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Share Tweet Share Report USCIS Publishes its Strategy for FY 2023-2026 By Elizabeth Jacobs CIS Report, February 6, 2023 Except: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency charged with administering the nation’s legal immigration system, published a report on January 27, 2023, laying out its “Strategic Plan” for fiscal years (FY) 2023-26, the remainder of President Biden’s first term and then some. Podcast The Welcome Corps: A ‘Private’ Refugee Program Funded by Taxpayers Host: Mark Krikorian Guest: Nayla Rush Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 91 Commentary A Failed, Unreported History Precedes Harris’ ‘Root Causes’ Strategy to Shutter Illegal Immigration By Todd Bensman Townhall, February 9, 2023 Excerpt: Rarely if ever reported before, during or after all prior Harris press conferences like this one is the fact that Europe has tried variations of “root causes” migration alleviation strategies for more than 30 years already. A trove of good, corroborating research exists that actually debunks the policy as a total failure – long years before Biden’s government adopted the European idea as its own. Featured Posts  Over 42,000 Non-Citizens, Including Perhaps 20,000 Illegal Immigrants, Could Vote in D.C. Elections By Jason Richwine Excerpt: Last fall, the D.C. City Council passed a bill that will allow noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in local elections. If it survives review by Congress, the new law’s impact on elections will not be negligible. Mexico in Chaos after First Month of Biden’s ‘CBP One’ Work Permit Giveaway Program By Todd Bensman Excerpt: Whatever inducements President Biden promised his Mexican counterpart in exchange for supporting a major shift in U.S. border immigration policy during a January 9 state visit, it wasn’t nearly enough. Americans’ Satisfaction with U.S. Immigration Levels Plummets By Andrew R. Arthur Excerpt: When asked whether they were “very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied” with the level of immigration into the United States today, just 28 percent answered that they were very or somewhat satisfied. N.Y. State Squandered $2.1 Billion to Keep Illegals in the U.S. By David North Excerpt: A recent report by the Urban Institute records the payment of $2.1 billion by New York State taxpayers to illegal aliens (and much of that indirectly to their landlords) when that money could have been used to send the same 128,000 aliens back to their homelands — in comfort and style.    More Blog Posts  Biden Gives Short Shrift to Immigration in State of the Union Misplaced Priorities NBC: ‘Scammers’ Target Would-Be Parolees Title 42’s the Real Reason Illegal Entries from Central America Are Down The Fog Starts to Clear on Biden’s New Border Plans Them That Has Gets: Aliens and the Social Security System Donate Copyright © 2023 Center for Immigration Studies, All rights reserved.  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. View this e-mail in your browser.