When President Donald Trump announced March 22 that John Bolton would be his new national security advisor, critics and supporters alike showered the news with their thoughts on the president’s new pick. Bolton, of course, is no stranger to most who dabble in foreign policy and/or national security, having served as U.S. ambassador to the […]
GAO: Visa Security Program Must Perform Better
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended several actions March 27 to improve performance and expansion planning for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Visa Security Program (VSP). Established in 2003 and coordinated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, VSP deploys law enforcement professionals to worldwide diplomatic locations as the frontline on visa security. VSP professionals investigate […]
Tax Laws, Alien Employees Misaligned Says BPC
With most individual income tax returns due April 17, Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) contributor Hunter Hallman recently explored the issue of illegal employees and their U.S. income tax contributions. “Agencies are singularly focused on their own mandates: the IRS is interested in maintaining a broad tax base and collecting all taxes owed to the government, […]
WH: Liberia Protected Status to End in March 2019
President Donald Trump announced March 27 that Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberia would end after a “12-month wind-down period. “Liberia is no longer experiencing armed conflict and has made significant progress in restoring stability and democratic governance,” a statement from the White House read. “Liberia has also concluded reconstruction from prior conflicts, which has […]
Heritage Explores Gun-Control Debate, Misconceptions
In a prelude to the March for Our Lives gun-control protests, a Heritage Foundation analysis March 19, among other things, stated that stricter gun laws don’t stop school shootings. In Focusing on Safety After Parkland authors John G. Malcolm and Amy Swearer examined school shooting data and offered a number of recommendations on the path […]