http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/immigration.xmlImmigration - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2013info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {FE80444A-E6B2-41A5-A731-3ED085048D9F}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/06/senate-immigration-bill-does-not-require-payment-of-all-back-taxesCurtis S. Dubay, Curtis DubayThe Senate bill does not meaningfully require illegal immigrants to pay back taxes on income they earned before being granted legal statusFri, 14 Jun 2013 10:56:00 -0400{442287F1-6B9C-4E8D-85D7-24D82C20145D}http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/video/2013/06/wooddobbsimmigrationGenevieve Wood, Genevieve WoodVice President Genevieve Wood discusses the Gang of 8's legalization-first approach to immigration reform on Fox Business Network's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400{39E18CE8-6D0F-4135-8A48-1CA928DAB2B3}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/06/advancing-the-immigration-nation-heritages-positive-path-to-immigration-and-border-security-reformThe Heritage Foundation Immigration and Border Security Reform Task Force , The Heritage Foundation Immigration and Border Security Reform Task Force Fixing America’s broken southern border and deeply flawed immigration system is often framed as a stark choice between doing nothing or accepting a massive, sweeping complicated bill that works at cross-purposes to its stated goals.Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400{14B7D6BB-2D1B-4999-ACB6-3FBC39982E07}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/6/i-recall-the-1986-immigration-act-rather-differentlyEdwin Meese III, Edwin Meese IIIKarl Rove's recollection of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act ("Immigration Reform and the Hispanic Vote," op-ed, June 6) is, shall we say, highly selective. That law, he writes, "essentially told those here illegally that if they had arrived in the U.S. prior to 1982 and wanted to become citizens, simply raise your right hand." He asserts that the Gang of Eight bill is different because it "has plenty of penalties and hurdles for those here illegally who seek citizenship."Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400{9FF359D2-721F-49CD-9A6C-C8433FF1A60F}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/6/no-fix-for-our-immigration-courtsHans A. von Spakovsky, Hans von SpakovskyThe immigration bill now being considered on the floor of the U.S. Senate does a lot of things — many of them bad. One thing it does not do, however, is fix our broken immigration courts.Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400{5F2B101F-E103-402A-8E84-93F0066BB255}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/06/how-to-read-the-cbo-s-scoring-of-the-immigration-billDerrick Morgan, Derrick MorganIt will be crucial to understand the CBO’s assumptions underlying its score of the Senate immigration bill.Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:11:00 -0400{C1BD05A0-6057-4768-AC89-8EE44403F35D}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/6/budget-gimmicks-and-border-security-how-not-to-fix-the-problemRomina Boccia, Romina BocciaThe contentious immigration bill (S. 744) put together by the Senate Gang of Eight includes a number of “border security” features to be paid for by exploiting a loophole in the Budget Control Act. By designating spending in the immigration bill as “emergency requirements,” the bill would enable lawmakers to spend billions outside existing budget enforcement procedures. So much for the spending caps and sequestration procedures agreed to in 2011.Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400{41F1B02A-4E4F-4135-B515-5205EC560572}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/06/impact-of-the-immigration-bill-on-social-securityRachel Greszler, Rachel GreszlerThe recent Social Security analysis that suggests a potential net benefit from the Senate’s immigration bill is flawed in many respects.Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:39:00 -0400{4B4052BB-1062-4733-8CFC-CBFABFF05140}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/5/memorial-day-2013Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Edwin FeulnerWhen we think of heroes, what comes to mind? Some fictional good guy flying around in the latest big-screen comic-book adventure? Perhaps, but with the arrival of another Memorial Day, I’d like to suggest someone more fitting: a U.S. Navy SEAL named Mike Monsoor.Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{A4D5440F-9C50-400C-9B58-F5EB4B22A2E6}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/5/a-response-to-keith-hennessey-on-immigrationDerrick Morgan, Derrick MorganRecently, Keith Hennessey, a former economic advisor to President George W. Bush, pointed out what he thinks are eight problems with the Heritage cost estimate of unlawful immigration and amnesty. During the course of his post he notes that “making 8-9 million people here illegally into U.S. citizens would increase future deficits” and “[t]here is a significant fiscal effect from making…them legal taxpayers and eventually beneficiaries eligible for the full panoply of government subsidies.”Those comments are refreshing and affirm that Heritage’s work reaches a valid conclusion: amnesty will cost taxpayers. While this seems commonsensical, some have implied or even posited that economic growth associated with amnesty would somehow make the huge fiscal costs vanish. To his credit, Hennessey does not do that.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{DA5EE8B0-19D1-46B6-8442-80C45BD585B0}http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/video/2013/05/rectordobbsRobert Rector, Robert RectorSenior Research Fellow Robert Rector discusses the $6.3 trillion cost of amnesty on Fox Business Network's 'Lou Dobbs'. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{F61A1371-B2F5-4C68-B128-4F481E72A9DF}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/immigration-bill-costs-grants-and-handouts-to-lawyers-and-special-interest-groupsHans A. von Spakovsky, Andrew Kloster, Hans von Spakovsky, Andrew KlosterThe Senate immigration bill would create open-ended commitments of the U.S. government to aliens applying for various immigration statuses.Wed, 08 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400{B645B9F7-049F-4134-B26E-54EB9932CC47}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/5/what-the-heritage-study-does-and-doesnt-doDerrick Morgan, Derrick MorganCritics of a study the Heritage Foundation released yesterday looking at the costs of amnesty for illegal immigrants have done something strange — they’ve attacked us for not doing the study they wanted us to do. It is odd that so many politicians and outsiders feel that they should decide what an educational institution such as Heritage should and shouldn’t study.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{44B5EDBC-5E10-4D8B-A85F-C2CAA94E7215}http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/video/2013/05/morganfoxbizDerrick Morgan, Derrick MorganVice President Derrick Morgan discusses the massive cost of amnesty to U.S. taxpayers on Fox Business Network's 'Willis Report'. Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{2386ADE6-8A3D-43E8-B9AC-1638FFE3E415}http://www.heritage.org/multimedia/video/2013/05/wood-bloomberg-immigrationGenevieve Wood, Genevieve WoodVice President Genevieve Wood discusses the $6.3 trillion cost of amnesty to U.S. taxpayers on 'Bloomberg Surveillance'.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{B36971DC-E0C1-4F9E-A81E-44A6F24811F5}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/amnesty-cost-to-taxpayersGranting amnesty to an estimated 11 million unlawful immigrants will cost taxpayers at least $6.3 trillion, according to a new report by Heritage Foundation scholar Robert Rector.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{B21C5A21-EC5C-4552-9E68-FD0771EACBFA}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/5/dont-link-terror-to-immigration-policyJames Jay Carafano, Ph.D., James CarafanoAfter 9/11, the words “immigration,” “border security” and “terrorism” were often linked in the same sentence. That was unfortunate.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{042EA1A7-E68F-4BE7-889C-F6E5E94ED080}http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty-to-the-us-taxpayerRobert Rector, Jason Richwine, Ph.D., Robert Rector, Jason Richwine, Ph.D.Unlawful immigration and amnesty for current unlawful immigrants can pose large fiscal costs for U.S. taxpayers.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400{05C1492F-0C92-49EE-A40A-33E50BF4BC0A}http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2013/4/wrong-message-on-assimilationMike Gonzalez, Mike GonzalezIn the aftermath of the Boston bombings, many are asking how someone who came to America at the age of 9, attended some of our best schools, captained the wrestling team, went to the prom and became a citizen could have inflicted such a devastating attack on our society. The emerging evidence suggests that part of the answer is that no one in the past decade taught Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to love America, or at least did a very poor job of it.Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400