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  • August 3, 2012
    Huffington Post
    Representative Lamar Smith and Unauthorized Immigrant Crime
    … raise the crime rate. The CRS report does not include that relevant data in its report. SCOMM is a federal immigration enforcement program that checks fingerprint records of arrestees against immigration and criminal databases. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issues …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • July 30, 2012
    Forbes
    President Obama: Deporter-In-Chief
    … a group intent on decreasing all immigration because it’s bad for the environment, President Obama has systematically undermined the immigration laws of the U.S. In reality, President Obama has actually increased immigration enforcement and restricted legal immigration. President …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • July 14, 2012
    Cato Video
    Arizona v. United States: A Mixed Bag
    Arizona v. United States: A Mixed Bag
    The U.S. Supreme Court threw out three provisions of Arizona’s rigid new immigration law, but maintained the most controversial one. The Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro comments on the ruling.Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin …
    Featuring Ilya Shapiro
  • July 10, 2012
    Article
    In Praise of Birthright Citizenship
    … debate, it was understood that the citizenship clause would extend to the children of immigrants who were, under the existing immigration law, unable to naturalize, such as Asians and other nonwhite immigrants. Sen. Jacob Howard, R‑Mich., introduced the citizenship …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • June 19, 2012
    U.S. News & World Report
    Obama Policy Is Positive Step, But Could Delay Real Reform
    … the miasma of an executive power grab. While the air of legal impropriety surrounding Obama’s action make long run immigration reform more difficult, we shouldn’t ignore the benefits of deferring deportations. Deferring deportations for young unauthorized immigrants brought …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • May 29, 2012
    Article
    Why California’s Bid to Legalize Undocumented Immigrants Works
    State immigration laws usually offer more enforcement, rules, and regulations that exacerbate the effects of our already‐​restrictive immigration laws. This time, California is making an exception. A new California law, AB 1544, proposed by Assemblyman Manuel Perez, D‑Coachella …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • April 23, 2012
    U.S. News & World Report (Online)
    The Arizona Law Fights Phantom Problems
    … created to fight phantom problems. It’s tempting to blame Arizona, but the source of the problem is restrictive federal immigration law that makes laws like Arizona’s possible. Our immigration laws and Arizona’s prevent most peaceful and healthy …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • November 2, 2011
    Washington Times
    Give Us Your Engineers, Yearning to Innovate
    After years of legislative stalemate on immigration reform, Congress may be ready to enact a modest but important change that will loosen self‐​defeating restrictions on the hiring of highly skilled foreign‐​born workers. Called the Fairness for High‐​Skilled …
    By Daniel Griswold
  • September 18, 2011
    Patriot-News
    Illegal Immigrant Crackdown Would Backfire on Pa.
    … turn reduce government revenue. The answer to illegal immigration is not to criminalize honest work but to change our national immigration system to meet the future labor needs of our nation. We need to expand channels for legal immigration through …
    By Daniel Griswold
  • September 13, 2011
    Forbes.com
    America’s Illegal Pioneers
    … a cumbersome property system put formal land titles out of reach for many would‐​be pioneers, so today’s antiquated immigration system puts green cards out of reach for many migrants. Many have come anyway, prompting a harsh government crackdown …
    By Timothy B. Lee
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