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A midterm assessment on immigration actions taken by the president
Story Date: 2/1/2019
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Source: CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES, 1/30/19
The Center for Immigration Studies has published a midterm assessment on immigration actions taken by the president referring back to the Center’s pre-election report, "A Pen and a Phone: 79 immigration actions the next president can take". The 2016 publication outlined legal executive actions that could be taken without any involvement by Congress, and this follow-up assesses what has and has not been accomplished on each of the 79 recommendations.
View the full analysis at: https://cis.org/Report/Revisiting-Pen-and-Phone-Midterm-Assessment
The policy recommendations and assessment cover the full spectrum of immigration – lawful permanent residents, nonimmigrant entrants, and illegal immigration. From asylum and refugee claims, to worksite enforcement, to benefit fraud, to national security and crime, this new analysis highlights the state of immigration policy today.
Mark Krikorian, the Center’s executive director, said, “Prior to the 2016 Presidential election, the Center provided a guide for the next president to aid in bringing immigration policies, both big and small, back in line with the rule of law and American interests. Over the past two years, little of immigration significance occurred in the legislative arena and many of the efforts made by the administration resulted in litigation, and in all too many cases issuance of nationwide injunctions by U.S. District Court judges. Re-instilling integrity and rigor into the system will be years in the making.”
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