http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/immigration.xmlImmigration - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {B173EE92-064B-4020-9EDC-248EEA12035E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/testimony/2012/05/hr-3039-and-next-steps-for-visa-travel-reformJessica ZuckermanThe visa reform and the policies changes contained in H.R. 3039 need serious consideration from Congress.Tue, 22 May 2012 18:51:00 -0400{A7D38B1C-FE5F-4549-B29F-B55C31264C33}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/05/jolt-act-congress-moving-in-the-right-direction-on-visa-reformJessica ZuckermanGetting visa reform right requires policies that promote travel and tourism without compromising security.Tue, 15 May 2012 17:24:00 -0400{8664BE59-9054-4658-B20F-75CDE1F4CD43}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2012/04/heritage-kpnx-4-23-12The Heritage Event on AZ's immigration law is reported on KPNX (Phoenix, AZ).Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0400{9A14D166-3784-45A2-B48A-98478A3C52AD}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/04/supreme-court-and-immigration-policy-why-states-can-enforce-immigration-lawsElizabeth GarveyThe Supreme Court should uphold S.B. 1070 and give states the green light to engage in cooperative enforcement as contemplated by federal immigration laws.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:58:00 -0400{0150263D-C6AC-46D0-8559-BA357BA13E74}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/04/jolt-act-visa-waiver-program-and-travel-promotionJessica ZuckermanThe U.S. should reform its broken visa system by reducing unnecessary barriers.Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:53:00 -0400{B8270209-5634-42C3-8693-99667B5F446A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/04/visa-waiver-program-consequences-of-non-complianceJessica ZuckermanIt is time for DHS to make consequences clear for nations that resist full compliance with information-sharing agreements under the Visa Waiver Program. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:06:00 -0400{2732523E-638D-4A69-ABD7-B63A15B23DEF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/03/obamas-lack-of-commitment-on-immigration-reform-and-solving-the-illegal-immigration-problemMatt MayerThe Obama Administration will have to convince the American public that it takes illegal immigration seriously.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:23:00 -0500{F13EE466-D13C-4BC9-916F-4589FC81DAA6}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/removal-of-287g-local-immigration-enforcement-weakens-immigration-policyMatt MayerThe Obama Administration has decided to kill one of America’s most successful interior enforcement programs to combat illegal immigration.Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:51:00 -0500{1989F86B-7B9E-42A3-A8BA-7A69F7C7A9C4}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/visa-waiver-program-modernization-for-prosperity-and-securityJessica Zuckerman, James DeanWith the benefits of the VWP clear, it is due time that Congress end the waiting game for expansion.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:00 -0500{F797E140-0BF4-41D9-AC11-EEC91D2D3746}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/administrative-reforms-in-immigration-and-border-security-policiesMatt MayerThe White House has made another down payment toward amnesty and failed to address immigration and border security in an effective manner with Congress. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:55:00 -0500{4BA03515-8325-4C40-8EE8-B9A494C22B4E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/top-five-homeland-security-reforms-in-2012James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.Congress and the President should take five steps now to produce effective and cost-effective homeland security.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:52:00 -0500{E237C1D2-739D-43B1-8152-D46EFA80400D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/obama-gets-one-borders-security-rightJames Jay Carafano, Ph.D.Port Angeles, Washington, Dec. 14, 1999. Agent Diana Dean was manning the customs station when the ferry from Canada's Vancouver Island docked. The driver of a green Chrysler sedan caught her attention. He appeared nervous, fidgety as he handed her his customs declaration. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{D9119DF6-1BC9-41BE-BEFD-18E16ADD8E78}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/team-obamas-immigration-hypocrisyHans von SpakovskyWhy is the Obama administration using its executive powers to implement a general amnesty for the vast majority of illegal aliens present in the U.S.? And why is it abusing its law enforcement power to try to prevent states from finding illegal aliens?Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{AC064E95-961C-4ED0-B460-5F8207AFC8B8}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/testimony/2011/12/next-steps-for-the-visa-waiver-programJames Jay Carafano, Ph.D.The Visa Waiver Program is arguably the nation’s most important visa program. Getting it right ought to be a top priority for the Congress and the President.Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:25:00 -0500{F87F3814-BA4C-421D-9E62-92AEE19BA7AF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/11/stimson-fnc-11-30-11Charles StimsonCully Stimson discusses immigration laws.Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{5371B7E2-C8EF-49C8-B7C5-D75A7DE43526}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/states-are-violating-federal-law-to-benefit-illegalsCharles Stimson, Hans von SpakovskyStates offering in-state college tuition rates to illegal aliens -- but not to all American students -- are brazenly violating federal immigration law. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{343A506D-6151-4A95-9928-387710623BBA}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/providing-in-state-tuition-for-illegal-aliens-a-violation-of-federal-lawHans von Spakovsky, Charles StimsonFederal law prohibits state colleges and universities from providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens “on the basis of residence within the State”—unless the same in-state rates are offered to all citizens of the United States. Today, 12 states are circumventing this federal law, and the legal arguments offered to justify such actions are untenable, no matter what other policy arguments are offered in their defense. Because at least one federal court of appeals has held that there is no private right of action under the specific statute in question—§ 1623 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996—the U.S. Department of Justice must enforce this statutory provision against states that have violated federal law. Yet even as it sues states like Arizona and Alabama for trying to assist the enforcement of federal immigration law, the U.S. government refuses to sue states that are incontrovertibly and brazenly violating an unambiguous federal immigration law. Such inaction is unacceptable: The President and the Attorney General have an obligation to enforce every provision of the United State’s comprehensive federal immigration regulations—including the federal law prohibiting state colleges and universities from providing in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens “on the basis of residence within the State.”Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:13:00 -0500{7B5517CC-F4EF-4F52-AD92-9AB9026F14A2}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/audio/2011/11/istook904-alabama-immigration-lawErnest IstookIstook Alabama immigration lawTue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{5A5FFE71-1F0D-4326-9319-528CEACCCB8F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/11/carafano-fnc-11-19-11James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.James Carafano discusses deportation rules.Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{AF32D107-318E-4DCB-AD39-B0864D117CD9}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/americas-army-at-the-borderJames Jay Carafano, Ph.D.Last month, President Obama announced that the 1,200 U.S. troops working security on the Mexican border will stay through the end of the year. More than 17,000 border patrol agents are on duty along the 2,000-mile border, so the military's contribution is relatively insignificant. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500