Victor Davis Hanson, historian and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, sat down for “The Classicist” podcast recently and explored the complexities of the ongoing illegal immigration debate. He began by relating a story of one of his best students at Cal State Fresno. The student was in the country illegally and trying desperately to […]
Immigration
Immigrants ‘Better Educated, but Not Better Off’
Though immigrant education levels have dramatically increased over the past decade, immigrants’ socioeconomic status is virtually unchanged, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies. “The share of newly arrived immigrants with at least a college degree increased from 34 percent in 2007 to 49 percent in 2017; and the share without a […]
U.S. Should Pressure Regimes Whose People Flee
Sometime in mid-March—reminiscent of early 1800s America when covered wagons formed wagon trains for the long trek west—a group of Hondurans fled their country hoping to find a new life in America. According to them and their supporters, their intent is to escape a dangerous environment in which their lives and the lives of their […]
Debate Rages Over National Guard Border Deployment
When President Trump announced plans to put National Guard troops on the border in the wake of the annual trek of Central American migrants heading to the United States, it once again stoked the flames of the immigration debate. On April 5, Trump told reporters that the number of troops would likely be 2,000-4,000, and […]
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 […]