Laws requiring that immigrants to the United States be self-sufficient have been on the books for nearly 140 years. The Immigration Act of 1882 barred any…
Author Jack Martin
New Guidelines Aim to Ensure Immigrants Are Self-Sufficient
Asylum Decisions Must Be Guided by the Law
At one time in my career as a foreign service officer I was assigned consular work approving or rejecting immigrant and nonimmigrant visa requests. I found…
White House Immigration Plan: Rhetoric vs Reality
The outline of the newly announced White House immigration reform plan includes adopting a merit-based selection system to replace the current system that, since 1965, has…
Visa Scofflaws – A Problem Augmented by the Obama Administration
A large share of the illegal immigrant population is due to foreigners who enter legally with visas and then do not leave. The Trump administration has…
Getting Facts Straight on U.S. Refugee and Asylum Policies
Retired U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns gave a lecture on “Why America Matters” at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., on April 9, in…