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Parsing Immigration Policy Podcast
The Future of Borders and Nationhood ([link removed])
Host: Mark Krikorian
Guest: Simon Hankinson, Heritage Foundation
Episode 228
Featured Posts
President Trump’s FY 2026 Refugee Ceiling set at 7,500 A 94 percent drop from Biden’s target ([link removed])
By Nayla Rush
Excerpt: Instead of pushing for more permanent resettlement (as Biden did), the United States should put more emphasis on proximity help and, ultimately, return. From his first term into his second, Trump’s approach appears to have prioritized proximity assistance and the creation of conditions conducive to the safe and voluntary return of refugees.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: On Second Thought, H-1B Isn’t for the ‘Best and Brightest’ After All! ([link removed])
By George Fishman
Excerpt: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking a federal court to strike down President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The Chamber argues that Congress never intended the H-1B program to be for the “best and brightest”, that “by congressional design, employers need not show that their prospective [H-1B] workers are the best of the best, but merely highly skilled”, that “the imposition of such a ‘best of the best’ requirement … would trample Congress’s duly enacted policy choices” and that it would “undercut the very existence of the [H-1B] program.”
Immigration, Health Benefits, and the Government Shutdown ([link removed])
By Jason Richwine
Excerpt: As the government shutdown continues, Republicans accuse Democrats of wanting to grant health benefits to illegal immigrants, while Democrats and allied fact-checkers deny it. Which side is correct?

Nearly Half of Non-Citizen Households with Young Children Use Food Welfare Programs ([link removed])
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler
Excerpt: The ongoing federal government shutdown has caused funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also called food stamps) to be suspended. A Center for Immigration Studies analysis of the 2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) shows 47 percent of households headed by non-citizens with children under age 6, the target population for WIC, use at least one of these two complementary programs.
More Blog Posts
* Despite Uptick in September, FY25 Border Arrests Were the Lowest in Generations ([link removed])
* Has Immigration Enforcement Become a GOP Liability—or an Asset? ([link removed])
* Migrant Flow Returns to Traditional Demographic Patterns under Trump II ([link removed])
* DHS Ends Automatic Work Permit Extensions for Many Renewal Applicants ([link removed])
* Khalil Complains BIA is Considering His Appeal Too Quickly ([link removed])
* Illegal Immigrants To Be Hit Hard As SNAP and WIC Benefits Expire ([link removed])

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