflect a high degree of awareness of the assets that refugee-background students bring to schools and broader society. Chapters are clustered according to the two themes of Language and Literacy, and Access and Equity. Each chapter includes a discussion of context, researcher positionality and implications for educators, policy-makers and scholars. Return to Top ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000380 ******** 23. Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United States By Medhi Bozorgmehr and Philip Kasinitz Routledge, 250 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 11382421608, $121.84 https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Muslim-Studies-Migration-Diaspora/dp/1138242160/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532905958&sr=11&keywords=%22Growing+Up+Muslim+in+Europe+and+the+United+States%22 Book Description: This volume brings together scholarship from two different, and until now, largely separate literatures?the study of the children of immigrants and the study of Muslim minority communities?in order to explore the changing nature of ethnic identity, religious practice, and citizenship in the contemporary western world. With attention to the similarities and differences between the European and American experiences of growing up Muslim, the contributing authors ask what it means for young people to be both Muslim and American or European, how they reconcile these, at times, conflicting identities, how they reconcile the religious and gendered cultural norms of their immigrant families with the more liberal ideals of the western societies that they live in, and how they deal with these issues through mobilization and political incorporation. A transatlantic research effort that brings together work from the tradition in diaspora studies with research on the second generation, to examine social, cultural, and political dimensions of the second-generation Muslim experience in Europe and the United States, this book will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in migration, diaspora, race and ethnicity, religion and integration. Return to Top ******** ******** 24. God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics By Robert W. Heimburger Cambridge University Press, 256 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 110717662X, $110.00 https://www.amazon.com/God-Illegal-Alien-Immigration-Christianity/dp/110717662X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1532906026&sr=1-1 Paperback, ISBN: 131662983X, 260 pp., $24.99 https://www.amazon.com/God-Illegal-Alien-Immigration-Christianity/dp/131662983X/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532906026 Kindle, 1887 KB, 250 pp., ASIN: B076PBPSGT, $23.74 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 US 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 US 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 ******** ******** 25. 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, $112.82 https://www.amazon.com/Museums-Migration-Identity-Europe-Identities/dp/1472425189/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532906111 Paperback, ISBN: 0815399669, $39.94 https://www.amazon.com/Museums-Migration-Identity-Europe-Identities/dp/0815399669/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532906111 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 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 ******** ******** 26. Global Asian City: Migration, Desire and the Politics of Encounter in 21st Century Seoul By Francis L. Collins Wiley-Blackwell, 224 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1119379989, $81.02 https://www.amazon.com/Global-Asian-City-Migration-Encounter/dp/1119379989/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532906233 Paperback, ISBN: 1119380006, $39.90 https://www.amazon.com/Global-Asian-City-Migration-Encounter/dp/1119380006/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1532906233 Book Description: Global Asian City provides a unique theoretical framework for studying the growth of cities and migration focused on the notion of desire as a major driver of international migration to Asian cities. * Draws on more than 120 interviews of emigrants to Seoul--including migrant workers from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, English teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA, and international students at two elite Korean universities * Features a comparative account of different migrant populations and the ways in which national migration systems and urban processes create differences between these groups * Focuses on the causes of international migrant to Seoul, South Korea, and reveals how migration has transformed the city and nation, especially in the last two decades A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000381 Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 6, No. 21, July 2018 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/ Selected articles: Narratives of meaningful endurance - how migrant women escape the vicious cycle between health problems and unemployment By Jasmijn Slootjes, Saskia Keuzenkamp, and Sawitri Saharso https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-018-0088-0 Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Global Networks Vol. 18, No. 3, July 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14710374/2018/18/3 Selected articles: Voting here and there: political integration and transnational political engagement among immigrants in Europe By Ali R. Chaudhary https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/glob.12171 Mediated remittances: transnational economic contributions from second-generation Filipino Americans By Armand Gutierrez https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/glob.12198 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. International Migration Review July 2018 http://journals.sagepub.com/home/mrx Selected articles: Migration as a Risky Enterprise By Narayan Das, Alain de Janvry, Sakib Mahmood, and Elisabeth Sadoulet http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0197918318775933 Bridges and Barriers: Religion and Immigrant Occupational Attainment across Integration Contexts By Phillip Connor and Matthias Koenig http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imre.12012 Looking down or Looking Up: Status and Subjective Well-Being among Asian and Latino Immigrants ... By Julia Gelatt http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imre.12013 Immigrant Employment Success in Canada: Examining the Rate of Obtaining a Job Match By Kristyn Frank http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imre.12014 Implicit Nativist Attitudes, Social Desirability, and Immigration Policy Preferences By Benjamin R. Knoll http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/imre.12016 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 44, No. 12, September 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/44/12 Selected articles: Multilevel governance from below: how Dutch cities respond to intra-EU mobility By Peter Scholten, Godfried Engbersen, Mark van Ostaijen, and Erik Snel https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341707 Multi-level governance of an intractable policy problem: migrants with irregular status in Europe By Sarah Spencer https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341708 Immigrant integration beyond national policies? Italian cities' participation in European city networks By Tiziana Caponio https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341711 Governing multicultural Brussels: paradoxes of a multi-level, multi-cultural, multi-national urban anomaly By Hassan Bousetta, Adrian Favell & Marco Martiniello https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341712 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000382 Immigration politics by proxy: state agency in an era of national reluctance By Lina Newton https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1341714 +++ Vol. 44, No. 11, August 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjms20/44/11 'They don't look like children': child asylum-seekers, the Dubs amendment and the politics of childhood By Carly McLaughlin https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1417027 Migrant and asylum-seeker children returned to Kosovo and Albania: predictive factors for social-emotional wellbeing after return By Danielle Zevulun, Wendy J. Post, A. Elianne Zijlstra, Margrite E. Kalverboer, and Erik J. Knorth https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1391076 Gender differences in labour market integration trajectories of recently arrived migrants in the Netherlands By Minna Ala-Mantila and Fenella Fleischmann https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1382340 Onward migration from Spain to London in times of crisis: the importance of life-course junctures in secondary migrations By Cristina Ramos https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1368372 Befriending the same differently: ethnic, socioeconomic status, and gender differences in same-ethnic friendship By Sanne Smith https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1374168 Uprooted belonging: the formation of a 'Jumma Diaspora' in New York City By Eva Gerharz and Corinna Land https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1373594 Mexican illegality, black citizenship, and white power: immigrant perceptions of the U.S. socioracial hierarchy By Sylvia Zamora https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1352466 Palestine as 'a state of mind': second-generation Polish and British Palestinians' search for home and belonging By Dominika Blachnicka-Ciacek https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1369868 Being close to ethnic peers: the formation of ethnic residential clustering from a household perspective By Tim Winke https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1368373 Multi-ethnic public sphere and accessible ethnic media: mapping online English-language ethnic media By Sherry S. Yu https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1346466 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Migration Policy Practice Vol. VIII, No. 1, February-April 2018 https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-policy-practice-vol-viii-number-1-february-2018-april-2018 Contents: Refugee resettlement in an era of large-scale and protracted displacement By Kathleen Newland The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative: Sharing innovation in resettlement By Gregory Maniatis and Jennifer Bond Using technology to facilitate refugee resettlement By Meghan Benton Advancing migrants' health as a global agenda Looking at the global compact for migration and beyond By Davide T. Mosca Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Mobilities Vol. 13, No. 3, July 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmob20/13/3?nav=tocList Selected articles: Shadow mobilities: regulating migrant bicyclists in rural Ontario, Canada By Emily Reid-Musson https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2017.1375397 The politics of leisure and labor mobilities: discourses of tourism and transnational migration in Central Java, Indonesia? By Carol Chan https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2017.1356436 A user's guide to Lisbon: mobilities, spatial apprenticeship and migrant urban integration By Franz Buhr https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2017.1368898 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000383 Guests on the Aegean: interactions between migrants and volunteers at Europe's southern border By Alexandra Knott https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2017.1368896 Return to Top ******** - Visit Website Copyright (C) 2018 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved. 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A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000384 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 8/7/18 Tuesday, August 07, 2018 11:11:26 AM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 8/7/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 8/7, DC - USCIS Asylum Division quarterly stakeholder meeting 2. 8/9-10, Cambridge, MA - Annual migration meeting 3. 8/13, Toronto - Plenary and webinar on migration, the city, and the university - [New Listing] 4. 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons 5. 9/17-18, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on EU Border management 2018 - [New Listing] 6. 9/17-19, Ghent, Belgium - Conference on needs and care practices for migrants and refugees - [New Listing] 7. 9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 8. 10/1, DC - Annual conference on immigration law and policy 9. 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe 10. 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 11. 10/18-19, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on European asylum law 2018 - [New Listing] 12. 10/22-24, College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week 13. 10/29-11/2, Sydney, Australia - International Metropolis conference 14. 11/15-17, NYC - Conference on global initiatives in migrant and refugee education 15. 11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 1. Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 7, 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-13 A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000385 Description: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a quarterly stakeholder meeting on , from 2-4 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 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 want to attend in person, please indicate this in your subscriber preferences when selecting your method of attendance. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to register early. After 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 June 1, 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. To request a disability accommodation to participate, please write to the email address above by Friday, July 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Note to Media: This engagement is not for press purposes. Please contact the USCIS Press Office at 202-272-1200, for any media inquiries. We look forward to your participation! Return to Top ******** ******** 2. 15th Annual Migration Meeting Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018 Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, MA http://conference.iza.org/conference_files/AMM_2018/viewProgram?conf_id=3148 Program: Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00-9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by George J. Borjas, Harvard University and IZA Benjamin Elsner, University College Dublin and IZA Session A: Immigrants and Education 9:10-9:50 a.m. Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University; David N. Figlio, Northwestern University and IZA; Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and IZA; Umut Ozek, American Institute for Research; and Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University 9:50-10:30 a.m. Immigrant Concentration at School and Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter? Laurent Bossavie, World Bank 10:30-11:10 a.m. Migration and Competition for Schools: Evidence from Primary Education in England Elisabetta Pasini, Queen Mary, University of London Session B: Immigration and the Labor Market I A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000386 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The Contribution of Foreign Migration to Local Labor Market Adjustment Michael Amior, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:20-1:00 p.m. The Interactive Effect of Immigration and Offshoring on U.S. Wages Oleg Firsin, Cornell University Session C: DACA and Its Consequences 2:00-2:40 p.m. The Effects of DACA on Health Insurance, Access to Care and Health Outcomes Jakub Lonsky, University of Pittsburgh and Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and IZA 2:40-3:20 p.m. Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA Na'ama Shenhav, Dartmouth College, Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University and IZA; and Kevin Shih, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session D: Migration and Development 3:40-4:20 p.m. Easy Come, Easy Go? Economic Shocks, Labor Migration and the Family Left Behind Andre Groger, Autonomous University of Barcelona 4:20-5:00 p.m. Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks and U.S. Immigration Dean Yang, University of Michigan and IZA and Parag Mahajan, University of Michigan Friday, August 10, 2018 Session E: Migrant Selection 9:00-9:40 a.m. The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration Gayane Vardanyan, Trinity College Dublin; Gaia Narciso, Trinity College Dublin; and Battista Severgnini, Copenhagen Business School 9:40-10:20 a.m. Mexican Immigration to the US: Selection, Sorting and Matching Michal Burzynski, University of Luxembourg and Pawel Gola, University of Cambridge 10:20-11:00 a.m. "The Economics of Family-based Migration Andreas Steinmayr, University of Munich and IZA; Toman Barsbai, University of St. Andrews, and Christoph Winter, LMU Munich Keynote Lecture 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Innovation in Border Enforcement and Its Impact on Attempted Illegal Immigration Gordon H. Hanson, University of California, San Diego and IZA and Gordon Hanson, UC San Diego and NBER Session F: Immigrant Integration 2:00-2:40 p.m. Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration Bryan Stuart, George Washington University and Evan J. Taylor, University of Chicago 2:40-3:20 p.m. Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black GIs in Europe David Schindler, Tilburg University and Mark Westcott, University of Munich 3:20-4:00 p.m. New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans Stephen Trejo, University of Texas at Austin and IZA; Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver; Jeff Grogger, University of Chicago and IZA; and Ana Sofia Leon, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Session G: Immigration and the Labor Market II 4:30-5:10 p.m. The Impact of Initial Placement Restrictions on Labor Market Outcomes of Refugees Felicitas Schikora, DIW Berlin VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000387 5:10-5:50 p.m. Limits to Wage Growth: Understanding the Wage Divergence between Immigrants and Natives Klara Sabirianova Peter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and IZA and Apoorva Jain, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Migration, the City and the University Plenary 9:00 a.m. EDT, Monday, August 13, 2018 Webinar Ted Rogers School of Management 7th floor, Auditorium Room 55 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C3, Canada http://citiesofmigration.ca/webinar/wc2-plenary-migration-the-city-and-the-university/ Description: The opening plenary event, "Migration, the City and the University," highlights three key themes: the impact of the use of language surrounding migration, the reality of policies in practice, and migration seen through a Canadian lens. Join us in Toronto, or by livestream, for keynote addresses by internationally acclaimed experts, Senator Ratna Omidvar and John Ralston Saul, followed by a moderated Q&A session led by distinguished journalist Haroon Siddiqui. "Toronto is a magnet for migrants from around the world," says Anver Saloojee, Assistant Vice President (AVP) International at Ryerson University."The role of the city, and the role of the university, in being responsive to the needs of diverse communities--and particularly migrant communities--is very important to discuss." Hosted by Ryerson University, the opening plenary event is part of this year's WC2 Toronto 2018 Symposium (August 12-17), an international conference on urban issues that brings scholars and researchers from ten universities to Ryerson for an international forum on the theme of "Migration, the City and the University," focusing on universities' social responsibility to their surrounding communities. The WC2 (World Cities World Class University) network is a collective of top universities from major world cities with a shared interest in the challenges and opportunities of urban areas. Speakers: Ratna Omidvar, C.M., O.Ont., Senator for Ontario, The Senate of Canada, is an internationally recognized voice on migration, diversity and inclusion. In April 2016, Ms. Omidvar was appointed to the Senate of Canada as an independent Senator representing Ontario. Senator Omidvar is the founding Executive Director at the Global Diversity Exchange (GDX), Ryerson University. She serves as a Councillor on the World Refugee Council and is also a director at the Environics Institute, and Samara Canada and is the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council's Chair Emerita. Senator Omidvar was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2005 and became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2011, both honours recognizing her advocacy work on behalf of immigrants and devotion to reducing inequality in Canada. She is the co-author of the book Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada (2015). John Ralston Saul, An award winning essayist and novelist. His fourteen works have been translated into twenty-eight languages in thirtyseven countries. Declared a "prophet" by Time magazine, Saul has received many awards and prizes, including Chile's Pablo Neruda Medal. He is the co-Founder and co-Chair of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and 6 Degrees, the annual global forum on citizenship and immigration. He is President Emeritus of PEN International, a global organization dedicated to freedom of expression. In his book, The Collapse of Globalism, Saul predicted the 2007 global financial crisis and the current surge of populism. More recently, his writings on immigration and citizenship are increasingly positioning him as one of the leading global voices on the subject. Haroon Siddiqui, Editorial Page Editor Emeritus of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper, and since 2016 Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University. He has reported or supervised coverage of Canada for 50 years, and also reported from nearly 50 countries. He's a recipient of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor; the Order of Ontario; the National Press Club's UNESCO Award; four citations of the National Newspaper Awards; and numerous other honors. Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-708 - Refugees and Displaced Persons Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000388 development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14566 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Annual Conference on EU Border Management 2018 Schengen, Information Systems, Brexit Monday-Tuesday, September 17-18, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms? _SID=b589e4e3ca0ea03aa9b3bfc6e948b822819decc000608529720971&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127357 Objective: This conference will debate the latest developments and challenges in the EU's internal and external border management. At the heart of the conference will be the functioning and operation of the EU's information technology systems for border management as well as border management issues related to the Brexit. Key topics: * The status of Schengen in light of temporary border controls and irregular migration * EU IT systems for border control and their interoperability * State of play of SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TNC, EES and ETIAS * Border control through risk assessment and preventive vulnerability assessment * Plans to enlarge Frontex * Dealing with the Brexit border(s) Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction - Cornelia Riehle I. THE PRACTICAL STATUS OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS 9:05 a.m. EU border management in times of crisis: policy developments vs legal responsibilities * The temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders: a "measure of last resort"? * Police checks: when are they legal under EU law? * Fences at the internal and external borders of the Schengen area: closer scrutiny in light of recent European case law * Enforcing the Schengen acquis: the role of complaint mechanisms Marco Stefan A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000389 II. IT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT 10:00 a.m. An overview of existing and future IT systems for border management: state of play and proposed reforms of the SIS, SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS and ECRIS-TCN, EES, PNR and ETIAS Ciaran Carolan 11:00 a.m. Practical functioning and expectations of the new European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS) Ciaran Carolan 11:30 a.m. The functioning of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and its national implementation Stefanie Hankiewicz 12:00 p.m. SIS II - current challenges caused by irregular migration How effective is the information system following the newest technological developments? NN 1:45 p.m. Establishing a framework of interoperability among EU IT systems * Proposal by the European Commission and Council * Enhancement of information exchange and access for "end-users" such as border guards * Assessing what needs to be done in relation to the interoperability of systems and making preparations Richard Rinkens 2:30 p.m. Are we heading towards increased border control of EU citizens? * EES for EU citizens * SIS update to prevent the escape of terrorists through other EU Member States Nicolas Goniak 4:00 p.m. Departure to Schengen: visit to the European Museum Schengen Tuesday, September 18, 2018 III. CHALLENGES AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS 9:00 a.m. Border control through situational awareness and monitoring * Risk analysis and vulnerability assessment * Situation monitoring Berndt Korner 9:30 a.m. Migratory routes from 2017 to 2018 and future trends * Overview of the numbers * Current status of cooperation with the Member States at national level Andreas Karageorgos 10:00 a.m. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency by 2027 Berndt Korner IV. BORDER REGIMES UNDER BREXIT 11:15 a.m. Brexit and its border(s): state of play * Key positions and priorities at EU, British, Irish, and Northern Irish levels * State of negotiations, especially regarding the UK's access to SIS, ECRIS and other information systems * Practical challenges Katy Hayward 12:00 p.m. The impact of Brexit on crime and irregular migration: possible scenarios * Is Brexit presenting new alternatives for organised crime? * What about paramilitary organisations? VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000390 * Are there new migration routes to expect? Niovi Vavoula Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference: Needs and Care Practices for Refugees and Migrants Monday-Wednesday, September 17-19, 2018 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Ghent University Hernri Dunantlaan 2 9000 Gent, Belgium https://www.ugent.be/cessmir/en/conference-2018 Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00-9:45 a.m. Opening of the 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference Ilse Derluyn, Coordinator of the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR); Geert De Soete, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University; and Daniel Termont, Mayor of Ghent 9:45-10:30 a.m. Opening lecture: Beyond Fortress Europe. A new vision on migration Henk Van Houtem (NL) 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Plenary session: Detention and exclusion or care, education and inclusion? European challenges on the treatment of children on the move George Moschos, former Children's Ombudsman of Greece Awaiting Title - Gert Vermeulen and Sarah Adeyinka 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Access to healthcare 'I was trying to speak to them to their human side.' Moral understandings of undocumented migrants regarding access to healthcare in urban settings in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) Barriers to participating in colorectal cancer screening in Turkish migrants in Belgium Kaat Van Roy and Sara Willems (BE) Preventive care for asylum seekers and refugees in primary care: Exploring structural influences on individual candidacy Kata O'Donnel, Anna Isaacs, Anna Black, Nicola Burns, and Sara Macdonald (UK) Balancing truth-telling: relatives acting as translators for older adult cancer patients of Turkish or northwest African origin in Belgium descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, N. Van Den Noortgate, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Session 2: International protection of vulnerable populations International protection of (and) victims of trafficking: analysis of the judicial practice in Italy Marco Borraccetti (IT) Sexual violence in migrants, applicants for international protection and refugees: a critical interpretive synthesis Lotte De Schrijver, Tom Vander Beken, Barbara Krahn, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Unaccompanied minors in appellate asylum and migration proceedings Ellen Desmet (BE) What are the rights of refugees and undocumented migrants who fall victim of crime in the European Union? Good practices and pathways to victim support An Verelst (BE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000391 Needs and care practices for 'vulnerable' asylum seekers within the Belgian reception structure: tensions between policy and practice De Clerck Helene (BE) Session 3: Health Care Municipal territoriality vs. hypermobility: power struggles surrounding healthcare access for precarious status immigrants in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) A video vignette study on the bias in asylum seekers getting admission to psychiatric health care in Flanders Timo Van Canegem, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick, and Veerle Buffel (BE) Evaluation of Video Remote Intercultural Mediation (VRIM) in Belgian Health Care Hans Verrept, Sonia Baatout and Isabelle Coune (BE) Constrained policy and practice: A case study of the Vhembe District Migrant Health Forum Thea de Gruchy (ZA) Migrant women experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum - An interpretative phenomenological study in Tunis, Tunisia Victoria Binauld (SE) Symposium 1: Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flanders Unaccompanied children and foster care: a literature review Frank Van Holen (BE) Concept mapping the needs of Flemish non-kinship foster parents who take care of unaccompanied refugee minors Johan Vanderfaeillie (BE) Implementation of Alternative Family Care (ALFACA) for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care Lenny Trogh (BE) Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care "Geef de wereld een thuis" Karl Brabants (BE) 4:30-6:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Integration and Work Young newcomers: a contextual framework on experiences in urban Belgium Minne Huysmans, Dominique Vera, and Jan Vanhee (BE) "Most of the time he was in England, he seemed to have a very, very good time": A Family History of Two Belgian Refugees in Birmingham (1914-1919) Jolien De Vuyst( BE) Immigrant Generations in the United States of America: arrivals, employments and living conditions of Cambodian Americans Serey Sok (KH) Explaining low employment rates of migrant women: A qualitative study on labour market trajectories of Moroccan women in Belgium Sara Elloukmani, Loubna Ou-Salah, and Peter Raeymaeckers (BE) Session 2: Discourses Pity, irony or reflexive solidarity? A literature review and critical discourse analysis on refugee organizations' public communication strategies towards displacement crises David Ongenaert (BE) Moving beyond the crisis discourse Claudia Lintner (IT) English Language as an Integration Tool: The case of Syrian Refugees to the UK Juliet Thondhlana and Roda Madziva (UK) When migrants bring security. Language and race in the making of security officers Sibo Kanobana, Alfonso Del Percio, and Sarah Van Hoof (BE) Session 3: Trauma and Trauma Interventions An interdisciplinary research into modes of expression of traumatic experiences of collective violence in a participatory theatre project with Syrian refugees Sofie de Smet (BE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000392 A leap into the future with Mind-Spring Maryam Tawfiq Marwan (BE) Creative Arts Therapy for Women Survivors of Trafficking Sara Alsaraf (UK) Placing refugee camps at the centre of trafficking and modern slavery discourses: The case study of Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe Roda Madziva and Juliet Thondhlana (UK) Symposium 1: Adapting health care services to migrants' and ethnic minorities' health needs: from policy development to implementation Ethealth: development of recommendations for a health (care) policy for migrants and ethnic minorities in Belgium Hans Verrept (BE) Developing a resource package to meet the health care challenges of the refugee crisis Marie Dauvrin (BE) The use of the 'Standards for equity in health care for migrants and other vulnerable groups' to meet the challenges of care provision for MEMs Antonio Chiarenza (IT) Tuesday, September 18, 2018 9:30-11:00 a.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Religion Afro-Christian Churches as Place-Makers: Urban Regeneration from Below Luce Beeckmans (BE) (Re)negotiation of belonging among Zimbabwean migrant youth in South Africa Charles Dube (ET) Voices of mothers: narratives of alternative maternal healthcare and help-seeking among migrant women in Johannesburg, South Africa Tackson Makandwa (ZA) Session 2: Return and Reintegration Addressing vulnerability in the Syria crisis: access to assistance and prospects for safe and voluntary return Rachel Sider (JO) Post-return (re)integration? Evidence from the Chilean experience under dictatorship and democracy, 1979-2004 Helia Lopez Zarzosa (CA) Social impact of migration on migrant workers, returnee and migrant left behind families in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (Bangladesh) The context of receptivity: a dynamic perspective Isis Vandelannote (BE) Session 3: Perspectives of Professionals confronted with migration issues Perspectives of oncology health workers in Flanders on caring for patients of non-Western descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Counseling about family planning and contraception with migrants and ethnic minorities: General Practitioners' experiences Dorien Vanden Bossche, Stepanie De Maesschalck, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Ethical Medical Repatriation of Migrant Workers Teck Chuan Voo, Chuan Fei Chin, and Will Zhang (SG) Mental health care beyond its limits: finding new roles and ways of being for mental health workers within the asylum context Stefaan Plysier, Lore Bellemans, and Maaika Santana (BE) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 2 "Why should we select you?" Categorization and selection in a language training for migrant job seekers in Flanders Sara Nyssen, Sarah Van Hoof (BE), and Alfonso Del Percio (UK) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000393 Linguistic rights and discursive agency in Belgian marriage migration gatekeeping investigations Mieke Vandenbroucke (BE) The intricacies of discursive reproduction in the asylum procedure Katrijn Maryns, Marjan Claes, Charlotte Coenen, Julie Lejeune, and Benoit DHondt (BE) 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Family and Health Care (Re)Configuring Iraqi, Afghan and Syrian Refugee Family Resilience in Belgium Mieke Groeninck and Dirk Geldof (BE) Guidance paper for policy makers: maternal and newborn health in migrants in Europe Birgitta Essen, Veronica Costea, Luce Mosselmans, and Talia Salzmann (SE) Enhancing Dyadic Interactions between Refugee Mothers and their Children Born of Sexual Violence Kimberley Anderson (NL) Bartovic, Jozef Session 2 School and early childhood and education A cross-national exploration of dealing with diversity in the early years curriculum Jeroen Janssen and Michel Vandenbroeck (BE) Open School Doors: supporting schools and refugee parents Alexandra Kendall, Eszter Salamon, and Laura Rauscher (UK) MyRef, focus on the youngest children Ankie Vandekerckhove and Jeroen Aarssen (BE) Separating newcomers: pragmatism or ideology? Schools' choices in responses to newly arrived migrant students in Flanders Robin Kemper (BE) Session 3: Trajectories and Journeys Crossing borders, super diverse trajectories: the lived experiences of Brazilians on the move Mieke Schrooten (BE) Transnational Lives en Route: African Trajectories of Displacement and Emplacement across Central America Heike Drotbohm and Nanneke Winters (BE) Life Transitions and the Imagined Place of 'Home' - Mary Rose Geraldine A Sarausad (TH) Marriage of convenience: A strategy of accumulation, inclusion and belonging among Nigerian migrants in Harare, Zimbabwe Rufaro Hamish Mushonga and Johannes Itai Bhanye (ZW) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 1 Communicative needs and challenges during the intake trajectory of asylum seekers in Belgium: a linguistic ethnographic perspective Antoon Cox and Koen Kerremans (BE) HIV testing and counselling for migrant patients using a multilingual website July De Wilde and Ellen Van Praet (BE) The interactional dynamics of consultations with foreign language speaking patients in the Emergency Department Antoon Cox and Shuangyu Li (BE) Symposium 2: Experiences and wellbeing of unaccompanied refugee minors - following their trajectory through Europe' 2:00-3:30 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Youth and Young Adults On being a 'professional guardian': approach and support Laurence Bruyneel and Anne Dussart (BE) Challenging the welfare state and forcing policy innovations? Unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Sweden and Germany Inga Narbutaite Aflaki and Matthias Freise (SE) VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000394 Straightforward placements for young UAC in Belgium Sandra Otten andKaren Six (BE) New paradigms in refugee children's psychosocial wellbeing and mental health Charles Watters (UK) Session 2: Community Residents' Mobilizations Responding to Recent Newcomers: the Intertwinement of Practices of Care and Control Lieke van der Veer (NL) Refugees and voluntary work: motivations, challenges and outcomes Marie Gildemyn and Thomas Thijs (BE) Solidarity Matters: The Impact of Volunteers on the Modes of Integration of Migrants and Refugees within German Schools Christine Steiner (DE) The structure of migration grievance mechanism: Learning from the practice of Civil Society Organizations and Government Institutions in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (BD) Symposium 1: Reintegration processes and differentiated reintegration support measures The Success of Reintegration in the contexts of rural Ethiopia Ashenafi Tirfie (ET) The Multitudes of Returns - Protection Issues Faced by Child Migrants and Refugees Hakima Haithar and Gregor Schnuer (LU) The long journey home: A contextualized and multi-dimensional approach to measuring reintegration Nassim Majidi (KE) Re-Evaluating The Sustainability of Assisted Return: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Katie Kuschminder and Erlend Paasche (NL) Symposium 2: Psychosocial Interventions for adolescent refugees and migrants in schools Together-at-School Intervention Raija-Leena Kaisa (FI) Classroom Drama Therapy Program and Enhancing Peer Interactions and Social Capital Lucia De Haene (BE), Caroline Spaas (BE), and Charles Watters (UK) Social Support Groups in Refugee Classes Morten Skovdal (DK) and Anne-Sophie Borsch (DK) In-Service Teacher Training Lutine Pastoor; Per Kristian Hilden and Arnfinn Andersen (NO) Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenum session Assisted return and reintegration: insights from research and practice Ine Lietaert (BE) and Anne Dussart (BE) Moving forward: (re)engaging with migration, mobility and HIV in South(ern) Africa Jo Vearey (ZA) 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: Perspectives of professionals confronted with migration issues II Who do you see? How do social workers and unaccompanied young women understand and construct each other and what are the implications for practice? Rachel Larkin (UK) Ethnographic study of the reception project of asylum seekers and refugees in Trentino: reflections on the professional figure of the social worker with asylum seekers and refugees Elena Giacomelli (IT) VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000395 The needs of young adult unaccompanied refugees: Exploring inconsistencies between professional caregivers' assumptions and refugees' own experiences Stiene Ravn (BE) Communication practices in asylum seekers reception centres: from information precarity to voluntary return Amadine Van Neste-Gottignies and Valeriane Mistiaen (BE) Return-counselling needs and care: risks-reducing strategies for the returning migrant Joris Kennis (BE) Session 2: Trauma and Health Needs Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding refugees mental health responses in Palabek refugee settlement, Northern Uganda Okeng Andrew, Ssemuju Richard Nyeko, Cosmas George Eyunu, and James Okello (UG) Five years later: The impact of a hunger strike on undocumented migrant workers in Brussels Rita Vanobbergen, Fred Louckx, Dirk Devroey and Jan Vandevoorde (BE) Psychosocial Wellbeing and Socio-Emotional Learning in the Syrian Refugee Response: Challenges and Opportunities Emma Soye and Michaelle Tauson (UK) Social and health conditions of Syrian refugees and its epidemiological and economic impact in the health system of Turkey Cansu Akgun Tekgul (BE) "Can't they see my bruises?" Navigating care and protection structures as an LGBTQ+ migrant, refugee and asylum seeker John Marnell (SA) Session 3: Legal Systems In the Long Awaiting Process of Legalisation of Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Politic of Exclusion of Migrants Richman Mutono Mukabe Mukangwa (ZA) Chile's facing a migratory wave. the failed model of the European Union or a place for a novel design Antonio Muoz Aunion and Glorimar Alejandra Lean Silva (CL) Proving family ties: easier said than done. Interactions between Private International Law and Migration Law Jinske Verhellen (BE) Non-recognition of a family tie acquired abroad: Human Rights to the rescue?! Sarah Den Haese (BE) Safe with the Neighbours? Refugee protection in Turkey and Morocco' s external migration policy Ruben Wissing (BE) Session 4: Housing Direct Provision Centres Vukasin Nedeljkovic (IRL) Supporting the integration of refugees: development of housing cafe Sofie Demot and Anne Dussart (BE) The Impact of the Spatial Logics of Asylum in Belgium on the Housing Trajectories of Refugees Hala El Moussawi (BE) The politics of food and hospitality: how Syrian refugees create a home in hostile environments Robin Vandevoordt (BE) Migration trajectories of recent international immigrants to Belgium Ingrid Schockaert and Ulrich Patter (BE) 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: No title yet Social determinants of health: An exploratory survey of South Sudanese refugees in Alere camp, Adjumani district, northern Uganda Constantine Loum, James Henry Obol and Felix Kaducu (UG) Living in refugee camps in northern Greece Symeon Mavridis and Savvoula Mouratidou (GR) Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: Under the Shadow of Palestinian Refugees A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000396 Huseyin Emre Ceyhun (TR) Strategies for Accessing Land among Peri-Urban Squatters: The Importance of Networks Johannes Bhayne (ZW) IT-TIP/TITP as a devise of Modern-Slavery? A case of clothing/textile industry in Japan Kimiko Kuga (UK) Session 2: Citizenship and narratives Diffractively reading through belonging: the meaning of belonging according to the voice of young adults Hanne Vandenbussche, Elisabeth De Schauwer and Geert Van Hove (BE) Citizenship as a gift: how Syrian refugees in Belgium make sense of their social rights Robin Vandevoordt and Gert Verschraegen (BE) Migrant Integration Narratives and the (re-)Making of National Identity Marie Tuley (UK) Bridging linguistic and socio-cultural gaps: a toolkit for foreign language teachers of refugees Maria Stathopoulou and Petty Ntasi (GR) Understanding the (lack of) dynamics between the police and ethnic minorities in multicultural neighbourhoods in Belgium and its implications for human rights and integration issues Marleen Easton (BE) Session 3: Violence and mistreatment The potential role of network oriented interventions for gender based violence among refugees in Belgium: A qualitative study Emilomo Ogbe, Alaa Jbour, Ines Keygnaert, and Olivier Degomme (BE) Gender-based violence programs in humanitarian crisis in the face of structural impediments of the refugee existence Lejla Sunagic (Bosnie) Experiences of trafficked women for sexual exploitation purposes as refugee seekers Alba Sierra Rodriguez and Teresa Maduea Hidalgo (ES) Interventions for Migrants who have Suffered Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Sara Alsaraf and Jenny Phillimore (UK) Lived experiences of smuggled persons Gwen Herkes (BE) Symposium 1: Challenges for the UN Global Compact for Migration Migration within and out of Africa in response to climate change Ilse Ruyssen (BE) How Islamic terrorism affects migration through its impact on life satisfaction Killian Foubert (BE) Migration health as part of the Global Compact, SDGs and an overview of UNU-IIGH activities Nicola Pocock (MY) For Children's Sake: Intergenerational Altruism and Parental Migration Intentions Sara Salomone (BE) The Impact of Refugee Return on Land Access and Food Security Craig Loschmann (NL) Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000397 overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m, Monday, October 1, 2018 Georgetown University Law Center Bernard P. McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/15th-annual-immigration-law-and-policy-conference Overview: Immigration has constantly been in the headlines during 2018, with the Trump administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration system--from the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. consulates abroad to legal guidance and enforcement measures in the nation's interior. State and local governments have been especially active in opposing many of the new policies, leading to high-stakes showdowns in the courts. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The 15th annual conference, organized by the Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, will offer timely policy and legal analysis and audience Q&A. Among the topics to be discussed: the role that immigration is playing in the mid-term elections, how the courts are handling key immigration questions, and emerging policies that may affect future legal immigration trends. Join us for a day of expert analysis from leading government officials, attorneys, policy analysts, advocates, and others. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000398 Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-of-migration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY 10004 https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Annual Conference on European Asylum Law 2018 Thursday-Friday, October 18-19, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms? _SID=88166935e29696d7b0b0288149db923f8cd828c400608624092968&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127455 [Conference program to be added soon] Objective: The aim of the annual conference is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the ongoing reform of the Common European Asylum System and on the efforts undertaken to harmonise standards in EU asylum policy. Recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights will also be tackled. Key topics: * Reform of the Common European Asylum System * New institutional developments in European asylum policy * EURODAC: adapting and reinforcing the system * Data protection of asylumseekers * Harmonisation of reception conditions * Asylum Qualification Directive A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000399 * Harmonisation of protection standards * Towards common standards in procedural guarantees for asylum-seekers * Contribution of the European Courts to shaping the CEAS * Strengthening partnerships with third countries Return to Top ******** ******** 12. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Marriott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Focus Day - Monday, October 22, 2018 8:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY * Delivering actionable intelligence * Countering attacks of terrorism nationally and abroad * Priorities for combating future advanced threats 9:45 a.m. Track A - BORDER SECURITY Michael Fisher, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection KEYNOTE: INL'S PRIORITIES FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS * Fulfilling Executive Order 13767 * Advancing border security with land and aerial technology * Updates on progress of installing a physical barrier Kirsten D. Madison Assistant Secretary (INL) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department of State Track B - CYBER SECURITY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Stewart Baker, Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency and Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security * Determining if Blockchain is the right technology for a high value applications * Security and Interoperability lessons from DHS Blockchain R&D and Implementations * Preventing walled gardens to ensure a secure, competitive and interoperable marketplace Antonio Villifana, Chief Information Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Anil John, Cybersecurity R&D Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 11:00 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EQUIPPING THE FRONTLINE AND MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD * Overview on HSI's priorities and future planning * Training a ready workforce to combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting America's travel, trade financial and immigration systems * Investing in technology and equipment that supports the mission and enhances efficiencies Derek Benner, (A) Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations Immigration and Customs Enforcement Track B - PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY * Leveraging AI and applications to combat terrorism * Understanding how behavioral patterns supports law enforcement agencies * Identifying patterns and taking preventative measures Charles H. Kable IV, Executive Assistant Director Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000400 11:45 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EXPANDING THE NATIONAL TARGETING CENTER * Identifying cargo that poses a high risk to U.S. security * Partnering with USPS and commercial express carriers to target possible * contraband coming into the country * Strategies and future plans to prevent drug smuggling and illegal migration Tom Overacker, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), National Targeting Center 1:15 p.m. DETERRING, DETECTING AND INTERDICTING SMUGGLING ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER * Deploying technology to detect and deter transnational crime networks * Increasing personnel to deter operations of smuggling and illegal trafficking of drugs * Sustaining border security operations and provide support to federal agencies and partners Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Executive Director & Director of Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety 2:00 p.m. PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS INTO THE US * Joint task force's AOR and US and international partners * Disrupting transnational criminal organizations and defending the homeland * Detecting, identifying and tracking smuggling operations Mark Stainbrook, Chief, San Diego Harbor Police ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Administration by allowing us the opportunity to: * Routinely review risk mitigation progress * Determine whether to mitigate or accept specific risks * Provide senior leadership informed decision making * Respond to risk more quickly * Recover from manifested risks more rapidly Jerry Booker, Director, Risk Management Division, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, TSA 3:45 p.m. INCREASING OPERATIONAL SUSTAINMENT AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS * Tackling visa fraud, human smuggling and terrorist threats * Understanding the tools and resources needed to increase operational sustainment * Tracking and detecting threats with different environmental landscapes Main Summit Day One - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Fraud Detection Methods & Immigration Intelligence to Maintain National Security Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Update on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Real Time Analytics to Get the Information You Need Quickly Carolyn M. Montagna Operations Manager Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, Homeland Security Bureau Metropolitan Police Department Program Update of CFATS and Securing High-Risk Chemical Facilities Donald Keen, Chief of Regulatory Compliance, Region III, Office of Infrastructure Protection Testing and Evaluating Critical Learning and Autonomous Technologies to Support Homeland Security Operations 3:30 p.m. PREDICTING AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING- STAYING AHEAD OF THREATS * Driving AI at the enterprise level to deploy accurate predictive modeling * Examining use cases of combating cybersecurity threats, detecting fraud and countering terrorism with predictive modeling A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000401 * Developing models that enhances analysts insights and speed to generates intelligence that supports the IC and keeps up with threat analysis 4:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T DEVELOPMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE THREAT ENVIRONMENT * Understanding future threats and plans to combat threats 5, 10 and 15 years out * Silicon Valley and streamlining access to emerging technolog Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research, Project Activity IARPA 4:45 p.m. START UP ROUND TABLE: START UP'S DEMONSTRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Each start up will get 5 minutes to demonstrate their capabilities to keep our nation secure. Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for American Security Main Summit Day Two - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: PLANNING FOR TOMORROW TODAY * Transitioning from reactive approach to proactively planning on combating threats * Priorities to enhance information sharing and interagency collaboration * Developing new methods to combat terrorism both at home and abroad 9:45 a.m. HOW CAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FRAMEWORK TO KEEP CITIES SAFE * Understanding blockchain and defining the framework * What are the use cases in commercial sector that can be relatable to enhance government and defense operations 10:45 a.m. Track A - KEYNOTE: E-GOVERNMENT'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING FEDERAL IT LEADERS * Priorities on digital transformation efforts and the way business and civilians interact with the Federal Government * Streamlining and investing in IT technology to revolutionize efficiency, effectiveness and convenience * Training the next generation of Homeland Security IT professionals Suzette Kuhlow Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer & Administrator for E-Government & IT, Office of Electronic Government, Executive Office of the President Track B - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS * Understanding how trusted traveler programs can be integrated with other agencies * How can it be expanded and continue to grow? * How can it be improved and deliver for customers as well as meet the demands of future operations Simone Davis, TSA Pre(R) Executive Lead, DHS JRC Screening Mission Portfolio Lead, Office of Chief of Operations, TSA 11:30 a.m. HOW DOES THE NATIONAL VETTING CENTER MITIGATE RISK * What are the travel implications for the national targeting center * Improving capabilities to identify high-risk individuals and cargo from entering the US * How can Ai and predictive analytics support the NTC's operations Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00 p.m. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * Expansion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) * Training personnel to promote homeland security and public safety STREAMLINING THE SECURITY PROCESS WITH CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) SCANNERS * Case study, what is being done at the borders and at airports to enhance security? * What are the challenges and implications for adopting CT scanners to fit the needs of TSA and other agencies * Leveraging 3D imaging to enhance the inspection process 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: ACQUISITIONS AND THE FUTURE ROADMAP TO SECURING OUR NATION A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000402 * Where are R&D investments being made? * What divergent ground breaking technologies are being explored? * What are the plans and strategies to implement technology 5, 10 and 30 years out? Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer U.S., Department of Homeland Security 2:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FUTURE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT ADVANCED AND FUTURE THREATS * Streamlining the acquisition process to meet the demands of national security * Building on private public partnerships to meet budget resources and deliver solutions * Working with small business, venture capital, startups and entrepreneurial communities and start ups to strengthen national security efforts Jonathan McEntee, Director (Acting), Borders and Maritime Security Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security Melissa Ho, SVIP Managing Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ari Schuler, Advisor, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Return to Top ******** ******** 13. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000403 Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000404 Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Global Initiatives in Migrant and Refugee Education: Global Education Responsibilities Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17, 2018 Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy Bronx, NY 10471 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-initiatives-in-refugee-and-migrant-education-tickets-45887132649 Description: Refugee and Migrant Education Network, born in Rome in November 2017 during the conference hosted by Pontifical Gregorian University, is inviting faculty and NGO representatives working, both, in the academia and on the ground with refugees and migrants to talk about best practices and share solutions to improve refugee and migrant education. The conference in November will be hosted at Manhattan College in New York City and is organized by RME Network, Being the Blessing Foundation and Center for Interreligious Understanding. The conference will take place only two months after the Global Compact on Refugees will be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly, and major UN representatives have been invited to join the speakers. The aim of the conference is also to share best practices in teaching, research and social responsibility regarding refugees as well as foster and expand collaboration between institutions committed to expanding refugee and migrant education. It also aims to further develop the Refugee and Migrant Education Network in order to answer the tragic rates of refugee youth enrollment to education. Invited Speakers: * Irazu Gomez Vargas: Sin Fronteras in Mexico City (invited as plenary session speaker) * Fr. David Hollenbach SJ: Georgetown Universit (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Dr Kristin Heyer: Boston College (invited as workshop leader on Integrating Refugee Realities Across Disciplines) * Ashish Gadnis, CEO: BanQu (workshop leader on Technology and Higher Education for Migrants: How to Make Good use of Blockchain?) * Fr. Michael Smith SJ: Jesuit Refugee Service (workshop leader on Educating the Educators: Training Student Teachers to Work with Migrant Students); Joan Rosenhauer (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Armando Borja, COO: Jesuit Worldwide Learning (invited as plenary session speaker on Teaching) * Dr Aldo Skoda: Scalabrini International Migration Institute (invited as workshop leader on Research Needs of Relief Agencies: How to Liaise Between the Field and the University?) Return to Top A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000405 ******** ******** 15. Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday- Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2, Canada https://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/eii/default.aspx Conference agenda to be added soon. Overview: Today Canada is opening its doors to over 300,000 immigrants per year at a time when many nations are closing their doors to global talent. But Canada's intake of business immigrants is extremely low. This is due to the fact that Canada has struggled to achieve business immigration success since it became active in the field 40 years ago--in 1978. Canada is well positioned to learn from its 40 years of business immigration experience to help grow its economy. In fact, there is tremendous opportunity for business immigrants to contribute to Canada's economic development agenda in areas such as international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. The purpose of this Summit is to identify how Canada can become the global leader in benefitting from the human, social, and financial capital of business immigrants. The main objectives of the Summit are to: Explore how business immigration can help advance Canada's economic development agenda. Key areas of exploration include international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. Identify how to improve Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial business immigration programs. Foster networking and learning opportunities between officials from government, business, immigration law and consulting, immigrantserving organizations, and education so that they can work toward shared objectives. Compile recommendations from Summit speakers and attendees on how Canada can spur economic growth and job creation through business immigration. The Conference Board will include these recommendations in a report to be released publicly in early 2019. Key topics to be explored include: Canada's federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal economic growth agenda. Provincial/territorial immigrant entrepreneur and investor streams. Attracting, supporting, and retaining business immigrants in large and small communities across Canada. Global business immigration issues including the latest insights on the high net-worth population, and developments in Asia, the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, and Middle East. Major public policy concerns such as fraud, high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto, and retaining business immigrants in Canada. Identifying what Canada can learn from its 40 years of experience and developments abroad so it can become the global leader in business immigration. Return to Top ******** Visit Website A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000406 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. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000407 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Reading, 8/9/18 Thursday, August 09, 2018 7:48:04 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Reading, 8/9/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. CRS reports on zero tolerance immigration policy and DHS component funding for FY19 2. GAO report on evaluation of border barriers for the SW border 3. Senate testimony on oversight of immigration enforcement and family reunification efforts 4. Netherlands: Population statistics 5. U.K.: Migration statistics quarterly report 6. Italy: Demographic projections 7. E.U.: Report on self-employment among migrants 8. Australia: Population statistics REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 9. New report from TRAC 10. "U.S. Immigration: A Primer for State Policy Makers" 11. Four new reports and features from the Migration Policy Institute 12. New working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research 13. Eleven (11) new papers from the Social Science Research Network 14. Twelve (12) new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 15. Two new reports from the OECD 16. U.K.: New briefing paper from MigrationWatch 17. "Lost in Categorisation: Smuggled and Trafficked Refugees and Migrants on the Balkan Route" 18. U.K.: Poll: BREXIT voters' attitudes on immigration as a priority BOOKS 19. Beyond the City and the Bridge: East Asian Immigration in a New Jersey Suburb 20. Immigrant Experiences: Why Immigrants Come to the United States and What They Find When They Get Here 21. Migration: Changing Concepts, Critical Approaches 22. Immigration Control in a Warming World: Realizing the Moral Challenges of Climate Migration 23. Trajectories and Imaginaries in Migration: The Migrant Actor in Transnational Space 24. New Chinese Migrants in Europe: The Case of the Chinese Community in Hungary 25. The Effects and Consequences of Migration and Immigration on the Lebanese Economy and Tourism Sector 25. Indian Migration and Empire: A Colonial Genealogy of the Modern State JOURNALS 27. Comparative Migration Studies 28. Ethnic and Racial Studies 29. International Migration Review 30. Journal of Migration and Human Security 31. Rural Migration News 1. New from the Congressional Research Service The Trump Administration's "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Enforcement Policy By William A. Kandel July 20, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R45266.pdf Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2019: In Brief By William L. Painter July 18, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R45262.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. New from the General Accountability Office A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000408 Southwest Border Security: CBP Is Evaluating Designs and Locations for Border Barriers but Is Proceeding Without Key Information Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-614, July 30, 2018 Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/693488.pdf Highlights: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/693487.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Senate Committee on the Judiciary https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/oversight-of-immigration-enforcement-and-family-reunification-efforts Oversight of Immigration Enforcement and Family Reunification Efforts Opening Statement: Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07-31-18%20Grassley%20Statement.pdf Witness testimony: Carla L. Provost, Acting Chief U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07-31-18%20Provost%20Testimony.pdf Matthew Albence, Executive Associate Director Enforcement and Removal Operations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07-31-18%20Albence%20Testimony.pdf Commander Jonathan D. White U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Federal Health Coordinating Official for the 2018 UAC Reunification Effort Washington, DC https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07-31-18%20White%20Testimony.pdf James R. McHenry III, Director Executive Office for Immigration Review Department of Justice Falls Church, VA https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/07-31-18-mchenry-testimony Jennifer Higgins, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/07-31-18%20Higgins%20Testimony.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. Population up by over 32 thousand in first half of 2018 Statistics Netherlands, July 31, 2018 https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2018/31/population-up-by-over-32-thousand-in-first-half-of-2018 Summary: During the first six months of 2018, 82 thousand children were born and 81 thousand people died. Natural population growth therefore stood at one thousand, versus 4 thousand in the first half of 2017. In this period, the number of live births was virtually the same, while 78 thousand deaths were recorded. Furthermore, over 100 thousand immigrants registered with a Dutch municipality, almost equivalent to the first six months of 2017 and 2016. The number of emigrants was the same as well: 69 thousand. As a result, net migration remained unchanged at 31 thousand. The Netherlands currently has 17.2 million inhabitants. Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Migration Statistics Quarterly Report: July 2018 U.K. Office of National Statistics, July 18, 2018 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/migrationstatisticsquarterlyreport/july2018revisedfrommaycoveringtheperiodtodecember2017 Excerpt: Main points Migration is a complex issue and to fully understand it we need to consider all information. Our best assessment shows around 280,000 more people coming to the UK than leaving in 2017, so net migration has continued to add to the UK population. Net migration has fallen following record levels in 2015 and early 2016, and has been broadly stable since. This is similar to the level recorded in year ending September 2014. Underlying this, immigration has remained broadly stable at around 630,000 and emigration has shown a gradual increase since 2015 and is currently around 350,000. Our assessment is that net migration has been broadly stable over the last year. Although the Long-Term International Migration (LTIM) estimates show an increase in net migration over the latest year, this is due to an unusual pattern in the estimates for student immigration in 2016, which was not seen in other sources and which our quality work suggests is an anomaly. The number of non-EU citizens coming to the UK to study has remained relatively stable over the past few years based on an assessment of the International Passenger Survey (IPS), Home Office data on long-term study visas and Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data together. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000409 The demographic future of the Country, 2017-2065 Italian National Institute of Statistics, May 3, 2018 https://www.istat.it/en/archivio/214235 Excerpt: According to the median scenario, the resident population for Italy is estimated to be 59 million in 2045 and 54.1 million in 2065. The decrease compared to 2017 (60.6 million) would be 1.6 million of residents in 2045 and 6.5 million in 2065. Taking into account the variability associated with demographic events, the population estimate by 2065 ranges from a minimum of 46.4 million to a maximum of 62. The chance of a population increase scenario by 2065 is 9%. ... The net migration is expected to be positive, being on average more than 165,000 units annually (144,000 last observed in 2016), although marked by a strong uncertainty. A possibility that in the long term net migration could turn negative is not excluded at all, although with little chance of being observed (9.1%). The natural change of the population draws partial benefit from migration. In the median scenario, the additional effect of the migratory balance on birth and death dynamics entails 2.6 million additional residents throughout the projection period. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. How common is self-employment among migrants in the EU? Eurostat, August 2, 2018 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20180702-1?inheritRedirect=true&redirect=%2Feurostat%2Fnews%2Fwhats-new Summary: In 2017, 30.4 million persons in the EU aged 20-64 were self-employed. Of these, 26.9 million were native-born, while 3.5 million were foreign-born (of which 2.2 million were migrants born outside the EU and 1.3 million were migrants born in a different EU Member State). In relative terms, the share of self-employed persons among the native-born population (14.2%) was higher than the share recorded for foreign-born migrants (12.7% for migrants born in a different EU Member State and 12.4 % for migrants born outside the EU). Among the EU Member States, by far the highest self-employment rates for migrants born outside the EU were recorded in Slovakia (36.5%) and the Czech Republic (34.5%), followed by Hungary (20.3%) and Malta (19.5%). The lowest rates were recorded in Sweden (8.1%), Estonia and Austria (both 8.0%) and Cyprus (7.9%). For migrants born in a different EU Member State, the highest self-employment rate in 2017 was recorded in Poland (28.6 %), followed by Malta (20.3 %) and Latvia (19.5%). In contrast, the lowest selfemployment rates for migrants born in a different EU Member State were registered in Austria (9.0%), Cyprus and Luxembourg (both 8.8%), with the lowest share in Hungary (7.4%). Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Australia's population to reach 25 million Australian Bureau of Statistics, August 7, 2018 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mediareleasesbyCatalogue/C3315F52F6219DE9CA2582E1001BC66A?OpenDocument Excerpt: 25 million - how did we get here? "Australia's population has increased more than sixfold since 1901 when it was 3.8 million. "By 1918 it had grown to 5 million, it had doubled to 10 million by 1959 and reached 20 million in October 2004. It has been just over 2.5 years since we reached 24 million in January 2016." The overall total population increase is estimated to be one person every 1 minute and 23 seconds. Within this there is estimated to be: * one birth every 1 minute and 42 seconds; * one death every 3 minutes and 16 seconds; * one person arriving to live in Australia every 1 minute and 1 second; and * one Australian resident leaving to live overseas every 1 minute and 51 seconds. It is not possible to identify who the 25 millionth person will be. It could be a newborn baby, a new migrant to Australia, or an Australian citizen returning home after living overseas. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Stepped Up Illegal-Entry Prosecutions Reduce Those for Other Crimes August 6, 2018 http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/524/ Excerpt: The push to prioritize prosecuting illegal border crossers has begun to impact the capacity of federal prosecutors to enforce other federal laws. In March 2018, immigration prosecutions dominated so that in the five federal districts along the southwest border only one in seven prosecutions (14%) were for any non-immigration crimes. But by June 2018, this ratio had shrunk so just one in seventeen prosecutions (6%) were for anything other than immigration offenses. See Figure 1 and Table 1. Federal prosecutors are responsible for enforcing a wide range of important federal laws - designed to combat narcotics trafficking and weapons offenses, battle those polluting air and water, counter corporate and other schemes to defraud the public, and much more. There is a combined population in these five southwest border districts of close to 30 million people. However, the number of prosecutions for committing any non-immigration crimes dwindled from a total of 1,093 in March 2018 to just 703 prosecutions in June 2018. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. U.S. Immigration: A Primer for State Policy Makers National Council of State Legislatures, June 27, 2018 http://www.ncsl.org/research/immigration/u-s-immigration-a-primer-for-state-policy-makers.aspx Return to Top ******** ******** 11. New from the Migration Policy Institute Tapping the Talents of Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States: Takeaways from Experts Summit By Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix August 2018 A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000410 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/tapping-talents-highly-skilled-immigrants-united-states-takeaways-experts-summit Mind the Gap: Bringing Migration into Development Partnerships and Vice Versa By Kate Hooper and Kathleen Newland MPI Policy Brief, July 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/mind-gap-migration-development-partnerships Egypt: Migration and Diaspora Politics in an Emerging Transit Country By Gerasimos Tsourapas Migration Information Source Profile, August 8, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/egypt-migration-and-diaspora-politics-emerging-transit-country European Immigrants in the United States By Elijah Alperin and Jeanne Batalova Migration Information Source Spotlight, August 1, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/european-immigrants-united-states Return to Top ******** ******** 12. New from the National Bureau of Economic Research Distributing the Green (Cards): Permanent Residency and the Income Tax after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 By Elizabeth U. Cascio and Ethan G. Lewis NBER Working Paper No. w24872 http://www.nber.org/papers/w24872 Return to Top ******** ******** 13. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Enforcing/Protection: The Danger of Chevron in Refugee Act Cases By Maureen Sweeney, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law U of Maryland Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-23 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3228530 2. Beyond the Walls: The Importance of Community Contexts in Immigration Detention By Emily Ryo, University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Ian Peacock, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Posted: August 8, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3216868 3. A National Study of Immigration Detention in the United States By Emily Ryo, University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Ian Peacock, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Southern California Law Review, 2018 4. A Decade of Policy Failure: The Impact of Mass Refugee Fraud on the U.S. Immigration System By Charles Fillinger Posted: August 7, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3220352 5. The Immigration-Welfare Nexus in a New Era? By Andrew Hammond, Senior Lecturer in the College and Lecturer in Law Lewis & Clark Law Review, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3212724 6. Exporting Murder: US Deportations & the Spread of Violence By Christian Ambrosius, Free University of Berlin (FUB) Institute of Latin American Studies and David A. Leblang, University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences Posted: August 2, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3213383 7. Health Worker Migration and Migrant Healthcare: Seeking Cosmopolitanism in the NHS Arianne Shahvisi, University of Sussex Medical School Bioethics, Vol. 32, Issue 6, pp. 334-342, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3223084 8. The Politics of a New Legal Regime: Governing International Crime Through Domestic Immigration Law By Jamie Rowen, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Rebecca Hamlin, Grinnell College Law & Policy, Vol. 40, Issue 3, pp. 243-266, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3221407 9. A Better Balance for Federal Rules Governing Public Access to Appeal Records in Immigration Cases By Nancy Morawetz, New York University School of Law 69 Hastings Law Journal, 1271 (2018) NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-37 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3223569 10. Opportunities & Anxieties: A Study of International Students in the Trump Era By Kit Johnson, University of Oklahoma - College of Law Lewis & Clark Law Review, Vol. 22, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3211386 11. A Decade of Policy Failure: The Impact of Mass Refugee Fraud on the U.S. Immigration System By Charles Fillinger, Independent Posted: August 7, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3220352 Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. Latino USA Looks at the US/Mexico Port of Entry August 9, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/latino-usa-looks-at-the-usmexico-port-of-entry.html A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000411 2. Immigration Article of the Day: The Immigration-Welfare Nexus in a New Era? By Andrew Hammond August 9, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigration-article-of-the-day-the-immigration-welfare-nexus-in-a-new-era-by-andrew-hammond.html 3. Susan Akram: What's Driving The Migration Crisis At Our Southern Border? August 8, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/susan-akram-whats-driving-the-migration-crisis-at-our-southern-border.html 4. Trump Administration Threatens Immigrants with Penalties for Lawful Public Benefit Receipt August 8, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/trump-administration-threatens-immigrants-with-penalties-for-lawful-public-benefit-receipt.html 5. Ninth Circuit rules Mexican mother can sue over cross-border Border Patrol shooting August 8, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/ninth-circuit-rules-mexican-mother-can-sue-over-cross-border-border-patrol-shooting-.html 6. Nolan Rappaport: Even with no new arrests, it would take four years to eliminate immigration court backlog August 6, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/nolan-rappaport-even-with-no-new-arrests-it-would-take-four-years-to-eliminate-immigration-court-bac.html 7. Death on the Border: The Thousands of Bodies Along the US-Mexico Border August 6, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/death-on-the-border-the-thousands-of-bodies-along-the-us-mexico-border.html 8. ICYMI- DOJ Pulls Immigration Judge from Case (Castro-Tum) After Judge Requests Briefing August 4, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/icymi-doj-pulls-immigration-judge-from-case-castro-tum-after-judge-requests-briefing-.html 9. Cities, States Resist -- and Assist -- Immigration Crackdown in New Ways August 3, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/cities-states-resist-and-assist-immigration-crackdown-in-new-ways.html 10. Immigration Article of the Day: A Better Balance for Federal Rules Governing Public Access to Appeal Records in Immigration Cases By Nancy Morawetz August 3, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigration-article-of-the-day-a-better-balance-for-federal-rules-governing-public-access-to-appeal-.html 11. Immigration Article of the Day: The Economics of Immigration Reform By Howard F. Chang August 1, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigrtaion-article-of-the-day-the-economics-of-immigration-reform-by-howard-f-chang.html 12. Short Video Features Border Rancher on Drug Smuggling, Wall July 29, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/07/short-video-features-border-racher-on-drug-smuggling-wall.html Return to Top ******** ******** 15. New from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development How Immigrants Contribute to Costa Rica's Economy July 2018 https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/how-immigrants-contribute-to-costa-rica-s-economy_9789264303850-en#page3 Working Together for Local Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Vienna July 2018 https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/working-together-for-local-integration-of-migrants-and-refugees-in-vienna_9789264304147-en#page1 Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Letter from Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, to Sir David Clementi, Chairman of the BBC MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 450, August 3, 2018 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/450 Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Lost in Categorisation: Smuggled and Trafficked Refugees and Migrants on the Balkan Route By Claire Healy ICMPD Working Paper, June 2018 https://www.icmpd.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ICMPD_Working_Paper_Healy.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 18. New polling reveals shift from immigration to sovereignty as the priority By Christina Pagel and Christabel Cooper The UK in a Changing Europe, July 23, 2018 http://ukandeu.ac.uk/new-polling-reveals-shift-from-immigration-to-sovereignty-as-the-priority/ Excerpt: Leave voters prioritise sovereignty over immigration and economic growth Leave voters regard the UK taking control of its laws and regulations as the most important priority for Britain in the next five years, followed by the ability for the UK to make its own trade deals. Limiting immigration only to high-skilled workers came third in the list, with a second immigration option to reduce the overall numbers of immigrants to the UK even lower down in fifth place (economic growth placed fourth). Leave voters preferred control and trade to immigration by 67% to 33% and 59% to 41% respectively. They preferred control and trade to strong economic growth by 69% to 31% and 61% to 39% respectively. A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000412 Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Beyond the City and the Bridge: East Asian Immigration in a New Jersey Suburb By Noriko Matsumoto Rutgers University Press, 190 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0813588863, $95.00 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813588863/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 081358888X, $25.95 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081358888X/centerforimmigra Book Description: In recent decades, the American suburbs have become an important site for immigrant settlement. Beyond the City and the Bridge presents a case study of Fort Lee, Bergen County, on the west side of the George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan and New Jersey. Since the 1970s, successive waves of immigrants from East Asia have transformed this formerly white community into one of the most diverse suburbs in the greater New York region. Fort Lee today has one of the largest concentrations of East Asians of any suburb on the East Coast, with Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans forming distinct communities while influencing the structure and everyday life of the borough. Noriko Matsumoto explores the rise of this multiethnic suburb--the complex processes of assimilation and reproduction of ethnicities, the changing social relationships, and the conditions under which such transformations have occurred. Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Immigrant Experiences: Why Immigrants Come to the United States and What They Find When They Get Here By Walter A. Ewing Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 170 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1538100509, $35.00 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1538100509/centerforimmigra Kindle, 7568 KB, ASIN: B07D63KFL1, $33.00 Book Description: Immigrant Experiences: Why Immigrants Come to the United States and What They Find When They Get Here weaves together detailed historical and contemporary examples of immigration to the United States that move beyond hackneyed stereotypes about immigrants to give readers a fact-based understanding of why and how immigration occurs. Discussing immigration from the 1800s to today, Ewing explores the motivations, challenges, and triumphs of various immigrant groups, including the Irish, Italians, Mexicans, Chinese, and Indians. Tackling issues of discrimination and assimilation, this book looks at how immigrants have added to the American culture and way of life, and what to expect going forward. Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Migration: Changing Concepts, Critical Approaches By Doris Bachmann-Medick and Jens Kugele De Gruyter, 280 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 3110597675, $68.99 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3110597675/centerforimmigra Kindle, 4578 KB, ASIN: B07FZH66D7, $55.19 Book Description: Recent debates on migration have demonstrated the important role of concepts in academic and political discourse. The contributions to this collection revisit established analytical categories in the study of migration such as border regimes, orders of belonging, coloniality, translation, trans/national digital culture and memory. Exploring notions, images and realities of migration in their cultural framings, this volume sheds light on the powerful work of these concepts. Including perspectives on migration from history, visual studies, pedagogy, literary and cultural studies, cultural anthropology and sociology, it explores the complex scholarly and popular notions of migration with particular focus on their often unspoken assumptions and political implications. Revisiting established analytical tools in the study of migration, the interdisciplinary contributions explore new approaches and point to the importance of conceptual nuance extending beyond academic discourse. Return to Top ******** ******** 22. Immigration Control in a Warming World: Realizing the Moral Challenges of Climate Migration By Johannes Graf Keyserlingk Imprint Academic, 230 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 1845409795, $29.90 http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845409795/centerforimmigra Book Description: In the course of the twenty-first century, climate change is projected to significantly increase the already weighty immigration pressures that rich countries in Europe and North America face. Estimates vary greatly from 50 to 500 million further migrants until 2050, most of them from developing countries that have contributed little to global warming. Meanwhile, the willingness of citizens in destination countries to let further foreigners immigrate is unlikely to keep pace with that increase. In fact, the concern with climate migration is a blurry, intricate and pressing one that will turn out to challenge current political and philosophical frameworks. It is a blurry one because it will often be impossible to tell whether or to what extent it really was the changing climate that triggered a particular migratory flow (rather than, say, economic, social or demographic factors that often interact with the climatic trigger). It is an intricate one because, although it appears that heavily emitting countries have a particularly strong responsibility toward climate migrants, there is little doubt that in times of rising anti-immigrant sentiment that moral responsibility cannot be addressed by simply calling for more open borders. And it is a pressing one because this latter insight neither absolves us from our obligations toward climate migrants nor will it keep them from moving. Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Trajectories and Imaginaries in Migration: The Migrant Actor in Transnational Space By Felicitas Hillmann, Ton van Naerssen, and Ernst Spaan A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000413 Routledge, 228 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0815359802, $140.00 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815359802/centerforimmigra Book Description: This book draws attention to the various factors that characterize migrant flows and mobilities, calling into question familiar concepts such as push and pull, migration as a life project and sociocultural integration. It highlights processes such as fl exible migrant routes, temporary and return migration, mental aspects of migration processes and transnationalism, which are organised around the themes of shaping trajectories, frictions in space, and the migrant mental framework. It brings together work from scholars from Europe and beyond, with the contributions collected emphasizing the social and mental processes that underpin the migratory process, which can be seen as the 'soft side' of migration. Too often, this side is neglected when the governance of migration is discussed. The novel ideas expressed here also help to overcome the mechanistic view of migration as a push-pull event. Thus, the book suggests a different understanding of migration and mobility as relational, non-linear and fluid social processes, characterized by instability in migrant life trajectories. Emphasizing the fl exibility of migrants and migration and advocating the importance of emotionally charged, individual perceptions as central to migrant decision-making, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology, politics and geography with interests in migration and diaspora studies. Return to Top ******** ******** 24. New Chinese Migrants in Europe: The Case of the Chinese Community in Hungary By Pal Nyiri Routledge, 144 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1138323101, $91.38 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1138323101/centerforimmigra Book Description: First published in 1999, this book is a political enthnography of recent migration from the People's Republic of China into Europe. It argues that the very high mobility and intensive communications of Chinese migrants enable them to maintain a transnational community within which they easily shift countries and social roles - from student to trader to worker - if doing so is economically expedient. This makes them the natural beneficiaries and users of the Western globalization discourse, even more so that - contrary to culturalist explanations of global Chinese networks - anonymity, sovereign decision making and freedom from social pressures are at least as important in motivating migration as family connections. Yet their identity discourse expresses an authentic Chinese globalization . Chinese migrants see themselves not as local minorities but as a global majority attached to China by a deterritorialised nationalism. This nationalism is not only encouraged by China's official discourse but also supported by the economic dependence of new migrants on cultural capital built up in China, which makes them less reliant on resources in their countries of residence. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. The Effects and Consequences of Migration and Immigration on the Lebanese Economy and Tourism Sector By Nadine Sinno Mohammad Makki Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 202 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1527511480, $119.95 http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1527511480/centerforimmigra Book Description: This book tackles several important and timely topics with regards to Lebanon, especially after the Syrian conflict. The contributions here analyse the situation of the internal and external Lebanese economy and tourism, and shed light on the causes and effects of migration and immigration. The articles provide detailed insight into private and public policies, and offer a holistic analysis that enables the reader to benefit from their suggested recommendations. The book can be used as a reference book for scholars and practitioners in the public and private sectors interested in Middle Eastern politics, economics forecasting, marketing and tourism studies. The articles were originally presented and discussed at the Second Local Economics and Tourism Conference held in May 2017 at the Lebanese International University. Return to Top ******** ******** 26. Indian Migration and Empire: A Colonial Genealogy of the Modern State By Radhika Mongia Duke University Press Books, 248 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0822370395, $94.95 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0822370395/centerforimmigra Paperback, ISBN: 0822371022, $24.95 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0822371022/centerforimmigra Book Description: How did states come to monopolize control over migration? What do the processes that produced this monopoly tell us about the modern state? In Indian Migration and Empire Radhika Mongia provocatively argues that the formation of colonial migration regulations was dependent upon, accompanied by, and generative of profound changes in normative conceptions of the modern state. Focused on state regulation of colonial Indian migration between 1834 and 1917, Mongia illuminates the genesis of central techniques of migration control. She shows how important elements of current migration regimes, including the notion of state sovereignty as embodying the authority to control migration, the distinction between free and forced migration, the emergence of passports, the formation of migration bureaucracies, and the incorporation of kinship relations into migration logics, are the product of complex debates that attended colonial migrations. By charting how state control of migration was critical to the transformation of a world dominated by empire-states into a world dominated by nation-states, Mongia challenges positions that posit a stark distinction between the colonial state and the modern state to trace aspects of their entanglements. Return to Top ******** ******** 27. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 6, No. 24, August 2018 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/ Selected articles: Debating the 'integration of Islam': the discourse between governmental actors and Islamic representatives in Germany and the Netherlands By Matthias Kortmann https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40878-018-0086-2 Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 41, No. 12, September 2018 A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000414 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rers20/41/12?nav=tocList Selected articles: Arab others at European borders: racializing religion and refugees along the Balkan Route By Piro Rexhepi https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2017.1415455 Return to Top ******** ******** 29. International Migration Review August 2018 http://journals.sagepub.com/home/mrx Selected articles: Remittances for Collective Consumption and Social Status Compensation Variations on Transnational Practices among Chinese International Migrants By Min Zhou and Xiangyi Li http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/imre.12268 Internal versus International Migration Impacts of Remittances on Child Labor and Schooling in Vietnam By Michele Binci and Gianna Claudia Giannelli http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/imre.12267 Male Migration and Female Labor Market Attachment New Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey By Qing Wang http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/imre.12290 Weathering the Storm? The Great Recession and the Employment Status Transitions of Low-Skill Male Immigrant Workers in the United States By Blake Sisk and Katharine M. Donato http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/imre.12260 Return to Top ******** ******** 30. Journal of Migration and Human Security XX (X), July-August 2018 http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/index Latest articles: The US Refugee Resettlement Program -- A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States By Donald Kerwin http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2331502418787787 From IIRIRA to Trump: Connecting the Dots to the Current US Immigration Policy Crisis By Donald Kerwin http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2331502418786718 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. Rural Migration News Vol. 24, No. 3, July 2018 https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/ IMMIGRATION DACA, Travel, Sanctuary President Trump, assessing his performance after 500 days in office June 5, 2018, claimed credit for "lower crime and illegal immigration, stronger borders, best economy and jobs ever." Trump cited improved border security, more arrests of unauthorized foreigners in the US, and a crackdown on MS-13 and other gangs. Trump in February 2018 released a four-part immigration reform proposal that includes a path to US citizenship over 12 years for up to 1.8 million unauthorized foreigners brought to the US as youth; $25 billion for a wall on the Mexico-US border; an end to the diversity visa lottery that awards 50,000 immigrant visas a year to countries that sent fewer than 50,000 immigrants during the previous five years; and restrictions on the right of immigrants and US citizens to sponsor their relatives for immigrant visas after current backlogs are cleared, a bid to reduce so-called chain migration. https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=2184 DHS: Families, ICE President Trump in May 2018 sharply attacked DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during a cabinet meeting for not doing enough to stop illegal entries and deport unauthorized foreigners in the US. Trump is frustrated that DHS is moving "slowly" to fulfill his 2016 campaign promises to halt illegal immigration and that judicial injunctions block planned actions to step-up enforcement. The number of foreigners arrested just inside the US border topped 50,000 in both March and April 2018, the highest monthly totals since Trump took office in January 2017. There were 304,000 apprehensions of unauthorized foreigners in FY2017, and apprehensions are on track to exceed 400,000 in FY18. https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=2185 H-2A; H-2B President Trump, speaking in Michigan April 28, 2018, said "For the farmers, OK, it's going to get good. We're going to let your guest workers come in." Trump continued: "They're going to come in, they're going to work on your farms ... but then they have to go out." https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=2186 NAFTA, Canada, Mexico Canada, Mexico and the US failed to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. The talks broke down in May 2018 over a US demand that a revised NAFTA would automatically sunset after five years if not renewed. The US proposed NAFTA re-negotiation, and much of the discussion focused on the share of car parts that must be made in North America and in the US for cars to trade freely in North America. Currently, cars must have 62.5 percent North American content. Trump wanted to raise this content requirement and insist that 50 percent of car parts be made in the US for autos to trade freely in North America. https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=2187 Europe, Asia The EU 28 member states granted asylum to 538,000 foreigners in 2017; two-thirds were Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis, and 60 percent of those recognized as refugees were in Germany. A June 2018 summit of EU leaders tried to revise the Dublin Agreement that makes the first EU country reached by an asylum seeker responsible for whether the person needs refuge. Instead, leaders reached A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000415 an agreement to establish detention centers in some EU and North African countries to screen asylum seekers quickly, return those who do not qualify as refugees, and resettle those recognized as refugees throughout the EU to countries that will accept them. Eastern European countries have refused to accept relocated migrants. https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=2188 Population and Migration The UN released a final Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in July 2018 whose goal is to protect the basic human rights of all migrants by "harnessing the benefits of regular migration while safeguarding against the dangers of irregular movements that place people at risk." The agreement is expected to be signed by most of the 193 UN member states in Morocco in December 2018. The US withdrew from the GCM process in December 2017, and Hungary withdrew in July 2018. https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=2189 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. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. A\11 o 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000416 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 8/13/18 Monday, August 13, 2018 5:38:46 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 8/13/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 8/15, DC - REMINDER: CIS Immigration Newsmaker series with USCIS Director Francis Cissna 2. 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons 3. 9/17-18, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on EU Border management 2018 4. 9/17-19, Ghent, Belgium - Conference on needs and care practices for migrants and refugees 5. 9/20-21, Toledo, OH - Annual international human trafficking and social justice conference - [New Listing] 6. 9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 7. 9/27-28, Montreal - Conference on borders and border walls - [New Listing] 8. 10/1, DC - Annual conference on immigration law and policy 9. 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe 10. 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 11. 10/18-19, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on European asylum law 2018 12. 10/22-24, College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week 13. 10/29-11/2, Sydney, Australia - International Metropolis conference 14. 11/15-17, NYC - Conference on global initiatives in migrant and refugee education 15. 11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 1. A Conversation with Francis Cissna USCIS Director on legal immigration challenges 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2018 National Press Club, Murrow Room 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor Washington, D.C. 20045 A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000417 https://cis.org/Press-Release/Conversation-Francis-Cissna Description: Francis Cissna, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will be featured in an Immigration Newsmaker conversation hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies on Wednesday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club. The event will be streamed on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CenterforImmigrationStudies/videos/10157692834 Cissna leads the agency which "administers the nation's lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits while protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values." On an average day, the 19,000 workers at USCIS welcome nearly 2,000 new citizens at naturalization ceremonies, grant lawful permanent residence to approximately 2,100 people, issue approximately 7,000 new and replacement Green Cards, and verify the employment eligibility of more than 80,000 new hires through E-Verify. The conversation on Wednesday, moderated by Jessica Vaughan, the Center's director of policy studies, will cover such topics as vetting of applications, guest worker program reforms, processing of asylum and other special categories, work permits, fees, and E-Verify. The Immigration Newsmaker series provides an opportunity for government agency heads, members of Congress, and other policymakers to discuss their priorities and explore the challenges they face. The events, held at the National Press Club, are seated, on-the-record conversations between the guest and a member of the CIS staff. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-708 - Refugees and Displaced Persons Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14566 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Annual Conference on EU Border Management 2018 Schengen, Information Systems, Brexit Monday-Tuesday, September 17-18, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms? _SID=b589e4e3ca0ea03aa9b3bfc6e948b822819decc000608529720971&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127357 Objective: This conference will debate the latest developments and challenges in the EU's internal and external border management. At the A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000418 heart of the conference will be the functioning and operation of the EU's information technology systems for border management as well as border management issues related to the Brexit. Key topics: * The status of Schengen in light of temporary border controls and irregular migration * EU IT systems for border control and their interoperability * State of play of SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TNC, EES and ETIAS * Border control through risk assessment and preventive vulnerability assessment * Plans to enlarge Frontex * Dealing with the Brexit border(s) Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction - Cornelia Riehle I. THE PRACTICAL STATUS OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS 9:05 a.m. EU border management in times of crisis: policy developments vs legal responsibilities * The temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders: a "measure of last resort"? * Police checks: when are they legal under EU law? * Fences at the internal and external borders of the Schengen area: closer scrutiny in light of recent European case law * Enforcing the Schengen acquis: the role of complaint mechanisms Marco Stefan II. IT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT 10:00 a.m. An overview of existing and future IT systems for border management: state of play and proposed reforms of the SIS, SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS and ECRIS-TCN, EES, PNR and ETIAS Ciaran Carolan 11:00 a.m. Practical functioning and expectations of the new European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS) Ciaran Carolan 11:30 a.m. The functioning of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and its national implementation Stefanie Hankiewicz 12:00 p.m. SIS II - current challenges caused by irregular migration How effective is the information system following the newest technological developments? NN 1:45 p.m. Establishing a framework of interoperability among EU IT systems * Proposal by the European Commission and Council * Enhancement of information exchange and access for "end-users" such as border guards * Assessing what needs to be done in relation to the interoperability of systems and making preparations Richard Rinkens 2:30 p.m. Are we heading towards increased border control of EU citizens? * EES for EU citizens * SIS update to prevent the escape of terrorists through other EU Member States Nicolas Goniak 4:00 p.m. Departure to Schengen: visit to the European Museum Schengen Tuesday, September 18, 2018 VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000419 III. CHALLENGES AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS 9:00 a.m. Border control through situational awareness and monitoring * Risk analysis and vulnerability assessment * Situation monitoring Berndt Korner 9:30 a.m. Migratory routes from 2017 to 2018 and future trends * Overview of the numbers * Current status of cooperation with the Member States at national level Andreas Karageorgos 10:00 a.m. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency by 2027 Berndt Korner IV. BORDER REGIMES UNDER BREXIT 11:15 a.m. Brexit and its border(s): state of play * Key positions and priorities at EU, British, Irish, and Northern Irish levels * State of negotiations, especially regarding the UK's access to SIS, ECRIS and other information systems * Practical challenges Katy Hayward 12:00 p.m. The impact of Brexit on crime and irregular migration: possible scenarios * Is Brexit presenting new alternatives for organised crime? * What about paramilitary organisations? * Are there new migration routes to expect? Niovi Vavoula Return to Top ******** ******** 4. 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference: Needs and Care Practices for Refugees and Migrants Monday-Wednesday, September 17-19, 2018 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Ghent University Hernri Dunantlaan 2 9000 Gent, Belgium https://www.ugent.be/cessmir/en/conference-2018 Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00-9:45 a.m. Opening of the 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference Ilse Derluyn, Coordinator of the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR); Geert De Soete, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University; and Daniel Termont, Mayor of Ghent 9:45-10:30 a.m. Opening lecture: Beyond Fortress Europe. A new vision on migration Henk Van Houtem (NL) 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Plenary session: Detention and exclusion or care, education and inclusion? European challenges on the treatment of children on the move George Moschos, former Children's Ombudsman of Greece Awaiting Title - Gert Vermeulen and Sarah Adeyinka VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000420 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Access to healthcare 'I was trying to speak to them to their human side.' Moral understandings of undocumented migrants regarding access to healthcare in urban settings in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) Barriers to participating in colorectal cancer screening in Turkish migrants in Belgium Kaat Van Roy and Sara Willems (BE) Preventive care for asylum seekers and refugees in primary care: Exploring structural influences on individual candidacy Kata O'Donnel, Anna Isaacs, Anna Black, Nicola Burns, and Sara Macdonald (UK) Balancing truth-telling: relatives acting as translators for older adult cancer patients of Turkish or northwest African origin in Belgium descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, N. Van Den Noortgate, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Session 2: International protection of vulnerable populations International protection of (and) victims of trafficking: analysis of the judicial practice in Italy Marco Borraccetti (IT) Sexual violence in migrants, applicants for international protection and refugees: a critical interpretive synthesis Lotte De Schrijver, Tom Vander Beken, Barbara Krahn, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Unaccompanied minors in appellate asylum and migration proceedings Ellen Desmet (BE) What are the rights of refugees and undocumented migrants who fall victim of crime in the European Union? Good practices and pathways to victim support An Verelst (BE) Needs and care practices for 'vulnerable' asylum seekers within the Belgian reception structure: tensions between policy and practice De Clerck Helene (BE) Session 3: Health Care Municipal territoriality vs. hypermobility: power struggles surrounding healthcare access for precarious status immigrants in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) A video vignette study on the bias in asylum seekers getting admission to psychiatric health care in Flanders Timo Van Canegem, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick, and Veerle Buffel (BE) Evaluation of Video Remote Intercultural Mediation (VRIM) in Belgian Health Care Hans Verrept, Sonia Baatout and Isabelle Coune (BE) Constrained policy and practice: A case study of the Vhembe District Migrant Health Forum Thea de Gruchy (ZA) Migrant women experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum - An interpretative phenomenological study in Tunis, Tunisia Victoria Binauld (SE) Symposium 1: Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flanders Unaccompanied children and foster care: a literature review Frank Van Holen (BE) Concept mapping the needs of Flemish non-kinship foster parents who take care of unaccompanied refugee minors Johan Vanderfaeillie (BE) Implementation of Alternative Family Care (ALFACA) for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care Lenny Trogh (BE) Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care "Geef de wereld een thuis" Karl Brabants (BE) 4:30-6:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Integration and Work Young newcomers: a contextual framework on experiences in urban Belgium VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000421 Minne Huysmans, Dominique Vera, and Jan Vanhee (BE) "Most of the time he was in England, he seemed to have a very, very good time": A Family History of Two Belgian Refugees in Birmingham (1914-1919) Jolien De Vuyst( BE) Immigrant Generations in the United States of America: arrivals, employments and living conditions of Cambodian Americans Serey Sok (KH) Explaining low employment rates of migrant women: A qualitative study on labour market trajectories of Moroccan women in Belgium Sara Elloukmani, Loubna Ou-Salah, and Peter Raeymaeckers (BE) Session 2: Discourses Pity, irony or reflexive solidarity? A literature review and critical discourse analysis on refugee organizations' public communication strategies towards displacement crises David Ongenaert (BE) Moving beyond the crisis discourse Claudia Lintner (IT) English Language as an Integration Tool: The case of Syrian Refugees to the UK Juliet Thondhlana and Roda Madziva (UK) When migrants bring security. Language and race in the making of security officers Sibo Kanobana, Alfonso Del Percio, and Sarah Van Hoof (BE) Session 3: Trauma and Trauma Interventions An interdisciplinary research into modes of expression of traumatic experiences of collective violence in a participatory theatre project with Syrian refugees Sofie de Smet (BE) A leap into the future with Mind-Spring Maryam Tawfiq Marwan (BE) Creative Arts Therapy for Women Survivors of Trafficking Sara Alsaraf (UK) Placing refugee camps at the centre of trafficking and modern slavery discourses: The case study of Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe Roda Madziva and Juliet Thondhlana (UK) Symposium 1: Adapting health care services to migrants' and ethnic minorities' health needs: from policy development to implementation Ethealth: development of recommendations for a health (care) policy for migrants and ethnic minorities in Belgium Hans Verrept (BE) Developing a resource package to meet the health care challenges of the refugee crisis Marie Dauvrin (BE) The use of the 'Standards for equity in health care for migrants and other vulnerable groups' to meet the challenges of care provision for MEMs Antonio Chiarenza (IT) Tuesday, September 18, 2018 9:30-11:00 a.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Religion Afro-Christian Churches as Place-Makers: Urban Regeneration from Below Luce Beeckmans (BE) (Re)negotiation of belonging among Zimbabwean migrant youth in South Africa Charles Dube (ET) Voices of mothers: narratives of alternative maternal healthcare and help-seeking among migrant women in Johannesburg, South Africa Tackson Makandwa (ZA) Session 2: Return and Reintegration A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000422 Addressing vulnerability in the Syria crisis: access to assistance and prospects for safe and voluntary return Rachel Sider (JO) Post-return (re)integration? Evidence from the Chilean experience under dictatorship and democracy, 1979-2004 Helia Lopez Zarzosa (CA) Social impact of migration on migrant workers, returnee and migrant left behind families in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (Bangladesh) The context of receptivity: a dynamic perspective Isis Vandelannote (BE) Session 3: Perspectives of Professionals confronted with migration issues Perspectives of oncology health workers in Flanders on caring for patients of non-Western descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Counseling about family planning and contraception with migrants and ethnic minorities: General Practitioners' experiences Dorien Vanden Bossche, Stepanie De Maesschalck, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Ethical Medical Repatriation of Migrant Workers Teck Chuan Voo, Chuan Fei Chin, and Will Zhang (SG) Mental health care beyond its limits: finding new roles and ways of being for mental health workers within the asylum context Stefaan Plysier, Lore Bellemans, and Maaika Santana (BE) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 2 "Why should we select you?" Categorization and selection in a language training for migrant job seekers in Flanders Sara Nyssen, Sarah Van Hoof (BE), and Alfonso Del Percio (UK) Linguistic rights and discursive agency in Belgian marriage migration gatekeeping investigations Mieke Vandenbroucke (BE) The intricacies of discursive reproduction in the asylum procedure Katrijn Maryns, Marjan Claes, Charlotte Coenen, Julie Lejeune, and Benoit DHondt (BE) 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Family and Health Care (Re)Configuring Iraqi, Afghan and Syrian Refugee Family Resilience in Belgium Mieke Groeninck and Dirk Geldof (BE) Guidance paper for policy makers: maternal and newborn health in migrants in Europe Birgitta Essen, Veronica Costea, Luce Mosselmans, and Talia Salzmann (SE) Enhancing Dyadic Interactions between Refugee Mothers and their Children Born of Sexual Violence Kimberley Anderson (NL) Bartovic, Jozef Session 2 School and early childhood and education A cross-national exploration of dealing with diversity in the early years curriculum Jeroen Janssen and Michel Vandenbroeck (BE) Open School Doors: supporting schools and refugee parents Alexandra Kendall, Eszter Salamon, and Laura Rauscher (UK) MyRef, focus on the youngest children Ankie Vandekerckhove and Jeroen Aarssen (BE) Separating newcomers: pragmatism or ideology? Schools' choices in responses to newly arrived migrant students in Flanders Robin Kemper (BE) Session 3: Trajectories and Journeys Crossing borders, super diverse trajectories: the lived experiences of Brazilians on the move Mieke Schrooten (BE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000423 Transnational Lives en Route: African Trajectories of Displacement and Emplacement across Central America Heike Drotbohm and Nanneke Winters (BE) Life Transitions and the Imagined Place of 'Home' - Mary Rose Geraldine A Sarausad (TH) Marriage of convenience: A strategy of accumulation, inclusion and belonging among Nigerian migrants in Harare, Zimbabwe Rufaro Hamish Mushonga and Johannes Itai Bhanye (ZW) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 1 Communicative needs and challenges during the intake trajectory of asylum seekers in Belgium: a linguistic ethnographic perspective Antoon Cox and Koen Kerremans (BE) HIV testing and counselling for migrant patients using a multilingual website July De Wilde and Ellen Van Praet (BE) The interactional dynamics of consultations with foreign language speaking patients in the Emergency Department Antoon Cox and Shuangyu Li (BE) Symposium 2: Experiences and wellbeing of unaccompanied refugee minors - following their trajectory through Europe' 2:00-3:30 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Youth and Young Adults On being a 'professional guardian': approach and support Laurence Bruyneel and Anne Dussart (BE) Challenging the welfare state and forcing policy innovations? Unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Sweden and Germany Inga Narbutaite Aflaki and Matthias Freise (SE) Straightforward placements for young UAC in Belgium Sandra Otten andKaren Six (BE) New paradigms in refugee children's psychosocial wellbeing and mental health Charles Watters (UK) Session 2: Community Residents' Mobilizations Responding to Recent Newcomers: the Intertwinement of Practices of Care and Control Lieke van der Veer (NL) Refugees and voluntary work: motivations, challenges and outcomes Marie Gildemyn and Thomas Thijs (BE) Solidarity Matters: The Impact of Volunteers on the Modes of Integration of Migrants and Refugees within German Schools Christine Steiner (DE) The structure of migration grievance mechanism: Learning from the practice of Civil Society Organizations and Government Institutions in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (BD) Symposium 1: Reintegration processes and differentiated reintegration support measures The Success of Reintegration in the contexts of rural Ethiopia Ashenafi Tirfie (ET) The Multitudes of Returns - Protection Issues Faced by Child Migrants and Refugees Hakima Haithar and Gregor Schnuer (LU) The long journey home: A contextualized and multi-dimensional approach to measuring reintegration Nassim Majidi (KE) Re-Evaluating The Sustainability of Assisted Return: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Katie Kuschminder and Erlend Paasche (NL) Symposium 2: Psychosocial Interventions for adolescent refugees and migrants in schools Together-at-School Intervention Raija-Leena Kaisa (FI) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000424 Classroom Drama Therapy Program and Enhancing Peer Interactions and Social Capital Lucia De Haene (BE), Caroline Spaas (BE), and Charles Watters (UK) Social Support Groups in Refugee Classes Morten Skovdal (DK) and Anne-Sophie Borsch (DK) In-Service Teacher Training Lutine Pastoor; Per Kristian Hilden and Arnfinn Andersen (NO) Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenum session Assisted return and reintegration: insights from research and practice Ine Lietaert (BE) and Anne Dussart (BE) Moving forward: (re)engaging with migration, mobility and HIV in South(ern) Africa Jo Vearey (ZA) 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: Perspectives of professionals confronted with migration issues II Who do you see? How do social workers and unaccompanied young women understand and construct each other and what are the implications for practice? Rachel Larkin (UK) Ethnographic study of the reception project of asylum seekers and refugees in Trentino: reflections on the professional figure of the social worker with asylum seekers and refugees Elena Giacomelli (IT) The needs of young adult unaccompanied refugees: Exploring inconsistencies between professional caregivers' assumptions and refugees' own experiences Stiene Ravn (BE) Communication practices in asylum seekers reception centres: from information precarity to voluntary return Amadine Van Neste-Gottignies and Valeriane Mistiaen (BE) Return-counselling needs and care: risks-reducing strategies for the returning migrant Joris Kennis (BE) Session 2: Trauma and Health Needs Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding refugees mental health responses in Palabek refugee settlement, Northern Uganda Okeng Andrew, Ssemuju Richard Nyeko, Cosmas George Eyunu, and James Okello (UG) Five years later: The impact of a hunger strike on undocumented migrant workers in Brussels Rita Vanobbergen, Fred Louckx, Dirk Devroey and Jan Vandevoorde (BE) Psychosocial Wellbeing and Socio-Emotional Learning in the Syrian Refugee Response: Challenges and Opportunities Emma Soye and Michaelle Tauson (UK) Social and health conditions of Syrian refugees and its epidemiological and economic impact in the health system of Turkey Cansu Akgun Tekgul (BE) "Can't they see my bruises?" Navigating care and protection structures as an LGBTQ+ migrant, refugee and asylum seeker John Marnell (SA) Session 3: Legal Systems In the Long Awaiting Process of Legalisation of Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Politic of Exclusion of Migrants Richman Mutono Mukabe Mukangwa (ZA) Chile's facing a migratory wave. the failed model of the European Union or a place for a novel design Antonio Muoz Aunion and Glorimar Alejandra Lean Silva (CL) Proving family ties: easier said than done. Interactions between Private International Law and Migration Law Jinske Verhellen (BE) Non-recognition of a family tie acquired abroad: Human Rights to the rescue?! Sarah Den Haese (BE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000425 Safe with the Neighbours? Refugee protection in Turkey and Morocco' s external migration policy Ruben Wissing (BE) Session 4: Housing Direct Provision Centres Vukasin Nedeljkovic (IRL) Supporting the integration of refugees: development of housing cafe Sofie Demot and Anne Dussart (BE) The Impact of the Spatial Logics of Asylum in Belgium on the Housing Trajectories of Refugees Hala El Moussawi (BE) The politics of food and hospitality: how Syrian refugees create a home in hostile environments Robin Vandevoordt (BE) Migration trajectories of recent international immigrants to Belgium Ingrid Schockaert and Ulrich Patter (BE) 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: No title yet Social determinants of health: An exploratory survey of South Sudanese refugees in Alere camp, Adjumani district, northern Uganda Constantine Loum, James Henry Obol and Felix Kaducu (UG) Living in refugee camps in northern Greece Symeon Mavridis and Savvoula Mouratidou (GR) Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: Under the Shadow of Palestinian Refugees Huseyin Emre Ceyhun (TR) Strategies for Accessing Land among Peri-Urban Squatters: The Importance of Networks Johannes Bhayne (ZW) IT-TIP/TITP as a devise of Modern-Slavery? A case of clothing/textile industry in Japan Kimiko Kuga (UK) Session 2: Citizenship and narratives Diffractively reading through belonging: the meaning of belonging according to the voice of young adults Hanne Vandenbussche, Elisabeth De Schauwer and Geert Van Hove (BE) Citizenship as a gift: how Syrian refugees in Belgium make sense of their social rights Robin Vandevoordt and Gert Verschraegen (BE) Migrant Integration Narratives and the (re-)Making of National Identity Marie Tuley (UK) Bridging linguistic and socio-cultural gaps: a toolkit for foreign language teachers of refugees Maria Stathopoulou and Petty Ntasi (GR) Understanding the (lack of) dynamics between the police and ethnic minorities in multicultural neighbourhoods in Belgium and its implications for human rights and integration issues Marleen Easton (BE) Session 3: Violence and mistreatment The potential role of network oriented interventions for gender based violence among refugees in Belgium: A qualitative study Emilomo Ogbe, Alaa Jbour, Ines Keygnaert, and Olivier Degomme (BE) Gender-based violence programs in humanitarian crisis in the face of structural impediments of the refugee existence Lejla Sunagic (Bosnie) Experiences of trafficked women for sexual exploitation purposes as refugee seekers Alba Sierra Rodriguez and Teresa Maduea Hidalgo (ES) Interventions for Migrants who have Suffered Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Sara Alsaraf and Jenny Phillimore (UK) Lived experiences of smuggled persons A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000426 Gwen Herkes (BE) Symposium 1: Challenges for the UN Global Compact for Migration Migration within and out of Africa in response to climate change Ilse Ruyssen (BE) How Islamic terrorism affects migration through its impact on life satisfaction Killian Foubert (BE) Migration health as part of the Global Compact, SDGs and an overview of UNU-IIGH activities Nicola Pocock (MY) For Children's Sake: Intergenerational Altruism and Parental Migration Intentions Sara Salomone (BE) The Impact of Refugee Return on Land Access and Food Security Craig Loschmann (NL) Return to Top ******** ******** 5. 15th International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference Thursday-Friday, September 20-21, 2018 Lancelot Thompson Student Union 3154 North Towerview Boulevard Toledo, OH 43606 https://www.traffickingconference.com/ About: Since 2004, The International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference has been bringing together researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development. To date, the trafficking conference has welcomed presenters from 34 states and 25 countries to educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risk of victims, as well as their customers, and traffickers. Recently, there have been many new and exciting opportunities for expansion regarding the conference, which includes a name change because of a larger mission. In 2015, the conference title was changed to the Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference. The concept of social justice will expand topics at the conference to include many of the injustices seen in the world today. We greatly appreciate those who have brought the conference this far. Change is hard, but is also necessary. All are welcome to join us in sharing knowledge and diverse perspectives at the conference. Our conference has a maximum of 12 continuing education credits pending for lawyers, social workers, counselors, chemical dependency, and nursing. Program: Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Human Trafficking 101 Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan "What I Wanted was the Drugs": Heroin as a Method of Control in a Case Study on Sex Trafficking Jesse Bach, George Tsagaris, and Christine Buddner African Largest Paper Orphans: An Evaluation of the Unremitting Supply Side of Child Trafficking through Orphanism Adeleye Lewis Olatunji and Joseph Osuigwe A Childhood Sex Trafficking Survivor's Story and Perspectives Kylee Gregg Occupational Alienation, Deprivation, and Imbalance: Restoring Life through Occupation and Client Centered Care Miranda Tippie and JoDee Figueroa Meta-Analysis of Human Trafficking in the United States: Economic, Demographic, and Sociological Drivers David J. Corliss 10:15-11:15 a.m. Serving Human Trafficking Survivors: Collaboration & Immigration Elizabeth M. Donovan A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000427 How Your Everyday Choices Lead to Environmental Destruction Through Forced Labor David Manville Theatre for Youth: A Tool for Tackling Trafficking Jo Beth Gonzalez and Roxanne Schroeder-Arce Korean Sex Market in the U.S. Youngbee Dale Minor vs. Adult Sex-Trafficking Survivors: How to Best Serve Each of These Similar, Yet Unique Populations Maureen Guirguis (Kenny) and Renee Jones Trafficking within the Family System: Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Kristy Eldredge, Jesaira Glover, Mallorie Hardesty, and Michelle Wright Survivor-run Social Enterprise CleanUP HT: Seeking to Inspire Other Survivors to Succeed Toshia L. Hogan, Kimberly Hogan, and Theresa Flores Indicators of Human Trafficking among Migrant Farm Worker Communities in Western Michigan Jeremy Norwood 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Commercial Sex Trafficking and the Massage Parlor Industry Mary Ellis Analyzing Human Trafficking Survivor Intervention and Violence in Rural Ohio: A Community-Based Anthropological Approach Jaymelee J. Kim and Leigha S. Shoup Critical Linkages: Opiate Addiction and Elevated Risk of Human Trafficking Amy Thompson, Joan Duggan, Jamie Dowling Tawes, Courtney Stewart, and Jerry Kerr Parents as Perpetrators: Intergenerational Sex Trafficking in Rural India Rochelle L. Dalla The Journey to Becoming a Human Trafficking Thriver: Treatment, Connections, and Personal Growth JoDee Figueroa Social Injustice: Incarceration and Mental Health Donna Sabella 12:30-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Bazzel Baz, Founder of the Association for the Recovery of Children (ARC) 1:30-2:30 p.m. Relationships within the Trauma Informed Care Setting: Building Community and Boundaries Mandi Pierson Internet Sex Trafficking: Will the Monster Stop Growing? Maureen Guirguis (Kenny) Four-Year Snapshot of Sex Trafficking in Las Vegas, NV Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kristen Bracy, Kimberly Hogan, and Bandak Lul An Examination of Strategies to Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking in One's Community Lara Vanderhoof 2:45-3:45 p.m. When "SANE" and Trafficking Meet Kristan Napier Paying for Sex while Traveling as Tourists: The Experience of Israeli Men Einat Peled Predictors of Mental Health of Female Survivors of Sex-Trafficking Irina Churakova Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (SEA) in the Workplace Lori Handrahan Minnesota's Response to Youth Victims of Labor Trafficking Madeline Lohman and Amanda Colegrove A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000428 Expecting Acceptance: Group Autoethnographic Reflections of What is Reasonable Heather Sloane Gender Bias in Anti-Human Trafficking Policy Allyson Neisig and Julie Leventhal Complex Trauma in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims and the Dangers of Misidenfication Karie McGuire 4:00-5:00 p.m. An Analysis of Photographic Portrayal of Female Sex Trafficking: A Discussion of Viewer Interaction and Promotion of Thoughtful Practices Laura Decker Correlates of Human Trafficking Risk: Implications for Screening, Referral, and Intervention among Substance Abuse Populations Isis Martel Inadvertent Harm and Re-victimization: Research Based Methods to Ensure that Well-meaning Advocacy Efforts are not Hurting or Hindering the Pro Human Rights Movement Jesse Bach and Stacey Litam At Risk. At Home: Trafficking of the Familial Child, A Survivor's Perspective Victoria Dalia Posttraumatic Growth and Religious Coping in Participants of CATCH Court, a Problem-Solving Court for Sex Trafficking Victims Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook Friday, September 21, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Reconfiguring the 3P's of Human Trafficking on an Ordinal Scale: Implications for Trafficking Misery Index Computation Vernon Murray The "Viminal Space": A Life Between Victim and Criminal Laura LeMoon and Alex Andrews Youth Experiences Survey: A Four-year Study on the Combined Experiences of Homelessness and Sex Trafficking Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kimberly Hogan, and Melissa Brockie Beyond "Awareness": Practical Application of the My Life My Choice Prevention Solution Model Lisa Goldblatt Grace and Audrey Morrissey Human Trafficking 101 Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan 10:15-11:15 a.m. Engaging the Private Sector in Combating Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Results, Challenges, and Recommendations Joseph Osuigwe and Adeleye Lewis Olatunji Lessons Learned: Youth Living Out Loud, A Program for Youth who have Experienced Sexual-Exploitation Jenna Kreuzer and Tiffany Wilhelm When Help is Out of Reach: Collaborating to Address Trafficking in Marginalized Communities Kiricka Yarbough Smith and Danielle Leon Human Trafficking in Rural Contexts: A Comparative Look at Domestic and Global Settings Maureen N. Eke The Impact of FOSTA/SESTA on Sex Work and Trafficking Cassandra Damm and Leah Levine 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Characteristics of Federal Offenders Sentenced for Child Molestation and Sentencing Outcomes George Tsagaris and Jesse Bach Trauma Recovery Support Teams for Human Trafficking Survivors Debbie Lassiter and Sylvia Michele Cohen Healthcare Service Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors: A Secondary Analysis Dana Beck Revisiting the U.S. Policy Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Charles Hounmenou A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000429 1:30-2:30 p.m. Trauma & Shame in Recovery: Building Resilience Through Connection Shamin Brown Street Gangs and Human Trafficking: An Unknown but Pervasive Epidemic Isaac Burt Human Trafficking Trends & Responses in Central & Southeast Asia Mike Nowlin Human Trafficking and Homeless Families: Interventions and Strategies to Address Human Trafficking in Homeless Shelters Melissa Brockie Introduction of Occupational Therapy through the Sensory Modulation Program: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Behavioral Health Disorders Miranda Tippie Exotic: Film Screening and Discussion Amy Oden Victims of Human Trafficking: A Comparison of European Union - Canada - Mexico Sarah Barrere 2:45-3:45 p.m. Human Trafficking and the IDD Population Pat Stephens and Steve Mentrek A Four-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Cases in the United States Kristen Bracy and Bandak Lul Can Data Analytics and Mathematical Models Aid Anti-Human Trafficking and Social Justice Efforts? Kayse Lee Maass From Victim to Survivor: Journey through the cycle of Recovery in Guyana Reisa Roberts Using a Community Action Model to Address Human Trafficking Corie G. Hebert and Reshelle Marino 4:00-5:00 p.m. The Injustice System: The Role We Play LaShanna Alfred Finding Hope in the Ruins David Nalls and Lee Ann Campbell Treatment Considerations for Perpetrators of Sex Trafficking Julie L. Williams Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000430 At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Borders and Border Walls, A New Era? (In)security, Symbolism, Vulnerabilities Thursday-Friday, September 27-28, 2018 Pavillon Coeur des Sciences University of Quebec 175 President-Kennedy Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada https://absborderlands.org/meetings/events/borders-and-border-walls/ Overview:points, that owe much of their efficiency to their symbolic power. Often represented as way to gain security, border walls also impact daily life in the borderlands, redefining the surroundings and the lives of borderland communities, from the economic relations to the environment and wildlife. Border walls redefine borderlines around the world, sealing and hardening what used to be porous soft borders. Thus, if globalization is blurring borders, walls emphasize them. Program: Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcoming address and introduction Elisabeth Vallet, Department of Geography - UQAM, Director - Geopolitical center - Raoul-Dandurand Chair, Quebec Lead - Borders in globalization - Canada 8:45-9:15 a.m. Opening address - To be announced 9:30-10:50 a.m. Workshop 1 - 21st century borders: Pluridisciplinary definitions Material and Virtual Border Walls and the Legal Machinery for Oneway Porosity Uta Kohl, Senior Lecturer in Law, Aberystwyth University - UK Ways of Seeing (the Border) Matthew Longo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Leiden University - Netherlands The Genesis of the 100-mile U.S. Border Security Zone Controversy Lawrence Armand French, University of New Hampshire and Magdaleno Manzanarez, Western New Mexico University - United States The Evolution and Failure of U.S. Border Enforcement David Shirk, Professeur, University of San Diego - United States VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000431 11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Workshop 2 - Representations and symbolisms of borders State of Exception at the US Border: Building Barriers with Legal Waivers Kenneth Madsen, Associate Professor of Geography, Ohio State University - United States #StopInvisibility: Multidimensional Borderlands Disrupt the Border Wall Discourse Sylvia Fernandez et Maira E. Alvarez, PhD Students, University of Houston - United States Proposal for Friendship Bi National Park James Brown, Architect et Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School - United States Mapping Divided Cities and their Separation Walls: Case Studies from Berlin and Jerusalem Christine Leuenberger, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University, United States Designing Border Security: Prototype Imaginations in the San Diego-Tijuana Borderlands Benjamin Muller, Associate Professor of Political Science, King's University College at Western University - Canada 2:00-3:30 p.m. Workshop 3 - Borders identities, wall of identity Un mur entre les Kurdes et le reste de l'Irak : unique solution dans le conflit Erbil-Baghdad? Cyril Roussel, Chercheur CNRS Laboratoire Migrinter, Universite de Poitiers - France Border as "Zone of Indistinction": Turkey's Border with Syria Egzi Tuncer, Assistant Professor in Architecture, Kadir Has University - Turkey Border Fences and Identitary Bordering in Europe: Hungary's Antipolitics of European Integration James Scott, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland - Finland Reminiscing Partition in Constructing Indo-Pak Border in Punjab Singh Malhi Gurvel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Khalsa College et Manjit Kaur, Departement de science politique, Guru Nanak Dev University College - India Morocco's Border Walls: Political and Security Aspects Said Saddiki, Professor of Law, Al-Ain University of Science and Technology - UEA 3:50-5:20 p.m. Workshop 4 - Walls and (im)mobility: Responses to contemporary migration flows Contesting or consolidating border security? Dilemmas of NGOs defending migrants' rights in France and in Belgium Damien Simonneau, Postdoctoral researcher, Universite Saint-Louis - Belgium Building Walls, Constructing Subjectivities Stefania Vlachou, LL.M. Candidate, McGill University - Canada Border walls, DREAMers and Trump: Politics, policy and the banality of evil Terence Garrett, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley et Paul Pope, Associate Professor of Political Science, Montana State University Billings - United States A Comparative Analysis of Migration Control Strategies along the Western and Eastern Mediterranean routes: Sovereign Interventions through Militarization and Deportation Ozgun Topak, Assistant Professor of Criminology, York University et Luna Vives, Professeure adjointe en geographie, Universite de Montreal - Canada Souffrances humaines autour des murs: Cas de Melilla. Temoignages. Mimoun Attaheri, Professeur en Science politique, Faculte Pluridisciplinaire de Nador - Morocco 5:30-7:00 p.m. Evening event - Discussion around the border (poster session with discussants) Discussants: Tony Payan, Margath Walker, Luna Vives and Matthew Longo Fluidity and Locality Within an International Space: Making a Case for Nigeria-Benin Republic Border Town Development Action Saibu Israel Abayomi, Departement d'histoire et d'etudes diplomatiques, Anchor University - Lagos et Clement Cecilia Titilayo, Institut d'etudes africaines, Universite d'Ibadan - Nigeria Water Wall on the Mexico-United States Border: Rio Bravo/Rio Grande Boundary Adjudications since 1884 Peter L. Reich, Lecturer in Law, UCLA School of Law - United States The Islamic State's Territoriality and Violence Ahmed Badawi Mustapha, Doctorant en Relations internationales, Middle East Technical University - Turkey VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000432 Les formes d'externalisation du controle des frontieres hispano-marocaine a la ville de Melilla Mohamed Massoudi, Candidat au master 2 en sociologie, Universite Cadi Ayyad - Morocco Problems of the Periphery: Violence and Underdevelopment in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Borderlands Belal Jonaid, Student-Researcher, Rutgers University - United States Great Hatred, Little Room? Violence and Negotiations at 87 Dover Street Brita Midness, PhD student, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, School of International Relations, University St. Andrews - Scotland Chute des murs et pression environnementale des migrants securitaires: utilisation de la teledetection pour le suivi des changements d'utilisation des terres dans la zone frontaliere entre le Cameroun et la Republique Centrafricaine Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Doctorant en geographie physique et geomaticien, Universite Yaounde 1, Evariste Fongnzossie, Departement d'economie sociale et familiale, Universite de Douala et Achille Biwole, Departement de Genie forestier, Universite de Douala - Cameroun Leviathan de beton: le mur de separation israelien, chimere de securite Clarisse Genton, Doctorante en architecture, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Paris-Malaquais - France Safe Space Without Walls: Feminist Resistance in Calais Melissa Castilloux, Etudiante au certificat en etudes feministes, UQAM - Canada Securitization of Migration in the EU and the Reshaping of Borders Paula Pimenta Matoso Nunes, Doctorante en etudes migratoires, Universite de Lisbon - Portugal An Assessment of The Psychological effects of Creation and Non-creation of Border Walls Lucky Nnadalu Chinwike, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan - Nigeria The Biopolitical Bordering of Migrant Women's Bodies and the Babies Born In-Between Allison J. Petrozziello, Doctorante en Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs/Wilfrid Laurier University - Canada Over the two days: Screening of documentaries Destierros, Hubert Caron-Guay - Canada, Demanteler les murs, Martin Bureau - Canada Children at the Border, David Newman - Israel Disaster Capitalism, Paul R. Jones - Grande-Bretagne Friday, September 28, 2018 9h00-9h30 Opening address - Underground Tunnels as Shadow Border Ecologies Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor Critical Media Studies, University of Texas at Dallas - United States 9:45-10:50 a.m. Workshop 5 - Walls as means of securitization: justifications, limits and reflexions Borders beyond borders: Economic grounds for keeping migrants and refugees at bay Renaud Bellais, Chercheur associe ENSTA Bretagne, Brest et Institutional Advisor to the CEO, MBDA Missile Systems, Le PlessisRobinson - France Border Security Policy Networks to Contain Transnational Organized Crime: Determinants of interagency cross-border cooperation Christian Leuprecht, Professor of Political Science, Queens University - Canada Walls and borders. The securitization of immigration in the EU and the US Maria-Luz Suarez, Associate Professor, University of Deusto - Spain 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Workshop 5 - Walls as means of securitization: justifications, limits and reflexions (continued) Fear of the Uncontrollable Border in Breaking Bad Mark Bernhardt, Associate Professor of History, Jackson State University - United States Paper Tigers and Imagined Risks: Organizational Culture and Bureaucratic Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border Tony Payan, Francoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies et Adjunct Professor, Rice University - United States Securitizing Insecurity along Mexico's borders Margath Walker, Associate Professor of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville - United States 1:45-3:10 p.m. Workshop 6 - Walling of the state and (in)visibility Life After Deportation in Mexico Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science, University Texas at El Paso - United States A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000433 Maintenir l'impunite: rapports de race et de genre a la frontiere maroco-espagnole Elsa Tyszler, Doctorante en sociologie, Universite Paris 8 CRESPPA-GTM - France Entre local et global: enjeux et realites migratoires des femmes subsahariennes vers l'Europe Mylene de Repentigny-Corbeil, candidate a la maitrise en communication, Universite du Quebec a Montreal - Canada Caged Women: Migration, mobility and access to health services in Texas and Arizona Andreanne Bissonnette, etudiante au doctorat en science politique, Universite du Quebec a Montreal - Canada 3:30-4:30 p.m. Workshop 7 - The Canada-US border: between securitization and collaboration To be announced 4:40-5:10 p.m. Closing address - Where Small is Big: Border Walls and Identity Politics in South America Robert Andolina, Associate Professor of International Studies, Seattle University - Etats-Unis 5:10 p.m. Conclusion address Elisabeth Vallet, Department of Geography - UQAM, Director - Geopolitical center - Raoul-Dandurand Chair, Quebec Lead - Borders in globalization - Canada Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m, Monday, October 1, 2018 Georgetown University Law Center Bernard P. McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/15th-annual-immigration-law-and-policy-conference Overview: Immigration has constantly been in the headlines during 2018, with the Trump administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration system--from the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. consulates abroad to legal guidance and enforcement measures in the nation's interior. State and local governments have been especially active in opposing many of the new policies, leading to high-stakes showdowns in the courts. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The 15th annual conference, organized by the Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, will offer timely policy and legal analysis and audience Q&A. Among the topics to be discussed: the role that immigration is playing in the mid-term elections, how the courts are handling key immigration questions, and emerging policies that may affect future legal immigration trends. Join us for a day of expert analysis from leading government officials, attorneys, policy analysts, advocates, and others. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-of-migration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000434 The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY 10004 https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Annual Conference on European Asylum Law 2018 Thursday-Friday, October 18-19, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms? _SID=88166935e29696d7b0b0288149db923f8cd828c400608624092968&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127455 [Conference program to be added soon] Objective: The aim of the annual conference is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the ongoing reform of the Common European Asylum System and on the efforts undertaken to harmonise standards in EU asylum policy. Recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights will also be tackled. Key topics: * Reform of the Common European Asylum System * New institutional developments in European asylum policy * EURODAC: adapting and reinforcing the system * Data protection of asylumseekers * Harmonisation of reception conditions * Asylum Qualification Directive * Harmonisation of protection standards * Towards common standards in procedural guarantees for asylum-seekers * Contribution of the European Courts to shaping the CEAS * Strengthening partnerships with third countries Return to Top ******** ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000435 12. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Marriott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Focus Day - Monday, October 22, 2018 8:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY * Delivering actionable intelligence * Countering attacks of terrorism nationally and abroad * Priorities for combating future advanced threats 9:45 a.m. Track A - BORDER SECURITY Michael Fisher, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection KEYNOTE: INL'S PRIORITIES FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS * Fulfilling Executive Order 13767 * Advancing border security with land and aerial technology * Updates on progress of installing a physical barrier Kirsten D. Madison Assistant Secretary (INL) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department of State Track B - CYBER SECURITY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Stewart Baker, Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency and Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security * Determining if Blockchain is the right technology for a high value applications * Security and Interoperability lessons from DHS Blockchain R&D and Implementations * Preventing walled gardens to ensure a secure, competitive and interoperable marketplace Antonio Villifana, Chief Information Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Anil John, Cybersecurity R&D Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 11:00 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EQUIPPING THE FRONTLINE AND MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD * Overview on HSI's priorities and future planning * Training a ready workforce to combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting America's travel, trade financial and immigration systems * Investing in technology and equipment that supports the mission and enhances efficiencies Derek Benner, (A) Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations Immigration and Customs Enforcement Track B - PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY * Leveraging AI and applications to combat terrorism * Understanding how behavioral patterns supports law enforcement agencies * Identifying patterns and taking preventative measures Charles H. Kable IV, Executive Assistant Director Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation 11:45 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EXPANDING THE NATIONAL TARGETING CENTER * Identifying cargo that poses a high risk to U.S. security * Partnering with USPS and commercial express carriers to target possible * contraband coming into the country * Strategies and future plans to prevent drug smuggling and illegal migration Tom Overacker, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), National Targeting Center 1:15 p.m. DETERRING, DETECTING AND INTERDICTING SMUGGLING ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000436 * Deploying technology to detect and deter transnational crime networks * Increasing personnel to deter operations of smuggling and illegal trafficking of drugs * Sustaining border security operations and provide support to federal agencies and partners Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Executive Director & Director of Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety 2:00 p.m. PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS INTO THE US * Joint task force's AOR and US and international partners * Disrupting transnational criminal organizations and defending the homeland * Detecting, identifying and tracking smuggling operations Mark Stainbrook, Chief, San Diego Harbor Police ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Administration by allowing us the opportunity to: * Routinely review risk mitigation progress * Determine whether to mitigate or accept specific risks * Provide senior leadership informed decision making * Respond to risk more quickly * Recover from manifested risks more rapidly Jerry Booker, Director, Risk Management Division, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, TSA 3:45 p.m. INCREASING OPERATIONAL SUSTAINMENT AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS * Tackling visa fraud, human smuggling and terrorist threats * Understanding the tools and resources needed to increase operational sustainment * Tracking and detecting threats with different environmental landscapes Main Summit Day One - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Fraud Detection Methods & Immigration Intelligence to Maintain National Security Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Update on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Real Time Analytics to Get the Information You Need Quickly Carolyn M. Montagna Operations Manager Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, Homeland Security Bureau Metropolitan Police Department Program Update of CFATS and Securing High-Risk Chemical Facilities Donald Keen, Chief of Regulatory Compliance, Region III, Office of Infrastructure Protection Testing and Evaluating Critical Learning and Autonomous Technologies to Support Homeland Security Operations 3:30 p.m. PREDICTING AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING- STAYING AHEAD OF THREATS * Driving AI at the enterprise level to deploy accurate predictive modeling * Examining use cases of combating cybersecurity threats, detecting fraud and countering terrorism with predictive modeling * Developing models that enhances analysts insights and speed to generates intelligence that supports the IC and keeps up with threat analysis 4:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T DEVELOPMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE THREAT ENVIRONMENT * Understanding future threats and plans to combat threats 5, 10 and 15 years out * Silicon Valley and streamlining access to emerging technolog Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research, Project Activity IARPA 4:45 p.m. START UP ROUND TABLE: START UP'S DEMONSTRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000437 Each start up will get 5 minutes to demonstrate their capabilities to keep our nation secure. Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for American Security Main Summit Day Two - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: PLANNING FOR TOMORROW TODAY * Transitioning from reactive approach to proactively planning on combating threats * Priorities to enhance information sharing and interagency collaboration * Developing new methods to combat terrorism both at home and abroad 9:45 a.m. HOW CAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FRAMEWORK TO KEEP CITIES SAFE * Understanding blockchain and defining the framework * What are the use cases in commercial sector that can be relatable to enhance government and defense operations 10:45 a.m. Track A - KEYNOTE: E-GOVERNMENT'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING FEDERAL IT LEADERS * Priorities on digital transformation efforts and the way business and civilians interact with the Federal Government * Streamlining and investing in IT technology to revolutionize efficiency, effectiveness and convenience * Training the next generation of Homeland Security IT professionals Suzette Kuhlow Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer & Administrator for E-Government & IT, Office of Electronic Government, Executive Office of the President Track B - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS * Understanding how trusted traveler programs can be integrated with other agencies * How can it be expanded and continue to grow? * How can it be improved and deliver for customers as well as meet the demands of future operations Simone Davis, TSA Pre(R) Executive Lead, DHS JRC Screening Mission Portfolio Lead, Office of Chief of Operations, TSA 11:30 a.m. HOW DOES THE NATIONAL VETTING CENTER MITIGATE RISK * What are the travel implications for the national targeting center * Improving capabilities to identify high-risk individuals and cargo from entering the US * How can Ai and predictive analytics support the NTC's operations Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00 p.m. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * Expansion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) * Training personnel to promote homeland security and public safety STREAMLINING THE SECURITY PROCESS WITH CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) SCANNERS * Case study, what is being done at the borders and at airports to enhance security? * What are the challenges and implications for adopting CT scanners to fit the needs of TSA and other agencies * Leveraging 3D imaging to enhance the inspection process 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: ACQUISITIONS AND THE FUTURE ROADMAP TO SECURING OUR NATION * Where are R&D investments being made? * What divergent ground breaking technologies are being explored? * What are the plans and strategies to implement technology 5, 10 and 30 years out? Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer U.S., Department of Homeland Security 2:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FUTURE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT ADVANCED AND FUTURE THREATS * Streamlining the acquisition process to meet the demands of national security * Building on private public partnerships to meet budget resources and deliver solutions * Working with small business, venture capital, startups and entrepreneurial communities and start ups to strengthen national security efforts A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000438 Jonathan McEntee, Director (Acting), Borders and Maritime Security Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security Melissa Ho, SVIP Managing Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ari Schuler, Advisor, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Return to Top ******** ******** 13. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000439 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000440 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Global Initiatives in Migrant and Refugee Education: Global Education Responsibilities Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17, 2018 Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy Bronx, NY 10471 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-initiatives-in-refugee-and-migrant-education-tickets-45887132649 Description: Refugee and Migrant Education Network, born in Rome in November 2017 during the conference hosted by Pontifical Gregorian University, is inviting faculty and NGO representatives working, both, in the academia and on the ground with refugees and migrants to talk about best practices and share solutions to improve refugee and migrant education. The conference in November will be hosted at Manhattan College in New York City and is organized by RME Network, Being the Blessing Foundation and Center for Interreligious Understanding. The conference will take place only two months after the Global Compact on Refugees will be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly, and major UN representatives have been invited to join the speakers. The aim of the conference is also to share best practices in teaching, research and social responsibility regarding refugees as well as foster and expand collaboration between institutions committed to expanding refugee and migrant education. It also aims to further develop the Refugee and Migrant Education Network in order to answer the tragic rates of refugee youth enrollment to education. Invited Speakers: * Irazu Gomez Vargas: Sin Fronteras in Mexico City (invited as plenary session speaker) * Fr. David Hollenbach SJ: Georgetown Universit (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Dr Kristin Heyer: Boston College (invited as workshop leader on Integrating Refugee Realities Across Disciplines) * Ashish Gadnis, CEO: BanQu (workshop leader on Technology and Higher Education for Migrants: How to Make Good use of Blockchain?) * Fr. Michael Smith SJ: Jesuit Refugee Service (workshop leader on Educating the Educators: Training Student Teachers to Work with Migrant Students); Joan Rosenhauer (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Armando Borja, COO: Jesuit Worldwide Learning (invited as plenary session speaker on Teaching) * Dr Aldo Skoda: Scalabrini International Migration Institute (invited as workshop leader on Research Needs of Relief Agencies: How to Liaise Between the Field and the University?) Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday- Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2, Canada https://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/eii/default.aspx A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000441 Conference agenda to be added soon. Overview: Today Canada is opening its doors to over 300,000 immigrants per year at a time when many nations are closing their doors to global talent. But Canada's intake of business immigrants is extremely low. This is due to the fact that Canada has struggled to achieve business immigration success since it became active in the field 40 years ago--in 1978. Canada is well positioned to learn from its 40 years of business immigration experience to help grow its economy. In fact, there is tremendous opportunity for business immigrants to contribute to Canada's economic development agenda in areas such as international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. The purpose of this Summit is to identify how Canada can become the global leader in benefitting from the human, social, and financial capital of business immigrants. The main objectives of the Summit are to: Explore how business immigration can help advance Canada's economic development agenda. Key areas of exploration include international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. Identify how to improve Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial business immigration programs. Foster networking and learning opportunities between officials from government, business, immigration law and consulting, immigrantserving organizations, and education so that they can work toward shared objectives. Compile recommendations from Summit speakers and attendees on how Canada can spur economic growth and job creation through business immigration. The Conference Board will include these recommendations in a report to be released publicly in early 2019. Key topics to be explored include: Canada's federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal economic growth agenda. Provincial/territorial immigrant entrepreneur and investor streams. Attracting, supporting, and retaining business immigrants in large and small communities across Canada. Global business immigration issues including the latest insights on the high net-worth population, and developments in Asia, the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, and Middle East. Major public policy concerns such as fraud, high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto, and retaining business immigrants in Canada. Identifying what Canada can learn from its 40 years of experience and developments abroad so it can become the global leader in business immigration. 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. View this e-mail in your browser. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000442 This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. A\11 ~ 11(,J\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000443 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Events, 8/20/18 Monday, August 20, 2018 3:52:40 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Events, 8/20/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate 1. 8/29, North America - MPI webinar on young refugees and early childhood programs - [New Listing] 2. 9/4-20, DC - Certificate program online course on refugees and displaced persons 3. 9/17-18, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on EU Border management 2018 4. 9/17-19, Ghent, Belgium - Conference on needs and care practices for migrants and refugees 5. 9/20-21, Toledo, OH - Annual international human trafficking and social justice conference 6. 9/24-11/19, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration 7. 9/27-28, Montreal - Conference on borders and border walls 8. 10/1, DC - Annual conference on immigration law and policy 9. 10/3-4, Buenos Aires - Conference on the politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe 10. 10/9, NYC - Symposium on citizenship in an era of record migration and growing nationalism - [New Listing] 11. 10/9, NYC - Center for Migration Studies annual gala 12. 10/18-19, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on European asylum law 2018 13. 10/22-24, College Park, MD - 2018 Homeland Security Week 14. 10/29-11/2, Sydney, Australia - International Metropolis conference 15. 11/14-18, San Jose - Immigration at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting - [New Listing] 16. 11/15-17, NYC - Conference on global initiatives in migrant and refugee education 17. 11/27-28, Ottawa - Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 1. Young Children in Refugee Families and Early Childhood Programs: Ways to Mitigate the Effects of Trauma 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 MPI Webinar https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/young-children-refugee-families-and-early-childhood-programs-ways-mitigate-effects-trauma A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000444 Description: Young children in refugee families often endure significant direct or indirect trauma from their experiences during conflict, flight, or resettlement. Extensive research demonstrates that trauma can seriously impact the brain, cognitive, and socioemotional development of young children, potentially interfering with their learning capacity and ability to form healthy attachments. The issue of trauma has therefore gained increasing visibility across the early childhood field, yet relatively little research has explored the specific traumatic experiences and needs of young refugee children or strategies to address them. High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs can have enormous benefits, particularly for the children of immigrants and refugees. ECEC programs also present an important opportunity to provide trauma-informed services in a nonclinical setting, significantly expanding access to important socioemotional and mental health supports for this vulnerable population. However, Migration Policy Institute research shows that many U.S. ECEC programs and systems lack the capacity and knowledge to take a trauma-informed approach in their services. Join this webinar where experts will discuss the effects of trauma on the development of young refugee children. They will also highlight ways ECEC programs can address this trauma, including practical strategies that child-care providers in Canada are using to support the resiliency of refugee children and families. This webinar is the first of two discussions that MPI will be hosting on the issue of traumainformed care for young children of refugees in early childhood programs. The second webinar will be held on September 13. Speakers: J. Lawrence Aber, Willner Family Professor in Psychology and Public Policy and University Professor, New York University Heather Savazzi, Content Development Team Lead, CMAS (Supporting the Care and Settlement of Young Immigrant and Refugee Children in Canada) Moderator: Maki Park, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI Register: http://my.migrationpolicy.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=87942 Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-708 - Refugees and Displaced Persons Course Details: Refugees and Displaced Persons focuses on international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. It examines the causes of such flight as well as its consequences. Further discussed are the solutions to forced migration, including return, local integration and resettlement in a new community. The course explores such issues as the nexus between forced and voluntary migration, the transition from relief to development, and the intersection between refugee protection and security issues. It gives particular attention to asylum cases and standards for legal and physical protection of refugees. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Discuss the fundamentals of international and domestic law, legal cases and policies designed to protect and assist people who have been forced to flee because of persecution, conflict and other life threatening events. * Discuss solutions to forced migration. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14566 Class Meets: Tuesday, September 4-Thursday, September 20, 2018 Tuition: $995.00, 3 sessions, 24 contact hours Instructor: Elizabeth Ferris Return to Top ******** ******** 3. Annual Conference on EU Border Management 2018 Schengen, Information Systems, Brexit A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000445 Monday-Tuesday, September 17-18, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms? _SID=b589e4e3ca0ea03aa9b3bfc6e948b822819decc000608529720971&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127357 Objective: This conference will debate the latest developments and challenges in the EU's internal and external border management. At the heart of the conference will be the functioning and operation of the EU's information technology systems for border management as well as border management issues related to the Brexit. Key topics: * The status of Schengen in light of temporary border controls and irregular migration * EU IT systems for border control and their interoperability * State of play of SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TNC, EES and ETIAS * Border control through risk assessment and preventive vulnerability assessment * Plans to enlarge Frontex * Dealing with the Brexit border(s) Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction - Cornelia Riehle I. THE PRACTICAL STATUS OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS 9:05 a.m. EU border management in times of crisis: policy developments vs legal responsibilities * The temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders: a "measure of last resort"? * Police checks: when are they legal under EU law? * Fences at the internal and external borders of the Schengen area: closer scrutiny in light of recent European case law * Enforcing the Schengen acquis: the role of complaint mechanisms Marco Stefan II. IT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT 10:00 a.m. An overview of existing and future IT systems for border management: state of play and proposed reforms of the SIS, SIS II, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS and ECRIS-TCN, EES, PNR and ETIAS Ciaran Carolan 11:00 a.m. Practical functioning and expectations of the new European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS) Ciaran Carolan 11:30 a.m. The functioning of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and its national implementation Stefanie Hankiewicz 12:00 p.m. SIS II - current challenges caused by irregular migration How effective is the information system following the newest technological developments? NN 1:45 p.m. Establishing a framework of interoperability among EU IT systems * Proposal by the European Commission and Council * Enhancement of information exchange and access for "end-users" such as border guards * Assessing what needs to be done in relation to the interoperability of systems and making preparations Richard Rinkens 2:30 p.m. Are we heading towards increased border control of EU citizens? * EES for EU citizens VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000446 * SIS update to prevent the escape of terrorists through other EU Member States Nicolas Goniak 4:00 p.m. Departure to Schengen: visit to the European Museum Schengen Tuesday, September 18, 2018 III. CHALLENGES AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS 9:00 a.m. Border control through situational awareness and monitoring * Risk analysis and vulnerability assessment * Situation monitoring Berndt Korner 9:30 a.m. Migratory routes from 2017 to 2018 and future trends * Overview of the numbers * Current status of cooperation with the Member States at national level Andreas Karageorgos 10:00 a.m. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency by 2027 Berndt Korner IV. BORDER REGIMES UNDER BREXIT 11:15 a.m. Brexit and its border(s): state of play * Key positions and priorities at EU, British, Irish, and Northern Irish levels * State of negotiations, especially regarding the UK's access to SIS, ECRIS and other information systems * Practical challenges Katy Hayward 12:00 p.m. The impact of Brexit on crime and irregular migration: possible scenarios * Is Brexit presenting new alternatives for organised crime? * What about paramilitary organisations? * Are there new migration routes to expect? Niovi Vavoula Return to Top ******** ******** 4. 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference: Needs and Care Practices for Refugees and Migrants Monday-Wednesday, September 17-19, 2018 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Ghent University Hernri Dunantlaan 2 9000 Gent, Belgium https://www.ugent.be/cessmir/en/conference-2018 Program: Monday, September 17, 2018 9:00-9:45 a.m. Opening of the 1st Annual CESSMIR Conference Ilse Derluyn, Coordinator of the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR); Geert De Soete, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University; and Daniel Termont, Mayor of Ghent 9:45-10:30 a.m. Opening lecture: Beyond Fortress Europe. A new vision on migration Henk Van Houtem (NL) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000447 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Plenary session: Detention and exclusion or care, education and inclusion? European challenges on the treatment of children on the move George Moschos, former Children's Ombudsman of Greece Awaiting Title - Gert Vermeulen and Sarah Adeyinka 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Access to healthcare 'I was trying to speak to them to their human side.' Moral understandings of undocumented migrants regarding access to healthcare in urban settings in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) Barriers to participating in colorectal cancer screening in Turkish migrants in Belgium Kaat Van Roy and Sara Willems (BE) Preventive care for asylum seekers and refugees in primary care: Exploring structural influences on individual candidacy Kata O'Donnel, Anna Isaacs, Anna Black, Nicola Burns, and Sara Macdonald (UK) Balancing truth-telling: relatives acting as translators for older adult cancer patients of Turkish or northwest African origin in Belgium descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, N. Van Den Noortgate, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Session 2: International protection of vulnerable populations International protection of (and) victims of trafficking: analysis of the judicial practice in Italy Marco Borraccetti (IT) Sexual violence in migrants, applicants for international protection and refugees: a critical interpretive synthesis Lotte De Schrijver, Tom Vander Beken, Barbara Krahn, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Unaccompanied minors in appellate asylum and migration proceedings Ellen Desmet (BE) What are the rights of refugees and undocumented migrants who fall victim of crime in the European Union? Good practices and pathways to victim support An Verelst (BE) Needs and care practices for 'vulnerable' asylum seekers within the Belgian reception structure: tensions between policy and practice De Clerck Helene (BE) Session 3: Health Care Municipal territoriality vs. hypermobility: power struggles surrounding healthcare access for precarious status immigrants in Belgium Dirk Lafaut (BE) A video vignette study on the bias in asylum seekers getting admission to psychiatric health care in Flanders Timo Van Canegem, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick, and Veerle Buffel (BE) Evaluation of Video Remote Intercultural Mediation (VRIM) in Belgian Health Care Hans Verrept, Sonia Baatout and Isabelle Coune (BE) Constrained policy and practice: A case study of the Vhembe District Migrant Health Forum Thea de Gruchy (ZA) Migrant women experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum - An interpretative phenomenological study in Tunis, Tunisia Victoria Binauld (SE) Symposium 1: Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flanders Unaccompanied children and foster care: a literature review Frank Van Holen (BE) Concept mapping the needs of Flemish non-kinship foster parents who take care of unaccompanied refugee minors Johan Vanderfaeillie (BE) Implementation of Alternative Family Care (ALFACA) for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care Lenny Trogh (BE) VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000448 Foster care for unaccompanied children (UAC) in Flemish foster care "Geef de wereld een thuis" Karl Brabants (BE) 4:30-6:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Integration and Work Young newcomers: a contextual framework on experiences in urban Belgium Minne Huysmans, Dominique Vera, and Jan Vanhee (BE) "Most of the time he was in England, he seemed to have a very, very good time": A Family History of Two Belgian Refugees in Birmingham (1914-1919) Jolien De Vuyst( BE) Immigrant Generations in the United States of America: arrivals, employments and living conditions of Cambodian Americans Serey Sok (KH) Explaining low employment rates of migrant women: A qualitative study on labour market trajectories of Moroccan women in Belgium Sara Elloukmani, Loubna Ou-Salah, and Peter Raeymaeckers (BE) Session 2: Discourses Pity, irony or reflexive solidarity? A literature review and critical discourse analysis on refugee organizations' public communication strategies towards displacement crises David Ongenaert (BE) Moving beyond the crisis discourse Claudia Lintner (IT) English Language as an Integration Tool: The case of Syrian Refugees to the UK Juliet Thondhlana and Roda Madziva (UK) When migrants bring security. Language and race in the making of security officers Sibo Kanobana, Alfonso Del Percio, and Sarah Van Hoof (BE) Session 3: Trauma and Trauma Interventions An interdisciplinary research into modes of expression of traumatic experiences of collective violence in a participatory theatre project with Syrian refugees Sofie de Smet (BE) A leap into the future with Mind-Spring Maryam Tawfiq Marwan (BE) Creative Arts Therapy for Women Survivors of Trafficking Sara Alsaraf (UK) Placing refugee camps at the centre of trafficking and modern slavery discourses: The case study of Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe Roda Madziva and Juliet Thondhlana (UK) Symposium 1: Adapting health care services to migrants' and ethnic minorities' health needs: from policy development to implementation Ethealth: development of recommendations for a health (care) policy for migrants and ethnic minorities in Belgium Hans Verrept (BE) Developing a resource package to meet the health care challenges of the refugee crisis Marie Dauvrin (BE) The use of the 'Standards for equity in health care for migrants and other vulnerable groups' to meet the challenges of care provision for MEMs Antonio Chiarenza (IT) Tuesday, September 18, 2018 9:30-11:00 a.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Religion Afro-Christian Churches as Place-Makers: Urban Regeneration from Below Luce Beeckmans (BE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000449 (Re)negotiation of belonging among Zimbabwean migrant youth in South Africa Charles Dube (ET) Voices of mothers: narratives of alternative maternal healthcare and help-seeking among migrant women in Johannesburg, South Africa Tackson Makandwa (ZA) Session 2: Return and Reintegration Addressing vulnerability in the Syria crisis: access to assistance and prospects for safe and voluntary return Rachel Sider (JO) Post-return (re)integration? Evidence from the Chilean experience under dictatorship and democracy, 1979-2004 Helia Lopez Zarzosa (CA) Social impact of migration on migrant workers, returnee and migrant left behind families in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (Bangladesh) The context of receptivity: a dynamic perspective Isis Vandelannote (BE) Session 3: Perspectives of Professionals confronted with migration issues Perspectives of oncology health workers in Flanders on caring for patients of non-Western descent I. Van Eechoud, M. Grypdonck, J. Leman, and S. Verhaeghe (BE) Counseling about family planning and contraception with migrants and ethnic minorities: General Practitioners' experiences Dorien Vanden Bossche, Stepanie De Maesschalck, and Ines Keygnaert (BE) Ethical Medical Repatriation of Migrant Workers Teck Chuan Voo, Chuan Fei Chin, and Will Zhang (SG) Mental health care beyond its limits: finding new roles and ways of being for mental health workers within the asylum context Stefaan Plysier, Lore Bellemans, and Maaika Santana (BE) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 2 "Why should we select you?" Categorization and selection in a language training for migrant job seekers in Flanders Sara Nyssen, Sarah Van Hoof (BE), and Alfonso Del Percio (UK) Linguistic rights and discursive agency in Belgian marriage migration gatekeeping investigations Mieke Vandenbroucke (BE) The intricacies of discursive reproduction in the asylum procedure Katrijn Maryns, Marjan Claes, Charlotte Coenen, Julie Lejeune, and Benoit DHondt (BE) 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Family and Health Care (Re)Configuring Iraqi, Afghan and Syrian Refugee Family Resilience in Belgium Mieke Groeninck and Dirk Geldof (BE) Guidance paper for policy makers: maternal and newborn health in migrants in Europe Birgitta Essen, Veronica Costea, Luce Mosselmans, and Talia Salzmann (SE) Enhancing Dyadic Interactions between Refugee Mothers and their Children Born of Sexual Violence Kimberley Anderson (NL) Bartovic, Jozef Session 2 School and early childhood and education A cross-national exploration of dealing with diversity in the early years curriculum Jeroen Janssen and Michel Vandenbroeck (BE) Open School Doors: supporting schools and refugee parents Alexandra Kendall, Eszter Salamon, and Laura Rauscher (UK) MyRef, focus on the youngest children Ankie Vandekerckhove and Jeroen Aarssen (BE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000450 Separating newcomers: pragmatism or ideology? Schools' choices in responses to newly arrived migrant students in Flanders Robin Kemper (BE) Session 3: Trajectories and Journeys Crossing borders, super diverse trajectories: the lived experiences of Brazilians on the move Mieke Schrooten (BE) Transnational Lives en Route: African Trajectories of Displacement and Emplacement across Central America Heike Drotbohm and Nanneke Winters (BE) Life Transitions and the Imagined Place of 'Home' Mary Rose Geraldine A Sarausad (TH) Marriage of convenience: A strategy of accumulation, inclusion and belonging among Nigerian migrants in Harare, Zimbabwe Rufaro Hamish Mushonga and Johannes Itai Bhanye (ZW) Symposium 1: The intake of newcomers, asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: linguistic needs and challenges across institutional settings, part 1 Communicative needs and challenges during the intake trajectory of asylum seekers in Belgium: a linguistic ethnographic perspective Antoon Cox and Koen Kerremans (BE) HIV testing and counselling for migrant patients using a multilingual website July De Wilde and Ellen Van Praet (BE) The interactional dynamics of consultations with foreign language speaking patients in the Emergency Department Antoon Cox and Shuangyu Li (BE) Symposium 2: Experiences and wellbeing of unaccompanied refugee minors - following their trajectory through Europe' 2:00-3:30 p.m. Parallel sessions Session 1: Youth and Young Adults On being a 'professional guardian': approach and support Laurence Bruyneel and Anne Dussart (BE) Challenging the welfare state and forcing policy innovations? Unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Sweden and Germany Inga Narbutaite Aflaki and Matthias Freise (SE) Straightforward placements for young UAC in Belgium Sandra Otten and Karen Six (BE) New paradigms in refugee children's psychosocial wellbeing and mental health Charles Watters (UK) Session 2: Community Residents' Mobilizations Responding to Recent Newcomers: the Intertwinement of Practices of Care and Control Lieke van der Veer (NL) Refugees and voluntary work: motivations, challenges and outcomes Marie Gildemyn and Thomas Thijs (BE) Solidarity Matters: The Impact of Volunteers on the Modes of Integration of Migrants and Refugees within German Schools Christine Steiner (DE) The structure of migration grievance mechanism: Learning from the practice of Civil Society Organizations and Government Institutions in Bangladesh Aminul Hoque Tushar and Jasiya Khatoon (BD) Symposium 1: Reintegration processes and differentiated reintegration support measures The Success of Reintegration in the contexts of rural Ethiopia Ashenafi Tirfie (ET) The Multitudes of Returns - Protection Issues Faced by Child Migrants and Refugees Hakima Haithar and Gregor Schnuer (LU) The long journey home: A contextualized and multi-dimensional approach to measuring reintegration Nassim Majidi (KE) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000451 Re-Evaluating The Sustainability of Assisted Return: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Katie Kuschminder and Erlend Paasche (NL) Symposium 2: Psychosocial Interventions for adolescent refugees and migrants in schools Together-at-School Intervention Raija-Leena Kaisa (FI) Classroom Drama Therapy Program and Enhancing Peer Interactions and Social Capital Lucia De Haene (BE), Caroline Spaas (BE), and Charles Watters (UK) Social Support Groups in Refugee Classes Morten Skovdal (DK) and Anne-Sophie Borsch (DK) In-Service Teacher Training Lutine Pastoor; Per Kristian Hilden and Arnfinn Andersen (NO) Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenum session Assisted return and reintegration: insights from research and practice Ine Lietaert (BE) and Anne Dussart (BE) Moving forward: (re)engaging with migration, mobility and HIV in South(ern) Africa Jo Vearey (ZA) 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: Perspectives of professionals confronted with migration issues II Who do you see? How do social workers and unaccompanied young women understand and construct each other and what are the implications for practice? Rachel Larkin (UK) Ethnographic study of the reception project of asylum seekers and refugees in Trentino: reflections on the professional figure of the social worker with asylum seekers and refugees Elena Giacomelli (IT) The needs of young adult unaccompanied refugees: Exploring inconsistencies between professional caregivers' assumptions and refugees' own experiences Stiene Ravn (BE) Communication practices in asylum seekers reception centres: from information precarity to voluntary return Amadine Van Neste-Gottignies and Valeriane Mistiaen (BE) Return-counselling needs and care: risks-reducing strategies for the returning migrant Joris Kennis (BE) Session 2: Trauma and Health Needs Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding refugees mental health responses in Palabek refugee settlement, Northern Uganda Okeng Andrew, Ssemuju Richard Nyeko, Cosmas George Eyunu, and James Okello (UG) Five years later: The impact of a hunger strike on undocumented migrant workers in Brussels Rita Vanobbergen, Fred Louckx, Dirk Devroey and Jan Vandevoorde (BE) Psychosocial Wellbeing and Socio-Emotional Learning in the Syrian Refugee Response: Challenges and Opportunities Emma Soye and Michaelle Tauson (UK) Social and health conditions of Syrian refugees and its epidemiological and economic impact in the health system of Turkey Cansu Akgun Tekgul (BE) "Can't they see my bruises?" Navigating care and protection structures as an LGBTQ+ migrant, refugee and asylum seeker John Marnell (SA) Session 3: Legal Systems In the Long Awaiting Process of Legalisation of Asylum Seekers in South Africa: A Politic of Exclusion of Migrants Richman Mutono Mukabe Mukangwa (ZA) A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000452 Chile's facing a migratory wave. the failed model of the European Union or a place for a novel design Antonio Muoz Aunion and Glorimar Alejandra Lean Silva (CL) Proving family ties: easier said than done. Interactions between Private International Law and Migration Law Jinske Verhellen (BE) Non-recognition of a family tie acquired abroad: Human Rights to the rescue?! Sarah Den Haese (BE) Safe with the Neighbours? Refugee protection in Turkey and Morocco' s external migration policy Ruben Wissing (BE) Session 4: Housing Direct Provision Centres Vukasin Nedeljkovic (IRL) Supporting the integration of refugees: development of housing cafe Sofie Demot and Anne Dussart (BE) The Impact of the Spatial Logics of Asylum in Belgium on the Housing Trajectories of Refugees Hala El Moussawi (BE) The politics of food and hospitality: how Syrian refugees create a home in hostile environments Robin Vandevoordt (BE) Migration trajectories of recent international immigrants to Belgium Ingrid Schockaert and Ulrich Patter (BE) 2:00-4:00 p.m. Parallel Sessions Session 1: No title yet Social determinants of health: An exploratory survey of South Sudanese refugees in Alere camp, Adjumani district, northern Uganda Constantine Loum, James Henry Obol and Felix Kaducu (UG) Living in refugee camps in northern Greece Symeon Mavridis and Savvoula Mouratidou (GR) Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: Under the Shadow of Palestinian Refugees Huseyin Emre Ceyhun (TR) Strategies for Accessing Land among Peri-Urban Squatters: The Importance of Networks Johannes Bhayne (ZW) IT-TIP/TITP as a devise of Modern-Slavery? A case of clothing/textile industry in Japan Kimiko Kuga (UK) Session 2: Citizenship and narratives Diffractively reading through belonging: the meaning of belonging according to the voice of young adults Hanne Vandenbussche, Elisabeth De Schauwer and Geert Van Hove (BE) Citizenship as a gift: how Syrian refugees in Belgium make sense of their social rights Robin Vandevoordt and Gert Verschraegen (BE) Migrant Integration Narratives and the (re-)Making of National Identity Marie Tuley (UK) Bridging linguistic and socio-cultural gaps: a toolkit for foreign language teachers of refugees Maria Stathopoulou and Petty Ntasi (GR) Understanding the (lack of) dynamics between the police and ethnic minorities in multicultural neighbourhoods in Belgium and its implications for human rights and integration issues Marleen Easton (BE) Session 3: Violence and mistreatment The potential role of network oriented interventions for gender based violence among refugees in Belgium: A qualitative study Emilomo Ogbe, Alaa Jbour, Ines Keygnaert, and Olivier Degomme (BE) Gender-based violence programs in humanitarian crisis in the face of structural impediments of the refugee existence A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000453 Lejla Sunagic (Bosnie) Experiences of trafficked women for sexual exploitation purposes as refugee seekers Alba Sierra Rodriguez and Teresa Maduea Hidalgo (ES) Interventions for Migrants who have Suffered Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Sara Alsaraf and Jenny Phillimore (UK) Lived experiences of smuggled persons Gwen Herkes (BE) Symposium 1: Challenges for the UN Global Compact for Migration Migration within and out of Africa in response to climate change Ilse Ruyssen (BE) How Islamic terrorism affects migration through its impact on life satisfaction Killian Foubert (BE) Migration health as part of the Global Compact, SDGs and an overview of UNU-IIGH activities Nicola Pocock (MY) For Children's Sake: Intergenerational Altruism and Parental Migration Intentions Sara Salomone (BE) The Impact of Refugee Return on Land Access and Food Security Craig Loschmann (NL) Return to Top ******** ******** 5. 15th International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference Thursday-Friday, September 20-21, 2018 Lancelot Thompson Student Union 3154 North Towerview Boulevard Toledo, OH 43606 https://www.traffickingconference.com/ About: Since 2004, The International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference has been bringing together researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development. To date, the trafficking conference has welcomed presenters from 34 states and 25 countries to educate social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals on human trafficking and the needs and risk of victims, as well as their customers, and traffickers. Recently, there have been many new and exciting opportunities for expansion regarding the conference, which includes a name change because of a larger mission. In 2015, the conference title was changed to the Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference. The concept of social justice will expand topics at the conference to include many of the injustices seen in the world today. We greatly appreciate those who have brought the conference this far. Change is hard, but is also necessary. All are welcome to join us in sharing knowledge and diverse perspectives at the conference. Our conference has a maximum of 12 continuing education credits pending for lawyers, social workers, counselors, chemical dependency, and nursing. Program: Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Human Trafficking 101 Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan "What I Wanted was the Drugs": Heroin as a Method of Control in a Case Study on Sex Trafficking Jesse Bach, George Tsagaris, and Christine Buddner African Largest Paper Orphans: An Evaluation of the Unremitting Supply Side of Child Trafficking through Orphanism Adeleye Lewis Olatunji and Joseph Osuigwe A Childhood Sex Trafficking Survivor's Story and Perspectives Kylee Gregg A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000454 Occupational Alienation, Deprivation, and Imbalance: Restoring Life through Occupation and Client Centered Care Miranda Tippie and JoDee Figueroa Meta-Analysis of Human Trafficking in the United States: Economic, Demographic, and Sociological Drivers David J. Corliss 10:15-11:15 a.m. Serving Human Trafficking Survivors: Collaboration & Immigration Elizabeth M. Donovan How Your Everyday Choices Lead to Environmental Destruction Through Forced Labor David Manville Theatre for Youth: A Tool for Tackling Trafficking Jo Beth Gonzalez and Roxanne Schroeder-Arce Korean Sex Market in the U.S. Youngbee Dale Minor vs. Adult Sex-Trafficking Survivors: How to Best Serve Each of These Similar, Yet Unique Populations Maureen Guirguis (Kenny) and Renee Jones Trafficking within the Family System: Considerations for Mental Health Professionals Kristy Eldredge, Jesaira Glover, Mallorie Hardesty, and Michelle Wright Survivor-run Social Enterprise CleanUP HT: Seeking to Inspire Other Survivors to Succeed Toshia L. Hogan, Kimberly Hogan, and Theresa Flores Indicators of Human Trafficking among Migrant Farm Worker Communities in Western Michigan Jeremy Norwood 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Commercial Sex Trafficking and the Massage Parlor Industry Mary Ellis Analyzing Human Trafficking Survivor Intervention and Violence in Rural Ohio: A Community-Based Anthropological Approach Jaymelee J. Kim and Leigha S. Shoup Critical Linkages: Opiate Addiction and Elevated Risk of Human Trafficking Amy Thompson, Joan Duggan, Jamie Dowling Tawes, Courtney Stewart, and Jerry Kerr Parents as Perpetrators: Intergenerational Sex Trafficking in Rural India Rochelle L. Dalla The Journey to Becoming a Human Trafficking Thriver: Treatment, Connections, and Personal Growth JoDee Figueroa Social Injustice: Incarceration and Mental Health Donna Sabella 12:30-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Bazzel Baz, Founder of the Association for the Recovery of Children (ARC) 1:30-2:30 p.m. Relationships within the Trauma Informed Care Setting: Building Community and Boundaries Mandi Pierson Internet Sex Trafficking: Will the Monster Stop Growing? Maureen Guirguis (Kenny) Four-Year Snapshot of Sex Trafficking in Las Vegas, NV Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kristen Bracy, Kimberly Hogan, and Bandak Lul An Examination of Strategies to Bring Awareness to Human Trafficking in One's Community Lara Vanderhoof 2:45-3:45 p.m. When "SANE" and Trafficking Meet Kristan Napier Paying for Sex while Traveling as Tourists: The Experience of Israeli Men Einat Peled VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000455 Predictors of Mental Health of Female Survivors of Sex-Trafficking Irina Churakova Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (SEA) in the Workplace Lori Handrahan Minnesota's Response to Youth Victims of Labor Trafficking Madeline Lohman and Amanda Colegrove Expecting Acceptance: Group Autoethnographic Reflections of What is Reasonable Heather Sloane Gender Bias in Anti-Human Trafficking Policy Allyson Neisig and Julie Leventhal Complex Trauma in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims and the Dangers of Misidenfication Karie McGuire 4:00-5:00 p.m. An Analysis of Photographic Portrayal of Female Sex Trafficking: A Discussion of Viewer Interaction and Promotion of Thoughtful Practices Laura Decker Correlates of Human Trafficking Risk: Implications for Screening, Referral, and Intervention among Substance Abuse Populations Isis Martel Inadvertent Harm and Re-victimization: Research Based Methods to Ensure that Well-meaning Advocacy Efforts are not Hurting or Hindering the Pro Human Rights Movement Jesse Bach and Stacey Litam At Risk. At Home: Trafficking of the Familial Child, A Survivor's Perspective Victoria Dalia Posttraumatic Growth and Religious Coping in Participants of CATCH Court, a Problem-Solving Court for Sex Trafficking Victims Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook Friday, September 21, 2018 9:00-10:00 a.m. Reconfiguring the 3P's of Human Trafficking on an Ordinal Scale: Implications for Trafficking Misery Index Computation Vernon Murray The "Viminal Space": A Life Between Victim and Criminal Laura LeMoon and Alex Andrews Youth Experiences Survey: A Four-year Study on the Combined Experiences of Homelessness and Sex Trafficking Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kimberly Hogan, and Melissa Brockie Beyond "Awareness": Practical Application of the My Life My Choice Prevention Solution Model Lisa Goldblatt Grace and Audrey Morrissey Human Trafficking 101 Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan 10:15-11:15 a.m. Engaging the Private Sector in Combating Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Results, Challenges, and Recommendations Joseph Osuigwe and Adeleye Lewis Olatunji Lessons Learned: Youth Living Out Loud, A Program for Youth who have Experienced Sexual-Exploitation Jenna Kreuzer and Tiffany Wilhelm When Help is Out of Reach: Collaborating to Address Trafficking in Marginalized Communities Kiricka Yarbough Smith and Danielle Leon Human Trafficking in Rural Contexts: A Comparative Look at Domestic and Global Settings Maureen N. Eke The Impact of FOSTA/SESTA on Sex Work and Trafficking Cassandra Damm and Leah Levine 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Characteristics of Federal Offenders Sentenced for Child Molestation and Sentencing Outcomes George Tsagaris and Jesse Bach A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000456 Trauma Recovery Support Teams for Human Trafficking Survivors Debbie Lassiter and Sylvia Michele Cohen Healthcare Service Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors: A Secondary Analysis Dana Beck Revisiting the U.S. Policy Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Charles Hounmenou 1:30-2:30 p.m. Trauma & Shame in Recovery: Building Resilience Through Connection Shamin Brown Street Gangs and Human Trafficking: An Unknown but Pervasive Epidemic Isaac Burt Human Trafficking Trends & Responses in Central & Southeast Asia Mike Nowlin Human Trafficking and Homeless Families: Interventions and Strategies to Address Human Trafficking in Homeless Shelters Melissa Brockie Introduction of Occupational Therapy through the Sensory Modulation Program: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Behavioral Health Disorders Miranda Tippie Exotic: Film Screening and Discussion Amy Oden Victims of Human Trafficking: A Comparison of European Union - Canada - Mexico Sarah Barrere 2:45-3:45 p.m. Human Trafficking and the IDD Population Pat Stephens and Steve Mentrek A Four-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Cases in the United States Kristen Bracy and Bandak Lul Can Data Analytics and Mathematical Models Aid Anti-Human Trafficking and Social Justice Efforts? Kayse Lee Maass From Victim to Survivor: Journey through the cycle of Recovery in Guyana Reisa Roberts Using a Community Action Model to Address Human Trafficking Corie G. Hebert and Reshelle Marino 4:00-5:00 p.m. The Injustice System: The Role We Play LaShanna Alfred Finding Hope in the Ruins David Nalls and Lee Ann Campbell Treatment Considerations for Perpetrators of Sex Trafficking Julie L. Williams Return to Top ******** ******** 6. Certificate in International Migration Studies XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000457 and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements. The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed. Objectives: At the completion of the course, a successful student will be able to: * Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries; * Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states; * Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants; * Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and * Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. ONLINE COURSE: https://portal.scs.georgetown.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14765 Class Meets: Monday, September 24-Monday, November 19, 2018 Section Notes: This course section is delivered online. Students can access the course content via Canvas. Course modules will be available every Tuesday and Thursday evening (EST) between September 24, 2018 and November 19, 2018. Tuition: $1,295.00, 32 contact hours Instructor: Susan Martin Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Borders and Border Walls, A New Era? (In)security, Symbolism, Vulnerabilities Thursday-Friday, September 27-28, 2018 Pavillon Coeur des Sciences University of Quebec 175 President-Kennedy Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada https://absborderlands.org/meetings/events/borders-and-border-walls/ Overview: With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world seemed to have reinvented itself. Europe as a whole converged to the Brandebourg door; Germany would be reunified, nations, liberated from the Cold War tensions, were to be able to self-determine their destiny. The 1990s arrived along with an idea of sustainable worldwide peace where individuals would prevail States, sovereignties would be obsolete and borders, irrelevant. But in a world defined by globalization, the events of September 11, 2001 redefined the world order: border walls were erected at a pace that defied all predictions and historical trends. If border walls have at times allow the transformation of a battle front into a de facto border and impose a temporary peace, they are now used by States as an answer to (new) threats, real or perceived. It is now clear that walls have become a normalized response to insecurity, triggering quasi automatically a circumvention reflex, from a form of resistance through art to the digging of tunnels and smuggling stratagems. With their bodies, through their presence, migrants resist as well. Walls lead to redrawn migration routes; but they don't deter crossings. Walls are not impermeable: there are no fortresses, solely control points, that owe much of their efficiency to their symbolic power. Often represented as way to gain security, border walls also impact daily life in the borderlands, redefining the surroundings and the lives of borderland communities, from the economic relations to the environment and wildlife. Border walls redefine borderlines around the world, sealing and hardening what used to be porous soft borders. Thus, if globalization is blurring borders, walls emphasize them. Program: Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcoming address and introduction Elisabeth Vallet, Department of Geography - UQAM, Director - Geopolitical center - Raoul-Dandurand Chair, Quebec Lead - Borders in globalization - Canada A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000458 8:45-9:15 a.m. Opening address - To be announced 9:30-10:50 a.m. Workshop 1 - 21st century borders: Pluridisciplinary definitions Material and Virtual Border Walls and the Legal Machinery for Oneway Porosity Uta Kohl, Senior Lecturer in Law, Aberystwyth University - UK Ways of Seeing (the Border) Matthew Longo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Leiden University - Netherlands The Genesis of the 100-mile U.S. Border Security Zone Controversy Lawrence Armand French, University of New Hampshire and Magdaleno Manzanarez, Western New Mexico University - United States The Evolution and Failure of U.S. Border Enforcement David Shirk, Professeur, University of San Diego - United States 11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Workshop 2 - Representations and symbolisms of borders State of Exception at the US Border: Building Barriers with Legal Waivers Kenneth Madsen, Associate Professor of Geography, Ohio State University - United States #StopInvisibility: Multidimensional Borderlands Disrupt the Border Wall Discourse Sylvia Fernandez et Maira E. Alvarez, PhD Students, University of Houston - United States Proposal for Friendship Bi National Park James Brown, Architect et Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School - United States Mapping Divided Cities and their Separation Walls: Case Studies from Berlin and Jerusalem Christine Leuenberger, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University, United States Designing Border Security: Prototype Imaginations in the San Diego-Tijuana Borderlands Benjamin Muller, Associate Professor of Political Science, King's University College at Western University - Canada 2:00-3:30 p.m. Workshop 3 - Borders identities, wall of identity Un mur entre les Kurdes et le reste de l'Irak : unique solution dans le conflit Erbil-Baghdad? Cyril Roussel, Chercheur CNRS Laboratoire Migrinter, Universite de Poitiers - France Border as "Zone of Indistinction": Turkey's Border with Syria Egzi Tuncer, Assistant Professor in Architecture, Kadir Has University - Turkey Border Fences and Identitary Bordering in Europe: Hungary's Antipolitics of European Integration James Scott, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland - Finland Reminiscing Partition in Constructing Indo-Pak Border in Punjab Singh Malhi Gurvel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Khalsa College et Manjit Kaur, Departement de science politique, Guru Nanak Dev University College - India Morocco's Border Walls: Political and Security Aspects Said Saddiki, Professor of Law, Al-Ain University of Science and Technology - UEA 3:50-5:20 p.m. Workshop 4 - Walls and (im)mobility: Responses to contemporary migration flows Contesting or consolidating border security? Dilemmas of NGOs defending migrants' rights in France and in Belgium Damien Simonneau, Postdoctoral researcher, Universite Saint-Louis - Belgium Building Walls, Constructing Subjectivities Stefania Vlachou, LL.M. Candidate, McGill University - Canada Border walls, DREAMers and Trump: Politics, policy and the banality of evil Terence Garrett, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley et Paul Pope, Associate Professor of Political Science, Montana State University Billings - United States A Comparative Analysis of Migration Control Strategies along the Western and Eastern Mediterranean routes: Sovereign Interventions through Militarization and Deportation Ozgun Topak, Assistant Professor of Criminology, York University et Luna Vives, Professeure adjointe en geographie, Universite de Montreal - Canada A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000459 Souffrances humaines autour des murs: Cas de Melilla. Temoignages. Mimoun Attaheri, Professeur en Science politique, Faculte Pluridisciplinaire de Nador - Morocco 5:30-7:00 p.m. Evening event - Discussion around the border (poster session with discussants) Discussants: Tony Payan, Margath Walker, Luna Vives and Matthew Longo Fluidity and Locality Within an International Space: Making a Case for Nigeria-Benin Republic Border Town Development Action Saibu Israel Abayomi, Departement d'histoire et d'etudes diplomatiques, Anchor University - Lagos et Clement Cecilia Titilayo, Institut d'etudes africaines, Universite d'Ibadan - Nigeria Water Wall on the Mexico-United States Border: Rio Bravo/Rio Grande Boundary Adjudications since 1884 Peter L. Reich, Lecturer in Law, UCLA School of Law - United States The Islamic State's Territoriality and Violence Ahmed Badawi Mustapha, Doctorant en Relations internationales, Middle East Technical University - Turkey Les formes d'externalisation du controle des frontieres hispano-marocaine a la ville de Melilla Mohamed Massoudi, Candidat au master 2 en sociologie, Universite Cadi Ayyad - Morocco Problems of the Periphery: Violence and Underdevelopment in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Borderlands Belal Jonaid, Student-Researcher, Rutgers University, United States Great Hatred, Little Room? Violence and Negotiations at 87 Dover Street Brita Midness, PhD student, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, School of International Relations, University St. Andrews, Scotland Chute des murs et pression environnementale des migrants securitaires: utilisation de la teledetection pour le suivi des changements d'utilisation des terres dans la zone frontaliere entre le Cameroun et la Republique Centrafricaine Philippes Mbevo Fendoung, Doctorant en geographie physique et geomaticien, Universite Yaounde 1, Evariste Fongnzossie, Departement d'economie sociale et familiale, Universite de Douala et Achille Biwole, Departement de Genie forestier, Universite de Douala, Cameroun Leviathan de beton: le mur de separation israelien, chimere de securite Clarisse Genton, Doctorante en architecture, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Paris-Malaquais, France Safe Space Without Walls: Feminist Resistance in Calais Melissa Castilloux, Etudiante au certificat en etudes feministes, UQAM, Canada Securitization of Migration in the EU and the Reshaping of Borders Paula Pimenta Matoso Nunes, Doctorante en etudes migratoires, Universite de Lisbon, Portugal An Assessment of The Psychological effects of Creation and Non-creation of Border Walls Lucky Nnadalu Chinwike, Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria The Biopolitical Bordering of Migrant Women's Bodies and the Babies Born In-Between Allison J. Petrozziello, Doctorante en Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs/Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Over the two days: Screening of documentaries Destierros, Hubert Caron-Guay - Canada, Demanteler les murs, Martin Bureau, Canada Children at the Border, David Newman, Israel Disaster Capitalism, Paul R. Jones - Grande-Bretagne Friday, September 28, 2018 9:00-9:30 Opening address - Underground Tunnels as Shadow Border Ecologies Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor Critical Media Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, United States 9:45-10:50 a.m. Workshop 5 - Walls as means of securitization: justifications, limits and reflexions Borders beyond borders: Economic grounds for keeping migrants and refugees at bay Renaud Bellais, Chercheur associe ENSTA Bretagne, Brest et Institutional Advisor to the CEO, MBDA Missile Systems, Le PlessisRobinson, France Border Security Policy Networks to Contain Transnational Organized Crime: Determinants of interagency cross-border cooperation Christian Leuprecht, Professor of Political Science, Queens University, Canada Walls and borders. The securitization of immigration in the EU and the US Maria-Luz Suarez, Associate Professor, University of Deusto, Spain A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000460 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Workshop 5 - Walls as means of securitization: justifications, limits and reflexions (continued) Fear of the Uncontrollable Border in Breaking Bad Mark Bernhardt, Associate Professor of History, Jackson State University, United States Paper Tigers and Imagined Risks: Organizational Culture and Bureaucratic Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border Tony Payan, Francoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies et Adjunct Professor, Rice University, United States Securitizing Insecurity along Mexico's borders Margath Walker, Associate Professor of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville, United States 1:45-3:10 p.m. Workshop 6 - Walling of the state and (in)visibility Life After Deportation in Mexico Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science, University Texas at El Paso, United States Maintenir l'impunite: rapports de race et de genre a la frontiere maroco-espagnole Elsa Tyszler, Doctorante en sociologie, Universite Paris 8 CRESPPA-GTM, France Entre local et global: enjeux et realites migratoires des femmes subsahariennes vers l'Europe Mylene de Repentigny-Corbeil, candidate a la maitrise en communication, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada Caged Women: Migration, mobility and access to health services in Texas and Arizona Andreanne Bissonnette, etudiante au doctorat en science politique, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada 3:30-4:30 p.m. Workshop 7 - The Canada-US border: between securitization and collaboration To be announced 4:40-5:10 p.m. Closing address - Where Small is Big: Border Walls and Identity Politics in South America Robert Andolina, Associate Professor of International Studies, Seattle University, Etats-Unis 5:10 p.m. Conclusion address Elisabeth Vallet, Department of Geography - UQAM, Director - Geopolitical center - Raoul-Dandurand Chair, Quebec Lead - Borders in globalization, Canada Return to Top ******** ******** 8. 15th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m, Monday, October 1, 2018 Georgetown University Law Center Bernard P. McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/15th-annual-immigration-law-and-policy-conference Overview: Immigration has constantly been in the headlines during 2018, with the Trump administration pressing forward its policy agenda and taking action across the immigration system--from the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. consulates abroad to legal guidance and enforcement measures in the nation's interior. State and local governments have been especially active in opposing many of the new policies, leading to high-stakes showdowns in the courts. At a time of intense and fast-moving action on immigration, this year's Immigration Law and Policy Conference offers an excellent opportunity to go beyond the headlines with thoughtful analysis from leading experts. The 15th annual conference, organized by the Migration Policy Institute, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and Georgetown University Law Center, will offer timely policy and legal analysis and audience Q&A. Among the topics to be discussed: the role that immigration is playing in the mid-term elections, how the courts are handling key immigration questions, and emerging policies that may affect future legal immigration trends. Join us for a day of expert analysis from leading government officials, attorneys, policy analysts, advocates, and others. Return to Top ******** VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000461 ******** 9. Conference: Crisis of Governability? The politics of migration governance in Latin America and Europe Wednesday-Thursday, October 3-4, 2018 Auditorium of the Office of the Ombudsman of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/event/conference-crisis-of-governability-the-politics-of-migration-governance-in-latin-america-europe/ Description: The conference seeks to analyse the state of governability of immigration in Europe and Latin America by examining the variety and the complexity of the components of the politics of migration governance. A comparative angle between the two regions will provide us with deeper insights about the dynamics of migration governance, and its underlying politics. To do so, it will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions. The objective is to foster a research agenda that goes beyond macro trends of migration policies, creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions. The event will gather academics, experts and policy makers from both regions to discuss this pressing issue. The conference aims to foster a research agenda that goes beyond the identification of macro trends of migration policies focusing instead on bigger questions of migration politics, governance and governability; creating a space of dialogue and exchange between these regions (see CfP below). The conference is supported by the EU-LAC foundation and jointly organized by the Migration Policy Centre, the Regional Office of the IOM in South America, and the University of Lanus. Participation is free of charge. The conference will be held in English and Spanish. Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Citizenship in an Era of Record Migration and Growing Nationalism 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP One New York Plaza, 1 FDR Drive New York, NY 10004 http://cmsny.org/event/2018-symposium/ Description: Leading scholars, policy experts, and practitioners will examine citizenship in an era of record migration and growing nationalism. The event will feature a discussion by Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Sociology, Thomas Garden Barnes Chair of Canadian Studies, and Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, on her paper in the International Migration Review titled, "Understanding Membership in a World of Global Migration: (How) Does Citizenship Matter?" This paper synthesizes the literature on citizenship and immigration, and theorizes on why citizenship matters. This discussion will be followed by panels of distinguished experts on nationalism and membership; citizenship in the Global Compact on Migration; recent US policy changes related to citizenship; and the distinct responses of US communities to local membership and their responses to the administration's immigration agenda. This is CMS's fourth annual academic and policy conference, which celebrates the work of leading scholars and thinkers on international migration. Confirmed speakers include: H.E. Most Rev. Bernardito Auza, Titular Archbishop of Suacia, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States Silas W. Allard, Managing Director, CSLR, Harold J. Berman Fellow in Law and Religion, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy, Center for Migration Studies Irene Bloemraad, Professor of Sociology, Thomas Garden Barnes Chair of Canadian Studies, and Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies Michele Pistone, Associate Editor, Journal on Migration and Human Security, Center for Migration Studies; Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Jamie Winders, Editor, International Migration Review, Center for Migration Studies; Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University The full event agenda available soon. Return to Top A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000462 ******** ******** 11. 2018 Annual Gala 6:00-9:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Battery Gardens Restaurant Battery Place New York, NY 10004 https://cmsgala2018.eventbee.com Description: Join the Center for Migration Studies for its annual gala on October 9, 2018 to celebrate another successful year providing research and resources on international migration, promoting the understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Return to Top ******** ******** 12. Annual Conference on European Asylum Law 2018 Thursday-Friday, October 18-19, 2018 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms? _SID=88166935e29696d7b0b0288149db923f8cd828c400608624092968&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=127455 [Conference program to be added soon] Objective: The aim of the annual conference is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the ongoing reform of the Common European Asylum System and on the efforts undertaken to harmonise standards in EU asylum policy. Recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights will also be tackled. Key topics: * Reform of the Common European Asylum System * New institutional developments in European asylum policy * EURODAC: adapting and reinforcing the system * Data protection of asylumseekers * Harmonisation of reception conditions * Asylum Qualification Directive * Harmonisation of protection standards * Towards common standards in procedural guarantees for asylum-seekers * Contribution of the European Courts to shaping the CEAS * Strengthening partnerships with third countries Return to Top ******** ******** 13. 2018 Homeland Security Week Monday-Wednesday, October 22-24, 2018 College Park Marriott 3501 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20783 A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000463 www.HomelandSecurityWeek.com Focus Day - Monday, October 22, 2018 8:45 a.m. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SECURING AMERICA IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY * Delivering actionable intelligence * Countering attacks of terrorism nationally and abroad * Priorities for combating future advanced threats 9:45 a.m. Track A - BORDER SECURITY Michael Fisher, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection KEYNOTE: INL'S PRIORITIES FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS * Fulfilling Executive Order 13767 * Advancing border security with land and aerial technology * Updates on progress of installing a physical barrier Kirsten D. Madison Assistant Secretary (INL) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs U.S. Department of State Track B - CYBER SECURITY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Stewart Baker, Former General Counsel for the National Security Agency and Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security * Determining if Blockchain is the right technology for a high value applications * Security and Interoperability lessons from DHS Blockchain R&D and Implementations * Preventing walled gardens to ensure a secure, competitive and interoperable marketplace Antonio Villifana, Chief Information Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Anil John, Cybersecurity R&D Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 11:00 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EQUIPPING THE FRONTLINE AND MISSION SUPPORT WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD * Overview on HSI's priorities and future planning * Training a ready workforce to combat criminal organizations illegally exploiting America's travel, trade financial and immigration systems * Investing in technology and equipment that supports the mission and enhances efficiencies Derek Benner, (A) Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations Immigration and Customs Enforcement Track B - PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY * Leveraging AI and applications to combat terrorism * Understanding how behavioral patterns supports law enforcement agencies * Identifying patterns and taking preventative measures Charles H. Kable IV, Executive Assistant Director Terrorist Screening Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation 11:45 a.m. PRIORITIES FOR EXPANDING THE NATIONAL TARGETING CENTER * Identifying cargo that poses a high risk to U.S. security * Partnering with USPS and commercial express carriers to target possible * contraband coming into the country * Strategies and future plans to prevent drug smuggling and illegal migration Tom Overacker, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), National Targeting Center 1:15 p.m. DETERRING, DETECTING AND INTERDICTING SMUGGLING ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER * Deploying technology to detect and deter transnational crime networks * Increasing personnel to deter operations of smuggling and illegal trafficking of drugs * Sustaining border security operations and provide support to federal agencies and partners Colonel Steven C. McCraw, Executive Director & Director of Texas Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety 2:00 p.m. VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000464 PREVENTING THE TRAFFICKING OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND PRECURSOR CHEMICALS INTO THE US * Joint task force's AOR and US and international partners * Disrupting transnational criminal organizations and defending the homeland * Detecting, identifying and tracking smuggling operations Mark Stainbrook, Chief, San Diego Harbor Police ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY Administration by allowing us the opportunity to: * Routinely review risk mitigation progress * Determine whether to mitigate or accept specific risks * Provide senior leadership informed decision making * Respond to risk more quickly * Recover from manifested risks more rapidly Jerry Booker, Director, Risk Management Division, Office of the Chief Risk Officer, TSA 3:45 p.m. INCREASING OPERATIONAL SUSTAINMENT AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS * Tackling visa fraud, human smuggling and terrorist threats * Understanding the tools and resources needed to increase operational sustainment * Tracking and detecting threats with different environmental landscapes Main Summit Day One - Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Fraud Detection Methods & Immigration Intelligence to Maintain National Security Matthew Emrich, Associate Director, Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Update on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program Real Time Analytics to Get the Information You Need Quickly Carolyn M. Montagna Operations Manager Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, Homeland Security Bureau Metropolitan Police Department Program Update of CFATS and Securing High-Risk Chemical Facilities Donald Keen, Chief of Regulatory Compliance, Region III, Office of Infrastructure Protection Testing and Evaluating Critical Learning and Autonomous Technologies to Support Homeland Security Operations 3:30 p.m. PREDICTING AND PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING- STAYING AHEAD OF THREATS * Driving AI at the enterprise level to deploy accurate predictive modeling * Examining use cases of combating cybersecurity threats, detecting fraud and countering terrorism with predictive modeling * Developing models that enhances analysts insights and speed to generates intelligence that supports the IC and keeps up with threat analysis 4:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: S&T DEVELOPMENTS AND LANDSCAPE OF THE FUTURE THREAT ENVIRONMENT * Understanding future threats and plans to combat threats 5, 10 and 15 years out * Silicon Valley and streamlining access to emerging technolog Jason Matheny, Director, Intelligence Advanced Research, Project Activity IARPA 4:45 p.m. START UP ROUND TABLE: START UP'S DEMONSTRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Each start up will get 5 minutes to demonstrate their capabilities to keep our nation secure. Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program, Center for American Security Main Summit Day Two - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000465 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: PLANNING FOR TOMORROW TODAY * Transitioning from reactive approach to proactively planning on combating threats * Priorities to enhance information sharing and interagency collaboration * Developing new methods to combat terrorism both at home and abroad 9:45 a.m. HOW CAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN FRAMEWORK TO KEEP CITIES SAFE * Understanding blockchain and defining the framework * What are the use cases in commercial sector that can be relatable to enhance government and defense operations 10:45 a.m. Track A - KEYNOTE: E-GOVERNMENT'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND TRAINING FEDERAL IT LEADERS * Priorities on digital transformation efforts and the way business and civilians interact with the Federal Government * Streamlining and investing in IT technology to revolutionize efficiency, effectiveness and convenience * Training the next generation of Homeland Security IT professionals Suzette Kuhlow Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer & Administrator for E-Government & IT, Office of Electronic Government, Executive Office of the President Track B - PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS * Understanding how trusted traveler programs can be integrated with other agencies * How can it be expanded and continue to grow? * How can it be improved and deliver for customers as well as meet the demands of future operations Simone Davis, TSA Pre(R) Executive Lead, DHS JRC Screening Mission Portfolio Lead, Office of Chief of Operations, TSA 11:30 a.m. HOW DOES THE NATIONAL VETTING CENTER MITIGATE RISK * What are the travel implications for the national targeting center * Improving capabilities to identify high-risk individuals and cargo from entering the US * How can Ai and predictive analytics support the NTC's operations Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12:00 p.m. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT * Expansion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) * Training personnel to promote homeland security and public safety STREAMLINING THE SECURITY PROCESS WITH CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) SCANNERS * Case study, what is being done at the borders and at airports to enhance security? * What are the challenges and implications for adopting CT scanners to fit the needs of TSA and other agencies * Leveraging 3D imaging to enhance the inspection process 1:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: ACQUISITIONS AND THE FUTURE ROADMAP TO SECURING OUR NATION * Where are R&D investments being made? * What divergent ground breaking technologies are being explored? * What are the plans and strategies to implement technology 5, 10 and 30 years out? Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer U.S., Department of Homeland Security 2:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: PROVIDING FUTURE RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT ADVANCED AND FUTURE THREATS * Streamlining the acquisition process to meet the demands of national security * Building on private public partnerships to meet budget resources and deliver solutions * Working with small business, venture capital, startups and entrepreneurial communities and start ups to strengthen national security efforts Jonathan McEntee, Director (Acting), Borders and Maritime Security Division, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security Melissa Ho, SVIP Managing Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ari Schuler, Advisor, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000466 Return to Top ******** ******** 14. International Metropolis Conference Monday, October 29-Friday, November 2, 2018 The International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000, Australia https://metropolis2018.org.au/ Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Dialogue: First People's and Multicultural Australia Speakers include: Jackie Huggins, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Australia Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra, Australia Dialogue: Migration and Mobility - the dynamic shifts in the Asia-Pacific region Speakers include: Brenda Yeoh, National University, Singapore Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, The Philippines Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Dialogue: Detention and Deterrence Speakers include: Paris Aristotle, Chair of Settlement Services Advisory Council, Australia Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Daniel Webb, Human Rights Legal Centre, Australia Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Rez Gardi, activist, New Zealand Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary Conflicting agendas? National, local, regional and global responses to the governance of migration Speakers include: Andrew Selee, Migration Policy Institute, USA Alan Gamlen, Monash University, Australia Imelda Nicolas, Open Society Foundation and Metropolis Asia, Philippines Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dialogue: Visible and powerful - migrant voices in a connected world Speakers include: Tolu Olubunmi, advocate and World Economic Forum Migration Council, USA Andrew Jakubowicz, UTS, Australia A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000467 Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Nyadol Nyoun, lawyer and community advocate, Australia Brenda Yeoh, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dialogue: Business and temporary migration Speakers include: Nancy Di Tomaso, Rutgers Business School, USA Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group, Australia Jo Schofield, United Voice, Australia Corinne Prince, Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada Dialogue: Cultural representation in the arts and media Speakers include: Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Benjamin Law, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Australia John Sintras, SBS, Australia Thursday, November 1, 2018 9:00-10:30 p.m. Dialogue: Migration and inequality - complex challenges under the microscope Speakers include: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre for International Studies and Research, France Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA Abid Hussain, Arts Council of England, UK Dialogue: Entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees Dialogue: LGBTIQ migrants and refugees Speakers include: Rez Gardi, human rights activist, New Zealand Gloria Careaga, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Arash Bordbar, human rights activist, Australia 1:30-3:00 p.m. Plenary 3: Q&A Panel - Australia a multicultural paradise - myths and realities Friday, November 2, 2018 9:00-10:30 a.m. Plenary 4: Displacement and asylum - new dimensions driving an old phenomenon Speakers include: Jane McAdam, UNSW, Australia Franck Duvell, Oxford University, UK Abdul Karim Albrm, UNHCR Global Youth Advisory Council, Germany Ursula Rakova, climate change activist, Papua New Guinea 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary: Debate in partnership with The Ethics Centre Religious diversity - a bridge or a barrier to belonging? Speakers include: Jawad Syed, Lahore University, Pakistan Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000468 Farida Fozdar, UWA, Australia Return to Top ******** ******** 15. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting Tuesday-Sunday, November 14-18, 2018 San Jose Convention Center San Jose, CA http://www.americananthro.org/AttendEvents/landing.aspx Immigration-related sessions: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 2:15-4:00 p.m. Children, Families and Migration: Adapting, Imagining and Resisting Gabrielle Oliveira, Boston College; Maureen E. Hoffmann, University of Arizona; Anna R. Beresin; Serah Shani, Westmont College; Rebecca S. New, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Michelle Bellino, University of Michigan, SOE; Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, University of California, Los Angeles Migrant Imaginaries: Temporality and Emplacement in Europe Part One Helena Wulff, Stockholm University; Caroline B. Brettell, Southern Methodist University; Deborah Reed-Danahay, SUNY, University at Buffalo; Simon M. Coleman, University of Toronto; Karen Fog Olwig, University of Copenhagen States of exception, governments of exclusion: shifting notions of citizenship and the struggle for migrant rights. Katherine McCaffrey, Montclair State University; Maurizio Albahari, University of Notre Dame; Miguel Diaz-Barriga, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Christine Kovic, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Susan J. Terrio, Georgetown University 4:30-6:15 p.m. Emergent Spaces II: Migration, Place-Making and New Socialities Petra Kuppinger, Monmouth College; Friederike Fleischer, Universidad de los Andes; Megan A. Sheehan University of Arizona; Mariel Gruszko, University of California, Irvine; Timothy E. Murphy, Worcester State University; Sarah Grace Fessenden, University of British Columbia; Andrew S. Nelson, University of North Texas; Marilynne Diggs-Thompson 4:30-6:15 p.m. Migrant Imaginaries: Temporality and Emplacement in Europe Part Two Deborah Reed-Danahay, SUNY, University at Buffalo; Greg Feldman, Simon Fraser University; Helena Wulff, Stockholm University; Paul Stoller, West Chester University; Peter Hervik, Aalborg University; Vered Amit, Sociology & Anthropology, Concordia University Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. Remaking work/remaking lives: Women, migrants, the underemployed, and the urban poor Patrick William Beckhorn - University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anthropology; Susan Hill, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Louise Ann Lyon; Rebecca Richart, University of California, Irvine; Anabelle Rose Suitor 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Im/migrant Realities in Latinamerica Maria Victoria Barbero, Florida International University; Daniel Joseph, University of Kentucky; Melanie Leon; Martin R. Rosales, Creighton University; Diana Karina Soto-Olson, Tulane University; Leela Tanikella, Lesley University Border Crossings and Transgressions: Refugees, Migrants, and The Category of the Criminal Elizabeth C. Dunn, Indiana University; Marnie J. Thomson, University of Colorado; Georgina Kathleen Ramsay; Caitlin Fouratt, California State University, Long Beach; Irina Levin, Queens College, CUNY; Elena Popa, Indiana University, Bloomington 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Morality of Mobility: Situating Ethics and Freedom in the Politics of Transnational Migration Suma Ikeuchi, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Nicole D. Newendorp, Lecturer and Assistant Director of Studies, Social Studies, Harvard University; Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes; Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, Yale University A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000469 2:00-3:45 p.m. Precarity, Intimacy, and the Pursuit of Dignity in Migrant Lives: A Roundtable Conversation on Three New Ethnographies Nolan Kline, Rollins College; Wendy A. Vogt, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis; Sarah S. Willen, University of Connecticut; Heide Castaneda, University of South Florida; Sarah A. Smith, SUNY, Old Westbury; Shahram Khosravi, Stockholm University; Deborah A. Boehm, University of Nevada, Reno; Leo R. Chavez, University of California, Irvine 3:00-5:00 p.m. Gallery Session: Immigration, Migration, and Citizenship Luzny Dusan, Palacky University; Angela E. Arzubiaga, Arizona State University; Jana Koreckova; Hannah Wang; Lilia Loera, University of Texas-Austin; Kathryn Hudepohl; Jessica Ann McLeod, Michigan State University; Jeanne Rey; Francesca Declich; Antonio Umberto Mosetti, La Sapienza University of Rome; Faith R. Warner; Emily E. Esteban, Oregon State University; Jillian Schulte; Rachel C. Kingsley, Oregon State University 4:15-6:00 p.m. Mental Health of Muslim Immigrants in Western Countries: Social Suffering, Stress and Resistance Natalia Zotova, Ohio State University; Kenneth C. Maes, Oregon State University; Nichola Khan, University of Brighton; Massarra Eiwaz; Karim Mitha; Tatiana Rabinovich; Michael R. Duke Friday, November 16, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. An Anthropology of Resistance should be Radical, Queer, Feminist, Anti-Racist, Immigrant, Decolonial, and Accessible: the complex struggles and experiences of Guatemala, Mexico and the U.S. Meztli Yoalli Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin; Manuel Guadalupe Galaviz, University of Texas at Austin; Noe Lopez; Elizabeth Velasquez Estrada; Blanca A. Pacheco; Adriana Maria Linares-Palma, The University of Texas at Austin 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Primate migrations and adaptations Andrea L. DiGiorgio; Achsah Dorsey; Leslea Hlusko, University of California-Berkeley; Corinna Most, Iowa State University Anti-Immigration, Anti-Gender: Toward an Anthropology of Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia Joanna Mishtal, University of Central Florida; Hadley Z. Renkin, Central European University; Victor Trofimov, European University Viadrina; Anastasia Rogova, University of British Columbia; Karolina Follis, Lancaster University; Agnieszka Koscianska, University of Warsaw; Valentina Napolitano, University of Toronto Forced Migrants in Urban Spaces: Adaptation and Resilience across Borders Dianna J. Shandy, Macalester College; Nina K. Muller-Schwarze, Southern Food and Beverage Museum; Faedah M. Totah, Virginia Commonwealth University; Amir Mohamed; Brynn Champney; Ashvina Patel; Ashvina Patel 2:00-3:45 p.m. Cycling Through Undocumented Migration: Social Relations and Subjectivity along Precarious Migrant Pathways Wendy A. Vogt, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis; John Doering-White, University of Michigan; Lynn M. Stephen, University of Oregon; Tobin Hansen, University of Oregon; Rebecca B. Galemba, University of Denver; Alejandro Olayo-Mendez; Amelia Frank-Vitale, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Minimum wage, Migration, #Metoo, and Media: Restaurants at the Center of Social Change Rachel E. Black, Connecticut College; Sarah Bianchi Fouts; Judith Williams; Jesse Dart; Chloe E. Landrieu Murphy, NYU; David I. Beriss, University of New Orleans; David I. Beriss, University of New Orleans Mobility, Resilience and Resistance: Migration in Historical Perspective Yannis Hamilakis, Brown University; Parker VanValkenburgh, Brown University; Jason Patrick De Leon, University of Michigan; Michelle A. Lelievre, The College of William and Mary; Melissa Rosenzweig, University of Chicago; Naor Ben-Yehoyada, Columbia University; Rui Alexandre da Graca Gomes Coelho, Rutgers University; Stacey L. Camp, University of Idaho 4:15-6:00 p.m. Adapting Discourses of Migration and Mobility through Media(tiza)tion Lynnette Arnold, Brown University; Briana Nichols, University of Pennsylvania; Xochitl Marsilli-Vargas, Emory University; Marco Jacquemet, University of San Francisco; Alejandro Ivan Paz, University of Toronto; Elizabeth Falconi, Wellesley College; Alex E. Chavez; Hilary Parsons Dick, Arcadia University Immigration and Mental Health in the Age of Trump VERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000470 Alissa Ruth, Arizona State University; Carina Michelle Heckert, University of Texas at El Paso; Alayne Unterberger, Florida International University; Amy Non; Melanie A. Medeiros, SUNY Geneseo; Alyshia F. Galvez, Lehman College, CUNY; Megan Anne Carney, University of Arizona; Thurka Sangaramoorthy, University of Maryland, College Park Migrant Precarities and the Everyday Ethics of Remaking the World Janet A. Hoskins, University of Southern California; Lisa I. Knight, Furman University; Kalpesh Bhatt, University of Toronto; Alex B. Stewart, University of California, San Diego; Torang Asadi, Duke University; Hanna H. Kim, Adelphi University New Migrant Subjects and The Shifting Boundaries of Belonging Benjamin Burgen, University of Florida; Ashidhara Das; Ting Deng; Ting Deng; Emily W. Manetta, University of Vermont; Jaroslava Pallas, Wayne State University; Kyeyoung Park, University of California, Los Angeles; Jessica Steinman, Leipzig University Coping with Displacement: Experiences of Forced Migration, Conflict, and Uncertainty Rebecca E. Bryant; Deborah A. Jones, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Tetiana Bulakh; Gorkem Aydemir Kundakci, George Washington University; Enkelejda Sula-Raxhimi, University of Sherbrooke; Michele Bianchi; Jill P. Koyama, University of Arizona Saturday, November 17, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. Africa on the Move: Migration and Trafficing in Physical and Conceptual Spaces Liza S. Buchbinder; Yolanda D. Covington-Ward, University of Pittsburgh; Barbra Lukunka, American University; Mingyuan Zhang, Department of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario Anthropologists adapting to Anti-Immigrant Climates: Resistance and resilience on campuses and in communities Kristin E. Yarris, University of Oregon; Wendy A. Vogt, Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis; Ruth M. Gomberg-Munoz, Loyola University Chicago; William D. Lopez, University of Michigan School of Public Health; Mariela Nunez-Janes, University of North Texas; Heide Castaneda, University of South Florida; Sarah B. Horton, University of Colorado, Denver; Christina Marisa Getrich, University of Maryland, College Park; Lauren D. Heidbrink, California State University, Long Beach; Deanna E. Barenboim, Wesleyan University; Whitney L. Duncan, University of Northern Colorado 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Art, Anthropology, and Artistry: New Treatments in Stories of Labor Activism, Migration, Community, and Kinship Marc Edelman, CUNY, Hunter College & Graduate Center; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College; Maria D. Vesperi, New College of Florida; Alisse Waterston, City University of New York, John Jay College; Frances Benson; Robbin Henderson 12:15-1:45 p.m. CORI: Committee on Refugees and Immigrants Faedah M. Totah - Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeffry Maskovsky, CUNY, Graduate Center 2:00-3:45 p.m. The Under-Explored Realities of (Im)migration and Schooling: Transfronterizo Students in Mexican Schools Edmund T. Hamann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Eric Bybee, Brigham Young University; Sarah Gallo, The Ohio State University; Betsabe Roman Gonzalez, Center for US-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego; Norma E. Gonzalez, University of Arizona; Claudia G. Cervantes-Soon 4:15-6:00 p.m. Imagining Im/migrant Futures: Potentiality in Im/migration Studies Jennifer A. Cook, Southern Methodist University; Georgina Kathleen Ramsay; Diana Ibanez Tirado; Marry-Anne Karlsen; Jaeeun Kim; Susan C. Bibler Coutin, University of California, Irvine; Samuel Martinez, University of Connecticut Sunday, November 18, 2018 8:00-9:45 a.m. Intersections of care and wellbeing with resilience and adaptation in the migrant experience MinSoo Kim-Bossard, The College of New Jersey; Elizabeth A. Holdsworth; Wai-Chi Chee, Hong Kong Baptist University; Rosalynn Adeline Vega, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Heidi L. Bludau, Monmouth University; Angele P. Smith, University of Northern British Columbia, CANADA From Global Migration Crises to Local Responses: Narratives, Perceptions and Actions Deborah R Altamirano - SUNY Plattsburgh; Amy L. Mountcastle, SUNY Plattsburgh; Ilona M. Flores, SUNY Plattsburgh; Michelle Ouellette; Faedah M. Totah, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jayne Howell, California State University, Long Beach A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000471 Return to Top ******** ******** 16. Global Initiatives in Migrant and Refugee Education: Global Education Responsibilities Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17, 2018 Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy Bronx, NY 10471 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-initiatives-in-refugee-and-migrant-education-tickets-45887132649 Description: Refugee and Migrant Education Network, born in Rome in November 2017 during the conference hosted by Pontifical Gregorian University, is inviting faculty and NGO representatives working, both, in the academia and on the ground with refugees and migrants to talk about best practices and share solutions to improve refugee and migrant education. The conference in November will be hosted at Manhattan College in New York City and is organized by RME Network, Being the Blessing Foundation and Center for Interreligious Understanding. The conference will take place only two months after the Global Compact on Refugees will be discussed at the United Nations General Assembly, and major UN representatives have been invited to join the speakers. The aim of the conference is also to share best practices in teaching, research and social responsibility regarding refugees as well as foster and expand collaboration between institutions committed to expanding refugee and migrant education. It also aims to further develop the Refugee and Migrant Education Network in order to answer the tragic rates of refugee youth enrollment to education. Invited Speakers: * Irazu Gomez Vargas: Sin Fronteras in Mexico City (invited as plenary session speaker) * Fr. David Hollenbach SJ: Georgetown Universit (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Dr Kristin Heyer: Boston College (invited as workshop leader on Integrating Refugee Realities Across Disciplines) * Ashish Gadnis, CEO: BanQu (workshop leader on Technology and Higher Education for Migrants: How to Make Good use of Blockchain?) * Fr. Michael Smith SJ: Jesuit Refugee Service (workshop leader on Educating the Educators: Training Student Teachers to Work with Migrant Students); Joan Rosenhauer (invited as plenary session speaker on Research) * Armando Borja, COO: Jesuit Worldwide Learning (invited as plenary session speaker on Teaching) * Dr Aldo Skoda: Scalabrini International Migration Institute (invited as workshop leader on Research Needs of Relief Agencies: How to Liaise Between the Field and the University?) Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Entrepreneur & Investor Immigration Summit 2018 Tuesday-Wednesday, November 27-28, 2018 Shaw Centre 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2, Canada https://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/eii/default.aspx Conference agenda to be added soon. Overview: Today Canada is opening its doors to over 300,000 immigrants per year at a time when many nations are closing their doors to global talent. But Canada's intake of business immigrants is extremely low. This is due to the fact that Canada has struggled to achieve business immigration success since it became active in the field 40 years ago--in 1978. Canada is well positioned to learn from its 40 years of business immigration experience to help grow its economy. In fact, there is tremendous opportunity for business immigrants to contribute to Canada's economic development agenda in areas such as international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. The purpose of this Summit is to identify how Canada can become the global leader in benefitting from the human, social, and financial A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000472 capital of business immigrants. The main objectives of the Summit are to: Explore how business immigration can help advance Canada's economic development agenda. Key areas of exploration include international trade, FDI attraction, infrastructure, innovation, affordable housing, business succession planning, and the development of small and rural communities. Identify how to improve Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial business immigration programs. Foster networking and learning opportunities between officials from government, business, immigration law and consulting, immigrantserving organizations, and education so that they can work toward shared objectives. Compile recommendations from Summit speakers and attendees on how Canada can spur economic growth and job creation through business immigration. The Conference Board will include these recommendations in a report to be released publicly in early 2019. Key topics to be explored include: Canada's federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal economic growth agenda. Provincial/territorial immigrant entrepreneur and investor streams. Attracting, supporting, and retaining business immigrants in large and small communities across Canada. Global business immigration issues including the latest insights on the high net-worth population, and developments in Asia, the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, and Middle East. Major public policy concerns such as fraud, high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto, and retaining business immigrants in Canada. Identifying what Canada can learn from its 40 years of experience and developments abroad so it can become the global leader in business immigration. 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. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000473 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Reading, 8/23/18 Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:19:23 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Reading, 8/23/18 Support the Center for Immigration Studies by donating on line here: http://cis.org/donate GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 1. State Department Visa Bulletin 2. DHS entry/exit overstay report for 2017 3. CRS report on trends in DHS appropriations 4. GAO reports on criminal aliens, nonimmigrant visas, and DHS's major acquisitions 5. Senate testimony on protecting unaccompanied alien children from human smugglers and abuse 6. District Court opinion in NAACP v. Trump 7. Finland: Population statistics 8. Norway: Population statistics, report on immigrant unemployment 9. Germany: Report on benefits for asylum seekers 10. N.Z.: Statistics on annual net migration REPORTS, ARTICLES, ETC. 11. CIS interview with USCIS Director Francis Cissna 12. Two new reports from TRAC 13. New report from Pew Research Center 14. "Shortchanged: The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program" 15. Three new reports and features from the Migration Policy Institute 16. Seven new discussion papers from the Institute for the Study of Labor 17. Ten (10) new papers from the Social Science Research Network 18. Fourteen (14) new postings from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 19. Recent report from the OECD 20. U.K.: Two new briefing papers from MigrationWatch 21. U.K.: Two new reports from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre BOOKS 22. Blurred Boundaries: Migration, Ethnicity, Citizenship 23. Migrants and City-Making: Dispossession, Displacement, and Urban Regeneration 24. From South Texas to the Nation: The Exploitation of Mexican Labor in the Twentieth Century 25. Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants 26. Humans on the Run: Of Exiles and Asylums 27. Culture and Emotional Economy of Migration A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000474 28. The European Union and the Eurozone Under Stress: Challenges and Solutions for Repairing Fault Lines in the European Project JOURNALS 29. Comparative Migration Studies 30. Ethnic and Racial Studies 31. IZA Journal of Development and Migration 32. Journal of the Social Sciences 33. Mobilities 34. REMHU - Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana 35. The Social Contract 1. State Department Visa Bulletin Vol. X, No. 21, September 2018 https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_september2018.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 2. Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report U.S. Department of Homeland Security, August 7, 2018 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/18_0807_S1_Entry-Exit-Overstay_Report.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 3. New from the Congressional Research Service Trends in the Timing and Size of DHS Appropriations: In Brief By William L. Painter August 7, 2018 https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R44604.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 4. New from the General Accountability Office Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests, Convictions, Costs, and Removals Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-433, Published July 17, 2018, Released August 16, 2018 Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/693162.pdf Highlights: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-433 Nonimmigrant Visas: Outcomes of Applications and Changes in Response to 2017 Executive Actions Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-608, Published August 7, 2018, Released August 14, 2018 Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/693763.pdf Highlights: https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/693761.pdf Our Annual "Quick Look" at Homeland Security's Major Acquisitions WatchBlog, August 21, 2018 https://blog.gao.gov/2018/08/21/our-annual-quick-look-at-homeland-securitys-major-acquisitions/ Return to Top ******** ******** 5. Thursday, August 16, 2018 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs The Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/oversight-of-efforts-to-protect-unaccompanied-alien-children-from-humantrafficking-and-abuse Oversight of Efforts to Protect Unaccompanied Alien Children from Human Trafficking and Abuse A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000475 Member Statements: Chairman Rob Portman https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018.08.16%20UAC%20Hearing%20-%20RP%20Opening%20Statement%20Draft%20%20final%20(Renn)%20(2)1.pdf Ranking Member Thomas R. Carper https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Statement%20of%20Ranking%20Member%20Tom%20Carper1.pdf Witness testimony: Richard M. Hudson Acting Chief, Law Enforcement Operations Directorate U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Guadian%20and%20Hudson%20Joint%20Testimony1.pdf Robert Guadian Acting Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations West U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Guadian%20and%20Hudson%20Joint%20Testimony.pdf Commander Jonathan D. White U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Federal Health Coordinating Official for the 2018 UAC Reunification Effort, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/White%20Testimony.pdf James R. McHenry Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/McHenry%20Testimony.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 6. NAACP v. Trump United States District Court for the District of Columbia, August 17, 2018 https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2017cv1907-32 Holding: For the foregoing reasons, the government's motion for a stay pending appeal will be granted in part, and the Court will stay its order of vacatur as it applies to initial DACA applications and applications for DACA-based advance parole. The government's motion to clarify will also be granted. A separate order has been issued on this date. Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Finland's preliminary population figure 5,517,887 at the end of July Statistics Finland, August 17, 2018 https://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2018/07/vamuu_2018_07_2018-08-17_tie_001_en.html Excerpt: According to the preliminary statistics for July, 16,926 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 8,195 persons emigrated from Finland. The number of immigrants was 1,033 lower and the number of emigrants 1,132 higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year. In all, 5,131 of the immigrants and 5,216 of the emigrants were Finnish citizens. Return to Top ******** ******** 8. Population and population changes Statistics Norway, August 22, 2018 https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/kvartal Summary: 9,600 more inhabitants 2nd quarter Immigration: 10,747 Emigration: A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000476 6,145 Net immigration: 4,602 +++ Registered unemployed among immigrants August 21, 2018 https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/innvarbl/kvartal Summary: 5.3 % of immigrants are registered as unemployed. Return to Top ******** ******** 9. Benefits for asylum seekers, 2017: roughly 468,000 people entitled to benefits Government net expenditure on benefits paid in accordance with the Act on Benefits for Asylum Seekers at 5.6 billion euros Statistics Germany, August 23, 2018 https://www.destatis.de/EN/PressServices/Press/pr/2018/08/PE18_312_222.html;jsessionid=4AA816C0985AC3550430BC97D4F8F1DA.InternetLive1 Summary: At the end of 2017, a total of 468,000 people received standard benefits in accordance with the Act on Benefits for Asylum Seekers (AsylbLG). That was a 36% decrease compared with the previous year (728,000 people). The number of recipients went down for the second consecutive time Table: https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online/link/tabelleErgebnis/22221-0001&language=en Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Annual net migration eases but rate still high Statistics New Zealand, August 20, 2018 https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/annual-net-migration-eases-but-rate-still-high Summary: Annual net migration in the July 2018 year was 63,800. Migrant arrivals were 129,000 and migrant departures were 65,200. +++ Migration drives high population growth August 13, 2018 https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/migration-drives-high-population-growth Excerpt: "Net migration has been the main driver of population growth in recent years, reaching a peak of 72,400 migrants in the July 2017 year," population insights senior manager Brooke Theyers said. "However, natural increase continues to contribute around 30,000 people a year." The latest population figure is up 443,200 from 30 June 2013, which is equivalent to adding the population of the Waikato region since 2013. Return to Top ******** ******** 11. Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with Director of USCIS Francis Cissna Director discusses legal immigration challenges By Francis Cissna and Jessica M. Vaughan Center for Immigration Studies, August 16, 2018 https://cis.org/Transcript/Immigration-Newsmaker-Conversation-Director-USCIS-Francis-Cissna Video: https://www.cis.org/Immigration-Newsmaker/Immigration-Newsmaker-Conversation-Director-USCIS-Francis-Cissna Return to Top ******** ******** 12. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000477 New from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University Immigration Prosecutions for June 2018 August 1, 2018 http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/immigration/monthlyjun18/fil/ Excerpt: "Reentry of deported alien" (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326) was the most frequent recorded lead charge. "Reentry of deported alien" (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326) was ranked 1 a year ago, while it was ranked 1 five years ago. Ranked 2nd in frequency was the lead charge "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1324. "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1324 was ranked 2 a year ago, while it was ranked 2 five years ago. Ranked 3rd was "Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc." under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325. "Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc." under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325 was ranked 4 a year ago, while it was ranked 4 five years ago. Among these top ten lead charges, the one showing the greatest increase in prosecutions -- up 750 percent -- compared to one year ago was Title 21 U.S.C Section 952 that involves " Importation of controlled substances". This was the same statute that had the largest increase -- 750 % -- when compared with five years ago. +++ Immigration Convictions for June 2018 August 1, 2018 http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/immigration/monthlyjun18/gui/ Excerpt: Among these top ten lead charges, the one showing the greatest increase in convictions -- up 1200 percent -- compared to one year ago was Title 18 U.S.C Section 1543 that involves " Forgery or false use of passport ". Compared to five years ago, the largest increase -- 372 percent -- was registered for convictions under "Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc." (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325 ). Again among the top ten lead charges, the one showing the sharpest decline in convictions compared to one year ago -- down 5 percent -- was "Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (Title 18 U.S.C Section 371 ). This was the same statute that had the largest decrease -- 34.5 % -- when compared with five years ago. Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Immigrants or children of immigrants make up at least 12% of Congress By Katherine Schaeffer and Drew DeSilver Pew Research Center, August 21, 2018 http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/21/immigrants-or-children-of-immigrants-make-up-at-least-12-of-congress/ Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Shortchanged: The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program International Labor Recruitment Working Group, August 2018 https://fairlaborrecruitment.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/shortchanged.pdf Return to Top ******** ******** 15. New from the Migration Policy Institute Shifting Tides: Radical-Right Populism and Immigration Policy in Europe and the United States By Martin A. Schain August 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/radical-right-immigration-europe-united-states Once Relatively Obscure, ICE Becomes a Lightning Rod in Immigration Debate By Muzaffar Chishti and Jessica Bolter Migration Information Source Policy Beat, August 22, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/once-relatively-obscure-ice-becomes-lightning-rod-immigration-debate Connecting Across Nationalities: Inter-Ethnic Relationships in a Kuwaiti Workplace By Batul K. Sadliwala Migration Information Source Feature, August 15, 2018 https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/connecting-across-nationalities-inter-ethnic-relationships-kuwaiti-workplace A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000478 Return to Top ******** ******** 16. New from the Institute for the Study of Labor The Impact of the Announcement of Temporary Building Sites for Refugees on House Prices in Gothenburg By Josef Kjellander, Viktor Nilsson, and Aico van Vuuren IZA Discussion Paper No. 11726, August 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11726/the-impact-of-the-announcement-of-temporary-building-sites-for-refugees-on-house-prices-ingothenburg Immigrant Voters, Taxation and the Size of the Welfare State By Arnaud Chevalier, Benjamin Elsner, Andreas Lichter, and Nico Pestel IZA Discussion Paper No. 11725, August 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11725/immigrant-voters-taxation-and-the-size-of-the-welfare-state The Skill Development of Children of Immigrants By Marie C. Hull and Jonathan Norris IZA Discussion Paper No. 11724, August 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11724/the-skill-development-of-children-of-immigrants Labour Immigration and Union Strength By Henning Finseraas, Marianne Roed, and Pal Schone IZA Discussion Paper No. 11723, August 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11723/labour-immigration-and-union-strength Do You Speak My Language? The Effect of Sharing a Teacher's Native Language on Student Achievement By Kelvin Seah IZA Discussion Paper No. 11685, July 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11685/do-you-speak-my-language-the-effect-of-sharing-a-teachers-native-language-on-student-achievement Occupational Barriers and the Labor Market Penalty from Lack of Legal Status By Francesc Ortega and Amy Hsin IZA Discussion Paper No. 11680, July 2018 http://ftp.iza.org/dp11680.pdf Purchasing-Power-Parity and the Saving Behavior of Temporary Migrants By Alpaslan Akay, Alexandra Brausmann, Slobodan Djajic, and Murat G. Kirdar IZA Discussion Paper No. 11679, July 2018 https://www.iza.org/en/publications/dp/11679/purchasing-power-parity-and-the-saving-behavior-of-temporary-migrants Return to Top ******** ******** 17. New from the Social Science Research Network 1. Property Musings at the U.S.-Mexico Border U of Pittsburgh Law RPS Submitter, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Maryland Journal of International Law, Vol. 33, p. 162 (2018) U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-26 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3235689 2. When Westlaw Fuels Ice Surveillance: Ethics in the Big Data Policing Era By Sarah Lamdan, CUNY School of Law New York University Review of Law & Social Change, Forthcoming https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3231431 3. 'Say What?' Using Interpreters on Children's Cases By Jennifer Baum, St. John's University School of Law St. John's Legal Studies Research Paper No. 18-0018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3235701 4. The Dreamer Divide: Aspiring for a More Inclusive Immigrants' Rights Movement By Adrienne Pon, Stanford University School of Law Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3223695 5. Pereira v. Sessions: A Jurisdictional Surprise for Immigration Courts By Kit Johnson, University of Oklahoma College of Law Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 50, 2018 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000479 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3211334 6. Foreign Policy Interpretive Lenses and State Migration Law: Realism, Isolationism and Liberalism Thought, and U.S. Immigration Policy By Robbie J. Totten, American Jewish University UC Davis Journal of International Law and Policy, Vol. 24, pp. 135-177, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3116251 7. Can Skilled Immigration Raise Innovation?: Evidence From Canadian Cities By Joel Blit, University of Waterloo; Mikal Skuterud, Statistics Canada; and Jue Zhang, University of Waterloo Posted: August 16, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3225867 8. Being Deprived of the Right to Effective Counsel in Removal Proceedings: Why the Eighth Circuit's Decision in Rafiyev Must Be Overturned By Charles Ellison, Creighton University School of Law Creighton Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 523, 2016 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3224671 9. Legal Remedies in Asylum and Immigration Law: The Balance between Effectiveness and Procedural Autonomy? Central European Public Administration Review, 16(1), pp. 67-79, 2018 By Alzbeta Kralova, Masaryk University Faculty of Law https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3222502 10. Labour Market Responses to Immigration: Evidence from Internal Migration Driven by Weather Shocks By Marieke Kleemans, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Economics and Jeremy Magruder, University of California, Berkeley Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics The Economic Journal, Vol. 128, Issue 613, pp. 2032-2065, 2018 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3225460 Return to Top ******** ******** 18. Latest posts from the Immigration Law Professors' Blog 1. Donald Trump: Capitalizing (Again) on Human Tragedy -- The Mollie Tibbetts Case August 23, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/donald-trump-capitalizing-again-on-human-tragedy-the-molly-tibbetts-case.html 2. Immigration Article of the Day: Legal and Extra-Legal Challenges to Immigrant Detention By Prerna Lal August 23, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigration-article-of-the-day-legal-and-extra-legal-challenges-to-immigrant-detention-byprenan-lal.html 3. Immigration Article of the Day: Enforcing/Protection: The Danger of Chevron in Refugee Act Cases By Maureen Sweeney August 23, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigration-article-of-the-day-enforcingprotection-the-danger-of-chevron-in-refugee-act-casesby-mau.html 4. 'Cesar's Choice': The conditions and decisions facing reunited immigrant families--a conversation with Prof. Lauren Gilbert August 22, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/cesars-choice-the-conditions-and-decisions-facing-reunited-immigrant-families-a-conversationwith-prof-lauren-gilbert.html 5. Trump's Assault on Authorized Migration August 21, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/trumps-assault-on-authorized-migration.html 6. Migration to Europe - in Charts! August 18, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/migration-to-europe-in-charts-.html 7. Immigration Article of the Day: A National Study of Immigration Detention in the United States By Emily Ryo and Ian Peacock August 18, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigration-article-of-the-day-a-national-study-of-immigration-detention-in-the-united-statesby-emi.html 8. Executive Office for Immigration Review Announces Largest Immigration Judge Investiture Since At Least 2010 August 17, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/executive-office-for-immigration-review-announces-largest-immigration-judge-investituresince-at-least-2010.html 9. Attorney General Sessions Continues on Quest to Speed Up Removal Cases A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000480 August 17, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/attorney-general-sessions-order-to-speed-immigration-cases.html 10. Detaining Families: A Study of Asylum Adjudication in Family Detention August 16, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/detaining-families-a-study-of-asylum-adjudication-in-family-detention-.html 11. Amid Legal and Political Uncertainty, DACA Remains More Important Than Ever August 15, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/amid-legal-and-political-uncertainty-daca-remains-more-important-than-ever.html 12. India's Citizenship List August 11, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/indias-citizenship-list.html 13. Exporting Murder: US Deportations & the Spread of Violence By Christian Ambrosius and David A. Leblang August 11, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigration-article-of-the-day-exporting-murder-us-deportations-the-spread-of-violence-bychristian-.html 14. The Law and Policy of Refugee Cities: Special Economic Zones for Migrants By Michael Castle-Miller August 10, 2018 http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2018/08/immigrtaion-article-of-the-day-the-law-and-policy-of-refugee-cities-special-economic-zonesfor-migra.html Return to Top ******** ******** 19. New from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Background Factors that Shape Well-being March 2018 https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/the-resilience-of-students-with-an-immigrant-background_9789264292093-en#page5 Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Impact of immigration on UK population growth MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 452, August 23, 2018 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/452 Distortion of the ICT visa system MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper No. 451, August 14, 2018 https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/451 Return to Top ******** ******** 21. New from the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre The ethics of refugees By Matthew J Gibney August 10, 2018 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-ethics-of-refugees Self-Reliance in Kalobeyei? Socio-Economic Outcomes for Refugees in North-West Kenya By Alexander Betts, Remco Geervliet, Claire MacPherson, Naohiko Omata, Cory Rodgers, and Olivier Sterck August 2, 2018 https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/self-reliance-in-kalobeyei-socio-economic-outcomes-for-refugees-in-north-west-kenya Return to Top ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000481 ******** 22. Blurred Boundaries: Migration, Ethnicity, Citizenship By Rainer Baubock and John Rundell Routledge, 356 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 113862585X, $113.57 https://www.amazon.com/Blurred-Boundaries-Migration-Ethnicity-Citizenship/dp/113862585X/ref=sr_1_88 Book Description: First published in 1999, this volume examines new forms of cultural diversity which result from migration and globalization. Historically, most liberal democracies have developed on the basis of national cultures - either a single one, or a dominant one, or a federation of several ones. However, political and economic developments have upset traditional patterns and have blurred established boundaries. Ongoing immigration from diverse origins has inserted new ethnic minorities into formerly homogenous populations. Democratic liberties and rights provided opportunities for old and new marginalized minorities to resist assimilation and to assert identities. The resulting pattern of multiculturalism is different from earlier ones. Often cultural boundaries are neither clearly defined nor do they simply dissolve by assimilation into a dominant group - they have become fuzzy and a constant source of real or imagined hostility and anxiety. A proliferation of mixed identities goes together with stronger claims for cultural rights and escalating hostilities between ethnic minorities and national majorities. In many countries multiculturalism is today perceived as a challenge rather than as an enrichment. The book focuses on the question how institution and policies of liberal democracies can cope with these trends. The book addresses two tasks: 1) To compare different national contexts and types of ethnic groups (immigrant and indigenous, linguistic and religious minorities) and to discuss how policies of multicultural integration have to be adapted in order to cope with such differences. 2) To evaluate the impact of common rends of globalization which link societies and encourage convergence between national models of multicultural integration. Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Migrants and City-Making: Dispossession, Displacement, and Urban Regeneration By Ayse Caglar and Nina Glick Schiller Duke University Press Books, 296 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0822370441, $99.95 https://www.amazon.com/Migrants-City-Making-Dispossession-Displacement-Regeneration/dp/0822370441/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 Paperback, ISBN: 0822370565, $25.95 https://www.amazon.com/Migrants-City-Making-Dispossession-Displacement-Regeneration/dp/0822370565/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 Kindle, 13183 KB, ASIN: B07G6K82NM, $25.95 https://www.amazon.com/Migrants-City-Making-Dispossession-Displacement-Regeneration-ebook/dp/B07G6K82NM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0 Book Description: In Migrants and City-Making Ayse Caglar and Nina Glick Schiller trace the participation of migrants in the unequal networks of power that connect their lives to regional, national, and global institutions. Grounding their work in comparative ethnographies of three cities struggling to regain their former standing--Mardin, Turkey; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Halle/Saale, Germany--Caglar and Glick Schiller challenge common assumptions that migrants exist on society's periphery, threaten social cohesion, and require integration. Instead Caglar and Glick Schiller explore their multifaceted role as city-makers, including their relationships to municipal officials, urban developers, political leaders, business owners, community organizers, and social justice movements. In each city Caglar and Glick Schiller met with migrants from around the world; attended cultural events, meetings, and religious services; and patronized migrant-owned businesses, allowing them to gain insights into the ways in which migrants build social relationships with non-migrants and participate in urban restoration and development. In exploring the changing historical contingencies within which migrants live and work, Caglar and Glick Schiller highlight how city-making invariably involves engaging with the far-reaching forces that dispossess people of their land, jobs, resources, neighborhoods, and hope. Return to Top ******** ******** 24. From South Texas to the Nation: The Exploitation of Mexican Labor in the Twentieth Century By John Weber The University of North Carolina Press, 336 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 1469625237, $30.75 https://www.amazon.com/South-Texas-Nation-Exploitation-Borderlands/dp/1469625237/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 Paperback, ISBN: 1469645572, $27.95 https://www.amazon.com/South-Texas-Nation-Exploitation-Borderlands/dp/1469645572/ref=mt_paperback Kindle, 2588 KB, ASIN: B00W1VH8LU, 326 pp., $9.99 A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000482 https://www.amazon.com/South-Texas-Nation-Exploitation-Borderlands-ebook/dp/B00W1VH8LU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0 Book Description: In the early years of the twentieth century, newcomer farmers and migrant Mexicans forged a new world in South Texas. In just a decade, this vast region, previously considered too isolated and desolate for large-scale agriculture, became one of the United States' most lucrative farming regions and one of its worst places to work. By encouraging mass migration from Mexico, paying low wages, selectively enforcing immigration restrictions, toppling older political arrangements, and periodically immobilizing the workforce, growers created a system of labor controls unique in its levels of exploitation. Ethnic Mexican residents of South Texas fought back by organizing and by leaving, migrating to destinations around the United States where employers eagerly hired them--and continued to exploit them. In From South Texas to the Nation, John Weber reinterprets the United States' record on human and labor rights. This important book illuminates the way in which South Texas pioneered the low-wage, insecure, migration-dependent labor system on which so many industries continue to depend. Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants By Abigail Leslie Andrews University of California Press, 312 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0520299965, $80.75 https://www.amazon.com/Undocumented-Politics-Pathways-Mexican-Migrants/dp/0520299965/ref=mt_hardcover Paperback, ISBN: 0520299973, $29.95 https://www.amazon.com/Undocumented-Politics-Pathways-Mexican-Migrants/dp/0520299973/ref=mt_paperback Kindle, 2928 KB, ASIN: B07FZCWZWY, $28.45 https://www.amazon.com/Undocumented-Politics-Pathways-Mexican-Migrants-ebook/dp/B07FZCWZWY/ref=mt_kindle Book Description: In 2018, more than eleven million undocumented immigrants lived in the United States. Not since slavery had so many U.S. residents held so few political rights. Many strove tirelessly to belong. Others turned to their homelands for hope. What explains their clashing strategies of inclusion? And how does gender play into these fights? Undocumented Politics offers a gripping inquiry into migrant communities' struggles for rights and resources across the U.S.-Mexico divide. For twenty-one months, Abigail Andrews lived with two groups of migrants and their families in the mountains of Mexico and in the barrios of Southern California. Her nuanced comparison reveals how local laws and power dynamics shape migrants' agency. Andrews also exposes how arbitrary policing abets gendered violence. Yet she insists that the process does not begin or end in the United States. Rather, migrants interpret their destinations in light of the hometowns they leave behind. Their counterparts in Mexico must also come to grips with migrant globalization. And on both sides of the border, men and women transform patriarchy through their battles to belong. Ambitious and intimate, Undocumented Politics reveals how the excluded find space for political voice. Return to Top ******** ******** 6. 26. Humans on the Run: Of Exiles and Asylums By Kumar M. Tiku Oxford University Press, 320 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0199484813, $35.00 https://www.amazon.com/Humans-Run-Kumar-M-Tiku/dp/0199484813/ref=sr_1_16 Kindle, 1840 KB, ASIN: B07FYPCBQ5, $33.25 https://www.amazon.com/Humans-Run-Kumar-M-Tiku-ebook/dp/B07FYPCBQ5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0 Book Description: Humans on the Run is an attempt to preserve memories of several microscopic journeys embarked upon by humans, in time and space, often under conditions of utter and complete hopelessness. A collection of 24 stories that narrate first-person accounts of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers affected by multiple displacements due to political or sectarian strife across several countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Ukraine, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Individuals in flight, long disconnected from the certitudes of a settled, anchored existence, map their journeys when moving to the next village, town, city, country, or continent, in the hope of beating certain death, sustained denigration, and systematic abuse. The stories take the reader to the heart of human existence, capturing a sliver of the textured human experiences encapsulated in each person on the run as a result of raging conflict in her or his backyard. Return to Top ******** ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000483 27. Culture and Emotional Economy of Migration By Badri Narayan Routledge India, 190 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 0367001195, $140.00 https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Emotional-Economy-Migration-Narayan/dp/0367001195/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 Kindle, 4115 KB, ASIN: B07GHJ96MZ, $54.95 https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Emotional-Economy-Migration-Narayan-ebook/dp/B07GHJ96MZ/ref=mt_kindle Book Description: This book studies how the act of migration is a motivating constituent in the production of popular culture in both the homeland and the destination. It looks at the formations of cultures in the process of identity-making of approximately 200 million Indians scattered across the world, from colonial to contemporary times. The volume is an in-depth exploration of the flow of cultures and their interactions through a study of north Indian migrants who underwent two waves of emigration - from the Bhojpuri region to the Dutch colony of Suriname between 1873 and 1916 to work on sugar, coffee, cotton and cocoa plantations, and their descendants who moved to The Netherlands following the Surinamese independence in 1975. It compares this complex network of cultures among the migrants to the folk culture of the Bhojpuri region from where large-scale migration is still taking place. The work draws on archival records, secondary literature, folk songs, rare photographs, and extensive fieldwork across continents - the Bhojpuri region, Mumbai, Surat and Ghaziabad in India, and Suriname and The Netherlands. This second edition marks the 150th Anniversary of the Abolition of Indentured Labour. With a new prologue, an updated introduction and some revisions to the text, it will be useful to scholars and researchers of cultural studies, labour studies, sociology, modern Indian history, migration and diaspora studies. It will also interest the Indian diaspora, especially in Europe and the Americas. Return to Top ******** ******** 28. The European Union and the Eurozone under Stress: Challenges and Solutions for Repairing Fault Lines in the European Project By John Theodore, Jonathan Theodore, and Dimitrios Syrrakos Palgrave Macmillan, 247 pp. Hardcover, ISBN: 3319522914, $132.50 https://www.amazon.com/European-Union-Eurozone-under-Stress/dp/3319522914/ref=mt_hardcover Paperback, ISBN: 3319848674, $142.49 https://www.amazon.com/European-Union-Eurozone-under-Stress/dp/3319848674/ref=mt_paperback Kindle, 1306 KB, ASIN: B0732RB2QD, $105.05 https://www.amazon.com/European-Union-Eurozone-under-Stress-ebook/dp/B0732RB2QD/ref=mt_kindle Book Description: This book explores the political and economic issues currently challenging EU member states affecting both the core Eurozone and non-core states. It analyses and explains how its own economic, and political, relationships have been critically influenced by fierce competition from its rivals in other major global economies, as well as by the systemic weaknesses in the economic and financial model it created. The book provides insight into both the underlying and more immediate economic and social challenges created by: its post-2007 enlargement to 28 countries - excluding the Balkan remnants of former Yugoslavia; the nature of the regulatory regime centralized in Brussels, and the host of issues and critiques this fosters; its 'open borders' policy and precious guiding principle, crystallized in the Schengen agreement; security weaknesses exacerbated by increasing volumes of migration; and the ongoing debt crises as the greatest existential challenge to the EU project. Featuring interviews with high profile key players from inside and outside Europe the book will examine new and underlying stresses - political and economic - to guide a greater understanding of the EU plan. Return to Top ******** ******** 29. Comparative Migration Studies Vol. 6, No. 25, August 2018 https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/ Latest articles: The relationship between social identification and local voting, and its interplay with personal and group discrimination among the descendants of Turkish immigrants in Western Europe By Maria Kranendonk Return to Top ******** ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000484 30. Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 41, No. 13, October 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmob20/13/4 Selected articles: Symposium: Tomas R. Jimenez's The other side of assimilation: how immigrants are changing American life Tomas R. Jimenez's The other side of assimilation: how immigrants are changing American life https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490794 A new angle to the assimilation debate in the US By Maurice Crul https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490788 A spotlight on "established", as opposed to "newcomer", Americans By Miri Song https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490789 The next generation of immigration scholarship By Natasha Warikoo https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490790 Diversity in our places, diversity in our lives By Philip Kasinitz https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490791 Pushing the conversation about assimilation forward By Tomas R. Jimenez https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490793 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. IZA Journal of Development and Migration Vol. 8, No. 15, August 9, 2018 https://izajodm.springeropen.com/ Latest articles: Transnational social mobility of minorities: a comparative analysis of 14 immigrant minority groups By Elyakim Kislev https://izajodm.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40176-018-0123-9 Return to Top ******** ******** 32. Journal of the Social Sciences Vol. 4, No. 5, August 2018 https://www.rsfjournal.org/toc/rsf/4/5 Selected articles: Immigration and Changing Identities https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.fm Introduction: Immigration and Changing Identities By Nancy Foner, Kay Deaux, and Katharine M. Donato https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.01 Varieties of Ethnic Self-Identities: Children of Immigrants in Middle Adulthood By Cynthia Feliciano and Ruben G. Rumbaut https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.02 Immigrant Perceptions of U.S.-Born Receptivity and the Shaping of American Identity By Michael Jones-Correa, Helen B. Marrow, Dina G. Okamoto, and Linda R. Tropp https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.03 Shifting U.S. Racial and Ethnic Identities and Sikh American Activism By Prema Kurien A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000485 https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.04 Making Americans: Schooling, Diversity, and Assimilation in the Twenty-First Century By Cristina L. Lash https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.05 The Racialization of Latino Immigrants in New Destinations: Criminality, Ascription, and Countermobilization By Hana E. Brown, Jennifer A. Jones, and Andrea Becker https://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2018.4.5.06 Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Mobilities Vol. 13, No. 4, September 2018 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmob20/13/4 Selected articles: Between the village and the global city: the production and decay of translocal spaces of Thai migrant workers in Singapore By Simon Alexander Peth, Harald Sterly, and Patrick Sakdapolrak https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17450101.2018.1449785 Counter-mapping migration: irregular migrants' stories through cognitive mapping By Amalia Campos-Delgado https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2017.1421022 A qualitative viewpoint on the Southern eurozone highly skilled labour mobility in the metropolitan area of Copenhagen in times of crisis and austerity By Alessandra Cenci https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2017.1383665 Return to Top ******** ******** 34. REMHU - Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana Ano XXVI - No. 52, April 2018 http://www.csem.org.br/remhu/index.php/remhu English-language articles and abstracts: The construction of a political subject Migrants and struggle for housing in Buenos Aires By Luciana Vaccotti http://www.csem.org.br/remhu/index.php/remhu/article/view/1018 Despite citizenship. Autonomie migranti e diritto alla citta L'occupazione dell'Ex-Moi a Torino By Antonio Stopani and Marta Pampuro http://www.csem.org.br/remhu/index.php/remhu/article/view/816 A Muslim arrival infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro By Tilmann Heil http://www.csem.org.br/remhu/index.php/remhu/article/view/1013 After the settlement patterns: interrogating the spatial distribution maps of regional migrants in the Gran Buenos Aires Agglomeration By Gabriela Mera http://www.csem.org.br/remhu/index.php/remhu/article/view/964 Return to Top ******** ******** 35. The Social Contract Vol. 28, No. 4, Summer 2018 https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/index.shtml Articles: Editor's Note: The 'Population Bomb' Is No Dud A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000486 By Wayne Lutton https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_editor.shtml On the Question of Limits By Chris Clugston https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_clugston_1.shtml Three Strikes - You're Out! By Chris Clugston https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_clugston_2.shtml The Benefits of Population Reduction to a Developed Country By Social Contract Editors https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_mishan.shtml Doomsday Delayed, But Not Deleted How the fracking boom and soaring U.S. oil and gas output postpone the inevitable reckoning between energy and population to another day By Leon Kolankiewicz https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_kolankiewicz_1.shtml On a Planet with Explosive Population Growth, America As Flophouse Must End Zero immigration is needed on the (nearly) eight-billion-person planet By Brenda Walker https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_walker.shtml Numbers (Sometimes) Can Make Them Think By John Vinson https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_vinson.shtml The Ticking 'Population Bomb' in Africa, India, and China - The ramifications of overpopulation for the West By Frosty Wooldridge https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_wooldridge.shtml Some Problems with 'Diversity' By Garrett Hardin https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_hardin.shtml Warning to Canadian Nationalists: Don't Be Played By Tim Murray https://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc_28_4/tsc_28_4_murray.shtml Immigration, Inside the Polling Booth By Peter B. 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You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000488 From: To: Subject: Date: Center for Immigration Studies Law, Robert T Immigration Opinions, 8/26/18 Sunday, August 26, 2018 2:46:26 PM Share Tweet Forward Immigration Opinions, 8/26/18 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. "Mollie Tibbetts, R.I.P.," Mark Krikorian 2. "More Immigration, Less Teen Employment," Steven Camarota 3. "What Is the Real Identity of the Illegal Alien Who Murdered Mollie Tibbetts?," Dan Cadman 4. "An Interesting Case Illuminates the Difference Between Extradition and Deportation, and the Complexity of Our Laws," Dan Cadman 5. "A Long-Removable Nazi Collaborator and an Alleged Terrorist Reveal Weaknesses in the Immigration System," Andrew R. Arthur 6. "The Unexpected Order in Ms. L," Andrew R. Arthur 7. "Current Low Refugee Admissions Are Guided by New Vetting Measures," Nayla Rush 8. "After Reviewing FBI Evidence, Lawyers for Suspected Anti-ICE Extremist Withdraw Request for Bail," Todd Bensman 9. "From Protected Immigration Advocacy to Domestic Terrorism Threat?," Todd Bensman 10. "Both Department of Labor and Private Suits Attack H-1B Practices," David North 11. "What Nation Is Second When the Big Outsourcers Are Hiring H-1Bs?," David North 12. "SPLC's Heidi Beirich: A Character Assassin Under the Banner of 'Peace, Respect, and Understanding'," Jerry Kammer 13. "Steny Hoyer, Following the SPLC, Takes the Low Road Toward Electoral Oblivion," Jerry Kammer 14. "Somali Refugees Busted in Tucson," Michael Cutler 15. "Democrats' Attack on ICE Agents is Working," Michael Cutler 16. "Here's the Terrible Secret About Why Democrats Did a Complete 180 on Illegal Immigration and Border Security," Jenny Beth Martin 17. "Reduce Undocumented Population by Targeting Aliens Overstaying Visa Waiver Program," Nolan Rappaport 18. "The Diversity of Illegal Immigration," Victor Davis Hanson A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000489 19. "Why Illegal-Immigrant Crime Can Be Particularly Painful," David French 20. "Don't Exaggerate the Effects on Immigrant Admissions of Tightening the Public-Charge Rule," Reihan Salam 21. "Rural America and Illegal Immigration," Steve Deace 22. "The Open-Borders Crowd's 'Imaginary Constitution' Says Everywhere Must Be a Sanctuary City," David Jaroslav 23. "Why Come to America if They Don't Want to be Americans?," Jeffrey A. Friedberg 24. "Elizabeth Warren to Mollie Tibbetts' Family: You Need to Focus on 'Real Problems' Like Immigrant Family Separations," Bre Payton 25. "Uncontrolled Immigration Seemingly Baked into System," Bruce Bialosky 26. " 'Future of the Dem Party' Ocasio-Cortez Just Said ICE Freely Molests Women," S. Noble 27. "We Are All Mollie Tibbetts Today -- Our Country Mourns This Senseless Murder," Lifezette.com 28. "Elizabeth Warren's Tone-Deaf Talk on CNN Could Alienate Iowa Voters," Hillary Chabot 29. "#AbolishICE "Abolished" Mollie Tibbetts," Daniel Greenfield 30. "The Politicians Who Killed Mollie Tibbetts," George Rasley 31. "What is the Acceptable Number of Murders and Rapes of American Daughters to Accommodate Illegal Aliens?," Dr. John 32. "A Nazi War Criminal Meets ICE," Joseph Klein 33. "Elizabeth Warren Takes Wrong Side," The Boston Herald 34. "Mollie Tibbetts' Death by an Illegal Alien Was Tragic But the REALLY Bad News is She's Far From the Only One," J.D. Heyes 35. "Two Young Women Murdered; Two Illegals Suspected," R. Cort Kirkwood 36. "Let Them Stay," Christian Alejandro Gonzalez 37. "How Trump Radicalized ICE," Franklin Foer 38. "Listen to Mollie Tibbetts' Family, Not the Fear-Mongering Rhetoric," Marcos Breton 39. "Punishing Lawfulness: Trump's Assault on Authorized Migration," David Hernandez 40. France: "Macron's Partition of France?," Yves Mamou 1. Mollie Tibbetts, R.I.P. The role of immigration policy failures By Mark Krikorian National Review Online, August 24, 2018 https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/mollie-tibbetts-immigration-reform/ How responsible is immigration policy for Mollie Tibbetts's murder? The chief culprit, obviously, is the murderer himself, Mexican illegal alien Cristhian Rivera (if that's even his real name). But immigration control is one of the elemental responsibilities of the national government, and it failed in this case. As Senator Tom Cotton put it: "Mollie would be alive if our government had taken immigration enforcement seriously years ago." But there are different levels of culpability. The government bears the greatest share of blame when the authorities have an illegal alien in custody, they know he's deportable, they release him anyway, and he goes on to commit more crimes. For example, it's not too much to say that the elected and appointed officials of San Francisco were accomplices in the deaths of Kate Steinle and the Bologna family because of that city's sanctuary policies. The least share of responsibility would accrue to our immigration policies if an alien managed to infiltrate the country undetected and then had no interactions with government or any other institutions of our society before committing his crime. Given how unserious we are about immigration enforcement, our policies would still warrant a share of the blame, but the responsibility would be more diffuse and indirect. The Tibbetts murder falls somewhere in between. Unlike the killers of Steinle, the Bolognas, Menachem Stark, Jamiel Shaw II, Drew Rosenberg, Grant Ronnebeck, Reginald Destin, and others, Tibbetts's killer was not shielded by a sanctuary jurisdiction and is not believed to have been previously arrested and released (though we may learn more in the coming days). On the other hand, Tibbetts's killer is reported to have lived in the United States for seven years, from age 17, and worked at an Iowa dairy farm for four of those years. He worked on the books, having used a stolen identity to get past the Social Security-number check (not E-Verify) used by his employer. His lawyer said that the killer "diligently filed tax returns legally with the IRS." He had a car registered in someone else's name and managed to drive for years without a license. He had a child with a high-school classmate of Tibbetts's, meaning he was presumably listed as the father on the birth certificate. That's a lot of interaction with our institutions. That an illegal alien can do all that -- for years -- without raising a red flag represents a profound failure of policy. For instance: He used someone else's identity to get the dairy-farm job -- was the rightful owner of that identity notified when his Social Security number was used to check employment eligibility? If I make a change online to my bank account, I receive an email notifying me of the change so that if it was done improperly I can alert the bank. There is no such notification for the use of our most important personal identifiers, and the Social Security Administration resists the very suggestion of coordination with the immigration authorities to identify illegal aliens in the work force. The killer filed tax returns, presumably using the stolen identity. Was the victim of this identity theft notified that another tax return was being filed in his name? Again, no -- the IRS refuses cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, even when it knows the filer is an illegal alien (as when a filer provides an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number on the tax return but has a different, stolen number on the W-2 form). Given that he had a steady, on-the-books job, the killer probably had a bank account. Banks have to comply with a variety of federal A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000490 "know your customer" regulations, but verifying the authenticity of the killer's documents (reportedly including an out-of-state nondriver ID) apparently was not one of them. None of these gaps that allowed Mollie Tibbetts's killer to live here illegally for years is the fault of a lazy bureaucrat or an inattentive police officer. They are the result of policy choices that weaken our immigration security and enable someone like the killer to remain here with impunity. Some fixes: * I'm not a wall enthusiast, but it remains too easy to surreptitiously cross the border with Mexico. Just this week a caravan of 128 Mexicans and Central Americans, including young children, crossed en masse in Arizona because the border was marked only with threefoot-high vehicle barriers designed to stop cars but not people. * Require systematic, built-in, ongoing cooperation between DHS, SSA, and IRS. There is no excuse for one hand of the federal government not knowing -- not being allowed to know -- what the other is doing. * Mandate E-Verify for all new hires. To root out identity theft, the E-Verify bill in the House would require that people be notified when their Social Security number was used for employment. * Require as a condition of receiving federal highway funds that all state DMVs participate in E-Verify's RIDE program, which authenticates driver's licenses or non-driver state IDs presented for employment. As David French noted yesterday, "While no border can be perfectly guarded, we can do better. We simply choose not to." That choice probably cost a young girl her life. And that's our fault. Return to Top ******** ******** 2. More Immigration, Less Teen Employment By Steven Camarota National Review Online, August 23, 2018 ... In a new analysis for the Center for Immigration Studies, Karen Ziegler and I examine teen summer employment in great detail. We project that just 42 percent of U.S.-born teens will have been in the labor force this summer. While this represents a slight improvement over last year, the rate is still well below the 48 percent in 2007, before the Great Recession, or the 61 percent at the peak of the prior expansion, in the summer of 2000. In fact, teen summer employment declined throughout the 1990s despite the generally good economy. The first summer for which we can measure the employment of U.S.-born teenagers separately from that of immigrant teens is 1994. Back then, 64 percent of the U.S.-born were in the summer labor force. Work does not simply provide teen-agers with money; it helps to prepare them for a lifetime of employment. As economist Andrew Sum observed a few years back, "a substantial and growing body of literature on the early labor market experiences of young adults over the past 30 years indicates quite consistently that employment during the high school years generates a diverse number of favorable shortterm and long-run positive impacts on their employability, wages, and earnings, especially among those who do not go on to complete any substantive amount of post-secondary education." About half of American high-school graduates do not go to college. ... As teenage employment has declined over the past three decades, the immigrant share of the labor force has doubled. And we find, consistent with other research, that immigration probably accounts for a significant share of the decline in teenage work. There is a long and complex debate about the impact of immigration on the wages and employment opportunities of native-born workers generally -- I will not go into that here. But it is reasonably clear that immigration, both legal and illegal, has played a significant role in crowding American teens out of the labor market. One reason for this is that immigrants and teenagers often do the same kind of work. I can't tell you how often I hear that Americans teenagers will never do farm work and that therefore they cannot be in job competition with immigrants. Just to be clear: Farm jobs are a trivial share of the modern U.S. labor force. At most, 2 percent of all immigrants (legal and illegal) are farm laborers. Among illegal immigrants, Pew Research has estimated, it is just 5 percent. To be sure, immigrants, especially illegal immigrants, make up a large share of farm workers, but farm workers are a tiny share of workers overall and even of immigrant workers. The farm lobby may keep concerns about agricultural labor front and center in the immigrant debate, but in truth, farm workers are largely irrelevant to deliberations about immigration's impact on American workers. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/09/10/immigration-teen-employment-impact/ Return to Top ******** ******** 3. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000491 What Is the Real Identity of the Illegal Alien Who Murdered Mollie Tibbetts? By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 23, 2018 ... First, irony of ironies, that E-Verify is generally the better system. The reason for this is simple: Many immigration documents are backed up with biometric data-- fingerprints, photographs, signatures, and the like. Thus there is often a basis for being sure that the document presented relates to the person presenting it; not always, but often. Compare that to the American Social Security card, which is infamous for being devoid of biometrics, or even much biographic data. This is ostensibly because of fears that it would ultimately be used as a national identity card, but the fact remains that without such safeguards, it isn't much to work with when performing automated system checks on a person hundreds of miles away. Second, it tells us that Rivera used an alias and stole someone's identity (his employers say they knew him by a different name). He was using a legitimate Social Security number belonging to a real person, quite possibly a native-born U.S. citizen of Hispanic origins, or perhaps a lawful resident. Working in reverse, then, he could have gone out on the open market and procured himself a second document known as a "breeder document", which, in combination with his bogus-but-facially-legitimate Social Security card, could be used to obtain a driver's license or non-driver state ID in the name of the person whose identity he stole. Thus armed with the driver's license (or non-driver ID) and Social Security card, it would have been easy -- apparently was -- to present himself to the farm, get passed through SSNVS checks, and begin employment. So right now, we don't really know the murderer's real identity, or whether he has a criminal history somewhere else such as Mexico, if indeed he is Mexican. Perhaps the police or ICE do by now, but we don't. ... https://www.cis.org/Cadman/What-Real-Identity-Illegal-Alien-Who-Murdered-Mollie-Tibbetts Return to Top ******** ******** 4. An Interesting Case Illuminates the Difference Between Extradition and Deportation, and the Complexity of Our Laws By Dan Cadman CIS Immigration Blog, August 20, 2018 ... The media is once again reporting on Chowdhury's case, this time with the headline that the Trump administration is poised to deport Chowdhury. Deportation is the only option for our government, given the lack of an extradition treaty. If Chowdhury is to be removed from the United States through deportation, how could that come about if he's already been granted asylum? He would have to be found by an immigration judge not to have merited that status to begin with -- quite possibly via a case made by the U.S. government that he withheld material information about his involvement in the murder of the Bangladesh head of state. In such an instance, the government would allege that he was removable as having been inadmissible at the time he entered the United States for having committed an act of terrorism, which, under immigration law, includes "[a] violent attack upon an internationally protected person ... or upon the liberty of such a person" or an assassination. (See 8 U.S.C. Section 1182(a)(3)(B)(iii), subclauses III and IV). Another ground of removability relates to those who have "[p]articipated in ... the commission of any act of ... extrajudicial killing". (See 8 U.S.C. Section 1227(a)(4)(D).) That would not be the end of the story, however, because our immigration laws are, if nothing else, exceedingly complex. If found removable, Chowdhury would be entitled to ask the immigration court to withhold his removal. Interestingly, the grounds for claiming that relief are exactly the same as asylum -- that one will be persecuted if returned. The difference is, though, that asylees can ultimately integrate into the fabric of America by becoming lawful residents and perhaps even naturalized citizens. Someone suffered to remain under the withholding statute lives in a kind of legal limbo -- permitted to remain but never advance. ... https://www.cis.org/Cadman/Interesting-Case-Illuminates-Difference-Between-Extradition-and-Deportation-and-Complexity Return to Top ******** ******** 5. A Long-Removable Nazi Collaborator and an Alleged Terrorist Reveal Weaknesses in the Immigration System By Andrew Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, August 23, 2018 Recent news reports have detailed the arrest of two notorious aliens in the United States: a former Nazi collaborator who purportedly worked at the Trawniki forced labor camp and an alleged ISIS fighter and murderer who was granted refugee status in the United States. Each of those cases points out weaknesses in our immigration system. First, the alleged terrorist. According to Bay Area news station KRON, Omar Ameen, a 45-year-old Iraqi national, is believed by A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000492 authorities to have led an ISIS convoy in Iraq in June 2014, 17 days after he was granted refugee status in the United States by "claiming to be a victim of terrorism". There, he allegedly killed a police officer in the town of Rawah after that town had been occupied by the terror group. Five months later, he came to the United States and resettled in Sacramento as a refugee. ... https://www.cis.org/Arthur/LongRemovable-Nazi-Collaborator-and-Alleged-Terrorist-Reveal-Weaknesses-Immigration-System Return to Top ******** ******** 6. The Unexpected Order in Ms. L Judge permits detained alien parents to keep their children with them. By Andrew R. Arthur CIS Immigration Blog, August 21, 2018 ... In his order, Judge Sabraw stated, when DHS detains a Ms. L class member with his or her child in a family detention facility, and the child has the ability to assert rights under the Flores settlement agreement to be released from custody or transferred to a so-called "licensed program" under Flores, the preliminary injunction and implementing orders in Ms. L allow DHS to require class members to choose one of two options: First, the parent can choose to remain in DHS custody with his or her child, "subject to any eligibility for release under existing laws and policies", waiving on behalf of the child the assertion of rights under Flores. Second, and alternatively, the parent could waive the right not to be separated from his or her child under the preliminary injunction in Ms. L, and assert on behalf of the child "any such right under the Flores Settlement Agreement for the child to be released from custody or transferred to a 'licensed program'", in which case the child would, with the parent's consent, be separated from the parent "consistent with the Court's orders". As Judge Sabraw held: "In implementing this release or transfer, the government could transfer the child to HHS custody for placement and to be otherwise treated as an unaccompanied child." ... https://cis.org/Arthur/Unexpected-Order-Ms-L Return to Top ******** ******** 7. Current Low Refugee Admissions Are Guided by New Vetting Measures Recent arrest in California of an Iraqi ISIS member shows the importance of security checks By Nayla Rush CIS Immigration Blog, August 23, 2018 ... Following President's Trump's March 2017 executive order, "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States", the United States government conducted an interagency joint review of the refugee admissions program (between the Departments of State (State), Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)) to determine what additional procedures to put in place to make sure resettled refugees did not pose a threat to the United States. Accordingly, USCIS started implementing new security measures and procedures to strengthen refugee screening. According to a DHS press release, those include but are not limited to, "increased data collection to more thoroughly investigate applicants, better information sharing between agencies to identify threat actors, and new training procedures to strengthen screener ability to detect fraud and deception." Additional procedures for refugee applicants seeking resettlement in the United States are listed in a memo to President Trump issued by the heads of the State Department, DHS, and ODNI last October. For the application process, increased data collection and enhanced identity management are intended to make it harder for applicants to use deceptive tactics to come to the U.S. ... https://www.cis.org/Rush/Current-Low-Refugee-Admissions-Are-Guided-New-Vetting-Measures Return to Top ******** ******** 8. After Reviewing FBI Evidence, Lawyers for Suspected Anti-ICE Extremist Withdraw Request for Bail By Todd Bensman A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000493 CIS Immigration Blog, August 22, 2018 ... At Salazar's bond hearing Wednesday morning, ICE lawyers were going to try to persuade the judge to keep Salazar in ICE detention as a threat to public safety. Conversely, Salazar's RAICES lawyers told the judge they were going to argue for a $1,500 bond so he could go free. That is, until the ICE lawyers provided 21 pages of FBI evidence that included Salazar's tweets, seized in a search warrant as part of the aforementioned FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) investigation. Salazar's lawyers called for a week to review the material. The judge compromised and gave them an hour. When the court convened at the appointed time -- the 21 pages ostensibly read and somewhat processed -- Salazar's lawyers withdrew their bond motion without explanation. The ICE lawyers had no objection to keeping Salazar behind bars. Court was adjourned. The contents of the 21 pages of Twitter tweeting remained uncharacterized. No one would comment on either side. ... https://www.cis.org/Bensman/After-Reviewing-FBI-Evidence-Lawyers-Suspected-AntiICE-Extremist-Withdraw-Request-Bail Return to Top ******** ******** 9. From Protected Immigration Advocacy to Domestic Terrorism Threat? By Todd Bensman CIS Immigration Blog, August 20, 2018 ... On August 3 in Texas, federal agents arrested a DACA student who reportedly is under FBI investigation for "threats of bomb-making" and was listed in a government database of potential threats. Sergio "Mapache" Salazar, an 18-year-old brought illegally into the United States at age two, was among activists occupying a makeshift protest camp outside a San Antonio-based U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bond and processing facility, in part calling for the agency's elimination. It was with some irony (and cause for anger) that ICE agents arrested Salazar on an immigration detainer based on denial of his DACA renewal application a day earlier. Friends, families, and immigration attorneys strongly denied any wrongdoing by Salazar and accused ICE agents of taking retribution on activists opposed to them. However, in light of information about other suspected activity attributed to Salazar, the immigration beef now seems to have been a means of getting Salazar off the streets while the FBI continues a national security investigation. One clue probably was inadvertently provided by Salazar's own attorneys of the legal advocacy group RAICES. In a press release, the organization disclosed that FBI agents repeatedly tried to interview him and at one point told him "they had a search warrant for his cell phone based on accusations ... related to impeding an officer and threats of bomb-making." ... https://www.cis.org/Bensman/Protected-Immigration-Advocacy-Domestic-Terrorism-Threat Return to Top ******** ******** 10. Both Department of Labor and Private Suits Attack H-1B Practices By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 22, 2018 ... What is interesting here is that the Department of Labor is not going after Cisco as an employer, but as a government contractor, and, as we have noted before, the government has a lot more power as a customer than it does as a regulator. (I learned this lesson as a young DoL employee in the Kennedy administration; at that point Congress would not pass an equal employment opportunity law, but the government, as a customer, could impose EEO measures on its contractors, and the administration did just that.) The DoL action is, in terms of the law, quite different from the private suits described above, but it aims in the same general direction -- reining in the various abuses the government currently tolerates in the H-1B program. All of this is in addition to some steps taken by DHS to ask more questions of H-1B employers, and to examine other ways of more strictly regulating the program. ... https://www.cis.org/North/Both-Department-Labor-and-Private-Suits-Attack-H1B-Practices Return to Top ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000494 ******** 11. What Nation Is Second When the Big Outsourcers Are Hiring H-1Bs? By David North CIS Immigration Blog, August 21, 2018 One way of looking at the flagrant pro-Indian bias among the big outsourcing companies is to calculate the ratio of Indians hired through the H-1 program to nationals from the second nation favored by specific employers. ... Using 2,000 as our base in place of the usual 100 percent, Tata Consultancy, for example, is on record for the fiscal years 2005-2012 as hiring 1,994 Indian H-1B workers; coming in second was the United Arab Emirates, with (statistically) less than one hire. Wipro was a little less biased, but not much; its ratio was 1,992 Indians to less than one person from China. If the hiring ratio is, as with Tata, 99.7 percent Indian, and in the second-most-popular nation the percentage is 0.0 percent, then we see the 1,994 is to be contrasted with the less than one, because 0.1 percent represents one out of 1,000. Tata must have hired at least one person from UAE, but not so many as to reach the one out of 2,000 ratio, which would have produced 0.05 percent, which would have been rounded to 0.1 percent. ... https://www.cis.org/North/What-Nation-Second-When-Big-Outsourcers-Are-Hiring-H1Bs Return to Top ******** ******** 12. SPLC's Heidi Beirich: A Character Assassin Under the Banner of 'Peace, Respect, and Understanding' By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, August 24, 2018 ... Heidi Beirich has been instrumental in building the contemptible side of the SPLC, the side, which, as we reported in 2010, is marked by "a poverty of ideas, a dependence on dishonesty, and a lack of fundamental decency." She routinely engages in distortion, half-truths, cheap shots, smears, and character assassination. She is the SPLC's princess of darkness. She is the reason why National Review has written that while the SPLC was "once valuable", it has become "hateful and vile". Beirich directs the SPLC's Intelligence Project, which oversees the Hatewatch blog, which monitors white supremacist and other extremist groups. She also directs the research for the SPLC's annual list of "hate groups". It is a well-publicized blacklist, a hall of shame, including some truly awful people like the Klan. But over the past decade Beirich has led an aggressive expansion of the list for the purpose of shaming mainstream socially conservative groups like the Family Research Council and the Center for Immigration Studies (whose staff also includes some moderate liberals like me who think the Democrats have lost their way by renouncing long-held concerns about illegal immigration). As Mark Potok, Beirich's long-time partner at the SPLC said, "[O]ur aim in life is to destroy these groups, completely destroy them." Beirich applies the hate-group smear with all the precision and of a juvenile delinquent spray-painting obscenities on a schoolyard wall. She is equally reckless in her designation of extremists. As RealClearPolitics reported last year, "You can find yourself on the SPLC's 'hate map' if you haven't gotten fully aboard on gay marriage -- or the Democratic Party's immigration views. In other words, the [SPLC] classifies individuals and organizations as purveyors of 'hate' for holding the same view on marriage espoused by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton until mid-2012." ... https://cis.org/Kammer/SPLCs-Heidi-Beirich-Character-Assassin-Under-Banner-Peace-Respect-and-Understanding Return to Top ******** ******** 13. Steny Hoyer, Following the SPLC, Takes the Low Road Toward Electoral Oblivion By Jerry Kammer CIS Immigration Blog, August 21, 2018 Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, one of the leading Democrats in the House of Representatives, recently demonstrated why liberals' eagerness to vilify opponents has alienated so many Americans, pushing them toward Donald Trump. Hoyer provided a case study for the argument of University of Virginia political scientist Gerard Alexander that "a backlash against liberals -- a backlash that most liberals don't seem to realize they're causing -- is going to get President Trump re-elected." Hoyer called on Francis Cissna, head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to cancel an interview scheduled at the National Press Club with Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies. Noting that the Southern Poverty Law A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000495 Center had designated CIS as a "hate group", he said Cissna's agency "should not be tainted by your address to this hate group." The interview went ahead as scheduled. (The video and transcript are here.) But Hoyer's publicity stunt proved his determination to placate critics who claim that the 79-year-old minority whip is too old and tired to provide the aggressive leadership the party requires. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is receiving the same criticism. If Democrats are serious about taking back the White House, they should study Professor Alexander's essay in the New York Times. "Liberals can act as if they're not so certain -- and maybe actually not be so certain -- that bigotry motivates people who disagree with them on issues like immigration," he wrote. "Without sacrificing their principles, liberals can come across as more respectful of others. Self-righteousness is rarely attractive, and even more rarely rewarded." ... https://www.cis.org/Kammer/Steny-Hoyer-Following-SPLC-Takes-Low-Road-Toward-Electoral-Oblivion Return to Top ******** ******** 14. Somali Refugees Busted in Tucson Immigration fraud is at the heart of a terror case . . . again. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, August 23, 2018 ... The defendant, in this case, Mohamed Abdirahman Osman, allegedly claimed to be a citizen of Somalia, proffering a passport from that terror-linked country in the assumed identity of Mustaf Adan Arale when, in reality, he is a citizen of Ethiopia. Had all aliens from Somalia been barred from entering the United States in 2014, as Somali citizens now are, per President Trump's proclamation, Osman and his wife would never have been admitted into the United States. We are fortunate that their alleged involvement with terrorist organizations was discovered before they had an opportunity to carry out an attack, if that was, in fact, their goal. It is certainly disquieting to consider that, according to allegations contained in the indictment, that Osman had injured himself years ago by handling explosives. The obvious question that must be asked is how this couple managed to successfully deceive the consular officials when they applied for refugee status in 2013. I would hope that the Office of Inspector General will conduct an investigation into the paper trail to determine if any misfeasance or malfeasance was involved. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271095/somali-refugees-busted-tucson-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** 15. Democrats' Attack on ICE Agents Is Working Why more terrorism is inevitable. By Michael Cutler FrontPageMag.com, August 22, 2018 ... Arresting illegal alien employees frees up the jobs that they essentially stole from lawful immigrant and U.S. citizen workers. Cuomo and his cohorts adamantly oppose such field investigation that protects national security and public safety and combat exploitation of vulnerable foreign workers while helping struggling Americans. The outrageous accusation that ICE agents arrest "Law-abiding immigrants" creates the false narrative that ICE agents are acting illegally. Only law-breakers get arrested. Those who are "law-abiding" should have nothing to fear. These dishonest politicians promise to "protect immigrants from ICE." Lawful immigrants do not need any protection from ICE. The only aliens who should be fearful of immigration law enforcement are those aliens who violate our laws. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271034/democrats-attack-ice-agents-working-michael-cutler Return to Top ******** ******** A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000496 16. Here's the Terrible Secret About Why Democrats Did a Complete 180 on Illegal Immigration and Border Security By Jenny Beth Martin Fox News, August 20, 2018 ... Back in 2006, when the Secure Fence Act was being considered in the Senate, Democratic party leaders envisioned a difficult presidential election in 2008. They wanted to secure their right flank against charges of being weak on illegal immigration. Supporting construction of a physical barrier seemed the thing to do. So 26 Democratic senators - including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Chuck Schumer - voted for it. But that was then, and this is now. As they look to 2020 and the chance to take on Donald Trump, they know that before they can engage Trump in the fall, they'll first have to win their party's nomination. The Democratic party nomination process is heavily influenced by the hard left, and they know it. The hard left hates Donald Trump. The hard left doesn't want anything to do with Donald Trump. The hard left would turn down anything and everything - universal health care under the guise of "Medicare for all," or even a universal basic wage (that is, free money from other taxpayers) - if they believed it came from Trump. If Trump touches it, they reason, it must be bad. How do I know? Because we all saw the perfect example of this play out earlier this year when President Trump offered Democrats - who were seeking to institutionalize President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program - a path to citizenship (their highest demand!) for THREE TIMES as many illegal immigrants as they had ever hoped to bargain for (!). But there was one hitch - Trump wanted funding for a border wall. And congressional Democrats knew that the hard left would never let them get away with voting to fund construction of a border wall that might actually reduce the number of illegal border crossings, even if would let them legalize and set on a path to citizenship almost 2 million illegal immigrants. So the Democrats turned him down. Meanwhile, hard left activists focused on generating energy and excitement for hard left candidates in Democratic party primary elections. They upped their demands on the immigration front - not only did they demand their candidates oppose construction of a physical barrier at the border and support citizenship for illegal immigrants, they wanted to abolish ICE entirely. ... http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/heres-terrible-secret-about-why-democrats-did-complete-180-on-illegal-immigration-andborder-security.html Return to Top ******** ******** 17. Reduce Undocumented Population by Targeting Aliens Overstaying Visa Waiver Program By Nolan Rappaport TheHill.com, August 22, 2018 ... The only chance Trump has of reducing the population of undocumented aliens while he works on eliminating the backlog is to concentrate his enforcement resources on apprehending aliens who can be removed without a hearing. He already is utilizing expedited removal proceedings. The only other source of deportable aliens who can be removed without a hearing is the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows eligible visitors from the following 38 countries to enter the United States for 90 days as nonimmigrant visitors for business or pleasure without obtaining a visa from a U.S. consulate abroad. The program includes: ... If a VWP alien does not leave at the end of his admission period, he can be removed without a hearing on the order of a district director, unless he applies for asylum or withholding of removal, and relatively few VWP aliens are able to qualify for either. Most of them are from Europe and it is difficult for aliens from Europe to establish asylum eligibility. Moreover, there is a one-year time limit on applying for asylum. ... http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/403029-reduce-population-of-undocumented-aliens-by-targeting-visitors Return to Top ******** ******** 18. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000497 The Diversity of Illegal Immigration By Victor Davis Hanson Hoover Institute, August 23, 2018 ... Rural Central California is sort of ground zero for illegal immigration and its auxiliary effects. From experience, I can attest that the vast majority of illegal aliens are fine people, hard-working, and whose first and second offenses of entering and residing illegally in the United States were not followed by third and fourth acts of criminality. Certainly after twenty-one years of teaching Latin, Greek, and humanities to immigrants at CSU Fresno, both legal and illegal, I believed that the melting pot can still work and most Hispanic arrivals integrate, assimilate, and intermarry with increasingly frequency despite the often-shrill protestations of campus identity politics advocates. But the numbers of illegal immigrants have become so large--ranging from an estimated 11-20 million now residing in the United States --that both pessimism and optimism are now warranted. If only ten percent have criminal records or inordinately break laws, then the good news is that many millions more are likely working and crime free. The bad news is that somewhere between one and two million have entered our country illegally and repaid that generosity with criminality or ID theft or fraud. ... https://www.hoover.org/research/diversity-illegal-immigration Return to Top ******** ******** 19. Why Illegal-Immigrant Crime Can Be Particularly Painful Americans are justified in their anger when officials ignore warning signs. By David French National Review Online, August 23, 2018 ... Do you want more immigration? Let's have that debate. Let's decide the number of people we want in the country, and let's make sure -- as much as we can -- that this number does not include people with known criminal histories. Americans know that no population is perfect. We know that a certain number of legal immigrants will commit crimes, just as a certain number of native-born Americans will commit crimes. But there is a difference between doing due diligence and no diligence at all. In fact, while it's difficult to get precise data on the extent or rate of illegal-immigrant crime in this country, information from even the most illegal-immigrant-friendly sources shows that legal immigrants commit homicide at lower rates than illegal immigrants. Screening makes a difference. To an extent, Americans have "priced in" the existence of crime in this country. We know some neighborhoods are more violent than others. We know some behaviors are more risky than others. But we also know that there's no way to live an entirely risk-free life. Crime will happen. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/mollie-tibbetts-murder-illegal-immigrant-crime-especially-painful/ Return to Top ******** ******** 20. Don't Exaggerate the Effects on Immigrant Admissions of Tightening the Public-Charge Rule By Reihan Salam National Review Online, August 24, 2018 The Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a think tank devoted to the study of immigration policy in the U.S. and elsewhere, has been publishing a great deal of work on the prospect of a Trump-era revision to the "public-charge" rule, which was last overhauled in 1999. Among other things, their work has demonstrated just how much recent immigrants to the U.S. depend on safety-net benefits, which is very much to their credit, as these are facts that many other immigration advocates tend to ignore or obscure. So it was with great interest that I read a new report from MPI on how a revised public-charge rule might change the composition of immigrant inflows to the U.S. My concern, however, is that this new report might create a misleading impression, as it overlooks important aspects of how green cards are issued. ... Is the current public-charge rule too lax? I believe so, and I've made that case elsewhere. (That said, I draw a bright line between applying the rule to future admissions, which I think makes sense, and to green-card holders who already reside in the country, which strikes me as a serious mistake.) But let's leave that aside for the moment to focus on a different question: What would happen if the U.S. were to adopt a more stringent standard for non-humanitarian immigrants? To simplify matters, MPI uses being above or below 250 percent of the federal poverty line A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000498 (roughly $62,000 for a family of four) as a proxy for who'd clear the threshold under the Trump administration's proposed public-charge rule. ... https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/immigration-public-charge-rule-tightening/ Return to Top ******** ******** 21. Rural America and Illegal Immigration By Steve Deace Conservative Review, August 24, 2018 ... I grew up on a family dairy farm in a rural area. In 1967, my dad sold our cows because the price of milk was so low that he could not make a living, and it did not make sense to expand. My brother and brother-in-law both worked in the dairy field until recent retirement. My brother owned a small operation, but my brother-in-law worked for a large family farm that has grown into corporate size. He started as a young married man with no high school diploma and worked up to become the facilities manager/crop manager of an operation of 3,000 dairy cows. Most of their low-level employees are Mexicans. Their Social Security numbers have been run and they all have one. State law doesn't insist on that check and prohibits anything further. Taxes are taken out of their checks, and they all have lots of dependents. They receive a cash envelope with their pay stub, since few have any relationship with a bank. At tax time, they apply for child tax credit and tax refunds because they have so many dependents, although most of these workers are single young men, living in the numerous farmhouses that came with all the family farms purchased by their employers over the years. Many of them are good workers, but there is a downside culturally. On Friday evenings, vans filled with young women pull up to the varied houses, and they get out and stay for a while. Drunk driving is a problem in the county. A few years back, one barn had evidence of animal sexual abuse, forcing the management to fire everyone and sell all the cows to close down that facility. My brother-in-law was so sickened he could hardly speak about it without disgust and anger. ... https://www.conservativereview.com/news/rural-america-and-illegal-immigration/ Return to Top ******** ******** 22. The Open-Borders Crowd's "Imaginary Constitution" Says Everywhere Must Be a Sanctuary City By David Jaroslav ImmigrationReform.com, August 24, 2018 ... Under the Imaginary Constitution, immigration detainers violate the Fourth Amendment. State and local law enforcement aren't just allowed but actually constitutionally required to ignore them. From suburban Long Island to South Florida and from rural Colorado to Nashville, the anti-detainer suits are always essentially the same. They say someone can never be held in state or local custody except with probable cause of the commission of a crime. Never mind that even U.S. citizens are routinely held in custody for other civil matters, like non-payment of child support. Never mind that the Fourth Amendment says nothing like this, but only that searches and seizures have to be "reasonable." And never mind that the only court to directly address this issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in upholding Texas's anti-sanctuary law, specifically held that detainers do not violate the Fourth Amendment. Under the Imaginary Constitution, sanctuary jurisdictions are entitled to federal taxpayer money to subsidize their willfully breaking federal law. Never mind that the federal government put conditions on that money saying otherwise. And never mind that the Supreme Court has said for decades that such "strings" can be attached to federal money. According to the Imaginary Constitution, that's outrageous "coercion." ... https://immigrationreform.com/2018/08/24/the-open-borders-crowds-imaginary-constitution-says-everywhere-must-be-a-sanctuary-city/ Return to Top ******** ******** 23. Why Come to America if They Don't Want to be Americans? By Jeffrey A. Friedberg A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000499 American Thinker, August 18, 2018 . . . About 58 percent, or nearly 6-in-10 refugees have "below basic" English skills after living in the U.S. for five years. These unassimilated refugees are sometimes described as "functionally illiterate[.]" ... ... Based upon commonsense analysis of the presented facts, it seems some of these "folks" do not come here to actually be Americans. It seems they do not want to be "assimilated" or to learn English. Or work. Or be responsible for their own finances, or for any employable future. If you come to another country, but you have no dream to become one with it - and you express hatred and anger for your host while praising and promoting your own country and vengefully flying its flag, and you say out loud that you want to vanquish and control the host - then you are a foreign invader. A conquering army. ... https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/why_come_to_america_if_they_dont_want_to_be_americans.html#ixzz5P89Kvigd Return to Top ******** ******** 24. Elizabeth Warren To Mollie Tibbetts' Family: You Need To Focus On 'Real Problems' Like Immigrant Family Separations By Bre Payton The Federalist, August 22, 2018 ... "I think we need immigration laws that focuses on people who pose a real threat and I don't think mamas and babies are where we should be spending our resources," she said. "Separating a mama from a baby does not make this country safer." While some parents have been temporarily separated from their families in accordance with the law at the border, immigration officials have found some of the "parents" are actually escorting children across the border who do not belong to them. The Department of Health and Human Services, which has been assisting in the Trump Administration's efforts to reunite illegal immigrant children under the age of five with their parents, has found that one in five of these adults were unfit to be reunited with the children they brought with them to the U.S. illegally. HHS data shows that 21 of the alleged parents of 102 children between the ages of 0-4 wanted for murder were not the child's parent, were involved in human trafficking, had outstanding criminal warrants, or were being treated for a communicable disease while in custody. ... http://thefederalist.com/2018/08/22/warren-on-mollie-tibbetts-family-separation-policy-is-the-real-problem/ Return to Top ******** ******** 25. Uncontrolled Immigration Seemingly Baked into System By Bruce Bialosky Townhall.com, August 26, 2018 ... I then posed this: "The problem is with 60,000 or so a month coming here and claiming amnesty, we end up with more than a half million a year who get into our country not going through the normal immigration process. They are here because they will end up getting government benefits because there are not jobs for these people who have few skills and we do not get to choose who comes into our country -- they do. Thus, it is a modified open borders policy and that is what you appear to be endorsing." His response was "Wildly inaccurate. Immigrants work at higher rates." He is correct there; immigrants also have a higher home ownership rate. The problem is he omitted a key word - LEGAL immigrants. Also, we have a lot of unfilled jobs, but those are for skilled workers. I may be wrong, but I am just guessing the illegal immigrants are not highly-trained technicians. I responded to him by stating: "The bottom line is you are arguing that we should let all these people in here, put ankle bracelets on them hoping they will return to court. We will pay for their health care and other benefits and then at some point they will get legalized through the next amnesty program. How is that not an endorsement of open borders?" His response: "What do you not understand about these people coming through our legal process?" ... https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/26/uncontrolled-immigration-seemingly-baked-into-system-n2512233 A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000500 Return to Top ******** ******** 26. 'Future of the Dem Party' Ocasio-Cortez Just Said ICE Freely Molests Women By S. Noble The Independent Sentinel, August 21, 2018 ... This woman is headed to Congress and spews hateful lies. Democrats protect her because she is pushing the extreme agenda they want. ICE has not been accused of sexually assaulting any women but the cartels do. Her comment about deportation is ludicrous because she has already called for open borders. ... http://www.independentsentinel.com/future-of-the-dem-party-ocasio-cortez-just-said-ice-freely-molests-women/ Return to Top ******** ******** 27. We Are All Mollie Tibbetts Today -- Our Country Mourns This Senseless Murder Lifezette.com, August 22, 2018 ... From a metropolitan West Coast city to the rural cornfields of Iowa, illegal immigrants who committed heinous crimes changed two American families forever. The potential contributions to this country by two lives will now forever go unfulfilled. It's far from just two families or two circles of people that are affected by these vicious acts, of course. Crime -- whether it's the illegal drugs that so many Americans are addicted to, or human trafficking, or rampant gang activity, or murder -- all of these travesties weaken the collective fabric of America. ... https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/we-are-all-mollie-tibbetts-today-our-country-mourns-this-senseless-murder/ Return to Top ******** ******** 28. Elizabeth Warren's Tone-Deaf Talk on CNN Could Alienate Iowa Voters By Hillary Chabot The Boston Herald, August 23, 2018 ... "I'm so sorry for the family and I know this is hard, not only for the family but for the people in her community, the people throughout Iowa," Warren said about Tibbetts, whose disappearance gripped the Hawkeye State for the last month. "But," Warren continued, "one of the things we have to remember is we need an immigration system that is effective, that focuses on where real problems are." Warren then made an impassioned plea to reunite families of illegal immigrants detained at the United States border -- a subject change that left fuming GOP critics baffled. ... "An innocent girl was murdered by an illegal immigrant, and Elizabeth Warren treats it like an inconvenience to her talking points," wrote Republican National Party chairwoman Ronna McDaniels on Twitter. ... Warren has become a key Democratic critic of President Trump and appears to be preparing for a 2020 challenge -- meeting with key political operatives in Iowa and other early presidential voting states. But Beach said Warren's answer is likely to alienate Iowa voters. ... http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/hillary_chabot/2018/08/elizabeth_warren_s_tone_deaf_talk_on_cnn_could_alienate_iowa Return to Top ******** ******** A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000501 29. #AbolishICE "Abolished" Mollie Tibbetts The greatest monument to Mollie is not a tombstone, but a wall. By Daniel Greenfield FrontPageMag.com, August 23, 2018 ... The real problem is that there still aren't enough illegal aliens in America. At least not enough to assure a charmless, corrupt crony socialist fraud like Elizabeth Warren a clear shot at the White House despite her otherwise stellar standing in the Politburo. Twenty, forty million more illegals and then it's over. That's why to the Democrats, the emotions of an illegal alien are worth more than Mollie's life. That's why Mollie, and so many women and girls like her, have ended up in cornfields, in alleyways, in cars, choking to death, lying in pools of their own blood, and then buried under the earth. #AbolishICE means abolishing not only their lives, but the horrifying truth about why they died. After a month of Mollie smiling broadly from missing persons posters and television broadcasts, volunteer search parties tramping through Iowa, the FBI and the media hounding a local farmer, a reward that grew to $400,000, the mystery turned out not to be a mystery at all. The psychology student had met the same fate that had overtaken so many other women across America. Mollie joins a posthumous sorority whose members include: Kate Steinle, shot to death on a San Francisco pier while her illegal alien killer got away with his crime, Adrienne (Levine) Shelly, the actress behind the indie hit Waitress, hung while still alive and left to die by an Ecuadorian illegal alien construction worker hired to work in her building, Mariah Lopez, a 13-year-old girl beheaded near an Alabama cemetery, Ann Farrin and Neidy Roche, their strangled bodies found in a car in Miami, and now, even as Mollie's body was just found, Enedelia Perez Garcia, dead of multiple stab wounds in Minnesota, but whose killer, a Mexican illegal alien deported in 2012, is facing an ICE detainer now. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271119/abolishice-abolished-mollie-tibbetts-daniel-greenfield Return to Top ******** ******** 30. The Politicians Who Killed Mollie Tibbetts By George Rasley ConservativeHQ.com, August 22, 2018 ... It is past time for Americans to focus their righteous wrath on the real killers in these cases - the open borders politicians. And it's time to name names and hold them accountable for the thousands of deaths that lie at their feet. Republicans like Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, NRCC Chairman Rep. Steve Stivers and Democrats like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, California Governor Jerry Brown, Oregon Judge Monica Herranz, Oakland, California Mayor Libby Schaaf and the rest of the open borders politicians and judges are the ones who killed Mollie Tibbetts. The toll-free Capitol Switchboard is (1-866-220-0044) we urge our friends and CHQ readers to draw a line in the sand before the 2018 midterms. Demand that the Wall be funded before the election and demand of each House and Senate candidate that they will support funding and building the Wall on our southern border NOW, and that President Trump be given the funds, and new authorities if needed, to undertake an aggressive program of interior immigration enforcement NOW. ... http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28595 Return to Top ******** ******** 31. What is the Acceptable Number of Murders and Rapes of American Daughters to Accommodate Illegal Aliens? By Dr. John FloppingAces.net, August 21, 2018 ... Tonight Tucker Carlson had on an illegal alien invasion advocate who began comparing the murder of Mollie Tibbets to the alleged murders of a wife and two daughters at the hand of Christopher Watts. Murder is always horrible, but Watts had a right to be in this country. None of the above illegals did. They should not have been in this A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000502 country. Had they been properly deported, the above three daughters do not die and another child is not raped. You might think that liberals would be ashamed of their rigid defense of illegal alien invasion. You'd be wrong. Once faced with the fallout of their actions and policies, they resort to feigning indignation that someone might politicize these deaths and rapes. In other words, shut up about it. ... http://www.floppingaces.net/2018/08/21/what-is-the-acceptable-number-of-murders-and-rapes-of-american-daughters-to-accommodateillegal-aliens/ Return to Top ******** ******** 32. A Nazi War Criminal Meets ICE The story the "Abolish ICE" crowd doesn't want you to hear. By Joseph Klein FrontPageMag.com, August 22, 2018 ... German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has been critical of President Trump in the past. However, that did not stop him from finally agreeing to the Trump administration's request to accept Palij into Germany. "We accept the moral obligation of Germany, in whose name terrible injustice was committed under the Nazis," Mr. Maas told the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Tuesday "We are taking responsibility vis-a-vis the victims of National Socialism and our international partners -- even if that demands of us what are at times politically difficult considerations." Ironically, ICE implemented the deportation order to remove the ex-Nazi Palij from his residence located in the very same congressional district that the democratic-socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who wants to abolish ICE, is running to represent. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez fundraised with a group, Occupy ICE LA, that referred to ICE as "the Gestapo." To protest ICE, she called for a full press occupation strategy, even declaring "We need to occupy every airport." Jakiw Palij, an agent of the Nazis whose real Gestapo played a key role in the Nazi plan to exterminate the Jews of Europe, would have been happy if Ms. Ocasio-Cortez's airport occupation strategy had succeeded. Then his plane to Dusseldorf, Germany might not have been able to take off and he could have been back living, at least temporarily, in the district that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who hates ICE detention camps, wants to serve. ... https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271109/nazi-war-criminal-meets-ice-joseph-klein Return to Top ******** ******** 33. Elizabeth Warren Takes Wrong Side The Boston Herald, August 24, 2018 ... "Last month, I went down to the border and I saw where children had been taken away from their mothers. I met with those mothers who had been lied to, who didn't know where their children were, who hadn't had a chance to talk to their children and there was no plan for how they would be reunified with their children. I think we need immigration laws that focus on people who pose a real threat and I don't think that mamas and babies are the place that we should be spending our resources. Separating a mama from her baby does not make this country safer." It was a remarkable moment for Sen. Warren, who bared her soul for all to see and hear. Her concern is not for American victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants, it is for the illegal immigrants. American citizens are regarded as less-than by progressives and their stories are considered a nuisance to the driving narrative that we are all complicit of crimes against this group or that and we have no moral authority to do anything but shut up and pay up. This original sin is shared by most Americans, according their ideology, and the implication is that families like the Tibbetts, who've been victimized by someone of greater intersectional value, should simply "walk it off." ... http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/editorials/2018/08/editorial_elizabeth_warren_takes_wrong_side Return to Top ******** ******** A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000503 34. Mollie Tibbetts' Death by an Illegal Alien Was Tragic But the REALLY Bad News Is She's Far From the Only One By J.D. Heyes The National Sentinel, August 23, 2018 ... "But for every Rivera, there are hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who commit crimes that do not make news beyond their local communities. Those illegal immigrants consume most of the energy and time of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers throughout the country," Lifezette reported Wednesday. Many Americans who only get their 'news' from fake news central CNN, MSNBC, and the legacy newspapers don't know that, because they're only told how many new protests there have been against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose officers are 'literally ripping children' out of the arms of their illegal immigrant parents. It's hogwash and it's unnecessary inflammatory. Besides that, it masks a much larger, far more serious issue: The fact that for every average American being fed the BS about ICE and the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts, they are put at much higher risk of injury and death by someone in our country illegally, according to the statistics. "I don't think people have any appreciation of the huge numbers of crimes ICE deals with," Matthew O'Brien, director of research at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), told the website. As a lawyer for ICE, he said he dealt with 16 to 20 deportation cases a day and the vast majority of them involved criminal aliens. ... https://thenationalsentinel.com/2018/08/23/stats-mollie-tibbetts-death-by-an-illegal-alien-was-tragic-but-the-really-bad-news-is-shes-farfrom-the-only-one/ Return to Top ******** ******** 35. Two Young Women Murdered; Two Illegals Suspected By R. Cort Kirkwood The New American, August 22, 2018 ... Rivera, the Post reported, "was in the country illegally and appears to have used a stolen identification card to satisfy a federal immigration background check by his employer through the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system." Said President Trump, that "should have never happened ... the immigration laws are such a disgrace. We're getting them changed." Corey Stewart, the GOP candidate who seeks to replace illegal-alien sympathizer Senator Tim Kaine, noted the obvious: "There are thousands of victims like Mollie because weak politicians are afraid to enforce the law." Leftist talkers pretended nothing had happened. In complaining that Republicans were working for Donald Trump and not the American people, an MSNBC announcer said that "Fox News ... is talking about a girl in Iowa." And Elizabeth Warren, the senator from Massachusetts, allowed that she is sorry for the parents, but added that it's time to move on to an "effective" immigration policy that will focus on "where the real problems are." Warren specifically referred to the illegal-alien children "separated" from parents at the border with Mexico. ... The Garcia Case The murder of Enedelia Garcia is similar to Mollie's, except that she knew the suspect, Fraider Diaz-Carbajal. He is a dangerous criminal who had been deported nearly six years ago, but who somehow recrossed the border. According to the Star-Tribune, "Garcia came to Diaz-Carbajal's apartment to retrieve some of her belongs, having moved about a month ago to a friend's home 'due to the domestic abuse,' court records revealed." ... https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/29854-two-illegal-aliens-two-young-women-murdered-two-illegals-suspected? vsmaid=710&vcid=8714 Return to Top ******** ******** 36. Let Them Stay A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000504 By Christian Alejandro Gonzalez The Weekly Standard, August 17, 2018 ... Immigration hardliners favor this decision. They worry, first, that TPS beneficiaries will be allowed to live and work in America forever, because no presidential administration will ever have the wherewithal to revoke their TPS and deport them. Second, they point out that TPS recipients are not especially in need of U.S. largesse. The conditions of Haiti, Honduras, and El Salvador may be dire, but so are those of Venezuela, the Central African Republic, and Eritrea--three countries not designated by the government for TPS. Should their nationals also be eligible? Where are we to draw the limit? Finally, they worry that the TPS debate puts at stake the credibility of the U.S. immigration regime. Ending TPS, they argue, would move us closer to the ideal of seriously protecting American sovereignty. While these concerns raise some legitimate questions, they are ultimately misplaced. To the first point, for example: Although there is something incoherent about allowing "Temporary" Protected Status to be renewed for all eternity, this incoherence is not an argument for ending TPS; it merely suggests that the law should be updated to reflect new realities. More than half of the TPS recipients from El Salvador and Honduras have lived in America for more than 20 years, per research from the Center for Migration Studies. The same study determined that TPS beneficiaries from those two countries plus Haiti have had around 273,000 children who are, naturally, American citizens by virtue of their birthplace. They all stand to see their families ripped asunder. A simple "Revoke TPS, deport those who remain" proposal fails to grapple with the fact that these are people who have settled down, birthed American children, and raised families. Which brings us to the second concern: Is it the United States' obligation to accept all poor immigrants across its borders? Obviously not. Even wealthy countries do not have the resources to bring in all the globe's indigent people in some utopian attempt to improve the condition of the unfortunate. Nor should wealthy countries be expected to accomplish what is clearly an impossible task. The trouble is that TPS recipients are already in America. Their place of residence necessarily changes the nature of moral deliberations to be made about deporting them, given that TPS beneficiaries live in the United States and would face dreadful living conditions if expelled. ... Republican lawmakers, including Florida representative Carlos Curbelo, have proposed alternatives more humane than the Trump administration's. Curbelo's would create a path to legal residence for TPS recipients from Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras, subject to considerations on past criminal convictions and certain time cutoffs. Given that TPS itself has become politically controversial, it could be phased out even as the people who benefitted from it are allowed to legally remain in the United States. This idea is similar to a proposal from Rep. Mike Coffman, which would end the program but grant permanent status to past TPS holders within a certain time frame. Such measures must pass through Congress, so in the end it is up to legislators to craft a morally defensible strategy to let TPS recipients stay if the program is reformed or scrapped. But Trump's proposals cannot proceed as planned. ... https://www.weeklystandard.com/christian-alejandro-gonzalez/temporary-protected-status-recipients-from-el-salvador-haiti-hondurasshould-be-allowed-to-stay-in-united-states Return to Top ******** ******** 37. How Trump Radicalized ICE A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top--inside America's unfolding immigration tragedy By Franklin Foer The Atlantic, September 2018 Issue ... Under the current administration, many of the formal restraints on ice have been removed. In the first eight months of the Trump presidency, ice increased arrests by 42 percent. Immigration enforcement has been handed over to a small clique of militant antiimmigration wonks. This group has carefully studied the apparatus it now controls. It knows that the best strategy for accomplishing its goal of driving out undocumented immigrants is quite simply the cultivation of fear. And it knows that the latent power of ice, amassed with the tacit assent of both parties, has yet to be fully realized. ... The culture of ice is defined by a bureaucratic caste system--the sort of hierarchical distinctions that seem arcane and petty from the outside, but are essential to those on the inside. When ice was created, 15 years ago, two distinct and disparate workforces merged into one. The Immigration part of the agency's name refers mostly to deportation officers who came over from the freshly dismantled Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Customs part of the name refers to investigators imported from the Treasury Department. This was a shotgun marriage, filled with bickering and enmity from the start. The customs investigators had adored their old institutional home and the built-in respect it accorded them. They were given little warning before being moved to a new headquarters, with new supervisors, a nebulous mission, and colleagues they considered their professional inferiors. When I interviewed one of the customs investigators, who later had a top job at ice, he still referred to the "unfortunate events of March 1, 2003"--the day ice came into official existence. ... https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/trump-ice/565772/ Return to Top ******** A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000505 ******** 38. Listen to Mollie Tibbetts' Family, Not the Fear-Mongering Rhetoric By Marcos Breton The Sacramento Bee, August 24, 2018 ... With the lines sufficiently blurred, my loyal reader friend's observations about the case of Mollie Tibbetts and Cristhian Rivera are not surprising. Here's how the reader blurred the lines of the case to fit the profile of suspicion promoted by Trump: "Another fine dreamer? Just imagine how her father feels. You sure we don't need a wall? Do we have the right to control who comes in to our country?" The short answer is that Rivera should be prosecuted and, if he is found guilty in a court of law, he should be sentenced to the fullest extent of the law. This really shouldn't be complicated, but it is because what's driving the president and the coverage of Tibbetts case is not about simple law and order. When my reader describes Rivera as "another fine dreamer," he's referring to the undocumented immigrant kids who were brought to our country when they were little, often not realizing until years later that they were undocumented. President Barack Obama created the special designation called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, so these young people would be less subject to deportation. ... The family of Mollie Tibbetts gets it. Samantha Lucas, a second cousin of Tibbets, said this to CNN: "She would not want (her death) to be used as fuel against undocumented immigrants." ... https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/marcos-breton/article217142185.html#storylink=cpy Return to Top ******** ******** 39. Punishing Lawfulness: Trump's Assault on Authorized Migration By David Hernandez NACLA.org, August 16, 2018 ... The Trump administration is also targeting citizenship itself, making naturalized citizenship more difficult to obtain for poorer migrants. The administration began drafting rule changes in early 2018 that would reinterpret the centuries-old "public charge" liability designation that bars naturalization for immigrants who use a range of public benefits that they or their families are eligible for--including food stamps, children's health insurance, tax credits, and other benefits. It has also begun to scrutinize already-closed citizenship cases to in an attempt to denaturalize citizens. Even citizenship--the only irrevocable and permanent immigration status--is under threat. Although last year the Supreme Court ruled that citizenship could not be revoked over minor falsehoods--like failing to disclose a traffic violation-- there isn't a statute of limitation on the government's authority to do so. The policy's true scale, then, is the collapse of the "assumption of permanence," as Masha Gessen argues in the New Yorker." All of them--all of us--are second class citizens now." Many of Trump's longer term goals fall beyond the reach of administrative capability and would require congressional action. So far, most of the administration's policies have emanated from the Oval Office and not the halls of Congress. Still, the president has tweeted test balloons and envisioned sweeping changes to immigration legislation. Trump mongered fear on Twitter over "chain migration"--or family reunification policy, which was established in 1965 as a salve for racist country-of-origin quotas. He's directed his ire toward the "diversity" lottery--established temporarily in 1986 and permanently in 1990 to "reinvigorate European migration," according to Hiroshi Motomura. Perhaps it was the word "diversity" that irked the President or that the lottery, for decades a vehicle for European migrants, has increasingly become an avenue for African migration. ... https://nacla.org/blog/2018/08/20/punishing-lawfulness-trump's-assault-authorized-migration Return to Top ******** ******** 40. Macron's Partition of France? By Yves Mamou Gatestone Institute, August 25, 2018 ... In a confessional book, "A President Shouldn't Say That...", published in 2016, a few months before the 2017 French presidential election, France's then President Francois Hollande admitted that France has "a problem with Islam. No one doubts it," he wrote. He wrote as well that France has a problem with veiled women in public and with mass immigration. Then he added: "How can one avoid a partition? Because that is still what is happening: a partition". The "partition" about which Hollande was talking was the partition of France -- one part for Muslims and another for non-Muslims. A ICA PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000506 Hollande's successor, President Emmanuel Macron, elected to office in 2017, appears to think that this risk of partition is actually the solution. Looking at what he has said and done since his election, one can say that the division of the country is in progress. Officially, of course, Macron continues to be the guardian of the Constitution, which embodies national unity. But step by step, a strategy of the partition of France appears to be at work. The first step of this partition process was, it seems, to create a new adversary. For Macron, the adversary was not radical Islam, which some see as having murdered hundreds of people in France in recent years, but radical secularism, which has never murdered anybody. In December 2017, for instance, a few months after his election, Macron organized a meeting with the representatives of six religions (Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist) at the presidential Elysee Palace. At this meeting, Macron reportedly "critically questioned the radicalization of secularism." Not much filtered out of this meeting beyond that little quote -presumably on purpose. In October 2016, before his election, Macron had denounced the defenders of "a spiteful vision of secularism." After his election, however, the presidential creed has never varied. According to it, political Islam is a not the problem; the resistance to it is. ... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12909/macron-partition-france 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. View this e-mail in your browser. This is the Center for Immigration Studies CISNews e-mail list. A\11 ')I(,/\ PVERSIGHT DHS-18-0694-O-000507 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Homeland Security Privacy Office, Mail Stop 0655 March 18, 2020 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-CKK American Oversight v. DHS, et al. 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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 Senior Director, FOIA Litigations, Appeals, and Policy Enclosed: 177 pages VERSIGHT 00037103/18/2020 NiP l~Pn v;r<+ian From : b)(6) Kb}(6} "Hamilton Gene Kb)(6) (bl/ 6) "Maher, Joseph j(b)(6) To: b)(6) MCALEENAN KEVIN K1(b)(6) (b)(6) "Clark Alaina ~b}(6) b)(6) "Metzler, Alan ~b)(6) b)(6) "Corbin Susan f b)(6) b)(6) CC: "Cassidv Benl(bl(6) (b)(6) "Howard, Tammy J(b)(6) (b)(6) '"Johnson Lizf bl/ 6) (b}(6) Subject: FW: Yesterday's U.S. Executive Order on Immigration Date : 2017/ 02/ 02 12:20:52 Priority: Normal Type: Note Fyi: From : Powell, Dina H. EOP/WHOf.... b,..,, )(6 _),,...,,....,,....,...., __________ Sent : Thursday , February 2, 2017 12:08 PM __, I To: Nielsen, Kirstjen fb)(6) Subject : FW: Yesterday's U.S. Executive Order on Immigration From~.,,.. (b_)(_6)-,--,-------=-=--",,..,,..,,"="""',...,,..,,,....,,,.,,...,....-----~ Sent : Saturday , January 28, 2017 4 :38 PM ~~-----------------------~ To: Kushner, Jared C. EOP/WHO b)(6) b)(6) Powell, Dina H. EOP/WHO b)(6) ~--=------:----:---,------:-----,---:-' Subject : FW : Yesterday's U.S. Executive Order on Immigration As a courtesy and heads-up, I wanted to send along the email that I sent out to our employees an hour ago regarding yesterday's executive order on immigration. As you'll note, I focused first and foremost on providing legal assistance to our employees and families who are affected. And while I spelled out our general positions on immigrat ion issues, I avoided any direct criticism of yesterday's execut ive order . In part this is because I appreciate that a lot of what is appearing today in the press is inaccurate and overstated. As a lawyer I app reciate that one actually needs to read the details of these orders to understand these things accurately. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000001 00037203/18/2020 All that said, I also appreciate that it's often hard to know in advance exactly how these things will impact people. In that spirit, I did want to share that, having read the details, we concluded that we have at Microsoft at least 76 employees and their families who are affected by yesterday's order. I believe these are good people and legal U.S. immigrants who happened to be born in one of the seven listed countries . As a result of yesterday's order, they can't leave the United States, even for a business trip to Canada, because if they do, they won't be able to return . And more importantly, for those who happened to be outside the country yesterday afternoon, they suddenly find themselves stranded and unable to return. In some cases, that may mean fathers and mothers suddenly separated from their children. If there's one thing of which I'm certain, it 's that you can't solve a problem that people don't tell you about. So I wanted to share this with you in the hope that, as things evolve, there might arise an opportunity to work on addressing the needs of these good people. Thanks very much . ~ From~.... _____ _. Sent : Saturday, January 28, 2017 12:05 PM Toi (b)(6) Subject: Yesterday's U.S. Executive Order on Immigration Hello Everyone, I wanted to reach out regarding the Executive Order signed yesterday in the United States relating to immigration. As you may have read in the press, this Order applies an immediate 90-day moratorium on admissions and reentry into the United States of all ind ividuals who are not already U.S. citizens from seven countries - Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan. Our first priority whenever there is a change in immigrat ion laws anywhere in the world is to address immed iately the needs of our employees and their families . So most impo rtant ly, if you or a fami ly member are a citizen of one of these seven countries and you're not yet a U.S. citizen, I have some specific information for you . Our goal as a company is to provide you with legal advice and assistance. We're aware of 76 Microsoft employees who are citizens of these countries and have a U.S. visa and are therefore affected by this new Order. We' ve already contacted everyone in this group. But there may be other employees from these countries who have U.S. green cards rather than a visa who may be affected , and there may be family members from these countries that we haven't yet reached. So if this impacts you or a fami ly member and we haven' t yet been in contact with you, please send an email right away to the CELAU.S. Immigration Team at AskUSlmmigration@Microsoft.com . And of course, if you' re uncertain about whether you're affected, use this same alias and let us know so we can work with you and answer your questions. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000002 00037303/18/2020 As we have in other instances and in other countries, we're committed as a company to working with all of our employees and their families. We'll make sure that we do everything we can to provide fast and effective legal advice and assistance. More broadly, we appreciate that immigration issues are important to a great many people across Microsoft at a princip led and even personal level, regardless of whether they personally are immig rants. Satya has spoken of this importance on many occasions, not just to Microsoft but to himself personally. He has done so publicly as well as in the private meetings that he and I have attended with government leaders. As a company, Microsoft believes in a strong and balanced high-skilled immigrat ion system. We also believe in broader immigration opportunities, like the protections for talented and law-abiding young people under the Deferred Accessfor Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, often called " Dreamers". We believe that immigrat ion laws can and should protect the public without sacrificing people's freedom of expression or religion. And we believe in the importanc e of protecting legitimate and law-abiding refugees whose very lives may be at stake in immigration proceedings. We believe that these types of immigration policies are good for people, good for business, and good for innovation. That's why we've long wor ked to stand up for and raise these issues w ith people in governments . We will continue to do that. There's a monthly Employee Q&A scheduled for Monday . Both Sat ya and I look forward t o addr essing these topics further at that time. And we'll continue to monitor all of these issues and work closely with employees and fam ilies that are affected. Thanks. Sender: Nielsen, Kirstjen l(b)(6) b)(6) I "Hami lton, Gene l(b)(6) /b\/ 6\ "Mahe r Joseoh l(b)(6) b)(6) "MCALEENAN, KEVIN K Kb)(6) b)(6) "Clark , Alaina Kb)(6) b)(6) Recipient: "Metz ler, Alan l(b)(6) /b\/ 6\ "r nrbin C:11<::anKb )(6) (b)(6) "(a ssidy , Ben l(b)(6) b\/6\ "Howard Tammvt b)(6) b\/6\ "Johnson, Liz f b)(B) AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000003 00037403/18/2020 b)(6) Sent Date: 2017/02/02 12:20:51 Delivered Date: 2017/02/02 12:20:52 AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000004 00037503/18/2020 From: b)(6) (:;illi:an Kb)(6) "Burr iesci Kelli 1(b)(6) b)(6) To: "Hamilton Gene ~(b)(6) b)(6) "Burke, Jennyfb )(6) Kb)(6) --Howara, 1ammy l(b)(6) h\/ R\ CC: "Krause, Scott Kb)(6) b)(6) "Hiaains Jennife r rm1h1 Kb)(6) Subject: RE: Urgent For Clearance : Q&ASheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE Date: 2017/0 1/29 12:17:20 Priority : Normal Type: Note KellyAnne Conway did a much better job answering the question on FOX.See below: CA/ PRM-- if there are point s we can pull from these, would welcome. Gillian, SA Thanks for Julia!! 1/29 Fox News Sunday w ith Chris Wallace Kellyanne, welcome back to FOX NEWSSUNDAY. KELLYANNECONWAY, COUNSELORTO THE PRESIDENT:Thank you, Chris. WALLACE:So, we just heard President Trump say it's all work ing out very nicely. But in fact, as we've seen, there are protests across the country, and now, federal judges have stepped in to at least temporarily block deportat ion of people who had come in who are banned from coming in under his order. Shouldn't that have been worked out before this order went into effect? CONWAY:The judge in Brooklyn, the Obama appointee judge in Brooklyn's stay order really doesn't affect the executive order at all, because the executive order is meant to be prospect ive, it 's preventing, not deta ining. And so, you 're talking about 325,000 people from overseas came into this country just yesterday through our airports . So, 325,000, you're ta lking about 300 and some who have been detained or are prevented from gaining access to an aircraft in their home country . They must stay for now . That's 1 percent . AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000005 00037603/18/2020 And I think in terms of the upside being greater protection of our borders, of our people, it's a small price to pay. And I am told by the officials that anyone who is being detained, if there's no further threat, if they're not dangerous to this country, they can expect to be released in due course, as most of them have already. WALLACE:And -- but -- so the ones that are here will be allowed, if they are vetted, to stay? CONWAY: You're talking about the people who came on the aircraft? WALLACE:Yes. CONWAY: Yes, if they're vetted. It's a routine screening process that they'll go through. If they're not dangerous, if they're not a threat, then they will be disposed of on a case by case -- their situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis. You know, I was stopped many times, weren't you, after 9/11. I didn't resemble, or share a name with or be part of any kind of terrorist conspiracy, but this is what we do to keep a nation safe. I mean, there are -- those whole idea that they're being separated and ripped from their families, it's temporary, and it 's just circumstantial in terms of whether you are one of those 300 and some who was already on an aircraft or trying to get on an aircraft, as opposed to the over 3,000 children who will be forevermore separated from the parents who perished on 9/11. WALLACE:President Trump says if we let refugees in, the Christians will be given priority. Here he is. (BEGINVIDEO CLIP) TRUMP: If you are a Muslim, you could come in. But if you are a Christian, it was almost impossible. I thou ght it was very, very unfair. So, we are going to help them. (END VIDEO CLIP) WALLACE:First, that's not true. I want you to take a look at this. As you can see here, in 2016, almost as many Christian refugees were admitted as Muslims. And second, President Trump is barring people from seven countries, the ones you can see on the map, but not included on the list are Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, and Afghanistan, and Pakistan. And Saudi Arabia is where most of the 9/11 hijackers came from. Why are they not on the list? CONWAY:This was the seven countries was offered by President Obama and his administration. In 2015 (CROSSTALK) WALLACE:But that's (INAUDIBLE) before . CONWAY: Well, hold on. In 2015, Chris, Congress passed the Terrorist Prevention Act. And what it essentially did was it identified the seven countries and expanded the list from four, and identifying them as a threat. These are countries that have a history of training, harboring, exporting terrorists. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000006 00037703/18/2020 And one thing that is very important to recognize whether you are -- t he Orlando shooter, yes, he was born here, but he went abroad, was radicalized in the Internet. If you are San Bernardino, if you are the Tsarnaev brothers in Boston, these are people who trave led abroad, were radicalized, we re trained, and then they came back and did the ir bloody (ph) massacre here on American soil. It's no different really than what's happened all across the U.S. And so, we can't just keep on looking the other way and pretending that there aren't people out there, there isn't a terrorist organization, ISIS,al Qaeda, otherwise, who wants to -(CROSSTALK) WALLACE:But, Kellyanne, the specific question I'm asking you is Saudi Arabia, for instance, that's where the 9/11 hijackers, most of them came from. Why not block them? CONWAY: Congress and President Obama's administration came up with a list of seven. WALLACE:It wasn't an executive order. CONWAY: Right. Came up with the list of seven. We are following on that in week one. This president will certainly keep identifying threa t s and risks. And, look, Chris, people can't have it both ways with President Trump . They can't say on the one hand, well, he's not taking his briefing seriously when he is. He has a presidential daily br iefing. He is privy to information t hat the rest of us aren't, particularly the media. The political media aren't national security and intelligence experts receiving briefings every single day like our president is. A president will always have information. Congress will always have information . The rest of us do not. And let me make it very clear, these seven countries, what about the 46 majority Muslim countries t hat are not included? Right there, it totally undercuts this nonsense that this is a Muslim ban. This is a ban on travel, prospective travel from countries, trying to prevent terrorists in this country from countries that have a recent history of training and exporting and harboring terrorists . WALLACE: The president also got into a rift this week with Mexico, after he signed an order calling for construction of a wall and insisted that Mexico was going to pay fo r it . We got this response from Mexican President Pena Nieto. Here he is. (BEGINVIDEO CLIP) ENRIQUEPENA NIETO, MEXICAN PRESIDENT(through translator): Mexico does not believe in walls. I've said time and time again -- Mexico will not pay for any wall. (END VIDEO CLIP) WALLACE:And then, Pena Nieto, I don 't have to tell you, canceled his visit this week. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000007 00037803/18/2020 CONWAY:That was mutual. The president suggested first on Twitter, about 9:24 a.m. that day on Thursday. That was mutual cancellation . (CROSSTALK) WALLACE:Well, it 's not -- it's not a good thing, is it, that one of our closest allies, our immediate neighbor to the south, and they had a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, you don't -- you think that 's a good thing? CONWAY: It's a great thing that they spoke for an hour after that. WALLACE:How about the state visit that -CONWAY: I'll tell you what's not a great thing, here's not a great thing -- it's not great that we have a $60 billion trade deficit with Mexico. It's not great that they allowed, because there is no border, there is no -- there is no respect of our sovereignty in this country , Chris. They allow people and drugs (INAUDIBLE) over that border. (CROSSTALK) WALLACE:But that's an overstatement. CONWAY: Well, you know what? WALLACE:Respectfu lly, Kellyanne, that is an overstatement to say that we have no border and t hat there's no respect for our sovereignty . CONWAY: Well, is it an overstatemen t -- well , is it an overstatement to say that there are not illegal immigrants, people, and drugs flowing (ph) over the border? WALLACE: No, that 's certainly t rue. CONWAY: You know who I want FOXNews to go interview, go interview all those parents who have lost children to opiate use, and all these fami ly members . It's discouraging our society, the idea that we just allow drugs to flow across our border and we look the other way. It stops with President Trump . He ran on this, it's been a centerpiece. He signed executive orders this week to do a couple of things. To start construction of that southern -- of that wall, it's a physical wa ll. But he also in that executive order, Chris, he has expanded the resources and tools that he will give our brave men and women in law enforcement and our border agents. They simply can't do their jobs. Let's expand the physical space for detaining and stop this nonsense catch and relief. WALLACE:But, Kellyanne, you 're answering a question I'm not asking. The question is, the question is about -- trying to work out a relationship with Mexico that doesn't so offend the Mexican president that he has to cancel a meeting and where relations with t he U.S. become a matte r of national honor. And I want to raise the issue of a possible trade war, which is now being raised between Mexico and the U.S. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000008 00037903/18/2020 And I want to put up the practical implications of that. Mexico is our third-largest trading partner. If we slap a border tax on their imports, and 20 percent is the number that's been mentioned by people in the White House, U.S. consumers will have to pay more for such things as cars and fresh food and 6 millio n U.S. jobs that depend on trade with Mexico will be hurt if they tax our exports to them. In addition, Kellyanne, if Mexico goes into a recession, then we're going to have even more illegal immigration. Has that all been thought through? CONWAY: Well, we're not going to have illegal -- they may try, but they're not going to get here the way they've just been pouring over the borders in the past because of President Trump. But what you're saying about the 20 percent tariff, that's one possible option. As we have said at the administration, it's one possible option in terms of funding the wall. But let me go back to the major point about our relationship with Mexico, it was candidate Trump -{CROSSTALK) WALLACE:No, no, wait. I'm asking you a question about a possible trade war. Isn't that a dangerous thing if we are slapping taxes on their imports and they are slappi ng taxes on our imports, and doesn't destabilize Mexico both politically and economically? I'm not saying that we should n't build a wall and we shouldn't protect our border. I'm just saying there's a good way of working it out and a bad way of working it out. CONWAY:There's a fundamental fairness that Donald Trump ran on, won on, and will execute as president of the United States. You saw it already this week, whether he's meeting with manufactur ing CEOs, labors, he's doing the Dakota and Keystone pipelines, and he's telling Mexico that this trade imbalance tops. You know, this idea that we are always worried about the other country, we're always worried about its citizens, this president says America first. Sixty-five percent of the polls this week said -WALLACE:But it is going to affect this country. If consumers have to pay more, it's going to affect this government. If we lose some of the 6 million jobs, it's going to affect this country. If they have a recession and more illegal immigrants come in, it's going to affect this country. CONWAY: None of us want that. We want a strong, vibrant, prosperous Mexico. There' s no question. That's why the two presidents spoke by phone this week. But remember, this whole nonsense that Donald Trump is president does not want a good relationship with Mexico, he's been one of the candidates whose accepting the invitation of this Mexican president to go to Mexico during the campaign. WALLACE:And now, the visit has been cancelled. CONWAY: And he did that-- no, they talked by phone. There are many different ways for dealers to get work done. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00037903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000009 00038003/18/2020 I mean, look at how many foreign leaders President Trump talk to just this weekend . It's a dizzying number. Russia and France, and -WALLACE:OK. CONWAY: --Australia, and certainly, we had Prime Minister May here. But they will continue to talk. But, Chris, the other statistic people have to realize is the number one source of revenue going into Mexico are Mexicans in the U.S. spending money back to Mexico. I mean, people feel like things are just unfair here. This man as president w ill do what he promised all along. He wi ll put America first. That includes its workers, its safety, its people, its interest and its allies. WALLACE:I want to move to a couple of other issues while we have the time. President Trump says that he will announce his Supreme Court nominee this week. Can you guarantee that his nominee will favor overturning Roe v. Wade? CONWAY: I can guarantee that the promise that president -- that candidate Trump made will contin ue as president. That he is a pro-life president, and he assumes that he will -- what he has promised that he will appoint pro -life judges including to the Supreme Court. Here's the thing about the Supreme Court battle we 're about to face -- if past is prologue, the way the Democrats in the Senate have treated our cabinet nominees does not bode well for filling that vacancy left by Antonin Scalia. It's just been terrible at the way they try to humiliate and embarrass our cabinet nominees. We still don't have a secretary of commerce, the secretary of treasury. What are they doing over there? WALLACE:I'm going to bring that up w ith Durbin in the next segment . So, I promise you . But what I want to press on this, you spoke at the March for Life rally on Friday and you said this, "This is a time of incredible promise for the pro -life movement ." But I don't have to tell you: they don't want promise . They want Roe versus Wade overturned . Will the president nominates someone committed to doing that? Yes or no? CONWAY:That will come up in the person's hearings. Of course, they'll be obsessively asked that question , not so much about the Commerce Clause or about extraterritoriality. But they'll be asked about Roe versus Wade obsessively. Let me tell you about the action. He -WALLACE:Well, no, but can you tell us -(CROSSTALK) WALLACE:-- for those hundreds of thousands of people who were out there on the Mall who you said, "This president hears you", is he going to appoint somebody wants to overturn Roe v. Wade? AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000010 00038103/18/2020 CONWAY: He's going to appoint somebody who respects the Constitution. And I haven't heard of the word penumbra since 1973. Have you? In other words -WALLACE:No, it's a good word , but no, I haven't heard it . CONWAY: It's a word you haven't heard because nobody dare use that word . WALLACE:That was the explanation for how Roe v. Wade got -CONWAY: Not just the explanation. It's the Supreme Court decision on how we allowed , but look what's happened since. We've had millions of innocent babies taken from their mothers. We are having a culture that does not respect life from conception to natural deat h and this president gave the most -this Manhattan male billionaire, who was pro-choice most of his adult life gave the impassioned defense of life that anybody has ever heard coming from a presidential podi um. WALLACE:OK. CONWAY: Said to Hillary Clinton, you and your ilk are really extreme on this issue. You're for partial birth, you're for sex selection abortions, which basically extinguishes the next generation of girls, not boys. You are for taxpayer funding of abortions . WALLACE:I don't mean to interrupt -CONWAY:That's what's on the table here. WALLACE:We are running out of time and I want to ask about one other issue, and that is the president's relationship with the press. Here's what he had to say about that this week. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TRUMP: The media, much of the media, not all of it, is very, very dishonest . Honestly, it's fake news. It's fake. They make things up. (END VIDEO CLIP) WALLACE: And chief strategis t Stephen Bannon went much further. Quote, "The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while ." But Bannon wasn't finished. "The media has zero integrity, zero intelligence and no hard work. You're the opposition party. Not the Democratic Party. You're the opposition party." Kellyanne, do you understand how offensive that is? CONWAY: I understand how offensive it was to never be taken seriously that Donald Trump could be elected president. On great days, we were ignored. On most days, we were mocked. WALLACE:A lot of us -- a lot of us reported on it fairly, and that's a different issue. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000011 00038203/18/2020 CONWAY: No, no, no, it is the issue, because it extends into this presidency , Chris. You can't put a piece of tissue paper between the way Donald Trump was covered as the Republican candidate, the Republican nominee, the president-elect, and the president. It 's all the same. It's an anti-Trump screed. It's completely disrespectful to the Office of the President. Why -- look at what happened this week. Nobody is interested in learning the policies. It's just -WALLACE:I've been asking about policies today. I asked you about the vetting. CONWAY: Well, look -WALLACE:I asked about Mexico. I asked you about the Supreme Court. (CROSSTALK) WALLACE:Those are legitimate questions, are they not? CONWAY: Look, not every network and every press outlet is created equally in this. But if you read people's Twitter feed, that crap would never pass editorial muster in a newspaper or on your TV show and your the netwo rk here, nor should it . And so, the idea that tweets are my own, really, at 10:45 a.m. when you're wal king out the place where -WALLACE:All I would say -(CROSSTALK) WALLACE:Much to t he dismay of some of the people at FOX, I don't tweet. (CROSSTALK) WALLACE: Let me get if I may to the real point, politicians complain about bad press. I think you have some legitimate complaints about bad press. The First Amendment protects the press. We are in the Constitution . And it's offensive, quite frankly, that have folks -- any politician, but folks who have been in the White House for a week lecture us about what we should and shouldn't do and that we should keep our mouth shut. CONWAY: But no, I think -WALLACE:That is not the role of the press to keep our mouth shut. CONWAY: -- what my colleague Steve Bannon is saying is, why don't you talk last and listen to America more. Let me tell you something, I know what he meant. I worked with him everybody. The media failed to learn America. Donald Trump prove something that the media failed to do, which is he understood America. The idea that we were never taken seriously -(CROSSTALK) AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000012 00038303/18/2020 WALLACE:-- we have zero intelligence and zero integrity, and that we shouldn't keep our mouths shut is offensive. CONWAY: I think it's called listen more. And let me just say something else happens. It's the way that everything is cherry picked. Bias media coverage it's easy to detect. It frankly helps us because this was such an elite rejection of election, where the establishment, the elites were all rejected by the voters. It turns out they 're a heck of a lot more of them than us, Chris. And that's how we won. Why is that relevant? It's relevant because people -- who is cleaning house? Which one of the first network to get rid of these people who said things that just weren't true. Talk about fake news, talk about alternative facts, what happened last week? I went on three network Sunday shows. I spoke for 35 minutes on three network Sunday shows. You know what got picked? The fact that I said alternative facts, not the fact that I ripped a new one to some of those hosts for never covering the facts that matter to America's women, 16.1 million women in poverty as we sit there , the 12.4 million who have no health insurance . Everybody should feel outraged . The billions of dollars we have spent as a nation on public education, only to have millions of kids trapped in schools that fail them and never really promote and protect the ir intelligence and prepare them for the world that they all deserve. They shouldn't be restricted by the zip code where they live . They should be lifted up. This has all been a colossus failure, and nobody wants to talk about tha t. They want t o talk about it's always zing. It's always playing gotcha . There's no question that when you look at the contributions made by the media, money contributions, they went to Hillary Clinton. We have all the headlines, people should be embarrassed . Not one network person has been let go. Not one silly political analyst and pundit who talked smack all day long about Donald Trump has been let go. They are on panels every Sunday. They're on cable news every day. Who's the first editoria l -- the first blogger that will be left out that embarrassed his or her outlet? We know all their names. I'm too polite to call them by name. But they know who they are, and they're all wondering, will I be the first to go? The election was three months ago. None of them have been let go. If this were a real business, if the mainstream media were a thriving private sector business that actually turn a profit, which is not true of many of our newspapers, Chris, 20 percent of the peop le would be gone. They embarrassed, they failed to protect their shareholders and their board members and their colleagues. And yet we deal with him every single day. We turn the other cheek. If you are part of team Trump, you walk around with these gaping, seeping wounds every single day, and that's fine. I believe in a full and fair press. I'm here every Sunday morning. I haven't slept in a month . I believe in a full and fai r press. But with the free press comes responsibility. And responsibility is to get the story right. Biased coverage is easy to AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000013 00038403/18/2020 detect. Incomplete coverage impossible to detect. That's my major grievance, is the media are not -they're not giving us com plete coverage. President Trump has signed all these execut ive orders this week. He's met with these heads of states. He's done so many things to stimu late the economy , to boost wages, to create j obs. Where's the coverage? WALLACE:Kellyanne, we are going to have to leave it the re. CONWAY:Thanks for having me. (LAUGHTER) CONWAY: It's been fun . WALLACE:And let me say, you didn't rip me a new one. CONWAY: Not at all. Thanks. WALLACE:Thank you . CONWAY: I talk like a Jersey girl sometimes. WALLACE:Thank you very much. ABC's 'This Week' from this morning So let's turn straight to White House press secretary Sean Spicer. Good morning, Sean. I know there are many people who support this . But you heard those strong reactions, those stories of people stranded at airports, detained; Jesuit priests, veterans calling this unAmerican. SEANSPICER,WHITE HOUSEPRESSSECRETARY : Well, let's look at the facts of what happened . There's 325,000 people from foreign countr ies that travel into the United States yesterday . There were 109 people that this actually addressed that had come in post-entry from seven countries that we've identified, that, in fact, actua lly, the Obama administration -- Obama administration had previously identified needed further trave l restrictions. We've gone in, as Terry pointed out ; it's a 90-day ban to ensure that we have further vett ing restrictio ns so that we know who is coming to this country. The safety of the American citizens, the safety of our country has got to be paramount. That's what the president did yesterday is to ensure that the people that we're letting into our country are coming here with peaceful purposes and not to do us harm. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000014 00038503/18/2020 So this really comes down to 109 people, who are all being processed through the system to make sure that, when they've gone out of the country, gone somewhere that is one of those seven countries and coming back, that they've done so and not tried to go there and do anything that would cause our nation harm. RADDATZ:A 109 people, probably Muslims. What message does this send to Muslims worldwide. SPICER:What it sends is that we'll protect our country an people. There are 46 other countries that with Muslim populations that are not part of this. And I think that's an important thing to note. So whether you're talking about Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman or the UAE, there's 46 Muslim majority countries that are not in this seven. These seven country were identified by the Obama administration needing further -(CROSSTALK) RADDATZ:But what about -- what about the countries like Pakistan, like Afghanistan, where there have been terror ist cells? SPICER:And we're going to continue -RADDATZ:Saudi Arabia on 9/11? SPICER:We're looking at -- we're look ing at all of this holistically. But I think the first step -RADDATZ:But why these first, where there haven't been -SPICER:I just said it twice because I think these were the Obama administration put these first and foremost and said that these countries need to have further t ravel restrictions based on the intelligence that we have. RADDATZ:Let's -SPICER:So, you know, those were identified by the previous administration. There were further travel restrictions already in place from those seven countries. What the president did was take the first step through this executive order of insuring that we're looking at the entire system of who's coming in, refugees t hat are coming in, people who are coming in from places that have a history or that our intelligence suggests that we need to have further extreme vetting for. RADDATZ:Let's talk about Iraq. You saw that an Iraqi interpreter for America was detained temporarily. I have been in Iraq with those interpreters. They have saved lives -SPICER:Absolutely. RADDATZ:-- of American solde rs and now you're saying you can't come in. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000015 00038603/18/2020 SPICER:No, that's not what we're saying, Martha, not at all. We're going to say we're going to make sure that we don't let someone slip through the cracks who seeks to do our country harm. That 's it. The person was processed in. I know that in some cases there's going to be a bit of an inconvenience. But the inconvenience -RADDATZ:Is there any humiliation? SPICER:No, there's 109 people that were slowed down, over 300,000 foreign visitors that came in. But what do we say to the family who loses somebody over a terroristic (sic) -- to whether it's Atlanta or San Bernardino or the Boston bomber? Those people, each of whom had gone out to a country and then come back. Now granted they're not on -- on the country -RADDATZ:None of those are countries on this list. SPICER : But the potion is we took the first step in insuring that a terrorist attack won't continue to occur on this country. And so what do we say to the family or to the individual who gets hurt or the family of someone who gets killed because we didn't take these steps? Protecting this nation and our people is the number one priority of this president and our government. RADDATZ:And you want to protect them against ISIS.Right now -SPICER:We want to protect them against everything. RADDATZ:-- Americans are fighting side by side with the Iraqis. Have you had any reaction or any indication that the Iraqis will now say, Americans can't come in here either. SPICER:Look, we are working through all the diplomatic channels necessary to make that sure our friends and our allies around the globe understand that our position is to protect our borders and to make sure -- and, again, this is about slowing the process down. Those 109 people are being processed through the system to make sure that the vetting is applied, that they didn't do anything nefarious overseas. And I think that's what we should be doing. We shouldn't let peop le just reenter the country who are not citizens of the United States because they have gone to a place we have concerns about . They should be asked certain questions . They should go through extreme vetting to make sure that when they re-enter that they continue to do so with peaceful purposes . RADDATZ:How much of a heads-up did you give homeland security? You've seen the scenes at this airports -SPICER:The question -RADDATZ:You heard David Kerley report that -SPICER:The people that needed to know knew. RADDATZ:-- people weren't ready. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000016 00038703/18/2020 SPICER:What we couldn't do was telegraph our position ahead of time to ensure that people flooded in before that happened, before it went into place. So the appropriate leadership was notified and cables were being sent out through the state Department as we speak. The issue was, I know that when you get down to the TSA level and some of the customs and border officials who are on the front lines, we had to do it in a way that ensured the safety of America was preserved. And if we had telegraphed that ahead of time, then that would have been a massive security problem. So what we did is made sure that we were coordinating with the appropriate leadership at the appropriate level so the department and agencies, both Homeland Security, Border and Customs Protection. RADDATZ:OK. The executive order also stipulates t hat after the refugee program is reinstated in 120 days, the government will prioritize religious minorities persecuted in their country. How will you determine what religion people are? How do you vet t hem? SPICER : During this 120-day period, we're going to put a system in place that looks country by country, group by group, and make sure we put appropriate vetting in place. Again -RADDATZ:A religious test? SPICER:Hold on, no. What we're going to do is make sure that people who have been persecuted for either religious or other reasons have an opportunity to apply and go through a vetting system that ensures they're com ing to this country to seek asylum, to seek a new life for themselves or their family, but to do so with peaceful purposes. RADDATZ:OK, President Trump said during an interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network t hat persecuted Christian refugees should be seen as a priority. Why -SPICER:Well, in some countries they should . RADDATZ:Why are Christian refugees -- let me finish. Why are Christian refugees more worthy of admission to the United States than Muslims or even Jewish refugees? SPICER:Well, it's a question of making sure that in many so of these countries they are the persecuted group . And so it's just -- it's a fact that when they live in a majority country of another religion, they are a mino rity being persecuted, not able to practice their religion, in some cases under threat. And so it's just a fact that they are being persecuted in some of these countries and we need to make sure we recognize them so that they can come to this country and be able to practice their religion in accordance with our laws and our constitution. RADDATZ:If you feel the threat is so great from these count ries and so great from these refugees, why just 90 days? Why just 120 days? Can you really get this done? SPICER:I think we can. And that's the point, is to make sure that we put the safety of our nation first and foremost, And that we put a plan together during that period to put those extreme vett ing measures in place. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000017 00038803/18/2020 Look, this is nothing new. President Trump talked about this throughout the campaign and the transition and he's doing exactly what he told the American people he was going to do. It's interesting, he's -- the criticism that's coming is from someone who has gotten into office, hit the ground running, had a flurry of activity to do exactly what he said he was going to do, whether it was bringing back jobs, fighting for American taxpaye rs and cutting the cost and waste out of government programs or doing what he said overseas and protecting this nation. But he is not going to apologize for putting the safety of this country fi rst and foremost. RADDATZ:I want to turn to Yemen. SPICER:Yes. RADDATZ:President Trump, as president, as commander-in-chief, suffered the first loss... SPICER:Yes. RADDATZ:-- of an American service membe r in Yemen today in a raid on al Qaeda operatives and three service members were injured in that raid . Another when we lost an aircraft in our heartland. SPICER:Yes. RADDATZ:And what can you tell us about that raid and who did they get? SPICER:They got 14 individua ls. They killed 14 individuals and captured a whole host of info rmation about future plots that's going to benefit th is country and keep us safe. We mourn fo r the loss of life of the service member who so brave ly fought for th is country and was killed. And then obviously, as you mentioned, three others were injured in the raid, another one when the aircraft went down . That aircraft that was destroyed ... RADDATZ:Was that aircraft shot? SPICER:That aircraft was destroyed in a hard landing or it was ... RADDATZ:It was a hard landing ... SPICER:It was a hard landing. RADDATZ:-- that it was destroyed in? SPICER:And we destroyed that people to ensure that we didn't allow any of our techno logy out there. But it is... AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000018 00038903/18/2020 RADDATZ:Will he go to Dover? SPICER:It continues to show ... RADDATZ:Will he go to Dover? SPICER:Look, I'm not going to get ahead of it. This obviously is developing right now when we spoke. But the president was informed throughout the evening of the situation. He extends his condolences . But more importantly, he understands the fight that our servicemen and women conduct on a daily basis to keep this country safe. And that's why this order is so important. People are over -- throughout the world and in some of these important regions like Yemen -- and countries , rather -- to ensure the safety of this country. And we need to take steps that if they're going to go to out there and put their lives on the line every day to fight ISIS,to fight other people who are seeking to do us harm, to capture information that will protect future plots, that we do our part to make sure that we 're not having an open door to allow people right -- to march right into our country . RADDATZ:Let me turn ... SPICER:The ... RADDATZ:-- let me turn to Russia. SPICER:-- the executive order, though, ties right into that, because we've got t o do our part here to make sure that while they fight so gallantly overseas that we're protecting the country and our borders . RADDATZ:I want to turn to the Russian sanctions . President Trump talked to Vladimir Putin yesterday about mutual cooperation in defeating ISISand working together to achieve more peace throughout the world, including Syria. SPICER:Right. RADDATZ:Kellyanne Conway opened the door on Friday to removing sanctions against Russia. And the readout from the Kremlin said they underlined the importance of restoring mutually profitable trade and economic connections . Could President Trump agree to remove those sanctions without.. . SPICER:Well, he has... RADDATZ:-- consequences for Ukraine? SPICER:Yesterday was -- it was the first call that they had. We're cont inuing to work with them to combat ISIS,especially in Syria, and deal with this crisis in Aleppo. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00038903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000019 00039003/18/2020 There is an area in which we've got to work with them if we're going to defeat 1515.And I think that's the first step. We have not made any decisions on sanctions. The president will continue to have conversations and our team will continue to lease with Russian state -- with Russian officia ls. But no decisions were made. That really wasn't brought up in the call yesterday. RADDATZ:Republican John McCain said, "For the sake of America's national security and that of our allies, President Trump should put an end to the speculation about lifting sanctions." Are you not willing to do that? SPICER:The president doesn't take anything off the tab le. He is a world class negotiator. Part of the reason he's been so successful and part of the reason that he was elected president is because understand that not only is he a successful businessman, but he's an amazing negotiator. And he doesn't come in telling people what he's going to take in or off the table to get the best deal possible for this country. He's going to work with Russia,or any other count ry, for that matter. And there is a shared agreement . And if protecting this country, going back to what we have been talking about so far, he's going to work with them . If we can come up with a plan or partner with them in any way to defeat 1515,then we're going to do it . RADDATZ:I want to turn to the National Security Council. The National Security Council executive order that has now been put in place removes the director of National Intelligence, t he chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from the NSCprincipals meet ing. They are now only invited when, quote, "issues pertaining to their responsibilities and expertise are to be discussed but allowed instead in all of the meetings, White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon." Former national security adviser, Susan Rice, Tweeting this morning, "This is stone cold crazy, after a week of crazy. Who needs military advice of intel to make policy on ISIL, Syria, Afghanistan, DPRK," adding, "chairman of Joint Chiefs and DNI treated as afterthoughts in cabinet level principal meetings and where is the CIA? Cut out of everything ." She also re-Tweeted this. "Trump loves and trusts the military so much, he just kicked them out of the National Security Council and put in a Nazi in their place." SPICER:That's clearly inappropriate language from a former ambassador. Look... RADDTAZ:Stone cold crazy? SPICER:The comments that she made -- look, the reality is that General Flynn, former head of defense intelligence agency, brought significant reforms to the NSCand to the Homeland Security Council headed by Tom Bostert, who is an expert in all of this area. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000020 00039103/18/2020 We are instilling reforms to make sure that we streamline the process for the president to make decisions on key, important intelligence matters. You've got a leader in General Flynn who understands the intelligence process and the reforms that are needed probably better than anybody else. And when you talk about the missteps made by the last administration with all due respect I think Ambassador Rice might want to wait, let and see how we handle this, because I think so far they've got an expert team of folks that have come in to understand the national situation -- our intelligence systems and how to modernize. RADDATZ:Streamlined without the chairman, without the DNI. SPICER:We have got an unbelievable group of folks that are part of the NSCthat are making decisions to get that -- the president gets plenty of information from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. He continues to meet with him on a regular basis. He gets briefed by the Secretary of Defense, but what they have done is modernize the National Security Council so that it is less bureaucratic and more focused on providing the president with the intelligence he needs. RADDTAZ:And Steve Bannon, what does he provide? SPICER:Well, he is a former naval officer. He's got a tremendous understanding of the world and the geopolitical landscape that we have now. RADDATZ:and so he's giving military advice in there . SPICER:No. He's not giving advice. Part of this is analysis. The data comes in and how we synthesize that data to make the best decision for our country is not something that's not just about intelligence, it's about the intelligence that comes in and the analysis that comes out of that . Having key decision makers, and the chief strategist for the United States -- for the president to come in and talk about what the strategy is going forward is crucial. The data comes in raw . And what these key individuals do is help provide guidance or the president to make decisions . Having the chief strategist for the president in those meetings who has a significant military background to help make -- guide what the president's final analysis is going to be is crucial. RADDATZ:OK, thanks very much for joining us this morning . SPICER:Thank you, Martha. RADDATZ:Sean, good to see you. From : Burriesci, Kelli Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:16 PM To: Christensen, Gillian b)(6) (b)(6) Cc: Burke, Jenny ~b-)(_ 6>________ AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT Hamilton, Gene 6>_________ - Howard, Tammy ..... fb_ )<_ 00039103/18/2020 __,I ; Krause, DHS-18-0694-P-000021 00039203/18/2020 ~ S=c_o_ tt_.f_ b_ )(6_)_______ f b)(6) ~--------------------'~ iggins, Jennifer I Subject : RE: Urgent For Clearance: Q&A Sheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE Thanks From : Christensen, Gillian Se nt : Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:13 PM To : Burriesci, Kelli (b)(6) ,........_ _________ Hamilton, Gene b)(6) .,,--,,,,,,-----------,.,..,.1 Howard, Tammy b)(6) ....,..,_. Cc: Burke, Jenny (b)(6) Scott b)(6) Krause, Higgins, Jennifer (b)(6) Subject: RE: Urgent For Clearance: Q&A Sheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE b)(5) From : Burriesci, Kelli Se nt : Sunday, January 29, 2017 12:11 PM To: Christensen, Gillian b)(6) "'" b.,.., )(= 6)_______ ....___ ~----------' Cc: Burke, Jenny b)(5) Hamilton, Gene Howard, Tammy b)(6) Scott (b)(6) ~--'----------....----------------------' b)(6) Krause, Higgins, Jennifer Subject: RE: Urgent For Clearance: Q&A Sheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE Smaller group: Priebus said on Meet the Press that the EO does not apply to green card holders "moving forward". Chuck Todd questioned this qualifier language but did not get clarification. Can we get some WH clarification on what is meant by "mov ing forward"?? From : Higgins, Jennifer Se nt : Sunday, January 29, 2017 11:47 AM To: Carroll, Kevi (b)(6) Burriesci, Kelli..,,. (b..,... )(.,.., 6)-----------.- __________ __________ Christensen , Gillian b)(6) M---' aher, Joseph b. (b.,., )("" 5)_ _._ _______ ~...._ _a_r_o_u_k-h,....1 --,. ,_ B __. Hamilton, Gene ......,,. (b)(6) Corbin, Susan (b)(6) Burke, Jenny ,.,,....,...-----'=======;--:----;---~ . Howard, Tammy (b)(6) Johnson, Liz Krause, Scott (b)(6) ..,_,_----------'----, L_ _,.,,. .,..,.,,.,. ----------..-------' (b)(6) (b)(6) ,...._ __. Metzler, A an ._ _________ _. Subject : RE: Urgent For Clearance: Q&A Sheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE Nader (b)(6) Cc: Clark, Alaina (b)(6) (b)(6) __________ AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000022 00039303/18/2020 b}(S) From: Carroll, Kevin Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 11:33:52 AM To: Christensen, Gillian; Burriesci, Kelli; Maher, Joseph; Baroukh, Nader; Hamilton, Gene; Higgins, Jennifer Cc: Clark, Alaina; Corbin, Susan; Burke, Jenny; Howard, Tammy; Johnson, Liz; Krause,l(b)(6) ICb)(6) l Metzler, Alan .._ ___ _. Sub1ect:~E: Urgent For Clearance: Q&ASheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE (b)(S) From: Christensen, Gillian Sent : Sunday, January 29, 2017 11:29 AM To: Burriesci, Kelli 1Cb)(6) Baroukh, Nade~= (b..... )(..,_ 6)_________ IMaher, Joseph~i..,(b;:""' )(6""' ):-:-----------.,.._---l Kevinl (b)(6) ___._~I Carroll, 1';;=;,;,;;;===========----, Hamilton, Gene b)(6) Cc: Clark, Alain b)(6) b)(6) Higgins, Jenniferj (b)(6) Corbin, Susanfr,;:b-;-;: )(6 "')_,__;..;..;.. ______ How ard, Tam my =(b-)(= 6)__ ___;=======:::::;-;- b)(6) (b)(6) rause, Scott (b)(6) Metzler, Alan (b)(6) I -,..1 ~Bu-r~k-e ,- J,..J enny -,h-o n--s--o-n---;' , Liz b)(6) ~--------~ Subject: Urgent For Clearance: Q&A Sheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE FolksWe need urgent clearance on the below and attached Q&A sheet for use by OPA, OLA and OPE. BY all means, feel free to ADD additional Q&A if you believe we're missing something. We'd like to be able to AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000023 00039403/18/2020 start using t his w ith our public-facing stakeho lders ASAP. Please note: There are some questions that need policy assistance in verifying the accuracy of t he pro posed answe r. Please add people to t his chain as necessary. Thanks! Q&A for "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States January 29, 2017 Q : How is the president legally allowed to issue this kind of executive order? b)(S) Q : Does this executive order apply to green card holders from one of the seven countries listed? (b)(5) Q : So far, how many green card holders/LPRs have been denied entry to the U.S? fb )(S) I Q: So far, how many aliens with special interest visas have been denied entry? f b)(5) I Q: Does this executive order apply to dual nationals of the seven countries who want to enter the U.S.? If they apply for entry based on their citizenship from one of the countries NOT on the list, will they be allowed entry? Q: What happened to the two men being held at JFKwho were released? (b)(5) Q: What do the two exemptions in the Executive Order mean? How are they applied to individual cases? 1~)(5) AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000024 00039503/18/2020 Q: How will the EO affect college students from the barred countries, such as Fl/Jl/Ml visa holders? Are they included in the ban? What kind of guidance is being given to foreign students from these countries legally in the US? b)(5) Q: Is it correct that OHSworkers were instructed to implement at 4:30 pm yesterday? b)(5) rb~j How many individuals have been affected! by the EO so farl Q: Does the Executive Order apply to 1-485applications to adjust to LPRstatus here in the U.S.? (b)(5) Q: Can USCIScontinue refugee interviews of religious minorities and for countries with which we have an agreement? b)(5) Q: Will the U.S. accept emergency requests to process a refugee who will then travel? Q: Can the exception for refugee admission be used in 1-730cases for the petition of refugee/asylee relatives? Q: Does "from one of the seven countries" mean citizen, national or born in? b)(5) Q: Does the Executive Order apply to those currently being adjudicated for naturalization? b)(5) Q: How does the lawsuit/stay affect OHSoperations in implementing this executive order? I~"'' AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000025 00039603/18/2020 retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for nat ional security or pub lic safety. President Trump's Executive Order affects a minor portion of international travelers, and is a fi rst step towards reestablishing control over America 's borders and national security. Approximately 80 million international travelers enter the United States every year. Yesterday, less than one percent of the more than 325,000 international air travelers who arrive every day were inconvenienced while enhanced security measures were implemented. These individua ls went through enhanced security screenings and are being processed for ent ry to the United States, consistent with our immigration laws and j udicial orders. The Department of Homeland Security will faithfully execute the imm igration laws, and we will treat all of those we encounter humanely and with professionalism. No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States or t o demand imm igration benefits in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security will comply with judicial orders; faithfully enforce our immigration laws, and implement President Trump's Executive Orders to ensure that those entering the United States do not pose a threat to our country or the American people. Q: Does OHS have a comm ent on the prot ests happening at airport s around the country? A: The Department of Homeland Security fully respects the rights of all peop le to voice their opinion within the confines of the law. Q: What about refuge es who are considered to be "in tr ansit ?" A: There are currently 872 refugees who are considered to be in transit who are scheduled to arrive in the United St ates this week. Both the Secretaries of State and DHS have coo rdinated and signed exemp t ions for all 872 individuals. Gillian M . Christensen Press Secretary (Acting) ,,~~/'artment of Homeland Securl 1 Sender: Christensen, GillianKb)(6) (b)(6) "Burri esci, Kelli Kb)(6) (b)(6) " Ham ilton, Gene Kb}(6} (b)(6) tjUrKe, Jenny 1(b)(6) b}(6} Recipient: "Howard, Tammy J(b)(6) (b}(6} " Krause, Scott l(b)(6) b)(6) AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000026 00039703/18/2020 "Higgins, Jennife~(b)(6) b)(6) Sent Date : 2017/01/29 12:17:19 Delivered Date: 2017/01/29 12:17:20 AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00039703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000027 00039803/18/2020 SCAN:lED/R'.:C~ IVEO BYESEC~ :.C DEBBIE DINGELL 12TH DISTIIICY , MIC'lNIAH 11ec- HouSf Oma BUllDIN() WASHJNGTON, DC20515 (2021125~ HOUSECOMMITTEEON NATURALRESOURCES RANl(JNG MEMIUI Sueco,.wrnu OH OVUISIGHTANDIHvESTIGATIOH HOUSECOMMITTEE ON THEBUDGET citongreu~ of tbtitbtitadtm : 11 ~oll!t of l\tpttstntatibts r,lllmtbington. me20515 DlmliCT:lf ACES: 198SSWUT d UTIRDIIIYf Sl.ffl10 3oE ~ . Ml48124 1313127&-2934 301 WIST MICHIGANAIIEMIIE S\m,400 Y,siwm, M148187 17341481-11D0 WlllSITt: OHl1EDINGELL .HOUSE . GOY February 27, 2017 The Honorable John Kelly Secretary U.S. Departmentof HomelandSecurity 800 7th Street SW Washington, D.C. 20024 Dear Secretary Kelly: Our national security and the safety of the Americanpublic are paramount responsibilitiesof governmentat all levels. In the course of regularly scheduledmeetings in my Congressionaldistrict on a host of issues with law enforcementagents, locaJand state elected officials and communityorganizations, several concerns have arisen regardingthe implementationof PresidentTrump's border security and immigrationenforcementexecutive order. We are a nation of laws, and Immigrationand Customs Enforcement(ICE) officialshave an extremely importantjob to do in keeping our border secure and enforcing immigration statutes. ICE also has an equally importantresponsibilityto be transparent in its operationsand to clearly communicatewith local communitiesand law enforcementabout their policies and activities. Routine meetings became very intense last week, with both the issuing of new executive orders as well as reports of increasedtargeted enforcementactions generatinga great deal of uncertainty and confusion. More specifically, many in our communitieshave perceived these actions as raids which has heightenedtensions, eroded trust in law enforcementat all levels and sowed fear. The confusionand anxiety surroundingthis immigrationenforcementactivity is becoming a serious issue among local law enforcementthat could harm successfulcommunity initiatives implementedto inspire trust and cooperation to improve national security. This very issue surfaced at a meeting last week of BRIDGES (BuildingRespect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Sensitivity)whose mission is dedicated to providinga regular forum for the ArabAmericancommunityto discuss issues of concern and build up trust with federal agencies. It was founded post 9-11 to help support our national security, and it has done just that. Participants include leadersof the Arab-AmericanCommunity, governmentofficials and law enforcement representativesincluding the U.S. Attorney, FBI, ICE, DHS, USCIS, and Customs and Border Protection among others. AMLHIC/\1\ pVERSIGHT 00039803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000028 00039903/18/2020 2 Many other community groups are also being forced to cancel meetings. and victims of domestic violence or sexual assault are afraid to report crimes as I learned at a regular meeting with survivors at SafeHouse in Ann Arbor this past Friday. Furthermore,vetted asylum seekers, green card holders and even American citizens with passports are unsure about their futures, and our universities need guidance for serving students who arc legally attending school here. Recognizingthe importantwork you do in protecting our national security. many of us in Congress, Democrats and Republicansalike, have advocated for comprehensiveimmigration reform as a more effective, stable and long term way to secure our border and protect national security while staying true to our values as a nation. Since this doesn't seem likely to occur soon, and with the Administration's new executive order, there are a number of criticaJissues that need cJarificationfor local communities.We would also hope that enforcement actions would prioritize people with serious criminal records who pose an immediate threat to the security and safety of our communities. It is also reported that the executive office for ImmigrationReview is scheduling hearings well into 2019 with a significant backlog in the Detroit area and is being adjudicated by a panel of just three immigrationjudges and with an existing vacancy for a fourth opening. This is also concerning for due process and civil rights protections. Over the weekend and this morning, because there are so many questions and concerns in our communities, governmentofficials at all levels, law enforcementofficials and community leaders have been asked to participate in numerous emergencymeetings. This morningthe heads of all law enforcement entities and local municipalitiesmet seekingto clarify a number of issues. There were far more questions than answers to the challenges before us in keeping our communities safe, defending the rule of law, and protectingcore civil liberties. This letter is a result of this meeting and those of the last ten days seeking information to ensure our communities fully understandyour actions and are afforded the transparencythey need to do their jobs. We are requesting clarificationof your policies and answers to the followingquestions: I. How is ICE coordinatingand briefing local law enforcementand governmentofficials on enforcement activities in their communities? Are local law enforcement agencies notified ahead of time, or are they briefed about ICE activities afterwards? 2. What is ICE doing locally in communitiesacross the country to keep the public informed of their activities to provide transparency? 3. How are OHS and ICE prioritizing people who will be targeted for immigration enforcement? In a nation built on the premise of innocent until proven guilty, will actual convictions take precedent over criminal charges that have yet to be adjudicated? Moreover, with respect to convictions,will serious crimes such as felonies be prioritized over misdemeanors? In essence. what steps is ICE taldng to insure due process? AMERICA!\ pVERSIGHT 00039903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000029 00040003/18/2020 3 4. How does ICE infonn a detainee of their rights and legal options? Does ICE infonn family members or next of kin when a person is detained? 5. In Michigan, there are limited detention facilities and judges able to carry out immigrationhearings. For those individualsdetained,how long can they expect to remain in custody before having a hearing? What is the current backlog? 6. How is OHS working with local law enforcement to provide assistance for immigrant victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse? Will DHS be issuing new guidance? 7. We have heard stories from owners of local businessesbeing targeted by scams from people posing as ICE agents. What is the process for any federal agency to properly identify themselvesto a business owner during an enforcementoperation? 8. Some children who arc Americancitizens and need to obtain a passport arc encountering difficulties obtainingone due to complicated situationssuch as living in a home with domestic abuse, etc. How will minors who are legally in the United States be afforded an unfetteredopportunityto obtain a passport and be protectedin unsafe situations? 9. Schools are reportinghigher cases of absenteeism becausechildren are afraid to leave their homes for fear they may be separated from their families. What guidance will be provided to local schools and social service agenciesto ensure that these children receive the educationaland social servicesthey are legally obligated to receive? 10. How much funding and what new resources are needed to execute this shift in policy? 11. What impact will this policy have on Freedom House and the people it serves who have legitimate claims for and are seeking asylum in the United States? 85 percent of their clients are granted asylum on their first interview, and they arc now afraid to allow them to walk out the front door. 12. Under DeferredAction for ChildhoodArrivals (DACA), the governmentcommittedto offer temporary work pennits and protection from deportationto people who arrived in the United States as children. Is OHS committed to adheringto and continuingthe DACA program moving forward? How many DACA protected immigrants have been detained during your escalated enforcement activities? What actions are being taken to prevent those protectedunder OACA from deportation? What does the DHS suggest we tell these young people going forward? 13. We arc learning that individualsarc afraid to seek medicaltreatment and may be contributingto public health risks. How do we assure that people can seek medical treatment and be safe? 14. It is my understanding that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the authority to conduct warrantlessvehicle searches within 100 miles of an internationalborder, and the entire State of Michigan falls under that definition. According to the ACLU of AMERICA!\ pVERSIGHT 00040003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000030 00040103/18/2020 4 Michigan, only two percent of foreign citizens who are stopped by CBP have a criminal record, and 40 percent of people processed are either U.S. citizens or foreign citizens lawfully in the United States. What policies does CBP have in place to ensure that this authority is being implementedin a manner that is not contrary to the Fourth Amendment's prohibitionon unreasonablesearchesand seizures? 15. It is my understandingthat DHS has designatedschools, hospitals, and places of worship as "sensitive locations,,where enforcement actions should generallybe avoided. Is this policy still in place today? Under what circumstanceswould ICE consider conducting an enforcementaction at a sensitive location? Given these pressing questions by community leaders, local and state governmentofficials, law enforcement agencies,judges and concerned citizens, a timely response is requested. It is my understandingthat many other communitiesacross the nation have similar questions and experiences. Thank you for your assistancewith these important issues. :Dtlh.,eb~ Debbie Dingell Member of Congress AMERIC/\1\ pVERSIGHT 00040103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000031 00040203/18/2020 Response to ASl 's Questions Family Detention Where do we have family detention centers? Is family detention something new or have we always had it? Response: l Response: l< AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00043703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000067 00043803/18/2020 Responses to ASl 's Questions Page9 b)(S) Status ofDACA and DAPA? Response: ~b)(S) (b)(S) RAISE Act summary Response: 1 b)(5) What is planned? AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00043903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000069 00044003/18/2020 Responses to ASl 's Questions Page 11 Response: fb )(S) b)(S) Are we going forward with strengthening detainer orders through proposed legislation? ? Response: lomnm;eo l(b)(S) (b )(S) Messaging Talking points should be formulated in coordination with OGC and DOJ. AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00044003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000070 00044103/18/2020 Annual Report 2017 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman June29, 2017 /I p Homeland Security GHT 00044103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000071 00044203/18/2020 00044203/18/2020 00044303/18/2020 Annual Report 2017 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman June29, 2017 Homeland Security 00044303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000073 00044403/18/2020 /\1\,1[ I [)10/\1\ p vEASJGMTo CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00044403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000074 00044503/18/2020 Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mail Stop 0 180 Washington, DC 20528-0180 Hom.eland Security June 29, 20 I 7 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chainnan Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Robert W. Goodlatte Chainnan Committe e on the Judiciary United States House of Representati ves Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary Unit ed States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Conyers , Jr. Ranking Memb er Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman is pleased to submit , pursuant to section 452( c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, its 2017 Annual Report. I am available to provide additional information upon request. Sincerely , n Julie Kirchner Citizen ship and Immigration Services Ombudsman AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00044503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000075 CI TIZ ENSHIP AND IMM IGRATION SERVIC ES OMBUDSMAN J iii 00044603/18/2020 /\1\,1[ [)10/\fl. I P iJEgSJG~To CONGR ESS JUNE 2017 00044603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000076 00044703/18/2020 Message from the Ombudsman Congress created the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman out of a sincere desire to improve the functioning of our immigration system . That is clear from our statutory mission, found in Section 452 of the Home land Security Act of 2002. In Section 452, Congress charged us with the duty to aid app licants and their sponsors who are experiencing difficulties applying for immigration benefits with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USC IS) . In addition, Congress bestowed on us the responsibility of identify ing trends and ongoing problems in the administration of our immigration syste m and , where poss ible, makin g recommendat ions on how to solve those problems. Both aspects of our mission are exp lored in this report. The Year in Review offers Congress and the public an oppo rtunit y to see the important case work our office handled in 20 16 and how we often function as the last resort for prospect ive immigrants whose app lications or petitions are stuck in the system . As you will see in the following pages, demand fo r our assistance has been steadi ly growing. In fact, requests to our office increased 25 percent between 20 15 and 2016 and more than doubled since 2012. While we believe this growth in requests is partly due to increasing awareness of the services we provide, it is also the result of an immigration system that is expanding, both in comp lexity and in the benefits it offers . Indeed, between creating new immigration programs, expanding the classes of aliens who qua lify for existing programs, and a general increase in app licat ions, USC IS' workload has grown significant ly ove r the past severa l years. In F Y 2016 alone, USCIS received approximately 8.070 million applications for benefits, a 5 percent increase over FY 2015 and a 34 percent increase ove r FY 2012 . AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT The impact of this expanding immigration system is examined in the second part of our report, which analyzes trends and issues in the administration of our immigration system . For examp le, this report examines growing backlogs in naturalization applications and the challenges facing USC IS as it digitizes case processing through the Electronic Imm igration System . It also looks at the increasing number of asylum applications, the grow ing demand for U visas , and complexities facing the EB-5 program. We hope you find it illumina ting . Before conc ludin g, I wo uld like to thank my staff for diligently workin g on the annual report throughout the year, conducting in-depth research and meeting with scores of stake hold ers. I would especia lly like to thank them for their patience in finishing this publicat ion, as I assumed the role of Ombudsman only weeks before the report was completed. In addition , I'd like to express my sincere gratitude to the staff at USCIS for the time and effort they spent gathering data and answering questions. Our work is only p ossib le through their ongoing cooperation and commitment to public serv ice. With that, I am pleased to present the 2017 Citizenshi p and Immigration Services Ombudsman's report to Congress. Sincere ly, n Julie Kirchner Citize nship and Imm igratio n Services Ombudsman 00044703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000077 CIT IZ ENS HIP AND IM MI GRATION SERV ICE S OMBU DSMA N I v 00044803/18/2020 Executive Summary The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (Ombudsman) 2017 Annua l Report covers calendar year 2016, as well as key developmen ts in early 2017, and contains: Key Developments and Areas of Focus ? An overview of the Ombudsman's mission and services; Families ? A review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) programmatic and po licy challenges during this reporting per iod; and The Perfect Storm: Fee Increases, Call to Citizenship, and ELIS ? A detailed discussion of pervasive problems, recommendations, and best practices in the humani tarian, emp loyment, and family areas , as well as in customer service and process integrity. 2016 in Review ln 2016, the Ombudsman received 11,900 requests for case assistance, an increase of 25 percent from 2015. Just less than half (43 percent) of the requests came from individuals who were represented in seek ing these services, either by attorneys or accredited representatives. Overall , 26 percent of the requests were for employmentbased matters; 32 percent for hum anitarian-based matters; 21 percent for family -based matters; and 21 percent for general immigration matters, such as applications for naturaliza tion. In 2016, individua ls sought the most assistance for problems related to Form 1-485, Application to Register Permanent Resident Status or Adjust Status, which constituted 17.17 percent of the cases received, closely followed by Form 1-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arn.vals, with 17 .14 percent. The Year in Outreach In 2016, the Ombudsman conducted 91 stakeholder engagements to better understand and discuss ways to address concerns about the delivery of imm igration services and benefits. To inform stakeholders of new initiatives and receive feedback on a variety of topics and policy trends, the Omb udsman hosted six public teleconferences and held its Sixth Annual Conference at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2016. /\1\A[ [ In FY 20 16, USC IS received over 972,000 naturalization applications-nearly 200,000 more than projected -in advance of a scheduled fee increase and the presidential election . In April 2016 , USCIS expanded its Transformation initiative to include the processing of natura lization applicat ions. Introducing Fonn N-400, Application for Naturalization, into the Electronic Imm igration System (ELIS), the Transformation platform, represented a major undertaking for the agency because naturalization processing is the most complex applica tion to be incorpora ted thus far. However, USCIS initiated Form N-400 into ELIS at a time when the agency was dealing with significantly higher demand. At the same time, USCIS also continued to process N -400 applicat ions through paper-based adjud ications. USCIS suspended ELIS processing of new natura lization applications 4 months after the initial launch because of multiple technical problems, which negatively impacted processing times. While many of these initial difficulties have been resolved, applicants for natura lization continue to face delays in obtaining the rights and privileges of citizenship. Military Immigration Issues: Immigration Services for Those Who Serve The delivery of military immi gration benefits to our service members, veterans, and their families is essential to military readiness and to national sec urity. Background and name checks continue to cause processing delays and hinder USC IS from comp leti ng military naturalization applications in accordance with the Natura lizat ion at Basic Training Initiative. Service mem bers continue to experience difficulties as their files are transferred among mu ltiple jurisdictions. Add itionally, the clearance requirements imposed by a September 30, 2016 Department of Defense Memorandum on the Military Access ion Vital to the lf""Afl. P >t . E.:;?ttSJG~To CON GRESS JUNE 2017 00044803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000078 00044903/18/2020 National Interest program has led to substantial delays and status issues for those joining the Armed Services through this program and applying for naturalization. ? Publish more accurate processing times for AAO appeals that include the time it takes to conduct the initial field review. For most form types, the AAO proc essing time is currently 3 months or less; and Changes in Policy and Practice for Provisional Waivers ? Clarify the Form I-290B by providing more explicit instructions, or alternatively , separate motions and appeals into two separate forms. The Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver program was implemented in 2013 to "promote and preserve family unity" for ce1tain spouses or parents of U.S. citizens who are unlawfully present in the United States and must depart in order to obtain lawful permanent resident status. In 2016, USCIS expanded the program to include all statutorily eligible applicants, updated the USCIS Policy Manual to expand the extreme hardship standard, and updated the form instructions to include a summary of extreme hardship factors. USCIS also stopped denying provisional waiver applications based on the "reason to believe" ground. The majority of the requests for case assistance the Ombudsman received involved denials (issued prior to the regulation change) that did not provide specificity of the "reaso n to believe" there were other grounds of inadmissibility, did not appear to reflect a complete review of the documentation supporting the claim of extreme hardship, and lengthy processing times. Employment USCIS Administrative Review in Employment-Based Decisions: Appeals and Motions Administrative review, through motions to reopen and reconsider to the field and appeals to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), provides individu als and employers an opportunity to obtain reexamination of a USCIS denial. The AAO has made significant improvements to its processing times, completing most administrative appeals within 180 days. However , when the AAO posts processing times, they do not include the time the appeal is first reviewed by the USCIS field office or service center that made the initial decision. There are a variety of steps USCIS could take to ensure that administrative review is meaningful and timelier, including: ? Establish processing time goals for initial field review of motions; AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT EB-5 Investors Congress extended the Immigrant Inve stor (EB-5) Regional Center Program, most recently through September 30, 2017, but a series of short-term extensions has triggered surges in Form 1-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur filings in 2015 and 2016. There is a high demand for EB-5 visas. Investors and their dependents from China who are at the end of the Form I-526 adjudication queue may have to wait 10 years or longer for immigrant visas under the EB -5 program. On November 30, 20 I 6, USCIS released a six-chapter add ition to its Policy Manual titled "Investors," synthesizing and aligning the agency's regulations , decisional law, policies, and procedures with the statute. Amidst ongoing legislative reform efforts , in January 2017 , USCJS published proposed mie s that would establish a Regional Center co mplianc e and oversight program, increase minimum investment levels , and amend the methodology for determining Targeted Employment Areas. The AC21 Regulation In November 2016, USCIS published a long-awaited final regulation , often referred to as "AC21" after the authorizing legislation, intended to improve and modernize several employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant programs by increasing flexibility, transparency, and certainty for foreign workers and U.S. employers. The rule centralized many of USCIS ' long-standing policies for the H-lB Specialty Occupation and employment-based immigrant visa programs. OHS received tens of thousands of comments on the proposed rule and related forms from stakeholders, particularly foreign workers, voicing concerns over the elimination of the 90-day regulatory processing requirement for initial employment authorization applications, and over other areas of work authorizatio n. 00044903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000079 CITI ZEN SHIP AND IMMIGRATIO N S ERVIC ES OMBUDSMAN I vii 00045003/18/2020 While it is too early to determine the full effect of the new rule , the Ombudsman will continue to track these changes and their impact on stakeholders. Humanitarian lnteragency, Customer Service, and Process Integrity The Escalating Cost of Immigration Services A confluence of factors, including a spike in applications, has led to a significant backlog of affirmative asylum cases pending before USC IS; by the end of 2016, more than 223,433 affirmative asylum cases were awaiting adjudication by users. The agency has taken steps to address the asylum backlog, including expanding the asylum officer corps and opening satellite asylum offices. However, these efforts, building on others implemented in 2015, have not yet significantly reduced the asylum backlog. A large volume of credible and reasonable fear cases with prioritized processing timeframes continues to limit the Asylum Division's capacity to direct its resources to the adjudication of pending affirmative asylum cases . USCIS case processing and services are almost entire ly funded by application and petition fees paid by applicants and petitioners, rather than by Congressional appropriations . USCIS regularly assesses its fee structure to reflect the actual cost of processing benefits and services . The most recent fee rule, published on October 24, 2016 and effective December 23, 2016, raised fees by a weighted average of 21 percent. When announcing the 2016 and prior fee increases, USCTS committed to timely processing of applications and petitions , but has been unsuccessful in achieving its processing goals. Processing delays at the agency are largely due to fluctuations in filing levels , the lag time between fee increases and the onboarding of new staff, the complexity of case review, and enhanced fraud detection and security check requirements. U Visa Backlogs The Continuing Challenge of Transformation Demand for U non immigrant visas is now so high that petitioners and their family members wait nearly 3 years before placement on the U visa waiting list if deemed approvable, pending an avai lable visa. Correspondingly , individuals and their family members seeking U visas must wait years before they receive employment authorization; they may be living in the United States and subject to removal , or residing abroad in vulnerable situations . USC IS has taken steps to accelerate nonimmigrant U visa processing, most notably by having the Vermont Service Center, which has traditionally housed the unit that conducts humanitarian benefits adjudications, share the adjudication of U petitions with the Nebraska Service Center. Stakeholders would benefit from greater transparency regarding the backlog, including a clearer breakdown of the number ofU nonimmigrant petitions that are pending adjudication before placement on the waiting list. USCrS is in the midst of a troubled , years-long modernization effort, referred to as ''Transfonnation ," to move from paper-based to electronic filing, adjudication, and case management across approximately 90 immigration product lines. After more than 10 years of work , at the end of 2016, USCIS stakeholders were only able to file online consistently for two immigration benefits via ELIS. USCIS internal use of ELIS did advance , with the agency now adjudicating five forms through ELIS by the end of 2016 . Despite substantial planning and training, however, USCJS ' major internal launch in ELIS , the Form N-400, experienced significant technical problems that forced USCJS to temporarily halt ELIS naturalization adjudications and delayed the launch of other product lines for electronic processing. The slow development of Transformation and challenges in ELIS operations are being closely scrutinized by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress, and the media. Both the OIG and GAO reviewed the program in 2016 and expressed concern with the progress and problems that continue to plague the project. Delays in Asylum Processing /\1'..tr rllf"'\AI\ P ~il HIR~L GH~"'[T o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00045003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000080 00045103/18/2020 USCIS Processing Times: Improved Accuracy Needed Mailing Issues USCIS processing times set the public's expectations regarding how long the agency is taking to adjudicate applications and petitions. However, USC TS' current approach to processing times often does not accurately convey the actual time it is likely to take to adjudicate cases. Lack of transparency in processing times diminishes trust in the agency and hinders stakeholders' ability to make informed decisions impacting their professional and personal lives. Processing times are fundamental to holding USCIS accountable for timely services, yet currently posted processing times do not include the agency 's processing time goals . AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Despite recent improvements to USCIS mailing protocols, including the agency's on! ine change of address system, thousands of pieces of mail are not received as intended, returned as undeliverab le, or delivered to someone other than the addressee. When notices and documents do not reach their intended recipient, individuals miss important appointments, deadlines , and documents , with potentially significant adverse consequences. Improper delivery of notices and documents creates security vulnerabilities , including the potential for misuse of secure documents such as lawful permanent resident cards. USCIS should consider additional options for the delivery of notices and documents, including requiring a signature for delivery of secure documents, launching a long-planned "hold for pickup" pilot, and expanding use of pre-paid courier service mailing labels. 00045103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000081 CIT IZENSHIP A ND IMM IGRAT ION SERV ICES OM BUDS MAN I ix 00045203/18/2020 Table of Contents Letter to Congress ............................................................................................................................................................. iii Message from the Ombudsman ........................... ............................. ............................................................................... v vi Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................... The Office of the CIS Ombudsman: 2016 in Review ............................................................................................... 2 Key Developments and Areas of Focus ......................................................................................................................... 7 Families ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 The Perfect Storm: Fee Increases, Call to Citizenship, and ELIS ......................................... ...................................... .. 9 Military Immi grat ion Issues: Immigrat ion Services for Those Who Serve ................................................................. 14 Changes in Policy and Practice for Provisional Waivers ........................... ...................................... ............................. . 18 Employment ................................................................................................................................................................... 22 USC IS Administrative Review in Employment-Based Decisions: Appea ls and Motions ...................... ............. .........23 EB-5 Investors ................................................................................................................................................. .............. 30 The AC2 l Regu lation ................................................................................................................................ .................... 33 Humanitarian ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Delays in Asylum Processing .. .......... ...... ............ ......... .. ......... .......... ..... ... ......... .. .......... ................... ....... ..... ....... ......... 3 7 U Visa Backlogs ............................................................................................................................................................ 42 Af\M r 10/\1\. p v~SJGMTo CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00045203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000082 00045303/18/2020 lnteragency, Customer Service, and Process Integrity .................................................................................. 46 The Escalating Cost of Immigration Services ..... ......... ........... .......... ........ .. ....... .. .......... ........... ........ ....... ... ......... ......... 4 7 The Conti nuin g Chal lenge ofTran sfon nation ........................................................................................ ...................... 51 USCIS Processing Times: Improved Accuracy Needed ............................................................................................... 55 Mailing Issues ................................................................................................................................................................ 58 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Ombudsman Recommendation Retrospective: A Review of Ombudsman Recommendations Issued in the Last 5 Years .................................. ................................... 63 The Ombudsman by the Numbers ............... ........................................................................... ....................................... 67 Delegation of Authorities ......... ............ .... ............ ........... ......... ...... .... ..... ..... ....... ........ .... ......... .......... ....... ............ ......... 69 Homeland Security Act Section 452 ............................................................................................................................. 71 USC IS Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Processing Times ............................................................................. 73 How to Request Case Assistance from the Ombud sman : Scope of Assistance Provided ................... .......................... 74 Acronyms ....................... ........................ ............... .......................... ........................ .............. ........................ ................. 75 AMEfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00045303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000083 CIT IZENSHIP AND IMM IGRATION SERVIC ES OMBUDSMAN I 1 00045403/18/2020 The Office of the CIS Ombudsman: 2016 in Review Overview ? The statutory mission of the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (Ombudsman) 1 is to: ? Assist individuals and employers in resolving problems with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); Reviewing USCIS operations, researching applicable laws , regulations, policies and procedures, and issuing recommendations , both formal and informal, to bring system ic issues to USCIS' attention for resolution. Requests for Case Assistance ? Identify areas in which individuals and employers have problems in dealing with USCIS; and ? Propose changes in the administrative practices of USC IS to mitigate identified problem s.2 The Ombudsman is an independent , impartial , and confidential resource within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (OHS). ? The Ombudsman is an independent DHS headquarters office, reporting directly to the DHS Deputy Secretary, and is neither a part of nor reports to USCJS. ? The Ombudsman works in an impartial manner to improve the delivery of immigration benefits and services . ? Individuals and employers seeking assistance from the Ombud sma n may do so in confidence. Any release of confidential information is based on prior consent , unless otherwise required by law or regulation. The Ombudsman works directly with USCIS service centers, field offices, asylum offices, and other components to resolve case issues. The Ombudsman also relies, in part, on requests for case assistance to identify trends and systemic issues, which may become policy priorities and the subject of fonnal or informal recommendations. The Ombudsman asks that individuals, emp loyers, and their representat ives first attempt to resolve issues directly with USCIS. 3 IfUSCI S is unable to resolve the issue, applicants and petitioners may contact the Ombudsman for assistance. The Ombudsman requires applicants and petitioners to wait 60 days past USCIS posted processing times before subm itting requests for case assistance , absent exigent circumstances. In addition , the Ombudsman accepts requests for case assistance for employment authorization applica tion s (Form I-765 , Application for Employment Authorization) 75 days after filing, or 30 days before expiration for those who timely filed and whose employment authorization has been automatically extended for 180 days. 4 The Ombudsman performs its missio n by: 3 ? Evaluating requests for assistance from individual s and employers and recommending that USCJS take corrective action, where appropriate; ? Facilitating interagency collaboration and conductin g outreach to a wide range of public and private stakeholders; and ' /\1'..tr In this Report, the term "Omb udsm an" refers interchangeab ly to the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman's staff, and the office. Homeland Security Act of2002 (HSA) ? 452, 6 U.S .C. ? 272. 4 USCIS se rvice options include: the National Customer Service Center (NCSC), InfoPass , and e-Request. See USCJS Webpage, "Nationa l Customer Service Center;" https://www.uscis.gov / about-us/contact-us/ nationa l-customer-serv ice-center (accessed Mar. 3,2017), USCIS Webpage, "l nfoPass; " https:// infopass.usc is.gov/ (accessed Mar. 3, 20 17), USCIS Webpage, "e- Reques t;" https://egov.uscis.gov/e- Request/l ntro.do (accessed Mar. 3, 20 17) . See Retention of EB-I , EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Non immigrant Workers, 81 Fed. Reg. 82398, 82412 (Nov. 18, 20 16). Meanwhile, Deferred Action for Childhood Anivals (DACA) renewal applications, which include employment authorizat ion requests, ma y be submitted after the application has been pending for I 05 days . See USCIS Webpage, "Renew Your DACA;" https:// www.uscis .gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred -action-ch ildhoodarrivals-process/rcnew-your-daca (accessed Mar. 3, 2017). Those seeking assistance for DACA-related EADs should still contact USCIS before seek ing intervention from the Ombudsman. r lf""AI\ p vEASJGM-To CONGRESS JU NE 2017 00045403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000084 00045503/18/2020 When submitting a request for assistance, individuals and employers should include infonnation about their previous attempts to resolve the issue , including the USCIS service request number, lnfoPass con:finnation number, or the date and USCIS email address to which they submitted their concerns. If the applicant or petitioner contacted another U.S. government agency or Member of Congress, the Ombudsman asks that they provide this information. The Ombudsman's juri sdiction is limited by statute to matters involving USCIS. 5 How the Ombudsman Processes a Request for Assistance. The Ombudsman reviews requests for case assistance within 7 days of receipt to identify cases that warrant immediate action. Us ing the same criteria as USCIS, the Ombudsman will expedite a request for assistance based on an emergency or hardship. 6 Those seeking expedited assistance should include relevant evidence with their request for assistance to avoid unnecessary delays. USCIS makes an independent decision whether to expedite handling of the Ombudsman 's inquiry. The Ombudsman also reviews requests for proper consent from the petitioner or applicant, a completed Fonn G-28, Notice of Appearance of Attorney or Representative (if represented) , and other necessary documentation. Approximately 45 days after receipt , the Ombudsman takes action on behalf of the applicant. Actions taken by the Ombudsman include: STEP1: Evaluate information submitted, and, if necessary, contact the applicant for additional information. 5 6 HSA ? 452(b)( I). Jurisdiction may exten d to issues involving both USCIS and another governmen t ent ity. The Ombudsman docs not provide lega l advice. When a case assistance request falls outside of the Ombudsman's juri sdiction, the individual or employer is referred to the appropriate government agency. USCIS Webpage, "Exped ite Criteria" (Jul. 27, 2016); https:// www.uscis .gov/ forms/expedite-cr iteria (accessed Mar. 3, 2017). The criteria are: severe financial loss to company or person; emergency situa tion; humanitarian reasons; nonprofit organization whose request is in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States, Department of Defense, or national interest situation ; USCIS error; or compelling interest of USCIS. Individuals or emp loyers requesting expedited handl ing are instructed to clear ly state so in Section 8 ("Descr iption") of Form DHS-700 I, briefly describe the nature of the emergency or other basis for the expedite request , and provide relevant documentation to support the exped ite request. All exped ite requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT STEP2: Review USCIS databases to determine the current status of the application or petition. As the Ombudsman is not a part ofUSCIS, analysts have limited, read-only access to USCIS databases. STEP3: Analyze relevant laws, policies, and practices to assess whether and how the Ombudsman can help. Analysts consult with senior policy advisors on complicated cases, and identify trends. STEP4: Contact the USCIS office of jurisdiction - field office, service center, asylum office, etc.-with a request for review or action. Initial inquiries are sent individually to USCIS. STEP5: Notify the individual or employer when USCIS has been contacted and responds to the Ombudsman 's inquiry. STEP6: Follow-up with USCIS as necessary. When engagement does not result in resolution, the request is escalated. Inquiries for applications or petitions pending longer than 6 months past posted USCIS processing times with no action are placed on an "Extended Review" list (see below). STEP7: Continue to communicate with the individual or employer until the issue is resolved. STEP8: Close the request for assistanc e when USCIS takes action. USCIS action can include issuing a notice or decision, scheduling an interview, or mailing a secure document such as a permanent residence card. USCIS Responses. USCIS has 15 business days to respond to a routine inquiry from the Ombudsman and 5 business days to respond to expedited inquiries. 7 Within that timeframe, USCIS is expected to provide a substantive response that explains the current status of the application or petition, steps being taken to evaluate or resolve the inquiry, the rationale for any decision made on the application or petition, factors relating to any delay in processing, where applicable, and an approximate timeframe for resolution of the issue presented. 7 "Memorandum of Understanding between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Citizenship and lnunigration Services Ombudsman" (Mar. 30, 2016) (copy on file with the Ombudsman). 00045503/18/2020 CITIZENSHIP DHS-18-0694-P-000085 AND IMM IGRAT ION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 3 00045603/18/2020 When USCIS does not provide a specific timeframe for resolution, and the case is 6 months or more past USCIS posted processing times , the Ombudsman will place the application or petition in a queue of long-pending cases, referred to as Ex tended Review. The Ombudsman follows up with USCIS headquarte rs every 3 months and moni tors these cases until the agency takes action . To maintain impartiality, the Ombudsman generally does not ask USC IS to approve or deny a case. The majority of reque sts involve cases that have fallen outside USCIS case processing times for a variety ofreasons. See Figure 1.1, 2016 Issues Submitted in Requests for Ombudsman Case Assistance. Cases that fall outside normal processing times may be due to pending background checks or investigation s being conducted by another agency. The Ombudsman also reviews substantive case issues that involve clear error(s) of fact, or gross and obvious misapplication of the relevant law by USCIS at any point in the process (Requests for Evidence (RFE), Notices oflntent to Deny (NOID), or denials). The Ombudsman 's case assistance is never a substitute for legal recourse ; individual s and employers should preserve their rights through Motions to Reopen / Reconsider and appeals .8 Figure 1.1: 2016 Issues Submitted in Requests for Ombudsman Case Assistance 9 2016 In Review 1n 2016, the Ombudsman's Office was staffed with approximately 30 full-time employees with diverse backgrounds and subject matter expertise in immigration law and policy. Approximately half of the staff are Immigration Law Analysts devoted to addressing individual requests for case assistance. Their experience includes work for not-for -profit organizations, private law firms, and government offices such as USCIS, the U.S. Department of State (DOS), and the U .S. Department of Labor (DOL). In addition, senior policy advisors, with extens ive immigration law and policy experience, are tasked with review of systemic issues . The Senior Advisors lead outreach and interagency working groups, research and draft recommendations and wh ite papers, and help respond to complex case inquiries. In 2016, the Ombudsman received 11,900 reque sts for case assistance , an increase of 25 percent from 20 15. See Figure 1.2, Requests for Ombudsman Case Assistance Received Annually, 2013- 2016. Figure 1.2: Requests for Ombudsman Case Assistance Received Annually, 2013 - 2016 14,000 12,000 Administrative Issue-..........._ Emergency Circumstance 305 , 3% 985 , 8% ___.-:; Multi-Age ncy Issue Adjudication Issue 7, 2% 99 2, 8% 10,000 8,000 6,000 No DifficultyFound 4,000 1,184, 10% 2,000 0 2013 2014 2015 20 16 Just less than half (43 percent) of the requests came from individuals or attorneys in connection with the request for case assistance submitted to the Ombudsman. o o Af\M p See generally 8 C.F.R. ? 103.3. In previous years, because of the timing of the Amrnal Report, the Ombudsman examined a "reporting year" (April I to March 3 1), which did not align with either a fiscal or calendar year. The Ombudsman is now using a calendar year (2016) to review and compare data wherever possible, although in some instances this report must rely on data from the 20 16 federal fiscal year (October I, 2015 to September 30, 20 16). The Ombudsman is grateful to USCIS for its generous sharing of data used in this Report. [ lf"A The following cases demonstrate some of the types of assistance provided by the Ombudsman in 2016. Humanitarian Assistance A mother sought assistance from the Ombudsman after requesting humanitarian parole for her 10-year-old son to enter the United States, so he could serve as a bone marrow I\ EASJGM-To CONGRESS JUN E 2017 00045603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000086 00045703/18/2020 donor for his 5-year-old sister. The Ombudsman contacted USCIS to expedite the humanitarian parole request so the boy could arrive in time for the urgently needed surgery. After the Ombudsman brought the case to USeIS' attention , the agency adjudicated the parole request , enabling the boy to temporarily enter the United States to ensure a successful bone marrow transplant. Serving Those Who Serve The Ombudsman assisted an Anny Reservist who graduated from Advanced Individual Training (AIT) on May 10, 2016. The soldier joined the Army through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program. While her naturalization was pending, she was not able to work or enroll in school. The Army allowed her to remain at the base temporarily , but she was in danger of losing her housing before she naturalized. As a result of the Ombudsman's inquiry, the soldier's background check was promptly completed and she naturalized in May 2015. Meeting U.S. Employer Needs An agricultural association received RFEs in connection with two separate petitions when it attempted to tran sfer 112 employees to a new worksite. As these workers were assigned to harvest perishable crops, the association sought the Ombudsman 's assistance. The Ombudsman notified USCIS of the time-sensitive nature of the petitions and worked with USCIS to clarify the information requested. In response, USC IS expedited processing of these cases and approved both petitions. Agency Error users approved a university's Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (H- lB Classification) , but shortened the requested 3-year validity period to 1 year. The school contacted USeIS twice to ask for review of this decision. In response, USeIS replied that the validity dates issued were correct. The Ombudsman requested that the service center conduct an additional review of the file, highlighted concerns about the shortened validity period, and escalated its concerns to USCIS headquarters. USClS subsequently confirmed that the service center had shortened the validity period in error, and users issued an amended approval notice. Correcting Improper Denials When a family -based petitioner contacted USeIS to request that a child be granted the same priority date as the principal parent, users denied the request, erroneou sly stating that the child had turned 21 after the parent's visa AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT It feelsso goodto knowthat we, the peopleandvulnerableimmigrants, havean organization suchas yoursto speakon ourbehalfandto represent uswhenwe havea complaint againstUSCIS. was issued and was therefore ineligible for the earlier priority date. The Ombudsman noted that the child had in fact turned 21 a year before his parent's visa was issued and otherwise met the requirements to be accorded the same priority date and preference classification as his immediate relative parent. users acknowledged its error and granted the earlier priority date-based on a petition filed 24 years earlier. Preventing Children from "Aging Out" and Losing Eligibility A young woman filed Fonn l-601A , Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, as soon as the newly promulgated regulations permitted, but was in danger of turning 21 and "aging out" of eligibility for the benefit before it was adjudicated. USeIS initially denied her request to expedite, incorrectly stating that the agency does not expedite provisiona l waiver applications. The Ombudsman then brought the case to the attention of USeIS headquarters. USCIS subsequently determined the applicant met the expedite criteria and appro ved the waiver just weeks before she would have aged out. Preventing Future Problems USeIS erroneously approved an applicant's employmentbased adjustment of status (green card) application without a medical examination report. Knowing that this could cause future problems with the legality of the permanent resident status , the applicant filed Form 1-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion. Per the applicant's request , the Ombudsman facilitated this process, resulting in USC IS reopening the application, accepting the proper medical documentation , reapproving the application , and refunding the fee the applicant paid for the Motion to Reopen. Change of Address An applicant for employment authorization notified USeIS of his change of address on the same day that his new 00045703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000087 CIT IZENSHIP AND IMM IGRATION SERVIC ES OMBUDSMA N I 5 00045803/18/2020 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) was approved and ordered produced. Since card prod uction is completed at a different facility from the office that adjudicates applications and processes address changes, the update was not timely shared with the production facility. As a result, the applicant's EAD was mailed to the old address. When it was not retwned to USCIS by the U.S. Postal Service, USCIS informed the applicant he was required to file a new application, with the appropriate fee ($365 at that time). As the applicant had timely notified USCIS of his move, and the non-delivery was not a result of the applicant' s actions, the Ombudsman intervened, and USCIS produced a new card without a new application or fee. subscribing online. 12 The DHS blog 13 and Twitter account 14 occasionally feature the Ombud sman's work. Teleconferences. The Ombud sman hosted the following public teleconferences to provide infonna tion and to receive feedback on issues and policy trends : 15 ? Fee Waivers (October 26, 20 I 6) ? EADs/HIB Issues (August 31, 2016) ? 2016 Annual Conference Recap (July 28, 2016) ? Processing Times (April 27, 2016) ? U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles Benefits (February 25, 2016) ? Transformation of USCIS Systems (January 28, 2016) Refunds An entertainment management company contacted the Ombudsman for assistance when it did not receive a receipt notice for a petition filed on behalf of a group of Haitian musicians. USCIS accepted the filing fee, but the petition was never proces sed. The company contacted USCIS more than 20 times over the course of 6 months to request a refund. The Ombudsman intervened and was able to obtain a refund for the company. Unfortuna tely, the musicians were unable to trave l to the Unite d States and missed their American tour dates. The Year in Outreach In 2016, the Ombud sman conducted over 90 stakeholder engage ments with state and local officials, Congressional offices, nationa l and community -based organizations , attorney bar associations, employer associati ons, and individ uals and employers. 10 The Ombuds man also conduc ted outreach through webin ars and teleconferences with stakeho lders across the country, as well as w ith USCIS service centers and field offices. Social Media. The Ombudsman engages wi th stake holders through Facebook. 11 Additionally , stakeholders can receive regular email updates from the Ombudsman by 10 '' /\1'..tr The Om budsman established a perfonnance measure to conduct 90 outreach activities in FY 20 16. See OHS Quarterly Perfo,mance Report Manageme nt Measures FY 20 16 End of Year (Dec. 13, 2016), p. 58. Ombudsman stakeho lder engagements were conducted in 2016 in the following locations: Nationa l: New York, NY; Newark, NJ; Providence, RI; Washing ton, DC; Silver Spr ing, Rockville, and Ba ltimore, MD; Durham, NC; Philadelphia , PA; Louisv ille, KY; Destin , Miam i, Pensacola, and Tampa, FL; Macon and Atlanta, GA; Binni ngham and Mobi le, AL; New Orleans, LA; Austin, El Paso, and Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Westminster, Denver, and Boulder , CO; Omaha, NE; Indianapolis , IN; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO. International: Mexico City, Mex ico; San Salvador, El Salvador; Guatema la City, Guatema la. https://www .facebook.com /dhs.cisom budsman. The Ombudsman's Annual C01~ference. On Dece mber 6, 2016, the Ombud sman held a sixth Annua l Conference: Government and Stakeholders Working Together to Improve Immigration Services .16 The conference included over 300 in-person partic ipants, and over 4,000 more viewed the conference via YouTube. Then- USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez delivered remarks calling for the agency to remain fair and servic e-oriented. She lly Pitterman, former UNHCR Regional Representative for the USA and the Caribbean , followed, reflecting upon the global migration crisis and the U.S . role in responding. Juan Osuna, thenDirector of the Executive Office for Immi gration Review (EOIR), remarked on the role ofEOIR , emphasizing that "[t]he system is poised to do great things ... protecting due process, protecti ng review." He noted the importance of adequate resourcing to enable the immigration courts to function efficiently. A plenary panel, focused on the future of the agency and featuring current and former USCIS officials, concluded the mornin g session. The afternoon break-out panels included panels on Employm ent and Humani tarian Hot Topics; Temporary Workers; Regional Refugee Resettle ment Issues and the Central American Minor s Program ; and Cit izenship and Naturalizat ion for Special Popula tions. 12 13 14 " 16 https://service.govde livery.com/accounts / USDHS/subscriber / new?topic_ id=USDHS_ 14 . https://www.dhs.gov/news-releases/blog. https://twitter.com/ dhsgov . Recaps of the Ombudsman's teleconference se ries can be found at https:// www.dhs .gov/ombudsmans-pub lic-teleconference-series. Links to the conference agenda and YouTube video recording can be found at https://www.dhs.gov /event/citizensh ip-and-imm igration-services-ombudsman sixth-annua l-conference. r lf""AI\ p l!EASJGM-To CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00045803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000088 00045903/18/2020 Key Developments and Areas of Focus Under Section 452( c)( 1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Ombudsman's Annual Report must include a "summary of the most pervasive and serious problems encountered by individuals and employers" seeking benefits from USCIS and "other information as the Ombudsman may deem advisable." This year's Annual Report covers issues and developments in the following areas: (1) Families (2) Employment (3) Humanitarian (4) Interagency, Customer Service, and Process Integrity AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00045903/18/2020 CITIZENSHIP DHS-18-0694-P-000089 AND IMM IGRATION SERVIC ES OMBUDSMAN I 7 00046003/18/2020 Families Family unification and immigrant integration are a significant component of U.S. immigration principles. In 2016, USCIS was challenged by a significant increase in naturalization application s while attempting to implement a major transition to electronic processing. Military immigrants saw increasing delays in the proce ssing of their naturalization application s. USCIS also made change s to the provisional waiver process , including all statutorily eligible applicants and expanding the extreme hardship standard, as well as eliminating the "reason to believe " denial standard. /\1'..tr r lf"AI\ p vEASJGM-To CONGRESS JU NE 20 1 7 00046003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000090 00046103/18/2020 The Perfect Storm: Fee ? However, USCIS initiated Form N-400 into ELIS without a full grasp of the business needs or system capacity, and at a time when the agency was dealing with higher demand. ? USCIS scanned naturalization applications, submitted on paper versions of the Form N-400 , into ELIS to create an electronic record for adjudication. At the same time, USCIS continued to process N-400 applications submitted on the prior form version through paper-based adjudications using CLAIMS 4, the agency's legacy case management system for naturalization applications. ? USCIS suspended ELIS processing of new naturalization applications 4 months after launch due to a wide array of technical problems, all of which negatively impacted proc essing times and agency productivity. ? While many of these initial difficulties have been resolved, applicants for naturalization continue to face delays in obtaining the rights and privileges of citizenship. Increases, Call to Citizenship, and ELIS ResponsibleUSCIS Office: Field OperationsDirectorate Key Facts and Findings ? ? In FY 2016, USCIS received over 972,000 naturalization applications-nearly 200,000 more than projected-in advance of the scheduled fee increase and U.S. presidential election. In April 2016 , USCIS expanded its Transformation initiative to include the proces sing of naturalization applications. Introducing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization into the Electronic Immigration System (ELIS), the Transformation platform, represented a major undertaking for the agency because naturalization processing is the most complex application to be incorporated thus far in ELIS. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00046103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000091 CIT IZENSHIP AND IMM IGRATION SERVIC ES OMBUDSMA N I 9 00046203/18/2020 Background In 2016, there was an increase in naturalization applications , typical of presidential election years and announced fee increases.17 Notwith standing the likely increase in the number of filings , in Apr il 2016 , USCIS expanded electronic adjudication in ELIS to include Form N-400. While the introduction of ELIS proce ssing for a key immigration benefit repre sented a significan t step forward for the agency, systems issues within ELIS forced USCIS to discontinu e inpu tting natura lization applications into ELIS in August 2016. 18 See Figure 2.1, N aturalizati on Timeline, outlining key events relating to the introduction of Form N-400 into ELIS process ing. In 2016, the Ombudsman received 1,294 requests for case assistance related to N-400 applications-a lmost three times more than the prior year. The difficulty experienced by customers most often was that of appli cations pending past proce ssing time , often (but not exclusively) awaitin g completion of FBI name checks. Miscalculation s in Projecting the Naturalization Workload. To make workload projections , USCIS considers imm igration receipt data from the past 15 years, historical events , and its own assessment of future developmen ts.19 According to data between 2000 and 2015, USCIS experie nced an overall increase in N-400 receipts from 460 ,916 in FY 2000 to 783 ,062 in FY 2015. 20 In addition to the historical data , USCIS was in the proce ss of announcing a fee increase likely to have an impact on receipts . In May 2016 , USCIS issued a Notice of Propo sed Rulemaking for a new fee schedul e that included increasing the standard N-400 filing fee from $595 to $640 (an eight percent increase). 21 USCIS also proposed a new reduced applicat ion fee of $320 (a 50 percent reduction) for applica nts with family income greater than 150 percent but no more than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guid elines. 22 This reduced fee is in addition to the full fee waiver for app licants w ith household incomes below 150 percen t of the Federal Poverty Guideline s.23 Typically, those intending to file for a ben efit would file at the lower fee, but the partial waive r may have been thought to provid e an incentive to applican ts to wait for the rule to take effect. Finally, USCIS planned this expan sion jus t several month s prior to a presidential election . This was likely to increase receipts as wou ld-be voters sought the benefit of natura lization. A similar situation took place in 2007 , preceding an increase in filing fees and the 2008 president ial election s.24 In fact , in FY 2007 , USCIS witnessed the single largest increase in applicat ions recorded (since the government began tracking naturalization applica tions in 1907). According to Pew Research Center, "the number of applica tions in fiscal 2007 spiked to nearly 1.4 million, an 89% increase over the previous year." 25 Nevertheless, desp ite an immin ent fee increase and the 2016 election s, U SCIS projected it wou ld receive 774 ,634 naturalization application s in FY 2016 , below the number of receipts received in FY 2015. 26 USCIS ultimat ely received 972, 151 app lications in FY 2016, nearly 200,000 more than anticipated. 27 While the increase in receipts was not as significant as 2007 , it was higher than anticipated. In addit ion to these new receipts, USCJS was still processi ng 362 ,976 natural ization applicat ions filed 21 11 18 " 20 /\1\,1[ See U.S. Citizenship and Immigratio n Services Fee Schedule; Proposed Rule, 8 1 Fed. Reg . 26904 (May 4, 20 16). " Immigration Benefits Vetting : Exam ining Cr itical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems," before the Oversight and Manageme nt Efficiency Subcommittee of the U.S . House Committee on Homeland Secm ity, 115'" Cong. I" Scss . 3 (20 17) (stateme nt of t hen-Acting users Director Lor i Scia lab ba); http:// docs .house.gov/ meetings/HM/HM09 /20170316 / 105629/HHRG- l I 5-HM09Wstate-ScialabbaL-20 1703 16.pdf (accesse d Mar. 27, 20 17). See also OIG, "Management Alert- U.S. Citizenship and Imm igration Services' Use of the Electron ic Imm igrat ion System for Naturalization Benefits Processing," OIG-1 7-26-MA (Jan. 19, 20 17); https :// www.oig.dhs .gov/ sites/defa ult/files/ assets/20 I 7/O1O- 17-26-MA.p df (accesse d May 22, 2017). U.S . Citizens hip and Immigration Services Fee Schedu le; Proposed Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. at 269 16 . OHS, "20 15 Yearbook o f Immigratio n Statistics," Table 20, Petitio ns for Naturalization Filed, Persons Natural ized, And Petitions For Natural ization Denied: Fisca l years I907 To 20 15 (Dec. 20 I 6); https :// www.dhs.gov/ sites/default/fi les/publications/Yearbook_ lmm igration_Statistics_ 2015.pdf (accessed Dec. 16, 20 16). [ U.S. Citizenship and lmmigra tion Services Fee Schedule; Propose d Rule, 8 1 Fed. Reg. at 26916 . 12 8 1 Fed. Reg. at 26906 . The new fee schedule took effect Dece mber 23, 2016. See U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule ; Final Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. 73292 (Oct 24, 20 16). 23 See USCIS Webpage, "1-9 12, Request for Fee Waiver'' ( May 3, 20 16); https :// www.usc is.gov/i-9 I 2 (accesse d May 4, 20 I 7). 24 Jens Man uel Krogstad, "Immigrant natura lization applications climb , but not as much as past years" (Pew Resea rch Ctr., Washington, D.C) (Sep. 15, 2016); http://www.pewresea rch.org/fact-tank/20 16/09/ 15/ immigrantnatura lization-app lications-up-since-octobe r-but-past-years -saw-la rgerincreases/ (accesse d Sept. I 6, 20 I 6). '-' Id In FY 2007, USCIS rece ived 1,382,993 naturalization applications. OHS, "2015 Yearboo k of Immigratio n Statistics" (Dec . 2016), Table 20, Petitions for Naturalization Fi led, Persons Natura lized, and Petitions For Nat uralization Denied : Fiscal years 1907 To 20 15; http s://www.dhs.gov/sites/ default/files/ publications/Yearbook_Imm igrat ion_ Statistics_ 2015.pdf (accessed Dec. 16, 2016), 26 Information prov ided by USCIS (Mar. 24, 2017), 21 Id 10/\1\ f) ER,S!GH*o CONGRESS JUNE 20 1 1 00046203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000092 00046303/18/2020 Figure 2.1: Naturalization Timeline 2016 JANUARY-APRIL Latest time period to apply for naturalization in order to register to vote in 2016 U.S. election, based on USCIS' 5 month N-400 processing goal and state voter registration deadlines. JAN MARCH MAR USCIS releases new version of Form N-400. DHS OIG releases audit finding USCIS implementation of ELIS remains ineffective. MAY USCIS proposes new filing fees for Form N-400. JANUARY 384,850 pending Forms N-400 carry over into the new calendar year. FEB APR APRIL MAY Forms N-400 submitted on new version are scanned into ELIS. USCIS has scanned 3,976 applications into ELIS and loaded 93,238 into legacy CLAIMS 4 since January. JUN JUL APRIL-DECEMBER 170 ELIS outages documented by USCIS. AUG SEPTEMBER Field Offices begin naturalization interviews in ELIS "with a small number of test cases." NOVEMBER USCIS discovers coding error that resulted in incomplete FBI name checks for naturalization applicants in ELIS. AUGUST USCIS suspends data entry of newly filed Forms N-400 into ELIS. USCIS has accepted 243,607 cases in ELIS as of the end of the month. SEP OCT OCTOBER All field offices have scheduled interviews for at least one ELIS case; 576 applicants whose cases were completed in ELIS are naturalized. NOV DEC DECEMBER USCIS has 636,164 naturalization applications pending as of December 31. o JAN JANUARY DHS OIG issues Management Alert recommending that USCIS halt plans to revert to using ELIS to process naturalization applications until identified system deficiencies are addressed. FEB MAR APRIL As of April 3, 2017, 140,000 cases remained incomplete in ELIS. APR Source: Information providedby USCIS. AMEfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00046303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000093 CITIZENSHIP AND IM MIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 11 00046403/18/2020 in previous fiscal years. 28 Combining new receipts and previous filings still not adjudicated, USC IS had over 1.3 million pending applications for naturalization in various stages of process ing in FY 2016 .29 based applications for electronic adjudication , while just 513 electronic applications were successfully filed online .33 Online filing of Form N-400 continues to be a limited option .34 ELIS and Naturalization Processing. Prior to Apri l 2016, USCIS processed and tracked paper-based natura lization applications and managed interview and oath ceremony scheduling through its CLAIMS 4 sys tem.30 After preliminary processing , U SCIS forwarded the paper application and supporting documents from the National Benefits Center (NBC) to the respon sible field office for adjud ication and the appl icant's signatu re at the interview. Challenges with ELIS Processing. The DHS Office oflnspector General (OIG) identified significant "te chnical and functional issues" with ELI S before and after the introduction ofN -400s .35 Prob lems related to the N-400 included: On Apri l 13, 2016, USCIS began processing natura lization applications in ELIS. USCIS incorporated natural ization applications submitted in hardcopy on the new version of the Form N-400 (bear ing the val idity date of March 26, 2016) into ELIS for adjudicat ion and file management , wh ile app lications submitted on the prior vers ion of the fonn (bearing the September 13, 2013 validity date) continued to be adjudicated and tracked via the legacy CLAIMS 4 system. 3 ' Under the new process , users scanned applications and supporting documents into ELIS to create an account containing the information entered on the form and electronic copies of the documents submitted. The field office reviewed the information and documents on a monitor and, during the interview, applicants gave their signatures on tablet computers . This represented a major undertak ing as the N-400 is the first field officeded icated function and "mos t complicated " application to be incorporated thus far in ELIS.32 Wh ile ELIS is intended to be a fully electronic process, paper-based N-400 applicat ion submissions remain the norm. In 2016, USCIS scanned into ELIS 243,094 paper" 29 30 31 32 /\1\,1[ Information provided by USCIS (May 12, 20 16). As noted in Figure 2. 1, Naturalization Timeline, that number increased to 384,850 by January I, 2016 , the seco nd quarter of FY 2016. The total is based on information prov ided by USCIS on May 12, 20 16 (total pending non-military N-400s) plus information prov ided by USCIS on March 24, 20 17 (actual N-400 receipts for Fiscal Year 20 I6). See generally DHS Privacy Impact Assessment, "Comp uter Linked Application Infom,atio n Management Syste m 4 (CLA IMS 4)" (Nov. 5, 2013) ; https://www .dhs.gov/s ites/defa ull/files/publications/privacy-pia-updat e-uscisclaims4-november20 13.pdf (accessed Mar. 21, 2017). Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 12,201 7) . USCIS rece ipts t hat begin with "!OE" indicate that the submiss ion is being processed through the Integrated Operating Environment, or the ELIS system. " Immigration Benefits Vetting: Examin ing Critical Weaknesse s in USCIS Systems," before the Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Home land Security, I 15th Cong . I" Sess. 3 (2017) (state ment of Lori Scia lab ba); http://docs.housc.gov/ mectings/HM/ HM09/20 1703 16/105629/HHRG- l l 5-HM09-Wstate -Sciala bbaL-20 I 703 I6. pdf (accesse d Mar. 27,20 17) . [ ? Deficiencies in background and security checks for applicants; ? Inadequate interface between ELIS and external systems; ? Inability to print naturalization certificates; ? Mult iple or erroneous cance llation of natura lizatio n interviews; and ? Lack of contingency planning for continued process ing of application s during ELIS outages. 36 The agency was challenged first w ith ensuring all officers were fully trained and equ ipped , then with ma intaining sufficient vetti ng of applicants and, finally, with establishing parity in processing between applications processed in ELIS and CLAIMS 4. USCIS began training officers in natura lization adjudications using ELIS in June 2016. 37 Training included a week -long live "train -the-trainer session" at the NBC and a subsequent virtua l training session. 38 By the end of September 2016 , every USC IS office had at least one fully trained officer, and " nearly every single [officer] in every field office except eight [out of almos t 90 offices] had been [initially] trained in adjudicat ing N-400 s in ELIS." 39 The training was rolled out deliberately : USCIS interviewed a small number of applicants in ELIS as test cases at field offices in San Francisco, Chicago , Raleigh, Philadelph ia, 33 34 35 ,. 37 ,. Jnfo nnat ion prov ided by USC IS (Apr. 15, 2017). USCIS has chosen to maintain limited access to an online filing feature through the myUSCIS portal on the USCIS webs ite. Information provide d by USCIS (June 8, 20 I7). OIG, "Management Alert- U .S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ' Use of the Electron ic lnunigration System for Natura lization Benefits Process ing," OIG- 17-26-MA at 2 (Jan. 19, 2017) ; https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/defa ult/ files/assets/2017/OIG - 17-26-MA.pdf (accessed May 22, 20 17). Id. at 3-4. Informat ion prov ided by USC IS (Apr. 19, 2017). Id. ,. Id. 10/\1\ f) / liRS!GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00046403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000094 00046503/18/2020 Requestsfor CaseAssistance An applicant receivedan emailfrom USCISstating: "On September7, 2016, we scheduledan interviewfor your FormN400,APPLICATION FORNATURALIZATION .... We will mail you an interviewnotice:' Afterwaiting 10 daysto receivethe notice, the applicantcontactedUSCISand was told that the email wasa mistakeand was provided no furtherexplanation. and Overlook Park , Florida. 40 However, the deliberate nature of the implementation had consequences; as of November 30, 2016, less than two percent of the applicants that were part of the new ELIS process had been naturalized .4 1 Another challenge USCIS experienced during this process was system outages. From the inception ofN-400 ELIS processing to the end of December 2016, USCIS experience d 118 planned and 52 unplaime d ELI S outages. 42 Twelve of the unplanned outage s were outs ide the control ofUSC IS.43 Although some challenges are expected during any major technology implementation, then-Acti ng Director Lori Scialabba testified before Congress that these challenges were significant enough to force USCIS to suspend the entry of N-400s into ELIS in August 2016 and revert to "i ngesting newly filed N-4 00s into our .. . legacy system, known as CLAIMS 4," until the agency resolved the problems. 44 As of April 20, 2017, USCIS informed the Ombudsman that it had resolved all of the identified issues. for ELIS and non-ELIS cases. 46 Stakeholders with pending N-400 filings have informed the Ombudsman, however, that it appea rs cases adjudicated in ELIS are taking longer to complete than paper-based app lications. ELIS and Security Issues. Thorough background and security vetting is a critical component of the U.S. immigration system . USCIS performs background checks on all naturalization applicants that include fingerpr int and name checks conducted by the FBI, as we ll as vetting through USCIS and interagency systems. 47 USCIS cannot sched ule an applicant's interview until the background check process is complete .48 On November 28, 2016, USCIS discovered the incomplete submission of approximate ly 15,000 naturalization applicants' names to the FBl. 49 USCIS immediately suspended the approval of naturalization applications or administering the oath of allegiance for any applicant whose case was processed in ELIS while the agency determ ined the extent of the problem. USCIS approved 1,098 ELIS applications before identifying the coding error, but since those applicants had not yet taken the oath of allegiance, the agency placed their applications on hold pending the results ofrepeat FBI name checks .50 USCIS received new name check results and detennined that all the individuals were approved properly. 51 Subsequent to this incident, USCIS proactively conducted backgro und checks on applicat ions twice, "once through ELIS and again outside of ELIS," to ensure the integrity of the naturalization vetting. 52 These redundanc ies-esse ntial to ensure the integrity of the U.S. immigration system- have contributed to process ing delays . ELIS Processing Delays. USCIS has worked to address disparities in processing times between applications done electronically (in ELIS ) versus through paper-based processes (in CLAIMS 4).4 5 However, US CIS was not able to provide the Ombudsman with distinct cycle time data 40 41 42 43 44 45 ,---\I\,.._, Informati on provided by USC IS (May 12, 2017). Letter from Leon Rodriguez , thcn-USCIS Director , to Rep. Robcn Goodlattc , Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee (January 17, 2017) (copy on file with the Ombudsman). Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 19, 2017). Id. " Immigration Benefits Vetting: Examin ing Cr itical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems," before the Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcomm ittee of1he U. S. House Committee on Home land Secur ity, 115'" Cong. !st Scss. 3 (Mar. 16, 2017) (statemen t of Lori Sciala bba, Acting USCIS Director); http:// docs.house.gov /meet ings/HM/HM09 /201703 16/ 105629/HHRG- 115-HM09Wstate-ScialabbaL -201703 16.pdf (accessed Mar. 27, 20 17). lnfom1ation provided by USCIS (Oct. 5, 20 16). ' ~ pVERSIGHT .,. Jnfonnation provided by USCIS (Feb . 24, 2017). 47 See generally Ombudsman's Annua l Report 20 16, pp.35- 39 for an overview of backg round and security checks and the Ombudsma n's concerns. 48 USCIS Policy Manua l, Volume 12-C itizensh ip & Naturalizat ion, Part BNa turalization Examinat ion, ch 2- Background Check and Security Checks (Jan. 5, 2017); https://wvAv.uscis.gov/ policymanua l/HTMVPo licyManualVolume l 2-PartB-Chapter2.html (accessed Mar. 9, 2017). 49 Letter from Rodriguez to Good latte , supra note 41. so Id. " " Id. "Immigra tion Benefits Vetting: Examining Cr itical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems," before the Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee of the U .S. House Committee on Homeland Security, I 15th Cong . I st Sess. 3 (Mar. 16, 2017) (state ment of Lori Scialabba, Acting USCIS Director) ; http :// docs.house.gov /meetings/HM/HM09 / 20170316 / 105629 /HHRG -I I 5-HM09Wstate -Sc ialabbaL-20170316 .pdf (accessed Mar. 27, 20 17) . 00046503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000095 CITIZENSHIP AND IM MIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 13 00046603/18/2020 Two months later, the OIG outlined its security-related concerns in an unusual Manage ment Alert.53 In particular, the OIG reported, Our subsequent, ongo ing review is now di scovering alarming security concerns regarding inadequate applicant background checks, as we ll as significant USCIS problems in using ELIS to process naturalization benefits for immi gration. Because of the prob lems encounter ed, USCIS decided in August 2016 to revert to legacy processing and discontinue using ELIS to process new natur aliza tion applications. We have been informed that USC JS is now consider ing a return to processing naturalization applications in ELIS. Becau se of significant umes olved functional and technical issues sun-mmding ELIS, we advise against it until corrective actions are taken to ensure security and integrity in naturalization benefits processing .54 " " Immigration Services for Those Who Serve 56 57 /\1\,1[ OIG, "Managemen t Alert- U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati on Services' Use of the Electronic Immigration System for Natura lization Benefits Processing," supra note 35 at 3 ("[A)pprox imately 175 applicants were granted citizensh ip as of January 11, 2017 before the problem was detected."). USCIS resubmitted the names of those applicants to the FBI for new checks. See Letter from Rodriguez to Goodlatte , supra note 41. Id. Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 12, 20 I 7). Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 20, 2017) . Info rmation provid ed by USCIS (May 11, 2017) . [ USCIS initiated Form N-400 into ELIS to take the next step forward in electronic processing of appl ications. The agency began impleme ntation of this complex process without proper ly ant icipating its impact on the syste m, adjudicators, and applicants. The Ombudsman urges USCIS to communicate to stakeholders the current state of naturalization cases being processed in ELIS and how use of the new system is affect ing process ing times. The Ombudsman w ill continue to monitor the transit ion of natura lization applicat ions to ELIS processing and its impact on stakeholders . Military Immigration Issues: Pursuant to the January 2017 OI G Management Alert, USCIS identified the following systems issues that needed to be addressed before resuming processing of new Forms N -400 in ELIS: (1) inaccurate background checks; (2) inconsistent coding associated with naturalization certificate produ ction; (3) delays in printing naturalization certificates; (4) disruption ofoperations; and (5) inability to scan documents directly to a case in ELIS.55 USCIS informed the Ombud sman that as of April 20, 2017, it had addressed all of the concerns raised in the Management Alert. 56 Of the 243,607 naturaliza tion cases that were initially received in ELIS, 140,000 remained pending as of April 3, 20 17.57 53 Ongoing Concerns Responsible USCIS Offices: Service Center Operations and Field Operat ions Directorates; Office of Policy and Strategy; Office of Chief Counsel Key Facts and Findings ? Pursuant to a combination of laws and program s, foreign national s who serve in the mi litary are eligible for special immigration benefits, including natura lization upon completio n of basic trainin g. ? Background and FBI name checks are causing proce ssing delays and hindering USCIS from completing military naturalization applications in accordance with the Natura lization at Basic Training Initiat ive. ? Service members continue to experience difficulti es as their files are transferred among multip le jur isdictions due to dep loyment and change of duty station as well as agency proc ess ing delays. ? A September 30, 2016 Department of Defense (DOD) memora ndum on the MAVNI program has led to confusion and processing issues for those joining the Armed Services through this program and applying for naturalization. 10/\1\ f) ERS!GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00046603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000096 00046703/18/2020 ? I wasamazedlearninghowyouwere willingto assistto makequality changesto happen. I believethat is becauseyouandyourcolleagues in DHSarethe kindof peoplewho are dedicatedto participatein immigration issues,but part of it also are the relationships that youguysare developing therewithindividuals, the linkagesyoutake,andthe respect youdevelopfor otherpeopleand for othercountries, othercustoms and approaches. A December 22, 2016 Presidential Memorandum regarding the delivery of immigration services to members of the U.S. Armed Services , veterans, and their fam ilies improved interagency information sharing and collaboration. Background In previous Annual Reports, the Omb uds man described USC IS initiative s for members of the Armed Services and their families , including the Naturalization at Basic Training Initiative, the MAVNI program, parole -in-place for family members, particularized services for mili tary members seeking immigration benefits, and exp edited processing of naturalization applications .58 These services and programs came about as a result of mutual interest on the part of Congress, milita1y leaders, and OHS in supporti ng the distinct needs of military member s and their famil ies. In 20 16, the Om budsman rece ived 168 requests for case assistance from member s of the Armed Services. 59 The most comm on prob lems faced by service members included delay s in naturalization processing due, in part, to FBI name checks, as well as MAVNT processi ng issues. The Ombudsman also received requests for case assistance to expedite the adjudicatio n of naturalization applications due to upcoming deployments or changes in duty stations. Naturalization and other adjudica tion delay s are problematic as service members do not control their deployment dates and depend on USC IS to complete processing while they are based in the United States. These delays also affect service members who are unab le to obtain the required security clearances needed to perform their duties , preventing them from deploying abroad or performing specific functions. 60 " 59 60 Ombudsman's Annual Report 2016, pp. 75-76; Annua l Report 20 15, pp. 2932; Annua l Report 20 11, pp. 19- 2 1; Annua l Report 20 I 0, pp. 63- 66; Annual Report 2009, pp. 37- 39; and Annual Report 2008, p. 58. See also USCIS Webpage, "Natura lization Through Military Service: Fact Sheet'' (Dec. 22, 20 16); https://www.uscis.gov /new s/fact-sheet s/naturalization-throughmilitary-service-fact-sheet (accessed Mar. 15, 2017) . USCIS specialized resources include a direct help line for military families to receive assistance with immigration-re lated informat ion requests. By contrast, in 20 15, the Ombudsman received 44 requests for case assistance from members of the Armed Services. See Letter from Lofgren, Thonbeny, Conyers, Pence, et. a l, Members of the House of Representa tives to then-Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (Jul. 9, 20 I 0) (copy on file with the Ombudsma n); see Letter from then-Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napol itano to Zoe Lofgren, Member of the House of Represen tatives (Aug. 30, 20 I 0), http://cmsny.org/ wp-con tcnt/up loads/Napo litano-Letter-08.30.10 I. pdf (accessed May 11, 2017) , AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Military Naturalization Statistics. The Naturalization at Basic Training Ini tiative, established in August 2009, seeks to enable non-citizen enlistees to naturalize upon graduation from basic training. 6 1 From FY 2002 through the end of FY 2015, USCIS naturalized through its various military programs (including Naturalization at Basic Training) a total of 109,321 service members (98,252 in the United States, and 11,069 abroad) .62 In FY 2016, USCIS naturalized 8,707 serv ice members (8,667 in the United States and 40 abroad), indicating that this initiative has been successfu l in naturaliz ing a majority of serv ice members domestically. 63 MAVNL The MAVNI program was authorized in 2009 by DOD as a pilot program to enlist certain nonimmigrants and other foreign nationals with skills considered vital to the national interest of the United States. 64 Th e program is currently open to individuals with certain health care skills and ind ividua ls fluent in select fore ign languages. 65 In 20 16, USC JS comp leted a total of 9,822 MAVNJ naturalizations with an average processing time of 147 days. 66 61 ., 63 64 65 66 Natura lization Through Military Service : Fact Sheet, supra note 58. Id. Information provided by USClS (Apr. 5, 2017). USCIS Policy Alert, "Department of Defense Military Accessio n Vital to Nationa l Interest Program" (Aug. 3, 20 16); https://www.uscis.gov / policymanual/Updat es/20 160803-MAVNl.pdf (accessed Mar. 15, 2017) . U.S. Army Webpage, "M ilitary Accessions Vital to the Nationa l Interest (MAVNI)" (Feb. 17, 2016); http://www.goarmy.com/bencfi ts/additional incentives/mavn i.html (accessed May I 0, 2017). Infonnation provided by USCIS (Apr. 5, 2017) . 00046703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000097 CITIZENSHIP AND IM MIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 15 00046803/18/2020 On May 23, 2016, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a Guide for Designated School Officials explaining how the MAVNI program relates to F and M student visa holders, describing the application process for foreign students, and providing guidelines on how the program affects eligible dependent family members .67 On August 3, 2016, USC IS integrated existing MAVNI program guidance into the USC IS Policy Manual. 68 On September 30, 2016, DOD issued a memorandum titled, "Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Pilot Program Extension. " 69 The memo is significant for several reasons. First, it extends the MAVNI program through September 30, 2017, and replaces all previously issued program guidance. Second, the DOD memorandum requires that MAVNI enlistees maintain an immigration status or obtain deferred action and expressly provides that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries are eligible for MAVNI. Third, the memorandum requires that each MAVNI applicant satisfactorily complete all security screening requirements "[p ]rior to shipping to basic training or serving for any period of time on active duty in the Armed Forces." 70 Finally, the memorandum provides that MAVNI enlistees are not eligible for an inter im security clearance until the completion of first enlistment and a positive national security eligibility determination is made. U.S. Military Family Member Immigration Benefits. USCIS has statutory authority to streamline the naturalization process for U.S. serv ice members , veterans , and their qualifying dependents. 7 1 Section 319(e) of the INA allows qualifying spouses of U.S. service members to naturalize abroad, waiving the physical presence requirements. In FY 2016, USCIS processed 2,692 military spouse naturalization applications, of which 280 applications were granted abroad. 72 Similarly, qualifying children of U.S. service members may be naturalized abroad under section 322 of the INA. In FY 2016, USCIS processed 12 such naturalization applications abroad. 73 A policy memorandum issued by USCIS on November 23, 2016, "Discretionary Options for Designated Spouse s, Parents , and Sons and Daughters of Certain Military Personnel , Veterans and Enlistees," provided guidelines on the application of parole-in -place for family members of certain military personnel and veterans. 74 The memorandum provided guidelines on deferred action for MAVNI candidates and eligible family members currently present in the United States; this include s enlistees in the DOD' s Delayed Entry Program (DEP) whose nonimmigrant status has exp ired.75 The memorandum also provides guidelines for petitioning relatives and work authorization. As this Report is being finalized, however, USCIS has not indicated whether parole-in-place processing remains operative. USCIS District Directors have indicated to the Ombudsman that they are continuing to grant parole-in-place , while stakeholders have reported a lack of movement or denial of requests. Presidential Memorandum. A December 22, 2016 Presidential Memorandum, "Supporting New American Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families, Memorandum for the Heads of Execu tive Departments and Agencies," directs Executive Branch departments and agencies to enhance interagency collaboration to ensure that military members , veterans and their dependents receive the immigration benefits they earned through their serv ice to the United States. 76 An interagency working group was established and tasked with "coordination and sharing of military records; enhancing awareness of naturalization and immigration benefits; coordinating and facilitating the process of adjudication; and other efforts that further support service members, veterans and their families ."77 The working group, which includes the 13 74 67 68 69 ICE Webpage, "F and M Non immigrants and MAVNI: A Guide for Designated School Officials " (May 23, 20 I6); https://www .ice.gov/ sites/ defaultffiles/documents / Documcnt/2016 / mavniFactsheetDSO l .pdf (accessed Mar. I 5, 2017). Department of Defense Military Accession Vital to National Interest Program, supra note 64. DOD Policy memorandum, "Military Access ions Vital to the National Interest Pilot Program Extension" (Sept . 30, 2016). " 76 ,o Id. 71 " /\1\,1[ Naturalization Through Military Serv ice: Fact Sheet, supra note 58. Information provided by USCIS (Apr. 12, 2017) . [ n Id. USCIS stated that it does not track the number of children naturali zed in the United States . USCIS Policy Memorandum, "D iscretionary Options for Designated Spouses, Parents, and Sons and Daughters of Certa in Military Personnel, Veterans and Enlistees" (Nov. 23, 20 16); https://www.uscis .gov/sites/defau ltffiles/USCIS/ Laws/Memoranda/20 l 6/PIP-DA _Milita1y_F inal_ l 12316.pdf (accessed Apr. 20, 2017). Id. ("The DoD rece ives approximate ly 250,000 individua ls into the allvolunteer force each year . To effectively sus tain this large volun teer force, DoD uses the DEP to manage and predictably meet the access ion requirements of the military serv ices. Individuals who have no previous military experience and are seeking to en list in the U.S. milita1y must sign a contract by wh ich they enter into the DEP for a period of up to 365 days while await ing Basic Training.") . Supporting New American Service Members , Veterans, and Their Families; Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies , 8 1 Fed. Reg. 95849, 95851 (Dec. 22, 20 16). Id. 10/\1\ f) ER&GH*o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00046803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000098 00046903/18/2020 Ombudsman , is tasked with developing a 3-year strategic action plan, conducting outreach activities and collecting feedback from stakeholders. Requestfor CaseAssistance A memberof the ArmedForcessubmitteda requestfor caseassistanceto the Ombudsmanafterexperiencing delaysin the processingof her FormN-400. Upon enlistmentin the U.S. Armyin February2016, the service memberwassent to Basic CombatTraining(BCT)in SouthCarolina. Delaysin processingpreventedher from naturalizing aftercompletingBCT;she was assignedto an installationin Virginiain May2016 for herAdvanced IndividualTraining(AIT}. Uponarrival,the service member requestedthat herfile be transferredfromthe field office whereit was initially filed to the nearestfield office in Virginia. Despitecontacting the USCISmilitary help line and the field officeon multiple occasions,hercasewas nevertransferred.Fivemonthslater,after completing AIT,the service memberwasgivenher first assignment. She requestedthat herfile be transferredto a third field office. Despiterepeatedattempts, the servicemember was unable to resolve the matterdirectlywith USCIS. She submitteda requestfor caseassistanceto the Ombudsmanin December2016. Thethird field office receivedthe file two weekslater. Theservicememberwas able to naturalize in March2017, morethan 1 yearafter the initial filing and 6 monthsbeyondUSCIS posted(nonmilitary) naturalizationprocessingtimes. Special Immigrant Visa Program (SIV). The SIV program was authorized by Congress under section I 059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006.78 The program provided the Secretary of Hom eland Security with authorit y to grant special immigrant status to Afghan and Iraqi individual s who served as translators and interpreters with U.S. Armed Forces. The program originally authorized 50 visas per fiscal year (status granted to spouses and ch ildren does not count toward the numerical limitation). 79 That limitation was increased to 500 visas in FY 2007 and FY 2008.80 In FY 2009, the visa limitat ion reverted to the 50 visa per year limit, and the program was amended to include Afghan and Iraqi translators and interpreters who worked directly with U.S. Armed Forces or under the Chief of Mission authority at the U.S. Embassies in Baghdad or Kabul. 81 Congress reauth orized the SIV program in the Consol idated Appropriations Act of 2017, making available 2,500 additional visas for Afghan nationals who served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 82 OngoingConcerns Naturalization at Basic Initiative and Processing Delays. Stakeholders report that prolonged processing times are preventing service members from naturalizing upon graduation from basic training, pursuant to the Naturalization at Bas ic Training Initiative . The Ombud sman has received a number of requests for assistance for naturalization applications outside normal processing times. Members of the military have indicat ed to the Ombudsm an that the USCIS military help line sometimes provides vague response s. The Ombudsman's review of requests for case assistance reveals that many of 78 Nationa l Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, Pub. L No. I 09- 163, 119 Stat. 3 136 (cod ified as amended in scattered sect ions of 8 U.S.C .). 79 DOS Webpage, "Specia l Immigrant Visas (S!Vs) for Iraqi and Afghan Trans lators/ Interpreters," https:// travel.state.gov / conte nt/visas/en/ immigrate / iraqi-afghan -translato r.html (accessed Apr. 17, 20 17). oo Id. 81 Id. 82 H.R. 244 Conso lidated Appropr iations Act, 20 I 7, Pub. L. No. 115-3 I, ? 7083, I 15th Congress (20I7-2018). As of Septem ber 30 , 2016, 6,733 applications for principal applicants were pending in one of the 14 SIV application stages; of those, 196 petitions were pendi ng with USCIS . Joint Department of State/ Department of Homeland Security Report: Status of the Afghan Specia l Immigrant Visa Program-January 20 17; https://travcl.statc.gov/content /dam/ visas/S IVs/ A fghan%20S IV%20public %20rcport _Jan %202017 .pdf ( accessed May 22, 2017) . AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT these cases were delayed due to background investigations outside USCIS control. FBI Name Checks. As discussed in the Ombud sman 's 2016 Annua l Report , FBI name check delays prevent USCIS from timely completing a number of natural ization applications filed by service members and their dependents.83 As of April 2017, a total of 2, 125military naturali zation applicat ions for service memb ers were pending due to FBI name checks. 84 Genera lly, the FBI does not treat name checks for military service memb ers differently from other pend ing requests. However, the FBI has expedited name checks for military member s on a caseby-case basis at the request ofUSC IS, particular ly if there is an upcoming deployment or change in duty station .85 Concerns with MAVNI and Naturalization Pro cessing. Stakeholders have expressed concerns that there has been a slowdown in the adjudication of MAVNI naturalization 83 Ombudsman 's Annual Report 2016 , pp.75- 76. Information prov ided by USC!S (Apr. 5, 2017) . "' Ombudsman's Annual Repo1t 20 I 6, pp.75-76 . 84 00046903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000099 CITIZE NSHIP AND IMMIGRATIO N SERVICES OMB UDSMAN I 17 00047003/18/2020 applications since the issuance of the memoranda by DOD on September 30, 2016, and by USCIS on November 23, 20 16.86 MAVNI enlistees placed in the reserve s are eligible for expedited naturalization pursuant to the applicable statute and regulat ions, but are not able to pursue expedited natural ization because they are unable to complete secu rity and background checks to enable them to attend basic combat training. 87 Stakeholders have also expressed concern that USCIS has denied or placed requests for deferred action on indefinite hold, despite the memoranda requiring that MAVNI enlistees either maintain their prior status or obtain deferred action. These applicants are left without lawful immigration status or the ability to work while awaiting adjudication of their naturalization applications or deployment to basic training . The Ombudsman will continue to provide case assistance and monitor service members' concerns about timeliness in adjudications of their and their dependents' immigration benefits. Additionally, the Ombudsman will continue to engage USC TS and partner agenc ies to promote more effective interagency communication and coordination in the delivery of benefits to service members and their families. 86 87 /\ I\ A Changes in Policy and Practice for Provisional Waivers Responsible USCIS Offices: Field Operations Directorate ; Office of Policy and Strategy Key Facts and Findings ? The Provis ional Unlawful Presen ce Waiver program was implemented in 2013 to "promote and preserve family unity" for ce1tain spouses or parents of U.S. cit izens who are unlawfully present in the United States and must depart in order to obtain lawfu l permanent resident (LPR) status. ? Form I-601A, Application/or Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver waives the 3- or I 0-year unlawfu l presence bars prior to the applicant departing the United States for the required DOS immigrant visa interview. Frances Robles , Ve/ling Delays Snarl Path to Citizenship for Thousands in Military, The New York Times (Apr. 29, 20 17), https://www. nytimes.com / 2017/ 04/ 29/us/ united-states -citizenship-and-immigration servicesm ilitary-screening.html?_r= I (accessed May 11, 2017). INA? 329; 8 U.S.C. ? 1440; 8 CFR 329.2(a). See also Exec. Order No. 13269, 67 Fed. Reg. 45287 (Ju ly 8, 2002) (designating the period beginning September 11, 200 I as a period of hostilities for the purposes of exped ited naturalization under INA? 329); infonuation provided by stakeho lders. [ 10 /\ I\ f) ERS!GW*o CONGR ESS JUNE 2011 00047003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000100 00047103/18/2020 ' ? Thankyouso muchfor yourexcellent assistance withthiscase. Your office'sworkis extremely important and beneficial. Initially , provisional waivers were availab le for individuals who: (1) entered the United States without authorization or overstayed a lawfu l temporary entry; (2) are the spouse or child of a U.S. citizen; (3) have no other grounds for inadmissibility (such as multiple unlawful entries, criminal history, or fraud); and (4) can demonstrate that their U.S. citizen spouse or parent would experience extreme hardship if the U.S. citizen had to be separated from the individual or had to relocate to another country. ? In 2016, users expanded the program to include all statutorily eligible applicants, updated the USeIS Policy Manual to expand the extreme hardship standard, and revised the form instructions to include a summary of extreme hardship factors. ? Beginning August 29, 2016, by regulation , USeIS stopped denying provisional waiver applications based on a "reason to believe" the applicant would be inadmissible for reasons other than unlawful presence. Since users is no longer addressing other inadmissibility issues, applicants may not be aware that DOS may deny the visa on other grounds until after departing the United States for immigrant visa interviews. If another waiver is available and needed , the applicant may file Form I-601 , Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, but must remain overseas pending adjudication. ? The Ombudsman continued to receive requests for case ass istance relating to provisional waivers in 2016. The majority of these requests involved denials (issued prior to the regulation change) that did not provide specificity for the "reason to believe" there were other grounds of inadmissibility, denials that did not appear to reflect a complete review of the documentation supporting the claim of extreme hardship , and proces sing times beyond those posted. There is no admin istra tive or judicial review of a provisional waiver denial. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Background DHS launched the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver program on March 4, 2013, 88 and expanded the program to all statutori ly eligible applicants on July 29, 2016. 89 The program permits individuals who are inadmissible, but who qualify for a waiver of inadmissibility, to remain in the United States while waiting the resolution of their application. Previously , an eligible applicant was required to file Form 1-601 with USeIS after departing the United States and then visit a U.S. consulate for an interview. In July 2016, USeIS expanded the program to all statutorily eligible applicants. 90 The expansion was the result of a 2014 policy memorandum issued by thenSecretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. 91 The final rule, which became effective August 29, 2016, also expanded the provisional waiver process to permit the applicant to show extreme hardship to a permanent resident spouse or parent. 92 The final regulation also includes the following changes to the program: 38 89 ,. 91 92 Provisional Unlawfu l Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives , 78 Fed. Reg. 535 (Jan. 3, 2013). The Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver Program only waives inadmiss ibility of the 3- or I 0-year unlawful presence bars under !NA? 2 12(a)(9)(B) for appl icants who must depart the United States to complete the ir immigrant visa process, provided they can demonstrate their qua lifying relative will be subject to extreme hardship with relocation and separation. Applicants cannot apply to waive the permanent bar under fNA ? 2 l 2(a)(9)(C) . In its response to the Ombudsman 's 2015 Annua l Report, USCIS stated, "[t]he goal of the provisional unlawful presence waiver process is to facilitate imm igrant visa issuance for immediate relatives who are adm issible to the United States except for the 3-year and I 0-year unlawfu l presence bars under section 2 I 2(a) (9)(B)." See USCIS 20 15 Annual Report Response , p. 5; https://www.dhs. gov/publication /20 15- uscis-res ponse (accessed Apr. 25, 2017). See also Ombudsman's Annual Rep01ts for 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 . Expansion of Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibi lity; Final Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. 50244 (Jul. 29, 2016). Intending immigrants of any preference category with an approved Form 1-130, 1-140, or 1-360 who paid the immigrant visa fee, or who were selected for the Diversity Visa Program under INA? 203(c), may file an 1-60 IA application if they have a U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse or parent who would experience extreme hardship if the app licant is not granted a waiver. Id. DHS Policy Memorandum , "Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program" (Nov. 20, 20 14); http://www.dhs .gov/ sitcs/defau lt/filcs/publications / 14_ 1120_ memo_i60 I a_ wa iver.pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 2017). Expansion of Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers oflnadmissibility; Final Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. 50244, 50245 (Jul. 29, 2016). Prior to the expansion, only certa in immediate relatives of U.S. citizen spouses or parents could apply for the provisional waiver. 00047103/18/2020 CITIZENSHIP DHS-18-0694-P-000101 AND IMMIGRAT ION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 19 00047203/18/2020 ? Provides that USCIS has jurisdiction over all provisional waivers, including those filed by an applicant who "is or was in removal, deportation, or exclus ion proceedings;" ? Removes the "reason to believe" basis for denials; 93 ? Eliminates date restrictions to allow applicants to file a provisional waiver request even if DOS already scheduled an immigran t visa interview; and 60,000 Clarifies that an applicant may not file a provisional waiver request ifICE or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) previously reinstated an order of removal, deportation, or exclusion. 94 40,000 ? In his November 20, 2014 memorandum, then-Secretary Johnson directed "USC IS to provide additional guidance on the definition of 'extreme hardship. '" 95 On October 21, 2016, USCIS publish ed this policy guidance in Volume 9, Part B of its Policy Manual. 96 The guidance, which took effect on December 5, 2016, expan ds the definition of extreme hardship through several changes. First, it provides that USCIS will consider extreme hardship to additional qualifying relatives for purpo ses of the provisional waiver.97 A qualifying relative is the U .S. citizen or permanent resident spouse or parent of the provisional waiver applicant who can demonstrate extreme hardship due to separation or relocation. Second, the guidance also provides that an applicant can show extreme hardship to the qualifying relative if there is relocation or separation, rather than both, as requ ired prior to the regulation change. 98 Finally, the guidance provides a nonexhaustive list of significant factors that USCIS officers may consider when adjudicating the waiver, such as family ties, social and cultural impact, economic impact, health conditions and care, and country conditions. 99 Provisional Waiver Data. As a result of the expansion in eligibility, the National Benefits Center (NBC), which adjudicates all provisional waiver requests, received 57, 150 applications in 2016, a 19 percent increase from 2015 and a 35 percent increase from 2014. 100 See Figure 2.2, USCIS I-601A Receipts and Actions Taken. Figure 2.2: USCIS l-601A Receipts and Actions Taken 50,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Receipts ? 2014 91 98 99 Id. Id. Id. ? 2015 Denied Rejections Denials That Were Reopened ? 2016 Source:USCIS Ongoing Concerns The Ombudsman has monitored the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver program since its implementation in March 2013 through review of requests for case assistance, as well as engagements with stakeholders and USCIS. 101 The Ombud sman received 434 requests for case assistance involving Form I-601A from the time the program was implemented through December 31, 2016. During 2016, stakeholders repo1ted several issues regarding provisional waivers, including denials due to lack of extreme hardship 100 93 Under prior regulations, provisional waivers were unavailable to applicants who USCIS had a "reason to believe" were subject to a ground of inadmissibi lity other than unlawfu l presence. 8 C.F.R. ? 2 I 2.7(e)(4)(i) (2016). .,.. 8 1 Fed. Reg. at 50262. See also 8 C.F.R. ?? 2 12.7(e)(2) and 2 l 2.7(e)(4)(v). 9' Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program, supra note 91. 96 9 USCIS Policy Manual, Pt. B; https:// wwvv.uscis.gov/ polieymanual/HTML/ PolieyManual-Volume9-PartB.html (accessed May 4, 2017). Request Approvals For Evidence 10 1 lnfonnation prov ided by USCIS (Jan. 3, 2017 and Mar. 2, 2017). In 20 16, USCIS received 12,538 Fonn 1-60I A filings between January I and March 30; 13,543 between April I and June 30; 12,939 between July I and September 30; and 18,130 between October I and December 31. In comparison, in 2015, USCIS received 11,097 Form l-60 I A filings between January I and March 30; 12,409 between April I and June 30; 12,192 between July I and Septembe r 30; and 12, 190 between October I and December 31. During the Ombudsman's Annual Conference in 2016 , USCIS noted that Form 1-60 1A receipts increased by 25- 28 percent since August 29, 20 16, the date that the provisional waivers program was expanded. See Ombudsman's Annual Report 2016, p. 24; Ombudsman's Annual Report 2015, p. 21; Ombudsman 's Annual Report 2014, p. 10; and Om budsman's Annual Report 20 13, pp. 25- 26. The Ombudsman also hosted panel discussions on prov isional waivers at the Ombudsman's Annual Conference in 2013, 20 15, and 2016. /1.1'..tr r)lf""'AI\ p UER,S!GH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 20 1 1 00047203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000102 00047303/18/2020 or "reason to believe" grounds, and cases pending past posted processing times. Adjudication Issues. Of the 164 requests for case assistance submitted in 2016 involving provisional waiver applications, 44 percent pertained to denials for lack of extreme hardship to the qualifying relative or "reaso n to believe" there were other inadmissibility grounds not waived by the provisional waiver. The agency responded that it "encourages all applicants to subm it all documentation they believe will establish their eligibility for the provisional unlawful presence waiver including documentation to address potential grounds of inadmissibility." 102 USCTS further noted that it "does not make inadmissibility determinations" and that such decisions are made by DOS at the time of the immigrant visa interview. 103 102 101 USCIS 2014 Annua l Report Response, p. 2 (June 9, 20 15); https://www.dhs. gov/ publication /2014-usc is-responsc . See also USCIS 2015 Annual Report Response , pp. 5---{5 (June 30, 2016); https://www.dhs.gov /publication / 20 15uscis-respon se. As of lhe lime this report wasbeing finalized, lhe Ombudsman has 1101received USCIS' response to the 20 16 Annual Report. USCIS 2014Annual Report Response, p. 2. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Longer Processing Times. USCIS average processing times for provisional waiver applications increased from 3 .3 months in 2015 to 5. 75 months in 2016 , but stakeholders reported adjudications taking as long as 8 mon ths.104 As ofDecember 31, 2016, the NBC reported 29,761 pending Form 1-60 lA applications. 105 One reason for increased processing times appears to be a growing number of cases pending FBI name checks . USCIS also notes that officers spend approximately 5 to 6 hours reviewing an application, compared to 2 hours in 2015, and noted that the average physical size of a provisiona l waiver filing has grown to 6.5 inches due to increased docwnentation supporting extreme hardship. 106 The Ombud sman will continue to monitor the Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver program and Form 1-601 processing. HM Information provided by USCIS (Jan . 3, 2017 and Mar. 2, 2017). "'' lnfonnation provided by USCIS (Mar. 2, 20 17). Fonn I-601A receipts increased by 25- 28 percent since Augusl 29, 2016. 106 lnfonnation provided by USCIS at Ombudsman 's Sixth Annual Confe rence (Dec. 6, 20 I6). 00047303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000103 CITIZE NSHIP AND IMMIGRAT ION SER VICES OMBUDSMAN I 21 00047403/18/2020 Employment U.S. immigration policy helps foster economic growth, seeks to respond to labor market needs, and enhances U.S. global competitiveness. In this year's Annual Report, the Ombudsman reviews USCIS administrative review of employment-based decisions through motions to reopen and reconsider to the field and appeals to the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office, offering ways to make the review more meaningful. The Ombudsman reviewed the EB-5 immigrant investor program's continuing scrutiny and increasing program delays. A new regulation, effective in early 2017, consolidated policy in many ofUSCIS' high-skilled nonimmigrant and immigrant programs, but missed opportunities for additional clarification. r...t r lf"'A I\ p UERS!GW-;J-; o CONGR ESS JUNE 2011 00047403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000104 00047503/18/2020 USCIS Administrative ? Motions to reopen and motions to reconsider are filed with the office that made the initial decision; an appeal, by contrast , is filed with the initial field office, and will be rev iewed by that office before sendi ng the appeal to the AAO for review and decision. If the field office agrees with the appeal, it may reverse itself and not forward the appeal. ? The AAO has made significant improvements to its processing times, co mpleting most administrative appeals within 180 days. However, when theAA O posts its forecasted processing times, the time the appeal is first reviewed by the USCIS field office or service center is not included . ? Upon receipt of Form I-290B, Notic e of Appeal or Motion , the initial USC IS field office must review the case to determ ine whether the arguments presented overcome the reason(s) for denial regard less of whether the case is brought back on motion or appea l. ? There are a variety of steps USCIS could take to ensure that adm inistrative review is meaningful and timely, including: Review in EmploymentBased Decisions: Appeals and Motions Responsible USCIS Offices: Service Center Operations and Field Operations Directorates; Administrative Appeals Office Key Facts and Findings ? Administrative review, through motions to reopen and motions to reconsider to the field and appea ls to the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), provides individua ls and employers an opportunity to obtain reexamination of USC IS denials. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00047503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000105 CIT IZENS HI P A ND IMM IGRAT ION S ERV ICES OM BUDS M AN I 23 00047603/18/2020 ? Establish and publish processing time goals for motions; ? Publish more accurate processing times for AAO appeals that include the time it takes to conduct the initial field review. For most fonn types, the AAO processing time is currently 3 months or less; and ? Clarify the Fann I-290B by providing more explicit instructions, or alternatively, separate motions and appeals into two separate forms. decision -making statistics. 111 In 2009, the Ombudsman recommended that USCrS establish uniform filing and review procedures for motions and improve public communication concern ing these processes. 112 use rs has implemented some of these recommendations, including making the preponderance of the evidence standard clear, making more infonnation about motions 113 and appea ls publicly available, and implementing timelines for administrative review. However, stakeho lders continue to express concerns regarding the comp lexity of Form T-290 B, the depth of the initial field office's review, and the timeliness of the administrative review process. Background Fann 1-290B is used to: (1) request reopening a petition based on new ev idence; (2) request reconsideration of a decision based on incorrect application of law or pol icy; or (3) appeal a decision to the AAO. 107 Admin istrative review by USCTS is ava ilable for almost all immigration forms.108 The type of review depends in part upon the benefit type and whether a motion or appeal is sought. 109 See Figure 3.2, Motions to Reopen, Motions to Reconsider, and Appeals. Form 1-290B provides six options for administrative review: three related to motions and three related to appea ls. See Figure 3.1, Form l-290B Options for Administrative Review. Figure 3.1: Form 1-290B Options for Administrative Review Yo u must selec t only one box indi cating that yo u are filing an appea l o r a motion , not both. If mor e than on e box is se lec t ed , Due to processing time concerns, some stakeholders and their legal representatives choose to refile with USCIS rather than pursue administrative review of adverse decisions. There is limited transparency for motions to reopen and motions to reconsider because users field offices do not publicly post these processing times. Meanwhile, AAO appeal processing times are uniformly listed at 6 month s, although most cases are completed in less time. 110 your filing may be rejected. 1.a. 0 I am filing an a pp ea l to the Administrat ive Appeals Office (AAO). My brief and/or additiona l ev idenc e is attached. l.b . 0 I am filing an appeal to the AAO. My brief and/or addit ional evidence will be submitted to the AAO within 30 ca lendar days of filin g the appeal. 1.c. 0 I am filing an appeal to the AAO. No supplemental brief and/or additiona l evidence w ill be submitt ed. The Ombudsman has issued forma l recommendations to USCIS on both motions and appeals . In 2005, the Ombudsman recommended that the AAO publicize the appellate standard of review, the process to designate precedent decisions, its oral argument criteria, and 107 10 o 109 110 /\1'..tr 8 C.F.R. ?? 103.3and I 03.5. The AAO has ju risdiction over most applications and petitions. See 8 C.F.R. ? I 03.1 (!)(iii) (2003). The BIA has appella te authority over most familybased immigrant petitions filed under section 204 of the INA, including Form 1-130, Petition.for Alien Relativ e, among others. See 8 C.F.R. ? I 003. l(b)(5). Other applications and petitions, such as Forms 1-75 I, Petilion to Remove the Conditions of Residence and Fonn 1-485, Application to Adjust Status or Register Permanent Residence, are filed pursuant to section 245 of the INA; Form 1-765, ApplicationfiJ/. Employment Authorizat ion, cannot be appea led. 8 C.F.R. ?? 216.4(d)(2), 245 .2(a)(5)(i i), 274a . 13(c). Most, but not all, denials not subject to appeal may still be challenged by filing a motion to reconsider or reopen. See USCJS Webpage, "When to Use Form 1-290 B, Notice of Appeal or Motion" (Feb. 23, 2016) ; https://www.usci s.gov/ i-290b/jur isdict ion (accessed Apr. 3,2017). USCIS Webpage, "When to Use Form 1-290B, Notice of Appea l or Motion," supra note I 08. See Figure 3.3, AAO Appeals Adjudications, Fiscal Years 2012-2016; see also information provided by AAO (Mar. 20, 2017) . 1.d. 0 I am filing a motion to reopen a decision. and/or add iti onal evidence is attached. I.e . 0 I am filing a motion to reconsider My brief a decision. My brief is attached. 1.f. D I am filing a m otion to reopen and a m o ti on to reconsider a decision . My brief and/or add itional ev id ence is attached. Source: FormI-290B,p. 1, Part 2, Information aboutthe Appealor Motion, l.a-f (Apr.10, 2017 ). 111 112 in Ombudsman Reco mmendat ion 20 (Dec. 6, 2005) ; https://www.dhs.gov/ xlibrary/ assets/C ISOmbudsman _ RR_ 20_Adm inistrative_ Appeal s_ I 2-07-05. pdf(accessed Apr. 6, 2016) . Ombudsman Recommendation 42, "Motions Matter: Improving the Filing and Review Process for Motions to Reopen and Reconsider" (May 15, 2009); https://www.dhs.gov/ sites/default/files/pub lications/cisomb/cisomb_ recommendation _ 42_5-I 5-09 .pdf (accesse d Apr. 6, 20 I6) . USCIS Respon se to Recommendation #20 (Dec. 19, 2005); https://www. dhs.gov/xlibrary /assets/C ISOmbudsman _RR_20_Administrative _ Appe als_ USCIS_ Response- 12- 19-05.pdf (accessed May 10, 2017) . r If"AI\ p UERS!GW*o CONGR ESS JUNE 2011 00047603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000106 00047703/18/2020 Figure 3 .2: Motions to Reopen, Motions to Reconsider, and Appeals Form I-290B I Fee $675 or fee waiver request on Form 1-912 I Filing Deadline Within 30 days of the date of USCISdecision o Able To Submit New Facts? Able To Submit New Facts? Able To Submit New Facts? Yes No Yes; de novo review Review Performed By AAO. However, an initial field review by the field office or service center that denied the underlying form typically precedes AAO review. The initial field review should be completed within 45 days, although USCIS does not publish processing times for this review Review Performed By Field office or service center that issued the initial decision. The same Adjudications Officer may perform the review of the motion , although some offices assign a different officer Able To Combine Request? Yes, a combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider may be filed where new facts are presented and an error in the USCIS decision is identified. See Figure 3.1, Form 1-290B Options for Administrative Review Able To Combine Request? No. However, initial field review by the field office or service center may (1) treat the appeal as a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider and approve the application or petition; or (2) forward the appeal to the AAO for adjudication Processing Time AAO appeal processing times are posted online ; however, they do not include the initial field review processing times Processing Tim e Processing times for motions are not public and vary depending on the initia l field office or service center Briefing Requirement No brief is required. However, a brief may be submitted at the time of filing the I-290B. Briefing Requirement A brief or written statement identifying the error in the USCIS decision is required. Appellants may submit a supplemental brief to the AAO within 30 days of filing the appeal Sources:8 c.rn. ?? 103.3, 103.5; Form I-290B, Notice of Motion or Appeal, Instructions; MO Practice Manual Section 3. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00047703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000107 CIT IZENS HI P AND IMM IGRAT ION SERV ICES OMBUDSMAN I 25 00047803/18/2020 Motions to Reopen and Motions to Reconsider. Form I-290B and the $675 filing fee (or fee waiver request) must be filed within 30 days of the date of the decision with the USCIS office that initially perfonned the adjudication. 114 The applicant or petitioner may file a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider, or, alternatively, may file a combined motion to reopen and reconsider. 115 The Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) contemplates that the officer who rendered the initial dec ision also makes the final dete1mination on a motion. 116 However, the process differs from office to office; some require a supervisory adjudicator or a spec ially design ated motions unit to adjudicate the motion. 117 A motion to reopen must state new facts supported by affidavits and other documentary evidence to establish eligibility and qualification for the benefit soug ht. 118 A motion to reconsider, by contrast, must demonstrate that the denia l was based on an incorrect application of law or USCIS policy. 119 The latter is a lega l review based on the record of proceedings at the time of the initial filing. 120 A combined motion both provides new facts and asserts an incorrect application of law or policy. 114 8 C.F.R . ?? 103.S(a)(l)(ii)-(iii), 103.7(b)(I) . Jfthe decision was sent by ma il, the applicant or petitioner must submit the motion with in 33 days of the date of the decision. See 8 C.F.R. ? 103.Sa(b). 111 A motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider a decision may be filed provided the request meets the requirements of8 CFR ? 103.5. Motions to the BIA must meet the requirements of8 CFR ? 3.2. Ordinarily a motion is adjudicated by the same office r who made the orig inal decisio n. In all cases, the motion must be cons idered by the same USCIS office that most recently decided the case. A motion may be filed by the applicant or petitioner or by USCJS. See also Fonn 1-2908, Notice of Motion or Appeal, p. I, pt. 2, question i(d)-(f). 116 USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manua l (AFM), Ch. IO. I 7(a), "Motions to Reopen or Reconsider: Gene ral" (Mar. 2009) ; https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView / AFM/HTMU AFM/0 -0-0- I/0-0-0- I067/ 0-0-0-20 I2.html#0 -0-0-304 (accessed May 18, 20 17). In all cases, the motion must be cons idered by the same office (district, service center, immigration court, AAO, or BIA) which most recent ly decided the case. 8 C .F.R. ? I 03.3(a)(2)(ii) . A motion may be filed by the applicant or petitioner or by USCIS. 8 C.F.R. ? 103.3(a)(l)(iii). 117 USCIS AFM, Ch. I0.17(a), "Motions 10 Reopen or Reconsider: Genera l," supra note 116. Depending on local office pol icy, a different officer may adjudicate the motion if the original adjudications officer is unavai lable. See also information provided by USCIS (Sept. 9, 2016; Nov. 7, 2016; Apr. 28, 20 I 7; May 3, 2017). "' 8 C.F.R. ? I 03.5(a)(2); see also 8 C.F.R. ? I 03.5(a)(2)(i)-(iii) (detailing additional requirements for filing a motion to reope n when USCIS denies a case due to abandonment) ; 8 C.F.R. ? 103.S(b)-(c) (relating to special agricultural worker and lega lization app lications, and replenishment agricultural worker petitions). 119 8 C.F.R. ? l03.5(a)(3). l'.!O /\1'..tr Appeals. Form I-290B is also used to initiate an appeal with the AA O. Appeals must be filed within 30 days of the date of the deci sion to the initial USC IS office, either by filing a brief at the time of the appeal or withi n 30 days of that date. 12 1 Untimely appeals may be treated as a motion by the initial adjudication office if it otherwise satisfies the substantive requir eme nts for a motion under the regulation s. 122 When the initial field office receives a Form I-290B appeal, it has 45 days to review the case to determine whether the arguments presented overcome the reasons for the adverse deci sion. 123 If the initial field office determines that the appeal is meritorious , it may treat the appea l as a serv ice motion to reopen or motion to reconsider and approve the case. 124 If the initial field office finds the arguments do not overcome the basis of the denial, the office must "promptly" forward the appeal to the AA0. 125 Some USC IS field offices conduct a thorough review of the appeal; others do not complete their review of the appeal within 45 days; some do not conduct a review at all before forwarding the appeal to the AA0. 126 Current regulations allow for subm ission of a brief and any additional evidence at the time of filing Fo1m I-290B , or within 30 days after the service of the denial notice .127 The AAO conducts a de nova review of all issues of fact, law, policy , and exercise of discretion, 128 applying a preponderance of evidence standard of proof. 129 Under this standard, the appellant must present evidence that demonstrates eligibility for the benefit soug ht based upon the facts and evidence presented. 130 121 122 "' 1 " 125 126 8 C.F.R. ? l03.3(a)(2)(i). If the decision was sent by mail, the applicant or pet itioner must submit the motion within 33 days of the date of the decision. See 8 C.F.R. ? 103.8. 8 C .F.R. ? I03.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2). users AFM, Ch. I0.8(a)( l), "Preparing the Appellate Case Record: Adm inistrative Appea ls Office (AAO) Cases" (Mar. 2009) ; https://www. uscis.gov / ilink/docView / AFM/HTML/ AFM/0-0-0- 1/0-0-0-1067 /0-0-0-1482. html#0-0-0-286 (accessed May 18, 2017). 8 C.F.R. ? I 03.3(a)(2)(iii). An appeal can only be treated as a motion to issue a favorable decis ion. 8 C.F.R. ? 103.3(a)(2)( iv); USC IS AFM, Ch. 10.8(a)(I), "Preparing the Appella te Case Record: Adm inistrative Appea ls (AAO) Cases ," supra note 123. The regulations and USCIS field guidance do not make clear what constitutes "promp tly" for purposes of forwarding an appea l to the AAO. lnfonnation provided by USCIS (Sept. 9, 2016; May 3, 2017). 127 8 C.F.R. ? I03.3(a)(2)(i). 128 AAO Practice Manual, Section 3.4; https://www.uscis.gov /about -us/ directorate s-and-program-office s/a dministrative -appeals-office-aao /practicemanual /chap ter-3-appea ls (accessed May 18, 2017). AAO Practice Manual , Section 3.6. 129 no Id. Id. r)lf"'Al\ P YER&GH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00047803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000108 00047903/18/2020 Precedent Decisions, Non-precedent Decisions, and Adopted Decisions. The AAO issues precedent decisions I 31 that may assert new legal interpretations of statute, regulation or policy. In recent years, USCIS has issued few precedent decisions, presumably because of the cumbersome interagency clearance process. 132 AAO precedent decisions are binding on all DHS employees in cases applying the same statute, regulations, and policy. 133 The AAO also issues non-precedent decisions that are binding only on the parties involved in the specific case. users states that it does not articulate new constructions of law or establish agency policy through nonprecedent decisions. 134 In addition, the AAO issues "adopted decisions ," which constitute binding interpretations and guidance on all USCIS employees. The difference between precedent decisions and adopted decisions is that the latter are not binding on third-party agencies or their personnel. 135 USCIS has issued ten adopted decisions since 2005. 136 The clearance process to designate an adopted decision is less cumbersome than for precedent decisions. Ongoing Concerns The Ombudsman 's review of the administrative review process was prompted by concerns raised by stakeholders, including: ? The timeliness and quality of the administrative review process; and ? Confusion in completing Form I-290B. 131 AAO Practice Manual, Sect ion 1.3; ht1ps://www.uscis.gov/ about-us/ directorates-and-program-offices/administrative-appeals-office-aao /pract icemanual/chapter-1-administrative -appeals-office (accessed May I 8, 20 I 7). 132 AAO has issued only seven precedent decisions since 20 10. See U.S. Department of Justice Webpage, "DHS /AAO/INS Decisions" (Dec.27, 2016); https://www.just ice.gov/ eoir/dhs-aao-ins-decisions (accessed May 3, 20 17) . In a March 20, 20 17 meeting with the Ombudsman, the AAO stated that precedent decisions require the review and approva l of the U.S. Attorney General via the U.S. Department of Justice, a lengthy process that prevents the AAO from issuing precedent decisions in a timely manner. See also AAO Practice Manual at Section 3.1 S(c). "' AAO Practice Manual , Sect ion 1.5, 3.1S(c). i:u AAO Practice Manual , Sect ion 3.1 S(a). 1 " AAO Practice Manual , Section 3.1 S(b). 136 USCJS Webpagc, "AAO Adopted Decisions " (Apr. 19, 20 17); https://www. uscis.gov /about-us/direc torates-and-program-offices/adm inistrative-appea lsoffice-aao/adopted-aao-decisions ( accessed May 8, 2017). AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Timeliness of the Motions and Appeals Process. According to USCIS , it does not track the amount of time it takes for the agency to adjudicate a motion to reopen or motion to reconsider. 137 Consequently, USeIS does not provide processing times for Form I-290B motions to reopen or motions to reconsider at field offices and service centers. Meanwhile, although the AAO posts its processing times online, users does not track the length of the initial field review that precedes the AA O's review. 138 This leads to a lack of predictability and transparency in the administrative review process. Stakeholders report they forgo the administrative appeals process and instead refile the application or petition because of the unpredictability of processing times. They believe that by reframing the case with the possibility of another adjudicator reviewing the evidence, they may be more likely to obtain an approval with the benefit of a more predictable processing timeframe. Refiling a petition with premium processing, when available, typically results in the issuance of a decision within 15 days. 139 Stakeholders would be better informed to make decisions regarding administrative review if USCIS established and posted accurate processing times for motions and appeals. When stakeholders waive review and file new petitions because of the perception oflengthy processing times, this prevents erroneous decisions from being corrected, and may result in repeated service error. It also deprives the public from enhanced transparency in the adjudication process. The Ombudsman therefore urges USCIS to post processing time goals by form type for motion s at initial field offices. In January 2017, the AAO improved the display of its posted processing times . Where previously all product lines had been listed at 6 months , the website now shows the percentage of cases for each product line that are completed within the 6-month target processing goal. 140 The AAO informed the Ombudsman that its average processing times for some of form types is actually less than 6 months. 141 Finally , initial field review of an appea l may be made more effective through the availability of an accompanying legal 137 Information prov ided by USCIS (Sept. 9, 2016). ns Id. 13' 140 14 1 USCIS Webpage, "How Do I Use Premium Processing" (Mar. 9, 2017); https://www.uscis.gov / fonns/how -do-i-use-premium -processing -service (accessed Mar. 30, 20 17). USCIS Webpage, "AAO Processing Times" (Apr. 6, 2017); https://wv.rw.uscis. gov/about-us/dircctora tcs-and-program-offices/administrative-appcals-officcaao/aao-processing -times (accessed May 3, 20 17) . Infonnation provided by AAO (Mar. 20, 20 I 7). 00047903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000109 CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRA TION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 27 00048003/18/2020 brief. Many appellants choose to file their briefs with the AAO after first filing Form I-290B , giving themselves additional time to develop their arguments . However , when the brief is not filed with the I-290B , the initial field office does not have the opportunity to consider the briefing when conducting its review. The Ombudsman suggests that USCIS develop a proce ss that provides the initial field office the opportunity to review the appellant's brief. Quality of AAO Decisions. Until recently , many nonprecedent AAO decisions dismis sing the appeal did not include a detailed analysis of the facts and law, preventing appellants from understanding why a decision was made. 142 Howev er, in the past year, AAO leadership reports a deliberate effort to improve the writing quality of AAO decisions. 143 There is now an in-depth analysis section in most of the AA O's non-precedent decisions, and a focus on using plain language. 144 This improvement in decisions provides transparency and helps individuals , employers , and their representatives better understand the reasoning behind the outcome of their appea l. Confusion in Completing a Bifurcat ed Form. USCIS published an updated Form I-290B and instructions on April l 0, 2017. The new form clarified some of the infonnation sought and expanded the instructions. However, the new form and instructions still do not explain or distinguish the various administrative review option s with sufficient clarity. See Figure 3.1, Form I-290B Options.for Administrativ e Review. Further , attorneys and '" '" 141 /\!'..tr Id. Id. Id. r Requestfor CaseAssistance-ACommonMistake An attorneyfiled FormI-290B on behalfof his client, checkingthe boxfor a motionto reconsider and a motion to reopen. He had clearlywrittenon the FormI-290B that if USCISdeniedthe motions,the caseshouldbe forwardedto the AAO.USCISrespondedthat the form allowedfor only one option,and that if the attorney wantedto appealthe case,he neededto file a second Form1-290B.However, if the attorneyhad simplyselected the appealoption,the casewouldhavebeen reviewedby the initial field office and forwardedto the AAOwithin 45 daysif the field declinedto changeits decision. accredi ted representatives are in many cases unaware of the initial field review afforded to them by filing an appeal. Accordingly , further revisions to Form J-290B and its instructions could better clarify the overlapping yet distinct review processes for motions to reopen, motions to reconsider, and appeals. See Figure 3.2, Motions to Reopen, Motion s to Recons ider, and Appeals. 145 Alternati ve ly, USCIS could explore creating separate forms for motions and appeals . 145 As this Report was being finalized, USCJS published a notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act revising the 1-2908 , and provided the public a 60-day period in which to conunent on the revisions . Agency Jnfomiation Co llection Activities : Notice of Appeal or Motion, Fom1 1-2908; Revision of a Curre ntly Approved Collection, 82 Fed. Reg. 22557 (May 16, 20 17). The revised dra ft fonn has not yet been posted. lf"?'AI\ p v ERS!GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00048003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000110 00048103/18/2020 Figure 3.3: AA0 Appeals Adjudications, Fiscal Years 2012 - 2016 l-129F 75 17 0 69 20 0 47 19 2 112 20 3 107 58 0 1-129 H-18 904 17 11 751 10 25 509 16 12 504 16 9 369 8 14 1-129 H-2 35 4 14 0 0 7 2 0 12 0 1 29 5 3 1-129 H-3 12 0 0 3 0 1 6 0 0 9 2 7 2 1 1-129 L-1 246 26 10 435 37 8 166 16 11 233 43 13 178 21 23 1-1290 8 0 2 22 0 1 19 0 0 31 0 2 21 0 1 0 l-129P 22 0 0 8 0 0 22 0 0 27 0 0 19 0 l-129Q 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 l-129R 69 11 29 57 1 12 30 0 22 25 6 11 25 15 3 l-140A 204 14 0 122 8 2 88 5 3 102 13 0 68 17 2 1-140 8 38 1 0 18 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 4 2 0 12 l-140C 182 25 7 175 26 15 84 14 8 98 13 9 69 13 l-140D 362 20 25 290 39 27 123 15 28 69 18 6 82 15 6 l-140E 1646 76 82 1036 81 117 76 6 12 36 5 8 35 2 7 l-140F 2 0 0 106 10 7 31 5 5 20 3 3 23 1 3 l-140G 61 7 0 29 6 1 9 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1-1401 92 4 82 5 0 115 6 3 72 7 1 48 10 0 1-212 136 38 7 77 31 2 43 9 2 44 10 4 36 13 1 1-352 27 3 0 36 1 0 10 0 15 5 0 8 4 0 l-360C 5 1 10 4 3 1 41 6 7 62 6 3 l-360D 241 2 44 57 1 6 24 1 11 17 12 2 25 10 4 1-360 1 182 17 4 156 23 2 205 30 8 399 49 15 190 9 8 1-485/ LIFE 43 4 2 10 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 1-485 Sect. 13 48 0 0 118 0 0 78 0 3 37 0 22 0 0 1-485/T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 1-485/ U 6 0 0 3 0 2 11 2 1 23 1 4 45 6 0 1-526 17 0 0 51 0 13 22 0 3 7 0 1 33 2 0 1-600/1600A 17 1 4 18 0 4 29 3 21 4 0 1-601 1730 452 67 1469 383 49 335 114 9 324 85 10 190 153 15 1-6 12 6 0 0 2 2 0 4 8 0 6 5 0 1 0 0 1-687 486 10 84 27 7 16 2 3 8 11 0 3 1-690 0 0 0 2 0 0 1-698 34 5 9 17 6 7 2 2 2 8 1-700 3 0 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 36 0 19 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 3 16 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1-821 244 15 40 180 23 31 156 9 23 142 18 26 70 2 7 1-914 13 7 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 63 0 1 15 0 0 1-9 18 141 4 8 89 0 5 130 0 9 337 5 50 122 1-924 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1 N-565 9 2 0 20 6 0 21 12 2 10 3 0 25 5 N-600 96 9 5 89 9 9 102 26 16 64 31 8 71 20 5 Source: USCIS Webpage,"AAODecision Data" (Oct. 25 , 20 16). AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00048103/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000111 CITIZENS HIP AND IMM IGRATION SERV ICES OMBU DSMAN I 29 00048203/18/2020 EB-5 Investors Responsible USCIS Office: Immigrant Investor Program Office Key Facts and Findings ? Congress extended the Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Regional Center Program , most recently through September 30, 2017. ? There is a high demand for EB-5 visas. There are approximately over 88,000 intending EB-5 investors with approved or pending J-526 pet itions. Investors and their dependents from China who are at the end of the Form 1-526 adjudication queue may have to wait 10 years or longer for immigrant visas under the EB-5 program . ? On November 30, 20 16, USCIS released a six-chapter addition to its Policy Manual titled "Investors," synthesizing and aligning the agency's regulations , decisional law, policies , and procedures with the statute . ? Amidst ongoing legislative reform efforts, in January 2017 , USCIS published proposed rules that would esta blish a Regional Center compliance and oversight program , increas e minimum invest ment levels , and amending the methodology for determining Targeted Employment Areas (TEAs) . Background Congress established the EB -5 program in 1990 to encourage foreign entrepreneurs to make capital investments in the United States . 146 Entrepreneurs who invest a minimum of$! million in a new or existing U.S . business, or a reduced amount of $500,000 if investe d in a TEA (a rural area or an area with high unemployment rates), 147 and who create ten full-time positions for U.S. worker s, are eligible for an imm igrant visa. 148 Congress allocated approximately 10,000 immigrant visas annually to foreign nationals and their immed iate fami ly members. 149 146 Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978; as codified in scattered section of the U.S. Co de. '" See INA? 203(b)(5)(B)-(C), 8 U.S.C. ? l 153(b)(5)(B)-(C). 148 !NA ? 203(b)(5)(A)(i) , 8 U.S.C. ? I 153(b)(5)(A)(i) . If the invest menl is made into a lroubled business, lhe investor need on ly show that "the number of existing employees is being or will be maintained at no less than the preinvestment level for a period ofat least 2 years." 8 C.F.R. ? 204 .6U)(4)(ii). '" Id. The fifth employment-based preference category rece ives 7.1 percent of visas per year, of which 3,000 are set aside for TEAs. /\1'..tr With low utilization of the EB-5 visa category, Congress created the Regional Center program in 2002 to encourage the pooling of investments into larger project s expected to have a greater economic impact than individual EB-5 capital investments. 150 Under this program, investors in a USCIS -designated Regional Center may satisfy the job creation requirement through both direct and indirect job creation, as demonstrated through the submission of certain job-calculation methodologies .151 Despite the creation of the Regional Center Program, underutilization of the EB-5 immigrant visa category continued until the financial crisis in late 2008, when conventional financing became unavailable. Project developers then began recruiting foreign investors and using EB-5 funds to finance large-scale projects, most of which were in the real estate development and construction sectors. In FY 2016, approximately 91 percent of all EB-5 investments were made through a Regional Center, 152 and 99 percent of all EB-5 projects were located in a TEA. ' 53 Seventy-six percent of all EB-5 investments were made by Chinese nationals. 154 150 The Regiona l Cen ter program was first enacted as a pilot in 1992. See Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judic iary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Pub. L. No. 102-395 , Title VI,? 610, 106 Stat. 1828, 1874 (1992) . Under this program, a certa in number ofEB-5 visas arc set aside annually for immigrant investors in Regional Centers. Id. In May 2017, the program was extended to September 30, 20 17. A Regional Center is defined as any econom ic unit, publ ic or private , which is involved with the promotion of econom ic growth, including increased expo rt sales, improved regional productivity, job creation, and increase d domestic capita l investment. 8 C.F.R. ?? 204 .6(c) and (m)(3)(v). "' Departments of Commerce , Justice , and State, the Judici ary, and Related Agencies Appropriat ions Act, I 993, Pub. L. No . I 02-395 , I 06 Stat. 1828 (1992), Tille VI,? 610 , as amended by the Visa Waiver Pennanent Program Act, Pub. L. No. 106-396, 114 Stat. 1637 (2000) ? 402 (pennitting petitioners under the Regiona l Center program "to establish reasonab le methodologies for determining the number of jobs created by the pilot program , including such jobs which are estimated to have been created indirect ly through revenues generated from increased exports, impro ved regional productivity, job creation, or increased domestic capital investmenl resu lting from the pilot program ") . '" DOS, Report of the Visa Office 20 16, Statistical Tables, Table V (Part 3); https://travel.state.gov /content/dam /visa&iStatistic&iAnnualRepott s/ FY20 l 6Annua1Rcport/FY l 6An nualReport -TablcV-Part3.pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 2017) . 153 U.S . Governme nt Accountability Office (GAO) Report, " Immigrant Investor Program , Proposed Project Investments in Targeted Employment Areas," GAO-1 7-487T (Mar . 2017 ); https://ww,v.gao.gov/assets/690/683231 .pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17). '" Report of the Visa Office 2016, Statistical Tables, Table V (Part 3), supra note 152. r lf""AI\ f) \ ERS!GH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00048203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000112 00048303/18/2020 The USCIS Immigrant Inves tor Program Office (IPO ) administers the EB-5 program. 155 The IPO is authorized to employ up to 247 full-time employees (including adjudicators, compliance officers, economi sts, and fraud and national secu rity officers, as well as administrative suppor t); approximately 90 unfilled positions rema ined as of March 3, 2017 . 156 USCIS , 157 stakeho lders, 158 and Members ofCongress 159 generally agree that increase d compliance is necessary to streng then the integrity of the EB-5 program. Fraud-in the fo1m of embezz lement , securities violations, investment schemes, and crimina l conduct-ha s plagued the Regional Center program since its inception. 160 USCIS has taken seve ral steps to address these serious threats to the progr am. 16 1 DHS implemented protocols in 2015 to bolster public trust in the integrity and impartiality of government officials who administer the program and interac t with the IPO. 162 Additionally , USC IS administers the EB-5 program with input from subject-matter expert s from the Sec uritie s and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice (DOJ ), FBI, D OS, and other components of govemmen t. 163 The IPO d isc losed plans to conduct 250 "fo r cause" and " random" site visits of Reg iona l Cen ters and specific jobcreating enterpr ises in FY 2017 through its Compliance Division , including audits of designated Regional Centers that began in April 20 17. 164 In November 2016, USCIS release d an addit ion to its Policy Manual titled " Investors." 165 This six-chapter policy treatm ent is a significant achievement, as it synthesized "' See USC IS Webpage, "Exec utive Summary : A Discussion about the EB-5 156 157 158 159 Immigrant Inves tor Pro gram Teleconference" (Feb . 26, 2014); http :// www.uscis.gov /sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Notes%20from%20 Previous%20Engagements/PED -EB5-ExecSu mmary _ 02-26- 14.pd f ( accessed Apr. 25, 20 17). The IPO became operational in March 20 I 3. Remarks by IPO Chief Nicholas Colucci at the USCIS EB-5 Nationa l Stakeho lder Engagement (Mar. 3, 20 17); https ://www .uscis .gov/sites/defau lt/ files/USCIS /Outreach/No tes%20from%20Prcvious%20Engagements/ PED_EB5NatStakehol der Eng0728 I 6_ColucciRemarks.pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17). Remark s by IPO Chief Nicholas Colucci at the USCIS EB-5 Miam i, Florida Stakeho lder Engagement (July 28, 2016); https://www.uscis .gov/ sites/ default/files/USCIS /Outreach /Notes%20from%20Previous%20Engagcmen ts/ PED_ EB5NatStakeholder Eng0728 l 6_Co lucciRemarks.pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 2017) . See also "The Distortion of EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas: Time to End the Abuse," before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judicia ry, I 14th Cong. 2nd Sess. (Apr. 13, 2016); https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/ meetings/ the-distortion-of-eb-5 -targeted-employment-areas -time-to-end-the-abuse (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17) . See comments of the American Immigration Lawyers Assoc iation submitted to USCIS, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, Advance Notice of Propose d Rulemaking, 82 Fed. Reg. 321 1 (Jan. 11, 2017), OHS Docket No . USCIS-2016-0008; https: //www.regulat ions .gov/ document?D =USCIS-2016-0008-00 IO (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17); "Letter to Members of Congress from the EB-5 Industry" (July 5, 20 16); https://iiusa. org/b log/wp-content / uploads/2016/07 / EB-5-Joint-lndu stry-Lette r-7-5FTNAL. pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 2017) . U.S. House Judiciary Comm ittee, Press Release, "Hea ring Wrap Up; Proposed Refo rms to Investor Visa Program" (Mar. 8, 2017); https:// judiciary.hous e.gov/p ress-release/hearin g-wrap-proposed-reforms-investorvisa-program/ (accessed May I 0, 20 17); see also ''The Distot1ion ofEB-5 Targeted Employment Areas: Time to End the Abuse" before the U.S . Senate Committee on the Judiciary, I 14th Cong . 2nd Sess. (Ap r. 13, 2016); https:// www.j udic ia ry.senate.gov/hear ings/watch ?heari ngid=CC 12FBA E-5056A 066-60F3-0 I AABA023C38 (accessed May 10, 20 17); "The Failures and Future of the EB -5 Regional Center Progra m: Can it be Fixed?" before the U.S . Sena te Committee on the Judiciary, I 14th Cong. 2nd Sess. (Feb . 2, 20 16); https://www.judiciary.senate.gov /meetings/the-fa ilures-and-futme-ofthe-eb-5-reg ional-cener-program-can-it-be-fixed (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17). AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 160 161 162 163 164 165 See GAO Report , "Addit ional Actions Needed to Better Assess Fraud Risks and Report Economic Benefits," GAO-15-696 (Aug. 2015); http://www.gao. gov/assets/680/67 1940.pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 2017) . In one example, in April 2016, the SEC announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against Vermontbased ski resort, Jay Peak Inc., and related businesses for allegedly misusing millions of dollars solicited through the EB-5 program . The SEC alleged that Jay Peak operators made false statements and omitted key informat ion while raising more than $350 million from investors to construct ski resort facilities and a biomedica l research facility in Vermont. In April 2017, the brokerage firm that facilitated investments conc luded a non-admission seule ment of $ 150 million dollars. See Terry Hellenbeck , "Raymond James Firm to Pay $ 145.5 Million to Settle Vermont EB-5 Suit," Seven Days (Apr. 13, 2017); http://www .scvcndaysvt.com/OftMcssagc/arch ives/20 I 7/04/ 13/ raymondjames-finn-to-pay- l 455-mi llion-to-settle-eb-5-su it (accessed Apr. 25, 2017); U.S . Securities and Exchange Commiss ion Press Release , "SEC Case Freezes Assets of Ski Resort Steeped in Fraudulent EB-5 Offerings" (Apr. 14 , 2015); hnps://v.rww.sec.gov/news/press release/20 16-69.html (accessed Apr. 25, 20 I 7). In another example, in 20 13 the SEC charged the owner of the Chicago Convent ion Center LLC EB-5 Reg ional Center with defraud ing 290 investors of approximate ly $145 million. See Stephen L. Cohen, Associate Director, Divis ion of Enforcement, SEC before the Senate Committee on the Jud iciary, ''Testimony on the EB-5 Immigrant Investo r Program" (Feb. 2, 2016); https: //w\vw.sec.gov/news/testimony /cohen-test imony -02022016.html (accessed May I 8, 2017). See Remarks by fPO ChicfN icholas Co lucci, supra note 157. Letter from Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Depa1tment of Homeland Security to Senators Grassley and Leahy (Apr. 27, 20 15); http://eb5a rnstein.com / wp-content/uploads/20 15/05/Homeland -Security -.Jeh-J ohnson_ EB-5Letter_ 4-27 - 15.pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17) . See e.g. Remarks by IPO Chief Nicholas Colucci, supra note 157. USC!S Wcbpage, "EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program " (Mar. 17, 2017); https://www .uscis.gov / outreach/eb-5- immigrant- investor-prog ram-O (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17) . USCIS Policy Manua l, Pt. G, Ch. I; https://www.usc is.gov/ policymanual/ HTM L/PolicyManua l.html (accessed Apr. 25, 2017); see also USC IS Policy Alert, "Em ployment-Based Fifth Preference Immigrants : Investors" (Nov. 30, 2016); https://www.usc is.gov/ policymanua l/Update s/20 16 1130-lnvestors .pdf (accessed Apr. 25, 20 17). 00048303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000113 CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN J 31 00048403/18/2020 and aligned the agency 's regul ations, decisional law, policie s, and proced ures with enabling statutes. Given the compl exity of the EB-5 Program , the creation of this compr ehensive and authorita tive resource has been well received by EB-5 stakeholders. Ongoing Concerns Shor t-Term Regional Center Reauthorizations. Legislat ive efforts to reform the EB-5 program have stalled over numerous issues, including the methodolo gy for detennining TEAs, the two-tiered investment framework , and effective dates for any new provisions .166 In the meantime , Congre ss has reautho rized the Regiona l Center program in a series of short-term extensions. 167 These short-tenn extensions trigger filing surge s by investors seeking to secure a place in the queue befor e the minimum investment amoun t is increased or changes are made to other provisions. They also contr ibuted to delays in upd ating EB-5 regulation s as the agency yielded to signals from Congress that it intended to mak e statutory changes to the program. As this report was being finalized, '"' The following EB-5 reform proposa ls were introduced in the I 14t h Cong ress : S. 150 I, introd uced by Sens. Charles Grass ley and Patrick Leahy on June 3, 20 15; H.R. 3370, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Luis Gutienez on July 29, 20 15; S. 24 15, introduced by Sens. Jeff Flake, John Comyn, and Charles Schumer on December 23, 20 15; and H.R. 5992, introduced by Reps . Robert Goodlatte and John Conyers on Sep. 12, 20 16. Addit ionally, EB-5 oversig ht hearings were held before the House and the Senate. See "The Failures and Future of the EB-5 Regiona l Center Program : Can it be Fixed?" before !he U.S. Sena te Comm ittee on the Judiciaiy, I 14th Cong. 2nd Sess . (Feb . 2, 20 16); J udiciary Com mittee on Feb.10, 2016; https://www.judiciary.senate. gov/meetings/the- faiIures-and- futu re-o f-the-e b-5-regi onal-cen ter-program can-it-be-fixed (accessed Ap r. 25, 20 17) ; " Is the Investor Visa program an Undcrpcrfonn ing Asset," before the U.S. House Judiciary Commi ttee, I 14th Cong. 2nd Sess. (Feb . 11, 20 16); https://j udiciary.house .gov/hear ing/is-theinvesto r-visa-program-an-un derper fonn ing-asse t/ (accessed May 17, 20 17). As the I 15th Congress commenced, a hearing regarding the EB-5 program was held be fore the House Judiciary Committee on March 8, 20 17. See U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Press Release, "Hearing Wrap Up; Proposed Rcfonns to Investor Visa Program," I 15th Cong. 1st Scss. (Mar. 8, 20 17); https ://judiciary. house.gov/press-release/hca ring-wrap-proposed-refon nsinvestor -visa-program/ (accessed Apr. 25, 2017). 167 Pub. L. 112- 176, 126 Stat. 1325 (extendi ng the program to September 30, 20 15; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 20 16, Pub. L. 114- 113, 129 Stat. 2242 (Dec. 18, 20 15) (extending the program to Decem ber 9, 2016); Continuing Approp riations and Military Constrnction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agenc ies Appropriations Act, 2017 , Pub. L. 114-223, 130 Stat. 857 (Sept. 29, 20 16) (extending the program to April 28, 2017); Furthe r Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub. L. 114-254, 130 Stat. 1005 (Dec. 10, 20 16) (extending the program to May 5, 20 17) ; Making Further Conti nuing Approp riations for Fiscal Year 20 17, and for Other Purposes, Pub . L. 115-30 (Apr. 28, 2017) (extending the program to May 5, 20 17; Consolidated Appropria tions Act, 20 17, Pub. L. 115-31 (May I 0, 20 17) (extending the program to September 30,20 17) . /\1'..tr the Regional Center Program was extended to September 30, 2017, without change. 168 Regulatory Reform. In late 20 16 and early 20 17, USCJS advanced two EB-5 regulatory propo sals that would: (1) adjust the minimum qualifying thre shold investment amount for inflation from $1 million to $1.8 millio n; (2) incr ease the investment threshold for TEAs from $500,000 to $ 1.35 million ; and (3) reform the TEA designation proc ess to prevent abuse.169 Members of Congress and stak eholders have expressed concern that the current regulations unfairly allow some Regional Centers to qualify their projects for the reduced EB-5 threshold investments in an othe rwise low employment area.170 EB-5 Ba cklogs. The EB-5 program continue s to attract high net-worth foreigners on a worldwid e basis, and disproportiona tely from Chi na. As a result, processing times are long and are gett ing lon ger, cur rently at 16 months for Form J-526 , Immigran t Petition by Alien Entrepreneur and 27 month s for Form 1-829, Pet ition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident S tatus. As of September 30, 20 16, DOS reported there are just over 10,000 appro ved inve stor p etitions awaiting an immediate ly available immigrant visa.171 The IPO also reported it received 4,395 Forms 1-526 in the first quarter of FY 2017 , 172 and attribut ed th is surge to the thenlooming sunset of the Regional Center program scheduled for December 5, 20 16. However, the oversubscription of the EB-5 category by Chinese nat ionals specifica lly is significantly larger than it appear s. Historical data reveal that , on average, two depende nts accompa ny each principa l EB-5 investor to the United States.173 As such, the roughl y 10,000 appro ved EB-5 petitions repre sent approximately 30,000 foreign natio nals (including spouses and qualified dependents) curre ntly awaiting immi grant visa issuance. Additional examination of Form 1-526 data reve als that as of September 30, 2016 , USCIS had a pendin g inventory of 20,804 petitions.174 With an 8 1 percent petition approval ' 68 169 110 171 Consol idate d Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub. L. 115-31 (May I 0, 2017). EB- 5 Immigrant Investo r Regional Center Program: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemak ing, 82 Fed. Reg. 32 11 (Jan. 11, 2017); EB-5 Immigrant Investo r Program Mode rnization, 82 Fed. Reg. 4738 (Jan. 13, 20 17). Id. Information prov ided by DOS (Mar. 22, 2017). "' See GAO Report, "Immigra nt Investor Program , Proposed Project Investments in Targeted Employment Areas," supra note 153. 173 1 " lnfonna tion prov ided by DOS (Mar. 22, 20 I 7). USCIS Webpage, "Num ber of 1-526 Immigrant Petitions by Alien Entrepreneurs by Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case Status 2008- 20 16;" https:// www.usc is.gov/sitcs/default/files/USCIS/ Rcsourcc s/Reports%20and%20 Stud ies/lmmigratio n%20Fo rms%20Data/E mployment -based/1526_ perfonnancedata_fy2016 _qtr4. pdf(accessed Apr. 25, 20 17) . r If"'AI\ p 11E,;u;ilGH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 20 1 7 00048403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000114 00048503/18/2020 rate in the first quarter of FY 2017, using the ratio of three immigrant visas for every 1-526 petition approved, the oversubscription of the EB-5 category grows even larger, adding another 58,043 eligible investor immigrants in USCIS' current pending inventory. 175 Taking together the 30,000 likely immigrants cmTently awaiting immigrant visas with DOS I76 and the pending petitions at USCIS , there are now approximately 88,000 intending EB-5 investor immigrants worldwide-far in excess of the maximum annual statutory allocation of 10,000 immigrant visas to this employment preference category. EB-5 immigrant visas remain immediately avai !able to nationals of all countries except China, whose nationals will likely wait 10 years or longer for their EB-5 immigrant visas due to oversubscription, absent an increase in or recalculation of the annual quota. The Ombudsman will continue to examine the EB-5 program, engaging USCIS and stakeholders as the agency implements any statutory changes, considers regulatoty changes, and expands its compliance activities. The AC21 Regulation Responsible USCIS Offices: Office of Policy and Strategy; Service Center Operations Directorate Key Facts and Findings ? In November 2016, USCIS published a long-awaited final regulation, often referred to as "AC2 l ," intended to improve and modernize several employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant programs-with the end-goal of increasing flexibility, transparency, and certainty for foreign workers and U.S. employers. ? The rule centralized many of USCIS' long-standing policies for the H-lB Specialty Occupation and employment-based immigrant visa programs. ? DHS received 27 ,979 comments offering a wide variety of opinions and recommendations on the proposed rule and related forms 177 from stakeholders, particularly foreign workers, voicing concerns over the following areas: ? Id. 176 Report of the Visa Office 2016, Statistical Tables, Table V (Part 3), supra note 152. Retention of EB-I, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvement s Affecting High-Ski lled Nonimmigrant Workers, 81 Fed . Reg. 82398 , 82412 (Nov. 18, 20 16) (AC2I rule). 177 AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT USCIS' elimination of the 90-day regulatory processing requirement for initial work authorization applications; ? Limited portability options for individuals from countries with oversubscribed visa queues, name ly China and India; and ? No guidance on legal standing for a beneficiary of an approved Form 1-140, Petition for Alien Worker. While it is too early to determine the full effect of the new rule, the Ombudsman will continue to track these changes and their impact on stakeholders. Background Statutory Framework. Nearly 20 years ago, two laws were enacted to regulate employment of high-skilled foreign nationals . The first, the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 178 (ACWIA), increased the annual allotment of H-1 B non immigrant visas and introduced new fees dedicated to re-training the U.S. workforce and conducting fraud investigations to better ensure the integrity of the program. 179 The second law, the American Competitiveness in the Twenty -first Century Act of2000 180 (AC2 l), added new enforcement measures, along with provisions that helped foreign nationals remain working in the United States while waiting for an available immigrant visa. 181 AC21 also increased the fiscal year allotment of H-IB visas temporarily to 195,000 starting in 2001, and then reduced the cap to 85,000 H-18 visas, with 20,000 being set aside for beneficiaries with a master's or higher degree from an accredited U.S. institution. 182 178 American Competi tiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACW IA), Pub. L. No. 105-277, I 12 Stat. 2681; as codified in scattered sections of the U.S. Code ( 1998). 119 Id. Id. 180 181 11s ? 182 American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC2 I), Pub. L. I06-3 I 3, I I 4 Stat. I25 I (2000); as codified in scattered section s of the U.S. Code (2000). Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 , Title IV, L-1 Visa and H- 1B Visa Reform Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-447, I 18 Stat. 335 I, 3356 (Dec. 8, 2004); as codified in scattered sect ions of the U.S. Code (2005); see also [NA? 2 l4( g)(5), 8 U.S.C. ? I 184(g)(5) . 00048503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000115 CIT IZENSH IP AND IMM IGRATION SERV ICES OMBUDSMAN I 33 00048603/18/2020 USCIS published several policy memoranda over the years to implement this legislation, but until November 2016, had never issued regulations. 183 In the intervening years, stakeholders voiced concerns, confusion, and at times took legal action in response to USCIS' policy interpretations of both statutes. Key Provisions of the New A C21 Rule. Effective January 17, 2017, the AC2 l regulation codifies many of the agency's longstanding policies and practic es for employment-based program s. 184 Specifically, the rule: ? Expan ds job portability for beneficiaries of approved Form 1-140 emp loyment -ba sed petitions by maintaining petition validity, under certain circumstances, despite an employer's withdrawal of the approved petition or the termination of the employer's bus iness; 185 ? Formalizes the process for notifying USCIS of a job change, through the creat ion of Form 1-485 Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portabili ty Under INA Section 2040) (Su pplement J); 186 and 1 " 1 " 185 186 See, e.g., USCIS Interoffice Memorandum, "Interim Guidance for Processing Form 1-140 Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions and form I-485 and H-1B Petitions Affected by the American Competitiveness in the TwentyFirst Century Act of2000 (AC2 1) (Pub lic Law 106-3 13)" (May 12, 2005); https://www.uscis.gov /sites/ defau lt/files/USCIS /Laws/Memora nda/ Static _ Files_ Memoranda/ Archives %20 l 998-2008 /2005/ac2 l intrrn05 l 205. pdf(accessed May 16, 2017); USCIS Interoffice Memorandum , "Interim guidance for processing 1- 140 employment -based immigrant petitions and 1-485 and H-1B petitions affected by the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC2 l) (Public Law I06-313)" (Dec. 27, 2005); h Ups:/ /www.uscis.gov / s ites/de fauIt/files/USCIS/ Laws/ M emoranda/ Static _ Files_ Memoranda/ Archives%20 l 998-2008/2005/ac2 l intrrn 122705. pd f (accessed May I 6, 20 I 7); USCIS Memorandum, "Supplemental Guidance Relating to Processing Fonns 1-140 Employment -Based Immigrant Petitions and 1-129 H-IB Petitions, and Forni I-485 Adjustment App lications Affected by the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Centu ry Act of2000 (AC2 I) (Public Law 106-313), as amended , and the American Compet itiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACW IA), Title IV of Div. C. of Public Law 105-277" (May 30, 2008); https:// www.uscis. gov/sites/defau lt/filcs/USCIS/ Laws/Memoranda/Static Files Memoranda/ Archives%201998-2008 /2008/ac21_30may08. pdf(accessed May 16, 2017); USCIS Policy Memorandum, "Determining Whethe r a New Job is in 'the Same or a Similar Occupationa l Classificat ion' for Purposes of Section 204U) Job Portability " (Mar. 18, 2016) ; https://www.uscis.gov /s ites/default/fi les/ USCIS / Laws/Memoranda/2016 /f inal_Same_or_ Similar_Policy_Fina l_ Memorandum _ 3-l 8-l 6.pdf (accessed May 16, 20 I 7). AC2 I Rule, 8 1 Fed. Reg. at 82399. 8 C.F.R. ? 205.1 (a)(3)( iii)(C)-(D) . The petit ion must remain pending for 180 days before the emp loyee may change em ployers or the withdrawal of the petit ion. See USCJS Webpage, "l-485 Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability Under INA Section 204U)" (Jan. 17, 2017); https://www.uscis.gov / i-485supj (accessed May JO, 2017). ? Provides for employment authorization for nonimmigrants with an approved immigrant petition who face "c ompelling circumstances" and cannot obtain an immigrant visa due to statutory numerical restrictions. 187 The rule expanded the H-IB extension and renewal policy for certain professions requiring a licens e. 188 The rule clarifies how the agency counts the time in H-lB status remaining from time spent on a pre vious cap-subject H-1 B visa. 189 The regulation also expanded the use of the longstanding 10-day grace period before and after the validity period of certain nonimmigrant statuses . Finally, the rule establishes a 60-day grace period for individuals whose jobs are terminated (and whose status is tied to that job). 190 While employment is not authorized during the se grace periods, eligible beneficiaries will be able to use the new 60-day grace period to transition to their home countries or to find subsequent employment in the Un ited States for which they can be sponsored. 191 The regulation eliminates the 90-day processing time requirement for EAD applications. The new regulation provid es no mandatory processing time for initial employment applications. 192 However, it allows for continuing employment authorization for certain timelyfiled renewal s for up to 180 day s after the expiration of the existing employment authorization. 193 Ongoing Concerns The regulations are a consolidation of the many policy memoranda and practices cobbled together in the years after the passage of both Acts. Employme11tAuthorization for Nationals of Oversubscribed Cou11tries. Foreign workers, primarily Indian and Chinese nationals in H-lB status, have expressed concern that the regulations did not allow for 181 188 189 190 19 1 192 193 8 C.F.R. ? 204.5(p) . See also USCJS Wcbpage, "Employment Authorization in Compell ing Circumstances" (Apr. 4, 20 I 7); https:// www.uscis.gov / working-united-states /emp loyment-authorization-compe lling-circumstances (accessed May I 0, 2017). 8 C.F.R. ? 2 14.2(h)(4)(v)(C) . 8 CF R ? 2 14.2(h)(l3)(i ii)(C) . 8 C.F.R. ? 214.1(1)(2). Qualifying nonimmigrant programs include: E- 1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-IBI, L-1 or TN status. 8 C.F.R. ? 214.1(1)(2)-(3). Work autho rizations filed under 8 CFR ? 274a.12(c)(8) remain under the guidance set forth in 8 CFR ? 208. 7. 8 C.F.R. ? 274a .13(d). The 180-day automa tic extens ion appears in the renewal app lication subsection of the regulation and applies to the previously issued work authorization. This provision omits certain categor ies, such as spouses of G visa holders, from receiving the automatic extension. /1.1'..tr r If""AI\ f) l ER~GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 20 1 1 00048603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000116 00048703/18/2020 work authorization for the beneficiary of an approved Form 1-140 employment -based petition who is not yet able to file Fonn 1-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status . Certain categories of employment based immigrant visas are "oversubscribed" (w ith more beneficiaries from certain countries who qualify for these visas than there are visas available annually), which leads to long visa queues . For example, there are an estimated 370,000 Ind ian nationals waiting for an available third preference immigrant visa, wh ich translates to wait times of up to 70 years. 194 In response to this critique, the agency stated that the best available solution was to provide employment authorization in "compelling circumstances." 195 Specifically, this section of the rule allows for limited work authorization for those who have not yet reached the adjustment stage, but places the burden on the foreign worker to show such compelling circumstances. 196 194 195 196 Infonnation provided by DOS (May 3, 2017). See also Cato Institute, "No One Knows How Long Legal Immigrants Will Have to Wait" (Jul. 28, 20 16); https://www .cato.org/b log/no-one-knows-how-long-lega l-immigrants -willhave-wait (accessed Apr. 13, 20 17); National Foundation for American Policy (NAFP) , "Still Waiting: Green Card Prob lems Persist for High Skill Immigrants" (June 2012); http://www.kauffman.org/ -/ med ia/kauffman _ org/ researc h%20reports%20and%20co vers/2012/06/ nfap_ immigration _ brief.pdf (accessed May 2,20 17) (NFAP 2011 data ana lysis projected waits for Indians of 8 years or more in the EB-2 preference category and up to 70 years for EB-3 preference category. The same report projected Chinese nationals in the EB-3 category could wait 20 years). AC2 I Rule, 8 1 Fed. Reg. at 82424. In the preamb le, OHS went into detail on explain ing how it selected "compe lling circumstances" as a standard . It provided four examp les of situations that may be considered compelling and ju stify an EAD: (I) serious illness or disability faced by the non immigrant worker or his or her dependent; (2) emp loyer retaliation against the nonimmigrant worker; (3) othe r substantial hann to the appl icant; and (4) significant disrnption to the employer. 8 C.F.R. ? 204.S(p). AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Employment Authorizatio11 Processing Delays. Employers and foreign workers are concerned with elimination of the 90-day regulatory processing time requirement for employment authorization. 197 In spite of this change, USC IS stated it will continue to accept case inquiries at day 75 for employment authorization applications, and the Ombudsman also will continue to assist individuals with applications pending 75 days or more . The Ombudsman will continue to evaluate the impact of the AC2 l rule through both individual requests for case assistance and stakeholder engagement. 197 See generally Cyrus Mehta, "Analys is of Key Provi sions of the High Skilled Worker Final Rule" (Nov. 21, 2016) ; http://blog.cyrusmehta .com/20 16/1 I/ analysis -of-key- provisions -of-the-high-skilled -worker -final-rule.html (accessed May 9,20 17) . The prior regulations stated: "Interim employment a11thorizatio11. USCIS will adjudicate the application within 90 days from the date of receipt of the application ... Failure to complete the adjudication within 90 days will result in the grant of an employment authorization document for a period not to exceed 240 days ." 8 C.F.R. ? 274a.I3(d)(20 16). 00048703/18/2020 CITIZENSHIP DHS-18-0694-P-000117 AND IMMIGRAT ION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 35 o 00048803/18/2020 Humanitarian U.S. immigration law provides humanitarian relief for immigrant victims of crime, persecution, and abuse. Despite efforts by USCIS to address the increasing number of asylum requests, applicants are experiencing longer delays-interview wait times exceed 5 years in some locations. Due to a statutory cap and agency processing delays, U visa applicants must wait years; agency initiatives could shorten the wait and the burden. /\1'..tr r lf"'AI\ f) \ ER&GH-;J-; o CONGR ESS JUNE 2011 00048803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000118 00048903/18/2020 Delays in Asylum Processing Responsible USCIS Office: Refugee , Asylum, and International Operations Directorate Key Facts and Findings ? A confluence of factors, including a spike in applications, has led to a significant backlog of affinnative asylum cases pending before USCIS. Interview wait times exceed 5 years in some locations, despite statutory processing times. ? USCIS has taken steps to address the asylum backlog, including expanding the asylum officer corps and opening sate llite asylum offices. However, these efforts, coupled with those implemented in previous years, have not yet significantly reduced the asylum backlog. ? A large volume of credib le and reasonable fear cases with prioritized proces sing timeframes continues to limit the Asylum Division's capacity to direct its resources to the adjudication of pending affirmative asylum cases. Background By the end of 2016, 223,433 affinnative asylum cases were awaiting adjudication by USCIS .198 This high number resulted from both a significant existing backlog and a 35 percent increase in new affinnative asylum cases over the previous calendar year.199 Interview wait times at asylum offices ranged from 2 to over 5 years ,200 far outside the statutory processing times. 201 As a result of this growing backlog , asylum see kers and their family member s face continuing uncertainty. The large number of asylum seekers present in the Un ited States for periods that far 1 See USeIS Webpage, "Asy lum Office Workload, December 20 16" (Jan. 24, 2017); https://www .uscis.gov /s ites/defau lt/files/USe JS/Outreach/ Upcoming%20Nationa l%20Engagements/PED _20 J6_ 12AsylumStats.pdf (accessed Feb. 23, 20 17). 199 See USeIS Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting, "Quest ions and Answers," p. 3 (Nov. 4, 2016); https://www .uscis.gov /sites/defa ult/files/ USe JS/Outreach/Notes %20fro m%2 0Previous %20Engagements/P ED_ AsylumQuartcrly EngagemcntQAJ I 0420 I 6.pdf (accessed Apr. 18, 20 17). 200 See USeIS Webpage, "Affirmative Asylum Schedu ling Bulletin" (Apr. 2 1, 2017); https://www.uscis.gov/human itarian/refugees -asylum/asy lum/ aflirmat ive-asy lum-schedu ling-bulletin (accessed Apr. 27, 2017). "'' See INA ? 208(d) (5)(A)(ii); 8 U.S.C. ? I I 58(d)(5)(A)( ii) ("in the absence of except iona l circum stances , the initial interview or hearing on the asylum application shall commence not later than 45 days after the date an appl ication is filed"); information provided by u sers (May 4, 2017). 9S AfV1L1 11,.1nl\i pVERSIGHT 00048903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000119 CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRA TION SERVICES OMBUDSMA N I 37 00049003/18/2020 exceed the 180-day adjudication time frame202 has also raised concerns regar ding asylum fraud. 203 It is therefore critical for both the government and asylum seekers that the backlog be addressed . A number of factors have contributed to the backlog. Among them are: (1) significant increases of requests for credible and reasonable fear determina tions; 204 (2) a consistently large volume of new affinnat ive asylum applications; 205 (3) steady but high numbers of asylum applications filed with USCIS by Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) in removal proceedings; 206 (4) the temporary reassignment in 2016 of 200 asylum officers to the Refugee Affairs Division - the equ iva lent of the annual 202 '?' ?' 2 M See INA? 208(d)(5)(A)(iii); 8 U.S.C. ? l I 58(d)(5)(A)(iii) ("in the absence of exceptiona l circumstances, final adm inistrative adjudication of the asylum application, not including adm in istrative appeal, shall be completed with in 180 days after the date an appl ication is filed"). See GAO Report, "Asyl um: Addit iona l Actions Needed to Assess and Address Fraud Risks," GAO- 16-50 at 1-2 (Dec. 2, 2015); http://www.gao. gov/products/GAO-16-50 (accessed May 3,2017) ("Granting asylum to an applicant with a genu ine claim protects the asylee from being returned to a country where he or she has been or could in the future be persecuted . On the other hand , granting asylum to an individual with a fraudulent claim j eopa rdizes the integ rity of the asylum system by enabl ing the individual to remain in the Un ited States, apply for certa in federal benefits, and pursue a path to citizenship. ") . See also Saucedo, J. and Rodriguez , D., Penn State Dickinson School of Law Center for Immigrants' Rights for American Immigration Counci l 's Legal Action Center, "U p Against the Clock: Fixing the Broken Employment Authorization Asylum Clock," pp. 5- 8 (provides historic context for the 1996 changes in asylum law which led to the creation of the 180-day adjudicatory and employment authorization time periods) ; https://pcnnstate law.psu.edu/_ file/Imm igrant s/Asylum_ Clock_ Paper.pdf (accessed May 3, 20 l 7). See, e.g., information provided by USCIS at the Sixth Annua l Ombudsma n's Confe rence (Dec. 6, 2016) , "Humanitarian Hot Topics Panel;" USCIS Webpage, "Credible Fear Workload Report Summary , FY 2016 Total Caseload;" https:l/www .uscis .gov/sites/default /files/ USC1S/Ou treach / Upcoming %20Nationa l%20Engagcmen ts/PED_ Credib leFearReasonableFearStatisticsNationalityReport.pdf (accessed Mar. 8, 2017) and USCJS Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting, "Q uestions and Answers," p. 11 (Nov. 4, 2016) (approx imately 40% of the Asylum Division workforce is dedicated to credib le and reasonable fear cases over the course of the year). See, e.g., USCJS Webpage, "Asylum Office Workload, September 20 16" (Oct. 19, 2016); https: 1/vrww.uscis.gov/ sites/default lfiles/ USCJS/Outreach/U pcoming% 20Nationa l%20Engagements/PED _ A ffirmativeAsylumStatist icsSe ptember2016.pdf (accessed Mar. 8, 2017); USC IS Webpage, "Asyl um Office Workload, December 2016," supra note 198 . See USC IS Webpage, "MPA and PRL Report 10/01115-9/ 30/ 16" (Oct. 3, 2016); https:// www.usc is .gov/ sitcsldcfault /filcs/USCIS /Outreach / Upcom ing%20National%20Engagements/PED _ MPA_PRL _ ReportOct2015 _ Sept20 16.pdf (accessed Mar. 22, 2017); USC IS Webpage, "MPA and PRL Report I 0/0 1/ 16- 12/3 1/20 16" (Jan. 17, 20 17); USCIS Webpage, "MPA and PRL Report I 0/01/14-9/30/ 15" (Oct. I, 2015); https ://www.uscis.gov /sites/ defaul t/filcs/USCIS/Ou treach/PED -Minors_ FY 15.pdf (accessed Mar. 23, 20 17). See also Ombudsman 's Annual Report 2016, p. 14; Ombudsman 's Amma l Report 20 15, pp. 59-60. '?" /\1'..tr workload of 60 to 65 full-time officers; 207 and (5) persistent turnover rates among asylum officers. 208 While USCIS has taken many steps in the past few years to address the growing backlog, there has been no real reduction in the number of pendi ng cases. 209 Con-espondingly, stakeho lders continue to voice concerns about related de lays such as adjudication of EAD applications. New Affirmative Asylum Claims. USC IS received more than 124,000 new or reopened affirmative asylum applications in 2016, bringing the total number of pending cases to 223,433 as of December 31, 2016 .210 These numb ers have steadily increased in the last few years. For example, USCIS received 44 ,278 new or reopened cases in 2012 and had only 18,966 pending affirmative cases at the close of that year.211 This represents nearly a 181 percent increase in new rece ipts in 2016 from 2012, with the number of pending cases increasing by nearly 1,078 percent. Additionally, USCIS reports that 20 percent of affirmative asylum applications filed in 2016 were from people who indicated on their applications that they 107 See USCIS Asylum Divis ion Quarterly Stake holder Meeting, "Quest ions and Answers," supra note 199 at 11. (approximate ly 60- 65 full-time asy lum officers were allocate d to refugee details during 20 16). At the May 2, 2017, Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting, USCJS stated that s ince ear ly January 20 17, asylum officers have not been detailed to the Refugee Affairs Division (RAD), although approximately 40 asy lum officers were detailed to RAD during the first quarter of FY 2017 . '?" See Ombudsman's Annual Report 2016, p. 14; information provided by USCIS (Apr. 12, 2017); infonna tion provided during public USCIS Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting (May 2, 20 I 7) (currently has 515 asylum officers onboard, down from 527 as of February 2017). 209 See generally Ombudsman's Amrnal Report 20 16, pp. 13-1 7; Ombudsman's Annual Report 20 15, pp. 59--02; and Ombudsman's Annua l Report 20 14, pp. 37-41. 210 See USCIS Webpage, "Asy lum Office Workload, Decemb er 2016" supra note 198. (20 I 6 new receipts and reopened asylum cases are the highes t numbers since the 118, I 95 app lications filed or reopened in FY 1996, the year following the implementation of the asylum reform regulations); see " 1999 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturaliza tion Service," DOJ Immigrat ion and Natura lization Service, at Table 25 (March 2002); h ttps ://www.dhs .gov/si tes/ defaul t/fi les/p ubl ications/Yearbook _ Immigration_ Stat istics_ 1999.pdf (accessed Apr. 11, 20 17) . See also information provided by USCIS (Apr. 12, 20 17) (as of April 12, 20 I 7, the affirmative pending caseload was 249,395 with projected new affinuative applications filings reach ing 135,550 in FY 2017), and USCIS Asylum Division Quarter ly Stakeho lder Meeting (May 2, 2017) (the program stated that they received I 6,500 new filings in March 20 17, the highest receipts s ince the mid-I 990s). 211 USCIS Webpage, "Notes from Previous Engagements - Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meet ing;" https :/lwww. uscis.govl outreach/notesprevious-engagements?topic _id=9213&field _release_ date_ value[ value] [month ]=&field_re lease_ date_ value_ I [value][year]=&mu ltiple=&items_per _ page= IO (accessed May 19, 2017) (individual Asylum Division Qua rterly Stakeho lder Meeting Notes and stat istics ava ilable from 20 10 to the present) ; and information prov ided by USCIS (May 4, 2017) (assorte d asylum statistics not posted with Asylum Division Quarterly Stakeholder Meetings in 2012, 2013, and 2014). r)lf"'Al\ f) \ ERS!GW-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 20 11 00049003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000120 00049103/18/2020 had been in the United States 10 years or longer, raising concerns that some of these applications were being filed as a means to access removal proceedings in order to pursue cancellation ofremoval. 2 I2 See Figure 4.1, Asylum Division Totals. Figure 4.1: Asylum Division Totals213 250,000 225,000 M M 200,000 175,000 ..; .., N 150,000 125,000 00 .., ,:; ... ...... . .., <00 100,000 75,000 00 ~ - ... ... In ... O'> N .NAV . usc is .gov/ sitcs/default /filcs/USCIS / Humanitarian/Rcfugees%20 %26%2 0 Asylum / Asylum / AAPM-20 16.pdf) (accessed Apr. 18, 20 17); see also USCIS Webpage, "Affirmative Asylum Scheduling Bulletin" (Apr. 2 1, 20 17); https: // www.uscis .gov/h umanitari an/re fugees -asy lum/asy lum/affi rmative-asylumscheduling-bulletin (accessed Apr. 27, 2016) ; and Infonn ation provided by USCIS (Apr. 12, 2017) . '"" See USe IS Asylum Division Quarterly Stakehol der Meeting , "Ques tions and Answers, " No tes, p. 4 (Fe b. 7,2 017) https://www .uscis.gov /sites/defa ult/ files/USeIS /Outreach /Notes%20from%20Prev ious%20Engagements/PED _ AsylumQuarterlyEngagementQA02072017 .pdf (accesse d Mar. 9, 2017) ; see Ombudsman's Sixth Annual Conference, "Humanitarian Hot Topics Panel," supra note 204. USCIS Webpage, "Affirm ative Asylum Scheduling Bulletin" (Apr. 2 I, 20 17); https://www.uscis.gov /human itar ian/refugees -asylum/ asy lum/affirmative-asylum-sched uling-bulle tin (accessed Apr. 27, 20 17); information provided by u sers (Apr. 12, 2017) (factors that offices consider inc lude, but are not limited to, emergent medical circumstance s or severe illness and severe humanitarian concerns, including continuing and immediate serious harm to family members outside of the United States. '" See USC IS Asylum Division Quarterly Stak eholder Meeting, "Q uestions and Answers," sr,pra note 199 at 3. 6 " Id at 4. /\1\A[ The impact of recent changes affecting the affirmative asylum adjudication process, such as the 2017 changes to the credible fear and reasonable fear lesson plans , is unknown at this time . The Ombudsman continues to monitor and review concerns raised by stakeholders and will consider solutions for addressing the backlog, such as staffing enhancements and methods for streamlining the affinnative asylum adjudication process that both preserve enhanced vetting and security and ensure the protection of asylum applicants' rights. [)lf""AI\ f) / ER~GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00049403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000124 00049503/18/2020 Background The U visa provides immigration relief and a pathway to lawful permanent residence to petitioners who are victims of serious crimes committed in the United States. 247 To be eligible, the petitioner must: ( 1) be the victim of qualifying criminal activity, (2) have suffered substantial physical or mental harm, and (3) have been helpful, be helpful, or be helpful in the future in the invest igation or prosecution of that criminal activity. 248 An individual may apply for U nonimmigrant status by filing Form 1-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status with USCIS, together with Form 1-918, Supp lement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification. 249 Petitioners with qualifying family member s may also submit Form 1-918, Supplement A, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient. 250 The U visa program has an annual cap of 10,000.25 1 When visas are unava ilable due to the cap, petitioners and qualifyin g family members who are eligible for U nonimm igrant status are placed on a "wa iting list." 252 Pursuant to regulation , once on the wa iting list, petitione rs and qualifying family members are eligible for deferred action or parole. Those living in the United States are eligible for employment authorization. 253 247 '" '" i,o "' m "' The U visa was created by Congress through provisions of the Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of2000 in the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of2000 (VTVPA), Pub. L. No. 106-386; 114 Stat. 1464 (2000) (codified in scattere d sections of8 and 22 U.S .C.). The criminal activity must have "occu rred in the United States (including Indian country and U.S. military installations) or in the territories and possessions of the Un ited States, or violated a U.S. federal law that provides for extraterritor ial jurisdiction to prosecu te the offense in a U.S. federal court." 8 C.F.R. ? 2 14.14(b)(4). See !NA ? 10l (a)(l5)(U)(IV); 8 U.S.C. ? I 10l(a)(l5)(U)(TV). INA? IOl(a)(l5)(U)(i)(l)-(IV); 8 U.S.C ? l 10l(a)(l5(U)(i)(l)-(TV) . See USCIS Webpage, "Victims of Criminal Activity: U Nonimmigrant Status" (July 28, 2016); https://www.usc is.gov/humanitaria n/victims-humantrafficking-other-crimes/victims-cr iminal-activity-u-nonimmi gra nt-status / victims-criminal-act ivity-u-non immigrant-status (accessed Apr. 4, 20 17). Id . See INA? 214(p)(2)(A); 8 U.S.C. ? l 184(p)(2)(A) (" . .. individua ls who may be "issued visas or otherwise provided status as nonimmigrant s under section 110 I(a)(l 5)(U) of this title in any fisca l year shall not exceed 10,000"). 8 C.F.R ? 214 . 14(d)(2) ("A ll elig ible petitioners who, due solely to the cap, are not granted U-1 nonimmigrant starus must be plac ed on a waiting list and receive written notice of such placement "); see also USCIS Webpagc, "Victims of Criminal Activity: U Nonimmigrant Status," supra note 249 (the waiting list is availab le to "any eligible principal or derivative petitioners that are awaiting a final decision and a U visa"). See 8 C.F.R. ? 2 14.14(d)(2); see also USCIS Webpage, "Victims of Criminal Activity: U Non immigrant Stanis," supra note 249. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT I wantedto thankyouandletyou... know wetrulyappreciate all thatyou'vedone to helpusinthisunexpected tragictime in ourlife... thankyouforall thatyoudo andwearegratefulto knowthatthereis a[n]agency outtherethatunderstands. Each year since 2009, USCIS has approved the statutorily authorized 10,000 U visa pet itions.254 During this span of time, the number of pending petitions for U nonimmigrant status has increased exponentia lly, w ith the total number of pending cases reaching 150,604 in September 2016. 255 As the number of pending cases grows, the time USCIS takes to determine eligibility has grown to almost 3 years. 256 As a result, many petitioner s remain without resolution and often without status for a lengthy period of time due to processing delays. 257 "' USCIS Webpage, "USCIS Approves 10,000 U Visas for 7th Straight Fiscal Year" (Dec. 29, 2015); https://www.uscis.gov / news/uscis-app roves-l OOOO u-visas-7th-straight -fiscal-ycar (accessed May 5, 2017). See generally INA ? 214(p)(2)(A); 8 U.S.C. ? l 184(p)(2)(A) (individuals who may be "issued visas or otherwise provided status as nonimmigra nts under section I lOl(a) (15)(U) ... shall not exceed 10,000"); INA ? 2 14(p)(2)(B); 8 U.S.C. ? 1I 84(p)(2)(B) (derivative family members are not subject to the cap) . An individual may apply to adjust stan1s to lav.rfulpermanent residence after 3 years of continuous physical presence in the United States after the grant of U non immigrant status if certain requirements are met. INA? 245(m)(l)(A); 8 U.S.C. ? 1255(m)( l)(A). 255 USCIS Webpage, "Number of 1-918 Petitions for U Nonimm igrant Status (Victims of Certain Criminal Activities and Fami ly Members) by Fisca l Year, Quarter, and Case Stanis 2009- 2016" (Dec. 23, 2016); https://www. uscis.gov /sites/default/files/USCIS / Resources/Reports%20and %20Srudies / lmmigration%20Fonus%20DataNictim s/19l 8u_ visastatistics _ fy20 l 6_ qtr4. pdf (accessed May 11, 2017) (provid ing data regarding Form 1-918 petitions including the total number of petitioners and family members pending at the end of each fiscal year beginning in 2009; compare FY 2009 (2 1, 138 tota l pet itions pending) with FY 20 16 ( 150,604 total pet itions pending)). '" USClS Wcbpage, "USC IS Processing Time Information for the Vermont Service Center" (Apr. 18, 2017); https://egov.uscis.gov / cris/ processingT imesDisplay.do;jsess ionid=abctrJTgHsdH64cxGFqSv (indicating that the VSC is currently processing 1-918, Petitions for U Nonimmigrant Status filed on June 9, 2014) (accessed May 3, 20 17). '" See Pub. L. No. 110-457 (Dec. 23, 2008)(section 20 1 of the TVPRA states, "[t]he Secretary may grant work authorization to any alien who has a pending , bona fide application for noninunigrant status under section 10l(a)(l5) (U).") . 00049503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000125 CITIZE NSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 43 00049603/18/2020 OngoingConcerns Impact of Growing Demand on U Petition Processing. In 2016, the Ombudsman received l 09 requests for case ass istance relating to U nonimmigrant pet itions. The cases large ly involved petitioners and qua lifying fami ly members who are still waiting for adjudication or are having difficulties in obtaining a status update from USCIS. USCIS Efforts to Address U Petition Processing Delays. To address the growing backlog , VSC transferred 3,000 cases to NSC in July, 2016. 258 See Figure 4.3: VSC and NSC U Petition Adjudications - Calendar Year 2016. Subsequently, NSC began to regularly assist VSC with the adjudication ofU nonimmigrant petitions and accompanying fonns in September 2016. 259 As of early February 2017, NSC had 26,000 pending U petitions, including 7,000 principal petitioners .260 At NSC, derivative beneficiary files are being kept with the principa l's file, and adjudicators have a goal of complet ing one "packet" (principa l petit ion and derivatives) every 2 hours. 261 U visa 258 259 260 261 Af\M denials are being reviewed by supervisors before they are issued by NSC , though RFEs are not. 262 To he lp manage the extra caseload, VSC and NSC have taken several steps. VSC personnel provided training to NSC personnel in August and September 2016, 263 and service centers are using the same training materials. Since July 2016 , NSC and VSC have had weekly management meetings . Moreover , VSC continues to handle all inquiries regarding cases handled at NSC. NSC personnel will be trained by VSC personnel in FY 2017, so NSC can directly respond to inqu iries in the future .264 According to USCIS , with the addition ofNSC officers, 60 full-time adjud icators are now assigned to the U visa program .265 Nevertheless, demand for the U visa continues to increase the backlog . USCIS expects to receive 35,000 U visa petitions in FY 2017 266 and estimates that the additional officers are insufficient to reduce the backlog. In formati on provided by USC IS (Feb. 8, 20 17); See Figure 4 .3 with adj udications statistics for NSC and YSC in calendar year 2016. Informat ion provided by U SCIS (Apr. 11, 2017) . Informat ion provided by U SCIS (Feb. 8, 20 I 7) . ,., Id 165 Id. Id. 266 lnfonnation provided by USCIS (Feb. 8 and Apr. 11, 20 17). ,.., Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 12, 201 7). 264 Information pro vided by USC IS (Apr. I I , 2017 ). [)lf"'AI\ f) ERS!GW*o CONGR ESS JUNE 2011 00049603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000126 00049703/18/2020 Figure 4.3: VSC and NSC U Petition Adjudications-Calendar Year 2016 Form 1-918, Petition for U Nonlmmlgrant Status USCISActionTaken Approved Denied Requestfor Evidence Notice of Intentto Deny Waitlist NebraskaServiceCenter VermontServiceCenter 0 3,061 17 1,953 873 2,038 13 98 2,641 6,318 Form l-918A, Petition for Quallfylng Family Member of U-1 Recipient NebraskaServiceCenter Approved Denied Requestfor Evidence Noticeof Intentto Deny Waitlist 1 3,538 13 1,312 428 1,077 23 56 1,549 4,351 Source: Information provided by USCIS. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00049703/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000127 CIT IZ ENSH IP AND IMMIGRATION SERV ICES OMBUDSMAN I 45 00049803/18/2020 Interagency, Customer Service, and Process Integrity Applicants and petitioners continue to experience delays in receiving their immigration benefits. Substantial fee increases in 2016 were not accompanied by increases in service or reduction of processing times. In this Annual Report, the Ombudsman continues to focus on efforts in implementing Transformation, USCIS' processing times , and problems in the delivery ofUSCIS notices and documents. /\1\A[ [ lf"'AI\ f) ' ERS!GW*o CONGR ESS JUNE 2011 00049803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000128 00049903/18/2020 The Escalating Cost of ? When announcing the 2016 fee increases, USCIS commi tted to timely proces sing of applicatio ns and petitions, but has been unsuccessfu l in achieving its processing goals. ? Process ing delays at the agency are large ly due to fluctuations in filing levels, the lag time between fee increases and the onboarding of new staff, the complex ity of case review, enhanced fraud detection, and new secu rity check requirements. Immigration Services Responsible USCIS Offices: Office of the Chief Financial Officer; Service Center Operations and Field Operations Directorates Key Facts and Findings ? ? USC IS case proce ssing and services are almost entire ly funded by appl ication and pet ition fees paid by app licants and petitioners, rather than by Co ngress ional appropria tions. Background USCIS regu larly assesses its fee structure to reflect the actual cost of processing benefits and services. The most recent fee rule, published on Octobe r 24, 20 16 and effective December 23,2016, raised fees by a we ighted average of21 percent. This increase follows fee rnles published in 2007 and 2010 that raised fees by weigh ted averages of 86 and 10 percent , respectively. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT USCIS operations are almost entirely funded by the fees paid by applicants and petit ioners for i1mnigration benefits and services.267 USCIS fees must be sufficient "to recover the full cost of services provided by USCIS [including] the costs assoc iated with fraud detection and national security, customer service and case processing , and 267 fNA ? 286(111);8 U.S.C. ? 1356. In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 , 31 U.S.C. ?? 901-03, and Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Circu lar A -25 , "User Charges ," 58 Fed. Reg. 38142 (July 15, 1993) , USCIS may review its fees biennially and propose needed adjustments to ensure recovery of the full cost of its activities. 00049903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000129 CITIZE NSHIP AND IMMIGRATIO N SERVICES OMB UDSMAN I 47 00050003/18/2020 providing services without charge to refugee and asylum applicants and to other customers eligible for fee waivers or exemptions." 268 A biennial fee review is based on historical data and future receipt project ions , and allows USCIS to assess its resource allocations and perfonnance measures. 269 Historically, USCIS has coupled increases in filing fees with commitments to reduce processing times. In 2007, nearly a decade after the previous immigration fee review, USCIS increased its fees by a weighted average of 86 percent. The agency justified the increase as the only way "to afford suffic ient capacity to process incoming applications and petitions " and avoid backlogs. 270 In the 2007 Fee Rule , the agency "committed to a 20 percent average reduction in case processing t imes by the end of FY 2009." 271 Thi s was to be the result of an estimated 4 percent productivity increase in processing of adjustment of status applications and 2 percent increase for all other product lines. Indeed, USCIS processing times improved. The 2007 fee increase enabled USCIS to hire more than 1,000 additional adjudications officers. 272 According to USCIS, "the FY 2007 and FY 2008 backlogs were mitigat ed through a combination of factors including increasing management focus and attention on case processing , which impacted officer productivity, providing increased human and budgetary resource s, and experiencing a relative stable external environment that afforded time to process the pending work loads." 273 Thu s, despite a surge in adjustment of status and naturalization applications in FY 2007, by the end of FY 2009, USCJS saw a "near elim inat ion" of its backlog. 274 for USCIS Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations (RAIO), Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), and the Office of Citizenship, USCIS removed a surcharge imposed on other applications and petitions to recover costs related to these programs. Again, in its 2010 fee rule, USCIS committed to better adjudications service and increased accountability and efficiency, including expanded electronic processing. 276 However, the anticipated congressional funding was not granted, and USCIS was forced to use existing fee revenue to cover the costs of RAIO , SAVE, and the Office of Citizensh ip.277 In 20 I 6, USC IS again increa sed its fees, this time by a weighted average of 21 percent. 278 USCIS stated that the most recent fee increases recover more completely the full cost of otherw ise unfunded activities, including RAIO adjudications, the SAVE database and the Office of Citizenship, "thereby increasing the resources available to fund additional pe rsonne l needed to improve case processing, reduce backlogs, and to move toward processing times that are in line with the commitments in the FY 2007 Fee Rule." While some fees were raised only slightly, many increa sed considerably and far outpaced the rate of inflation. For example: ? Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, increased incrementally from $595 to $640 279 ? Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, nearly doubled from $600 to $1,170 280 ? Form 1-924, Application for Regional Center Designation under the Immigrant Investor Program, nearly tripled from $6,230 to $17,795, in addition to a new $3 ,035 fee for the annual regional center certification 28 1 In 20 I 0, USCIS increa sed fees by a weighted average of 10 percent. 275 Antic ipating Congressional appropriations 268 USCIS Webpage, "USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigrat ion BenefitApplication and Petition Fees" (Oct. 24, 2016); https://www.uscis. gov/news/news -releases/uscis -announces -final-rule-adjusting -immigration benefit-app lication-and-petition - fees (accessed on Mar. 22, 20 17); OHS USCIS, "FY 20 16/2017 Immigration Examination Fee Account Fee Review Support ing Documentation with Addendum (FY 2016/20 17 Immigra tion Examinat ion Fee)", pp. 6-8 (Oct. 20 16); https ://www .federalreg ister.gov/ document s/20 I6/05/04/2 016- I 0297/ us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesfee-schedule (accessed May 15, 2017) (conta ined in Regulations.gov docket "USCIS -2016-000 I."). 269 FY 2016/2017 Immigration Examination Fee, p. 8. 210 U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule: Final Rule (2007 Fee Ruic) , 72 Fed. Reg. 29851, 29857 (May 30, 2007); see also information provided by USCIS (Apr. 5, 2017) . 271 2007 Fee Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. at 29859. m Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 5, 20 17). in Id. 274 Id. 275 U.S . Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule , Proposed Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 33445, 33446 (June l I, 20 I 0). /\,1\A[ [ 176 FY20 16/20 17 Immigration Examinat ion Fee, p. 10. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule: Final Rule (20 16 Fee Rule), 8 1 Fed. Reg. 73292, 73308 (Oct. 24, 20 16); information provided by USCJS (Apr. 5, 2017). 21 ' 2016 Fee Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. at 73293 n.4; see also U.S . Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedu le: Pro posed Rule (20 16 NPRM), 81 FR 26904, 26905 (May 4, 2016); USCIS Webpage, "USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit Application and Petition Fees," supra note 268. 279 2016 Fee Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. at 73294-95; see also 2016 NPRM, 81 Fed. Reg. at 26927; USCIS Webpagc, "USCIS Announces Final Ruic Adjusting Immigration Benefit A pplication and Petition Fees," supra note 268. 0 "' 2016 Fee Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. at 73294 -95; see also 2016 NPRM , 81 Fed. Reg. at 26927; USCIS Webpage, "USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit App lication and Petition Fees," supra note 268. "'' 2016 Fee Ruic, 81 Fed. Reg. at 73295; see also 2016 NPRM, 81 Fed. Reg. at 26927; USCIS Webpage, "USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit Application and Petition Fees," supra note 268. 277 lf"'AI\ f) ' ERS!GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2011 00050003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000130 00050103/18/2020 ? Form 1-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, is now subject to a $3,675 fee, up from $1,500 282 USCIS Customer Service and Public Engagement Directorate has received an increasing number of case inquiries for processing delays in the last 4 years. In FY 2016 alone, USCIS received 349,452 inquiries relating to cases pending outside processing times, amounting to over 20 percent of total customer service inquiries .283 The majority of requests for case assistance received by the Ombudsman also involved processing delays. 284 1n 2016, the Ombudsman received 8, 146 reque sts for case assista nce involving filings pending past posted proces sing times, almost 70 percent of the total reques ts for case assistance received. Custome r-reported adjudication delays, coupled with the agency's 1.5 million case backlog, reflect that USCIS is currently unable to meet its processing time goals, and unlike ly to do so in the near future. 285 Althoug h USCIS re-comm itted to meeting the 2007 Fee Rule processing time goals in its 2016 Fee Rule, backlogs in the last 4 years have only increased. Since at least 2012, USCIS has been unable to acquire and maintain sufficient adjudicat ion capacity to ensure timely process ing of its workload in accordance with its stated processing goals.286 As reflected in Figure 5.1, 2007 USCIS Processing Goals and 2016 USCJS Average Cycle Times, despite fee increases, USCIS has been unable to reach its stated processi ng time goals for key benefits such as Form 1-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card; Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residen ce or Adjust Status; Form J-140, Immig rant Petition.for Alien Worker; and Form N-400, Application.for Naturalization. 287 m 20 16 Fee Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. at 73294-95; see also 2016 NPRM, 8 1 Fed. Reg. at 26927; users Webpage, "Users Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Benefit Application and Petition Fees, " supra note 268. "' Information provided by USeIS (Mar. 24, 20 17) . 284 Requests for case assistance involving filings beyond posted processing times accounted for nearly 70 percent of the requests received by the Ombudsman in 20 I 6, up from 6 1 percent of the total requests in 2015, and 58 percent in 2014. 28' Information provided by USeIS (Apr. 5, 20 I 7). '" Id. "' Id. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT Figure 5.1: 2007 USCIS Processing Goals and 2016 USCIS Average Cycle Times 7 6 5 (/) GBP 4 C: 0 ::E 3 2 1 0 1-90 $370 to $540 ? 2007 Goal 1-485 $1,010 to $1,225 1-140 $4 75 to $700 N-400 $675 to $725 ? Sept.2016 AverageCycleTime Source: Information provided by USCIS. USCIS' challenges in meeting processi ng time goals include resources diverted to unanticipated initiatives such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), whic h generated more than 570,000 new filings withi n the first year.288 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) related filings have also increased, with the designation of new cou ntr ies including Nepal289 and Yemen. 290 Additionally, processing times have been impacted by the introduction of the Quality Workplace Initiative, which de-emphasized quantitative productivity measures in favor of quality. 291 The increased complexity of case review and enhanced fraud detec tion and security checks also placed even greater demands on the agency. 292 The overall increase in applications and pet itions received, as we ll as the reassignment of asylum officers to handle the increase in credible and reasonable fear screenings, has also contr ibuted to the grow ing inventories across product lines. 293 ''" Id. "' Designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status, 80 Fed. Reg. 36346 (June 24, 20 15) . m Designation of the Repub lic of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status, 80 Fed. Reg. 53319 (Sep. 3, 20 15). m Information provided by USeIS (Apr. 5, 2017) . Id. ,., Id. m 00050103/18/2020 CITIZENSHIP DHS-18-0694-P-000131 AND IMMIGRAT ION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 49 00050203/18/2020 USCIS acknowledges that " [t]here is not an easy or quick fix for reducing the current net backlog. " 294 USCIS plans to rework its adjudicator performance appraisal system to return some emphasis on "quantity" along with quality of adjudications. 295 Also, USCIS intends to recruit additional personnel to address the increasing complexity of its cases and any new or emerging initiativ es and requirements. 296 USCIS recognizes it will need a comprehensive strategy to enhance productivity , reduce backlogs, and achieve its targeted processing goals. 297 OngoingConcerns USCIS stakeholders are required to pay increasingly more for submitting applications that wi ll not be adjudicated in a timely manner, despite commitments to decreas e processing times. The agency's current fee structure-including recent increases-barely cover its operating costs and are unlikely to lead to a meaningful redu ction in processing times. In fact, USC IS has indicated that processing times will get worse before they get better, reporting to the Ombud sman that the agency "is not staffed to meet its cycle time goals based on the current levels of productivity. " 298 The backlog of applications and petitions fell from 3.8 million cases in January 2004 to less than 10,000 in 2007 (before increasing again) , and the processing time for nearly all product lines was 6 months or less. 299 This was due in large part to Congressional appropriations specifically directed to backlog reduc tion, and an agency backlog elimination strategy .300 Congressional funding for backlog elimination ended in FY 2006. 30 1 USCIS does not intend to request appropriations for RAIO , SAYE, the Office of Citizenship, or other initiatives for which resources might be anticipated .302 Today, with no appropriated funds for backlog elimination , USCIS is fac ing additional resource needs, such as enhanced security checks, social media vetting, and additional fraud detection audits and site visits. 29 ' 295 id. 296 291 Id. Id. 29s Id. Id. m 2007 Fee Ruic, 72 Fed. Reg. at 29857. 300 301 302 /\1\,1[ See USCIS Webpage, "Back log Elimination " (Mar. 4, 20 10); https://www . uscis.gov/tools/re ports-studies/backlog-elim ination (accessed Apr. 20, 20 17). "USC IS Productio n Update, Fisca l Year 2009 report to Congress , l" Quarter," p. 2 (Ap ril 20, 2009). Information provid ed by USCIS (Apr. 5, 20 17). [ USCIS' fee review process does not provide for sufficient flexibility to account for unexpected changes that can significantly affect the number of incom ing filings. For example, USC IS received 972,151 naturalization applications in FY 2016, nearly 200,000 more than the 774,634 it projected. 303 Likewise, since 2012, over one million applications have been submitte d under the DACA program. 304 Unpredictable fluctuations in case receipts, and the ensuing reallo cation of staff and resources, require a more dynamic fee review process, one that recognizes the potential need for additional resources to respond to changing circumstances . USCIS' prem ium processing serv ice may also be contr ibuting to growing backlogs and adjudication delays. Since 2001, USCIS has accepted cetiain employmentbased petitions for premium processing where, for an additional fee (currently $1,225), it will grant, deny, or issue an RFE within 15 days .305 The revenue generated by the premium processing fee was initially earmarke d for the hiring of additional adjudicators and customer service representatives, as well as infrastructur e improvements. 306 However, most premium processing revenue has been used to fund Transforrnatio n,307 while non-premium processing times generally have increased or not reached the agency's goals. The U.S. Depatiment of Justice Office of the Inspector General noted as far back as 2003 that premium processing may divert resources from other product lines 303 lnfonnation prov ided by USCIS (Ma r. 24, 2017). "'' See Jane t Napo litano, Secretary of Homeland Security, Memorandum , "Exerc ising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Chi ldren " (June 15, 2012); https://www.dhs. gov/xlibrary /assets/s 1-excrcising-prosecutorial-discretion - individuals-whocame-to-us-as-children.pdf (accessed May 15, 2017); OHS Press Release, "Sec retary Napolitano Announc es Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Low Enforceme nt Priorities" (June 15, 2012); https://www.dhs.gov / news/2012/ 06/ 15/secretary-napolitano-announces-deferred -action-processyoung-peop le-who-are-low (accessed March 23, 20 17); USCJS Wcbpage, "Data Set: Form l-821 D Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals " (Dec. 23, 2016); https: //www.uscis.gov/ too ls/reports-studies/immigration -forms-data/ data-set-form -i-82 1d-deferred-action -childhood -arrivals (accessed Mar. 23, 2017). 305 See USCIS Webpage "How Do l Use the Prem ium Processin g Service?" (Mar. 9, 20 17); https://www.uscis.gov /forms/how-do-i-use-premium-processingscrvicc (accessed Mar. 22, 2017). Petitions that arc eligib le for premium processing include nonimmigrant treaty traders and investors (E-1 and E-2), aliens in spec ialty occupatio ns (H- 1B), temporary workers (H-2B), and intracompany tr ansferees (L-1 and L-2), as well as certa in employment -based immigrant pet itions. ](16 Establishing Premium Processing Service for Employment -Based Petitions and Applications; Interim Ruic, 66 Fed. Reg. 29682, 29683 (June I, 200 I). 307 GAO Report, "Immig ration Benefits: Consistent Adherence to DHS 's Acquisition Policy Cou ld Help Improve Transformation Program Outcom es," GAO - 12-66 (Nov. 22, 20 11); https://www.gao.gov/asse ts/590/586461.ht ml (accessed May 22, 2017). 10/\1\ p v ER&GH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00050203/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000132 00050303/18/2020 and further exacerbate backlogs. 308 Noting that the 2016 fee increase is not expected to generate sufficient revenue to support its staffing needs, USCIS plans to partially address its staffing shortfa ll by seeking approval from Congress to use premium processing fee revenue to fund additional adjudica tor positions. 309 While the agency continues to raise fees, it has been unable to reduce or even maintain processing times. It remains to be seen if, without appropriated funding, USCIS can make a meaningful impact on its growing backlog by relying solely on increased user fees. The Ombudsman will continue to hold USCIS accountable for its comm itments made as a part offee increases by monitoring processing times, and identifying and recommending ways to minimize the impacts of adjudication delays. The Continuing Challenge of Transformation Responsible USCIS Offices: Transformation Delivery Division; Office of Information Technology Key Facts and Findings ? USCIS is in the midst of a troubled, years-long modernization effort , referred to as "Transformation ," to move from paper-based to electronic filing, adjudication, and case managem ent across approximately 90 immigration benefit product lines. ? After more than 10 years of work, at the end of 2016, USCIS stakeholders were only able to consistenly file online for two immigration benefits via ELIS, the Transformation platform. ? Internal use of ELIS did advance w ith USCIS now adjudicating five fonns through ELIS by the end of 2016. ? Despit e substantial planning and training, USCIS' major internal launch of Form N-400 in ELIS 308 309 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, "Immigration and Naturaliza tion Service 's Premium Processing Program," OIG 03-14 at 19 (Feb. 2003); https://oig.justice.gov /reports/[NS/a0314/final.pdf (accessed Mar. 23, 2017) (expla in ing that "premium cases fu1ther prolong[] process ing times for routine cases because staffing and resources must be pulled from the genera l adjudi cation areas to meet the demands of Premium Processing"). Information provided by USCIS (Apr. 5, 20 17). AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT experienced significant technical problem s that forced the agency to temporarily halt ELIS naturalization adjudications and delayed the launch of other product lines. ? The slow development of Transformation and challenges in ELIS operations are being closely scrutiniz ed by the OIG, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) , Congress , and the media. Both the OIG and GAO reviewed the program in 2016 and expressed concern with the progres s and problems that continue to plague the project. Transformation has been identified by the GAO as one of ten high-ri sk federal investments. Background Since 2006, USCIS has expended significant time, money, and effort to replace its paper-based systems with electronic filing, receipting, handling , adjudication , and storage of the millions of petitions and applications it receives annually. 310 When fully implemented, the agency expects the $3.1 billion Transformation project to improve service , operational efficiency, and security.311 However, the decade-long effort to accomplish this initiative has thus far yielded minimal positive impact to applicants , who can now fully perform ju st two functions online in ELIS, accounting for less than ten percent of the agency 's workload: filing Fonn 1-90, Application to Replace Perman ent Resid ent Card, and paying the Immigrant Fee associated with entry and LPR card production after consular processing. 312 During 2016, the Ombudsman received 2,263 case assistance requests involving ELISprocessed filings that stakeholders reported they were unable to resolve with the agency. 0 Transformation is expected to integrate all filing, manag ing, and adjudication functions. This includes hosting supporting evidence, conduc ting backgrou nd chec ks and fraud or risk investigations , transmitting notice, and updating systems with final adjudication decisio ns in an electronic environme nt. ELIS systems are distinct from the earlier system of electronic filing, which only provided for initial form filings and payments on-line but requ ired the separate sub mission of any supporting ev idence by mail. '" "Immigra tion Benefits Vetting: Examining Critical Weaknesses in USCJS Systems ," before the Subco mmittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency of the U.S. House Homeland Security Commi ttee, 2017, I 15th Cong. 1st Sess., 1- 2 (Mar. 16, 2017) (written state ment o f Lori Scialabba, Acting USC IS Director); http://docs.house.gov /mecting s/HM/HM09 /20 1703 16/ 105629/ HHRG- l I 5-HM09-Wstate-Scialab baL-20 1703 16.pdf (accessed May 15, 2017) . 312 OIG Audit, "USCIS Automation of Immigration Benefits Processi ng Remains Ineffective," OIG - 16-48 (Mar. 9, 20 16); https ://www.oig.dhs.gov /asse ts/ Mgmt/20 I 6/OIG-16-48- Marl 6.pdf (accessed May I 0, 2017) . " 00050303/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000133 CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERV ICES OMBUDSMAN J 51 00050403/18/2020 Transformation Timeline. USCIS previously committed to complete the Transformation project by 2013; that date was then extended to 2016, and is now slated for March 2019. 313 Aft er planned rollouts did not meet their designated milestones in 2016, and USCIS imposed a "strategic pause" on form and case processing deve lopment, 3 I4 it is likely the Transformation completion date w ill be postponed again. In Congress iona l test imon y in early 2017, the OHS Inspector General observed, "[ w ]e do not have confidence in USCIS' estimates for completion, given past experience." 315 E LIS in 2016: Several Milestones, Many Challenges. USCIS made progre ss in Transformation in 2016. The forms being adjudicated in ELIS as of January 2017 are: ? Form 1-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card ? Submi ssion/processing of the Immigrant Fee ? Form 1-82 1, Application for Temporary Protected Status ? Form 1-82 10 , Consideration ofDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ? Form N-400, Application for Natural ization ? Fonn N-336, Request for H earing on a D ecision in Naturalization Proceedings ? Fon n N-565 , Application fo r Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document 316 ELIS platform functionality now includes internal case processing and management functions such as the ability to schedule biometri c appointments and interviews, interface with external system s for backgro und checks, manage scanne d document s and case evidence, and produce LPR cards. 317 At the same time , with the expans ion of ELIS in 2016, new challenges emerged. The rollout of the N-400, a major undertaki ng for the agency, was fraught with techn ica l and logistical difficulties. At the end of 2016, USCIS placed develo pm ent of all other product lines in what is described as a "strategic paus e" to conduc t technical remediation and re-align proj ect management milestones .3 I 8 During 2016, USCIS began adjudicating (but not accepting onlin e) Form 1-821, App lication for Temporary Protected Status, and Form 1-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. 319 Appli ca nts continued to mail paper forms , which the agency scanned into ELIS. However, as with other product lines in ELIS, USCIS did not inform the affected community or their legal repre sentatives that it would use ELIS to adjudicate these filings. They learned thei r appl ications were entered into ELIS by USCIS when they were pro vided receipt numbers that began with " JOE" (Integrated Operati ng Environment). Both fon11s suffered data coordination challenges, which led to delays in issuanc e of associated EADs. Also in 20 16, USCI S began adjudicating naturalization applications in ELIS, a new leve l of form complexi ty and proc essing for the agency, which required significant training and an adjustment period. 320 The initial implementation-done at a time of increasing N-4 00 receipts-rev ealed sluggish system performance and frequent outages . Paper files were still being used by adjudicators alongside ELIS during interv iews as they became accustomed to the new processes and as a backup to the frequent outages. Redundancies in personnel and costs, as well as problem s with security vett ing, mou nted before the agency stopped scanning new paper N-400 applications into ELIS. At the end of 2016, more than 185,000 naturalization applications were pending "' Id. at 8 ("USCIS estimates that it will take three more years-{)ve r four years longe r than estimated-and an additiona l $ 1 billion to automat e all benefit types as expected"). 314 Information prov ided by USC IS (Apr. I 9, 20 I 7). m See generally "Immigra tion Benefits Vetting: Examini ng Critical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems" before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency ofrhe U.S . House Home land Security Committee, 20 17, 115'' Cong. 1o Sess. (Ma r. 16, 20 I ?)(written stateme nt of John Roth, OHS Inspecto r Gene ral); http ://docs .house .gov/meetings/HM/ HM09 /201703 16/ I05629/ HHRG- I I 5-HM09-Wstate -RothJ-201703 16.pdf (accessed May I 5, 20 I 7). '" Information provided by USC IS (Apr. 19, 2017) . The N-56 5 is being processed in ELIS "in a limited manner." /\1\,1[ [ 317 Information prov ided by USC IS (Apr. I 9, 20 I 7). '" Id. '" GAO Report, "Immig ration Benefits System: Significant Risks in USCIS' Efforts to Develop its Adjudication and Case Managemen t System ," GAO-17486T (Mar. 16, 20 17); https://www.gao.gov /product s/GA0- 17-486T (accessed May 17, 2017); informa tion provided by USCIS (May 20 I 6). no For a more comp lete discussion of the rollout of Form N-400 in ELIS, see "The Perfect Storm : Fee Increases , Call to Cit izensh ip, and ELIS," infra at 9-14 . 10/\1\ p v E,;u;.lGH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00050403/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000134 00050503/18/2020 adjudication in ELIS. 321 Widespread electronic filing for Form N-400 has been delayed indefinitely. The schedu led implementation of three additional fonns in ELIS was also halted due to system glitches and development delays. These glitches included network outages, internal data-merging errors, and printing delays, errors, and duplication s. Form 1-485, Application to Register Perman ent Residen ce or Adjust Status , Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, and the military naturalization portal rollouts were delayed past their original 2016 implementation milestones; USCIS does not currently have a timeline for the integration of these forms into ELIS. Requestfor CaseAssistance An individualwhofiled FormI-821D and an application for employmentauthorizationin May2016 was issueda newEADin October2016, but did not receivea decision on the underlyingI-821Dfiling. Thelack of an approval noticeis significant,as it servesas the only evidenceof approvalof DeferredActionfor ChildhoodArrivals(DACA). Theindividualcalledthe USCIScall centerseveraltimes for assistancewithoutsuccessbeforecontactingthe Ombudsman.Uponreview,the Ombudsmandetermined that the applicant'sA-file had beensentto storageat the National RecordsCenterwithoutissuanceof a decisionon the I-821D. USCISheadquartersassistedin resolvingthis case,notingthat ELISwasexperiencingsystemicproblems in generatingForms1-797,Noticeof Decision.Withintwo weeksof the Ombudsman'sinquiry,the applicantreceived the approvalnotice. they may track their progress. 323 The agency also started using an online identity verification process to remotely validate an applicant's identity.324 Stakeholder Engagement . Stakeholder s have experienced frustrations with ELIS-processed applications and pet itions , as well as a lack of stakeholder engagement. While USCIS created a help desk within its Nat ional Customer Service Center to serve electronic filers, it is only able to assist with technical filing issues. 325 Applicants being introduced to ELIS filings compla ined they did not receive meaningful assistance with ELIS proce ssing problems throu gh service requests, many of which were closed without resolution. After months of delays and confu sion about who could assist with DACA processing issues, for examp le, applicants often sought assistance from the Ombudsman. Oversight of ELIS. As of January 2017, the OIG has issued six full reports and one management commun ication to USC IS expressing specific concerns with Transformation. 326 The GAO has issued six audit "' 32 ' 325 326 ELIS Immigrant Fee Processing. In prior Annual Reports , the Ombud sman reviewed problems with payment of the Immigrant Fee via ELIS, including extended processing times , administrative errors, and card delivery problems. 322 In 2016 , the agency refined online stakeholder accounts for new immigrants paying the Imm igrant Fee so 321 322 " Immigration Benefits Vetting: Examin ing Critical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems" before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency of the U.S. House Home land Secur ity Committee, 2017, I l5~Cong., 1st Sess. (Mar. 16, 20 17) (statement of John Roth, DHS Inspecto r General); http:// docs .housc .gov/mccting s/HM/ HM09/20 170316/ I 05629/ HHRG -I I 5-HM09Wstate -RothJ-20 I 703 I 6.pdf (accessed May IO, 20 17). Ombudsman Annual Reports, 20 16, pp. 41-42, and 2015, pp. 86--88. AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT USCIS Wcbpage, "Fi le Online," https: //www.usc is .gov/ file-online (accessed Apr. I , 20 17). ln fonnati on prov ided by USCIS (Oct. 13, 2016). USCIS Webpage, "Experiencing Technica l Difficulty with Electronic Immigration System (ELIS)," https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USC IS/ About%20Us/Elcctronic%20Rcading%20Room / Customer%20 Scrvicc%20 Rcferencc%20Guide /E LIS_Technical_Difficulty.pdf (accesse d June 22, 20 17). OIG, "Management Ale11-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ' Use of the Electron ic Immigrat ion System for Naturalization Benefits Process ing," OIG-17-26-MA (Jan. 19, 2017); https ://www.oig.dhs.gov /sites/default/ files/assets/2017/O IG-17-26-MA.pdf (accesse d May 22, 20 17); "USC IS Automation of Immigration Benefits Processing Remains Ineffective," OIG 16-48 (Mar. 9, 2016); https://www .oig.dhs.gov/ assets/Mgmt/20 16/ OIG-16-48 -Mar 16.pdf (accessed May I. 2017); "USCIS lnfonna tion Technology Management Processes and Challenges ," OIG- 14- 112 (July 3, 20 14); https://www.oig.dhs .gov/assets/Mg mt/20 I 4/OIG _ 14- 112_Jul 14. pdf(accesse d June 22, 2017) ; "U .S. Citizens hip and Immigration Services ' Progress in Transformatio n," OJG- 12-12 (Nov. 201 1) ; "U.S . Citizenshi p and Immigration Services ' Pro gress in Modernizing Information Technology," OIG-09 -90 (July 13, 2009); https://www.o ig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/OIG_ 0990_Jul09 .pdf (accessed June 22, 20 17); "U.S. Citizenship and Immigrat ion Services' Progress in Moderni zing lnfonnat ion Technology," OIG -07- 11 (Nov. 30, 2006); https://www.oig .dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/OIG_ 07- 11_ Nov06. pdf (accesse d June 22, 2017); "USCJS Faces Challenges in Modernizing Technology," OIG-05-4 1 (Sep. 2005); https://www .oig.dhs.gov /assets/Mgmt/ OIG_05-4l_Sep05. pdf(acce ssed June 22, 2017) . 00050503/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000135 CIT IZE NSH IP AND IMM IGRATION SERV ICES OMBUDSMAN I 53 00050603/18/2020 reports regarding Transformation as well, the latest in March 2017. 327 In July 2016, the GAO relea sed find ings that Transfonnation continued to suffer management and developme nt challenges hindering its performance. 328 These findings were the latest conclusions in a series of studies, at leas t six reports, and 30 recomm endations issued sinc e 2006 concerning Transformation management, acqui sitions, develop ment, and operations. As of March , 20 I 7, the GAO found that USCIS had "fully addressed" 17 out of their 30 reco mmendation s and that 13 remain ed open .329 One completed task included overhauling Transformation management by eliminat ing the Office of Tran sfor mation Coordination and mov ing the newly designated Tran sfor mat ion Delivery D ivision under the USCIS Office of Informat ion Technology. 330 327 328 329 330 /\1\,1[ GAO Report, " Immigration Benefits System : Significant Risks in USC IS' Efforts to Develop its Adj udication and Case Management System," GAO - I 7486T (Mar. 16, 2017) ; https://www.gao .gov/products/GA0 - I 7-486T (accessed May 17, 20 17); GAO Report, "Immig ration Benefits System: U.S. Citizensh ip and Immigration Seivices Can Improve Program Managemen t," GAO-16467 (Ju l. 7, 20 16); http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/678266 .pdf(accessed May I 0, 20 17); GAO Report, "Imm igration Benefits System: Better lnfonned Decision Mak ing Needed on Transfo rmation Program," GAO - 15-415 (pub. May 2015 , re leased June 20 15); https://www.gao.gov /products/GA0- I S-4 I 5 (accessed May 17, 2017); GAO Report , "Immigra tion Benefits: Consistent Adherence to DHS's Acquis ition Policy Could Help Improve Transformation Program Outcomes," GAO-12-66 (Nov. 22, 20 I I); http://www.gao .gov/ products/GAO - 12-66 (accessed May 17, 2017); GAO Report, "USC IS Transfonna tion: Improvements to Performance, Human Capital, and Information Technology Management Needed as Modern ization Proceeds," GAO-07- 1013R (July 17, 2007); http://www.gao.gov / products/GA0 -07IOl 3R (accessed May 17, 2017); GAO Report, "Information Technology: Near-Term Effort to Automate Paper-Based Immigration Files Needs Plarming Improveme nts," GAO-06-375 (Ma r. 3 1, 2006); http://www.gao.gov/p roducts/ GAO -06-375 (accessed June 23, 2017) . See generally GAO, "Immigra tion Benefits System: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Seivices Can Improve Program Management ," GAO-16-467 (July 7, 2016); http://www.gao .gov/assets/680/678266 .pdf (accessed May 10, 20 17). " Immigration Benefits System : Significant Risks in USCIS' Efforts to Develop its Adjudication and Case Management System," before the Subcomm ittee on Oversigh t and Management Efficiency of the U.S. House Homeland Security Comm ittee, I 15th Cong. I st Sess . 2 (Mar. 16, 20 17) (statement of Carol C. Harris, GAO Director information Technology Acquisition Issues); http://docs.house .gov/meetings /HM/ HM09/ 201703 16/ I05629 /HHRG - I I 5-HM09 -Wstate -HarrisC-20170316 .pdf (accessed May I 0, 2017). "Immigra tion Benefits Vetting: Examin ing Cr itical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems," before the Subcommittee on Oversig ht and Mana gement Efficiency of the U.S . House Homeland Secur ity Committee, 2017, I 15th Cong. 1st Sess . I (Mar. 16, 20 17) (written statement of Lor i Scialabba, Acting USCIS Directo r); http://docs.house.gov /meetings/HM/ HM09/20 1703 16/ I 05629/ HHRG - l I 5-HM09 -Wstate -ScialabbaL-20170316. pdf (accessed May 15, 20 I 7); and information prov ided by USCIS (Apr. 12, 2017). [ In Novem ber 2016, the OIG issue d additional findings on system challenge s, both from a customer service and a security standpoin t. 33 1 The OIG found that 19,00 1 LPR cards had been issued with incorrect informa tion , includin g some being sent to incorr ect addresses. Most of these error s were identified as being the result of "design and fun ctionality probl ems in ELI S." 332 The OIG referenced spec ifically ELI S functionality or legacy data migrat ion prob lems that allowed 750 dup licat e LPR cards to be issued in 20 16 alone. 333 The OIG concluded that "USC IS efforts to addres s the errors have been inadequate. " 334 USC TS ha s had no choice but to turn to techno logy workarounds, including mo dernizat ion of its ant iqu ated, DOS -based CLAIMS 3 system to ensure that legacy systems are "main tainable and supportable " for up to 10 years .335 Use of Local Systems for Temporary Fixes. Among the many bene fits intended to be deli vered by Transformation were efficiencies from the heightened coordinat ion of information and bu siness proc esses . The delays that cont inu e in the initiative have hampered the agency in rea lizing these benefits . As the GAO recen tly noted , the program 's "delays in delivering syste m functionality have limi ted USC IS' ability to rea lize its planned cost savings and op erationa l improvem ents." 336 In particular, systems and dat abase s within the agency experienced integration issues, requ iring adjudicator s to continue to employ old method s and keep legacy sys tems online. 337 The delays and challenges of Transforma tio n and, in particular with ELIS , have led some USCTS offices to searc h for temporary fixes. Increa singly, USC IS components are seeking to resolve issues through the use of local and pote ntially incom patible systems, and purc hasing "o ff-theshelf' solutions for information management. 338 Many offices are us ing interim syste ms to manage correspondence 331 OIG Audit , "Better Safeh'llards are Needed in USCIS Green Card Issuance," OIG- 17- 11 at 5 (Nov. 16, 20 16); https://www.oig.dhs.gov /assets/Mgm t/2017/ OIG- 17- l l -Novl6.pdf(accessed May 10,2017). 332 Id. 333 id. at 8. Id. at 5. "' USCIS noted that th is expense "is not part of the agency's overall Transfonnation effort . The CLAIMS 3 modernizat ion is being undertaken now to assure that the system remains available to USCIS for case management purposes over the next 5 to 10 years." lnfonna tion provided by USCIS (Apr. I2, 2017). 336 GAO, "Immigrat ion Benefits System: Significant Risks in USCIS ' Efforts to Deve lop its Adjudication and Case Managemen t System," supra note 327 at 10. 331 Id. JJs lnfonna tion prov ided by USCIS (Mar. 16, 2017). B4 10/\1\ p v ERS!GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00050603/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000136 00050703/18/2020 and applicant inquiries. 339 These are not permanent solutions because they do not interface with other USCIS systems as envisioned by Transformation. ? Posted processing times have cascading impacts. They dictate when a stakeholder can submit a service request for a case that is outside of processing times through the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC). ? Lack of transparency in processing times diminishes trust in the agency and hinders stakeholders' ability to make informed decisions impacting their professional and personal lives. ? Processing times are fundamental to holding USCIS accountable for timely services, yet currently posted processing times do not include the agency's processing time goals . Ongoing Concerns Transfonnation remains hampered by process reengineering , security concerns, and increasing internal and external fmstration with communication and problem resolution. Implementation in 2016 revealed significant problems with the adjudication of both simple and comp lex form types, gaps in service for cases received electronically, and a lack of outreach to the affected community. Despite these significant challenges, ELIS holds substantial potential for adjudicators and applicants alike. To improve ELIS system rollouts and usability, USCIS should continue to include, and expand the participation of, line adjudicators and local office managers in case management proc ess develo pment. USCIS also needs to engage more with external stakeholders. Testing should be expanded to provide stakeholders the opportunity to experience the electronic filing environment , and to enable the agency to properly identify and correct issues in real time and across the spectrum of user capability. In addition, engaging directly with private- sector representatives who develop and use case management software will help ensure usability and process integrity. The Ombudsman will continue to monitor Transformation impacts on immigration benefits processing. USCIS ProcessingTi mes: Improved Accuracy Needed Responsible USCIS Offices: Office of Performance and Quality; Customer Service and Public Engagement Directorate Background For many years , the Ombudsman has urged USCJS to explore new ways to improve its calculation of case processing times. 34 1 USCIS has acknowledged that its methods of calcu lating and posting processing times need improvement, and is working to implement a new methodology that will enable the agency to display processing time data that is more accurate and timely. 34 2 The processing times that USCIS posts pub licly are used for multipl e purposes. For indiv iduals and emp loyers, processing times are an essential tool for planning their future s. For USCIS, these processing times dictate , among other things, when an applicant or petitioner can inquire about a pending case. 343 In addition, the Ombudsman asks individual s and employers to wait 60 days past the posted proce ssing time before seeking case assistance, absent emergency circumstances. On Janua1y 5, 2017, USCIS announced that it would post proce ssing times using a specific date format rather than reporting weeks or months. The agency stated that th is is the "first step in providing processing times that are timelier Key Facts and Findings ? 339 3 0 ' USCIS post s processing times to set the public 's expectations regarding how long the agency is taking to adjudicate immigration applications and petition s.340 However, USCIS' current approach to reporting processing times often does not accurately convey the actual time it is likely to take to adjudicate cases. Id. See USCIS Webpage, "USCIS Processing Time lnfonnation; " https://egov. uscis.gov/c ris/processTimesDisplaylnit.do (accessed Mar. 7, 2017) . AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 341 Ombudsman' s Annual Report 2016 , pp. 3 1-35; Ombud sman 's Annua l Report 2015, pp. 84-86; Ombudsman 's Annual Report 2014, pp. 48-5 1. 342 U.S. Citizenship and Immigrat ion Services Fee Schedule: Final Rule (20 16 Fee Rule), 8 1 Fed. Reg. 73292, 73308 (Oct. 24, 20 16); see also USCIS 2015 Annual Report Response, p. 40 (June 30, 20 16) . ''' See USCIS Webpage, "Outside Normal Processing Time;" https://egov.uscis. gov/e-request/disp layONPTFo rm.do?entryPoint=i nit&sroPageType =onpt (accessed May 11, 20 17) ("For most applications, you can send [USCIS] an inquiry if your case has been pending longer than the processing time posted on our website"). In Fiscal Year 2016, USCIS received 349,181 Service Request Management Tool (SRMT) inquiries related to cases pending outside normal processing times. lnfonnation provided by USCIS (Mar. 24, 2017). 00050703/18/2020 CITIZENSHIP DHS-18-0694-P-000137 AND IMMIG RAT ION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN I 55 00050803/18/2020 Thanksand I do appreciateyour response to myrequestfor help. What youdo is alwaysgiveanypetitionerlike me a hopewhenwe needit. and easier to understand." 344 On Februa ry 15, 2017, USCIS held a public engagement on processi ng times, seeking feedback from its stakeholders both during and after this call on how to improve processing time accuracy, clarity, and transparency. 345 USCIS calcu lates process ing times using the number of active pend ing cases in the respo nsible office against the monthly comp letion rate. 346 Prior to adopting its new processing time format, USCIS displayed charts with the processing time goa l (e.g., 5 months for N-400, Application for Naturalization 347) if the field office or service center was meeting the processing time goal. 348 If the office had fallen behind its proc essing time goal, the chart listed "the actua l receipt date of the application or petition currently being processed" in the respective office or serv ice center.349 Althoug h RFEs and NOID s are removed from the active pending case total, the posted processing times do not include the extra time this adds to processi ng. 350 USCIS also does not factor in processing time delays on account of file transfers. Stakehol ders have been advised to reference 344 USCIS emai l to stakeholders, "USClS Now Uses Specific Dates to Show Case Processing Times" (Jan. 5, 2017). 345 USCIS email to stakeholders, "USC IS Invitation: On line Process ing Times, 02/15/ 20 17." (sent Feb. 9, 2017); see also "USCIS On line Process ing Times Feedback Questionna ire" (Feb. 15, 2017); https://content.govdel ivery.com/ attachments/USDHSCISlNVITE/2017 / 02/ 15/ file_attachments/771487 / Pr ocessing %2 BTimes%2BQuestions%2B- %2 BFeb%2B2017 .pdf (accessed Mar.7, 2017); "USCIS Idea Community, Promoting Change through Online Collaboration" (Feb . 2, 20 17); https://www.uscis.gov /outreac h/uscis-idea community (accessed May 11, 20 17) . 346 Ombudsman 's Annual Report 2015, pp. 84- 86; information provided by USCIS (Apr. 11, 2017). "' Adj ustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit App lication and Petition Fee Schedule: Final Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 29851, 29858-59 (May 30, 2007). 348 Ombudsma n Teleconference , "P rocessing Times" (Apr. 27, 2016); https:// www.dhs.gov /uscis-process ing-times -teleconference-recap# (accessed Mar. 7,20 17). "' id. 35 ? Cases that cannot be adjudicated due to reasons beyond USCIS' control are deducted from the active pending case total. This includes cases pending a response to an RfE or Notice of Intent to Deny, naturalizat ion applications pend ing re-exam ination, applications impacted by visa retrogression , and petitions where a visa is not immediatel y avai lable. Cases pending FBI name checks are included within the active pending case total. See Ombudsman Teleconference, "Processing Times," supra note 348. /\1\,1[ the posted processing times for the office to which their files have been transferred. 35 1 As of January 4, 20 I 7, USCIS posts all proces sing times using a spec ific date fonnat rather than weeks or months. 352 For form types outside of the processing time goals, the chart continues to reflect the receipt date of the most recent case that the office completed at the time of reporting. If a field office or service center is meeting the processing time goal, the specific date posted now reflects that process ing time goal in a date format (for N-400 applicat ions, the date displayed on the processing time chart will be 5 month s prior to the reporting date) . See Figure 5.2, Sample Current USC!S Processing Chart, Annotated. If the date posted falls after the date listed on the receipt notice, the application or petition is outs ide of the posted processing time . USCIS states that applicants should expect agency action (e.g., issuance of a decision, interview notice, RFE, etc.) within 30 days from the date their cases fall outside of the posted processing times. 353 While the new approach to post ing processing times is an improvement , the revised processing times do not provide clarity into how the agency processes certain filings, such as concurrent filings and oversubscribed visas. For examp le, when Form 1-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, is filed concurrently with Fom1 1-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, the processing time for each form type must be combined to calculate the true anticipated processing time .354 In contrast , stakeholders who file Form I-130, Petition for Ali en Relativ e, concurrently with Form 1-485 are not subject to aggregate processing times. The process ing time for concurrently filed Forms I-130 and I-485 is reflected by the posted processing time for the I-485 at the respective field office. 355 For Form 1-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, the posted processing time does not reflect the time it takes for completion of the adjudication; rather, these dates reflect the time it takes to place selfpetitioners on the waiting list for U v isas .356 USCIS indicated that it is considering various methods for revamping the methodology for calculat ing and 3" 352 353 See Ombudsman Teleconference, "Processing Times," s upra note 348. USClS emai l to stakeho lders , "USCIS Now Uses Specific Dates to Show Case Processing Times," supra note 344. Id. 35 ' Ombudsman Teleconference, "Processing Times," supra note 348; see also Ombudsman 's Annual Report 2015 , pp. 85- 86. "' Information provided by USCIS (Apr. 11, 20 17). "' See 8 CFR ? 2 14. 14(d)(2); see also "U Visa Backlogs " in this Report supra at 42-45; infonnation provided by USCIS (May 9,2017). [)10/\1\ p v ER&GH-;J-; o CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00050803/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000138 00050903/18/2020 Figure 5.2: Sample Current USCIS Processing Chart, Annotated Field OfficeProcessingDatesas of: January31 , 2017 The chart reflects processing times this Field Office reported as of January 31, 2017. ? FORMNAME PROCESSINGCASES o -------' AS OF DATE 1-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker 1-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status JULY2 , 2016 1-130 Petition for Alien Relative AUGUST9 , 2016 r o L r o L N-400 Application for Naturalization ,G o7-e JUNE 2 , 2016 This office Is not meeting the 4-month processing time goal for Form 1-140. June 2 , 2016 reflects the filing date of the last case the office completed . o---~ AUGUST31 , 2016 e --. 0 Last Updated: March 14 , 2017 o 0 0 e As of January 4 , 2017 , USCIS posts all processing times using a specific date format. When Form 1-140 is filed concurrently with Form 1-485 , the processing time for each form must be combined. The chart reflects that this office is taking 7 months to process Form 1-140 , and 8 months to process Form 1-485. Accordingly , the processing time for a concurrently filed 1-140/ 1-485 is 15 months . e When Form 1-130 is filed concurrently with Form 1-485 , the filing is subject to the 1-485 processing time. The chart reflects that this office is taking 8 months to process Form 1-485. Therefore the processing time for both the 1-130 and the 1-485 is 8 months. If your Form 1-485 receipt date is July 1 , 2016, or earlier , your case is outside of USCIS processing times , and you should expect to hear from USCISw ithin 30 days. You may also submit an inquir y to USCIS. If an RFE was issued in connection with your case , this date does not take into consideration the time expended responding to the RFE. This date is 5 months prior to the January 31 , 2017 reporting date. As such , this field office is meeting the N-400 processing time goal. This chart was last updated on March 14 , 2017 using data reported on January 31 , 2017. USCIS typically takes 45 days to receive, review, and post processing times. Source : USCIS Webpage , "USCIS Processing Time Information. (March14, 2017) AMlfHCAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00050903/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000139 CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRAT ION SERVICES OMBUDSMA N I 57 00051003/18/2020 posting processing time information. In its response to the Ombudsman's 2015 Annual Report , USeIS stated it was working tow ard developing statistically -based methods for calculat ing processing times to account for deviations, and the intended outcome was to provide the filing community with a time range for the proc essing of their fonns. 357 use rs echoed this in its 2016 Fee Rule, indic ating that it was considering pub lishing proc essing times using a range rather than a specific date.358 In February 2017, USeIS reques ted feedback from stakeho lders concerning the following ways it is considering presenting case proce ss ing time s: (1) time to complete a speci fic percentage of cases; (2) time range for completing most cases; and (3) average time to complete a case. 359 USeIS is also attempting to change the way it gathers processing time data from field offices and service centers. Due to the amount of time it currently takes USeIS to compile and process a responsible office's statistic s-ty pically 45 days-posted processing times are always based on outdat ed data. 360 Rat her than having these facilities self-report data , USeIS is experim enting with using data generated dir ectly from case management systems, which will improv e the timeliness and frequency of posting proce ssing times on its website. 361 Ongoing Concerns USeIS has experienced substantial challenges to developing a more timel y and accurate methodolog y for calculat ing processing times. Field offices and serv ice centers use multiple case managem ent syste ms , and older systems do not capture all of the data points needed to perform accurat e ca lculation s. Also , the USeIS Office of Performanc e and Quality , tasked with calculating processing times, does not have access to these local syste ms, and must rely on offices to submit data. 362 use rs conducts production planning, staffing analysis , and resourc e allocation throu gh carefu lly tracking the receipt, progress, and invento ry of cases , but these report s and data are not the same as the publicly ava ilable proce ssing 357 358 359 360 361 6 ' ' /\1\,1[ USCIS 20 I 5 Annua l Report Response, p. 40 (June 30, 2016). 20 16 Fee Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. at 73308 . "USCIS Online Processing Times Feedback Questionnaire," supra note 345. Ombudsma n Teleconference , "Processing Times," supra note 348. 20 16 Fee Ruic, 81 Fed. Reg . at 73308; see also information prov ided by USC IS (Apr. 11,2017). Information provid ed by USCIS (Apr. 11, 20 I 7). [ time calculations. 363 USeIS already relies upon this infon nati on to detennin e the resources necessary for the timely processing of petitions and applications , and should consider using it as part of its processing time calculations. More accurate and transparent processing times will assist in setting more realistic expectations for individua ls and emp loyers, preventing unnecessary customer service calls and requests, and measuring the agency's success in meeting its processing goals. Mailing Issues Responsible USCIS Offices: Office of Intake and Document Production; Field Operations, Service Center Operations, and Customer Service and Public Engagement Directorates Key Facts and Findings ? users sends million s of notices and docum ents by mail eve ry year . Despite recent impro vements to use1s mailing protocol s, thousands of pieces of mail are not rece ived as intended, returned as undeliverable , or delivered to someo ne other than the addressee . ? When notic es and documents do not reach their intended recipient , applicants and petitioners miss important appointments , deadlines , and documents. They may consequently fall out of status or be left without evidence of legal status or employment authorization - at times causing significan t adverse consequences. ? Improp er delivery of notices and documents creates security vulnerabilities , including the potenti al for misuse of secure docum ents such as LPR cards or EADs. '" See "Overs ight of U.S. Cit izensh ip and Immigration Services : Ensur ing Agency Priorities Comply with the Law" before the Senate Committee on the Jud iciary, Subcomm ittee on Immigration and the National Interest, I 14th Cong. Ist Sess . 9 (Ma r. 3, 2015) (joint written testimony of Joseph Moore, Sen ior Financ ial Official, USCIS; Donald Neufeld , Associate Direc tor, Service Center Operations, USCIS; and Daniel Renaud, Associate Director, Field Operations, USCIS) ; https :/fa,ww.uscis.gov / tools/rcsources-congrcss / presentations-and- reports/oversight-us-cit izens hip-and-immigrationservices -ensuring -agency -priorities-comp ly-law-senate-comm ittee-judicia rysubco mmittee-imm igration -and-nationa l-interest -march-2015 (accessed Mar. 8, 20 17); see also USCIS Webpage, "Workload Transfer Updates;" https:// www .uscis.gov /workload-transfcrs ("On occas ion, we transfer cases between our five service centers in order to balance our workload and promote timely processing") (accessed May I, 2017). 10/\1\ p v ERS!GW*o CONGRESS JUNE 2017 00051003/18/2020 DHS-18-0694-P-000140 00051103/18/2020 ? USeIS should consider additional options for the delivery of notices and documents , including requiring a signature for secure documents, launching its planned "hol d for pickup" pilot, and expanding use of pre-paid courier service mailing labe ls. Background Mail ing issues continue to be a source ofUSeIS stakeholder frustration. 364 More than half of the stakeholder service requests received by USe IS in FY 2016 related to changes of address or the delivery of notices or documents. 365 USeIS reports that in FY 2016, 43,516 LPR cards, 12,794 EADs, and 1,680 other documents were returned by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to USeIS as undeliverable. 366 While a total of 57,990 lost documents is a small percentage of the yearly volume of millions of documents that successfully reach their intended recipient s, it remain s a significant number. In 2016, as in previou s years, the Ombudsman received a number of requests for case assistance relating to mailing issues, many involving claims of missing documents. Figure 5.3, USCIS Change of Address Webpage.371 Filing the Fonn AR- I I, however, does not update mailing addresses for any pending or recently approved applications or petitions. In fact, the individuals must submit through a separate process any updates to the mailing address associated with pending applications or petition s.372 Stakeholders are required to call the USCIS NeSe 373 or, if applicable, update their address through a USe IS ELIS account online .374 Figure 5.3: USCIS Change of Address Webpage us. Qtlzensb.lp and Immigrmon Services rn-.Mn111'1P!At!lfKP'fll Change of Address Helpm ~di.tyw~ anynotioes< >Old&~~ Is this changeof addressforan applicationor petiOOn currently in progress? ,.. See Ombudsman's Annual Report 20 16, p . 40 and Ombud sman 's Annual Report 2015, pp. 81-82. Information provid ed by USCIS (Ma r. 24, 20 17). Id. > bcieipto(ol:Uyfor.pe,lldlog pJeageupdall!your address. 'lbi! Fmm Numbel' med foruaddnu changeoo o U&:J.S Imm1cnar..paymea t il"IVP'"'o'"OSl.5YI,o. 372 365 not Whatyou'll nood Ifyou.are.a< CJ) c:> -J CONGRE:SSIONAL HIS PANI C CAUCU Miclulk Lujan Grisham I 15TH CON I Chairwoman GRESS S ""T'I l"T'l c:, w :::> z (!? February I 0, 2017 ("') 0::,-e ..,_ -<-..,_ r,irTl u, O ,-.--.... ~~ (.'} C") P1 j71 n - .-.J < r'T\ 0 The Honorable John F. Kelly U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Secretary Kelly, We write to condemn President Trump' s recent Executive Orders and demand that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) work to uphold the letter of the law. Executive Orders 13767, 13768, and 13769, which call for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, defund sanctuary cities, and restrict the entry of refugees from seven Middle Eastern states, are anti-immigrant, un-American, and isolate the United States. We request that you promptly respond to the following questions regarding the implementation of these executive orders: I. A wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would divide land belonging to the Tohono O'odam Nation in Arizona. How does OHS plan to involve the tribe to ensure that such construction would not separate families or encroach upon sacred burial grounds? 2. How does DHS plan to communicate with local governments to ensure the autonomy of state law enforcement after the implementation of EO 13768? 3. How is DHS working with the State Department (DOS) to ensure that the estimated 100,000 vetted foreigners who had visas revoked as a result of EO 13769 are promptly reissued visas? 4. To date, how has OHS been involved in the refugee admittance process review mandated by EO 13769? 5. EO 13769 disrupts the Central American Minors program, a vital humanitarian system that allows vetted children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to escape violence in their home states. Did the order force Customs and Border Protection to turn away children who were vetted and currently in transit to the United States? 6. Given the vulnerability of unaccompanied children from Central America, have you considered exempting such children from the ban? AMERIC/\1\ pVERSIGHT Not Pnncedat T?KS1ovor'o bpen te ~ .. 00055103/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000004 00055203/20/2020 In light of current legal battles over the President's orders, it is critical that OHS keep the CHC updated on any policy or implementation changes . We request that OHS provide CHC weekly updates regarding OHS implementation of President Trump's executive orders . Your staff can provide these weekly updates to CHC Executive Director Alma Acosta at alma.acosta@mail .house.gov . Thank you for your prompt attention to this urgent matter . Sincerely, ffl~LJJ o. l ..;~~.... ~, Michelle Luj~sham Chairwoman Congressional Hispanic Caucus uis Gutierrez Task Force Chair CHC Immigration and Border Issues Task Force CHC Latin America and Foreign Affairs Task Force AMERIC/\1\ pVERSIGHT 00055203/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000005 00055303/20/2020 O!ongress of tile lllniteh 11jta~ Nl,...., ... m nsl1i11gt on. mat20 515 sy'~ ~Ei{"-f RY ED 2017 MAR I O PH4: 17 March 8, 2017 The Honorable John F. Kelly Secretary of Homeland Security Washington , D.C . 20528 Dear Secretary Kelly : We write as Democratic Members of Congress to express our deep concerns and opposition to an immigration enforcement proposal you discussed in a recent media interview where you outlined a plan to separate families and put children into the U.S. foster care system . Specifically , in an interview with CNN's WolfBlitzer on Monday, you stated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering separating immigrant children from their parents as a way to deter immigrants from unlawful entry into the United States . Blitzer pointedly asked you: "If you get some young kids who manage to sneak into the United States with their parents, are Department of Homeland Security personnel going to separate the children from their moms and dads?" You replied : "Yes, I am considering, in order to deter more movement along this terribly dangerou s network , I am considering exactly that." You then went on to say that the Department would "turn them over to HHS, and they do a very, very good job of either putting them in kind of foster care or linking them up with parents or family members in the United States." As Members of Congress dedicated to working to improve the state of child welfare in America, this raises, not only serious ethical and humanitarian questions , but also concerns about overwhelming an already overburdened, underfunded and struggling system . In addition, it is seriously troubling that parents could be prosecuted for human trafficking if they facilitate the unlawful entry of their minor children into the United States, as outlined in the recent DHS enforcement memorandum . The utilization of unsound policy that calls for the separation of parents and children when they are detained as a deterrent to illegal immigration unwittingly conveys the department' s clear lack of understanding of the child welfare system . The entire purpose of the child welfare system, specifically the use of foster care, is to protect children from abuse and neglect - not as a tool for punishing or criminalizing parents. Moreover , history plainly demonstrates that DHS is ill-equipped to care for children, let alone the special needs of vulnerable immigrant children . We ask that you reconsider the implementation of this harmful immigration policy which will only serve to furthe r traumatize families , overwhelm our child welfare system and roll back years of humanitarian progress . We also ask that you avoid pursuing an immigration policy intended to punish parents and criminalize vulnerable families seeking refuge in the United States. Our nation 's principle s of humanity rooted in the preservation and protection of family units demands no less . Sincerely, Member s of Congress AMLHIC/\1\ pVERSIGHT 00055303/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000006 00055403/20/2020 Attached Signatories of 80 Memben of Congress AM Karen Bass Member of Congress Robin Kelly Member of Congress Joyce Beatty Member of Congress Hank Johnson Member of Congress Eddie Bernice Johnson Member of Congress Gregory Meeks Member of Congress Barbara Lee Member of Congress Sanford Bishop Member of Congress David Scott Member of Congress Bennie Thompson Member of Congress Marc Veasey Member of Congress Donald A. McEachin Member of Congress James E. Clyburn Member of Congress Al Green Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr . Member of Congress Dwight Evans Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman Member of Congress Sheila Jackson Lee Member of Congress Brenda Lawrence Member of Congress Grace Meng Member of Congress Andre Carson Member of Congress Danny Davis Member of Congress Cedric Richmond Member of Congress Frederica Wilson Member of Congress Yvette D. 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Gutierrez Member of Congress pVERSIGHT Memberof Congress 00056103/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000014 00056203/20/2020 U.S. Department of Homeland Securi ty Washington , DC 20528 Homeland Security April 19, 2017 MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: SUBJECT: Kirstjen Nielsen DHS Chief of Staff ~b-)(6-) -----~ l Michael Dougherty Acting Assistant Se ~e-,u-x~J_____ for Border, Immigration , and Trade Office of Policy ____. Request for Approval: Response to Representative Karen Bass's March 8, 2017 Letter Regarding Concern and Opposition to an Immigration Plan to Separate Immigrant Children from Their Parents~b)(5) I Context: Eighty Members of Congress wrote on March 8, 2017, with "deep concerns and opposition to an immigration plan" that Secretary Kelly discussed in the media. Specifica lly, they expressed concern that DHS was considering separating immigrant children from their parents to deter them from illegally entering the country. The proposed response acknowledges the Members' concerns, states thatfb)(5) (b)(5) Clearance: o CBP: Patrick Flanagan , cleared, 4/3/17 without comment. o MGMT: Janine Corrado, cleared , 3/31/17, without comment. o OGC: Steve McCleary, cleared, 3/31/17, with comments /edits. o OLA: James Phillips , cleared , 4/3/17 without comme nt. Timeliness: fbl(5) Transmittal: OLA will transmit congressional responses. Attachment AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00056203/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000015 PRE DECI8IO?UrL 'DELIDERi'\TIVE 00056303/20/2020 ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR THE ACTING SECRETAR Y FROM: Michael Dougherty Ass istant Secretary for Border, Immigration, and Trade Office of Policy SUBJECT: Limiting Reliance on Family Detention (b)(5) I Lt m...Jf\l\i pVERSIGHT I 00056303/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000016 00056403/20/2020 Page 17 Withheld pursuant to exemption (b)(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act AMlf ICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00056403/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000017 00056503/20/2020 Page 18 Withheld pursuant to exemption (b)(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act AMlf ICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00056503/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000018 00056603/20/2020 Page 19 Withheld pursuant to exemption (b)(5) of the Freedom of Informat ion and Privacy Act AMlf ICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00056603/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000019 00056703/20/2020 Hamilton Gener b)(6) From: b)(6) To: "Neumann Elizabeth l(b)(6) f b)(6) "Wolf, Chad Kb)(6) (b)(6) Subject : RE: Current Status of Imm igration memos Date : 2017/09/20 20:39:08 Prior ity : Normal Type: Note Thanks for the updates. Probably easiest to comment in tum: b)(5) (b)(5) Thanks again! Gene P. Hamilton Senior Coun selor to the Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security From : Neumann, Elizabeth Sent : Wednesday, September 20, 2017 12:48 PM 6) 6>________ To: Wolf, Chad fb)( Hamilton, Gene l< .... b_)< _ Subject : Current Status of Immigration memos I ___. Here is the current status of the border enforcement memos. Four of the eight are in the 'front office' or will be by the end of the week. (b)(5) AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00056703/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000020 00056803/20/2020 (b)(5) Sender: Hamilton, Genel(b)(6) b)(6) "Neumann,Elizabeth Kb)(6) Recipient: b)(6) "Wolf Chadr b)(6) Kb)(6) Sent Date: 2017/09/ 20 20:39 :08 AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00056803/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000021 00056903/20/2020 From: Hamilton, Gene ~b)(6) (b)(6) "Short TracvKb)(6); (b)(7)(C) To: (b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Subject: RE: Closed loop review ... Date: 2017/09/15 16:44:51 Priority: Normal Type: Note No , I wasn't Gene P. Hamilton Senior Counse lor to the Secretary U.S. D epartment of Homeland Security From: Short, Tracy Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 4:44:14 PM To: Hamilton, Gene Subject: FW: Closed loop review .. . You are probably aware of this... Sent with BlackBerry Work (www .blackberry .com) From: Seguin , D ebbi eJ;""'" cb""" )C7""" )c=c ,.... ) ----~-----, Subject: FW: (No Subject) Gene , See below. V/R Patrick From: PROVOST,CARLA (USBP) Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:09:03 AM To: FLANAGAN, PATRICKS Subject: RE: (No Subject) Patrick, Thanks, Carla From: FLANAGAN,PATRICKS Sent : Tuesday, July 18, 2017 6:18:43 PM To: PROVOST,CARLA(USBP) Subject: FW: Chief, AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00057203/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000025 00057303/20/2020 See below inquiry for the DHSfront office. Would appreciate your assistance. V/R Patrick Patrick Flana an b)(6) Notice: ' pcrsonn conten t of this information - this transmiss ion con tains material covered by the Privacy Act " 1cwc only by c.; c at any disclosure, copying, distr ibution or use of the ce1ve this commu nication in error, p s~ b emai l and delete the ~From : Hamilton, Gene Sent : Tuesday, July 18, 2017 5:55 PM To: FLANAGAN,PATRICKs '""1 (b.,..,, )(6")---------, '" Subject : Hey sir, Hope all is well. Just an inquiry l{b){5) I b)(5) ~-------------------~ Thanks! Gene P. Hamilton Sen ior Co unselor to the Secretary U.S . Department of Homeland Security ILbn,iloM t::onp Kb){6); {b){7){C) Sender: (b)(6) "J:I _d_M li.t:::Af\.l ... Recipient: ., K c::J(b )(6) Kb)(6) "MCALEE NAN, KEVINK l(b)(6); (b)(7)(C) (b)(6); (b)(7)(C ) Sent Date : 2017/0 7/19 21:15:41 Delivered Date: 2017/07/ 19 21:15:42 AMERICAr--.. pVERSIGHT 00057303/20/2020 DHS-18-0694-Q-000026